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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-2-28, Page 6BREAKFAST IN THE SALIENT PREPARING A MPAL UNDER' OW, J*•ll" L11 IES, AN HALL,, se 1y relilatin for a clay or two ata The Coeik's Production Gould Not Re to lying in wait for Iridium, It Called a Pronounlced s ti old -Weeded business, and hate- , to some of the men, 'With others, n passion for it grew. They kept ly of thein victims by Cutting aches on the butts of their rifles. I well remember the pleasant Time Y When 1 fi)' t meta "butt»notcher." vas going for water, to an old farm - use about hall.' a mile from our see' :r{tics handing out pandas . axtr e of trench. It was a day of brigbt to the "plausibye;' who. nsltine, Peppiee and buttercups fatigue's igusto oxourte the state ," their .d taken root in the banks .of earthsoughtt aped up on either side of the coin- "barrels" by the hackneyed oo"ed ean't ari eation trench. They Were nodding get it any cleaner,' s11 n d eir heads, as gayly in the breeze as the man's feet to see that, they had old did Wordsworth'$ daffodils in been thoroughly "whale -oiled." e quiet countryside at Ryder Mount, The morning routine having been was a joytto hat see twas t 11•hi dila gond through, and "Shedder" partaken ceiling one himself off to hie -dug -oat, a moor was seven, whatevermightaJoy wrong with se world': It was a joy to be, alive, ma Come on,nnobreakfast. gonna make joy which one could share unselfish - • with. friend and enemy alike. The a. start;" asked Slim Worrell. "We rlossal stupidity of war was never need some dry kindling first." wre apparent to ane than upon that ; "If you xeckon.•on getting anythin' ay, I hated my job, and if I hated, dry round this dump, when it hasn't ay man, it was the one 'who bad in- stopped rennin' "for two days and Kited the murderous little weapon un. nights straight, you're a bum bunch nT lunged eto get out on top of the of reck'ners," said Teddy Heaton. round. I wanted to lie at fultlength "We've already used all the ` rotten t the grass; for it was June, and Na- 'bath mgq,r,�s' we can possibly spare ire has a Way of making one feel from the^lhoor of this ditch, ancl, if we e call of June, even•,3rom the hot- take any more up, Shadder'1l slip in m of a communication trench seven one of the `drain holes' and, maybe, et deep. Flowers andgrass peep break bisself in half. No, sir, I've wn at one,. and white clouds sail done enough fatigues since that hat- acfdly across chet-faced ghost came among tts,'to Ste strip of• blue we prisoners call last me for the rest of the war. Did the sky." 'felt that a must see hof the sky you hear him callin' me down for not d see it at once. Therefore I setputting enough of that lousy vvhale- wn my water cans, one on top of dope on my feet ?—as if the smell of e other, stepped up on them, and what I already have on isn't enough as soon over the top of the trench, to make me hate myself" •' awling through the tall- grass to, • "Yes; and. did you hear him insist and a clump of Willows about ftftY ely on my giving my rifle another pull- rards away. aves with their passed ooen c two chid- through," said- clank Mills, "and you en in depths of shimmering, waving could pun •a blanket through it with- reen, and found an old rifle, its stock out gettin' a sparkle." - eather-warped and the baxreh eatenKindling and Water. ith rust. , The ground was covered 'th tin cans, fragments of shell-cas ng, and rubbish of all sorts; but it as hidden from view. Men had been ying waste the earth during the long •inter, and now June was healing the pounds with flowers and cool green '055505 . I was sorry that I went to. the Wil- ws, for it was there that 1 found o sniper. Ile •had a wonderfully con- aled position, which was made bus- t- roof with steel SuCcee, "Stand to" was just over. Mr, 'Hop- kins, otherwise known by the sobri- coot of "Shedder," presumably ea ac- count of his lean„cadaverous features; had "issued the rum, cemented the WAR AND FOOD SERIES, A ItTICLL No, 9—MAPLE SUGAR The term "mails in Canada" aipplies available and as the sap, tuns before ' 1 commences and there should be a splendid field he should be able t.o A.e in for tapping for this industry during t:111 next 'few; on an extensive scale, It Will be y, ears. t • I e n has lar exceeded r the ast the de - supply Sugar is one of the ciimrnoditles that we are asked to . save. The 