The Clinton New Era, 1916-11-02, Page 1THE CLINT
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CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY 'NOVEMBER 2 1916
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W. H. Kerr, Editor and Publisher
The New Era Wants the News From };very Sideline Each week
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G E T IN SHAPE
As the dull wet weather is approaching, you will do well
to gu/ rd carefully your health -Nat tires best gift,
For Colds -Use Renal' Cold Cure, 25c
For Coughs- Use Holmes Long Tonic, 25c.
For a Cold that is hard to shake -Use Renal! Cod Liver
Ott -it is easy to takeand it is ditlerent to most other
tasteless preparatngos in that there is not 24 per cent of
alcohol in it, You will find it very beneficial,
Best quality Drug Store The Rexall Store
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Capital Authorized . $25,000,000
Lapital;paid is 11,560.000
Reserve and undivided profits 13„2236,000
Total ,Assets - .. .... 234.000 000
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Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits
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CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000
96 Branches in Canada
A General Ranking Business Transacted
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The man who is wearing one of our $15
Suits is not subject 'to the unpleasant
reflection -that he might have gotten more
for his money elsewhere — fc.r that is im-
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Agent for C. P. R. Telegraph Co.
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More letters From
"Ted” Rigsby
HMS, Inconsta•nt•'Sept.l4th,19_G,
Dear Une1e.-1.irave for we.ks in
tended writing. you and auntie,
but have Waited until the worst;
was over 1 fluid a.letter return-
ed frons Prance to -day that, I had
writtenJack /Elie cousin, Jack
Lumsden of. Hamilton Ont, who.
was a7'M:C,A, representative c,t
the front, and who wast killed in.
the month of May 1 We had ar-
ranged and hoped to meet when
I was there -My day with
him atFolkestone will always re-
main green in my mind Every- ous, /wholehearted admiration
one treated me royally. -because T from the County whose a name it
was Jack's cousin( and guest proud.y haus
With regard to the' life in Cr -'nee,
I only got a, fleeting glimpse on eeypi `' fir.
my week's trip, but the thing that�� ren�� Society
struck me most forcibly was -It is
a place where every man's soul)
For king
end Country
The hearts of Ciintonians /win
be with the members of the 161,.1'
Battatle,on in their hong` absence
from I:te 'C'ounty, there is no
Hiner lsentimdnt to be •expressed
than "Good-bye, Good Luck, God
Bless you"' ' The battsilion, car-
ries with it the hope and love df
many homes L its efficiency ,ltas
been unquestioned, and it hashed
the loyal good wishes of every
citizen The battilionehould carry
with it the thought of ti gener-+,.
seems to be eullivated in spite of The annual meeting of the Chill -
the hardships they endure They dren's Aid Society for the county
seem to me to be .greater end more of Huron wild be held in Clinton,
masterful than ever possible under on Nov filth
peace conditions Even the most A program will be given in tire.
miserable specimens seem to take evening in the Town Hell Con -
on an air of firmness 'and self- sisting of a lantern talk by Mr M.
dependence, while everyone, in G Bliott; County Secretary. se -
spite of their arduous duties, has comparted by about one hundred
time to .stop) :and be kind w
to some slides showing' the ort: of the
one ,to
favorably situated Never Society in our own County -
have 1 seen the brotherhood of An address ;iv -1 beigiven by Rev
man so strongly implanted in a Mr Wren, M. A, of Brussels, on "A
body of men, nor the conscious Square Deal for our Boys ' .and
feeling of God's Fatherhood. so Gir$s'"
universally expressed as by some The :programme will include in
seemingly irreligious Tommy in 'addition several numbers by the
his dug -out ur in the night duties best local talent
trench Though one made no of The public are earnestly re -
fort to reachl the subject„ time and quested ,to keep this date in mird
time again different conversations We want all those who feel any
led to the one theme -our relation concern with, regard' to the clur-
to our Maker 1 could tell, you a acfer of the citizens of our town
number of stories bearing' out the and county; among, whom our boys
point /that "Tommy" is al changed and girls must 10 the fu`ure assoc-
man when at war , late nes men and women to show
It is 'natural that Jack, mutat their interest by their presence'at
have done a. grand work hmong the evening meeting'
the men Fie was the recipient of
everyone's trotubies Svhil.'^' yet in
England 'Ho no doubt cl'd more
when in,Fran:e then m ny eloqu-
ent clergymen do in a lifltinte
What his' reward is we know, but
in part I would, God knows, glad -1
ly beim' 1715 pllace Any man can
win adecoration if chance favors
him Our reward hereafter is no
chance affair, but 'comes as the.
