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The Seaforth News, 1918-10-10, Page 7From. Erin's Green, isle NEWS BY Niels, FROM IRE- LAND'S SHORV1S, Happenings in the Emerald Tale of interest to Irisin mon. A card rationing system has been suggested as a solution of the coal supply problem in Dublin, The, males of war savings certifi- cates in Ireland for the month of Juno amounted to 1:175,908. The Hon. ;John Donohoe Fitzgerald,I LC., who died recently in Dublin, ' lift en ts,nto valued at 2121,163. I ,.Ire desalt has occurred at Monte Carlo of Lord Wailseourt, of Ardfry , • Castle, Oranmore, County Galway. • Mr, Shortt has stated 'that the Irisb Gover'ninent will take up the questior..of re -housing after the war. Constable Mcl3rien, Royal Irish . Constabulary, has, .been appointed c'ierk to the station sergeant at Bel - feet. WHYNOT BE A MECHANIC IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE? ie ve You Meohunlcel- Ability? Can You Drive a Oar? Can YOU Mendip Horses? 1 ' JC You a Good Clerk?? Do You Understand Gasoline Engines? A'..GOOD OPPORTUNITY is here offered for men in Medical Category "13" who are under the A7.S.A„ and fur nienbvho are not under the M,S,A., to work in the flying fields. workehope and offices of the Royal Air Force in Canada. No other branch of the Service offers the possibilities forimprove- ment that is obtained by ambitious endeavor in Loyal Air Force work. It Is a big opportunity to serve the Allied anus, in congenial and healthy surroundings, and In instructive and interesting work, SKILLED AND UNSKILLED MEN NEEDED If you are skilled in a It,A,I . trade, you will he given the op- portunity to work at it; if you are unekilled, you will have the chance to make yourself proficient in some branch of work that will be of benefit to you when you return to civilian lite. APPLY PERSONALLY OR By LETTER 'OFFICER IN Ct•t'ARGE TRADE TESTS, R.A.F. COR. GEORGE e, DUKE STS., TORONTO -Lieut.-Col, P. 11. Leahy, son of Mr, I anti Mrs, Charles Leahy, 'l.'ralee, was killed by a shell while leading his men into action. • Word has been received of the death in action of Colonel A. C. ' Pratt, R,I.F,, of Enuiscope, County Mayo. It is stated that previous service in the army would be the chief qualifi- eationfor• appointments in the Metro- politan Police Force, Dublin. 1 er T. BERNARDHOGS Emp o\ s who are paying less than the minimum wages have been warned that they will be /proceeded ngainst by the government. Lieut. J. R. Barnett, R.A.F„ son of R. Barnett, Leeson Park avenue, Dublin, was accidentally killed while flying. The Cork Steam Packet Co. has Leen sold to a large shipping firm, but the name of the firm has not yet been disclosed. The death is announced of Lieut. Col. L. Corban, of Bettyville, Fer- nley, a brother of the late General Corban. Thomas Murphy. the Faythe, We ford, has receivers Lloyd's silver me 1 ::l and 250 for, having saved Mt lives at sea. The Irish 'Pork Club has give 51,000 to the Irish Red Cross Sec ety and 2500 to the Irish Prisons of War Fund. ,,. Major J. C. Callaghan, R.A.F.. so of Mr. and Mrs. Callaghan, Fern Ilene, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, has bee killed in action. The St. Patrick's Society Shanghai arej�ii iving £75 a rear t endow a bed ih Galway Ho': • sl fo Irish soldiers. ' Private James Duffy, r native o Letterkenny, was decorated with th Victoria Cross by the Xing at -Buck ingham. Palace. GERMANY TO GET PAINTINGS. ft is Said Famous Cassel Collection Will Be Released. Berlin despatches say that the agreement between Germany and the Russian Soviet provides for the return to Germany of the. valuable paintings carried from Cassel to Paris in 1806 .;ygl1 afterward aold to the Hermitage its Petrograd, says the Chicago Daily News. Among the pictures are sev- eral famoUs.worlcs by Rembrandt. The group 'of pictures in the Her- mitage galleries at Petrograd known as the Cassel collection have had an interesting history. They Were gath- ered together by the landgraves of Hesse and Cassel, Germany. In 1806 Napoleon seized them and transported them to France and turned them over to the Empress ,Josephine, They then became a part of the so-called Mal- maison collection of thirty-eight pic- tures. After• the fall of Napoleon the Hermitage secured the collection for 940,000 francs (about $235,000), a price that to -day would be paid for one of the pictures alone. The Hermitage else purposed paintings from the