The Brussels Post, 1916-12-28, Page 6CANADA STANDS PREPARED
TO CONTINUE FULL ASSISTANCE
Runic of Montreal Annual Meeting Marked by Striking Refer-
ences to Part Played by Dominion and Lays Down Policy
For Country's Guidance. Campaign of Thrift
Strongly Urged. ' Bank's Record at Front.
Canada's poaitiop in the great
European war—the policy the DO-
minion should follow in order to be
all the better prepared for post war
"The Minister of Finance to
Whom the country owes much fee
Ills wise and far-seeing administra-
tion of our financial affairs, will
co eittlons—the resolve .of the coup- doubtless keep in view these cored
try to continue to give, in youth clone when making further calls on
and money, -full assistance to the our resources, which of - neceesitY
great cause were among .some of t ti
the outstanding features of rho
Ninety -Ninth Annual Meeting of the
real el eldest the heathe d office,
The
L Mont-
real. held
of the announce-
ments made and the bearing op
conditions that the Dominion would
most likely have to meet seemed to many men are turned towards the
impart a special significance to the problems that will confront tie after
meeting, and the shareholders wore the war, Government Commissions
quick to give their heartiest sup ' are dealing with them; the press
port to the suggestions firmly ,devotes much space to their Ms -
offered by Sir Vincent Meredith, eussion; International conferences
Bart„ President, and Sir Frederick have met, but our first, obvious
Williams -Taylor, the General Men- ,and imperative duty is to WIN THE
ager, i WAR,
There was no mlounderstanding When that is done, new condi-
the fii•mpeas of thesuggestions, a9 . tions will unquestionably supervene.
It was clearly shown that many It seems probable that for some
of the conditions that prevailed in . months to come, orders for intuit -
the country were purelyof a tem- tions and war supplies will coft-
porary character, and what was tinue to keen our industrial plants
Most important was to get ready : actively employed.
for the time when normal condi- "Canada is bearing up rpagnifi-
ttone only might exist, cantly under the strain of this
In this connection It was pointed world-wide war, and her sacrifices
out that all efforts should be cen- ; will be amply repaid by the engen-
tred on the attainment of three oh- ' dering of a spirit of self-reliance.
leets. viz., Economy, Production and and she will emerge a compara-
Immigration, but at the same time tively little known country to take
a note of confidence was struck as • her rightful position in the affairs
to the ability the country would' of the nations.
show In dealing with any new-prob-1 "The future, as I have said, is
lems that might present themselves. 'beset with new problems and is not
Frond Record in Overseas Service. entirely free from financial anxieties,
Sir Frederick made special men- but by a young people possessing
tion of the record of the staff of great national spirit, a territorial
the Bank of Montreal overseas, say- Empire and
sources future can be looked
As for the Bank of Montreal forward to with hope and confi-
Contingent with the colours. Ihave
he must do from tine o me.
Outlook For Post War Period.
And now, as my remarks draw
to a close, I am tempted, contrary
to my usual practice and unre-
strained by the old adage 'Never
prophesy unless you know,' to loop
into the future. The thoughts of
da sufficiently eloquent
wherewith to fully express our pride
intheir achievements. our grief in the General Manager, dweltt especl-
their losses, 48 per cent. of our ally with the main features of the -
total male staff, or 67 per cent. of changes in the Bank's business
those of military age. have enlisted, during the course of the year, and
61 of our best have been killed and the manner in which Canada's ad -
107 are wounded, missing or prison- verse trade balance had disappear-
ers Of war. Several of our men ed as though by magic. Sir Fred -
have been decorated by the King for erick said in part:
conspicuous valour, and the whole The outstanding business fea-
contingent Is illustrious." ture in Canada 1s an industrial con-
A very cordial demonstration was dation more abnormal In character
given by the shareholders when than ever before in the history of
Mn rude, on their behalf, asked to this Bank, or of this country.
be allowed to especially compliment The same statement applies in a
Sir Vincent Meredith on the great greater or lesser degree to several
honor whichhad been conferred belligerent and neutral countries,
upon him during the course of the but in Canada economic conditions
Oast year, In being created a bar- as well are in an unnatural state.
onet. Mr. Yulle pointed out that This is partly due to the war, also
this was regarded by the share- a result of suspended immigration
holders not as an honour to Sir and of a lengthy period of an ex -
Vincent alone, but to the Bank as travagance of which we are now
well, and the honor conferred was feeling the cumulative effect.
alike popular with the shareholders "Canada sold her record crop of
and the public generally. last year at high prices, as in the
The vacancies on the Board of , years of the American Civil War,
Directors were filled by the election while this year we are disposing of
of Captain Herbert Molson of Mont- a moderate crop at such steadily
real, and Mr. Harold Kennedy of mounting prices that we again reap
Quebec, At the first meeting of a golden harvest about equal in
the new Board of Directors Sir amount to that of 1911. The total
Vincent Meredith, Bart., was re- value of last year's crop was
elected President, and the Vice- $788,000,000.
