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Established 'I 865, Vol. 52, NO. 9 CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST, 30th, 1917
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THE STORY OF "THE BUFFS"
The Editor of The New Era is in -
dated to Pte. Norman Fitzsimons for a
very beautiful and most Interesting
booklet "A Short History of the Buffs."
One feature of the history of The Buffs
during the present war is the exten-
sion of the old Kentish regiment's con-
nection with the Dominion of Canada.
A battalion knoWn as the "198th Bat-
talion Canadian Buffs" was raised in
Toronto during the early months of
1916, The name was duly authorized
by the Canadian Minister of Militia
:old the use of The Buff's regi JUS
badges was approved by the Imperial
authorities, His .Majesty giving his
gracious permission. On May 1 1th of
this year the Canadian Buffs were
sent to Whitley Camp and became the
fourth battalion of the 15 th Canadian
Infantry Brigade, On Empire Day
their colors were deposited in Canter-
bury Cathedral. The conunanding
officer of the Canadian Buffs is Lt. -
Colonel John A. Cooper, who is also
an old Clinton boy,
The Buffs have an ancient an hon-
orable history, Their first parade was
on the 1st of May, 1 572, before Queen
Elizabeth, Bu 1 it was not until 1 782
that the regiment became associated
with East Kent, The Buffs for 75
years were engaged in Holland in the
fight against Spanish domination. With
the Peninsular War their name is in-
separably connected.
At Albuera (.1 6th May, iSt 10 the
regiment was charging the French Mrs. Cole, of Wayne, Mich., is the at the home of Mr, D. 1'!, on Toronto Globet—Mrs. C. C. Rance
colunins when it was itself attacked guest of her sister, Mrs. T, Johnson, Sunday. is visiting Mrs, Luther Breck in King -
in rear and almost annihilated, losing
20 oilier, and 624 n.c, officers and Victoria street, and her aged parents, tL11 Winnie O'Neil returned home stun.
men. A tierce tight took place round Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Cole, Base Line. from her holiday trip on Saturday and Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Mason are
the colors, Ensign Thomas, carrying Rev. and Mrs, J. E. Ford of Goderich,
the regimental colors, and the escort Ontario, announce the engagement of
were killed. The color was recovered
later in the day by the Royal Fusiliers their daughter, Helen, to Mr, W. J.
and restored to the regiment. Ensign Scott of Beaverton, Ontario, the mar-
t Manus.,
Over The TeewCgs
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MISS RUCia is vialting
Mr, James Snell was a
last week, friends 111 town,
Miss Jean Bogie, of Goderich, is Miss Alice Sloman, of C, W, Brown's
visiting her aunt in town, Store was a visitor with friends at To -
Mr. Thomas Archer 'was a visitor ronto and Kingston,
at Flint, Mich. Mrs, Miller of Indian Head is visiting miss Amy Bayer is holidaying al
eumeo visitor her sister Mrs, S. Evans, and other London.
Trepch, of Teeawater, was in
town on Tuesday, .
Mrs, Itugh 'Ross was a week end
visitor it W'
51 Blyth one day last week,
School Inspector Dr, Field, of Code -
rich, was in town on Saturday,
Miss Young, of Brantford, is the
guest of his, James Dunford,
Blyth Standard:—Air, Robt. Mason,
of Clinton, is a guest at the Q ueens.
Miss Christina McDougall, of Hen -
sail, was the guest of her friend, Miss
Eileen Atkinson, last week.
Miss Violet Argent and Miss Laura
Jervis were visitors last week at Code -
Mr, John Derry, Is representative of
Court No, 87, A. 0, F, at High Court
itt Brantford this week.
Mrs. 11, Kennedy, of Clinton, .Is re-
newing old acquaintances in and a-
round the village of Staffs, •
Mrs, Eddy, formerly Miss Isabel
Foote, of Beaver Mines, Albt., is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs. 0, 13. Hale,
Exeter Advocatei—Mr. Johnston, of
Clinton, was the guest of his brother-
in4aw; Mr Bruce Medd, this week,
rich, with the latter's sister, Mrs, John Mr. 13. J. Gibbings is in Toronto hay -
C. Currie, ing charge of the Doherty Piano Ex -
Mrs. Doherty and daughter Shirley, hibit at the Canadian National Exhibi-
of London, are visiting* Mrs. T. John- 110n.
son, and Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Cole, of Blyth Standard:—Mr, 4, T. Cooper
the Base Line, and mother, of Clinton, were guests
Miss Helen Rodaway returned to
Battle Creek, Mich,
Miss Smith is attending the talinery
openings at Toronto.
