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Telegraph and Ticket .Agent.
Clinton,, Ontario
-It Didn't Take Harris
Long to Move
Pte, Purcell of Sca'orth writes of
conditions at the rant, Pies:eral of
his- comrades have been killed and
he has had some narrow esea'pes hint-
self hut is cheerful and ho eh 1 :
Dear iOo(her,—We went into the
trenches on Wednesday night and
were relieved 'Thursday n'ght, but
lust to go back again on Friday ev-
ening when we made an aclaan-e of
over half a mile 'm 01(1 Fritz. Wo
were situated On a side of a. bill
while the enemy was on top of •a
hill opposite, with a deep .vane))
between us. He has held .this Ios-
ftlon since tile fast. of •September
and repeatedly air side has Leen
trying. to drive hint out, but were
always repulsed. it was this pod -
tion that another battalion whom we
supported tried to gain a couple of
weeks ago, but were -driven back, On
Friday our battalion was selected to
advance and two• other battal-
ions were on our lett doing
similarly, At twelve o'-
' clock midnight, although it wasn't
darir on account of the ;grand moon-
light, our artillery played on the
trenches while we started to ad-
vance. Such an uproar.'I never heard
in all my life. When those old gums
start 'firing they certainly make a
noise. we finally crossed the valley
•
up the hill and into .Fritz's trench,
at 'least what •parts were 9ejt, _ho-
eaus0 it was",hlewn to pious' Midi 00 -
thing but shell -holes. remained;
'This was the first time 1 male
into close range with Fritz, and pia
how he squeals whoa to tunic yo'a•
ars going to st1011 him with the bay'.
(met .31) helieve lne Ave show very
little mercy on those who stow the
least sign or fight, but the others
who surrendered we loin( captive.,
"After clearing, the trench of (1)�++r
mans we had to t ousolidal0 as glhJd 1-
13i as possible. So ii mediately we
started digging and by four 11.07, we
had established a anew line. of U'ana-
dian trenches where l'rita had his Old,
ones '('he orders came to hold the
trench at all costs, se we made our-
selves aa comfortable as possible,
keeping a sharp lookout for counter
attaelts, but for one slight ono on
our left, lie left us alone, and we
wore relieved at eleven p.m. that
night, Such a long day 1 •nev-
er put in before. Not having lunch
sleep in, three days, soaking, wet
from head to foot from lying in
shell holes, our clothes. _completely
saturated with mud and being under
the suspense of Fritz •coming back at
I was . all in when relief C11111e
but remained with it and finally ar-
rived its our billets at two p.m, Sun-
day morning. if I had some means
of seeding you Clerman souvenirs T
mild have had a wagon load, hut at
that he has kept me in cigars ant
cigarettes ever singe,
"our battalic.n casualty list is
stuall, but •poor Alex, • Fraser o°
Stratford, one of 13 Company of the .
71st Battalion, was killed At first
he was wounded 111 the thigh with
shrapnel, but then ire was hit on the
head, with a wiz -bang. We gave him a
good soldier's grave berate lea•vin
him that night.
"On Sunday morning after break -
.RAN RU s= a
WINTER
1OURS
Special Fares now in effect to re-
sorts in Florida', Georgia, North ant
South Carolina, Louisiana and oth-
er Southern States, and to Ber-
muda and the West- Indies.
RETURN LIMIT MAY 31st, 1017
LIBERAL STOP-01'ERS,
ALLOWED. _
For full information write to
C. E. HORNING,
Union Station,
Toronto, Ont.
J.
RANSFORD es SON,
Uptown Agents, Clinton.
Phone 07,
it
Dry Goods
and
pause
Furnishing
Couel. & Co.
PHONE 78.
Millinery
and
Ready .to -
Wen r
Garments
Annual Sale of WilltOF Coats
After a most successful -season in our Mantle Dept.
we have about 36 coats left to clear, in ladies and
misses. They are the remaining few of a great many
lines which has been this season's most popular styles.
it is our policy to sell season's merchandise in season.
These have been grouped into three lots for speedy
r't rir,lnce $21) and $25 Coats to clear at $16,50
$18 Coats to clear et $11 50
515 and $16.50 Coats to clear at $I0,50
Come early for best choice.
