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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1918-11-21, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 53, No. 21 CLINTON, ONT,ARIQ,, THUJRSI A,y' Alt New Subscri6,ers get New Era until an, try+nt'vv�.er,yva+®+t4aMv'aawvn+eave�m+wa'+wvao+>sgn+v�refaro+v*dya'w'gnm'aoosp •` Ti Reci s r Grippe to renew their vibdity,••and for this purpose it will be vitally necessary for those suffering !aero influenza o,1• the l ,AR'S' 'e '1d O Y , I WAMPOLE'S TASTELESS EXTRACT of cop LIVER on, wilt be found an excellent reconstructorr it will also fortify the system - against contagion, and siclrness, • FOR SALE,AT THE RBXALL STORE W.. IS. l'""), , " .,o LIV11$38, Palm, B. BEST QUALITY DRUG STORE 4VVVVV 0000yVVVYera7✓vvdvvvvve+vvaavvvvvvvva'vvwywyverdWwy J t e Royal Batik OF CANADA' incorporated 4869. Capital Authorized $ 25,000,0e0 Capital Paid-up , 14,000,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits ..... , , .. 15,000,000 Total Assets 360,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL 520 Branches with world-wide connections. General Banking Business Transacted, IIR. E. MANNING, Manager : Clinton Branch 11 INCORPORATED 1855 THE IMOLSONS SAN CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000 98 Branches in Canada A General Banking Business Transacted CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Interest Allowed at Highest Current Rate H. R. SHARP, Manager Clinton 1•0I10110OWO .a•••Y O• •COO Ordered Clothin•r �litea,dytoolVear Clothing. g 0 The clothing we are showing was bought months ago and is priced accordingly for quick selling. The prices are a sound investment for anyone who expects to require a suit this year, or two, or three years hence. PRICES ARE BOUND TO GO UP • AT $15,00 Young men's Suits ot Gley Tweed, single breasted belted, patch pockets, cuff on trousers, sizes 34 $1 5 to 38, Price AT $22,50 Men's suits of fancy worst- ed, three button sack, good trimmings, well mule, trous- ers with belt loops, • plain bottoms or cuff $22.50 sizes 35 to 44 �D AT $20.00 Men's sults of a variety of pattens in tweeds and wor- steds, bench tailored trousers plain or cuff, sizes 35 $20 to 44, AT $25,00 Men's suits of English worsted, 'iii small check pat- tern, soft roll, semi -fitted back, ,big range of patterns sizes 36 to 46 $25 price Men's Blue Suits, two or three -button sacks, lain Lack, ck, semi•fitting or belted, $16.50 to $32 The Morrish Cl•othin. Agent for C: N. R, Tclegi'atp1t.Co. square Deal for Every Mali 1 ,0e Try The New. Era 1f118 for JobWork iny1 1914 June'28 Assassination of Archduke end Arcluilucltess of Austria. • July 23, Austrian note to Serbia, July 28, Austria declared war out Serbia. August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, • August 3, Germany declared war on France and Belgium, ' August 4, Britain dechired war 011 Germany, August 6, 'Austria declared war an Russia. Britein landed troops in Prance, August 9, Serbia declared war on Germany, August 11, France declared war on Austria, August 12, Britain declireel war 00 Austria, August 20, Brussels abandoned. Allied retreat begun, • September 7 Battle of Marne. October 9, Germans capture Ant- werp, October 24, Germans driven out of weOr $16C15(i) Canagla arid 0 in U. NOVEMBER, Xpt 191$ . W, H. Derr &Son, Ir ditpt's and Publishero. Ca ada at the. ace Conference r,.. o, �ttiviib,l, nr� 9tasu_q •ir Robert Borr1•' i Hon.A L S1Ffon, Sir George Foster oherty PREMIER BORDEN AND HIS THREE COLLEAGUES' WILL RL'PRESL'NT 'CANADA AT T1413 PNon C'J EACE CONFERENCE ae®msee"alal s"®©irs"o". REV. J. A, AGNEW Patriotic Notes 0o �asesasse+cetesaDoil reemeaossese The Women's Patriotic Society will not meet this week, ;but next week as usual, Russxt• The Collectors of the Penny Bag October 30, Russia declared war on are asked to make as complete a col- Tua•key, lection" as passible on Tltursdtty, Nov. November" 1, Battle of