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a $1,50 a year In advance ; $1.50 to United States. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916 Volume. LXII. No, 44. r Every Lady visiting Bowmanville should not fail to see the very choice and elegant stock of new Fall Suits and Goats at Couch, Johnston and Cryder- man The finest and most stylish collection they have ever shown. Every man should see their new Fall and Winter Suits and Over- Coats, all bought from the best Manufacturers in Canada. No better goods and no better value anywhere. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman Broken Glasses- No matter where you purchased purchased your glasses, bring us the pieces and we can replace the broken lens. Price, 50c up. Jury & Lovell Druggists and Opticians Hyacinths, Tulips, etc. VT-e have just received direct from Holland thousands of the choicest bulbs. Hyacinths. 30c doz up Tulips j 7c doz up Snowdrops, Crocus, Chinese lilies, at lowest prices. Jury & Lovell Druggists and Opticians. When we Test Eyes it is Done Properly. We use no guesswork in our optical toom. Every case gets the most careful examination. 25 years of experience has led us to discard many methods that some opticians are just beginning to use. Two Opticians in Attendance. Graduate of Chicago Ophthalmic College, New York School of . Optics, Detroit Optical College. We have imported a fine healthy lot of bright lively fascinating GOLD Î'ISH and in order to introduce introduce the famous Rexall Remedies Remedies into new homes, we will give a Glass Globe and Two Fish Free to every one who mentions this advt. when purchasing any Rexall Remedies to the value of 50c or over. There is a Rexall Remedy for every common ailment; also the finest quality of Tooth Paste, Toilet Lotions, etc., that skill can produce. produce. Your Money Back If any Rexall preparation ever fails to please you, your money is banded back cheerfully and without without a question. Jury & Lovell The Rexall Store GOOD BYE 235th BN. Capt. Geo. W. James, Quartermaster, 235th Battalion, and 8 pioneers, have been in town a few days packing and shipping the military stores--some three car loads --from the Agricultural Hall to; the winter winter headquarters at Belleville. This looks like "Good-bye, 235th Bn.", so fair as Bowmanville Bowmanville is concerned. Now, what about that $1,500 or so that the Council, business business men and Girls' Patriotic Society contributed contributed to the funds of the - Battalion on the understanding that Bowmanville was the headquarters? The politicians who used their influence to keep "our" battalion battalion at Belleville may well chuckle over their success, but recruiting will not be helped by such political intriguing. CONDITIONS IN FRANCE Primitive Farming Implements--Excerpts Implements--Excerpts From A Letter From Pte Dickinson I wish you could have seen the view I had last night from up at headquarters. One could see for-mil es over the harvest- fields, hop yards, hedges and tree rows. Away in the distance the_hills were crowned crowned with queer old buildings or great old- fashioned windmills. Part of it was French, part Belgian--somewhere there were inscriptions bn sundry pillars that gave this information, but there was no natural barrier. It was all one beautiful and exceptionally fertile country. The few fruit trees around the farms here are usually poorly cared for, but look as tho they could be brot to give ample returns for any labor expended on them.. I imagine that.the reason there are so few trees lies in the fact that few farmers own the land which they till, and immediate returns are the only things of interest. The women and children work pretty hard these days. I suppose they are doing doing more than usual, but since -1 have come over here I've been constantly comparing comparing conditions with those in Canada. I used to enjoy The Tale of Two Cities and Les Misérables. No doubt a great change has taken place in France since the Revolution, but even yet I sometimes imagine I see the image of "the mender of roads" in some of these working away day after day for à miserable wage and without any hope of change. I know of one old man who used to work from six in the morning till about nine at night for a franc and a half (thirty cents) a day. The son-in-law was a prisoner of war and his daughter and two granddaughters lived with him. The girls were only about ten and eleven years old, but had picked up quite a little English as had also their mother. I had quite a surprise recently regarding regarding farm implements. Up till time I had seen a few binders but the greater portion of the prop was harvested by hand. The most common implements for cutting grain are short scythes with crooked crooked handles. This is wielded in the right- hand and the grain is pulled out into sheaves with a hook held in the left. All the harrows I had seen