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t the beaviest task to fulfil. the very first day of the war British Fleet gained such absoâ€" â€"control of theâ€"ocean roads . and a naval superiority that wlilic has come to take this state for granted. We must ‘not [ ‘kight of the advantige we gain uncontested supremacy. This 0% be repeated oo often ; if, at _ beginning of the war we were ) to tomplete ‘the équibment of Atmy with a rapidity whith was among the Teast ‘of the surprises +‘ _ Gertnat Sthi,‘ we owe ‘it to ~Fleets which renderéd us masters seas.â€"Paris Temps. rmy, be led to forget the preâ€" derant part played by the nenchj ‘ land. _ This frankness muB§ he . If the support of our Brit ong land is still limited, it not be forgotten that at seaâ€" the seasâ€"it, is they who have _ guests of the Railway on the P _ trip were deeply . impressed the possibilities of the country h the line traverses and the inâ€" ration of the néew through~ serâ€" *o Winnipeg over the Transconâ€" ital marks a new epoch in . the o#ftient of farms and the aid to In his opinion its chances Â¥ over ‘_s Transcontinâ€" tront ‘Cochrane. 1t will 0 bring the poténtislities ol â€" clay belt region, . which traverses, prominently beâ€" ~business men of the East mot obly benefit the settier but g trot by "“ ont.~_** |single native.â€"Wom any of Germany‘s ht trafic is, of course, still in ncy. With the growing settleâ€" of the country, however, . the 6 traffic in settlers‘ supplies, it and pulpwood will steadily in ) that tle Eritish public‘* must by the Rérdic déods ol the Britâ€" up a new market for the workâ€" calculated that the region which the line passes has an for cultivation of about 0o weres. . Mr. F. P. Brady, Superintendent of the Tran# rhaps the most striking difference een Great Britain ahd Gerthany ound in their respective colonidl es. Germany expected ‘at . thie reak of the war that Gréat Bfiâ€" ‘s colonies would seite the . war 5- excuse to sever their connecâ€" _ with the mother country, Ifnâ€" &A ot that they" hiavé {contributed _and money, foodâ€"stufls and my P of wat to the Illlfl'%"fitcni{ tNeir capacity, ° Even Cobntries India and overseas‘ dobtinionts like , with its Maori populaâ€" have . sent native soldiers _ to the battles of the Empite. . eontrast with this we fAind, the party of newspaper men who ‘AIN‘C SUPREMACY AT SEA. eal Journal of Contmerce pointg Germany forced to defund . ber COLONIAL POLICIES. uring it will provide. It link petwoor ‘yfld "dd4y and ate very bright. of that section of coulâ€" es nEnNTAL * ** ;;é% on lutely for wA e Yes m .. = - ® ' native Â¥om any *s colpnics has gone to the drtence of }ammm does command â€" respect and afféction. Germany‘s éaborate systém of colonâ€" ;‘&_Ufl_‘n‘flnnu dunâ€" moense ture of money and . efâ€" lofl.lnlllhqlouh' with contfol. is a great coloniz= m%u.‘w sÂ¥ $hia » t tesritory will be wrested. {rom : . b¢r A” x . Will not 3 fot very: -m-l- crossing the Atlantic between Washington and Berlin and back, again., , , The,.British, naÂ¥y« ,, . Only . i# Will object . to the 1 of $500,000 for the purchase of machine guns to â€" enable the Canadians to fight the Huns with It is a difficult task to keep your ‘éye on the game of war in Europé but, do 406 lotr‘ to watch the standing of the Italians against the MASOMIC.CRAND _ â€"tObet EOnCt UDES Bum‘of $45,000 Raised in 1,32% in aftengance at the jubilee nlu'um; u'm’fi?o.