The Exeter Advocate, 1923-11-8, Page 6ARMISTICE ANNIVERSARY AT MONS
An Historical Sketch,
BY H. WISELY BRAGG.
As time passes by, the significance
a November 'llth. will gradually be-
come more appreciated and this anni-
versary will always be primarily con
-
sleeted with Mons. For Mons is na-
turally the annivereary city on ac-
count a the heroic stand made there
by the British Army in 1914, and by
the psychological entry of the Can-
adians on the eve of the Armistice,
November llth, 1918.
To the soldier in the Canadian
Corps it represented the first captured
eitY which. was carrying on normal
life, for, on account of the coal mines
which surrounded the city and the
fertile agricultural lands, the Ger-
mans had throughout the war encour-
aged production, The destruction in,
and about Mons was caused mainly
by the Germans who, in 1914, wilfully
destroyed, as a means a terrorizing
the citizens, about two hundred houses,
while in 1918 some thirty bridges were
blown up in order to hamper our. ad-
vance.
Years ago Mons was a walled city,
surrounded by a moat; and when at;
last these fortifications had fulfilled;
their purpose, the administration in
1861 demolished the walls and placed
in their stead boulevards which to -day,
with stately avenues of trees, add con -e
siderably to the natural beauty of this
.interesting city. The stream which]
years ago filled the moat, has been
diverted and irrigates the adjoining'
land which is intensively cultivated. I
As one approaches Mona, on the
main railway from Brussels to Paris,'
the first glimpse is that of a beautiful
ornate tower which rises to a height
over three hundred feet. This is the
"Belfroi" which contains forty-seven
hells, and frem it rings out the "Car-
illon," peeuliar to Belgium. The
music from these bells is more than a
chime, and its -livery, mellow tone,
either in peal or tuneful air is never
to be forgotten. Years ago this tower
formed part of a castle of the Dukes
of Hainault, and in the late war gervs,
ed as azi observation post for the Ger-
man and British forces. During the
.fifty-one months of occupation, the
earillon was never played, but sud-
denly, as armistiee was proclaimed,
and the Germans within but a few
riles of the heart -of the city, the
. sweet mom a freedom sounded far
and wide across the country side.
First impressions of the city do not
give a fair idea of its beauty but
geadially one becomes lasted with the
atrneephere of history, and the desire
for modern educateu and good gov-
ernment.
In early days Mons Was a feudal
stronghold and the succeeding genera-
tions of "Montois" wrote history. To-
day she stands, progressive and com-
mercial, the centre of the coal fields,
and the capital of one of the wealth-
iest provinces of Belgium.
Mons.toeday is an example of effi-
ciency, anot only in the handling of
coal, but M modern conveniences for
the heal% end comfort of the miner
himself; provisions made for shower
baths at the mines, and suitable
dwellings are provided by some of the
companies. Education plays a very
important part, and in addition to
modern schools and colleges, thee is
also a Polytechnic Institutefor pro-
viding insteuction on coal mining in
all its branches.' •
In addition to a munieipally-owned
theatre, this. cite; of 'twehty-sevee
thousand inhabitants has a museum of
slate, in front of which stands a field
gun, bearing an inscliption to the el -
feet that it is a souvenir of the Can-
adians, and the last gun to be fired
in this part of the front.
The hospitality of these people was
most marked in their reception of the
troops, and for many months Can-
adian soldiers were accepted as mem-
bers of the families with whom they
were billeted. Their thanks to the
Canadians is still extended by a cor-
dial, yes, a royal evelorne, in fact a
home -coming. But their feelings are
expressed in a deeper way than this.
The "Montois" are reverently proud
In having as a last resting place the
graves of our dead.
After the soldiers had gone home,
these people met and publielY arrang-
ed that eaeh grave should be cared for
by a. godfather. Monsieur Gustave
Casy, who organized this patriotic
work, was the first who volunteered,
and from that day each grave has,
been lovingly cared for.
