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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-10-20, Page 7“The Battle of the Somme A Review of a btew British Fiirp, Which Should Interest Our Great “Veteran” PopulationZ London—-The long awaited picture of “The Ba’ttle of the Somme” has now been presented at the Marble Asch' Theatre, and should prove a popular draw. There is no attempt to weave romantic fiction round tlio grim facts or in any ’way to dilate upon so-called romance of war, Thero is no romance here- at all—just plain, unvarnished, though to a certain ex-. tent clegnedmp, pictures of everyday' life in the trenches; following the big gun,^creeping .along in the shelter of- the tanks, or flying with the air­ planes in an attack upon captive ob­ servation balloons. No fiction is introduced, certain well- known occurrences are reproduced, among them that act of supreme cour- agefor which Private Vcalo-, of the Eighth Devonshire Regiment, go'th the; Victoria Cross. This scene is enacted by the gallant soldier himself. Pri­ vate Veale saw an arm waving “ap­ pealingly out in No Man’s Lund. Fac- mg a shell and machine gun -fire, he went out to reconnoiter and found one of the officers of his regiment ly­ ing out there wounded and helploss. Private Veale administered first aid tiinl then crawled back to the trench for volunteers to come and help carry the wounded officer in, >Two men vol­ unteered, but .both were put out of action. Then Private Veale made an­ other journey to the trench, bringing back more volunteers and his own Lewis gun to help cover their return, Eventuallythe officer was rescued, and Private Veale returned safely after several hours of fearless and gallant work. Other incidents are also re­ corded of personal heroism, in each of 'which cases the Cross . had to be posthumously awarded. We arc shown the first advance of the tanks very vividly and share the amazing surprise which their appear-’ ancc upon the scenecajised to both friend, andfoe alike, from wh<om their secret had been so cleverly kept; One secs in a flash thC.revqlu.tion in.trench warfare that was ’produced by their arrival. One day the enemy’s trenches were practically impregnable, the next day they were almost obsolete. We see many reproductions of spe-' cific engagements * in which specific, regiments distinguish themselves; night surprise attacks a!nd marches by the light of the fitful flashes of the guns. Nor are the scenes entirely without ejiir ’ note of comedy. One ' remembers one scene especially where a village is occupied at night with great stealth and strategy by an Eng­ lish reconnoitering party; fingers on triggers , of revolvers, and pins of pins of bombs, everyone on the qul vlve of excitement and intensity on both, sides. ■ One shot from either side-arid pandemonium will reign. For- • tuhately that shot was never fired. Por, at the last moment; it is dis­ covered ^hat these two forces steal­ thily creeping on each other in the darkness are the allies. Among the last films are some pic­ tures of the most prosaic and yet Un­ conquerable enemy of the whole war —the Flanders mud. These pictures- should certainly destroy any linger­ ing illusions of the romance of war* and a fitting climax is the eloquent rnap. showing the ultimate gain in tlfese tremendous struggles-, self-sacri- Qces and incredible toil, work and ex- ' pense which the Somme battles cosjt. A few hundred square miles of shell- riven ,mud I And this perhaps illust­ rates the most lasting good that may b^ done by these portrayals fit his­ torically accurate pictures of the Great War. The one pervading impression that remains behind is one of waste. A waste of every things—money, courage, ability, invention and all the things that should be busily employed mak­ ing the world a happier plac.e to live ^Tn. ‘If tWe effect of these pictures is S to express Indelibly and unforgettably upon tho multitudes who sea them the utter waste and wickedness of war from any point ’ of vlelv whatsoever, then they will not have been released Jn vain. n hi in metal lined chests. —- < wrtff’F j05-» (Oss With Lasghterj) is dood tea 0 J05.R RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE is extra good. ................... i A Welland Lady Tells of the Value of Dr. WHIfoms’ .Pjlfe in Her Home. j "“I have’"m.any reasons for praising Dr. Williams’ pink Pills,” zsays Mrs, Georgo L. Swick, R.R. No. AVelland, (Ont. “My first experience with this i medicine was in my girlhood, , when, ! following an attack of scarlet fever, I,was let’ff in a b.uUyvun down condi­ tion, and the pills restored me to good health. 