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THE KAISER AND DESTINY,
The truth about Germany's Western Front is very clearly told by a Dutch
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how all possible linen, even down to white | shirta, bed linen, and bewels, had bein commandered for the Western hospitals. To described how ia village after village schools, convente, and other big pable word private building had been and still |were being hurriedly converted into hos pitals Belgium is one huge hospital and the Flanders front is one vigi sham
[bles,” he said.
DESERTERS' STORIES. And then there is tho camelovo
“FISITORS "IT"THE HOTELS.
HONGKONG BUTEL Mr D. Horaham Mr A. H. Lay Miss A. G. Anderson Mr and Mrs J. 7. Mr Geo. S. Archbitt --- Leiria
Baring Major and Mrs. D. Mr and Mrs Bagot. Me C. Little Hra Z. Baring
Lorimer Mr. W. Backer Mr and Mrs. W.
MEN W. Adama Me Louis Lan?
Capt. J.Batter Mr H. A Baxter
HEB Li Bayley Mrs E. R. Ballic MC D. J. Bell Mr RJ. Birbook Mr J. D. Birrall
Mr G. Ladin F.Major and Mrs D.
Macdonald Judge & Mrs Mac-
Mahon
Me and Mrs F
Kaitland
Mr G, H, Malcolm Dr and Mrs 0.
Marriott
4.11 article in the Time." The correspondent asks if the British public are paying sufficient siten- tion to the real facts' which lie behind evidere al thousands of Ceramo Germany's Western Front, or if they desepters. Take the case of a sergeant, mess the same knowledge as the batch wearing the Iron C, whom I met at as to the terrible casualties that have been Maastricht. I have been wounded three M CO. Bobanjan Mr Froch B. Marshält indicted on the Bower of the German times," he said once on the Russian Mr and MMA. L. MeG. H. May
front, nes before Verdun, and once nerd. H. Boylan
Bout
Mr G. M. Melanes Army since July 1st, 1916.
"Me and Me” J. Capt. & Mrs French Metatrab Mrs Brand & family MrJ... MeMichael Mr W. G. Browell. My J. Marech Kr. H., Brown Me A. Mirovitch Mr M. W. Bruce wife and two
MrH-Molden Barna 2 Mr
#kra, R. Moulder Mr La A. Dalderet Me and M Mr R. V. Cameron Muller
Now sed then (he continuest, a little $6. Quentin. I have been on frontier light je thrown by some obscure and duty recovering," and just received noti lightly censored provincial jonreal of thecation to join up again, at Brussels. Rhineland or elsewhere on the conditionsThat's bough. I have a wife. prevailing behind the Gate of Hell. Children in Thuringon, but I am not going Sometimes, too, there is a sentenco in a
to Flanders,"
lending article which nouns much to those who have ears to hear but in general, the facts regarding the Western Freud ace very carefully kept from the German publie and are apparently quite unknown. to England.
"Sens to Banders" is a suntence of death. day in Germany there is ample evidence that You will be.. went
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Mr J., Nicolson Dr. and Men” 6.
Ozorionmy
A little later I had occasion to talk to Miss Carpmael
Mr & Mrs Carpenael Mirqand Mrs.
Nicholls another non-commissioned man-a native Miss Cherney of band who, with a few privates, bad and Mrs G. R.
Christie fed through Belgium "and" across the Me CE Chabb Mr and Mrs F. G. Thutch Belgian frontier. I have been. R. Plunkett- Fenry
Colors
Master Petar Penny under British gunfire," he said. "We Wr J.J. Coleman Hr M. Patro
sible." This man I met on the following Miss Cox cannot stand it any longer. It is impos-Mr and Mrs Cordley Mr J.L. Plummer
MrJ.D. Courtney - My A. O. Potonky Hr W. J. Pringle day, and again two days later. When Mr and Mrs Darby Her B Pritchard
Mr and Mrs J. and a wo
Dhevideon Mr R. Pujades
first met him he was full of his terrifying,
Flanders" is used repeatedly as a threat experiences. He had see a company INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Transhipment)ethers inclined to grimble about red-out. The regiment or what was left
to", discontented munition workers and ught in barrage fire and literally wiped
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THE MASER' YEARS.
It is hat a few weeks since, the Kaiser, in the very middle of one of Germany's "pence offensives," blurted out the truth from Flanders. However mach may be
afterwards he was himself ander orders for the front line again in the same place,
Bay, and Mrs W/8.
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Mr JR Edvarda
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EH. Dodwell, Ray Chairman. It is characteristic of German deserters kept from him, he saw enough during that, while they faes almost without
Grimble & family Mrs H. Shocksa that last visit to Exlgium to realise where flinching the idea of being shot whilst Mr D. 8. Guthrie Mr R. 1. Sbeldon
Mr and Mrs Robi Mr and Mrs Ed. Germany's gravest danger lay.
trying to escape, they have at first an
Hall,
"Skellim and baby Shaling his fat towards the ridgn which almost over mastering frar of befag caught Capt. T.-P. Hall Mr P. B Simmons was yet held, be declared that at all fonts dod went back to the front. They have Mr E Hammond Mrs M Blade Fagland must be beaten to her knees usually been some days on the way, and Mr and Mrs W. A. Men W. EL Sparks
while the immediate effects of their Mr and Mrs H. R. Mz J, Stalker
Hannibal Mr AW.P. Spiers I was no petulant ery of a dotard; it experiences have had time to wear off, the Harling and child Mr. A. W. van der was not (as it was here and there inter-iron of it has eaten into their souls. The Mr. G. Harper the Star preted) a protest against the diplomatic Western front has become their night. Mr and Mrs J. E. Mr H-F. Stoneham
Hayes
Mr R. A. Stabington "offensive" of his statesmer: it was the
Mr A. Hicle? spontaneous outburst of one who eat, what,
Mr and Mrs Paat Mr C. P. Templeton
Hodgson was happening and could form worne ides)
Then there are a set of people, I believe M.W.E.Hoogewer#MAF. G. Thompson of what was destined to happen ont for mostly women, who are on the look out Mr.A Shelton Rooper Mrs R. E. Thompson
Mr. P. Thomson. from where he stood.
to get hold of deseñers and get them into Mr.I Hope
Mr L. Houghton Me CFTrimm trouble with the There is other and more direct evidenes especially when they are believed to have Capt. and Mrs R. Intwiler
Datch authorities. MrD.Jivan Houten Mr and Mrs T. W of what is happening behind the Geraangiven away valuable information.
