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The Huron Expositor, 1916-07-28, Page 110. • , e tialit,y Stor hem. by wt, order Trit ,tee `°. t -ati " A • nit ng the 1 Athe and neat 4howirta' o the z1/4t to 75c a yard, Leas in :J 011,678 • mdtv- oar dis- gries. m and in - Extra yard. nd biack, 5C ta 1.25. :d lustrous Eue, cotton c. ting kriit d separate ,ddition to rrom the 75c to 5. hings that t received, n . 4. IL 4 37- , 1 4 , c: Summer action of e. Em9' JPani, sh es MP:MTH YEAR W*OI *UMER 2537 SEAPORT P , FRIDAY, JULY 28 ********•••••••••••••••••• ORE1G CLOTHING ANY *, Beginning July Continuing until * , • • • • SIau • • • • • e • Sal • • • • • • • • August 8th 29 of CiOthing For Men & Boys I Hats Underw Shirts Rairico Pants, est. Entire Stock of grade Clothin iFurnishings fthrown on the Market, at the m 1 of the buying ptibl the eommunht gardless of Cost, Loss or P 44 prices that'll open your ey • azemen t. • • 1 Confidence • NM • The name Greig Clothing • • needs no- introduction to buyers of High Grade Clothing, Furn- The most complet • ishings, Etc. For over 25 pendous s owing o .• years it bas stood for only the clothing ever sho entir • highest quality merchandise forth. The • go on sale. • procurable from the best x:. 4, wholesale markets of the . These Bar • + • • world. Our reputation for • honest prices and truthful ad- are -with comin 4 vertising has becn of para- and :-'ioutd be the • mount importance to us and forc ha will ma • we promise you the same poli- all i t •I need for • :cy will prevail during this sale. come 1 !YOU will receive a special l'ill a • 2 ing some of the attractive )::iarga • 2 space doe3 not permit us t give 4 The whole of our enormou stoc eluded in this great slaug4ter s • - • • • i Be Sure You C • Y9 Ofit S W1 0,1. • • • • • • • * • • .• • • • • • • • • • • Bir.Salles WariBabies sixty housarid Ross rifles in stock; The appoditnet of F. R McOu i Since Olen three hundred thatisand tM.P., as Under Secretary of militia, :has Ise n, isaued. This represents a taken, here to mean that Sir Sam sheer waste of nine million dollars. WI:* eaSed mit. The thrie has came • ...At I events -the Minister 0,f Ashitia le' disappwing. AL Sam'war hal, did itt ,soon thether,eBrwItioxsh 0,1Willair oOnfe- its have been left on his Assrstep .t orsse. It is ex akft to do—the British to ngland wjgive th War rctd thaf Awes vis t acted, on ititself. The latest word 13 s e public the e to 'forget a44 hat Unclip Secreta Y tiagf Can8412-11 "al -tilers are Ise -- McCurdy, Who IS As rni14 ai mannered 4, with the new type Lee - rifle. The Gerseanane* Jets own easy by making a. State - the effect that thel new fleld ,einneslies many of the atures of the Rea rifle. This n Is ood EXCUSE as far as it go -:f3 a t elpeprOt go far knough. to ex- - Inc million dollars blosisn in d. fle• that had long ago demon - that it was not up to ae- rvice conditions. H.F.G. ses Lower School Exams. • • , • • • • • • • • 2 • • • • • • • • •• • • • ar • ats • • _ • • ign- nd • be ale rey oi • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • thing Offke Is th,a, ing En& itself went Lc -E hest f is a —but piain r- str,ate tine s Pan aftSa is brusque, and as +SRe t lais Si is o a1�ujs, Will not aggr • - vteenbia. . , Mr. McCtd has evidently be eholsEn becus he operreth not h mouth. Sam dpne4 his mouth - tc mhuc-anal, e ve . y time he opened, h mouth he pu his foot in, It. A. SaM has 04+ SalVall toot at. that. - I The three war babies that are eau. ing San the most trouble are the Be tram Shell. Committee, Camp Boode and the Ross Rifle. The two