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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-3-14, Page 6NORMAN HALL . CHAPTER VTI&:-(Cont'd,) It was surprising how quickly' the men became accustomed to the nerve - trying duties,,in the firing -line. Fort- nnately for Tommy, the longer he is in the army, the greater becomes his indifference to danger, His philosophy .is fntal'istic. "What is to be will be" le his only coihment when one of Isis. comrades is killed, A bullet or a shell works vrith such lightning speed that danger is passed before one re- elizes that it is at hand. Therefore; men work doggedly, carelessly, and in the background of consciousness there is always that comforting belief, corn - Mon to all soldiers, that "others may be killed, but Somehow, T shall es- cape." The most important in -trench duty, as well as the most wearisome one for the men, is their period on "sen- try -go," Eight hours in twenty-four —four two-hour shifts—each man stands at his post on the firing -bench, rifle in hand, keeping a sharp lookput over the "front yard." At night he observes as well as he can over the top of the parapet; in the daytime by, means of his periscope. Most of, our large periscopes were shattered by keen -sighted Gorman snipers. We used a very good substitute, one of the simplest kind, a piece of broken pocket mirror placed on the end of a split stick, and sdt at an angle on top of the parades. During the two hours of sentry duty we had nothing to do other than to keep watch and keep awake. The latter was by far the more difficult business at night. "'Ere, sergeant!" Tommy would say, as the platoon sergeant felt his way along the trench -in the darkness, "Wien is the next relief corrin' on? Ter watch needs 'a good -blacksmith. I been on sentry three hours if I • been a minute!" "Never .you mind' about my watch, son! You got another forty-five mi- nutes to do." "Will you listen to that, you blokes! S'y! I could` myke a better timepiece out of an old bully tins I'm tellin' you straight, I'll be asleep w'on you comp 'round again!" But he isn't. Although the tempta- -- tion may be great, Tommy isn't long- ing for a court-martial. When the platoon officer or the company com- mander makes . his hourly rounds, flashing his electric pocket lamp be- fore him, he is ready with a cheery "Post all correct, sir!" He whistles or sings to himself until, at last, he hears the platoon sergeant waking the next relief by whacking the soles of their boots with his rifle butt. "Wake up 'ere! Come along, my lads! Your sentry -go!" CHAPTER IX. Billets Cave life had its alleviations, and chief among these was the pleasure of anticipating our week in reserve. We could look forward to this with eertain- j ' ty. During the long stalemate on the westeriafront, British military organi- zation has been perfected until, in times of quiet, it works with the monotonous smoothness of a machine. (Even during periods of prolonged and heavy fighting there is but little confusion. Only twice, during six months of campaigning, did we fail tp receive our daily post of letters and parcels from England, and then, we were told, the delay was due to mine- sweeping in the Channel.) With every detail of military routine carefully thought out and every possible emerg- ency provided for in advance, we lived as methodically in the firing -line as we had during our months of training in England. The movements of troops in and out of the trenches were excellently ar- ranged and timed. The outgoing bat- talion was prepared to move. back as soon as the "relief" had taken place. The trench water -cans had been filled, —an act of courtesy between bat- talions,—the dugouts thoroughly cleaned, and the refuse buried. The process of "taking over" was a very brief one. The sentries of the in- n_..- coming battalion were posted ,and listening patrols sent out to relieve those.of the outgoing battalion, which then moved down the communication trenehos, the mon happy in the pros- pect of a night of undisturbed sleep, Second only to sleep in importance was the fortnightly bath. Sometimes we cleansed ourselves, as best we " could, in muddy little duck ponds, populous with frogs and green with scum; but oh, the joy when pur march ended at a military bathhouse! The Government had provided these when- ever 1jossible, and for several weeks we were within marching distance of one. There we received a fresh change of Underclothing, and our uni- �:' forums were fumigated while we splashed and scrubbed in great vats of clean, warns water. The order, "Everybody out!" was obeyed with great reluctance, and usually not un- til the bath attendants of the Army Service Corps enforced it with the coldwater hose. Tommy, who has a song for every important ceremonial, never sang, "Rule Britannia." with the enthusiasm which marked his rendi- tion of the following chorus:— "Whi—ter than the whitewash on the wall! Whi—ter than the .whitewash on the wall! If yer leadin' us to slaughter