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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Dungannon News, 1915-04-15, Page 6ENEMY'S MASTER SPY ARRESTEDPRICS OF FARM PRODUCTSLUTEI German. Espionage in Britain Revealed by Appre- hension of New York Woollen Merchant 'A despatch from London says : The -Approaching trial of Anton Kuepferle, a Geisman-Ameri ;an, on a charge of high treason, promises to prove sensational. The arrest occurred some weeks ago on the eve of Kuepferle's intended depar- ture for the Continent, but the. £act of his arrest and the ,various hear- ings before a police magistrate have been kept secret on account of the extreme importance to the State of the matters involved and the endeavor to deal adequately with the wide ramifications of Ger- man espionage in Britain which Kuepferle's apprehension disclosed. It is no exaggeration to say that the authorities consider Kuep- ferle's arrest th.e most important of its kind since the outbreak of the war, enabling the authorities to lay bare a most elaborate system of obtaining most valuable informa- tion of military and naval plans And transmitting .them to the enemy. The worst feature of the case is that it reveals beyond the shadow of a doubt that the most dangerous headquarters for des- patching spies to England are lo- cated in the United States. The revelations by" S�tegler, who was sent to jail in New York for his connection with the crooked passports, have an important carol - le ry in the present case. Kuep- ferlt, who is engaged in the wool- len business in New York, Landed at . Liverpool, and almost immedi- ately travelled to Ireland, yet with- in five days he had accumulated sufficient information that he con- sidered his mission ended and at- tempted to leave England for Hol- land, where he intended -to deliver his information to responsible chiefs of the German intelligence department. It happened, unfortunately for him, that the 'night he selected to leave Folkestone the Flushing steamship service was temporarily suspended owing to the activities of German submarines, and hence he fell an easy captive in London. When Kuepfe•rle was arrested ex- tremely vital information was found in his possession. He was equip- ped with all the paraphernalia which modern spydom regards as essential, such as representatives, invisible ink, codes, addresses, in- structions, thereby laying before the authorities the most complete plan of German espionage which England has yet discovered. ITALY WILE NOT ATTEMPT TO SLAY ENTER THE WAR SULTAN OF EGYPT Has Reached An Agreement with Austria, According to Paris Advices. A despatch from Paris says : Pri- vate advices have been received here to the effect that Italy and Austria have reached an agreement which will satisfy the aspirations of the Italian people for an enlarge- ment of the national boundaries and preclude all possibility of arm- ed intervention by Italy on the side of the allies. While despatches from Vienna recently said that Emperor Fran- cis Joseph was absolutely opposed to the cession of any territory as the price of continued neutrality on the part of Italy, the advices which have come to hand state that the Dual Monarchy has consented to l-ho_--s_esaion of ..the Trentino. It is added that the necessary docu- ments have been drawn up and signed. This news bears out the reports from Geneva recently that the Trentino, geographically and his- torically a part of the Italian pen- insula, was to be handed over to Italy, but is to be occupied by Italian troops only at the end of the great war. Austria has inter- posed this stipulation so as to be certain that Italy will maintain her neutrality no matter what future events may change the present situation. It has long been recognized here that however much the Italian peo- ple might desire to go to war on the side of the allies, the basic point in the official attitude of Italy is the declaration of Premier Salan- dra that Italy would remain neu- tral "until her interests were threatened." It has been no secret that Italy would be willing to give a binding promise to the central empires to keep out of the conflict in return for satisfactory - territorial concessions, and assur- ances that her aspirations in the Adriatic would not be menaced in case of a Teutonic victory. Reporters Pay Fines For Dangerous News