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The colors are Black, Navy, Blue, Oxford Grey and Brown, and s halt lined with serviceable Twill Sateen. S20 to $30 Beaver Cloth Coats $20.00 to $25.00 Velour Croats ..$25.00 to $35.00 Fancy Tweed Coats ..$1,8.00 to $25.00 Baby Lamb Coats e$15.00 to $20.00 Mackinaw Cloth Coats $15.00 to $20.00 Seal Plush Coats .$25.00 to $40.00 For Men and Boys Protection against "Flu" Heavy Coat Sweaters. Heavy Wool Underwea Heavy Wool Sox . .. Heavy Stockings Heavy Wool Overcoats Warm Caps...... ......• 6 • 6 r•.• ......51.25 to $2.75 • re ••••••••• ... .. • er • le a O 50c to $1. • •••• • • •• • •••• • ir ••,•• ..•75C to S1 • • $15 to $25 ••••••••••••', • •••••••••• -.•.50c to sg, • • 4 0 0 • • 0 • 1 • • 0 • 0 • o 4 4 GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR RECORD (By David Lloyd George) When the British Empire decided to throw the whole weight of its might into the greatest war the world has ever witnessed, it did not do so because it believed that British soil was to be invaded pr even threatened with in- vasion, bUt because of an outrage upon international right. Had it not taken that decision the whole course of the war would have been different. The history of the world for generations to I come would have taken a different ' ,course. I do not wish to exaggerate in the least the part which the British! Empire has in the conflict, but a mere glance at the events of the last tour years will show how great and how de- cisive its influence has been upon the turn of those events. When the war began we had the most powerful navy in the world. It 1, 1918 • licIARAN BROS., Publisher $L50 s Tear in Advance With • The Finance Minister. , placed the objective of the Town of Seaforth at $175,000. This may seem quite a large sum of money, but when it is spread among the Citizens otthellotvn it does not even require sacrifice to make up this amount. A ° dimany towns thoughout the Province have subscribed their full 'object' in one day. We look forward to the Citizens to go over "the Top without any trouble for the amount of our objective. Nearly $60,000 has been stiblibisibed up to the present time, but the Canvas- sers are still phigg.ink, andare not letting a single moment pass without doing their best to reach the, objective. We want to win the Governor -Gen- eral's Flag for the Town,. We can do so, with your help. Bonds are nota.Burden but a Blessing The money you acqugt by thrift you are asked to LOAN -not give - was as powerful as the three next to your country. It wilt.tme back to you when you may need it far more navies of the wolrd, and when units than you do now, and _Yon willbe paid interest at five and one-half per ,cent. of command are taken into account in the meantime. it was more powerful than the three next navies, but we had the smallest army of any gxeat power in Europe. JOHN BEATTIE We had an obligation of honor with Franc :4 that, if she were wantonly attacked, the United Kingdom would come to her support. There was no compact as to what forces we should bring into the arena. In any discus- sion that ever took place in this country or outside there was no idea that we should ever be able to employ a greater force than six divisions. • When there was a discussion in the House about the British expeditionary force the maximum was the six -divi- sion limit. Whatever the arrangement was, I think history will say that we have more than kept faith. There is real danger in the more minutely and constantly described ev- ents on land to overlook the part which the British Navy is playing in this conflict. There are two great struggles being carried on, one on land, and one on sea. One is carried on al- most before our eyes. Incidents are pictured from day to day by men who are engaged especially for the purpose of describing them. Every turn in ev- ents is portrayed. Not like the other struggle; that takes place on a vast wilderness of sea over hundreds of thousands of square miles, with no one to witness it or to describe it except those who who take part in the fierce struggle. It has been prolonegd four years without a break. No darkness arrests it. No weather and no Winter stops it. The navy goes into no Winter quarters, the fight is going on without cease. I do not think that many realize that that is the decisive struggle of the war. Upon its issue the fate of 'n the -.warldepend& ,ff the flies are de - fated on land thewar wail& not be over until they are 'beaten at sea. So the Germans can never trium.ph, ,and in the main this momentous deciding struggle is carried on by the British Navy. There is a disposition even here to take the: British Navy for granted, exactly as we took the sea for gr ant- ed, and in this there is no real effort to understand the gigantic effort which is involved in constructing, in strengthening, in increasing, in