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PTE. B IE T ^ V E L L , D .C .M . ------♦o#-


O 1?


HOilB JiMiOAi Tit]'; TUJ']NG.LIES. Quito iiiiexpfKitedly, ITivalc . Birt-


[lil'ini.-il wu< ['■'■•iy afi,,.,' (in-. (HI,,.,..


I- I'I'Im ’I'Ijs)


1^,"’ A-|.j,.„| '“U |i('|-


|l'', 'lilitilly Ill',;


I' nnd Cdiir,


1" "li" hud " '■IV u-il,|| -


|i’ *'"-o|ii.|a •■' uvavcu'


I'll' i-lcTk .-H "nditi,,,,,,!


I''l'nh> and


I ’l filioilanc and


r I in 'l'l"-ul,-d


|"nici'.s | i nilUl an


i»lIMilH‘,Sh weU.


g{ St. M.ary’s-.sii‘eet, Cliflieroe, arrived home


-^'i Birt-n'eJl, ireiiv-lies on Monday


uiorniiiH- .I'l'ivate Birhndl was reeently ■iwarded the Distiue-uished Coiuluet.


Uinlal, and in eonsec|uenee has had more than a liUie ol the public, .naze juriatr the week. Ho was loo.kine- .someahat “ ted np ” with eni|uiries


ivlien our rcpre.sentativc c:dled to see him on Tue.sday afternoon, but by tliis time ho is probably resigned to his fjjp. .Like tlie vast majority (M Brili.sh heroes, Private Birtwell, who i.s in tire Lancashire Fusiliers, prefers 1o talk of


yards of the trendies the Bosches came out into the open with their liauds up. The French took a lot of prisoners, but not a l l ! Yes, our lads are game eiiong'h, but a nice “ Blighty ” would be wel come nearly an.ywhere. Conditions arc bad now and steadily worsteuing. It’ up to the ankle in mud, and .snow wa.s starting when I left on Tliui'sday. Tliat ■u'ould mako things worse. Oh ! wo’re used to roughing' it now. For'a fort­ night we slept in an open held, with no blanket and no great coal, only a water proof sheet. I t ’.s mai'vellous Low ive stuck it. How do I like bc^ing* at home ? It s a grand change. It seems quite pleasant to have a good wash, and to get into bod is untold luxury.”


A ’ben they got within a few Private Birtwell mcmtioimd Jie was


over for ten days, and is due. io leave Clitheroe on Tuesday. Leaving Ih tronohes on Ihursday he travelled at pace of les.s ilia a a mile an hour to the coa.st.


.1 night was ,s]ienl in a rest


camp and Private Birtwell came nrer to “ Blighly, ’ reaching London on


Smulay night, c.iiining on to Clithoroe the following morning'.


------0«0^040—^ CHAPPED HANDS


CHILBLAINS. ------ ------------


V(lr|(;| V


I' "II i-.xlra J n .U'i'untnd


I' Nociriv'.- Tnl uiui ('ll,; I 'I'niiilct ill;.


it U ;l > 1, i|},T (linal),


•(! Iiy Mi.


l'-(U!i:nd iia a ride. -Dia


)l pr-MlIi: I'll


| l III. uiUi I «' -rol.’iid.s


upiH'aiifi In. i|H.vili-il in


fur ln'~u no\i bnnii


|:,uiucd Uic. Jnlrv lid on orir nalHiv 1(1


II II .■'invii' iKul joint'd


|ic cmintry luH. if


|ircr )ior.<ns 'oli' nvo


li'alt'd Ini' a |.Si. .111(1 I. udmitU-tl


|)ii. if III- «a.(


|jll.;.,Ull( jinl IIK-M Mvrc


J were nuu loed.- 'I’lii' Id received


•aiTuu u|i


Ji. iiiarriei:. |l ei'unnds .Mud.


IjiSllll.'M'd aii])eidiniJ


ltd


liKi). ( iiinner


iaii ('nil-


‘I'oe. "V’' (Viveinlier


anybody and evei-ybody's decjcls than bis Off]), and it was only by judicious " piunping ’ ■ that a rcfereuce to the D.C.M. deed wits secured, and that ot (lie briefest tiud most matter-of-fact. “ AVhere did it happen I-” Private


Birtwell was asked after a little parley, and Die lacouic response was “ On the Somme.’’ Then the following conver­ sation took place:


irliile. How did you like?—IS'ot so bad, when


AT^as it pretty rough?—.liatuei'. How long were yon there ?—A fair


you’ro used to it. And what precisely did .you do for the


medal?—Carried message.s. Far?—About half-a-mile. Bough travellings?—Very. In what tray —AA’e had to keep dotlg-


iug into shell holes.—They kept “ pot­ ting ” at us.


