HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-07-15, Page 1Estalliished''1865,; Vol. 50, No. 3
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CLINTON ONTARIO T HURSDAY
JULY 15 1915
W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publishers
`We require more men and stili more men, but the situation in this respect i6 immeasurably better now than it was tem;
nths ago. The military position to -day, however, is as serious as it was then." The foregoing was the keynote of Earl.
tchener's Speech to influence recruiting. These are very significant words. LET IIITRON DO HER SHARE.
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Colors For The 33rd Battalion
Sir John Hendrie
to Make the Presentation
Thci_ presentation of colors to
the 33rd. Battalion by the .Diauglr-
ters of the Empire of London will
take place on July 21. Sir John
tIendrie, the lieutenat-governor' of
Ontario will make the presentation
and it liaa been iarranged, that a
luncheon will be tendered to Lcdy
Hendrie and Miss'Herd:'h4 by the
Daughters of the Empire at the
London 13t}nt` Club while the staff
'officers and civic authorities will
aim! entertain Sir John Henclrie
These alrangemnts were ann'oune
eel at the meeting of the Municipal
" l Chapter yesterday at which 11Irs.
Dover, presided. Reports were
also received from various emu -
tees( hating in charge the linen
shower and other activities of the
'order.
Col.The)•1o11.J•S'Heridrie
LI EUT, GOVERNOR
Huron Old Boys Picnic at Toronto
Tha second annual pien`e of the
Huron Old Boys, of Toronto \vas t
held) at Centre Island. on Thurs-
day last, and was a daeided sue -1
cess. The rain had been heavy the
day before that many were doubt
fui about going, but Thursday
broke bright' and clear, and at tieI
bout 4 p. m. Huron, people began tr
rearn ,off the ferry boats in
'tow s. A sp en id program of
Sportk had been' arranged under a
competent committee, rand all
kinds, of trach races and games
were indulged in until about 6.30
when everybody( sat down to an
ample, and well, prepared suppler
which was followed by the distribu
tion of prizes' and a game of fair.
door baseball,
I1 would be impossible to men
tion all who were present, but a
few. names (the wives behig includ-
ed) will indicate the scope of those
present; -Major Beck, R. Rasb.dl,
Harry Clucas, Dr. Sloan, Robert
Continued Ion page 2.
A New Era in Saskatchewan
A new era has opened in the
Province of Seskatchena.m. On
the first of this( month' Canada's
l iri.hday all the barrooms closed to
remain' closet] until a vote of
the people calls for a reivsion lo
license. Thil is a very fine step
forward. Thu • provincial license
has containde certain so called lo-
cal 'option clauses. These how-
ever were,hcdgo,:f about with s,o
many difficulties, that they were
rendered practically, useless. Mr.
C. B. Kenleyside, Secretary -of,
Saskatehewct_1 Rural and Social Re
form Longue, waiting a few years
age) told -of some of the obstacles }
which lay in the path of thosewho
scughtl to clean the province up,
by means 'or local option. A. pe,
lition signed by one hundredvoters
in cities c r ;by twenty-five else
where, presented to municipal conn
oils brought the matter of local
prohibition before those bodies,
Continued on page 0
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'organ of. the Civ it Servants' of the
Dominion has the following editor
Hal referenceto a well-known
Clintonia.n.
The appointment of Mr. R. H.
Coates to the position of Dominion
Statistician and Controller of the
Census- is importance to readers
of Ther Civilian• in so many :whys
that it is. difficult to deal • with
it within, the space of an edlitori,:al
article,
In the first place, this appoint-
ment should help to attract to
the Civil Ser,iee the very be.A.
men in the{ °_pantry, for it proves',
that the service. Offers \au•eei-
cven to those of the highest gifts
and qualifications, Mr. Coates
hes beer4 in the service brag y
more 'than, a dozen years: Tie is
still a young man with a lifetime
of usefulness aleadhim. of His
ad'vaneel has been (steady aa•d
every step has been won by sl "orn.
