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ice affiair. So it may be with
Series F.. Sloppy, a New Mill
has sixty traps in the woods
home and has Made snug lit -
y selling the furs a -animals
rin this way.
stiction of being the only
isf her kind in the United
enjoyed by Miss Lille Sever -
instructs the children living
;ghthouses along the cot of
,
the prejudices a farmers
women workers have been
e is shown by appeals already
in to all the women's farnt
camps in the coutnry for
,
,
1 opposition has been made by
ted Mine Workeragainst the
Rent of women m Perinsylvaia
'ins and the raine workers are
upon the state authorities to
it.
ilhiciago branch of the Aineri-
d for French Wounded is send-
tha Washington kits to French
gian women taken prisoners by
mans and later released be -
hey ate German food.
fl WHITEN YOUR SKIN
WITH LEMON JUICE
[beauty lotion for a few cents LI
tee tart, freckles, sallowness.
. grocer has the lemons and stny
tore or toilet counter will supply
th three ounces of orchard white
few cents. Squeeze the juice of
ash lemons into a bottle, then put
orchard white and shake well.
sakes a quarter pint ofthe very
motesktutwhiteneeend.complexios
Ser kurawn. Massage this Ire -
-
creamy lotion ding into the feet,
urns and bands and just see how
e, tan 43allownegs„, redness- and
aess disappear and how smooth,
nd clear the skin becomes. Yes!
larmiess, and the beautiful results
uprise you.
•
ptirity Becomes Genera
In Western Canada
Prosperity attraehAierehants;
farmers are spying out
the land
he' greatest weat producing
meas in the wrd to -day are
;erved by Canadian Northern
;ines Here the incoming fanner
ar mercbant looks for the greatest
development and prosperity,.
Low faro% and a scenic route
through New Ontario's hninense
Forest reserve and colonization
lands, add interest and enjoyment
to the journey. Comfortable
trains leave Toronto at 10.00p.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Psi -
days connecting at Winnipeg
for all points West e
For Tickets, Reservations, Liter-
ature and Informal -ion, apply to
C. A. Abernart, Druggist, Sea -
forth, or write R. L. Fairbairn,
U.F.A._ 68 King St. E., Toronto.
KAMAN NORTHERN
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ruality—at the same
• getting full value,
without
premiums
setunng or else they
of our tremendous
get all your money's
ee the largest seller
5oap materials
ood premiums
r the war. You will get
ar.
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Limited,. Toronto-
Ay 24, 1918
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frAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALI-Ilia
say., your Hair/ Get a, small bottle
of Dancieritie right now—Also
stop* itching scalp.
am•••••
Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
Lair is mute evddence of a naglected
scalp; of dandruff—that awful seurf.
FThere is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair
of its lustre, its strength and, its very
we; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the soap, which if
sot remedied esuses the hair roots to
shrink, loosen and, die ---then the hair
fals out, fast. A little Danderine to
might—now—any time—tvill surely save
your hair.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton'e
Danderjne from any drug store. You
serely ean have beautiful hair and lots
of it if you will just try a little Dam
derine. Save your hair! Try it!
LOGAL.
R. S. HAYS.
Barrister, Solicitor:Conveyancer and
Notary Public. Solicitor for the Do-
minion Bank. Office in rear of the Do-
minion Bank, Seaforth. Money to
loan.
J. M. BEST.
Barrister, Solicitor, • Conveyancer
and Notary *Public. Office upstairs
over Walker's Furniture Store, Main
Street, Seaforth. '
PROUDFOOT, KILLORAN AND
COOKE..
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Pub..
Itc, etc. Money to lend. In Seaforth
di Monday of each week. Office in
Kidd Block W. Proudfoot, K. C., J.
L. Killoran, H. J. D. Cooke.
VETERINARY.
