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_I` . ~`{X-K*'-'r~5"a-;g" `%..\_Aj`6/)'e 9oet s C?0rner g -..2..2..v, .2..z..2..z.q..;. .1. ._ 1, EDISASTROUS FIRE 1 AT THREE RIVERS. Seventy-one years old and stillgoing strong `..=.m=.ral Hnnnhex~_ of the French armv. amived ONTARIO TORONTO `Du! tnerc 1 gucss 1 HI Illllbuuzu, LU nub... it is the best. `But say! I'd like to be there when the swallow builds hcr nest. `There I go again, it seems I can't quite drive those thoughts away, Tho it only makes it lonlier to think of it nil d21\ . 'VVe`l1 have to try to stick it out, 'till bct-1 hr-r Hm:-Q rnmc round. \Ne'll have to try to such lt UUL, uu |1LL' ter times come `round, Jast thinkin' of the days th:1t'sgonc, makes life seem hard, I've found. Iknow that mother and the rest will make the home res burn. But oh! l'd like to be there. when the nlninc nruf r:>h1rn. Battalion at the age 0II_ntecn._n1s_ nun- er, Pte Jam_cs Rutter. 1s scrvmg m the same battzlhon, and :1 brother. Corp. Fred G. Rutter, is now in England. Most Suitable (Mail and Empire) As :1 fashion hint we ohscryc that in sonjc pro-German communmcs m ghc Umtcd States tar and feathers are being -extensively worn. _ A Blow to Labor (Hamilton Herald) Mr. Gompers` advice to Canadian ' Labor men to abandon their independ- ent political movement is 21 cruel blow to Labor politicians with ambitions. '.v r2-1-.;..;..g..;..;..g..g..;..;..;..;..;....;..:,,,,:,,:,,:.,:,.; A Stupid Wail (Toronto News) There's no substanti'.1l bzlsis. for Ire- "-land's unending wail that she is troddcn "under Brituin s heel. The exact truth :9 +1-.-.+ Irr-`nal has nrccisclv as much Brit2un heel. Inc exact Lnu is that Ireland has precisely self-government as Scotland or England. It would be diflicult to have more than 14.... :.. 1-hie mmmvhnt mismanaged It VVUUIU U ' that, in world. CIIJS J U90 0 \J'Ul lib! i FRANCE IN SPRING I 0 ; _ 7 `:-:-2-:~:~-:~~:--. Plucky Sailors (.\lontrc:\l Herald) There_ was great Competition for the undermlung and we could only use :1 `very small proportion of those who \'ol~ un_tccred." said the first lord of the ad- mlrulty in his report of the Zcebruggc and Ostcnd raids That's the stuff of "which British sailors and soldiers are made. Not even the most forlorn hope holds them back; discipline alone does `that `-Q ;~2'%~2-'!~Z~'3~ Z~2X~'1~2-'c~~2*~2- aX-}*'2~~}"I;! _..4 pt THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918. 0 It only I all day. `t on: La Inn: to m: robms first return. Culled from the Editorial Columns of Other News- papers. By Ptc. James _'R`uttcr `Various `Views be dlflicult to nuvc more Luuu this somewhat mismanaged Y S 'f to resuscitate it. Detroit Follows Ontario. (Hamilton Herald) Detroit goes dry to-day. But that -is not to say that all Detroit is condemned to immediate thirst without hope of as- suagement. The Detroit News is au- thority for the statement that in the last few weeks liquor to the value of a million and a half dollars has been stow- ed away in Detroit cellars in preparation for the coming drought. A Dying Lying Tradition (Life) The war is drawing people together as nothing else could There has been a tradition, more than a century old and very widespread in the United States, that the British are our rivals and nat- ural enemies. The temporary facts in which it originated have long since ceas- ed to be. The facts of the last half cen- tury have argued quite the contrary. But among people who know more of ancient history than of modern, the tra- dition lingered. But the old traditional anti-British animosity in this country has been dying. especially for the last three years, and by the time a million Americans are ghting in France along- side of the French and British, it will be dead even beyond the power of Sinn Fein "*_ ;(`3s /e'rc used to being homesick, at every time of year, But somehow, Canada. just now seems more than ever dear. .1 lie and hear the water :1-droppin off the shack, .And I think I hear the robins sing. just when they first come back. AS