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Spurr JOINT, Proprietor
A. G, Small, managing Editor
THURSDAY, JULY 20.h, 1015
Now is the time tohelp your
country.
A. dollar in your pocket is word)
two that you owe.
Alberta has gone "dry." The
recent floods may have helped to
sicken the public of the "wets."
The Remington Co. "of Chicago,
is to build a $7,000,000 factory in
Canada for the manufacture of
munitions for the Allies.
The Windsor Recgrd. a Liber-
al newspaper, says; "The Grit
pot in Manitoba Hasn't; much li-
cense to call the Tory kettle
black." The people of Manitoba
should turn the leaders of both
parties adrift.
Potatoes Rotting Iii The Fields
During the last few d;aye we have
received from various districts in the
Province of Ontario samples Qf diem/
ed young potato vines, with requests
fqr information regiLrding the nature,
cause and cure of the disease. We
bad just previously noticed the same
disease amongst the potato crone both
on the experimental grounds and in
the general prop of potatoes on the
College farm, Aa the disease appears
to be fairly wide epread this 0E0(300,
we have deemed it advisable to issue a
circular letter respecting it,
The peculiarly dangerous type of
mine which is being used by the
enemy in the Dardanelles operat-
ions is the invention of a Swedish
scientist. It was offered some two
yrs ago to both England and France
and rejected, but was eagerly snap-
ped up by Berlin. It floats auto-
matically with the ebb and flow of
the tide, and a very slight concus-
sion will cause it to explode.
Prof. Riethdorf of Woodstock
College is doing yeoman service
for the Empire these days in ad-
dressing the various German
settlements in Ontario on the war.
The Professor shows clearly where
Kaiser Bill and his kind have got
off the track of justice and humane
• ideals. Likewise he tells hit hear-
ers how lucky they are to be living
in a land where democratic freed-
om is the watchward.
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The Globe is worrying over the
"short knife" that is to be used by
the French troops to kill their
enemies. The old women in the
Globe office would like to sea the
armies furnished with nothing
more murderous than broomsticks
and feather duster.—Goderich Sig-
nal. Yes and they would also like
to see a man who acknowledges
that be honors the Kaiser, the
Premier of Canada.
San Marino, the oldest indepen-
dant stave in Europe and the small-
est republic in the world has de-
clared war on Austria. It is sit-
uated in Central entral Ila
1y o n the
Adriatic slopes of the Appennine
Mountains, between the provinces
of Fioli and Rimini, and has a
population of 11,000. Ib has evi-
dently more "spunk" than another
nation to the south of us with a
much greater population.
Thaw, the murderer of Stanford
White, has been set free after
seven years detention in an insane
asylum. A judge and jury have
declared him now to be sane. Re-
spect for United States law has
not been increased by the uses to
which it has been put in this case.
The wealth of the Tiliaw family
was employed lavishly and persist-
ently to enable the murderer to
escape the consequences of his
crime, while a man without wealth
would have had to take chances of
cold justice.
LETTERS FROM TUE FRONT.
The following letter was reeeivoil
by Mrs, A, Simmons who is now visit-
ing in Wingbam from her sop, Will,
who formerly worked in the Telephone
office here. Ile enlisted at Winnipeg
Where he was wire chief in the Gov-
erument Telephone department:--
Shornoliffe, Eng,
June 22nd, 1915
Dear Mother;—•Just a line to let you
know how I am getting along, We are
having Bonne fine weather here lately,
even better for military life than we
get in Canada, for it is fine and cool
hero for drilling. It is now over a
week eince we have had any rain and
the English people are afraid their
crops are going to be no good if we
don't get rain soon. I was down to
the S. A. at Folkeetine on Sunday and
was at the Baudmaster's place for tea
and they had me on the platform Sun-
day night playing in the band.
There are quite a number of Salvation-
ists here and there are several bands-
men in the different bands. They are
putting up an Army tent here and I
think they are going to try and make
up a band out of ue soldiers to play
for the meetings at nights. There is
a Salvation Army adjutant from
Canada as Chaplain of one of the
Regte. and he is going to conduct the
meetings, We have so far been hav-
ing it a little easier since coming over
here in the band, for we very seldom
have to go out with the battalion for
ong route marches, We usually hav
brigade practice out in some field
every morning and we take up shield
drill and first aid work every after-
noon, excepting two each w@ek and
those two, we play at the different
hospitals for the wounded, We were
ant to headquarters last night playing
for Gen. Steele and I had to play a
Euphonium solo in one of the selec-
tions. There were 18 men picked out
o: each band in the brigade to go and
the band we bad was about 80 strong.
