DAILY BRITISH 5, 1918. ---- "OVER THE TOP: CANADA AT COURCELETTE PAGE SEVEN men of Canada, pressing forward in the wake of the artillery barrage. The {first German line was passed without any one knowing it, for it. was, now #0 more. The shells had completely " obliterated it.. And now the men be- whig|a dreteh of blackened, battered tree-| Bap to fall, some to rise no more. A stumps, all that was left of enemy batteries still ware in ac- I fms" and shell-holes came the] Probe: Fair and cold today and on Sunday. Contributed Exclusively to the by AMI It was seven o'clock on the evening| maison Wood. "These wére names to] 400, but they ware firing blindly and of tha 14th September, 1916, and the conjure with in those days, for there wildly, and only a few of their shells brickfienhls qf Albert presented an anl-| the new British armies hail routed the | t00k affect, But machines were chat mated appearance as the might of | proud Prussian Guards, the flower of tering and the air seemed alive with Canada assembled there prepared tothe German military machine. Qu| fifle bullets. From hundreds of un- mgve up the famous Alb rt"Bapaume | poth sides lay masses of artillery, |S€en positions snipers were firing and road to their positions ucar Rozieres, | their guns workjhg as fast as the gun- ho ine of 'attackers thinned percep- ready for the attack next morning.| ners ould. handle the shells. Row | libly. The second and third German of the guests included: Mrs. R. A The afterncon had been spent infafrar row and wheel to wheel stood| lines were passed with but little ré-{ Carson, Mrs. Elmér Davis, = Mrs. etowing away kits and all unnecos-|(ye guns, ranging from the gquiek-fir- sistance. Here and there an isolated | Mitchell, Mrs. Frank Phillips, Miss sary lmpedimenta in the QM. stores ing-eighteen-pounder to the redoubt.| Party of Germans fired until the Ashby, Mrs. Truesdell, Mrs. G. F. and the men, their fingers trembling| aye fifteen-inch howitzer. And every| khaki line was right on top of them. | Bmery, Mrs. H. F. Mooers, Mrs. Mrs. R. 8S. Waldron, Miss Lettice Tandy and Miss Ada Birch were hostesses at the curling tea on Wednesday afternoon, when some TO-MGHT AT STEACY + opening of the with suppressed excitement, buckled the. belts of the equipment, and stood around in groups waiting the order tof 5 pe wondered at, Dusk was falling, but the sky| up with the flashes of the guns which thundered their message | nove, wag 1h to the Huns up there under that tér- rible hail of steel. 5 "fleinle is sure getting it hot," w: the oft repeated remark whieh spread from mouth to mouth as, in small par- ties, the men from Canada started off up the line. Through the town of Albert they went, passing underneath the statue of the Virgin, which hung at an angle of 80 degrees from the church steeple, and on into the open, Steadily forward they went, through the remnants of the village of La Bolselle, and by the mamoth mine explosion which heralded the British offensive on that memorshle 1st of July. To the left lay the ruing of Villiers, to the right & few heaps of stone showed where Coltalmaison once stood, and the road, built by British labor bat- talions since the advance, led through Fm Keys Wanted Customers holding keys for the cabinet of silver are asked to return. these at once to be fitted, so the cabinet can be - awarded to the holder of the Incky key, and keys must be retired to the main stove. Best's Popular Drang Store. Phone 59. ranch 2018 '| fications could -- memos ili R, M0DO Thosespeaple (and they are many) who dread the "ordeal of an eye examin- ation are agreeably aston~ ished to find that, as made by us, it causes no pain, discomfort, or inconven- ience. . And We Use No Drugs. - eeley Jr, MOD. K gun was hurling forth its messengers of.death into the enemy lines. Was it then, that these with | parties of infantry were filled | confidence at this exhihition of Bri- | tafy § them | | that nothing could live, that uo forti-{ ans passed 'on towards their final ob- | tain's. might? It seetied to stand against that storm of shells. So they passed on to their positions, feeling that their task on the morrow would be an easy one, Night had fallen and the stars were twinkling when they reached a broad valley behind Pozieres, and there they halted to rest until the time came for them Jo get into their jumping-off postions, They lay -down on the ground, but few of them slept. All were thinking of the task ahead of them, and wondering what the day would bring. But not a man flinched, There may have been a few nervous spirits amongst them, but every one fought his fears and thought only of the victory which was to be theirs to- morrow, ) Al three o'clock on the morning of the fifteenth the assaulting battalions began to move into their alloted places. . It was slow work for the communication trenches were full of troops Ration parties, and parties carrying bombs and ammunition wera passing up and down. But in an hour the attacking treops had reached the front line, and prepared to get into their jumping-off posts, which