r?������y& i I :,.V'.' ',1 E wish our Customers and friends a Merry Christmas ���������:"o.,^ <-.M.- :L.v.THe-HilL.SipiP0.. $ Mrs. E. Gazley visited Mrs. Gazley Snr., over the week end. -viy Mrs. Rev. Campbell was in Abbots ford on Monday to vote to win the war.' ' Corpl. Manlius Zeigler is' on duty again in Vancouver. The Ladies' Aid was held at the home of Mrs. McMenemy on Wednesday,^ goodly number being present. The officers'Were elected for the coming year. Mr. Deagle has accepted a position in Chilliwack. Mrs. Deagle and her mother epxect to follow in the New Mr. Frank Wooler and Mrs. Elmer Campbell of Bellingham were visitors in Abbotsford last-Week. Miss Lulu Zeigler is visiting her ' parents for a'week or ten days. An Xnias tree and programme is being held in the Presbyterian church on Xmas eve. The children of the Sunday School have charge of thy programme. A good attendance ' is hoped for. -. The whist drive given in the Masonic hall by the W..A. last Friday night was quite a success, fourteen tables being played and everyone in seemingly the best of spirits. Mr. Weir, Snr. won the gentleman's first prize, Mrs. Elmer Campbell the ladies first while Mrs. Roberts got the consolation prize again. Mrs. Rucker's sister Mrs. Lumsden ���������from Washington visited her last A dance and card party at Hunting d'm mlized ?10 for tho Red Cross. ' Mr. King and Irvine woro visitors in Vancouver on Thursday. ' Miss Urquhart has gone east for her holidays visiting Ottawa, wheru she formerly li -3d and a s-ste^' in New York. Miss f-aele has been visiting tier cousins in Vancouver for a week. Miss Dorothy Parton and Miss Grace Kennedy went to Vancouver on Saturday returning on Sunday. Huntingdon had its school concert on Wednesday night and Musselwhne theirs on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. McLean of Huntingdon have moved into the house of Mr. Walter Wells. Gives the Unionists a Majority of 47���������Many Candidates Lose Their Deposits���������Two Unionist Ministers\ \ Are\ i)efeated~-Stacey Elected for Westminster bistrict~All Unionist Candidates Elected in B.C. Except Skeena, Where for time being Stork Holds Forth. . '-'.'{'���������': JIMMY DOWNIE PROBABLY LOSES HIS SIGHT The many friends around Abbotsford of Jimmy.Downie will be sorry to hear tlie news received in a letter ���������to J. A. McGowan from his brother to the effect that Jimmy was liable to be blind for life. His right eye is already taken out and the doctor holds out little hope for the left. Besides the injuries to his eyes Jimmy received eleven wounds in all including a broken arm. He is now an inmate of the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank, London, England and would be very glad to hear from some of his old friends around here. His address is Pte. Jas. Downie, No. 826331, 2nd C. M. R. at above his- pital. The count at the present time is that the Unionists* have a- maority- in the House at Ottawa and the Union . government' success ��������� has "proven that it. was the one act of the old government���������unity���������which has certainly met with the approval of the people. Possibly no more fitting expression of the greatness of the victory could be had than that contained in the wonderful speech at Unionist headquarters of Colonel Lorne.Mulloy, the blind trooper, famed throughout Canr ada as the man who-made the first concrete move- towards the crowning igiory' of'-the-election'.on.'Modnay.. '���������.Ir ^--Inv^ords-ringiirg^thrsifiberlty-SEtf that will never be forgotten in Vancouver by those'who heard it, .the great heartedvsoldier. said: "It is not in.any spirit of"triu"mph"over the men who conscientiously, - or otherwise, supported Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It is with no feeling of cheap elation over victory, but it is with a very sincere pride in_my fellow Canadians that I stand here and rejoince with you over the wonderful outcome of the great issue. I feel a bigger Canadian and prouder than ever before. It is one thing for the men in France, well- trained and under- orders, to carry on to victory in the field, and another thing, and just as great, for an entire citizen body, in the sacred privacy of the polling both with the sord- did temptation to turn the ballot to a selfish use, or respond so nobly. "Thank God for such Canadian ciizens! They have vindicated our right to be called a nation." A noticeable feature of tlie election was the number of deposits lost by the candidates, and probably when the returns are in more will have lost deposits than in any previous elections. Mr. F. B. Stacey has hi no un- mistakenable terms been elacted for Westminster district, polling nearly double that of Major Ramsay. The following are the returns approximately: Prince Edward Island���������Unionist. 