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CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY AUGUST 13 1914`
W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher
sward •Band Concer
riday
Evening, August 14th,
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Local News,
MOAMMAPPAMMA
C.C,I. STUDENT TOOK (HONORS
Mica D, V Tierney of B1yt1s]an]d
a student of the IC, C. L took
honors in her junior untatriculation.
•etxgatms in history, Latin, Chemis-
try arta biology.'
BAD A GOOD CROWD,
Deepite, they cool weather on
Wednesday :there) was a good
arowd dowry street to hear the
weekly 'bland concent, The patrio-
tie numbers took the (audience!
SHOP IFBLL.,IN CELLAR.;
The pump shop lot Mr, a7ohrn
Stephenison came ,to a sudde'n end.
Mr. Stephenson 'Nine .having the
building turned' When. one side of
It slipped into the (cellar. The
building is 'nowt torn 'down.
REPORT NOT TRUE].
A widdl manor was circulated in,
Clinton this morning that .1VIator
If. B. Combel had, received at tele -
piano calling out (the 33rd cRegi-
mnent for 'Quebec. The Netw Esaa'
called: up .Major; Comte who stated
their was no truth in the re-
port.
PRESBYTERIANS 'WON.,•
On Wedn(esdtay afternoon the,
Presbyterilans gave, the Methodists
a right good tr•3mming by a score
of 25-14. The following players
took Vert,—
Methodist Presbyterians
W. Doherty W. Brydone
J. Taylor J. Wiseman
E, Courtice J. E. Cons tontine
N. Ball, skip Geo. Roberton skip,
MINORI LOCALS.
Rule Brittainntie.
Sunday was a ghat day.
Seed The New 'Era to thte ab-
sentees.
Grapes are reported to t be a
good crop.
The New Ena, ,telc,phoaies are
30 and 93.
Half of August will be gone by
next Sunday,
Don't expect(a big battle every
time yon open, your paper.
When prices,•soar, consumers are
bound to g,ell sore in proportion,
Daily papers are eagerly sought
for these dans for the latest war
asews.
ROBB-HAMILTON
• The home of Dr. J. H. and Mrs,
Elatmiiton of Erin was the, scene of
.a very pretty wedding at, high
noon on Tuesday List, when
their daughter, Nora. Margaret
was tanked in. antarriage to ;Mr, C.
W. Robb, B.A.; of Toronto. The
bride, who ,was given away by her
fiatther, was prettily gowned in 1
white silk' with 'train, arid trailing
veil; the trimmings being pearls
and orange blossoens. She carried
at ,massive bouquet of, roses and
lily of the 'galley, while the brides-
aulaid, IMiss Ida Hallett, wore blue
silk and/ carried pink roses. Miss
Jean, Serval, n, as
flower girl,
was
a picture i her ,Fren'chy
frock of
sliia•dow lace, and pink silk, and
parried pinlc sweet peas. ' The
grooms gifts were, to the bride,
a. pearl hoop; toth e bridesmaid
rand to the pianist, pearl solitaire
rings ; to the flower girt,
t toCCC-
lace of rose beads witch pearls;
and to the best ,nsa.n, Mr. J. Ft.
Rose, M.A., a pearl set. After the
ceremsony µs reception] was held
and the' 'wadding breakfast served
following which Itlr. rand 1Vfrs. Robb
left for the St, Iaawr•eneel On
their return they 'will reside
in
Clinton'
Athlitiollal District Flews on
Page 3.
Ready to 'Enlist
Again
Mr. Ben. Webb, of Detroit, Writes
to Join Again For War,
On jalenitljay of this week Major
11.1B. Coanbe,reeeived :the follow-
ing letter0rons an told 'Clinton /boy
in, the person of Ben. Webb, of De-
troit who wants to enlist again to
;aid CG,reat Britain. Mr. Webb serv-
ed through the South Afrinain war
for 2 years aimdt searched from Cape
Town/ to Preltorila. '0 ollewin g is hie
letter.—
Detroit,/ ,Mich., Aug,' 81914
Major H. B.'Coombe iEsq,
Dean' Sir—Pardon pny liberty to
taddreseing yoso, but owing to the
presetntt, crisis+ in 'England and hear
ing that the. Canadian Governenentt
is about to send troops or mobilize
the Canadian militia I (thought I
would write you in regard to same
and offer en cervi•'ces (01 accept_'
able) to the( 33rd •Batt.or special
service. Trusting to hear from you
as somas possible and hoping for
success 'to British, arms once more
I oral sir, yours respeetf,ully
A. B. ;Webb.
879 Brooklyn 'Ave, Detroit,
Andrew Carnegie
Justifies Britain
Advocate of Peace Says She Had
no Alternative.
