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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-8-23, Page 1CANADA GOES ON MEATLESS DAYS IN EATING PLACES, 1-IEAVX I''IGHTING •QN ALL i RANTS, WITH MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED BY :ENGLISH, TRENCH. AND TALIA.NS, ROGER—) RESIGNS' THIRTIETH YEAR r , I0, TFTURSI)AY:AUG. Our Corner, ]k's pretty 'nigh time tor pat :tens b to get onto the hot weather schedulte, and their firstly, secondly, thiard- ty, lastly, in oanelusion and finally hall hour, an Augustl6th the ad•- —a— Reporting b huralty says 14 vessels.' over 1600 ton' were suak during the week by subs, and two under 1600 tons.; also three fishing vessels. Owing to the .extrem'e'ly high cost of printing m'a'terials we find ghat it 1vjy11 only he poslsibl•e t& carry paid - iii -advance subscribers. Please. look at your label• The (figures indicate the. year and not the clay of the: rtyanth. If your .paPer is in arrears Please pay up. When someone stops adve'rti'sing someone stops ;buying. When some.-' one stops 'buying,' somle;one stops sell- ing, When someone stops selling someone stops making. When some- one stops makbag,,someone stops earn- ing When everyone stops earning, everybody stops buying. Keep going. Eating places an Canada are now prohibited serving beef or bacon on Tuesdays;' and 'Fridays, and at more than one meal any other day. Tlie. penalty an violation its„`ifine of from S25 to 4100 for. the first offen,ctet„ tind $100 to S590, or three mouths in prison far subsequent of .etntCest The use of tivheett in th:e-intunufec'ture p of alcohol ,except for munitions, its • alsio prohibited, the penalty for vio- lation being 55,000. Men For Farmers Farmers in this locality wanting help to take off the harvest can be supplied by calling 'or.. communicating with the undersigned. All ,experienc- ed hands • and wages m,oderatle. W. S. COLE, Sec'y Resources Com.. TAMAN9 PHONE 81a Gl'E8 Vaines IN SUITIN 0'00 , l r. i ETC.TC.. 1 SUMMER SUITING,S WERE BOUGHT EARLY AND WE ARE ABLE TO SELL BELOW TO- DAY'S VALUE, ORDER YOUR SUIT AT ONCE. LIG..F '1' , OVERCOATS IN OF CLOTHS FOR THE EVENINGS- AT PRICES WILL SURPRISE YOU AGREEA)3LY. BEST COOL THAT MOST OUR PANTINGS ARE SOLD AT THE RIGHT PRICE. SEE OUR LIGHT UNDERWEAR IN COMBINATION AND IN TWO' PIECE. A FULL LINE OF READY .- TO WEAR CLOTHING, YOU PROBABLY NEED A RAIN- COAT FOR THE WET DAYS. WEAR OVERALLS AT YOUR ROUGH WORK. LOOT{ AT OUR LINES IN THESE GOODS. ALSO d hi.n ,,,. s 'SOCKS in Cashmere and Silk THE NEW CAPS CHOICE SHIRTS FLASHY TIES ARROW COLLARS W.W.Taman Tailor & ...niche r icHO B tfa I -Von` 'Robert Rogers, Minis ter of Public Works,, thas ire.s:ignecl from the Borden Government, - Michael Clark, the Red .Deer ^"Ab- el -al rvho is a strong advocate of uoruscviption, has ,declined to run as a• Liberal candidate kugain. It bas fallen to the United States and Canada to beat the German -sub. campaign and feed Great Britai:n,th,e allies and the. armies J1Tk tli,e fjeld, •Plain foods are ,g.rowiin:g in favour again the world rover since 'the war. Economy puddings and economy pies are late forms of saving, for the boys to the trenches. ; Drying fruit .(and vegetables is an old art that is being, revived this year. The housewife can use this method withouttroubleand with the simplest facilities . Help. out the food que <tion in. t?ris way. Vacant lot, back yard and school gardens have, produced $350,000,000 worth of vegettables this suninl,e,r in She United States, In Canada, by the same proportion the increased pro- duction of vegetables. in. cities' and towns amounts to, about $28,000,000 Speaking of advertising here is what 'some publishers obarge for space,—Ladies' Home Journal $8 a line, or $104 an inch, and 56000 fora. full page. ,each issue; 'then back cover sells far $10,000, A full page, adver- tisement in the Saturday Evening Past sells for ,$5,000, and the back cover sells far 87,000,. the centre page in colors is $12,000. As this advert- ising space is always filled it is evid- ent that advertis6ng pays even at these prices. Heavy fighting has been in pro- gress on the west front( all week and some territory and many prisoners havebeen takein by the Alli7est, On the Italian and; Raurnaniala, front sev- ere fighting has also been in progress with varying success. ,, In the Italian drive they have al- ready taken 10,000 prisoners. The French .have advanced their. lines . on e 11 -Wile front near Verdun and captured 5000 prisoners. A great fire an Salonika has wiped out most of the city. YOUR WATCH IS A COMPASS. —How _many men know their watch is a compass and will tell north from :Youth as -accurately as it will 1 telil. the 'time 'of day? If you point the hour hand to the sun, the: south is ex- actly ,half waybetwelen the •hour and the figure XII. 'on the dial. Suppose: for. iastaace, ,it is 4, o'clock. Point the hand indicating -Hour to the sun, and the II. on the watch is exactly south. It 11 is eight o'clock ;point the. hand indicating 8 to the sun and the figure X on the, dial is due south. No man need get lost' if he carries a watch, The Roll of Honor, District casualties reported — KILLED IN ACTION Pte. Mark Arnold of Goderich, who enlisted in 'the 33rd Battalion, Died of Wounds Another Seaforth boy has paid the great sacrifice. Lieut. Arthur Smith McLean, son of the late M. Y. McLean ex-M.P. died of wounds on August 15 When the war broke out he was liv- ing in the west but came home and enlisted in the 33rd, He was wound- ed first about a year ago, but recov- ering in England he returned, to the front arid, passed through many= ;en- gagement until rare received the wound that resulted in his death. Wounded Major Holden of St. Marys. Pts H. Crabbe of Mitchell Pte Charles 'Dobbs of Usburne, a member all the 161st Battalion. Mr. Wm. Parsons has received word that his son Harry had been injured in the ear at the front, but. the extent of the. injury is not given. USBORNE COUNCIL The Us b born-uc rIun,i:ci.pal Coimc:li .met. at Lhe Township Hall on August 4th, All the members were present. The minutes of the last meeting: were;read and approved. A:commun tcation from.the South Hamm HurBoard ef'•,Agriiculture giving financial statement, and asking for continuation of grant /was read. A grant of $.10.00 was given o't1i,e Board, The following rates were Levied to meet the reeuirements for the cur- rent year namely, County' rate 3.7 mills Township rate 2 mills Prov, war tax ;1 mill Gen. Schaal rate 1.211 mills The amounts required by thie Trustees of the various school . sec-, tions to be levied by! special rates and collected with the other rates. Said rates 'to be confirmed by by-law, A few small accounts were paid and council adjourned to meet Saturday Sept 1st 'at one, o'clock, F. Morley, Clerk The Hydro -Electric sCommission us now cleaning ,up the West Shore rail- way and shipping the tile's and rams to Niagara Falls, The munierphltc,ies selling the, road will receive ,nueh. more than 'they !expected when, they sold it, When tit r,," all cleared up the sale will net nearly $200,000, or about.50 per cent., of the money guar- anteed uar anteed to build the road, Electrocuted". Th e•people of this community were'', greatly shocked on Wednesday after- noon last when it became known thai Edward Hardy, aged t27 years, 04 London, alinematn of, the Bell Tele-' phone. Company, when working with Inspector James Donaldson and Jahn McLeod, was instantly killed shortly after four,. o'clock ,When he came, in contact svitli a wire ;touching a live hydroa -electric wire; A phone service Was being, install- ed in the home af, W, S. Cole,,, Huron Stree: A. telephone wire, with a rape attached,: was It larovn over a hydro wire carrying 440 volts, and in reach- ing for it when it