I was down for a swim in the sea
yesterday afternoon and it sure was
fiae only the water as yet is just like
ice. They took us all down one morn-
ing about 5 30.a,m and believe me it
didn't take long for us to ,have our
path We are getting fed very poorly,
for outside of the Mulligan stew we
get for dinner, all we get is bread and
tea and they give us margarine in
place of butter, and it much resembles
axle greece. Last night after we
played for Gen. Steele, we got into
his cook room, and believe use it way
everybody for themselves and I cer-
tainly didn't miss getting my share,
for I was about the fleet in and the
last out, and what I couldn't get in
my mouth I shoved into my pockets.
I slipped one over the other fellows
for I found the pantry and I got in
amongst cakes, tarts and strawberries
and just when I got nearly filled up,
the cook came along and told me I
would have to stay out of the pantry
and I was quite satisfied and I obeyed
the order. Believe me, it was the beat
feed I have had since coming to this
country. We are going out for brigade
practice in a little while so I guess
will have to ring off; I am looking
for the 45th soon, for there are dif
ferent battalions coming in nearly
every day, the 42nd came in a couple
of days ago, I haven't received any
mail yet, but am anxiously waiting.
Give my best regards to all—bye-bye
for now.
In the growing crop an affected
plant will have a wilted appearance,
being dull dirty green in color, the
stems flaccid, the leaves will have a
tendency to curl. The stems near the
ground -and below will be blackened,
and in the various stages of decay
form a soft wet rot, Oa digging out
the seed potato, it will be found to be
soft and pulpy, and when broken
open, the inside is usually slimy and
gives off an offensive odor.
This soft rot of potatoes is a hector-
ial disease. Its development in ground
where it has not been before is nearly
always due to diseased seed potatoes
having been used for planting, As
long as affected seed potatoes are kept
dry, the disease will not spread, but as
soon as they become moist the soft rot
develops as the bacteria which cause
it have then a chance to develop rapid-
ly. An affected seed potato in which'
the disease has been- checked by dry,
ing out will have brown or blackish
discolorations which are easily seen on
outtieg. The rot may be present in
varying degrees, but as it has dried
out it may look like . dry rot, When
such affected -potatoes are planted the
moist conditions in the Boil which are
neceseary for growth, are favorable
for the further development of the
disease. Some of the eyes of the
potato will send up their ehoote, but
these are usually weak and spindly.
As the disease continues to rot the seed
tuber it entero the young shoots and
rapidly passes upwards, causing the
stems to blacken and rot near the
(surface of the ground, then the top
wilts and topples over.
Spraying of any kind is of no direct
use with this disease, The treatment
ie preventive rather than curative.
As pointed out above, the disease de-
velops in the first place from affected
seed tubers, but when once it is estab-
lished in a crop it may be spread from
the diseased plants to neighboring
healthy plants by the cultivator, hoe
or other iwplement used getting con-
taminated by coming in contact with
a rotting plant and then with a heal-
thy plant. Biting insects, ae the
potato bug, also spread the disease to
some extent, and it is only by spray-
ing far these that spraying is helpful
in preventing the spread of the disease.
The crop should be carefully inspect-
ed and every plant that is found to be
rotting should be dug out and either
burned or buried in quick lime.
When harvesting the potatoes, any
tuber that shows any signs of the
disease should be placed on one side
and not allowed to be stored with the
main pile. Should the disease not be
far advanced in the tuber, the affected
part may be cut off and the rest used
for food. If any of these affected
tubers get into the seed pile to be used
the following year, they will either
rot during storage and cause those
around them to rot also if they are
kept dry, and if they are kept dry, the
disease will be checked until they are
planted, when they will rot and de-
stroy the plant that springs from
them.
Military Camp at the Exhibition
Every branch of war activity to be
seen in Europe to -day will b vivid.
