Shortly after . eight, o‘clock, the Guard were called to order in the Inn garage and put through a few moveâ€" ment_s». About eightâ€"thirty Col. Steâ€" wart walked in the men‘ immediately §.grang to attention and saluted, while the 11th Regt. band under Assistant Bandmaster Culp, played the Royal Canadian General Saiute. Col. Stewart was accompanied by his adjutant, Capt. Hall,;~ and ~} they spent considerable time looking the men over and watching their manâ€" euvres under the ‘command Capt. Fleming, Lieuts. Bourne and Jones and Drill Instructor Ion. After inspection, the Guard fell into parade form and headed by the band, playing its stirring regimental march, «"The Lincolnshire Poachers" paraded through Main St. to the new post ofâ€" fice and back to the Inn. One of the most enjoyable smokers and banquets held in this district in a long time was that of the Home Guard in large dining room of _ the 1Vil-lage Inn on Wednesday evening ast. The smoker was held in honor Of Lieut.â€"Col. Stewart of Toronto, who was here inspecting the guard. 1 2A O CIB °L. d c iifaadicivaciihend E Tables were laid for over a hundred men and every seat was occupied, with the toastmaster‘s table at one end and the band drawn up in a circle end and the ban ut the other end Capt. Fleming acted as toastmaster and in calling upon Col. Stewart for a speech, explained the reason why that honored gentleman had come to GRiMSB\ . Col. Stewart made a very lengthy and interesting address and was lisâ€" tened to with great interest. by those present. He said, "I think I have had the honor tonight of looking over as fine a body of men, well drilled, well disciplined and well built as can be found in any Home Guard in Ontario. This Home Guard movement was started in Toronto with 280 _ memâ€" bers four months ago, and today we ha*e over three thousand men out to drill every drill night. The movement has swent over the whole Dominion of Cangda like wildfire, until today we have over forty thousard men enroliâ€" ed in Home Guards who are willing to fight and die for their loved ones, their country and their homes. One GOL. STEEWART If SPEGTS HOME GUARD ound the Guard to be set up Body of Men Drilled and Well C oronto Guard Started {With 280 Members and Now â€"has Over Three Thousâ€" ___and at Drills «Te oBe sBe eBa aBe Te ebe eBe cSe aBe oge aBe aSe aBe oSe aBe eBe eBe aSeaZe abe oo efecRe afecfe Be Sure and Say > rse crorg qrpger cat 7$ * é’v amef : t 2z Bs S E3 _ o All HOme mss F4 § W B a 8 e P96 PS 8 THE BELGIAN NEWSPAPER EDITORS + "Publish your papers," orders General Von Bissing, the Superâ€" Hun "Governor"‘ of stolen, butchered and oppressed Belgiâ€" um, to the editors of the nleadâ€" ing newspapers of Brussels and Antwerp. "Not so long as Belâ€" giam‘s king is absent from Brus sels, and the German censorâ€" ship is continued," reply the edi tors. Every one all over the world will honor these men for their brave refusal. They have conâ€" ferred honor upon themselves, upon their country, and . upon the press of the world. They have upheld the glory of _ the press being the Fourth Estate of the Realm and seen to it that no barbarous head can compel it to be disloyal or faithless to its trust. Let us trust that the time will shortly come when they will publish the news that their king with the Allies have enâ€" tered Berlin. GOOD OFFICERS SMOKER IN INN (Continued on page 8) Twentyâ€"ninth Year. t ciplined and Well Disâ€" a Well Well (e @ Grimsby Boy With the ‘Prinâ€" cess Pats" Writes an Interesting Letter _ (e (©) o (@ The Grimsby Independent.: Dear Friends,â€" I have had a great deal of pleas ure in getting the Independent from home from time to time. It is a treat to bhave it and know what is going on at home, while we are in the midst of all the excitement over aere. f While youâ€"~have lots of information from the Canadian contingent at saligshury, I presume there isn‘t much news drifts your way from the Princess Pats. (e Well â€"we got Ordered to vie IPOWL toâ€"day, or at least to