HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-1-2, Page 2"SACRED DUST"
GRAVES IN FRANCE
WHERE LIE THIS BODIES OF THE
WORLD'S HEROES
. No.1/end Sleep ,With Greater Calla
Than Those Who Rest Beneath
the Flowers of I9andere.
"If 1 should die, think only this of the:
That there's some corner of a for-
eign field
Plat ie forever England. There shall
' be
In that rich earth a richer ,lust
concealed
l dust whom England bore, shaped
made aware,
Gave once her flowers to love. her
ways to roan,"
So wrote an English soldier abort!
to die, So thought in terms of his
own country many a son of Canada
before he died.
Nu soldier passing down the fare
battieline of eastern France
where the long precession made o
•)uvea flanks the trenches wild far
:o wonder whether his body. too, would
not becen.e cert of the soil of a for -
sign lance. The home folks mar grieve
that he trine -honored custom of plac-
ing their deed in the family plot of
the cemetery ie d1ieedaced by the grin)
necoe ty of :Me wee Ret deer sent
whoa
rally fu death, fa afield}
from kith and kin, fent well content
for the meet part at the erespeet of
-1.eiene where they fell, with the sandy-
tz:r cdkry of the cause. Iighting for-
eete the field of eeenteet, There :?re
1 jell ltistnry 'relies in rte
mine wilh seecial reveren• e Lk r
Theemi ylae n i Waterico.
Greatest of rhetoric SPete.
But wilt any hietocie eeot, ancient
or moisten. n. clain. to ,1-',i in brilliancy
toe glory of tete whole battlefront
fr;em ;gaolers to Lorraine. where the
,;Lavine 1 -nip of liberty has been fed
by a nienatect 'tree. laid down) without a
thought of sell' No dead sleep with
greater a ,i; l than those who rest be-
neath the daisies and violets and
sunny jorguils of Frince. They could
rever be treeep eted to a fairer bed
than that wilier! they have earned with
the rest of ter i,• eels rich blood. We
can afford toe .'.te them not only with
satisfaction, huh also with pride, where
they he in a lo.eigu land that ceases
tc be foreign because they are there.
My first right of the graves of those
who had 'fallen on the field of honor
was in the early spring of 1917, when
I walked over part of the Marne, says
a noted so:: et Canada, Bishop Brent.
Peace reigned where once the battle
had staggered) and swayed.
No one could fail to be struck by
the evident eeterence with which these
soldier boye were laid to rest. There
was no t', iia a carelessness, no early
forgetfulness !run the living for those
whose swift passage from earth saved
France—and the world.
-More then once I have been over
the battle -scarred Viny Ridge, made
immortal by the Canadian corps the
9th of April, 1917. I recall one vast
crater that told of the absolute oblit-
erntlon of those who received the
Shock of the explosion which formed
it. It has been converted most fit-
tingly into a cemetery of those who '
perished there. A reeumhent cross
And inscription, ingenious in concep-'
tion and execution, tell the tale. At
another comanling potent .where the
straggle was cote a massive month.
not and records the
he lines the eeme-
e same thoughtful
y are grass sown
ere and shrubs
of experts. I.
o city of. • e dead more
and Christian than the -many
t have been built along the western
battle front.
In Death Undivided.
One of t'1e earliest cemeteries I
visited was in Ypres, where the first
grave bears the date of October 14,
1914, and the last December 31, 1917.
Over each grave is a cross and in-
scriptioa giving name, number, corps b
and whether killed in action or died of a
Wounds, In some instances additional f
Drosses bad been erected by friends or g
comrades. One group of Australians
had a common cross and over the a
graves was a map of Australia and e. E
bit of Tasmania in a low relief of I is
white stones, Until I was informed 1 li
on. the subject I was puzzled to know
what superstitioi marked many new
graves with en inverted bottle. I
found that euperstition played no pert
in the matter. The Dottie, being the
best receptacle for the purpose, con-
tained n paper of identification pend-
ing permanent inscription.