(.;.len rabCo of l'lfillinery $1.49
A, .i, I tt,. 0.4114 have left for this season, we are
a' 3 t,• s ' t t ;t ' 1:A balance of our trimmed and un-,
t3 31,1""t 1.31 .'.'I r'a,ifnt(l Flats up to $6 to clear at 1.49
u \i.'1;i. bhapes up to $3.50 to clear at 98c
Clearance of Ladies Cloth Dresses t4,98
Only six Ladies Cloth Dresses left, good quality
serge, colors black, navy and Oopenbagea These are
last season's styles, sides 84 to 38, Values tip to $110, to
clear ati$4.0S,
fast I found a li311111taase and if I did,
31031 hsdnlg0 ill it .w331 iaot 3111
fault, 1 :could net go to elaurela be-
etrase there 111114 110 priest aroma 1
Slept .f 1 n. I received
s 01 t In the `4 tor; 1100 ao s t
two letters front you alai several liar -
cols and papers,
"Yesterday morning 1 felt tough
and so reported• s10. The doctor
said 1 had influenza mail 1 was seat
to a hosipital With eight others, brit
think it is only a cold Hattie and
laced a goose real. This is Tuesday'
at'tereatin aiid we are still on Chu
Red (Toss train on our way, We are
only about thirty miles from whore
WO st.btrtotl, and 'l du not Itnow
Where we are going; or when, we
will arrive)
Whiting a few Clays later, on the
17th, late, Purcell, tells of the arriv-
al at No, 3 General Casino Hospital,
I,aklavre, Ile adds ; "It's -One grand
feeling to' get back into civilization,
receiving good heals and having a
dandy boa to sleep on once again
Doctors, orderlies and nurses are as
attentive to the ,patients on, the.
train as they are in the hospitals.
11'e started for this place shortly af-
ter file am, and reached it about
three a.m., where we had, lunch and
were given a baa at the station Los
pita], "lie neat marruugthe doctor
allotted each person his dest'uatlon;
Nearly all thee woufndecl were put ort
the ambulance boat • for England,
while the rest or us were dilt'iblit-
ed to different hgspitals, two of us
arriving, here. The lirat thi3ag • we had.
Was a good bath. Next they gave
LIR blue suits of (fuck we:l lined, and
slippers like Chinaman weal' We -got'
four good meals a clay and ail'
otter comforts of a hospital. The
nurses are all as kind as possible,
!".1 have just come back from en-
joying a musical concert held in our
dining-roour. About len men end.
woman came this alteration and gave
us a concert, whirl) was really good.
"I hope the authorities have not
sent you any word to cause any
anxiety, because .i am cnly laid up
with la grippe and the need of a
rest. 1 have nut bern ect!fine1T to
bed and expect to ire Here only a
few more days when we will most
likely be sent 1 ria bash,"
"31'e have been taking oar turn in
the front line since Aug. I,5th, ex-
cept when we were changing fronts,
during which time we were training
for about two weeks. The first
place we were at was fine, not much
fighting and the trenches were all in
splendid shape, hut sia:'c the came
here we caught heli on earth. The
rain combined with old Fritz's coal -
boxes keep the trenches in a terrible
conditioif;•. Some of them are im-
passable with mud and' water and af-
ter IVO are iu for forty-eight hours
we certainly are all in. Our dug-
outs consist of a hole large enough
for ono person to crawl into out of
the rain. Their are deg in the sides
of the trenches, and frequently they
cave ill with tine dampness. When out
of the trenches, some times we are
billeted in old french houses or
bares, while other tinges we are in
bivouacs which consist. of a large oil
sheet stretched from pole to 'pole
and dri3011 (10011 in the sides with
stakes. You roll in and throw your
rubber sheet on top of a foot of
mull and sleep till morning, but
when in houses tee are very comfor-
table, sitting around a fire -place, tel-
ling stories, arguing on i1f11ecent t011 -
les, smoking our pipes and ci;aret-
tes—which is our ,min f'r'iend in the
army, until the lights are out. Then
we nestle flown on a floor of brick for
the [light, 11'e Grill very little, tn-
less physical and bayonet exercise.
Unless we are too far 110m the
front we go out at nights en work-
ing parties, building trenches, roads
and carrying ammunition up the
line.
them aak)'harm, and while filler ate
moving it '314 very (1lgleult to fait
theta, They) .go t0eu'4 siw Miles per
halal', oy31}4r0lfe11es, up bulla, 1111pligll
3(31td and cihalk ground, sending dead-
ly'. Jive h:.e) their'= bnaellhlo gun Dnd
Banal) glues against the 00033151. Old
I"'titz does not know what to make
of then and beats it when they see
U33e poling, •
"Jininaia Tao110 is 113)1,031(11 .011 aiid
Lieut, i3roel(lebanl(, who W33S 1n
Stratford, Bath are well; liked V
the boys, A11, the 170w115 111 tills
district are Mown to pieces. In fact.
sonie'ar0 nbt rceognizable a$ towns
because every building is blown to
Pieces ;and nothing but',. cellars re -
Main to distinguish tete' place from
the farming 1and,. Clive my best re-
spects to n11 the boys."
