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The Exeter Advocate, 1919-1-2, Page 3BRUTALITY TO CAPTIVE,CRIPPLE SIX MONTHS OF TORTURE AT . way. The food wag indifferent and in- ew;flicient for Bleu In our condition, iy stay in thin Hospital iaated from l4londay evenixig till the following Thursday morning. During this Period my injuries were' not. attended to or even looked at. On one occasion an attempt --nothing more --wase, .rade to attend to the .badly wounded, but it was only those who could wall€ or crawl to the dressing more who were fortunate enough to get a dressing, The sufferings of the wounded were terrible to witness, and many dteti in great pain who zrtight have been saved by a little attention, "To acid to the horrors, the British air force bombed the town oft Tues- day and Wednesday nights, and in our helplessness this seemed more ter ribie than anything else. On the Thursday morning about 160 of us left the clearing station and we thought that atx last we were going to see Bet- te times --visions of a Iced Grose train arse an eventual arrirai at sante hospi. tat in Germany where our wounds Iwould be cleaned, dressed and attend- ed to generally. To Germany In...Pe/ttle Trucks. "Arriving at a siding in Gambrel station vee were dumped alongside the railway line to await the conveyance which was to take us to Germany. About 3 p.nt, on the satire afternoon (Thursday, March 2S) our train was shunted telongskle, and it Ives then that we realized that our hardships were to continue. The,trainWaa Made nit of good9 err cattlf3 trucitti and late these we were loaded, about twenty per truck, as if we were the goods which the trucks were originally built to carry, The floor et the trucks w!ns covered with wood shavings and our covering consisted of two blaulets. -HANDS OF HUNS, - Wwundsd British Soldier Relates the Cruelty of Neglect Practised by War-Craz ed Enemy. AIr. Ii. Banks, a member of the staff of the London 'Times, who belonged to the Twenty-eighth London Regiment, wee exeaneled in the retreat from the Cena%rat sector in the last days of last elect `a, He was picked upby Lite =.dr venting Germans and sent beck to Gambrel and thence to Germany, w.•:fere he remained in hospital until See tember 12. when he was repatria- ted. The following is Mr. Baylis' own story of these six mouths; "When the Germans' big offensive opened on the morning of March 21, 1018, I was on the Camiirai sector, and. had the previous night -left the front line for four days' rest, My battalion (the Twenty-eighth London) was im- mediately rushed up to trenches in front ofeTrescault to make one of many othere to sti ea the resistance. This we did by fighting rearguard ac tion; and by the night of the 23r4- 24th wo had fallen bares; to the village of Ypres, where we had a rest of about two hours. "Orders =raving been received to evacuate the village at 1 a.m. (about) wo .roved off', our battalion being the last in column. At the end of the vie ltsge there was a railhead, and along- side an ammunition dump which mind been fired by our troops. It was on approaebing this burning dump that I was hit—presumably by something frr.xa it, but possibly by a stray bullet, I fell by the roadside with a thigh ; wound and the bone broken in two places. Our wren could do nothing for ere. as they were out es' tout•h by that time with all dressing stations and niiibulanec . They therefore bad to leave use. I was apparently in a vil- lage absolutely deserted: on one side of sue the retreeting British. and or the other the advancing Germane. From this time it seemed that one eortturnouts trtarn of troops, trams - pore and guns passed nuc by. :eight cense (Sunday), and I ronutitsed unat- tended in spite of My many reciuesats. Fortunately one hind -disposed (ler- man gave too a sleeping, bag, which undoubtedly saved rue from the frost. During the day. I had been given a drink of wine and half a loaf of bread —leach, and my first taste of many more to follow. /1 A'Hospltal' at Gambrel. The following morning I was told I should be attended to later on. The day passed on, and I began to think that I should have to spend another night in the open. But the promise was kept. At 3 pent (Monday) I was picked up by a motor lorry and con- veyed to Cambrai. And so I loft Ypres after a stay of thirty-eight hours by the side of that deathgiving mamma. tion dump. "Arriving at Carnbrai, I was put into a clearing station with hundreds more, both J nglish and Germans, Isere was brought to my notice the absolute in- difference of the