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\\l -. . Published every Thursday morn- ing by James Baldwin Bryant, pro- __--.-_ .4 nm nmm>._ 123 Dunlop THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1913 aux: For : 111:; now: llu-Jun The County Council are to be con- gratulated upon the Sl'.1`01l_Lf stand they took last Friday, in giving no cred- the uneorroborated irresponsible individuals. ence to asser- tions of 'It` even halt` of what has been said against the Y. .\I. C. A. were true the society would still be worthy of the support of the public. That t`heir i-epresentatives are doing :1 great work :unon;: the soldiers cannot be denied. They lay themselves out to meet the Wants of the soldiers just at the! moment when their services are most. required, and when no one else is in a position to render this aid. The welcome sign of the Red Triangle `has been a veritable Godsend to many 9. worn-out or wounded `hero; and the society is bound to emerge -with even greater prestige from the dcloud of criticism now being cast over it. ___:__ The destructive fire last A Serious week at Barrie draws nt- Problem tention to what appears to us to be 11 very serious problem. Most of the fires which are so frequent just now occur in build- ings connected with the storage or manufacture of food or of the man- ufacture of munitions. That they_ are caused accidentally we cannot be- lieve. As the fire at Fisher s mill " ` A -----. 1....oa offnr mark hn lieve. As we um: nu Klan; ., ....-. broke out some hours after work had cdlnmenced there seemed to be some Terms of Subscription nr - fear to cope malicious cen- nu nes Dznuwxu z.u_y....., I.-- the office, 123 Dunlop rrie, in the County of 1918 reason. to believe that it might have N been caused accidentally. But both 121 Mr. Fisher and the Chief of the Fire Brigade believe it to be the work of an incendiary. ' The machinery was e 1: fixed with double ball-bearings, in 12 1 J 1 I I order to prevent friction; and every possible precaution against fire had i been taken. The destruction of the millpis a serious loss to the town and Mr. Fisher has the sincere sympathy o fthc whole community. But is it not time that a public investigation was made into all fires which occur at places W`here food is stored of manufactured? It does not seem on the surface that much good would result; but, on the other hand, it is possible that evidence might be ob- tained of strangers having been seen ~l- about the premises. It is disquieting tr in the extreme to think that this aw- ful destruction of food` was de- liberately caused. %fhe@lnirt$nugdvnuo:\ It is proposed to call a The Navy meeting next week for the League purpose of forming a branch of the Navy League in Barrie. A short time ago a meeting was held, at which those present signed a requisition for a warrant to establish a branch .But nothing has been done since. There is one thing` needed which is lacking-- entdiusiasin. If there is one thing: more than another that we should all be enthusiastic about it is the Na\'_\'. The Navy has p1'(-velited Great Britain being in- l vaded - duringj, the war, the : I\'a\'_v has saved the Allies from star- . vation; the ;\ avy has kept free the seas so that thousands of troops could be con\'e_ved to the seat of war '1 u from England and America. \Vhen it is desired to establish a branch of e 3 `the .