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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1918-12-12, Page 14mesiallie sr./. T11111 •.$LOIAL — QODERICH, ONT. The lieKaiseras I Knew Him For Fourteen Years N 1 ARnallt x DAVLS, D. D a. is (C. yrigbt, by Ms Me•(9ura 11111441011, Par eyndl.•ata 1 1 ACC3mmo ,.tion for Christmas Visitors ANY are !welting �Yt l,trwar,l to their vent to London during the Chtistortes 'lesson,, "Where can foray?" This store answers the question. with its every accommodation for Christmas visitors. A Free Check Room for your wraps and lugs,ave. Lath,•;:' R..:t 1`' ors - %V r1.pr. Informaii,rm gcreau and Re;tallrrant. alae. • }nn .n iy Lrodicoes. at any hunt. We are n .w prepay d to ✓ elve our 1 helots, v.N-rnrs. 7 M I.aerrnent to t, aeraiormcd into a jolty Tc Tow,,, sod the Christmas ii..nnr is on the auond hire. Tice Ch..simae spirit is in .obese. eve.ywhrre. We to vitt• y.a to u.e toe (..i!•ni- encet of thin store when to I t it y, watt:nit f. elintt ff.-least .,birclatrtta to wars • single purchvse, GRAMI LONDON. ONT. SOUR. ACID STOMACHS. GASES OR INDIGESTION .tape's Dlapepsin" neutralize' exces- sive acid In stomach, relieving dyapepsta, heartburn and • distress at once. Time Its in eve minutes all stom- h diattesa, dee to acidity, wid go !No isdogention, heartburn, sourness or liedcbi•g of Rea or eructations of wadi - lo.•I04 fond, no diz7iae91, bloating, foul t,atb or headache. Tape's Dispepain is noted for its lrd in regtttating upset stomachs ie the surest, quickest stomach sweet- sr'r in the whole world, sad hes des M berml-weihot an sed in atnmac d(rtsaeasat oar* by getting a large fifty - dent cone of l'aps'e Dlapepsin from ay ,dear ,.tor•• You reefire is five mi notes `ow needless it 14 to suffer from indi- lestime, dyapepsla or lay stotaath die - meet posed by ferseatatton due to stca ire acid' fa atowacb. a !Continued from 13-t week, I .xplal•ed that most of tits ►*— lags to which be referred wee, *Moe baUdfags, tet that we did haw four- teen sod after. -story apart meet b.i es sad hotels, and eves higher sass, In width the upper leers were tinea tar living purposes Just the wee g/ the lower coma. Re Couldn't hurle k possible that people would taunted to live se tar ab.vo the ground, aid from his ewe avaralen to visit • Plage that was eves one story above the ground deer, 1 rather get the Idea that 1e was afraid of height. Hader the btrldieg laws prevailing 1. Germany •e build lag of more than five stories may tw erected. Perhaps the quality that he envied most in us wan tour Isventive genius. When (Orville Wright was dying at Tempelhoter reed, la Kerllu. In the early days of avian... the kaiser could tort restrain eta admiration. "1 wish 1 could eneour•tce my penile to become great Inventors, suck sr America ha produced." he declared. rather holwle*uly. "1 admire your wonderful inventive genius." The ((Uhler °Welled very much to the het that many of the foreign opera ginger' were attracted to New Tort by reason of the fabulous sums paid those at the Metropolitan opera bones. 'Despite the fart that the kalner ac - eased us of spending our money toe ievl*hly, he repeatedly charged the tCnt;liah as well a ourselves with he - Ink money wnrehlperw. "The Anglo) Saxons warship mam- mon. sad they try is gloss It s11 over with • 'show n1 religion." he said. "Your rich American nave se much money, 'Dewitt that they really dou't know what to do with It. Why, re- cently One of your millionaires saw my craft. at Corfu tool seat one of his reprearntativre to the court with the preaumpiuous message. 'Please tell the kaiser that 1 will buy his entitle at Corfu, and ask hint where his pricer 1 had word sent back that the cantle was not for sale. The American then told any reprenentative that he wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. The check of the man! Ile said he didn't care how much it cost. f sent word beck to that man that there were not enough dollnra in the world to buy that cantle. There are same things that your dol- lars' won't buy, Davis, and one of them Is my treautlful t'a'il. at earful" Massey -Harris Shop —FOK. III NIIF.R. •CC11, 11' 11'1-ity Aldi V A 'ORS. DE'.LCO-i.IGHT [tL.ANTS. II(ICKI',VE 1NC1'RA'1ORS. iljtAlti' AN toMcI,AtUG[{1,IN CARR( AGI.S GA,' ENGINES. WiRE FENCE. 