Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 28, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg wednesday april .28. Cured meats the satisfactory kind that please. You when it comes Winnipeg and District your Gmo Kea in Boston Butts. 1 1 u o w per 8realrfast Bacon bellies. Per o _ o c 1 q j. O c 13 c Hocks. .8c per if Vou want any of the above its in quantities of fifty Mauds or Over our wholesale in Comoto you special prices. La phone Garry 1060. Gibson Gage co Back rom front Robert m. Macgregor had feet Frozen while in trenches met germans in Hospital. Many utters for works Ommittee sewer and water connections asked for Street South Mefi Clam injustice. Eat master Baker bread each loaf backed by 35 years experience and guaranteed value by baking company Ltd phone Garry 2345-6. 300 carloads potatoes Ontario and new Brunswick. 200 carloads Prairie and Timothy Hay. Prompt delivery anywhere. We will finance government and municipal Relief orders. Wire write or phone to the Wilton produce company 502 confederation life building Winnipeg. Phone main 3487. Printing Stew to assure of printing a 1 thoroughly appropriate and artistic product requires Bath a theoretical a my a practical other -.vortls, n mental Conception As Wall a a practical one. Both it service. Al. Second floor free 1 Russ bold Iliff. Lith graphing our facilities Tor producing highest t class work in All branches of com j Mercial and color lithography unequalled. Superior workmanship. I prompt service. I Stovel company Ltd. Lithographers and printers. Garry 1500. Last december Robert m. Mac Gregor 500 Somerset Block joined the third conting ent bit he has been Over in the trenches has Llred upon and been fired at by the germans and. Is Bach in Winnipeg again before the second contingent is ready to leave. To transferred to the Prin Cess pats reinforcements shortly after Christmas As lie was anxious to get into the fighting. He spent three weeks in the first line of trenches and then had to be taken to a Hospital because of Frozen Teet. He was invalided Home and arrived in Winnipeg a few Days ago. Anxious to get to front. Macgregor is 20 Yiirs of age and was bom in Paisley Scotland. He Lias Ono sister residing in the old country and another mrs. M Ury Pat Erson at Humbolt sask. He was driving an automobile from Tho City Hall stand last fall when he decided to enlist and he joined the third con Tingent of the.100th grenadiers. The prospects for his getting to the front in Short order we re slight and he wanted action so non a Call came for reinforcements for Tho Princess pats two or three Days after Christmas he asked to be transferred. Macgregor left Winnipeg a few Days later went from Halifax to Salisbury Plain and trained there for two weeks. The King and lord Kitchener Tho reinforce ments just before they left for France. They landed in Havre moved to Boulogne and then went into the trenches near Ypres. They advanced to the first line of trenches at night with Tho Illuminat ing bombs of the germans flaring in the sky shrapnel shells bursting Over their Heads and Rifle bullets whistling past. They were Lucky however and Only a few men were killed As they entered the trenches. They remained in the first line for 48 hours. Life in the trenches. I was badly scared for the first hour or two i was under re marked Macgregor. If was a terrifying sensation to have those shells roaring and bursting. Tho noise was constant and deafening. After a time though the fear died away and 1, did t care whether they killed me or i were Given order to keep our 1 Heads below the trenches and we did it one i got excited and poked my head us and a flock of bullets came whistling my Way hut 1 had ducked Back again and was All right. During the Dav time we Sang songs smoked and veiled at the germans. Once m awhile we would get up Jab the muzzle of our guns through the Loose Earth in front of the Trench and shoot at random in the direction of the hours enforced wakefulness we were move punches further Back for a rest. Then would go Forward again. Once we were Pitt in a Trench where we were up to our waists in water and i had my feet Frozen. When i came out i could hardly walk. I was taken to a Tal and later sent Way of Shon Cliff Wiere i was Given m discharge. Met germans in Hospital. In the Hospital i met a number of germans and none of them wanted to Roback to Germany. Said sad not wanted to fight in the first is a much better place than Salisbury Plain it is dry and has Fine Barracks. The boys Are very comfortable there. As far As that proes we were All treated Fine at the front. We were Given lots to eat Vila smoke since i came Back i save been treated like a Prince there were about 150 from Defere t battalions came Back with us but there were Only four from the Prin work Liaa commenced on ten houses on car fled Street South of Portage Avenue in the Happyland property according to information Biven to Tho works and property committee yesterday afternoon by s Reckow. Who has contract Loi Tho erection these houses or Heckrow asks for sewer