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3 ~ ways to, prevent. any of these enemies to i for a :CIRCULATION -THIS WEEK Food: Preserving Appeals to Ladies GE ATTENDANCE AT THE DEM- ONSTRATIONS GIVEN UNDER AUS- PICES OF .W..|. THIS WEEK. That the women of Barrie 'and surround- -ing country are resolved 'to do their bit in the "great food campaign is, evident from 'the lurge 'attendance in' the hall of: the Pub- slic: Library. at all the lectures given by the Goyernment Demonstrator. On Tuesday afternoon before the prac- tical work took place, Mrs. W. M. Harve who was a delegate at the Food Conserva- tion. Convention held recently in Toronto, briefly addressed the ladies and impressed upon therm the' seriousness of the -food sit- uation in our country: People in Barrie have splendid gardens and are not likely to. want, but. taking our country as a whole the food question is one of the most: im- portant' that we Have 'to deal with. /At the Convention held 'in Toronto' the /Govern- -ment told the women that Canada had promised" 'certain amount of food to be * sent to the Allies and that that promise must be kept even if the people went hun- gry. And if such a thing should take place that the people did not keep that promise the Food Controller would have - perfect liberty to go into our cellars and take out any amount -which-he saw fit, but he added, "This will be unnecessary' if the people of Canada get together snd conrerve every ' particle of food."" We have been given a good harvest anc it remains for the women of. Canada' to save the situation by thrift. Miss Foot,' the demonstrator, assured) the Jadies' that it wae & very great pleastire to find so many of the women of-Burrie tak. ing such interest inthis great work. Every woman should realize, if she is a business woman, that she. isa part of the machin' ery of this country: and. just as it happens [ when -the smallest 'thing goes wrong with 'aj machine the whole machine is rendered in/] capable of doing its duty properly, so each and machine of this country and must do her duty in the preservation' of food for the Allied countries. "The subject at this par- ticular timie is how we, can preserve. this year's 'fruit and vegetables, We ull know that the:most satisfactory ands way of preservption is by canning and if, we are to have the best results we must Have, the best. methods and for this: reason the Government has .sent-out through the -diff: ery woman is avpart of the eréat | Ottawa Citizen follows :-- atterly. he hud been to Save Others LOUIS VAIR, JR. HAD NARROW Es- CAPE FROM DEATH IN GATINEAU RIVER LAST MONDAY. Louis 0. Vair, son of Mr, and Mre. L. 1) Vair, nearly met his death last Monday af- t-rnoon in ,the Gatineau River, north of Ottawa, while' vainly attempting to réscue two companions who were drowning: . The reports :the tragic event as A double' drowning took place in the Gatineau River at Kirk's Ferry yesterday' afternoon (Aug. 6), when Norman §, Me- Donald and E. A.'C. Owens, of Ottawa, lost their' lives while swimming. thought 'that. McDonald took cramps and that Owens lost his.life in- going to his res- cue, McDonald, who was a native of, Nova Scotid, came here from Boston. six months gO as assistant manager of the G.N.W. It is ting. as chief op- erator for the, House. of Commons staff. He was sbout-thifty years of age and un- married. Owens was twenty-six years of age, lis parents living in England. He was bank. to Sand Beach, the place, red pulled him under. water. employed, in the audit branch of the Im- perial. Munitions Board since Feb, -1. and previous-to that time had been in a local / Yesterday morning a party consisting of J. A. Howard, 8. Leslie, L. 0. Vi of the Imperial Munitions Boat two victims of the accident motored to Kirk's Fetry and had luncheon at the Mc- Allister House. Later, all took the auto yall the , and favorite swimming whore they donned their: bathing: suite and alternately swam and lolled on the and) 'Th@® drowning happened: about four tebe Other swimmers -and people: 'on the shore: heard