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\ oe bination of serge and satin a most unusual' collar extends on one side to knee length. McCall Pattern No. 8738, Misses' Dress. In 8 sizes, 16 to 20 years, Price, 256 cents. . This pattern may be obtained from yur local McCall dealer, or from the eCall Co., 70 Bond St. Toronto, Dept. Ww. | A \ NO NAVAL BASES IN PACIFIC Question of the Marshall Islands is Agitating Australia The action of Japan in insisting on the retention of the Marshall Islands "In the Pacific, instead of submitting 5 -l them to the mandatory system to which Great Britain and other coun- tries are willing to lend adherence in respect of the disposition of forfner German cojonies, is causing Aus- tralia some alarm. "The Minister for Labor and Industry in the New South Wales Cabinet, now in London, points out that resolutions adopted by the Federal Parliament of Australia with respect to the future control of Ger- man colonies in the Pacific are in- spired more by the fear of future wars than from a desire for imperial expansion, to which the democratic * feeling of Australia is opposed. The mmanimous feeling is that former German possessions must in future pe used .as colonies and not as naval bases, with very little coloniza'ion, as was Germany's practice. The Marshall Islands are a small oun of coral islets, with a limited ve population, presenting few in- ducements to settlement even by such a frugal and industrius people as the Japenese. On the other hand, they would afford safe shelter to the lar- . gest fleet in the world, and their po- sition might, under certian. circum- stances, render them a menace to Australia. If Japan is not prepared to accert a mandate with respect to the tenure of these islands it is clear that there must be rigid restrictions as to their utilization as a naval base or coaling station for the Japanese fleet or the fleet of any other coun- try. Only by such means will Aus- © tralia, and with Australia the world, . feel satisfied that they constitute no "menace in the future to peace or the freedom of the seas. sent fee ee The Canadian. Department of Fish- eries and the United States Bureau of Fisheries are planting chinook galmon eggs from the Pacific coast in the St. Lawrence river system, \S always- Jood vil ay a D. Pt part 16 As a man f | fanneletto helmet, with a chemical _ | impregnation giving protection against fensive preparations. TESTED GAS MASKS _ AT RISK OF DEATH BRITISH ENGINEERS ENSURED SAFETY OF ARMY. Every Gas Was Tested and /An Antl- dote Found 8ix Months Ahead of German Schemes. Of the deeds of self-sacrifice on "the home front" none is more noteworthy than those of the small band of offi: cers and N.C.0.s of the -Royal Engi: neers--mostly cHbémists--who risked death by slow poisoning in their ex- periménts to ensure that our troops should be equipped to withstand and beat the German gas. Lieut.-Col. Edward Frank Harrison. C.M.G., head of the 'department, who died recently, was warned repeatedly this year that unless he gave up the work he could not live 12 months, He 'refused. "From 8 a.m. till 10 or 11 p.m. throughout the week, including Sundays, he was at his post. All the while he was absorbing gas in his ex- periments, and his lungs were becom: ing impregnated. When influenza ized him he had not the strength to beat it off. His staff shared the risks with him. The officers and/N.C.0.'s who had to test the effects of every kind of gas and every type of protective mask went day after day into sealed cham- bers containing concentrations of the gas. In the early days particularly, when about 15 men were engaged in this work in London and 20 in France, they never kneW what the result wowd be. : ~All were poisoned in some degree, . | for sometimes a mask that appeared in theory to be perfect failed in this | practical test, and the men had to get out of the gas chamber as best they could. At times they -remained in these sealed chambers for hours as- | certaining the relative merits ofthe ks. : . Anticipated Gas 'Attacks. © | The Germans introduced poison gas on April 22, 1915,:at Ypres. For eight months they used chlorine. Then they added phosgene, making a much more deadly combination. But by this time 'anything they might do had been an, ' | ticipated and allowed for by the i chemists of the Royal Engineers. 1 They had tested every gas and had | found the antidote. The cotton-waste *| pad, known as the "black veil" respira. tor, had heen succeeded by the oo helmet, and the latter in turn by th The River Scheldt and broken bridge at Tournal gunners; and six months later the smalls box respirator was distributed to all troops. Of these respirators; 20, 000,000 were made. Italy asked for them, and all her troops were supplied within two months, The result was that in the big attack in June, when the Austrians crossed the Piave and fired hundreds of thousands, of gas shells, the Italians had only two men killed by gas. THE TERRIBLE "ASHCAN" Captain, of U-Boat Describes the Effect of Depth .Charge From the captain of a U-boat, a limp, bedraggled figure that had been fished out of the sea with a boathook, came to me the following description of what it is like to be depth charged, says "Jackstaff" in the London Daily Mail. "Well, how did you like it?" he asked ironically. By "it" the ques- tioner mehnt the series of