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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-05-06, Page 3Thu rsday.;May Oth; 1915. THE CLINTON NEW .BRA Keeping Files Papers Your Local Pa of The Owed Sound Sun has a ,good 'suggestion, namely, lthait people would find a great source of plea- eure and interest in preserving files of the local papers, which re- • fleet the daily fife of thefcommun- ity in which they live, in 'twenty or thirty years from now. Many people, it says, save copies of the monthly magitzines, get them bound and Say thein away, but the newspapers that tell the news' of the people they know, ar•e seldom kept: They would not Only be a source of pleasure, but, they often contain informeti'on'that is very useftli. It refers to, certain im- portant events which have hap- pened in the town in the past, and yet very few people could tell the date of these, It may be ad,dcd in support of the view bf the Sun,. that the newspapers are often ask- ed the date of, mortals) events in Clinton, ill , being supposed that newspaper men know everything. They can sometimes answer off- hand, but in others !they have to refer to the files. Files of /the lo- cal papers are also kept eit,," the public library and through them the information sought can alio be obtained, but she noxi and trorl- b'le ref keepin • and binding a file is to small that it would be amply repaid in the value which it would have in future •years as an asset of a private library. Inferior Lightning g Rods Prof. W. H. Day of 'the 0. A., C„ Guelph, has issued the following warn= g—'- • - Again I wish to warn : ,farmers of Ontario against inferior light- ning rods. One of the same com- panies that buncood the farmers with iron -centred rods last ;year is reported to be selling the same. rod again 'this year. Watch out for them, There is no difficulty in spotting these rods. The 'outside Covering is a thin sheet of copper,. Inside' of the copper is a strip of galvan- ized steel or < iron One-tiralf inch wide and 'two ga'itranized steel or iron wires about No. 10. The icon - mer sheath is twisted around the strip and giving the rod a corru- gated appearance. The steel ' 'or ' iron will rust out in frorni five to tee years.`' For photograph of what happened to a rod of this I kind in less ,than eight years see' Figure 34, Bulletin 220, which may be had by writi ig the Department of Agriculture, Toronto. An Illinois firm is, + circularizing the trade and. others; advocating the "Mast" lightning rod system': They declare that 'twisted cables are positively dangerous, claim iirg they act like "choke coils,"a that tubes only should be used, that insulators nnust be used, etc. For concentrated essence ief error these circulars surpass anything else I have seen. Beware of the linen with the iron centred rod and the man' who claims that twisted cables are dangerous. This Department will be glad to be informed regarding the operations .of either. Dastardly Proposal The Canadian troops have been 'engaged in surae fierce fighting /- long the Ypres canal, and Ly their bravery and determination seem to have saved the Allied position in a most critical situation. Their bravery, however, has been accom- panied by the inevitable sacrifice of 'life, and further sacrifices will have to be made as the spring campaign is pushed with vigor. It is tines such as these, when Can- ada is giving of her best blood• in herdevotion to the Empire, and there is heart -throbbing and I,ere- avement in many a Canadian home, that the full enormity tof the proposal tlo weaken the con- duct of the war, so far ,as Canada is concerned, and divide Canadians both at home and bn, the firing line into opposite political camps, that the hill enormity of the pro- posal to plunge Canada into a Do- minion election contest le months before 'there is any occasion there- fore, becomes fully apparent, Men who can resort to such tee' les have all the wantonness 'of 'the "Baby Killers," and are equally ready to stop at nothing to accomplish their ends. The proposal is to dia- bolical that it is astonishing that any person should be found will- ing either topropuse or to epoao gine for it When a general election becomes necessary the soldiers, of course, should be giving votes, but a general election is rot necessary at this time, and therefore there is no occasion for introducing such a disturbing element into a situ- ation already sufficiently grave. AMMO Violating the Hague Compact The statement .of Sir John /French that the Germans