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Temme, who swam the Channel^ this summer; Joe Wright, the noted Cana­ dian sculler, and Dr. C.. H. Vernon, who won the King’s prize for shoot­ ing at Bisley.. The Temperance Collegiate Asso- ication has just jublished Its annual report and., ‘general prospectus for 1926-27." Throughout its campaign in the’ cause of- temperance the associa­ tion is fully alive to "the necessity of proving its case as to the falseness of the claims of alcohol. . It conducts a well organized system of education in all matters- relating to the temper­ ance question, training students .to speak and..write on the subject, ..For this purpose a three’ years’ course in chemistry, sdcial economics and other subjjects is provided, and <?ertiflcates granted to those successful-- in the searching examinations held in con- 6$ nect|on therewith. DOCTOR BECOMES Another prominent Englkhman has gono homo to England bearing the highest title of one of the picturesque tribes of Indians th'at dwell ,dn’:the plains of Western Canada. The title of Chief Bear Head was conferred On Dr. Edward Brown, of the Poultry World, London, England, recently, during te visit of the World’s Poul­ try Delegates. The ceremony took place on the Burns Ranch, near' Calgary, shortly after the delegates arrived. A num­ ber of Sarcee Indian Chiefs, gay in INDIAN CHIEF their traditional buckskin garb with. beautiful eagle-feathered headpieces, ‘ gathered to do honor to the second ! prominent Englishman within the p§.st few weeks, the other being Pre-, mier Baldwin of Great Britain. I Chief Running Antelope, a vener­ able old-timer of the tribe, placed the feathered headpiece on Dr. Brown and welcomed the paleface as a mem­ ber of the tribe, The photograph abovo was taken immediately after the ceremony and shows the new Chief Bare Head and Chief Running Antelope shaking hands. **w-r-* Childless-Servantless Homes in 1950 Forecast 'by Dean Inge Classified Advertisements MUSXCAX.~rN’STRU^Eira?S, thim that ''benzine them to kid. matter withMary—“What’s tho Frank” Betty—''Eye strain. He fell in love with a chorus girl and couldn’t afford anything better than a gallery seat.” Bo'honest. Did you ever success­ fully get away with anything? not quit trying? Why A” man, being congratulated the economy , practiced by his .replied: “She certainly is a wonder. She sold 60 cents worth of beans out of the garden yesterday, took $1.25 worth of milk bottles to the grocery, stopped in at a furniture store and bought a walnut bedroom suite for $175.00.’’ upon wife, woman likes almost as well to be asked how old she is as 'a man does to be asked how much .salary he gets.■ -*■ • ........, ‘ , ■ Only one modern girl in 20 knows how to sew properly; declares an ex­ pert. , But then what’s the use of knowing how to sew no-iy. -There 'doesn’t seem to be much need of it. I The brisk, pungent taste of Red Rose Tea is kept at its best in the bright, sanitary aluminum package,. You will never find now the fiat, stale taste which is so often com­ plained of in tea packed in inferior containers. $ It is the selection of rich, western wheats — the finest grown on thexprairies — that gives extra flavour to bread and buns, and extra- richness to cakes and pies, made from Stwd 30c tn stamps for our 7OO-recipe Purity Flour Cook Book. 2&i ^Wsstcfa Canada! 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The bunches are drop­ ped gently into;.the cradles on, top of a straw mat. By hand or by belt-conveyors the fruit is brought to cars equipped with floor racks, necessary for the free cir-1 culation of air, and they must be thoroughly cleaned in advance, as dirt has a bad effect . on- the cargo. Ba­ nanas must be kept aba temperature of about 60 degrees; and so that cars, having been made airtight, are iced in hot weather and supplied with straw in cold. Is What Thousands of Mothers Say of Baby’s Own Tablets A medicine foi* the baby on growing child—one that- the mother can feel assured is absolutely safe as well as efficient—is found in Baby’s Own Tab­ lets. The Tablets are praised by thousands of mothers throughout the country. These mothers have found by actual experience that there is no other medicine for little ones to equal them. Once a mother has used them for her children she will use nothing else. 