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Zurich Herald, 1919-02-14, Page 3asaaaramos IO I G 'THEThe W��� RECORDS OF TIE CRAVES OF WAR'S VICTIMS Even the. (Iermaas '[•'lave. Showa :tiotiu Chivalry to the Fallen. ae Inscriptions Indicate. e. It has been the hues+less nth both sides—one of the sideli ee of the grim business of war—to keep re- cords of the graves of the fallen men. Their resting plaees ticketed and- rnimbcred, .and duly entered in rogis- ter,a. In areas ihet have been occu- pied Seccessiveiy by thc Germans and the British, a number of graves bear two numbered stakes. This goes to show the pains that have been taken to record the spots that have been hallowed by the remains of those Hien who have made the supreme sacrifice. In spite of all this care, however, the numbers of nameless graves are very considerable. In Areas where fighting of an extremely intense char- acter extended over long periods, it was a matter of impossibility to bury at all the men who fell between the Ines of the contending forces; and, in places, there are graves where very belated internments have taken place. In Irish House --so named in compli- ment to the Irish Fusiliers—whch lies between Kemmel and the Wys- chaete end of the 1\iessines Ridge, there is one large grave which holds the remains of an officer and thirty- two inen of the Gordon Highlanders— nameless---who died in June, 1916, ••incl were buried July, 1917, by the Irish Fusiliers. An Heroic German. Farther up, amongst the ruins of Wyschaete itself, are some elaborate crosses on which the names of. British soldiers appear, surrounded by other crosses, bearing German names. This marks the position reached by a tide of British advance when was at that time thrown back. Amongst what was known to soldiers as the "Cata- combs" of Wysehaete village, a single cress bears the inscription in Englsh: "Here lies an heroic German." Fre- quently the word "brave" appears on these crosses, as a trbute by either German `tor -British to a fallen foe; Meat onq, onders _ what deed inspired. the use•'of the' word "heroic." Over towards Lake Zillebeke, in a little graveyard in a quadrangle of muti- lated trees, one cross bears the Ger- man inscription—"A Brave British Stretcher -Bearer!" And a broken stretcher lies eloquently across the grave. At a place called Preston Dump, which, slightly north of Messines, was once a German dump, and attic».wards was made an cgineering dump by the British, there were two graves to- gether --one that of a German, the other that of a Britisher. Weather, of a shell explosion had knocked the crosspiece from the German cross. One of the men of our party insisted on finding it and hammering it back into place. "Poor beggar!" he said, "I suppose he thought he was doing his duty, same as I do." Tho e two itroeses in the engle between n road and the lines of a light railway lean towards one another, as if in a spieit of reconciliation. A Child's Grave', A ,•hill's grave near Morville, in- r:crihed with a child's prayer in Ger- man rhyme, speaks of a Ilun less Bun.nish than those who cuini;.sed the little one's death. Now that the war is over, and the districts where the severest fighting took place are freed, the work teat remains to be done is bei r ;• tom - Oda; and now, also, the pe•itile \V110 have lost relatives in the war are snaking Gager enquiries to know where those they love are sleeping. An Cp- portunity will surely be offered for those Who desire it to make pilgrim- ages to the places where these loved nnaa are buried. FRENCH AGAIN SAIL RHINE $'iiam4ri Instrlacted for Wok Denied Theta Forty-eight Years. It'1'cntili pilot.i, for the first nitres in :forty-eight years, will soon be guia•' ii7ag French and German vessels up and down the Rhine. The inen will bo etteruited from among the helms aim rt and pilots of the high sea rover fleets of the French navy and now are being instructed under the jurisdic— tion ef +he Ministry of Marine. The pnlo.Ls will take charge of eisenriers, tugs and barges loaded with (testi tuffe destined to the 'armies of :o+c , a:'•vin and will also command twatairo:if of light gunboats charged vit'll th "+tatchon the Rhine." 'S,;1 t, , c largely da matter of buy- ii'tnp ;and sailing it at a pro - t." .., ; "I''her (ent'i'e Crete?'" :11 BRUSSELS i D R .�I The low waistline is featured in this frock of youthful and graceful lines. McCall; Pattern No. 8742, Misses' Dress. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Price, 25 cents. Transfer Design No. 928. Price;'^20 cents. Advanced sprang model featuring the collarless, sleeveless coat, or by cutting away the front and using a vest and collar, as illustrated, an en- tirely different effect is given. Mc- Call Pattern No. 8752, Ladies' Coat Suit. In 8 sizes, 84 to 48 bust. Price, 25 cents. These patterns array be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept, W. If you would learn to save, keep in touch with every cent you spend. THE GERMAN HEEL BELGIANS SOLD PROPERTY FEARING.' SEIZURE Refused to Ray German -Made • Goods and Where Possible Did Not Replace" Stolon Articles. During the occupation of Brussels by the.Huns old corks sold for 3d. and 4d. each, empty this for 1d. and 2%d. each, old linen, leather trunks, old clothes, books and furnture brought cost price and as much as possible was sold by the Belgians because they never knew what would be seized, by their tormentors. Those same tor- mentors paid 280 for an oriental car- pet four feet square that cost 240 ilt 1880 and had been in constant use. They also paid 1,800 francs for a piano which cost 1,400 francs eleven years ago. Other similar purchases were made with the intention of sell- ing the articles later on—doubtless bearing the magic words "Made in Germany." Dyed Sheets for Dresses. Wonderful dyes were to be ob- tained easily in Brussels and during the past summer Belgian ladies dyed their sheets according to fancy and wore them. Last winter their spare blankets were transformed into coats. For a while the Belgians were hoaxed into wearing their own patri- otic emblems which had been manu- factured by the Hun and put on sale h Brussels. But as soon as the hoax was discovered Belgians refused to avail themselves of the privilege of buying German -made goods. A flint and steel for lighting the gas, al- though clever, was unsaleable, the reason being that it was made by the Buns. Brass water taps were taken by the enemy and for these they paid two francs fifty, charging six francs for taps to replace the requisitioned ones. The new ones were, of course, "made in Germany." Door handles and bell pulls were seized in the same way but were not replaced by house - owners. It became "all the style" to hang a piece of firewood to the bell wire. Loot Sent to Germany. Children Love i b pe+ktsz The natural con- stituents of barley and A a wheat, sweet ened by suaar developed from the rrai sthern» selves in the makin6 of this famous food, provide a true bus idin6 nour- ishment not found so com- pletely in other cereals .. ro LCanaord' aR o cw)" tra do•Food Board License 2026 rwMilaT.�••�'•'�'�T.,M•4.+..w.n.i.M WILHEi.11l'S ABDICATIONS • His Ancestral 'Throne and the Won. derful Chair of Gerxoan Empire. When Wilhelm II bcecame Icing of Prussia he inherited an elaborately carvoe chair, overhung by silken cur- tains, which was the antesterial throne of the Hohenzollern dynasty. This chair, however, was a modest and unpretentious affair compared with the throne of the German Em- peror, which is said to have cost more than $100,000. It is described as built of native woods in their na- turaltints, with the armorial hearings of the Holaenzollerns above the lofty back and covered with carven de - Agile emblematic of the States com- posing the Teutonic Federation. The back, supported by two col- umns of wood, is of leather and ivory and the seat is overhung by a canopy of velvet. The tips of the arms are solid gold, with a setting of emeralds. There is also much eloth of gold to lend additional gorgeousness. Upon this wonderful chair, on state occasions, the A11 Highest, sat in aw- ful. majesty, dressed in a military un_i- form of white and gold, in postaro bolt upright and with his right hand clasping an arm of the throne, while One foot rested upon a velvet -covered hassock. But Herr Hohenzollern will never again occupy either of these thrones. He is out of a job and is, perforce, cnotent to sit on an ordinary chair, writing, writing at a smear in Hol - lead, while wondering what sort of a just punishment is to be meted out to him. Would not an electric chair just suit his requirements? Houses were constantly searched for 'everything that could be used ia1 Manufacturing ammunition, choice•• furniture was seized as well as ele- gant or luxurious clothing—all sent to Germany as loot. During this time there was no communication with the outside world—only such letters and news as the Hun chose to allow. It is scarcely conceivable that France and Belgium are even now filled with war's victims who are hearing for the first time of