0111 HOM ESTLAD -F1 kTrf.1ZF.R. Robert Wilson Iiamillon St. Coderich CHAPTER XV. The German People. The oath of allegiance which every German soldier and publie °Atrial takes binds him first to support We Insister, with hie life and his muuey. and then the fatherland. That in what the kaiser referred to when he said, In the course of as mi- dterm to • body at recruits at Pete- dam ettdam : "Rely and soul you belong to me. If I commend you to (+hoot your fa- thers and your mothers . . . you must follow my command witheut a murmur." The some thought In Involved. of curse, to the kaiaer't Invariable nae of the possessive prolamin, first par•.., in talking of the German people, R. always nays "ray people." "the people." The worst feature about 1t Is that not wale does the kaiser pro- ceed roceed upon the aswmpton that he nwsa the German people "body sad NUI," but the people theanMlves ere wining to admit It. The German(+ are the most witting vassals in the world. Veneration and awe at the kaiser ars bred Io the bone of the Gernsasa. Elves among the socialists, who are aid merr- ily .&rly •* opposed to the rnonereel Idea se le eommoaly iuppo.ei, tiara i• 'strung 'sentiment of loyalty taw•rd the emperor. True. the xoclall• a are clamoring oonxtantly for the Worm vete 1.d other political Phangea, bet I doubt very much whether --berm the war, at any rate --any large psaMatage of aociallsta would have seised ih. air p.rtualty to dethrone tt• kaiser bad It preaaoted Itself. (7,rtalnly toy exech attempt wnnld have been ep••dely smothered by thooe who reesened loyal, eves without the aid of the sellltmry. As long as the kal.er 1. alai le we held (lermao,Ja else. rang tin mo- ttoes of the world, so Ieeg WIN lie people uphold bins. They wm shied !cabled him as lest as be goes hmwrd; they will reptidlaa him as mesa sa turas Melt. They will •,s'4g him la irfueopb, but will eat teleran Ober r defeat.. The kaiser hiss.retltal•tl/ ;hat his tenor, of ..atm aorta upset vletery. The wee wan lteeled at th• sake e1 world Aemi.lee ; R Bea been e..tleectd mnloly to ave tali beaear• throe.. Ceanleg late sunk Lffseele r fire. asset !..tart with the Irtlar, t heal • w..dertul spportunit.y M sheerme the r.l•tlass which eilated beetwee•s Ilse say his p.sptw Perfectly Clean! Thai's the feeling you here about everything washed with Lifeb.uy, especially stockings, underwear. sight• gowns, sheets, blankets, .ad everything that touches the skin. The rich velvety lather of Lifebuoy has wonderful cleeasieg power, but mote important. the antiseptic qualities is LIFEBUOY HEIR prevents g•/ms, di micruhes,(aad They are pre- sent rosent everrwhere),and perfect clesahne.s results. lever Krothers Limited, i orestu. Oat The conduct of the people Mace tb• war affords ao eats criterion of their normal views sad ae•tlme•ts. The activity of gevernmeot agenda sad the power of the l••pired prep everted such • great Influence e• the feelings of the people that may outward togas w euthusiasm which they displayed taunt be liberally discounted. Th. demoostr•tuaa is favor of the kaiser and his leaders slurs toe war have been more or lege artificial. the crowd being worked up by gevernme•t agents ani the press accounts have Invariably raagala.d these. Before the war, how- ever, whatever acclaim the raker re- ceived from the public came sponta- neowwly, and was for tbet reahse at greater elgatecance. I knew that whenever the kaiser railed at my office great rrowt/• gath- ered ou Wds te caflm a glimpse .f Ilse when be ears* oat They waited pa- tiently, aemotttaes Dor Y Ioag as an hear, far the sake of greeting their eseperer. Their eeudact on these sem mamas allsemed very plainly that he had a street hold on their ■ffectlons. 'rho reser was their Idol, and they were ready to auger any inconvenience for the sake of doling him honor. It was customary tar chooses of e choed children to be lakes to the Tier garten from time te diene to study the groupie of statues of the kalser's an- cestors 1e the Slegee Allen. They usual- ly passed my house es their way to their object -lessee l• petrletism. Some- time., when the kaiser wan at my house. 