Daily British Whig (1850), 31 Oct 1916, p. 9

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Lo overspresent KINGSTON, TARIO, TUES DAY, OCTOBER 31, 1916 = r wn tag - rv oa TR BC ns > . | ---- BAVARIANS WIN BRUTES' PRIZE a » "om Jos For WORSE THAN PRUSSIANS El Mi WAKE POY 501 They Can Stand the Strain Better-- | Nearly All the German Officers Know That Germany Cannot Win. | By Fred B. Pitney, | Paris, Oct. 80.--I have returned | to-day from 'a visit to the Somme | front, made for the purpose of stady-| ing and realizing on the spot the| progress made by the French since | my last visit. The progress was very weal, but made at the cos: of ierrific destruction and the. absolute sweep- ing out' of 'existence of all material objects in the path of the advancing | troops. { The contending armies in their | slow march across the rolling hills of | Pleardy left behind them a veritable | desert, and as one stands on a slight. eminence and looks across miles of this desolated land one cannot help one's gorge rising against the man and the pation responsible for this ghastly work. Bavarian Peasants Worst, The question naturally occurred to me which was worst among the many little nations composing the German Empire, and 1 said to a staff officer standing beside me: "Who, among the Germans, do yoy find most given to destruction?" "'Bavariams,"" he replied. - "I should have thought," I said, "it would have been the Prussians." "No," he replied. "The Prussians are proud, overbearing and intran- sigeant, but for pure brutishness the Bavarians exceed all, and the worst of them are the peasants. Men from the cities are not asad as the peas- ants, Education seems to improve them a little, but thé uneducated peasants are mi brutes." best { this?" ; : oT "Educated men," Ne sald; "men of families. To support such warfare as this, civi n---true' civilization ~18 required, and a sense of respons- ibility. s : 'Men who the 4ble to bear with- out murmur strain of this lite day after day, month in, month out, under conditions such as these and go forward day by day in a methodi- tal advance are educated, cultivated men--men who are truly civilized. "War like this is too terrible for savage and half-civilized peoples. It breaks down their moral resistance. They need movement and change. "It is omnly trained 'intelligence which has the moral force to stand the monotony of this ordeal." ---- ¥ 'Know Germany Can't Win. 1 suppose everyone who goes to the front wants to find out what the Germans think---what impression is thered from German prisoners. : from our side of the battleline the tion is: What are conditions in German lines? and I asked the officer what they gather- ed from prisoners. The answer surprised me. I would have A weakening perhaps signs of demoralization, among the «Simple soldiers; firmness, resolution and confidence among the officers, but on the contrary. "The simple soldiers are usually slow and heavy," was the reply. "They frequently are sulky and sul- len, but seldom have any doubt of ultimate victory. They have been "told 18 halleve in victory, and they "ie cur, on the other hand, can n emselves, a we ve can win." of the men is better that of the officers. It is a sur- ng that among the prison- the months it is the who ledge defeat, as a Remedy Incredible, but some in Germany adoption of poly- tion. Sonn ,| dersdn, | | | TWO NOTABLES IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC. Enrico Caruso, world's greatest tenor, and Catti Casazza, musical director of the Metropolitan Opera House, York, arrive from France on othe polygamy is an established tion in Eastern countries and among the Mormons. It is, unfortunately, not so well known in Germany that this has not led to any immoral state of things. But the introduction gf polygamy into Germany would meet with extraordinary obstacles. Monogamy has taken too strong roots. Moreover, consequences of the expense that would be incur- red in the support of the family, polygamy could be practised only by the few." PEOPLE VISIT KINGSTON TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO SOLDIERS, in Buildings Nearing Completion 2 Visitors in the Village--Death of Washington Herrington in San Francisco, Wellington, Oct. 27. -- Gerald Noxon, who was honorably discharg- ed from te 166th Battalion owing tq being unfit physically, spent a few days with his parents,. