East Central Trader - November 9, 2018

Volume 10 No. 5

Friday, November 9, 2018

Pages 13-20

Guitars, saxophones and loopers

Ian Sherwood, a folk/pop musician, came to the Humboldt and District Gallery for a concert Nov. 1. The multi-instrumentalist used a device called a looper during the show, where he would perform a few bits of music and the device would repeat it as he build up a complex song.

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Devan C. Tasa Editor The Humboldt Fire Department will soon have the proper tools to rescue those trapped in grain bins.

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LIFELONG VOLUNTEER

Elgar Petersen remembered for his contribution to local sports Devan C. Tasa Editor A local legend who was the namesake of Humboldt’s arena has died.

Elgar Petersen passed away at his Cudworth nursing home on Nov. 3 at the age of 82.

Jamie Brockman, the Bronco’s president, said Petersen meant a lot to his team.

“Elgar meant everything,” he said. “He was the heart and soul of our organization for a lot and lot of years – basically since the beginning. He wasn’t involved with us the last couple of years because of his health but he was always there in spirit.”

“He not only meant a lot to the team but to the community,” said Rob Muench, Humboldt’s mayor. “What he did for the Broncos he also did for minor hockey and minor ball in the summer.”

Petersen was born on Jan. 26, 1936 in Annaheim.

In 1962 he moved into Humboldt with his parents and became involved in minor hockey. When the Broncos were founded in 1970, Petersen became the team’s trainer and equipment manager.

In the winter, Petersen would help fetch equipment, clean clothes and water.

“I remember him being down at the rink lots and if you couldn’t get your skates quite tight enough, he was there to help you out, whether it was public skating, playing hockey or whatever,” Muench said.

In the summer, he would be at the ball diamonds, helping with equipment or sitting with players.

“His spirit and passion for minor sports and the Humboldt Broncos was contagious,” Brockman said. “He was just fun to be around. You could always joke with him and he’d always put a smile on his face and a smile on your face.

He was just that type of individual. He would always leave a lasting impression on so many people that came through our city and our organization.”

Muench said Petersen was known for his gruff voice, big hugs and whisker rubs.

“If he’d see you, he’d give you a hug and even talking to a lot of the players over the years, when he gave you a whisker rub, you felt it and you usually walked away

with a red cheek.”

Muench also told a story passed on to him by a play-by-play announcer.

During a championship series in the 1980s in Selkirk, Man., Petersen wasn’t allowed to sit on the players bench. The Broncos scored an empty-netter and the announcer heard a commotion. He looked down and saw Petersen. He later asked Petersen what was going on.

“Elgar said, ‘when we scored that empty-net goal, I said to the Zamboni driver: you might as well shut down the [ice] plant because you’re not going to need it this year.’”

The driver wasn’t pleased with that remark.

According to Journal archives, in 1999, a town employee named Neil Britz suggested to council they name what was then called the Uniplex Arena after Petersen. After going through the proper channels, council agreed and the arena was renamed in 2000.

“I think it was really fitting,” Muench said. “It’s our arena and that’s where you think of when you think of

Elgar.”

Despite being a inductee of the Humboldt Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame, Petersen preferred to have the spotlight on the players. When the arena was named after him, the Journal quoted him saying, “I want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. Now let’s enjoy the hockey game.”

Petersen volunteered at the arena as long as he could until his health started to fail him.

“Elgar is going to be missed,” Brockman said.

“Even though he wasn’t physically with the team he was always there in spirit.

People that knew him knew he was there in spirit. We have the Elgar Petersen Arena named after him and that will be a lasting legacy for Elgar.”

Muench gave his condolences on behalf of the citizens of Humboldt.

“He was a pretty special person and he meant a lot to the community.”

Written with files by Jodi Schellenberg, Humboldt Journal

ELECTIONS

Civic and provincial election dates moved Staff Humboldt’s mayor is happy to see the provincial government keep civic elections in the fall of 2020 after they mused about holding them a year later.

Instead, the province will hold the provincial election on Oct. 26, 2020 and the civic elections on Nov. 9, giving a two-week gap between elections.

The change was made because the original schedule had the two elections five days apart.

Rob Muench said Humboldt city council voted to tell the provincial government to not delay civic elections by a year.

“I’m glad that will be the case,” he wrote in an email. “What concerns me is having both elections so close together may cause some confusion between the two and may also lead to voter fatigue.”

Future provincial elections will be held on the last Monday in October, while future civic elections will occur on the second Wednesday in

November, unless that day is a Remembrance Day. Ray Orb, the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, said in a release his organization is satisfied with the change.

“Our members did not want to postpone municipal elections by one year and although a date change was not our preferred option, the current option will allow time for our farmers to complete harvest and will not interfere with SARM’s Midterm Convention 2020.”

The province’s chief electoral officer recommended back in April 2017 the province move their election to April 5, 2021 and then have the next election on the first Monday in November four years later.

Scott Moe, the province’s premier, said that timing the provincial election in October will allow a new government to introduce a throne speech in the fall and a budget in the spring.

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The crime occured Oct. 16 at 4:30 pm, according to the Greenwater

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AGRICULTURE Ranchers face changes in transition to CAP Devan C. Tasa Editor With the transition from Growing Forward 2 to the Canadian Agricultural Partnership comes a few changes ranchers should note when they apply for funding.

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a partnership between the federal and provincial government that allows producers to apply for funds for projects that make their operations more innovative, competitive and environmentally friendly.

