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The Signal, 1918-10-10, Page 2I THVRSDAV, Ocr. 10. 1918 THE SIGNAL - GODERICH, ONTARIO s 1 ti 4 frH6 SIGNAL PRINTING Cu.. tirti. pua1.zsas[a . THURSDAY. OCT. 10, lfllti DOES IT MEAN PEACE? Sunday's news of a peace offer from Germany was hailed in many quarters as practically marking the end of the war: but the ear is not over yet. and there may still be sume months uf hard fight- ing. 1t all depends upon the degree of smcenty with which Germany is seeking oeace and the terms she is prepared to accept. The peace suggestion was forwarded by Prince Maximilian. the new Imperial Chancellor of Germany. to President Wil- son. and on its face looks like a large offer. The German Government "accepts the program set forth by the President of the United States in his message .to Con- gress on January e, and in his later pro- nunciamentus, especially his speech of September 27, as a basis for peace nego- tiations`" President Wilson's addreso of January ,s laid down fourteen points upon which he insisted there must be agreement as a condition of peace. These include the restoration of Belg.um. the return to France of Alsace Lorraine. the atthdrawal of German; and her allies from the ter- rttuty of Russia. Roumania. Serbia arise Montenegro. the erection of an indepen- dent Polish state w'itli access to the sea. aid the recognition of the principle of nationality in the delimitation o[ national boundaries. - The President in his reply to this com- munication shows some doubt as'to what is in the mind of the german Chancellor. Is Germany prepared without any farther discussion. except as to matters of detail. to accept the President's pro- posals, or does it mean merely that it is ready to enter into a conference with President Wilson's program as a basis far dickerin; and bargaining. leav- ing itself free to reject the terms offered it and plunge the world again into war. a[ ter having gained time to recuperate and reorganize its shattered forces' The Presi- dent asks the German Government to make itself clear on tors point. and he asks further "whether the Impenal Chancellor is speaking merely for the con- stituted authorities of the Empire who have so far conducted the war.' With regard to the suggestion of an armistice he points out that an indispensable con- Severe jot. 1 have seen enough deed mer the past Werk to last mse a lifetime. dioses would be the wuhdraaal of the Pr ,v Grid it may scorn cease With enemy forces every ahere from invaded fond love, territory . When the reply to President Wilson's France. Aug. 15. inquiries is received from Germany. we *. .,_ ...... ........We hada good shall know much more definitely what rest last s tit and 1 wiff try and write ground there is for expecting peace in the you a little of our experience during the near future. Already there are indica- part week' Atter I returned from the school I re - tions that Germany is very far from hay- joined the battalion and was m camp for ing learned the lesson that she needs. a couple of days. Then we marched to a Her troops in France are still burning big concentration camp and stayed there cities and committing other acs a couple of dadysd. e fFor t. omhe thebreetter wee got oni the train anropart of of depredation and sp,liauon. and two days. At the end of that journey we her press. er such portion of found ourselves in another part of France it as we hear from. maintains altogether, of a b, and the people etter clawere much nicer and seemed ss. W -e a strongly belligerent tone. The Hohen- had a march of about six miles after we zollerns upon whom the responsibility rests fo the aa ful slaughter and destruc- tion .1 the last four years. still reign in Germany. Will the civilized world be content with anything ess than the ban- ishment of Wilhelm and his family from any place of author ty, the complete des- truction of Germany's military power and the lull indemnification of France. Bel- gium and other invaded countries: It Has Proved a Revelation -To Millions of Tea Drinkers 11 Rich in Flavor - Absolute in Purity. Sealed Packets Only .. i Slack -Green or Mixed I .... TRY IT! FROM PTE. E. A. WAHNEH. Following are extracts from letters re- ceived by Mrs. Warner. Burk's Falls. from her husband. Pte. E. A. Warner, formerly' of The Signal. Since the letters were wnttten Mr. Warner was admitted to hospital at Rouen suffering from shell gas. several times and it was Iii help to me Yours as ever ERNEST. France. Aug. 16. Fritz shelled