1 and this year Lt will bee even greater Allies are calling upon this a:ontinent l owing to the scarcity of beet and for a considerable portion- of our 1 cane sugar; • r 11 Va otic out of normal domestic sugar supply. East Many farms e a g not of India segue is practically unavail•, maple sugar -making in eece. win to the low scale of prices sale able, the last crop having been lost • owing owing to the fact that enormous car-; ing 1ton>: the competition of adulter- goes of raw sugar were sunk by j ated maple products. The Pure enemy submarines, • •Maple Sugar law now protects" the The sugar that we take from Cuba manufacturers of the genuine article, is lessening the amount thilt the little while the •seareity of cane and beet island can supply to the Allies, There- sugar snakes it less profitable for fore, it behooves us to Import as lit- manufacturers to mix cane and beet tie sugar as poesible and to make sogar with maple extracts. "use of the abundant supply of nal With an abundant supply available tural sugar which is available, In and with a certain demand there is no England the allowance of sugar per reason why men and women, too, head of population has been reduced should not go into the bush this to 2 pounds per month. In Italy spring and tap the trees for their na- it is - only 1 pound per month. tural riches. It is a responsibility, Canadiane, however, are still con- a duty, All available kettles, pans sunning between 7 and 8 pounds per and buckets should be routed out and capita each month. cleaned now. In parts of Ontario If the maple sugar resource§, were tapping begins early in March so- that fully organized Eastern Canada alone there is no time to be lost. tcould produce 'enough maple sugaeto Maple sugar and maple syrup will supply the total sugar requirements yet be universally foundin the hones of the Dominion. of Canada, as the finest of substitutes This is too much -to expect at this for the sugar to which we are acmes - stage and yet much can be done to tomed. Let Europe have the white increase production this spring. sugar while we have our own delicious There are great numbers of trees "made in Canada" maple sugar. to maple sugar, of it doe to anything tl a farmers quay 5555011 NAD4” U4 CANADA Magic Flaking Powder costs no more than the ordinary kinds. For econorinyt'buY the one pound tine, an.otitETi'Coh1fAN? LIMITED y+inid,Pgy Yq an,. I. P. yqK punVi"4T CANADA'S FORESTERS ABROAD. Food�l o ern A Splendid Record of National. Servioe : Control By Youngest Profession, The campaign foe increasing cun- Forestry, the youngest of till the sumption of fish in Canada is being engineering professions in Canaria, has se'riouslynrhfie hampered oinr ma yf peieces given' liberally • of its manhood to the bythe on the part of dealers, o The overseas forces of the Dominion. Nu- prise nerieally, the ranks of Foresters or Food Controller says that •under the p'oresters -in•training have , not yet array irmentside by b bhison of efficet to reached beyond a few hundred. assist prompt According to lists compiled for the lentho fish to markets astern' end Canadian Forestry Journal, and which Central Canada, the nubile at best cannot be free from some able to secure an ample supply at oinlssions and 'Inaccuracies, there are reasonable prierss, ff the retail deal. - 112 foresters or forestry services or ors were doing their part. Ile added tached to Canadian forest`serviees or that fish merchants would have no colleges who have donned the ems- difficulty in obtaining moderately- forrn and gone overseas. Of this priced Atlantic fish if they would bake number at least 17 already have been the trouble to order supplies from killed, while many others have been licensed wholesale dealers. wounded in action, some repeatedly. Mr, Thomson advises consumers to Most of Hese men enlisted before demand from their dealers cod, had - Forestry Battalions were organized. duck, herring,' skate, hake, polloek A few have been transferred so as to and other moderately -priced fish and utilize their technical abilities, but it to insist upon the merchants order - is a striking fact that the greater ing supplies. With the co-operation nuniber of Foresters and studentsof the public and the trade; he said, were at the front early in the cam- the per capita.consumption of fish in le,- paign and chose to take their place as Canada would easily be doubledthos fighting