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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-11-24, Page 7OLD BRITISH AR.,,, It SOLDIERS MANY OF THEM S'T'ILL IN THE SERVICE. They Did Not Disappear, Worn Out, As It Was Generally Supposed. What has happened to the old Brit- ish army which fought at Mons? The general public thinks of it as a force now greatly multiplied but still fight- ing out battles on the line from the Yser to the Somme, As a matter of fact the old army, as an army, dis- appeared long ago. They did not dis- appear, a worn-out, decimated rem- nant utterly exhausted by the retreat and the subsequent thrust of the Marne, and Aisne, as those at home seem to think: Instead, they have gradually been swallowed up by death and the new armies. Because of the individuals making up the heroic little band of French's command have slipped out of the newspapers and the public eye it does not mean that they are all dead or out of the service. The casualties suffered by the original British ex- peditionary force was singularly light as one counts casualties to -day. When trench warfare began a large number of men from Mons were still in Iine. The greater part of those veterans who have laid their arms aside because of death, sickness, or wounds have done so since the dead- lock came. What They Are Doing. Taken on the whole a surprisingly large percentage of old army officers and men are still in harness. Where are they? Some are drilling recruits in England. The majority of the rest have finished fighting and are working at the base and in railway stations, supply centres, ammunition depots, repair shops, offices, canteens, and similar places. The officers, with the exception of a few who still lead men into battle, have left the trenches and, rising to big things, occupy the high positions to which their superior experience, knowledge, and training entitle them. Those who have remained with the combatant troops have been promot- ed to ranks of which they never dreamed in days of peace. The men do odd jobs around the base. They help the railway trans- port officers—veterans these—in their work. They superintend the handling of ammunition, guns, rifles, wagons, clothing, and all the countless equip- ment of an army in the field. They do orderly -room work. And a few of thein act as servants to the officers with whom they did duty before the war. Leading New Armies. Sometimes the plasters and the servants speak of old times together, but very seldom. As the officer dresses a regiment goes by the win- dow of his .billet, With his servant he watches them until the last man has passed and the wail of the fife has died in the distance. "Well, what do you think of them, Jones?" the officer asks. - "Them ?" Jones says. "Oh, they're all right, sir. But," impressively, "they're not the boys as we used to meet on Salisbury Plain!" "No, they are not." And then they change the subject, lest it should conjure up sad thoughts. Those who led the old army are leading the new armies to -day. They have seen their battalions swell to brigades and their brigades to divi- sions. They have taken the raw youth of the British Islands and watched them gradually change from ignorant civilians to hard, rough troops very nearly the equal of the men they used to command. FLASH LOCATES BULLET. Pocket Instrument Used on Wounded. In War Hospitals. Every hospital in the war zone has some electrical equipment for locat- ing the bullets in wounded men, but a German has recently invented a pocket instrument for this purpose. It consists of a two -pointed probe connected by insulated wires to a pocket electric lamp. When the probe comes in contact with a bit of metal a closed circuit is fo:'used which lights the lamp. Flashes from the bulb also indicate when the probe is approach- ing or receding from a bullet or bit of shrapnel, for these latter are more frequently the cause of wounds than bullet,. Appealed to Her Weakness. pack ---So at first Miss 13argi re- fused yott, flow did you manage to win her? Tiin—I told her I knew 0.: a l 1l ; • ter who would perform the cerenicn ; tor $4,98. • and oat receive highest 4 oast, prima a We rand mousy the soma day the tura aro resolved. ehur{to n000mmisslons—and Nay allohurgos, We hays paid out millions of dollars to thou• sands of trappers In canaria who mond their rut mto us because they know they gobadquare deai,andr000ivo mono roomy for their furs. Yon wlMalmo. We buy morofurs from trapper, for cash than any othor five firms in ennada, � �i, Hallam's TropporGuide (00paget) Hallam's Beer tsrnon's catalogue Hallam's Haw Par Quotations Hallam's Fur atria nook (80 pages) sent fres on request • Address ee follows: JOHN )ALLAN Limited 202 Hallam i:3uliding, Toronto. W id We Give, We Get In 1915 and 1916 Ontario contribut- ed more to the Canadian. Patriotic Fund than she drew from it, the sur- plus going to assist those western provinces whose contributions, al- though exceedingly liberal, did not equal the heavy demands caused by the large enlistment from these pro- vinces. For 1917 the situation will change. The demands from this pro- vince on the Fund are estimated to reach six million dollars, and the,com- mittee has decided to ask Ontario to raise that amount—in other words, to make provision only for its own peo- ple. The total represents about one mil- lion dollars