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BRITISH `,.:ME
Makes Concession to United States --President
Wilson Undecided as to Acceptzaiic,e.
A despatch from Berlin says: Ger-
many concedes fully President Wil-
son's contention that in the future no
merchant vessel, whether freighter
or passenger Iiner, shall be sunk
without warning, either within or
without the war zone around the Brit-
ish Isles, unless they offer resistance
or attempt to escape. President Wil-
son already had conceded the right
of submarines to sink ships under
such conditions.
Here is the clause wherein the Ger-
man ;government makes this conces-
sion:
"The German government notifies
the government of the United States
that German naval forces have receiv-
ed the following order: "In accord-
ance with the general principles of
visit :inti search, and the destruction
of merchant vessels recognized by
international law, such vessels, both
within and withoutthe
area declared
a naval war zone, shall not be sunk
witho•.:t warning and without saving
human lives unless the ship attempts
to escape, or offer resistance."
Germany's adherence to this policy,
however, is made conditional upon
the success of etiorts it urges the
United States to make to fore Great
Britain to "preserve fully the prin-
ciples of international law."
"Should the steps taken by the gov-
ernmentof the United States (to force
England to alter her conduct of war)
not attain the oAaject it desires, to
have the laws of humanity followed
by all belligerent nations, the Ger- ;
man government would then be facing
a new situation in which it must 1•e -
serve to itself complete liberty of de-'
vision," concludes the note.
President Wilson Considering.
A despatch from Washington says:
Though President Wilson is reserving ;
decision until he receives the officlal
text, there are many indications that'
the German reply to the United States
note will avert the danger of an im-
mediate diplomatic break. The Ger-
man note, though unsatisfactory in .
' more ways than one, apparently meets
1 the President's basic demand that
I Germany "immediately declare and
effect an abandonment of present
; methods of submarine warfare."
GERMANY iS STARVING.
Danish Pastor Predicts Revolution
In the Kaiser's Empire,
"Germany, facing starvation, is
staking her all on the battle of Verdun.
Failure to win it will mean revolt on
the part of the people and the ending
of the war, no matter what the cost.
Therefore the blood of Teutonic
legions is being poured out like water
in the struggles around Dead Man's
Rill and other critical points, while the
people behind remain in iguorance of
the losses and feel the victory is near-
ing. " This is the view of the Rev.
Anton Bast. pastor of the Jerusalem
Church at Copenhagen. Denmark, and
editor of the lighthouse, who is in
Chicago.
"The Danish people feel a great sor-
row for the German masses because of
conditions in the empire," he said re-
cently. "Reports have reached me, for
instance, that the average weight of
the school children has fallen off four
or five pounds because of underfeeding,
Germany has maintained herself large -
e. imports from neutral countries,
principally Denmark and Sweden.
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their surplus is virtually all gone
and their own inhabitants are subsist-
ing on imports from America."
COMPULSION MEASURE
TO INCLUDE IRELAND.
New Military Service Bill Will Except
None of the British
Isles.
A despatch from London says: The
military service bill, making con-
scription general, has been amended
to include Irelend, acco:ding to the
Exchange Telegraph. Another amend-
ment provides immunity for Irish who
took part in the uprising if they en-
list. Ireland was excluded from the
original errirtien measure.
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37,017 COLONIALS HELD
BY THE ENEMY.
A despatch from London says:
Figures on the number of British col-
onial troops who are prisoners in the
hands of the various belligerents be-
came available on Friday. According
to these figures they total 37,047, the
Germans holding 27,800 such prison-
ers, the Turks 9,796, the Bulgarians
449 and the Austrians only 2.
TO MOVE CLOCK AHEAD
IN GREAT BRITAIN.
A despatch from London says: The
Daily Mail learns that the Cabinet
has been converted to the proposition
of moving the clock ahead in order to
"save daylight." The adoption of the
measure is considered practically cer-
tain and will become a fact on May
13th.
Riots in Berlin, Shops Plundered.
