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k 4 Â¥i INTERVENTION IN \ RUSSIA NEEDED! LORD MILNER SAV9 HONOR DE- MANDED AID TO FRIENDS I Allies Entered to Sa\ e C'/echo-Slovaks , and Overthrow the Power of I the BalshevikL i I In response to strong protests in the | press against the secrecy inaintaineJ ; concarning military operations in Rus- ^ sia and the insistent demand by liberal | newspapers that the Oovernment ex- plain and justify the coiilinuance of : these operations, Visoonnt Jfilner, the . Secretary of War. has isiueJ a state- } ment to the effect that the Allies have an obligation of honor to protect the Russians and others who have aided: them against the Bolsheviki. For the Allies to scramble out of Russia now would threaten to involve the whole country in barbarism, he says. Lord Milner. in his statement, which is in the form 0/ a letter in reply to a correspondent, jroes 'over the sit- 1 uatlon created by the success of the ; Bolsheviki in gaining control of Rus- flan affairs, and emphasizes how their acts were affecting adversely the ' cause of the Allies in the west and other\\-ise hampering the v/inning of the war by the Allied nations. "You ask me." says Viscount Milner ' in his letters, "what right we ever had , to send British troops to Russia to meddle with the internal affairs of that country and how long we mean to keep them there, now that the war is over. \ Reason for Intervention. | "The question itself shows that you i â- nisr.pprehend the facts of the case as (veil as the motives of the Govern- , ment. The reason why Allied, not r.erely British forces â€" indeed, the British are only a small proportion of :hc total Allied troopsâ€" were sent to Russia, is that the Bolsheviki, what- iver their ultimate object, were in fact assisting our enemies in every possible R^ay. I "It was owing to their action that '< hundreds of thousands of German troop? were let loose to hurl them- selves against our men oVi the western front. It was owing to their betrayal 'â-  that Rumania, with all its rich re- sources in grain and oil. fell into the hands of the Germans. i "It was they who handed over the Black Sea fleet to the Germans and treacherously attacked the Czecho- slovaks when the latter only desired to get out of Russia in order to fight for the freedom of their own country in Europe. The Allies, every one of them, were most anxious to avoid interference in Russia, but it was an .obligation of honor to save the Czecho- slovaks, and it was military necessity of the most urgent kind to prevent those vast portions of Russia that were struggling to escape the tyranny of the Bolsheviki from being overrun | by them and so thrown open as a ; source of sunply to the enemy. | "I say nothing of the enormous quantities of military stores, the pro- perty of the Allies, which were still lying at Archangel and Vladivostock and were in course of being appro- priated by the Bolsheviki and trans- ferred to the Germans until the Allied ttccupation put an end to the processes. ; Act Brings Success. â-  "And this intervention was success- ful. Rioting was stopped. The Czecho- slovaks were saved from destruction. The resources of Siberia and sotith- aastern Russia were denied to the enemy. The northei-n ports of Euro- pean Russia were prevented from be- roming bases for the German submar- RAPID PROGRESS ' BY ROYAL BANK Total Resources Up 92 Millions in Year and 247 Millioits in Five Years. 20 P.C, EARNED ON STOCK Increase in Assets Represented Chiefly in Cash and Liquid Items, Witli Higher Ratios in Both. ines, from which our North Soa bar- rag's could have been turned. "These were important achieve- ments and contributed materially to the defeat, of Germany. "I say i.oihing of Ul* fact that vjist portions of the earth's surface and millions of people friendly to the Al- lies have been spared the unspeakable horrors of Bolahevik rule. But in course of this Allied intervention, thousands of Russians have taken up ' arms and fought on the side of the 1 Allies. How can we, simply because j our own immeaate purposes have j been .served, come away and leave | thc-m to the tendev mercies of their and our enemies before they have time to arm, train and organize so as to I hi strong enough to defend them- selves? It would be an abominable btli'ayal, contrary to every British instinct of honor and humanity. "You may be quite sure that the lc.=1 thing the Government desires is to leave any British soldiers in Russia j Growth from ^within supplemeutsd" a (K-iy longer than is necessary to dis- ; by purchn^es of other banks contin- charge the moral obligations we have ues to make the annual figures of the incurred. .