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M. À. JAMES & SONS, Publishers. $1.50 a year in advance ; BOWMAN VILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917; Volume. LX111, No. IT Every Lady in West Durham is invited to see the superb stock of New Spring Coats and Suits The finest collection of these goods we have ever shown. A very large and choice stock of New Silk, Voile and Crepe de Chene Blouses, all made up in the very latest styles. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman Special Prescriptiom Service Shur-On ■$$(. Eye- . glasses Jury & Lovell When We Test Eyes it is done Properly. The Scientific adjustment adjustment of glasses and the careful tests we use in determining determining just what lens is required in each case are well known. MR. JURY : Graduate of the best Optical colleges in Canada, Detroit, Chicago and New York. MR. HENDRY : Graduate Optometist and Optician. When We Test Eyes it is done Properly. 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He was Mathematical Master in Bowman- ville High School and a faithful worker and officer in the Methodist League and Sunday School while in this town and readily responded to the call for King and Country. He went overseas with the 136th Batt., but was afterwards drafted into another Battalion. LieuL-Reginald Herbert Manning Jol- liffe, youngest son of the îâte "Rev. T. W. Jolliffe, a former pastor of the Bowman- ville . Methodist church, and. for many years a resident here aftèr his superanuat- ion, was officially reported killéd in action on April 9th. Lieut. Jolliffe was in his third year at Victoria College when he enlisted in November, 1914. He was later rejected owing to an attack of rheumatism. rheumatism. He then spent nearly a year in hospital hospital and re-enlisted in December 1916. He finally went overseas from Camp Borden Borden with a draft of officers last fall and haefbeen in France about a month with the 38th Batt. Lieut. Jolliffe was born in Campbellford twenty-three .years ago. His mother, who resides at So Walmsley Boulevard, Toronto, two sisters, Mrs. A. C. Denike and Miss M. O. Jolliffe, Havelock, Havelock, and a brother, Dr. Orlando Jolliffe, of the University of Manitoba, survive. Major^Rijhard William Fisher Jones, son of Mr.~W.~7. Jones df'tKîs town, went overseas with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade. Brigade. He witnessed the battle of Ypres in the Spring of 1915. Was allowed home on leave for a time and after doing, service service in recruiting returned to the firing line and was Major of the 124th Battalion, Pioneers, B. E. F., when he made the supreme supreme sacrifice at Vimy Ridge. To the relatives of all these brave boys the deepest sympathy of our citizens is extended. extended. Among the wounded in the casualty list the past week we record the names of Wounded--G... Jamieson. Newcastle, Sergt. J. R. Ferguson, Burketon, Pte D. Cameron, Bowmanville, G. Hill, Black- stock, W. H. Wakely, Hampton, F. Elliott, Elliott, Niagara, W» Virtue, Tyrone. Pte A. H. (Bert) Bounsall, 908088 has been admitted to thé hospital at Wimer- eux, suffering from gunshot in., knee and face. He is son of Mr. and. Mrs. F. H. Bounsall, Division-st. Lieut. H. G. Manning, Oshawa, teacher in the University School, Toronto, who went overseas in June, 1915. and was wounded on September 9th last, has arrived arrived safely in Halifax from England. CAPT. W. G. BUTSON A Bowmanville Vimy Ridge Hero. NURSING SISTER CHERRY WRITES. OLDER BOYS' CONFERENCE. The older boys from the Sunday Schools of South Ontario and Durham assembled in the Presbyterian Church, Oshawa, Friday April 13-15, in one of the most interesting interesting and profitable conferences ever held. Opening session, was presided over by Mr. W. R. Cook. A very pleasant part of this meeting was a ceremony called "The Solid Front," led by Mr. D. R. Poole. Officers elected were: Mr. A. F. Annis, Tyrone, President; Gordon Howard, Port Perry, Vice-President, D. W: Caldwell, Caldwell, Oshawa, Secretary. The choice of the presiding officer was particularly happy, Mr. Annis proving an exceptionally fine President. Possessed of a deep bass voice, pleasing manner, good delivery and considerable knowledge of parliamentary practice, he controlled the meeting to the entire satisfaction of all the delegates. The Saturday Sessions were taken up with practical group work: demonstrations being given of classes in both their Sunday Sunday and mid-week sessions. Denominational Denominational groups met at various places and discussed questions of a denominational character. On Saturday afternoon the athletic meet was held in the Y. M. C. A, gymnasium, gymnasium, and a number of group games played under the capable leadership of "Tommie" Armour of Toronto Central Y. M. Ç. A. The evening session was held around the Banquet Tables in the Boys'_ Club Rooms. The Ladies' Auxiliaries of the local churches served the usual bountiful supply of good things. The boys after