The Seaforth News, 1917-03-08, Page 1425
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Expansion
A striking change is noticeable in
Canada, which has. grown up gradually
eine the war began in the average
citizen—the person so often described
se the "Man iu the street "
One cannot fail to notice that men
in ordinary conversation have almost
maimed to (Beams what used to be the
only subject—either the weather or
'business, Ineteud you find them dis-
cussing the different Natural) of the war
sed why their sympathies are with this
sr that nation; why the soldiers need
their belp and work; what should be
done for the Bed Cress or the Patriotic
Fund. Or you find them debating the
eights of some neutral nation in war
time; or they are dieeussiug the differ-
ent attitudes of the United Suttee.
]!Many of the views may be based upon
imperfect information, or imply crude
motions of international law, but they
ere generally carefully considered and
spoken with en sero conviction.
This hiudliug of eager intoroat among
Oanadians in questions whish once
would hardly hove been given a thought
it a symptom It allows that peoples
viaon iu growtug wi or that he realizes
more the effete of international polities
and that Canada now stands in a now
relation to them
Oupade is daily growing in import-
ance by the terrible auorifieos she is
making for the cause of freedom and
liberty,
National Service Literature
One of the moot valuable of recent
literary contribution to the groat armee
is a booklet by Professor Stephen Lea -
cook, entitled "National Organization
for War." In this booklet, Dr. Len-
oock makes an urgent call for national
thrift and national saving. lie attacks
in vigorous style the evils of. extravag.
ante at tins omits in Canada's history
K4 and by trenchant phrase and apt Mils-
tration diepoeee of varioue common
errors in regard to indivudal apending
of money during war time.
This pamphlet wee orginally publish.
ed by Dr Lea000k himself, but the
National gorvios Board were so non-
vinoed of its value in oonnootion with
their Thrift Campoig'n that they have
had it republished and have undertaken
Red Cross Report
The following is the Seerotarye report
for February -
444 sufts,of pyjamas
72 Flamed shirts
348 Pairs of sucks
498 Towels
24 Personal Property Bags
16 Quilts
6 Trench Caps
6 PAWS of wristlets
3.Dreeeing gowns
Edna DeLaooy
Elect.
Treasurer's report for February—
Feb 1st Balauce on hand 790 69
Abult Bible Class Constance 10 00
Winthrop Branch 22 40
Rags 1 00
Comity Council 88 25
Prugrsssive Euchre 130 00
Thomas Daly 1 00
Winthrop Branch 22 70
MrsM G 60
ISEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, 'iARell 8
The following lettere one from a
prisoner in Germany and the other from
the trenches show the gond work the
Rod Cross is doing,
Nissen Germany.
Dear Frieodt.—
I received your parcel 0. 31. and I
plenae ask you and your members of the
Red Cross to accept my rimiero thanks
for. the weal,
yours
W. O'Rourke.
France Jan 29
Ladles Red Cross.
Seaforth
Dear Friende,—
1 bad the pioaeur° of being
issued with a pair of souk provided by
the Seaforth Rod Cross, and am just
writing a short letter to thank you
ladies for the came. I have always lived
in Clinton and war naturally surprised
and pleased to tee the Seaforth label on
them. We are having fine weather here
and enjoying a rest in the billets at the
present time. Thanking you once again
I remain,
' Pte. D. A. Cantolm,
fat Bit, Cauedtans, A Coy„ B. E. F.
Frame.
It's All Or Nothing
1 have juat seen paseirig below my
window a battalion of ledger lada off
for the front, Some of them will never
come book, poor lads! 'they were all of
them laughing or singing. They will
laud in France laughing and singing
they will march into the trenches laugh-
ing and singing; they will fall, if fall
they do, laughing and singing. What
is it gives thein the power?
And aa I watched them I thought of
my own brave had and the last cheery
farewell he waved me from the 'train.