Owens shout that they wning but most of. them -thought youhg men were fooling. dir, who was inthe water not {ar from ww McDonald 'and Owens holding ach' oth-r and realized that' they difficulties. He went to their as: sistance when both caught hold of*him and He had difficulty Lin ge'ting free and wis so exhausted that he had to be assisted' to: shore. was swimming 'some distance further. out in the river and. when he came' back. both the: mien had, disappeared. "Other -swim- mers, who were in the water or on the shore-say that the two men disappeared Howard erent districts demonstrators: who are ex:fbefore, the spectators fully realized! © what perienced in this work and who are 'willing and glad to" show the best way to preserve foods of all kinds with: very little exnense and 'with the least possible. trouble. There is not.a-ringle fruit 'that grows in our gar- dens that cannot be 'kent for winter use, We have don: ry-Wwell toward producing * but! this work may be nullified by: waste, so, we. must 'save the waste and win the war."? : ere are three enemies td combat ih the esnning of: fruit and vegetables: moulds, | "yeast. and bacteria, and until the fruit and 'vegetables: ate free of these three there 'will niet be success in canning. ere are two. * gond caning and they are (1) Perfect "Sterilization and (2) Perfect Sealing. If the housewife: follows carefully the rules for sterilizing and 'sedling her canned goods the may feel quite sure that no contamin- ation will take place, There are two ways to insure. perfect. sterilization: the, one-day method and the intermittent or three-day method. This latter method is strongly | coult reach "them needed. exainple, récommended by. Miss' Foot as. after- steril- + izing the canned goods fer three. dibs 'succession for a certain period. of tme each day one may feel cert: that any bacteria that' is capable of lying in unseen 'hy the naked eye will have disap- 'Fund have decided t: n THURSDAY, léth AUGUST. held in the Town Hall, Barrie. admitted Free. Tickets for said'raffle signed commi tions frém' the audienc given in another insue. sup] All R: T. Beecro oS might also come that. of sterilizing thy. Jars and tops for at least ten minutes .in boiling water; and one-of the most im: ; portant: factors in perfect sealing is that new. rubbers be used each year as. the old ones certainly' will not-keep' the jars sir Tt has been" suggestedthat the Barrie open.a canning kitchen and volun- tary workers give so many days each week in doing fruit which will-be stored in a cen- tral plice and used where thought Quite 'a few of the n towns have: acted on this idea be well if Barrie Iscies. would Any . suggestions will be "grate- | fully received. by the Women's Institute.' Using an' oil sfove Mise Foot gave' dem- onstfations in' preparing and cafning peas, chard, tomatoes, carrots, raspberries, cher- ries, and other fruits, and vegetables. While 'he wax workingyshe answered many ques- in| some of the processes used. 'On the evening of the drawing an INFORMAL DANCE will be Ticket Holders will be The admission for othets-will be 50c may still be procured from any of theunder- Raa it Bennett __ D.M. Stewart' D. T: Rees Available _, Arrangements are being made to secure _ Men accustomed to manual labor, where pos- sible with previous farm experience, to work | of three. weeks was dppening, and before anyone but Vair tight indies of most boring it might their "fall ~ Directions for will probably be' resistent state] Rey, A. Wylie Muhon. of Toronto is to the pulpit in St. Andrew's Church -Péared after 'the third: day. . Under perfect (for the next two Surdays. SN ES Date of Auto Raffle to be Post- _.. poned for One Week. | | The Committee in charge of the raffle in aid of the Field Comforts the drawing for one week, or until L.F. Cross W: Ness "Lt. H. A. Callighen has gone to France with Capt. J. I. Hartt who is in command of a forestry company of-170 men. Sig. Gordon Brunton, 'who . has -been training in England, has now joined the Canadian Siege. Battery in France. Ald. and Mrs. T.