econ sisted of irregular lines of shell holes, Just then a. German bombing party at- tacked a section of the line and a short but fierce encounter took place. The Hun party was completely wiped out, for it was imperative that none of themshould return to warn their comrades of the impending attack, So tthe men of a'Kingston battalion pass- ed on over the top of this bomb-fight and took up their positions. Then camo a weary wait until the appointed time. The minutes seems ed liké hours and tlie strain grew more and more tense as the moments passed. At 5.25 the barrage started. Words cannot describe the infernal din of that shell shower. Thousands Of guns, on a wide frontage, roared and booméd in a thunderous roll. The barking of the quick-firers could he heard as they sent out their shells at a rate of twenty-five to thirty a minute And just ahead thé Hun trenches were one mass of flame and smoke. After five minutes of this the signal came and out of the network of RA nts CHILL STARTS COLD WAS SICK FOUR WEEKS Just able to Crawi About Mr. Wellton T. Hawkes, Curry- ville, N.B., writes: "Last spring I was taken very ill with a severe cold, 1 got wet and it started with a chill. I was sick four weeks and was just able to crawl about. People all said I had inflammation of the lungs, dnd I think I did. I told a friend to get me two, bottles of Dr. Wood's' Nor- way Pine Syrup, and before the first one was, taken my cold and cough were broken up, and the second did its work completely.. I am raising a family and I find that it is a good medicine for the ghildren.' There is no remedy that will cure stubborn colds or coughs, the kind that won't let go, like Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It allays the inflammation, soothes the irritation, heals the diseased mu- cous lining of the lumgs and bron- chial tubes, and rids the system com- pletely of all the bad effects of lin- gering coughs and colds. 5 There are so many spurious "Pine" preparations on the market that you should see you get "Dr. Wood's" when you ask for it, Pat up 1% yellow wrapper; three pine trees fhe trade mark; price 26¢ and 50c; manufactured only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, ont, ! : Snr, BUYS iicieisiuee iN proposition ever ma. e to bright boys in Canada "WRITE TO-DAY ind we will send you Free 10 copies of the finest Canadian Weekiy Magazine you ever saw---dandycolored covers and -Dlusrations--goed Hection and articles , uhowt'Canadign people, cartoons and editor- Else just the 1 ine every poe has been waiting for. Your friends and neighboprs will © will like it so much that you will have doskns and dozens of customers very quickly. You jel enpies of Canada Weekly at 5c. each and a EE and 'Watch prize offers and order forms, and hee prizes. The Pony or $100.00 in cash goes ta ths bay who does the. best work > agaiust other fellows in the same sise villages Or tow ns. Hurry up? boys, and. be the fice in your town or district to get the pony and carn a town ar weekly come of several dollars. Write to-day to DA WELKLY. 35 LOMBARD STREET, TORONTO, a gn oo on yr * BARGAINS. FOR COLD WEATHER - 3 ® E We have several pair of felt gait os with light leather soles and foxing, just the WILE gy 3 A fowoya* shating boots 2.51 92.18 sizes 2 and 4. regular $2.50 value for , . = cs $1.98 Jack Ji is 's Shoe went their FRods. khaki line had passed, the prisoners began to stream backwards towards captivity and safety. The trenches passed, the Kingston- | jective, a sugar refinery at the cross { roads near Courceletie But there a slight check was met. From a dozen loopholes in its walls came streams of machine bullets and the gallant lads attacking it dropped like flies. To at- tempt a front attack meant suicide so the survivors took cover in.the shell holes regain their wind. Most of their officers were gone, but the N.C.0.'s fook charge admirably. Then, out of the smoke and the mist behind them came x strange apparition, It wag"like a huge toad, crawling along over trenches-and through shell-cra- ters, spitting fire as it went from guns on sither side,; and from ma- | ¢hine guns in front. The Canadians looked on in amazement as the HM. L.S, "Creme de Menthe" waddled past them; and steered straight for the sugar refinery. The machine guns from within ceased their firing as the monster charged. For a moment it seemed to lean against the stone wall, then the.stonewerk crumpled up like passed inside. Then up jumped the infantry and swept forward in an ir- resistible. rush to their objective, A few Germans put up a stiff fight with bombs put they were soon overpower- ed, and the position completely cap- tured, In the dugonts Beneath' were found two hundred thorotighly fright- ened Huns who were immediately sent back as prisoners. The captors advanced a few hundred yards more, and then hegan the work of consoli- dation. The first objective had been captured in record time. went on. dug new trenches and repaired the old German lines. Trench mortar batter- ies came forward to renew the "stra- fing" of the Huns, and new batteries