The Exeter Advocate, 1916-5-18, Page 1The 161st Battalion is working hard to fill its ranks with the itoys of "Old Huron" County. Will you not Help?
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TW'ENTY-EIGHTE YEAR
Our Corner.
The recteiting address of Captian
Dacey in the Opera House Thurs-
day leveeing was a masterly effort, a
meet fervent and forceful a,ppeal for
a. recruits, and yet, the result is ap-
pareatty nil. What is the reason? Is
IC the lack of loyalty and patriotism
of the people? Is t the antagonistic
.1% spirit that is raised by the speaker?
Is a that this community is dead to
the great need of the hour? Or is
et that Apparently barmless, but eta-
sotutely _nonsensical habit of windiug
up a serious and compelling appeal,
by a dismal. deadly vote a thanks?
There was no oersoe more undesir-
ous of a Vete Of thanks than was
Captaill Dancey o whom the vote
was tended, 11;: wanted to leave the
maxida of his hearers in a serious
tweed, and at was a wonderful ad-
dress to accomplish that purpose, and
thee much ot the good effect is
Wiled by his becoming a little ring-
foiicrean a eaeless vote of
thanks. Why canteet the war auxil-
iary thank their speakers afterwards
if they dm it necessary. Theaux-
!nary invites the speaker. It is up
to the auxilary to extend thanks in
a private way and avoid the nonsense.
The votes of thanks have generally
been well 'tendered but from a atudy
of the attitude of the recipient we
hays come to, the conclusion that the
"VOte" is not Wanted, and is in fact,
the last thheg desired at such a time.
We eine be wrong, en our conclusion
fiat something is wrong when you
hear many people say on leasing a
meeting of this sort, "Fine address-
-Useless vote of thaxass", "Pity the
aaeaker had to answer that vote of
thank% it spoiled the address", etc.,
t.te. One cannot blame the speak-
ers, if after so earnest an. Appeal, they
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EXETER, ()NTA RIO, THUSti DA. \ , MAY 18,1916
are met by such aeresuli, aced they
become vexed. Place yourself in
their ipesition, and you vrould feel the
same way if not worse. •
Major tHaman also gave a short
address. Judge Dickson was in • the
beer. Revs. Sheep and Redmond ten-
dered the vote of thanks On invita
tion of course; and the 1.61st orches-
tra. furnished anusic. The solos by
Mr. Walter McCutcheon were well
rendered, . The hall was filled - to
eanacier
Stelae Alt Louis Day, jr., enlisted
effusirsg the firm •of Day & Soo to
go. out of theik bushiess, the only
milk distributor in 'town has been air.
lt Hewitt. and he owing to the dif-
Ittealta at abtaattlee he/P, has been ob-
liged to quit, leaving up• on Saturday
last. A mak lamas' in town seemed
the 'tartly thing 'to exeect, by Mr. F.
Begg is -trying out the business. He
is compelled to buy his milk from
the lermers, and the attempt orsups
ply the demand an this way should
be encouragedby those needingneek
or .the effort might prove a lailere
nd the Ruble: be without malls: in
earnest.
The ,proposition is being earnestly
taken up za Caneela to move the
eioek ton an our during the sum-
mer. es n daylight saving scheme. It
is to be hoped that the .1movement
becomes law. It simply means that
Paeele woe's! commence their
an hour: earlier in the Morning, and
quit an hour earlier in the evening.
Thus he would have an additional
limnn the evening for work in his
garden...Ow recreation, or anything else
ono nt7,aht wish to employ themselves
in doing.
Just AS the tarm.ers had ever)
thing ready to rush the seed in on
aloncla'y lollowing 'the few days of
dry weather last week,a steady rain
set in on Sunday morning, detreaspiag
into a downpour on Sunday evening
and Monday morning -and for about
the 'stee.nth time the seeding had to
be postponed a few days.
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Remember the big Minstrel Show
and Farce to be ,put on, by Exeter
Young Ladies of the Soldiers' eaid
Society, on Friday night in the Opera
House. Many young ladies arc in
the Minstrel. Do not miss it.
Mae- severe fighting for several
days the Turks are again retreating
im Mesopotamia before the Russians.
During the week the Germans made
many attempts to find the weak spot
along the western. front by at-
tacking in many places, but no where
with success. and at several Places
with loss ot trenches and many men.