This is their precious souvenir of
what was given for theirliberty, and
in these well -tended graves at Moiled
Elouges and surroundieg places, ever
rests the link of friendship wrought'
by the blood of sacrifice. '
Thanksgiving.
- PRONOUNCEMENT ON
EMPIRE RELATIONS
"There's always something," is the
current saying; and on this day it
should be amended to "There's always
something to be thankful for."
The first and most precious gift is
that of friends. We can do without
anything and everything else. But a
friendship that rests on a material
basis of the calculation of profits and
hisses is a travesty of the name. We
need friends in our lives, and we give
thanks that they are ours, because it
Is a joy to try to serve them and not
because they bestow on us tangible
benefits. We are grateful for their
sympathetic understanding. They do
not misinterpret. They take us for
what we are, as we take them.
Good health is a reason for rejoic-
ing. One who has all the vitality he
needs for the day's work goes to it
exultantly, as a strong man rejoicing
to run a race. It is fine to feel ade-
quate to whatever comes. But man-
kind is grateful for the inspiring ex-
ample of great souls that in feeble
bodies nobly persevered, and left on
earth results worth far more than
anything done by human beings who
acted as if pleasure and the sensual
appetites were all of life.
The last thing to be thankful for is
wealth -in the sense of the accumula-
tion of dollars without the develop-
ment of charcter. To -day, as any of
us sits down to a table amply spread,
the satisfaction will be not in the
feast before him, but in all the "in-
visible guests" he has made happy. A
Thanksgiving is not warranted by
what we take from the human society
of which we are a part. We give
thanks to -day in proportion th the
things that we have • first t
others.
We should be grateful to the Power
that is supreme over our lives for
what has been denied is as well as for
what was bestowed. We thought we
must have what we asked for; and
often we have seen afterward that if
our wishes had been granted it would
have brought us serious harm.
ft is no proper celebration of
Thanksgiving mere/Ye-to gorge (sues
eeives to repletion- and to. gloat on
whet we havegt vet •ti.:e and shut quite
-Otitsathe happy iirdlthi'e the distrese-
:•••:;,Yul cissesnaetaneee„ of a part of the.
•
world rn the extrerneetsanguiSh af suis
eet leetegts For a land at peaeie enjoying
a prosperity that is enormous as com-
pared with much of the remainder of
earth, we should be devoutly grateful
foteindeed the lilies are cast unto us
In -pleasant plaeeseand a,nOld World
s -in. travail looke to us with a piteous
Yet all the blessings that are multi-
plied within our .confines are not our
• toshave..and to hold. We are buttress,
these ;Wears* bond to give and to de.
Only aft* that can we sit down With
s a' real 'eatirafeettery to the:doilies*
' felieities and the restoratitreand cern
feet"Asig in.timaciee of. Thatiltegiving:
7Deye •
League of Nations Idea Should
Clear up Indians' Claims,
Says Smuts.
A despatch from London says
Premier Jan Smuts of South Africa,
in his •speech made at the Imperiall
Conference Monday, but only issued
here Thursday evening, on the politi-;
cal and economic status of British In-
dians in other parts of the Empire,
made what is likely to prove a mo-
mentous declaration regarding thei
relations of the component parts 141
the British Empire towards each
other, particalarly regarding the inde-1
pendent self-governing Dominions.
He strenuously resisted the Indian
claim to political and economic equal-
ity with citizens in other parts of the
Empire, stating that the claim arose;
from a fairly general "misconception;
of the nature of British citizenship,"1
a misconception he added, that "all
subjects of the Xing are equal." He
continued: •
"There is sio equality, of Beitisla
citizenship throughout the Eiripire. Memorial at Valcartier
The newer conception of the British
Empire as a sniaTfer- NaL
tions and as a partnership of free apd
equal nations under a common heredi-
tary sovereignty involves an even
further departure from the simple
conception of unitary citizenship.
"Each separate part of the Empire
will settle for itself the nature antin,,,
cidents, of its citizenship. The coro-les
sition and Character and rights of it
peoples will be the concern of each
free and equal state in the Empire.