France. The order came toâ€"Gay at noon and we are off, bag and baggage, toâ€"morrow at daylight. I bhave just finighed pack ing my field kit and marching order. The ,field service order which we have to carry on our backs is as folâ€" lows:â€"â€" ®) e) Kaapsack with : Ureat Coal, change of underwear;, two pairs â€" of socks; holdâ€"all containing . razor, knife, fork and spoon; two towels sweaters; gloves; wristlets; Balacâ€" lava; muffler; goat skina jacket with the bhair on; waterbottle; haversack; collapsible spade; canteen and covâ€" LETTERS FROM THE FRONT er; 120 rounds of ammunnition; rifle bayonet and our own stuff as tobacâ€" co, rations, etc. All the rest of our kit goes by Transport in our kit bags and is left at the base, where ever that will be in France. We take the transport from Southampâ€" ton and go to â€"â€"â€"â€".. We are going to march from here to the boat dock in the morning, a distance of about thirteen miles. ©0000006¢ Princess gave us the colors which we are carrying. We have had one excitement after© another. First the embarkation on the Megantic after the rousing reception in Montreal. The trip as far as Quebec, where we got the big disappointment of being held up and forced to disembark on ‘account of the danger from the Karlâ€" sbhrue, Emden and several other hosâ€" tile craft scattered about. We went into camp at Levi across the river from Quebec. We had a good training there. Seven weeks. of hard work. ‘Sorme days five parades a day. Night operations three times a week and ‘r‘ifle work at the ranges. It was a good time there though, las we had Roval Canadian weather, which is cortainly more than J can ‘sa,v of the South of England. Then |the embarkation _ on the Royal ‘George, the sail to Gaspe Bay and ‘the voyage across. Yqu will . know ‘all about it. We had stiff, work â€" on it.he- boat. but had a good time. I | especially enjoyed it as the sea trip ‘was some treat for me and~" I never ~missed a meal, though we had rabbit for dinner one day which must have been shot in QGscar Beamer‘s: woods We have had a good time in . the Pats since the day we left Ottawa and H.R.H. the good old Duke of Connaught, said good bye to us, with the tears on his face, and the lovely ©00600600000000000°00°08 (Continued on page ©000600600600060000000000000000000000000000°00°0 Winchester, Hants iwngland, Dec.. 19 ordered to tie front Gréat coat; 0000000000000000000000000000000000°00600000000°00°00°00°00°0000°00°000€ SepTWere 1Cl diitirediablelilain .. cï¬ inb t ues 2 â€"_.â€"â€" 43 GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915 Ro Exâ€"Reeve Johnson has received e Tuesday, Dec. i15, 1914 number of interesting letters _ an Déar Folks: %I;O_tos flioml,tclll.,edboxs,,pnv i: Salisbu?@@@®® <Woell{ Sunday night after ‘dinner I ain. "Included among them we went to the moving picture show lï¬gfgt?('isnsfr(:ï¬dP'g(;r(pjorï¬rtl{yser’%‘tt; l\gafï¬ ! which has started here just above o * Eonl our mess and believe me they were In mentioning the other GRIMSBY ‘?ozme. }.Jagi)é amgther. ix-cai\:gl‘ry Pall boys, they say they are all well and | ‘"O" the 13th Scottis ight Draâ€" in the best. of condition and photos |800ns and whom I chum with was received fully bear this out, especialâ€" | With me. ly so in the case of Corp. Eitty. When I saw â€" the people on the Lieut. Johnson has been off on leave and has visited relatives . in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and other places. He _ writes that seven of his cousins and one uncle are serving in the army and as he has not been in communication with all his relatives as yet, he expects he will hear of more. He wishes the season‘s greetings to be extended to all as he finds it impossible to write to all at home. s CANADIANS SNG "THE MAPLE LEAF" IN SYRAGUSE, N. Y. HOTEL In these days of stirring times,â€"of soldiers going away, of bands playâ€" ing national airs, of recruiting officers rushing hither and thither, home guards drilling and pessimists howlâ€" ing, we once in a while hear