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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1919-08-08, Page 11, 1919 'his Store .s to bus- at tin /re, awl 1. sells hen. whevou t e 1 I fully )er t.ent. vaIne lelieve here is that manner, e'es you that ,outs al. a high nity ot reduc- ired sof people t. just bOcaus6 z-ntidenee from Ars :.411 FIFTY-THIRD YEAR • } WHOLE MINDER 2695 • avo!, ununnnunnunnummunmninuminunnummummuo.nninummlin Greig Ciothing Co' Second to None" ei • :f [1. i • ; Olt • • = = "it WM. I•Ok IiERE is a great saving of real money. to every one who Makes a purchas at this great sugust • Sale lung strong' We strongly advise the public to Stock up in all ig wearing apparal at present prices—:especially the sale „E- prices now ruling at this store. Because all classesiot E goods are advancing to outragious prices. Industrial E conditions are so unsettled, and will be for at Jest two E years to come that it -will be only at these high prices = that goods will be at all obtainable. We do not make E this statement with the object of boosting this -sale,but rather: with the motive of giving timely warning. We. E say again take advantage ot these sale orices'now; e isses nxocks tithe e•-• wear-- 'service during L'Itg* r bodice top, traps; low neck 1, tight or lace , White. Sizes ee. 1 `2,7r:41 Men's Motoring Coats.. .... $250 to $10 Women's Motoring Coats; 55 to $10 Men's Straw Hats 25c to $1 Men's Shirts (fancy) . . . to $2 Men's Shirts (work)..................51 to 51.50, Men's Summer Trousers to 55 Boys' Knickers75c to 52 , Men's Sox .. .. . ... ....,... 15c to 75c Light Underwear ....... ...... .:..... .75c to 51 Boys' Overalls.... .... ....25c to 51.40 Men's to $2.50 Men's Khaki Trousers;.. ....$2 to 52 50 Men's Palm Beach Trousers ............Sg.50 Boys' -White Duck long trousers $1.25to $2 Ladies' Wool and, Silk Goal Sweaters to $18 The early buSiers usually get the hest picking • .,SEAFORTH, FRAY, AUGUST 8, 1919 ""1111•111, MeLean Bros., Publishers $ .59 a Year in Advance services, together with the priests" in their gorgeous robes. The service is Very similar to Roman Catholic • or High Anglican. No imageare found inside, portraits, • apparently, taking their place. At the outside beggars are awaiting the worshippers, asking alms and receiving same. The whole scene reminded me very- mueh of plc - tures I. have Seenof old Jewish priest and synagogue. Other • sects helve churches here too. I noticed,a Roman Catholic church, also a Molsem mosque but by far the greater. nutaber of churches are the Orthodox Greek church. At different parts of the city you meet wayside shrines where the- =buey passer-by may drop in, for - a = mo-ment or sp. - A very powerful wireless station is located here, which speaks with, the Eiffel tower in Peris. Admiral Kolt- chak, head of the government, has his - headquarters here. • The new•Russian arxny, under their E new conscription law, were being call- - • ed to the colors while I was there They are being fitted out with British == Imperial uniforms.. . The sentries are 5. posted in great iiunibers around the: = town and at the least provocation - shoot. .You can hear .rifles popping allnightiong. You heve to mind yoUr step in this place. • I eaw a funeral . while here else. A large ikon is carried at the head of the proeession, followed by the carriers ' of flowers, then •the priests in their rqbee, then the pallbearers carrying the coffin on their shoulders follOwed -3 1 by the mourners chanting eheir funeral dirges, the whole party on' foot. Many refugees are living in huts dugijnithe ground, real- cave dwellers of he twentieth century. The Czecho Slovaks have some air planes("land .take flights quite often over the city. The Ural mountains are not far from here. May varieties of precious stones are found in- these mountains arid are en sale in Omsk at a very reasonable price. • The co-untry for long -way-around here is very level, being peat of the Baraba steppe which extends to Omsk. Hardly •a stone can be found over this „whole area. Considerable stock raising, cattle and horses, als-o sheep are raised here. •To , the northwest of Omsk and off the railway is Tobalsk; the city where the Czar and his family were exiled. From Tobolsk they were taken to Yekatrenburg, some miles west of Omsk where it was the place of ex- ecution for the Czar and some of his family. This place was also the seat of government of the Ural Soviets. = A glenee at a Mapwill help givea ree better idea of the splaee. Th g Trans-Siberian railroad is diVi,de. = ed#ites several d1V1S1Qn what :le known as the Onisk R R. runs from Chelabrinsk to - Nova Nikolarevsk, 1,332.versts. The distance from Omsk NEN low IMO MIN ,= mitinumummimmiumuntuitemmumilinnismilmimmnimmnninumninigli rommrialmominimmilorow DAVID SPROAT'. (t. of -B. in The Scottish American.) lting• long beyond his time- " Pioneer 1 Fierce so g.