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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-01-14, Page 8A NAPPY AND PROSPi NEW YEAR TIS ALL RUBY and GASCHO PHONE 17 CREAM WANTED. I have made arrangements with Silverwoods Dairy, London, to take eream at My Residence, Zurich, anytime during the week. Cream is tested when brought to my residence and paidifor on delivery. Price paid tl f.a week was 33 cents per pound. Highest Cash Price for Eggs I.BUDSON, Phone s ZUkICII Irk rft WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE IN ry THEPAST.WSHING YOU "THE OOMPUMENTS OF THE SEASON" EVER AT YOUR SERVICE p61 GEORGE Re HESS & OO JEWELLERS. ZURICH 'z xo noun. tx+al..''s°..m .s� t xszc yfdp°rn.�la..+ue'�iNs uh�.s<R 's.:s s io w 3rKw:s a 6'."` Advertise in the Herald LOCA, 11IA.RKi YIS Oorreeted every Thursday. Butter Eggs Dried Apples $.26 35 05 Potatoes '75 Wheat new .98 1.0C Oats 35 35 Barley 45 50 Buckwheat 65 Flour Bean Shorts Low Grade Live Hogs fob 3.00 8.00 $25.00 28.00 35.50 Hensall 9,00 Local News Mr Thos .Davidson visited relatives at London over Sunday. Ice races will be held at Berlin on Jan 25th and 26th. Good purses are offered. Mr S Bosnell and family have moved to Saltford where the former will work on a farm, ?Ir Charles McAllister has sold his fine farm on the Parr Line, Hay, to Mr W Stewart, of near Seaforth. Mr Charles Meyers has purchased the house and lot in Blake, owned by Mr Walter Arness, of near Ingersoll. J J Merner, M P, addressed' the m embers of the Canada Flax Growers at a meeting held at Hensall on Tues- day. Minnie and Mary Price of Seaforth visited their mother over Sunday, Mrs, Loveridge of Detroit is also a visitor at her mother's home at present. A number of good cows for sale, clue to calf about March 1st. Apply to F Eisenbaoh, Babylon Line, Zurich P. 0. A Bible Conference will be held in Mennonite church, Zurich commenc- ing Jan 18th to 23rd. Everybody is welcome. Lost—Antomobile tire chain be- tween my farm, Bronson Line, and Crediton. Finder kindly notify . me or leave ai D Mclsaac's blacksmith shop, Crediton. Alfred Melick,, Zurich The concert recently given in nth El Town Hall here under the au8p; ices -o the Women's Institute, will be repeiat edinVarna Town Hall on 1:+'.rie y evening, Jan 14th, The proceeds ab=, to go for patriotic purposes. Mr A Heideman will be at my office' over T L Wurm's store, every Satur- day until February 15th, 1916, to set- tle accounts due me, Anybody not able to pay accounts in cash will set- tle by note. J. J. Merner. WHAT CANADA LACKS. TH S,.UEST ,SheCould Not Make 1,000 Complete Shopa'Veecs..,y . Much abuse is being handed out to the British Government, to the Cana- dian. Government, to General Ber- tram's Shell Committee, and to the ubiquitous D. A. Thomas because Canada did not get more of the shell orders placed on this continent by the Allies, says "Chemist" writing in The Canadian Courier. It is interesting to note that these charges are an- swered by arguments which reveal nor only our limited ability to help in this crisis, but our previous unpre- paredness in case of a war in which we might have to fight alone. The truth is simple and clean that Canada would have had more orders for shells if this country had been further advanced in chemistry. There was a shortage of picric acid and toloul. There was no demand for these substances in Canada, and nat- urally no manufacturers had erected a two million dollar factory to make them. Yet these substances were ab- solutely essential to the making of shells,. as shall new be explained. Before picric acid was adapted in 1886, all explcsives for military pur- poses were gun cotton and nitro-gly- cerine. In 1901 the aromatic nitro - compounds were discovered. Gun .cotton was discarded as a shell filler because of premature ex- plosions. It is still used in "under water" explosives because, unlike gunpowder, dynamite, and picric aeid, it will explode even when wet. Nitro-glycerine cannot be trans- ported pure, and even when mixed with infusorial earth, is affected by frost. Picric acid is made from phenol or carbolic acid. Phenol is treated with sulphuric acid and later with nitric acid. This gives picric acid or trin- itiphenol. Picric acid attacks metals, and the projectile into which it is introduced must he varnished inside. It is soluble in water, and, therefore, cannot be used in mines or torpedoes. It can be used only in small shells. In large guns the pressure at firing is so great that the picric acid ex- plodes prematurely. Consequently a new explosive had to be found for big shells. This was discovered in the hydro- carbon toloul. It is treated as phenol was, with nitric acid, and trinitrotol- oul results. Toloul is made from coal; a ton of coal giving up a gal- lon of toloul. One hundred pounds of trinitrotoi.oui is used in every 750- Ib. shell. Phenol plus nitric acid equals trin- itphenol or picric acid. This brief description of shell ex- plosives shows what the ammunition "; worker is "up against." He must get ,'picric acid or trinitrotoloul in addi- tion: to fulminating mercury to com- ,plete his shell. When war broke out hese substances were not made in anada excepi