Daily British Whig (1850), 12 Nov 1914, p. 9

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TEN MILLION WEEP FOR James Douglas has written in the Loudon Daily News one of the most moving articles which yet have ap- peared about the war. In a won- derful net of words he has captured for all time something of the spirit of Me world's motherhood when it sees its pons going down to death in war, "In 'the immeasurable anguish of the war there iz a nation without a name, without a language, without a ruler, without frontiers," he writes "Its territory is not marked upon any map. It "is a secret natien which is bound together by invisible ties, *"This nation dwells in all the lands that are being ploughed by the sword. It is the nation of mothers. "The equality - of motherhood the same in every race. The {ull tragedy of the war can only be gras- ped by those who see the nation of mothers, hidden within the warring nations, and who feel the beat of all those aching hearts. There are at this moment millions of mothers suffering the same silent agony. No census can compute the precise num- ber of mothers who are carrying a ceaseless pang in their breasts. But if we try to imagine the sum total df pain involved In the vigil of ten mii- lion mothers, then we are by way of comprehending the dreadful magni- tude of the calamity which has vis- ited the human race. "Ten million mothers weeping, like Rachel, for their children! What an ocean of tears! And each tear is the same salt sorrow, wheth- er it be shed in Warsaw or Munich, Cracow . of Cologne, Bruges or Amiens, Adras, or Ely, Iondon or Louvain. The grief of motnarhood is a thing apart. It is outside the causes of war, the quarrels of races, the pride of empires. It is an older apd more durable passion than any of the motives which send bravé men into battle. States rise and fall, em- pires come and go, but through all the vicissitudes of governing machinery the nation of mothers re- | undestroyed and inde- structible.. And when all the human links between nations are broken this Hols Holda<-fast-- between the mothers of the young soldiers who are slaying each other there is the link of a common love. mains The Link That Holds, "I is well for the world that this last link holds when all the other links have snapped in the storm of war. The {ink of brotherhood is too first to go, and men with relue- tant violence teach themselves to hate fellow-creatures whom they have never seen. This hate is an artificial passion, and it is not easy to keep it fed with the food upon which it lives. One of the myster es of war 18 the undoubted fact that coldiers are not nearly as good hat- ers as elvilienis. The trd is that Jou cannot kiil a man withour rea- 1" ing that lv i¢ your bro: cr Thi Pritish subsltcro' who kicked the un- Fuspecting German patrol rather than shoot him in cold Hood was more than & humorist, more than a sportsman---he was a human being. **Ail 'the other links g> wiih" the link of brothérhood-- thz Jing of art, the Hak of science, che link of religion, the link of learning, the lick of poetry, the link of music, tne link of social amelioration, the link of medicine, War melts thom all. And our poor humanity bas only the link of mothérhood to save it from the fury of the jungle snd the fero- city of the primveval slime The war God may take éverything else away but this he cannot take. "Through the smoke cf burning cities we cam descry the sweet, sad face of the eternal mother--yearning over a thousand battlefields, search- ing the trepohes with patient tender- ness for the beloved face, laying a reverent hand on the graves of the unknown and unnumbered dead, and shedding over all the wild cheas of carnage a hallowed radiance of un- dying devotion, Highest Form of All Love. "Men cannot divine the deeps of agony endured by the mothers of Europe. They cannot overpass the »~ Before Using Dr. It ia truly wonderful what Dr Chase's Nervda Food does for women who are weak, weury and run down in health, New, rich blood is what ie needed in nearly all sueh cases, snd Dbecunse Dr. Chase's Neorve Foods forms new blood Wk brings ™ A, mere reltef, but actual cure--in the great % majority of such ailments. 5 a ange h an Aba MRS. H. LAICH. blood i rough the veins the negves ened and vigor and vitality are Jed to every organ of the hum an Vith 'the nerves properly nourish. : d neuralgic pais dis- pproves, digestion is rest well, and weight. - ---- PAGES 9 TO 12 d THEIR CHILDREN ~The Poignant Tragedy of tie World's Motherhood- -- The Eternal Mother Searching: the Trenches For i the Loved Face. tt ees great barrier which separates the {heart of the father from the heart of the mother. @ love of a father | for hig sen is different in kind as | well a8 in degree from the love of a mother for Wer son The poverty | of Janguage for¢és us to use the same word for the i¢wo affections, but there ought to be a word to ex- press the wonderful passion of mo- therhood: We speak of mother-wit, but seldom of nother-love, and yet mother-l6ve is the highest form of all love. It ¥ in its supreme form utterly selfishness. It is proof against imgratitude, against cruelty against all the evils which are fatal to all er kinds of love, Where- fore,' w a country asks a mother