The Clinton News Record, 1915-02-25, Page 3HOUSES PROTECTE
Buckin.zham Palace and Other London Residences
Covered By Wire Netting
A despatch from .London says: a heavy framework trestle which
The private ,thpaaitments of the Royal
-family in Bnekenghcan Palace sire
being protected against poseible
Geeman air raids. Ever mace the
Zeppelin raid of a, few weeks ago,
when bolnbs. were dropped near
Sandringham one oi the Royal resi-
dences, there lia,ve been reports in
circulation here that protective
measures would be adopted for at
least part of Buckingham Palace.
Much attention was attracbed on
Weclnesray When workmen began
:spreading heavy wire netting over
-that part of the palace occupied aa
residential quarters by the Royal
lamily. This petting was place,c1 on
etands sax feet or more from t
roof proper. Arameg other places
in London protected by asimilar
screen ere the houses of the Duch-
ess of Maalb.orough, one of the
Rothsehilds eind seine of else public
institutions:
Although many of the finest: weeks
of art had already been removed
from galleries here before the air
raid, the attaok was a signal for a
more thorough paring down of col-
lections. Not only ,art museum
have taken the preeautions; many
of the pricelees objects in the Vic-
toria, and Albert and British Mu-
seums haiee been stored away.
FOOD -SUPPLIES EXHAUSTED
Shops Closed and Whole Responsibility of Feeding
the People is Thrown on Military .Governor
A despatch from Copenhagen nation the Chancellor did not fore-
• :says: "The German people are
•more terrified by the possibility of
ening starved out by England than
by the thought of final disaster
-overtaking their forces in the field.
4Von 13ethrnann-Hollweg'e *" recent
utterance that England is using
'barbaric mebhods in •attempting to
starve seventy million men, women
-and children has had an effeeton the
see. He has frightened the people,
has focossed the nation's thought on
the food peril, and by repeatedly
accentuating it he has drawn tbe
people's attention from the military
aspect. The terrible erisis of star-
vatioe, laughed at a lew months
ago, is now not far from being a
reel thing in some of the country
elistriets in Germany."
;Admiralty Makes Report
On Mine Sweeping.
A despatch freest London
"The Admiralty, issued the following
-official report of mine -sweeping op-
-era:them from Dec. 19 to Jan. 31:
"In clearing the mine fields laid
rhy the enemy off Scarborough there
was nothing at the outset to inch-
-ate the position of the mines al-
sbhough the losses to mercantile
'ships showed the presence of the
-danger.
"The necessity of ascertaining
• ethe position of the mines compelled
U5 to work at all times, thus largely
inereasing the (hunger. A large
number of mines were swept up and
-destroyed, enabling shipping to
spats in daylight, One trawler was
sunk and two damaged on Deceits-
'ber 19, one man being killed, On
January 6 a trawler wa,s blown up.
' 'Three explosions under the stern of
a trawler on December 19 made a
'hole that was stopped up and the
'boat was saved by pumping her un -
land was reached. •
-era, .
`The services of the commanders
and crews !detailed to this work
allowed great eourage and devotion.
'Seaeral decorations will be awarde
PRI1NeCE REVIEWS CAVALRY.
Three British Regiments and Six -
Indian.
A despatch from Northern
Trainee • says: The Prince of Wales,
pea., ....accompanied by the General com-
manding the cavalry corps, and es-
-carted by Staff oflieers, on Wednes-
day reviewed nine cavalry regi-
ments, three of them British and the
'remaining six Indian. The wintry
-air seems to have tanned the com-
plexion of the Prince who now looks
remarkably wele. He is being ac-
• -compenied by the eldest son of the
Marquis de Breteuil, who was his
host in Paris two years ago, and
• wale hes been given the rank of
-officer-interpreter.
INFORMATION BUREAU READY
Friends of Canadian Wounded Will
Ile Reliably Informed.
A despatch from London says:
The Information Bureau concerning
Canadian wounded is now ready for
work at 14 •Cockspur Street.
Friends of Canadiart wounded will
by its agency be reliably informed
of their conditions. • Seven motor
ambutencee and a motor kitchen
are among the Canadian Reel Cross
equipment now at Oliveden.
• KEEP BRASS FROM ENEMY.
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French to Take Buttons Off Coats
' Sent to Prisoners in Germany.
