mmBssmmuw With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star" Vol. XIV., No. 10. 4BB0TSF0FID. B, G. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917 <b^^8 $1.00 per Year HILL'S STORE NEWS Vol. 1. Our Goods arc the Best No. 22. Ladies Middy Blouses each ������1.2,) Ladies Dainty Tea Aprons each . . , ���������.25������ ��������� Ladies Black Kalian Silk hose per pair 50* Ladies Black or White Fibre Silk Boot Hose per pr 50* Ladies Black or White Cotton Hose per pair 35* 20 Pieces Valeticienn.es Lace per yard 5* Roller Towelling, per yard 12 1-2 and la* ���������BUHBinwfiTliHiir~i-i IBM ������������������������������������������������������!��������� i (j_ Mens Strong Work Shirts each $1.00 and $1.25 Mens Stripe Bib Overalls per pair $l������2tJ FEE'S WEEKLY MARKET LETTER Bssea Childrens White Strap Slippers Leather sole Size 8, 9, and 10 per pair .. .$1.35 Size 11 to 2 $1-50 Womens High Button 'Boots Canvas with leather soles <it������> o.ft and High Heels per .pair-: .-��������� .���������-.-. ���������-��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� -.-. v*���������- |B^B^ Mosquito in Two Widths in White and Green per yard .12 1-2* to 17 1-2* CHOICE FRESH GROCERIES ALWAYS IN STOCK Again an apology for delay in the returns The express sheets were not delivered to us. until Saturday Tas'o cars of Cordon Head's' and one of Croston's. besides express shipments gave a'fair supply, but still the market is hungry, and a lot of people 'will go without. Mostly those who could .not afford to pay a price higher than .153.25 which is the retail price, when the retailor is charged $3.00. Rasps started and ; are most welcome. We hope the coming week will see them in heavy supply. Black and red currants also. Somo of the black were fine and some were quite steniy with quite a- few green ones. 1 These are hard to sell at any price. Red currants are always slow and must be nice.' Cherries are heavy from Okanagan and" the market is low on them. It is not advisable for any to be sent from there to our mar PERSONALS' ABBOTSFORD AND HUNTINGDON On Thursday evening iu St Pauls church Huntingdon, a patriotic enter- Mr. and Mrs Storms are spending tammentwas Giveh-by the Sunday aiMinrtl in mrl r������f fhfi V M. (,. A. M1II- ketE It will not pay. Prices: Best Strawberries $3, seconds $2.50, Best black currants $3, seconds $2.50 Red currants mainly $2.50, Rasps '$3 > ' VERNON FRUIT CO. Ltd. Per S. J: Fee. Gazley Block ABBOTSFORD, B. C PRISONERS OF WAR The first six months of 1917 have passed and I think you will like to have a half-yearly statement of what, with our help, the Prisoners of War Committee has been able to do for our men in the Prison Camps of Germany. As you know we adopted, or . in other words made ourselves responsible for the parcels of 279 men; the cost ol' the adoptions which began at $4 or $5 a month has gradually gone up to $15 and although none of the Adopters have boen asked to in- creaso their subscriptions, a great many have done so and they and we have felt in a way responsible for the full sum which for 279 men at $15 a month amounts to $1,035 a week. Three ten shilling parcels are being1 sent every fortnight, as well as 13 lbs. of bread and 1-2 lb, of tobacco, or 200 clggarettes, but our pledge does not include the bread, smokes or even the capture parcel, these being supplied with money from other or- ganizations.There is an old saying that if you aim at the Moon you may hit the chimney-pot and certainly pledging ourselves for $1,035 a week seemed to be aiming pretty high. But we did aim at the moon and according to our Treasurer's statement we have succeeded in hiting it, but with only a narrow margin to spare. . , .. The receipts from January 1st of this year have been $29,150. The pledge called for 26,910 and this leaves us an apparent balance of $2-240. In reality it is not so large as 'this, as in the early part of the year before the regulations came into effect, orders were sent in from relations for extra clothing and such 1 We are therefore, left with a small balance to tide us over the next two months when no contributions will be coming from the schools, though many have paid in advance. Our expenses during these six months were $147.17, mostly for stationery, stamps and typewriting materials, and for a few cables which had to be sent to England. $41.80 of this amount was given specially for a few days in Seattle Mrs. Gazley and her grandson, Johnnie Griffith, arc spending holidays in Vancouver. Mrs. D. Emery visited her friend, _ Mrs. Nelis, at Whatcom on Sunday, j Miss Lulu Ziegler is spending her [holidays with her parents.. Pte. T. Walters and Pte. Gordon Walters were home for the week.end. Mr. C A Ryall was home over Sunday. Miss Steede paid a flying visit to Abbotsford on Tuesday. Miss Mabel Nelson spent the week end with her parents ,| b cmfwyp end with the Misses Steede at White Rock. Pte. Stewart McPhee left on Sunday by C. P. R. for Vancouver, he had to report in Victoria on Monday. He has to have another operation on his arm. There is a .piece of shrapnel there yet also some in his leg. Mr. and Mrs. Alanson and family spent Sunday at Crescent Beach near White Rock. Mrs. J. King has her sister visiting her this week. The Masonic hall is being painted by Mr Ziegler and Mr. Rogers. school in aid of the Y. M. C. A. Military service. At this gathering Mr. and Mrs. Cobley, who are leaving for Vancouver,, were surprised' by their many friends. who presented them with an appreciative address read.