descended, Hardt,' apparently unmindful of the fact that the hydro wire ;vas charged, grasped the telephone wire jtsell with both ha.tuds The current',produced in the telephone wire 'caused ;instant death, The body was considerably burne.cl about the head, ;hands, and side. The remains were at. nonce removed to, the undertaking .roams ,of R. N. Rowe •and are 'Thursday morning were taken to his, home' (n London- for if -act -Merit,. The young [man twas a; son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Joseph Hardy of West Lane don and had 'beefs int the service of the "Bell company for two years. He was to have beenMarrired 'this mtioith'• Besides his parents he is survived l.y Several- brothers .and,sisters. But for the prompt action. of warnl,n McLeod In- spector Doi aldso n in„ he also might have been) killed, reg°in' he rushed to (relieve:Hardy from the wire, ;Coroner Dr. H. C. •Lyndnian en Wednesday evening opened are - Quest with: 'Samtuel',Martin as foreman of the jury. After •viewing the re- mains adjournatent Was made far one week. In the meantime mleasuremients andphotographs hotogra hs of the scene have' taken. P. been taken for use at the adjournl'd inquest. The adjourned inquest brought in a verdict blaming ,no ane but the cie- eased who was unmindful, of the danger apparently., Crown. Attorney Seager . was in ,atteind`ancc • REPLY TO lSOC'IieSHOWER SENT IN APRIL BY EXETER BRANCH OF H.W,C.A • Witley. July .31st, 1917 Miss V. G-. Essery, Exeter, Ont. Dear Friend.— We have this day received, 314' pairs of socks from your branch of the Warrens' Workers. of Huron County also 436 /pairs from Clinton to whom I am writing and on behalf of- the teen o,f the 7.Glst ?Battalion 1 wish to thank you. very kindly and I am sure that those who knitted the socks will have many letters of thaWks. from the boys who will wear them. for they were (received by many, with a broad smile and.- by others wit!h a solemn look both of which: told strong er than words that their minds were far across the water in the Land of the Maple. The boys are working hard 'here -and_ no doubt will soon be in France where they will be more in. Sneedall just such' things as you 'hiave' sent and S hope that you all will' be able to, keep your good work going on when the boys get to Prance, -for nothing is nicer when the boys come out of the trenches after a hard innings than to be able to give out to them some little memento from Home, for anything from hone looks better than just as ;cod an arable, from any other ;lace in the world. Now just a word about the distrib- ution of these articles. We .have now in this battalion about 400 men who, were not originally. in the l61stl Batt,: The ;majority of theses/arc from t'hlel 140th Larebtonv [Battalion and .al- though I am writing to that coun- ty T would considerit ee favor if you' would also try ,and get in touch with; the Society of that eourity and ask thele not to forget their boys who are with us In regardto the boxes now ,tr.e- ceived we have made sure that each! Huron boy got a icair oe, socks !and, one, as both .were 'running at a slow the balance were :given out to the irate of speed. The farmer was go - remainder of. the !Baf:t,alion to those ing south behind another car and a who were- in need' of them, This was horse and rig. The front car slowed done after it had been discussed at down behind the: rig ;to meet Mr.I-Iey- a meeting of the officers, of thd'13at- wood's car, but Mr. Ross turned out talion and it 'was thought it would Ito the left, ,anci, consequently the two,` not do to herr the boys just because cars came together. Mr: Ross appar- they ware not from our county. It lently either did'not see the car lap- is for us to make them feel at home pruadrinb or else found it impassible and a part of our Battalion and not Ito pull in behind the, other car with - Local News • We are having beautiful