A d,eepateli from Paris says: An
official rretice, just iesued, warns the
publicthat iri sending clothing to
French prisoners in Germany all
buttone especially brass ones,ennee
he cut Off. Orders have been issued
that liereefter all soldiers oalerance
shall receive half a litre of wine
each day. This order follows the
annoutecement that there is double
the quantity of wine on hand that
was believed in storage.
• GIRL'S PAIR OF MITTEN'S:
Story That Many another' Might
- Equally Tell.'
Ottawas Feb. 17. -The tale of a
pair Of mittens knitted by a pair of
small but eager hands is told in a
letter received here from the battle-
frolit in France. The mittens were
knitted by Elaine Forcade, .a litLle
French-Canadian' girl in Montreal,
who sent them to to Major-General
Sam Hughes, with the regeeet that
they be sent to some. one who need-
ed them in the trenches at the
front. The address of the maker
was, however, not gives'. General
Hughes gave the mittens to' Captain
Dumont, who in turn sent them to
General Legranne, of the French
army. A letter receivedey General
Hughes states that the mittens were
given to a French seldier, and that
they have probably sa,ved hie hands
on many occasion's from the eold
and snow teethe trenches: Ibis hard
to say through whakadventureseenel
scenes �f horror the mittens. made
by4the little French-Canadienegirl
have passed.
•
SHOOTING AT AEPPELINS.
The French Have Discovered a
.• Sharp, Explosive Weapon.
The Frendh War Office has now
in operation an invention which
seems to offer an emcee:lent method
of comin'ting Zeppeeine. The inven-
tor is M. Antony Jacques of Gren-
oble.
The new weapon consists oe a
long needle carrying a small shell,
These needles are very light, and
se is !the shell they earry. When
the needle pierces cloth or any light
stebsea,noe-and not till then -i6 ex-
pilotles the shell. Fired against a
bride:wall it is harmlese.
The needles are so small that a
good quantity can lbe carried on an
aeroplane. They oan be fired from
a, very light gun, and when once
they .sbrike a Zeppelin and explode
they wile also explode the gases eon-
tained in the envelope, and so de-
stroy Hie whole machine.
The invention tame to bhe French
War Office aaeer careful and ex-
hatietive experim.enths rea.cle by the
Chief of the Fire Brigade .at Gren-
,
Break is Reported in
the French Cable.
A 'despatch from Paris says: The
French' Cable Compaay said Wed-
nesdey that its ea,ble lime between
France and the Unieed- States were
out of use, but denied a report that
they had been cut. Interruption of
the ,service was laid to a breakage
such as sometimes 'occurs, which
the company expects will he repair-
ed soon,
Spanish Steamer Reported +.
Sunk by a Mine.
A despatch from London stye: A
lifeboat elonging to the Spanish
eteamer Horace) has been found off'
the Goodwin Sands. The Hora,cio
has not been reported since she left
Bilbao aaweek ago for Hartlepool
It is feared she has struck a mime
or been torpedoed. She carried a
maw of 80 rnen.
A GERMAN AIRSHIP IMS
Four Members of Zeppelin's Crew, Were Drowned
and !Eleven Rescued
A despatch from Copenhagen
eeys: e0thafirmation has been re -
'Delved here that a seeend German
.eiralapehaa b'eart weeeked off the
come oe !Wetland. The -Zeppelin L-3
exploded en Fano° ',elated Wedseera:
day 'Ana . another Zeppelin com-
manded by Captain Count Platen,'
Sank to the inhallew coastal water
on mileiesorth'of Esbjerg, Suelcund,
on Thursday. Four el the • orevs
were drowned, but the oehere [man-
aged to get ashera. Seale, of them
were suffering from lerek,en lege and
• ,
other Injuries. In all, three officers
•and eight men escaped. Count Pla-
ten had both of hi's legs broken. The
anhip drifted to sea.
The survivor, say that they were
on patrol duty over the Noxell Sea
when the weight of snow on the en-
velope caused the airship to sink to
the einem° of the water,
It is understood thee ab the time
of the accident the whole Zeppelin
fleet was patrolling the Norbh Sea
joist outside Daeleh waters, Zeppe-
lin No, 8 being in command.
11. Bark,
"Ruesian Finance Minister, who says
that allies' markets are closed to
Germany forever.
PRICES f. FARNI,,PROOUCI3
REPORTS FROM THE LEADINc TRADE
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Feb. 23.-Flour-Man5toba first
1acute, $8, in jute bags; second patents,
7.50; strong baker', $7.20. Ontario wheat
oar, 90 per emit. patents, $6.60 to 56,70,
Seaboard.
