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Bonk of Montreal Stntomont
strondosi Posltioe riepats TotResets! In Citoesi; of Five lititocireti
and Pifty Millioes—Properaci Por After War Perleil of fleAdjiistment.
•
• The Bank of Montreal coMen QUt
with Its Annual St4119.1404t
when the Strength tillOwn »00t
eonsitlerable vendee:me regarding the
Manlier 1.11 'which the Dominion 1vill
be nide to Pam threugh iloo esoicat or
o s tense. .
iO especially fortunate that the
Bank of Montreal, at o DIM, ofEeheresi
iincertainty ilea the prosoet shoe'.
be In a pusItlen to filseltnie 31,1011
strength end Thifi is the best
glfarenteo of the. assistatioe the Bank
stands prepared to aye the country
end Government& '
With its fetal assets In ex0048 or
Plve „Hundred and Virty Milltons and
TtlalliMassets in exoess of Three Hun.
dred and 10cventy-111.1ilion Dollars, tho
Eank of Afontreal in•reallty litvragieft
'a NatiOnal Institution that enable:I
the. Manufacturers and fannIncrelal
intermits of the tiountry to realtne the
resources back of Canada 10 a period
'during Which Intist occur mien 11
Iratriced Fttjtt eVolutlon.
Throughout Mb uneerlatotY of the
war ,peried the Bank of 7110000e01,
while lending fullest ;inlet -twee Lo
Canadian industry, hes steadfastly
followed snd counselled a polley Of
esselne atrong. As to result the re -
Verso). to peace conditions finds the
Bank is exactly the PoSitiOn it de*
sired' to occupy when the change
came to this country an well as to
the rest of the world.
A study of the Bank's position at
the close of its decal year Will im-
mediately enable every Canadian to
beeotne more confident regarding the
oUtiook, Such an exhibit (amid hard-
ly come at a time when IL could he
calculated to benefit Canticlo to a
greater extent in the InOney centres
or the world.
The very unusual strides made dut4
Ing the year arcOdue in mart to the
absorption of the 13tinit of British
North America 'but at the same time,
month by month -the Bank has forge4.
ahead and with Its lafge resouroes
has been ablo to lend 'fullest assist-
ance to both 'theAmipeilitil and Canal -
fan CloVernMente as well as looking
after the growing requirements of a,
Considerable portion of Canadian
municipalities -and incluetries,
just how great has been the pro -
070e00 made daring the pnat few ymars
can bc appreciated from the toot that
ln 1014, the first year of the war, the
total assets stood at $289.662078,
while to -clay they have Incretteed to
$558,483.640. Liquid assets alone now
stand at 3970,351.000, being 980,000,-
000 above what the total assets were
tour years ago.
Expansion of Year.
..'nhe past twelve months have wit -
glassed steaay expansion even allow -
Ink for the tieeorntion or the AMA,
and now Oho fetal assets etene• ot
$th,0,i0, cOnlpared with VIT
Ose.330 at tlfe elle of iloo prodo
yeer. Looted aseeta total ,9970,101,9 1
110 are 000tI 00 71. 28 ve, of the total
liabilities to the patine and compare
with 9274208,897 last year.
Men/Aire of etS4la0nitoer lent thtf
01Ont1)11011 end (,)oVernraellte,
in reflected by 1,0401110n and Prct-
GoVh. Securities of a. value oil
840,8716,680 as centnartni with Met
11817131021nA rin'tgleus
VoreIgn and Coicalial Pt181910 Seeari-
1.10S, Other than °anathema 038,005..
835 up from 938,455,264, The ttX.•
Pbtlanisilioon4' alp 0040afanteoloa Ileyeracalue?T.01enati
Loans and Diecounte et, 3145tv.nt"
001, 00 0010001e2 wItitSe7,801,401,
whet: at tee •eame time Leann ti
Cities' 'NMI% and Miluleinalities
hove gained to $15,508,000 ;from
415,388, and current Lossis.eiel Dist.
0811110(1' elsewhere than in, Canada
014,049,830 to from 310,940019.
Palmetto at Record EtiVels,
'Via 1110 nelloy og thrift so Strong -
Ir advonated 1E/ the Panic MO been
ecalowed io a masa measure bY the
people 0 camera is ehowu. by the ,
increase In interest bearing depesits
to tbe record level of 3245,652,704 an
compered with $246,041,786, a gain
of ainiost Ono Hundred Million Do1,.
lars, while Depordto not hearing sin,
terest stand at 3124,178047 an rrom
$71,114,541, • As there is no increase
In the Bank's capital stook in Con-
nection with Otto purchase .of Otto
Bank of 13. N. A. it is asstuned the
amont11 required to redeein the
shares 'of that Institution has been
set• aside and Mutinied in the, total •
Of' non-intereat bearing denc0lts•
Profit and Loss Account.
