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O Ou Currie, Officer Commanding, to the Military Post at Queenston. The "Batâ€" tle of Gueenston Heights" was fought on the 13th October, 1812, just 104 years ago and it was felt by the Chap lain that Sunday the 15th, was suffiâ€" ciently near to justify a Church Parâ€" ade at that historic point. Furtherâ€" more, circumstances appeared to inâ€" dicate, that unless in this way, the Anniversary would, in all probability pass unobserved, as patriotic citizens everywhere are so profoundly enâ€" grossed, and in many instances have such deep personal interests in the present European world conflict, that all else has been thrust into the backâ€" groundâ€"at least for the moment. Hence Sunday‘s church parade filled in, what otherwise might have been a gap, in the current of our National thoughts. The weather conditions on the 13th inst. must have closely reâ€" sembled those that prevailed on that fateful 13th, 1812, when the gallant Brock made the supreme sacrifice for Canada and the Empire, but Sunday last was ideal in every way, and Lieut. Currie, who is always anxious to make these church parades a sucâ€" cess, thought it mignt be possible to hold the parade under the very shadow of the splendid â€" shaft that marks the resting place of Brock and MacDonnell. Calling to mind, howâ€" ever the fact that the Brock Memorâ€" ial Church, beautifully situated in close proximity to the spot where Brock breathed hig last and that it is only used for service in the afterâ€" noons, readily obtained permission to use it for, what was to all intents and purposes, â€" a memorial anniverâ€" sary service., Lieut. Currie also enâ€" D Church Parade of Military Post at That Point Commemorates Historical Event. Appropriate Celebration of the 104th Anniversary | 11 ANN Brock‘s Seal. From the extreme Southern Miliâ€" tary Post of the Welland Canal Field Force, held on Sunday the 8th, nameâ€" ly at Port Colborne, the parade shiftâ€" ed by preâ€"arrangements with Lieut. They Drop a few Words and in a Short Time the Story ha‘s _ Graduated From a Mole Hill to a Mountain and Then a "Pennyâ€"aâ€"Line" Newspaper Reporter Puts the Finishing Touch on itâ€"Story Started in Beamsville Saturday That Pte Ed House was Killed in Action is Absolutely Without Foundationâ€"No Authenic Information has yet Been Re. _ ceived by the Grief Stricken Family GUSG God, our help in : Dur hope for yeal r shelter from th And our eternal L All through the s m( vice comm suitable hy jod, our h« lur hope f d th ibl If Pte. House is killed, then some person other than the family know more about him than they do, for they have never received a line from the Casualty or â€"Record â€"Office, nor has his name appeared in the Casualty List to their knowledge, or to the knowledge of their closest friends. It would pay the Government of this country to cut the tongues out of a lot. of people in this district, and thus avoid a lot of trouble and pain for the rest of the populace. paper reporter gets it, ‘¢ 1!‘1;;'. and Mrs, House have three noble sons in England or "Someâ€" where in France" toâ€"day, doing their bit for their Kiug and Country and they have troubles enough without having a lot of tongue clackâ€" ing fools pile more of it on. Somebody starts a story of this kind by the dronning# of anlv a somebody starts a story of this kind by the dropping of only a a few words and in a short space of time the story has graduated from a mole hill to a mountain, and then some "«Pennyâ€"aâ€"line" newsâ€" paper reporter gets a hold of it and that puts the finishiing touch on The story started in Beamsville on Saturday that Pte. Edward House of the 98th. Battalion, had been killed, and every old granny of a gossip that got a hold of it added something to it, until the time it reached the ears of the mother, the boy had been killed and mangled something horribly. From that time until Monday night the mother and father and his sisters and brothers have been nearly frantic with grief, and all becausd some old woman had run out of material to gabble about and started a story on the rounds. When the INDEPENDENT called on Mr and Mrs Ernest House at their home on Wentworth Ave., GRIMSBY, late Monday afternoon, he found the mother and two sisters in tears. When asked if they had received a telegram from Ottawa they said that they had had no word from an official sourte whatever. The INDEPENDENT told them to dry their tears and look on the bright side of life again, and not t8 worry until they received official notification from Ottawa. worry unilii iney receirvyed oinclal notilication