col- lections 0f Queen Hortense of Holland, and of Marshal Soult, one of Napoleon's generals, many of which were coilect- ed by the spoliation of other galleries. It is believed that some of the Cassel a pictures aro in these collections also. The hermitarge collection is among the finest in the world. It includes forty- one Rembrandts, six Velasiluezes, sixty-one RUvenses, thirty-four Van Dyck; forty Teniers, nine Potters, forty Ruyedaels, twenty Murilloe, fifty Wouve'nans and many others. The Germans have been agitating for the return of the pictures of the Cassel collection for several years. As the Germans have removed many famous Works of art from St. Quentin, Laon, Brussels and other occupied cities it remains to be seen whether or not they will make good their boast that they do this to place them in sequrity, or whether they will have to be forced to disgorge. them at the end of the war.ay The Banner. A. man who has taken much inter- est in the woman suffrage movement was persuaded to carry a banner in a parade. s. His wile observed him marching with a dejected air and carrying his banner so that it hung limply on its standard, and latent she reproved him f" not malting a better appearance, Why didn't you march like some- body, and let the people see Yourbanner?" she asked. "'Dearne; sighed the husband, "did You see what Was on that banner? It rend 'Any man eau vote. Why Can't I?' " ECONOMY VICTIMS ALL BUT SIX AT FAMOUS MONAS- TERY KILLED TO SAVE FOOD. Bread Shortage Affects the French Nation More Seriously Than Any Other. All but six of the fsmous St. Ber- nard dogs kept by the monks of phut ancient monastery in the Alpe have beou killed. Sluntage of meat caused by the war led to this massacre. The St. Bernard PAPP is of historical renown. It connects the valleys of. the Rhone and the Dora 13sltea. .It was traversed by Rome legions thousands of years ago. In mediaeval times the pass served the armies of conquerors x- and the bands of mercenaries. Napo- c- leen crowd the Alps at this point in Y , 1800. The great monastery woe built in the n middle of the sixtee,Ith century. It was 1- maintained for the relief of travellers re who were surprised by snowstorms I while crossing the pass. The St, Ber- n nerd dogs were used to find the frozen victims of the storms in the snow - n drifts. They were specially trained for this worst of relief and carried the of first aid to the injured in a little bas- o het attached to their collars. These ✓ doge rescued thousands of human be- ings, many of whom were of historical f prominence. And for the first time In e the history of this famous monastery the dogs had to be slaughtered for want of food. .y ,, Human Food First Interest. At other tines a report of this sort would create profound interest in Paris, but at present the human race is thinking of its own necessities and, cares less about dog heroes living more than 8,100 feet above the surface of the sea. To -day the people of France are re- stricted in the consumption of meat, bread or any other article of food in the making* of which dough or flour is used and sugar: There are three meat- less days and to prevent any one buy- ing uying meat in advance the rule restricts Purchases to 200 grains of neat on a day preceeding a meatless day, The sale f o meat is ',prohibited on Wednesdays, Thursdays 1010 Fridays. In hotels and restaurants no guest is entitled to more than 100 grams of meat as part of a meal Tuesdays. This restriction is aimed at hoarding. Even slaughter houses are entirely closed the meatless days. Thus the attempt l.p.40EG 4 rib iiiFi l Saves Tim :-orry+ and Was to and a iot of des» comforts when +he morning cup is STT P STU rather than tea or coffee Posture is free from calf feine,is made in a moment, is de- licious, and„ he acme of+able bev- erage economy. Fora change fry INSTANT PQ5T U is made to pt' vent, as far as possible, any violation of the rule. Of course any attempt at estoretng restrictions of this sort in the pro - evinces would be needlese. French peasants eat little meat, once or twice a week at the most, it at till, - French Are Frugal People. The average -Englishman consumes ninth more meat. England had three Ineatiess •days a week, applied to res- ta.u.rants and similar diliiug roous, be ginning in the summer of 1917. How- ever, these meatless days were abolish- ed, the order taking effect May 17 this year. lu place of the former restric- tion a meat card