0 Liberal 4. Nova Scotia���������Unionist, 5; Liberal 9. Deferred 2 (Halifax) Now Brunswick���������Unioniut, 7j Liberal 4. <=���������:' Quebec���������Unionist, 3; Liberal, C2. Ontario���������Unionist, 72; Liberal, 10 Manitoba���������Unionist, 13; Liberal, 1. Deferred 1 (Nelson). Saskatchewan���������Unionist, 16; Liberal 0. Alberta���������Unionist, 11; Liberal, 1. British Columbia���������Unionist, 12; Liberal) 1. ��������� ! Hon. Albert Sevigny, minister of inland revenue, has been defeated in both Westmount-St. Henri and Dorchester. Hon. T. W. Crothers, minister of labor, has been elected In Elgin West F. B. McCurdy, parliamentary un- .der-secretary to the department of militia, has been elected by acclamation in Colchester, N. S. l Hon. Hugh Guthrie, solicitor-general, has been elected in Wellington South. Hon. J. A.Calder, minister of colonization, has been elected in. Durham. er'seas' military forces, has been elected'-in? Toronto -Eastr^ ���������"��������� ���������*"" - ��������� " ">���������' - cC;.Si'r Robert Borden, the Prime.Minister, has been elected in Kings, N. S., . , ., ��������� Hon Martin Bur'rell, secretary of state, was elected by acclamation in Yale. - - General Mewburn, minister of militia, has been elected in Hamilton East. Sir Thomas White, minister of .finance, has been elected in Leeds. Hon. C. C. Ballantyne, minister of marine and fisheries, has been elected in the. St. Lawrence division of Montreal. Hon. C. J. Doherty, minister of justice, has been elected in the St. Anne division of Montreal. Hon. F. B. Carvell, minister of puo- lic works, Avas elected by acclamation in Carleton, N. B. Hon. A. L. Sifton, minister of customs, has been elected in Medicine Hat. Hon. P. E. Blondin, postmaster- general, has been defeated in Laur- ier-Outremont and Champlain. Sir Edward Kemp, minister of ov- F. B. STACEY, M. P. For Westminster District Mm. Parton Receives Letter Tellintt Her of Death of Her Son, P^e. ������f. O. Parton, on November l.OUi. Pte. Stuart McGillivray, for many years a resident of Huntingdon, has been killed in action, according to news from the front. How tlie Cabinet Fared. Sir George E. Foster, minister of trade and commerce, has been elected in Toronto north. Hon. Arthur Meighen, minister of the interior, has been elected in Portage la Prairie. Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of agriculture, has been elected in Marquette by over 6000 of a majority. WESTMINSTER DISTRICT. Ten small polls, including Agassiz yet to hear from': Poll Stacey Unionist Port Moody 128 Lake Bunten 12 loco 77 Burquitlam 48 Maillardville 51 Port Coquitlam (3)..257 Pitt Meadows 31 Hammond ................124 Haney .123 Albion f........... 37 Webster's Corners .... 27 Whonnock 65 Ruskin 16 Stave Falls 32 Siiverdale ....28 Mission 229 Steeihead 9.. Hatzic 63 Hatzic Prairie ..... !). Dewdney 15 Nicomen Island 20 Dcroche -���������-.. 13 Harrison River 22 Popcum '.. 16 Rosedale 97 East Chilliwack 59 C.heam 104 Chilliwack City 425 ^ The letter reads as follows: It is with much regret' that I write this letter to give you a few particulars about .your son Pte.. J. C. Part- -on's "death. '-��������� -;.-..'-���������".���������--;;-, j^-t^���������-V5-- No. 46228 Pte. .Bristol, wa&Ynext ;; to your son in the support'trench'on-,; the morning of Nov. 10th during the ���������'��������� operations nearPasschendaele,- .and-. saw;him instantly killed by a piece ox shrapnel in the head. He was buried just in front of the-trench by two of his chums No. ,933 Pte. Shep- heard and No. 63358- Pte., Restarick. It may give you some small, comfort to know that death was instantaneous, with no pain or suffering. His platoon officer was also killed the same day. But as I had .- been in- charge of No. 8 platoon for some time previous, and know all the boys very well, I thought 1 would write these i few lines. " Pte. Parton was No. 1 on his Lewis Gun Section, and a man whom I had complet confidence. His soldierly disposition and cheerfulness at all times, made him very popular with all who knew him, and we shall miss him very much. It is very hard when one is taken from us in the prime of life, but he has cheerfully laid down his life in a cause that is just, and Passchendaele will always be a sacred name to Canadians as a memorial of great deeds a nd brave sacrifices. -The officers and men of the Company join in sincere sympathy in this your great loss. (Signed) Sgd. Morris 11. A. Drury, Lieut. No. 2 Co'y, 7th Battalion Can. Ramsay Liberal 78 15 45 34 93 146 28 . 36 42 i) : 20' M 9 4 31 92 ' 5-. 14 29 34 13 18 21 22 ; 58 9 ; 73 179" Sardis .'