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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1919-02-06, Page 8LIFE IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS Ladies' Winter Coats at Clearaway Prices This week we/ have reduced the balance of our Ladies' Winter Coats and marked each once at less than invoice prices. These are ,made in the very latest of this season's styles, with large collars and wide belts and of excellent quality of Plush, Velour and Whitney Coatings. 1 Salts. Esquimette Plush, fine gloss finish and prettystyle, y reg. price 40.00!. Clearaway Price $.29.75. . 1 Salts- Maxim Plush, „neatly made and nice style, - re ular price 34.50, Clearaway Price $24,25. • --4 Taupe Velour Coat, reg..37,50, ClearaWva Price $27.25. Burgundy Velour Coat,- reg.'37.50, Clearaway Price- 27.25 1NavyWhitney Coat, reg. 33.50, Clearawa. __ Price $2.3..50. Coat,1e: C �e�ara°�a� Price . Hey g �! 2'.5�0 Navy Whitney Coat, reg. 35.00, ClearawayPrice 24.25. .1' Navy Velour Coat, reg.. 24.00, Clearaway Price $15.75. 1. Check Tweed Coat, reg. 25.00, Clearaway Price $17.25. One more word—Anyone desiringa Fine Winter Coat in the newest and best -,-;tyles - should secure one of these at these . low clearing prh es. . • Lurdoch & Cameron Co. Bei' ie —Monday, Feb. 3 Mr. William Peter has been under the doctor's care'for the past few days. We hope to see him better goon. Pte. Fred Blackwell arrived home from. England on Monday last Fred looks fine after his experiences in Scot - and and England Miss Vera Hildred arid Mr, Herman ,Hildred left on Tuesday for the We st where they hale obtained positions. On Saturday, Jan. 26th, one of the oldest residents of this vicinity passed away in Kincardine at the home of Mrs. Jas. Graham in the person of Jno. Graham. The deceased was in his 83rd year and was well known around here. The funeral was held to Kincardine cemetery on Mouday afternoon. ,-,The service was conducted by Revs. Williams lJren and Ovetend. Mr. Frank Fair spent a couple of weeks at Bethel with Mr. Frank Fuston who has been sick with influenza. Miss Reta Sturgeon returned to Con. 10, Huron, last week to resume her teaching after her school having been closed'down for a few weeks. We extend congratulations to Mr. Wm. Henderson, of Iiedctiff, who a few days ago celebrated his eightieth birth- day, Mr. Henderson is well known by all. around Bervie as he resided for a number of years before moving to Red - chile, Alta. He was for a number of years in a general store here and man- ager of the Post Office and in both cap- acity he won respect by his courteous, and friendly treatment of all who• enter- ed his home or place of business. We will hope to learn of his continued pros- perity and may he be spared to celebrate many more happy anniversaries Oq Thurs lay last at the regular meet- ing of the I 0.0 F., Bervie, an initiation esrvice was held.and a nucnber of new members were shown the mysteries of • the lodge. There was a good crowd of oddfellows to make the meeting a suc- cess. Following were admitted to the lodge: Cliff Hewitt, Leslie Sturgeon, Clarence Blackwell, John Mrl)onald Sam Nesbitt, Duncan Guest, Lawere•.ce Sterling, Jack Cameron. Richard Portice Wilmer Geddes, Earl Daniels. Mr. Sam McComb is spending a few vt eeks in Detroit and Toronto. P•�IF•sENTAT10Ni ---On Wedpesday , last a social evening was spent in Knox 'Church when the friends of Mise Vera Mildred met to show their good wishes to her before she leaves for the West. An interesting program was given of solos, readings and short apeechea, The meeting was presided over by -Mr". Conk who filled the. position of chairlady in her usual able manner. One feature of the program was the present,iction of an address and purse to Miss Mildred who for over two years has been organist of the church. The -tddrees' " was read by 'Milton Aleeander and the _presentation made by Miss Nina Sheane. Miss Hil- dred,. although taken completely by sur-_ prise, replied and in a few well