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A P h y ! 47 Ns i t w\ I was returned to Crefeld, where my comrades are settled down to camp life again. The next afternoon I was presented to the Camp â€" Comâ€" mandant, who informed me it was his painful duty to give me ‘six days cells‘ for attempting to escape. When I completed the above sentence I was again presented to the Commandant, who was again very sorry to inform me that I must do six days more for being in possession of a compass and a map when I was recaptured, contra to the rules and regulations. The 12 days are now passed and gone and they will long linger in my memory as being the result of my best efforts at the first opportunity to regain my freedom. The part most important and unpleasant is the fact, that alâ€" No C Proceeding N.W. I came to a cross road, stopped to read the sign boards (stating where each roads led to) but could make nothing out of them. I knew my compass and the variations and decided to depend on the road goâ€" ing west. I travelled fully two hours and found the road was changing diâ€" rection north. I again sought inforâ€" mation from the sign boards, but came to the conclusion they were purposely misleading. I could see the lights of a small town to my left front. I headed for it and soon found the name of the small burg, which I loâ€" cated on my map. I now knew my bearings correctly and struck out due west on a main road which no doubt went direct to Holland. I decided to cover as much ground as possible while the stars shone above. I knew my disappearance had already been flashed across the wires and for several hours I kept up a Longboat pace. All this, while little did I think that another Toronto ofâ€" ficer, Lt. Gerald Green, had also jumped from the same train after crossing the Rhine and he also was "hitting the grit" for that haven of refuge. After passing this stranger I was not long getting over the high fence and passing through a small town. I struck for the open â€" country. For over an hour I crossed plowed ground, through bush and came upon a road running N.W. I found the road much better and quicker.. I met many individuals upâ€" on this road and many a young Gerâ€" man solaier passed within a few feet of me. Evidently they were too inâ€" terested in the young ladies who clung so closely. None suspected a khaki clad officer, seconded from his unit for nearly two years, was making a dash for freedom for ‘the Holland ‘"Boundary." As the wee small hours of the morning were passing and everything going so nicely, getting now so close to where that delicious cheese is made,â€"I could also smell it! I travâ€" elled on at a furious pace and came again upon a main road running N.W. I was hesitating which would be the better and casually struck a match to again make sure of my correct bearâ€" ings and proceeded on in the westerâ€" ly direction. Everything seemed so easy. â€" The worst part of the "getâ€"away" was ovâ€" er, I was travelling with a <light heart and wondering how soon I would have my next meal at the old Savoy, when suddenly!â€"bicycles ridâ€" ers seemed to spurt in upon me from all sides. Some dismountedâ€"and I knew the game was up. One made a grab for me, but I was gone. ‘I gave them a run for a couple of hundred yards across a plowed field, but soon found two hundred pounds of avoirdâ€" dupois sank deeply into the freshly plowed ground and being nearly exâ€" hausted from my long walk and out of training for nearly two years, I was soon overtaken and once more became a prisoner of war in the hands of the Germans. After crossing the Rhine at Dusselfâ€" dorf and speeding northward to Creâ€" _feld, I made up my mind that after "being a prisoner of war for nearly .two years and a golden opportunity presented itself, I had a perfect right to make a dash for freedom. I imâ€" mediately discarded all my surplus clothing and waited. At about 8 p.m. _as the train was passing through a railway yard crossing many tracks I noticed the speed had.slackened conâ€" siderably. I left the compartment I was in and visited \both ends of the car, but the guards were very much on the alert. I returned to my comâ€" partments to find my comrades had gone to another part of the car for hot tea. I seized the opportunity, openâ€" ed the large window. The guard took a suspicious look, but I eased his mind ‘by sitting down as though a little fresh air was needed. The train was now moving at the rate of about 20 miles per hour. One guard attracted the attention of the other. This was my chance, and like a cat I went through that window, letting myself down as gently as possible, turned ovâ€" er a couple of times, sprung up none the worse of wear, and darted in among the many rows of cars standâ€" ing there and had just reached the last track and‘the yard fence when someâ€" one spoke! I fortunately knew sufâ€" ficient Deutsch to give him an answer and passed on up the last track. Had it been day light this person would have seen a full‘ uniformed . British officer armed with a compass, an exâ€" cellent map and a pocket full of Gerâ€" man money in case of emergencies. I hope you will not be frightened at what I am about to tell you? We travelled about a day and a half by train zigâ€"zag across country and late in the evening of the 22nd crossed the famous Rhine. The night was dark and the railway carriage was darker still. The guards who were escortâ€" ing us were carefully on the watch, and seemed to realize the danger of arriving at their destination (Crefeid) minus someone. A sudden notion came to me that we were now beâ€" tween the Rhine and the Holland borâ€" der and according to a map~ which I had treasured next my heart for a considerable time, I could see it was clear goingâ€"no rivers to cross, etc., â€"with a little luck the boundary could be reached, which was only some twentyâ€"five miles distant. PAGE EIGHT ONE oOFr ETOBICOKE‘S BRAVE: BOYS AFTEMPT3S TO ESCAPE _ Mr. D. L. Streight, treasurer for the township of Etobicoise, received the following letter from this son, Capâ€" tain Streight. He has now been a prisoner in Germany for over two years. «. Before leaving Saxony I dropped you a card stating the fact that we were leaving for a new camp. We left on March 21ist and many interâ€" esting things have happened since! Offizierskcriegsgefangeneneage 4 Crefeld (West Prussia) l RApril 6th, 1947 Germany. ager g The number of returned men who lha,ve gone out on the land independâ€" R ently, is unknown, but | is probably ylarge. For instance, the Medicine Hat i Branch of the Alberta Provincial This has been called the age of concrete. The statement applies to the farm as elsewhere. Concrete floors and walls in a granary will keep out rats. Concrete floors in a stable will â€"prevent the loss of liquid manure and assist the farmer in the conservation of its fertility, besides being a great labor saving device in the matter of cleanliness. Concrete curbing around a well keeps out dirt and does not harbor disease. It is used for the floors of garages which are rapidly increasing on the farms. Other uses for concrete are numerâ€" ous, but there is one purpose for which it is seldom used, that is laying a walk from the house to the barn. If such a walk were provided it would enable the farmer to reach the house with clean feet, thereby saving the housewife many _ weary hours of cleaning muddy floors. Persons tryâ€" ing this experiment say it has proved a blessing and a convenience, and they would not be without it for twice the cost. Commission sends the names. of 11 returned soldiers in that District alone, who are known to have taken up agriculture. Their nominal disâ€" abilities are most varied. Two sufâ€" fer from shell shock; one has defecâ€" tive eyesight; one is short of two f&- gers. ~Three, including a man with one hand, are at work on their reâ€" spective fathers‘ farms, and a fourth has gone to the farm of another _ reâ€" lation. Three have homesteads of their own. One of these, by the way, intends taking a course of instruction in Gas Traction Engineering presâ€" ently. Three men are working for other farmers; and one has taken up fruit and chicken farming in British Columbia. The old College at Winnipeg is equipped with greenhouses, for winâ€" ter gardening. There is also a Maâ€" chinery Hall, 100 feet square, where men will be taught to use and repair farm machinery of all kinds. Men thus qualified are in great demand, especially in the West, where tractor farming has been developed on the largest scale. The Winnipeg repreâ€" sentatives of big implement houses are coâ€"operating in the work of inâ€" struction, by the free loan of tractors, threshing machines, gasoline engines, and other