in insignificant quan- tities. The British Government could not get them, either. A charcoal manufacturer in a neighbouring State is said to be building a plant for the British Government for the making of picric acid. This plant will cost about two million dollars and will supply a considerable quantity. No doubt there are other sources being created which the Governments con- cerned are not divulging. Great Britain's failureto get shells was as much due to a shortage of pic- ric acid and trinitrotoloul as to any- thing else. Canada's inability to get shell orders was largely due to the same cause. We could not supply the completed shell. How serious this situation was and is may be realized if we consider the possibility of an unthinkable attack from the United States. At the pre- sent moment Canada could not make a thousand complete artillery shells a week. This is our state of unpre- paredness. Of course, it doesn't mat- ter, because Britannia still rules the waves. But without Britain's help we would last as a nation at war ap- proximately a fortnight, A:pretty wedding was solemnized in St. Boniface church, Zurich, on Tuesday, when Rev Fr, Stroeder un- ited in marriage, Miss Rosie Jane, daughter of Mr and Mrs D Gerolnette,. FIensalll, and Mr Paul Masse, of St. Joseph, formerly of Detroit. The wedding dinner was held at the bride's hone, Hensall, while the evening was spent socially at the hone of the groom. An interesting event was celebrated at the home of Mr and Mrs Thos Con - sat, Parr Line, on Wednesday, when< their daughter, Mary B., was united in marriage to Robt R McAllister, son of Mr Wm McAllister. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large number of guests by Rev Mt. Richardson. The best wishes of a host of friends are extended to the young couple, CONGRATULATIONS Police Trustees Zurich, Ont. Hearty Congratulations. You did well. That was the best day's busi- ness Zurich eyer did, even the opponents will bless you for a gen- eration to come. Yours Respectfully, Ceo. H, Stanley. Lucan Jan. 11th, 1916, SOUTH HURON FARMERS IN- STITUTE MEETINGS The Regular Meetings of the South Huron Farmers Institute will be held ab Brucefield, Jan 20, 2 p in. Varna, Jan 20, at 7.80 p m Exeter, Jan 21, at 2 and 7.30 p m. To be addressed by J 0 Duke, Ruth - yen; Robt Murphy, Allison; and Dr Mary McKenzie Smith, Gravenhurst, The Subjects to the discussed are "Maintaining the Fertility o£ the Soil" "Duty Purpose Cattle";"The Choice of Occupation" "Business End of l+"arm- int" ; "Some of the Needs of Ontario - Agriculture"; Etc. At afternoon meetings Dr Mary Mcllenzio Smith will address the lad- ies only. Subject se'lected. Alex Buchanan, Pros. A. 1- T. Num Secretary, Blake a Disappointment. Sir Joseph Pope in his new book on Sir John A. Macdonald, devotes a considerable space to an appraise - meat of Sir John's contemporaries. Edward Blake he declares "one of the rarest minds that have adorned the Bar of Canada, or of any other country." Viewed as intellectual per- formances, says the author, his speeches in the Canadian House of Commons have never been surpassed. In spite of these accomplishments, the author says. "I never recall his memory without a tinge of sadness that so gifted a man should not have accomplished more in the way of con- structive statesmanship." During 1.8S 8, when Sir John's health was o:1 the down grade, he confided to his secretary regarding a proposal to rw,ign. "George Stephen keeps presa,:.t me to retire," he said, "and I thi .i; 1 shall. My only dill'i- eulty is aoo- ., my successor." "Whom u•, you .think .of as such?" I asked. "Oh," x: :.1 he, "Langevin; the, is no one . • "Bo yo, from his ; "Nor; fool frig up, told lots and than tix course, r Chane() t, of Habit. tc Titewad will r atillness?" of it now. rn effort to chef:. I follow that ce, wore cheaper weon for years, .tut going to neg.. m oney. Is easily decided if you buy a McClary Kitchener Range. This firm has been making stoves for 60 years. Or a Superb Favorite, made in Sarnia. The third generation generation of this firm is now making stoves.. .,Tow if you buy one of the above' makes of stoves, you will not make a miss shot, but bit the goal every time. And then for cheapness we can knock out any departmental store in Canada. Cook Stove, with reservoir burns wood or coal for $18.00 up. Look at the cut of the above rauge with reservoir warming closet, tile back in closet and thermoneter, highly nickeled, guaranteed in every way for $88.- 00 cash. Hundreds of people of Zurich and vicinity tesifythat the lest stoves are al- ways sold at Hartleibs. ee I-IJ4RTLRIB, ZURICH HURON'S LARCEST•.COMBINATION STORE The London Advertiser THREE EDITIONS MORNING, NOON, NIGHT Western Ontario's Greatest Daily„ LI the Xezvs all the Tian e Rate by mail, any Edition, $2 a year. Circulation Dept., London Advertiser Clubbed with the Zurich Herald, $2.90 a ` year, for both papers. 1 DEBENTURES Issued for Short Term of Years Coupons. Payable Half -Yearly NEGOTIABLE Ames, $7,480.339 The 6reat9kitfetiiiinea toaatimpan 1:20:KIn¢ �StsWesi;, Tor&Orb: 111 Zurich Agency HERALD OFFICE We Wish to Nxtend to Our Friends AudCustomers T. L. WURM ZURICH PHONE RI