The more favorablo conditions un-
der which the Bank has operated
during the year have resulted in a
slight increage in the Profits, as
compared with 'the ,PreVietle Year.
'rife profits amount to 02.502,720.
equal to X6.01,99 on the capital and
00111I'11'0 with 32,4770.39 itr..the two-
vione year, These prellts added to
the Balance of Profit and Lose
brought forward Made the total
einount available for distribution
04,227,013. Of this amount divid-
ends and bonnets required 81,9010e:00,
War Tax on 1301111 note circulation
9100.000. Subscriptions to Patriotic
Funds 946,000 end Reservation for
Bank Premises $200,000, leavIng•
Otto balance to be carried ferward to
BalanOe of PToflt and Lees of 91,901,-
613 as compared with 91,664,803 at
the end of the previous year,
Tonio, The Clown
Wounded, Weaponless, in a War Hospital, Ilta Played His
"Little Joke a Glorious Courage.
By Edna Howell. .
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• CHAPTER arms of Morosi, who flung himself
Then lois eyes met the eyes of the violently back on his 'cot and began
soldier in the orderly white cot be- to toss firs side to side.
side his. It was Pietro Moroi vrho That night 'when the soft-spoken
gazed back at him—Pletrei Morosi day 'nurse had left and the moon
Who had ran away with the clown's hung in semMight through the space
wife, shc, who had been his one ewe where the curtain a heavy linen
lamb.
Tonio's eires, like tarnished gilt
mirrors, reflected nothing; but pain,
sudden, massive and heavy as a stone
wall, crushed down upon him. Tonio
swooned,
When he awakened his arm was
still damp with the 'plaster of his
organdy bandage. He had a sense
of his wounds being newly, more firm-
ly hound. On his head watt a round
barrette made of a gauze bandage,
and his left hand was a mass of stilt
'white cotton held up by a cardboaad
support. On his bed were soft lit-
tle cushions in the hollows of his
body, giving it pleasant support. He
haa a sense that after the years of
seeking, he need seek no farther for
he had found! He turned his head
to the other cot. The nurse who
had come to feed him stood at his
side. Her eye followed his own.
Morosi..,elept, bis long black lashes
on his &leeks like a babe's, his lips
parted with heavy breathing, his
hands, even- in their sleep, restlessly
moving,
The nurse went to Morosi's bed,
stooped over him, bor hand on his
pelse. A little frown gathered in
her brow like the faint wings of a
seagull and Smoothed out again.
"Let me go. For pity's sake, let
'me go! I never did you—" The voice
of the sick man paused and went on
in the delirium of feverish sMem
. Tonle% eyelashes dvoopea. The
man sank into a deeper sleep and
s was silent. The nurse passed on to
the next man.
So Tonio lay next to Morosi and
listened to his delirium•but there was
never a word which Tonio longed to
hear of hie one ewe lamb.
Tonio was the life of .the-sala,tae
quickening spirit of the hospital.
'.There was no man so ill but Tonio
could bring a smile to the weary lips.
His humor eou/el no more be deserib-
ed with. words than the ,spiee of a
carnation could be conveyed to an
Eskimo,
Thursday- was visitors' day. Wives,
mothers and children brought gifts:
Tonic> had no one of his own kin to
eee hini,`bet a line ef visitors, fellow -
artists, admirers, statesmen, journal-
ists lingered at his bedside. Tonal
smiled and talked to them but las
meandering eye never left Morcesas
bedside where . no visitor lied as yet
appeals&
Then. sae came. The chaplain
stood beside Tertio, talking to him of
the value of his life and how he had
endeared himself to the whole fleet
axe who had never wan a hat in
the old days was dressed as though
she had stepped out of Kansas City.
Tonic's eye opened wide. A little
black toque with a white airgette sat
above her softly waved hair; s.he who
had once gloried in colors ae bright
as Joseph's coat1-vore a trim black
tailored snit.
Deep coloe motinted to 7.lon1o's
templesand the chaplain
How modest was this Man under
pietism he tholaght. Ile latiehed like
a HI
. Ito sat in silenee watching MO1•031
and sometimes elm leaned her heed
again.st „her bend to cupped her white
chin in both her little whige,gloved
hands and stared at doe white wall,
She might hatie been In het coffin for
ang'31 she said or clid.
looketimeither to right nor left,
Only once her eye,s lifted and. TO1110
chew -the cieveriag over his face but
ehe did not recoanize in the dieting -
sashed roan the pool! l000le cameo Who
lied danced mod laugbeci at every -
Suddenly alto lase mid bent twee
Merest Ho opened his eyes, for liar
Wavle eteerned to eut through- his
every eons% deep into bis committees
itees, "I have ecnne for the &est
thee, Good -ay!" 'site aid, so low that
oely Morose could lies r the weeds,
tO wes net yet UM beer ovitert the
tell 'would ring Air all vieitore att
beaore the rotalde of the .elua
cleeone bat she had Swiftly Valtished
'tam the seta Mod from the extended
After The War, Thrift.