what has been happen- ing outside their own little environ- ment during the awful five years just closed. LONDON'S GRANDSTAND The Vietorial Memorial Commands a Good View of the Mall. Right in front of Buekinghain Pal- ace stands the Victoria Memorial, which commands a view of the whole length of the Processional Way which is called The Mall. Access to the central monument is gained by flights of stone steps, and these lead to a spacious platform sur- rounded by a low wall, This platform has become, from its position and great advantage as a ;viewpoint, London's grandstand. To get a front place on this plat- form is to command a splendid view of any Royal or national procession or function which has its centre of ob- jectiive at the palace of our King and Queen and is the cause of rivalry long before any such function is timed to talo place. Of late it has been one of the sights of the town to see the way it has been ar'owded on such occasions as when i Field nerals headed I British e d the 1 � , 3 Marshal Sir Douglas flaelg, canto to luncheon with the King, and when President Wilson carne to be the King's guest, and later made a sort of royal progress to the city, to be en- tertained by the Lord Mayor. On such occaeions London's grand- stand is a. "sttiud" indeed, for there is only standing reenm, When the king and Queen, accom- parried by their gue•:tc, c•oine out upon the balcony of the palace, as they frequently do, the balcony and the grandstand are opposite each other, Land the Victoria Memorial becomes one flutter of waving handkcrehiefs. and one roar of cheering. As a rule, the walls are occupied by London's urchine, who may be trusted to find the beet point o f 17111, talo if there is a show on, It is well that the structine is of marble and almost indestructible! LISTEN SOT IS SAYS CORNS LIFT RIGHT OUT NOW 0..;.0.4..0-440--404-40-- 0---0—•a"—Ce--•a--+a--® You reckless inen and women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week invited an artful death from lockjaw or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to use a drug called froezone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn, the soreness is relieved and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts out with the fingers. It is a sticky ether compound which dries the moment it is applied and simply shrivels the corn without ins P 4t tng or even irritating the surround- jitf„ tissue 'or skin. It is claimed that a quarter of an ounce of freezone will cost very little at any of the drug stores, but is sufficient to rid one's feet LOSSES BY S FIUTv![AItLltilliwSYom, 4lfs OAtablex'?rew;ard. ED OReid res„ Bothwell.. Power to Control or Forbid. Building of Them Musl be Severed. Referring to a report received from Paris by way of New York, that a plan for ,assuring freedom of the seas includes the restricted use of abolition of the submarine, the London Daily Telegraph says: "The submarine campaign was aimed at this country, and we suf- fered worse than all the other Ira - tons combined, '!.'here is danger that that fact may he overlooked. Be- sides ship74, wo 1'ottt cargoes tialued at lluncireds of 7nilltiowi of pounds sterling, while 15,000 British men, women and children u -ere aesassin- nted at sea. "As we made no special represen- tations on this subject, there has been a tendency to su 3ge t• that we emerged from this piracy rather well off. L,et it be remarked once more that 90,000,000 tons of our shi :ping lie at the bottom of the sea. We are more interested than any ceenl- munity in the proposal for the aboli- tion of tete' submarine. It would ire misleading to claim that naval opinion is unanimous in this hatter, ' but a large body of naval opinion, and even a larger proportion of statesmen, on both sides the Atlantic 1 favor the abolition of the U-boat." Keep Your Heath TO -NIGHT TRY Mnarcr3 a VOA sx'E '(J lf.Ials F.IQUIPPDD NDWFxl'.P PgR. 1' I una lob Drenthe; nliaaat !n .b:�aetPrm Ontario, lneurance carded $1,a;0o, Wit* so for 27,2.00 en enielc sale. no CO. Wilson Publishing Co.. 'Ltd.. Toronto. !E T1':LKbY NEWSi''AP)ilt FOR 5AL7f2 V W in New Ontario. C,wa,rr, going to Prance Will sell $2,000. Worth double that amount. .Apply 3. Ti, c'!o Wilson Publishing Ca.. Limited, Toronto. lir"!ANCJ R, Tt7I41O11S. 