made use at Ypres of appliances for making asphyxiating gas is comflrmed by the testimony of many witnesses, some of whom state that the Cana- dians had to fight with khaki handkerchiefs tied over their. :moot hs, The employment 'of such barbar- ous methods Of warfare is worthy the "baby killers,' ant like the throwing of bombs upon defence- less cities is distinctly in violatiOn of the international regulations a- dopted at The 'Hague. This ,will be seen from' the appended deelar- ation, which was adopted at the first convention. The contracting powers agree to abstain from Ithe use Of pr'uj'ec- tiels theuh,ject of which is the dif- fusion of asphyxiating or deleteri- ous gases. The present declaration is only binding on the contracting powers in the case of a war between, twu or more of them: It shall cease to be bii.din" stem the time when, in a wail f etiwee,n the contracting powers, one of the belligerents shall, be joined ey a non-ocvntracting power. • This declaration was ratified by the different powers as follows; Austrafilrmgary, ratified Sept. 4th, 1900. Belgium, ratified September 4th, 1900. /France, ratified September 4th, 1900. German, ratified September 4th, 1900. GreatBritain, adhered' Agust 30, 1007. Japan, ratified October, 6th. 1900. Montenegro, ratified October 18, 1900. Portugal, ratified September 4th, 1900. Russia, ratified September 4th, 1900, Serbia,ratified May11,1901., Turke, ratified June 2, 1907. POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT CONSTANTINOPLE Half the people are Mohammedans. CSI L LETT'S EA'ry LYE 'IRT CLEANS -DISINFECTS R:� CHASED FROM ENOS TURKS CH U 1 British Force Landed From Warships, and Met With Li'ttlefOpposition The London Daily Mail's Sofia cor- respondent: in orrespondent,,in a despatch to his paper says:. Fugitives from Enos say that fol- lowing a bombardment by the allies, the British landed a force at Enos, and the Turkish Commandant ordered, an evacuation of the port," Enos is Turkey's most southwester• ly port on the Aegean Sea. It tics just to the east of the new boundary line between Turkey and Bulgaria, and is 12 miles southeast of Dedea•: gatch, Bulgaria. The story of the landing is in part confirmed by Berlin reports and by a report from'Saloniki, It is reported that the British troops first landed numbered 2,000 and that others fol- lowed, the Turks offering little resist. ante, A despatch from Paris says: The best means for haatening the pas- sage of the Dardanelles by the allies' warships was one of the principal subjects of a conference. between Minister of Marine Augagneur and Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty. The conference was held In the north of France. On his return to Paris M. Augag• neur stated that the public would be wrong in thinking that the operations in the Dardanelles had been suspend- ed. M. Augagneur said the general naval situation of Great Britain and France was in every way very favor- able. It is clear that Germany, by using asphyxiating ,gases,+hasienade a "scrap of paper" of another 'treaty engagement, but when it comes 'te war there is no regula- tion, either human or Divine,which she feels it incumbent upon her ito respect. it beautiful marble' fountain: - The two ,other sections are Galata, the merchant quarter, the seat of customs, and the steam companies' agencies; Pere, the aristocratic quarter, where all the embassies, legations, and con- sulates are situated. The bulk of the trade is in the hands The Bosphorus, which leads to the of Europeans Black Sea, and the entrance to which Constantinople and Scutari command, It consists of two distinct parte: is about seventeen miles long, with Constantinople proper, and what a breadth of from little more than a might be called Christian Constantin- • third of a mile to two miles. ople, because it is there that the The Bosphorus has long been under Christian colonies chiefly congregate.Turkish control, and repeated Euro -The two are separated by the Gold -:-peau conferences, including that' of en . Horn, a creek' about five miles Berlin in 1878, confirmed the stipu-. Tong and half a mile wide at the em lation of the treaty made in 1841 that trance, so called probably from, its no ship of war belonging to any, famous fisheries, a veritable horn of nation' but Turkey should pass through It without the consent of the Ottoman authorities: plenty to the ancient inhabitants. In the present day it is a•safe har• bor, capable of accommodating 1,200 sail, and so deep that the largest ironclads of the