It will not only regulate immigration
Atom, other parts of the EApire .as
ell as from the outeide'vr„alk‘bpl'it
vrill also ,Settle the righti'ef,"Ate"-citi-
Sens as a :matter of iiitadesti6--coneern.
"The common kingship is .behind
the link between the parts of the Ern-
pire; it is not the source from which
private citizens will,derive their
rights. They will deriVe their rights
simply and solely frotothe authority
of the state in which they live.
The conception of. the T,irapire as a
League of Nations ought to do away
with these claime which ere se dis-
turbyg and unaettling inthe Eire;"
THE EMPIRE MOURNS HIM. t
A.mirew Boner Law, born in. Canada
.1) , 1858, and for seven months
Prime Minister of Britain, dieth Oct.
30 at his London home, after an ill-
ness which forced his resigeation in
May last. He was dearly beloved for
is
qualities,` o uri
in Westminster Abbey is the signal
tribute paid to the first Canadian to
bold the 'office of Premier of Great
Britain,
Mother -A Saint Uncan-
onized.
"Lead, Rankly Light!" Though silent-
ly
She sang along the upward road,
And 0, the glory overflowed
Her brow and eyes benignantly,
And in her sweet lips' smiling
showed.
"Lead, Kindly Light!"
close -
Not as the scholar Newman tried
To wrest the truth the angels hide,
But fearlessly as one who know,s
He whom she trusts is at her side.
"Lead, Kindly Light!" And into rest
At last it led her weary feet,
And still shines on so strong and
. sweet
That we who loved the pilgrim best
Would follow her, "Lead, Kindly
Light!"
-JENNIE T. HILES.
She followed
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Armistice Day Marked
by Unveiling of Memorials
A ,despatch from Ottawa .says :-
Hon. E. M. Macdonald, Minister of
National Defence, has had requests
from Hamilton, Toronto, Fredericton,
N.B., and New Glasgow, N.S., to un-
veil soldiers' monuments on Armistice
As he will be absent in the Mari-
time Provinces it is probable that he
will be unable to accept the invita-
tions from Ontario, but nuty be able to
officiate at the re -tootling in his own
county, at New Glasgew.
*-
Large deposits of graphite have
,hoen diseovered in British East 'Africa.
. • ,
.Adypcated. by Canon Scott
A despatch, from nOttawa says;e_
Canon Scott a Quebec has communi-
cated With the Department of Nation-
al Defence with regard to the erection
of a, ,crose 'Of sacrifice at Valcartier
Camp to. cornMemorat,e the valor of
those • who trained. et. that camp and
.fell Overseas. /f the proposal is ap-
proved, as it probably will be, Canen
Scott will.proceed with a campaign U.)
raise subscriptions for thepurpose.
' hese-el-a,
Something like 20,090 original kinds.
of brhids are known to exist, and
frorn each of them as many as 3,000
diaisedevarieties have been reared.
. . .
Another heavy cargo of British Col:
umbia forest prodaeth arrived in Mal-
treat. recently "frcnii. Vancouver, cons
signed to the British Eirmire Lumber
Corporation, which has .cqmpleted the
erection of a timber yard and re-
manufacturing plant on Bickerdike
pier. The cargo comprises about 5,-
900,00e: feet • . -
Every Mother.
'"An Unknown Warrior'!" No he was
ray eon, .
Gathered.in love to Britain's- heart to-
day;
My son it was who came in royal state,
Though he with. Countless thousands
• marched away,
Have I not shed unnumbered .midnight
tears?
Have not anguished in the dark days
past,
And peayed my Lord for just one
priceless boon,
To know one lone boy's resting -place
at last?
And now my prayer is answered; he
is come
In manner fit for the most glorious
dead,
And I, who loved and gave him, smile
once more „
And, rest edententi• 'my final tear is
. shed.
I am like one who long, long years
ago
Came sorrowing to a loved one's grave
to pray,
And found. an empty space, the pris-
oner free,
So from my heart the stone is rolled
away.