chosen words expressmd her regret is leaving Bervie and her associates, :nd her grat- itude to her many friends: The fr,ible- ing is the address: To Miss Vera Htldred. Dear Muse H -11 -Bred:= W -re t_, that-- you hat you are about to leave our community and sever your conn+�ction with our church and the chilli'' of which you have been organist for some two years. It seep too bad in this new and growing country that young people find it desir able to leave the pareotat''roof and the haunts of childhood -'ere the stamp of mature manhood and womanhood ap- pears on the brow. But since this seems to be in accordance with present day and as you wish to go' forth to fulfil your individual ambitions we send you forth with the best wishes we can ex- prsse although we do so reluctantly. You have been one with us in the work of the congregation for quite a few years and .you have shared in the work and success of the choir which has been and always is of so mu- help in the service of praise in the church. We shall miss you but our best wishes go with you and we shall be pleased, to hear from time to time of your success and abound- ing happiness in your new sphere. Kindly accept this gift as a token of our good feeling to you, and bs assured that wile it is not a measure of such feeling it is > tangible expression of the same. Signed on behalf of friends, REV. GEO. GILMORE, J. W. GRAY, MILTON ALEXANDER., Our U. F.O. is still the chief topic of the day and wherever you go you hear a bunch of farmers discussing the last meeting held. 1 ��_� . ...... ,.. _ _3rtonday,-Feb. 3 Mr. Robert Hodgkinson had the mid, fortune to fall on the ice and is some- what under the weather as a result. Mr. and Mrs. J. -.cob Eckinswiller vis- ited the former's brother in Clifford on Thursday last. Mrs. El Percy, who. has been under the care of Nurse Morrison, is improv- ing. Kinlough Pte. Jos. Hassel spent the week -end at his home here. 11r. and, Mrs. Walter Nicholson: -are able to be about again after a severe cold. Mr, andaMrs. John Hodg-ns and Miss Harper spent 'Friday evening at the home of Jas. Murray Miss Lizzie Graham and Arthur viss- ited;;at Rob McLean's on Sunday, • Bruce Ryan is visiting at his home here while recovering from the Mr. and Nits Jos. Hassall visited at John Hodgin's on Sunday. . Mr.'and Mrs. Iieg McBride have had their household effects moved into Chris Hetherington's house where they intend to reside for the remainder of the winter. Bruce County News SCHOOL REPORTS S. S. No. 8 KINLOss ' Report for January.' •Total 830 Sr IV -M Moffat 759; 0 Tiffin ,:71$, B Harkness 555, G Scott' 5.41, H Scott .475. Notal 350 Jr: IV—M Die vert 273, F Demect, 260. Total 879 Jr III -W 'Scott 622, A DeMalchin 534, T -Morrison 319*. Total e972 Sr. Ii-F„'Dienrart 698, J Scott 575 - Total .972 -Ir. •. If —E Thomson •537*, E Morrison 495* Total - 51,7 Sr I—F Thompson 369*, M Diemen 3:34*. • Total -417 Jr. I—J Ccwly 245*, J Etet- cher 14'), Total 124 Sr. prim n rners—F Moffat 107, J Thompson, 106, J Orr 25*. Jr. Prirner3—R MacGregor, J Mor- rison, J Orr. V. M. TIFFIN, Teacher. firing party when the guilty parties are brought to justice. lie was after- wards put at ship building and receiv ed better treatment there. In tie *evolution among the iermsn sailo' * in Kiel ship yard there were about ,694 -killed, he : it?r iris -tatter. tter. __. s___ ONE HUNDRED STITCIIFS. -- The Paisley Advocate bad the fol owing: M r. Colin McGillivray, of 121 b Coli , Bruce, had a tussle with a gasoline engine on Wednesday last, in Which he came oft decidedly second best. ile was assisting in- wood cutting Opera- tions at the • Non of his s.m in law, Mr. Don. McDougall. The driving bolt was wobbling off the pulley, and Mr. McGillivray essayed to remedy the trouble by shifting the eosins into line. •Wlnle using a crowbar for the purpose he fell, probab'y on account of the slippery footing. Hiss head came in contact with some •moving part of the engine, and was struck at every revolution until tho other men at the saw could reach hits end re move him fr�nn the position in which he had fallen. 