F. HARBURN, V. 5.
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
ary College, and, honorary member of
the Medical Association of the Ontario
Veterinary College. Treats diseases of
all domestic animals by the most mod -
sen principles. Dentistry and Milk Fey -
'vi specialty. Office opposite Dick's
Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth. All 'or-
ders left at the hotel will receive
prompt attention. Night calls receiv-
ad at the office.
JOHN GRIAVE, V. S . -
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
ory College. All diseases ol domestic
animals treated. Calls promptly at-
tended to and charges moderate. Vet-
erinary Dentistry a specialty. Office
and residence on Goderich street, one
door east of Dr. Scott's office, Sea -
forth.
MEDICAL
DR. GEORGE HEILEMANN.
Osteophatic Physician of Goderich.
peeiallst in women's and children's
4 seases, l'heurnatism, acute, chronic
and nervous disorders; eye ear, nose
end throat. Consultation free. Office
in the Royal Hotel, Seaforth, Tues-
days and Fridays, 8 amt. 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,
resone 70 Hensa
DR. J. W. PECK
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine
McGill. University, Montreal; Member
of College 'of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario;Licentiate of Medical Coun-
cil,of Canada; Post -Graduate Member
of 'Resident Medical Staff of General
Hospital, Montreal, 191445; Office, 2
doors east of Post Office. Phone 56,
'Jensen, Ontario.
DR. F. J. BURROWS
Office and residence, Goderieh street
east of the Methodist church, Seaforth.
Phone 46. Coroner for the County of
Huron.
DRS. SCOTT & MACKAY
3. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria and
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Mtn Arbor, and member of the Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, of
Ontario.
C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trin-
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 Physician a and Surgeons of
Ontario; pass graduate courses in
Chicago Clinical School of Chicago;
Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, London,
fugland, University Hospital, London,
England. Office—Back of Dominion
Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5, Night
Cans answered from residence, Vic-
toria street, Seaforth
AUCTIONEERS.
THOlVIAS • BRO WN
Licensed a.uctioneer for the counties
of Huron and Perth. Correspondece
arrangements 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 Saskatche-
wan. Terms reasonable. Phone, No.
1.7-11, Exeter, Centralia P.O., R. R.
No. 1, Orders left at The'Huron Ex-
positor Office, Seaforth, promptly at-
tended to.
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ENEEMENENIMMINNIMMINIMIllifinalliginlid
(Continued'from our 'last' issue.)
When a man is sent to a convales-
cent homee he generally turns over his
steady visitor to the man in the next
bed.
Most visitors have autograph al -
,burns and bore Tommy to death by
asking him to write the particulars of
his wounding in same. Several Tome
mies try to deck this unpleasant job
byrtelling, the visitor that he cannot
write, but this never phases the owner
of the album; he or she, generally she,
offers to write it for him and Tommy
is stung into telling his exepriences.
The questions asked Tenimy by vis-
itors would make a clever joke book to
a military man.
Some kindly looking old lady will
stop at your bed and in a sympathetic
voice address yo'. "You poor boy,
wounded by those terrible Germans.
You must be suffering frightful pain.
A. bullet did you. say? Well, tell
me, I have always 'Wanted to know,
did it hurt worse going in or 'Coming
out?"
Tommy generally replies that he
did not stop to figure it out When he
was bit.
One very nice-lookinge over enthus-
astic young thing, stopped at my bed
and asked, "What wounded you in the
face?"
In a polite bat bored tone I answer-
ed, "A rifle bullet,"
' With a look of disdain she passed
to the nex bed„ first ejaculating, "Ohl
only a bullet? I thought it was a
shell." Why she should think a shell
wound was more of a distinction beats
me. I don't see a whole lot of differ-
ence myself.
The American Women's War HOs-
pital, was a heaven fer wounded men.
They were allowed every privilege
possible conducive with the rules and
military disciplien The only fault was
that the men's passes was restricted.
