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auk of Montreal Reports Assets +n Excess of $400,000,(TOO Minister of National Service Declares That "Comb-Out" of Civilians Is Necessary. Sir Auckland Geddes, British Minier Minier of National Service, speaking of îe need of men and women for the army, declares that they must be ob tained by a drastic "comb-out" of civilians. civilians. The following are points from his recent speech at Plymouth: The time has come for us to pull ourselves together for -the sprint to victory--you ask, "How long i? this last effort to endure?" I do not know. I do not imagine that it will be a day less than one year it may well be more. It is physically impossible for the war to-end next year unless our effort this autumn, this winter, and next spring is unprecedented. Our Duty As Citizens. What is our duty as simple citizens? First we have to maintain our armies the field. Next we have to main- md to expand our Air Service. Next we have to maintain and expand our Fleet. Then we have to build more ships, to make more munitions, to grow more food. The first duty which re'sts on every man, woman, and child in this country country to-day is so to order their lives that they make the least possible demand demand at all times upon the energy of . others. ^Ladies' clothing is the grave of an enormous amount of human energy. Economy and saving together constitute constitute the first degree of National Service. The second degree bf National National Service is to work for the State. What I So want at present is a steady supply of labor to build aerodromes. aerodromes. . . . No civil building is ! really of any importance in compari- ; son with aerodrome construction at ' the present time. Work For 20,000. There are to-day vacancies for j Total assets roughly 10,000 men on really urgent ' Totai d alJoli\V. Government work. Aeroplane factories : Circulation also want hands, male and female. I want immediately a further 10,000 the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps--clerks, typists, cooks, waitresses, waitresses, women of all sorts. ... I appeal appeal to all mistresses of large households households to do their utmost to make it easy for their maids to join the W.A. A.C, I want the young women of that mass of middle-class homes who are doing no real war work--full time I mean--to come along and join up. The third degree of National Service, a degree "which more than 5,000,000 of our fellow-countrymen have qualified for, is service in the armed force of the country. To secure the defeat of Prussian militarism, we shall have to : make further heavy calls on the man- j hood of the country. One of the ways will be by combing out men from civil life wherever they, can be spared. To help to make some of therm sparable we have at present! a gigantic bit of work actually proceeding. proceeding. We are card-indexing the whole of < the Army at homeland soon we hope | to begin to get back into civil life men ! who are permanently unfit for active ! service but are still of practically full j industrial value. ... I hope to raisa : tens of thousands, nay, -hundreds of : thousands of men-in this way for the | armed forces of the Crown. Heavy Call For Men. The time has come when all men of Grades I. and II. (which are generally j equivalent to the three old categories ; A. B. and Cl) are required for ser-! vice, unless they are definitely em- j ployed in connection with the produc- tion of munitions of war or with the i maintenance of the fabric„of the State, j The only men physically fit for high-1 grades we cannot take for the j The Bank of Montreal, following following Its 100th anniversary. Is out with its strongest statement ana establishes new high records in air principal accounts. The position shown by an examination examination of the statement for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 1917, is as remarkable as It is reassuring. Hand in hand with tremendous gains in assets--making it possible possible for the Bank to report total assets in excess of four hundred million dollars (the first time such a figure x has been reached - in Canadian banking) it has developed developed a position of still greater strength as represented by lidum assets equivalent to over 75% of liabilities to public. At the same tiiiie the various^ accounts reflect the large and Important undertakings. undertakings. in connection with the war, which the Bank is carrying out on behalf of the Dominion and British Governments. It has also been possible to meet the larger requirements of customers as reflected by a substantial gain in current loans. STEADY EXPANSION OF DEPOSITS ■v '• < ■•■•s' r> ■-> x FOR 99 THEATRES