men. Some have fought in. increasing considerably the supply y Mesopotamia, others across the sands 1 Canadian meat available fon' shipment of Egypt and moat of them in France to the soldiers. a Belgium, Dates as a War Food. cupful water, 1 cupful sugar. Soften One food that we frequently should gelatine in cold water, dissolve over give our families is the date. There hot water. -Chop dates, cover with are many delightful ways of serving orange juice. Add sugar, rice, van - dates. They have not advanced as ilia. Add dissolved gelatine. Fold much in price as other foods and we in wieepped cream. Pour into cold Il takeadvantage of this in wet mold. Set in cold place to harden. can we these days of high prices. Date Cheese Salad. -6 dates, 3 figs, The fleshy part of the date con i/i cupful blanched chopped almonds, 1 scant cupful cream cheese, 1 tea- spoonful lemon juice, pinch salt• Mix the ingredients to a paste and make into balls. Serve four to. each per- son on a nest of lettuce leaves with a mayonnaise dressing to which an equal quantity of whipped cream has been added. Date Cookies. -2 cupfuls flour, 2 cupfuls oatmeal, 1 cupful bro'tcupsu- n su- gar, 1 cupful shortening, 1/2 milk 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder. Mix as oatmeal cookies, spread half •of the sheet with date paste, fold oth- er half over, press edges together and cut into squares or circles. Bake in a quick oven. Date Marmalade.—Remove stones from dates, steam over hot water un- til tender and then press through a 'colander. This is a good spread on bread or makes a delicious filling for sandwiches. Data Salad.—Wash dates thorough- ly, then with a sharp knife make an incision and remove the stone; put in its place a bit of cream cheese and close the opening. Dispose three or four dates on lettuce leaves. Garnish with a slice 9f sweet green pepper. Pass a dish of mayonnaise caressing with the salad, - "Say,' are you 'fellers gonna argue tains'sugar in a large degree and a the fat all morning'?" butted in Slim. little protein, Its food value ex "I don't know how you feel, but I'm pressed in scientific terms is fifteen that empty, it's only me boots, with hundred and seventy-five calories to half this benighted country stickin' to the pound. Beef is one of the groat - 'em, that keeps me from floatin' away est of muscle -producing foods and is like a balloon." rated at eleven hundred and sixty - "Tell you what," says Teddy, "how five calories to the pound. This about a .couple of 05 takin' a chance shows what dates mean to the. diet an' beating it down through the 'sup- when served a few times a week, in ts' to that farm check, You know, one /item or another. It is health - o ono that Fritz thinks we use as ful as well as palatable frequently to ration dump' and drops a few substitute dates for other sweets. umbs in. every night. There ought The housewife who buys a package of be plenty of loose,timber there—all a recognized high grade brand nds of it. We need some water, too, knows that she has a food j roduct d there's a pump close by, I think. which will furnish energy. "Colne on, Teddy, my son—you and If dates are hard when purchased, will slip off while the road's clear they can easily be softened by pour, - d Heinzie's busy with his concrete ing boiling water over them. 'Tiley ixev," says Slim. "Hank can stay should always be carefully washed d draw our rations as well as rustle before rusing. Date Gems.— • cupful Ot " from somewhere, o make_Graham sugar, 1 cupful shortening, 2 " fire to " "How aboutska m jar to kohl the fulesoda, cupfulslk, ee teaspoon- raham flour, ink?" asked Teddy. "Wait a secs 1ounde chopped dates nutme to d while I slip in the dug -out; there's 1/2 P Pp " g 'o there, I think -one has 'respire- flavor. r solution' in it, though, 1 believe.!' Yiddish -Date Padding. -1 pound date, juice of one orange, % pint Ncig3illorhood of mill 60. cream, 1 cupful boiled Tice, 1 tea - having got an empty jar,. the pair spoonful vanilla, 1/2. box gelatine, 2-3 thetit started out, leaving Hank he- ad to make the rest'of the arrange- 011 the firing step," he said to Hank, ents for cooking the breakfast. They and continued to gaze. across at the nsisted of "drawing the twenty- enotlfy's lines. Hank, who had pre- ur hours' rations from the PiatOOn• vieusly collected the other two's mess- nd Of the relatively small group of 1 The very ghat