ALLIES AND GERMANS GET READY FOR COLD SEASON It Iv & Question How Kaiser's Forces Will Stand Cold Weather Cam: paign -- Commissariat Not Always "Goed. . One of the frst things that . the German war ols did in Ite prepara- tions for the war was to buy =p mil- lions of furs and 'huge quantities of woolen clothing for the use of officers and men, for «ven the most optlmis- tic chiefs of the Prussian erind war staff redlized that there would be a winter campaign. In the clothing of their troops, therefore, (hie Jor- meng have left nothing to chanes On the iother hand, it js certain they "will not be able to stand the rigors of winter in the field as well as the Russians, for whom the win- ter is the most joyous season of the year, - whose manoeuvres have con- tinually taken' place when the frost lay on the ground, and whose normal clothing Is well fitted to witastand the bitterest weather, The coming of winter indaed | to the Russian army spells for them on ércrmeous advantage, inasmuch as it wiil allow the easy transport of guns, keavy baggage, and huge focd con- Yoys across the marshy tracks of East Prussia, which the frost will have rendered as solid as finC in many of the villages of tho interior of! Russia, where the roads are of a very primitive character, tran:por: on any large scale is only possible through the solidifying effort of win- ter in the tracks, The British expeditionary army went out to Frgnce well prepared for a winter campaign. There is no thing warmer than their serge khaki . #uits, made as they are of substan . tial thickness, and they have in ad dition their fine great coats 3 are being provided with extra sup plies of blankets to ward off the 'cold in the trenches, woolen shirts, and heavy woolen socks, woolen inelmets, 'Woolen and leather gloves, ani knit ted belts. -- British Experienced. Our army is well able to through a winter campaign. In ¢ South African war the cold tn the 1p lands at times was very gevero hut this did not affect either the ardour or the sprits of the troops. The Germans are predicting that the European winter will adversely affect our Indian troops used to the Eastern suns, and give them all pneumonia, but the warmer clothing with which they have been supplied, coupled with the Tact that they are accustom ld to the cold mountain air of India, renders this prophecy of little account. The clothing of the French sol- dier is of a particularly warm des cription, the: double-breasted proof against all viccissitudes, or tne | weather. The man from the south | of France and the Turcos may pear | the cold with less impunity tnan tae soldier of the north, but the Preneu war office is not very much troubled on this seotre, Tha French -.in Napoleon's day ware. continually fighting in the win ter, and successfully, too, with tie exception of thew disastrous invasion of Russia, and there is a story told of the great emperor sitting round, a fira of chips collected by his men, re ! marking: "There are devlism rew of} these. about." { Troops under fire, however, ni have: to. ba con! with their eni-| ergency rations for it can. be imag ined what a problem it wouid be serve out soup with the =hellg ing all round There wii ye quent intervals, however, wnen fold kitchen's appetizing isles be available for all our men. {a child Hot Food In the case of the German army they only got a4 decent meal, .it may | be recalled; when they occupied |! city like Brussels or Liege, and the | pictures which Mave come through frou. Brussels of the German nid kiteaens supplying the long lina of Weary troops with soup convey al good idea of how welcome this dish | is whem it is precurable. So far the German commissariat bag et proved equal to the demanris| Bgreal i coat, which the infantry wear, being | © | corsage {teen to - THE DOGS OF WAR Why the Germans will. not fig oii a thr a tha ron eu bn i made upon it, owing largely to distance traveled from the base the way the trcops were mare ivc their legs, but a winter would sée the troops in touch with the large Rhine cities and no such difficulties should prevail, though it may be a question whether the vast stores gathered by Germany before the war will prove adequate in view of the complete paralysis of supplies from overseas. Summed up, should find the the dat ol! campaign } the winter campaign Russian army in its element, whilst not holding out any forblfdding, prospect either to the British or the French armies. On the other hand, the German army, it is notorious, have never gone in much for winter manoeuvres and they have had no war to test their endurance in winter since 1870 TO-DAY'S'STYLES LIKE THOSE OF SEVENTY ? Jlodernized Versions Of The" Fash. ions of 1870 Are Now Much In