ie. i Past 7 aw ae i i Sey ee VOL... VINO 24 The longer the war continues, the greater the financial burden that Canada will have to bear. it is, therefore, a patriotic duty and necessity fo save as large + portion of our earnings as we an. The larger the savings, the better the country can fin- 'ance its obligations, and the better the individual will be prepared for any emergency. yo Open a Savings Account with The Bank of NovaScotia PAID-UP CAPITAL - § 6,500,000 RESERVE FUND - 12,000, TOTAL RESOURCES over 100,000,000 MILVERTON BRANCH O. W. Huelsman Acting Manager a MILVERT a a 'Items of Local Interest. | Eggs 52c doz. at Engeland's, _ Sugar 13 lbs. for $1.00 at Engeland's Engeland's. Clover Honey and Maple Syrup at Lae | Children's Coats $5 and $6, price $3.00 at Engeland's. | Mr. Gavin Semple, of New Ham- burg, spent Sunday at his home here. | Mrs. J. H. Brown, of Chesley, is at | present visiting her mother, Mrs. C. , Hasenpflug. The induction of Rev. C. N. Paddon will take place in Burns church, Min- verton, on Thursday, Feb. 15th. Milverton, train this evening (Wednesday), | Paddon has been at the manse since ness for them. The Listowel--1tinwood train the track turning to Listowel. The snow plow was sent out as an auxiliary but it was not until Tuesday morning that jit was re-railed. | A great treat for everybody--one | of the great features of this weck's sale Mr, Wm, Gaines has been temporily placed in charge as track foreman of 'the Western section of the C.P.R, at Mrs. C, N. Paddon and family are -expected to arrive on the six tacts Dir. |Monday getting the house in readi- left about a mile out of Lin- wood on Monday .evening, when re- Eggs 520 doz. at Engeland's. Two more days of _ Bargains | Found--A horse blanket. aK new 1917 model Chevrolet \fore ten o'clock a.m.--J. i hauer, verton. for seed Western. oats--both Ontario ON, Ladies' Coats % price at Engeland's. Girg's Coats on Sale at Engeland's. | at a Owner should make application at Sun Office, Ratz Bros., Millbank, have bought cars. All delivery orders should be in be- Kelterborn. Bargain in Winter Overcoats, made to measure, at $15.50. J. M. Fleisch- Wanted--A farm hand, married man preferred. Apply to George Roe, Mil Leave your order with 1. D. Atkin and The Pearl Creamery requests all those having cream cans, who are not using them at present, to bring them in as they are short of cans. loss is estimated at $100,000, pictures are worth while seeing. 5th line, Twenty thousand barrels of potatoes awaiting shipment at Houlton, Me., were destroyed by fire last week. The Don't miss the high-class moving pictures which will be shown in Zim- merman's hall, on Friday, Feb. 9th, commencing at 8.00 p.m. sharp. These Mr, George Roe has purchased the property of Mr. Wm. Gaines on the Mr. Roe is now in a pos- ;Show will be entitled "DOPE," injttion to engage a married man, who \six parts, Toronto paid 35¢ and 25c. 'you can see same at 15c and 10c, Also Charley Chaplin in "Getting Acquainted," and two more good com- edies.--Some show. Everybody should go. 2 shows if desired. The High Court of the Canadian Order of Foresters has given notice that in order to comply with a recent a HYMENEAL SORRELS--DUENCH A very pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Duench, near Linwood, on Wednes- day, Jan. 24th, at three o'clock, when their second daughter Minnie, was | in the holy bonds of matri- mony to Mr. James Sorrels, of Kitch- Rev. Reble performed the cere- mony in the presence of a few rela- The bride enter-| ed the parlor leaning on the arm of day united ener. tives and friends. q 5) Act of the Ontario Legislature the schedule of rates will be increased at the next High Court meeting to be held at Hamilton, It is due to all the Courts to send as delegates the most capable men they have to deal with the situation The Millbank Women's Institute | will hold a Patriotic Social evening on | Friday, Feb. 9th, in Ritter's hall, |Millbank, when the lucky ticket for | the piece of crochet lace will be drawn and the autograph quilt will also be jauctioned. A good program is being |prepared and also a social hour will [be spent in games, A good Iunch Admission 15, and 10c: will be served. The Milverton Hunt Club on Fri- Bert evening presented Mr. t her brother, Henry, and