'TC.. internal and esternai cu.'et.t with- out pain bit our home treistittent 'Write us .before too late+. Dr. oliattai etedloal Co., Limited. Co11ingwoid, Ont. In Turkestan every wedding en- gagement begins with the payment of a substantial consideration to the girl's parent's. If the girl jilts her lover the engagement gift has to be returned unless the parents have an- other daughter to give as a subside tute. for. that Cold and Tied Feeling. Get Well, Keep Well, Kill Spanish Flu by using the OLD RELIABLE. MINARD'S i,r:vltitl lv2 CO- L tai. Yarmouth, N.S. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MONEY ORDERS Send a Dominion Express :\1onj:y' Order. '.retest .aru payable everywhere. An excellent; way of gleaning ieah» er furniture is to wipe with a damp cloth to take ofi' the dirt. When it is dry wipe again with a oet teeth diip- ped in beaten r'h;ttse of an egg. Let the egg dry and then relish. w11'h a soft +:totem.. Question of Irnrnigration and Pass- ports at Peace Congressi- From all author ita:tive source to correspondent is informed that when the major issues are decided at the Peace Conference it is certain that the powers wile diecuss the question of passport restrictions, along with the general sanbject of interne tioal travel, and especially the suhjeet of immigration. One of the arguments for the neces sity of some form of pais snort super- vision is that dangerous agitatore would not travel as immigrants. It!is now thought by the police sill this 1 of every hard or soft corn or callus. l anal other allied countries nest pians: You are further warned that cutting i i at a corn is a suicidal habit. international crookwere killed dui -1 -,s— dui—HAI:: the war, and 'that, ibis this Maris of SOLDIER LIVING SKELETON et itnina1 thee"'. "e, will not rosined;- British Boy Unrecognizable to Par- It le see;;•t:•ested that with war -time. ass ports the sureeildanre is too vost- ents Through German Cruelty. passports "Just read this to see her. hrtital ly and too cmharras-ting• to legitimate 1 r s1... .x ately give trouble as in former er trine .1 the Germans were to their prisoners," atiid R. Colling, of Toronto, to The Telegram, showing an extract from an English paper, telling about treat- ment Pte. J. H. Pearce received at the hands of his captors. Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, of Halsetown, St. Ives, Cornet - w ail, the parents of the soldier, are i.ntiimate friends of R. Colling. "It is 'the worst case we have -wit- nessed." Such was the statement made by English doctors when m.ak- ing an examination of Pte. Pearce's condition. He enlisted when 18 years old, and had been in France a short while when taken prisoner. When cap- tured he was put in the first line trench with many others, to act as a "shell, bullet and• shrapnel absorber" for the German troop=. They were often lashed and were starved, for three weeks at a time, having to eat what they could pick up 'from the ground. In the hospital he was lash- ed with a rope, and it was not Tong before the flesh on his body was al - mod gone, and his bones were pro- truding, His shack of hair was all gone, wounds taking its place When relief mine, and the Brittle repatriated their prisoners, about s fifty of the number sent to England died on the way, and were buried at sea. This ,young :soldier was landed at Edinburgh, and was unrecognizable even to his own parents. As stated by the doctors, he is a living skeleton, and -sulci not possibly rive, as his in- side had simply coarse together, through Starvation. Up to the last moment the young soldier was merciful to his enemies. saying to his mother: "Do not pray for ane, Mother, but pray for the Huns who eo severely punished me." Only one county in Ontario hes nut adopted the county road sy eteet1 under the Provincial Aet« The counties have taken over control of 9,200 miles of road end improved '',825 mi! ti -sate, eataartts t1lalntent scarce ttars'or: lu ruavrtt At birth the pulse of as normal he - Mlles are said to extract d vidual boats :no tinivs ai x111111 a; tit from the soil only about three -Fourths the age of 80 70 tam of the quantity of potash and rhos- "`" r,�rk�l ,; Tt►. ,sass19 phoric acid that cereals take up. travel and trade to he maintained in its present form, end that soiree simpl- er methods may be evolved in the 1 t Confer:>ni>cs between thc 11<•atrune .. - Paris. 4ainard'e tint:neat Carex, nlateasnee, INSTANTLY RELIEVED MIrr N Y4r---• �u'F int f ORlitI8EY Ffiffle :11.ASK ANY9itll6i(2T or ut to lutein-tinaz Go., Montreal, P.Q, PI"ce Mt, Hemrmber the name as it ml_ lu t,bt be leen rI'ain r.tfnaaL6'cl 2'1iaiiuent Cures Colder. sem, Bright -warm days itt water cadres t sunscald to appeal- on apple and other .mouth bark trees. 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