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The partnership will see $388 million invested into Saskatchewan agriculture over a period of five years.

“There have been changes to the program,” said Richelle Bourgoin, executive director of programing at the provincial agriculture ministry. “Some of the programs remain consistent from Growing Forward 2, things like the farm/ranch water infrastructure program and that program provides rebates for producers for dugouts, wells and pipelines for livestock water proposes.”

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The water infrastructure program is seeing a change.

The funding cap is being reduced from $60,000 to $50,000 for a project.

“Only around two per cent of the appliclications in Growing Forward 2 exceeded the $50,000 limit, so we’re very confident it’s going to meet the needs of producers but ultimately the amount of funding that was received in 2012 is equal to the amount of funding in 2018 and it allows us to stretch that funding a little bit further.”

For those that applied and received money for Growing Forward 2 program, the transition to the partnership means that the cap for any project is now set to zero as of April 1.

There’s also a completely new program ranchers can apply for within the partnership.

“The livestock assurance program in particular is a program of note that’s new to the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and it allows producers to apply for rebates on equipment that improves biosecurity and animal welfare outcomes on farms,” Bourgoin said, adding that

With the changeover from Growing Forward 2 to the Canadian Agricultural Partnership comes some changes that cattle rancher should make a note of.

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those that apply for this program must take Verified Beef Plus training.

For those intimidated by making an application for a project under the partnership, there is help available.

“We have regional program specialists who are responsible in assisting producers in navigating the suite of programs that are

available and helping them determine what makes the most sense for their operation,” Bourgoin said.

There’s also agri-environmental specialists with the ministry that can help producers with environmental and climate change programing. The watershed associations are able to provide some technical

support. As well, producers could make a call to the agriculture knowledge centre.

Bourgoin said a lot of effort has been made to make program under the partnership less administratively cumbersome than they were in Growing Forward 2 while maintaining their integrity.

The carbon tax: Is it worth it to farmers?

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As noted last week there are concerns over the new federal carbon tax within the farm sector.

Grain farmers are already asking the government to provide additional relief from the federal carbon pollution backstop given the impact it will have on their ability to compete in markets at home and around the world.

“The carbon price will add costs to farm inputs and to transporting our grains to market making it more expensive to be a grain farmer in Canada compared to our key competitors around t h e w o r l d , ” s a i d J e ff

It is a worthwhile effort when you consider the potential impact of temperature change, particularly on farming.

Calvin Daniels Nielsen, Grain Growers of Canada’s president in a release. “Providing additional relief will not impact growers’ commitments to reducing GHG emissions. Growers are already doing that, and they will continue to work hard to grow more,

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with less.”

If fuel prices rise, users will be forking out more cash when they fill their fuel tank whether it is a sales clerk in a department store filling their car, or a farmer buying fuel for their grain truck.

How will the suggested rebates work in covering the full new costs people face? That is certainly an area of

uncertainty.

So will the carbon tax ultimately have a positive effect?

The primary purpose of carbon tax is to lower greenhouse gas emissions, which as they increase it will raise temperatures, affecting things such as the melt rate of the ice caps, and the growing conditions for grains and oilseeds in various areas

of the world.

In general terms a carbon tax charges a fee on fossil fuels based on how much carbon they emit when burned. In order to reduce the fees, utilities, business and individuals attempt to use less energy derived from fossil fuels.

It is a worthwhile effort when you consider the potential impact of temperature change, particularly on farming.

H o w e v e r, t h e r e is a question whether Canada’s efforts can have any impact when countries such as the United States, especially under an anti-science leader such as Donald Trump

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The uncertainty of t h e d e t a i l s re g a rd i n g the Canadian plan, set against the broader question of its global impact, are enough to make people at best cautious, if not outright fearful.

H o w e v e r, c h a n g e seems to inevitably be needed to address the impact of emissions on climate, and Canada could be a leader in that process.

There is much speculation that it will increase costs, and that does seem to be a reasonable expectation, at least in terms of upfront costs.

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Straker coming to perform delayed show Devan C. Tasa Editor After a seven month delay, a Punnichy-raised songwriter will perform at the Marysburg Assumption Church.

Jeffery Straker has been looking forward to playing at the church ever since he heard about it five years ago.

“Everyone says the acoustics are so beautiful and also, it has a grand piano,” he said. “Not a lot of venues, particularly in Saskatchewan, have a grand piano, let mind amazing acoustics, so when you get both in the same room, I was pretty keen to do it.”

The pianist, singer and songwriter was booked to play at the church in April, but the events of that month made the organizing committee decide to delay. Now he’s scheduled to play Nov. 18.

“I think what people will like about the show is a fair number of my songs are Prairie related. Their inspiration comes from Saskatchewan or Prairie related themes and topics and I find there’s not a lot of that going on in songwriting these days,”

Jeffery Straker, a folk/roots musician who was raised in Punnichy, will be coming to Marysburg Assumption Church to perform a concert.

Submitted photo the folk/roots musician said. “People find it quite unique. I think it leads to a show where people walk away saying I haven’t seen something like that before.”

Straker plans to do two sets for his performance.

“For this performance, I’m doing it as a trio. I’ll be at the grand piano as the lead vocal, my sister, Jill, is going to sing harmony vocals and I’ll have a double bass player with me too.”

D u r i n g t h e s h o w, Straker will talk with the audience between songs, telling them how certain songs came about, funny stories about being on tour and other anecdotes.

