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Zurich Herald, 1916-11-03, Page 6l 1 OT S ANDD CONVVIENTS An English aviator, twenty years of Age, in the course of a hundred flights has brought down twenty-six aero- planes. The fate of such men as Sergeant Victor Chapman, who flew to the rescue of Norman Prince when the latter was engaged with five adver- aeries at once, brings home to us the risk the air fighters immix. In ordin- ary battle the warrior feels the com- anunicative enthusiasm of a host. He is borne up and on by the men at his side. He has no time to ask ques- tions of his own capacity or to consult t his fears and misgivings. He may not understand his mortal peril until afterward. But in the aerial duel, "in all the loneliness of wings," the aviator, as a rule, must depend utterly on his own resources. If reinforcement comes to him it is a happy accident. He can- not take shelter behind a natural ob- stacle; he offers a conspicuous target always, and if he is not quick and sure of aim his life is instantly in forfeit. No more awful death is imaginable than that which confronts the man whose machine is wrecked and Helpless and perhaps afire in midair. To the adventurous youth the prospect of a joust with a winged adversary is a tingling romance in which he is star- red as the hero; to the veteran of a series isa sin- isterof such encounters it ister and a sobering experience, in constant expectation of catastrophe. The terrible cruelty which Viscount Bryce describes in his report on the Turkish treatment of the Armenians shows that the "incredible Turk" is also an unchanged and apparently "un- changeable Turk." Modern men and women who have gradually hypnotized themselves into the belief that the torture, the libera- tion of diabolical passions of hate, lust and blood thirst which character- ized war in medieval and ancient times are no longer possible will find their awakening here. James Bryce, his- torian, scholar and a measurer of words, is forced to say "history has never recorded, never hinted at, such a hecatomb." The sacrifices of primi- tive barbarians fade into insignificance in comparison with the systematic slaughter of Armenian men and with the equally well organized despolia- tion of their wives and daughters. What is the significance of this de- tn:oniae oefihurst? Politically, let us Lope, it retells the freeingof the Armenians from Turkish rule. The Turks have proved' themselves forever unfit to exercise control over a race loyal to another religion. Since Islam will not tolerate religious liber- ty, civilization cannot tolerate the con- tinuance of Turkish rule over alien races. BRAVE NAVAL CHAPLAINS. Stories of Their Calm Daring in the Jutland Battle. Mr. Arthur Pollen, in Land and Water, gives these stories of the bravery of naval chaplains in the re- cent fight: "In the G -inch battery of one ship an enemy shell set fire to a cordite charge, and there being others in close proximity, the officer of guar - tars at once gave orders to clear the battery. Before the order could be obeyed, two boys were knocked over by the ignition of a second charge. "A naval chaplain went back, brushed the burning propeIIant off them and pulled them out, and got badly burned about the face and hands in doing so. With every fea- ture disfigured an.l almost blinded, he was led, almost by force, below. The pain must have been excrutiating. But lie protested he was an absolute fraud, not a bit hurt, and that they ought to be giving their attention to people who were seriously injured, "Another chaplain, hit in the spine,1 was told by the doctor that he only had a few hours to live, He sat in the chair, conversing cheerily with those around him till death carne—by far the least concerned of all in the com- pany." om-pang " A Murderous Race. A Frenchman was waiting at a railroad station in Irclend when a coeple of natives sat down beside him, Said one: "Sure, Pat, it's down to Kilmary I've been r ncl I'm on me way back now to Kilpatrick." "Ye don't say," said the other. 'It's meself that's just after being down to Kilkenny and I stop here a bit be- fore I go.to Kilmoor." "What assassin;:!" exclaimed the shocked Frenchmen. ' "Wotlid that;T were safely back in France!" Sentiment rules the world more than any other quality. ---Mr. Bonar Law. It's easy to talk philosophically if you aren't personally interested. Gentleman burglars think it is up to 'them to break into society, Room at the Top. Little Louis was a smart boy and very anxious to forge ahead in the world. He got a job in the local bank. A wealthyuncle met him in the street one morning and said:— "Well, Louis, how are you getting on in business? I s'pose the first thing we know you will be president of the bank?" "Yes, uncle," replied the boy, "I'm getting along fine. I'm draft clerk already," "What!" exclaimed the uncle, "Draft clerk? Why, that's very sur- prising, but very good." "Yes, uncle," replied the lad, "I open' and shut the windows accord- ing to order, and close the doors when people leave them open!" When a man does a fool thing that gets him into trouble he is sure to say that "accidents will happen." A man may lead a woman to the altar—after which he becomes a fol- lower. +r' THE NATI WS FUTURE Depench Upon a He lth Babes Properly reared children grow up .to be strong, healthy citizens Many diseases to which child- ren are susceptible, first indicate their presence in the bowels. The careful mother should watch her child's bowel move- ments and use Mrs. Winslow's So thing Syrup Itis a corrective for diarrhoea, colic and other ailments to which children are subject especially during the teething period. It is absolutely non-narcotic and contains neither opium, morphine nor any of their de- rivatives. Mrso W ii 4 slow s Soothing Syrup Makes Cheerful, Chubby Children .