Wheat -Manitoba No. 1 Northern, 51.67;
No. 2 at 51.64, and No. 3 at $1.61. Ontario
'wheat, No. 2, 51.65 to 51.60, at outeide
points,
Oats -Ontario, 63 to 65c, outside, and at
67 to 680, on track, 'Toronto. Western Can-
ada, No. 2, quoted at 72 1-2c, and No. 3 tut
Barley -Good malting grades .86 to 570,
outeide.
Bye -51.18 te 51.22, outside.
Peas -No. 2 at 51,90 to $2, outside, .
• Cosn-No. 2 new American, 84c, all raill
'Toronto freight.
Buckwheat -No, 2 rut 85 to 88e, outside.
Brun and shorts -Bran, $26 to 528 a ton,
and &torts at $30.
• /tolled oats -Car lode, per bag 00 90 lbs.,
53.45 to $3.60.
Country Produce.
Butter -Choice dairy. 25 to 26c; inferior,
20 to 21o; creamery prints, 32 to 33 1-20;
do., solids. 30 to 31e; farmere"separator,
26 to 27e.
Eggs -New -laid, in ca.rtone, 33 to 34c;
releots. 26 to 290; storage. 26 to 270.
Beans -52.90 to $3, for prime, and $3 to
53.10 for hand-picked.
Roney --40-1b. tins sell at 12 1-2e, and '10.
lb. Also at 13e. No. 1 combs. $3 per dozen,
and No. 2, 52,40,
Poultry-Chickene, drecoed. 13 to 150;
ducks, dreeeed, 14 to 16s; fowl, 10 to 11c;
geese. 14 to 16c; turkeys, dressed, 19 to
20c.
Cheese -17 3-4 to 18e for large, and at 18
'to 18 1.40 for twine.
Potatore-Obtaries, 65 to 750 per bag, out
of store, 60c In oar lots. New Brunswick's,
car lots, 65o per bag.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Dealer's 1.re paying as follows' for OaT
lot deliveries on track hero:- '
Straw Is quoted at $8 to 58.50 a top, in
car lots on track hate.
fly -No. 1 new hay le quoted at, 317,60
to 518; No. 2 at 515.50 to 516; and No. 3 at
512,50 to $13.50.
Provisions,
Baoon-Long clear, 13 1-2 to 14c per lb.,
in tone lots. Hano-Medium, 17 to 17 1.2,c;
do.. heavy, 14 1-2 to 15c; retie, 14 to 14 Me;
breakfast bacon, 18 to 18 1.2e; backs 20 to
Mc; bonalese backe, 220.
Lard -Pure, tub, 113-4 to MI compound,
9 3-4 to 100 In tubs, and 10 to 10 1-50 in
pails.
wirmtpeg Grain.
Winnipeg, Feb. 23.-Cash-Whest-No. 1
Northern, 51.55 1-4; No, 2 Northern,
$1.53 1-4; No. 3 Northern, $1.50; No. 4,
$1.46 3-4; No. 6, $1.42; No. 6, $1.37 1-4, Cots
-.No. 2 C.W.'65 14o; No. 3 0.W., 62 1.4e; ez.
tra No. 1 feed, 62 1.4o. Barley -No, 3, Mb;
NO, 4, 76c; rejeoted, 720; fee ,t1 72o. Flax -
No 1 N.W.C., $1.61; No. 2 0.W., 51.58,
Montreal Markets,
Montreal, Feb. 23, --corn, A.merloan 745
2 yellow, 87 to 880. Oats, Canadian West
ern No. 2, 740; No. 3, 70 1-2 to 71c; extra
No. feed, 70 1-2 to 71o; /4o. 2 local white,
66 1-2 it 67c; No. 3 local white, 65 1-2 to 660;
No. 4 local white, 64 1-2 to 65e. Barley,
Man. fted, 78 1-20; malting, 950 to $1. Buck.
wheat, No. 2, 900 to 191. Flour, Mon. Spring
wheat patents. firste, 58.10; second's, $7.60;
strong bakers', $7.40; Winter patents,
choice, $8,30; straight rollers, 57.80 to 58;
hags, 83,70 to $3.80. Rolled oats, barrels,
7.25; bags, 90 lbs., 53.60. Bran, $27. Shorte,
529. Middlings, 32. Mouillie, $33 to $37.
Bay, No. 2, per ton car lots, $18 to $19.