our trans- port lines heavily y'ester'day and slightly wounded our chaplain, who is. I believe. still on duty ._ I see our engineers have a railway in operation that we captured from the 11un and are bringing up supplies on it. The Y. M. C. A,. opened a canteen here last night. France. Aug. 13. Dearest Mary -1 hardly know if it is Iso you see they follow the battle pretty a week, two weeks, or a lifetime since l closely All l want to do now is wrote you last. uut I know it is two to rest and forget. weeks since we left our camp where 1 • ••• .... .Ever your joined the battalion after returning from the school Since then 1 have travelled over hundreds of miles in France and have been engaged in one of the greatest battles of the world f don't know what the papers are saying about it. but I know that we drove the enemy back mile after mtle of territory, and that he has lost a large number of men and a large amount of material. But it was an awful test of ends ance for us. for we have had no proper rest for two weeks, and this morning was the first time l had shaved tor a week or washed for four days. We did nearly all our marching by night and a large number of troops we got together as a surprise. One night we marched twenty miles and got into billets about 5 a. m. The men were so tired that we did not get out for break- fast until three o'clock in the afternoon. We just came out of the front line this miming at dawn and are naw billeted in rifle pits in a field. It looks just•like a mw of graves. The pits are ju an to liet n iedowand and about enough hree feet deep. The enemy is still shelling us and his bombing planes are over all the time (at night'-. •1 have anis had about two hours sleep in the past twenty•four hours. Our battalion was cut up pretty badly. I Inst two of my section.... There were quite a number of Goderich boys hit with shrapnel and machine gun bullets • .. ...Lieut. Scott. who was my platoon i will transform you into healthy, active officer in the lrilst. was killed ....I men and women. don't know if we go back into the tine 1 ou can get these pills through any from here or go out for a rest. I hope it dealer in medicine. or by mail at 50 cents is the lac er, as my nerves have had a' a box or six boxes for $2.50 from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockv-il.e, Ont. ERNEST. Strong People Needed. The Rivers of Niro]. A portion of Thomas M,Queen's "Re- port on the County of Huron." published in lSS8, deals with the rivers of the county. as Lbws: Considering the great length of lake east occupied by the count y ol Huron. it has but few rivers, and of these few the onts ones worthy of notice are the Mait- land. the Bayfield and the Sable. The principal stream of the Maitland is collected in the township of Howick, in the northeast corner of the county; thence it passes into Tumberry, where .in the lunits of the town plot, it receives the joint waters of two srnaller branches that rise in a more easterly direction and water parts Of Grey and Morris- Leav• ing Turnberry it passes into Wawanosh, which with many tortuous windings It cuts in two halves. then gliding ��� the corner junction of of Hullett and it produces a zigzag semi -circular bound- ary between the latter township and Godench. till in its union with Lake Hur- on It forms the harbor Of Godench. The Maitland is very circuitous in its course, swift in its movements. and in most parts steep, rugged and i ular in its banks. In some places, however, it has fine broad margins of flat land. covered with strong, rank herbage. which. at a distance, appear iike fertile straths or vales. The channel is rocky or pebbly all the way up to its source, and yet the water is a moor- land brown coke. But in its lengthened coarse U receives many tributaries, which may perhaps be the cause of its darkish hue. Owing t0 the width of the channel t. wards its mouth. and the rough, loose gravel through which it tows, the body of moving water seems inconsiderable. but below Manchester and in several places in Wawancsh; where it is hemmed into a bed of perhaps a hundred feet in width. it rolls on majestically at a depth of about two feet and very much re- sembles a first-class Scottish river. When a little more of the forest shall be re- moved, the scenery- of the Maitland will. in many places. be of a superior character. At Mr. Piper's Mills. which occupy tete bosom of the glen. two miles above the harbor, and at several spots in the town- ships of Colborne and Wawanosh. the combination