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THE EDITOR TALKS The ultra-Conservative „ Toronto Telegram, in its reflections on Friday's gathering of Liberals- from Eastern Ontario at V : .7'v. : V BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26 1917. Volume, LXIII. No. 43 SOLDIERS' LETTERS at Ofcta^C has this to say; "There was no dissenting voice in that gathering when the motion endorsing endorsing the Laurier leadership _ was put. The meaning of all this is obvious. Add the Unionist Liberals to the Laurier Liberals and the Conservatives Conservatives promise to be in the minority minority in the new Parliament." Toronto is claimed to be the intellectual intellectual centre of this Province but there are some very inconsistent men in that ambitious city. For instance, at a Conservative Ward one Dave Spence declared himself in favor of Union Government but said "We do not want any Liberal for this riding". What this country needs just now is the election of the very cleverest men available to help win the war regardless regardless of their former political prodlivit- Such ward politicians as Dave Pte. Walter Kelman Tells of Experiences. Spence should be interned during the period of the election campaign as enemies of the Union Government, Couch, Johnston & Cryderman, Limited. Have you $50 or several fifties? If so it is up to you tp buy one or more Canada Victory war loan bonds. tHelp on the war by doing your bit: in this way--men and women alike.. Patriot-, ism and good business are the two things that commend the purchase of Victory war loan bonds to each and every Canadian citizen. Every household household is asked to take at least one bond. Every part of Canada will, we under- * stand, be expected to raise its share of the Victory Loan. Each district will be watched by its neighbors, and in this freindly competition the readers of this paper in this district are not going to be left behind. They will show that the enterprise, patriotism and good business judgment, of the people of the Homeland of Durham is as alert and vigorous as ever. Invite every lady in West Durham to see their splendid collection of Ladies' New Fall and Winter Coats and Suits, all made of the most fashionable fashionable materials and in the latest styles. Every man should see our New Ready-to-Wear Suits and Overcoats. No better made goods and no better value anywhere. Si- Eye Specialist in Bowmanville Having had oyer 25 years' experience and being being graduates of three of the best Optical Colleges on this continent and having the largest most scientific scientific instruments and offering you the services of two graduates in Optometry, we do not misrepresent our position when we say there is no place where you can get more dependable service. Jury & Lovell Jury & Lovell A Clever Invention If you will send us the names of 5 persons who own talking machines of any make that use the flat records we will make you a present of a simple device so that your Phonograph will play any make of records. We have hundreds of records records to select from. Call Saturday Oct. 27th and enjoy our special concert 5 p. m. to 11 p. m. If Durham county Conservatives desire to play fair why have they called called a Conservative Convention at Orono on Tuesday next ? Why not wait for a union convention ? The spirit of the Union Government is being disregarded, disregarded, surely. The action of a few Port Hope zealots will-drive many electors away from union. For be it understood understood that thousands of electors, especially especially in country districts are dead set against conscription, believing that too many men already have been taken from the farms. So it is wise not to monkey with the present crisis, for the situation is really too serious for trifling or promoting the claims of any machine candidate. Is -is to be supposed that the 95 per cent of iç^n between 20 and 34 years of age who are asking for exemption under the. Military Service Act are all going to vote for conscription candidates ? Conservatives of East Durham had better mqve cautiously. The letters sent ys by Mr. Kelman are always very interesting and pratical. Under date of Sept. 15 he writes; Dear Mr. James.