How long did it take you to do the


journey?—Oh! I don’t know—an hotu* or more.


sliould say so. I'lreso and other Questions wore asked


in one day. And after?—Several times. You did well to get thrniigJj.—1


by way of leading Private Hirtwell on to a connected narrative, but that is .jrrst what he wa.s orrt to avoid, and he kept Mrictly to the queries, volunteered nothing and tried to make it ail appear perfectly slraightfonvard and siiuple. But when it takes “ an ;hour oi' nrore ’’ to gm half-a-mile when one is naturally anxious to “ get there,’’ .something •more than the customary can be said to have happened. For a real appre- ciarion of what happened it i.s better to take the word of the loolcer on, and seeing that Private BirtweU studiously avoid.s giving any idea of what occurTod iro must—at the ri.sk of incurring' ’’Jimmy’s ” wrath—reiterate his Battalion Commander’s report. From bim wo are told that Private Birtwel] “Did especially good woi'lc actijig


as runner between com))any and battalion headquarters.


lie ear-


I'ied messages usually under lieavy shell fire. AViheu tlie new line had been reached ho crossed the open under machine gun fire on threes 0(.'casious and delivered mc.ssage.s to his Company Commander. It wa.s largely' due to his work as runner that coinmunicatioii was kei)t with the right company, and so willi the trench on t he right of ihe hai- lalion.”


That puts quite a ditVerenl. eomple.vioii


on the matter from Private Birtwell’s account, and seeing that Baltalion tommander.-: are not given to exaggera- iion in such eircumstances. we are en­ titled to a.s.sume that the Clitheroe .young man laust have been particularly gallant in his conduct. He prefers lio remain “ just an oi'dinary' Tommy.” The D.C.AI. is jiot likel.v to cause •swelled head with him.


II ^ Haneashire Fusiliers are now oat of it ”—just where We must not —oud it Was with genuine relief that


I nv.a(c Birtwell ca-ime to diseuss the tattalion alone. AA'^hilst remaining- on


win.-'onie


Iraeleri.xlie .\ lirsi


111- Hon.'. 0 les.sion for and


•• Tiie Imduction


|i bv the Master.-^


I DarkiK'ss


■leeed.s i'U |l•l,■unl•s |ii.s


1 e •! (land, the lipears in


Init going I; it e..ve(d- Iroduetion lioni false Its liensotf loutbnnik,


the laconic side, he did hecomo moi'c and was altogethci' more


O


-“t his ease. After a severe gruelling the Somme, one gathered the


n


Fusiliers had now moved to a (|iiicler part of tho line and liked the change ouch.


iSevei'al Clitheroc mpiiiher.s ot


JJutvvoll deelaring all very well, ami . 'itill smiling.” He .said tlie Clitllteroe htls in their company had been very huky indeed, for .somewhat heavy c.'i--


he battalion were mentioned. Private


hforo than usual avidity, ami wa.s about 0 say somiething about preparations, •ut pullej up i^bbrt, reinemhering wliat


•‘.soldier should not .«ay. “ The ofl'en- fs doing well.” wa.s Private Birt-


vells message. “ You have no ide-a 1 what an advance of a. mile means. It


I. wronged


s tremendous to ms. 'What of the Ger- nits? Well, the lol we captured ereia •weary solection. They wero


Unities were sulferod without the Clitli- eroo soldiers being touched. Ho did prMuine to say what would happen but did mention next Spring with


It you enclose one penn)- stamp to


Mr. Agar; Kaputine, Ltd., Manchester, you will receive by return FREE S A M P U E S o F K A P U T I N E for HEADACHE or NEURALGIA, •which all sufferers say are worth a


“DROWN” such DOSE. How many times did you go ?—Seven


NOTHING SO SOOTHING AND HEALING AS ZAAI-BL'K.


For chapped ’hands, chilblains, and


soi'o arms and faces, there is no Ireai- ment so bouelicial as dressings with Zam-Buk.


AFheu the rougFness, irrila'iiou, and


redness of IhoiS'iiiu is quickly followed by cracking ami bleeding, particularly I'oimd th(? knuckles, wrists, rnoulli ears and lips, then comes the great dau- g(;r tor housewives—that dirt and grit will get into the cracks ot tlie skin a.iid cuiise blood-poinsou or skin disease. Zam-Buk averts this iieril entirely.


