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TWENTY-SEVENTH 'YEAR.
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. NOV EMBER 261914
The War Situation
In Flanders and France the wee ( 1`il; Asia Minor Turkey ends the A1 -
has bee'ii comparatively quiet and the.
farces have been having a resp,,
Where there has been - fighting rhe
Allies have invariably been victorious,
Indications point to the Germans mak
ing preparations for one more attempt
to reach Calais. The Kaiser seems:
Eletermined'to get one slap at Britain.
if at all passible, and( he knows".that
it :is impossible unless he, can get his
land forces nearer England than he
has yet datie.
In Prussia, Poland and Austria three
&teat engagements have, been in, pro -
es:, 'for several days, ending suc-
cessfully foa' the Russians', whose
commander is wonderfully clever
dropped six bombs on a shed at Lake
Constance. Damage not known.
As soon as the second Canadian
contingent goo foam; led in January.
a third contingent oaf 17,000 will be
Hee have had only minor engagements enlisted to take its place, bringing the
total up' to• 108,000,
•
The Copenihangen Correspondent
of the 'Daily Mail says he learne from
Berlin that placards are posted night
War Summar 1 • £ the y,in the rubor bs a . Ge a
rm n Cap-
ita] demanding peace and containing
threats. The ,police tear the poster.,
clown, tbut they always appear the
next night
The total British naval casualties' to "Fishermen • who claily cruise near
THURSDAY.
date: -Officers killed, 222; wounded
37; 'missing, 5. Men killed, 3,455
wounded 428; missing, i:.
The arrival ' of heavy British guns
of late ,has done much towards de-.
moralizing the Germans, whose guns
are becoming much the worse for
weair from reckless use:
On the : Seas'+nothing of moment '•gas
odurred.' A few small German craft
have been destroyed, and Tuatkey1
''has lost some transports', t
In Africa the. • rebels are1, tieing fin-
ished off rapidly.
TAMAN'S
the Gentian waters say that the Ger-
man fleet is preparing for decisive
action" in the Neith Sea, Prince Henry
of Prussia wan et Emden yesterday
"an an inspection of the torpedoand
subrna ere ; craft,
It is off Gen-
eral
arunatuiiced that men-
eral De Wet's dwindling rebelcom-
mandc became surrounded ' ley loyal
forces in the vicinity of Bashof, en
the Vaat Rimer. General de . Wet
succeeding }n: esca;ring with only' 25
men Theremancler at .his force sur-
rendered."
After all the captures ,made by,
Germancruisers' it is found that of
the merchant marine less than one .
per cent. has:. fallen into the enemy's. •
hands, -while all, of _the enemy's ser
vice has been either captured;'• in-
ternee: or blockaded.
Gen Beyers and 1,500 : refiels rare t' •
in fu11 fight before the loyalists of
Cape Colony. Reports were.seceiv
ed cf arllu
nin£s lis
r t west •if ielt-
g
faniein. in which' four rebels were ki11-'
ed, 20 ,wounded and 100 ca,ptwred.
There are persistent rumors . 'fere
that the, British transport Crown of
Galicia has beeai attacked by German
cruisers and sunk off Chili. It is not
stated whether the vessel was sunk
b3 her own crew or 'by :the Germans.
Thc' crew of the transport, it is said,
was cawed. .
Portuguese newspapers again : assert
thaata portion of the Portuguese army
is' ai • the front with, allies in ` Belgium
and . France,
A Halifax correspondent 'says, Nat
the half has yet been told of the ap-
palling misery and stiffering of the
Belgians. It is beyond the grower• of
the Manan m ind toe. grasp, ;!;and the
pen tc. describe, 'I' have been in. Hol-
land three days. What ' I have een.
and heard is 'only a .page -in the Jmost
colossal' national calamity of- modern
times It overwhelms . one with - its
enormity ...
An Italian newspaper says -that-Ger-
many and Austria are willing'; to cry
guile if the farmer is given „?aelgium
and the latter Senna.
: FRIDAY
News ,has been received. in London
that the Hamburg -American liner Ek-
batana has been sunk in the Persian.
Gulf.
News Pram the Adriatic says 'that
the French cruiser Waldeck Rousseau'
has sunk another submarine.