were of wood teeth, so there are not as many stumps and stones on the land here as in parts of Ontario. I had seen none but sfuch primitive primitive implements as these,, so imagine my surprise recently, after a somewhat long march, to see Massey-Harris binders in use ! I had not supposed there was such a thing in the country. I don't know why some parts are so much ahead of others but such is the case. One of my section is a member of the Roman Church and we were out for a walk last night. We" came to the village church and he took me in. Outside it was very plain and weather-beaten--for about two hundred years its plain chalk walls have been little changed. Inside it was beautiful. The altar was gorgeous with polished brass, bronze and tapestry. The fine memorial windows are suffering somewhat from the concussion of the heavy guns and shells, tho none have been entirely spoiled. Just near the church is one entrance to a labyrinth of tunnels which, I have been told, were built in the Franco-Prussian war. Apparently quite regardless of the fact that this is Sunday, the Frenchmen are "making hay while the sun shines"--figurative, shines"--figurative, of course, but nearly literal in this case. 'They are drawing in the grain and are poking it away into so many different sheds and cubby holes that I don't see how they remember where it is when they want to thresh it. Thd out-buildings in these villages are anything _ but convenient, convenient, except in their proximity to the houses. . I must tell you about an outfit I saw one day. There was quite a clatter on the road, and we saw a tiny mule coming on the trot, and to -make sure this pace was kept up the driver, a woman, from time to time administered sound whacks with a stick. She was sitting, on top of a pig crate with a little boy beside her. One pig occupied the inside of the crate. But itself was the limit. It was just a fiat platform with four cast iron wheels about fourteen inches across. This "little pig that went to market" was a practical demonstration demonstration of Mother Goose's rhymes. I think I mentioned .the shrines before. They are very common along the roads. Sometimes its only a mound surmounted by a crucifix. I saw one yesterday that bore the date 1790. It was built of soft chalky stone and many names had been rudely carved on it. We also passed the cemetery where Major A. E. McLaughlin was buried. Few officers are more sincerely mourned by those who have served under him. His first concern was for the men in his command, command, and as a Bowmanyille boy I have plenty of reason to know how big-hearted he was. He never forgot us, and scattered scattered as we were, he tried to keep in touch with us. I think it was the last time I saw him he was asking if any of us. knew where young Moore was--for the time he had lost track of him. His memory will long remain in the hearts ot his men. Address: Pte. R. G. Dickinson, 113178, 3rd Division, 8th Brigade, M.G.S., 4th C.MJL in France, Army P.O., London, England. OVERSEAS LETTER . (Concluded from a former issue.) Saturday morning at 9.30 still sailing sailing ahead with no land in sight yet. Everybody getting tired of seeing nothing but water and sky. Machine guns have been placed at each corner of the ship in readiness. The bluejackets bluejackets or sailors of H, M. S.' "Newcastle" "Newcastle" are making themselves handy on board. They get the hosegoing on deck about 5.30 a. m. and withno shoes or stockings on sweep up and make everything clean for another day's sailing. Time hangs heavy on board àis there is nothing doing, only inspection inspection at 10.30 a. m. and emergency drill in the afternoon so the boys are playing playing "banker" as we used to do last year at Barriefield and they don't stop them as the boys have to pass the time somehow. I am not risking much as I am thinking of what I shall want on landing in England. We seemed to stop dead last night then all of a sudden sudden the engines seemed to throb and we seemed to travel again. They seem to put on speed at night but no ' one knows where we are going. They say we are 200 miles ahead of time to meet the escort from England as we sailed from Halifax Sunday to fool the Germans Germans and whatever spies there may be about. We seem to be zig-zagging all the time to escape any mines which may have been placed in our way. Everything is ready in case of accident and the boats are hung over the sides and ladders ready to get into them. The Cruiser has its guns in position ready for the attack. The four Germans Germans captured as spies have been having having a little exercise on deck, they passed passed as we stood having a smoke. Sunday morning, 11 a. m.--Had a service on board at 10. 