The Exeter Advocate, 1916-10-26, Page 1Red Cross Fund in Exeter will reach nearly S2,00o. The French make big gain at Verdun.
Success everywhere.
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. OCT. 26, 1916
SANDER & CREECH
Our Corner.
If you want to be popular, share
your pleasures with other and keen
your troubles to yourself,
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The Sombra-Courtright Outlook
Tribune. has ceased publication the
third weekly in ieambton .County to
cease inside of a few months.
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A comtemporary finds cause for
thankfulness in the fact that nobody
has yet found a sway of getting a cor-
ner o i the air leve breathe, thus add-
ing materially to the cost of living
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Don't, when some person or persons
ie or outside of ,our town wants to
buy a piece of property that belongs
to you, or you Are the agent for The
stele of the same, ,put on such a Price
that you drive them out of town and.
'some other place uillreaP the 'benefit
that we should have.
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Remember that this month is the
best time to light the bugs that would
destrov the garden next year, i3ur-n
all tae tops .of the Plants -asparagus
potatoes, melons, cucumbers and to-
matoes particularly, and you will
have destroyed many pests of next
summer Do not bury them or plow
them under,
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Emery person should know that a
aural trail box ie as sacred as( a box in
a past office. We have heard of mail
getting in the wrong mail box by
mistake and, it having been kept for
sometime. Now we do not blame the
remail carriers, as we are all ti ble to
made mistakes occasionally, but those
vvho keep mail that does not belong
to them are certainly guilty of a ser-
ious offense.
TAMAN'S
PHONE 81a
Suits
YOU SHOULD BE ORDERING A
NEW FALL SUIT ABOUT .NOW.
WE HAVE THE GOODS THAT
WILL PLEASE YOU, AND WE PIT
TO SATISFY. CALL IN AND LET
US TAKE YOUR 'MEASURE
Felt Hats
FALL AND ' WINTER HATS IN
ALL SHAPESAND SHADES. YOU
'MUST THROW THE STRAW IN
THE DISCARD IN A SHORT TIME
AND BUY 'A FELT. TRY US.
Underwear
THE SALE OF WARMER UN-
DERCLOTHING FOR FALL AND
WINTER •NOW STARTS, WE ARE
WELL STOCKED WITH ONE OR
TWO-PIECE GARMENTS AT 'THE
PRICE THAT SUITS.
Sweaters
IN SWEATERS WE HAVE MANY
.WADES AND PATTER.NNS. OUR
RANGE IS A GOOD ONE ACID
THE PRICES ARE RIGHT.
s
-urnishin
F g.
1 ALL THE LITTLE THINGS IN
MEN'S FURNISHINGS ARE HERE-
SOCKS, TIES, BRACES, SHIRTs
COLLARS, GARTERS, ETC, CALL
AND LOOIt . THEM OVER.
W. Tamm
Tailor & Furnisher
PHONE 81a
Don't be so wrapped up lay your own,
interests that you cannot see that
others need some of your attention,
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Next :Tuesday night will be Hallow-
&en and it is to be hoped the boys
cut out the destruction of property
such as has been practised on such
occasions heretofore. The boys, we
know do those things in a spirit of
fun, but the fun very often is prac-
tised upon some poor resident, who
is not Able to repair the damage thern-
selves thus necessitating expense and
worry. Parents can do much towards
preventing this ,kind of thing by
keeping ,their :children home on these
~occasions. This ,year above all oth-
ers is ;riot a time for acts of,destruc-
tion.
FREk. ADVERTISING.
We often wonder if other business
tirms are harassed as publishers of
local papers are. We make our living
out of our space ,stn the paper, char;
lug a rater per tine or per inch for ft.
There is` no money in subscriptions;i.
any ablrshir will tell you this, Even
a great metropolitan newspaper like
the AAew York Sun pleads for eelief
from requests for free space for all
sorts of enterprises, saying
appetite for free advertise-
ment ;row, daily. We give a para-
graph and a column is demanded;
we comply with a modest request and
aro ,informed that we have enlisted
for a long campaign. It is diffi:.uit
to keep abreast of the growing exact-
ions .Brethren, be merciful We have
done our best, but we cannot give alt
ali of The Sun to you. Many other
good causes invite us whose express-
ion is not wholly ,comprised within
the word "give", Let us beseech
you, have a brief respite."
The seekers for free publicity have
recently assailed the churches and
many pulpits are advertising mediums.