difficulties in the graduates and students of Toronto , way of compulsory, rationing in 'Cniversity Forest School, under Dean Canada puts an additional respunsi- Fernow, twelve 'men have made the' bility for voluntary food service upon supreme sacrifice, while twelve others i every Canadian, no matter what his wank or circumstances may be. With have been either wounded, gassed or victims of shell shock. From the a tremendous stretch of country; Toronto school alone, there went sparsely settled, except in a compare - forth 4 captains, 29 lieutenants, 8 lively few districts, the 001000emo1.t N.C.O.'s, and 24 privates. Indeed, the of compulsory food economy on any only men who did not go were those' general scale presents serious obsta-. debarred by physical defects. The cies, It is hoped that the Greater profession of forestry in the degree Production campaign, which is now to witch the graduates and students being started, will snake unnecessary ` service of their cortntry and promptly placed themselves at the' any resort to compulsory rationing. in ...dully this country. At the saute time our people Hurst realize that efforts must rgeant for the trio and locating a tin make the fire in" The sector of 'ench occupied by the company of hick our worthy pals were members, as situated in the salient close to ill 00, - and, although the neighbor - eel gealthy,ybein alcsubjectedng was dat ecided- fro- unhealthy, 6 eat intervals to somewhat sharp tach, b a,'a so to ofere places in it, mutuaily ender- ick, by od agreement were often allowed to sin a semblance of ;peacefulness. It. harclly necessary to state, though, tt this condition of "pax" was never be relied upon. One battalion could t in its six days' duty there, and en- v almost a period of convalescence, ire the one that subsequently lo- ved it might get s similar• period of terundiluted hell. tins, and split the one dixie of tea into three equal parts, left Slim's share, together with his bacon and bread, on the step as directed, and proceeded to the next traverse, where Teddy _vas at his pint. The latter was all ready and waiting 'for his breakfast. "That's the style, chef, old son, he remarked—reaching for tit tin out of Hank's hand, and immediately tak- ing a gulp. "Ow-----," a 10115 half smothered howl, followed by a terrific spluttering, seared the next sentry, and woke the occupants of an ad- jacent dug -out,, into a blasphemous chorus of enquiry as to what the blankets -blank, different colored kinds of hell ailed him? Did he want to bring -a nrillibn blasted rifle gren- ades over them? etc., -etc. accepted a tragic record of casualties surely stands in the forefront of all callings. Many have given their lives whose services were sadly needed by Canada. Letters from the wounded from Wren in desolate core not be relaxed to canserve Woe, fon. -the need is very great. The following figures indicate howl great is the demand from oversees to meet their shortage: - ane ners of the field of war, thorougbly In addition to Canada's total ex - homesick and tired of the business of portable surplus and the 75,000,000. fighting, nevertheless refuse to com- more bushels which is absolutely the plain against conditions or express re- minimum that the Allies must have cast that they were called to a peril- from the United States, 15,000,000 ous and exhausting task. bushels must be found for Belgian re- lief ancl. 10,000,000 bushels for Cuba and other neutrals upon wlulm the Allies are dependent for other foods in return. Before the -war the American ex- ports of beef averaged 1,000,000 mule a month; for the next three THERE IS A DIFFERENCE -• e! Can anyone who has not seen them imagine what it is like to be a prison- er in this present war? Someo1e, who saw the first French, English, Russian and Canadian prisoners months' British ships are beteg sent to American and Canadian parte for returned or escaped, writes of over 70,000,000 pounds a month. In them: "They have an expression t of ork products, the Allies took 50,000,- their own, a concentrated, unuttered 000 a month before the Wet. They now ask for 150,000,000 pounds. 