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, . 4111 sell for pettor prices, to
better mea, in loss tune and lees charges
than any otuer Auctioneer in East Heron or
bo won't on too anything. Pates and orders
can always .,e arranged at this office or by
personal anpliontton.
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The Methodist Pastoral Term,
Ai the February Quarterly Board
Meetings of ,the Methodist Church a
referendum vote by ballot on the mat-
ter of retaining or changing the pres-
ent time limit of the Pastoral term will
Ise taken,
Leased Seconastore.
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. a Wesley Walker lief
and el I have it refitted and will use 1
for fancy fur,tlture, musical insttu
mems, talking machines, etc,
leased the store next to his own for
merly occupied by Junes Tltontso
Resigns Office,
Rev. E. G. Powell, who has been oti
of the field secretaries for the Cont
mitt'ee of One hundred, has resigned
owing to ill health, Mr. Powells re
cent auto experience near Listowel
bringing him to the decision that his
army had retired to the Yser f
s and ;the Germans had made t
t triumphal entry into Ostend the
heard frau firsthand sources
great expectations Germany
islled in regard to her possessions
n the Belgian coast. A group of D
Journalists, whom I had Joined,
lerviewed some German officers
e the Dutch -Belgian border. The
rontforming o 1
rtn tag a tremendous shelter, All ••*yy*••*•****••********•***•***•*4o9 4.cy**4o*••*•M
belt along it were installed powerful 9
1 cranes, Big warehouses were con- a
What structed in anticipation of a big busi- a
Hoar- Hess, The pilot building was greater 0
of than that at Antwerp, and it seemed s
utch as if King Leopold's dream would a
in- come true, But it was proved that 0
on a harbor movement could not be •
Ger- irattsferred by the stroke of a pen. y6.
rant Antwerp was flourishing more than o
ay s, ever. tier impart and export figures a
heir grew every year, while no ships e.
Jus- came to Zeebrugge. 6
to Other ditticullles arose, Time after b
Qf- time sand hued the harbour, and al-
most continuous dredging was Hetes 6
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health must be looked after; for the
time being. His resignation takes of
feet today. In the meantime Mr.
Powell will reside in London, His
many friends will hope that his en-
forced holidays will bring flim back to
good health again,
TOGOARO AGAINST
THIS TROUBLE
"FRUIT -A -TAMS" — The Wonderful
Fruit Medicine—will Protect You
Autointoxication means self -poison-
in
g, caused bycontinuous us or partial
p a
constipation, or insufficient action of
the bowels.
Instead of the refuse matter passing
daily from the body, it is absorbed by
the blood. As aresult, MeKidneysand
Skin are overworked, in their efforts to
rid the blood of anis poisoning.
Poisoningofehe blood in this way often
causes Indigestion, Loss of Appetite
and Disturbed s ulbed Stomach. It may
duce Headaches and Sleeplessness. 14
may irritate the ICidneys and bring on
Pain in the Back, Rheumatism, Gout,
and Rheumatic Pains. It is the chief
cause bf Ecaema—and keeps Ike whole
systevlNnhealtlfybytheconstantabsorp-
tiouinto the blood of this refuse matter.
"Fruit -a -Lives" will always cure Auto-
itsIoxieatiofr or self-poisoning—as
" Fruit-a-tives" acts gently on bowels,
kidneys and skin, strengthens the
bowels and tones up the nervous system.
50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid on
receipt ofprice byrruft-a-tiveaLimited,
Ottawa.
Pot
i
oes
Wanted
Any person having Pota-
toes for sale should, be-
- fore selling, call and see
or telephone
W. J. -McCracken
M Phones 43 or 27. BRUSSELS
Peal etas Items
Lient. Harry Moore, who was wound-
ed in France is getting along nicely and
is now in a hospital in England.
R. Thuell and family have moved to
the dwelling at the Electric Light plant
for the Winter to economise fuel.
'I'oo bad to do away with the Charlie
Chaplin mustache In the army, especial-
ly now that Winter is coming on, Veri-
ly a soldiers life is one of maty perplex-
ities.
Toes cottage of John Angus, Mill st„
bag nudergone quite a transformation
by metal siding, new sash, &c., which
add. greatly to the comfort and appear.
mace of the property.
Tun property owned by the late Mrs.
Barbera Strachan, corner of Elizabeth
and Frederick streets, has been parches•
ed by George McNichol, whose pretnises
adjoin on the West. This gives him a
fine plot,
Beusstn,s Girl Guides has been forint).
ate in securing Nurse Deadnnau, who is
home for a while front Toronto, to give
a retie.; of lessons iu First Aid, &a, that
ere both interesting and will prove most
useful in the days to come.