Presidency, which had been vacant 'Our much criticised adverse
for the past few years, was re- trade balance has disappeared as
established by the appointment of though by magic, and our exports
:lir C. B. Gordon, President of the are now vastly in excess of our 1m -
Dominion Textile Co, ports.
Sir Vincent Meredith. Bart., Pre -Note of Caution Sounded.
silent, In referring to the principal "The transient nature of our in-
creased exports alone is a simple
dance.'
General Manager's Address.
Sir Frederick Willians-Taylor,
developments of the year and the
plans that should be laid to cope
with them, said in part:
I hoped when 1 last had the
pleasure of addressing you that be-
fore this Annual Meeting the end of
the cruel and devastating war,
which has convulsed Europe would
be, If not reached. at least within
measurable distance. In this ex-
peOtatton we have been disappointed.
No one can vet fix the day of its
termination. but I am sure I ex-
press your feelings when I say we
hold an unshaken confidence of the
ultimate victory of Britain and her
Allies.
Canada, inspired by a deep-
rooted loyalty to the Empire, has
given and is still prepared to give
freely her gallant youth and mone-
tary means to the great cause. upon
the Success of which her liberties
and national existence so greatly
depend.
As the result of the phenomenal ave barrier to immigration. Dim im-
cropof a year ago, coupled with vast ;Migration we mainly depend for the
expenditures by the Allied Govern- fuller development of our unsur-
ments in this country, for munitions, passed natural resources.
and, by our own Government for( Thrift Is overdue but can be
requirements in connection with the t started forthwith; immigration
war, high wages are being paid for must welt, but should follow In
all classes of labor, and trade con -1 natural sequence. I have no words
ditlons at the moment in Canada at my command with which to ade-
are buoyant in nearly all lines of I qus.tely urge the necessity of an
business. Tile Pew exceptions will, i immunized and an individual effort
generally speaking. be found 1n In -to promote thrift
dustries concerned with the produc-
tion and sale of luxuries.
index to a situation that com-
mands the attention of all thinking
people.
These views may not be accept-
able to all. but they are common
sense and based upon arithmetical •
facts. To be forewarned 1s to be
toren rued,
These are the main factors that
have influenced and will inlluenee
the banking position—the move-
ment in deposits and leans and the
safety of both. Therefore. In my
opinion, the business of this Bank
should be conducted with such
views plainly before us until the
situation clears.
These are two obvinus means of
lightening Canada's coming burden,
viz., thrift and Immigration. The
two are closely a111ed, for only by
practising national and personal
economy or thrift can We reduce our
high cost of living—that most effect -
Success of Domestic Loans,
"In a little more than a year
Canada
amounting gd towo $206.000,000, atic
and the Canadian Government has
borrowed In New York $06.000,000,
The success of our internal loans
1s a matter of pride and congratu-
lation. 01 is due largely to the spirit
of loyalty of our people and a de-
termination to all within them to
bring the war to an early and suc-
cessful conclusion.
so far, a depletion of Dank de-
posits in consequence of these con-
tributions has not taken place: in
fact, they shore month by month a
gratifying increase. It must not
be forgotten, however, that these
increases are only partially due to
the savings of our people. They
may be accounted for to a very con-
siderable extent by the husbanding
of resourcee by our large corpora-
tions, a prudent and wise precau-
tion In view of the uncertain condi-
tions which now prevail and will
continue to exist during the con-
. tinuance of the war,
"The timely and eloquent 'Call
to Action' of our Minister of Trade
and Commerce commands attention.
I am not sure that it should not be
preceded by a 'Call to Reason,' in
order that the importance of the
problems of the situation be im-
pressed upon those who are living
In, let us say, the paradise of the
uwise.
