ADIES! © The Famous Empress Fall Boots Have Just Arrived __ _ This will be welcome news to our lady friends, as it is an announcement that is always looked forward to --for the "Empress" Shoe enjoys a coast to coast re- putation among women, for comfort, style and wear. Although leather and labor are scarce, you will find them, as usual "up to the mark" as to workmanship beauty of quality and style. : Here are Four Striking Styles The first is a jet black smooth Vici. - 8.00 Kid Boot, in lace style, with extra high cut tops, long plain vamp, cuban heels, 6.00 8.00 light weight soles, sizes 214 to 7 0./0 Morrice Shoe Store **The Home of Good Shoes" MILVERTON, " ~ ONTARIO : Another laced black Vici Kid has high cut black cloth tops, leather Louis heels, goodwear welted soles, all sizes. . In all Havanna Brown Vici Kid is a very attractive boot, with extra high cut tops, made on the famous Sport Last, with Neolin soles... : Then in Patent Coltskin there are either button or lace styles, with black cloth tops, Louis heels, goodwear welted soles, both lines will be found ideal for either street or dress wear » MONKTON BRIEFS) residents -has passed beyond life'sihand an attempt is being made to anes in. wae; oe ons =fperenret = atereeheln the Ellice peat beds | eir, relict 0! e late Alexander | whether through the formati f Stewart, death taking place last Sat- ec Be oterane oper Mr. John White is a visitor at To ronto this week. Pte. Strachan is in charge of Mr. White's barber shop during his absence, aoe {spent Sunday at Sebringville. meee sore The Lungs of Your Rangeé 'There is no flue sys- tem just like that of the Pandora Range. Before you buy a range learn about the Pandora method of heat distribution -- it is the secret of good baking and of every" kind of good work a good range should do, It is the Jupg system of the range. FOR SALE BY A. C. CLEMENS M'Clarys Pandora Range St. John, N.B. Hamilton Montreal Calgary Vancouver Saskatoon Winnipeg Edmonton Génsider carefully' these three rea- ~ sons why it is wisdom/to get a Model 90 Overland car. You need this modern method that enables you to do more work in less time. Its price is unusually low consider- ing its quality, its room, beauty, com- fort and efficiency. Back of it is a real Canadian institu-. tion fortunately prepared to care for all service and parts requirements now and later. Five points of Overland superiority Appearance, Performance, Comfort, Service and Price WM. ZIMMERMANN, Dealer . Miiverton, Ont. Willys-Overland, Limited Bh nade and Overland Motor Cars and Light Commercial Wagons Head Office and Works, West Toronto, Ontario _|overseas boxes 5c per package at J, _ The exezutive of the North Perth Cotinty Sunday School Association meets at the Evangelical church, Mil- verton on Saturday, Aug. 31st, at 10 am. All members of the. execu- tive are requested to attend. Misses Ruth and Ethel Bettger re- turned home on Sunday after spend- ing two weeks with their aunt, Mrs. J. Untey, of Ailsa Craig. ~ Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Armstrong Some of the. Monkton sports at- tended the races at Brussels on Wed- nesday. : School re-opens on Tuesday, Sept. 8rd. Parents are asked to have the pupils begin the first day, if possible. Though the Public Schools Act per- mits children who have attained the age of five to attend school it is thought much better for them to be- gin after they have reached their six- th birthday. Owing to crowded rooms we ask parents to consider this. Mr. and Mrs. James Erskine and family spent Sunday at Harriston. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Manz and daugh ter, Marie, and Mrs. Lynn Peifer, of Kitchener, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. G. Weber. Mr. Jake Weber, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bettger and child- ren motored to Neustadt on Sunday and visited Mr. Henry Bettger. Mrs. D. G. Ridout and children left Tuesday for Kitchener to visit her sister, Mrs. E. Reitzel, after spending a month at her home here, Mr, Burrel, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Pullman and two daughters, Sophie and Myrtle, motored from Stratford and spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James McKenzie. Mr. Geo, Struthers has disposed of the house at present occupied by Mr. Con. Heller, to the congregation of the Lutheran church, who will use it for a manse. We understand the pur chase price was in the neighborhood of $2,500. Mr. Roy Golightly was at London on Monday. Mr. John Davidson leaves on Thurs- day for an extended visit to Neepawa Man. ig Mrs. George Woodcock it at pres- ent attending the bedside of her sis- ter, Miss L. Atkin, Milverton, who is ill with typhoid fever. Mr. Lloyd Holman left on Wednes- day last for Galt, where he has taken a position at the C.P.R. station there. