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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1917-12-27, Page 8A irlit r; r'AY Tic :7. 1917 ..•.. w .,. ,w .,�,a,..,,,��•,. �..1. .,,MV °' Y/r,arW+.► e+ass.tss+ THE SIGNAL CODERiCIP ONTARIO • l New Books Worth Reading "My Home in the -Field of 'Mercy." New book by Frances Huard. author of "My Home in the Field of Honor." $1.35. "More Letters from Bil- ly." il- 1y." by the author of "A Sunny Subaltern." $1.00. "Best o' Luck," by Alex- ander McClintock. $1.00. "Anue'sHouse of Dreams," by L. M. Montgomery. 111.50. "Soul of a Bishop," by H, O. -Wells. 21.50. . "Tlie Maj6r," by: Ralph Connor. 21.40. •-'•The I)Nr11iuG Place of Light," by author of "Inside S of the Cup." *1.50.. j Sltrci,il ',citing agents for Vl'.itrrni ul'. I0e�itl Fountain 1': u. Price from 112 50 up. CSI 1 "Itnh" ,(IAL, the young son of Mr. Chas. Blad:, n -et with an accident while sleigh riding dowet the harbor hill to- day, his leg being brni.en below the knee. ltlachstone's dans ins class will give an informal bonds' dame to the Masonic Teitiole Nap Year's night, January 1st. til.. hesUa. Dancing . to I f f MISS S. NOBLE desir ti, extend her thanks or the kind patron- age that as been accorded to her, all wishes one and all A HAPPY EW YEAR The Winner in the conte for the ' nger Sewing Mac a was rs. William Crat 'e. e number . of mars shot in the jar wash and Mts. Craigie's l was 1657. The Singer Store free Germany a Mirage, Aod tluns Must be Broken Says Author of "1 Accuse" IRGUiSED or open Dentals can be found even la the ranks of the democracy. not excluding the "Modal - democratic." And if the working class, if the bourgeosie, have bees, cured, up to a certain polst, from the epidemic of lmperia.lsm which had Infected almost all the bour- geoaie and entered deep tato the racks of the lobo/ling classes of the population, that was not due to prinetples of socialism or of deso- cracy. It was not due to Idealism ur internationalism, but It resulted from the long duration of the war, from hunger, f m misery fromfear for the economic consequences of tbe war, Is the latest word from the au- thor of "1 Accuse." On the whole, however, 1t eaa be said that the reactionaries are asses- atiboists and all the various demo- cratic factions are anti -annexation - lats. Will the Left. and the Center. which in a very great degree la sup- porting the Lett. succeed in demo- cratising Germany' This is the question which interests not oaly (Germany, but also all mankl.da. The present author has o more ardent trope than tbat of Gegmaoy's demoeration. But be regards his duties to mankind aa mdre Import- ant, and that is the reason why he repeats again what be bas already stated more than once: do not buds; too great hopes and, above all, 'pre-\ mature hopes of Germany's demo- cratization The course of the recent crisis up to the present moment is entirely juattfying my warning. There were four questions to he decided, one in regard to peace, wbieh we have just discussed. and three others itt regard to internal polities: (1) The Chancellor, (21 the question of Prussian electoral rights, ('t) tbe introduction of ■ parliamentary fort., of governmeat to the Empire. , ' Of these three probleme the first has been solved, the aeeond snay soon be solved, and the tbird-'—wh!rh its by far the most important—haw not been salved :if all. The substitution of Dr. Michaelis foe von Bethmann-Hollwee was in the main an event more sensational than important. It most. be admltted that Dr. Miebaelts is the first plebe- ian Chancellor of the Lerman Em- pire. To those who 'think that Oils Is a proof of Germany's democrati- sation 1 must say that there were many simple shepherds in the put ;who • later became prominnt as Popes. Besides, the nobility of von Bethmann-Hollweg's family is of very recent de/et—In-the main,Beth- mann and Michaelis are ofthe same lit e calibre — houeat bureavcrate. pro- ducts of an administrative career, of whom Bismarck was in the habit of speaking with irony and without any respect. What brnught about Bethmann', fall' To the very end he seemed to possess the entire favor of the Em- peror and of the popular Liberal party, and at least the semi -confid- ence of the majority -Socialists. The IDitt' e t indepPodent Roc old do notbing but aid him. His t Implacable opponents were g the depntles of the Right nobility, who hated him more concessions