New York, August 6.— Andrew
Carnegie, the world's most distinguish
ed advocate of peace, approves of
great Britain's course in the present
crisis. In a cable message from Scot
land to the New York Evening Post,
he saves; "Germany, having declined
Britain's proposed peace conference,
and then having asked Britain to
agree to her march through Belgians,
Britain was board to decline and to
declare thatshe would protectBelgium
by land and sea,"
With wear rand rumors of wart in
Europe and Ireland the papers will
have salmi interehting reading,
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MONTREAL LIVERPOOL OCEAN + -
GERMANY ASKS BELGIUM TO STOP WAR
t: ROUTE CLE Ala
$Montreal, Aug, 12 -“The ¢ieeant
route as clear, ftom 'Montreal to
Liverpool, and any ship can sail
when, she ,pleases an perfectt safer
ty.” 'T±Iri;a announee]menq was made
to-d(ay by in. n. 'White collector
London, Aug, 13.-3 am—The Daily Mail says it learns
that on Monday. after the fruitless assault by the Germans on
the Liege forts, the German Government again approached,
Belgium, through Holland as intermediary, pointing out that
Germany had no quarrel with Belgium; and no desire to be at
of •onetime.(' C war with her, and asked the Belgian Government to recon
mss /newt( hlad.aw(u sent re- sider its refusal to allow the German armyto traverse Bel iusm
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officially tfrozf Ottawa, and its re- g
in order to save useless expenditure in blood and treasure.
The Belgian Government, according to the newspaper,•
made reply, again refusing the German request.
salt should be pronounced in the
easing' of insurance and exchange
On oargoee, with the result that
the wheat now held an Montreal
/.]arbor should, enoetdaly start an
,Its wlay, to Liverpool. In addi-
tion, •to tine It (will mean thail;Zor•
the, present, at any rate, there 'will
be littler dettle de'itay'or difficulty
in the sainting of passenger ves-
sels from' Montreal ancl. Quebec.
BELGIUM WINS BATTLE IN
OPEN.
Brussels, via London, Aug. 13—
3.40 lam.- Tlid first battle in open
country is ,reported: in the fol
lowtntg official commu,n cattion. -
"After leaving paesed the night
(Tuesday) in the, position they had
reached. after; their retreat of yes-
terday, the Germans this morning
advanced in force, towards a point
in our dispositions, 'which they
nailthoughnailmot held,. Our staff
however,was alert and informed by
cavalry reconnaisaneee, was able to
give the tneoessary 'orders, with
the result that the enetnyy fount!
their ]advance checked, An en-
gagement took place, iia which
our trooprl were successful/. Ten.
thous,and Ileal took part tin .the
tight•"
First Transports With Canadian Contingent
The first transports with the Canadian contingent may
sail' from Quebec September zst.
Winter Kit for or in C
oto t
eat al British
Troops
The British troops now going to the continent are pro-
vided with a full kit for a winter campaign.
Atlantic British Shipping Safe
The British Admiralty announces that the Atlantic and
Indian Oceans are all safe for British shipping.
Briiish War Office Says Important Develops.,
ments Imminent
London, Aug. z2.—The War Office official statement
explains that it is necessary to withhold all news because of
BROKE 'HIS ARM, important developments which are imminent.
Harry, the, 11 -year-old son of Mr,
and .Mrs. ,Prank Glew, of Iiullett,
tell at the; wagon and broke leis
arae on Tuesday of this week, German Boats Maybe interned in Dardanelles,
this
Chauffeurs mvay pact be aware
that a lalcenee le necessary if they
drive for 'hire. The lams says.—"No
pers.otn, sbaula for there, pay or gain
drive to motor vehicle on a high-
wlay armless theirs licenlsed to do
ao• and no person shall employ any
one so to drive a motor vehicle,
who is mot 3o licemhed." The li-
cense to be carried with ;the
car so that at array be producedrif
asked for (by an, °Nicer of the law,
London, Aug. 12. --It is officially confirmed that the Ger-
man cruisers Breslau and Goeben are in the Dardanelles and
may be intern there.
German cruisers !leered fs'om Mediterranean;‘,
Gibraltar asserts that all the German ships have been
cleared from the Mediterranean.
Social and Personal
Mr, Blarry7 'Hunt, of ,Galt, ire visa Miss Francis; Hasvkin'a of Hamil-
ting in to,vn, ton spent over Sunday the gue•at
of her brother an: 'town.
Col, Wilson, ofineiatfortla 'turas in
1Vr.
