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Goven1ock-L-8 Dig up your overcoat -8' For Sale—Expositor Office. -5 Servant Wanted—Mrs. Downing -8 ; am Expo:atm Seaforth, Friday Sept. 14th, 1917. THE WAR SITUATION. Events of moment have been oc- curring among the Allied nation e dur- ing the p,ast week, although the' moat - startling nevelopments,hil&e not oce curred on the firing line. In France the withdrawal of the support of the SOcialists• has caused the fall of the Rpot Government and so far no one hag. be61 found strong enough to form allele Government. The French Soc- ialistic party which demandedeparti- eipation in the Stockholm Conference have, apparently proved too strong for the Geveenment which refused them passports for theirdelegatesto attend this. peace conference and the with- drawal of their support has brought the deienfall, of the Government. In Russia, the situation, if possible, is becoming mere complicated thamever, 'and' civil war i threatened, if it is, not =Willi,. ,terogress. General the recently deposed head of the arrey is reported' to be mareh- ig with the Attention "of iMeetting- the Previncial Govern - merit Kerensity, and prtic- i, ing h• imself dn. siinreme power. Little news. of what is transpiring, is cone: dirg 'ittinbugh, but it 1 eXpected that the GOV-emu:lea will be able t41 Weather the 'storm. In the. meantime parts of the Russian army are marching away from the firing - line, to engene other portions of their own 'troops, thus leaving a clear way for the Germans. No matter how the effair ends, one thing is certain and that is that the Allies can loek for no further aid from Russia in the great world war. The last develop- ment is a sensational disclosure of the way in which Sweden has been violat- ing her neutrality and helping out the Germans. It has been charged and „ proven- that the German minister to the Argentine Republic has been send- ing messages in code, through the Swedish Minister in Argentine and thence through the Swedish foreign office to Berlin, and that these mess- ages have given the informatien which has enabled German subrnar- nes to destroy the Allies' shipping. It is now believed that it was through this agency that the news was sent that Ied to the torpedoing of the cruis- er on which Lord Kitebeeter was a pagsenger and it was also through the - sane agency that the German U-boats obtained the knowledge that enabled them to lie in wait for the transports carrying the first American' conting- ent to Europe. Fortunately, how- ever, all escaped. Further evidence of the inhuman brutality of the Ger- mans, if any is needed, .was furnished by one of the messages which have been intercepted and in which was the suggestion that eertain. Argentine ships should be spared from attack, but if this should prove too great a strain on the German nature, they were to be destroyed completely, with every life on beard, -so that nothing ould be known of their fate. Ai a result of these discoveries it is alto- gether likely that the Argentine will break' with Germany and that the Al- ija--; will given Sweden one chance and one only, of stating definitely which side she is going to espouse in the war. On the western front there has been little fighting during the week, ex- cept of a local nature, but recent re- ports indicate that another drive is in course of preparation. In the mean- time both Britisb. and French have - been able in every case to hold their gain e and besides have been eaking small bites from the German front lines, a few feet at one point and then a few more at another. Small ad- vances they are but they .are all gains and gains that never fall again into the enemy's hands, no matter how hard he tries, and he has tried hard as the German, dead everywhere show. The wearing down process is a slov one, but a very effective one neverthe- less. On the Italian front, the Austrians are concentrating large farces in pre- paration for a new offensive. They apparehly have decided to make any sacrifice to wipe out the menace al having the Italians occupy the im- portant Austrian positions recently gained. Hitherto Austrian cotmter- offensieee have utterly failed and •- • the Itrilialis have been able to raain- taht all their gains, . Reporteeefrom enemy prisoners on thirs front state the Aestriien casualties have been 7,enorMoule„ ethieli, have beent chianY, 4ue to the impossibility of gettipg lood on account of the intense -Ifievof the Italians and these .reportirt4ricsiti been proven * the recent captitreleef half a battalion Which- eurendered in, sta.ttoot camPiete'efilurustion4; Large ,reinforcements of both Gerntan't and Turkish to:daps haVe SO far net been Able ,to. :item the, Italian advance and the 'Italians have sufficient sup- plies of munitions, which they are re- ported to have, there will in an prob- ability be a decision on this front be- fore the -early winter sets in. 444111111.