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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1917-07-19, Page 1I ro- m Y Developing and Printing Properly and Promptly Done at the Rexall Store. BEST. QUALITY, DRUG. STORE Phm B kfWWVWWWWWWWWWWWWWW iwailvWVvvvvwWVW'dVkovvWy kokov VWW NWS Established 1865, Vol, 52, No. 3 A General Election f 0 WWWWYVWW/y6rwkie/leAakietee>GneWeee/SAAN",randAAA GETTING NEXT TO NATURE Just now is the time of year when nature is at its best. Enjoy it to the full with a KODAK. We have a good assortment at all prices Let us show you some of the line points in ourKODAKS and how to use them: e 'too a1 k OF OANADA Incorporated 1869. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 12,900,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits ' 14,300,000 Total Assets 270,000,000 400 B R A N C H E S -With World-wide Connection Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits. General Banking Business Transacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager : Clinton Branch svrrria.wi ,,,_ INCORPORATED 1855 .E` 111Rt.1*Mod.M�Y . I' CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000 96 Branches in Canada A General Banking Business Transacted CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Interest Allowed at Highest Current Rate 1-1. R. SHARP, Acting Manager Clinton Ordered Clothing Ready -to -'gear Clothing AI,]. r,Fi4',1'i✓. -!1 , �"P1'.hi! NaT!,1rM,9.4.1. 1;404. Quality is what we claim for our Clothes, for Clothes without Quality are always unsatisfactory. Quality attracts buyers at this store, builds up our trade and causes our patrons to speak well of our clothing. Prices are right, too, but a garment might be dear et any price, when quality is considered. Have you seen our $15.00 Suits, It will be to roue' interest to look them over, as they cannot be duplicated under $20.00. 1111111IIIIIIIIIII111111011[1111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVIIIIII1111 iIIIIII 111111IIIIIIII111111IIIIII1110111111IIIIVIIIIII111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlu11I0 6 only Men's two piece suits $5 00 to clear @ IIIIII10111 II EIRMIIIMMlIIIIIIIIIIiIli1I111IIB I11IIIiIIIIIl1RIMIIIIIIIIHnifrinmmmml11111uliiu The Morrish Clothing. Agent for C. 1". U. Telegraph Co, Sgsiare DMA tot Every Mala 0s s TryThe i N owr for Job Work tri 1917 CLINTON, ONTAR1O, T H til R S DA Y JULY 19th, 1917, W. H. Kerr & Son Editors and Publishers, � r Donaii-lion about October is .0 mored. Fair goHogtors or French flag Day MATRONS AND, MISSES ON SATUR- DAY MADE A BIG SUCCESS IN AID OF TRI -COLOR. Saturday was the day Set apart by the Clinton Patriotic Auxiliary for France's Flag Day to assist the Red Cross of France, where the casualties have amounted in the millions, Despite the threatening weather, the decorated autoes, filled with Clinton's fair maidens appeared On the streets. shortly.after one o'clock and commenc- ed their work in collecting for aid of the. Tri -color. Afternoon tea was served on the lawn of Wesley church and -a business men's tea at 6 o'clock. The Clinton Kittle Band was out in uniform and gave a concert while supper was benig served, Those who - kindly' donated their autoes were Messrs, C. F, Libby, Ike Rattenbury, Rev. Jones and C. J. Wallis. • The proceeds of the afternoon ten and supper amounted to $95.00; while the sale of flags and donations was 5454.56 making a grand total of $549.- 56. FLAGLETS After a short parade each car went to its own ward, and inside of two hours every house in town was visited. The tag sellers m- et with a willing re- sponse -men, women and children all contributing freely. -0-- JOINS IMPERIAL FORCES Lieut, -Col, H. B. Combe of Clinton who went to England in command of the Huron Battalion, which will he broken up, has gine to the front as •t Colonel with the Imperial forces. Word to this effect was received in town last friday by cablegram. Over two thousand,Ilags were sold. !Miss Richardson Dr, Gaudier Mrs. McGarva The four Captains from the senior society were -Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Seeley Mrs. Cooper and Mrs, .Axon. Their lieutenants from tthe junior society were Miss Cleta