-��������� .236 Lower Sumas 101 Huntingdon . 25 Abbotsford" 141 Clayburn 99 Mt. Lehman Store .... 49 Mt. Lehman -Hall .... 21 Matsqui , 55 Ruby Creek 3 Douglas 5 \ Harrison Hot Springs 12 Pitt Lake .... "...v... 10 Hope - 10' i Total vote, Stacey, 2894; 71' 46 18 69 13 29 19 61 9 1 3 4 4 Ramsay, 1538���������-Union majority 1356. Notes on Election Laurier was defeated in Ottawa. Borden was elected in two seats. The two-aeated candidate In B. <"\ is left without a seat at all, but Bar*? hk-r. deposit. Foster was elected by 14,000 of a mr ijority, and sick abed at that. Mackenzie King the Rockefeller ca; idldate of Ontario wag sent to ob- liii'm again. ���������,'Sr .-., The age of a great many young lac lies was found out on election day Iwbien they went to vote. Oh! *H12 ABBOTSFORD POST. ABBOTSFORD, B. 0. Til 18 AmsOTSPOItl) POST Published every I-'iiilay by thfi l-'o.si- I'.ihll.-iliin;.' Coinp:'";'. A wi'i.'My .1 u 11J ;i;i. 'l'.-.-iu- ! u> I lie li.li:r- e.-'ls ul AmIiiiI -,1'u: .j .j/.iJ .-ju'i. -'Miiluiy ill.-- U'ii't. -\il vc.M-i iniiii; Kill us made. Unntv.. 'u nf- 0!li::iii''ii i,l-XiAK Al i\' !;IK'nS|NOr���������12 cents pi-r llni' fur lir-sl in.'i-i ln;ii, iin-l S ceiil.", a inif. Mil- ;ill suli i������.'i|iiciii i��������� <��������� 11���������--ecuM \ i- iiisui'iiiins 0*ir Siai<i)ii]ft,is'���������i\:oir,ljoj: ten- nor ixg'ijs', Itliu ifuv'oni^-iiunt. FUIDA V, m-XJlLvIii I.! i-i P 10" !JI7 "ICasl is Fas( ami West is W'es:. ' and noviT i:ior(i distinct ly were l.ha .liiu'K drawn in Canadian F.luctiorin i.liuii during I ho. ,')!ocl.ion on IM'ond.'iy L'lul. Wosl of i lie O'lfawa l.tiver tho majority is Uuioiiisi. while oast of the Oil awn it. is I.mirier. This probabiy forcasts tho I'uturo elections whan wcaL of Lake Superior will send th:j most candidates to Ottawa. Then will ihc province of Quebec: Inao its grip forever as the controlling centre in. Canada. Tlie election was fought towards tho last with a vim unprecedented in Canada, but truly Canadian. The women did much towards organization and seeing that the electors were brought out to vote for the Union candidates. To tlie women the mon will have to hand the bouquet for the most thorough way in which thoy did their work. It was a glorious victory for patriot ism. ' political ! tf\vafk '"'I- The judgeship would now look bi;^ to Hilly Mclnnis���������who knew just enough to savo his deposit. But then monoy will be sure to come from somewhere, .surely. . Valley The public, schools closed today for he holidays. ,������v K=>,. 5: ���������-.���������nwO'er ^> \&mmg������^ i] T: P& I ISh ira tt fOk $$ B '<J*' ^aves itin A.f sempiios-o Mr. Justice Duff (the Final Court of Appeal) Declares it is Essential that there shall be No ' ''' Diminution in Agricultural Production.. (Published by authority tree in respect .of. his son, decision of Local refused a clanr? for'^p-rma w 1 J ��������� afc'unal. exaiiipctori. Ho wn tree, from the , xw 421, which' The son was slated to Ontario, No. be an experienced farm hs.nd, who had been working on-the farm continuov.::!? fos the past seven years, and ever since leaving school He fives and works with his father, who owns ,? farm o������ 150 acres' near Weston,' Ontario. V/iih ?.;:e exception, of a younger brother, he is the only male help or the father on the -farm. The father is a man of advanced years. In granting- be employed in agricisiSu said: "The the man exemption "until he ceases to 7} Mr. Justice Duff -���������������i.i y Service Act does not deal with the subject of the exemption of persons engaged in the agri- question which it is my duty applicant being and having cultural industn-; arxd. to decide is whether th< been, as above mentioned, habitually and effectively engaged in agriculture and in labor essential to the carrying on of agricultural production, ought to be exempted under the provisions of the Military Service Act. "These two propositions are indisputable : "(1) In order that the military power of the allies may be adequately sustained, it is essential that in this country and under the present conditions, there should be no diminution in agricultural production. "(2) The supp'ly of competent labor available for the purpose of agricultural production is not abundant, but actually is deficient. "The proper conclusion appears to be that the applicant, a competent person, who had been habitually and effectively engaged injh\hor essential to such production, ought not to; be withdrawn from it. "It is perhaps "unnsco3:iary to say that such exemptions are not granted as concessions on account of personal hardship, still less as a favor to a class. The sole ground of them is that the national interest is