The Clinton New Era, 1916-06-08, Page 1THE
CLNIITON
Established 1865, Vol. 50, No. 50
C LINTON ONTARIO . THURSDAY
JUNE
8 1916 W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors arid Publishers
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COUN'CIL MEETING
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The regular meetiug of town=
Council was held on Monday, :All
members present except Councillor.
C. T. Wallis,
'Minutes atilast reg' ular meeting
and apoci II meetings helot 1 .st Week
were, read and , confirmed..
A letter was received' from the
Clinton Knitting Co.. about certain
lands :near the factory • ,iitd on
motion of Reeve Ford and Council-
lor Wiltse—That in reply to tom-
municatiou from Clinton ,Knitting
Co., we authorize the Mayor and
Clerk ,to co)nplelle sale to them at
price offered which is $150 Carrled,
A lettte,r from Major J.W. Shaw
M. 0.. of Clinton asking to be
relieved of his office during the
war and recommending Dr. Milton
Shaw, as his successor., l
On motion of Wiltse and'Hawkins
that in the event of getting the
consent ,of the Provincial Offieers.
Shaw be appointed toP
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Milton 1
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act as 1V1'. t:t. H, during the absence
of Dr .1, W, Shaw. The motion ,vas
carried.,
A, letter from the young Ladies'
Patriute Auxiliary asking for, arebate on the Mill. rent. The• letter
was J`yi,ed.
At letter froti the Clinton Public
Utilities Commission ;—At the last
meeting of the Public Utilities Com
mission the following_ resolution
was passed.—"That the Council be
otifi:ecl that the charge for pub-
licufountains unci. drinking taps
will be the same as for tire hyd-
rants, namely $10.00 ayetar.
_ On motion of Wiltse and lFord=
— _ All former motions regarding pay-
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recinded and that the Clerk be In-
structed to notify the Public Util-
ities .Commission that weconaiclee
the rate askedby them excessive,
and if they will not reduce said
rate, they must be cut off', Motion
carried. t t
The Kiltie Band and Pipers asked
for a 'grant of $200 for wee'cly
band concerts. ,
On motion of Hawkins and Shep
pard that this Council give agrant
of . $100 for weekly `band con-
certs to be played on Wednesday
eveltaings„ .
Bylaty No. 5, for 1016, was road
mitt ,;passed, to authorize the Trean
urer to borrow $15,000 to run the
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affairs until the trues tome
towns a h
due. L i t (-
' Street .Committee reportel that
the streets- -were cleaned and six
grates are ordered for sewers. Ow-
ing 'to etre wet weather other
Work has been held up.
The property Committee brought
in a report on the Library Park
and lively discussion followeu
which, left the whole affair over to
another meeting.
4 The motion by Councillors Fitz-
simous and Hawkins -that this
Council construct a eemceit tank
horses +a 'ettin
50 Of A Se
for fur ,o, t,
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i t � the sidewalk
re wet>7
a drink, L a
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from
+ Water
l the waste
curb,
. Miss Smith fountain !i be piped to
same. The ,)motion was lost.
The tFinauce Committee's repent
.f Wes read and carried. ,
+ On motion of Hawkins and
a Wiltse, the pay of Wm. McIntyre
+ of 40c per hour for watering the
+ streets, .he given. ,
On motion of Hawkins 0nrl
+ Wiltse, That this council purcltar,e'
dug tags, each owner of a. dog to
pay $1.00 each • owner of a hitch
+p to pay $3,00 ,as lreguliatted 'by.
+ statute. The chief constable to
j• be dog tax collector and to see
:that each owner pi -technics same or
destroy their dog. The constable
to retain 25c on each tag sold.
Council ,adjourned at 10.10.
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Kitchener: a Soldier and a' Man
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BORN JUNE 24th, 1850, AT CROTTER i10LSE BALLYLONOIIOPD
COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND ; .DIED JUNE 5th, 1916.