Germany is said to be about to re
new their neval, attacks on leiga.
More food riots are iteported from
Germany and the troops were used
to quiet the troubles.
Peace seems to be the whole talk
now all coming apparently from Ger-
many
Austrians to the number of 300,in-
terned in b.. camp west of Cochrane
Ont. started n revolt Monday, and it
took some hours for the guards ato
quell the trouble, in which several
were fatally wounded and one killed.
ZS HANDYMEN WANTED
Huron Battalion needs men handy
with tools for the
PIONEER SECTION
Good Wages and Short Hours
Military Matters
Corp. Milton Pfaff is taking a bay-
onet and physicial course in London
this week.
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Thes161st is inotw on th•el last lap and
it is to be a fast one. The necruits
must be had.
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The Exeter Council on behalf of
the towin presented wrist watches
and in some cases rings to about
twenty boys of town who have en-
listed .with the 161st Battalion,. One
or two of the boys we understand
were missed but they have been look-
ed .after since.
On .Suaday morning next the Hon-
or Roll of the, recruits from theadain
Steeet ,IVIethadist Church, Exeter, and
.the appaintment of Bethany Church,
Ueb.artne, twill be unveiled 'In Main
Street Cburch, The volunteers . will
attend the church in a body.' The
Honor Roll contains over 30 tranies,
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This week a general change of lo -
.cation has been made in the officers
of the 161st battalion in an effort
to further add recruiting. Major
mieaman has gone to Goderich, and
Lieut. Torrance to Bjyth, while to
Exeter have oorne Capt. ef: J. Hod-
gins•of Seaforth, Lieut. H. C. :McLean
of Wengleam and Lieut. D. E. Holmes
of Goderieb .
The Hurons have the distinction of
• hoeing three ministers in their ranks.
They are Rev. T. M. Wesley, Pres-
byterianaminister of Wrosieter, who
isnow serving in the headquarters
department; Rev: .A, F. H: Pree, An-•
glSean minister of 'Genie, who join-.
ad last week; 'lave J. K. Fairful, Bap-
tist !minister of Clinton and Auburn,
who signed up this week. Mr. Fair-
ful was for several years conne.cted
with tithe Royal Naval. Reserve in
England.
SANDERS :aa CREECH
I YOUNG MEN OF HURON
•t Canada and Australia with 'a pop -
I uletion. of twelve millions, •occupies
me-ciglith of the globe, and there-
,anaireing se ven-eighths is now occu-
pied, by sixteen hundred millions of
epeciple Over -crowded central Euroe
I pe wite its decreasing little farms of
from five to ten acres, has for years
cast esivioas eyes Apon the ever ex-
pending farms- of Canada; larger. than
iiionP
alt Central
of ,peoe ple. 11 G
and
If 'Itli ermoan3yiteight
T
fla
these fair acres of mars become the
property of the Hun, the Austrian,
the Bulger, and the Turk by right of
i conquest
! Is this valuable inheritance, carved
04. of the forest by your foretath-
'
ers worth defending?
'W,,
ho ia on the - firing line fighting
i t o; your property? — ..
I Are you so unmindful of you: ter-
, itagoand so crassly selfish that you
I permit other boys to spill their blood
et defence of you anti yours? Will
l you stay at home and make money?
it so herC a.4 4 taut upon every
dollar bill you •make, and, in the
. 1 yourself. years to come, you will hang sawn'
hs
eed in easue and be despised by
your fellow eirizens. and be hated by
YouaneSehbeas and your reaeives
know you shop d go; married men,
eaving, large tamilies of - little ones
to the mercy of the state, are com-
ing forward 1110':, tieety than sing,e
volute men. who have no ties. In all-
eges, and in all tends, .single anoung,
men from eighteen to thirty, then up
to torty-favee are tirst dratted. Are.
sol willing, to be drafted? After the
war is over your own conscience will
be your accuser every day and ev-
er v night. How wal you compare
wi;th the returned heross? The ex -
:use that "mother would not let me
go" or that you "had to ,produce",
or any of the stork exeuses will
sound cheap and foolsh.
Only fifteen more inso cut of each
town, and township will complete our.
Battalior, and save our County the
disgrace :which Will tollow it our
nine hundred brave boys suffer the
ignominy sof being broken up and
parcelled out to other Lettalions. aVilli
this tinatter interfere with the busi-
ness of production?
