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Independent SE HIHHIHIHIHIHEE â€" _ Can you inform me why the Bread in Grimsby is such a price 7¢ for a smiall loaf 1% lbs. and some times not that weight. I think at a time like the present, the government ought to establish Bakeries all over and not allow no set of men to take advanâ€" tages of present circumstances, It would work all the time... If they can establish dispensaries for liquor a luxury, why not for bread a necessity, What do you think?_ 2 Yours Truly. Pro bono Publico I watch his children die toâ€"day. His wretched daughters, soldiers prey His sons lie rotting, and the night Of Kultur chokes him with its blight. I slink away. "Too proud to Fight." A Grimsby, Ma: To the Editor Independent Dear Sir:â€" I gave my oath. I loudly swore. To succour him for evermore For evermore, whatever his plight, But when the murderer bled him white I stood aside. "Too proud to Fight." HE WANTS TO KNOW WHY BR IS HIGH I set my hand. I set my seal. Unto the deed, for woe or weal For weal or woe, with all my might To aid him, and to be his knight. I watched him bleed. "Too proud to Am very sleepy ~and it‘s nearly Lights Out (9.30), so will choke off. & ART. Just a line so you won‘t worry, to let you know I am O.K., and having no pain with my wound at all. Am getting along famously and am as comfy and happy as can beâ€" except that I hate having to lie on my back all the time. \ Don‘t worry a weeny, teeny bit ‘cause I‘m alright and will be right as rain before you know it. May not write often but don‘t let that worry you as it is hard when ore is on one‘s back. & Best luck and love tn evervhadv Big Alex has written to ydu I think He said he would when I left the trench. And I cabled. but as I am being treated like a prince, I don‘t mind a bit, but will be glad when I‘m able to be up and around again, even for an hour a day. God ! I never will forget how my boys wanted to come out for me when they knew I was wounded and how my Scout Sergt. worked to get me in with the devils sniping all ‘round us. They sure are real men. C And Got here Monday night and am feel ing as fit as a fiddle. The doctor says I won‘t be lame a bit so there‘s absoâ€" lutely no need to worry, and I may even grab a trip home out of it. Will likely be here for a few weeks La Touquet, France, March 9, 1916 Well People, they got me on Sunday morning and now I‘m flat on my back in the Duchess of Westminster‘s Hosâ€" pital, Le Touquet, France, enjoying life as usual, but hardly able to move as my left leg is in a splint and hung up by the foot. I was out on patrol when theswine opened rapid rifle fire and a bullet went through both my legs, breaking the left, while I only grabbed a flesh wound on my right. LIEUT _ ARTHUR _ LIVINFSTON DOING WELL IN HOSâ€" o s PITAL | Flesh wound in right Leg, Left Leg broken All Home E I1G H T i TAE INDEPENDENT«@® La Touquet, Mar. 11, 1916 line so you won‘t worry, to SE EY k and love to everybody second Letter Thirtyâ€"first Year. Who â€"will be one of the attractions at the Band Concert at Moore‘s Theatre next | Tuesday night. THE TRAITOR TO BELGIUM 44000 000 0000 00 000000 0000 0000000000446 eec00 00000000040 064 THE HAMEL CHILDREN PE IHEHIEIHIH Jur a day., how my _me when and how get me in â€"Not by Abraham Lincoin ART A D 16 Fight i wrote and as! land) to cable y ed it. Hoping you ars of health. There worry. H« be home ’A flesh wound on right leg, half way ’between knee and thigh, the left leg a little or much worse, I should say some place. Needless to say, he fell where he was. Sergt. Binny crawled back, under heavy rifle fire, got Livy on his back and crawled to our wire and then called for help. I arrived at this time and had great difficulty in keeping the men of his platoon in the trench. They all wanted to go and help bring him in. Five of his N.C.O’s‘ went and brought hfm to the trench.. We got him over. and his wounds dressed and had him sent to the hosâ€" pital with the least possible delay. He was a brick, stood it fine. And like the man he is, said it was all his fault. He said he got too eagar. Wanted to