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THURSDAY, JUL'Y 18, 1918..
Dashikraod
Mrs. Chas. Stdi!iehtagen and daugh-
ter, Arnetta, 'visited vv:tth relative~ in
Parkhill last week,(
Mr and : _Mire. Jae, Smith of Wheel--
Spar are visiting with Dlr. and Mrs,
Jonas Hartlelrb,
The afis+s,es Vi bete:r of Detdoit are
spending, a few days at the home of
Mr, and. Mrs. Wee Held.
Miss Cathern F!nkbe.ner its at .pres-
ent visttlig in Sami1a.
Mrs John Hotfniani, of Tai stock' is
4'tisiti;ng with ,her parents, ale• and
-
Mrs. T, Gti<enthen: She and Mrs.
spent Saturday en Stratford.
A number from here attended the
recital at Zurich Thursday -evening;
Pte. Elgin Schatz of London spent
a few days with his friends in
than community:
_Miss Edith Wolper .is at present
v -sit hi Detroit.
Dir. and Mrs. C. Schoch of Blair.
Attended the fuiaeu+al of the, late Mrs,
Nafifager On Sunday.
Mrs Nalffeingetr Dead. -Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Naffcanger of town died on
Saturday, July. 13, at the age of 7(1
years, 6 months and 3 days, The de
had been confined to her baa far
about seven months, suffering from
cancer of the face. The funeral was
held Sunday to the Goshen Line cem-
etery.
SHIPKA
• lir. and Mrs,. Pat, McLaughlin- and
Miss Agnes- Shreenan, of London spent.
Sunday at Mr. Donald McIsaec's",-
M.r: and Mrs. Stewart RichardsonanJ
family- of Terdatto+ are visiting at Mr.
John Baynham's.-\Liss Jennie, Bestamd
of Detroit visited her sisters here
last creek,--lfiss Gladys Mdlnellcr re-
turned to Ailsa Craig, after epee/dale
the past two weeks with her broth -
the ' extreme weakness often results in
impaired hearing, weakened eyesight,
bronchitis and other troubles, but if
Scott's Emulsion is given promptly,
it carries strength to the organs
and creates rich blood to build
up the depleted -forces. r�
Children thrive on Scott's E'rulsion.
Free from Harmful nrogs, ,
When
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actor to oido
T THIS store motor
parties will find every
accommodation and
convenience for their comfort
while in the city.
A free Checkroom in the
Basement, where you may
have your wraps and luggage •w
taken care of; Ladies' Rest.
Room and Lavatories on the' j
second floor; Restaurant on
the fourth floor, where you
will find continuous service
throughout the day.
Breakfast --S.30 to 10.30
Course Dinner -•-11.30 to
2.30
Short Lunches
at the Soda Fountain oh the
Main Floor.
Make this store your head-
quarters; its many conveni
•
ences are for the free accorn--
modat'ron of the travelling;
public.;:
' uiorrca
er, Mr, m, Melee tin.. AIr and MIs,
Louis Sclietacde; atiendeit the funcr-
al of a traat.):\ in i(itcleener last week
-Mr, and Mrs. 'Russell Schroeder, late
of Claladeboye, spent 'Sunday with
friends here,
LUCAN• -
lliss Hanna alct' an;i of Montreal is
eisitiang bee "' parents.-,$li,ss Marion
Blatc.bferel a'1 Exeter viaited with her
cubits the elieses Lee;. --:Miss Jean.
.iodg±nr of. Strathroy ,is visiting at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Richard
Atla'nson,-Riles Flossie Ryan., who
has been. snhsitdti!e` her ,pareints, Mr, and.
\2rs, Jahn Ryan, has _returned to
London. -MV. and Mrs. John Wood=
,raid have oettirned i`ro±0 It alker dile
and taken possess•iont, of their read-
denc e -Pte, Celia: Hocl.gins of leen-
den .was the guest \of his mother] Mrs,
Uri Hodgins, a few clays last week„
prior to being tralns!ferred to a more,
eastern paint ass D;orrits Hawke
el -sew us vesit_ng friends in Loadeen.-
M.iss Edith DDalet of Spaniel, was in town
Iasi iveek.-As the, weather was unfit
to hold the garden \party of ,HoLy
Lenity church on the lawns the re-.
freslunents were served indoors; and
a choice .progra.rn was rendered,
MOUNT CARMEL
Pte, F,rna,ncis Flyan
was home fpr
a few days last week, -Mr. and Mrs.