Mr. Win. Cudmore, of Seaforth, was
in town on Wednesday.
Alias Whiffle Thompson is visiting
at Detroit with friends,
Principal Naylor of Seaforth P. S.,
was in town on Saturday,
Rev. and Mrs. J. A, Robinson return-
ed on Monday from their holiday visit.
Mr, and Mrs, W. Brydone returned
home this week from their Muskoka
trip.
Miss Eva Stephenson returned to
Port Arthur where she Will teach tiffs,
Fall
Walsh carrying the King's color was riage to take place quietly she last of
wounded and taken p risoner, but Lt. August,
Latham rushing forward seized the
Mrs. a
color and defended it with heroic gal -
Spencer 54 Miss Myrtle, of
lantry. Half his face and left aroKingston, were visitors with ,Mr. and
were severed by sabre cuts, but drop- Mrs, le. Marshall, Rattenbury street,
ping his sword he grasped the staff
withhis right hand. He was thrown
down ;Ind pierced with lances, but he
hold on 10 the color, till at that mo-
ment the British cavalry arriving,
dr,,ye away his assailants, He then
'colicraled it found his waist, where it
found after the battle. Lieut.
Liitha in recovered from his wounds
and lived for many years to wear the
ss,ld i,,.dal which his brother officers
pregented to him for his gallantry,
in the China War of 8(i1 Private
Alorse. led Battalion, The Buffs, was
CaPthred tOltether with some 'Alen
camp followers. On being brought
:1 re the Tartar General they were
oroeged 1 prostrate themselves in
1,6 '2 of submission. The Indians
but Private, 3t vee refused
is once more "on the job" lit the Hub
grocery,
Exeter Time.ss—Mrs. Acme and child
of Winnipeg. and Mrs. Agnew, of Clin-
wn, were the guests of Air. and Mrs. Inery season.
11. T. Rowe over Sunday, Mr, John Sutter, spent the week end
Seafisrth News:—Mis and Mrs. Grieve with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
lind family spent Sunday near Clinton Sutter, Stratford,
Wingham John Steven- Airs, Ph,ienix and .Master Robert, of
Hamilton. are visiting with the former's
mother, Mrs., R. J. Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and family
Parkhill, were week end visitors with
Mr. and Mrs, Davies, Huron St.
Mrs. Wm. Agnew and son, Donald,
of Vancouver. B. C., are guests with
Fey. and Airs. Agnew, Ontario St.
Parsonage.
Stratton' Herald, —Rev. l'ather
Dunne has returned to assume his
duties as curate at SL Joseph's church
titer an alienee Ill several veeks ov.-
ng to ill "lealth
Rey. A. E. Jones ra,,tored op front
tiand Bend on MIS 1: evenint; ty., be
present at the reception for the
Indents t,1 the Model Schul,1 held -.it
the Wesley Epworth League.
Aliss Mary J. Pulie, dauellter
Mr and Mrs, Robert 11. Ines. of Tor.
visiting in Romeo, Mich., for- a few
weeks.
hiss Violet Argent has accepted a
position at Hensall during the fall mill -
last week. Mr. Spencer, who is chief 501. 01 Clinton. WaS visiting for over
engineer on the Alariska which is haul- Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Edward
ing grain to Goderich. also spent 1 day th'smait.
or so here. Airs. Llley Howard. of Exeter, an-
Goderich Signah—Mr. anti Mrs. W.. pounces the engagement of her daug-
IS Saunders and Mr. and Mrs. R. 11tor, i'forenee Winona. ici Mr, Vicom
Rumba!' motored to Ilamilt:n on Sat- • Coleman French 1;1 Wetaskiwin, Alta.,
urday, returning ,n1 SundaY. While at The marriage 1,1 take place early in
Hamilton they were the guests of Mr. September.
and Mrs: Kenneth Chowen, They say
thc cotot try presents at magnificent ap-
nearanee, the grain and other crops
being unusually fine.