Turkish navy found enough water for their draught quite' close oto the shore. ' Stambul is Constantinople proper, and in it may be seen nearly all the Monuments and antiquities worth see• ing in Constantinople. The most famous of these is St. Sophia. the church dedicated by Constantine to "Eternal Wisdom." There are nearly ° 300 mosques in Constantinople, mag- nificent of the most of. 1 which is the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I- in the Hippodrome, distinguished without by its six min- arets and within by the four "gigantic,. columns thirty-six yards round. In ,Clic neglected gardens overlook- ing Seraglio,: Point are various kiosks, in one of which is the ominous I(afes, or "cage," where the unhappy princes who menaced the peace of the Sultans Were immured for the remainder of their lives. Chris'tiau Constantinople, oa, the north side of the Golden Horn, is divided into three distinct sections— Top bsne, which is so named from its cannon foundry, and is. 'chiefly famous for its market, its Circassian slave_dealere, its caiqueluilding,: and A. GERMAN PEACE SCHEME Dead And Blind Idlers Will Dc uiven Votes Ottawa, April 30- A very sinster feature of the soldiers' vote proposition is ahefact that inthe copies of the Act sent across for instructional purposes added which never a clause hasbeen passed either the House, and which does not appear in the Act as it was finally passeddin Parliament In fact, it was never even suggested It is in the form of section (No 100) and reads as follows: l"Lhe deputy returning officer on the application of any voter who is unable to read or is in capacitated by Llindness or, other physical cause from voting in the manner prescribed b ' the Act, shall assist such voters by (a) 'narking his ballot paper in the manner directed by the voter in the presence of sworn agent of the candidate or of the sworn electors representing the candidates, and of no other person; Sb) placing such ballot in the ballot box' The purpose of such a clause is ap parent Dead men will vote in the coming election to be held in the trenches at the trout Election In June Ottawa, April 30— There are per sistent rumors to day that Parliament will dissolve next week, and that an election will be held in June Strong; articles appearing in Conservative papers to day, including the Torgnto Marl and the Montreal Gazette, which hear all the earmarks of being inspired are partially responsible for these rumors, though there are other indi cations besides The baste with . which the soldiers' ballots for the men at, the front were despatched yesterday while the strains of the band which' played at the memorial service for Canada's dead soldiers. is one of these indica. tions. The cases, numbering about 20 were hauled to the station by express rigs almost at the heels of the regi ' went who are soon to go to fill the gaps in the ranks or those whose memory they honored yesterday. The cases departed in the custody of Mr, Harold Mayne Daly, Vancouver, and are now on their way to the front. Other cases are being despatched with all possible haste to the various head quarters in Canada, Women's Conference at the Hague Engineered by Enemies of Allies A despatch from Paris says that it is charged by Madame Duero Tmetzu, president of the French Women's National League, that the Women's Peace Conference to be held at The Hague 1s nothing more nor less than a German propaganda manceuvrtng under the colors of international in- tervention. And this Madame Tmetzu bolds to be true, partly because the Women's National League leas been offered all expenses for their dele- gates to the conference if they con- sent to the prepared resolutions with. out discussion. Consequently all French feminist groups have unanimously refused to Participate in the congress at which Miss Jane Addams is to preside. It is their intention, however, to unite in sending a strong protest against the resolution favoring peace, which it is proposed to pass, as coming from the women of the world. Air balloons, invented by dluamac, -a Jesuit, in 1729. Bayonets, invented at Bayonne, 1670. Bullets,mentioned as early as 1550. ..Chain shot, invented in1666.. • Guns, invented in 1378, —From Beck's Weekly, Montreal RESTRICTIONS ON LIQUOR British Government Said to Have De• eldest on Course of Action The British Government has finally arrived at a more moderate decision for dealing with the drink problem according to The Times, which places the proposed restrictions under the following heads: FIRST—Prohibition of the sale o` immature spirits. SECOND—Encouragement of Co: brewing of lighter beers. THIRD—Special public house re- strictions in "munitions" areas. FOURTH—Reduced hours of save generally. I'IFTH—Compensation for the in- terests affected. Russia's Huge Army Bill It costs between 0350;000,000 and 2400,000,000 a year to maintain the Czar's troops. The pay of privates is about ten pence a month, that of sergeants about half a crown a month. , It is wise to get rid quickly of ailments of the organs of diges- tion—of headache, languor, de pression of epi'-ite—the troubles for which .the best corrective is ATTACKING DARDANELLES Troops Landed Successfully In Spite of Determined Opposition The combined Anglo-French fleet and army have commenced their long - expected general attack on the Dar- danelles. All that is known so far of the new operations is contained in a 'brief report issued by the War Office and Admiralty Monday evening, which simply said that in spite of serious opposition troops have been successfully landed at various points on the Gallipoli Peninsula and that their advance continues. The attack is being made by land, the sea and the air. If an electionis held, however, it is apparent teat one of the chief issues will be the question as to whether an appeal was Justified op not. Hon, Robert Rogers, the prime mo ver of the agitation, has been confined to his room for some days, but has been in close conference with his col leagues throughout and has organ ized matters from within, It is stated to day that despite expressions of op position to an election received from all parts and from, many influential bodies, Mr. Rogers has won over the other members of the Government to . his side. 11 is state(7'that Hon. Louis Ooderre will retire from the position of Secretary of State .and that J. M Tellier, leader of the Opposition in Quebec, will take his pl me. The probable dates for the eledtion are June 14, or June 21, both of which are Mondays. People ResentlElection { There are very many people who saw the rigs departing yesterday who thought that a better occasion might have been chosen than the moment after the prayers for the wounded and the tributes to the dead had been completed on the hill,' The excuses advanced for an early election appear to be of the flimsiest kind, Despite the fact that the 101 million war appropriation was passed in the Commons in less than ten m'nutes and that all the war meas ures of the Government were passed in the Oommons in less than ten minutes and that all the war measures of the Government were passed in two of the shortest sessions on record, the claim of the Government is chat is war program has been seriously interfered with by the Opposition and thatan immediate appeal to the people is necessary "to strengthen the Government's hands" SUPPLY OF EXPLOSIVES Allies Can Get Alt They Need and. Canada Helps in the Production "The Supply of Ftaw Materials' for the `Explosive Industry and Its Rela- tion totnie War" was the subject of an intereSting lecture by Prof. J. Wat- son Bain of Toronto University, be- fore the. Royal Canadian Institute. There was much that was impos- sible to find out about the demand and supply of the raw material for the munitions of war, the lecturer de- clared, but he did know that Ger- many had no inexhaust ble sipe:y. The supply of the allies was unlimitsd. Nitric acid was, Prof: Been asserted, the primal necessity for the manu- facture of explosives. Glycerine was necessary for the manufactere of nitro-glycerine, and carbolic acid we a constituent of lyddite, the British explosive. An interesting fact was brought to light when the speaker stated that toluol, which is an im- portant constituent in the deadly ex- plosive, tri -nitro -toluol, is being manu- factured at the rate of 600 gallons a day by a firm in Sydney, Cape 'Breton. Practically every manufacturing plant in Canada capable of manufacturing explosives, was turning them out with all dispatch. Canada was able to fur- nish at least a million of the 100,000 shells a day which Sir John French said he would need. Germany had before the war ob- tained most of her nitric acid from Chili, and since that supply had bean cut off, from Norway, and the demand was -exceeding the supply which Nor- way was able to produce. Nitrla acid was necessary for every explosive and if that failed, all hope for Ger- many was crushed. Germany's supply of glycerins has now obtained solely from the animals which she kills. Much uncertainty was felt