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The Brussels Post, 1916-4-27, Page 4gtl)e Srnosets THURSDAY, APRIi4 07. 016 "W Win never let the Old Flag Feil," U1401,1i SAM. wont have his coat tail tramped on too many tines belore he'll give somebody the toe of his boot. WATcti the Russian bear as he rises On hie feet to meet the enemy, The corning of Russian soldiers to the France and Belgium lines will add new interest to the war features on the West. Ott May xst Prohibition comes into effect in the Province of New Bruns- wick. The white flag of Prohibition should soon float over the whole Domin- ion, Federal M. P.'s should square themselves with the trend of the times, if not they should never be allowed to warm a seat in the Commons. THURSDAY of last week the Ontario Legislature concluded its seselo'. It lasted 36 days and the large number of 135 bills were passed, Among the most important was that relating to Provincial Prohibition, which conies in- to effect next September. Botta parties in the House gave it their support. IT looks a trifle as if the Hydro -Elec- tric system may eventually do some- thing tor the West Shore railway. We hope it nteyas a meaner sneak trick was never played on the unsuspecting pub- lic of the Westerly municipalities of Hurou County than Moyes was guilty of. If he can die happy his conscience must be badly seared. TURKEY'S cry for Peace will not be heeded in the meantime as it is too late in the day to beg oft now when the Turk is receiving what has been long due him. If be is ready to cry quits it is only because be now realizes the posst- bility and probability of a "wipe out". Both Europe and Asia would be the better of the. disappearance of Turkey as aNation, Their past history has b -en of the blackest type and belongs to the dark ages. THERE will be something doing on the Western front in the month of May and the saddest feature aboti it wilt be the tremendous loss of life. Militarism will have to bite the dust and the smash- ing should be so complete that it will never again rear its head. zoth century ideals should be bid enough to settle all international rlisputes by some such plan as that afforded by the Hague and would be tyrants should be dealt witb by the other powers so emphatically that they would realize the futility of anything like war. SergtDennison Writes His Brother, Pte. Alfred Dennison DEAR ALF.—Just a few lines this afternnon as I have nothing else to do. The weather here is pefeet just like we have in May over to Canada. Dick and I are both in the best of health, couldn't get sick now if I tried. I have eaten enough of hemp from sand bags our grub comes in to make enough of sand bags to put the rest of Belgium in, We have over half of Belgium hi bags now and still going strong, \Vhat we can't get at to put in bags we put barb wire around en nobody else eau. This is going to be some country when this war is over, Line after line of old trenches, wire entanglements, shell boles from 2 feet deep to 15, rats, mice, lice and last but not least little flies are putting in their ap- pearance. Olt we will have a lively time this Summer all right. Had a letter from Alex. McLeod the other day telling me of Cleve. McDonald's death on Marsh 2110, He was on sen- try in the bay and a rifle grenade came in and burst, killing torn instant- ly. nstantly. That is Lite first of us to go under. I am going to look Alex, np the next time we are in the rest camp. We are in a lovely place at present, The Huns shell us with wit is -bangs about every half hour or so. Yesterday they put a shell through the roof of our Captain's dugout but luckily no one was hurt. There were three of them in it at the time. Charlie Bullock was down to see us the other day but I wasn't In billet. He is in the second Pioneers. They are the guys that ate getting the "biighties", There is hardly a night that they don't take three or four nut on stretchers, Last night otie of them got a bullet m bis shoulder and about ten minutes later another one got two bullets in his shouldet, They have only been out a week. There were 4 of thein building a dugout right In front of the one I sleep in, Fritz started sending over a few whir. bangs. They were passing right over this dugout but were bursting about 100 verde farther on. One of them got into my dugout but the other three wedged in the door, A white bang is about a three inch shell and whoever gave it the name sure got it about right. They will knock in a Couple of tows of sand bags avid when they are Coming about 30 per minute they make things pretty interesting, We are going to be issued with new boots, in fact some of the fellows have thein now. Weli I think I will ring off for this afternoon and have a sleep. Belgium, March 17, 1010. Well here I atn again. We are in Brigade Reserve so here's where We get our 1111 of fatigues, Got a Cana. Wan mail last nmi; ht and I got your letter, also several others and some I31tttssiir,s i'lisis, Hely I read a letter in TITS I'(IST stenosed to have been SV 4131on by someone at the front. It wait givingthe liquor