--ieve and thoughts sublime; While's a tear. He has but to wait a.nd wait, • For a band to spring the gate; Every sign gays, "Very late! Pioneer," Life began across the sea— Cotter true 1 Early left a mother's knee— Pence were few! Often thotight his hour had come— Heaven and earth alike were dumb— Glad of Fortune's smallest crumb. • Cciktar true! Find him Itext in Huron wilds— Seaforth near! • Where the west;wind -nips and milds— Forest cheer 1 There must be a little sweat; Every man has -still some debt, • Of this life, alasi to set. Seaforth near! Be is rich in more than land— Manly worth Has for all an open hand; Gladsome 'hearth. • There he shares his fund of wit; With the clergy loves to sit; In their serviee, last to quit. Mtrily worth! ' Scotland cliiims his heart of hearts— Bannockburn! • Mem'ry from her cots and carts Couldn't turn. Joy was his at length to tread, 'Where the blood tan once- so red. Walked with proud, uncovered head— Bannockburn! Heaven bless this noble friend— Pioneer! Land of Scots! a tribute eer.ul, And a tear Neer from Huron will he part; O'er her fieldswill move hie heart, When the wind' blows fresh and tart, Pioneer I •a tto Novaikolarevskis 587eeersse but there another side aswelL ( a verst i two-thirds of a mile). The winter the grieves of white bridles on.1 the wide stretch of pure snow is a beautiful scene. I wish I could show ; you the many snapshots I have taken ofthe country. The summerethe most ! gloriOus season of all, is early in Siberia. In early summer the whole s !landscape is a -bloom and for miles the hills and plains are covered with, glorious wild flowers, yellow, mem- : son, purple and every color flowering in abundance. , Omsk, at the time of my stay there, ! was the r•eeognized seat of government ; of what is known severally as new {Russian Antisoviet or Siberian, Gov- ernment. It is a city of' considerable s size, situated on the river Irtysh, a, ; large stream navigable throughout al-' I most its whole. length. Quite a little community is collected around the main station, *here the trans -Siberian - railroad passes through, but the princ- lipal town with its government build - 1 ings and commercial institutions sit- uated a little distance from •the main line.- Connection is made half-hourly over a short line railway, first class fare forty kopecks (2c), second class 30 koleeacs (rei°c), and on the steps nothing. This seemed to be the most popular place for certainly this is where you find the lamest crowds collected. The buildings are. many and varied. The war office or government building is a large building quite distinctive from the other buildings around. Here the present government -formulates its plans. This building is' not far from the station:- It was erected mainly by Austrian and 'German prisoners, (:of which there are agreat many here), under the supervision of , Czecho- Slovak sOldiers. The office of the Minister Of Marine is situated in eAdiat last year was Bol- slieviki headquarters when :they con- trolled the I have certainly not seen anything in Bolshevism to admire, but very .much to condemn,and have seen many evidence e of their destruc- tive • abilities. t have brought home photes of some of their atrocities. Nearly all the allied nations are re- presented in Omsk, either .by armed force or diplomatie representatives. Some well built buildings house the important banking and commercial in- stitutions of the city. Like all Russian towns and cieies it has its open air market, where all kinds of goods are to be had for so many roubles or kopecks. Values are veryhighly in- flated owing to great difficultiesr-in' procuring articles of commerce. ; • The principal religion or rather church is the Greek Orthodox church. Some magnificent cathedrals are found in all cities of Siberia, and Omsk is no exception. One in particular the priest showed me Over, -was at the time in the hands of church, decorat- IUIIII ors. The mural paintings on the ceil- ings and walls` were magnificent and life -like in size and expression. The gold inlaid work around the altars and candelabra • gave a rich grand effect to it all. No seats or organ are in a Russian chuch, the people stiend- ing and are Ted by the ch,oir in their • • A SOLDIER'S TRANS -SIBERIAN • JOURNEY The following letter to a former Seaforth lady is from Archie Mc- Gillivray, a former Goderich boy; but new of Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Mc- Gillivray is a brother of Rev. Donald McGillivray, Missionary of Shanghai, China. He was for several months with the Canadian Forces in Siberia. •Marpebe, 13. C., June 29,1919. Dear Mrs, L—: Your very welcome letter received by me on my return to Vladivostock, and am now replying to it. I was detached on special guard duty to proceed -to Omsk about 3,700 miles from Vladivostock April let, and left for that plate on this date, arriv- ing back in. Vlaidivostock in, time to get the S. S. Monteagle leaving for Vancouver, June 5th, •which place I arrived at June: 2eth, receiving my discharge last Friday, arid