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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1914-09-10, Page 8Fall Opening We have our store full of the new- est ew-_ t winter goods on display. We in- vite our town and out of town custo- . mers to call and try on new Canadian Styles. Mantle Department New Gape Coats in our Mantle departmentt in the newest weaves --Prices $15, $18, $25 New suits in the Rogers Garment and the Art Man -tailored suits for Ladies. We guarantee a per - feet fit. See our samples and leave your measure— Prices $20, $25, 30.00 Waterproofs New Guaranteed; Waterproo)'s in Neil's, Ladies', and Children's --The TRUE FIT Brand guaranteed in all kinds of weather. Prices $4 5o to $15 Sweater Coats fon Men, W4:men and Children in the Warren Bros." make of fine Worsted Yarns. Scarlet, Browns. Prices $1.25 to 5.00. "The Art Cloths For Men" The new Overcoats are here in the Balmachaar0 style Notice Furs a We can have your . Furs made over in any of the New Styles --Minks. Persian Lamb or any Fur you may have—in any Styles in Coats or Stoles—leave your orders early. Try us for Mail Orders. Prompt Service. Butterick-Patterns always in stock HANNA & CO. Phone 70. Headquarters for Family Groceries If you have not tried us with an order for HOUSE HOLD SUPPLIES do so now and see how we fill it. FRUITS and VEGETABLES in season and we aim to please in quality and promptness of delivery. 'PEAS ---A trial of our bulk tea will convince you that the quality is the best and the price is unchanged at 30e and 40e. Henry T. Thompson THE HOUSE OF QUALITY Successor to E. B. Hart r. 1 FEED! FEED! FEED! •- WE HAVE ON HAND -- Barley Molasses Meal Bran L. G. Flour 4).tte And any other Calf Meal 01f Cake Shorts s Wheat Flax Meal feeds you need. Duu't eat bad bread, use "Quality" flour. It's the best of all flours. Try one baking and• be convinced. HOWSON St 'BROCKLE•BANK We pay highest prices for all kinds of grain. I'HOJV•E 40 O22 20. tiiiilll11tllii1411!l1lIf1111111Y.1t111 1111111 Fordyce. Jamee Dour and Miss Ethel k visited at Mr. Milton Naylor'$ day last week. es Lovina Carrick of Whitechurch ding a fete Weeks with her NM- Mee ou-Me Amr Iia L°aver 'res Mary Barbour who was sick le ovlug. Hattie Tanner is spending a few With her brother Mr. John Tur- Morris. • Uw Eliaabstil Attridge of Flint, 1e visitier her Sister, hire. J. . Mrs aBlx w ill Rets and1♦ltr 1r Abram ry, Litsto het Spent hell• JAO bort Morrie, ' Mrs. John Roe is not so well ae usual we are sorry to state. Mr. John Purdue is ae well as uan be expected. Farmera here started to plough and sow the fall wheat. Miss B Gogan of Toronto at Mre. John Burt Morris. Mies Pickard of Clinton with her sister Mrs. St. Clare of Windipeg visit- ed with their cousin Mre. Jae. Goeley over Sunday. Belmore. Miss Laura Weigher of Walkerton le 'felting her uncle, Mr. Archie h Lowry wr hoe y returned home after working the past few weeke With itirVeyots. Mr. John penned who has been travelling through England, gootltiand esw, oz r'- a -AP -my 4aye. A ; ALLIES 1a. NG TIIE GERMANS RACK Kaiser's Forces Had to Abandon At• tack on Parse -.Guard Corps Reported Wined Out. !`--+0 The allied nrmics have chocked and ,driven back the German right win,; twenty-five miles northeast of Paris. unofficial reports assert that the British Arzt'1y, which was confronted by the German Imperial Guard—the crack soldiery of the German Army— Practically annihilated it. It is re ported that the Crown Prince Frieder. ick Williant was with the Imperial Guard. In a statement handed out late Monday night the London Official Bureau said: "General Joffre's plans are being steadily carried out. The allied forces, acting on the offensive, have been successful in checking and fora• ing back in a northeast direction •the German forces opposed to them," It was ptlicially announced at Paris on Monday night that the Germans are retreating from the line of Nan- teuil-lq-l3ardouin to Verdun, after a vigorous action with French and British troops. An