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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-11-23, Page 2ur Application for a with your yAl I vivomtri `m u nmili :or _ T ..JO .sem r.ocfi' Author of r a Scrap of Paper." "Dearer Than etc. Published by Hodder & on, Limited. London and Toronto _ ccnstant mishaps were getting on his nerves; he felt that his brother officers regarded him as incapable. He won- dered sometimes whether he would be relieved of his command, so unsuccess- ful had he been. And yet he had been known as a e can- capable, farseeing officer, and earlier Time in the war his name had been mention- ed in the dispatches. He had been spoken of in the General Headquar- ters, too, as an officer of more than •dinary ability, and yet for the last weeks everything he had touched d to miscarry. There had been t set -back, but there had been vance worth speaking of. A rit of restlessness and suspicion as felt in the whole regiment. It see;, ed to them as though there was ' an in the camp, yet no one the traitor might be. all these misadventures een owing to unfortunate because the plans of the were not well thought e Colonel BIount II, ount to Major hery around; find as a hat e Major's re - could not:: understand it. . He was an old soldier; he had served in India,had been through the Boer War, and he felt sure that the plans he had sub- mitted to Divisional Headqi had been sound and good. reIIe ha been complimented upon them toe, and yet they had elided in failure, and he had narrowly escaped disaster, "If I could see a glimmer of light anywhere," said Colonel Blount to his senior major, "I wouldn't miner. i3ut I can't. Only General Withers au the Divisional Headquarters, the Bri- gadier, you, and myself knew the de- tails of our last scheme, and* yet the Bowies got.wind'of thein. It's mad- dening, maddening!" "Whoever the blighter is ` t brains," said the Major. "Ah, here are two staff ole ing now!" For some time after. this Blount was more than ordinw tive. He was constantly in cc "cation with the commanding o other battalions, and there w quent journeys to Headquartr no one knew what was on fol presence of staff officers vt stantly noted, and all felt..t big action was to take place, or in what way no one kne the Tommies in the trenches something of ' more than, ordin portance was in the air, and tl cussed it one with another. Tl! could not help realising than r afel anted xperienced weavers for plain and fancy woolen cloths and blankets. - Good wages. Steady works Apply, Employment Office THE BARRYMORE CLOTH CO., LIMITED 1179 King Street West, Toronto When you think of Cleaning and Dyein Think of PARKER'S Let ns restore to seeming newness your Lace Curtaisss, Carpets, Blankets and other household and personal effects. The Parker process is thorough ; the charge is very moderate, and we pay carriage one way. Send for our Catalogue on Closeting and Dyeing. 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He Colonel, and he had more tha fancied that he had been Awatched. Indeed Tom had d ed to keep both ears and 'e open, and if possible to do detective work on his own • acro entertained suspibions too, which he dared not breathe to any one. They seemed so wild and unfoundeaethat they would not bear the test of a mi- nute's careful thought, and yehey constantly haunted him. Now Of course he knew nothing of what was being settled between the offers; he had not the slightest idea of the nature of the plans which had mis- carried, he like the others only had a vague feeling that something was wrong. - One day, while near the canal which runs round the foot of the old ram- parts of the city, he noticed that the Brigadier and Colonel Blount were talking with two staff officers; one of the latter was a general, while'lthe other was a captain. Tom fent `re that the captain was Waterman, whom he had.known in Branford. Tom was reclining near a 'er- ad ous corner, close by the Potijz which runs straight to the be •'; of the British communication German shells were screee}eiRg, their, way, „tire,„ and fa -Mug in various parts of't` e.o1d town; but by this time, he had be- come so accustomed to these ominous sounds that he had almost ceased to take notice of them. There was only one chance in a hundred that one of them might fall near him, and as he had been so far •fortunate, he, , like hundreds of cthers in a similar condi- tion, thought he might escape"alto- gether. Besides, although he stood near the dangerous crossing he was in a sheltered position, and as the day was hot he sat under the shade of a wall and looked out on the ruins of the old city. A few seconds later the group of officers passed close by him, and Tom immediately