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Zurich Herald, 1917-09-28, Page 341, A NIG IT INCIDENT 4' IN Ift MAN'S. LAND COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE LIFE OF A. SCOUT. A British Captain Tells of his Work in • That Mysterious Area Between the Hostile Lines. • Scouting behind the enemy lines was My principal work in the war for two y,ears and a half, Says Captain David Fallon, of the Oxford Light In- fantry. In no other form of service does one encounter so many thrilling and unique adventures. » It was my duty,. usually with a small patrol of men at my command, to cross the dreaded No Man's Land and obtain in formation in regard to the strength of 'the first line of our foe and the dis- position of his forces, the trench mor- tars and machine guns. The worst obstacles in this scouting are the wire entanglements meshed so carefully and cleverly between the trenches. Armed with bombs, a well tried re- volver and a special pair of wire clip- pers, I would crawl stealthily between the barb wire and spot the sentries, who usually worked in pairs. I would then make a detour and try to pass between them. • -- Scout's Perilous Work I found on my second .attempt that one had to be very careful in entering a. Prussian trench, as they have alarm wires arranged in such a way that any one not knowing • their position will trip over them and arouse the Boche from his dugouts. On this accasion I miraculously escaped death.by fail- ing and assuming the appearance of the dead men. strewn. about me. A company came from its cover and opened an aimless rapid fire, but though I had given them the alarm I was undiscovered. A. method Phad of locating the ma- chine guns, mortars and other wea- pons that it was our object to destroy was to crawl as near as I could and tie on them a strip of white Ilea-lter- chief, take hearing by means of a prismatic compass in connection to some landmark and by triangulation I could obtain the required information to direct our gunners in their fire. In this work the enemy patrol and ours would often clash, with the re- sult of a jolly good hand to hand fight, I must describe a typical occurrence. Thirteen &labs For the Boches ,One. night I was sent ,out with a company of twelve men, armed with bombs, to prevent .the Bodies from reconstructing - their wire entangle- ment which our artillery had destroy- ed during the day. Working in a V formation, myself as the pivot—the usual formation on such occasions— my right hand man spotted an enemy patrol making in our direction. I pivoted around so that the enemy, who Were in two lines, should walk toward me. We waited breathlessly, and then, when they were within striking distance, I blew a short, sharrrhlast on. my whistle—a signal we -had previous- ly agreed on --and before the Prus- sians were aware of out presence they had thirteen—unluckY for the Boches e• -bombs thrown at them. Those who were not killed turned around and fled almost as swiftly as the bullets we sent after them. I rendered first aid to those surviving and four who were fit to be moved were taken prisoners. This is an every night incident L No Mars Land. MOTaR CARS FOR WAR BIRDS. Pigeons of the "Honier" Variety Are Used as Despatch Carriers. Pigeons are playing an irepOrtant part in the present war as carriers of dispatches. Theirs is an aerial mes- senger service, supplementing the scout service Of airplanes, • The French are using for the pur- pose automobile pigeon cotes, the birdhouse being superposed on the body of an ordinary motorbus. And this employment of the vehicle does not interfere with its utilization for carrying a dozen or more human pas- sengers. The chauffeur is 'a man selected for his skill in the handling of pigeons, and thus he is able to perform two functions. Aladder is slung along- side of the automobile, and, when he he's „business with the birds, lie uses it to mount by, The birds used are not carrier pig- eons; Alley. are "homers"—a different breed altogether. Through selection of the most intelligent for breeding purposes through hundreds of genera- tions, an 14stonishing degree of clever- ness has' boon developed in the race. 'Their „brains are actually much big, • ger. than those of ordinary pigeons. Christianity wants nothing so much in the world as sunny people, and the old ere hungrier for .love than for bread, The Oil of Joy is very cheap, and if you can help the poor with a !garment of praise, it will be better for them than blankets.—Henry Dram - *non& " On. Whole 'Wheat Meal a Day"—that's the slogan for those Who -want to conserve food and also con- serve strength and health. But be sure it is the whole wheat prepared in a diges- tible form. Shredded Wheat Biscuit is 100 per cent. whole wheat—nothing wasted, nothing thrown away. Fifteen year ,s ago Shredded Wheat was eaten only as a breakfast cereal; now it is eaten for any meal as a substitute for meat, eggs, or potatoes. Two or three biscuits with milk or cream and some fresh fruits make a nourishing,•satisfying meal at a cosi of only a few cents. Made in Canada. FARMS FOR OUR SOLDIERS LteCol, George McLaren Brown, the European manager of the C.P.R., writes to the "Tariff Reformer .and Empire .Monthly," in England, urging a. comprehensive scheme by -which the returned soldiers could be placed on the land in sa far as they desired it— a scheme by which lands crOied to the public would be fully Opened up—not a few parcels of land, such as were noticed in the press, and which would not give a square foot. to all who might seek this means of settlement, but a plan by which „large numbers could be accommodated on the lands In the Mother Country. Mr. Brown refers to the plan of the C.P.Besewhich offers improved farms, in selected coin oiales, with distinctive military names, improved by the company; and as- sisted colonization farms of 320 acres each, selected