AN hy a. dias qi THE GERMANS ADMIT BEING FORCED BACK |{ By the British and French at Various Points in the West. (Bpecial to the Berlin, via London, Aug. 27. "Local advantages were gained by British troops around Malkoff and Cologne farms and French assaults foreed retirements around Beun- ment (Verdun sector); to.day's of ficial statement admitted. "North-west of Lens violent en- attacks broke down," the War Of- fice asserted. "On the eastern bank of the Meuse there was deperate fighting, in which we were pressed out of Beaumont Fosses and the Chaume works. The French recaptured the village amd the woods," Whig) on Two Camps Tor Canadians. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 28. --Of Fort Worth's three aviation train- ing camps it was announced here two will be for Canadian students, and one for American flyers. The construction engineers will arrive Monday to pick out the sites. bi GERMAN LOSSES TO JULY 26th 5,346,000, Christiania, Norway, Aug. 27.~~Up to July 26th, on which date the forwarding of casualty lists abroad was forbidden, there had arrived 8,560 lists, containing 19,803 three-col- umned pages, each column con- taining 90 names of dead, wounded and missing, a total of 5,346,000, CLP ered bebe? i ® Five Weeks Extra Supply. London, Aug. 27.-Final figures show an increase of 650,000 acres of wheat and potatoes from farms over the estimate for 1917, as compared with 1916, in* nd and Wales, This fs equivalent to five weeks' ex- tra breadstuffs for the whole popu- lation. The Southern Calgary, Alberta, Wool Growerd® Association has ac- cepted a bid of 63.83 cents a pound from a Torontp firm for 645,000 pounds of waol. Dr. George R. McDonagh, a wide- 1y known throat specialist, died at his home on Carlton street, Toronto. A. H. M. Graydon has been ap- Jointed police maljistrate of Lon- on, THE CONFESSIONS OF ROXANE | (By Frances Walter) ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. by the McClure Syndicate) (Copyright, 18186 Newspaper Kenneth was considerably the worse for his experience in the wa- ter, but Virginia had suffered no ill effects whatever, except that her clo-- higg appeared somewhat bedraggled and her hair was badly disarranged. Fortunately Kenneth had taken no; water into his lungs, so that it was not necessary to resort to methods of resuscitation, but he was utterly worn out from his long struggle to keep afloat, and when he was on the bank he sat with drooping head for some time before his vitality reas- gserted itself and his usual vigor was re stored. "This is a nice pienie-isn't 11?" re- marked Virginia, trying to jab her hand under her wide brimmed hat and lifting her water-soaked skirt from her knee. "We shall have quite an experience to relate when we re- turn home." "I hope no one will relate it," 1 ventured. "Mother would be very much wrought up, and would be un- easy If we ever wished to take an- other excursion." "But how can we conceal it?" ask- ed Virginia. "Our clothes are wring- ing wet, our spirits are even damper, and under no circumstances could we conceal the fact that something mo- mentous has happened." "Perhaps your Jothing will be"dry and the other indications of distress not quite so marked when we reach home," 1 suggested, hopefully. "In any event, we should minify the af- fair." "You are quite right, Roxane," agreed Virginia. with the old gener- ous note in her voice. "We will be as sly and cunning as foxes. It is quite possible that we may be able to remove most of the damaging effects of the water, and even if we do not succeed it may be that we can slip into the house and make the neces- sary changes before anyone sees us. We shall try at any rate.' "Thagk you, Virginia," I murmur- ed srateruily. Kenneth, who had been listening carefuly, broke in with his approval of the plot, and then relapsed sud- denly into silence. "Coming back to the painfyl sub] ject." went on Virginia, as if it just had been under discussion, "why in| the name of peanuts and popcorn did Kenneth try to save me?" Kenneth stirred uneasily during the few moments of silence which fol- lowed Virginia's utterance. He ap- peared to be about to speak, but evi- dently changed his mind and kept his counsel. | "It was the bark on the tree trunk | which caused it all," Virginia con-) tinned, 'It was just loose enough to slip under my weight, and when it went into the creek I went with it. It was quite a dive, considering that I had all my clothes on, wasn't it?" She started to laugh, but checked herself when her eyes fell upon Ken- neth, "You por boy!' she declared with warm sympathy, as she patted him on the arm. "I am sorry that it all hap- pened, but I am glad, too, because the accident showed that you are a very brave man. There are not many men who would have plunged from that height into such deep wa- ter when they knew that they could not swim a stroke. Why did you do it. Kenneth?" Virginia's praise had a perceptible effect upon Kenneth's spirits, but he refused openly to acknowledge that he had done anything out of the way. "I suppose the bark slipped with me too," he sald finally. "The bark didn't slip with you," I declared. flatly. "I saw you jump." " "Well, 1 was afraid it might slip." "No such. thing," retorted Vir- ginia. "1 prefer the true version of it. Kenneth went to my aid. He did not know whether I could swim, and he took a chance. It was a fine thing to do, and T want you to know that I appreciate it more than I can tell you." The blood mounted suddenly into the man's pale face, and he reached for Virginia's hand and pressed it. (To be continued.) Lessons " By Pictorial Review A new envclope chemise in Empire effect, the yoke being erossed in sur plice. style. It is trimmed with em- brotdery and duinty ribbons. tenet tibet ee emp i ti Garnents that 2». ovar the heal are r In