enemy to the wound- ed, We were laid side by side in wooden boxes raised off the floor—a straw 130d and two blankets our only eomfort. We were not undressed or washed or m:!e comfortable in any • MOW "And so commenced a journey which was one long, horrible torture: A journey which tou=t us through Mons amid Drusselh; in fact, all through Bat-; glues, in the vain endeavor to fled a! hospital where we could obtain that rest and attention which we so badly needed, and thea into Germany. It lasted from 4 p.m, Thursday, March 28, till ' a.m. the following Monday morning. We were locked in and in total d. rkn. ,e for twenty-three hours out of every twenty-four, and it Foam*: d that We wsere only stopped to rc more the dead, alai many died ez that terrible ;ieeurneey. In my true=; not one roan could help -himself. fuze for nearly ,. four days we were lett in this condi- tion without eny attention whatever; nci sanitary arrange vents were made, iwztd iti this misery we had to live for four days In ;a eloeed truclz1 In our wounded and Internee condition that journey neenned as It we were being : drags ell over uneven ground an tho time and on one occasion we ran into some ob steeele welch brought #ho train to a standstill, That wan bell for us all! Attention to the Wounded. "On the Monday morning we arrived I at our destination•-'Langensalza, Sax-; ony -and here we were put into ltos-' pital; it want here that I received the first "attention" to my injuries. My leg wary placed in a splint, but it was I not set or any attempt .rade to set it. So from the time I was wounded' eight days had elapsed l'efore I received this splint. On the following Wednes- day morning I was again put into a train (third class this time) and sent to Ohrdruf Lazaret, which is under the control of Langensalza and in the same State, and a journey of about , thirty miles. b'rozjr Ohrdruf station wo were carted to the hospital in a • pantechnicon. The attention here was • no better than before—one dressing in six days, and with substitutes of all Carvin Under Allied Flags immediate Help Needed to Relieve Starvation and S fffering—Cannot Hold Germany Responsible NOW There is pressing need for our help in Belgium today, and there will be forranymonths to come. As our troops occupy the evacuated territory, untold misery stares them in the face. Emaciated children, hollow cheeked- women,roofless hauwes, clothing so.worn'it offers,no protection frost winter's terrors --•:miseries that cannot wait but MUST be xelieved at once to avert DEATH! Need you, be reminded how Belgium was the first to jump into the breach end so .make out{ Victorious Peace possible? Don't let it be said WE let Belgium starve. Let us cable over your -offering to the mothers and children of, Brave Little Belgium eNT ONCE?! Malta chorale s payable and send coniributionsf to (Registered tinder ibis •War Charities Act) to you Loco! Committee, or to tee • kinds. Linen bandages 1 hover rsrrr ... .�. � t 1 • EE �-._F .- paper in various etrength:l befng used A sett, P&R N FRANCE. for. all purpgses. it was quite an en - usual thing to see a German doctor, and all the work in the wards wan per- formed formed ber gliSh and French 4rees ers. It was only in Canes of anl:puta- Hon that, the Germans exerted then - eeh'es. ""During my wbole stay at °lulle t I have no complaint to makes of 111 treatment of the prisoners by lire tier mans --that is, where a wounded pris- oner is tar better off than an unwound- ed one, It is not what they did of which, complaint can be made; the grievance Is rattler of what they did trot 4o, ,As T have already said, had it not been. tor the kind services render. ed by the Britiel} French and Italian orderlies, our lite. would have been a very sorry ane indeed. On August 13 I was marked for England on account of the shortage in my right leg (duo to inattention.. by the Germans, and not having had the leg set), and ons September 12 I left Ohrdruf for Aac hen, en route for England. 