Simply smear a little Zam-Buk on the sore parts, and wrap up careluUy. Le ting the Znm-Buk .soak all nig'lut into tho tissues allays the pain and a.ssiiie.s the growth of healthy new skin. Don't


wait for the cold weather to '• chap ’’ your hands Rub a little on every


none of the uietal sails or aiiiuial f'als that are tlu' hasi.s of common oint­ ments. Zam-Buk is prepar('d with great skill from reliable vc'getidde sub­ stances whinli have all a specilic medi­ cinal action. The result i.s, you have in Zaiu-Buk


a concentrated balm of the highest jnirity and of unvarying healing, sooth­ ing, and antiseptic ])owor.


Zam-Bnk is unlike anylhing ols(' in


character and for good rosnlts. Its fame for adliies, wounds, and nuinernu.s skin aftections is (\stal)l:.slu‘d throng'h-


out the world. Xeeji a box ahva\'s handv.


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SABBEN. -♦o»------


APPOINTMENT. — Mks Ethel


Wood, youngest daughter of Air. and Airs. Richard Wood, of Gardeners-row, has been successful in ulitaining a jiost as one of the teachers; at tho new Coiin- cH school, Brierfield. blie was formerly a scholar at Sabdeii Council seliool.


IN HOSPITAL.—Airs. Barlow, who


resides at BD, Padihiam-road, recently received a letter from her husband, Lance-Corporal Barlow, of tho ijaiica- shire. I’lisiliers, to say that he is in hospital sulfering from malarial fever. Lance-Corporal Barlow has been in the ai-uiy 17 .years.


V ’.T.C.—Commandaiil Aid. White­


head, of Burnley, along with Platoon Commander Tattersall, of Padiliani, held a meeting of those in Sah'deu be­


longing ot the F.T.C. About (iO were pre.snnt. and went through t.lieir first course of drills. Coloui’-Sergeant ,T. Fonld.s, of the .Sabden Vohiuteor.s, wa.s apjioiuted drill iuslnicfor.


MISSIONARY SERMONS. — The


annnal missionary sermoms were prea­ ched in the Baptist school on Sunday. The special pdeacher was the Rev. H. Bernard Hannah, of Immanuel Bap­ tist Clmrch, Burnley. At the evening service the choir, under the leadersliij) of Air. Jacob Birtwell, rendered the anthem, “ Comfort ye,’’ the principal parts being taken by the Alisses E. and J. Wood, Mos.sr.s. .1. Par.-ion.s. and F. Wood, with AIis.s 0. Wood as aeeoni- panist. Collections for the Baptist Foreign Alissionarv .Sneielv realtsed £B 4.S. 6d.


flight, and .so keep tho skin strong and healthy. The striking success of Zain-Buk is due to its herbal origin.


i t e-ontaius — A>D


frightened to death and gave themselves up readily enough. It was a treat to see the French go over on our hank. They walked the whole way to the Ger­ man trenches but 1 never’ sarv a single man fall. A


i ' i i i- T IME S . . l ^BIDAY, i^OVEMBEIl 24. 1 9 1 6 THE LOCAL


A B A L K A N ‘ S C R A P / ------------------


PiilVATE H. D. HAIIGHFAVES’S “ LOT OF FUN.”


MENTIONED IN DEbi'ATOHE.S. Writing from St. George’s Hosiiiial,


Malta, on Oetuher Bisl, Private H. D. Hargreaves, eide.st son of mr. ana .i.i.- .


OlitlioroR, soucici tLe clieei*y lue-ti-sus'c printed beloxy, which, however, has not. escaped the aiieniiun.' ,,i tm ;


n’r Rirkmooi-lerruce,


Private Hargreaves gave up a -u, bPholastic appointment to join the army


had quite a lot of fun. We suddenly had order.-; to pack up, and within ail hour we had set out on a three day; trek more or less under shell fire al. the way, of course. We then took over some trenches from the — ____, which operation I was in great request as interpreter. We took over tJie pos,"- tiou at night, nafui'ally. Next niorn tng. Wo saw" the (iuem.y positions on a whacking big lull about a mile awav A rapid, muddy river cut both mtr lines to the w(?st, and tlierc w.as a fair-sized village between om:.selvc.s and tho enem.y In this part of the line they seemed a quiet, peaceful sort of crowd they shelled us' now and then, it t


