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The Clinton News Record, 1918-7-18, Page 7THE BATTLE OF THE "WOW LIFE IN A OMAN MUNITION. N PLANT S A TOLD BY A BRITISH PRISONER NOW RELEASED, MIDSHIPMEN ARE PLAYING GALLANT PART .IN WAR. Big Share In the Operations That Led to the Blocking of the Channels at Zeebrugge and Ostend. Middies (o1• "Enottleo," a.s the Navy alternately calls them) were not askeld to volunteer for Zeebrugge—and the middiee didn't like it, says a British naval officer. But a goodmany bore a ]land in this important venture be- cause they had the good fortune to be serving in coastal motor -boats,, or "scooters.." "Scooters" are /little more than a shell filled with high-powered engines. They slip: -through the water at' tre- mendous speed, standing almost bolt upright nn their sterns amidst a mot, ing cloud of spray. Where nothing else can go the "scooter" slides daring- ly aringly in, and there's no possible place where their young officers—one of whom is frequently a middy—will not take them. Its Future Admirals. Both at Ostend and Zeebrugge they did splendid wort(. At the.. former place one of thou put down the Btus- eels, Captain Fryatt's old ship, which the Huai were icsing as a training school. Zeebrugge, in fact, was the "scooters'" first greet oppartenity, and they pulled it to the limit. To their credit, it should be remembered that middies are, so far as years go, only lads who are doing men's work at an age which finds most other boys still at school—and doing it remark- ably well. Over thirty of them have already won special decorations for bravery, These awards were made for such diverse reasons as "whilst in charge of steamboats behaving with exemplary courage, skill, and coolness under heavy fire," for "showing great ability ,and resource in important duties whilst assisting the naval ob- servation officer," for "valuable ser- • vices in aircraft" and for "services I in the destruction of an enemy sub- marine." This catalogue of honors shows that the Navy believes in giv- ing its_ suture admirals the earliest possible training iii the art of real war, and teaches there the job all round, Lion -Hearted Boys. During the Gallipoli operations several middies were mentioned in despatches. Here it was that Mid- shipman Drewry won the V.C. for gal- lantry in the famous landing from the River Clyde. An example of what I these boys in years, but men in heart I and training, which counts for much, can do, is furnished by the achieve- ment of Midshipman 1i. B. Anderson. rFie was in charge of a launch recon - How Germany Schemes With the Cap. tIvesiof War to Gain Her Own Disgraceful Elide. The following story of life in p, muni- tion factory at Casae!, Germany, is furnished by a released prisoner (says a correspondent in the London 'dines). I give it in this own words:—"Helleall< ole Steel Factory since the outbreak of the ware turned its whole resources to the. production of munitions, Ap- proximately 20,000 people wore em- ployed in the latter part of 1915. Amongst these were 2,000 prisoners of war who were sent there not knowing until they arrived the nature of the work they were to perform. The ma- jority of the prisoners of war immedi- ately when they realize that they are at a munitions factory refuse to work, but either by force, persuasion or guile they subsequenntly renfein. Com- pelling prlsoners of war to work is peculiar. On arrival at the works the Prisoners are given ' a good meal, a few bottles of beer and things,to smoke. They are interviewed by the firm's interpreter whose duty it is to impress the prisoners that it is not a munitions factory. They only make bicycles, pocket, knives, razors, etc. The field siege guns, machine guns and thousands of shells you see stacked in every spare foot of the yard are there to be painted. You flatly refuse to start work and a German officer of 'high rank appears, who the interpre- ter informs you, is in charge of the works and of prisoners of war and is invested with supreme power and can sentence you to death. You again re- fuse to work, Immediatey you are surrounded by twenty sentries who tickle your ear with the butts of their rifles or bayonet you. When you re- gain consciousness you find yourself in an underground cell close to ex- haust pipes of the various machines. You stick this usually three, four or five days. The suddenly the inter- preter appears and asks "Will you work now?" Should you answer in the negative you are left for another three or five days. Should you tell him you are thirsty and hungry, hav- ing had nothing to eat for three to five days, he will