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006“. Cheaper Than the Cheapest 90006090. 006:0ooo¢000009000900006906969900966060006 . b Uppusitu Hm ()ch Stand Uurnam, unwrno ) ‘00”..«9600909000060900‘ ”0”” OOQMOOO”OO”OO§O i The People’s Mills ”9.099999090909999OWONOOOOOOOOOOW O O , MO”OOOOOOO 0000000099990 WWMOOQOQ V POSi‘i'WEL THE lARGEST SALE IN CANADA If [Ni-«siblv l . t'lld 0f the pH “‘3" "HIV” the mow. \VP 1 you tn sew fut TEH' FUN'K Pundit-Ii of Dry Gnnds including, “81108118“, blank-'5. “win 1: .gtmds. men’s underwear. ladies under- wear. lawn" pun-5s and overalls. ginghams, mushns and Lulu-5' and gun’s sweaslrrs. (3.1" and gut mu- Moving tale prices. There’s money in it Mr vnu. Eggs and Butter taken as Gash Eclipse, Sovereign and Pastry Flour and Rolled Oats Breakfast Cereal Bran, Shorts, Low Grade Fjour, Chop of All Kinds, No. I Hay. etc., kept con- stantly on hand. on hand. Purim-rs and Stock Owners should lay in a. quan- tity of this Exc-ellent Conditioner for Spring and Summer P‘Pt‘dillg. No: hing equals it for Young Pigs, Calves, Etc. Makes )ii'u-n (‘uws Milk and puts Horses in rime condition for sec-(ling: in I'm-r it makes everything go t at it’s fed to Although it advanced $2.00 per ton wholesale we are selling it at the scum- nlil price. $2.00 per single sack, $1.90 per sack in Imlf [on lots and $1.85 in ton lots. l'lvm'ything in our line at. lowest prices for Cash. February to. 1916 JOHN McGOWAN TELEPHONE No. 8 (Night or Day) If CANADA CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED, ALL MUST BE SOLD \Ve have a quantity of the celebrated It H: t ”luspds‘e of my entire stock before the «an n w. and if prices at cost and below cost rmying public then our stock Will be sure tn .. 'l~'{".‘II|illt'd Niger, rid of it. 80 we advise HI Herdd Building, UT OUT AND MAIL â€"-; maki S. SCOTT Name s"... «a No. ...â€"â€". Molassine Meal 810$ but u: It Costs 50 Little and 1 Does So Much ? 1| ' illustrated v tical farm plan material as durable, a low in final cost as concret :-â€"P1ease send me n free e Fume: an do with Coat m CHIS Durham, Ontario y of ncrete. .acc0mpanied me grew eloquent about his chief. “You will find ;him,” he said, in finishing his eul-' ogy, “not only a great soldier. tbut a great gentleman.” : l I understood what he meant iafterwards. Nothing could he' 5 more remote from the conventional ‘idea of the great soldier in the. :midst of war than the serene 'atmosphere which emanates fromi ithe personality of Sir Douglas gfiaig. There is about him aming-n - led gravity and gentleness of deâ€"- ;mean0r that stamps itself all, 'about him. You cannot doubt the} will-power imaged in the forwardé ‘thrust of the chin, but still less' jcan you resist the frankness and, ‘kindliness that dwell in the can- did blue-grey eyes. | He is one of the youngest gener-l sis in the British Army, but he is' face of a man who is completelyi imaster of himself, quiet, assuredu .purposeful. I do not know wheth-! ler he has ever been known to losei lhis temper, but it is impossible to; lassociate any ungovernable pasâ€"l lsion, anger, fear, resentment, withi 'that extraOrdinarily disciplined lmanner. It is a mnaner whichl l o . lfuse a certain clarity of. mind about him. It would be difficult, I think, to make a breach in that . armor of panoplied courtGSy, which ' at once puts you at your ease. wins I your confidence and yet encour- ' ages no idle familiarity. He talks :iin quiet tones, simply, sincerely. . without exaggeration or dogma- : tism, and he is a good listener. A , singularly revealing smile plays Habout the pleasant face. It IS a I- ‘\ .It was my privilege not long ago to pay a visit to the British lines in France and Flanders. During that visit I saw much of that astonishing machine of war which the energy of this country has created in a few short months. I motored for hundreds of miles be- hind the lines where every road is like the rOad to a fair, thronged with rushing moror cars, marchâ€" ing men, the clatter of horsemen the slow rumble of great lorries and all the accompaniments of war. I penetrated into the strange solitude in front where nothin moving is seen above groun , Where the orchards, gardens and fields have drifted back to (ieSOlaâ€" tion, where the trees seem all stricken with lightning and the cottage and the farmstead are heaps of stones and where, but for the voices that scream over- head, yo'u might believe that you were alone in the worldâ€"save for the earthcolored figures that stand aside to give. you massage through the mud in the trenches. From all the tumultous memories of those days one figurt‘ emerges with a Singular suggerion of detachment and serenity I had been invited to lunch with Sir Douglas Haig at his advanced headquarters. and as we motored to the engagement the offieer who accompanied me grew elmluent r:..,l Sir Douglas Haig HUUUL Luv {Hwy-u“--- _..