was issued. This card entitles the holder to a certain amouet of meat, which 11e may buy four specified days of the week, Eng- lishmen are consuming about double the amount of meat eaten by the same number of Frenchmen at present. French frugality in meat is the more remarkable as it is accompanied by a similar and much more drastic restric- tion in the consumption of bread. "A Frenchman," according to a peace time wit, "is ,a gentleman who wears a de- cdration and orders an extra portion of bread." Bread has been the staff of life for the French people, Still, France is in abetter position than adjacent countries. Meat is very scarce and costly in Belgium. In An werp one has to pay twenty francs for a pound of meat ?.red thirty frames for a pound of bacon, In Meerle, near Ant- werp, a butcher paid 2,025 francs for a hyo -year-old steer. Cows are sold for 5,000 and goats for 500 francs Swiss Regulation Strict. t - At Val de Travers, Switzerland, two butchers were found guilty of having violated the Government rule regula- ting the price of calves. The butchers were fined 1,500 francs each and will have to pay the cost of the trial, while fifteen farmers, to whom the butchers had paid more` than the maximum. price allowed, weye acquitted by the jury. In the course of proceedings in the court it was shown that an army of facer of the commissary department in buying cattle for the army had also paid more than the maximum price permitted. Now the 'State's attorney is going to. prosecute the army officer th for the same offence for which e two butchers were found guilty. In Vienna meat rations for hotels, dining rooms and boarding houses were cut 20 per cent., beginning July 1. Even meat supplies for hospitals were reduced 10 per cent. This caused increased prices. ERASING BLOTS ON THE MAP. Names of Allied Heroes Should Re- place Those of German Origin. Every Gdrman name which occurs n the map of the British Empire ts-a lot which ought to be erased, and omething more •worthy put in its lace. What Briton wants to live in Schomberg, a Haiserstubl, or a Grim - hal, names which sound like the pings that swine say when they are t the trough, or longing to be? South Australia has taken the lead expunging free her borders every ane which offends the eye and ear y its Hunnish origin, and either simp- and sufficiently anglicising it, as ummerfleld for Sununerfeldt, and livedale for Oliventhal, or wholly a.nging the name for something bleb will in future remind the hnhabi- nts of tine mighty struggle for the eedom of mankind which we are stains through._ at Me era in the orld's history, nerves like Mount tchener, Beatty, Maude, Dorrien, Al nby„Jellicoe, Jutland, Sturdee, Mone, d Cambial Already this has been done In iso - ed cases in the other colonies: but clean sweep ought to be made, and e great names, which are legion, of nisi and French and Italian heroes, towns not less heroic, of battles lied after places ivhieh are no long - anything -but a scarred nfad-heap, mtituted for then. 0 b p a tl a in n b ly s O ch w to fr pa w Ki le an tat a th Br of ca er ---sun 4 Strong On the Count:, "The way the Get'mans count their prisoners," said the orrice boy, "re- minds me of the circus barker who stood i11 front of the tent and barked: "Walk up, ladies and gents, Walk up and- see the remarkable African hyena. Measures 16 feet from the tipf h t o his noseto the end of his tail, and the same distance back again, making 32 feet in all. Walk right up, ladies and gents." • • rRENcft WAR POGO. Faithful Servant Are Cared For Sk 13;ile•Groas :society. Not every one realizes the impose tont place which dogs are taking in , thie War, 00 ooni'ae, the (ae'1'1nalla be- gan 111111ling• dugs for war rises Many y11118 ago, but the French did nothing in that Mllefor two years after war had begun. They now have 18,000 dogs trained o1. 111 training. These are cared for by the Blue Cress, which, at file request of the Fronds Govern- ment, has attached a dog hospital to all the Blue Cross base hospitals in PI'une° where war horses are treated. All dogs named by the French. army are received at these based, disinfect- ed and quarantined, They are then assigned for duty or. training. 