Cheese, finest weeterne, 17 to 17 1-2o. But-
ter, choicest creamery, 32 to 32 14e; sec.
ands, 31 to 31 1-23. Bggis, freeh, 35 to 36e;
iselected. 20c; No, 1 Stook, 27e; No. 2 stock,
24 to 250. Potatoes, per bag. oar Date, 50
to 62 1-00.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis Feb. 23. -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
$1.54 3-4; No. 1 Northern, 51.50 1.4 to
$1.54 14; No. 2 Northern, $1.46 1-4 to
51.5/ 34; May, $1.50 1-4. Corn -No. 3 yellow,
71 to 71 1-4c. Cate -No. 3 white, 56 to
50 1-4c. Floor and bran unchanged.
Duluth, Feb. 23. -Wheat --14o, 1 hard,
$1.53 1-4; No. 1 Northern, 51.62 14; No. 2
Northern, $1.49 1-4 to $1.50 1-4; May,
$1.52 1-4. Linseed--Oash, 51,84 3-4 to
$1.85 3-4; May, $1.85 3-4.
. LIve Stook Markets.
Toronto, Feb. 23. -Pine bulls, weighing
1,500 to 2000 lbs., brought Wm to 56, with
dome choice at $6.26. Butchers 'coots of
good quality sold between 55.50 and $6 in
fair numbers, wit21 common to medium
between 54.75 and 55.50. Cannons and cut.
.ters sold between 54 and 55; stockere
brought 55.50 to 56. A ready demand ea.me
for milkers. Pine lote of lambs sold at
$9.25, with one lot at $9.35. Medttun • at
$8 to $9, 'with heavy at137.50 and culls al
56.50, Fine sheep cold at $6.25 to 56.15,
with heavy al 54,25 to 55.25, and culls as
53 to 54. Calves Fold at 510 to 511, good at
58 to 510, and rough to medium at 52 to
57.50 Bogs sold at 58 off cars, at 57.75
fed and watered. and at $7.40 f.o.b, court.
try points,
Montreal. Feb. 23. -Prime beeves, 7 14 to
7 1-2; medium, 6 14 to 7c; common, 4 1-2 to
5 1-2e. 001VG, 540 50 580 each. Calves, 5 to
8 1-00. Sheep about 50 Lambs, 8 to 8 1-20.
Bogs, 8 to 8 1.40.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Mrs. W. R. Stark, Elderly Widow,
Detail; Son Wounded Himself.
A despatch Irani Winnipeg says:
Mes. W. R. Stark, an elderly wi-
dow, is dead, and her eon, George
Stark, aged 30 year's, is in the Gen-
eral Hospital as a result,of a shoot-
ing affray at their home, 814 Wil-
liam Avant e. It is 'believed that
George Stark, alter coming home
early Wedeseeday 'eveniug,, beeeme
involved in a quarrel wan his mo-
ther, shot her with a revolver, and
then turned the weapon on himself.
He may recover.
DISGUISED AS,
NEUTRAL SHIPS
Britain Thinks Oestruetion of
.American Vessel Will Bring
War With Germany.
A despateh from London says:
England's naval experts fear mince
ar' more than ;submarines, and it is
believed that German mine -layers,
flying neutral flags and disgurlsed as
fiBiling vessels are strewing mines,
elehough thete is: no absolute eon-
fermabion for this.
G erm any' s ' reply to Amer i ea
heightens the belief that erosible
between the two countries is likely,
although it,is admitted teat the ac-
tual destruction of anAmerican
ship may be needed to bring' Amer-
ica to the point of a declaration
It im not considered that Ger-
imene's response is a satisfactory
aneevee to American ;demands for
assurances regarding the seeety of
American ships and lives. The sug-
gestion of a convoy is ridiculed for
the reaaon that neither Germany
nor the convoying,warships can ob-
tain safety from floating mines for
Ainerican merchant steamers. In
fact, the convoys themselvee would
be imperilled, for under no circum-
stances could the Germans furnish
guides through the mined areas.
Germany intends carrying on her
threatened blockade by combined
Zeppelin and submarine action.
Great airship activity continues in
the North Sea.
Emperor William, with his bro-
ther, Admiral Prince Henry of
Prussia, and Admiral von Terpitz,
the Minister of the Navy, and their
respective staffs, left Berlin for
Wilhelmshaven, Heligoland, end
other naval stations, to direct the
arrangements for blockading Eng-
land.
It is reported that the Germans
have built 120 big mine -laying sub-
marines during the last six months,
each with a carrying capaciby of
over one hundred 'mines.