First Clinton Boy Kdled
Pte, Horner Cantelon Killed in
Action on May 22nd.
'Last SM. urda} inolnfng Wor,i
vt as received in town by Mr, Ar-
thui Currie,R.R. myilman, that his,
nephew, Pte,Romer Cantelon,
had ,been killed ,in action on the.
22nd ,of May
• The .young soldier had written.
a. letter ,on the 12th, his 22nd birtlh-
day,'' which has s'inee 'been received.
He ;loaned the 33rd' Battalion at
the commencement of that organi-
zation, :atn0 after a few months at
Leedom, went over in a draft, and
since last summer was fighting in
the trenches,
He was well liked by his asso-
ciates during his life :here, 'and.
all regret his. death.. This marks
the first death of Clinton boys at
the front.
Pte. Ernest huer Wed
Word utas recei;•ed by M and
Mrs. 'Huller of town, last 'Friday
morning, from Ottawa, stating
that their son, 1'te, Ernest J.11ulier
to
wasofficially
reported admitted
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No. 1 Canadian General 'Hospital,
'Staples. on May 20th, with wounds
in knee and hip„
Since then a letter has come
from the young soldier stating that
I he is doing alright and that his
nest 'bed companion is Pte. Ray
Holmes of Seatorth, who was else
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wounded .the tarn 3
"Heck's'• old 'friends will hope
for a speedy recovery
Pte Ing, Jackson Hes nn[i in Thigh
On Wednesday or this week, Mr.
Isaac Jackson received. word from
Ottsewa, that his son, Pte, Wm
Jackson, was le No. 2 Canadian
'Stationary 'Hospital with t gun-
shot Wound in the thigh.
No doubt Pte. Jackson was in
the big fight last week, as he was
with a Western Battalion. Be
Mined the machine gun section of
the 102nd Battalion at Winnipeg. He
is also a South African vetetran,
having served with the artillery
corps.
Pte. Jatekson's old friends hope
that he comes safely through his
wounds.
Stanley Girl Drowns at Hespeler
rHesiptiter, Jnne�l,—Aurled front on land. It was then they learned
dtheir seats in a ;big launch that one of the party was gone..Earl Kitchener Was Drownewhen the craft struck gasoline launch
tree in the swollen waters of the
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War Minister Was Aboard
Cruiser Hampshire, Sunk
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Stream .Dragged;
Speed ,River near here to -night, A Score of searchers soon began
• eight girls stauggled for life the wort: of ppatrolling the river
tall' o! Iitiig Mid eoitdttry witllouf aom• against the current and gained, the and till long afteroL
midnight the
pulsion, and the precipitous develop-'
toasee tile£nintlirmembeifeof their Mi e1 Clarlc9stfinnce,la13erliinayouug
runts that lid to the war round pont party swept away• to her death man, ,heard of the tragedy, .and
the people and the Government unank n the flood
mons Irl the verdict that of Khartoum. was the man to lead in
the recruiting and organization or, the
i came up to join inure hunt. The '
d[ t tl t Kitchene The drowned girl is Margaret i town o Ilespeler was aroused and
Clark, aged 21 veers, daughter of others gathered at Lhe dam to pee
Lancelot Clark, afarnter dear Bay- 'that the bode should not go over
field, Ont, She was one of a patty .unobserved•, Mr Otto Grant, of the
of nine I3eelin eirls who were Enamelware Company, ordered
Spending the evening in a cruise men from the night shift to go on
on 1 he river., Mr. John Baker, the duty on the river hanks. The
owner of the launch, was at the stream is high with recent rains
helm. Six of tno ,girls are em- and the current fairly swift. ,
ployoea. at Lang's store inBerlin. i Antons Lhc girls in the boat be -
1 sides ;Miss Clark 11I:ss Baker and
Trip. On Action i ;Miss \Vanliin were ri i'tas Smith. of
The boat had been up tithe river Berlin, and Miss Bertha l
anabacer
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some -distance, anti vvas on there- The girl who met her death was
Off Orkney islands necessary cant.