of a proâ€" posed German invasion from _ the shores of our southern neighbor, the Many of these stories emanate from } the brains of "Pipe Dream Artists" in newspaper offices on both sides of the line. One day we hear tell of a Gerâ€"| man invasion and the next day we | hear that the proposed trip is cancell-‘ ed. Then the next thing we hear is | that "Old Bill" Bryan, the Canary Bird‘ Orator of the Washington â€" cabinet,| says that the Monroe Doctrine is no{ good and does not call for the United States to protect Canada and right here we want to say that the "Free Silver" spouter from Nebraska, does not know what he is talking about. We have made a few observations and investigations, and we find that Canada does not need a Monroe Docâ€" trine to protett her, as the citizens of Uncle Sam‘s domain themselves will do what is expected of them without a doctrine, whether its name be Monroe or Casey. We are going to tell you a little story that will illustrate to you the good feeling that exists between Caâ€" nadians and Americans. Last spring two of GRIMSBV‘S young business men, Messrs Fred A. and Melville L. VanDyke, went to Syracuse, N. Y., and purchased a half interest in and secured the manageâ€" * (Continued on page 8) â€"Reeve Johnson Receives Letters and Photo From . Salisbury f vwentvâ€"Five "Canucks" Sing National Anthem in Midst of a Thousand Amerâ€" icansâ€"Good Feelâ€" ing Exists : & > ¢ ,\ s #4 R d lnnegndiidal sealls s ioditd LG o0 0000000000000 000000000000000000 Og P ol . punerarere 8 o @ L @ ::?;\g‘;?‘gé:%’;i}%%ï¬\fggg};é 8 O FF O F H E lt "MADE IN CANADA " When I saw â€" the people on the screen running ‘round in dress clothes and things, I couldn‘t thelp thinking about me _ doing the same thing about this time a year ago. ‘Fighting B" Boys Moved Into Their Hutsâ€"Box Arrived . For Xmas Monday we had a class in the morn ing and had the afternoon _ to ourâ€" selves to study. Last night Jago and â€" I went to the movies again and "John Bunny" sure looked natural. Like old times in Moore‘s at Grimgby. Toâ€"day has been the same as yesâ€" terday, except that we had quite : feed this afternoon. Jago and "Geoff" Taylor (an old Argo man and one of them who rowed at the Olympic in Sweden) and I were studying together. ‘"Geoff" had a hamper sent him from sgomee friends in Yorkshire with a pheasant, currant bread, cake, a mince pie, and some bananas â€" and apples in it. We cooked the bird on Jago‘s oil stove, sent up to the Mess for some eat and had quite a feast about four o‘clock. I didn‘t â€" eat much Gdinner, but Gee! that pheasant was good. Am going to bed early toâ€"nightas our exam. is toâ€"morrow and Thursâ€" day. I don‘t think there is any doubt of my passing. We are going to move into huts on Friday and when I find my official address again, I will send it. There is a revort around that we are going to move tomorrow but I don‘t think there is anything ~to it. In the meantime the present one will do as the mail will all be forâ€" warded. There has been no Canadian mail for over a week now. Too much of a rush to get it through on timé, I guess. I forsee a big time answering letâ€" ters when it does arrive. Larkhill where we are going to be in the huts is worse off with mud, than we are, but the huts are warm and they are building cinderâ€" roads. I suppose we will be more ‘comzfo-rt~ able as there is a stove in ceach Toom and we will ge agle to get outr gshoes dary, but I would justâ€"as soon stay in ‘the tents. * Yesterday and toâ€"day have been beautifulâ€"just like spring, but I sup pose it will set in for a week‘s rain again before long. Oour latest rumor is that we go to France on Jan. 15, nextis Jan. 4, then comes â€"Feg. 9 «and ‘March 1. I wonder which is right, or if they are all more "thinks." Very likely the latter. I had a fine hot bath on Sunâ€" day night in about two gallons . of (Continued on page 8) THE MAN YOU ARE INTERESTED IN The accompanying cut is an *"excellent likeâ€" ness of Lieut. Colonel J. A. Currie. Commandâ€" ing