by the intending settler' and then improved by him with as- sistance from the company, •Easy terms of payment are offered, carried over twenty years; but the point that Mr. Brown insists on is that it is not people out of the workhouse that Can- ada wants, because such are not 'de- sired in the Dominion, but people who are likely to succeed. He urges that the whole question, of reconstruction,, be tackled with vigor on the other side. • Fighting Restile Aircraft. The pitfalls and dangers •Which an aviator must avoid at the front are becoming more numerous every day. Anti-aircraft guns mounted on fast motor cars chase around the country behind the lines and prevent the ene- my airplanes and zeppelins from re- maining over our territory. This type of battery was responsible for the zeppelins brought down at Compiegne in April, 1917, and Revigny in April, 1916. In fact this invention was one of the immediate causes of the Ger- mans giving up their "arafeing" with zeppelins. The record for distance and height in hitting an airplane with this type of cannon is 15,000 feet in the air at 9,000 yards' distance across country. A very large crew is requir- ed to man one of these cannon. Beside the cannon a telephonist gets the re- port of the position over which the German machine is flying. A lion -hunter who has made a study of that animal's peculiarities says that all lions are left-handed. When one strikes a forcible blow it uses its left paw. ' • SUBMARINE MINING. . Quest of Geld is Carried on in Shal- lows of Bering Sea. Few people know that men are so greedy for gold that their quest for the precious metal leads them to carry on mining operations under the sea, Submarines or diving apparatus are not used, The miners are assisted by Winter, the same stern season which deprives gold seekers in Alaska froin extracting ere from the earth during a greater part of the year, When Bering Sea off Nome, takes on a oat of ice in Winter, the miners get busy for operations under the sea. "Hot points" are rigged for drilling through the ice down into the mud of the shallow sea, and then the mud is hauled to the surface, where gold is taken from it—often in very Pay- ing qualities, Bering Sea, especially in this vi- cinity, is very shallow. Rarely does the depth go below 30 fe&t. Often it is but 20, New gold deposits seem to be formed by the actiorrof the water during the open season when there is no ice. For this reason the Winter mining fields never become barren. A miner recently returned from the North told the writer that men make big wages at the occupation of "fishing for gold" in Bering Sea every year. The sea bottom around Nome is said to be so rich with free ore that mud and sand gathered up along the beach yields paying quali- ties of the metal. CURING,SKIN TROUBLES • -- RO many people, both men and wo- men, suffer from skin troubles, such as eczema, blotches, pimples and irrita- tion that a word of advice is neces- sary. It is a great mistake for such sufferers and those with bad complex- ions to smear themselves with greasy ointments. Often they could not do anything worse, for the grease clogs the pores of the troubled skin and their condition actually becomes worse. When there are pimples or erup- tions, or an irritating or itching rash, a soothing boracic solution may help to allay the irritation, but of course that does not cure the trouble. Sian complaints come from an impure con- dition of the blood and will persist un- til the blood is thoroughly purified. It is well known that Dr, Williams' Pink Pills have effected the best re- sults in many forms of skin disbrders and blemishes. This is due to the fact that these pills make new, rich blood, and that this new blood attacks the impurities that give rise to skin troubleand dieperses them; so that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure skin dis- orders from Within the system—the only sure way. - It s'hould be added that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have a beneficial effect np- on the general health. -Ther increase the appetite and energy and cure dis- eases that arise from impure blood. You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. 'Williams Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. Useless Argument. Girlie was fond of playing with her dolls, and always called herself "little rnoth5r." One day vehen her mother wished to put her in her little crib for her nap Girlie objected, saying she wanted to be in bed. When her mother refused, Girlie started crying, "Oh, said her mother, "Girlie mustn't cry like that. Don't you know little mothers don't cry?" "Dey don't lie in cribs, eizer?" was Girlie's quick reply. lAinard% Liniment for sale The Care of Palms. Palms require only good rich porous soil, the temperature of an ordinary living room and a fair amount of light and air. Never permit the soil to be- come dry and never keep the plants standing In saucers of water or in jar- dinieres .that hold the water about the bottom of the plants. This applies to all plants wherever they may be grown, Some of an aquatic nature, such as cyperus, can bo. grown in jar- dinieres filled with earth and with no drainage, or In pots set in aquariuine filled with water, and aspidistra may be treated in the same manner. Wash the leaves of palms occasion- ally with soap and water, keeping them free from dust. Scratch off scale insects with the thumb as they appear on stems or leaves. A' little weak liquid manure may be, given say once in two weeks or once a month, Nothing more should be required ex- cept repotting the plants as they out-. grow the pots. .By repotting once a year with good rich compost, such as florists use, very large palms can be grown in small pots. every -Where. Talk is cheap; and tVat is why there is so much of it. If food conservation shall bring about a revival of the production of that Most