-"by Mr. -F. Munroe and a valuable eight day clock by Mrs. F. Tapp and Mrs. Munroe. - The Misses Steele will occupy the , home now made vacant by the removal of Mr. Cobley. The farmers about here and Whatcom , road are busy harvesting their their hay which is a good crop. BORN, To Mr. and Mrs.. Gilbert Hay; a son. Mr- McShore, of Ashcroft, has taken the agency of the C. P. R. instead of Mr. Boulter. Word was received this week from Ottawa Records Office that Captain Geo.'A. Campbell had been wounded in left hand but he was again /on duty. Captain Campbell is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell of the Manse and is in France with Group" 2 Canadian Heavy Artillery as Medical Officer. , A number of loggers are ill through drinking impure water and one, John McNeil, is in the hospital here under A social dance will be given in the Mission City Roller Rink on Friday night, July 27th.'.-Proceeds in aid of Red Cross. ���������Refresiiments served". Music by Mackness 3 piece Orchestra. Everbody is cordially invited to come and help make a. good time. M. Giles, M. French, G. Locke, D. Cook, K. Appleby, Committee. CANADIANS SHOULD BE TOLD expenses and the balance of $105. 87. was met by a grant from the Woollies Sub-Committee; money which was earned, the rule of the Prisoners of War Committee being that no deductions shall ever be made (even for expenses) from any subscriptions or donations. The Woollies have been a tower of strength to us���������the Sub-Committee has paid in during these six months $2,365.41, an average of nearly $96 a week, truly a surprising achievement! I feel that it is a subject for groat thankfulness that we have succeeded so far in meeting our pledge and we are most grateful to you for having made it possible. At the same time I have to point out that our responsibilities for tho Canadian prisoners are increasing! day by day and that wo must brace ourselves for still greater effort The pledge for our 279 men is for men captured in 1915-16. What about tho men taken this year? _i_i_i[ The Casualty Lists sent daily to our Committo give occasslon for very serious thought. I cannot tell you just how many prisoners have been taken this year. I have written asking to be informed, but it will give you some idea of how the numbers are increasing when 1 tell you that in last week's lists (covering the time between' June 2 4th and July 1st) 53 men were reported prisoners in Germany. Six of these had died, but the remaining 47, at the rate of $15 a month will need an expenditure of $705 a fonth, this for one week's prisoners and there are besides these prisoners the other ones taker, during the remaining 25 weeks of the first half of this year. The care of all these new prisoners docs not of course rest with us alone, it will be shared by the rest of Canada, but it will be our privelege to take our part in these new respon sibillties. ,_^ The acknowledgements from the Prison Camps tell how grateful the men ore ior what we are doing for the������i and all exchanged and escaped prisoners agree that, but for the food parcels, they would starve. Mr J.-Campbell visited his parents the care of Dr Swift this week and returned to Vancouver on Thursday. " A FARE \V B LL PARTY The United States Government States Frankly That Our Position is Precarious. The Financial Post has been urging Sir Robert Borden and his Minister, who know, to tell the country all about the seriousness of the situation in order that the parliament and the country may unite on the all-essential questions of preparation. On- lv a fully enlightened country can be depended upon to give the complete measure of support that the new cabinet, which should be formed at once, will need in grappling with the grim problems ahead of us���������a cabinet that must contain our ablest executives. So far, the Government has followed the old policy of secrecy with half warnings that have failed altogether to completely rouse the people to the necessity of unity, individual sacrifice and national action, this policy has failed. It is time that the Premier told the country the grave truths that he knows, the facts about the menace that confront us. The great mass of Canadians do not believe there is any danger on the Atlantic or Pacific coasts. They see no need for conscription or any other form of readiness for the serious times ahead We have been criticized for writing so frankly On the other hand we have been encouraged with letters from some of the most important men in Canada The fact is that readers of The Post, having the heaviest interests at stake in the country, are being, and will be, more seriously affected by mismanagement of our national affairs than any other group of Canadians. It is our duty to them to tell the nation of the dangers and to suggest the remedies. Uncontrolled b, tradition and precedent, they do things.differently in the States. We have just received a copy of a St. Louis newspaper containing an address by Hon. Mr. McAdoo, Minister of Finance in President Wilson's Cabinet, which confirms in nearly every particular what we'have been saying. St. Louis lias been a very pro-German city, but Mr. McAdoo spoke earnestly and fearlessly on a public platform and showed why the United States had to enter the war, and told of the real dangers. Even St. Louis' understands. Mr. McAdoo said in part: "German submarines have crossed the Ocean. Only last summer one of them visited the harbor of Newport, was received hospitably by our people because we were then at peace with Germany, left within ja_J>hort ''^"'''"TColallm^^ A party was given in the Masonic hall on Friday evening fo Mr. and Mrs. Boulter, who have left for Everett. A presentation of a suit case, was presented to Mr. Boulter. Those present spent the evening dancingm present enjoyed cards and dancing the wee small hours. Strawberry ad Ice-cream social was held at the home and grounds of Mr. Boyd last Thursday afternoon and evening; not many attended in the afternoon on account of the extreme heat but a good crowd gathered in the evening. The house was full- It was a social evening for everybody. Our garage is kept busy day and night attending to the varied neods of the many autoists who pass through here. RECEPTION TENDERED TO RETURNED SOLDIER Pte. McPhee Honored by His Friends in Abbotsford. Many ABBOTSFORD, July, 19.