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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-12-09, Page 1esi Established 1865, Vol. 50, No. 24 C'LINTON ONTARIO A Good Motto T HURSDAY DECEMBER 9 1915 W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and. Pubiihers •Do Your Ch.ristnas `lopping Early." VVWWVWVVWVWVWWWM.VA ` A.AAAA 1 GIFTS FOR CI-RISTIVIAS, GET . THEM EARLY. )lbonyGoods-A complete range. Ivory Google New",gooddee jus in. az Mirrors -All `leoat good makes, Shaving. Ilene hs -All new Br Brushes, Straps, Safety Fountain Pens, g Etd Fountain Pens, el'erftrmes=Floral extracts; new goods,. )reg' ets Chocolates -•We are just introducing this Male of tamely '•to 4`linton, and we are prepared to hack np the etatemegt, that they are superior to any other make on the market, A fine Christmas gift. Our prices move our goods. Best Quality Drug Store The Itexall Store W. S. IRJ., E O L2VIMSP11m.13. VVVWVVWVWVVVWVVWVVWV;VVVv.0ivv VVVWVWWVo"00V® WVVVVVVVWVWVVWVWWWYAAAAAMMAAAAAA NA.AA AAAA YaI k e o I� C �eC c OF CANADA >> Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital paid lip 11,560.000 Reserve and undivided profits 13,500,000 Total Assets 185,000,000• 3 1033 IR Thr C 1F3. Mf,.�. with World-wide Connect low* 1. Interest Allowed on Savings . Deposits • General Ranking Business Transacted. '. R. E. MANNING, Maur, Clilltou Branch V VWWV • WV IWV INCORPORATED 1855 THE: MOLSONSBAN K t APITAL AND 1tEE1tVE $8,800,0011 96 Branches in Canada A General Banking Business Transacted. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BANK MONEY OWDERS Savings Bank Department Inteicst Aliened at highest (Aurcat rate �.E. Dowdint~r, 16anarror 4'tinton Branch 1 • • 2 1 AMMON 11001.111. •06'0•Y •O• ••• ego •••a•0••O••• •• 4 • Ordered Clothing I Ready -to -Wear. lllothing 1 Gift--iving Made. Easy When the problem,of something to give "him""for Christmas comfronts you, as it always does at this : season of the year, turn to this store for relief. Every o line of goods we carry offers a suggestion for a man • or boys' Christmas. You can't go wrong here• Look over the list and 3 see if you do not see something that you know will be • 4y 4 4 • 4 ••. • • 4 4 JUST THE THING, Neckwear Gloves Suspenders Umbrellas Underwear Shirts Wool Baps Caps Tweed Gaps Bath Robes, Pyjamas Night Robes Sweater Coats Suits Overcoats Raincoats Fancy Vests Cuff Links Hosiery ith just three weeks to ado your buying, .we. int that you make your selection,early, whil9 ng is at its best. '11 assist you i11 every way we and will make any exchange esire after Christmas." • • • • 4 • • • •. • • • • • • e eaoasesasoc oe®eedaaoao•ao stesero./.00eoe,rfISS•••••• sa oei>tposeseeseeeee*i*ee9e e • Dr. Ja W1 Shaw, '1111 IL Os,. Presents His Annual Deport !. • O oe®WOeo•••e•••eeeeaaso•e9e eme•••oa•eoomm®•i•o••ooeeiSoeehososaeee7deoeeeee®YSo ' Office of The Medical Health offecer Clinton, Ont. Dec. 1 1915. To the Mayor and town Council' Clinton. 1, Gentlemen ;-I beg, to submit the annual report of the Medical office of Health for 1915. During the 1 year the bill of health has been exceedingly clean. Once in December and again in July one single case of. measles! n 1 g appeared, one being imported from a neighboring town, and the other from the West, but by tak- ing quick action and ,perfect quar- antine, together with the splend'd 'cooperation of the paren's.inter- erted, it was kept confined to the solitary eases. Two eases of Ty- phoid iFever occurred, both being imported from Eastern, cities. A few pox mind 'ass of chicken eases spread over the whole year. These coestitprte the infections diseases. The sanitary ainangements at the Collegiate Institute have bccen made very satisfactory and :the Trustees are tobe complimented upon the ,much needed improve-. ments.. , •t I am sorry I cannot