from UUtawa. Here is a case of where the gossips havre caused many heart pains and many tearful hours for a hard working father and mother, who are having hard enough struggle to get along in the world, withâ€" out having more piled unto them by a lot of hairâ€"brained talkingâ€" machine men and women who have nothing else to do but talk about other people. killed. Another case of talking too much has happened this past week and there is one poor mother in GRIMSBY and her family who have spent several tearful, sleepless nights, worrying over a son that the tongue wagging gossipers of this district rumored around as being The gossip mongering, tongue clacking section of the GRIMSBY and Beamsville residents are up to their old tricks again. When war news is scarce, scandals few and far between and they have little or nothing to talk and gabble about, then they start out stories about so and so being killed or wounded and in the twinkling of a star they kave the whole countryside in an uproar over nothing. VERGARY OF BATTLE OF W lu oIP MONGERG AND TONGUE GLAGKERS ARE BUSY AG Thirtyâ€"second Year. l THREE SONS IN THE FIRING LINE Lieut. Currie also en r ready, and ever wel y . services of Mis side at .the organ. Th lled for 10.30 when th d with the ome. ervice there was S past, to come, tormy blast, THE INDEPENDENT QUEENSTON HEIGHTS OBSERVED Jack so firmly on the heights above us, that for the long period of one hundred and four years it has _ been kept flying alike against foreign foes or domestic traitors. The "fathers of the Hamlet," to whom we owe an everlasting debt of gratitude, had no martial music to inspire their efforts, they had no neat khaki uniforms such as you and I have the honor of wearing, freâ€" quently they had no pay, and often had to supply their own food, but they had something infinitely better, they were sincerely religious and to a man they were patriots, and lovers of the flag under which, after many trying days of hardship and suffering, they had found\}a refuge and home; they didn‘t stand aside like cowardly polâ€" lar spot, may not be aware of the events that transpired on the base of the escarpment just above your line of tents 104 years ago. This Frontier from, Fort George to Fort Frie was then guarded by a totally inadequate Forceâ€"little better in fact, than skeleton guards, but then, as ever, with British and ; Canadian soldiers, the duty was efficiently perâ€" formed. General Brock‘s seal bore a legend that ought to be deeply _ imâ€" printed upon the memory of @fiiy one charged with such important dity as the legend impliesâ€" â€" ‘"He who guards never sleeps." The Battle of "Queenston Heights," as a battle goes today, was a very trifling engagement, but having reâ€" gard to the time, and the conditions we claim that with Lundy‘s Lane it takes first place in Canadian history. And why? We answer because of the men who, in conjunction with some British regulars, planted the Union It is possible that many of you men, keeping guard at this particuâ€" something very inspiring in the earâ€" nestness of the men, as well as the civilians that were present. Portions of Holy Scripture and the appropriate prayers were followed by, the inspirâ€" ing hymn "Fight the good fight," afâ€" ter which Major Ker, Chaplain, W.C. F., said if a text were necesfgary on such an occasion as this, what words could be found more suitable than the words of the Psalmistâ€""We have heard with our ears, O God, our fath ers have told us what Thou didst in their time of old." ontinued on pag , ~Tteâ€" often t they they a man of the trving GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25th, 1916 The response to the recent call for funds for the Britigsh Red Cross has been magnificent, but let us not forget that urgent as is the need for money the need tor garments, for our woundâ€" ed men and for those under the care of the Army Medical Corps is equally urgent, The call for pyjamag and socks is insistent, The cost of maâ€" terials for these garments is met largely by our local Red Cross subâ€" scriptions. Those for October are due this week, Kindly deposit promptly and so help this good work. iALL KINDS OF EXCITEME"T IN SMITHVILLE On Friday morning last they ped off an early morning . H. G. car here, without a soul knowin were coming. The lads look mighty fit and grown taller and stouter since ing their native heath. They al England is all right, but thiat C is better. i On Sunday night last Konkle got word that Patterson was in Smithville ‘and early Monday morning he drove out to Smithville with the papers, but to his dismay he found that the bird had fi<\wn Sunday night. o In th antime a representitive of the firm at Brantford found that Patâ€" terson was about to leave the country and he had a warrant sworn out and gave it to a Smithville constable to serve but being unable to gain admisâ€" sion into the house, the constable was at a loss what to do when suddenly an automobile shot out from the rear of the house ard Patterson made his esâ€" cape without having been servd ~by either the GRIMSBY orâ€" Smithvilie constable and both of them are stili holding their documents t?