George Gankam arid family of Strat-
ford accompanied by, his mother and
slater :vjsited'st-tlee, home et their
cousin, .Mrs. Ed.. Resell last wee k, -
Mr, and filar al -yard of Toronto called
on 'friends bere,'t'his' week. -Mess Mary
Houlihan. of Foa+dl City is spending a
Nve,ek \math ,her sister, Dins. John Ho -
gam -Miss, 13. Breenl of London is the
guest cat .hoer sister, Mrs. T. J. Hall
Mr. end 'Mos,. Mat, Regan and the lat-
ter's rinetber, Mese' P, Motored
to S,ertfort% get Sunday elo visit Mrs
Gl`a *utt s 'heather, Flank! Ltvin, who is
sterlously 1111 --Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
of Royal; Oak, Mech., is spending a
few day,se with Mrs, Kennedy's hro-
thlers Mies'siiasJae & Ed. Carroll.
Ms: Tames -Quarry, of Stratford is vie
!itiiig• b a pareents, Mr. and Mrs, J. S.
Quarry.
STEPHEN COUNCIL
Tho council of Lhe Township of Ste-,
oh' n convened 'in the Town Hall,
Crediton; en Tuesday the 2nd -day of
ducp, 1018. All members were pre-
sent. The minutes of the previous
meeting were 'read 'and adopted.
Love -flays -That 'By-law No. 241,
being a by-law authorizing the .Reeve,
to tsignia contract :between the Town-
ship of Stephen and Joseph Lawson..
contractor, to perforin the work of
constructing certain' cement bridges
or culverts, having' been read tares
times, be passed and si•gned by ,the
Reeve and !Clerk and tthe .seal of the
corporation attached thereto. Car-
ried.
arrued.
`ceb-Webb--,That By-law No. 245
being a by-law to improve .the Mud -
Creek and Pete Seebe River, and "for
levying and 'raising on ,the lands af-
fected thereby in the Township of
Stephen, Elbe sum of $381.30, having
been read three times, be passed and
signed by 'the reeve and clerk and
the !seal of Mae ,Corporation _attached
there to. -Ca era- ti .
The following os -tiers, were passed.
W. B Geiser, grading oni S. B. 52.50;
Mrs. G. Nicholson, grant. Crediton: Red
Cross, $100; alas. N. Baker, Centralia
da 5100; Mess F. Gill;, Grand Bend,
do., 5100; Lisa: Hazel Pollock, Green-
way dq,,. 550; •D1rs{ DM. Routledge,
Dashwood, de., 5100; W. NVItis, grav-
el contract, S. B,, ; 5140 ; J. Edwards,
grat"el. 90c.; W. White, ,gravel con..,
$28.65; M. Mitchell, oom. 55.25; D.
Farmer, do. $4,00; R. Davey, da, 32.60
R. Hill ga'a'v a1 con,., 510,50; H. Lu-
ther, coin,; 51.75 R. Hill, rep.cul-
alert, 50c; H. Hallett, ,tile, 90c; N,
Clark, stat. labor ref., $2; H. .;;,ark
and otlrhere, gradting, $7.50; T -I. Clark,
sravel con.,' $27.50; J. Hays, : oom.,
52.50 G. Steeper, gravel con.; 5125.20
M '('Bruen' 'come 55.50; •D. Mahon:ey
tile; $4.20 F. Adams, ' •eta?, gravel-
ling,- 5131.07; F. -Sharp, gravel core.,
53; T. Webb,!gradli,ng; 514; J. Haula-
tvar_, gr•a-sl11ng, $48.75; H. Lewis, dytch
310; R Warner, grading, 53.50; J,
Henhoeffer, gradirtg and ,rep. bridge,
56.50; J. Goading, see, bridge, v5o.00 ;
1. BeesLard, lte;p. core. 19, 511125; W
Nickles, 'do., 50c; Expiie>s 60c; Inc.
Lawson, part rangy a:t brlidge, 5500;
G. Dawn ire -mailing Mr. Stanlake to
Aeylutn,: 515.76; J. Hays, coin. fee
dm,i,n 5364.25; ar Hays, cam. drain, nn
rein, 20, 579.90.
