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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1918-11-08, Page 1profits -1,000 per cent. and more—by reselling to the Rumanian people a portion of the products seized, and this system cantinues to be'applied on a large scale. Thus Rumania has to give up to the Central Powers 125,000 tens of wheat at the requisition price, and has :to buy an equivalent amount in Bessarabia at the market price; this operation alone entails a loss of $14,000,000. As the treaties of- Bu- charest stipulate that all the products of Rumanian farms and vineyards shall be sold to the- Central Powers for nine years at prices fixed by the conquerors, it may be seen that the ruinous experiences of the recent past are merely a foretaste of -what the future has in store. All the requisitions levied in Ru- mania by the invaders have to be paid for by the Rumanian Government wi- der the peace treaty. The Govern- ment must also become responsible fqr the notes issued by the invaders GBucharest, through ucharest th German bank at g r authorized by them to issue paper money. The Rumanian. State likewise must, advance the sums necessary to pay for the . future purehases of the Central Powers, for the latter are not in a position to square their accounts with industrial products deliveed to Rumanian consumers. The monetary situation is se disturbed by these ex- tortions that the price paid to Ru- manian farmers for their wheat re- present less than $1.40 per quintal, (220 pounds). Besides, the Rumanian State finds itself a"debtor" to the Central Powers for the board and keep of their troops of occupation and 'pris- oners of war; this is the object of the' loan, estimated at $500,000,000, which Rumania is about to negotiate at Ber- lin and Vienna. After the invasion the lands were di- vided- into i-vided='into three categories. In four departments of Wallachia, in the Do- brudja, regions considered to be in the army zone, the German military au- thorities the o ' i e re exploiting thorit s a without rendering an account to any- body, even to the, sequestrations ad- ministrators ,named by the German economic organization. It is forbid- den to go and insepct any place, even since the signing of peace. Back of the -army zone a part of the land has been turned over to German and Aus- trian organization. The estates are exploited in behalf of the absent own- ers. The accounts, under control of a German bank in. Bucharest, are kept in such a way that the proprietors pay for the support of the numerous Ger- man and Austrian agents, and become the deltors, as far as possible, of those who occupy their property. When the land is used- for cereals or live- j of motor -cars. The result of this stock it is easy to make the accounts= should be that if and when we set our - show a deficit, either through fraud selves to produce that increased out - or through the ridiculous prices fixed put of manufactured goods which a- for requisitions. 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The full range of our Coats and Furs for men and women have been marked at prices that mean a great saving to every buyer. 1 Men's Coats........_... _ •••. 515, $20, $25 Women's Coats...� .a....•......... •510, $20, 530 Fur Coats... .....•••••••••• C 20 to 4U Fur SetSs,...rrr..a•••,a.•aaa,••a,.•.••....515, $ $ Coat Sweaters, Men's. ..$4, $6 to SS Coat Sweaters, Women's... $5, $$ to $12 ,..a.•a••••...... •a••...$20 to.$4 5 Greig Clothing Co sEAYuRTg i 0 i i 0 0 i 0 • 0 i 0 i 40 0 0 i SEAFORTH, ! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918 IteLBAN BEM Publish $1.50 a Tear 1fn Miran. NS ARMISTIC i TW O O'CLOCK EM., ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ' th,�� i91S FIGHTING CEASED AT THE SHEARING OF ROUMANIA. When the invaders entered Rumania 'they found in the Occupied. territory more than 3,500,000 tons of cereals or oleaginous grains, the whole vine- yard crop of 1916, a large number of fowls, and a stock of domestic animals amply sufficient for the food and farm- ing needs of the country. They left' only enough to preserve theelife of the Inhabitants, without whom there would be no laborers to cultivate the fields. The rest was divided. into two , parts; about one-half was confiscated, the other half requisitioned, the re- quisitioned price being fixed at two- thirds of the market price. The loss- es thus inflicted on the owners are estimated at more than $400,000,000. For the year then current the Ru- manian people were authorized to con- sume an average of 500 grains (about 17 ounces) of Indian Born per head each day. In certain regions all pro- visions were requisitioned, and the peasants have had to purchase back at increased prices, enough food to preserve life. The invaders also re- quisitioned 70 per cent. of the wine and fruit, and the total production of meat, wool, eggs, milk butter and cheese. The German military author- ities have fixed 'the number of eggs that each hen is expected to lay and the quantity of milk that each cow must furnish under penalty of a fine to be paid by the owner or