traffic (tell. It ales said tat he didn't know wheat the government meant by; giving tic' j troops in the le out line rano, Well haat \V itt 131'> 001. tit out' Coy, we didn't j have a Matt die hetet laity kind of lemg trouble tient very tow who bad to go back to hospital, For abate months (lone of its bad day feet exeopt for about five minutes alter we changed our socksaud afterevery night fatigue there was ahnnl, ten 1(611 who had fall- en in holes and were soaked to the waist, If it hadn't been that we got a little ppotof roto when we got. in I think tie roast of es would have been in hospital, We got anywhere from a quart and a half to two quarts per platoon and out platoon met aged from 30 to 411 so no one got any more than a small wine glass full, When possible nut. Captain used to have the cooks have some hot sealer and then put the rnin and stager in that for a fatigue party tit night, it made a pret- ty good brink that way. Well Alf. I will close as I have a couple more let- ters to write. Yours Truly, BERT, DENNISON, March 181311, 1910. PRODUCTION AND THRIFT TRH RICHT SPIRIT We cannot all be patriots in the sense of appearing as such in public ; but those of us to whom the privilege of platform speaking, or even of inteua- sfnn, is denied can by force of example declare ourselves. This font of pat- riotism is denied to let man. In exer- cising it we are serving God and per- funtting a duty owing both to our- selves and to the country, \Ve are also encouraging emulation. How far, or even in what direction, that, may reach none of me can foretell. To the right-thinking man, to the tt ue pat- riot, it will be enough to know that Within his power he is doing all that may be done. The extent of bis per- sonal influence will not trouble him so much as the knowledge that he is bending all his best efforts to accom- plish something useful in life will in- spire him. It ie this spirit that paramount to all else without exception, we are specially called upran at this juncture to exercise. The man who fails is in a minor sense almost as much a trait- or to his country as the man who is false to his plane of birth or to the land of his adoption. It is in this spirit—the right spirt 1i—that we are summoned to the light theft the Empire is waging Inc the liberty of all people, the freedom of every nation, the rigid observance of treaties and internatioutat engagemeu19. By being actuated by it, no Warn will fall short in the reapoesi131111es entailed by citizenship, It is this spirit that the campaign for prnduetiun and 111rift has been launched to develop and en- courage. No man or woman is justified in ignoring the call. He of she recog- nizes it to the full by such useful pro- duction as lies within hie paver is fulfilling a God-given duty, He who is guilty of waste, of wilful extrava- gance, of woeful selfishness, places himself beynnd the pale of Christian duty. This is a tenth that one and all need to recognize and that in recog- nising will bring into activity The Right Spirit, In producing and in sav- ing, in practising a, wise economy, we may not be doing as pouch as the sol- dier diet itt the trenchesho is exercising that d oatht of offering n his life for his friend, but we shall, at least to some extent, show a becoming appre- ciation of the existing older of alleles. And this is possible to every mem be be lawyer, doctor, merchant, farmer or common laborer. Pte. Manson Taylor, Son of Wm. Taylor, 8th line Morris, Writes Home. DEAR FOLKS.—Standay morning and sitting in a big hole sunning myself. Birds are singing•all around, while a little piece away an aeroplane is flying overhead and our guns are roaring while occasionally a German shell goes whizzing overhead and hosts int he next field. I received a y dand box of cake and candy five days ago and should have written hefnre only did britget a chance to send a letter away and will write to both at the same time as I only have one envelope to send. The box came in fine shape and we sure enjnyed everything so much and want In thank you both Inc ills kind- ness and I hope to be back in Canada before many n nn rn the and be able to tell yon all abnut things. We moved from the place where we were all Winter and had a short train ride and now are in the const danger- ous part of the British line but expect to move back a few miles for a rest in ten days time and T am also hoping to get a week's leave Inc a trip to Scot- land soon, as sve have been here now for nearly seven months. March was far the worst month that we had fnr weather as it was cold and stormy the first two weeks and then a week of fine weather and the rest was cold and wet and mads everybody feel miser- able. 