Military S Be - |Monkton last Saturday and are call- |) -- Explanatory Announcement by the -- oe Minister of Justice -- TE MILITARY SERVICE ACT has received the assent of the overnor-Gen; " enforced ac fa can be relied uy QWwever. by word or act must other law in force must be. ul and is now part of the law of the land. y, and the patriotism and good sense of the to support it. It will be Resistance to its enforcement; and will be repressed, as resistance to any Reinforcements under the Military Service Act immediately required It is the intention of the Government immediately to exercise the power which the Act confers and to call out men for military service in order to provide reinforcements for the Canadian forces. This is neces- sary since the 'military authorities report that the reserves available or in sight for reinforcement will shortly be exhausted unless this step be taken. First call limited to m unmarried or widowers without children on\ July 6, 1917 en between 20 and 34 who were ' The present call will be limited to men not in the schedule of excep- tions who were unmarried or widowers without children on 6th July,1917; are at least twenty years of age, and were born on or since January Ist; 1883. Of this Class all those will be entitled to conditional exemption whose services in their present oc¢upations,; agricultural, industrial or other, are essential in the national interest, and whose business or domes- tic reponsibilities are such that serious hardship would ensue if their services be required. Conscientious scruples based upon a prohibition of combatant service by the articles of faith of the religious denomination to which men belong will also be respected. The men first required to serve will consequently be those who can be called upon with the least disturbance of the economic and social life of the country. Civil Tribunals to deal with exemptions Questions of exemption will be determined, not by the military authorities or by the Government, but by civil tribunals composed of representative men who are familiar with local conditions in the com- munities in which they serve, who will generally have personal knowledge of the economic and family reasons which those whose cases come before them have had for not volunteering their services and who will jbe able sympathetically to estimate the weight and importance of such reasons, Provincial Appellate Tribunals constituted from the existing judiciary of the respective provinces will b e provided to correct mistakes made by Local Tribunals, and a Central Appeal Tribunal for the whole of Canada; selected from among the present Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada; will be constituted in order that identical principles may be applied throughout the country, In this way every man may rest assured of the fair and full consideration of hi ments both civil and military. tes, is circumstances and the national require- Proclamation will announce the day A proclamation will issue calling out the bachelors and widowers referred to and fixing 4 day on or before which every man must report for service to the military authorities unless he has before that day made an application for exemption. How to apply for exemption Applications for exemption may be ade by written notice on forms which will be available at every post office, and will be transmitted free of postage. They will not, however, be required to be made in this way; but may be presented by the bunals. applicants in person to the exemption tri- The cases of those who have given written notice in advance will take precedence, and:appearancein person will therefore be likely to involve considerably more inconvenience and delay to the men con- cerned, so that it is recommended that advantage be generally taken of the facilities for written application. ; ; Ottawa, September 11, 1917. 