hair=sest weather and much of the crop has been saved. \1ilclrcut i;, holding a bowling tour- narnen.t on August 29th and 30th: Ex- eter rinks have been invited, Rev. Yelland •preached in Main -St. church Sunday fniorising, and \Ir. J. W. Orttvein 'af Hensel' in the evening The Exeter :Fair (Board has en- gaged the Juvenile Highland Band ol. London for Fair Day. Highland Pip- ers Laney d moors, 'etc„ should make a special feature `tor tt•he, lair. Mrs Luc • 1 l Lucy 3.orvarc- announces the engagement of her daughter Fi.oren:4e., vjaonst to Mr, Victor Coleman French: of Wetaslciwin, Alta, The marriage. will take place early in September. On Tuesday evening while making some repairs ,to ;his threshing separ- ator at the rarm of. Penhale Bros. Mr James Sanders h,acl the ririsfortune.to hate ehe top of a finger Oathe right hared Cut off ,when a piecer of mach - Oa tell ' on it, Fullerton Rural School, of which Air. Rydal is principal, will hold a School Fair on Sept. 20th, together with sports for 'Hie children, a base- ball match,, a tea and a Grand Con- cert. The Eliniville ,people ” will put on the play , Dot, the \liner's Daugh- ter in theevenin,g. Proce. ds for the Red Cross. • ASSOCIATED KIN :MEETING., To he held, Monday, Aug. 27511^ Town Hall at 8 o'clock sharp. This meeting will be addressed, by Mr. Gor- don Wright of London and other Do-, minion officers of ,the arganizatl;••on. It is earnestly desired that all persons` having blood .relations serving in the rear •.or those who have lost blood relations in the war, attend this meet- ing. The public., is also cordially in- vited. -':.Thais organization has the wel- fare of our soldiers at heart and is wholly independent , of Governments, Parties, Politics, 'Creed. or Class, ,-oma REMAINS BROUGHT HERE.— The remains (of the late Mrs. 'Kava•- nagh were brought here on Tuesday mornsis from Cleveland, Ohio, to the home of her parents, \ir. and Mrs. John '(;.eyes, William St., a:nd in the afternoon interment was made in Exeter, cemetery, Ward was re- ceived on Saturday !evening that she was. very i11, and she, passed away the next morning in, the hospital at Cleveland of peritonitis. She was formerly ,a resident 'of. Cr•.editoia and was 36 years tof age. The parents, pine son, Edwa5d of London, and two sisters, Mrs. A. E. McCormick; and Mrs. F. C. Treadgald of London survnse.; all of whom were present -at the funeral. The ,manyfriends sym- pathize with the :family in th'ei'r be- reavement AUGUST WEDDING,— A pretty August wedding took place at twelve o'clock noon on Saturday, August 18, at the Home of- Mr, and Mrs. David Mack, Exeter, waren their eldest daughter Miss Mary E., became the bride of Mr. P. H. McEwen of Ton onto•, The ceremony- was performed by Rev, S F Sharp in the presence of only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties The bride who was given away by her father, wore a blue sill: travelling suit, with georg- ette crepe waist, gray hat and gloves and carried pink roses. The young couple were unattended. After a wedding dinner, accompanied by the bride's parents, they motored to Sar- nia where the .young couple teak the boat for ,Cleveland. 0.n their return they will reside in Tloroartoe The Advo tate ` joins :th,e. many friends in, congratulations and ,best wishes. HEAD ON COLLISION -An auto- mobile accident occurred about eight o'clock Sunday evening. a mile,. south of town when cars driven by ifr,'Ress of London and Mr. Esli Heywood of Exeter came together in a head 'on collision doing considerable damage to both of the cars, but injuring no outsiders They 'are ti-d'ndid Mellows cue stril;:ing it The dust rims heavy all of them land are going to France. 1 at the time and it books like an; un- to 'uphold the hpnor of the 'IIu'roinf avoidable, accident. Mr. Heywood, of: Regiment and' wa 'Will not be in 'imam' I i:ourto was on his own{ side of the engagements in. France tillthe or- j t oad and gaol the ,riglhi;of say. iginal Hurons will be fewer. 