“I like to try to get to

know the audience and let the audience know me because I find that if we build a relationship during the period of the concert, then it seems the people listen more closely and give them the chance to consider the two hours with me as a escape,” he said. “I like to take them somewhere else for the couple of hours they’ll be there.”

Straker travels all over the nation to perform, but he said he likes the ones in rural Saskatchewan because they are fun.

The Jeffery Straker Show will be performed at the Marysburg Assumption Church on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 pm.

Recruitment of Carlton Trail College Board Members Carlton Trail College provides quality education, training, and career services to enhance personal and community development for learners in the Carlton Trail region. The Carlton Trail Board is seeking expressions of interest from individuals with interest in post-secondary education and labour market development, and a commitment to effective board governance to serve on the Board.

The Board provides vision and strategic direction for the College, ensures financial and operational integrity through its President and Chief Executive Officer, and reports to the Minister as set out in the Regional Colleges Act. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in some of the following areas: finance, leadership, governance, post-secondary education, government or institution operations, community development, law, business management, enterprise risk management, communications/marketing, information technology and human resources/labour relations.

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Candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter outlining their interest and qualifications no later than November 30, 2018, to: Carlton Trail College Attention: Board Chairperson P.O. Box 720 Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0 Confidential Fax: 306.682.1348 Email: board@carltontrailcollege.com For more information and a map of the region covered by Carlton Trail College, visit the College’s website at www.carltontrailcollege.com or inquire by telephone with the President and CEO, Shelley Romanyszyn-Cross, at 306.682.6852.

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WIESNER: Dennis Jun. 10, 1934 - Oct. 29, 2018 After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Dennis Wiesner of Humboldt, SK, (and formerly of the St. Gertrude district, SK), passed away peacefully on Monday, October 29, 2018, at Humboldt District Hospital. He was 84 years of age.

Dennis, the first child of Adolf and Alma (nee Taphorn) Wiesner, was born on June 10, 1934, at Macklin, SK. In 1944, the family moved to a farm west of St. Gertrude. Dennis and his three brothers grew up there and attended St. Gertrude School. On August 26, 1957, Dennis married the love of his life, Terry Muench, in St. Peter’s Cathedral at Muenster. Their union was to be blessed with five children, two daughters and three sons. Dennis and Terry began their life together at Flin Flon, MB, where Dennis was employed with Hudson Bay Mining. In 1963, they returned to Saskatchewan to farm. Initially they resided on the Art Albert farm in the St. Gertrude district, and then in 1966, they took over the Wiesner family farm when Dennis’ parents retired into Humboldt. Dennis also ventured into the logging industry for several years. He was a passionate outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, logging, quading, and tapping birch trees for his famous syrup. As well, many long and hard (but satisfying) hours were spent cutting, hauling, and selling Christmas trees. Hosting get-togethers with Terry for family and friends, complete with delicious barbecues and plenty of visiting around the firepit, both in their beautiful yard at the farm, and then at their home in Humboldt after retiring in 2009, provided much pleasure for him and all those who were present. More than anything, Dennis was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and a true and loyal friend. His deep faith was also an important part of his life. Indeed, memories of this kind, soft-hearted gentleman with the endearing smile will be cherished by family and friends alike. Dennis will be lovingly remembered and very sadly missed by his wife of 61 years, Terry (nee Muench) Wiesner; their five children, 10 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren: Sharon (Ivan) Stomp and family, Jackie (Adam) Porter and children Max and Wyatt, Cristal (Rielly) Schemenauer and children Kalli, Payton and Josie, Stacey (Adam) Tremblay and children Andie, Tessa, Beau and Mila; Gord (Donna) Wiesner and family, Amanda (Gerard) Kiefer and children Gage and Keyla, Amber (Corey) Frank and children Shelby, Kamara and Jayla; Chad (Betty) Wiesner and children Cole and Austin; Wayne Wiesner and daughter Harlee; and Jody (Kurt) Semenoff and children Kendal and Megan; two brothers: Ed (Sandy) Wiesner, and Larry (Dina) Wiesner; and by numerous nieces, nephews, and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, Adolf and Alma (nee Taphorn) Wiesner; one brother, Hubert Wiesner; and by his parents-in-law, Leo and Angela (nee Meyer) Muench. The Funeral Mass was offered at St. Augustine R.C. Church, Humboldt, on Friday, November 2, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Gerald Wiesner, OMI. Others taking part were: Austin Wiesner, crossbearer; Dina Wiesner and Kalli Schemenauer, scripture readers; Betty Wiesner, intentions; Kendal Semenoff and Megan Semenoff, giftbearers; Agatha Rueve and Doreen Jaeb, memorial table attendants. The urnbearer was Cole Wiesner. Honorary pallbearers were “all the special people in Dennis’ life�. Music ministry was provided by director Loretta Schugmann, organist Marie Aubin, and members of the St. Augustine Parish Funeral Choir. The eulogy was delivered by Jackie Porter and Cristal Schemenauer. Interment followed at St. Gertrude R.C. Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to either the Canadian Cancer Society or the St. Gertrude R.C. Cemetery Fund. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, SK. (306-682-4114) www.schuler-lefebvrefuneralchapel.com In Memoriam REINEKE: Charles J. Feb 7, 1919 - Nov. 9, 2001 Gently the leaves of memory fall Gently we gather and treasure them all

Unseen, unheard, he is always near Still loved, still missed, and very dear

Lovingly remembered by, Vera Caroline, Shirley, Cheryl and Family

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Viscount News Sandra Reid Contributor On Saturday Nov. 3, there were 35 people that attended the Viscount Seniors fundraising breakfast. Workers were Chris Rault, Monica Palfy and Louise Barlage. The lucky loonie winner was Moe Kirzinger.