2 Exemption Tribunals in all parts of Canada The local exemption tribunals will be constituted with the least delay possible, consistent with the selection of representative individuals to compose them, and the instruction of the members in their duties. There will be more than one thousand of such tribunals throughout Canada, each consisting of two members, one of whom will be nominated by a Joint Committee of Parliament, and the other by one of the Judges of the existing Courts. Every-effort will be made by the wide distribution of tribunals, and by provision where necessary for their sitting in more than one place, to minimise the inconvenience to which men will be put in obtaining the disposition of their cases. A Registrar will be appointed in each Province, who will be named in the proclamation and to whom enquiries may be addressed. Each Provincial Registrar will transmit to the appropriate tribunal the appli- cations for exemption which have been submitted in advance of the sit- tings, and men who have sent these in will not be required to attend the tribunals until notified to do so. sonally on the tribunal without notice. How to report for service Other applicants should attend per-. Men who do not desire to claim exemption will report to the military authorities for service either by mail or in person at any.time after the issue of the proclamation. Forms of report by mail will be found in all post offices, and, like applications for exemption, will be transmitted free of postage. Early report advantageous No man who reports for service will, although he may be medically examined and passed as fit, be required to go into camp or join a battalion until after a day fixed by the proclamation sufficiently late to permit of the disposition by the local tribunals of most, if not all, of the applica- tions for exemption which may come before them. Thus no advantage will be gained by delaying or disadvantage incurred by prompt report for service on the part of those whio do not intend to apply for exemption. Facilities for immediate medical examination Immediately upon the issue of the proclamation; medical boards wil! sit at every mobilization centre for the examination of men who report for service or who, subject to their right within the time limited to apply for exemption, desire to-have their physical fitness determined in order to allay any doubt as to their physical condition, or to know definitely and in advance whether there is a possibility of their services being required. Certificates of physical unfitness issued by these Medical Boards will be accepted without any further investigation by exemption tribunals when they sit. - Men found physically fit who have not reported for service may nevertheless apply for exemption on any of the prescribed grounds, inchading even their physical condition if dissatisfied with the Medical . Board's conclusion, Notice to join the colors As reinforcements are required, notice to report to the nearest mobil- ization centre will be given from time to time to the men found liable and . passed as fit for service; Disobedience of such notice will render the Offender liable t6 punishment, but.punishment for failure to report for military Service, or to report subsequently for duty when called upon; will be imposed ordinarily' by the civil magistrates; offenders, however; will remain liable for the performance of their military duties notwith- standing any civil punishment which may be imposed and will be liable to military punishment in casesin which civil proceedings are not taken. Watch for the Proclamation Notice of the day appointed for the making of a claim for exemption or for report for military service will be published as widely as péssible, but, as no personal notice can be given until the individuals called out _ have so reported themselves or claimed exemption, men~»possibly: con+~ cerned are warned to inform themselves with regard to the day fixed; since neglect may involve the loss by them of important privileges and rights. CHAS. J. DOHERTY, Minister of Justice. 130 ELMA COUNCIL _ The municipal council of the town- | ship of Elma met in the Agricultural | hall, Atwood, on Saturday, Sept. 22. - Members present--Reeve William Scott, Deputy-Reeve, Samuel Smith, Councillors William Coates, John IIl- man and Charles Vallance. | - Minutes of the last meeting were read, approved and signed by the eeve and Clerk. A communication from the Strat- ord General Hospital was read, ask- ing for assistance in maintaining the hospital. 