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EXETER, ONTARIO,
THURSDAY, Ali -GUST 13 1914
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The Canada has made a gift of one
War Situation million bags of flour to. the lieople
WEDNESDAY
That the big battle in the afurop
ean, Want is now but a few days off
is the view expressed ix.. all the eat)*
itals
The foa-ts of Leige are still holding
out against the Germans, while .the
French British a,nd Belgians are . on
centrating at Namur the next strong
line of fortifications on the line of the
German advance through Belgium toe
ward 'France. This is within a short
distance or the French frontier, where
there is a strong line of fortifications
protecting, Amiens and other large
cities and standing in the way of ad-
vane or Paris
Russia is apparently content to hold
the enemy incheck t W 'her vast army
can be mobilized. It was announced
last r fight that. -this would be,complete
about August 21.
As far as navies are conserned there
s is a completeabsence of news.. It is
generally understood that the British
,navy is near Heligoland, a strongly
fortified island in the North Sea, not
far from the Geier= Coast, and that
the German North Sea fleet is there
practically bottled up. The British
fleet it is ,'tot . believed, will attempt
TAMAN'S
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Sa1c
-OF-
Ordered Clothing
Thefollowing prices will prevail
until August 20th. -
$23 SUITS REDUCED TO $22.00
$25 SUITS REDUCED TO $20.00
$22 SUITS REDUCED TO $18.00
Ready-made
Clothing
$188 SUITS REDUCED TO $13.00
$15 SUITS REDUCED TO moo
$12 SUITS •REDUCED TO $8.00
ODD PANTS 20 Per cent. Off.
Furnishings
SHIRTS TIES COLLARS, SUM-
MER U'NDERW'EAR, HATS & CAPS
ALL REDUCED 20 Per Cent,
Everything must go to make room
for Fall Goods,
--TAMA
'SAILOR
FII RNISHER.
en attack while the Gentian ,:hips
remain under this protection, it being
regarded as bad tactics for warships
to attack a 'fort where heavy guns
are mo-utlted, Thus a naval battle is
not looked far for some time.
An expert says the mast • clec`tsive
week ie. the most European war has
just begun. If the French and Belgian
Armies continue to be victorious dur-
ing the next seven days and England's
fleet is successful Germany's doom is
sealed On the other hand german
success would have the effect of prat-
onging the' war, without having any
decisive effect on the ultimate out-
come
From the records of the last two
weeks it is clearly 'demonstrated, mar-
ine authorities say that British mer-
chantmen are at liberty to go as they
please without interference from (er-
man cruisers.
Alberta's gift to the motherland
will be 500,000 bushels of oats ro be
delivered f.o.b. any port on the At-
lantic coast,
The Ontario, provincial police 'lave
issued instructions to the watchmen
and others who are , utardingt the Ci-
evators telephone stations and water
sueply and canals in Ontario t a "shoot
to kill" in the event of the orders
of the ,officers being disobeyed by
suspected persons
Food stuffs, particularly wheat and
flour are going up as a result of the
tearand the manipulation of some,
unprincipled men.
We understand that the G. T. R.
has got the war scare in. proper
shape. and are retrenching with a ven-
geance. Out of four section men
at thi'; point two have; been laid off
and it is now definitely. reported that
they have cancelled one of the daily
freight trains on this branch. Looks
like rather extreme measures for the
second week of the war.
The government plans to close pallia
meat a£tea a' two weeks sitting. Only
Wet Government bills will be present-
ed-
resented- one wi11 be a was: budget, estimat-
ed atfrom seventy five million dollars
to one hundred minions of dollars;
the other will extend the authority of
the Government to take military act-
ion without consulting parliament. If
parliament sits thirty days the 'mem-
bers get the full indemnity of $2, 500
Less: than thirty days are, paid for at
the rate of $20 a day.
War Summary
of Great Britain, and it has been grate
fully acknowledged.
Gerina,ny ani) Austria threaten (tale
with the her
that if she per-
sists in her stand of neutrality, they
will declare war against her.
At Liege the Germans lost 5090
dead. Twenty-four guns were cap-
tured and one general was macre a
prisoner, The German farces num-
bered 120,000 the Begian. defenders
40,000.
The admiralty has announced that
ane of the cruiser squadrons of the
main fleet was attacked on Sunday by.
Germain, submarines. None of the
British ships was damaged. One Ger-
man submarine was sunk.