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As we observe the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, referred back then as “The War to end All Wars,” we quickly realize that it was not.

It was referred to as such because it was a conflict in which the combatants mobilized all of their resources – military, industrial, and human – on a scale never thought possible. Indeed, 70 million military personnel including 60 million Europeans were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Nine million combatants and seven million civilians died. The allies had won the First World War, but had lost the “War to End All Wars.”

TESTED METTLE During the course of the war, Canada paid an enormous price in human lives and injuries. A total of 619,636 people served, of which 66,655 were killed and another 172,950 injured. In the second battle of Ypres in 1915, the First Canadian Division was the only unit to hold the line despite poison gas. In the Battle of the Somme during the latter half of 1916, the fury of war claimed 24,000 casualties. Although not yet part of Canada, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment saw only 68 out of 801 soldiers answer the roll call when the battle ceased.

At Passchendaele, a 100,000 strong Canadian Corps was ordered to the front in October 1917. And of course, Canada became famous throughout the world for the heroic capture of Vimy Ridge in April of 1917. At Vimy, Canadians captured more ground, took more prisoners and enemy weapons than any previous British offences in over two years. The enormous human count was 3,598 dead out of 10,602 casualties.

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After Vimy it was said of the battle, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was Canada from Atlantic to Pacific on parade,â&#x20AC;&#x153; said Brigadier Alexander Ross, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought thenâ&#x20AC;Ś that in those few minutes.

I witnessed the birth of a nation.â&#x20AC;?

TRENCH WARFARE The First World War is best known for its trench warfare.

Opposing troops inhabited long lines of trenches dug in sand and mud. In between lay the flat no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land where soldiers were often mowed down by machine gun fire or snipers.

WET AND MUD The sandy clay soil impeded drainage as heavy rains flooded the trenches, and the men were seldom dry.

Soldiers at Vimy Ridge, World War I.

DYSENTERY AND LICE

RATS

The poor sanitary conditions of trench latrines often led to dysentery which caused inflammation of the large intestine resulting in stomach pains, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever often leading to death.

Soldiers had to contend with an enemy within the trenches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; namely rats that sometimes fought over the body parts of decomposing soldiers. These rats were often the size of house cats.

TRENCHFOOT

DESPERATE MEASURES

Standing for hours and days on end in waterlogged conditions while wearing water soaked boots caused trenchfoot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an infection similar to frostbite causing numbness and painful blisters, ultimately turning gangrenous and requiring amputation.

INJURED COMBATANTS If shot, a soldier was expected to treat his own wounds because fellow soldiers were forbidden from stopping to help during an advance.

The wounded dragged themselves in to shell holes for cover risking sinking into the mud

and drowning.

Weary of the mentally and physically taxing conditions, some men gave themselves self inflicted gunshot wounds in the hope that they would be taken out of the front lines. The very desperate would commit suicide by standing up in the trenches making themselves an easy target.

SHELL SHOCK A large cross section of soldiers evidenced symptoms of shell shock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; headaches, giddiness, irritation, and lack of concentration. Some physicians posed that the constant artillery

bombardment would create a vacuum, allowing air to rush in, which disrupted the cerebrospinal fluid within the brain, adversely affecting how the mind functioned.

CHEMICAL WARFARE The German army fired chemical filled shells and chlorine gas cylinders against allied troops. These destroyed re s p i r a t o r y o rg a n s , resulting in death by asphyxiation.

HUMAN SPIRIT PREVAILS On Dec. 7, 1914 Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary cessation of hostilities for the celebration of Christmas.

Germany agreed immediately, but the other major powers declined.

It was apparent, even without a Christmas t ru c e , t h a t f a m i l i e s wanted to make the soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christmas special by sending letters, food, cigarettes and even medications. Yet

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what really conveyed the spirit of Christmas were the troves of small Christmas trees, decorated with candles, put up by the German soldiers. Hundreds of Christmas trees lit up the German trenches, and although seeing the lights, it took a few minutes to figure out what was transpiring.

The sounds of many Germans celebrating could be heard across the trenches and no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land. Over and over on Christmas Eve the sounds of merry making could be clearly heard â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even shouting â&#x20AC;&#x153;A happy Christmas to you Englishmen.â&#x20AC;?

The British responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Same to you Fritz.â&#x20AC;?

The English started singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;O Come All Ye Faithfulâ&#x20AC;? and the Germans immediately joined in with the Latin words to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adeste Fidelesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a most extraordinary event. Two nations both singing the same carol in the middle of a war. On some parts of the line,

soldiers from each side would meet in the middle of no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land shaking hands, wishing each other a Merry Christmas, sharing cigarettes, exchanging souvenirs. Men were laughing and chatting all through Christmas Eve and day where in the hours prior they were trying to kill each other. Some ended the t ru c e o n C h r i s t m a s night, and some extended it until New Year â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. A legendary circumstance of fraternization was the famous soccer game, played in the middle of no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land between the British Bedfordshire Regiment and members of the German Army.

All this, much to the shock and horror of British Army top brass.

A directive was issued to the effect that such fraternization was absolutely forbidden.