earlier official statement given out in Paris said that a general ac- tion had started on the line from Nianteuil-]e-Hardouin to Verdun, a dis• tance of 120 guiles. It was then said that thanks to the vigorous action of the French troops, supported by th. British, the Germans had "started re- tiring." Unofficial advices from Ber- lin also indicated that a battle of tremendous importance was being fought in the territory described. The news contained in the French official communication that the Ger- mans had fallen back before the vigorous advance by the allied troops on the line from Nantenil-le-Haudouin to Verdun indicates that the Anglo- French forces have got on the flank of the German right ruing, which passed by Paris on the north and. was marching eastward to join with the Crown Prince's , army coming south. A despatch from Paris en Monday said: "In the fighting which is going on to the east and northeast of Paris the German forces have their' backs toward the capital. French troops are harassing their march. From time to time the Germans turn and engage the, French at their back. French shells fall continually in the German rear. Observers consider it is obvious that the Germans could not attack Paris while the French armies are intact, and are continuing their wide turning movement under perilous cir- cumstances. The outer circle of fortifications about Paris is a matter of seventy- five miles in circumference, and even the Germans cannot completely invest a city of such size, especially when troops are occupied to the oast of their own capital, It is certain that no enemy will find it easy to van- quish them. The German idea, it is understood, is to concentrate one hundred siege guns on perhaps half a 'dozen of these forts and reduce them and pour. about 20,000 cavalry and about 100,000 infantry through the breech. AUSTRIANS DEFEATED Frightful Losses Inflicted by Advanc- ing Russian Host The great battle betw.,een the Rus- sians and Austrians has been re- sumed in Galicia, according to reports from Petrograd (St. Petersburg) and by roundabout routes from Vienna, and the Austrians, put to disorderly flight from their stronghold at Lem- berg early last week, have reassembled their depleted' forces and' established a new defenee west of their lost position. The Russian War Minister announced that Lemberg's capture is complete. Lemberg is the capital city and 'vas strongly fortified. The new battle line starts in Russian Po- land and sweeps in a half circle to the Dniester River, and though the Austrians are said to have been con- siderably reinforced, they are 0411 outnumbered by the Russians: - ' An official statement from Petro- grad says that the Austrians in the engagement in Galicia and in Russian Poland lost 100,000 men and 47 guns. The Russians claim that there is no doubt of ,their success and -that they will thus open the way to both Vien- na and Berlin. The garrison at Koenigsberg, in East Prussia,, made an unsuccessful attempt at a sortie and suffered severs losses. .The Rus- sians say that their advance has been unchecked and that their cavalry is now operating in the country west and south of Koenigsberg. The battle around Lemberg is described as the greatest in the world's history, tak- ing account of the 8,000,000 men en- gaged and the great slaughter. Allies, Sign Compact Representatives of Great Britain, France and Russia have signed an agreement mutually engaging not to conclude peace separately during the present war. These Goverments agree that when the terms of peace come to be discussed no one of the allies will demand conditions of peace with- out the previous agreemerit of each of the other allies. British Cruiser Lost The light cruiser Pathfinder of the British navy, has been b' -own up by a mine in the North Sea, Four men were killed and thirteen wounded, and 242 men are missing. The Pathfinder was literally blown to pieces, aid the sea was strewn with wreckage. St, Petersburg Changes Name An Imperial edict, was issued rthang- ing