exploding "asheans" which had thrown _sky- ward big lumps of the sea mixed with fragments of submarine. Dazed, and evidently uncertain of his own anatomical _condition, the U- boat captain felt his legs, then his arms, meanwhile staring around with comically bewildered mien. Then as realization of what had happened came gradually to him he answered the question in slow, methodic speech. Being depth charged, he said, was "awful." The strain of it so dam- aged the morale of a submarine's crew that if they got away they were of no further use. By the shock of the explosion lights were put out; frequently leaks were started in the hull, and the boat was thrown right on her side. Creeping along in this condition, with charges bursting all around, al- though they might not be very near, 'was appaling. If lights were got go- ing they would be extinguished again by the later detonations. All a crew could do was to run their boat out of the danger area as quickly as pos- sible, wondering fearfully the while whether the next "burst" would crush her up like a smashed eggshell. If they escaped they were very for-| tunate. It was a terrible ordeal. "Now,"plgase, will you give me some meat?" he ended. This odd anti-climax to a tale of terror astonished the auditors. But U-boat captain meant the request 0 seriously. It JEpeated that in the port he sailed from (which was neither Kiel, Wilhelmshaven nor Zee- brugge) meat had for a long time been unobtainable. Now he had hopes of a good, square meal, and that his body was whole, he next thought of his stomach. Which was very Hun- like, if not very heros. The British Government 8 ar- ral for the establishment of mills for the 'produstion of potato flour on Nampeel a little commune in the war-devastated section. of France, has chosen Mme. d'Evry as Lady Majoress: 'the first woman in France to be thus honored, EDT. -- Bee Oe Omer Oe Oe OOOO P= With the Fingers! Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain Ge Pensen Queen ere Qn =e OO Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be lifted right out with the fingers if you will apply directly upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. It is claimed that at small cost one can get a Quarter of an ounce of free- zone at any drug store, which is suffi- cient to rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the danger of infection. This new drug is an ether compound, and while sticky, dries the moment it is applied and does not inflame or even irritate the surrounding tissue. This announcement will interest many women here, for it is said that the present high-heel footwear is put- ting corns on practically every woman's feet. My Standard To live as gently as I can; To be, no matter where, a man; To take what comes of good or ill And cling to faith and honor still; To do my best, and let that stand The record of my brain and hand; And then, should failure come to me, Still work and hope for victory. To have no secret place wherein I stoop unseen to shame or sin; To be the same when I'm alone As when my every deed is known; To live undaunted, unafraid; Of any step that I have made; Te be without pretense or sham Exactly what men think I am. Keep Your Health TO-NIGHT TRY me ) a Minard's Liniment for that Cold and Tired Feeling. Get Well, Keep Well, Kill Spanish Flu by using the OLD RELIABLE, MINARD'S LINIMENT CO- Ltd. Yarmouth, N.S. | draw it carefully thr taking one small strand at & time; | store or toilet counter and. try-it-asd ~pdirected: © % The sea ii Surely try "D cleanse" if you wish to ia double the beauty of your hair.: Just moisten a cloth with Danderine this will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any excessive oil--in a few minutes you wil be amazed. Your hair will be wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess an incomparable softness, lustre and luxuriance. 'Besides beautifying the hair, one ap- plication of Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff: invigorates the scalp, stopping itching and falling hair. Danderfne is to the hair what fresh ghowers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, {nvigorates and strengthens them. Its exhilarating, stimulating and life-pro- ducing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. You can surely have pretty, soft, lustrous hair, and lots of it, if you will spend a few cents for a small bottle of Knowlton's- Danderine at any drug --em The Sea is His The sea is His, He made it, Black gulf and sunlit shoal, Fgom barriered' bight to where the * long t Leagues of Atlantic roll; Small strait and ceaseless ocean He bade each one to be. The sea is His: He made it-- And Britain keeps it free: By pain and stress and striving Beyond the nations' ken, By vigils stern while others slept, By lives of many men; ¢ Through nights of storm, through dawnings Blacker than midnight be-- This sea that God created, Britain has kept it free. Count mo the splendid captains Who sailed with courage high To chart the perilous ways unkown-- Tell me where these men lie! To light a path for ships to come They moored at Dead Man's Quay, God's; He made it-- And these men kept it free. 0 little land of England O mother of hearts so brave, Men say this trust shall pass from th ce Who guardest Nelson's grave! Aye, but these braggarts yet shall learn Who'd hold the world in fee, The sea is God's--and