the better served by keeping these men at home. The supreme necessity (upon the existence of which, as its preamble shows, this policy of��������� the Military Service Act is founded) that leads the State to take men by compulsion and put them in the fighting line requires that men shall be kept at h-fime who are engaged in work essential to enable the State to maintain the full efficiency of the combatant forces, and whose places cannot be taken by others not within the class called out." Ottawa, Dec. 8, 1917. of Director of Public Information, Ottawa.) ������������������ . p Hon. Mr. Justice Dtsff g?ive judgment on December Gth, in the first test case brotig?;t before him,- as Central Appeal Judge (the Gnal cour;: of appeal), for the exemption of a farmer. The appeal was made by W. H. Rown- (From Fraser Valley Record.) Mrs. Gallil'ord has received the following letter from her son, Gil.to who is stationed at Halifax; and our readers will indeed be pleased to hoarthat our young friend is still in the land of tlie living'and aparently unhurt. Wo all hope that he will ever bo as hick. Tho letter reads: ' II. M. C. S. "NIOBE'VHalirax, N.S. December Gth, 1917. To Mother: Today is a day that 1 shall never 'never forgot! When-my hair is gray and I am tottering on the brink of iho grave, tho scenes 1 have seen this day will bo as vivid before my ey������s as they are this evening. "���������MODE" truly is, as was the Goddess Niobe, the Lady of Tears. Let me try and set forth In my own way, what you will have long since -heard o������. This morning dawned a lovely day really fresh and brisk and, not too cold. About 8:'10 wo noticed an ammunition ship proceeding up the harbour; she was flying the French colours; little we figured on what eventually transpired. An I re-entered the oflice after doing a small transaction Mr. Carp'jnter asked me if i had seen the collision; I said that i had not and at once went to see. Sure enough, there was a fairly large Belgian relief ship going full spee-1 astern and piled up against the docks was the ammunition ship. Fire was roaring out of the forward part and dense black smoke was wreathing up to the sky; occasionally-a giant 'balloon' of oily fire would shoot hundreds of feet in to the air and when this occurred, and .the noise of th.e combustion of the gases would come rumbling to our ears. At the first intimation of- the fire I went up onto the boat deck, and matched it from the'aft signal bridge and as it appeared to-be geting-worse and worse,' I' went on to the fo'c'sle (i<;ck. 1 stood on.the gun platform and and watched the huge flames ascending and onebyone the engines rushed i.'Iong the street up on the hillside.-All at once, without the slightest warning, something like cotton wool flash ed before my eye; something was lifting, lifting me into the air. Then I hit "the deck and had the good sense to stay thee. I huddled down to the deck and tried to breathe, it was as though my mouth, was full of soot; my hair felt funny also and then there came the most terrific report I have ever heard. My ears are still ringing. All around I could hear heavy particles of something falling; everyone was shouting and rollng around and the ship was heaving awful. I looked over the side, huge fog banks of smoke were everywhere and I could see a huge wave surging and heaving all around. It seemed as though the whole world was rocking. The Niobe was wrenched away from the jetty and that too was partially destroyed. All over the harbor (here was charred pieces of timber tossing about and soon the crackle of fire was heard. I picked myself up off the deck and tried to find my hat, but in the geat din and confusion, failed to do so. As I proceeded back to the office T had a. chance to see what had really happened/ All wood superstructure on board was crashed in; two. of tho fiinnels had large dents in them and tho rigging was littered about and tliore were cries of pain and wounded ;:ien hurrying to get below. As r went ixwn the ladder I'-passed Beresford, ono of the writers. His face was covered with blood and his hand was ABBOTSFORD D5STRICT BOARD OF TRADE [[President, Hope Alanson Secretary, N. Hill of Abbotsford, B. C. Meeting Held First Monday of Each Month Write the secretary regarding manufacturing sites with unexcelled shipping facilities and cheap power or information regarding the farm and fruit lands of m^J?he district,,and industries already established. .^^������������������rW^-. J bleeding profusely. Writer Cordn-jr v. as supportng him as he went up the litckler but I am glad to say I did not notice anything the mater with him. I entered our own office. Poor Mr. Carpenter was streaming with wounds from his face and head and also received a nasty one on the inside of his thigh. Brinkman had several wounds in the head and was bleeding quite a bit. Mr. Evell was -jgj-[ pnf ������uin 3in 1V- pjuoq uo iou low by some miraculous means escaped injury also. 