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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1919-1-9, Page 51I.11 r7RSDAY, rANU ! T 8th, 1919, ThateS Road Mrs. John Pnaanis, of London, has been visiting at Mr, W. Johns dur- ing the holidays. ,Miss Verna Wlhitiock returned to 8t. Thomas on Monday •morning af- ter spending the vaoaition,. at her tome. Mr. and Mrs. ,Wesley Jalhns and Mrs. Bosnell have been ill with infie- ,enza but we hope they will soon fully avioover,. I , , i ! ( Two more of the soldier boys from this vicinity have returned from croft eras, Ptes. John and Harold Turn- bull, irons of Mrs. Alex Turnbull. Mr. John Wright, of ;Whalen, ad- dressed Bethany congregation on Sunday last as Dr. Medd was delay- led on his way back by car trouble, (but neoured a •maclhine and driver ,from Exeter and 'arrived in time Ito deliver a good sermon after ,Mr. Wright's talk. Hensall Dr. J. W. Peck has returned after a trip to St. Johns, N. B,I Mr. Gavin Moir, of Quebec,' visited Lis brother Andrew for several days during the holidays. Among the holiday visitors in town were: Mr. and,.Mrs. Chamberlin, of Ni- agara Falls; nearly all of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ortwein; Mr. W. Busch and sisters, of London; Mr. and Mrs. C. Chapman and family, of Code - rich; Mrs. Miners, of London; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Webber, of London; Miss Grace Elder, of Toronto; Mr. Lloyd Davis, of Toronto; Mr. Wm. Reynolds, of the West. The annual Christmas Sabbath school entertainment of Carmel Pres- byterian Church was held the other evening notwithstanding the preva- lence of the "flu" in many parts of the surrounding country, and the fact that the same evening was nomination night, there was a large attendance. The p)•oceeds amounted to over $50, 'which is devoted to missions. The program consisted of dialogues, read- ings, recitations, drills and choruses. In addition to the program put on by the Sunday School, a humorous read - 'lug was given by William Craig and short addresses given by the Revs. Doan and Garrett, and G. J. Suther- land. Rev. Mr, McConnell, the pastor was chairman. Miss Jean Chapman, from Goderich, added to the interest of the program with a fine solo. CLANDEBOYCE Miss I . Bice, trained nurse, was called to attend a case at the Toronto General Hospital recently. The death of Murray Neil occurred on Saturday last at 'the home of hie relaxants, Mr. and Mrs. James Nell.. Concession B, dtoGiilivray. Mr. Neil had been ill .for a 'couple of weeks. He first sontnaoted, influenza and then wneumonia set in. iBesides his Tar- ents, one brother, Harry, who is over- seas survives him. ° John L. Simpson, of London, has purchased the general store and dwelling owned by E. A. McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie have been here for nearly eight years, and were well liked by all. Their many friends are sorry to see them leaving. Mr. Sim - son is well known here, having lived her many years before moving to London a few years ago. Stephen Tp. Mr. I, Tetreau is Mr. !Ervin Jacobs, Ring relatives and comm unity. Mr. Miner 1Wiedo, of the IParlr Line was a visitor at J. C. Stephens one day last week. Mrs. tea (Begat, of Minters City, Mich. was here attending the funeral of her brother, Mr. B. Ziler. Mr. Ed. iBossenberry and wife, of Zurich, were visitors at Mr. ,Harry Links on iWadnesday last. . We report like 'death of one of our aged residen's in the person of Mr. txavious Ziler. During the past year he has been in rather !poor health~ and about two months ago became worse. Near the end he suffered greatly from anngerne. fHe was 75 years of age d was born in .Germany. lila emi- grated to ICanada 68 years ago and nettled in Stephen Tp. ,His parents, having left Europe to improve their condition found in Canada a good Thome. The six ,children born to them have all succeeded well in life. Mr Ziler 'resided upon the farm for many years, having 'taken up his present farm when it was istill virgin forest. It reflects well for this industry and economy to clearing the term and making it one of the best in the'com- munity. 