Britain, Britain shall keep it free. FE Sinard's Liniment Cures Colds. Se The Retort Courteous It happened on a busy crossing in Edinburgh. The policema on duty had just stopped a cabman to enable the cross traffic to proceed. The man in blue kept the cabman waiting longer than was strictly necessary, so that the latter, beginning to get restive, started to proceed, although the hand was still against him. The policeman turned upon him in a rage. "Did ye no' see me haudin' up my hand?" he shouted. The cabman smiled scornfully. "Well, I did notice that it began to get dark suddenly," he said, "but I didn't know it was your hand. Ye see, it's takin' me all my time tae keep my horse fra shyin' at yer feet!" { MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mail is by Dominion Express Money Order. Actually Occurred A British officer who toured the West during the war on propaganda work is said to be telling his colleag- ues in London that this incident ac- tually happened: "On one of our trains we had no dining car and stop- ped at Green River in Wyoming, I think it was, for lunch at the station restaurant. My waiter seemed to be quite a typical cowboy, recruited for the emergency, and when he asked me what kind of pie I'd have for dessert 1 asked what kind of pie he had. 'Mince and apple, he replied. After .gome hesitanay} 'which seemed to arouse his ill-will, I asked for apple ple. 'Say, stranger, he responded with unmistakable menace, 'what's the matter with the mince pie?" Bsr -- Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheris Our British Navy We sleep in safety here at home B ye lie awake : One way of fostering sport: In a French regiment etationed near the Rhineland a ten-kilometre footrace is held once & month, The winner re- ceives twelve rays' leave; the sedond man ten days; the third, fourth, fifth and sixth, eight days; and the next ten men six days. v rennin Minard's Liniment Cures Distempen Women will be admitted as dele- gates to the permanent International Labor: Conference which is in process of formation at Paris. - . --"Here, take this chicken "Midst tempests, storms, and wind- tossed waves, In peril for our sake, Words fail to tell thee what we feel; God's blessing on thee be, Great Britain's bulwark and her pride, |" Brave watch-dogs of the sea. Rice is the main sustenance of 54 per cent. of the inhabitants of the io and | yu h your hair, | 30 3 3 AUTO TIRES, bes $1.65. All sizes out ve! e Garage & Rubber mien Sts., Toronto, er St. West, Montreal. IL of write Lyman-Knox .. Montreal, P.(. Price 60c. Remember the name a3 it might not be n sgaln More Maple Sugar Last yeat's crop of maple sugar and syrup is all gone. Prices this year will be just.about.as. profitable. I'The expert trade is developing. What the dealers want is more maple sugar, more maple syrup, and better quality. Make your maple bush pay this year by tapping all the trees you can han- dle. As far as the boiling goes it is. just about as easy to handle the say of 5,000 trees as 500. Sinard's Lintment Cures Garget in Cows Too Wise Some one just for &Tjoke, asked the new clerk in the drug store for some sweet potato seeds. The clerk hunt- ed all through the seeds, but could find no sweet potato sgeds and finally appealed to the boss. ' The latter explained that he was be- ing kidded and cautioned him about not letting smart Alecs put anything over on him, A few days later a lady entered the store and asked for some bird seed. "Aw, go 'on," grinned the clerk, "you can't kid me. Birds is hatched from eggs." gees . cumaic Fain § ® S Rheumatic Pains Are relieved in a few days by taking 30 drops of Mother Seigel's Syrup after meals and on retiring. It dissolves the lime and acid accumulation in the muscles and joints so these deposits can be expelled, thus relieving pain and soreness. Seigel's Syrup, also known as "Extract of Roots," containsnodopenorotherstrong drugs to kill or mask the pain of rheumatism or lumbago, it ree moves the cause. 50c. a bottle at druggists. n ©3700 049004060406 SATISFYING RELIEF FROM LUMBAGO Sloan's Liniment has the punch that relieves rheumatic twinges This warmth-giving, congestion= scattering circulation-stimulating rem- edy pencirates without rubbing right to the aching spot and brings quick . relief, surely, cleanly. A wonderful help for external pains, sprains, strains, stiffness, headache, lumbago, bruises, : Get your bottle today--costs little, means much. Ask your druggist for it by name. Keep it handy for the whole family. Made in Canada. The big bottle is economy. Sloan's Tiniment Kills Pain 30c., GOc., $1.20. Let Cuticura Save Your Hair Onretiring, comb the hairoutstraight, thenmakea parting, gently rubbing in Cuticura Ointment with the end of the finger. Anoint additional partingsuntil the whole scalp has been treated. The next morning shampoo with Cuti« cura Soap and hot water, Sample Each Fras by Mail, soa, URE E74 by dealers thiougtiont the - i away." Waiter-- What's the matter| | DYE R, IN | vith it?" Airman--"It's all wings "COLDS. and machinery." 3 : ISSUE 9-'19. . Spohn's DistemperC .. When ycur horses are subjected to $1 ditions pf winter and spr ng, thelr the Lande apts he: SPOHN'S will keep your horse $0 his system can ward off disease, 4! («i Hay of your yh hg bt Ba sPOHIl MEDICAL core AN Sante fodiana, USA. changing A FA PLU PINK &ood col \