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ed tight --kept right
the top." He only "sits it out,
the older men keep watch.
about ten o'clock, all of a sud-
he thought hell had broken loose,
;touched and shivered up against ,
arapet. Shells started bursting,
imagined,: right in their trench,
in fact they were landing about
ndred yards in rear of there, u
second lines.
(Continued Next Week.)
GINA Tourist Sleeping.
,Cars mean Comfort
to the Traveller
The interior is somewhat more nic> lest
in appointment than the standard or
first-eiasssleeping .car, Of solid steel
underframe, and with highly polished'
dark green finish, the Canadian ,.N orth-
erres tourist cars present a very ply-
ingappearance. `he tnterioeisfinisbed "
inc mahogany, with aisle carpet to
match and cork composition flooring
to deaden sound and lessen vibration.
Commodious Smoking room and tot -
lets, kitchenette with appliances for
tight cooking, running water, etc.. are -
greatly appreciated. Roomy berths,
accommodating two persons if desired.
are just one-half the first -crass sate.
Sccond-class ticket holders may also
occupy these cars, and the Dining Cat
is always available at meal time.
Trains leave Toronto Union Station
la pan. Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays for Winnipeg midpoints west.
14,r Ti^lots. Reservations, Liter-
ature and Informartion, apply to
t:`. .. .tet&rhart, Druggist, Sea-
f.,rtli. or write R. L. Fairbairn,
0.P.;., 5t King St. E., Toronto.
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FOR'UVER AND BOWELS
Curd' Sick Headache, Constipation,
Billlousness, Sour Stomach Bad
Breath—Candy Cathartic,
No VMS cl'iow badyour liver, stomach
or bowels; bow much your head aches,
how miserable you are fironz constipa-
tion, indigestion, biliousness and slug-
gishbowels--you always get relief with
Cascare`"a. They immediately cleanse
cad re..gulate the stomach, remove the
sour, fermenting food and. foul gases
take the excess bile from tbe liver and
carry off the constipated waste matter
and whoa from the intestines and
bowels. A IO -cent box from your drug-
gist will keep your liver and bowels
clean; stomach sweet and bead clear for
months. They work while you sleep.
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LEGAL. LL
R. S. HAYS.
Barrister, Solicitor,Conveyancer and
Notary Public. Solicitor for the Do-
minion Bank. Office in rear of the Do-
,nrnionBank, Seaforth. Money to
J. M. BEST.
Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer
and Notary Public. Office upstairs
aver Walker's Furniture Store, Main
Street, Seaforth.
PROUDFOOT, RILLORAN AND
COUBE.
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Pub..
tic, etc. Money to lend:. In Seaforth
on Monday of each week. ()thee in
ifidd Block W. Proudfoot. K. C., J.
fo. Killoran, H. a. D.. Cooke.
• YT'I'ERMNARY.
F. HARBURN, V.S.
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
`y College, and honorary member of
She Medical Association of the Ontario
Veterinary College. Treats diseases of
al domestic animals by the moat mod-
e= principles. Dentistry and Milk Fey-
*, s specialty. Office opposite Dick's
Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth. All 'or-
ders left at the hotel will receive
prompt attention. Night calls receiv-
ed at the office.
JOHN GRIEVE, V.S.,
,
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
ary College. All diseases of domestic
animals -treated.. Calls promptly at-
tended to and charges moderate. Vet-
erinary Dentistry- a specialty. Office
end residence on Goderich street, one
door east of Dr. Scott's office, Sea -
forth.
MEDICAL.
i DR. GEORGE HEILEMANN.
Osteophatic, Physician of Goderich.
Specialist in women's and . children• s
diseases, rheumatism, acute, chronic
and nervous disorders; eye ear, nose
and throat. Consultation free. Office
in the Royal Hotel, Seaforth, Tues-
days and Fridays, 8 a.m. till 1 p.m.
•
C. J. W. HARN, M.D.C.M.
425 Richmond Street, London, Ont.,
Specialist, Surgery and Genito-Urin-
ary diseases of men and women.
Dr. ALEXANDER MOIR
Physician and Surgeon
Office and residence, Main Street,
Phone 70 Hensa
DR. J. W. PECK
Graduate of . Faculty. of Medicine
McGill University, Montreal; Member
of College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario;Licentiate ofMedicalCoun-
cil of Canada; Post -Graduate Member
of Resident Medical Staff of General
Hospital, Montreal, 1914-15; Office, 2
doors east of Post Office. Phone 56,
Henson, Ontario.