Officer of the 48th Highlanders, of Toronto now encamped on Salisâ€" bury Plains England, and known as the 15th King‘s Canadian Highâ€" landers. The Boys of "Fighting B" of GRIMSâ€" BY are under Col. Curâ€" rie‘s Charge and he has promised to look after them. has been no Canadian mail a week now. Too much of a get it through on time, I ‘ es 1t eA H en jp @) @© © ® @ MBE © @© IN l @® s © anying nt likeâ€" @‘ Colonel %] imandâ€" é% ie 48th @ ‘oronto % n Salisâ€" agland, ® e:15th Highâ€" % oys of 8 RIMSâ€" © . Curâ€" § he has © k after 3 ®© 3 o h @ ® omm omm smm 4 (©) @® @© © © ®© The one intent of modern commerce is to bestow a benefit. ThE one intéent of war is to intimidate, cripple, maim and destroy. Commerce stands for health and happiness. $ War symbols suffering and disease. Commerce is equitable exchange, and the more your business can _ be placed on a friendly basis, the better. Commerce spells reciprocity, mutuality, coâ€"operation. We make money out of our friends. Our enemies wil} not trade with us if they can help itâ€"and they usually can. Business means food, clothing, shelter, trees, flowers, schools, savingsâ€" banks, wagesâ€"with opportunities for education and promotion. The Hanseatic League, four hundred years ago, Me war on pirates, It cleared the sea of buccaneers and made shipping safe. In the same way cities now free themselves from highwaymen and burâ€" glars, in order that commodities may flow full and free, from where they are plentiful to where they are needed. War as a corrective for industrial jealousy would be like making love with a bludgeon, managing a kindergarten with a blackâ€"snake whip, or introâ€" ducing hope, faith and charity with the aid of thumbscrews. A "successful" war is a contradiction in terms. War destroys your market, limits your territory, lessens your prospects; and the more "successful" the war, the more it kills the buying ability of your customers. All warâ€"whether successful or notâ€"destroys productive power. And worst of all, it smothers goodâ€"will, kills credit, stampedes confidence â€"things that constitute the nervous system of the business body. If you will examine the present European war situation carefully, you will find it stamped and stenciled, "Made in Germany." The charitable view is to assume that the Warâ€"Lord is a subject for the pathologist and the alienist. He is a warrior first and forever. A thousand photographs reveal him belted, booted, bespurred for slaughter. These picâ€" tures attest his vanity in braid and buttons, and show his love for glittering steel. He symbols Mars, not Mercury. 3A The soldier at best is a nightâ€"watchman. At worst, unchecked, he is a wild, weird, woolly headâ€"hunter. : The fallacy of allowing a nightâ€"watchman to dictate business policies is now apparent. A aightâ€"watchman must be made to ring up; otherwise, he will get the idea in his head that he is owner of the plant. Suppose we exalt our police system into a court from which there is no appeal, putting the nightâ€"watchman in as general manager of our factories, stores, railroads, allowing him to transform his billy into a septreâ€"could civilization exist? Militarism must be shorn of its buttons, clipped of its power, in order that men may work, and work in peace. Safety First" demands that Kruppism get the blue envelope; and the sooner this happens, the better it will be for the commerce of the world. If any one asks, "Who lifted the lid off of Hell?". let the truthful answer be, "William Hohenzollern." 