SEEN THROUGH ` GERMAN SPECTACLES According to an indictment which oc- cupies considcrublc space in the pages of the Kielcr Zeitung," there is hardly 21 person in Germany of high or low de- gree who does not des'ervc hanging on the nearest lumppost. They are ull rogues. thieves and barbzlrians, steeped to the lips in crime of every sort. Omittinsz some rather too repulsive the lips in cnme or sort. Omitting repulsive passages, the impeachment in the Kiel journal runs as follows:- Fraud. embezzlement, peufzxtion and journal Iollows:-- . Fraud, peeulzition deceit in 21llitsforms-these, unhnppily, ` are the characteristics of German dom- estic life at the present day. VVhoever considers this an exagger- ated statement should address himself to the few decent. upright men who are still left in Berlin or Hnmburg,in the Rhine provinces, or Saxony, and who have bestowed some attention on this painful situation, the gravity of which is further enhanced by the circumstance that among the \\'orst sinners are to be found State ollicials of every degree, functionaries of the courts and highly placed police olliccrs; in short the very class of whose impecczibility we were once so proud, ' n...- rnmrnmz victorious warriors will I proud_. Our returning be confronted with :1 terrible disillusion- ment, and our children will look back on these years as :1 time of the runkcst har- bzlrism, of uncurbed criminality, and of utter absence of morals. How can an improvemeht be affected? Not by means of fresh penalties; they 1 have lost their effectiveness. The revo- lution must come from above, from those olcial and scmi~ofci:1l circles in which the fine phrases about patriotism and sacrice are nothing but wilful lies to disarm the victims whom they have 211- reudy marked out for spoliution. ORO FARMERS HOLD MEETING OF PROTEST Germans Condemned at Home About 350 farmers crowded into the Town Hall, Oro, last week, in response to the summons sent broadcast through the Township, to come together to con- sider the new military act. A noteworthy feature was the number of young men, of whom there were apparently several score present who would likely be affected by the call for men between 19 and 23. The feeling of the meeting was evidently strongly opposed to the iiieasiire, and the only speaker who vesztured to express a contrary opinion had a somewhat stormy time of it, and was only allowed to have his say at the urgent request of the chair- man. A remlution demanding that the Government implement its pledge to exempt all bona fide farmer:-; from the Expeditionary Force, was carried without :1 hand going up against it, though about 25 per cent. of those present did not vote at all. The speakers, however, refrained from any bitterness of speech. But they con- ned themselves religiously to the one subject in hand, which was the need of the farms. In an hour and it half of speaking there was no reference to the glorious achievements of the Canadians in France and Flanders, not a word of sym- puthy with them or of appreciation of what we owe them, not a single tribute to those who have gone and will not re- turn. Mr. F. H. Ball, last year's Reeve, acted as chairman.-Orillia Packet. CHEAP PREPAID ADVTS. are inserted in The Advance at the rate of twelve worgls for twelve pants. [stored in it. A farmer ncnf Elmira on cutting down :1 tree found 75 pounds of wild honey He Felt Insulted. Louis XIV. being harassed by the repeated solicitations of a veteran of- oer for promotion, said one day loud enough to be heard: That gentle- man is the most troubl-esome officer I have in my service. That is pre- cisely the charge, said the old man, which your majesty's enemies bring against me." Sidney Smith tells the above story in his essay upon Edge- worth on Bulls, and with it he links another which is familiar to many of us in other forms. He quotes it from Mr. Edgeworth, who in turn cites it from a certain Joe Miller. An English gentleman was writing a let- ter in a coffee house; and perceiving that an Irishman