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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-02-16, Page 3ON Y WOMAN IN SEMI ARMY SHE IS MISS FLORA SANDS, A SCOTSWOMAN. Sergeant in the Serbian Army, She 'Went Through an Arduous Campaign. In a clear) and comfortable bed in the Military Hospital At Salonika, amidst comfortable and quiet sur- roundings, lay last December a come- ly, motherly -looking little lady, Her bed was in the nurses' ward of Mili- tary Hospital, Camp No. Al., and the little lady was a patient --the only • patient of her sex in a camp that has accommodation for 1,600 sick or wounded Serbian men. Oise day a royal aide-de-camp came to her bed- side, and, on behalf of the Prince Re. "gent of Serbia, pinned to her breast, with much ceremonial, the gold and silver Cross of Kara-George—a rare badge that is only given for conspicu- ous bravery on the field of battle. The whole right side of her body, • from the shoulder to the knee, was lately a mass of torn flesh and shat- tered bone—the work of a Bulgarian hand -bomb that chanced upon her as she was helping the Serbs to clear out an enemy trench, • But it healed as satisfactorily as any surgeon could wish. Miss Flora Sands ---that is the little lady's name—is a Scotswoman. Work- ing in Serbia as a hospital nurse since early in the present world -war, her sympathy* was so keenly aroused by .the . sufferings and heroism of the people that, when the hospital units were broken up during the great re- treat of October -November, 1915, :.he solicited and obtained permission to enlist as a private in the rearguard that protected the withdrawal of the retreating army, Before that army reached the Adriatic shore she had won promotion. Become Sergeant Sands, she stood high in the 'regard of both officers and men of the crack regiment to which she still belongs. On the Macedonian front she went through the whole of the arduous and successful offensive campaign that ,began on September 12. Rt was' in the decisive assault on "iehest crest of 'Bill 1212 that agAeresseeas y'Lul s,io , tits this.'happen- ed let her relate in ter, own words. Le,d Her Troops to Victory. We had been crouching in our shal- low pits for hours, waiting impatient- ly for the order to attack. At 7 a.m. the order came. ' It was snowing, and the snow lay on the ground. I was out of my pit in half a second, and running as fast as my legs could move. I am always the first to leave cover, It is my duty as a non-com- missioned o •dicer. But, unfortunately, I ani not as nimble as most of my men. So it happens that I ant gener- ally among the last to reach an enemy trench. • Well, I had nearly reached the brink of the Bulgarian trench in which, our men were already at grips with the defenders. I was one of a small group of laggards—perhaps half a dozen—when a well -aimed grenade fell in our midst. A couple of men besides myself were in the radius of its explosion and fell wounded, but I seem to have got most of the scatter. Yes, the shock was awful. Yet I don't think I lost consciousness for The Business of Being a Boy is a strenuous em- ployment. Sturdy boys and ;iris are not built- out of books alone. The best food for growing youngsters is Shr=edded Wheat, the whole wheat food, that builds healthy tissue, good bone and develops sound teeth and healthy gums. For breakfast or any meal, with milk or cream. Delicious with preserved fruits. Made in Canada. For Bright Spr i0; Days A. sports frock in all its glory is here illustrated. It may be called a versatile design, for it is as suitable for the afternoon frock of plain and figured pongee or foulard as for the morning frock of plain and figured poplin. McCalt Pattern No. 7643, Ladies' Blouse Dress. Pattern in 6 sizes; 84 to 44 bust. Price, 20 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your Local McCal1 dealer or from the McCall Company, 70 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario. "Dept W". Some folks are satisfied to be just acquaintance and sometimes that ar- rangement is perfectly satisfactory to both parties. more than a minute. And I was not "'".".em.". left long untended. A young officer of :my battalion had seen me drop. He crawled up towards me on all fours over the snow, and, seizing' my hands, pulled me over its smooth surface to the shelter of the rock. Yes, the torture of being dragged ,by the hand of my broken arm was acute. Yet it was not very much greater than what I had already been suffering. It had to be borne, and thee strain was soon over. Wonderfully deft and tender are Serbian soldiers in dressing wounds on the