&‘ Grand Lodge ‘or nearly 200 moré than were . exâ€" pected, _ Jn addition there were 655 proxi¢s. Practically cvery one of the Austrians, 382 lodges in the . Ontaric jutisdicâ€" tion was represented., .It% was anâ€" nounced that all of the $45,000 asked for Belgian relief had been‘subscrib ed. A fund has bees startéed for . a Masonic Home. f _ This morning . the i0 ( ies " gofuig a wnuu. B. A. “P‘; Ottawa ; y Grand Mastet, W. H. Wardâ€" rope, K.C., Hamilton ; Grand Senior Warden, â€" George Moore, Hamilton ; Grafid, Chaplain, W. H. Snelgrove, Norohto ; Grand Treasurer, E. T. Malone, Toronto ; Grand Secretary, R. L. Gunn, Hamilton ; Junior Warâ€" den, Robert Clewlo, Toronto ; Grand Registrar, _ Thos. Marshall, M.P.P. Board d’(}ufld Purposes : _ Alex. OPFFICEBRES â€" ELECTED Cowan, Barrie; W. J. Drope, Grimsâ€" by ; Geotge S. May, Ottawa ; J. A. MacFadden, Toronto ; R. F. Richardâ€" son, Strathroy,. < . c Who bottled up the German fleet ? Some Bpirited Contests. I The Grand Master, Sécretary ‘ and Treasurer were . élécted by actlamaâ€" tion, but there was a spirited c'dn-( test for the oMce of Deputy Grand: Master between _ Mr. Wzdxope and Col. Ponton, and it took four ballots to decide the contest for Junior,Warâ€" den. The, capdidates, were ;. K. . J. Punstan, 'll‘mbert clewlongv Jl'( bq. Crane, , ronto,,, and T. W. Kirby, T recfon: Algy tht n{h( ballot u’. Dunstan drpp{gq out, and Mr. Cle'L got a majority of the pallots ‘cast. second balliot, | tnc ovner candinates being . K. E. Hicks, Perth ; John rBronnn, Toronto, and John Parsell, Wexforda3s >« got a majority ol the ballo!s . cast. Thqmas &qr a Qul'l.r I_PQ, 'I_)ul‘ufl!.!g. was. eleoted .Grapd Registter on . the Hamilton, ‘July 22.â€"Thete were ALBERTA DRY BY ___ LARGE MAJORITY Ontatio for Relief of the moal 9 e Foters," prsorthing "in e e w i . "f notts aNd conments. _ Calgary, July 32. â€"With a nump bet of remote polls to Neat from Wb prohibition Â¥ote in Alberta Stands ‘Fes;"42,766; no, 22,718. Chahge in Constitution, Officers Chosen, (Canadian Press.) ‘8 LINIMENT CURES tion of officâ€" fy‘:l follows : Chronicleâ€"Telograp®, W ater! t FORMAL OPENING OF, ONTARIO S F1RS RYDRD nnumtmmmm@ is EAEAT AND sucerssrdt Eit Large and Representative Cathering Enjoyed Trip‘ Over Radial Line Betwoen London um Stanleyâ€" Lady Beck Presented <With Electric Motor Cat. SIR ADAM BEOK DOES NOT WAN® i XSN. .l l MONEY BUT A PRONOUNCEMENT After lunck nad been partaken . of the large délegation posed for photoâ€" graphs and then proceeded to the; corner of â€" Richmond _ and Bathurst streets where the two traing . were awaiting to _ convey the crowd _ to Port Stanley. The first train . was made up of four steel motof _ cars, which were manufactured in Newark, N.J., and are the "last word" in street car construction. _ The equipâ€" ment is complete in every detail and one was almost compeélled to imagine that he _ was riding in the heaviest parlor coach instead of a radial car. There â€" were also _ four "traillets," which aré cars almoSt the same _ as the two cars on the Berlin & Watâ€" erloo line, with the exception _ that they are about cight feet longer, two feet wider _ and more heavily _ conâ€" structed. The interior equipment | is the same as the motor cars. The river Rhine and its fifteen pridges, which | the alli¢s plan" to destroy with 2000 acros, in the hope of cutting of suppli¢s of munitions and ~nien for