Corowel, ' 28th, so that the Treasurer may get November 5, Britain declared war her books balanced completely, on Turkey, November 17, Russian invasion" of East Prussia began.. December 8, battle of Falkland Is- lands, 1.915 January 2, Russ1 n invasion of Hungary began. January 21, battle of Dogger Bs February 3, Anglo-French bom- bardment of Dardiuteiles forts began. March 18, Irresistible, Ocean and Bouvet sunk in Dardanelles. March 23, Allied' troops landed at Gallipoli. May 7,Lus ,.tm , a 2223 3, Italy declared war Austria, June 2, Russian defeat at Prze,i, June 14, Russians lose 16, August 4, Germans capture War .August 13, Royal Edward sunk, September 25, Allies started Ch agne drive, October 10, Bulgaria declared n Serbia, October 15-19, Italy, France, Bri- ain and Russia declared witr on Bul- *aria: December 1, British army retreat - d to Kut-el-Antara, December 19 Anzac army withdrawn 091 Gallipoli. 4916 February 14, 911 single Wren in ritain called to colors, February 23. Germans began attack ) Verdun, April 24, Irish revolt began. April 28, British troops at 'Kut -el - mare surrendered, June 5, Kitchener and staff drowned. June 11, Big Russian victory neer nstrians July i y FirstAllied lied Somnae drive gam, August 27, Roumania declared w on Austria. October 22, Constanza, Roun:,tni captured, December 12, First German peace proposal, 1917 ukei MUNITION WOR'KS ORDERED TO CLOSE Fontracts' With Seaforth Firm Being Cancelled Seaforth, Nov. 17- The R. Bell Munition Works ,fere has been In- structed by the Imperial Aluhitions Board to cease, work on all shells In initial Operation at once, and for steel's i m n a are • adv, , a) ced staget the e ,firm is on given until tnidnigh't on December 14 to complete,' A number of men already ysi. have been released, but the firm ex - 500 ' pects to absorb- a large proportion of them in the manufacture of farm 1112- 1w. . chinery, From a money standpoint it has been an- a boon to the (town. Over $24,000 monthly has been paid the employees, the largest amount being 532,000 for a ,month recently. tvar ar Next Sunday being the first day of the general Missionary campaign for Goderieh District, the Missionary thence will be presented in .Wesley church at 11 a,m. by Rev. 11. D. Moyer, of Sea- flledge,orth and at 7 p.m, by Rev. Pr. Rut - Ontario St. Church The Eplwortb League resue)ed ser- I vices again last week and a splendid programme was given under charge of the Literary committee, although the attendance was not as large as it should have been, Miss Maud Wiltse render- eda solo and a duet was given by Mrs. B. J. Gibbings and Miss Lucy Stevens. Mr. Irwin gave a very interesting and humorous account of what women are doing in the war, Mr. Graham in the absence of Mi'. S. B. Stotlaerse gave some splendid moving pictures show- ing some war views and pine views of Canada. Next Monday night the League will he in' charge of the Cii,izenship Com- mittee, A, good attendance 'el all Leaguers and friends of the League is reqprepared,uested as et good program le being Don't forget the Sunday school at 230 o'clock 'on Sunday. CHURCH NOTps • Rev. Geo. W. Dewey, of Stratford, e has -been' invited to Empress Avenue, s oliu,rcit West London. to esaaeacaos s.ceseastettee. t8 ® wisr H THAI C73VRCRRS. t®s to toteer eowe9a9®©®0000ot90ee • St. Peal's Church. The Rector, Rev. J. A. Robinson will preach ori Sunday. Baptist' Church , 11 a.m.-The Pastor will preach. 