Ford, Miss Hattie Court ice, Miss Dell O'Neil and Miss Elizabeth Chidley, - 0�- 'I'he Kiltie Band made a donation of $10.00. -0- The other societies belonging to this centre have also been busy. Al- though these organizations are small they have many untiring workers. Their contributions are as follows Clinton Women's Patriotic and Girl's Auxiliary $549.56 Clinton Women's Institute 10.00 Unity Club 25.00 Young Ladies of Goderich Twp 25.0o Bethel Ladies Md 25.00 Bethany Society 10.00' Varna Patriotic 10.00 'T'urner's Church Society , 7,75 Holmesville Society 5.00 Stanley Maple Leat 5.00 Summerhill Society 5.00 -roti$677.3 1 _o____ Following is a list of donations to French Fund:: - Mrs, A. Mills $ t.00 Miss F. G. Chant 1,00 Miss M. L. Walkinshaw 1.00 Miss M, R. Clark 4.00 Mr. and Mrs. J, Cuninghame4.00 Miss I', Cuninghane 2.00 Mrs. Jas. Sheppard 1.00 Miss Alice Robson 1.00 Miss Grace Sheppard 1.00 Robt. Pearson 2.00 D, L. Flynn 1,00 Miss M. Southcombe 1.00 Miss Annie Southconhe 1.00 Miss Emma Southcombe 1.00 Miss. V. G. Chowen 1.0o Dr. le, Fowler 5.00 R. E. Manning 2.00 A, J. Tyndall 1.00 Miss VanEgmoond 2,00 Mrs, J, Elliott 1.00 Mrs. A D. McTaggart 10.00 Malcaim Mary, Catharine and Jane McTaggart 5,00 G. D. and Mrs. McTaggart . , , 10.00 Mrs, H, Thompson .. , 2.00 Mr, Sharp 5.00 Mrs, Dowding 5.00 Marron. Gunn' 5.00 Mrs, Rwland 3.00 Miss Wallace 5,00 ttr�t�ca«es,ce�+ceacc �Dfa Iere, null en oDeet0rrittsfcrmmts00 �0C00Defo� O rLotterm fir ((j9 n 1 Hips r -- Wesley Ohurch, The league Meeting on Monday even- - ten one sI s own to Jfl II' ing being h1 charge of the Missionary even - Dear to Dad Wi 't d Y svrtte s letter home generally � 11 Department, a A9fsnouary letter was to one how little there is "to ntakern read by Alms Olive Cooper and a Mission. ary reading by Mrs, E. Pattison, Mrs. Edgar East also sang a solo, Willis Church. The next two Sundays the 'pulpit of Willis Church will be occupied by Rev. Mr. Smith, of llensali, while the Pastor is taking his holidays, Mr. Smith has recently resigned from his charge at Hensel!. Baptist Church. The T. S. boys class of the Baptist Sunday School with their teacher Mrs. H. 0. Eastman, entertained the girls class last Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs, William Rath, Kirk Street, The evening was very pleasantly spent in outdoor games on the lawn and all enjoyed themselves to the utmost., Refreshments in the form of ice cream and calve were served by the boys during the evening and before the gathering broke up a very hearty vote of thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Rath for the use of their )rouse and lawn. St. Paul's Church. Rev. Mr, Rubinson will preach at Forest on Sunday and attend a decora- tion service there. Rev. 11tr, Moore, conducted the even. 5.00 ng service last Sunday. 10.00 Ontario St. Church. The Epworth League meeting was in charge of the Missionary Department, Miss Al. \Viltse presided. Mies '1'eenie Marquis took up the topic, "The Spread of the Church in Canada". Miss Olive Cole, Edna Wasmann, lda Cornish related in brief the life history of several Missionary heroes, Next Mon:ty's evening will be a social evening. A Killed in Action special program is provided and a free Pte. Ted, Alaines, Blyth, will offering will be taken, Everyone 1 Pte. John Matheny. \Viorhantt cordially invited. Pte. Wm. Buswell, Goderich Pte W. G. DeLong, G--nderich. Pte Arthor Nce!ee, Se:aforth • Wounded Pte, Leslie Perrfe, Brussels Pte. Walter Cowan, Blyth. Pte, Geort;•e C. Rivett, Dungannon The sucessful candidates who have Pte. P. A. Rotes, Hensall, passed the lower school exeminati•,11 for entrance to the Normal School and Feeulty of Education have been anomie - ed. The following are the successful pupils from Clinton C. C, 1, and sub- ject 0) corrections;- SEAFORTH. J. M. Bell L. Ci. :\icClpnwnt r Seaforth public school did itself L W, •Cole Al, 1. Powell 1 ad at the recent entrance examine_ , E. Connell i1. P, Rance 'tion Out of a total of 17 pupils who Al. E. Cook E. L. Reid wrote, the entire number passed. Ern- C. 11. Dunford 0, Sherritt est Edge, sun of Mr, and Mrs, Henry Edge, was highest with 5.12 marks, L. E. Elliott D. Stevenson Of the •separate