modern farm appliances . The great reâ€"education centre for Ontario, at Guelph, just taken over as a going concern by the Military Hospitals Commission from the Proâ€" vincial Government is fully equipâ€" ped for the most thorough agriculâ€" tural training. The property covers 850 acres, nearly all available for this use, and a great proportion of it alâ€" ready under cultivation. There is a large greenhouse, for gardening unâ€" der glass; a model dairy barn; upâ€"toâ€" date machinery; and live stock of all kinds complete the equipment for anâ€" imal husbandry. The Training Board, it may be exâ€" plained, consists of a Vocational Ofâ€" ficer, a Medical Officer, and a third member, generally representing the Provincial Commission established to help returned soldiers in finding employment. When a man is found unable, owing to any effect of his service, to take up his former occuâ€" pation, he may claim the privileges of the ~Government‘s Reâ€"education Scheme. That is, he is entitled to reâ€" ceive free training for a new occupaâ€" tion, along with free maintenance for himself and his family while the training lasts, and for a month longâ€" er. * Records of the Military â€" Hospitals Commission show that 75 men have had their applicafions granted â€" for agricultural training, besides several passed by the disabled soldiers‘ trainâ€" ing boards and awaiting the Commis= sion‘s approval. Of this number 37 are in Alberta, 32 in Saskatchewan, 14 in Manitoba, and two in British Columbia. A considerable proportion are specializing in farm mechanics. "© You can see the spirit among us is good and we are not in the least down hearted. R I am keeping in the very best of health and quite busy at my little table in my 7x10 chamber. I have plenty of books and everything I need and lots of good company, as all the other cells are full. This afternoon one of the English officers in the cell opposite to me commenced singing "Count Your Many . Blessings." I thought it very amusing, and when he had finished I commenced whistâ€" ling, "A Few More Years Shall Roll," and it went on through all the cells, each contributing what he thought most appropriateâ€""It‘s a Long Way to Tipperary," "Home, Sweet Home," ‘"The Girls I Left Behind Me," and last but not least, which we all heartâ€" ily joined, "When We Wind up the Watch," etc. Lt. Green has also been reâ€"capturâ€" ed and enjoys the next cell to me, and across the hall some English ofâ€" ficers are being accommodated, all, I believe, suffering reprisals. though I have completed my sentence, yet I am still within the walls of the same cell, and I wish to say, for no fault of my own. The Camp Commandant informed me that his Government had comâ€" menced reprisals on British officers because the British authorities would not give an answer to the note of the German Government, asking for parâ€" ticulars how German prisoners of war in England were being. dealt with and that I would probably be held in solitary confinement for months or such time as the British Government deem fit to answer their note. I have written to the High Comâ€" missioner for Canada in London, placâ€" ing the facts before him and asking that they may be placed before the proper authorities. Do not worry reâ€" garding the situation I am placed in. It was my first intentions not to mention it to you, but knew it would leak out some other way and probaâ€" bly you would imagine matters a great deal worse than what they are. I can assure you this is a very unâ€" pleasant state of affairs, but realize that it is mot the intentions of a grateful Government to see its subâ€". jects suffer and firmly believe a misâ€" take or misunderstanding is at fault. Of course, if need be, as a true Briâ€" tisher, I am quite prepared to take things as they are, cheerfully and paâ€" tiently await what the future may bring forth. l2 SOLDIERS LEARNING TO FARM CONCRETE ON THE FARM The play life of a child is imporâ€" tant from the standpoint of its phyâ€" sical, mental and spiritual developâ€" ment, and the parent who neglects to understand the play instinct and to help direct it into a proper chanâ€" nel is more folish than the man who went away to seek his fortune in the oil fields while his own farm was underlaid with the same rich fluid. It is necessary that a young child should play and kick and crow to develop the