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Noxon. Mrs. Harry East went to Kingston on Saturday last to bid her son Arnold good-bye before his departure overseas. Miss Bernice Bush spent with friends. Mrs. William Beaverstock and Mrs. Walter Beavesstock went to Kingston on Friday to visit their hus- bands before their ture over- Seas. Lieut:-Col: A," A." Ferguson Stinson Christy spent a few their sons last week befor for overseas. QC John Hutchison, Homer) Stewart, Miss Martha Stewart and Joseph Stewart motored to Kingston Thurs- day to bid farewell to Alexander be- fore he left for England. Ross Tine spent the week-end at his home in Allisonville. Pte. Harold McConkey spent the week-end at his home in Consecon, ey left ther Edward are both suffering from nervous prostration. Dr. Ferley and family, Trenton, called recently on Mr. and Mrs. William Clinton. Rally Day was observed at the Methodist Sabbath school on Sunday morning, and at Roseshell in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, Allisonville, are guests of their daughter, Mrs. W. F. McFaul. Mr. and Mrs. George Crane, Consecon, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Stapleton last Sunday. Dr. Fred Knight and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Trumpour, Picton, and Dr. Case Williams and wife mtored up on a re- cent evening to Mr. and Mrs. M, B, Trumpour's. ; Word was received by telegraph that Washington Herrington, son of the late George Herrington and Mrs. Johana Herrifigton, was dead. De- ceased left here forty years ago for San Francisco. Mrs. James Fox and Miss Alena Johnson were at Picton on Wednes- day. Mrs. E. Derbyshire, of Toronto, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Avery, East Wellington. Miss Olive Shourds, B.A., teacher dat Brighton High School, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Shourds on Sunday last. Miss Archer, of Coldwafer, is visit- ing at the Methodist parsonage, Mrs. T. Carroll, of Toronto, is.the guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert Zufelt, for a parents here. A large amount of Trenton, visited at Mrs. H. E. Pettin- gill's on Saturday, 3 Mrs. Burt Noxon and two chharen spent oveg Sunday at Oshawa with Mr. Noxon. Mrs. Dewitt has return- ed to her home in Deseronto. Justis Jinks, who is at Whitby packing ap- ples, was home over Sunday. Mrs. Miller of Toronto is spending a coun- ple of weeks at Wellington, Saunders at Orono. Mrs, J. Grea- trix and Miss, Norma Greatrix left on Friday to ®pend a few weeks at Niagara and Buffalo. M. H. An- Melleville, Mrs. T. Misses Blakie. Sunday at Bloomfield |- ys with |- J. Albert Bowerman and his bro-| | Miss Lizzie Brett is visiting Mrs. : New the-8. 8. Lafayette. a, NEW BROCKVILLE COMPANY To Build Houses, Sell and Exchange The Same, Brockville, Oct. 31.-- Letters Pat- ent have been granted incorporating J. H? A, Briggs, T. J. Storey, J. G. Gardner, R, H. Smart, W. H. Davie, W. B. Reynolds, D. W. Downey, A. C. Hardy, Benjamin Dillon, C. 8. Cos- sitt, T. J, Davidson and H. A, Stew- art, K. C., as a joint stock company under the Ontario Companies Act. The name given to the rompany is the Brockville Homes Building Com- pany, Limited, the objects of which are to purchase real estate, epnstruct houses and buildings and to sell or exchange the same, particularly with a view of supplying the existing dem- and for suitable houses for mechanics "and "others desiring to purchase the same. The capital stock of the com- pany is $40,000. The provisional directors are: Mes- srs. W. H, Davis, A. C, Hardy, R. H. Smart, D. W, Downey, J. G. Gardner and T. J. Storey. IA scene from the English comedy "Hobson's Choice," to be presented by an all English company, at the Grand, on Thursday evening, Nov, 2nd. Harvesters, Were Tame, Possibly owing to the fact that the ey0s of blue-coated members of the provincial police department were constantly upon them, there was very little horse-play on the part of the several train loads of harvesters that have passed through Cobalt on their way to the West. Acting on instruec- tions policemen were on every train between North Bay and Cochrane in readiness for any eventualities, the commission having in mind the