=•11•14444,11%, THE C. N. R. DEAL The following from the Toronto Saturday Night is such a plain matter of fact and correct summary of the Canadian Northern Railway deal that WEIS recently forced through the House of Commons by the closure route that we give the whole below. The arti- , cle says: ' By means. of Governmental, procen-. ure greatly in vogue in circles lavon- ed by the Kaiser, the Canadian North- ern purchase bill has been shoved through the House, Debate upon, the bill was summarily cut off by closure proceedings. We are going to acquire. tie C.N.R., whieh in itself is all right but we do not know what we are going to pay for it, which is all wrong. Why this unseemly haste? If there are financial iregularities back of this deal, as fio many seem to think, all the -more reason for tak- ing our time over, its consideration. Why are the people footing the bill not entitled to the fullest informa- tion? For two months or more the National Service Bill was before the House. Was a closure introduced to shove through the measure, when 'un- questionably such a proceeding would have been in the public interest? It was not. But when we come to the purchase of a transcontinental sys- tem we railroad it through at express train speed, regardless of expense. We do not even inquire what it is going to cost. We simply say, "Send it up to the House and charge it." The whole proceeding is so utterly absurd that it seems almost impossible to be- lieve that a man of Sir Thomas -White's business experience would have been a party to .it. Would Sir Thomas White buy a trust company or acquire a controlling interest a bank by the same method? Would he say, "We will take over the secur- ities which you have in the safe Tad - :as for.the stock we will just appoint a few arbitrators to fixnhe price," not knowing whether the price is o be "one dollar and other considerations" or sixty or Possibly a 'hundred mil- lions. Probably there was no more sur- prised' man at the mariner in Whinh this bill was jammed through Parlia- ment than Sir William Mackenzie himself.- Never in his wildest flight of imagnation did Sir William-pantici- of pate no favorable assleal. In proof Yo of this it may be stated with authority that Messrs, Mackenzie & Mann, and the interests' which they represent, would have been content with entich less than is now in prospeet for them. Eliminating the hope* of, further fin- ancial assistance from the Govern- ment to tide them over their immedi- ate difficulties, Sir Williarn Mackenzie facing the inevitable, would have deemed the deal satisfactory; had an "honorarium" of very modest dimen- sions been passed on from the Gov- ernment into the coffers of Mackenzie & Mann. A few millions would -have turned the trick so fan as the builders and nominal owners of the C. N. R are concerned. & Mann made fts lasteigtodr,4 itwss specifically agreed that if the com- pany could not live up to its agree - meat, which it,hai not done, the Gov- ernment could under the mortgage a- greement given at that time foreclose, Huai* ikrfor*: (4Rev.) tretiki of Walton, re- ceived Word that her brother Kerman, is in the hotiital in France with a gruishot Wound in the left leo. ° —Early Wednesday morning as a freight train front eTeeswater was go- ing* into Wingliam, one car left the track, ripping up the track for about 20 rods, - The train was only running about eight miles an hour. P. Sheppard & Go.,Igrocers, of Clinton, secured the contract for groceries, etc., at the House of Re- fuge for the next three .months. The House of Refuge Committee met in Clinton on Tuesday of last week. \-1—Miss Augusta McLeod, of Gone - rich, has been appointed Science mas- ter at the Clinton Collegiate Insti- tute at -a salary of $1,400. Miss Mc- Leod is an exceptionally clever young lady, a graduate of Queen's Univer- sity. —Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stewart, of Goderich township, announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Elva A. G., to Edwin C.