re- n suppling., in Maintaining, Greig Clothing Co A FORTH y 4,00.040•0•04110.041004100.,41<>410<>11<>•0,04000004,4041,110C, iiiimiansmii and in maiming that great machine. When the war started, the British Navy had a tonnage of 2,500,006. It now has 8,000,000, including the , aux- iliary fleet. Every trade route in the world is controlled by its ships. Take the blockade alone. From Shetland to Greenland, from Greenland to Ice- land, from Iceland to the coast of Norway, the most savage waters in the world, always angry -for four years these seas have been incessant- ly patrolled by the British Ifleet, who have set up an impenetrable barrieri itish shipping' has been B FiReCo Ranges The Great Fuel -Saving Stoves Cuts Fuel Bill in Half BURNS ANY KINDOF FUEL (Soft Coal, Hard Coal, Wood or Slack) s THE -GREATEST STOVE INVEN- TION OF THE, AGE. ENTIRELY DIFFERENT (Not built like other stoves) SAND SEALED JOINTS (Make Them Absolutely Air Tight) Better, Safer and more Economical than gas or electricity Ask for an Explanation OVER 8000 SATISFIED USERS_ IN CANADA Call and see this range, also The Gurney Royal Oxford, McClary's Pandora, Moore's Treasure Range, Happy Thought, and Doherty's High Oven. Get our prices for furnaces. Agents for Canadian Air Warmer, Sunshine, Hecla and Gurney Furnaces. AMMIPM0000011011•100.0.010.11MMailik The Big Haracware Store II. Edge • Seaforth Nenomemenipmemasimmimmiammiomr Elsewhere r engaged in patrolling, mine sweeping, mine laying, escorting, chasing sub- marines over vast and trackless areas. They have destroyed at elast 150 of these ocean submarine pests, -more than half in the course of the last year. I will give you a figure which indi- cates the gigantic charaeter of the work done by the Britisi* Navy. In the month of June alone ships of the British Navy steamed 8,000,000 miles. To this must be added the great efL _forts of the mercantile marine which has now become a branch of the Brit- ish Navy. It faced the Isarne dangers ihi caring for the Allies as well ae our- selves. Most of the American troops who have so gallantly acquitted themielves in France in the recent conlicts were catried on British ships. It is difficult to Make those who do not understand ships comprehend what a gigantic effort it mean e to keep this immense machine going. here is rather a tendency to divide our efforts into two branches -men for the army, ships for the navy, I wonder how many people understaid the number of men required to man' and maintain the British Navy and the British mer- cantile marine. It is at least 1,500,000; probably 800,000 or 900,000 were rnea of military age. We have madeevery attempt to comb out when there was a great pressure but found ,it was im- possible to do so without letting the British fleet down. And to let the British fleet down was to let the Allies down. The Germans, during the last two years, have made two distinct at- tempts to force a decision, one an the ,ea, the other on land. They attempt- ed the land offensive, because the sea offensive failed, but they knew that the sea offensive would be )nost vital of the two. The land offensive might have been disastrous; the other, if it had succeeded, would have been final. If the 'submarines had succeeded, our army in France would have withered away, no Americans could have coma over to assist us ammunition could not have been sent across, nor the ne- cessary coal and material to enable' France and Italy to manufacture mu- nitions. France and England would have been starved,. The war would have been ever before that stage coald have been reached. . I am. not minivaizing the great aseris- tan.oe rearidereel by tile grsiat aside* of CANVASSERS: JOHN RANKIN L. C. JACKSON America, France, Italy, And -Japan, but the British fleet is 80 incompar- Oly greater, and its operations are on a scale of so much greater 'Magnitude, that I dwell specially on this in order that the Mainstay of these 'special ef- forts shouldbe realized.•?,,_ The American Naval migOon which ill came over here the other ' ay saw a good deal of the efforts of e British Navy, and were( immense y struck with the vastness of the veorle whieh was being done. They wera specially anxious that steps should be taken A to make known not merely, here, but in America, the gigantic ;character of the task which is being Uadertaken. Unless the Allies had been com- pletely triumphant from the outbreak of the War at sea, no effort on land would have saved us. The British fleet was mainly responsible for .that corn- plete triumph. Any destruction of our resources which would have im- paired in the least this triumph would have been ruinous to the cense of the Allies. I will not say a word about our ef- fort On land. Our military eifOrt has to be subject to eur *resources -in en and material. We had.diffic*tiee to confront us. We were not a Military nation in the