\'a\'y League in Ba1'rie there will 0 surely be suL`1'ic-ient patriots fo1'wa1'd to give the 1110\`111l1t their support. Whatever is done We can- not expect to come up to the neigh- boring town of Orillia, for there one out of every five persons. is a mem- ber of the League. Let Barrie show that it is not behind other towns in .">'l1])pO1'ti11_g` such a magnificent body [I- ,i- ,,_._ 011.18 S t I, The net receipts for the garden partv for the Prisoners of g\Var Fund, held last week at Ardtrea, Mr. Leslie's `residence, will reach almost $1400.00, rather more than double the amount realised last year. As our needs have also practically doubled the Barrie Branch is ex- cee(lingl_V 5.;ratet'ul for the liberal patronage and assistance which made this result possible. When all have worked so well, thanks cannot be given to each one individually but the assistmice rendered by Messrs. \V. A. Boys, H. Jzunieson, Hunter, Kennedy and Fisher in lending their cars to Mr. Leslie dur- ing the week so that he nii;-,'ht go to the different \`illages, contributed in :1 large de.;ree to the patr0na_<.;e ae- corded by _the country members. .\Ie;~:.srs. Rees, W. Moore, and Geo. Livingzston Very kindly helped us on Tuesday with their ears, Mr. Rees also p1'esentin, a bouquet of beauti- _ ful orchids for Her Excellency. nu. ....1.:L.:4:,... ":9 m.v:.m- kn Hm LL11 01'CH1(lS I01` 111:1` 1:;.\L:c1icm:.y. The exhibition of flying by the men of the 1{.A.F. was one of the greatest attractions at the garden -1mrt_\',uls0 their very excellent ban`d-. I3:u'1'ie Brzmeh is much indebt- ed to the ().C., _\Iujor Scott, for his 5_rreut interest in the whole ufi'ui1'. (!_._..~ ,.t' .._. ,.A..u4-..u unnv-n1-un-2 uvnrn f_"l`(`tlL llllcrtfst In UH: wnuu; nuuu. Some oi our country members were ]m1'ticul:1rly CllC1`}.,"Ci.lC in the sale of tickets, .\Irs. Jury of Craighurst be- ing very successful in this work. The ihandsolne cheques from Hrs. D. Pngsley and Mr. It. W.Sloane, Treas. Innisfil Patriotic Society, helped out the net result in a most substantial manner. Dr. Little proved an ex- cellent dairyinan. The contributions of cream and milk which he p;ather- ed particularly in the neighborhoods oi Knock and Strond were very use- ful. The handsome car lent by Mrs. l`}d;;ar, Port Hope, to the Soldiers Aid for the proces.~s1on was much ap- preciated. The tents lent by Messrs. \V. A. Boys, C. Smith, R. Johnston, C. Lally, and Messrs. M. Brunton and .\l<-Phnil, Allandale also the lawns ot.' I\1ess1`s. llulilmrd, \Vulker, Woll'cnden, Card, and Mrs. Ingram made possible the excellent entertain ment on the Inidway so ably carried out under the direet.ion of Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard. Thanks are also due the \Vuter and Li-,;`ht Commission and their Superintendent, Mr. Hare, who personally supervised the in- stnllling of the lights, also _Co|. Peuchen and Mr. II. B. Myers for ch.`inese_ lanterns loaned and to the Harold Wilson Co. of Toronto for two striking cords oi." pem1ant.-1 sent; to decorate the grounds, to Capt. Lyon and the Barrie Wicker Work Co. for their most comfortable aha H the latter most favorably noticed by Her Excellency, The Duchess of Devonshire, to Messrs. Buchanan, Merrick and Litster, Saso, Fisher, and Cheeseman to Mrs. Perkins and RED CROSS N-o_TEs have Miss..A:da.msi tg Mg. {3oEhviv3 {h?:Sps1Ef1ldier:' 1` cutlerv loaneu Mias..Ada.ms for their welcome gifts, to Mr. Bothwell, the Royal Victoria Hospital, Collier oSt. Church, and the Soldiers Aid for dishes and cutlery loaned, to the Ivy band for their very inspiring performance, to the Press for their unfailing courte- sy and he_lpfu'lness and last but by no means least to His Wor~;h1;? the Mayor and Town Council who have always shown their interest in the Red Cross in a most practical and substantial manner. In closing we quote from a letter recently re.-eived from one of the prisoners in`.ei'ncd in Holland. :1 AL 1...; T n*I| nh`n tn flmnk \.`0'.: [in Holland. At last I 1l .'