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Mr. Porritt showed that the men who adopted the resolution calling for a mill levy, were not trying to'put their responsibili- ties on the shoulders of others. They had contributed freely and. doubtless, would continue `to do so as supplementary to assist- ance from the Town. large` but-lget of accounts was passed for payment. Resignation Accepted. In recommending the accept- ance of`Mr.. Donnell's resigna- tion, to take effect May. 1st, the Finance Committee made the following reference to his wogk :- Ald. Horseld-That` . may be so, but a reporbshould have been made. It looks as though the! `Finance and Works Committee] are trying to run their business- without any regard to the rest of! the Council. I I T-he Water and Light Gommit-I tee recommended that the hy-` drant at the corner of Eugenia; and Dundonald Sts. he removed` to the corner of James and Dun"-` donald. , Street oil will again be pur- chased from the British Ameri- can Oil Co., at 61.1. cts. per im`- perial gallon. All streets will be repaired before being oiled. Tearing Up the Streets. Notice will be glyen the Gas Co. and the W. & L. Commission that where streets are opened for laying pipes or repairs, ex- cavations must be promptly re- filled and rolled and streets left and Safurday Morning ' 7 Mayor Craig-The witnesses} were interviewed and it was: found that they had not asked for` lfees. Reeve Bennett-We investi- gated and found that the facts of the case were. not as set out in the letter. We decided that no : action was necessary. Ald. GI'ay--If we are going to! make bylaws we should be pre-I pared to stand behind the man` appointed to enforce them. I Mayor Craig said good flre hose should not be loaned to the `Board of Works at all. Discard- ;ed lengths should be good en." ough for such work. ' ' Didn t Agree With Inspector. Ald. Wilkes desired to know! [what had been done with refer. ence to G. W. Hagart s complaint. `J.L..L AL- `l'\ll' 4:. `Fire Dept. is abused by the Board] of Works. He said the hose is' `Heft lying around on the streets [after it is used. Last year 500 feet borrowed by the Board of` `Works disappeared and he could [get no track of it. l.l50aI`Cl 0! Works at all. Discard- Mr. Boys presented the resolu-!ed tin.t dltbhad beeiti. l1IlaILiIIl)uSly'0ugh ' aope yameeingwic re- ., _ . presented fully one-eighth of the Dld" taxes. Not only were those pres- _ to know; em prepared to pay their sherelwhat dOI1e,Wlth refer-- Of` such a special levy, ence complaint` showed ,5, willingness and engthat the PM.` did not allow him! eagerness to assist in 8 ve1_I witness fees in a certain case. untary manner, subscribing $637 Reeve Bennctt--It was dealt; in a few minutes. In addition toiwith by committee and no action` .this, others subscribed to pay.taken. $37 every month,. which would Ald. Horsfleld-N0 report was amount to over $400 per year.~made to this Council. In this awful conflict there has to, been 8 bugle 0811 t0 YOURS H1611 to enlist--a call that has been nobly responded to-but there is a call to the civilian population which is just as imp :tet' We must care for the soldiers at the f,"nt' It will not do to Wait `In not til they are wounded, we should be prepared. Even if we have Ma . . ; yor witnesses done well we should look to the was! EIEu,:) m'he tviVI::.pr%r::1e:a to Ilrfg gigid have to send 150,000 men. If Aid HOt_Se1d_That. our boys are to be properly cared so re . V , portshould for in the trenches we must do U.lu(_3.h molrie giant We have; Bier Finance e `S we a e 0 do or ewlare towns in Canada have felt the . l . . th t d t th t f . pinch of war less. A one-mill me gguglieliregar 0 e res 0 rate will mean only $1.00 per _ -. $1000 assessment. Is that too Wat. much? Should a situation of *9 Vi-' this kind be met with cheese-par- come f Eugema; ing to meet the views of a few st3 removed Selsh ratepayers that may ex_ ist in the community, or should ! it be met promptly and whole- Board Of Works heartedl_y`? Let us err on the side of generosity. In the vol- untary work it is usually 9. lim. I ited number who hear the burd- The Mayor, Reeve and Ald. en. Helping the sick and woundFisher will interview W. A. Boys, ed soldiers should be a pouure M.P., re P.O. Square. l The