report so favourably as.. repeals the Public School nuisance. The !Trustees have not complied with the re- quest of the Boa,'d of Health, eiih- er of the town or ' province. It was so .flagrant that the Provin- ride Secretary, of 'Health advised as to take pi•ocee'dingsagainst the meni'bers of the Board but being war times we were of the opinion that the Trustees intended doing right only delaying -matters. We advised givin; g them-, another chance, The notification of Hotel Keep- ers anis liverymen regarding the construction of manure tanks in conneclioi with thcir stables was ignored in almost every case. Dur- ing the year 191.6 a strict enforce- ment of the act will. be required) by all owners of cows and horses. The slaughter houses have all been completed this year and all are now sanitary., The year 1916 promises much int- im ovement In Public Sanitation. The deaths were 33 and births 44 during a rate of per 3.000 births 20.5 and daaths 15.6. All of which I respectfully sub- mit. J. W. Shaw 'M. '0. '13, PAY BACK POSTAGE • In connection with the misunder- standing that has caused the fail- ure to put sufficient postage-' on parcels for Canadilal n soldiers in France, the postreffice department announces that it has cabled to Eng land 'to'forward all such parcels and the Canaduan postoffice ids- Pertinent will settle for the extra in postage. .This applies only to told t week. parcels posted up1 s ee All P• parcels posted after this date must be prepaid according to the respect r n e rates for P arco}s"-* bound for England and' France. eceemt62963se0neeoeasoce.aeocarote**••RJeo'smeaseem J dews •oe47@Aeeeee f eee•ooeososa 4 o • Gad s 's Weeksy .. Letter vn Canadian Affairs s • 9. o eeeee®enoeeoo•e•eSe•o•SSC• wogs •ses0008Q2eQ900e0tb•rtte seese9A9eeseeeseeesee•e••• 4 4 A • 49, •4 • • •, • 9 4 4 • • • • • •. • • • • 4 • • r • •• • • • • 4 4. • •. •••• • a• TTAW A, Much in- terest i s e xpressed here in the pro- jected the operations iomin of on R e s ources Com- mission which is to take stock of our national as- sets and point out what can be done to increase pro- duction and thus help to pay the war debt and build up traffic for the one transcontinen- tal railway and a half which might be taken over by the Government. It Is a large order, but the Com- mission has wide scope and ought to be getting busy soon. It will not do to postpone these constructive ideas until the war is over or to straggle in i sion does h Hos s as the Hospital Comm p months after the conditions, in the shape of returned and disabled heroes with no jobs waiting for them, begin to overwhelm us. The hope is also expressed that the Dominion Resources Commission is net another of Mr. Micawber's promissory notes and. that it will bring in an exhaua- e "But when she came there The cupboard was bare—" tive report which will be acted upon promptly. In discussing the resources of the Dominion the Commission may touch nnnn +110 nnavhinn nr .Aibevt7'e noa- ural resources, and will possibly in- quire why these resources have not been handed over to Alberta as pro- mised by Premier Borden, some five years ago, when he had small ex- pectations of ever handling them. Of course, that was in the heat of con- flict, and promises, at that time, meant no more than Germany's pro- mises to the Bulgarians and Greeks, which are mighty free of the other fellow's property. The Dominion Re- sources Commission' will probably take the view that Premier Borden couldn't promiee what he hadn't got and that a good promiser is always entitled to a second guess anyway. Passing further west the Commis- sion 'will come upon the debris of the natural resources of British Colum- bia. They will be surprised and pained to learn that perhaps ninety per cent, of these resources in the way of farm a 'd timber lands, fishing n are