'Concerning them Mrs. Charles Hutt, Tancock Island, N.S. writes: “I have ten children, the baby being just six months old. I have used Baby’s Own Tablets for them for the past 20 years, and can truthfully say that I know of no better medicine for little ones. I always keep a box of the Tablets in the house and would ad­ vise all other mothers to do so.” Baby’s Own Tablets are sold by all medicine dealers or will be mailed upon receipt of price, 25 cents per box, by The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co.', Brookville, Ont. ” ■ • London—Home In 1950 will be child* i less and servantle&s, predicts Very Rev, William R. Inge “Gioomy Dean,” of St. Paul’s. i “The whole face of the country,” he -writes in The Evening Standard, “will be spotted with bungalcid growths, within which childless cou­ ples will sleep, after racing about the roads- in their little motor cars. As in America, the typical house will be servantle-s-s. Meals will- be brought in from a delicatessen shop and heat- , ed- by a gas or electric cooker. The art of supplying standardized needs by ' pressing buttons will be carried to great perfection. “The population will, I think, begin to decrease slowly about 1950. The increase at present is entirely due to the preponderance of young lives in the population, which keeps the crude death rate (about 12 per 1,000) very much below the real death rate (about 18 per 1,000). A decline in numbers would relieve the terrible burden of unemployment, which-, in part at least, is clearly due to over-population and a little more elbow-room would be very desirable.” 17LTRABHONIC GRAMOPHONE,' 33 J selections 1165.00 foi’ <W. Guar­ anteed. Poisson, 340 Mount-Royal East* Montreal. P- Ji*ARMS FOR SALE. MANT BAR^ GAINS. Write for free Ust farms, Mr. Douglas, Herkimer, N.Y. SA LESltf EN-STEADY, PROFIT­ ABLE employment, weekly pay, selling our universally known, guaran­ teed quality, Trees and Plants, Newest? and best varieties, zTh,ere is goad money in it for you. Illustrated up-to-the? minute equipment. Real sales eo-opera- tiom Write. LUKE BROTHERS NURS­ ERIES, MONTREAL. BOYS & ©9 flfi p •UH) WOBX GIBXP 'Lxiven JUS® PVKT Simply sell go Sets of Our Famous Christmas Seals for 10c. a set. When sold send us ?3.00 and keep $2.f 0. Wo trust you till Xmas. St, Nicholas Seat Co.. Dept. C04WL, Brooklyn, N.Y.. U.S.A. ty- African Stone Age FWs Go To England Standerlcn— L. Leaky an 1 B. News­ ham, members of the East African Archaeological Expedition h?re re­ turned to England with 110 cases of specimens connected with the Stone Age in Kenya. The finds include parts of over 40 skeltcns, and represent a year’s work. Numberous deposits containing bones and implements were discovered, some probably dating back at least to the early Pleistocene era. Mr. Leaky believes the finds will be of the greatest importance for nn? tural science, possibly revealing the origin of European Stone Age culture,, more particularly that of Capsian,man, who left his traces over a large part of Northern Africa. South Africa Col. P. A. Silburn in the Fortnight­ ly Review: The-Native question and that of a South Africa Flag are inter­ dependent, and, that being so, the so­ lutions can only be found by the set­ ting up- of a joint commission, consist­ ing of British, South African and Na­ tive members to consider the future .form of government for the Native population of South Africa, including the three Protectorates, all pending legislation affecting the Natives, in­ cluding the South Africa Flag Mill, to be suspended until the commission has reported. Should the Native legislation and the South Africa Flag Bill, now before th$ Nnion Parlia­ ment, be enacted and the Royal as­ sent be granted, then a peaceful and satisfactory solution. of the Native problem appears to be impossible. For all pains—Minard's Liniment. --------_s—♦$,-------------- , Is the Earth Cracking?- Morning Post (Cons.): The phoons and tidal waves which the world has been experiencing are to be regarded as secondary effects of the seismic disturbances, and some 1 observers have been bold enough to i predict that before the end of the : year there, will occur' a very severe earthquake on the line of cracking al­ ready so, well marked, . It is a very interesting theory, which may well be sound; and yet; such is the force of habit, men will go about their lawful Occasions in contempt of the fact that the surface of the earth is cracking. 1 If a roadway subsides, or* a building- collapses, there is an immediate alarm and an anxious inquiry. But; the news that the-great globe itself is I giving way produces no more than a lifting of the-eyebrows.