We regret to hear that Mrs. Ben,
Gerry, a former well known Brussehte
is not having good health, Trouble is
of a nervous character, superinduced by
the sudden death of her sun, Bert and
her grandson, Pte, Hervey Willis,
Old friends here hope to hear of early
improvement,
The friends of Ewart Cameron, who
trained the Signalling Section of the
teeth Battalion, will be pleased to learn
that he has been advanced to the office
of Captain. He bad command of B.
Company, which we believe was recruit-
ed about Merton mud went oversea: as
a Lieutenant. Captain Cameron is a son
of D, E Cameron, Lucknow, and a
nephew of J, 19 Cameron, London,
Formerly of Brussels
Towns have been planted in three of
the beds on the boulevards by the Hor-
ticultural Society -for next Spring's
blooming. Are you in the number of
those who wish to have our town known
as "i3russels the Henu'ifui 7" A good
way to prove it would be a membership
in iirusseln Horticultural Society and
the receipt of a fine lot of bulbs, shrubs,
Irene, &c., gratis this Fall and next
Spring Horticnituril tyeer commences
on Nov, rst,
Fluff NON Bra'l'11DAV.—The tolnowing
Frain the Toronto News refers to Mrs,
john Myers, for long years a resident
of Stratford anti mother of Mrs. Powell,
who with her husband Were former
Brusselites ,—"Mrs, G. A. Powell, 37
Warren road invited her Friends to a
reception on Wednesday November 7th,
from 3 t0 6, in honor of het mother's,
Mrs., Myers, 93rd birthday. Since the
beginning of the war,Mn', Myers at her
ativaneed ago, has toed over too band-
ages and Tins kuitted 73 pairs of socks,"
Mr. Powell lost his Iife'lu the sinking of
the Lrtsitauia, while enrotite to Gnglaucl
on a pla'ohttsing trip for the ltatou
faun,
malts were always willing to g
interviews to neutrals in those d
for they believed in advertising 1
tints, or rather, explaining and
Hiving theta, and especially liked
advertise their galns, One of the
ricers was the spokesman.
file presence of German sold
Oil the Belgian coast," said he,
the realization of a long-cherls
German ideal, for between them
England is only a strip of water
few miles wide. The German Emp
extending to the North Sea, will
a stop to England's supremacy
the seas, for is not Germany a
the strangest on land?
"Napoleon," continued th
"Called Cntied Antwerp'a
loaded d
aimed at the heart of Engle
Napoleon did not see as
know as much as we do to -day."
Germany was already busy
preparations to exploit her n
(uired naval position. Why
burgge so great an acquisition?
tett was as kuolvn all over th
and so was Antwerp, but
ever heard of Zeeburgge?
is that this harbor rbor'had o
been en fi tis
t hed by the Belgian g
as n climax in their dream of
expansion, of more exports
ports of Belgium. It was t
location for a submarine ba
pecially for submarine whose
tion field was to be on the Irl
and the English coast.
steamer with moderate spec
from Zeebrugge, reach
in only a few hours. Su
could return in no time to their
for supplies, or, which is i
intpofiant, report for inst
and with news. An almost
communication with the base
of the great factors In su
warfare. For that reason Zt
was an ideal port,
But Germany saw even m ad-
vantages. From Zeebrugge a 1,
wide and deep enough to all a
vessels,' had been dug for exporta-
tion
purposes to Bryges. This n
wasin
German hands, at a relatively
safe distance front the enemies'lin-
es, Germany's scheme was e,
but with great possibilities f c -
cess, in the vicinity of Burges, g
tate canal, submarine -building s
were rushed to completion t,
the foundations were already
laid for commercial purposes e
Belgian people. Surges was -
ted with Germany by direct
lines, and the raw material -co e
shipped from Germany without -
lay or difficulties, as all alonge
line the territory was held by
Ger-
many. The parts came to
and the submarine was built, la
on the canal, and In less 1
two hours had reached Zeebrugge,s
base, ready for action.
From Zeebrugge probably
on its tragic Mission the sub
that fired tate torpedo into th
tame, and when Germany d
upon her ruthless warfare,
Germany herself knew how Import-
ant a role Zeebrugge would pi
the present war game. Yet eve
day many a follower of the
hardly knows where to find
Brugge on the Wrap. It is the
Brit-
ish fleet, however, that knows
Zeebrugge means, and the only
sot that the almost continuous
bardment of the port has
done sufficient damage is tlta
Ger-
ninny has given to Zeebrugge a
derful system of defence.
