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The People‘s Paper Stat Another week has passed by and finds the two greatest armies that the world has ever seen gathered together, locked in deadly conflict, at this writing, Monday afternoon, Aug. 24. The two opposing armies, consisting of 1,800,000 German troops on the one side and 700,000 French and 120,000 British on‘the other _ side, came together with a terrific shock. The Germans started the attack with a brilliant dash t hat fairly shook the foundations of the earth. The troops advanced at great speed and . so ponderous was the_forpe of the shock against the ranks of the defenders that irt‘:nvérs like the rush of a human tidal wave At no time since the conflict started was the desperate and terrific deâ€" fence at Liege and in the surrounding country, by the Belgians, so signifiâ€" cant in its results as it was on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 22, when the Germans made their first terrible onslaught on the allied French and Briâ€" tish armies Had the Belgians not been able, by. their bravery and their great figélt- ing ability, to hold back the German advance for nearly two weeks, he French and British troops would have almost melted before the onslaught of the enormous German army like snow before an April sunâ€"but the two weeks saved them. The two weeks‘ resipite gained for the allied army, by the desperate part taken by little Belgium, has probably Ssaved the situation f or t he â€" French nation, or at least assisted the alliesAtq chgck the rush of the Germans. During the two weeks‘ respite, the French and themselves, had brought up their artillery, placed th and got forward the_ir arpmunition and food supplies terrific onslaught when it came The battle which raged all day Saturday, all day Sunday and which is still raging at the time of this writing, is in the neighborhood just slightly south of the famous battlefield of Waterloo, and although the battle of Water loo was a terrible struggle, yet as compared with the battle which is now raging, it was as child‘s play. At the battle of Waterloo it their allies were on one side, w more, on the other side. The forces engaged in the terrific shock today are estimated at 800,000 German troops of the first line supported by one million reservists on one side, and 700,000 French troops of the first line and 120,000 British regulars on the other side With regard to field guns, artillery, machine guns, areoplanes and . all other modern engines of destruction, t he battle now raging is. probably one hundred times as well equipped with armaments of destruction as were the contenders at the battle of Waterloo. The rout of the Austrians was complete, many of them being driven into the river and drowned, while others fied helterâ€"skelter to the hills, purâ€" sued by the Servians who are all veteran warriors, fresh from the fields of success against the Turks a year ago. The Germans pressed steadily forward westerly, through Belgium. After passing Liege they first invested and captured Louvain, the Belgian army falling back after making a brilliant stand and doing great destruction to the advancing a rmy. From Louvain the German army marched on to Brussels, a beautiful city with a population greater than that of the city of Toronto The army corps operating in Loraine, while at first successful, met with reverses last week and was c ompelled to retire in face of overwhelming odds. In Austria the Russian army is also making good progress, so that it will not be long until the German War Lord will have to turn his attention more seriously to the eastern frontier than he has done in the past few weeks. In Asia events are also moving rapidly. Germany refused to give a saâ€" tisfactory reply to an ultimatum from Japan and on Sunday, Aug. 23, Japan declared w ar against Germany and ordered its fleet and army to move. Italy has stood out neutral, but present indications are that within a short time it will declare war against Austria and declare itself an ally â€" of France and Great Britain. 