---------------------' ----------<♦--------- j Mr. Henpeck (after seeing a drama) i —“She has a very difficult part in i that play!” Mrs. Henpeck—“Diffi-1- cult? Why, she doesn’t say a word!” j Mr. Henpeck—“Well, isn’t that dif- When a woman can read her hus­ band like a book it is generally advis­ able to skip a few chapters,. i PATBWTSi List of "Wanted Inventions” and Full Information Sent Frea on Request. THE RAMSAY CO., Dept. W, 273 Hank St., Ottawa, Ont. The Battle of the Flags Manchester Guardian (Lib.): Doubt­ less to Germans the battle—still rag­ ing hotly—for supremacy between the official colors of the Republic—black, red, and gold—and the old black, white, and red of Imperial days is one of principle, but to the rest’of Europe it is becoming ^lightly ridiculous. There is no doubt which in law are the national colors, but the present Government, being composed of Re­ publicans, lukewarm RepubllcanSy-and Monarchists, cannot agree to enforce flcult for a woman?” the law, and the tame compromise that the black, red and gold flag must be flown along with any other flag man’s skirt to-day is not a coward displayed is all that it dare suggest.. ; he’s magician.—Lord Dewar. The man who hides behind a wo-' i i iI i i.For a CuticuraSoap Pure and Wholesome Keeps The Skin Clear i Soap, Ointment, Talcum add everywhere. I Near The maddening pain will suc­ cumb to applications of Min­ ard's. Canadian-Javan Trade Victoria, B.C.—Canada’s trade^with Java and contiguous territory 'wdH, ghow an important increase in the next few years/ according to Robert *S. O’Meara, Canadian Trade Commis­ sioner “at Batavia. After a lengthy tour of Canada t£> confer with busi­ ness men, Mr, O'MeSra Said this coun­ try would soon begin to fillip Increas­ ed quantities of many products to tho . East Indies, Indo-Cbinq, and surround- . Ing countries. This trade wUT include foodstuffs, canned goods, hams, bacon,- confectionery, paper, and flour. Fresli fruits will become an increasingly im­ portant item of commerce, and this • fear the first shipment pf apples and i oiiioh.s wHf be Sent to Java from, Canadian ports, -Mr, 'O-Meara said. Strolling along the qijaya of a largd seaport ah Irishman came, across the wooden barricade which was placed round the enclosure where emigrants suspected of suffering from contagi­ ous diseases were isolated. “Rh.wat’8 this boarding for?” he inquired of A bystander. • “Oh,” was the “that’s to keep out fever and like that, you know!” “Indacfb! Bat “Oi’K aften heard of a reply, things ” said board of healt h, but It’s first time Oi’ve then one!” High School Boards and Boards of Education. Are authorized'by law to establish INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICAL AND ART SCHOOLS , With the approval^of the Minister of Education. DAY AND EVENING CLASSES may bo conducted In accordance with the regulations Itsued by the Department of Education. THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION is. given in various trades. The schools and classes are under the ' direction of AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. •Application for attendance should be made to the Principal of.the school. COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, MANUAL TRAINING, HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE are provided for in the Courses of'Study In Public, Separate, Continuation and High Schools, Collegiate Institutes, Vocational Schools and Departments. • Copies of the Regulations issued by the Minister of Education may be obtained from the Deputy Minister, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. NEW LAW FIRM It will interest many of our read­ ers, to know th'at after a successful career as a student at the University of Toronto and Osg-oode Hall Law School, Martin MacMurray Kelso, son of Mr. J. J. Kelso, has opened an office in the Confederation .Life Bldg, as a Barrister and Solicitor. Having grown up in an atmosphere of Social Service, he will naturally ’devote a good deal of attention to the legal aspect, of .social and child welfare problem^, and should be of consider­ able assistance to clients confronted with troubles arising from the home and family relationship, He will also have the advantage of experienced counsel. ligS-A■ I®) (A Xi VP \V’ •<«* \V* » 'f \ THEY SUFFER NO MORE1! ------------------------- ; ,Two Women Owe Health j to Lydia E. 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