Let us 'ave our soap an' water—first! Then well be whiter than the white- wash on the wall!" When out of the : firing -line we washed and mended our clothing and scraped a Week's accumulation of mud from our uniforms, Before break- fast we were inflicted with the old 'stmislhment, Swedish drill, "Gott trafe Sweden!" Tommy would say as he puffed and perspired under a hot August sun, but he was realty glad that he had no choice but to submit. In the trenches there was little op- portunity for vigorous exercise, and our arms and lege becarhe stiff with the long inactivity, Throughout the mornings we Were busy with a multi- itude of duties. Arias and equipment Were cleaned and inspected,, machine guns thoroughly overhauled, gee liel- l meta sprayed; and there was frequent itstructibn n bomb -throwing and baronet fighting iia preparation for the day to winch every soldier looks 0 di Or lo forward With seine !misgiving, but with ineroesing confidence --the day when the enemy shall be driven out of Fiance. Classes in grenade -fighting were under the supervision of officers of the Royal Engineers. In the early days of the war there was but one grenade in ass, and that a crude affair made by the soldiers themselves. ' An empty jam tin was filled with explosive and scrap iron, and tightly bound with wire. • A fuse was attached and the bomb was ready for use. But Eng- land early anticipated the importance which grenade -fighting was to play in trench warfare. Her experts in ex- plosives were set to -work, and by the time we were ready for active service, ten or a dozen varieties of bombs were in use, all of them made in the muni- tion -factories in England, The "hairbrush," the "lemon bomb," the "cricket ball," and the "policeman's truncheon" were the most important of these,. all of them so-called be- cause of their resemblance to the articles for which they were named; The first three were exploded by - a time -fuse set for from three to five seconds, The fourth was a percus- sion bomb, which had long cloth streamers fastened to the handle to insure greater, accuracy in throwing. The men became remarkably accurate at a distance of thirty to forty yards. Old cricketers were especially good, for the bomb must be thrown over- hand, with a full -arm movement. Instruction in bayonet -fighting was made as realistic as possible. Upon a given signal, we rushed forward,, jumping in and out of successive lines of trenches, where dummy figures— clad in the uniforms of German foot soldiers, to give zest to the, game— took our blades both front and rear with conciliatory indifference. In the afternoon Tommy's time was his own. .He could sleep, or wander along the country roads,—within a prescribed area,—or, which was more often the case, indulge in those games of chance which were as the breath of life to him. Pay-day was the event of the week, in bifets because it gave him the wherewithal to satisfy the prompt- ings of his'sporting blood. Our fort= nightly allowance of from, five to ten francs was not a princely slim; but in pennies and halfpennies, it was quite enough to provide many hours of ab- sorbing amusement. Tommy gambl- ed because he could not help it. When he had no money he wagered his al- lowance of cigarettes or his share of the daily jam ration. I believe that the appeal which war made to him was largely one to his sporting in- stincts. Life and Death were play- ing stakes for his soul with the bet- ting odds about even. The most interesting feature of our life in billets was the contact which it gave us with the civilian popula tion who - remained in the war zone Kg, "CITY " OF DEAD," RESTORED POPULATION RETURNS AFTER LONG EXILE.. Mesopotamian 'Town Where British Met Greatest Reverse is • Rebuilt, t, The city of Kut, the seene of the British Mesopotamian army's greatest reverse, after lying for many months a city of the dead, abandoned by even its native population; has gradually been rebuilt in the last six mouths and is now a thriving town 'of pearly as great population as in days of peace. It was too important a centre to be neglected; It was a link between the Euphrates and Persia, and, according- ly, after it had been deserted for more than two months, a British officer err - rived there tont ice charge of the Work of rebonstruetin g it. The first thing to do was to clean the place. The debris was dumped out of threhouses 4nto the streets, the ac- cumulated scumulated filth was buried or burned, the barricades were pulled down, the dugouts and trenches were filled up. Re -building the City. An imposing colonade bazaar was built along the river bank. A begin- ning was made with a coffee room and some retail ships for the builders, who for a long time were the sole popula- tion. Skilled masons, natives who had, been employed by the Germans in con- nection With the Bagdad Railway, were collected and set to work. They rebuilt and re -roofed the old bazaars, widened the old streets and built new ones, repaired the mosques, the baths