'He was married to Margaret &ghaffer 46 yearns ago. , This union blessed with four ,children, one son and three idauighte,ns, Daniel on the homestead, Mrs. J. Stephen, and Mrs. Frtid, Sehlunt of this .community and Mrs: Ighas. Becker, of 'clay Tp. Mr. Ziler was a man of good habits, In- dustrious 'and ;nei,g;hbanly. In his prime of life he eves known .td be one of the most powerful men in the Township. tie was a member of the Dasthwond Lutheran church. The funeral was held on Thursday last. 11ev. ,Graupner officiathig.. . on the sick list. of Exeter, is vis - friends in this District News IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS, FEVERISH, CONSTIPATED Look, Mother! If tongue Is coated, cleanse little bowels with "Dane pfornia Syrup of Figs? • Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs," because in a few -hours all the clogged -up waste, sour bila and fermenting food gently moves out. of the bowels, and you have a 'well, playful child again. Sick children needn't be coaxed to take this harmless "fruit laxative." Millions of mothers keep it bandy be cause :they know its action em the stom- ach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure, Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs, which con- tains directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups, of Toronto, and son of Mr. and Mrs. James MacQueen, of Rrucefield. The best wishes of many friends here will be extended to Capt. and. Mrs. Mc- Queen. The young couple will make their home in Toronto where they will be at home to their friends at 133 Howland Avenue, after February 1st. An old and respected resident of Tuckersmith passed away on the Mill Road in the person of Ellen Grey, wife of Mr. Samuel Reid, in her 72nd year. The deceased was born in Scotland and with her husband moved onto the farm on which she died some twenty years ago. Last spring she suffered a fractured leg and has not enjoyed the best of health since. She was stricken with an attack of heart trouble two days before her demise. Besides her husband she is survived by one daughter,Mrs. Wm. Broadfoot, of the same township. Interment took place in Baird's cemetery. A very sad 'death occurred at the home of Mr. John Powell n Harpurhey, on December 27th, when his eldest daughter Isabelle, wife of Mr. W. E. McQueen, died at the age of 23 years. Three years ago Mrs. McQueen was married to her now bereaved husband when they moved to the West, where they lived until some months ago when her health failed her and she came East to her home with the hope that the change would prove laenefiical. Besides her husband she is survived by her parents, six brothers and two sis- ters. Mrs. Roy L. Dalton, of Galt, whose maiden name was Clara F. Hanson, died recently from an attack of in- fluenza. She was in her 26th year. She was born in FuIlartonTownship, attended Stratford 'CollegiateInstitute and was a graduate of the Faculty of Education, Toronto. She was mar- ried in July, 1917, and since that time has made her home in Galt.. She is survived by her husband, three sis- ters, Mrs. J. E. Say, Butler, Penn; Mrs. John E. Walker, of MitcheIll and Mrs. Watson Garbutt, of Carlingford and three brothers, Dave, Fred and Ned Hanson, of near Mitchell. Mr. Edward Drake, an old settler, of Staffa, died at his home in Seaforth, on Christmas morning. lilr. Drake was ' 72 years of age. About 'two years ago he retired and moved to Seaforth but his health failed and he has been confined to his bed over a year. He was a highly respected resident of the community. He leaves awife, formerly Miss Jessie Whyte, and thee sons, Edward Jr. and Henry in the West and John at Staffa and four daugters, Mrs. Riddell and Mrs. Worden in the West, Mrs. J. Hay, of Tuckersmith and Mrs. J. McDonald, of Staffa, to mourn his loss. The funeral took place to Staffa Cemetery. Mrs. Jane Aitken, relict of the late Alexander Aitken, died in Parkhill, following an attack of pneumonia. She was married to her late husband in 1876 and after their marriage 're- sided in Parkhill where he conducted a dray business. They then moved to Stephen Township, where they took up farming until the death of her hus- band 27 years ago....She again moved to Parkhill where she resided until her death. Four sons, two sisters and one brother survive. Repair Ship Mysterious. ' The manufacture of a large part of machinery to replace anything broken is almost impossible in the limited space of the battleship's machine shops. But wondrous feats are per- formed in the repair ships that ac- company fleets on stations remote from dock facilities, states a British war correspondent. The repair ship is a huge floating smithy and machine shop packed with everything that the wit of man can concentrate into the space for treat- ing wounded battleships. These ships employ some of the best artificers from our naval dockyards and are scattered in every quarter in which ' the British fleet