the commun- ity, ommun- it The Germans have realized great i 0 i 0 i 0 , 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 4 4 0 4 FIReGo Ran The Great Fuel -Saving Stoves lttsllWlFuel BURNS ANY KIND OF FUEL (Soft Coal, Hard Coal, Wood or Slack) THE GREATEST STOVE INVEN- TIONl4 OF THE AGE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT (Not built like other stoves) AND SEALED JOINTS S S (Make Them Absolutely Air Tight) Better, Safer and more :Economical than gasor electricity Ask for an Explanation OVER 8000 SATISFIED USERS IN CANADA Call and see this `range, also The Gurney Royal Oxford, McCiary'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. WENNIMOINOMINOINIENNEWMIN The Big Haraware Store IEdge Seaforth NOTIUE! FROM FUEL COMjMISSIONER The office of the Fuel iCommi'ssioner will be . opeided on Monday, Nov- ember 10th, ov- ember:l0th, 1918, in the Carnegie Library; office entrance front door. Office hours 9. a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m to 5 p.m. , The Commissioner wishes to impress upon corisumer4 the follow- ing facts: . 1. -- That on .receipt of advice notice that. coal ! is available for delivery. Cash must be handed in at officein order to insure prompt delivery. No coal will be delivered unpaid for. 2.—The Ontario Fuel Commissioner advises the local Fuel Com- missioner on account of the necessity of reducing Ontario's allotinent of anthracite due tethe ravages of influenza, labor shortage, etc., it is mestessential that every consumer protect themselves by laying in a supply of SOFT COAL, NOW, to burn with the anthracite they are now using. . Better burn hard and soft coal mixed than soft coal alone later in the season. No carrying of coal. All our customers will be treated exactly the same. k No, exceptions will be made under any circumstancs. The coal situation is such that it will take the co- peration of all users of coal and the dealers to keep coal in .Seaforth this coloring season. - .• • YOUR HARDSHIPS ARE SMALL COMPARED TO THOS WE ARE NOW HAVING TO CONTEND WITH. BUWE SHALL CONTINUE TO BEAR THEM AND I TO SUPPLY YOU WITH YOUR NEEDED COAL JUST SO LONG AS WE ARABLE TO GET IT FOR YOU. •.MAYOR J. A. STE ART FUEL COMMISSIONER, I fled into Moldavia have been pillaged openly. A great number of other hous- es have been plundered under various pretexts; requisitions, perquisitions, chic. Germans of every rank=have par- ticipated in the thefts. It was noticed especially, that a Prince of Schaumi burg, belonging to the German Lega- tion at Bucharest, personally directed the pillage of houses in which he had been received before the War, and whose precious objects be knew about. In the houses inhabited by enemy offi- cers the devastations and orgies were worst of all: The only residences spar- ed arethose occupied by Turkish offi- cers. The cities thus. despoiled have none the Jess ,been hit with forced contribu- tions for the maintennce of German troops. Municipelitiesjlia' a even been obliged to provide furniture to ,'install Germans in houses' wb ch other Ger- mans have ', emptied, ese various i _ rel con ed" oh enc ' e.add e'ons ar exactions � command tributions which the Ge an have levied upon Rumani.% one a- mounting to $50,0.00,090, and the oth- er, announcetd during the peace ne- gotons, reaching 80,000,000. The whole is an instructive sample of a German peace. • i, Will, now, this great increase of labor saving machinery make for the general well being of the community, or only for the profit of those engaged in its use? The answer to this must depend a good deal on our: after -the - war politics, but is plain that it can be made of the greatest service to agriculture. The •mota;t tractor wa- in use for the first time enables ploughing, sowing, reaping, and har- vesting, to be conducted, With some- thing" like thrice the speedI that these operations took when accomplished by man and horse, an'l thus enables once man to do the work of three. Add to this, that we are no iorageif dependent for our supply of fertilizers on the ni- trate beds of Chile, but have the whole atmosphere from which to draw it, and we . are in a fair way, to treble our output of wheat and other }cereals. In- to what this will mean in the provision. 'O (cheap bread we have lately acquired •s oife insight and it is px oeable thatat we not yet at the end of our tether in this' respect. ` With . the return to was saved, and the loss to the Messrs, the land that this will encourage, we' Epps is a heavy one there being no may hope in time to achieve other in- insurances ventidns_ which make for the pro- —Joseph Stacey, eldest son of the ducti O n of food; while the development Stacey, who for many of aeroplanes and dirigible' ballbns may years carried onwagon and black - give sin time a new and speedy late George mean of transport for ;the food so produ ed, which will further lessen the price. ; WAR, PEACE AND INVENTIONS Necessity is the mother of invention, and the war has introduced us to such cogent necessities that a numerous family of inventions might be expect- ed as the result. Nor have those