depstimants of he vardhape" Here 18°4 pretiy on welopo chemise with a yoke crossed in surplic design. The lower part is gathered to ihe yoke in high effect to give it Emjire Sary & Practical Fiomé D Dress Making Prepared Specially for This Sewpuped A New Chemise i in Slip Over Effect. foration indicates center-back. Baste the lower lapped edges together. Gather front and back (C and D) on crossiine of small "0" perforations rfrom the single large "0" perforations to the underarm seam and gather % Inch below; -ar range on yoke bringing the crossline of small" "9" perforations to cross- line of small "o" perforations in yokes, with cefiterfronts, center backs, underarm seams and large "Q" perto ations even; stitch to posi- tion along the perforations and 3% inch below; insert. ribbon and draw the garment to the required size. At- CONSTRUCT! JNSTR ON GUIDE 7326 *ach ribbon at the shoulder points of yoke in front and back and tie. Underface extension in back and (at gentor front) and finish a holes. finish may be adop- ted. ; Th~ embroidery, desien Is worked 43 Cat ant evelet stitches, suggestion. creation. a THE GIRL ON THE FARM. Why Not Give Her Some Attention as Well as the Boy? In recent years the problem of keep- ing the boy on the farm has been thought serious enough to arouse con- siderable discussion, The farmer bas been told that he ought to provide the most modern agri cultural machinery in order to obviate the hard labor of farming and keep the boys interested; that he shculd send his boys to & good school of sci- entific agriculture; that he should set aside a certain portion of the farm for the boy and permit him to keep the profit from his operation, and he has been told many other things, in all of which the importance of the boy to the farm was emphasized and plans sug- gested to make his lot a little easier and more promising. The county agent has interested: himself in the problem by organizing boys' corn growing and +| other agricultural contests, But how about keeping the girl on the farm? The girl does not ordinarily do the heavy field work, but her serv- ices in homekeeping, cooking and mend- ing as well as In buttermaking, milk- ing, caring for garden and chickens, which tasks usually fall to ber lot, are surely valuable enough to warrant the greatest consideration, And yet dis- cussion of the problem of keeping the girl on the farm is infrequent.--Indian. apolis News, OTHER PEOPLE'S AFFAIRS. Unless You Have Real Tact Don't Try to Be the Third Party. Have you a, reputation of belig a third party where two persons are vainly trying to manage their own af. fairs? It is only the most tactful sort of persons who can successfully play the role of third party without doing more harm than good. Don't -tzy to fix things up between quarreling lovers unless you are abso lutely sure that you can trust your tact and intuition to do the right and only thing. Don't intervene in the affairs of a newly established household. Let the young people work things out for thems selves. Don't try to bring up other you, Nobody thanks the meddler, no matter how well intentioned she may be. Now, to the bumsne soul who hates to see things go wrong when a word will right themselves in time, and you will not jeopardize your friendship by good natured meddling, It is better to stand aside than to Bd £ £ E £3 | Fisel 8 people's children, They won't thank: . I g _ AN INSPIRATION FOR FALL BONNETS. For inventing misses this bonnet comes as a most welcome It is of black velvet with feathered brim. pin ornament of gold adds the ¢ ontrasting note to the stunning A large HUMOR ON THE STAGE. Making Fun is a Serious Business, Says Charlie Chaplin. "Making fun is serious business" says Charlie Chaplin in the Woman's Home Companion. *It calls for deep study 'and concentrated observaton. un that causes some people to laugh makes others frown, That can't be helped. What matters is--to make most of the people laugh most of the time. How to do this is the problem, "The principal thing you've got to do to keep an audience in good humor is to make them think they are superior to you in intelligence. You've got to be the clown. "Pride comes before a fall, we are told, Well, there is nothing so funny as upset dignity, Visualize a bloated capitalist with ;Dundreary whiskers, light trousers, spats, frock coat, silk hat, all the insignia of a million dol- lars more or less. "Now, when the capitalist's whiskers are pulled by an abandoned funny man the audience is convulsed. There is fun in striking contrast. One minute there is a picture of pride and dignity, austére, exclusive, apart from common humanity. If I reach out casually and Look that chap with the crook of my cane, drag him almost off his feet, pull his Dundrearys and step casually on his silk bat, a wave of mirth surges over 'the house. Perhaps people don't know why. But I do. It is because they never in all their lives believed anybody would have the effrontery to pull a millionaire's whiskers or step on his hat." ELECTRIC HEATING. ¥hé Way Sweden Used Nature to Solve the Fuel Problem. _ . Stockholm, up on the Baltic side of Sweden, is a cold propesition for many wonths. Not ouly its far north lati- tude, but its insular situation cofiduces to. cold clinfatic 'conditions, for Steck. holm is built mostly on Islands and 18 called the Venice of the Baltic, - But the people keep warm during the long winters and do so through electrical heating arrangements. Fuel for individual families was an im- mense item, but in the last few years i i Peaches are the most valued treasure on the pre- serve shelf. Lantic Cane r, with its fine -- as is yn all prese 10, 20 and 100-1b. sacks Nb 2 and 5-1b. cartons : Send us Red Ball Trademark for feo cofitealby = 5 new ok Books. 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