to the demands of modern demncracy._than for his de- mocratic codeirefei, which he had, in fart. neve evinced: the followers of Tirpits, wh never pardoned his long opposition then ubmarine warfare, the members f the general staff, who did not d him sufficiently brutal and betel. , the crown prince, that Absolom of a future, with hie brain poisoned wt the vapors of pan -Germanism, wb bolls with rage when someone does ot say toudly enough, 'Hit him har ' and who is an inconsistent fool tha ought to he kicked at—these are the. entlemeo by whom ilethmann-Hol a has been dismisaed,'and they we tithed by others who—sincerely o nsln- rvrely—pretended that• the C 1 - tor since the declaration of ,Isar bad been the principal obstacle to peace negotiat ions. HL fall does not mean a victory ot, democracy. One might as well speak of a eictor'y of the military- party but the' ntroductory dlscou of the new Chalecellor demands hat more prudence he exerci a expresalnit one's opinldps. The democrat{astion is taking a very slow progress, but It has not yet attained apt definite results of any tI 1portanf e. Even the Germanophile newspa- pers in Switzerland *tate with regret that every German Military succew threatens to suppress all thoughts of peace and democracy in Germany. As to a revolutionary Movement, only Its first symptoms cats be ob- served to the Corm of riots b)lr work- Ingmen, worn. n, and children wise are suffering with hunger. Consequently, the peoples of Al- lied countries will do well in net waiting 1111 salvation comes from the German internal condition. For the contrary Is true in the cue of Ger- many—the first military defeat of German militarism will open the road for the German democracy. --_.4...--- 4•-• j Do you have headaches? Do your eyes ache? Do your eyes water ? Do you have difficulty when reading ? Does the print blur? These are all indications of de- fective eyesight. Using both the objective and subjective methods of testing we can guar- antee correction of afil of these troubles. Talk the/ matter over with Mr. Sexsmith, our eyesight specialist. If you require lenses you may depend on getting them at the most reason- able charge. Your examination will cost you nothing. H. C. DUNLOP The AME Stor* GODERICH - ONT. 4/ A Concrete Ship. The fiat Norwegian ship to he bullt of reinforced concrete wee launched the other day in the pees once of Premier Knudsen and a ills tinttnimbed gathering of shipping men, engineering experts, and Gov eminent off 'i, itt. The Premier, him self nn ..Id civil engineer, comp', mentrd the design -r on his "epoch- making enterprise." The chief im- portance of the departure Ile* In the speed with which the vessel was con- structed, 1t having Men only tbree weeks from start to launching, 14A1.DIF.RS' SALARIES. Comparison of passed' World's Fight- ing Men. 11, as has lwen reported recently, the Cerwun Kaiser bas offered a prize of $75 to the first man of his forces in France who captures an American soldier. the bowls will prove a tempting one to the Teutons, for this suer represents more than three years' pay for a private in the German army. The American soldier abroad will draw a princely wage compared witb Tommy Atkins, the French poilu, the Italian Alpin', the German bocbe and all the other righting men of Euro- pean nations. Disregardidg the "extras" and the apecial allowances of various kinds, provided 'or in all the armies of the world, but taking the lowest wage of the humblest ,private as the standard, the comfortable rate of pay allowed Uncle Sam's Sghting men affords a remarkable contrast to the lean pay envelops of the men with whom these soldiers will join forces In France, as well as to the slim com- pensation of the enemy armies. With his quarters, elotb'ng and rations furnished him. as they are furnished in all the armies of the world, the American second-class private, receiving his foreign service pay of $33 a month. will be a pluto- crat compared with the French sol- dier who draws the bare pittaree of $1.50 every 30 days. But the French soldier's wage la, in its turn. princely compared with. the 32 cents a month which the Rus- sian Government allows its privates, and the 73 cents which Austria-Hea- gary pays its troops -1 and I % cents a day, respectively. Great Britain is the most generous of tbe European governments in its pity of privates, who receive $7.60 a month at home and an additional