This Council adjourned to meet a-
gain jp the Town Hall, Crediton, on
Monday, Aug. 5, at 1
Henry Silber, Clerk.
• VJHA riiv- --
Mr. and` ales., ;Cbaneac-e Garraiing
see elated -oven th'e arrwal of a ;seem;
dreughter. Saturday moen,ing, July 13.
-lZ,,s lvI:'lnrnile Paridrrsori, a graduate
of Toronto beep hall, spent last week
wide Eire `rads here. -Bert Duffield of
Wiln.cieei5,ea. spent Sunday here,, with
his parents.-Re'v, McKiibben. of
Wo.•dhan} ;met waffle ani acciident last
iv -eek' by h•is • bugg,y colliding with a
car and :te twee erasing, ladaes andd
himself were thrown ilntla the ditch.
The 'buggy wad amlals'hed and the two
ladies slightly i!ajured.--The anniver-
sary nerefesee at the church an Sun-
day will are' preached by Rev;. Finlay
tit 11 o'c'.tack, tnlew tikhte, and Rev.
13aird ,nf Exeter at 7,30, new, time.
Granter' choir will have ' charge of
the singing;,...
LONDO1\1, ONT.
GRAND BEND
'Ms. Sam, Sharraw of Michigan vis-
ited ,h,. brother', Ike Slyatrrow of thes
n`,ncc laet week,: The latter co stliin}
nes"ciulee rll.-fir, Ne',lian, Ravelle is
sn'slinn ,at, t;lie arrival. Of a baby ,girl
nairsday,, the lith -Qui e a number
from aroup,d ,herel.. went, to Hepsail ion
fr.dnv ethers ere
nt to S
arn'
a
-The cottage, arc( gje!tti6nig fiillecl with
wa. t�,r VII and' tie, Sle lteid
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14 aety�,�c�r i,; vtcs, ell Aisaph Gl"avelle on
el. laid; Tv1tis`. Ware' Oliver i
v±tsiitag`Ise,re, tine: -red
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Dissat W£action in t
German' Navy
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N account of his experiences
has been obtained from a
',native ' of ` Schleswig who
escaped from Germany in
;l -ane last, after serving as a blue
jacket in, the German Navy from the`
beginning of the war:.
Schleswig, he explained, , is not
German in sentiment, although Prus-
sia has had 50 years .in which to
.establish her sway over the -copula-.
tion, and Sclileswigers like himself.
have fought for the Empire during
the war only because they are com-
pelled to do so. He, for his part,
eventually determined to •make a bid
for freedom, and made" the journey
from Wilhelmshaven to the Danish
frontier on foot,'finaily contriving to
si1pthrough the barbed-wire. barri-
cade at the frontier. A sentry who
detected him after he; had pushed,
forward some 100 .yards or so on the
T finish side sent some bullets after
him in his tient but these fortun-
ately missed their Mark, and but for
this incident and a narrow escape.
from the gendarmes at a previous
stage of his journey -he encountered
no serious difficulty on his way.
As Admiral von Capeliehad just
made his statement in the Reichstag
as to the detection of a revolutionary
movement in the Germany` Navy, the
conversation naturally turned first
of all to the atmosphere prevailing
in the German fleet. Thesa•ilor was
not surprised to hear the news. Al-
ready in May, he said, there bad been
a disturbance on the Konig Albert,
the crew having refused ' to obey
orders hr; way of protest against the
rations served out to, them: The
Bayern also, he said, • was known to.
be a center of disaffection'' and in-
deed discontent was general. So far
as he could 'judge, however, this dis-
content was : not political in its
origin, or directed against the exist-
ing form of -government; it was sim-,
ply the outcome of the scarcity of
food, of the monotony of the life to
which the men of the German Navy
have been for the most part con-
demn,ed since tile outbreak of war,
and, above all, of the iron, discipline
to which they are subjected. The ef-
fect of more than three years of that
discipline under war conditions is
such, the speaker was convinced,'
that, while the men of the Germany
army and navy will "see - the war
through to the end, they will refuse
to a man to endure it any longer
once peace is declared. In,this con-
nection, as in others, he classed the
army and navy together, The men
composing"both, he said, are drawn
from much the same social classes,
and are animated by much the same
sentiment, • An insight into the atti-
tude of the army, for instance, is
afforded by the fact .that '.the ,troops
called in to deal with what,,are now
the frequent food riots ' in, German
.towns are often drawn from some
other Center,'"the local garrison being
considered too much in sympathy
with the townsfolk" to prove reliable.
