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The Signal, 1916-11-30, Page 8rIEURUDAT. Nov In. 1910 no- SIGNAL i ODERTCH ONTARIO • \ Visit Our New Store ! Specially Open for Christmas Buying Situated between Central Telephone Office and Union Bank iu this store will be found all kinds of Games from 10c to 13.50. Dolls ranging in price froini5c to 12.50,- To that will certainly pease the children and at 'prices that are very reasonable. Chil- iiren's Toy Book-+, immense stock tonging in price 4om 5c to 75c. Books for girls. Books for boys—"Boy Scouts," "Motor Boat Koss" and "Airship Boys," ranging in price 25c, 35c and 50c. Popular Copyright Books, special 50e: PapetTies boxed specially for Christmas Gifts, 20c, 25c, 3.3c, 50c. A, cj;d 4ockitf ttuison •sChristmas decorating Crepe Paper. Watch for Special Basket Sale on opening, Friday, Dec. Stk. PRESENT STORE filled -with the very best goods. Books of alt kinds, the newest copyright fiction. also- "Boys' Own," "Chums," "iris' Own," "Sunday' at Horne.'' For prices, see window. Bt les, Prayer Books and HymnBooks for all -churches. Nicely box •Stationery ranging in price from 25c to 13.00. Special close prices\ in Royal Crown Derby, Minton and Co:tirorl Chid&,--- •-wer £\Ir`t S'ltr prices s wer than city prices. Wh e Ivo- ry and .Ebony Goals. Positively the largest, and 9: lie $uck ver shown in 9oderich, at prices lower than usual.\ - 1iSdwardc' are •again making hat pure howeasade randy. A sample :11 convince you. Admirers of Mary' Pickford .avill he *arrested its the announcement that Air at ill be on the screed at the Model (. 'I'heatte on Wedliemday and Thnrcdat neat its iiime -esu-solei. like will tp:i .0 g expedition with a laid u famous viatnr and in other attractive I Pte. Cu .oeare. ,. Leslie Cu - liravelled by train fur about an boor. 1 could not get the name of the nett .top, but a transport met us here and carried our pack*. We marched from herr to Hteenvorde, about Live miles. Here we joined our companies. We trained here for open warfare such as we were to get the next time we went into the hue. IAII Canadians going to the Souilue lewd.) We worked hard till 4eptewher 7th. (lo this date we made a start fur the Somme. We marched for six house and then boarded trait. We wore packed in likeaentices iu a box car (the cars over dere are only about one-third as Targe es ears in Canada). We bad forty -some mea in our sr, to had u.it much room to sit down with our packs, etc. We arrived at a town called "Centreville" at 8 a. m. and got to our billet. after two hours' march. We rested here one day, started out again -on the 10th in the direction of Amiens The next two days were attent.ia the saute way. Arrived near Albert on the 14th. The 15th. being tkanday, we went to church parade. We lied only been in there shout flf- teen,minutes when we got orders to go to the Zine. %Ve went up the Al- bert-Bapeurne road nearly to Cource- 1 tette. Here we took an artillery road to the left and went up to the etipport trench, which wee just behind a small knoll. We •topped here until (1.15 p. m. Each mon was carrying his greatcoat. heveraack, waterlottle, and 2411 round* of ammunition. also two /milk grenades and other a pick or shovel. At MI5 we got the order to move tot•ward io parties of five. We came near the cemetery and from bore on we were in plain view of the enemy in open country. The shell - holes were very thick and afforded us quite a shelter -and et times we were not long iu getting into them either. The shells were flying pretty thick just then. Finally we got orders to move ahead. Our artillery was sure making a tumour the (termer' trenches. Anyone who bee not been on the Somme front knows nothing of bom• bardatents It was something awful. • You could not hear yourself speak. hardly. It was just one continual SOME NOT FIGHTING roar' the enemy went enough over