al- \lowance while fighting in France. '$lesopotemia, and other foreign fieIds. Holy ranks second in gener- a. y with`a monthly minimum al- Iowapce of $6.83. Spain compen- sates her soldiers with a $4.42 Month wage and Germany has built u her military engine of frightfulness w;th a, wago scale be- ginning at $1.65 a milt4,th—less than six cents a day to do ,the ruthiees bidding of rts,Miens ruing. Japan's soldiers at hotpe, with tit a year. fare a little woiae than th Aus- trians. Turkey is an indulge em- ployer by comparison, granting $ a year --92 cents a month A first-class AmArtcan private. drawing 136.60 a womb in France, gets 141 a year more than a Ruasian rolonel. and $14 a year More than a German lieutenant for the first three years; $31 a year more than a first lieutenant of the Austrian army, and $19 a year gtore than a junior lieu- tenant in the service of Italy. The pay of an American second lieutenant le 1100 a year greats than that of a lieutenant colonel ins the British army, $73 more than that of a full colonel in the French army, $tit more than that of a German Iteutenait colonel, 8260 more than a colo nM of Austrian troops, and only 8100 les than that of a major general of the Italian army, while to a full general of the Russian army tbe American's $1,700 would seem a fortune, as the Mnaeovite of the highest rank gets only 11.272. Since the outbreak of the war the French Government has revlaed Its scale of pay for the army The man io the first line trenches now re- ceives a franc a day ($6.00 a month) but he is not permitted to draw all ontT. Fe G d'partly In cash and for the balance receives a certificate of deposit in a reserve fund which ,c 113 to M disbursed at the end of the war. All those not in the first line trenches still receive their 25 centimes (five cents) a day. Canadians are familiar with the pay of our own soldiers, and will note that, compared to all the na- tions mentioned above, our,overn- meat is most get/footle. 11111101111I111 011♦1Kx1R1111K1<1/1111**111K111KIR$)A)♦/1/l011111r11111$ Air)/1L Great French Aviator Wbo Has Now "Gone West" Becomes a National Fiero F011 no soldier loaf since the beginning of the war will France grieve more deeply than for Guynemer, the fam- ous flying man, and until proof of bis death is given millions will con- tinue to hope that he is a prisoner In the hands of the Germans. In any event Guyoemer's wish, ezpreaa- ed more than once, was not realised. All he asked of fate, he said, was that he should not be brought down over the German linea. Unlike most of the "aces," as the French flyers are called, be had no belief In a lucky star. He did Dot believe that he bore a charmed lite. The chances he took were ho of a manwho h' not those o f i ks 4 that the bullet was never moulded that would kill him, but the calcul- ated dada's of a map who thought of his own life as nothing compared wltb the safety of France. Guyne- mer is credited with hawing brought down, more than 50 German aero- planes, and bis record is probably the highest in the war, although German Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, director and editor of the National Geographic Society, has made public a telegram from Kodiak. Alaska, in which Robt. F. Griggs, director of the society's Mt. Katmai expedition, announced Isla safe return to civilisation to- gether with the tidings' of the expedi- tion's complete *uaews in Its scien- tific investigation. Dr. Griggs' message declares that in the light of tbe expedition's dis- coveries the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes will stand as the First Won- der of the world. Instead of "ten thousand smokes," as the vast vol- canic area in Alaska is now known, the valley has literally mllliona of active vents in the apace of a hun- dred Square miles. The survey of tbe exploration party proves that Katmai is the greatest grater on the face of the globe, betnn. more than nine miles In clrcumft'r•enck and 3,600 feet deep. The party alitp discovered a mud river 17 tulles long, and mapped 1,- 600 miles of territory hitherto un- charted. Two thoysand photographs of the great volcano and the con- tiguous territory were secured and a complete collection of planta, insects, birds, and geological data is being brought back by the expedition. Gases from the vents are also being brought bark for chemical analysts. Mr. Grosvenor announces that the expedition. Judging