The director of graves registration
and engineers in London, in response
to the request of the relatives of Brit-
ish soldiers who have fallen, is pre-
pared to send a photograph of any
given grave. It is mailed in a card-
board frame and on an accompanying
card is given the name, rank and
initials, regiment, position of grave
and the nearest railway station.
Those who have been for any length
of time in France and breathed the air
of battle are more easily reconciled holding conferences amidst a drama.
than friends at home to the seeming tic setting, v hf. the were it seen on the.
,light to sentiment of leaving their stage, would B- recorded as a maetor-
sacred dust unmolested in its first piece of the histrionic art. Isere, in
grave. They are among friends, the the former seat n great ucr 1laa
chosen friends by whose side they headquarters, rvareeentativice: of Great
fought and fell. A i'nnmou ideal Britain, 1"ranee, the Vetted' Stete: aid
• beckoned them, a common cause united Cts , ulauy ere. me8
them. In life they were ane, in death utmu t diplomatic. formality and deal- this surprising•, for codflshing early
they are not divi:led.
MAIL DELIVERY IN ALASKA
to a(n)ion On ars• homes, which a month ago were which .nought about the fact that 1
E Letters Are Carried I the pereonul headquarters of three of Newfodndiu,l l was the British thtet
1; :Sit Drawn by Doge.
CONFERENCES ARE
HEED AT SPA
INTERNATIONAL ARMISTICE COM-
MISSION MEETS,
Allied Leaders Occupy Houses That
Once Sheltered the Former
German War Lords.
There in no more interesting spot
along the Gorman border today titan
tho famous town of 'pa, in which the
international armistice commission i4
CANADIAN COD FISHERIES
Nese 1'd;elel Pernumently Added to the
IJomestie List.
Cedtish has come into its own in
Canada.during the war, It has always
been a favorite fish of the French and
other New -Latin countries, both in
Europe and in South America. It has,
however, been one of the mast neg-
lected ilsh so far an Canada is cone
meted. The banks of Newfoundland
are famed everywhere for their wealth
of cod, but it is not so gnerally known
that the Eastern waters of Canada
contain an enormous quantity of this
fish, In the last few months, under
the stinmhis ghven by openings being
found by the Food Board, the cool-tlsli-
iug industry line made enormous
strides in diverting some of its cutch
let the internal market.
Over 20n 000,000 1•omele of codfish
are canO'itt by Canadian iishernlen
annually. This is by far the larges
quantity of any Cunadlan fish, or in
tiny, daily whit the deed, of any three varieties, 'Nor is
t
Ing with tee prnbleme arising from the 1l eted the fishermen of the Bay of
Tenteu(c t•apit111atnil, Biseny and of the Portugese coast to
') o the conference the Entente rep- Newfoundland. Indeed, it was the pre-
resentattves motor from their temper- . ra]e•ree et cod on the Great Banks
the 61 t eat ,rgnree 01 c r avtny in re- 0010)1)0. 1
I The snails in Alaska recently haw. vent Mete* _the. Emperor, eteuertil I The )reels of erliirti Laken in Canada
- been seriously delayed and impeded Lode surer.': and Fie•1d Marshal Vol: r' ,ailed and dried i':,r export to tits
by a ltteL of fish. - Ilindeuburg. To add a gnat tench to I,Otin countries. South .America, f
It is winter most of the year in tie'pictnre, while the main teeters hold e lilIly, lar,:; a Lng; trade. There!
that Arettc territory, and )luring the the seeps Leers, pa'4 ane] reeves in the is 110 1•:'ac011 1311)0 Un l' own t•nIl:nmll-
cell menthe the mails are carried to ;'i_l id, alae lines; of super- niton Should not Le as large. •
the i rtericr Gf Ainslie, oil sleds drawn
by dogs.