was becom-/|Kriesel with a gold headed cane prior a of ern, e bride, was bridesmaid and wore ~ingly attired in pale biue silk with|to his departure to Baden, where he overdress of white net and wore a| Will retty bouquet of white carnations ;>usiness. Mr. Kriesel will be gener- "a Mise Lucy Duench, sister ally missed in Milverton where he is in future conduct a hardware held in much esteem. He was one of a pretty dress of white silk with pink|the live wires in the band and helped silk girdle and wore pink carnations|to keep that organization going since and fern, while Mr. Albert Dechert |4e came to Milverton. supported the groom. The ceremony Owing to the induction in Burns and congratulations over all repaired|churech the regular mezting of the to the dining-room where a sumptuous partaken of, After which the evening was spent young couple were the recipients of a large num- ber of pretty and useful presents, a They intend making their future home , © in Kitchener and will be at home weading supper was in a social way. The after Feb. 15th. -------4--- W. D. Weir's Sale Register Thursday, Feb. 22, 1917--Stock, Im- plements and Household Effects, for Wm. Parker, Lot 4, Con. 16, Logan, Saturday, Feb. 17th--Livery Horses, Rigs, Harness, Wagons and Sleighs ©has. Welker, prop., Milverton. Feb, 20th--Sale for Thomas MclLel- Jan, lot 30, con. 6, Elma, Farm Stock and Implements--Everything to be sold, farm sold, going West. 'Peb, 24th--Sale for J. H. B. Schmidt, lot 13, con, 1, Wellesley, Western Section. Farm stock, implements. Bverything to be sold, farm dis- ed of, going West. 'Peb, 27th--Sale for Fred Hammond, lot 5, con. 4, Wellesley, Western Section. Herd pure-bred Holsteins west milking strain in the township. ee ome pn eae coms Births, Marrieges and Deaths. DRATHS. 'Atkin--At Milverton, on Thursday, Web, 1st, 1917, Isaac Atkin, aged #0 years, 11 months and 6 days, 'Bmith--At Elma, on Sunday, Feb. 4th ig Annie Irwin, relict of the late es Smith, in her 86th year. k--At Ellice, on Sunday, Feb, 4th, mry Mogk, aged 81 years, Be ee ance-Corp. Walter Tremain, for- of Listowel, has been reported tage Pow in action on Jan. 17th. Women's Institute will be held on /Saturday, Feb. 17th instead of the 'third Thursday of the month, The |rollecall will be answered by an orig- jinal valentine. As this is to be Val- jentine meeting the members are ask- to give a short paper along that |line. Owing to the inclemency of , the weather for previcus meeting, Mrs. Pugh will give her paper this meeting. Meeting called at 2.00 o- ;clock sharp in reading room of the library. Miss Pearl M. Tucker left on Mon- |day, for Dauphin, Man., where she |has accepted a position as organist in {a church in that town, Since coming 'to Norwich, over ten years ago, Miss Tucker has been organist in the | Presbyterian church, which ition | she filled with credit, She also en- joyed a wide patronage as_ teacher of music, both in Norwich and Bur- ford, Being ambitious, and well qualified in music, she should make rapid strides in her profession in the Western town, Her many friends in ,Norwich, wish for her every success. |~Norwich Gazette. : The Milverton Light & Water Co. met in W. D. Weir's office on Mon- day evening to wind up the business of the company, which has been put out of business by the advent of the |hydro-electric system. The one thing |noticeable in the auditor's report was the fact that the measure of- profits on the small basiness done was great- er than when the streets were sup- plied with light. The supplying of the village streets with light was done at a loss of hundreds of dollars through careless town officials. The company as a whole received about 6 or 7 per cent, interest on their in- vestment but their money invested ;becomes a dead loss to them and in all fairness the Village should to some extent compensate the company for throwing their plant on the junk heap. ST D. L. @ W 3 PORTLAND SCRANTON O a te AINE NDARD bods LIME ANTHRICITE HAMILTON Sole Agent for 73 WAR SAVING CERTIFICATES | force. ; will have the use of this property. | Having purchased Mr. George Bund |scho's livery and bus business I in- tend holding an auction sale of hor- Milverton, Mr. Dunean C. Ross, the ULiberal member for West Middlesex, has giv- en notice of a