of rock and wood and water presents some beautiful' specimens both of the picturesque and the romantic. From the mills down to the harbor the banks are very high. but not altogether inacces- sible. as the channel spreads out wide and Gams a number of small flat islands. which, with the broad margins. afford a large extent of excellent pasture land for the town cattle. During the spring thaws the Maitland rises to a great height and comes down with formidable power, arry'ing all before it. even the schooners n the harbor, at times: and in the winter of 1551.2 it carried away the large frame bridge that crossed over to Colborne. about a mile up from the harbor. and which had cost. according to the estimate of the Canada Company. over seven thousand pounds; but a very supenor structure, with cut stone piers and abutments. has lately been built by the county council far a much smaller sum. The Hayfield River has its chief source 1n the township of Logan, in the county of Perth; a closes the Huron road into Hibbert. twenty-seven [rules from Godench, aro is there c ailed 'Carron B" then turning to the west runs parallel with the road nearly the whole length of Tuckeusmith; then wind- ing a little to the south it crosses the London road thirteen miles from Gode- rich, and thence forms tbes crooked boundary between the township of Stanley and Goderich. to the lake. where it forms the channel of the Hayfield harbor. The river of Hayfield is small compared with the Maitland - its course is much shorter and its tribu- taries are few; it is less rapid in its mo- tions. and excepting a few miles rseir its mouth the banks are low, tame and un- interesting. Towards the lake, however, the banks and margins have some resemb- lance to those of the Maitland. but the stream is very inferior in size, and more slu tgish. The Sable rises in the township of Hibbert, in the county of Perth, passes ,into Osborne. and crosses the London road thirty' miles from Goderich and the same distance from London. where it enters the township of Stephen at its northeast corner; it then turns in a more southerly direction. and running nearly parallel to the road crosses Stephen and McGillivray. then turns into Williams. in the county of Middlesex, winds round the southern portion of that township and then turns back and runs due north. In its northerly career it forms the bounder y line between Williams. McGillivray and Stephen on the one side and Bosanqu e on the other. It crosses Stephen almost back to the same line on which tt entire it. and then wheeling to the south agar run; parallel to the lake. and within lessn than half a mite of it, fora distance of more The need for people to be healthy is urgent. Those whom illness has put out- side the ranks of robust men and women feel their poeitian keenly. They are handicapped in every walk of life and weak men and nerve -worn women nerd more earnestly than ever to put their health right and become active and strong. Many who began "patching" months ago are as ill now as on the day they began vainly tinkering with common drugs. Every ailing man and woman should re- member that the ills of debility. nerve exhaustion. indigestion, sleeplessness, neuralgia and depression come from a faulty blood supply Worry. overwork or other causes. have impover shed the blood and eft the life -stream impure. The nerves thereby are starving and the whole system is languishing for new blood. In this condition many thousands have won back strong nerves and new health and strength through the new. Lich blood Dr. Williams' Pink Pills actually make. In a weas or bloodless condition it is not only a waste of time and money. but also' a further menace to your health. to tinker with comm in drugs. -Follow- the exam* of so many thousands by giving Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills a fair trial. and they EDITORIAL NOTES. eagle is losing his tail The German feathers. Patches in war -time may be an evidence of patriotism. It looks as if the Allies might have Turkey for Thanksgiving Day. while the German warlords will have to eat crow. The statement circulated by a number of papers. that Mr. W. Proudfoot. M P.P., was "hissed from the platform" at the -recent North Huron Liberal gathering at Wingham, was not correct. Mr. Proud - foot was not at the meeting. got off the train and were billeted In barns. The people were very kind to us and did all they,cx,uld for our comfort and we had some great feeds of eggs. We had lots of good str8w to sleep