and the ice factory, put new engines into the flour mill and converted the flats and shoals in the middle of the Tigris into vegetable gardens. • Though still partly in ruins, Kut to- day is a cleaner and better town than ever before in its history. Most of the people are back again behind their old doors. The bazaars are thronged. And the people are more prosperous than ever, for there is abundant labor for everybody in the neighborhood, Some of the prominent people in the town will never come back. Eight of them, including the Sheikh and Ills sons, were hanged by the Turks and forty others were shot. Naives lfept Green. The bouse which General Townshend occupied during the siege has been re- paired, but the roof and balcony are still pitted with shrapnel. Seven shell .holes have been filled with plaster. The memory of the General and of his principal officers survives in the names of the new streets. There is Townslrend road, Dalamain road, Meliss road and the names of brave regi- - - either because they had no place else --- to go, or because of that indomitable, unconquerable spirit which is char- acteristic of the French. There are "few British soldiers along the western front who do not have memories of the heroic mothers who clung to their 'ruined homes as long as there was a wall standing.- Ib was one of these who summed up for me; in five words, all the heart -breaking tragedy of war. She kept a little. shop, in Armen- tieres, on one of the streets leading to the firing -line. We often stop- fr ped there, when going up to the trenches, to buy loaves of delicious French bread. She had candles' for sale as well, and chocolate, and packets of stationery. Her stock was exhausted daily, and in some way replenished daily. I think she made long journeys to the other, side of the town, bringing back fresh supplies in a pushcart which stood outside her door. Her cottage, •which was less than a mile from our first-line trenches, was partly in ruins!. I couldn't understand her being there in such danger. Evidently it was with the consent of the military auth- orities. There were other women living on the same street; but some- how, she was different from the oth- ers. There was a spiritual .fineness about her which impressed one at -once. Her eyes were dry as though the tears had been drained from then, to the last drop, long ago, One day, calling for a packet of candles, I found her standing at the barricaded window which loops to- ward the trenches, and the desolate towns and villages back. of the Ger- man Iines. My curiosity got the bet- ter of my courtesy,,and I asked, her, in my poor French, why.she was liv- ing there. She was silent for a mo- ment, and then she pointed toward that pant of France which was on the other side of the world to us. "Monsieur! Mes enfants( La -bast" • (To be continued.) The Bridge of Ships. Now build a bridge of ships to France Across the ocean's broad expanse, And let it swiftly forward leap Till it shall span the outraged deep, The millions of the free shall march Across the vast and far flung arch; The powers of a continent Across its mighty stretch be sent, The Hun shall look on it with fear And seehis final fate appear, For spelling doom 'before his one It shall become his Bridge of Sighs. —McLandburgh Wilson.* A Little iced Cross Helper. I'm awful busy working for The ,soldier mon in France; I means to make them lots of things If once I get a chance. I've made already one face cloth, And knitted it myself; But Daddy used it by mistakes,- 'Twas lying on the shelf. And I started on a'sweater-4f I would have got it dotic; But Ethel May showed Me ler scurf; And then I started one, It's brown and very warm and nice; I'm proud as I can be. My auntie rame to the us, And she finished it for me, I've started wrist)eIa and a cap, Sotto wcicllen stockings, too— 1 think ft's very int'resting 'Co start oaf Wage—don't you? —.Maude 14IcGohee ilarikins: menea are recorded in Verset road, Norfolk street and Mehratta row, Every association in the aloinenclettlre of the Rot is reminiscent of the mem- ory of ita former defenders, eepeeiel- ly the cemetery. The long -drawn agony of the garrison which fought and endvreil hero so atanchly to the edge of starvation malcds one of the most tragic stories in British military history, Nearly 1,800 soldiers of the British army died of wounds and dis- ease during the siege and are buried together in a bare mud field, inclosed by a mud wall with a- few starved palms in it and hueless desolation all around --.but that is Mesopotamia, The Turks dug trenches all around the cemetery, but they respected the graves. Graves of heroes. Volunteer parties of bluejackets from passing gunboats have landed and trimmed these mounds of earth, which are as clean-cut and neat now as in an English churchyard. A brick wall is being built around the inelo- sure. The plaee as grassless, it is true, but the sombre aspect will dts- appear when water is brought to the land and the scrub palms