HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-4-17, Page 3HOW CANADA WELCOMES HER RETURNING
SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
The Citizens of St. John, New Brunswick, Offer in Canada's Name
A Royal Greeting to Canada's Heroes, and Give the
B'r'ides From Overseas a Cordial Welcome to
the Land of Their Adoption.
In the sunshine of peace, our sol-
diers return to their netive land, the
-dark cloud of warfare lifted—the cloud
under which they left our shores and.
embarked on the great adventure—
but the boys do not come back, they
are gone forever. In their place
come men, men who have proven their
manhood, whose spur, spiritual and
military, have been won in desperate
conflict. Many who left in a state of
single uublessedness, married the first
year of the war, and are returning
with wives and children; others are
briugiug their brides, who make the
adventurcz into matrimony and Canada
<0n the same trip. This return in dual
or triple form, calls for a reception
differing from that accorded to mere
man accts. tomed to the rigors of camp
life, but the greet -hearted men and
women of St. John, New Brunswick,
know just liow to express the feeling
of Canticle f'ir those who return and
for those who era new members et
aur large ea wily.
St, John, Not St, Peter, at the Door,
By virtue o£ the geographical loca-
tion of St. Jelin, its citizens have be-
come Canada's oflirial welcomers of
<our returned soldiers, and right royally
as the old city, down by the sea, open
wide its doors and extend the warm
band of welcome, and to the home,
sielc men slip, have been yearning fur
a glimpse of their native land through
years of the horrors of war, this
semis indeed the very Gate of Heaven.
To
some of the wives corning from
overseas, the prospect was net one of
unalloyed bliss, for mischievous pens
and tongues had set a mental wave in
notion, that made the English, Scotch
and Irish brides fear that some of the
Canadian hom,s might have preferred
Canadian brie e for their sons. blow -
ever, their reeeption by the women
and the mon of St. John banished all
such fears. As one of the brides con-
fided to a member of the reception
committee, '"et'ca were toll in England
that Canadian women would greet us
with bud eggs, but instead we have
been treated like royalty." Canada
recognizes in these young women from
the British Isles, these whose kind-
ness in hours of loneliness hag won the
hearts of our boys, the kind of women
who, with few exceptions, are the type
of eitizens of whom Canada will be
justly proud.
The soldiers' reception committee
of men and women has done valiant
service ever since the begiuntng of
the war, in meeting boats and trains;
(a ly and late, and distributing com-
forts, With the prospect of thousands
of women and children coming in ad-
dition to the soldiers; when the Armis-
tiee was declared, it was telt that only
by thorough organization could the
situation be met. A Citizens' Welcome
Committee was formed of nationally
organized societies, such as the Young
Ca omen's Christian Association, The
'Red Cross, the I,O.D.E., the W.C.T.U.,
Protestants of all denominations, and
Roman Catholic Societies, all working
together harmoniously, subdividing
the work in such a manner that every
detail that may add to the comfort of
guests is attended to. Having secured
perneeeion from the Dominion Govern-
ment, the Dominion Council of the
' .EV:C,A, extended the work of its
Travellers' Aid Department to meet
this emergency, by placing two ef-
ficient national workers, Miss Perry
and Miss Woods, in charge of a recep-
, tion and rest room for those returning,
especially the women and children:
A Haven of Rest.
A spacious room in the (migration
Building was prepared by the military
authorities; The Y.W.C.A. HIostess
Houses of Ontario shipped their no
longer needed furniture, and with the
splendid local assistance, the rooms
were -.arranged. Bright, -airy 'and
warns, they are a perfect haven of rest=
to the weary women and children, who
on one occasion numbered nine hun-
dred, over three hundred being chil-
dren. Though the accommodation
was supposed to be adequate for four
hundred, the larger party was satis-
factorily handled.
One side of the long room has a row
of dainty white cots,which. soon are
•filled with travel -worn occupants.