To get a pass required an aet of Par-
liament. Tommy, tried many tricks
Oise OVer I. 0
The Top
k‘3'
ARTHUR OUT EMPEY
to get out, but the commandant, an
old Boer War Officer, was wise to
them all, and it took a new and clev-
er ruse to make him • affix his signa-
ture to the eoveted slip of paper.
As soon as tit dv-ould get dark many
a patient climbed over the wall and
went "on his own," regardless of
many signs staring him in the face,
"Out of bounds for Patients." Gen-
erally the nurses were looking the othd
er way when. one of these night raids
started. I hope this inforreation will
get Atone of them- into troable, but I
caenot resist the temptation to let the
_Cornmandant know that occasionally
we put it over on him.
One afternoon I received a note,
through our underground .channel,
friarn my female visitor, asking me to
attend ae party at her houSe that
ntight. I answered that she could ex-
pect me and to meet meat a certain
place on the road well known by all
patients, and some visitors, as "over
the wall." I told her I would be on
hand at seven -thirty.
About seven -fifteen I sneaked my '-
overcoat and cap out of 'the ward and
hid it in the -bushes. Then I told the
nurse, a particular friend of mine,
tbat I was going for a -walk in the
'rethn.6as:t. ederything was all right on her
garden. She winked and I knew
GOing out of the ward, I slipped
into the bushes and Made for the wall
It was dark as pitch and I was grop-
ing through the underbrush, when
suddenly I stepped into space and felt
myself rushing downward, a horrible
„bump, and blackness. When I came)
to,
my wounded shoulder was hurting
horribly. I was lying against a cir-
cular wall of bricks„ dripping' with
moisture, and far away I could hear
the trickling Of water. I 'had in the
darkness fallen into an old disused
well. But why wasn't I wet? Ac-
cording to all rules I should have been
drowned. Perhaps I was And didn't
1Friow it.
As the shock of my suddenj stop
gradeally wore off. it Came to in that
I was lying on a ledge and that the
least movement on my part would
precipitate me to the bottom of the
well.
I struck a match. In it's faint
glare I saw that I Was lying in a
circular hole about twelve feet .deep,,
t --„the well had been filled ire. The
dripping I had heard came from a
water oipe over on my right.
With my wounded shoulder it was
imuossible to shinny up the pipe. I
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If you are, you either shave your-
self or go to a barber. If you visit
a barber you may have the unfor-
tunate experience of Mr. M. Butler,
of Bridgeport, Colin., who developed
what is known as "Barber's Rash"
on his face through the use of an
infected razor. He writes:
"My face was covered with sores,
which caused me a great deal of
suffering and. inconvenience, and I
was unable to shave for four
weeks. Repeated. applications of
Zam-Buk, however, entirely rid me
of the trouble."
To avoid the possibility of such
an experience, immediately you see
a rash or spot appear, treat it with
Zam-Buk. This balm will destroy
all germs;*-- prevent the disease
spreading and soon end the trouble.
For eczema, old sores, ulcers,
blood -poisoning, burns, and cuts
there is nothing to equal Zam-Buk.
All dealers §0c. box, 3 for $1.25.
OSTRATION
y be Overcome by Lydia
inkham's Al‘reigettible
nvouti4J,--.This
Letter Proves It.
-
eat Philadelphia, Pa. —"During the
iPtyyesri Ihave been married, I have
been in bad health
and had several at-
tacks of nervous
prostration until it
seemed as if the
organs imply whole
body were worn
out. 'I was finally
persuaded to try
LydittE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com-
pound and it made
a well woman of
me. I can now do
all nay horoiework _
se all ailing, women to try
Pinkham's Vegetable Core-
d I Will arantee they will
and ad
Lydia
pound.
derive --- eat bene1t from it. Mrs.
FRANK TZGERALD, 25 N. 4Ist Street, •
West Philadelphia, Pa.