���������On Saturday evening a banquet was given in the Masonic Hall in honor of the first soldier returned to Abbotsford from active service in France, Pte. Stewart McPhee. Seventy-five people sat down to a lovely repast, provided by the True Blue Lodge, . of which Mrs. McPhee is an active member. After Rev. J. L. Campbell had said a few opening; words, an address was read from the Lodge, and the young soldier was presented with a gold "signet Ring, engraved with his _ initials, as a token of appreciation | inal Mercier. and the KULTURE'S NEWEST CRIME Restoration of Slavery in the 20th Century. Is This the Climax? Under this title Mr. A. J. Bray. .Doctor of Political and Diplomatic Sciences of the University of Louyain at present professor of McGlll University, has just published an interesting book in seven chapters: Deportations Belgian appeals and protests. Protests of Allied nations.' Protests -.of Neutral Countries. The German 'replies. The German lies. Conclusion. The deportation of the civil population of Belgium has aroused the indignation of the whole ' civilized world. All countries allied ajid neutral, seventeen in number, not including the Vatican, have", protested agaist these acts of barbarism contrary to the laws and , conventions between nations. Prof. A. J.'. de Bray has initiated an extensive petition in Canada, the text of which appears in the book, protesting a- gainst these Belgian deportations. This petition contains more than 100,000 signitures from all parts 'including1 the heads of civil and religious institutions. His book contains the official text of almost all the protests namely: Those of the Belgian Government, the British Government, the City of Brussels, the Belgian members of Parliament, the Dutch Government, also many touching letters from Card- replies from for the service he had rendered in" j Von Bissing, the appeal of Belgian ^r BI. Grace Roberts aoing the ������*������... ������- ������,������ JJ.J P- Pte8'McPhee made a very suitable man Government, and the manifes- response, expressing his sincere thanks to all. Then followed a very happy social evening of songs from Mr. Frank Wooler, Miss Grace Kennedy and Miss Grace Roberts, instrumental by Miss Marie Scotvold and Mibs Helen McCallum, volin solo 'by Miss Thelma Taylor, and several speechs. THIS IS NEWS���������PHONE IT IF ANY ONE Died, Eloped. Married, Embezlled, Left town. Had a fire, Had a baby, Had a party, Sold a farm, Has been ill, Got divorced, Come to town, Had an operation, Committed murder,, Has been arrested, , Has bought a home, Had an auto, smash, Is sued for breach of promise THIS IS NEWS���������Phone all this The Abbotsford Post. tations which took place in the principal American cities and Universities are described. ," ' There appears also particulars of the measures taken by the Americans in 1863 concerning deportations; one chapter taken by the bl sj.tfucrafw chapter is devoted to the German replies and another exposes all the senselessness and lies which they contain. The conclusion is brief. The author begs that the prayer of the Belgian workers to neutrals for acts, not svmpathy only, be heard and concludes with the lines of R. W. Johnson in the New Slavery: Speak, and if the need shall be Men of Freedom, Strike. The bjoi. which contains ? cr'.cr- ed engraving of "Life," "Slavery for Belgians," is sold for 30c. in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund. All communications to be addressed to, the office of "Pro Eelgica", 32 Sussex Ave., Montreal. to For tourists' conveniences an English firm is compressing tea into blocks that resemble plug tobacco. t o( Natives of Peru vise a boat made entirely out of reeds and straw, even the sails consisting of straw matting. .. {������ TM ASi&OtS^bRft P6Sf, ABBOTSFORD, B. b. THE ABMTSFtt^������ P&ST ' Published Eyer,y Jfrjtftfy by The l&������������t Wubliatiiug C'oiiipiui/ weekly J'ouraai dewotod to tke iatewtstB of A-M>oraUlord and district Advertising rates .made k-irown on application ' ' Our SlH1eUoi:eth���������Neither for' iior" ug;in''' the1 Goveiniueiit J. A. 3SAT13B, -/ ��������� - Mtor and Proprietor EC FRIDAY, -JULY 20th' J f) 17. ADVERTISING PROVES IMPORTANT ALLY REDUCES . " COST, SAVS FIRESTONE MAN". so aviators publicity "bul early Lloyd once force Moral pressure in this war is a vital I'actoi quently'i'ly over the contending armies dropping lets" to give the real-facts to (he enemy soldiers., President Wilson's great war message (perhaps the ablest and finest advertisement of America ever penned J was the latest ammunition used to bombard the enemy on the. western front. Those in high position at home who are planning war moves, also recognize advertising as a vital ally in their work. At the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of . the world���������the first week in June at St. Louis���������J. Murray Allison of London told in detail how Britain first refused and then ���������welcomed the all-powerful aid of well -directed publicity. Munitions were short on the Western front in the ' months. British generals were calling for men and guns. George on his appointment as minister of munitions at selected an advertising board which before the office moved into its quarters, began a campaign to raise a million men who would mould war materials and explosives