Questioned as to the attitude: of the
navy toward the submarine cam-
paign, the German tar said, the sub-
marine crews are mostly recruited
from••among marines with good sea,-
going
eagoing experience, their place on the
battleships being taken by men from
the depots. The submarine service,
he added, is popular, for the pay and
the food.is better, the conditions are
frequently more comfortable, and,
above all, there is the prospect of
.relief_ from. the tedium of life • 1u
port. As for the moral aspect of the
matter, the rank and file of the navy,
merely obey orders, he pointed out,
and, like the rank and file of the
people as a whole,: accept the view
of the circumstances put forward
the newspapers.' So far as he was
able to judge, there is, in addition; a
large section of the population which,
having invested in:war loans, is aux-
ious for the war to be won by any
means; but he nevertheless . eonsid_
ers that; there are in educated Ger-
man circles many who disapprove of
the methods: of warfare adopted by
the German authorities, althougb
their voices cannot now be heard.
Asked; with reference to the war
loans, , whether any .compulsion to
subscribe is exorcised upon men in
the navy, the speaker stated that
+-here is no compulsion in connection
with the 15 marks a month paid to
the German bluejacket—although,
to be sure, a goodly part of that goes
to the payment,of taxes; but there
are fresh reguiatlons with regard to
the clothing allowance of 12 marks a
month: If this was -left untouched,
the hien used to be entitled to claim
the total 144 marks at the end of the
year, but now.. they are compelled to
invest at least 100 marks in the war
,loan. •
With regard to shipbuilding activ-
ity in Germany. during -the war, the
speaker's impression was that, at all
the main centers at any rate, it has
been exclusively confined to . the
building of warships, not, merchant-
men. The men employed, on thin
work, he added, are like the muni-
tion workers,' earning good wages
but among them also the food situa-
tion hoe aroused discontent which
found expression last spring in a
striba3'if the -state shipbuilding yards.
On this eecasion, as many . as 400
workmen were transferred to the
army, their place being taken by men
already in the tanks
The Gnat.
The gnat is but' ane of ' many
species of mosquito. Altogether
there -are no fewer than thirty -Five
described as natives of Europe, while
as many as one hundred and thirty
different varieties are found scatter-
ed over the rest of the world. Of
;this large number, some are known
shnameof o tilt
the Spanish m s a
by Pu
that is, "little fly"'—whiteathei's are
":
n r it h 'title of not but °from,
ai
ale tog,
eglantine point of view ther is no
difference, between the insect' known
under these different names.
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HE groun,d`shook;' and••'oy'er
the. German trenches there
hung; a' choking cloud of
fumes wbicli..dri'fted slowly
aeross..'tlia front with the wind. As
if by clockwork the, "men got out of
their' trenches and walked; slowly
over No Man's Land " behind the
creeping barrage toward: the reeking
caldron. A great long line of men---
thousap.ds and thousands of men,;
but do not think of them as the men
of "some of our county regiments
who did well, whom we ,are now al=
lowed to mention," as some "kilted
battalions and Canadians who great-
ly distinguished "themselves"; do,not
think of them in the mass, rather
think of the individual.
The farmhand, until .two years ago
just a clod -hopping countryman, was
there; and the local lawyer's ar-
ticled clerk.,
Every now and then he looked me-
chanically to his left and right and
grinned. At least h6 made a contor-
tion with his facial muscles which
experience told him used to produce`
a -grin.. He did it to encourage the
six. Whether he succeeded or not
is immaterial. The 'intention, was
good, •even if the peculiar tightness
of the skin spoiled the result. Oc-
casionally he spoke. No one could
have heard what he said, but once`
again the intention was good.
"Steady, boys—come on. He
said it four oe five times and punct-
uated it with grins. Then he tripped
over a body and cursed. He wonder-
ed if he was,doing all right; he won-
dered if Shortywas pleased with
hint. The funk seined to have gone;
in its place ho`s't come a kind of dazed
doggedness, while a fury of impati-
ence to justify himself and his pow-
ers of leadership shook him at times.