'Every time he had been gtritrsk his heart was cut. hitt only K.:xlp wounds inflicted. 1'Iie ruts were so numerous that it took the doctor four hours to siresr'thelai up and put ' in the one hundred stitches required. ;r a1 cGillivray's pate-hasbeen ,very much bandaged since, and is reported as resembling a Criss -creams pie cover, but .he, is able to b e up and arobnil the hoose again: HAD HARD Ttwe..--Mrs. C. J. Milne, • of the 7th con. of Elderslie, received a letter recently from her repatriated brother, Pte. P. M. Fvfe, who went overseas with the 14th Australian infantry.' Battalion, and was taken prisoner at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. He was released on the 6th( of Nov. ember 1191S, and is now in England and hopes to be home soon. Waren taken pi isoner he was forcer] tr wbrk behind the Getman lines under the British shell fire. His diet -consisted . of me slice of brear.i a day,a,nd lie, had no blanket oyer him at night, nor ivkl*— lir wash in. ifi:s:,;ilt`et was sta1,'e from- which pigs hkd just ber'n A;uid%eI, ar,ef priioners ' were• not al- lowed 'evert Straw 't9 sleep on. A jab from a bayonet by :their captors was what they got for the slightest off lee. This inhumair treatment r'ankleg in his breast, and his cup of happiness would be full were he chosen as ope of the • May. Boy Bruce f=arms Legislation will be passed at the nett session of the Ontario Legislature and of the Dominion Gov't to provide for ,I loaning money on Bruce farms for sol di�rs up to ts0 p c: nn purchases up tri $s,o00, repayable in 20 years at 5 p.c This is in iuldition to the settlement scheme in Shackleton Tp. for the soldiers who have no rinoney. 1 he Bruce Scheri,e, to put it briefly, is this: Supposing a returned soldier wishes to buy an itn- grobed fares it. Brnee at e:,,Ou o, be., has to , pay down 8590 and thr Gov't will g ton him ttih fialance at+'' t.las:cr. for irT, years, payable iii in-txlments avnountina m $ ;I► lr. yeas f tr!yrs- This t . far better tban• renting a fern' and at the end of �2o year's. not being a free- holder as the sr)Idier, who wishes to makegood can be. A ,rov' i rsi ,n ig alar. made for buying stock and equir)ment no to $1500 to etrtgourage soldiers to .go back to the laud. I . Lr (Continued frum Page One) (serol ►ns we received one thin blanket, nue rough towel and one dirty straw sack per man, besides a nondescript bowl to be used to wash in or fetch our niAls .as one wished. As the demand for these articles exceeded the supply a large number_of luau -weut without. The result was that. -lots of Hien who were not tortuuate enough to have blankets had a- verb' unpleasant time. The soil around Berlin is very Randy. The winter of 1914.1915 being very wet the mud iu Ruhleben was iu most places over the top of ones bonts. Consider- ing the unpreparedness. of the 'majority of the men for. s;ut:h a life, and consider- ing that a large number of the men when arrested were allowed to take only what they hid on their backs one can iwRgine the result. This state of affairs lasted about, five months -when the But;sh Red •,,roes get busy and Rent heavy clogs, boots .with ' woodett'aoiee over say inch thick (which were absel- t4tely e God -send), large .quantities of heavy underwear, sweaters, gloves, in fact every thing necessary. Conditions were a bit better in -re Bost in a short time. The food as supplied by the Gertnaes was not sutfisient to keep a dog alive, let alone a man, and it we had had to depend on that alone for the four years we, were ther,, .. -there -would not h c,va been -many-SA tis :left to talk,abeat it. Fortunately 'fair .mi we received ,parcels from the British Red Cross to which I, for one, owe the fact that I am alive today. Also the feet that , we retrained in the seine camp for such a long time without a change of address enabled the' British Red' Cross to send our parcels with the