i | | Letters to the Editor ------ i Soldiers Marrying In A Crisis. { Kingston, April 12 tor): In recent issues of ti appeared various opinions as to wi ther young soldiers about to leave § the fron to fight for their cour try shoflild marry ere they go. Under the captain "The Women Who Save the tace,"" the New York Indepenc t discusses this question from the standpoint that leaves no doubt as to the duty of the soldier to wed eve if he leaves his bride in a day never to see bt again. Here is a part of the Independent's arflel: "In France, Germany and Austr recruits who flancees been given a furlough in order make them their wives In Prus Prince Adalbert the examp marrying in August In Engl: the Arclibishops dre urging the vol unteers (o marry before going to the front "Many a young man who ir of peace might lave drifted th thoughtlessness or eelfishnes confirmed bachelorhood ha denly confronted with the whether he would wish to be of his lineage and has dec low the example of his f a4 young woman, indiffe to the thought of therhood, when make an immediate to realize that she, too, ha ward her country and t 1 "In such hasty and whols riage, there will no dou sad mismaticg, but ti avoided in time of mors A week's hone pension comfort for a fortunately the women get in the be are women in ti Tived Tonely ~{To the Ed n have have set been sud marriage an called decisi ha ymoon nd are all too lit woman times, TI ntry ere | ho have! lives for half a century. | widowed in spirit ough not in law, | because they refused to marry their lovers going off to the war "As the crisis is calling forth lat- ent manhood, so also it is arousing true womanhood to a sense of duty and responsibility, Women have suddenly been brought to realize not merely their own importance to soe- lety as temporary and more or less | competent substitutes for men in in dustry, but their supreme and unique importance as women. The men may save the country, but is is only the women who can the READER save race RESENTS GOVT'S DENIAL. Former Premier Of Greece Tells Why He Is Retiring. Athens, April 13M. Venizelos, | the former premier, read to a sath. ering of his former political suppor- ters a letter he had addressed to the King. | M. Venizelos pointed out that the Government-denied the correctness of | his statement that His Majesty au-| thorized him in January to take all/ the necessary steps to obtain parti | cipation of Bulgaria and Roumania } in the war, together with Greece, ne- gotiations which included territorial concessions to Bulgaria. That denial M. Venizelos declared to be a se rious | insult to himself and if case he did not receive a withdrawal of the den- ial, it only remained for Ifm to re- tire absolutely from politiés As the Government had stated on behalf of the King that His Majestjy had never agreed to a concession of territory to another state or sanct- ioned such proposals, M. Venizelos' position became extremely difficult, and, to stay in the political arena, would result in there remaining in the political * situation, he says "a factor which would find itself in such personal ' opposition to the Crown that the comgequences would be a grave political crisis for which 1 do not wish to assume the respon- sibiligy." The answer received to his letter M. Venizelos, deemed to be unsatis- factory and so his retirement has be- come an accomplished fact. Since his retirement was announced a eon- stant stream of people has called at the ex-premier's house to express re- grots. All efforts to make him re- consider his decision, however, have been ungvailing sa fag, and for some time at any rage Greece has lost the services of h@r greatest statesman, It is believed that the party of Veni- zelos will work with that. of Ralli, who is completely, in sympathy with the policy of the ex-premier. M. Veni- zelos will probably leave at an early date for a prolonged holiday abroad. As his retirement was generally anti- cipated, the announcement created No great excitement and the press deals with the matter strictly on party lines. Labour In Vain. The Stratford Beacon. l The sister of the Deputy Speak: of the House of Commonsssold $2. 