So we see two extremes of war. In one case soldiers are struggling for life in the horrif ic trenches of

the battlefield. On the other hand they are fraternizing with the enemy by celebrating Christmas in no manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land. What more proof do we need that war is insane? Unfortunately, often times, it is also unavoidable. Many historians, in hindsight, believe that the allies were excessive in their punishment of Germany after the First World War, and that the harsh Treaty of Versailles actually planted the seeds for the Second World War, rather than foster peace.

T h e t re a t y s e v e re l y punished Germany with hefty economic reparations, territorial losses, and strict limits on its rights to develop a military. The thinking is that the enormous resentment ultimately opened the door to extremist groups such as the Nazi party to exploit the military defeat, civil humiliation, and resentment, and take political control of the country eventually lead to the Second World War. It was 100 years ago on Nov. 11 that the cessation of hostilities of the First World World came about.

The price was high in terms of human life and sacrifice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 619,636 enrolled in the armed f o rc e s , w i t h 6 6 , 6 5 5 Canadians killed and another 172,950 wounded. As we cast our thoughts towards Canadian veterans of all wars and peacekeeping operations, try to imagine life in the trenches of Europe 100 years ago, with the barest of human necessities and lack of medical resources. Try to imagine what our world would look like today without the sacrifices and bravery of our treasured soldiers of the First World War.

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Having fought in the First World War, Clemens Niekamp took action to make sure his sons wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to fight in a second.

Bernard Clemens Niekamp was born in Sandloh, located in the Cloppenburg area in northwest Germany, on June 30, 1877.

On May 17, 1907, he would marry Maria Schlomer. In those days, he worked as a farmer and in a factory that produced wooden paint brushes.

In 1914, the First World War began and Niekamp would serve.

Dora Kiefer, his granddaughter, said that her grandfather didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really talk about the war, through sometimes he would discuss it with close friends his age when they came over.

Some of the older members of the family did know what was going on and they relayed some information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I often wondered what part of Germany he fought in,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re often told youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be shipped here or shipped over there. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where exactly, but he picked up a lot of French words.â&#x20AC;?

Niekamp would receive the Iron Cross for his bravery.

The Niekamp familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history book does have a few stories about his experience during the war.

Once, he dug a trench to pro-

tect himself. An officer of higher rank told him to get out so he could use it. Niekamp complied and dug another trench.

Sometimes, Niekamp was able to take a leave from the war and visit his home. Since his uniform was infected with lice, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stop several yards from his door and yell out, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vater is hier voms der kreig,â&#x20AC;? meaning, â&#x20AC;&#x153;father is here from the war.â&#x20AC;?

Maria would come out with a change of clothes and disinfect the uniform with lye.

Niekamp was once shot in the shoulder, but the bullet was caught by his knapsack While Niekamp was fighting, Maria worked to help the family survive. She had to sell a work horse and would help a neighbour with farm chores in exchange for help with field work. They would raise rabbits for food. They would have to keep an eye on them to make sure they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stolen.

When Niekamp returned from the war, his hair turned white and he suffered from ulcers. He would have been in his early forties.

Kiefer said Niekampâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service was a point of pride for her and her family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were quite proud of the fact he was a soldier. That meant quite a bit. He was fighting for what he thought was right, keeping everybody safe.â&#x20AC;?

In 1928, having witnessed unrest during the Weimar republic, Niekamp decided to immigrate to Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His main reason was he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see his sons involved in war,â&#x20AC;? Kiefer said.

In October of that year, he boarded the Krefeld with Maria and their five children.

Docking in QuĂŠbec City, the family made their way to St. Gregor by rail. In 1929, the family bought land to farm and homesteaded.

In 1934, Niekamp became a Canadian citizen, something that Kiefer said her grandfather told her was a big occasion in his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know exactly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1950 or 1951, they took a trip back to Germany and when they came back, grandpa said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Canada is the best. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to be back on Canadian soil.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; When the Second World War came, Niekampâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Benny, was conscripted into the military. Benny wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mackenzie King saying that while he was happy to serve his country, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to fight his cousins from Germany. The Prime Minister â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office responded that they were looking into the matter and that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be forced to go to Germany.

Benny didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go overseas during the war.

Niekamp would live out the rest of his days on his farm, living with his son â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Kieferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joseph. He would die at St. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Humboldt on April 30, 1962 at the age of 84.

B. Clemens Niekamp served in the German Army in the First World War, earning an Iron Cross for his bravery. He would emigrate from Germany to Canada in 1928 to make sure his sons never had to fight in a war.

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Heidi Phillips holds the photo of her grandfather, Clinton Alexander McPhee, during the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. McPhee was at the battle.

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Some of the items remaining from Clinton Alexander McPheeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time in the war included a Princess Mary Christmas gift box, a honourable discharge pin, a Vimy Ridge ring and discharge papers.

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it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until the 100th anniversary of World War I that I started getting really interested in it and realizing this was part of my history and I needed to do research on it,â&#x20AC;? said Phillips, who teaches at Humboldt Collegiate Institute.

McPhee en listed March 31, 1916, when he was 21 years old. He was a private in the No. 4 platoon in the 193rd

Heidi Phillips never knew her grandfather.

Researching his life during the First World War became a way for her to get to know him better.

Clinton Alexander McPhee, born on Dec. 1, 1894 at MacPheeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner in Nova Scotiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hants Cou nt y, died before Phillips was born. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always grew up knowing my grandfather fought at Vimy Ridge but

Battalion, which in turn was part of the Nova Scotia Highland Brigade.

On Oct. 12, 1916, they headed to Halifax and boarded the SS Olympic to England. When they arrived, the brigade was broken up to reinforce other u n its. McPhee joined the 25th Battalion and went to France.

