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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-11-12, Page 1• No`. 1858. -36th Year CLINTON; ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1914. _ THE .HOME PAPER er week - Ns".1 Alarm -in News t ., That's what it will cost gou, to subiscribe, for eWs-Recorci. NOT from the Seat of war, tacit from our own Clock Department. ;;The mornings are getting darker, w hi cls necessitates your'•relying an ALARM' CLOCK to rouse you in time for your work or otherarepal- uties. We aro p p ecl and can furnish you with ALARMS that we guarantee to give satisfaction from $1 up, We are selling a encs for I3ig. Ben Alarms. Come in and let us show you our'as sortment. Perhaps you have an alarm which only needs ti little repairs. :Bring it in I' 117, .t. e�welet ana Op .i Ptician - �ellu - Clinton The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1800. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 13,500,000 Total Assets 185,000,000 880 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits. General Banking .btisinesstransacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch , 91 BRANCH7; S IN CA ADA N A • GENERAL BA Ji G - 11 N IN BUSIN S - I Za S TRANSACTED, CInout AJt LETTERS OF CREDIT - - lRAVLLLERS CHEQUES • - • - - ISSTJED, B Nxr MONEY ORDER S J SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT •At all branches. Interest allowed at hig hest current rate, C. E. Dowding - Manager • Clinton Branch. , t 1iMolsons a Incorporated 1855 Established in Clinton 1879 Capital and Reserve - $8,800,000 i READX-TO-WEAR CLOTHING ORDNEED CLOTHING Fall and Wnfer Styles Special Suit $10.00 Special O1)ercoat $ 10.00 THEMORRISH CLOTHING CO. Motto "A Square Deal for Every.Man," 9 OLB -CLINTON -BO`y P ASSES Mrs, Thos., -Mason received a tele- gram on.:Monday- meriting. contniniieg, the sad intelligence of the death ''of her brother, Mr,r .Albert . Cottle of. Cape Giratdean lvrissouri,' which oc= olimed ;on Sunday? evening,'. The, fun ural. took place on Tuesday. The date Mr,.:Cottle wee a native of Clinton, :'.being a soh of the late, George Cottle, and spent hes a "'boy- hood here. Ih is about twenty years since he located inMontana. noca Mon a a His wife and a young son and i delight,* sue ive...1 Besides his sister, Mrs, Mason of town, two other sisters. survive.; -.Mrs. C'.. L. 'Smath, Sea- forth, a,nd Mrs. W. A. loss of Idaho: F1FTt-FIVE YCARS MARRIED'. " Mr. and Mrs. Triomas"Mlason, Sr., left Tuesday morning for Detroit whey e the ince d y n spending. .the win- ter with t heir dau breis MIrs E. Cotton and Mrs, II, Josling. They. were .aceompanied by their son, Mr. T. Mason, Jr. A small reception awaited this venerable couple on teaching their destination as Tues - their was the fluty -fifth anniversary of their wedding .day and their Detroit filo tds lied made ready for some- what of a celebration.' Pew, indeed, lire to cel T eb ate sueh•ai nniver n a ser y anci fewer stili would be able to un- dertakg such a journey. Tho News -Record congratulates Mfr, and Mfrs. Mason, wishes them a pleasant sojourn across the border and a safe return .to the home town in the spring. A TALK 014 PIIYSICAL CULTURE A large number of school children, Collegiate, Model and School of Science students, with many of the mothers, fathers and teachers gather- ed in Wesley church on Friday after- noon to see Mr. Crossley, give his physical culture exercises. ' Mr. Crossley is a firm believer in these exercises as a road to health- ful living and long life. "If you young people will but keep them up regularly," said he before commenc- ing his -demonstration, "you will live anywhere fifteen y c fr m o teen to twenty -fits years !anger and will enjoy life," The exercises are very simple and look easy to perform but Mr. Cross- ley said he had no doubt there were boys of seventeen pres;nt who could- n't ould••n t iso somef u o the stunts, though he himself confessed to sixty-four. In order that they should' be easy to remember ti r Cr '•si , Mr. J . o., ey has sys- temized his system, having seven ex- ercises for the arms, seven for the lower limbs, seven for the body, sev- en for the head and neck, seven for the hands and wrists, seven for the breathing and seven 'extra. Be ex- plained that his system would cost forty dollars if learned from physical culture experts and as he went through tete various exercises the boys searching him unconsciously found themselves imitating him end it is safe saying that many of the younger ones, some of the onessince. ol, also, have been trying I liddoer n. INTEREST IS GROWING, Considerable busine-s was gone through at the regular sleeting of the Women's Patriotic and Relief Society, on Friday afternoon. It was decided that the Society should do- nate $100 to the Belgian Fund. Af- ter a discussion