doing justice to the "eats," joined in a vigorous sing-song, the songs being of the college variety and causing great merriment. merriment. Mr. Taylor Statten, the chief conference conference speaker, then charted one of the older boys by means of the Canadian Standard Efficiency Test. The boy chosen chosen proved to be above the average in every department of life, and his chart proved to be most interesting. During .the charting process, Mr. Statten, in his orginal, humorous way inspired all those present with a desire to measure up to the high standard demanded by Canadian citizenship of the future. Probably the most important meeting of the Conference was that held on Sunday Sunday afternoon. This meeting was open to all older boys in the community, its object being to encourage the boys to take a forward step in relation to their social, physical, intellectual and spiritual lives. Mr. Statten was the speaker and held the attention of the boys for almost an hour, as he held up before them the ideal life of the boy Jesus, as He increased increased in wisdom, His thought, life, and in stature, His physical life, and in favor with God, His spiritual life, and with man, His social life. After his intimate presentation of the subject, a large number of the boys wrote their decision to try for something nobler or cleaner in the future. Delegates to the Boys' Conference occupied the pulpits of the various churches churches in town Sunday, and gave interesting and profitable talks on learning to under- Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, Eng., April 1st. Dear Mr. James--When the mail came in bringing the home papers, I blessed you 1 It is so long from leaving leaving Halifax to receiving letters that one is apt to think the folks at home have forgotten all about their overseas overseas relatives, but you must have made an early start for there they were, inside a week after my arrival, forwarded from London. Many thanks for your notice of my going away. We had not the usual four days "last leave"--barely time to run home between trains for another look. In fact, I was the only one of our little squad, who managed that--one of the advantages of living in Bowmanville. We were joined by little parties until on embarking we numbered fifty-one Canadian Sisters. We were fortunate to be passengers on a returning hospital hospital ship, the first to bring wounded Canadians over. Had a great trip over, too, I am not permitted to relate anything really interesting, but some of it was interesting. However, we arrived in Liverpool safely, had dinner, dinner, and took a train at midnight for London. You have seen and heard so much of London that no words of mine could add to it--it is just London, anyway; and I was sorry there was so little lime to see it. There is so much reporting at headquarters, getting railway warrants and other tiresome stuff connected with being a government's government's property, that one almost has to lose sleep or meals to go anywhere. But London is there to go back to, and some more ambitious of our staff even go up in a p. m. to buy an Easter hat ! For nurses are but human after all. We were sent almost at once to this hospital at Brighton. It is still under Imperial rules altho staffed by Canadian surgeons, Col- Shillington in command, Ool. McKeown of Toronto in charge of surgery, others I knew, assisting him. Hospital evolved from an Australian, formerly Indian, and one time British hospital,, and still receiving men--some this week from France, still with the mud on them. Very much like boys in Canada-- laughing, happy, hopeful, no matter how badly done up, they appeal to one as cousins, if not brothers. We pass them on to auxiliaries for convalescence convalescence and take more wounded from the front in their places. We overlook the channel_g-nd when we can see thru the mists it is.a pretty good outlook- most of us have our hearts in France with our own boys anyway. We find it pretty dark and I have only made one trip down town after daylight is done. In the picturesque- building where Queen Victoria used to stay while here, a British hospital is in full swing--only the crippled men are there and you see them in wheel chairs in the middle of the streets waiting a chance to dodge between a tram and a motor bus, spilling over the steps on all the sunny corners, or promenading the piers with a lassie. This is all one-sided isn't it? I just meant to thank you for the home news and to send my regards, as alwavs Carrie L. Cherry, C. A. M. O. LAWN BOWLING CLUB. Annual meeting of Bowmanville Lawn Bowling Club held on Wednesday April 18th when these officers were elected for 1917: Hon. Presidents-- W. F. Allen,Esq., C. H. Carlisle, Esq., E. H. Kohen, Esq., Pres.--Alex. Elliot. 1st Vice--James McDougall.