WAR TIME SACRIFICES.
Row the President of the C.P.R.
Looks at It.
The readiness of all to go deep in
the pocket, no that Canada would
act worthily her part in helping the
British Empire and her Allies in the
present war, was expressed by Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy to a news-
paper representative, who spoke to
him about the taxes imposed on
railways, steamships, cables and
telegrams.
"The individual, the community,
the nation, fully underetand that in
war 'time sacrifices have to be
made," said Sir Thomas. "These
they are willing, to underbake, as
they are 'necessary for the integrity
of the Empire. Ab the same time,
they will accept Hie extra burdens
with the better grace if they are
well convinced that proper caution
and economy are exercised in the
clisburseinent of the extra taxes and
the administration of affairs which
accompany such disbursement.
"One cannot gauge the amount of
trouble involved in the process of
realizing these special taxes by
stamps or otherwise, but all are
willing in such a time as the pre-
sent, to do their full duty; to put
up with any trouble; and to endure
sacrifices. They will the more
readily consent to all this if they
have the . satisfied feeling that all
proper caution and economy have
been employed by those in authority
in the administration of public af-
fairs, and especially of those spe-
cial public affairs relating to our
share in aiding the Mother Couetry.
With such adequate caution and
prudence, ehere wonldhe nothing to
regret afterwards.
'It is the duty of all of us indivi-
duals and corporations, to bear our
share of the extra burdens which
must necessarily be imposed at this
time of stress. IT these are wisely
and prudently disbursed, so as to
obtain the best and most efficacious
resultsaas respects the public ser-
vice, there will be no occasion to
complain ; .andall these 'specie.' bur-
dens will be borne, I have.no doubt,
with cheerfulness by our people,
who are ready to elo.their utmost to
aid in the defence of the empire."
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No Fuss About Such a Still Thing,
An old lady in England, some eighty
years Of age, VMS. going to bed, when
Mee was euddenly smitten by a stroke
of paralysis. Her Whole left side was
numbed, but fortunately, her faculties
unimpaired. Her daughters and tho
servants were sleeping in the house,
but she raised no alarm. She man-
aged to light a gas fire, boll aekettle,
and fill a hot-water bottle: then con-
trived to get to bed, and slept peace-
fully. In elee morning her daughters
were horrified to, learn what had hap-
pened, and they asked why on earth,
she had not called them, and they
would have summoned the doctor.
"When 1 thought of what our men
were suffering in the trenches," re-
torted the old lady with spirit, "I de-
cided I would not make a fuss about
suth a small thing."
Norse Steamer Sunk by
a Mine in the Baltic.'
A despatch from London says:
;The Norwegian steamer Norde'ep,
according to the Exchange Tele --
graph Company's, Copenhegen cor-
respondent, haa strook e Gorman
mine in. the Badele Sea and foun-
dered. Alleher crew p.easished. The
Nordea,p was a steamer .of 322 tons,
and wee owned by Wrangell. and
Company, of Haugesend. ,
FOOD SCARCE -TO SEND CITIZENS AWAY
A despatch from Copenhagen
says : Tlio report is in eir.culation
here, owing tothe necessity to re -
striae food consumption, that 'the
GerreanGovernment intends er.cler:
lug 5,000,000 Gee:arias who possese
independent ineomes• and are ineli-
gible for military eerviee to leave
Germany Too neutral couneries and
remain there. uneelethe war is over.
Ib ie planned, 'according to the re-
port, that 3,000,000 of these persons
(hall go to the Scandinavian coati -
tries 1,000,000 to Hollanda anel
1,000c000 to Switzerland.
NEWS -ACROS'STHE BORDER
IVIIAT IS GOING ON OVER IN
TILE STATES.
La test Happ eel gs 111 Bi.g Repuelie
am:dense:1. for ilney
• Re:I:lees: •
Lynn, Mass., has the 'firstwire-
less fire alarinsystem at work.
ides Rujewelcit hangedalieselfat
the wedding of his sister ,at Buffalo,
Buffalo fighoen ie to he snuffled
00 teme only the lakes get its bane-
.
Missouri seems likely. to ea:melon
bila to close hotel bars daily. at 9
pm
A boy bank robber ta Houston,
Texas, 'wee shot fleeing 'with $5,000
booty.
Penny lunches were served to 38,-
878 New 'York wheel children hist
week,
v" York city ci
Nevol service com-
missioners are to be fired foo sireg-
ini
• Chicago High 'school teachers are
prohibited from flirting in t,he insti-
tutions.