stationed behind him was taking that liberty which Parmenio used with his friend Alex- ander, instead or putting his seal on the lips of the curious impertinent, the English gentleman thought pro- per to reprove the Hibernian, it not with delicacy, at least with poetical justice. He concluded writing his letter in these words: I would say more, but a tall Irishman is reading over my shoulder every word I write." "You lie, you scoundrei," said the self-convicted Hibernian. i \ i The British schoolmaster, espe- cially when the summer term is well over and the annual examinations well behind, has a peculiar penchant for reporting schoolboys howlers. Two or three from those which have been given recently are worth quot- ing. One is particularly hard upon England as a place of residence. In 5.: n n " snvg the writer. Caesar England as a place OI resiuuuuu. 11.1 55 B. C.," says the writer, came to Britain for a holiday, but as soon as he saw the place, he went back. Anothes schoolboy has evi- dently no use for socialism. Social- ism," he says, means having all the railways run on one line, and all that sort of thing, which seems rather hopeless. Then `here is a world of feeling in another effort, which runs, A11 geometry begins with a general denunciation." unuuv nu Al(\A\-I. . A party of distinguished English- men which included a judge of the high court, an editor of the Satur- ay Review and a naturalist, were sit- ting in the editor's room when a sin- gular spider ran across the oor and disappeared under some books. It wan nnn of the largest snecies found `disappeared under some 00055. 1:. was one of the largest species in England and the naturalist lifted the books instantly, according to World's Work. The spider darted toward the old justice. He sprang up, and the spider's lite ended. It was a very rare species, murmured the naturalist, regretfully. I made it rarer. said the judge, grimly. VI. to sinus, Irv.-au.~.. -v,. W. J. Bell, B.S.A., the n9wly-ap- pointed superintendent of the On- tario Government Agricultural School at Kemptville, Ont., was born in Wellington county, graduated Irom the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege in 1915, and since graduation has been live stock specialist or the Agricultural Department and in- structor in live stock feeding and breeding at the Ontario Veterinary College. W. J. Bell, Wellington Boy. I-Iv r -n..n T9 :1 A 4-1..` nnuvlu Some HowlerS." . . . _,., Made It Rater. 11.,- .There s :1 strange and lmuntin` loneliness comcs_stez1lin` o'er me now, As I watch the days get longer, and the farmers start to plow. And somehow, life seems dilferent than its been before, for me, Tho its near :1 year since I left home, to come across the sea. Mail This Coupon NOW 5', THE NO_RTFEBaN ADVANCE .. B . If you have not yet decided to plant a vegetable garden make up your mind to do so now. You will not regret it. There is still lots of time. Potatoes and beans may be planted up to Junelst and these are the best substitutes for wheat and` meat. For good, practical advice upon how to lay out and cultivate a Vegetable Garden, write for a free copy of the booklet entitled: A Vegetable Garden for Every Home. This has been prepared by the Ontario Department of Agriculture for the guidance of citizens who will respond to this call for increased production. | QUE rock Sr. 11--Te(ldic Quay 88, Norma 1 76, Lottie Dunn Jr. II--Wilson 1 Jr. I--Ve1-non 1 John Gagcn, Toronto, convicted of keeping a common betting house, was fined $200 and sentenced to six months lat the jail farm. There is tension between the 700 members of the Winnipeg Street Rail- \v:1ymen's union and the company over thc question of wages. ` Rev. Mcndozzn de Sol:\._ rabbi of the Spanish-Portugcsc synogoguc, Montreal died in New York. He was one of the best known rabbis in Canada. ` Notice was received by Mayor Cle- ments of Chatham that the governor- gcncral and his suite will be in Chatham for three hours on the afternoon of l May 31st. 5`-"seas three years ago in the 122nd