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aEwarttttf magawagi M. A. JAMES & SONS, Publishers. $1.50 a year in advance ; BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, JULY12 1917 E Clearing Sale of Spring Coats and Ladies' Suits Couch, Johnston & Cryderman will sell the balance of their Spring Coats at One-third off the regular price and will make substantial reductions on all Ladies* Suits. They are showing an elegant stock.of Ladies'White and Colored Colored Voile and Black and Coloured Silk Dresses. Also a large stock of Voile and Silk Waists. Men's and Boys' ready-to-wear Suits in all sizes and all. qualities. qualities. No better value anywhere. Couch, Johnston & Cryderman, Limited. 1 1 i r CANADA'S FAVORITE DRUG STORES Special Prescription Service Warm Weather Eye Strain Hot weather debilitates the entire system including the muscles muscles of the eye, If there is any eye weakness it will be aggravated aggravated at this season. Failure to give the eyes proper attention mav "result in permanent injury. 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Rexall Hair Tonic Hair falls out pretty freely in warm weather "unless" 8, good tonic is used to give vitality to the hair bulbs. It is really a form of hair insurance to keep a bottle of Hair Tonic. It gives new life to the hair bulbs, prevents dand- Vnflf and stops falling hair. Prices 50c and $1.00 bottles. Rexall Disappearing Cream Your sunburned face, neck or arms need not cause you the least discomfort. Just apply a little of this-cooling healing cream and the smarting and burning will cease Price, 25c jar. One of the boys of the 235th Northumberland Northumberland and Durham Battalian writing from West Sandling Training Camp to his sisters here says that somebody misinformed misinformed him about English weather when they said it rained nearly every day, and as there was so little sunshine it was always always damp. His experience has been quite the opposite opposite respecting the weather since the 235th arrived in the south Of England. Writing on Tune 17th he said "The heat for the past week has been a scorcher and as I have been out witjt Jhe men in the open much of thâïiime I have, got as brown as a berry. It may be a healthy color all right but after our long quarantine quarantine it got me so that I tell you my face for a couple of nights was frightfully sore. No one need tell me after this that the sun won't scorch a fellow in England. Well, we bade an affectionate adieu to Otterpool Camp last Friday morning and moved over to West Sandling in Kent. This is a compact camp. We men all sleep in huts which accommodate some 40. We eat in them from a long table in the centre of the room. An orderly--a returned soldier in some cases--looks after us in each hut. He sets the table, serves the rations which he bfingsfrom a Company cookhouse in a tin contrivance that carries six pans fitting into each other to carry soup, tea, meat, potatoes, etc. ^Orderly also washes dishes and tidies up after each meal, c The officers also are mostly quartered in huts by themselves but a few of them are in huts. They have a very nice officers' officers' mess with large dining room, canteen, canteen, smoking room with piano and Vic- trola.' Several officers are good pianists and they have abundance of lively music. They have good meals. They say most of the officers here are from Toronto. We met Lieut. Walsh, son of Mr. J. W. Walsh, Millbrook, of the 216th (Bantams) Toronto. It is good to meet a Durham county boy anywhere. There is an unpleasant feature connected connected with our experience on arrival here. The 235th Bn no sooner landed here than the officers who have been in command over us since enlistment were told to fall,out and new officers took command. command. We men were dismantled of our antiquated Oliver equipment and supplied with the Webb variety. Ever since we have had an average of five inspections -per day to see that every man has a complete complete overseas equipment.. It would seem that a man's personality disappears entirely entirely here and he becomes a cog in the big wheel of war. The 235th officers are being gradually separated after more than a year's comradeship, comradeship, never to be ?^*.viated again. Capt. the Rev. W.G. ClarkeWbeen given appointment in Epsom Hospital; Lieut. Lloyd, M.D., our medical officer, is remaining remaining for the present at Otterpool Camp; Lieut. Lane has been transferred to I2th Reserve Batt. Major Dunlop, we are all sorry to hear is still in a Liverpool hospital and will likely return to Canada. Capt. C. W. E. Meath, Adjutant, has been transferred to the 6th Reserve Bn at Sea- ford. Thus you see the 235th officers and men are becoming separated and our identity identity as a battalion is fast passing away brever. Citizens will be glad to learn that the 235th Band, which was brought to such a ligh state of efficiency under the leader-, ship of Lieut. C. C. Laugher and which commanded such admiration and praise rom Ottawa citizens before leaving for overseas, will, it is reported here, in all probability, be sent over to France within a fortnight as a full band, which is a distinguished distinguished honor. Part of our battalion leave this week JorWitley to join with 134th Highland 3att. and others to be attached to 208th _rish Batt. They say it is very possible hese men will be in France in 'some six weeks or less. Others are remaining here "or further training while some are said to