galloped forward to tdke up advanced positions near the new line. Ration and ammunition parties went to and fro all day carrying much needed sup- plies to the victorious survivors of the attacking waves, who hela on-desper- ately to the yew trenches. And back behind the lines all was feverish ac- tivity. . A second advance was being organized, and at four in the after- noon the units taking part in it start. ed off. This time they forsook the trenches and went by the. overland route. The scene as they spread out into long lines, tifty yeards between each, and advanced through the bar- rage will'never he forgotten by those who saw it. Here and there a party would-be hidden in a cloud of smoke as a shell burst in their midst. Now and again asman would pitch forward on his face and lie still as a bullet found its billet, but still the lines went on unfalteringly. Once again the artillery 'storm broke loose, and the enemy's trenches and the village of Courcelette were smothered in smoke and flame, Then the signal came, and over went the attacking waves. A French- Canadian Battalion led the way, and, accompanied by two of those mon- strous tanks they dashed into the vil- lage. From house to house they went, cleaning ont machine gun nests and bombing pqsts, and rounding up swarms of prisoners. Behind them came a New Brunswick 'battalion, which passed through the village and swept on to a quarry, three hun- dred yards beyond. Then they stop- ped to dig in. to prepare for the in- out little nests of the enemy which still caused trouble. And the signal- lers flashed back the message, "The Byng hoys are herp." Courcelette was won, and a new page added to the glorious annals of Canada's his- tory. . = E---- EE .s The new - regulations in the United Kingdo™ as to matches have drawn from one writer in the Man- hester Guardian a dlightful remin- ce, handed down by a relative, of bow the match first came to "An English 'village, nearly a hundred years ago. He tells of how the' vil- lage parson, desiring to keep in touch with the great world, went up to London every year by coach. As the result of one trip 'he brought back a box of matches. one only, 'Was struck on the evening of his return to show.his own, house- bold the wonder. Next day invita- tions were dispatched to the elite of the parish to drink tea at the parson- age on a Then down went their rifles and up| Cartwright, Miss Cagtwright, And as soon as the | cardboard and the first of the "tanks" | N.Y Miss Wilhelmina Miss A. Fowler. Gordon and = $$ & Mrs. J. H. Birkett, Bagot street, entertained informally at the tea hour on Thursday in honor of Miss Madele Wilson, New York. * * * The Tuesday evening Biidge Club will resume its meetings next weel, when Mrs. P, G. C. Campbell wil be hostess, Thai » * * Mrs, Charles E. Taylor, Johnson street, was hostess at the Bridge Club on Thursday evening. or 8 Mrs. J. C. Parrott, Odessa, will he At Home January 9th and 19th, from 2 until 5. - . * . Sir Robert and Lady Borden, spending a fortnight in Virginia, are expected back in the capital on January. 5 The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mrs, John Shores, Newburgh, to the number of twenty-seven, partook of the hos- pitality of the old lady on Christmas day. Dr. and Mrs. Myers, Rochester, [.,' spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. F. Hall, Napanee. Ross C. Paul arrived from Prince Albert, Sask., after an absence of over sixteen years, to -Spend the winter with his parents, Mr. and Mes. W. J. Paul, Tamworth. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Derry and the Misses Lois and - Mary spent New Year's day in Kingston with friends. Mrs,/ J."H.\ Madden and Maurice Maddgn, of Napanee, spent a couple All day the work of consolidation] v The engineers and pioneers | Joying the holidays in Montreal, will jreturn home on Monday, evitable counter-attacks, and to clean: of dgys in Toronto this week. * Mrs. J. D. Ellis and children, en- Mrs. James Farley," Newburgh, spent a few days with her son, Ray- mond Farley, Kingston. Miss Mary Nesbitt, Toronto, spent the Christmas holidays with her sister, Mrs. Raymond Farley, Kings- won. % * * Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craig spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Craig, Bgqrrie street, on their way from Cape Vincent to Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Sackett were ©of Mr. and Mrs, Craig. y Capt. A. G. MacLellan left for Ot- tawa to-day. 2 > 3 * The Skating Club meets to-night for the first time this season, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Crooks, Paris; spent' New. Year's with Major and Mrs. Howard Taylor, Union street. Miss Flora Rees has returned from Gananoque to resume her wor at Queen's Hospital. : : Miss Madele Wilson, who has. been the guest of Mrs, J. H. Birkett, Bagot street, left to-day for New York. Mrs. Ramsay Dutr, Princess street, who is visiting Brigadier- General and Mrs. Logie at Stanley Barracks, Toronto, is expected home on Monday. : h ® * - Mr. ahd Mrs. William Gordon, who have been the guests of Dr. Gordon and Miss Wilhelmina Gor- don returned to Toromtd on Wed- nesday. Miss Lottie Whitton has return- ed from Renfrew to resume her studies at Queen's University. Miss Gladys Carroll is spending the week-end at her home in Gan- anaque. * ® wo Mrs. Grant, Perth, {s the guest of Mrs. D.