dam- age caused along the line last year. The only place where trouble started was at Englehart, where a mob of excursionists made an attempt to raid a grocery and fruit store. A policeman with a cocked revolver stood them off, and apart from some broken glass little daamge was done. At the same time another gang start- ed to make a get-away with a num- ber of cases of soft drinks, but when stopped they attempted to smash the bottles on the platform. Before the trdin pulled out of North-'Bay they were given the alternative of paying for the damage in full or going to the lock-up. They paid up. Canadians in © The Canadian 'Socléty of Southe California beld a g.eat gathering cently, at which , 2 . Bir John, in n spent Sun-| a Mad "WAR PICTURES BOUT READY The Canadian Filins Promise fo Enrich the BETWEEN PRINCE OF WALES AND CANADIAN FUNDS. Sir Max Aitken 1s 'Given Charge by the War -Office of All the Films Taken on the British Front. London, Oct. 31.--Canadian war films promise to enrich the national Patriotic funds both in England and Canada. The battle of the Somme pictures cleared only one hundred thousand dollars, it ig understood, but more, it is confidently predicted, will be realized from the Canadian pictures which will be exhibited soon on both sides of the Atlantic. Ap- plications have also been received from Australia and South Africa for the views which have some special features. Sir Max Aitken has been given charge by the War Office of all films taken on the British front These will remain the property of the Gov- ernment. Col. Mauyice Alexander, of the Canadian legal «staff in England, is doing t= legal work, and has thou- sands oi contracts for lease of the Canadian films in hand, The profits of the Canadian films exhibited in England will be divided between the Prince of Wales and the Canadian national Patriotic Funds on a pro- rata basis. PROFITS 70 BE DIVIDED ' OGILVIE MILLS CO. EARNINGS HIGH Balance of Over Twenty-five Per Cent. on Common Stock. Montreal, . Oct. 30,--The Ogilvie Flour Mills Company earned 25.4 per cent. on the common, stock of $2, 500,00 during the year ended. Au 3 21st, 1916. This is after allowing for, bond interest, preferred stock dividend, and making provision for the Dominion war tax for'two years. It compares with 55 per cent. a year ago. The previghs year an enormous revenue of $Y,379,594 came from "other sources than milling," which was extraordinary. This past. year has an unknown quantity in provi- sion for two years' Dominion tax. The amount wds evidently large, The balance before dividends were paid was well abové other normal years. They are $325,000 if excess of 1914, Net profits were $774,270. After al- lowing for dividends and bonus, the latter being 4 per cent., the ¢ ympany carried forward $1,234,270, Bag and Paper's Earnings Higher, New York, Oct. 30.--The Union Bag and Paper Company's report for the year ended July 31st, 1916, shows net after repairs, etc., of $888,435. Depreciation and sinking fund, $242,969, and interest, $191,730. This left surplus available for divi- dends of $435,736, as compared with a deficit of $84,480 ingthe previous year, ---- Builds Plant in Norway. New York, Oct. 30.--American in- terests associated with the Union Car- bide Company of New York have or- ganized under the laws of Canada the Electric Furnace Products Com- pany, Ltd, and are building a large plant at Saude, Norway, for the manufaeture of calcium carbide and other electro chemical products for sale in the American market. Edgar F. Price, an officer of the Union Car- bide Company, is president of the new concern, which expects to have DOGS BIG PART IN WAR. Doing Excellent Work on Battle fields of Europe. When _the historian records the story of this great war one chapter will be devoted fo the great work done by dogs. Practically 1 the European na- tions have used dogs In one way or another. They have been on the battlefield attached to the ambulance corps; on trol duty. They have been despatch carriers and scouts, and when the invasion of Belgium took place they drew the quick-firing guns to the front line of action." In addition to. 