muscles and lungs. Did you ever notice the animals play? â€"â€" each one plays in a way to develop the musâ€" cles required in their mode ‘of living, the kitten jumps and chases after a ball to develop its faculties for quickâ€" ness in catching mice or birds. The young colt or doe runs to strengthen the muscles. The child that does not play is a sick child. Play stimuâ€" lates and quickens the intellect. Give a child a few bits of broken crockery and they will have a splendid dinner set. Provide some blocks and you will find the child has constructed a house. They love the toys that they can contrive to manufacture someâ€" thing out of. The crude home made one often provides more amusement than the guadily painted but unrealâ€" istic bought one. It is natural for children to fill out their lives with imaginings. It develops their. reâ€" sourcefulness and tests their ingenâ€" uity. It has been said that we never really know persons until we have played with them. That is true, beâ€" cause work may be performed accorâ€" ding to somebody else‘s ideas, but the recreations we engage in express our ideals. If parents would keep the confidence of their children and unâ€" derstand them, they must take an interest in their play. We must get their viewpoint, understand what it means to them, also play with them. Cities and towns are awakening to the fact that playgrounds are a part of child education, and are providing places with kindly. supervisors to meet this need. The nation will be richer in years to come for thus proâ€" viding for the play life of its chilâ€". dren. D. ‘Webster, M. Holley, H. Moody, G. H. Gray, Dr. Hackett, Allan Pierâ€" son, A. M. McEwen, A. W. Greaves skip. toâ€"day, Whatever comes"â€"(that was the day he died)â€" ‘"I‘ve done my bit to clear the road ahead." In those two mothers, common pain of loss Blossomed in starry flowers of holy pride. What thoughts were hers who silent stood beside : Her son the dreamer‘s cross? â€"Amelia Josephine Burr. PLAY DEVELOPS THE PHYâ€" SICAL LIFE OF A CHILDL lay, And in the letters that his mother "I hold no cause worth my son‘s life," one saidâ€" And the two women with her @s she spoke Joined glances in a hush that neither broke, So present was the memory of their dead. And through their meeting eyes their souls drew near, Linked by their sons, men who had held life dear, But laid it down for something dearer still. z One had wrought out with patient iron will The riddle of a pestilence, and won, Fighting on stricken, till his â€" work was done For children of toâ€"morrow. Far away In shellâ€"torn soil of France the other read Over and over, kneeling as to prayâ€" "I‘m thanking God with all my heart Geo. Fisher, W. Holley, A. M. Oldâ€" ham, J. H. Taylor, J. A. Varcoe, W. Webster, Jas. Gardhouse, W. Shiells skip. Jas.. Cameron, A. E. Jolly, Thos. Stobbart, J. We Gibson, E. C. Roy, T. Nattress, W. J. Keys, N. J. McEwen skip. A. G. Goulding, D. Rowntree, G. A. Backer, T. Griffith, Gilbert Rowntreé, Prof. Wade, H. J. Alexander, S. H. Hill skip. w. J. Ward, H. P White, J. M. Pearen, S. Wilson, S J. Totten,/ J. M. Gardhouse, E. G. Farr skip, Woodâ€" bridge. $ A. E. Scythes, E. Sloan, J. . F. W. Rowntree, Jno. Chapmant Campbell, W. C. Burrage skip E. F®. Burton, Wm. Barrett, Rev. W. M. McKay, Harvey Scythes, L E. McEwen, Geo. Packham, T. J. Mcâ€" guire skip. 5 H. H. Rudolph, Dr. Chariton, A. B Moffat, Gordon Coulter, L. Barlett, A R. Smith W. A. McEwen skip. The local braves ‘of the. Weston Lawn Bowling Club opened the seaâ€" son on May 24th. Thistles were the thorn in the flesh. Six rinks lead by six worthy skips braved the cold, bleak winds. Some of the players found the chilly‘air too much for the gentle hands andâ€"had to cover them. This and other incidents are attributâ€" ed to the final mesults of the game. The chief feature of the game was the excellent form shown by the famous Stovel rink. Mr. S. Hill and Mr. J. W. Inph were perfectly at home in the cold and gloomy day. They all, howâ€" ever, put the defeat up to Pat and his novice rink. He was so far down that the three rinks could not pull him out.. It was, however, a .grand tryout for this rink. J. G. Eakin, Dr. Meldrum, Dr. Irâ€" win, D. Lawrence, Jean Wardlaw, R. J. Elynn, Jno. Gardhouse, Wm. Banks skip. J. C. Irvin, C. L. Fraser, Jack Wardâ€" law, E. C. Hart, Jas. Hugill, Rev. J. H. Jones, A. J. Barker, W. J. Inch skip. Weston s This W . Shiells..... 