No longer nameless in the Flanders
fields,
No, more sad wondering Where? and
• When? and How?. .
For in the dire old Abbey safely lies
My soldier son, hollered by •high and
low.'
•
Quietly I waited in the crOwded
streets; • ,
I heard. soft music,' saw the glearn of
guns, ,
Then sgeneeoneeeehispered. gently at
erny tide: ' , • •
"Here cemes the King (God bless
and•his sons,"
'
Soldier's .an it sailors, brave and loyal
men
Were there, .but midst the splendor
'only one
Bright spot of glorious celor in my
The Flag across 'the body Of my son.
Then as they Passed I knew an unseen
host,
Gall•ant triumphant, joined them on
their way, • • •
Dear, faithful, mourning mothets, dry
your tears, ,
For all smile- boys came borne with
mine to -day.
-G. R. H.
Toronto, Nov. 11.
JAMES CARRUTHERS
Prominent Canadian grain men, of
Montreal, who, testifying before the
Royal Comraission investigating the
grain trade, declared that Canadian
wheat ehipped' to Europe•through the ;
United States was detained there, and
inferior %grades of U.S. wheat sub-
stituted.
Experiments ' seem .to prove that
•ePiders can call to one another. Sev-•
eral sPiderS'have'on the underside of
their abdomens a roind dePression
contaieing, small, hardene ,projec-
tons, 1whic3a is •suggeeted'to be the
calling organ. - .
seriosis shOrtage of woods labor,
Whieh.is Saietsy lumbermentobe the
•woret, in inany years,' exists in the
Ottawa Valley, where, it is •estimated,
between eight and ten thousand more
men are elequieed fully to man the
camp's onlyettrobering and pulpwood
corap.aniCs. Only about one:third of
the number ;ef lumberjacks required
have been engaged and in some in
there have, not been enough
rnen to build the camps. •
Canada .from Coast to Coast
Halifax, N.S.--There is some pros-
pect of a considerable development of
the pulp and paper plant at Hartville,
if investigations now being made by
representatives of American 'capital
result in a favorable report as to lo-
cation, supply of raw materials, ade-
quath water supply, etc. The hiterests
in question anticipate manufacturing
between 4,000 and 5,000 tons of news-
print a year, of which a goodly por-
tion would be absorbed in the local
market and the balaece forwarded th
Boston and New York. "
Quebec, Que.-Next winter's cut of
the Quebec forests is expected to be
one of the largest in recent times.
Three thousand lumber camps are due
to be in operation, employing in the
neighborhood of 25,000 men, according
to Chief Forester Fiche. He stated
that there was a scarcity of labor in.
sorne sections of the lumber district
and that consequently higher wages
were being offered as an inducement to
go into the woods for the winter.
Toronto, Ont. -At the recent Na-
tional Dairy Show, held at Syracuse,
N.Y., the best state herd of Holsteins
and Jerseys went to Ontario and for
Ayrshires to Quebec, and the grand
champion Ayrshire for the whole show
was Palmerston Hyacinth 8th, belong-
ing to E. Budge, of Beauharnois, Que.
Winnipeg, Man. ---Thee thousand
applications from farmers of Western
Canada for help for late fall and win-
ter work are at present in the office
' of the Immigration Department here/
according to ea statemeht made by:
Thomas Gelley, western commissioner'
of inartigeation. Mr. Gelley stated also
that 1,200 British harvesters had been
placed on the farms for winter week.
Swift Current, Seek:I-There is con-
siderable activity at this point in over-
hauling and building' addition.% to
grain elevatora to Cope with the handl-
nig of the bumper drop of ' &Waste
chewan this fall " A new grain ele-
vator of 27,000 bushel capacity has
been opened for business,- and others
are being renovated in order to handle
what is expected to be a record quan- .
tity of wheat for this town.
Edmonton, Alta. -Carbon black is
not yet being manufactured in Can-
ada, but negotiations are now in pro-
gress to establish factories in the Al-
berta gas fields that are remote from
centres of population. In 1922 there
was exported from the United States
to Canada 1,500,000 pounds of carbon
-black, some of which was valued at
40 cents per pound, this grade being
used in the manufacture of special
printing • inks used for embossing,
lithographing and half -tone work. .