The doge are fed nn fish, bought in
• quantities, frozen. But latterly there
has been a scarcity of fish,
tm...l0t„ric e. Grave -faced o iii c 0 e e ! The enol r etive to froth the :h'- '
garbed in field gray. stili: about with 1811 ) and Pa:•iric 0craers. In the late
tragic tread and eala e with military ter, there are, in feel. three varieties,'
preci• jou t : the Meet other grave nf- limb reel mei bray- zed. The lust muted
'dare wearing',11ie�d uniforms. resembles the Attanti:: ii$i The flesh
The _\1-o&'en, do; warts fhs11 to eat, i Like Cinemetegraeh Film. of the •esellie1 is not salty. Free,' or,
freeee cedfielt is a:, white and pala-
arid nothing else satisfies: his raven- The Germans melte. their way unuh-
ous appetite. He vastly prefers it to truaively throng
the crowds. of ICn- table s lake whitefish. ani, t{ic ,'od
meat, raw or cooked. Fish -is what 1cute. troilpe. No recognition passe.; can be Procured in fix t drys con lit: on
he has been brought up on. The nat- between thee.) recenity active enemies, as far west as Winnipeg. Pacific cod -
ural history hooks assert that the except perchance when the former fish is )nazi d ted as Inc'east as that
ennine brute is en cmnivornus animal, eehlte )dicers. German lorries, )lying• Point. Dried, salted, boneless and
but this remark dons not apply to the white flags, trundle on local ntissletes
shredded codfi,it can lee procured any •
-
dea• of Alaska. Be -twill starve before along street: trough which British where in Canada.
he will touch anything of vegetable troops and transport are nerving cit The codfish is cheap and highly
bisenht, their steady march lowatd the Rhine, nutritious. Its palatability depends
Owners of mail teams tried starve- It is all like an endless cinelniatn.1aph on the cookhng;. Canadians do not eat
tion, but it didn't work, The dogs, film, with never -ceasing attractions. enough codfish and our ln'esent cod-
' before they would consent to eat corn- The comlni: si0n Degan its sittings fishery is largely dependent on fo•-
meal mush or other such truck, be-
came so emaciated and weak that they
• could not pull the sleds.
Dog -team mail routes in Alaska
average 200 riffles in length. In de-
' lirering postal matter to the people
of the interior Last winter these teams
pulled loaded sleds 176,700 miles over
the trails of the frozen country. attached to General von Winterfeldt, may be obtained free from the Food
Dag -teams, pulling 500 pounds of who is representing the German thee, Board, giving a number of ways of ,
mail each trip, give to Nome, on the ernn_ent. These men came to Spa in preparing codfish for the table.
civilian clothes under orders of the -
c mail Repubilcan Soldiers' and Workmen's MUT GREAT BRITAIN Oi1I
Royal Navy is Foundation Stone of
the Allied Success in War,
The _mer ce.0 Admiral Sims, ad- 1
dressing; recently the journalists of the
United States �eatd:—"Titer), Inas been I
Learns 1410 t, see 51115 uu,uc,:vus u,��n„� im idea in the American n1)11(1 that the •
Ger-
villages. Thus, for example, mails for; • Hindeare living
headquarters. Th} Ger- Aincrl'an Navy had been doing the
mans are living in hotels or aro billet -
Point Bennett (the northoasterntost ted about the town. The conferences hulk of the work over here • -at least
point of Alaska) leave the main route are being held in the grand salon of
Just after the armistice was signed. sign markets. A longer home cot -
At that time the enemy was still oc- sumptiun encourages the fisher;,' by
cupving Spa. Since then long lines of nuicker retarn.e 0.1 money invested.
hurrying and disorganized German It will also inulase more men to go into
traffic and troops have sped eastward the flebere—thus •formi,lg a nursery
through the watering place. There aro for the Navy and the Mercantile Mar
now something more than a hundred ire,
German officers and Hien in the place A leaflet has been prepared, and
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'zCt,a@rsrty -
helpful hints.