merit. Ho has had his special diff]
eulties, to overcome, and his ca-
reer is no't at all a mere freak
fortune. In the Civil Set vice as
in the world at large the good
man does not always! win, but the
fact that he wins sometimes is an
encouragement to! all Who; seek to
advance by moria 'as against those
who merely seek to advance And
it is no exaggeration to say that
to no citizen of Canada is Opened
better hope of a career of the high
est usefulness` than isl "offered to
Coats. The specialty of
statistics which ha t has made his
own offers the means most favour-,
ed by the thought of our time for
the scientific solution of our great-
) Continued on page 2. •
The Glorious Twelfth Celebrated
Monday mornin was none to
bright or the L.O. L. Ineui'.,evebut
Moto whq decided to go to Liman
were upbright and early and her ded
by the Fife and( DruM, Band march
oct• t'o• the station,. and ,caught ;the
Special, Other members took the
L.H.,54 B. to Loudon 'while a big
crowd accompanied by 4th con Gocl
rich tfp;, iFif e and Drum; ban dawea t to.
Wingham on the 11 a. m. train. The
rest'of the day inn + (Clinton was
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quiet,
'.. bout 8A6. the Special returned
from Wingham .end at 9.30 the
Band was h'omsl, front-Lnelsn and
gavel several selectins et the L. 0.
L.rooms. andalso
at an the, e band rloblom
Mr. Arth
ut Curry, the Royal Mail
courier gave an exhibition of the
old time drumming, to help eele'-
brate) his 12th, after (going over
his mail route: Her received great
applause for his Work.
Tho Clinton Fife and Drum band
under. Oho leadership of Mr. ^red
Match captured/ 1st prize fit Lucian
Short reports from places were
the 12th was held are given below,
Luean, July, 12. -About fifteen
lodges es 1a m Puron� district cele-
brated the greatf .. Orange Day
here, and there were well near
2,000 men of the Orange and'Blfe
inthe l
1 line f" parade.
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Among the lodges were; ,Sea-
f(Nth, No. 793; Clinton, No. ;7- 10;
Winthrop, No. 813;" Summerhill No
9`26; Ceodesich,y'.No. 182; Goderich
Township, No. i00; Bayfield, No.
24;' Verna a 1035; Exeter, V N N
924; Creditton, No. 1343; (Prkhill,
No. 1097; liicidulph, No. 497; Luean,.
No: 662.
County 'Master Walter Bodkins
headed,, the procession, which was
admirably, genenaled by D. 115. Wat-
son, county director of cerem'en-
les'.
Among the speakers were; Rev.
D. W. Collins; of Exelter; Walter
Hodgins, Rev, H, W. Snell of Ayr,
Rev. S. Jefferson, Credition; Rev,
Wm. Lowe al Luean; Rev. Bobt.
McDeenrott, Rev. Dr. Barnby, W.
E. Slolultbgate clvsltp'iclt' ;master of
Sea2orth, and John Scarlett of
Walton,F
G. M.
In a ast game of baseball played
id /the/ morning, Cref..titon"won
11001! Luean by, a score of 5 to, 3,
Continued on Page. 4
Recruits for The
4th Contingent
Major Shaw repor`.9 that the fol-
lowing have signcdcfor the 4th con
tingent) now tieing formed in Can
ada;- t
Elmer• CI off, Beacom, Clinton
Joseph Reginald Skilton; Stanley
Township
David Dnwoey, Goderich Town-
svh ip
John Iteyolds', Cloderieh ; Tpwnl
Is'liip.
Richard
John Shore, Wingham
John Tho-. Broadmnn,,Winghem
Severe! other' young hien want•+.
ed • n enJisltt,, lout (_oultl not get
their mother's, permission,
C. C, 1. Promotions
Form I to Form 11
Hon oars-S.Aliin 88.5;
L Holmen 85.1
A Leonard 84
R McMate4 82.9
W Townsend 82.1
.Isr Kennedy?, 80.4
D. Rattenbury, 79
F. Fingland 77,2
W. Draper 76.8
R. Taylor 76.6
C; Sheeler, 75.8.
B. Ellio'tt 75
E, Stoltz
G. Koller 75 •
Pass ;-P. Ladd 71,5.