The French and Belgian Govern-
me,nts have ordered that the resour-
ces of the two countries are the
common property of France and Bel-:
' glum,
TUESDAY
rGermany po is re rted to be mobiliz- I
ing another million men
1 There will be ,no let -urn in the work
of the Ptublic Works Department in
Caaada
An English navy expert says that
the English navy, even without a
battle, has already demonstrated leer
command of the seas
The Duke of Connaught, Canada's
best trained soldier, is to be right on
the ground at Quebec, during mobil-
ization
Canada has offered 20,000 men, who
will be mobilized within a few days at
Quebec. Newfoundland sends 500
men
Canada has purchased two submar-
ines frons Chili
The North Sea has been, again clos-
ed to fishing fleets which news is
very significant.
Serviettes and French in Canada and
United States wish to joie the Can-
adian. army, as they cannot get oack
to their own country.
France and Austria have declared
war against each Other.
EXETER COUNCIL
Tho Council met in the Town: Mall
Friday evening, 7th. Previous minutes
ap-uroeed.
A communication was read from the
G.T.R. re repairing roads, Wellington
• ,`Street to Victoria •St., and the new
Under the headings of the days of
the week we propose to give a sum-
mary of the war news each week. tie-
ing as accurate as passible.,
FRIDAY
At a meeting of the officers of the
33rd Huran Regiment held in Clin-
ton on Friday it was decided to offer
the services of the regiment to the
Government for active service or any
duty that may be required,
The British prime minister in the
House of Commons askked for an ad-
ditional appropriation of $500,000,000
and an army inccrease of 500,000 :nen
beth of which ,requests were, granted.
Russian cavalry, endeavoring to en-
ter East Prussia, have been driven.
back by the German frontier guards
A Tien-Tsin dispatch says the Rus-
sian crueler Askolcl and the German
c,rusier Emder in an engagement off
Wel:-Hal-Wel have both been. sunk.
Thc British Crusier Amphian i.as
been sunk by contact with a mine,
with the loss of more than 100 'nen.
Austria-Hungary has declared .war
on, Russia and the Russian ambassador
at Vienna has been 'given his pass-
ports.
SATURDAY.
In view of the contingencies that
might arise,., all militia camps are con-
celled.
The Germans yesterday asked for
a 24-hour armistice to burry their
dead,. but the goveznar of Liege, Gen-
era Leman, has not acceded to ,this
request, so far as is known,
German dipiomats have been esing
utmost efforts to win, Italy to the Ger-
man side by negotiations and a dir-
ect appeal to King Victor Emmanuel
but without success.
Winston Spen ger Churchill, first
lard of the admiralty, denied that
there had been any engagement be-
tween the German and British fleets
in. the North Sea.
' MONDAY
Belgian official reports received by
the war office record the important
fact that a junction has been effect-
ed by British, French and Belgians,
across the line of the, German advan:.e
through Belgium.
The ocoupatian of Liege by the Gee
mans is confirmed in a dispatch re-
ceived
e•ceeivecl here from Brussels early this
morning
Volunteers are rapidly being enroll-
ed for the Canadian contingent,
The Minster of War announces that
the Germans suffered 30,000 casual-
ties and the. Feelh 15,000 in the
battle at Attlee -eh, which resulted in.
the capture of the Alsatian village
by the French troops.
It was stated that Parliament which
meets an August 18th will be asked
to vote art amount said to be be $75,-
000,000 for expenses in aid of Great
Britain
lie douse which could be done when
streets are scraped; The same was
confirmed on motion of Hind ,and
Beavers
Beavers--Hind-That the clerk write
the G.T.,.Rasking them to have their
talc at the station repaired so ihatt
there be not such a waste of water,
Carried:
Report of Fire, Light and Water
Committee -Mr. Bissett, acting under
wart- instructions has had water 'nein
laid to i\fr. Dow's property. Mr. Dow
signed a contract at $8 per annum for
same as a1lr, Dow wanted water at
once we ,proceeded with the work
and now ask you to, pass above s-eport
-The same was passed onenotion of.
Beavers incl Hind.
U. B, Carling, Clerk
JUNIOR MATRICULATION
Out' of twelve the followingExeter
Stuclents were successful in passing:
Junior Matriculation Examinatuion in.
whole or in. part. -Group 1(whole tire)
-ve subjects) M. F. Carling, A. M. Mor
gaa, G , B. Quackenbush, 3. C. Strang
R. b Walker. Group III (in eight : eight gib
jects1 R. E. Southcott, L. Stewart
W. G Stewart,.
Others in Huron who passed were-
Group 1,-R. A. Bradford, M. Cowan
K. ` 5 Cowart G, Deadman, W. A.
Dancey J. M. Garvey, C, M, Giik-
lesan R C, Hays;, J. E. Hess, M. K.