I3OD ANI) GUN,
Among the stories in the January
Rod and C1un 'whicih is 11011 on the
neon -lands Is '!The Pilgrimage," by
Haddon, "Starting the ' New
Year Right" F. 4'; Williams, "Camp-
ing 1 �I
,,
in the T ea t• of lUe• Rockies" g
r o 7,
E, Ai>{lorson "The Last Cabin Mine
sof Calcltas Creek" by 1111)0 Jay, "A
Hunting and k isliing ']'rip in British
Columbia" by T. S. Scott, `.'With the
Oceanographers" by R. J'. li'-raser,
etc,, etc. Reginald; 0ourlay contrib-
utes an article en 'Our Passing •
Glasse Birds" to the C'inservation De-
partment and the other regular dm-
partments are well maintained. • 131.
J. Taylar, Limited, Publisher, issues
Rod and (tun at Woodstock, (Tnt,
."Jimanie Lawson W18 killed on
•.Tune ninth 'while running a message
ender. shell Ore. Ile had been would -
ed and at home in Scotland, but re-
covered sufficiently to go back to the
trenches. The last time 1 saw Frank
Sosuoskl was our first Sunday, in
France. IIe told me then that he
wanted at Victoria Cross before he
went home, but the poor, fellow got
no chance. The first time in the
trenches, he went out looming for a
machine gull omioreements when a
German sniper spatted, him and put
a bullets through his shoulder, run -
nine down his back -bone and corning
out the hip. lie lived for some time
and was taken to a dressing station
where his wounds were attended to,
but 'to no avail.
'"Twenty seven of us joined the
100 and seven were medically unfit
for the trenches act remained ht Eng-
land; Lea Baker was among the sev-
en, with a sore foot. '0110 other
twenty of tis are divided into (lilter-
cnt companies, Jimmie McDonaldgo-
ing to A, while I was attached, to
`B. IIe tried to transfer: to 13 but
e0trh1 not, Seven of its were in 13
Company brit now only three remain
—Mike Walsh and Fred Paulger
being killed and Harry talisman and
Tom Walsh are wounded and in the
hospital. Bob Lawson, apex. Fraser
and I. are still here tatting our
clnattees, but believe me, 1 have ev-
ery confidence I. will cost out 0. 13,
with God's help. I had two me11
killed in front cal me with a: coal -box
the last time in the trenches 1.31(1 I
was never touched. Another time I
was sentry in the front line, basin
a sharp lookout over the parapet, to
see that old Fritz was not coining
over. •Oin: boys sen:11 up a flare, as
itiwas at night, and a (I (Milan sniper
sett! niyl. Read, and hit a stone jest
ab my chin, I received all the laud,
stones and sparks ea the face, but 1
was not long ill moving. Our patrol
was going anti; shortly afterward and
1. reported to 3110131, They chased
Mr, Sniper, who was Located about
twenty yards from our front fine.
"No dottbt yet have read 11110111; the
now tanks, and although I flaw seen.
113501 1 never saw them wore(, ]tit
they say they do 01(00110ra' Work.
Nothing but ,a. large shell Will filo
K1:1EP OPR BODIES WARM.
Pure, rich, red blood is a necessity
in the production of animal heat. It
keeps our bodies warm. We ail ]now
very well that when the artexirs
that carry it 10 a limb are bound
or tied, the temperature of the 11111))
is iminediately lowered.
'There is a suggestion in this that,
at this time of yrar, especially, we
should take }-food's. Sarsaparilla, if
our blood is impure, impoverished pt
pale. flood's Sarsaparilla makes the
blood good in quality and quantity,
It has an unequaled record fur radi-
cally and permanently removing blood
diseases, scrofula, rheumatism and ca-
tarrh, and giving strength and tone
to the whole sy=stem. It is a scien-
tific cotnhinaticn of roots, barks,
and other medicinal substances that
have long been used by successful
physicians. Get it today.
Seed Oats to Supplig
the Shortage
The past unfavorable season has
caused a great shortage in the sup-
ply of good seed oats in Ontario
a(1(1 Western Quebec. Even the best
samples we have seen should be
graded to about 30 per cent. to
make them suitable for seed. Rather
than sow light grain from a stunted
crop, farmers are well advised, to
purchase their seed. me special
grade for seed oats established at
the Government interior terminal el-
evators last year, will serve as a
mucin needed source of supply,. This
No, 1. Canada Western seed oats must
be 05 per cent. white oats, sound,
clean,- free from other grain and
from fu3xions weed seeds within the
meaning or the Seed Control Act,
and shall weigh not less than 34 Its,
to the bushel, It is available through
the usual channels of commerce for
grain. Seed Branch, Ottawa.