and mining ssio s rights, conte g in the hands of speculators who are holding them for a market, and who meanwhile do not even pay their back dues into the provincial treas- ury, They will learn from the peo- ple out there that the resources are further mortgaged for $80,000,000 to the eteekenzie end tutann interests. Contieucd on jiage four. aeyeesea tires oe®¢' eene66es ele•ee n*cogno'she®®®e@®eseemegoeseaaa000e011®as••0000e60060 0 Letter From RI Knox Written from a French Hospital • • • aoaeseeses••••ooe•ee••eeeee ;'lJ:.aBSia:eees510'oe•e�r•OBasoo••e6ies©ee•e••••s••se•e••••8i The fallowing letter was written by Johnsons and coal boxes to wbizz• know, I laughed inwardly, yet 1 could Mr. SalemKnox of Brucetield, wh, bangs and r,' s grenades. Let me tell not say anything, Froin the first was wounded in .Frenee and written yon we were going some. We hrd I statim the stretcher hearers carried ,u shortly atter he rived at Liverpool the German parapet nearly level= I me to an old house, , and shoved me, M.M. Hospital in Ere ice and is dated When you would look over after one I stretcher earl a11, through ie wir:luw October 19th, of our batteries bed blown part 011 along with beam more on stretcher?, DearLlwy-This is the' lifah day then' parapet un yogi could see them land also seine who had walked, with here. I have been up and around heating it. They had all kinds ala their headte, legs and everything else since noon. There was a concert held clothes on some bad white, some black I bandaged. V, s remained here until in the Y,I41,O.A but bere this after• yellow, and I saw one guy with a red dusk, when a number of ,i.mhulance tunic, on. There sure was sometime, took us to a second dressing static° ds t 4. •. • �' 4 9rrish Clothing„„. It for C. P. R. Telegraph Co. re Deal torEvel° Man • noon. I went over with several of the other fellows who are els , ehte to move around, This is a good hospital lei el only pr v ole one in the temp 0, r —T w Era to the 1915 for Hard to fellows weren't exactly sure and the wounded had their. whether we going to jaunt across andeiri { dressed fresh and were given ee ie ie pat them out or if they were to take chocolate.. We were then taken in an which consists o.i five or six, Thep ot• a try at us. It will seem strange to ainbn gree to a field hospite, , where el number of cots 18 75,000, th,r.t is with you, but the large shells kept the amble we were made very comfortable Inc ma out the large convalescent temp trembling. Wben big one burst f the night. In the morning, .after an which is also near here. These ho'' near you, could see the parapet eway invalid's breakfast, we came down pitals only get the had cases well and the roar was deafening. • When a here in 0 Red Oioss train While I enough to crate the Channel to the large shell burets the earth flies. I was coining trotn the second dressing Old Country where they go to hos won't tell you how high for I am sure station to the hospital I happened to pitais there till they are well „nough you would doubt me, and the hole in glance across. and let me tell you I tc. go to convalescent camps. But us that the the earth in many cases is large, opened my eyes when I saw fellows. who have only got blown up enough -well for von and Lorne to fellow on the -stretcher opposite was and buried a few times, stay hese till bury that big load of flax that you Charlie Holmes of Seaforth We got we are well enough to .return to the I drew to Hensall- when I was a youth, separated in being put on the train front again ' and that I guess you fellows still hold and I dont know which bospitai he I got hurt oo the 131h. We had been as a record and tell how big it was. It was in while here, but 1 learned shelling each other three hones before was near the end of the bombardment through one of the curbing sisters, was everything going when a big shell came whistlingalong who. was kind enough to inquire of I got [t There e y g g k g and coming between us; Froin'. Jack like an express and burialabout eight the'convoy, that he was sent to 130 wt,- of ue. One good thing, it blew the land. He was buried like myself. 