Daily British Whig (1850), 13 Dec 1919, p. 16

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* #~%o the assembly area, the second div- The Canadian V.C.'s , How Men From Canada Earned the Empire's Highest Tribute for Bravery in the Field of Battle, stot Amiens trench system. The 22nd took over the line and at 1 o'clock the afternoon of Friday, the 9th, the men attacked the enemy, who was ready this day with hundreds of machine For most conspicuous bravery and outstanding devotion to .duty when in charge of a company which he led in attack during two days with absolute fearlessness and extraordinary ability and initiative, the extent of the ad- vance being twelve miles, On the first day of operations short- ly after the attack had begun his com- pany's left flank was held up, Brillant rushed and captured the machine gun, personally killing two of the enemy crew, While doing this he was wound- ed, but refused to leave his command. Later on the same day his company was held up by heavy machine gun fire. He reconnoitred 'the ground personally, organized a party of two platoons and rushed straight for the machine gun post. Here 150 enemy and 15 machine guns were eaptured, Lieut. Brillant personally killing five of the enemy, and being wounded a second time. He had this wound dress- ed immediately and again refused to leave his Company. Subsequently this gallant officer detected a field gun firing on his men over open sights, He immediately organized and led a rushing party towards the gun. After progressing about 600 yards he was again seri- ously wounded. In spite of this third "wound, he continued to advance for some 200 yards more, when he fell, unconscious from exhaustion and loss . of blood. Lieut. Brillant's wonderful example '$hroughout the day inspired his men with an enthusiasm and dash which largely contributed towards the suc- ress of the operation. : ~Official Record. test the advance. The 22nd was valley from enemy had positions. One mile east of Caix, soon after zero, was held up by very persistent fire from the left. The gallant Sompany commander rushed the post, killing two of the enemy himself. He was LIEUT. JOHN BRILLIANT, VC. M.C. The second division held the left wounded in the thigh, but refused to sector of the Canadian line in the {leave his company. The 22nd moved on attack of Aug. 8, 1918, on the Amiens {through the valley reaching the out- front. On its left, it joined with the skirts of the town of Vrely after two Australian troops, the boundary line |hours hard fighting. It was a little being the Amiens-Chaulnes railroad, At 9.80 o'clock on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the By Carolyn Cornell the evening of company was forced again to take troops moved cover. This time the fire was' comin from a gun post in one of the dese houses in the northern part of Vrely. ision taking shelter in Monument Lieut, Brillant Wood, just behind the "jumping off line." At 4.20 o'clock Thursda ing the bombardment opened which was the first intimation to the Ger- mans that the attack was on. Follow- ing the creeping barrage the second division men passed over the high land lying between the valleys of the Somme and the Luce. The advance was very difficult on account of the height of the ground and the strength of the enemy fortifications at cross roads and in mills and other buildings along the road. Early in 'the morning of Aug. 9, the Canadian corps "side-slipped" to a position four thousand yards to the right. This brought* the 22nd Bat- jective about 6 o'clock in the evening, | talion in front of Caix, a town of con- |T: up a position east of the | siderable size near the source of the town, Lieut. Brillant sighted a field | Luce. The men in the first wave of gun in Maucourt wood, firing on his | battle had left this town behind, men over open sights. Again his men | ed by the crucifixes which guard the [came at his call and followed him in rods entering it, and taken up their fa rush on the gun. Brillant had only | position in front. of the old 1916 gone 600 yards when he was wounded ' exemined the ground surrou post. Returning through the broken streets, to his men, rushing party of two platoons, taking the lead himself, he dashed the gun post, Fifteen machine guns and 150 Ger- mans were tak was wounded, this time in the shoul- | der. He had the wound dressed im- | mediately, but still refused to leave | his men. | Again the battalion advanced. It reached Meharicourt, the day's ob- | guns and strongly held posts, to con- | advancing through a each side of which the | gun posts in commanding | Lieut. Brillant's company | hh hh hr SOE Rg | after 3 o'clock that Lieut. Brillant's | went cut alone, skil- | fully avoiding: the enemy bullets, and | : | nding the | Loveck are spending some time in | { Trenton. he organized al and | ing five of the enemy himself. He | seriously in the abdomen. He stagger- ed-onfor 200 yards more, then fell 'unconscious, from exhaustion and |loss of blood. He was taken back to | the Casualty Clearing station behind {the line, but died Aug 11. He is buried {in the ian soldiers' cemetery, {near Vrely, In recognition of his ser- i vices the British army officials award- {ed the Victoria Cross posthumously {to this hero, John Brilllant was' the descendent {of two distinguished French Cana- {dian families, established in Canada {before 1700. On his father's side he {belongs to the family, Bois Brillant ide la Durantyge, Jandlords under the {French regime. On his mother's side {he is related to the Garons, who were {also landlords, and to the Raiche, one member of which family, Canon { Raiche, presided at Montcalm's fun- eral, in 1759. Under the British re- gime, several of the V. C.'s ancestors {held commissions in the Canadian militia. John Brillant was born at Bie, Quebee, in 1890. He held a com- | mission in the 189th Regiment militia {and in 1910 was one of the Canadian {officers delegated to attend the King's | coronation, He enlisted at Quebec in { February, 1916, in the 186th Bat- talion, Arriving in England he was attached to the 22nd Battalion with {which unit he went into action first fat Somme, and served continu- | ously until his death. | Lieut. Brillant won thé Military {Cross in July, 1918, in a raid on an enemy observation post opposite the | trenches of the 22nd