'ft is fine now and looks as though Spring had come. Trees and hedges are notating out in leaf. Am sorry to say that our friends are disappearing one by one. Some are being killed, some sick and some transferring and getting commissions. Out of 87 of us who were in one room In Edmonton a year ago and came over here together there are only 14 left, Personally T feeling fine and have not been sink for months, Some- times 1 am so tired it is an effort to move one font ahead of atiniher bot as anon as a little gleam mut he had I feel as good as ever again. We do a lot of work at night and rest in the clay time. Some of tie Wel•e in a dreadful place for four clays and earns net the night before last, We crawled over unit to some holes, abort as far away from the Germans moue house is froru the barn, and had to stay crouched in HOSBANOOBJECTS TO OPERATION Wife Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Dos Moines, Iowa.—" Four years ago I was very sick and my life was nearly spent. The doctors stated that I would never get well with- out an operation and that without it I would not live one year. My husband objected to any operation and got me some of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound.Itook it and commenced to get better and am now well. am stout and able to do my own housework. I can recommend the Vegetable Com- pound to any woman who is sick and run down as a wonderful strength and health restorer. My husband says I would have been in my grave ere this if it had not been for your Vegetable Compound."—Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER- SoN, 703 Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa. Before submitting to a surgical opera- tion it is wise to try to build up the female system and cure its derange- ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound; it hu saved many women from surgical operations. Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Hass., for advice—it will ba confidential there during the day and at night stand up and watch for Germans. Any roan who stood up during the day was as good as dead. One of our men was shat through the head and clied immediately and another was wound- ed in the shoulder. There was sure some excitement one night as we got svor•cl the Germans were going to at- tack and a few rods further np the bombs began to fly, lights flash up and shells, machine guns, rifle ballets and trench mortar shells were flying all around us but the enemy got more then they sent and not one of our men even hit. Yesterday was the first time that I have seen a woman or man, excepting soldiers, for about twa weeks and we have been through a city where there is not a house to be seen excepting whet had been hit. A person cannot imagine bow bad things are as there was riot a font of ground around where we ev. re in, that was left level and all caused by bursting shells. The night we came out of the holes our men were going along in a single file and a shrapnel shell burst on the road right by the side of where we were walking aid there was a scatter- ing and not much time was wasted in going the rentaindee of the shell area. \Vill have to close now as it is hard work writing when one is not used to it, Hoping you are alt enjuylug life and meet ally that I have spent anoe enjoyable Easter Sundays than tvlu*L 11115 IS, Will close with love, MANRON, Keeping Things Neat You plant to rtaelpmd by your dura', and morning glories tlu ee mi foul' I you snow Lite lawn when whiskers green upon its couldeuance lire seen ; you take the dead cafe to the Gump, and flx'Lhe fence and paint the pump, and 11110 the fig bee and the vine, and make the doorknob fairly shine, And neighbors who have gone to seed, whose lots ate grown to grass and weed, will soon or late observe your game, and feel a burning settee of shame. They'll say, "That fellow's place, so neat, We quite the smoothest on the street ; it makes ours look liko aleo-eans, so we'll adopt, that smarty's plans, and prove to hon that other jays can well deserve the public praise." I've seen a neighborhood that lay all ragged, gone to brush and hay, brava up and bloom to beat the band because some pilgrim, tools in hand, cleaned up his lawn anti pruned Ids trees, and bought 501110 flowers and bumblebees. Thus good exam- ples' spur Ole souls of teen who've crawled into their holes, content to let the whole world slide, the tail connected with the hide, Gorrie Rnbt. Toung, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Williams, who have been spending the Winter 111 Mobile, Alabama, returned home last week. David Brndr(ock, an old and highly respected resident of Howiek, died at the home of his daughter at Charlton, (New Ontario) no Saturday, April 15th. The remains arrived in Gorrie on Wednesday noon train of last week and were laid to rest beside those of his life partner in the Gorrie cemetery on Thursday afternoon. 1NQUEST DIMEaen.—Dr. Holmes has ordered an inquest to be held into the death of Mrs. Annabelle Brown- lee, n young woman who died.,at Grant, near Cochrane, in Notthern Ontario, under alleged peeuiier ci'- etntstances. Afterher death the body was sent to her old home for burial nt Gorrie, in Huron County, Rumors arose of nnusual circumstanc- es in connection with her death, and an investigation followed, the body being exhumed. An analysis of the atom- ach, which was sent to Toronto, dis- A DELICATE CHILD Made strong By Our Vinol Fayetteville,N.C.