and Vertu in Undaton was it be co provided that in the Nie anime the property Lor opening a Lane bet. Bannerman and Cathedral and Charles and Alkins repealing of the original bylaw which 10 feet was to to Bannerman Avenue j he Prea Cost is r. Chapman appearing for the Prairie City Oil company complained of an injustice to us clients a Oil company obtained a t strongly opposed general election Glarviana Sugui. Chapman told the committe that or. Hallock of the engine Erin department an across the Cui a and the firm then made a crossing after erecting the building the company was Noumea that it could not use this crossing because a Lane in the real which could have been used. Or. Chapman thinks an injustice Nab been done his clients As it will now be necessary to make changes m the building if the Entrance is to a changed. Aid. Wallace stated clearly where he stood in the matter. He told or. Chapman that the permission to make the crossing should never have been granted and that idea orally he was opposed to its Uso on account of danger to pedestrian traffic especially to children. Jitney matters. A letter from the Winnipeg Auto Mobile club was read drawing Atten Tion to the plastering Jitney signs on the wind Shields of automobiles another letter from the club asked for an appointment with the com i Mittee if changes to the traffic by 1 Law were to be made while still an other letter bearing on the Jitney business was from Ding Walls Ltd., protesting against Jitney standing in front of their Portage Avenue store. All of these were referred to the special committee on the Jitney traffic question. The sign bylaw was up again and mayor Waugh reiterated his opinion expressed to Council that it would be City and general fined for the police ourt yesterday Fri ski was Hneil 20 and costs for speeding. 3ikulslci was fined Oil Lii Barge of wilfully killing chickens. Indians endow Cliveden s announced in Reg Ina bed Cross Lotes that the newly formed file Lills Agency Branch has endowed a fled in the Cliveden Hospital. Sixty ids altogether have been endowed rom i Saskatchewan. Aid motor ambulance subscription from the patriotic society of Douglas per mra. Churchill and Ono of ?3s from the l. S. T. Club of Point Dubois per mrs. Mccall have just been received for the motor ambulance fund. Evidence All investigation into the food and Dairy division of the civic health department finished yesterday As far As the taking of evidence was concerned. There Wera no startling disclosures yesterday. The health committee will give its decision after due consideration. Indian woman in the police court yesterday Julia Baird an Indian woman from. St. Peter h Reserve appeared on a charge of vagrancy. She was Given 30 Days the warrant to be hold for 24 hours in order to give her a Chance to. Out of town. Youth on the police court yesterday John May aged 16, charged in connection with Tho Short ing of Harold Ellison in port roasts saturday afternoon came up and bail was fixed at Bond for him self and Lor each of two sure ties. He will have to face is. Charge of unlawful wounding and will be defended by w. A Hastings. Winnipeg reservist dead. The death is announced of Kern and retault French reservist who carried on., business is a Cabinet maker at 28g Street. He left Early for the War and was appointed an. Orderly at the military Hospital at Antes. He wan caring for typhoid Atie rits and caught the disease him Elf. This was the cause of is death. Flower vases and Gate posts artificial Stone or Concrete made to at reasonable prices. Concrete blocks for foundations. Arnold Art Stone and Tiue phone. G. 3652. Evenings g. 2499. Right in where the boys cent me and am needed in thousands pet. Harry Hall of Winnipeg wounded and certain Relief is found j for the ailments to which All Are due to defective or irregular action of the stomach liver kidneys or the nost famous family Fca world has Ever known. M w a a Felt private Harry Hall of the 106th regiment of Winnipeg is reported As having been wounded at the front fee. Hall is a. Winnipeg ser and. Previous to ii ninja the Mili tary. He worked in the Purchase no department of the he a one of four soothers who Havo joined the army. The other Brothers Are. Company justly f Amons because they have proved to be so reliable As correctives w preventives of the sufferings Dull feelings and danger due to indigestion or bilious Ness. If you will try them to cleans your system purify your tone your stomach stimulate liver and regulate your you will know Why so rely on Beecham s pills to insure health and happiness Sale of any Medicino in the Werli sold it cry we ice. In is a us 43rd battalion Winnipeg Mke private Hall comes of a a Ilika race his Grandfather served through be or Mel War an Uncle served in Zulu War at the age of 14 years Ter went through the Boer War and is now on Active the Blue Bird by miss a Sutherland the Story of the children s wander Ings and their subset Ciment achieve ment in their search for Tetter 1 or the City to carry a Blanket policy assessing the Cost on the men carrying