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MR SIGNAL PRINTING W., LTo.
Penuannue
THUR4DAY, APRIL t3, 1918
IIDITORIAL NOTES.
Those wild geese that were seen flying
south in Targe numbers on Saturday
weren't such geese after all.
Some fussy people want to have some
flower adopted as the national flower of
Canada. What's the matter with the
maple leaf ?
The G.1.1. R. ought to hand out a
medal along with every ticket for that
5.50 a. m. train. Reckoned by sun tune.
the train will leave at 4.22 a. m. As
Harry Lauder sings, "It's nice to get up in
the morning,—"
Col. Hugh Clark's paper, The Kincar-
dine Review, says it is not true that
Canadians are too democratic to care for
titles. The fact is,•' says The Review,
"•we all love titles." The member for
North Bruce is speaking for himself. "Sir
Hugh Clark"—wouldn't that sound fine
The Dominion Government has decided
to have a registration of the man and
woman -power of the whole of Canada
from the ages of sixteen to sixty. AU
persons of these ages will be required to
register on a certain day, probably in
June, and to answer a number of ques-
tions set forth on a card.
It is reported that English manufactur-
ers have succeeded in making dyes to
take the place of thoee which before the
war came almost exclusively from Ger-
many. Textile industries have been
greatly hampered by reason of the scarcity
of dyes, and the opening of a new source
of supply will be a great boon.
A few quotations rrdm The Globe's
repot of last Friday's debate in the
House of Commons:
Sir Robert Borden—"On the w hole the
results (of the Military. Service Act) had
not been so satisfactory as expected."
Han. F. B. Carvell. member of the
Unionist Government—"Tele Military
Service Act so far has proven a splendid
exemption act, but an extremely poor re-
cruiting act. It has produced 30.000
soldiers and 200.0SP exemptions."
Sir Wilfrid Laurier—"I believed then,
and more than ever 1 believe, that if we
had kept up with the vt4untary system
we would have had. more soldiers today
at our disposal than we have.
In discussing the question of en%rcing
amscriptfon m Ireland, many people seem
to forget the very fust consideration. The
war is Ireland's war just as much as it is
England's war, thesepeople say. So it k,
or would be it Ireland could make it her
war; but without sed -government Ireland
has no means of making it her war, in a
national sense. and she refuses to shape
her conduct to orders from England.
Whether Ireland is right or wrung in this
re(uual, that is her attitude, and it looks
tike madness for England to attempt con-
scription by force. If home rule had been
granted to Ireland at the beginning of the
war. there is no doubt a much larger
number of Irish volunteers would have
joined the army than has been the case;
and even at this late date it would seem
to be better to grant Ireland's demands
and trust to her goodwill than to antag-
onize her further by the exercise of powers
which the Irish peopit do not recognize as
just and rightful.
George H. Mooney, the energetic editi.r
of The Ripley Express, was in town a few
days ago end devoted a paragraph in his
paper last week to some comments on his
visit. Thus:
"Ohl Friday the editor of The Express
motored to (;odrrich. We had the pleas-
ure of meeting Mr. Seager, the Crown at-
torney. This gentleman iii one of the big
patriotic citizens of the county town.
He is a gentleman that Huron county has
reason to be proud of. We were enter-
tained at the British Exchange (The House
of Plenty) by tie proprietor, sfr. W. H.
Haines, formerly a drygutxts merchant of
Ripley, and have no hesitancy in recom-
mending the British Exchange to the
people of this community. We also had
the pleasure of giving The Signal a fra-
ternal visit. We were also intr duced to
a number of the bus nese men, and a
striking feature of our interviews was that
not one complained of any trade depres-
sion We came away favorably impressed
with the people, their beautiful homes and
the a tractive business ptaees. Gxierich
is certainly one of the prettiest bens In
the county of Huron."
11's all right except that last sentence
One of the prettiest toe ns in !limn!
George probably meant to say "in Car,ada.''
An Ideal Summer Outing.
The Provincial G;uvernm. nt of Ontario
earned the gratitude of all lovers of out-
ot-doors when it set apart, in IK93. nearly
two millirm acres of heavily timbered land
starred with beautiful lakes and winding
streams, as a preserve for the wild things
and a recreation ground for the people.