His two brothers are also on active ser vice. “ Since I wrote to .you before, I ’v,


true, but in.a perieclly calm and in nocent manner-—just as a navi'y spits


the time of my life. As I was tli scout of the company, 1 was excii.sed ail giiiirds and work on the gun Nevertheless I was kept very busy. Be­ hind our lines the counirv wa.s difficult and everybody insisted on getting lost 111 it. I therefore spent a 'lot ot time acting .as guide to ration and faligiie pai ties, and in the caiTs’inn of (-((pnrl.s and despatches. Then I ha'fi to find out lots of things about No Alan’s Laud; on one occasion I went up the river in broad daylight, almost u)) to the ene­ my’s wires. W(,- got a lot of inforiiiafioii during that stunt, and iiiiich (o uiir as toiiishmont we both pel Ijaek wilhout cratch. General


with no intention of doing any harm hut out ot habit. “ Ill the da.ys that followed 1 had


--------- , who co


mands our Divusiou, seoiued ratiiei bucked about it. for he sent us a .special ine.ssage of eongi'atiilution. Next day We had a bright little paragraph in Di visional orders, all to our two .'■elves liowever, wa.s very disapii-


the ground that the Brigade Alaeliine Gnu Officei- wa.s valuabta.


reat^ jiity, too, lor lie's some bird at i t wa.s a


tioniiig the fact that there were______ hattalioiis in it, and as usual tliev did well, and bettor than that. Theve’s no ii'm.y like oiirs. and nover will bo. A'ou


scouting, and as for scrapping, well, IS leally; ,Sonn .iftcr this the division set to work with the object of altacking the aforemeutioued hill in front of u.-" ^ le artillery began a.s usual, and Ini knocked seven sorts of hell out of it. .rheii we aliacked. The enemy jn.'-t there arc Germans, not Biilgars. A large number of them are noiv corpses, which I thiuk is a groat iinprovonioiil. wmirt describe the scrap, only ineii-


WAE MEMORIAL. TRADE,SAIEN’S EFFORT.


------ ------------ Iho eominittec who iiav'o oliargo of tlio


movement for the oroctioii of a .suitable raoniorial to the gallant Clitlioroo men who have given their lives tor. King and country apiJcar to be on the I’iglit road for success. Tlioir efforts are being admirably seconded


by the tradosmen ivlio are ondeavoiiring to raise ,£150 before Christmas. The Alayor (Aid. Roboi'ts) has given groat satisfaction in consenting to act as presi­ dent, to wliicli position ho was elected on Tiie.sday, and in taking this course lie is imdoubtcdly interpretating tho feelings of the general body of ratopayers. No effort m'll bo siiared to accomjili.sli tlie object in view, and in anotlior coliiiiiii appears an advei-tisoinont of an auction sale, with many novel features, whieli is to bo held in the Weavers’ Institute on Tiio,sday, Decomboi- 19tli. Tlio appeal for gifts has mot with a gcnei'oiis and s])ontaiiooiis rcspon.se from tradesmen, as will be .seen irom tlio list of donors given below. VYn are iisk'cd to .stato that fur­ ther gifts will lie thanlifully received and acknowledged in those coluiniiB. IJST OF DONORS.


Air. T. Blackburn, 2 sacks best tloiir ; CLITHEROE RURAL


DISTRICT TRIBUNAL. ------ ------------


SDCCESSFUL MILITARY ARR.L’AL. A TRICKY LEGAL I’UINT.


A. brief meeting of the Clilberue


Rural District Tribunal wa.s held at tho lown HaH on Wednesday morning members present being tho’iiov. In-, .J


Rmumgton S.-J (presiding), Messr.S(" R. C. AssLcitou, W . Hanson, T. Wilkin-


; n ? ’ (Mi‘. A. E. Aitken); the Militarv Kep


! (Mr. A. T. Holden). AND FA.KAiJ-,R. R .leeepprreesseeniauve


LABOURER i'he Military


for the review of a case lu \nu,-i, single young man (2D) from Chipping-


niaU


was granted exemption ou the grouuas ■that ho Avas part-time roadman and farmer, and also becuuso he had to look after an invalid brother. Mr. Hoyh


appealed ou the grounds that wrong in- forinataon was g-i-veu the Tribunal ami


Vacuum ^S\Acoper, yaluo 30/-; Clithcron I hut he was asked by (:ho Tribunal Auction Mai-t, .'Barker, Pool-.street, .set of mason’s tools, value £5: Aliss Cimlift'o, Alarkot-placo.


fancy cushion, 25/-; Tho Cafe, Alarkct ]ilace, goods 20/-; Eccles Bi-o.s., Mtallgatc, homo cured ham, 20/-; R. and ,E. Robert.s’ Loworgatc, goods, 20/-; D. Sponcor,’ Salford, turkey, 20/-; C. Whiteside, Castlo-stoi-ct, goods, 20/-; .Household Divi Storo.s, Salford, homo cured ham, 20/-; i