'ihe 101'eekly'' I (In llif emo lam) In ever -glorious Yrance Fashions ,. Near the =resting, sea, They laid"my° boy to rest, I ' Far, far from lne.. TI=EIJSES OF SPHAGNUM. MOSS A Canadian Product of Great Value in Red Cross Work,' These plants (for there are many species of sphagnum) grow best in climate that is moist and only moder- ately oder ately warri in summer. They are one of the chief forms of vegetation to be found growing b the swampy regions known as "Muskegs." Sphagnum bogs occur principally in Newfoundland, the Maritime Provinces, Northeastern Quebec, Labrador, and the western parts .of' British Columbia. The sphagnum plant consists of a 1 stent and branches wbich are clothed. with small, numerous, overlapping I leaves, They diner from most other mosses in being entirely devoid of rootlets, Another pccnliarity of sphagnum is that the leaf never hall a central vein ar midrib. The outer part of the stem as well as a con -1 siderable part of the leaf ie compose:= of a large number of snecial "eh -a soi-bent cells" which are able to take up and hold water like a sponge. The amount ,of water absorbed varies acs cording, to the species but ranges from ten to twenty times the 'weight of the d,v sphagnum. Owing to the ability of these cells' to absorb iiie water xequired liy the plant For. its development the presence of roetla'ts is unnecessary. Spbegnum usually grows in a situation where the soil underneath is permanently damp. Sphagnum or bog moss has been used for a considerable period as a packing material for plants. Owing to its power of retaining moisture, it helps to keep rooted plants in a fresh condition until they taxrive at their destination, It is Also extreme- ly usefui, when dried, as bedding mat- erial for horses. But it is owing; to its use sine() the beginning of the war far the form. of absorbent pads for dressing wounds that sphagnum bas recently gained an importti ce hitherto unknown, Cot- ton is so largely in demand for the manufacture of explosives that some substitute had to be found and in any ease cotton wool has an absorptive power of only four to five times its own weight. Of the species of sphag- nttri found growing on this continent four are used for the purpose. When collecting the moss great care should lre tr:ken to have it free .from any admixture of leaves, twigs or roots. of other plants which may be ;growing in the immediate vicinity. Each hand - handful should be squeezed gently to remove excessive moisture, but cars ::Mould be taken not to break the main stem. The moss should bespread in thin layers to dry; before the drying tr•uCes'• is Bind were the stranger -ands That bore 111Y soldier -son To his. last bivouac, To rest well won. They placed the lowly cross,. Blest sign to all who weep, And then, with other boys, Deft him asleep, Wild birds sweet requiems sing, Wild poppies' radiance strew Above • those boys who died For me anti you, They fought their inward.fight They conquered mortal fear, Then flung away sweet youth, To them. so dear,. 0, boy! My boy, my boy, The heart ache's ever new: But Ot. 1 axn.as proud, So� proud of your The Trust. "These all died in 1%01h, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar of*," -e leb. xi, 13. And as they trusted: we the tads in- herit, The unfinished tri% for which their lives were spent; But leaving us a portion of their spirit They gave their witness rind they died Monsieur: content. For 1., days In the month of January 1 Full welt Choy lcn w they could not was suffering with c"ain of rheumatism s build wvitliout set )n the foot. I tried an einem o, re/foetal Service and simplicity are, obviously put nothing dill me any gced. tysi:, i er• ,t That hotter counts', feint a..n.d tars• a ' the features of this school frock of son t41d the ate est e Y N;�.titt►•,•t t, tit. cIe - P „ :li>:rT; cry sn„ ai tws I tri��ti it t .� �atrtr. cried; i serge, relieved by the soft white col- la n1grt. chs. meat a •t ..1. - A , � No. - purr. r... I .r s sect God'. c,v:ir tat.Q I.l,bland; but t=rey diel ; lar. McCall Pattern 544, Girls LIZ very r;ct.nt; I tell 3•ai th:s reme,ty is not doubt us--- weFv ttiaaaB: 1 route t;}se 3,.p n way,.d ren - 1 Dress. In 6 sizes, rte 14 years. tideats any tint: tent y•.-4 weulri /Me to And in that faith they died, 1 Price, 20 eent9, have one. If any time 1 �•omu t"i h+ -Eu nplete it should be gone over carefully and sorted, after which the dried moss may be packed into bags or light boxes for despatcheto the depot where it is required. The final making up into pads of the sizes leg/lire.] should be left to be done by 'Cha e: Rents of the War Department. At; the present time Scotland is turning out thse pads at the rate of fear millions per month, while Canada during the year 1918 was asked to supply twenty millions of such pads. Real Giving. In these days, when millions of people are making supreme sacrifices in the name of a noble cause, generous giving i;eems to have become a uni- versal habit—something that we con- sider as no more than to be expected. It is ottly when the giving is surround- ed by unusual circilmstances that it