't'errier's are used to free the trench- es of rats, and the larger dogs are need for patrol work, to police prisoners, as first aide to anbulunees to carry appliances and water, to seely out the wounded Hien in shell holes and out-of- the-way places. It is said that Samo- yede dogs have actually saved the guns to which they were harnessed; they carry "allells,e and even draw sleighs and light transport, Perhaps meet itnpo'tant of all lire the mossen- eger dogs, which can travel where men cannot go, and exceed any other mes- senger except the pigeon In speed, They travel through the barrage, malt. Ing 28 er 24 miles an hour, and are, literally, "faithful unto death,” striv- ing even when wounded to perform their alloted taslt. No one would ques- tion for an instant the line apprecia- tion which has caused the French Gov- ernment to "mention" its dogs in des- patches. So tar, over 1,000 d'bgs- have been treated at the hospitals. All opera- tions on clogs and horses are perform- ed under anaesthetics by trained veterinarians. The town of Mosaley lately presented to Lady Smith-Dor- ricu, president of the Blue Cross fund, a cheque for 41,050, which is the first instalment of its subscription towards this fine work. Moseley 113 a town of only 8,000 inhabitants. Thistle Down_ Thistle down, thistle down, Blowing from the west, Sail across the surging seas To the boy that I love best. Kiss his rosy lips for me And nestle in his ear, And whisper "Mother waits for you, Son -Boy, over• here." To -day the birds are singing In their cb,oirs of maple trees, And the goldenrod is courted By the hum of myriad bees; The squirrels with heaven-sent vision Add to their winter store; And the streamlet ripples laughingly To join the ocean's roar. But what is that sails into view And wakes me from my trance? An airship blots out heaven's blue And speaks of war and France] The wild florors wilt, the song birds cease; All beauty fades away! The world's at war! dear God send peace e. My son's in France to -day! Thistle down, thistle down, Blowirg from the west, Sail across the surging seas To the boy that I love best. Kiss his rosy lips for me And nestle in his ear, And whisper: "Mother waits for you Son -Boy over here." Quick Excavation. When Sir Harry Lander, the Scot- tish comedian, who now spends most of his time singing to the boys at the front, gave one such entertaine ment to the Canadians up near Ypres, he took his place at the bottom of a sort of natural amphitheatre, on the sides of which the soldiers grouped themselves. After he was through he stood talking to one of the offi- cers, and asked him how often the German shells landed fair inside the concentration camp. "rh, I don't know," said the officer slowly. He looked around. "You know that hole you were singing in just now?" I nodded, says the comedian. I ha guessed that it had been made b a shell "Well, that's the result of a Boob shell," he said. "If you'd comeyes terday we've had had to find another place for your concert!" "Ohl Is that se," said I. "Ay," he said, and grinned. "We didn't tell you before, Harry, because we didn't want you to feel nervous or anything like that while you were singing. But it was obliging of Fritz now, wasn't it ? Think of his taking the trouble to dig out a fine theatre for tis that way!" "It was obliging of him, to be sure," I said, rather dryly, "That's what we said," said the officer. "Why, as soon as I saw the hole that shell had made, I said to Campbell, 'By Jove, there's the very place for Harry Lauder's concert to- morrow!' And he agreed with mel" Just -So^ 11 For Autumn 11 Days Chic, indeed, is this little vest effect which slips under the panel in the back and buttons in front over gath- ered chemisette, McCall Pattern No, 8489, Ladies' Dress. In 6 sizes, 34 to 44 boat. Price, 25 cents. Check suits always appeal for fall wear. This attractive design has an interesting shawl -collar which gives a soft finish to the neck. McCall Pat- tern No. 8487, Ladies' Coat In 6 sizes, 94 to 44 bust. No. 8488, Ladies' Two or Three -Piece Skirt. In 7 sizes, 22 to 34 waist. Price, 20 cents each. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Go., 70 Bond St, Toronto, Dept. W. ANY CORN LIFTS OUT, DOESN'T HURT A BITI No foolishness! ,Elft your corns and calluses off with fingers ikem a i c! 9 o e o 0 0 o—o o e e o—o-. Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be lifted right out with the fingers if you apply upon the corns a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. For little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, which will positively rid onb's feet of every corn or callus without pain. This simple drug dries the moment it is applied and does not even irri- tate the surrounding skin while ap- plying it or afterwards. This announcement will interest many of our readers. 