resolution that tinclaim ed balances at present in the charter- ed banks of Canada should be handed over to the Patriotic Fund. W. D. Weir & Son conducted asale jon Tuesday last for Mr. J. L. Ropp, the net proceeds of which amounted |to $4,100. Pair of horses $408, cows {over $100, sheep $50 and a pair of }calves 5 weeks old, $15 each. Mr. Peter Durst, of Stratford, who | Was on a visit to members of his fam- \ly at Chesley contracted blood-poison- jing by getting a sliver in his thumb jand so rapidly did the virus work that notwithstanding all that medi- cal skill could do he died in a few days. Miss Ida Durst, who teaches school near Milverton is a daughter, A concert will be held in S.S. No. 6, (10th line), Mornington, on Friday evening, Feb, 9th, commencing at & p.m. Good musical program and de- bate, subject; Resolved "That co- operation is more conducive in busi- ness than competition."» Home-made ceeds in aid of Patriotic League. Ad- mission; adults, 15c.; children, 40 Neighbors will stable horses. The most notable event of the past week was the break in relations be- tween Germany and the United States caused by Germany's decree to des- |troy all shipping on the high seas, | whether belonging to beligerents or | neutrals, Ambassador Gerard at Ber- lin has been ordered home and Ger: | man Ambassador Bernstorff at Wash-/} ington has been given his passports. | In the event of Germany destroying | any vessels on which were American | citizens, war will likely be declared. We are pleased to inform the pub- lic that Mr. A. R. Hollefreund, pro- prietor of the Maitland Photo Studio, Stratford, has leased the village studio and will have it open for busi- ness very shortly. Mr. Hollefreund spent one year in New York City working for some of the leading studios since he lef{ here a few years ago. We understand that he or his assistant, Mrs, Snazel, will open the studio here one day each week, announcement of which will be made later. Mr. Hollefreund is fortunate in retaining the services of Mrs, Snazel, who is considered by the profession, as one of the 'best lady photographess in the country, she has been employed by him for the past few years, being previously with some of the United States' photographers. Mrs. Noah Derbecker, 2nd Con. of ly, peculiar almost beyond belief. She had been sewing and in brushing the remnants of the table felt her hand come in contact with sharp, causing what she then thought was nothing more serious than a scratch from a pin noticed lying on the table. Later it pained her con- siderable, preventing the use of the hand, and a doctor was consulted. She was advised that something had lodg- ed in the thick of the thumb and an operation would be necessary to get it out. An appointment was made and after giving the patient an anes- thetic the hand was cut and to the surprise of the two Listowel doctors in attendance a needle with two in- ches of thread attached, was remov- ed from the injured mémber. Mr, and Mrs. Albert Haines, Strat- ford, had a miraculous escape from scrious injury Saturday morning when the coal range in the kitchen of their home exploded, pieces of iron being hurled about the room with great The explosion was caused, it is thought, by some of the pipes leading to the hot water tank on the front of the stove, freezing, The stove was completely demolished, two large pieces of metal being thrown with such force that they went through the ceiling into 'the attic above. . Hot coals were also scattered about and apltal Authorized $5,000,000 - ates Paid-up - $3,000,000 Surplus - - - - - $3,475.000 : Our Savings Department will help you to buy War Saving' Certificates. One Dollar, or more, received. eae HELP THE GOVERN- MENT WIN THE WAR Milverton Branch N.G.SCHAFER, - Manager re | burned as well. | date of purchase. |fice and make your purchase. follows; it was feared that the house would be Mr. and Mrs. Haines were both in the kitchen, a room of about 10 by 12 fect, at the time, and ; that both escaped without a scratch An electric light which is miraculous. was not bung just above the stove damaged at all. a Opportunity for Investment The Government of Canada has de- cided to issue for the encouragement of thrift, war savings certificates for twenty-five, fifty and one hundred dollars, maturing in three years from These certificates will be sold at all Money Order Offi- ces, Call at the Milverton Post © The certificates will yield you 51-5 per cent. and you have the Dominion Govern- ment and all the resources for se- curity. Your money will be paid you the day it falls due. Certificates can be $25.00 for $21.50 purchased as a 50,00 for 48.00. 