Mr. A. W. tVIiittakcr, Cnstfo-,sti'cct. Daisy ' appeal against the Tribunals’decision”


that ho was not indispensable ou tho farm. Mr._ Ho,ylo said he had iiiteuue;.!


goods value'21/.; Mr. ML j withdraw the” appeal !w”fm‘tirer“ infore secured. He there­


fore brought up the case for review. ^ Mr. Hodgson, for applicant, said it


was for the military representative to make out a case. 'The eviclonce at the fast sitting was that the man .sponi lialf his time on the roads for tliie Rural Dis­ trict Council and half on the tai-m, and '‘'’“S agreed that the man was mdi.j


A. Ingham, Aloor-lane, lioarth-riig, 20/-; | Peasable ou tho farm. Air. and Airs. R. Alanley, toa service. 16/0 • - , Clerk said they had secured from R. A. Hoyes, Aloor-Ianc, goods,' 15/6 |


one or tw-o exceptions. Surveyor particulars of tho tiine put


Rodmayiio and Read, goods, 15/6 ; Messrs! ' Flic road,s by the applicant. AVitli -Baldwin, King-street, goods, 15/-; Alisses : exception of the liay-liarvest period, Ho.ylo, Aloor-laiie, ti-iinniecl hat. IS/-; J. : fhe man put in over 20 days per niontli, Lofthouse, Low Aloor, beef, 15/-; Tl'ioo!


•Wilson and Sons, goods, 15/-;’ Palaco i i f i’- Hodgson said the total days Theatre (Air. Alackcnzie), .3 months’ fi-oo j


Surveyoi-’s retnrn.s was


View, will sing song and solo and Jicel 1 i PV’ficticalJy hnlples.s. If apiilicaiit pail- of iiien’s boots, 21/-; AL-. .Ireland '


,. „ , , -


cliomist, 22. Corporation-street, safety ' r.szor, shaving stick and bnish ;


oiiited . as they forbade him to take pari, in anylhinr,- oPe of that nature, -nii


taken the farm Avould have to In “R


tragic


Jackson, Eshton-terraco, I set of jut'.? for . *^ flow-ci-vases : W. Clarkson, Shaw-bridge i


j . 1 ^ 1


beef, 12/6; -T. Dean, Alarkct-plaM’ ^ ! ii goods, 12/6 ; W. Houldswoi-th. MGterloo’ '


beef, 12/0 : J. Howard. Moor-t-uie, goose S w ' L's spare 12/6 ; T. Poi-tej-. Woone-laiie, beef, 12/6 ;


whole of


'-’■P'*'"! 'Vjis in the farm, it wotdd not keep thi


fiiute holph agricultui-e, °''”


pass to Palace; Alo.ssrs. Hanson, AVoll- > '^“4 days, and of that number 150 were )iair of lace oiii-tains ; Air. E. lUIou, AVest i ,


fold, occasional tabic ; Misses Landles i —i-oughly one half. Ho pro­ ceeded to say that applicaiit’.s brotliei-


to '"’ith tlie Clerk-


j resentative (tho Rev. K. R, liovle) Represeiitalivi;


asliea


ctaiming to be exempt from the previ­ sions of the Act, and also appealing on domestic grounds.


dm'iug tile Derby Scheme, and was ex­ amined by Dr. Urme the following day, then being rejected. A later caRmg- up notice was cancelled, and on August loth, this year, applicant received a pink form calling on him to be re­ examined. Applicant ignored that notice, because ho hud attained the ago of 41, and believed himself exempt from miiitaiy service. Lieut. Trappes- Lomax at first agreed that a]iplicunt did nut come under tho Act, but later he again called him up. An order was originally issued by wilnick attested single men who were 41 after Mareh-2nd ana altested maiTied men 41 alter J uuo 24tb. were excepted. An outcry was raised that unuttesLed men were being belter treated than attested men and the lualtei' was raised in Parliament. Mr Lloyd George then said the pledge of his Majesty’s Government was that unatlested men were not to receive more favourable treatment. In view of that s'tatement appficaut was clear. Under the Act men were eieai' who be­ came 41 within 6U days from the day the Act was passed,


Mr. Healey stated applicant attested in the case of re-


,|ected men, however, the appointed date for the Act to be applied to them was 1st September, so that if a man was 41 witbiu 36 days of that date he was exempt. Applicant fulliilod that coa- ditiou, being 41 ou the 29th September, and he was therefore clear'.