Battalion. { (Registered according to the Copy- right Act of Canada. Book i rights reserved.) | ENTERPRISE EAST NEWS. The Lakes Are Frozen Over--Visitors | to Kingston. | Enterprise East, Dec. 10. ~ The {lakes are frozen over and will soon { be ready for traffic, The cheese fac- | tories have'closed for the season. { The bazaar and concert in B. O. Jack- |son's hall on Friday evening was | largely attended. | The funeral of thé late John Hug- | Bison was held on Monday last. Pat- jrick Kelly and sister, Annie, spent {the week-end at Mrs. John Me- | Kenna', Smith Falls. Miss Evelyn { Finn returned home on Saturday pf- | ter spending' the past month with | her sister on Wolfe Island. Mr. and | Mrs. George Snyder spent Sunday at | James .Fallon's. | Miss Mabel Kidd éntertained a {number of her friends on Sunday {evening. Miss Anna G. Finn spent { Thursday in Kingston. Miss Marie | Laveck is visiting friends in Kings- ton. Misses Grace Foster and Lizzie Joseph Dillon shipped a {car load o urday last. The many friends of P. Furlong are pleased to learn he is William Lyons, Joseph Kehoe and * recovering from his recent illness. A % i - | en, Lieut. Brillant kill- | Stafford Murphy motored to Ki ngs ton on Friday last. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Fisher spent Sunday at P. M. Sag- | | | ritf's, Mr. and Mrs. James Evans, Moscow, visited at Thomas Scanlan's recently, Many attended the play entitled, "When a Man ds Single," in Tamworth, on Saturday evening. Sem ee---------------- No girl cares to have a man admit that she is the only girl he ever lov- ed platonically, Speaking of ducks, it takes green- backs to catch canvasbacks. Beauty 1s only skin deep, but ugli- ness is built up from the bone. , What Does Health Mean aig H AVE you ever waited to think out the answer to that question? « Or are you like the great majority, Xho only appreciate good health after itis Slowly, but certainly, we are getting round to the idea of preserving health sh as to avoid serious 5 The old way of waiting until you gre Water mark, seriously ill before sénding for the doctor is all wrong. We all know the old saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," but' ~ Wemeglect to carry It out in actual practice. © If you are familiar with Dr. Chase's Re- ceipt Book you know that "Dr. Chase's Plan of Health" is built this idea of pre. EERERRRRE A rake Dr 's Nerve Food for 4 nervous disorders, To most of ing capital. dition and thereby preventing = serious us our health is our work. We cannot afford rest cure in a sanitarium or expensive trips - down South. For this other means of keeping the health up to high to You? time or money for reason we must seek t cattle to Toronto on Sat- | ag | visor was a. 1 i i . 3 A EE | { { | With Three-Point Sus "Overland 4 Seems to * HE new Three-Poi of Overland 4 pe ET up and down but from ordinary roa Fp 5 . ps nt Suspension Springs rmit the wheels to go rotect car and passengers jolts. d » twisting, swaying and vibrating are Ts lessened. The springs of Overland 4, attached at the ends of a 130-inch Spririgbase, comfort and road steadiness give the riding heretofore pos- sible only with cars of long wheelbase and great - weight, yet Overland 4 retains the light | Bumpin | { | | | | i i | eases e HE | weight and etonomy advantages of 100- inch wheelbase. "Callaghan Bros. Head Offices and Factories: Pp a FEL ension Springs New Sail Over the Roads" Three-Point Suspension Springs protect the car from the hammering and wear of road blows. 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A short time benevolent ad- by a fellow- owner, and at the end of a sorrowful tale was asked "Now, why does my car cost me 80 much to operate?" This followed the recital of a num- ber of items on a repair account which included everything from new tires to a reconstructed radiator. "Is your garage heated?" asked the source of consolation. "Heated!" replied the main-stay of the repair station. "Yes, when the sun shines. Why, I have no garage. I keep my car in front of my home. And he wondered why kis car seem- ed to cost a lot to run! It is not to be expected that a car will stand up under the adverse con- ditions which Canadian winters af- ford, and consequently, if a car is worth having, it is worth being car- ed for, and one of the essentials to the proper use of a car is that it be housed, particularly at this season of the year. It is not an uncommon sight to see a car left standing in the road or in a yard near the owner's home. The top is raised, side-covers carefully pulled down and fastened, and a blanket th A The latter precaution may help to conserve the heat for a certain-- very limited-- length of time, but provides no source of heat against the falling temperature. When the kh: owner goes out for his machine in the morning, he has to chop the tires out of the frozen mud and ice. And he asks why he finds the operation of a car expensive. ) Without enumerating the advant- ages accruing from proper housing and the abuses and consequent cost avoided thereby, it is sufficient to : advise every owner of a car a machine and hoa. to figure out whether or not his investment was a good ome. It is safe to say that he ll more than save the cost on his repairs. modation for | hag -- Try This to Stop Rattling Tire Chain. The comufon method of locking Spare tires is to use a chain and padlock. The only trouble with the idea is the noise incident to the rat- tling of the, chain and the fact that it mars the finish of parts with which it comes in contact, Some car owners cover this chain with a bit of hose, but this is usually too stiff and is somewhat noisy and even permits marring of the finish. A bit of leath- 'er or heavy substitute, the length oi the chain and wide enough to form a tube to inclose the chain offers a satisfactory solution of the problem, Turn in the edges of the leather case, and if you cannot do the job yourself, the nearest harness maker will make the tube for you. Fire Bonus. One concern operating a number of trucks offered their drivers 33 1-3 per cent. of any service extracted from tires over the 7,000-mi uar- antee. If the driver by care is able to get 6,000 miles over the guarantee this gives him a bonus equal to two cents per mile for the excess mileage. 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