The. long list of , announcements
makes the people tired before the ser-
mon begins. Patience will cease to
be a virtue soon
The Boys in Khaki
Private A. H. Gambrill has been
raised to the rank of Corporal in the
161st,
Lieut, Thos Penhale has received
his commission in the British army
and expects soon to be on the firing
line,
Wednesday's list of casualities men-
tions, Capt Dr. Racey, of Parkhillas
seriously ill,and Pte. E. Simins of St.
Marys wounded.
The 161st Huron Battalion will be
one of the last to leave Camp Borden
The date of their leaving for the east
is fixed for Friday of this week.
Major W. J. Heaman of Camp Bor-
den was home over Sunday, having
some business to attend to before
leaving, with the battalion for the east
Pte. C. H. Robinson of Goderich
who ,was ,recently killed. in France, is
a son of Mr. Fred Robinson, who
recently conducted e. butcher shop in
Exeter,
The 161st Battalion being over of-
ficered three have been dropped,
Capt •.Hodgins and Lieuts. McLean and
Rundle. They will probably be at-
tached to other battalions.
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Meciranical. Transport Driver Tho-
mas Tapp, stn of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Tapp of Exeter, who enlisted iri•Wiu-
nipeg and has been at the front a
year and a half, is an his way home
on furlough.
. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mallett -eeeiv-
a telegram on Sunday from Ottawa
stating that their son Pte. Fred Mal-
lett had received a gunshot wound in
the nose and had been admitted to
Lord Derby Warr Hospital at War-
rington, Eng.
Relatives of Private Charles Gleed
of London, whose wife was formerly
Miss Nettie Handford, daughter of the
late Isaac Handford of Exeter, and
who was reported missing two weeks
ago now consider he met death at
the same' time as Major Ashplant of
London lost his life.
Mr. George Anderson received a
telegram on Saturday informing !rim
tbat his son, Pte. Edward G.' Anderson
of the Mounted Rifles, was wounded
at 'the front, andhas been , admitted
to the St. John Ambulance •"Brigade
Hospital, Etaoies, suffering froth a
contusion (severely bruised) arm.
Monday's ,casualty dist,-Killed, Pte,
John Hogarth of Exeter, Pte. F. Skel-
ton of. Tippen; Capt. Geo. Lynch and
Driver D. Berry, Seaforth; Pte. W.
Livingstone of Dashwood; s Missing,
Pte. W. • J. McIntosh of Goderich ; the
wounded, ,Pte. D. lel Challenger of
Mitchell; Lieutenant Wm, Proudfaot
of Goderich; Pte. D. J. Ross: of Clin-
ton; 'F'te. A. F(. Clarke, of Lucknow,
Pte. J. T. Boardman of Wingham.
On.Monday. last Reeve John W.
Taylor received the following message.
from Col. ,H. Ba. Combe, at Camp Bor-
den. --'`No further leave. Officers
and men are relieved from all duties
on Thursday next and the camp will
be open to visitors on Thursday.
The meesage means that the boys
will not be home again, but any
one, may' spend Thursday with taem
at the camp as they will be all .,ff
dut, that day. The battalion 'expects
to 1eay. an Faiday.
HIS LIFE FOR. HIS COUNTRY
Mr. and and Mrs. Stephen J. Hogarth
of Iviltolm Farm, Stephen, received
a telegram on Sunday, informing them
of the death of their son, Pte. John
G tdogarth, tat the front. He was
killed in action on Oct. 2nd. The
late John G. Hogarth enlisted in Sep-
tember, 1915, en the 71st Battalion,
was transferred to the 34th, being a
volunteer to fill the ranks of that Bat-
talion when about to said overseas,
and went 'to England in November,
and has been in France since June.
He frequently wrote home to his
friends, and his letters were full of
interest.
The late .soldier was educated at
Exeter High School and the Ontario
Agricultural College, He was a
hrigh t and exempliary young man of 21
years of age and a general favorite.
Great regret is felt that Pte, Hog-
arth should have lost his lite, but it
could not have. been in a more noble
cause. "He gave ,his life for others."
The who community offers sympathy
to the parents and relatives.
He is the first of the boys who
went direct from Exeter to lay Mown
hi, lite for his country. All honor
to Private Hogarth.
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Mr and Mrs. Hogarth :lave r.innce
received letters. of condolence :rotes
the Prime Minister and Government,
also a letter from Lieut, Duggan,
Commanding Officer of the . Fella
Mounted Rifles, in which the late Job
Hog. rth was serving. He was killed
by . snipes's bullet,
FROM THE FIRING LINE.