1 have 'seen these children halt- ed Tn (vont .t the place to await the emperer'n departure, their teachers, se doubt, feeling that the youngsters would gain greater inaplrarion from • Ieelltrg glimpse et the living mon- ism* than they could pe.sbbly derive trait a prolonged study of the atatuss ref his departed ancestors. Mast of .ny path -eta knew that the kaiser Halted me, and they never tired of asking quesUouu about hire. It was almost impo*tible for them to believe that tbey were to have the privil.g. of altting 1• the very chair weld their kaleer had occupied. "Dorm the kaiser actually sit In tib very cbalrr they would ash la leered - Wens tone*. "Does he ever talk •boat anything, Mane tell me west he III the last fism he was here,' A now (German (+Mer girt wt.mt 1 eed engaged •tlrrcted the kaitier'm atter lion. •u4 he wax grsclout enough to Menke hands with her. After he loud left the girl held one the hand the kal- aer end grasped And said she wouldn't wash It for • week! "Just to think; this han1 loan grasped the kaleer's hand! When 1 tell my family about it ((might they won't be- lieve I1 !" whoa hoe sought to aehlrte the Dae ssebitios of his life --els dreaw d 'said dominion. There is not doubt that the war was planed arid made possible by the mili- tarists and the Junkers, mud that eery effort nus made to .unreal from the people Its real purpose and ultimate goal; but if voyeur irm•autre that the people at large world hate held Dace had they realized the truth. he falls t0 understand the underlying spirit of Ile Teutonic race. The Genesee are ter moat quarrel- some people Ito the world. It Ie 11111s• leading to speak of lite Berman mllt- tarisUs. All Germano, are militarists. The records. of their civil courts tell the story. In 11/13 there were no lap titan 6.(M0,0MJ petty ..a.4 tried in the courts, and as etery rase suturally in- volved at least two parties, the astern - habits; fact 1s discloard that aurae 10,- (100010 (;ermans, or one-aeveuth of the entire population, appealed to the courts in a single year: The bellicose character of the people was .video. rd in count hoe other ways. it was the natural result of what 1 believe to be the most prurwunrrd na- tional uhortcuunug—silkiness. The average German is the tuost selfish in- dividual in the world. He thluks of himself and his town comfort first, last and ail the time. I have noticed it on the street cars. in the Horsier., in the public highways, In the restaurantsaad hotels, where petple congregate. Every one harked out for himself first and pushed aside those who *food in his way. In civil life, Just as lu a state of war, the german practiced the prin- dplr that might makes right. Chivalry. courtesy, magnanimity are as foreign to the German makeup as they ■rr characteristics of the French. A keru desire to stake *omeihing out of nothing le another tuitional trait of the Germans. If wy observation has been "reunite. What Is couunouly re - erred to se German thrift la only a polite name for German atiugior*s, and I Hits, seen so many Illuetrationa of the fatly meanness of the Germain peo- ple that It seems idle to specify single luataneos. One of the Brat Impreesiena 1 re- ceived about the Cermet] .rupia, when 1 went to live among them fourteen yearn ago. wax the lack of comrade- ship among theta. Class distinctions are drawn so fine, said there are so many gradations. tea( It was almost Impossible td fled two Germane on the name social plane. One was alway" the other',. superior. After my fourteen years' experience among these people, I cannot say that that early hnpresalon toms brew removed; If anything, it has been deepened. Anyone who has lived in Berlin. and Is familiar with conditions in other European capitals, will bear me out that the German policeman ix the most arrogant police omclal in the world. His word 1s taken in court in prefer- ence to that of six civilians, and his power is such that it might very rosily be used opprerslvely; but strangely enough. oifespiie the cupidity of the German character, ,graft and corrup- tion among the German police and other officiate were practically un- know n before the wur. Such Were the people behind the kaiser Own the great war started. 