With the coming of amid weather'
One should make slight changes in
carburetor adjustment, Adjust the
needle valve to give a slightly rich-
er mixture. On carburotors which
have no Needle valve change the low
speed adjustment to give a richer
mixture. Try different positions un-
til lite engine pulls best at low spend,
me air valve on high speed ad-
iue.nlcut 1 ust be changed to the same
puepeee Strengthen the spring and
flash throttle. open repeatedly, If
popping occurs at carhrretor, mix-
t:n•e is ton lean If mixture smells
strong at exhaust it is too rich,
Then try the ear on a level road at
about fifteen mile) an dour. Rem two
Meek; throttled down, then open
throttle all the way. Car should speed
up rapidly and smoothly. 5101 cxrgin0
.Mould not labor, stall, miss explo-
1310ns, pup back ae carburetor or 'give
muffler explosiln .
Look the liot air inlet to ear -
burette, mei sec that no air can en-
ter it exec e around the ex11atiet pipe.
If there is a cold air volt it should
be closed, If there 13 no hot air
Mee on the engine have one Metalled
tee it will more than pay for itse'f
oev:n!r to the difficulty of evaporating
the 1:',S1 -l1 row grade of gasoline.
If the carburetor fs water jacketed
,t
make sure the circulation is good.
Dreconnect one of the pipes at the-
car1uretor. Water should run free-
ly out of the pipe and also out of the
opening in the water jacket. Some-
times these pipes have. valves which
r�a
151.0)0 be• jarred shut or they may be
clogged; This test will tell you if Cul
the ciraulatiun is good.
1
Watch the wires where they fasten
to the lamps, as the :mitten of the car
makes them sway and may cause a
break or Alert eircuht. 2i. piece of
tape wrapped.around the wire and the
plug that enters the lamp socket will
re-inforce the wire and prevent trcu-
bla,
If you have daubed wheels re-
menlber that 11) )notal pates may
rust. Oecasienal y, when you clean e.;
a wheel, cover the. metal contact sure.
faces with grease, otherwise the 'de-
to liable wheel will 1.0 loupo'r be de
tachable.•
r yt.1 a seeing f1•om
It'ill situ 1, tons}
squeaking pour a little kerosene over
it, guiding the oil down the melee
With the finger !le it will rum to heel
tweet' the leaves, Wipe off the ex-'
cess. Peer cylinder oil over the
springs the same: way. Now stadia:
the lar, so the nil will. be drawn in!
and find the
Ito not te:a the battery with o
cccrewelri er, :,3 it nlnlc31, toe great
a'dram un it. Use a hydrometer. If
the liquid reels 1,273 to 3,1300 -all le!
well. If ie gets down to 1,200 have
system looked over by earl expert.
Cert into the habit ul' putting the
gears into lois or second speed when
about to go down 0 long hill, even if
you do not intend to use the engine
us a hreke. It will give you a settee.
of 1,eeurity. As a matter of flick, the
engine should be used as a Lrike oe
1asio'mlly in osier to :ave the brake:.
GE
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E MINUTE OF
SILENT PRAYER
:RAL CURRIE'S REQUEST TO
'I'IIE CANADIANS
12. et. W. Dyes Tells of Scene With
'iret Canadian Brigade on Day
That the Armistice Began.
he following letter has been rt51
ed by a Toronto man from his
onsin-law, Capt. Arthur Dyes, writ -
en on Nov. 11111:
"We've had a rather thrilling day
t - :lay, being 'the day' that we've
lot led fer for some years now,
i
,
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Tn..1 { e ceased at 1 h]':
1 t morn -
We. got the meeasa"eat 7.30. Just:
21 f2nished breakfast ,111.1 morning
w s called to 11113 phone, anti rite. brad
m: ljor gave 1ne the good /levee. When
the mass a cheer went up Idat
Nt .he 111011 all buzzing. -The bat-
; '.ion was parading at S, and wh�ni it
w„ :s announced on parade a cheer went
that you could hear for miles. The
n laughed, kissed, punched each
1-, and in some etas was the odd
probably a ,rising thought of
e pal lost lately.
