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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-08-12, Page 7BRITISH FORCES WASTE FOOD ,Report That Soldiers .Clean Boots With Bread. The report that the British soldier; uses bread to clean his boots has caused an officer attached to the, QuartermasterGeneral's staff to make a statement in the London Times, re- garding the wastage of - food in the army, which he: thinks is no more to blame in this respect than the civil population. • "There is no doubt," the officer says, "that where a very large numberof men are assembled together under military conditions the appearance of waste will be more striking - than family waste in a civil community." He then admits that the wastage of food, particularly of bread, is charac- teristic of the army, since it is the vice of a large section of the British populace. Some waste Is inevitable,. but it can be reduced to a minimum if the officers of a regiment give the food problem the same attention they give to the training of the men in the field. Avoidable waste is usually coupled with complaints of deficiency of food. But no small cause is the fastidious taste of the men of the new armies, who come in large part from nice homes and are not used to the coarse fare of the camp. The serving of food also often involves waste, as when all the meat is cooked and serv- ed at once, and the scrap ends and bone that might have been cut out and made into soups and stews are sent to the table and thrown away. The modified home ration of the army gives a soldier a pound of meat, a pound of bread, two ounces of bacon and seasonings, with. cash allowance of 11. cents a day to buy, extras. In the. extraordinary forces the allow- ance of food is greater, including a quarter of a pound of bread extra and jam and cheese; but lately these additional items have been eliminated on most parts of the line and the cash sum of 11 cents substituted, as in the home ration. As some 80,000 army cooks are re- quired and the facilities for training cooks were at first limited, the mess was badly handled for a time in the new regiments. But this drawback has been overcome. The officer tells of seeing a score of large loaves floating down a river near a camp in Salisbury Plain and found the men had thrown the bread away because of the food brought them by friends and relatives. .14 Tea in the Trenches. It is said that tea is the favored beverage of the soldiers in the trenches. It is certain that teais the most refreshing and sustaining drink under the circumstances, and it has good warmth -giving qualities. It is the first experience of tea for many of the soldiers, and the taste will un- doubtedly spread when they return to their homes after the war. In fact, everything points to a greatly increas- ed consumption of teaall over the world, and as the supply is insuffi- cient to cope with it, the high prices now obtaining may continue for some years. The mean height of land above sea level is 2,250 ft. Minard's Liniment cures colds, Eta. WHERE ADAM AND EVE WERE PUNISHED HOW ALLIES DROVE TURKS FROM GARDEN OF EDEN. Rev. Robert. Hardy Describes Ilis Feelings as the Regiments Entrenched on Spot. At last the British Army is en- camped in the Garden of Eden, in the very spot where the Lord God origin- ally planted the human race to dwell in happiness and innocence, writes the chaplain of the British expeditionary force in Mesopotamic. We are now in ocupation of Kur Pah, which is at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. I have read over my Bibled on this sacred site with deep emotion, and I am con- vinced that onvinced,that this is clearly the place referred to 'in holy writ. as part of the Garden of Eden. In the Book of Genesis, chapter 2, verse 10, we read, "And a river went out of Eden to water the Garden." The four rivers of Eden mentioned in Genesis have all been clearly idene titled with portions of .the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, altheugh- Genesis only uses the present name of one, the Euphrates. Protecting. Oil Fields. When once. Turkey had declared war on the allies it became a matter of great importance for Britain to seize the head of the Persian gulf, where the rivers of ancient Mesopo- tamia flow into the ocean. The Shatt-el-Arab, as the stream is called where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers unite in one, for the greater- part of its course, forms the boundary between Persia and Turkey. Some twenty miles below Basra it is joined by the Kasum, near whose course, about 100 moles from its mouth, are the Anglo -Persian company's oil- fields. The effective protection of these is necessarily an object of vital importance. It was also of consider- able importance to create a division in this quarter which should cause the Turkish generals engaged in defend- ing the. Dardanelles to feel uneasiness as to a possible advance up the Euphrates. The expeditionary force, under Lieut. -Gen. Sir Arthur Barrett, con- sisted of three Indo -British infantry, and artillery and auxilliary services in proportion—in all probability some 15,000 to 18,000 men. It included at least -three British battalions — the Second Dorsets, the Second Norfolks, and the Oxford and Bucks light in- fantry. The advance brigade reached the Shutt -el -Arab and after a brief fight occupied Fao, a few miles up the river. Several attacks were made upon it by a force from Basra, which were easily beaten off. Shortly afterward the main body of the expeditionary force began to ar- rive. It has entirely disembarked at Saniyeh, a place above Foo, near the Anglo -Persian Oil Company's depot at Adaban. Wilderness of Mud. The weather was wretched. Rain converted the alluvial flats into a wilderness of mud. The men were drenched and caked with the riverine clay; the very rifles were often chok- ed.. Meanwhile the advance guard car- ried out a reconnaissance up the river and located the enemy in position at Sahilo, about nine miles distant. They numbered about 6,000 men, with twelve guns, under Gen. Subr Bey, the vali (governor) of. Basra. The reconnaissance carried an advanced position with a loss of sixty killed and wounded, and withdrew unmolested to report. Barrett paraded for the attack the ICE CREAM BRICKS Ice creamfrozen in boxes—enough in each box to serve five or six -is a method of shipping that the City Dairy has developed until discriminat- ing dealers everywhere have them on sale. A pail of chopped ice' and a little salt 'will enable you to serve Ice Cream at that picnic. Look for the Sign. ' ■ OF ON O,' We want an Agent in every town; bulk of his forces, though neither men nor horses.