be unfit for France but will be given duty here in England. Carey who worked worked in the Goodyear and boarded at Mrs. Jas. Gale's is in the Army post office at West Sandling. One of our good fellows ceased to "carry on" last week--the first break in the 235th. He was from near Peterboro and died of pneumonia. His name was R. R. Martin. Had been sick ever since landing the 14th May. Col. S« B. Scobell, O. C., and Capt. Geo. W. James, Q. M., represented the 235th Bn at Moore Barracks Hospital on Wednesday last. Several Boys. Bowmanville 6th Canadian Reserve Bn. June 19th. Dear Mr. James: Just a few lines to tell you how much we appreciate The Statesman over hère. I think that it is known in every Camp in England and France. I have visited most of the Canadian Camps in England and a lot in France, and in nearly every one I met some one who was receiving your papers. I read every line of mine, advertisements and all. As I am so well acquainted with all _ your advertisers, it is just like having a personal talk with them to read what they have to say in your columns. I not only read the advertisements, but your long columns of local news which keeps us in touch with all the principle events that are happening at home. While I am writing I may as well tell you of some of the Bowmanville boys whom I have met over here. On one of my yisits to the front-line trenches recently, I was in command of the last draft of the 136th boys, the Signallers. Day Warnica and Cyril Souch, were thé only Bowmanville ones, but the rest were all Durham County boys. George Smart, our Colonel's son, was one of them. . When we landed in France we had a long hot march of over 20 miles, the men being all in heavy marching order, order, with packs, equipment, etc. I thought perhaps the march would be too much for our 136th boys, as they are only boys, and I went back about half way on our journey, and offered to carry the packs of any of them that thought probably they could not finish finish the march. There was "nothing doing" for me they said they could stick it out, and they did, although there were a great number of men who could not, and had to be brought in on the transport. When we arrived- at our 1st Base Depot, I left this draft. While here l saw Williams and Jimmie Smith, both looking fit, and now ready for the front line. I started for thé Front and in going through a FrencU town just a little behind the lines, I saw a big, red-faced, fine looking looking man, with a dandy French moustache, moustache, and a broad smile, standing on the side walk. XYhen I got close enough I saw it^was Lloyd Rice. He had changed so "much in appearance (for the better of course) that I hardly knew him. He has been in the front lines for some time. He marched beside beside me for almost a mile, and we had great télk over" our. experiences, Enid Souch wins the Eairbairn General General Proficiency Prize for Form I. Last year it was. won by Mary McClellan, McClellan, who wins it again this year for Form II. Average % 73.3 Standing of Form II students for academic .year 1916-17: Taking all Total marks subjects 47 exams Mary McClellan 3447 Aileen Hazlewood 3394 Helen Worden 3352 Marian Moorcraft 3253 Ethelda Hazlewood 3182 Vilda Symonds 2930 Taking all but one language 44 exams PTE. MANLEY G- RICE The Trusty Thermos. Is a great convenience during warm weather. It will enable you to take cold drinks on your picnics, picnics, fishing trips, etc. We have a complete line. Prices, $1.75 to $4.50. JURY X LOVELL, When we Test Eyes it is Done Properly youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Rice, Tyrone, Darlington, who enlisted enlisted in February 1916 with the 136th Battalion, was killed at Vimy Ridge, France, May 28th, 1917. On the same day at Fort Frances, Out., occurred the death of Miss Josephine Maud Mallory* Mallory* a cousin of Pte. Rice's. These two deaths are the first break in a family of four generations, their being ten children, thirty-five grand children and nine great grand-children. SOLDIERS' LETTERS 72.2 71.3 69,2 67.8 62.4 Lyda Taylor William Metcalfe Howard Price Lome Creeper Laila Wilkins 74.5 63.5 62.5 59.0 55.6 All but two languages Marjorie Westaway Ronald Snowden Wreford Souch Estella Slemon 64.5 60.8 59.7 59.6 No language subjects: Ina Pethick Edna Fletcher Mary Souch Lawrence Kerr Gladys Power Kate McGregor 60,9 58.3 57.4 57.2 55.2 53.0 a DROWNING ACCIDENT Owen Sound Advertiser contains the following particulars of the drowning of Mr. and Mrs. John Grigg's little grandson: "Tuesday afternoon, July 3rd the body of little Jack Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ward was found in the Sydenham river under the Ninth Street Bridge on the east bank. - The body was found by Mr. Geo. Marron who all day Tuesdayhad searched the river in his launch for the body. The previous day. Monday, the little fellow was missed about five in the afternoon, His parents that day had motored over to Midland, and were not home when the accident occurred. At first it was believed believed that he had gone out in à launch with friends but later a little toy boat with which he had been playing was found by the river and it was thought that he had fallen in. The body did not float down stream despite the strong current but was found almost straightracross the river from the point at which it is believed he fell in. The accident has occasioned a great deal of sympathy for the bereaved parents, as their son was a particularly bright