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Holmes and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Holm es spent Sunday at Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Proudfoot and daughter, of Toronto, are at present visiting the former's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Proudfoot. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Erskine and fam- ily spent Sunday at Harriston. Mr. George B. Manton spent Sun- day at Brantford with his sister, Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Henry and daughter, Miss Henry, of Toronto, spent the week- end at the home of Mr. H. Ronnen- berg. Miss Edna Fileax, of Detroit, and Miss Cole, of Clinton, are visitors at Mr. H. Ronnenberg's. Mr. David Keillor received word on Monday that his son, John had receiv- ed a gun shot wound in the leg. Mr. Geo. Manton received the sad intelligence that his nephew, Harry Ward, of Brantford, had been killed in action during the recent fighting. Word was received on Friday by Mr. Wilson Little that his son, Mel- ville, had been wounded. Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Holmes and Tamily and Miss Vera Ronnenberg spent Tuesday at Waterloo. Mr. E. Wilson is spending a couple of weeks with friends at Hamilton. A few more days and harvesting will be a thing of the past and the shrill sound of the threshing machine whistle is heard quite often. Mr. W. Strickert, of the 16th con., is out on the road again with his good old re- liable, and Huston Bros. have bought a fresh steam threshing machine, which should be a great convenience to farmers in getting that line of work done in good time. _ Mrs. Alex. Forrest, of Atwood, vis- ited friends in the country last week. _ Mrs. Stephen Brown, of London, is at present visiting her friends in Elma. Miss Alma Forrest is paying a visit to her friends and acquaintances in the country, while having her vaca- tion from the Bell telephone office at Atwood. In the absence of Rev. M. Sutcliffe urday, Aug. 24th, in her 91st year. She was born at B MRS. ALEXANDER STEWART. "Another one of --Monkton's oldest rechin, Forfarshire Locating in a axe they had to literally hew their married to the late Mr. Stewart at Galt in 1856. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1906 surrounded by their children and grandchildren and many well wishers from the surrounding country. The late Mrs. Stewart, whose husband predeceased her in 1910, was a strong Presbyterian and an active church worker until advancing age kept her confined to the house. She had been' knitting socks for the soldiers since the beginning of the war and had up- wards of 150 pair to her credit. The funeral took place from her late resi- dence last Monday aftenoon to Knox church, Monkton, interment at Elma Centre cemetery. Rev. C. N. Paddon of Milverton, officiating in the ab- sence of her regular pastor, Rev. E. A. Thompson. She is survived by 4 sons, William, Logan township; Al- fred, on homestead; Albert, Detroit; and James, of the Customs, Stratford and two daughters, Mrs, Gilbert Mc- Kenzie, Sarnia, and Maggie at home, The pallbearers were: John Weir, Clifford; G. T. McKenzie, Sarnia; and her four sons, William, Alfred, Al- bert and James. Amongst those pres- ent from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. John Weir, Mrs. Eckensviller and son, Clifford; Mrs. Mary McMil- lan, Glenallan; Mr. and Mrs. Beggs, Linwood; Mr. and Mrs, James Bry- ant, Mr. William Dixon and Miss Mary Collins, of Stratford. WOODS TO BE TAKEN OVER ON AUGUST 28 Arrangements have been completed for the formal taking over of the Conestogo Woods by the Ontario Gov ernment, which has been turned over to the Forestry Department by Mr. Walter Snider, of that village, for the purpose of perpetuating and conserv- ing the woods forf uture generations. The event will take place on Wednes- day morning, August 28th, when a number of prominent men will visit the woods and partake of dinner at Schweitzer's hotel. It had been ex- pected that Hon. G. Howard Fergus- son, of the Ontario Cabinet, would attend, but owing to his being away on a vacation some other member of the Cabinet will be present. Officers of the Forestry Department, of the Commission of Conservation, and other prominent officials and_ busi- ness men will be present, including Messrs. Orpheus Shantz, of Chicago, Ill.; Dr. A. S. Vogt, of Toronto, and others. In the afternoon the visitors will be motored to Cressnian's Woods where an inspection of the popular resort will be made. The special Act that will be pass- ed at the next sessidén of the Legis- lature making provision fof thé con- servation of woodlands in this Pro- vinee is being drawn up by the of- ficers of the Department. SUIT OF CLOTHES IS WORTH ABOUT $100 IN HOLLAND NOW. A well-known St. Thomas man, who was born in Holland, but who has resided, in that city for many years, and is now a naturalized Can- adian, during the past week received from his hauve iand a somewhat In- teresting letter, which shows that al- though people in Canada are _suffer- ing to a very great extent by the high cost of foodstuffs and wearing appar- el, it is 2 a mere nothing'"' when com- pared with conditions that exist to- day in Holland. 