Many times a landing of
troops on the Belgian coast
been considered, but England
experienced at tremendous
What a landing means, be it in
lipoli or in Belgium. So it has
decided that the evacuation of
Belgium coast by German troops,
however important it is, can be
result only of a well -organized
operation of land and sea f
pounding from opposite direr
it is to be hoped that the r
gains in Flanders justify the
pect- of success for such co-opera-
tion.
Holds Big Newspaper Job.
Mr, Alonzo T. Macdonald, brilliant
Clinton old boy, recently with the
Toronto Globe and previously with the
Toronto. News. has become general
manager of the Washington (D. C.
Times,and '
Is now on the to
job. Y.
Macdonald is a son of the. ate J P.
Macdonald who resided here for some
time, has had a creditable career, hav-
ing served on the Denver Rocky
Mountain News, the Denser Times,
Chicago Inter -Ocean, New York Daily
News and Louisville Herald, ,always
holding positions among the `way-ups,l
Greater Production for 3918,
Anne
e t 3
n was held recently scent!
atTor-
onto 7o
onto to take
up thequestion of re
greater
production for 1918, and from that
meeting other meetings are being held
all over Ontario. A meeting to plan
fora future meeting was held in the
town hall on Wednesday to snake ar-
rangements for a bigger crop in Cen-
tre Fluron in 1918, Mr, 'McQueen of
Toronto, was here to discuss the mat-
ter with the board, which Was com-
posed of Messrs. Amos Smith, Listow-
el, J. P. McArthur, Ethel, J, Salkwe8,
W. 11. Lobb, of Goderich Township and
Mr. Doupe, of Exeter. Delegates will
meet here on the 32nd, -
70,000 Autoea in Ontario
Official reports received in Toronto.
to indicate an increase of slightly more
than „fifty per cent. in the number of
autotnobiles in actual use In the Domin-
ion at the present flute over the total
for 1916. According to statements
from o the
cities,- the cars in
use in Canada -now total approximately
57600
o. Theapproximate
total on
December 31, 1916, was 117,000, ac-
cording to the official statistics. This
makes an increase this year to date of
59,6000 with three months of the year
to conte.- The Province of Ontario
continues to lead with a present total
of about 70,000 cars registered, as
compared with approximately X5,000
last December,
Listowel
Three members of the 110th Battal-
ion are reported in casualties in mes-
sages received this week. Pte. Roy
Sctlotts is reported killed in action
and Pte, Harold Winslow son of Ed.
Winslow and Pte. Harold Brownsou
wounded. Pte. Sehotts was married
only a short a time before he went
overseas to Alias Ida Fleet. David
Park, of Ehna township, received
official word that his son, Pte, Max
Perk, also of the 110th Battalion was
Lilted in action.
Belmore
E. and Iters. Peterman, Wingham,
visited friends here last week.
Misses Evelyn Crawford and M.
Metcalf were appointed as delegates
to attend the Endeavor Society Con-
vention at Hamilton last week.
A very highly and much respected
resident of this place, in the patron of
W. J. MuGrogan. passed away Wed-
uestlay. Nov. 7th, after about two
months illness. Deceased leaves to
mourn his loss, hie wife, 4 daughters
and a boy. Miss Annie, Toronto ;
Kathleen, Margaret and Helen and
Eddie at home: 4. huge number of
friends and relations attended the
funeral service in 1'Vinghatu on Friday
showing the high esteem in -which
he was (Held.
ZEEBRUGGE, GERMANY'S SUB. NEST
German Engineering Skill has Made a
Submarine Base where King Leopold
Tried Vainly to Build a Great Port
of Trade.
By EGBERT HANS.
Since the Germans occupied the
Belgian coast British worships have
.tt shorter or longer intervals, when-
ever possible, bombarded Zeebrugge,
From the brief news items, almost
hidden in the columns of more ex-
citing but not always more import-
ant affairs, it has seemed' as if tile
British fleet bombarded Zeebugge
when it had nothing better to do,
Yet the present tremendous drive
by the Allies in Flanders, which be-
gan with the successful blowing up
of the Messhnes,Wytschsete Ridge,
has the same object as the repeated
bombardment of Zeebrugge and
other parts of the Belgian coast --
the
object of destroying one of the
most important submarine bases,
which enable Germany to continue
her sea warfare.