7 lent, -The speaker will be Rev, J. G. Brown, D. D., Secretary of Foreign Aiissions of the Baptist Convention of Ontario r' to tO ;u td Quebec. , 4 Sul ec t 'r• - hr n Missions." j ore ,, , Wesley Church, - February 1, U-boat blockade declared by Germany. February 3, United States sever dip- lomatic relations with Germany, February 24, British re -capture Kut - el -Amara, March 12 British captured Bagdad. elarch 1.4, Russian revnlztion an- nounced. April 6, United States declared war on Germany. Aprile 16, French victory in Chani mite. April 12, British broke through Hinderburg line, May 18, United States first draft called up. June 27, First United States oohtin- gent reached France. August 2, General Russia,, retreat began. September 16, Kerensky declared Russia a republic, - Qctober 4, British Flanders 'drive began, October 25, Italian defeat and re- treat began, November 8, Bol"sheviki seize,( con-• trot of"Russian government, November 21, British drive ori Gam- brel begae. December 6, Halifax disaster December 10, 'British capture Semi - stiletto. 1'91'8 February 7, Tuscantia sunk. February 11, Boisheviki declared war with Central Powers at an end, Continued on Page 5. Specials Fresh Salmon Trout Finnan Haddiie Oysters Grape Fruit California Grapes Sweet Potatoes Oranges, Bananas Overseas Parcels for soldiers Wa Te 'NEIL T1 -IE r-Ji?I GROCEiR Phone 48, Cantil' , n Food Hoard License No. 8,"1•93, INVITED 'T0 LONDON RIDQUT ST. M13.THODIST C•HUROiH GIVES UNANIMOUS INVITATION Goderieh Township Boy Murdered Constable Frank Williams Shot Down When Making an Arrest Tuesday Night. TO LOCAL PASTOR. This week Rev, J. A, Agnew received an unanimous invitation to become the pastor of Ridout• St: Methodist church itt London next Conference year. Rev. Mr. Agnew has accepted the invitation, subject to the wish of Con- ference and Will leave Ontario St, Clhuech next June. Mr. Agnea will have then completed three years as pastor ,of the ,Clinton church, and has clone excellent work in all departmer,;s. At the Board meeting or. Tuesday evening a Committee was appointed to look into the matter ot securing a pas- tor for next year. 9oseCelsesseaaes eapee®OOas9f• O w e w� Local NesoilteesectoossoseoC 'Srac2eP..LvSb3 Honored by Frienda, At the Clinton Club last Friday I 1 evening friends of Mr. C. L'. Dowding: held a little social evening for 111111. I Co, Council The ,December session of the Co. Council on Tuesday the 3rd of Dec- ember at Goderieh. Session opens at l This week will finish the apple Bea- son in this district and Apple King 'Cantelon will have 'shipped 3,500 bar- rels from Clinton. Good weather has i helped a lot in gathering 'and packng 1 the appe-s, 3 o'clock,. All Through With Apples. Wednesday's Globe refers to the shootitig of Constable Freek Williams, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Charles Williams, of Goderieh Township;- Police Constable Frank Williams of the' Claremont Street DivIsiot was fatally shat lase evening while at- tempting to bring about the arrest of two ■ien at wililam G, Cross' livery, 685 King street west, Death was instantaneous. One who gives the name of Frank McCullough, and who says lis lives on Palmerston avenue, was arrested immediately following the shooting, A newsboy played a big part in the capture of McCullough. Up to an early hour this morning no further arrests had been made. The stenting occurred just after nightfall at the busy intersection of Bathurst and King streets, the livery stable being located on the south side of King street, Just west of Bathurst.- The shooting of the con- stable took place just inside the doors of the livery stable and within hearing of a large number of work- ers who were leaving the nearby fac- tories. ,_ The tragedy had its beginning in a store at 472 College street, when two Wren drove up, in a buggy and opened negotiations for the sale of a quan- tity of furs. Their actions aroused suspicion in the mind of the store- keeper, who, excusing himself, went into, the' rear of the store •old tele- phoned the police at the 'Claremont Street Station; • Before Constable Williams, who was assigned to in- vestigate tate telephoned informa- on could reacts the store in a police auto,', car, the (nen had departed. Learning that the horse and buggy ad Leen hired from Cross' livery table, the constable hurried there ecomhpanied by Constable Mc not(, who drove the auto. Find hat the men had not 'returned he livery