am free again once more. Siberia is certainly big and covers an immense Stretch of territory. One point in regard to Siberia that; is mis- conceived by many people is the beauty of the country. The political exiles in the -past,' the severe winter. (fifty degrees below zero), the im- mense stretches of snow and the Bol- shevild outrages have done much to give a bad impression of Siberia. It is thought of by many as a dismal wildeeness infested by wolves and cut- throats. It is true these things exist, 1 roadbed is very good over this diNfision and passes threugh very interesting country, much pasture lend is •seen. At Nova Nikolarevsi, which means .New Nicholas, the Bolshi tried to bring on a Collision of two trains, but were frustrated in their plans. It is a cit y .situated on the Iver .0be, one - of the largest rivers of Siberia, It and its tributaries dram n• an area al- most. equal to that of Western Europe, one and a qaarter million square -miles. It is navigable almost throughout its whole length. Quite a long bridge spans this river just before entering the town. It is a typical Russian place, the .church and station being the principal outstanding buildings From there to Irkutsk is what is laio-wn as the Tomsk division. Numerous towns and villages are met with. The towns of Siberia are hard- ly more than villages. The hmases are usually built of wood or brick and the streets are poorly paved when they are paved at all.' In rainy weather the fiiet passengers have to wade through the -mud and in, the heat of summer they areAlf blinded with the driving dust. . The towns contain few oxen° building of intereet. •The princ- cipal place on this division is Tigah junctional point: where the railroad runs to Tomsk the university city of Siberia. The country around there and almost to Irkutsk is wooded, fir, poplar and birch predominating-. A great deal of trapping is done in the forest. regions where they get weasel, fox, rabbit, bear ,,and wolf as well as the elynx and elk. Birds include the grouse and partridge. The rivers have quite a variety of fish, carp salorion, sturgeon, etc. • There are no dining cars on .a. peas- ant train, but at all stations there are markets where bread, cheese, eggs, etc., can be purchased. There is a mad scramble when the train stops at these places by .thepeople anxious to purchase eatables KrasnoYarsk is quite an important city of this division. It is the chief town of the Yeneseisk district. and the commercial centre of the neighbor,- ing valleys, rich' in mines. It is situ- ated on the river Yenesei„ another of the large rivers ef Siberia with several tributaries. , From, Krasnoyarsk. to part is the art of the line, at time Of writing, that most of the Bolsheviki artivities are occuring in Siberia. An ideal conntry. . for gnerilla warfare with its wooded areas. Taishet was advanced on during our -trip up here by thej Bolshevikbut their attack was miit and repulsed by Cezetho- Slova..k troops here, quite a nilmber of casualties, ocCurring. Numerous trains have been weecked by the Bolshevild in this I ocality. Evidence that lumbering was carried 6n in this forest axea could be seen at different stations where lumber was being loaded on cars. We posed through a, colliery town, Cheremhovo, where several collieries could be seen and all apparently busy. From here to Irk:utsksome fine looking land could be seen, some of It under cultivation for cerealse.qther parts of it used for otc.rati. Seaforth, August 13th Auspices Baseball Latest Attractions Brass Bands Kiltie Bands A.,ioplanes Boxing Exhibition Meriy-go-Round Gorgeou Parade Catithumpians Presentation of Medals, etc. Extta ! Extra Exhibition of War Trophies thik landed from Overseas Field, Guns, Machine 'Guns, etc. Under Government Supervision Oh Boy Some Day7--Some Show Believe Me Grand asquerade Carnival Main Street inty Moore's Circus .e Drawin or $1,00 andrommo.,, grazing. land. Irkutsk, the end of the Tomsk di- vision ane beginning of the Trans- Bailk-al, a city of wide and straight streets, was founded on the right bank of the Angare river near its exit from Lake Baikal' i13 1669. It possesses the oldest building in Siberia, a fort inscribed with the date 1661. It not only is an industrial centre but a centre of intellectual life as well. A magnificent cathedral stands here. The • main town is, 'as I said, on the right bank of the river, the railroad passing throngh the smaller but newer town on the left. The two places are con- nected by a pontoon. bridge placed a- cross the Angara. Numerous evidences are here of battle, most of the public buildings bearing bullet marks, some - in reins and left as destroyed. It is said over 3,000 lost their lives during this trouble here. A great Many Czecho-Slavak and Cossack troops are here as well As representatives of the other ipowers. It is but a short run from Irkutsk to Baikal station located at the point or bend of. Lake_ Baikal. Last year this station was destroyed by a terrific. explosion of T. N. T. which was being conveyed over the railroad with the purpose of deStroy- ing the numerous tunnels in this sec- tion but exploded at this place caus- ing a great _wreckage. 