They called it Algonquin Park. Away up
in the "Ilighlands of Ontario." 200 miles
north of Toronto, 170 miles west of Ot-
tawa, and two thousand feet above the
level of the sea, this lovely region remains
today unspoiled, a perfect refuge for the
creatures of the forest. and an ideal ca mp-
ing ground for the sprxtsmsn and /mei-
rresa man. The errand Trunk ops rates
hotel and tog cabin camps which offer
fust -clam accommodation in this wild
and rugged plsyeround. Illustrated de-
arriptive literature may he had for the
H
asking. Write C. E. oning. D. P. A.,
Toronto, Ont.
PROM CAPT. WILL #INGLAND•
Letters from Elliebargh, Where He Rep-
resents the Canadian Y. M. C. A.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fingland, of
Londesboro'. have had the following let-
ters (rem their son, Captain William
Fingland:
Central Y. M. C. A., Si. Andre. St.,
ta.nburah. Scotland.
Mareb tIth. Ila
DEAR HOME FOLKS, —1 -user letter and
parcel reached me just as I was leaving
London for Scotland, and I was glad t0
get both. 1 wish you to convey my
thanks to the people of Knox church.
Auburn. for their donation of $50. It
helps us greatly in the work in the "Y."
During the month of Februar • we passed
8000 through our hand;. Some were
helped to g •1 a meal and a bed, some fur-
nished with guides for sight-seeing. some
for a day or week -end in a private horse,
some furnished with tickets for a concert,
and scree snot many in comparison) abso-
lutely "broke.' I came up here to Edin-
burgh a week ago to organize things for
our men while on leave. A great many are
now coming to Scotland, and we want to
try and help them get the most out of
their leave by seeing the most of the best
in the short time at their disposal. 1 am
getting some men here to act as voluntary
guides to show men around this city,
which is lust teeming with historical in-
terest. Also we want to hnd homes here
that will show hoalatality to men on
leave and so give them a good impreesion
of Scotland and the Old Country. Further,
we want to arrange for trips out to Glas-
gow, Ayr, Clyde. Loch Lomond. Stirling,
Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, etc.. etc. Thus
is a beautiful country. especially in sum-
mer. 1 expect to be here for a month or
more and then return to London. I was
sorry to leave our home in London even
(or a month or so. We were so comfort-
able and had such a good cook who fixed
things up so that we scarcely realized we
were living on rations. In fact. rationing
does not affect one's living but very little;
in fact. the doctors say there are fewer
sick people now than before rationing
went Into effect. There are few people
really hungry. It is a case of taking from
the rich and giving to the poor. The war
is no doubt a great disaster. but it has
brought about many changes that would
have taken perhaps a hundred years of
peace to accomplish.
April 2nd. 1918.
i have been her e now two weeks. work-
ing along a ith the other colonial and
British representatives in the Intltna-
tional Y. M. C. A., of which 1 am the
Canadian representative. I trod the
people here exceedingly kind and hospi-
table Have been invited to several
(sortie of the high class) and need-
less to say I have accepted. I am living
at a temperance hotel and get plenty to
eat and am quite comfortable, although
we have oer meatless days, but that is a
small hardship compared with what the
boys at the front have to endure. And of
course we do not suffer with the cold.
Spring is here now, flowers are blooming,
grass green and growing, birds are sing-
ing. in spite of the fact that the people
here are anxious these days, as many
Edinburgh men are in this great battle.
This is the greatest place for churches I
have ever seen—big and beautiful ones,
too, and apparently well filled. The order of
service sounds like old times. to hear the
Psalms in metre. collection taken at the
door, etc. 1 had six b ns out to a home
last night. fifty pt wim guides to see the
city today, fixed two u rh on a farm today,
etc., etc.—and so our work goes on.
Best love to alt. WILL
Soldiers' Rations Reduced.
The shortage of wheat in France has
become 90 serious that the bread ration of
the French soldiers has been reduced.
15.000.000 bushels of .wheat were protn-
ised Europe from North America per
month. Since January 1st, the shortage
has been 36,000,000 bushels, according to
the Hon. Everett ColbySenator for New
Jersey• in his speech delirered at Ottawa
the other day.
TWO YEARS' ILLNESS
BY TWO BOXES,
Tempts Laotian Tells of Dodd's Kid
Pies.
Lac Bouchette, Lac St. Jean Co., true.,
April 22 Special)—"l can assure you
Dodd's Kidney Pills made me well," so
says M. Joseph Larouche. well known and
highly respected here. For two -years he
was a sufferer from cramps in the muscles
and headaches. Ile was treated by a doc-
tor but got myry rermanent relief till he
useu Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"You may publish my statement that
Dodd's Kidney Pills made me u, tl. 1 was
ill two years. I had cramp, in my muscles
and suffered from t et t ihle headaches.