night follows' the day, Could any The postal officials are linable
reward be too greet for the Mari, oft•hozasergeti td' get definite infer -
God -like ntteinments who, clic ,ae matitin as to sailings, and advise
our Saviour did, that others might immediate mailing to ensure oe-
live? That God should, so honor livery before Christrnes The fel-
ony family. in this world is, In m7 lowing statement was media--
mind,
ade.,-mind, a mark of His divine plea- "Under the present schedule,
sure and the: reward of n. elle- there is one sailing a week by the
time's labors Silty we all live wi'h direct Canadian route, and this
his memory ever before us as " an would ordinarily mean that for
ilnsjpira.tion to greater and bc►ter• delivery in the United lCingddm
deeds should be mailed not later than
] cannot feel that Jack is dead in time for despatch by steamer
Ho sailing. from Canada the week -end
is ever in my mind, and even
bleis passing seems but• a fleeting of Dec 1611. in 'order that delivery
eparasin Can it be that our might be effected before Christ.
e'quls tyre dormatlt? Perish 'the. mase There is, however. the
possibility of congestion in the
thought I belicvel our depart,•( British post ffice, particularlly is
friends are ream us May owe nee --regard to pacokages for soldiers, so
er drive them Stray by nnkind that the, earlier the mailing the
actions Dared we to voice the better if delivery is desired be-
sub-ionsfore Chrtetmas..this being rrticu
c ;'ous thoughts that so
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often recur; no one would' credit i for soidier.s on gthe ConttaAent
Those latter should be mailed as
early as possible, so that the
greatest possible latitude will be
afforded In crier to assure de-
livery before Christmas
Ottawa Gives Advice
as to Christmas Mail
There have been many enquiries
at Ottawa as to the forwarding of
Christmas mail to
C
anadia
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diem
dierin England `and Trance
them They are for ourselves to
•know; yeti `what comfort one gets
from that firm belief that We are
not allone but have withus, not
only a God of supreme love, but
those who are .ever so dear
and whq seem so anxious to make
Hurn t
thepathwaysmooth n Boys n
With love, CFD
Dear Dada -Well; leave is nearly--
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early-ly upon us, and I take the first'
train for the southwest coast 1
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BARGAINS.
These area few of many
Bargains for ora week only, --
Best Valencia Raisins ..._.115
Good cleaned Currants ..,20e
Shelled' Almonds . .50e
Shelled Walnuts 50c
Now cooking Pigg --. ,10e
Dromendary Dates, pkg 15e
Peels -Lemon, Orange
and Citron 30c.
Wagstaffe's Mincemeat,.2-1b
tins, per 'tin -..25e
Sterling Teat, 1 lb -,30e
Sterling Tea,, 5 lbs .-.- .-..1,40
Clanks Peanut Butter- We
uo'selling large quantities"
of .this at per lb ale
Granulated Sugar in 1001os
,sacks eat wholesale price
00 -Ib sack at wholesale price
3 bottles any kind essence 250
Crystal Domino Syrup ...20o
TH:ri 1111B GROCER
Phone 48 •
Casualty Slats
KILLED 1N ACTION,
Lochalsh
Pte A,J, Hamilton.
MISSING•.
n Old
Huron Boy
MR M, A. MACDONALD,, afo-m. r
AsEhfeield boy, who will in ail,
probability be attorney -Genera
in the new Liberal Cabinet rn
British Columbia He. is a law-
yer la'' profession.
A letter From A Mullett
Boy in England
Tho following interesting letter
was received by Mr and Mrs. J.
W Tamblyn of Hullett, from their
son, Sergt 1V, J Tamblyn, who
has been promoted to Staff Sergt
Shorncliffe, Eng ,
To thea Loved Ones at Horne, -
Well, another week hse gone
since I W=rote you last Flow time
does fly when one is so busy I am
training the football tenni, nad
have been getting thele out at six
in the morning for a half hour's
work, this. means extra; work but
it keeps me in; shape; then lam
on rho football committee, the
Sergt mess conn., and' the picture
corn With one thing, or another
I ant kept yery busy, not too
liiisy for when 1 ant 'tired T bail
just crawl Intel bed and sleep as
if I were rocked to sleep
In the last two weeks 'Lherehas
been some pleasant ,experiences
along with the work I told you
all eboub my trip to Ireland Then once more out of the trcnchEss, and
last week T had a. trip up to glad ,t0 be, alive without a scratch
Buxton, the New Ontario of Eng- This time 1 was in a. charge on the
land This place is a most de- Germans and we took the trenches
lightful 'spot in Northern Eng- that 'we went after auto a lot of
land and a spledid summer re- fellows got it going over from
sort our trenches to the Germans I
I think I told you in one of my didn't have tho pleasure of using
other letters tlraitj I am here as my bayonet on any Germans for
Divisional Wardmaster of the Med- they either heat it or surrendered
ical Division This division, is ¢i h han,l•s up eying'Mer_y com-
mode up of eight big tin huts, each rade"' You would' never .have
with full accommodation for 25 believed it if you didn't See them
patients They are now building do it Some 01 them put up a
another huge hut with accommo- scrap :though They had an officer
$ An.lng Oi tthemem
with a revolver
as soon ais the ki]'P.a' the officer,
Grandson Geta
Military Cross
Capt, (Dr) Harold Taylor, Grand-
son of Mrs. Kerr, Victoria st.