1 %hail never forget the sentiments ex - pre -sed to ate by private individuals In every walk of life as the various phloxes of the war developed. No meaure that wan taken by Ger- many, no matter how atrrx•Ioum or in- cousistent with the world's idea of what la permissible iu civilized war- fare, ever brought a word of condem- nnlion from the German public as a whole, although. of course, there were tram • notable exceptions. The great majority of Germane, who discussed these matters with tar, however. not only defended everything Germany did, but complained because more rigorous meao,nres were not taken. Morely by way of example, and not because her suggestion was any worse thun hundreds of 'therm ratted by tag Ger inn patients. 1 may 'mention the surpriaing viewpoint expressed by the ('ountese Siersi orpff, a relative of Von Ilenckel-i)onnersnmre•h. it wag after Italy had Joined the allies and when Genoan resentment against that na- tion ran very high. "What We should do at the very first Seallable eppartunity," she declared. 1l es destroy every single work Mart Is IS% NIS Oar MB SI ell The fact that the kaimer roreleseeniT ,A to acknowledge the plaudits of 1111 people by to sneer or n Wave 01 the hand was rile) ns proof of hie gen elousnt•ss And kIndio-ea ; their {hod t':1 nmillug on them, ari t their grntlncn- tion woo, overwhelming. To maintain telt .tate of yen -ration wax one of the kaleer't principal cnn- trout. Moo was shy he 'ver no - peered In publle except 14 fell uniform ; why he always rode a white bore,. «toile the rest of his .in rule dark anew; why the pictures of hien that were allowed to M cleeiilarel alwnyn ahwwM hlta to the very hest edvau tate ; why ev,ry ease of 1,., outpour. watt en•i.had with the pintont severity ; why. 141 .hart. rat req notedly!, preruu fine was taken tent the ,xstted ,drat which the mobile held remit/ling their kelmer 'should never he undermined. with l hit merit of devotion dominot Ing the ve(Id.- generally, It wax noir to 1w expected that they ahtsdd hat, strat pold& behind their soperor • A Stitch THERE is a homely old proverb which tells us that "a stitch m time saves nine." If the man who said it first had been thinking of health, he would probably have said that a stitch In time saves nine hundred and ninety-nine, so important is it to repair those first tissues that become impaired by ill -health. This is no new doctrine. It is as old as man.Unfortunately (to paraphrase another proverb), we too frequently put off until to -morrow what we ought to do to -day. Failing to repair the first tissues that need repair, allowing the malady to con- tinue unchecked, other tissues become im- paired, for all parts of the body are sym- pathetic. The trouble spreads. And—yeats codes the rent. Nervous disorders mai show themselves in various ways, such as sleep- lessness, headaches, neuralgic pains, ner- vous prostration and exhaustion, while later developments take the 4orm of par- alysis, locomotor ataxia, or some form of helplessness. Strangely enough—all these symptoms are preventable, if that stitch had been taken in time. It is here that Dr. Chase's in Time Nerve Food becomes important. We do not say that it is the only means of pre- venting the rent, but we do say that many years of experience have proved its value as a repairer of wasted nerve tissues that have become weakened by overwork, anxiety, or other causes. When we say that the value of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food gist—been proved we are speaking by the book. We might, at considerable length, tell you why Dr. Chase's Nerve Food win make that stitch if taken in time and prevent the rent, but we have always proceeded upon the idea that people are more interested in know- ing what has been done in cases similar to their own. Mr.. W. T. Abbott, 53' Paterson street. Peter- horo', Ont., writes: "My system wee In a run- down condition. and 1 wee troubled with nervous- ness and sleeplessness. For some time also 1 had been bothered with neuralgia. and although I tried many remedies. it wi.s without success Upon the advice of a friend I commenced using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. and soon found that my neuralgia wail cured. and 1 have not been troubled In this way since. i also And that now i can eat and et.