to give her son to its zervice, it asks for something that "is dearer than lite itself. © Thefe are few mothers who would not prefer to give their own lifé father than the life of the son they bore. Greater love has no man than the love of the mother who gives her son's life to her coun- try. "And this mother-love is above all the conventions and distinctions of class, rank, and caste. All mothers are equal in sacrifice, The poor mother in the town slum or the ru- ral hamlet gives 'her all when she gives her son to the army, and the greatest lady, in the land gives no less and no' more. The mothers in this ordeal are drawn together. They are made one by suffering and self- abnegation, They are a great silent sodHtly' of voluntary sorrow. Our new army owes more than can ever be guessed to the simple heroism of motheriidod. These young men who march in long columns throughout London streets are tied to their mother's heartstrings. How many of them could or would have answer- the grest call if their mothers bad held them back? It is their country that cries 'Come'. but i is their mothers who cry 'Go!' What S00 guesses the ache, well-masked, that throbs behind the twisted smile and the trembling voice and thé sur rendering arms? The Mother's Grief "For the 'valiant . dead there is peace, but for the mother there i§ & grief that can never be assuaged. Others may forget, but she never. She bears her pang to the grave. Hers the long, slow remembrance kept fresh by cherished relics--a fair rig of childhood's curls, a series a photographs, school caps and col- ors perhaps, garments that bear wit- ness to each stage of youth, toys, and all the flotsam and petsam that sur- vive in an empty home. . "And. yet these British mothers do not flinch or falter. 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To avaid disappointment, druggist for "23% ounces of P not accept anything else. of absolute satisfaction, or n ly refunded, goes with this The Pinex Co., Toronto, ( prepara- give Iy concen- ask your | 1 SEES TURKEY'S Essad Pasha's Chief of Staff Talks of fen 0 there were two brothers in g of of Renor---one a soldier, the other a safler, both boys on the threshold of maihood. The one died for his country in France; the other died for his country in the North Sea. The sonless mother had given them both, and mew her life holds little but a deathless sorrow. "In the presence of such a sacri- fice a man can only get down on his knees in humble revenence and wordless gratitude. Nothing but a pure and stainless cause could sanc- tify a gift so great. "The mothers of mankind will not have suffered In vain if their suf- fering be the redemption of human- ity. Out of their anguish let the will of the world be born--the will to es- tablish and keéep peace on the earth against all its adversaries for aver." Lad's Fatal-Fall. Cobourg, Nov. 12.--Maxwell, the fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mgs. John Breeze, of Brighton town- ship, while drawing in turnips, met his death when the end board of the wagon gave way and he fell to the ground, injuring his head. He was alone at the time of the accident and lived only a few minutes after being found. It is supposed that the team started to run and a wheel of the wagon struck his head. ined 30 Lbs. in Few Never Felt So Well Was Pale, Weak and Thin, Chase's Nerve Food. -_ a Weeks and Had Nervous Headaches Mrs. B Lafch, Cannington Manor, Sask. writes;:--"You will remember ma writing you last spring. Well, 1 gave. up my doctor and began using i Dr. Chase's Nerve food. 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Everywhere people are talking: about this great food cure, which cures in Nature's way, by supplyi the: ingredients to form new bl 5 jGerman Cannonade Near the From had sick, nervous headaches. | Situation. { Home, Nov. 11.--Ifram Bey, head of | the stafl of Essad Pasha, the Alban- | ian minister of war) who is here to negotiate for the Yending of assistance by _Jtaly' to Albania, said to-day con cerning the situation created by Tur key entering into the war : "Turkey is finished, As a Mussul man I am sorry, but in reality I know the Caucasus and am convinced that Turkey cannot oppose serious re- sistance to the Russians. At Fize rum, 'Purkey claims she has 300,000 men to resist the Russians, but her forces there are far below that num ber, while Trebizond is in even a worse condition. | "Essad Pasha also thinks that a fight under these conditions is folly | and that Turkey should have remain ed neutral, asking in exchange some compensation from the triple entente Now she rushes toward rum. When the Musselmans know that the power of the Caliph has been sacrificed tc German interests and a few politicians, summary justice will follow, but it will | be too late." ------ tn | : TURKS REALIZE FOLLY. | | | { } | Offensive. London, Nov. 12.--A des from Athens to the Post says: | "Aeecording to despatches received here, Turkey is much depressed by the damage already inflicted by Rus- sia and by the uncompromising na- | ture of the present situation. She | i#_ already repenting her rash adven- | ture 'and may refrain from further | military action. "The 'general Balkan situation is] still 'obscure, with Bulgaria as the | key to the situation. Nothing defi- nite fs yet known as to the proposed Balkan understanding, which, it is admitted in well-informed circles, is on the verge of conclusion." BARREL COST 150 SHELLS. patch | tier Perplexes Swiss. | Paris, Nov. 12.