signs. The Citi solicitor will prepare a tentative by Law alone these lines. In connection with the application of s. G. Caplin to put a store front on his building at. 696 Selkirk ave tie for a permit was Reid Sec on account of a proposal some time Apo to Widen the Street Aid. Skalitar moved that the building inspector be no tilled that no bylaw for this had Ever been prepared and that there was no restriction on the Street. A counter petition to a sewer on Pritch Ard Between Battery and Prince a. Received but As this work is being j clone As a sanitary necessity the petition has no effect. I following the committee meeting the members visited two or three o i the Corner lots on which gasoline i filling stations Are being erected. Dead Soldier s Farewell to Canada pet. Donald Grant aged 19, o Kil Dotman who enlisted with the 90th Hlf Les and whose death at the front was Reu Orfea on Friday wrote the following poem while on i Way to Europe and sent it to i family 14 Are will dear Canada. 1. Farewell Farewell dear Canada we re out across the seas we be looked our last at Canada. We sniff the Ocean Breeze. There s sovino will sniff the Gannon , a Jie Shell will burst for some. But Well do our Best for Canada whatever else May come. 2. Then let the War notes Clarion -.forth, tha Brazen trumpet sound Well All be proud of Canada wherever we Are bound. The Homeland the Homeland i tha far spread we i the Broad Dominion claims us yet wherever we May go. 3. Of Welcome to the outer seas that Britain s might retains. H or madly yet the British blood goes coursing through our veins. The hot blood surging strongly now soon stains the Battlefield for Britain and her Khaki men. Will never never yield. 4. Of we Are the Hoys from mountains and from Plains they la miss us from the ranges now and from the Fields of Grain. And Many a sweethearts Eye will dim 4.nd Many a Hoart beat sore for a Soldier boy in Khaki who has turned his face to War. 5. By rugged Rocky Mountain peaks the grizzly now May roam. In Canada s wilds the Black tailed Deer May rest himself at Home by Athabaska a winding course the Moose Jay Challenge Ong for our Soldier boys Are marching whore the German legion s throng. 6. Farewell Farewell dear Canada till none can answer when but Tui a brighter Day hath dawned and peace hath come again. Then when our rifles Well Lay Down and old England s shores Aro free Well turn our face toward Canada our some across the sea. Used a the police ourt yesterday Sydney r. Moss treet car conductor allowed out suspended sentence after he Hac Eon found guilty of a charge i Tealing 15 cents Worth of tickets Che evidence showed that Moss Hac i which i he used to ticket a from the fare Box. These he lasted together and sold. Charged with Mcconnachie and mrs. Esther Mcmillan Lieg Lna Wera arrested in the City last night by detectives my ver and Calder of the City police Force. They Are wanted at Regina by the . To answer a charge of conspiracy to commit a an escort is Bent sent from Regina. To take the accused Back. Pays damages policeman s the City police court yesterday afternoon Asia Williams was ordered to pay damages and he costs of the court when he was charged by motorcycle policeman Fraser with his motor Cycle to that extent. Williams is the Man who was in charge of the Auto Mobile which knocked Down con stable Fraser at the Corner of main Street a us Graham Avenue., when he took a Short turn in going around the Corner. The Constable was off duty at the time and driving his own machine. A. Dee fort and l. Berco vetch were fined and costs each for breaches of the health act. They were prosecuted by e. W. J. Hague a Paiik Marchetty Somo Vitch Brothers l. Bereskin Isaac Cohen turbans and Daggs and a Lope sky were fined and. Costs for Selling goods in their stoves after regulation hours. They were prosecuted by Bert Morris. E. Gauver was fled ?5 and costs for a breach of the traffic bylaw. Pleading guilty to a charge a breach of the traffic bylaw Harry Fox was fined and costs. In imposing the Fine How Ever. Magistrate Bonnycastle stated thai in future cases such As the one against Fox viz., the overcrowding of would be considered As a serious offence and a heavy Fine would be imposed. Catholic Church at Vonda destroyed. Vonda sask., april roman Catholic Church at St. Denis South of Here together with the presbytery and contents were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The altar furnishings were saved. Rev. Father i Ercius. Parish priest was absent at Prince Albert but returned this morning. The is the fire started in the presbytery and spread to the Church. Insurance unknown. Winnipeg presbytery s mess age to party leaders setting Forth members repugnance the. Presbytery of Winnipeg put. It self on record As being opposed to a be oui Al election during the War at the session held in Westminster Church yesterday morning. Per. W. A. Mac lean of St. Giles Church after a Short address made a Resolution to that effect which was parsed by the assembled ministers without a dissenting vote. Or. Mac lean