\nd that. I believe, is the Royal Bank of Canada impressive.. In guiding principle of the Allies. Nor ; the past year total resources rose to do I myself think that the time when ; 427 millions against 335 a year ago. W! can withdraw without disastrous 1153 ^^^ y^^j.^ ^^^ ^^^ j^g^ ^..^ ^.^^^^ The f.utest Designs conseauences is necessarily distant. _, .!,,..„ T, . ^v â-  • V \. . ^-.^ v,o=fo '^^^^ T"2 purchase of the Northsrn But this IS a case m which more haste „ ^ , 1 Crown Bank in the twelve months ac-; may be less sneed. "If the Allies v/ere all to scramble ! counted for about 27 millions of the j cut of Russia at once, the result would â-  past year's growth, but that left the , almost certainly be that the barbarism substantial increase of Co mi'.iions to that at present reigns in a part only ^^ ^^^ progressive develop-^ of that country would snread over the . , , , , â-  ^â-  whole of it. including the vast regions , "--e"' from withm the old organization, or northern and central Asia, which , -^ moderate increase tn profits ac- were included in the dominion of the ' companied ilie large addition to the Czar. The ultimate consequences of bank's potential earnins ptwer, net such a disaster cannot be foreseen, but profits before war tai jpresenting they would assuredly involve a far 20.1 per cent, on paid-up capital at the greater strain on the resources of the , end of the year, or 20.9 per cent, on British Empire than our present com- the average capital employed, against *77xe Plays ALL records CORRECTLY Througli aa error the advertisement recently published In this paper contained Hse wrong address. Our correct address is as follows: Ihe ntusica! merchandise Sales Co- Sole Canadian Distributors EXCELSIOR LIFE BLDG. â-  TORONTO Write tor address 01 your nearest dealer. A Misinterpretation. j Not every man who finds himself in I court fares as well as the Italian organ grinder who recently escaped a fine by a mistake at once fortunate â-  and inopportune. He had been playing before the house of an irascible old gentleman, ; who furiously and with wild gesti*ula- ; tions ordered him to move on. The ; Italian stolidly stood his ground and played on, and at last was arrested mitments." VISION OF COWS Explanation of Aooarent Stupidity of .\nimals On Being .\pproathed. When a cow faces an object both earnings at the rate of IS per cent, a year ago and 17.8 per cenL two years ago. A million dollars was added to re- serve account, half coming from the premium on shares issued to North- eyes may with ease be focused on it. grn Crowu shareholdei-s and half out \ These bits of serge and satin claim ed a strong attraction for each other and were artfully combined in this smart creation. McCall Pattern No. 8625. Ladies' Dress. In 6 sizes. 34 to 44 bust. Price, 25 cents. of profit and loss account. After this ; provision, with pension fund appro- 1 priation, increased writing off on bank â-  premises, larger contributions to various public funds and the usual dividend, the bauk carried forward me amount in 191S, 1317. 131S. r-ofits . .$2.S09.S45 $2,327,979 $2,111. 3i17 Prev. bal.' 5t;'».2«4 S52.346 676.473 When the object is at the side or rear one eye may be focused on it, while th3 other is viewing objects in quite a ^'.ifferent direction. Evidently the am'nmal may direct attention to one object with both eyes, or it may inhibit one eye and direct and concen- , ..,„..,,„ „, trate attention with the other toward substantially the some object of fear or fancy. ; P^°" ^^^ 1°^^ f ^ l^^^T' â-  ,, In advancing in a" car toward cows Prohts and their distribution m the standing in th# roadway it will be ; past three years were: noticed that those facing the car usually turn to one side and let the car pass; those with side toward the car will, if on, say, the right side of the road, run and attempt to cross to the left side; those with head away from the car will usually run down the roadway ahead, turning off at one sido or the other. The reason why the cow or chicken on the right side of the road turns xot dedv:^s:.S33.33 to go over to the left, and vice versa, "â- '""" is. I suggest, beca ".se the eye of the animal, which sees and appreciates the danger of the advancing car, is by instinct kept on the dangerous ob- ject. . To turn to the right and escape would blind the animal during the period of turning, and this she will not willingly do. But if she runs Total . .