'Some good sized steamers have their quarters here, also a large 'floating drydock is here. Lake Baikal is the largest accum- ulation. of fresh water, in 'Asia and is of enormous depth, the soundings in some ,places exceeding 700 fathoms (4,206 feet), the average depth of the southern. portion being 140 fathoms. The distance across Lake Baikal where bend of railroad begins is forty versts, the horshoe bend is one hundred and fifty versts. Hiryuse is the name of a fish peculiar to this lake. It is very tender and when exposed to the air any length of time it almost melts. • The lake was frozen quite solid in May when I passed around it.' A great niimber of tunnels are passed through around here, thirty- nine in all. -The scenery is very fine, the combination of lake and mountain makes beautiful scenery. Chita, the capital of the Trans- Bailalia 'district, is an old Manchurian. place. It used to be the seat of the old Mongolian Princes in days gone by.' General Semenoff, famous Cossack Hetman, resides mostly at this place. ,The river Chita runs through here. At Kariumskaya the Amour branch. of the Siberian. railroad follows 'the, Amour river to Khaborovsk thence to Vladivostock. • Some beautiful valleys we passed before coming to Manchuria City, China, our divisional terminus. It is the western terminus ef the Chinese eastera railway. A Chinese customs place is located here, it being on the border of Manchuria and Siberia. It is quite sandy here, being on the edge of desert country. It is a compar- atively new city. From Ortkutsk to here is 1,424 versts. The Chinese Eastern division runs from Manuchuria city to Pograni- chnaiya'1,388 versts. It runs through a bleak barren stretch of country for a considerable distance. Near the rivers flocks of sheep, tended by shep- herds mounted on camels, can he seen, also cattle and horses in geeat numbers are met wit)i. Harben .is called the Paris of IVIanschuria,, situated on the Seingari river tributary to the large and im- portant Amour river. It has its Chinese town where you have as typ _ical a Chinese .t.o-vvii as you could see anyvvhere in Chinae • Its Russian Elec- tion. is a well laid out city, broad in avenues, well paved and lined with trees. Beautifully erected buildings are here too. It is a very cosmopolitan city and commercially is a very busy place as well. For quite a distance from Harbin larg.e stretches of, farming country can be seen, right down to the border of Siberia. The Chinese are certainly in- tensive agriculturalists and even the very mountain tops have their gardens on them. They use a slow: moving two wheeled wooden cart often drawn by oxen. Chinese soldiers are station- ed at all the stations. Great stacks of grain are piled in an orderly fashion covered with grass matting at many of the stations we stopped at. From Pogranichnaiya to Viadivostock the last lap of our journey a distance of 220 versts, some hilly country is ;crossed. The scenery also is very beautiful here. Nikolsk is a good sized place and from there the railroad branches to Khaborovsk. The railroad is single- track from near Chita to Vladivostock,. A few hour? run brings one to the head sef Amour Bay and in a. short 7 while Vladipostock, the meaning of which is "Rue the East," and the end of our long trans -Siberian joareee 5,32 versts or approximately 3.5tee miles all in our side door penman (box car). Vladivostock is the only - Russian Pacific seaport since lasing Port Arthur. , Powerful for are are all round it and had Russia ben a united country, it would have been very difficult to take. It is u4der allied control at present. Set on a series of hills with a magnificent harbor it is a very fine city indeed' in appearance, but also I am sorry to say a city of great wickedness, too. Many of its public and government Ouildings as 'Well as commercial institutions are of the finest archictecthre, and in more peaceful days is destined (if Japan's ambitions can be cured), without doubt te become one of the important cities of the east. . ' Now, I am afraid, I have tired you out with this attempt to describe the territory I have been over. I only Wish -some one more gifted than I ani, could give you. a description of it. , I am certainly glad to get back in civies again, but do hot regret xxiy eplpedition to Siberia. ' It has enabled e to see strange landand, strange people, the larger world beyond- me aid to,realize God's greatness and His ectecting care more than ever. I have learned to trust Hien as our great Heavenly 'Father who watches ever us and cares for us. Best regards to you all, I remain, Sincerely yours, Archie MaeGillivray. • VETERANS' DAY ELEBRATION Well bois, things look good, couldn't b better and 4ggs has just wired t at he is bringing Maggie. Mr. J. J. 