is stationed remote' from dock facilities. The Boche has nothing like them and it has been stated that no inquisitive Boebe has ever been allowed to intrude his nose aboard one to investigate its mysteries and take the information to his em- ployers of bow the strange feats per- formed by the repair ship are effected. The repair ship is the abode of secrets. Mr. Win. Mooney, of Chiselhurst, has disposed of his fine 150 acre farm, to Mr. Thomas Harris, of Usborn who will take possession in tl Spring. The Marriage was solemnized Mount Vernon, Iowa, on Deceinb nerd of Miss Florence Ruth Baldwiui to Capt. Wiliiaih Norman ' McQueen, . Secretaryof M. A., organizing , the ;iAlumin Association of the ,University, e a r - No Respite. "Hooray!" i oora shouted the boy In the brown sweater. "Oer`teacher is going to France and be a RedCross nurse." "What 'good is that to us?" objected the boy in the scout:suit. "They'll only get some other teacher tb take .her place." 4' Smart. Neil—What would you give to hate such hair as mins? • • Bell --I don't k low•. -mitt did On NEW. TOPICS OF WEEK Important Events Which Have Occurred Dining the Week, The Busy World'i Happening. Care- fully Compiled and Put Into Handy and Attractive Shape for the Readers of Our Paper A Solid Hour's Enjoyment. • TUESDAY. The Government is putting an in- creased tax on heavy motor trucks. Gen. Gouraud has been awarded the Grand Cross of; the Legion Honor. The new British Parliament 'will meet on Jan. 21. Swearing-in will occupy a fortnight. Chileans are demanding the expul- sion from the country of 18,000 Peruvian nitrate workers. An agreement has been reached in international marine affairs. Ships will still fly the British flag. The C. P. R. liner Sicilian reached St. John with Canadian and Amer- ican officers among her passengers. Pillaging is being carried on on a large scale in Frankfort by mobs and. the authorities are powerless to pre- vent it. Lieut. -Col. Randy, D.S.O., officer commanding the Base Hospital in To- ronto, commended boxing very high- ly at the bouts at the hospital last night. Gunner "Stan" Richards, well known football and lacrosse player, has been awarded the Military Cross and bar for distinguished service overseas. A new record was made in the debarkation and entraining of the 3,045 soldiers brought over by the Carmania, all being on their way west within five and a half hours of their arrival at Halifax. The Canadian Government has ap- proved the treaty recently negotiated between Great Britain apd the Re- publics of Chita and Peru, providing for the establishment of a permanent International Peace Commission. Investigations by officials of the White Star -Dominion Line and a re- port by Major Westmore, would in- dicate that there was no foundation for the grievances complained of by men` returning by the Northland. Beaches O. H. A. juniors beat Vet- erans O. H. A. seniors 7 td 2 in the testimonial egamento;;,Pte. Bill Dies, former Beaches. athlete, who lost his right hand and the sight of both eyes while fighting with the Cana- dians in France. WEDNESDAY. • Watch -night services were held to see the New Year in. Brantford, after thirty years, has paid in full for the waterworks pur- chase. The Spanish "flu" is again preva- lent in and around Brantford and Windsor. .. On his Italian visit President Wilson will lay a wreathon the tomb of Columbus. Hamilton Tax Department has col- lected this year 93 per cent. of the sum expected. • France has voted 600,000,000 francs for re-establishment of rail- roads after the war. The Canadian Society for the Pro- tection of Birds held its annual meeting in Toronto. The Northern Hockey League will meet at Listowel to arrange groups and appoint conveners. John Ronald, nominated as coun- cillor in South Dumfries, passed away a few hours later. .The Radial Railway Co. discon- tinues its service from Hamilton ,to Burlington Beach piers. Arenas of Toronto defeated Ottawa 4 to 2 in their National Hockey League fixture at Toronto. December bank clearances show increases over 1917 returns with the exception of five western cities. King George has presented an il- lustrated history of Windsor Castle to President Wilson as a birthday gift. Prince May von Baden, former German Imperial Chancellor, was nominated as the Heidelberg candi- date for the national convention. Terry McGovern, of Philadelphia, injured in a boxing bout with Young Britt, at Boston, died of hemorrhage of the brain. Britt is held by the police. R. A. Rigg, Labor M.P.P., in Mani- toba, at