The Clinton News Record, 1916-04-13, Page 2forth;mJohn Wm. Kinn, tiea-
f o t nnewele, Dublin • J. Evans,
od; A. MoEwen, Rruoak:Id; J. B,
.. • -•�"'' clean, 9etfort.hr J. Connolly. GoderJCh;
batt Ferris: Harloek.
%gents: Ed. Hfnchle�y, BeaforthI W.
Obesne9, Egmondville; W. Yeo, Holmes.
tale; Alex Leitch, Clinton;. R. 9. Jar.
ninth, Brodhagen.
Any moneyto bo paid in may be paid to
Morrioh Clothing Co,, Clinton, or at Outt'e
Grose Y, 6odsrioh.
Parties destraus to effect Inenrance or
Valletta ot3xer business will be promptly
Attended to 00 applfcatfon to any of the
above officers addressed to their respect-
. Eva bent.otrteee. Lae0ee inspected by the
director who lives nearest the seen. ,
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DIVISION' COURT OFFICE,
CLINTON.
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BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ,
NOTARY PUBLIC,,ETO.
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and on any day for which ap-
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Cameron.
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Commissioner, Ete.
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE
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We carry a Complete Stoek of
Stone's Natural Fertilizer.. Ng
better on the market. '
nay
We pay at all: teassons the highest
market prices for Hay for baling,
Seeds
American Food Corn, Red Clo-
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CHESTNUT SOFT COAL
STOVE . CANNEL COAL'
FURNACE COKE
BLACKSMITHS WOOD
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Best Quality.
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Phone 62,
How is Your
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Supply ?.
You know thane -Jewelry Store
Cutlery is out of the com-
mon class, At least, OURS
is.
It carries a distinctiveness -
an air of superiority, thab'
comes from being made with
the greatest 'care and ut-
most skill from the highest -
priced materials.
If you can use some of this
Cutlery in your home, you
will be proud of it every
time you see it on the table.
Carvers, cased, $3.00 up.
Knives, 'Forks and Spoons,
$1;00 doz. up.
Knives and Forks, steel, white
handles, $3,00 dos. up.
Let us show you our Cutlery
line. Let us tell you more
about why it is the moat
desirable that you can put
your money into.
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u si e1
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LONDON,HURON
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Why They're Bought
"I can e'ertainly say the Gin Pills
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up stairs, my fret and ankles were so
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My another, 32 years of age, is taking
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,:
"GERMAN HUMANITY
QUA
LEAGUE" AROUSED
�
Strong Manifesto Denotuiciiee . the
"Brutal Militarism of •
Prussia."
A despatch from Rotterdam says:
In a counterblast to the German Chan-
cellor's Reichstag speech, the so-ea11
ed. "German Humanity League" on
Friday issued a manifesto urging all
Germansin neutral States to strive to.
the uttermost to deliver, Germany
front the "savage and brutal militar-
ism of Prussia." The manifesto
charges that the German Government
has broken . "every rule of civilized
communities, diplomatic 'honesty and
international obligations," and is re-
sponsible "for the colossal carnage of
domestic grief, financial ruin and eco-
nomic misery which, like a nightmare
from hell, distracts the 'German peo-
ple."
GERMANS PREPARE
FOR NAVAL FIGH•IT
Gunnery Practice After Dark Gives
Impression of Battle.
A despatch from London says: -
The heavy firing beard on several
evenings in Ttiel Bay, west of Bag-
ukop, on the Danish Islanilof Lange-
land, which has given rise to rumors
of a naval 'battle, is explained by
Renter's Copenhagen corrrespondent
as having been due merely to German
naval gunnery practice of unusual pro-
portions. 14lany ships have been out
;each evening, -firing at targets towed
by fast cruisers This practice always
takes place after dark, by the use of
searchlights.
