_-- a THE 3 . " - ET POUNDING THE HEY A PLUCKY RENFREW OPERATOR STUCK TO HIS POST. Mr. and- Mrs, C. H, Bates, Renfrew, Not Dead, But Siirvived a Terrible | | | | | | At the Grand. : To-night will be the last oppor-' { tunity to see Mary Pickford in "The Eternal Grind." Renfrew, Aug. 12.--To have stuck at his Jost in a burning station at athesqn, pounding a telegraph key, myo thousand Dollar Husband," a' with his wife beside him, and not photoplay which shows a wealthy knowing what minute the burning bride of a.loveless marriage set up- Ireight shed, containing dynamite, on he's hand of crooks and event- would blow them into eternity, was ually saved and wins the love of her the truly terrible ordeal through| yuchand, A two-reel ' Universal which a Renfrew man, G. H. Bates, feattire, a one-reel comedy, and the and his wife came through in the Paramount Topical Budget. will also i north country holocaust. be seen. Noteworthy vaudeville has Both Mr. and Mrs. Bates were df-|4)59 been secured. Flynn and How- ficially reported dead, but Mr. Bates, ard will appear in "A Bit of Irish," is now In Renfrew, recovering from |, clean, natural Irish singing, talk- a nerve-shattering experience waile, ing and comedy dancing act. Mr. Bates is still in Matheson on the > Job for the T. N. O. They both stayed right in the sta- =-- We are ready with a large lot of new goods for sum- || mer wear. - Some of these are now very scarce, and this | is a chance to get what you may require. { | | | Ordeal in the North Country Fire. Big Star at Strand. 5 gt 5 Lictiel Barrymore, who has scor- How, Wht Mx Bates Rok the Jno ed heavily in both stage and scroen : productions, will be seen at e somewhere. Then, with many other! refugees, they boarded Troight; gid Theatre on Monday, yd and a the gauntlet o flame. Three Streak," a five-part feature picture. Barned Sten but ne habitants 1réne Howley, the ehianming lntle 2H, ctress, known iff' vaudeville as fought the flames as best they could "The Manhattan Girl is featured until the engine driver could tear- with Mr. Barrymore. "A Yellow porarily reach a place of safety when gireak" contains a wealth of strik- the fire in the care was extinguished. ing and artistic photographic ef- rE Tg eae #3ok aad wil se : (afte st, | be shown. Mr. Bates again retufned to Mathe-' son, or as near as he could get, for the line in the meantime chad been destroyed, the ties being burned and the rails twisted. : Lake Ontario Park. a A classy programme has been ar-, ranged for Lake Ontario Park on hei it ai 5 in «Monday evening and all next week. Their Jarrowes escape a The vaudeville includes Edna la Joaving ! j a aT i 1 on Dalle, a novelty dancer, and Tom Me-, 'y : $ ' Nally, a comedy juggler, who has freight shed wonigiking the ay nae been well recommended. There will mite blew up. In 23 atiragon, alone, | 1c be a three-reel feature play, a a oople paris opoited dead {standard photo play, a' comedy ey) pind hy ,.'.|and the Pathe News, and as she does not know the pfes-|" : | ent address of her father, 8. T. Stor- i ey, who formerly resided at Sud- | | OUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUNG GENTLEMEN'S FASHIONS You can readily grasp the superiority of our suits 'for the younger set," at a glance. They show the style, grace, ani- mation of color and design, these are truly clothes for the young man, designed "from the heart," created to make the most of athletic figures. v $15, $18, $20, $22 Women's Summer Vests Over 4,000 'of the most wanted makes, in the following: Low neck and short sleeves . . . . .. Low neck and nosleeves . ... ... Low neck and short sleeves . . . . Low neck and no sleeves Low neck and short sleeves Low neck and no sleeves Low neck and short sleeves. . . .. Lowneckandnosleeves . .. .. .. ... And a number of finer makes at - .. .. 35¢c and 49¢ Lieut. E, A. Adams, son of Lt.-Col. k : : f M. K. Adams, reported to Col. G. ea tk Hunter-Ogilvie on Saturday morning, He just arrived back in Canada a few i days ago. bury, she is making known her saf- ety and contradicting the repori of. her death through the medium of the | press. ' In Bivouac And Barracks (See also Page 13.) Sui Women's White Combinations For summer wear; a number of new makes, at. . +... 35c,49¢c, 59¢ and 75¢ A A A AA Att It is understood, according to re- | ports from- Ottawa, that the promo- ition of Col. T. D; R. Hemming, offi- cer commanding the third military district, to the rank of brigadier- Li : t general, -as-reeently, announced, was 7-79 BR 8 T tified tk k by the F C wi ratified this week by the Privy Coun- A little out of the way but it will pay you to walk cil. : ] Elected Grand Warden of the On- Lieut. J. H. Butler, former chief] bi Ced Grand Warden « The right makes. All sizes ready for tonight and at of police of Pembroke, and who, - . since resigning that position last To Enlist tn Canada. prices we cannot repeat again this season. January has been connected with Watertown, N.Y), Aug. 12.--Two i Children's Summer Undervests REV. WALTER COX, GANANOQUE, secials Fort 40 gly white bed spreads, large double "bi size, hemmed ready for use. Good patterns, regular value $1.60 and $1.75. i Tonight for $1.19 ~ Fancy Stockings _ Black, white and navy, "fancy lace and embroidered stockings. All high class goods; sold up to 75c a pair. To clear tonight for ~~ 25c a Pair = White Muslin Underwear At a pricé that means a quick sale. Ladies' and children's drawers, corset covers and fancy white aprons to lear to- 2 for 25c¢. or? » E protek the 42nd Guards, first at Petewawa and later at Renfrew, has received appointment as provost marshal at Petewawa camp in succession. to Lieut.