present overseas, has ac- cepted the superintendency of the Provincial Bureau of Employment of Returned Soldiers. bylaws yesterday to abolish the ward. SERBIANS I FIGHT system, The latter city also carried a bylaw to establish a Board of Ede - Cation. Capt. B. Craddock of the steamer War Taurus, a Toronto -built vessel, on her maiden trip, was accidentally shot in the back while attempting to quell a disturbance on the boat at Halifax, N.S. Toronto's Board of Control for ;191.9 will consist of Messrs. Maguire, .Cameron, Robbins and McBride. Six new members were elected to the Board of Education, and three for mer trustees were defeated. FRIDAY. Hamilton police have no clue to themurderer of Tony Martino. Mr. Edmund Burke, a leading. Canadian architect, died in Toronto. • The Eastern Canadian Passenger Association issued drastic regulations restricting privileges to the traveling nubile. The Ford Motor Company of De - trait declared a dividend of 200 per cent., or $4,000,000. Blood -poisoning from a boil on his knee caused the death of Hugh J. McDonald of East Nissouri. The coal production of Canada in 1918 was about 15,180,000 tons; in 1917 it was 14,046,759 tons. David Lubin, of San' Francisco, founder of the International Institute of Agriculture, is dead in Rome. Gustave Urske of the German Goy- ernment says that the remobilization of the armies is proceeding rapidly. A 'food of pro -Bolshevik pamph- lets, ,. entitled "The Red Terror of Russia," has swept over Brantford. The Mexican Congress has granted special powers to President Carranza to raise or lower export duties at his discretion. The Sportsmen's Patriotic Associa- tion of Toronto has donated another $10,000 for the purchase of sporting goods for Canadian soldiers still overseas. The. Brant Farmers' Co-operative Society in the past six months made sales of- $18,623.56, and for the year a total of $38,104.90, netting $734.96 profits. Ottawa defeated the Canadiens 7 to 2 at Ottawa last night. The Gov- ernor-General and a distinguished Government. House party were in at- tendance. The golden jubilee of the T. Eaton Company was fittingly celebrated. Mrs. Eaton, widow of the founder of the company, opened the doors of the building with a golden key. THURSDAY. Many Torontonians paid visits to Government House. Canada's mining production in 1918 amounted to $220,000,000. ,Canadian Car & Foundry Co. net earnings for year were $3,252,608. Fire in a Galt cold -storage plant did damage estimated at $40,000. Premier Clemenceau has gone to La Vendee, where he was born, for a brief rest. T. L. Church was elected mayor of Toronto for a fifth term by a plural- ity of 9,794. Rain and mild weather marred the opening of the curling season in To - Tonto yesterday. Canadian bank clearings for the year were $13,763;803,755, compared with $12,469,426,435 in 1917. Tony Martino was mysteriously murdered in Hamilton beside a house where a New Year's party was being held. Harry Cox, 58, was almost instant- ly killed in the Canada. Flour Mills at Chatham, his clothing catching on a shaft. An charged. interallied commission with the investigation of the food sit- uation in German -Austria has left Berne for Vienna. Sir Arthur Pearson, the blind phil- anthropist,' has arrived at New York on a mission for the welfare of Amer-' ican blinded soldiers. Owing to the improved financial situation all restrictions of open trad- ing have been removed on. 'the To- ronto Stock Exchange. President Wilson has sent his re- grets to the Swiss Republic that, ow- ing to pressure of other business he will be unable to visit that republic. placed on the new Canadian coins atrnia .and St. Catharines carried shortly to be issued. SATURDAY. Galt curlers are first to conduct a bonspiel this season. President Poincare may pay a visit to the United States in August next. The Northland inquiry was contin- ued before Mr. Justice Hodgins at Ottawa. Over 2,000 Toronto people and over 7,000 Ontario folk died from the influenza. An eight-hour day for civic em- ployes is proposed by Controller Mc- Bride of Toronto. The Dominion Steel Corporation plans to develop Cumberland coal areas immediately. Marshal Foch has given permission for Germans in occupied areas to vote in the impending elections. E. H. Cleaver has resigned the Solictorship of Burlington, as his son is a candidate for the reeveship. Ottawa ladies° hockey team, cham- pions of the east, have been invited to meet the Banff girls at Banff in March. The British and Dutch Govern- ments are reported to have arrived