For giving cigarettes to a boy J.
Wetzel of Waynesboro, Pa., was
fined $100. 4
Ten Thousand In Wheeling, West
Virginia, were thrown out of week
ley the floods.
In New York City last year 2,382
persons were fined, for cruelty to
animals.
Cleveland estimates the war has
brought $17,000,00b to its factories
from Europe.
The net revenue per mile on 147
U. FL railways in December de-
ereased $41.
Representative Adair of Indiana
wants a secretary of peace in the
U.S. Cabinet.
The new series of counterfeit $5
bills flooding the U.S. ,tere probably
of Buffalo origin. .,
Michael Fallon, of Boston, got 18
months for smuggling his niece from
Ireland illegally.
Walter J. Keating, of 13rooklyn,
left $20,000 to lound a nursery to
aid working mothers.
Washington State Senate hasa
petition to make a new State of Lin-
coln in the 'West.
Two dashing Mormon women
"converted" 66 B.rooklynites
their faith in January,.
Prof. Irving Either of Yale testi-
fied at Boston that five persons can
live easily on $17 a syeek,
West Virginia, has a bill to re-
move those highway weeds that
bring hay fever to. humans.
Joseph Pipeline, a Cleveland gro-
ter, shot e 16 -year-old boy to death
for stealing a loaf of bread.
Over 56,000 unlawful absences
from eehool in 1914 are reported
against Philadelphia pupils.
Lester Willard, a Troutsclale,
Ore., theepman, was fined $100 for
sheep shearing in December.
Experts..at Albany said systema-
tic food distribution in New York
would leave $200,000,000 a year
United States authorities have
bought $635,000 worth of -beet sugar
seed in Germany as a preeattbion.
A pet chicken peaked the eye of
Mrs. Helen 1VIcKeaver, a Queen's,
N.Y., and the eye will be blinded.
New York City :has sent enough
tetanus antitoxin to European bat-
tlefields to immunize 250,000 men, *
A Pottsville, Pa., negro wants to
wed a svhite woman, but cannot get
anyone to perform the ceremony.
Thirteen cousins are 'fighting for
the $9,000,000 estate of the late
William L. Gulick of Springfield,
Mo.
John Young, convicted of Pitts-
blugbank frauds, died in the pen.a,
month before the daof te his re-
lease, ..
Prominent educators will enlist
20,000,000 children in an army of
help to 'suffering in U.S. and Eu-
rope.
A gold nugget of ten pounds,
worth $3,500, was found in Red
Rock Canyon, Mojave, by Dave
Bowman.
Baltimore wants to mime ibs
.schools for salami eaildren after
famous negroes, and is ehorb of
title,early. •
Ether was succesefully used to
discloee the identity of IL young
English actress who lost her mem-
ory in New•York.
Johnstown Fa,., temperance
forces publeshed the nemes of the
signers liquer license applieations.
It was effective. •
Mrs. T. V,olka, of South Norwalk,
Conn., pleaded "self-elefence,"
n
wiehnoia,:a
Ttcs31. Lo
u o± killing re: g
naecigltub.i_torb: s
ch ic•ked
of warder at Louisville, ley., is
rushing !back, to England to, enlist' in
gratitude
The Name, Turnpike.
It was formerly the custom to -ob-
tain the funds to maintain principal,,
thoroughfares by eollecting a toll
from those using them. Pikes' or
gates were set acrossthe reacts by
the keeper or tell, coleceter. To
prevent people W114) travelled' his
toad from paesing vvithoet paying
ehe told he sves armed with•a pike,
at long -handled stick with a sharp
iron head, This was pat across s
a barrier, and when the boll was
Insist it was turned aside to permit
the carriage or wagon to pees on its
way. Hence the name turnpike,
which Meant a road on which toll
was collected,
,a
A "horny -handed son of toile
who had been married lesa than a
Year, was eempleining to a friend
or his wife's extravagance. 'How
is a m,ain going to save anything
for olcl age 7" he said no soon-
er gee home ellen ib's Tom, give me
dollar, give me fifty cents, give
ane fifteen cents; five for blois, that
and the other (thing, I just can't
'stand it." "Why, Tom, 'what in 'the
world does your wife do svieh so
mach money7" "I don't know -I
ain'e laave her none yet„"
BRITISH PRISONERS ILL-USED
Food of Poor Quality and Their Clothing in Rags
--Different Treattrient to the French
A despatch from London sease
eleiscribing the arrival at Rotterdam
of 100 British Who had been incapa-
citated, and are on their way home
from German camps., the correspon-
dent 0± the Daily Meal eays
"The soldieee IVOrD welcomed by
the Dutch officials and the Dutch
civilians &veered them and loaded
than with gifts of pipes tobacco,
cigais, chocolate and other luxuries
all of whicewere wrapped in 'the
Duteh eeloes, Many of the soldiers
wept at the kinetneeses lshown them.