Victoria, B.C.-The whaling fleet
which has returned to poet, -reports a
fairly successful season, 377 whales
having been caught. Rose Harbor sta-
tion accounted for 161 whales; Kuy-
uquet, 116; Naden Harbor, 100.
Two Minutes of Silence.
Down in the Town's lopcl heart, ,
We, on euretaske intent;
geardeSistiden Stroke of bell,
And therewith silence fell
As suddenly, set wide apart,
AboVe, (air deske.ave bent,
Each in sorne•sphere of silence all his
• own- •• ' •
Not to another known.
My eyes I covered with both hands,
Brooding the'sacrifice of many lands -
What had it meet?
And then, a thought -I held my
breath --
The soul within me said:
The world whose dearest -best sank
down to death -
This world itself is dead,
A world that could or would not mend
its ill;
Gone, suddenly, stark -still! . . .
As I sat breeding there, nor heard
the bell
That for the others broke the silent
spell,
One spoke -between a smile and tear,
Her voice, half chiding: "Wake, Wake
• . up, and hear ,
The children singing -down the street
they go."
I caught the symbolled meaning -
Hope, not Pear . . .
But I -would I might know!'
• -Edith IVI. Thomas.
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RECEIVED BY . BELGIAN KING
Senator Beaubien, the head of the
Canadian Trade Commission travel-
ling in Europe with the Canadian ex-
hibition train, who, with the rest a
his party, was received in audience
by the King of Belgium,
A new Government pier is to be
erected on the Dartmouth side of Hali-
fax harbor at a cost of $75,000. The
choice of sites has not yet been de-
cided on but it is antieipated work will
actually commence in the near future.
Weekly Market Report
TORONTO.
Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern,
$1.06.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 50e; No.
3 CW, 46%c; No. 1 feed, 44%e.
Manitoba barley -Nominal.
All the above, track, bay ports.
American corn -Track, Toronto,
No. 2 Yellow, $1.25.
Ontario barley -58 to 60e.
Buckwheat -No. 2, 72 to 75c.
Ontario rye: ----No. 2, 73 to 75c.
Peas -Sample, $1.60 to $1.55.
Millfeed-Del., Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $27;
shorts, per ton, $30; middlings, $36;
good feed flour, $2.05. •
Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 96 to
98e, outside. ' •
Ont. No. 2 white oats -42 to 44e.
, Ontario corn -Nominal.
Ontario flour -Ninety per cent: pat.,
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship-
ment, $4.50e Toronto basis, $4.50;
bulk, seaboard,. $4.40. •
Manitoba flour -1st pats., in .jute
sacks, $6.50 per barrel; 2nd pats:, $6.
Hay-Extra'No. 2 -timothy, per ton,
track, Toronto, $14.50 to $15; No. 2,
$14.50; No '3, $12.50; mixed, $12-.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $9. •
Cheese -New, large, 24 to 25c;
twins, 25 to 25%e; triplets, 26 to
263c; Stiltons, 26 to 27e. Old, large,
3010 31c; twins, 31 to 32c.
Butter --Finest creamery prints, 40
to 42c; ordinary creamery, 37 to 88e;
No. 2, 36 to 37c.
Eggs -Extras, in cartons, 44 to 45c;
extras, 42 to 43e; fiesta, 38 ,to s 39c;
seconds, 81 to e2c. • "
Live* poultry -Spring chickens, 4
lbs. and over, 26e; chickens, 3 to 4
lbs., 22e; hens, over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4
to 5 lbs., 15c; do; $ to 4 lbs., ,15c;
roosters, ,15c; ducklings, over 6 lbs.,
20c; . do, 4, to 6 lbs., 18c; turkeys,
young, 10 lbs. and up, ,39c.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens, 4
lbs. and over, 83c; chickens, 3 to 4
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CANADA'S PROPOSD TRANS-CONTrNENTAL HIGHWAY.