—"My little daugh- ter was in poor health, delicate and so weak it made as very uneasy. I heard aboat Vinol and decided to try it and the results were marvelous, her appetite improved, she gained in weight, and is now one of the healthiest children in town. Mothers of delicate children should tryVinot."—Mrs.GoaooerJeesue. Vinol as a delicious cod liver and iron tonic without oil, a constitutional rem- edy which creates an appetite, aids di- gestion and makes pure healthy blood. All children love to take it. F. R. SMITH, Druggist, Brussels e••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••U•••••• i • 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • to 0 •to e Consistency• •• • • You want a motor car that will serve you con- 4 sistenUy, Ynu avant 10 know that your car can be 0 relied neon day in and day out. You want high • mileage per gallon of gasoline and freedom from re- a pairs and reatljustmetrte. And you want these s things, not occasionally, but continually—day after • clay. • • On these qualities the Maxwell has made good. • It bas rover its worth. When LheM Mexwell stock • touring can set the World's Motor Noti•Stop Mile- age Record a short time ago it travelled for 44 • consecutive days and nights and its performance a was consistent, • • It went about 500 miles each and every day, • It went a fraction more than 20 miles to every int- • pelial gallon of gasoline. It went the whole die- • Lance of 22,000 miles—probably further than you 0 would travel in two years— without any repairs or •• readjustments. • Every one of eight tires (two sets) went juet 0 about 9,800 miles and the others finished In good • shape, For consistency and reliability this record • far excels anything we ever heard of. • • You can get a Maxwell, an excellent duplicate • of the record breaking stock car and if you melees now you'll have it for the fine Stunner days. s Don't put it off, as we can't get any guarantee on • future shipments from the factory. • • • • • Touring Car 5850. Roadster 0830. s Prices F. 0, Ti. Windsor • Completely Equipped. a • • • • • 4 • 0 0 0 • 0 0 to 0 0 0 Listowel Phone 163 Box 2132 • Molesworth Phone—Line 2 Phone 1 • a 0 • • 0 D • • a Automobiles • • • •• • ca • • • • e • • • • e a • 0 ••e • • • • • • ••• • a • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • MAXWELL • • Motor Company of Canada ltd, AWindsor, Ontario • • Hardie & Smith • Agents Listowel •• • • • •••••••••••••••••••••,••••••••••••••••••••••••qi• Maxwell Phone us for Demonstration TO -DAY To win the war with the decisiveness which will ensure lasting peace, the Empire A will require to put forth its full collective power in men and in money, From this viewpoint it is our true policy to augment our financial strength by multiplying our productive exertions and by exercising rigid economy, which reduces to the minimum all expenditures upon luxuries and non -essentials. Only in this way shall. we be able to make good the loss caused by the withdrawal of so many of our workers indus- trial activities, repair the wastage of the war, and find the funds forits continuance, It cannot be too frequently or too earnestly impressed upon our people that the heaviest burdens of the conflict still lie before us, and that industry and thrift are, for those who remain at home, supreme patriotic duties upon whose faithful fulfilment our. success, and consequently our national safety, may ultimately depend."— SIR THOMAS W17I:f7s, Minister of Pittance. 7 PRODUCE MORE, SAVE MORE. MAKE LABOUR EFFICIENT. SAVE MATERIALS FROM WASTE. SPEND MONEY WISELY. LET US PRODUCE AND SAVE— The war is note turning on a contest of all forces and resources—men, inunitions, food, money. The call to all is to produce more and more. it may be necessary to work harder. The place of those who enlist must be taken by those at home, men and women, old and young. The more we produce the more we can save. Produce more on the farms and in the gardens. Save more and help to win the war. LET U5 NOT WASTE OUR LABOUR— In this war -time all labour should be directly pro- ductive or should be assisting in production. Make it as efficient as possible. If your labour is on something that can be postponed, put it off till after the war and make your labour tell now. Making war is the first business of all Canadians. Efficiency in labour is as important as efficiency in fighting. LET US NOT WASTE MATERIALS— Begin at home. The larger portion of salaries and wages is spent on the home—food, fuel, light clothing. Are any of these things being wasted f $20.00 a year saved from waste in every home in Canada will more than pay the interest on a war debt of S500,000,000, LET US SPEND OUR MONEY WISELY— Are you spending your money to the best advan- tage? What do you think of extravagance in war time? Tens of thousands of Canadians are daily. risking their lives for us at home. Is it not our duty to be careful and economical ? Canadian dollars are an important part of the war equipment. Make them tell, Have a War Savings Account. Buy a War Bond. - THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 3 