•ep well, and i give full credit for this great benefit to Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. I might alto mention that 1 hoe lost considerable in welghg hut after toeing the Nerve rood 1 gained back the Aerh i had lust." You can obtain Dr. Chase's Nerve Food from any demler.at 00 cents a box. six for $2.75. or from Edmansoa. Cute.: & Co.. Ltd.. Torcnto. landmark' or art treasures should be left standing. Then when the war hi over and Italy no longer derive' the enormous revenue she ha' been col- lecting for yearn from tourist', she w111 be sorry for,what she has done to Germany!" Did the German people countenance the submarine warfare and the'sIangh- ter of Innocent women and children, 1n defiance of ell rules of International law tend the dictates of common hu- manity? They had only one criticism to noake of it—It was not comprehen- sive enough! it was absolute folly, if not a crime, they said. for Germany to prescribe Rarefy lanes for neutral vessels to use. The whole world should have been declared a weer none, that death end deetructton might he dealt wherever and whenever the opportun- ity offered. Every ship that 'ailed should be sunk, and every American who ventured within range of a Ger- man gun, nn aea or land. should be shot. That Wag the universal sentl- meot. The tnegptttion thnt a eomtlnuntlon of the automatise warfare would in- evitably bring America Into the war did not perturb the people in the slightest. "How ran Ammetrn do not more harm than ahe ix now doing?" they asked. "American bullets are shooting down ear men, Amcrlcen food Is auatnining -- — our enemies. American dollars are SAGE TEA DARKENS HAIR TO ANY SHADE Don't Stay Gray 1 Here's an Old-time Recipe that Any- body can Apply. The use of Sage and Sulphur for re- storing faded, gray hair to its natural motor dates back to grandmother's time. She used it to keep her hair beautifully dark. glossy and attrac- tive. Whenever her hair took on that dell, faded or streaked appearance, this simple mtxture wan applied with wonderful effect But brewing at home is mussy and out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at any drug more fora bottle of "Wyeth'a Sage and Sulphur Compound," you will god this famous old preparation, Improved by the addition of other in- gredients, which ears b• depended tep- ee to restore natttarl rotor and beauty to the hair. A Veil -known downtown druggist says it darkens the hair .o n.toraily end evenly that nobody can tall it has been applied. Yon dmpty dampen a 'Bongo or soft brush with It and draw tibia through your heir, taking on. . tsand at a time. fey morning the g ray hair dlappirs. WW1 atter a/- esler eapineetinn or two. tt horsiness thabattfulty dirk end Wyeth's Rage mad iltighter Corn- maued Is • dettehtrui toilet resod.!e Nor those who desire a more youthful atppearesee. it is net Intended for thK "mitigation or prs.ention of asa working agnlnet us in every goseible way. Let America come into the war and give us a chance to pay her back for what she has done to um. She couldn't harm um any more 1f she were a belligerent. Why allow her to re- main neutral and go unscathed?" The Jubilation with whlrh the news of the sinking of the Luaitania was re- ceived by the German people was gen- eral. It wan in Mendicant that I be- lieve America would have declared war Immediately had It been known. 1 have failed to And a single German who did not exult over the dastardly crime, and the ■etivtty of the Zep- pelins in their raids on open towns evoked similar demonstratloes. That the views which the people held regarding the conduct of the war were strongly influenced by the public press, whiely was •beolutely controlled by the government. was only to he ex perted. The fact that In peace time the pre*. .f Germany was perhaps the moat reliable In the world, made of 11 a particularly valuable tool in the hands of the government In time ef war. The German newspaper fa gospel t0 the people. The last word In any argil - wand wan always fnrnithed by prod supplied by some newspaper article mteht le der seltang," liberally tranalared. 