,Oanede bee.enterqd upon the peeled
of . reconsteeetien,' Duriug thie
time the panel:lee of thrift by the
heueowives of Canadt which has ac-
complished nweli derlag the ing .
aour Vigra of Wes', i still
national duty, in vioW of 'llha 30000
o urope end of qateeda, Our pet
national war debt is over, a, billion
mid a querter dollars.
The beelth and happiness of simple
living is the leseon the war has' tenet
Canada. This -lesson nmst Pot be
forgottee in the exaltation 0 vietory.
We have yet to make up for the moor,
mous waste and expense of the wal
Buy wisely. Keep on using foe
carefully, aVeitlink waste. Wo 01009
still teed the soldiers who eaneot be
completely demoblized for many
months, And 260,000,000 people in
Europe 'are short of food.
It pays ,these days to keep house-
hold accounts. In ..feet 10 has always
paid. Ordev your supplies in each,
line on ono bill if possible and 11 week
in, advance. This 'simplifies house-
hold bookiteePhaa, tttI gives the
housekeepeer better e,ontrol of her ex-
penditure. She can then •work out
O standard within her alloovance and
give her family meals 'a well balanc-
ed variety, such as health demands.
• In three years Franco paid off the
crashing svav indemnitym
deanded
by Germany attev the Franco-Prus-
sian, War of 1870. This was ac-
complished by the indomitable spirit
of thrift and industry inherent in the
French people. Canada's great na-
tural resources will enable us to sacri-
fice, but the voluntary spirit of
housewifely thrift is essential.
When foodstuffs are scarce in the
world, prices of food are high. 'War
economy has shown the wisdom of
fewer courses at ineil-thne. People
can be happy -and well nourished on '1
one -dish meets Combinations such
need thola, The nuts re traelvetl
beans beteg erved.
This eombinatioe of nan
te e
01421119 geeby the name dessert i
Eugdand end is so referred to vet.
n.
ofteon haequet meals% eteareshi
14 menus end esgail restaurant pale o
s 11,111'e
0/ 00121'90 in no Way take th
place of a :sweet fsr deseere
pevertheless they usaY be .served i
place of 00004017L With taiabls, whial
give the desired sweetness, they make
10 eatisfyleg dessert, and if a diSil 0
plI0000 with them
they 1110o are p. satisfying deasert
also if 0 sweet' salad, one 'containing
,
d dates, (mangos or othel7 fruit, i
O je, jr2o17,4.d before thett thi1y *016(4101.10
But even am' they are more leihrtY
than the usual cleseerts. So we
1111180 look to' the • mere substantia
maltase a tile meal aria eee that thee
are 11170 00) 'hearty 00 the melts when
nuts are to be served' as dessert. Or
else we must train ourselves to ma
only, a few nuts, '
Somethnes it is necessary to peso
nut .prackers With whole trate, to
that each guest may creek his own
nuts. But osually nuts are cracked
before 011:ey wee passea.
One of'the hest ways to serve mite
15 seltea, Then; of course, they, are
not passed With dessert, bet with the
salad or meat amuse. Indeed, they
are oaten on the table, in little indi-
vidual (tidies, wan dinner is an-
nouffeed, anti -tut eaten at one's pleas-
uve taroughout th o meal.
Almost all nuts are good wan
salted. WI used to tide's that salt-
ed almonds were the only sort, but
nowadays we tee salted beams, pis-
tacblo nuts, peanuts, brazil nut% and
even mixed nuts of all descriptions.
Pecans and walnuts atm not blanched,
viten they are spated, but most other
mite are blanched to remove the Cleric
as cheese, rice and tomatoes; cheese skin..
and macaroni; meat stew vegetables
and rice; baked rice and cheese, pork
and beans; bean soup with milk
chopped meat and ,potatoes; rice and
- Soldier Tells of Scenes in France antl
Belgium Before Armistice.
Sapper H. Ridgley, formerly of the
180th (Sportsmen's) Battalion, -weites
as follows to his wife in West Toronto
under date of October 91;11:
, "Ours is more like it triumphant
entry int,o a conquered city than any-
thing else these days. As we peas
through the villages, now released,
after four years of seldom ilnd
vassalage, the tricolor floating side by
side -with . the Caned km flag, makes
one glad Oho in the game. However,
they (the French civvies), have kept
their, tricolors hidden Orem the prowl
ing eyes of the Hun t,111 this time. • I
do not know, but they have, and as we
pass they stand- at the door or in the
street (for some are large towns), and
shout 'Vive la Canada,' and 'Van hi'
:Frame,' and old men end women
weep with joy to be away from the
oppressor, for there is not the least
doubt but he has been a bully. We
are in a lovely fertile district, and
since the fighting- is over the civvies
have gone back and turned over the
use of their houses to us. We are
getting all the vegetables we can eat,
and good ones, too --the first in two
years,"
On November 9013) he wrote from
Belgium:
"We are passing through great
scenes, where the iron heel has been
planted very heavily. Wheeeowe stop-
ped, the woman's husband was a pris-
oner in Germany, arid her sister -In-
law killed, her son wounded and drag-
ged away in a dying condition by the
Germans, and her children and herself
without food. The German command
wanted the IteopIe te sign a paper
and take to the Canadian commander
asking them not to bombard the
towns, and they all loyally refused to
do so, and Were told the Canadians
would cut their throats, and even'
this they preferred to German culture,
I have just met a boy whose mother
had her theoat out by the Germans
fbur years ago, and so 1 could go on.'