'Moved by Vallance--IlIman--that a by-law to raise the deficiency in the construction of the improvement of the Logan-Maitland drain and costs relating thereto be now read a first and second time. Moved by Coates--Illman -- that this council deems it unnecessary to print or publish the by-law to raise the deficiency in the construction of the improvement of the Logan-Mait- ind drain and cost thereof and that the said by-law be now read a third Moved by Ulman--Vallance--that the by-law to raise the deficiency on the -Logan-Maitland: drain, known as The Logan-Maitland Drain Amend- ing By-law as now read a third time be numbered 693 and finally passed and the Reeve and Clerk sign the "ae and attach the. corporate seal ereto. / Moved by Smith--Vallance--that a grant of $25.00 be made to the __ Stratford Hospital as_ assistance in - maintaining the hospital. - "Moved by .Coates--Illman -- that y-law No. 694 of the Township, of Elma, ,to borrow the sum of $3.000. to meet the current expenditure of the year 1917 as now read a third me be finally passed. : ; 'Mr. Thos. G. Ratcliffe waited on the council asking for a grant to be Agricultural Society. : M by A hea apa or grant of $25.00 be made as - : ase to the Elma Agricultural So- ciety. 744 witki-that oved by Illman -- Smith--tha eaters 'end Clerk issue orders for the payment of the following accts: John Kesso,: plank, $26, Bbp Joseph ohnstone,: cleaning part H. Cleland, ward, lot 11, concession 2, $85.) . Smith ditto; re w % 9, con. 3, .00; Geo. ~"Lochhead, 'preparing by-law re Logan Maitland drain, 0; preparing debentures re Lo- aitland drain, $3.00; William signing debentures, a ? . Kidd, M.H.O., investing and ecting, $6.00, attending con- $14.00; John McCauley, rep. rt, lot 30, con. 5, $3.00; George elerk's fees re Fred Peh- ard, $3; re Geo. Mark's award re Fred Pehkke award, aoe » fn M. Sweeton, signing debentures, H. Cleland aw : Weiben award drain, $12. _ Smith award drain: $12.00; profi a ee re Schade profile | home 'djer, aged 56, living near, |A. Baker, tile, $38.78; W. B.. Coulter | plank and repairing culvert lot 14, con. 10, $7.03; G. Guenther, gravel per D. Harrow, $14.80; Jos. John- ston, 15 yds. per J. C. Flood, T.U.E. and L.- $2.25; Ezra Knechtel, 33 yds. per Wm. Schott, $4.95; 59 yds. per E. Knechtel, $8.85; Thos. Ellacott, 20% yds. per Thos. S. Ellacott $3.07 4 yds. per J. A. McKenzie, 60c; A. Wilson, 98 yds. per George Porter, $18.95; 73 yds. per J. W. Dickson, $10.95; 25 yds. per George Gordon, $3.75; Samuel Love 64% yds. per Geo. Gordon, $9.67; 51 yds. per W. Sweeton, $7.65; Chas. Coghlin, 35 yds. per R. Hull, $5.25; 56 yds. per Russell Coghlin, $8.40; 57 yds. per J. P. Gordon, $8.55; Jas, McCrae, acct. for plank, $39.62, rep. bridges, Trowbridge, $7.50; S. Hiles, 23 yds. per Jno A. McKenzie, $3.45; 22 yds. per Jas. Holman, $3.30; Hy. Rasz- man, 7.yds. per John A. McKenzie, $1.05; Geo. Chapman rep. bridge and culvert, s.r. 20 and 21, con. 4, $25.00; putting up speed limit signs $2.00; Alfred Stewart, rep. culvert, lot 9, T.L.E. and L. $2.00; Tp. Elma, lank, lot 9, T.L.E. and L., $1.85; R. fennten teaming plank, $2.50; Wm. McCutcheon, teaming plank and rep. culvert, lot 14, con. 11, $7.00; W. J. Tughen, teaming plank, $1.50; Nor- val Hall, rep. bridge, lot 1, con. 6, $5 Percy Peppler, timber for bridge, lot 1, con. 6, $1.50; J. R. Coates, ap- proaches to bridges s.r. 5 and _6, con. 4, $6.25; ditto, lot 15 and 16, con. 1, $14; teaming plank, $3; Geo. Thompson, rep. road s.r. 10 and 11, con. 5, 25c; Wm. Coates, © light at bridge, lot 15 and 16, con, 1, -75c. Moved by Illman--Vallance--that Jthe council do now adjourn to meet again in the Agricultural Hall, At- wood, on Saturday, October 27th, at ten o'clock for general township busi ness.--Geo. Lochhead, Clerk. HAMPSTEAD Anniversary services were held in the church here on Sunday, conduct- ed by Rey. A. Edington, of Harrow, a former pastor. | : given by the choir. Owing to the condition of the weather, the attend- ante was not so large as it otherwise would have been. On Monday 'even- ing, a.social evening was held:at the -of . Mr, Alex. given by local talent and an appetiz- ing lunch served by the ladies.- ~ The Women's Institute met last Tuesday at the home of Mr. James Chalmers, when Miss Loney, school nurse, of Stratford, gave a very in- teresting address on "Child's rights.'": A number from here attended the Milverton and Tavistock fairs on Fri-. day and Tuesday respectively. Rev. Dr. McRae, of Mitchell, will occupy the pulpit in the church here next Sunday. -- ; i eee i 2 Death of Geo, Huehn. 