Why did he and so many, many more
go ons to fight? What had they, in
dividually, to gain by it? Tell o'er the
tale of the risks of the soldier, then
Ilia common reward! 'This boy of
same
mine and how many more gained death
Seeking nothing but Olean honor and
their country's good, these brave lade,
bright-eyed, and strong, marched away,
And there they rest now over in France
"113E141 -EV B"
This war is going to turn us, all of us
either into devout believers or into
raving Atheists. I have been down
into the depths these lest days. And
stanc u acro r mets I toll you, 1. believe in Doti,
Couetnnuv Branch 75 00 ,Take God out of it, told what our
Proceeds Mrs Bargune drawn work eultii1ra have dose and aro doing 18
73 35 slitter muscly. 'they m15111 butter builtMrs'rhutnue Stvphvus 10 Ifll stopped at Home with :beau cantle' 111011
Knittleg Needles 25 who having learned what wee 110110 to
l 1100 the women el Preece mud Belglutu, anti
what might wee. oe dune Le 1.21011' 1111
wutneu 'slit, have decided that it 1e
wroug to kill..
But they—they put ,sway all thought
of profit or safety. they otiose a lite
of minute harilahip aid hourly danger,
they walked shoulder to shoulder with
death. Either they wets touts, or Bleu
God reigns, and holds m ties heed
earth, heaven and hen .
They died than Britain might be free
They died for ua. Utley died ter their
old m'tliel'a, their Nut», aeteetileert,
their helpless little uhddrsn. They
died tor the old home est ell the mem-
ories that snug round it; ter the lighted
hearth, the Mime 'maid and LIM prattle
of the bairns fur the thought of those
far away days While a dear mother
hopped them round and unmated theta
asleep with au old• world sung.
They diet) for Beneatl, w,lluh is made
up of many 511011 11011108• fur Brahma
tvhiuh Is something mere than all thueb
homes put together,
Was it worth wheel, Are all or tiny
of the noble deeds of life worth while?
Or t8 the world a hideous Ilghtmaru,
where men struggle blindly for their
owe 80111811 alms?
'Tel, CABAL' SAULtIFLUE
Yes, it was worth while 'rhaek Gob
we that have suffered have the etroagth
to 88y that today 'Though we would
far, far rather hay It wets 41.408 iu our
hands, It is a great saur1100, 11 be.
home the nation to be wormy of it,
It is a great seurinee, and for a
noontime, we Wile have given what we.
love best feel to -day 121 ,t 1 ,rm 1001111
into a great black chasm leer down
below there I hear a tow Hemel will
something ever mime out et it and grip
A trn.t,11
Margaret (luso Margaret Molutoell
and Evelyn ('udmole 180
David Mullen J 00
Eglnnudville Breemb 102 02
Proueuds Uous18uoa Ball '21 14
Monthly Subeorlptous 116 90
Total Iletsipte 1420 U8
Expenditure
12.011 Jas Masou for prisoner of war
10 00
50
60
264 let
4 50
840 65
820 2o
599 83
Mrs J 13 Thompsou
Abner Owens
Hou. Jas Masan
Mrs 'Thos, shade
Dry Gouda
Total Expeuditnre
Belem) ou Hand
Joselo Nail
Mrs, DeLaoey wrote the Red Orose
Grose tleauquartore at London, England
regardlug Pte. Nigh and had the fo!-
lOwang answer:
Dear Madam;
Re -Pte P Nigh, 401626, 33rd Bat.,
Wounded and hissing.
With reference to your inquiry coir
°erring the abovu,1 regret to in2Urin
its distribution. Copies may be ob- you that at primula we have uo news
Wiled by writing to the Secretary of beyond the official report that he ie
National Service Board at Ottawa, or wisw ag.
by applying to the National 8erviee
Director in any Province,
No man or woman should hobble
paiefnlly 21112Th because of corns when
so certain a relief is at hand as Bolto-
wpy'a'Corn Cure.
We have, however instituted lupines
and will notify you ',immediately should
wb receive Informatlenl.