of the matter it was decided that each volunteer , going from Clinton or Immediate vicinity should be completely outfitted by the society and as soon as the names are in the outfits will be forwarded to the camp at Trondon. A complete' outfit was packed and forwarded to Mr L, Manning, a Clinton boy, son of Mr. W. Manning of town, who has voluhtcerred from Fort -Williatn and is' naw in camp at Winnipeg. The bale for the Red Coss Society will he packed next week, Nov. 20th, and those having work out will kindly see that it is sent in by that date so that as large a hale as poiisihle may go forutanl by the first ship meat, As the ladies wish to have alt exhibition of the work before peer- ing it, it is hoped tine work will be in in good time, This will be the last public meeting before Ohrastuas, but after the poli - days arcr over they will be; res lined with redoubled enthusiasm, The interest in this work is ,but , beginning, for though the ladies have been expending a good deal of time and energy, the general interest is but awakening, no doubt being stfm- ulated not a little' by then; earnest endeavors: This is evidenced by a number of subscriptions coming in.. The following cash donations have been received to date : Misses Southcombe $ 1.00 Two .English ladies its. town 2;00 Mrs, John ii'arquhar 1.0.0 Misses Mountcastle 1.25 Mrs, Stevenson 1.00 Miss- Amy ,Rowson 1.00 Mrs,. ,John" Middleton 5,00 Miss Whitely 2.50 Mr, Wm. Robb 10.00 Mr. J. Crooks 10.00 • M. and Mrs. M. D. Me - Taggart 101.00 s. Unknown i 1.25 Mrs, J. Ford 1.00 These' donations have come in just recently and are, of muss?, quite aside' fromv, the x very' genero is sub - seri tions iv p given to the Rel Cross• fund some imre ago through the Wonaeure Institute. In addition to 'these there have been many other donations of var- ious kinds. In 'fee't, everybody has been helping. THE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat" :$1,00 to $1.05.. Oats ,e0e. Barley 60C. `Butter 21c to 22c. ,1 ggs 26c to 27c. Live Bogs $7.0'. IbENGAGEMT'NT ANNOTJMCED. Mr., and Mrs: Eli Ilortzhaeer an- nounce the, engagement of their daughter, "Clara M., to Mr; F.edeg-. ick L,Potter 1 of e of C; of r h township, le a the marriage to take place the latter part" of November. LITTLE LOCALS. Good Morning 1 Are you a News - Record subscriber ?' The waterworks mains have been extended to the Fitzsfintons abattoir. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore noiv occupy Mr,h s. T o Gfb fn s • residence on Princess street,' WILLIS CIIURCII•, The minister, Rev, •T. 0. Harper, will preach at both services on Sun- day. 'rhe Senior Adult Bible class, con- ducted' by lir, W. Brydone, meets in. the auditorium, and the jonvenant Bible class, led by Mr. Harper, merits in the school toom at 2.30. ONT. 5'r, 0I-I11RCH. A large congregation attended the eotnni,union service on Sunday morn- ing. Nharly all the chairs from the school rooni were brought into use. at `the evening service when the two Methodist eltureites met for the second _time in Ontario street church during the, present series of meet- ings. The musicby the united choirs was inspiring and the service in every way was one of the best yet leeks. Evangelist Crossley spoke on, "Wrong Views of Hell." His address was most impressive and a. number were deeely moved by his appeal, Rev. Mr. ('rossloyl will speak in this church next Sunday morning and the union service at night wit] e held U c t in Wesley r hutch. , THEY STILL REMEMBER HIM. Yesterday was Mr. James P'air's birthday. During Mr, Fair's residence in Clinton, extending from his birth until about abet t t , }•r to3 ears ago,In- teresting this am,ual event was never al- lowed to past, unnoticed by a circle of his personal friends and • even since his departure it is marked by some kindly token. On Saturday last a letter containing a bavige bearing good wishes and congratulations and signed by the names of several of his old friends was mailed from 'Clinton in time to reach Mr. Fair 111 his western ]tome by the eleventh. The following Dames were attached ; W. Jackson, John Rausford, C. E. Dow- ding, II. T, Ranee, Dr. Shaw, W. R. Conter, Mayor Jackson, Bob Bea - coni, W. D. Fair, Oliver Johnson, N, Ball, D, A. ,Forrester., A. J. Hollo- way. JUNIORS ALSO WORKING. The junior Patriotic Society has„ been hard at work during the past few weeks making hospital supplies which will be forwarded to the Red Cross with the bale from the Wom- en's Society,. The Juniors meet at St, Paul's school room at four o'clock each Wednesday nrternoon. They purpose holding a sale the second week in December at which will be offered such plain sewing as tete jetting girls themselves can do, toys and hooks which are still good but which they aro Willing to do- nate, homemade candy, etc. Anyone wishing to assist by donating