'Clear lower deck' was sounded and we all mustered in the Port Battery. 1 took a chase up to the Sick Bay to see what things were like there and by reason of the crowd there, was unable to assist in any way and so went aft again. I saw Mr. Carpenter and procured some bandages for him but he. would not let me lix him up; he said he had heard that, there were flies, .breaking out in, the North Hi-ii '.viicro he lived an'1 to'., askeo lii'n if I should a-. >ip and see what had become of Mrs. Carpenter. A fire party had been detailed off to do the best that they could do and I joined them. We had to slide down i a cable to get ashore but we all did so without getting in the drink. I ' hurried off as fast as I could toward Albert street. What a desolation! Telephone poles and tram line supports all snapped off short and the wires were a regular mesh work all .over the road. Every house seemed to be on fire and the heat seemed to dry up my skin. ,1 had to pick my way among the fallen car wires and got off the Main Street or rather, what was left of it, and tried to get down to number 99, but it was impossible to do so that way; so I had to go straight up the hill and round and when I arrived at Mrs. Carpenter's house all that was left was a heap of red-hot embers and one lonesome blackened bedstead on the tcp of the pile. Mr. Vaughan's house, next door, precisely the same and now, at the close of the day, they are still fighting the ���������flames. Dear Mrs. Carpenter, who was such a good friend to me. I fear has gone. Outside the house next door, I found Mr. Vaughan in a sort of a maze and asked him where Mrs. Vaughan and Rene were; he said "My God, my God, I don't know". All round us houses were burning and those that were not in flame? had collapsed like a pack of cards and the smoke was gripping at your lungs and sparks and bits of charred embers were blowing all over the shop As I was crossing a 'garden' toward a house that was just beginning to burn, I heard a frantic voice calling, "Billy Galliford, Billy Galliford for the love of God come over here and help me.'' I looked over to the place from whence the voice came and saw a house that had been shaved in half like a ;hunk of cheese; in what used to be.an upstairs bedroom, among all the broken pictures, splintered timbers and laths and fallen plaster I saw a man in a white shirt. Blood was streaming from his head all over the shirt and he was madly trying to dig some thing from under the debris 1 climbed up as best I could and recognized the man as Warrant, Officer Brown of the Naval.Transport Office. '.'She's in there," he said "She's hi there, my God. Rose, my darling Rose" Between us we frantically removed what we could cf the mess and there we found Mrs. Brown. At least I suppose it was. The face was just smashed in in one bloody mess and frothy bubbles gently blowing from her lips and just a faint echo of the same "My God, my God." Mr. Brown raised the poor figure in his arms and smoothed the face- with kisses and all around you could hear screams and groans. I saw her bot.-i ankles were broken and her arm was also broken just below the elbow; [ there were four white-livered 'civ- |ies' standing in the back garden watching the hundreds and hundreds? of houses burning, so I went and applied the strongest language I ever used to them and chopped down a door and between us we managed to get the poor woman down. The last I saw of them was these impromptu stretcher bearers walking ov- the hill top to safety and help with their gruesome load and the poor frantic husband walking alongside and all he could say was, "Rose, Rose". I hurried up to the next house and found a young man with his face all, slit open; on his lap he was holding the white haired head of his mother. I put a hastily prepared band age, which I tore from some bed sheets, around the old ladys' face and gave the boy a hunk to fix himself up with. Further down the street ' there was a man laying at full length, on the ground. He didn't want anything a man could do for him; so I. covered his face with his coat sleeve and hurried on. Next, I came across a man- who" was almost insane. Ho was running round and round his house and kept saying. "They're in there, they're in there, my God they're in there." What impressed me most was that he semed to be a- ware of the fact that he had been taught a great lesson, in underneath the kitchen I found a poor woman who he said was his Wife. Yoii