Gets Military Cross,
Por' conepicuous biavory 01) the
field, Capt' A. II. Taylor, medical
health °ff•cer of the f4th Battulioal as one of the marvels of valor and
VieloriN Rifles, <lrid son of :Dr staunch, unflinching resistance on
the part( of the heroic Frenchmen.
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Wilson or, Hughes for 11 S. Pre-
sident?
Canadian heroism, and bravrryls
not outdone by the 'best in the
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Verdun Will got down in history
Taylor, of Goderich, has been
awarded the military cross Such
was the text of a letter received
by his father from Col Gunn. com-
manding officer of the bttt,lion
The lctter in diseuesing thezrr•avc
act 'statecl thn't during a bitter
engagement :1lientenant of the
battalion ]rad his leg ,shot away
and was unable to be moved Capt.
Taylor alone left his station and
in the face of a heavy barrage fire
went out( and dressed the wound,
enabling. the Wounded officer to
be brought in
Dr Harold Taylor is a well-,
known young man in Goder'feh, be-
ing educated at Goderich Colleg-
iate Institute and a graclu'te of
the Tornoto'University in 1510 'Pe -
fore enlisting in the first cnntin-
gent he was medical superintend-
ent of Calgary General ''Hospital
Dr. Taylor is new eni°y*:ng a teat
at Boulogne Hospital, after 12
months' wort; in the trenches
The y=oung officer is n. grand-
son of Mrs Elizabeth Kerr, Vict-
oria Street, Clinton, and is well
known to a great many of our
citizens who are glad to hear of
his winning the Military Cross
Interesting letter
from Pte. Callander
Germans Show a Willingness to
Surrender'when they see the
Cold Steel Coming
The following letters' are from
Fto Lynn Callender, of Peterboro
and son' of Mr 3,11 Callander, a
former CI'nton hey _who is now on
the Potorbox•o Examiner, and the.
young,soldier dxrr' 's
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SiDavis'Silas D t rof town, and is also a
Printer by, trade, Mr, Davis'
other grandson-, Pte Fred Mulch,
.4. M.C. who was at Salonika, is
now in a hospital in 'England with
-fever The letters rends es fol-'
ionise--
Dean
on's;-Dear Father and Mother -I 'am
dation for fifty Besides these
buildings th e 7s tle.r
teheu;
dining ,hall, and several hospital
marquees
Our work here is mach different
than that carried on in an ordinary
'hospital This place is the head-,
quarters for over sixty auxiliary
hospitals As a result SVC are lit-
tle more than a clearing hospital
-patients are coming and going
all the time, and a compalrative
few are remaining any length of
time for treatment To -day, for
example, we sent out over sixty
from the, division and to -night we
are •almost full again of patients
baiting for openings in the vari-
us, hospitals' for which they are
estined, or perhaps waiting tor
heir discharge from the' army
A5 a rule the patients we handle
ave come through the worst of
blmeir 'sickness ands 'are going to
r from convalescent
homes They
are at just that 'state where they
thould be getting around and
onjoying life, awl as soon as they
get to the homes they' will have
ad the pleasure of visil'ing many
of these places Many of them
, Brussels o
Pte John Passmore, enlisted in d
'West the
WOUNDED
Seaforth , h
Pte Fred. McCa.uiey ,'
Goderich'
Pte E. Laws, '' I
llippen, 1 s
Pte tF. Richardson,
Nile
Pte R. Wilson, It
Leeburn
Pte 17. W. McCann
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The meeting this 'tte:,l: will he a
business electing begin -elm; .at 3
&clock Everybody •
to f ybody welcome;
everybody come
Will the knitters please bring
frnrs'hecl work in 0n Friday ns the
Society purpose shipping about
the middle of the month,
The New , �hc. �l 6.68' E 1'a
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News matter mailed to The
New Ere in unsettled enveiof es
does not come under the postai1
classification of letters' anal will
require h
not c trt t e s rectal war u.�
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the, men 5u'ren'ered,but most cf
that 'bunch, were killed They had
been tt'hrowiug1 bombs at us, , and
fell in aisheil hole that I was shoot
ing from, but it 'didn't explode,
which was= lucky for rue, for if it
hard I would have been killed Most
likely I noticed one or two poor
fei3.ws topple' over right beside
me bust• l are Oaf. iy thrro,, glf 'eve. ry-
thing, You will likely see in the
papers of the chsrge of the 232d
and how they were cut 'n,p in it
Well, I was in that 'charge aiiite
a lit of honour was heaped upon
us for it The British, said we
we nouldn't take that trench, but
WO 'showed, them, and afterwards
id W
,sa
they c were reenter devils to
ecare the Germans like we did It
was a success all 'through Some
had Germans a 17 'their undorcything
off looking for vermin, and it was
funny t.05ee how seared they look-
ed they ,expected no mercy from.
