The Seaforth News, 1919-02-27, Page 317 a 9rtO A MY bio YY�H M a,
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GAIN IN NUMBERS
MANY SOLDIERS DECORATED FOR
VALOR IN WAR.
Native Raoee Are Making Notable Pro-
gress in Prosperity, Productiveness:
and Education.
That the Indian population of Cana-
da is Slowly .but steadily increasing,
that the income of the Indians and tho
value of their real and personal pro-
perty has increased, and that over
3,500 Indians, or about 35 per cent. of
the Indian male population of military
age, enlisted for active service, are in-
teresting facts appearing in the an-
neal report of the Department of In-
dian Affairs for the year ended March
1918, just published.
According to the report, the total
✓.umber of Indians and Eskimos in
Venetia is 109,294. Of this total, 105,-
11!' are Indians and 3,296 are Eskimos.
The total valve of the real and per-
9onal prt,porty possessed by the people
of the native race in 1918 was $65,285,-
112, against 952,885,91.5 in the preced-
ing year and 956,436,098 in 1916. The
total income of the Indians from all
sources in 1918 was 98,418,307,10,
against 97,300,486 in 1917. This is an
increase of $1,117,821,10 ''over ,the in-
come of the Indians in the preceding
year. The tables given in the report
show that there has been an Increase
of upwards of two and one-half mil-
lions of dollars in the income. of the
Indians during the past four years.
The report emphasizes the loyal and
Patriotic spirit shown by the Indians
during the war and their gallantry on
the field of battle. As shown by the
report, many of the Indian soldiers
have been decorated for bravery. The
aunt of 924,503.81 had been contributed
by the Indians to the Patriotic, Red
Cross, and other war funds up to the
date of the publication of the report.
Creditable Part in War.
Referring to the part taken by the
)radians in the war, the report says:
'Special mention must be made of the
Chippewas of Nawash., Cape Croker,
Rama, Saugeen, Georgina and Snake
Island, the Mlasissaugas of Scugog,I
the Fort William band, and the Mora- ,
vians of the Thames in Ontario, tate
Micmacs of Prince Edward Island, the
Cote band, in the relle Agency, Sas-
katchewan, and the Head of the Lake
baud, in the Okanagan Agency, Bri-
tiska olumb
C i as 't these bands have
sent
to thefront practically o p et tally all their
able-bodied male members of military
age.
In addition the Indians are making
g
progress, Ther
good P S o are e 339 schools
of all classes in operation under the
auspices of the Department -264 day
schools, 58 boarding and 17 industrial
schools. The total enrolment for 1918
was 12,413-6,211 boys and 6,202 girls
--an increase of 235 pupils over the
preceding fiscal year.
The expenditure an Indian educa-
tion from parliamentary appropria-
tions during the year amounted to
9734,122.33.
34,122.33.
In addition to these appropriations
the various bands of Indians contribu-
ted the sum of 929,340•.70 toward the
payment of teachers' salaries and the
maintenance of school buildings.
There was a large increase in grain
production and farm stock on the ro-
ecrves. In 1917 tiro number of acres
of land tinder erop on the Indiau re-
m,erves throughout Canada was 70,321
acres. In 1018 there were 82,421 acres
under crop, an increase of 11,708 acres.
FORTY-ONE ROPES OF PEARLS
British 'Women Give Their Jewels
To the Red Cross
Women in all parts of the British
Empire have given so many pearls
for the Red Cross that a recent sale
of part of them in London Times,
"was the humble objective" of those
\rho originated the plan a year ago.
cireat demands, it was feared, had .
already "almost dried up the founts
ref
charity," but the owners of pearls
"had other Views; no human neck
could have borne the weight of the
gems they poured in on the jewelers
appointed custodians of the gifts."
The movement, we read, was sanc-
tioned in high places:
"The Queen gave 0 lovely gem
:from the Royal store and pesais of
great beauty came also from Queen
Alexadra, Princess Victoria (who be-
came president of the committee),
and other royal ladies. These were
the early days of last March. In Ap-
ril nearly seven hundred pearls were
received; before May was oust there
were over two thousand; andtherewere
nearly three thousand when the exhi-
bition of single gems was held in June.
To -day the pearls which are to be
sold number dose on four thousand.
• "Instead of 'ono necklace the wo-
men of Great Butlin, of the Domin-
ions, and of friendly nations have riv-
en folly -ono ropes of pearls, many of
them of finest orient and all of them
iwtorth posSeSeing." orient,
gifts were
so wonderfully given. Pearls came,
as readers of the Tildes cannot forget,
in memory of men who had given their
lives in the great war, .of regiments
that had helped to make history."