sense of the nations of the Continent. We had a small tinny. What have we aeemriplisheel?' ' Since August, 1914, including those already with the colors, this countr3i,pas rais- ed for the array anderat 'Ghat, -,tritain alone no less thanquarter million men. , sikere raised bvlttiL arsie , most unexampled feat in -,the hiatory of thought they were destroying the,Brit- any country. In a --tvord,'- in order to ish Arniy and that there was nothing give an idea of what this means; if behind it. In six weeks they were German -Army- achieved considerable success. We had anxious mementse very anxious moments, and those who knew the mast, were most anx- ious, The losses were considerable in men and in materials and in numbers of prisoners captured, far beyond any anticipation which could have been ,made and which we could have been called upon to provide for. Had they not been immediately made up, the se-, cond German blow might very well have oyhrwhelmed the British Army. Before. the battle was over, in fortnight's time, 268,000 men were thrown across the Channel, one of the most remarkable feats of Britieh ship- ping and of organization of our British transport- forathe _War affice. In. a month's time 15:000 ineik had been thrown across the Channel. A fresh gun had been put back for every gun that WaS lost, and every deficieney a machine gun not merely supplied but the number Increased, and at this mo- ment there are more guns and more machine guns than the army in France ever had. It was the first German miscal- culation. They had calculated that we could not do it, and we owe a debt of gratitude to a section of the press for misleading the enemy. He were foolish enough to believe it. The Germans believed we had no men to make up the deficiency, and they made their plans accordingly and at - x. andta- r he.y hit here, they lit there. 'They aft1 bitinthe south, they hit an.tha.e g al *they' -hit `in the north.' 'Why, they the United States of America were to call to the colors the same number of men in proportion to her population, it would mean nearly fifteen millions of men. The dominions have contributed a million more. India has sent 1,250,- 000 men since the beginning of this war. With regard to the Present military situation, its essential facts are well known, but perhaps I may be per- mitted to summarize them as they ap- pear to one who has been working inside. In reference to the great ea- deavor which has been made in ths country during the last four months, what is the position? On March 21 the enemy had been relieved of all ap- prehensions on his eastern front by the peace at Brest -Litovsk. He had brought all his best divisions from the east. He was combing out the best men from the remaining. divisions and bringing them to the west. Most of these men had enjoyed a long rest on the eastern front, and had devoted their time to training and preparing specially for the great blow which was to be directed against the allied arm- ies. On March 21 we had in front of us the flower of the German army, rest- ed, trained specially, and equipped for the campaign. Our troops were tired by a prolonged offensive under the most exhausting conditions any troops ever fought .under. Practically the whole British front was newground, which had been won from the enemy. There had been no time to set up de- fenses, and these tried troops, instead of resisting, had to dig defences. • Considerable American forces had been expected by Spring. As a mat- ter of fact, on March 21 there was only one American division in the line. There were three or four divisions be- hind the line, who were brought up after the attack began. The weather conditions were the most favorable for the enemy that they could have possible chosen, Un- inted command was not an established fact, in spite of all endeavors to a- chieve it, and each General was main- ly concerned with the defense of his own front ,so when the blow came the reserves of the allied army ,as a whole were not available to meet it where it fell. What was the object? The object was to attain a military decision this year before the American Army could come up. How was that to be a- chieved? Forst of all, by driving. a wedge between the two armies; then, having separated the British and Frenhc forces, overwhelming the Brit- ish army ,and afterward dealing with the °French Army. hurled back, fought to a standstill by the British Army. They were defeat- ed in two -or three of the most san- guinary battles of the war, and they were left in unhealthy salients under the fire of our guns and with extended lines. Their purpose was to overwhelm the British Army. They declared it, and they announced in all their inspired press that they were doing it. By May 1 they had left us to go south to make another attack. They knew it could not be done. It is one of the finest chapters of tenacious