appetizing article, cottage Cheese, a great maty people will be reconciled to food -controller Hanna, provided the cheese is made the 4ivay our grandmothers made it. `Pisactical Designs puccul!. #.o.4-3,t1f. r Week or play is this at- traCtiv '...' little aiedel.', It is suitable for'an ,,,of he w,ash materials such as gird 2 , Percale, chambray or linen, IVI C.P.4 Or . ,... year , &ttern No. 7914, Girl's Middy 1P..APren in 6 sizes; 2 to 12 ';Price, •15 cents. @Macaw. Here is a quaint little apron copied from the apron of the French Red Cross Nurses. It is most practical, completely covering the skirt, with a bile that fastens to the dress beneath, or is' held up by suspenders. McCall Pattern No: 7961. French 'Apron. In 8 sizes; small, medium and large. Price, 15 cents. These patterns' may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Minard's Ianlment Co, Limited: Gents,-eA customer of ours cured a very bad case of distemper in a valu- able horse bythe use of MINARD'S LINIMENT. • Yours truly, VILANDIE FRERES. A lever -operated. machine to aid students to learn the multiplication table has ben invented by a French teacher. • illinard% Liniment Cures Dandruff. Dernocasey and autocracy cannot long co-exidt in the same world. Few meir are worth more than a thousand dollars a year from their shotdders down, Those who get the big salaries do their work above the shotildere. wsTwAitri. (.In the terminology of the trenches "He went West" means "He died,") Crimson the trail that westward rune From the shot swept sky and the flaming guns, From the haunts where death keeps vigil still With fiery breath and steel's hot will. Crimson the trail to the sunset far, Countless the feet on the pathway are; Westward is peace beyond the din Where the gray ranks meet in the dawn mist thin. Crimson the trail to the quiet skies Where the great guns' threat into si- , lence dies, Where wounds are healed with a holy balm And the fevered rest in a slumber calm. Glorious the trail that the brave heart takes— Though love behind • knows the old heartaches— Over the hills where the sun goes down To vales eternal of bright renown! —Arthur Wallace Peach. BABY'S OWN TABLETS -ALWAYS IN THE HOME • 'e, "'T, " itterfiPAigil Nhig2.19kITO CeAcci ""55 To Tend Heroes' Graves. Some twenty women gardeners who have been trained at Kew Gardens, London, are going to France, where they will take up the duty of tending the graves of our dead soldiers. This. Mrs. Eugene Vaillancourt, St. Ma- is a. first contingent, and others will thieu, Que., writes: "My baby suffered greatly from constipation so I began using Baby's Own Tablets. I was sur- prised with the prompt relief they gave him and now I always keep them in the house." Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she always keeps a supply on hand for the first trial convinces her there is nothing to equal them in keeping her little ones well. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Cu., Brockville, Out. ' ' • Record Wool Prices, A Nova Scotia wool dealer recent- ly sold a consignment of 14,606 lbs. of washed wool in the United States at 95c. a pound. The bleat of the sheep should again be heard in the land. • MONEY ORDERS A Dominion Express Mo"ney Order for five dollars costs three cents. follow. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns. Eta. PUBS DUX' FURS AT WI-10LESA.LE LP PRICES, Persian Lamb, Mink, Al- aska , Sable. .Also Metes Fur: by /ura d talog.Te o br Ltmitd, ' 1Vranufacturers, 420 D St. Paul West, Montreal. The Immortal Few. "Father,' said Chester, 'what is a diplomat?" "A diplomat, my son„' answered the father, "is a man who remembers a woman'birthday wad forgets her age." URINE Granulated Eyelids, Sore Eyes, Eyes Inflamed by fen c4i. Sun. Dust and Windquicicly relieved by 'Marine. Try it in C your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes, 1.i. LjNoSsiarting,listEyeConifort Marine Eye Remedy teturgfpDsr.rgftig..67,1I,I Eye Salve, in Tubes 25e. Faradank Ekni2.:Y4 — Pre.. Ask marine Eye 78enite4i7 Ce.„ Chlease Leather travelling trunks were used in Rome in the time of Caesar. wiinard,o Liniment Believes Neuralgia. 0-0-9--o—o0 o 0 LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINQERS How to loosen a tender corn or callus so It lifts out without pain. Let folks step on your feet hereaf- ter; wear shoes a size smaller if you like, for corns will never again send electric) sparks of pain through you, according to this Cincinnati authority. He say& that a few drops of a drug called freezone, applied directly upon - a tender, aching cern, instantly re- lieves soreness, and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out. This drug dries at once and simply shrivels'up the corn or callus without even irritating the surrounding tissue, A small bottle 'of freezoae obtaleead at any drug etore will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's foot. If your druggist hasn't stocked this new drug yet, tell him to get a small bottle of freezone for you from his wholesale drug house. 0 111 increases strength of del °ate, nervous. run- down people 1110 per cent. in ten days In many Instances. $100 forfeit if it. tails as, par full exPlainition in large article soon to appear in this . paper. Ask your doe - tor or druggist about it, All gond druggists always carry it In stock. The Soul of a Piano is the Action. 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Other waning symptoms .are a sense, Of suffocation, hot flashes, heacle,..66se. backaches, dread of impending, evil, • timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitbtion of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregularities, constipetioei, .„Voriabi , appetite, weakness, inquietude, an . dizziness. If yon need special adVice, write to the Lydia E. Pinkhana Medicine Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass, ED. 7. ISSITB 39—'1%.