100.00 for 86.00 -- something ; ses, rigs, harness, wagons and sleighs on Saturday, Feb, 17th.--Chas. Welker candy will be offered for sale. Pro- | Wallace, met with an accident recent- (. {when I came out of the hospital and had a splendid time, it was just like | '}coal is rapidl |Schmidt, Billie Coxon, Harold Hoell- iSchneuker x, Jack Siegner x, Clarence ONT, | Milverton School Report lic School Report for January. Those marked 'x' were absent from one or more examinations; 330--Rosie Schmidt 436, Clara Yundt 401, John Bean 359, Mabel Roe 347, Janet Pugh 319. " Entrance Class--Total 550, honors 413, pass 330--Nora Barr 408, Vera Thompson 405, Hazel Akins 393, Agnes Semple. 392, Lloyd Bastendorff 383, {da Bundscho 372, Pearl Kerr 360, Beverley Tucker 353, Willie Akins 830, Hilda Wolfe x. , = Enrolment 15, Average att. 14. --W. R. BURNETT, Principal ROOM Il. Total 550, honors 413, pass 330, Jr. IV--Della Whaley 507, Ruth Bundscho 436, Irene Reis 435, Esther Krajaefski 389, Olga Berkner 3838. Florence Guenther 336, Mignon Petrie 308, Clifford Weir 280, Willie Moore 275 x, Lela Kelterborn 261, Jean Bund- scho 246, Ella Clemens 238x, Frieda Pommer 181 x, Sr, [1I--Gussie Gleeckman 526, Alice Keyes 478, Norman Woolner 468, Fred Bundscho 455, Janet Hamilton 430, Cecil Dobson 412, Herbie Gaul 408, Harry Schaefer 404, Margaret: Roe 400, Stewart Pugh 375, Gordon Kerr 368, Beata Mohr 337, Alvin Sippel 333, Gordon Mohr 321, Lavina Jacobs.318x, Harold Barth 310, Frank Kelterborn 804. Melvin Schatz 303, Alvin Schatz 298, Roy Hoffman 288; Gordon Schau- ber 278, James Gowing 272, Verda Lannin 249x, Willie Schneuker 246, Alfred Schneuker 241, Howard Gatcke 215, Joe Moore 184x, Harold Weir 179, Ryerson Pfaff 172, Meredith Pugh 169, Jack Bastendorff 161, Harold Mohr 87. Enrolment 45. Average att. 42. ROOM III Examined geography, literature, Total 500, honors 375, pass 300. Jr. UWI--Marie Yundt 423, Ruth Gaul 404, Earl Smith 386, Louis Schmidt 382, Clarence Schneider 366, |Dorothy Pugh 3863, Helen Guenther 349, Hileen Rosamond 348, Ivy Haw- ken 343, Billie Spencer 331 x, Eva Gatcke 322, Eldon Hamilton 314, Whitney Thompson 300, Ralph Bas- tendorff 289, Clarence Schaefer 289, Johnny Gaines 287, Myrtle Tucker 263, Roy Akins 247, Gladys Candler 160 x. Ii--Luella Bundscho 412, Gertie Ratz 363, Clara Woolner 329, Odell Pfeffer 327, Jean Semple 296, Flora Berkner 280, Alex. Akins 276; "Earl Capling 275, Mervin Gallop 272, Jack Peppler 245, Arthur Neumeister 241, Ole Zimmerman 287, Eleanor Carter 234, Elizabeth Hoffman 226, Mabel Weir 212x, Louise Tucker 171, Verna Candler 156x, Edna Hopf 143 x, Nel- son Wolfe 131 x, Pearl Stewart 111 x, Ralph Spencer 59x, Hattie Moore 36 x, Enrolment 47. Average att. 40. --A, L. HAMILTON, Teacher PRIMARY ROOM Sr. I--Eddie Carter, Isabel Hamil- ton, Nellie MacBeth, Helen Honder- ich x, Winnifred Finkbeiner, Carl in arithmetic, spelling, composition, writing and scher, Walter Mohr, Arthur Schneid- er, Henry Reis, Angus Kerr, Ross Clemensx, Florence Roex, Idella Reis, Hazel Stewart x, Willie Haw- kens x. Jr. I--Vera Maddess, Anna Kraj- aefski, Willie Hocking, Alvin Hopf, Freddie Hoffman, Lorne Zulauf, Irvin Schauber, Roy Crawford, Oscar Stewart x. Primer--Isabel Tucker, Gordon Guenther, Mildred Gatcke, Bertha Weir, Jean Smith, Harvie Schneider, Clarence Hoffman, Jack Bundscho. Hazel Gatcke, Ira Hamilton, George Hawkens, Alfred Ratz, Shirley Ford George Finkbeiner x. Enrolment 42. Average att. 36. --I. B. J. GLENN, Teacher. ee ee Pte. R. Snelling's Letter Pte. Frank L. Kress, of Seaford Camp, forwarded us a letter that he received from Pte. R. Snelling, No. 401,103, F, Div. 3 Plat., Canadian Com- mand Depot, St. Leonard's, Sussex, England, dated Jan. 4th, 1917. We take the following from it; "Your letter which was dated Nov. lith reached me the other day. It was in France and followed me back here. I expect my letter will be some time finding you as you may be in