into efficient defense machines. All Britain next day rang with the call for "mechanics. They came in thousands from cycle shop, machine shops and factories Another campaign raised a million women to replace the'meu in their usual vocations. Jn six months munitions and volunteers ���������raised through advertising���������were flowing into France and have been ever since. Here at home advertising is taking its place as one of the great powers which will help win the war for democracy. In Chicago, early in May, it was desired to secure' 150,000 Red Cross members. The committee was headed by an advertising man. Pie asked Washington headquarters for'$25,000 advertising appropriation and was refused. "All right," he said, "I'll get some patriotic Chicago business houses to furnish the advertising space.'' He did. lie got thirty-five full paces' paid for by Chicago business men. They secured in all 335,o6ovmem- bers, leading the country. The final figures show that the cost per member was less in Chicago than in any other city in the country where advertising was not used, thus demonstrating beyond any question once again that advertising reduces the cost of distribution, the cost of selling, and should be used more than it is. . The great liberty loan was floated largely through the aid of advertising. When Secretary McAdoo put the scale of the bonds up to the federal district banks, the headquarters of the Associated Clubs wired representative advertising men in each district to co-operate with the district banks. This they did with the result that the loan has been over subscribed land from her continental ally t'iciency stepped- on itself again. German agents were to invite Egypt to revolt against British rule.' The Nile is not yet on fire. German efficiency decreed that if. was to he a short v/ar. ' Military chief's and economists agreed that, with the food supplies already in storage and the material to be drawn from conquered territory and from neutral sources, no German need suffer want until a victorious peace was made. But before the war was eighteen months old we heard that German women and children were being starved to death by the British block ade. The1, present submarine cam pnign against belligierents and neu trals alike is officially represented as a measure of reprisal called ������*���������):��������� th by England's policy of starving Germany The military chiefs and the eco'no mists seem to have failed in efficiency "once more. Ireland was to have been invited, to revolt. India was to have been invited to revolt.All Islam was to have joined against Great Britain. More /allures fortho efficients. .America was to have been alter nately threatened and cajoled into becoming a German tool. This did not quite succeed. At least, diplomatic relations with Germany were���������tardily enough���������severed. Mexico and Japan were to be united and broug'ht into war against A- merica. But the efficient intriguers failed again. Now England is to be starved by tho new submarine campaign of rutli- lessnoss. Various -periods have been .sot for the consummation of this, object. If. is our opinion that Eng;- land will not. be starved. The outstanding feature with regard to the boasted German efficiency seems to us to be this: That, after planning a war for many years, and descending to tho very depths of deviltry in its prosecution, the Germans are going to be defeated in the long run by the people whom they found less ready and took by surprise. The Germans have won many victories and have performed many brilliant military feats. But we sometimes get a little tired of hearing them spoken of as if they were bound.to be successful in all their undertakings It seems worth while to point out, now and then that they are really not more efficient than their enemies . after all, in spite of the owlish solem-! nity with which they recite'their own! claims to superiority. at the time that the new regulations ciinic into force the rupture between the United ��������� States and Germany should have occured and that the A- merican Express Company which carried the parcels for Canadians, should have been affected. What the committee cannot understand is, that people here and all over Canada seem to lay the blame upon the Canadian Rod Cross. The Canadian Red Gross, like all other Societies .sending1 parcels -to prisoners, has to obey orders, and the War office, the authority issuing these orders, has to consider the question (that of wining the war) as a' whole. ,-���������. ��������� ' Writing on the 18th of May, Mrs. Rivers Bulkeley says: "You do understand now,do you not. that no extra parcels are being sent, therefore that money contributed by relatives can only go towards their monthly parcels and not as iextras? The prisoners are of course informed to whom" they arc indebted for flic parcels. Writing on flic same date she says. "Certainly, the Canadians have had cause for complaint over the holdup of the American LOxprcss Company's parcels. I do not cnnr:idor that flic Company was in any way to blame, (.he delay was ciiused by cir- circumstiiuccs over which tlioy had no control, but many people seem quite unable to realize that Europe is in a state of war. We are not sending an more parcels byr the American Express Company." SOME WAR FACTS The United States is the'llth nation to enter the fight against Germany. it is the loth nation in the war. America entered the figlht on the last.day of the 1,5 4th week of (he war All the oilier wars of the United States have been declared in April except the War of IS 12, which started in June. This is the seventh war of the U- nitcd States. If is 19 years this, month since the United States ' declared Avar upon Spain. ��������� , . , ��������� ��������� This is flic first war in which A- merica an Fngland will fight on the same side. War followed 0 4 days after Germany's note breaking her pledges to the United States. Tho so-called eight "great powers" are now all at war. This will be America's first ' war against a combination of countries. Tin; United SfafoG has averaged' oiio war every 2 0 2-7 years. . ' jr.t Kv^'-t .