$3.37^110 $3.1S0.325 $2,7S7.779 Less: â€" Dividend!: $1,614,702 $1,549,404 $1,417,207 Pension F. ItfO.OUO 100. 000 lOO.OOO Premises . 400,000 250.000 250.000 War Tax . 133,051 12.S,357 US. 226 Patriotic . 40.000 60.000 60.000 Hallfa-x F. 50.000 Reserve . 500.000 528.300 ,„,.,,„.. $261ii,061 $1,935,433 Balance ^ $535,757 $564,264 $552,346 LIQUID RATIO HIGHER The year's expansion finds reflection chiefly among assets classified as liquid, which are 59 millions higher than a year ago. and now represent a proportion of 56,6 per cent, to public liabilities against .")3,9 per cent, a year FUEL FflCiVI THE SEA. One Way of Fighting thi Coal Short- age in Britain. Stand on fho edge of the cliif any day within aa hour or two of sundown and you will observe that the beach below is dottsd with stray fir>ires, whose movements are much the same as those of gleaners in stubble, says aa English writer. The pigh price of coal and its scar- city has driven the thrifty fishertolk for causing a disturbance. who inhabit this bleak strip of coast At the court t'ne magistrate asked to the expedient of foraging for fuel ; him why he did not leave when he was and. not unnaturally, their happy hunt- requested to do so. ing-.ground is tjie seashore. "Me no understan" mooch Ingleese," Driftwood makes excellent fuel, and : was the reply, little of it escapes the eyes of the j "Well, but you must have known by foragers. ; his motions he wanted you to go." Old men. whose bent_ backs would j "No, nol" said the organ grinder seem to St them for their task, child- ' with perfect seriousness. "I tink he ren. whose energy is the result of ; come to dar.ce." promises, and more often threats, i made to them at home by a stern i MONEY ORDERS, parent; and womenfolk. v.-hose aprons i A Dominion Express Money Order I bulge with "firing." are scattered up i for five dollars costs three cents. and down the foreshore, harvesting ! the fruits oC storms. . [ Sweden, with nearly 48 per cent, of Sometimes, as happened but an its area unier forest, is the most evening or two ago, there are big j densely wooded country in Europe The Truth is some-times painful. For ins-bance when •the doctor says one mus-b ^ive up -the dearly loved cup of ^ tea or coffee. Happiness fol- lows however when one finds out how >">" >^ delicious and health nnakin^ is the pure cereal drink INSTANT POSTUM across the road in front of the car. ' ago and 53.2 per cent, two years ago. the eye with which she first ol^served Cash Items as represented in coin, it will ka^p it clearly and continuously Dominion notes and cover for excess in view, and, she thinks, allow her to ^ote issue in the Central Gold Re- escape the imaending danger. ! ge^ve have increased IS millions. Even when safely across, if turned bringing the proportion to public lia- around, by encountering a fence, or bilities under this head up to 17,1 per by chance," so as to perceive the enemy cent against 16,4 per cent, a year ago with the other eye. I have seen her and 17,S per cent, two years ago, Bal- run for dear life to recross the road ances due, notes and cheques of other run 101 ucai . â-  ;„„i, ,.„r,io banks, are up over 19 millions, and to the side whence she is just con.e. ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ increase of 2.5 millions in The instinctive action, originally pro- , ^gcyrjty holdings, representing chiefly tective, is thus made a source of dan- pnrehases of Dominion treasury bill.s. ger to the animal. The chicken, with ^ public deposits, which form the monocular vision, labors under the foundation for the bank's expansion, sure hallucination; it, too, thinks have increased SO millions In the year. th«t the daneer may be avoided by , this gain following one of 52 millions that ine oanger m ly vk , â-  iu 191: and one of 55 millions in 1916. running with all its migat. Keeping 1 ,j vi • â-  . . the enemy all the time in view with I A considerable increase In note clr Ecclesiastical in inspiration, still quite daring in smartness, this design takes its place as one of the leaders in the panorama of advance styles. MeCall Pattern No. 8b"S5, Ladies' Dress. In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 bust. FVice. 25 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local Macall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W, <y With the fin§:ers! Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be prizes in store for the gleaners. and Portugal has the least timber. Klnard'* tiaimeni Ciires Oicbtlierts. rOS SAI.B WW KLI. EOLlrPKD NEWSI'-KPER nd lob crlntlns plant In Ka">ter» m«rto, Tn^uranc* mrrled It SOi" WIU ro for It 100 on oulclt »al«, Po» ii. W'.