• A. Schoen- hals of Clinton, the marriage to take place about the middle of Sep- tember. —John McNaughton, of Turnb received official word last week erry, h his son, Sergt. James McNaughton, was suffering from,' gunshot wounds in the 'right arm. This is his first mishap in 18 months spent at the front. —At the congregational meeting of Knox church, Morris, on Thursday of last week, a unanimous call was ten- dered to Rev. R. J. Ross, of Balti- more, Ont. This call will be present- ed to the Presbytery of Huron, at Clinton, on September 6th, —The new school house in School Section No. 4, Morris, will soon be be ready for occupation. The school did not conurtence in that section last week on account of the building not being complete. The old sehool was taken down and the material :used in ,the new school. , —Albert Stevenson has purchas- ed the of Mr. James Con- nolly, immediately adjoining the one now occupied by him on Quebec st., Goderich, and expects to occupy it within the next two Months. Mr. Con- nolly has not definitely decided as to his next move, but me doubt will find a suitable home 5n that town shortly. —The fellowing Hurou men have been reported in the casueIty lisp dur- ing the past week:- Killed—Pte. Geo. Handy, Goderich; Seriously 111—Pte. Wesley Bailantyne,Wingtham; Wound- ed—John .Carter,'Chntore- Lieut,C. Jerdirn, Goderich; ,Pte. iiromas W. Fry, Gederich; Pte. R. L. Drake, Hensall; Pte. T. C. Austin, Gorrie; Ptes. Douglas Stewart and Bert Har- ness, Exeter, and Pte. H. T. Hobbs of Granton. • —This weeklIteGeorge MeTaggart Clinton, receiver a letter from his ring son, Lieut. George 13. MeTag- gart, stating .that he had received the :Militery Cross,. The young officer, after a year at the R.M.C., Kings- ton,, was givea his eomenissieft in the Royal 'Engineers of the ' Imperial Army. He left Canada in 4eptem6er 1915, and spent the white training 'at Chatham and Buxton an left for France in the spring of 191 . --Willie, the seven --year Id son of Robert Johnston, leth cone ssion of -Turriberny, township, whil playing with matches On Saturday w s fatally burned. He was lighting ieces of paper and suddenly his cloth s caught fire. In a few seconds his clo hes were in flames. ITke screams of the child Under these conditions we 4'..y then legitimately enquire if such • a pro- ceeding, simple and above board as it is, would have satisfied Messrs. Mac- kenzie and Mann and closed the deal, why the present roundabout method of inquiring into assets which the Royal Railway Commission reported as non-existent? To put -the case frankly, who is Sir Thomas White and others who engineered this hill - through Parliament working for? Whose servant is Sir Thomas White? What sort of a financial mess is there back of all this? Under the circumstances th.e a- mendment which the Hon. William Pugsley- endeavored to introduce, which was to the effect that the cam- ital stock should not be acquired until the award of the arbitrators was ap- proved by Parliament, would have met with the general approval _ of Canad- ians, in spite of the fact that a bull- headed Government siunmarily turned it down. _ If smooth corporation lawyers can- not justify a very large sum of mon- ey in return for the unknown assets and outstanding stock of the Canad- ian " Northern we miss lour guess. As before pointed out in these columes,, the mysterious owners of these eecur- ities get off to an excellent start with one member of the arbitration board favorable to large and liberal pay- ments. Against this we have Mr. Justice Meredith, who with all due respect is neither a railway man nor a financial expert. And for the third member of the board we will have a Goverzun' ent representative of one sort or other. This board will be called upon to decide one of the most com- plex and intricate problems ,ever put before such a body. They will have to appraise the assets and liabilities finally and forever, of railway emn- panies, telegraph companies, tunnel companies, hunber companies, hotel companies, land companies, town sites water frontages and privileges, and whether or not the C. N. R. has a hold on the assets of this . and that and whether or not they are re- sponsible for the liabilities to "t'other and which," And all this for what? To protect the mysterious "pledgees" of the Can- adian Northern stock whoever they may be. llut it is not too much to say that they will be found eventually to be very close to the administration ,responsible for this diabolical bill and for the forcing of 4the same througb Parliament by means of the closure. And lastly, was any 'such measure necessary in order that the Govern- ment might acquire the C. N. R., sys- tem? It was not. In 1914 when the Canadian Northermthrough Mackenzie quic▪ kly brought help. They smother- ed the flames as quickly- a possible and 'medical aid was at once summon- ed, but depsite, all, the child suc- cumbed on Sunday. —Mr. D. A. Forrester, of Clinton, received a wire from the superintend- ent of the Western Division. of the C. P.R on Monday, stating that his i• son, John C., had died suddenly on Sunday morning. The deceased was a conductor on the line rannirie, out of Medicine Hat. He had retired in his usual health on.Saturdey evening but was found dead in bed Sunday morn- ing. , Heart failure was the cause of death. —Blyth Voters' List was completed and placed, in the hands of Town Clerk Elder on Friday last. The first posting up of the list bears the date of August 