Ontario iS expected to shorttY bii,gin ;work ,upon seven liundre,d and fifty miles of roadway to connect the
existing highways ,edst and west, and eo. complete the road from Atlantic to Pacific coasts:" The roadway to be
built ales In that part of Ontario wilt ch is, sparsely populated,bit nevertheless there are already many stretches
of good road ,whi.c.b: will be Incorporated.
pPoi.
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lbs., 30c; hens, over 5 lbs., 28e; do, 4
to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 18a;
roosters, 18c; ducklings, over 5 lbs.,
28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 25e; turkeyss
young, 10 lbs. and up, 38c.
Beans -Canadian hand-picked, lb.,
7c; primes, fieee.
Maple products -Syrup, per imp.,
gal., $2.60; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per,
gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25e.
Honey -60 -lb. tins, 12 to lac per
lb.; 10 -lb. tins, 12 to 18cp 5-1b. tins,
18 to 14e; 23-1b. tins, 14 to 15e;
comb honey, per doz., No. 1, $3.75 to
$4; No. 2, $3.26 to $3.50.
Smoked meats -Hams, med., 27 to
28c; cooked hams, 89 to 41c; smoked
rolls, 21 to 23c; cottage rolls, 22 to
24a; breakfast bacon, 80 to 34c; spe-
cial brand breakfast bacon; 34 to 38c;
backs, boneless, 31 to 37c.
Cured meats-esLong clear bacon, 50
to 70 tbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $17.60;
90 lbs. and up, $16.60; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, $36; heavyweight
rolls, $33.
Lard -Pure tierces, 17% to 180;
tubs, 18 to 18%c; pails, 18% to 19c;
i'rints, 20 to 21c; shortening tierces
51/e to 153c; tubs, 15th 16c; pails,
16 to 16%c; prints 183x'x to 18%.
Heavy steers, choice, $7.25; butchee
steers, choice, $6 to $6.50; do, good,
$5 to $5.75; do, need., $4 to $5; do,
cone, $3 to $4; butcher heifers, choice,
$5.76 to $6.26; do, med., $4 to 6; do,
cone, 8 to $3.50; butcher cows, choice,
$4 to $4.60; do, med., $8 eo $4; ,can-
ners and cutters, $1.60 to $2.50; but-
cher bulls,good, $3.50 to $4.50; do,
corn., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers,
good, $5 to $5.50; do, fair, $4.50 to
$5; stockers, good, $4 to $5; do, fair,
$8.50 to $4; milkers and springers.
$80 to $110; calves, choice, $10 to
811.; do, med., $8 to $9;. do, corn.'$4
to $6.- do grassers 58.50 to $410-
lambs, choice, $11 to $11.50; do. bucks,
$9.50 to $10; do, cone, $8 to $8.50;
sheet), light ewes good, $6 to $6.50;
do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2
to 2 50 • hogs thick, • smooth, FM.,
$8.85 to $9; do, f.o.b., $8.35 to $8.50; •
do, country points, $8.10 to $8.25; do,
selects, $9.75 to $9.90. '
MONTREAL.
Oats -go. 2 CW, 56%c; No. 3 CW, fr
55%c; extra No. 1 feed, 54c: "No. 2
local white. 53c, Flour, Man. spring
wheat pats., lsts, $6.30; 2nd, $5.80;
strong bakers, $5.60; winter pats.,
choice, $5.75- to $5.85; Rolled oats, 90 -
lb. bags, $3.05. Brans $27.25. Shorts,
530.26. Middlings, $36.26. Hay, No.
2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $16. •
Eggs, extras, 40c; firsts, 35c; see,
(molt, 30c; butter, No. 1 creamery,
361/40. Potatoes,' per bag, car lots, 95d
to $1.
Corn. balls, $2.25 to $2.75; eorft‘
dairy type cows, $1.50 to $3; fairly
good veals, $10; lighter \reale $0 'p4
$cs,v,t2.5;. hogs, thisk smoothit
and ses