valor in the whole history of the British Army. , Our losses were great. We took a step which only the emergency could have justified, that is the sending of lads of 1817i years, Who had received five or six months' training, into the line. I remember coming at 9 o'clock one dark night from Boulogne after I had been to see the Generals. I saw these boys coming up by torchlight from the boat straight to Frace. • No sootier were they there than these lads had to face veteran and victorious troops. No veterans ever fought with greater courage and with greater splendor than these hads to help hurl back these legions that had fought to destroy the British Army. We must all be proud of the boys who so upheld the honor of their British native land and help- ed to savethe cause of the Allies from disaster. After an experience of six week fighting -it is a remarkable fact whe you know what the German plan was -they left the liritish Army alone for three OT four months. They may and probably will come back, but that is because they have failed elsewhere. No one knows better than those who fought in that campaign leaw invalu- able was the aid received from the gallant French Army in both these great battles. I only dwell on the part which the British forces took be- cause in the main the fighting -was theirs and the losses were in the main theirs. After the first of May the enemy turned off to attack the French. There never has been since the 21st of March an offensive cionducted by forces of the same magnitude.' In the first attack on the Freneh Army they won a considceable sur- cese. What has happened (ince then? Not merely have they been fought to a standstill, but General Foch-or if I may call him by his new title, and I am sure everybody will join in send- ing a message of congratulation on the title be*on by such skill, such resource, ad such genius -Marshal Foch, by Wcounterstroke, which is. one of the brilliant events of the war, has driven the enemy back. The en- emy, who was to capture Calais and Paris by dates which vary according to the temper of the prophets from May to August --August being the lat- est -to capture Paris, destroy the British Army, and overwhelm the French, is now retreating. The danger is not over, but he would be a sanguine man on the German Staff who would now say that General Ludendorff's plan of campaign would over. Look what has been done. In tribution is not equalized sufficiently. February the Americans brought over The Socks should be more equally '&- 48,000 men, I think. In January, it vided, as some of the smaller hospi- was 'still fewer, and the German Gen- tals do not receive sufficient to go eral Staff, which seems fairly well m - formed, ',came to the conclusion that if ivhat was said in the British press of our having no men was true, and they knew what was being. brought over in American ships was true, and if what around, by any ineane. I have some- times had about a &Seri pairs to hand out to nearly 60 men in my hut, and that is as great a strain .on the sister as on the boys who have to go in their bare feet until their worn socks are a certain section of the press said a- dry again, after they have been wash - bout :our having no ships was true, ed, In some of the larger hospitals then the desruction of the allied ar- the supply exceeds the need, and that my was a ce ainty. That wae one of is why the smaller ones should be the uses of a good press. It ie a mis- take to contradict them. That was their second miscalculation. Now, what happened? Soon after the blow on March 21 the British Gov- ernment -made a special appeal to President Wilson to send men over, even if they were not formed into di- visions, eo they could be brigaded in British and French formations. Presi- dent Wilson responded by return cable. It was prompt, it was decisive, but he stipulated that we should do our part of the carrying. wa true that we had no ships to spare, b ed upon the Shipping necessity of . getting ery American soldier over, and he pulled, ships out of trades where they were quite es- sential -in order to carry over the American troops. Do not let any one imagine we have ships to spare, be- cause there has been a loss of 200,000 tons Per month in essential cargoes, which means 2,500,000 per annum with the result we have just seen. I forget how many thousand troops have been brought over since the bat- tle, mostly in British ships. In July 305,000 Americans were brought over, of which 188,000 were carried in Brit- ish ships. That was the second ele- ment in the restoration of the situa- tion, because every one knows how valiantly these troops have fought. It is not -merely that they fought with courage, every one expected that of the American Army, but they have fought with a trained skill that no one ever expected or had a right to ex- pect. The men are brave, but the officers, who