-H: Davis have received word that their son, Pte. 'Earle Davis of the 157th' Bn', was operated upon for ap- pendicitis in Franct and is now recuperat- ing in an English hospital. Among' the officers named to go to France fat the same time as Col. McPhee, to act for the Imperial authorities of the lines of communication were Lt.-Col. D, M. Grant of the-122nd, and Capt. Hawkins and Capt. Stewart of the 177th Bn. ~ The Powassan News reports a, very cordial reception given to Lieut. Truman J. Wi liams when 'he visited that town after absence. of over two years.' The Mayor and Council and a large numbet of citize participated in the welcome. . Capt, Grandy is Camp. Adjutant and Capt. H. V: Ardagh is Camp Quartermaé- ter at Otterpool Camp. Both of these have [repeatedly asked to be allowed to revert and go to the firing line, but both the Brigadier and Generai at Otterpool refuse to let them Ever since the 17th Bn. was broken up, )Lt-Col, 'D. H. MacLaren bas been, doing special work fir the British Govetnment in different parts. of England, estimating the quantity and quality of timber on such areas as the Government comtemplated ac- quiring. "Capt. Allay 'D. Harvey is officially re- Ported dangerously wounded in. the left arm and right knee. Sheriff Harvey wag noti- fied by-his son Dane that the injuries were of a minor character, but the official notice indicates that it may be more serious: The three soldier sons of Mr. and Mra. Albert Sarjeant had a very pleusant meet- ing in London, England, "recently. Capt, Perey, on reaching England after over a year in Mesopotamia, got in touch with his brothers Fret and 'Stanley, and they had « happy time together. "°Mr, and Mrs, Jos. Besourdie, 31 Cum- berland.St., have just received. the "nows from Ottawa thet their. son, Joseph Des- ourdie of the 76th Bn., now in France, was seriously wounded in the chest by gunshot on Aug: 4.° This is the second time he his been wounded in ten months. , Gunner Wm. N. Livingstone, son-of Mrs. Livingstone, Small St,, is. in a French: h | pital suffering with shel] shock received 6n July 10, He enlisted with the 55th Battery at the same time ax the lafe Russell Gor- don and was present when the latter was killed. Three other members of: the 55th Battery' were killed along with Gunner Gordon and 'the "four urtillerymen were buried together. 2 On the G.T.P. train there passed through Barrie last Thursday thirty-five Cree In- dians recruited in 'the Juthes Bay district for the forestrf' draft C.E.F.' These -are now in:training at Camp Borden and are said'to be, a particularly fine lot of recruits, Of the party only « few had travelled on a railroad and tothe remainder ° the train swas a complete novelty. Seventy-five more ;Tecruits are expected from the same dis- trict: E. J. Brown, barrister, of Alliston, ré- ed from his son, 'Sergt.'J. C. Brown, now in-England, one of the medals struck by the German government in commemora- tion of the sinking of the Lusitania. medal is. made of iron and on the obverse side bears false witness in that it represents the sinking bearing arms- which waa not 'the 'case. The reverse side of the tned- al shows the grim figure of death dealing out tickets to the luckless passengers, _ Lieut: Howard Leeming, 56 'High Park boulevard, Toronto (nephew of the' Misses Catcher, Essa St.) "was a passenger'. on bonrd..the- hospital ship that grounded off Halifax Harbor last week. Lieut. Leeming went overseas with 'the 95th Battalion and '| was wounded at Vitity Ridge. He wse're- tured to recuperate from his wounds. The neighbors and' friends of Lieut. Leeming nd "his family tendered the young -officer a royal greeting Sunday night. High Park boulevard was gaily -decorated..and lighted. Lieut, F. H. McCollum of Smith's Fulls, who returned from France this week, paid the following tribute to his late Command- ing Officer, "Lieut.-Col. 8. G: Beckett (son- in-law of the late.R, E. Fletcher of Barrie) }| who lost his life when Re was wotinded." "No office? thought more. of 'his men or the reputation of bis Dattalion. It. 