A despatch from London says : Charles Dyson, .a local reporter, was fined $25 at Portland Police Court for supplying news to the press calculated to be of use to Germany, and Edward Newman, editor of the Southern Times, was fined $50 for publishing a report of. a similar nature. Shot Fired at Potentate as Ile Left the Palace Went Wide of • the Mark. A despatch from London says : An attempt was made on Friday to assassinate the Sultan of Egypt, Hussein Kemal, according to a Reuter despatch from Cairo. As the Sultan was leaving Aladin Pal- ace a native fired a shot at him. This went wide, and the native was immediately seized. The Sultan paid his intended visit to various officials, and a crowd assembled around the palace and 'gave him an ovation when he returned. His assailant in a statement described himself as a native Egyptian, 25 years of age, and a merchant hail- ing from Mansurah. He was per- fectly composed. 4 WANTED. A Tropical Rain of Sheets. We have had, since the war be- gan, a liberal education in the matter of giving. So many de- mands have been made on public generosity that we hardly feel sur- prised at any demand, however great. Notwithstanding, we were, many of us, rendered almost breathless, when we saw the list of "needs" for the equipment of the University Base Hospital. "Where," we asked, "is the mo- ney to come from to purchase these?" Then a brilliant idea occurred to one of the workers. It was this - "Why not have a sheet shower, not only for Toronto, but for the Pro- vince ?" Ours is a provincial university. Why should not we give the women of Ontario an opportunity to help with these furnishings? Opportunity is all that is need- ed, for there are thousands of mothers, wives, and sisters of past and present University students who will be only too glad to help. Hundreds, perhaps, will not have time to send to buy sheets. They will then go to their own . well - stocked linen -presses, and taking some treasures, laid away in view of illness of their own nearest and dearest, will dedicate them to the nearest and dearest of others, in fair France. The size most required is 60" x 108", and they may be sent to the Red Cross Society, 77 King Street East, Toronto, marked Base Hos- pital, No. 4, immediately. • JEAN McPHEDRAN. WOULD BE CERTAIN DESTRUCTION CQmmanJer of German Cruiser Quits Bluffing and Interns the Prinz Eitel A desp•a•tch from Washington rays : Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Peters announced that the German cruiser Eitel Friedrich would intern at Newport News, Virginia. The ship will remain in the custody of. the United States the end of the war in which Germany- is now engaged. The period fixed by the Govern- mcnt Neutrality Board within which the, Eitel Friedrieh should leave the territorial waters of the United States unless she was to be interned •expired Wednesday night. Secretary Peters received a report from Collector of Customs Hamil- ton at Norfolk transmitting a. com- munication from (:'apt. Thieres- chen, of the German ship, stating his intention to intern. The German captain disclosed for the first tine that he had expected assistance ►,kom the other warships of his goveriiment•in order to make it possible for hint to dash for the open sea with some hope of suc- cess. In his communication he gave no details as to the basis of his ex- pectation that assistance would be rendered him, but it was inferred that he expected German warships to divert the British and French cruisers from their patrol outside the Virginia Capes so as to permit the Eitel -to :steam away to safety. Secretary Peters announced that the Navy Department would take charge of the internment of the German warship. On being taken to the navy yard the breech blocks f her guns will be removed and connecting rod of her engines de- tached. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Breadstufis. Toronto, April 13. -Flour -Manitoba first patents quoted at $7.70, in jute bags; sec- ond patents, $7.20; strong bakers', $7. On- tario wheat flour, 90 per cent. patents, quoted at $5.85 to $5.90, seaboard; and at $5.90, Toronto freight. Wheat -Manitoba No. 1 Northern quot- ed at $1.60; No. 2 at $1.58 1-2, and No. 3 at $1.56 1-2. Ontario wheat, No. 2 nominal at $1.40 to $1.42, at outside points. Oats -Ontario quoted at 60c, outside, and a;, 62 to 63c on track, Toronto. Western Oanada, No. 2, quoted at 69c, and No. 3 at 66 1-2e. Barley -Good malting grades, 80 to 83e, outside. Rye -$1.15 to $1.17, outside. Peas -No. 2 quoted at $1.85 to 51.90, out- side. Cori -No. 3 new American quoted at 81c, all rail, Toronto freight. Buckwheat -Nd. 2 quoted at 82 to 83c, outside. Bran and shorts --Bran is quoted at $26 to $27 a ton, and shorts at $28 to $29. Rolled oats -Car lots, per bag of 90 lbs., $3.40. . Country Produce. Butter -The market is firm with offer- ings insufficient to go around. Choice dairy, 27 to 28c; inferior, 21 to 23e; cream- ery prints, 36 to 36 1-2c; do., solids, 33 to 34e. Eggs -Receipts are large and price un- clohts.aged at 20 to 21e per dozen, in case n Beane-The market is steady at $3.25 to pich- $3.30ed. for prime, and $3.25 to $3.40 for hand Poultry -Chickens, dressed, 16 to 17e; ducks, dressed, 13 to 15c; fowl, 11 to 13e; turkeys, dressed, 20 to 21c. - Cheese -Th- market continues firm at 13 3-4e for large, and at 19 to 19 1.4c for twine. Potatoes -Ontario, 55 to 60e •per bag out of store and 45 to 50c in car lots. New Brunswick,, car lots, 55 to 60e per bag. Baled Hay and Straw. Straw is quoted at $8 to 5.50 a ton in car lots, on track here. Hay -No. 1 new hay ie quoted at $17 to $18; No. 2 at $15.50 to $16; and No. 3 at $12.50 to $13.50. Business in Montreal. Montreal, April 13. -Corn -American No. 2 yellow, 82 to 82 1-2c. Oats -Canadian western, No. 3, 671-2c; extra No. 1 feed, 67 1-2c; No. 2 local white, 661-2c; No. 3 lo- cal white, 65 1-2c; No. 4 local white, 64 1-4c. Barley -Manitoba. feed, 80e; malting, 90 to 92c. Buckwheat -No. 2, 92e. Flour -- Manitoba Spring wheat patents, firsts. $7.80; seconds, $7.30; strong baker,', $7.10; Winter patents, choice, $7.80; straight rollers, $7.30 to $7.40; do., bags, $3.45 to $3.55. Rolled oats-Bbls., $6.75 to $7; bags, 90 lbs., $3.25 to $3.35. Bran, $26. Shorts, $28. Middlings, $33 to 534. Moullie, $35 to $38. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, $18 to $19. Cheese-Fineet westerne, 17 1-4 to 17 1-2c; finest eastern,, 16 3-4 to 17e. But- ter -Choicest creamery, 32 1-2 to 33e; eec- onde 31 1-2 to 32c. Eggs -Fresh, 21 1-2 to 23c. Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, 42 1-2 to 45c. Dressed hogs -Abattoir killed, $12.75 to $13.25; country, 59.50 to $11.75. Pork - Heavy Canada short meas, bble., 35 to 45 pieces., $28; Canada short-cut back, bbl,., 45 to 55 pieces, $27.50. Lard -Compound, tiercee, 375 lbs., 9 1-2c; wood pails, 20 lbe. net, 10^; pure. tierces, 375 lbs., 11 1-2, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 12c. United States. Minneapolis. April 13. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.55 3-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.48 7-8 to $1.52 7-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.43 7-8 to $1..49 7-8; May, $1.46 3-4 to 51.46 7-8. Corn - No. 3 yellow, 68 1-2 to 68 3-4c. Oats -No. 3 white, 541-4 to 54 1-2c. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, April 13. -Linseed, $1.91; May, $1.92. Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.53 5-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.52 5-8; No. 2 Northern, $1.47 5-8 to $1.45 5-8; May, $1.50 5-8. Live Stock Market. Toronto. April 13. -Butchers' cattle, choice, $7.50 to $7.75; do., good, $6.75 to $7.25; do., medium, $5.75 to $6.25; do., com- mon, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' bulls, choice. $6 to $6.75; do., good bulls, $6.25 to $6.30; do., rough bulls, $4.50 to $4.75; butchers' cows, choice, $5.50 to $6.75; do., f.o.b., $8.25; do., medium, $5.75 to $6; do., com- mon, $4.50 to $4.75; feeders, good, $6 to $6.80; do., rough bulls, $5.25 to $6; stock- ers, 700 to 1,000 lbs., $6 to $6.65; canners and cutters, $3.75 to $4.30; milkers, choice, each, $60 to $80; do., common and medium, each, $35 to $45; springers, $50 to $75; light ewes, $6.50 to $8; do., heavy, $5 to $6.50; do., bucks, $3.75 to $4.25 lambe, $5 to $12; calves, $6.50 to $10.50; hogs, fed and watered, $8.75; do., off cars, $9.15 to $9.25; do., f.o.b., $8.40. Montreal, April 13. -There were no choice steers on the market, but a few odd sales of good steers were made at $7.50 to $7.75, and the lower grades from' that down to $5 to $5.50, while cows brought from $4.75 to $6.75, and bulls from $5.50 to $6.50 per cwt. The demand for