• There are thousands of women every-
where i Mrs. Fitegerald's condition,
sufferin from nervousness, backache,
headach 8, and other symptoms of a
function derangement: It was a
grateful pirit for health restored which
led her write this letter so that other
women . ay benefit frorn her experience
and find ealth 'as she has done.
For su gestions in regard toyour con-
dition te Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lyn , Mass. The result of their
0 years xperience is at your service.
could not' veil for help, because the
rescuer mild want to know how the
accident happened, and I would be
haled before the Commapdant , on
charges. just had to grin and bear
it with t e forlorn hope that one of
the rei ing night raiders would
pass and I could give blin our usual
signal of "siss-s-s-s" which would.
Wing him to,.the rescue.
Every alf hour I could hear the
chick in t village strike, each stroke
bringing forth a muffled. volley of
curses on the man who had dug the
After „two hours I heard two men
web:
Italking in low voices. I recognized
Corporal 'Cook, an ardent' "night -
raider." He heard my "siss-s-s-s-S
and came to the edge of the hole. I
,explained my predicament and amid a
Jot of impertinent remarks, which at
the time I did not resent, I was soon
fished out.
Taking off oer boots we sneaked
into the ward. I was sitting on. my
bed in, the dark, just starting to un-
dress, when the man next to -.me,
"Ginger" Pdiillips, whispered, "'Op
it, Yank, 'ere comes' the matron."
I immediately got Under the cov-
ers and feigned sleep. The matron
stood talking in low tones to the night
mime 'and I fell asleep. /
When I awoke ie. the Morning the
night sister, an American, wits bend-
ing over me An awful sight met my
eyes. The coverlet on the bed and
the sheets were. a 'Mass of mud Old
green slime. She was a good sPert
all right, and hustled to get clean
clothes and sheets so that, no ne
wouldeget wise, but don her own" s
gave me a good tongue lashing but
did not report me. One of the Can-
adians in the -ward described her as
being "A Jake of a good fellow."
Next visiting day I had an awful
time explaining to my visitor why I
had .not met her at the appointed time
and place. •
And for a week every time I paised
a patient he would all, "Well, well,
here's the Yank. Hope you are feel-
ing well, old top.
The surgeon in our ward was an
American. a Harvard Unit man, nam-
ed Frost. We nicknamed him "Jadic
Frost." He was loved by all. If a
Tam -my was to be cut up he had no
objection to undergoing the operation
if "Jack Frost" was to wield the knife.
Their confidence in nim was pathetic
He was the best sport I have ever met.
One Saturday morning the Com-
mandant and some "high-up" officers
were inspecting the ward, when one
of the natients who had been wounded
in the head by a bit of shrapnel, fell
on the floor in a fit. They brosight
him round, and then looked for the
ward orderly to carry the patient
back to his bed at the other end of the
ward. The orderly was no where to
be found—like our policemen, they
never are when needed. The officers
were at a ,loss how to get Palmer in-
to. his bed. Dr Frost was fidgeting
around in a nervous manner, when
suddenly with a muffled "dam" and
a few other qualifying adjectives, he
stooped down and took the an in his
arms like a baby—he was n. feather
eitber—and staggered clownithe ward
with him„ put him into a bed and un-
dressed him. A low murmur of approv-
al came from the patients. Dr. Frost
got very red and as soon as he had
finished undressing Pahner, hurriedly
left the ward.
The wound in my face had almost
healed and I was a horrible looking
sight—the left cheek ,twisted into a
knot. the eye pued down, and my
mouth pointing in a north by north-
west direction. ! I was very down-
hearted and could imagine. myself
during the rest of my life being shun-
ned by all on account of the repulsive
seal:f.
r. Frost arranged for me to go to
the Cambridge Militaty Hospital at
Aldershot for a special operation to
try and make the scar presentable.
I arrived at the hospital and got an
awful shock. The food was poor and
the discipline abnormally strict. No
patient as allowed to sit on his bed,
and smoking was permitted only at
certain designated hours. The. face
specialist did nothing for me except to
look at the Wound. I made applica-
tion for a transfer backtto Paignton,
offeriing to pay my transportation.