France by this time, I may say that being at the front in battle is not a very pleasing experience, I had my share of it and it is trying on the nerves and the fellow that says it never worried nor was afraid do not believe him--I think it tries the mettle of every man, I may say that since I left Leeds hospital I have had a very good time. I may-say that I was also in the con- valescent hospital at Epsom near Lon- don and spent a week at Shoreham. The Command was then sent down to St. Leonard's. It is about fifteen minutes' walk to Hastings and I like it. fine. ssa not heard from Garbie for a long time. He is in France and I hope that he is alright. I have not} heard from Sam or Henry of the 161st since they came over. I hope none of you have to go over in the winter at any rate. I had my sick leave being at home although the people were strangers to me, I only met them while I was in the hospital but { want to tell you they used me fine, The people here are certainly good to the soldiers. They seem as if they cannot do enough for them, 4 -------- C As the days advance the "open winter" prophets become a mosk -dis- credited. Since the winter began it is one of the most steady that we have experienced for years and with the advent of February it is growing more tense, The snow, however, is not nearly so deep as it has been in some years and it is easy getting about with sleighs. With the price of fuel so high a rise in the mercury would be appreciated by those whose THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 19 eS - The following is the Milverton Pub- Form I--Total 550, honors 413, pass. --E, LILLIAN MORLEY, Teacher. |g; & | oBiTuarRy SOLOMON STEINMAN Brunner, Tuesday a etery on the 8rd line near Poole. Mr. six years of age, who pathy of the entire community their bereavement. t--+ . MRS. JAMES SMITH Annie Irwin, relict of the late Jas. Smith, of Mornington, and one of the oldest residents in the township, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. James Brown, of Elma, onSun- day last. Mrs. Smith endured all the hardships of a pioneer, She was the mother of a family of three sons and her. They are as follows; James and Hugh, Mornington; William, John. Mrs. Kerr, Mrs, A, Brewn, Stratford : Mrs. Jas, Brown, Atwood; Mrs. Joe Kress, Mrs, MeNeelands, Mrs. Brant. Mrs. J. Montgomery, Mrs, Smith was a native of Tyrone, Ireland. She was in her 87th year. The *uneral took place to Greenwood cemetery, Milverton, on Wednesday afternoon. "gouge ISAAC ATKIN One of the old residents of this locality passed away on 'Thursday. Feb. Ist, in the person of Mr. Isaac Atkin, Mr. Atkin several years ago received two severe falls and had been in declining health since, Mr. Atkin was born in Pickering Tp about years ago. He came with his par- ents to Mornington over sixty years ago. In 1862 he married Margaret Orr .who with the following family Survives him; William, of Elma ; avina, at home; Eli, on the home- stead, and Mrs, George Woodcock, of Monkton. He is also survived by his brother, John, of Milverton, and sis- ter, Mrs. James Lambert, of Toronto. Mr. Atkin resided on several places but over fifty years ago purchased the farm where his son, Eli, now resides which had never been touched by an axe. He cleared it and won for him- self a competance. For a number of years he has resided near the G.T.R. station. He was always known as an industrious and hard working man. The funeral, which was conducted by Rey. R. A. Miller, took place from the family residence to Greenwood cemetery on Saturday, Feb. 8rd. The following nephews acted as palbear- ers; William, Sheldon and James Orr, Jas. Atkin, I. D. Atkin and: Martin Taylor. Mr. Atkin was a Presby- terian in religion and a liberal in politics. Se OSG oe ee ee ae Letter from Pte. Melville Struthers . Seaford Camp, England, Mr. T. E. Hammond, Monkton. Dear friend ;-- Just a line to let you know that 1 am still thinking of you and my na- tive land, Received a letterfrom you a long time ago and should have an- Swered it sooner but kept putting it off and time soon flies by. However this letter leaves me in the best of health and I hope you are enjoying the same great blessing I suppose you people in Canada will have lots of snow now It is fine weather here, Not even frozen up