000 worth of drugs to the Valear- tier camp, the prices of some ol which were raised on two 'occasion The patriotic women of the countiy « will have to do a lot of fireside knit ting to make up for the profits this and a lot of other similar tra actions." The order of the das seems to be for patriotic women {vo make sacrifices to enable the Gov- ernment at Ottawa to shovel out profits to the middlemen---and hors: jobbers. d | no rest for anyone, | that hitherto had been kept | burn 'great { lives before the onrusking flood." CHINA'S AWFUL FLOODS. | Yaungise on a Rampage Is Like the | Mississippi. | Along the | is oftentimes a | overflow, just as occurs along the Mississippi. A | account by a missionary well typical devastating flood a i missionary, writing from | u, one of the largest ports on | t river, located 60 miles above | Nanking, says: "The rains have swollen the river | tremendously in the high plateau of Tibe he the China has Yangtse tremendo in Ams recent m any flood r there bes a and the melting snows from | western 'mountains have made | Yangtse rise with fearful rapid- | ity. High water mark has been growing higher day by day. The water finally came oyer the dykes in the lower riee fields. It rose to the floors of the houses located along the river, and the people began to lay plank walks along .the streets, ele- | to such height as to enable | tl to get about. These elevated plank walks soon were necessary in- side of the houses. Still the water rose. Still higher did the natives | elevate their plank walks. The poor- | er Chinese men and women and chil- | dren, dwelling in their mud buts, saw the mud which comprised the | m .walls of their homes washed away, and there was nothing for them to do but gather together their house- hold effects and move to a higher | part of the city. There they would | build another mud house. Perhaps, instead, they would erect on cross poles, like an American Indian tepee, a house built of thick matting. This at least would serve as a temporary shelter from the cold and rain. Still the river was rising. The natives worked day and night. There was "Every effort was being made to | strengthen the support of the river's dykes, in much the same manner as along the Mississippi in America. When a break occurred in the dyke intact, groups of highly excited Celestials would gather as the water poured into their fields. One gang of na- tives set up a furious beating on their gongs to call the neighbors to | help repair the break in the dyke be- fore it was too late. Other natives, combining faith with work, would | bunches of incense and firecrackers, kow-towing to the gods presiding over that district to 'save the rice fields." "One by one, however, the dykes gave way. The Yangtse still climbed upward on the high water mark register, and the fields had to be abandoned. Thousands of natives, reluctant to abandon all their earthly possessions, remained until the very last hope had disappeared, and fin- ally could be seen fleeing for their Wear and Tear on Uniforms. War plays havoc with soldiers' uni- forms. Already reports are coming from the scenes of hostilities in Eu- rope that the fighters' clothes are be- ginning to show wear and tear. In the Francp-Prussian war of 1870-71, German soldiers were seen plodding along the miry roads in the depth of winter barefoot, while many had only wooden shoes and linen trousers. When the Tenth Corps marched into Mans in January, 1871, scarcely a soldier was clothed in the regula- tion manner. Civilian garments, even French red breeches, were com- mon. As is well known, during the South African war the Boers stripped the dead for supplies, and the British sol- diers developed quite a fancy for boots secured in this way. It was not callousness, but necessity devel- oping a matter-of-fact habit of mind. Queerest Street In the World. Canton, in China, possesses the queerest street in the world in spite of the fact that in nearly all the big | towns in this country there are some remarkable streets. The chief thing of interest attaching to this eccentric 4 thoroughfare is the fact that it is roofed In with glazed paper fastened on bamboo and contains more sign- | boards to the square foot than any other street in any other country. The { next interesting fact about this Can- | ton byway is that, though a business street, it contains no other shops than those of apothecaries and dentists' parlors, no professional men but doc- tors. It is a sick man's paradise and a physiciank' Klondike. They call it Physic str¥et. Herself Before Her King. In the gredat war at the beginning of the last century the British public was asked to subscribe not merely for relief funds, but for the actual rais- ing of forces. And by no means everybody subscribed even for that. Dean Ramsay reckons as the best of his stories of the old women of Montrose the one concerning the old maid who was canvassed for funds to organize a