^rA'J^%i':.:':^ V^i'AteV^'i.'; ���������'������������������������������������.'-;���������'������������������-':> t&'L /equal K ti ?sie Oman fifs/ IP iV3 BE A BOOSTER uo yon know there's lots of people Settin' round in every town, Growlin' like a broody chicken Knockin'"every good thing-down? Don't you be that kind of grouch Cause they ain't ���������, i^ause tney ain't no use on earth In Detroit, business men contributed over thirty ful pages to You just be a booster rooster, ���������,,, ������������������.... .^n , -, ~, . -I Pvr.iT o~/I V, i. e ii - -- ?T)f1 T1PT* VrtClOa Thn On 1-1-1 /-> , r, i-v..-. ~ -.- r i i The same is true in Cleveland;-Chicairand[ Crow and boost'ioran y'ou'r worth newspaper space many other cities. , Advertising, like America itself, is rousing itself from a bit of legarthy and when fully in action will contribute immeasurably to the successful outcome of our great struggle.���������Editorial in July "Firestone" G RUM AX '' RF FJCTE JVC V" PROVED A GREAT I'AILUKR Twenty Reasons AVhy Teutonic "Thoroughness" Did Not Work OUT. One of the most scathing' arraignments of the Germans and their oo- call.ed "efficiency" appeared recently in the columns of the New York Sun ���������in that terse but vigorous style used by that publication. Here is the way the author flayed the Teutons, anl showed.up their features in a score of counts: German diplomacy was to indues Belgium to give the Teutonic forces an undisputed passage into France. Belgium resisted, holding to her obli gation, and the plan failed. German statesmanship was to induce England to remain neutral. Another failure. German military efficiency was to carry the Kaiser's armies across northern France in one dash, and the fall of Paris was scheduled for the ...autumn of 19 I 4. Another failure, cles pite Germany's years of preparation, and the fact that, she pounced upon her intended victims with a surprise attack. Germany:was to bring Italy Into tho war as an ally of tho Central Powers, although, by the terms of the Triple Alliance. Italy was bound to assist Austria and Germany only in the event of their being attacked. The event that the Central Powers were attacked. The plan failed and Italy joined the entente powers. The German armies wero scheduled to be in Calais on a certain date J as revealed by German diaries picked up on the battlefields, and Calais was to be used as a base for the subjugation of England. German military efficiency failed aglain. German military efficiency was to crush France in one swift campaign,, and then the kaiser's forces were to turn and put the Russians out of business before the French could recover from the first staggering blow. Another failure for the Pan-Efficients A fleet of Zeppelins was to make England cry for mercy before she way well prepared to go into the war on a grand scale. The Zeppelins hastened English recruiting and had much l.o do with making England realize rb.e character oi' the struggle. A failure 'for. th.es up.er-efficients in a'military way and in the realm of psychology. German intrigue at the Russian court was to have hampered Russian military operations, finally resulting in a separate peace. A failure for the apostles of. efficiency-uber-alles. The pro-German propaganda in America was to have influenced the American people to depart from the letter and spirit of neutrality to such an extent as to refuse to sell war munitions' to the entente powers, since Germany herself could not get any materials from that country ow iiig to her comparative naval weak nest:. The propaganda failed to do this. If'your town needs boostin', boost it Don't hold back and wait to see If some other fellow's willin'��������� Sail right in. this country's free. No one's got a mortgage on it. It's yours as much as his; If your town is shy of boosters, You get in the boostin' biz. If things just don't seem to suit you, And the world seems kinder wrong What's the matter with a boostin' Just to help the thing along. 'Cause if things should stop a goin' We'd be in a sorry plight, You just keep that horn a-bloin'��������� Boogt'er up with all your migflit. If you know some fellow's failin's Just: forget 'em, cause you know That the same chap's got some good points, Them's the ones you want to show. "Cast your loaves upon the waters. They'll come back," a sayin' true, Mebbe, too, they'll come back "buttered" When some feller boosts for you. WEEKLY LETTER . ^ "I have been asked what kind of advertisements influence me most. Unquestionably, the ones I read in our own local" paper. I re-ad that paper when I am at home and thinking about household affairs. When I am away, my mind is 'fully occupied with other things. Perhaps I do see bill board and street car advertisements, but I certainly do not remember them. The advertisements that .attract me most in the home paper are the ones that give real news, such as.prices, styles and particulars of quality." It pays to advertise intelligently in the home paper. ABBOTSFORD DISTRICT BOARD OF TRADE President, Hope Alanson Secretary, N. Hill of Abbotsford, B. C. Meeting Held First Manday of Each Month Write the secretary regarding manufacturing sites with unexcelled' shipping facilities and eheap power |l( or information regarding the farm and fruit lands of |j w. the district, aad industries already