This is a time of .sacrifice, what
are, you sacrificing?
le later years will you go about
Muttering, -
'Of all sad words of tongue oopen
The saddest are these,
"What might have been":
HURON BATTALION HONOR
ROLL AT EXETER
MAJOR W. I. HEAMAN
LIEUT. E, TORRANCE.
SIDNEY SMITH
FRED TUCKER
JOHN K. CORNISH
HECTOR IIEYWOOD
SYLVANUS CANN
FRED HOPKINS,
WILBERT PFAFF
HAROLD BISSETT
MILTON PFAFF
LLOYD RIVERS
FRED WELLS
ALBERT S. BOLTON
AUSTIN A. RICE.
ERNEST COLLINGWOOD
WILFRID G. STEWART
EDWARD M. WILLIAMS
GRANT HOOPER
THOMAS H. WILKINSON
CYRIL TUCKEY
RALPH W. BATTEN
GEORGE E. KELLeTT
DAVID G. APPLETON
GARNET RAU
JAMES R. MARSHALL
BRUCE H. SVIATHEWS
JOHN D. LANE
W W. MILLSON
LLOYD ENGLAND
GORDON C. CULBERT
SIDNEY WEST
IRA TAYLOR
BERT RIVERS
ERNEST HARVEY
JOHN WILLIS
ALMER WILLIS
WILLIAM KYDD
EARL HEDDEN
CHARLES CAMERON
JOHN W. MALLETT
WALTER HARNESS
WILLIAM NUNN
ALFRED H. GAMBRILL
LORNE CUDMORE
EARL SOUTHCOTT
WILLIAM JEFFREY
ROBERT PASSMORE
GARNET FORD
S. W: SIMS.
ALVA E. BROKENSFURE
NELSON STACEY
NORMAN W. JOHNS
WILSON CULBERT
JAMES. G. WALKER
LOUIS E. DAY
CHARLES DOBBS
RICHARD H. CORNISH
THOMAS APPLETON.
ERRICI( HURDON
EDMUND ea. OKE
WILLIAM. E. NEIL
WILLIAM A. SMITH
EARL JOHNS
JACKSON WOODS
WILLIAM BIRNEY.
Enlistments last week and this, -
L. V. 1110QARTH
WILLIAM J, VEAL -
WALTER C. CUTBUSH
ELMER McPALLS
JOHN STRANG
GEORGE BAILEY
RUFUS KESTLE
JOHN HUNTER
EXETER COUNCIL
A regular nieeting of the couevit
was held on Friday May 12th 1916.
Councillor Barton beieg absent. The
naivetes or the meetings held April
28th and May 5th were read and app
pawed.
Communications were read as too
lowst- Prone the Library Beard. H.
E. Ifuestere Seery, that the board
• had deeided to. increase the librarian's
salary to $180.00 dating from 1st
January to Dec, 1916. The earae was
approved of with the following added
to include the extra work of tabta-
sting the hoaks. Motion. per Roulston
see, by 'Beavers. Carried.
The 13n:testi American Oil Co. re
road cIl. The Huron County Was' Aux-
illary re expression oe apreciation of
grant. Peed. The Ifydre Blectrtc,Pows
er Commission re discontinuance of
street lightiugt and superintendent of
system. prices at meters, etc., Fik
The Gloke Indemnity Co re workmen
babday, to be considered at eneele
ing held on 19th oe May. Canada
Law Book Co., Torcatto, re Bfuniqrs.1
11.Tanual,
Aocourns reed and passed;'- Jona'
tban laydd 2.00; Arthur Granville
830; W. J. Beaman 50c; Tbe Eseter
Electrio Liget' and Power Ca. 142.15;
Geo. Orange 147; Exeter .Canning
and Preserving Co. 2022;.Jura Norra
10.27; Thea. Waiver 1e.12; Rabe (Sal-
lee 45,15; Wm. Creech 10.15; David
aussea Sr. 8.22: Walter Wescott 0.00:
Arthur Soelers 10.50; R. Bloomfield
4.24; Thos. Clerk 8.92; :Thos. Brock
4.93; Jonathan Kydd 5.2e; Henry
Runtoar 7.77; tailliain Gillespie 3.44;
Thos. Sarelers 2.10; Samuel
3.e8; Bd. Material:in 50e; W. J. 131S4-
ett 43.75; John Ford 37.50; Jos.