--I have just received received your ever welcome Statesman. Will give you a brief account of our work under surface as requested. The main point of our work is to work the gallery as fast as possible with the least noise and Fritzie is not sitting doing nothing but has"men trained to listen for sounds which are called Listeners;" and when any. sound is heard then you can look out for a torpedo. In toroeding, a hole is bored in the face and a small charge of explosive placed in. It is fired" by a fuse on the surface. The object of it is to crush in the galleriea And as far as possible hinder the work. Another great trouble encountered is the gas from the explosive which may be found in seams weeks after. So you see. the reason for quietness being maintained while in the saps as our tunnels are called. Saps are not composed of one gallery only, for there may be a dozen and the depths I am not allowed to mention, as Fritz would like to know that very much. This is about all that I will be allowed to tell you now. I located my father's battalion several days ago bub only to find out that he had been wounded the week previous, having received shrapnel through both legs. (Mr, Kelmamis 60 years old and has three sons out at the front doing their bit. Why should a man of his age have to be under shell fire continually " while able young men who are far more active and should be on active service in this war are still enjoying home comforts in Canada? -- Editor.) It was my very good luck, several weeks ago to meet Nursing Sister Bruce, the esteemed former Superintendent of Bowmanville Hospital. I also met Bob Banting, who came over with the 21st B'n but is now on the same kind of work as I am. Best wishes to all my friends in Bowmanville. Jury & Lovell Hot Water Bottlës For Less x In these strenuous times every one should watch opportunities such as this---We are offering a strictly first class Hot Water Bottle with full two" year guarantee for $1.95. These Hot Water Bottles were sold to use with a 5 year guarantee but no reasonable person would expect to return a bottle that had given good every-day service for 3 or 4 years, but we will cheerfully replace any of them if found defective within 2 years and our special price is $1.95 during October. Jury & Lovell Car For £ale 5 passenger, splendid condition, looks like new, runs . better than new, made by famous Studebaker Co., hand finished with 25 coats of paint and varnish. You should see this car and save a lot of money. Price $800 with extra tire. Apply at Jury & Lovell Phonograph Records 59c. We have a few of those imported English records 10 and 12 inch- and al^ double faced, We will clear the balance of our stock at 59c each. Jury & Lovell Fine MUk Chocolate Something to send overseas to your soldier friend. Gome in and taste it, x there is nothing finer made. We sell it in 5 pound cakes cakes or in smaller lots to suit. It is really delicious. OallWnd try it, 60c a pound, cheaper kinds if you want them. Jury & Lovell Well do we remember when at Port Hope that Dr. H. T. J. Coleman, Dean of Faculty of Education, Kingston, was a man full of practical ideas for teachers and was an inspiration to all who heard his splendid addresses. Last week he addressed the teachers at Lindsay and won high praise from inspectors, teachers and local press. The Daily Warder savs he predicted within 20 years the absence of the desk from schoolrooms as well as text books and other paraphernalia peculiar to the modern school, "while a cheerful cheerful hubbub, similar to that of the busy workshop, will prevail. Genuine mastery of ready speech, the greatest of.tfll gifts, can come only in an .environment .environment of perfect freedom. Consequently, Consequently, the^ future class-room is sure to find room for more activity". Possibly in "country sections farm schools similar to those established in the JJnited States will take the place of rural schools while manual training schools such as Dr, Coleman forsees will obtain in towns and cities. The teachers' library should serve a useful purpose, subsidiary to the opening opening of these, however, should be obtained obtained a free postal transmission to rural teachers. Book postage is unconscionably high. We fear the tendancy among young teachers now is story reading, feeding their young minds with trashy love stories and highly colored fiction rather than the study of professional works and otherwise otherwise storing their mind with information information that is helpful in school room work. - Dr. Coleman, addressing the teachers at Lindsay, is reported to have said: "He empnasized the imporfc- ançeuof the teachers' work, w -embraced the imparting of the. elements elements of knowledge. A real teacher must be possessed of a high degree of intelligence^and a peculiar faculty, for dealing with daily emergencies which arise in the class-room. Man is merely a social animal and society and the individual two aspects of the same great fact. Without society we would not be what we are. It is this wider ecfc of humanity which must be as Jury & Levell. E i en account of in teaching." There is a vast difference between teaching school and simply keeping school or going through the daily routine of the text books. . We repeat his golden words; "The real teacher must be possessed'of a high degree of intelligence." intelligence." Is it found under the present system? Pte. Levi M* Clayton, 805032 Mrs. John Clayton has received through Major C. H. Anderson some particulars of the death at the front of her son who was killed in action on on Vimy Ridge on March 1,1917. His letter follows: France, September 14, 1917, Dear Mrs. Clanton.