"Sane optimism and self-confi-
dence are admirable national quali-
ties and should be the order of the
day. There Is a point where optim-
ism loses its value and the Clanger
of over -confidence begins. That is
the point for nations to avoid."
Bank Helping the London Maxkot,
Sir Frederick drew attention to
the important position occupied by
the Bank now In the London mar-
ket. In this conneetfdn he said:
It is not out of place to men-
tion here that this 23ank isi among
the important and apprectatedlend-
ers of short money in the London
market, and though 1t is not for us
to take melee for this, yet the. fact
is not to be lost sight of *hen
weighing Canada's aesistance to the
Empire in this war."
THE MAN WHO
,,MAD ,aoOD.''
"I believe you have a yellow streak
in your nature." The arrest and sentence of Lieb
Had the woman lashed the man i knecht, a leader of the Social Dense -
across the face with a whip she could crate in Germany, for daring to tell
not have stung him more bitterly. He the truth aboilt the war and demand
sat hunched -up in the chair. His peace, created a deep feeling of re-
cheeks became sallow and bloodless. sentment among the working classes,
"Will nothing move you 9"'• -she and accentuated the growing popular
went on passionately, as no word demand for peace, says Madeline
came from his parched lips. "Isn't Doty, whospent last summer in Ger-
there a grain of patriotism in your many, studying conditions among the
constitution? Look at Jack—Jack, masses, fo,r the New Yorkkribune.
my best -loved brother! Did he wait; The demonstration that caused
f compulsion, or for his or ,Liebknecht's arrest occurred in Leip-
Her Jimmy had come back.. And
he had made good! ---London Answers,
WQRKERS DEMAND PEACE.
Peace Movement Grow* Despite -Asa
rest of Leaders.
KAISER IS A
FALSE PROPHET
FRANCE IS NOT DYING, SAYS A
PARIS EDITOR.
They Would Perish on Battlefield Be-
fore Submitting to
Germany,
Frederick Boyd Stevenson writes as
follows in the Brooklyn Eagle;
"Von Hindenburg says - France is
or comPu s , group, dying."
whatever you call it, to be sumo ned? tiger •Strasse and Potsdamerplatz, We were drinking our coffee when'
No. And a tiny cross marks his rave `where several thousand were gather= I said this to him. There were six
out yonder in Flanders." led. .Liebknecht's appearance was en- of us in India House at a luncheon.
Something akin to a sob strangled thusiastically cheered, but he told the given by Maurice Leon, the French
itself in the throat of the cowering, crowd not to cheer for him, but to lawyer of New York, in honor of Ste -
man. (shout rather, "We will have no more plume Lauzanne, editor-in-chief of
"Fred," she went on mercilessly, i war, we will have peace, now." !the Matin of Paris, who recently was
"fell in Gallipoli, Ben died the death i The crowd took up the cry and a called from Verdun, and is now with
of a hero in the Dardanelles, and' mighty shout of "We will have peace the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Willie—Willie, the youngest, the Ben-' now" rolled in tones of thunder along France.
Jamin of the family—was dashed to the avenues. 1 , Monsieur Lauzanne smiled at my
death from the skies Four out of six Miss Doty says that the gaols are remark.
GERMAN FOR DUTCH THRONE.
Steps Taken to Prevent Succession
Going to Foreign Prince.
There is danger of the Dutch
throne being occupied by a German
prince. Only two lives, those of the
feigning queen and of her daughter,
Princess Juliana, seven years old, bar
brothers who have given their young full of peace radicals, four hundred "If," said he "that were true,
lives for their country; two still at serving terms in Stuttgart alone and
REIGN OF TERROR
IN gitUSSES
GERMANS OVERAWE CITIZEi9S
13Y MACHINE GUNS,
Families of Deported Belgians Unable
to Exist in Their -
Home,s.
Information concerning the reign of
terror in Belgium furnished br'the
London Times by a 'neutral corre-
spondent recently returned frr
Brussels is supplemented by the f
lowing communication from anotl
soaree:
"The Germans aro cutting do
trees in the Ardennes and sending
timber -across the frontier as fast
they can. They ate determined
impoverish the country. Laboil
have beendeported to other parts
Belgium and are being employed i
the work of plunder and 'destruction,
It is characteristic of German cunning
that men from Flanders have bee
chosen to despoil the Walloon distrix
There never has been much love bt
tween the Flemings and the Walloons
and Von Bissing takes advantage of
old feuds to stir up strife and provok
offences for which heavy penalties
are exacted:
"Itis sought to abolish the French
linguage altogether. Public notices
throughout the country, which former-
ly were printed in French; ash now in
Flemish. The names of the streets
are indicated in both languages. In
many rural districts French is now
suppressed and German will be em-
ployed after January 1. All official
communications are made exclusively-
inin Flemish, Teaching of German and
Flemish in the schools is made obliga-
tory.
