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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-12-21, Page 7THE MESSAGE Bank of Montreal THE Assets in OF THE COWS 1 Excess of $400,000,000 '(JNIQU1S'.11ETRO.) I iiP1.OYEl) IN CON VJOIN G SIGNALS. Many ('lever liexpedients Used by Shies to Import information to Retreating Huns. Prosaic activities of small farmers mut take place, in northern France, in the shadow of the great guns, Ac- cordingly the F'r'ench artillery officers did not think it at all remarkable when a farmer with two red cows and one white one drove them dgsvn the road every clay to the pasture, while the German and French shills shrieked overhead. But after the three •cows, strung out in single file, had gone by the German artillery flamed forth in renewed activity. It seemed imbued with a startling prescience regarding columns of troops, files of supply trains and lo- cations of new guns, A French ofi:'i- 3 COP became interested in that proces- sion of cows. 'It never Seemed the same 011 two successive occasions. Sometimes the white cow would lead. Sometimes the white 0110 . was be- tween the two others: Sometimes the farmer would whip one or the other of the creatures ahead of the line. Frequently the formation .altered several times in the half -mile jour- ney. Every change in formation seemed utterly needless to the purpose of driving three cows to pasture. The officer apprehended the man on the • way back. "You will not see the sunt o high in the heavens to -morrow," he remarked casually. "You have not done well—for France!" The peas- ant's face paled. He tried to pretend astonishment, but his fear and con- fusion were too obvious. He told his story to the drumhead court that con- vened to listen. The Germans, in falling back, had airenged a ``three cow" method of signalling. The three animals were capable of half a dozen different formations that spelled a half dozen different truths concern- ing troop movements and artillery accuracy. He was paid well by the Huns and coached for a couple of days in the tactics to be pursued before they fell back, The French officer was right The peasant saw only one more sunrise. And for him there was no sunset. "Shirt Signals." • Another clever expedient for signal- ing was that employed by the "woman of the shirts." She seemed always washing then. Up on a little knoll whets her little house stood they flapped and danced on the clothesline in the fres morning sun- light. Back of and beyond that knoll the guns loomed sullenly, their smoke plumes lifting lazily like blossoms of white againet the green hills. The shirts flapped—red and blue and white and red again ---some very close together, some widely spaced. After a few days they arrested that woman. Terror-stricken, she babbled her con- fesion of the "shirt signals." She had sold her country for silver and followed the instructions of the re- treating Huns. Sheep have been used to signal. Chimneys smoked on alternate morn- ings; stopped suddenly and smoked again. Peasants who would sell their country for gain have stood against stone walls. Signalling is an interest- ing thing—Pizarro raised his hand for the famous massacre of the Incas —and history is replete with incidents where things were indeed "not what they seemed." Stranger, weirder signalling than that done by spies in the present war, however, has never previously been achieved. BRITISH CAVALRY IN ARMOR. Preparing for the Raid in Germany When Hindenburg Line is Shattered. The allies, waiting for the day when the Ilindenburg line cracks and lets them through onto the Belgian and German plains, are daily practicing their cavalry in the destructive work of cutting infantry to pieces. So valuable has horse flesh become in the prospect of this raid and in the loss of animals through shell fire that the English and French are drill- ing their steeds with armor upon them so that bayonet and sabre resistance of the Germans will work as little harm as possible. The cavalry will go through clad in metal helmets, with a strong wire screen over the face, and with the body incased in thick leather -padded coats. The horsee have the same padding over their heads and the same screen over