ort. We were then about sixty miles from the battle front and we had to rest and keep out of sight by day and march at night. The first night was a hard one, as we marched nearly twenty miles, and you can bet we were tired. We advanced like that night up to th • morning of the big advance. We only Ant about two hours' rest that night and 11 was a sight never to be forgotten 10 see the troops going forward to. battle. There were tanks. cavalry and infantry and all the other branches of the service. and the d:n of the artillery was fearful We carried two bottlealof water, forty -eight hours' rations. and our ircn rations. our guns and ammu- nition. It we- not long before wounded and prisoners began to pour in. We were not in the actual fighting for the first two days. but of course had to advance with the rest. It is awful the terrible wastage caused by a battle. Eglitpment. men and horses lay all over the place and it will be days before all of them are gathered up. At night we ;use laid down where we happened to be. and got what rest we could. Ni one gut a chance of a wash or shave and we were without water some of the time. On the morning of the third day we had a rest of several hours in a wheat field. Some of the battalions captured a German canteen and got good supplies of drinks, eats and smokes.,-•- That afternoon it was our turn 10 meet the foe. You can imagine we were pretty well exhausted and 1 guese the enemy knew it. for he had got up fresh troops and was holding a strong position with scores of machine guns. Something went wrong with one 0f the battalions we were supporting and they failed M reach their objective. oro we had to go on without them and got pretty badly cut up, but - we drove the enemy out of his position and held it for three days, when fresh troops came and relieved us. I was so exhausted when 1 finally got into the German trench that I could only lie at My back ar.d gasp for breath. If the Germans had come back I could not have done a thing to stop them' The ground we took was covered with barbed wire and the cavalry could not work and all the tanks were temporanly out of artium, as they had no suppliers, oro we had to go over without support. 1 don't know how many men were lost. but it was a let -mat of them from machine guns and they will recover. The next three days were very trying it was hard to get supplies to us and the Open Hunting Season in Highlands Naar. Probably the hest hunting districts in America are located in the Highlands of Ontario and that section of the Province opened up by the Transcnnunental Rail- way. This immense virgin area offers unlimited opportunities to the hunter for moose and deer. The open season for the Highlands of Ontario district is from No- vember 1st to November 15th. both days inclusive. In some of the northern dis- tricts of Ontario. including Temiskaming. Timagami and the tetntory north and wouth of the Canadian Government Rail- way in Ontario. the open season has teen extended and is from October tat to No- vember 30th. both da' inclusive. A ,-snop.is of the game laws Is contained in the G. T. R. publication ''Playgrounds." Full information on application to agents of Grand Trunk Railway Svttem or Mr. C. E. Horning. Distract f assenger Agent. Union Station, Toronto. Canadian Music Trades Journal: There are many in the trade who think of (Soderich as the home of G.xlerich organs, but Pea who know that "Tipperary" is a suburb of Goderich. The Godench Or- chestra is a local musical organization of high standing. J. F. Thomann and J. H. Lauder are two kcal "His Majesty's Voice" boosters. and Wesley Walter up- holds the Columbia banner. ONTARIO'S PHOUJ RECORD. in Last Loan Drive This Proviwc e Raced Ne.rly Half. Ontario's large place m the econom is position of Canada ,has never better illus- trated than in the last Victory Loan cam• paign,but. if it is to be maintained. an- other supreme effort will be needed in the ampaial so 'n to open. Nearly half the total suoscriptions in November. 