who foresaw this been disappointed. Put- ting aside for the moment man -slaying i n g devices like tanks, machine guns, and aeroplanes, the number of mechanical inventions produced since the war is legion. Most of these never .come to the ears of the public, and have been adopted . in munition factories with the one purpose of lessening the de- mand for skilled labor—or, in other untrained workers enabling words, of such s women or discharged soldiers to do by the help of machinery what before the war was done , only by the hands of men trained by long years of apprenticeship. It is quite true that most of this new machinery is used at present for the manufacture of waxlike appliances of one kind or another; but it is none the less the case that it can nearly all be turned, when peace at length comes, to peace- ful purposes and that the "jigs"— to call them by their professional name—which enable an unskilled girl to turn out shells by the hundreds can, with very little alteration, be us- ed for the multiplication of the parts claimed by the German and Austrian ease authorities—by reason of work .done on them—for periods extending be- yond the declaration of peace. When a farm is given to an individual whose services the invader wishes to recom- pense, it is generally at a very moder- ate rental, and certain proprietors have thus seen their revenues reduced by one-half. It should be added, how- ever, that the proprietors have often sameway that water is new, and the means of production would thus be brought, as the advertisements say, within the reach of all. Not the least of the benefits that this would confer on the community would be the wiping out of the reproach of the "Black Country," and the restoration of its natural scenery to one of the loveliest parts of England. Such are the lines along which mod- ern ieventiori may, be expected to de- velop. Many disappointments are doubtless in store for us before • it comes to'fuli fruition, but its course is at least possible of accomplshment. What it demand, above all else, is the pulling together and the hearty collab- oration of the community. Will it get it?. Hut RO*v NOTES —Roy Sylvester, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kinley, of Lower Wingham, did ;on Thursday night af- ter sufferingfor a few days with in- fluenza which developed into pneumon- ia. He was 18 years. of age. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, Will, who is recovering from the same disease in,the Wingham hos- p. Los Angeles, California. —The pupils of school Section No. —The funeral of the late John Pat - 1, llcKi11op, with Miss Christena Dick- teison, jr., third son -of John Patterson son as teacher, are providing for a of Harriston, took place to Wroxeter Canadian prisoner in Germany, mak- cemetery on the arrival of the noon ing a monthly contribution in this be- train on Saturday. It was of a pri- half of $2.50'.- vete nature, service being conducted • —The services of. William Kreuter by Rev. F. Stride. Deceased spent his of Ethel, have been secured by Jhillip boyhood days in Wroxeter, coming Ament, of Brussels to canvas Bruce when a child with his parents, from and Grey Counties in purchasing head- Bayfield. He was associated with his ing for the Tatter's factory. Mr. Kraus father on the electric light plant in ` probably, ter should fill the bill, He will move Wto Haroxeterriston r, later going to Brussels and ronto and other points. Many use - Cul and beautiful presents testified to the high esteem in which the bride is held, the groom's present being a silk - plush coat trimmed -with beaverette. —An old and well known resident of Brussels passed away Wednesday of last week, in the person of David Heist, of Albert street, aged 82 years. He died on his birthday. While he had not been enjoying rugged health for many years, he was usually able to be about and assist in work in the gar- den and house, at which he had few superiors. In his earlier days he was a carpenter and was an industrious,. honest going man, whose only desire appeared to be to do right. Mr. Haist is survived by his wife and three sons, William of Atwood; George of Strat- ford, and Henry of Grindstone, Mich. A son, John, living at Winthrop, died a few weeks ago. Mr. -Heist's death was caused -by- an injury he received three weeks ago. While using a car- penter's brace and bit he split his breast bone and at his age recovery ,, was likely to be slow but pneumonia and a weak heart soon closed up his earthly record. He was the eldest son. of Matthew and Catharine Heist, and, has two sisters still living, Mrs. Wm.. Agnew of Clinton; and Mrs. Little, of veniently to Hanover so as to be con- located for 'his work. —We deeply regret to have to —The Brussels Post of last week chronicle the death of Grace Amelia J. says :• "On the 15th of October, 45 Speiran,beloved wife of Albert Wei - years ago snow fell in this locality and ben, which sad event took place on never ° left until the following spring. Wednesday morning of last week, at F :rrmers were unable to dig their