ORGANIZER OF THE EMPIRE
Creator of Britain's New Armi
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Had u
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Dazzling Career
For Empire's Crisis
Field Itterahal, Earl Kitchener of
Khartoum stood next to the late Lord
Roberts as the most admired military
idol in the British Empire. With the
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came
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fat g a
to be rear P it as England's greatest
ea soldier and the decision of the Govern-
ment
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received with � andata paint some three g
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unanimous approval. He was appoint miles from I•Tesdiele•t0 filen the tree teemed o party,
ed Secretary of Satre of War on Aug• was encountered, Ail 10 in the boat ar•esident of Berlin only a year or
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ust 8, 1814, a few days after Great were thrown into the water. The `,two, having come there as0saes
itchener, Secretary of State Britain's decrlaration of wax on Ger- branches of the tree which bald woman, foam her father's farm, 3
Earl K many, following a great outburst of caused ,the spill also served to save miles south of Bayfir d in Huron
Cabinet, with popular clamor. vv tether, Ir. Lancelot
lost on Monday, mental ol0iuc.r, for though Kitchener them they managed to clamber up Clark Will be informed of the drown
for War in the Britishbi L I It as not a aenli the lives of some for by grasping County. Ilex
his entire stat,. wao
June 6, when the cruiser Hampshire was a prove:) hero of many campaigns,
was sunit, north of Scotland. The first his personality was as impenetrable
as hardened steel, and he was not a
announcement was conveyed to the hero that could he loved; even the
world in an official statement issued 1 War Office had no pronounced liking
by the British Admiralty in London , for him, but on all sides there was
on Tuesday morning. The statement i edit encd anclpeal alto he lied doneato
follows; Admiral Jellicoe reports: "I : Increase the prestige and usefulness
have to report with deep regret that ; of the British Empire. As the war
Itis Majesty's ship Hampshire, Capt.- progressed ail Kitchener was aub-
Horbert J. Savin, R.N.,with Lord 1 i jetted to severe criticism, led by Lord
Kitchener and his staff on board, was Northcliffe. The Secretary was
sunk last night at about S p.m., to the1 charged with responsibility for failure
west o the Orkneys, either by a mine I to foresee the extraordinary demand
t
or a torpedo. Four boats were seen Ifor heavy shells, and as a result the
by observers on shore to leave the , Ministry of Munitions was formed,
w
ship, The wind as north-northwest, 'with David Lloyd -George at its head.
and heavy seas were running. Patrol 1 Earl Kitchener's responsibilities were
vessels and destroyers at once pro -1 further lessened by the appointment
Seeded to the spot and a party was of of General Sir William Robertson as
sent along the coast to search, but l chief or the Imperial State in Decem-
only some bodies and a capsized boat , bei of last year. It was, reported at
have been Lound, up to the present.
As the whole shore has been searched I tween Earl Kitchener and Field Mar-
fr• m the seaward I greatly fear that hal French, then in command of the
It isbelietved that "Ted" Rigsby
eon of Rev, Walter Rigsby, of Lain
beth, took part in the big naval
fight ,off Jul-innd, 0,tr, Rigsby; en-
listed in the navy shortly after the
war Ifeegaar,' and has been on tete
destroyer "Inconstant" of Admiral
Beatty's' scout squadron.. The Bri-
tish: (Admiralty annouinces that
Beatty's\ squadron took part in'tbe
fight.
The Now Era has published many
interesting letters from Me. Rigs-
by, written while on board E14I.S.
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' Otto each or., 1.15 per 'doz.
this time that friction had arisen be -
As
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there is little hope of there being any
bees
I British forces in France. Shortly after
survivors. Ni report has yet been I the appointment of Gen., Robertson,
received from the search party on Field Marshal French relinquished
shore. H.M.S. Hampshire was on her
way to Reale."