from Dr. Griggs' preliminary report, is one ot the most successful ever undertaken by the National Geographic Society, and that tbe data collected by It will be among :be foremost contributions to tbe science of the earth's surface since the dawn of the twentieth cen- tury. Thies expedition set sail for the Mt. Katmai region from Seattle on May 21, fully equipped in every p•rUca- 1ar to complete tbe work begun by the society's earlier expeditions of 1913, 1915, and 1916. Draft 1a Mexico. it is alleged that karma In the sale of Mexican Government stamps have been discovered which will aggregate a lou to the nation of over $100,000. • N LIEUT. GUYNIell claims a "sed it. These, h•i ev•tr, alp obvtoes fakes • if Guynemer .ad destroyed 100 German planes, e claim that 1tnmelmann or Boelk had destroyed\ 102 would have be• -o put forward. When thew broke out Guyne- mer was just fro the Lyre... a boy of nineteen. He a plied four times for the aerial aervic but was reject- ed. He wu a frail -1 kin cbapi a1- �Wt giriieh s s e derness, and the recruiting officers ought blm very unlikely' material. a persist- ed, however. and was ally ar cepted. it was not long he ore the French nation and the world same familiar with h o• m ams. Not n til a t flyer has brought down his fifth enemy machine is hie name mentiop ed in accounts of the affray. It le then be becomes an "ace," or anv "aoe of diamonds" to give the full title, and after that he 1a personally credited with any victories he may achieve. Guynemer'e record waa made to shorter. time than that of any military aviator, with the excep- tion of Captain Ball, Of. the Royal Flying corps. Ball was probably the greatest aviator of the war, con- sidering how desperately short was the time he spent in the air. He was a different type to Guynemer, for lee was tragically reckless. It to said that aftdr he had destroyed his for- tieth German plane he painted the wings of his own machine crimson, thus inviting death. A fellow -ace relates an Incident of Guynemer. On one oceasion they went up together in a plane, Guy nemer aa pilot and his companion a* photographer. The last thing Guy- nemer said before they ascended was, "Old fellow, i give you warning. To- day i dodge no shells. To -day is my anniversary." They went up and the east -mane recognized him, a simple ,natter, according to the ace, Ie - cause Guynemer flew like no other aviator. The shells began to burst round him. They came In a circle, gradually lessening as they got the range. The aceount continue*: "He did not move. He kept on the course and I took the photographs. At Isar 1 report, that ( have enough. hut he asks inc to take some photographs of the puffy clouds around our plane. And when this is done he starts home, but turns again and does a spiral, I do not know how many times, right over one of the batter - les which has been looking for us. In the line they thought be was craws. But i knew well enough that Gnynemer waa paying us out for the early days when we dared to pat- ronise him." Guynerner will remain forever a national here of France, and Paris Is likely to honor him with a mighty memorial. at 1111 1• 1 1 ■11111111111■■1[1111111..11~ )m 1x■tt11■1.11■■1[■1• Out Goes the Millinery SPECIAL. clearing prices on all Millinery, commencing Sat- urday, December 29th. We must get ready for the wind- up of the Millinery season and there is only a few weeks of it. Every Hat must be cleared at once. Alt are new, this season's goods, and right up-to-the-minute in every detail. These special prices start Saturday morning. Trimmed Hats $2.45 An Trimmed Hats, with the exception of a dozen or tat advertised in next oolumn, go at this price. Your choice of each and every one in the show--roow, no matter what Its former price or real worth. for the very small figure of - • $2.45 High-class Trimmed Hats $5.00 These shapes alone are worth from $d,00 to 1110.00 regular. W'e got then[ In our special purchase of surplus stock' last month, which is the only reason we can sell thew for this looney. Our milliners have taken the re mainder of our good trimming,' of all kinds, trimmed these last 12 or 15 high -claws shapes, kand we offer you your choice of the lot for only $5.00 Clearing Out the rimmings We have divided these Trimmings into two hots for easy choosing selling. This is the way they will sell, commencing Saturday : Choice of Lot No. 1, 50c Wings, Ornaments, Feather Mounts, eta in 'blacks nun colors. Regular %aloes from 51.00 to $1.60. ('hearing the lot for your choice only shin and quick Choice of Lot No. 2, $1.00 . There are tui a of our best trimmings in this lot. Some are 1.50, others as high as 93.