Surely to, God they could go faster
than this cursed 'crawl. Why was
the barrage lifting so slowly? It
seemed interminable that walk over
the torn -up earth. The giIlie from a
Scotch stream and the bartender
from a Yukon saloon.walked 'side by
side, and close to them- a High
Church curate in a captain's uni-
form grinned pleasantly and strolled -
on.
The sheep rancher, the poacher,
the fifth son of an impecunious earl,
and the man from the chorus were
all there; leaving their respective
lives behind them, the things which
they had done good and bad, the
success and the failures. For the
moment nothing mattered save that
seething volcano 'in 'front; it might
be' the end -it might not.
And some were -quiet and some
were green, 'some were shouting and
some were red, some laughed and
some cursed. But whatever they did,
however they took it, the .leaders of
WhomI have spoken each in his own
sphere, big or little, as the 'case
might be, kept 'em, held 'em, looked
after 'em, cheered 'em.
And so in a dazed world of his
own Reginald Simpkins, lance cor-
poral, walked over • No Man's Land.
And yet the German trenches were
still some way off.
He 'grinned again and .turned
round just in, time to see the garage
assistant next to him fall forward
into a shell hole. and lie with his
head stuck in the slimy ooze at the
bottom. ' He frowned and 'then al-
most uncomprehendingly he -saw the
back of the fallen man's head. Of
course—he was shot, that's what it
was: his six were reduced to five.
Then they came to the trenches—
the fiont line, or what was left of it.
Just facing them a man with his
hands above his .head opened and
shut his mouth. He appeared to be
saying something, but no: voice could
be heard above the din: Reginald
grinned again; the Hun, Rho was
trying to imitate a fish, struck him
as a humorous spectacle.
Once more .they were advancing
again over the other-- side of the
trench; the moppers-upwould attend
to the piscatorial gentleman. Our
friend was better, .. now -very much
better, he felt sure of himself; in,•
fact, absolutely sure of himself.
In addition, he was .beginning to
get excited, ,. And then a machine
gun opened fire. Hundreds of other
machine guns opened fire, too, but
this one was Reginald's machine gun
—the one that concerned his limited
horizon. For .a moment it did not
strike: him that way, although he saw.
the gun quite clearly. He looked
round for -help, and on looking found
for help he found that 'his five •and`
three others who were close to him
were looking to him for help. And
he realized his responsibility; be had
learned alesson,
It was a masterly little pieee of
Work, an excellent'plece of subordin-
ate leadership. With his arm he di-
rected. those eight—he had not been
trained as a scout in ,vain ---and with
them out
hegot
ofonly
two
" h loss
the
of the direct zone of fire. A few
minutes later he, with the six re-
maining, fell upon that • gun's' team
from a flank. In five seconds it was
over and the little group passed on.
"I've got it this time, Shorty," re-
marked Simpkins, and he seemed to
speak with difficulty. The roar of
the guns was passing onward; the
din was not quite so deafening. "My
holly old back seems all numb."
"Is^ the tan,k " clearing 'em out,
Shorty?" The dying man interrupt-
ed his thoughts• and he looked up
to see 'what was happening.
"It is that, son; it's doing fine. The
old thing is sittin,' there like a broody
hen, spittle' at 'em, and the `swine
are riillning like ."
And so Reginald Simpkins, lance-,
corporal and man, fired his last shot.
Heavens knows where it went, all
matters is that a runnin gra
-
tha
tg y
g
green figureire 200 yardp away su dd n-
ly threw his hands above his haaitd
and pitched forward on his face
enneses
MERGE
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RESERVE FUND, $13,500;0k)0
The banking requirements of merchants ren
cclue the careful attention ntion of the officers of this
Bank, who give prompt attention and efficient
the Manager to o ern- a
service. Arrange with P
current account.
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EXETER BRANCH -
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The Spirit • of Thrift will help
win the war -:=—'
Model 90 coincides with the
vital necessity for- efficient,` eco-
nomical, personal transportation,
It is a quality car selling at a
popular price and backed by a
real Canadian institution, pre-
pared to take care of all service
and parts requirements now and
later.
Five joints of Overland alaperiorily
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Appearance, Performance,
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Comfort, Service and Price
Local Dealer, ,-
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