'The relative of this man, vynd is the author of the epistle, states that not very long ago he for-.nd it neces- sary to pay the equiv{ent of $40 for a pair of shoes, arg he says further ber Hak Is not, suit of clothes ob- ait Che where under $100 per nn to ~.-fcoal for stove use has gone up +o $8 and $10 per bag, and eat- Atwood circuit last Sunday. Rao Eileen and Thelma Daws~ 4 ° amilton, are spending a we 3°. ? Me Alex. Chalmers'. sek at ervices in Knox ch' me -- atch will be conducted by the Pa" cor, Ree eae Thomson on Sunday next at 12 a.m. og aes +e N. Paddon, Milverton Hikso esc ete Thomson will occupy Mace Cea in the future, as Rev. ~ «Jonald, of Atwood, expects to «<eturn from the Field next week. Miss Luella Bundscho, of Milverton is spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Schade. Pte. Stanley Strachan, of C.G.R., London, has obtained six weeks' leave of absence and is working for his un- cle, Mr. Jos. Johnston. Miss Gladys Sylvester is spending a few days visiting her friend, Miss Florance Johnston. White waxed paper for packing Western Mission T. Gill's. Mr. J. T. Gill has entered the Lon- don Free Press Big Automobile Con- test and solicits all renewals to that paper also any new subscriptions. Mr. James Colquhoun, of Stratford ae on Mrs. Huggins on Tuesday ast. : GRAVELRIDGE Among those who were Sunday vis- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Taylor were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Cooke and son, Albert, and friend, Miss Millie Hammer, of Mitchell; Miss Laura and Geraldine Hoffman, of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor and daughter, Myrtle, and son Reuben, of Brunner, and Mr, Joseph Kertcher, of Milverton. Mr. James .Phillips, of London, spent the week-end with friends at ravelridge. : : Pte. W. I. Hudson, of Granton, who was recently killed in action in France, was a cousin of the Westman family here. ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Schmidt spent Sunday at Hespeler. A NOTE FOR PREACHERS T. E. Hammond took his work on the} Where God's Those spots ..e8 are beyond all reason. Sugar fas gone up to $4 and even $6 per pound. SIBERIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. Authority is now granted for men coming under Class 1 of the Military Service Act, to volunteer for enlist- ment in the Siberian Expeditionary Force, provided they are not yet call- ed for duty. Upon applying for enlistment, they will be required to present the Regis- trar's receipt for registration under Military Service Act. This includes the 19-year-old class. Volunteers may apply to any auth- orized medical examiner in any city, town or village in M.D. No. 1, where they will be medically examined and if found fit, given transportation to Mobilization Centre, Carling Block, London, for final medical examin- ation and attestation, or they may apply direct to Mobilization Centre, London. ' THE FIELDS OF FLANDERS (By Charles Mulford Robinson in the "Outlook.") The long straight fields of Flanders Are white no more with grain; We are sowing them with crosses And tears fall as the rain. Though laborers are many, The crops too slow mature, For the harvest sought in Flanders Is peace that shall endure. We sow the fields with crosses-- Each cross a resting-place eace touches Flanders To fill a little space. f growing number, All wet with women's tears, Must bring at last from Flanders The harvest of the years. ENGLAND'S GRAIN CROP GREAT- EST IN FIFTY YEARS. England's grain crop this year will * ¥ f Awe deste tacos mee: fh fae Z R Peterboro Review. The greatest sermon the world has ever heard, the discourse that was spoken from a mountain by the sea, tcould be delivered 'by 'the average modern minister in twenty minutes or less. And that sermon has lived as -|the model of pulpit oratory for near-, ly two thousand years. | <4 ea MF es € be the biggest since 1867, Sir Charles Fielding, director-general of food production, informed the Daily Mail. Several thousand soldiers are work- ing on farms, and other harvesters in- clude schoolboys, undergraduates, Boy Scouts, college women, Belgian ,and Serbian rs par and German prisoners.. City clerks are spending their vacations.on farms. fhe; t} ing. Apply to W. D. -- | ELLICE PEAT BEDS. ~--! ye se According to reports coming to local