31st, and the electors have thirty days in which to give notice of any omissions or errors. Ilhe list comprises 239 names of persons en- titled to vote at both municipal and elections to the Legislative Assembly. Part two contains the names of 69 persons entitled to vote at municipal elections only. There are 113 on the list eligible to act as jurors. - —Mr. Charles Brimicombe, of God- erich, received the sad new from -Ottawa- this week, that his youngest son Pte. Samuel Brimicombe has been. killed in action. He was about 20 years of age and was a popular young min in the town. He was of splendid physique and was prominent in the Collegiate ard town sports. About two years' ago he enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles at Ham- ilton. In England he was transferred to an infantry battalion. Besides his parents a number of sisters and bro- thers survive, one brother being at the front . with the same battalion, a -A hived folio and road, that had 21. years home years P. R. the 1 Weste cembe Engle on De Franc fine b Fraser frayed noticed heard almost nother Goderich family has been ed by the grim hand of death wing in the footsteps of war, Mr. Mrs. John Handy, Britannia receiving the sad news this week their son, Pte. George Handy, been killed in action on August The young man was but 23 of age and had been away from in the west for the -Past Ave and was engaged with the C. He enlisted M Vancouver with 21st battalion, known as the rn Irith Battalion, early in De- r, 1915, crossed the ocean to nd the following August and cember 27th, last, was taken to e. arly last Sunday morning, the auk barn of Councillor William of Grey township, was des - by lightning. It was first by Miss Ella Fraser, who the sharp report and afterwarils immediately sow the light of •••• • the burning- iiitilding refleeted on ,her bedroom Window. It was impoesible to Bonn tha laSA. and it and the, drive ing sled were a inutss of burning 'embers; 1n thei barn were dix acres of Wheat, 5 Of -barley, 30 loads of hay, and a number of pigs( fell a prey to: the games. The hOrsea were gotten' out. There ,was 0000 insuraneef on! the 'building and $1000' on contents' . the, Elm& MuturtI.Company, —At a recent meeting of the Goder- ich town coutiell, Mayor Munnings stated that the trustees of the West Shore Electric Railway found that the sale of rails and material of the road between Goderich and Kincardine Would pan out much better than esti- mated. The hydro-edectric railway commission has purchased the rails,, bridge material, fish plates, etc., and is removing them for use in the air/- pewit Creek development. It is es- itnated now that the material will re- alize about $200,000, nerarly half the amount of bonds guaranteed by the municipalities. —One of the best known and most genial of men was the late George Graham; of Goderich, who passed a- way on Saturday of last week at his :home on East street, after an illness which confined him to his bed for the past four weeks, For the greater part of his life he had been in agency work, first for. implements and later in the piano line, work for which his disposition admirably suited him. The late George Henry Washington Gra- ham was born in the township of Ash- held- 5.5 years ago and about 20 years a go he moved to the town of Go ich. He was twice married, his first wife dying after about six years of married life, and leaving a family of three children, the Misses Florence and Nina, of New York, and Miss Nellie, of Toronto. Some fifteen years ago Mr. Graham was married to Mrs. Proctor, who survives him. —The wedding was quietly cele- brated on Wednesday of last week of Helen Douglas., eldest daughter of Rev. J. k. and Mrs, Ford, of Brus- sels, to William John Scott, B.A., of Beaverton, Ofit. The ceremony was performed at noon at the home of the bride's parents in Goderich, by the bride's 'father, assisted by her uncle, Rev. William J. Foal, of Glencoe, Ont. Mr: and Mrs. Scott left on the afternoon train to spend a month in Muskoka, after which they will go to Kingeton..'The groom spent a year with the Army Medical Corps in Egypt, and will now finish a course at Queen's University. The bride was a school teacher on Brussels staff a few years ago. Prior to her anar- riage a miscellaneous shower was given to the bride by the members of the, Eureka, Bible Class of Victoria Streeettlethedirit church, Goderich, at the home of the President, Miss Ger- trude Sturdy.' —A very pretty wedding took place in the Methodist Church, Dungannon, on September leatwhen, Cera J. Al- len was united in, marriage to $. Mar- lehant Wiekens; manager of the Stele ling Bank at Sebringville. At 12 'clock the ,bridal party entered, to the strains, of the wedding march played by Misst :Alma Sturdy; of God- erkh. The bride looked every. 