Ta the east of Y4pres, he Germans
left more thatn• 1,200 deaf in` a space
of ground not more. than five or six
hundred meters.
Ac Shat -el -Ai -ab River and in the
Persian Gulf, the British forces .s on
November 17 . ' troops rove out of
an entrenched position about 4, 500
fa the enem y„ capturrin tvo, guns
and many' prisoners,; campequipment
and ammunition.
NI ET c "A serious epidemic of typhoid has
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broken out among the G rman troops.
t O 1, or who a,re in occupation of.. tile• and sur
` rounding. district, In the.._1 st two days.
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no fewer than 50,000 men entered
the hospitals, which are filled to (vee
flowing.'
During the last couple • of! days there
has been a renewal, of naval activity
on the Black Sea and the Baltic: The
fighting in the Baltic hast been off the
RussianP art Lib a a u and unoffical
unoff']
?etrogracl dispatch states that in the
fight which followed an attack on that
port, a German Cruiser and two 'tar
peda boat destroyers were sunk. In the
Black .Sea the former German battle-
ship Gaeben, which, a Russian offical
statement says, was severely damaged
and withdrew, being able to escape
by its speed.
The Government ..of Great l3ritain
has given a half million dollars for
the relief of the Belgians, ''
SATURDAY
A dispatch from Warsaw to . the
Ruussky Slovo says the German •gen-
erals von Bredaw and von • Bromel
committed suicide at ' Czenstochawa
'Russian Poland, after a G,er,masi defeat
The Geu•mans are engaged upon en-
ormous military engineering works to
defenc'. Berlin, 50 miles east el the
capital at K(ustrin, where the Warthe
flows into the Oder," .
Thc°advance by Austria into.`Servia
i5 cretin- urt'easineas in Bulgaria as
to the future of the Balkan States:
There is a strong feeling in Bulgaria
against the Austrians and in favor of
With addition of 'Turkey and Port-
ugal to the ranks of the belligerent&
the area of hostilities has been extend
et! to approximately 58 per cent. of
the total population of the earth
Of the three, battles that ,whim is
now at its height between the Vistula
and Warthe rivers, and in which the
Russians to -night claim partial :tie -
cess, is exciting the greatest interest,
Clothiilg
GREAT VARIETY OF CLOTHS1
FOR SUITS, OVERCOATS AND
PANTINGS AT REDUCED PRICES
•
Ready - to- Wear'
Clothing
Furlined Overcoats at $30.00
Black Dog Overcoats at $20.00.
Black Beaver with fur collar and black
• curly lining at $18,00.' •
Cloth Coats . from $10,00 to $20,00,
wits from $8,00 to $2.0,00
Other r Winter
Clothing
We are well stocked with' all the
goods you want for the cold Winter
weather in •
Underwear -$1.00 to $3,00'
Socks -15c, to SOc.
Shirts -75c. to $1,50r
Caps -50c, to $3,00.
Gloves -50e. to $2.00.
Mufflers -50c; as $3.00.
Dressing Gowns and Smokers
' 1$4.00 toy $15,00.
Swer r's•Coats-$1,00 to $5.00.
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FURNISHER
Russia
MONDAY
Except for attacks by the French
en. the extreme right where, the
French have captured the heights, of
Otnee ,near Verdun and sideneed• two
German batteries the armies le Fland
eta and in France seem to be en-
joying a long deeerved rest,
Three :Btitish aviators dropped 6
bombe. on a Zc'pt lelin, factory at Fred-
richshafen, and twcv _ French flyers
TUESDAY
erman ompe o oa es coyer
was ' destr•cyelc in collision ,with he
stemma
o
Am 1 dra e 'n the Baltic. e
g n,r l a
rntsidc •Falsteshae Sweden.
The stream of fugitives gain seee
Prussiraar towns testifies tothe steady
ad'vanee of the Russians 'nth Ger-
man territory.
terr%tory,
The German submarine ,,U-18, which
was :reported off the northcoast. of
Scotland- was rammed by.: a 13r,itish
patrolling vessel and foundered.,
Urafficiaa dispatches • from Petrograd'
claim the complete .out of the Ger-
mans in the great battle ,which tor
fourclays. has been waged between
the Vistula and Warthe rivers, ,n 'o s
land
Or the Yser. a few days ego 300
British; . with maxims met 2000 ,mer
m'a:<r ;cavalry, andwhen the ;Lighting
was over there was not ane of t -other
side left. tot tell th,ei . tale:.