GOVERNMENT STARTS
THRIFT CAAIPAIG.N
A despatch from Ottawa says: The
Government's thrift and prodtactioti
campaign has been inangurated in "a
notice issued on rriday night urging
increased production in all lines. The
prediction is made that there will be
no absolute and enduring congestion,
and that after the war there will be
demands not for grain only, but for all
other 'module. Ample oeean tonnage
will be available, and European coun-
tries will look to Canada firsts
'I'UdlKS ORGANIZE
PEACE MISSION
A despateh:fronh Petrograd says: --
It was reported in authoritative circles
on Friday that the Young Turk* have
asked Effendi Noraboumgbian, form-
er Turkish Prime Minister, to visit
London and Paris to inquire into the
possibilities of a separate peace for
Turkey. .
In most cases an engaigenient ring
is a hand of hope.
There Is
Cold Day .Corning'
Why not prepare for it by
ordering your winter supply '
of Lehigh Valley Coal. None
better in the world.
Mese. Phone 12.
011lee Phone 40.
A. J. HOL 3N -AV.
THE CHILDREN
OF TO BY
just as they are -in their ie.
door play, or at their outdoor
play -they are constantly of-
fering temptatioua for the
KODAK
Let i
t keep them for .you ms
they are now,.
Let it keep many' other.hap-
penings that are +t, source of
pleasure to you:
BROWNaleS,, $2 TO $12;
KODAK$, $7 TO $25.
Also full stock of Films and
Supplies. We do, Developing
and Printing, Remember the
place:
Ej rrC4.XAL STORE
E
K1LTI KISS AL ri
get ainiberovth pt �tr>Ijassila:ISeotil l)
girl again!! � nevet
A OLITION ' OF THE •
L
THErt L Cf as 7!he speaker swings himself tin.the:
borr'ier s, 1 hon deomc young kiitie, anti
right and left imprints Insses .on
\Sti1liN "SANDY" LEAVES 1•`O!i the :faces of. all tate girle nearest hint,
Curiously enough, not a single one
TEE BATTLE FRONT. protests! I eILW some of 11101 :even
return the salute with interest,
hisses Ail the Gfrle.
}lien Adair Tells of Sad and Merry Seeing girls .!felt themselves whirled
!loft incl kissed before the eyes of
Scenes In Edinbnrjty, their startled relatives. Older girls
Station. were embraced with as much ';seder
as were the young'aivl beeoiniig, 1't
The chorusaiege to the roof of the took the naffed efforts of ti
te eailway
Caledonian' Railroad statien in Edin- guard, train attendant 5
s and onloolrers
burgh, Fres hundreds of Sandy ltic- to 00nvirrce t11e gay soldier that the
Pavishes,. who never will come hack 10.30 p.m• was'leally waiting for laic
again; are leaving on the big troop_ ,stalwart .presence. -.Laughingly, he
train for the firing line. Above the !lung out of the window and waved
noise of the engines,, escaping. abeam faaeweIls. ;
and the voice of the singers, comes A' aihrill. aheiele :from the engine ---
the faintskirlingof pipes, writes El- a thunder -0' h lrrahs-a strange tight -
len Adair from Edinburgh in • the ening of the; throat; and the 10.80
Philadelphia Ledger.
"The ' Cantpbefls Are Connin"
eehoe
s through the statioli. And the
old ,familiar strains bring tears to
the eyes, of the eider. folk, who re-
member them in happier times.
There's always a pathos and e hidden
heartache ie the music of tho Scot-
tish pipes.
Out of Edinburgh's streets into the
railroad station marches a curious lib-
tle party, led by n ]kilted soldier, rifle
in one hand, the other linked in the
arm of an old' man, bent with years.
Immediately behind comes e string of
relatives and friends. In the rear, a
rues really off'. There was a sud
quietness as in the station. A: gray,
solat' 1
c. oolc was on the faces of th
mothers who would not weep.
thers, suddenly grown. bent and bis
walked, strangely stern-faced,
ward the .exit -sled girls with to
stained Tames, were fingering ri
and keepsakes.