any- thing, -Atoll will sell should com- municate with Miss Sewell, Mies, Gunn or Miss Potts, who are Mem- -bees' of the advisory committee. The officers of the society are : Pteleident, Loin; Holmes ; Secretary, Dotothy Rattonbuty ; Treasurer, Mary C']tic]- ley. DEA'1'II Ob' 1YIRS, JOHN BROWN. After an illness extending' over sev- eral months and which' had kept her counted to, bed for the greater part or the time Mrs. John Brown was called to the upper and 'better (country on .Saturday ?last. During stile past few weeks her illness was particularly severe but she bore it with beautiful paffieece. The end was to her a happy release fxoeripain and weariness. The, deceased was it daughter of the late Mr, henry Pemiebaker and wee born on the old homestead on the 10th of Goderich township and had ,,tent practically all ,lice life'• in this vicinity. She was, a woman of quiet Christian Faith, a consistent Member or the :Baptist ohurcie. There are left to uaourn the passing of a faithful wife and loving mother, her husband and a fancily of six, four sons and two daughters : Mrs. Geo, Jones of Victoria, B. C. , Frank Brown of Eden, Man. Charles of . Petrolea , Mrs. Herbert; Osbaldeston of IIolenesvid]e, and Ernest anti Sam- uel Brown of Clinton. Mr. H. Penne- baker enne baker of town is a brother and the only emceeing member of the old family. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon to Clinton :cemetery, Rev, J. K. Fairfull, pastor of the Baptist church, conducting the services. The pallbearers wcoe Messrs, B K. Prior, A Neilans, T. Carta, Wm. man - tyro, J. Sheppard and Wm. 1Coch- The sympathy of their Morels and neighbors goes out to the family in their bereavement, 1 Shall. we leave.. it to," British Emigrants" to fight out battles under the -name of Canadians ? -J. W. SHAW, M. 1� Where will: Huron County stand on the Honor Roll of those who have responded to The Empire's call for Men ? Rev. S. J. All}n. In the present crisis we must not permit ourselves to be deceiv- ed by supposing that our duty as Canadians is done when the have sent aid for the famine stricken and the suffering. ; Much as : the Empire needs money and food at 'this time it needs. mien more than ,nil else. The question that is forced upon u now is, "Aro p s ofwe ready or willing to see the Em- pire defeated by Germany and we. ourselves brought under German " rule ? Every day makes it more clear that to defend the honor of. Great Britain and our own place and liberty within the Einpire Canada must at once rally to the call for volunteers, and. theist do ti hundred i times nes n re ' ' more than it has done as yet. It would not be too much to expect that at least fie ty young neon from Clinton and. its neighborhood would respond to the cell of Ring and Coun- try. • Rev. Father Hogan. The first duty of a good citiion is to serve (iOU according to his conscience, and the second' duty is included in the first, and is like it a religious duty, namely, to obey the legally constituted authorities and to serve one's country, if necessary, eves unto death. Love or God -and Love of country are linked together in the heart of every true Canadian cit- izen, Patriotism, the noblest of the natural virtues, burns bright- ly t- ly in the heart or the true Can- adian. And why should it not ? Here we shall live and here we shall die, and here the children and their children's children shall live'to the e ]abrstg rueratfou. Yes Britain, the Mother of free Nations, `our country,' we lose tbee, and we are ready, if fleccts- sary, to pour out the last drop of our blood in thy defence. Our patriotism is sanctified by our. religion, which teaches us to love, our coetry and to o'iey its rulers. Let us then as a part of the British Empire be proud of our citizenship and loyal to her requests. Rev. Di•. Rutledge. Theoretically I am a man of peace, but it is tittle use talking of the wickedness of war at a time like this. The terrible con- flict in which our Empire is at present engaged is, EIS everybody knows, not a war of our seek- ing. 11, has been forced upon us and we are in no doubt as to the righteousness of our: cause. So far as Britain is concerned, as Mr, Asquith has declares, ambi- tion and aggression has played no part in dile war ; she has drawn her sword in the cause of the weak against the strong, or the. democracy or Europe against the law of the sword. And now, the Bail comes to us itt Canada to play our part in the great struggle that has been forced up- on us. Th some quartets the complaint has been hearts Haat the young manhood or the country is not responding with any„ onthidriasnt to the Cala of the Empire rot help. This cannot surely he from any lack of patriotism, much less from any lack or the courageous . spirit 01 the soldier, In the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 