company or gover! ent oper- ation or perhaps both, is not known. certain facts as The upon 25 peat fields in Ontario and of about tenth in area, although more way and underwent all the trials and | favorably situated as to centres of vicissitudes of pioneer life. She was population than some very much larg- er fields. Its reported area is 2288 jacres, almost half of which has a depth between 5 and 10 feet. -- Its 'possible fuel production, with 25 per cent. moisture, is estimated at 1,172,- 130 tons. It has almost as great val- ue if developed for its chemical con- tent--sulphate of ammonia--this be- ing given at 50,142 tons of a value of $3,259,230. Can these vast sums be liquidated or will the cost of re- claiming outweigh the market value of the products obtained? If at any time in the past economical develop- ment has been within the realm of possibilities. certainly the present time should be opportune on account of the high cost and scarcity of fuel and likewise chemical products. What have been the drawbacks and have they been overcome? This is gone into exhaustively in a recent paper read before: the Conservation Com- Haanel, Director of the Mines Branch He states that peat in its natural con- dition is generally associated with about 9 times its weight of water, and before the combustible matter, amounting to about 10 per cent. can be converted into a fuel, the greater portion of this water must be remoy- ed. He then outlines the various methods attempted. 1, Hydraulic pres sure, which he states is not success- ful anywhere notwithstanding extra- vagant claims of promotors, water content being rarely reduced below 80 per cent. due to colloidal (jelly- like) substances. 2, Artificial heat-- which is not economical. 38, Altering 'the chemical combination of peat substance -- wet carbonization -- so that it will readily part with its mois- ture under pressure. This also is commercially impractical. 4, This leaves us the only successful method --nature's way--which utilizes the sun's heat and the wind for the re- moval of the moisture. The bog is first drained. The freshly excavated peat is then thoroughly macerated or pulped and spread on a prepared bed to the thickness of 4 to 6 inches, and when sufficiently set is cut into blocks, which when dried to about 30 to 85 per cent. moisture, have ap- proximately the dimensions of the or- dinary building brick. As this process can only be conducted during the short summer months, frost being ruinous to peat still in a wet state, the period of production is shortened in this country to.about 100 to 110 days. It will, therefore, be seen that commercial production of peat is at- tended with some difficulty and only men thoroughly versed in all the de- tails of its manufacture are likely to make a success of the undertaking. DATES OF FALL FAIRS Ailsa Craig Atwood Blyth Brussels Drumbo Dungannon Sept. 19-20 Sept. 17-18 Sept. 238-24 Sept. 17-18 Sept. 24-25 Sept. 17-19 Sept. 25-27 Sept. 26-27 Sept. 26-27 Hepworth Sept. 17-18 Ingersoll Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Kirkton Oct. 3-4 Goderich .... Hanover Harriston Listowel 5; London (Western Fair)... ; Mildmay Sept. 16-17 MILVERTON Sept. 26-27 New Hamburg Sept. 12-13 Ottawa (Central Canada) Sept. 7-16 Palmerston Sept. 18-19 Parkhill Sept. 23-24 Seaforth Sept, 19-20 Stratford Sept. 16-18 | Tavistock Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Teeswater Oct. 1-2 Toronto ©.N:B, .. 3% < Aug. 24-Sept. 9 Wellesley Sept. 10-11 VICTORY LOAN FOR OCTOBER The organization work for the new ; Victory Loan will commence within the next few weeks and it is expected that the amount asked from this coun ty will be much in excess of that ask- ed and secured a year ago. The mon- ey is here and with the practical steps that will be taken and the well-known patriotism of this district, the amount asked, if at all in reason should be over-subscribed. It is probable that the organization that was so success- ful a year ago will for the most part be utilized in the next big drive. While no definite announcement has been made to the date of the big Vic- tory drive, it is believed that October 22 will see the culmination of the effort. Charged with violating the Ontario Temperance Act by being under the influence of liquor, Dr. Taylor, of Dashwood, and J. Lavell, of Grand Bend, appeared in court at Exeter and were fined $20 each. . "The Bible is certainly the best preparation that you can give to an American soldier going into battle to sustain his magnificent ideal and faith," writes Marshal Foch in a let- ter to the American Bible Society, in appreciation of nearly 250,000,000 copies of the Scriptures distributed among soldiers abroad. Weir's List of Farms For Sale $5,500 will buy the north half. of lot 12, in the 12th concession of Wel- lesley. 