outfit, Constable Willi eat his' comrade 1l,,ek to the. stat vith the motor car and waited al n the livery stable for the men etur❑ with the horse and buggy. Had An Enjoyable Time h Monday evening Jack Bawden enter- s t, it 1 ted a nwuGer of boys Y in the konor a of Malcolm McTaggart who has been t home on sick leave from college and f who returned e urned fo school this morning s (Thursday,) ; Remembered by Ladies' Aid - nt Wesley Ladies' Aid met at the hon( of Mrs, Thos. Cook and presented Mrs David 'Cook with a Methodist I-lynt book. Mrs. Chant made the presen fade,,, and Mrs, A, T. Cooper read the address. MAKiNG RAPID STRIDES iN BANKING CIRCLES Mr. Roy East, ao oY lel Clinton Boy Goes With Royal Bank To Siberia ingMcareerr. y Beet the o stRroyal his liank41iat Clinton, ansi who was teller when he was removed to Winnipeg, has been making rapid advancement in Bsttking circles, While in the West Ile was put ' on tile Inspection staff, and later' has been at the ,Mead office in Montreal, As the Royal Bank is now going to open up a brsnt:h 4n Viadivostock. Mr, East has been selected as ,one of the members ansi will leave In the ,,ext week or so for that Western port. His old friends' are' glad to hear of his rapid promotion, fie is visiting in town for a few days. , CLINTON BOY - MURDERED IN THE WEST SHOT BY A MILITARY EVADER WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTY Mr, Richard Horsley, of town, re- ceived a Aelegrain Wednesday eight,. announcing that his son Pte, Charles Horsley had been shot by a Militaa'y evader near Prince Albert. The. young soldier who was 22 years of age went West 5 years ago, and being a baker by trade was cook at the lumber crimps for some years. He enlisted a year ago and was Book- ,ing for a battalion out •there. He had expected to spend the winter in Prince Albert, according to a letter received on Monday. The young soldier is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Warrener. Mr. Horsley wired to have the body sent here, , i but u t to press ss tam p e word has been received, no further A Press Despatch says:- Prince Albert, Sask., Nov, 20 James McKay, Jun., of this city, a Sheriff's oflicer, was murdered et Steep 'Creek, and his body, along with his car, thrown down a sixty -foot em•• bankment into the Saskatchewan River, The place is 40 miles of here, near the LaGotle 1Falls power dam, The crime was committed last Friday afternoon when Mr. McKay went to make a seiz- ure under instructions of the Sheriff at the farm of a man known as "Doc- tor Gervais," The victim was shot from an entrenched dugout by two Wren, who are believed to be draft eva- ders, and who are said to have come from Montreal to Steep Creek district about the time the Military Service Act Was Tut into force, Officer Finds Trench System, Discovery of tate crime was made yesterday when Sergeant Kistruck of the Provincial Police was sent Out to make a search for Mr. McKay, whose ' unex lame d , p al ser Dei•- tee since last Friday had ca used oat elK s e anxiety at his home will and at the Sheriff's office. Sergeant stns Kistruck found a system of trenches ion which had evidently been constructed one for the purpose of human defense, and to represented what night b found - e Three Shots Fired. Within a few minutes the men drove up to tern their outfit into the - stable, As they stepped out of the buggy they were placed under arrest and taken into the dimly -lighted office of the livery to be questioned. They had hardly entered tine-, office before one of the prisoners drew a voiver and opened fire, Three shots ant wide of their (nark. With each hot Williams clung more family to s prisoners. He had his revolver, ut was in such a position that he WO not draw it, Fighting and scuffli,ig, Nhilliams ud the two men reached 'the arch, ay to the livery stable from King eet. Here two more shots were Mi ed, one of them) 11 '. Cross, the vner of the stable, who had come