A80urulg you of our great sympathy
8ut1 (28611081 desire to help yeti in your
suspeue0, 1 ani,
Yours truly,
M. B. Harrison
me by the hand and esy, „Be happy!"
I hope so. And meanwhile we—yeti
and I who know now pita' war misna—
ming
meet keep on fighting.
I look at it this way; Harry Lauder
has made magma of people laugh in
his time. And now he has roado many
people weep Tho tokens of sympathy
he has received show him 11101 his lose
has brought him nearer to others who
have suffered Such things open our
hearts, make us feel brothers and sisters
with It aummuu burden, anti eo strength.
en us for the tight. That may be s
reason why a 'hereof the burden fell
upon me.
SHALL WE BBCRAY THE DEAD?
And perhaps now 1 may light a
lame in your hes is from the flame
that burse in mum.'
Rob a Ileum of her young and beware
of her! And shall we who have been
robbed of our luaus hok the bold of
the murderer?
The 880111100 has been made. Has
it beim 111 525211? We suffer, is 1t for
nothing? Shall we beoonia W0ury and
alter with the blood of our dearest and
best is uuaveugud? These lads died
fot Britain. Shall Britain betray
then? Shall we make terms with Bell',
and balance,' bargains with those who8g
hallos are red with the 'aloud of our gout
it is all ---or t,othiug. Etther we (16
what we set out to do—or we fail
Either wo elay this evil beast—or let it
escape. Either the keep faith with our
dead —or we betray them. 'There is
no half -way bnuse no 10m91001)00 is
possible. Treaties. pledgee. terms.
what are they to a German? Out him
down!
What is our meet 91.001o118 possession
It le our heritage of (dean honor and
valiant freedom. For that one eons
have died, for that let us live or die.
'Ike generations behind us spur us on.
The dead battalions of our armies sour
us on. The oubor11 geuuratious call to
us. "Shah we be ashamed of our sires?'
ALL 011110 I RING NOW
.t ie all—or notheg Let Ile give
all we have as those gave—our last
ounces of efforts our last drop of blood.
We give nothing if we hold bank part
of the price. Whatever we have we
owe to our country, and what she gave
we give her baok. "Take! takel Old
Mother!" Let that be our aryl "Take
all I have! take mel"
Buckle on your harness, thetll
Whatever sacrifices are demanded of
you tnak0 them bravely, oheerfully Be
steadfast till the end.
The word of the day is; "Vietoryl."
If we falter before our debt to our dead
sone is paid then shall we bo marked
bey mid red,'mp120u as a declining nation
a degenerateetutilt. Lut 118 prove to. 4�y
day of whet attar wu are made, Let 118
not 1,218» iu 0111 endeavor until alisol.
21111 victory hes Demi 5411,el.
13AR1GF LA11)L It
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Euchre
•
A Euchre party in aid of the War
Auxiliary who are doing au much for
our owe boys at the front, will be given
iu Uarduoe Opera Rouse on Wednesday
evening March 14th. Cards from 8 to
11, In order to arrange tables send
Dames to Mrs Hills Egmondville or
phuee 10 011'46. Everybody welcome
bring lunch es before,
A eolnmittee of young men will put
on a daiaue after cares,
BIRTHS.
JONES—In Tuckeremith on Feb, 27111
1.917, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jones
twill sons.
DICKSON—In Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don, ou Mar 3rd, x917, to Mr. and
Mra. Alex. Dickson, twin sons.
KLLLO11AN—At Goderich, on Wed-
nesday Feb. 2oth, to Mr and Mrs.
J L Killoron, s eon.
HEILMAN—A1 Goderiob, on Tuesday
Feb loth, to Dr and Mrs George
i3eilman a son.
MoNAB—in 80aforth, on Feb 24th to
and Mrs McNabb a eon.
THOMPSON—In Seaforth on Feb 23
to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Thompeuu, a
daughter,
gtEAT e—
Ml2LVlLLIC—In Seaforth, on Feb,
1h J,tin0e 81ov!lle,
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