--By your request I wrote to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion to which your son, Pte L. M. Clayton, was drafted, and only to-day received a reply. I am on another Front to where the grave is, but expect to be back on that Front before next Spring. If I am within distance that I can, reach it, I will visit the grave, have it attended to and have a nice cross erected. You have my deepest sympathy in the loss of your boy. He was one of the first to join my company. I always found him very anxious to do his duty and at no time did he give me the least trouble. I considered him one of the best boys I had. Your loss is the loss of thousands of other mothers, and the best consolation that I can offer, that he faithfully performed his is duty, and has gone to his just reward. We hope to meet him in the "Great Beyond," but must perform our duties here, as faithfully as he did. Again express my deepest sorrow at your loss. Bandsman J. F. Hitchcock, 1027108, We are very sure the good people of Bowmanville Methodist church will be keenly interested in this short letter from Bandsman J. F. Hitchcock, 4th Canadian Battalion, B. 1st Division, France. He, too, \vill be delighted to receive letters to this address from his former comrades. He writes under date of Sept. 16: Dear Mr. James.--I am writing tp let you know I have - not entirely forgotten Bowmanville. I came over as one of 235th Bandsmen. Now the fit men of Lieut. Laugher's band are in France somewhere. Some of them up the line," while the rest of the are EXEMPTION BOARD The following have been appointed by the Government on the Exemption Board for Military District No 3:- Campbellford No 211--Jas. C. Fowlds, E. C. West. Brighton No 212--Sheriff D. J. Nesbitt, Hiram T. Webb. Castleton No 213--C. A. Wilson, Edmond Edmond Quinn. Warkworth No 214--Peter S. Ewing, Jas. Denham. Cobourg No 215--Judge Roger, Dr. Adam Watson. Coldsprings~No 216--Alfred Eagleson, Jas. Thompson. Roseneath No 217 -- Alex. Shearer, Thos. Atkinson. Port Hope No 50 -- E. J. W. Burton, W. A. F. Campbell. Bowmanville No 51--John S. Moorcraft, D. B. Simpson, K. C. Millbrook No 52--Chas Needier, A. Kelly. Blackstock No 53--John R. McCraugh- lin, Jas. Rowan. Bethany No 54--J. J. Preston, Bethany, N. F. MacNachtan, Cobourg. HOMELAND OF DURHAM MAPLE GROVE FAIR. South Darlington Rural School Fair, 4th year, was held in the School Grounds on Thursday Sept. 27,1917, under direction of Mr. G. A. Williams, B. S. A.,"Agricultural Representative, Mr. R. K. Stratford, -Assistant, Dr. W. E. Tilley, M. A., Public School Inspector and the following officers of South Darlington Rural School Fair Association: President--Norman Burgess, R. R. 3, Bowmanville, (No. 6). Vice President--Margaret Abernethy, R. R. 2, Bowmanville, (No. 3). Secretary--Harry Osborne, R. R. 2, Bowmanville, (No. 4). Treasurer--John Delve, Courtice, (No. 8). Directors--George Weatherilt, R. R. Ltixt 4. Bowmanville, (No. 1); Edna Lfixton, R. R. 4, Bowmanville, (No. 5); Walter Branch, R. R. 5, Bowmanville, (No. 9). Weather conditions were perfect and a large number of spectators were in attendance. _,The arrangements were excellent and everybody was given a chance to see the exhibits. The official prize list appears on page three. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Thursday the football team journeyed to Whitby to-give the High School boys a game and returned victors with a score of 4 to o in their favour. On Tuesday of this week a team from the Port Hope High School came up and played a game on the High School grounds after four which resulted in another win for the B. H. S. boys by a scqre of 9 to 0. The B. H. S. team consisted of Lome Hastings in-goal, Charles Rowe and Ray' mond Snowden as backs, Percival Muir- head and Sam 'Mason and Ronald Snow den as half-backs, Lome Plummer and Morley Burgess as right wing, Herbert Van Nest as centre forward and Wesley Langmaid (captain), and MiltoifAvery as left wing. Good people of Homeland- of Durham, Durham, we desire to have a little chat with you.to-day about the new Canada Canada Victory Loan in which- every loyal Canadian is personally interested. Early next month the biggest public campaign ever put on in Canada will be opened to get subscriptions