'George Huehn, a well-known farm- _Heidelburg, was found dead in bed at an-early hour Thursday morning by his wi hn being due apparent Special music was. McGillawee, when an enjoyable programme was om trat de at "iM -|Rohlender and D. S. B LOGAN COUNCIL Council met Sept. 24th. Minutes of the last meeting were read, con--- firmed and signed, by the Reeve. The following resolutions were carried, viz: That W. A. Stevenson, per order of Jas. Ruston, contractor McNaught drain be paid the sum: of: $1500.00 for work done as per en- gineer's certificate. That Hy. Rock Geo. Leonhardt and John Roger be paid respectively $6.50, $7.00 and $10.00, for ploughs broken while re- pairing the highways. That Councill- lor Haggarty be appointed to have the collector's bond duly signed and returned to the clerk. That Chas. Rude receive $20.00 for farm bridge lot w% 3838, con. 11, McNaught drn. That this council sub-let the upper part of the lower portion of the Northwest drain from stake marked Ox00 to stake marked 98x00 to Wm. | A. Stevenson for the sum of $3300, ! work to be done in accordance with plan, profile and _ specifications of John Roger, O.L.S., the engineer. in charge, and to be completed on or before Dec. 31st, 1917. Accounts amounting to $1915.25 were ordered paid, when meeting adjourned to Oct. 29th, at usual time and place. --Marvin Leake, Clerk. ROSTOCK Mrs. Wm. Wickie and Master Wil- bur, are spending a few days with friends at Tavistock. Mr. and Mrs. John Ehgoetz, of Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs. John Gaul, of Stratford, called on friends here on Friday. ' Miss Ella Kreuter is spending a weeksin Milverton. : Mr. Wm. Riehl is improving his residence by putting a cement found- ation under the house. _Mrs. Con. Diedrich, of Sebring- ville, spent a few days in Rostock and vicinity last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wicke and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wickie, of Strat- ford, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Justus Kreuter. -- : The appearance of Rostock has been improved by a piece of cement sidewalk in front of the homes of Messrs. Fred Schenck and F, Schute. Quite a number from here attend- ed the Milverton fair last week. _ . Mrs. Louis Wicke, of Newton, was a Sunday visitor in Rostoc : Scag Miss Gladys Smith, of Forest, has charge of Mr' I, Druar's millinery parlors this season, : Waterloo evapisa 'Board. ie The exemption tribunals with the jexception of those for the town of Preston are now complete and are annéunce -as follows for Waterloo Kitchener, Police Magis- A. Weir, J. Scully, Fred ) ° '; Water- loo, J. C, Haight and Jas. Scott; Police Magistrate J. R. Blake, Hancock, Wm. Linton, Wm. Phillip Hespeler, Winfield. Brewster and A. county: |Baird; Elmira, August Werner and}: 'John R. Ruppel; f 'R. Plum and F. New Hamburg, W. H. McCallum; -Lin- |THE MILITARY SERVICE ACT (From Dr. Steele's speech) From the time that the proclam- ation is issued every young man in that class automatically becomes a member of the Canadian army, If he fails to report by the date named .in the proclamation he will be treat- led as a deserter, being liable to a severe penalty. Should he be sen- tenced for a term of imprisonment, he made to serve in the army first 'and if the authorities see fit serve his prison term after his return. Exemption Causes. | Tribunals will be appointed and, will sit in the various centres to hear 'applications for exemption. Thus jwhile every man is a member of the Canadian army it is not intended to take all the men under the draft sys- tem. Grounds for such exemption are the fact of one's present work being more important to the Empire than 'the work one would do in the army. This includes farmers, for the Act aims at leaving sufficient men so that the farm work may be carried on. Of course, a farmer who has several sons, may lose one, but he will be left enough help to run his farm, This section of the exemption will also apply to skilled mechanics, who can- not easily be replaced. Students -al- so in cases where it would be a posi- tive hardship for them to give up their studies will. be exempt on such a condition of affairs being proven to ithe tribunal. Financial or domestic 'obligations such as a business heav- ily in debt or a son supporting a wid- owed mother or sisters are also cause fos exemption. -- Anyone who