Johnston N. U. Jones, E. James, T.
Kidd, M E. Kennedy, A. M. Lands-
boourgh A. M. MacKerche,r, E. R.
Manning. W. M. Nelson, E. Pollock,
R. W. Ryan, J. Taylor, N, Trueinner.
Grour II, -G. G. Ma.cEwan,
Group III, -J. L. Allan, R. Bissett
R. S. Carman. P. F. Doyle, L. R. Gar-
vey M Gunn, S, G. Henry, E. F. Low -
W M McNaughton, M. R. Ross, 3.
H Smillie„ 5. Smillie W, H. Walker.
Crediton
Thc, sole topic of discussion these
days is war. It is indeed infortunate
that at this stage of the world's pro-
gress nations should become locked
in a bloody conflict over some . mini
excuse, We can hardly realize we
are living in the 20th century- an ;
age of enlightenment and a period
when giorrels and disputes are set-
tled by arbitration, The Peace Con-
ferences,
onferences; we read• so much about, a,p-
peas to.15e a sham. It leeasy for us
whcx Are not at the :seat of war, to
sit down and seed the papers, and
discuss this and that, but to .live in
sidewalk. Same was filed. The road the old land weth all its dread and
is beim repaired, misgivings is- a different matter. Sure-
is
cammtanication was read from the ly the conflict will not last long. The
Hydro Electric Power Commission re walla will receive a set -back of fifty
the proposed Huron, County Railway, years as , it is.
Dashwood Local Items
Mr Fred Kehl left Tuesday ace
Berlin to visit his sister, Mrs, Fred
Ehlers who is very ill with slight
hope of recovery
The infant child of Mr. Wm. raie-
ber died Sunday morning and was
buried Monday morning.
Mrs, Emanuel Rothaermel died on
Sunday morning at the home of her
daughter Mrs, Frank Case of Exeter
The corpse was brought to her 'tome
in this place and burial was inade
on Tuesday afternoon in the Bron-
son Line cemetery, Rev, 7. H. Gren-
zebach of the Evangelical church
officiating .The bereft friendswill
have the sympathy of the, community
in this their sad bereavement,
Mr. and Mrs Percy Humble. Of Sar-
nia who spent a few days here vis-
iting friends left far their home on
Tuesday moaning.
Mr and Mrs. Simon Thom, and a
daughter of Howard City, Mich,, are
here attending the funeral of the rite
Mrs Rothaermel.
The Misses Dara and Elsie Austin
visite: friends in the village Tuesday.
Everyone is talking war ,and what
xhc probable outcome will be.
Mir and Mrs. John Eidt and Mr.
and Mrs, Chris Stade motored over
to Forest Sunday and spent the day
with friends.
Mr Geo Schroeder of E1 Paso`
W. 19 at ,present visiting, friends in
this community :,
Mr. Narmaie Kellerman has exchan-
ged his Ford car for a McLaughlin -
Buick:,
The Children's Day Service was.
held in the Evangelical church on
Sunday last.
Mr. E. H. Grenzebach is visiting bis
parents and sisters in this place,
Mir Wilbur Pfaff was, laid off work
'foe several days during the week
through illness.
Thcc shower on, Monday will help
the pastures as well aa the fruit and
care. Everything was badly in need
of the• rain,
as follows, -"Replying to your favor We notice by the „press that the
we wish to advise that we expect our Sts Royal Edward landed in Quebec
preliminary surveys for your district a few .days ago. Percy Banes,who
will be completed, before the 15th o€ accompanied the Victoria College Glee
nest month and that we; hope to bo Club of Toronto to England some
able to prepare a final report before weeks ago. returned on this steamer.
the end of the swimmer, We have col-
lected a great deal of traffic informa-
tion. from the district to insert in the
report and have also made decisions
as to the system of electrification that
should be used. We trust that you
understand that legislation that has er, who have been visiting relatives
been recently passed and the work here for. a few .wee ks returned to
that has been done in connection with Detroit on Saturdray,
the .Toronto N. E. District is applic- Mr and Mrs. Benke of Detroit are
able to your lines,. and that the same visiting Mr. 'and Mrs. Wenzel.