'rho sharp reduction- of rations among every one of. the Allies -a -for Creat As 80011 ,as poor Teddy could speak, he turned a convulsed face on Hank and enquired, almost with tears in his voice, "For the love o' mike, what the 'ell have you pat in the tea?" Hank on whom an inkling of the truth had dawned, was just about to beat it to his dug -out, when from across•. the traverse came flying a chunk of mud which landed with a splash full in his face, and a snuffled voice—Slims—requesting hint to "Eat that, you something, something else, crazy, bungling situp." Hank had mixed the• two jars and by mistake used the "Respirator So- lotion."—Sergt.. G., in "The Veteran" ,The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture has sent a circular letter to officials of all urban municipalities in the Province urging backyard and vacant lot cultivation. Doing Another Shift. Fr01111 pirnuSsnSAi•f'�l Agent toFlight Commanderiloevever, at the time our friends, m Teddy and Hank come into the atlas, peace reigned." Possibly the - - ady down -pour had decided both Interesting despatches of incidents then they are seat to Franke. We do he and British gunners to 1st: thatuIn the iven in lett§ ato friends mea innwgland all thekloop, inds r oll,f nma make spinningmannose evil suffice, In due course, S g 'eat, b Acting Flight Commander Graham dives, side slips, and vertical turns:' He describes how "little excite- ments" happen when one aeronaut gets into the "wash, m' slip -stream of air" made by a preceding navigator, The letters indicate that Acting Flight Commander Curtis is a lucky master suffering in their eyes, an unending patience in their voices. . There is all the difference in the world between d Teddy' returned with eta 1 iter to last the trip in,' They "had, nigh, only managed to get safe - ,11 u1 water for One full died% of tet,, t1 thati Iron. a shell hole, the "pump" ying "stopped one'' in a vital pert. eves hardly the sore of water one tali even wash in, under normal rumstauices still, when boiled with libeledamountof tea added, it old make something sort of hot and 1, anyway, th hot parr bein(� the st essential, Everything was noW my ante all that needed to be bone s to start the fere when along carne platen seegoant, "Two of out leis copped it, arirl 1 need a canine sou to relieve right awey..It's reI luck, boys, .1. know yen, have had do 'taro on and .two off' all night 1 1 diel think We'd get along with easy Shil'i; inr the dbay-t time,ere steins has been s0 q.' , i tc r toss for it, Inst hurry u p as rem I to detail four leen us stretcher revs, and, we've few enough, sun- s on oven for day -time." 'Come on Slim," said Tedtly, "we ry as well leave Rank to cook the ealtfast atld we'll do this shift. 1 e A bring ours along the trench to us en it's cooked" "Hanle" as Chef.. -' With that the pair of them went to cir posts, end Hank, left to himself slatted in to gat the. meal ady, 111 less tha11 half an hour he Mug the/others bacon dhad dand rone nest e tea made, o work he lost nd time in taking sir breakfast to them. Slim was wing a "pike" 't'hvough his perist'opt', ying W locate the Bache: snifter who d dobe so much damage. "Put it y Waters Curtis, formerly Industrial Agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail - Way in Montreal, who is now a Hying instructor in England. The school in which he teaches is a vast expanse; of country close to,ta beautiful seaside them and the soldiers returned from Brit:aiti`has had to cut down her com- pulsoryFront latter,even ration already front against verely wounded, have a proud, almost satisfied look, as if in making their` supreme effort, something of the glory and exaltation of those fearful mo- ments still clung to them. 'They are warriors hurt in the great game, b g gladly d triumphantly the oproary osedration as latewhich as Nov November Yapp IT t proposed last --is proof of the need. The, responsibility for savi,}g food, so that the national total of eating shall. be less, lies largely with the broil ht r a ,v anct, the home, where they know well what work housewife. of helping fathe Allies by Immerse oe d. welcomer awaits them. service fails to her. The growing "How different is the lot of the allied. prisoners? The sight of them, of a larger supply for the Allies next of any nation, is an unforgettable re- year is more especially the Canadian curring nightmare. A voice, weak, man's work and preparations fur it but insistent, rings in your ears; should nothe delayed until Spring.: 'Won't you help us'1' "They know that it is to do valiant- ly, -without praise, to suffer silently without sympathy, to ache' with home - skinless, surrounded by the. enemy. They are the unseen heroes and we cannot guess at half their pain." There are at present more than a million and a half Allied prisoners of war in German hands. The Prisoners of War Society, of. which Principal Hutton of University College, Toronto,, is president, is appealing through the churches of Ontario for money to help provide the bare necessaries of life to these unfortunate -heroes. Congrega- tions who have trot yet contributed may send their donations to the treas- aver of the society, Hugh Fletcher, Esq., 5327tturon St., Toronto. Acting Flight Catipnander G. W. Curtis and his machine just after a 'S i'asis." at a training camp in Englan (1, retort. 