their eyes. These protections permit excellent rehearsals in the fields 'behind the lines, where thousands of mounted temps are making ready for the weak.. eating( of the Getman line. The flank of Mont fellotw i11g Its 10et1t a11111Vprsa'y, 1s out with las titrougest sult.ement and establishes new. high rewords In toll•i,rintiial a(eou(ile;, The position shown by an nx- emanation of the statonlent for the fiscal year ending October .3lol 1971, is as remarkable as It 3y reassuring. Hand in hand with tremendous gains in aascts--maleing it pos- s)bde for ate Batik to report total Itr•,'•ets in execs of four hundred million dollars (the first thine such a figure has been reached 11) eanadlltn b:tnlang) 1) has (le - l -PION -Al u position of still greater strength as represented by liquid assets 'e 1' alelit to t1Ve1 71l'�n of liabilities to nubile. Al the same time the various accounts reflect the large and Important under- takings, its von0 eel ion wi all 311e W31', which the hank is carrying out on behalf of the Dominion and British Governments. It has also been possiille to meet the larger requirements Of customers us retieeletl by a suhslantlal gain in 1'urrent loans. 33TE:\DY h.X3'ANSI ON Orr 1)Iy1'OSITti The stn Ings at-fotutts of the people of the country continue to pile up steadily and new amount to over $2160100,000, 1110,000, a.n increase. (1f 311tnost $38,))))0,3)00 for th0 year, or at the rate or 01nse 0 13,owi,ouu '1 1'1)1)0111. 1s the bankers of the Goyarn- men 1. the Bank of Montreal hag evidently assumed its full share in Providing for the country's needs, as indicated by 11(1 increase oi' twenty-eight million dollars in the value of Dominion and Pro- villeia3 Go V 0)'1((1)01) t securities; 311 increase of seven million in the Deposit in Central Gold 11e - serves; hula nee (1110 to the Do- nr3ninn.c',over1,mr;nt 1)e :$13,638,1)62, the latter account appealing for the first time in the Bank's statement. The Bank has perhaps rendered a still greater service to the coun- try by steeping itself in such shape as to create conlpleU( (a11- 1ldence fn Canada's financial posi- tion during a most to ing period, Sl71:1S'T.tN'r1.\i GAIN IN J'IAI:NINOS The profit and loss ar'c.nunt shims that earnings allow a com- fortable margin over the dividend and bonus requirements. They are substantially above those of the previous year. The net pro- fits for the twelve months amounted to $2,477,1169.00, equi- valent to 16.49 on the paid-up capi3al. Added to the balance o1' profit and loss, they brought the total amount available for distri- bution up to $3,892,393. PEAT 3T1tES 010 ai16NISRA1. NTATE \i 1:N T • The 3,111) )pal accounts and c'uupal'1- 1 sons With those or the previous year are 1(14 r 'Total assets .. $403,D80,236 $205,215,541 Lrqutd assets . 276,298,397 40,982,630 rotas deposits. 317,156,497 299,.06,099 Circulation ... 29,305,086 21,779,134 Gold and Silver coin 20,592.891. 21,040,303 Doninion notes 30 760,233 20,273,216 Deposits in cen- tral gold res, 14,500,000 7.500,000 Call and short loans' . 100,610.214 113,002,097 Dom. and Prov. C4ovt. sec ties 28,173,322 419,736 :lion, se- eurlties and 13 i1. and Por. and t'ol. secs. other than rr Canadian 33,400,..o 54 21,796,159 Current loans. 97,607,404 93,729,065 Loans to cities. lntullpls ... 11,415,383 11,269,571 (:elft. loads and Dise'.elsewhere 10,0.11,811 6,478,263 Net profits 2,477,969 2.200,471 13111. cared ford1,664,8113 1,414,423 Two Petains in the Field. I heard a rather good yarn about the French Commander -in -Chief the other day, says a London weekly. He was driving in a motor with an equerry past a town near Verdun when he came upon four little boys marching in single file, arrayed in sol- diers' helmets and carrying real bay- onets. The sight of the little faces, almost lost in the real soldiers' hel- mets, amused General Petain, and, stopping the car, he said to the leader of the file: "You are brave fellows! What is your name?" "Oh, I am Gen- eral Petain!" replied the boy, who had no idea to whom he was speaking. This reply greatly amused the general. "Well, my name is General Petain, also," he said: "and I am very pleas- ed to have met you!" The two gener- als then shook bands, gravely