Evening Telegram (St. John's, N.L.), 1917-05-18

              the evening telegram volume xxxix price one cent st john's newfoundland/friday may 18 1917 3.00 per year number 114 twelve pages to-day fi'eatiieit forecast toronto noon.—fresh n winds cloudy and cool with lo cal showers saturday n w winds and for the most par lair | drink welch's grape juice t r f7f for sale ! ! sftrfat driving horse sound and gentle 1 ki'rbek tired i-wheel boti { art 1 silver mootkp harness i saddle & kridle also j slk1uii apply to p c o'driscoll h.eod.tf exchange bmg for sate7 1 rmvheel rubber tyred dos art light running 100 j original price ir>0 1 surrey seat 4 with removable seats ls ; original price 27 1 wagonette rubbered tyred beat 4 or 6 fsti original price 400 1 sile sleigh 8 i all in first-class running order apply ii mari'hlkson inayh.ni.f.tf for sauet one superior j steam engifte one dynamo will furnish current for 60 lights both in perfect con j dition apply to l a p/ppy ; mayl7,3i waldegrave street | for sale ! several lots of land on the fresh | water and oxenhain pond roads j measuring 50 feet frontage rearage \ 100 to 200 feet payment on easy monthly terms this land is situated | j in the beautiful freshwater valley i where the climate is three weeks i in advance of the eastern suburbs of j ; the city the lots would make ideal i sitrs for summer cottages or perma | i neht suburban residences being about : { 1 miles from centre of the city for terms and other particulars apply to p j simmers solicitor i.)ayll.eod,2m renouf linildiiil , . open for charter schr crofton mcleod ,, so tons from labrador to st john's re turning about first week of june this vessel will load cargo at any port north of st john's for parti culars apply to steer brothers wfice jnayl7.3i for sale one well bred mare and foal also one set harness in good condition apply at this office grove hill bulletin i ready 21st inst 1 cabbage plants early jersey Â¥ wakefield first & best char ft leston wakefield henderson's | succession red drumhead i savoy 80c a imndred l caulhlomer plants early wai i chesen snowball autumn i mammoth 1 a hundred k brussels sprouts hoe 100 i tonus strictly cash 1 phone 247 | j mcneil i watcrford bridge road 1 ask for minard's liftime.ht am i home leaning jl proposition y blinds made and put in posi i f tion j caknets cleaned by vacuum i j process on your floors or at ■• w our workroom 1 liholecx cut fitted and laid \ jy nctvbe fbajohci done and " * moulding furnished estimates made and measure | y ments taken of any work needed " h in the above branches you can save yourself a great a y deal ot worry by placing your f j m orders at our hardware dept [ i and having your work done by fc i competent workmen who will a curry out your order in every : w detail y ♦ ♦ ayre & sons ltd . ! j may4,lm * siipblihmrs we are well slocked in tim j ber and plank pitch pine elm b c fir juniper birch maple suitable for keels and posts rails and plank we also carry a stock of treenails dowels and knees horwoob limber co mayll.10i.eod ltd 3 for sale by | h.j.s!at)b&€oj 3 bundles , i ] corkwood j % thick medium and | i thin i the newfoundland year book this book needs no introduction in newfoundland it is indispensable to the business man as w r ell as the pri vate library you cannot afford to bt without one only 40c 2c extra fo postage , gariand's bookstores ?;;-» water street | a beautiful drink | | red wing | 1 grape juice | i a clear glorious red the m ii colour and flavour is all its a m own i m i 1 9 ask for it at the fountains â–  m serve it at home m | _________â–  i i baird & co | i agents i the newfoundland year book just off the press full of valuable and.authentic information relating to newfoundland public offices institu tions banks etc of the colony only 42c post paid garland's bookstores 177-9 vvuler street i public notice i — \ st john's â–º general hospital | \ the artificial limb depart ment in connection with the j hospital will be opened on or \ about may 20th instead of ; april 20th as previously adver j j tised for a period of twomonths | it will be under the manage j j ment of an expert limb fitter | direct from the j f rowley company artificial limb manu j facturers chicago illinois all those requiring new limbs can be measured and accurately fit ted old limbs requiring read justment and repairs will be at tended to and expert advice may be obtained on all matters pertaining to the artificial limb j and its use i for further particulars as to ; cost etc apply to the superin j tendent by order james harris secretary.j dept of public works st john's nfld apr2o,3ojnaylo,lb