* were very fit after the voyage and toilsome lending—the' artillery horses especially being near- ly helpless. After a trying march through a veritable quagmire, the troops some- times up to their waists in shish, the division about 9 a.m. came within range of, the Turkish •position, and the leading brigade, under Major -Gen. Fry, deployed for attack. The ground was absolutely open, and the Turks had a perfect field of fire, Needs , Restoration. On our'side .the men had the great- est difficulty in 'getting forward through the clayey mudbeds; and the Worn-out horses could not, bring up the' field artillery. Nevertheless, the Belgaum •brigade steadily'' advanced, and the attack, being presently sup- ported by other troops and assisted. by the fire of two gunboats on the river, at last closed upon the Turkish entrenchments and carried them, cap- turing two guns and 100 prisoners, besides inflicting a very heavy loss in killed and wounded.. The defeat of the enemy was assisted by a mirage, which miraculously came to the aid of our gunners. The defenders" of Mazera made a hard fight, assisted by the thick palm woods; but the vil- lage was carried. Four guns were captured. Some of the defenders es- caped across the Tigris, here over 200 yawn broad; others had fled along the rivet bank. Thus we had captured the Garden of Eden; Under the rule of the hor- rible Turk it has become a most' miserable place. But Christianmis- sionaries will restoreit to happiness and eivilation. KEEP CHILDREN WELL • DURING HOT WEATHER. Every.. mother knows how fatal the hot summer months are to, small chil- dren. Cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dysentry and stomach troubles are rife at this time and often a precious little life is lost after only --a few hours illness. The mother who keeps Baby's Own Tablets in the house feels safe. The occasional use of the Tab- lets peevents stomach and bowel trou- bles, or if troubles come suddenly— as it generally does—the Tablets will bring the baby safely through. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. THE GERMAN BELIEF Acts on the Idea That -Might Makes Right. So far as the Germans defend their attack upon . the Lusitania and the other misdeeds of their submarine warfare on merchant ships, it is as reprisal or retaliation, says the Out- Idolr. England, they say, has in her blockade and mine -laying exceeded former limitations of international law; therefore Germany may kill noncombatants as she chooses. This can hardly be called argument; it is that vicious, misuse and expansion of technical rules that Germany has shown from the first; Antwerp has fortifications miles away from the city; therefore, it is right and honor- able purposely to drop bombs on houses in the centre and kill women and children; "tome Belgians may have fired on German soldiers, there- fore it is right to kill and burn in- discriminately in, Louvain. And so on through the series of savage acts which have made Germany's conduct in this war •horrible and repulsive. The old cry that England's blockade is starving German people has been overexploited and its falsity is known. Germany is not carrying on her sub- marine war toget food into Germany, but to keep munitions of war out of England—a perfectly proper object, butnot one to excuse atrocities. The fact is that from the beginning Ger- many has acted on the belief that might makes right; proof gathers. that her purpose was aggressive from the start, and so far as she is now on the defensive it is from necessity alone. If neutral nations accept her plea of necessity for uncivilized war- fare, they may later have to deal withthat aggressive purpose exercis- ed against themselves. '1' NO IDEA What Caused the Trouble. ' "'I always drank coffee with the rest of the family, for it seemed as if there was -nothing for breakfast if we did not have it on the table. "I had been troubled for some time with my heart, which did not feel light. This trouble grew worse steadily. "Sometimes it would beat fast, and at other times very slowly, so that I would hardly be able to dowork for an hour or two after breakfast, and if I walked up a hill, 'it gave me . a severe pain. (The effects of tea are very similar to those of coffee be- cause they each contain the drug, caffeine.) "I had' no',idea of what the trouble' was until a friebd suggested that per- haps it might be coffee drinking. I tried leaving off the coffee and began drinking Postum. The change came quickly. I am glad to say that I am now entirely -free from, heart trouble and attribute the relief to leaving off coffee and the use of Postum. "A number of my friends have aban- doned coffee and have taken 'up Pos- tum, which they are using steadily., There are some people that make Pos- ture very weak and tasteless, but if made according to directions, it is a very delicious beverage." Name given by Canadian Postum Co., Windsor, Ont. .Postum comes in two forms: Postum Cereal—the original form -- must be well boiled. 