.l eb`e to thank you and your helpers for what you have done for me and my nnlortunute comrades who are still in the worst country on-God s earth, as no doubt you know of some of the troubles olf English prisoners in Gerinmiy and I can assure you that had it not been for the parcels which we got right through that miserable e.\'istenee, well there would have been only one thing for it (about 6 ft. of wood). I believe firmly that the boys would have been all on the departed list by now, myself included. Signed, T. VV. Palmer, Se1'p,'t. The regular meeting of Barrie - Branch C.R.C.S. will be held on 1r_..A.... 1.4., sin. at 4 Inn. The C.1{.U.S. W111 no mum uu Monday, July 8th at 4 pm. Congregational Church had clmrge of the shop on Saturday June 22nd. Net receipts $43.15. Allamlule churches will hu\'_e el1arge"on Satur- day, June 29th and the following; Saturday the Baptist church and Salvation Army. Shop committee this week, Hits. A. Carson, Miss Lmvrencr.-. Next week, Mrs. Sliunacy. Donations week of June `2`2n Utopia $81.50, Knock Se\\'ing Circle 1'2 dozen eggs, Ivy 7 dozen eggs. ..-.j_.:.__.. RAILWAY MAN WRITBS INTERESTING LETTER Mrs. A. Manson, Allandale, has re- ccived tlic following very interesting letter, from her husband who is con- valescing at Norfolk \Var Hospital, Eiigland, dated April 6th, and tllougli only part of it is given it will 3 no doubt be of interosn to others especially his friends on the G.T.R. \\'e have omitted names of places, in -_/1A.. Ln ,,,..m.h- xvifll Hm dire;-.tio11s \\ e have 01Il1IIe(1 nuulua u; pmu.~, ... ` order to comply with the directions \ of the censor. *r.. ~\r\r\lv:hI(IV A4-' Hm rvmnt r-hnnmr. in ot the censor. In speaking of the great change in conditions, Corporal .\Ianson says Ever_\'tl1ing is so nice and (print that it seems strange aftr.-1' the dread- ful noise that we were so used to in France. Tliing-s have been very rough there during; the last two weeks, but I don t think there is any need for Worry, for the tables will be turned on Fritz before long . Weiglit of numbers was the only thing that carried them along so far, for when they broke through they came over like bees. Our lads just held their ground and mowed them down with machine and Lewis gu-is nnti' Huey got too close, then they would fall back for a distance and let them come on again and mow them down again. They say the Bosehe dc.-:1<`. just lay in heaps. The part of one Rail- way was to supply the front between and , which are on the rig_';ht and left of the notorious place called the place that every sol- dier dreads. Luckily there was a ltt of light railway on our in thg_ back area, which went close to '11 one direction and was con- nected up in the northerly direction with and beyond. - The morning the offensive opened was very foggry. The first intimation I had of anythinf; going on out of the ordinary was shells dropping near the station at , about 4 am. mu- - .... +mmn-.1 Hm line was the station at The noise up toward the line deafening, but owing to the mist we could see nothing. Our telephone eornmnnioation to the forward areas was cut in places, but none of the men out on the. line were tlll'(`dl3(3n(*(l until after dinner, when our control post at had to be evaenatctl. Gradually the Bosche advanced and next our men had to leave , which wa the plat-c where most of the tractors worked out. Of course all the engines, cars and nvor_vtliin,r moveahle were withdrawn also, and the boys were able to hold the llnn at this point during the day and night. But the next night they stm tel to come all along the line, so all tho trains were ordered to come in and V ,, ,L.__A ...1 0.. ..n,.L- nn rtuulu tn l(`llV9, iluuuu '3. u.