A despatch from Berlin says: A
mob withered in Charlottenburg dur-
ing Thr rsday night and swept through
the streets, plundering and smashing
signs and windows of a number of
butter and meat shops, including the
municipal meat shop.
"You are getting very bald, sir."
said the barber. "You yourself," re-
torted the customer, "are hot free
from a number of defects that I could
mention if I cared to become person-
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I FOOD SCARCE IN BELGIUM.
German Officers Fat While Brussels
Is Starving.
A despatch from Paris says: "The
Brussels population is almost starv-
ing that the German officers may feed
abundantly," says Le Journal des De -
bats Brussels correspondent. "Ela-
borately uniformed, monocled officers
stroll the streets and flood the re-
staurants from noon to late in the
evening, where their gastronomic
feats are an insult to the misery
around. The establishments they pre-
fer commandeer for their benefit
thousands of kilos of flour, meat, fruit
and vegetables, which causes a yet
more abnormal rise in prices for the
public. The small bourgeoisier and
working classes suffer terribly. Po-
tatoes cannot be bought and meat,
butter and fats are far too dear for
them. The worst sufferers are wo-
men and children, who fill the hospit-
al:, exhausted by privations."
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WEEKLY WAR SUMMARY.
This has been one of the most eventful weeks of the war, Saturday G en. Townshend fearing starvation was
forced to surrender to the Turks at Kut -el -Amara, after a stubborn resistance lasting 143 days? A relief ex-
pedition had met with serious reverses about twenty miles below the Kut a few days previous and the day be-
fore the surrender a ship laden with supplies was grounded just four miles east of the city on the Tigris. These
adverse circumstances, together with the impoverished condition of Townshend's forces, caused the gallant com-
mander to surrender.
On Sunday "Provisional President" Pearse of the "Irish Republic" issued a proclamation advising the sur-
render of all the rebels in Ireland, which sounded the death knell of a revolutionary government that had lived
only 120 hours,
Patrick Pearse, "Provisional President of Ireland," James Connolly, "Commandant General of the Irish
Forces," and Thomas Macdonagh, signatories to the Republican proclamation, were taken prisoners, and shot
Wednesday morning.
Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, resigned his post, as an outcome of the uprising.
On the French front at Verdun the Germans have kept up a continuous violent bombardments and attacks.
During the early part of the week the French won by storm a mile of trenches, thus getting a firm hold on
this front, The Germans brought up heavy reinforcements to stop the French drive, but as the military experts
put it, Gen. Petain had struck the psychological moment for advancing and as a result the French situation at
Verdun is very largely under the control of the French.
Heavy bombardments have been prevalent on both sides. The French have been able to hold their own
positions by forming a curtain of fire directly ahead of their lines thus preventing any dangerous advances of
the enemy. .'
Berlin admitted on Thursday that the French had gained a foothold in one of the German outposts, south
of Dead Man Hill, and the Paris statement gave a glowing account of the advance at this point attended with
great success and even to the point of consolidation. This advance was preceded by a terrific hail of artillery
shot. "At one point two Germans came forward and surrendered in the midst of our fire," the report says.
"They were the last survivors of the trench." •
Enemy Zeppelin made short: visits to the British east;coast. On Tuesday night five enemy aircraft made a
flight over the north-east coast of England and the south-east coast of Scotland. The British official state-
ment said that the raid resulted in 36 casualties and 100 bombs were dropped. The Berlin statement made much
of the attack, saying that the airmen had dropped bombs with success on several industrial centres, the forti-
fied port of Hartlepool, and on railroads. The statement also admitted losing the Zeppelin L 20 which the Brit-
ish reported as wrecked off the coast of Norway, Thursday morning. Another raid on Wednesday resulted in
one man being killed and several houses damaged. This attack was over Deal in Kent county on the east coast
of the North Sea.
