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h (4) To devise and apply ways / and means so that the full duty _ of Canada be generously performâ€" ed toward our returned soldiers and their dependents; the wealth of Canada compelied to contribâ€" ute its just and proper share of _ our burdens; and the mass of the _ people efficiently _ safeguarded from the greed of war profiteers. _ This policy is one which leaves litâ€" tle room for disagrecment among loyal citizens, execpting on the point of the @pplication of | conscription in the f‘.vefi of failure of the proposed volâ€" untary recruiting effort. It may be 1no‘â€" however, that while Sir Wilfrid in ‘the leter speaks of his adherence to his view as to the desirability of a referendum. Be does not mention â€" it among the duties of the new Governâ€" ment leader. The way, therefore, ~would appear to be still open to him to adopt a form of conscription in the event of failure to get the men by the voluntary system. The nervous system is the alarm system of the haman hm:l t Ip pesfect beaith we hardly realize that we have a network of nerves, but when Rhealth is ebbing, when strength is declinâ€" ing, the same nervous system 5ivu the alacm in headaches, tiredrmess, dreamful m. irritability and untess corrected, straight to a breakdown. . To correct nervousness, Scott‘s Emalâ€" slon is exactly what you should take; its rich nutriment gets into the blood and rich blood feeds the tiny nerveâ€"colls while the whole system responds to its refreshâ€" ing tonic force. Free from harmful drugs. Scot & Dowae, Ieronto, UnL Farm houses and batns can now be lighted by electricity, remoying dan ger of fire. and the electric motor is harneesed to many farm nses such as as> furnishing power â€" for antomatic The visit of an Arthur . delegation to the farms of several leading Watâ€" erloo ‘FTownship farmers last week proved a revelaiion in modern farmâ€" ing methods. From the arm power Oof the old fashioned flail to the modâ€" ern motor driven threshing â€"machine, equipped with straw cutter and straw and chaff blower is a far cry. â€" Many @re still living who have been witâ€" nesses to the evolution from the flail, to the horeepower, theâ€"steam engine, the gasoline engine and now finally to the cleanest, siafest and most efficiâ€" ent of all motive powerâ€"the electric motorâ€"a beon to the farming comâ€" munity | made _ possible by _ hydro power. And as the Arthur delegation yesterday saw the use of this wonderâ€" ful electric fluid generated for the benefit of the people of Ontario _ at Niagara Falls, is not confined _ to threshing opexations. It is being made to serve as a practical utility in many depariments of farm work. doâ€" ing away with the drudgery and rendâ€" ering farm life generally more attracâ€" tive. WHY YOU ARE NERVOUS ‘This, bowever, is a matier that will be in the hands of the majority in the mew parliament. . Upon the men we send to Ottawaâ€"willâ€"rest not only the ehoice of the leader but also the approval of his policies. The people have the matter in their own hands. _ Send mer to â€" Ottawa pledged to the winning of the war, with clean efficient government as a mecessary foundation, and they will goon solve the question of leadership and policy. HYDRO POWER ON THE FARM _ In the course of a letter to the Sccâ€" Fetary of the Winâ€"theâ€"War League, Bir Wilfrid Laurier défines what he konsiders must be the duty of the ty leader in the coming Parliaâ€" pfin the following terms: _ _ (1) To confer immediately with © Great Britain and ber Allies, with a view to ascertaining how, _ and to what extent, t'he pan,icipn- . tion can be utilized in the proseâ€" eution of the war, fesard being _ had, on the one hand, to the necesâ€" gities of the Allies for men, and; on the other hand, to our populaâ€" tion, resources, industrics, geograâ€" phical and other essential considâ€" _ _ erations. (3) To organize a vigorous and compact system of voluntary enâ€" listment, conceived and carried out on strictiy nonâ€"partisan and broadly national methods. (2) To bring into being a Govâ€" ernment composed, as far as posâ€" sible, of the ablest men ‘in all classes, whose immediate task would be the effective and nonâ€" partisan organization of the whole nation on the lines determined upon. class printing, E +e<fiven g in mtb ngllotf ang ::'re‘d“{) _ Abvertisens. > should b otioe of changes must be left at|‘‘**‘ © L~ not later thin Saturdgy | 3T°*! ©! ticnal w he of changes must not be in | ;; ',,z,flll“ll soen. Caspal adâ€" '_‘“‘“ Isements accepted up to Weanese | * ***** each week. prising f dvertising retes reasonable â€" and|instsillat be mage known on applioation, is adan . he of t than. Tue isements a each week. THE LAURIER PoLiCY, WATERLOO, onT. BEAN & sons, LimiTEep, London, Aug. 23.