attracts attention. Ono such case, which involved a very small amount of prone;', will touch the feelings of everyone. During the campaign of the Ameri- can Women's . Hospitals Organization to raise money for war Service.. one of theworkers, in. Los Angeles called at the homeof an elderiy colored woman, w1i.oin he found to be suffering with a severe cold. The negress listened with great.i iterest, however, toe des- cription of The work that American woolen physicians are doing in prance, and then she said: • "Well,, honey, I has sixty cents, I was gain'. to. pay'ten cents for car fare, to go in town so dat I could buy me fifty cents' wortli; of medicine, but I'll jos' give you the ten cents for the boys and walk downtown." . 'rhea after a moment ahs added, "Oh, dat -seems rso littlet" 1 has Some: onions I Can 412c up for my cold, and- I'll ' give you the fifty gents, too." The Grand Fleet and the escort r services eonaume .seven Trillion tons lit€dari0 13��1a).e 1"—Be)$iaan lT+ylief Fund---95King St. W.. Toro to x.411 a wear. abnU,t any ,erwrn ,i:.; of rheumatism, 1 quid tell them .c:l'sut tt,.a rt.a,>dy, ratner4'ts T,itaixneitt Cures Garvin in Cowrat Tc -urs t: ail, lilt, t,l ti1:s,T I.t.iil7.f-r;•• The Germans have their ow=l isUR 12nt.3ri'.� ,l•�.�vt. ,':S�Stc3•�.•St2. Feb. 14, tangs. hilvsorhy they have their super- mer,, their super.State, their super. The Hunger Stone of the Emho, t hattles; .and they have now their - ;neer , ,=len e, A few weeks ago the newspapers f reported that there was great depree- aaL sion in Suxony and Bobemib cadre � F.f i, F+dtrtikr'i.3J \Few '. 1'Lt the famcitzs "hanger strne3.2',.1 ox Clan :�ntt,,. o d t°11 =xricecr d son�t Yi'll Elbe, r.enr ieN" town of Te: dreg, =tad rn rcr 72.trsa ors ante; stale, i otr 49, corns luta view:. This roe.; usually �9t,; , i'arnftas,t.. ('a i.i4 Tnrn•atn covered 1.y the river; it appears only - 'Sloss feuw acs, utt run salsa wv e i Vane e drought - s rs ' . wn* e?r,tario, ywaer bd}n to 9 h n n tem.. of t1r water lta., r;err,+, wvut heti t�.pao, ww"ot•tta diinbr�r . fallen far below its usual le':el, and it ilatt:tr cunt iPItie4''1tei emi wwlsuaa1. is a= -tradition in that part of Germany >` 'rt r a 1 that its app,nranee means that a tim,, clan W1:r3©V. Fair; e4x . of famine and suffering N at han1. j-t,t;e, oris Z'R1:la r.IIT 8:VOWING. Carved C11 the :atone is the sentence. 'Ur '`a:Nt 46' wv7116o.a a 1.114:zed C'"'"112e2', any ra�r. Ii:rlliauY tre,rart,yraS, flux a 61' t ''Svenn du mics iehst, dann wseine' i,arnst�an 1, (When you save me, you shall v espl; S auscr cr sx avu' and there are, as the picture rbow, a nimiber of marks to show the point to C t :.cr zc rrt cair.S---,u-Ill's. Fra.. trtcrnat an4 externa). cured wvtth. which the river i'OII in various: Sears out pain by our horns treatment w'4rlt. oh dro est. The earliest and on^ of i c•nx isit:er L4it riwc Ce< a%n rre4tcaJ # la reeo_ds is the+ of 1016. --- ----� Other andears are 1746.17:i�, iii?�, T842,1 DARTING, PI1RC!NC 181}3 1900. DARTING ...inard's I,lntmcut Cues Instant or. This charming afternoon dross has Thought Too Highly of Both. the waist in barque effect, closing at, Oa a road in Belgium a German the centre -back. McCall Pattern No.g 8659, Ladies' Semi -Fitted :Dress, In officer met a boy leading a jackass 6 sixes, 34 to 44 bust. Price, 25 and addressed him in a heavy jovial cents. Transfer Design No. 586.; fashion as follows: Price, 20 cents. "That's a fine jackass you have, my These patterns may be obtained` son- What do you call it? Albert, 1; l from your local McCall dealer, or, bei . from the McCall Co., 70 Bond Street, Oh, no, ofiieer, the boy replied, 1 Toronto, Dept. W. quickly. "I think too highly of my j King." German scowled aed returned: SBA WOOL w a"I hope you ,don't dare to call hint 1 Obtained Front Deposits AIong the +lliarn," Soutit. Coast of Australia. "Oh, no, officer; I think too highly Material for cloth -making is now of my jackass." ,being obtained from the sea bottom MONEY ORDERS, ;along the south coast of Australia. It Send a. Dominion Express Money is fibre derived from a plant that Order. l±"ive Dollars costs three cents. grows in shallow water. One would naturally infer that the Thought Too Highly of Both. plant was a seaweed of some kind. On a road in Belgium a German of - But it isn't. It is a flowering plant, fiver .ret a boy leading a jackass and a perennial, that produces seed every addressed him in. a heavy jovial fa- shion as follows: :`That's a fuse Jackass you have, niy is "rotted out" of- them and the leaf son. What do you call it? Albert, I fibres sink to the bottom, where they bet." , are covered by shelly detritus, the "Oh, no, officer," the boy replied mixture forming a bed in which the quickly'. "1 think too highly of my seeds of a fresh crop sprout. icing." This has been going on for many The German scowled and returned: centuries and, as a result; there exist "I hope _ you don't dare call him Wil - vas deposits of fibre that in some liam." gear. ' When the plants die the soft tissue localities are snore than seven feet thick After stripping off the top or grow.