ur brigade, who had been rest -
for the lest two weeks, after ail-
ing 23 miles since Oct. 17th, were
e lnspeeled by Gen, Currie, the
commander, at 10, so it tee a
memorable inspection. After th:'
ell had inspected us we (lilted all
incl him. and lie stand on a waltan
and talked to 03 of our r •dl
'ranee during the loot fl y al mad
omits, Ile raid: "The 0ll 1.11 Bri-
e have the beet reeerd of any bri-
g in the British arms-. They have
r failed in an attack whoa ad -
:tog, and they have never lost a
the Then something, v0' 'm;.
live happened. 111 said: 'd
n 1 n to take off his hot and 't e
inen env minute of silent prayer.
auk God for giving us the ne ter
strengtl to defeat and en eh
erman army that had threattncd
i•orld.'
In Silent Prayer.
'here were 4,000 officers and men
rade, anus for one minute a cry
f us stood with our steel Del-
on our arm, our beads bowed,
I believe that a very sincere
✓ went up from every soldier
nt. The general couldn't say any
Ile finished up by saying: 'Men
e old 1st Brigade, my heart is
ell for words,' Aiid tears rolled
his cheeks. Needless to say he
Arne of the loudest closers and' a
• the men could give. -
fay after to -morrow we move up
legman territory, and hold a
.ehead an the Rhine. At pras-
e are near alenciennes, a beauti-
es, in a beautiful country. Yester-
gathered a bunch of roses and
anthemums from the garden of
lhateau de Montmorency, where
lattn]ion hradquaeters is. I live
e chateau, and have a very nice
of rooms,
t present I am adjutant of the
Dan, and coneequcntly live very
Ant leaving for England to-
w foe:: fourteen days' leave, and
e glad of the rest after what
wen through in the last three
s, over op fourteen times �.
nd.l.-s h faXet"
eel} gine that the war
mpossible, Now, I
etc to civilian life as
le avis get to work”
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LOGGING THE LIEUTENANT. temeu" are logged or tried by court- • to t
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martial. The :Admiralty is willing. to ' and
make ellbli'ltnces fur the vagaries of • the
youth, 'the
How Officers Are Punished for 11]0-
' conduct in the Royal Navy.
I Although a naval (retain can e:eaet
unquestioning obedience from all un-
der 113s command, he has no power to
Inflict punishment nn an oflfeer. In
I the even{. of an oflcer's misconduct,
(the captaiu taut apply for the Offen-
deer's trial by court-martial. Asa mat-
.. f rI lwelrer tit - cantaw
northern shore of the frozen -up Bee-
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g
erig Sea, a regular twice -a -weer Council, but donned nnlfo•nhs on their
delivery over 1200 miles of trail arrival.
through the winter season from Cor- The Kaiser's 12eaclquarters, the Villa
dove when postal service by steamer Neu -Bots, is occupied by the .French.
is impossible on account of solid ice. while the British are in the cottag�'vbn
From points on the main Cordova- a hill which housed Ludendorff- The
to -Nome route other carriers with dog United States representative occupies
a lhalf. That is not correct.
at Solomon, a short distance east of the hotel Ilritautque, which was part
The st,utanuut had 'been made in
Nome. From Solomon a dog team of great headquarters, and in vehicle
.imericau newspapers that, by n n1tr-
makes regular trips to Kotzebue, tak- the Emperor finally resolved to quit °°le or efficiency, their Fleet had
in 'the mails beyond the Arctic circle,' brought a million and a half of troops
€ Geniality.
280 miles; and from Kotzeube another 1 The German sentry at the entrance to this ids of the Atlantic in the
team starts for Point Barrow, 650 ! of the hotel dick a his heels sharply as
course of a few weeps.
miles farther north.