rose and ealuted. "Oh, this is the man, said Colonel Blount as he caught sight of _Tom. "Come here, Pollari." Tom did as he was commanded, not without some fluttering around' the region of his heart. "Now, Private Pollard," said Colonel Blount, "repeat what you told me some time ago." Again Tom found himself submitted to a keen cross-examination after' he had told his story; and he noticed that all the officers, including Waterman, listened very attentively: "There's something wrong," said Tom to himself; "they triedto shake me, but they failed; I know what I heard well enough." And then he watched them as they quickly crossed the dangerous corner, and hurried into a sheltered position. That same night, after the staff of- ficers had returned . to their Head- quarters, Tom, who was passing. the Water Tower, saw, much to his sur prise, the .retreating form of a staff officer. Of course this might bean nothing—he was utterly ignorant of the movements of those above him;. all the same he felt as though ham- mers were beating against his fore- head so excited was he. 'The next night Tom's company -was' ordered to relieve a number of •Men who had been a good many hours in the trenches, and just as the shadows of' evening were falling they crept along the Potijze Road towards the communication trench. An hour lat- er Tom had taken up his post' ill, the zig-zag cutting with a feeling that. something of importance was gang to happen. Hour after hour passed away, and still Tom wondered- at what he had seen and heard. He had no definite data upon which to go, no tangible reason for his suspicions, and yet with that bulldog tenacity character- istic of the sharp Lancashire boy he kept thinking of what he ought to do. Presently he heard a voice which he recognised; ' it was that of Major Blundell, in reply to something • that had been said to hint.. "Yes, yes," said the .Major, "I quite understand." "Youare sureeyou,have the instruc- tions plain?": tog h. :ly , It is hard to breakthe chain of. habit, It took one roan six months to stop •►1 saying "Gee Whiz." Perhaps habit has kept you ordering " the same tea, as before" when you had intended to buy Red Rose, This will be a reminder, So next time you •. will order Red Rose, You will be pleased, we are sure, Kept Good by the Sealed Package Me "Perfectly cure.;" "Then I will get along here and speak to Captain Winfield." "Let me come with you,"- said Major Blundell. • q'Oh no, certainly not." .I kno-er the. way perfectly well. Good night, Blundell." (`Good night, Waterman," It was a fairly bright night, al- though a few clouds hung in the sky. Tom heard approaching footsteps, and then hid himself in a sharp corner of the trench while Waterman passed him. Tom followed noiseless'ly, all the time keeping out of sight of the man he, watched. This he was able sixths parts of flour. to do with comparative ease, owing to There has been an enormous de- crease in the amount of sulphur ex- ported this year from Sicily. Recipe for Cake Flour. Cake flour produces much better results in cake making than com- mon bread flour. This is especially true of angel -food cakes. This flour can be easily and successfully made at 'home and is„cheaper-than buying it in packages. Take five pounds of bread flour and a one.pound package of corn starch and sift then together three times. You can make it in smaller quantities if you wish, pro- vided you keep proportion of one- sixth part of corn starch to five - the zig-zag nature of the trench. Tom knew that at this particular point they were only a little more than a hundred yards from the German lines, and that the German snipers were constantly on the watch for any one who might happen to show himself above the sand -bags. He had not gone more than twenty yards when he saw Wa- terman stop and look around. Tom stopped almost instinctively, still hidden by a sharp turn in the trench. The light. was fairly good, and Tom's eyes were -keen. He s...v that the man had adopted a listening attitude. That particular nart, of the trench was for the moment deserted, any moment a patrol might appear. Evidently Waterman was keenly watchful; he looked each way with evident care, and listened attentively. Then he took a piece of white paper from his pocket which seemed to be attached to something heavy. Even in the dim light Tom sew the white gleam of the paper which Waterman had taken from his pocket. `Quick as a thought Waterman stepped on to the ledge of the tre. ch, and then, lean- ing over the sand -bags, threw the paper towards the German lines. This done he stepped back and hurried quickly away. For a second the lad was almost paralysed; then the meaning of it came to him like a flash of light, and