but the clay of retribution is at hand.
We are all well on 'the reed to where
Ole greatest retreat in history tOok
place, anti all news is good and our
casualties are sonall, hut the continual
marching day after day is very try-
ing."
P—I*GEON
Brave Deeds ,Performed by Winged
Messengers of Britieh Army.
Carrier pigeons of the 13ritis1
army .behave like disciplined soldiers
ant) are a valuable ass'et in war time.
The faithful bird messengers con-
tain all -the pluck that is 30 much ad-
mired in human being.s. Very often
they were sheteat by the enemy, and
sometimes wounded, but im /natter
how badly they were hurt they would
continue on their way nail they itact
reached their destination.
The story is oaten told in this eon-
nection of a bird, Lite Vietoria Cross
pigeon, which, aftee bringing in a•
message of great importance dropped
dead 'in the motor -loft, The general
ordetad the pigeon to be SLufroct anet
O is now on exhibition 'in a war
nuseum ie London.
; LIKE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY
Shlisbury steak provide all the es
sentiale of a full course meal at less
expense. •
Meat is expensive owing to the de
m.and of our Allies.in Europe and the
cost of teed for live etock. It is well
to remember that ;the food properties
of meat can be .secured in fish, milk
swung wide from the window, its
eggs, green vegetables, and bread
-
light shone on the fan Of Morosi and and butter. Food exports hold that
on his clasped hen -ds. Faintly like chndren under seven years of age do
a -flower and then deeply like a tropi- not need meat. Some 'people declare
cal rose, there widened upon Morosi's
breast a •scarlet blossom, which spread
to full bloom as the bandage was
dyed deeper and deeper with the life -
bleed.
Tonio's eyes- opened wide. Why
should be move? He was helpless,
hand and foot! By lying still and
saying nothing it would be ended,
.Strange that Tonio of all persons,
.should wake just at this hour to
watch his enemy die—or to save him!
The night -corporal was going his
round. His footsteps' were far
down the corridor. A moment ago
he had tiptoed within the room and
thrown .the light of his tiny electric
lamp full on Morosi's breast where
Ole heavy bandage was, had stooped
over Morosi and all lead been well.
Through the- stillnes•s of the sleep-
ing room rose Tonio's clear full
voice. The corporal Caltle' running
swiftly and -nurse and surgeon fol-
lowed, Tonio closed his eyes
through the next ten minutes as
surgeon and nurse worked over the
uneonecious man.
Tonio watched his mortal enemy.
The moon laid mysterious fingers on
Morosi's face, touched every line,
silvered las white cot and the whiter
.wall back of it. The surgeon and
nurse told Tonio as they left that
Morosi was in- a grave way, that his
life hung on a thread.
"Rine!" celled the sick men,
"Rita!" he repeated insistently.
"Rine!" he reiterated petulantly and
looked toward Tonle.
(To be continued.)
•
WIN THE V. C. .
Lielitenant 'Charles George Bonner
and Ernest Pitcher, O.N.
On August 8, 1917,,H.M.S. =raven,
undo; the conunand of Captain Gor-
don Campbell, V.C., D.S.O., R.N.,
sighted an enemy submarine on the
horizon. In her role of armed British
merchant ship, the Dunraven con-
tinued her zig-zag course, whereup the
submarine elosed,.remainingesehmergs
ed to within 6000 yards, and time;
Aging tothe.surface, opened fire, The
Dtintaven returned the fire with her
merchant ship gun, at the same tinfe
reducing speed to enable the enemy
to overtake het. 'Wireless signals
weao also sent out for the benefit of
the submarine. "Help! cothe uieltly--
submarine &acting and shelling Inc."
Fitalies When the ehelle began falling
lose, the Denvaven ititoppo'd and
aband,onect ship by the "panic party."