saluted, and parted company. I was cured of Rheumatic Gout by MINARD'S LINDVIENT. Halifax. ANDREW KING. 1 was cured of Acute Bronchitis by MINARD'S LINIMENT. LT. -COL. C. CREWE READ. Sussex, I was cured of Acute Rheumatism by MINARD'S LINIMENT. Markham, Ont, C. S. BILLING. Lakefteld, Clue:, Oct. 9, 1907, The choice of which form of litre to arSe on soil should depend largely upon relative costs, the one that can be laid down at the farts cheapest being the one to select if an equivalent amount of calcium and >,nagnesium can be ob- tained. Because of its convenience and safety preference may be given ground lime -stone, if other things are equal. 8finard's Liniment Cures Garg'et in Cows Top dressing for wheat will help bring it through the winter. Wheat will be needed next year more than ever. To the 'Women of England, Oh, you glorious women of England! Is there aught that you have not Molle To prove to the world the victory Your nobility has won? Is there one single pathway Your footsteps have not known? Or a work that your hands could mas- ter That they have not made their own.? It is you that Dur boys all fight for, You aped the babes you bear; You, who have given them courage; 'You, who their burdens share, You, who so bravely suffer, You, who give naught but cheer, Who weep ---when you do—in private, But abroad show never a tear. Oh, you wonderful women of England Time your :fame can never dispel; Tongue shall never be born .that fal- ters When your story it starts to tell. Words of poets shall sing your praises And your noble deeds relate, When the world has long forgotten The tale of German hate, ! O'er the winter fires of England, "When she once more has her. own; On the soft green lawns of England, When peace reigns :(o'er cot and throne A memorial will be builded, Undying to your fame To the heroines of England And their immortal name, •--Arthur Meiners. CANADA'S FOREST FIRES.• -- Since Confederation the Loss Amounts to Total of Billion Dollars. Forest fires in Canada since Confed- eration have destroyed vastly more of the nation's wealth than all other kinds of fires put together. The fire losses paid by insurance companies in Canada since 1867 amounted to $272,250,777, says the Canadian Forestry Journal. The act- ual pro ct-ualpr1) erty loss is ascertainable able at about 25 per cent. over the foregoing figure. This refers to ordinary pro- perty, houses, contents, factories, etc., and includes practically no standing timber which only in rare instances is insurable and that only during the past few years. It has been generally accepted as a modest estimate that for every foot of timber ever cut in Canada, seven have been destroyed by fire. Placing government stumpage dues at the very low rate of 50 cents a thousand feet -it is not unreasonable to assume that the public. revenues have suffered by scores of millions of doI- lars. It may not be fair to accept such a total as a thousand million dollars, as does the Montreal "Finan- cial Times," because Government dues would not have been collected by any means on all the timber that has gone up in smoke, although every square mile of public -owned forest must be regarded as possessing potential pub- lic revenues. If one considers th actual and potential sources of gain to the Government treasuries, prob- ably a billion dollars is not extreme as the total of the penalty visited upon the Canadian people through forest fires. A GRAND MEDICINE FOR LITTLE ONES Baby's Own Tablets are a grand medicine for little ones. They are a mild but thorough laxative; are ab- solutely safe; easy to give and never fail to cure any of the minor ills of little ones. Concerning them Mrs. Jas. S. Hastey, Gleason Road, N.B., writes: —"I have used Baby's Own Tablets and have found them perfectly satis- factory for my little one." The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. L• Fruit Sandwiches. Odd bits of canned fruit can be minced, mixed with cream cheese, and very good sandwiches can be made. MONEY ORDERS Dominion Express Foreign Cheques are accepted by Field Cashiers and Paymasters in Prance fir their full face value. There is no better way to send looney to the boys in the trenches. The Difference. "Oh, I must live!" one said, and then Left Freedom's call unheeded. Who told him that 'mong living men His little life was needed? "Freedom must live!" another said, As o'er the ridge he bounded; On its red slopes they found him dead, By his brave men surrounded. One slaved himself; his soul became Dead as a tree, dry -rotten; One fell—but ah.l a country's false Is by such deathsyeegotten. .