â€" A Reuter _ deâ€" spatch from Salonika states that in the disastrous fire on Sunday 60,000 people were rendered homeless, and property losses were â€"enormous. Inâ€" surance companies were interested to the extent of $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 Refugees are camped on the outskirts of the town. . The destitute are being cared for by the military authorities, the British having charge of 30,000. Just .what started the fire is difficult to ascertain. Joel .Good was interâ€" viewed by th» Telegraph this morning at Wateriloo and he stated that â€" he counld in no way account for the fire. It was intimated that the Company hes been experiencing some peculiar annoyances of late and it is believed that the cause of the fire would bear further investigation. Mr. Good statâ€" od that the destruction of the drilling outfit will cause a serious sétâ€"back to the Company. The completing of the well will be held until a new outft can be put on the ground. Mr. Good stated that this fire comes at an esâ€" perially bad time as the indications from the well have never been better and the Company has been anxious to complete the well as soon as possible for this reason CREW OF GERMAN _ The entire drilling outfit at the Preston Oil and Gas Company‘s wells about four miles from Hespeler were burned to the ground Wednesday night in a fire the origin of which is mysterious and is believed to have been caused by an incendiary. | The fire occurred between 9 and 10 o‘clock and burned rapidly until the entire outfit was destroyed. The drilling outâ€" fit was owned by M. Crewson and acâ€" cording to the agreement existing beâ€" iween the company and the drill ownâ€" ers the outfit must be furnished until the well is completed. The drill did not belong to the Preston Oil and Gas Company and the loss of the drill will be borne by Mr. Crewson. It is beâ€" lieved that the'm‘fit was covered by insurance. London, Aug 25.â€"The crew of the l barrage fire of artiliery as the result German steamship Renate Leonpardt, | ~~oâ€"â€"â€"â€"=â€"wâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"uc s torpedoed and sunk off the DutchlBANDITS G,OT x coast on its way from Rotterdam to a German port has been rescued and AWAY WITH PAYâ€" landed at YÂ¥muiden. The vesse! wni ROLL OF $40,000 one of the seventeen ~attempting tol es make Germany last month, four of Chicago, Aug. 28.â€" Two men carryâ€" which were captured and many sunk. ing $40,000, the pay roll of the _ Winâ€" CAUSE A MYSTERY M. Crewson, Driller for Preston Oil & Gas Co., Suffers Loss. Canadians are expected to use fresh vegetables between now and October. _ Canned peas, corn, tomaâ€" toes, etc., have been placed on the prohibited list. The brave Canadians met the muchâ€" tooted Prussian soldiers on the open field yesterday and drove them back to their hiding places in Lens. This proves comclusively that the Canadâ€" ians are better fighters than the Gerâ€" mans, although they have only been trained during the last year or two. FIRE DESTROYS DRILLING DUTFIT The United States has loaned the sum of $1,966,400,000 to Great Britain since the commencement of the war. This is an immense amount of money but there is still more where this came from. The capture of Lens is the great obâ€" jective of the brave Canadian _ boys overseas. Bir Adam Beck has been mentioned by Premier Norris of Manitoba as a suitable leader for a "Winâ€"the War" party. ‘The members of the Ontario Cabinet will hardly welcome the sugâ€" gestion. . « gity areâ€"now being rapidly introâ€" F.u.cedollhbr-. This is as it should be 2nd the Waterioo Water and Light Commission are deserving _ of breat credit for the valuable educa ticnal work they are doing along this line and the extent to which they are cooperating with and assisting enterâ€" prising farmers in the vicinity\in the instsllation of electric equipment and its adaptation to the needs of the farm. inn. general chopping, ete. â€" Suen househoid _ canvenientes as elec tric stoves, jrons, toasters, and var tous other devices already in use in STEAMSHIP HAS LANDED AT YMUIDEN WERE RENDERED HOMELESS BY FIRE NOTE§S AND COMMENTS. We penctrated certain German trenches at Butte de Souxn and â€" we dispersed reconnoitering parties of the enemy at Mount Murel near Arraâ€" court. _ We took some prisoners. . On the Verdun front there was considerable artillery activity near Avocourt Wood and in the Beaumont sector. . Two surprise attacks by the enemy on small French posts near Vaux and Le Pa Lameux resuited â€" in complete failure. Paris, Aug. 28.