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Amsterdam. June 21.-The Statement by a Freach Soldier. Garman quarterly Church Review the first section of which is
A Ceylon man who reestly joined the LA BO, writes on the ablished by the Protestant The following article, translated subject of buying equipment: Kreusastung, of Berlin, seems from La Suisse, a journal publish" All I wanted was a couple of likely to make unpleasant reading ed in Genev, will be found of ground sheete and a water bottle for Emperor William, în view of much interest:-- for use in "Mespot." Considering his frequent utterances in praise A Franch soldier who escaped that the city at the present of the pisty and high morality of recently, at the cost of a thousand moment contains about 100,000 the German people.
difficulties, from the camp, at civilians and 30,000 troope, it The Review declares that the Hannbeim, gave as before be left seemed not unreasonable to task of the church has become for Puria, erme enggestive parti- suppose that the purchase of immeasurably harder "because of enlare regarding the trae situation. there things would notabsorb the atter lack of diecipline and in Germany, very large proportion of a man's working day.
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An Explanation of War-time Issues,
Bankers Magazine "Lave the "Why," ask the London
circulation risen to £240,000,000, war-time currenOy Dolem' in of which more than 480,000,000. months? First, because of the has been added in the past twelve ise of poten to replace the esti mated £150,000,000 gold coin in circolation when the war tegev, the banks paying cut the new notes over the counter to de- positore, and then delivering ecob gold sa was received to the custody. of isst year the estimated amount of the Back of England. In April of gold in circulation bed been almeet extolly, covered by the total of cemercy notes outstand
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religions feeling among the pes. Nobody is capable of decrib ple. Our youth, with their easily ing the misery which exists over So I at out early one afternoon gotten money in their pockets, there. One can now hardly ever and went to the largest military swollen with siofal pride," it and anything to eat. And the teilors and outfittere in the city, continues, "arerpfirely contempt little there is left is sold at un They bar no ground sheets at all, none of restraint and continecce. imaginable prices. A litre off and the only water bottle in stook Confusion reigns in numberless" Weineresiz"-a chemical mix- was one made of aluminium. at of the administrative Government tare which makes one thirsty and Ra 21 80 I said I wasn't thinking | deperimenta se to what is right gosws the atomsch-cost for 8 50. of taking gold and silver and and wrong. The highest law Beer is only obtainable with other prreinde metals on service, seems to be profiteering and ration cards, and these must be and Ileft. Visita to other outfitters amusement,"
presented at the beer abopa at ware equally fruitless; there was,
A Milion rud a Half of Men Lamenting the laxity of pre-fixed houre. The sausage shops: indeed, a waterbottle in one shop, sant-day German morale, the oan only open once a week. This 10 Be Taught the Sport. priced at Ba 11 80, but it was en Row incidentally but gravely is often enough, because the ration impossible that I wouldn't look condemns the proposal emanating for meat is fixed at 100 gramme Official army boxing rules to Washington, D. O., Jana 22.- from Cologne, to legalies bigamy.i.e. 32-per week for each At diccer that night, I told the which proposition the document person. Only children ander fire govern boring contests among the old Colour, who dines at the takee seriously. This attitude years of age have the right to million and a half men in trainiog asme table in the hotel, of all my is interesting because it is recalled drink milk, and then only to the were issued to day by the Wor troubles. Be recommended me that the proposal at the time it extent of a pint daily for each Department Commission on Train to try the Army Clothing Store, was made was represented by obild, and cquerquently "the ing Camp Activities. The new code recently opened, "somewhere eminent Germans ats mere freak, child mortality. rate in 85 differa radically from the codes near the station." So next mora unworthy of serious notice.