A despatch from Berlin says: Eu-
gene Zimmerman, General Director r -
of the Loka'1 Anzieger, publishes in LAST MESSAGE
his paper a strong attack on "extor-
tionists" in provisions. He declares , g i
:that they are conducting "the dirtiest
business ever done," and criticizes
sharply the incomplete measures of i --
the State's organization. Herr Zim- :
merman's article follows a number of
similar attacks in the last few days,'
in which "the unjustifiable and shock-
ing increased prices of the necessaries
TENSIEND
of life" were pointed out, as well as
"the material damage they do to Ger-
mans and the false ideas of starvation
and of ecenomic weakness they awake
abroad."
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}PLACE PROHIBITION
ON ILLINOIS STOCK.
•
Foot and ?♦loath Disease Outbreak
Necessitates Restrictions.
A despatch from Ottawa says: Fol-
lowing an outbreak of the foot and
mouth disease in Illinois the Depart-
ment of Agriculture has prohibited
the importation of cattle, sheep, swine
and goats from that state. Horses
may be brought in under special per-
mits, and regulations are provided
governing imports of animal products
and poultry. Healthy cattle from
Illinois may be transported through
Canada subject to specified conditions
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as to cars, etc.
•
HOW THE CROWN PRINCE
HATES FRENCH PEOPLE.
A despatch from Paris says: Henri
de Regnier, one of the forty immortals
of the French Academy, on Wednes-
day told the following incident as an
1 example of German's hatred for
France: "The army of the Crown
Prince, fighting around Verdun, re-
- sent a cradle to the Crown
Princess bearing the inscription: 'The
. wood with which this cradle is made
is stained with French blood.'"
-BRITISH LINER PM -BOAT
BY GUNFIRE 1N BAY OF BISCAY
Three Hours Latter Secon J Submarine Fired Torpedo
at the Liner, but Missed by a Few Feet.
A despatch from London Rays. The
British liner Clan Mac.;'adyen has ar-
rived in Gravesend from Africa some-
• what damaged by the gunfire of two
German submarines. The steamer re-
turned the fire, and it was believed ort
board that one of the .•,ubmarinc • was '
The steamer reports that the first,
attack on her was made in the Bay of
Biscay, when a submarine fired sixty
.hots at her at a range of fifty
yards. • The steamer • immediately
brought her big gun into action, and
hit the submarine several times, and,
it is believed, destroyed it,
'.three hours later another submar-
utc fired a torpedo, hut missed th
Clan Macl'"ay+len by a few feet,
Everything Humanly Possible Was
Done to Hold Out.
A despatch from London says: In
the House of Lords on Thursday Field
Marshal Earl Kitchener, the Secretary
for War, warmly euolgized General
Townshend and the defenders of Kut -
el -Amara, and read General Towns-
hend's last despatch, which is as fol-
lows:
"We are pleased to know that we
have done our duty and recognize
that our situation is one of the for-
tunes of war. We thank you, General
Gorringe (commander of the British
relief army), and all ranks of the
Tigris force, for the great efforbs you
have made to save us."
Lord Kitchener said he was glad of
the opportunity to pay tribute to Gen-
eral Townshend and his troops,
"whose dogged determination and
splendid courage had earned for them
so honorable a record."
•
LIGHT YIELD OF STRAW.
There Is Nothing Serious in the Seed-
' ing Situation.
1 A despatch from Guelph says: Prof.
Zavitz, head of the Field Husbandry
Department at the Ontario Agricul-
tural College, is not of the opinion
that anything that could be termed
,a "serious" situation has yet been
created by the wet weather interfer-
' ing with the seeding operations. "Re-
ports show that there has been little
seeding done yet. In the college plots
. we have not yet put in spring wheat,
barley or mixed grains, although a
start has been made. In the last
twenty years- I can remember only
one season like this," stated Mr. Za-
vitz, "and I suppose we can look for
similar results this year. We shall
probably have a light yield of straw,
although there should be an average
erop of grain of good quality." Pro-
fessor Zavitz added that fall wheat,
hay and clover were in splendid condi-
tion and growing very rapidly.