30 a. m. The sermon was about the different emblems emblems of the flag. The Red, the blood shed by our people to preserve liberty; White, our honor, always to fight for the right; the Blue, the Nation's fidelity--confidence fidelity--confidence in its own people and also those of other nations. The Cruiser Cruiser and the Laplander have been man- oeuvreing all afternoon, zig-zagging to the right and then to the left and then would come right up to the side of us.. It was a fine spectacle and worth seeing. seeing. Expect to meet our escort tonight; tonight; expectithey will be torpedo boat destroyers. Sailed thru a dense fog this afternoon--first we've seen for some time. Everybody is getting anxious to get off the boàt. The sea air is good for us. Smoking is not allowed allowed on deck after sunset and no loud talking. Three torpedo boats are now escort for us--one in front of the cruisers, cruisers, one in front of The Laplander and one circling all around us:--The Empress Empress of Britain. They shoot ahead and twist and twirl all over the place and certainly are a sight to see. So we are steeming ahead now with some speed up leaving the Laplander with her escort behind. It is a nice night but cold. Monday, 10.15 p. m. English time--quarter to 5 p. m., Canadian time. .We have had quite a day of it today. Our little escorts darting here and there all over the place, looking for anything suspicious. As we came into that part of the Irish Sea where the Lusitania was sunk we sighted Ireland Ireland and the coast of Scotland in the forenoon. We saw several Islands, including including the Isle of Man. Everybody was on pins and needles when we wère passing thru that part of the Irish sea which was partly mined--had to be careful there. Then the news got around that 2 submarines were sighted sighted yesterday 10 miles from Liverpool waiting for us. But we got thru safe and sound, thank God. When we left the Irish sea and got into the river Mersey which leads into Liverpool we had a beautiful view of Brighton, Dozens of boats of all kinds greeted us with many a hip-hip-hurrah on their tut-tutes, It was fine. Some of the boats were full of excursionists who waved their, handkerchiefs and cheered. cheered. It was à sight never to be forgotten. forgotten. The thought came to me that out of it all my all in all--my wife and child--were not here but over in Canada. Canada. A silent prayer went out from many ahearfc. If we were not married I remarked to some of our married ones we would be tempted to stay in old England but now those we loved most dear we've left behind in Canada. We got up Tuesday morning at 4 a. m. and had our last breakfast on board the Empress of Britain at 4.30, then we got our kit all ready for disembarkation. disembarkation. We got off the ship and placed our feet on English soil at 8.80 a. m. and took train about 9.30 a.m. Our band played in Liverpool station a few marches before we started. It was a sight to see the small trains again but they certainly travel. Everybody on the way all along the line was out in the streets and up at the bedroom windows windows and in their gardens waving hands and table cloths and anything they had in their hands. It was a right good hearty welcome. Gentlemen Gentlemen in silk top hats and ladies in silk all the same--it was a sight to see: We went on The London and North Western Railway. Had a good stop at Rugby for tea and the Canadians were surprised to see'how the English people of both sexes welcomed them. We passed thru some beautiful places and saw some wonderful sights. At Rugby we saw 2 aeroplanesTlyin g overhead--one of them was loopihg- the-loops: that is turning over and over. It was a clever trick. Wepassqd'fhru London about 6 p. m. and -there was some yelling. The sights and the welcome welcome were certainly splendid. If you saw this country you would never think of going back to Canada. It must seem empty to a returned soldier soldier to land in Canada and have practically practically no reception--no one to meet him until he gets into his home town. We landed in camp after a 4 mile march from the train with our full kit about 9 p. m. We are about 5 miles from Shorncliffe. THE 235TH BATTALION From, Cobourg Sentinel-Star . The 235th Battalion, under command of*Lieut. -Col. S. B. Scobell, which has been treking through -Northumberland -Northumberland and Durham, received orders Friday from headquarters, Kingston, to report to Belleville for winter ar-. rangements, and later left by special train. Since leaving Bowmanville on -September 5th, over 200 recruits have been secured, which now brings the battalion to over 500 strong. A feature feature of the trek has been the splendid receptions accorded to the soldiers and the generous treatment extended them.in every town and village.visited.' With the added territory of Hastings county in which to recruit it-is.expected it-is.expected that the battalion will be up to strength by Christmas. Excerpt from a despatch in The Daily Star: It must not be overlooked that in choosing winter quarters for a battalion, proper accommodation