& Chase & Patterson return from parts unknown. appéetite. 40¢ an( Parke, Market j Constable Kongle of GRIMSBY haa received a paper to serve on the firm of Chase & Patterson, th latter part of last week. f a document but was unable to ifina either of the parties. Chase apparentâ€" ly had left Smithville some time ago while Patterson was away most of the time. Chase &« Patterson had been engagâ€" ed in doing business as Agents at Smithville for the Cockshutt firm and Konkle was sent by the court to serva Considerable excitement was creatâ€" ed in Smithville on Sunday night when the Officers of the law tried to apprehend a citizen who had apparent ly got tired of living in the Village. Chase and Patterson, Impleâ€" ment Dealers, Leave for Parts Unknown Under the Very Noses of the "Cops" The boys enlisted iast winté the 98th Bugle Band and saile seags with that unit in July. W 98th was drafited for FraAr Bugle Band was broken up 2 three young boys were ordere to Canada as they wers too Y go to the front. They landed i bec, three weeks ago and hay laying there ever since, Three more GRIMSBY soldiers a;\- rived home in GRIMSBY, from Eng land on Friday morning, uot wounded or disfigured, but sent back on actâ€" count of their yvouth. These youngsters who showed the right spirit and tried to do their bit, in fact did do it as far as they could were Buglers, Summerfield, â€" Clark and Warner. The Young Lads Left Here With the 98th Bugle Band Last Julyâ€"Landed Home all Unknown on Friâ€" day Morning ; SUPPLIES URGENTLY NEEDED Seven Urimsby _ _ Boys Missing BUGLERS CLARK, SUMMERâ€" FIELD AND WARNER RETURN HOME the bow.? U n l A. Metcalf st winter with nd4 sailed Overâ€" July. When the r France the n up and the ~ ordered back rs too young to landed in Queâ€" and have been tles. Par Hamilton SCS ill Can haxe leavâ€" sa V ala 10 V p.. Casuality Lists the Past Week Have Dealt Very Harshly With _ the Niagara Districtâ€"Pte "Dick" Pedrick Killed; Ptes Percy _ Boddington; Ardie Book and E.. P. Hurst Wounded; Pte Joe Lickers IIl in Hospital The Dread Terrors of War Were Brought Home Most Forciâ€" bly to Seven Families in Grimsby This Morningâ€"The / Fields of Flander Have Been Claiming a Heavy Toll for the Last Two Weeks but no Town in the Two Countieshas Been hit so Hard at one Time PIF DA and in 2 S sides at t] what Batt: The casualty lists the past;tweek have dealt yvery harshly wifl the Niagara District, and this section of the county has had its share. 4 Killed in Action â€" . PTE, DAVID JULIANâ€"Was an Englishman by birth, but had been ar esident of the district for a number of years, working for Mr. Thomas Sowerby on the Ridge Road, North GRIMSBY. When war broke out he tried for overseas but was turned down. He then joined the Home Guard and later tried the examination and passed being attached to theâ€"76th. Battalion. He spent the Winter in Barrie with the Battalion and went overseas last Spring. He was about twentyâ€" fire years of age. Information received by Mrs. Sowerby this mornâ€" states that he was shot through the thigh and the leg had to be amâ€" putated. He died during the operation. * PTE. RICHARD A. W. PEDRICK.â€"Reported killed in action on Monday is well known in GRIMSBY, having enlisted here with "B" Co., 98th. Battalion. He was born in Markham, a little over 18 years ago. His mother resides at 409 Brock Ave., Toronto. PTE. WILLIAM LICKERS, is a brother of Andy and enlisted in the 98th. with him. He is about nineteen years of age. His mother resides in GRIMSBY. PTFE, ANDREW DAVID LICKERS was born on the Brantford Reâ€" serve about twentyâ€"five years ago. He enlisted with the 1st. Contin«â€" gent, but was sent back from Valcartier on account of injuries. He has a cousin a prisoner in Germany and brother sick in hospital in England and another one missing. He leaves a mother, Mrs. Johns, residing in GRIMSBY and a wife living in Toronto. ~ PTE, FRANK DIBBLE is an American by birth coming here last Fall from Montana, and marrying Miss Rebba McNay, and later joinâ€" ing the 98th. Battalion. He was a crack shot with a rifle. He was about forty ty;}ars of age. His wife resides at the side of the GRIMSBY Mountain. PTE, MORRIS SHARPE was borne in England about nineteen years ago, and came to GRIMSBY about ten years ago. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sharpe, reside on St. Andrews Ave. Pte. Sharpe was educated in GRIMSBY and was a very quiet, unassuming chap who made friends and kept them. He was yery popular with the boys with lzvhom he chummed. His brother Reginald is also with the 98th. battalion. PTE. WILLIAM ROLAND BANWELL came to GRIMSBY about ten years ago, He worked for a number of years on the Corporation and later for Hewson & Farrell, He leaves a wife and two children, who reside on Clark 8St. PTE. WILLIAM E. SCHWAB, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Schwab, Main St. West, and his father Pte. William J. Schwab is also a member of the 98th. Pte. Schwab was born in GRIMSBY and lived here all his life. He was about twenty years of age. "Boob" as he as popularly known among the boys, was considered one of the best soft ball catchers in the business. He was a well built, athletic young fellow and will be greatly missed on the ball field and in other lines of sport. * » â€" PFEE. RICHARD JOHNSON, was an Englishman by birth, a tall muscular young fellow of about twentyâ€"fire or six years of age. He bas resided in GRIMSBY for a number of years, and previous going to the front made his home with Mr. Harry C. Beamer, on the Mountain. He was well known here last winter as the "Big Military Policeman," as he stood about six foot three. ; Ssome of the finest in â€"â€" The dread terrors of war were brought home to GRIMSBY in a most forcible marner this morning (Wednesday) when no less than seven telegrams were received from the Casualty Office reporting sey= en of our most ‘valiant sons as missing, and two of them from one family., Apparanetly the boys have been in the midst of the fireworks, but to what battalion they were transferred is not known. The once sunâ€"kissed fields of Flanders have been claiming' an awful toll from the Niagara District during the past two weeks, but this is the heaviest blow that has been dealt to®any town in the two counties at one time. "*~~ _These boys were all members of "B" Co. 98th. Battalion and were BRI8TH BATTALION IS BEING HARD HIT T D JULIAN MAKES TKE SUPRENME SAGR all members of "B" Co. 98th. Battalion and were the battalion. [.â€"Is reported wounded ion. He is a son of Mr ) left here with the 98t] transferred to when he (Continued on page 5.) Wounded. through the shoulder . Ellis Hurst, who reâ€" .. but it is not known went to France. $1.59 Per Year in Advance [F Arthurs swore that on that date h8 Wwas in Victoria Harbor, Ont. and went from their to Penatanz snd Midland and that he was not out of tht County of Simcoe until he retrned on the 10th, to Espanola. He owned a McLaughlin roadster carrying the number Conâ€" stable complained of, the same being 27,001. He also swore that during that time his car was in the garago wit‘» two broken front springs. Mr. Arthurs In o Det the mo the Bowsl numb« case. whic Drop was 1 hay Constable Konkle bhad Mr. Edward Arthurs of Espanola, Sudbury Disâ€" trict up before Justico of tht Peace Drope on Monday afternoon on a& charge of racing hisg automobile over the Q. & G. Road on Sunday, Oct. the 8th at a rate of from thirtyâ€"five to forty miles an hour, bui some how or other â€" Konkle. lamied the wrong, man. f In 18 The letter to Lieut, David ‘Hurter was writtchn in France the next day after Lieut, Hunter was wounded and stated that the bullet had entered his shoulder ‘and had pioughe} its way through to the spin2, anvi it is resumâ€" ed that it had cut through the nerves of the spine as the nurse stated thas he was paralysed from his shoulders down. > $ t Word is being anxiously awaited® m Mrs. Hunter, who landed in Englang on Monday. From information _ received last week in a letter from a nurse in . French HMHospital, the condition of Lieut, James Hunter; is very serious, in fact is hopeless. JAMES HUNTER 15 IN A VERY GRAVE CONDITION A Nurse Writing From!iFrance Says the Bullet Entered the Shoulder ‘and Then the Spineâ€"Paralysed From Shoulders Down aDel M mt Ts) U« h )1 GOT THE WRONG MAN Arthurs demanded his expenses would be about $25, ‘but M: could not see where the monse ) come from. [ _constables this year are hay lot of trouble vettin« the num i] LIEUT. JAMES HUNTER TT n O1 11 O 11 1€ M+ Ll J t collects or you can‘t tell again are cover numbers â€" with year are nayâ€" tting the niumâ€" very similazx to n r2ain the auto 32211 foxy. oil on j To t}