WEDNESDAY'.
AL points of military ' ignificance
in Zeebrugge where ,the Germans are
puttin,,; submarines together, were
swbjeeted to a heavy bombardment by
two British warships, and ',nuch da-
mage .dente.' ..
In France e. terrific battle res
commenced, The Germans have
heavy reinforcements and fresh guns.
for this •renewal of the efforts to •;ut
throng; the lines. Britishartillery
has thwarted every effort thus far.
The Germans have arrested 300
British .subject& .zvho still remain in
Brwssele.
The British have had great success
against the Turks on the Persian
Gulf.
In Poland the Russians `made the.
German. defeat a decisiye'one, taking
many thousands of .prisoners.
Italy says, if the Suez Canal is
.closed she Will join the Allies,- and
Great Britain by treaty hasthat right
Vancouver .reports another •caval
battle in the Pacific.
EXETER COUNCIL:
The Council met in the Town • Elall
Friday evening. Members all present
except Councillor Hind, Previous
minutes were confirmed, f
Communication was read from the
Canadian Free Library for the blind
eskin the- council to donate $5 -filed
n motion of Beavers and Doyle,
Dr. Quackenbush, .Medical. Officer of
Health and H. E Huston, Chairman
of the Board, brought in their reports
which were read and adopted, e•opies
r• same to;be sent to the Department
EXETER PATRIOTIC FUND
Previously acknowledged' ' $891.47
Tea. Room 7.80
S. Purdos-i subscription.. 2,00
Miss, Parkinson, subscription :. 1.00
$902,27
The ladies of Exeter and vicinity
have nolo sent over a tort of clothing
to
the Belgians. Last Friday they
made up six quilts, ands will eontinue
the work thus Friday in the -'Town
ELall The ladies of the Jackson Fac-
tory intend to work Saturday after-
noon making quilts from goods sup-
plied by the firm. As Christmas
cheer for the Belgian children a con-
signment of dressed dolls goes Tor. -
ward this _ week. The dolls were
bought by the young men and dress-
es by the ,girls. ,.
'RURAL TELEPHONES
The fallowing' statistics concerning
the workings and standing of the tel-
ephone systems in this neighborhood
which is taken from the report of the
Ontario Railway and Municipal Board
will be of interest,
St. Marys Kirkton and Eastern Tel.
ephone. Company has 670 phones, 7.00
mules of poles, 500 miles of circuit
receipts $7,856 and expenditures of
$4,707. ,
Crediton Telephone Association has
112 phones, 70 miles at' poles, - 100
miles of circuit, $1,324 as receipts end
$900 as expenditures.
Mount Carmel and .Centralia Tel-
ephone Association has 23 phones, 11
mile,: tot poles, 13 mikes of circuit
receipts. of $2256 and expenditures of
$232,
Hy,ndnan privite line, Exeter, has 40
phones, 22 miles of poles, 22 miles (of
circuit receipts of $480 and an ex-
penditure of $220,
1-Iay Municipal Telephone System
has 388 phones, 105 miles •of motes
175 miles of circuit, receipts of $8,731
and an expenditure of, $7,883.
efoorsviile Telephone Association
has 40 phones, 5 :biles of poles, 20
miles of circuit, receipts oft $376 gad
art expenditure Of $367.
Tucker -smith Municipal Telephone
system has 649 phones 212 miles of
poles 525 miles of curctuit, -occults
of $13,836 'and an expendtturc of $13,
263
an motion of Doyle and FIarton.
Beavers--.Horton-That the report of
Faience Conemitteebe accepted and
that the accounts ,be paid. as read,._
John'ICycld, labor, 3.50; Sid Sanders
9,60i John Norry 10,30; R. Davis .11.00
Thos, Sanders 5.00; T. Houlden 50c
Jemes E1i11 3.00; Geo,. Powell 1.00,•'T,
Creech. 4,00;-H Rumohr 2.00e Walter
Westcatt 1:31; Sid. West 1.80; Gea..