'was withering under. machine gun 'fire before rill made. PL, ue ry: it official than actual; must be demobilized. Three months' recruiting. activities. only produced 750 recruits in the Tororito mil- itary district. There never was any. dearth of officers in connection: with this fiasco, Each regiment will now be allowed to de- tail five' officers to be attached, to the In- fantry Training Depot at Camp Borden, al- though no guarantee is made that employ- ment can be found for them when selected. After provision has been made for 'these officers there will still remain an 'almost equal number who must seek. employment jin "fresh woods and pastures new." It is likely that in the future, instead of being' {recruited for particular. uniis, men. who en. list will be sent to the Infantry Training Depot atCamp Borden, Pte. Alfred Dart Returns Pte. Alfred Dart of the 76th Bn, return- éd home quietly on Saturday afternoon: and was met at the st by. bis family and Mayor, Craig. As the result of a very sev- ere shell wound in his left leg that limb is two: inches shorter than normal and the knee is quite stiff. The hone'of the leg was badly splintered and he had to undergo al- together nine operations. ° 'It was at the battle of the Somme he received his wound and he was in the act of heroically carry- ing a wounded comrade out of the fire area |when a splinter from a shell knocked™him out. Supt. Hare's Brother Killed On Tuesday, Supt. Hare of thé Electric Light Dept., was officially notified that bis |brother, James A. Hare, 'had heen killed in"action on July 26.' --Deceased was wounded slightly on May 4 but had been back.in the trenches for several weeks when the death summons came. He' was |21 years of age and iad been. nine monthe lin the trenches. After attending the B:C1. jhe. was teaching near St. Thomas when he [enlisted with the 91st. Bn. He was of a quiet, unassuming disposition, an indus- trious and clever student sind by his death ® very promising life was Isid upon the altur of sacrifice. Bullet Passed Through Head Pte. Donald Kelcey' arrived home on' Thursday und has been staying at the home of his: sister, Mrs. Hooper, Caroline St. That' he ig living is most 'remarkable, for a bullet passed clean through his head, entering below 'the right ear and passing. out through the left, eye.' The injury w: received on Sept. 15 at Courcelette. When making a charge, Pte. Kelcey's- company me under machine-gun fire- and a bullet injured him as described. Heswas.in the Third General. Hospital, London, and the Westcliffe Hospital, Kolkestone, until June. |In the. 'former there was another soldier whose wound was "almost' precisely - the jsame as his. Pte. Kelcey enlisted with the | 157th Bn., was transferred to the 76th Bn. | and was with the 24th when wounded. He goes to the convalescent: hospital, Toron- to, tomorrow for further treatment. Boy aaah Hurt By Car Alex. Clark, son of Mr, and Mrs. A.. E. Claric, Sinford St., was struck by a motor on Bradford St, Saturday afternoon 'and. his head: was 80 severely cut- that he taken to the hospits The urred about five o'clock near seoring from & wagon in' which been riding, the boy was struck by a rear Tender of an automobile, which tore the left side' of 'his scalp. in' a' wound , six inches long. Fortunately there was no fracture, and it'is only question of time. till he perfectly" well again. Apparently the: accident was' in-né way due to any fault of the motorist. He did not.stop and give his name and address as required by. law in case of an accideht. It is possible-he may not have known the boy was knocked 'down, though some say that [he looked back after the accident, Stores: Broken 'into On Wednesday night of last week, someone broke into Crosland's drug store and. took. about seven dollars "in change from the cash register. A week previous 9 'burglar broke a panel in"the back door gt Buchanan's grocery and helped himself 'to over four, dollars that was in the cash reg- ister. Another store 'is. reported to 'have' been | visited Iast night and a much larger Called t6. Duntroon id G. Paton, B.D:, a son of the {| Works thet' the folowing repairs be made 6. Paton formerly of Midhurst, |i y MORNING | Eight Pages NADA, AUGUST 9, 1917. 