above the contributions for 1916, and therefore there can be no weariness in well -doing on the part of Ontario's patriotic people so far ,as the Fund is concerned. Boy readers can earn a little Christ- mas looney by winning special classes limited to boy feeders at the Toronto Fat Stock Show. This show also car- ries classes limited to fanners. The Secretary will be glad to mail Prize List on application. The Indian Mutiny. During the Indian Mutiny only 586 British soldiers were killed in battle or died of wounds, but many thou- sands of English people were mas- sacred by natives. S'Jti.nard's Liniment Cures Garret in Cows Choice of Perils. `°This dog," said the fancier, "will protect you from burglars." "Yes. But I'd rather take my chance with a burglar than with the dog." I was cured of terrible lumbago by MINARD'S LINIMENT. REV. WM. BROWN. I was cured of a bad case of ear- ache by MINARD'S LINIMENT. MRS. S. KAULBACK. 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The next day he bought a bottle of Sloan's Liniment which had been re- commended to him. Within a very tete hours the soreness had vanished and the lameness had disappeared. Bo was. an active lean 01100 more Sloan'S Liniment can he obtained at all drug stoles, 28c„ 50e, and $1.00. PRIWRRTED WORDS. Some of Them Mean the Revers of What Is Intended. There are quite a number of words in the English language which have become so perverted by usage that to -day they are taken to mean exactly the reverse of what the dictionary de- finition of them asserts to be correct: If, for instance, you ask people if they have seen to -day's newspaper, they may answer: "Oh, we just scan- ned it," meaning to imply that they have only "glanced" at it, while the word "scan" really means "to exam- ine minutely or carefully. Other peo- ple will say they will give you a "moiety" of such and such a thing, or a reward, meaning to offer a little bit, while the true definition is "the half—one of two equal parts." To -day the word "parlous" is used ,in the sense of a person being in a serious way of ill -health, or a busi- ness very low in finances, and yet its real meaning is "bright, witty, and spritely," and was used in that sense in the days of Shakespeare. CHILDREN OF ALL AGES When sick the newborn babe or the growing child . will find prompt relief through the use of Baby's Own Tab- lets. They are absolutely safe for all children and never fail to banish any of the minor ills from which little ones suffer. Concerning them Mrs. Arthur Sheasly, Adanac, Seek., writes: "I have used Baby's Own Tab- lets and think they are splendid for children of all ages." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ; SCOTS NOT FIRST PIPERS. Before 15th Century Harps Were Highlanderrs' Instruments. Neither Scotland nor Ireland can claim to have invented the bagpipes, says the London Chronicle. Greeks, Romans, Assyrians' and Chinese all played bagpipes 'of sorts long before the time of Christ, and the instru- ment actually figures on one of the coins of Nero, who may have played it. The Breton bignon, the Calabrian zampogna, the German sackpfeife and the ,French cornemeuse are all bagpipes under different names. It was actually a Scotsman; and no less a man than the lord advo- cate of the time, who publicly de- clared fifty years ago that "the bag- pipe is an English instrument, es- sentially English; the English were the original bagpipers." He pointed out that, while Shakespeare often speaks of bagpipes, he never does sa in "Macbeth," and that it is in Lin- colnshire and Yorkshire that he local- izes the pipes. To Chaucer and Spen- cer also they are English. James IV., and other Scottish kings, paid for "Inglis pyparis" at their court, while Edward I., Edward III., Henry VI. and Henry VIII, seem to have had na- tive pipers. The Highlanders never used the pipes in war before the fif- teenth century; the harp was Scot- land's instrument. Granufsfed Eyelirls, Eyes inflamed by expo- sure to Sun, Mislead Wir;il quickly relieved by Marino Eye Remedy. No Smarting, just Eye Comfort. At Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Marini:Fye SalveinTubes25c. ForFlook of theEycFrceask Druggists or Minion Eye Remedy Co. , Chicago ore The Best of the Bargain. You get a bargain when y The Youth's Companion for 1917ou get for $2.25-52 issues crowded from cover Ito cover with the reading you most enjoy. 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The Textile Mercury says this German secret was obtained by a persistent British manufacturer a short time before the outbreak of the war, and now it has been ap- plied in the Sketchlye Dye Works. Getting Their Goat. The useful but pugnacious goat could be bought in Germany before the wax for a sum varying between 20 and 25 marks ($4.75 and $5.95). Now would-be purchasers have to part with 200 marks ($47.60) before they can obtain their favorite article of diet In this connection a Berlin newspaper cites the case of a person who advertised that he had a goat for sale on war terms. The next day he received 46 postal orders for 200 marks, but when the "lambs" called at his house they found neither goat nor vendor. Oriental Confectionery. It is acknowledged that the Chinese are very skilful in making confec- tionery and possess the reputation of having many secrets. 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