bridge at Sheriff Harvey sf will be repaired, the cost not to` exceed $15. and if the ratepayers will not so ' _ oil pur-i regard `tn they Should be made to assist as a duty by. the imposi- _ _ _ cts. O 0f texehen through Whleh everyone must pay his fair share. Levying a mill for this . purpose would not stop the vol- T_`"" untary work, for there are hun- Notice 3`-Ye the G33 dreds who would not rest satis- L- Cmm'3S`" {led with giving the small amount opened the one-mill would mean to 19;Yin8' " repairs them. In conclusion, Mr. Boys 3V9413 he Premptly urged the geuneu to make this lled and provision for our representatives ii} 8000 0ndm- at the front and thereby set a A large image` f splendid example for other towns We-9 Peeeed fer ' thI`01l8hout Canada. ~ Resignation Accepted. Who has with great faithfulness! and `emciency disbharged the dut-` ies of Town Clerk and Treasuui er for the Iast seventeen years.` T(Conti;;1'ed on page 9.) MR. ELIJAH DONNELL I. A. Muzlana. 3600: W. C. Walls. Iusiuou Manger ._..., --- All through the following day and night these battalions shared, ,ithe fortunes and misfortunes of `.the 3rd Brigade.` An olcer who I-ltook part in the attack describes {how the men about him fell un- _'der the fire of the machine guns, ;which, in his phrase, played upon "them like a watering pot." He {jadded quite simply: I wrote my own life off. But the line never ' wavered. When one man fell another took his place, and, with `Ia final-shout; the survivors of ;the two battalions ung them- "selves into the wood The Ger- `man garrison was completely de- ~ moralized, and the impetuous ad- vance of the Canadians did not }cease until they reached the far Uside of the wood and entrenched i themselves there in the position i so dearly gained. They had,. how. i ever,. the disappointment of find- ing that the guns had been blown up by the enemy, and later on in `Inn n...-..... __:-,L1 ` ghting `continued without intermission all through the night, and to those who observed the indications that the attack was being pushed with ever- growing strength, it hardly seem- ed possible that the. Canadians. fighting in positions so difficult to defend, and so little the sub- ject of deliberate choice, could maintain their resistance for any` long period. At 6 am. on Friday it became apparent that the left was becoming more and more in- volved and a powerful German attempt to outflank it developed rapidly. The consequences if it! had been broken or outflanked need not be insisted upon. They were not merely local. _r _,`, .,..., .,..-.u_;, uuu naucl uu 111 the same night a most formida- ble concentration of artillery flre, sweeping the wood as a tropical storm sweeps the leaves from a forest, made it impossi.. ble for them to hold the position for which they had sacrificed so much. 1 T fltv "v'sr;a.s`:mt:l.1"er..eu1`:>`r~'.4e.. ` decided, formidable as the attempt un- . . _ v _. was aaaynxslo .The story of the second battle iof Ypres is the story of how the !Canadian division, enormously ioutnumbered, for they had in front of them at least four di- gvisions, supported by immensely 'heavy artillery, with a gap still 5-existing, though reduced, in their 'glines,. and with dispositions made _Ehurriedly under the stimulus of :critical danger, fought through the day and through the night, ' and then through another day l and night; fought under.their "olcers until, as happened to so *`many, they perished gloriously, `_'and then fought from the impul- sion of sheer valor, because they lcame` from ghting stock. TIVI. .. . _ . _ _ -7 D l '1? it is possible to distinguish! ;when the attack was everywhere so fierce, it developed with par- ;ticular intensity at this moment {upon the apex of the newly-form.. ed line running in the direction of St. Julien. It has already! been stated that four British guns were taken in a wood com- .paratively_early in the evening; of the 22nd. In the course of- 'that night and under the heavi_` est gun fire this wood"-was as-l saulted by the Canadian Scot.