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'Novel of N "Hugh Layal, a Romance of the Up Country," is the latest contribu« tion to Canadian literature by a Can- adian, The story is an effective ans. | wer to critics who deny creative : de ture to Te vative thi inion, stores Atlantic to Pacific are featur- this brilliant historical romance of the days when Napoleon looked a- the seas and saw here, for a ine the founding of a new world pire and the dealing of a deadly wound to British sovereignty, | Interest in the book has awakened interest 'in its author who is T. R. i Elliott of London, Ontario, "Is he really a Canadian? the i skeptical ask who are for forever I questioning if "any good thing can | |, come out of Nazareth" He is, a \ | Canadian of Canadians, His forbears * for five generations have been native 3 to this soil. The Elliotts of Huron . County were pioneers, soldiers and nation builders, That is the family and the tradi- . tions that have given a new author : to Canada, "Hugh Layal" is Mr, El- | liott's first novel, but--contrary to i the usual precendents--this volume sets a standard of excellence and sheer drama that' many of the most finished fiction writers of the day i 1 fail to equal, To read "Hugh Layal" with a raeli- . zation that the fabric of the navel I" itself is pure history is to thrill the * Canadian reader with a new pride in i this land which too few realize has centuries of history back of its stri- | dent modernity, as rich in incident i and as colorful in detail as that of "any country under the sun, The book is written in the first a ug h Layal" 1 Brilliant eon's Plan { was a pl turn the w of destiny across the iries of the west, But these things are not the Ro- mance of Hugh I. Epic as was the struggle which Selkirk waged, it was but the background for the love story of Hugh Layal and Catherine of Scotland, known in the Red Rvier Settlement as "The Prairie Rose." - In to the idyll is also woven the scarlet thread of another woman's love, sacrifice and service, Madam- oiselle Janette, spy of the French Emperor, adds glamor to the story of a man's loyalty and his boyhood love. Mr. Elliott has, also, a rare talent for descriptive writing, His forest scenes are not mere words--they are pictures that breathe the essence of nature's ancient fastness. His rivers roar at tumbling rapids and broaden out to glide through the endless plains of the days when the buffalo herds roamed over the sites of mod- ern Canadian cities, "Hugh Layal" is a book that can be read and read again, First for fhe story itself; again for a deeper appreciation of its many excellencies. 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Brumby, directing S-4 rescue efforts at Provincetown, in which it was stated that the S-8, a sister 'ship, at @ o'clock tonight heard several taps "which may have come from the 8-4." The message also stated that It was impossible to get a repetition of the taps or to get the 8-4 to acknowledge calls from the S-8. H at Low Ebb Provincetown, Mass, Dec. 20.-- The stillness of the grave reigned tonight in the depths of Province- town Harbor, where lies the shat. tered hulk of U.8.8, 8-4 and her crew of two score. : Not since an hour before noon had the rescue fleet above, grimly holding at anchor against a seem- ingly interminable gale, been able to catch the faintesy echo of the tapping which for 60 hours signal- led the pathetic watch of six men trapped in the forward torpedo room, About 11 a,m., the microphones of the 8-8, sister ship of the strick- en submersible, recorded the bar- gst whispers of sound through the double barrier of steel-hull and sea. While conveying no intelligible message, they were interpreted as indicating that the dying men, cut off from succor by steel, sea and storm, were making a last desper- ate attempt to do something for themselves, Then the stillness of the grave came over the dark hulk lying prostrate on the ocean floor, While the hearts of naval of- ficers directing the rescue rose in their throats, the faint ray of hope remaining was enough to keep them feverishly preparing for the moment when the seas might quiet enough to permit the resumption of diving, It was pointed out that life might linger in the black gaseous chamber for many hours after the men had grown too weak to re- spond to signals and had lapsed into unconsciousness. Obtained Faint Signals After seven hours of sending oscillating signals which officers believed must have reverberated loudly in the forward chamber of the 8-6, the S-8 at 6.20 o'clock this morning obtained a faint message, three taps interpreted by some as an acknowledgement. "Your wife and your mother are praying for you," the S-8 was try- ing to tell Lieut, Graham Newell Fitch, one of the six men, Whether Lieut, Fitch was conscious to re- ceive the message could not be learned. Two hours later the 8-8 heard a faltering tapping, as though some- one in the torpor of suffocation were helplessly trying to tap a code message. Efforts to establish com- munication with the struggling men failed, Officer pinned their hopes on the possibility of getting sir to the men before -death might end their valiant struggle, If an air line could be connected Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, commander of 'the Pirst Naval District said, "we ean take our time cutting a larger hole to get in oxygen and other supplies, If we ean get them In, they can live for months." But the admiral concluded that the men could be saved by "moth- ing short of a miracle." Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby, in charge of the rescue work, was held aboard the mine-sweeper Fal- con, in Provincetown harbor all day by the steady gale which swept over Cape Cod. Fear There Is No Hope Both Captain Ernest T. King, In charge of diving operations, and Lieut, Commander Edward Ells- berg, in charge of salvage work, agreed that there remain practic ally no hope of saving the six. The hope that some of the men might be able to project themselves out in torpedo cases, ended when submarine experts pointed out that there would be no compressed air to work the projection tubes. Officers had expected that at least one of the men might brave the practically suicidal effort to crawl through one of the torpedo |/ 1 tubes, but it was believed that none of them had strength enough to make the attempt when no re- "ponses came to signals. The torpedo tubes are about 21 inches. in diameter and 21 feet long. Such an escape would in- volye the closing of the inside valve after climbing into the tube, opening th. outside valve, then struggling through the slippery, shiny barrel against the great pres- sure of the water at the 100-foot depth to be thrown to the surface by he pressure, The man would be unconscious upon reaching the sur- face, naval men said. The rescuers had directed their efforts toward a descent to the wreck at low tide at three o'clock this afternoon, but the plan was thwarted by the relentless gale. New Plan to Enter Chamber Capt. iKng's plan of action was centred upon a new means of em- tering the steel chamber--through the listening gear' or S-C tube, something' which he believed had never been attempted before. Commander Ellsberg said in cussing the plan, "We are full of bright ideas, if we can only have favorable weather." The comman- der had planned to don a divers suit and survey the situation fin person today. Another plan, thwarted by the weather, was that of raising the Avoid a Breakdown ! Melancholy, restlessness and worry are sure signs of a mervous breakdown, Don't delay--take IR MILES Sold by: Jury & Lovell, Osh- awa, Ontario, prow of the 231-footf submarine with two pontooons until it should project above the surface. Three of six pomooms dispatched from the Brooklyn navy yard where in readiness in the harbor and two more were on the way in tow of the tug Iuka, which lost one in the gale off New London. Fear Officer Is Dead Even the hopes pinned upon the presence of an officer among the six men, who would make them lie quietly and thus prolong their lives, waned today when it appear- ed thay Lieut, Fitch may have col- lapsed from suffocation. In communicating with rescuers yesterday, Lieut. Fitch stoutly tap- ped code messages against the steel swhamber wall, The only inelligible message from the men today--the three taps of acknowledgment at 6.20 a.m.--was thought to have been sent by someone else, while his superior was too weak to swing the hammer against the steel wall "Is there any hope?" was the pathetic message last received from the Lieutenant, . At that time he laboriously tap- ped out the name of his compan- ions, and perhaps thus spent his remaining strength. Plan Campaign of Action With the prediction of Lieut. Charles B, Momsen, navy submar- ine expert at Washington, that the six men might live until tomorrow morning, the rescue officers con- tinued to assemble apparatus and plan a campaign of action on the first break in the storm. The destroyer Sturtevant made a trip to the Charleston navy yard and brought back various instru- ments and gear, including appar- atus from Washington for treating divers overcome from suffocation, with helium, Another valuable in- strument obtained was 'a device to clamp to the wall of the sub- marine and hore a hole communi- cating with an air line from above. Committee to Probe Washington, Dec, 20.--Repre- sentative Griffin (D., N.Y.) today introduced in the House a resolu- tion directing Speaker Longworth to appoint a special committee of seven member to "inquire into the matter of the construction of sub- marines for the United States navy, the method of consideration and approval of plans and specifi- cations, and particulars to issuance of contracts for their construc- tion." Under the terms of the resolu- tion the special committee also would ascertain 'the number, con- dition and general seaworthiness of submarines so far constructed or in commission, with particular ref- erence to the installation of safely devices for the protection of the lives of the crew and the facilities, if any, for the raising and salvage of submarines in case of disaster." The committee would investigate the disaster of the S-4 and the 8-61 and would be asked to consider the advisability of constructing for the navy suitable salvage vessels such as are in use in foreign navies, ir ar and Cran famps in Polished Brass, also Brass and Aluminum Jobbing work done, W. BIRCHAM Phone 1420W 811 French St, Screen News and Reviews by "Old Bill" At the New Martin "DESERT DUST" AT THE NEW MARTIN For the last three days of this week Manager Ernie Marks of the New Martin Theatre is featuring a new Western production, entitled "Desert Dust," starring Ted Wells. Ted belongs to the brotherhood of Ken Maynard, Tom Mix and Buck Jones--in fact they might be call- ed the "Four Horsemen of the Western Plains." This is a good plcture, full of dashing adventure and hard rid- ing, and brings with it a tang of the sage brush and the cactus of the Great American Desert. There is also a fine comedy starring George Davis, The title is "Seeing Stars," though we doubt !f there is mfuch astronomy econ. nected with it. In addition to the Fox News Reel, the last chapter of "Blake of Scotland Yard" will he shown. In this final episode 'here will be a kind of "general ost," and we shall find out who verybady is, and why, The Lady 1 White is but it would not o fair to