about the quantity of explosives being used, but a French writer had estimated it as 450 tons a day for Germany, and a quantity at least equal by the allies. The manufacture of explosives had become an important industry in Canada and was keeping many Can- adian workmen busy. Are you ready Ito swat the fly. 1131111100, THERE HAS NOT BEEN any increase in the Price of COLUMBIA RECORDS HALIFAX TO STAY WET Speaker's Vote Prevented Prohibitory Law Going Into Effect The Province of Nova Scotia, with the exception of the city of Halifax,. is under Provincial prohibition, The city last week came within an ace 1n the House of Assembly of being in - eluded in the prohibitory law. Mr. Tanner, leader of the Opposi- tion, moved that after March, 1916, when the present Isteenses in Halifax expire, the Provincl prohibitory law should go into effect in Halifax city. Thin was debated for several hours, and a vote was taken which stood twelve to twelve. The Speaker, Dr. Ellis gave his casting vote against prohibition, thus defeating the amend- ment, Belated Tale is Startling F. T, Jane, the well known naval, expert, addressingin in Liver - a meeting pool last week, said it was not gener- ally known that the Germans had tried to land an expeditionary force in Britain, and that it was the British navy that made them go back to their harbors again. The navy saved the country, and there' was never a word of it in the newspapers. Plebiscite in Newfoundland In the Colonial Legislature of Nlew- foundland the Premier announced that the Government intended to introduce a bill during the session providing for a plebiscite next • November on the question o1: prohibition of the liquor traffic, 'and in the event of the tem- perance policy winning, the colony ll become dry on July 1, 1916- ' R7ielarousts„,00fA,,t,Median einthe World. -. Irl• .. Sala Ever:edam la Lone, zs sesta NOT ENOUGH CHILDREN ever, receive theproper balance of food to sufficiently nourish both body and brain during the growing period when. nature's demands are greater than in mature life. This 'is shown in so many pale faces, lean bodies, frequent colds, and lack of ambition. For all such children we say with unmistakable earnestness: They need Scott's Emulsion, and need it now. It possesses in concentrated form the very food elements to enrich their blood. It changes weakness to strength; it makes theist sturdy and strong and active. Scott & novrne,Toronto, Ont.. Sr I John WIIIISQn PAGE THREE TURKEY REGARDED AS SLUM OF WORLD able to carry 'on the .two, process es with the same degree of aptitude Only at long intervals are , the qualities of the speaker and the writer found in the One pian so as to make that individual stand. 'out pre-enminent among his fellows, Primarily Sir John is an editor' The best years 'of his life /have been devoted to editorial work. both in his ` capacity as a wri,E'er and in that other kindred field bf diecc- tion. Here he has made himself a conspieuous' figure in bath lines. Possessing a graceful and facile pen which et times he can wield with the utmost trench- ancy he may be said to be one of the best stylists( on the Caned fan press, Other editors possess an individuality which enables the • immed- iately to discern the w mr to but' nine of them impart anything like 'the polish that is found fn an article from the pen of Sir John Willison. Thewriter first saw Mr. (Willi- son (000' Sir John) at a meeting in the old Horticultural Pavillion which was held in honor of Mr. Wilfred Laurier (now Sir Wilfred) shortly after Mr. Willison had join ed the start pf the Globe anti when Mr. Laurier was rew, to the leadea'shi'it of 'the Liberal Opposi- tion The Jesuits' Estate agita• tion was at its height and Mr. Laurier was beret upon placating the old line ,Liberals. Mr- Willi- son was chairman hof the meeting• and made a speech 1 which) slid much to smooth the way for the statesman who followed. Even at that time, Mr- Willison was a speaker much above the average. Since then constantprrc tice has given him a confidence which enables him to handle a di- eersity of su hjects evith equal ease on his own part and with correspondingly pleasurable feel- irgs on the part of his hearers. It was Wendell Philipps who, late in his career attributed his marvek nus powers on the platform to the fact that every aright for; 40 year's he had made a sp eech. Sir J. Willison has not been speech- making for forty years nor has Ire been at it every night since he began but he has certainly im- proved Occasions with which he