po- the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs.. tatoe.s but the tubers came. through John Speiran, lot 34, concession 11, at the winter all right and gladdened the the early age of 27 years, 10 months heart of more than Irishmen." and 6 days. Deceased had been ailing —A disastrous fire visited Varna a-for_Abe past two months and despite bout six o'clock last Thursday even- the 'best of care; the last month of ing when the blacksmith -shop and which was spent at her home, she garage of E. H. Epps & Son were faded away from the -stage of bruned and for a time it looked as if action leaving many sorrowing over several other buildings might also be her demise. She was united in marri-- c estroyed. The fire was the result age to her now bereft husban i on an e losion which scattered sever- March 13th, 1918, and went with him to residover. the •home al gallol3s of gasoline abou�.'and before to McKillop-,preside"g done the whole Iaee 'a duty she was most -'capable to per - was old e� i c u bp Ali n g re ac Wishes we �- in a blaze. Practically nothing form and•many good corded for a long and happy life. Few' even dreamed of the shadow that has fallen across the home: Mrs. Weiben: was the eldest daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Speiran and was born in. Grey township. —A resident of Colborne township for over 60 years, and of Goderich for the past six years, the late John Tiffin, was widely known, and wherev- er known was respected as a roan of sterling worth and geuine Christian. character. He was a native of Cum- berland, England, and came to Canada. with his parents at the age of 12 years the family settling gin the etaw township p of Scott, near Whitby. At the age of 21 years he came lab Colborne town- ship, where he lived continuously un— til his retirement from the farm. in. July he took ill and his strength grad- ually ebbed until on Sunday last he passed to his reward at the good old age of 88 years. He was a devoted' member of the Methodist church be- ing for many years an official of the Nile congregation and since his re- moval to Goderich was a member of. North street church. Ile was always an active temperance worker, and ev-' ery good cause had his sympathy and support. He leaves two sons and four daughters. • Dangerous as it is to'. prophesy in the trade of blacksmith. He was a such matters, it is doubtful, however, 1 strong robust man, never sick or tom - if we can expect any further aid from plaining until about six months ago, science in this direction.' The discov- when - signs of a breaking up were ery of;' any sort of chethical or syn- noticed and he visited around Exeter c of thetic food which shall save us from and Hensdll. Against the advi e the need of devouring animals and his physician he resumed business. On plants sums as far off' as ever, and October 16, he complained of pains in if anything could have brought it near- the head and rapidly " grew worse un- er, it would have been. the necessities til Saturday evening at 10 o'clock he —far greater than our !own— of the passed away. He leaves three broth- , , en, sisters, his widow, three starving masses of Central Europe Rather it to the mineral world that daughters and two sons to mourn his we must look for help. One of the , loss. time most crying needs of the time that will 1 .—Mr, G , J . S , Loynes, some follow the proclamation of peace will 1 ago manager of the Sterling Bank, at be the discovery of a new metal or Dungannon, but latterly on the head alloy that will have the resistance and office staff, has been appointed mans - flexibility of steel without its weight, ger of the Goderich branch, with sup - If aluminum for .instance, could be ervision over the six branches in: this math as strong as wrought iron with- district, Mr. Loynes is already well out increasing its weight, it has been 'mown to many people in Goderich and calculated that our ,railway trains vicinity as he has acted as relieving would burn not more than a third manager, there on several occasions. of the coal which they at present con He e p sume, and our ships and our factories would probably be able to decrease their consumption in something like the same proportion. smith business at Lumley, died on Saturday last. The deceased lived for many years at Rothsay, but for the last 25 years in Toronto: He followed expects to move his family to that town shortly. —While busy at his work in the munition factory. in Seafoe th, John Milton Hopper, was taken ill with Nor should the economic use of the Spanish influenza and came to his coal which it will still be necessary to home on the 3rd line of Morris, where win frof m the earth be neglected. As he succumbed to the disease on Thurs- the late Sir William Ramsay, who day morning, October 17th. Deceased will probably be recognized by future' was a highly respected young man and centuries as the greatest scientist of was in his 30th year. His death is made all the more sad because he was to be married in the next couple of weeks. Deceased is survived by his perents, five brothers and three sisters. —The anniversary services in the