are fertiliz- ed and cared for. Three miles below Kut is the only enemy relic in the neighborhood, an obelisk put up by the Turks in com- memoration of the'fall of Rut. It is a kind of Cleopatra's Needle on a square plinth, all of kiln -dried brick plastered over. An old converted British "cow - gun" stands as a trophy on each side, One of the guns has tumbled forward and the plaster and brick are already crumbling. The monument was never unveiled and is still half covered with a canvas sheeting, most of which, how - over, has been carried away by the wind. PEANUTS UP A PEG. A Valuable Food Endorsed by Food Controller. Until recently the peanut was re- garded as a casual—one might almost say sportive—article of provender, It has been looked upon as appropriate to the small boy and the circus, The "peanut gallery," though but a mem- ory to the present generation, is a not -forgotten terms for . the cheap seats at the top of a theatre. But now it is different. The long - despised peanut is coming into its own. It has the emphatic indorsement of the Food Controller. Our people are advised to eat peanuts. You see, the peanut is not a nut at all, properly speaking. It is a kind of pea; and, like other legumes, it is rich in tissue -malting stuff. A paper bag of peanuts (even nowadays, when somewhat reduced in size) affords a fairly square meal. The peanut, however, may be utiliz- ed to advantage in cookery for soup, for "peanut loaf," and in other ways, WAR AND FOOD SERIES, No. 11.—RICE, product that has been put through a special solution to whiten it. When crystal clear and Without any grains in it, rice is pure. 'As a staple article of diet rice may be boiled in stilted water and used as a vegetable. Wholly or partially cooked rice can be used with cheese, minced pleat, poultry, fish, beans, etc. It may also be used as the major or minor ingredient in stews and soups. Instead of serving. rice plain as a vegetable it may be stewed with toma- toes, cooked in a double boiler with tomato juice, • soup stock or milk. It may be seasoned with curry powder or onions, • Again, as a cereal for }ireakfast, rice fills a useful place in 'the menu, Cold boiled rice, mixed with pancake or muffin batters, makes a pleasing combination, Rice pudding, of course, is almost as familiar as porridge and is just as wholesome in its way. This important food should not be left out of her calculations when the housewife is considering how beet she may save and substitute. lows. To be sure that there would be no bugs left in the walls I fumigated the room, using a sulphur candle for this purpose. Closing all doors and windows/tightly, I placed the candle in a pan, sighted it and loft the room: --OR, Although rice has been recognized as a good food on this continent since early Colonial times yet it has not been given as important a place as it deserves among our staple articles of diet. Especially now, when we are called upon to use substitutes for flour, should its uses be tested to the utmost. In the Orient rice is chief among foods. Indeed, the Anglo-Indian seems to "live by rice alone." but he always sees to it that it is cooked par excel- lence, Indifferent cooking has done much to prejudice the people of this continent against the common every- day use of rice. One of the chief virtues of rice is that it is a concentrated food. It is very nutritious end is easily digested. Analysis shows that it compares most favorably with potatoes. Its princi- pal food, constituent is starch. It also contains a small percentage of protein and a little fat. In buying rice, care should be taken to get an uncoated or natural finish product. Coated rice is an inferior Cleaning Beds in March. "Clean the beds in the dank of the moon in March," was the slogan of our grandmothers. We, of the younger generation, may scoff -at the idoa of the dark or light of the moon having any effect on bed-bugd', but the idea, in the main, is not a bad one. Should there be eggs on the beds they will not have a chance to hatch if the beds aro cleaned before the first warm days. Several years ago, we purchased a home that had been occupied by indif- ferent tenants for quite a while. Housecleaning of any kind was defer- red until lake spring on account of a number of repairs that Were being, made in the house. When we finally started to clean hoose, we found the house literally lined' with •bed -bags. They seemed to thrive on window-' frames land splash -hoards, as well as the beds, After much ,painting, papering, disinfecting and the using. of bed -bug powder, the bugs were finally subdued. All that season, however, the huge would occasionally male their appearance. en two wooden beds. , ' There beds were of walnut, tool were net only very valuable, but were heirlooms. We did not wish to dispose of them, but it scanned like We could not, get them entirely free of bugs, "For'ewanned is forearmed," and last year I started in early and well. armed to work on those meds. 1 finally saw that there were cracks and ers- vices in the beds that could not be reached by powder or brash, 1 pur- chased from the druggist a small hel- loWs said a :spray. The sp.t'sy Was 00 ordinary throat spray. ,I first spray- ed the entire had With gasoline, After waiting a few minutes for, the gaso- Tine to dry, the powder was blown into the crevices by means of the halid rel - Everyday helps. Helps Thread the Needle.