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE closed traces of strychnine poison, itis stated, which, it thought, would have caused death, The poison may have; been; taken accidentally and her death may not have been caused by any foul play. It is stated that she was in the habit of obtaining medicine from a dootne in Cochrane and shortly before her death had secured some. Her husband resides at Grant. The date of the inquest has been fixed for Mey2. Goderich D. MacDonald, Olet'k of the County Court, was nn the sick list last week. Inspector Tom and Dt. Strang went to the Library Convention in Toronl:n to representOoderich Library Board. M. Robins took a header from his wheel and sustained some cuts and bruises on his face, as well as having hiswheel damaged. g The dredging outfit is beingover- hauled hauled in peeparaHon Inc the season's work. There will no. doubt be the usual work here, necessitated by the debris brought down by the river At the coueluelon of the Sunday School exercises at North Street Methodist church L. E. Doherty, who A Christian college -home, healthful situation. Forpmseectusand terms,wrltMhePrindpal It. I. Warner, M.A., D.D., St. Thomas, Oat, 63 was leaving to reside at Stratford, was made the recipient of n farewell presentation. Mr. Doherty has been one of the most active members and officials of the congregation. lever since coning to town about 7 years ago he ilea been Seelelat•y of the Sun- day School and a most '111cieu1 land faithful one and he will be greatly missed by the whole congregation. Jamestown The Trustees of S. S. No. 4 have re- engaged Miss Clutton as teacher for another yeas', at a salary of $050 per annum. She is doing good work in the school, has No•inal quelifiealioa Turd experience for several years Trustees were wise in securing her for another year. We wish the teach- er and school success. Canadian News The C. P. R. has lifted the embergo on the Intercolonial Railway. Malcolm McEaehren, one of the oldest business men of Stayaer, Ont., is dead, aged 75. Rev. Duncan Cameron, a• pioneer Presbyterian minister, died at Oakville in. his g5th year. The British Admiralty wants recruits in Canada for the navy and the auxiliary patrol service. Dr. C. M. Sanford, for many years Coroner of Northumberland Bounty. and G. T. R. surgeon, died at Brighton. Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell is to return to Labrador this month from France, where he bas been on war service since last Fall with Harvard surgical unit. Chinese students may be admitted to Canadian universities as a result at con- ference held. Judge Livingstone decided in favor of the defendants in the unseating pro- ceedings against the Stamford 'Township Council. Jean Baptiste Bougie, aged 35, was crushed to death beneath an auto truck when he tell off the running board, where he had been riding unknown to the chauffeur. Charles Galipolia, of Montreal, was killed and Robf. Darrouch Hamilton injured when shack at the end of the railroad bridge crossing the 'Trent River at Trenton was swept into the river by cars detailed in a freight wreck. Notice to Creditors In the matter of the estate of Delman McKenzie, late of he township p ! c E Grey, iu � the County ofHewn, y, Y Farmer, deceased. Reflects hereby e1v011 ptlreuset to lho Re- vised Stattttei of Ontario, Ohapter 121, Smitten 50, that all creditors and others having Halms against the estate of the said Duncan ,lleKwrxle who died on or about the Fourth day of Ilareli, A. D. 1910, are hereby required mt or before the First day of May A. D. 1915, to send by post prepaid or deliver to John Rankin, of the town of >eaforth, full pa Mien ars of their claims And the nature of the securities if any held by them drily verified by an taidemit. Aurl further take nettle that after such last mentioned elate the Executors will pro, Beed to distribute the assets 0f the said de• ceased amongst the parties entitled thereto baying regard only to the claims of which theY shall then hove race vi AMIN GRAN KINtloliENG16, Executors of the E#Ato of D bt08auzie, de. ceased. Dated this 7th day of April, A. D. 1918, 0 " e A e Chevrolet fo r e A Ninety" s .o e • • a "The Product:of Experience" • • • 0 0 - •00 •0 o o tl I �; '9. r `` I o• a Valve -in -head Powerful a Motor ®�� � �� xr_af - . ,_ .. � ��;,wt� -. ,--�,-.�� and s • • • • • • • s L • GI s 0 a Price Complete $675.00 F.O.B. Oshawa •• r. • • • 1: Regular Equipment, Mohair Tailored Top, Envelope and Side Curtains. Electric i s Horn. Clete' Vision Ventilating Wind Shield. Speedometer. Electric Stet Ling and Lighting • • System, Ammeter and License Brackets: • • • • NCTE.—Owing to the great demand for thls Car, we would suggest placing your order early to ensure delivery, • • • We use the Stewart Speedometer. Two -unit "Auto -Lite" Starting' and Lighting Sys • • - ® ten, with i3endix Drive, sarno type end grade es treed on the high-priced et care. • • oA complete line of Repairs will always be in stock.o •• •• • P. AMENT, Agent Brussels •• •••••••••••••••••••••t•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• w i i >l u