calves was fairly good and sales were made at prices rang- ing from $2.50 to $10 each, as to size and quality. and a few Spring lambs sold at 52.50 to $5 each. Yearling lambs were scarce and firm at $8.50 to $9 per cwt., and ewe sheep at $5.75 to $6. The tone of the market for hoge is very firm. Suppliee were small but ample to fill all immediate requiremente. and sales of selected lots were made, at $9.30 to $9.60 per cwt., weighed off cars. French Women Eager To Drive Ambulances A despatch from Paris says: The French women's automobile club has commenced the recruiting of women motorists, aviators and bal- loonists to form a brigade of ambu- Iance,s for the French army. Ap- plications are coming in at the rate of 100 per day. The organization aims to find enough capable women conductors to replace all the men at present driving ambulances who are capable of rendering better ser- vices at the front. ORDERED OUT OINORWAY. Three Pirate Craft Discovered by 31ilitary- Airmen. A despatch from. Christ.i.a.nia, Norway. . says : Military aviators while cruising over the cliffs, which line the Norwegian coast nera Der - gen Bay on Thursday discovered three German submarines which had taken refuge there. They were ordered to depart immediate- ly or else be interned. They left. r Name German Streets After U -29's Captain A despatch from London says: A Christiania despatch says that many German cities have given streets the name of Weddingen after the commander of the sub- marine t-29, which the Germaris now admit has been sunk. Obitu- ary notices in several new spapse s refer to hint as a meteor that has disappeared. Has Been On Personal Staff of Both Ititcheuer and Roberts. The name of Lieut. -General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, Bart.. C.B., C'.V.O., has figured in the de- spatches relating to the fighting of the Canadians a+ the front. Gen- eral Alderson is in command of our boys, but Lieut. -Gen. Rawlinson is in charge of the division to which the Canadians are attached. His first service was in Burma, with the 60th Rifles, where two years were spent in a tedious cam- paign against dacoit bands. Lord Roberts next made him one of his aides, a fact which undoubtedly had much to do with his subsequent suc- cess. Regarding this post he attend- ed the Staff College from which he eventually passed out extremely creditably. By this time he was quite the scientific soldier, and, what is more, exceedingly ambiti- cats and capable. Thus it was that, in 1898, he became D.A.A.G. to Lord Kitchener, and was present in that capacity at the- battles of At- bara and Khartoum. K. of K. en- dorsed Lord Roberts' opinion of his brains by mentioning him twice in despatches and in taking this comparatively youngofficer very much into his confidence, indeed, treating him as one of his right- hand men. Defender of Ladysmith. By this time he was no longer a rifleman, having exchanged from the 60th into the Coldstream Guards, and on war breaking out in South Africa, Sic George White, who was very much one of "Bobs' " men and an admirer of "Bobs' " discoveries, asked to have hint on his staff in Natal. The consequence of this request was that,- as A.A. G., Rawlinson was with Sir George during .the defence ..of Ladysmith. - Though nowadays the siege of that place seems almost a small episode, yet it must not be forgotten that the defending - force suffered tre- mendous privations and showed the utmost skill and gallantry- in de- fending Ladysmith until its relief. Rawlinson did so well with Sir George that he next went to head- quarters in South Africa, serving under both of his former chiefs, "Bobs" and "Lord K." He also found time to command a mobile column, get mentioned three times in despatches, and get both the Lt. -Gen. Sir henry S. Rawlinson. King's and Queen's medals with eight clasps. By this time he had convinced everyone that he had brains, so his appointment as com- mandant of the Staff College was considered eminently suitable, and so it proved. After this he got command of a brigade at Alder- shot, and later of :a division on Salisbury Plain . He is essentially a soldier, of the modern school of thought, and believes that brains are better than beauty, initiation more useful than pipeclay. Most men with the money he has would have retired long ago. Only the love of his work and