The last to leave the station e
the little -Highland mother, who
come that day from the Island
Lewis to see her son go off.
walked out proudly, with her heat
and her eyes shining. 'ado might
Spau'tan motlhere have walked, T
younger brother is struggling unclog I saw her draw something.etealtl
the weight of a tightly packed !cit from the folds of her . ehabhy
bag -€and all like singing. gown, and, bending, kiss it easel
For the returning soldier taut be ately. W" "his" photogra
cheered on his'way. Such is the "Never lonely, for my heart is '
Breed of Scotland. "Sandy McTavish"
once more makes the smoke -clouded
roof ring. Other partiesboundfor
the same destination enter the eta -
ion. Voices are reinforced, and
strange "bombs" punctuate the dif-
erent songs.
Sandy .in a Scrap.
At the harriers beside the big train
he soldier stops. "No one but tickeb-
older* admitted," says the man at
he gates:
"But this is the auld man," says the
ig soldier, amazed; "d'ye mean to
ay he's no' to get seein' the train
way; and him with specie) leave from
the night shift, too! Ye big stupid,
tend aside, and let's pass!"
"Ticket holders only," says the
card laconically, barring the way.
A dramatic pause. Then:""If my
uld faither's no' good enough to get
Ito the station, then I'in no' good
nough to go to Prance," says the big
oldier angrily. "You just haul your
ongue. This is a question of pim-
ple, no' of discipline."
The situation appears helpless. For
'hen the Seotchman talks of "men -
plc," then be sure he's as door and PROF. CECIL LAYELL,
Roo ged and immovable as the Castle
missing Toronto profeesor,.who hue
A sudden rift in tine lute. Into the
turned up in ColWrad'o Simmers,
'enhbling hand of the "auld man" a _ -_... - ---
'deet is thrust by 11 kindly spectator.
This'll carry you as far as the next ! IPPJNC LOSSES
atior," says a voice, "and you'll be
lowed on the platform now." .LIG THE WA
Through the barriers tramps a now
iiimphant and smiling soldier, the
uld man" proudly at his side. "Did -
ed them that time, didn't we, faith-
?" he chuelcies, "They're mighty
!r, but 00' fly enough!"
Here comes another soldier, one
nl carrying his equipment, the other
and the waist of a pink-cheeked
nl. "I'll aye be kiddie' for your
tors, Annie," he says, "and when I
me back-"
Annie
presses her arm. Her rosy
ce smiles up bravely, and for a
et. moment she forgets the fear
ay down in her patriotic heart, In
r glistening eyes one elan picture
conking back -eke little home -the
stalwart husband peace after
r, happiness after pair).
The minutes -such en mime last
lutes •-quhekly pass A little_ kid -
carrying his father's rifle staggers
tally along beside another soldier.
ere's a quiet -faced woman, too, a
tan shawl about her and in Inc
wl a tiny figure that stares with
s of iunoeent wonderment at the
ne. "She'll be a big girt when
come back," says the woman slow -
"kiss daddy good -by, baby."
Happy Harry.
den
de-
Oae;
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to-
ar-
R �6e Y PEPSJA OVERCOME
ALE F ODKA
Tcne Up the Story:aohh..w th llood'a
arsap;rril)a.
I'!' I4 w0$Rla.314(; OTJ'I' Sf'1.13N) ill' l' iFltcn yo 11111'
1 ) .Y. I o dyslKjtsia your'
IN •JIL1SSIA. Ilii J,r nliherable, ) ou, ;il,lit+o a :bad
l ails in your mouth a ;tehidernes„r-
al 1110 pit of yorir S102110011 a feelin
\deo;•i
'eta Are (' )12fl)y p 1' ' g
wteadier' at. \Norte sed 1 3 n ac s;' hrarlall}Je heart-
Produetiviey Ilan learn,;raft somotincs l33U33t .
l)rsl)rpsia is `diftienit d• f
Iionc. lip. lees Ion-.
