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- - THE IRON OF LORRAINE. Incite Another War Between May It i unfortunate for the future | peace of Europe that by far the best iron fields that are aco either 8' hope of ' seizing permanently the part of these fields that lies in French = Lorraine was one of the real causes of the pre- sent war, and the reason that last winter determined them to attack at Verdun, instead of at some point near- er Paris. Certainly, thoughtful writ- ers, both French and German, discuss the subject very frankly, and point out to their respective countries how fatal the final surrender of any part of this disputed territory would be to the prosperity of their nation. In this age of machinery a plenti- ful supply of both coal and iron is es- sential to any country that hopes to maintain itself gs an industrial power; and the last ten years have proved that such a supply is even more neces- sary in war than in peace. The Ger- mans admit that without the iron of the Metz and Thionville regions * (which they thriftily took from France after the war of 1870) they would have been unable to supply their armies with the incredible quan- tity of guns and ammunition that mod- Sn fighting requires. France has ept up only because the British navy oe t the seas open for the im- iron; its own mines in the ba- sins of Briey and Longwy have been in the hands of the Germans ever since the war began. Now, neither France nor Gérmany is rich in iron outside the Lorraine fields. The year before the war France produced nearly 22,000,000 . metric tons of iron, and Germany dug more than 28,600,000 tons from its mines.. If Lorraine were all French; the figures would have been 43,000,000 tons for France and 7,600,000 tons for Germany. If Lorraine were all Ger- man, that country would have had 48,- 500,000 tons to 2,000,000 tons for France. The figures explain vhy the two nations will fight to_ exhaustion rather than surrender any territory that they now hold in Lorraine. The question of coal is less critical, for the coal fields of the Saar--part of which was French until the fall of Napoleon--are farther from the bor der, and are not essential to Germany, although they would be very useful to ce,ywhich has very little coal of , and which has, largely for eT eason, seen itself outstripped in the -industrial race by Germany. *- It begins to appear,®however, that neither power is likely to gain any territorial advantage in Lorraine as a result of this war. Peace is likely to Before ~ Drinking Tea or "ern guns made in Portugal, contribu- » > 'fairly applied to women, the ladies re R ser and the Yser Canal. The Belgian artillery includes mod- tions from France and England, and without waiting to try and extricate the guns, which were recovered by the Belgians, who drew off the water from that section when it was convenient. 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You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail, post paid, at 50 tents a box or six boxes for $2.60 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. : rfp rien +* GERMANY WANTS PEACE. Extracts From a Conversation With a German Diplomatist. One may regard the old war spirit as definitely dead in Germany. Every one wants peace, even the Junker class, The peace movement is very strong among the commercial and working classes, and at the court it- self every one professes horror at ideas of annexation and indempity have vanished. - On the other hand, no ene thinks pose peace terms on Germany. the continuation of the slaughter. AlN that the Allies can im- |' "which crosses in * Fashion 'continues in "ways of straight and unabated fulness. Skirts fall jn sqft, clinging folds, so much, 80 that the tendency toward the nar-| rower silhouette becomes very appar- ent, though we need not yet anticip- ate the very narrow skirt. ¢ It is already rumored, however, that skirts for spring will be two and, two and a half yards wide. But it is really looking a little too far ahead to be thinking of spring styles al-| ready. At present, skirts are still| very ample. Box pleats and side | 75477541 Black Satin Dress with Tie-On Collar and Loop Pockets pleats are very freely used and this | means that a good deal of thaterial Js, used in a dress or skirt. The pleats hang in- straight lines, generally un- stitched, while in° some cases they are| stitched as: far as the hips and below that point are pressed into position The gradual lengthening of skirts that has come with the vague for| straighter lines is noticeable in many | dresses; but women, on' the whole, have not taken readily to the longer skirts, and the short skirt for street costumes is still favored by a great many. A long street skirt is really! not graceful in a tailored suit, and women are not willing to sacrifice e- coming styles so readily. In afternoon and evening. dresses, however, the longer skirt is not at all ungraceful. = Some afternoon and evening dresses show slight variations from the straight lines, The Turkish trouser effect and draped skirt come from Paris as a departure from the extremely straight hanging and cling- ing effects. Full overskirts are also much uged for evening, ' fashioned of soft silk ------------NITITTITITITIET front, and the Empress--in pleasant '| contrist to most ladies of the court --is an enthusiastic war worker. If the new compulsory civilian service aristocracy will suffer most." "Life in court circles is very dull.' The Emperor is constantly at the! 34 So, instead of as Jack Jones." y EW | in () 36 ik 5 prod at the back, somewhat like the tie-on jump- ers. The long loop pocket is usually made of & color which contrasts with the dress, or else it'is of the same ma- terial, but its presence is emphasized by some trimming in bright silk em- broidery or in beads. Or, if it is made of the same material, it is simply lined with a contrasting color. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer or from the McCall Company 70 Bond St., Toronto, Ontario. "Dept. W" KEEP LITTLE ONES WELL IN WINTER Winter is a dangerous season for the little ones. 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