has been confronted. Having been educated in the publics school near the farm on which he was born, Mr, Willison, for a few years 'taught other in- spiring youths and then drifted, into commercial life. But the lure of the editorial sanctum was not' to be denied and s!o at the age. of 'twenty-six he is found apply ing for a repo"torial position 'to the late John Cameron, at that time editor 'of the London Adver- tiser, A year /titer when ylir Cameron became mangaing editor of the Globe ori the death of the Hon. George Brown Mr. Willison also removed to Toronto. Aside from iris duties in the Parliamen- tat•y Pr:is Gallery tit Ottawa to which he was almost jnnnodlately sent, Mr, Willison 'during the 're- cess wrote, each day, a column of observation on )oval !rappo'nings which was by Oong bolds the finest thing of its 'kind that has has been done in Canadian joined • When Mr. Cameron edurned to' London in 1090, Mr, Willison, at the age rf thirty-four, became eel! tom `i -chief of the Globe—a pos- ition which he filled with singular ability for the next twelve years. Penc.9ps no editor in the Dominion had more to do with placing the Liberal party in power in 0696 than Mr. Willison. He was one of the prime movers in the great Liberal convention at Ottawa which draft- ed the platform bn which thetearty finally carried the country. Thnt Mr Willison has not always, in re- cent years been able to, see eye - to' -rye with his former partisans on public questions, has given of- fence to some of his old= friends. Latterly on the Toronto News he has advocated a sane Imperialism. But no matter what the cause he espouses there is n'o better Inform' ed man occupying at editorial chair in Canada than Sir JolurvWill- ison. Testimony on this score is found in his appointment as Can- adian correspondent of the ;Lond'c,n Times, While Sir John will always be known ' to the public at large as one of the most eminent of Can- adian ed:itorv, to his friends he is a man possessing singular charm of manner and social qualities that endear him tto everyone with whom he is at all, intimately asso- ciated. There is no man who has ever worked 'f'or Sir John Willison who has been given 'occasion to en- tertain for him sentiments Other ,than those of the kindl+lest nature. Sir John has elle, faculty. Of hand- ling a staff ,with the least i,ossible ,friction, ane, as everyone who has ever had any exferieirde knows a newspaper is not prodticeft 'With the mechanical precision of a that- ufactured article. Thede is to'ts'of room for lubrication on the part of the man i.esponsible. Outside the office, when the cares of the dayhave e t a- side, Sir john been cas a billison 19 seen at his best; 'His chief recreation is bowling: On the green he plays a game that has been quite good en- ough to vein the most envied trophies ore numerous occasions. ut not bnty is Sir John le parti- cularly good bowler; 11,e also 'takes an rntellig,ent interest Sin the rules governing the garnet Largely through his instrumentality the Domini'oie Lawn Bowling Assoei,+a- tion hes logien Organized, the ai o of which, is to promote similarity ire 'tire' provisions governing the game in the various provinces. Of this' organization hd Is now the pr e si der5,t. Sir ,John left the Globe in 1902, since Which time .he has been, edi- tor of the Toren tier News. They are made in Canada -consequently are not subject to the 7per cent. War Tax. They sell frorrl 85c to $7.5o, but no natter what price you pay, the Columbia Record at that price is exceptionally good value for the money. Go to the dealer whose name is mentioned below, and ask him to give you a catalogue of Columbia Records. If he hasn't any, owing to the big demand, write direct to The Columbia Graphophone Co., Toronto, and you will receive one by return mail. But go to the local dealer, whose name is mentioned below, and ask him first; also ask him to play over some of the newest Records, including: Mary Pickford's official song, entitled— A1701 A1686 A5649 M644 Sweetheart of Mtue Pm Not Ashamed of you, Mollie Somewhere a Voice is galling Whispering Hope Handel's Largo, by Canals Melody in F. by (lasals A Perfect Day Suzi z .85 $1.00 1 $1.50 Ball- & Atkinson, Clinton Agents wanted where po.t ;actively represented. Apply Sltisic Supply Co., Toronto eu ,,..a's at.r,�ar.,,,:-,Jai e,,r. ri inr"'. • io,, ,,,.,:' - ra .t: t•,c�, ,,,...,,:, ,.o,:, .l; ��c ,aa Aims Capital Shows Vividly the Contrast Between Ancient and Modern Times—Caused by indolence Copetantinople, the city of