Ihat is what itis word`omens-and
D, Jet J..IJ.ralon t ives k ,ery heart. 1110 orlIy way to •e' rift of it is to
ening account of the f051,118 of the Ice vigor and line to the etomaelt
abolition of the sale of tocllet '!n Rus- and the 22.1
sza Jule digestive system.
Writrn> , �
n the
Movie 6 is L n t
w he say,. ;
"It was iu the face of portentous rlru ,�1.i1s, i0 file One inedir;ine'which`•
n er a attel;mg shock acts on , the si:ornaeA d.vs'rgh the
f k
a 1•einpo.aj'y head's '5arsa )sults
I sold by' • all
Tassel and ender the b '
of c ootn that the l sat', responding to
a 1lcroic impulse, ;gave definiteness
and compression to the vague yearn-
ing of the Ru i
9fi aT) ne�l
1 op c to i'!rs thenl-
selve
s of the vice oi' ill wrkemjess and
rise to the higher' life. And by a
seethe of the pen he pat a sudden 004'
to the `drunken budget,' prohibited the
sale of vodka, and' closed the t:overii-
melit spirit shops.
"`blood and also direct!}- Ifs bone -
[heal
nil'ecls are felt at onnu. Inr-
proeenlent begins inrn edialiely,•
Hood's
n•
5 iso
)sift! "
a
ill
ihe the
blood, makes the rich red blood that
is ir0eded :for perfetrt c1iesfion, and
builds np the whole system. Be sure
to get Hood's, for uo Mho'mediclsu
con take its place.
nge "This'entailed one of the most sud. y - ' - .-
den and serious losses suffered by the, grown-upv. In the free "'tiling'
as Wrenn, of :finances, l�or ei the rooms provided by the Zenlstvos the
lac! yeax 19.13 -the Wit that concerns us demand for books on ,tlussian history,
of here --the mile of vocllca had yielded geeg2'aphy, and war is considerably h=
She 000. infinite roubles, and was steadily exoess' of the :supply. The halls it'
1' np inere•ae ng. The Russian people ae- t 113312 lectures are oceasionf41y given
the eepted tt wittingly, find 1n nunierois are ct'owded, and the nowapaper Ihat.
hen asses hazier) i,4 with joy, penetrated into the most sequestered
rily The effect of this measure on the country places.
old well. -beteg "f the population has been "There can be no doubt thatsobrfety
on- snpereatively beneficent. Materially is having a most salutary effect on the
ph, and morally this enforced sobriety has Russian people, from whichever angle
vrti revived ail that was best among the of vision one may study the pitme-
n latent elements of the national char- mena. They are becoming thrifty to
actor, . The war having taken away a degree calculated to surprise those
from the rural districts a large per- who knew them as wasteful and sloe-
centage of the laboi'ers who tilled the enly During the firtyt twelve month,
fields, one might, expect to see signs of the war the savings banks deposits
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softly.
ete
on his kit -bag and cheerily
Polishing his rifle, sits happy !tarry,.
the delight of his regimeinb, lie's only.
a little private, lyithe eclette r"ri'eck-
let n)ndimpudent Tittle snub
nose, but the men all love him, for
nothing daunts him, and troubles slide
from his genial nature like water
from 1 duck's hack. !oaten to Ilkl-
ey Harry singing," cries someone,
"0 does your heart good to hear him.
ile never can hit the tune, but I'm
thinking no music's better than his
voice."
.And sure enough, the voice of Hap-
; py Harry rises, triumphant and ran -
cans above the babel of voices,
(Poor happy Harry! His eyes are
closed forever now, and his cheery
voice is stilled to a big last silence,
`Somewhere in France.)
The train is ready to leave when a
curious air wh t their way toward
the barrier's. Such a splendid High-
land soldier, with the odor of clean,
reinswept pinewoods clinging to his
uniform, his ryes like the blue of the
seas around his nstive shoes.