C.E.F. _ The above poem was written in France by Ptc. J11mes_ Rutter, who went over- Battulion the of f_iftecn._ His_ f:1th-i .. mp .Inn1Pc Rutter. scrvmiz Samuel Gompcm, president of the American Federation of Labor, was tak- en suddenly ill while addressing :1 mass meeting of Labor representatives in the Monument National, Montreal. The erection ofa 320,000 Sunday school building and parish hall for Grace Angli-3 can church. Brantford, is to be proceed- ed with at as early :1 date as possible. At the Presbyterian synod of Hamil- I ton and London,in London, Rev. Henry I Dickie of Chatham was eiected mod- orator. A long standingindebtcdncss on Dun- das street Methodist churCh,WoodstoCk that at one time threatened to close up the edice has been wiped off, and the mortgage burned with due ceremony. Battle Lyn is expected te begin again at any moment. -. _ . . g 1- . _,, I_,, __:._ --v_, -........... -. It takes two banzma. skins to nuke 1; pair of slippers. u. .-. 1 run u I,I,.,,-__ _x__A__LA__ .-_____ , The escape of Lieut. J. Beverley Robertson Toronto, from Germany is :um 8. l (Iespatched from England. -- `- tr n , L _ _ , _ __ A___7_,___`_L`_` Average attendance 15. Pie. Csrlo Charles Johnson, dcserter from the Isl: Central Ontario regixuent, Toronto, was arrested at Strmtford. -.....r.......-.... ..V.., N, a Mrs. Amelia. II. Paxtterson, gmndumthcr of Hon. \V. E. Fqster, premier of New Bruns- wick, died in St John, N. H aged 93, .._.-..u-. -r\r1. A Matter oi Culture (Ottawa Journal-Press) ' The Germans destroyed historic Rheims and other cherished places in France to no purpose. Englishmen in the liege of Kut were at the last eating their mule 3 meat raw because they had no fuel for ; re. but. according to an incident relat- `ed in the article. they did not even think of breaking up and burning ancient Arabian doors treasured by the natives. Disloyal Ireland (Toronto News) Great Britain may concede and con` -cede. without lessening in any degree the hostility of southern Ireland. Cer- tainly in the ast twenty-five years the government 0 lreland has not been such as to stir up resentment. British capital has owed by millions into the distressful country" to ease the land _, laws and to give :1 new protection to :1) peasant proprietors. The country has .1./_been_ njore prosperous than ever before. ` _, Yet It IS the prey of foolish agitators and `i German agerfts to an extent that it is difficult for decent people to understand. Mrs. Stewart, wife of the hte Rev. Dr Show-J! art a. leading Presbvhenian preach:-.r~in eastern Ontario for many years, :1.-d.a.t 1 xem-.nt;f. . III--Thelma Broley 63, Robert Or: 57, Harold Broley 47. .. -n .- In INTERESTING ITEMS Figures denote percentage IV--Vionn Elliott 9], Irene McQuay III-Keith Elliott 83, Gareld Mc- nn ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCES COMMITTEE In Co-Operation with Canada Food Board S. S. N0. 8, ESSA E. T. SPENCE, Teacher. When drastic regulations for the rationing of food come into effect (and such an Order in Council may be made very early next Fall) you will Wish then, that you had a crop `of nice vegetables ready to take off your garden or nearby piece of vacant land that you could have cultivated if you had really wanted to. Well, all we say is- J cE1n_ tcll you what s the matter, if you'll listen just :1 while, "Tho I guess before l'm nished it will make you want to smile. -I know I`m here for Freedom's sakc, to do my part, with men, But oh! to be in Canada, when the birds come back again. . .. ... W, . Orrock 86, f . WA Elliott. 83. McQuny 83, John Dunn Biggar 89, ' t'\__.- -1- Cl! W and--m-Wish , Beatrice Mc- , Hazel Biggzu and--Have Y Striking city employes will be a.ri'c.-sted 4| loitcrers under Canada's anti-loafing law 1 fuuml idling on the streets. , I There is quite a Hurry of excitement at: Shuttlv Island, Dawson sound Queen Chnr1- ; otte islands over some new gold discoveries. The tallest soldier in the British .'n'm_v if not in the woild, is Ed. J. Luhnl, who is 6 ft 9 inches in height. He has-12 sons,z1ll ofwhom are or will _shortly he in the Ann-1-icau army. Major -General .