P h i l l ip s s a id s h e doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lot of details on what he did during the war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mom said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t t a l k a b o ut t h e wa r much, that once he got home, that was it. He just wanted to carry on with his life.â&#x20AC;?

One thing the family did know is he was at Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place April 9, 1917 to April 12, 1917.

Later that year, in August, McPhee had a gunshot wound to his right shoulder in Aug. 1917. A piece of the bullet remained in his body for the rest of his life. He went back to England to heal. In June 1918, he would receive a shrapnel wound to his head.

For the rest of his life he suffered from headaches and ringing in his ears.

McPhee would spend a total of six months in the hospital.

They gave their tomorrows so we could have our today...

Independent Travel Club to England and France for the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge. She was there April 9 for the major ceremony.

After the 2016 ceremony, a space was open on the Humboldt I nde p e nde nt Trave l Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to England and France for Vimy 100.

Was there April 9 for the 100th anniversary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very powerful.

It was very moving,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be standing on the exact soil my grandfather had stood on 100 years before, it was very special to me.â&#x20AC;?

Due to the fact the war was over and his injuries, McPhee was honourably discharged.

He returned to Canada Dec. 12, 1918.

Phillips said when she started to research her grandfatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war record, she talked to her family. Her brother had some some research of his own. Then she looked on Archive Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online records to find out more.

S h e s p ok e at h e r schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Remembrance Day ceremony about her grandfather in 2016.

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Phillips then spoke about her experiences for the Humboldt Legion’s Remembrance Day ceremony in 2017.

A f t e r t h e wa r, McPhee moved east to farm near Tisdale.

“He came from train to Melfort a nd t hen walked to Tisdale,” he said. “His original land grant was east of Tisdale in the Salopian district but it was under water so he obtained another one, which was a few miles east of Tisdale.”

He became a member of the school board.

One of his duties was to guide new teachers to their home. One such teacher, Edna Loucks, became his wife and Phillips’ grandmother.

They had seven children, the youngest of wh ic h was Ph i l l ips’ mom. Phillips herself is the youngest child in her family.

McPhee died Dec. 28, 1978 at the age of 85.

“I used to hear about how he was such a gentle man, so kind, would never hurt anything, very kind to animals,” Phillips said. “It’s interesting to think that this young man went off to fight in war, saw what he saw, did what he had to do for his

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Clinton Alexander McPhee country and then just lived out the rest of his life on a small farm near Tisdale, raising h i s c h i ld ren, k nowing what he had witness but never talking about it.”

It’s something that makes Phillips appreciate all of the soldiers who fought and died for their country.

“Remembrance Day has always been special to me but being able to go to Vimy and being able to research my grandfather and to see some of his actual possessions has made it even more important for me to remember, for my family to remember and for Canada to remember.”

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A timeline of WWI JUNE 28, 1914 Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo.

AUG. 4, 1914 Britain declares war on Germany, Canada automatically included

AUG.22, 1914 Canada passes the War Measures Act

sunk, four midshipman are the first Canadians killed in action

AUG. 8 - NOV. 11, 1918 Allied advances and German retreats bring Canadians to Mons, Belgium on final day of war

JULY 1, 1916

OCT. 26, 1917

Battle of the Somme drags on until November; 24,029 Canadian casualties

Canadian Corps opens the battle of Passchendaele

APRIL 9 - 12, 1917

Canadian Corps ends Passchendaele battle; 15,654 Canadian casualties

APRIL 22 - 28, 1915 Second Battle of Ypres.

Canadians hit with chlorine gas; 6,000 casualties

SEPT. 17, 1915 Second Canadian Division arrives in France

DEC. 17, 1917

NOV. 14, 1917

Canadians storm and capture Vimy Ridge; 10,602 casualties Aug. 29, 1917 Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conscription bill becomes law

NOV. 20, 1917 Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first income tax bill becomes law

JUNE 2 - 13, 1916

1915

1914

DEC. 6, 1917 Explosion involving munitions ship in Halifax harbour kills 1,630 people

FEB. 16 1915

OCT. 1, 1914

NOV. 1, 1914

SEPT. 20, 1917 Wartime Elections Act becomes law

First Canadian Division arrives in France

First Canadian Division sails for Britain HMS Good Hope is

Battle of Mount Sorrel; 8,000 Canadian casualties

1916

AUG. 8 - 11, 1918

March 28

Aug. 29

July 1- Nov. 18

Aug. 4

April 22-28

June 2 - 13

1919

1918 Dec. 17

Feb. 16 Nov. 1 Oct.1

April 9 - 12

Aug. 22

Sept. 20 Oct. 26

Dec. 6 Nov. 20 Nov. 14

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In Flanders ďŹ elds the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, ďŹ&#x201A;y Scarce heard amid the guns below.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields.

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Wi l l i a m M e n z i e s - served as a machine gunner in the First World War. Now his uniform sits in the Humboldt Legionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s museum to educate people about the war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was presented to the museum by his daughter. With the uniform came the most important part: his history,â&#x20AC;? said Alvin Hingley, the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting and wonderful to get information and a photograph with a uniform of the wearer of the uniform, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always happen.â&#x20AC;?

Menzies was born in Aberfeldy, Scotland on Nov. 10, 1886. He enlisted with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on Sept. 23 in Valcartier, Que. Starting as a private, he received

a number of field promotions and ended the war as an acting sergeant. He was discharged March 26, 1919 in Regina, listing on his documents that he intended to go to Humboldt.