when the call came for volunteers more than a hundred young men of.my- own congregation in Winni- peg joined the ranks, although . they knew that thea bravery Haight cost them their lives. I believe the same spirit is itt our young manhood' still. It is ap__ parent, however, that the serious nes, of the situation has not yet •been grasped by our young men In this war it is the veil+ life of our Ernpiire that .is at stake. Ger- many successful avotrld destroy. Britain as a great power, perhaps reduce her to a mere dependency, and it would shadow' for a hund- diesel years the history of aur own 'Canadian land. Browning when returning froth abroad, coming in sight, of Trafal- gar and other historic points; wrote "Here, and here did -England help me, Hop can 1 help r sigliund, Say ?" Our Motherland of Britain . has made us what we arc and for this Motherland her sons should be willing to yield 'up their strength - and, if need ho, {,heir lives. Our country noxi, its ; ot}r coinitty calls us ; those of us who can - fight must t fight � those, o f us g who ,earn t fight 5 o ght mu, t sacrifice and pay, Local News has overflowed on to page five. Rev. A. Macfarlane, 'Bay eel .' There is.. no question of the loy- alty' of Canadians. This has been proved .again and again. But do we Canadians' "dwelling far from war's alarms t:ealize to the fall the gravity of the issues in- volved in this present terrible conflict '1 Do ,ere realize that the very o v existe nee of the Empire i• s p at, t st k a e that the independence of Canada itself is threatened, that on the result of this wax de- pends whether we shell continue to enjoy these rights and liber- ties which are ours under the British flag, or shall.. become a • servile state ground 'under the iron heel of German militarists and despotism ? I believe that if only mom 1 entousuess or the. situation stere, fully grasped, there is enough patriotism in the heart of every Canadian man and • woman to hear and to answer the call that is being sounded today for service and for sacrifice. Dr. J. W. Shaw. You ask me . why Canadian born boys do not enlist for the overseas -contingents. It. isnot the fault of the boys. It has been instilled into them for two or. three generations .by the ; preach- , ars, tatcbers, professors, .states- men and editors that: anything and everything pertaining to the militia was a disgrace and a humbug. 11 the , pies int geaera- tfon sboefe lack of patriotism it is owing to the teaching of. the above - mentioned educators, in future those Canadians who have been belittling for the past tea years the British: emigrant had better "sit up and look" as those patriotic young g Fellows go back to fight our battles under the name of Canadians. Rea 11, J. eleVormick, 1lolnmesville. The call is upon us. 'rhe cause of freedom and justice is at stake. This cause in defence of which so many of our braze forefathers freely shed their blood, challeng- es the brain, the brawn of our - young Canadians. Satrely we - shall not look heedlessly on and - see the "trailed fist" exercise his iron rule, Might is not right and justice is not the interest of the stronger. These are positions long since exploded, and must be defeated at any cost. The soldier is as truly a saviour of the world as the missionary upon foreign soil or the martyrs. This war af- fords our Canadian boys a Chris- tian enterprise almost unparallel- ed in the history of the world. Those who fight this war are the heralds of a peace that' shalt "lie like a shaft or light across the land, and litre a lane of beams athwart the sca." Let every man who can manfully welcome this opportunity to defen:i the Imppi- ness of his hon'te, the, prosperity of his compatriots and ;tile free- dom of his country. 1�♦ Principal Treleaven of,the Collegiate, Reports of the roeruiting - for The second contingent show that Canadians' born born -axe responding in larger numbers to the .call of the authorities for more men for the war That they did not respond in larger'uuntilers to the fleet call was drily to be expected. No C!anadiaii youth ere today' knows anything or war and the military • spirit, that is ,so strong in the citizens •of tltei.old world nations, ]s practically non-existent in Canada. Feeling is ilio main- spring of action and it required; some. time to create in the i breasts of our young men the • motive (ogee that would lead. them to enlist. This feeling, .there are evidences to show, is. now becoming effective, and it will grow stronger with the en- - ..listutent or every new contingent, so that each new call will fid an* ever increasing percentage of Can- adian born offering their services. The heroic defoice of their rights by • the people of Belgium, the wanton attack of e, powerful . state en a weak one; the necess- ity of maintaining