Walkerton Telescope: Walkerton
friends enjoyed a short visit this week Here Heath House, Dasenham, ling -
from Mr. C. 13. Leppard, former prin- land. The marriage to take place
and was warned that it he persisted sips] ;,s the public seh,„01, Mr. Lep. quietly in September,
in his r:fusal he would be killed. Ile
,I4ain refused. saving, •,"1 le would Pa'd' wh" "uw t`'acitiltg at CallOrY, •
Sir. Earl Steep, son 1 Mr. David s
and has been taking as summer course Steep of the Huron Road mei with
at Queen's University, Kingston, came, a very painful accident. While at his
up over the week end. tin Sunday he' work in the 0. T R. shops in Strat-
addressed the scholars ol the Aletho. lord, at wheel' struck his hand injur- 1onto, and former's. of Clinton, left on
dist Sunday School whom he had not ing it so badly that the ends of his Wednesday for Port Arthur where she
Keiltish hoPfiehis l'',1111,1 1,1111 Se"'" SCSI since he Ivits superimtendent four !lagers had to be removed. Ile was able will have charge ..5 the Household Sci.
ed
Ldreams to come and years ago.—Alr. Leppert' is Well k/lOW11 to come home where he will spend 2L OWL! Dnt epartmein the Collegiate,
ike go,
0, many in Clintien.- few weeks.
NV1.,15 leagues 61 cherry blossom Continued on Page 2.
The engagement is announced ,f
Ruby Irene, younger daughter of the
late Rev. 0. Al, Kitty and Airs. Kit-
ty. Clinton, to Mr. Alfred Alorelon,
son of Mr. and Airs„Alfred Aloreton, i
rather die than disgrace his country."
ue was then beheaded. Sir Francis
ileailings Doyle has related the inci-
dent a poem which includes the lot -
191151 VOrs•es:—
gleamed
( Me sheet of living snow;
The smoke above his Father's door
In grey soft eddying hung;
Must Is, then fall to rise no more.
Thunned by himself, so young?
It must not he; with heart like steel
Ile put the vision by;
Lot fawning Indians whine and kneel,
The English lad must die.
Aye! tear his body limb front limb,
Bring axe, or cord, or tlaine,
lie only knows that not through him
Shall England come to shame.
So with a heart that would not shrink.
With knee to man unbent, •
Unfaltering on its dreadful brink,
To his red grave he went.
Vain1 mightiest fleets of iron framed
Vain! those all shattering gunsl
Unless proud England keep untamed
The strong heart id her sons.
So lel his name through Europe ring!
A man on mean estate,
Who died as firm as Sparta's King,
Because his soul was great,
Minor Locals,
Have you got your coal yet?
' Schools reopen on Tuesday next.
Holiday hours at the Postotlice on
Monday.
Toronto Fair is the attraction for
many in this se.ction,
Band and Patriotic Garden Party to-
night.
0, 0, F. church service on Sunday
evening at Willis church.
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By Scattering Mines Broadcast Germany Has Endangered Lives of All Who Sail the Serge So,' Lang After
The War Ends.
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LONDON, July 21.—Every0ne who
travels by sea will be in peril of sudden
death for months after the war is over
This is no mere scare -mongering
assertion. It is a fast well known to
all the Admiralties and all the ship-
owners of the world, 11 is a dangerous
situation that will have 10 be faced
by everyone whose business takes hint
on the great waters.
The peril will come from lost mines.
Mines are lost nearly every day from
one or other of the mine-tields laid
by the belligerents, and once a mine is
loose it drifts about at the mercy of
the currents, a never -ceasing danger
to shipping, more perilous than any
derelict vess61 and giving less warning
of its presence than the smatiest.
iee-
herg.
Mines have been used in this war
as never before in the bistory of the
world, • but we can find a hint of
what may be expected in the days to
come if we study the aftermath of
the Russo-Japenese war Neither
side used one one-hulldeedth part as
many mines in that contest as have
been sown in the seas since. August,
1911, but even then there was peril.