Opening off this large reception room
is :a smaller room, filled with-pbeds
for those who are ill, and off this, a
nursery and lavatory, where unlimited
supplies of hot and cold water, towels
and soap, turn out "new women and
babies for old," Adjoining this is the
Red Cross dispensary, with a trained
nurse in charge, for supplies and
medicines and .everything a baby, sick
or well, could possibly want, are given
out; ..
Bach of this is the kitchen, and con-
necting with the reception room is a
serving -table, where, under the direr
tion of one of the Y.W.C.A.. workers,
the local V.A,D.'s serve hot drinks,
sandwiches and cakes.
When the boat docks the only ones
allowed to go on board are Miss Perry,
Y.W,C,A., and Mrs. Lawrence, the Red
Cross. Secretary.
Off the boat, up the longstairs, an
"`Welcome Home" says the gre
streamer at the head. Along throw
the Immigration offices all must pas
and many have a long wait. The we
coxae is repeated by voice and hap
clasp of the ladies of the Recepti
Committee, who keep the babies an
the bundles, so that elother can atten
to her papers with a free hand and
free mind, This done, all move on t
the Rest Room, widen, with its (taint
curtains, easy chairs, bright cliint
cushions, piano, reading and writs
tables, is mast inviting to the sen -see
travellers, Outside the Rest Rooz
are the Yeel.C.A,, the Salvation Arm
and the Knights of Columbus booths
wbioh cater to the needs, internal an
external, of the soldier. The Minter
Information Bureau and the C.P.R
offices do a land office business i
answering questions, and the Patriot!
Pond booth aids the soldier or his de
pendent financially, If necessary.
Rested and refreshed, the next step
in the long journey must be arranged.
The local assistants and the Y.W.C.A.
secretaries are everywhere, ascertain.
Ing destinations, seeing that babies
bundles, hags and boxer are collected
for the first train to pull out. The
Red Cross superintendent sees that a
nurse, with full equipment of supplies,
and loads of extra blankets, is on
every train. This is one of the great-
est of comforts to those with small
children. This goes on all day, wel-
coming the coming, and speeding the
departing guest, until the last train
load disappears, possibly at eight or
nine o'clock at night, if, as sometimes
happens, several thousands arrive the
same day,
A Long Chain of Welcome.
This fine piece of National Service,
warmly welcoming our own men and.
those whom they bring with the,
does not begin or end here. Its source
was in the sending to England as soon
as hostilities ceased, of the Y.W.C.A.
National Immigration Secretary, Mrs.
Burrington -Ham, who went to the
authorities to secure space in which
to open a Bureau for the information
of soldiers' dependents coining over,
After many difficulties and delays this
was accomplished, and Mrs. Burring-
ton -Ham's assistance was of the great-
est value to the women. "The God-
mother," as they appreciatively called
her, succeeded in placing upon each
boat bringing a number of women and
children, a Ship Secretary, who looks
after their needs in every possible
way, aiding the sick, cheering the well,
carrying babies, and when the time
and mal de mer permit, giving talks
on conditions hi different parts of
Canada, that newcomers may not be
utterly at sea when they land. Mother-
less children coming with their fathers
are her especial charge, until placed
with friends. The end of this work—
but then we cannot speak of the end
of the infinite, but rather the follow-
up work of the port service—consists
in writing to the Y.W.C.A, secretaries
in each town or city to which the new-
comers go, and asking that they lo-
cate them as soon as possible, call
upon them, put them in touch with a
Church of their denomination, and do
all possible' to make this new land a
home land to these welcome members
of the nation's family. Letters- of ap-
preciation frons East and West pay
tribute to this great interest. taken by
the Canadian women. This long chain
of Welcome front England Co the Pace -
fie demonstrates, in magnified form,
the work that has been carried on for
years by. the Y.W.C.A. Immigration
and Travellers'. Aid Departments. Its
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not be there in person, but who can,
by financial sup sort str ti the
hands of the workers. The coming
gig drive of the Y.M.(".A. and Y.W.C.A:
gives to all an opportunity of assist-
ance in this great work.
