THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SA «Ke St. Nicholas Lh In Camp he Great in W : "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the camp | Not a sound could be heard but the sentry's tramp, tramp. The boys were ill sleeping quite snug in their bunks With oceasional snoring in good solid chunks. Some were a-dreaming of homes far away And mothers preparing for the world's holiday ; Others of sweethearts and what they 'URDAY, D PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER THE FIGHT Fi R EAYL CHANGES IN TRANS-CAUCASIAN They have NU ROUS of Frederick DISTRICT ARE NL MEROUS. ton. Lot us ask ourselves wi called gre He tried t things, ar row the position cupied he was able to essay under t} favorable 2 After Betraying the Inhabitants-- | In which + then, did he excel 2 . to such de as to earn the title A Little Known Phase of the War by whic + is Known? of He tried to writé poetry, but even Voltaire"s hired .praise (which hs reversed as soon as his pay was stop- ped) has not convinced the world] that he was great in that department. He tried the flute and the fiddle, but we should inquire in vain for any evidence that he ravished any ear on those instruments, He tried to be a lawgiver, but outside of kicking the shins of his judges when they ob- jected to his interference he acquired no greatness in that attempt. In what, then, was Frederick grea'? The answer is.to0 plain that he was great only in those qualities of perfidy, cunning, faithlessness, cruelty and rapacity that made him the greatest robber king who ever sat, upen 2a throne. In that greatness he has had few emulators, and in our times, at least, they have been confined to his own family. Frederick, to do him justice, pres tended to be nothing but what he was. When he started out to rob a neighbor he did not go forth cant- ing about his mission He called things by their right names. When he started out to rob Maria Theresa of Silesia some flatterer about the court inscribed a banner to be borne by the army with the words, "For God and Our Country." Frederick GREATEST ROBBER KING k the Great, Founder of Frederick TEACH THE KIDDIES TO CHEW Children fed on mushy. denatured foods that require little chewing are apt fo have defec~ tive teeth and unhealthy gums.You cannot eat " Shredded Wheat without chewing if. The crispness of the shreds of baked whole wheat induce thorough masticat~ ion and that means good digestion. you serve t food be sure itis whole wheat in a crisp digestible form --Shreddéd Wheat is the whole wheat ready-cooket! and ready-to- + serve. It requires no sugar - simply milk andalitflesalt ~ = « «= '« = } QO NW 18 od them British Appeared Upon the Seem When the Turks and tho Germans Were Quarrelling Over the Loo HE evacuation Baku by the British on ae count of the unreliability of the Armenian army cals at- tention to a phase of the war about which very little is known in Canada We heard little about the proclama- tion of the Georgian independence in the spemg of the present year and the arrival of the British contingent at Baku. The facts are accordingly of interest, On May 26 of this year Georgia de- clared herself independent as a con sequence of the dissolution of the Trans-Caucasian Republic, from which the Tartars separated them- selves, while the southern provinces, including Batum and Kars, occupied by Turkey The influences which led to the dissolution of the Trans-Cauea 1 Republic had been at wotk since the beginning of the revolution of Maren, 1917, when Turkey, through hei agents, penetrated into Eastern Trans-Cauecasia and the Northern Caucasus, using Mohammedan priests as propagandists, Turkey was Y recent EXTRA STRONG. ~~40x 1 cans SUSPENDERS for Men Dollar Value for 75¢ The Strongest ; Made in Canada Extra Heavy Web To brighten the day and hap- piness lend-- When all of a sudden there ros¢ such a clatter, All sprang up to see what the world was the matter ; They rushed to- ward the trenches ex pecting the Bochrs, Achi" g to give them some rather rough punches-- When what to their wondering eyes should appear were that the formation of the Trans-Ca casian Républic, including the Geor aid regarded it with disdain. "Strike out But a convoy deep loaded with 'For God"," he said, "we are going to Christmastide ¢heer-- gians, Tartars and Armenians, would Ends Stubborn Coughs a in a Hurry For real effectivenpws, this old home« made remedy has no equal, Eos ily and co s. You'll neyer know how quickly a bad cough can be conquered, until you try this famous old home-made remedy. Any- oie who has coughed all day 'and all : night, will say that the immediate relief given is almost like magic. It takes ut a moment to prepare, and really there is nothing better for coughs, Into a 16-0z. bottle, put 214 ounces of Pinex (50 cents worth) ; then add plain granulated sugar syrup to make 16 ounces, Or you cah use elarified mo- lasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead of stgar syrup, if desired, "Either way, this mixture saves about four-fifths of the money usually spent for comgh prepara- tions, and gives you a more positive, effective remedy, It Kechs perfectly and tastes pleasant--children like it. You can feel this take hold instantly, soothing and healing the membranes in all the air passages. 