"It is reported that teachers and
scholars in the normal school at Mons
and Nivelles have been deported to
Germany. If this is true, it proves
that the object of the deportation was
not merely to provide work •for the
entire nation. We have suffered thought 00 Chateau d'Oex. He raised unemployed. The communal schools
much; we are ready to suffer more. his scarred, bronzed face to the in Brussels are allowed to continue
Wo have made many sacrifices; we divine rays of the sun, stared a mo- their usual course. The convent
schools in various parts of the coun-
trysewhich depended mainly upon
boarders, many of whom came from
foreign, countries, are allowed to keep
open for the tuition of scholars.
France would still welcome the war, SWISS ARE VINO
the Front. And my husband, the man corresponding numbers in all the big for every man, woman and child
cities. EveryLiebknecht radical is in France would rather the than sub-
healthy,
u - -
Iswore to love, honor, and obey,g, TO OUR MEN
thirty-two years of age, strong, clapped in gaol.by the military au- mit to Germany. MEN
healthy, physically fit,, skulking at thorities, but this does not stop the His answer was characteristic of
hone on the plea of business."
do
thelovef Heaven,meeting'sahave been held all through interpreted to us not by the mere
"Don't! Foro
j growing desire for peace, and peace the spirit of France, which has been Y ARE LIVING IN AN EARTH -
t!"
l" pleaded the man; j the Empire and petitions signed on a words of Frenchmen, but by their1iE
They had had it all over before. It basis of the "status quo" before the wonderful morale and bravery, which •LY PARADISE.
their married life, this question of en- that meetings were tolerated on
had been the only serious quarrel of war. So strong is the • movement wrought victory from defeat at the
Marne and which has been fashioned
liatment. The man hugged the belief these lines. Revolt spreading into glorious permanency by the mag -
that he was temperamentally unfitted quietly among the workers and on nificent defence at Verdun and the
for military life. Appeals to his pat- the day of Liebknecht's imprison- brilliant offensive on the Somme.
riotism left him cold. He conjured !cent 5,500 workers in one munition
up pictures of his dainty, frail wifefactory alone, just outside Berlin,
i
struggling along on the separation al- went otentstrike
against the
theentire
act on of the
lowance of twelve -and -six a week, liv-, e P
ing in one room, going short of food,military authorities.
having to accept charity. And he'Liebknechthnpriwas sentenced to four
thought his duty was to stay at home' Years' imprisonment at hard labor,
until he was fetched. I which was given as little promin-
Repeatedly she had urged him toleaee as possible in the German news -
go. I£ -other women could live on 1 papers, that day being chosen to
twelve -and -six a week, if other wo- smear the pages over with big type
men could work, then so could she. proclaiming the return of the
Yet all her arguments, all her plead- j Deutchsland to Bremen, when as a
ing, all her sarcasm had been in vain. mutter of fact the submarine • mer-
chantman had been in port several
try to make him not only a soldier, ante. It served, however, to divert
but a man as well. It hurt her because attention in a measure from Lieb-
she loved him. But wise little woman, knecht fate with an announcement
she knew that he possessed one of calculated to arouse national pride
those natures that want "gingering , of achievement,
as
up
"I've thought the matter over very " MILK PRODUCTION.
carefully, Jimmy," she went on, more Remarkable Records Made at Pravin-
calmly. "I'm not acting in the heat;
of passion; I'm not going to do some-' cial Institutions.