said that during the next few Days hundreds of Homes throughout he Dominion would be saddened by the death of some loved one at the front. At such a time when the whole people were United against a common toe and bearing together the costs of the struggle it would be a terrible thing to plunge the country into an election with All its party strife. He thought that the presbytery should Send a both Premier Bor Clen and sir Wilfrid Laurier ing that no election be held or. Maclean stated that in his opinion the whole country behind sir Robert Burden in the measures he had brought in during sessions held during the past year. Text of message. The text of the message to be sent As contain void in Rev. Maclean s motion was As follows the Winnipeg presbytery Resci Cully submit that in View of the situation in which the country is placed at the present time it would to i deplorable if any action were taken leading to a general elec a Resolution in respect to the death of James Cunningham one of. The Early kind plan settlers was passed and a committee was appointed to draw up a Resolution of condolence in respect to the death j. A. F. Sutherland a member of the Winni Peg court who died recently. The cleric of the presbytery was also instructed to Send a letter of sympathy to the relatives of Lieut. Stanley Mitchell who died at Montreal recently and whose father Cape. Mitchell was a member of the presbytery. The cleric was also instructed to write a letter of sympathy to the relatives of capt George Koss who was reported wounded at the front. Or. A. By Baird was nominated by the presbytery for the position of Moderator of the general Assembly 10 be held in Kingston ont., commence Early in june reports from Vav lors departments of the of k j were and received. The Bers of the Robertson memorial Church intimated that they wished to extend a to a. Berlis who has been filling the pulpit there for some time and it was decided that the presbytery hold an adjourned meeting on tuesday evening at the Robertson memorial in order to Deal with the matter. More Winnipeg men in casualty list yesterday morning s casualty list contains the names of two Winnipeg frers and another Manitoban from Gunton Man., who is in the tenth battalion. The two Winni Eggers Are Lieut. A. Ransome Ball of the 106th, and pet. Mack Hermanson. Of the flout. The latter is reported Dau Feero sly ill. Lieut Ball was also riven As wounded in monday s list. Private Mack Hermanson who is a member of the 90th Winnipeg rifles arid who is reported As dangerously ill from a guns Liot wound in the head roomed at. 940 Ingersoll Street Winnipeg. Previous to enlisting he had resided in Winnipeg for about yearn. He is 49 years of age. Two sons Are at present in Winni Peg and both Are in military units Here pet. Hermanson is an icelander by birth and came to Winnipeg from Keewatin. Private Mack Hermanson was a popular employee the Wilson stationery company and hardly a week has elapsed since his arrival at Salis Bury Plain that he has not written to some Oil hos fellow employees of the Wilson Stull onery company his various experiences. Particularly interesting have his last two in Tzeis been describing their life in the trenches. A letter was received today " oni another employee of Tho will son stationery company Pri ate Hoy mul Ling also of the 30th. In which _ he stated that he in the machine Sec Tion and Mack was with the bomb throwers. It has been stated in error that his Mother was living. His father is an employee of the Light toot express Coj Spany. Private Carlyle killed. Word received by friends in Winnipeg that private Richard car ivly. Of the 101st Saskatoon infantry regiment has been killed in action. Private Carlyle was a native Tho United. States being born in one of Uio states. He was years of age and had no relatives in Canada that his friends Are aware of. Native of Gunton. Private Judward Inman who left Winnipeg with the 100th grenadiers but who was later transferred to the tenth battalion is a native of Sun ton Man. He is reported dangerously ill with a gunshot wound in the right thigh. Pet. Inman is 29 years of ago and worked with his father at gun ton on the outbreak of the War he came to Winnipeg and enlisted with the. Hearers enthralled by mrs. Smith Davis deep impression on All of her the distinguished visitor to we liner Peg hoi us the position of superintendent scientific temper Ance. She is being entertained our her stay hero by mrs. To. Dun provincial president of the w.c.t.u., and sirs. J. J. Wallace. Germans Stop Steamer. Malmo Sweden april swedish Steamer Louise bound from end Laud Lor Sweden with coat. Has seen stopped off false Rob Ger Man torpedo boats and into Swinie mud. College bars alcoholic drinks Oxford Ehr-., april was announced today that Jesuit College has decided to bar beverages while the War similar action iian been Talicen by Oriel. It is expected that other colleges will do likewise and that the entire univer sity will soon bar alcoholic drinks. Toaster Reg. 54.bo special disc stove beg. special Percolator special