1417. Wen. from Ontario, and there has been talk that the same proportion is expected this year. The war spirit and war ser- vice of Ontario have been so magnif- icent that there is little prospect of a dis- appointment now. This Province has been the centre of mun.tion making. with the liberal distribution of money which that brings. and its agricultural. mining and other industries have been on a moat buoant basis. As a result of the splendid campaign and the generous response of the people. the Province Of Ontario raised 8204.1(15,- 400, of the $419.9.000 for the Domi- nion in the fourth loan. This came from 363.000 subscribers, averaging 879.03 each, out of the 820.035 lenders in all Canada. averaging $.53.13 each. Quebec came second with $94.287.250 from 126.534 subscribers or 841.86 each. In Ontario OW person in every 7.11 was a subscriber. but Manitoba, with one in 7. excelled this record. In the Dominion as a whole, one :n every 9.62 people was a sutscnber. THERE'S A WARNING IN TRADE FIGURES. Cleanliness and Health There is neither age limit nor exemption - every man, woman and child has a daily fight to carry on against germs and microbes 01 disease. Use LIFEBUOY HEALTH $OAF for a victorious and delightful toilet, for a refreshing hath,and for a thordtmgh cleansing of the home. The carbolic laser is Lif a..y is the sir..f its protective g..lititt- q.irdhp iag after use. / oto .( - Leser Brothers Limited, Towage. ().t. iIuIIIIIUUuIIIIUIIIIIIIIIuItUIIIIUIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUU Two Remarkable Values in 1 FLOOR COVERING E. TAPESTRY and AXMINSTER SQUARES. Many dollars less than mill prices today. TAPESTRY RUGS. Woven with one seam and durable for dining -room or sitting -room. BE good range of patterns and colorings. Size 3x3 yards, special $14.00 Size 3x3% yards. special $17.00 Size 3:4 yards, special $ 18.00 = SQUARES. Best quality = ENGLISH WILTON SQ g Shirley Wilton Rugs, nothing better made. Size 3x3yard50. for $45 Size 3x3,I ; yards, = Silk Sale Yard -wide Pussy Willow Taffeta Silks in lead- s= ing colors and shades, wear guaranteed by us. Handsomest Silk for this season. ;1eciaanc4 5 per yard Black Taffeta Silks Ten pieces on sale. yard s wide. e xtra ay, several weights. Regular Milandqulit, ..Apt so , s per yard Black Ducl'hess Satin 'IV Yard wide, extra quality. Regular $2.00, at per yard $1.75 Flannelette Sheetings Yard -wide cream Flannelette Sheeting or night- gown Flannel. Extra quality, soft and very strong. Worth 45c, at per yard 30c Mue Cotton Blankets Fifty pairs Flannelette Blankets, large double- - - bed size, pink and blue borders. Special thantwetve miles, where.alittle to he north of Kettle Point in the county of Lambton, it enters the lake. The Sable is not the largest but perhaps the longest river in Huron, and to give an idea of its length we may lust mention that from where it E crosses tete London road at the northeast comer of Stephen the distance to the lake is only thirteen miles by the road, while the course of the river is ninety-six miles. The Sable drains a large extent of country'. but it only an indifferent. unattractive stream. in so tar as sae and scenery are concerned. There are a fee spots where the current is pretty rapid and where tolerable mil privileges are secured But. in ag general. it is adult. dirty. sluggish stream. crawling with a motion scarcely ri,ibte a Our Unstable Fieancal Position Indi- cated -Thrift Necessary. For those who understand Canada's financial conditions there is a significant lesson in the trade figures recently issued from Ottawa. For the first five months of the present fiscal year there was a decrease in Cana- da's foreign trade of 8270.000.000, or about 20 per c-nt. There was a great faittng oft alike In manufactures and agricultural products exported. The trade was $1375,000,000. compared with $1,146.000.000 a year ago. These figures tell in potent term; of the instability of present conditions. Our trade. though still large and healthy. is on an insecure and unenduring foundation. War conditions have created a fictitious prosperity. There may be no reason for alarm, but there is reason for caution. The Government must watch and prepare, so should the individuals. Few Cana- dians but are affected in some way by the present conditions The wise ones will prepare by practising thrift now. The ninon can he no stronger than its individual citizens. Saltford Red Cross Society. The Salt[ord Red Cross Society packed on September I tit h 78 pairs of socks and ten shirts. The socks were made by the following: Mrs. Connell. 9 pairs: Mrs. J. Walter, 7 pairs: Mrs. Phillippa, Mrs. S. Bisset, 5 pairs each; Mrs. McLeod,Mrs. Currell Mini Vanstone, Annie Bisset. 4 pairs earls: lilies Daus. Mr. Reid, Mrs. Baxter. Mir. Glidden. Mrs. Bowl. 3 pain each: Mr,. Goldthorpe. Mrs. MacEwan. May Currell. Mrs. G. Bisset, Margaret Bisset. 