We e didn't," said Admiral Sims,
1the delegates ss enter or other o'cdocs „bat Great Britain did. She brought
To rover this distance of 650 miles pass. The sittings begin at 10 o'clock g
merely once might well be consideredover two-thirds of them. ;1)121 escorted
g daily. Prior to that hour the German
a remarkable performance, but the delegates take their places at a huge i halt. 1413 escort only a half of the
man whose dog team does the work
merchant vessels that Como over." The
table and receive the Allied o0icero , reason, he continued, why the British
has a contract with the Postoffiee De- standing. The latter walk silently to, h
partment to make three round trips their chairs, where each delegate bows ! ave been able to do renis is beeltnse,
each winter (from November 1 to profoundly to the 11111n opposite before up in the North Bea somewhere, is
May 151, carrying 600 pounds on each I sitting down. + !lying the great p_il'if1Sh Grund Fleet.
northbound trip and 300 pounds on ; There is no word of greeting and leo !They can do tithe work because the
each southbound journey. ' pleasantries are exchanged, and the British Grande. Fleet is so powerful flat
I the German High S0118 Fleet las to
business of the day is. conducted
New Kinds of Leather. 'throughout with the same rim lreci stay at home.If a catastrophe siloulcl
g 1 happen to the British Grand Meet,
In the hunt for new sources of Sion. Just what problems ars under there is no power on math that veal
leather strange Ohms are turning g up. I consideration, of course, is not amat- save us, for three the German High
• for for journalists discussion, but
it has been ascertained that the skins Setas Fleet can cone nut and sweep
of frogs end toads can be tanned and things are reported to be running the foal. The British Cleenci 'Fleet le
turned to account for card eases and
smoothly. _ the foundation -stone X s the rause of
other fancy articles. The Government `ilk -` `-
We Thank Thea. the whole of the Albers."
Fisheries Bureau says the shin of the This ie a flue unit yeatmuue, tribute
codfish furnishes an excellent leather, finest God Who watchecl'st four long from tete American Navy to the super-
tough as parchment and very durable, Y°ars tabus importance of rite work which
The anguish deep poor man ]las known,
The same is true of salmon skin, Lel the British Navy has acconpllshed in
To -day, low kneeling at Thy Throne,
s the war, says a London nowspaper,
Deprived of her Fleet ' Gel•nlaIly
sinks at once to the position of a sixth.
rata naval power.
kips are employed in Europe for
inding hooks, and In Egypt shoe soles
re made Prom the skins of certain
sties caught in the Red Sea, Stur-
eon shin affords a handsome orna-
nontal leather, and the hide of the
)mored garfish is mucic vatted in
urope, being covered with horny
lates that can be polished to an ivory-
ke finish.
We thank Thee,
For Peace, blessed Peace, which fol-
lows strife,
Relief from weary- hours of pain,
And for the light which beams again,
We thank thee.
Our mistakes contribute much to
the wisdom of others.
Young fowl can be .judged by the
skin of its feet. With young chickens
the skin is tender and there is not
much fat. An older chicken has
hard and scaly skin arotind the fe"et.
1 MOT: ISsT �"ai' AT(Ur 1CT3 : 9
er o p screen, u , u
can apply to an unsatisfactory officer
measures which are tantamount to
punishment.
The most common of these le "log
eing."' The captain sends for the sh1p's
log, and in the presence of the cum -
mender and the offending officer, he
makes an entry on the current page
which might run as follows: "Lieu-
tenant X----- Cautioned for neglect of
elute' as officer of the watch. The of.
Item' concerned ie then required to
append his signature as proof that he
is aware of 111e unfavourable notation.
Iu due course the fact Is recorded. at
the Admiralty in a volume known col-
loquially 00 the Doomsday nook,
Wine bills, too, may be limited or
stopped at the captain's discretion.
