Zurich Herald, 1917-03-16, Page 3PINY FRENCH ARE
HELD IN BONDAGE
BARBAROUS CRUELTY AND IM-
PRISONMENT OI+' CHILDREN.
People in Territory Occupied by the
Germans Are Treated
Like Slaves.
Little by little the world is begin-
ning to realize the sense in which
Germany understands and uses such
phrases as "humane treatment" and
"humanitarian objects."
It should, therefore, be a matter of
little surprise to us to learn from the
lips of those who have just escaped
from a two years' thraldom, the bit-
terer because it has had to be endured
in their own homes, that probably
nothing can exceed the tyranny even
now being exercised over the unfor-
tunate inhabitanets of Belgium and
Northern France by the German in-
vader, whose "desire to stem ' the
flood of blood and to bring the hor-
rors of war to an encl" has recently
been announced to an incredulous
world.
Some eighteen months ago evidence
was collected from` some of these
poor exiles or. their return to France,
and their stories of suffering and
misery belong to the category of tra-
gedies that "He too deep for tears."
Now, for the past few weeks, another
sad procession of some 20,000 re-
fugees from Northern France has
been wending its way back "home" in
a series of convoys at the rate of
about 1,000 persons a day. Once more
the warm-hearted and hospitable peo-
ple of Switzerland have given them
of their best; they have housed, fed,
and clothed them, and sent them on
their way rejoicing.
Terrible Conditions.
Once more neutral ears have been
'pained to listen to grim narratives of
harsh treatment and starvation and
worse, which appear to be inseparable
from German domination in time of
war. Some of these stories are told
by an English correspondent as fol-
lows:'
It matters little from which Pro-
vince of invaded France the refugees
are being repatriated, their condition
is practically the same—broken in
odyand mind, but unconquerable in.
Ori - -envoys sail theet.;',they
es 'not tasted Meat for two years,'
others have had it in small quantities
as lately as fifteen months ago; the
most fortunate of all tell us that meat
rations, came to an end a fortnight
before their departure. All food is at
famine prices; candles cost 12 francs
for a packet of eight; petrol is pro-
hibitive. Yet, in spite of all this
physical impoverishment, forced labor
is the rule in town and village alike;
the old men and women up to any age,
and children as young as 13, are com
pelled to work in factories and fields,
their wages varying from two to
three francs a day, out of which they
have to pay for their food about 50
per cent. of their total takings.
Driven Like Slaves.
To this rule there is no exception;
one person in every household is al-
lowed to stop at home to perform do-
mestic duties, which include the wash-
ing of the German soldiers' dirty
linen.
The discipline imposed scarcely
differs from slave -driving in its
palmiest days. At harvest -time work
is obligatory all the week round, Sun-
days and feast days included; no one
may stop work to go to mass. Two
girls who went to church one Sunday
morning were in prison the same af-
ternoon; a child of 14 in the same vil-
lage got four clays' imprisonment for
not doing a full days' work; a wo-
man who gave an apple to a Belgian
prisoner was condemned to 10 days'
imprisonment; another woman's sen-
tence was 42 days with hard labor
for straying 20 yards beyond the
boundary limit, and yet another, aged
77, received a fortnight's cells for go-
ing to see her sick daughter, who liv-
ed a short distance out of bounds.
These are but a very few cases,
e
typical of hundreds, which illustrate
the bitter complaints against the be-
havior of the German troops and of
officials in occupation of French
territory.
A Matter of Fractions.
"If I cut a beefsteak in two," asked
the teacher, "then cut the halves in
two, what do I get?"
"Quarters," xeturned the boy.
"Good. And then again?"
"Eighths."
"Correct: Again?"
"Sixteenths."
"; lxactly. And what then?"
"Thirty-seconds."
"And once more?"
"Hamburg!" cried the boy impa-
tiently.
British experts have found that
'sisal can be profitably grown in South
Africa.
Open up a Health
Account by eating foods
that make you fit for the
,day's work without over-
taxing the stomach, kidneys
or liver. The continued eat-
ing of indigestible foods with
large percentage of waste
means diseased livers and
poisoned intestines. Keep
your stomach sweet and clean
and your bowels healthy and
active by eating Shredded
Wheat Biscuit, It is easily
digested. It contains all the
material needed for the nour-
ishment of the human body.
Open a health account for
you to draw upon. For
breakfast or any meal with
milk or cream. Made in
Canada.
80,000 PERISHED
IN IDLY LAND
CHILDREN SOLD IN STREETS
FORA SHILLING.
Shocking Crimes of Turks and Rav-
ages of Famine in Syria
and Palestine.