I . John m
lr of
a L v Blyth th s
g y alias
in town to-dlay-, •
Rev. J. Greene is supplying at town tine week in :connection with
Galt an Sunday, work of the 33rd. Regi,
,Mise Violet R. Argent was a Bul-
let Mrs. T. Smith and the Misses
visitor+ hast week, Sniith of S m tfordt are holidaying
'Mrs: Wrn Graham and Mrs, Grey its et in(ton arnd 'Brayfiie;lc'l,
are visiting at Hamilton(. Mims Mary and Jean, McM•ur-
Miss D. Shaw, ,Of Winnipeg is the chis, of Blyth, are the guests of
guest of her brother, Dr. Shaw. Mr; and Mrs, W, Bryclon(e,
Co, Constable "Whittesides, of Hen- Rev, mon Mrs. S. J. Allis,'returnl.
shall, vvag an town on Saturday. ed home last Friday from their hol
Mr. S. 5, Cooper lis an Hepahtail, idly 'trip around Wintdsor.
lookimg oaten hie interetats
there. e.
Mr. M . SUarold Jo ns.
lr on of Toronto
rno
Mr. Prlaser• Brown of. New York is the guest of his parents, Mr,
sa visitantgt Mr. farad, Mrs, Brown, and Mrs. Oliver Johlulson.
Miss 1'. Husband of In(gersoll is Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Brown, ,of Tor-
-visiting liter:sister, .Mrs, K. Chawla'n onto spent a t£ew days with their
Mr. 'Eddie% Shepherd of Toronto daughter, :Mrs. J. Leslie Kerr.
is spending this vacation 10 towo, Mire, Sara 10'. Downs of Iona, Ontt,
• A,single stroke of bghtmrrng an v id t
• t Mr, S, Brown of ]Guelph Is r•e-
• the Belgian ;Conn. o killed minpe
e en ne vaig o laeq•warn incest an town
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• and a•womasa and severely in- (Mrs. P. IB,earng as visit'fnig with.
• jured 32 others persons, two of relatives and friends
at 2'alanen
• wholm,, died biter'. atom, ,
Z Miss anaidal Armour of ,Goderich
m is !renewing old aquainrtanoes in
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WAR
Although in the history of ll
big wars, food products especial•
ly staples, such as Flour and
Sugar. have always advanced,
and in the present war have al-
ready done so. W, T. O'Neil'
does not purpose taking advant•
age of the war panic to raise the
price of anything. hut rather, if
possible, to to sell at a closer
margint
n ha ever before.
Tprove the above assertion,
we will continue to sell Redpath
GranulatedSugar wholesale
a t
g
prices.
We invite you to call and cam
pare our prices with some of our
neighboring, towns,
W. T. O'N IL
TI. -HE 111.113 GROCER
Phone 48
A New Tern)
Opecs Sept. 1st iia the Popular
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g sx Charles Sts, Toronto
This 'School - enjoys A .GREAT
;REPUTATION for superior trainin-
n'g, [Write; tondlay, for catalogue,
us aenelwial(g 018 ,acquaintances in
town.
Mrs, T. McNeal and son arriv-
ed ]some. last Friday from W etas-
lrl
awin
Prof. end ,Mrs. Bristowe are holii-,
drying 'at Crystal Beat
qn g Y eh for two
weeks.
Mr, Johni Crooks .is spenfdting a
felw weeks an, town atter his (West-
ern (trip.
Mrs. 1i.'
PL t t
t some ee, andr
Miss
Emma tPlumsteet are tholtidaying'at
1layiieldt.
Miss' Violet Onepn30o of Torant,o,
;.
ra a ,r•;numn her �
Mime here vacahaon at iter
'Mrs. W. R. Counter ;and Master
'Billy are
visiting
friends
at Brant-
ford this wreak;
is spending a few weeks at the
home of herr, eon, •W, S. Do.w,ns.
Mr. Chats, Broadfoot of 141roosejaw
tend an old: •Seafor
thbo , spent a
few hours in town on Saturday,
Rev. and Mrs, Nielly, and Miss
ar art f
e o 'Hamilton M to spent few
days with ,Mr. ants Mrs. J. B. ,Lintd-
elay. -
Misses Hattie, Holloway, 0tlinlrtu
Pimping and Ida !Wilkin are. en-
ioyang the lake (brelepels at Bay -
Mr. and Mrs. Chambers of Strat-
ford ase visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Pa a ul
� f l for two
weeks.
Mr. Harry Cook, 'of :Trenton, le
spending a few, drays in town, Mr.
Cook mat at sen of the ,late Jars
Gluest.