This offer was accepted, and after two
weeks absence once again I arrived in
Munsey Ward, all hope gone.
The next day after my return, Dr.
Frost stopped at ,my bed and said:
"Well, Empey, if you want me to try
and see what I can do with'that scar
I'll do it, but you are faking an awful
chance."
T
answered: "Well, Doctor, Steve
Brodie took ,a, chance, he hails from
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'MON EXPOSI roR
INew York anti eo do L"
, Two days after the undertaker
squad carried me to the operating
room, or "pictures," as we called them
;
becausfs of the funny films we see un-
der ether, and the operation was per-
formed It wonderfuliieee of
surgery and a marvelous suceess.
' iFhitronits now oia that dector can have my
More than once some poor soldier
has been breoght into the vvarcl in a
i
dying condition resulting from loss
of blood and eirlaustion- caused by his
long „kale/ley from the trenches. Af-
ter an examination the doctor an-
nounces that the only thing that will
save him is a 'transfusion of blood,
Where is the blood lo come from? He
does not have long te 'Wait for an ans-
weri—several Tonunies immediately
volunteer their blood for their mate'
Three or four are accepted; a blood
test is made, and- next day the trans-
fusion takeaplace and there is another
pale face in the ward.
Whe ever laorte is needed f
, operation, there are always
men willine to give sonaef--a leg if
necessary to save soine mangled mate
from being erippled. for life. More
than one man will go through life
with another rria,n's blood running
through his veina, or a piece of
rib or his shin -bone in his own an
111
or some
special
munition is stored. It is- especially
useful in muildrig enemy aitenen waste
boinbs trying to hit it.
Aim/tonal—A high 'explosive used in
the -Mills bomb. The Geionans are
more able than Tommy to discourse on
s effects.
-"Any Coraplaints"—A useless ques-
tion. asked by an inspecting Officer
'when he makes the. rounds 'of. billets
or Tommy's meals. A complaining
Tommy generally lands on the erime
sheet. , Itis only recruits who com-
plex; the old men just sigh with clis-
ust.
A.O.C.—Army Ordnance Corps. A
department which deals out supplies
to the troopo. Its chief aaset is the,
returning of requisitions because a
comma is misplaced. „ . •
Ae..P.M.--Assistant Provost Mar-
shalL An officer at the head of the
Military Police. His headquarters
are generaly out of reach. of the en-
emy's guns. His chief duties areto
ride around in a motor car and wear a
band around his ca
"Apres la Guerre"p.
— "After the
war." Tommy's definitions of Heav-
en.
A. 5 , . —Army Service Corps, p
Army /Safety Corps as Tounnytnaills
it. The members of which bring up
his supplies to the rear of the line.
B
a-
B.
tomy. SoMetimes he miter even
knows the name Of his benefactor.
The spirit ,of sacrifice is'wonderfel.
For all the suffering caused this
war is a blessing to England—it has
made new men of her sons; has weld-
ed all clanses into one glorious whole.
And I'can't help saying that the
doctors, sisters and nurses in the En
lish hoSpitals, are angels on eart
I love them p.11 and can never rep
the care anddkindness ehown to m
For the rest Of my life the Red Cr
"Back o' the line."—Any place be
, hind the firing line out of range o
enemy guns.
Baler—A scoop affair fombaling ou
water from the -trenches and dagouts
As the trenches generally drain the
surrounding landscape, thetsun has to
be annealed to before the job is com-
pleted.
gid Bantams—Men under the standard
army height of 5 feet 3 *hes. They
ay- are in a separate organization. called
The Bantam Battahon,' an although
°ss h
,can ick the whole Germ army.