â€" (Official ;tatement).-â€"'-What'p;fi:};;i‘?':mm of violent bombardments of our lines in the region of the Californic Plaâ€" teau and Chevreux was checked by the fire of our artilicry. _ The enemy found it impossible to deliver an attack. French Front,' Auu., 25.â€"(Associated Press.)â€" Men from the Kaiser‘s favorite units from Brandenburg were captured by the French in the latest attack at Verdun. The prisoners taken comprise 1145 men and 30 officers from the 20th Regiment, 1089 men and two officers of the 24th, 556 men and 17 officers of the 35th. The number of officers iaken is sur. prisingly high, showing that the morale in the higher ranks is aiso diminâ€" ishing. BRILLIANT WORK OF AERONAUTICS. ~ _ _Parig, Aug. 25.â€"The brilliant work of the French acronautics was a factor of 'decllive importance in the battle at Verdun. _ The pursuit of ‘the planes gave such thorough protection that not a single service plane was lost. The only losses were among the pursuit pianes. Aviators flew so low in accompanying the advance of the infantry that three of them were cut in two by French shells. Although teleshone wires were cut and messengers stopped by gas barrages, the infantry never lost touch with barrage fire of artiliery as the result of the airplane work. On the Bessarabian border since. morning the enemy artiliery has been firing against a sector of our positions between the Rakitna and the Pruth. Near Boyani our infantry, without waiting for the enemy to attack, left their trenches under pressure of artillery fire and ‘began to retrace eastâ€" ward. Units belonging to the reserve of this sector scattered. The enemy occupied the position. Following the retirement of our units the _ Ausâ€" trians moved forward their infantry _ In the evening our troops were engaygâ€" ed in battle to the east of Likhutcheny. In the direction of Kedzi a series of engagements have been fought with varying success for the possession of a commanding height to â€" the northeast of Koveic. The summit of the mountain remained neutral. Caucasus front:â€"No material change in the situation. * Petrograd, Aug. 28.â€"The official statement: On the western front:â€" There were fusillades and scouting on the Roumanian front. Yesterday the enemy began an offensive from the region of Czernowitz against â€" Noveselâ€" ica. BOMBAROMENTS OF FRENGH LINES IN REGION OF THE CAUIFORNIE PLATEAU AND CHEVREUX CHECKED 2790 MEN AND 43 DFFIGERS FROM KAISER‘S FAVORITE UNIT GAPTURED BY FRENCH AT VERDUN FIGHTING SUPPLIES DECREASE. The Commanderâ€"inâ€"chief added that the blood, which must inevitably flow durirfg the restoration period, may be shed in vain if the army having been reorganizedand prepared for battle remains without reinforcements and supplies. He stated that shortages of bread and biscuits on the southâ€" western front amounted to almost famine and that the production of gune and shells had fallen off to 60 per cent. and nirpl‘anu 80 per cent. compared with last fall and winter. If this continued, he declared, the Russian armâ€" ies will find themselv ing the great retreat. RUGGIAN INFANTAY LEFT TRENGHES NEAR BOYAN! UNDER PRESGURE OF ARTILLERY FIRE AND RETREATED | Moscow, Aug. 28.