the name of the Russian capital from St. Petersburg to Petrograd, on account of the German form of the frame undert which the city has beer, known since its foundation. and the States is viEting in the neigh- borhood. A 'very succemeful meeting of the Women's institute was held last Saturday at the home of Mrs. Jae. Douglass. The institute has decided to assist the Red Oroes Society and have canvassed a number -of hoinei in this vioinity, They have met with great t ruooesa in their 'horst. The next meeting Will be held ore Oot. 3rd at the home of Mee, W. MoKee'r. ,S*tlet Mrs, and hire, Rdwi l Painter :spent •tet ter r ,, . .LM BELGIAN CAE' TAL A EINE OLD CITY Rrussele Has Many Beautiful uuild- in,ge and Has Sxperlenced Many Sieges Brussels, the capital of Belgium, Which was occupied by the Germans, is rich In history and noted the world over for its Industry and beauty. The city, which has a population of about 700,000, is 50 miles from the sef,, situated on the banks of the River Benne, Lying partly on a hill and partly on a plain, it presents a re- markable contrast. The upper town, inhabited by the French and better classes, is healthful and, delightful, while the lower town, inhabited by the Flemings and trades people, and Is the older section, is damp, The streets of the upper town are hand- some and there are many shops, and cafes similar to those in Paris. In the old town the streets are narrow and sombre, but with mean y fine old buildings of Gothic architecture, Some of the streets are so steep that steps are necessary for pedestrians. Possibly the mend interesting- pf rite many line Brussels buildings is the Palais .e Justice. The 13,otel de Ville, Brood Huts (bread house) and guild houses are unique ornaments o; the picturesque old market place. Continental travellers do not soon: forget St. Gudulis Cathedral, with its Aumerous statues, famous stained glass windows and beautifully carved pulpit. T,he cathedral was built in the 12th century in the Gothic style, while later two towers at either end were built. These rise to a height of 264 feet, The 17 -acre park of the upper town has at its north end the Ministries of State and the Belgian Houses of Parliament, wnile at the southern end, and fronting the park is the Royal Palace and palace presented to Wil• liam II. in 1829 by the nation, and now used by the academies of science, flne arts, and medicine. East of the park is the aristocratic French quar- ter of Leopold, and still farther east are the Royal museum of .the indus- trial and decorative area, museum of education, museum of natural history, and die Wiertz m eum: The Belgian capital is a handsome city; with a bevy of large industrial suburbs, separated by a girdle of wide boulevards. Formerly the city was walled, but these were torn down some time ago. 'Lace is the principal article of inanufaeture, and high prices are obtainable for the lace woven in the dark rooms of Brus- sels. Other important articles of manufacture are furniture, bronzes, woollens, fine cottons and vehicles of all kinds. Carpets are also made there, but most of the "Brussels carpets" are made at Tournai. The growth of the city and its trade may be gathered from the ,fact that in 1824 the population was but 84,009; in 1876 it was 183,000; in 1883, 389,000; in 1900, 547,000, while now it • is about 750,000, Brussels is said to date from the 6th century, when a priest put up a small church there. His piousness, together with the favorable location selected, soon attracted other settlers who were taught by him. In the 11th century Brussels was chosen by the Duke of Lower Burgandy as his capi- tal, and the city was walled. In 1477 it became the capital of the Austrian Netherlands. In 1695, during the Spanish War, the old- town was bombarded by Mar-' shal Villeroi, of France, ' and 4,000 buildings destroyed, in 1746 the French besieged the city un.aer �.ar- shaI Saxe, and, after three weeks it was obliged to surrender. In 1792 it fell into the hands of General Duinowiez, but