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a * self, the Colonel succeeded in establ- i nat Army Corps, to which district nden belongs, the camp con- were utterly changed, In the ty md Cat bine 3 rn x perieties a8 4 prised digs , more ruthless. than him=| fishin a 'German prison regime at | Holaminden yA p oe + Heaviest Work Required, : This" regime: involved forcing the risoners to 'do' the heaviest kind of :happjeér He were slaugh ~ Camy Holzminden frequently 2 by General To, and' 4 sizes, 2 to 8 years. Watohod direc- dires | They are forced -to do - pared, burdensome things. For instance, | they are put at braiding and Snbraids his {ing fish nets, and the only purpose of the taskmasters seems to be to make their fingers sore. Every Sunday a 'weird walk is undertaken to a wood about six kilometers away, from which they bring back wood on their backs. Hundreds of men and women are put at this work every Sunday, ired to break up. 'and haul stone, build. roads and work in the fields. The road from 'building was at a distance of five to six kilometers fron the : Work in the' factories" of 'Holztnifden. pon as camp duty. . Be- of the fact that the prisoners 'were for the most part students, en- | gineers, merchants and so on, who were-unused to physical labor of this sort, the 'tasks were particularly on- erous. Furthermore, the guards were geied, ony imening at the of these guards is in- bable. ey, zecsived from the of the most outrageous 'sort. To speed the work of the pris- oners, they were told to strike them with their fists and with clubs. At the most trivial offense they were in- "structed to shoot. .~If a guard was so rash as to be friendly with one of 'the captives he was severely pun- shed. - 'To make the guards more zealous: in their Work, Colonel Gallus, ns incarcerated at Holzminden were 2 pirates and criminals; deserving of » Be cases of physical mistreatment. the most wiolent-treatment. The re- is inevitable; There were almost , | broug obliged | of the British F fis: aonsiduing At 9 we_ were locked up in the i> We had not dp, dhe |. , rest or even for meals. ¥ih wil (wagon and two horses. _eupied & prominent position: in. the | classes, ~Of late it la | parts of Scotland as _hen's dulse; ite y rt ox ith the although it could easily-be done by a In fact, the biggest part' of the labor demanded of the prisoners is aimost wholly un- ive, and serves np purpose save to torture. If any one of them 'dare to complain 'they are subjected to certain peculiar punishments, of which-the most frequent is confine- shrilly calls all hands. to attentiop. nt in an extraordinary cell called, ; The barge is away the bowman € "bugroom,". a place filled with' ships his boathook; and the final sal- old straw - mattresses and sacks, ute is piped. i which simply swarm with vermin. eit - Among the prisoners * rione _ was. FIGHTING FIGURES." more badly treated than the group of young Russian - students, of which I. Which Souintry is Sp Spending the Most. in satin for mid-season wear. was one. Their moral and physical Money? | smartness is attained through i sufferings: scarcely we to be depict- (pion country of France, Great Bri- "simplicity. McCall Pattern N ed. For four years they have been (ii and Germany, Is spendng the | 8495, Ladies' Coat. 5- ahut! 'out of the world. The priceless, mast money? This {s one of the ques. 46 bust. No. 8518, Ladies' Fou splendid years of youth have flown tions answered In "German War Pro- | Piece Skirt. by: Joy, health, strength and educa- fite," where a table is given, based up- "waist. Price, 20 cents each. tion have been denied to them. The on the expenditure during the first war relief Srganizations wesld under- three years of warfare: Great Britain fluke eS Won 1a bl work Qf spent $557.83 per head 'of population | relents or Ne wholly | 3 Sheain he during this period. France comes next, | captives by putting the matter before jth Sun 24, and Germany next, with | the Proper authorities. Assuming Germany's financial bug: | Peet Iden to be 100, France has to bear 188, | IRISH MOSS A VALUABLE FOOD nd Great Britain 174. Arabi An American statistician, writing in | British Food Ministry Is Taking Sea: the "Century Magazine," carries these | "weed Into Consideration. . | figures a step.or two furthur. He es- vy | = The food control committee of Dun. timates that, if the countries could de- la TY] dee, Scotland. has had its attention vote every cent of their incomé to the directed to the value ms a "food of carrageen or Irish Moss, and it has ht the matter to the attention Ministry, which t may be done to- © McCarr onto, r. Dep Ww. it \ WITH THE FINGERS! SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT WITHOUT ANY PAIN ~ o the longest time 'to pay it oft. over two years. Great Britain would | | freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. take just under two. The United | | article af. eriaing Vila; sewed As States could settle the job, in two or The Yano of a a Tood je a i to calculate a na- 8 «a I elt snd tion's income with. any degree of exact- | soreness or the danger of infgction. a comparatively recent period it -oc- DeSs, but the following may be taken ' a8 approximately correct: United Stites' income, $40,000,000,000; Great 's fndome, $12,600, 000, 000; Ger- 's income, $11,000,000,000; ~ and France's income, $6,000,000,000. 