a desire to distinguish himself kept him in the army. He is only fifty years of age. Essentially a Sportsman. He is essentially- a sportsman : even at Sandhurst he kept polo ponies, rather to the envy of a good many people who could not afford to do likewise, and where there is hunting , polo, cricket, or racquets there "Rawley" is to be found. He can laugh very heartily and tell all sorts of stories exceedingly well. He also confesses to a predilection for drawing, and there are few men in the service. even including the "mad, married, or methodist" sappers, who can make a field map quicker or better than he can. He has found time to get married and become a father. He also found time to succeed his father as second berunet. General French has told us much that he has done in France, and all fust he has told us is to "Haw- ley's" credit. Amongst other things we learn that upon One occa- sion he was brave enough to take r the responsibi:ty "of questioning Sir John's orders and refusing to sac- rifice his men on what he recog- nized to be a hopeless enterprise, aIle, Sir John French in his des- patches agreed, when the circum- stances came to light that Sir Henry had been correct in his judgment. In doing this he undoubtedly did a far more gallant act than in refus- ing responsibility by scrupulously obeying is -1st -suctions and throwing ALLOW ME TO PRESENT MY BEST FRIEND ROYAL YEAST CAKES rES IN BUYING YEAST CAKES BE CAREFUL SPECIFY TO E.W. GI LLETT CO. LTD. ttultirr ROYALTORONTO. YEAST WiHMiPBG. MONTREAL. 11"tih,��G ON CAKES DECLINE SUBSTITUTES. TROOPS FOR DARDANELLES French Expeditionary Force Is Ready to Proceed Without Delay to Any Point Necessary A despatch from Paris says : French troops from Africa are ready to assist the allied fleets and British expeditionary forces against Turkey. The following official statement was issued by the War Office : "The expeditionary corps of the Orient, which was placed un- der command of General A. G. L. d'Amade and concentrated at Bi- zerta (a fortified seaport of Tunis, Africa) to perfect its organization, has effected the voyage of the Le- vant under the best of conditions. away his men's lives. He has brains, he has energy, and the power to command ; with this com- bination there is little doubt but that the men under him have full confidence in him and will follow him to the end. He is a product of Eton, and' Eton may well be proud of him. Clergyman Working In a Shell Factory A despatch from Glasgow says: A call for recruits here to assist in the manufacture of shells brought forth a clergyman, who was promptly accepted. He is the Rev. Stuart Robertson, of Pollokshield Church, a tall, athletic figure, who now serves from 6 o'clock in the morning until 5 at night in a large engineering shop. His day's work over, the Rev. Robertson attends to his pastoral duties as his even- ing's recreation. Germany to Settle For the Wm. P. Frye A despatch from Washington says: The German Government has replied to the claim of the State Department for compensation for the sinking by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich of the American ship William P. Frye, assuming liability not only for destruction of the ves- sel, but of the cargo, under the Treaty of 1828. Germany requires, however, that the case shall be taken before a prize court for the establishment of facts concerning ownership of ship and cargo. To this the State Department will as- sent. 812,000 Prisoners Claimed by Germany A despatch from Amsterdam says: Word received here from Ber- lin says that on April 1, 812,800 prisoners of war were being held in Germany ---10,175 officers and 802,- 633 men. The despateh gives the prisoners by nationality as fol - ICONS :- Officers French 3,868 Russian 5,140 Belgian 647 British 520 CONDEMNS GERMAN HATRED. Men 238,496 504,210 39,620 20,307 Thinks Cool Calculating English May Be Blessing to Mankind. A despatch from London says : A protest- against German self-esteem and against the prevailing spirit of hatred for England is made by Stimmen Der Zeit, the organ of the German Jesuits, which asserts that each nation has a special mission to perform in the world. The wish is expressed that the rich talents and gifts of the cool, calculating Eng- lish may become a blessing to man- kind, and that for France there may arise her old and precious civilization. Goeben Still Faster Than Russian Ships A despatch from Petrograd says : The vident reason why Admiral Z.ouchon divided the Turkish fleet into squadrons in the recent raid in the Black Sea was anxiety as to the nature of the movements of Russian merchantmen. Although the Gceben has a large concrete patch in her ,side, and is slower by five or six knots than formerly, she was still able to outdistance ,.