'work on the battlefield, dogs' much to aid refugees. They took their masters and"their families out of the lipe of invasion. ----. War corréspondents have told how much sagacity and courage the Bel- glan draught dogs displayed upon the battlefield at Haelen, where with the aid of Col. Isaac Newton Lewis' machine gun they held back -for a time the German advance through Belgium. Just how many wounded men on both sides of the firing line" have been saved by sheep dogs and other breeds probably never will be known. These dogs have been trained to search for wounded, and by taking & man's cap to headquarters in the field a trained nurse or doctor fol- lows the dog, leads back to the place where the man is lying. Frequently a wounded man with his last ounce of strength will use it to drag him- self out of the line of fire. It is in the out-of-the-way places that the dog has been particularly valuable. Europe has been training dogs for years to the work which they did up- on the battlefield. Prizes were their rewards, but when the war broke out they aided humanity. . These trained dogs immediately became attached to the Red Cross work, and many of them gave up their lives in aiding humans. WILSON "CRAWLED" IN NOTE TO GERMANY "Strict Accountability" Made Meaningless by Postscript Change Made. New York, Oct. 31. --U. S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge caused a big sen- sation when in a speech at Somer- ville, Mass., he asserted that Preai- dent Wilson, at the time the second Lusitania note was sent to Germany, wrote a postscript informing the Ger- man Government that the contents of his former "strict accountability" note was not to be too seriously in- terpreted. Mr. Lodge insisted that William Jennings Bryan had know- ledge of and approved of the presi- dent's postscript and that when Sec- retary of War Garrison and other to re- for {separation allowance fed from the 80 as to grant the separation | its plant completed for the beginning of shipments by 1918. Cheapness and accessibility of wa- ter power has attracted the Ameri- can capitalists to the Norwegian field. They expect to be able to man- ufacture calcium carbide and other products of a similar character at a price that will make it possible to compete successfully in the American market, SHOPMAN TO NOVELIST. Mr. H. G. Wells Tells the Story of His Career. Before he discovered, his forte Mr. H. G. Wells; a number of whose most r works are included in the Newnes' Series of Sifpuriy Copyright Novels, tried a variety of occupations. The son of a profes- sional ericketer, he aspired in nis early days to become a black-and- white artist. Then he tried a draper's counter, put in a year or two as a teacher, and scribbled ar- ticles in his spare time. His first serious attempt at lter- ary work was in collaboration with his wife, and Mr. Wells has told how they "set to' and wrote his frst book, "The Time Machine," in a few weeks. He sent it to his friend, the late W. E. Henley, who was edi- tor 'at that time of The New 'Re- view. "The book made a hit," said Mr. Wells to the writer, when chatting of his early struggles, "and we started another story. I remember I was in ill-health at the time, and the acceptance of this story en- abled my wife and I to leave Lon- don and--live." A football accident in his early days left behind it physical injuries which were not improved by the hardships Mr, Wells suffered as a draper's shop assistant. He has placed it.on record that for a couple of years in his youthful days he slept "in ome 'of the abominable dormitories of the shop and ate the insufficient food supply. When I was fifteen I ran away one Sunday morning to my mother and told her that I would rather die than go on being a draper." : > Apropos of Mr. Weils' association with Mr. Henley, he tells an amus- ing although somewhat pathetic little story. The New Review was not exactly a successful production, and one day Mr, Wells and Mr. Hen- ley were in the office of the maga- zine, gloomily discussing its - pros- pects, when a funeral went by jn the street outside. Henley Tookéd out of the window and regarded the cortege for a moment in .silence. Then be turned to his companion and said with a worried frown: "Can that be our subscriber?" SOLDIERS WHO RETURN TO GET SAME PAY Those Invalided in First 18 Months of War Will Get . Arrears. Ottawy, Oct. 31.