on battle Beide of Europe the principles of democracy against against the tyranny of militarism, and above all the growing consciousness of the un- ity of Canada with the British Empire, is making a more mets- tent call to the young wren of Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, This cal] will., he answer- ed and the effect will be cumula- tive. Ag_,Canadlans enlist: in numb larg- er number;; more will he led 'to enlist and Canada, when the war is over, will be Ogle to point with pride to the large 'number of her native sons who fought and per- haps gave up their lives in the service of the Empire in a ;cause that they felt' 10 he just. Rev, 1'1, T C roseley. As Canadians we glory that nye belong to the British Empire, and proclaims. that none are; more loyal than we. Now is the time te, prove it. As the urgent call issounding, for volunteers for the Canaylian second contingent;, Clinton and this part of the prove 'nee r wish to practically exhihdi: trueatnio p tigrn. by heroically volunteering to fight for Empire, King and Country, inthe cause: of eighteousacss and world wide peace. z1111.• Principal Bonk of the 'Model School, MIr, Asquith, in closing his ad- dress a t the British I]'ouse o£ Come ens on Aug, Otlt, said : "We have a great duty - to perform, we have a great trust to fulfil, and confidently we believe that Parliament and the country will enable us to do it." To the young men of Canada we look for the active self-sacri- fice necessary to enable the Brit- ish Empire to perform that duty and to fulfil that trust so that upon' us, as Canadians, may lie shed some' of the glory that shall be theirs when Britain's sons the world around, shall stand 'should= er to shoulder in the glorious finale when .the. emblem • of truth, lore arid; brotherhood shall again wave triumphant. Would you not Wish to be there ? What is your duty and your glorious, privilege now 1 `think, and think quickly, Bri- tain calls, and she , s listens t .. hear you respond : "heady, aye, ready." +aa Rev. Frank G, .tIa r 1 r e i . Seemingly the war's dark Shad- ow was needed in its more soften- ed light to see clearly the great realities thiit have a golden heart and detect the gaudy veneers of our too often garnish day. True patriotism has conte. to her own in the love or Country that is ready to serve or sacrifice. Ea our day when prosperity and the luxury of life tempt to hast de- c,aciance one is glad to mark the undimmed lustre that rests ott British arms. The masterly re- treat in stubborn lighting front Mons enabling our Allies to re. cover from a rash mistake, the signal victory' on the 1 rurn1 that beat back the foo to the margin of France, the stubborn resistance on the Ystr against overwhelming numbers of invaders, have proved to the satisfaction 01-CVeh neutral spectators ithat British armies of today are worthy of a great past. Now, tis at Bannockburn end Crecy, Blenheim and Waterloo, the issue is the same in the as- sertion of freedom and the main- tenance of national honour ant treaty rights untrampded. There a Kingdom responded to the call' to arin ; now an Empire volun- teers. Our trust is neither in hir- ed mercenaries nor in militarism. always in arms, but in God, whose righteousness will to vin- dicated and who wilt: give peace with honour. DI this trust rod .111 honour pledged to frim, may a readiness to seryo and eaciefluo and die, if need he, animate Can - aria's sons who have gone to light as well as (hose who 'remain -till tdreir treed arises. Rev. J. R. Fairs' 1. When we we think of those smiling fields of Belgium, not ens 'e 'the pleasant places of cur own l)n- barite, now, without warning or provocation, deveebitattd and ruined by masses of .trilled strewn with the dead and wound- ed, houses wrecked by shell,, hire whole looking like some great cemetery itt which there, had been an earthquake, when we think told it has burned into our veep be- ing that these same fields ' and houses menet home and loved -on- es, then we know something - 0r what war means. Wo retilize'that those bare gable ends and ruined fields and dead and dying mien, mean homeless bairns, not only homeless, but hungry, aye, and rraaifned, the plaything of brute force. 0 say when we realize this ever so faintly surely we will as men rise in our strength and go forth. Wo did not want this war, • we did not desire it and were there no ciuestion of freedom and justice involved, no sacred prom- ises to other states, had it not. become necessary to curb the spirit of militarism .which had grown to be a st'itding menace to the peace of JCarope we should he a1, peace today. Ali it is we go forward because we must. Our stand is on the plough ,and so it shall be until the last furrow is.: turned, Men wanted. Wanted,, from Canada to go forth in this. (Conducted col. 2, page 5.),