-l tish, the 16th Battalion of the 3rd Brigade and the 10th Bat- ltalion of the 2nd Brigade, which wasintercepted for this.purpose on its way to a reserve trench. ,After a most- erce struggle in] -the light of a misty moon, they, took the position at the point of, the bayonet. [ Wwhere Did the Bose Go? Chairman Gray of the Fire & Police Committee complained of the way hose borrowed--from the _ _- -- V---_ Jnellllllla uvuun. The enemy, of course, was aware, whether fully or not may perhaps be doubted, of the ad- vantage his breech in the line had given him, and immediately began to push a formidable ser- ies of attacks upon the whole of uthe newly formed Canadian sal- ient._ A{ i The following description of ithe second battle of Ypres _(in ;which Capt. Rodgers and Lieut. {Young were wounded) and in {which the men of Simcoe and fother Canadians fought so glori- fously, is taken from "the oicial report of the Canadian Eyewit- aness, Sir-~~ Max Aitkin. jofcial Story of the Second Bat- , tlo of VpI`08--TIIO slmooo county Mon Shared In Glory. IMAGIIIFIGENT HEROISM OF CANADIAN TROOPS BARRIE, CANADA. MAY 6, ms ' It is necessary now to return to the fortunes of the 3rd Bri- gade, commanded by Brigadier- Gen. Turner, which, as we have seen, at 5 o'clock on Thursday was holding the Canadian left, and after the rst attack assum- ed the defence of the new Can- adian salient, at the same time sparing all the men it could to ,form an extemporized line be- tween the wood and St. Julien. [This brigade also _was, at the rst moment of the German of. fensive, made the object of an_ attack by the discharge of pois- onous gas. The discharge was (Continued on page 5.) s The measure of this success may be taken when it is pointed out that this trench represented in the German advance the apex in the breach which the enemy had made in the original line of the allies, and that it was two and a half miles south of that line. This charge, made by men who looked death indifferently in the face, for no man who took part in it could think that he was likely to live, saved the trench, .and,. what was much more, the Canadian left. But it did more, up to the point where the assail- ants conquered or died, it se- cured and maintained during the most critical moment of all the integrity of the allied line. For the trench was not only taken, it was thereafter held against all comers, and in the teeth of ev- ery conceivable projectile, until. the night of Sunday, the 25th, when all that remained of the war-broken but victorious bat- talions was relieved by fresh `troops. -awtntl va I110 UUIUDGIIUII. ' With a hoarse cry of anger they sprang forward (for indeed `they loved him), as if to avenge lhis death. The astonishing at- ,tack which followed, pushed home in the face of direct front- al flre made in broad daylight, ghy battalions whose names, should l 1ve forever In-the mem-` ories of soldiers, was carried to_ the first line of German trench es. After a hand-to-hand str-ug-i gle the last German who resisted. was bayoneted, and the trench! was won. --_ .-rv-- un-u uuvvbvo I It did not seem that any human being coul-d live in the shower of shot and shell which began to play upon the advancing troops. They suffered terrible casual- ties. For a short time every other man seemed to fall, but the attack was pressed even closer and closer. The 4th Can- ladian Battalion at one moment came under a particularly with- ering rc. For a moment not `more, it wavered. Its most gal- -lant Commanding Officer, Licut.- Col. Birchall, carrying, after an lold fashion, a light cane, coolly land cheerfully rallied his men, and at the very moment when his example had infected them, fell `dead at the head of his battalion. \I7.'J.l.. - Mayor Craig promised that the matter would be ourefully con- sidered, and it was subsequently referred to the Finance Commit- tee to report upon at next meet- ing. douhtedly was, to try and give re- lief by a counter-attack upon the first line of German trenches, now far, far advanced from those originally occupied by the French. This was carried out by the On- tario First and Fourth Battalions (in which were included the men from Simcoe County) of the First Brigade, under Brigadier_Gener- al Morcer, acting in combination with a British brigade. It is` safe to say that the youngest private in the rank, as he set his teeth for the advance, knew the task in front of him, and the youngest subaltern knew all that rested upon his success. TL .I:.I OUKGEORGE R RODGERS`. ,.r. A Duty and