Iv portrayed at the Oanadion National
Exhibition, Toronto. Aeroplanes will
land at the Military Camp after taking
observations in mid-air; miniature
battleships will be blown up in the
lake; there will be bridge and sheltered
trench building, armoured care, hos-
pital autos, field ambulances with
stretcher bearer sections, field dressing
stations, field bakeries and cookeries,
ammunition columns, bomb throwers,
signal corps, observation roasts, etc.
The Camp will be occupied by several
hundred officers and men now ;train-
ing for overseas service at Niagara and
other camps for the infantry, cavalry
and artillrey units.
Your loving son,
Wm.
TRE WIN 1JA M ADV A NCE
cane like men and never wavered in
any .of the serape we have bad, and
they were pretty still ones too, they
were always willing to do anything
and they always stuck by Inc in every-
thing, Well Fred, how are things
going in W Ingham now, fairly well I
hope, please remember me to every-
body, The weather here has been
pleasant indeed this last two months
which is a great help to us, for if it is
wet, it is very difficult getting over the
ground, especially when unpleasant
articles are droping around you.
Well Fred, I must close now,as I am
done up after an exciting time we had
a few days ago, we all feel the same.
Hoping you and All are well.
Eam
Your old friend,
Dick'
The following letter was received
from Sergt. R. E. N. Barron, formerly
Scout -roaster here, writing to h i e
friend, Mr. Feed Manuel,
France, June 18th, 1015
Dear Fied;—
Justa,line to let you know I have
not forgotten you. We have had an
extremely busy time the last six weeke
or so, I expect you have read all about
our movements in the papers, so you
can imagine I have not had very much
Lime for writing. I have been ex-
tremely fortunate myself in not getting
wounded, though I have been through
it all, and can tell you that I am very
thankful to Him for his protection, for
you know it all lies in God'e hands.
doesn't it?
I am sorry to say there are very few
of the Windham boys left with me
now, only four, it makes one feel very
ead to think of it, but they took what
CANADA'S KNIGHT-ERRANT
Britannia's eons from --overseas place all at her disposal,
0875 Sergt, R. E. N. Barrow.
The following letter was received by
Mrs. 0. Templeman from her son,
Fred, who we are pleased to note bas
been promoted to the rank of Lance -
Corporal. He is one of the brave lade
who is a credit to Canada.
July fat, 1015.
6067 Lance Corporal
I+. Templeman,
lst Canadians
B. E, Force,
Dear Mother:
Just a few lines to let you know I
am still well and doing fine, I am writ-
ing from one of the trenches just now
but we expect to get relieved before'
very long and I think I dereerve it.
Sergt. Barron is now Sergt, Major of
our Company and E, S. Copeland is
Sergt. The new reinforcements we
get now and again calls us the old
timers or old sweats, as we have been
through alt the engagements and there
isn't many of ue left of the first lot
that came out. I expect to get a few
days leave from the firing line soon
and going to England to see them all
again. my name has been turned -in for
one. I expect I shall go shortly and
won't I have a time I shant no what to
do with myself, but I wish the pass
was for Canada though so as I could
see you all at home but I shall be glad
to get a few days off anyway. How
are you all at home, keeping well. I
hope and mind not worrying about
me one minute. I have never felt
better in ruy life than I do just now,
the bruise on my shoulder is all right
again now. Well I shall have to close
now will write soon again, mind and
let me know soon how you are. I am
getting up is the army now I have one
etripe. Love to all, Loving son,
Fred,
SOIL MINING.
Fruit For Oiir Soldiers.
Some five thousand Niagara Penin-
eula fruit growers are giving fruit at
lowest cost, while Canadian woman.
hood is asked to prepare it.
The Hamilton Canadian Club bas
started something: it is a movement
wraith will spread throughout Canada,
This great movement gives the
sweethearts, wives and mothers of
our boys at the front an opportunity
to do an extra "bit." Dried fruit is
needed at the front in the trenches.
The kind that is wanted is the home-
made—love made—product, dried on
a screen in the sunlight.
Any home can provide a few pounds
of dried fruit after the following man-
ner:—
After pitting or stoning the fruit
wash and place out in the direct sun-
light, spread thinly on a cheese cloth
screen, say two and a half by three
feet—(a convenient size to handle in
case of raid )
Shake the screen a few time daily
in order to turn the fruit.