, Barbed Wire—A lot of prickly wire
a'?
entwined around stakes driven in front
nd
of of the trenches. This obstruction is
supposed to prevent the Germans from
'Y taking lodgings your dugouts. It
also affords the -enemy artillery rare
will be to zee the symbol of Fai
Hope and Charity.
After four m s in the hoapit
I went before an exareining, board a
was discharged from the .seriTice
his Britannic Majesty as "physical
unfit for further war service."
After my discheerge I engaged pe
sage .on. the Aancrican liner New Yor
and after a stormy trip acrops t
Atlantic, one momentous day, n t
haze of early dawn- I saw the tatu
of .Liberty looming over the po ra
and I wondered if ever again I oul
go "over the top with the best o luc
al give them hell."
ncl even then, though it may
. • .
seem strange, I was, really sorry not
to 'be back in the trenches with my
mates. War is not a pink tea but
in a worthwhile cause like ours, mud,
rats, cooties, she/ls, wounds, or death
itself, are far outweighed by the deep
sense of satisfaction. felt by the man
.who does hi a bit.
Xhere . is one thing Which mY ex-
.perience taught me' that might help'
the .boy whe may have to go. It is
thiseaantiCination ifar .wors than
realization. In civil life a man stands
in awe epf the 'man` above him, won-
ders holt,' he- could ever flit his job.
When the time comes- he rises to the
ocacsion, is up and at it, and is
Sur-
pried'sto find how -much' more easily
than he anticipated he fills ,his res-
ponsibilities. It is, really so 'out
thHeree.h"a
s nerve for the hardships; the
interest of the worV grips him; he
Pads relief in the funnrnt comradeship
of the trenches- and wins that best
sort of happiness that comes with duty
done.
"TOIVIlifYiS DICTIONARY OF THE
'TRENCHES
th undersized ave the opimo that they
s' sport trying, to blow it up.
ndook"—Tominy's nickname for
fle. He uses it ,because it is
to say and spell than "rifle."
Bar age—Concentrated shell -fire on
a secflor of the German line. In the
early ays of the war, when -
tion was defective, it often landed en.'
Tommie himself
Barricade—An obstruction of sand- 1
bags 0 impede the enemy's traffic in
your trench. Yeti build it up and he
promptly knock § it down, so what's .
the use.
"Bashed in—Smashed by a shell.
Generally applied to a trench or dug-
out.; tman—A man who volunteers to
clean' a non-commissioned officer's but-
tons but who never volunteers for a
trench raid. He ranks next to a
WOrM.
Bayonet—A sort of knife-like con-
trivance which fits onsthe end of your
rifle. The Government issues it to
stab Germans with. Tommy uses it
to toast bread.
, "Big Boys"—Large guns, generally
eight inch or above;
"Big' Push ...—"The Battle of the
Somme." He often calls :it "The
First of duly," the date on (which it
k, ega
he his r
he eaese
In this so-called dictionary I have
tried to list mot of the pet terms
and slangy definitions,- which Tommy
.Atkins uses a thousand times a day
as he is serving in Frame. I have
gathered them as I .lived with him in
the trenches and rest billets, and later
in the hospitals in England where I
met men from all parts of the line.
The definitions are not official, of
course. Tommy is not a sentimental
sort of animal so some of his defini-
tions are not exactly- complimentary,
but he is not cynical and does not
mean to offend anyone higher up. It is
just a sort of "ragging" or "kidding"
as the American would say, that helps
him pass the time away.
Slang Terms, Sayings, Phrases, Etc.
"Abut Turn"—A military command
sims ar to "Abut fece" • or "To the.
rear, March." Tommy's nickname for
Hebuterne, a point on the •British
Adjutant—The name given to an of-
ficer who helps the Colonel do noth-
ing. He rides a horse and you see
him at guard mounting and battalion
parade.
A.D.M.S.h-Assist. Director of eilddi-
cal Service. 'Have never seen him but
he, is supposed to help the D.M.S.
and pass on cases where Tommy is
posted as "unfit for trencW service."