a Debt. The appeal, said Rev. Dr. Mc. Leod,' is not one to benevol- ence. The appeal comes to us loyal British subjects as a duty that must be discharged. Our brothers are ghting and dying for us. Shallit he said we with- held the paltry sum required to. supply comforts to them when wounded? Is there a man who! will say he has no duty to his` dying -brother on the eld of hat-_ tle? To regard it as a charity is a low view. We should assure these men by our sympathv and our gifts that we will stand by] them to the last. It is not only, a duty but a debt we owe. We` Great Claims For Support. I When the war opened. said R. Porritt, he knew little of Red: Cross \Vork, but he looked into! ,it and became impressed withl ;its enormous importance and its| igreat claims for support. It is` iabsolutely and solely for the` gbenet of the sick and wounded; Some people say that a lot of the| funds is eaten up with cost of; management. This is not so.` Of the $279,000 sent to the head. office of the Red Cross only $11,-` 000 has been spent for all pur- poses in expenses. Money given to the Canadian Red Cross is ap- plied to the maintenance of Can- adian war hospitals. We have, had to go to the British Red: Cross to make up deciencies. This should not be. We should do our share in providing for the men who represent us. These have won unstinted praise and we should take such a pride in them that we should provide for their comfort enough and to spare. The whole community] should contribute. We have] shirked long enough. The news of the past week has wakened us up and the blows may come hard- er yet. We can and ought to provide for the fellows who are ghting for us and should take pride in doing our duty in this respect. I -I\ 1 . ug . I Barrie Should Do More. I] ' w. A. Boys, M.P.,.'while ad-i; mitting that Barrie had doneA good work, thought it should do 3 much more. Spasmodic collect-l` ing was unsatisfactory as it reached about the same peoplef] all the time. There is a great work to be done and if all the' people won t volunteer, they 1 should be reached by taxation. 1 Simcoe County, (considering all_] the municipalities) has not done!` its duty. We boast of its size{( and wealth and we should put up accordingly. Every Council i should raise some money for this , `work. I, That the men of Barrie are not` satisfied to let the ladies of the town carry all the burden of raising funds for the Red Cross Society was shown by a splendid meeting held on Thursday night. The police court. chamber was crowded and the gathering wasl marked by a unanimity and` earnestness that could not but have results. A strong commit- tee was formed to have charge of the work and all present pledged themselves to carry out the or- ders of the committee. It was suggested that $500 be subscrib- ed, and in a few minutes more than this was provided for. A resolution was passed asking the Town Council tolevy one mill! this year for Red Cross work and. pay it out at the rate of $300 per? month. Mayor Craig presided. Ladies Have Done Nobly. . L. J. Salter, Treas. of the local? Branch, paid a tribute to the splendid work of the Barrie lad-I `ies. Through their efforts $2991! had been raised and of this} amount only $5.15 had to be paid} for expenses. This is an example; of how economically the funds of," the Society are administered.;' But the increasing number of:` wounded has made the calls tre-i? mendous and the ladies are um,` able to cope with the demands. The men should come to their 1 aid and see that they are sup-l4 plied with a substantial sum monthly. 13,, Ann .. -- __ man EIITHUSIASTIO ` i ran nu-:0 cnoss womc Over $600 Subscribed In a Few I|inutes--Lovy of one Illll Favored-A strong commit.toe.| Po: n-u- [In dunno] Ilao `l`EI.N8-8hg1o 0031003 cu. 5 sit here in comfort and freedom 3 because others have bought lib- llerty for us and because men are 3;dying for us tonight. Small con.