B. Roberton 69.7
M. Smillie 68.1
0, Johnson 65.7
Nk Tyndall 65.7
L, Nediger 64.3
Pi Currie 62.4
H. Manning; 62.3
A. Davidson 61.4
W. Berry 59.1
K. Lyon 58,3
W, N. McBeatlil, 57.7
A, Jackson, 5.1.5
Russet)" in all' but one subject -
E. Churchill 70.1, Spelling
V. tivise 68.77, Spelling
NI, Walker 68.1, Algebra
DI. Gibbingsl 64,8 Algebra
A.f Peckittf 84.3, A1gegira •
C: McBurney 64.1, Algebra
V. Cook 62.8 Algebra
Br Rowde 1, 60 4, Spelling
.F. Aikenhead 59.4, Algebra
L. iFairtull 591 Algebra
IFI Lawrence, 58.1, Spelling
,F. Mackenzie 57.1, Algebra
A'1; 'Harvey, 57.5, Spelling
V; Jervis, 86.7 Spelling
Ol. Reclmo.x(it 56.5, Alggebra
.R NIcConnell 50.2, Spelling
IF c Wallis 56.1, Spelling
13. Carilert 55,tSpolling
L. Redmond; 544, Spelling
V. Prick' 52,2, Alogbra
J McCallr ter; 50.3, Spelling
Note -Pupils who have secured
the a/, cessary tonal.. R;hY • Sailed in
onesubject will be,
nromot d cone
dition ill ' subject to.'
their n a
7n-
d,laina asuLisfac'fry,
posiltion in
Hid Classes, in form II
The/. Marks of those that
have failo d have linen Bent' to
their parents' by mail,
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Local News
ENGAGEMI;N'T ANNOUNCED.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sundercock
of 7lullett, announce the engage-,
,d00 of ]:heir daughter; I. Win-
ona, to Mr. W. G. Weymouth, 01
London,, Ont. The marriage to bake
place in July,:
ZURICH( FIERI (FRIDAY.
The' Zurich baseball team will be
here ,Friday 'of this'week and play
the locals 'at 6 o'clock. The vise
tore won at hone some weeks ago
after PitcherMcCaughey 4:struek
out 21 men, so that by ;the same
play. the Clinton boys should twin '
easily here on 'Friday night. Turn
out and show you appreciation of
the good old summer game.
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'Mayfield •
John Mcleod of Huntsville is home
for the summer.
Rev, Mr. Toimie of Windsor, with
family are again at their cottage.
James Donaldson and wife from the
Soo, are visiting their friends, having
come in an auto the entire distance.
Mrs Geo, Woods, of S eaforth with
his familyhastaken
a cottage.
The rifle corps held their usual tar-
get practice at which Rev, Mr. McFar
lane made highest score,
Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Hall of Tole
do are the guests of their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Thomson.
A summer time concert will be held
in the town ball on July 20 for the ben
efli of the Belgians when the entertain
from
ors will be brought London and
a good program may be expected
Mr. and Mrs; Shuman and son, Mr.
Percy Shuman wife and family, of
Detroit came up last week in their
Baseline launch and spent a week
The guests .of the former, Mrs, Shur,
non's sister, Mrs. (Rev) Hind,
Misses Jessie Hyslop, Helen.' Dune
more, Edyth Dempsey, Beanie Gibbs
and Lizzie. Dunsmore, of Stratford,
are guests at Mrs. Greens.
114:r. and Mrs. James Hyslop, Mrs,
Allan Dunsmore, Messrs. J. Dempsey
and Austin Dempsey motored upfrom
Stratford and spent the 12th at Balmy
Breezy, Hayfield
Mrs. McArthurs and daughters,
N
Me r hurl and the g
Ilse Anna A t b Misses
McArthurs and M,se Ruble Mandel
sleh, of Berlin, are quests at Mrs.