The Russian steamer Varyag struck
a mine of Viedivostock on Oct, 21,
191h—a year after peace had been
signed—and of the 200 souls on
board only 60 were saved. There
were other instances less disastrous.
and Mlle men who remember those
incidents are wonderihg wha1. after -
the -war toll the mines left in the sea
by this much greater conflict will ex-
act from the world's shipping
11 was agreed by all the na-
tions In 1907 that the Use of mines
must be governed by certain safe•
guards for the sake of innocent ship-
ping Among the rules laid down Were
the following:
All unanchored mines must beCoMe
harmless an Imnr after they are placed
in the water.
All anchored mines utast become
harmless as soon as they break away
iron) their anchorage.
These., however, were only paper
agreements. It was open to any na-
tion without a conscience to disre-
gard them, and Germany has done so
consistently front the beginning of
the war. In the same way- she has
ignored the convention that isil tor-
pedoesshall be Of a type bewailing
harmlessif they reach tb.e end of the
run without striking Me object al
which they were aimed Time and
again from the waters of the north
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sea and the English channel, Ger-
i man torpedoes have been fished up
, that were still "alive" and as dan-
gerous as ever, The French Admir-
alty officially has indicated that Ger-
man torpedoes even have been found
with the safely apparatus deliberate-
ly jammed so as to turn the torpedo
into a 8265159 mine if it missed the
ship at which it was lired.
HUNDREDS OF LOST MINES
Some idea of the extent' to which
mines break loose is given by figures
published by the Dutch and Danish
govern melts.
In two years more than 500 mines
drgled ashore on the coast ce' Jut-
land. Up to March 1, 105, accord-
ing to the Dutch tigures, 117 had been
washed up on the shores of Holland,
and bY the end of the following twelve
I ' •A GERMAN BEA.MINE
1S1� 1tintittg brioleinetits4 tho Oormatis
st a i
pettre of one' of the death -
l ate lilting to PrOtetit their eount,s,
'Mins far t.hey have been seared de.
karoollv6 to theteltaiittnen that war
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freataele.
months the total had risen to ,1 8
.These were officially classuled as uo-
lows•• .18-1 British, 58 French, 1 7 5
C3ernian, 201 unknown,
All British and French mines are
clearly marked \vith the country of
their origin, so that the inference is
that the "unknown" 201 were Ger-
man. The Dutch govern 11511 1, being
neutral, carefully avoided indicating
land which were still "alive" but it
was known in diplomatic circles
that very few of the German mines
we
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gaie Norwegian government
has drawn attention to the fact that
many mines break away. and the wat •
era round Heligoland, and drift as tar
asnNavo;hag:wegotlaid any
iaiiiicoasLSince the
13rilitsjie h.mines in
the Bight it is obvious that these wan-
dering assassins also must be of Ger-
man origin.
It only• single mines that
break loose . In March of last year
the Swedish government iseued
warni ntr that seviaisil. hundred Mines
1111(1 become detached from their an-
chorage heal' Karlscrona, in the Bal.
tic, and were drifting about, to the
dire peril of all shipping,
Again, in the past winter, Sweden
had to annotate51 that a whole mine-
field had broken loose in the Baltic,
and to warn ships not to proceed
until an effort had been made to
sweep the waters in which the mines
were drifting. The Arctic has been
strewn with loose mines more than
once by German submarines, and
anybody who knows the currents of
that sea will realize hoW far those
engines of destruction May be carried
before they drift ashore or stumble
against the side Of 501115 ship, carry-
ing death and destruction with them.
As showing tile cu rio us ways in
which floating Mi.nes are distributed
by the unchangingcurrents of "the
sea, it may be menticned that - these •
was at 095 time a large. Influx of
Mines into, . the almost Wholly. shets
tared waters of the Zuycier Zee, Flol.
land's little inland ocean.'
Ail SEAS PERILOUS
There is suerdelY'iti ocean' of "the
world that. has not some mines float-
ing -about t it.• -The,Mediterranean .is
about es•.perilous as the North Sea,
because the „Austrian mines that have
floated into it out Of the 'Adriatic, and
the Turkish mines that Were loosed in
the rapidcurreitt '0( the Dardanelles 10
Continued and rage gr,
Flt. -Le, Frank Foster Killed i Action.,
WON was received by Itis aunt, Mrs.
Joseph Copp, on Monday evening
se from Goderich that
Flight-Lieuts Foster
was killed in action
on August 23rd but
no other particul-
ars were given.