Another way in widen he can visit his
displeasure le by forwarding an ad-
verse confidential report 1`f11ei1 an of-
ficer leas os the ehip,:Lr on otiher elated
occa1Ione. The officer thus penalized
loses, as a role, all chances of early=
3romotion or consideration for good
billets.
-An officer who commits sen offence
that brings stint before a court-martial
is liable to sentences which vary be-
tweet) death and n merely Menai tee-
primrose. Fen disciplinary 0ff0ncee
the usual punishment is deprivation
of i:eu]ority or a severe reprimand,
Melt or without dislnis1111 from the
strip. The former itentenc0 has the
Immediate effect of puling an officer
below many who were previously
junior to hint, and also results in
financial loss. Tho latter constitutes
Xi more or less permanent "black
mark" against the offender, e'er grave
offences imprisonment or dismissal
from the Service lire generally award -
There is, however, a imeciel code for
refractory midshipmen, For minor
offences they may be required to re -
111t1)11 on board for 11 fix0d period -4n
ether wo•de, their leave is stopped,
I^or 1n0re sericite% offences the captain
has the power to deprive them of
seniority for any period not exceeding'
six months. It la only under exception-
al circumstances that the "young gen,
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FROM MONS TO Mo11,
Gunner With a Canadian Flattery Goes j on p
Through Whole War. one
met;
To have been with the British at' end -
Mons in 1911, and to return and retake t pea
Mons, with the Ctena111ane, 1111918, has pre,
been the unique experience of G111111er 111ar
I . J. Bowyer, of the 110111 Heavy Pat- of t
tery. R.G.A. He was a British reser- too
vist and \015 called out at the cut- dow
break of the war. Ile was a motor- got
plan on tho Toronto Street Railway. Lige
Gunner Dowyer was gassed in 1917. ee
iu a letter to Secretary Gibbons, of the to
Street Railwaymen's Union, Gunter bride
Bowyer writhe en Nov. 2-0: "You will Silt �.
see that I nm at' that famous place, fol cis
Mune, I s1m11 never forget when I was day
there In 1914, and never thought I chrys
God, 11'13 has taken care of ale all ' the
through the ups and downs since I left int
Gahacilan shores on Aug. loth, 1914. uite
I
wee at Valeuciennes a few days as
go, „
ivItere the Canadians fought the last batt,
battle of tbo Will' and took 11,000 prix- vvoll.
onerr, and 11000 n1y battery is attached
to a Canadian division that is going to mored
march to Cologne,. in Germany. I have I',1<
been with several different Canadian
regiments and eve have always been mo
the bey; of chums, but I have not met inno
at+
one soul I knew during my stay in To- "I 1
route, but ploaoe God, we shall meet is 00
want
soon
should ever see It again, but I thank
w110t1 the, time no111es for me to return
botok to my vvife rind child after being
away for so long.
"I have hem to Vim;-, where the HO
Canadians fought and earned a groat
name for themselves, end the moue- Revel
wont that has been seeded them in
memory of them -is a thing worth see-
ing, and something to be proud of, and
the cemetery there is well cared for.
I was with tate 41t1i at Gambrel, and
tweet say they did their work in splen-
did order.
"I am sorry to say there are only four
of us left In the battery, of the 65 that
came over from Canada with me at
the beginning. I hear that we have
got to take our turn for demobiliza-
tion, but how long it will take it is
hard to say. I am anxious to get back.
Best wishes to the boys of the 113th
Dit'isiol, eloping to be back with them
0001).
FIreless cookers that can be built
Into walls of houses have been invent-
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July,
from
to til
110110 is giving a sinister
the plottings of Berlin in
come in official reports
e Bavarhan Minister at Berlin
government at meich. They
show ong other points:
1,' Tat.conditions were deliberately
impo:ec1 on Serbia such as it was
knoivit would lend to war.
2. That as it was Austria's "hour
of -fate," Berlin gave Vienna a free
hand ' even at the risk of war with
Russ. e
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