after all are not trained officers in the ordinary sense of the term, have shown skill and knowledge and management of their men under trying conditions which you could -hardly expect from. men who have not had a good deal of the experience of war. FROM FRANCE we impress- ntroller the That was the plan. If the first of these objects had been attained, and the British Army had been overwhelm- ed, the American forces could not have arrived in time to save the French Army. That was the Germaa calcua- tion, and let us not forget, in the tight of what happened afterward, that it Was not such an impossible estimate. But how did the German plan pros - pr? There have been four hard months of such fighting as has never been seen on the face of this globe, not The following is an extract from a letter received by .Mrs.'E. Boyce, of Seaforth, from her son, Pte. N. R. Boyce. Pte. Boyce received -gunshot wonnds in the thigh, on September 28, and has since been admitted to Mili- tary Hospital at ,Grrodshain, Cheshire, Eiaglandt somewherein. France; September 24e 1918 Dear MOther,-This is a beautiful lay, warm with r almost cloudless sky and much like. we would expect to. enjoy during the summer months in France. Though we have had Some rather rainy days, and some mud t� contend with as a consequence during the past month, yet there has been a lot of very fine weather, suitable .for campaigning and drill purposes.. I have seen a considerable .,part of France around the lines and back of it since August 10th, when I became at- tached to the ibattalion. We have moved about ,a great deal and have had an opportunity to see first hand the terrible ravages and desolation of war, in towns, villages and 'country, and believe me, you certainly can't form any true conception of it by read- ing. It's only by seeing You can un- derstand the destruction and suffering, that has resulted from it. But such conditions only help to stir the troops on to greater effort, to be a source of service in remedying the causes that brought it about, the sooner. The war situation on the -whole nev- er looked as favorable as it does to- day. The allied armies on all fronts have made very important gains and none have met with any greater suc- cesses than the Canadian corps, as the home papers no doubt have said, and the officers and men are proud of the results. Every one as a result of these successes that has attended the Allied efforts expects an early closing of the struggle, and there is little doubt but that the Germans will be satisfied to accept very reasonable terms, before the beginning of another year. . . more particularly looked after. Soap is scarce; the boys are always asking for soap. Tooth brushes are badly needed, also tooth paste Id shaving. soap are always welcome -with a cheer. Gum and candy do not carry well, especially gum. It is practically spoiled when it reaches us. , A pipe and tobacco will lighten the heaviest heart, and give honrs of com- fort to our boys. When peeking your boxes do not hesitate to send cigar- ettes. Those scruples which some ad- here to so rigidly would be quickly over-ridden if they could once see the dejection and disappointment on some of those poor tortured faces when there are no cigarettes forth- coming. One could write at length on. the occasions when those same cigar- ettes have brought a moment of solace in a time of torture and distress. "Give me a fag sister," and you -would give worlds to have one at hand to place in. the, poor trembling fingers. Often, times when the 'anaesthetic is not to be had, a cigarette between the quivering lip4 helps the patient to endure the ex- cruciating pain of an operation. Can you picture the boys groupei. before the cheery fireplaces in the wards on Christmas night, singing songs and telling stories of home? They al lfeel particularly near to the - "folks at home" that night. What could add nabre to the enjoyment than the popping of corn and roasting apples? Do not forget, then ,to -put in a few cobs of popcorn and some apples. The chestnut roasts around the old Eng- lish orates would be greatly improved if they had some Canadian chestnuts to roast. The English nuts are dry and mealy, and lack the flavor of our Canadian chestnuts. - By this time your boxes are full, I think. If there are a few spaces left, however, do not ,forget to add some Sugar and tea. Send boxes frequently with many messages of love and cheer to our heroes,ho count not their lives dear unto themselves. Nursing Sister Neelin. inerely in the magnitude of the arm- succeed in its objective and enable ies, the losses inflioted and. sustained, Germany to obtain a military decision. the valor displayed, but m the iesues The Germans calculated that we wleich hung in the balance. could not make up our losses, and that What ba.s kappened? At first, the the Americans could not be brought I