100 acres, 16 acres of good hardwood bush, worth half the pur- chase price. Good bank barn, driv- ing shed and small dwelling house and woodshed. Close to Linwood. $9,800 will buy lot 18, concession } 7, Mornington; 160 acres, comfort- able dwelling house, splendid bank barn with strawshed and driving house, cement silo. Corner farm; close to Millbank and C.P.R. station. A koautiful homestead. Lot 8, con. 5, Wellesley, western section, 100 acres. 97 acres under cultivation, 8 acres hard wood bush. Brick dwelling, frame kitchen and -woodshed. Large bank barn with strawshed and pig pen underneath. Covered manure yard. Drilled = spring creek. Well fenced and wel drafhed. One of the best farms in| the township, either Bg or dairy- PES ; NS Weds ex > . ; Located as we are, it may perhaps be Scotland, and shortly after coming to| of interest to give qi Canada trekked with the late Mr.| gleaned from government investiga- Stewart over pioneer roadways via/| tions and reports and the conclusions Stratford and Mitchell to the north-| reached by expert engineers as to the ern part of Logan township, where | possibility of economical development they settled and resided continuously | of peat bogs in this province, till some years ago when the family | Department of Mines has reported moved to Monkton- virgin forest that had yet to see the|this number the Ellice bed stands -- ~ os PEND YOUR HOLIDAYS IN_ STRATFORD a 3 _ attending =- : = PERTH COUNTY'S BIG FAIR Many new and interesting attractions, such as Acro- batic Performances, Highland Dancing, Monster Midway, Etc. sitar, =e * - The management are offering liberal purses for trials of speed and all other departments, and extend a hearty welcome to the people of the surounding country to attend the Fair. Don't miss it. SEPT. 16th, 17th and 18th. A card to the Secretary, DR. J. W. ORR, Stratford, will obtain a Prize List. = > 3-t. mission of Canada by Dr. Eugene |* eir, Milverton. | | Plan to attend Western Ontario's Popular Exhibition : $30,000 IN PRIZES wie year Full Programme of: Attractions twice daily Two Speed Events Fireworks each night : Great Pure Food Show in Process Building _ Plenty of Music, Education, Entertainment and Midway Merriment Wesrenn Far LONDON CANADA | Sept.6" to 14" 1918 N. B.--New automobile entrance cor. Dundas and Egerton Sts. Admis- sion $1, covers auto and driver, including parking of car. Prize List, Entry Forms, Application for Space, and all information from the Secre' Lt.-Col. W. M. Gartshore, President > Over Half a Cent a cass A. M. unt, Secretary of Success | | $15,000 in Prizes Free THE LONDON FREE PRESS offers a pleasant and profitable diversion to the residents of Western Ontario ene AUTOMOBILES, PIANOS, BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE SETS, FURS, GRAPHOPHONES, CABINETS OF SILVER, SCHOLARSHIPS, KITCHEN CARINETS, CASH COMMISSION PRIZES, ETC., TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ENERGETIC AND AMBITIOUS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE. Value $2,345.00 FIRST PRIZE 60 H. P. First prize in The Free Press Automobile Gontest is a 7-Passen- ger 60 h. p. McLaughlin "Bix Six," with a cash value of -$2,3845. The McLaughlin "Big Six" holds some of the most coveted automobile records of the day. Its 60 horsepower develops the utmost in power and speed. Purchased from and on exhibition at the McLaughlin Carriage Company, Richmond street, London, Ont. THE FREE PRIZE LIST $2,345.00 McLAUGHLIN "BIG SIX" TOURING CAR. $1,435.00 GRAY DORT "SPECIAL" TOURING CAR. $1,326.00 OVERLAND TOURING CAR. / $700.00 FORD TOURING CAR, $500.00 SHERLOCK-MANNING UPRIGHT PIANO, $450.00 SHERLOCK-MANNING UPRIGHT PIANO, $400.00 SHERLOCK-MANNING UPRIGHT PIANO, And numerous other articles, among which will be three $300.00 Sherlock-Manning "Baby Grand' Phonographs, three $165.00 Rayolas, three $150.00 Furniture Suites, three $60.00 Rayolas, six $50.00 Satin-Lined Cabinets of Rogers' 1847 Silver, three $45.00 Kitchen Cabinets, three $25.00 Sets of Rogers' 1847 Silver, three $25.00 Rayolas, cash commission checks and other pr'zes, which will be announced later. It will take votes to win the free prizes. Secure the votes by clipping them from The Free Press or by securing Free Press subscriptions and renewals, : PRIZES FOR ALL. One of the unique features of The Free Press Contest is that subscribers who assist candidates in the contest will also have an opportunity to win an automobile. THERE WILL BE NO LOSERs, Everyone who makes an ear- nest effort in the contest will re- ceive something for his or her ef- forts. Cash commission prizes are provided for non-winners, ENTRY COUPON------ GOOD FOR 6,000 VOTES. (Enter your own name or that of a friend.) 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