Pte. Leslie' Cartel) Was m the S.enme to have begb where our shells were. lighting. bee)? at 6.90 oueartiller Oalasive and Saw Some Fierce Work. i n*ed its range end we fisted The following letter ftom Pte. Leslie and started for their trenches. II wail ,resit from. w :hospital in ,got mixed up rQ ,C. Company. had lost our pia bliogether, n, Eng., where the writer was kept svi b -Them. \1Y# pawed one o with an attack rrbrumatiem. first line and got,'Ritq the Nieman 11 is a son of Mr. and Mre:r front line. 1 did net see one living ('moan in it, but there were quite q 'It, ulyTorontu, formerly of• number of 'dyad. •\Ve *et$ int_ be. ---- �, _ _ _T. Goderiell for my liking, and! would sure bats A YEAR OF WAR. HARRY CAHEY'S EXPERIENCES AT FRONT WITH "PRINCESS PATS. Several Times on the Casualty List - The dig Fight Last June at Sanc- tuary andtuary Wood -A LJhsperate Scrap. Resulting in the Defeat of the Ger- man Attempt. but with Heavy Losses to the Canadians. As elated in The Signal last week, Pte. Harry Carey, of the 1'. P. C. L. 1. (more familiarly known as the "Prin- ces fats"), who is home on furlough alter having been severely wounded at the front. has an lutereeting story to tell of his experience!. He enlisted at Moore Jaw, Sask.. where he had t*en living, shortly after war broke out. The first unit he joined, the Frontiersmen, was broken up, and he was transferred to other unite until finally, in May, W15, he went oversews with a draft for the Prince*. fate. He web in Bugland less than a month and landed in France July 0th, and wee at the fir- ing line three days later, near Arm- entieree. The first time be was wounded was on February 17th of this year at Kent - mel, in Belgium. He and a t+erman *viper had been playing peekaboo all afternoon and at length Fritz sent a b.tllet that shattered the periscope of his rifle and filled his face and eyes with broken giant slid metal. He was at the base hospital for a month and rejoined his battalion in the same trruchee a few miles from Ypres. Then they went up into the Hut.ge trenches in the Ypres salient. 1 arrived h across lh4 Cb lister. `i'e age acrosi to' Dov get through, witht • 1 though there were Free who enot-iiek, - were heal ems there ooze, • A* vim will see tiom t e al 'tyro, 1 %m hark in 1... • f 1 h Given Away • *top here, however. These was 'List night rafter a ride another trench we had to feet, and train nom started over again. The sit d quite fi rough pass- flying pretty thick, but I got but I managed to rrg ht. Then 1 ass burpri at 'seasickness'. 4.1- Bill McLean jump -in after me y few on board tate later. Neither of us bad see they almost of the other -boys. and. did not • whether the ad got through off love aa -rater in the evening. we satyr t on, or at ',nese boys and f'awcett. They wer ke. We paid was over all to see min - any ow v Two Large least -a suburb. and can 1 very glad to be here. This large place, 1 think, ani it ie r sure you with the Lewis woos. -- quite a After we left the German front line nice, to advance on their :second. i took a • 1'heytreat you (Inc. anti 1 Tike it aw glinee to the left, and cupid Pee a Hand -Embroidered ; well ac it is, p..eeible tor you to li e a .t•o.urnunicetion trench filled with Ger- hospital. 'they give you a fine rep- mann running like good fellows. 1f Centrepieces tom at the depots when yo .ri ear guns could only hair gtet tato this over filen France t hatgry awbulanc wpnt they would haee wiped out a lot-, t rnming out of the statuin gets a cheer y Al "he trench was pimply full of theta. ill l.• awar.icd to tit: two and e Lew words from someone. We We held the line 0. K. Tack 300 rest guessers as '10 the Were plotted 'ober rignrrhtes when we pr tet ,o t1 jar gut into the ambPP uhince. bre vi'I11111)i',- ......I. suppose you would all like to sever nets and had taken 4,A01)yards of f c-lndtea in to t 1 h, alio three trencb,ruortars an machine guns: - • Ill tit know somct tang of our experiences. We ood to all night And the next t,eA-..ou_ ,. „I'll.try.