-.u. \.u-nu nu ....... grant. nrnisw V1 .... n ' trains oruerou LU mum: u. nuu we started to hack up ready to leave town. Frank Johnson xvns the last to come in and I think he (losnrvoa l`;44\h` ........... rm. Hm umv hn (-.xuriod and 2 ouifsnlnk BOYS '3 hymn: nvuon (1 1 LIIIIIK nu uum-.1 vun - For the wny he (em'riod sive ` .1.-. A. n 711 'll.lVvvA -~- -,.- Street, Barrie, tile Conn Simcoe, Province of Ontario. _ the.Bosehe long ra`ige guns began to 3 shell theibaek areas` and throwing l 3 them all over the country side. Finally one fell right in line with our camp about 500 yards away and that was `near enough. \Ve all got up and started for the open fields. I had just got about 100 years from the camp, when, ban;:-one right in the middle of the tents. Everything went up in the air and chunks of shell and stones flew all over. (Probably this is where Cpl. Manson received a wound but he does not mention it.) I met Joe, making some breakfast, I had a bite to eat with him and then he put me 0'1 :1 motor lorry and off I went to the dressing stuti.):1 at ----. From there I went to the C.C.S. at -- and the next day we came down to the base liospitul nt Etuhles. 660 pairs oi. socks were shipped last month, 230 pairs by post in answer to special appeals and the remainder in the monthly boxes. The Field Comforts knitters of Allan dale, Barrie, Belle Ewart, Crown Hill Churchill, Dalston Edenvale, Gilford Guthrie, Holly, Lefroy, Mitchell Square, Om Station, Stroud, Thorn- ton, and Utopia worked hard` to fill these boxes. Mrs. Stewart gratefully acknowledges the following gifts: $19.70 form the Ladies Aid of the Burton Ave. Methodist church; $1.00 from Mr. Joseph Greenholgh; $3.00 from Miss Mary Craig and $1.00 from Miss Caldwell, Craighurst; $7 from the Beaver Rebecca Lodge, Barric;; 4 pairs socks from the Churchill W. 1.; 12 pairs socks from Belle F.w:1rt; (5 pairs socks from the Gilford Knitting Club; 6 pairs of socks from Mrs. S. Dunsmore, Crown Hill. FRENCH RELIEF 2 boxes of used clothing in good repair, boots and shoes, 1 box eon- taining 83 new garments, 10 lbs klim and 6 quilts were shipped to `the Friemls 01. France last week. At the same tzme `Z60 shirts, ehild1'en s (l1'esse.<., ete.. and -1 quilts were sl1i-]1- pcd to the Secours National. 10 vfuxilts were slnippcd to the Belgian Iiulief. The quilts were gifts from St. .-"m(l1'ew's )[ilim)'_\j Hmspital Club, '1`ho1'nton \V. 1., G11l:uie Girls Rt-\vin_-' Circle. D. Y. B. Clul), .-\llu11- 1 ,'l_IA ___1 c;...A.`.1 xv T TI 1- James |H(-\\'1nu' L?n`(-le. 11. 1. D. Lluu, .-nu... dale and Stroud W . I. Th: James Bay V. I. gave a donation of $6.30 toward the Klim fund and Stroud \V.'L.. sent in 2 more lbs. of I\'.`.2n. At ]1'es(-nt. layettos are being made for the destitute French babies. .\I1's.. Stewart would be most grateful for new or used infants clothing in good 1'(-pair. Safety pins are also in de- vnnn (1 1'l'[Ii(1L . mand. school. The Ju(l__~'e did not think the county should be saddled with the cost. of his maintenance and sug- gested that the Council should unite with other councils, to have the Act amended, so that a county should not be liable until a child had resided in it a certain lcn;:th of time. A co1nn1ittce,_considercd the matter and reported that the county was not liable and asked the county solicitor to take steps to protect the .\.\....L.- gun I Lvz. county. `I county. Estimated Expenditure The Finance Committee reported. that they found $162,095 would be necessary to meet the o1'di1m1'y ex- penditure for the cu1`rent year. There would also be required to be levid $202.61.