Vogue. By regalling the fashions that ¢ worn 'during the war of 1870 the ve are able us now in teresting and modernized versions of some them. We find the fur-bord ered. coat and its near relation the mantle decorated .the same way, and note the good cause such models have for revival, since it is a handsome and comfortatfe-looking that the edging of peltcy the wrap. There are several fresh methods of providifig a corsage scheme Those who like the cloth bodice will find it fashionable ain, but our long im- munity from anything so solid makes a return to old conditions unwelcome unless chiffon sleeves enter into the design, und when solidity is accepted it is generally in no more formidable uise than satin. That essentially 1870 method, the fastened by small buttons down the front, as seen often, and one effective design in which it appears amalgamates black satin and blue serge, fabrics that look exceedingly well together. ------- signers to give of nspect 'to Plenty of Sleep For Children. bt.--From the London Express. INDIANS LOYAL TO EMPIRE, Alberta . Declare Their Willingness To Serve in nmanxs The loyalty of the Blood Indians to the flag that protacts them was made manifest at a meeting held on the reserve shortly séber 116 Olifhreak of the present European war Just as soon as Indian Agent wviiworth had informed the Blood that land was at war, Head Chic f Both Sides suggested t to see what form of Indians could o be "What can: we do? Chief Shot Both Side Rg: at the council We thing that we can." The Indians and 'the su soma of the they should over to the government. so ne that had been funded for fit this vear. It was f however, to offer amount 'now and at a later 1ecessity demanded, to offer mainder Every sisted ot meeting fer caciatinee Who press-a@ wit wo any were deeply moved tion m that Was nade hy turn yO their nally decide $1.000 of the Indiar n that if services wor faired by the Great White Fath. Tr, ver willing to iak arms oy oi ind expression" wa in a { d document whizh,. was orl red ransmitted to superintendent general of Ind Ottawa "We the ened chief ead men of 1} I'lood Indian in council Lied after iceration and wn wg to subniit re lowi the encamp up ziven thie and tribe dun co or aseen «ulmous ectfully th resolution hereas a condition of war ox ists ainst the children and dom inions, of our gracious king; "Whereas, we of the Blood Indian Tribe, are thankful for the kindly, just, and honerable treatment al Ways given the king's govern ment; "Whereas, it is our earnest desire that Gr Britain may ever remain the guardian of the weak, and the arbiter of the world's Peace. "We, chiefs and 'tead mem of the Blood Indian Tribe, a council assembled, unanimously 'eg to inform ghe honorable super ntendent generil of Indian affairs us by the undersigned Do not let the children romp tqo much just at bedtime, and give only a light supper if they are to sleep well. A little child is active all day, and as bedtime approaches the brain d body . must be quieted. One of the greatest dangers to a child is nerve fatigue, which leads to more serious troubles in later life, and the two best preventives of ner vousness in children are nourishing food and plenty of sleep Dr. Holt, i the "best authorities, says that the first six months a baby should deep from sixteen to eighteen hours day; from six months to one vear needs from fourteen to fif- teen hours sleep; at two years, thir- fourteen hours; at ears, eleven to twelve hours, and from six to ten years, from ten 1 eleven hours Nine hours' children from it remains for parents they get it at this important period when school hours and les- sons are long and the physical body is changing from childhood to young four needed for sixteen, and to see that sleep to ten most that it is our desire that we make 1se of $1,000 of our moneys funded with his majesty's government in Canada, to be used in whatever way he may deem it to be of the mosr so- vantage to the British arms in their hour of peril "And further, we beg of the hon rable superintendent general of wn lian affairs to convey to our grac- ious king our assurance that it is our wish that he command us should as sistance be required, and that it will he our daily prayers that the British Arms be victorious in their battle for the right that peace will speeany ne restored, and that his majesty's gov 'rament will still remain the protec tor of the weak, and still sovereign 1. those pursuits of peace that we nave learned to love so well Signed: Shot Both Sides, ¥rmine Horses, Young . Pine, Bull Horns, Running Wolf, Heavy Shield, Little Ears, Many White Horses, Weasel Fat, Running Antelope, Win and Interpreter J. Mountain Horse None of the signatures are wy