before Waterman had proceeded half a dozen yards Tom had sprung upon him. "What do you mean, fellow? Get away from me!" and Waterman strug- gled to free himself . But Tom held on like that's death. what `;You are a German spy, you arel" he said hoarsely. "A mean, skulking German spy!" "This will mean death for you, my man," said Waterman, ,still struggling., "You are enough of a soldier to know that for a private to strike an qfficer in war time means court martial and. death." "It will not be I who will be court martialled," panted Tom. "Ah, you: swine!" `for at that moment Water- I man had pulled °Visalia pistol and had not Tom struck his arm a bullet would have gone through his brain. "I say, what's this?" " "A Gentian spyl" cried Tom hoarse- ly, "he tried to shoot me, sir!" "A German spy!" said the new- comer. "You must be mad." "I am not mad, sir. ,I saw him." 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BS AND S1•:IELLS, A Gas Attack As Described By •i Fortner Ambulance Diver in France.• "I don't think I shall ever forget one experience that I; had lasting over ten days," says J. M. Witsell, Lately returned to his home in New Jersey, after six months in F rane as an am- bulance driver. "I had to go on post alone. It"was on a main road but far - froln even a sign of. habitation, and without even a decent dugout --noth- ing but a slight excavation where they - had anchored a captive balloon at one '. time. It was within range of the big guns and shells came over at the rate of a dozen or so every hour. One of them landed only eighty feet away. . •That was mighty uncomfortable. "I can't ,explain how a shell sounds when it strikes within" 200 yards of you, but if I could you'd realize what shape I was in after twenty-four hours of that, "The company of some- body makes all the difference in the world, but to be absolutely alone in the midst of it is somewhat unpleas• ant. "One of the most unpleasant things that has to be experienced over there is a gas attack. Of course it is"' only when the wind is right and not too strong that the gas has to be expect- ed. Then one has to go around with • his gas mask ready to slip on at a mo- ment's notice. The first such experi- enee.I had was early in the summer. We had just finished supper when. the mournful wail of the compressed air sireif announced that the gas shells had started breaking " over the trenches. Five Masks Apiece. "The feeling while we were waiting was uncanny. You imagine that any- thing you smell, even onions, may be the gas. The chemicals in the masks are almost -as bad as the gas itself. "We are always supplied with five masks apiece. One mask is not good for more than forty minutes without being replenished. The gas shells which the Germans use don't make as Much noise as the ordinary shells when they explode. That and the yel- low misty cloud which they spread distingui,sb, them as the'gas beavers. "It was the night after,;, this first scare that I had my real taste of the gas. My .partner and I were on that advance post, where I had my taste of solitude under fire when it came. "A toss determined that I should have the first watch, and I had a ter- rible time keeping awake. Finally four o'clock came and I turned•in. It 'seemed as if I had hardly gotten asleep when I felt my partner shak- ing me and yelling, `Gas. Get up.' "I was out of that sleeping bag and had a gas mask on in about five sec- onds. In about five minutes we could see the yellowish mist come drifting over the hill. We couldn't see a soul in, sight, and as it is the worst thing you can do to exert yourself in any way when under gas we didn't walk around looking for anybody. We just stood and looked as pleasant as we could with those ugly snouts on. The eyeholes fogged up badly and we couldn't even see much. • "In about half an hour I walked slowly over to a wireless station some distance off. .There I found the oper- ator making coffee with his mask off. It was sure a relief to get mine off too and I hurried back to the car to tell my chum. Wonders of Camouflage: "One of the first things I noticed. when I picked up a paper upon get- ting back here is that etunouflage seems to be regarded as a jolle. Some of this work is very simple and some requires immense skill. For instance, on one occasion.the tents of our see= tion drew the fire of aviators. We at once took down the tents and splash- ed green paint on them in -irregular blotches. It did the work. • "The real wonders of camouflage are in the intricate jobs which mus fool keen observers only a few Bred feet away. All along - the front an aviator can coaled "guns." He 'bombs trying to hi does he utterly wood." 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