Rev. urney Airs. Herman and: chili-
area have, returned to their hoane
at Caledon: Eaett after a holiday vis
it There.
Miss Masg,aret Sanath, toe Lack-
now, anca la former, modelite, spent
etw,
2 ys� theg ',guest of Mise J.
Hollme.daa.
1
Mrs.
. G. Ea Slaville here tittle
1M1MrnTMBert^ l�inlaufif a GbNcago }vas
alnico, Mane/ Marara •Wand ebetela visited,
cells in Le r deaboro oven ,the
yell elIIld4.
]Mr, and Mrs. Moon oil iTorlonto is and: Mrs. !Adana, Walken•, of
were elsstors in an(d •arotun,d 01Ln- Toronto were gaests .orf tMr, tanyd
ton o ter '
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y Mra, 'Wtesley, Wwliker dusaing tenth':
Mrs. Dungannon was a recent pastweek
string; fah r&Iitchetil, few weeks alt his home, hereefore
visitor- at ,the home of Dr. Arm•• Mr. Alex I .Mitchell 's spending
Mr. George Webber is mitten:die g going to Guelph -where a position
the 1, 0. O. Fan/rand Lodge, t at awaits Kann„
Toronto, thin week.
Rev. Tanta Mrs. I7. Colclonzg+lr, l of
Lioydttown, taro renewing old
briendsl ips int town,
Miss L. ,Gibbintgs is ,spentdintg her
holildlays at the home of her father
Mr, Joh GLb'birogs,
:Man. W. i3': Kilbride (rjaturiaed on
Monday aht atter
a visit at leer
home an et. Tbomtas,
Mrs, Harry Cook and son of
Trenton elniton word viSitoI's in town . for
a felw' dkiys( tbi's week,
The Misses iitoLmes, of nt.'Oath-
teatime, ares the guests of their( ais-
ter, Mrs, 'H, (B, ,Chpint,
IA2fss Helen !Roberton ;]and her
cousin, Miss Mary Crawford re-
turned thin, week from their visit
at lnnseaicip;,
Mats. E. Ji aaniteaoln and .Miss M.
Clark have returned,- from a visit
With their sister, Mrs, 0, Cobper
os iColtaintgvv,olod
The Misses Argenta+ accompaniedl
by their brother, Carl, spent last
Wednesday at Seaforth. Ali re-
port a good] tiin,
;Miss Jennie Efoltmes and her
friend, Mies 3, Sneyd, of Vi?aurina
peg, spenit,,the week entdinnitb oid
friends At Brasi ttordt
Miss Nettie Brown who has spent
the past week with her sister is
fg ie cl , t Brussels before
vusr ret fro sr, it a
returning to Toronto.
Miss Olive MaBrienh of London,
rettanned 'home Joist week after
spending a month visiting friends
in'an,d around Clinton.
n c was
Mr. Z. T
rouse of Wopdsiocl a
, I
a visitor ova :' Sugrclay with rola-
'tives and frienkis., Monday was
Woodstock's Civic +liolidlay.
]Miss W. O'Neil was .utnable to
attend tto her duties at the "Hub"
store om tacoaunt of a severe cold
;for la, Lelw, days, last week.
Mr. Elvins Nlaso'n of Detroit, ac-
companilled. by 'Mr. Tongiy and Miss
,
Ti nplotyare the uests of Mi.taud
Mrs, T. Mason; for t (mouithi
MYIrs. Jas. S Miller spent the holi-
day In Lennon, with her ,daughter
Jeanjie and while (there was the
guest of Mrs. A. B. 'MeBrien.
Rev. C. Langford B. A.
su,pport-
ed his college chum,Av, tLrnest
Jacques 13..x8.. at the letters ,wed-
ding at 'Fordlwiclt on( July 29th,
Han,, W. J. llantna, Provincial
Secretary of Ontario one of the
prominent Canadians now abroad
wandering how and when they can
gest home.
Mr. tandt Mrs. James Smdth .re
turned Saturday,, eventing from
Woodstock. where they brad been
tn
called owing to the serro s ill-
ness semen 'dearth of Mr. S,n1th?a
sister.
Moles Gertrude Clbanit' is visiting
hem brother, altar, (Fred Ch(anti of
Pi'ttefieid, Mass. She will also visit:
her sister in, Auburn, N. Y.., Miss
Client ex pP ecta'to be away a couple
Y P
ut weelas.