Peaches, etc,, should be pared and
sliced and spread as above, but turned
oftener.
To keep flies off, simply spread a
piece of mosquito netting over the
screen, tying a washer at each corner
to hold it down against any breeze."
When the fruit is perfectly dry
make it up into packages of about
seven (7) pounds weight in good stout
paper or cotton and send it to the Red
Cross section iu your city. They wilt
undertake to forward it to the boys in
the trenches,
Canned fruits are equally acceptable
for the hospitals. Take it to the Red
Gross headquarters in your town, they
will do the rest.
Any club, society or organization
which desires further information re-
garding this movement ahould drop a
line to the Canadian Club, Hamilton,
Ont,, who have things well under way.
Speculation Is Cause of Ruin of the
Land, Says "Conservation."
The farmer of Western Canada
'ias long been upbraided for his dis-
regard of the principles of scienti-
fic agriculture. The gospel of rnix-
ed farming, as the safeguard against
soil exhaustion, has been constantly
dini Ud into his ears but, as a rule,
the advice has been consistently
ignored and the farmer has adhered
religiously to his system of soil
ruining. As a matter of fact, he bas
seldom denied that his farming
methods are unscientific. What,
then, is the explanation of the gen-
eral and firm adherence to a mis-
taken course? The typical western
farmer is neither lazy, unintelligen'
nor parttcularly shortsighted.. Cer-
tainly, it is not that he is ignorant
of the principles and practices of
scientific. agriculture, for the Cana-
dian West has recruited its pioneers
from the best farming communities
of the British Isles, Ontario, the
iVlaritime Provinces, Iowa, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Kansas and Nebraska.
His failure to follow proper methods
of cultivation Is due to none .of these
causes, except in a minor degree,,
The main difficulty to -day consists
in the fact that our western farmer,
tike his counterpart of a few de-
cades ago in the western states,
plays a dual role. He is a farmer
and a land speculator, and it is often
doubtful which characteristic pre-
dominates. Many homesteaders, of
course, are farmers, purely and sim»
ply, but for thousands of others
speculation is practically the sole
motive. The representative western»
er, however, combines the two occu-
pations—agriculture and speculation
—and, needless to 'say, as a specula-
tor he is an indifferent farmer. The
combination is not favorable to good
farming and to the conservation of
soil fertility, The average farmer,
hi anticipation of a rapid rise in
land values, has burdened himself
with as large an acreage as he could
acquire. Having assumed heavg
obligations, dually with little capt.
tai, he has faced high interest rates;
a scarcity of labor and high cost of
inipiements, He has been couipellod,
in order to hold his land for the
promised advance in value, to resort
to the system of cultivation that
produces the maximum gross reve-
nue with the minimum of outlay.
The bona fide fanner has farmed
with a view to insuring the perman-
ent productivity of hit land; the
speculator, par excellence, has not
farmed at all; the farming specula-
tor or the speculating farmer has
operated his agricultural plant at
capacity speed with a view to soiling
it before the output diminishes ap-
preciably. Ile has not been content
to receive a normal profit from his
farm. Ito has robbed the business
as a going concern by encroaching
on capital. Soil fertility is the capi-
tal asset which a wise agriculturist
maintains unimpaired. --- Cnnserva-
tion.
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ing school. Teachers aro competent,
courses aro thorough and araduat, s sue-
de d. We has mere applications this
moth than Wo :lad students ara'+uat'
during the past a'x missths. The three
appucntlor s reeeivexl most recently were
for Lady Stenographers at x780 13oo1<•
k'ono-r at WOO anti C.•nlnieroal'L'eachor
tit $1400 per annum. 8nelnees men want
Mir graduates. flet our free cataloetle
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Lucknow.
Mr. R. D. Cameron left this week
for a trip to Montreal,
Mr. Telford Aitchison returned to
Waterloo after spending a week at his
home here.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan and
family are spending their vacation at
Mr, Duncan's home in Mt. Forest.