The ship was then being heavily shel-
and.on fire aft. In the meantime
Otto submarine,,closecl to 400 yarde
distance, pavay obscured from` view
by the dense cloude of smoke isatang
from the Dunravena stern. Despite
Otto knowledge that the after maga-
xthe must inovitablY explode if he
waited, and further, that a gun and
'gun's erew lay concealed over the
magazine, Captain Campbell deckled.
to reserve his lire until the sal:Marino
had passed Clear of, the smoke. A
nmeneM later, bowmen!, a heavy ex-
plosion oceurred.aft, blowing the gun
and gun's mow %to the air, and acci-
dentally stetting the fire-gonge at the
remaining* gen positions; sereets,were
immediately dropped, ,and the ouly
guri that weuld bear opened five, but
Ole subrearine, apparently frightened
by the explosion, hid already coin-
ineaced to submerge, Rectlizino that
'a torpedo resist ittevitably fellovia
Captain Campbell Ordered the surgeon
to remove all wotinded cool eoneeal
than in ettbistel. hoses Wore 0196
tipped oa the poop, whieh Wee IMO
of fiesta
'from their own experience that we
can do well without meat. Canadians
saoulti eat more -fish.
Why Tools Wear Out.
The wend of thought in the care
and use of equipment is. often the
cause of it short life. Some of the
apparently trifling Mistakes which
cause otensile and -tools to wear out
before they should are the following:
Contents of saucepans -and' kettles
boiled until dry and the metal over-
heated.
}kindles screws and fastenings of
knives, iorks, egg beaters, etc.,
loosened fawn baying been left in
hot water.
Metal etensils put away- wet, caus-
ing them to rust.
Covers put away wet with steam as
they are taken off the saueepan.
Brooms and /hushes, used continual-
ly on one side and worn to a point.
Brooms allowed to stand on the
floor until their woig-ht bends or
breaks the straw.
Glasses broken because the bottom
instead of the •side is put into hot
water.
China dulled by wasaing with too
strong soap suds.
Liquids spilled on tugs or polished
surfaees because the container was
to full.
Contetts of the saucepan boiled
over on the stove or in the oven be-
cause allowaece was not made for the
expansion of liquids by heat.
Burners of gas and oil •stoves clog-
ged and useless by burned food,
Rugs torn by having been held by
the edge while shaking in cleaning:
Glazing of porcelain and enameled
sinks, tubs and wash bowls scratch-
ed .and broken by cleaning with
coarse cleaning materials.
Finish of furniture marred by plac-
ing hot dishes, medicine bottles and
by spilling liquids on it.
Furniture caseas and parts loosen-
ed because the oil bath and rub are
tot applied regolarly.
Chita brolcen in the refrigerator
by placieg-hetivier dishes on it. •
Dish towels scorched and' attained
when used for ovet cloths and to lift
loot saticepaps from the stove.
Varnisbed and oiled woodwork
spoiled by washing with soap.,
Springs In bed% couches atel cheats
and othe.r Piecee of furniture broken
by allowing children to jump and
play too roughly on them.
'Using Nuts To Save Sugar,
A household expert recently Italia
ed .out that nuts were the enly food
*vat wevc a square.moul jest De they
etre—not in jur,t How word, but
that was the glst a it. Neverthe-
less pecele du like to teen them into
mime one of tbe new tangled nut lotife
or panes or. croquettes. Of couese
those° thiegs 'k aro vary nice, it we,
heve skill in leaking them; attct of
0011120 there are gOnle people who
find nuts uncoolcocl, jag 00 they are,
too eiell te be Wholesome,
How 011304 mote be swayed? %at
ie a question thot sernetimes vexes
Otto hotisciteiffit
The English way istet a bad way.
Itt linglatali eute end trashes ere
served ae a regular thing atter des -
eat. Often 01113' 44, few are taken,
1)00mi:wale meta has been eufficient-
ly Natty without them.
They are -paned in a larao tut
Tlte ceosualties among messenger
bird of the British army were nboUt
2 per cent They were weunded not
'only by the enemy shell, but by at-
tacking. hawks. The birds were placed
itt gas -proof basket% and were tide
from the fume% but if they bedtime
affected they were oared for at the
hospital.
There is 4160 a brisott for 'enemy
bawls *achica have beet cepturecl, aed
they receive the same tantalite es
the British bieds, but 6011 never re -
then to Germany, Their wiegs eve
dipped, The Beitisit tamale pigeties
no matkod with a blue apot ander-
call the tail, While the Male of
narked with to ted
with a large silviN or wooden
spooil, and there are 1111451ditS itt 1116 01
bowl or a1 the late for theee Wild
AMAZING COURAGE
OF TWO AIRMEN
RABE ACIfIEV:tIMIWTS Oe' BRIT.
'Sir FIVIITERS
Now tlaaCensorsidp. Bore Ara Down,
Stories Are Being Poblieheti of
Malty Gallant Peede,
For eooluess and reeouree it 41
01u10and dangerouti• situatione scan
of the ymithatil air -en, wise at 011
begtheing ef the 'wee bad not yet 111
esIde their schoolbook% eould hard)
ao excelled by some of the oldest ton
most experienced protessionel eel
diers. A. little story lvkirb, fluty
jest heind about how two youngster
of the ladependeut Air l'orco escape
Tone Gerieeny alter some thrilling
seXperiences' is a good illustration.