To Czar by Request
An official statement issued in. Lon-
don on Tuesday evening said that Earl
Kitchener was to have discussed Jim
pertain. military and 'financial ques-
tions with Emperor Nicholas. Earl
Kitchener was going to Russia at the
request: of the Russian Government.
intended t 1 nd at Arch,,.? 1 and
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his command, Sir William Robertson,
who was reported safe in London at
ithe .time of his chief's death. was im
mediately mentioned as logical suer,
Dessor.
When the news of the tragedy was
..aceived in London, the British War
Council was immediately convened.
stir Edward Grey, Reginald McKenna,
and David Lloyd -George were present
�t the Council. The belief that the
leeo a
vis)I Petrogrlid, and probably go to eaemy was directly responsible spread
Ititssiau front. His mission lead quickly and great was the mourning
the of muni- • he official nature and reliability
chiefly to do with the sulipl as t
trout L'or 1l.n,Jsla. The )ran e>;iioi+�'eil
of the reports was recognized. In a
Yevg hours... ie,wl o pi ,,1yete.ir�'
one
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ieatest�'
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of herg
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w0 g
who thus perished as he would have
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dive
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veto
wished, d
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les in the
dot
discharge of the highest
face of the enemy. His mission to
Russia was undoubtedly of the high -
to
ane ability
est'iiuportanco, his uncanny
co-ordinate and organize forces and to
impress personalities and peoples hav-
out of the water. Miss Clark failed tng ,at once.
to reach any such support and was Body Recovered
soon loaf to view in tlhe darlrness. l Word ,was received at Berlin on
Miss Pearl'. Wauklitt loaf her hold tFriday morning albout 0,30 of the
and would have gone to her death • recovery of the body., r
but , for the efforts of Mr. Baker=',Tuneral held Dionday. l
who went to her assistance and
helped ,her to the river bank i The remains of Margaret Clark
Baker's own daughter, Nettie,liad , were removed to her home near
already reached 'apiece of safety, ' Bayfield on .Saturday morning, The
DMeanwiiileL the cries of the party body was brought up from Hes-
attracted the attention of. Peter poler' ;Friday afternoon. A brief
Stobie and John Jones, who. with , service was held at the residence
some 15 boys, had just coeeludeda of Mrs Mary Eby, attended by
game of baseball not far away. friends of the deceased young
They rushed to the rescue and soon 'lady. The funeral was held
in
had,allthe girls And their boatman Bayfield ,on Monday afternoon.
udon
for the e re-
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.London to be back
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June 20.
opmriug of Parliament on
Accompanying Earl
Kitchener
as
staff were u h James form-
er courillor of the British Emass
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at Petrograd and former minister at
Sofia; 0. A. Fitzgerald, Earl Kit-
r.hener's private military secretary;
Brigadier -General fIllershaw and Sir
Frederick Donaldson technical advis-
�Cita�ElS�9dFMifc'�174t&a'BHti
3,11 +' a mark of appreciation of the
Local News
1/7llf4itt�-Y.v.v 4
tive in advancing all the inter -
Ieste of the church and especially
in the work of the Ladies Aid, As
KING'S BIRTHDAY
Saturday Ives the king'. birthday
value, ,of her services, and as 'a
token ,of the •high esteem in which
she is held by the members of the
society, the ladies took advantage
of the last meeting at which Dire
Allin could be present to present
hot with a rut glass pitcher ansa
and was observed in Clinton ns a: hank tum141ers, The prosegqtation was
holiday. All banks were closed during made by Mrs. h J. Gibbings an
the day. The town flag was ,tt the accompanied by an informals ad-
dress by the president of the W.
10.S, Mrs, .It. J Courtice, in wh'eh
she referred felicitously to the
kindly relations existing between
Mrs, ,Alin and the ladies of the
society, and expressed the good
wishes ,of all 1or her continued sue
cess in the many useful activitles
with whieli she has a,l'ways becitp .•
ideutidielll. After the presenter
tion tthe ladies sat down to a web
masthead.