signers themselves as none are able to. read or. write, except the mrerpre- ter. me man and womanhood. (e316 ) "by any hands from the time it is manufactured until ped in separate IS THE TOBACCO YOU CHEW CLEAN? PACIFIC BRIGHT CHEWING is the only chewing tobacco wrap- plugs untouched it reaches you - in a sanitary and perfect condition. \ AND THE PLUG IS AS " DELICIOUSLY GOOD " AS ITIS CLEAN, Each wrapped plug contains a beautiful satin insert so much sought after for making a variety of things. See window | displays around town. 10¢ = AT ALL DEALERS. HOW BRITAIN 1S MAKING ARMY. Ten Days of Drift, Then Weeding Out, and Shooting Practice, A British officer the process of building up "Xitche- ner's army": The recruit begins with elght hours a day on the parade ground one before breakfast, three in the forenoon, three after dinner, ana one after tea. For the first few weeks the work consists entirely or esemen- tary foet-drill, marching, the hand- ling of the rifle, and, above all, phy- sical training. Ten days of this weed out the unfit and the sluggares, ane effect a vast improvement in the de- meanor of those fitted to swane the strain. Chests expand, heads come up, shoulder? square out, and ihe bodies move with a rhythm. he shop-walker, [the ideal of eave nnu grace, begins to learn that he can't distinguish his right hand from his left when asked to do so win warning; the mau who fouss :ae scythe an easy weapon to wield, finds that the simple-looking bayvoner far too much for him; the fluent speaker in the local debating soclety plain how te form fours. ur graa- ually we pull through and Paes en wu the handling of. the rifle as & wes. on of war. The air-gun enthuses srarts here full of confidence until he finds himself placed in the "awkward squad" for further aiming nstrue- tion The man who woula we 1n- ulted if he were told that he cowld tell the time, finds tune o'clock the hill" takes a finding - The first essay on range is also usually something of a disappointment. But careful indi vidual! instruction works wonders, and the men are gradually get re dy tor field training. AH this time the work of developing muscles and ex panding chests has goné steadily ot and the marches have become The battalion now sings the ma trains of "It's a Long Way io Fipperary," and "Hullo! Who's Your Lady Friend?" as.it swingsalong dusty road I fact, the authors and Composers these ballads, aided by the forgotten genius who invented the mouth-organ, have done much to help in the training of our new, sol diers. So now off high spirits to spend long hours n at- tack on more or less impregnable po- held by imaginary Germans, who are finally driven out at the bayonet's point. As the weeks roll on these practices will be carried out in heavier equipment, and mm rarger bodies, till finally our new army capable of going on manoe: 's and marching all night to attack ar qawn f digging all night in preparation the attack which is hourry ex pected By t been trained nat on the miniature longer of we go i sitions oro for hat time the have in the muiition, of which it the government will not be 1 men will use y Kaiser And A Picture. In full belief that Germany going to achieve annihilating victor ies over both France and Russia, it is understood that the kaiser arrang- ed with one or two of the most ram- ous German painters to commemor- ale on canvass some of the greatest of these victories. This scheme forms a sardonic se- quel to his curious behavior at an ex- hibiticn in Berlin of the paymumngs of Verestchagin, the celebratea muss-an painter. Standing before the fam ous picture, 'Napoleon's retreat 'rom Moscow," the emperor said "Pictures like these are our best guarautee against war!" The most astonishing part of incident has yet to be related. in order that the picture shoutq nor damp military ardor in th¥€ Father land he forbade the students wn tne military schools to attend the exhi- bition! was the ------------ McClure's Test For a Story. I had but one test and that was a wholly persona: one simply how much the story sted me I always felt that I judg ed a story with my solar plexus ra ther than my brain; my only meas sures of it the pull it exerted up on something inside of me. Of course sometimes one is influenced by one own mood; if one feeling more than usually vigoreus, he is apt to transfer some of his own hign spirits to the story he is reading. To avoid being influenced thus, I atways made a rule of reading a story tnree times within seven days, before, I publish ed it, to see whether my interest kept up 1 have often been carried past niy station on the elevated, going home at night, reading a story that! had read before within the week From "My Autobiography" (Stokes) for