- ing layer, the underlying material is "Oh, no, officer; I think too highly of my jackass." sneeze's .Liniment Cares Diphtheria. dredged up, sifted and washed for re- , covery of the fibre. The average re- turn of. air-dried fibre is about six pounds per cubic yard. Workable de- posits cover 240 square miles. The fibre is color brown .to buff' _"0R8INE BADE MARK' l5.U.S PAT pf+ Reduces Strained, Puffy Ankles{ Lymphangitis. Poll Evil, Fistula; \�l Boils, Swellings; Stops Lamenessand-wvhite. Some of it is delicate and and allays paha. Heals Sores. Cuts; silky, some is more like horsehair. at Chafes. h 6s a Boot • Tweeds have• been woven out of it; - SAFE Bruises. Bo ANTISEPTIC AND GERMICIDE it rseems to be better suited (mixed • Does not blister ar remove the with wool or alone) for carpets and hairand horse can be worked. Pleasant to use. upholstery,- for backing oilcloths and $2.50 a bottle, delivered. Describe your case linoleums and for mattresses, for special instructions and Book 5 R free. i iABSORBINE,JR., antlaeptteiiniment for mankind. re. samara's Liniment t711re@;Co2$g. t 1 dugs ttralns, Painful, Knotted. -swollen Nelns. Coneen Eratcd=any a tee draw re ulred at an appGeadon. Trico ,� +767.7,5 per bottle at deafen of delivered. Ontario ;Mineral Output. :• a W.F.YOUN&,P.D..F.,9tylrmansBldg ., Mini real,Cass) Tho report of the Department of I ,.'e'�,u,uG aseHpsorCme. Jr,; are made in Canes., Wines for the p oduction of minerals , 3_ lasauerropeadraarmir, SCIATIC PAINS Give way bels,, cue trating effects of :Sloan's Liniment So do those rheumatic twinges and the loin -aches of lumbago, the nerve iuiianunation of. neuritis, the wry neck, the joint wrench, the ligamentsprain, the Muscle strain, and the throbbing bruise, The case of applying, the quicknc=s of relief, the positive results, rt. t cleanliness, and the economy gat Sloau's Liniment .fake it universal:,. preferred. Made in Canada. 30c.,. C0a. $:1.20. MIOMMAAMMIUMWMAMMAIMMINM Kept Awake at Night Itching So Intense healed by Cuticura "A nasty patch appeared on h tight side of my face, caused by shay... ing with a dull razor. I drew blood with my fingers, the itchingwas so in.. tense. The patch was red and irritated causing me to keep awake at night. "Seeing Cuticura Soap and Dint. merit advertised 1• sent for a free sem.. ple. After using` I noticed: quite a change so I bought a box of Cuticura Ointment and two cakes of _Cuticura Soap, and I;did not finish elle whole boa of Cutieura Ointment when I was healed permanently," (Signed) EWen MacDonald, Marion Bridge, N. S., September 30, 1917. Cuticura Soap and Ointtnentare n only, most valuable for the treatment�f. pimples,:dandruff and irritated scalps; but their great mission is to prevent such conditions. Gutictu'a Soap used exclusively for the toilet, and Cuticura Ointment, as needed, keep the skin and scalp clean, clear and healthy. For FreeSample Each by Mail ad• dregs post -card: "Cuticura, Dept. A, Boston, U.S.A." Sold -everywhere. during the first ninemonths of this year shows that the value of ore pro- duced is far exceeding that of last year, despite • adverse Conditions due .. to the war, except in the case of inolybdenite, least and copper ore: Gold produced the first nine months of .191E amounted to .$,875,766, com- pared with. $6,754,535 , fn the sante peritd for 1917. Silver prot3uotion hes kept well up to the mark. and though the quantity was slightly loss, the value was Some half ;a million dollar; more. Of the iron ore, of 154;24:3 tons snip- ped, some -84,84,6 "tons were shipped to Ontario _points, and the rest outsitte the province, - Oven' cloths are excellezi:t made of double ticking. ED. 7. ISSUE 52,...15, Rote] Uel Coronado Coronado Beach, California W)l-era, the balmyr yet invigorating climate makes :stssib}e the enjoyment of outdoor $p0r118 through- out the \tinter months. POLO, GOLV, TENNIS, MOTORING, FISHING, BAY AND SURF BATHING Writn for \\Tint.e Fok r and- Golf Piogram JOHN J. HERNAN, Manager