Williams' assistance when the horst ots rang out in his office, and the coed at Williams, which entered s heart, cansiag instant death, wsboy's Prompt Help The shooting attracted pedes'trains, rs. Cross a•ushed fmn her hone 10 ng and Bathurst streets, where she and Constable Holmes. In the ex' esnent 14McCullough eluded Holmes, to turned • and followed him, At e corner of Batherst street Mc - Hough slipped. A newsboy re- mitted to the cries of Constable lines, Cross and his -wife, and. hers. He jumped upon McCullough d held lana until Constable Holmes. ced hien under arrest. Word of the tragedy was sent to ice . h•eadquarters, and the 7 re- ves hurried; to the neighborhood, e second man had made good his ape. McCullough, securely man- ed, was taken to the station, and n turned over to detectives from d q u afters. Detective Sergeant George Guthrie lest night that he had not ob- ed anything from the records of Police Department regarding Mc - tough. McCullough is not known any of the officers or constables the department, pee@( is entirely 10 the division rii which the Victory Loan Clinton anandHallett went over the 5263,00o mark and received a Stara fn their Honor Flatg• The Doherty , re ee Pinto Company also receive an Honor si flag for laavng over 75% of their emit- 1)1 ployees taking out Bands. A full b sold' complete statement bas not been made yet.W co •a, 011 Sunday night while Mr. Clarence car Connell was driving his runabout n fir down Huron Street, with Percy Giid- 101 don, "as his best girl," he turned out 'to too fax 'when a car eves coming into se tew1, 'and the bright headlights add- se lig to the trouble, his car went into i ei the ditch and was badly mashed up, t The both boys got a 'slaakimg up. Ne Crateful for Donation. : M The following letter has been re- eived by the Clinton Women's 111- titute *om the Queers .Alexandra Samos- riunt, at Loadoat: An Upset •Rev, J, E. Holmes, President of Lon- don 'Conference and pastor of Ridout St, church, has been invited to Trinity Methodist church, Stratford, Missionary 'Banquet The Union Missioltary Banquet, of tine • Wesley and Ontatio Street Churches will be held in YJesley Nall on Friday eve,niing Noveniber '29. It is expected' that Rev, Dr, Ammo., of Toronto, will deliver the address. Snowstorm • We are h;evisrg oar first teal snow-. starnl to -day, A very Imaportant goes- sat tion could be asked "How is your •EX -WARDEN JOHN COX file coal bine" PASSES AWAY Ito nen • Ki fo cit ! wl Presideaat Women's Institute, Clinton, th Dear Madam: -Tie barrel of fruit ! p and pickles sent by yoiu• association • Ho arrived safely on Nem teeth. 1 wish !MI to extend to you and, your fellow work- + an ers, on behalf of file soldiers of ilia I pia Santataeit,na, their sincere thanks for sueli •generous and beautiful data- 1 poi ton. '1 assure you they will all enjoy I ser dispeshng of i•t, ' Yours sincerely, Th hi: E Snell, Matron, 1 eee The Women's Institute wish to thank I cel those ladies who so kindly donated tot the this shipment, lea "THENAISEA� THE BEAST OF BERLIN - MAY AND SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29TR & 3Ur iN PRINCESS THEATRE Adinisslon live,r.i,gs i5 earth to /' Sn rdsmy Matin to 15e and � 25c v tragedy occurred. ce Scour the City olice reserves scoured the city Death 'took place on Tuesday of Me. , Join Cox, •of Porter's Hill at the age Pelt of 76 years, Mr. Cox"! ,adi 001 been suis 1 p good health for the pest month .or' two. i last lie was barn in Goderieh Township clue and for over 50 years 'had, been. con - tri, a!fleeted with tate "liolvnship Council, being Reeve for a number of years, i earn He' was also Warden of the County of Huron for one term, It was Mr, Cox's tetherwho took mut the warrant of L,O,L, No. 145 and it was in the room in, the pioneer home wheh'e the lodge meetings were held that lie first saw the light of eley. He joined the order when he reached the eieel ble age and has