field. A couple of them, men of my own com- pany, did me up in the quickest time imaginable, and I was soon lying on a stretcher on my way to the nearest field hospital. LAND OF MANY REPTILES. Australia Has 1.00 Species of Snakes, But Only Five Deadly. Australia has 100 species of snakes, three-fourths of them venomous, says the National Geographic Magazine. The big pythons and rocksnakes are harmless, but as one travels from the tropics southward the dangerous var- ieties increase in number's, and in Tas. mania all are venomous, though only fire are really deadly, and, fortunate- ly, those arc rarely seen, Tho continent is also abundantly supplied with lizards. Three hundred and ninety species are recorded, and they may be seen not only hi woods and prairies and rlesel'ts, in the water, anion t•delcs, ai,d in trees, but also in the less frequented city streets. nuCam S rine' at the ill effects of caffeine when you change from tea tlnd coffee to POST M "There's a Reason" mw.drwiw Y,M.C.A. BUTS AT THE FRONT. Wholesome Recreation Provided for the British Soldier, The following is an extract from the London Tinges: After a spell in the trenches our )nen are moved back to get some rest. From a military point of view alone it is just as vital to revive the spirits of the soldiers as to renew munitions. , . . Folk at home should see the men as they come out of the trenches. Photographs and cinemas lead people to think that "Tommy" or "Jock" is always smiling. They must get rid of that idea. I have seen many, very ninny, trudging back from the line dazed and done. They look like men who will never smile again. They look like men who have done with life. That is the story of their eyes. It is uncanny, it is piteous. Their lips tell another story. Grimly set, they express a purpose alive in Death, as it were. "Stick to it," they say. Erect a hut. The effect is magical.., Shelter, warmth, light, refreshxneiit, and, above all, amusement, act like a talisman. 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Wagner, Rosenthal, Ont., writes:—"After the birth of my se- cond child I suffered from troubles whish melt motlaarlasiLtingegtae, 1 fol °vrliuo a dttiending me said - all - operation would be necessary, but as .1 dreaded this and as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills had been of great help to my sister I decided to try this medi- cine, and I can truly say that after using the pills for some time they made a complete cure and made life more enjoyable than it had been for a long time. I think every woman suffering from the ailments of our sex should give D. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial as I know from my own ease the great benefit that fol- lows their use." You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by nail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. CANADA AS A PAPER MAKER. Capacity to Produce Pulp Wood in Enormous Quantities. Indications point to Canada as one of the most important pulp and paper producers of the world for many years. There is no reason, except apathy respecting fire -protection in the pulp producing regions, why Can- ada should not produce perpetually a' large part of the world's paper. The large spruce forests in the east and north including the sub -arctic forest which has value chiefly for pulp, show Canada's capacity to grow suitable wood in enormous quantities, sufficient with any kind of protection and man- agement, to supply the demand of all time, Pulp forests are, however, particularly susceptible to fire, and need careful protection. It is gratifying to see that some of the most progressive pulp companies are successfully protecting their lands from fire. On account of the coin- paratively rapid growth of pulp tim- ber to a commercial size it appears that pulp companies will be the first who can prove that scientific forest' management is good business for a private concern. The increasing production of pulp and paper in British Columbia con- tinues, and it is announced that the plant of the Empire Pulp and Paper Mills, at Swanson Bay, 100 miles south of Prince Rupert, will be turn- ing out chemical pulp in commercial quantitiesthe daily output when the plant is in full running order being between thirty-five and forty tons. ,SCA GREASE Ma tis your wagon run as ,i t hast gall bearings. It . ,the: Mica that do l;, Mica makes a 5111AvltJIs bearing sur- face tt " xt longer wearing Dealers every- 'L�rBlra' sell sis ,� F l.)IL-'C'QMI'ANY ;i," ; Limited lsrtA • 'S a gissioUGn0UT +'see ADA car iCi+ti factariT. 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