the Germanâ€"Army on 4h¢ Western Fromt.: â€"**~ ==~ ~*~***~ A unique feature in conmcction with the motive powen is that the voltage is the highest of any. radial line . in the Dominion. There is a voltage of 1500, while on the ordinary line . it is only 550 volts. The trolley poles crete base. Instead of the usual pole and pulley propelier on tep of . the mofor cars _ theré is a stcel frame which slides . along the double wires and obviates the danger caused by the pulley leaving the wire, which freâ€" quently causes delays on radial lines. i The ¢wo trains were boarded and ; the trip was made to Port Shnley.'. with a stop of about ten minutes at St. as, in less than one hour'u‘ time. time made by the oppoli-' tion Ataction line is one hour and a} half,flind ngore frequently two. houtrs. , rowd : spent a..delightful, two ; 0 long the banks of Lake Erig. | Port Stanléy is growing in populatiâ€" > ‘The second train was made up . of six railway coaches borrowed _ from the (G.T.R. for the day, which were drawn by the Hydro locomotive. This motorf pulled a load of freight a few days ago weighing 7,000 tons, which is equal to the ordinary freight load drawn by steam engine. _ \ide 2, 4B Drvpriste ond Slores= A Splendid Equipment. TT TV is ih Sviol a ga Atg ,;y as a summer resort, nnt‘h num: ber, of summef ‘,oo(.rfiue.s. ,.mmfiy “;qmuiqg. "firg» ctowds . were in the water enjoying thc pathing apparatus which . .has :fi‘;“ provided, . . or, Hett, Ald. Gallagher and Supt. I lintyre could. not reégist the , temp on to get into ba:z;ng :ul*-l, and Iso swam in,. the waters of _ Lake ie. His Worship could scarcely reâ€" ain from haying the aÂ¥ea in which he deported . hi a ed _ to Berlin for a swimming pool.. +, . The two trains wére boarded again $Shortly ‘after _ four O6‘clock, and_ the teturn trip was made to London. A parade .. was . {formed headed py the "th Regiment band and the large l owd of delegates marched to . the a;uonk: Hall. where . the day‘s celeâ€" bration concluded with . a.successful gud delightful banquet. . For . an Qx'-‘ cellent ‘menu and quick service . this banguet was a recordâ€"breaker, . The long list of good things proviged was: served and disposed of by the .. 600. hungry _ me» in less â€" than fortyâ€"five, minutes. ‘The speeches were. brief and pithy and. altogether it was a . day that will not soon be forgotten . by the guests of the Forest City. ’ Presentations : Made. | ‘ , Mr., Philip Poeock, chairman Qlfi.hg] London Public Utilities‘ Commission presided. Shortly pefore the toast list, was announced. Lady, Beck, Miss Mation Beck and Mrs?fll’. D. Cre?a:, of Hamilton, mother of Lad( Teck, entered the hall and were given . an !m'at.ion. The health of the King was \immediatély drunk, after which , Mt. |Sir ‘Adam Beck for his ability . and ege:g, and he believed that the day | would ‘come when all utilitiet would ‘h owned by the people. Major Tolâ€" mi¢ then s§irred the pulse ol ‘ everys "g-e with his expression of pride " cce e i had taken ‘ifs beside the mother latd th the grea HiEht "Fox" ubbety ~~=tiot suthhenm P.MW. Eilis, of Toronto, in an , ¢loâ€" quent address, made the presentation ofâ€"an electric â€" motor car to Lady Beck FERGUS MAN â€"â€" . " i« «+ WAS APPOLINTED DISTRIOT DEPUTY eptesented at the Grtdnd Lodge soyâ€" is which were held. in Harmilton i8 weéek: Mesors. M. Hchiddol, W. . Finnegan, R. J. Ketr, J. E. Bilâ€" t, Jas. BwiÂ¥ton, S. A. Sinithson, DeKicinhans and â€"J. A~ Hallman, â€" in attendance and returned lawt evening. Wor. M.O.?.P!rry.t: was M 4 P m ts Inioet Setbting o W« Covas, o Galty _ . The Berlin Masonic lodges were all nor doruiqwomy . ts tre . Sinithson, A. Hallman, returned last F. Perty of h o lat By 190 No 37 A Canadl \ "'L‘ arale. l _ Moved by Mr. Janzen, secondedâ€" by E ME;M '*E [ Be read the %&g.v.m.m:d E w'l fi n n& L. ..