TENDERS I`OR PULPWOOD AND
PINE LIMIT
Tenders will be received by the uta.
dersigned up to and including the
1st day of February, 170,7, for the
right to cut pulpwood gad pine aim'
bur on a certain area situated on the
Black Sturgeon River and other tet-
ritory adjacent thereto, .in the Dis-
trict of Thunder 13ay.
Tenderers shall state the amount
per cord on pulpwood, and per thou-
sand feet board measure, 01/ pine,
that they are.prepared to pay- as a
bonus in addition to dues of 40 cents
per Ord for spruce, and 20 cents
per cord for other , pulpwoods, and
1,2.00 per thousand feet, board meas-
ure, for pine, or such outer rates as
map from time to time he fixed by
the Lieutenant -Governor -ill -Council,
for the right to operate a pulp mill
and a paper mill on. or near the area
referred to.
Such tenaderets shall be repaired to
erect a mill or mills on or near the
territory and to manufacture the
wood into pulp and paper in the
Province of Ontario.
Parties making tender will bo re-
quired to deposit with their tender
it marked cheque, payable to the
Honourable the Treasurer of the
Province of Ontario, for ten thousand
dollars ($.10,000), which amount 1vi1l
be forfeited in the event of their not
entering into agreement to carry out
conditions, etc. 'l'he said $10,000 will
be applied on omit of bone dues
as they 000rtle, but The regulation
dues, as mentioned above, will re-
quire to be paid in the usual man-
ner as returns of cutting of wood aid
timber are received,
The highest or any tender not nec-
essarily) accepted,
For particulars as to dcaeription of
territory, capital to be invested, etc.,
apply to the undersigned„
G II I+ iiRGIISON,
Minister of Lauds, T`orests (and
'Mines, Toronto, 11101)0.
N, I1.—No unauthorized pu1131eatioa
of this:natico will he tpaid Cot.,
once -dye, Mother,
ori't Worry!
Good-bye—trusting in God
to bring him home to her safe-
ly—if that be His will.
Good -bye --trusting in 'you
and me to see his Mother
through while he, her natural
support and defender, is some-
where in France, facing shoti
and shell for God, for right,
and for native land.
In the name ` of Christen-
dom,, men and women, what
t ;. What sacrifice is this! con-
secration to duty! -What re-
sponse to the call of the
Motherland! What clarion
challenge to the world to
"Watch Canada!"
He goes joy of his Mother's
heart—idol of all her dreams
from the day she bore him --
hope and bulwark of her
declining years.
'3
He goes—and, Heaven bless
his belief in us, his people, he
goes, leaving his most beloved possession to our care and protection.
}
He trusts us. Who will fail him? What man or woman, rich with the
possession of the memory of a Mother, will fail his Mother as a reward for her
sacrifice?
This trust of our soldiers is a holy legacy,
Give to the Mothers of our soldiers in the name of your mother—as your
testimonial to Canadian Motherhood. Give to the Canadian Patriotic Fund.
$6,000,000 must be raised in Ontario for this Fund for 1917.
Mothers, wives, and children of Canadian soldiers shall never say that
their own people neglected them after their men went forward to suffer and to
die,
Every case helped by the Patriotic Fund is carefully investigated. Only
where assistance is really needed is assistance given. Everything humanly
possible is done to avoid waste and prevent imposition.
Give as Your Own Heart Prompts You to the Patriotic Fund
Ontario is being asked to assure the Canadian Patriotic Fund that it can depend on having six million dollars In
1917 for the famines of Ontario's soldiers.
Fear minUen of these dollars must be secured from individual subscriptions. If there lsno Branch of the Fund
in your town or county send your subscription direct to the Head Mee, Canadian Patriotic Fund, Vittoria street;
Ottawa. '
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everything which goes into the make-up of a newspaper, has
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daily papers have raised the price of subscription and many
of the local weeklies also have found it necessary to raise
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is desirous of leaving the subscription price at the old figure,
but in order to make such a line of action possible it will be
necessary for our subscribers to show their loyalty to the
paper by bringing or sending in their subscriptions promptly.
All arrears must be paid, and every subscription should read
one year in advance by the end of 1916. This mould give
The News -.Record confidence as showing that its many readers
appreciate our eftorts to supply a live, newsy weekly paper at
the old price,
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Holders of this sfoelc will have the privilege of surrendering
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