—If you will lay a piece of white paper or cloth under the sewing -machine needle, you will be surprised to find how readily you can thread it. To Crush Lumpy Sugar. ---When confectioner's Iiugar gets lumpy, slip it intoe, clean envelope with a patent clasp, and roll with the rolling pin. Pour from tho envelope at needed, This sloes away with the after -clean- ing of rolling pin and boar 1, and saves sugar, Cleaning Inside Woodwork.—When Weide woodwork is washed with soap and 'wafer it is usually streaked. In- stead, tt'y cleaning it with whiting and it wilt look shiny and clean. Make a paste of the whiting by adding a little water, and them ripply to the woodwork with a dry cloth. When dry wlpc oft. Smooth, Croamy Cereal, -When peaking cornmeal moth, put the desir- ed Iitnount. of boiling waster in the mush, kettle, add the salt, and remove from fire while adding• the cornmeal, but stir all the the, By experience I have found •that pimps are less like- ly to form if done this way, Banishing Mold: --When we first moved into the very old liorise we live. in, I bad great trouble keeping food From molding hi my small cellar and rather damp pantry. Since. I .have arranged for better Yoshio/ loo nun learned to paint and di::iot 1•0tIt 'Pantry and telae^ .fre•,ci''•,. had no ;tzuubje. FII1ST coN'CR1i'fli $IUP, Pedal of ball -Powered '?easel 01 New Type of Good Omen. The Namsenfjer'ds recently ran her trial trip, She is the first reinforeed concrete full -Powered .vessel to be completed, She has a length of 84 feet by '20 feet by 11 feet 0 inches dratlgb11 orz which she carries 200 tons of cargo, and with.bei' 80-liorepower Bolinder engine develops a speed„ of about 7'iGa knots, says the London Shipping World. It was found on trial that vibration Weis practically non- existent, which speaks well for the method and material of construction. While on trial the vessel's sea -going qualities were thoroughly tested and she behaved excellently. A large hold is arranged for, and a maximum -sized hateh will facilitate the loading and discharging of bulky packages. Tho cargo will be dealt, with by a powerful motor winch. The crew's quarters are, forward, and ,the captain, mate and engineers will be berthed aft on deck. Reinforced concrete vessels should prove valuable assets -to those coon-. tries which havelost vessels during the war, If steel and wood were plentiful and Could be released for commercial work, there is every prob- ability that concrete construction for marine purposes would not have been studied to the extent that it has been This development will no doubt prove to be one of the benefits the allies will gain through the war. There is a lim- it to the output of steel and properly - seasoned timber, but practically none to the production of cement. There are, of course, drawbacks 'to every new industry,,,but $o far as can be determined, advocates of the rein- forced concrete vessels believe they have only one, viz., heavier hulls than if steel or timber were employed. But against this, it is pointed out, there are advantages, such as increased cubic capacity, cost of upkeep praetle- ally nil, and reduced cost of repairs in the event of damage. For quite a considerable period tug owner have been anxious to employ tugs fitted with oil engines in prefer- ence to steam engines, on account of the reduced cost of running, but . so far there has been a slight drawback —the reduced weight of machinery. With a caego vessel this reduced weight is naturally of considerable benefit to owners, but with a tug weight is essential. A reinforced con- crete tug, fitted with -an oil engine, would have a somewhat similar dis- placement to a steel vessel fitted with steam machinery. As a consequence, provided the experimental vessels now under construction in this country prove a success, tug owners may be expected to consider the oil engine concrete tug proposition on really serious lines. Bits of ham, creamed and served on toast, will prove a savory breakfast dish. "In all your dealings remember that to -day is your opportunity; to- morrow some other fellow's." The poultry business comes about as near to furnishing an all -the -year income as any branch of farming. Water and salt are essential for the health and comfort of the sheep. Salt should be before them continu- ously. If plenty of water is provid- ed, ewes will drink surprisingly large quantities of it. 401 11 S NA$ NO EQUAL ' � I h r s ,r !p . It nto �� l't nacho r� water butnot odoubllaesn the cleaves �. J' roil power of soap, and makoa everything sanitary end wholesome. R5PUSE Sun$TITurg$, al