Lett are already crying at hits, &kir a the latter wilt probably set up a ho by way ofi the Duff -Meredith re befosie this article see 8 print. Ca Borien is the first of the war babl_s to ake a h er. Asi centralization camps go, Ca Dor en is equal in size to ;the rest S,am s pet schemes. It is high gro am , dusty „ani alot of oth- thin s which 'the soldiers have fou out.i The chief objection, to it Ls t duatl—but the, dust is part of sa vain glory. the 'soldiers had, to the OVE deri two o1d re- nd at h am- Positi e Birgai s ?7, Highest Prices for Biter an • • I The Greig Clot4in SEA.FORTIT • • t*****4******0********•••• ••••••••••• • and stu- high grade n in Sea - stock will ains miles for compelling e you buy months to, nonc- t Ip ns, but ful). list ig le. • p o f sl. r at st iii er vY b- dust becanse Sam wanted to bo th Englaind ,that he took is 1, eas ,and Male it into a camp months. If Sam had. left a's Where they were anot month, the cencrene road for h trial le, w,hich° will relieve the ea fare of d.ust, would have been, fint ed. the lasheS .anA dust where b,ru. Ja w,a,S lotrned on the rna,noeuver- L ground Would have settlei do n, the headquaaters staff would, h plete,d their organization., p ovens Would have been Mir - with (bake,r,s; the commissa. d have had thing,s in shape p Elordeir would 'have bgen ed wo Ca a,b1 (He erd t that did not stilt Sam's was,idue in, England .a;r4 he w to tell tem all -about it at Savoy a.nel. t Ritz, 'swell ,his r tat on as la hustler, which he; coul do if there were no ,soldiers in . den. So 'jail raw as it was:, 0 den I was filled With soldiers at in i th ,e • sun and, eat -dirt c Sari's holiday. 'The soldiers -sig - 4 thIlr 431AaPPrOv,al, some by lo1.- oth4rs 'by taking V xEnch 1 vs'. this Wri. Log the are monk than ` thouana illega.11Y ab.seati and •kers on. [the moving picture h1 - say that not a day passes hat 't get offer a of thirty ol- inlg Lo ,.. sw, kn ref ing At wo tr they lams ande mere for their wor rl hes from soldiers who wan rid Of the khaki and Catnp at ehe aarne -time. Ot 0/11Y W045 the,re rioting, but ester of Militia. hirnsell suff J.n4inity of being "booed" tab, the mutinous battalions en h wia,s leaving at the station. of th is, s1 - of his ivied (ir- f Ler it ain- tion Sir ice the ons tion. era k. ot- thr. pu- 't mp mp to ge Jie Mi b,E was 'purrounicte.d by a crowsi ki kers who frightened him th ir bakful eye. Briaye though h Stif Sam retired to a prepared, tion on the observation platfor hi priv dr esod. aboys.,, with m al) got tbe. rad by and 011 Sa au on, the. ice cream and other ties a,w,a,iting cartage on the st p tfgrm That lttle speech of guaged by its weight Or arn, Cost Si.,800, that being age asses.sed on thebatta w ich took part in the demonstr A 1 the /al/dents related here w messed bor this writer. fortnight from now Camp Bor- den wil be the :same oaMP, t it will be with a new lot of so ra. 'is hurry to give himself a d his fr reds- a. rare slaw has given the cainp a, bl k eye in the mea Nme a4 ha, 4 a lot to stop re ult- . he ernment is solving the Ikn Sir c 'e impetuosity got hem to by se ding the. present u- sts of P- Eiorden overseas In ge Jaftfs, ten units at time. 