The uniform features a brass bar on the left sleeve, signifying an injury. In Menziesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case, he had a gunshot wound in the chin.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bandolier across the chest to store bullets for the rifle. A 12-foot puttee would have been wrapped around the legs to keep out mud and other environmental hazards.

SADDLE Another artifact in the museum is a First World War cavalry saddle dating from 1913 donated by the Kaminski

family in memory of John F. Kaminski. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is one of our more recent artifacts, for which we are very proud and very thankful to the family and those that assisted in getting it ready for presentation,â&#x20AC;?

Hingley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the death of Mr. Kaminski, in cleaning up his items, the family saved the saddle and then one of the family members said it should go to the Legion museum and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it came here.â&#x20AC;?

Al Backs refurbished the saddle, while Ed Knoblauch made the stand it sits on.

Unlike a western saddle, this Canadian military saddle has no horns. There were also leg protectors to protect the horse from the spurs on the boots. The saddle would also carry many of the items in a soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kit.

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This Nazi ceremonial naval office dagger and armband was surrendered to Humboldt resident Benny Ackerman during the Second World War. Photo by Devan C. Tasa

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and armband from the Second World War is also featured in the museum.

The items were surrendered to Benny Ackerman of Humboldt during the war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was given to the late Dr. Miller in Humboldt and then Dr. Miller â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Patrick Miller of Wetaskiwin, Alta. felt that it should be in the military mus e u m b a c k h e re i n Humboldt because this is where it originated from,â&#x20AC;? Hingley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pleased to have it amongst our collection.â&#x20AC;?

The items would have been worn with a dress uniform.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT The museum, located in the basement of the Humboldt Legion building, is open year round by appointment and also contains books about the wars that patrons may borrow.

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A photo of William Menzies was donated along with the uniform at right.

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Vimy Ridge in the voice of a man who was there Jessica R. Durling Journal writer

When most people pass away, their stories, told in their own words, are lost – unless somebody thinks to record them.

That was the case for First World War veteran Daniel Alexander Dewar, whose story was recorded by his granddaughter Marion Clements, who knew how valuable the recording could be.

The recording was prov ided by Jea n ne Hosaluk and transcribed

by Sarah Gibbs.

1917 Dewar’s story starts with his training, training that he called “ordinary” at Valcartier, Que. “[It] was one of the best shooting ranges in the world, at Valcartier, [it was] a level plain,” Dewar said into a recording. “It was about three miles across and 11. So we had done target practice and physical training and squad drills and all that at Valcartier.”

Training wasn’t always easy. That day in particular they were being inspected by a man named Sam Hughes, and Hughes picked a bad day for it.

“The day he came there was 25,000 soldiers on the parade and a very hot day, that’s the day we were carrying them away on stretchers, they’d topple over and get overcome with the heat.”

After that, he went back to Halifax to go overseas. He would continue training in Europe until April.

“About the first of April it looked like the Ger ma n s were w i nning the war,” Dewar said. “They put on a big drive in France and we were all gathered up and shipped overseas, shipped over to France across the channel. And I was seasick all the way across the English Channel. We got to France, we landed in Boulonge and we had supper there and then we got, at dark, in the little train... and from Boulogne we went to Etaples.

After three days there he was told to check his equipment and ammo before heading out to a small village he would stay for two nights before heading out in the rain.

“It was very dark and we were going up towards the front and you could see the guns flashing [in the distance] like

Daniel Alexander Dewar lightning. I didn’t know what I was getting into.”

“T h at ’s where we stayed and then we used to go out each day to dig trenches in the vicinity of [Reims] and Vimy Ridge and Hill 70,” Dewar said.

“We dug trenches there for a month or more and worked every day and came back at night and we had about five or six feet of trench to dig at three feet deep and three feet wide at the top and two feet wide at the bottom. And built a parapet to put your elbows on and shoot over the dirt.”

From there he went to Aire, beside a canal that the Germans bombed every night.

“Scared us pretty bad but none of us got hurt.”

From there, they went to Aubin Saint Vaast.

He slept in a barn there with the other men until August.

“The big drive started and on the 8th of August [there was the battle of Amiens] they sent us out there to join their battalion.”

They landed in Amiens at midnight and slept in a field until morning.

“In the morning we had breakfast [at the church of Amiens] and then we started walking across the battlefield to catch up to the battalions.

Once we left where we were, everything was desolation. There was big fields of wheat all tramped down and dead Germans laying here and there in the fields and one place where they used cavalry, where there was a cavalry charge, there were dead horses all over the place. We picked up lots of souvenirs like cavalry swords and one of the fellas said ‘this must be the abomination that makes us desolate spoken by Daniel the prophet.’”

They caught up to their

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battalion in the evening where they were drafted to different companies and platoons.

“And then we went in through the line there,” Dewar said. “For four of five days and that was the old 1916 fighting since the start of the war...in weeds and nasty barbed wire and trenches that you didn’t know where they were, but anyway we stayed there for about a week.”

After that they headed out, eventually reaching a place near Arras.

“And we landed at the rest camp near Arras and we had a bath and picked the lice and whatnot.”

The battle was to start Sunday morning, but his general decided to wait another day.

“We get up to the front some time about 12 or one o’clock and into dugouts and waited there until the morning,” Dewar said. “At three o’clock in the morning and the ground fairly shook and then we were routed out of our dugouts and lined up in artillery formation, all scattered out, section here, and one over here, so that there wouldn’t be too many in a crowd that would be hit with shells, have too many casualties.