was very pleased to receive a box from the Egmondville church sent by Miss Hill and Miss Chesney, and it was very acceptable. Also the Sea - forth Women's War Auxiliary sent me a couple Of pairs of socks some time ago. It wasvery kind of them and I wish to express my thanks per- sonally to them and will acknowledge receipt of same shortly. Such com- forts as these, you know, are a source of encouragement and inspiration. Have been • receiving The Expositor pretty regularly and have been able to keep tab oh what was happening in old Huron. Well Mother, I must close, Your affectionate son, NORMAN WHAT TO SEND IN CHRISTM BOXES TO BOYS OVERSEAS The following letter which appea ed in the London Advertiser of a recent date, contains many useful hints for overseas Christmas ,boxes, and was written by a Seaforth girl, Nursing Sister Neelin, daughter of Mr. and Mr. F. G. Neelin, of town. "So many have asked me for Sug- gestions along the line of boxes for the boys, so to save time I will write a few Imes for publicatio ou have not the slightest conception how your , boxes are appreciated in the hospital. For the last two years I have had the enviable pleasure at the Christmas seasons of distributing -gifts among the boys in the wards. The eager eyes and outstretched hands make you re- joice to think you have something to give. 1 Of course, socks are a welcome eight, and if the women here could see iust what I have seen,they would never grow weary of knitting. There is one drawback just hem, The dis- - HURON NOTES -At a meeting of the congregation of Whitechurch and Langside, held in Langside chierch on Monday afternoon a eau was eateniisii3O- Rev. !SILL, Sotki,e of --Melntyre, Otitario. ---eA quiet -wedding took place at the manse, Londesboro, on Wednes- day when Miss Matilda Hesselwohd: became the bride of Mr. J. D. Mel- ville, Rev. J. Abery perforrnhig the ceremony. After the nuptial knot was tied the newly -wedded couple went to the groom's home in the vill- age. -Mr. J. R. Holmes, of Hohnesville while picking apples, had the mis- fortune to fall from the ladder and fracture three or four of his ribs. This is the fourth time a similar accident ha e befallen Mr. Holmes. -The subscription price of the Exe- ter newspapers, the Times and Ad- . vocate have - been raised from $1. to $1.50 per year. The increased cost of producing a weekly newspaper makes the new rate necessary. This makes practically all newspapers in Huron. County at the $1.50 -rate. -In the contest for the prizes given by R. Proctor., the secretary -treasurer of School section No. 5, Morris, for the best hoed and best mangoids by the boys and the two best citrons showed by the girls Richie Proctor. won first prize, 41.5,0, for his row of rnangolds forty rods, which weiglied 1675 pounds. Willie Parsons won the, second prize, $1.00 for his row ofl marigolds, weighing 1220 pounds. Ed- na Jackson won' first prize, $1.50 for. the l best two citrons and Mildred Russell won second prize of $1.00. -On Wednesday at high noon in. Victoria street parsonage, Goderich, Miss Lillian Lee was united ,in mar-. riage to Mr. Norman Hunking, both of Londeajsoro. Rev. J. IL Osterhout officiated. The bride wore a suit of brown serge and black hat. They went on a driving tour to Loyal and Fordwicli and on their return will take. up housekeeping on the farm of Mr. Frank Tarnblyn on the 13th concession, of Hullett. tiP -After an illness' of -several weeks, Mary Jackson, widow of the late M. Walker, of Wingham, died on Sunday of last week at the home of her son, Elisha Walker, on the 12th concession of East Wawanosh, in her 82nd year. Mrs. 'Walker was one of the pioneeres of East Wawanosh, having settled on the 12th concession with her late hus- band fifty -rine years ago. Here she resided until eighteen years ago when Mr. and Mrs. Walker retired horn the - farm and moved to Wingham. Mr. Walker passed away eight years ago. -The Goderich Signal of last week says: "Constables have been scouring - the coUntry adjoining Goderich, the last few days looking for two gunmen:, who held up Chief Postlethwaite on, Monday evening. " Word came in by telephone front Colborne township that afternoon that two men had entered a house near Nile, demanding food and. acting in a rough manner, and Chief" Postlethwaite went out in an automo- bile, accompanied lay George Beacom and a chauffeur, to apprehend them. He came across them on Varcoe's side - road and ordered there to get in the car. In reply each of the pair pulled out a revolver, and the Chief was told to get into the ear himself and get away. As the hoboes had the better of the argument the Chief took his departure and returned to town for re- inforcements and artillery. When the party got back to the scene of the en- counter the gunmen were nowhere to _ be seen, and enquiries by telephone, through the township failed to locate them."