1 :11 his back had been badly hurt, Tire nursing sisters sure are goo d• to ue fellows out here. I think Gordon, .Holman and Jake Holmes and Harry Smith were all prig it when I left. 'I; am glad that bunch opened their eyes to what was New Fruits Some kinds of friiiteare ex• aeedingly scarce. -We have s full stock to offer. —NEW— • Seeded Raisins Dragon) pkg 10e Seeded Raisins (Slonarch),2,” 26c Seedless Raisins pkg 15c Seedless Raisins, loose, per lb 15c Valencia Raisins per lb 180 Currants per pound 15c Dates per pound 10c Figs'per•pound, 100 New Peels, Prunes, Apricots and. Peaches.. SUGAR -The market is' very firm and will advance. Note our •low prices. The.;9tore of Quality W. T. 'NEIL. THE BUB GROCE+k Phone 48 sandbags .a little hack before they alighted, nr it would have been "good night." As is wee, as far as I can make out, about five of ue are still arourd to tell about it. I think I will he able' to hear that that shell coming no matter, how old I am, and when I get heck To see hew things are doing', goingon out here and enlisted, or oh' your side of the pond. After they they wouldn't have been out here in our time to help us out •when we need got us out it was shout half an how - 1 j before you could think of going out. as the shrapnel was firing all over, Then the stretcher hearers were .so' husy thst the fellows •had to carryall!, out 1 was sort neon the burn and reinforcements next spring, for I do think we will be thinned out baffle, till then: Fred Weir is the kind we want out here, if be is anythiuglike heused to be; he wont care •for very much. couide esay'much, and they thought You ought to see ue•in the hospitals awas unconscious, but I knew what 'here. When we'can't get" around was going on. The communication wear grey pyjauna,e, but now we wear trenches were filled in at places, and, a blue suit with a white shirt and red they had to get ns over as beet they scarf tie. We tools like a troupe, of Wh I t ut of here seeseseeoeseesseseeee®®®eeeseeesse oesemsee•••s• :Clinton's Military Life'• e • s Movements of the 161st Battalion Wintering hers--Rurun [Jaunty Recruiting Notes--Rativitles by the Huron Battalion - eleeeo•••e•e4eeeese•eseso•• eeceo•ese•••eee•••e••e••ee A partial list of the officers of , :61ST QUAPTRRMASPER the 161st Overseas Battalion, the Capt. Wallace Allen, ordnance unit to be raised in the county of department, has been appointed quartermaster for this attia:lion. Huron was gra en out by Lieut. -Col 13.:13. C'ourbe the officer command - leg. The following recommenda- tions have been made. Lietutenantolone -'I Combe C 1 I. B . Con 3rd. , Senior Major -Hon. Major R. S. Ilayes 63rd. Junior Major -Capt. B. C. McPhail 33rd, Paymasteu'=Hon.. Major M, D, Mc. Taggart, 33rd. Medical Officer -Major J. W. Shaw, 33rd. Signalling Officer -Capt. T. R. Rundle, 33rd. Machine Gun Officer• -A. K, Wil- son, 33rd. Company Officers-Capts. W. 3. Beaman, l?. E. Sinclair, J. E. Maf- tie, 3. I seat aerui ton 1 g Lieutenaulis-h. W. Collins, B. J. Hodgins, Haro'd' Campbell, A. E. Shiell, P. C. Town, B. K. McPher- son, E. W. Porter, 13 C. McLean, Herbert ,iampbell C. G. 'tansttone, W. E. O'Neil, C. E, Holmes, S. Hall, R. C. 'Roup, Edward Torrance, W. B. Wilson, Charles Stewart, J. W Treleaven. THE OFFIQKRS O1' THE BAT -i TALION, Short sketches of llhe military careers of the men selected "by Lieut -Col, Combe will undoubtedly be of inicrest at this time. The following thumt:••nail eke -itches were therefore prepared of some of the officers.