MAINTAINED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, Are Now a Feature of Military Camps in England and Are Greatly Appreciated. The savings accounts- of the people of the country continue to pile up steadily and now amount to over $246,000,000. an increase of almost $36,000,000 for the year, or at the rate of close to $3,000,000 a month. As the bankers of the Government, Government, the Bank of Montreal has evidently assumed its full share in providing for the country's needs, as indicated by an increase of twenty-eight million dollars in the value of Dominion and .Provincial .Provincial Government securities: an increase of seven million in the Deposit in Central Gold Reserves; Reserves; balance due to the Dominion Dominion Government of $13,638,962, the latter account appearing for the first time in the Bank's statement. The Bank has .perhaps rendered a still greater service to the country country by keeping itself in such shape as to create complete confidence confidence in Canada's financial position position during a most trying period. SUBSTANTIAL GAIN IN EARNINGS In a garrison camp war consists of almost incessant drills, coupled with polishing one's buttons and-learning to salute smartly, and is about the deadliest deadliest form.of dullness ever invented. Hence the British Government has put Chaperoned by a sergeant of mili- ? tary police, a timid' visitor saw two of ! these little ladies of the lipstick in a dressing-room at 'the back of the stage. From the litter on theirTwall •peeped a bold red sign: "Artistes are . not permitted to address thé audience except for" the purposes of the play; ' gags, interpolations, speeches, and comments upon, matters affecting military discipline, with any reference to military personalities, are absolutely absolutely prohibited^ no alteration is to be made in the text of the productions with-' t special written authority." / ■ V Tame For the Ladies. The stagç ladies didn't like the camps very well. Nothing ever hap- pèned at the camps. They were taken taken from their, hostels- outside the camps in a motor-lorry to the theatre (( The profit and loss account shows that earnings allow a comfortable comfortable margin over the dividend and bonus requirements. They are substantially above those of the previous year. The net profits profits for the twelve months amounted to $2,477,969.09, equivalent equivalent to 15.49% on the paid-up capital. Added to the balance of profit and loss, they brought the total amount available for distribution distribution up to $3,892,393. FEATURES OF GENERAL STATEMENT The principal accounts and comparisons comparisons with those of the previous year are as follows:-- 1917 $403,980,236 276.298,397 317,156.427 29.308.086 up theatres in eight of its camps m England, and five companies have been engaged, rehearsed, and sent on the road. There are two shows a night on week-days, and "men visiting the second second house receive late passes back to their lines at time of purchase of- tickets." On Sunday there are concerts. concerts. . Away From Temptation. There are soldier orchestras, usually usually of about a dozen-players, are soldier stage hands, and soldier managers, with red bands on their left arms bearing the black letters "G.H.," which stand for Garrison Theatre, .and the "houses" are all soldiers. soldiers. For some of the companies hostels have been arranged and fitted up outside the camps. •*' These theatres are not only self- supporting, but are also the means of keeping men in the camp and away from all the evils of garrison towns. Such men as Sir Thomas Beecham, Oscar Asche, Captain T. A. E. Malone, Malone, and Robert Evett are A few among many qf the important London producers who are helping to keep the men in.the garrison camps from getting getting tired of the war. . A number of well-known actors, too, are taking their own companies around the camps. Some artistes in these companies, companies, who formerly got their £100 a week for playing lears, are now under six months' contract with the "Soldiers' "Soldiers' Companies" for £10 a week, and remaining decently anonymous and back the same way. They really didn't care for .the- camps'! . Whether the camps cared for them, however, was a question that roar upon roar of applause from the crowded crowded house answered. The Highlanders. Above th^, rolling drums is heard The tune of Bonny Doon, And Annie Laurie keeps her tryst Beneath the misty moon. Th*ere ! The Flowers of the Forest fall, And rocky road and glen Are ringing to the tramping feet Of Cameron's marching men. Gold and Silver coin Dominion notes Deposits in central central gold res. Call and short loans Dom. and Prov. Govt, sec'ties Can. Mun. securities securities and Brit.and For. x and Col. secs, other than Canadian . .. Current loans. Loans to cities,. munipls .... 