15e and 26c pack • Instanage.t Postum—•a soluble , powder dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water, and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. 80c and 50c tins. Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup. "There's a Reason" for Postum. —sold by Grocers. A German Woman Pastor Popular in Birmingham,, -England. The recent anti -German, riots in Great Britain, which came as a climax to the sinking of the Lusitania, were not directed at .every German in- habitant of the British Empire, for there are still a great number of Ger- mans who are regarded with the highest esteem by their British neigh- bors. This has been strongly emphasized in Birmingham, Eng., in the case of the Rev. Gertrude von Petzold, M.A., who is seen in the accom- panying photograph at work preparing a sermon. For, eighteen years she has been a resident of England and during that time she has endeared her- self in the hearts of her neighbors to such a degree that they have peti- tioned the Home Secretaryto grant her naturalization papers. She is the pastor of Waverly Road Unitarian Church and has taken her degree at Edinburgh University. VANISHING GOLD. In Her Mind. ..Y/hat Is the Reason for Its Curious Mrs. Smythe called on a friend, ex- pecting to be asked to stay for lunch - Elusiveness What becomes of gold? It is one of the oldest metals in hu- man use—there are gold beads dating back to the stone age. It is an ob- ject of almost universal desire, It is proof against almost all the in- fluences which destroy other metals, and it has been mined in enormous quantities. Yet to -day more than two-thirds of the gold in use has been dug since 1849. - What becomes of the rest? Where is the gold 'that. set Jason wandering into the Black Sea, that filled the treasures of Oroesus, that paid the terrible tribute which Persian kings assessed against the Punjab? What has happened to the yellow dust and "electrum"—an alloy of gold andsil- ver—which negro traders brought down the Nile to Egypt for four or five thousand years? Ancient gold, like that of modern times, was used for money and for ornaments, but both have disappeared. Where? The most enduring of metals, and yet the most evanescent; perpetually sought and yet constantly escaping the hands of even the successful seek- er—that is gold. What is the rea- son for its curious elusiveness? Chronic Skin Disorders Now Overcome Quickly There is no hope of getting rid of disfiguring skin blemishes until the blood is purged of every trace of un- clean matter. Wonderful results follow the use of Dr. Hamilton's Pills • .which provide the blood with the elements it needs to become rich and red. Quickly indeed the blood is brought to normal strength, is filled with nu- trition, is given power to drive out of the system the humors that cause rashes, pimples, pasty complexion and. kindred ills. Don't delay. Get Rant- ilton's Pills to -day; they go to work at once and give prompt results. Mild, efficient, safe for men and women or children. Get a 25c. box to -day from any dealer. Faithful Horses. A driver in the Royal Field Artil- lery, while in a hospital in England, told the following simple and affect- ing story of his horses: I had driven them for three years. I tell you I could talk to them just as I am talking to you. There was not a' word I said that they didn't un- derstand. Early in the, retreat from Mons, a shell crashed right into the midst of the section with which I was moving. A driver in front of me was blown to bits. My gun was wrecked. I was ordered' to help with another.' As I mounted the fresh horse to continue the retreat, I saw my rue horses struggling and kicking. Oil the ground to free themselves.'I could not go back to them. I tell yam it hurt me. Suddenly a French chesseur dashed up to them, cut the traces, and set them free. ,I was a good way ahead by that time; but I kept, looking back at them, and I could tell that they saw me soon as they were on the • feet. Those horses followed me for, four days. We stopped for hardly five mind tee, and I could ant get back to them. There was no work for them. but they kept their mace in the line like trained • soldiers. They were fol- lowing me to the very, end,, and the' thought occurred a thousand times: "What do they think of me upon an-: clhcr horse?" Whenever I looked for them, they were in the line, watching me so anxiously and sorrowfully as to make me feel guilty • of deserting then!. Whenever the word "Halt!" ran down the column, I held up my head to "them. They saw it every. time and stopped instantly. Whether they got anything to eat I do not know. I wonder if they dropped out from sheer exhaustion? I hope to heaven it was not that! At any rate, one morning, when the re- treat was all but over, I missed them. I suppose I shall never see them again. That's „the sort of thing that hurts a soldier in war! annexe's Linihuent. Crises' Garget. in Cowa' eon. But the friend didn't ask her, and so Mrs. Smythe, secretly much disappointed, rose to go. She didn't intend in the least to show her regret, but involuntarily as she put out her hand, she said: "Well, good -by, dear Mrs. Lunch- eon." Corns Drop ut Instant Relief Paint on Putnam's Gore: Extractor to- night, and corns feel bett6r in the morn. lag. Magical the` way "Putnam' s" eases the pain, destroys the roots, kills' a corn for all time. No pain.: Cure guaranteed. Get a Sic.' bottle of "Putnam's" Extractor to -day, Garlic, salt, bread, and steak are put into the cradle of a new-born in sonic parts of Holland, in order to keep harm away. Efiaard's Liniment .Cures Distemper. Defined. "Pop, what is 'leisure?' " asked lit- tle' Rally "Son," replied senior, "it's the odd live minutes I get when mother doesn't remember what she has for me to do." Montreal, May 29th '09. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Yarmouth, N.S. 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