couldn't possibly have told whether she was fifty or eignteen as her face was ijnjured in several places. She was alive. We laid her on the half hard snow in the garden. Then I found a flaxen-haired boy; he was almost naked and was wrapped up in a coat. Pink bubbles were.coming out of his poor little mouth and when I passed there again, I found the father sobbing, he said, "He's dead, the darling's dead". So he was. T.ie ���������pink bubbles were still. I crossed the little blue, scarred hands over his (ContlD.ea on Last Page) 0 / ^ THT<3 ABBOtSFORb POST, ABBOTSFORD, B. C. ' ^^^&s^m^^im^M^m^^ i$t>i^l^^ r a 1 OTS33EEK BSQB ���������otsro ier sons istrict lone magnificently in sendin, e freedom mpire an< s ol ritisJ Tlie following are the names: W. A. Ferguson, killed. H. E. Lloyd, killed. J. McDonald, killed. H. R. Gray, killed. E. 0. Collihson, killed. A. Ames, killed. J. F. Green, killed. Chas. Wooler, (Killed) A. Witchell ��������� (Killed) M. Mallalue (Killed) R. Hughes. (Killed) H. Green (Killed) 0. Kidwell, killed. John Gillen, (Killed). Sergt. C. T. McPhee (KTd) Geo. Knox, died, pneumonia. A. J. Miinro, (Prisoner) L. Trethewey, (Gassed) Wm.-Morgan (Invalided) S. McPhee (Wounded) D. Campbell, (Wounded) Albert Davenport (Wounded). F. Brown, invalided. Sid Montgomery (Killed) J. L. Sansom, (Returned) Joe Mathers (Killed) Arthur Croke, (Prisoner) E. A. Chapman (Killed) T. M. Hutton, Killed) M. M. Stanley Attwood (Killed) A. C. Dudden (Shell Shock) M. W. Copeland (Gassed) M.C A. F. Flumefelt. (Killed) Robert Gillen (Wounded) G. N. Gillett (returned) G. Gough (Gassed) A. Healey (Returned) C. Hulton-Harrop, M. C. Fred Knox (Wounded) P. D. McLagan (Killed) J. C. Parton (Killed) A. Pegram, (Wounded) Maj. B. Pottinger (Killed) B. W. Suthern (Pris. of War) Walker Wallace (Wounded) J. Welch (Died of Wounds) Percy Wilson, (Returned) Manlius Zeigler (Returned) A. G. Adams.' E. Anderton. J. Aitken. . I-I. Arnold. F. Beale. Steve Beebe G. Bayes. .Billiard Boyd. Ed Barrett. J. Boiisfield. W. Bowman. ��������� A. A. F. Callan. J. H. Campbell W. Campbell. Tom Campbell. E. -Chamberlain. Alex. Chisholm Fred Colbburne T. Davis. T. Donnelly. J. Downie. Paul Dutase Andy EUwood. Wm. Evans Norman Evans Geo. Fadden A.. A. Fermour. J. Fermor S. Finch. J. Fraser, Clarence Gazley. D. Geddes. E. B. de la Giroday H. Gordon. H. Grimley. J. Hands. G. E. Hayes. A. Hicks. O. Hicks. Robt. Higginson Matt Pligginscn. A. Hill-Tout. Charles Hill-Tout Willie Hill-Tout v V. Hulton-Harrop. K. Huggard. Ed Hunt Wm.. Hunt II. Johnston. J. Kirkbride. S. Knott. Henry Knox. W. Laird. Geo. E. Leary Roy Mains David Mathers T. Mawson. Frank McCallum. J. McCormack. Kenneth McGilivray. Stewart McGillivray H. McKinnon . Wni.'McIntyre Matt Nelson. Peter Pearson. T. Perks. R. Peters. T. Porter S. Ramsay John Rhodes M. Rhodes. N. Rucker Geo. Sharp. Robt. Sim. H. Skipworth. John Sinclair. R. Smart. T. Smeeton. H. D. Straiton A. Teng. W. W. Thaw T. Usher. Walker Wallace Gordon Walters . Harold Walters Thos. Walters Andrew Wells A. Williams. . Jo. Willett J. 0. Williams. Percy Wilson. Warren Welch are we, who are left behind, going to contribute towards anadian e sacrifice o erseas oervice una, as our share, ose wno have died or en- lye a montniy suDscnption tevs wmffigl^ THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD, B. C. mtiW*miti\rtLi ������������������" 3= DhSCKIiSKS li.Vl.SE-Yt.V DIKASTKK * ..^uiiiiiiueci 110in rage One) chest and wiped off the plaster, du>it and bits of lath from his face. When 1 came that way again, with a Koyu 1 Naval Reservo Uoulonant, the mother had died. . At this time I learned that many peoplu had gone down to the Railway track and tried to get I here* but'a blinding smoky prevented anyono from doing so. On the way back to the hill top whore there wore lots of bad' wound caf.es, 1 found an old woman; she had a bundle covered up before her, on the ground and to ail appearances was unable to walk. She kept saying, "Haynes, l-layucs, Haynes." "What Haynes"? says J. "These kiddies are Haynes' kiddies she told me and just then a returned soldier came along. He couldn't find where he used to live but told me quietly that he thought his I'amilv had perished. He and 1 took a child each and left tho woman, who could walk, to follow us. My, those wee girls were heavy by the time 1 cgoc into God's fresh air on die top of the hill but all the way up, my poor little mite kept saying, "Glasser was- eyes, sar." from a'courageous lady doctor whom I found sotting,a man's leg; "There has been a.fearful loss of iil'e around the waterfront works and a groat nii-.ny people, will never be heard of or sen again. A couple ot soldiers ! and 1 found what we thought was a ' iish's eye on the railway track. I wasn't. j . I im-.t a friend of mine in this mess :;uul went, to his house to clear up. ' His father has only just lately had 1 the building dono up and although the place was standing, everything inside was damaged. Plascor fallon from (.he ceilings, windows and franios blown in and a mess beyond all conception, except to one who sees > My -friend and 1 had a" cup of post- '' urn and L returned to the ship and : arrived back, at nearly five o'clock 1 to Hud everything under guard.