The following letter dated Oct. 2
from Dr. George W. Raeey of Park-
hill Captain in the Canadian Medical
Corps now in France, was received
by Mr. Wm. !Mitchell last week, -
"Your eon, W. E. Mitchell, 401,373
passed through my ambulance to -day
and 1 told him I would twrite you,
and tell you he eras alright. You may
have heard of my name, as Iam from
Parkhill, Dr. Geo. W. Racej, It was
almost like being, at Home to see your
boy. He is not badly wounded and
will not be crippled, but will, of course
wear an honorable scar. He was in
the best of spirits like will our Cana-
dian boys are when they come out
a£ a scrap They certainly have been
makr,t;.'their presence felt over here,
and are to my mind the finest fight-
ers and the gamest , in the British
Army Nothing is too hard for them.
When I tell you your son was ons of
60, all that were left of his battalion
who went over the ;top to try to take
a trench, you will understand the fibre
o: mer, who came from the dearland
of the Maple. A charge like that in
the face of fa well entrenched enemy
takes some doing, You, no doubt, will
be mighty proud of your boy and with
good a•eason. He likely will be out of
action for a month or so, so he will
have a good rest. lam coming home
the 24th of this month. If you have
time drop over to the Hill and I'll
tell you all about him, I won't be
home before Nov. 9th or 10th, In the
meantime don't worry. He is O,I"
RATES ON SOLDIERS' PARCELS,
Numerous inquiries of late for pos-
tal rate: on parcels going to soldiers in
Britain and France have been made
and the following list of rates .provid-
ed by the postal authorities gives all
the directions required in the mailing
of parcels from any point in Canada
to any point in Great Britain ar
France, -
"Parcels for troops known to be in
the United Kingdom are subject to
the parcels Host rate for the United
Kingdom which is twelve cents per
pound or fraction thereof. The limit
of weight for the LUnited Itingdom is
eleven pounds.
"Parcels for the Expeditionary
Farces in France or Flanders are sub-
ject to the following rates, For par-
cel: weighing up to three pounds,24c;
fee parcels weighing over three pounds
and not more than seven pounds 32e.
The limit of (weight en this case is
seven pounds."
Parcel:; for the Egyptian and'Sal-
aried Expeditionary Forces are sub-
ject to the following rates, -1 lb. 32;
21bs.40c; 3 lbs. 48c; 4lbs. 74c; 5Ibsy
82c; 6 lbs. 90c; 7 abs. 98c.
The limit of ;wweight in this case is
seven pounds.
For prisoners of war in Germany
letters .postcards or postal parcels, not
exceeding eleven pounds may be sent
from :Cuda free of charge.
ExE'TER BOY PREMIER OF
SASKATCHEWAN
Regina, Sask., Oct. 20. -Hon W. M.
Martin was selected yesterday to suc-
ceed Hon. Walter Scott as Premier
ai Srrskatchewan. The Cabinet fol-
lows
ollows :--Premeir and Minister of Edu-
cation Hon. W. M. Martin; Preside,at
Di ,Council and Minister of Ralvvays,
Hon. J. A. Calder; Attorney -Gener-
al and Provincial S:eceeitare, Hon. W.
F A. Turgean; 'Minister of Agricul-
ture Hon. W. R. Motherwell; Minis-
ter of Public ,Works, Hon A. P.,Mc-
Nab; Minister of Telephones, Hon. G.
Bell; Minister of Municipal- Affairs
Hon, George Langley; Provincial
Treasurer Hort. Charles A Dunning;
The new Premier was born in Nor-
wise in 1875 end came to Exeter a
few years la' r web his parents, Rev.
W. el. and Mrs Martirj. He got his
public school education. in Exeter, and
Qter attended Clinton Collegiate, To-
ronto University and Hamilton Nor -
.mal E -Te 'tauglht far two years ,n Har-
ristotr High School. Mr. Martin then
decided to study law, After ;raduat-
ine he entered a law partnership in
Regine in 1903, Three years later he
married Violette Florence Thompson,
daughter o,, the late eVaiter Thomp-
son of ,\litchell, Ontario. In 1908 he
was elected member of the douse of
Commons for Regina, and re-elo ted
in 1911.
THE RED CROSS APPEAL
The Province has again responded'.
nobly to the appal for funds for the
British Red Cross Society. The to-
tal evill probably amount to two mil-
lion ctollars, Toronto subscribed ov-
er three quarters of a trillion and
many of the other Iarge cities have
done well, Many pf the towns and
village:, and some of the rural muni-
cipalities have also done well, while
in some cases municipalities and in-
dividuahs b;,ve shown a. noticable and
regrettable failure to respond as -they
should, The ;need is very ;neat and
it 13 to be hoped they will' still come
forsard and respond in a manner
such as the cause deserves.