Mies Irene Sheriff is having a cot-
tage built down at Bruce Beach where
she intends spending her holidays,
Mrs. Dr. Elliott, Miss Mary Little,
and Mise Winnifred Elliott are down.
at Mr. Doupe's cottage at Point Clark,
The following are campers at Point
Clark: Misses Fern Reid, Margaret
McClure, R. McQuaig, Margaret Smith,
Ida Reid and L. Murdie.
HAMILTON—MILLION—At the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McCarroll on
Wednesday, July 21st by Rey. J. S.
Duncan, Miss Mae Million to Mr. Will
Hamilton. The young couple will
make their home on the 2nd Oon.
Mr. Berwick Sherrill is visiting at
his home here.
Teeswater
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, of Teeewater, held its annual
picnic in t k Thursday p he par y after-
noon. The meeting was addressed by
Mise E. King, of Portland, Maine, and
a pleaeant time spent by the members
present.
Mise Muriel Farrel has accepted the
position of organist in St. Paul's
Church, Wingbatn, and her position
here in Christ Church, has been taken
by Mise Alice Bradley.
Mr. John Hendry, of Harrison, has
been appointed 0, P. R. operator and
express agent here, in place of Mr.
C. Wilson, who has received a promo-
tion.
Major Hay. Captain Eccles and Dr.
Houston (medical examiner of the 33rd)
and a friend motored through Teee-
water last Saturday on their way to
Lond.ln to see the boys who are train-
ing there.
Mise Fairbairn has taken charge of
The News with the intention of buy-
ing. This is an inetance of a woman
taking over a man's business that the
man. :nay go to the war. It is Mr.
Littler intention to enlist.
The Baseball Match last Friday be•
tween Walkerton and Teeswater was
a disappointment. In the three pre-
vious gemes Walkerton bas twice
selected the. umph e and Teeswater
once.. On this ooeasion Teeswater bad
a gentleman from Toronto, George
Colvin selected as umpire. Walker-
ton bad brought an umpire and refus
ed to play unless their umpire was
accepted. It seemed unfair indeed
and looked like a flunk on their part.
The game ehould certainly, under the
circumstances, be given to Teeswater.
It spoiled a gate receipt of about $50.
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of Ontario from Toronto,
dept Sunday t r Larked&Ilays,IAlaonq dailyPa k
Moganotawan River and 'T'.mngatni Lake
Wats.
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clay, Lake of Bays and Maganotawan River
points.
1/ 01 p m. daily except Sunday for Muskoka
Lakes, Lake of Days and Algonquin Park.
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Arrives Sarnia Wharf • 4.30 rn.m.
Kath Monday. Wednesday and Saturday, On
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for Sault qts Mario, ('ort Arthur, Fort Wtlt'ant
and Duluth, end at Fort William with (1.T,Y.
Railway for Winnipeg and points in Western
Canada Coseho.. Darier -Library -Cafe knot
Parinr•IdbrarySuffet oars between Toronto
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MENS' SUITS
Broken lines, but all sizes in
the lot from 36 to 42.
These suits are taken from
our regular stock and consist of
the best values.
Many of the styles are for
Young Men and particularly
good for summer wear.
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$18 and $20
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West Huron Public School
Graduation Examination
For 1915.
The following students were success-
ful at the Junior Public School gradua-
eI
ation examination held in June.
The marks have been sent to the
teachers and the diplomas will be sent
when received from the Department
of Education. To pass a candidate
shall make 40 per cent. on each subject
and 60 per cent of the total. The pass
mark is 660 and honors 825.
The highest percentages received in
each subject are as follows:
Oral Reading—Oliver Kirke, 88,
Writing—Lily M. Errington, 90.
English Literature—Genevieve Zet-
tel, 93.
English Composition—Violet Kil-
patrick, 80.
English Grammar—Leonard Birk,
92,
Spelling—Ida Routledge, Kenneth
Routledge, Ernest Stire, G. Zellel, 06.
Canadian History—Ida Routledge,
89.
Geography—Leonard Birk, 00.
Arithmetic—Milton Heyrock.
Algebra—L. Birk, K. Routledge, D.
Ducharme, M, Heyrock, E, Laporte,
0. Pfile, Beryl Johnston, 100.
Art—Genevieve Zettel, 07.
Science—Neabitt Woods, 98.