least amount of delay, but even then our parcels always took at least five weeks. -Some of the British military prieooers were shifted from camp to cainp and the result was that tuey 'were starving most of the time because their ptrcels were never forwarded to theta. Some prisonefs have been known to die of starvation when there were at a camp 50 utiles away enough parcels addressed to theta to keep then, for at least,six montks, and the G mnans just let the 'die. The meals at lt'ttilehen were better than the m6als I bad ,at Bautzen, but not much better. We had to line up in front of. the barracks at 7 30 in the morning and marched teethe kitchen for our hrakfast which consisted of cc:ffee (I) This, of course, we brought to the bar racks and drank there: When you con aider that it was about one third c.f mile to,the kitchen and back - you ca -imegiue how hot the coffee was when w got there. And mud up to,your aekle added to.the pleasures of the trip We hadn't much in the, way of sport until the end of March, 1915, when n payment of $500 00 -we were "allowed' to use the space inside the oval track. We at once formed football teams, that issoccer teams, and each barrack bad a team of its own. A league was formed and we had some fine games. We also played cricket, and base ball in the summer. A young Canadian and niy• self were,.the ones will) introduced base- ball to the E'iglieh and after two years of it they didn't play it badly although they always p efered cricket. Of coarse the sport there was played by a couip'tr- atively small number of the Hien but the interest was so great most of the time that, the spectators,. being out in the open air -all the time, kept in butter condition than they would have, had we not had the field. Another thing;.tbat kept the amen out - Side was -the fact that the Germans never gave us enough heat in the bar- racks. They didn't give ug enough even on the coldest days in waste:. 1 always had to use my overcoat at night on my bunk in order to be warm enough to go to sleep and many a day I have stayed indoors and hoz! when it was snowing, as to gc out would have made niy coat wet and then it couldn't hive been used at night on the hank. It was the rule rather than the exception to go to bed in the dry time in order to keep the cold out. It west the only place where one:could be" the least hit comfortable. • In the whole course of my experiences as a -prisoner the Germans never once gave us anything for nothing. We bad to pay- for any little thing we m tde to make nur stay there a bit less uopleas- ant. We built a hot-water house where we could get hot water during the day. Through the kinds►, as of the T M ,C A. .a hall was built where we could react, piay cards, hold sereices, etc , and the funny part of it. was that the military authorities always showed these build'. ings • to visitors as if they themselves had built thein and they always had a fine meal that day as it would never do -to let visitors, especially neutral ones to see how badly we were fed. When Prince Max von Baden suited our camp be was amazed to see the rotten conditions der which wee hired Other visitors o were there, who had Lb! catmp own t, them in a f-.ls-s light were eneral Vol Kessel, O6nc►ral Von B sehn, r. Solf, (band !hike of Alerk'enherg- ralitz (who later co.i�rnittej au ci-1s•), neral Von Lin.ingen and many otherle way never allowed, to talk with . the iters except in an offi :ers i,ressnce 1 then in Gsrmh. Of course thin not apply to the Prince1 of Baden nee he+ knowle bre on tins subj-''ct. . We hal many unpleasant scenes with r military and on ont• occasion 1 was C ,acting to Pei' t h ' m schine gun app-a,r g any minute That has when the d rrnln 'fl tg which was flying in. the, tie r►rcr,rri f ,iinr was est ilown Fly t lebndy, or elan. wa.s_ttlo-�.