It was shortly after - the Belgian
Steady Work and Good Wages
—FOR --
girls and Wornen
Apply. at
Excelsior' Knitting
Mills t Brussels
pull Phones 20x or Sir,
tars Bary, Only one steamship line estab-
"Is fished itself at Zeebrugge, running a
hed boat to dull (England) twice a
and week, and that only !a summer, the
a vacation season. Now and again a
ire small boat would run in looking as if
put it was a mistake. Finally the Bel -
of gians became acccuslomed to the
Iso idea that Zeebrugge was a failure,
and a very expensive failure. And
ak- when Germany took possession of
tol Zeebrugge b e theBelgians
6gsaid "After
nd all, It is a good thing, as Zeebrugge
nor is no good,"
Of course Germany experienced
itk the same difficulties about the sand,
ac- which constantly filled the harbor,
ee- ani she tried to engage the services
Os- of the engineer-In-cheif • who had
Id been in charge of the works. He
ad was a Refuggee in Holland, The in -
act waders offered him a royal salary,
est but
heproudly udl
o replied heal thth'
p v P n 1 ser-
le,s
vices were not for solo to theen-
ter emies of his country and that hei
m- would rather see his life work de-
cal stroyed than think it was of the
es- least assistance to "a nation of
ra- thieves." The answer was one of
ea the many bitter pills administered
all to Germans in the form of blunt but
Id, heroic responses from Belgians
nd tempted with money.
es
1 due ue tit
f ne, however, through
se the clever engineers of her owls, the
as Germans found means to stake the
ns harbor of use for submarine traffic.
nt More and more submarines, built ' y
ne at the Bruges yards, found their 0
Ile way along the canal to their new
ge base.
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England,' a
far
w
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was Z
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who 11
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peop
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and 1
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Irish
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Engle
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radio
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btnarl
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ow se
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s w
elative
Im
silnpl
or suc-
cess. ton
yard
In fat
there,
the
connec-
ted
old b
de-
lay th
Ger
Burges
bathed
that
it'
started
morin,
e Lusl-
ecided
only
ntport-
ay in
n to.
war
Zee -
what
rea-
son
t Ger-
won.
British
has
has
costs
Gal-
lipoli
the
co-
orces,
tions.
scent
pros-
pera-
nter-
than
than
only
Its
due
of
only
sit-
uated
at
more
to
Is a
from
rtla-
strlp
big-
gest
.
Not far from Ostend Is Bruges,
a dead City, but once a great
bot called the "Venice of the
th." That was hundreds of years
and where the harbor was
e are now fertile pioders "Sur -
ruled by dikes. King Leopold, in
dreams, saw the resurrection of
ges, If once more it could be
ed with the sea, It was a trey
ttdous scheme. Besides, it had
ilea! advantages, willaJa got for
the assistance of the party then
power lite Catholic party or Con-
atives. Antwerp was a centre of
•.liana as well as of commerce.
ders was Catholic and Censer-
ve, but sons agricultural without
rnational commerce. An interna-
Dual harbor in Catholic Flanders
Id reduce the supremacy of the
rat centre, Antwerp.
ork started al Zeebrugge. An
wise wail was built, stretching
tate sea nearly two miles and
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The history of Zeebrugge Is inter-
esting from other standpoints
the present strategic one. Less
20 years ago it was composed
of a few miserable fishing huts.
creation as a maritime port was
to the ambitions of King Leopold
Betel unt, Antwerp was the
Belgian port for export and import.
It is not even a seaport, for it is
on tate Scheldt river, and
boats can reach the sea only
Flushing, distant a trip of
than live hours, a period sometimes
much increased by the delay due
the tide.. Besides, Flushing 1
Dutch town, and thus the road
Antwerp to tate sea is an itnte
tional-one, To the west is a
of sea where Ostend was the
gest Belgian port, but her star{
activities were Limited to a single
line to Dover, a line of smelt
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Now'adays, when the news has
been spread that Germany is will-
ing to "exchange" Belgium in an
eventual peace discussion, is Is in-
teresting to reflect upon the point
of viewr
expressed by the German
officer mentioned above. It may
have been e n only,
an individual
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ops
ion, but there is no doubt that Ger-
many, the nation of militarism, at -
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harrow and other labor and time -saving
machinery.
A farmer with a Ford car can dispense with
one or two of his horses and make the trips to
town, railway station, creamery, or to the nesgh-
bours in one-third the time. In fact there is no
farm machine made that will save the busy
farmer and his busy wife so match valuable time
as a Ford, And it's so easy to take care of•- fa
easier than a horse. No bed to make, or hay and
oats to get, no harnessing and unharnessing, and
no stables to clean. The Ford practically takes
care of itself.
Ask any farmer who owns a Ford if he would
ever again t;y to get along without it. His
answer will hasten your decision to own one,
TILLS UNIVERSAL CAR
Touring • - $495.
Runabout - $475
P. O, B. MBA ONS',
Dealer Brussels