-O'l Fumes'-'"* r'r, T.M T'-rnif'^ w EEKI.T .NEWSPAPER FOIt S-VLB Ntfw Ontario Owner Kotnic to rrar-e, Will lel! J I 000. Worth dcubla th. c «mounr Ai»r>l» J TT. c o Wilaoa rDfc!!»h)n« Co,. Ltsnltwl. TorontOi inSCZ.&Z.ASZ0T7l Away out on the smooth sea a dark : only about 3^ acres in each 100. object was "spotted'' a couple of hours before dark. Its progress shoreward was painfully slow. Just as dusk was falling, howe"8r. the object bumped on the shingl-?, and an eager watcher, wading out. pronounced it to be a dere- lict raft. The raft â€" a massive, well-built af- fair, weighing well over a Ion â€" was dragged up high and dry on the beach, aud then came the important question of its disposal. Down at the Customs House there was a mysterious official called the Receiver of Wreck, to whom (^ fn^t»"r^2i any article given up by the sea should also in turn be given up. With com- mendable honesty the fuel-gatherers agreed that the Receiver of Wreck should be iaformej of the fiud the ner.t morning. Bat the next morning there was no raft, and only a few splinters and a suspicion of sawdust remained to show that there had ever been one. With the falling of night, then, the driftwood-seekers gather up their loads, and with dragging steps climb the cliff-path to their cottage hemes. and external cur»4 wltv •ut rain br oar ham* treatment. Writ* â-  a tafort too lata. Dr Ballmaa 3f««lU'a| Co. I.lmltMl. Colltnrwood, OdL SATBFYING RELIEF FROMJUMBAGO Sloan's Liniment has the punch that relieves rheumatic twinges -V- Klsazd'i XJsisxen^ Coreo Colda, kc. Over a million dollars has been paid out for sugar beets grown in Ontario this year. Some two and a halt million acres of new breaking will be available I for seeding in Alberta next spring. Spanish Flu CiiJms "Many Victims in Canada i ai'.J sliou!--! be icuarded a(jii::i.*?t. Minard's Liniment^ Is a Great rreveiitative, beiitff one ot the ' oIde.5t remedloB used, Minard's Llnl- j ment haa ourtd thousands of cases of I This warmth-giving, congestion- scattering circulation-stimulating rem- edy piiictrates â- a.ithjiit rubbing right ro the achnig spot and brings quick relief, surely, cleanly. A wonderful help for external pains, sprains, strains, stiffness, headache, lumbago, bruises. Get your bottle today â€" costs littlei means inucii. .\sk your druggist for it fry nniiu: Keep it hai:dy for the wb.ole family, Mao.c in Canada. The big bottle is cccnomv. joc. eoc, fLiM. lifted right out with the fingers if vou •-^"ir''?' bronchitis. Sore' Throat, .\sthma and simila.r diseases. It Is aji Ejietny to Germs. Thousands of bottles belne used every day. for saJ<' 6>" all diueslsts and Ifeneral dealers. the eye that was originally turned toward it. Thus, truly, the cow cros- sed the road because she crossed the road. « Not For the Princess. culation and a moderate one In cur- rent loans and discounts are measures of the prosperity und activity of busi- ness ill the territory served by the bank. Comparisons of leading Items of the general statements of the ye,ars ended A good many years ago when Queen ; November 30th. I91S and 1917. follow Alexandra was still Princess of Wales, i she had accompanied the Prince upon ] "^^^^ "'v'lngs a ceremonial visit to one of the great ; Uo! total, .' Midland cities, where after the main ^if^'JiJ-^Wab/ ; object of the day, the laying of the Cash comer stone of a hospital, had been Sl?i^,.et.^"itcN*.''.' 191S. ,»135.243.27S . 197,34»,43i> . 332691.717 . 39.3S0.9T5 . 397,647.102 42.134. Sof 26,000.000 61.110,479 SI. 305. 276 10,067. 4S1 21,374.191 224,9S2.0SS 1S3 74S,392 4"7 51'* "-IS"* â€" ^c â€" i:__u 1917. $70.49S,667 lS:h4H8,715 252.;>S7,S82 2S.15?,351 307.703.7U3 34,364.275 I6.OO1I.OOO 31,625.775 66,6S6.246 12.040 687 14.674.136 166.s36.706 156,612. 