let you in on this secret yet, Come to the New Martin next Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and see for yourself, At the Regent "SHANGHAI BOUND" Richard Dix Has Strong Role in Oriental Drama Have you ever read about the hair-raising exploits of Captain Kidd, Long John Silver and all the other pirates and buccaneers in story books? Piracy as colorful is flourishing today, just as it did in the days of the Spanish Main, It furnishes the basic theme of Richard Dix' new Paramount star- ring picture 'Shanghai Bound" which comes to the Regent Theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturdoy. Chnes river pirates are attack- ing ships today as they have for centuries, The only difference is tha tthey have improved their methods, Organized bands of ma- rine marauders operate up and down the Yangtse River from Shan- ghal, stripping luckless vessels they capture, They even attack ocean- ~oing steamers. Authority for these statements Is Edward 8. (Tex) O'Reilly, former member of the International Po. lice Force at Shanghal and later drill-master for the Chinese Imper- 'al Army, Observations along the Yangtse River over a period of three years were set down recently by O'Reilly and offered to Para- mount, His story 'Shanghai Bound" was spapped up at ouce as a Richard Dix starring vehi-le, It has proved ideal material, ac- cording to critics, Dir plays a captain of a Yangtse River steamer in the picture, and his efforts to take a cargo of Amer- ican refugees down the river to Shanghai and safety from the skel- oton of the plot. River pirates, spurred on by hunger, greed and revenge, are the obstacles in his path, and he overcomes them only after hard fighting all the way down, Mary Brian 1s the American gir! Dix saves. Jocelyn Lee, Charles Byer, George Irving, Arthur Hoy: Tom Maguire, Frank Chew and Tetsu Komal appear in other im- portant roles, More than 150 Chf nese appear in the fight scenes, Lu- ther Reed directed. The main feature will be pre- "eded by an excellent comedy "Sugar Daddies" with an all-star cast, "Hiking Through Holland", is a special scenic reel which is aif- GET ABOARD FOR THRI =-Intrigue --Romance --Action Added COMEDY SCENIC NEWS USE SCRIP BOOKS FOR PRESENTS - -- 7, - 3 -- he = --= S "ZZ 7 leather ... a Rd A 4 Boudoir Slippers in satin or pat- ent, with or without heels, several styles, $1.35, $1.75, $2.25, $2.95 Boudoir Slippers in grey, rose, brown, black, purple and green; rubber heels. Priced at 78¢, 95c, Club Bags Hat Bags Suit Cases rom +irsias Comfortable! 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Careful search has failed to locate any trace of them, "EYE CARE end EYE STRAIN" By C, H, Tuck, Opt. D, Copyright, 1926 "EFFICIENCY AS A KEY TO SUCCESS (Part Bb.) You may say to yourself "my ayes are all right--1I have no symp- toms of eye strain," But statistics prove that over 70 per cent of the people of America haye defective vision and that only thirty per cent, are wearing glasses to cor- rect these defecls, And of that 30 per cent, now wearing glasses, only a very small proportion have had their eyes examined recently enough to be sure that the glasses they are wearing are efficient. Tests for the U.8., Army proved that over 70 per cent. of the young men examined had sub-nor- mal vision, and these men were Joungaery in the fullest vigor of e. A prominent jewelry factory of Plainville, Mass., found that 83 per cent. needed glasses. After being fitted they had an increase of 28 per cent. in production, and the President attributes this almost entirely to the correction of the glasses. Indusrial America must educate itself to the importance of the eyes of industry. Industrigl man- agers and employers must realize now that correct illumination, eor. rect placement of machines, and correct glassing of employees es- pecially are factors in production which cannot wisely be A "Pioneering in the Prairie West" by W. C. Pollard. This very inter- known barrister of Uxbridge, who, in 1894, while still a lad in his "teens, was a member of a party which left Parry Sound District, to try their fortunes in what was then the Far West. They settled near Edmonton, and the book contains a vivid ac- count of the multitude of hardships which were encountered by these hardy pioneers. In a space of a little less than one hundred pages, the author covers a large range of subjects, such as the building of the Canadian Pacific, political conditions in Canada, with especial reference to hte West, the Riel Rebellion, and the lack of manu- facturing facilities, by which the Western farmers are deprived of adequate local markets for 'their products. There are also chapters on the formation and amalgamation of the great trading and fur com- panies, such as the Hudson B Company and others, the develog ment of Prohibitoin and Governme Control, and the treatment of cri inals, There is a vast amount of infog mation compressed into small spac which is of the utmost interest § all Canadians, and which should h studied by all who have the good d the Dominion at heart. This is book which we can confidently rd commend, as being especially adop ed as auxiliary reading for school of all grades in connection wit Canadian history, containing as does a resume of the main point connected with the development d the West from tke opening of t Canadian Pacific to the present da; It can Be obtained a$ all bookstore or direct from the author, the pri , being aanly 75 cents, "Seeing A Side Splitting COMEDY Last Episode of "Blake of Scotland Yard" New Martin Theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday Stars" esting book is the work of 3 well- Do Not Miss This Presentaticn of FOX NEWS in a4 - ee meee re PE TT ih tt