'Werner, M.P., has returned oin Ottawa where he put up a bond f r the safe return of every article * the carload Of Canadian Govern- ment exhibit of,. war trophies. The eXhibit will be Accompanied by two o cials from Ottawa and is a very valuable one and the loss of any parts 'll'render sornitLif the machines use - I ss The public are requested to alssist the Committee in taking care o - this exhibit. Under no corcsidera- - t! machine. on remove or unscrew any part of a Donations of home-made Joetta, Oakes, pies, butter, eggs, etet , and paleable articles *M be gladly receiv- WtetireiatibnyePstiekyLaa;dyion%tisin'ThgC°e. aminfteritteteen aot'cVlociele- . Mr: James R *Willis . Strand theatre,. and John McKenzie, Princess, are don - tin g half the Proceedsottlie-evening t the 'fund, +Special films wig he *own .; ,.. ;+ ,. .., „ - .7%-r440.*S. 4** * .The inin enteailee to Viletoria Park will be at thee Domieion Bank corner, alio Street. Other entrances will be t James Atchibald and James Nel- sons, Victoria Street; and at the east side of the Park : Tickets may be had en Main Street any time during the day. Tickets for the Ford cdr will be sold s usual on Saturday night at the ommercial Hotel and. J. F. Daly'a garage. • Thparade will leave the public chool at 1.30 sharp and proceed along oderich Street to Main Street, thence outh to Crombie St., east to Vier. oria St, and north to the park. Autos ay be parked on 'Victoria St„, or ontinue on to Main Street between onunercial Hotel and. town Hall. ' • Baseball teat% headed by Clinton ..iltie Band will march to Driving Park at W a. me game called for 10.39. Zurich and Seaforth. are now tied. and you can btu -1'k on a red •libt game.. The aftern10011 progra.mrne will com- mence immediately on the arrival of he parade at Victoria Park, something' oing every minute, no waiting. The6 xecutive .Committee guarantee that very- event advertised will be pulled ff. The tug-of-war captains are, cKillop, Alex. Darling; Hibbert, le ooby; Hullett, Matt AT -Mat -tong; citersmith, Frank .Lane; -Seaforth, alton Reid; Indians, Flax Mill team , some pull, eh? burn the whiskers off the rope. . The boxing exhibition will bring together such noted boxers as Earl Puffy, champion of Canada; Dibby :Gould, Ontario champion; Charles Tossell, Champion of Toronto; Tack Borden, challenger; Percy Platt, 158 Ipotrnd champion of Ontario and Jim 1 Lowery, heayyweight champion. Two additional events open to Huron and Perth counties makes up a card for - the evening that could not be seen in the . city. Pte. Hermie Johnstone, the noted international boxer, will referee al.1 bouts. The Executive positively guarantee all these boxers will be here and every laoqt pulled off. 'Don't overlook the classes; open to Huron. and Perth. Some big surprises are in store for the fans. We have better material in .this locality than most people are aware of, Remember the spot, the skating rink. Bell rings at 8 o'clock sharp. Plan opens with Sec- retary Sutherland 9 o'clock Saturday morning,grand Marquerade Carnival veill be held on Main Street at the close of the evening programme, orchestra music, dancing, sight singing, pure unadulterated mischief to Wind up the biggest .day we've ever bad in the old town. -Main Street will be closed to all auto and vehicle traffic from the Royal Hotel to the Dick House for the parade at 1 o'clock, and from Aberhart's corner to the town hall for the Mas- querade Carnival. , THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SOLDIERS Dublin, August 1, 1919. Dear 1 Expositor:—Canada after five years of war to a returned soldier, gives the impression of being in. the eight of prosperity, at any rate out- ward appearances. c#••7 IThe contkatt—Europe with its war scarred battle fields, broken villages, ,Teundrele ' el grave yards and therasande .-..idows. Canada—its prosperous farms, and especially its motor cars. It simply strikes a re- turned man dumb to see the streets literally lined with cars—cars every- where,,Rafter leaving England where the automobile is to -day rare, and where gasoline is such a large price. My case may stand a little out by itself, yet, a few thousand must have done the same thing'and find the same state of affairs at I mention. I do not know how people1 will look on this ap- peal from men in our position but the situation is simply this: My chum and myself, failing to get overseas with a Canadian regiment in 1915 on account. of shght physical de- fects (so we were told), enlisted in ar. English Regiment and received shilling or 24 cents a y, which evy increased another 12 ce ts per day in 1918. Compare this with the Canadian rate $1.10 per day. We each had about three years' service in France. He was demobilized1 was discharg- ed, gass and influenza, after one year in hospital, with my health greatly impaired. We both , received the Imperial gratuity of seventy-five dol- lars, not much to return home to Cameda with where a suit that is any