PRISONERS OF WAR
TO BE EXCHANGED,
A despatch, from London says: An
agreement hasbeen reached between
Germany and Great Britain for the
transfer to Switzerland' of wounded
prisoners nn both sides, according to
an official announcement matte on
Tuesday.
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DISARM EVERY MAN IN IRELAND
IS THE INTI DEMAND
Di�1AND
Lord Derby's Name Mentioned in Connection With
Impending Changes in the Government of Ireland.
A despatch from London says: The rebary for Ireland, following the ex-
ample of his superior, Augustine Bir-
rell. Sir Robert Chalmers, former
early date to disarm every man in Ire- temporarGovernorilyof Ceylon, will succeed him
lanai. The paperadds that the Na- Parliamentary representatives asso-
tionalists are quite willing that they ciate Lord Derby, the Recruiting Min-
shou]d be disarmed, provided that the ister, with the impending changes in
Government does likewise with the the government of Ireland.
Ulster volunteers. "The demand," The Daily Express says that Sir
says the Daily Mail, "is likely to raise Roger Casement has expressed a wish
a difficult issue in Irish politics." • that Sir Edward Carson defend him.
Sir Mathew Nathan has resigned It is not likely that Sir Edward, the
as Under-Secretary to the Chief Sec- leader of loyal Ulster, will accept.
Nationalists, according to the Daily
Mail,
will press the Government at an
EXPECT THAT THE WAR
WILL END THIS YEAR. �p
icatin stron belief that the war IN A• FORTNIGHT
g a g
is beginning to draw to . a close,
Lloyd's on Thursday posted new in-
surance rates, wagering only 1 to 3
that the war will not end before De-
cember 31, 1916. For several weeks
the rate of insuranceto guarantee
against loss if the war is over by the
end of the year has been steadily ad-
vancing until it is now almost pro-
hibitive.
TRY CASEMENT
A despatch from London says: In -
TO BE INTERNED UNTIL
THE WAR IS OVER.
A despatch from London says: Your
correspondent was given to under-
stand by an authoritative source on
Thursday that most of the Irish rebel
prisoners, except the ringleaders, will
not be tried by court-martial, but will
be interned for• the remainder of the
war. -
Penalty Likely to be Death -Insanity
Theory Not Taken
•
Seriously.
A despatch from London says: An
article in The Express of Thursday
declares on good authority that the
trial of Sir Roger Casement, now im-
prisoned on the charge of high treason
for inciting revolt in Ireland, has been
definitely set within the next . fort-
night, It will be held in London. The
article continues to the effect that Sir
Roger's fate will be determined by a
tribunal consisting of a jury and a
Commission of either three or five
Judges. Opinion here is practically
unanimous that the penalty will be
death. The insanity theory is not
held seriously.
SOLDIERS SHOT DOWN PEOPLE
IN THE STREETS OF BUDAPEST
Thousands or Socialists and Women Paraded
Shouting : Give us Peace 1 Give us Bread 1"
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A despatch fromLondon says:.
Serious rioting took place in Buda-
pest 0Ti Sunday, recerdinl, to a Cen-
tral News despatch from The Hague,
It is said that a thousand Socialistiit
land women assembled i4 front of the
Burgomaster's house shouting, "Make
I Peace " "Give us food," Fifteen of
the crowd were killed when the lion- recently circulated that Bulgaria was
FOR EVERY SPORT
ANA; H` IECREATiON
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Markets of the World
Breadstuff,.
Toronto, May 9,---Prianitoba wheat -
No. 1 ,Northern, 31.27• No, 2, $1,243;
Ne.3; $1.203, on track ISay ports,•
Manitoba, oats -.-No. 2 OW., 510; No.
3 C.W., 62c; extra No. 1 feed, 520; No.
1 feed, 51c, on track Bay ports.
American oorn-No, 3 "allow, S7c. on
track Toronto.
Canadian oorn-Feed,, 75 to 77c, nomi-
nal on track `Toronto.