school rmdidates, Mary F. E. Grainger E. AI, Stoltz O'Leary stood highest, with 542 narks. M. C. Holland Al, 0. Smillie Mary Kerr, of AlcK!IL,p. was highest in L, Kennedy AI. Walker. the inspectorate with 552 marks to her credit. The successful pupils are; Fred Archibald, Malcolm Armstrong, (hon- ors), Annie Atkinson (honors), Beth Barton (honors), Florence Beattie, Mel - 1.00 i Horn a. t =, n t �. ���f�t �� �as a 1 L� t tr nice in lormal And d 1.ac ty Education; Pte. W. J. Shadt'iek, Hensel! Pte. Chas, R. C':dtes, East Wawa nosh Twp. Pte. T. Meahen, Wroxeter l'te, O. A. Buchanan, Hensall vin Blanchard (honors), Evelyn Cardno Anona Dale (honors), Gretta Dennison, -(honors.), Ivan. Forsyth, Billy Greig (honors)f Velma Hoist (honors), Gor- don Hays, Jennie Hogg (honors), Mary Hoggarth, Grace Kerr (honors), Susie Lattimer, Fergus McKay, Grace Mc- Lean, Cyril Mervyn, Harold McNad, 'Florence McQuaid, Davis Morrison (honors), Bertha O'Connell, Mary O'Leary (honors), Janes Scott, Garnet Sillery, Elva Staples, Eva Strong, Ger- ald Stewart, Myrtle Tasker, Ruth Thompson (honors), James Upshall, Muriel Wankle, Lawrence Webster, Blanche Wheatley, Edison Wright. - - ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS IN WEST HURON The following candidates for Jr, High School Entrance in West Huron have been approved by the Department of Education. 111 August the certificates for each school will be sent to the teacher or to the Secretary of the School Board. The marks obtained in each subject will be sent to each unsuccessful candi- date at once, 0 stet rd l?tFwder You Have tried Minute Tapio- cia, How about Custard Powder? For dainty dessert, all ready for use, No eggs required, Makes a cheap delicious Pudding. See oirr South Window for other Summer Desserts, WT O'NEIL THE RUB B GROCER; Phone J8 ,r The standing required to pass is 40 eJo in each subject trod a total of 390 marks. i'or honors a total of 487 marks is necessary. The highest standing in each subject was as follows: Reading -Dorothy Balkwell and Belle Goole, Wnitng-Ruth 1iartlelb, Spelling -Edward Chambers, Orel Cooper, Jesus Hunter, Vera Latimer, Gertrude McLean, Ellen Pope, Harold Elliott, Olive Zettei-perfect. Literature -Greta Andrew. Arithmetic -Mamie Thurlow. Grammar -Ruth MacDonald. Geography -Annie Stang, Composition -Greta Andrew. 1ligbtest Total -Greta Andrews, An- nie Strang one mark less, Pupils obtaining certificates by work- ing on farms cannot be reported until August. The candidates shall send to their Public School Inspector certificates from the farmer or fanners who employ them that they have been engaged for it period of at least three months, for the purposes of planting,, cultivating and purposes of his crops. The Robert Park Menmoriai Medals have been won by Ronald Wilson (Gold Medal) and Dorothy Marshall (Silver Medal.) Rental' P. S. Edward Berry, Pearl. Dykes, Grace Hardie, Nora McLwtn, Ellen, Pope, Laura Warns, Harold ' Scrilton, Elva Sliaddick, Eva' SIose. Cretliton 0. S. .Ahiia E. itiilst; Bari E, blaist+t, Ohsl8mrdoei P. S. Luella Schatz, Mildred Schroeder. • Grand Bazin P.• 'S , . Reatita bug Jardine„ Stuila Cratitlrii, Adel! Lovie Madeleine Pollock, Confintrdr1 ori Page 5, 0, A. Lawrence 1'. E. Wallis K. McConnell E. Al, \Vasman J. Mc\1urchie "DON'T WORRY" A Sergeant of engineers at the front in France, Beni Raveau by name, sent, to one of his friends in the United States the following litany which has come out of the death -struggle of the trenches: "You have two alternatives; either you are mobilized or you are uta. If not, you have nothing to worry about. •"16 you are, you have two alterna- tives; either you are in camp or at the front. if cam) you are in o h y camp, you have. I nothing to worry about, '9f you are at the front, you have two alternatives, either you are in re- serve or you are on the fighting line. If in reserve, you have nothing to worry (Qxnl t, '4f you are on the fighting line, you have two alternatives, either you scrap or you don't. if you don't, you have nothing to worry about. elf you scrap, you have two alter- natives, either you get hurt or you don't. If you don't, you have nothing to rot. "ifwoyoryu abgelu hurt, you