bring some of everything he saw back with him. . & . eC B Everything went along fine, not a German was heard or seen. By this time it was broad daylight. They got out of the German wire and out in the open, _ when they were seen. The Germs immediately opened rapid rifle fire. Both Livy and the Sergt. ran for our trench. They got Livy in the legs. _i suppose you have heard long ago about "Livy" Art being wounded? But not the full particulars. As you know he was been in my Coy. for six months. I would not want a better officer. He knew his work and did it well. _ He has been doing an awful lot of scouting, gathering very valuable information. This morn ing he and Sergt. Binny went out at "Stand to Arms" 5.30 a.m. They visitâ€" ed_ a German listening post..The Sergt. entered it and handed Livy sey eral valuable articles of identification, | such as tube helmets (gas), a reel of| telephone wire. The Sergt, went along their trench and entered the second listening post and from it they got a field telenhone and snma hamheae. Deat Sergt Binney Crawled on his hands and knees, carrying his wounded Officer on his back = CAPTAIH _ SINGLAIR . GIVES PARTIGULARS OF THE WOUNDING OF ARâ€" THUR _ LIVINGâ€" STON is absolutely . no 1 ie will pull through : : before very long. e and asked my wife | cable you. Hope you Mrs. Livingston phone and some bombs remain Your Firing Line, France March & *s. very truly Aleck Sincla ill in the S HNHHIHHIHEHHHE Sinclair, "The Lion 440 need to and will (in Engâ€" i receivâ€" best Wee ++ if ++ ++ ++ ++ +4 +4 +4 GRIMSBY, â€"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29th, 1916 ++ Mrs. Geo. Muir and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors who so kindly extended their symâ€" pathy to them Gduring theis rocent bereavement. It might be put another way. Wheat ’and bariey and other graing which are used in the manufacture of whisâ€" key iand beer can be grown in all parts of Canada. Therefore the amount required to make these liqâ€" ours does not effect either the local or import market of these grains, but in the case of grapes, from: which native wines can be made, they can only be grown in favored spots in Canada and therefore the increased requirements for increaseqd â€" producâ€" tion would result very beneficially to those portions of the country where grapes can ‘be g@grown. 1916 0) | € _ _ anadlan wine inas probadly / much thigher in alcohol than Fre Spanishn and Italian wines, but i; use is encouraged under prohib: the chances are that lighter w can be made with very little dai of intoxication and a decided be to the growers of grapes wilil re The difference in the producstion Canadian natite wine and the PrC tion of Canadian whiskey ani C: dian beer is that the quantity of material used in the production whiskey and ‘beer conipared with amount of finished product is 1 small, while the quantity of raw terial used in making native wine compared with the finished »ro 18 mnave negle« good _nativ highly intoj whiskey. i1 PCopie in the past has been that they have neglected drinking their â€" own good ~native â€"wine and have drank highly intoxicating liqours such â€"as whiskey, Â¥in, brandy, etc., or else large quantities of beer. In France and Italy and other southern countries nearly everybody in the country drinks wine. Wine in France, Italy and Spain is a comâ€" mor beverage on the table of almost every family, every day of the year, and there ig little or no drankeness as a result ‘of its use. wines to be sold in ties to Mhouseholder: that in the future a native wine will be been the case in the Native wine is a ! ing drink and a gre bpeople inr the past h ed wines, s rative wine ported in t Should the cor Canada who dt more t« wines a ers as â€" seven to ei ‘as forty p« the newer per cent ; Although tity of. nat In the latest draft of the probibiâ€" tion bill native wines may hbe sold in wholesale quantities to householders for home use and if no change is made in the law in this respect pro.