Senior 47.50. Amounting iu all zu
$454.07.
Tbe Court or Revision for the Asa.
essment Roll for 1910 to bear and
determine =uptakes was fixed for
Friday June taid nt 8 p. ra. Motion
by Beavers sec'd by Ilincl. Carried.
*Zr. Jas. Scott handed in a petit
Rion signed asking for a cement
walk along- William street betweters
Wellingtor. and Nelson. Tao same
was referred back, not showing roar
per cent cbargeable against the pro-
perty.
Messrs Amy, \\lover and Bierling
handed le a signed petit.ou asking
that en electriq light be placed on
every pole on Main, Street from Nel-
son to Lake and Thames Road and
tbar another light In placed between
the lights not fixed on Thames and
Lake Roads The council will look into
the matter.
The Auditorte report for the month
of April was read and accepted at
motion, of Hirai sec. by Beavers.
By law No. 3 of 1910 was anamended
by striking out the worditg "expeda
lent to regulate the" and insert
"expedient to see that reasonable
care be exercised in." Motion by
Beavers sea. by Roulston. Carried
The request and communications
as received from the Exeter Canning
and Preserving Co. re Brock Street
were referred to the Speeial Dona
mince to report. Adj. by Roulston.
Jos. Senior, clerk.
25 GUNNERS WANTED
Machine Gun Section afters fasein-
ating inducements for ambitious young
nun. Excellent chances for promotion
No Guard Duty nor Fatigues,
LUMLEY
Very jittle seeding is being done
here set. -Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hun -
kin visited at George Hobkirk's on
Mondare-Mrs. Sarah Ryckman, Hen -
sell, mother of Messrs. Grant and
Frank Ryckman had the misfortune to,
fail and dislocate her arm and to
break it at the shoulder. As she is
advanced din years, it will do, doubt
go hard with her. Mrs. Grant Ryck-
man is attending her. -Miss Rae Hor-
ton is at Harmurhey visiting iter par-
ent. -Mrs. Wm. Glenn, sr., is spend-
ing a few days at Hewett and Bruce-
,.
field. -Miss Gladys Broadaxe is vis-
iting Mrs, R J. • Pattersoa on London
-Road.
BIRTHS
Govier-In Hamilton, on May I2, to
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Govier, a
deughtex-KathleenEtla, (nee Cath-
erine Genttner, Dashwoode
Glenn -In Brucefielcl, on May 10, to
Mr. and Mrs. G.. A, Glenn, a daugh-
ter, Helen Cavell.
Cantpben.-In. Usborne, on May 12, to
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Campbell, a son.
Davis -In Exeter, on May 13, toMr.
and Mrs. A. S. Davis, a scan
Winer -en part McNicola on, :testy 3,
to iMt. . and Mrst E. M. Winer, for-
merly of Crediton, a daughter
Cockeill.-In Exeter, on May 16, to
'Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cocksvel, a
son (stillborn.)
MARRIAGES
Hodgson-Smase-At . Highgate, on
May 17th, by Rev. T. T. kGeorge.,
of Thamesvalle, Mr. Lloyd Berton
Hodgson of -Stephen, to Miss Eva
Louise Smale of Highgate,
DEATHS
Williams -In Fillnicree, Sask., on lafay
7th, Richard W. Williams, formerly
• of Exeter. North, 'aged 74 years, 8
months.
Jefferson -In Hibbert, on May 7th,
JohnX. Jefferson, ,agerl .84 years'.
Scott -In Usborne, on May 14th, Per-
milliraeter. Scott daughter of Me and
eara Richard Scott, aged 26 years,
9 ntotathS, 26 days.
Troet-In Seeforth, May 9th, Samuel
Trott, aged 84 years, and 3 months
Jamieson -.At 'Centralia, an May 14th
Mrs. Jamieson
EN OF.HURON!
THE 161St HURON BATTALION HAS BEEN ORDERED TO MOB-
LIZE NO 1ST OF JUNE AND AT FULL STRENGTH.
WILL YOUR COUNTY 13E HUMILJATED BY HAVING THE
FIRST. BATTALION SHE WAS A UTHURIZED TO FORM GO INTO
cAme UNDER STRENGTH?