We advanced behind the sixth brigade, we were the fifth brigade, and the sixth brigade was in front of us. So we went I guess several miles that day and then we stopped and then the next night I was picked to go out on a [ration march] and bring back and meet the wagons that brought the supplies.”

T h i s broug ht h i m to the Second Battle of Arras, with the 26th Battalion.

“And we were away all night, this here little group, you know, this detachment. And we didn’t get back about six o’clock in the morning.

The roads were crowded.

There were soldiers coming up and guns and we figured there was something big for the next day. So when we got back we were told we were to pack up and move up to the front, we were to go over the top at 10 o’clock.”

It was a beaut if ul August day, and their officer in charge lined them up shaking each one of their hands.

“And then the guns opened up, oh, in about 15 minutes before we were to go over. At first, they shoot over your head you know, the artillery, and they turned them onto the barbed wire first and the infantry falls behind and the shells are dropping in front of them but they keep behind, it’s all timed. And we get all scattered out and we’re running as fast as we could and make sure we’re in the right places and jump into shell holes for shelter. And so we got up close to the Germans and this little French man and me, we were kind of ahead of the rest as they told us before we left to get there quick.

And in the last bit of rush we made it. There was a hole, I could see in the weeds and I could see some German helmets around a machine gun, I thought. And then we dived into this here shell hole and in a few minutes there was a little white flag waved on a stick. So we just got up and walked right up to them and they were really glad to see us.”

The German officer had been shot.

“He was laying on the ground beyond the trench and I guess that’s why they gave themselves up so easy. And then from there we advanced, I guess, oh, must have been three miles.

And we met several more bunches of Germans that had give themselves up and met them on the way coming out back and we kept [on until] we came to a hill, a steep little hill.

And right near the top of that we had to wait there while the shells were coming both ways. Then we [advanced] over the hill after a while and I got in a shell hole with a big lumberjack from New Brunswick. And the shells were bursting all around us and we said ‘let’s get the heck out of here,’ and away we went. We saw some dirt [dug] up, mounds of dirt over to our left a little bit and in front and we ran

as hard as we could for that. And we got there and it was a German gun emplacement and the gun was there but the Germans had left.”

From there, at around 2 pm, their officer told them to stay where they are, that they were doing alright. That night he would need to go on a ration trip.

“We were awake quite a while and we’d seen dead Germans lying along the road and some of our fellas laying in the moonlight with their equipment on where they’d fallen. And we got back in the morning and then we were told we were going over the top at 11 o’clock. So we went over again at 11 o’clock but we didn’t get far, we had too many casualties.

Our colonel was killed and quite a few of the officers... in our platoon we had four sections and this time we just had two left, two sections.”

Later that night he was relieved after the first division took over, allowing him to go back to the rest camp until September where they moved to Canal du Nord.

“There we had to cross to sunken road and there was three nice fat horses that had been killed a few months before that [laying on] this road.”

That image hung in his head the next day.

“So the next day, I was detailed to go to pick up the rations, there’s a dinner, you know, [and went] down to where the cooks were. And when we go to the road, the horses were gone, there wasn’t a trace of a horse or anything, [they had] been gone, but the cooks had a lovely roast beef and brown gravy and mashed potatoes and I couldn’t eat a bite of it [because] all I could think about was those horses.”

They were there for about a week before they went sent to take up positions.

“The corporal and I, we stayed together, and we squared out a shell hole and we made it about that deep and [cut] the corners out pinned down with little sticks,” Dewar said. “And we stayed there and at nighttime you could get up and walk around and the Germans, they would be putting up star shells and, oh, different signal lights.”

At daytime Dewar could do nothing but stay still.

“Sometimes the planes would just swoop down

and, I guess, look and see who was there and they shelled the place every once in a while, the shells were coming pretty close, sometimes spent pieces would cut through the rubber sheets.”

After a few days he was relieved, with another section taking their place. Nobody was hurt.

While they were resting two of the soldiers volunteered to take first watch in case there to watch for an attack.

“And so they were up at the top of the steps, in the doorway, cleaning their rifles, and big shell [went out] on the road, just killed the two of them. The blast threw them back and [partway] down the steps. And their bodies were just riddled...and we carried them out and left them side by side out on the road and cleaned the place up.”

Their officer said he didn’t think it was a safe place, but they responded they didn’t think they were safe anywhere. So they stayed and tried to get some sleep. That was until they were attacked again.

“And a little piece hit me in the knee and the corporal, he got three chucks [and we had] to get a stretcher for him a nd I wa s hoppi ng around on one foot and I hopped out of the place [and the fellow outside] and he says, ‘what’s the matter with you? You hit?’, And he took a look and said ‘oh boy, you got a dandy, you’re for England.’ I looked down and all I could see was two holes in my pants.”

“So he helped me down into the dugout and he cut the pants away and poured some iodine in it and [tied] a bandage on it and helped me down to where the doctor was. [But] the doctor was so busy, he said, ‘just leave it the way it is.’”

Soon Red Cross was picking up the wounded and carrying them back to the pill box.

“A big place made out of cement, you know, the Germans had built. And [they] were taking them in there [where] it was sheltered and this medical man, he asked me if I could walk and I tried and I couldn’t my leg would just go out. So he put me on his back... and away he went... I took a look back. The other two poor fellows were laying there on the road, side by side with their arms folded and I thought, ‘I must be lucky.’”