â€" hibition may be a benefit to the grape growers of the Niagara District, â€" There is an immense quantity â€" of native wines made in Canata every year, some of which when it is fror seven to eight years old runs as his as forty per cent proof spirits, wi the newer wines run as low as per : cent proof. ce C Althougsh there _ > p PROHIBITION MAY BENEFIT THj FRUIT GROWERs ' vaptain Unwin Mr.~K."S. Unwin Toronto; J. W. T Frank Unwin, N« 1« eilés early last year, and w the Heligoland Bight action Times. Captain Unwin, V.S., is a 1 1 Captain, then won his V.C,. for the landingg of force on the Gal April. Under his lier River Clyde pared for landing in her sides and that they could which were to fo the ‘beach. . HERO OF DARDANELLES |OTTO HEROLD GETS FINAL MR AND MRS CLOUGHLEY 49 GIVEN A COMMAND| DECISION IN BUDDIN YEARS MARRIED Captain Unwin, VC i;S Brothâ€" # f BASE Six Stalwart sons and three er of J.W. Unwin Grimsby .[ After going through two courst| _ daughters ail grown to â€"â€"â€"â€" t | / and the office of the Minâ€" maturity FdThe appoil'l.tment of Acting Captain l ister of J}IStice he will . Te« kevnrd Uown vomtemsaien | (Cooaoneshe t | . â€"â€" The appointment . Edward Unwin, V.C. is announced toâ€"d March 7 CARD OF THANKS ‘ecar during the pas: unsumption ‘of nati a hasg ben very 1M Irank liqours in C to beer iand _ whis] and those who wer a general think di 1°8, so a large prop wines of Canada h in the past. ild â€" prohibition a to be sold in »whole la1 native wine and the qproduc inadian whiskey andi Canaâ€" is that the quantity of raw it1v6 » _ 2CA COmmmander, Unwin Y.C. for his gallantry during|~ The interes ingg of our â€" expeditionary Herrold, of * B the Gallipoli Peninsula last Buddin, has b der his directions the colâ€"| having passed â€" Ia@lill@oil ICHINSUIa 1@ast e his directions the colâ€" ‘lyde was specially preâ€" iding of troops, ports cut and gangways built â€" so uld reach the lighters to form a bridge on â€" to then Commande W In, Y.5., is a brother of in, 378 Markham Stâ€", Unwin, GRIMSBY and New York. ( In s in Canada Went _ whiskey than to vho were wine drink think drank importâ€" ge proportion of the anada have been eÂ¥ ; the char great deal > drank "th > past. realthful, r at fault wi as been th: king theip . lighte ty â€" litt! decide ipes wi produ past nativy lig illow Jauly Deen an French, _ but if its prohibition ter _ wines tie danger led benefit will result. luition of the qroduc and Canaâ€" h hanceke 11 raw maâ€" wines as »nroduct wIink ags men a â€" went than to ne drink as natlve qauantiâ€" th our it they own drank n PC the very Cvery ; from s ‘high while â€"â€" ‘ten S are more â€" has also in London inal U a~â€" of Ar all L.R stock is to be turned over for sale at the end of March and the proâ€" ceeds turned over to Herrold to be used under the direction and with the knowledge of the Minister of Justice; at Ottawa. was asked what he intended to _ do with the money. He stated that he inâ€" tended to pay off the balance on farms that had been purchased, to pay debts that he had incurred in his business and the balanceâ€"would be required to furnish working capital to â€" continue his business. The Minister then told him that if he paid out the money in this way and that if he reported all payments to the Government he could get his judgement. As a result the C. n n over to Herrold. In the meantime, Col. Sherwood asked for a delay and the court reâ€" fused it and the matter was referred to the Minister of Justice at Ottawa. .Mr. Herrold‘ then appeared before the Minister of Justice at Ottawa and __Mr. Herrold was then advised by his solicitors to bring the action in a court in Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, where the head office of the C.P.R. was located, and he did so. The court in Montreal gave judgeâ€" ment in his favor and ordered that the shares or their value be turned rizhm. ficad office was in Montrgal and that he had no jurisdiction to seize stock from an agency in Toronâ€" to, so he did nothing. z&at Mr. Herrold would send it to Germany in any event. Fx An order from the court to stay proceedings was asked but the court would not grant it as it held that there had been no proof or evidence laid before it that Buddin was