Those two you:met-seep weve 'cote
pulled recently, after severe faahting
to land about ilfte,en ntiles behind th
German lilies. Finding it impossibl
to restart their engthe they quickly
set fire to the machine feed hnrried
away through the darkness to'vral
Otto lines. When day .daweed thes
found thenmelves near a wood, which
01
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seemed to after a fevorable Wing
place.' alpee further eefieetion, hew -
oven, they deeided 010 00071171 into some
law underbrush a short distants away.
Allday long, they viatcheci the Ger-
mans searching Tor them ill the 000011oppo9ite, appioaching at tiines within
a few yards of tliem, The ekes, paseed
slowly, and as soon .ae it beeame dark
they crept from their hiding place and
moved cautiously toward the Geemat
lines. •
Arrived heice without misimp, they
managed to grope their way unob-
sewed as far as the front line. Some-
times they Paesecl• sentries, and often
heard Gelman soldiers talking in the
Lrenehes, end in the dugouts.
A Home in Thirty -Six Hours.
Wheu they tried to get through
Otto barbed wire, however, they were
discovered and a murderous machine
gun fire was opened upon them. They
lay down instantly, and for netroly tep
minutes the machine gun bullets tore
through the air all around there, but,
as if by a miracle, they received no
hurt. At last the fire ceased, the
Germaus evidently satisfied that wbo-
ever was:I:bete must have been killed.
BY moving with the utmost caution
and at long intervals the two airmen
mangaed to work a 'way under the
barbed wire, aed crossed over to the
French lines. In thirty-six hours
after they lauded behied the GerMail
lines they were back once more at
thew own aerodrome.
In his book, "Sister Mary and
Company," Mr, Robert Holmes is
credited with telling some true stories
move amusing than any fiction. The
war in the air provides more every
day. I have just been told one in
which plenty of spit -it of two aorta
figures, which will 1.4 hard to beat.
The German munition factories had
been bombed with excellent effect,
but on the homeward journey the
British squadron encountered a heavy
thunderstorm, in which several =-
chilies lost their formation. One of
theta a two-seater, of which the e013 -
pass 'had unfortunately been smashed
byn stray bullet, emerged from the
(lamest past of the storm deeds, but
on looking down for a recognizable
village or cross made from Which to
get their, bearingthe two airmen
could see nothing for the mist of rain,
and with'no compass to guide them
they knew they were in for an anx-
ious thee. For nearly an bone they
pushed on blindly mid at last the pilot
decided to land, as his tanks were
practically empty. • ,
Could Not Discover Whereaboute.
13e1000 was a wide expanse of dee
touted heath, and 10 spite of the mist
they made a perfect landing. Climb-
ing out of their seats, the ainnert now
held a council of war. There was al,-
eolutely editing to tell them on whital
side of the lines they had landed,
and finally it was decided that while
the pilot mounted guard over the
aeroplane the observer should ream-.
noitre the adjacent country.
Drawing his pistol, the olosesver
moved off and quickly disappeared irt
the mist, which everst minute seemed
to grow deneer. After wanting a few
hundred,' yards he struck to total, quite
a well frequented one by its appear-
ance, mid hero he decided to hide and
await events.
He was not Iceft waiting long, for
soon theibad irregular zugazug-zug of
a heavy motto stuck his ears,
Crouching low in the ditch, the ob.
server could hear the lorry slowly ap-
proaching, ,and sooe Ile could malte
out its turweiltly form, gradually b -e -
Coming mare and more distiect
through the mist. ' The engiet was
complaining badly, and suddenly, to
the young airman's defight—for he
.was thinkitig rapidly—it stopped com-
pletely. A most violent string of
Teutonic eurseti broke the silence that
followed, and the airman grasped his
pistol. Ho gemmed from the voices
that there Were only two mechanics
in charge of the lmay, and that they
had Mlle doWn 'Prom Miele seats and
rest tinkering with the engine, still
cursing,
"Mends orj17ge110le1)ten1" And 0 pair
e. astonished Huns looked up to see
e young Englishman gentling over
them with is revolver. They obeyed,
and watching them earefulle, the ob.
server Surveyed the lo*, One glanee
710415 eufficieet. Petrol!
"Conte on!" he commanded, in the
mese authoritative voice he could
muster, and pointing to the tins, soon
made hie meaning deer. The mech-
anics meekly obeyed, and sooe wore
moVieg toward the aeroplane, each
with a load of petrol, the airman (Same
oh their heck
LeavMg. the pilet to look alter the
lilting 6.1' the With the observer re-
turned to the leery. Opening sevetal
of the tiles he mint:led their eon-
tente freely arid applied n node+,
with melte neturally hotel to Oho
lorry. The 111$05 01ee-11077' Maim; end
bp' the tiree he hat) tejoired the pilet
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ToRolpro, pripr, eso*rava,
itihlsisrese d be seeti‘eolo more
11)100 t130'tty.