Cud: ore 75c_;; Electric Light and Po-
wer Co 115.23; J Gial, constable 1,50
F:'Tr_ebher. gravel 9.60; -T Hawkins
& Son account 105.65; W J. Bissett
stave RE Fire Hall 3.00; W. ea
Levitt ' coal and gasoline 29.60; Gea
Mende , coal, 25.20.
'Seaver-Harton-That the clerk ap
my to the Hydro -Commission, Tor-
onto, asking .them to give an estimate
the' g
on
costof rsecaurzn� current by
way of Lucen, and urget that an en
gi'•nee- be sent on immediately as the
franchise with the present lighting Co
exares in :a year's time. -Carried,
The . Council adjourned to the call
cf the reeve.
- T. B. Carling,' Clerk
EXETER HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
;Bente are lists of pupils' taking an"
average at more than 60 per cent
o ' fol s _gest test'. this fall. The 're-
suite' are , very fair indeed; and 'n
d ca'te. abet, with good work, , .doth
senicreclasses should make a good.
record ,next •stammer.
Howeveae the Junior Class has made
the best : record this time -more r irst
Form, pupils taking honors than in
betl• Senior classes together. In.
that class : are M. Hogarth who ' ook
100 in Arithmetic at the Entrance in
June, and V. Stewart, whci took the
higi est"'mark in Geography at - the
semi examination,.: The -results be
low Indic ire that there are about 9
o" 10 in the class who average up,
just as well as these pupils.
In the Senior Classes the new
blooc is rather showing the way.
Either Enthusiasm orwilling Purpose
are necessary for good results at
school as in other places. •
Farm III. -(A) -Norman• Entrance -
.G Kestle 79, L: Finkbeiner 15, L. Oe-
steicher .74, Brakenshire 71, F. 'I'rieb-+
ne.- 69 J. Allison 68, •V. Geiger ,i8,
S Klienfeldt 67, I,• artery 66, I. Mac -
dere]) 65 ,I. Sweet •64, M. Hanlon 63
McPhersor. 62,' (B)-Matric. -L Oe-
streicher 70, Brokenshire 68, 1.Creery
66_1 ' Sweet 63, . McPherson 61, M.
fienlor 61.
Porn II. -Strang 83, Thomson 81
Manson 75, E. Harvey 72, A. Horton
72 Gladman 71, Davis 71, D,Brooks.
71 R Hanlon 70, D. Kuntz 69, i:ow-
cliltc•. 68 .iv.1..S uston 66, .Senior W5, 0
McDonald 64, Hanlon .63, Johns 631
Kestle 63. Donugall 63, A. Johns 62
L Sanders 62, Fitton 61, L. ` 'Taylor
61 II Commercial, -Reed 63, A
Mac': 62
Forty: I, -H. Essery 81, M. Sharp 30
el Hogarth 79, G. .Carling 79, N.
Anderson 77, G. Harvey 76, V. Ste -
war` 76. Mills 75, G. Case 75, M.
Eased 73, Harris 72, M. Moodie 72,
T Ford 67, A. Shap ton 66, M.
Senders
Walkei 65, F. Higgins 64, L. aanders
62 L Walker 62, Coated 62. I. --
Commercial-L.
Commercial -L, Kestle 82, L. Rice 30
As some parents have asked me to
publist: more than mere averages, I
beg space to give names. and :narks
c'f leaders in different -subjects in all
classes:
Literature: -G. Kestle and Zeller
68 each; R. Hanlon, Rawcliffe and
Strang 83; M. Pickard 93.
Composition: -Pickard 88, Rowcliffe
65, G Carling 75, Rivers, 68.
Can History :-G. Kestle 65, Thorn -
so t 74 lefi is 95,
British History :-V. -Geiger 79, M.
Huston and Strang 89.
Ancient History: -G. Kestle 97.
Algebra :-G. Kestle 100 W. Cud -
more 100 .G. Carling 98, L. 'Kestle
and L. Rice. 99'.