thing I shall regret later on. I'm go -I That Ontario's milk production, and
ing to leave you!" ! consequently her production of but- as an ally of Germany and which bells all"da • meadows more green
He started up from his chair, but ter and cheese could be doubled, even would have collapsed had it not and lush than our own April emerald;
with an imperious wave of the hand trebled without adding a single dairy been for the aid of Germany. Yes, moonlight that swims over peak and
she motioned him back.' cow to the total now being fed on the it is the voice of the Kaiser, whose ;valley and dims the planets; days
"I've said that at the altar I swore farms of the province and without prophecy is false. Let us see 'what like days of rarest English Junes;
to love you," she added, "Could any adding materially to the cost of main- the Kaiser bee prophesied before. ;October nights so warm•that one pulls
true woman love a coward ? I swore taining them, is the rather astonish- "In 1915 at Cracow," he said: 'Ger- the bed to wide-open balcony ' win -
to honor you. Instead I have grown ing lesson driven home by the results many will never be defeated. The dows to breathe for the whole twenty -
to despise you. I swore to obey you. secured in milk production from the Almighty uses Germany to accomplish' four hours this magic air.
So with more leisure at our com-
mand, we resumed the topic the other
morning at his hotel M Manhattan. The London Daily Mail publishes
"What I said to you yesterday," he the following article descriptive of
began, "is the sentiment of the whole invalided British soldiers in Switzer -
French people. General de Castelnau, land:
who had three sons killed' in battle A few days ago as I sat basking in
and whose fourth son is a prisoner of the blazing sunshine of Chateau
the enemy, said, 'The whole French d'Oex a British soldier hobbled up
race will perish on the battlefield ra- and asked me the war news in my
ther than submit to Germany,' and Journal de Geneve. When I had read
in saying this he was speaking for the the daily summary, I asked what he
Wounded British Soldiers Are Com.
fortable in Beautiful
Switzerland.
are ready to make more.
The Kaiser's Voice.
"France dying?"
He repeated my query.
ment silently at the mountains, and
answered, "We have come into
paradise."
The relatives and friends of the
British soldiers interned here can pie -
"Von Hindenburg simply echoes ture the home of our men if they im
the voice of the Kaiser. He says agine a stage setting of a musical
what the German Emperor directs blaze of almost tropical sunlight, pine-
him to say. So it is the Kaiser who • skirted mountains soaring into a sky
is speaking. He is speaking to a of turquoise blue; -wooden chalets
press representative of Austria—to more romantic than any the stage
cheer that Austria which has faltered ever devised, a chiming of musical
Hitherto I have done so, but, Jimmy, herds maintained at the provincial in-, a mission.'
I've obeyed you for the last time. All stitutions. I "In November, 1915, he declared
my things are packed. I've given you The records for the year complied to his soldiers on the Russian front:
the chance to be another man and by S. E. Todd, director of farming 'I guarantee it to you. You are
you've refused. So in future our in the Provincial Secretary's Depart- reaching the end. This end comes
paths lie apart. Good -night!" ment, show that the milk production and will reward you for your suf-
aTwo hours later she left the house, of the Holstein herds averaged from Brings.'
red the man did not try to stop her 5,000 to nearly 10,000 pounds of milk "Tn March 1916, he said: "The
The Sun Cure.
On the balconies of their hotels
British convalescent soldiers, brown
skinned as any Indians, lie half -
naked for the final sun cure of their
slow -healing wounds. The street of
Chateau d'Oex is full of loitering
He knew she was right. . i Per cow. The average yearly produc- - enemy begins to yield before Verdun, British soldiers, whose happy faces
tion dairy cows for the whole pro -'and, in the meantime, our allies chase are burnt like the faces of Alpine
Eight months slipped b No word vide le but 3,500 pounds per cow, the Italians from mountain to moun- climbers. The first party of intern -
g pp 3 and of first class dairy herds aboutl ed mens wives dreaded having to
passed between them. At first he fain. The halo of admiration of Eng -loathed the rough shirt, the coarse 7,000 pounds per cow. : land over the world has disappear- meet husbands who were human
socks, the heavy hoots, and he hated ; The improvement in output has ed., a wrecks; they were greeted by a
Monsieur Lauzanne spread his Phalanx of hale, bronzed heroes. There
Then gradually he begun to change. Iweeding-out, by keeping heifers from 'hands before him. are, of course, men here who are ter -
the drab color of his khaki uniform. Ibeen secured by a policy of constant
Earl rising,open air, and exercise only the best milkers. A minimum is "There is the prophet who says ribly wounded; I have seen suppurat-
y P set and the cows that do not reach it ing,two-year-old wounds when the
made him hungry. His muscles grewFrance is dying,"said he with a smile.