'Ui4J cneta.ry moCundylis po y is full swing. He Is getting a. t 4E. kick by removing the kickers. life in hpf.i3 that those who take t eir pLa4xs will find A CAMP, ead t live M 4n4 will -b more Ape, : t discipli WhetitiEr tile policy of centrali ps tn, tie wilderness far f dslen.ng crowds land pleas distract on of big -cities will cjt1nut4 Lfter the. war Is problem Sir Sam's impetuosity nSairitain a standing army. Wha of these great c te car, from which he a • jollying speech to hiS speech was iglc4 sentiments—cheers, d hiss€ s unmis takable away the kickers too e . The remit school the. Edueo, 1-14 quire inatio to th entoxO adix4t Candidates narred below, under 0, have ; sassed the 'lower oastriaasions for entranee into Sch000l and faculties of !ddition to tbe. above. they ra- ta pas.9 the. piddle school exam - before they oars be admitted normal -Rebook, land the upper exaseination before they San be to the faculties of eslueation Those who have ,already passed, either as examinations, are reminded. hE normal ,schoola open on Sep - 1,, and that application there? iust be made to the deputy nitn- cf not later than. Au - 36. For information concerning fauitieS of education, applicants eferred to the registrar of the rsity of Toronto, or of Queen's of th that tembe fore :1 ister gust the la,re Univ.e Utiverrity, Kingston* HURON • •S.ij Allan honors; G. E. Ames, G. E. ew; L. E. Adams; D. A. rooks;B S. M BresOts; E. M. Churchill ;til3. K. 'Chap an, M. L Cuthal; L. M. 6:mites; G. M. 0e; W. K."Drasper ; F. Deem: Dickson; E.K. Elliott a E. S. Evans; M. M .Editunds; E. H. 'Ele'er ; F. A. Fingland; A.J. Gilchrist ; E. E. Gold harps ; H.M. Godkin ; J. A Grant L.M. Holmes.; J. R. Hayes; L. Holland F . Harvey; M. 43. Harvey 'J. A. Husso ; E. James; B, J. Johnston, A. E. 3hns, B .A. Kerslake ; Percy Ladd, M.M.L. Linsing ; E. M. Maxwell, M. Mor an, ',Helena Middleton. honorr4; A. 14 urphy ; E .0. Miller ; S.L., D.L. MacDnell E. -,Ge MeNtath, R. P. Mc th, f. McClinchey, N. N. Me- . E. M. 14fcBurney, honor's.; JO.C. Meti aid; E.C. McArthur; E. Mac - Ken it; A.B. MacEwan; W '.F. Nigh; M. .1 Nolan, M.G. OJC-on.nor ; A. M. Pick tt ; M.E. Perrie ; D. H. Ratten- bur ; C. G. .Ross; -D.C. Roth; R C.L. Shapley, M.T. Scarlett, G. C. hillinglaw, M. G. SilleryJ S, K. Seca h; L.B. Sanders; L A. Sharp, L. V. mith, V. Stewart, L. B. Taylor; W. .wnsbend; Frank Tate ; IL C. V. ale • Z.M. Terve y ; D. E. Wilson; M. Walters; A: S. Wilart:Son, E. Ls the, Pur imation cai1P9. holding anywh,esse thirty ethisand to fifty thousand Canada is not a military rountr have t lye volunteers special ducemests in times of peace their • • ry occuptatiOns end, day s mn-4er soldiering in cam Venten ly in touch with all t source of civilization. Are like :.rd and Valcartier su Induce- ' en —that is the questi The o4s rifle trouble has to a bea& The weight of e is A g is tha Ross rifle get r1Le, but not strong tanou active se otos. conditions. The tsh ,ar Office reported to feet ore than a year ago—bu report -was pigeon holed. Eve crala. 1 Al arson's famous letthr to ,dr w 1 it out. This rE port ed anIon other things that t rifle a3rthEd, that its barrel , .that its breach w °avaEar t .a it heated up When likE red hot stove—but ou that it as all right. The War Of1o€ believed so tho in i own 'report that Can diers were relieved of the rifle in England and Provide Lee- nfields before being s the t. In spite of all th Ross rif f continued to be ti service arm and every con gent aiidway In their hand thtalri begaln, threkwere - me Eggs *,•••••••• ation the able be her them then tral- from men? in - leve o ten con- e ea - e 112.8 h an come idence d, tar - h for Brit - is ef- the Gen- fafled ndicat- ,Rose was weak, In use ide of British ougbly, an soh ✓ Ross with nt to the e Can -- fresh these 3. When probably Wallace. Partial Pass B A. Argo, grammar ; J. 5, Bagie, rt; E D. Chown, arithmetic ; A. I. Fulto„art ; C. M. Isard, art; M. V. Kelly .art; R. C. Laidlaw, arithmetic A. I