-M. Fraser, Union street. { Lavina, Lanark, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Segsworth and Miss Mary Lorraine. Foreman réturned to Toronto on Wednesday after spending New Year's with Mr. and, Mrs. W. B.. Dalton, Johnson street. Prof. James Cappon, Barrie Bras, left this week for Atlantic City. * * . Mrs, Filson, Kingston, spent New Year's the Miss Percival, Kingston, spent 'the. week-end" with Mrs, Olive Shourds, Wellington. = © Sergt, W. L. Boulter of the 75th Battery, Kingston, is spending his holidays with his grandfatier and family at 204 Virginia Park, De- troit, Mich. ! - - - ok D. McGuire, Lanark, visited his son Russel} in Kingston last week. M, J. Ballantive and daughter, 8] a few 8 in Kingston. © pent " gay 2 Boyd Caldwell and family have left Langrk Tor Perth, where they will re- side in the future, . «~~ © 1% Corp, Ernest Clarke and Mrs. Clarke, Kingston, spent New Year's ph Mra, Kenneth. Clarke, Corn wa a 5 - 'Miss Shi Kirkpatrick was a at a delightful house ce given Mr. and Mrs, 8. J. Memeo Sion by on Wednesday last, bi Say Marshall Linton has returned to T 'ulidays with Mie E. Linton. also guests |' guest of Mr. and Mrs 3 od Cooke, Napanee. $2.25. Tonight . SILK KNITTED SCARFS -- 36 only handsome silk in colors tea rose, purple, Paddy green, reseda, gold, flame and brown -- these are special regularly." Tonight... ... i... 7. Store Open Till 9.30. -- fe > } XL # FRENCH MODEL CORSETS -- 84 pairs French coutil corsets with re-enforced fronts, four strong garters throughout -- in all sizes from 19 to 30. $1.50 a pair. Tonight . . Sia WHITE VOILE WAISTS -- 120 beautiful embroidered and tailored white voile waists in a number of handsome designs -- all sizes from 34 to 44. Regular $1.50 and $1.75. LADIES' WOOL SPENSERS -- 60 only Shetland wool spensers, in colors rose, paddy, and aluminum steels Splendid value today at Tonight . . 98¢ beaver, tan and black.' Sold right in town at scarfs, with Worth $3.00 values at $2.50 each. HOSIERY -- FOR ALL THE FAMILY. visiting his aunt, Mrs. John Woods, 27 Pine street, Miss Marion Wakefield, Toronto, is visiting Mrs. Raymond Farley, Johnson streel- Dr. P. L. Nesbitt, Lindsay, spent a few days last week with his sister, Mrs. R. Farley, Johnson street. * - » Mrs, G. W. Maxwell, of Rideau street, annoufices the eng ment of her daughter, Daisy Wilhelmina, to William J. Simpson, of Pitts- burgh. The marriage will take place quietly towards 'the end of the month. (Continued on Page 14.) & CAMP PRISON PLAN. Attorney-General of South Australia , Fancies wt. The Hon. J. H. Vaughan, Attor- ney-General of South Australia, has for some time been contemplating establishing a forest camp prison in South Australia, with the two-fold object of developing forest land, and at the same time training prisonérs to become ussful citizens, Some time ago Mr. Vaughan paid a visit to New South Wales, and while in- vestigating various matters connect- ed with the forestry department of the state he had an opportunity of ¥isiting a prison camp at Tuiun- curry, a place on the coast g little more than 100 miles north of New- castle. Mr. Vayghan gives an in- teresting account of the camp at Turuncurry,- which he considers a splendid ebject lesson in the advan: tages of the forest prison scheme. The camp is situated on what amounts to waste lands, on which thirty prisomers are engaged in clearing operations and in planting trees, During the four years the prison camp has been in existence : there have been no Httempts on the parol the men to escape, nor have any them been brought before the visiting justices for breaches of discipline. © Since the camp started, Mr, ughan said, 147 men have through it, and of this num- ber only three have been mmit- ted since their release. ' w e prison camp method of treat- ing g certain class of criminals has impréhsed Mr. Vaughan so favorably that be now intends te .institute a similar éstablishment in South Aus- tralia, 'so that the reformation of criminal tendencies may be combin- ed with the development = of land which would otherwise remain un- productive. ¢ yg Mr. Vaughan gives a pleasant ac- count of the prisoners at Turuncurty playing cricket on a Saturday after- noon and on the beach in the morn- ing enjoying sarf 'bathing, without any attempt to escaps, ! Mr. Vaughan also visited the site of the New South Wales forestry school at Narrara, which he believes is destitied to become the centre of Australian forestry education in the guest| future. 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The members of Queen's hockey team, playing in New York and | p ton, are home and they are : g much plessed over their trip, The Joss! of the game In New York was of the hard luck variety. The rink the iow Sal hovs were playing Is v large} |