Spackinan's
l tereatiag Wire Briefs
.Coal Strike in
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Special Telegraphic news
to The New Era
Torento, 3 pm,
�Ilgland mans regain f'or'est at Beaurainlxs,
6 sArgonne region last 'might The'
1+reueh cipturer a line Of trenches.
worth( of Arras;
L'ondon, Eng, July 15 -Hundred _ _
and. fifty, thousand Welsh miners -�� -
sltx•nek toy -day, all mines closed. Half Million ,Germans
Government ammunition factories
Massing for' Warsaw
merely few days eoal supply. The
agitator's Sexpecte0 only forli9
thousand R,anciman, Oardiff, con
6 erring with leaders, cammunica'-
ting 'to'Lloyd; George ,First pow-
fcrence fails Ann'o'unced settle-
ment' expected shortly;
Austria Protests to 111S
Washinggton, p m.-Lansinad- n (1
testing
Austrian me coming', pro --Berlin Expects a
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ruling Auiexicans supplying ,mu- t�
ritions. to Allis
G•ermany appclogizes; promisee . . Raid. aonlpensation for sinking of the •
British Obit
Nebraskan, fully Yi i Y
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Germans Gain in Argonne Amsterdam -Berlin reg'orts state
pc:cting British aerial' and undersea •
Paris, July 15 -Communique, Ger+ raids
Petkograde; Reported 'half e
million Germ.ansi massing for Won -
saw drive. Russians retreat- five
miles near Wawa, but elsewhere
in Northern Poland they ,aro:•
holding;
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Huron Boy Before the Public Eye
O ttawaa Julyn 13.-A thrilling 0t
count' of the exploits of the 1st
Ontario Battalion of the Canadian
expeditionary force is given in the
eye itnesis narrative complied by
Sir Max .Aitken, theCanadian record
'officer at the front. Individualstances 'of splendid heroism card
gallantry ore told of by the obser-
\ er. The narrative,, which is
continuation of the story • of the
Orchard battle, begins' with the
fighting in the middle of June.
The narrative follows and includes
special mwrti'on of Pte. Gledhill,
of Benmitler.-
Pte Gledhill is 18 years of age
Itis grandfather owns a woolen milt
in Benmiller, near Goderich, Ont.
Benmiller was, till lately, celebrat-
ed- as the home of the fattes'mam
in the world, for there lived Mr.
J'onothaxy Miller•, who weighed 400
pounds and move d about in a spe-
cial carriage of iris own, Pte. Gled
fill destined perhaps to confer
fresh( fame on Benmiller, saw Ger-
xean5 advancing down the trench,
saw als'ol that only three Canadians
were( lef4 in the trench, two with
a machine gun and himself, as he
said ' "Running a riflea
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Lifted out by 'Bomb.
Before he hacl, time to observe
m'oret an invaders'• bomb most lit-
crnllyr give hon a lift andladedn
him uninjured outside the trench
with, bi:t rifle tbroken. He found
another rifle and fired awhile from
the ]:nee until it became necetsary
for 'hire, to jot 1 in the retreat. Dur
ing than manoeuvre which re
quired caution he fell over Lieut..
Brown wounded and offered to
convoy him home.
"Thanks, no•," said the lieutenant,_.
"I Can crewl>''
Pto. Prank Ulm*, date a livery•
stablcf keepers• at Chatham, N.. B,.
and note with one leg missing, said
"Will you take' met
1"Sure," replied Gledhill, but (Frank
Ulleock, is at heavy ;nvan and could
not well be lifted, so Gledhiil got
down on his hands ar,d knees and.
Dtlleock took good ho:lillof hisWebb
equipment, and was hauled ginger-
ly along the ground towards. 'the
h'omo' tx•cnchl • Presently Gledhill
left 'Ullcoek under some cover while
he erawled_ forward, cut a s'trard
of wire, fioni cur, entanglements
and threw the 'loop. back lessor
fashion to UUcock, who wrapped ik
0round his body, Gledhill then
hauled hint to the parapet, where
the stretehervbearers' came Met
ands took` charge.
XI, 'Under (Heavy Give.
All this, of course, from first to
lest t ull at every p lace 'occurred
urre(i'
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undc tc heave- fire. It is.ile•tsantto
think that ^rank TA cock 15 now un'-•
tier charge of Dr. Harry McLaren
also( of New. Brunswick, who wat•
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ches ,over him iwith tender care in
a hospital loader canvas, of 1,033
beds; a hospital that is largger than
the General the Roval Vittorio
ct t '
an
ho Western,(of Montreal, com-
bined. Gledhill was not touched
and in spite of his experience
prefers life at the front to work
in his granclfather;le woolen mills
elt .13ctnm;Il,le;r, '.near] 'Gloderich. •
Three Letters From Curoy o in England
From Pte. Norman Levy
St. Martin's Plains
Schorneli:lfe, Ke»t, Enc'.