Canadians, but we took a lot of
prisoners We Were in the trench4i
es eleven days not always at the
front lino, but hlways under shell
fire in reserve trenches Well 'I
am glad to be out alive: and` I
guess you twill be glacl; to hear it
too Your 'second box Inst came
in right and 'say the candy was
great I Dawe a piece in my mouth
now, so you, see they' -reach me all
right I got quite a lot of mail
tt hen I got out I guess the war
will last cli winter, but 1 wish I
could'walk "home for Christmas
"nt to tell
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you T tt you a
follow net er,•th:nks of hnmSeli in
a charge • LYNN.
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Writingeagain after another term
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Our guess is that. Germany will
use their submarine fleet once 'too
often e oaf Norwegiaar shipping and
may receive a cuff in the ear for
the crazy role they are playing
Infantile peraTtysis is becom
ing so common the authorities
should regard it as a National
menace to the. people an:l set the
wheels in motion along the line of
Prevention with a vigor that would
mean something
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It is said the Provincial Govern-
ment will donate $125,006 to the
Byron Sanatorium at Springirank,
London, for constr=uction of a 1101156
ing in which to care tor soldiers
suffering from tuberculosis Work
will likely commence at once
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Down in:lientuekv come of the
supporters of President 'Woodrow
Wilson say that Candidate 'Hughes
is given to "pussyfooting,'' try
ing to be on, both sides at one
time You don't require to go tee
Kentucky to find some of that
kind of folk, however, as a num-
ber of them live in Canada and
have "pussyfooting" down to a
science •
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Tho generosity of the response
to the British Red "Cross is ample
evidence that; the sons of the Em-'
pire are true to the trust reposed
in thorn To raise such large rums
proves the readiness of thei rank
and file ito7;end' attend to the
Motherland in her hour of neon
Such aspirit and respons.' cannot
fail to knit together in a bond that
cannot be sepsratetl the colonie8
of the British Nation
If your heart 'beats rapidly over
the danger of Roumania, being
wiped off the map by the Gorman -
Austrian tunny one of the best
ways to defeat the latter is to ens
list and do your, t1bit" for the
Allies Such a coarse would prove'
your practical interest in the
cause A million more wren' are
Stilted for sa there's plenty of
room fox+ a place in the ranks yet.
`-People owe a great debt of grat-
itude to the Editor of the Guelph
McrcuiY, for relating his eap; ri:nee
and perchance saving them_ irexns
a clilernna Re remarks; - Fifty,
years ago there used to be pante
made for, men that world last for.
ten years Them was the grand
old fays When a person wears
'em for about ten weeks row hers
geared preen to stoop over
/without making sure first that no
person's lookin"
Frontier Wm Martin,_ of Sas-+
k c.he a w n
at s
h issued es
n ucd a m re
to f stn:
that speaks right out as to what:
his intentions . are as the •11�w.
leader and 'what be .hopes 'his
government will be able to accom-
plish in the interests• of the pee-.
Pie We wish him good lack inhie
man,Y program which should mean'
much to Saskatchewan' in better
laws and unproved conditions.
The new Premier asks the hearty
support of the yeomen as well 05
the sterner sex
Owners of automobiles in some
of the cities( are pestered to death.
with a nervy, gang. of young men'
and women who help theansel-a
ves to the buzz 'wagons without
asking permission' or caring. how.
much it incommodes the propriee
tors A Month! in jail would cool'
the most of the joy riders off umese
they had "rats in their garret„'
and a even then such silly,
people would be safer under • re-
straint than risking the life of
people on the streets
November tithe and 9th are the
dates set. Apart for the annuli Con
vention of the Westerly Ontario'
Woman s'Inst_tutes in Lon=don Th,,
program stew, out ' a,liet o8 'topics
patriotic arnd practical which 'Will.
no doubt, be well threshedout by;
delegates A spilendid work has
been wrought by the Women's In-
stitute and one good, 'point in its
favor is the scope it occupies, un.:
hindered by party, 'nationali'.y or
creed 'It deserves hearty eom-
mondation and loyal support
Flow foolish q
r.
n those lnaznrdous
trips taken by seamen after navi-
gation should properly be closed..
for the Pall Surely the tell, ref,
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