Exeter this year adopted a new
system of securing the funds in the
hope that the amount would at Ieast
be $2000. The Council granted $1000
Then for one week an op;tortunity
was offered for volunteers to rub•
scribe. In this way over $500 was
received. Following this 'on Monday
the town was divided into districts
and collectors sent out. They, it i;
expected wilt succeed in securing en.
other four or five hundred; so that
the total in Exeter when feel report
is in is expected to be $Z000, or near-
ly so,
Local Nears
Next Sunday evening Rev. A. A.
Trumper ,will 'preach on the subject
of "The Prodigal Son,"
51 sailors Perished in Lake Erie
storm on Friday last and eight of
then, were Goderich men.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Armstrong re-
turned from their honeymoon trip to
Lor,dctn, Paris and Toronto.
The Soldiers' Aid Society will ol-
lett old payers, magazines, rags, and
rubbers on Saturday, Nov, 4th.
Mr Frank 'Mallett received a card
on. I'uesdav night from his son Private
Fred N. :Mallett, stating that he was
doing we
'eft. T , Y • Newvell of the Commercial
House has decided to go out of the
hotel business and will on Nov. 4th
offer the premises and contents for
sale by public auction.
Mr John Moir was the unfortunate
victim of a paralytic stroke on Wed-
nesday morning about 4 o'clock, anus
at the time of writing is still uncon-
scious. Hi: speedy e•eeovery is hoped
for
Capt. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt, nee
Edna Dow, both of whom have been
in. Salonika for over a year in the cap-
acity of Doctor and nurse to the Al-
lied soldiers, Arrived here on fur-
lough on 'Sunday last, and are spend-
ing some time with the latter's fam-
ily. Capt. and Mrs. Hewitt will re-
turn to Europe in three months.
Coi ,Combe in a letter to the Ad-
vocate contradicts a rumor that the
161st was to have but three compan-
ies. Ali the officers are retained ex-
cept Cont. Rundle and Capt. Hodgins
who were permitted to resign owing
'to ill -health, but will receive staff
appointments, and Ofajar McPhail who
resigned for personal reasons, and
Lieut. R. 1' I, McLean as medically un-
fit. This means only two officers go
out •
Centralia
Mr. Harry Fry spent Sunday in Clif-
ford with relatives.
:Che farmers ,in this locality are
geeing their sup.ly of potatoes, Mr.
W. Needham and John Strange each
having received a carload and they
arc being picked up rapidly,
Mi. and firs. J4 C. Turner are vis-
iting with relatives at Drew. Mr.
Turner's duties, are being filled ]sere.
by Mr. Brock.
We are sorry to report The pain-
ful accident thea betel Mrs. Baynham,
last week. She fell on the
sidewalk- and fractured two or three
ribs and while she is recovering the
injury causes .much pain.
Mae Thos. Willis is visiting with
her mother and sister in London,
BAZAAR, -Under tthe auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society a Bazaar will
be held !in the Basement of the
Church ,Centralia,- an November Znd,
commencing at 3 o'clock. Supper will
be served and there will be a Farm-
er's Booth; also fancy and useful sew-
ing will. be for static. .
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE REPORT-
The League has held clueing the year
26r business meeting's.
In Feb. ,we shipped. -
36 prs, of stockings, 48 shirts
Ir_
March we 'shipped. -
36 prs. of stockings 7 shirts
In ,April we shipped. -
21 prs, of stockings 13 shirts
In June wet s'hipned.-
2e prs. of stockings 18 shirts
Oct, 11, we shipped. -
35 prs. of Xmas Stockings
Oct. 28th, we shipzie,d.
24 piea of stockings 48 shirts
We have had 7 new members dur-
ing the year making a fatal of 48
members, .
Eachmont`Ts the League sends $2
to Pte (Maxwell Baynham exchanged
prisoner" now held in Switzerland.
Have had 4 Box Social.
Disposed of 1 quilt.
In Jan. 26 we entertained the sold -
iers_ in April h�eJd Bun and Maple Sy-
rup social land 'July lsy, Concert.
'Last December j, parcel was sent
to Pte.. Wilbur Luker.
The League presented G. Ford, 43,
Culbert and W. Walker and W. Sims
each a Bible and W. Smith, 2 .shirts,
1 pr. of stockings and Bible.
6 Ladies gave °chain -teas, and 6
others donated towards it.
Mrs, Luker presented the League
with a quilt,
L Essery Sefy,.
BIRTHS
Baker. -In Crediton, on Oct, 22,
Rev and Mrs. Baker, a daughter.