-to tell you afew of theta now day unt 4.511. An order reached me when 1 have the chance. Some of at that ti a that we were going over. a pleats. One .person Into a.' i them wet nes, very- pleasant -but again. lie yone knew it war foolish - good a ch. ce as another. - - then -we do not expect that they nese, *awe hot have enough -men- _tLt►Id-re__ -bet; 'you ate expecting left, quite a number ut casualties things tar "hx yoet an *tend having occurs the night. before much mote, Ani hese's'where a diary also we were a ting an attack. contest in handy : .,_ The rifle fire comic across our para- ,.Oti September :int? we were %Yarned pe war awi lnot like achine-gun fire. for draft to Lein the 'lt ttelion, which At o'clock we were go over. The 'I rs+e thea–bark at. Stetttivurtle_. for 4 pare t was 100 steep here I wap for rest. They had just me from tile, me to nub, so i told ill I would trenche' at Ypres. 64 - ant -to -bed tallow h t wished hi the best of et night gond were wek ed :nett duck and -.ding by the gas alert hon , The safely. I enemy had sent over three c•!i is of Then he star gas and it was very strong. 'thad slow in gestin tit. gay helmets on for about allbur ,pump slightjy. a a half. At :i a. m.-we-fawrted r have been hit, so inn •h with frill kit: We arrived** iy as 1 could. T Popo lige, a dietii a of about six IHnut two yards in utiles in •,iir,Cw np. _Finer there we a d 1 made a dive for t e I found poor Rill hoc ptone dead. l eh called`to him. but he'hever could„pbt sewn mark ent,.dti,�., where he had been hit.- soo • out tr. se11. small hole neer ibe heart. I' wit sore after this. it put me on rocks fora few day6. 1 was ve gooel fellow and rcheat. Norman •.sing wince the name night• The owl of them went together, 1 expect. Wig, have heard nothing of Norman *ince. Well, our attack broke down and 1 never ex- pected to get, hack to our trench. The bullets were flying around like hail - atones. There was shun a heavy Atom- srdmeni going nn.here were not mealy got hack of the Met wave- the one 1 wire in --and I'll tet thele were few who did not, say their prayers that night. Finally, at about 3 a. m. on Septem- -- bps hien vtie were relieved I.y the sloth Battalion. It rained all night and next day find we were lying in the mull Bleeping oft, the gide of a hill. i think 1 could hal* slept 011 a clothe•- line, I was no wotil out. When we merited our plena of ble- eerie, we all malted out to look up our friende. 1 could not find ono. You can imagine how i felt at not finding one of the twelve boys. Finally 1 pew Capt, Dowse corning along the road, hid, black and bine with bonnie, It dieln' take me long to get to him. one rib injured, several slight shrapnel He paid he had cern Tom McDonald wounds, and one fnirly severe one in and thathe wait O. K. W. were the the shoulder (rota a hand grenade. f only ones of the bunch to get out all wets taken to the base hospital at e to Speed your mo e y wdtere you get full i•atue for it and also acls i Mn -a hattdWttl isrize. • Fancy Goods, Dry Goods - and Children's Wear. Special Sale of Christmas Novelties MRS. TAPE , SINGER STORE GODER:CH 0101 oped he wool get over wished me tete pante. d over. He w a little, out and 1 not.i hint 1 thought he uet atter him as nu k- • was a shell li int of our treuc When 1 gut ing ' obi itis k him and oved. i clothing led b very lire REE ! FREE ! 10c on every $1.00 purchase 25c on every $2.50 purchase 50c on every $5.00 pcirchase on any goods iA the store. Any I-t:rcltase howett-er *mall will entitle you to receipt ticket fr'oln cath register. Keep _ them. very one counts. In- , chide everything, 1) uga,To et Articles. Proprietary Article iitulfber goods, Policy Goods, Stationery and other things too nttnrcrntte to nter►Ncm+-eX- cept Kod iks and Supplies. sorry, as Bill watt fine pal. Hie 'Welters, has been t ■ i 1, 1 1, 1 1, 11 E. }f ldRY CARE:\ . 