â€"At the second general sitting of the . National Conâ€" ‘fcnncc Monday afternoon, General Korniioff, commander in chief, laid beâ€" fore the conference the situation at the front and in the army. He said the restoration of the death penaity constituted only a small part of what was necessary in an army stricken with terrible evile of disorganization and Insubordination. in the present month he said soldiers had killed four regiâ€" mental commanders and other officers and ceased these outrages only when threatened with being shot. Quite recently one of regiments of Siberian rifies which had fought so splendidly at beginning of revoiution abandoned its position on the Riga front. Nothing except an order to exterminate the entire regiment availed to cause it to return to its positions. Thus we are practically fighting anarchy in the army sai d the Commanderâ€"inchief. ANARCHY WILL BE REPRESSED. It is believed Anarchy will be finaily repressed, but the danger of fresh debacles is weighing constantly on ths country. . The situation on the front is bad he said. "We have lost the whole of Galicia, continued Kornilof, and all the fruits of recent victories. At several points the enemy has crossâ€" ed our frontiers and is threatening our ‘ertile southern provinces. He is knocking at the gate of Riga. If our army does not hold short of Gates of Riga, the road to Petrogradâ€"will be opemed within. if Russia wishes to be saved the army must be regenerated at once." Korniloff then outiined the most important necessary measures toward this end, which are: The strengâ€" thening of the authority of officers and non commissioned officers for the restoration of discipline, improvement of financial position of officers and the restoration of the functions of regimental committees, which must not be permitted to have any part in the decisions regarding military operations or the appointment of leaders. ‘ Nh. Winigep â€"smersc en ~wh APUAIM A Mlsiindi Calls for Restoration of Capital Punishment, Strengthâ€" ening of Authority ‘of Officers and Strict Discipline â€"Shortage of Food Supply Amounts to Almost The night passed quictly on the remainder of the front will find themselves in the same condition as in the spring of 1915 durâ€" OF RUSGIAN ARMIES BEFORE® THE NATIONAL GONEERENGE 10g4 241 Don‘t forget the, brave boys over . seas, ° â€" stow Bros. Brass Works, were shot to death in front of the plant toâ€"day by five bandits who escaped with the money in an automobile. S EC O N D â€" OFFENCE Preston Man Found Guilty of Violating the Temperâ€" ance Act. ° Galt, August 25.â€"While a Preston case, Harry Osgood, of Preston, appearâ€" ed for trial in the Galt police court yesâ€" terday on a charge of having liquor in his possession for sale, with both the Proston and Galt magistrates, Messrs. Zicmann and Rlake, presiding.: A conâ€" viction was recorded, and a fins of $400 and costs, amounting to $408.20, or four months in jail, imposed. Unâ€" able to pay the fine the prisoner was taken to Kitchener to "do time." The case proved &n interesting one, with a missing Mr. Porteous introduc ed as the liable party. M.A. Secord.K. C. of this city, conducted the case for License iInspector Winterhait, of Kit chener, who | was â€" the complainant, while A.B. .McBride, of Watorloo, repâ€" resented Mr. Osgood. The crown witnesses were inspecâ€" tor Winterhalt, Cnief of Police Craw ford of Preston, and W.S. Weigand, oxâ€" press driver of Preston. On August 3 a keg of 10 gallons of whisky was delivâ€" ered to Osgood, consigned to J.S. Porâ€" teous, and for which Osgood signed as Porteous. The following day, License Inspector Winterhait and Chief Crawâ€" ford, of Preston visited Osgood‘s with a search warrant, and discovered 47 bottles of the liquor in the cellar and another bottle being wrapped up in a box by Osgood while the empiy kog was hidden in the yard, Slightly more poultry is expected to be available for export this fall. One of the reasons given for this is that with the high price of feed more old fow? have been killed than in the past two or three years. FNED 5400 OR FODUR MONTHS Prospects are at present that Ontarâ€" io will have more than enough potaâ€" toes to meet her needs this year, inâ€" stead of importing thousands of bushâ€" els from both east and west, as was the case last spring. The scarcity at that lime resulted in the farmers planting potatoes as never before. The anxieâ€" ty to plant potatoés was not alone confined to the farming community, but vacant lots were utilized in the cities as well. As a result the price will likely be so low that everybody will be able to eat potatoes instead of the substitutes of rice and spaghetti. "We expect potatoesâ€"will be offered at‘ 75 cents a bag within two weeks" an official of the United Farmers‘ Coâ€"operâ€" ative Company predicted. He did not believe that the blight had done any considerable damage,. Alberta _ also has a large potato crop, he said, as a few days ago an Alberta potato growâ€" er sought information as to the possiâ€" bility of