a spYy or even that he was a German citizen, and as Herrold was a Canadian citiâ€" zen he had full right to recover under his agreements. _â€" The judgement of the court was put into the hands of the Sheriff at Torâ€" onto to seize the stock but the Sheriff refused to act, on the ground that the CPâ€"R. Head office was in Mantraogal Dom _ In due time Mr. Herrold realize on his agreements din and demanded his C.F which were held by the To eral Trust Company. Thi: and the C.P.R. company r hand over the stocks on that Buddin was an alien « that his property in Canad ble to confiscation. & y "after; ~was declared the ‘Dominion officers began to investigate and there were reports and rumours to the effect that Buddin was a Gerâ€" an â€"spy and the properties that he fitd purchased were searched and offiâ€" cers were even sent to the home of Mr. Herrold, at Beamsvyille, but in no case : was anything / found which would lead the officers to believe that either Buddin or: Herrold had been making any preparations to assist the enemy. J monies hership + avout seven years, although he was | born and lived a great part of his life | in Germany. At one time he was manâ€" }ager of the Bow Park Farm, Brantâ€" | ford, and he also lived some time at [! Berlin, Ont. . Nearly two years ago he met a Mr. | Buadin, just arrived in Canads from Europe. Buddin stated that he was a man of large affairs, having control of the Summatra Tobacco business in Europe and having warehouses and | sales agencies in Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg and Paris. Mr. Buddin was greatly taken up with Canada ‘and desired to make large investments here and he asked Mr. Herrold to go into partnership with him. At first Mr. Herrold declinâ€" ’ed but later, after getting references, he consented to form a partnership with Mr. Buddin. As a result. of the partnership Mr.‘ Buddin made some purchases of real estate and made arâ€" Irangements to make other large purâ€" chases. _ However, before all of his deals were put through war was deâ€" clared and Mr. Buddin, feeling anxiâ€" ous about his investments in Europe immediately ~sailed for Amsterdam. | Before doing so, h(&vever, he offerâ€"| ed to sell out his intertsts to Mr. Herâ€"| rold and proper documents/ were| drawn up and power of attornéy givâ€" ’ en to a solicitor in Toronto, and cerâ€" i tain shares of C.P.R. stock, which had ; been purchased by Buddin, were| deeded over to Herrold in return for ( monies paid by Herrold into the partâ€" The interesting case ement of the court was put inds of the Sheriff at Torâ€" ze the stock but the Sheriff act, on the ground that the held by the Toronto ( sting Case â€"of Mr. Otto Beamsville, against Mr. been finally settled after d through the courts at Herrold sought to eements from Budâ€" As a result. of the Buddin made some estate and made arâ€" € veral references the case of Herâ€" as a history of very interesting with a few facts Jronto wenâ€" is company refused â€"to the claim enemy and da was liaâ€" R. shares The â€"funeral will take place . on Thursday afternoon of this week to Trinity Church Cemetery. All of the horsemen in this part of the country and those who knew him throughout the Province will regret to learn of his sudden death. t that bles DEATH OF WESLEY SMITH, OF GLANFORD Mr. Wesley Smith, of Glanford, wellâ€"known to all the horsemen in this part of the country and brotherâ€" inâ€"law of Mr. Jos. «M. Stewart _ of North GRIMSBY, died very suddenly at his home in ‘Glanford on Monday morning, March 27, at the age of sixty vears. i 1lnere was no evidence laid before the court in Montreal or before â€" the Minister of Justice to show that Herâ€" rold intended to send the money to Germany or to show that Buddin was anything than a German gentleman travelling in Canada and willing . to make investments in the ordinary way. In the absence of any evidence of this kind both courts held that Mr. Herrold was entitled under his agreeâ€" ment and documents to recover the money and to use it in his business. If no further hitch comes up the matâ€" ter will be finally settled in a short time, and