good costs sixty dollars. We got a, fifthen, dollar clothing allowance, not fifty. Why shouldn't we be en- titled to the Canadian gratuity? We are Canadians, born in Canada. It was not our fault we were not ae-e, cepted in the Canadian 'Amy. Our physical -defects were slight, you may be sure, or we would not have feeen accepted in the Iniperiale. You may be certain we would have been con- scripted If we had waited. Regarding the $21.000 that is suggest: ed to be given to each man who was in the fighting area; would it not take up. a little for such cases, especially total disability, and 'has it been considered. that nearly every returned man will have to find a positionrunder men Idles stayed at home and le the inajoeity ef eases feathered their 'bests rather welt. For instanee, nearglyevery one a nay stayed at home and in the majority of Ford, many in more enetly 'would charge me a stiff Sum, "Oh, you knew just to cover the m4 of the gar's," sholtiti 1 be able and wish to go t.k. Week end triie; buy diamonds for tbe'Ar girls and are in hundreds of ways far better off than the retannea man. Why not give the ex -soldier a choice, equal things a. little, help bira to _etart ae•bUSilleSS of SOB* Oft or t- Itt somethipg -Without` an in- tfti ment hand mea7wingjianei.e*v7mythilals'--'''.1*fultnga-41°$v24,0trill1007- for twenty „years—a loan. •-011, it sounds alright, but why the five per cent interest Banks in pre-war. days paid three per cent -Does the Govern- * ment stand to Jose? I guess not. NO doubt a first mortgage is held against a num's chattels and if he fails, what? - The Government in their opinion have done wonders, but why the interest? It „would sound, and certainly be much better—$2,000 for twenty years, no interest. Then again we do not all want to farm. Tha.nkibg you kindly for your value able space, I remain A Returned Soldier... HURON NOTES —Mr. Edward Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Exeter, saved a young lady from drowning at the Bend a week ago. She got in beyond her depth and went -dawn. Eye wit- nesses called for help, and Edward who Was in hie bathing suit pwarn out and rescued her. —The TrusteeBoard of Ethel public school has secured teachers for the eoining year in the person of Miss liovette Ballaatyne, Brussels, as principal at $750 salary plus grant. Miss MeMatle Clinton, takes charge of the junior department, which has been taught by Miss Ballantyne for the past two years, who is consequent- ly well and favorably knovvn to the people as evidenced by her appoint- ment, —William Timmer, of Walton, who had the misfortune to have his left leg broken at the ankle and a bone itt his foot broken by a runaway accident, at the C., P. R. when "delivering hogs, is able to get about now with a crutch and walking stick.' He had a close call. One of the lines broke and startl- ed the team which could not be eon - trolled. Mrroamer in attempting to jump from the rack got his foot taught in the Inc and was pulled in -front of the wagon which ran over his leg with above results. —A picnie was held at Black's Point by the Goderich township Good Cheer Club, on Wednesday evening of this week, with an attendance of about sixty. The chief feature of the even- ing was a baseball inata between the fifth and sixth toriceesions arid the third and fourth concessions, the form- er team winning by 6 to 5. Mr -Fred e Johnston umpired. After the game the way was led to the beach, where a number of races were earried. out and afterwards 'lunch was served. After enjoying a splendid' evening the gathering dispersed long after the hast watch had sounded. * —What might have been a very serious accident occurred on the farm of Mr. R Mittel', just east of Clinton, one day last week When Mr: Richard Fisher, who was operating a binder, .was thrown on to the table of the machine and had his back somewhat injured. The horses ran a eonsidere able distance before they came to a halt ni a wire fenee. The binder was completely demojished. Although it is a very busy time of the year and Mr. Fisher is compelled to take things easily for a few days, he is congrat- ulating himself that his injuries were net worse, , _ READ STEWART BROS. AD. ON PAGE 3 7 while Vladipostock, the meaning of which is "Rue the East," and the end of our long trans -Siberian joareee 5,32 versts or approximately 3.5tee miles all in our side door penman (box car). Vladivostock is the only - Russian Pacific seaport since lasing Port Arthur. , Powerful for are are all round it and had Russia ben a united country, it would have been very difficult to take. It is u4der allied control at present. Set on a series of hills with a magnificent harbor it is a very fine city indeed' in appearance, but also I am sorry to say a city of great wickedness, too. Many of its public and government Ouildings as 'Well as commercial institutions are of the finest archictecthre, and in more peaceful days is destined (if Japan's ambitions can be cured), without