DR. F. J. BURROWS;'
Office and residence, Goderich street
east of the Methodist church, Seaforth.
Phone 46. Coroner for the County of
Huron.
DRS. SCOTT di MACKAY
J. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria and
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ann Arbor, and member of the Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, of
Ontario.
C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trim.
Ity University, and gold medallist of
Trinity Medical College; member of
the College of Physicians,and Surgeons
of Ontario.
DR.. H. HUGH ROSS.
Graduate of University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, member of Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario; pass graduate courses in
Chicago Clinical School of Chicago;
Royal Ophthalmic Hospital London,
Inland, University Hospital, London,
England. Office --Back of Dominion
Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5, Night
Cells 'answered from residence, Vic-
toria street, Seaforth
AUCTIONEERS.
THOMAS BROWN
Licensed auctioneer for the counties
of Huron and Perth. Correspondece
arrangenments, for sale dates can be
made by calling up Phone 97, Seaforth,
or The Expositor Office. Charges mod-
erate and satisfaction guaranteed;
R. T. LUKER
Licensed Auctioneer for the County
of `Huron. Sales attended to in all
parts of the county. Seven years' ex-
perience in. Manitoba and Saskatchd-
walf. Terms reasonable. Phone No.
175r11, Exeter, Centralia P.O., R. R.
Yo. 1, Orders left at The Huron Ex-
'pvsitor Office, Seaforth, promptly at-
tended to.
(Continued fpm our last fssue.)
I shouted to the driver Jo stop,
and in his nervousness he put on the
brakes, We nearly pitched out head
first. But the applying- of those
brakes our lay
es. -The next in-
stant there was a blinding flash and
a deafening report. All that I re-
member is that I was flying, through
the air, and wondering if I would land
in a soft •spot. Then the :lights went
out.
When I came toy Atwell was pour -
ire, water on my head out of his bat-
tle. On the other side of the road,
the Corporal was sitting, rubbing a
lump on his forehead with his left
hand, while his right arm was bound
up in a blood-soaked jsandage. He
was moanino' very lou)lly? I had an
awful headache, and the skin on the
left side of myface was full of grave
el, and the blood was trickling from
'my nose. y
But that ambulance was turned over
in=the ditch, and was perforated with
holes from fragments of the shell.
One of the front wheels was slowly
revolving, so I could not' have been
"out" for a long period.
If Mr. Ford could have seen that
car, his "Peace at Any Price," convic-
tion would have been materially stren-
ghtened, and he would have, immedi-
ately fitted out another "peace ship."
The shells were still screaming ov-
erhead, but the battery had raised
its fire, and they were bursting"ina
little wood, abduttt half a mile from
US.
Atwell spoke up, "I wish that offi-
cer hadn't wished us the best of luck."
Then he commenced swearing. I could-
n't help laughing, though hely head
was nigh to bursting.
Slowly rising to my feet 1 felt my-
self all over to mattesere that there
were no bones broken. But outside of
a few bruises and scratches, I was
211 right. The Corporal was still
moaning, but more from shock than
pain; A shell splinter had gohe thro'
the flesh of his eight forearm. At-
well and I, from our first-aid .pouches,
put a tourniquet on his arras to stop
the bleeding, and then gathered up
our equipment.
We realized that we were in a dan-
gerous spot. At any minute a, shell
might drop on t{hesroad and finish us
off. The village We had left was not
very far, so we told the Corporal he
had better go back to it and get his
arm dressed and then report the fact
ofthe destruction of the'anibulance to
the military police. He was well able
to walk, so he set off in the direction
of the village, while Atwell and I con-
tinued our way on foot.
Without further mishap we arrived
at our destination, and reported to
Brigade headquarters for rations and
billets:.. .v ... _ -
That night we slept in the Battalion
Sergeant -Major's dugout. The next
morning I went to a first aid post and
had the gravel picked out of my face.
The instructions we received from
Division Headquarters read that we
were out to catch spies, patrol tren-
ches, search German dead, reconnoiter
in No Man's Land, and take, part in
trench raids, and prevent the robbing
of the dead.
I' had a pass which would ,allow me
to go anywhere at any time in. the
sector of the line held by our division.
It also gave nie authority to stop and
search ambulances, motor lorries,
wagons, Ad even officers and soldiers,
whenever my suspicions deemed • it.
necessary. Atwell and I were allowed
to. work together or singly,—it was
left to our -judgment. We decided to
team, up.