inform you that if you consent to work you can have any- thing in reason you desire. He takes you to a dining hall and you do justice to what is given you. Then you are given a few battles of lager beer and a cigar. Your guardian angels un- folds to you a wonderful tale. I give the conversation- as it actually took place between the interpreter and my self. noitring towards Saban' (Cameroons). The Huns were firing at him from 1 both banks of the river, when his Maxim jammed. "Mr. Anderson not I only handled his boat well," says the official report, "but personally cleared I his gun under a continuously heavy fire, and then swept both banks with It, the enemy suffering heavily." Mid- shipman H. Dixon, whilst in command of the Queen Elizabeth's picket boat, saved several officers and men from the Irresie(ble under heavy fire. Equally courageous was the action of Mid- shipman 11, W. D'Aroy-Evans, who, during the fight between HMS. Al- oanatara and the German raider Greif, swans about In the water helping men wha were in difcuties to keep afloat. The Right Stuff. And who will have forgotten the heroism of Midshipman Donald Gyres in the great fight at night in the Straits of Dover between the Broke and German destroyers, just over a year ago? Although wounded in the eye, Gyres, when nearly all others went down, took charge, and gave the foe a very bad beating. Such deeds as theseereclear proof of the fine stuff our midshipmen are made or. c" Get rid of -the surplus male birds, and also the unprofitable hens. Close culling at this time is profitable in several ways. The prices are good, and the room and feed will be need- ed for the growing stock. r. - The glance as betweenPOSTUM and 'other table beverases is in favor of the Wholesome, Healthful drink. PiSTU is all this and more, its most delicious. Besides there's no waste, and these etre days when one should Save. Try X N STANT S "It'` LJ M I Terrible State of Affairs. He said; "If you will work for us at your trade (crucible steel smelting) we will pay you 25 marks a day, out of which you pay 10 marks for food and lodging. You shall live in a house I in town with civilians and allowed to wear civilian clothes. When your work Is finished you may go anywhere you wish," provided you are accom- panied by the German wih whom you are lodging, You can have any girl you wish, provided she Is willing, and there is no reason why you should not be comfortable." Looking around the shops the only peculiarity I noticed was the truth of the interpreter's remarks concerning the women. In every branch of the works where a prisoner was employed he had women and girl's as neighbors. I questioned different Frenchmen about what I'd been told about the women, only to learn that it was true. As many as 500 prisoners of war were living with women and were allowed as much freedom of movement after working hours as the Germans them- eelves. A large number of girls be- tween 18 and 20 were pregnant, the prisoners of war being responsible. I want it clearly understood that this practice was encouraged by the authorities, as it assisted the birth rate and ensured the output of more work, What One Man Suffered. I know a case of a man of a famous Scots regiment who, whilst employed loading a munition train at the siding of certain works in Germany, took thirty round axle boxes of each wagon and" removed all grease, substituting gravel, so, as to make the axle bearing run hot and cause serious delay, or better still, an explosion. Unluckily he was noticed by a brakeman just as he'd finished the last wagon, l+bl' this I display of British patriotism he was I sentenced by the officer in Command to Stand up stripped naked in the centre of a small Shop, Smith's car- penters then built securely around him three circles of bayonets pointing inward$ and upwards at an angle of 46 deg., the bottom circle of bayonets encircling his legs just below the knees, the middle encircling hie stom- ach. Iu the circle encircling his neck the points were one inch from the man's vein. Ho was sentenced to be left alone in that position for 72 hours, What was most remarkable of all was that when the door was opened at the termination of 72 boors the man was found upright, but bleeding, and, needless to say mad, 1 was not aneyewitness to this won- derful feat of physical and mental en- durance, but 1 am sure if anadvar- tieement were put out the mum who , told me the foregoing true story would vouch far it. Mels in liinglend at pre-: sent. The other poor fellow is in an asylum in Gerinauy. -YY World's Wheat Reserves Exhausted. "Demi If the greatest expectations or