The liaelf is efe0sive `vldapon all
not din offensive One. Ami that is
do not mean togive
tit sups
w�L. we6 .
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We have kept these islands free from
invasion for centuries, .and sve nein
to talco no risks in ' he
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NO NAVAL BASES IN PACIFIC
Question of the Marshall Islands is
Agitating Australia
The action of Japan in insisting on
the retention of the Marshall Islands
in the Pacific, instead of submitting
them to the mandatory system to
which Great Britain and other coun-
tries are willing to lend adherence
in respect of the disposition of former
German colonies, is causing Aus-
tralia some alarm. The- Minister for
Labor and Industry in the New South
Wales Cabinet, now -in London, points i
out that resolutions adopted by the 1
Federal Parliament of Australia with
respect jo the future control of Ger-
man colonies in the Pacific are in- The River Scheldt and broken bridge at Tournai.
EVacuaticron Se -nes. In Fran
British troops taking back the civil population to their original homes.
spired more by time fear of future
expansion, to which the democratic TESTED
feeling of Australia is opposed. The
nmanimous ;feeling is that former,
GAS
wars than from a desire for imperial
German possessions must in future ATRISK
MASKS gunners; and six months later the
small box respirator was distributed
` DEATH 00to all troops. Of these respirators,,20,-
OjHl' 0,000 were made. Italy asked for
them, and all her troops were supplied
within two months. The result rises as colonies and of as naval s was
be n v
bases, with very little colonization, that In the big attack in June, o when
the Austrians crossed the Piave and
fired hundreds of thousands of gas
shells, the Italians had only two men
killed by gas.
as. was Germany's practice.
The Marshall Islands are a small
group of coral islets, with a limited
native population, presenting few in-
ducements to settlement even by such
a frugal and industrius people as the
Japanese. On the other hand, they
would afford safe shelter to the lar-
gest fleet in the world, and their po-
sition might, under certian circum-
stances, render them a menace to
Australia, If Japan is not prepared
to accept a mandate with respect to
the tenure of these islands it is clear
that there must be rigid restrictions
as to their utihi'ation as a naval base
or coaling station for the Japanese
fleet or the fleet of any other coun-
try. Only by such means will Aus-
tralia, and with Australia the world,
feel satisfied that they constitute no
menace in the future to peace or the
freedom of the seas. .—
The Canadian Department of Fish-
eries and the United States Bureau
of Fisheries are pl'anting chinook
salmon eggs from the Pacific coast
in the St. Lawrence river system,
always
f• od will
play a 1)18
pa4rt
',s a man
eats,
so is he:'
ts
a foodfor
body and
brain
(Contains the
building phos-
phates of the
drain.)
j\7heres 4'eason
C dig:g
Word
grace
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BRITISH ENGINEERS ENSURED
SAFETY OF ARMY.
Every Gas Was Tested and An Anti
• dote Found Six Months Ahead
of German Schemes.'
Of the deeds of self-sacrifice on "tire
house front" none is more noteworthy
than those of the small band of offi-
cers and N.C.O.'s of the Royal Engi-
neers—mostly chemists --who risked
death by slow poisoning in their ex-
periments to ensure that our troops
should be equipped to withstand and
beat the German gas.
Lieut. -Col. Edward Frank Harrison,
C.M.G., head of the department, who
died recently, was warned repeatedly
this year that unless he gave up the
work he could not live 12 months. He.
refused. From 8 a.m. till 10 or 11
p.m. throughout the week, including
Sundays, he was at his post, All the
while he was absorbing gas in his ex-
porinnemtts, and his lungs were beconm-
ing impregnated. When influenza
seized him he had not the strength to
beat it off.
Isis staff shared the risks with him.
The officers amid N.C.O's who had to
test the nffeots of every kind of gas
and every type of protective mask
went day after day into sealed cham-
bers containing concentrations of the
gas. In the early days particularly,
3when about 15 men were engaged in
this work in. Lendon and 20 in France,
they never know what the result would
be.
A11 were poisoned in some degree,
for sometimes a mask that appeared.
in theory to be perfect failed in this
practical test, and the men had to get
out of the gas chamber as best they
could, At times they remained in
these sealed chambers for hours as-
certaining the relative merits of the
Masks. "« ti
Anticipated Gas Attacks.
The Germans introduced poison gas
on April 22, 1915, at Ypres: For eight
months they used chlorine. Then they
added phosgene, making a much more
deadly combination. But by this time
anything they might do fuel been an-
ticipated and allowed for by the
chemists of the Royal Engineers.