Atwell was a good companion and
very entertaining. He had an utter
contempt for danger, but was not fool-
hardy. At swearing he was a wonder.
A cavalry regiment would have been
proud of. him. Though born in Eng-
land, he had spent seevral years in
New York. He was about tsix feet
one, and as strong as an ox. I ani -
five feet five in height ° so we looked
like "Bud" Fisher's "Mutt and Jeff"
when together.
We took up our quarters in a large
dugout of the Royal ,Engineers, and
mapped out our future actions. This
dugout was on the edge of a large
cemetery, and several times at night
in returning. to it, we got many a
fall stumbling over the graves of
English, French and Germans. Atwell
on these occasions never indulged in
swearing, though at any other time,
at the least stumble, he would turn
the air blue.
A certain section of our trenches
was held by the Royal Irish Rifles. For
several days a very strong rumor_
went the rounds that a German spy
was in our midst. This spy was sup-
posed to be dressed,in the uniform of
a British Staff Officer. Several
stories had been told about an offi-
cer wearing a red band around his
cap .whopatrolled the front' line and
communication trenches asking sus-
picious . giiestions as to. location of
batteries, machine gun emplacements,
and trench mortars. If a shell drop-
ped in a battery, on a machine gun
or even near a dugout, this spy was
blamed.
The 'ruinop gained such strength
that an order was issued for all the
troops .to immediately place under
arrest anyone answering to the de-
scription of the spy.
Atwell and I were on the qui vive
We constantly patrolled the' trenches
at night ,and even in the day, but the
spy always eluded us.
One day, while in a communication
trench, we were horrified to see our
Brigade -General, Old Pepper, being
brought down it by a big private of
the Royal Irish Rifles. The General
was walking in front, and the private
with fiixed bayonet was following him
in the rear. •
We saluted as the General passed
on. The Irishman had a broad grin
on his face and we could scarcely)e-
lieve our, eyes—the General was under
.arrest. After passing a few feet be-
yond us, the General turned, and said
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ached all the time.
I was tired and: had
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thing. had taken,
a number of medi-
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no vied. One*day
I read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
women, so I tried
it. My nervousness
and backache and
rs disappeared. I gained in
nd feel fine so I can honestly
and Lydia E. Pin'kham's Vege-
nipound to any woman who is
as I was. "— Mrs. ADELINE B.
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in a wrathful voice to Atwell:
"Tell this d—n fool who I am. He's
arrested the as -a spy."
Atwe11 was speechless. ,The sentry
butted '
with:
" one o' that gassin' out . o' you.
Beck to Headquarters you goes, Mr.
Fritz.en that face ,o' yours a-
gain, an' . I'll°dent in your napper, with
the butt o' me rifle."
The G neral's face was a sight to
behold. e was fairly boiling over
with rag., but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get in front of the
sentratato explain to him that it really
wits the eneral he had under, arrest,
but the entry threatened to run his
bayonet i ough hirci, ,and would have
done it, t ,.. So Atwellstepped aside,
and re Med silent. I was nearly
bursting With suppressed laughter.
One wor. and I would have exploded.
It' is not exactly diplomatic to laugh
at. your G -neral in such a predicament.
The se try and his .prisoner, arrived
at Briga .Headquarters ,with disas-
trous res alts to the sentry.
The joke was that the General had
personally: issued the order for the
age's arrest. It was a bit of the
General a walk throuigh /the trenches
ba round
by any oe
being new
seen the
came acro
cation tr°
under a
wear a r
Next da
tied to'the Wheel of a'liinber, the be -
his sentence of twenty-one
Punishment No. 1, Never
I seen such a woebegone
on a man's face.,
al days, Atwell and I made
arce around Brigade Head -
We did not want- to meet
as never caught.
of inbpec."on, unattended
his sta-; �. The Irishman,
in the regimet,' had never
eneral before, so when he
s him alone in _a communi-
eh, he Promptly put him
est. Brigadier - Generals
band around their cape.
we passed the Irishman
ginning of
days, Field
before hav
expression
For sevee
ourselves s
quarters.
the Genera
The spy r
C APTER XXIV.
T e Firing Squad.
A. few d ys later I' had orders to
report back to Divisional Headquar-
ters, about t jrty ,tilos behind the line.
I reported • the A .P.M. (Assistant
Provost M shal). He told ire to re-
port to bills No. 78 for quarters and
rations.