procedure will not be necessary from Mr. C. M. Holland of the Clinton
,now on In other words we are work Business' College was in the village
i,n¢ out details for this Toronto V.E. as Monday soliciting students,
District and expect to be able to save
other lines." visiting Mr and llrs. Henry Kuhn,
Messrs, I, R. Carling and R. G. Set- Miss Emma Orme of London is vis -
don waited on the council re putting itintr her brother Dr. Orme.
a hydrant on Wellington street west Otto Ewald has returned from Tar -
of the railway, They stated that they
were entitled to better fire protection
as there were a lot of valuable build-
ings at the station and scarcely any
According to the news items, the
vessel was pursued by German, cruis-
ers far two days, but managed to
escape
Mr. said Mrs. Ed. Bertrand and dau-
ghter Thelma and Miss Kate Schneid-
considerable time when it comes to Mr. and Mrs. D. Braunaf Detroit are
Kuhn.
onto atter a short visit.
Our flax men; Nicholson & Lawson
are busy just now getting in the flax
Thera is still a c•onsicierable quantity
fire protection, and thought it WAS up of flax to pull.
to the: couancil to do something, and I J Young Yng & Son have received
the. Railway Co .was willing to pay a shipmemt of extension ladders.
one third of the cost, the town to Every person should have a good Sad
ear one half and the property owners der to protect his buildings in ease
on P. sixth. ;Hind, -Beavers -That . a of fire
hydrant be placed as desired an erms
as stated. -Carried - The baseball game between Exeter
Hartosl=Beavers-That the rate of and the home team scheduled for Mon
taxation for the current year be 29 day night was postponed on account
mills an the dollar, and that a by-law l of the 'rain`
be prepared confirming same. -Car. The funeral of Mrs. Rothermal of
Beaver -Hind -That the report of Dashwood, mother of Mrs. Geo. fled -
the finance committee be adopted and def, of town, took places on Tuesday.
that accounts as read be paid. --S. We extent' our sympathy to the :am -
Handford 32.00; W. Westcott :4.88; 11y.
R. Gillies 66.00; T. Flynn 23.80; W. Albert liforlock's ,new shop is a -
Hatter 1,75; G. Orange 25,80; Sid, bout ready for business. The black -
Sanders 21.20; Theo Wolper :8,00 R emitt shop „js n,ow being used and
Davi: 33.60; T. Houlden 30.00; T. is a decided advantage over what was
Creech 14.00; H. Rumohr 43.80; John used In he east.
Bell 20.00 g, T. Cornish 22.80; Mrs. I Miss Olive Either has returned to
Delve., three weeks board F. Wright Sarnia atter visiting her mother for a
21.00; Can. Consolidated Rubber Cot few days.
rubber hose 204,85; Janes & May, acs. + Me. and Mrs. Francis Clark and Mr:
35c ° Bel". Telephone re cemetery 6.25 James Clark are visiting relatives in
Wiarton.
The rant on Monday was a welcome
Co, 121.20.. for sidewalk � north, of ' he gate. The crops Fvere sadly in need
bridge' W. H. Levett, gasoline, 45.34 of it,
Canadian Express Ca., 135 T. B, Harrison Becker who has been in
Carling, part salary, 33.33; W, r. Bis, Stratford for a few weeks " -returned
sett 42.00 . J. Ford 37,50. hoine our Friday,
James Jeckell 90c; Smart -Turner Ca„
65c, • Exeter Mfg. Co., 56,31; Canadian
Fairba,ak Morse Co 28c • Russ -Taylor
Hind -Beavers -That the commiss-
ioner be instructed to examine ,)rain
and catch basin in front of 3. Grigg
pror)erty as the water runs hack into
his drain at every big rain. -Carried
The public works committee beg to
report or extension of sidewalks on
east sicle of Albert Street to Heron
as follows, -The committee looked ov-
er this proposed extension and eon -
clotted ,that it could be put dawn at
some future date at a less expense
than ,now as there 15 some filling to
McGILLIVRAY COUNCIL
Council met it Town Hall, McGil-
livray. Aug 3rd, All members pres-
ent. Mintvtes of last meetingwere
read and confirmed, 'On motion of
gasser and Glavin accounts amounting
in all to, 51571„50 were ordered to be
paid. Thc Caturicil then adjourned to
meet in the Tawn Hall Monday, Sept.
7th at 1 o'clock.
3, D, Drummond, Clerk
Centralia
'' The' ram on MOhday wee enteelccene.
guest. to las the dust and cool -.eft
the air. A tew more such showers
are needed as the farmers cannot
plow yet
Thc W el. S. are holding an lee
Cream and Cake Social ort Thursday
evening on the parsonage lawn. i3v-
erybody come.