- 1 reported to the doctor and asked per '; mission to as-sist in the hospital and 'so after having a mouthful of tea 1 i went' ashore in the arabuianct1. and took a load of people tc<,n\ the hospital to their'homes. There is hardly any accommodation in the hospitals so many are the injured. Mastor-at- anhs Brazil I found his wifo with her left arm broken and wounded in the ������jri'wi**"'k'������M* It is safe to say that nearly every We left the children to the Urulcr House in Halifax is dismantled and I carqs of a flock of girls. I term it a 'think Hie great danger to be guarded flock because it. seems mora appro- Hgainst. is the natural term ot priv- priate than the term "crowd': 1 shall ation and despair that follows such never forget the sacred helpless loo'.<s ! an event as this is. on their poor faces. I couldn't look at Mr. Carpenter At this time, our Doctor, Surgeon when I told him of his lady. Of Irwin and an'American naval doctor! course we do not know whether she came along and I went with them. We j in alive or dead but as he left her went across the hill down into th-3 ! ill in bed, 1 fear that she was pinned writer, behind mo was choked with fragments'and Mr. Evill and the boys say that' I should be thankful. I most certainly ana. The .Ship's oi'Ocj boys coped it rottenly. Hereford as 1 fold you, was hurt, Levassuer was cut or, the wrist and from the crown of It ! his head to his chin, poor Bradbury has a'bandage around his lower jaw and forehead. Lisconic and Burrows two boys from Winnipeg are hurt, Biscombo won't be handsome when when he takes his bandages oil either Scotty, the messinan, Bobbie Campbell and I came off "scott free.'. As soon as I returned from ambulance duty tonight I telephoned to Mrs. Burgess to see how they had fared. Luckily the 'phone was in order and Mrs.- Burgess answered. 3ho- knows my voice and the first words sho said wero, "Oh, Billy, Thco's dead." 1 may have told you that Mona's dad was inspector of tramways and he was in a car almost directly opposite tho scene of tho explosion. The inotornjan, conductor, Mr. Burgess and everyone in tho car wore killed. I couldn't go to moo these poor folks tonight hut muai try and go tomorrow. ' I will do all I can tor them but I am afraid it will be a small do. ,. ��������� The city is under martial law and everywhere you hear, "Halt, who goes there?" 1 am sorry to say that In all the hurry and scuffle, I have lost my little wallet and all that it contained money and all but there are lots of jtoor souls who have lost infinitely Hell and helped the poor people, all we possibly could. Nearly all of the cases complained of the cold but I was awfully hot; the doctors au- ministered a hypdermic injection to alleviate their pains and bound up their wounds. Finally, we found ourselves down in' what used---, to bo the dockyards. Bodies, parts of bodies, horses, fish overturned railway locomotives and freight car's were mixed everywhere. We got one poor engineer out of h:s engine and patched him up as bast we could with iodine that I secured down and burned. I hope that she was killed outright, rather than she should have suffered as I have seen some suffer today. The Writers 'got it m the neck' as the saying goes. You see, we work in gun casemates, where the gun port has been rilled in with a window and the blast of the explosion blew every window in. Had 1 been sitting in my seat. I hate to think what might have been the result. My blotting pad was ripped to shreds, a chart next to my head was cut right across and the type- more than I have. IT you wish to do so, and if Mr. Bates thinks this account -might interest some of the readers of the Fraser Valley Record-, you can let him have it. ?������J :n jQBcs������5SBnD3Jaa������B2Bsct: aB������Bttwa5Mi������r^JFsaBaE������������ri������iw������rjrj c >NT FRIEND, '���������<-".��������� .i"* w.*. /"���������* pnr' i<0Rb.E,T >N CHRIS! - Wheat is more pleasant than a cheery word on Chiifet- mas Day? The telephone enables you to extend oebi wiles to all your friends. The telephone gives to the, message a personal sentiment that is appreciated. Telephoning to your friends is the same as" a visit. You need not trouble about the distance���������the telephone will carry your voice-tones anywhere. Transmit your message personally on Christmas. . BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE Co. Limited CTT7r-a*TrgTr-"'. yjga-rr.mp.