`) to cover the umount }_-`iven in grants by the county for patriotic purposes. The colmnittee 1'eeonm1end- ed the In:11\'ing; (-L 1`-.`tes, as stated above and tn: weport was ud(.pt.(-d. mi... 7.? my `R I` T. T118 .`.`l JW D.L`.J.. The Finznu-0 Committee ro(=ommoml- ed the g*1'zu1ting of the upplication of the town of Barrie, a5kin).:_ the county to g'u21r1u1t,oc :1 sot. of deben- tures mn0untin_-,r to $59,`_ 39, for the purpose of buildin__'; 11 collogizlte in- stit.11tc.--A (Other County Council news will In. l'nnn.`l nn vuurn \\Il4lILZ| \.AIuun_y be found on ])llf_,f`(` Lvnnnnu V- ._,,, Three Months. . .. .. . . . .35 cents Sixf Months . . .. .. .65 cents Tjgwelve Months . . . . . . . . .$1.`.?.5 __.United States Subscribers ..$1.75 Payable in Advance. All lll1l.lll'(l W115 SIllllll|_`_' unu j_',u_w 'l`lmrs(ln_\' mo1'nin_::, when members of the (`0u11l`y\(`/ouucil mustered in the l\lu1'kol'.'1 lnco, p1'o]m1':\10ry to sl,n1'l,i1Ig_: for the annual \\"nr(len's picnic. \Vu1' II. \V. Curler luul xtrrnngt-tl for ll trip to Orillia and the R.i\'vr Sovt-rn, with tho 0l)_i0(-ti of in.s`p0('l.iI1-,5 the l\'luni(~.ipul power plant. ML H\\'il t s Rapids. lle haul all nlungx lwen s:1ng_:uinc of lmvillg fine \vo:1l.|10r; xuul in this he was not (lis- ltppoilllotl. for n more .l(len1 day 4-nuhl lmr have lwvn im:1}_:inc(l. It is Lruv lho wind \vn.-1 11 little chilly l'u1'lIi\'in_~.:'lry m0lm' em`, but the sun Hll()|ll' gzlm-iously all day, uml the outing wus much enjoyed by all. m...-i....- u'nm. nI`I.or 10 o'clock. in nun l oul.m;: mm-n en_|0ycu u_y nu. Starting," shon utter 10 o'clock, nhuul. l`\\'-nt._v curs, some of the party wt-nt hy the lower road, skirting the Buy, and enjoyed the vistas of Iwuntiful scenery which this road u|'|'urds. Arrived at the pretty and thriving town of Orillin a visit was paid to the Y.M.C.A., where the viaitm-z-1 were escorted over this fine buildving. They admired the large gymnnsixun and the capacious swimming pool, and many regrets THE. WARDEN S PICNIC All nature w s` sn1i1in_-4' and 3.-;:1_v lust Innlnhrl1`Q (Continued from page one) FIELD COMFORTS _j.._ COUNTY~COUNClL I [[13 T\."`llAl'L Wil t The Hm B. (`.I. (*4. ..:t#nn -wvn 9' \.J \l II we 6.) were-heard that Barrie could not ' boast of.a similar institution. The same feeling was`cxpcrieI'xced when later on the party Iiasserl the bathing sheds in.the -park. The `Council Chamber and the Opera Hm1se-a1l under the szunc Municipal roof- were also inspected with -interest. H ..~.._. nnul Hmn i'rn' lnnr-l1 nntl the COUNTY COUNCIL AND Y.M.C.A- _ L- ........n v\n1~:f\Y`l 5 . were illS0 1!lS[lB(:LCu w1Ln -Luuuuau. It was now time for lunch and the visitors sat down to an excellent cold n,-past in the Y.M.C.A. hall, being waited on by a number of ladies. About 100 sat down to luncheon, under the chairmanship of Mayor Curran. They were the, guests of the Orillia Town Council and the \Vater, Li;.v;ht and Power Commission while_ at Orillia and during the subsequent trip down the river. The ;\'Iayo1' olf- f('.1'e(l a few words of hearty welcome being practical enouy_vfl1 to know that it was not the occasion for axiytliirig in the nature of a speech. Warden` Carter 1`etux'nel thanks to the town of Oril1ia,'.who had so generously welcomed them, and especially to the ladies who had prepared the lunch. ..J nnnn vr\n1'n in flpn mntnr lunch. Seated once more in the motor cars at very pleasant drive of thirteen miles- brought the visitors to Ham- let, on the Severn, where they board- ed steamboats and launches and pro- ceeded down the river, through Spar- row Lake, dotted with pretty resi- dences, and for an enjoyable trip of thirteen miles. Swift Falls is as far -, ...... ..