A little old. woman is dinging 11
this arm, and' at every noise she starts
timorously. For they come from the
lonely Island of Low1s, away in the
w,esl of Scotland, and to -day is the
first eime she 11as ever seen a rixil-
roadStation or a railroad 10ltin: She
talks half in Gaelic, half in English,
and she's so old that her voice is thin
and cracked.
"It's dreary that 3'1:1 be without
'you" she is saying, "Yet. never lone-
ly, ;Po' my heart is with you all the
Lime. And len so neer the journey's
end myself that if you're called first,
191 oily follow all the leaner-„
'The guard is flashing his lamp
now and the train is on the eve of
starting, when Burry up there, or
you'll miss 1110 train!" goes the warn-
ing about, The men all 01111112 aboard..
Ther! a bilge figure drops from the
train, with the ory: "Dold on a min-
ute, guard! I'm gain' to ides all the
O\'Eft 400 BRITISI•I SHIPS IIAV
BEEN SUNK.
at .the people have grown poorer
on that account. But the contrary ie
the case. The land -tax is being paid
with a punctuality that challenges ad-
miration., and it should not be forgot-
ten that the tax in question is 250
increased by morn than a miLlloli
roubles, despite the increased taaniti0n;
which had been regulated .on a base
that allowed for increased spvings
consequence of the vodka pr3liilsition,"
per cent: higher than it was Bofors LOSSES 2®0'000
the opening o£ the war. J �R
People Saving Money.
"And in addition to these patriotic
efforts the people are saving money.
Deposits are considerable, and are in-
creasing. One Zenlsky institution
writes: "The money confided to the
co-operative .societies already amounts
to Half a million. roubles,' The indus-
trial chiefs of Moscow instituted an
enquiry a short time ago into the ef-
fects of the vodka prohibition on the
operatives of the Moscow district dur-
ing the first three months, as compar-
ed with the three corresponding
months of the preceding year. Re-
plies were received from 172 firms,
which give employment to• 2,147,000
men, di• a.bnut one-fourth of the en-
tire working population of the Mos quarters, in which the figur , have
cow •Industrial Province, been rigorously checked and verl'io,l."
"During those three months, the
number of drunken bouts was less by Fllia1 Observation•
7.3,457,000 working hours, or, say, 31. „
per cent, In the metallurgical works When I was 7000 ago 'i cl;cin'1
dance till 1 or 2 o'clock In th
the loss of productivity from the same
Seated
mere.
BEFORE VERDUN
Germans Have Sacriliced Greufrst
Force in Whole Range of
SVarfare.
A despatch from Paris seers: The
German losses before Verdun up to
the present time have Peached the
lunge total of '200,000 men, one of the
greatest battle losses in the .thole
range of warfare, according to esti-
mates made public here bo day from at
semi-official source -"the 1•-:<+11i: of
careful enquiry' made in the ;lighted
cause had fallen from 4 to 2 per cent fag."
The numberof accidents had also de Well, Paw," replied the aunt; man
creased by 8.7 per cent. The fines in- who !vas being reproved,'maybe if
flicted on 2orl0nhen for disorderly
con -you had you wouldn't be obligee to
E duct and negligence had dropped from spend so much time and money now.
46,048 to 26 560 rouhlec d tl taking dancing lessons."
France and Britain have Virtually
Made the Losses
Go6d.
Admiral Sir Cyln'ian Bridge, in a
report on merchant shipping losses,
gives elle following statement of total
losses to shipping' from the beginning
of the war to March 23:
Lasses to Belligerents,
Steamers- Tons.
British . .. , ...... 370 1,320,000
French 41. 140,000
Belgian. . 10 30,000
Russian , 27 42,000
Italian 21 70,000
Japanese . 3 • 19,000
Sailing vessels -
British , 31 19,000
French . 12 18,000
Russian . ... , 8 7,000
Italian . 0 3,000
Trawlers -British, 237.; French, 7
Belgian, 2.