4 There has been a tendency in some of the cities for the people to lay by stores of some of the necessities of life, such as sugar, flour and tea, in the fear that there might be a scarcity of these things later on, on account of the war. In order to save the city from destruction and its people from death and disaster, the seat of Government was removed to Antwerp and the Belgian army retired to the same city wiAthpuAt making a fight. This action on the part of the Belgians was a most wise one and the Germans invested, surrounded and passed the City of Brussels without doing it any great injury. t vero l us1 In the meantime, the City of Antwerp, which is one of the finest fortiâ€" fied cities in Europe, was still more strongly fortified and every precaution was taken to withstand an attack or siege. This city i s built on a fine river, about sixty miles southâ€"east of the English channel and can be approached by steamers, carrying either food, soldiers or ammunition and is, therefore, in a position to stand an indefinite siege and put up a desperate fight against an enemy. It is thought by some experts that there are more soldiers in Antwerp than the Germans anticipate and that a sortie from the city may at any time take place against the flank or the rear of the enemy. When the German army is engaged with the allies, there is no doubt that a sortie from Antwerp could work great disaster in the rear. In the meantime, the allies were perfecting their defences, digging trenches, placing their field pieces, bringing up their ammunition and food supplies and in every way getting ready to encounter‘the horde of Germans which were then approaching. While the Germans were marching westward t hrough Belgium, the allied armies of France and Great Britain were preparing for their reception in the south of Belgium. The French army corps which have been operating in Alsace and Lorâ€" raine were making history. The French army corps operating in Alsace met with steady success and drove the Germans back gradually, killing them in great numbers, taking many prisoners and much ammunition, guns and food. This army corps is not far from the fortified city of Strassburg, on the Rhine, and it is their intention, in due time, to attack that city. On the eastern frontier of Germany and Austria, events are happening thick:iand fast. Russia is marching into Austria and also into Germany and according to appearances is meeting AwiAthr success at every encounter. The German corps engaged on the eastern frontier of Germany, consist of the troops of the second line and reservists and although they are putting up a desperate fight, they have been driven back on every occasion by the Russians and have lost many men in killed; wounded and prisoners, besides considerable quantities of guns, ammunition and food. Little Servia is still covering itself with glory. In a terrific battle on the River Drina last week, it defeated an immerfse Austrian army and killed 20,000 soldiers besides taking a great number of prisoners and a â€" large amount of war material. T~~‘ng the past week, events have been moving very rapidly, not only at ;"L"“‘._f war but in theewholeâ€" world. 1 ¢ There has been no fresh fighting in either place for the past few days THE INDEPENDENT JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, Editor and Proprietor. J. QORLON LIVINGSTON, News Editor. MAIN STREET, GRIMSBY, ONT. Published every Wednesday Waterloo it is estimated that $0,000 British troops and one side, while Napoleon‘sâ€"amy numbered 100,000 or Telephone. 36 te, the French and British had entrenched artillery, placed their men, laid their plans i and food supplies and were ready for the year in advance. In United Established 1885 While I believe in thrift, prudence and forethought, yet I think it_ls wrong in a case of this kind for people who are well off to raise the price of the necessities of life by buying unusual quantities, in order that they may make themselves safe, to the detriment of the whole community. * The rich man is able to buy and has forethought and prudence enough to buy, but the poor man very often is unable to buy and consequently cannot take advantage of his own forethought and prudence. The result is that the rich man, by buying in excessive quantities, forces the market price up and the poor man has to pay extortionate prices when he is least able to do so. I hope htat Canadians will show their loyalty, not only to their country, by contributions of their men and means towards assisting the Motherland in her tremendous fight, but that they will show their loyalty to their _ fellow men by refraining from doing anything that would work to t he detriment of the community a nd especially the poor of the community. If there is going to be a famine, let us all suffer through it equally, and never let it be said that while th e poor were starving the rich men were living on t he fat of the land. 4 There was a t endency, a week or two ago, for t he wellâ€"toâ€"do people in the cities to rush and buy unusual amounts of flour, sugar, cured meats, tea and other staple commodities. The consequence was that the mdrket was forced up rapidly, to the detriment of trade and to the detriment of things in general. 