___ smile that can be a rebuke with- out :1 word bein uttered and without a woun to the feelings. It is as though he at once cor- rects you and forgives you. rulousness: cocksureness, bumpt- tiousness, assertiveness perish in the nresence of that luminous ur- the presence or that lumllluua u.â€" banity. i I should say that the most strike ing quality of his mind is a funda-' mental truthfulness. Most of us, without knowing it, like the truth‘ adulterated. We want the truth, but we want it to square with our own interests and our own ends. Hence the distortions and self- deceptions we get even in appar-i ently honest minds. They want. to reach a certain goal and they}. find no difficulty in discovering ‘that all the truths lead in that di-; ret'tion. If they don’t they un-‘ cozis'iously twist them a little, or 4mg them altogether. It is so easy 3.0 play with truth when the lmmd is made up. Ishould take i Sir Douglas Haig to be free from that perilous vice. The direct- ness, candor, calm detachment of . his mind permit no trifling with the i facts. Mere impulse would wither i before the plain, undistracted scru- ‘tiny of that imperturable temper. I can see him listening to the im- ; patient and the impetuous. weigh» Eing all their arguments and putâ€" iting aSide all their dithyramhs. and ithen coming to his decision with :firm. unclouded judgment. A I llllll’ unlunvuuv“ Junt’w- Not the least Of his assâ€"81‘s is .th(‘ tage of the svtgpping over .1; extraOrdinary affection he inspires lege. The meetmg was qmt ’ ° ' 793- m-cess m all around 111m. It IS an at s . .. . . tion which is the fruit, not 0111." It was until feelmgs of so . ,. . , ' of respect for his powers of mmd, and sadness tins oommumu n C ‘IO_A_____..:_.4-. .-n‘nmif\7 hor‘tunce of that deVotion ti) IIH‘ Chief. there iss'no- need to soak. found it like a subtle i‘.ifl\.!<'-nm- pervading the whole First .\ r711v. Time alone. will Show Whether Sil‘. Douglas‘s gifts :19 :1 m:‘.n“:n.â€" der are equal to his unmwsdonui gifts as a fighting general. It would he presumptuous of me in nronhesy on such a theme: 12,1“. my memories of Sir Douglas giw me a very confident conviction as; to What the judgment of the future ,Will be. I should hesitate to uajv Lthat he is a soldier of great orig- ‘inal genius. The War has Droâ€" édueed no such man on either side. ‘and it is possible that modern iwarfareâ€"with its vastness. the icomplexity of its mechanism. the absence of surprise. and the suhor- dination of all military plans to the movement of great gunsâ€"does not admit of the emergence of th? NapOlCODiC type of generalship. But no one can see Sir .Duoglas in the midst of his generals and his mans withmt being impressed by , his amrrei handling of great prob- lems h": quiet. masterful control of men. his. steadiness of purpose win the lart- scape of his vieionâ€" witn- ovt feeling. in fact, that the fate at the Army is in the hands of a THE DURHAM CHRONtCLE I We also feel that you are the 1-9- presentatives of this communityâ€" :shall we say our representatives? for all cannot go to the firing line, -nev ertheless we can all do our bit but as you go {01th on a danger- $0118, thou h a needy mission we are prou to have such brme and ‘ noble young men, so willing to en- |list in the defence of our empire. WiSe, a p: udent and a determined mamâ€"By a Cor-seapondenfi in The Daiiy Nsws and Leader. Lon- don. Mr. W. J. Hopkins who recently enilsted with the 147th Grey Coun- ty Battalion, was honored by his friends who assembled a few nights ago, to say good bye, and made a presentation as a slight mark of respect and esteem. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION The present was a purse con- taining $20 in gold accompanied bv a letter case and the following address;â€" Dear Will;â€"We, your friends, having learned of the brave and needful step you have taken in offering to help defend your king and country in this terrible and unnecessary war, have gathered here to night to convey to you our appreciation of the many noble qualities we have always found in you. We ask you to accept this small gift as a token of respect from your many friends who all wish you a safe return wnen victory is won ant} peace has been restored. Signed 6n behalf of the neigh- borhood, Joseph Porter, James McRonald. Fred Torry. To Messrs. Legg, Nichol, Dyer, Drumm, and Seaman;â€" Dear Friends;â€"We haVe assem- bled here toâ€"night to spend a plea- sant evening with you, and to say “Farewell,” on this the eve of your departure to positions which we recognise to be noble and hon- orable. You have heard the call of your king and country, and vou could give nothing more beautiful than yourselves. To show in a slight de ree our appreciation of your con uct and our regard for your personality and characters we ask youâ€" Messrs. Legg, Dyer, and Seamanâ€" to accept each one a wrist watch. “We trust that whenever you look upon it, it will remind you of many happy associations which‘ Wollope and are sure, will ever cluster around your memory in days to come. To our friend, Mr. Charles Nich- ol, we as a tangible token of our high esteem. beg your acceptance of this, (article not named) which will we trust for many days be .1 sweet remembrance 0.7 this yr. sent occasion. And to you. Howard Drumm, we rejoice in the noble stand vuu l::1.\'<‘ taken and believe you will 1 row vo-UrSelf woi'thy of :1 true Cara- dian. \Vheu you heard the call notwithstanding vour weakness. knowing that an operation would be necessurv to fit vol for acti1e service vo'u willinglv under- went the oneration. and we are glad to know that you are now fit to render efficient service to the 11nd of your choice and we ask you to accept this fountain 11011 with the receipt of your onerntion hill paid in full. We also trust that God may keep you all safe from harm if it be His will. and that when the war is brought to 21 successful close, we may have the . extreme pleasure of greeting you -as heroes on your safe. return to your home and loved ones. Yours. on behalf of the Holstein Recruiting League, the Holstein Patriotic Societv and vour friends Patriotic Society and $0111 friends in the Village. Signed on behalf of the above. T. Hargreaves Ibbott. We were greatly pleased the WAY everybody turned out on F‘ridflv lgst to celebrate our 2;}:5‘d'1v anniversary along with the [5'01- diers. It turned out as Mg/ ’pre- rlicted. a huge success. Sir ui bv rights insert a card 0! Jill aka. The ladies of Durham cei't‘ inlyafie deserving of all honor a depraise for the excellent way n which they had everything arranged and for the snlendid meals gupplied, The C. E. Society of Knox ar- ranged for a special meeting on Sunday night last. in honor of our soldier boys who to”): advan- Our young mail man is surely more than ordinary pluck when he made his usual round today about as rough aday ‘ as we ever saw, 'ing‘ ierked up before the “session” for the unpardonable sin of sham- ing Knoxites in regard to their fmissionary giving. Facts turn iout to be even worse by $20. mak- ing 3150 when $325 is our alioted a 1 share. How far out are we? “Word has been receivet wounding in battle in Fra Blyth Mcllvride, son of A Ilvride. Victoria, B. C. A Robert is also in the thick tight. _‘ “-‘:I III-n“ BLY'I‘H’S CORNERS received of th? 3 in France of on of Alex LIC- ; C. A brother, {9. thick of the dvan- pl‘lVi- PATRIOTIC RALLY Continued tram page 1. through the sale of tickets, and Mr. Sidney Hughestof the Royal Bank was the lucky winner. It had already brought in about $500 to the Patriotic League, and was a bit! factor in meeting the expenses of the Rally, but Mr. Hughes :1“? the robe back to the League and at the close of the meeting it was 50111 at auction by 7511'. Brigham and knocked down to the highest bidder at $50. The purchaser was Mr. H. Lo-wick, of Swift Current. and the robe will probably be taken back to its stamping ground of fifty years ago. Mr. Lowick was born in this town, but has hem] west for a number of years. He is married to a Miss Henderson. near Flesherton, and being cast The next thing in order was the serving of supper. In this, as in e\'9rything else the preference Was given to the boys in khaki, but others also found food enough and to spare. By seven o’clock or earlier a large number of interested visitors were making their wav to the rink where a hockey match was played between the boys in uni- form and the town team. In the match the locals were outclassed, but the playing was a good spec- tacular game, and was witnessed by a large audience Alarge share of the proceeds We!” trrrtml over to the funds of the Recruiting League. .l‘v“- - -â€"â€"â€"â€"'â€"--â€"â€", â€"‘___ on a \isit he took in the Rally and made the purchase of the robe. As soon as the game was over many made their way to- the con- cert in the Iumiture factory. Here again WAS another lax-g. gmherin: and a good musical and litaxu-y program was furnished bv the I own from Owen Sound. 