,-i ii b111 %Neutrals,
otea tilers- Tons.
Norway . 50 96,000,
Denmark . 18 88,000
Sweden . 83 42,000
Holland 22 74,000
United States 0 10,000
Greece . .. 11 22,000
Spain. 4 9,000
Persia . ,,,..... 1 750
Portugal , , , 1 1325
Sailing vessels..
Norway . 2'2, 20,000
Denmark 10 1,600
Sweden . .. , 7 2,000
Holland , 2 225
United States 1 176
Trawlers -Denmark, 1; Holland, 7.
Less Than 4 Pcr cene
The loss to British steam shipping,
says the report, is less than 4 per
cent. of the total number of vessels
under the British flag, and slightly
02e1 si::'per cent. of their total tan-
te further comment, Admiral bridge
details the amount of meVella n t ship-
ping built in Prance and Great i3rit-
ain since the beginning or the war,
snd slime nem the wee 0Oseea have
virtialiy- been matte good thereby,
hl 1e1.5,e says the report, dear
more than 1 yea1' of the wall, the
steam sleeping of Great Britain in-
creased 88 vessels and 344,000 tons."
Italy and Russia also show an in-
crease, while France- is short only
12,600 tons,
Not .Due to Subs.
"Ib is, therefore, clear, says the
report, `,that ilia present shortage of
tonnage is due, not to the action of
submarines, but to the great require-
inenihi of the military .and naval
forces. The latest published state-
ment of these enolw that they are
demanding 3,100 merchant vessels."
It looks 'as if : seem men actually
enjoy being: mean.,
_, an to pro-
ductivity of the men had risen by 4.4
per cent. The general productivity
of all hands had gone up by 7.1 per
cent.
Thrifty to a Degree.
"On the other hand, hunger and
thirst for knowledge display them-
selves in various and quaint ways.
The demand for books can hardly be
satisfied. A desire to be ablate write
to their men folk at the front stimu
Tates women and children to learn to
read and write. Responding to a
general desire, the authorities are
opening after-dinner schools for
The Educated Tramp.
Lady --And you say you are an
educated man ?
Wearied Will -Yes, mum, I'm a
roads scholar.
The +Genius.
Johnnie -1 wish I was Tommy
Jones.
Mother -Why? You are ,;armee-
tltan he is, you have a better memo,
more toys and More pocket stoney.
Johnnie -Yes, I know; but he. min
wiggle his ears.
BIG BATTLE ON THE YSER
FROM Y FRES • TO THE COAST
Germans Are Making Extensive PrPTMarations for a
Nighty Struggle at an Early Date.
A.
despatch from London says: The ly reinforced. In towns behind the
lines, such as Bruges, Ghent, and
Deynze, new German troops includ-
ing the latest levies, have been sta-
tioned.
Hospital accommodations have been
trebled. While the eyes and ears of
the world are turned toward Verdun,
Germany is contemplating n mighty
effort either by or against the British.
Daily Mail Rotterdam correspondent
states that a big battle on the 'Yser
front may be expected shortly. Ile
states that he has reliable information
the Germans are making exten-
sive1 e g
sive preparations 'for a severe strug-
gle between Ypres and the coast.
The .entire coast area has been strong -
GERMAN FORCE SURROUNDED
AND OBLIGED TO SURRENDER
General Smuts Wins An
British in
Important Success for the
East . Africa.
A. despatch from London says; An-
other success for the British in East
Africa is repotted by Lieut. -General
Jan C. Smuts, commander of the Brit-
ish expedition operating againsb the
Germans in the fellowwing despatch:
"As the result of a movement on the
afternoon of Monday, mounted troops,
under Gen, Vaulderventer, successfully
surprised a Gorman force 'with ma-
chine guns stationers in a mountain
stronghold in the Arusha region. This
force was surrounded during thi
course of Tuesday and surre'ndeeecl
Thursday morning.
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