he was forced to re- tire after being defeated at Louvain, but he again occupied the city in 1791. From then on until 1814 it was in the possession of the French. On the fall of Napoleon, Belgium and Holland united into ono Icingdom and Brussels 'vas the seat of the government, alternately with The Hague. Finally, in 1830, after a four clays' conflict, the Belgians declared their independence and offered the crown to Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, who reigned from 1831 to 1865, and did. much for the upbuilding of Belgiune. FIELD GUNS AND GUNNERS ' The field gun has improved wonder- fully since the last war in which Ger- many was vitally interested, 1870-71, and while Germany has been a close student and has • experimented liber- ally, except in some small wars its field pieces have not been thoroughly tested. Iii field artillery Germany, France and Britain have been work. ing closely on the -same lines, It is aimed to produce a gun that is power- ful, accurate and yet light enough to be handled quickly and moved smart- ly ,from one point to another. The Germans have the lightest gun and the British the heaviest. The load consists of the gun with its car- riage and shield, the limber with am- munition and entrenching tools and. the gunners. 'i'he total weight of the r'ritish gun is 4,480 pounds, of the Russian gun 4,312 pounds, Austrian 4,200 pounds, French 4,184 pounds, Belgian, 3,864 pounds and German 8,852 po{tnds. It is necessary with these quick firing guns to have an ammunition wagon accompanying; them, and often instead of carrying all the gunners on the gun carriage some are on this wagon and thus the weights are better distributed, Five Hien and a sergeant is the usual number of men necessary to handle one of these field guns, al- though with some armies six men are used. In the British artillery the ser- geant rides On his horse, two gunners are carried. on the gun limber, two on the wagon body. Three wagons usually accompany each gun, on two of 'which are spare gunners—who keep some distance behind the gun under saver. a couple of davty the Bret of the week with friends near Teeswater, Mr. Geo; and Master Frank West- lake spent the holiday in Listowel, Mrs. Jos. Higgins and daughter Miss Maude, spent last Sunday with friends ln;Howfok, Mies Mabel Douse of Wingharn spent a few da with her friend, Mise Giertie Be Mr, .raiheatnn a d his two daugbtere, Miesee Mary and Blida, spent last Sunday With Mr. and Mer;. Ralph Med•ealfe of the 17th of Uotvlck, BRITISH CASUALTIES Qfficlal Fleures GlVon Shovtring. Losse of Men and Offlcars The first official statement covert :6 the casualties of the British troops the Continent, was as follows; Billed -36 officers and 127 nlen. Wounded -57 officers and 629 mee Missing. --.05 oiiicore and 4 163 1z: This report was received in i. ••: don from the headquarters la Frau* of the expeditionary force, A5 regards the mon, as dlet:t;ui• i,• ed from officers, it is eineevn that constdereb:o propertion of the meet. ing were wounded Hien who had Inc. sent down. country, and of hb ; hparticularseadquarters,wore not tivallnbio lows:Tile Official 13urceu at La -don i sued a second statement of Bettecasualties late Thursday night as f .' otherKilled--nE:gllteen came; sixty-twi rats, Wounded•--Seventy-ei.:eiit otl1Ce s' three hundred and twetve other rauk.es Missing -•-1 iahty-six officers; foul thousand six hundred and seventy two` other ranks. The third official. casualty list wat as follows:• Killed: Nine officers, 33 Hien, • Wounded: Twenty-seven ' officers, 120 men, Missing: Forty-nine officers, 4,551 men, The two previous lists account& for 10,355 killed, wounded and mis ing, making a total of 15,151. Tilt completes the list of British loss: up to Sept. 1, The Official Bureau, however, ex plains that -the missing; mentioned 1: the list of casualties are men not ac counted for, and include unwoundee prisoners and stragglers, as well ae men 'killed or wounded. As regard. the "other ranks," it is sled