have two alter- natives:. either you get slightly hurt or you get badly hurt, If slightly hurt, you have nothing to worry !about. "if you get badly hurt, you have two alternatives: either you recover nr you don't. If you recover, you have noth- ing to worry :Moue. "9f you don't, you have done with wol ry forever." You have two alternatives: be a whiner and worry about something, or be worth while and cheer up. ADOPT THE E Adopt the use of Classified Want Ads. They have proved rnoody,makers' tor others: They, are appreciated by,the, buyer; as they enable hien Lo rot ici ij .4ze.t" the place where, I Ito can find 'his reqttxr.rin,lent'sl. W con d � 'u h16fA t01 ha'find u d ft n Y rb , d • rcdrasetttcd? ... Mn fa., f, song about," as they say over here. We have bad years of this life,, fund we never get to the place where it isn't irksome heart -breaking at tinges. There is still, as ever, the one great hope that peace will come, It is our only source of joy and comfort, '!'here are tinges when even that thought fails; then it is a dull day indeed, We are away from our usual haunts at present, and, as ever, we feel it, for tete old spot isn't as bad as many. I feel sure there is no other ship in the naval quite like this oue. I mean by that, we don't do so badly after all is said and done, Last week we were be- side the "wall," and were under "fleet notice," and a good few of the men took French leave. Some we haven't seen since. That is the usual thing, however, They get prison and pay stopped, in varying doses; but that doesn't seem to have a1tIC11 fear .'.r them, as they usually go again when ix chance conies. The country is, to a great extent, rationed by the scarcity of many things.. They 1nconvience, but do not seriously ;dec.': Anyone. Our food aboard is a- bout the same, though prices are up tr. almost double wisat they were when 1 came. It is marvellous how some ger along at all, When at Brangshotl, in conversation with some of the officers, I had occa- Sion to refer to conditions when I calm: over. It struck me as never before:, while on leave, how the lives of 61) patriotic families Have been changed be the war, it is surely a fact. Business sense is being brought to bear every- thing nowadays, Then things ran as the pleased, just as they do in Canada' they pleased, just as they do in Canada'. to -day , You might feel like trying tc, Continued on Page 5, Personal Explanation Major Hays, Second in Command of the 161st Hurons, Makes Some interesting Remarks. Seaford], July i t, 1917 Editor, Huron Expositor: I will appreciate it if you publish the following personal explanation, I accompanied the 161st (Huron) Battalion to England, as second in Command. Shortly alter our arrival in England 1 was ordered to France for instructional purposes and duty, and was attached while over there to the 5th Battalion and had a much ap- preciated opportunity to visit and in- spect the front line held by the Can- adians and gut valuable instruction as to 1,.,w• things are carried ,en in France and in the trenches. Shortly atter my return to the tfilst B,tttaRon, Gen- eral Swift, Brigadier of our Brigade, ordered Inc to take :t two months' course at an inmperial Senior Officers School of instruction at Bedford, stat- ing that it was the hest course in i n;lsnd and that when 1 had finished. i would he quailftied to lead a Battalion anywhere. 1 attended said course and at the ,final qualification examina- tions obtained the following pereeilt- ages: 1u Administration and t_)rganizatiuun "4 Topography and A1ap reading77 Tactics 59 'French Warfare 11r, 3:. A total of 79'.ifi in :41 subjects. (In the day following my return from Bedford, General Swift sent for me and said to me that I had passed a very satistactory examination and he wanted rile to accept an appoint- ment in England as ise did not thunk I could stand the strain of a campaign in France, 1 pointed oout to hint that I was in better physical condition than when lie asked me to take the Bedford Course and that 1 knew from personal experience what would be required of me in France and 1 was quite prepared to go. He pressed use to re -consider his proposition re Staff appointment any