innu rteli- able sieges, has a history of 16916 years. The fortress, which since 1463 years, and the prize toward which the eys of the Russ have turned for two centuries, seems now permaeuent- ly within his grasp. The real meaning of Constantinople has been hidden in recent years by the decadence of the Turkish power everywhere, and especially in Europe, by the relative decline of the city commercially, and by the phenomenal development of the New World and the Far East. The Near East, and Turkey particularly, have come to be regarded generally as the worn-out farm or th'e slum of the world, The control of the Panama Canal looks bigger than the control of the main highway between Europe and Asia, the city -fortress which dominates the countries tributary to the Black Sea and the' eastern Mediterranean and menaces the sea route to India. Only a glance at the map and a peep into history can set things right, so that Constantinople appears as "a city and fortress fixed on a spot , which nature itself has destined to be the seat of the empire of two worlds, A Great Modern Farce Constantinople is one of the big- gest farces as a modern city in spite of ice 1,200,000 papulation, its modern railway station which ter- minates the great railway line, its fashionable shopping boulevards, its street cars, its "tube” or underground railway, its modern university and its fine residential suburbs. The resi- dential suburbo have been built and occupied largely by foreigners whose business and political interests com- pel them ,to 'live in Constantinople. Its university, nominally founded in 1900 and modeled on the very latest 1900 European model, has never got beyond the "model" stage. The under- ground railway merely avoids the necessity 01 passing through a net- work of twisting, smelly and narrow alleys called streets- The one street oar line which traverses the real Turkish portion of the city has found its course only by blotting out old streets. Where the electric line abound is in the quarter where the foreign merchants, teachers and diplo mats live. The one business street which is lined with modern stores instead of prehistoric bazaars, is called the Grande Rue de Pera. It is frequented only by the foreigners and the wealthy innovators among the Turkish population. The Old and the New The contrasts between Turkish and modern or rather ancient and up -to• the -minute, are nowhere more clearly shown than in the location of the rail• way line which connects the city with Vienna and the West. Going through the walls of Theodosius between the Golden Gate and the Sea of Marmora the right-of-way parallels the line of the ancient walls along the Marmora coast to the terminus at the entrance of the harbor. On the way the trains cross the filled-in sites of two for- gotten ports, pass the base of the Seven Towers in which It was cus" tomary for Sultans to execute their predecessors, and sweep the passen- gers finally past the old Seraglio, the hareen palace of the Sultana ,,•Tri sight are the old Greejr trharch of St, Ser- gius and St, Pt cchus, t'hq,•hTlipoareme off nsia3tlne, the fnosques of St. Skikda and the Sii'Itan Abated. With- in the ou�ei' walls the rails cross the hail aF Constahstipe and f rt -her in ffi'e wells -ST ysaii'tTdm• w rich are c!two-•ilipusar1L-.years o -as9 . f 1 tiese antiqultles the Turks have neither destroyed or Igpuijt. The Turk Is an imitator and he has been tno indolent to imitate very pxtgnsive• ly:"en„Hlas oat:Telesis his alfi �q- but never made himself thor.i gBl' at- home,' He is always` a'te •]post a eonquerbr, nol a • colonizer. On the edge [t Europe he Feel5 ot �E 'p 1 "cloe sen altar. hundreds of years,- beedtisg•oClilin,that Constantinople has not- realized w1afevei posstbili ties it has. The city's potentialities consist in its general geographica: position and in the character of its harbor and defences. To a lesser extent the fertility of the adjacent country makes it of permanent im- portance. Youngest Soldier In Former War ki: vki P10 JOSEPH (OLDEN. of the Eaton Motor Machine Gun Battery, i9 Only twenty-six years of age, yet heisaVeteran of the South African War, in which he was the youngest soldier engaged on the British side. He enlisted at Mole 'real for South a African service and he enlisted at Toronto with the 2nd Contingent for the European War. Pte. Golden is the quarter -mile bicycle .champion of, Canada. Girl'eeeeeeegeseseecesocee®ee 80e o LAST CALL 4C e r e ® LOOK AT Y01J13 LABEL e ® ( 9Y 0)Pt9r+9Q8€ ootooeee®osims000e gee