-lything brought against her Sat- urday except the torpedo h• It has been ready since March 15 to aid the allied fleets and British expeditionary corps. In waiting it was deemed advisable not to pro- long the stay of the troops aboard the transports, and, for this rea- son, the hospitality of Egypt was aceepted. The French forces have been debarked at Alexandria, and are installed at Ra•mleh, where they are resting and perfecting their organization and cohesion. They are ready to proceed without delay to any point necessary." WOLVES ON BATTLE FIELD. The Terrible Experience of a Rus- sian Officer. The presence of wolves has added a new terror to the battle fields of East Prussia and Poland. A recent despatch from Petrograd gives the harrowing experience of a Russian officer, as he related it in a Riga newspaper. He was severely wounded, and when he came to himself he was apparently the only living soul left on the field. Pull- ing himself together and leaning on his sword, he staggered as best he could•to the shelter of the adjacent woods. "Just as I reached the edge of the woods," he says, "I halted in ter- ror. In the distance I heard. the howling of a wolf. It sounded un- utterably melancholy in the still autumn night. Another wolf an- swered in the same dismal note. The howling drew nearer. Present- ly it was all round me, and grow- ing louder and more exultant every moment. "I am no coward. I am a sports- man, and have killed many wolves, but what I heard that night I can never forget. The howling kept coming closer and closer. I saw clearly there was no chance of sav- ing myself when the circle had fin- ally closed upon me. I went run- ning -how I managed it I do not know -towards some bushes a hun- dred yards away. I reached them and dropped to the ground. I re- solved to fight as long as I could. I had my loaded revolver and my sword. "The wolves came nearer and nearer, and their howling filled the night. Now they were at the bor- der of the woods. In the darkness I could see dim shadows moving slowly between the trees. As they came out of the woods from differ- ent directions, they drew together into one great pack, and stood thus for some minutes. Then another. wolf howled from somewhere out on the battle field, and all at once the pack began to move. "Without haste, in a deliberate trot, they passed the clump of bushes where I was sitting with drawn revolver. Not one turned toward me. I watched each one as he went by, expecting that he would spring at me. I do not know how many there were, but they were very many, all trotting so quietly to the field where the dead were lying. "I fell into unconsciousness soon after. At sunrise I was picked up, still unconscious, by a Cossack pa- trol." $5,500,000 is Voted For Galician Relief A despatch from Petrograd says: The Russian Government has ap- propriated $5,500,000 for the relief of war •sufferers in Galicia. The money will be largely used to pur- chase wheat and horses for the farming -population. American Observers Have Left Germany A despatch from Geneva t ay,s : The five American army officers who were attached to' the German military forces as observers until recalled by cable, arrived .at Berne on their way home. • A teacher had told a class of juv- enile pupils that Milton, the poet, was blind. The next day she ask- ed if anv of them could remember what Milton's great affliction was. "ss'm, replied one little fellow, a '' u_ was a poet." - FRIENDI.ZSXU_NS. A Writer Declares Ile Is a Much Maligned Animal. Now and then the story is told of a 1ittle'country girl who finds a family of interesting black and white "kittens" in the woods and carries tlhem home with much joy, only to be met by a horrified par- ent who loses no time in explain- ing the unpleasant peculiarities of skunks. As the child grows up, this first lesson ma? be enforced by the sight of anext-door neighbor burying his Sunday clothes in a se- cluded