established, jh The policy of ('rightfulness was to intimidate enemies'and neutrals alike It only made the enemies fight the harlor and alienated the neutrals. Another failure in efficiency for the I'an-frighffuls. German commercial submarines, in spite of Britain's actual blockade, wfM'e to .establish regular trade'schedules and take into Germany much-] 'iiooded supplies, such as rubber, copper etc. Another failure. German efficiency advertised in the neutral press pretty extensively that it was going through Verdun like a hot knife through a pound of lard. The Crown Prince in Wintering in the vicinity of Verdun again this year. German submarines wore to interrupt the flow of men and supplies from Dover to Calais and cut off Eng- j During the month of May, new regulations for the sending of Prisoners parcels were Issued to the Canadian Red Cross and these have just been received by the P. of W. Committee. Three ten shilling parcels are being sent every fortnight to every Canadian prisoner of War. This under the new regulations is the maximum amount that can be sent, and includes the contributions'from relations. The Red Cross Society also sends 13 lbs. of bread and 1-2 lb. of tobac co or 200 cigarettes every fortnight "The present regulations forbid private people sending to prisoners of war any parcels containing Food, Clothing, Tobacco, Cigarettes, anything that might conceal secret writing���������neither may the Red Cross accept any parcels to go forward to Germany." These regulations apply to the sending of parcels to all prisoners of j War in Germany (officers excepted) ' of whatever nationality and have to bo observed by all Prisoners of War Help Societies. It has been unfortunate that just ������aiiaaqfoiwiw������*BihnH^iiiwmw&������>ifi������Maair������--^^ See me now about that Insurance O 9 r-������ ��������� j JL���������t L V/ ��������� I have a large and^splendid "supply of Raspberry Canes for sale af������low prices. Finest quality. Abbotsford V i Jffi V ok ite ,; in i I' ' >/ ll- . ��������� a- ��������� ��������� 1 r- le ��������� j! ir d 1, I,, J! IS t- ��������� 'l J- f 1 e I iJ n -' & ���������TftE ABBOfSfdftti POST, ABBOTfiPOftD. B. ft ^^^^^^^^^M^^mm^^Mm^^mm^mM^simm ABBOTSFORD strict ^j i i\iv i Abbotsford and District ter sons to fight one id e freedom an mpire an sendim The following are the names: W. A. Ferguson, killed. H. E. Lloyd, killed. J. McDonald, killed. H. R. Gray, killed. E. 0. Collinson, killed. A. Ames, killed. J. P. 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. Munro, (Prisoner) L. Trethewey, (Gassed) Wm. Morgan (Invalided) S. McPhee (Wounded) D. Campbell, (Wounded) Albert Davenport (Wound'd) P. Brown, invalided. A. G. Adams. E. Anderton. ** J. Aitken. Stanley Attwood H. Arnold. P. Beale. Steve Beebe G. Bayee. i Hilliard Boyd. Ed Barrett. J. Bousfield. W. Bowman. A. A. F. Callan. D. Campbell J. H. Campbell W. Campbell. Tom Campbell. E. Chamberlain. E. A. Chapman. Alex. Chisholm Fred Colbourne M. W. Copeland. . ��������������������� T. Davis. T. Donnelly. J. Downie. A. C. Dudden. Paul Dutase Andy Ellwood. Wm. Evans Norman Evans Geo. Fadden A. A. Fermodr. A. A. Fermor S. Finch. . ��������� - A. F. Flummerfelt J. Fraser, v . Ernest Gazley. Clarence Gazley. D. Geddes. E. B. de la Giroday Robert Gillen G. N. Gillett. H. Gordon. G. Gough, ;"." H. Green H. Grimley. J. Hands. G. E. Hayes. ,"', A. Healey. A. Hicks. O. Hicks. Robt. Higginson Matt Higginson. A. Hill-Tout. Charles Hill-Tout Willie Hill-Tout R. Hughes. T. M. Hutton C. Hulton-Harrop. V. Hulton-Harrop. K. Huggard. 1IV Johnston. J. Kirkbride. S. Knott. Fred Knox. Henry'Knox. W. Laird. Geo. E. Leary ..>..,. Roy Mains T. Mawson. Frank McCallum J. Mt^Cormack. Kenneth McGilivray Stewart McGillivray H. McKinnon Wm. Mclntyre P. D. McLagan Matt Nelson. Jack Parton Peter Pearson. A. Pegram. T. Perks. R. Peters. Major B. Pottinger S. Ramsay John Rhodes M. Rhodes. Geo. Sharp. Robt. Sim. H. Skipworth. J. L. Sansom John Sinclair. R. Smart. T. Smeeton. B. W. Suthern. A. Teng. W. W. Thaw L. Trethewey. T. Usher. Walker Wallace Gordon Walters Harold Walters Thos. Walters J. Welch. A. Williams. J. 0; Williams. Percy Wilson. Frank Wooler Manllus Zeigler at are we, who are left behind, going to contribute anadian Jratriotie ��������� ��������� towards to equal the sacrifice of those who verseas Service. ive a mon as our share, or en- suoscriDtion. THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFOUD, B. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917 ���������szssaxwjer immi'iiMMW 3SCSS sesssssssaaea OESSZC , o miipmik ituu m?$ar*W. * nntx������; isr: he: Do you always use your telephone? Travelling, even a short distance, takes time. Your telephone saves minutes and saves energy. It matters not whether the party you want is a mile or one.hundred miles away, the telephone takes you in a moment. Don't travel miles to do business, speak for a few minutes by telephone. Use the telephone instead of writing; written communications lack th<j directness of con- . versation. BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE Co. Limited war a little more definitely as January 27, 1018. Here is the way Mr. Fish works it out: Most people are more or less familiar with bible prophecies, many of which scorn to be coming] true at this time. Tn Revelations we find: Revelation xiii. 4: "And . thoy worshipped the Beast, saying: 'Who is like unto the Beast?' Who is able (o make war- with him?' '.' Revelation viii. 5: "And power was given unto him - to. make war forty and two months." ��������� Revelation xiii. J 2: "Here'is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the nurabor of the Beast.' for it is the number of a man; and his.number is six hundred and three score and six." Now the number gardeil as that of Nero, who is said earth at intervals. One student of Biblical prophecies has said that "six hundred three score and six years is not the age of a man, but that six hundred three score and six months aro," equal to five, and a half years. lOmporor .William was born in January 27, 1S59 1.