Sanderson, arithmetic ; H. M. StWrt, ,art; B. Wright, art. • 1916 McLE.LN BROS., PriblisherS 1.50 a Year in AdVanee Grand Fair of he Allied Nations Ina 1;itest Huron Junior Public School Grad -dation S T e following students were speceso ful :n last thE junior public school grad- uat examination held. in. June, 1916. rrh. Idiplomas will be sent to the her or the secretary of the isehlsol board. ,when received from thE IPEPartment Of Ed11(.211011. To pass a c4u.d1datt must make 't•rty per cent. each subject and sfitty per cent. en 'Leta]. of the obligatory sub - The highest percentages made lich subject are as follows.: 1.1,d1ng—Irene Jefferson easel Oaf- Soatchmer 88. riting—Lucy Woods, Maxie WA -l- and Gordon Duman 90. Iling—Lucy Woods, Alice Shp - ad. Freda Smallatombe,,100. ,- ieature--Gar,don Dncan 94. ition—Bari 13alkwell i36. —Gordon Duncan89. adian Hitry—Goron Dune an, 75. (e raphy—Gord,on Duncan 87. itmetk—Inta, Heywoiod, 92 ebr—Marie Watson, Inlet Hey- ; Russell Mackay 100. t—Feeda Sm.allcombe 664 ence—Lucy Wo(15 68. keeping—Male Miller Is. Total--Gardon Duncan 86 Pass mark, 600. Hon,ors, 70. BAYFIELD C liscy R. !Woods, 742. DUNGANNON iVilbur Brown 702, Elmer Shakle te d of 161st Huron Batt. Victoria Park C4th soh Pe' CIVIC HOLIDAY Wednesday Aug. 2 See bills for complete list of Sports, Games etc. Yout attendance will be appreciated ,/idmssiorb 10e GOD SAVE THE KING - Mrs. (Major) R. S. Hays President Oha les Stewart A. D. Sutherland Treasurer Secretary homaossammoor7. Irn- Pollock (M.C.) Nete.—For g junior i h ,,hn,1 same 'alas, walks to be taker..; th &a the woods and .30rn/. very pret y scenery to be seen, The Co&e BEMt Store of Kingston has a branch in camp and, all kinds !of rel- ing mat si can be obtained there, The or lleryman is free from duty most eveing3 from five pm. until AightS ou1 at 10.15, .an4 thi-s is the time 'which would seem long if there was noth ng doing. If he does not care to a tend the dobigs at the Y.M. C.A.M th re are 'other -sources of pleasure. IThe Ottawa and getawawa river) p$ ide exce.lent fiahing paces dor the 1 ver of red ,andi line. The Ottawa i ideal as a swimining place, but tilE T piras of tlie Petawawn make it a little treacherous. There is as fine a stretch of beach along the Ottawa, as one cOuld wish for, and the water is nre. Well patron/zed after a hand ay's drill. The riflosic of the camp which is 'quite an item 'is of the hest brad, iWe :have- band of the Royal Can- adiat Artillery of Kingston and the Garrison Artilkry Band of Halifax has Ibsen! excellent, and there is no dortiht but when, Obis Northero Camp breaks up there are some who will leave it with regret. From Jack VanEgniond The fohowing loteresting letter is Cron Ja.cilt Van Egmond, an old. Sea - forth boy, who bas been, in the trench.- es with :Ilse Royal Canadian Regiment for ovr1 a, year. It was dated Bel- gium, July 4th and was written to his brother sir Earl Van Egmont].) of ‘the SeOTth Post Offine ata.ff. He say 117 ertrance examination, the au.bsects of ell old boy, I guess you 0,,re won - in again and read,y for those brutes( Group I will be 'accepted Oil the teach- derilig 'howl1 alx, faring ch Well Earl to tell the truin out here think they ,are about fed up and know when, they nellie on again. but I really, they ,are beaten right now, still they won't girt up. S°klt on eW(oldplo4111dsli ,a. -s behind We met new troops coming up talkve thoec still int he front line, but as it was still dark we could not sEt them, only WE ICIlqW they VI/M the Impe,rfai Guards and as they enquired who we were,:we an- SWkierti the °R.C.R.'s" (the Irian Guards they were) they yelled bak, "Good old R.CR's 1" But jnat minute, Earl _as I want too tell yoa We were the only Regiment of a Bri- gade who 5:toot off the first hard (tirunt of the attack, The P. Ps., 42n4 and 49th ,are in ths same briguk as the R,C.R's and every one of thesas rgiments- • stood up to a ma,n and fought a fight, that for bravery and sacrifice cannot be equalled in the whole war. The Princess Patricia.s Canadian Light Infantry are certain- ly a bunch of re -al fighting men. Tire first PrilleESS Pats got a •goe1 name In the second battle Ypres; yes, and. the second. Princess Pats are jUgt Nt3 gOlod a bunch of scrappers as the old feliows and they certainly deserve the greatest of credit. Other •goo& Old rcgirncnts who came up to relieve Ctur lariga,de and who afterwards dieli as bunch of hard scrapping were: th 1th Highlanders, of Montreal, and the 48th Highlanders of Canada, ani both /liniments have -some good. Se - forth Lads in them as I will after wards Oa ration.S•Vell Earl, we all rnade OUT, way out safEly to a ret ramp ands after fourteen days rst) we went baek in again to th.-am place, for sight •slays and are now out .aain fer a short rt. but b.. - fore you receive this WP will be back efe certificate AS provided in examin- ation form 14, the 'same as this, year, unless the Minister provides papers for Group 1 on which the ca,ndielates ma& write at same time as on, Group II ubjects. .omi5ammIllows. SENIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL iG.RADUATION The following in West Huron wore by God's great ,xercy 1 ,atm ,stil alive and well ,but I can tell you it simply -af real Miracle that I ameveo living a, all and only Gd's proladtion has breagh„ pee through What I have come. hrugh ' the past fortnight. 1 As you probably knew ,our regnr.enr. was in • he firirg line when the. 3rd battle of 1Tpres corrmenced on June 2nd, and WE had to stick It out for six days sucCesful:, t L. continuoas shellin, which in intens- Cediton—Muriel Galser, Clara ity was second. to none, except at Oe e tre Leber. • t . he Verdun during twhole perio 1 of Bayfield—Ethel H. Fowlie. the niarin fact, the shells were fall- Dehwood—Mina Ehkra. ir.g so thick and fast. that you could Zeirieh—Gertie Kaercher. , actually see them, like rain drops. J. ELGIN TOM, I. P. S. and cannot ds,cribe it, Earl, in. the Secretary of Entrance Boardle.a4St, bat I thoughlt on June 3rd, that eVerything wa..s alup for us, Our raariapEt was knocked down all along • Artillerymen in Vaca, don at by the enemy's artillery, big high retawawa Cam exPlosive shells, which sent everyone and Evelrything itito eternity wher;.4 t short time ago we p they struck. My rifle and equip - interesting letter from 11' trent and all my grub was buried be- neath about five feet of sandbags and earth, as I n-ysef received. afa Kelly and Muir, who by hose's load. of earth on my bh bac IX Y' their names, you would almost think a4 head, but I . left everything a,ne, they were followers of the Casement beat it away _only to find rry niext gang of IT15.11 rebels, but happily not plc c- ,Even -worse than when I left so, for they are all a good trio of ‘vvih dcad an dwoundedt on ev:Ary loyal Canucks only they appear a bit side and the great Hun rressefiKer out of order in skirt, but never - of death still pouring into our Linea the less they are a fine bunch of But atilt the R.C.R.'s stuck it oui. soldiers .and along with Nial Murrayi thOugh :they were being b,aliy cut. they have all done credit to the town right here I decided to stay and and country from