yet, though it is a little cold sometimes- because we are camping right beside the Eng- lish Channel and that certainly makes it some colder, I cannot tell you how soon I may have to leave for France. There is a draft going pretty soon and I guess I will be in it. However, it is a nice place where we are now and we get lots to eat. I came back from London the other day they gave us a pass for six days and when there I went up to Edinburgh for a couple of days. I can assure you I have seen some nice country and beautiful scenery since I came to the Mother- land. It is so different looking to Canada. "It took us eight days to cross the ocean in the boat. and I can assure you I was glad to see land again. There were five hundred on our boat and four more boats loaded with soldiers right along side of us. The people said that it was the biggest bunch that had crossed to- gether for England.. Now, dear friend, I think I will have to close for this time. Hoping to hear from you again and wishing you the com- pliments of the season, will say good bye. I remain, Your friend, : Pte. M. H. Struthers, A Co, 110th Battalion, Army Post Office, London, England. ----~ fp With last week's issue, the Hensall Observer quits the newspaper field for the time being. Lack of appreciation by its citizens and the high cdst of production are the causes named by Editor Buchanan. In the meantime the job department will still be run, 0.H.A. SEMI-FINAL HOCKEY KITCHENER Lh Pome MILVERTON THURS. FEB. 8th. , On account of the extra expense in bringing the Kitchener club to Mil- verton, it is necessary to advance the price of admission, This is the usual price for semi-final games. Come and help the boys, as the club is in debt. ADMISSION: Gentlemen 50c:! Ladies 35c. + I Last week in these columns mention was made of the illness from spinal- Meningitis of Solomon Steinman, of His death took place on od the funeral took place on Wednesday to the Mennonite cem- Steinman Jeaves to mourn his early death a wife and one daughter about have the sym- in Seven daughters all of whom survive |that they will try to provide tank- The Greatest Battle the World will ever see Only Two Ways in Which the War Con End Germany's prayer for peace is in- spired by fear. and fear alone, Of what? Defeat. For her almost any kind of peace is preferable to military defeat, for she could ascribe it to our blockade. For military defeat - spells disaster for her dynasty, for her war lords and for her world prestige. The Germany that would emerge from it would be a different Germany, : The Germans were soundly thrashed on the Somme. Their finest troops were broken by blows which enabled the French to shatter them finally at Verdun. The German army will never recover from the pounding it got be- tween July and November on the Somme. It is a dying army. It is not fit to fight the Great British Army which is preparing to join the great French Army to deal in its death blow. The Verdun and Somme battles were greater than any battles in this war of great battles, but they will be far surpassed in magnitude by the battles of 1917 all*along the Western front. The war will be decided in these bat- tles.. Germany is trying hard to open peace negotiations before they begin. Desperately she is searching for any and every means of escape from them, Her frantic conquest of Rumania isan attempt to knock out Russia and force peace upon the Allies before the Ger- man military power is destroyed in France, : The breathing space granted to her by the winter may be briefer than she imagines. I heard the British artillery on the Somme in September. It was more awe-inspiring than any words could suggest. Compared to it the most violent thunder storm is like the mew of a kitten. It seemed impossible toimagineany increaseinits volume. But let me picture the battles of 1917 as I see them in my mind's eye. The massed guns that the British Army will use will make the massed guns of 1916 sound like pop guns. The increase in our gun-power will be utterly unimaginable, The Germans know what to expect, and they are afraid. The German army in France and Flanders will be subjected to a steady rain of steel, not for weeks but for months, The steel rain will rain every day from dawn to dark. The German army will be forced to