thinks that he is phy- sically unfit should take advantage 'of the medical board sitting at Strat- ford so that they can be prepared for the tribunal when they begin to sit. The conscientious objector which means some one who belongs to a sect or church such as the Quakers lor Mennonites, who do not believe in war, is exempt from fighting but may be called for other military service. Members of the clergy of the organ- ized churches are also exempt as are two sects of people by treaty with the Government when they came to Canada, These ate Doukhobors and the Russian Mennonites of the West. Ample Appeal Provisions. ' One does not necessarily have to accept the finding of the local tri- bunal as there are appeal tribunals to which one can go by notifying the _|registrar for Ontario, Mr. Glen Oslex. of Toronto. There. is even an appeal beyond that as the case can be taken to Justice Duff of the Supreme Court whose decision is final = The Minister of Militia has the right to oppose the granting of ex- emption to any one which is a check on. the indiscriminate abuse of their power by tribunals. 2:0 4) There is a heavy. penalty attached lishing or speaking in any ontravenes the Act: Thus ; advised another man » do -- ri- fed, as the deceased was wi |Rhineland, a former pastor, Mr. CC. |. Mr, Cc. C, Chamb jof Detroit, attended the funeral the late John Rennick or The funeral was very la known and highly respected by Services were conducted by Re Fa eta es ee Mr. Charles Rowland and_ sister, Annie May, motored from Embro to EBs ing on old acquaintances here at present... < bs : Mr. Wm. Love, 10th con.; lost a -|valuable horse last week from dis- temper. ; - The fine showers of last week will time is fast passing away and very little of that line of work has been done yet. -- : = Monkton Methodist Circuit, Oct. 7th--Anniversary services at' Monk- ton. Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. |/Rev. W. A. Walden will preach. There will be special musie by the choir. Also soloists from Stratford and Milverton will take part. A free will offering will be taken at both services. Don't fail to be present. Rev. A. E. Doan made a motor trip to Alliston on Monday. Mrs. Doan and Margaret returned with him. ~ Rev. A. E. Doan, President.of Lon don Conference Epworth League, is in Stratford this Thursday and Fri- day attending the Biennial Conven- tion. A number of delegates from | the Methodist churches of this vicin- ity are also in attendance. : The funeral of the late Stephen A. Nicholson, of Mitchell, took place on Thursday last from his late resi- dence at 9.30 a.m., to St. Vincent de Paul's church, where services were conducted by Rev. Fr. Kelly. The edifice was packed to-its utmost cap- acity by a large number of old friends, neighbors and acquaintances who came to pay their last tribute of respect. Messrs. J. L. Downey, Wm. Ryan, M. Regan, Thomas and Wm. Connolly and Patrick Nicholson act- ed as pall-bearers. Mr. John McNaught has disposed of three lots on Madison St., to Mr. Henry Strickert. Mr. HenryS Strickert has sold his farm on the 16th of Elma, to Mr. Ed. Smith. Mr. J. I. Struthers has been en- gaged by Messrs. Hay Bros. to run their elevator here. Mr. Jas. Gra- ham having resigned. Mr. G. Litt, of Mitchell, has & gang pressing hay in this vicinity. He shipped 'his first carload this fal on Tuesday. Farmers are receiving $7.00 per ton. Mrs. Wm. Blair and son, Nelson, are at present visiting at Mr. John Bettger's. The chopping mill will continue to run every day in the week except Saturday. On Sunday next the Logan Luth- eran church will celebrate its Jubilee Anniversary and as a consequence no service will be held in the Monk- ton church. The services will be con- ducted by Rev. T. H. Heugli, of morn- ing and evening. © The Mitchell choir will assist in the song service. A week from Sunday harvest home services will be held in the Monkton Lutheran church, morning and even- ing, commencing at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. The morning service will be conducted in German and_ the evening service in English. Holy morning service. The confessional service will commence at 10 o'clock:. Sunday school will-be-held commenc- ing at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Marshall, of Goderich, is at present visiting frierds in Monk ton. ' Mr. Daniel