7 There is no possible chance that there could be any famine in wheat, vegetables, or meats in Canada, because Canada will not only produce all of these things within herself, but she can easily get an abundance of them from the United States, if required. If there does become a famine in along without either of these things. During the crisis through which our country is now passing, let every citizen do his share to make conditions better instead of worse. Let every citizen show a spirit of buoyancy rather than a spirit of depression, so that we will only have to suffer for our real troubles and not from â€" artificial troubles. SIXTH MEETING Council met pursuant to adjournmelt in the Township Hall on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 10 o‘clock a.m. k [ f \ \ ~Members aill present» «. & L 4 | 1Igmip s / *o4/â€" L 4 > Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Moved by Mr. Copeland, seconded by Mr. Bell that the Reeve issue a cheque to J. A. Livingston for $25 on printing account. Also to the Clerk for $4.57 for postage, stationary and express charges. Carried. Moved by Mr. Bell, seconded by Mr. Beamer that the Reeve issue a cheque to the Ingot Iron Co. for $87.20 for culverts used in township; also to E. H. Rodgers for $10.15 for tile; to Valmer Bartlett for $58.50 for tile used in Township. Carried. Moved by Mr. Bell, seconded by Mr. Copeland that the Reeve issue a cheque to James Phillips for $30 for 1,200 ft. W. 0. plank; also to John Rahm for $2.50 for work and spikes in planking Brooks‘ bridge; also in favor of W. J. Grant for $4 for two days on grader. Carried., Moved by Mr. Bell, seconded by Mr. Springsted, that the Clerk be auâ€" thorised to have notices posted in the Township calling a meeting of the elec tors, to discuss the proposed radial railway through the Township ,on Thursâ€" day evening, September 10, at 8 o‘clock. Carried. Moved by Mr. Copeland, seconded by Mr.«Bell, that leave be granted to introduce Byâ€"Law No. 383 to assess the Township of Caistor . for County, Township and public school purposes for the year 1914 and it do now pass and the Reeve and Clerk do sign and seal the same. . Carried. Moved by Mr. Springstead, seconded by Mr. Beamer, that the Reeve issue a cheque to C..W. Packham for $2; also to W. R. Marshall for $1 for operatâ€" ing grader one and oneâ€"half days. Carried. Moved by Mr. Springsted, seconded by Mr. Bell, t hat Councillors Beamer and Copeland be a committee to examine and repair or rebuild, if necessary, the bridge on Smithville road, near Mr. Ward‘s and their order be good for the amount required. Carried. On motion of Councillors Springsted and Beamer, the Council adjourned to meet in the Township Hall on Monday, Sept. 28, at 10 o‘clock a.m. for genâ€" eral business. Carried. s JOHN YOUNG, Reeve Moved by Mr. Beamer, seconded by Mr. Springsted,‘that NMr. Bell be apâ€" pointed to look after the Warner bridge and have it repaired if necessary and his order be good for the amount required. Carried. Moved by Mr. Springsted, seconded by Mr. Bell that the Reeve issue a cheque to W. C. Bush for $5 for expenses ein connection _ with the. Hydro Railway Union; also to Peter Snyder for $1.50 for work on bridge. Carried. Weak Women! Oh! The Warâ€"Lord of Europe beware of the day When the allies will meet you in battle array, For the fields lay covered with dead in my sight, And your legions of battle are scattered in fight. APPLES WANTED ON COMMISSION We can handle 50,000 barrels of apples this season and bhave storage for 20,000 barrels. Our market is as good as any in Canada. Don‘t wait to make up cars of early apples, but keep them coming as soon as they are ready. Like a soothless insulter you attacked Belgium Town, No respect for your treaties, nor her neutral ground; With your armies you battled, week in and week out, But the heroes of Belgium turned your legions to rout. The Lion is awakenedâ€"beware of her paw, When she raises in anger to smite at your jaw; Like a snowflake in furnace before the great heat, Your armies in battle will melt and retreat. Like a coward in a corner, watching his chance, Your navy is hidden as with an avalanche; While Britain‘s fleet, drawn in battle array, All manned with her heroes dares you out in the bay. DOMINION FRUIT EXCHANGE, Ltd., OTTAWA To the east of your Empire, you challenged the Bear To come out of his slumber and fight if he dared,â€" Though slow in accepting, he‘s now out for fight, And woe to the Kaiser when he strikes with his might. R. J. GRAHAM, Pres, G. A. BOOTH, Mgr. . K. G. CONGER, Sec.â€"Treas. To the west of your Empire, the Republic of France You have dared like the others in your ignorance, But woe to your legions the day they will meetâ€" The trio of nations with their heroes to beat. You may laugh, proud Kaiser, my vision to seorn, Thou Warâ€"Lord of Europe, thy plume shall be torn; And to death and captivity thou shall be led, With the trio of nations, who for liberty bled. 