22 Boyd . . g.HdI........ 25. Blachman W.A. McEwen.. 13 McKinley .. Burrage.... 14 House . . W. Greaves.... 21 Gardner . N.J. McEwen... 16 Beamish . Weston.~:....111" Thistles. .. .119 The club will hold the official opâ€" ening on Saturday, June 16th. This will be the day of the year. Keep it open. The following are the rinks as Al- lotted of the Weston Bowling Club: Pte. Pte. Pte Pte THE FIRST OF THE YEAR CASUALTIES IN YORK Killed in Action W. H. Davidson, Lambton Mills W. H. Knight, Mount Dennis. E. Wilson, Smithfield. Wounded B. Brooks, Weston MOTHERS E. Sloan, J. D. Lee, Jno. Chapman, A. L. THE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTOINNWEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH, 1917 Thistles 13 16 30 21 20 13 Little Ave. Are You Looking For a House ? SPECIALS: )Fine 7 roomed residence, St. John‘s Road, all conveniences $3,000. Township taxes. â€" Six roomed, brick, all conveniences, close to Russell Factory $2,500.00. y" ESTATE 1 St: John‘s Road, \Veston. 970 Weston Road, Mt. Dennis SMITH AGENT Phones: 274 and 18r4 Houses in Weston, Mount Dennis and Districts, from $900 up with $50 cash and up. t tfi s The Weston Dairy It‘s just as cheap to buy as to rent. Let me prove it to you. Call and talk it over with SMITH ESTATE 1 St: John‘s Road, \Veston. 970 Weston Road, Mt. Dennis AGENT Phones: 2%4 and 18r4 Six roomed brick, not far from Russell Factory, $1600.00 Furnace, electric light, no conveniences. j Comparison Eypical train, 1915 By increasing now the average load by 5 tons per car the public would improve the efficiency of the equipment, facilities, and man power of the railways to an extent equal to: 54,800 additional freight cars f 482 additional freight and yard engines 415 additional miles of yard trackage and _ > 86 per cent increase in man power employed in train and yard service Average weight of contents of cars ...... 18.4 toms 23.4 tons Fotal welght of cars....................2503 tons 448 tons :_ _ Total weight of contents ................344 tons 399 tons Fotal weight of train .............~.....847 tons 847 tons Had the average load per car in 1915 been 23.4 tons instead of 18.4 the sgame traffic would have been handled with: 6,947,588 less trains hauled one mile. § 1,568,765 less car trips. y , 29,806,535 less tons of dead car tare hauled one mile. Ri&CE CAR SHORTACE BY FELLINGEARS The present heavy volume of trafic will no doubt continue so long as the war lasts. Additional cars and locomotives are needed but they cannot be secured in large numbers for many months. There is also a serious shortaze of labor and in some places of vard trackage The only way to improve the conditions therefore is to secure greater efficiency in the present equipment, terminal trackage, and man power The railways alone cannot develop the maximum efficiency; the railâ€" ways and the public coâ€"operating can. * Consignees can help authorized in the tariffs loading cars to their full The object in issuing these bulletins is not to start a controversy with the public and not to shift responsibility to the public, but to secure the coâ€" eperation of the public. » Sterling Value Fortifies Its Beauty ‘*Looks" alone never sold a good motor car. While the Gray Dort could hardly be improved for beauty, nor for & personality, a Fifth Ave. elegance, that make it welcome on exclusive thoroughfares anywhereâ€"the man who wants service is the man for whom it was originally built. Its cylinders sre cooled independently; it is the only car in its priceâ€"class carrying the Westinghouse electric system;clutch and brake are combined in a single footâ€"pedal. ‘The Gray Dort crankshaft and rear axle are extraâ€"heavy; fenders and bounet are squeakâ€"proof; and in equipment it is complete to the last detail. Value like this makes the Gray Dort Price of $885 one of the most reasonable reasons in the world ém% for owning it. llllllllltttTTT,,.,.,",,...,....,.,,.,...T mt t.ll.........WNt : THIS SUMMER WEAR CANVAS AND RUBBER SOLED SHOES IT IS CHEAPER THAN LEATHER â€"_ You can afford to wear out two or three pairs They are Servicable 1 Children‘s Running Shoes, rubber soles .................85¢ Youth‘s Running Shoes, rubber soles ..................88¢ Boys‘ Running Shoes, rubber soles .................... . 