the 1918 harvest erefoallzed, the fact remains that the wo'rd's reserves of wheat are exhausted and It w)11 be abaolulely beeeselary to continue con - Nervation and adbetttiltlon until the 1019 Crop situation is•known. Canada, Is daily lnoreastng the inanufacterc of eubslilutes for wheat and consumers are urgently requested to make ]iso of those aubstitutea to the lltelt Of their abllity,n--I•leury 13. Thomson, CllaIritifan of .iheetlanada. Med lloerd. Cream. Wanted .am SWEET OR CHURNING CREAM We supply Dane, pay morose charger end remit natty, ,J Our price now is forty-elx cents ]!mina] Dairy, and tlrearater y Oo. 74e-5 sLacf -14ti Went - Toronto A NIGHT TORPEDO ATTACK C_ K DESCRIBED BY A BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER. How One Destroyer Made a Dash That Brought About+Painful Results For the Germans. Slowly, silently, the long, low shape of the torpedo -boat -destroyer stole round the breakwater, nab a single light showing, her length camouflaged by her sable paint. On her deck men crouched at gnu and torpedo -tube, ready and waiting, hands and faces blackened with soot so that, no gleam of white in the dark- ness should betray them and their desperate enterprise. - Down below, in the dimly-lit stoke- kolds, stokers fed the everhungry fires with the greatest of care lest all - revealing sparks should stream from a fumael. And silence—a deep, palpable silence, hung over all. Thee, from the fore -bridge, a sibi- lant whisper cuts into the night. "Stand by bath tubes!" commands the young officer on the bridge, who, peering ahead, hopes, almost against hope, that the enemy will not discover him at this eleventh hour, and frus- trate -utterly his well -laid plans. "Into the Jaws of loath." He has brought his craft, at im- mense risk, through the 'enemy's pa- trols and minefields, and now, at long last, he has achieved a point almost within striking distance of, the great Hun Fleet which has believed itself secure behind its elaborate defences. "Half -speed on both engines!" he or- ders now, and the low hum of the tur- bines assumes even a more minor note as his order Is obeyed. Theft, suddenly, the blackness ahead assumes a deeper tinge, another and another --the black shapes of battle- ships dimly silhouetted against the black sky The boat is in the very jaws of hell. And then comes disaster. A be- lated picket -boat, containing a captain who has dined with a brother com- mander, crosses the unseen. destroyer's bows. There is a crash and yell that is heard all over the harbor, and the picket -boat that gave the alarm sinks in two pieces as the destroyer picks up her heels and dashes onwards—de- termined to make the best of things, even if she dies in the attempt. "Foremost tube --Fire!" No whis- per now, but a deep -voiced call, full of urgency. "After tuts—flrel" Two sharp cracks as the powder -im- pulses drive the torpedoes from their seating, two gleaming, silvery shapes leaping the short dista-uce from the destroyer's deck to the water, a churn- ing of foam, and then a parallel pair of tracks of broken water showing where the unseen messengers of death are speeding towards their targets, "Death Cometh Soon or Late." Instantly a glaring , arum of light stabs into the darkness, hovers for a moment, and then sweeps round till it rests full on the form of the des- troyer. And now the guns commence to bel- I low, tied the myriad shells to tear the ocean to shreds all around the fleeing boat. And, almost in the pandemon- Juni of their first discharge, comes a long, shuddering, thunderous explo- eion, and two German cruisers, great � holes rent in them, just where their hulls kiss the water, easily reel over. And the German guns take toll,.un- til, with a sudden blast of death, a gigantic eleven -inch shell finds the exact centre of the boat, and under its monstrous tearing force she breaks clean in halves' and sinks into the lov- ing embrace of her mother and mis- tress—the age-old ocean. Vancouver Women Pledged. At a mase meeting one nearly two thousand women the pledge was made to conform exactly to the require- ments of the Canada Food Board and to apply the restaurant regulations in their own hones. Futbermore it was "especially resolved to discountenance any social fuhctions which promote the consumption of wheat products, pork, sugar and fats." Killing Dogs In Britain. It is estimated that there are be- tween four and five million dogs in the United Kingdom and a committee has been considering the question of rationing dogs and of killing off a cer- tain percentage. Many dogs have al- ready been destroyd in order to save food. This 