Ontario oats -No, 8 white, 453 to
463c; oolnntercial 443 to 463o, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1. commercial,
31.03 to $1.05; No. 2 do.. $1,01 to 31,03;
do., No. 8 980, to $1.00; feed wheat, 86
to. SSo, according to freights outside.
Peas -No, 2, $1..60; according to satn-
ple, $1.20 to $1,50, according to freights
outside.
Barley -Malting barley, 64 to 65o;
feed barley, 60 to 03c, according to
freights outside.
Buckwheat -69 to 700. according to
freights outside.
Rye --No, 1 commercial, 90 to 91e; re-
jected according to sample, 86 to 880,
according to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents,,..in Jute
bags, $0,60; second .patents, in jute
bags, $6.00; strong bakers', in jute bags
$5,50, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter, according to
sample, $4,30 to $4.40, on track Toronto -
to; 54.85 to 34,45, bulk seaboard, prompt
shipment,
Millfeed car lots, delivered Montreal
freights -Bran, per ton, 324; shorts, per
ton, 326; middlings, per ton, 326 to $27;
good feed ]lour, per bag, 31.60 to 1.70.
Country Produce.
Butter --Fresh dairy, choice, 26 to 280;
inferior, 240; creamers' sprints, 32 to 340;
inferior, 30 to 81c,
Eggs -New laid, 23 to 24c; do„ in car-
tons, 24 to 25c.
Beans -$A to $4.60, the latter for
handpickoil*
Cheeso-Large, 193 'to 196c;, twins,
193 to 20c, for new cheese; old,'%203 to
203c, •
:maple syrup -$1.40 to 31.50 per Im-
perial gallon.
Honey -Prices in 10 to 00-1b. tins,
133 to 14o. Combs -No, 1, $2.75 to 33;
No. 2. 32.25 to 32.40.
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 24 to 26c;
fowls, 19 to 20e; ducks, 24 to 25e; tur-
keys, 250,
Potatoes -Car lots of Ontario, 31.80
to 31.90 per bag, on track,
Provisions.
I3acon, long clear, 18 to 1830, per lb, in
case lots. Hams -Medium, 23 to 24c;
do.. heavy, 20 to 21c; rolls, 18 to 19c;
breakfast bacon, 24 to 26e; backs, plain,
26 to 27c; boneless backs, 29 to 30c.
Lard -Pure lard, tierces, 16 to 163c,
and pails, 163 to 17c; compound, 133 to
143e.
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, May 9, -Cash :-Wheat-
in,
Wheat-
No.erthein, $1.18#: No. 2, do.,
31.153 No. 8, do., $1,1.16; No, 4, $1'.083;
No. 6. 31.003; No. 6, 933c. Oats -No, 2
C.W., 47c; No. 3, do., 45c; extra No. 1
feed, 45c; No. 1 feed, 431c: No. 2, do„
43c. Barley -No. 3, 653c; No. 4,, 613c:
rejectedV.C„ $1, 793;, 57c;. feedNo, 67c.2,C.'W., Flax-No.$1,763. 1
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Montreal Markets.
Montreal, May 9, -Corn, American No.
2 yellow, 88 to S9c. Oats, Canadian
Western, No. 2, 543c; Canadian Western,
No. 8, 53c; extra No. 1 feed, 63c; No, 2
local white, 513c; No. 3 local white,
5030; No. 4 local white, 493c. Barley,
man, feed, GS to 72c; malting, 74 to 75c.
Flour, Man, Spring wheatpatents, firsts,
36.60; seconds, 36.10: strong bakers',
35,90; Winter patents choice, 36.00;
1traight rollers, $6,30 to 35.40; do., bags,
2.45 to 32,60. Rolled oats, barrels,
6.10 to $6,20; do., bags, 90 lbs. $2.40
to 32.45, Bran,24; Shorts, 326.