--The ueneva car-| respondent of the Temps says that the Bwiss were greatly perplexed over a furious German =~ cannonade near the frofftier, where French troope were entirely absent. A lo- cal newspaper explained the mystery. A-German airman saw a huge spital of liquid manure, which a farmer had left upturned in a field, and supposed it to be a French mor- and =n overcome weakness and dis- qse by an abundance of vitality. Dr. Cse's Nerve T7604, 50¢ a box, §-for { $2.59, all donors, or Fdmanson, Bateg | & Co. Limited, Toronto. tar, erenpon bombardment was bégum, but was singularly ineffec- tive, the barrel being unhurt, though one hundred and fifty shells were fired from noon till midnight. [hese gunners of the German terror of the I n-of-war of France, Great Britain, Japan and Rucsia searched the lian <hip finally running her down. i | most 3 | ag is known, | because she was so expensive, | remarkable | at | the entire country | pared with © + GUT VNDERWOOD, A 0 ORNs GUNNERS ON THE EMDEN. *acific destroyed twenty-three vessels, ing lading warships high seas for this TRIBUTE T . | IS LIKLEY TO RETIRE. Prevent; Him dertaking Work. 12 he would leav h t near fu has been rev » interior is stil nnedosa, Man., 1 g from two severe operation A *h he underwent recently at Ro chester, Minn | improved, but-{t he does not feel in deris the heavy wor ior department at least {time to come, and has some of his friends It may be stated that London Press Admires Commander From Un Of the Emden, London, Nov. 11.~-Among the seve teen officers who under Capt Karl Von Muller, aboard the Emden Lieut, Prince Francis Joseph of Hohenzolle who is the second son of the re prince, William of } twenty-three | Health served rn, ng henzollern, and years ge The Daily Telegraph says it is al- in our heart to regret that the Emden has been captured and de We certainly hope that Com- | mander Karl Von Muller has not beer killed, for, as the phrase goes, he has shown himself an officer and a gen- ! {0 tieman. He has been enterprising, | cool and daring in making war om our | ¢ shipping, and has revealed a nice | sense of humor. | He has, however, shown considera tion to the crews of his prizes, so fa f He destroyed over sev enty-four thousand tons of shipping without the loss of a single life. There | is not a Survivor who does Hot speak | well of this young German and the of- | ficers under him, and the crew obedi- ! ent to his orders. War on the sea will lose something of its piquancy if | humor, and if interest now that the | Emden has gone, but she had to go! We i a position to un stroved for son { for some time, and that Dr. | will not be disturbed meantime hands. _-- Time works wonders, and so. would some people if they were as tireless as time. i" : /'S THIS? cannot © The Times says: "We rejoice that the | cruiser Kmden has been destroyed at | wet, but we salute Capt. Von Muller as a brave and chivalrous foe. W trust his life has been saved, for it he! me to London he would receive a rerous welcome. "Our maritime ra knows how to admire daring and re sourceful seamen and are few episodes of modern naval history more | ard than the meteoric career | of the little Emden." The Morning Post says: "The duct of Capt. Von Muller, who se there | to have been brave without brutalit | is something to set against the inhu { man and beastly cruelties practised by the German army and especially | the officers on the civil population of | Belgium and 'North France." WAR A ND U. S. IMMIGRATION Tremendous Falling Off Since Hos tilities Opened. Washington, Nov. 12.--War's con tinued effect on American immigration | --a decrease of more than 77 per cent Atlantic ports and 75 per cent. for | in the last three months--was shown to-day in an an alysis by the department of labor. | Aliens arriving at Atlantic seaports of | the United States and Canada from | August lst to November 7th Yast, numbered 97,438, compared with 431, | 584 for the game period last year The number of arrivals at those rts on November Tth was 740, com p 70 on the same day fast | 99 vear. The total number af fmmigrs riving all ports from Augi November Tth, 1914, was 135,47 Already Repent And May Drop the | pared with 459.401 for the correspon | ing peri 1913, | od of VIEW OF A LABOR M. P, Says Conscription Will Drive Younes Men to U, S, London, Nov. 12. --Addressing a meeting ai Glasgow in support of the agitation for more generous treatment | of soldiers and their dependents, | veorge Barnes, a labor member of par said that if conscription were | attempted in Great Britain the nation would be divided into two camps Conscription would mean that many | voung men would sail for the United | Ntates ns the last refuge of freedom He thought that whatever the wives of the soldiers received should be irom | government derived taxation and not he deducted from: the men's pay vv lament, talk. Point him takable signs of a MRS. RUSSELL SAGE Said To Have Given $150,000 To Sy- racure University. Syracuse. 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