If we truly value the sacrifice of ot;,r
men in the tragic days just past, if
we realize the difficulty of those re-
turning to the different struggle of the
wage-earning civilian, and it we real-
ize even dimly the tremendous crisis
we are facing, let us, as loyal Canadian
men and women, leave Bathing un-
done to continue individually this
magnificent work in every community
to which our men :and women come,
that we may make them ore with us
for a greater and nobler Canada.
2000 000 TONS
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ADDED TO NAVY
12 New Types of Submarines,
300 Destroyers, and 100
Mine -Sweepers.
A despatch from London says:—
More than two million tons of ship-
ping were added to the British navy
during the war at a cost of between
£250,000,000 and 300,000,000, ac-
cording to a statement by Sir B. H.
W. Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, Director
of Naval Construction at the Adnzir-
alty,
After the battle of the Falkland
Islands, the statement says, the de-
sign of the Renown and Repulse was
altered from battleships to battle
cruisers, the value of battle cruisers
having become apparent, The famous 1
"Hush" ships—the Courageous, Glori-
ous and Furious --were designed to
wipe out German light cruisers and.
raiders. They carried fifteen -inch
guns and steamed 32 knots an hour.
During the war three hundred .des..
troyers, 100 mine -sweepers and twelve
new types of submarines were added
to the British navy.
Little Miss April.
Come here, dear lads and lassies 'all,
And see if you can say
What little maiden this may be
Comes tripping up this way.
On one side walks a brother bold,
On one a sister fair;
And in between this niaid in green,
With snowdrops in her hair.
Who may she be? Whence can she
collie?
I would I knew her name;
For round her feet the crocus bulbs
Are bursting into. flame.
The pussies on the willow bough
All crane their necks to see,
And hyacinths thrust up their heads
To learn who she may be.
She laughs and cries, she flouts and
flirts,
She frowns and then she smiles;
There's mischief in her canty looks,
And in her frolics wiles.
Don't venture near, my lassie dear,
In that spring hat and dress;
She'll turn the sprinkler on your
clothes,
Then laugh at your distress.
And you, ray lad, she'll pat your
cheek
With such a coaxing air,
Then pinch your ears, and tweak
your nose,
And rumple up your hair;
She'll pelt her friends with petals
white
(Or are they flakes of snow?);
With dancing footsteps she'll advance
Then turn her back to go.
bulls, $10 to $10.50; do, rough bulls,,
Markets of the World $7.75 to $8.25; butchers' cows, choice,
j $12 to $13; do, good, $10.50 to $11.50;
do, medium, $9,25 to $10; do, coin.
Breadstufs.
Toronto, Apl. 15—Manitoba Wheat
—No. 1. Northern, 32.24%; No. 2
Northern, $2.21% • No.. 3 Northern,
$2,17%; No. 4 wheat, $2.11%, in
store Fort William.
Manitoba oats—No. 2 C.W., 71e/sc
, No. 3 C,W., 68%e extra No. 1 feed,
68%c; No. 1 feed, 66%c; No. 2 feed,
63%e, in store -Fort William,
Manitoba barley—No. 3 C.W.,
$1.031/4; No. 4 C,W,, 981/4e; rejected,
91%c; feed, 91s/.ec, in store Fort Wil-
Ham,
American' cern No.: 3 yellow,
31.80; No. 4 yellow, $1.77, track To-
ronto, prompt shipment.
Ontario oats—No. 2 white, 70 to
12c; No, 3 white, 68 to 70; accord-
ing to freights outside,
Ontario wheat—No. 1 winter, per
car lot, $2.14 to $2.20; No. 2 do, $211
to $2,19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $15 f.o.b.
shipping points, according to freights.
Ontario wheat—No, 1 Spring, 32.09
3to 4.17 2 o. t do„$2,06 to $2.14; No.
2
$,p 2 32.10 f.o,b, shipping
points, according to freights.
Peas—No, 2, 31,70 to 31,80, nom-
inal, according to freights outside.
Barley—Malting, 95c to $1, nom-
inal.
Buckwheat—No. 2, 95c, nominal.
Rye—No, 2, $1.55, nominal.