Vollenweider fine in the West. First, there is the
Quite recently, in a Rotterdam tranyway- Mr and Mrs M-Mr 15% van WARS | oral months 11 per cent. per annum. evidence of Belgian refugees who have car. I was accosted by one of these agents, Mrs L. M. Joblin ded intry Holland across the electric wire. respectably dressed women of suddle Mrs M. Tolles For Further Information, Famage Fares Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings. It is true that, in recust inonthe fewge Deutscher Militar he asked, Mr EM. Joseph Mr P. P. Whitham
under her, breath, Kann ich etwa hel | MIN,O,KalpakdjianMfrs P. Whitham 1- onour came from Menin. Courtrai, and Tea (Are you Gresa military mi? De F. Beyt Mr. T. Williamson no forth, because so far, as has been Can I be of any assistance I replied Mr W. D. Latimer Wilson
Capt. TheLarsen, Capt. and Mrs possible the civilian population has been slayd, "Thave not the harro Bra C. Mr. F. Walsifier, espensted from these places, pat, dre may Pardon, pardon," whettered, and Lanriter Mr G. G. Wood
tents of her reticole immediately buried homself with the con
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two nights. in a hotel close to Gheat. Be it is now becoming fairly well known Mr. and Mr»H^A^ "McLachlan Day, travifer at their option balances of AUTHORIZED, CAPIELL...Tots 48,000,008,807,
was a man of means, ngwise anxious to
1
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per snuzi.
be sure, out of any cure for their lives, but because in Menin and Courtrai they
But in general these agent of the know and see Soo much, and sometimes German authorities are no longer very
FEAK HOTEL
they get away to tell it.
successful. In the eyes of the Dutch law Mr and Mrs Adams Dr and Mrs Koch Before Passchendaele fell, and just after they are, of cours, guilty of grays offence, Mr and Mrs D. R. Me and Mrs G.
and when caught at their work are de Blair en British troops had reached part of the punished. Also, despite the careful Mr. and Mrs O. T. Mes W. U. Latt ridge further south, I was talking in advertisement given in Belgium and GerBroskapear Caps & Mrs H M Botterdamn to a Belgian who had spent many to the rare cases in which deserters Mr. and Mrs. Camerun Macaulay have been recaptured after reaching Dutch Carta Me and Mis C..D.
along the frontier that deserters are not Cartwright
Mr and Mrs G. tell a story," sape, and on the whole handed over by the Dutch authorities, as Mr&Mrs F W. Cary Nightingale sot particularly well disposed to British the Germans so long succeeded in getting Mr and Mrs F. B. L. Mr T. L Ferkins airmen, whom he accused of "unneces-frontier troops to believe.
Dowbiggin
Mr and Mrs W. sarily datinging" his home city, Bruges. The elaborate machinery set ups and Mr and Mrs J. Róberts But he discribed vividly, how all night maintained for preventing desertion, the Douglas long for two night trainload after train. recent offer of pardon to all deserters to Mr 8. Evans
neutral countries who would came back; Mr Denman Fuller load of wounded, dying, and dead Ger and the efforts to lure deserters back from Mrs Garlick mans passed through, one train succeed. Dutch soil by way of inking of them a Mr and Mrs Be
BA ing other at the shortest interval deterrent example are sufficient evi Hale
Mr & Mrs V. Findlay possible.
dence not only of the German anxiety Mr and Mrs. R. Smith about desertion, but also of the conditions Harling & child Mrs K Sveen,
Mránd Mrs J. C. M. Lt Col John Ward
Karles
Mr and Mrs G. E.
7+
A few days later another Delgisa, when the Western front which make men so
house outside Brussels, told me desperately sanions to get away.
"For the Blood is the Life.”
YOUR BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.
YOU are troubled with Eccents, IF and paint of Bid Legs, YOU are suffering benches Blotches, Spo, Pimples,
Abesessor Ulcers, Berofateus and Uloersted Soros Glandaler Ewallings, Blood Paison, eral
Hoils, Sores or Eruptions of any kind continually bursting through the skin.
IF YOU have that constant toning IF YOU are in the grip of Khatt Atostiam, Bastion, Lambago,
and inflammation of Pilor Chat, ste
All these are sure signs at ligging blood Impunity, calling for itqumalists treatment through the blood, so don't waste your time sna money on parlam lotions and messy cintments, which cannot get below the arrface of the skin, What you want and what you must hare is a medicine. that will get right to the rook of your trouble, a medicine that will thoroughly free the blood, of the poisons ous matter which Alons is the trua aspisal of all your, suffering. Clacky & Bĺpod Stixture la just such a medicing. It is composed of ingredienty, which quickly attack. overocme, and expel from the blood all Impurities (from "hatever caung Tingg and by renduring it clean spd turs, can be relied on to effect a lasting cure. The True Value of CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURK? Uis oertified by a moet, reniarkable"col" Lection of unsolicited testimoniale frame grateful patiënts of all clumenstienta who bare: beerleared aftar docfers ind hospitals have given them
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