31e writes; 'The view from of the high school in which he soars, the ah' is superb, and we often fly out Ile says; "We have a lot of smashes, over the sea, afid dive dawn near the hut very .few deaths, considering British warships tied wave to the sail- everything, Note of my pupils has ors. When`dlving we only travel at heen killed yet." Acting Flight Cominanoi' ()ergs his has lately been recatnmendod by commanding officer for a fleet lien- tenancy, and expects to be sent to I'ranee at any time, c1-15 johied the e Royal Flyieg p. 111111, 1016. the rate of, about 175 miles an hotu'l J am kept very busy instructing and am turning out a lot of expert picots, The school I am connected with is one hi which flyers finish their course of ¢,rattling• A lot of cheer front:*Borden some to as to get final lessons, and WAR DEVELOPS ODD FRl AKl. Many "False Prophets" Have Risen in the British Isles. 'Fortune tellers, crystal gazers, soothsayers and many others who lay claim to the power to look into the fu- ture are making large sums in Eng- land despite the vigilance of the police, Persons with relatives at the front are the ',principal victims. "Prophets" have risen all over the British Isles who ,foretell everything frons the date of the ending of the war to the small- est details of the reconstruction per- iod, both In Great Britain and on the Continent. Sonne dire predictions at- tracted the attention of the • secret service and it was found that German gold bad been prompting the sayings, 01(1 Moore, who can point to a long list of "predictions that came true," says in his Almanac of 1915 that the peace treaty will be signed in Berlin this year and adds; "As regards the future of Germany, I antictpate a re- volution, alt entire break up of the empire, the end of the Ilobenzollstn dynasty and the ignominious 'flight of the kaiser to find death in obscurity." bard tat l the. home, an then in the field, is the only solation of the difficulties of those who are fighting uncomplainingly fon us, "Food will twin the war," Mr. Hoover has said. Whose food :hall ,vin... German or C'anadiau? A AERO OF TO -11,1 Y. Indomitable Courage is SI:II a C'harae- • teriette or the Human Race. .The war has at least proved that the Inman race le no lese heroic, no lees equal to the bulfels of tate or the crises of the soul than it ever Was. All the blazoned deeds of the past, says an article in the Fortuightlt Review, are outshone daily. There ttati Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge; and here i1 Capt. Loftus .Tones, of H. 1N. Destroyer Shark. In the battle of Jutland ten German ships were peering their fire into the Shark at short range. Steering gear, funnels, superstructure were blown away. Half the crew were dead; the commander himself was severely wounded. Another destroyer, the Acaeta, pushed in front of the help- less ship to shield her and braved cls• struction herself. But Loftus Jnne-=, who was the commodore of the divi- he Acosta to keep p out(11 the way.sed any aid, and 'thee a splinter of a shell same stet took off the captain's leg above the knee; still he sat on the shattered deck and gave his orders iced that the ltfought .flag had been shot down land ordered that another should be run up; and this was done, so that ale Shark • went under with colors flying. When they Nero all in the water the few r g chief on boards aaft.rs Let'scl thavoita song, boys," he said; and they sang Neen'er, lely God, to Thee, until that irelorn1n able soul passed away. Where 80 early hotbed is deeme'1 necessary it should be built up before the the 50001111 Ceelt of T'etnr nary at latest ,n,.raezcut+aM' A healthy hen will lay :from 300 to 500 eggs during lifetime, :Her best: Whig ing rapacity is during her screed yens. -