Xt was a .' + ut 'eight o'clock at night
and I was ti ed and soon fell 'asleep in
the straw of the, pillet. It was a mis-
erable night outside, cold, and a drizz-
ly rain was falling.
About tw in the morning I was
awakened b, someone shaking me by
the shoulde Opening easy eyes I
saiv -a Reg 'mental Sergeapt-Major
bending eve xne. He had ali hted
lantern in his right hand. I star to
ask hire wha '+was the matter,,when he
put; his ring to his lips for siien•se
,and whisper, :
"Get on yo equipment, and, with-
out any noise come with me."
This greatly mystified nie, but I
obeyed his o deer.
Outside of 1 the billet, 1 asked him
what was up, but he shut me i p with:
4`Don't as any questions,' its a-
gainst ordersi don't know myself.."
It was rai ging, like the mischief.
We splash along a muddy road
for about fif n minutes, finally stop-
ping at the ntrance of what must
have been an f 1d barn.. In the dark-
ness, I could 1 ear pigs grunting, as
if they had j st 'been "disturbed. In
front of ' the 4 s or stood an officer in
a mask (mac .ntosh). The R.S.M.
went up to hi whispered something,
and then left.! The officer called to
me ,asked my me, number and reg-
iment,' at the .. time, in the light
of a lantern h was holding, making
a notation inlittle book.
When, he hafinished writing, he
whispered: '
"Go into than billet and wait orders
and no talking Understand?",
I stumbled into the. barn and at on
thefloor in the darkness. I ',could
see no one, but could hear men breath-
itis and moving; they seemed nervous
and restless. I (know I was.
During niy welt, three other' en
entered. Then the Officer poked his
head in the door and ordered:
Fall in, outside the., billet, in single
reek!"
We fell in, standing at ease. Then
he commanded.
"Squad—'Shuni Number!"
There were twelve of us.
"Right—Turn! ,Left Wheel! Quick
—March!" And Away we went. The
rain w'as trickling down my back and
I was shivering from the cold:
With the officer leading, we must
through the mud and occasionally
have marched over an. hour, plowing
stumbling into a shell hole in -the ro,
when suddenly the officer Made a 1 ft
wheel, and we found ourselves in a `
soit of enelosed courtyard.
The dawn was breaking and the
rain had ceased.
'=lin front of us were four stacks of
Ates, three to a stack.
The officer *brought us to attention
and gave the order to unpile arils.
We each took ,a rifle, Giving us
"Stand at ease,". a nervous and
shaky voice, he informed:
"Men, you are here on a very sol-
duty. You have been selected as
a firing squad for the execution of
a soldier, who, having been found guil-
ty of a grievous s crime against Bing
and Country, has been regularly' and
duly tried and sentenced to be shot
at 8.28 a.m. this date. This sentence
has been approved by the reviewing
authority and ordered carried out. It
is our duty to carry on with the sen
-
twice of the court.
"There Th raare twelve rifles, ote of
which contains a blank cartridge; the
other eleven containing ball cartridges.
Every man is 'expectedto do his duty
and , fire to MIL Take your orders
from, me. ,Squad—'Shun!"
We came to -attention. Then he
left. My'.iieart was of lead and my
des shook.
After standing at "Attention" for
what seemed a week, though in reality
it could . not have been over five Min-
utes, we' heard a low whispering in
our rear and footsteps on the stone
flagging of the courtyard.
Our officer reappeared and in a low,
bat %n yvoice, ordered:
"Abau3�^--Turn.!"
We turned about. In the gray liOht
of dawn, a few yards in front of me,
I could make out a brick wall. Against
this wall was a dark form with a white
sguaae pinned -on its breast. We were
supposed to aim at the square. To
.the right of the form I noticed a wihte.
spot on the - wall. This Wo)ild be tray
(Continued on page six.)
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Automobile Factoty
Positions occur in ourorganization that offer
steady work, good wages and an opportunity, to.
Iearn the automobile business. We want to get
in touch with enterprising young naen or middle-
aged men who recognize the value of this oppor-
tunity. Write or call in person, so that your
'name may be Lidded to the list of applications
with the idea of entering our services as soon
a position is •+cant.
GRAY- DORT MOTORS, Limited
ited
• Chatham, Ontario
Open:Letterar
o the
May�rand Councillors of Seaforth
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Have your citizens organized to increase food production?
If they have not yet 6oue 51a, We, the, Organization of Resources Cornu,
earnestly ask you to call theme Together in a Mass Meeting, and lay before them the
necessity of immediate and vigorous efforts --the food situation is critical..