DeCoursey, of Born- holm, was in receipt of a telegram the other day from Chicago convey- ing the sad intelligence that his son, Daniel Patrick, aged 21 years, had passed away on that date at St. An- thony's hospital. No particulars as to the cause of his death were given, but, as he was a fireman on the Mich- igan Central Railway, it is presumed that he was fatally injured in an ac- eident. The remains arrived home, via Mitchell, on. Monday and were conveyed to the parental home of the deceased. The funeral took place on Wednesday morning to St. Vincent de Paul's cemetery, Mitch- ell, after services were conducted at St. Bridget's church. Much sym- paty is felt for the bereaved family. Mrs. Herbert Plant, of Toronto, is at present visiting at the home of Mr. Geo. Struthers. At a meeting of Knox church con- gregation on Monday afternoon, a unanimous call was moderated in to Mr. E. A. Thompson, of Hastings, a recent graduate of Knox College, To- ronto.. Rev. W. D. MeDonald, of Atwood, interim moderator, presided atthe meeting. Should Mr. Thomp- son accept, Presbytery will be asked to make preparations shortly for his ordination and induction. ~ Mr. Roy Coxon on Tuesday dispos- ed of his blacksmithing business and property to Mr. John Berlet for the sum of $3000. Possesion to be giv- en on Dec. Ist. experience in the business, having for years conducted business at this stand. Mr. Coxon was in business for two and a half years and has worked up a splendid business. . Mr. Coxon has not yet made his plans for the future. _-- Rev. Mr. Johnston, of Shallow Lake, will oceupy the pulpit of Knox church on Sunday next. Mr. O. Duffield made a_ business trip to Owen Sound on Monday, re- turning on Tuesday. Mr. John White and daughter, Millie, spent Sunday at Stratford. Mr. Alfred Ullner, of Stratford, spent a day or two at his parental home here this week. y Mr. Wilfrid Smith son of Mr. Fred, Smith, of Grey, enlisted a week or two ago with the Transportation Corps. and is now training at Toron- to. He was the only one of eight who went up that passed the exam- ination. in mechanics. ; hat 'The monthly meeting of the Men's Patriotic League will be held in Ers- kine's hall on*Friday evening, Oct. 12th. ' MONKTON SCHOOL FAIR | "oar += PRIZE, List, . Class 1--Irish Cobbler Potatoes-- Alex. Davidson, Freda Diehl, Henry Gerth. ; pes A se FY chaos es Class 2---North Dakota Corn-- John Davidson, Will Davidson, Mor- ley Lannin. eee See Wisconsin Corn--Alex. Davidson. ° Golden Bantam Corn -- Evelyn» shat Edna. Weber, Herman Muel- Ch EA as x eee Class 8--Yellow Leviathan Man-. gels--Russell Shine, Henry Gerth, Gordo Plate Say 3 ee POS Gey _Red Leviathan Mangels -- Tillie Dittmer, Gordon Leppard, Margaret PMMA As aks oe Gu ae - Class 4--Dark Red Turnip Beets --Ethel Davidson, Alb Virgil Partrid 'all. | or let the ploughmen get busy, as the! communion will be celebrated at the}, Mr. Berlet has had |™ 't Muell ve Banne Hazel Weber, Howard W: _ Class 10---White Cab 'Flannery, Henry Mueller, ING Ae Seo Red Cabbage--Hilda Gerth, Edna Gerth, Ethel Davidson. : idson, Roy McEwan, Vera Diehl. Class 12--Celery -- Olive White, Will Davidson, Herman Mueller. Class 183--Tomatoes--Edna Web- er, Hildred Struthers, Evelyn Shine. Class 14--Dutch Sets -- Henry Gerth, Gertrude Engel, Russell Shine na Schmidt, Alex. Davidson. Class 15--Sunflowers -- Ellen Diehl, Hazel: Marshall, Helen Schade. Class 16--Apples--No exhibit. | Class .17---Beans--Ethel Davidson Henry Mueller, Alvin Mogk. _ Class18--Sheaf of Oats -- John Davidson, Roy Weir, Russell Shine. Class 19--Gladiolus Stalks--Eth- Shine, Hulda Mueller. Dahlias--Hildred Struthers, Eve- lyn Shine, Edna Weber, Elma Smith. Verbenas--Francis. Zehr. Only one entry. ; Sweet Peas--Ethel Davidson, Ed- na Debus, Hazel Adair, Anna Sch- midt. Asters--Marjorie Golightly, Eliza Adair, Lyall Erskine, Hazel Weber. Loretta Shine, Eliza Adair, Alice Waters. : > Class 20--Butter--Teressa Adair, Irene Shine, Eva Davidson. Class 21---Poultry--Barred Rocks --Gertrude Engel, Earl McEwen, W. Davidson, Jack Golightly. White Leghorns--Roy Weir, Al- bert Mueller, Laura Diehl. -- Pekin Dueks--Kathleen Stewart, Sam Stewart, Charlie Gill. Pair Pigeons--Henry Gerth,» Carl Holman, Will Davidson. Class - 22----Pets -- Kitten -- Edna McEwan, Alice Waters, Hazel Web- er. : : ' Rabbits--August Bahn, Wassman Graham. Class 23---Sewing--Dressed Doll-- Ethel Davidson, Hildred Struthers, Ethel McDonald. Patching Three Carnered Tear-- Hulda Diehl, Margaret Waters, Vera Diehl. 