for the men is first cousideration, and next the prospect of securing recruits from the town in which the battalion is located. Cobourg to date has only •contributed five men to the 235th Battalion, Battalion, and Bowmanville less than 40 men, so that results so far, and prospects prospects of securing recruits in these towns are not very promising. Col- Scobell has been persistent in having his battalion located in Bowmanville, his home town, but there not being, suitable quarters, and the town not being willing to assist the Government in sharing the expense of fitting up buildings, there was no alternative but to appeal to headquarters for assistance. assistance. Why should the country be put to the,expense of $7000 or $8000 in fitting up quarters when no extra expense expense was necessary to house the men in Belleville ? LATEST ABOUT 235th BN.\ Belleville Daily Ontario,of Tuesday Oct. 31 says: "Wonder grows into amazement! amazement! The 235th Battalion . after having apparently become settled for the winter in Belleville received orders this morning to STOP RECRUITING. Shades of Julius Caesar! has the war then been won that the most active recruiting battalion in Ontario is to be asked to lie down and quit? • If the game is politics, it is the most stupid brand of politics that we have ever known to be played. All this miserable business needs nothing quite so badly as thorough probing, and pitiless exposure to* the light of day". It seems there are two Conservative factions in Belleville and they are on a tug-of-war contest with the 235th as the prize. Well may the Ontario say: "Such shifting and shilly-shallying and wire-pulling wire-pulling in the midst of a colossal war is worse than folly--it is a crime"! . A despatch in today's Mail and Empire from Belleville says Col. Scobell has requested requested that 235th. Bn. be removed to Cobourg. Next ? HOW IT WAS DONE From The Daily Ontario This 235th Battalion has come to us almost like a gift from the gods. Their advent was an unexpected as it was unheralded. Cobourg and some other towns vp the line are intensely indignant indignant because of the arrangement that has been made. They claim their merits merits have not been considered. The officers and men of the 235th have won golden opinions from our citizens because because of their gentlemanly and respectful respectful behaviour, their business-like management and their splendid recruiting. recruiting. Aside altogether from the fine character of the men who have come to make their homes with us, is an important business consideration. The pretence of these men here thru the winter will mean an expenditure well in excess of $50,000. People who find a 30-minute sermon tiresome will sit for three hours in a theatre to be simply amused. Saturday Saturday afternoon October44 when in New York the editor and daughter and a Danish lady who loves music attended the recital given in Carnegie Hall by the world-renowned violinist. Fritz Kreisler, who furnished the entire From Belleville Daily Ontario Friday Col. Scobell received orders from Divisional Headquarters to take the 235th Battalion to Cobourg, leaving leaving Belleville .at 2 ^fa'clock Saturday. When it Was ascertained that affairs had come to such a pass, Mr. W. B. Northrup, M. P., "got busy". He held a consultation with Mayor Ketcheson and Sir Mackenzie Bowell and it was decided that Sir Mackenzie and Mr. Northrup should go to Ottawa. This they did leaving by C. P. R. at 5.32 last evening reaching Ottawa at 10 o'clock. An immediate interview was held with General Hughes who immediately countermanded the crder for the removal of the battalion. v - It is only fair to General Hughes to say that he knew absolutely nothing about the change in plans ordering the 235th to leave Belleville. • Mr. Northrup was able to make the arrangement with General Hughes and secure passage back to Belleville on the express leaving Ottawa at 11 o'clock and reaching Belleville at 3.40 Saturday morning. A pretty good night's work eh? Now it is in order to ask "What's the matter with Cobourg and it's influential influential delegation of Mayor, Counties' Counties' Warden and popular M P. "P Also Bowmanville's own delegation? Wonder Wonder who is really responsible for all the see-sawing that has taken place to: rob Bowmanville of its just rights? DAN D. WOULD COME HOME. program, occupying 24 hours, and that . - , . . .. . ' la! was filled-to-^ng m the hut at this-camp (lost my immense concert Jaall was capacity at $2 per ticket, and the way the people sat in breathless silence showed how they were drinking in the grand music produced by the superior skill of the player. And after all that long program the people lingered, and Mr. Kreisler played several more numbers numbers to their great delight. It was truly a great treat to hear him. PRAISE FOR 235TH BATT. "Somewhere in_ Kent" Oct. 17, 1916. Dear Editor--Nothing