Mr. George Cooper
Just a few Iines to let you know
that] have not 'forgotten you and
Norman (Kennedy) altogether. Well
I liner the finest trill that I ever had
in my life. Well George I have join-
ed the first Battle so it won't be long
now till I aur at the front Give my
best to all the boys and tell them that
I think of them quite often. You
would be surprised to see all ,the
wounded soldiers that there are here.
There about 8,000 of them. But
m k and will
wart till we come rac we
ba
have have one big time, so dont forget
to answer this letter and remember
'010 to all the band boys. for I have not
got time to write to them all. So good
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Pte. Norman Levy,
No. 1059 No 2 Company
12 Reserve Batt].
From Pte. Will Bezzo.
Dear Father and Mother
Just a few lines to let you lr:now I'm
getting lhg b
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ter and hope to be well al•
together her s o .
Ihove been changeded
to another
Hospital and I wondered if
I had been transferred to [Leaven or
not. This morning when I woke up.I
found myself in. a big white room pol-
ished floor, everything spotless. The
wood work is white enamel, the ceil-
ing is white and all carved. The num
that owns this place is some big man,
his name is Sir Henry -• . It is a
big m anelOn, he gave part of his houso
for a hospital, one of his daughters is
a nurse. They are very lcincl people
The nurses are nice. They want a per
son to be eating all the time. It is,
now hall past twelve and I have had 3.
meals so far. I dcu't know where they
expect me to put all the stuff they,
brought ane dos afternoon. Our food,
is good and of the very best and it is
well cooked, I can walli a piece by
catching hoicl of a chair. People come
}fere with autos and take the, wound
ed for rides all over the country some
tunes to London, When I get better
I expect to go to London for a couple
of weeks before I go back to France
again I guess I will close as my back
is tired sitting up in bed
Fr(m your son, Bi19-
Pte. Wm. Chester Bezzo, No. 7,110,
No, 2Warcl, 1st Canadian Battaliom„
The Warren Red Cross Hospital,,
Hayes, Kent, England
From Pte. Ernie Huller
June, 28th, 1015.
Dear Sister-
Well we have have got to our destixz •
alio❑ oxice more, We left Lonclou in
a hurry when we diel leave, We had a
fine trip and wasnine clays on water
and three on train. We were on a.
good boat anon had. a good time and.
never saw a German subm'ar'ine or
anything like them, When we were
two days out from port two Britislo-
destroyers met us and' escorted ns in
so we were quite safe, \Ve landed in
Devenport, then tool. the "train from,
there to Shorneliffe where we are
going to camp. But say, I sure did'
enjoy the trip. Some of boys were
sick on water, but it came quite
natural' to me. Poor oke "Pick" was
sick three days, he save if he ever
comes back he will come the shortest
way. We saw icebergs big enough to
build all Clinton on and7, saw two, big
whaleslie morning. n ru 1ngThat part rt 0£'
this life is alright and say after we
got on the train coming from Dov en
port to camp here, the scenery was
sure great. I had often seen pictures
at movies of pretty places but you can
see she reel thing here. There were
1400 soldier's on the boat, a nice little
bunch -but they say there die about
15,000 here at this camp and there are
a lot of German prisoners hero to a .
We are not very Far from Prance
here, just a short run from here, but
I hate to think of it now. There is a
lot of men here I,ha,t have been to the.
'front and, got wounded and are back
here. Some of them look pretty bad.
I think Emmerson Mitchell is here •
bat I have not found him yet, but, we
just landed here last night so I have
not had much chance to look around
yet. Last night t ere were aeroplanes •
flying around over the camp all night
guarding 11 so that the Germans can't(
fly over and dropp any of those "pump-
kins" on us. We, are to reinforce the
first battalion.
Your loving brother, Ernie
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Pte. Ernie Huller, No,1076, 12th R
serve Eattl., No. 2 Co, OI;.F,-St.
Martins' Plains, Shornclidie, Kent,
England,