98¢ Youths‘ Tennis Shoes, rubber soles, leather insteps ... ..$1.15 Boys‘ Tennis Shoes, rubber soles, leather insteps ... ...$1.25 Women‘s Tennis Shoes, rubber soles, leather insteps .. .$1.25 Men‘s Tennis Shoes, rubber soles, leather insteps ... ...$1.835 The The The The The Bulletin No. 1 contained the following information, from 1907 to 1915 Buy At Onceâ€"Pritce Will Increase June Ist, 1917 Just like mother used to make. ' Fresh, Wholesome and Clean Orders taken for«Parties and Afternoon Teas. m 168 MAIN STREET NORTH, WESTON CALHOUN GARAGE Freight â€"carried on Canadian Railways increased number of Freight Cars increased................ total car capacity iNCreased ........vceenelenn.. average capacity of cars increased â€"............%.. éverage weight of contents increased ............. 1915 ... 23 proposed.. 20 PURE MILK AND CREAM ... ._... Quality Guaranteed ... sinuas.l. L9 Tickets for $1.00 . ... . HOME MADE BAKING :*%g THE GRAYâ€"DORT MOTORS, Ltd. Chatham â€" Ont. Dundas Street, WEST TORONTO Cars _ Average load Weight of train Weight of contents Result A CAR SAVED I1S A CAR GAINED, $910 F.O.B. Chatham 18.4 tons 23.4 tons by ordering full car loads instead of minima and classifications, and consignees can help by authorized cubical or carrying camacity. R. GRAY posed h A COMPARISON A 1915 _T ze of labor and in some places of yard pical _ Train for 1917 prcal Train 860 tons 848 tons The Average Train 1915 Proposed for 1917 «... . 18.4 tors 23.4 tons ..â€"2503. tous 448 tons sasue44 tons 399 tons 423 tons 468 tons er insteps .....$ c insteps :.....$ ther insteps .. .$ c insteps ...22228$ The Gray Dort nameâ€" mark on the radiator of your car is its stamp of worthâ€"the symbol of motor car goodness. Itsignifies the responsibility of its manufacturers, the continued service it will render to you, and theabiding value of the mechanical parts which compose it. â€" It is the visible pledge of the maker for the satisfaction which his product will give its users ! 45 more tons carried in 3 less cars WESTON 131% 5.8 Tons 3.0 Tons 519 .. 85c . . 88C . . 98c $1.15 $1.25 $1.25 $1.35 $300. Will Buy a F iVe:;{ : Passenger Touring Car | ,\" '\E’;&,v ‘,/':“:,A' I PJ1pJ 3 . § LOOK! LOOK! SHERWIN â€" WILLIAMS PAINTS are and indoor work. They not only lool well wh and preserve the wood and add to the value of ings. side lamps and electric horn, mohair top and tailored side curtai‘fié in perfect condition. Full equipment, including punfip, jack, set of; tools, set of chain‘s, etc. Don‘t â€" wait, get in touch with The Times & Guide at once for de monstration. c Parties wishing to take munition workers as boarders please apply, stating how many you c_?.n accommodate. in writing to MAIN STREET x * i + i . Mc ns spatre tubes, demountable rims, with extra â€"tim and tire, electrie Phone: Weston 130. Residence: 4 Ray Avenue D.L. & W. SCRANTON COAL DID YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE A LINE OF THE NEWEST SUMMER CAPS IN STOCK ? : Just what you need in your car or on your cycle. Silk Caps im pretty patterns .............r..sa..nc00..$100 Tweed Caps in dainty colors at ............. .$1.00 & $1.50 Straw Hats in all styles and shapes. AFfow _ SHIts .. i.e> ns ol n nep ol nr nb ons sn aipOonap Arrow Collars in all styles ........................15¢ each Neckwear, men‘s summer wear, socks at the lowest prices. _ Gents‘ Furnishing and Tailoring Store MAIN STREET, WESTON PHONE NO. 2 All work is done by an experienced bicycle expert. MR. MAN Newly painted and overhauled, tires in good condition, two BOARD AND ROOM wWANTED Sells the Greatest Bicycle : â€" A CLEVELAND â€" It Gives Pleasure, Joy, Comfort and Satisfaction This is the only BICYCLE REPAIR SHOP You will need some of these this monthâ€"You can‘t do s better elsewhere. COAL, COKE AND WOOD MERCHANT Rakes ......_.. Garden Spades Spading Forks Hoes‘t.., > W. E. COLEMAN | BABYVY CARRIAGES ALSO REPAIRED Weston Road JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR â€" A REAL BARGAIN â€" Fred Lascelles WESTON‘S HARDWARE STORE D M A M _‘ § Canada Nitroâ€" Products Limited, Mount Dennis, Ont. â€"GARDEN TOOLS Mount Dennis is to be had at MS PATINTS are the best for{outdoor _ only look well when fresh but last well _ MR. MILLER, alue of your home and buildâ€" .. . 40c, 50c, 90c ..$1.00 and $1.10 : .$1.00 and $1.10 .30c, 50c, 55c¢c, 60c LOOK! PHONE NO. 14, | k We