__dra.v.:a....... fs `t know %iiia. re any case it was tried on tis and it was a long time ..s ore the, danger wary over. I .have *siren 1 heard fiat hared of 1.0 many cruel r0 gy done by this- Germans that it a uld be herd'fr�r a person who had not M d through, them to believe them, and 'ri akes me realize ;urt what kind of a 1 -1 a n e s n tan wh sir t) 1-) Sr �e Ic VIP 111 acid he the ex; i.t cen Y'►n baa bef 4nd th ir WO live itm taco the Germans really are. t wouldn't trust one as far its as 1 a,uld ate him, nor believe him if he swore or: a stack -of bibles a mile high. They don't de- serve to be classed as human beings. - Bee .i E. St. Helens ' j Phone No. 10 is at Your Service -:Tuesday, Feb 4 Miss Jean 1Vebb r.�t urued t ► L ,neon , up Saturday. - Mr. John Aitchisou, of weir C'olousey, Sask , is yi i lug At his house here. Miss Ethel Auderson spent the week- end visiting friends in Waikerton. Miss E Mel, Anderson, who has been for some time at Ottawas, is spend- ing het vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Anderson. She will shcrtly gu tq Sackville, N. B , where she will olioni a Coiuuit,irity Nursing Centre Mr. Eltott Miller was over to Walker- ton for the week" "end.` Services next Lord's Day. at St. Hel- ens and East Ashfield chercbes will be Conducted by .Rev. J: .,/1. Itedduu, of Everett. Coons and Turkeys. '" They aro hunting coons in Mas„a- 1,u,ctts unci eating them. 'They. are :,�1 t+► be a fine substitute for turkey -n.orr than ansubstitute, better. That s ':11 right- 4.hey can .eat thein. Our • 'i t; I40 F•"thers .tan eat �n11. 1i3O t•,x,.n;- .•1 •y want. We Neill take °n 'se ori`d help ng to turkey,' declares a writer in the 1i►lunihus• State Journal. We try to niagine the etttiuwof coon. We can't to If any, more than we can think of •nti ig cut. But hunting coons is dif- 'erent. Here is the process: Take •,n automobile. Put in guns. dogs, and t companion or two, and then, when :ir into the country and near a for- st, unloose -the dogs . and - send thein Tito the Woods. Soon 'they start to :irking vigorously and there is a. ooh.• -1;\s papers tell of one party of air starting ont after dark, returning t aitdnight with nine coons. c That •ouldn't be done in Ohio, which is mot primitive state, like Massachusetts. )ur coon crop is gone.- We are sorry. 'he cooti is a fine animal for coon, out not for meat. John Alden and his Derry men are welcome to it. Ripley —Monday, Feb. Mrs. D Cox, of Palmerston, visited Mrs W. J. Crawford on Thin slay of last week. Miss Marie Murray returned to Stokes Bay on Saturday after a month's vacat- ion at her home' here. I►ev. D. A. McLean was in Lucknow on Friday where he conducted prepara- tory communion services in the Presby - terian Church. - . • . . Mr. John Munn made a bn•tiness trip to Toronto this week. Mrs. M H. f)ierlamn' and 11 rs. It .T. Grahaiii' are in Toronto this week as delegates to the Provincial convention of Women's Instituaes. The Ripley hockey team„ j rirneyed to •Southaniption on Thursday and defeated the boys of that town by it score. of 8 to 3. Ripley boys can't ba beaten •Miss Etta McLean and . Miss Rasie McKay left for Toronto on .Tuesday where they have secured positions: The Sacrement r -f the Lord's Supper was dispensed in Knox Church on $tin day morning. Prepatory services were held on Saturday afternoon at 2 30 11,!v. Mr. Overend, of Kincardine otli :iating On Sunday at 11 a to an 1 7 p.m lirge congregations aaisembled to heir -11 Mr. (3ilntnre who preached two impres- sive and practical semen,. In the even ing be took for his text It lin ins 12:1 tnsking a strops appral to all to consider the great sacrifice our brave b ,ys h'i.d made for us and to so live that such sacrifice would not be in vain. One of the interesting rlriestions dis ' cussed at the county conncii the p tat week w.ts Chet of placing the 44.11 con west of Ripley ,- rhack on the 0 ,d Ravi system There Gir1P,'ln R ittle ant I)sp ,nty-reeve filbert Irwin labored for the best interests of the people along that line Riad' were ssuccesIfnl in intlee,ncing the rest of the council to hring about the change It must be borne in mind that this road is toabe improved 1 , }►!ne- fit tbe fernier in marketing Nis produce end not solely for the aut'►n,-ibile ple.s- ure seek ars and summer resorter, a. some at first were led to bell Mr.s .1. -W. i'.atterson, who was oper- ated on in Winghaur•fioapital -last week, is wak;og Lapid- progress tow►srdi regio - ery. Corp ,: Den -McDonald arrived- howls on Monday night -from London where he was being discharged. Sunday leiet'way an legal day f ►r Candlemas. 