bear what it bore.on the Somme multiplied a hundredfold, andit will be slowly pounded to pieces by gunners who are no longer amateurs, but veterans. Its last reserves will be sucked into the melting rampart. The cohesion and discipline of the great German mil- itary machine will be destroyed and the greatest military catastrophe in history will be witnessed by the world There are pessimists who predicta draw on the western front. They base their arguments upon the impregnable strength of the modern defensive i i __ Malcolm MacBeth, Editor and Proprietor country which would dissipate our military power by an offensive at Salonika. Happily, the western school masses are in France. means victory everywhere. elsewhere means less than just as reverses elsewhere mean fess than nothing, kans will be moulded in France in 1917 by the greatest battle of nations the world will ever see, battle we must put every gun and every man, appals me, Kaiser. the Allies rather than face the car- «# nage of 1917. For the sake of those stake, I pray that the imperial gam- bler may make his peace with man, his heart, like Pharoah, march through the Red Sed and the wilderness of war into the Promised Land,--London Sunday Pictorial, ment labelled "Choice Dairy Butter," 400 sheets to package for sale at Bua office for $1.00. function is to complete the 'havoo- wrought by high explosives. A sta- tionary tank is only an armored house _ Moreover, atankon the defensive can- __ not quickly be transferred to another --__ point. Tanks cannot be used like machine guns. The enemy cannot stud his whole front with tanks. It must also be remembered that the os Anglo-French offensive will be co-ordin _ ated with the Russian and Italian of- -- fensive. There will be a converging pressure upon the central opers. In _ order to break it up Hindenburg will _ probably try to destroy the Russian. armies. He may also try to over- whelm the Italians. He may also attack Sarrail at Salonika. He may ee even threaten Egypt. But there is not much time left for these second- ary diversions, It is also possible that he may endeavor to shake our nerves a and derange our plans by using the °-- German fleet to cover a raid on these islands. Or he may violate Swiss : neutrality. But these would be des- oe perate enterprises, and Hindenburg is ~ an easterner, not a westerner. The 'whole history of the war turns upon German vacillation between the west- ern and eastern fronts, The western school crippled Hindenburg right up. to the crowning disaster of Verdun. a Since then Hindenburg has crippled the western school. He has for the __ % moment secured the German mastery ae over Middle Europe and the Balkans, and if he could get peace now Ger- many would be supreme from the Baltic to Bagdad. But Russia is un- conquered and unconquerable, and the life blood of Germany is- oozing. out in France, Her fate, therefore will be decided this spring and summer on the west- ern front. And the main factor in the decision will be the British army, There is an éastern school in this will be too strong for it. The German Victory there Victory > nothing. The future of the Bal- _ Into that I confess that the vista of bloodshed. It may well appal the He may accept the terms of nnocent millions whose lives are at f not with God. But if he hardens Wwe must ee Fe ae cee ee core Packages of good American Parch- against the modern offensive. But they overlook the new factor of 1917-- the superior power of the British army in men and in munitions, The Battle of the Somme was not a true offensive. [t was a defensive-offensive undertak- en with the object of relieving the pressure on Verdun, on the Russians, and on the Italians. The 1917 of- fensive will be carried out by a Brit- ish army numbering not less than two millions in conjunction with the French army. It will be a multiple offensive aimed not at a short thirty- e Apply to JACOB W. SCHMIDT, R.R No, 2, Milverton. Main St., Milverton, Furnace, bath lot, hard and soft water. sold at once, lars apply at Sun Office, FOR SALE A horse-power. in first-class shape 1 A good brick dwelling situated on lectric lights and fixtures, Large Must be For further partiou- mile sector of the German line, but at the whole German line, with a fix- ed determination to destroy the Ger- NOTICE Man masses where they' stand. The new tactical method employed by General Nivelle at Verdun will be adopted. The fosses sustained by the attacking troops will be reduced to the lowest possible figure, forit will be a battle of big guns in which the British and the French will possess a crushing ! must be settled on or settled either by cash or note on or before Feb, All accounts owing George J. Coxon before Feb, 5th, either by cash or note, 3 All outstanding accounts must be -- 15th.