Aerial Torpedo.—A Rind of trench
mortar shell, guaranteed by die mak-
ers to break up Fritz's_supper of saus-
ages and beer, even though said sup-
per is in a dugout thirty feet down.
Sometimes it lives up- to- to its repu-
tation.
Alarm—A signal given in the tren-
ches that the ene,my is about to at-
tack,frequently false. It is mainly used
to break up Tommy's dream of home.
"All around traverse"—A machine
gun so placed that its fire can be turn-
ed in any direction.
Allemand—A French term meaning
'German." Tommy uses it because he
thinks it is a swear word.
Allotment—A certain sum Tommy
allows to his family.
Allumettes—French term for what
they sell to Tornmy as matches, the
sulphurous funies from which have
been known to 'Kea" a whole platoon.
"Ammo."—Rifle ammunition. Used
* add weight to Tormny's belt.. He
carries 120 rounds, at all times, ex-
cept when he buries it under the
straw in his billet before going on a
route maroh. In the trenches he ex-
pends it in the direction of Berlin.
Amino Depot—A place where am -
Ifor rain, eats, winds and shells. trances—one for Tommy and the rest
Billet Guard—Three men and a cor-
poral who are posted to guerd the
billet of soldiers. They do this until
the orderly °Wei' has made hip rounds
at night, then they go to elOp..
Biscuit—A concoction of flour and
water, baked until very hard. Its
original use was for building purposes,
but trominy is supposed to eat it. Tom-
my- is no coward but he balks at this.
Biscuits make excellent fuel and give,
no smoke.
Bivouae—A, term given by Tommy
to a sort of tent made out of water-
proof sheets.
Blastine—A high explosive which
'promotes Kultur in the German, lines.
; Blighty—An East Indian term
Meaning "over the seas." Tommy
has adopted it as a synonym for home.,
•Ite tries numerous ways of reaching
Blighty, but the "powers that be" are
Vra,3,1Belyitigoaty on
his! f his attempts, so he gen_
e"—A wound serious
enough to send Tommy to England.
B.M. G. C.—Brigade Machine Gull
Company, composed of Vickers Mai
chine gunners. They -always put their
packs on a limber or small wagon
while rout marching, which fact
greatly aroigses the jealousy of Tom -
stuff.
Candle—A piece of wick seeerounded
iPsurPthe"gees.n
by wax or tallow used for lighting
eraOnleissueande. le among st-lt mien
Canister—A German -treneh mortar
shell filled with scraps of iron and
nails. Tommy really has a great eon;
tempt for this little token of German
affection and he uses the nails to hang
his equipment on in the dugouts.
Canteen—A mess tin issued to
Tonthiy, who, after dirmer, generally
forgets to wasb it, and pinches - his
inate's for tea in the en -ening.
"Carry On"— Resume. Keep on
with what you are doing. Go ahead.
"Carrying in"—Machine gunners'
term: for taking guns, amintmition,
etc.. into-front-lin.e trench- ...
Caterpillar—Is not a bug, but tb:e
name given to a powerful engine used
to haul the nig guns over rough roads.
C. C. S.'—Casnalty Clearing Station.
A place where the doctors draw lots
to see if Tenuity is badly woueded en-
ough to be sent to Blighty. •
Chalk Pit—A white spot on a paint-
ed landscape used at the Machiae,
Gunners' School to train would-be
gunners in picking out distinctive Or
jects 1. landscapes and guessing
ranges.
Challenge --A question "Wh o
my.
o g
. there?" thrown at an unlmown moving
"Body Snatcher."—Tornany's term object by a sentry in the darnness,
for oaniAsbn—ipern. who hopes that said moving obpect
infernal device filled with will answer,, "Friend."
.
high expolsive which 'you throw at
the Germans. Its dhief delight is to
explode before it leaves your hand.