Book Keeping—L-eonard Birk, 85.
DASITWOOD S.^.B0OL
Leonard Birk 803, Walter E. Faseold
806, Karl Granpner 061, Harry Guen-
ther 688, Myrta Hoffman '732,. Ida
Routledge 702, Kenneth Routiedge,
785, Erneet Stire 721.
DUNG'.NNON SCHOOL
Iva Carr 674, Lily M. Errington 702,
Gordon Irwin 686, Beryl Johnston 701,
Oliver Kirke 083.
kU1tICIT SCTTOOL
Dennis Ducharme 602, Milton Hey -
rock 823, Gertrude Kaereher 740 Ed-
ward Lapoi to 703, Clayton Pfilo 005,
Genevieve Zettel 811.
LAURIERR SCIIOOL
Elmer Bradley 731, Violet MacLen-
nan 675.
LOOTTALSIT SCITOOL
Margaret MacLennan 720.
NILn school;
bavid McDlarmld 007, Lone Pent-
land 663.
Guinn SOITOOT.
Violet Kilpatrick 793, Irene
(uoid 182,
leo. 17 ASIIv'IRLr1
Clara M. Simpson 661.
NO. 17, W. WAWANOSIT.
Stanley Rivers 747
Mc -
Por Rent
The Cummings,' house and.. shop on
Victoria Street for rent. Will rent
separated' or together, Apply' to Mr,
Geo. Wraith, Wlsgham, Out.
The Neutral Red Cross Societies
The preeent world without the Red
Cross would be unthinkable.
The Red Cross typifies civilization
itself. It is the universal world relig-
ion of to -day. Mankinds moral and
religious beliefs have trans m u t e d
themselves into a passionate desire to
suppress pain.
Holland effects the exchange of in-
capacitated French and German pri-
soners. The Swiss Red Cross keeps up
a large exchange Bureau by .means of.
which French and German prisoners
are returned to their respective coun-
tries, and Denmark does the same kind
of Service for Russia and Germany.
Lista of prisoners of war are sent by
the different countries to these Neu-
tral Red•Orose Societies which are thus
in a position to answer all inquiries of
relatives and to forward mail parcels
to prisoners.
To appreciate this department of
Red Cross work one has only to imag-
ine the terrible confusion that would
result from the disappearance and
silence of millions of men. Immense
legal difficulties would arise every-
where in the absence of a1I informat-
ion as to the existence or death of
prisoners of war. Estates would be
involved in legal tangles. Women
thinking they were widowv might
contract new marriages. Every coun-
try would be full of Enoch Arden',
and disputes as to the inheritance of
property.
It would be impossible to exagerate
the horror of the European situation
if there were no Neutral Red Cross
Societies. Switzerland, Holland and
Demark are all situated geographically
on the chief routes of communication
between belliga"ent countries, a n d
their Red Cross Societies have played
a special part in emphasizing the in.
ternational cbataetor of the Iced Cross,
These Neutral Red Cross Societies
Mediate between the Red Cross Socie-
ties of the nations at war, and exemp-
lifiy those universal principles of the
international charity, which more
tgau anything else in the world tt•lay
make for universal peace.
PALL PAIR DATES
Wingham—Sept. 23-24.
Blyth—Sept. 28-20.
Brussels—Oct, 1.
Bayfield --Oct. 5-0.
Dungannon—Oct, 7-8,
(3 oderieh—Sept. 28-30.
Kincardine --Sept. 10-17.
London—Sept. 10.18.
Seaforth—Sept 23-24.
Toronto ---Aug. 28—Sept, 13,
Wear awes 14noe11 and I'nzbbern,
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Aub.
Canadians
sept.
National
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TORONTO
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EPATRIOTIC YEAR"
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Deatructlon. of Battleships
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MAMMOTH
Military Display
MARCH OF THE ALLIES
Perm under Cultivation
b1i11ions in Livestock
'Government Exhibits
THRILLING
Naval Spectacle
REVIEW OF THE FLEET .
Belgian Art Treasures
Creatore's Famous Band '
Biggest Cat and Dog Show
WAR TROPflhirs
Field Grain Competition
Greater Poulttry Show
Acres of Menuftscturee
One Thousand and One
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