Two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured
me."
That Mr. Larouche's troubles carne
from his kidneys is evidenced by the fact
that he (fund a cure in Dodd's Kidney
Pills. The reason they we credited with
cures of rheumatism, lumbago. dropsy,
backache diabetes and heart disease is
that all of these were either kidney disease
or diseases caused by sick kidneys.
THE SIGNAL • GUDERICH, UN
LORD LEVERHULME ON THE
MENACE OF A GERMAN PEACE.
No Just Terms Can Be Got Till Germany Confesses
Herself Beaten—Lancashlre's Motto : ••Hold Fast!"
(Be HAROLD'BEGBIE in London Daily Chronicle.)
Liverpool. Feb. 1, 1918.
"Would you," I asked. "go to a 'peace
conference with Germany at the present
time?"
Lord Leverhulme, long known as Sir
William Lever, opened his eyes. "Before
ishe is beaten?"
• "The theory icer--," 1 began.
"Never! Never! Why, is there a single
man holding a responsible position who
would suggest such a thing ?"
"You mean that Germany in her present
t mean that Germany in any mod,
until she is beaten, is not to be trusted."
"But you know what the argument is:
suppose we go to a p ace conference, and
suppose that Germany comes out from
that conference in warlike mood, we should
be able by the economic wen, on to bring
her to reason."
1 "You will never get Germany to enter-
' twin lust peace terms until she is beaten.
She might agree to terms which seemed
just, which seemed as if they promised
peace. but she would never honor her sig-
nature. I can imagine her dele;ates going
' out from such a conference shaking with
laughter and hugging themselves with icy.
�
because they had fooled the English. How
can a man in his senses believe for a mo-
i ment that Germany would keep her word?
She has told us that treaties are not bind-
( ing. She has said categorically that she
would break a trey y that is not in her in.
terest. She has not only said these things
she has done them. The greatest of all
her crimes is this burglar morality which
she has introduced into Europe. Would a
business man trade with a firm which pro-
claimed Germanic principles ? Would it
be safe to deal with such a state of mind ?
Nothing in the modern history of Europe
is more menacing to the civilized life of
democracy than this Germanic state of
mind—this state of mind which repudi-
ates treaties and dishonors a solemn
Iwo"
Change of Mind Necessary.
"But there are reasonable men in Ger-
many, "
"Many, but they don't control the
Government."
"Don't you think that when peace is
' established and German democracy finds
that it is ruined, don't you think that
then the war caste will be broken and a
new system of government will be set up?"
"That change will only come when
Germany is convinced that war does not
Pay."
I "Exactly. And the argument is that
, you can only being home to Germany the
tact of her econornrc ruin by estab(islung
peace on the basis of a league of na-
tions ."'
"But you will never be able -to dictate
terms to Germany till she is beaten. The
argument you mention it founded on the
dangerous fallacy that because Germany
is sick of thus war she is sick of war in
general. She isn't. 1 doubt if her Gov-
ernment is even sick of this war. You've
read the speech of that old brigand Hen-
, ling. Iarthere any sign of repentance m
that speech ? Is It a chastened speech ?
i is it the speech of a statesman who wants
disarmament and a league 0f nations ?
No! Germany is back in her rnood of
1914. She believes she is winning the
war. She believes she has won it now.
And if we talk of peace to her she has
won it. Yes Germany has won, and
England is beaten. Why, it would be
better a thousand times that every man in
England should be dead than that Ger-
many should issue from this war with the
feelings of a conqueror. You hear people'
use the phrase 'to the last man, and the
I last shilling.' and you think it is only a bit
of rhetoric; but to my mind it's the
most solemn and absolute truth. I
;mean when i say it that it would in very
truth be a million times better for the
peoplt of these islands to be dead, every
one oT them. rather than live on as the
of triumphant Prussia."
„R.
Hawing cf Hertling'a Speech.
ust hold fast, you mean, till
ys she has had enough. never
g it may last ?”
German
mind how
"Certainly'. 'Ibe salvation of the world
depends upon its We are back to 1914.
We are confronted by a Germany which
believe. itself to behe lord of the na-
tions. Russia is out. Roumania is out.
Italy has received a ha blow•. France
and England are the on enemies left
who remain to be crushed, Germany
'means to crush them before America gets
into her stride. She believes She can
crush them. All this talk of peace heart-
ens her. She :hunks we are war weary.