volunteer corps for the King's service, . "Indeed," she reblied, "I'll dae nae sic thing. I ne'er could raise a mon for myself, and I'm no gaen to-ralse men for King George." -- London Chronicle. z Consolation. He came home and found wuis young wife dissolved in tears. ""What do you think has happems- ed?" she cried. "1 left the cage open and our canary has flown away." He undertook" to give what con- solation he might and took the dis- tressed poor lady in his arms. As she nestled against his Shoulder a DEW 200088-0f sobs | In France and Belgium during the { Kaiser | to consist entirely of loyal deputies | without questionings. | safely leave the control of our des- | tiries to God and the Kaiser. | be the salt of the earth and the re- ! has published vitriolic criticism of | ions commended themselves to the { Emperor. | graded to'such an extent as on this | knives and forks on the gun deck, {ana being suddenly called away and | not wishing to spend time to go to | the galley, he seized the mess-pail : { full of knives and forks and stuck it {er this unhappy state of things when THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915. PET OF PROVIDENCE. By the Kaiser's Aroused Discussion, We reprint the following which ap- pea the daily press, a few years 4E0 which seems very appropri- | ate to-day in view of the terrible ex- | amples of German "culture" and "re- ligion" which have been perpetrated Sermon Chaplain last two months, A remarkable sermoh was preach- ed by Dr. Faber, the Court Chaplain, in the chapel of the Imperial Palace at the usual service held before the opening of Yhe Reichstag by the Dr. Faber %aid the Reichstag ought who are willing to follow the Kaiser with perfect faith, without'doubt, and He continued: "It'we had such a Reichstag we could "The victory of the Imperialist par- ties at the recent general election was a work of Divine Providence, and ull the world heard the voice of God re- vealed in the resylt of the polls. God had taken Germany under His espec- ial protection, and the German people are destined by Divine Providence to presentatives of religion among man- kind." The Kaiser and most of the Protes- tant members of the Reichstag were present, . Dr. Naumann, a Radical deputy, the sermon, and The Berliner Zeitung describes it as "a melancholy sign of the times." The journal adds: '"The Court Chaplain undoubtedly gave ut- terance to views known to be pleas- ing to his royal listeners, so that we are bound to conclude that his opin- "Even in the time of Louis XIV. there were courageous men who did not fear to tell the absolute monarch the truth and nothing but the truth. We do not exaggerate when we de- clare that religion has never been d8- occasion hy sermon." the Court Chaplain's Sharp Bombardment, The first thing that strikes a lands- man on a man-of-war is the rigid dis- cipline observed everywhere. On some of the ships belonging to thé tropical countries, however, discipline is yery lax. The Defence, a Haytian man-o'- war, was lying in the harbor of Port au Prince, One day a mess cook, for some reason, cleaned about a peck of in' the muzzle of the 10-in. gun, put- ting the tampion in after it. About an hour afterwards the admiral came aboard, and as the gun was loaded with blank cartridge they use it to fire a salute. It happened that the gun was aim- ed toward the town, and almost point- blank to the Grand Hotel. The guests assembled on the porch to witness the ceremonies, when they were saluted with a rain of knives and forks, which stuck against the wooden walls like quills on a porcupine. Fortunately no one was hurt, although the "nar- row escapes' were numerous, | An Opinion of Marriage. A maid who had been employed in |' the Benner home for several years took unto herself a husband and went to a nearby town to live. One day about a month after the wedding she came to call on her former mistress, who said: '"Well, Phoebe, I hope that you are happy in your new home. How is your husband?" To this the bride of a month made reply: "Well, I reckon I'm happy enough, but the chimney in the kitchen don't draw none too good, an' the water in the well is so brackish I ain't never goin' to git used to it. As for my husband--well, ma'am, it's with him as it is with your man an' all the rest of "em--if the Lord had 'em to make over he could improve some on the Job. Ain't eggs turrible high?" So She Was! The two oldest inhabitants were very ignorant, neither of them being able even to tell the time of day. A friend of Uncle Ben's gavé him a watch of which