Middlings, 328 to 330. Mouillle, 330 to
35. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots,
20,50 to 321.00. Cheese, finest west-
erns, 183 to 19e; finest easterns, 18 to
13ic, Butter, choicest creamery, 293
to 80e; seconds 283 to 29c. Eggs, fresh,
25c; selected, 27e, No. 2 stock, 23 to 24e.
Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 31.70 to
31.723.
*United States Markets.
31.2213ntop31.213;hJuly, 31.20 htot$1,20i;
No. 1 hard, 31.28; No. 1 northern, 31,28
to 31.253; No. 2 yellow, 773c. to 7833e.
Oats -No. 3 white, 431c. to 439c. FIour
-lanchanged; shipments, 58,717 barrels,
Bran -$15' to 19.50.
Duluth, May 9, -Wheat -No, 1 hard,
31.223; No. 1 northern, 31,213 to $1.223;.
No. 2 northern, 31.183 to $1.193.
Live Stook. Markets.
Toronto, May 9. -Heavy choice steers,
38.00 to 39.15; handy choice steers, 38.50
to $8.75; butchers', good $8.25 to $8.60;
do., medium, 37.90 to 38.25; do., common,
$7.00 to $7,90; butchers' cmvs, choice,
$6.75 to $7,76; do., good. $6,50 to $6.75;
do., medium, $6,00 to 36.50; do., common,
$5.50 to $6.00; butchers' bulls, choice,
37.25 to $7.80; do., good, $6.50 to 37.25:
do., bologna, 55.25 to 36.00; feeders, 000
to 1.000 lbs. 37.60 to 38.50; do., bulls,
$5.50 to $6.00; stockers, choice. 800 to
900 lbs., $7.25 to $8,00; do., good, 700 to
800 lbs„ $6.50 to $7.25; do., medium, 050
to 700 lbs.. 36.00 to 36.50; do., common,
light, 55.60 to6,00; cutters. 54.76 to
35.60; canners, $
4.00 to $4.75; milkers,
choice, each $75.00 to 3105,00; do med-
ium to geed $60.00 to $75,00; springers,
360,00 to $105,00; calves, veal, good to
choice, 38.00 to 510.00; do„ medlutn,
$0.00 to 38.00; do., common, 34.50 to
$6,00; do., grass 54.75 to $a.25; Bob,
calves, each 32.00 to 57.00; lambs, cwt„
$10.00 to $13.00: spring lambs, each
$5.00 to 510.00; sheep, ewes, light, $9.00
to 310 00' do., heavy and bucks, $3,00 to
50,00; do., culls, 34.00 to 55,50 hogs,
weighed off oars, $11.00 to 12.00; do.,
f o.b acountryepohit.s, $11.1.5 to �11 25; do.,
heavy and light, .50e. less: do., sows
$2,50 loss,
Montreal, May 9, -Sales of choice cat' -
tie were macre at $8.76 to $9.00, lower
grades $6.76; , butchers' cows, $6.25 to
88.00; hulls from $7,00 to $8,25 pet• cwt.
detected lilts of hogs $12,00 to $12.26 per.
cwt., weighed otr cars. Choice cares
'11 to 8e, and the lower grades at 5 to
630 per lb. Spring lambs •from 56.00 to
$8.00 each, as to s ze anct duality,
DENIES ATTEMPTS ARE
' MADE TO SECURE PEACE,
A despatch from Berlin says: A
Semi-official telegram from Sofia
characterizes as untrue the reports
jved garrison fired. Two hundred ors attempting .,,to arrange a separate
[rests were made, peace,
SCIENCE HAS SAVED
MANY - GERMANS
TYPHOID DRIVEN OUT -CHOL-
ERA ALMOST BANISHED.