‘ »ealamin . Moved by Mr: Grofé, seconded by ::z ::t‘.un bbvlo...t:inz pocare 2et To chater foe. 1916 , be aft:smmnu uo { ,“y,un%umz MÂ¥ Vettch, that the be jloavé of absence until Sept Ist. . . . "-M" :‘W.\Tâ€"&E gecanded .,1 Mr. Groff that Byâ€"laws Nos. §5 A to 39#A inclusive; be readâ€"the third time * heved by 1tr. Haliman, scconded by Mr, :{:l. that the following accounts be and the ‘Reeve issue cheques in‘ payment for the several amounts, viz:«â€" & To: Uulius Zeblefsky, bonus for v!r_! th : fence" ) ... s uvug â€"1, i â€" $10,00 Jacobâ€"Ertel, bonus for wire fence 8.16 Henry ‘Nixdor{,. bonus for wire _ . George: Wiegers, bonus for wire Menno Berringer, bonus for fence ¢ Paut M.. Martin, : bonus : for Wwite Wm. Herlock, .. bonus for wire a. ‘EOUCE. y 2s ks c wk w dn g t ns en +9 D00 John hfltfll, bonus for wire fence 11.60 Mrs. Clemens, sheep worried _ Bért «Markie,.sheep .worried; by . 4 " °_ o o 10.66 H. J Hall & Son, balance on lumber .. ) ACCOUNT .. .0..}a 06++ ++» r3++ 30.00 W.. A. Kribbs, lumber for bridge 19.20 H. C. Shaw, telephoné account . $,00 Wellington Swarts, gravel and disc | BODANITS 4. in we ue e eiplen +s 6.60 Rabort Cornell. gravel ... ... .. 5.50 Robext â€"Cornell, gravel ... ... .. :6 Steel Co. of Canads, reinforcing for ~â€" bridges ...c«us.x1» «.. «.. ..« 100,50 Geo. A .Tilt, registering births, marâ€" â€" _ rlages and deaths .. .... ... 15.00 Isaac Bechtel,; 1â€"3 cost drain reâ€" sBE . h y ud ds e eal se n e n4 *s 725 Bylvester Pronge, drain repairs.â€" 4.47 &olomon Lichty, rent of engine 1600 Mra..Thepess Reinkardt, bonus for SORAD Eu)x uis un C )4 vieiiri rins + +; S Adaiph Kioepfer, bonue for fence 6.40 Joseph Berbeuch :bonus for fence 12.00 Atex: Praser, on contract .. ... 600.00 Berlin‘Light Commission, light for _ _ Wilage ofâ€"Bridgeport ... .. .« 119.20 R.H: Brydon, war Premium on Ins, . . . aurance Policy.... of Wim. Sapsâ€". worths _ ... .. 50.00 Nortfian Shantz, for gravel .. ... 6.10 M:lh Snider, for gravel ...« 4.00 Jos: B. Bruder, for gravel ..... 17.40 Jos. Betbouch, for gravel and : lahor U uF42000 ie . css s s +« ShBD llm e mA s l Fred se, for gravel ... ... .. 7.50 Allen Shents, for wravel ... ... 10.10 Jacob 8. Snider, for gravel ..... 9,60 Daniel Shants, gravel ... ...... 9.00 Levi Snider, gravel .. .... ... 1180 Wm. C. Eerner, gravel ... ..... 16.10 Josiah Oberholtzer, gravelâ€".. . .. 5.60 Jolihn Knack, : gravel ,... .... .. 18.80 John Knack, : gravel ... .... .. 18.80 Moved by Mr. Groff, seconded by Mr. Janzen, that the council now adjourn to meet again at the Tp. Hall on Satâ€" urday, Sept. 4th, at 10.30 a. m. . GEO. A. TILT, Clerk, FRANCE INCEARNEST ~ ON DRINK QUESTION Paris, â€"July 22.