and his chest expanded. He carried are eliminated. At the Hamilton "France to -day was never stronger, dressings are removed in hospital and
himself with a swagger. The ser- Asylum for the Insane, where in six never more united in determination marvelled that men have lived after
geant-major said he was the best sol-' years 225 cows have been passedto punish a foe who has been un -'such maimings. But mountain air,
dier in the whole belly crush. 'through to make up a herd of 75, the equalled in all the histories of wars floods of sunshine, a land of glory,
He thrilled with ecstasy when he production of milk averages 9,825 for brutalities, for violations of the and tender sympathy, are all working
France. In his first engagement he there is one Holstein pure-bred giving
acts of atrocities which would
saw his name in the next draft for pounds per cow. At this institution laws of God and humanity and
fond new daily visible healing.
lis- 1 Splendid Quarters.
felt no fear; only a glorious eshilara- I over 20,000 pounds of milk per year. may barbarians, We have suffered i There are already about 530 British
tion that he was doing his bit. I During the year at Brockville, Oril- - and we shall suffer. We shall suffer y
A piece of shrapnelgot his right lia and Woodstock, the herds have till we win—and we will win! I -officers and men quartered hin this
P g f lovely valley of the country known
arm. When he came to, it had been been changed from Holsteins to Short-, "Little by little we are pushing , as Pays d'Enhaut; and 200 more
amputated. He didn't care twopence horns in order to give a supply of on—no matter how long it takes—
n n arts expected next month, Chateau
for the loss of the limb, but what he beef for the institution in addition to we shall enter Germany and the d'Oex houses about 250 in hotels or
did care about was that his brief; milk. Although the Shorthorn, as peace that follows will be on our chalets, the remainder are within' a
lifer of the King'w_. J a double -purpose cow, is not supposed terms"
Schools Turned Into Barracks.
"The bigestablishment at Thild
nock, near Louvain, which used to ac-
commodate 600
ccommodate`600 girls, has been turned
into a barracks, The Saventhem con-
vent, on the outskirts of Brussels, -
which took'300 pension girls, a large
proportion of them English, has suf-
fered severely. The nuns now have
only forty day scholars. The college
at Thielt, which was in course of con-
struction when the war started, is
now wthe headquarters of the General
Staff. House to house visitations are
being made by the German police.
`All men between the ages of 18 and
55 have been called up for examina-
tion. Those from whom money can
be extorted are allowed to remain.
The rest are carried off. It is reckon-
ed that over 20,000 have already been
despatched.
"A few days ago a troop of German
soldiers"eurrouded the paper mills of
De Naeyer at Willebrook, where 300
men are employed, and more than 250
were taken, placed on cattle trucks
and allowed no farewwell to their.
families.
Terrorizing People of Brussels.
career as u au
over. to ,be a particularly good milker, the
her at the institutions have given
things over. His wife—what had be- from 6,209 pounds per cow up and men' still unhealed of wounds are
While he lay in hospital he thought to 8t
-
DRAMA OF THE SKIES.
"front" that extends along the valley
from Rougemont to Rossiniere, a dis-
tance of nearly ten miles, Invalids
come of her? She had stigmatized
820 pounds. Visit of Hun Zeppelin Exciting Event quartered et the Soldanelle, a large
the way in the natural order of things t Villager's. building that was already l
clinic be-
think
as a coward. 'What would she t The 521 cows in lactation during
d
to the accession to the throne of the' the year produced 3,169,267pounds of
o g ui ing
think now that he lues maimed and Netherlands of a German prince. This milk conservatively estimated as a A correspondent of the London fore the war, The Swiss authorities
question is giving D broken? Where could he fid her? saving _a $70,000 -to the institution of :.:__ r___ _c th have fitted it with an operating room
utchmen muchWould she want him back?
concern, and an agitationias started The sister in the hospital slipped a
for a revision of the constitution de- two -shilling piece into his one sound
claring null and void all potential hand and bade him go for n 'bus ride
rights to succession of foreign princes into the country.
leaving the choice of a sovereign, in "Have a regular sun -bath," she
case of interrupted succession, to rho told him.
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He clambered painfully to the top
of a motor -'bus running to Richmond.
"Fares, please!"
Heavens! Where had he heard that
voice before? The blood rushed to
his head.
With a tremendous effort be turned.
His eyes started at the hoots; then
they took in the short, trim, blue
skirt; then came the tunic with its
pretty white facings, its bell -punch
and money -satchel hanging cross-
ways. And then he was looking hun-
grily into the eyes of his wife.