Manitoba "flour ---Government stan-
dard, 310,75 to 311, Toronto,
Ontario flour --Government stan-'
dard, 39;65 to 39.75 in bags, Toronto
and Montreal, prompt shipment in
jute bags.
Millfeed.---Car lots delivered, Mon-
treal freights, bags included, Bran,
$42 to 348 per ton; shorts, $44 to
$48 per ton; good feed flour, 32.70 to
34Her bag, o
ay No. 1, 324 to 326 per ton;.
mixed, 322 to 323 per ton, track To-
ronto.
Straw—Car lots, 310 to 311 per ton,
Country Produce—Wholesale.
Butter—Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36
to 38c; prints, 40 to 41c, Creamery,
fresh made prints, 56 to 58e.
Eggs ---New laid, 41 to 43c,
doz.,
Dressed$6, poultry ---Chickens, 26 to
34e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 28 to 33e;
ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 45c; squabs,
Live poultry—Roosters, 22c; fowl,
28 to 33c; ducklings, lb., 35c; turkeys,
30c; chickens, 27c.
Cheese—New, large, 28 to 28%c;
twins, 281/$ to 29c; triplets, 29 to
29%c;; Stilton, 291,E to 30e; old, large,
291/s to 30c; twins, 30 to 301rie,
Wholesalers are selling to the re-
tail trade at the following prices:
Butter—Fresh dairy, choice, 48 to
50c; creamery, solids, 61, to 62c;
prints, 62 to 63c,
ileargarine-34 to 35e.
Eggs—New laid, &46 to 47c; new
laid c in cartons, 48 to 49e.
Dressed poultry—Chickens, 35 to
40e; roosters 28 to 30c; fowl, 37 to
38e; turkeys, 45 to 500; ducklings,
lb., 35 to 38c; squabs, doz., $7; geese,
28 to 30e.
Potatoes—Ontarios, f.o.b. track
Toronto, car lots, $1.20 to $1.25.
Beans --'Canadian, hand -picker,
bushel, 33.75 to $4; primes, $2.50 to
$3• iinported hand-picked, Burma or
Indian, $3.25; Limas, 14c.
Honey—Extracted clever: 5 -Ib,
tins,, 25 to 26c lb.; 10 -Ib. tins, 243
to 25e; 60-1b. tins, 24 to 25e. Buck-
wheat: 60-1b. tin, 19 to 20c. Comb:.
16 -oz., $4.50 to $5 doz.; 12 -oz., $3.50
to $4 dozen.
Maple products—Syrup, per wine t
gallon, $1.85; per imperial gallon, o
$2.30; per 5 gallons, $2.20; sugar, lb., h
27 to 28c.
mon, $7.50 to -18.25; stockers, $8,75
to $11.50; feeders, $11,50 to $13.50;
canners and cutters, $5.50 to $7;
milkers, good to choice, $90 to $150;
do, corn. and need., $65 to $75; ,spring -
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QUEBEC WANTS
WINE AND BEER
Both City and Country Gave
Pers, $90 to $150; light ewes, $13 to Affirmative Vote on ,
lambs, $18 to $21; calves - good' to Referendum.Referendum.'
choice, $15,50 toA despatch from Montrealsays:.
'.$17.50; hays, fed and .
watered, $20.75 to $21; do, weighed By a majority'. of 100,000 votes the
off cars, $21 to $21.25; do, f.o,b., $20 Province of quebee pronounced itself
to 320:25, in favor of light wines and beer on
$14; yearlings, $12 to $14; spring
� the referendum 'voted: on Thursday.