he was very proud. One day before the crowd at the cor- ner store old Pete, being slightly jeal- ous of such wealth and wishing to embarrass -his rival, said, "Say, Ben, what time have ye got?' The other old fellow drew out his wateh and turned its face toward his inquisitor, "There she be!" he ex- claimed. : Peter was almost.at a loss, but he made a magnificent effort and retort- ed, "Blame if she ain't!" , Cornering Righteousness, The world is full of suspicion, Which in nearly every oase is un- founded. An unbounded and univer. sal trust should take its place. I can give you ai instance of what I consid- I say that two strangers can seldom speak casually to each other without . & mutual caution and suspicion. We all trust ourselves. Our weak point is that we don't trust our in righteousness.-- H. M. Edginton in "Ob, Ja i" FINANCIAL MATTERS FRUIT AND NUT TRADE DOUBL. ED IN 10 YEARS. teport Issued By United States De. partment Of Trade and Commerce --Late Commercial Notes, 1gton, April 12.-- American foreign trades in fruits and nuts has doubled in the last ten years accord- ing to a report issued to-day by the Department of Commerce. Im the calendar year of 1914 4m- ports in this trade $59,231,539: and exports $3 Principal imports were bananas, $16,000,000; lemons, $5,250,000; olives, $2,500,- 000; grapes, $1,500,000; pineapples, $1,333,000; cocoanuts, §; 50,000: walnuts, $3,500,000; almonds, $3,- 500,000, and peanuts, 2,000,000. Natal Sugar Is In Great Demand, Cape Town, South Africa, April 12. +It is estimated that the output of sugar in Natal for the present season will be about 90,000 tons, or about the same average as for the season 1912-13 At the outbreak of the war a great demand for sugar arose, but the producers refused to sell big lots, and endeavored to keep the mar- ket supplied at £20 per ton. In this way any undue rise in price was checked, and hoped that the stocks now in hand will be sufficient for ordinary requirements until the beginning of next season t is it is Sells Nine Million Tickets Philadelphia, April 12 --The Pen- nsylvania Railroad sells 9,000,000 tickets annually between New York and Philadelphia, and the advance of 25 cents on each fare means add tional revenue of $2,250,000 yearly It is possible that the passenger rate advances all over its system Yield $10,000,000 incre sed earnings, or two per cent. on $500,000,000 of stock, : Financial Adviser. London, April 12.-- Hartley With- €rs, who has been appointed adviser to the Treasury Department. was fin- ancial editor of the London Times from 1905 to "1910, having entered the editorial department of the Times in 1894. Mr. Withers is also author of a number of books on fin- ancial topics. ' He beeame financial editor of the Morning Post in 1910. San Antonio Land and Irrigation New York, April 12.--New Efforts are to be made for the reorganiza- tion of the San Antonio Land and Ir- rigation Company, the big Texas Land projects under British ownership, which is now in the hands of receiv. ers, Holders of the 6 per cent first mortgage honds have formed a pro- jective committee to work in con- Junction with a committee appointed last July. Mightier Than Krupps. New York, April 12.---It is not generally known that the Bethlehem Steel Works at Bethlehem, Pa., are among the great ordnance plants of | the world, being one of the three lar- gest, Few realize that the plant is larger than that of the Krupps, in! Essen, Germany. National Brick Earnings. Montreal, April 12.--The al Brick Sompany's annual for the year ended February last shows approximately 2 per Went. earned on the "$2,000,000 common stock, or a surplus available for divi- dends of about $40,000, against $110,831, or 5.9 per cent. earned in 1913, and 0225,196, or 12.7 per cent, | earned in 1912, As the company paid only one quarterly dividend of 14 per cent. last year there will be a smallgbalance to add to profit and logs acunt. Nation- report 28th Commercial Notes, Russian state savings banks depo- sits for February $22,250,000, again- gt $400,000 year ago. Walter Fitch estate' has sold Chicago Board of Trade members for $2,800 net to buyer; changed from last sale, The Bureau of Railw ay Economies states that the net operating income of the railways of the United States for January decreased $5 per mile or 2,8 per cent, its] hip price un- A A png il sobs---econvulsed her: "Ah, George," she murmured in a choking voice, "now I've only you left." Some Facts About Water, It covers about two-thirds of the sarth's surface to an avs depth | of about 12,500 