- Ptributions cannot discharge that ` debt. The war will be long con- tinued and we shall have to con- litribute until the conflict issues e triumphantly. In the matter of -:Red Cross work let us take the llburden off the shoulders of the slladies who have done so nobly. jlwhy is Britain pouring out her 3 lives and money? For her own flself preservation. If we think we ,;can be great without making sa- fgcrifice, we shall go down to an `inglorious end. If there is a spark of patriotism in us it , should be kindled into a burning Vame "by the deeds of our broth- ucrs on the field of battle. I All Classes Should Assist. H. E. Jory favored a special `rate for this work. Many slip qaway from their positive duty. All classes should be reached. He believed that the great body '!of the ratepayers would endorse tithe levy and the action would `Ire-dound to the `credit of the L ouncil. At the regular meeting of the` Town Council, Monday night, the; resignation of Town Clerk Don.-l nell was accepted and Arthur`W.' Smith of Sturgeon Falls was ap-l pointed his successor. His sal-` ary is $1350 without perquisites` and he assumes his new duties? today. A committee was ordered: to investigate a statement thatllx 500 feet of hose borrowed from] the Fire Dept. by the Board of Works had disappeared and no one apparently knew where. One Mill For Red Cross. A deputation which filled the Council Chamber appeared in ` support of the recommendation 1 of the public meeting that the i Council levy one mill to be ap`. e plied to Red Cross work. Among .- those in the deputation were: 1 W.A.Boys, F.R. Porritt, H.E.Jory, ( Rex Ardagh, Byron King, Jamesll B. Dougall, Thos. Sinclair, J.' Frank Jackson, E. L. Higgs, J. J. ', Marks, J. D. Rodgers, T..Beecroft,l1 L. J. Salter, Dr. Lewis, Sheriff 5 Harvey, Dr. McLeod, S. A. Morri- son, H. C. Channen, W. R. King I and others. i W"JI'l1vi's Ivrlvevtvwliltvh l\-l.;..;;J`I.'I`itt s ap- Droval. He said that the aver- age assessment would "not be |more than 84000, the one-mill 1e_vy on which would be $1.00. [His debt to the men ghting hr ius could not be paid by 84.00. 'l'\l... I..n.._:___ _..,, yu-u pl '2'IaUUc The following committee was appointed to have general over.- sight of the men's work for the Red Cross Society: Judge Vance, IT. Beecroft, Sheriff Harvey`, W. `A. Boys, H. E. Jory, F. R. Por- |itt, W. R. King and Wm. Moore. Ignorance is the mother of in- ditference, said Mr. Turk who [urged a campaign to increase `the membership to 500. A mo- tion to this end, made by Mr. Turk and T. T. Young, was adopt- ed. ` Judge Vance suggested the ap- pointing of a committee to have charge of the whole of the man's work for the Red Cross Society, and also that the meeting pledge obedience to that committee. '._ -_I.IA_'_ _ I - -----\r- vv av u--uuv vvgllullvbcvc "In actdition to the levy and the $500, Dr. Palling thought they should get subscriptions amount- ing to $300 per month. "I1I_:- _._A -- ' I `wry-. .-v-V- tiiiiige Vance sugzigested the ad- visability of getting down to ways and means. If the men were I...u.- _- ...--J V . . _ . u . . . V w . . U. an vxlu Luci: VVOLU half as good as the women there :would be no trouble raising the imoney. He favored both volun- itary contributions and taxation. I I A One-Mill Levy. After some further discussion lthe following resolution, moved %by W. A. Boys, and James B. |Dougall, was carried unanimous- lly: That we memorialize the lcouncil to levy one mill for Red `Cross work, that the item be placed in this year`s estimates and the money paid out at the 'rate of $300 per month,until the war is over. Another motion pledging the meeting to raise $500 was mov- !ed by Messrs. Boys and Beecroft land carried unanimously. I Now 177 Members. Replying to a question Mr. Salter said that there are 177 members of the Red Cross 80- lciety in Barrie. Rev. G. R. Turk said there were three means of getting money for this work, viz.: (1) A mem- ;bership campaign. (2\ Public icanvas. `(3) Taxation. He fav- lored all three and promised his jhearty cooperation. 'l --J__- 1'7, LIEUT. NEVVTON YOUNG. Section 1 Pages 1 to 4 A. W. SMITH APPOINTED CLERK AND TREASURER 12 Pages No. I8 Doputatlon Asked Council to Aid` Rod Or-oas--$10 Voted to Bar- rio lllon on 3rd Oontlngont. Copies Weekly 52nd Year. Your committee as well as every member of this council deeply regret that owing to ill health this step was necessary. During the seventeen years that Mr. Donnell has filled the office he has given freely of his time and ability to this Council. As an executive olcer he was neat and accurate and always endeav- ored to live up to the trust plac- ed upon him."