13e-, coming in white- Duchess satin 'with, shadow ittee .040 pearl trimminne. She wore the 'customary bridal veil with. wreath/ eftbrange blossomi. She: was giveevirY by • her father, Mr. G, ,-Allen.' Mr. lift:Gregor., of Kintaileacthd eh groomsman,while the bride was attended by her sister, Miss' Myrtle Allem who also wore Duchess :satin and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Miss Georgie Allen, sister of the bride and Miss Margaret McNabb made two very pretty flower girls with pink silk dresses and bonnets, crrying baskets of sweet peas and roses. The ceremony was performed by Rev. I. A. McKelvey. After the ceremony and congratulations, the bridal party and guests which num- bered about 120, returned to the resi- dence of T. G. Allen where a sumpt- uous wedding dinner was served. Late in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Wick- ens left Dungannon amid showers of rice and good wishes for Toronto and Ottawa. —A pretty wedding was solemnized in St raurs church, Clinton, at 11 o'clock, VI ednesday foeenooy . when Ruby Irene, younger daughter of the ,!ate Rev. G. M. 'Kilty and of Mrs. inter of Clinton, was untied in marriage with Mr. Alfred Moretoe Eandevich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred in', Teton, Mere Heath Hamm, Davenham, England. The ceremony' was perfo hied by Rev. EL P. West- gate, of Sandwich, brother-in-law of the bride, assisted by Rev. J. A. Robinson, rector of St. Paul's. The beide was given away by her le -ether. She wore a charming frock of inery satin and georgette crepe with twimi trimmings and the conventional bridal veil with orange bloSsorns. Her bou- quet was of pink roses and lily of the valley . Miss Clete Ford played the wedding' march. Mr. Harold Kilty- and Mr. Wilbur Ford acted as ushers Mr, and Mrs. Moreton left during the afternon on a motor trip. the bride wearing a suit of navy blue serge, black velvet hat and black fox furs. On their return they will reside in Sandwieh. The bride was a very pop- ular young lady and will be much missed in Clinton's social circle. the past couple of Y For ears she has been a member of the teaching staff of the Collegiate Institute and was popular bw rt sh obfo tthh epusptailffs.,..and the other mem., Mr, Logan, have returned to their home in Tennegoe.—MAseee. G. Woods of Listowel, has, comrdetod his agri- cultural course with his uncle. Mr., John Beatty, and; heti returned, home to take up high. school work.e-Miee Martin.. Miss -Morrison tind 'Miss Beatty, who hate been spending Their .liblidays as the, guests of Miss Gal- -braitio Mrs. Me , Elliott and MTS. Weekes, have returned to. their sev- erai dirties in Toronto,.— ST. COLUMBAN "Why Smith Left Home."—Cardnots Opera Hall, Seaforth, Fair Night, Fri- day, Sept 21stunder the auspices of the Seaforth Women's War Auxiliary. Proceeds to provide Xmas boxes for Huron boys in the trenches. Admis- sion 35e and 50c. Plan of hall at Thompson's Book Store. September Wedding.—A very pret- ty wedding took place in St. Colum - ban church on Monday, the 10th inst., when Elizabeth, twin daughter of the late Joseph and Mrs. Krauskopf, be- came the bride of Mr. James Nolan; of London. Rev. Father Burke pert formed: the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. The bride, who was given. away by hentwin brother, Nich- olas Krauskopf, 'was att•ired in a dress of white silk crepe de ehene and wore the bridal veil in juliet cap effect with wreath of orange blossoms. The bride was assisted by her sister, Mies Clara, who wore a dress of blue silk poplin and georgette crepe, with hat to match. Mr. Williany Fitzpat- der- f rick of London acted as best man. The groom's gift to the bride was a beautiful set of siIver cutlery; to the bridesmaid. a lavalierre and chain. The happy couple Ieft on the after - non trainor their home in London. VARNA "Why Smith Left Home."—Cardno's Opera Hall, Seaford), Fair Night, Fri- day. Sept. 21st, under the auspices of the Seaforth Women's War Auxiliary. Proceeds to provide Xmas boxes for Huron boys in the trenches. Admie- sion 35c lind 50c. Plan of hall at Thorapson's Book Store. Annual•Meeting—The annual meet- ing of Varna Patriotic Society will be held on Tuesday, September 18th, at 2.30 o'clock in the tovra hall. All members are asked to be present, also any, who wield to become members. Notes.—Harvesting has been about completed.—Those who attended the Toronto Exhibition last week, from here, included, C. Ward, G. Beaty, jr., L. Beatty, Mr, and Mrs4 McCon- nell, Miss Mossop; and Mrs. John Beatty.—Miss Gladys Beattie has re- turned to Business College,—Masters Logan and Charlie Keyes, who have spent the summer with their uncle, 11111111114.1411111111114111111141114111114 EX tal Pretty Church Wedding.