Bomb Store --4 place where bombs
are kepi, built so the enemy cannot
locate them With his fire. Fr that
matter, Tomrny can't either when he
needs them.
Bombing Post—A sort of trench or
s'ap running from your front line to
within a few yards of the enemy's
trench. It is occupied by bomb throw-
ers who would like to sign an agree-
ment with the Germans for neither
side to throw bombs.
Brag—A- card -game similar to poker'
at which eery player quits a loser
and no one wins, that is, according to
the statements of the several players.
Brazier—A sheet iron pot- punched
full . of holes in which a fire is built
It, is used to keep,. Tommy warm in
his dugout,. until be becomes uncons-
cious' from its smoke and fames. He
eels' it a "fire bucket."
Brigade Guard—Several men .who
are. detailed to guard Brigade Head-
quarters. They don't go to sleep.
B. S. M.—Battlaion Sergeant-Major.
The highest ranking non-commission-
ed •office/tin the battalion. A constant
dread to Tommy wheit he has forgot-
ten to polish his buttons or dubbin his
boots.
Bully Beef.—A kind of corned beef
with tin round it. The imopenedmans
make excellent walls for dugouts.
Burne—A narrow ledge cut along the
walls of a trench to prevent earth
from caving. Inman" to Tommy is
a cuss word, because he has to "go
over the top' at night to construet
it.
"Busted"—Term applied when a
non-commissioned officer is reduced by
court-martial.
Button. Stick—A contrivance made
of brass ten inches long which slides
over the buttons and protects the tunic
n cleaning:
started..
"Big Stuff." -Large shells, eight in -
he or over.
"Big Willie."—Tommy's term for r
his personal friend; the Kaiser. '
Billet—Sometimes a regular house,
but generally a stable where Torerny n
sleeps while behind the lines. It is I
generally located near a large manure a
pile. Most billets b.ave numeroute en- e
Char—A black poisonous brew which
Tommy calls tea.
"Chevaux-de-frise— Barbed wire
defenses against cavalry.
,'Chucking his weight alsour—Self-
important. Generally 4plied to a
newly proxoted non-commissioned of-
jficer or a recruit airing his know-
! ledge.
Chum—An endearing word used by
I Tonuny to his mate when he wants
to borrow something or have a favor
dolineclieked it"—Got killed; up against
it; wounded. ,
"Clock" ---"Trench" for the face.
"Coal box"—The nickname for a
4 high explosive German shell fired from
a 5.9 howitzer which emits a heavy
iblack smoke and makes Teminy's hair
stand on end.
I Coal Fatigue—A detail oil which
Tommy has to ride in a limber and
fill two sacks with ;coal. It takes
him. exactly four hours to do this. He
alwaye misses morning parade, hitt
manages to get back in time for din-
ner.
"Cole—Toininy's nick -name for a
penny. It buys one glass of French
beer.
riling it."---TrYing to "put scene-
tbingen"the'
"Coming amd"—Boasting;
about something,
Communication Trench—A zigzag -
ditch leading from the rear to the
front-line treneh; through which rein-
forcements, reliefs, ammunition, and
rations are brought up, Its real use
is to teach Tommy how to swear and
how to wade through mud up to his
knees,whCic°111112nunique An official rpot
.is published daily by the diffe
et
erent warring kovernments for the
purpose of kidding the public. They
don't kid Tommy.
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"Called to the colors"—A rnan on it
eserve'whe has been ordered to ye-
af,cameiCorr
t forSercovice.s,,
Tominy's nick- ,
ame for the Infantry because they
ook like overloaded camels, and prob-
bly theyalso go eight days, and long -
r without a drink, that is, of the real
•
Ceinpany Stores—The Quarter -Mas-
er - Sergeant's headquarters' where.
stores are kept A general bang -out
for batmen, officers' servants, and N.
C. 0.'s.
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"Compray"—Tommy's, French for
'Do' you understand?" Universally
used in the trenches.
(Continued
Next
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