1s to certify that fourteen Years ago 1 got the cords of my left wrist nearly severed, and was for about nine months that I had no use of my hand, and Mod other Lini- ments, also doctors, and was receiv- ing no benefit. By a persuasion from it friend I got MINARO'S LINIMENT and used one bottle which completely cured tee, and hc,ve been using MIN- ARD'S LINIMIENT in my family ever since and find it tite same as when I llret used it, and would never be with- out it. ISAAC TO. MANN, Meta•pedia„ P•Q. Attg, 81, 1908. With the cuouinbet it is often ad- visable lehere the plants are too thick to remove some of the lateral shoots or even to remove the tip. If the. plant Wilde to produce an overabusnd- ance of leaf growth it may be pinched back in order to oneourage the growth Of :fruit, vl`htl melon plait may be pruned in the same way as the menet- her. tfe et -her. steatite; Lhnhnont Cares iDiitittitorita NO .FOUNDATION FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTION RUMORS The volume of tourist tt'aflle freta the United States this year has been conr,lderably lessened by misleading sf is atehesat ptes P p ipelr1ngin An lms- can and Canadian papers rowelling the Canadian Reglstration Act, It Watt unwarrantably stated that Visitors to Canada from the United States would be compelled to register at a pest office before they coati se; cure accommodation ata hotel, that passports were absolutely necessary, and more recently the absurd rumour was widely circulated that women from the United Stales would not, bo' allowed to return hone, This latter ridiculous report Is specifically denied by Mr, W, ID, Scott, Superintendent of Immigration, who officially designated it as "absolutely without any fauna, Lion in fact" Senator Gideon Robert- son, a member of the Dominion Cabi- net, and Chairman of the RegistlatLon Poard, is equally positive in IN denials' of the other mischievous re- ports. The actual facts are, according to the official statement of the Regis- tration Board, that the Registration Act apPlles only to people permanent- ly resident in Canada and does not af- fect even remotely anyone tieing in the United States; that no registra- tion at a poet office is necessary, and that no passports are required. The possession of papers showing the holders to be American citizens is all that is necessary to cross Into Cana.I da. At the International boundary line the holders of these papers are given an identification card by the Canadian Immigration. Officials, which enables the visitors to travel freely where they wish without any inter- ference on the part of Canadian of- ficials. ' Senator Robertson, Chairman of the Registration Board, has announced that "neither in the instructions is- sued, nor the regulations for Cana- dian registration, is there anything that would indicate desire 'or Inten- tion to impose restrictions upon Americans or aliens, entering, travel- ling in, or leaving Canada." e4 - The experience of these American visitors who have already come to Canada verifies Senator Robertson's ,statement, but unfortunately there are many across the border who have not read this announcement, and may still be influenced by the false reports to stay at home, spoil their vacation, and cause a mutual loss to themselves and to Canada. The Women of France. InFrance recently figures showed that there are now 475,000 women at work in munition factories at $2.00 per day plus 50• cents from the Govern- ment, with 25c. additional for each child, if the head of the house is in the army. Thrift is so strong a prin- ciple with French women that French banks are carrying larger deposits than ever before, despite the fact that $18,000,000,00'0 towards the finan- ces of the war came from popular subscriptions, GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE itlake a beauty lotion - for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the - lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Mas- sage this fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sal- awness, redness and roughness dis- appear and how smooth, soft and clear the skin becomes, Yes! It is harm- less, and the beautiful results will surprise you. During hot weather never permit the drinking pan's to go dry. Lack of water will greatly reduce the egg yield and stunt the development of young stock. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds. Fite. Canadians eat three pounds of cheese a year on an average normally. The English eat eleven, French, Bel- gians and Germans thirty pounds, or ten times as much as Canadians. Cheese is a good pleat substitute. More cheese and less ]neat might be better for es. n--o—o-�o—o—n—o�'--o--o—o-•-0-0-'-4 PAIN? NOT A 1511-1 L i PT YOU CO N R R $ O CAL1-1,J$44 R A 1- F .