ti 1 `"41.1f ssein° AVYa Food Control Corner As a r'esuit of representations made by the Canada Food Board,lhe British Ministry of Food has arranged for allocation of shipping for 0000 tons of salt from Spain, for use in the At- lantie fisheries of Canada, Thie sup- ply will be delivered in March. The British Ministry of Food is also endeavoring to arrange for sup- plies of ninon twine for the Canadian fisheries. The organization of the "Soldiers of the Soil" movement, inaugurated by the Canada Food Board, is now practically complete and work will be commenced at an early date to enlist 25,000 boy volunteers to assist in food production on farms this year. Acutal enrollment will begin on March 17th, and the fdllowing week will be "Soldiers of the Soil Enroll= ment Week" throughout Canada. In towns of under 10,000 population, high school teachers and bank mana- gers will act as enrollment officers, while in larger -centres High school teachers, Y.M.C.A. secretaries, togeth- er with officers of the Boy Scouts and other boy organizations, will enroll the recruits. Mr. Taylor Statten, a well-known leader in boys' work, has been ap- pointed superintendent of the "Sol- diers of the Soil". It is proposed to enlist only boys between the ages of 15 and 10 years. Arrangements have been made by the Departments of Education in the several provinces, so that boys who enlist for this work will not lose their school standing. Every boy who gives three months of satisfactory service on the farm will be given a bronze National Honor Badge, In addition he will be paid regular wages, based upon the amount of work which he is capable of doing. The Departments of Agriculture in the various provinces will provide machinery for placing the boys on the farms, so that farmers who can use one or more boys should notify their Pr vincd i 1 o a Departments of their re- quirements at an early date. In Ontario, Dr, W. A. Riddell, 15 Queen's Park, Toronto, will receive •. farmers' applications and arrange for placing re.eruits.. LongFlights yl i g by Birds. ,A thrush was caught at Southport, England, recently, with a'ring on its leg marked "Inform Witherby, High Holborn, London." Mr. IL F. Withers.._ by, who is the editor of "British - Birds," has, since 1910, had 76,000 birds so marked in the hope of learn- ing something about their travels. A swallow ringed in Lancashire was found seven months later at Grahams- town, South Africa, 0,000 miles away. A leaser black -backed gull, ringed at 1 the Verne Islands, off Northumber- land, was found eight months later at St. Louis, Senegal, and a blackbird, ringed at London, was found in Mos- cow a few weeks afterwards. It would seem that birds are greater tra- vellers than most ref us imagine, Leave it to -Parker THE postman and expressman will bring Parker service right to your home. We pay carriage ole way, Whatever you send—whether it be household draperies or the most deli- cate fabrics—will be speedily returned to their original freshness. When you think of cleaning or dyeing think of PAR.KE1t'S, A most helpful booklet of suggestions will be mailed on request. Parker's Dye Works Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge St. Toronto 18 S0.6.1. -.rte, r THUS OGILVIE Vf MILLS Go. MO STAN DARP 1`= tNGWHEAT FoUg W/eIGNT QP CAnfTENT.ls 98169. WHEN PACIICO• NTREAL, CANADA i::: SPCCIAL.APP0I,TME1 S_T,'ANDARD-98 SPRING WHEAT FLOUR HIS is the WAR FLOUR of the OGIL- EVIE/MILLS—a loyal product to 'con- serve Canada's resources and, at the sante time, give the public. the best possible flour that can be inilled according to the Governznent standard. This War Flour is excellent in quality and flavor=–but ,it is slightly darker ur color, than "ROYAL HOUSEHOLD" to which you have been accustoaried. It is just as hard for us to give rip milling "ROk"AL ROUSEHOLD'` as it will be for you to forego your favorite brand; but our "STANDARD" Flour will nevertheless make delicious bread, rolls,' biscuits, cake, pies and pastry. If you have any difficulty ---;lust drop us a flare; we have a staff of expert chemists and bakers, whose experience is at your service. Just as soon as the Food Controller will allow us to mill "ROYAL HOUSEHOLD" again, we will tell you of this happy fact. In the mezultinle, the new regulations—being its the best interests of the British Empire—demand the whole -hearted support of the Millers and the )Public. Certain stores and dealers have stocks of "ROYAL HOUSE- HOLD" still on hand. In order to avoid any confusion or mis- understanding, all "STANDARD" FLOUR will be plainly branded as such. When all your "ROYAL HOUSEHOLD" is gone, make sure of getting the next hest grade by ordering ILVI Grocers everywhere have it,—don't forget to stipulate "OGILVIE'S." It will be your surest guarantee of the highest grade obtalnable, The OCILV1E FLOUR MILLS Co. Limited Montreal -- Port William -- Winnipeg -- Medicine I•lat. Daily :capacity, i9,0oo Barrels The Largest 1'M!!lors in the British Er' ,-, ro Vi�i,