whence they came down and awaited results in par Ln this last battk of Ypres, as every man of them has leapd. the parapet and made a charge on the Germans and thank God they have all returned without even a scratch, and are well and abl, yes, and even more they apallE, willing for another chance to go over in the same way and here's hoping they all come back again., The heavy kilts seem at sight to be very warm now but the boys say they are all oK., as they donit have to' wear any short joc s under them. Things could, do *as to crouch down, low aan very lively here all along the tr and keep under as lcuch whok front and we never know a t: 699. , rn 7 - HENSALL MDonaid. 664, Russell Mac- y 747, Mark Miller 699, Freda ilacentbe '175 WINCHELSEA ,arl •Balkwell 691, Viola. Bell 748, on Dunca.n ,honors, E89, Into, 'wood, honors, 754, Vera. Heywood Gesorge Kemp 719, Har,old Tufts ons, 760. NO. 4, NORTH S'rANLEY lifford Scotctuner 698: Edna Scotch - 671, Aliee Stinson 64. NILE. Alice° ShenOserd. 715, Marie Watseka, 3. blish d ,an 'or Lewis ribing the for We.,st Huron, de 'strnuous work being carried on at BE This letter, on the other .fiside of camp life, by another writer will also be read with interest. He gon.irs The inany readers of your wril known paper ,having reaa about the (strieruous part of the life at Beta- awa Military Camp, would, perhps. like to hear a little abut the lighter side of the life. The old saying, "All work and no play, gives Jack a sl ili day" fits into the situation here fine. I 'sa Most of us like Major ewis, right on, the old. town poreig9istharttsw:b04,easdcanilteres 40fof the arp1sfur:Itinbit; fan-ou Village Of Hooge— have. heard, of that place, had been rather discouraging. HOW- 13.1-4 I V'ta.. ;all the tirre thinking jut when, We tarrived under canvas aad haw 7rach I mut suffer before the ever, we were agreeably surprised, fitl end cere. The suspense was_ Tfcalhimele ,,ruiloutfishopwiainco,n,,diditelaonswaresaclolympTate: ething awful for at the end of the borrbardmenh we knew only ton ly shattered. Of course, there Is well that the Huns v.ruld make a gen- lotis h.arrack life it took us a little while a Abefnke; mai advance and attack U5 frOal all fit frOre the long bernha,rdment but all to us usr tdhabAuta itdiiscs ormaftolarctr. s. We were all very nervous to get into the (-swing, but now the machinery is running smoothly with every man on his job. The life 33 far as work is concerned is pretts4 hard. and for anyone who had. been used to a "sot job" 111 civil life the pare is a. little fast. One thing we might say in, favor of the training agd thpt is, it is very interesting work a,nd. is ,so ,a,rrangesi itictat it ntvnr grows monotonous. Most of the men also forget the severity when they think of the glorious results to be a.hieved. by it. Providing entertainment for a camp such as this is quite' a, problere • The bright light of the camp is the YM.C.A. organization and its merits earorcit be too highly praised. When, it coinea down, to workingits nemhere bO.VE 11/3 ail in the shade. They are on the go early and „late P arming for entertainments and.sports T following isydabus will give an idea, of the nature of thel work they are doing. The other day I was sitting reading a magazine in an old building use u as a Y.M.C..A. here and I saw throe soldiers come into the building all in kilts. I looked. at them, but not know - Ing them paid no rnore attention to them. After a short time in - thry ea,m.a, up to my table and one of there asked if I Wa ever in, Seaforth. and certainly was as I said. Then I had