Mr. Can O'Brien. was in Toronto
a couple days with a carload of
cattle
Miss Mills a2 Woodham spent anew
days the guest of ear. and Mrs. Hy.
Mills.
Miss Matz of Crediton spent a Clay
or two with Mabel Heaman.
Mi. T. Hicks and Andrew Hicks
spent a couple days with relatives at
Byron
Miss Hazel Hicks is visiting with
friend; it London ;and Dutton,
'1 he , Sunday School are arranging
for an. outing to the Grapd Bend
on August 21st, Don't forget the date
Patriotic ,sermons were in order one
Sunday last. '
Dr. Ramsay and family nave return-
ed to Hamilton,
'she Wei News is about the only
topic of conversation.
This is Brantford Old Home weaan
a;ri_t a number of Exeterites ,are ire
the eity
Mr and Mrs, Thos. Nelson, ileus to=
OKex, Sound last week to attend the
beam. of the former's mother „who-
died
whodied there recently. Mr Nelson has
returned to Exeter,
Ma. T. H .Newell received word on
Tuesday evening of the sudden death
off hi: brother Richard Newell of
Stratford at the ago of 3o years.
Deceased leaves a wife and two child-
ren This is the third brother Mr,New
ell has lost inside of two years. He ;eft
Wednesday evening to attend the
funeral,
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GREEN WAY
Me. and Mrs Ray Pollock of Exeteir
called on friends here on Sunday; -
Mrs.: H. Wickert of Parkhill and Mr, ,
and Mrs. C. Laughton of Port Cb1-
bornC visited in our burg on Friday.
-Mss. loos. Kerr and Miss, Ethel.
Kerr at Greenhurst, Leeds Co., spent.
last week guests of Itlrs. A M. Wile-
son.-Miss
il son. --Miss Deadman of Brussels is the:
guest ofMiss Minnie Sherritt.
BIRTHS
McQueen -In Usborne on Aug, 10 tcaa
,Mr anc1 Mrs. Stewart McQueen,, a _.
daughter
DEATHS
Hayes -lin Detroit, Aug. 5, Lulu,
Mriltse wife of John kiayes,: former
ly of 'Clinton, aged 26 years.
Rothaermel-Ian Exeter, Aug. 9, . Ptd
ine Than, relict of the late''Eman-
uel Rothaermel, aged X54 years.
Rupp-ln, Zurich, Aug. 9, Henry Rupp
aged 73 years.
Cameral -le -In Exeter, Aug. 11, Gather
-
lee McCulloch, relict of the Tate,
.Haugh Cameron, aged 86 years, Z •
months 8 days,
SWINGING A BUSINESS
Judicious advertising Is the derrick
that swings a business to succus.
Classified Want lids, aroterse busi-
ness
ushnese bringer; that are 'suitable to
any business. They help the small
net become big, and the bra ones
to become bigger.
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STEWART'S
PHONE 16
Where Reasonable Prices Prevail.
All Summer Goods Must go
LADIES LINEN DUSTER COATS,
Just a few left, but they mus' be cleared. They are a
regular $6.00 line, but for quick selling we mark thein 4,50
x•.98
buys anytri:rnme,d hat in our
Millinery Show Rooms. Some
of them sold at $5 and $6,
Don't miss the opportunity.
FANCY PARASOLS
The season's newest with
pretty beadles and plain and
fancy tops. All goat reduced
prices to surprise you,
WHITE WAISTS
Some lovely ones left, You
get your choice of these at
prices that will surprise you,
CLUB BAGS
Iut fibre and leather goods
We have them at prices you
are prepared to pay -9oc to $0
ODD SKIRTS
In black and white checks
These were samples and are
tailored it very smart styles
If we have your size you'll
want one for the price.
WHITE SKIRTS
ins repps, bedford cords,.
antcl =tines. 'These can be
bought for what you would
pay for goods alone.
CREX RUGS
If you want a Crex Rug
for your verandah you can
buy there away below reg
ular-small & large ,sizes,
TRUNKS
In. many sizes, canvas or
iron bound. A big assort-
ment to choose from.
DINNER SETS
We have something new to show. you, They have just
arrived from the Potteries. Three very pretty patterns in
white and gold bond, floral and conventional design. The
clips are Kermes shape and gold board handles. See them,
07 pieces for $16.50
J
A. STEWA,RT.
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