\lewbnrn, minster ofmilitia estimates that the enncelling of exemptions to llIllmll'l`le(l men of 20 to 22 years will bring about 35,000 men to the colors fit for the trenches. He stated that a marked elmnge I of feeling hml been C\'lll0I1CC (luring the past few -lays in Quebec province. Un:le Szun went into the baking business at lhlffulo last l 1'id:Ly, to meet :1 situation created by-a. strike of "200 bakers in twenty shops. James B. Stafl'onl, Feuleml Food Atl- , ministration, connnrunleered three of the halo l m-inc l1I\I] nu-rlnrml flimn fn rlisnnntinne ll` .1 can hear the crows a-Collin in the pines along the hill, \ And the creeks are breakin` into oods, where the frost has held them still. I hear the bluejays screamin of the summer on the way. `While the sun is always beamin all the glorious sparklin` day. -I know the ice is breakin in the little lake back there; .I can hear it crack and rumble in the warm Sunshiny air. ?Sap'3 21-stirrin in the maples; buds are burstin' on the limbs. -And I hear the Vesper sparrows singin' all their evening hymns. ( ( 1 1 1 3Say. just hear that rooster crowin"-why just that would say 'tw:1s spring, .And the little owers buddin -don't it \ make you want to sing? Well, it sure does me to see that grass shoot up so fresh and green; .And the air's as soft as velvet where, last month, it was so keen. rninistmtion, comnmmleeretl three 01 me Imx- I erius, and ordercel them to discontmne all 1 baking e.\'cept brczul. 0:11 1 1 n .,....-`.- -. ..,.. .. The body of :1 woman, as yet imidentified ` was found under the cement floor of the form- I er residence at Detroit of Helmutli Schmidt , who killed himself in jail, after confessing! that he dismembered and burned the body of . Augusta Stcinlmcli, who came tu Detroit from New York to inarry llllll, l Where women s Interests are supreme- 'r\l"A\ 11A 14 um 'U`n and Aknn \\"4-snnnn " W maimm mviwe '@];;v Mail mm Gaupim Q CIRCULATION DEPARTRIENT, TO] I- Under the heading, For and About `\\'omen," the interests and activities of the modern wo- man are taken care of daily in There the eminine reader sees the diversified concerns of her sex reflected in brief, infornlative articles of timely interest. Children and War Savings, Domestic Service Reform, An Interest- ing New -\V'z1rdrobe, Central Kitchens. and An Independent Fnniily, are a few of the topics discussed in recent issues. Part of the same page is On Dit," in which current social events are chronicled. Any woman who wishes to keep informed on what is going on in her own par- ticular sphere may do so by re:1(ling'(l:1i1y For and About Yvomen" and OI1_Dit." On Satur- days \Voman's Kingdom" is an additional tea.- ture especially interesting to women readers. $4.00 per annum by mail-$5.00 delivered. Order through dealer,` local paper or direct. seventy-one out anu snugomg :H.|'uuK General lionclxer, army, in (Quebec on Friday. He fought at the Marne the Yser and in the Attics and Lorraine {I sectors. Two years less one day at the Ontario re- l'ornmtor_v, ten lashes at the end of the first 30 days, and ten more lashes tan days befora being given his freadoin, was the sentence im~ posed at Toronto police court on Sebaatino Caniari0,an Italian, who had assaulted a 18-. yuan` old girl. ll` Thresa Rivers, May 3.-Adis:1strou.~I fire , broke out at 10.15 o`cl)oclc this morning on _ Bonaventure street, the main tlmroughfare j anal in half an hour ten stores and houses , were burned. The firemen put up a. plucky =fight but coulrl not keep the flames from lspreaing and help was sought from Quebec l and Montreal. By 11 0`clock forty houses had - been (lcstioyed. The flame: spread to the t near by streets nud thefamilies were compelled z 3 to leave their homes because of the tremendous fr heat. The fire is reportml to have started in 1 l the Victoria Theatre, wl1iel1collu.psed. The llosn is $100,000. "But there I guess I'm nished, to forget 31- 3: H19 heat.