Mr. Herrold will get the benefit of the judgement of the courts but the costs will be in the neighbour hood of two thousand dollars. ___mr. and Mrs. Cloughley have bsen fairly successful in life, for ‘besides raising a large family, all of whom have been educated and trained to fill useful positions, they have sucâ€" ceeded in accumulating considerable property, being the owners of a iine little fruit farm on Robinson Street, upon which there are two zood 4welâ€" ling t‘houses. Mr. Cloughley purchased this land several years ago at a fairâ€" ly low price, but the increase in land and the building on thiat street has made it very valuable, Mr. cata‘ Mre: C@innohlatw ‘ara EaAinh n»o0ls anrd three daughters now l The songs are Andrew and 1 Grimsby ; John W, of the Yor; tes, Toronto; George, ofi Frank, of Hamilton and Jame: Canadian Mounted _ Rifles, daughters are Mrs. Brockbanl land; Mrs. Percy Teeter and M Teeter, Hamilton, Mr â€"»and" Xre: ATMAncoehbln..." L as g»VtIOn WIith â€"Cie H. G. & B. Flectri Railway @ompany and has been wit! them ever since and for the last six teen years he has been section fore man of the road. Mr. and Mrs, Cloughley have ha in all thirteen children, seven boy: and six girls, one boy and three girl having dieq young, which leaves si> sons and three daughters naw livina L Mr. and Mrs. Cloughley wers marâ€" ’ried in the County of Armath, Ireland on Mch,. 23, 1876 and for forty years (most of which has been spent in Canada), they have travelled the road of life together and have raised a very large family, all of whom are now grown up to manhood and womanhood and a stalwart, fine famâ€" ily they are, all good citizens ardl in credit to their fatherâ€" and mot‘.er and to their country There w ladies A very pleasant social gathering was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Cloughley, Robinson Street, SFouth, on Thursday evenias, March 23, 1916, when a large number . of neighbours and friends gathered to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Cloughiey on having spent forty years of marâ€" ried life together. The affair was quite a surprise to Mr. Cloughley, who was resting in bis home in the evening, when about twentyâ€"five or thirty of the neighâ€" bours came trooping in to remind him of the day forty years ago, when quite a young man he married Mary Grant in the town of Tandragee, County Armath, Ireland. John‘s quiet house was soon converted iuto @ house of festivity and the evening was snont in camas and Alsanasckimniln C rHCls are MIPS. 1; Mrs. Percy Te ter, Hamilton, r. and Mrs. Clou ly successful in ing a large fami e been edneatoad is spent in sumptious reir children aem." Armath, Treland. John‘s quiet was soon converted iuto f festivity and the evening t in games and discussing tious repast spread by the tYye or UVIIItTY of the neighâ€" ame trooping in to remind he day forty years ago, when young man he married Mary in the town of Tandragee, it â€" social gathering residence of Mr. and _ Robinson _ Street. Pl n 1€CaVCs SIX _now living. ind David of e Dbeen besides whom ied to _ALangâ€" )ttawa.; .. of the The K; Eng- rs.\Roy bot ‘ alâ€" that long rity Fay and had boys girls ~Six $1.00 Per Year in Advance WOMEXN‘S INSTITUTE The Women‘s Institute have receivâ€" ed letters from Ralph Snctsinger, Belgium and Wm. C. Kewley, France, acknowledging the receipt of Christâ€" mas parcels and expressing their apâ€" preciation of same, RED CROSS WORK UNDER THE It is on the board that the old Inâ€" dependent Office will be used for temâ€" porary barracks for the 176th Battaâ€" lion, the Commander of the 2nd. Draâ€" goons, Colâ€" Fraser, having signified his willingness for the 176th to occu py the old quarters of the mounted men. Colonel Sharpe is recovering from hig illness and hopes to be shortly about again. The Band of the 98th purposes visit ing GRIMSBY on Saturday next, and in the near future GRIMSBY will be the scene of a gathering of the full complement of the 98th Battaiion. We ask the citizens to organize and give the boys a good reception, espec ially in the matter of seeing that they at least receive a