feet. hd forms 75 per cent. of the human y. : When distilled to absolute purity it a almost a nonconductor of electric- . . In freezing its volume increases by sne-eleventh that of the lquid. > Money will purchase devotion, but only of a_ questionable quality. Every right thinking man will 'try i doi Lost Case Raised. A wound in the right arm, which Fritz Kreisler, the famous violinist, has sustained when fighting in the Austrian army, may raise an interest- ing question of insdarance I -------- a new explosive, times more powerful than dynamite and is *h safer, for it will explode salt > with $143 ; mt------ January, 1914, in January, 1914, it was 25.6 per cent. less than in 1913. | Net earnings of the British Colum- bia Electric Railway Co. in Febru- ary were $89,325, which compares in the previous month and $190,255 in February, 1914 Edwin M. Carter has bought New York Stock Exchange member ship of H. H. Pell for $44. J, a gai of $500 over the prices paid for «eats which figured in sales, The Etie Railroad Company has sor ed 35,000 tons of rails, of which 21000 tons will be roiled by the Steel Corporation Company in April, May and June, 9900 tons by the Buffalo milli and 5,000 tons by the Bethlehem Steel Company in April May, June and July. British Columbia the preceding milimen have 'been asked to bid on a contract for' 500,000,000 feet of lumber to be us- ed in constructing 100,000 two-room houses in France at Government ex pense for the use of people who have lost their houses and other property in the war. Lindsay Nurse For France. v Post I'he many friends of Misas dertha Webber, daughter of Me. and Mrs Webber, lindsay, will be terested in learning that she has been M. George in accapted as ise In connsetion Queen's ( d Stationary Hospital for Overseas Force, and will leave in 'about three weeks'. time with other nurses for France Miss Webber is in every way emi nently qualified for the important du- ties she will be called upon to per form, having graduated from the Gen eral Hospital, Kingston, as a Red nurse some vears ago. has given splendid all thé this im with ollege Oss two then she that itions Mince evidence she possesses qualific portant profession. She has been Kingston for the past several making final preparations fon service abroad and will her few, days before leaving necessary for in weeks visit parents a for Europe. And The Lamb. Stratford Beacon. The Conservative party in its eon- duct is a reminder of the old story of the fox and the lamb. The fox aec- cused the lamb of disturbing and muddying the stream from which he was drinking. The lamb denied the accusation as the water was flowing in a country direction from the fox to the lamb, and it was impossible The fox, replied that it did not mat- ter. if the lamb was not guilty some of his ancestors or relations were, and proceeded to devour the lamb. So the Conservative party chargés the Liberal party with all the evil that is in the country when the lat- ter are in office, but having attained to office they find that there are still some evils, and they charge the Li- berals with causing them too. The fox is an animal noted for its cun- ning, but with the cunning is allied deceit, which does not eause the fox to be respected for his moral char- acter. The Conservative party is bringing itselt to the level in the eyes of thinking people of the fox among animals, but the cunning that Is backed by deceit is sure to be séen through, just as is that of the fox. Late Mrs. Olive Sluman. Mrs. Olive Jane Sluman, motlier of Mr. W. A, Fred and Maud Slu- man, of Fruit Valley, Wash., died on April 1st at the advanced age eighty-six years, of pneumonia. The funeral services were held on April 3rd from the Knapp funeral chape. with interment jn the Masoni¢ Come tery. Mrs. Sluman removed ther» from New York in 1891, following the death of her husband. She was a member of the Episcopal Church Deceased; besides fhe children ia Vancouver, is survived by a son, Thomas V. Sluman, of Portland, and four daughters, Mrs. S. L. Abbott, Fort Scott, Kan.; Mrs. T. W. Pyke, Vancouver; Mrs. I. K. Scott, Los Angeles, and Mrs, M. L. Grimshaw. of Rockwood, Or. There are twen ty-four surviving grand childrea and ten great grand children. of Lord Kitchener once assisted at a Drury Lane rehearsal in correcting the military evolutidns performed upon the stage, The "custom has been started in| some western cities of printing the maiden name of a woman after that of her husband in the directory. 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