—A quiet wedding was solemnized at James' Street Methodist church, Exeter, at nine o'cleiek -Wednesday morning of last week, when Florence Winona Howard. of Edmonton,. daughter of Mies. Lucy Howard, of Exeter, was united in marriage to Mr. Victor Coleman French, editor of The Times, Wetaskawin, Alta., and son of Mrs. F. French, of Clinton. The bride, who was married in' her travelling suit of brown English worsted with tailored hat of white crepe and car - sae bouquet of sunset roses and ferns was given away by her brother- in-law, Mr. E. Dignan. The ceree monly was performed by Rev. a W. Muxworthy and was witnessed by the immediate relatives and friends of the contracting parties. - At the conclut sion of the ceremony the bridal party and guests were served a dainty lune cheon at the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Martin. Miss Muxworther played the -wedding march and also rendered several charming selections during the luncheon. The bride vas the the recipient of many useful and beautiful gifts, among which was a. handsome set of sable furs, the gift of the groom. Mr: and Mrs.. French motored to 'London during the after- noon where they took train for a honeymoon trip to Toronto, Halifax .and the Thousand Islands. They will return to Exeter before leaving. for theirlome in Wetashaliiiir.' • : Notes —Capt..Beattie Martin, of the R.A.M.C., son of ,Rev. W. M. Martin, of London, formerly of Exe- ter has returned to duty in Palestine after an absence of eome time owing to illness. Captain Martin is ex- pected home on a furlough in De- cember.—Rev, Mr. Campbell, of To- ronto, preached in kain Street Meth- odist church last Sunday edeningand in Jam,es Street church in the morn- ing, in the interest of the Lord's Day Alliance. — Rev. R. J. Bowen, of London, occupied the pupit of Trivia Memoral church at night. He also addressed a public meeting Monday. evening at 8 30, Mr . Bowen spoke in the interests of the Bible Society. New Car OliNwnEersS.A—During the past ten days Cook Bros of liensall, sold seven 1918 Studebaker seven passen- ger touring cars to the following par- ties; R. D. Bell, James A.Bell, W.G. Bell, H. Arnold, manager Maisons Bank, and Edward Deters, of Hertsall; also William Cooper, Kippen and F. McConn.ell, manager of The Standard Bank at Dublin. The following have purchased Ford touring cars: Jahn England, Dashwood; I. Hudson tel Peter Duch.arme, Zurich; David Arm- strong and Thomas Heaman of Exe- ter.. - Briefs.—Large numbers are leaeing here daily to attend the Western Fair at London the farmers being neaoly all through harvesting.—The Indian flax pullers having finished their work left here during the past week for their homes in Muncey and other neighbring places,—Mr, James A. Bell of the London Roada-has treated him- self to a fine new Studebaker car.— Harvest Home sex -vices will be con- ducted by the Rector, Revehlr. Moore in St. Paulet, church, here, on Sabbath next at the Morning and evening ser- vices and for which the church has been tastefuly decorated with grain, fruit and flowers. The service of praise vvill be appropriette to the oc- casion, so that these services can be looked forward to with much interest and will no doubt be largely attended, —Hensali school has been graded this fall which with the large number of scholars on the roll in a village of this size, 'Will simplify the work for the teachers and Will give the pupils a better service as more time can be devoted to the elases in this manner. --Rev. Dr. Fletcher, of Thames Road, conducted services in Carmel church 'on Sunday last, delivering two good and thoughtful sermons on each occasion.—We believe Miss Edna Mc- Donald will shortly enter upon duties in the Sterling Bank here and will no doubt give good satisfaction, and will be the first young lady to act upon a bank staff hem—The following item which was handed to us for publica- tion shows how much appreciation is felt by farmers for a little assistance from our citizens when pressed with rush of harvest and short help: Dur- ing the past week a number of our good business menhave been out in the country assisting the needy far - to harvest the heavy crops. Mr.. E. Rennie, general merchant, assisting ers 'Mr. Thomas Stierritt and Mr J h HI _ • SEPTEMB err -14 • • •;;*- 4 sd hf * fa; , , 1 .. • 1 , . - 41°- - 1P•. * ' 0 * • In La Fall Shoes THERE is not a choice style or a *anted shoe missing from our NEW FALL LINES. When a woman comes here for Shoes we offer her no uncertain styles—but the Beet Shoes at any stated price that the country produces. A word about the New Fall Styles: The High laced befit with 8 or 9 in& tops will again. be the favorite style for Fall wear. The popular eathers will be Film Black Kid and Havana Brown Ki'd. We have a splendid assortment of High Laced Boots 'with Cuban or Spool heels at $5.00, $5.50, $6.00; *6.50, and Havana Brown Kid at $8,50, Pate colt at $6.00. • TIM SPORT LAST IS A NEW CREATION FOR FALL This Shoe carries a low heel and an eight inch top. We are showing the Sport Last in Black ICid -with plain vamps at $6.00 in Havana Brown Calf Leather with wing toe -caps at $7.50 and in. Gunmetal Calf leather at $4.50 and $6.50. The market has positively nothing better to offer in the lines that we introduce. Our shoes are Shoes of Style and Refinement—Service and Satisfaction. —Novelty and Distinction—Quality and Good Value. TELEPHONE 11 ox PE NDAIK E 5 HO E s _ SEAFOR771 OPPOSITE COMMER 0000 0000aoaoepoo04.. •44 a *0 4- • • o -we oe merchant proved himself equal to the! occasion, is saying the: very least, the help given by the business men was much appreciated by the farmers, whom.- they assisted and under simi- lar circumstances we will wekome them again. --Miss Annie Gilchrist has returned from a six weeks' visit with relatives and friends in Toronto, Uxbridge and Lucan.—Mr. Milne R. Rennie brought to our villge last Week a very' handsome Mitchell car which. we,helieve is one of the best and most costliest yet owned here being a fine fitted up car in every respect and has ,teen very much admired.— The Women's Thankoffering meeting of the W.M.S. will be held in Car- mel church on Friday afternon 'Sep- tember 21st, fwhen. Miss McLaren of the. Northwest Missionary School will address the meeting, —7 -Mrs. George Joynt and Miss F Foss, -wire ' were represe.ntatives of Hensall Lodge of Rebekah Oddfellows at the Grand Lodge meeting held in Toronto, will give a report of the meeting on the evening of September 26th in.' tire Lodge roomee-Miss Jessie Buchanan, :6 remuleial secretary: of the' Rebekah' Lodge of Oddfellowse for a Ceuple �f years or so, was. presented recently' .e by the officers of the lodge with a; ifice title brass clock as a token of, their appreciation of her services in the 1 name of the lodge and as something. t She could remember the todge by when s leaving here, as she intends before t very long to. engage as a nurse. Miss 0 Buchanan while, taken by surprise, e thanked the officers of the lodge for f the very acceptable gift they had giv- s en her in the name of the lodge,—The w Misses Hobkirk of Breeden, Man., and a Toronto, are home visiting their par- ne ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hobkirk. 0 —Miss Flossie .Binthron has return- c ed from Barrie where she spent a s number of weeks with her sister, Mrs. s McMartin...—The congregation of Carmel church were pleased to learn c from the last meeting of the Presby- tery held at Kippen on Tuesday last, that Rev. Mr McConnell, of Toronto, F had accepted the invitation from here o and will be inducted on Friday. Sep- pi tember 28th.—Mr. and Mrs. John in Markham. of Exeter, visited their ev Hensel' friends this week.—Mr. and la Mrs. Bert Stubps, of St. George, were ce this week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. th John D. Stewart, and were former bi residents of our village.-eDr. F. Ham- ee blyn, of Toronto, spent the past week sa at the home of Mr. and Mrs, R. Bon- ro thron.—Miss Inas Hudson of this vit- lage ,in the A.dvertiser prize contest In for District No. 7, was a prize winner wh and secured a fine White Sewing Ma- ler aline, for the large' number of sieb-' sto seriptions sent in, and we believe Was fig the only one in the contest from Hen- bra sil to secure a pr—Mr. Sheff'er tai was recently in Toronto and Michigan th State' visiting relatives.—Mrs, J. El- tal lis a,;14 daughter, Miss Mattie, are Th spending' a week with friends in Lon- roa don.—The fine new stretch of cement Ge sidewalk, \leading to our public school but is a great improvement as well as the too recent grading and levelling of the ou grounds and' the fine catch of seed thr sown on the newly leveled grounds. - 1 4 Moiler I received your most welcome letter, yesterday and was very ead to hear from you again. Gordon. and are- both quite. well and I hope this finds you all the seine. You Think it takes our letters a, long, time to go over there -1. luiow it does, but we were so busy for a -long time and tot- iret time to write, but as soon as we got out, and a..had it chance, we wrote. We write every week so if -you. fail to get a letter. fr_om us, rernember.it not our fault, an. we do our best to write. The:weather is- very disagree - .able again, rain. ev-ery- day and, we have lots of mud. You must 'have had an awfill *ere:- I ?wish 1 was th.ere-, to. hen* you pick rabe- res, or rather:eat them. You remem- ber last year; we alt went. uklFing twheemlcmuri1 aer-agizlaydowtrttlsv.arOasy;w Some SO my, fee)* ItI like me to write, solgething. ing. 1 dOnit know It will soon Brock arid' ha;ie, beer, to- gether neitri:O• air tite. ,tikao;. in /414 