'Tt promptly loosens a dry, tight cough, and soon you will notice the phlegm thin out and then disappear altogether, A day's use will usually break up an ordinary throat or chest cold, and it is also splendid for d { area concerned comprising the pro- separate from her the Mohammedan Tartars, and close the doors to her pentration into Turkested, and that in years to come the Trans-Cauceasian Republie, with its résources and pop ulation, would become a formidable unit, which could not be treated as a subservient vassal After capturing the fortresses of Batthm and Kars--a task which was not so difficult, as the populetion of Trans-Caucasia was demoralized by revolutionary propaganda, just were the inhabitants of other parts of the forwer Russian Empire, and therefore could not offer substantial resistance, especially as there was no hint of forthcoming help from out- side. Turkey occupied the strategic positions of Trans-Caueasia, from which she was able to dictate terms or to proceed to complete her occu- pation of Trans-Caucasia. At this stage, however, Germany interfered as she also wanted some booty in Trans-Caucasia, principally with an eye to her railway routes to Turk- estan and Persia. Georgia, after having been depriv- ed of her fairest provinces in the south of the Batum district and her chief port of Batum, was recognized by Germany as "independent," the a w oi Ww w get a province, gion." pledge to respect the Queen of Hup- gary's title to-that province and cyni- cally admitted it and his' interest, he added one of personal vanity. wanted, he said, to make people talk about him something his looks ing home pleasantry. form Christianly Neisse; not must that it be beaten to powder." It, is easy wielder of Frederick's sword rubbing his hands in the same way before Louvain and Rheims. same correspondent not to defend reli He under solemn treaty But his ambition said, demanded to which reasons He war of conques Frederick entered on this war with of the impishness with hich he was accustomed to throw 1 on the new velvet suit of a courtier ho was taking too much pride in Thus we have him writ- in a vein of questionable "I have the honor to in- humanity that we are preparing to bombard if the place will goodwill, needs your and that, surrender of to imagine the present It was to the that Frederick rote in his daredevil and cynical humor, "My dear Monsieur Jordan, ny sweet Monsieur Jordan, my quiet Monsieur Jordan, my gopd, my be- nign, my pacific, my most Monsieur Jordan -- I announce to your serenity the conquest of humane Parcels and boxes and everything good-- While high on the pile old St. Nich- olas stood, A-bowing, and smiling, and beck'- | ning to all i {And easily looking as though he | | might fall. | His face was familiar to all within sight, He was given no challenge, so great was delight. With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head He gave all to know they had noth- ing to dread, For pausing a moment, he went straightto : «Work, And selecting a package he gave it a jerk' And sent it a- flying while calling a name, As the boy it Peace, But-- 'Huns Leave Belgium in Ghastly Misery 3 OUR Help Ne ter So Sorely Needed! Our troops find \ he Belgian population gaunt with hunger and suffering terribly for lack of clothes and shelter. Tens of thousands of homes have been blasted away! Peace to them means a cessation of the frightful brutality of the German soldiers; but more than that, it means that they are within our reach, and that we, their grateful Allies, can see that they are provided with food and shelter for the many months that must elapse before they can start life afresh. Fix firmly in your mind that Peace does not mean iP , A [* (/ broncliitis, croup, whooping cough, an chial asthus. PIE. COU vinces of Tiflis, Koutais and Souk- FE des ap speaiinied {hum Mesure, the Armenians , Pay ex ved air tract, known re most reliable remedy | who have been of all th : territory in Turkey, hold a small for throat and_chest aliments. your | Strip of territory in the province of druggist for "214 ounces oF Pinas: with rer or e and don't accept anything Guaranteed to give absolute satis- was sent to Was. answ'ring the same; Then to one and Silesia." It was in such humor. that he pursued bis greatness, . If treachery-io an ally is a title to greatness Frederick was great in that, too. He made an alliance with France and then came to secret terms another a par- with Austria by which he was still] _cel he gave, to pretend to make war against her, | Tillveach hut was still as a newly buc to allow her to withdraw her made grave army from in front of him to surprise : . . his ally in another quarter. The re-|AS the boys, filled with joy at the gifts they received, cord of his treachery was made in Frederick's own hand. "In exchange Hugged them an kis (for Silesia) we will go no farther. ulte h th he ison them, as We will besiege Neisse for form. The gh Shey Ddeliey gifts were "most human. And Santa looked on commandant shall surrender and de- part. We will quietly go into winter Tight gripping his wheel and toot- ing his horn, quarters; and they (the Austrians) can take their army where they will. Still bowing and smiling; then turned to the right § Let all be finished in twelve days." This is the Frederick' who was call- {And said "Merry Christmas" and "to all a good night." happiness and prosperity to Belgium, who first stood in the breach, and by