Mr. Robinson said the original in-


.sti'uctious were that attested single men were to be 41 belore Mardhi 2nd; and attested married men 41 before 24th une, to be clear from military service,


and he held those instructions held good.


Mr. Healey said that was contrary to


the pledge of the Government. Mr. Aitken agreed with Mr. Healey’s


interpretation of the regulations, ex­ pressing the opinion applicant was out­ side the scope of the Act, but he Joiihted tho competenc.y of the tribunal to give a decision on a legal point. Either the


Loniax said applicant would have to go up for service unless he obtained ex­ emption from a local tribunal, and ho was right in asking for their clecLsioii. If the man had been 45, and was called up by mistake, they would at once have granted absolute exemption. Mr. Robinson : It is a matter i f hours


only. Mr. Aitkeu suggested an adjournment


to secure a ruling from the Local Gov­ ernment Board on the matter. Mr. Healey agreed with that course,


Alooi'-laiio, trousers. 10/6 ; J. J. Carter, couple ot ehickons, 10/6 ; J. 'Franklaud! Soliool-torraco. half load potatoes; j! Bowkor and .Son. Scliool-torraco, ’sibs! granulated sugar; C. R. Hargroavos, Parson-lane, 121bs loaf sugar; A. Illing­ worth. Bromilow-atrnot, 24 new laid eggs ; E. Alather. A


A


with 9 head of oattlo, 2 pigs, 120 ponl- ti-y' and 10 sheep.


as one of 12 acres, The tribunal decided to cancel the


oertificate, but applicant would not he called up i,mti! .Taniiary 1st.


’atcrloo, chiolicii;


Airs. Greenwood, Cast'.lo st-rroot, trimiiied h.at. 10/-; L. Smalloy, A:farJcet-]iJaco. half load potatoes ; Airs. Stewart, MOiitc Lion Hotel, goods, 10/-; Aliss Clegg,


novel' feel so glad to he an EiigD.s]inian as during a scrap of that .sort—it.s great! None of yoiii' ‘TCamerad !’ business wiili our hoys ! Just rooting' ’em out and shaking 'em. like terriers among j-ats. Next ray I ’ll mi.s.s out.—we got it in tlie bacik ol the neidc from their artillerv in_d in a homhardment you see von- Eeiv


things that won care to talk idiout. “ Well, I came through al! Ilmt


without a .scratch, but I wa.s feeling very iU towards tho end. f got wor.se later, but managed to carry ou all right for over a. weelt. At ]a.s’t I collap.snd, on ilLo day my brigade wa.s being rei lieved, and they (i-arted me off


the


field dre.ssing' station, whence 1 was sent by easy stages t-o Salonica. After a couple, of days T wa.s put on board a boat wbicli landed me here. I ’ve luui a nightmare of a time, hut thank good- 110.S.S I ’m all right now, thongli it.s left me a hit of a wreck. If they can huilti 1110 lip hero, I sliall go straight bacl: to the Balkans. If not, they’ll pack me oil' to Blighty—and, to bo frank, that i.s the course I liopo tliey’ll pur.siio. Not that I ’ve had eiioiig'Jii by a, long- w a v hut Christinas in Bligliiv is not to be .sneezed a t !”


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B A R R 0 W , -------— _


SOCIAL AND DANCE.—A social


and dance was held at tlio 'Working- Men’s Club on Saturday foi- the purpose


of sending Chrislma.s presoiit.s to mem­ bers on active .service. Although tho night was wet, there was a large attend­ ance of niember.s and friends, and the event was a great .siicce.ss. Good talent was engaged for the concert, Air. .Jini Ainsworth, of Blackburn, being very popular, and Air. Aluyne and lii.s friend “ Charlie Chaplin ” (Pte. Bramwell), wore gri’atly iijipreciated. Dancing commenced at ff-.‘30 and wa.s kept up until 11-40. A very plea.sant evening- w.a.s broiig-lit to a close b.y the singing of the N'iitional Anthem. Corditil tllmnks slitnild be given to the ladies for their work with the refreshinents, tuid also lo the the secretary tind com­ mittee for their work. Air. Benflr-y was chairman. Mr. Dyer moved a vote of thanks to the. artistes. Aboul £C) 10s. wa.s realised. Air. AYilf Crt.b