same orrinaqd '7.isuyiAw wiiitcres cam- lisarany 1110-titts'o'fwislakag'thaage.tili'anire. I'v"°pIttirriegrtot he rear- tines, though. They aea a. ott of shell, litta a large beta), And hey are not very; pfeatant, althoeigh f course, you mina remember that we an send over a-. shower of stakes and oot-b avilleS,hathavte, wiShwithhat wreritcadill our shells. there is one thing hich nd which we use a lot, and that is the ills grenade. We throw them with ur hand, although we have a ma- hine that throws' them, or we , can hoot them out of a rifle by using mall* rod and' a genade cup. We ave everythihg up-to-date, and we an give Fritz a good serap too. gne ght last winter here were a few of s out holding an advance post and ritz started to shower the MEE* ver' us, and there was an , Osion to them, Which inalpie , the ground and throws the dirt and erything' into the air. 'They were ncling very dose to our post and we rtainly were hugging the, sides'ef e sap, and all in an instant, a greet g stick, about ten feet long landed ght beside me, •I thought it was'er usage and I made a jump to get und the corner of the post and As was up to m3r knees in mud, it was cky that it was only a stick. Bet en we sent back word, oin- arta- y opened up on them, and he Amin hppteriedeathroat wieunrgartithielemry. aThudeyI doeette me them either, for we have cee- • fily got good artillery- and jolly well ev know it too. It certainv told the e the morning we took Vimy Ridge. ere was nothing to be heard but the r of guns and the land in. which the rmaxis recently held, was nothing a field of large lioks.. You milli k -were nearly all taken out of dug- ts were. No one could come ough the like, the prisoners We k were nearly al Itaken out of dug- s. There, was never anyone so py as the Germans were when y were taken prisoner. Our boyn seemed joyous, although tired, and won a great victory. That 40 re we lost the boys, although. our Tait -fez were light. We have been dually advancing ever since and have had a few exciting scraps le Fritz, and have been very eteee real well, or a Mills 'bomb would Put hands up begging for mercy, but is lines. I have, been close enough omfeal when. some times we iro ear hint talking quite 'plainly. It on Fritz and he stands there with very cruel.wne sreelel ebeb wtth there etut trhheee they sri ese, sdn ootaii neTtori ecpuyr is:, so on tin: mfr! when God will give us victory, aizI there will be peace, forever, Last Sunday we had a good church service, after which we hold Holy Cemmunion or as you call it Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. We had a good at- tendance. We generally have it ev- ery Sunday, that we are out of the line. I would like to be a MissionarT but I guess I cannot now, Well Mur- iel, I have written you a long letter. I think the censor win let it tzo _ through. -son close for now. Write soon again. With best wiehee an Aiortvehurto. all, your loving brother, 4 too Mr. James Hagan intends shortly out making some improvements to his hap neat dwelling property in the way of the the foundation part—Mr. R. J. Drys- all dale in recent letters to his family and had friends gave an account of the pleas- whe ant visit he is having with relatives cast and friends in the wet and elsewhere gra and the fine scenery.--eMr.Fred Bere- we ton, of Rochester City, epent the week wit end with Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McLean to h of this village, the parents of his late to h wife,—Mr. James Beverley of Exeter. is c and his brother -an -law, M. Parker, over of the west, who are both former res- his idents of our village callen on friends a b here a few days ago.—Mr. Robert D. them e 1. a mile east of our village, re- are cently treated himself to a fine new Studebaker car.—Mrs. J. Hudsonis this week, visited by her son. and rel- atives from Michigan .—A number from here attended the Presbytery meeting, held at Kippen on Tuesday lest ,also the Women's Presbyterial meeting,—Miss Margaret Johnston recently visited friends in Hamilton and Grimeby. Letter from France. --The foilowine letter was received recentyl by Miss Muriel Parker, from her brother, Ar- thur in France. Arthur is a Son of Mr. Enoch Parker, of near Hensall, and is one of the three sores of Mr. Parker, who were the very first to en- der and to sar that this popular j het here: My Dear Sister,—Well 1 1 2t ren re du te fie t th.1 ing the tha li to zai iz is are 00 tae wh tio beg 4eo ada teal To Ope clay the zee ion Tho Tho ty Sep Tst iffe Mr, 'feria fath cere A ron 01 eve your* her ZilON apen tick this Cla.r int tale of 11,4 v echo, dere ial ecc w-:!1 frieI Oats, Whea Pot_ Bar Butt Eggs, Flour Bran, Short Hogs Tor nee old, Tfi. Eggs Tor(- -Chi Pound 18e; r lings 'chic der 4 eers To now z inal; north Alan ito st erican. Otttarl 1.white,