—Alexander' Louis Fraser. ATiupra's Liniment Cures Colds, &e. "Her Money Trou. tiles"—They get more vex- atious as the cost of foods climbs skyward. Meat, eggs and vegetables are almost beyond the family purse. Happy is the housewife who knows Shredded Wheat, its low 4cost and its high food value. A better balanced ration than meat or eggs and costs much less. Two Shred- ded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream make a com- plete, perfect meal, supply- ing all the nutriment needed for a half day ,a work at a cost of a few cents. Delicious for any meal with milk or cream, or with fresh or stew- ed fruits. Made in Canada. WHEN THE SUN LOOKS OVAL. Sunset Phenomenon is in Reality Just An Optical Illus:on. Why the setting sun as it drops close to the horizon appears larger than usual and oval instead of round is explained by W. F. Badgley in Pop- ular Astronomy. The enlargement, he says, is generally an optical illusion clue to the disc of the sun appearing close to the horizon, which we know to be very far distant. When the at- mosphere is dusty and hot, however, it acts as a magnifying glass. The oval appearance can best be understood by drawing a small circle on a sheet of white paper and placing a reading glass over it. When the circle is under the centre of the lens it appears a circle, but as the glass is moved till the circle is near its edge the circle gradually becomes an oval. "The sun as it nears the horizon and appears enlarged usually becomes an oval longer in breadth than in height, because it is seen through the edge of an aerial lens," writes Mr. Badgley. "The air, to a small height, is in a condition to magnify objects and has been so all day, but looking upward its thin layer would have little effect, whereas looking through it toward the horizon, the effect would be increased about sixteen times by the increased depth of air looked through." FRIINE Granulated Eyelids, Sore Eves, Eyes Inflamed by Sun, Dust and Wind quickly f1) , v relieved by Murine. Try it in 'i� r your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes. !i,. 17l0Ssaartiag, Just Eye Comfort Markle 1CyeRei 3edytta F0 irrbode'R;nrtn® `1e Salvo, in Tubes 25o. Fur JJooO',f the Eve —Froo. Ask slid ariiste Eye 1x5e;1iee17 Co., Chicago a Calls You As Coffee Boils. A gas stove which arises at dawn, boils the coffee and wakes you up when it is ready has been invented by Gemaro Rosa of Brooklyn, N.Y. The gas burner has a pilot light to which is attached a clock mechanism. A dial over the clockworks serves to tell the time. A smaller dial is used to set • the alarm, igniting and extinguishing ' devices. Whets set the burner under the coffee pot will automatically ig- nite at a predetermined hour and boil the coffee for four or five .minutes, The flame will then lower of its own accord to slow boiling for another five minutes, after which it will shut itself off entirely. The coffee is now ready for you and an alarm is sound- ed. Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria, Making Tears. Tears are not made only when we cry. They seem to come only when you cry, because it is then that they spill over, A little part of you is mak- ing tears all the time, and your eyes are constantly washing themselves in them. You have often noticed how you wink every few seconds, says the Book of Wonders. You have often *led to keep from winking—to see how long yet could keep from winking, Your eyes always feel very dry just before you have to let them wink. That shows they needed washing in tears. IED. 7. ISSUE 51—'17, GERMANY'S CONFLICTS. Has Waged Several Wars During Past Fifty Years. Pacifirty, t8.nd other people with Gerrrnan sympathies, are fond of tell- ing us that from 1.871 to 1:114 (101' - ninny was at peace with the world; and that, therefore, She cannot be by l nature 140 very fond of fighting. For four years, :from 1903 to 1907, the Huns in German Southwest Africa waged a war of extermination against the Ilerreros, in the eou•ese of which some 30,000 natives and over 0,000 Germans lost their.' lives. It was the seizure c o]' Iiiao-Chau...