DoLacy-.streot, aftoriioon tea cloth ; Al”. Entwisfcle, Aloor-laiio, .Slbs granulated siigafc ; Gno. Dawson. Shaw Bridge, 24 white loavc.s; J. W. Hoiilkcr, Shaw Bridge. 311'is bean coffee ; M'. Aldcrsou. Salford, jiictnro : Miss AFilkinson, P.arson- lano. halt load potatoes ; A


A A L H. .Biilcock,


Ciistle-sti'cct, barometer : AAL D. Cunliffe, Alarkot-place, goods, 7/6 ; AAL Eatougli. AAGllgatc, cliiekcn : A


A


Horse Hotel, iiox of eigars, 7/6 ; Geo. AAfilkiiisoii. Aloor-lano, down quilt, 25/-; J. .Kenyon, 71bs strawberry jam ; ; Jas! A


A


12/6; Jas. Hargrotives, Salford, iiluin piidcliiig, o / - : Air. Jones, A


’addiiigton-


’illdnsoit. Aloor-laiie, gout’s tiinbrolla, A


road, sliouldcr of mutton, 5/-; N. Dow- Inirst, Salford, 21bs tea ; AAL Gill, Bromi- low Ariii.s, liox of eigai-s, 7/6; T. 15, Hargreaves. King .street, plioto goods 7/0: Airs. A


A


/6 : F. Dawson. Castle-strcot, eliickcn ; Conn. .Parker, A’Iieat Sheaf Hotel, goods.


’hitwaiii, A’aterloo, goods, A


A


5/(): A:L'S. Clie.scboi'oiigh, Castlo-strcot, goods. 5/-; J. S. Cook, Castlo-strcot, pocket case, 5/-; J. H. H.ij’tor, goods, 5/-: Al. James, Cliureh-.strocfc, 4 tins damsons, 5/-; Clitlioroc Tiuios,- goods, 5/-; Airs. Callow, Ctistlo-strcct, jiair of ascs, 5/-; Airs. Dowuham, Castle-strcct,


pair of slippers, 5/-; Air. Rudd, Castlc- stroot, cheese di.sli, 5/-; AKs. Loiisdalo, goods, 4/-;


J . Foulds, A’ooiio-lanc, A Christmas loaf; S. Bailey, Eshton-terracc


plant p ot ; Advertiser Offico, goods, 5/-; Firth and Son, Chatburn-road, 6 tins of ptn'kin.s ; Aliss AVooff, Castic-streot, good: 5/-: Hargrcave.s Bros., Castlc-stroet, goods, ji/-; Air. Howard, Castlo-strcot, goods, 5/-; Air. Hodgkinsoii, King-street, goods, 5/-; H.'Taylor, AAtatorloo" tin of biscuits : Bilsboroiigh Bros., Castlc-strcet goods, 5/-; AAffiitesido and AAffiitosidc, Castle-streot, goods. 5/-; A


L Duckett, A’Iiito


Preston. _ Air. Hodg.soii: Yes, in the .special


The Chairman: He can appeal to


circumstances of the case, I shall ap­ peal. He questioned the right of the tribunal to cancel the eertifioate qii tlie evidence offered hj' Air. Hoyle.


SUBSTITUTION DECISION. Mr. J . H. Riimsbottom appealed for


tho exemption of a single man (19) with a AViswell fanner of 205 acres, split into two fai'nis aiul worked separately. There were 04 cattle, 44 milking, with 450 sheep. A dauglhtei' and :i sou lived at one farm and the rest at the other. There were six miles of fencing to do and it was doubtful if he coidd do it. Tho s-talf consisted of the farmer (62) his wife (an invalid), and three sous, the youngest (10), a fourth brother hav­ ing to join tho army.' Milk (32 gals.) wais kitted to AA'bailey Station and 001 bs of huttor made weekly.


Wits 19, single, and passed for general service.


Mr. Robinson’s case wius that the man Mr. Ranishottom .said the lail had not


been before the Medical Board. Mr. Robinson.; It is his own fault.


He is presumed to have pas.secl Al. Mr, Ramsbottom agreed, and sub­


mitted that was at least a ease for suh- .sltitution as .'the (form wa.s not .over­ staffed.


Mr. Aiikcn stated that :i ruling hud


been received from the Board of Agri­ culture by the Bowlaud Agricultural Representative t-o tho effect that in the event of a, dispute between the substitu­ tion-officer and a farmer as to the capability of a siihstitut-e, the difference would have lo he decided h.y a tribunal, who would rule whether ■-■the .substitute was capable or not. Conditional exemption subject to sub­


stitution wa.s agreed to. DISALLOAVEl).