.theye WaS 00 titnc to be lost. 'The
enigiee was started, the two Menem
eovering the Hens in torn, and as the
mactaine darted quickly foroverd the
observer waved them farewell.
Half ae hour latdr the two young
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PLAYING Ti -la 0gRMAN GAMS..
An tholdent WhichHad a Vital Eireet
Upon the War. -
When Germany, by brealcing inter
national law, stteceoded in getting the
.0er:bee and the Breslato into the Der
danelles, the beat lino of eonimunica
tion betweee ' Russia and the f
Allien
en
was t, end Russian military -collapse
woe the inMh
evitable result. o arrival
of the cruisers also made it inevitable
that Turkey should ioin forces with
Germeiny when the proper moment
came, and Mr. Retry Morgentbau, 11
former Tee, ambaseatior to TurkeY,
writes in Olehe iWorld's Work that he -
Heves that the passage of the strait
by these Gorman ships evaled the
doom of the TurldsleEmpire.
There Were men in the Turkish eabh
net who perceived that even them The
story is told 001sta:3U:wale that
e cabinet meeting at which the nue
noentous decision had boon made was
toot altogether harmonious, Thcl
e Cirai
Vizier and m
Djeal. Ministr eof Marine,
10 was said, objented to the :fictitious
sale of the ships tu Turkey, and de -
mended that 10 should be maCie a real
One. When the discueition had reached
its height, Enver, who was playing the
German game, annonneed that he had
alremly completed the transaetion, Itt
Otto silence that followed his stateinent
the young Napoleon pulkel out his
pta-
tol and laid it on the table.
"if anyone here 0000114(40000114(4to questloa
this purchase," .he said quietly and
icily, "I atu ready to meet bine"
Tbe German government made no
real pretension that the- sale of the
ships had been bona tido: at least,
vrben the Greek meelster at Berlin pro-
tested against the transection as un-
friendly to Greene—naively forgetting.
the American ships that Greece had
reeently purchased-ethe German of-
ficials, soothed. him by o.amittIng Sott
'Co
OCO that the ownerslup still resided
In t,eimony, let when the Enteate
ambassadors at Constantinople eon-
! saintly protested against the 5)170080100e
of the Gorman vessels, the Ti skisli
officials blandly kept up the pretense
that they were integral pests of the
Turkish. Davy.
The German officere and crotws
greatly enjoyed this farcical protease
that the Goehen and the Breslau wore
Turkish ships. • One day the °Liebet!
ssilecl up the Bosporus, halted in Mont
ot th Russian Embassy and dropped
anchor. The officers and men lined
the 710017 141 41111 view of the em
ney
ambassador. A 11 solemnly removed
their Turkish fezzes and put on (ler-
man caps. The bandmioyed "Deutsch-
land other Alio" and other German
songs, while the German sailore sang
loudly to the accompaniment, After
an hour or two of serenading thBus
-
elan
Bu -
elan ambassador, the officers and crew
removed thm
their German caps and put on
their Turkish fezzes The Roetee then
picked up her anchor and returned to
hor station,
A few days after the (Mellen andee
t
Breslau load taken up permangu
ent ar.
Imre hi the Deepest/to, Djaved Bey,
Minister of Finonce. happened to meet
o distinguishea Belgian Jurist, then in
Conetantinople.
"I Ita•ve terrible news for you," said
the sympathetc Turkish statesman.
STU Germons„ have captured :Brus-
sels."
The Belgian, a huge figure or q, tout,
than six feet- tail, put 111d arm
soothisigly upon the shoulder of the
diminutive Turk.
"I have even more terrible news for
you," hp said, pointing ont to tee
sham where the Gochen tond the
Dreslaii lay. tint:eared, "The Germans
have eaptured Turkey."
TO EXIERMINATE
THE ARMENIANS
TERRIBLE TALE OF MASSACRE
131"aURKS
Nearly. 300,000 Persona Said to
Periehed in Colurse 0 &creed
Marches,
The London Morning Past publishes
feom Conetentinopel a detailed rte-
. count of the mansames Atmenians
o b)yiottr179, 116.vbteegrrlientatoaithe points jar
- to to deteemined attempt to extermin-
ate the whole -nation and the follow-
iistenstlosrs,yis told of awful deportation
s
"For huntifecis of miles over moun-
tains, in scorching heat en freezing
cold, long convoys went. Young girls
from the age of ten upward were
obliged to march naked too: hours at
a time. }lunched:: of thotietteds died
on the march.
"It it: estimated that 300,000 who
were deported to Western Asia
ovoesed the bridge over the Eu-
phrates from Smear to Chittatle and
of these only 1,1/00 are no walive,
"Bat the trials of these unhappy
people did tot cease et the end of
that, march. The luckiest were the
yomig girls who were taken into
harems. Starvation and masseera
awaited them.