1 1 waited be pleased to hear !from Sint: `PES' ON' TIDE BARBER .POLts you and to know .the feeling of your _yIort •many o"f otei readers can' tell society in this muter and You may' es rr ±at 'the stripes on, the baber pole rest assured that anything which signify? You see the pole with its may be sent in future will be given stripes an,d you know there it abarber• otrt according to your wishes if Yon shop back of the pone • but here the will let me know what they _are, for your 'salon- [n ttire early days barbers did the knowledge of the average person, ends Again thanking you did donation, I am, bleedrag: for the c'ommu,nit3 'ab dsur-. Yours very truly, r r lUl.st 'f3attalion (2ua rrn teto as c, W,tLi. Allen,- Ca- taint gears were 'not as p• lentiful as 'they' ? i c now. (We hear you say so,md of them still do ,;the, bleeding") The first thing dhotrgilit necessar-ty., way • dawn to 'the time, of George Washing I lea's deaths guess 'that any patient. f should be bled. Tap him, "and take a few ounces of ,blood from ;hint ino matter hew week he might be, Wlren. VtTashingtor was at 11is last gasp, the' foo'l's bled insist. Well, the reel stripes of a barber pole meats the reel ribbon bandages 'that barbers bound overthe wounds caused by the. bleeding of people USBORNE r Miss 'Mary Ethel 1rcQucen, young- est daughter at. Mr;, and ivirs, J, Mc- Queen of Usborne 0. owns.hip, was quietly married on Wednesday Of last week to Mr. P. E, Bartlett of Themes - ford by Rev, Dr. Fletcher ok Thames Road Church, They will reside bathe graoiri's farm at Thamesford. S.A,NDERdS Iii CREEC! If yoei can't ,be a fighter do;r't be a waster. Several„ lives were lost in Qu ;'bee and two million dollars of damage done, when. e ;powder plant was "des- troyed The British people ,iin. the army and out need our entire surplus. They need more—they need part of what 1Ve usually consume. Mr. J: Jarrott is confined to the house owing to an accident. which he had last Week while driving to the woods He fell off the wagon, and 1 r'an over .him breaking some of his ribs` Beekee , ers from all parts of :on. P I tali() report anaverage of 51.6 pauri.ds per colony, which is about the aver- age reported from :yea• to: year. The. prix' has advanced to from 14 'so 16 cents a pound. Mr. Fred East was rushed to the hospital rn Landon on Mondry to undergo an. operation 1'o. cancer the intestines. He was taken staid n ly 11l a day or two before and :mi- tered severe pain. Mrs. _Wm. Ha wkshaty is visiting '•, London Miss Anna •i7'ow visited in Tora.nc0' Last week. Mrs. 'Burwell has ereturned from :i visit in: Union. Miss Walton of ,Goderich is the guest of Mrs. Newell Miss V.i,olaI,onas its vis`ti:ng friends in Detro'it and Windsor, Miss Margaret Smith of London is visiting Mrs. E. Jones. Mrs. S. Quance left or, Monday for their new 'home in. Toronto. Mrs. _1\11111•ott`and Dorothy and Ken- neth have re'turn,ed- from a visit in Sarnia Mr. Wit] Smith, of Hamilton is vis- sing relatives in Exeter and vicinity Por a few. days. Pte. Gordon. Bedford of Loudon visited Isis sisters here for a few days during the week, Mr. Frank Clarke of \\'innipeg is visiting his broiher, IiMr. W. D, Clarke: of the Molsona' Bank, Miss Lily Davis ,of Landonl is v's iting; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos: Davis, Exeter Niorth. Mrs. J, Hogg -arta). and children,re• turned. to Seaforth after spending a week with her cousin, airs. E. Janes. Mrs. Downie and daughter Alice of Winnipeg visited at Mr. I. Arm- strong's and left this morning for Goderich Mrs Cotter and soon, after a visit with she farmer's mother, Mrs. Greg- ory returned to their home la Toledo on Thursday, Jack Goodison returned is Sarnia last week. His aunt, Miss Lila Johns; went with him., and is visiting her sis- ter for a few days. _\tis,: Mary Balkwill has returned from an extended trip to Chicago ant the Western States. Mrs, Sherry of Chicago returned with her and will visit relatives. Mrs ,Sherry is a daught ter. a1' Mr, John Balkwill; SI.W.C.A. Jl PORT Report of 'clie Exeter Branch of the H. W• C. Al. for August is as 2ollgt9s,— J Isu cluhar Red Cross --12 shirts,' 126 osie socks. Blake Women's Inutitctte-16 sheets. 