���������28���������1850 His ago in July 10.M 6��������� 0��������� .i5ii- Begining of tho war 7���������2 7���������.19.1-i ��������� And "Power was given him to continue forty and two months." If this refers to the present war, it indicates that the war will end January 27 19 1.8 (Kaisers birthday) and forty-two months from beginning of the war. (JGO has been re- the reincarnated to reappear on ,iKOK<;L<vr-Mio-NOrr rwiwiiiiuwn We can also supply you with Vegetables The kind that brings joy to your heart WHEN It is no wonder, perhaps, that a war whose horrors and heroism have run the gamut of all the human o- motions, awakened slumbering passions, and aroused the brute instinct in men, should have revived superstition and prophecy along with other primeval propensities and medieval practices. Long forgotten ghosts are reported by the credulous as having returned to their old haunt in the halls and towers of ancient English homes, and those who, before the war, would have laughed at these mystic manifestations are now loading sympathetic ears to visions of seers and giving willing credence to weird tales of the supernatural. And there are some who fancy they find coincidence in the deft manipulation of dates and figures, as is noted in tho following from the Pittsburg (lazette. President Wilson, born "1856 Took office .....1 913 has been in office , ... 'I ys has lived ���������....:.<: - 61 >'rs 3S3-1 LOmperor of Japan, born 1879 ascended throne ....1912 lias reigned 5 yrs has lived ."'. 38 yrs , ;* 383-1 King of Servia, born 1844 ascended throne 19 03. has has reigned lived ... 14 73 yrs yrs 3S34 .L8C5 \ing of Montenegro, born ..ascended, throne 1910 Ins reigned 7 yrs has lived . 76 yrs King of Ron mania, .'.x.i-- office' 'uu., joigned has lived 3834 born I860 ...1914 3 yrs 52 yrs 3834 King of England, born 1805 ascended throne 1910 has reigned 7 J'1"3 has lived ......... 52 J'rs President of France, took office has been in office has lived born 3834 ....1858 .....1913 4 yrs .... 59 yrs 38 34 .1869 King of Italy, born ascended throne f 190j) has reigned 17 >'rs has lived 43 ys 3834 King- of Belgium, born 1875 ascended throne 1909 has reigned 8 ITS 3834 , It might seem that the equal sum /thus yielded, by adding the principal statistics about the presidents and inonarchs engaged in the war against the Central Powers, was startling and significant enough But the wonder is heightened when we are told that this sum must be divided because two hemispheres are-represented by these rulers, and that one half of 3834 is 1.917! The prediction based upon these figures may be anticipated. It is that the war will come to an end during the present year. A. J. E. Fish, in the Los Angeles "Times Magazine," very cleverly juggles with the date of the Kaiser's birth, and by combining it with some Scriptural prophecies which he thinks are applicable to the case of the emperor���������and ho undoubtedly will find many of his view���������he rives at the date of the end of ft is the good thought of the organizers of the Belgian Day, which will be held July 21st, which has sur- named it THE FOR-GET-ME-NOT DAY. It is the dainty little blue flower which will be distributed by the young ladies who have graciously offered their services for the National Celebration of Belgium, to the generous people who will encourage the work by giving, as much as they will be able when solicited. The sympathies I'ov Belgium arn getting n.o'i profound as the suffering*; of her inhabitants increase under . German domination, with the thought and patience which give the certitude of the victory. So, evervone, no doubt, will be seen wearing a FOR-GET-ME-NOT on that day If the population holds good, as we say, up to the present they have admirably kept but their is a limit to human indurance. For this in- dispensible endurance to continue, Belgium must be' helped. Here we have suffered from the rear no doubt.w hat are our sufferings to compare to those who have suffered through cold and hunger, who have seen their country invaded by modern barbarians worse than those of the past, who have seen their homes burnt, their fields ruined, their relations and friends massacred! And today, the deportation are enslaving Belgians who are asking the civilized world, their hands tied with chains, the help for their women and children to whom they took the living means. No one can be unalarm- ed"at the sight of those little innocents who are slowly perishing by all the privations, and that under the eyes of their mothers who have made the sacrifice necessary to save them. The sufferings of the Belgian people are well known! Everyone knows that they are not merited, it is for tho respect of their signature! This is sufficient to obtain the sympathies of the whole world! The Canadians will once more show their generosity on the BELGIAN DAY. The Belgian Works will largely benefit from gifts on this occassion From now subscription lists are opened in the first page of "Pro Bel- gica" to the profit of the Belgian Day (sec page 8.) Subscribers can choose I he works to which they wish to g!ive. The 16 page illustrated souvenir paper which will be published on July 21st will be sent to subscribers. The contents and text of illustration will be published in this issue of the paper. ��������� Send your donations, as small as thev may be, to the ADMINISTRATION of "PRO BELGICA," 32 SUSSEX