3 f . Had this man used his power for peace instead of invading a neutral country, there would have been no war. England would have joined with Germary in checking Austria‘s belligerency. But Wilheim wanted war, and war he bhas. He it was who used the bungâ€"starter. _ fls ‘"Bill Kaiser‘ has a withered hand andu_ a running ears Alsoy he has»â€"a# shrunken soul, and a mind that reeks with egomania. He is a mastoid deâ€" generate of a noble grandmother. In degree he hasg her power, but not her love. He has her persistence, but not her prescience. He is swollen, like a drowned pup, with a pride that stinks. , He never wrote a letter or a message wherein he did not speak of God as if the Creator â€" was waiting to see him in the lobby. "God is with us"â€""God is destroying our enemies"â€""I am praying our God to be with you"â€""God is giving us victories"â€""I am accountable only to my conscience and to God." This belief that the Maker of the Universe takes a special interest in him marks the man as a megalomaniac; and the idea that the nations were "laying for him" is the true symptom of paranoia. His talk of a Slay invasion is stall stuff, subtle and sly, to divert attenâ€" tion from his own crafty design. Is a Slay invasion more to me dreaded than a Germanic? Ask Belgium! $ The Warâ€"God‘s interest in farming was a poseâ€"his encouragement of business a subterfuge. Every farmer between fourteen and sixty years of age has been drafted into the ranks to be food for vultures. Every farmâ€"horse that could carry a man or draw a load has been seized. All beef cattle have been seized. £ f Every pennyiin every savingsâ€"bank in Germany has been levied upon, and a "receipt" given to the starving holder. The loss of a lifetime‘s savings means death to a multitude of old people, to widows, children, invalids and cripples. The money a man might have left to care for his widow, orphans, aged parents, is swept away in the maelstrom of blood. Old age pensions, sick benefits and life insurance are only dreams. We are told that the Kaiser kept the peace for fortyâ€"three years. Trueâ€" just waiting for this stroke at world dominion.. Every male child born in that fortyâ€"three years, who can carry a gun, is taken from useful work, and made to do the obscene bidding of this sad, mad, bad, bloody monster. In Germany today, no bands play in the public parks; all savingsâ€"banks are closed; commercial banks pay or not, as the War Minister orders; all In Germany no private individual can operate an automobile. All the oil and "petrol" has been seized to incinerate the dead. No slab marks their resting placeâ€"no accurate records of the slain are kept. Ba ofe ofe efeofe fe cfeafeafe ofe ofeofe afeafe checfe efachs sls ale ofe afe ofe afe abeafe ob afe afe afe afeofn afecfea in ale abe afeafnataadnctoatecGoaSanfnafe aleafoole afe sfeofe Â¥* & _ ? ) â€"4 e M*'&***'&WMW%WWWW_ The Belgians have shown us their courage and grit, The Frenchmen have fought with a will, Our own British soldiers have stepped to the front To help with their weapons of skill; But fighting claims victims, and many are gone, For none can Death‘s summons resist; There‘s somebody wanted to fill up a gap, â€" So when are you going to enlist. The voice of your country is calling today, And urgent indeed her demand; Now young men of Britain your characters earn, And show us the strength of your hand. Do not for a moment think numbers so great That your service will not be missed, Remember, there‘s always a gap to be filled, So when are you going to enlist? Perhaps Homeland calils you, your sweethearts and wives, Perhaps your old mother‘s arms cling; But just for the present they‘ll have to stand back, You‘re needed by country and king; And proudly they‘ll know that you‘ve chosen the best, And though smiles may come through a mist, They‘ll bless you for going to fill up a gap, So when are you going to enlist? "Be British," and help England‘s honor today, The struggle is just at its birth, And many are needed to swiftly restore The glory of peace to our earth. Oh! Let not the brand of the coward be yours, \ And when you your dear ones have kissed, Go, prove you are willing to fill up a gap; Now, when are you going to enlist? Serg‘t. "Paddy" Fitzgerald ig. / nC "Fighting B" Squadron, 2nd Dragoons, Look him up and enlist. Every Fit Man is Wantedâ€"Now! FNL by Elbert Hubbard {Continued on page 6) NJ s A“Prli-xll:me BPaa aoe AB ENL now recruiting men for s. for the third contingent. 9| | $1.00 Per Year Pages