That a terrible famine is ravaging
the Holy Land is repeated in a letter
of appeal in the London Times signed
by the Bishop of London, Rennie Mac -
Innes, Bishop of .Jerusalem; John
Brown, Moderator of the Church of
Scotland; George Smith, Moderator of
the United Free Church of Scotland;
Henry MacMahon, chairman of the
London Committee, and J. Deacon,
honorary treasurer. It is an appeal
particularly affecting Christian
churches everywhere, therefore also
Canadian. The letter says: "The
latest news clearly reveals ex-
tremely serious conditions in Syria
and Palestine. Many thousands of the
inhabitants are starving. In one dis-
trict alone a careful estimate made
t•on theeapoe pate. taie..a.ee aacs.iits*>+-terse.,
cause 'all fully 80,000. Mani villages
havelost half their population. Chol-
era, typhus and other diseases are
rampant. Children are being sold in
the streets for a shilling.
Testimony of Eye -witnesses.
Two eye -witnesses say: 'We passed
women and children lying on the road-
side with closed eyes and ghastly pale
faces. It is a common thing to find
people searching the garbage heaps
for orange peel, old bones and other
refuse, eating them greedily when
found. At three different places we
visited were camps of women and
children where any man could select
a child or woman and take them
with him, dragging them along by
the hair.' This widespread suffering
is caused by a deliberate policy of
starvation. 'It is clear,' said Lord
Grey in October, 'that there has gone
on in Turkey a scale of unprecedented
horrors unequalled in an attempt to
exterminate the Christian population.'
Massacre by the sword is terrible
enough, but massacre by famine is
tenfold worse. At the moment we
seem powerless to meet the appalling
situation. If, however, the success of
Foods Are
Increasing
In Price
But you can still buy
Gr pc -N ts
at the same price.
This staple cereal in
its air -tight, wax -pro-
tected package will
keep indefinitely, yet
is ready to eat at a
moment's notice. •
Grape -Nuts is full of
compact nourishment
w i t h a delightful
wheat and barley
flavor.
The Most Economical of
Prepared Cereals
the Allied operations permits, it ma
be possible to bring relief to the suf
fours even before the close of th
war. In any case the needed supplie
of food, medicine and clothing shout
be poured in as soon as ever this be
conies possible. They can be hough
and stored in Egypt, whence they ea
be conveyed in a few hours to"port
of entry to the Holy Land when th
opportunity offers.
Help the Sufferers of Palestine.
A small beginning has been made, bu
at least 250,000 should be forthcoming
if anything like an adequate supply i
to be ready. No country on the face
of the earth should make a stronger
' appeal to the people of all classes i
the British Liles than that in which
our Lord lived, and to which we owe
the Scriptures, and our whole relig-
ious inspiration. Now is the time to
help. It will little avail to collect the
sum after the Holy Land is open . to
us. The distribution fund will be in
the hands of those who know the peo-
ple and lived amongst them., Though
the policy of starvation is mainly di-
rected against the Christian popula-
tion, help will be given to all in need
irrespective of creed or race. Pains
will be taken not to pauperize but to,
re-establish theeo le in h
p p aures and
on farms. We appeal with confidence
for help in trying to meet the needs of
the innocent sufferers of Palestine. An
office has been opened in Church
House, Dean's Yard, Westminster,
London, by the Hon. Secretary of the
Syria -Palestine Relief Fund."
y M U' INC 111G CHAINS.
-
e Method is the
Sant, as That hat Used in
Olden 'Times.
d .Ii his day of machine manufacture
it will perhaps surprise some to learn
t that the making of big chains is lurg,e-
n. Iy, ii tot entirely, confined to methods
s dependent on hand labor, says the
e Scientific American. There are prob-
ably` no big chains being matte by the
use of machinery. There are various
' appliances employed, but these are
hand operated or perytreally• eon-
s trolled; This situation appears to be
due to two things, First, a.; the pro-
verbial expression has it, "a chain is
1 io stronger than the weakest of its
links." A handmade chain is natural-
ly, made link by link. If the workmen
are not only careful, but conscientious
as to details, there is a considerable
opportunity for attention equivalent
to continuous inspection. The making
of big chains is largely an old-time
blacksmith's job.
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c U T OUR CORNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
0
How to loosen a tender corn
° or callers so it lifts out
o without pain.
n 0 ..o...-.0 0_....u......,f
Let folks stop on your feet here-
after.; wear shoes a size smaller if you
like, for corns will never again send
electric sparks of pain through you,
according to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that a few drops of a drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out•
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding tissue.
A small bottle of freezone obtained
at rely drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft"corn or callus from one's foot.
If your druggist, hasn't stocked this
new'drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.
War has lifted the veils from the
women of Tu' key's harems. No long-
er are the wo nen of the Ottoman Em-
pire secluded n their quarters, for the
feminist movoktrent has taken deep
hold in Turkey , while the men are
fighting with.the troops of the Central',
nesse .-Branch leagues. of a„ central
or rnzatise1, li` seei
the empire aAneweneO k`a' ane`�r'L�o fes:
ing toward the attainment of their ,
"equal rights.”