tk public notice export of pit props owing to the large quantities of pit props cut in the colony which owing to the shortage of j shipping it is found impossible j i to ship to great britain or i | france the governor in coun j | cil has been pleased to order 1 that under these special circum ! | stances permission be given for i f the export of pit props to the i r dominion of canada and the | united states of america or for t the sale of pit props to local j manufacturers if such can he j | used here p provided however that this | permission is to extend only to j i pit props cut before the date of | * this notice and that the export shall be subject to the pro vis j â–  ions of the 4 export of timber ! acts 1 1 sydney i blandford 1 minister of agriculture & mines j i dept of agriculture & mines r st john's newfoundland « may 7th 1917 mb,4i,tu,f i j j st johjljl i in stock and to is i arrive j j 800 brls flour—all choice i brands . i 150 bags yellow corn i 100 bags corn meal i 200 bags bran i 150 bags black oats i 50 brls granulated sugar | 30 brls ham butt pork â–  25 brls libby's s p beef â–  10 brls pork loins i 50 cases sunlight soap h 12 oz bars i 25 cases c c beef—6 lb i tms  y 25 cases c c pork—6 lb § tins i 250 gross seadog matches f j x st john i duckworth st & lemarch 1 .; ant road i hmm&~k_____b_b_p minard's liniment cukes dan tjtuff the people's paper is a live daily tn a busy centre-study its newsy advertising 1 *? we beg to announce to the trade that we have now added to our regular line of 1 ___ 1 1 fl el i b__l m fm ci jh sg l_ju s that popular shade known as battleship grey and are prepared to supply same in usual sizes at shortest notice the standard g co ltd sc the creseen picture palace k every aiterxooy 2.is—every wight 7.15 presenting flora finch kate price william s.hea and hughie mack the big four comedy stars in a pair of queens a vitagraph - reel special com rly feature henry walthall and lillian uuh in the labi and the house*—a piograph drama helen hoimcs in train order no 15**—an episode of the hazards of helen railroad series timr in the cow ami 5 " a selig western drama with tom mix droeessor mccaktht p!a»iiis tiie newest and rest music drums and efleets on mondayâ���”"east i.ynn a uiofrmpli pidnrization oi flic celebrated play rossley's british theatre big programme to-night children's counfry store saturday niyht lots of elegant things for the youngsters useful for the home and the family extra pictures also and a dandy big show on monday airs rossley will present her wonderful indian musical comedy unique novel and spectacular extravaganza a real performance with real performers auction sales at private residences if you anticipate selling your household furniture by auction we are in a position to realize the best possible results prompt returns fred j roil & co auctioneers real estate and investment brokers smallwood building duckworth street new goods fresh arrivals california oranges—boxes onions—crates apples—boxes cranberries—barrels cream cheese fresh eggs turnips and potatoes edwin murray now in stock 20 crates choice bananas 70 boxes calif oranges 50 crates texas onions „ e green 20 brls cranberries cabbage burt & lawrence 14 new gower street iβ st john's lodge $£ s k«b 579 a f & a m an emergency meeting of the above lodge will be held in the masonic temple this friday evening at 8 o'clock for the pur pose of conferring degrees by order of the w/m w h cave mayl8,li secretary for sale ! 100 rolls for player piano will suit any of the above mentioned instruments this lot contains all the i popular airs & selections be sold at a bargain apply i am cream cheese ! just arrived i 25 boxes small cheese * 10 crates cabbage prices right m a bastow wanted immediately a good reliable women to cook for 7 or 8 men for about six months good wages to a suitable person apply at of fice gorton pew fisher ies company 102 water st east corner holloway street between 5 and 6 on friday or saturday afternoon ml8,2i does ymr stenographer it enables her to increase her spe d so to 50 per cent daily and trees her from eye-strain nervousness and headaches and the cost is compara tively trivial the line-a-time is made in a var iety of sizes to support any copy from stenographer's note book to any size statistical report sheet for bill j ing and copying from mailing lists j etc stands on its base behind and bep j arate from the typewriter with an j operating lever beside the keyboard may be used on any desk with any ! typewriter with a bookkeeping and i lining machine and with a check writer a slight pressure on the operating j lever with the