It may astonish you to learn that in x.917 Ontario did not grow enough wheat
for its own needs. Conseq iently every Ontario farmer whose land is suitable, has
been urged to a sow 5 acres more spring wheat this year so • that Ontario's demand for
wheat shall not be met at the expen to of that portion of the Westerncrop that should
more rightfully be shipped over a ,C.
For. this same reason every householder who has . a garden or a piece 'of.
vacant land is being urged to grow vegeataaoies, because the! more vegetables that are
grown and eaten in Ontario the less wheit and meat there will be consumed, and, that
;. being so, the Ontario wheat crop should then be sufficient to feed our = owl people,
and leave more Western wheat -and other foods available for export.
By intelligent ,effort, in the cultivation of his own back garden, or from the
cultivation of a nearby piece of land, the , average • citizen can grow, this sunmer,
enough vegetables to support his family through the next winter. And remember,
if food,restrictions are enforced next winter, a supply of vegetables in the cellar
will be very desirable,:
•
. If you already have an unofficial or semi-official organization to stimulate food
production, 80 much the better. That will give you the basis for a Comprehensive.
committee.
A plan that has been adopted in many places is here outlined. You should
adapt it to Mhe .needs of your own community.
1. A General Committee should be
formed, representing every impor-
tant interest of- the community.
2. The work should - be 'done by sub-
committees. The following list is
sufficiently comprehensive for the
largest places. You should adapt it
.to your own community.
(a) A sub -committee on Finance. The
Organization of Resources Com-
mittee is willing to help local
branches financially with publicity,
public meetings and organization.
(b) A Publicity Committee to place local
problems properly before the people,
supplementing the larger work ; of
the province -wide publicity, by
securing pledges, sending out circu-
lar letters, arranging for addresses
in churches, schools, motion -picture
houses, etc., and by supplying local
papers with news items.
(c) A sub -committee on Vacant Lot and
Back -Yard Gardening to include re-*
presentatives from horticultural so-
cities, school teachers, etc.
(d) A sub -committee on Farm Labour, ,
composed of employers of labour,
representatives of organized labour,
War veterans, etc. Labour is the key
to the food production. problem. All
boy, girl, part-time and vacation
labour should be enlisted. Make sure
that sufficient labour is ready to meet
any demands made by your farming
community. This labour should be
placed on farms locally through the
Agricultural Representatives or the
Government Employment Bureaux.
e A Farm Lands sub -committees com-
posed of groups of :min to cultivate'
larger tracts of vacant lane in the
• vicinity' of cities, towels std: village&
Flax growing is profitable and suit-
able—flax seed and fibre are much
needed. -
(f) 'A sub -committee on Schools, to en-
list
lall school -children of sufficient
age to_ work either in home gardens,
community gardens, school gardens,
or on farms. - 7
(g) A sub -committee of women on Con-
servation' to deal with the problems
Of food -saving in the homes; 'the
more 'broadly representative it is of
,women's activities the better. Exist-
ing , women's organizations sheuld
not be interfered with, but since Con-
servation is one of the greatest prob-
lems, there should be a women's
committee in each community te
deal with.,this problem alone.
An Executive Committee should be
appointed, to include* the chairman
of : the general conunittee and the
chairmenof the sub-comts
This committee should meet fr+e-.
fluently.
4. A Secretary to the committee should
be chosen,- for his knewlectra, ef the
situation, who would be free to de-
vote considerable time to the work.
Lack of food threatens the battle -line ,nd we must deal
with the Situations
TO THE I IMvJ DUAL CITIZEYN
If, you have not yet decided to planta a vegetable garden make up your mind to
de. so now. You will not regret it. There isi still dots of time. Potatoes and. beans May
be planted up to i June lst and these are the best substitutes for wheat and meat.
For good,i practical advice upon ow to lay out and cultivate a Vegetable
Garden, write for a free copy of the booklet entitled: "A Vegetable Garden -fer
Every Home," 'this has been prepared bi the .Ontario Department of Agriculture for
the guidance of citizens who will respond' to this call for increased production.
Send for copy now. • Mail the cotpen below:
Mail
This Coupon
NOW
Organization of Resourcesittee,, Parliament Buildings, Toronto
a f i
Dear Sirs: `
Please send me a copy of your booklet "A Vegetable Garden for
Every Rome."
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Name
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ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCES COi[]TE
In Ce Operation with Canada Food Beard
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