-jiaara5.ni aassaggmOTSBBttBai-au Jwrnw W othe Lteciorsei toe re eral District of Westminster. Permit me to extend my heartiest congratulations to all the friends and supporters of Union Government whose splendid- work has given such a magnificent majority in the Fraser Valley for the honor of Canada and the Empire. The victory is not personal it is national, but in so far as I have represented the cause, I appreciate beyond measure your whole souled' enthusiasm and devotion, without v/hich success could not have been achieved. I interpret your voice on the 17th to mean the renewed dedication of the men and women of the Fraser Valley to those high ideals and principles for which hundreds of our own bravest and best have made the last supreme sacrifice and which thousands more are now defending. Let us now unitedly set ourselves to the great task of securing peace through victory and of caring for those who are now our real representatives in this awful struggle. The widow and. the fatherless must not be forgotten by the nation, and those who may return home must receive that practical recognition which their service and sacrifice so fully merits. F.:B.. STACEY, Chilliwack, December 18, 1917. Mrs. By CISSY Varden. Your writing truiy sh'.j-vs generosity, thank you for the extra donation, method, energy, force ..irjde, thoroughness, capacity for sev- jrity unselfishness, force" observation '.nitative, ambition, Keen sense of humor and wit. p. O. Box 77, Ashcroft: Origin- ti ;md a little inclnied to exaggeration, quite practical, generous to a ::auit; rather Quixotic, not particularly ambitious, expects good luck to ������������������oiua unsought; friendly, goodnatur- od, nnd quite approachable. Easily discouraged and ratner moody. Progressive and quite imaginative. The Ashcroft Journal���������Cheerful, hopeful; -goodnatured .too. Conscien- and stubborn along certain lines. Acquisitive and believes that "Charity begins at home". Has a 3light ap- prehensivenc3S and nervousness but i calmness that overcomes the nervousness. Not combative; would sacrifice much for. .the sake of peace Domestic in tastes. VAN ANDA, (Van Anda, B. C); Hm a strong sense of justice, a good mentality, self-esteem, energy, exe- cutivenees, determination, aggress- aess, love of music, and beauty in nature, independence of thought and action. J. E. (Vancouver); A decided gift of language, logical capacity, insight discrimination; wit, imitation, ideality, inspiration, rather inclined to pessisism and very sensitive. A.n unusually good study of high mentality; and taient. Leaves ot" Grass: The writing allows a very wholesome nature. The movement shows animation, ambition hope, cheer, the slope shows great tenderness. There is firmness, a very strong, almost arbitary will, great r>G!isitivenoss and a tendency to pessimism. There is diplomacy in the lij.'.ais; but other indications in the writing: contradict it. Originality, denial strength and cultivation, Iof- :.inesH of thought and ieda. CGJIL for DELIVERY Abbotsford' Feed'Store Cash With Order Mfi^SMt'iMT^MiM^M������^M������^iW' J. 1 Fan eral Director % 1 'Sii Vi w K tt K ������| [������] _ ___ IK Furnisher of Funeral Supplies Phono Connection. Mission City We extend hearty CHRISTMAS GREETINGS To'Our Friends and Patrons ALBERT' LEE, Grocer and BaKer ee me now about that Insurance e e F 0 I have a large and splendid supply of Raspberry Canes for sale at low prices. Finest quality. Abbo tsford Alexandria Hote Farmers' and Travelers trade solicited. , Newly Furnished Thoroughly Modern M- MURPHY, PROPRIET HUNTINGDON, B: C r> P 5 ���������, \������
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1917-12-21 |
Description | The Abbotsford Post was published in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. The Post was published and edited by John Alexander Bates, and it was the first paper targeted specifically at the Abbotsford area. The paper has since been bought and sold a number of times, and continues to be published to this day under the title of the Abbotsford News. |
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Abbotsford (B.C.) |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Abbotsford_Post_1917_12_21 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 409b67c4-f07e-40bb-8520-b121cbc96af9 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0168584 |
Latitude | 49.052222 |
Longitude | -122.329167 |
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