doubt te become one of the important cities of the east. . ' Now, I am afraid, I have tired you out with this attempt to describe the territory I have been over. I only Wish -some one more gifted than I ani, could give you. a description of it. , I am certainly glad to get back in civies again, but do hot regret xxiy eplpedition to Siberia. ' It has enabled e to see strange landand, strange people, the larger world beyond- me aid to,realize God's greatness and His ectecting care more than ever. I have learned to trust Hien as our great Heavenly 'Father who watches ever us and cares for us. Best regards to you all, I remain, Sincerely yours, Archie MaeGillivray. • VETERANS' DAY ELEBRATION Well bois, things look good, couldn't b better and 4ggs has just wired t at he is bringing Maggie. Mr. J. J. 'Werner, M.P., has returned oin Ottawa where he put up a bond f r the safe return of every article * the carload Of Canadian Govern- ment exhibit of,. war trophies. The eXhibit will be Accompanied by two o cials from Ottawa and is a very valuable one and the loss of any parts 'll'render sornitLif the machines use - I ss The public are requested to alssist the Committee in taking care o - this exhibit. Under no corcsidera- - t! machine. on remove or unscrew any part of a Donations of home-made Joetta, Oakes, pies, butter, eggs, etet , and paleable articles *M be gladly receiv- WtetireiatibnyePstiekyLaa;dyion%tisin'ThgC°e. aminfteritteteen aot'cVlociele- . Mr: James R *Willis . Strand theatre,. and John McKenzie, Princess, are don - tin g half the Proceedsottlie-evening t the 'fund, +Special films wig he *own .; ,.. ;+ ,. .., „ - .7%-r440.*S. 4** * .The inin enteailee to Viletoria Park will be at thee Domieion Bank corner, alio Street. Other entrances will be t James Atchibald and James Nel- sons, Victoria Street; and at the east side of the Park : Tickets may be had en Main Street any time during the day. Tickets for the Ford cdr will be sold s usual on Saturday night at the ommercial Hotel and. J. F. Daly'a garage. • Thparade will leave the public chool at 1.30 sharp and proceed along oderich Street to Main Street, thence outh to Crombie St., east to Vier. oria St, and north to the park. Autos ay be parked on 'Victoria St„, or ontinue on to Main Street between onunercial Hotel and. town Hall. ' • Baseball teat% headed by Clinton ..iltie Band will march to Driving Park at W a. me game called for 10.39. Zurich and Seaforth. are now tied. and you can btu -1'k on a red •libt game.. The aftern10011 progra.mrne will com- mence immediately on the arrival of he parade at Victoria Park, something' oing every minute, no waiting. The6 xecutive .Committee guarantee that very- event advertised will be pulled ff. The tug-of-war captains are, cKillop, Alex. Darling; Hibbert, le ooby; Hullett, Matt AT -Mat -tong; citersmith, Frank .Lane; -Seaforth, alton Reid; Indians, Flax Mill team , some pull, eh? burn the whiskers off the rope. . The boxing exhibition will bring together such noted boxers as Earl Puffy, champion of Canada; Dibby :Gould, Ontario champion; Charles Tossell, Champion of Toronto; Tack Borden, challenger; Percy Platt, 158 Ipotrnd champion of Ontario and Jim 1 Lowery, heayyweight champion. Two additional events open to Huron and Perth counties makes up a card for - the evening that could not be seen in the . city. Pte. Hermie Johnstone, the noted international boxer, will referee al.1 bouts. The Executive positively guarantee all these boxers will be here and every laoqt pulled off. 'Don't overlook the classes; open to Huron. and Perth. Some big surprises are in store for the fans. We have better material in .this locality than most people are aware of, Remember the spot, the skating rink. Bell rings at 8 o'clock sharp. Plan opens with Sec- retary Sutherland 9 o'clock Saturday morning,grand Marquerade Carnival veill be held on Main Street at the close of the evening programme, orchestra music, dancing, sight singing, pure unadulterated mischief to Wind up the biggest .day we've ever bad in the old town. -Main Street will be closed to all auto and vehicle traffic from the Royal Hotel to the Dick House for the parade at 1 o'clock, and from Aberhart's corner to the town hall for the Mas- querade Carnival. , THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SOLDIERS Dublin, August 1, 1919. Dear 1 Expositor:—Canada after five years of war to a returned soldier, gives the impression of being in. the eight of prosperity, at any rate out- ward appearances. c#••7 IThe contkatt—Europe with its war scarred battle fields, broken villages, ,Teundrele ' el grave yards and therasande .