â€"The legality of the action taken by the military and civil guthoritics in ‘a certain military district in profibiting the sale _ of zflrm in the aréa undet their jurisâ€" liction has been questioned, with the result ‘that ‘Minister of the Ifiterior Maivy Ras mtrdduced i# the Chamber of Deputies @ bill which would‘ emâ€" power 6yr«uzh, during the war, to restrict or prohibit altogether the salé â€" and consumption of alcoholic beverages other than natural wing, beef and cidet whetiever it is considâ€" ered advisable in the interest of naâ€" tional defence. FINE NEW BARN * : DESTROYED IN~ > CGUELPH TOWNSHIP Guélph, July 22%.â€"A boit of lightâ€" ning strttk & fine new barn recently built by . Mr. Dennis Crimmins in Pilkington tawnship,. néar the Pilkâ€" and . Guélph W"' Jine, durâ€" 6 & |yes X: aftérndon urned lt‘a the, l{‘o nd,, ) . _ TiR barnl which was 80; teet by W# foot, was ons of the ~finestâ€" in the eounty of Wellington. _ Immediately after . the bolt struck it .was|a masd of flames, and dlthough the teighbots hurtied to the scene of tha confla {Mfl' they. oguld do.nothing,. as the re had gained syuch headway., The Yoss to Mr., Crimmins is cor. s}derable, as all his implements, which were stored in the bath, were butned and _ are . a .complete Jose, Part of the hay, crop was stored .. in the barn and was burned. The house which was _ only about forty yards away,..was saved.. . . . F "ROUGH ON " . cloats . o8 ho mm y pos pe te A% were 11,00 12.80 15.00 $.40 LABOR DEFT .> ... â€" RECOMMENDE] Ontarie Commission on Unâ€" j employment Makes an FOR THE GOVERNMENT Tdonto, July 22.â€"The. Ontario Cotntmission on Unemployment has isâ€" sued an interim report, in which the following recommendations ate made: ?. bubee fl ol Ni pSO T O C vfiut a Provincial Department of Labor be created either as a seParâ€" ate or in connection with an existâ€" ing»department of the Government. en ie y . EP 1\“ a Provincial system of emâ€" ployment offices be established in Ottawa, Belleville,, or Kingswn. Toâ€" ronto, Hamilton, London, lorth Bn{ Port Arthur or Port William, wit Beparate departments for men, . Woâ€" men,, and juvenile workers. ‘That this system of employment offices be placed" under a Provincial gommission, composed of nat more tnan eight members of whom . two [nhm be womeb. That the Provincial Laborâ€"Commisâ€" sion. shall have apsolute power in deâ€" termining _ the test through which those to be appointed to positions in comnection with employment buréaus must pass. PP t s u. P t £ T. c ‘ ‘ That the control and inspection of private employnient agencies hbe given to the Provincial Labor Commis sion. That the system of employment bureaus be managed by the Provinâ€" cial Labor â€" Comtmission through a director _ with practical knowledge and understanding _ of the problems connected with employment. . That the director shall have 3s sociated with him an assistant _ a woiman of training and ability: who will act as assistant secretary to the Provincial Labor Commission. ‘That with each local employment bureau _ shall be associated a small advisory committee appointed by the Provincial Labot Commission. ‘ ‘That the employment bureaus, in all cases of strikes or lockouts, r¢â€" main neutral. That, if possible, privileges be seâ€" cured from the Dominion Governâ€" ment to enable workers living at a distance from an employment bureau to mail applications for employment free of charge to the nearest bureau, The commission also recommends that all primary schools be requestâ€" ed to provide for domestic, manual, or ‘agricultural iifstruction,> and that the age for leaving school be raised toâ€" fifteen years. Regarding insurance against . un employment, it is réeommended