- McDougall. - 2nd Vice--James Carruthers. Secty.Treas. --John J. Mason. Auditors-- JR. D. Davidson. F. J. Mitchell. Prospects are promising for a good- season's sport on the green. Flabagastation of the Medical Facultyl The Fuller Twins, enormous for their size. Opera House May 24 and 25 th. SOLDIERS' LETTERS. PTE, ARTHUR H. LIVING Son of Mrs. Wm. Jordan, Bowman- ville* previously reported missing now officially reported killed in action June 13, 1916,. ERNEST MEADER WRITES stand the boys and giving them a right start in life. The following were chosen to report to their communities: Clarence Woodley for Enniskillen, Beth- esda, Tyrone, Hampton, Eldad and Zion. Harold Awde for Orono, Kirby, Newcastle Newcastle and Starkville. Len Harrison for Oshawa. Douglas Lucas for Port Perry and Scugog. Herbert Van Nest for Bowmanville and Maple Grove. Clarence Werry. for Columbus, Sèa- grave, Kedron and Brooklin.- jvApril 4th, 1917. Mr. M. A. James & sons and Staff --Dear Friends--I received your bundle of your papers' this morning and, believe me, 1 was delighted to re- i ceive them. As it is 7 months since I 1 last saw a Statesman. The last I received received from you was just as I was leaving Yyres for the Somme in September September last. I got so interested in those I received this morning, I missed my dinner. But I think the news did me more good than the eating would. Sorry to read of Pte. Frank Wheeler's death. Chaplain Baynes-Reed was Chaplain of my old Battalion, the 75fch. Frank's relatives may rest assured that Major Reed would see that he got a proper military funeral, so far as conditions there would permit. Quite well I know where the Canadian cemetery cemetery is near Corcelette, Am sorry to hear of Pte. R. W. H. Tait's reported death at Zillebeke. Thousands of Canadians lost their lives or were wounded between Zillebeke and Sanc- tury Woods at that big 4-day battle. I happen to know that part from one end to the other and I think I have been in every trench from Hooge to to Hill 60, and back as far as Ypres. At present there are three other Bowmanville Bowmanville boys in this hospital besides myself, all with heart trouble--Stanley Dunn, whom I knew for several weeks before learning that he came from Bowmanville; Tom Henderson, whom I did not know, but he knows all in Bowmanville that I do, and Bert Honey, nephew of Mrs. W. B. Pinch. So you see Bowmanville is well represented represented here. By the way, Honey was drafted into the 75th Bn., when I was drafted out for France. We all get together often and have some long and pleasant talks about our home town and folk. I expect soon to be at home again. Since writing last I got my Canada board and they are sending sending me back to Canada for 6 months" convalescence. I am to go on the next draft to Canada. I have been ready for several days now; awaiting orders to sail Maybe you at hoipe can form some idea of how long the days seem to me. But it wont be long now. In fact I think I will make Toronto about April 20th, providing we have any luck crossing the Atlantic. It is useless to tell you anything about my condition physically, but they tell me I will never do any more soldiering and probably no more work. But I guess I am lucky at that as I have lost no limbs and no daylight showing thru me, but I would not exchange exchange my experience or place with anyone in Canada. I understand that there are a number of Bowmanville boys who have not enlisted yet and how they can walk about Knowing they are so badly needed at the front is more than I can tell. If they could only see the Canadians in action as I did last September, revenge for the Germans would be so deeply rooted in their hearts that they could never rest till they did join up to help our boys. But I am hoping the Government will take some steps to force them all in very soon. When one realizes the resultof shortage of men in a big drive like the Somme last fall, and thinks of able boys at home who think this war does not concern them (their actions would suggest that), it makes me feel that I wish I were able to go back again. Tom Henderson says he saw Percy Greenfield in Le Havre in the drafts going up on Xmas Day, and I have heard that he has had several narrow escapes since going up. I tell you candidly I would not exchange my little experience and sights I have seen for anything and after doing my 6 months in Canada and I can get fit for further service watch "my smoke going going back to France" if this war is not finished up by then. We have had some very miserable snowy weather here, snowing every day since April came in. Please convey convey my kindest regards to all my friends and relatives in Bowmanville. I am counting the days till I can come to Bowmanville and look home oyer once more and you can maybe imagine how long I'll stay in Toronto bèfore I go home. 139647 Pte. Ernest A. Header, Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Bear Wood, Wokingham, Hut 6. Berks, England. Bicycles at last year's prices at F. O. Mason's. Pte. Ed. F. Carr Writes Very Interestingly From France. Dear Canadian Friends,--This is Sunday and a gloriously fine day. We are at present a few miles back of the front, line, so