Geometry :-McPherson 83 M. !itis-
tai•• and L. Sanders 100,'
ence :-G. Kestle 82 L. Finkbein-
er '81, Thomson 78; M. Hogarth 86,
French :-I. Creery 83, Davis and
Strang 86: • .
Germarf:-L, Oestreicher 77.
Latin: -L. Finkbeiner 87 Strang l9,
Mills 88,
Dictate -m.1 -D. Brooks 92, 'rh, Ford
and F Higgins 97, Northcott 92, L.
Kestle 77.
Grammar :---W. Cudmore 84, G. .-iar
vey 85,
Geography :-Davis 68, V. Stewart
80
Arithmetc :--Gladman 100 N. An-
derson 98 1,,. Rice 100.
Bookkeeping :--A. Mack end North-
cott 78 • .M', Hogarth, L, Kestle and
L. Rico 100. •
Stenography :-A, Mack 13, L.
Rice. 77
Reacting :--.Manson 71.
G. Spark, Principal
It was rwuored that there would
be considerable change in the Grand
Trunk torte table which went into ef-
fect en Nov. 22nd, but there is. no
-hone whatever,
CLL1B,aa::NG
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remember theft we club with aft:
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Monthly papers and periodicals,.
Get the benefit of these clubbing
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SANDERS & CREECH
Local Items l Rt.. Rev. D. Williams, Lord '3ishop-
Huron County Council willmeet en
Tuesday Dec, let, at 3 o'clock
Mr 't:ecil McLeiocl has accepted a
position in London ,and will -nave
there shanty.
The term of Lieut, -God, Alex: Wil-
sea, 33rd Huron Regiment, has seen
further extended to Sept. 23, x.915.
The Germans, according to all to-
accounts are preparing to .aunch an -
ether offensive movement in the .xesi
;n the hope of to king Calais.
Mr' J B. McArthur, a memher of
Zurich Masonic Lodge, H-ensall, is to
be buried at Hensall on Thu-sday,
and Exeter brethren are invited to
take pari
'Ames St. Methodists celebrate 'ne
52ndanniversary on Sunday and Mon-
day December 6 and 7, Rev. Dr, Bax
bee of Listowel 'preaches on eunday,
and Monday night gives his lecture,
"Six months in Germany and .ny es-
cene at the awtbreale of the war. '
Mr. C. W, Cann of Crystal .City,
Mae.; a former Exeter resident, be-
come: patriotic to the Red • Cross
Feted, according to the fallowing from
the Cowries of that town. -"Mr; W.
C. Cann proprietor of the Barber
Shoe. nand. Pool Room, wishes to tn-
reeunceat
th he
tv'1 five 40 cent.
1 er �
u g P n.
of the cash proceeds oa Wednesday,
Nov 25 to the Red Gross Fund:'
The market for 'Dutch set anions is
flooded at present and a large number
growers and dealers will have to
cane • their supply aver until spring.
During the' past few years onion grew
ng has .been taken up( in the country
and this year a large acreage was cult-
ivated and a good crop harvested.
The abusudent supply and existingcon
anions have caused a stump on the
market wird many of the growers are
tu'rabic at present -to dispose of ;heir
crop.
Asi
order for payment for a !Anal
clivinen'd of 5c. to 'the shareholders'
o4: the York County •Loan and Sav-
ings Company has been made by Of-
ficial Referee J. A. C. Cameron.
Previous dividends amounting to -Oc.
Have already been paid, so that -he.
shareholders received 55. cents on
the •doila•r from ars estate that prom-
ised . only ablate 25 or; 30 cents when
it .went into liquidation on Dec. 16,
1905
of the Diocese of Huron, administer -
e?, the APastolic Rite. of Confirma-
tion to a class prepared and present-
ed by the Rector, Rev. D W. Collins.-
on Tuesday evening, Nov. 24th, A,
;large congregation greeted the :lis
' lion on the occasion of his i.nnual
visit He spoke encouragingly •if the
outlook of the congregation, and
was delighted with the .mprov'eni its
node in the service by the introduc
tion of the vestments for the choir.