that financial assistance be given by the Government of Ontario to those voluntary association of workingmen which _ undertake to provide unemâ€" ployment benefits for their members, and that the assistance to such assoâ€" ciations equal 20 per cent. of the sums â€"disbursed _ by them in unemâ€" ployment benefits. . . Mrs. Beverley Browne, of Vancouâ€" ver B.C., will> sail next Saturday, July the thirtyâ€"Arst on _ the _ "Misâ€" sanabie‘‘ for England, Her husband, oné of ut popular, Berlin young men, is at present with his Regiment . in France. He hopes to have leave . of dbsénce to join her, upon her arrival at RHer destination. ifi‘i.yhv‘ 4. ) 3 ?¢WGUI of the mn“a-u gun: which the British War office is loaning to the National â€" Fair as part of the ;ur trophy ew may be ;lunu: rom the fact for â€" purposes o! erating, a box 16 feet lohg, 9 feet liglndlbetvh"nmfln:i This is just about the w the modern sized room of the averâ€" age building, io m sax #*~*+ ‘The Exhibition‘s, n.me-z'lm in England â€" . in sending along hlaz mation that the gun is now Om . i way to Toronto writes that. ‘"of. thé hugqdreds of guns in possession of the British this is the only .one that, .is complete.‘‘ When unlimbered he says. "lt_will take up. one wholeâ€" side. â€" of your . exhibit, / xib N The terrible Krupp engine. of ...de= struction _ will be shown .complete with carriage, gimbers, wheels, breach block _ sights, _ covers, â€" ammunition wagons, .cases, po\shetq. £s o hewng. After that. awiul three days, fight at Ypres on April 22nd,. 23rd,.. ‘and 24th the 48th Highlandets,.of, Toronâ€" to had only one drum. left and .. the head of that was riddled with :; sbulâ€" lets and shrapnel. ... The. shot.town skin hay been received at the Exhibi~ tion â€"offices and is most interesting relic. Traced in pencil and ink is . a complete record of,the Kilted Regiâ€" ment from the time they first â€" went into training at Longâ€"Branch â€" until the bloody engagement at Ypres, St. Julien and Langemarck the continuâ€" ity of the _ story â€" being interrupted here and there by great ugly holes where the shrapnel and other death dealing missiles went through. ® 843,000 MARRIED MEX AMONG _‘ * ~ _ BRITISH SOLDIERS ‘Toronto, July 23.â€"Some, idea .. of London, July 22.â€"Speaking for the Government in the House :f Lords toâ€"day, Lord Newton said that the number of matried men at présent in the British army was approximâ€" ately $43,000, The aggregate cost of separatiou allowances paid to wives and children of these men has been £25,000,000 ($125,000,000.3 sUN AND WIND BRING OUT UGLY SPOTS. HOW TO REâ€" MOVE EASILY. * Here‘s a chance, Miss Freckleâ€"fate, to try a . remedy for freckles _ with the guarantes . of a‘ reliable. â€"dealer. that it will~ not cost you a . penny unless it removes the freckles ; while if it does give you a clear. complexâ€" ion the expense is trifling. uie C Simply get an _ ounce of othineâ€" double strengthâ€"from _ any druggist and a few applications should | show I:ou how easy it is to rid yourself of e homely freckleg and get a beauâ€" tiful complexion. _ Rarely is more than one ounce needed jor the worst Be sure:â€"to ask the druggist for m double strength othine as this is prexcxlptlon sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles. sge day." Oklahoma _ _law of â€" plumbing in % 000 inhabitants. NS BA FREGKLE FAGE requires inspection all towns of over # tew