for the fourth Canadian war loan, the Victory Loan. The thing people in Bowman- vfile and surrounding country must bear in mind is: that the appeals are directed to each and every man and woman. It is not merely the well-off men and women who are being asked to invest. It is everybody. Every man and woman should watch for these advertisements and start now to gather up the necessary money to buy either a $50 or a $100 or a $600 or a $1000 bond. In Canada for the last war loan there were only about 41,000 subscribers or say 4 in every 700. The Victory Bonds will probably be issued to yield about 5£ per cent. The new war loan is a straightaway business proposition--safe, profitable and convenient. convenient. Every man and every woman woman with as much as fifty dollars to spare should own one of these new bonds, and not only that, but should help to show others the worth of these bonds by recommending them. The readers of The James Papers are among the most thrifty, prosperous and public spirited in the Dominion. When the subscriptions to the Victory Loan are added * up from the various districts and sub-districts we expect them to show that Durham County has been true to its traditions and just to its opportunities. We hope to see Bowmanville citizens figuring largely in the list in the Canada Victory. Loan. WHITBY PRESBYTERY Bowmanville and Claremont Securing Securing New Pastors. The quarterly meeting of Whitby Presbytery was held in the Presbyterian Church, Oshawa, Tuesday, October 16th. Rev. Geo. Y ule, the Moderator, presided. There were also present Rev. J. A. Mc- Keen, of Orono, Rev. J. W. Rae, of Newcastle, Newcastle, Rev. H. D. Cameron of West Hill, Rev. Wm. Johnston of Ashburn, Rev. A. McLellan, of Claremont, Rev. W. H. Black of Port Perry, Rev. J. F. Clungston of Dunbarton, and Rev. E. Gomm of Blackstock. The Elders present, representing representing the different congregations, were Messrs. Storie, McLaughlin, Anderson, Moffat, Smith and MacDonald. At the meeting two calls were dealt with--one from the united congregations of Pickering and Brougham in favor of Rev. Dr. Marsh, who has been supplying the pulpit for some months. Messrs. Chapman and Gordon, in supporting the call, spoke in the highest terms regarding the work already accomplished. It is expected expected that Rev. Marsh will be inducted on Nov. 15th, the service to take place in Brougham. Bowmanville has also chosen a minister --the Rev. D. W. Best, M. A., at present residing in Toronto. Messrs. Tod and Smith were present and spoke in support of the call. Rev. Mr. Best has accepteo On Monday evening the students and „„„ teachers of the B. H. S. were the guests I the call and the induction will take place* nA tho QU NOV. 8th, of the Epworth League and provided the program. A most enjoyable evening was spent, and we greatly appreciate the courtesy extended to us. The matter of providing uniforms for the cadet corps is proving more difficult than was anticipated. Every boy has contributed a dollar to help purchase uniforms uniforms and the Field Sports day has been given up for this year on condition that the usual grant from the High School Board be used to swell the fund for uniforms. uniforms. In addition to this the members of the Board and a number of other warm friends of the school have contributed five dollars, each. Still we are about eighty dollars short of the amount required, because because of the enormous rise in price of woolen goods during the last year. It is believed, however, that there are many citizens who would gladly contribute to get the lads in uniform. If so will they please communicate with either the Principal Principal of the school or Mr. John Moorcraft, Secretary of the High School Board. B'm are still in England. So the bandsmen beat the B'n. to it after all. We have been in France sometime and expect to proceed "up the line" soon. I like being in France as we have a better time than in West Sandling and more to eat, tj^o, tell Quartermaster Quartermaster James--no fault of his. It is very sandy soil where we are, and since we came, it has been very hot. We are getting a review of previous training, but with less red tape, which makes a big difference. I think we are very lucky, for so far we have been kept together, as a bunch." Victor Victor Greenfield and Bruce L. Berry are the only ones of the bunch from Bowmanville who could not get to this country with us, as they were marked "under age." They are attached attached to a band in Sandling. I find it- very amusing conversing with the French pursers and pedlars, although the money is -very simple. I very often manage to get a reading of The Statesman and I do enjoy it moretj than ever I did