at an agreement regarding the sta- tus of the ex -Kaiser. President Wilson, speaking before the Italian Chamber of Deputies, re- iterated his view that independence of racial peoples must be assured. Georges Carpentier, the French aviation hero, champion heavyweight boxer of Europe, is unlikely to come to American this year as expected. J. C. Thyme, R. A. Lampman and J. C. Laing, evaders of the Military Service Act, were sentenced at Lon- don to two-year terms in Kingston Penitentiary. Only three of the seventeen nomi- nees for the Amherstburg Council filed qualification papers, and an- other nomination is necessary to fill the remaining three seats. Notary Plamondon, of Quebec, for many years active in anti -vice cam- paigns, confessed to the theft of $2,000, which he retained out of $10,000, saying he was a victim of hard times. MONDAY. Germany's newest battleship, the Baden, is to be surrendered to the Allies. Spanish "flu" has broken out afresh in and around Thameaford to an alarming extent. Toronto and Montreal are the only centres of unemployment in Canada, says labor union man. One Windsor physician is alleged to have issued 150 prescriptions for liquor a day for ten days at $1 each. Flags of the Allies were presented to the Great War Veterans' Associa- tion of Sault Ste. Marie for its club room. President Wilson has asked Con- gress to appropriate $100,000,000 for relief of famine sufferers In Europe. President Schurman of Cornell has decided to make athletics a compul- sory part of the course at that uni- versity. Sir Arthur Pearson, the blind Brit- ish publisher, is in Toronto in the interests of soldiers who lost their sight in the war. Prof. W. H. Day has resigned from the staff of the Ontario Agricultural College to take a position with a manufacturing firm in Guelph. The first member of the Canadian Expedition to Siberia to die was Pte, Wain. Henderson of the. Mounted Po- lice. He was buried at Vladivostok on Friday. Mrs. Charlotte Huntley, 127 Camp- bell avenue, Toronto was found dead in her home, and John Cook Is under arrest on a charge of murder and attempted suicide. The Levis Board of Trade supports the Three Revers Board in ° the re- quest that bilingual inscriptions be Threat Made Iiy Heads of Bal- kan .Nations,. Or. Vesnitch States Claims of His Country and Galls 'Upon Allies to Repudiate Secret Treaties— Objects Very Strongly to Tent. ▪ tory on East Shore of Adriatic Going to Italy. PARIS, Jan. 6. -- "Should the treaty secretly signed by England, France, Russia and Italy in 1915, whereby Italy was to come into,pos- session of the eastern coast of the Adriatic after the war, be confirmed by the coming Peace Conference, then Serbia would fight again, and fight to the finish. Serbia did not enter this war to become the vassal of any nation. She cannot agree to have Italy control the territory in question." Such was the straightforward statement given to the Associated Press by Dr. M. R. Vesnitch, the Serbian Minister to France, in an interview Saturday. Dr. Vesnitch added, however, that he believed the presence of the United States, which had already declared against secret treaties and in favor of the rights of small nations, assured "fair play." So far as the Jugo-Slays were con- cerned, be said, they did not recog- nize the existence of compacts made among certain of the powers after the beginning of the war. "Serbia goes to the conference be- lieving that 'affairs will be directed there in accordance with the public, announcements of the great powers, especially those of President Wil- son," continued the Minister. "We feel that America will look after the rights of small nations. The position of Serbia and the Jugo-Slays would be desperate if their hopes did not rest in the principles laid down by America. They would be desperate because cerin of the great allied powers, while announcing these principles, have entered into oppos- ing conventions and understand- ings. Some of these understandings were directed against Serbia. "Serbia is the only nation in Eu- rope which has made no treaty of any kind with the Allies. She has -marched on from the first with jus- tice as her only weapon." "France, Britain and Russia, in their treaties with Italy and Rou- mania, disposed of Serbian rights," said Dr. M. R. Vesnitch. "Roumania lost her bargain when she began peace negotiations with the Central Powers in 1917," he con- tinued. "Does the treaty of 1915 between Italy and France, Britain and Russia regarding the eastern coast of the Adriatic still stand.. in