continued in active' membership ever since, lie is, as is o' rr most becoming, a thorough Orangemalt .court lir every sense of the word, firm in iris lie i1 night for the second' man. One took them to the Humber dis- t. They had obtained a rather y descriptio) of 1iim, whichwas isihed by people in the vicinity immediately after the crime occurred, Constable Williams was one of the younger members of the force, He was bora surd educated in Clinton, Ont. where his parents reside, He joined tine ,police forcel on October 1, 1914, and had slhoweelifieself to be a re- markably keen constable, He was tut- ted and roomed at 220 Dover - road He was 24 years of age. el been an acting detective since the recent slink - e up of theatice force, e, A • , lhest will be opened tonight, ody was brought here to -da' oWe comic t(o)t s but tolerant of the t te views of others, The funeral will be (held au Thursday u on Friday afternoon et 2 o'cloe(<, meat being' made at Clinton tery, • i •, and interni�e ht will tike plate at the trete Maitland feeitheteryi ',GkadetlQ i, ,The deep sympathy goes Out to thefa'nily, Inter Cet,fe rsday) 11114 the funeral will be modern battlefield. There were a num- ber of dugouts which commanded strategic points in the Inc:lty, and it ww'as as frontshot. one of these that Mr. McKay Neighbors Were in Terror. investigation in the neighborhood' disclosed the fact that the people of .Steep Creek have been living in terror of three Wren, one of whom is alleged to be "Doctor" Gervais, who came to this district some time ago, and with whom the two men, who are alleged to have committed the crime, lived. It- is said the Doctor was absent at the tintee, and that the 'shooting was done by`' the other two. The assertion is made by the boy who witnessed the shooting that after the crime the Doctor reteen-. ed and gave the instructions to have the body and the car thrown into the river. To Take Murderer's, Read or Alive. A posse of poli'oe and soldiers has been despatched to the scene of the crime by Inspector O'Sullivan of the Provincial Police. 'l'hrey are fully arm- ed and have instructions to take the men dead or alive. The boy who gave the information to Sergeant Kistruck cleats that the shooting took place Friday afternoon, When first struck, McKay caught (hold of s nearby tree and was unable to support himself. His assailants fired again and McKay fell to the ground. The boy said he witnessed the - Murder and that one of the men went over and looked at the body. Mr. Mc- Kay was still breathing and the man said that he would go back and put another bullet into hint whiclh'he dish The names of the Wren who slid thet shooting are not kneo,vn, but tlhey are;said' to be members of a utysteri'ous gati of who and going' a atthe Gervais eplace since.thg, latter cane to the Steep Cheek country, from Montreal, ' Leader Affected Mystery; "Doctor" Gervais whose place seemed to be headquarters of the gang, appeared to Italie maintained an atieos- phere of mystery which is only nohv coming to light, There is a consider-. able settlement of French-Canadians in the vicinity and it is said that they were all scared' of the "Doctor," who- ctainhed to be a hypnotist. In fact, so. frightened are the people•of 11'11] tarot it was with the greatest difficulty that the police have been able bo get any ane formation, eel the neighbors a- fraid bein6 g ' {a speak. One of Posse Killed,-• Cpl. Charles Horsley,. a soldier of the posse hunting the Gervais bandits who murdered James McKay at Steep Creek, was he bandits to --clay' as 7teot owem s n temp ingbush btto eilter body has' been dugout oughi••(o this by sh. city.T It bkt th trtlhe tier Gtwovare stillcbesieged in an underground tunnel, Dr. rsnGers i,d,t the allfor iereafier ofl israciltoner, was arrested at daybreak today by Sergeant Kistruck, who enter' ed the house while the doctor was still sleeping and placed the handcuffs Coiitiriueel on Page 2 ' 0