5 ets. Suse Town. Won't Buy 'Ges Co.'s Plant COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY DECLINED _ TO GO INTO THE MATTER FURTH- ER--BATH HOUSES DISCUSSED, At the meeting of the Town Council on Monday night, 'the Special Comimitree ap: pointed to consider 'the Barrie Gas Co.'s Proposition to sell its' plant reported ad- versely dnd the report was adopted after some discussion. The absentees were Aldermen Rogers, Brother, Tyrer and Thompson. : A Free Scholarship W. A. Turner, of the Barrie Business College,' informed' the Council that his 'col- lege offers a free scholarship,.in any course desired, to any" returned soldier, resifent of the County of Simcoe," invapucitated while in active service sbroad from follow- ing his former occupation or . profession and: who has received an hotiorable dis- charge. Communicstions James W. "Scott notified the Council that he had no objection to A. F. Garrett connecting his cellar drain. into the water course which 'runs his property. . ~ A. G. Ardagh and nine others requested that Beresy St. from Collier St. to. Amelia St. be ditched, graded and. also, if- neces- sary, have fine gravel .idded to the -road- bed; that Theresa St. from Berezy St. to Albert St. be similarly 'treated. . "It is claimed that for thirty years there has been no corporation expenditure on Berezy St. | hill, while. upon 'that portion of Theresa St. from Albert to Dundonald, there has '| be thought, from Mary St. through |" Prisoner Escaped From Bartie Jail CLIMBED HIGH WALL, THEN JUMPED. TO THE GROUND--HUNT FOR HIM PROVED FRUITLESS. , J. W. Montgomery, doing a three-months term' for obt#ining money. under false pre- tences in Midland, escaped from 'the Barrie jail last" Wetinesday. between twelve' and one o'clock and is still at lirge. The. first intimation Governor Stoddart' had of. the man's 'departure. wak telephone from Turnkey Weaymouth, who had gone home to his' dinner at the usual hour'Teaving, as the, full quota of _ prisoners, |Monteomery .was first seen after his escape by. Chas, Graham, who noticed him near the old Presbyterian cemetery in the east end. of the town. His attention was drawn to Montgomery -by his.moyements as if trying to 'escape 'observation' and' looking. closer Graham saw thet the man was in' jail clotties 'and. wore"no hat: He imme- diately proceeded to the homie of Turnkey Weaymouth and' renorted the matte : As soon as possible Deputy Sheriff Smith and the 'Turnkey begen a search accom- panied by othefs, Some. people' reported seeing the man\in_ Mr. Smith's; hayfeld during .the afternoon but he succeeded: in evading. the searching party. After tes, Messrs. Smith and Weaymouth' cotitinued the 'search. "About 9.30 w near, the raih crossing -at- Fisherman's Pt, they 'saw a' man walking towards them along the track, When he came within one-hundred yards, Montgomery saw the . officers and started 'to run. 'The, officers gave chase and fired: séverdl shots but the fugitive dived into the thick underbrush been no' corporation money ever expended although the main propeértiés now. built | upon have been paying taxes for over. 50 }years und now carry an assessment of $26,, Mrs. Ellen Livingstone asked, leave to! trim trees that darken 'er; house --Grant- | ed. . W. B. Scott, driver of the fire team, ask ed that his salary be raised to $60, and said that if the Couneil. did not. grant the in- crease he would look elsewhere for it. ~.. Mrs. Stephens Gets $300 Upén the recommendation of the Finance Conimittee it was decided ta pay Mrs. Eliza Stephens. the sum of $300,in full of. claim juries received through a fall on Wel- lington St. Also to grant a rebate in the business -assesement of W. J.. Marshall for portion of 1917: when not operating his bus- ines, Chief King's, Report ief King reported. list' df police court convictions for the, six months ending Juiie 30 as follows: assault 4; 'cattle at large 1, disorderly conduct 1, discouraging' recrui ing.2,- destroying trees 1, dog bylaw deserters 32, fraud 1, health: bylaw 4, In- land Revenue 'Act 2, insulting language 1,| Motor Vehicle Act 12, minor frequenting poolrooms 1, Ont. 