1 pillow ease, 5 pair socks. Elimville and 'Sunshine— 19 shirts, 11 pair socks: ,C,reditan Red ,Cross -2' shirts, 13 pair socks, 9 suits pyjamas. Centralia Patr:otk' League -16 shtii•ts 29 pair 'socks. '1Kippett Red Crass -10 shirts 14 suits pyjamas, 52 pair socks, 'o'ne war box 1 ctu-tit and old linen. Exeter Woman's Institute -30 pais so:ks Little Canucks, ,4pr• socks.. Exeter , Soldier's 'Aid. -46 pair of sk Zioat Red Cross-10iair socks 12 shirts. p and Total value. 5488.93 Vera Essery°, Sec's- "BIRTHS ecy °BIRTHS Ragin—In lisG-Ills-ray; August 6, to \f,•. and Mrs, Alex, Engin, a daugh- Ross-:n Exeter, 'on Aug. 19, to Mr and 'Mrs. (David Ross, a son. a1 ARRIAGES McESwen-Mack — In. Exeter, ,on Aug. 13th, P. H. \ic•Ewen of Toronto, to Miss 'Vary E., daughter of, Mr. and Mrs, David Mack of Exeter, Sanders—Marchand—At St. Paul's Cathedral London, on August 16, by Rev, Canon Tucker, Charles' H. Sanders, of the Exeter Advocate, to Miss Ida May ' Marchand, of St. Jacobs, Ont, Bartleitt,-McQueen-Iii Usboxne,' an August 151h, Miss Mary Ethel \Ic- Queerr daughter of Mr. a ncl Mrs. John McQueen of ,Usbos.ne, to Mr Percy' E. Bartlett ;of Thanes'tord. Goodspeed—Love—In Exeter on August 99th, Jaynes B. Goodspeed ;of Ruthland, 'Sack., to ;Miss Mary E. daughter of Mr.` anti Mrs. Doti- , gall Love of Exeter. Pile—Houghton—In Cromarty, Aug. 4 Benjamin Pile of Parkhill "ta Mrs. Annia. Roughton o•f Parkhill, for- merly Croma-t of y. DEATHS. Brooks—In Exeter, tort August 16th, Eliza Brooks, ,relict of the. late George Brooks, aged 72 years, 10 months 5 days. Kavanagh—In Cleveland, Ohio, Aug, 19511, Mrs. Kavanagh, aged' 36 years Mark—Iii Parkhill, Aug. 14, Edward'. Mark, aged 75. ,years, 7 months, Hardy—In Exeter, ;on August 15, Ed- ward Hardy, ,son' toaf Mr. 'and Mrs. Joseph Hardy ,of •ondon ager/ 27' years., McNaughton -At Maple. Grove, Grand : Bend, on August 15, Robert James,, only son. of Donald O. and Lillian. Me aughton, in his 8th year. ki `tom a d: a x T We have received our first shipment and are expecting more every day; Call from our new styles. LADiES' HOSE. We have a full line al Cash- mere' hose for Ladies, in plain and tine ribbed. Old dyes and old prices. SUITS FOR MEN AND YOUTH We have a fine; ,range of Men's and Youths' Suits is nice Serges Worsteds and Tweeds. - The, newest colors and styles, r sAZON BLt NRE 1.TS An extra good quualilty at gasp ket, in several 'sizes, 'Zouu will be wise in getting yiour • winter skir.ply now.. They run Cram 51.75 to "$3.50 -per garment, SHOES FOR MEN \Ve have our new fall ' shoes in ...tick and tan with, the Nc.ali,n t es sizes'anal Different styles es, Diif , sons, y widtllss—:Pr"sces from $+5 to $7.50 of new Winter Coats. early and pick one out WASH SKIRTS Ladies , rve, have ju st a few Skirts left and we are going to sell them ,regardie,ss of Price, Call and take one home: ENGLISH GINGHAM A Case of fast wash:i,ng ging hams has jn st arrived, They run' from, 10 to 18 'yards and are veorltls to• -day 25c. Special' price this week per yard i7c: SERGES Now is the time" to buy your winter dress 'at a':nice Navy, Brown,' Black, ;Green pr Grey Serge in ana all uv,oal qir ality—the very thing for Fall and Winter Dress or Suit;' HAT'S FOR MEN AND BOYS A few nice: ,Straw ,Hats left— which we i.ntandt'lo ecu,1 tarns week at a great lreduct:ion, in price. •We pay the highest, prices for lather Pradtl'se. Poultry, Bo Het, Eggs or any PHONE to J. O T W T PHONE The. 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