that twc thoesand six hundred and eighty-twe. men were returned as Navin•; ,beer, sent back to their base as unfit, and 'that a large proportion of these woul be included in the number shown a.; missing. The names of the officers killed were forwarded to London and their relatives were notified by wire. An examination of the list shows that the officers included the colonel and ten others of the Yorkshire Li,.,t Infantry. Viscount Hawarden, for merly second lieutenant in the Cold stream Guards, is believed to have died in a hospital of his wounds Windsor Clive, younger son of the Earl of Plymouth, died of his wounds One of the Scottish Borderers re• ported wounded,is Hon. Wm. Amherit Cecil, eldest son of Baroness Amherst of Hackney. Other officers reported wounded are the Earl of Leven and Melville and E. C. Hardinge„stn• of the Viceroy of India. NEW POPZ ELECTED Cardinal Della Chiesa an Itallan Suc: ceeds Pope Pius X. Cardinal Giacona. Della Chiesa of ,Bologna, Italy, was on Thursday elect- ed Pope in succession to the late Pius X. Ile will assume the name of Benedict XV. The new Pope was created a Cardinal May 25, 1914. Cardinal Della Chiesa was assistant to Cardinal Merry Del Val. Secretary of State under the late Pontiff, He is an Italian and Archbishop of Bologna. He is one of the most re- cent additions to the Sacred College, having been made a Cardinal by Pope Pius at the last Consistory in May. He was born at Pegli, in the Diocese of Genes, November 21, 1854, and was ordained -a eeriest December 21, 1878. He served as Secretary of the Nun- ciature in Spain from 1883 to 1887, in which year he ,was appointed ,Sec- retary to the late Cardinal Rampolla, He was appointed substitute Secre-, tary of State in 1901, and in 1907 he was elected to the post of Adviser to the Holy Office, • DR. ROBINSON SURRENDERS Tamworth Physician Ready to Face His Trial Dr, C. K, Robinson, the alleged slayer of Blanche Yorke, the Tam- worth dressmaker, gave himself up to Inspector Greer of the Provincial Police at Toronto on Monday, in the presence of his attorney, Mr. T. C. Robinette, K.C., and his three brothers George, William and J. W. Robinson. He was. ,aken before Provincial Magistrate Joseph Rogers and re• mended to jail. Robinson said he had crossed the border into the United States about July 13 but re- -turned shortly afterwards and has been in 'the province ever since. "If Blanche Yorke could speak,” ho said, "she would ,tell the world that I was innocent of wrong -doing, but upon another man'should rest a very heavy burden." LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS Canadians Not Backward In Offering Themcelves For Service "There are fully 6,000 volunteers at Valcartier who have gone to tlx camp practically on their own initia. tive, and without waiting for orders from Militia Headquarters," said the Minister, of Militia, Cot, Hughes, on his return to Ottawa from 'Val Cartier, The Minister declared 'that although the department had asked only for a first contingent of 22,000 mega for active service, there Were now 35,003 assembled, and they were still pour- ing in, by the hundreds.• . More German Barbarism The Germans are reported to have burned the Belgian town of Dinant after shooting hundreds of the male inhabitants. It is the intention of the French to defend Parid to the end. The capital is to be the pivot of the national de- fence. St. Payl`s Chuck Confirmation class will Meet (this Wednesday evening) in the basement of the churoh. A meeting of the W. A. will be held at the horse of Mrs, C. M. Walker on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Sacrament of the Beptiant Will be admheritered nest Smutty at 8 90 p.m are soloommumeeeeemeepee Scicc.ssor to A. M. CRAWFQRP Wholesale and Retail Tobaccos WINGHAM, ONTARIO fir• wawansworaelsseetallsomenew Comrllunicatlon To the Editor Advance; W ingbaw, Dear Bid: -- Wil you kindly grant me space in the columns of your paper which I rte- feive batt the larggat circulation of soy paper In the County