so doing made this victorious peace possible. = Help! Help Liberally! Help Quickly! Make cheques payable and send contributions to > Belgian Relief (Registered under the War Charities Act) to your Local Committee, or to Ontario Branch, Belgian Relief Fund, 95 King Street West, Toronto. Erivan as an "independent" republie, ult while the Tartars have been allotted i the provinces of Baku, Alizavetpol faction OF money hromptiy refunded. | and part of the Erivan province, the The Pinex Co., Toronto; whole being styled the--Aderbejan A ----a eer republic. These three republics were then invited to go to Constantinople and after two months of blackmailing, threats and requisitions, have been forced to sign a "peace treaty" with Turkey, by which Georgia becomes a German protectorate and the Armen- ians are placed under Turkish "'pro- tection." Prior to the signing of these "peace treaties," however, on | June 24, the day on which Dr. von | Kuhlmann made his declaration in the Reichétag concerning Georgia, 3,000 German troops were landed at the Georgian port of Poti on the Black Sea, and advanced along the railway to Tiflis, the capital of Geor- gia. By this means Germany sue- ceeded in obtaining control of Tiflis, 'which is the centre of railway lines, the chief of which radiate toward | Persia and Turkestan. From that moment competition set in between Germany and Turkey con- cerning the rearrangement of the ter- ritories in Trans-Caucasta. Turkey | the Kaiser thought he was a second claimed special protection over the 'Rédface Leary. A preacher inter- I hovuiiad by Nohumedun Pies | Tans fretion. at Reda { o uctin one Oo and including the classic oil fields of } oat of the ha Can Alar a Baku. This gave rise to great diy | dear .Redface," said the preacher, TRAE Ch more soa She ol wan san, Sn hat you should lov ' enemies?' ace, twirling af the Caucasus represents several | gix-shooter round his thumb care- rent bpomanee of Baki eels oBiod That a hin Teun is 'enormous, both for the control of { face: "why Hot? Seid ine paren the Caspian Sea and for that of the iwarmly. 'I ain't got no enemies to pre lf Jeading howard an Ks, Jove,' said Redface. 'I shot the last and had this actin. taken place in | 0 Deiore dinner. January last, betl ihe and Smoke In. War the Turkish penetration of the Cau- : casus would have either entire- | Smoke is a valuable weapon in ly prevented with the help of the this wars hs Extensively used - Geor| 8 and Armenians, or its di- €s to mask military a mensions very substantially curtailed. aval movements, and elaborate A message from Constantinople (Weds have been devised to throw DOW announces hat, as a result of a | UP Souda ol smoke. al inter- plebiscite held in the districts of | esting: sm escribed in. Kars, Batum and Ardahan, a deciston | the Scientific American: "During . was recorded by 85,124 votes out of [PoiSondus gas attack smoke is. em- ate £7,048 in favor of the union of these | Ployed to ard off the fumes. Being | When Heinie and his sneakin' sub- three districts with Turkey. What | considerably heavier than the pois- marines would come our way. Bitter Stony It 18 vat Turkey, Jrhieh ------ erally. employ ed > Well, they're comin', sonny, comin', is talking about a plebiscite having |€erous fumes to pass over trench and | , 4nd they don't look none too gay, been 'carried cut after she has con Jugauts ana to dissipate themselves | 'For we're takin' them to Englund | mai SUMMER MONTHS BRING ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER, AND THESE Di8- _ TRESSING DISEASES NEED EFFEC- TIVE TREA & Dr J.D.KerLro GG's. STHmMAReeny WHEN BURNED EMITS AN AGREE. ABLE SMOKE, THE INHALING - OF WHICH PROMPTLY ALLAYS IRRITA= TION. A TRIAL WiLL CONVINGE YOU OF ITS MERITS, ed great. He was the founder of Prussianism, the full fruits of which the world now sees. The Kaiser's Change. "The Kaiser's whining speech on the fourth anniversary of the war," said a léading public man, "declares that Germany's sole aim is to live at peace With peaceful neighbors. * The Kaised started the world war in a different spirit. Four years ago the Kaiser thought himself a very bold, bad man--a world destroyer. Yes, Sone say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth The birch aap ie eth ird of dawning all night EE So hallow'd and so gracious' is the time. A for free patentability ree Patent Protection." HARWICH, NOV. 1918, (Apologies to Kipling). "What are the whistles blowin' for?" the little gunner eried. "To line us up, to line us up," the jolly Tar replied. "What makes you look so bright, so bright?" the iittle gunner 'cried. "I'm lovin' what I'm goin' to watch," thé jolly Tar replied. "For we've waited many years for to celebrate the day, Every housewife knows and dreads the oldtime wash- day, with its worry, its day- sip long rubbing, its exposure to heat and steamandcold. But-- "t's All Right" ~ when' you use Comfort Soap. It cleanses the clothes honestly, heartily and harmlessly--it saves time and rub- bing. Try it and have a brighter, cleaner, easier wash-day. legge we 'Would not be Without At Any Cost Suchis the Siatement of Mr. A Jac etches ashe. world, rn history of the Georgian e, and it is a cru } sacred soil young should be organizing an operatic um in order to } 8 an "of this territory is bound and it/ain't 0. time Tor noise But we'll ila the roof off England