7' The receipts at the rink amountâ€" ed to $138. When the audience had assemw bled Dr. Jamieso‘n called the ment- ing to order and after announcing that the boys of the 1_47th Grey County Battalion would furnish the WhO'le program he asked Major Fleming to take the chair. The meeting was opened with the Na- tional Anthem by the Battalion Band. which rendered several other musical selections during the evening. . The piano solo by Lance-Corpor- al Henry; the violin solo by Pte. Drink walter. and the ragtime plano solo. by Pte. Myan, were all good anbers, and were heartily 1p- plauded. Sergeant Christie's solo and encore were pleasing numbers as were also the very pleasing selve- tions of Pte. Henderson, Wuu is regarded as the Harry Lauder of the Battalion. We mustn’t forget the inimitn‘ulw Pte. D. B. Patterson anu his dcâ€" lightful skits. Whether or not his numbers contained more wit and wisdom than the numbers iurnish- ed by the other entertainers he wrtainly got his due share of the applause and was repeatedly en- cored. Captain D. R. Dobie, who has charge of the boys from South Grey, was called to the platform and expressed his extreme pleas- ure in saying many good things about the boys from Durham, and the adjacent towns and townships. He seemed to think they were about as near perfection as it is possible to find perfection in the human family, and we mi ht just add here that the boys on er his training have a similar opinion of Captain Dobie. The Bugle Band. the baby organ- ization of the Battalion, and in practice for only two weeks, gave u\ Ulhk v; v--. a man ellous exhibition of abilitx We all know as a mattter of nut that the instruments came to hand onlv a fortnight ago, and the offi- cers of the Battalion are justly proud of the progress they are making. a ‘ 0“ The meeting 010391 with a couple of fine «selections by the band. followed up by the National Anthem. Then the visitors went back to the hall for lunch before leaving on the midnight train (01‘ Owen Sound. "it was a great day, and every- body was pleased. qr ou_ght_ to be. Many thanks are due the farmers in the vicinity for the generous way in which they supplied pm- visions. here was enough and tn W i â€" v‘pâ€"vâ€" 'Next (153' the left over PI‘OVlSiom Pte C were diaposed of, and the PrOCPPd‘J pte: {7 from the sales amounted to over Durham. $35.00. . , Pte. R The ladles Of the town. t0” Pte. (‘ were heroines 1n the game. Thev Pte. W hrovided a great deal of the ' provisions, and Workeq like TrO- Hg???- The ladies of the town, too. were heroines in the game. They provided a great deal of the provisions, and worked like Tro- ians. to make, the Rahy ‘asuccess‘ Mr. Telford was a hard man for a couple of week and his assistant. Miss McC used every effort to find ' names and addresses of all r-rnits and tried to have inv in their hands in time. Ni did thev send invitations t The ticket sellers for the Buf- falo Robe were a band of Valuable WOrkers. “'0, don’t know them all but excellent work was done by Bert Willis. Archie McPhee. Thos. Morton. Allan Cameron. Wm, Laid- law, W. J. Firth. Joseph Firth. F. Lenahan. David Allen and others. Lenaha-n. David Allen. Albert Noble, and others. Bert Willis was the champion salesman and dis- posed of over a hundred tickets [ll-B Cllulllpluu unnununan an.“ ..... , posed of over a hundred tickets MEAFORD. at a dollar each. | The names of the men drillxng at The robe tickets were counted Ileaford are not available at present by Dr. Smith, of Dornoch, Duncan ‘bnt Will be publicized later. pf all the r e invitatio 9. Not on workr'd ,8. Ho 081“ wt M01103!» 