(*) reg- ularly. Fancy rnawents. Wing+. Mounts etc. All at one price .- turday, and that price 51.00 Have You a "Eureka" Vacuum Cleaner ? If there is not one of these labor-saving, health -saving, machines in your home, why not have one? If you once have not be without it. It saves time, labor, health. It is easy to run but little electric current. The judges at 'the, Panama Pacific Intern tional Ex- position in 1915 by their official award considered it the best of the I Vacuum Cleaners on exhibition at San Francisco. It carried off the Grand P highest award offered. We will gladly gi'-e you a demonstration of thi derful machine in your owe home. rn cleaning you would consumes , the won - Direct HODGENS BRAS: --Godes Importers Ontario CHURCH NOTES. The choir of North street Methodist , church will present a special service of conic nn .,ndav- evening. This was - last nod la -t Sunday oa'in to the ab- . � . sense of Iir. Rutledge. Christmas an- thems and solos and other musical num- bers will be rendered. Miss Seager will a5-ist the choir. ,Mental Cucumbers. The cucumber Is grown In great quantities In Palestine. A traveler visiting an Arab school le Jerusalem writes that the dinner the children brought with them to school "con- sisted of a phone of barley cake and a raw cucumber, which they ate, rind and all.' An arrangement has bet n made by the rches of the town to conduct a union pr. 'er-meeting each Wednesday evening duel the winter. meeting in the various churc s in the following order: Knox church, 'ctoria street, Baptist. Salvation Army. h street. Next Wednesday. January : -t-heeees iee-veli-6eitrtd ire Knox church My Would T ch d Waken Me—Unable to Ri Ir Sleep, I Walked the Floor in Nervous State *hen Specialists Failed I Fund a Cure. German Parton. . All this great and affectionate In- terest in matters and people Flemfeh, exhibited by General von Rising and his staffs and by the German Chan- eeUor and hisr n Be If associates, and now by Schalbele, tbe new special sub -governor for Flemish Belgium, is so simple and obvious In its reason and Intent that It is nothing abort of astounding that any Germans, "of good mind and university-trained," can, for a moment, believe that It could fool anyone, least of all the people most immediately concerned. The naivete of the whole perform- ance U simply pathetic. To hire a few cheap Flemings to come to Ber- lin' iiia do a stage that with the Chancellor, and have their pictures taken In a top tatted group with him, and then expect to palm off this infantile performance as evidence of German and Flemish-Beiglan rap- prochement, is to betray a simplicity that is past conception. Copies of that group photograph, as published In Die Woche, are being religiously kept by hundreds of Belgians as evi- dence, when the time comes, on which to han,g these paid Flemish re- negades. 1 bope that they, like the rofesors, have been pensioned, and ve reserved future lodgings In the t of Germany. They will be safe re elite --Perhaps not there.— Monthly. . he DOW 1 Atlant This Is the hind of cure that has set Windsor peoble thinking and talk - Ing about Dr. C`hase's Nerve Food. Tne action of this food cure la so radically different to the usual treat- ments for the nerves that everybody wants to try R. Gradually ani cer- tainly it nourishes the starved nerves back to health and vigor and the bene- fits obtained are both thorough and 'eating. Petra M. Smithson, 27 Arthltr street, Windsor. Ont., writes: "I was suffer- ing from nervous breakdown, •which was cau,wd by a shock when fire broke out in the adjoining house. My nerves were in such a state that, after going to bed I could not get my nerves quieted down sufficiently to go to` sleep. •I used to get up and walk r around the room, or go downwtalra. Even when I would be dropping off to sleep my limb* would twitch and waken me. I used to have cold, nerv- ona. night sweets. sometimes would become unconscious and lie that way for quite a little while. I was always cold and It seemed impossible for me to get warm or keep warm. When on the street I would see two or three objects at once, and did not want any person to speak to me or bother me. Any little noise irritated and annoyed me very much. I had consulted specialists and tried many remedies during this time, but could not gain relief. At last f tried Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, and before long could see that this treatment was proving of benefit. I ant now feeling so much better that I can go out on the street without any difficulty, can go across the river and go about the same as usual. 