light lunch and plenty of tea and coffee, all towns visited by the 98th have made the boys more than welcome and GRIMS BY should not be benind hand. a h vice empioyed are in a great measure sinâ€" gle and eligible for military service, and doing work that can be far betâ€" ter performed by girls. The meeting especially emphasised the employment of women in muniâ€" tion factories, many of the members stating that by far the largest numâ€" ber of Inspectors sent by the Governâ€" ment were entirely new to the work and had to be instructed in all partiâ€" culars. Too many of the young men were rushing to the munition factories as a harbor of refuge from military serâ€" The League further begs the Govâ€" ernment to employ girls in Ammuniâ€" tion factories wherever practical and to draw their attention to the fact that the Munition Inspectors now employed are in a great measure sinâ€" ces may be readily secured. © It humbly begs the Government to take immediate steps to have this claus added: That it is their opinion that all conscripts _ should be paid only half the rate of volunteer soldâ€" iers .and further that all dependants of conscripts should receive no allow ance or consideration whatever. & immediate application of some just and comprehensive system of draft whereby the men necessary to comâ€" plete the Candaian Expeditinary for ces may be readily secured. © (c) : Classifying the industries with a view to the ‘restriction or the ultiâ€" mate elimination «of~ such as â€" are nonâ€"essential to the welfare of the country or are not economic factors. (d) It being understood that the foregoing is urged with a view to the (b) Classifying the men according to their occupations or their fitness or preference for certain kinds of woOork. (a) Taking a census of all men in the Dominion from 18 years of age and upward, specifying those married and unmarried. After some discussion the following resolutions were passed : To the Dominion Government. Passâ€" ed by the County of Lincoln and City of Stâ€" Catharines Recruiting Leagues, March 23, 1916. Whereas, this Dominion is engaged in a war involving the very existence of British institutionsâ€"a war â€" that calls for the most rigid economy of men and meansâ€"a war that can be successfully concluded only by the fullest utilization of all our resources. Wllel‘eas. UnANoP: *hA mny ns lessihst L eg Lo s allenaed by not only representaâ€" tives of these two leagues, but â€" by many others from Military Division No. 2. f The Lincoln City of St. Cat Thursday last. ly attended by Beamsville under the able leaderâ€" ship of Mr. W. Fairbrother, is living up to its record as the Banner town for recruits. It may not be generally known, but it is worth noting, that Beamsmville and Clinton have furâ€" nished a higher percentage of men for overseas service, than any town _ or Village in the Dominion. GRIMSBY and North GRIMSBY coming a good second. A recruiting meeting was held »at Jordan on Thursday evening last. Adâ€" dressed by Mr. W. J. Drope, Mrâ€" W. Fairbrother and Miss Constance Boul ton. The meeting was well attended ,and produced â€"seven fine, stalwart men f()r tha KMmniminetIan hiA uzm .. â€" it is an encouraging fe; district that men are now ward freely without any from the recruiting serge; of a splendid type. |GRIMGSEY MILITARY AND REâ€" | _ CRUITING NOTES ,A movenient on f<l>cit towards an increasing number of : the 176th Battn. Sergean and Smith have returned quarters and are engaged recruiting at St. Catharine will certainly miss them as many friends during their It The present for the Empire‘s é;e_r;"icé ;incg_ln _Recruiting I Z1 AvCCELUILINE League and Catharines League, met on last. The meeting was large Snd m 0 0 hsV C re 6 number of recruits for attn. Se;geants Draysey week has brought forth NÂ¥s:J. Drope, Mrâ€" W Miss Constance Boul was well attended even fine, stalwart airbrother, is li;ii-g is the Banner town returned to headâ€" engaged busily ir ‘atharines. Grimshy EIG H T All Home measure sinâ€" now coming for arines. Grimsby ‘m as they made their brief stay. P A G E S feature of this YÂ¥ persuasion ants and are