Lieut, Foster was
the son oI Mr, algid
Mrs. Adair' Foster,
of GoderiCh, and
was born in Clin-
Fit...Lt. Foster ton and itt-
tended the public school and Collegiate
Institute before the family moved to
Goderich.
In The New Era of April 26th we
published a letter from him which, de-
scribes his first solo in the air. An
account Was also given in July Stit
of having delivered Toronto papers
from his aeroplane to the boys in the
Trenches.
He was a graduate of Toronto Uni-
versity and had one year more to put
in at law.
To the family the sympathy of the
community goes out to the family in
their bereavement,'
C. V. DOHERTY WOUNDED,
Second Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Doherty now Wounded in
Big War.
Word was received on Tuesday moms.
ing by Mr, W. Doherty that Pte. C.
Victor Doherty, who went oterseas
with the ,loth Battalion of Calgary,
haat 'seen wounded at the Battle of
LOOS.
The young soldier got into the
ttenchd; about Jule 15c9
Al, Doherty who WAS Wolin/led some
time ago. is now in the Calladhill HrIS.
pital in Ensland and is having electrical
treatment fur his left hand u.hich was
shattered recently.
'the old fiends of both boys in Clin-
ton, will hoe,i for a speedy rycovery
be both.
SArti,,MY EP.ONN MES
FTIOM W3ITNDS
Por,tylzt 1,3"..4st B Gi'ssIL, fos,
1 -!Js 17.,:ng anti ',_.'"otan:ry.
receivel the sud news
,:uncia.:. that his Sm., pie, 0.
14.1 v.,,iir.t.„ re-
ceived in a recent en.,,;q.cm.ni
yran co.
ins:,•..c! on Saturday li1.1 been re-
5:1;:ia9 he was dangcrously 111 izt.
61 tog:Thai sutlering irtine
wonntis in the, face.
Pie Brow, • ,t1 with
Hurons MI en the Battalion was ,e
I ised, and tooo
k up thg class wn: aid
as a yergeant. When the Bar -
talion wen0 overseas he dropped buck
the r;:nks and went across to yre„nae;
Ile vas a respectable voune mar
Well liked by his associates in and
arolinci Clinton.
gni Boys h
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LHILS
Cosuaity
KILLED IN ACTION
Lieut. R. C. Howson, Wingham
DIED OF WOUNDS
Pte. S 11, Brown, Clinton.
WOUNDED
Lt, William Proudfoot, Goderich
Pte, C W. Holines, Winghem.
Pte l-larry Parsons, Exeter.
Pte. A Stead. Goderich,
Pte. C. 'V. Doherty, Calgary.( son ot;
W, Doherty, Clinton.
A WEEK IN CLINTON
Away et Myth.
A enuplo of rinks of howlers were .5(
way to 131yth on Wednesday /0!` 11
friendl'y game of bowies.
Entertained Class.
Principal Bouck, of the Model Schoed
entertained the 1917 class at his home,
(in Wednesday evening. A pleasant
evening was spent by all.
Putting in Door.
The Clinton Motor Car Works is
having a large door put in on King Si
so that auttny mae enter from thy Main
street into the shop.
Improvements
The house of Mr. A. J. llolh‘W:ly 1:4
115111,9 r,slil),rIej,
Mr Jack Elliott is haring his hynde
shingled,
The double house occupied hs Mr.
C. t„onnor and Mr. A. Taylor has heal
newly shingled.
Oldest hoy'Dead.
Allan Marks Gibson, oldest son of
Dr. and Mrs. -Gibson of Sault Ste. Marie.
passed away last 'rhursday at the age.
of , 17 years. Meningitis was itic
cause of his death. 'rile young 14-s.
was a nephew of Mr, George Mac-
Lennan and the Misses McLennan of
town.
Winning Out West.
Mr. and Mrs. Wausau 'Teldnitt,
Druid, Saak,, attended the Jlenty Fairy
and out of 52 entries took 11 pri2es
.mrs, ffebbutt got •3rcl prize for iOits
crock butter; and 2nd prize of 5 o,,it
prints. Mr, Tebbutt got three firsts and
one 515014 for grain; three- firsts, One
second and one third 011 horses. Mr,
Tebbutt is a brother of Mrs. A.
Wilkin 01 105611,