SPECIAL MEETING
On Monday evening next, June I2th
at S o'clock p,m. there will be an open
meeting of the 'Women's Institute
held at the home of Mrs, James Dpi'
ford. Miss T. 13, Job, the summer
speaker for Women's Institutes will
the an address on "Economy in War
Time." All ladies are cordially invited laden ttrb a and while refreshments
to Ibis meeting. There will be mus'a were being a served many ltind:�'.
sad refreshments, references were made to nits..
and
Al n s excellent qualities
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CAVE ,Cvaluable servient in church aha
The gross receipts of hire 24th community, and matey were the re-
f er
200 ,and was 1 impend -
$177.08
27 ed that the In n
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M 1, rete P
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$177.08 was paid outfox expenses, in removal of Mr. Allin and gam -
the ,balance, $1.,095.52 was handed to fly from Clinton would deprive,
B t Bette
• e 1a
of th 1benefit of her as -
the bon i
, Combe.dies of
Col, the ladies
The fol owing letter was enclosed sistance, 'Mr and Mis. Allin take'
with the cheque- Clinton, June 7th with ;them t.o thelr new f' id of
labor the heavtiest good wishes for
i. ,
on their helpful
continued. saeaess1P
minintry.,
th
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untie
co Baal,
ed on 1(ilst Bat ,
ttat be
sous Col. Combo oY11f
Munitions. in
been den Lieut
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the Ministry
to t
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Organizer of Victory and no more than in recent montes' Dear Sir -As egleed41 the meeting
He
rbert
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Horatio Clintonn Spells
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At the age oof yourself and the p -
Beciief of the world-prominenye of Kitchener perished at the zenith of his Committee', T am enclosing a cheque.
the chief character in the tragedy the Kitchener
career whop, he had b e ht friendsaout 1 or $1096,52 This is given you on
use
stir- !the Empire andt you :ur-
rovO was hoot 10 with Empire
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fen throughout the Empire which. had 1 of a di valley and . pofvictory. chase �Vitht it two first-cass mess
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Of several things that entitle trees as the !
fain P
Kitchener o 0 place in w e o g n; ed The 11191ii11thetnew British armies armies may diropt, r '
the most notable is that he the a U, p '1 ours truly,
the iareest volunteer army world was almost completed when Earl Kit- I RATr
f left with his staff on a special
idden outbreak of the European war was only one of the maty. P... -e- 1'TATION.
in August,1914, the ranks of British ` the distinguished l,rilish officer had Societyof Ontario St.'
lighting men were quadrupled by ani found time since the war to undertake At the regular meeting of the
crease from less than 1,000,010 to and complete on betalf of the llied Ladies
idCoct,on ;Wednesday
in
nearly that
t uter All other hada pow- reports
Thera had been no recent
e tered the war had huge reports of Earl Kitclrener's move- afternoon -.a. 'large number .gf. the ens that nmeats. He wags last mentioned in the
when
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cable despatches of Friday, w
,}.gnt to SVestminst-er ,Palace ep leg
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has e , miss
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Treas., Sports Committee
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MINOR LOCALS.
%Lampe are on the gn intown.
Council met on Monday nigh.
rain on
n Itt itttlte ia1
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Sunday' evening ,
'rhe woollier has been slightly
Chilly the past few days.
June -the month of examinations
inthe schools,
The bowling season has opened
and .the lawn 'bowlers •ire en1oy1ug
themselves ma the green
June lst, 1571 -Post cards first
used in Canada.
,Thi New Era for balance of 1010
laches gatliewe far the purpose
saying farewell to 'Mrs. Allis ( for 50 ieents in advance. Toa:
Since coming to Clinton four years ought to take it or send into a,beent
ago, Mrs. Allin has 'been very me- Members pf the family L ,
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standing tandin armies and compulsory milt
tary service. Great Britain alone fat-
ed Inc' issue with confidence that its
'r peeple would readily respond to the