--a warlike act of aggression against a friendly pourer—which led up to the anti -foreign outbreak of the Chinese Boxers three years later. In the war for their suppression German troops pleyed a leading part; and, in obedi- 01100 to the kaiser's 01(1018 to "take no prisoners," they Were the only' ones among the allies who consistent- ly refused quarter to a beaten enemy.I Finally, Germany was almost ince:;- santly at war le German East Afri',:t between 1888 and 10011, (luring which period more than 100,000 natives are estimated to have been killed; and she also waged other "little wars" in Togoland and the Camet•oons. GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. -- Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Massage this fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face. neck, arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and roughness disappear and how smooth, soft and clear the slain becomes. Yes! It is harmless, and the beautiful re- sults will surprise Son. Tough Luck. "So you've been rejected by your girl as well as the army doctors." "Yes, after I got back she decided that if I wasn't good enough for the army there must be something the matter with me and she refused to take any chances.." Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. The hen that l:',vs is the hen that pays. Eat the slackers. idney Remedy Kidney troubles are frequently cau::e',' ".y badly diteated food which overtakes these organs to eliminate the irritant acids formed. Help your stomach to properly digest the food by taking 15:to 30 drops of Extract of Roots, sold as nether Seige1s Curative Syrup, and your kidney disorder will promptly dis- appear. 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There are 1,381 ir.±!1lirations of all kinds now bc: iii „' issued in Canada, in- cluding 138 dairies, -4 11.1-Wcekies, 40 semi-weeklies, ts'21 wesl-lii s, 222 monthlies, 1. bi-monthly, and 143 quar- terlies. 8 i 1-T1 to 1'1.1.V $l i 1 .\'1 1 D i'lTE IN I. e)shaw a 11 .1.' +1, 3.1) u 41in ('h00ro- let 't('s, \\ 1ili...ios: busy torles. 40-tt L, 1. t 1t31••. 11 1, healthy. Splc,pdid int 04'1) ,'1)r. 11..'1 1, t Ishawa. 1VDDCZLY,.a NDOUS 0ANCER. TUMORS. LUMPS JJ internal and external, cured with - cut pain by our home treatment. Writs es before tr.o late. Ur. Betlmaa medical Co.. Limited, Collingwood. Ont i > n u 3 That itch, burn, crack, chap, and bleed, in a wonderfully short time in most cases. Soak the hands on re- tiring in a hot suds of Cuticu- ra. Soap, using plenty of the Soap. Dry and rub Cuticura Ointment gently but freely into the hands for some time. Wear old gloves or softer bandages during night or remove surplus Ointment with soft tissue paper as preferred. Free Sample Each by Mall For free sample each address post -card: "Cutic,.ra, Dept. N, )Boston, U. S. A." Sold by dealers throughout the world ib Neuralgia Headaches AEter shopping or after a hard day are quickly relieved with Sloan's Liniment So easy to apply, no rub- bing, and so promptly effective. Cleaner and more convenient than mussy plasters and ointments. It does not stain the skin, or clog the pores. Every home should have a bottle handy for sprains, strains, lame back, rheumatic pains and stiff, sore muscles and joints. Generous sized bottles at all drug- gists, 25c., 50c., $1.00. 1 WHEELOCK ENGINE, 18x42. New Automatic Varve Type. Complete with supply and exhaust plptnee flywheel, etc. Will accept $1,200 cash for immediate sale, 1 ELECTRIC GENERATOR.. 30 K.W., 110-120 Volts D,d;. WIII accept $426 cash for immediate sale. 1 LARGE LEATHER BELT. Double, Endless. 244uch x 70 ft. Will accept $300 for Immediate sale, although belt Is in excellent colas dition and new one would cost about $600. PULLEYS, Large size. 26x66--$30 ; 12x60—$20 ; 12!:4x48—$12 ; 12x36'•--,$8, 2 BLOWERS OR FANS, Buffalo make. One 10 inch, other 14 inch discharge—$30 each. REAL ESTATES CORPORATION, LTD. 00 Front St. West, Toront1