0‘ Beatinck. W. Carson, of Normanby, and 8. Hughes of Dur- ham. The ticket was drawn m. Rayden Burnett. the mm: scout, who was blindfolded‘ and Duncan Lean held the basket in which th tickets were placed, EV- erything was won 'on the sQuzu'e. Man thanks are due to Mr. and Mrs. srry Burnett, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Knight. It was in My. Burnett’s bake oven that the meat was all roasted at such inconven- ience that they were obliged to work night and day to do the double work of attending to the baking for their customers and the roasting oi the beef for the Recruiting League. Mr. Knight is the baker at Burnett’s and con- siderable of the work was left to him, but he didn't do any grumr- ling about putting in overtime. Mrs. Knight. too, was a busy wt)- man and rendered valuable assia- Vâ€"wwâ€"v There were only very few that didn’t show a willingness to do their hit towards the success at the Rally. Mr. James Burt was an invaluable man around the hall and little escaped his notice. lie was the right man in the right place. Mr. A .H. Jackson was enthusias- tic fro-m away back, and it would be hard to estimate the value of the clerical work he had to dis- pose of. _- c1 ---.----L.â€"..J |I\ID\J ‘1‘. The hall was nicely deenrated. and those who partook of the din- ner furnished were loud in their praises. There wasn’t a dissent- ing voice to be heard anywhere. To Mr. Catton and all connected uith the furniture factory we wire a debt of gratitude. To ('lear out and Prepare that large room was no small task. The building of the platform. the putting together of the chairs. the arranging of the seats. and the various details oin the decoration were a big under- taking. They deserve our thanks and the thanks of the community. Their werk was abig factorin the success of the undertaking. We know it was done through a true spirit of patriotism. Mr. (‘atton iSn’t looking for thanks. Those who helped are not looking for thanks. but their efforts hue heen appreciated. and the prensrstion of so large an auditorium in the ab- sence of anything better has re- lieved the situation. The proeeeda of the night entertainment amoun- ted to about $130.00. ' Some more “ has at last arrive On Thursday, February 1’ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore. of the 20th con. Egremont was made bright hy the arrival of a fine baby boy. Mr. Ed. Pratt. drillin for Mr. T. M. Lawrence touche a strong Sl‘PP‘." Of Water at 90 and half fem Mr. Pratt will drill for P. Izm- renee next. On Saderay evening a large number of friends and neighhors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John “'eir to show honor and present their son James with a token of farewell before leaving for overseas serViC‘U. As James was one of our most industrious and respectable vo-ung men. We feel quite sure he will prove himself a good Canadian sol ier. As he was one of the first to enlist from this locality. we feel he deserves more respect and glory for seeing and performing his duty willingly in defence of his king_and cpuntry. Wé‘éfil'ufiéh’fiim Gad speed m his future trials. A recruiting service will be held in Ebenezer church next Sunday afternoon. Continued from page 6 Pte. D. 13. Patterson, Own Sound. ‘Pte. H. M. Phillips. Rock anus. Pee. J. J. Pattlaon. Ceylon. Pte. G. B. Richardoon. 91m. Pte. J. Robinson. Owen Sound. Pte. J. W. Ritctfie, Berkeley. Pte. J. A. Reilly. Annnn. Pte. J. K. Reid. Owen Sound. Bugler G. Robson, Owen Sonng. Pte. P. Randall. Hanover. Pm. R. R. “(hardenn Chatswom Pte. J. R088. R. R. No. 1, Ho) stein. Pte.C. R086, R. R. No. 1, Holman Pte. V. Scheurman. R. R. No. 2 1183’ Pte. S.R.J. Walker, Kimberley. Pte. G. Webber, Normnby. Pte. H. J. Watson. R. R. No, 1 Markdale. Pte. 8. B. Woodbfldge. Cheney. P“. A. B. Whyte. B. R, No. 8 Prioeville. Pte. A. E. White, B. R. K0. 1 Holstein. P“. w. R. Young, Haunt. Pte. J. A. Pte. J. K Bugler G. Pte. P. R Pte. R. R. Pte. J. W Pte Pte Pte mm BATTALION 3f L AKELETT BREEZES H. Wiifiams, Markda‘e‘ H. Willoughby, Owen Sound H. P. Walker, Hepworth. S.R.J. Walker, Kimberley. G. Webber, Normaby. H. J. Wot-on. R. R. No. 1 C. N. 211515! W Wall Weir Schillmore, Allan P“? Smith. Maxwell. Smith, R. R. No. 3 Tracey. Dornoch Stewart, Dundalk. §amn;el‘.s, Pat}; Head. Rhier, Owen Sound. :tewart. Owen Sound. rel. 0rd Hollnnd Centrl [‘91 ford, Holland Centrl Tedford, Owen Sound omson, Durham Tindale. Hanover. Welcome slflghinz Boznor ett, Durh :k. Owen 1. Durham '. R. R. I N011 m Jr. Major loud, Ont. Capt. and 01M. and U. Owen So Capt. and I B. Trmltmrt torch. Out. 8. Bgndmnst 8. Signal ler lound. Ont. Licut. and Joyce. pr!“ the dth ”that with 3 ion has reach Q'el’y wa‘k Hf gm, Clerks ‘1 and pram: mt h“ Rte the coming m A feature complete 1181 d the 147th 0.3:) Sound of the count em “1111110 0‘ GR) Wht whose namn luze‘)‘ HEADQI' A! '1'. Brooks, (‘hw L. '1‘. Welsh. MI L. I. McDonald E. F. Sturze. I 8. Walker. can. 1". New It“ HEADQI 00111! BIGNA B A GREY )Wf ,tl