Landon \Advertiser—Mra. Mc -
Hardy -Smith of Vancouver, 13, C.,
Who hail comer n this citn tot
jeanthe London ,Conservatory of
athlete, is nowt registered' at the
T'ecamnseh,
el ster,
(Mr mon Mrs.J. W b who
,
'swerve visiting'/Mrs. Ed. S!aviile, and
the former ?sl parents, (Mr. tarn
]Mrs. James Webster of Lontdes-
boro, have renamed, to their home
in Torontto.
Miss Jelnwiet%Bronvn was a visitor''
in (Detroit and spent \Suunday and
Monday visiting her sister and aro
ther, going. ant the I, 0. paw, Ex-
cursion from Sarnia nt, the Steam-
er
'Tlashnnoo and retuning on the
city of (Poledo,- steamer.
kb. rand+ Mrs. John McKinley, of
Stanley Township announce the
engagement of 'thein dlaughter,,
Illebel :Elva,, to, (Mr. J; Bartlett
Ltav'a, of'Clilniton, eon of Mr. and
Mrs. ,Geo. Latvia: 01 iCliniton, Ont.
The wedding will take place mn
August,
Mr. and/ Mrs. John Robb orf Sea-
1orth, Cann, ,atn{nowniere the engager.
mann of their daughter, Eletaase'
Morrison, to Mr, Clarence Lionel
Whitby of 'Howardten, Sask•,a son of
Mr, land{ lyfrp. Olaver R. /Ma tby of
Paris, Ont. The marriage will take
plane um, Torenito early iii Septet)),
hen'. t i f t
The :Weyburn Herald of July 22
had the following local which is
of;interest. 'lrl •e- '
s
er Mlsa Tillie e Alcan
of Clintons Ont,, is visiting tart the
home of Inspector, Lea of this city.
Miss Alarm sang a solo nuc the
evnnmg service in the Presbyter-
itani church, here last Sunday. Her
s ngi
ng was very
mean aP1
z
e-
Caa od •
Among the many Canadians now
detained in Europe are a number
of prominent •Winnipeggere who in
elude Rev, Dr, Geo. t1', Stal:tont, pas-
tor of 1F,ort, ltiogn'e Methodist
church, formerly, of Clanton, Mand
Mrs, Salton, a it Dr. and .Mrs. Salton
a on
were Naples for making
t and in-
tended leaviarlgl,that city far home
inl
i(August .
Rev, 4aad Ma's. R, !B. ,Stevenwone
antd Master Harold, of \Shelburrnle,.
inotored to ;Clinton 'lash , week via
Clifford, bringing Mrs. John Scott
,and. Miss E}thepwyn -from the latter
tea , lana all }vele viartors • for
several days' et the (home of Mr.
;and Ma'sS
W,Donna. A fL '
w torther
hr
motor trip, of,a couple ,of days
wawa also made, visiting frietide an
Stratford, Pavlattock, land St Marys,
reltu.nnlinE' to Clinton: on Saturday
last; talk leaving fon• their respec-
tive homes on, Mosssiey except Miss '
Ethel
w n Scott, who will V
a rat.
rt3
her atunit, Mrs,. Downs (tor 'a couple
beawceks,
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OUR COUNTRY
FACTS ABIIOIYE CANADA
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Population of the Yukon Territory:
1911, 10,512; 1901. 27,219. Decrease
18 707.
Vancouver's new buildings' 1012
519,423,432.
Manitoba has 49,755 farmers' with
nearly six million acres under culti
vation,- Number of sheep,' 42.085; of
horses;' 273,302; of cattle, 407,611; pigs
2, ,
19.. 3b(i,
Maritime Provinces The Mara e Pr v noes :have 3;925. ,
post offices and 3,171 miles of railway.
More than sixteen billion gallons of
water are pumped in Montreal an
nually,' Daily average about forty,
three iuillion gallons,
New Brunswick hie severmillion,
acres of crown Two lands, a this
de of
the province is forest area,
Ontario fall wheat, 1912, 15,089,885
bushels grown on 759,888 neves, or 19.8.1
bushels per acre,
Cobalt's thirty one producing silver
mines produced $64,322,180 in seven .
years: other metals, 81,057,691,
Toronto's first street cars ran in 1SO11
Earrings, 1912, $5.373,874. City's share
$795,058..
Saskatchewan's flax yield, 1912'
1,111,651 awes, produced 14,171,210
bushels, or at rate of 12,7 bushels per
acre.
Average
price obtained byC
for Westrlands during 912,$15,91..
per acre;
The .Grand ,3 rank is the longest con
tinuousdouble track railway in the
world under one management.
Halifax bank clearing last year
5100,167,672; increase,„of $12,473,634 in,
year. hew buildings, 3570,775. 'As'.
sesement, 331,004,750,