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Some women are weak because of ills that are common Take this in liquid or tablet form as a tonic. CAISTOR COUNCIL In Girlhoodâ€"Womanhood and Motherhood THE WARâ€"LORD OF EUROPE sugar or tea we can quite e asily get ALBERT SHIELDS, Clerk â€"McKay. '@r. J. M. Hughton entist Office over J. C. Farrells Shoe Store Phone 215 Electrical Equipment GRIMSBY ONT Office Hours; 8 to 10 a.m. 1 to 3 and 6,30 to 8.30 p.m. Telephone 63 Winona â€" wlcle Ontarie Telephone 125. Office on 50 road, first house north of Stome Road. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Main Road, West, Grimsby (Hagar‘s Crossing) Office hoursâ€"10 to 12 a.m. 7 to 8 p.m Telephone 19 ring 5 Or. 3. A. G§m~ifl:} PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Main St., Cor. Paton â€" Grir PHYSICIAN and SURGEGN GRIMSBY, ONTARIO Depot Street, 4th house from Main St Office Hoursâ€"9 to 10 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m 7 to 8 p.m. DR. W.A. BROWNLEE DENMLTISi OFFICEâ€"ST"PHEN BiOcKk (Second Floor) OFFICE HOURSâ€"2.30 a.m. to 4 | GRImssyY, ont DR. H. W. SUTTON OSTEOPATHIC _ PHYSICIAN GRIMSBY LAZIER & LAZIER, BARRISTER , Solicitors, Notaries, etc. Money tc loan at lowest rates. Office. "Spectator Building," Hamilton. S. F Lazier, K.C E. F. Lazier. H. L. Lazier. Barrister, _ Solicitor, Conveyancer, E+. Teileph ne 754. DR. ALEXANDER 2i ISICIAN & Surageon CoRonEnr CouNnTy LincoLn ‘AIN ST. NEST GRIMSBY Hbce houts, a to 10 a.m.;. 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p.m. Iffices, 15 Main St., East" /4 Hamilton At SMITHVILLE every Thursday Room 40 Federal Life Building, Main and James Sts., Hamilton, Ont BRA[VACHVOFFICE CVER K. M. STEPHEN‘S esnt on Officesâ€"Grimsby and Beamsville Money to loan at current rates. HRERBERT E. WaALLACE, m.p.C F. HANSEL, Dentist, Underwear & Hosiery Madeâ€"toâ€"Order Shirts Wentworth Arms Bldg.. Main St. E. Physcian and Sargeon. Winona t 2i olg Or HOT WEATHER DAINTIES 1. CARPENTER, B, A. W. and R. McLELLAND B. MeCONACHIE Barrister, Solicitor, DR. D. H. GESNER 451 KING E., ST. CLAIRE APTS. HAMILTON, ONT. W. S. MILLYARD What Do You Want ? QUALITY FIRST CHRISTYS Straw Hats GROCERS AND H’fOFLI%WQ[I\RE MERCHANTS p MAIN STREET ; [ 8)i")% GRIMSBY Hardware, Groceries Paints and Oils Phone 5, GRIMSBY, ONT. Our stock of Groceries were never fresher or larger than right now. We can supply your wants im every way.i â€" a 02 d 0a0. . 0. . Tere». one No. 1 BUSINESS GARDS OSTLOPATHY We have anything you desire in the Groâ€" cery line. Don‘t make the good housewife work over a hot stove this weather. Come in and let us give you some suggestions.......... E. 8. & R. T. JOHNSON Phone 223 HAMILTON BOURNE BROS. DENTAL MEDICAL LEGAL Nofiary Public We Have Them ONTARIO Grimsby James J. McKay J. DAW, ARCHITECT 165 St. Paul St. Opposite N. S. & T. R, Station ST. CATHARINES, â€" ONT. and at Harrison & Millar‘s Block Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake. W. B. CALDER Va uator for The Hamilton Provident and Loan Society Insurance and Real Estate Officeâ€"Main Street, Grimsby PHONE NO. 7 Barristers, Solieitors, Notaries, etc. 25 Ontario St. Sr. CarHarin®s E. A Lancaster, K. C., J. H. Campbell, E. H. Lancaster Noteâ€"One of the firm will be at the Hotel Grimsby, Grimsby, every Wednesâ€" day from 1.30 to 6 p. m. Ontario Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer Surveys Subdivisions, Drainage, Plans, Reports, etc. Phone 894, 165 Paul Street, St. Cathâ€" arines, opp N.S. & T. Railway offices Telephone 4766, 607 Bank of Hamilton Chambers HAMILTON, ONT. Marriage License Issued A good Scotch Terrier Dog Must be good ratter and catter. Address, giving particulars and stating price, to McKay, McKay & Webster On_real estate security. _ Both Private and Company funds General Conveyancer, Assignee and Valuator. Money to Loan at Current Rates Smithville. Ont. TUDOR INN Civil and Mining Engineers and Tea Room 24 King St. East, HAMILTON )fficeâ€"7 Hughson St. South, Taleplhone 1008 J. W. TYRRELL & CO. JOHN B. BRANT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26. 1914 MCNEY TO LOAN ANCASTER, CAMPBELL, & LANâ€" â€"CASTER Open from 8 a.m to 8 p.m. Meéals served x la carte. A delightfully cool and restful place to meet your friends. A special 40c lunch served from 12 to 2........... DOMINION LAND SURVEYORS ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS CIVIL ENGINEERS JAS. A LIVINGSTON D. ALEX. NIVEN WANTED Land surveyors, MISCELLANEOUS LAND SURVEYOR William G. Webster â€"â€"â€"THFâ€"â€"â€"â€" ARCHITECT Grimsby, Ontario Ernest 6. McKay Flamilto)