Took Friend's Advice
And Cot Results
How M. C. Lindos Found a Cure
in Dodd's Kidney Pills.
One of the Reasons Why Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills Have Had a Phenomenal
Growth of Popularity in the West.
Ellscott, Alta., Mar. 12th (Special.)
—The growth of popularity of Dedd's
Kidney Pills in this section of the
Great West has been phenomenal.
They cure kidney disease. That much
has been proved again and again. One
of the latest proofs comes from M. C.
Lindos, well known and highly re-
spected here.
"Thanking, ,Dodd!R....,,J Marie=
:P
ills
en it iS mal,,„p£..e�pess' ,Oriy
gratitude,” M. C. Lindos states: "I
suffered from headaches and dizziness
and was unable to find anything that
would do me any good. I tried sev-
eral medicines that were advertised to
cure my trouble, but they did not.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills were -recom-
mended to me by a friend arid I sent
for a box and gave them a trial. The
result is that I am feeling fine now. I
shall always keep a box of Dodd's
Kidney Pills handy."
Dodd's Kidney Pills cured M. C.
Lindos because the trouble came from
the kidneys. Lumbago, rheumatism,
dropsy, heart disease, diabetes and
Bright's Disease are other troubles
that comes from sick kidneys, To
cure them cure the kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
BRITAIN'S WAR BREAD.
Tests Show That New Loaf Is Much
More Nourishing.
Extensive experiments have preced-
ed the settlement of the regulation
for the future dilution of flour in Eng-
land.
The new loaf must either contain at
least 5 per cent. of the wheat "offals,"
or else there must be added to it at
least 5 per cent., and it may be 10 per
cent., of another substance, milled
from rice, barley, maize or oats.
When the order comes into force
on March 12 the browner loaves will
be all wheat, while the whiter ones
will contain from 5 to 10 per cent. of
other cereals.
After counsel with expert advisers,
the Food Controller, to decide the
practicability of the scheme, had ex-
haustive tests carried out by a well -
of millers; and he has -
•m s er
no n fit
well-
known , per-
sonally and tasted all
sonally examinedbread
made from the different varieties of
the new flour. It was put to the proof
still further. One of the largest army
commands in the country was provid-
ed for a series of days with the new
bread, and a leading London catering
house also supplied it to numerous
customers. The general verdict was
that the bread was excellent, and that
its dietetic value was•.higher than that
of pre-war days.
In the official view the order may
be said to have accomplished the de-
sired objectives, namely, a wider area
of selection fon breadstuffs, with a
consequent diminution of wheat; and
a corresponding release of shipping
tonnage. Also a more nutritious loaf
is produced.
One set of copper mines in Cuba
have been operated almost continu-
ously on an extensive scale ever since
the ore was discovered in 1520.
BAKING POWDER.,
commute NO ALUM.
Taco only well known medium prioed
baking powder road* Ih Canada
Shat does not contain edam and
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Measures Fatigue.
A Circle Defined.
The French inventor of a machine A pupil in the junior 'd t t
to measure fatigue says that 95 per
cent. of corpulent persons are so be-
cause they have given .in when they
felt tired, and that it is practically
impossible to tire out a fat person in
good headth.
lyt'inard.'s Liniment Cures Dandruff.
Real Carefulness.
"What is your idea of a careful
automobile driver?"
"One that not only avoids .accidents
that he would be responsible fol, but
also keeps out of those that wouldn't
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We have been using MINARD'S
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ber of years and use no other Lin-
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chest, soreness of the throat, head-
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LaHave Islands, Luneuburg Co., N. S.
Nora Doesn't Mind.
"Nora," began Mrs. Newlived timid-
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Miiiard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
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He Did It.
The class in history had been called
and the.'teacher asked her young pupils
how, many wars England had fought
with Spain. '
"Six,", one little boy promptly re-
plied. e -
plied.
"Six!" repeated the teacher "Enum-
erate them, please.",
"One, two, three, four, five, six,"
said the little boy with cheerful con-
fidence.
MONEY ORDERS.
SEND a Dominion Express Money
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Wanted to be Pious.
It was the grammar class, and the
teacher had asked for words ending
with "ous. "
"Can anyone,' she said, "give nee a
word like 'dangerous,' meaning full of
danger; 'hazardous,' full of hazard?"
A boy in the back row put up his
hand: "Please, miss," he said,
"'pious,' full of pie!"
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surprised his teacher recently by
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Greater
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whether for peace needs
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a matter of national con-
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Fertilizers
l'ei-
Fertilizers have an im-
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Rheumatism
is My Weather Prophet.
Ican tell stormy weather days
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pains
friend
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old
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ISSUE 11—'17.
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