1' 1' 1' I. . Hoeg,- uaett'_It_b*_a town ,osomesiae, hut there. is now nothing to dis- tin! 6hio - but o sew twistedrai s. t this nine was a, 'huge crater where the British hal blievn up about three bundreit\(iermatise '1'be Denman and British \trenches were here only twenty-five \\yyards apart. It was in tit fighting `gat this big crater that Pt . Carey wale wounded the second time on April h, by a rifle grenade. H jest hat to sloe it coming an ,ducked in ti a u. "cape a complete k _ •k •ouL A ece of metrl cut a grog 'trt-the baek af his skull and peered a smother - to the hospital. He di not get thele this time without somedelay. , The tiernism shelled the Canadians alldey and be lay in the ttenehea from 5.30in the morning until 7.311 in the evening and woos weak from lose of blood when 'darkness carne and he was able to get back to thejear over open ground. It was fir week% later when he re- joined the battalion in billet* near Popeiingo'. Two days later, on Ma 30th, they went into Sanrt Oar y Woe trenches in the Ypres salient. On the 2nd --of June R ILig scrap started with a bombarit 1 tt , M10 shells artillery, which pnt over hour on it 3,1410 -yard pont. This h hqrdment continued Item Sin'clock a. ,., to 9 in the afternoon, when it ran ` except for %barrage fire to •fireef suppott.Ir coming tip. "l'he," saga Pte. Carey, "the (ler'• mans rarer' on in ntased fnrtnation nit the doable. an if on the parade ground, no doubt thinking that we were completely exterminated. NVhat w Mit of are ,tet them with rifle fire a •'bombe, a fed,of our men getting in close quertert%with the bayonet.. We owed them down. but other.' kept rdming on, end how we stopped them that day will always retrain it mystery to me. They had broken through tboops on our right sad i....— - .. ezceprfor a p of 130 part*we were . s; completely our ounded. We thomght the lig was up, rind that we would soon all iw dead ne prisoner., when suddenly they started to fall hack, our reenforcements having come up. The Oermans kept up a concentrated fire at intervals to preventa counter-at- tack and on June 5th, when the Pats, or what was left of them, were re- lieved, 1 was one of the lucky ones to Coale out. We were 844) s'.rottgwhen the .weep started and we cam out with 170, nearly all of whom *ere more or less wounded or shaken up. 1 had been buried ani rendered uncons selene throe times, and carne out suf- fering from shell .honk, with a broken "THE PF.NSLAR STORE" Ce. !quare and North street nod.,., i i SKIRT -MAKING SALE Tailored Skirts Made to Order for $1,75 Choice of Four of the Season's Best Stiles E announce today a December Skirt -mailing Sale. For a limonly ited time afonlyi we will make Tailored Skirts to your order and charge e making. These Skirts will be made by the lady who had chargeof the skirt - making for the last four seasons Miss Coutts was with us. She made practically l the skirts we turned out during that time. We guarantee a perfect fit and perfect sat- isfaction or you do not need to take the garment. These Skirts will be made as well as it is possible to make them. You may have one fitting before the garment is fin- ished and your choice of any material in the store that sells at $1.00 per yard or• OVer. You select the material. We make it to your measure and guarantee a $ /•75 perfect fit for only We can take orders for only a limited number of Skirts at t ,this price and advise e placing of your order as soon as possible if you wish to take advantage of this oiler. Any Trimmed Hat in the Store$2.25 Herr is a Saturda)' Sisal assn the Millinery IM. pertinent. Every Tt•in f Ilat offered at one price. No reserve whatever, no matter what the funner prise 1.1. actual value. In order to mike the clearance quick