All were severely svounelescl, and the
injuries of, many were terrible.
Many of the men were on ertachee,
"All of the prisoners Were most
anxious to know how,the many Ger-
man prisoners were treated in Eng -
as their guards heel told them
that the Prisoners had been abomi-
nably treated. The British prison -
ere ehonghe this wa.sethe reason for
011).111-m1cl le,ar•iona,uPig<s1h.: tO"naettiloen4-teoillairntliisesieGneerd
'We weee treated all right at the ,
hospital, especially by the nurses,
but the fegtows in the e'onentratien
camp had an awful time, for on tho
slightest complaint 'they were. kick-
ed, while for a serious breach of
daeralme they w,ere tied to a post
for hours, The food, which was
chiefly beans, Was of poor quality
and vrnall in quantity. The clothes
were rags, When the men protest-
ed that they were !starving: they
were -bold: "Your friencle in Eng-
land have eut off our feed supple. ',
"This main confirmed the previous'
reports thee the French prisoners
were treated in the most frieridly
manner, in striking contrast to the
treatment of the British presoners."
SEVERAL CASES OF MENINGITIS
Disease Not Taken to England by Canadians, But
Due to Environment
A despatch from London says:
The statement is the House of Com-
mons by Dr. McNamara that 15
cases of meningitis, with eight
deaths resulting, occurred in ' the,
Crystal Palace, where there were
6,678 officers and men, shows that Men .
eeeeeNeraeeleseemesweel
the dread, disease wee not cenfiaed,
to the Canadian contingent at Salis-
bury Plain. It has been a disputed
point here whether the diesase wa,s
brought to Etvglan-cl by the Cana -
(teens or was indmed by enviren-
EMPEROR IS GRISLY SlfelFIT.
Grey -Haired, Wan -Faced, Slow ef
. Speech and Depressed.
A despatch from London Beene: A
correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph, who hes recently had excep-
tional opportunity for close .person-
al observation of the Kaiser, writes:
His .physical appearance ehocked
and almost frightened me. Fie has
aged terribly. Ilis hair is grey and
he has an air of fixed depression.
He speaks little, and his articula-
tion is abnormally slow. I was con-
vinced that he at- last recoanizes
whet the future has in store for
hem and his people and that he sees
little brightness in the prospect:
The officers of the general staff
share his downcast mien and are
apparently fildecl with similar mis-
givings.
Foodstuffs From Bularia
Stopped by the Allies.
A.clesp.atch from Berlin says:
British and French warships are
blockading the Bulgarian port of
Decleegatch to prevent the impor-
tation through it of foo,cistuffe des-
tined for Germany and Austria,
according to a Constantinople cls -
patch made public by.the Overseas
News Agency on Wednesday.
BUGLER OF FOURTEEN GOING.
Youngest Kingston Soldier Is Wil-
liam Peppiatt.
A despateh from Kingston says:
Bugler William Pe,ppiatt, no of
Serga-Major Peppiatt, R.C.H.A.,
will be the youngest Kingston boy
to go overseas. He is attached to
the 22nd Battery, and is only four-
teen years of age.
2,900 Recommended by
- Sir John French.
A despatch from London says: A
despatch from Field Marshel Sir
John Frendh recommends 2,900 men
of all Tanks, for preference because
of gallant and distinguished ser-
vices.
No Confldence.
Brown (on fishing erip) - "Boys,
'the boat is sinking,' Is there any
one here who knows how to pray 3'
Jones (eagerly) --"I dol"
Brown -"All righte You pray and
the rest of us will put on life beltel
They're one shy In
LEFT HUNDREDS
DEAD ON FIELD
German. Troops Make Five Counter
Attacks on the Trenches
Won by British.