Before the rite .of confirmation •.vas
administered the Bishop addressed -the•
' candidatee and congregatu.ia tare the:.
subject of Thanksgiv ing. The two
gnat truths of the ,Bible are .the oc-
casionof all true thanksgiving The
Fatherhood of God, and the neesar-
I rectin .of the Dead, Two expsea.
sign. cf. thankfulness for the ordinary
blessings ,of life, and for the sxtra-
orcIirtary hlessings of life were strong-
ly urged, The ' Bishop spoke tope=
f'ia't& of the outcome of the great
struggle in Europe,, comparing it with
a. storm in nature, which after( it is
passe: ?eaves the atmosphere purer
and clearer than before. Out of (hie
struggle will rise a higher andi holier
conception of humanity and a clearer -
knowledge ledge of God,
BIRTHS
II
Chowan -In 'Lucan Nov. 14th, a sort
•to Mir and Mrs. S., C. Chown.
Weir -In Lucan, on Nov. iSth,' to
Mr and Mrs. Lewis Weir, a daugh-
ter.
Schroeder -In Exeter, on Nov. 22, to
Mr ;and Mrs. William Schroeder, a
daughter. - -
MARRIAGES
Heywood-Witzel-At IChiva, en -
November 18, by Rev. Becker, Crete
icon Ivltr. Garnet R. Heywood of
Exeter to "Miss Elba, daughter of`
Mr and Mrs. William Witzel of"
Iihrva Stephen Township.
DEATHS J
Revington-In Biddulph on Nov. 19th
Maria. beloved wife, of W. W. Rev-
ington.
Pattison -In .Peet Huron on Nov.
14th, Millie A. Pattison, formerly
of Clinton, sister of Mr. A. O.
..Pattiao,n
Exeter bargain Store
Footwear
F'catwear has always been our stro7;es line. We have built up a. -
nios satisfactory trade in BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS.
We buy only the best values and sel at the 'closest price&
See our Women's Shoes •.;n cushi on sole rubber heel -in ;either tace'-
OT button at $3.50 a pair.
We have the Astoria Shoe for men at $5.00.
Fine rubbers, Lumberman's , ubber a, Rubber Boots, Etc, -All kinds
and sizes, and the prices right
We have 'some extra .valuce; in S UMTk. AND OVERCOATS,
Our Special Made -to -measure Suits and Ov=er -coats are most ' satis
factory-1•atest styles -money saving• orient '
B. W. F. Beavers
STEWART'S
PHONE 16
Where Reasonable Prices Prevail,
Four Weeks to Xmas
HIGH GRADE FURS.
Are the kind that we sell. Furs that stand for the Iast
woad in style, .and the best in make and in quality. The
early arrival of winter will remind you of -that Fur Coat,
Stole, or 'Muff that you ;nten i 'buying. Let us show you
our range.
Ladies FUR -COLLAR COAT
Shell of very fine 'Kersey
cloth, lined with quilted oa'
curl lining, interlined with
. Tubber. Rat or Sable collars
$16.00, '" 1830, 23.00,
STAMPED LINENS
Including centrepieces, night
gowns, Corset covers, Pillow
taps, Pinciushians, 'Towels, cu-
shion tops end Tray Cloths
STOLES AND MUFFS`
• A wide range of neck pi-
eces isi the very newest
styles, with muffs to jnatch
We can save you money if
you buy feorn us,
Silk . MUFFLERS & TIES
For Mein -These are bean
tifwl mufflers with ties to
match. A big range of ,o -
tors to choose from, 'i;eatly
boxed,_' Muffler & Tie $1,50
NEW XMAS CHINA,
Dinner Sets $8.75 to $35,00 Watet Sets, Hanging lamps
Toilet Sets $2,25 to $6,50 Jardinieres Cut Glass
Tea Sets ' $550 to $ 800 Beery Sets Tea Pots
Table Setts $1.00 to $1.50 Celery Trays, Salad Etowls
Brass Trays, Candle Sticks Crumb trays, Teapot Stands
WE WANT TO SELL YOU , YOUR XMAS, Groceries
New Raisins, :Grape Fruit, E:stracts, Dates
Currants Oranges Spices Figs
Peels Lemons, Walnuts, Coffee.
I-lighest Prices paid for 'Liv: o:,• :Dressed Poultry,
Ji A. Si WART