International law? "There are two facts which would seem to negative this question. America entered the war after the signing of this treaty. She came in as the avowed enemy of secret treaties, and the Entente accepted that principle. Further, at the time of the signing of this treaty Italy wanted the territory in question as a protection against Slavish domina- tion, backed by Russian power. But with the political upheaval in Russia this situation has disappeared. The time is over, it seems to me, when an Imperialist policy might be favor- ed in Europe. "Why should not the nations of the Balkans have the same rights as the others? "At the Peace Conference there will be represented four different kinds of nations. First, those who entered the war with the idea of domination; second, those who were defending themselves; third, those who entered it as a business proposi- tion. Unhappily for Serbia, those na- tions surrounding her belong to the last-named class. "I believe that Serbia will de- mand to know on what basis she enters the Peace Conference, and I think in so doing she will have the assistance of America. President Wilson has announced that the United States came into the war to abolish secret treaties. If America enters the conference with such treaties to be decided, then what will the people of the world think? "What credit will be given in future to those speaking on behalf and in the name of the United States?" Germany Must Supply Coal. PARIS, Jan. 6.—No understanding has been reached as yet among the Allies concerning the supply of raw materials to Germany and Austria. The arrangement providing that the United States shall feed the Central Powers carries with it no general un- derstanding relating to raw mater- ials, although it is likely Germany will be required to furnish coal to Europe in exchange for food. Assist- ance to the Central Powers in the way of supplies for their industries, however, is regarded as inevitable by reason of the threat to the world's peace of an idle population. Hasten Repatriation of Prisoners. LONDON, Jan. 6.—The estimated number of British prisoners of war in Germany on Dec. 29, according to information from Berlin, was 24,900, of whom 5,000 were in trains pro- ceeding to Holland, and 8,000 were expected to reach Holland within the next few days. British prisoners to the number of 7,000 were being repatriated by way of Baltic ports during the week be- ginning Dec. 29. Since the date of the armistice 6,814 officers, 126,729 other ranks, and 4,483 civilians have been repatriated. MAKE CONCRETE TILE Well Cured and Properly Made Cement Tile Equal to Clay. Strangles, an Infectious Disease of Colts May Be Controlled -- The Caisse, Symptoms and Treatment of This Serious Disease. (Contributed by Ontario Depwrtment of Agriculture, Toronto.) 0 make concrete tile satis- factorily many things must be taken into consideration. In the first place it is very necessary that the manufacturer have experience in the making of concrete tile; besides, it is essential to have good strong machinery, a good qual- ity of sand and gravel, or crushed rock, first-class cement, material and Gement thoroughly mixed, and a kiln where the tile may be steam cured. Only strong, heavy and durable machinery should be used. With respect to material a good aggregate would be one part material, which would pass through a twenty -mesh sieve, and two parts, which would range from the previous size men- tioned up to one-quarter inch stone. Only good sharp material should be used— one in which there is clay should be avoided. If this cannot be procured a sand washing machine will have to be added to the equip- ment of the plant. Where a great many tile manufac- turers make"a mistake in the making of concrete tile is in the fact that they use too "lean" a mixture, that is not enough cement to the material. The proper mixture for first-class tile is one part cement to 2 ea parts of crushed material, and in no case should the mix be more lean than one to three of a total aggregate, sufficient water being added ' to the mixture to make a gum consistency. When the tile are completed they should be placed in kilns where they may be steam cured and left there for a period of not less than 48 hours. ' The kiln should be about six feet in height and of a width sufficient to allow the required number , .1 trucks on which the tile have 'been placed to rest during the curing process. The tile should be placed in the kiln not more than 1 ee hours after it has been manufactured and kept there for 48 hours during the steaming process. After it has been oured it might be removed from the kiln and piled in the yard, and should have at least two weeks hard- ening before being again disturbed. Before the product of any tile plant is offered for sale samples should be tested either at the plant or sent to the Drainage Department at the O. A. C., Guelph, to be tested to see t if it is of the proper strength.