of Huron to find out if It is possible is do so, what 1s the matter with the members of the several Rifle Clubs scattered throng)" this County and generously arsistal by the Government. It was, I think, 1),e idea of the Government i9 give the Rifles and the Ammunition to Rifle' Clubs to perfect the, young and all alt. gable men throughout thin Province. in the use of this modern Rifle so that just when such an emergency as has came that they could shoot and shoot good. What do we find? la Wing - ham not a single member 0 the Chibe at all near Wingham have come for e• ward and offered to go and show that they could shoot as well in active ser- vice as they could at target ,practice. I would like to know what the Cap- tains of Whitechurch, St, Helens and Veetflelds Clubs have to say in Goo, nection with the present situation.' I baye been present on several occasions when they were letting Hot Air escape very freely about how they scored, and I believe there are eleveral prizes Cups, Plates, etc., held by members of those clubs at the present time, yet we don't see a single name published in the papers of this -County. Now, if those Rifles are good enough to make good target scores, kill a nice, plump Black Base or Red Fin and win prizes for the good shots of Huron after the Government has supplied Rifles, Am- munation, etc„ all most free, I,think there should be a better result than Big Scores in time of peace and mighty cold feet in times when the Empire needs the men who use those rifles. Yours respectfully, Ex -Non Com. Officer. jCHRISTIE'SIGROCERY PHONE 59 Store opens 7 a. m.`i . Closes 7 p. m. TOMATOES . Tomatoes look this week as it they had reached their lowest point—This will, however, depend entirely on the action of the canners. 'We will en- deavor to obtain the best pos- sible stock and handle them at lowest cash prices. Silver skin Pickling Onions Green and Red Peppers 'VINEGAR The vinegar we sell is good. We buy only the best grades of white wine and cider. You can use them with every con- lidence. 1 HERE FOR GOOD GROCERIES •IMI= 1 1 assammweaweastil NKFtAILWA TEM REDUCED FARES TO MON ACCOUNT WESTERN FAIR From tungsten, Renfrew and stations west thereof in Canada, also Detroit and Port Huron, Mich, At Fara ane One-third, Sept. I1, 12, 13, 14. 18 SPECIAL EXCURSION DAYS SEPTEMBER 15, 16,17 Speolal train for LONDON Rill leave Wingham 6.20 a m, Sept. I5, 16, 17th Retnrn limit Septeihher 21- 1911 HONESEEKERS EXCURSION Round trip tickets to points in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and .Alberta vin Chicago; mi. 1-'aul or Duluth, on sale each Tuesday until OReturn limit twotmonth9, Forr particulars and tickets front agents, H. B. Elliott, Town Passenger and Ticket Tcket;Agent; 4. W. Burman, station Be Prepared ARE YOU R EADY TO DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY Yon are urged to join the 88rd Huron Regiment and be ready when the call4to arias come. ANY able bodied man over 1S years of age is eligible. YOU can join either for home service or for service abroad. SER ITR, TELEI?fONE TO or Cat. N. T. Sinclair B Go. 88rd Regiment, WfllG M, On. SCHOOL SHOES for e , Boys and iris The Very Best Make with double • toes ---solid leather counters ---best hemlock soles ---in fact shoes that Can't Be Beat! W. H. WILLIS CO. • THE SHOE STORE Sole Agents For The 2104017, FOR ..5740,4;LADIES Ready Let .us show you the new models for Fall, fresh from the 20th Century Brand Tailor Shops Suits made to measure are Strictly Cash W. A. CAMPBELL The Clothier MacDonald Block. Opp. Bank of COMM. A WINQUAM MARKETS. Wheat $ 1 20 Barley 50 Oate •,,.,. 50 Peas . 90 Buckwheat 75 Beane 1 80 Potatoes 70 Ba70 Straw (bundled) , ...:10 00 Bran.., .......,.,20 Shorts.,,..., Flour 8 40 Egge Butter Roge .,....r...,.. Limbo . • Sheep 400 25 800 $ 1 25 00 60 05 76 2 00 70 16 00 3.2 00 20 28 3 70 100 450 The ADVANCE for Good Job Work Scranton or Lehigh Coal Wood, & Kindling . Lowest Pri Prices rr.r.`..wr • R. tl� Cantelon oft.. with Dominion Expresu 00.