-Col. Lennox Irving, who is retiring to take his place as second officer in 'command of the 240th Lanark and Renfrew Overseas Bat- talion. It is to take effect at once. 2 IEEE The Late George Tidman. In the Hotel Dieu on, Friday after- noon passed away after an illness of a week's duration. * The dedeased was removed to the Hotel Dieu on Wednesday last as his condition was recognized as serious, England sixty-four years' 'ago and came to this country with his fam- ily from London eleven years ago. He resided at 101 York street and has been a warker fér the Canadian Lo- comotive Company since his arrival The deceased has been a faithful worker in Salvation Army circles for a quarter of a century. Since com- ing to the city the late Mr. Tidman and his family took an active inter- est in army circles here, and was a regular attendant at the various meetings. * 4 °° Besides his sorrowing widow the | deceased is survived by eight! qXil-| Battalion at Valcartier Camp; Regin-| ald, Oliver, Victor, Horace, Arthur, Amey and Hilda at home, FIGHT WITH AEROPLANES. War Office Sends Anti-Afrcraft Gun To Canadian National. An anti-aircraft gun, such as is now mounted all over England and on the -battiefields in France, Bel- glum and elsewhere, is being sent] over by the British War Office for use at the Canadian Natidnal Exhibition, | and will be utilized for the purpose of making the fights between the in-| vading aeroplanes and the land for-| ces stationed on Exhibition shore! more realistic, the battles being staged under' conditions similar to! those existing in Great Britain and the war zone. The Admiralty has | also been asked to approve the ship- ment to Toronto of a 20-foot model of the Hercules, a first-class battle- ship built in 1911, and at present one of the most powerful in the British Navy. An effort: was made to se- curé a submarine for exhibition on the waterfront, but the Admiralty ted on the ground that every one now available is required for war pufposes. Negotiations have since been opened withthe United States Government for the loan of one, but so far no definite answer has been received. A-------- ------------------ Buy Face Creams at Gibson's. Amid the cheers of his soldiers E (King Victor Emanuel entered Gor- izta, over which the royal flag again E {flies after a lapse of many years. | "After Shave Lotion," at Gibson's. The late Mr, Tidman was born in|} dren: Leon, bandsman in the 146:h J; members of the local Salvation Army are preparing to enlist in the Canadian forces for services in the European War. Scout Master William J. Purvis, No. 840 Morrison street, already has gone to Kingston, where he will enlist, and D. E. Cole- man, assistant scout master, will leave within a few days for Kings- ton. The Mayor Resigned. Lindsay, Aug. 42.--At a meeting of the council the resignation of Mayor McLean was received and ac- cepted, the clerk being authorized to prepare the necessary by-law for the selection or election of a new mayor. Mayor McLean has removed from the town. Favors Complete Mobilization. Edmontop, Aug. 12.--The Synod of the Anglican Province of Rupert's Land has passed a resolution ap- roving "complete and effectual mobilization" of Canadian men and magerial for war purposes. "Huyler"s Week End Sweets," Gib- son's. Four hundred Canadian watermen have been pollected for the Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol of Britain and the office at Ottawa is now being closed. "After Shave Lotion," -at Gibson's. The National Woman's Party has pledged itself to use its best efforts in the twelve équal suffrage states to defeat the Democratic candidate for President. \ Buy Talcum Powders at Gibson's. British prisoners .. from . Kut-el- Amara are subjected to hardships by the Turks. Their food consists i solely of bread and water. : | Buy Talcum Powders at Gibson's. Hot fighting east of the Suez Canal continues, Men's Balbriggan Shirts Balbriggan Drawers Balbriggan Combinations. © Shirts with long or short sleeves Drawers, knee, or ankle length .. .. ~~ I. FREE. -- John Laidlaw & Son ' Tonight We Will Place on Sale 100 Copies of Butterick's Fali Fashions This is their large quarterly Fashion Book just out, and shows for the first time hundreds of new styles for fall. 25¢ a copy and any Butterick Pattern with each copy \ \ > ad * AL te tA ET ew ANNOUNCEMENTS. Notices of any character re- lating to future events, where an admission fee is charged, are inserted in the advertising columns at 10c a line for first insertion and 6¢ a line for each consecutive insertion; orf 10c a line each insertion, if ding matter. 200 Announcements for sogleties, clubs, or pther organizations of future ofemte, where no admis- sion fee/is charged, may be in- serted in this column at one cent a word, with a minimum of 26¢ for one insertion. a NE J Crusaders' Corner. ~ General Gordon's well-thumbed pocket Bible, pfesented to Queen Vie- toria, may he seen in the'Grand Corridor of Windsor Castle. His favorite hymn indicates the ground of his hope for eternity: "We read Thee best in Him who came To bear for us the cross of shame, Sent by the Father from on hifh, Our life to live, our death to die." In this faith he lived and died leav- ing an uublemished, record behind. 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