2: , ; ' 3 Class 24--Cooking--Apple Pie-- Hazel Adair, Ruth Bettger, Edith Erskine,, Elma Smith. Light Layer Cake -- Mae Adair, Florence Merryfield; Jean Struthers, Edith Erskine. Half Dozen Biscuits---Mae Weber, Edith Erskine, Florence Merryfield, Ethel McDonald. : One Dozen Cookies--Ruth Bettg- er, Tessa Nicholson; Mary Davidson, Anna Schmidt. Half Dozen: Buns---Mary Mueller, Teressa Adair. . . : : . Special Prizes ; Four jars preserved fruit--Ruth Bettger, Elma Smith, Teressa Adair. Life History of House--M. Ham- mond, Lillias Schade, Violet Near. Essays "On the War' -- Teressa Adair, Peter Curtin. Collection Butterflies and Moths-- Loretta. Longeway, Cathelene Long. eway, Evelyn Shine. Collection. of Cut Flowers---Glady 8 Graham, Elsie Pfaff, Lillias Schade. Collection of 25 mounted and nam ed weeds -- Alex. Davidson, Lillia Schade, Mary Mueller. ee: Collection of 12 mounted and nam ed leaves--Ferg Waters, Rose Long- eway, Loretta Shine. Collection of House Plants--Elma Smith, Hildred Struthers. Peck of Potatoes--Russell Ellacott Clare Weber, Howard Weber, Henry Diehl, Kenneth Golightly. Collection of Garden Vegetables-- Gladys Graham, Lillias Schade. Collection of Apples, Pears, Plums and Grapes, 4 of each--Will David- SOn.-\ x f Loaf of Home-made Bread--Ethel McDonald, Francis Golightly, Freda Diehl. ; Second Class Writing -- "Dande- lions"---Mabel Near, Harvey Reitzel, Hulda Mueller. : Third Class Writing -- "Tubal Cain'"--LIva. Near, Isabel Hammond, Hulda Diehl. Fourth Class Writing--'Recession al'"-----M. Hammond, Mary Nicholson, Myrtle Nicholson. Map of Europe showing Battle Lines -- Tessa Nicholson, Edith Ers- kine, Mary Nicholson. Map of Canada showing Trans. Railways -- Violet Near, Lillias Schade, Mae Adair. Map of Perth, rivers, railways, ete. --Ethel Davidson, Mabel Near, Hul- da Diehl. ' Water Colour Drawing of Tulip-- M. Hammond, Mary Mueller, Violet Near. Union Jack--Mary Davidson, Fan- nie Zehr, Harold Holmes. Pair Barred Rocks from 0. A. ©, eges--Virgil Partridge, R. Ellacott, Hammond, Pair Houdan Hens--Geo. Henry. Pair of Geese -- Will Davidson, Norman McEwan, Lorne Davidson. Calf fed on Ro Food--Harvey McDonald. Holstein grade yearling heifer -- Russell Shine. Crochet Lace -- Gertrude Engel, Edna Debus. Crochet Underwaist Yoke--Irene Shine, Margaret Waters. Knitted Socks -- Irene Irene Shine, Laura Diehl. _ White Wyandottes--Extra "exhib- it--Katheleen Stewart. I Ellacott,. School Report. Following is the report of U.S.S. 18, Mornington, Ellice and N. East- hope. Names arranged in order of merit, Those absent for examin- ations are marked (*).° fees Sr, IV+Luella Smith, -- Robert. pare Wesley Whitney, Sam Bosh- Reis, Mabel Henry, Beryl Clarke, Luella Albrecht, "Norman Poole. *Willie Poole, "Isaac Roes. . Sr. II--Clara Jacobs, Noah Roés,. Cora bye' Stewart Smith; Dan Roes, *Ezra Kropf. © _ Jr. II -- Irene Henry, Louisa Brunk, John Poole, Gertie Smith, Winnie Shewring, John Hrb, Allan Schultz, Jack Hunter, *Moses Kuep- fer, "Salome Yutzi, "Menno Nafzig- er. \ ? 4 ' Ais Second Class--Katie Kropf, Lena Kuepfer, Noah Kuepler, Merch May berry, Ervin Zehr, Barbara Kropf, Emerson Whitney. - : _ First Class--Reta_ Henry, Nancy Jantzi, - Barbara Kuepfer,' Lizzie Schultz, Andrew Kuepfer, Mahlon Schultz, Verdella Zehr, Idella Zehr, Gertie Fetter, *Sturner Clarke. Primer--Sam Jantzi, Myrtle Fet- ter, Hen os hitne) Class 11--Cauliflower--Will Dav-| Potato Onions--Evelyn Shine, An- | el Debold, Ethel Davidson, Loretta | 1 Purple . Stock' - dr. IV--Mary Mayberry; Frieda.| | she'd broughi ... NELSON C. MERRICK Who-has given up the blacksmithing business and who will be prepared to_ giveall his time to auctioneering on his return in November. se ee LINWOOD Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roe and son, Jack, of Toronto, spent a few days of last week 'with his. parents here. _ Mr. and Mrs. James Ogram, of the 18th line, spent a few days this _ week in Toronto. 