a stor inter wi 15 same He Knew "Tomuny's" Way, Few admirals are niore popular in naly than Admiral Sir Hed worth Lambton Menx Although has devoted left to the senior service, has, a tremendous ad- miration for the army, And he de- lights to tell the folio ing story of the late Sir George White. During the South African war, an order was issued to the men of the High- lund regiments that they must cover up their tartan kilts, as they made too good targets for the enemy. The order proved very unpopular, and caused a great deal of dissatis- faction among the soldiers concern ed. When Sir George White heard this, he thought of a way out of the ulty. \ Let them coversgp only the front of their kilts," he Said. "The en- emy will never see the other side. the his he Not Even a Hesitater A professor travelling in the country had occasion to investigate the running time of the trains that raksed through the small place he was stopping. Carefully search- ing a time-table, he found apparent- ly (hat there would be an express train due al four o'clock that after- noon. The professor was in time, So was the express train. The in- tending passenger watched it ap- broach and thunder by the station at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The traveller was annoyed, and, turning to a porter 'who stood near, remarked: "That train didn't "top!"* 'No, sir," replied the ! porter cheerfully, "it didn't even hesitate." . thus describes ; finds that it is beyond his arr ro ex- 5 help now. in Canada busy. like, but--.- BISCUITS Each biscuit bears a picture of patriotic in- terest, such as Canad- ian Soldiers and troops of the other allied armies, Union Jack, British Bulldog, etc.-- 10 varieties in all. Their delicious flavor and golden crispness will give you a new respect for the baker. Every biscuit guaran- teed, at your grocer's. D.S. PERRIN & COMPANY, Limited Londen - Canada 28 The Roof Gardener. A. F. Christian, a Boston phy- Siclan, announces that ice cream the best remedy for alcoholism. recent luncheon, Dr. Christian;. ropos this fact, told a story. Roof gardens," he said, "and roof gardening, during the wife's avsence 'ashore, are responsible for I deal of midsummer alcoholism | the wife is home, she can restra the roof gardening venaen- | Cies on her husband's part. Thus, a would-be roof gardener | aid to his wife the other evening af ter dinner. "I'll have to return' to the office right away, my dear, And I'm afraid I'll be kept rather late. I've got to post my books for the entire month.' 'Will you be going anywhere besides the office?" sme said, calmly 'Er *"Then,' you to Dr is Al AD- | | | else no', he replied said she, 'I'll stop in at the corner grocery it closes and get me a couple salt mackerel. You can bring home with you afterware.* ir--all right," he muttered "Then as he set out, gloomily, hi Wife said to herself with a smite: 'Well, 1 guess he won't do much | roof-gardening tonight with two great big wet mackerel in his Pox ket,' Washington. Star. Just ask before of nice them Neglect of Other Languages, wondon Chroniele A correspondent writés: "I have | letters from my son, who is serving | with the French forces as an inter- | preter, who says he 'does not fino | himself of much use because nearly every French regular officer speaks English. Why is it that our own people do not master French and German more? "I sent my son as a boy to Berlin in connection with my busmesrs.. was determined that he should know German, of which I had always Deen ignorant --though in youth, . like many another Englishman, I had mumbled many hours of Latin and | Greek, every word of which has since been totally forgotten. The found that every leading mau in the | chief firms with which we were con- | nected spoke English well--some of | them quite admirably. i of these men had never been to mng- | land." a | "Let George I Is that your attitude in insisting on "Made in Canada" goods? Are you inclined to think that your own purchases are so small as to be of no importance, or is it because you are thoughtless, and neglect to say "Made in Canada"? You see, your share is important. regard to If you are, just remember that it is every Canadian's duty to You, or you and your family, spend more than 55 cents per day ---yet that amount spent each day by every Canadian for "Canadian- made" goods is sufficient to keep every factory and every workman "Let George do it" if you i7a Say "Made in Canada" Yourself. For the Early Shopper EVENING SLIPPERS, HOUSE SLIPPERS, HOCKEY BOOTS, MOCCASSINS, OVERSHOES, And RUBBERS. Are all goods useful gifts and are suitable for any member of the family. Shop Early J. H. 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