A despatch from Paris says: The
official communiques give in detail
a considerable list of triumphe
Which have crowned, the allied army
during the past few days, the meet
noteble of which is unquestionably
the eecapture of the village of Nor-
roy ±0 Loraine, which the Germans
took On Februery 13. In this con-
nection the War .0ffice notes that
the German general elate bas un-
nombed that Norroy was evacuated
and that the French did not deliver
an atback there. To this an -e111-
p.htteic denial is Male in the night
statement, it declaring theenemy
was literally driven out of his posi-
tions at that point.
The score Of an allied offensive
has been ineaeured on every ocea-
sion by the strength of the ematter-
attacks with welch the Germans
have replied. The enemy's efforts
show that the recent peogreesof the,
alliee ihas been most decided, for
the Germans haoe launched assault
efter assault in a vain effert to re-
cover the geound they have lost.
The fighleug bas been unusually
violent, perticularly in Champagne,
along the front of &main, Peethet
and Be.ausejour. There the Get -
mans made tremendous efforts% to
recapture the eremites taken from-
thern, and were not repuleed until
the French infantry swarmed from
their positions in an irresistible and
sanguinary bayonet attack. The
German regiments engaged suffered
lees.es ham .one-half ±0 one-quarber
of thee. ecimplemenbs.
T,he capenre of sa position south of
the- Sudelkope ±0 Aleace • by the
French in the engagememb berm pet
to have been oa most valuable acceen-
plithment. Tee Geimarre were dri-
ven from an importent defence work
in which the Attlee found a VOil
amount of war mateeial, Including
bomb.s, bomb ahrowin g machines,
lerea.st plates and other enuei-
tions, together with thousands
car badges.
The 'chronic borrower may be
long-winded even when he is short.
GE-RMANS GETTING FOOD FRON RUSSIANS
A deepateh froni Petrogead says:
The Ministry of Commeree end In-
diastry is under the belief bleat quan-
tities of foodetuffe are reaching Ger-
many from Russia through Finland
.and Sweden. The attention of the
officiels has been tolled to unustial
!shipments which have been made for
some time past, and which have re-
sulted in Finland being flooded with
'frozen rneats, flour, grain, butter
and eggs. Hundred's of trucks, it
is said, daily haul this produce to
the Finnish railway station in Petro-
grad, taking reureclabeet routes in
order to distract attention. eeu in-
quiry haa revealed thee Swedith
commission merchants who buy.
from the Finns in most c,ests repre-
sent houses in Hemburg. The ex-
traordinary demand for the Russian
rouble, in coin or in bills, in Swe-
den and Denmark, and the high
prices offered for produee resulted
in aa inquiry being Mooted by the
Minisbry, which now is engaged in
seeking a,sriethod to determine svhat
portions of the ,shipmente con stitube
legitimate trade for the Scandine-
vain eountries, and to prevent sup-
plies rdeching the Germans.
'MARVELOUS BALSAMIC ESSNCES CORE CAJARRH:
NO DRUS til TAKE7-A BREAIIII,NG CURE
Statistics Prove Ninety -Seven Per
Cent. of Canada's Population Is
Infested With the Germs
of Catarrh.
This der:ease tie most dangerons ow -
mg to Re tendency to extend to the
Bronchial tubes and lamp, Where 11
muses Consumption. Unfortunately
the peophahave faith in spraye, oint-
ments and snuffs, which can't pos-
sible, cure, and in consequence
catarrhal disease has become a no-
tional ettr643. Seienee Is advancing
Beery clay, and fortunately a remedy
has. been diScoveried that net only
eines but prevents Catarrh. This
new treatment ''Catarrhozone" has
sufficient power to kill the germo of
Bronethitis, Ottani). and Asthma. It
contains pure pine &sea:ices anti heal-
ing balsams that go to the remotest
part of the nage, throat end lungs,
carrying' heettlegiving Medication to
every spat teat 'is tainted .0T weak.
You don't take 'Caterrleozene like
cough mixture -you inhale ite heal-
ing vapor et the mouth'end it sp.rearle
all through the breathing °name,
eocealng and curing wherever Catarrh
'exists. This is nature' way of sup-
plying the richest belsems, the purest
entieepties known to seience.
A amazing cold ie cured in tea
minutes, A harsh cough is eaSed in
an hour, the moot offensive catarrh is
thoroughly drawn from the system.
For Asthma and Bronchial irrita-
tion nothing can. equal Catarthozone
-every playelcien and clreggist says
so, and we advise our reaebere to try
this, treatment if suffering with a win-
ter 311, The.complete outfit costs 51,10,
mediuM siza,50c., at all dealers.