--R, MoMane, superiority. The Germans will strain every nerve to mass gun against gun. but they cannot overtake the lead al- ready established by the Allies. It is too great and it is increasing too rapid ly. They will be out-gunned, out- munitioned, and out-manned. And they will be pitting a half-beaten, old and war-weary German army against a fresh, young and vigorous British army. : Another factor which will tell heav- ily against the Germans in 1917 is our new railway organization. The trans- port problem will be solved, While the Germans will be pinned to their positions, our army will be free to strike where it pleases and how it 2 5 f plowing done. well, of Mornington, containing 91 acres, more or less, ected a good brick dwelling, bank barn well, 55 acres of fall plowing done, 5 acres bush, and balance in grass, YOST, Box 206, Milverton. FARM FOR SALE 100 acres of good farm land, Lot 1, Con, 14, Elma, All cleared and' -- pe Good buildings and oy THOMAS W. COXON, 'East half of Lot 9, in the 7th Con. On the premises is er- 0x72, driving shed. Orchard, drilled Por urther particulars apply to oe. ' pleases. Its gunsandits munitions as well as its men will be mobile, Its re- serves will be ample, The darned and patched German divisions willbe used up, and there will be no mass of man- oeuvre behind them, It is difficult to believe that the progressively weak- ened German army will be able to stand the strain. The superiority of the British in air work will be intensified. There are gloomy rumors with regard to the new German type of aeroplane--the Hal- berstradter. Tam told that some of our slow types are obsolescent. But we 18, North Easthope, containing 10€ acres more or less, large bank barn and strawshed, cement pig driving shed, large brick house with summez kitchen and wood-shed, wind- mill, plenty of water, farm well fene- ed and partly drained, About an acre of bearing orchard all kinds of fruit. plowing all done, 6 acres bush, on R.R. No. particulars apply to JACOB JUTZI, R.R, No. 1, Milverton, That farm known as lot 28, con. stable, 1, Milverton. For further have had full warning, and I decline to believe that our pilots will be handi- capped with inferior machines. They won the command of the air in the Somme battles. They will keep it un- less there is criminal sloth and negli- gence at home,athing whichat this time of day is unthinkable. I shall |. never forget the talks I had with some of our haughty young pilots of the Somme. These marvellous boys grave- ly apologized beeause they could not show me in the sky either a German aeroplane or a German observation balloon ! And I saw great bodies of our troops moving about within range of the German guns in perfect security because the German gunners were air blind. . 3 Air work is eyesight, so far as the gunner is e@oncerned. Artillery which has lost the command of the air is blind artillery. And blind artillery is like a boxer who fights with bandaged eyes, No artillery can stand against a super- ior artillery that has secured the mas- | yery of the air. Bey Th ee F The battles of 1917 will be battles of' tanks as well as battles of guns and aeroplanes. I pieture thousands of tanks in action. The German' tanks will make their debut, for the Germans are prompt copyists. [have no doubt 'destroyers. But we have secured the advantage of the initiative, And the : y diminishing ~ these BROGL Yate y Se Act Soe EBS _ Children, under 14, 25c, eo 'rather than t HO _ WANTED! Martin Crofton will be at Grand ff - _ Central hotel, Milverton, on . 5 : ee ao Rees ' FRIDAY and SATURDAY || | FEB. 9th and 10th, '17° To buy horses from 1100 s oe - tO 1600 Ibs, and from4toe | 10 years old. -- Highest prices will be paid -- \ tank is the weapon of t t of If You Have a Horse. Bring Him Out