She thinks she can endure longer than we
can. She is flushed with triumph. She is
absolutely cock -o -hoop. Why, look at
Hertting's speech ! Dare a man suggest
that we should surrender Malta and (,ib.
raltar, and all the rest of it. if he were not
i confident of victory Think of the mere
audacity of it! When have we ever used
Malta and Gibraltar tor the oppression of
nations ? Look at our colonies ! They
are free to all the Germans who choose to
go there. Any Garman can go to our
colonies and buy raw material or set up
for hi/nee-if in business. We have used the
British Empire for the food of the human
race. And this Germany, whose colonies
!are bolted and barred against mankind,
wtw no anooer got oland
transformed it unto a Heligmenace againstthan Engshe-
land, whose whole spirit is tribal and sel-
fish and arropne this Germany dares to
speak of the Boitish Empire as a danger
Ito humanity! What hyprocrisy, and
what confidence! Why. she was never in
more truculent mood. It was never more
ne. es.sary than it is now for England to
hold fast. England with her allies must
go on fighting until Germany comes to
her senses and realises that free men really
mean what they say when they declare
that death is better than enslavement."
Our Ruck oil Defence.
"You think we can outlast Germany?"
, "1'm perfectly sure of it. Our people
are not some but they are of
sterner stuff. Thepopulation of this
country is courted of wonderful ma-
! tenial. All down the ages men have come
I to England out of other countries be-
; cause they would not bow to tyranny. We
have been the rock of defence to many
i thousands of fine spirits who could not
breathe the air of autocracies i believe
. our moral stamina has been enormously
strengthened by these refugees. We have
freedom in our blood. We feel that lib-
erty is as necessary to us as air. When
it is brought home to our people that this
war is for freedom or slavery, you'll hear
no talk of peace, no plausible suggestions
• fpr a conference;you'll hear nothing but
, the word, passed frau man to man, Hold
Fast! I'm sure of th s in Lancashire. The
Lancashire sprit is never cowed and sel-
dom daunted. You tell me that even our
Bolsheviks of Yorkshire would fight to
the last if Germany still dealt imperial-
istically with the nations at a peace con-
' ference. I believe that this is true of all
England. Our only danger is that the
pacifist suggests to Germany that timor-
ous souls over here are ,coking for any
other way out of this war than the way
of victory. The more that suggestion gets
abroad, the more cheerfully will Germany'
harden ber heart. The only thing that
can dismay the German Government is
our resolute announcement that we'll
fight. and go on fighting, yea, if it takes
us twenty years more. till Germany asks
us for peace. That's the true Englishness
of this war, and the sooner it's known in
Germany the sooner the war will be
over."
Next German Attack.
"You have no misgivings as to a Ger-
man onslaught in the spring?"
"None whatever. All we ve got to do
is to dig our hsslgya. 1 should say that
with machine guns, wire entanglement&
trenches endow olterwhebnrng supply of
shells, one man in defence is as good as
three men in attack. I've no doubt we
can creak any miss attack the Germans
can bring against us. We must dig our
heels un. as the French did at Verdun; we
SUFFERING FROM COLD
Ifou shiver in frosty
weather, if you have cold
hands and feet, if colds are
stubborn and frequent,
then your blood may be
thin and impoverished.
scores
[MIJLSI
has been correcting this condi-
tion for nearly fifty years. It
possesses rare powers for
creating natural body -warmth, for
charging summer blood
with winter richness and
strengthening both throat
and lungs.
Acott a sowae. Tomato. Ont. 17-U
4,
IRISH LEADER'S FUNERAL AT WEXFORD.
'De photograph shows the a (fin bearing the remains of the late John Redmond, M. P., and a portion of the crowd
of 30.000 that followed the remains to the church at Wexford where the requiem high mime was celebrated. The rnn nii-
ment to Mr. Redmood's fattier is shown draped.
ARIO
A REMARKABLY GOOD' LIST OF
SPECIALS FOR APPIL
SHEETINGS
Heavy twill bleached Cotton Sheeting, 37 to 38 inches wide. A beautiful
quality and old stock, suitable for sheeting, gowns or underwear. Value at 35c, at
per yard 28C.
Flannelettes
Sti-inch extra heavy Flannelettes and
Ceylon Flannels, light and dark colors.
Worth 30c, at per yard ZSc
Shirtings -
Old-time black and whine heavy Shirting,
very strong, and colors warranted. This
is old buying and away less than mill
price. Worth today 40c, at per yardZSe
Cottonades
Best quality in a good choice of patterns.
At per yard 4Se
Gossard
Corsets
They lace in front.