^Soothes the fretting child during the trying period of its develop- ment and thus gives rest and relief to both child and mother. Buy a bottle today and keep it beady Sold by all druggitt< in Canada and throughout the 'world .r SIR JOSEPH WARD EMPIRE BUILDER FORMER PREMIER OF NEW ZEA- LAND IS SELF-MADE MAN. He Has Always Been An Advocate of Compulsory Service for Home Defence. Like that other famous New Zea- land statesman, "Dick" Seddon, - Sir Joseph Ward is a self-made man. His father died when he was bare- ly three years old, and his mother could afford him no better education than that given in the ordinary State schools. At fourteen he became a telegraph Messenger, usually regarded in this country at all events, as a typical "blind alley" occupation. It did not turn out so, however, in his case. His restless energy had to find an outlet. He became, in turn, clerk in a merchant's office, reporter on a newspaper, and then he engaged in railway work prior to starting in business for himself as a grain ex- porter. All this, before he was twenty-one, at which age he first began to take a practical interest in polities. At thirty he entered Parliament, and four years later . he had risen to cabinet rank. In 1906 he became Prime Minister of New Zealand, a post which he held. for six years; and he has also filled the offices of Minister of Finance, Postmaster -General, Minister of De Sir Joseph Ward. fence, Minister of Lands, and ;several others. The Soul of Honor. "Joe" Ward, as his constituents af- fectionately dub him, is the soul of honor. Some years ago a big busi- ness in New Zealand, of which he was managing director, came to grief. A large proportion of the shares were held in Great Britain, and Mr. Ward went aver there at once, determined that the English creditors, at all events, should not suffer. In the end he paid them all in full out of his own pocket, though he personally was in no way liable for the amount. Then he returned to New Zealand practically penniless. The people there subscribed a testi- monial of $90,000 in order to set him on his feet again. Ward refused to take the money, preferring to retrieve his fortunes by his own unaided exer- tions. He, however, permitted his wife to accept, on his behalf, a fine service of plate, suitably inscribed, from his new -made English friends; the men whose pockets he hacl filled at the expense of his own. A strong Imperialist always, Sir Joseph Ward has been 'in favor of compulsory service for home defence from the beginning, and, luckier than the late Lord Roberts, he has lived to see his views come to be the law of the land. The "All Red Route" for ocean cables was another pet scheme of his that has come to fruition. Sir Joseph received his baronetcy in 1911. He had previously been knighted on the occasion of the visit of the present King and Queen—then Duke and Duchess of Cornwall—to New Zealand in 1901. He is also an LL.D. of Edinburgh University. • Although fifty-nine years of age— he was born in 185'7—Sir Joseph does not look his age. In fact, he might pass anywhere for a .man of forty- five or thereabouts. In part, no doubt, this is due to his love of .outdoor life and exercise. Until comparatively recently he used to boat and play cricket regularly. He was also in his younger days an ardent volunteer. Sensitive. Assistant (to old lady who has handed in a badly -spelled telegra,m). -. What's this word, please? OH lady—Never mind that, rnlss, it's none of your business. They 11 know it at the other end. THE MAO tip:` OF BROKEN DEAL ill. Can Be Quickly Dispelled Through the Use of Dr. Williams Pink Pilin. When the shadow of poor health follows your life; when hope begins to fade and friends look serious, then is the time you should remember that thousands just as hopeless have been cured and restored to the sunshine of health by the use of Dr. Williams Pink Pills. 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As to the qualities and characteris- tics of the various non -Teutonic sol- diers of Europe, German army officers speak interestingly, and not without generosity. The French soldier is gallant, nervous, and very brave, only it is difficult to make him return a second or third time into the same fire. The English fighter is dogged, and individually resourceful. The Italian, though ferocious in assault, is discouraged by failure. He goes on one impulse and e a d Hates to repass his own dead for a second charge. That is how a German sees three of his ad- versaries. As to a fourth, he volun- teers nothing, but if he is pressed, he will add, "The Russian is terrible." The meaning of that assertion de- velops slowly, with many hesitations. It is not that the individual Russian soldier is particularly terrible. No, that is not what he means to say. The Russians cannot be singularized. 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None of them would have perished had they not performed the tasks they worked at perhaps. But all of them gave correct answers. Hun- ger moves the world. While many of the world's greatest inventions were not perfected with a view to getting something to eat, while many of the most notable writ- ings of the world have been by men who were not thinking of food nor of the lack of it, the fact remains that .the bread -question is at the bot- tom of all progress. It cannot be ig- nored at any time. Beauty in a woman often covers a lack of domestic virtues. The Chicago Tribune tells how -. ' _ .,w. _ cSrowandy d of Germans McTavish gott even with a It IA ' M AST. . Strains of `'God Save the King," li@ �a played by a German band in a Ger- man saloon at 114 South Clark St., floated out into the loop last night. A Scotchman had hired the band to play the British national air, and he en- joyed it more than any one else. Ear- lier he had been ejected from the sa- loon, which is kept by Ed. Dreifus, and this was his revenge. The Scot was from Canada, When he first dropped into Dreifus' place some Germans were toasting Capt. Hans Rose, of the U-53. The Scot re- fused to drink the toast. "My name's McTavish—Sandy Mc- Tavish—'Wee Sandy,' they call me, and I'll give ye a toast,t 'he shouted, "Here's to King George." It took five Germans and the porter to put Sandy out. Two hours later he was back with' the "Hungry Five," the German band he had hired in the loop, and led it Into the saloon; Tho band played the air four times before the Germans knew what it was, but after that Sandy and the musicians weresoon in the street. A missing suspender button often leaves a man in sjspense,,' IS DAY'S OUTING Hunting Trip On a Wet Day Brings Painful Results. Once upon a time Charles Mullen, of. Philadelphia, 'went gunning. It was a dismal rainy day, and long exposure to cold and wet brought on a severe attack of rheumatism. He was Con- fined to his borne. 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