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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-08-20, Page 2NOTES AND COMMENTS No military triumphs that the Teu- tonic Allies have gained in one year of war can 'compensate them for the loss of the command of the sea. These triumphs have been many, for they were' prepared for the conflict, while the other Powers were not. If peace were signed to -morrow, leaving every- thing in statu quo, the territorial gains of Germany, at least, would be very great indeed. But against this fact must be . set a consideration of un- told consequence. The Gelman fleet is as if it did not exist. Its submar- ines have sunk merchant ships and murdered non-combatants, but the military effect of their successes is nil. Its battleships remain in port. The few that were footloose have been captured or sunk. The German flag has been driven from the ocean. A rich commerce has been destroyed. Moreover, German methods of war- fare have aroused bitter indignation and resentment all over the world. If every German merchantman were now released, it would take years to re- gain what has been lost. To keep Belgium and Poland and a part of France would not be adequate com- pensation for the ruin of German foreign. trade. Count von Reventlow may console himself by the reflection that by hid- ing behind the defenses at Kiel the German fleet has kept the British • fleet at bay. But as Mr. Balfour re- minds him, the British fleet has ac- complished all that the circumstances permitted. It could not destroy the enemy, but it b.,• made him helpless. There is but one %'ay for Germany to regain command of the sea, and that .is by a victorious battle. Submarine Warfare cannot do it. Even if a larger proportion of the British and Fre elf mercantile• .m xr•ine had been sesa to the bottom, even if the 'in- terference with commerce had been much more serious, no German mer- chantman would have been released, no interruption to the transport of troops would have been achieved. A fleet in existence is a possible men- ace, but it is not an actual menace while it remains in port. Austria, with a much smaller mercantile ma- rine, though one that was growing rapidly, is in the same case as Ger- many. The Austrian flag has also been driven from the seas, and the operations of Austrian warships in the Adriatic have been so limited that they are not a serious factor in the result. Whenever a treaty of peace is sign- ed, and whatever its terms, this loss of .the command of the sea will mean e stupendous defeat for Germany and Austria. The results of war are not always to be measured by the imme- diate gain. Alsace-Lorraine was a poor substitute for the failure of Ger- many to reduce France to the level of a second-rate Power. Italy has emerge ed from the wreck of her military re- putation in Abyssinia with one of the finest armies in the world. No na- tion can live on itself, least of all a nation with limited boundaries and great industrial aspirations. It is quite likely that Germany has now reached the full extent of her achieve- ments on land, that hereafter she will wage a losing fight. But however this r be, her impotency at sea spells i tar. In her boundless egotism, bee overweening ambition, she has thrown a pearl away richer than all her tribe. 0 AT GRANDPA'S FARM. M. Gibson. My school books dull have been pack- ed away, And I've nothing to do but play and play, Just romp and frolic the livelong day, In vacation time at grandpa's. I've no more lessons to think about, No more sums to be all worked out; I'll soon forget them, without doubt, When I get up to grandpa's. We ride in the cars one whole day through, "Don't we get tired ". " Well, yes, we do, Tired and hot, but we like it, too, That long, long trip to grandpa's. There at the station is Uncle Fred, With the carriage and horse, and the old dog, Ned; How he scampers and barks and runs ahead, When we say: "Gee -up for grand - pars!" We drive and drive till the sun's most down, Past the big white meeting house and through the town, Out by the schoolhouse, old and brown, That is only a mile, from grandpa's. I'd like to tell how we spend the day, How we ride the horses and rake the bay, There's really no end to what I can say Of vacation time at grandpa's. OBSTINATE INDIGESTION CAN BE GIIOD Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills Go Right to the Root of the Trouble. • No trouble causes more widespread suffering and discomfort than indi- gestion. The ailment 'takes various forms. Some victims are ravenous for food; others turn sick at the sight of meals; but as a rule every meal is followed by intense pains in the chest, heartburn, sick headache and often nausea. Indigestion assumes an ob- stinate form because ordinary medi- cines only subdue its symptoms—but do not cure. So-called pre-digested foods only make the digestion rime sluggish,) and ultimately make the trouble take a chronic form. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure indi- gestion because they go right to the root of the trouble. They make new, rich blood, which so strengthens the Isystem that the stomach does its own work and digests the food in a natural way. Many a terrible sufferer from indigestion has found a permanent cure through a fair use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. Among them is Mrs. H. Carmern, Locke Street North, Hamilton, Ont., who says: -"Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills not only gave me new health, but new life. For five years I was a great sufferer, was al- most constantly doctoring, and spent a great deal of money with absolutely no result. My stomach was in such a dreadful condition that frequently it would not retain nourishment of any kind. When I ate I suffered terrible pains, a fluttering of the heart, and often a feeling of nausea. In addi- tion to this I was in a very anaemic condition, and felt as if I was linger- ing between life and death. One day while sitting in the park a lady got into conversation with me, and I told her any trouble. She asked me if I had tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, saying that they had been a great benefit to her daughter. When I went home I decided to try this medi- cine. I soon found the pills were helping me, and continued taking them for several months, when I was restored to better health than I had enjoyed for years, arid I have since been the picture of health. I hope my experience may be the means of pointing to others the way to health." You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont: THE GERMAN LIAR AGAIN. Untruths Told About Britain to De- ceive German People. The most amazing untruths con- cerning Great Britain are daily circu- lated in Berlin for the purpose of de- ceiving the German public into the belief that Great Britain is in a state of panic. Here are a few of these gems which make up in humor what they lack in veracity: "Sir John Jellicoe is to be tried for incapacity." "The organ of the Labor Party de- mands that the whole Cabinet shall be impeached for participation in the war." "The Indian troops in France were told before leaving India that they were being taken to Europe for exhi- bition purposes." "Half of London is burnt down, and Zeppelins are always hovering over it. Plymouth has also been destroyed by fire, caused by bombs from the air." "Mr. Asquith has fled from Eng- land, and is hiding in Ireland." "The citizens of London now hurry hither and thither like scared mice because their • battalions of football - kicking louts are melting away before the fire of the German artillery." "Instead of blowing their victims from the mouths of their guns as they did in the Indian Mutiny, tTie British now employ the truly humane and gentle acting dum-dum bullets, with the approval of Lord Kitchener." "The French Government pays for the support of British troops, so that each man draws on a day on which there is no fighting four francs, while on each fighting day he is entitled to eight francs. The British are also completely clothed and fed by the French." "The deeds of the German fleet are already causing the Lords of the Ad- miralty sleepless nights while on board the British ships fearful appre- hension lurks in every Corner." " 'Come into the army,' says the British recruiting sergeant to the youths. "You shall have a villa in Rome, a bungalo on the Mediterran- ean, and in two months you shall be, King of the Belgians.' " a "Snug & raw was I ere I saw war • & gens" spells the same both back- wards and forwards.. It has been said that the only two words in the English • language with the vowels in order are "abstemious" and "facetious"; but ethers eould pro- bably. be found, SMART CLOTHES FOR THE YOUNG GIRL. The plaited skirt for the young girl is proving a. great success, if we may take the great number seen at the summer resorts as a criterion. When the whole dress, shirtwaist and skirt, is made in plaited effect, the re- sult is very pleasing indeed. This dress, Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 8988, has a raised waistline, and consists of a waist opening in front with yoke finished with a turn- down collar, full-length sleeves with open cuffs, and a fitted lining, a seven gore skirt, perforated for deep hem facing. The pattern cuts in size 14, 16, 18 and 20 years, requiring in size 16, 11% yards 36 -inch material. Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 8980 is a Ladies' and Misses' Peplum Waist, opening in front with roll col- lar or Quaker collar and full-length or shorter sleeves, and a circular peplum. The pattern cuts in size 32 to 44 inch- es bust measure. Size 36 requires 3% yards 36 -inch material. Pattern No. 8981 is a Misses' One - Piece Skirt, gathered to a three-piece yoke, with slightly raised waistline. Suitable for flouncing. The pattern cuts in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 16 requires 3%s. yards 36 -inch material. Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- chased at your local Ladies' Home Journal Pattern dealer, or from The Home Pattern Company, 183-A George Street, Toronto. Ab ut the Iiouseh.id Grandmother's Recipes. . Here are a few of good old-fashion- ed combinations, some pet recipes straight from grandmother's hand- written book: Spiced Plums.—Boil % gallon of plums five minutes. Pour off water and add three pounds of sugar, one teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice and cinnamon (ground) and one pint vinegar. Boil half hour, stirring constantly. Put in jam and seal at once. Pear Conserve.—Chop four pounds pears, four lemons (rind and pulp), pound crystallized ginger. To this chopped mixture add four pounds of sugar. Boil three to four hears until desired thickness is obtained. Pineapple Honey.—Peel and cut eyes from three pineapples. Cut in pieces, taking out hard centre. Run through grinder. Add as much wa- ter as you have pineapple after grinding and as much sugar as pine- apple and water together. Boil about 1/a hour or until desired consistency is obtained. Grape Conserve.—Three pints grapes, washed and picked off stems; three pints sugar, one pint water, one cup English walnuts, aa )found rais- ins. Press pulp of grape from skin, beat pulp until soft. Run through colander and put back in kettle with the skins, water and sugar and two oranges sliced thin. Cook until done (one hour). Jim -Jam. ---Five pounds currant 11 pounds seeded raisins, juice au rind of two oranges. Wash currant nearly cover with water, and co until soft. Strain through jelly ba Put raisins through grinder. "Gra rind and squeeze juice out of grap Put all together, taking cup for c of mixture and sugar. Cook till t consistency of jelly. Preserved Watermelon Rind. Seven pounds rind, 31 pounds sug 1 quart vinegar, aa ounce white gi ger, cloves and cinnamon to tas Take the thickest rinds and pare the hard green covering, ` slice a •drain in colander over night. In morning place ne a strong br changing every three days; in last brine put in a little alum to in rinds hard-. Make the syrup and w hot put in rinds; cook 10 minutes, move and cook the. syrup 15 minu Pour over rinds. Can and use a standing two weeks. Tomato Sauce.—One peek ripe matoes, 6 onions, 3 stalks celery red mangoes. Chop fine. Mix well with one cup of salt and put in thin sack to drain over night. Next day take 2 pounds brown sugar, 5 cups strong vinegar, 1 tablespoonful mus- tard seed. Let this come to a boil, then set aside to cool. Pour over above mixture and put in jars. Menus for Children. Some suggestions for menus and foods allowable after 30 months are: Menu 1.—Beef broth with vermi- celli, bran or wholemeal bread and the best butter obtainable, lightly broiled lamb chop, minced and sea- soned with salt; spinach, boiled ten- der, and mashed through a puree sieve, served plain or with a spoon- ful of cream or broth; baked potato with salt; orange tapioca for dessert and a bit of fruit juice to drink. Menu 2.—Chicken broth with rice, minced broiled tenderloin steak with salt (no butter on it), spaghetti creamed, brown bread and butter, as- paragus tips or stewed celery with hot cream sauce; cup custard for des- sert. Menu 3.—Mutton broth, the white meat of chicken cut into very small pieces, macaroni in hot milk, cauli- flower or spinach, mashed and sea- soned with salt and cream; bread and butter; orange float for dessert (made with gelatin). Menu "4.—Beef tea, stewed squab, boiled or steamed rice, bread and but - stains, rub with a slice of 'raw po- tato. To clean out flour barrel use a child's small broom; the long. -handled kind.. To prevent cream from spotting table linen, dip linen in cold water before washing. Press mohair with a very moderate iron. Press silk between two pieces of tissue paper. Porch chairs of wicker or reed can be cleansed with soapsuds and a scrubbing brush and then can be shellbacked. Icing for a cake can be colored a beautifulpinkwith a small quantity of beet juice. ,It is inexpensive and absolutely pure. Linen that has become yellow may be bleached snow white,if soaked in buttermilk for a short time—rinse. and hang in sun. Cucumbers make a delicious vege- table when stewed and served with a white sauce, or seasoned with butter, salt and pepper and served on toast. When one rips out threads they wish they had three hands. Use a steel crochet hook and the work is easily done. Pull out bastings the same way. To clear