Breezv in this --just a note to say I was along to see the new arrivals from Bowmanville--welcome s g&s they were too, to me. I heard when From Belleville Daily Ontario. The uncertainty is ended. The 235th is to remain at Belleville. This is finally determined and there is no prospect whatever whatever of other change. For a week now the grestest of uncertainty has prevailed as to where the regiment would be asked to make its home for the winter. Could the true story back of all the orders orders the commands and counter-commands be written, there would be some entertaining entertaining and instructive reading. It is quite possible if all the details were to be placed before a discriminating, public, that some wigs might be lying upon the green. Ten days ago, Lt.-Col. Scobell, C. O., received received orders .from his superior to proceed to Belleville and take up quarters there for the winter. The officers had scarcely arrived in the city before they had arranged an impromptu impromptu recruiting meeting on the street corners and the very evening of their arrival arrival they began an active campaign to secure more men to help us win the war. Sunday evening a great mass meeting was held at Griffin's Theatre at which further stirring appeals were made to the manhood manhood of Belleville. And so it has been ever since the^arrival of this battalion. Everywhere there has been snap, vigor, business and efficiency. There has been no loafing, no resting upon the oars. The battalion has looked to the most of us like a fine business machine, beautifully working and carrying out business business principles. Further and aside from that the officers and men have been everywhere everywhere and at all times, in the best sense of the expression, gentlemen. Belleville citizens like the 235th battalion battalion and the 235 th battalion like the appearance appearance of things at Belleville. Everything was going along as merry as a marriage bell. Since the arrival of the 136th Battalion in England, Mr. Henry White, P. M., has received a letter and cablegram from his son Lieut. Charles White. The battalion arrived at West Sandling Camp just two weeks after their departure from Valcar- tier Camp and after parading there were transferred to the 39th Battalion. Lieut. White's cablegram states that the 39th Battalion has been ordered to France to complete training, so this means that all the Port Hope boys have now left Eng land--DazZy Guide. This includes Bowmanville Bowmanville boys, too. cinch of a job through getting at logger- heads with someone--er--over me.) It was a band, and of course I had to go out and see some "real" soldiers, as one of the battle-scarred men have called them. Something told me I'd possibly see a face I knew--I did!--Dad Pingle--four feet nothing and a bit of smile. It did me 5 good to see him, as I wasn't feeling very breezy. He told me as he went, that he was at Sandling, so I went down in. the evening in a coal wagon. The first I was to make for in my mind was Bob Lowens --he's the centre of Bowmanville to me at Sandling-ysame as I seem to be in France. I was making tracks for him, when I heapa a voice I knew say "Hello! Dan." I looked about me, and there was someone in Major's rig-out swinging across with his peculiar bright eyed, full of life smile. Yes! it was Major Anderson with the glad hand outstretched to Breezy whom he hadn't seen for somewhat over two years. The usual followed. "Why, you look fine" and "we had visions of an arm off, leg off, face battered, etc". Then, as we stood talking together ones and twos came hopping up with a smile that went out of sight around the back of their necks. Broadest of all was the famous--to famous--to me, "Scotty" the drummer. You see the younger female element seemed seemed at one time rather full of "Scotty"-- never a letter did I get but what Scotty was mentioned in it. I should see him, etc. They can rest their minds now, I have seen him and was satisfied. He doesn't talk "aufau" abroad but I "kent wha' he come fra' a' ficht"--there's an awfu' warrum spot somewhere for the brogue in me. Anyhow, I'm glad I met him--hope I'll do so again. Tommie James told me later later he's booked for a trip to Canada on escort escort duty same as Roy was--my name went thru for it but I have heard no more yet/ It seems an impossible dream to me to be seeing the old town some day again --I want to. I had a promise that I would be met by one person at least that I would know. I'm not settled anywhere at ihe time of writing, just in concentration camp for the wounded, weary and lazy, I being one of the threë. Just thought you would like to hear I'd seen the home town boys --may see more later when I get down to where they are. Best regards to all who expect to hear from me, they may later, when I feel inclined. Best wishes for your own and family's health. 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