and likeable boy. This is the second small boy that has been drowned in Owen Sound this spring". The funeral took place Friday afternoon from the family residence. home folks, etc. When I got right up to the Transport line, which is the last stop before going into the trenches, I saw Jack French pitching horse shoes. He is looking well, too, but has certainly done his bit. He has been out here now for nearly two years. He goes up with the rations every night,--a dangerous job, too, as Fritzie seems to know about -^.what time they will be along, and almost invariably shells them. I also saw Clarence Hall at this place. He had the same cheerful smile, but he also has seen a lot of this war. When I got up into the trenches that night I was the cause of a very pleasant surprise to Major LomaMc- Laugblin. He was pleased. We talked talked about Bowmanville and events until until 3 a.m. the next morning to the soft accompainment of Fritz's big guns, with an obligato by our own. Just a word about Lome. He is naturally so quiet, and unassuming that you would never think that he was the big man that he is. In my opinion he is the best soldier that has eome from Darlington. This view is backed by the fact that he came out here a Company Commander and is now commanding the Batt., and has won the D. S. O. one of- the highest decorations. And, believe me, a soldier soldier does not win promotion out here unless he deserves them.- Lome is held in very high esteem by the Staff Officers ana also by his own men. He has had a wonderful experience on active service. Bowmanville seems well represented over here, because no matter where I went I met boys from our home town and we always had a. good talk about the home folks and events since we left. I wish I could tell you of some of the sights we meet with over here, but I can't tell much. On one of the big battle fields, I passed passed thru a town about the size of Bowmanville Bowmanville and still under shell fire from Fritz. Of this whole town there is not one building, wall, tree or shrub left standing--just a mess of brick, stone and rubbish and the whole country for miles is in the same- condition--not condition--not one foot of the ground with out a shell hole or mine crater. If any of your readers are not in touch with the Bowmanville boys, if they would communicate with me, I would be glad to locate them, as I know pretty well where they all are, as Lhave been in touch with most of them since coming over. Kind regards to your staff and all the home folk. Celas. H. Anderson, Major. Pte. C. A. Prout, 805135, 12th Reserve Battalion, Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England, in recent letters to his sister Sarah, Mrs. Richard Pooly, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, better known among his friends as "Alex" refers to visits he had made during his "sick leave on pass". He says: "At present I am seeing the sights of Old London. Yesterday an English lady came to the Y. M. C. A „ with a vehicle like Alan Williams' tally-ho and offered to take some Canadian Canadian soldiers to some places of interest. interest. I was one of 24 who were favored and certainly enjoyed the fine trip the lady gave us. Our first call was at the Tower of London where we saw among thousands of curiosities and historical relics and records some handsome gold crowns worn by former_Kings. I was attracted by a huge diamond the size of my fist that was a gift to King Edward Edward VII, and came from South Africa. Africa. It is said to be worth over a million dollars. The cell where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned and Guy Fawke's cell are shown. We could have spent a whole day there and then only begin to see the things of interest. St. Paul's Cathedral was next visited. Among the many things to be seen were the Canadian flags of the different battalions. 1 never knew that the colors of the old 136th (Durham) (Durham) Battalion had left Canada till I saw it here. Colors from the 1st to 172nd Battalion are here and more to come. What interested me greatly was the coat that Gen. Wolfe wore when he fell taking Quebec. True, it wasn't much to look at but when we consider the brave warrior who wore it and the occasion and circumstances of his death any Canadian would feel a personal interest in it. XVestminster Abbey was our next objective--the place where lie the remains of so many great men of history, under stone slabs bearing inscriptions _ about them. I saw where Charles Dickens, Lord Roberts, Roberts, Lord Nelson, and many other noteables were buried, ÀR interesting story is told of Ben Johnson. The King asked him once what request he had to make. Ben remarked "two feet of ground in the Abbey". So when he died he was given the space. A deep grave was dug and Johnson was buried standing. We saw other noted places including Lambeth Palace but to tell you all I saw would make a very long story. I have been down to Dev- shire and Cornwall and enjoyed my Nora Clarke was absent a great deal because of illness, but on 26 exams taken, averaged 63 6% Under the provisions of circular 27 re students recommended by teaching staff for the option of 12 weeks' work on Ontario farms, these students receive receive Lcwer School certificates when they have fulfilled the conditions of their contract with the Department of Education. Order of merit from September to Easter: Frances Clatworthy Kate Foster Bessie Eastwood Gordon Moorcraft Margaret Galbraith Elmer