1 sleep well al. night, and am feeling mors like Myself every day. I am pleased to be able to write you to tell you how much good the Nerve Find has done me. it has atrength- Med and built up my whole system. I am recommending It to everybody I find suffering from nervousness of any kind." • Dr. 1" hsee's Nene Food, fa rent", a bot, • full treatment of 6 boxes for 112.76, at all dealers, or Edmarson, Antes a rn , Limited. Toronto. Do not be talked into neeepting a substl- tate. Imitations only ditsappolnt. "Red Tree." The pollat'1t-tree provides the na- tives of Britlaf- ondurawith splen- did material for plows and mat- tresses. It is a s mmon softwood growth, with a large pear-shaped fruit, which has a hard shell, chang- ing to almost black wheel ripe, and containing a short staple 'brown fluff or silk fibre. The fluffi almost a quarter of an Inch Ion oke like the finest of camel's halm Ogre, and is used extensively for filling pillows and mattresses. It will not "lump," even after years of service. The natives occasionally expose it to the sunlight for a day or two and put it back as good as ever. A Roman Coln. The "denarius," translated "penny," in each of the four gospels wae the principal sliver coin of the Roman Commonwealth. From tbd parable of the laborers in the vine- yard It would seem that a deaartim was the ordinary pay for a day's labor (Matthew ex.: 2-13.) PERSONAL. MENTION. bridge for Miss Strang is htx fie the vacation. Miss Robertson is home for the vacation. Mr. Carman Stoddart was Detroit for the holiday. Rev. Mr. Ferguson, of London, v at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. vin this week. Miss Viola McClacherty will spend the week -end and New t'ear's Day with rela- tives at Mitchell. • with her brother. NIr. H. T. Wllitams. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver (Kidd and family, of Dundas, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. A. MacEwan for the Christmas holm days. Mr. and Mrs. R. R.nit Red t and children, of Brantford. were Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James MacVicar. 'Miss AllenaClark. who is doing private nursipg in Chicago. and Miss Mary Clark. of Essex -public school are spend- ing the Christmas holidays with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burnes and baby Margatret and Miss Daisy Thornton.. of Toronto- and Air.-Dntiefas T of Chatham. are spending Christmas week at the home of Mr, and Mn. Jas. Thornton. - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gauley, jr.. of Port Albert, and Mr.- and Mrs. Donald Murray. of Detroit, Mich.. are spending the Christmas holidays with the ladies' parents. -Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Birnie, Hamilton street. Miss Margaret MacVirar, of Paisley, and Miss Lillias MacVicar, of Welland. are spending holidays at the parental home here. Miss Man. MacVicar also was home from Toronto for Christmas. Mr. Ben Ii. Robinson. of Detroit. was in town for the holiday. visiting his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Wm. Robin- son. HERN'S GROCERY is ready for the holiday sea- son with a full stock of seasonable goods. w „I''i, ttl�'1l11 ''yy'� .% II ,'_'- �? iii a. ( 1/n I ,;1111. , I Ir I• IDI,, I'1iiII, t14, Ho T7: s'!+hti lli;a.us•' • �' �Si Ii k9 f.. )a . 1 i• ' i.!: At Mrs. J. E. Speiran. Brock street. spent the Chrstmas holidays with Mrs. M. C. Moore St. Marys. Mr. Edwin Clark. of the Royal Flying Corps, of Toronto. spent Christmas at the home of his uncle, Mr. Robt. Clark. Miss Clementine Williams, M London Normal School. is mending Christmas NEW NUTS HAVE JUST ARRIVED We have a large a.xsortme of Candy, including a very fine 11 e of Chocolates. New Navel Oranges for the holiday trade. New dried Prttnes, Figs and Peaches have also arrived. Fifty kinds of fancy Biscuits to choose from. CHINA All our China was bought he- fofe the big advance in prices, so we are in a position to give you ettra good value. THE BQUAR HERN PHONE 4a