They ha?i"tested every gas and had
found the antidote. The .cotton -waste
pad, known as the "black veil" respira-
tor,had been succeeded by the hypo.
helmet, and the latter In turn by the
flannelette helmet, with a chemical
impregnation giving protection against
Phosgene,
This helmet Was introduced in
gust, 1915—four months before the
Germans used phosgene—and from
that time Britain Was always six
Months ahead of Germany in gas de-
fensive preparations. Early in 1916
the large box respirator was supplied
to specialist troops .such as machine
THE TERRIBLE "ASHCAN"
Captain of U -Boat Describes the
Elect of Depth Charge
From the captain of a U-boat, a
limp, bedraggled figure that had been
fished out of the sea with a boathook,
came to me the following description
of what it is like to be depth charged,
says "Jackstaff" in the London Daily
Mail.
"Well, how did you like it?" he
asked ironically. By "it" the ques-
tioner meant the series of exploding
"ashcans" which had thrown sky-
ward big lumps of the sea mixed
with fragments of submarine.
Dazed, and evidently uncertain of
his own anatomical condition the TJ -
boat captain felt his legs, then his
arms, meanwhile staring around with
comically bewildered mien. Then as
realization of what had happened
came gradually to him he answered
the question in slow, methodic speech.
Being depth charged, he said, was
"awful." The strain', of it so dam-
aged the morale of a submarine's
crew that if they gut away they were
of no further use. Ily the shock
of the explosion lights were put out;
frequently leaks were started in the
lull, and the boat vra.s thrown right
on her side.
Creeping along in this condition,
with charges bursting all around, al-
though they might not be very near,
was appaling. If lights were got go-
ing they would be extinguished again
by the later detonations. All a crew
could do'was to run their boat out
of the danger area as quickly as pos-
sible, wondering fearfully the while
whether ltme next "burst" would
crush her up like a smashed eggshell.
If they escaped they were very for-
tunate. It was a terrible ordeal. ,
"Now,"plpase, will, you give me
some neat?" he ended.
This ocld anti -climax to a tale of
terror astonished the auditors. But
the U-boat captain meant the request
quite seriously. It appeared that in
the port he sailed from (which was
neither Biel, Wilhelmshaven nor Zee-
brugge) meat had for a long time
been unobtainable. Now he had hopes
of a goad, square meal, and that his
body was whole, he next thought of
Itis stomach. Which was very 1Tun-
like, if not very heroic.
The British Government has ar-
ranged Ifo'✓ the establishment of mills
for the production of potato flour on
a litrga scale.
tittle commune i the
Nampcal a tl b n t
war-devastated section of France,
has chosen Mme. d'Evey ad Lady
Mayoress, the first woman in France
to be thus ,'honored.
at,
o---o-o—o—o--c--o—e
Says Corns Lift Out
Nitheat Any Pain
e'th the
Fingers!
tb--o—o--o--o--o - o
Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of a corn can shortly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
will apply directly upon the corn a few
drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati
authority.
It is claimed that at small cost one
can get a quarter of an ounce of free -
zone at any drug store, which is suffi-
cient to rid one's feet of every corn
or callus without pain or soreness or
the danger of infection.
This new drug is an other compound,
and while sticky, dries the moment it
is applied and does not inflame or even
irritate the surrounding tissue.
Tide announcement will interest
many women hero, for it is said that
the present high -heal footwear is put-
ting corns on practically every
woman's feet.
My Standard
To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man;
To take what seines of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still;
To do my best, and let that stand
The record of my brain and hand;
Ani then, should failure come to tee,
Still work and hope for victory.
To have no secret place wherein
I• stoop unseen to shame or sin;
To be the same when 'I'm alone
Aswhen my every deed is known;
To live undaunted, unafraid;
Of any step that I have made;
Te be without pretense or sham
Exactly what men think I am.
Keep Your Health
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Get Well, Keep Well,
Kill.Spanisli Flu
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One way of fostering sport: In a
'French regiment stationed near the
Rhineland a ten-kaloanetre\footrace is
held once a month. The Winner re
-
caves twelve lays' leave; the second
man ten days; the third, fourth, fifth
and sixth, eight days; and the next
ten men six days.
iltdnertVto X.1111nrs70 Coxes Aletantatrm
Women will be admitted as dele-'
gates to the permanent International
Labor Conferenee wltidlm la in process
of forma tion' tit Darts.
Airman— `Mere, take • this chicken
„ '
away. Walter—"What's s the matter
with it?" Airanan—"It's ell wings
and machinery."
ED. 7. ' ISSUE 9---'19.,
CLEANSES YOUR HAIR
MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL,
TUICK, GLOSSY, WAVY
Try this! All dandruff disappears
and hair stops coming
out.