—W. R. Scott, B.S.A., O. A. College, Guelph. Five Children Orphaned by "Flu." LONDON, out., San. 6.—The five small children of Arthur Wells, all boys, among whom are two sets of twins, and the youngest of whom is only five years old, were made or- phans by the death of their father from Spanish influenza on Saturday. Their mother has been dead for some time, and all their surviving relatives :are in England. Strangles—Its Cause and Cure. Strangles, commonly called "Colt Distemper," is an infectious, febrile, erruptive disease peculiar to horses, especially to colts or quite young horses, but those of all ages are li- able to setter. One attack does not render an animal immune from a second, but there are few eases in which an animal suffers the second time. The disease appears in two forms, known as (a) Regular Strangles, (b) Irregular Strangles, often called "Bastard Strangles." As with all 1 contagious or infectious diseases it is caused by a specific virus which is communicable from animal to ani- mal by contact or surroundings, may be carried from a diseased to a healthy animal on the hands or clothes of the attendant, on pails, forks, harness, clothing, etc., and it is possible it may be carried consider- able distances in the air. Symptoms — When the abscesses form in the space between the arms of the lower jaw (called the maxil- lary space) the general health is often so little affected that nothing wrong is suspected until the abscesses break, but in most cases there is a dullness, more or less loss of appe- tite, increase of temperature, nasal discharge, at first watery, but soon becoming purulent, cough, often dif- ficulty in swallowing. A tumor or tumors can be felt, and generally seen in the neighborhood of the head, usually in the space already referred to in the throat or higher up, just posterior to the lower jaw. In severe cases the patient becomes unable to swallow, the cough becomes very painful and breathing more or less labored and difficult; and he usually • stands with his nose protruded, fac- ing a supply of fresh air if at liberty. Treatment.—In mild cases good care and comfortable quarters are all that is needed, other than fi'ushing e out the cavities of the abscesses three times daily with a five per cent. solu- tion of one of the coal tar antisceptics or carbolic acid. In more acute cases in addition to the above it is good practice to steam the nostrils occa- sionally by holding the patient's head in steam escaping from a pot of boil- ing water, to which has been added a little carbolic acid. Feed and water out of a high manger, as he swallows with greater ease when head is ele- vated. Give the patient two to four drams of hyposulphite of soda (ac- cording to size) ' three times daily. Keep hot poultices to the throat, lance abscesses as soon as ready and treat as above. Peed on soft, easily swallowed andeasily di extol food. If he wont eat keep up his Strength by giving new milk and raw eggs with an oz. of sweet spirits of nitre several times daily, Do not 'attempt to drench him. Give the powders out of a spool, placing them well back on the tongue. Give the liquids with a 2 -oz. syringe. If there be' danger of suffocation, and the amateur can- not relieve it, a veterinarian should be sent for promptly. In cases of irri- gular strangles the same treatment, less the local attention to the form- ing abscesses is all that an amateur, land, ttfant tbst a Tetedilarlan tain ARt VON NERTLINO IS DEQ Former German Ohanceellof' UI Only a Week, Occupied Highest Position ,t Kaiser Could Bestow i !kering tit Months Before Prussian Detest Became Certain --Sent fit Dowse Feelers and Was Bitterly Attache ed Until He Finally Realigned From Office. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 6, -,-.