'The paper mays so," was t awny" Anal and ,oael,Mve. Nothing the paper* Aarlarvel was too pi -vomiter - • tit be believe _-- The prep was need to .aeeneat ad- vantage to conceal reverses and to make the utmost capital otft of sec- ceases. erceases. Right from the start the news- papemw declared that Germany was fighting a deffensive war; that the na- tions' of the world had Jumped on Germany's neck because they were jealous of her growing power. The Importance which the kaiser and his leaders placed In public optn- ion among the German people Is clear- ly illnstr*ted by the announcements they made and the measures they re- sorted to from time to time, for home consumption. When in December, 191e, for in- stance, the kaiser realized that the re- • ptlun of unrestricted submarine wnrfare, which he had determined upon. might bring neutral nations, to-, eluding the United Stetee, Into the war, he felt that It wet neves ery to do something to uphold the whit of his people. it took the form of • pro- posal of peace to the allies. This proposal nes designed b M complieh two distinct purposes: First, It was to convince the German people that their kaiser wan really the peace - loving monarch he had always pro- fessed to be; second, It wan to demor- alise the allies by dividing them against themselves. This much is certain: The l:almer never Intended the &lllee to accept the proposal he matte. lie admitted that Much to me, ae did oleo the Prtnee von nese, his most Intimate advisor. It was termed In Pilch n way that the allies could not possibly se - moot It. But 1t served one of the pur- pores which it was Intended to achieve, and uearly accomplished the other. CHAPTER XVI. Germany In Wartime. While the German people have al- ways been In thorough accord with the kaleer's ■mbltlous project which la so e tgnffieantly deaeribel by the popular slogan: "I)eutaehlsnd ober &Ileal" when the great war. which woe to achieve Germany's alms, commenced, it came almost as much a a "urprlae M the Germans an It ane to the rest of the world. They knew It wax Inevi- table and they looked forward eagerly to "1)er Tag," hnt when it arrived the bustle and excitement, not to ay panic, whlch developed throughout Germany was so pronounced th::t in Mom, taxes it approached the ludicrous. Obviously the people were kept In ignorance of the plana of their war bemire in order that hoetlllflee might come es a complete surprise to them and give color to the government's contention that the war was forced upon (brawny. So little thought did we give to the eomplerdti,e of the polltleal Mtnntlos OW ton !squiffy, Jolly illy 1014, my *Ito aid 1 started/off off a motor trip. We bad heard so many rumors of war within the previous ten years that we law no reason why an amicable soto- tBoa should not again he found as 11 had always been before. On our way out the Charlottenburger Chemise, we passed the kaiser and the kalserin driving to Berlia from Pots dam at Mooed sixty miles an hour, and there were other indications of ae tivlty, but we attached little Impor- tance mportance to thew _--- (Continued next week) A Rural Methuselah. "i'ncle Ike Basset ways the (lest fence posts are rel cedar, and that they w111 Inst n hundred years. 'I k -now.' telt!• Uncle !key. 'fet•atuee 1'ce tried 'em twice."'--('inrcnce Courier. Ddreetion. Vlanted. Oculist—I)rnp s little of this into your eyes thaw hares n day. Patient-- Ili -fore mewls or atter, doctor? DRUGS DOTE YOUR KIDNEYS, USE sura If year Back is aching sr Bladder bothers, drink lots of water and eat jets Met When year kidneys hurt and your beak feels sore, don't get seared and proceed to load your atomael with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the satire urinary tract Keep your kidneys elea• like you keep your bowels clean. by Bushingthem with a mild, barmae le mita whisremoves the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their nor- mal activity. The function of the kid- neys is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 600 rains of acid and waste, Ito we can readily understand the vital importance of keeping the kid- neys active. brink lots of water—yon can't drink too much; also fret from any pharmacist about four ounces of Jeri Salts; take • tablespoonful in • glans of water before breakfast each morning for • few days and your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts is made from the aeid of grapes and lemon jnimt, Combined with Atkin, sad luta been need for german- tines to clean and stimulate clogged kid- ney'; elan to neutralise the aside is urine as it •o longer is • •ares of irri- tation, thus ending Madder weakness. dad Salim is inexpensive; cannot in- jure: makes a delightful effervsseent jllhia►water drink whieh everyone should take now and them to keep their kid toys Mesa and active. Try this, sins kelp up the waWr drilaitIng, and so louhi yews will wan.1,r what lemma eft our kidney trouble est Mlkaahs. t1 • 11