--The Militia De- partment has decided to grant to some six hundred sbldiers who were invalided home prior to March 1 last the same rate of pay and allowance as has been grunt reaching home were not allowed the of $20 per month during the 'of conval- [escence, or until they were discharg- 1 the regulation was period EW YORK -- , salled for Europe on Wednesday on the Kroonland, in an Interview, made the follow- ing statement be- fore his depar- effort in behalf of the great Empire of which she .is nations is net now, but in the will be shown 'when, with the sume the place she has fought for, ing too great. tion} to 3 soldiers returning since that date. Up {ta March last returned soldiers on Success will come measured by forethought. ented today, Canmda will be jthe years, sumely not far distant, . history shows that what mistakes have bad to be rectified have hort vision, sagacity bade the pioneers with a trenscentinental line, while bold dari The success of the Canadian Pacific, the pion: perhaps, but then there were those who said Pacific was folly. C 's course is the jo not wish to cramp our future by a DATrTOW, we wish to greatly over-develop and thus ren It is sometimes hard to reall present the material for the future must be "Canada is an empire in itself. it should be, of what it is capable of becoming, war. We are taking steps to prepare for the future, promised land, by choose caref 'expansion. sult of studies announced that EST'D 1873 owance until day subsistence with "When péace is declared Canada w many peoples! She need take will she build up will. be allotted to her. She Canada self-rel i been forced to do were impossible. She has od than ever before, and has formerly expected others to do for "In the same manmer that she unhes that ever crossed the Atlanti Atlantic and the Pacific that 'ther developed, proving to favorable to Canada after the war. "Canada cannot go back. She is committed to expansion, but not to over Keeping within limits justified by conditions has been hard, Jt is difficult in being optimistic to be not too optimistic, and bere perhapd (si greatest h "In the past Canada has been PAPER FROM WOOD CHIPS ft to their tal trainloads STAND OF CANADA wo u RANE ga de By fulfilling duties will bring. carried. Its population is not Id be unprecedented in Canadian history. ill naturally be looked upon as the of Europe. She will be in a position to not but the best, and only by so selecting a pation capable of performing th rapidly and. her. [CANADA'S BIGGEST ROLE ~~ In Play of Nations isin | Forecast of Lord Shaughnessy before sailing from 3 as pre- yabie to reap abundantly of the prosperity which thought &f spanning the ng built not one, but eer, urged others to be the construction of the centre one, and to choose is no easy task. We limited imagination, neither do der the load we are now carry. ze that on the shoulders of the a fraction of what or of what it will bo after the and are anticipating an e tasks iance as probably nothing else would Ahings which 10 Berm 0 do the thine waronater itatingly mobilized the largest army ¢, she has develoved a sea traffic on both the is tremendous. This will be undoubtedly fur- 'be a powerful aid in moulding trade connections nes, undoubtedly bright, but the advancement is fraught with [will require good judgment and forethought rither than afterthought." . too eager and is now faced with the problem | to paper making. | Previous investigations by Wisconsin Paper Companies Negoti-| os: Service have demonstra ating With Railways, i Washington, Oct. 31.--As the re-| from a number of which have been | The experts now esti made at the Forest Eroduets Labor- | of these woods, when atory on methods of handling wood [and dried and chips suitable for paper pulp, it Is Wisconsin paper Companies are now negotiating with the railroads for sh factories of experim of chips of Western woods adapted oP, | good grades of paper can baled, sin alone, it is stated, of pulpwood. ed to the mills in Wisconsin at small advance over the cost of chips made from local limber. In Wiscon- very is an annual market for over 100,000 cords THE HEAD OFFICE ~ TORONTO : Trust Funds : q The responsibility asso- ciated with the care and safeguarding of Trust Funds may be eliminated by keeping a_ Savings Account with this Bank. ARD BANK »

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