-..idows. Canada—its prosperous farms, and especially its motor cars. It simply strikes a re- turned man dumb to see the streets literally lined with cars—cars every- where,,Rafter leaving England where the automobile is to -day rare, and where gasoline is such a large price. My case may stand a little out by itself, yet, a few thousand must have done the same thing'and find the same state of affairs at I mention. I do not know how people1 will look on this ap- peal from men in our position but the situation is simply this: My chum and myself, failing to get overseas with a Canadian regiment in 1915 on account. of shght physical de- fects (so we were told), enlisted in ar. English Regiment and received shilling or 24 cents a y, which evy increased another 12 ce ts per day in 1918. Compare this with the Canadian rate $1.10 per day. We each had about three years' service in France. He was demobilized1 was discharg- ed, gass and influenza, after one year in hospital, with my health greatly impaired. We both , received the Imperial gratuity of seventy-five dol- lars, not much to return home to Cameda with where a suit that is any good costs sixty dollars. We got a, fifthen, dollar clothing allowance, not fifty. Why shouldn't we be en- titled to the Canadian gratuity? We are Canadians, born in Canada. It was not our fault we were not ae-e, cepted in the Canadian 'Amy. Our physical -defects were slight, you may be sure, or we would not have feeen accepted in the Iniperiale. You may be certain we would have been con- scripted If we had waited. Regarding the $21.000 that is suggest: ed to be given to each man who was in the fighting area; would it not take up. a little for such cases, especially total disability, and 'has it been considered. that nearly every returned man will have to find a positionrunder men Idles stayed at home and le the inajoeity ef eases feathered their 'bests rather welt. For instanee, nearglyevery one a nay stayed at home and in the majority of Ford, many in more enetly 'would charge me a stiff Sum, "Oh, you knew just to cover the m4 of the gar's," sholtiti 1 be able and wish to go t.k. Week end triie; buy diamonds for tbe'Ar girls and are in hundreds of ways far better off than the retannea man. Why not give the ex -soldier a choice, equal things a. little, help bira to _etart ae•bUSilleSS of SOB* Oft or t- Itt somethipg -Without` an in- tfti ment hand mea7wingjianei.e*v7mythilals'--'''.1*fultnga-41°$v24,0trill1007- for twenty „years—a loan. •-011, it sounds alright, but why the five per cent interest Banks in pre-war. days paid three per cent -Does the Govern- * ment stand to Jose? I guess not. NO doubt a first mortgage is held against a num's chattels and if he fails, what? - The Government in their opinion have done wonders, but why the interest? It „would sound, and certainly be much better—$2,000 for twenty years, no interest. Then again we do not all want to farm. Tha.nkibg you kindly for your value able space, I remain A Returned Soldier... HURON NOTES —Mr. Edward Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Exeter, saved a young lady from drowning at the Bend a week ago. She got in beyond her depth and went -dawn. Eye wit- nesses called for help, and Edward who Was in hie bathing suit pwarn out and rescued her. —The TrusteeBoard of Ethel public school has secured teachers for the eoining year in the person of Miss liovette Ballaatyne, Brussels, as principal at $750 salary plus grant. Miss MeMatle Clinton, takes charge of the junior department, which has been taught by Miss Ballantyne for the past two years, who is consequent- ly well and favorably knovvn to the people as evidenced by her appoint- ment, —William Timmer, of Walton, who had the misfortune to have his left leg broken at the ankle and a bone itt his foot broken by a runaway accident, at the C., P. R. when "delivering hogs, is able to get about now with a crutch and walking stick.' He had a close call. One of the lines broke and startl- ed the team which could not be eon - trolled. Mrroamer in attempting to jump from the rack got his foot taught in the Inc and was pulled in -front of the wagon which ran over his leg with above results. —A picnie was held at Black's Point by the Goderich township Good Cheer Club, on Wednesday evening of this week, with an attendance of about sixty. The chief feature of the even- ing was a baseball inata between the fifth and sixth toriceesions arid the third and fourth concessions, the form- er team winning by 6 to 5. Mr -Fred e Johnston umpired. After the game the way was led to the beach, where a number of races were earried. out and afterwards 'lunch was served. After enjoying a splendid' evening the gathering dispersed long after the hast watch had sounded. * —What might have been a very serious accident occurred on the farm of Mr. R Mittel', just east of Clinton, one day last week When Mr: Richard Fisher, who was operating a binder, .was thrown on to the table of the machine and had his back somewhat injured. The horses ran a eonsidere able distance before they came to a halt ni a wire fenee. The binder was completely demojished. Although it is a very busy time of the year and Mr. Fisher is compelled to take things easily for a few days, he is congrat- ulating himself that his injuries were net worse, , _