2 pairs each; Mrs. Morris. Mrs. J. Bisset. Mary Baxter. Iia C:urresl, Mrs.r Adams. Mrs Graham. Mrs. Lippet, 1 pal each. water we drank was awful The shirts were made by the following: We managed to take a few prisoners Fine -Nue Coleman Mrs. McManus, 2 while we were holding the line each: Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Currell, Mrs C. 1 said the 41st Psalm over to myael-McNeil, 1 each. CRISP NEW STYLES --IN - FOOTWEAR FOR FALL There is such a wonderful assortment of the very finest Shoes for men and women that you are sure to find among the many models just the pair to your liking. It is a style show worth coming a long way to see, and we ex- tend to you a cordial welcome whether you intend buying or not. We are prepared to help you solve any footwear diff culties. Ai} styles of Robber Foot- wear`are now in stock. Prices are most reasonable. -REPAIRING- , Geo., -REPAIRING - Geo.,, MacVicar North gids 8gsare, Goderich Let Your Light Shine! Don't stumble around in the dark. It is cheaper in the long run, and vastly more pleasant. to have your home lighted in the modern, sensible way -with electricity. We should be glad to give you an estimate on the wiring of your home and can assure you a good job, because WE KNOW HOW We have a full litre of Electrical Goods for lighting, cooking, heating. etc. Phone ROBT. TAIT Phone 193 THE ELE(TRII'IAY 82 West street -next to Post Office mow JUST ARRIVED --AT--- WALKER'S A SPRING SHIPMENT OF Linoleums and Congoleum Rugs in different sizes. Also a new stock of Rugs worth seeing. A call at the store will con- vince intending purchasers that Walker's is the place to deal. W. Walker THE FURNITURE MAN ON THE SQUARE per pair sale, $2.75 Coats Magnificent show- ing of New York Coats. Plushes, Velours, Tweeds and Broadcloths. to $40 W. ACHESON & SON :11II nimiiIIII UUUIIUUIIUIIUIiIUUIIUUtmmIUlutUIUIUIUIummo9I UUar MMOD Mola IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII mow mom mom MEW MEM amm ammo mow mom mom aPmb OWIlo seen between low mud banks, which. in mtny places. give it more the appearance of a stagnant frogpond than of a woodland river. As it approaches the lake hhw• ever. it becomes deep and presents rather a favoraele aspect. It is navigable at as mouth and affords safety and tolerable shelter for large vessels. and large quanti- ties of sawn lumber are shipped from Brewster's Mills." situated fourteen miles up from the mouth. Monthly Meeting of Red Cross. The regular monthly meeting of the Red Cross Society was held in the jury room of the court house on Monday evening. September 23rd. After the cor- respondence and reports had been read. the matter of suitable rooms for the . am committee. in which to keep the wood. oras discussed. and it was decided to re er the matter to Mrs. Mckim. it was moved by Mrs. Field, seconded by Mrs. Dickson. that Mr. Pcrrer and Mr. Robertson he appointed a committee to buy fuel for the Red Cross work room. The financial report was as follows: Balance on hand from last month. 8751.64. Receipts for September: Viard collections -$224.9' (St. George's 861.57. St. David's 842.34 St Andrew's 843.41. St. Patrick's 877.65:: Mrs. Hern. 85; Thomas Cutt (Fund Club). 82.70; G M. Williams. 85: Kintail Red Cross. 850. making the total receipts $287.6e. or with balance of 8751.484. $1.039 32. Expenditures for September -Sewing committee. 814'2:37: yarn committee, 8450. Total, $512 37. Balance available for next month is 8446.95. The following expenditures were then authorized: Sewing arcnmittee, 8200: yarn committee, 8451. The meeting then adjourned. • Sewing will becarried on at the Red Cross rooms. under the public library, every Monday and Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All who can are requested to come and help. The Teutonic peoples have built up a great military machine and are trail e 1 and forced to deny themselves. In the Allied nations the denial is left largely to the individuals. GRAND TRUNIt SYS EM Highlands of Ontario, Canada The home of the Red Deer and the N104 We. ()pen Reasons: DEER -Nov.., Is' ,. Novr.be. IS,, ,nchanse MOOSE -November 1,t ,o November ISts owls* ,rte. In some of the Northern °.,nets of On. term melanins* Tunapm. awl .Ise ,en,wry north and Isiah of the Car.ai,an Gavernmaew R..Iww free the Qo.sbee to Mao...ba wonder, .sew ..aeon for M...6 n from October Is, m .r...► n., 30h nschn,ve. Write for ropy of "Playgrounds -the Haunt, of Fish and Gama' gluing game iris's. hunting regulations, etc. to C. H. Horning, [hatrtet Passenger Agent, Union Station, Toronto. Ont. F. F. LAWRENCE & SONS Town Agents Phone it -4.4� , �•,....s.r -!w•.6rw _ �k.0 -it 1 as jPy t