",'Jiirimyl Thank Heaven, my Jim-
tny!"
She breathed rather than spoke the
words. But in a moment she
was„pobbing like a child, gripped firm-
ly In his one, sound arm,
The 'bus rolled on its way; but no-
thing in the world mattered.
the province.
PEACE TERMS TO BELGIUM.
Germany Accompanies Proposal With
a Threat,
The London Daily Telegraph prints
prominently the following:
"We have received information
from an unimpeachable coerce that
the Central Powers recently offered while the guns thundered at the en
peace to Belgium on the following amyl"
terms: 'The Belgians are invited to Tho approach of the enemy had
insist upon immediate peace In re- , been heralded by the warning dron-
turn for this their country will be ing notes of her high-powered. en -
northeastern English towns recently for electric treatment. Other 'men
visited by German airshipsgives an; whose wounds are more advanced to -
interesting account of the exciting i was ds healing aro quartered at the
event which he describes as "a thrill- Berthed, a firsticlass hotel.
ling drama of the skies." It is pleasant to be able to tell.
Hundreds of the inhabitants wit- British people bow comfortable and,
nessed the sight and "men's nerves indeed, luxurious are these soldiers'
tingled with the joy of battle as they iquarters. There is spacious width of
saw a hostile invader hold four full sun, -trapping verandahs and balconies,
minutes by a powerful searchlight Profusion of easy cane chairs; the
bedrooms are airier and the' be
more comfortable than in many Brit-
ish hotels.
Change of Diet.
I can imagine how Swiss soldiers,
restored to them, its independence glues. As the air -defence guns found accustomed to their delightful light
guaranteed and financial assistance the range the Zepp seemed to be hit vakfast of coffee, bread, and bat -
given for its eeonemic rehabilitation.' and hastened to get away from the „er would turn away from our heavy
"In the event of these terms being hail of 'shot and shell and the spec- English breakfast fare. But Mr. At -
refused' the intimation has been given tacle so exciting for the populace kins turns away from the Swiss petit
Belgium that her very.existence-her was over. Bombs were dropped Mesmer. He is pining for bacon and
monuments, her public buildings, and
even her towns—is threatened."
Experience is a, wise teacher be-
cause she never pampers her pupils,
The best advice is usually unpleas-
ant,
"Extraordinary measures have been
taken to tet'ro•ize the people of Brus-
sels. On Wednesdays, which are still
Bourse days, when the boulevards
are more crowded than usual, soldiers
are marched through the streets with
motor drawn machine gins, the walls
of the city are placarded with notices
of executions and condemnations in
order to frighten the citizens into a
state of subjection
"The way in which Belgium has
withstood the drain on her financial
resources is proof of her prosperity
before she was attacked. Ilenri Mas-
son of the Brussels Codrt of Appeals
estimated Belgium's looses during the
first four months of 111e war at $1,-
250,000,000, and since then $250,000;
000 have been contributed by the
State toward thoel�,maintenance of the
army of occupatib. More millions
have been taken from towns and indi-
viduals.
"At least 10,000 machines and en-
gines have been seized and sent to
Germany. Liege alone has lost 5,000.
Eight hundred thousand workmen
have been thrown out of employment.
The aim of the Germans is to reduce
the brave and industrious little na-
tion to a state of poverty and force
the people into a condition of slavery,
The monthly sum demanded of the
Belgian Government jyas now been
raised to ,'250,000,000. Levies have
been made also upon the cities of
Brussels and Antwerp.
"The fate of the women left behind
the deported men presents a fresh
problem, 1t is impossible to maintain,
tothem all. It is announced already that"
large number have :found their way
o Hollnd, where a new camp fol• Bel•
glen female refugees has been pre-
pared. Men of military age are not
permitted to got away, but women
who must be fell are not likely to be
stopped,"
from the airship, but not a single
casualty occurred, nor was any dam-
age done to public works or places
of any significance.
-
If men voted asthey talked, some fats and oils. Work and play aro also
of them would be voting all the time. needed.
sausage, I have talked to scores of
British soldiers here, and their conver-
sation as eternally reeurh to bacon
end sausage as the tent talk of
Shackleton and his comrades turned to
Nine times out of ten a man 10 just
as anxious to sot his wife well dressed
as she is to get the drosses,