A great number commonly in use for the last ten ing I set out in a tongs, for The Review #xpresses fear of of old people
aleo die, or fifteen years and resembles slation. No store are visible: irreparable damage to the exist. In short, every body suffers terrib-more particularly the Marquis of neither was the Station Master, ing Evangelical 3:ste Church ly from banger. If the recceraries Queensberry rules which Isid nor the sssistant Station Master. nalees it eccceeds is overcoming of life are scare lozaries are not Greater credit le given to the atress on fast, olever fighting. No one seemed to know anything the indifference of the people to very abundant eilber. Cigarette boxer who is sggressive in spile about the store. At last, some religion. good angel directed me to
of ponishment than to the one Railway Transport Office, and
who covers up or clinches.
"A million and a half men of there I received road directions. We went back to the Gate, and But let as "retarn to the food A drive of 8 len minates the time. I avoided the guard, question Could you beliere that the new army are being taught to brought me to the efore abo
getting almost it has been possible for some time box," says Dr. Joseph E. Bayoroft only to find that cather ground as bored with slapping his bait past to sell in the grocery shop the Commission, in a statement sheets nor water bottles were I was with acknowledging his of Hannheim grass forge as siccked there. I was told, how salutes. I thought my troubles regetables, and even that costa "because it develops in them accompanying the new rules, ever, that if I would go to the were now over, and that all I had 38. the popad. Potatoes arO BE araensl, which was "three to five to do was to go and fetch the present very seszoe and the allow those qualities of alertness and miles away," I should be sure to thinge, and return home. But that ance is one pound per week per better bayonet fighters. Sucosse pagasily which make them get what I wanted. I didn't like isnt'i the way thing are done in the person. Weakened by these in bayonet fighting depends up she idea of driving ten miles or army. After walking, aome dis- restrictions the po-alation, gen- sa over dusty glaring roade, but fance in the arsenal, in terrific erally speaking has become very attack even more than apop aggressive determination spu there was no alternative. So after beat-it was one o'clock by this debilitated. Oas never meets a an interminable hot drive, we time we found the shed where person who does not look pale and technical skill. Boxing develops reached the arsenal. I aprang the ground sheete were stored. feeble. The French prisoners,-
this aggresiveness in cffence. A down (more or lest), and the The Man in Charge said I had who are in fact better off si they re-attacking forward sotia guard jamped to the slope," and come to the right place, but receive parcels of provisions from bayonet charge means 98 per slapped his butt. I went into the that I should have to wait till their homes--are often in the returned to safety. That is one cent. grota of fighting men cffice and said "I want two ground half past one! I began my tale requisition. An actor of sheeta sad a water bottle plesse." of woe again, and rather than Mannheim Theatre offered 250 important reason why the new The man in chargersid: "Have listen to it he went for the sheets maika ir a piece of soap which boring rules act a high premium After signing various docamente, belonged to one of my comrades.con cffensive rather than on you got your indents?"
I hadn't an idea what indents and receiving a chit sutherieing! "I repeat it and it is not a defensive fighting:" were, bat didn't think I carried me to remove the things from the fairy tale the Germans are living! All back stepping, covering up, But what, then, explsing the any shoot with me, and told him arescal, est off again for the through an awful period at pre- and purely defensive work ere issue of more than £80,000,000 water bottle shed. Elf dead with sent, such as no other people has discouraged under the army box notes since bat date? The reply Then you'll have to fetch some heat, banger, and vexation we ever gone through. Even trade ing rules, and each contestant is is so follows: from that building over there." I found the door-barred! Fort itself is suffering from the want made subject to a penalty for "As broke must be eorplied "that building over nately, there were two men in- of raw materials, They are such work. This latter recom-with sufficient carrency for the there," and asked for indente for side, who were most kind, and ecinally piercing a tonnel in the mendation is a direct departure needs of their customere, and "two ground sheets and a water-showed me some of the wondere Grand Dachy of Baden by means from the accepted standard of incidentally for the requirements bottle." I was given six formidable of their stores. After getting of machines connected by driving ring strategy
which pate s of trade, the Treasury iernes sheets of paper-three for the water bottle from one place, a banda made of cloth becsuze premium on
parely defensive currency notes for
the par sheets, and three for the bouls. I cover from another, a strap from leather is not procurable. The tactice.