We have styles for
any figure, and every
Corset is warranted.
A Gossard is so easy
to put on.
Prices range
$2.00 $2.50
$3.50 $5.00
$6.50
Spring Coats and Coatings
Some late arrivals in Coats and Coatings
just received, very handsome .materials,
very reasonable in price.
Men's Work Shirts
Black and white stripe; heavy quality of
standard Black Hide Shirting, all sizes
14i to 17. At =1.06
White Cottons
Vard-wide, old stock, Lonsdale Cambric,
entirely free from dreating. Enough only
for April selling. Worth 30c, at per
yard .............. 26c
Habutai Silks
36 -inch extra heavy ivory and white
Wash Silks, beautiful even weave and
heavy, washes well. At per yard $f.N
Silk Poplins
French Silk Poplins, 36 inches wide, one
of the handsomest and most serviceable
materials we have ever shown. Shades
of bine, brdwns, greys, burgundy, greens,
mauve, sand, taupe ar.d iu black. At
per yard . .. $1.51
Carpets and Rugs
A large choice of Brnssel4, Tapestry and -
Wilton Rugs, all sizes, at prices below
what makers are asking ti. today.
W. Acheson & Sonxxxxcoccococcocconoccoccoccoccocii
must hold fast, as we have done before.
We can outlive the German in food, and
we can outfight him. When he knows that,
he'll ask us for peace."
"And when he asks for peace, You'd
admit him to the league of nations? '
"I'll trust Germany when 1 know she
is convinced that war does not pay. Till
then 1 would as soon think of trusting
anything she says as I'd trust a forger or
a thief. Out and away the most dreadful
thing she has done is to shake men's con-
fidence in contracts. That is a crime of
the grdtest magnitude. She is a • con-
fessed brigand. The moral law means
nothing to'ttef. She hersef has proclaimed
to all the world that she is 'above the
moral law. She has introduced anarchy
into the society of nations. She has
pulled civilization to pieces. She has
dragged the whole earth back to tribal
barbarism. The very suggestion that we
should dream of conferring with such a
nation strikes me as madness. (Germany
herself has told us that she is not to be
trusted."
These 'views of Lord Leverhulme are
quite general in Lancashire. There is no
noticeable element of extreme pacifism
among the workers. Every man 1 meet
in the great industrial centres of Lanca-
shire feels that it would be a confession
of defeat to discuss peace with Germany
in her present mood. I have discussed
the matter with Labor men holding ad-
vanced views, and they are as adamant as
Lord Leverhulme."
It is important for the Literals of Ger-
many to realise that even those extreme
pacihsts in England who would welcome
a conference as a way out of this hor-
rible carnage and most bitter suffering
are entirely convinced that no peace
terms would satisfy the British democracy
which did not ensure the dethronement of
the German war caste.
The one thing which silences the intel-
lectual pacifist in England is the argu-
ment -of Lord Leverhulme that Germany
by her town word Is not to be trusted.
1 do not think the Liberals of Germany
can be aware of the tremendous force of
this argument. it is the site cause of all
their suffering.
Masses to FarmerIssby Mon. T. A
C
Hon T. A. Crerar, Minister of Agri-
culture, has sent out the following neer-
sage to Canadian farmers, asking them in
order to avert famine to plant every pos-
sible acre in wheat: "Let me again
draw the attention of the farm•
ers o f Canada to the great need
there is of planting every acre of land in
wheat that scents favorable to growing it.
The news that comer; daily of that awful,
grim struggle now being fought in France
and Flanders briny home to us clearly and
unmiatakahly this fact— that, after al-
most forur years war, human liberty is
dill in the balance. The call for men is
urgent, and they must, to the full limit
et our power, be sent. Their paces at
hone must be taken t, those who re- for nest year. It will be needed then
main. Despite the din iculties. we must just IS much as nos .'
produce more food than we have ever
done before. Set apart all your land fit
for growing crops and plant as much, In Canada we are oral
wheat as you can. Plan to bring as much y playing at fond
new land on your farm under cultivation esvtag yet. In England and France they
as possible, and thus increase your acreage are "doing" it.
11MMMIIIM IMMIIIIIM
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Directory First !
TO
guess at telephone numbers, tO rely
on your memory, or to consult old
lists of telephone users means wrong
numbers, delays and general annoyance.
q Sometimes it takes a little longer to make
sure of the number; more often it is clear gain,
even as regards time.
q Why not adopt the motto Directory IRrat
in telephoning?
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