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thursday wgvffltfbfclt alh 1040 the acton free press paok krtffland never dearer to the world wert thou thn at this moment with- thy valiant heart and reaolutfl mind no fiery dart 3n the inumldto or malce thee bow before e godiwho ralneth destruction nflw vpan thee and historic work of art thus desperately upsetting but in part the marvellous buildings cnlus did endow tho fcrt upheld the clod or england heart and ktrensth does rive to such on keep i1u lawi lie sees thee battling not for self or fame he know thy need and break a thou- hand fears in these grim day to aid thy riahteous causa and add new hint re to thy fforiom name w j marks djd m twenty years ago from the issqe of the free pre el thursday dormber 2nd 1020 tho conpreftatlun of knox church nub scribed 173 40 liml sunday tor thu china famine fund at a meeting of the county council leavff wok bran tod the rounshlp of mas ruaweyn to crrct a rnonurm nt to the fallen heroet in the centre of thu rood between lou 1ft and lc on the ouelph road misb jean orr of acton hlfflr school has been awarded the silver mrdal for the best essay in the province of ontario the medal was awarded by the league of empire and dr james l hushes was the jodfte a bylaw to appoint a commission to manage and control the hydro system was given the required reading and poised at a meeting of the acton coun cil on monday vembig nabout one hundred neighbor and friend gathered at the home of mrs duncan mcgregor and family last fri day evening to spend a social hour with these hospitable friends prior to their removal from the old home presenta tions were made durtng the evening mr hurry tofifcy who was in cngland when the war broke out and enlisted with the imperial forces arrived back last week and is with his slatr mre robert cross t jamas moore city manager of ohttph passed away at sudbury hos pital fortyeight hours after being shot by another deer hunter the funeral to acton cemetery was largelu attended died hmcstresrr at her home tn milton on friday november 3flth 1030 rebecca voddrn widow of the lute richard hemstrrrt aged os yrarn war 25 years ago by the canadian praa deadlock on most front reversed for allies at some points with communiques of tin allies in the last cclt of november 1016 during the first oreat war showed opposing armies deadlocked in the major theatres in the west and the east anglo french torcts were checked in oalllpoll and the hai tians untie a gallant british durtsttm in meaopotamlo retreated after an heroic attempt to reach daghdad early l the summer the allien had slopped the arrman drue to the chan nel por this was followed by joftres great autumn offensive which petered out with comparatively slight gnlns achieved at great cost the dermuns were definitely checked but the long months of trench warfare produced nothing spectacular for llu civilian public to cheer for reinforced by fresh troops and am munition russia s soldiers held the aus trian and german allies down the king front that stretched from the ba tic to oallola throughout november the main german drive had been directed at rigm and dvlnsk in the north von hlnden- burgs troops failed and the armlea dutr in for the winter serbia overrun busr here allied expeditions met reverse anolofrench forces poured i tnlo salonika were too late to prevent the overrunning of serbia the oalll poll adventure begun a tin such high hopee was at a standstill and the hali british policy in the balkans brought repercussions in parliament the nrltlsh victory at ctestphon on the river tigris in midnovember ended the spectacuvar march on baghdad by sir charles townshetufs indian division the force withdrew to kutelamara a retreat of more than 100 milea hen the turks brought up heavy reinforce menu after a fivemonth slegv town- shend and his starving troops at kut were forced to surrender i now its nucwatciitms liverpool cp tow hundred men in uverpool warehouses are trained a flrewatchra to work with air raid precautions teams in emergerifflea itutmjt id no dtttak tobacco just uke old chum fm christmas shopping how when where 7 m mighty big questions in everyones mind these days when so many things arc bring planned lor so many people and the budget is undergoing a stretching process to help you solve these problems satisfactorily and economically but after all easy questions for solution too if properly met how by reading the advertising mceanftofl of the mer chants you learn without even going to the store o suggestions of things that would be appropriate lor every one on the christmas list by watching the window displays you see the goods on display by making up your lists early when kicht now sevnu a good time uj rot the hytcm uorkink an laxly start means avoidance of the ijwt minute rutin some merchants advertise a ljiyawny plan that means you need not have the cash in hand to do early planning where in the stores in actonwhercvcr possible among those who ofter you a fine display and invite your 1atronaffc by asking for it in a local way through their local paper stores that prepare store news have new goods and articles worth writing about they are anixous to help you make the christmas selection they have the goods watch the advertisements and store news in the free press and acton store windows for christmas shopping attractions a word to merchants with a smaller staff at the free press office this year we ask merchants to make a special effort to hand in copy for advertising early in the week it will enahle us to give better service more attractive display and better attention to your need your cooperation will he appreciated we have arranged a hig varitv of christmas illustrations that are available for easy selection we are willing to assist in un way in preparing your christmas advertising message christmas edition the special christmas edition o7 the free press will he issued this year on december 12th the cover will he in colors and the issue will com- priet2 pages it will he complete with christmas articles ami stories and we hope representative of the community order extra copies early tha acton free press serving acton and district for 65 years r j h