Bacteriologists and Hygienists Guard
Troops From Menaeing
Plagues,
How the application of modern . .
scientific methods to army sanitatiott.
has reduced the deaths. from contag.
ions diseases and lockjaw practically
to zero among the Kaiser's tre,ops
described in detail in an address de,,
livered recently in Bochum, an 'int
portant centre of the iron and steel I,
industry of Prussia, by Professor
Martin Kirchner, one of the highest}
medical officials in the German gots
ernment, and reported in the German -
press as follows:
"The assignment of bacteriologists
and hygienists to the army and illi.
installation of apparatus for steriliz-
ing the water and disinfecting wag-
ons, as well as the use of the modes,
field kitchen, accounts for the fao ;
that, although we have been menace.
with plagues on every side, our mil s
tary and civil population has remain-
ed practically exempt.
"When the war broke out there was
a dangerous type of dysentery in Bel,
gium, typhoid fever was widespread
in France, cholera raged in Russia,
especially in Podolia and Volhynia
and there was talk of an outbreak or
the plague. Is it not, in view of these
dangers, a brilliant achievement who
we cin truthfully affirm that so fat
in this war only six Germans have
died from smallpox? That is the re-
sult of the vaccination of all the sol-
diers before they go to the front.
Losses in 1870.
"In the war in Southwest Afric
vaccination against typhoid was tried
for the first time and, although the ret
sults were satisfying they were not
so favorable as to render the vaccina•
tion of the civil population advisable,
Now we have used no less than 29,00Q
quarts of anti -typhoid vaccine. And
the result?
"1'n the war of 1870 we lost no fewer
than 8,000 men through typhoid fever,
When the present war began many of
our soldiers fell ill from typhoid, but
as soon as the general vaccination wait
carried out the number of those affect:-
ed
ffect-ed began bo drop with remarkable
rapidity, and since last January we
have had hardly a case of typho
With this experience as a baso, it .t'-
intended, with the arrival of peace, to
have the civil population generally
vaccinated against typhoid.
"Cholera was brought from Russia
into Austria and things did not look
very cheerful in the Austrian hospit-
als. Consequently we were menaced
by a great danger from the East to
avoid which all out troops on the east-
ern front- were vaccinated against
cholera. Comparatively few cases of
cholera developed among the German
forces in the field. The civil popula-
tion has remained almost exempt, as
only forty-one cases of cholera have
been discovered in all Germany.
Spotted Fever Almost Wiped Out.
"Considerable anxiety was - caused
at the beginning of the war by'the ap-
pearance of spotted fever in several
prison camps where Russians were
.quartered. But as a result _ of the
measures adopted this epidemic, for-
merly `regarded as beyond control,
has been almost completely wiped.
out.
"The' eight great disinfecting sta-
tions, in which 96,000 men can be
cleansed and clad in new clothing in
four hours, constructed by our mili-
tary authorities on the eastern fron-
tier, have shown themselves of es-
pecial value.
"It should also be mentioned that
because of our sanitary arrangements,
the number, of persons affected by in-
flammation of the lungs and tuber
culosis is no larger than in time of
peace.
"Because of the aseptic breatment
of the wounded the rate of recovery
among them has been remarkably
high. Ninety of every hundred
wounded men roturn,to the front com-
pletely cured.
• "Early in the war a great number
of young men perished from lockjaw.
So we are using vaccine against that
disease. Althdugh the effects of the
anti-tentanus 'serum discovered by
Behring are not so striking as in the
case of the diphtheria serum of the
same scientist, as its use will not
save those already stricken, the die,T.
ease can be prevented by its timely
application. -
Brazilian Pests,
In certain parts of' Brazil rats are
a great nuisance. The common cat
does not .thrive for some unaccount-
able reason, but is -replaced by a spec
les of small boa -constrictor tiie
gibola. The snakes are not venomous,
They 'sleep In the house, generally .tak-
ing up their position at the foot of the
stairs, When nightfall approaches they
begin to wake up, and during the night
tlseygri3'Wif'tly about the promises,
oolong d cit ratd, It . s Maime . that.
they are so easily domesticated that
if moved from one house to another,
they invariably return to the house
whence they have been taken.
Mother --"You disobedient boy! I've •
a good mind to Whip .you." Willie
"Well, .ma, there's nothing so easy to
'change es a woman's mind, 3'ot
know."
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