selling 100 carloads of them. Apples a Bit Scarce. The apple crop in western Ontario is a failure, said the representative of the farmers, although reports reccivâ€" ed at their office were that there would be a fair crop in eastern Ontario and in the Georgian Bay district. I _ ‘"There will be approximately _ the same quantity of wheat in Canada this year as last," said Mr. Campbell, "with very little difference. ‘The forecast for the West averages about 220,000,â€" 000 bushels; Ontario‘s wheat crop will be bgtween seventeen and cighteen million bushels. The total production wil} therefore be in the neighborhood of 235,000,000 bushels. ‘The consump tion for Canada of wheat is between 5% and 6 bushels per head, making the total consumption 45,000,000 bushâ€" els, which leaves 190,000,000 bushels for export." \ Record Crop of Oats. The ovat crop is the greatest in the history of Ontario, in the opinion of the grain merchants and representaâ€" tives of the farmers. ‘The crop is es timated by Mr. D. A. Campbell of the Campbell Milling Company at 125,000,â€" 000 bushels. Naturally, the outlet for this surplus or its equivalent will be to Great Britain. and thanks to theâ€"coâ€"operation of the Tarmers and the people living in the cities and towns, this Province â€" this year will contribute to a greater exâ€" tent than ever before toward supportâ€" ing England and her allies with foodâ€" stuffs, according to a survey made among grain and produce men of the city. Increased_ Production W Bring Down Price to 75 Cents a Bag. IMMENSE OAT CROP| and possibly you will not detect this imitation until Toronts, Aup 3t _ Gicssag by as 9‘ W reveals it, Demand always the genuine celient growing weather during . ino| ".>21242"‘ in the sealed aluminum packet, and see past season which has resuited in Onâ€" .%'lfl_lfl_l!:-“ you want thatl unique Havour of tario‘s crop being a bounteous one, clean leaves properly prepared and packed. Potatoes Plentiful. WILL TUMBLE â€" | You may be deceived _ ““’ II'S"’A LADA® Claimed Porteous Ordered It. The defense claimed that the whisâ€" ky was ordered by J.S. Portcous, who had worked for Osgood at one time, and on the reccipt of the money order, which he sent in paymen: o: the liquot Porteous wrote an order for Osgood to receive it. A letter written from Brantford ‘by Porteous was also proâ€" duced. Osgood denicu naving the liâ€" On the Verdun front French artiliery, which had the upper hand, was active during the night. Detail operation on the right of the river resuitâ€" ed in the reduction of small points of resistance of the â€"enemy north of Mortmont Farm and capture of 17 prisoners. ~ 4 , Prisoners~taken since Aug. 20th reached 7639, including 185 officers, and 600 wounded. The material taken includes 24 cannon and 200 machâ€" inc guns in addition to nine cannon destroyed. + x 62 Paris, Aug. 23.â€" An official War Office announcement states that the German artillery is very active north of Aisne. _ Several. enemy attacks were repulsed. & FRENGH HAVE CAPTURED 7.633 GERMAN PRISONERS AND 240 SUNS sINGE AUG: 20; REPULSE ATTKS IH*HWMMI THE MOLSONS BANK Leare Burrazo + 9:0 P. M.;.__ Easrkm® }1 Arrive Cuavenam . 7:3 A. M. ( Braxpamo Toce | / Connections at Oleveland for Cedar Point, Putâ€"inâ€"Bay Deantifully colored sectional pussie chart of The HW mi ::mm I q on receipt of Ave cents. " Also Aer for our 24â€"page pletorial and descriptive booklet . Fu_nl: BUFF ALOâ€" Daily, May 1st to Nov. 15th â€"CLEVELAND _~__3 â€" MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS â€" 3 The Great Ship "SEEANDBEE"â€""CITY OF KRIE"â€""CITY OF BUFFALO® anections at Oleveland for Cedar Point, Putâ€"inâ€"Bay, Toledo. Detroit and all 1 Wosk and Southwont.." Railscad tloucks reading beiweon Raffals and Oletalond * iforere Â¥in 0. @ B im :-;::.:z:w:.mrg:.:.:.:m* * B e. & with 2 days return limit, for ears not exescding 127 in. whigelbase. Sm some day by an imitation of M. ) .__ Easruam _( Leave OueysLaxd + $:40 P. M T ( Rearainnrns firnies Berrate . < TW i. M D ET WE ® x Mr. McBride argued that his client was not guilty but M.A. Secord pointed out that the accused. caime under clause 54, of the O.T.A., as he had been preâ€" viously envicted on May 14, under the temperance ‘act. Both of the magisâ€" trates were agreed on a conviction. quor for sale, and stated that he had made an effort to lecate Porteous, but was unsuccessful. . ‘ â€" A :‘5,‘