a. hearty shake hands all rounl for they were no other th,an than throe young Se,aforth men and when they told me their names I was right at home again for I knew all of the= or at least their people. They were' W. Pinkney ,and E.A. Kellye of the 13th Montrnal Highlanders, and Alex. Mitir of the 4th Highlanders, and Last but not least by any means was Nial Murray of the good. old, Princes4 Pats ,and you can bet Earl. we lased a good. old time among us, that night, The three Ilighla.nd eye, Pink - LocHALsH Mall Finlay.son 733, Jo.4 141nLeod, 6 le, 71115argaret McLeod. 696, Ten Mae- ' KINTAIL, No. 8r ASH IELD add much to their appearance DREWE • fkSa.bliorday afternoon being a ha.lf Belle MacKenzie 722. holiday is generahy given up to field KINGSBRIDGE spirts and anyone walkir.g Stround tlie crnp can. see one or more Ruby Kilpatrick] 698. . Wionie Hackett 611. NO. 3, WEST WAWA.NOSII John Cranston 662, NO. 1, WEST WAWA_NOSIN Irene Jeffersdn 688. NO. 13, EAST WAWANOSH Waaz%ItelrioNiietzo16z8691 j4,1R1,croen. apai, son alto) Program of Activitks on Y.M. C.A. CAM13119 fOT July ,Monday, 6.30 p. m.—Volley hall, soc- cer, quoits, baseball, pictures. Tur r--Gsos nes as on Monday ; address by .,„. Biirw.. ,Wednkalay 8 p.m.-- xing and wrestling practice, pictures hur5dAy 7 p.m.—Field sports, reeve, etc., meeting. Friday 8 'p.m.—Concert by party from Sembrooke. Saturday, 8 p.m.—Boxing and wrestling deaet, ktures. Sunday 3 p.mr-Blible class zd evening service at 8 p.m. It is the ahn of the nzembe,rs to have Mething doing Jaa.h night, ,artd ao iar they have been very successful. When it is known that sow of the best arnateiir athletes in Canada ac with the batteries it is not at all sur - rising that a keen interest is taken in the Events. In field. sports bic--4/.aiL td soCcer take the lead with to,y,by close second. Through the eorss the Y,M.C.A. leagues have been o wed and at some, of the games teen itement runs pretty high. Some hf the more enterprising teasr s have outfitted themselves with suits which a coVer a,s possihk AMA just watch and wilt or rather wait and pray, as I know the most hardened sinner that dal surely did aak Gd's mercy 'za forgiveness and L know It was cer- tainly 'granted to myself at least on, what a, relief it was when dusk set in land the artillery let up and then all of a sudden the machine and rifk fire of the Huns cmMenced, and we 'mew they were .attacking, 2,1- t.401101 WE couldn't see them for the oricoMing gloom and the smoke of the big shells. Which had. not yet clared. away. But on the corronand from our office, every man Ireaamd. bO tIlE firing sttp and showed his ri prait and coormenc- reteciliirraiar,abthle. tt tc occupy o the terrible str bardosent and nervous and shaking_ kixa WE were, whn, we got into action, crmed to cool every man andt put us to our normal condition and yon bet WE gave it i to then a5 hard as we could. Just .110W =any were kill'A I cam-st eay, btit they neveroir reaelsed tTE11C13 We I know that, yet not anqf us shut an ey4 for four dans afnd our nights, except those who f-11 for their country's cause, and. cy 'Wr?. not a fc,,w I can assure tal u. At the end of the fourth 4ay E expcted to be relieved, but to Ur ellnappointmEnt, as the regiment r oar relief .could. not get up to on secount of the continuous Ethell ing apd we had to stick it another �Lay and night and at. the- end of the tifth day our Ool. a.nd Brig. General ent us ward that they were more' ban pkaned w th our fine work and sited us to s ick to it another 24 our, , which e did, and which mao. Six daye and nights, the 1a.St twwo with4ut a bite to eat or a Arop of anyt ing to d,rinit. I had sorre tea and ugar, but it was useless with - it vat.er, so I mixed the twn to, gala r and chewed it, and so re: et4ds were W.65. -D4ring the after - cave sore moisture as well as n 110037, Mr5. John Olivtx, Uri. A. 11 ilitk 11.0tiriahmOtt from it At the end, relieved. us—that is, a coXpany of the Stark,n2ibt intik' Utter 'trom Toronto, of the sixth day thr 28th Battalion 'Ggaravent,a,37heoe'214:ro:asi*eie2sidof Wra:1:. 