Advertised for Executioners.
• --ea--
Harvest.
la wive the getee of death are passed
And one lifts top las happy eyes
In rapture that at laia, at last,
He start& in Paradise:
If then 1 hand !theta(' inko hie bee&
A. voice that thrills with gladness
"0 watched -for, to this glovious Med
You showed me—you—the yam
"'Your fife oit earth, your work for
. Christ,
Your care in His blest stops to
tend,
The worldly gain yon saceiliced
.To foliate, whore He led;
'lite love in you, end faith, that
glowed,
First taught ely mall -bound eyes
ia) nee --
if Otte end thus Cariet'st follower's
sbowed
How lovely Chelst meet be!"
lf he eliould hear upon that shore
Otte speak so the smile of men,
What joy beyond all words would pow.
Its glory through 'him then!
How watild he veil hie lumpy oyee,
ilow bend in lowteSt, loftiest
That this sweet Au! to Paradise
Me tool) had helped to wdeo!
'Oil siathe may be temoved See .1
'welt paper Diae-alala
mixed with water to 10 thick circa/it.
"The Govevnor 1 th evilayet 70
leased all the convicts front • the
prisons, divided them into bands of
200 or 100 each, armed with clubs
and then sent them to outrage and
:wiseacre the Armenians collected in
Otto vilaYet. In Urfah soldiers, and
others got weary of the work of
massacre that the Governor edver-
Used for executioners to Complete
Ole work. He boasted that .at
Dtov-
Bokir 80,000 Arm:Wane' were put. to
deaItlle
"Itook 800 - children, enclosed
them in to builaing and eel: light to it.
"Girle who were admitted alto har-
ems were obliged to adopt the Messed.
man religion.
"Three months ago offal: his. We
*cession the present Sultan ordered
all children who had been iorcibly
mareetted to he returned to their
homes, The Geometer of Samsome
on receiving order, collected all the
children in hM district and placed
them ou barees and had them towed
into the Black Sea and drowned.
"In Georgia, Zekki Bey regretted
that his soldiers had eot been eller.
getic enoneh in Mug Aentenians,
and he had huge pits auto in which
young children were burled alive."
VIENNA A svneTRAI, CITY
New Gennan-Auetrian State Canna'
Support Once Brilliant Capital.
Vienna, formerly one of the most
hrilliant capitals in Europe, is mit
a spectral city. Prom beings' Oho cap.
fiat of a powerful monarchy it is re-
duced to the position of the capital el
a small- Gernme-Austrien' republic. lt
has lost its raison d'etre and vietually
possesses no00 far less political powet
than Munich. By the collapse of the
empire Vienna le left stranded, yet it
cannot change its fare, cannot adapt
iteelt to a more humble role in n dav.
The cosmopolitan population et this
derelict capital numbe , s 2,100,000,
while the total population of the new
State of German Austria, ineludine
even the still disputed .territorice. it -
barely 8,000.000. Economically Cca
man :lust= simply cannot maitain
Vieepa in its present form. The cam
Rai drew its. life from the big cona
plex economi0 system which is 11,3V
vent astaider. German Austria has no
coal to feed the Viennese industries,
street railway and lighting apperstns,
nor bas it nearly enough food to keen
Ole Viennese population from starv-
ing. Its food supplies are drawn
largely from Hungary and its coal
from Ilobeinia, both of which coun-
tries are :low - in open or mime:tiled
en:of-Het with Gentian: Austria.
Vienna be in a state of siege noel le
dying of starvation. Every clay.fresb
reelections are mede in the allowance
of gas and electric lipttt, Not only the
theatrea and motion pieture houses,
but the hoopitals aro closed because
there is no coal to light or warm
them, Shops close at 5 pen., street
car service is veducecl, only a few
trains are running and the danger is
very real that unless relief is: forth-
coming the tvoins will stop, mei all
factories will close within a fortnight
Parc:grad and Mosccw that cell sup -
too so.
As to the food shortatre. it ia only
,Iv to parallel to tits present weetched
situatioe itt Vietrna. The pO5all001011
tOt) minerable to care about politics,
There wee no partieuler vevolution in
Vienna. The city itt eileplit deserted
hy the mottn.chv, which betreyed it
mid by the natiootalities which suffered
ander the nionarehy's corrupt vele.
Gerestie Austria is not so much a state k
t1t1 a ((weaken remnant of the Austro-'
Hungarian /mentally — bewildered,'
no_t_lreoLviong_w_Ine to turn.
Let lIs Rejoice.
It is much easier to turn the dark
tamale ineido mit now, knowing that
eta. boys are pot standiug in frozen
trettehes suffering all of the ageniee
of bottle. What a thing is peace with
to gwrao:ema‘til noontime of life, and Re
merciful binding up if flut wounds o.
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