��� E i At least fifty per cent of the voters
�+ went to thepolis
p out of the 400,000
registered, Both cities and• country
AFLOAT 8 disiricts: were in favor
DAYS of the reatora�
tion of licenses,
The island of Montreal contributes
a majority of 61,799, and returns
Trans -Atlantic Navigators
from Sherbrooke, Three Rivers, (due,
g bee City and Hull also showed sub,
at St. John's, Niid. stantial majorities. The surprise
A despatch from St. John's, Nfld.,came from the aricultural districts
says: ---Harry G. Hawker and Lieut.- have been "dry”several years
Commander Mckenzie Grieve, his fast. Counties like L'Assomption,
navigator on the impending airplane with 1,219 for, to 64 against, and
flight across the Atlantic, have tested Soulanges, with 1,105 for to 94
the life-saving suits they will wear against, are typical, The figures of
during the big hop. The suits are ''000 polls in the Quebec district
those (levelaped by the .Ame i showed 56,695 votes east for beer and
Life -Saving Suits Tested By
r ran light wines and 6,407 for prohibition,
navy with airbags on the chest and
owhile the general proportion was lit-
tle the back bcttreen raze shoulder tle better for the "dry" division.
blades. The feet have leaden soles The referendum wadecided on
and the fabric is waterproofed in by
such a way that they are guaranteed the Provincial Legislature to settle
the
to keep a man afloat for eight days. future liquor question, In 1918
The only place they can admit water the Legislature passed a total prohh
is at the neck and wrists when not hereon measure to come into effect
adjusted snugly. The test was made on May �1, 1919, for "the duration 0f
in a small lake near the airdrome at the war. The war ending before the
Mount Pearl, and was a lark for act could be applied, the Government
Hawker and Grieve. Though the ice compromised on the demands mads
was forming on the water and the from the liquor faction, who demand-
ed a continuance of eomnlete "wet"
air was filled with snow from the privileges and those calling for the
edges of what is said to be the win- enforcement of the Act by submitting
ter's worst storm, which raged the question of the sale of beer and
farther inland. the two men wine alone to the electors.
splashed about like kids trying to
duck each other and generally horse- -,- '^s
playing. They even tried to shoot FLIGHT
what have been nicknamed the "rape TEST AT
ids, a tumultuous little stream that'. w ,�
forms the outlet of the lake. The sr.J NFLD
suits worked very well, though some. �� •
water got in the neck and sleeves and
the men found that their feet kept �+
on the surface. This was the result Citizens Had First View of Mar -
of the soles not being heavily enough venous Machine for Trans -
weighted, and can easily be remedied.
Atlantic' Trip.
Wlze
n the actual start is made on the
flight, both Hawker and Grieve will A'despatch from St. John's, Nfld..
wear these suits, with the collapsible says:—Making a servant of a Heavy
lifeboat tested yesterday; this will frost which came on Wednesday
form the only precautions against night Harry G. Hawker on Thursday
drowning the voyagers will take. afternoon made a test flight in the
The :assembling of the plane has f Sopwith airplane in which he will
been completed. It was said by mens_ undertake the first air voyage across
bers of the party that the test flights , the
gasoline a Atlantic, Loading
enough
now await favorable weather only. for 40 minutes, he took off at 4.40
This is not yet in sight, and the field o'clock,and until 5. i0 circled at vary -
is is still in bad shape. The waterr31-
stands . to a depth of nix inches at Ing altitudes up to 3,500 feet over
some places, while en others it has Conception Bay and the City of $t
been drying out quite satisfactorily, !Johns and its harbor and the huge
I ice fields which stretch 40 miles out
Canadian Deserters Shot ! from the mouth of the harbor. No
Both in England and at the Front announcement had been made of the
flight, but the hum of the big engine
A despatch from Ottawa says:— I gave the alarm to the city, and from
Hon. Hugh Guthrie stated in the i stores and offices, house, and ships at
Commons that he had been informed anchor, thousands poured out to see
hat a number of Canadian deserters' the wondrous sight. It was a won-
verseas had been executed. Others drous sight for them literally, for
ad received sentences up to 30 years. never before has an aircraft of ahy
He said the punishments in. England description been seen over this island.
were more severe than in this coon- Crowds watched with real awe the
try.
Provisions—Wholesale.
Smoked meats—Hams, medium, 37
to 39c; do, heavy, 33 to 34c; cooked
50 to 52c; rolls, 31 to 32c breakfast
bacon, 41 to 45c; backs, plain, 45 to
46c; boneless, 50 to 52c.
Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 28
to 29c• clear bellies, 27 to 28c.
Lard—Pure, tierces, 29 to 29%e;
tubs, 29% to 30c; pails, 29e4 to 801hc;
prints, 30 to 31c. Compound tierces
251/ to 25$'4c tubs, 25si.c to 26efec;
ails, 26 to 26'r'zc; prints, 271/ to
7'4c,
She'11wheedle out the timid flowers, 3
Then snip them with her shears;
She'll whistle to the nestling birds,
Then whirl and box their ears.
With all her faults we love her still,
And joy that she is here;
The gladsome, grieving, teasing elf, $
The naughty, tricksy dear! t
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Poison Gas to be Utilized
For Destruction of Larvae e
A despatch from Paris says:—l4
Poison gas, that worked such havoc i A
during the war, will be utilized for a p
very different and beneficent purpose'3
in the future, it is announced in'
scientific circles. Gabriel Bertrand,.
of the Pasteur Institute, informed the
Academy of Sciences that he has dis-
covered a method by which such gas s
might be applied for the destruction c•
of caterpillars and injurious larvae, c
which had worked destructively on ee
tree growths in the country districts $
during the past few years. C
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, April 15-Oats—Extra W
No. 1 feed, 83c. Flour—Spring wheat
new standard grade, 311 to 311.10.;,,T
oiled oats—Bags, 90 lbs., : 33.60 to
3.75. Bran, 346 to $47. Shorts, $47
o $48. Hay—No. 2, per ton, car
ots $26.50 to $27 Cheese—Finest
General Hughes said they had been beautiful picture of the machine
tried by court-martial and shot, both gleaming in the sun. They stood in
in England and at the front, the street car tracks, but the trams
did not disturb them, for' the crews
PLAN TO INCORPORATE - and passengers alike declined to let
AUSTRIA INTO GERMANY a little thing like a schedule inter-
fere with their view. They stood in
Despatches from Vienna announce the roadway, but the drays and
the arrival there of a German dole- Victories stopped dead at the first
gation, which has opened negotia- note of the motor's song. It might
tions for the incorporation of Aus- have been some apparition of dis-
tria in Germany. aster for the way in which it at -
With rose -pink skies and erystal light tracted and held all eyes. It is probe
With
Easter mornings dawns; t ably true that rnore than half the
the hear the of homing birds, population of 25,000 waited in the
e younga grass notes on the _ streets a full half-hour and found.
he winter past, we haste lawns; greet a occasional glimpses of the plane a
• spring of sweet surprise, more than adequate reward,
And lift unto the greening hills our
glad and wondering eyes.
asterns, 24 to 25c. Butter—Choicest
reamery, 62 to 62%c. Eggs—Fresh,
7 to 48c. Potatoes—Per bag, car
ots, $1.30 to $1:50. Dressed hogs
battoir killed,' 327.50 to $28. Lard—
ure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 30% to
1c.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, April. 15—Good . heavy
teers, 314.50 to $16.50; choice but-
ter steers, $13.25 to 314; butchers'
attle, choice, $13.50 to $14; do, good,
12.75 to 318; do, medium, $11.50 to
12; do, common, $10.50 to $11; bulls,
hoice, $11.50 to $12.50; do, medium
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The clear little brook sings low and
sweet,
Touching the pebbles with dainty
feet,
All in the Easter morning.
"Spring is coining; I•malce the way
Green, where the flowers shall be
some day;
Singing, I herald the sun's first TAY
Early on Easter morning."
Some people spend so much time
handing out advice that they have no
time to accomplish anything.
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Body of Nurse Edith Cavell
Will be Removed to England
A despatch from London says:—
Arrangements are being made, it is
understood, for the removal of the
body of Edith Cavell, the English
nurse executed by the, Germans at
Brussels in 1915, to this country. The
reinterment of the body in English
soil will be made the occasion of an
extensive public ceremonial.
Ink stains o. carpet an be __
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with oxalic acid.
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