Surely try a "panderine Hair
cleanse" -if you wish to immediately
double the beauty of your hair. Just
moisten a cloth with Danderine and
dray✓' it carefully through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time;
this -will cleanse the hair of duet, dirt
or any excessive oil --in a'fow minutes
you will be amazed. Your hair will be
wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess.
an incomparable softness, lustre and
luxuriance.
• Besides beautifying the hair, one ap-
plieation of Danderine dissolves every
particle of dandruff: invigoratesthe
scalp, stopping itching and falling hair.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. It' goes right to the roots,
invigorates and strengthens them. Its
exhilarating, stimulating and life -pro-
ducing properties cause the hair to
grow long, strong and beautiful.
You can surely -have pretty, soft,
lustrous hair, and lots of it, if you will
spend a few cents for a small bottle of
Knowlton's ' Danderine at any drug
store or toilet counter and try it as
directed.
The Sea is His
The sea is His, He made it,
Black gulf and sunlit shoal,
From barriered bight to where the
long
Leagues of Atlantic roll;
Small strait and ceaseless ocean
He bade each one to be.
The sea is His: He made it—
And Britain keeps it free.
By pain and stress and striving
Beyond the nations' ken,
By vigils stern while others slept,
By lives of many men;
Through nights of storm, through
dawnings
Blacker than midnight be—
This sea that God created,
Britain has kept it free.
Count me the splendid captains
Who sailed with courage high
To chart the perilous ways unlcown—
Tell me where these men lie!
To light a path for ships to come
They moored at Dead Man's Quay,
The sea is God's; He made it—
And these men kept it free.
0 little land of England
0 mother of hearts so brave,
Men say this trustpass shall from
thee
Who guardest Nelson's grave!
Aye, hut these braggarts yet shall
learn
Who'd hold the world in fee,
The sea is God's—and Britain,
Britain shall keep it free.
21nard'■ Liniment Cares Colds. ba
The Retort Courteous
It happened on a busy crossing
in Edinburgh. The policema on duty
had just stopped a cabman to enable
the cross traffic to proceed. The man
in blue kept the cabman waiting
longer than was strictly necessary,
so that the latter, beginning to get
restive, started to proceed, although
the hand was still against him,
The policeman turned upon him in
a rage.
"Dirt ye no' see me haudin' up my
hand'!" he shouted.
The cabman smiled scornfully.
"Well, I did notice that it began to
get Clark suddenly," he said, "but I
didn't know it was your hand. Ye see,
it's 'Lakin' me all my time tae keep
my horse fra sinyin' at yer feet!"
MONEY ORDERS.
The safe way to send money by mail
is by Dominion Express Money Order.
hettlally Occurred
A British officer who toured the
West during tate war on propaganda
work is said to be telling Iris, colleag-
ues its London that til".s incident no-
ictally' happened: "Ort one of our
trains we had no dining ear and stop-
ped at Greek River in Wyoming. I
think it was, for luneh at the station
restaurant. My waiter seem-ud to be
quite a typical cowboy, roemuited fo:
the emergency, and when he asked me
what kind of pie I'd have for dessert
I asked wlmat kind of pie he had.
'Mince and apple,' he replied. After.
-some hesitaniey', w1' rh seemed to
arouse his ill -will, I asked for apple
pie. 'Say, stranger,' he responded
with unmistakable menace, 'what's the'
matter with the mince pie?"
2, ttiard's =Mutant Cana& lSiChalerla,.
,Our British Navy
We sleep in safety here at home
Because ye lie awake
'Midst tempests, storms, and wind
-
tossed waves,
In peril for our sake,
Words fail to teli thee what we feel;
God's blessing on thee be,
Groat Britain's bulwark and her pride,
Brave watch -dogs of the sea.
Rice is the niosin sustenance of 54
per cent, of the inhabitants of the
globe.
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More Maple Sugar
Last year's crop of maple sugar .
and syrup is all gofine. Prices this
year will be just about as profitable.
The export trade is developing. What
the dealers want is more maple sugar,
more inapdo syrup, and hotter quality.
Make your maple bush pay this year
by tapping all the trees you can han-
dle. As far as the boiling goes it
is just about as easy to handle the
sap of 5,000 trees as 500. .'
ffiinard's SSnlment. Cures Garast in Cows
Too Wise
Some one just for a joke, asked the
new clerk' in the drug store for some
sweet potato seeds. The clerk hunt-
ed all through the seeds, but could
find no sweet potato seeds and finally
appealed to the boss.
The latter explained that he was be-
ing kidded and cautioned him about
not letting smart Alees put anything
over on him.
A few days later a lady entered the
store and asked for some bird seed.
"Aw, go on," grinned the clerk,
"you can't kid me. Birds is hatched
from eggs."
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Get your bottle today—costs little, .
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whole family. Made in Canada. The
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Onretiring, comb thehairout straight,
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