'Both the Orou'idh ,g and the. bear can g back' for a long to rrz if they are afraid of their Ad ,w. 11 'vs - ever we enjoy the pl s is tnt we tther, and if a storm Crnbe., along w s nolo. o. not grumble as the prt)sp scti for fusl are. much better then lstst ye ir. The fuaerel of the late .I ►h n U1..1, ?an, • who died in Ualuth on .1 to 2';ck, was held on Friday last frim tbe residence ,f hit brother -in -la*, Mr J•,hi 11'11,""M .h on. I A great concourse of penplr tthered to pty their last .trs4p•ct. I , ow. who, while .he live i in this r, ►mm,ini�.y msufe so many f riend i. The t .rviees 4 t he home and at Iiia grevs.wer.e inns siet. d by I1 ? y (; •tri (;.t l.rn-Aee, p t'tt of (,t'' ;burclt where the deceased 1,44,1 i r,•,n tent, attendant before rern',ving' to )uiirth, asssseted by lies.;,!), A M-:f.•.en't. f Ilur►n Church'., Thrice from a diyt- 1 ce wer'r: this widow of the I1 -•re tlr.rt, r. Norman %j L',an, Mr. Angus Mor - son of Duluth% Mr. Angus "McLean ad .daughter, Henrietta of N,uthamp- We Sell for Cash -- We Sell Cheaper Than The Credit Stores Stock -Taking Sale of aint AT BARGAIN PRICES We have a line of Paint, first-class quality, good assortment of colors. . Regular price,"1 uarts, $1, Pints 60c. Sale price, Quarts, 50c, Pints 30c. Get your share to brighten u_ up with) a„ in the spring. The Luckiiowllarttwa THE STORE THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS 4 �.I(n'•.y.f{�'..YW .�,. dW,.F'N r; Y. .W,I�lep- Two Girls Went to the -City to Ger Employment. The first reported, ” I was placed in an exce;leiit position the next day after my .arrival in the City." The second brought back fill evil report and said "There are no positions there. If. you want a posi- tion you have to buy it." Tire •first was a gr .eluate of tee - . WINGHAM, ONT. The other was not. WE TRAIN OUR 1'urii.s SO WE Kxow w'Ii CAN l'I,ACr, THEM IN Go'D POSITIONS WHIiN T. i•;v. GII&r►UATR. 0. •. McLachlin, Presidient._ A. •Haviland, Principal. � r• Ameii VAD4 el' 'rare For - all--imrdeners_5 com- bined textbook arul'-a$aiogue. It tells you . everytlsing -- Study it adore you commence your season's work. FREE For all poultry keepers and stork raisers, a book that tells you what to do, what to u,c, and where to get it. e 'Write for it, Hang it in a handy place — Of infinite value as a ready reference. Dominion Seeds,Limited LONDON, CANADA 1 't •'�i'i';1�i�IIII�' lifS r Ill'11,1ii1.1,1-111•11e11,111 uMiali ''',1,I1it1;11111111",1 Soda Crackers any time, any clime, .in doors or out ---when hunger nips' ---the answer is, `Teller's Soda Crackers., The- most nutritious food made from flour. Packed in air tight packages. Sold by all grocers, Telfers "The Buy Word for l;i.ccufils'' 4 • (}'•mrlur:t.rr ll,ilft►f.nn.y, Robe Kerr tne`fhr,rn:ar4 iuickingharii, of Kincardine, innt',red to Ripley on 11i:nrfay=-Ar►ruc- thi, g unirf'irs for thin season r,f, the year We regret to -report the illness 'et* Mrs A. M 'freieaven, but hope for her re- covery Wort. Id'reporting the reception to returned sc•I --itr---11rst=wk's, itss•»t; v►,r-....n„'i'IF""' tentionally •r nirnitttd the name cff l'te• Archie (';solemn, a hich we regret '. ry tench. Our young nein is worthy r,f lienerebk' mention, he being the Bret rine c►f the 160 th 113ruce Batts. from this Nectiots to return home. Did someone say he saw a sprint robii,i And all it Mini a n a it 1' 1. 4 • fi tar ail 11a t a th vi dt int Pr pe r►ti 801 go tits , no no rat t!i oCI yob ott rul tea :jos 1 yot ori salt r } Fal Oat Bar Pea Bt Sol Cho Cho 'ho Deo Goo Hog Fail GoO Oatl Tim Egg Batt putt