WILL THE WORD "HURON" EVER aTAND AS A WORD OF
REPROACH THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE? OR WILL THE PEO-.
PLF. OF THIS COUNTY RALLV ro THEIR PRIDE AND TO THEIR
HONOR?
THE LAST ',ALT., FOR. VOLLNTEERS
TO 'THE MEN, -
Tile business of the youna man of the County to -taw is the comele-
doe of the Battalion she wes esked Lorin
hitchener urges "rnen and weer men.' Canada has promised him
509,000. Will you be one?
Are you content to remain at ho-ne :n nese and reap business advan-
noes whVe other men tae your pace at the firing line?
our conseiene remain caar end c:ean each day of the loeg
years to come?
Jistiii/obosa the sight of yourii
un eiun kin'rt teave yae untroubled and un -
Make such eacrlaces as may be necessary (the Empire is worthy of
them) to enable you to take your place in your County Battalion.
Exi..asr and ENLIST to -day, with the knowledge that, at lasts
are P:anhee the part of a MAN.
TO THE ..alOTHERS, WIV.ES AND SISTERS, -
Do you know what is happening to women. in Europe to -day?
Do you know what the women of Belgium, of Serbia, of Flanders
and even of your own ream in the old land have suffered by the invading
Huns?
Do you know that thousands and tens of thousands, with their little
ones are driven starving from their fomes to die in misery; that they are
being violated and slaughtered?
Do you realize that if this War is not fought out in Europe, you and
your children. may be forced to share the sufferings of those in Eurcipei
Do you realize that if Canada is to tprotect her people, her homes and'
her liberty her rrs,en. must be given without stint to take part in the
struggle?
Thousands of glorious mothers, elves and sisters have given their
dearest to this cause of Humanity and of Empire. Can you meet this
type of womanhood social intercourse? Are you content to see ot-
her mothers, wives and sisters proud ly sending off,etear manhood to pro-
tect you and your men folk?
Or will yoe meet the burden of this gent:ratio:1 with COURAGE "the
highest of Divine virtues?"
YOUR REASON IS ONLY A LAME EXCUSE.
150 HURON MEN FOR "HURON'S OWN" AND IN 15 DAYS.
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PHONE 16
Tell Us the Kind of
Spring Suit You Like
We Have It
EVERY MAN OR BOY W HO BUYS HIS SPRING SUIT
TiERE WON'T FIND IT NEC ESSARY TO HUNT AROUND
FOR SOMETHING HE LIKES. WE ARE SHOWING ,ALL
THE CORRECT IDEAS. THE PRICES WILL INTEREST
YOU.
SPRING COATS AND SUITS
FOR MISSES & WOMEN
Anyone wanting a Stylish
Spring Coat or Suit will find
that we have still a fine range
to choose from. The prices will
interest you.
MIDDY BLOUSES
It several natty styles for
summer wear. Goad mashing
materials at popular neices-$1.00
$.1 25 and $1,50.
•SPECIAL LACE CURTAIN
VALUES
A range at Pretty Nets fox
Bedrooms in neat ,palterns at
13c., 20c. and 25c. a yard; also
extra values in Bedroom Cur-
tains at per pair 60c., 85c., $1.00
and .81.25.
. STEELE BRIGGS SEEDS
Selected Lawn Grass Seed per
lb., 30c; White Sugar Beet Men-
gel per lb. • 25c; Royal Grant
Sugar ;Mengel per package 25e.
Yellow Intermediate Mengel
loose, per lb., 20c; Little Geni
Peas, per lb., 20c,
RAINCOATS
At astonishingly low prices -
Bays' tand Girls, good materia]
$3.25 Ladies' fawn, goad mater-
ial 4, Men's grey and fawn
all sizes, extra value $4.50
VALUES IN DINNERWARE
We have unspacked a shipment
of New Dinner Sets which will
be sold at the old prices. Very
neat and p-etty designs in the
new 'shapes. Extra value in 97
,ple.ces for $15,00
RUGS. AND LINOLEUMS
You will serve dollars by buy-
ing rugs and linoleuras this sea-
som Another year they will he
selling at unheard of prices,
Come in and pee our vetoes,
SEED POTATOES
Try a few of our Early frith
Cobbler Potatoes for early plan-
ting, We have a few bags of
Green Mountain Delawares for
seed Or table use. •
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The Big Store with the Little Prices
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