+ ,_,.l,_.m.,+ 1. hnnry as tmrlccn mncs. nvun. 1: mm m an .... as one can go at present, by boat, as the lock gates have not yet been con- strur:t AA. G.n.`4`6- `D-anilln The party 1u11de<'l about 4.30 and spent nearly two hours in inspcctinix the plant. From particulars fu1'nish- ed it was found that the question of _ \(.-.~:,.:....l luuly-n_n1nr-h-Co nn\\'m' eu IL was Luuuu Lllub inc l`u\,avAunA V. ,, 21 Municipal hydro-electric power t plant was first proposed in 1895 and in the summer of the next year con- struction was begun at the Rai."-,_5ed Rapids. Power was first turned on in January, 1902. Patriarehe darn went out in April, 190-}, and in July - next year Battle dam was inished, at a cost of $28,000. In 1906 a thirdi (lain was be'-.j'un and completed in 1908 at a cost of $75,000. In 1911 Government en,2'ii1e(-1's :~;11:__'_'esterl re- reinovul to Swift Rapids, alth0u'_{'h work on a new power house at Rau- :_"a(l Rapirls had alread_\' been begun. ln April, 1914, the Departinent of liailways and Canals awarded the contract for the construction of a dam and power house at Swift Rapids to the Inland Con;~:t1'uc-tion Co. This has cost the Goyernlnent about tlirec-quarters of a million. On November 10, 1917, the Ragged Rapids (lain was blown up, and a week later the first current tfroin O1'illi:1's Swift Rapids plant was` turned on. } W. 1.. .-------:,... -+`l Eurneu U11. , The town is now in possession of an up-to-date power house and plant, consisting of three 1500 K.V.A. 1.-`enerators, driven by three water wheels of 2,120 horse power each. The wheels 1'e\`o1\'e at the rate of 257 1-evolutions :1 minute. The water comes down by five sluiees, forming imposing w:1te1'falls. The new equip- ment at Swvift Rapids has cost $167,000; the Dominion _ grault, sal- ..-...- A ,,....m 4;` 5S:.1.n nnn- :n that l)om1n1o11 gralll , sal- vage, c-tc., came to $40,000; so that Orillia has :1 \`cr_\' fine 111nt~at :1. net cost of $121000. The \\'ater, Light and Power Cimmission within the last Week a.pprop1'iatcd $500 for 0loa1'i113_-` and imp1'o\'ing the grounds at S\\"r1't Rapids; and an additional insurance of $15000 will be added A, A-l-r\ ..1.\,,+..:.,..I .~nh-.~tntinn and of $1:).UUU wxu nu uuuvu to the L-loctricnl sub-station and equipment, concu1'1'ent with existiu: insurzmce, makillgr :1 total of .":~45,(}0U. mn\`\`n;< ..~m~n cnf nnfeidn and the insurzmce, I11:1K111:` :1 luuu UL -V':u,u\-u. Tables were set outside and visitors partook of` :1 refreshing :11 ' fresco ropust. M1`. Hale. cliairmun of` the commission, and .\lu_\'o1' Currzlu were amongst those who looked after ihe wc11'u1'e of their guests. Au inter- esting visit: was brought to at close about 6.30, when :1 move was made for the boats; the trip back to Ham- let. h(~ing_: mu:-`h enjoyed. Here the automobiles were once more b1'o11}_rht into use and Orilliu was reached shortly after 8 o clock. Some of the members attended the Red Cross Concert. in the Opera House, given 1... hr: i.....1n,r`....mHnn T.nathe1' Co. s in the Upora Iluuhu, ;__--w-.-.. by the .~\ug_V-`lo-Cm1mlia111 Leather band, from Huntsville ,wl1i1e others came straiglxt back to Barrie. By _ consent it was a most suc- cessful outing; and at the County Council nxeoting the next morning (1. ll(':11'l_\' vote of tlumks was passed to \Vt.)'d(`n H. \V. Carter. \I\IU`J-L Vvw-uw-- _._.. There are sure to be some persons who will condemn the County Cou.n- 5 cil for voting $30,000 for the war work of the Y.M~C.A. The chronic kicker, like the poor, We have always with us. He is a. destructive, not a. constructive individual. He is always looking for a weak point he can at- tack and is never happy unless `he is hammering at something or some- body. Members of the County Coun- cil need not fear the criticism of these perpetual grumblers. They can solace themselves with the words of Shakespeare and say-- We must not stint our necessary actions 13- 1'... 