5} ey hee The school fair held at Crosshill* on Tuesday was a decided success. -- Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy and Miss 'Le Roy, of Toronto, spent Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Roe. : Mr. Bert Heinbuch, of Detroit, spent a few days at his home here." -- Mr. Frank Baker, of Toronto,' . spent Sunday at his home here. : Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hayes attend- ed the funeral of the latter's father -- in Arthur on Monday. phe -- Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Eydt, of Phil-~ ipsburg, and.Miss F. Eydt, of New -- Hamburg, and Mr. Hiram Gabel, of Shakespeare, spent Sunday with Mr. C. R, Johnston, 9th line. Mrs. Henry Bean and son Melvin, spent Sunday in Kitchener. ee Cee day on the 9th line. ; 3 A number of our young people - spent a 'very enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Me- Laughlin, near Listowel. aot Miss Evelyn Roe is spending her yacation with her sister in Toronto. WON'T CIRCULATE CARDS. The food service pledges sent out -- by Food Controller Hanna are not being circulated in Listowel. There _ is a pile of them in the basement of _ the library building, and it looks as > -- if they would go to waste. The mat- ~ ter of distributing these cards was ! discussed. at a meeting of the Wo-. - men's Patriotic League, and a 'mo tion was unanimously passed expres- sing the decision not to cireulate them. The. press' correspondent, Mrs. (Dr.) J. A, Campbell, in a state- - ment given out says *:--'"'When it -- was taken into consideration that last year over 880,000,000 pounds of . grain was used for the manufacture of liquer the members of the league unanimously decided that it was not - their duty to distribute and ask for the signing:of.the.pledge cards..The |. general. feeling is that our women have. been. economizing "and making. sacrifices in every way -possible to. . help win the war. : This stand was. taken with the object of bringing in- © to the limelight the amount of. val-_ uable -food product that is wasted in this country, and until this-waste _ is stopped by our Government, the | women of the Patriotic League of . Listowel will abide by their resolu-. _ tion. ane Under a Misapprehension. Officials of the inland revenue de- partment, discussing the refusal of © members of the Ottawa Women's Club and the W.C.T.U. to take any ~ part in the campaign for signatures to the food service pledge cards state ' that there is a popular misapprehen- 'sion regarding the use of grain' by ° distillers. According to the inland ~~ revenue department, very little liq- uor,comparatively, is being manufac- : tured in Canada now for beverage purposes. Practically all the whis- ' key being consumed was manufac- > tured before the war began. The distilleries have been given over to the manufacture of alcohol for use in the making of high explosives and for industrial purposes. In Memoriam. Lang--In loving memory of James E. Lang, who passed away Sept. 27th, 1916, : "Thou knowest--not alone as God, all knowing, As man our mortal hast proved, On earth with o'erflowing Oh Saviour! Thou hast wept, and Thou hast loved; And love and sorrow still to Thee may come F And find a hiding-place, a rest; a home." _weakness Thou purest sympathies: Fined for Negligence Miss Kathleen Holliday, of Guelph» was before Police Magistrate Makins of Stratford, on .Friday afternoon,.. charged with criminal negligence, when the car she was driving ran in - jfront of a car driven by Mr. John -- Herold, of Shakespeare, causing it to turn over on the bank, instantly killing Katherine, daughter of Mr, Herold, She pleaded guilty and was fined $100 and costs. in St. Marys o on the charge 'this case Was adjourned indefinitely. - n Friday of last week Coal Dealers Warned : 'The office of the Dominio ep Controller, Ottawa, repeats tha: Fibs ee ing to coal dealers throughout the' country that objection will be taken to any advance in the price of coal. cing made without notification first being sent to the Fuel Controller The view of the Fuel Controller that the coal dealers had a liberal* profit last. summer, sufficiently so to enable them to continue the prese prices. into the winter, and give t smaller users of coal the same prie notwithstanding any increase tha. the mines may make at this time. " = ~ Fs at A SUGGESTION » This drummer, being very fond o corn on the cob, ate ear after ear Finally the eS a ee = 15th S TO im his -- or ear, said, tar : es eth or "Don? : UW 4 3 Mr. Geo. Koenig, Sr., spent Sunes , Miss Holliday was also to appear et of manslaughter, but >