- , • LIEUT.-COL. H. E. COMBE.. Lieut. -Col. Hugh Barry Combe is as born in Clinton and joined qhs 33rd Huron Regiment in 1881 when teoame bugler. In 1593 he. was made lieutenant-, in 1893, captain, a major in 1909, and ins' 1915 was given the command of the Huron Eegiment. Major Combe has al - mays been much interested in the militia, and it will be his greatest endeavor to keep the Hurons in a a high stale' of efficiency. When the Huron Battalion was ordered to be formed the military Authorities ,placed Lieut -Col. Combe at the h, ad of th.: Battal- ion as officer commandiug. MAJOR :d. S. HAYS No better known officer ,er ltha. Major Sl'an. Hugs of Seaforth, who for years was paymaster of the Ned 'Huron Regi, away back in 1958. Maim 'Hays bas been 11p- poieted Senior Major of the 761st Battalion. He became captain in 1189; Hon Major in 1900 IIe also received the officers decoration in 1903 and long servlet medall the same year. M_ J OR 13. C. MCPHAIL The eunier Major will be Cap- ttee Charles McPhail, of Porter °s Bell; ,s'ho has been connected with the •331 d liege for over 20 years Ile was a Prov. Lieut. in 189.1 and in 190.2 was made a captain. MAJOR M, D. MCTAGGART could. for the tir'rmnn machine. guns comedians. en ge o were just as much alive as ours. When I will go to the convalescent camp for who are now on active service • we got, nut of the communication ,: a while, then to the brae Until a bunch I are; -Lieut; Co1. A. Wilson cone - trenches, I was bundled an110 a wheel. . is, gping up the line and then I can go .minds the 33rd Battalion, while harrow, 'with my head resting .on a with them ,Sometimes you get up in Major 13, Torr Rance, Captain tunicat thebottom and my feet'hang• a burry, and , then there is no leave Inc Dowding, Captain R. " R, Sloan, ing over the top, and wheeled to the a inoiith., I hope I sopa eget hack for Lieut. 13. C. Sootlheran, Lieut. first dressing station where they gave'. we get as luneserne to get back to the Aiken, Lieut. A. McLean and Lieu . the Borne hot stuff. '1 remember gas we, company as a child away from home, A. e, Read- are also with; the 33rd were going along the Germane were But it seems to us as if some of the and are now on their way to Que- sending an occasional one over. ,al fellows et home would be worse than l: ec, Lieut. C. W. Hodgson has though one batteries were still firing. ktcle. l eon at the front With the first The iecee whistled u eom. . Well I ,guess I. will'. close. Iwill cortin ent'and has been.promo e d �fortahly: near na;, and John Nesbitt, write again and 1'also hope you. wilt upon the field to the rank 'of cap - who was wheeling; et" theaime, said get I uey, Hoping your caree.are well "Hang theiul" a few times, tilt arose I remain.' ... 1 .cap whizzed past; very close, when he , actnally'swore, a` thing I,never 'tweed . Liverpool el. el. Hossein), A. P. 0 him do and although they didn't Section 11, British Exp, Force, France. elst Bat�telioo, Major Malcolm McTaggart of Clinton, the new' paymaster, was appointed provisional Lieutenant Feb, 24, 1893 and Lieni,enant in 1897. In .11198 he was trade captain. In 1906 be was Quarter Master for the 33rd Regt. and in • 1908 was made 11on. Major on June 9th, MAJOR TORN W. SHAW As Medical Officer Dr. ,Shaw's soldier life dates back to 1889 when he started in as a Lieutenant. In 1890 be • got his captain's papers. On May 10, 1901 he was made Sur- geon Lieutenant the nest year Surgeon Capt. and in 7907 was made Magor, In 1910 he got his officers decoration, CAP'S. T. R, RUNDEIL The new. Signalling Officer tis Cirpt. T. ,B. Rundle who joined in 1907 the 33rd Rogt'. 