11 your drug - Y gist hasn't any freezone tell him to e To be sucegssful s farmer has to be sharp as a raiser: The earliest crockery designs made n'se, of in England were secured from the .Chinese. Coal is defined as "a solid, apaque, combustible substance of vegetable organ, taking millions of years to fern," surely get a small bottle for you from his wholesaleidrug house._ To Be Exact. A recruit on night guard duty for the first time, observed a shadowy form approaching, Following his in- structions, be cried:. "Halt! Who goes there?" "Shut up!" a husky voice replied with some impatience. "I ain't going; I'm coming back," 71inarti's LIM m eti1 Coe Limited. Gents,—A customer of ours cured a very had clue of distemper In a Valu- able horse by the us? of :\l1NARD'S LIN lel ENT, Yours .truly, \'II.ANDI11: b'itial1,78 The consumption of horse flesh for human food in France is steadily in - e :ani Pavia n �r g .! Fiht a r epo t5 that 70,000 harvest were slaughtered for food last year. minaret's sainiureat. Cures neueruf, The Tittle Drum. I watt brave when they told me he Wise gone; I shed no tear on that awful day, Though the only light that had ever 8110ne On 0ly lonely life had passed away. I was calm when I touched his empty ° bed, When 1 gathered up his .elothes and hat; I was firm when I saw his little But -- But his drum --1 could not look at Ii that. It seemed somehow to speak ---that little drum, That lies neglected, ''silent now; To me more eloquent, though duns Than any voice on earth, T vow. How strange that out of all b things -- His skaters, his wagon. ball a. b, A Napoleon. !s 1 It acquiree ability to ' sod in 1 business. Quite often business sue - cuss is due to ability like C1rker'a, (.arker"s partner said to him lite other day: In view of the Har r.c•arcfty, Car - key, 'shall we shorten the weight of this commodity, Or shall 1•e raise the pries?" R Carker frowned a Napoleonic bust- • tress frown, w "Humph," he said, "why not de both?" His drum most poignant meneries brings—. And still I cannot look at it,— LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEA Make this beauty lotion for a fe cents and see for yourself. What girl or woman hasn't heard u lemon ,juice to remove eomplexio blemishes; to whiten the skin and t bring out the roses, the freshness an the hidden beauty? Hut ]anon jute alone is acid, therefore Irritating, au should be mixed with orchard whit this way. Strain through a line clot the juice of two fresh lemons into bottle containing About throe ounce of orchard white, then ehake well an You have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost ops usually pays for a small jar of ordinary cold cream. Be sure to strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, then this lotion will remain pure and fresh for months. When applied daily to the face, neck, arms and hands it should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very little cost and the grocer hassthe lemons. v f enzt rsnebr saes{reg Seetunrel e,paeusee o - • Chiefly for roofing automobiles an d imitation glass that resembles cella_ o loid has been invented in Europe. AGENTS WANTED o • TURTRA1T AOEN1S WANTING good prints. Finishing a aatelalty. • names and everything at lowest I; united Art Co., 4 B"Ul,5 •101( Ave:, dToronto. Impossible. A good story appears in one of Ian Hay's books which should stand repeating. The scene is a Y.M.C.A. but "over there." A Cockney soldier, thinking to be sma•t't, says that a German spy got into the lines. "You see," said the Cockney, 'the spy was disguised as a joke, and the sentry, being a Scotty, didn't see him?' After the laughter had subsided a brawny "Jock" turned to the Cockney and said, "I suppose ye think -ye're urea clever, but look here, nay mannie, did it ever occur to you what wad happen tae England if Scotland was tae sign a separate peace?" Miaagd's Liniment for Sale everywhere. What Lippe Does. Besides being a plant food itself• lime helps most soils by improving the structure of the grains: it sweet- ens the soil, thereby aiding the little Jiving germs called bacteria, by set- ting free the potash that is 'locked up in the soil. MONEY ORDERS. Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. hive Dollars costs three cents. 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