'v;When we consider the cost of the pleats name is Chondrus crispus,' war in the bulk, and compare it with grows ndant on rocks. and the above incomes; we enter truly be- oy. re Bor wildering realms. During the" nat Jyeral has a dash three years of the war, the Cehtral } Empires spent roughly $38,000,000,Q its: natural state it jas the ap- Or an average of $12,665,000,000 odd se _ small year. The Allies--excluding the war , and outlay 'of Serbia, Roumania, Greece, ! Japan, and. the Uni States--spent b of | $66,850,000,000, AYergime 3 $22,280,000, poorer wl ih 000 odd a year! Sr water os ot Jo The belligerents have a gredit as 6 consi porridge nd "well as a debit account, and Germany 'in a like 2» DE milk. has i ad a great 'deal of in from twenty to tential weal wa in W pe "movable booty," of which of the poorer fas gained favor Bri e better off middle classes.' rn is_known in various daily food supply ritate the surrounding tissue. think! You can lift off your corns ani soreness. If your druggist hasn' freezone he can easily get a small bo tle for you from his wholesale dru house. smu ------ Possible Diving Depth. poisonous to breathe, safety. ft. below the Surface of the wate there is real danger _.for the hs at that depth long: also Shows, per min with wh oh oman can breathe a hs Beton steers on wings shall dar, | he spacious firmament in azure wave |m Trening us nations, the War Lord. did Me- Call Pattern No. 8506, Boy's Suit. In PA charming dressy suit developed his feet. The In 7 sizes, 34 to In 7 sizes, 22 to 84 world. These patterns may be obtained be astonished at his day, as they that from your local MeCall dealer, or went before were affrighted. from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Tor- 3 0 ~--0----0=--=Q==Q==0--0 National Debt, it would take France | Sore corns, hard corns, soft eorns or She any. kind of a corn can shortly be lift- would 'require three 'and one-third {ed right out with the fingers it you, years ip do it in. Germany would take | | will apply on the corn-a few drops of At little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, which will positively rid one's feet of every-corn or callus without pain or This new drug js an ether eom- | pound, and dries the moment it is ap- | plied and does not inflame or even fr-| Just calluses now without a bit of pain or from oxygen pressure, if he remains Investigation t 1% cubit ft. of air the niinimum yoRply Shall yield new paths of glory for her sons to share, Shall yield new paths of glory for her sons to share; Then nig Heht royally, the truth declare: Rule Britannia, Britannia' Te the Britons evermore on wings shall dare. E.W. GILLETT C0. LTD. Where lightning's gleam and thund- L 8 TORONTO, CANADA WWINNIPEG ~~ MONTREAL ers roll, / In aerial combat dniniios, Ueey, shall victory attain, In serial combat. daurtlese, shall victory attain; Sound 'forth the mandate, encircling Before the first battle of the pole to ole, . Ferdinand Foch said to one Britons everywhere shall right Shaplaing; "We are to make our maintain. reme effort in arms to-morrow. they | Foch's Faith. of AP sup- Do A real soldier suit for the small their captain--himself no more DoY Who envies his big brother. then 8 der. the ad a | ® PD" miral Th dott uo way rnd dolowed ples. opel inter or the captain and first-lieutenant. est of Colonel Ga were | Iy | With quick glances he takes in every- treated in. pens, and Con thing--the condition of iguns, torpe- 3 and smoke-making apparatus, ng here and there short, decisive ek that turn upon the fightifig ngth of the ship. The Navy loves paint and polish, but demands -effi- ciency first. Nor does the great man spurn the men's quarters. Taken over the the small mess-decks, he shows a keen interest in the men's comforts, sug- gesting imprevements here and there. The tour is finished, and . he is again coming aft" No time has been wasted, and the inspection has been! 'most thorough. . Evidently ther ship has created a good impression, for though naturally; no compliments .e passed, the VA, as he is termed, looks pleased. The barge is alongside, and the flag -lientenant steps in. As the admiral follows him over the side the burly petty-officer once more Price, 16 cents. Ryls Britannia, Britannia rule the air; YOu also make'a supreme effort in | prayer. All my trust is in God." After pet ni ious | the victory he,wrote to the Bishop. of WHITEN SKIN Cahors--'Monseigneur, do not thank WITH LEMON Juice me, but Him to whom victory alone | belongs." Such is the spirit of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied | Armies whom we salute' to-day, Britons evermore on wings shall dare, | GIRLS! Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to ! remove tan, freckles, sallowness. ar . Your grocer-has the lemons and any Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Ete drug store or toilet counter will supply | Te. you with three ounces of orchard white | De-Hydrating Saves Space. for a few cents. 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