1 Curt, loans and j Disc.elsewhere ■ Net profits .. . Bal. carr'd ford. 1916 $365,215,541 246,982,680 299,206,049 21,779.134 The Campbells they are coming, too, By gloomy lochs and braes, „ And Aff;on Water gently flows Through Summer's golden haze. The melancholy pibrochs call The scattered clans again From miles of heather wild and wet, And sheep-folds gray with. rain. Her Money Troubles"--They Troubles"--They get more vexatious vexatious as tile cost of foods climbs skyward. Meat, eggs and vegetables are almost beyond the family purse. Happy is the housewife who knows SHi>edded Wheat, its low cost and its. high food value. A better balanced ration than meat or eggs and costs much less. Two Shredded Shredded Wheat Biscuits with milk or cream make a complete, complete, perfect meal, supply : ing all the nutriment needed for. a half day's work at a cost of a few cents. Delicious for any meal with milk or cream, or with fresh or stewed stewed fruits. Made in Canada. BACK TO SIX-SHOOTERS. To "Fortii Part of the Equipment U. S. Oversea^ Army. has A thrill of excitement through the United States army ' at the announcement of the restoration of the "six-shooter" to the complement of the overseas force. The revolver, supplanting in many instances the automatic, delights the regulars, who take a sort of «.dramatic pride in the | wicked-lookirig shooting. -iron^made j immortal in the days of the wild West. : They say the blue-barreled - weapon 1 is much «Tore formidable in appear- i ance than the automatic; that there is more satisfaction using it on account account of the greater display it makes as swung in the hand-and brandished j overhead. ^ The type made famous in fiction is are 20,592,891 30.760,233 21,040,803 20,273.216 14,500,000 100,610,214 28,573,322 7.600,000 113,002.097 419,736 For lo! the pipes are all awake And playing as of yore They played before the. Highland chiefs On Scotia's ancient shore. The flash of tartan plaid is seen Along the front in France Wherever hearts beat high and strong, And dauntless troops advance. A GRAND MEDICINE FOR LITTLE ONES Pigeons' Mistakes. Carrier pigeons have - extensive use in the present war, despite the competition competition of the wireless, tiie telephone, the heliograph and the "wig-wagger." But the old superstition that the birds have an infallible sense of direction is pretty well upset. "We frequently have "birds blunder back to us ,with their messages intact," remarked a French officer. "The noise and-confu- sion of battle or the tremendous smoke pall that overhangs the battle lines for days seem to confuse them in some fashion. Frequently they will circle around for five or ten minutes minutes before determining their proper direction. About 80 per cent, of the birds achieve their objective. The rest are listed as 'missing.' They are best remembered as the "Colt, long-barreled, heavy shooting ""iron" that terrorized its opponents into surrender surrender by the impressiveness of its mouth. No automatic pistol v ever looked so "businesslike," and the army feels more confidence of cleaning out the trenches With this longer, stronger-seeming stronger-seeming weapon. GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store.or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Massage this fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms and hands and just see how Merely a M: Little Irene marched into the room breathless, "O mother," she said, "don't scold me for being late for supper, because I've had such a disappointment. 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MISCELLANEOUS not ceased their depredations, despite the patriotic purpose of their victims." 33,455,264 97.607,404 21,796.159" 93,729.065 11,415,383 11.265,671 10,045,811 .2.477,969 1,664,893 6,478,263 2,200,471 1,414.423 France's Food Situation, In a recent statement issued by Mr. Maurice Long,-Minister for General Revictualling of France, it was shown that the 1917 wheat crop of France was only 39,000,000 hundredweights, as compared with 87,830,000. about it. And all the first-class Press agents are wiping dishes in the mess- halls. Which is as it should-be. Official Show Bills. The "G.T." manager at a Canadians' camp remarked the other day that he | could advertise in to-day's department- 1 al orders for a first-class Press agent from among the soldiers at the camp, and to-mor^pw morning he would have & mob of four hundred Press agents in khaki clamoring at the theatre doors! But the "official" shows are billed thus simply: "First visit of the N.A.C.B. 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