129 335,574.186 will apply directly upon the corn a few drops of freezoce, says a Cincinnati authority. It is claimed that at small cost one can get a quarter of an ounce of free- .uine at any lirug store, which is sufB- cient to rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the danger of infection. This new drug Is lui ether compound, and while sticky, dries the momeat it Is applied and does not inflame or even irritate the surrounding tissue. This announcement will Interest many womon here, for It is said that the present highhcel footwear is put- ting corns on practically every woman's feet. accomplished, there followed a round .'Securities of visits to public institutions, with , 'â- Wo,'°Xoa^*''. speeches and the presentation of bou- 'â-  Tot, liquid. . , quets, addresses and resolutions. I to" aisets^, ', As the royal carriage was return- '' ing, a blocking of the road ahead de- 1 HYDRAULIC CARrRlDGES j layed it in front of a school. The chil- 'â-  dren had been given a recess, and were ^•»«»Pe'' ""^ More Effective Than crowded on the curb to see the royal- j Ordinary Explosives in Mining. ties. It had beer, composition day, ' It is often difficult and sometimes 1 and R very pretty little girl in a white dangerous to use ordinary e.tplosives ! dress still held hev composition in her for mining and e.xcavating in confined | hand. Moved by curiosity and the 'â- . spaces, a fact that has led to the de- pressure of her comrades behind her. : velopment of the hydraulic mining I she stepped into the street and stood cartridge. ! close by the royal carriage, smiling I The cartridge coiisi:»ts of a steel oyl- shyly up into the Princess's face. That inder containing numerous small pis- graciou-t lady returned the smile and. | tons that move at right aBjles to the seeing the paper clutched iu the child's ' axis of the cylinder and expand whcTi hand, assumed that it was one more \ water is inje^.â- ted into them with a loyal address and stretched her hand 1 hand pump. After drilling a deep out to take it. The surprised little enough hole the workmen insert the MI.N'ARD'S LI.XniENT CO.. Ltd. Yarmouth. N',S, author, surrendered it silently â€" and just then the procession passed on. A few minutes later Princess Alex- andra, glancing down, was struck by something unusual in the aspect of the paper in her lap â€" probably a cert«in scrawliness and inkiness â€" and opened" it for a better look. She read this R.=;tonis!iing title: "On the Habits of Toads." lylinder and then set to work at the hand pump. The tiny pistons expand until their free extremities bear ajfHinst the mass of rook with constantly increasing forc# and the rock is gradually frac- tured under tremendous pressure. Ths operation, it is said, is not only chean- ! fourth.'' er than the â- >rdinary bla.^st, but Jis- , â-  integrates u larger ar«a cf rock. i He Found Out. A splendid story of the air is told in a London iournal. The scion of a noble Scottish house was acting as flying-instructor to American airmen. .\ new type of machine was being tested. Three men went up, crashed, and were killed. Without a moment's hesitation the young instructor went into a fourth machine, flew, and came back safely. "I just wanted to find out what was wrong,"' hf said, "so I found out what it was ajid put it right in the air.'' msara'a Unljneat Cans I>lat«aip«r> The twe home of the orange is India. Thence it migrated to Per- sia, and so to Europe. The Persian word for it was nareng, and the Ara- bian narang; but the color of this fruit, and the notion of or, aurrum <gold\ gave the French word orange its form by dropping the 11, which, however, .is retained in some Italian ; dialects. i "When thou wishest to delight thy«elf, think of the virtues of those ' who live w.\th thee; for in»tanc<i, ths ' activity of one, and the indostry ei j another, and the liberality of a third, \ I and some other good quality of a Spruce for .Veroplancs. There are COO men logging at Cum- ; shewa Inlet, on Charlotte Islands. â-  British Columbia, and since April, ' when operations commenced, more | than 12,000.000 feet of spruce for aeroplanes have been cut. The Gov- ^ ernment scaler recently scaled one , tree which had three logs in it with - a total of 40,000 feet of No. 1 spruce. ; The smallest log in this tree was 80 inches at the top, while the butt of | the largest log measured 11 feet 4 inches. Some people arc like rusty needles; ! the best way to clean and brighten j them is with v/ork. lUiiani'* zanlmemt Cores G«rrst In Cows To keep apple sauce dark, add the beaten egg. from turning white of an Soft White Hands Follow useof Cutlcura Soap »3d Oint- ment. At night bathe them with th* Soap and hot water Dry and rub in th» Olatmene, Weor old gloveedurlog night Sam»U E*ch Fr*« br M«il. Addma poM' card: "Culiciw*. Dipt. N, Botloa, V. S. A,* Sold by Jeaiers UiMiughout the iror'd. Marcus Aurelius. ISSUE No. 1â€" '19 Hotel Del Coronado Coronado Beach, California VVTiere the balmy >-et invigroratiiifi: cUma'be makes possible ih4? enjoyment of outdoor sports through- out the Winter months. POLO, GOLF, TENNIS, MOTORING, FISHING, BAY AND SURF BATHING Write for \\'Lnter Folder and Golf Ppogrrain. JOHN J. HERNAN, Manas«r