first week of big reductions nearly Over interest has been aroused by the great reductions in Canadian Beauty appliances. Women everywhere realize that this is an unexcelled Opportunity. Time is growing Short. Make your selection now while stocks Are Complete. Canadian Beauty fortnight till May 8 wonderful values offered note the big reductions on these articles. Each big genuine saving to the Luccy purchaser. And each appliance is supreme in its than any other at any Price. See these extraordinary bar gains at your dealer s. See your dealer s window if he does not show the line write us direct to dept. M. Renfrew electric mfg. Co. Renfrew Ontario. Limited Aib warmer beg. special note How Bach reversed Poohs Stuib Reg will you spend three Days 10 regain health and save your life spend Friday saturday. Sunday or s l Othni the ref Days that you prefer gone of Trio Fine private rooms of our modern building located in the quiet of the most Beautiful Resl District in the City of Winnipeg. He n Oal treatment under me eare of ail experienced Sichun nurses and attendants nent at Home in moderate cases. Neal Institute Al Bradway Wynn Liefl. By miss Ednar Sutherland in St Stephen s Church last evening to an which almost filled the spacious Interior of the Church. In her introductory miss Sutherland said in these of strife and pessimism occasioned by a Iratoff Powers the Blue Bird win be received with pleasure by the people of from the expressions of interest on the faces of every chapter hut the people s Neq were still on miss Sutherland s a native they waited with a look expectation on their faces for the Misu Erland recites in a pleas voice with a great Deal of expression. Her enunciation Perfec and her gestures Graceful. She a. Personality and the sympathy of the audience is with her from the Start. The entertainment was Given under the auspices of the daughters of the Emp Tai. A thriving institution. An american bread manufacturer who recently paid a i Flat to the Speirs Pamell bread Plant of this City made the statement in conversation that to was surprised to find so modern a factory for the making of bread in Winnipeg. We on the other said he think that we cannot learn anything from our Canadian friends but i am obliged to admit that in All my travels have not seen anything Superior am few to this embodiment o modern ideas in the bread business another idea that h added was the apparent loyalty o every which there Art about said one of then to me everything to Saible be done for our Comfort is., though of and during these times of Stres and hardship when wages Are Bein Cut in every direction this firm a Continua Liv urging us to so Maste our work that they May be Able t even increase our wages rather than lower them i feel sure that a Bright future awaits to energetic and _ trenches t More than anything else you can Send the Soldier at the will appreciate a Supply of g. Washington s refined Coffee _ after hours of duty trenches after the Day s hard after the excitement of the tastes so inexpressibly Good As a cup of refreshing stimulating Coffee. With be in his kit your Soldier Friend or relative can always have the finest Coffee in a Jiffy. With water heated Over the Camp fire and a spoon Ful of g. Washington s in a cup his fragrant delicious Coffee is ready. A can 3 inches by inches makes about 100 cups. Adds Only 8 ounces weight takes up Little space and costs but Good Coffee everywhere there s water if g. Washington s is used.1 the Only refined Coffee in the world. Send it in your next it on your own table j also two Trotter at of food e. Littler safes agent 169 William Sec Montreal before a Large assemblage in the Central congregational Church last evening mrs. Edith Smith Davis m.a., litt.d., enthralled her hearers mra. Sra Ith is a talented and persuasive orator and her address on temp Nanco and its Progress made fresh caught fish fresh caught halibut is arriving daily from the Pacific coast. Ult us have your orders. Halibut whole or half per in. Halibut steaks f or per our Market at 600 main Street carries the finest assortment of Flash in the City. Telephone Sher. 5188. Markets. Prompt delivery. Thoughtful mothers do not hesitate to let the Little ones make a full of Kelogg s Corn flakes because every one knows that Corn contains great food value. Corn flakes from the Sweet heart of the finest White Corn. Loc. Per package. Pure seeds finest obtainable Garden seeds Rose Bushes and shrubs Lawn seed 1 20c, 25c, 3qc, 35c and 40c. Shady Nook seed 1 ib., 35c and 45c. Lawn Clover 1 ib., 45c arid 55c. Lawn fertilizer 25 . 75c Aud Sweet pea seed 1 ounce Loc 20c, 25c, 30c and 35c. Nasturtium seed tall or Dwarf 1 Loc 15c, 20c. Onion sets 1 ib., 15c, 20c, 25c. Eose Bushes 15c, 20c, 25c and 35c. Ornamental shrubs 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c and 50c. Climbing vines20c, 25c, 30c, 50c and 75c. Hardy Flower boots Loc 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c. Ohio Snowdrop lightning Bovee Irish Cobbler potatoes. 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