A clerk (37) at Barrow I’riniv.orks A A*. A’^. vA^hiteside


Castle-street, walking stick, 5/-; Aliss 1 Standen, King-street, goods, 5/-; Al. H. j Dawson, AVcll-torracc, 20lbs best (lour ; ! Aliss Loeming, B.awdlands, 4 tins apricots. ; 5/-; AVai'burton Bros., Castlc-strcct, 51b; ' onions, olbs apples, 1 dozen bananas; Geo. Mitchell, Salford, piano harp ; Air. Atai'ley, Aloor-lane, Christinas cake; H. and J. Hitehcn, York-street, '201bs onions, bundle of sage : Roger AVilson, Moor-lane, ; shoeing one horse ; J. Howard. Aloor- lanc, potato pio, 5/-; J. Ellis and Sons, ' Valo Afiow Nursery, plants ; Air. Alty, Salt Hill Villa, .Do All Mop and bucket;


.'taifm-ri SaUord, goods.


apepaled for exemption on tlie grounds that he had to look after hi.s epileptic child, his 'wife' not being strong enough to carr.Y the lad about, he being help­ less. It wa.s suggested that the child should he sent to a home, and applicant said if he became much worse that course would have to be taken. Appli­ cant said he would prefer to .join the army but considered it hi.s duty to look after his child. Tho appeal was dismissed.


A KNOTTY POINT.


tree ably officiated at tho piano for tho J-Latham, Salford, goods ; Mrs. Alarsden, appealing on behalf of a WhalloA' or- concert: and dancing.


ganist, 4 l on September 29th, and — ;..j. .< i — o—t.... .i.... onn, ' —,


An interesting legal point was raised by Mr. J. D. Healey, of Blackburn,


and after a brief consideration in private the tribunal adjourned the case, pending the decission of the Board The next meeting of tho tribunal was


fixed for December 5th. ------o « o « o # o -


LITANY OF FRENCH SOLDIER. ------♦o*------


A tine example of coui'ageous stoic­


ism is the following " Litany ’ of tho Ereuch soldier, as*set forth by Miss Kathleen Burke, great grand-niece of Edmund Burke, who has been permit­ ted by the Erench Authorities to visit A


’erduu; ‘ Of two things one is tsirtaiu : Either


you’re mobilised or wou’re not mob­ ilised.”


> ‘ If you’re not mobilised there is no


need to worry; if you are mobilised, of two things one is cei'taiu; Either you’re behind tho lines or you’re on the front. “ If you’re behind the lines there


is no need to worry; if .you’ro on the front, of two things one is certain; Either you’re resting in a safe place or you’re exposed to danger. “ If you’re resting in a safe place,


there is no need to worry; if you’re ex­ posed to danger, of two things one is cei'taiu : Either you’re wounded or not wounded. ‘ If you’re not wounded there is no


need to worry; if you are wounded, of two things one is cei'taiu; Either you’re wounded seriously or you’re wounded


is no need to wori-y; if .you’re wouncled sei'ion.sly, of two things one is certain ; Either you recover or you die, “ I f you recover there is no ■need to


slightly. “ If you’re wounded sligFtl.y there


ivoi'1'3'; if you die j'ou can’t wori'y.” Surely the Don’t AAtarry phRosophy


has not been so well stated since that prince of pessimists, Ecclesiastes, gave tho world his immortal work.


FOR THE TROOPS. Mr. H. P. P. Lane, Chief Constable


of Lancashire, writes :— A consignment of plum puddings for


Christmas is again to be sent out to the County Palatine Brigade of Artilloyy, and the public* are asked to kindH'- give


a sufficient number as will ensure that none of the men will go without. Those who desire to help may either send the puddings, or leave them at the neaest conuG' police office, not later than Monday, December 4th. They should be 'wrapped in cloths, with the name and address of like sender attached.


¥ou Gan Rely Oki 1 and kindred complaints. ,


and.Midland Countlca Drug Co., Ltd.. Lincoln.


sent direct, post free, for Si'jty Peony Stamps hy Hie Troprletors — Tho Lincoln


^


Remedy, la either Sox. for all Acquired or Con«itmlonal Discharges from Urinary Organs. Gravel. I’ainf. m the Back


Over 50 Years* Success. Of anCheinists,<f/Opcrhox. or ^ JL ^ Cl '


« ® • Jl *112 CPrec /rfltn MtreuryJ


Clarke's EU Pills s> Sale - and Sure


■ ' V '! '


man came under the operations of the Act or he did not, and it was for either the military or tho magistrates to de­ cide tho point. Mr. Heale,y said Lieut. Trappes-


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