corner of the garden. The disrepute of Mephitis mephitic& is so firmly established that it is diffi- cult to find anyone who has a good word to say about him. An ac- count, however, in Outdoor World and Recreation, by Mr. Ernest H. Baynes, who scraped more than a casual ,acquaintance with a whole family of skunks, gives a somewhat different character to wkat he de- clares is a much maligned animal. By offering an occasional feast of meat, he made friends with a pair of skunks that lived in a burrow near a stone wall. One morning in early May he walked round to call; and just inside the entrance found a squirming mass of black and white young skunks, all tugging away at their mother, who lay on her side that they might have a bet- ter opportunity. "Her head wan away from me," says Mr. Baynes, "and hidden in the darkness of the burrow, but her tail was turned toward me, and as I approached she raised it slowly over her back. This movement had great significance for -nae, since I was well within range. For ob- vious reasons I was anxious to avoid any misunderstanding at this moment, so I sat down and waited very quietly. Then I talked to her, knowing that she would re- cognize the sound of my voice. " `Hello, old lady !' I said in a tow tone. `Steady, now ! steady !' And a.t the same time I stroked her fur ever so gently with my fingers. Very slowly the expressive tail was lowered, and as I continued to stroke her fur more and more briskly, she stretched herself in comfort, and even leaned toward me a little as a cat might have done. I worked my hand gently forward until I felt one of the plump little babies. Without a suggestion of hurry I drew him from the hole, rose quietly to my feet, and once clear of the mouth of the burrow, dashed off home like an Indian to photograph and make notes of my prize. Within an hour I had put him back into the den again. "I 'continued to visit these queer neighbors for weeks, and fitia Iy in June I -took three of the babies from their mother and pro- ceeded to rear them by hand, feed- ing them at first with a glass medi- cine dropper. The next step was to teach them to eat from a saucer, and this they soon learned to do, although in the beginning they were very messy about it, for they would put their paws into the dish and slop the contents about. As they grew larger, I used to take them out into the fields with me and watch them • catch crickets and grasshoppers. Their usual 'method was to capture their prey by put- ting their paws on it, and then to killit by rolling it on the ground with their feet. • "Ofterf they picked up wild cher- ries under the trees and gathered blackberries and raspberries by pulling down the branches with their paws. They were extremely. good-natured little fellows, and ne- ver attempted to bite me, although they were somewhat obstinate at times, running off with all their might when I wanted to take them home, or stamping at me petulant- ly, like spoiled children, when I went to pick them up. "I kept these skunks for two years, and they seemed happy - in their semi -captivity ; but I knew that they would be happier if they had entire freedom, so I liberated them in a wilderness paradise, where for all I know they are still leading happy -and useful --lives." A German Sir Philip Sidney. Here is a touching war story that is printed in the London Nursing Mirror. It was told in a West Country hospital by one of many wounded British soldiers who lay there. - The British had taken a German trench with the bayonet. Two Bri- tish soldiers, badly wounded. lay beside a dying German in the trench. "What wouldn't I give for a drink !" called out one Tommy to the other. The Germanunderstood the word "drink," for it is much like the word in his own language. The soldier who lived to tell the tale, said, "He kep' sayin', "ere,' and pointin' to his side. We thought he wanted liftin' up, and couldn't rest easy; so, .after a bit, I man- aged to lift myself up and give him a pull, and then I found he was lyin' on his water bottle. It was fall of win's aiid Water, an`d' I''put it to his lips. "Pore chap ! He was nigh ozone for, but he sez, 'No, not me, I die you drink :' He died, too, he did, and later some of tis lesried him proper." trying men are so busy �.� .ng , �o reform everything in :general that they haven't` time to reform- t1 e selves.