'Temperance: Act 4; "ob- structing streets 2, riding. oft sidewalks .5, theft 1, truancy 2--Total 81. Receipts' for six months' fines and court cgsts, $327.12, a E Official letters received, 64; replies sind commutications,- 47; long distance' calls, '58; telegrams received, 19. Doors reported: insecure 27, 'street lighis not. working 31, children, reported lost' and restored 4. Burton 'Ave. Repairs | Tt.'was recommended by 'the. Board of (1) Ditch on Penetang St, be 'cleaned out- and that Gn this street be filled and gravelled,/at. a cost of $20. ter tablgs 'on the east "side of Peel St. be: clear. flow Ald, Wisdom: objected, to the last clause, holding that it- would be -just, throwing sway $85 to try and fix Burton Ave. with Just 8 succession of holes. it~ would be much cheaper to' scarify, grade'and roll it than to attempt to patch it. "With this Deputy Lowe quite agreed. It is one of the leading roads and some of the county-roads grant: should be spent on it. ' Deputy Soules 'said if the road, was patehed at a cost of $35.it would be just is bad after the first rain, Better riuke # uniform job even 'if it cost $125. - ~ Reeve Bennett pointed out that the scar! ifier could 'not be used unless the bridge on the Town Lite is fixed so that the roll- / to vote 'intelligently. (2): That .wa-| that expenditure: This road is very bud, } and: was aguin Tost to his pursuers". Not having enough. assistance they were unable to surround the spot and: Montgomery suc- ceedetl. in getting 'away, : How the. jrisonér escaped from 'the. jail is not known, though it is thought he 'must have clambered: "up .the:.22-ft, wall and jumped to the ground. ~ Strarige to say there are no footprints such as would he left by a'man jumping from such a height. -------------------- and go the plant is not-a'good investment. The manager told us that par: of the y the plant is run at a loss and they would" probably "have to close up. for 'thut~period, running only at 'the profitabl* 'season: and using "the proceeds to.pay dividends, © Une der 'the _'cireuznstances; thé committee thought it-a poor bu Ald. Payne--Don't you. think we owe it to the users.of gas for fuel und-light to try aid keep' this going? The Mayor--Not if it meant runitiig the ." plant at. loss. Ald, Davis--There. is no 'information in | Bis report." We want the-facte if we are The Gas! Co. is not compelled 'by: its franchise -to operate the' YO, he w serious mat- iy i business could be bought' for about" $50,000.: It has been uggested that the plant could be operat. ed'-more cheapie 'by the Tow ingthe staffs of the 'other municipal filants; The latter are' alfeddy overloaded, and the-sav- ing in-rent, taxes and government assess: ment would be, a meré. bagatell Ald. Pesrce--If this werr a paying pro- positidg@@the 'shareholders wouldn't sell. .IF it'is not » good investnient for them, it is net for the 'Town: aoe Ald, Lennox----It would be .serious thing for the gas' users if the plarit closed.down, 'as all their 'equipment would be useless, Reeve Berinett--I 'use gus altogether for cooking and so am as much interested as y in that respect. But the price. the Company. axks and the money that would he required ta 'put on' top of 'that "'nrakes. years to run: To pay-the pi interest oti debt: -mesns about: $24.000: - 'Add to this the other $5,000 of the. debt and the $25,000 cash' would. bring'the cost up to'$54,000. To thii would have to be - considerable sum to biting 'the pint _up to-date, na it is in poor shape. 'The Town als would lose $800 'a "year in 'tares ofr the plant. 5 eae This closed' the dixeussion and the feport ~ was. adopted, z fe Payne--Davis--That the Board of Works tonsider the advisability of scarify- ing, grading and'-rolling Owen St, from Collier St. to. Wellington St: ree