a house of roaches equal quantities of sugar and pulverized borax is recommended. Spread where the insects congregate the most. Next time you bake beans add a diced carrot, a couple of tomatoes cut fine, and one small onion, browned • in pork fat, and see what a delicious dish you have. To remove mildew soak article in sour milk and lay in the sun. Or use chloride of lime made in proportion of a teaspoonful of lime to a quart of water. Cream of tomato soup is not apt to curdle if a teaspoonful of cornstarch' with a pinch of soda is mixed in the cream before it is added to the to- mato mixtiire. If a crust of bread toasted till nearly black be put into the water where greens are boiling it will pre- vent the disagreeable smell that arises when they are cooking. If the wall is so soft that it will not hold a picture nail, mix a little plaster of paris and water; enlarge the hole and fill with the plaster and in a minute insert the nail and let it dry. All the trials and tribulations caus- ed when trying to sew the bows on one's pumps may be avoided if a few curved surgical needles are added to the sewing basket. Purchase at any drug store. When you must go is the dentist's carry your prettiest boudoir cap and don it before you get into the chair; and when the ordeal is over you will find your hair in as good .order as when you went in. .F MOST DANGEROUS SPY. Britain Deports Beauty Specialist Who Was a Spy. Some of the most thrilling chapters in the history of the world's wars are those in which women have played a conspicuous part. Mme. Bertha Trost, declared by British officials to be the most dan- gerous spy in the world, has just been deported from England as a German spy. For thirty years, ac- cording to the Scotland Yard officials who have been investigating her career, she has lived in England in expensive apartments that were far beyond her visible income. During most of that period she operated an exclusive little beauty parlor that served rather to place her in touch with titled English women than increase her revenue. As months went on influential women fell deep- er and deeper into her debt. Al- though Mme. Trost never demanded payment, she revealed an insatiable curiosity—a curiosity that dealt largely with affairs of State. The women who had revealed their physi•: cal ailments to Mme. Trost feared to refuse and— Well, Mme. Trost is charged with obtaining any inform= tion she desired. Long before the war, say the Eng- lish, Germany employed hundreds of feminine spies—beautiful society wo- men, in many cases.. These women have played important parts in the present campaign. Here is a typical case as cited in London: By accident a woman hand- ed a sentry the very note that she was to have given to the Germans, in mistake for the permit that she had to show in order to cross the bridge between Varangville and St. Nicholas. She was charged before a court . of war and later executed. Another woman dropped a letter, which read: "Hurry up; the Twen- tieth Corps arrives this evening." She dropped it at the gates of Nancy, and was straightway arrested. During the battle of the Aisne a wo- man was one night discovered signal- ing from a window to the Germans by means of an electric torch. Attached to the garrison at Posen was a young officer named Schorve- der, who was very poor. He was deeply in love with a girl named Ida Mullerthal, but, owing to his poverty, the prospect of their getting married was very remote. The lovers' trouble was known to a Russian" secret agent, who approached the ,lieutenant and offered him $25,000 for a plan' of the fortress of Posen. Dazzled by this offer, the lieutenant agreed, but he found it difficult to carry out his task. His sweetheart then suggested a cunning way out of the difficulty.. "You shall tattoo a plan of the fort- ress on my back," she said. "I shall easily be able to travel to Russia with it without being discovered." They carried out their fantastic idea successfully, but the silly ex- travagance xtravagance in which the newly -wed- ded couple indulged after the girl returned to Posen aroused suspicion, and they were both arrested. ON The greatest number of combatant British soldiers in the Crimea at any one time was 70,000. +�:4,4e,*'*i.*.,40a *Aei°;eea i'i: eisd.�<.rie�4r4 P!iw.'4V+u.,;._ 'r4"e;��*Rt.**ntirr ris44e4415,•,.* :I"� ...4)70,14.14, ', I. !,�tLr.o 4••• "• •*�*9• '*:i�4y+00 s♦.4****fiee tn. ii*ieO+.w•Y+:'i��S*ilr*.eei�.�i+�.4e4* + ,10*++4'. r•. t‘044 4.E:44 *�{+*j•et*�`0,LA`ae•:***•e:0::#e°:**ie°*4 f iv o�; �wi1�•=1,*°s► �"O+RiL*iw • �ee1♦ r=ve 2!e eee4.�� •• �� ,a ti * ��♦,�i0*„ i��e+1+ ��.��ety� `spa._ i"; i' * +1 � 4.4 le ftt ..,�2t , 4 x,,43: ,..:.11+44.. +41+Ii+144v4:144444.: �QO+4+r4:;+4,44+���44'' .,4�. +.. s+.. tr It t ..4. 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