Gackstetter.-In Hay, on Oct. 24,
Mr and Mrs John Gackstetter.
son.
Glavin -At Crediton, on Oct. 22,
Mr. and Mrs. James Glavin, a dau
ter -Mary Rita Salome.
elillei In McGillivray, on October 22,
to .,tr. and Mrs. William Miller, a
son
Dot:king-In Hibbert, on Oct. 14th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Docking, a
daughter.
Malcom -In Hibbert, on Oc•t, 15th, to
Mr. end Mrs, Norman 'Malcolm a
daughter
to
to
MARRIAGES
Armstrong-Bedford.-ln the James
Street parsonage, Exeter, on Oct.
191h, Mr, :William 11. Armstronge
stn of Mr. and Mrs. I. Armstrong,.
to Miss Valeria, daughter of Me.
and Mrs. Geo. 14 Bedford, all of
Exeter.
O'Reilly -Cleary --In Seaforth, Oct,17',.
Patrick Albert O'Reilly of Tucker -
smith, to -Miss Mary, daughter of `tr,.
Peter Cheary of Tuckersmith.
1fcLellen-Hays--InSeaforth, on Oct,
19, Bessie Reynolds, daughter of
Major and Mrs. R. S, Hays, to E. C.
McLelland sot Baden.
gel'ex--Rickbeil—At Zurich, on Oct.
18. :tltss Diana Henrietta, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, S. F. Rickbeil of
Zuricli, to Mr Julius N. Zeller, of
Kitchener.
Green -Smith -At .the Goshen Line,.
Oct. 17th, Miss Dara, only dwte
glazer of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Smit!~
to ,tilt Robert Green,- son of Mr. end)
Mrs James Green, Parr Line.
DEATHS
Se�.n—In Clinton, oat Qct, 1,4tb
v'lF it'ilin:am Seanlin, aged 77 y ears,
Meli.night--In Clinton, on Oct. 15,John
el knight of the London Roadoeged
rti years and 27 days
Gr eb-In Stephen, on Oct. 18, Mr,
Michael Gr eb, aged 67 years, 2'
months and 23 days.
Thins. --At Blake, on Oct. 18th, Mar
tgaset Lawson, wife of John 'Thirsk,.
aged 66 y ears, 7 months.
Mc Linchey McGilliv'ary, October 14th.
Robert .McL4nchey, in his 64th year.
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PHONE 16
PHONE 16
Furs
Furs
Make your selection early. We have P. fine range of Stolen,
Ruffs. Muffs, in the Fashionable Ears that swill be worn this
season. We will be glad to show you what is new.
CORDED VELVET COATS
For Girls and Boys, madein
splendid 'style with quilted
lining. in White, Grreen, Brown
and Copen Blue. 2, 3, 4, and
year sizes. $3.50 to $5.50.
COMBINATION UNDERWEAR
The famous "Ceetee" make for
Boys, Girls, Women and Men.
For Girls, .all sizes. 80c. to $1.25
For Boys, all sizes $L35 -11,75
Ladies Sizes 2, 3, 4, $1.25
Mens ell sines $3,50, 4.00, 4.75
MEN'S ALL WOOL WWEAR
•
This is a special. We could
not buy it to -day at the price
we ase ;,e1Jing ,them for,
Shirty & 'Drawers each $1.00
NOVEMBER DESIGNER
and Winter Fashion Book now
in. :Call for your copy and
renew your subscription this
month .
The Designer one year ...... $L20
The Winter Fashion Book 25
One Standard Pattern 20
Special offer all three for 55c.
We pay highest prices for live
ALL WOOL SERGE SKIRTS
In colors of Navy Blue and
Black Serge. A splendid skirt
made in a very neat style. The
price is very Iotv,-
Regular sizes $425
Large for stout women ......$5.00
MEN'S SUITS' & OVERCOATS
It the price you pay is $10
$12. or $15 let us show youthe
values we have at these prices.
Buy now, then you will be ready
for the cold weather when it
c otnes
FLANNELLErTTE BLANKET
Large size Flannellette Blank-
ets in White, Fawn and Grey
with blue or pink borders. Get
your supply while 'they remain
- at' this price,
Large size, per pair ..: $L70
SWEATERS & SW'R COATS
For Boys and Girls, almost
any color that you • want. , All
wool Sweaters for Boys $1.1.25
Sweater Coats for Boys and
Girls $1.00 $1.25 $L50
and' dressed poultry •
PHONE 16 : ' J. A. STEWART PHONE 16
The Bog Store with the Little Prices '.