right-hand little finger brings up the line next to be copied j into view from behind the stationary i line-finder so that the line of copy being transcribed is on a level with i the typist's eyes thus the typist is free from eye-strain nervousness and j headaches that go with following â–  copy without a line-finder or with i one that moves it practically eliminates the making j of errors in transcribing and copying because it removes the condition that j is the cause of errors teed by many of thfe largest firms in town we will gladly send you one j for a day a week or a montlr free : trial no obligation to buy dicks & co ltd office appliance and loose leaf specialists just in the latest quarterly division of spare moments | incorporating the london journal contents — fine serials j short complete stories chatty j moments moments with the j past poems for recitation prize stories prize jokes peo-1 pie of the moment interesiing articles etc etc forty complete stories five price 35 cents pastpaid 39c garrett byrne j bookseller & stationer ; mtoard'f lluleot caret ihphtkerb i w-_ve pages to-day for latest war news see 10th page for sale that freehold property iu the freshwater valley consisting of house garage out house and garden apply to r mor ius p o box 2<j3 at john'a mar27,tf i schooners suitable fur ocean trans portation and coastwise also tug i boats barges and steamers address david w simpson ship broker 282 state 3t boston mayl4,6m j for sale—heavy mare j about 1300 lbs weight line eteady i mare for heavy work about 13 joki apply to j r johnston 128 barnes road or office 30 pres cott st - _ nmyll.tt nfld industrial workers ; issoclattan a meeting of the aboi â–  : association will be held in the i oi •■ â–  j shoremen's hall on friday next vaj istfc at s p.m niiii|»t all members i are requested to be present the \ sociation eolicits the support of ill i clasps of workers ' ma.v1(;.::i dressmaking in all the i latest styles ladies , full gored cos tumes and dresses from l.(kj ladies wrappers from fife children's cos tumes dresses and coats from g&e i pinafores underwear and all plain i sewing from 10c boys and girls i coats from 50c airs o'brien lc j st jly29.a.'tf to let—office in the mer ! ?'?•*'''' ' i,li ' l ' n -: apply to mrs j c j s r l ra.vg water pt mayl6,6i to lease—several build iiit lots in macklin i , lace off leslie stn t at 65 cents per foot with op tion to purchase freehold water and sewerage in street for further ticulars apply to llift & pinsbnt ! slli:c ltors - inny14.3i.eod j wanted—a horse about ij2w r 1366 lbs apply to mcguire's hakkry may 1 s.i j wanted — 2 schooners i about so and 100 tons each to freight general cargo to flower's < j straits of belle isle and to load about ' last week in may for further par j tif ulars apply to steer brothers ; ( ''' ** " '•■■ mayl6,3i {!<•<: appl3 to m chapun water **_ 'â–  diayl§,tf v antedha general se7 good wages apply to f.4 monks town road may l>.11 wanted — an experien ced general said apply to mrs j f lynch •;:: cochrane street u.ayls'.ir rant mnst furnish references apply '•' i ween 8 and 9.30 saturday or mon day evening mrs fred angel 1 ')- 1 amilton st may i8,2i wanted—a capable girl for general housework references jequired apply to mils a t wood 1 cower si kam may 17 for genera store work one for gro cry dept and two smart boys i st oii-v may . wanted—at the crosbie hotel an experieaeed cook wa 120.00 or a smart girl who in stands plain cooking wages 14:00 apply to mrs s k bell mayl6 wanted — an experien eed milliner must have good refer ences apply by letter giving experi ence and stating salary required to miss thomson bishop sons & (',,., [ - t '- mayl'i.t with experience preferred apply to harris's barber shop new (; " w ''' : . mayn;.:',i a a . 1st or 2nd grade for the prim ary department 01 st peter's m-h school twillingate duties to ci mi nee after bummer holidays salary from board 160 apply with testi monials to rev el hunt chairman of boaid mayl5,6i wanted—by iviay 26th7a oneral irl must know how to cook and have a reference family of two high wages apply 4 waterford ter race water ford bridge road mayl4,tf wanted—a first grade female toac!:<*r for methodist school exploits apply with references to chairman of board " mayu.t.i wanted — an experien cert younjr lady for dry h1n dcft must give good reference apply by letter stating age ' and where last employed to g knowung mayl4,tf wanted — an experien cert housemaid apply to mrs au gustus harvey omrac king's bridge road between 6 and i p.m may8,tf wanted — an experien pert vost maker constant employ ment john maunder may3.tr