5.. nl\Y\D mnlir-inns. cen- 1 l .5551 ; 1`uwJ.\Dn.:. uuus... I Essa Township Council met inln council on June 10th, iinmcdiately after the Court of Revision. All the members were present. Payments of the following` accounts was ordered: ---S. Hulbort, repairing culvert. 5 S. R., $4.00; Jno. I-Izm(l_v, filling wash-I out on 3rd line, $3.0(I; Jno. Marks, rondwork, 3rd line, $15.00; \V. J. Bell, work on 25 S. R. $4.00; Robt. Hillock, rondwork, 5`tl1 line, $9.10; S. Gordon work on 5th line $-L55; Alex. Denney, repairs to road $4.50; Jns. Dundas, attend-ing court and fu1'nisliing map $5.00; \V. A. Thomp- son, rondwork $110.90; Geo. Davis, I\l\.l rondwork on 7th line $5.00; Reg. Arnold, rondwork on 20th S. R. $9.50; Thos. J ennett, repairing bridge on 7th line $4.00; \V. K. Arnold, repairing culvert on 5th S. R. $3100; Hugh Rolley, repairing cul- vert on 11th, $.100; Northern Ad- lvance, Court of Revision, $1.80; Royal Victoria Hospital, $131.25; VVm. Blanchurd,, assessor $120.00; rm... ...........:1 until mnnf -in I`hnv~n.nn, . V\ I1]. .Dluucnuru,, u-mstzamu tp.L.'..U.Uv, The councll W111 meet in Thornton, July 22nd. ESSA TOWNSHIP COUNCIL `I V _ ff` ___._` N] ` .:n (`nun-uni` vnnf. At Swift Rapids R'()BB ED1N H6*u"sE%3=% OF ms FRIENDS King Ferdinand Tricked by the Teutons. Bulgaria Has Already Found That Germans Only Int/end to Use Their Country as a Pawn In the Strug. gle and That They May Expect, No Consideration when Spoils Are Divided. ING FERDINAND of But- garia, one of the most am- bitious and unscrupulous or the would-be autocrats of Europe, sold himself to the Teuton powers, and it will amuse the A1lie% nc to notice that his own friends have already punished him and his country for their treachery. The war lords of Germany care nothing for Bulgaria, and Ferdinand has been given plenty of evidence in the re- cent developments in the Balkans and Russia. that Bulgaria. is merely a pawn in the German game. By the terms of the Roumanian peace treaty, the Dobrudja, coveted by Bulgaria, has been taken from Rou- mania and the greater part of it handed over to Austria-Hungary in the name of the Central Empires. Now the Dobrudja, bordering as it does on the Black Sea, and com- manding the mouths ot the Danube, is said to be partly Bulgarian as to population, but Roumania's by geo- graphical right. Formerly Turkish for-ritnrv. it was restored to Rou- HIS TREACHERY PUNISHED. gfitpullzun territory, .n_...... _ ,, mania by treaty. In the course at the war, the district was mken from Roumania, by forces mainly Bulgar- ian but under German command. The Kaiser, however, has decreed that the section shall not go to the Tzar Ferdinand, except for a narrow strip up to the Silistrian line which was given to Bulgaria by the Buchar- naf h-enfv of 1913. The German Em- surers. They were faced with this situa- tion. Before the veterans threw their bombsheli at Hamilton the towns in " `I ..~.....;! nun inafnn nf Bulgaria by we Ducua.1'- est treaty of peror has, furthermore, shown other proofs of a disposition to humiliate his Bulgarian ally, the alleged reason being that the latter has refused to comply with a demand for Bulgarian troops on the western front. Be this __ :. fIr\I\I' :+ '4: r-Inn!