that we don't.get the full benefit of the noise of the. big guns After being in the. front lines where- the big guns are always busy, we appreciate a little quietness. Since- coming to France I have found the weather to be very different from the- Ontario variety. From Dec. 20th to Jan. 21sfc we had- damp, cool, weather with almost no sunshine and no wind worth mentioning; then all at once, the thermometer dropped to 2° below zero and for the ne$t month we had cold, clear sunshiny weather with very little wind, a totalof ajbout four inches of snow and the prettiest moonlight nights that a - person would want to see. About Feb. 20fch it suddenly went back-to the damp, cloudy kind which lasted about three weeks and now we are getting mild, sunshiny weather, the kind that makes us glad to be alive. The weather has been so tame that I don't wonder at the people going going to war sometimes to liven things up. In Ontario in the same time there would; have been everything in the shape of wind from a zephyr to a cyclone--everything from a summer day to 20 below zero--and everything from rain to a dry sifting snow storm. Aeroplanes are constantly busy around here. A person hears a shell burst that has a hollow sound unlike the ordinary kind and looking up one sees a tiny cloud which slowly spreads out, that is where a shell from an anti-air-craft gun, has burst. Looking closer one sees something that locks like a bird. It is an aeroplane. Shell after shell bursts around it till it be-, comes too interesting for the bird-man and then he flies back over his own lines. Several miles back of the lines huge, stationery, whale-shaped balloons, balloons, from which hangs a basket for the aviator, are used for watching the movements of the enemy. Some time ago I saw aGerman aeroplane aeroplane try to destroy one of our observation observation balloons. As soon as he crossed our lines the anti-air-craft guns got busy below and one of our planes got above him with a machine gun, the German machine dropped to earth inside inside of our lines and the man in the baloon is still watching the enemy. Such is war. An aeroplane a mile up from the ground and travelling 40 to 50 miles an hour is a very hard target to hit and it is considered a lucky snot that brings one down. In a raid on the Germans recently we were caught in an enfilading fire and lost a lot of our men and i don't know why I am alive and able to write this letter. It was a perfect inferno and how any of us got through alive God only knows. It was at night and the weather was damp and misty. Flares of different colors filled the air making it almost as light as day. (Next paragraph was censored.) High explosive shells lighting on the ground, threw showers showers of iron, mud and gravel in all directions directions and rifle bullets whistled everywhere. Our batteries of big guns and machine guns returned their barrage with interest. The noise was deafening and the flashes of bursting shells and signals threw a hideous light. Before the raid we had the idea that the German trenches and dugouts were better than ours, but to our surprise we found out that our artillery had almost obliterated his wire entanglements and the ground where his trenches had been was all torn up and there wasn't much left but a lot of mud holes. In making the raid, while crossing "No- Man's Land" some of our men came to a shell hole about ten feet across, filled with water, the others went around the right side but I went on the left side, there was a terrific explosion and three of those on the right side dropped, amongst them Pte. Steve Argent of Bowmanville, one of my best chums. All I got was a very tiny splinter in my arm. Such is Fate. Among oui 1 casualities were a number of men who enlisted with B. Co., of the 136th and as nearly as I can find out the follow- ing is a list. The dead are;--Corp. 8 Glanville, Pte's Steve Argent, Cameron Cameron Ferguson, Chas. Potter, John Clough and Will Petley. Wounded;-- Pte's. V. L. (Wren) Jones, (slight wound in side), Edgar Scott (badly' wounded arm), Levi (Dick) Clayton (broken arm), Chas; Stinton and P. Knellar. Missing;--Pte's Frank Jennings, Jennings, Geo. Robb and Howard Ormiat- on. This is about half of the B. Go. 136th boys who are with this battalion. The rest are scattered, some in other battalions and some still in England where they are doing work for which they are best suited. I hope to be back in God's Country (Canada) in the near future. This may have been God's Country before the war but men have made such a mess of it in some placesThat it is hardly worth owning. Good-bye for this time. Yours truly, Pte. Ed. F. Carr, B. Co., 75th Canadians, France, 805034 Army P. O. London, Eng. The members of Florence Nightingal Lodge, No 66, are requested to meet z the lodge room on Sundav, April 296 at IO.30 a.m. for the purpose of attendin church service at St. Paul's Presbyteria Church. Rev. H.F. Thomas, Newmarke will preach. F. C. Pethick, Recording Secretar