Reddon Raymond Snowden Mildred Bentham Under conditions of Circular 27, and and subsequent instructions of the Deputy Deputy Minister of Education, students of Form III will be granted the following following rank: Co iletion of Matriculation:-» XVesle^ Langmaid, Albert Cole. Normal Entrance:--Mabel Wight, Helen Henderson, Ruby Bragg, Ross Grant. Normal Entrance and Partial Matriculation:--Melita Matriculation:--Melita Hoar and Evelyn White. We handle the famous Bâyne buggies and they are good ones. See us before buying. A. W. Pickard, The Garage Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Rain, rain, every day rain 1 Read the advts--it pays well. Haying is at a standstill--rain. - Miss Mary Finlay is visiting relatives in Peterboro. Read inside pages, young folk--much good reading for you. Great Tent Meeting at Oak Lake north of Belleville opens next Sunday* Keys. W. B. Tucker, C. T. Scott, S. C. Moore and G. M. Sharpe and Dr. H. A. Yeomans taking part. Services at 10.30; 2.30 and 7 o'clock. Monday and Wednesday are big days. See advt. onsi visit splendidly--the people were go kind. At Bude, a fine summer resort, Itmet a lot of people. A Mr. Edwards asked me what part of Canada I came from. When I said "Bowmanville" he remarked "I know people from Bude over there-- Westawaÿs and Tre- levens. I met Mr. Baker, father of Orley Baker who joined "B" Co., 136th Bn and before worked in the Goodyear. Goodyear. I was taken to the Baker home and met Mrs. B. and two daughters. I was treated like a king. Canadians are made much of over here. I did not tell you I was in hospital with pneumonia pneumonia and pleurisy. My side was tapped tapped and fluid drawn off. I am better and may be sent back again to France. I attended Uxbridge fair or what they call a fair here. To me it seemed a circus--travelling companies with large tents, swings, merry-go-rounds and side-shows. No competitions in any kind of live stock, farm or garden S roducfcs. Just a chance to have a ay's fun at a "penny a chance". _ The boys or young fellows and maidens have a fine day for courting, .etc. Tuesday about 30 of us were taken to Windsor Castle and shown thru the King's Palace. We saw war weapons from bows and arrows of David's time to the modern rifle, statues representing representing all English rulers of the past, old chairs, flags, etc. Saw in the royal chapel where King George and Queen Mary sit. I was more interested in going thru the King's stables to see the beautiful horses and carriages. The race horses are not so fancy lookers lookers We saw the Royal Throne but as King and Queen were in Scotland they were not there to welcome us, but Normal Entrance and Complete Matriculation :--Harold Jeffery, Gertrude Gertrude Hamley, William Veale, and Everett Hardy. The result of recommending these 12 students for certificates on the farm option basis was to leave only 5 Form III students who could be recommended recommended to try the written tests in June. Not a single one of the 5 has been more than a year in this form, whereas in Port Hope, Oshawa and most othei High Schools the arrangement of classes is such that all students art compelled to spend two years in the Middle School before trying Departmental Departmental Examinations. In our school there is a dangerous tendency to crowd four years work into three. This is partly due to the desire to "get through" as. soon as possible, and partly to the impossibility of separating separating Form III into Lower and Upper divisions when there are only four teachers to do the work of Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. The average age at which students enter a High School is 14 years, and-, no one is allowed to enter a Normal School to undergo training as a Public School teacher before 18. This allows four years of High School training, and the Department has laid out the Curriculum of studies on this basis; consequently those who try to. save a year usually fail to get the thorough grounding so necessary for preparation preparation as a Public School teacher. A. H- D. Ross, Principal, their Servants served waited on us well. us dinner and Somewhere in France, June I2th, 1917. DEAR editor--Just a few lines from the muddy trenches of France. You may wonder who I am. Now I am Gunner W. Read. For five years I worked for Mr. W. N. Hoskin, north of Bowmanville. In December 1914 I came over to England England and joined H. M. forces. I enlisted in the Kent Artillery on January 13th, 1915; and in March 1916 I, with my brigade brigade proceeded to France. On the following following June I was transferred to a Trench Mortar Battery with which I have been ever since. On Easter Monday, April 9th, 1917, I and some more of our lads went over after the advance, stretcher bearing, for which I was awarded the Military Medal for bringing in single handed 18 wounded soldiers and helped with seven stretcher cases; besides that I was for three hours under heavy shell and machine machine gun fire dressing wounded soldiers. To tell you the honest truth, I never expected expected to get back from there alive. I wish all your staff and yourself and all those friends who know me around Tyrone, Tyrone, Hampton, Bethesda and Taunton every success. G NR. W. Read, V/63, H. T. M. Bty., R.N; D., (915690) B. E. F., France. Owing to Mrs. George Barton's accident accident on July 1st, Mrs. Lawrence Dunn and son Stanley and Miss Annie Barton are spending the week with their parents. -c, .. xi ,531 *3 ï ■4