` enough, some UUu.lpL_y vvu.u so. \As--_ ____ -, as it may, it was clear enough, time ago, that the Buigars were marked down for sacrice whenever it might suit the whims of their im- perial taskmasters. Turkey received some concessions of Bulgarian terri- tory on the banks of the River Ma: gr ritza, and may yet receive other ten; ritorial enrichments, in accordance ' with Germany's usual policy of re- warding her vassals at the expense of one another. A nfzurn has thus been reached in I A stage has thus the relations of Bulgaria with her German dictators which should be followed with the closest interest by, Allies. Bulgaria's cup of humiliation must by this time be full to the brim. The Fox of the Balkans has been beaten at his own game, but, however desirous he may be or breaking away from his friends, he is apparently helpless. He must defend the marches of Bulgaria or be over- whelmed by the Allies, and receive that chastisement which became Russia's avowed task when Bulgaria. forgot her obligations to the Slav and joined the Central Empires. Ferdi- nand cannot kick against the pricks of the Roumanian peace treaty with- out the danger ot being robbed en- tirely cf national independence. He is already the unconditional vassal of the Central Empires, and, instead of his hopes of controlling the Da- nube by possession of the Dobrudja being realized, he see: Austria mas- ... nf that river. all the way from realized, Austria mas- ter of that river, its months on the Black Sea. to the point where the stream leaves Ba.- Ivaria, at Passau. He -3 probably also convinced, by this time, that the ob- literation of Bulgaria, in another long night ot national extinction such as that endured under the Turks, is only a. matter of time, or dependent upon his own good behaviour to his lords and masters. `l1nhnni9' well-merited punigh- masters. Bulgaria's well-merited punish- ment has thus come sooner than even the Allies expected,,and from a. to- tally unexpected quarter. She has been caught in the .neshes of the plot which she wave for others. Her demoralization, now that Germany and Austria are playing the punitive role which Russia. had allotted to herself, must be well-night complete. ---j:--.:_----- Auunuvw a. u n.n...-- .~..... More than 190 canal boats are re- gularly navigating the creeks and\ tributaries of the Thames. Among them tty-six carry families Which" aggregate 266 chi-ldren, ICING FERDINAND. rlgnt. rormeny Lulnusu it to Thames Tributaries. 4 Ann _-_..I L--.5.- Dombsneu at nuumwu Mu. W..- -_- Simcoc `had agreed that instead of N raising funds on behalf of the Y.M. v; C.A. in their own community they 5( would ask the County Council for a substantial grant, in order that the burden might be equally borne by the is whole county. When the application 13) was made to them what was there to S] `prevent them making a grant? Noth- f` ing but the vague and idle rumours S W`hicl1 have lately been set on foot. I] VVhatever doubts some of the mem- b bers might have felt as to the wisdom 0 of making the grant they were laid h to rest after they had heard the eon- t vineing speech of Capt. Best. He showed the absurdity and unre- C liability of many of the statements made by critics of the Y.)I.C.A., and `his address made a deep impression. His shot went straight to the mark when he said that all t-hes; 1 rumours as to the immoral influences to which the Canadian soldiers were subjected in England, and kindred A statements, when traced to their 1 original source, would be found to bear the trade mark, Made in Ger- many. All these wild utterances which had the effect of retarding re- cruiting he attributed to German propay.:anda. L'nwittiny_-fly no doubt persons who pass on these idle ru- mours arc playing the German game. They are helping to hinder the ut- most efforts bcing made to support our troops at the front in every man- ner possible. an p. H L I-,____ e( 1'] ..-:1 mm 4,. Ln ,,,,..,_ Thursay, une 27th,