Methodist church, Dungannon, on Oc- tober 20th, drew a rather slim attend- ance, on account of the prevailing epi- demic, but those who attended heard the age—pointed out some time ago, the burning of the coal at the pit's mouth and its in mediate conversion into power in the shape of electricity would be an enormous saving both of coal and labor. Could it be accomplish- ed, power could be distributed for all industries working -under a roof in the special Message P D succeeded in bettering or canceling ! ' ' disadvantageous contracts by handing an appropriate bribe to the occupying authorities. - The invaders have dismounted :.and carried away the motors and machin- ery belonging to Rumanians or to other allies. Most of the machinery has been sent to Bulgaria, where an industry is being built up with Austro - German capital. Besides, courts set up by the occupying authorities have adjudged retrospective suits which German' firms brought against Ruman- ians. These suits, sometimes based on very old claims that were long ago liquidated, have been the more advan tageous for the `Germans in that the Rumanians in many cases were not a- ware of the claims filed against them. In the cities the hcxnes of officials officers, and other residents who have Are a First Mortgage on all Vict ory Bonds our ti.tii n +. Resources, both working and undeveloped, and on > i ftt- w th of Canada. • Why hesitate to buy some c 1. i by, Secutity ? two very impressive sermons by Rev. W. A. Smith, of Calgary, a former pastor of that church. Special music was rendered by the choir and Rev. T. A. Steadman contributed a solo. The concert which was to have been held on Monday evening was with- drawn, but an "at home" for Rev. Mr. Smith was held. The attendance was not large, but an enjoybale ev- ening was spent. —River View Farm, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oke, of Col- borne township, was the scene of a very pretty event en Saturday,Oetober 26th, when their daughter Ella Mil- dred was united in marriage to Pte. George W . Feagan, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Feagan, At 11 o'clock the bridal couple, who were unattend- - ed; 'took their place under an ever - You will find they are a mt#, :� ii ,i,� ' have in time Of green arch while Lohengrin's wedding • adversity. 13U T l )U Y o t r 1\ la t �' march was played by Miss Lucy Fea- gen, sister of the groom. The bride was becomingly attired in a beautiful gown of white crepe de chine and carried a lovely bouquet of Onhclia ores. After the ceremony, which was The Canvassers wish to thank every subscriber who has assisted in mak- ing such a good Showing up to the pre emit time, for Seaforth's objective, as we are now slightly over $150,000. 1;=ir ora: ective has been raised by the Central Organization but how much we c s,tc3t at this -moment say. A line or telephone call will get one of the r•4 s z.. r;� at any moment. 4 -There passed away at Wilkie, Sask., on October 21st, Agnes Mabel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Robertson, of Morris township, and beloved wife of Stanley Johnston, of Wilkie, formerly of Morris township. Deceased took ill on Sunday and phys- icians said an operation was necessary which was performed., that afternoon, but she succumbed on Monday. The remains were brought to the parental home, accompanied by the sorrowing husband, and the funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, interment being made in Bluevale cemtery. Rev. Mr. Tate conducted an appropriate_service. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston were n rried last January. Deceased was only in her 22nd year. She was born on the North boundary of Morris and was greatly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Johnston - is a son of James Johnston, a former resident of that locality, and a grandson of the late George Johnston, one of the pin - neer settlers of Morris township. • -The following names of Limon County men have appeared in the ,cas- ualty lists during the past week: Killed in action—Copr F. Ii. Wilkin- son, Hensall;; Corp. James Baker, St. Helens, A. L. Tierney, Blyth; E. Pen- rice, A. T. Willis, Exeter; j. G. Hut- chinson, Hibbert township. Died— Lieut. Roy A. Adams, Goderich; L. E. Dobson, Ethel; Frank Weiland, Eg- mondville. Missing—R. F. Woods, Auburn; E, H. Mustard, Bruceiield. in—p. Delhi, H. Whitmore, Stanley township; M. Waunkle, �Seaforth, Gassed—J. Bell, Goderich." Prison- er of War and Wounded—F. Hirons, Blyth. Wounded—Corp, J.E. Holmes Wingham; R. F. _Clark, J. H. Boll, E. Y unblut, A. McNevin, Goderich; A. H. Schnell, Zurich; G. Jamieson, Geo. Champion, Alvin Oakley, Fred. Hun- ter, -Brussels:; H. J. Barker, E. C. 1 h' Wellwood, West Wawanosh; W. Bowe, performed by Rev. P. S liar:cs, of Centralia; W. A. :Mayors, Dungan- �. .- heMcClure,Walton; ,.P • A. r Benniiller, in the Pres....- �. int- non; G. R. mediate relatives the guesa.s sat down Steel, Seaforth, S. J. Smith, Hay to a sumptuous dinner. The happy - township; J. A. Johston,.Bluevale; W. couple left on the 1.45 train for To- i Wall, Goderich.