¢ SOF No humbug] ApPIy a few drops then )net lift thele away with fingers. 1 o s r. f This new drug le an enter cam• pound discovered by a 'Cincinnati chemist, It is . called freezone, and eal1 now bo obtained in tiny bot- tles fie here shownat very little eoet from ally drug store, Just ask for freezone, Apply a drop or two directly upon a tender corn or callus and instantlythe soreness disappears. Shortly you will find the corn or callus So loose that you Daft lift it off,' root and all, with the fingers,. Not a twinge of pain, soreness or irritation; not oven the slightest smarting, either when applying freezone or afterwards. This drug doesn't ei t. up the corn or callus, but shrivels them so they loosen and come right out. It 18 no humbug! It works like a charm. For a few cents you can get rid of every hard corn, soft corn or corn be- tween the toes, as well as painful ealluees' on bottom of 'your feet. It never disappoints and never burns, bites or inflames, 1f your druggist hasn't any freezone yet, tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house. - v -- Soldiers -of -the -Solt At Work. Nearly tweve thousand Soldiers of the Soil boys are hard at work on the faun already, helping in the campaign for greater war -time production, in addition to those who arrange for I their own employment independent of the Soldiers of the Soil organization, I Tho Soldiers of the Soil are divided , as follows: British Columbia, 669; Alberta, 616; Saskatchewan, 1,405; I Manitoba, 1,006; Ontario, 4,621; Quo - boo, 670; New Brunswick, -677; Nava Scotia, 1,788; Prince Edward Island, 500. Reports indicate that the boys are thoroughly enjoying farm work. Winard's Liniment *tree Garget in OOwe "Good work is never done for hatred any more than for hire, but for love only."—Ruskin. Ll0en4es New Operative, The Canada Food Board lieenses pre now op`crativc ill the renewing closes of dealers in foodstuffs in Canada; Groegra (wholesale and retail), ha. Imre, (mtnaatuldr • . and retail), still a nrers o ' 1(fa foodsan m fat f bleu st d cereals, retail butchers, fish dealer's (wholesale and retail)," flour and feed deaiere (Wholesale and retail); pro- tium* dealers (wholesale and retail), canners, paekere, manufaotueing con- fectioners, proprietors of public eatibg places, MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. Several ca1'loade of tractors have been sent into the Grande Prairie disc triet this Year., p"inard'e Linment qurea Distemper. If poultry houses are cleaned thor- oughly, and kept clean there will be little trouble from mites. VOR 10,444 X 1 T 164 iN TiP ER poli gnNell Ontario. Owner seine' ti prunes)isell :1,000. worn] dont that mount. t. 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A light touch hides little blemishes, make, your complexion omooth, soft and 0awlces. A full line of Ingram', toilet products, including Zodenta for the teeth, 25e, Is atyour druggist.'e. A Picture With Each Purchase Each time you buy a package of In - gram's Toilet olds or Perfume your druggist will give you,wlthout charge, a lerca portrait of aworld famed motion picture actreee. Bach time you get a different portrait so you mate a collec- tion for your home. Atilt your druggist. F. F. Ingram Co., Windsor, Ontario ,sur r HI as Convenient, sac* and lean—boucle do nottouch dough. Delivered all charges paid to your home, or through youi-denler— four loaf rite 12.751 eield loaf sae 03.25. T, WM7IGHTOO. HAMILTON CANA<A Farmers who ship their wool direct to us get better prices than farmers who sell to the general store. ASK ANY FARMER! who has Bold his wool both ways, and note what he says— or, better still, write ea for our prices ; they will ahold you how much you lose by selling bathe General Store. We pay the highest prices of any arm in the couutryand are the lareestwool deniers in Canada. Paymentds re- mitted the same day wool is received Ship us yourwool today—you will be more than pleased if you do, and are assured of a square deal from us. 2 caMdalilaattzt w Priv to Ross ]3orrowed an Auto - Strop from his chum —he used it once and immediately wrote hone for one. Don't wait fora request from your soldier boy— include an AutoStrop in your next Overseas package. Remember, that the Auto - Strop Is the onlyrazor he can absolutely dpend on— because of its self -strapping feature it is always ready "for service. Price $5.00 At leading atores everywhere AutoStrop Safety Razor Cb. 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