'He wag.. made Signalling officer of that Regi- ment in 1908 and in.1909 qualified as (Captain. Capt. Rundle comes from Goderiele OTHEI; OFFICE -RS Capt. W J 'Beaman, of Exe- ter, was appointed lieutenant in 1100 and on May 27, 1909 was made Captain in the 33rd Regt, Lieut. D. W. Collins is the well- known Rector of Exeter, who qualified last ,January. L:eut. P. C, Town, of Clinton was made provisional Lieutenant in 1931. Lieut. C. G. Vanstlone, Toronto, formerly of Wingham, is a mein-. bee of the 33rd since 1906, :.Lieut. J. W. Treleaven, Princip- al of the C C. T quail°led; at the C. C, I. cadets were formed L•ieuts. W. E. O'Neil„ W. B. Wil- son and Edward Torrance quali- fied during the past summer at Loudon and ,ate provisional lieut- et ants of the 33rd Itegt. Among.the other 33rd officers --••-- T1•IE Rii;CRUITING OFFICERS .. Clinton, Major Shaw • to The fol wine recruitiu offices have been opened in the district; Wingham, Capt Sinclair Brussels, Lieut. E. Potter Seaforth, Lieut, H. E. Hodgens Exeter, Major 'Neaman Hensall; Lieut. Hall Goderieh, Lieut. Sturdy Ashfield, Auburn, Dungannon, Cept, Rundle. NO CHAPLAIN YET. No appointment to the chaplain- cy will be made until the depart - ma of .the Battalion for ;London camp or elsewhere, which will be some months hence. Among the new officers of the 125th Brant Battalion is Capt.'Hen- ri K. Jordan, it is forecasted by those who know him, says, The Brantford Expositor, will prove one of the most efficient officer of the battalion. He was for some time connected with the 83rdi Hu eon regiment and there made: e splendid name for himself. The company officers in addition to those of tine staff, are all from the 33rd Huron Regiment, of which Lieut. -Col. Alex, Wilson, now com- Mending officer of the 33rd Over- reas Battalion, was ie charge be- fore his acceptance for overseas service. tain, asalso: Cjapt, Sale of Gode- rich; who is; now a ' major and Capt. H. C'. 'Dunlop, another 13m' - on officer,- is now a major with The staff appoinllauents to 'the 161st Battalion are now announced. and they are a splendid set of men. With such staff and com- pany officers, and 8 popular com- mander like Lieut. -Col. Combe, the new battalion gets away go ag,00d start and ought to have no diffi- culty in filling its ranks, - -se-- Lieut. Percy Town will Wea,e shortly for London to take a Cap- tains course. . The Rcci'uit- ing office is 10 •the store next A. J. Griggs jewelry. welr y. store, under the charge of Major Shaw M. De and the clerks.arePte Suckles and Pte, Mair with. Lieut, • O'neil keeping a watchful eye over the proceclings. —•—e•-- WAITED ON CO. COUNCIL Lieut -Col, Combe Capt. 'Hellman, Mr, Musgrove M. 13. P. and Major Reid of Goderi_1i, waited' on (tale County. Co'uncrl for aid for the 161st Battalion to be raised' in Huron County. Headquarters for the Staff of the 161st Battalion at Clintonr --o0-- A T DRILL ALREADY. Sergt. Major Mann, had the Clin- ton recruits out for drill at the Park Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock ab.d. in the afternoon the men were taken on a five mile tramp. No uniforms have been is- sued yet. •e -- 161ST IiICRTJ.ETS. Up to noon today the following had enlisted at Clinton during the past week ill the new 161st Huron J3att• alron.- F. 0. Thompson. Percy Hitchen. W. J. Appleby Alex, McIntyre. James Crich. Thomas Merman. Moray Draper. Lock C'ee.' Martin O'Donnell. W. Morgan, Onslow Crich. N. D. Sparks. W, E. Graham. Edward Smith, -George Webber. .E B. T. Leppington S. H. Brown. George Cooper, 0. A. Stiekies. S. J. Watts. R. L. Moore. T. A. Carter, S. G. Fisher. A. P. Young, Blyth J. A. Mann, Sergt. Major, Wing - NEW POSTAL REGULATION. The new postal regulations state that ?'post cards" with the sender's aria adore:?s only, in place of correspondence_ be • mailed for' one coat, The. Christmas book lets in unsealed envelopes, with sender's name may ,be mailed for one cent. There bas been some misundetsianding as to the -correct number ei stamps'neces'sary. "'