in Canada. Today is L Sunday and I would dearly love to be back to the old Methodist Sunday School. I very seldom missed a session while in Bowmanville. Public Health Notice. It was agreed to observe Nov. 18 in the interests of Religious Education, committee committee to arrangé for a general exchange of pulpits on that day. Other matters were dealt with in connection with the routine work and in the afternoon the Presbytery adjourned to meet in the same place on the third Tuesday in January January 1918. Capt. GARBUTT'S LECTURE Ladies, you will miss a grand opportunity opportunity if vou do not attend the* Hallowe'en sale at the Council Room. The Merchants Merchants Booth will contain the finest collection of goods seen in town for many a day. Home-made^ cooking, candy useful and fancy articles booths will' all have tempting displays. . Dont fail to visit the bazaar. i Wait for the Bag-Apron-and-Holder Fair to be held in connection with the Women's Patriotic League Bazaar the second week in December. There will be articles from the different Provinces of the Dominion, and special bags from thé Mayors of the cities and larger towns. Mrs. Edith V. Scobell is Convenor of this Fair. 41-3 w Owing to the prevalence of Diphtheria Diphtheria in thé town the following notice is given for public guidance. Section 53 (1) of the Public Health Act says -- Whenever any householder knows or has reason to suspect that any person within his family or household, household, or boarding or lodging with him, has any communicable disease, he shall, within twelve hours, give notice thereof to the secretary of the local board or to the medical officer of health. ^Section 54 says--No householder, in whose dwelling there occurs any communicable communicable disease, shall permit any f ierson suffering from such disease to eave, or ^ny clothing or other property property to be removed from his house with? out the consent of the medical officer of health, who may forbid such removal removal or prescribe the conditions 2 Geo. V. c. 58, s. 54. . Section 55 (l)says--Whenever any legally qualified medical practitioner knows, or ha? reason to suspect, that any person whom he is called upon to visit is infected with any communicable communicable disease, he shall within twelve hours give notice thereof to the medical officer of health of the municipality municipality in which such diseased person is. . ' * We hope the townspeople will aid the Board or Health in carrying out the regulations. R, W. Clark, M. O. H. A fitting closing to a most successful celebration of the Jubilee services of Simcoe-st., Methodist Church, Oshawa, on Sunday was the lecture given Monday evening by the pastor, Capt. the Rev. John Garbutt, who recently returned from the Front. A primitive looking organ graced the platform which was used Sunday to lead the congregation in singing the doxology. Two chairs the gift of Mr. W. H. Wigg were also on the platform as part of the church furniture of half a century ago. On Monday evening evening a number from Bowmanville went to Oshawa to hear Capt. Garbutt, relate the Experiences of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge. Previous to the lecture Albeit Cox's Orchestra furnished a good musics 1 program. Dr. Kaiser presided and after the National Anthem by the audience and a few introductory remarks by the chaii - man, he called on Mrs. D. Fletcher who sang "Canada Ever." She possesses a spier- did soprano voice and was heard with much acceptance. The speaker of the evening then gave the story from the time he received orders to leave England, his trip across the channel, to the line ot action, his experience in finding his battalion, battalion, and a detailed account ot the preparation preparation for a great battle such as was fought at Vimy Ridge, the fearful odds which they had to fight against, drizzling rain, seas of mud and the German shells. The speaker described his work along with the doctors' to whom he paid highest compliments for their very efficient and splendid work, the stretcher-bearers and others who bring in the wounded and dead to the dressing stations, tire burials and ways of identification given to each. Capt. Garbutt paid a fine tribute to the splendid valor shown by the Canadian, soldiers in and out of the trenches. His vivid narrative was listened to most attentivély for about i% hours and his words were made more impressive by the exhibition of some souvenirs from the battle-field. At the close a hearty vote of appreciation moved by Mr. F.L. Fowke and seconded by Mr. Luke and heartily approved by the âudience was.given tie lecturer for his splendid portrayal of life on the battle-fields in Flanders. *\ \ > v v a: Mil i&a&sfesgg