AVENUE, MONTREAL. The opening of these subscription lists enables all the persons who desire to contribute to diminsh the innumerable sufferings of Belgium. Think of it and do our share. Copy of Pro Belgica sent free on request. the HATZTO INSTITUTE The members of the Hatzic W. I. wish to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to Mr and Mrs. Shook and the Lady Pickers on Mr. Snook's Ranch. Hatzic Island for the very handsome donation of $31 towards their Red Cross work. The proceeds of the entertainment on Friday last. , < That a patent has been granted for a cap that also is a bag for carrying a woman's bathing suit, the strap ar- that passes under the wearers chin serving as a handle? Canadians Should l.to Told (Continued From Page One) time and sank merchantmen off the New Fng'land,coast.' .The flying machine has not yet crossed the Atlantic simply because military necessity has not required it. .But if "Germany succeeds in crushing the Allies in 10u-. rope you will sec flying machines crossing the Atlantic. The wireless telegraph has increased the flexibility and lormidableness of ocean warfare and is, of itself, an additional peril'to unarmed nations. "We have always been an'unarmed nation, because wo felt that we were secure.Our love of democracy has been' so great that Ave did not want to fake even a chance of militarism. Wo can no longer delude ourselves. Do you know what would happen if Germany should be victorious, as she would be if she could bring Franco England to their knees? Sho would take the entre British and French fleets, release her own great fleet, which has been tied up in the Baltic during the war, and combining these with the most destructible submarine on earth���������because sho has 'if-���������alio would come hero and put tho iron heel of conqueror upon our shores. We should have to fall back f.o tho interior, and there is no tolling* . how long if would fake lo r::cpol the enemy if,wo ever did. If we couldn't, do if promptly, do you know what would happen to A- nierica? We should hav..< to make the most humiliating furms thai, any great nation over mado to got peace. | We should have to pay an indemnify j (.hat. would represent probably Imlfj the wealth of America which is $250,-, 000,000,000, and you would have1 taxation up to your shoulders to moot that indemnify for a, century to conn.-. "I am not frying to alarm you. It' is not my purpose to exaggerate. 1 . would not misrepresent. 1 onlyi want to make you realize, if you do j not "already realize, that you are in j the midst of one of the greatest wars] of all time. Because you are not actually .contagious to it in a phisical, sense as the nations of Europe are, do not think that you arc not concerned and that your future security and safety are not immediately invol- ed. This is something you must realize if you would know what to,do in the present situation." In speaking of the financial side of tlie war problem, Mr. McAdoo came out vigorously for prompt taxation measures. "The worst mistake made by the Federal Government at the outbreak of the Civil War was its failure to impose taxation vigorously and suffici- ently.This led to a train of evils, hurt- full to the credit of the Government, and resulted in unnecessary sacrifices of human life and treasure. The Northern people were not only billing but eager to bear large burdens of taxation in order to strengthen the Government's credit and to provide it with necessary funds for the conduct of the war. Let us not repeat ���������that mistake. Let us profit by that experience," Geologists have discovered large quantities of underground water in Egypt and plans are under way for boring wells for use in dry seasons. To prevent their ashes falling an 'Inventor has patented' a tubular receptacle that slides along a pin to be thrust info cigars. That if your-iron becomes ,ove.r h oaf id it will never again retain the .heat so well? ' , That, a piece of waxed paper placed over the meat or fowl in the oven will prevent its burning? If is estimated that the war has cost Germany up to date $15,000,- 000,000. A live monkey is the mascot of .'ui'i-AUied aviator on the Western Front. OKUftOX Si PORTIjAND railroad , CO .GRANT LANDS Title fo same revested in United Stales by Act of Congress dated June 9, 19 16. Two million tliroo hundred thousand Acres fo be oponed Tor homesteads and sale. Timber and Agricultural lands. Containing some of the best laud left in the United States. Now , is the opportune time. Largo Map showing Jaiuhi by sections and description of soil climate rainfall, elevations, etc. Post paid one dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co. Box'610. Portland, Oroya n. c> J. H. JONES Funeral Director I 1 H s It Furnisher of Funeral Supplies , hone Connection. Mission City gjgSSSlSSSIlliaiBBIOIlSISH^ LIVERY, AUTQ and, wn iim������ i i ��������� ��������� rr - - T~ - FEED STABLES D. EMERY, Proprietor. TEAMING and DRAYING WOOD .and COAL For Sala Orders Promptly Filled Auto For Hire. Give us a call and you will be used right every time. ABBOTSFORD, B. G. 8 tss ltrM.������MUMM.-TOailaB������B^^ ABBOTSFORD, B.C. . Sfcrisfcly first-class in every respect. The bar is stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars, RATES, $5.50 TO $2.00 PER DAY A.J, HENBERSON & SONS PROPRIETORS Z3SZ Farmers' and Travelers trade solicited. Newly Furnished ��������� Thoroughly Modern M- MURPHY, PROPRIETOR HUNTINGDON, B C.
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1917-07-20 |
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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Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0168735 |
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