28th relieved is, companY of the a.c,tirs, and the bombardment :was —The garden partl on he beautiful still on in ..1.1 its fury; but we bad grounds of Major Inws, (oder1ch, on to Th.,aatl our way out as beat we Friday afternoon and -eening of last ,and it :was while going ova week under the ,auspices Of he Maple sone moat heart rending seene.: Leaf Chapter of the Daughters of the to our : notice, -043 all along Empire to raise funds to earry' 1311 rmds weire dead and wows& their patriotic work, W2,5 highly sde- Ell.. iti we could not stop, w-:: cessful, about $150 being realized- Tea was served. neat boxes of randy -were sold, fortunes were told, etc., ,and the Stewart Orchestra, WaS 011 hand 1.11.Axtlarace evening to rive a n-uical pro rap d fir&and suri ,.we ve soztAhins to ido Ulds and take ,a,Way of the day? -s games in progress which ever way they look. Surscla,y Is by far thc quiet1 could est day of the week, in f amp. This that is quite eontrary to the stories we ca= hear of some camps being busier on the Sunday than any other dy. Ed The morning is .always given over jut lepton anbd it was all every to church parade except when the Iran could do to keep from going a- wenther is very bad. In the after- ske , as sleep 11,20 conquering the obn some of the fellows tak.e a a est of us, and to sleep or stroll, others write and §oine read. stun just then =cant certain death. t'eA • 1. t s • minute ahead what is corning. 'We 0.e 11,01t to be rushed up to the front line -any minute even before OUT eshortl rest has corntrenced but we are al ways ready and if a few good hard months' fighting would finish it, why let it &Me right off and be doroK with it, but as you will $€k by the papers we are giving them all lhatia coming to then. Tell Sean Hill an.d Margaret Jackson 1 received their par- cel O.K. and. thiank tilbem for me, as I wn't have time to -write just now. Do't expect many letters Earl now for a tine, but I will write as often as I can, anyway I will -nei titid cassis regularly so you will know. Hope you are .all well at orne. ais I ,am here. Weather fine and hot— just right. Best regards to all the co4 pals sad best love to you 4,1. at home. Huron Notes --Donald Boss and son, Gordon, 01. Canora, Sa,sk.. are visiting with the fome's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ross, of Drunsels. It 13 Six yeas since tir. Ross vcas, emit. *!1 —The death took place in GoderIch., on. Tuesday afternoon of Mary Mc- Ewen, wife. of ,the lath Peter Ed- wards at the age of 78 years. Born in 1838 in EallbUlgil, SCOt1511d, '9.be came to this country while a girl and. for over 40 years hadallved in this vicinity the last ten years being in town. About five years ago her has - band idkel. Two daughter. Mr. (Dr.) Ilcilemann and Martha and one scio survive. —A pkasant Ulm was spent 4. -at Tuesday afternoon at the Red Cross Circle Tea in the Public Library anal- Ellee room, Druiels, despite the ha- triclity of the atMosphere. The hot- ESR:E.- were the.,ladies of WA C, T. U. who presentedl. Leropting bill of fare. plus an attentive :Servie. The prc- -- 1- -554