to advise him of my decision. This I did and below 1 sent forth Iny letter and General Swift's reply, which es'- plafn themselves, Headquarters, 161st C, 1. B Witley, April 27th, C),c, tit] Can, Inf, Bite. Sir: Atter full consideration I have de- cided that it Is my clear duty to ars Company our Wren to Prance and s ire you that i :un perfect(. and willing to go to France With 1 5 161st Battalion, ln•our conversation rd' yest.rday clearly set forth my p„sition and tau' justifying Inv request and trust thee this can be arranged. I have the honor 00 be, Sir, Your obedient servant. R. S. HAYS Major 161st Can. Int, Battu Continued on Page 5. an Retried Ir (Toronto Star Weekly) Some of the senior officers of bat- talions that went overseas have return -1 ed to Canada and are out 01 the warn without ever having been in it. The position of some of these men is a very awkard one. They raised their battalions, or partly raised them, by vigorous recruiting methods, in which they made speeches and used hard- hitting arguments. They spoke in se- vere terns of the classof men who shirked the duty of volunteering, and now that they are home without hav- ing entered the war, while the men they recruited are at the front, those here at moose who refused to enlist, and who were rebuked and scorned :a year ago by these senior officers, are seeking to justify themselves now and avenge . themselves by scoffing at these return-, ed officers. An officer who helped to raise a hat- talion or part itf ore, especially in a ' rural 501»atUnnite' where every man knows everybody else -wean used his personal influence, which was perhaps considerable, in getting recruits, and is now hack hone while the men he re- cruited are in the trenches, is in a vere unpleasant position. But it ought ii be remembered that the man is, pro-, babiy, not to blame, but is himself the. greatest victim of it bad system. People who have the desire to be just should. think twice before they juin with Hoose who sneer at returnee officers, because most of this sneer ing is done by those who declined to vol wt. teen and now seek revenge on officer: whose censure they came under wile' recruiting campaigns were in progress. The system by which battalions nett raised with a full complement of offi- cers ffivers and :t shortage of men was a but one, and was continued lung after every bi,dy knew' how utterly bad it was. At' over the country the had schools fol the training and promotion or Lieut. enants, staking of therm captains tack' Inaiors, although there waS a surplus o1 officers of those ranks. They were; sent fo England, where they could not be usefully absorbed. They left her_ drawing the pay of their rank, and , .. Continued on Page 5. goriots 12th Royally ilbserui Peninsula Brethren Gather at Forest and Stratford -Grandstand Collapses at Wingham Celehratit.on, 40* Stratford, July 12.--Straif-sr:t was today the mecca for Orangemen from all over Perth and Huron Counties to celebratethe anniversary of the battle of the Boyne. n;tvored with fine weather the lodges cane frons Or and nearin the keel territory and the gathering at the park was a large also. Ail ineonl- 1n5 trains this morning carried capacity loads of Or'angcnten and their families while there was an unending stream off motor cars to the. city. Sbme of the lodges made quite tt novel entry illi<. the city in motors with their streamers flying and the hand playing. 'I'Ise St. Marys Kitty Band was here for the day. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the lodges., gathered at the city hall square and paraded -to Victoria Park, where the: speaking took place. it is estimated that upwards of 1,200 men were in the parade, Among to lodges representa were lite following; Stratford, 759; Stratford 25.63; West Monkton, St. Marys. Woodham, Britton, Grantoie Poplar Hill Lakeside, Carlingford, Downie, Norwich, Belgrave, Eotisl:fl- leit, Go de rfch, Ch rton, Greenway,, 1314 . dulph, Lucnn, Exeter Shakepeare, Hensttf, Wallace, Millbank, Donegal, Molesworth, Atwood and others, S. L. ireland,Stratford, presidedovet the 'public meeting'. Speakers mostly local Wren, Mayor Monteith, reviewed the hisloty Continued on Page 3