• 1 bunt George l", 'von I errtling; the fattier Imperial German Chancellor, OMR Saturday night at Ruppolding, Bite varia. He had been ill for six days. Count George V. con Hertling was considered the most learned man oil all the men called to the Chancellor- ship of Germany since 1,$71. He wen for himself a scholar's reputation bee fore he entered political life, and nip to 1912, when he became Bavarisls Minister -President, he had comb educational and literary work with his political activities, Von Hertling was appointed Imperial German Chancellor in October, 1917, succeed- ing Dr. Georg Michaelis. He resigned in the fall of last year, and the then Emperor William conferred upon him the Order of the Black Eagle. Von Hertling was born in August, 1843, in Darmstadt. Count von Hertling was a member of the Reichstag continuously from 1875 to 1912, with the exception of the period of 1890 to 1896. He be- cante the Clerical party leader in 1909 after the death of Count Horn pesch. During the. Chancellorship of Count von Buelow he entrusted von Hertling, whom he considered an able and resourceful diplomat, with negotiations with the Vatican. Von Hertling also was often the semi- official intermediary between his par- ty and the Government. In the latter months of his oc- cupancy of the Chancellorship voles: Hertling was assailed by the Social- ists in the Reichstag and, the Ger- man newspapers. In hiss" last speeches before the Reichstag Vent Hertling dwelt on the possibilities of peace being brought about. These addresses were characterized by the newspapers of allied countries as "peace -feelers," and even were at- tacked ttacked by German writers and poli- ticians oliticians as insincere or untruthful. FIGHTING IN D'VINA. Americans Abandon and Inter Ho. capture Town. With the Allied Army of the Dvina, Jan. 6.—American troops, fighting desperately near Kadish, have driven back Bolshevist troops which msrleio' an advance there: 'The Bolshevists also launch attacks on the Onegs sector encl. bombarded the allied front.,.- .Che Americans came into bat- tle gong the Petrograd road and in the frozen swamps that border it. The battle was fought in snow from two to four feet in depth. On Tuesday, the. Bolshevists oper- ated perated a terrific fire from three and six- inch guns and launched a counter- attack against the buildings recently captured by the Americans in Kadish. So hot was the artillery fire that thy.:. Americans were withdrawn tempor- arily from the village. The line, how- ever, was not taken back very far and the new positions were firmly held. The enemy did not occupy Kadish be- cause the barrage fire from the American guns made the place un- tenable. Shells falling on the frozen ground spread their zones of destruc- tion twice as far as they would un- der normal conditions. Later, under the protection of Canadian artillery fire, American de- tachments again swept forward and reoccupied the town. The Petrograd road leads south- ward to Plesetskaya, a large village on the Vologda railway which is the enemy's base of operations at the Kadish and Onega fronts. TROUBLE IN IRELAND. Sinn Feiners Are Talking About Their Republic. LONDON, Jan. 6.—At 70 meetings held Sunday in Ireland, resolutions were passed for the release of Sinn! Feiners held in English jails. An organizer of a. demonstration at Queenstown was arrested while go- ing to address the crowd. The popu- lace stoned the police. Gavan Duffy, a prominent Sian Feiner, speaking at Kingstown, said the Sinn Feiners had been assured of outside help, which would surprise the Government and compel England to give way if the Sinn Feiners were kept in prison. Republic Now Exists. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—A republic now exists in Ireland and every force of the Irish people will be used to uphold it, Dr. Patrick McCartan, known as the "Envoy of the Pro- visional Government of Ireland," de- clared in an address at a meeting held here last night to congratulate him, Diamid Lynch and "Gen." Liam Mellows, all prominent Sinn Feiners, upon their election to the British Parliament. "You have seen the statement of the new English Secretary for Ire- land that the Irish question will be settled within the next six months, either peaceably or bloodily," said Dr. McCartan. "We in Ireland are not afraid of shedding blood in our righteous cause and if England at- tempts to interfere with the estab- lishment of our republic, it will be a declaration of war on her part and the blood that will be spilled will be on her hands." Congress Delayed. GENEVA, Jan. 6.—The opening of the International Socialist Congress at Lauzan.ne has been postponed from; January 13 to January 20. A two -hourly motor truck service has been arranged between London and Laniheth, which place was cut Off from the city when the L. Be L. 111, ceased operation some months ago.