and Bute bile give you yottr choice et neing Sat urda _morn• _ $2.25 ing for only .... Hats included in the lot that sold all, the way up to $7.00. Bargains in Linen Table Cloths sale of Limit Tulle /'lu b. w'tti IYtTSiue• I„r a Mw days long. 1f you hair Linen buying to do ser will n•yuur new Table Linen for the next two of three years, we strongly advise you to take tu1- v autags' of this offer,ae ('lot hs of (b, i* nature sinlpl y c t 1*' hail at prices anywhere near these un- til the war is over. Cloths right from the mills of one• e,f Britain'* fe.r•me*.l. Linen bleachers an•' selling at ONE-THIRD less than their actual value, des — This Ts the Christmas Handkerchief Store Opening display of Dew Christmas Handkerchiefs Saturday. Handkerchiefs by the hun- dreds from the low-priced cotton to the daintiest and finest embroidered muslins and 'linens. Handkerchiefs for children, Handkerchiefs for ladies, Handkerchiefs for gentle- men. An almost unlimited variety of styles and qualities to pick and choose from. Values the equalbrauy'fbrtner season and better by far then--they-win-taw -for many a long day to come. ('.ive Handkerchiefs this year and give them generously. Von can select loo more useful or acceptable gift for either a lady or a gentleman. We have 'them plain, embroi.%ered or initialed, either single or put up in fancy-1soxes„srecially designed for gift giving. Li What better gift fob- the housewife than a Eureka \-ai•unLLt Cleaner' 111C--11-. Direct Importers gens Bros. G.xlench. Ontario week) op the l7thIna . He hpaeeured an extension .of his • furlough for six weeks from December itfth. &•afeia 1. New. • Nr-. Dalton, of nod••rl• h. 1. ti-ItiWt her mother. w too is in with bronchial ,, euutin iP. Christmas Confections AT• Mandylard 1lnce• a guess un the birandy cane lobe given away otgi irist- In is Day 1.' the - guesser. J Bl R O1NS side M,iaes ....-,pededith Neatly Shod Feet are always attractive to men and women of taste. Neat - nese, howeirei, is not the sole nt, in footwear. Style and comfort are also itn- • portant.-rOur footwear coni- . bines all these,giOd qualities and that of durability besides. See our newest Models and ..._.they'll convince you. bade 158 -W. SHARMAN right. This was our fleet trip in theRomme, and we were 1101 sorry to get away from it for a sew day.. 1.11 give you more perhaps next lintr. I hope you are all well and enjeyln Boulogne and from there was sen. 'Blighty,' arriving in hospital at Lon- don June llth." This was eleven months and live days from the titind be landed in France. When prattly recovered Pte. Carey lite. It ie not so bad over here, and wee Bent to the (%*radian convalescent I'm very glad ,,,i get Renew to 11000' al at Ram�ttaie, and from there ^Blighty" once mote 10? a time wt foo, 0. 0. A. C. (Canadian casualty ae- lewst. Will write again before long. .mhly centre) a. Folkestone to Ito be- fore a medlsal bowed to see if he was Christmas Greeting Cards. At for discharge or for further 'erring. He was offered a place nn the C. 0. 14084.31",4 fine lin"Cbeietmas "PP" A. C. for the duration of the war, g eas at The Signet Tont own tint in order to Re( a trip home he had name and a.ldrece and greeting printed to be clamed ea fit for active service. rP wee given escort dusty Minting Ion a card of your own selection. both• btwek anal—shock patients to Canada Ing mare m'h gwnt for the holiday greet' sod bended at Quebec November 141h. Ing.. teaching (Joderich (as stated last • Harrison's Big Voting Contest $60 Diamond Ring $15Bracelet5 Watch FREE! VOTES given with each cash pur- chase. Mark your ballot for your favorite young lady and deposit it in locked ballot box in Harrison's jewelry store; --Key of ballot_.box in possession of committee, W. H. Robertson and C. A. Nairn, and ballot count made by them each week. Contest Closes December 23rd Buy Your Christmas Gifts Here !