Under the new raies & pose, as and when required, up to went back and flourished these in another, and a piece of webbing scarcity of that article is such that total cf six blows constitutes the half the issued capital of the the face of the Man in Charge of from a fourth, the water bottle the eo-called stylish people ground plan of the boxing pro banka. As long, therefore, a was "serembled." After that, of Mannheim-or thoes who gramme. The maintenance of such exceptional profits are made, and the Oslo.
Bat," he said, "you haven't there remained cols the signing would like to be thought a wear a series of blows muet te tak workers obtain more pay than filled them up."
of varicos docemente and the re- asndals made of wood, cosree en into consideration in the final they can spend conveniently, and "No," I said, "but I jolly well ceiving of the chit suthorising cloth, and straps of webbing. judgment of points. "The value neglect to invest it as they should, will do."
me to remove "one water bottle "These namerous privations of attack cannot be over-estimated, the total of Treasury curresor "Oh! but you can't; you will complete," form the arsenal. I have shaken the moral standard and should be considered a prime notes will continue to reach still have to go back, and get them felt quite sure that now I was of the civilian population to such factor in the allotting of points," higher figures. To aam ap, the filled up in the place where you really free to go, being possessed an extent that they no longer it is stipulated. The new rules, prosperity of the working clausee got them from." So back I went, of my goods, and armed with believe in a hypothetical Ger. which were formulated upon the rise in the price of commodi Bad climbed a second time the authority to remove them. man victory. The people have soltation with the Commission tier, and larger cash reserves
I was wrong. giddy outside spiral stairway that
Thero was still also Jost all interest in boxing instructors in the various
in the bsuka readily scoopat. leads to the upper storey, I found another, building to go to. There the Aleros-Lorraine question, campe, lay particular emphasis for the steady demand for aditi the cleik in charge of the indente a description of the goods was now only thinking of one thing, upon
those points which are tional currency. This, in the dept, and eaid I wanted to fill up written down in duplicate, and sand that is to be free from the valuable in the farthermost train absence of gold, can only be met the beastly forme.
copy was given to a small boy. I Prussian yoke. And they holding of the men who are going to by the issue of fresh currency "But there are not endorsed by wanted to know if I could not go, one man responsible for this be hayonet fightere,
notee, whicb, after all, do not your 0.0.', It was too true. "And as I was just about fed up. This world wide corflet-the Crown
Under the army rules the exceed in amount the gold that what Division are goo, attached for has to go to the the Major Prince. William IL himself is referee is shorn of moob power would be required for the interns to? I hadn't the remotest nation, to be eigned by him. But it will considered a secondary person, as Many of his active fonctions have requirements of trade end bank and ssid I didn't think I was take only abut ten minutes, and they represent that he has only been delegated to two judge, ing were supplies of this metal attached to any Division,
then you'll be free to go !” been the toy of his bellicose each of whom is assisted by available for the purpose, instead **Then you can't get the Finally, at 1.40 p.m. I got out offspring.
clerk. Fouls are clearly defined of being required for the more Our informant sleo told us and are within the jurisdiction of pressing purpose of financing the things."
into the open air again,a free That was a knock-out. I told man? I had still four miles or that the recent raide by the Allied the referee, who may disqualify foreign trade of the country. him that I had been warned.for so of blazing hot roads to drive aviatore bad canead a panic in immediately any contestant for active service in Merpot, wilbina over before reaching my hotel. Mannheim and nothing now attempted unsportsmanlike t80- quarter-of-an-bour of reporting Eventually I did get back, only remains of the aniline factory of tice. Downs are limited to the for duty; that I was told to get to find that I had missed my Ludwigshafen." all my equipment and be in tiffin. Very hot, very tired, very readiness to leave at once; that I hungry, and very fed up general- didn't know the first thing about ly, I drove on to the dentist, whom anything; and fasily, that I had kept waiting nearly an trusted to his clemency and the hour. He told me he had turned goodness of his heart to forgive down five patients because of me, no all my delinquencies and I and I replied (somewhat testily) mate statement of the Hong- The following is the approxi- prayed him for any sake to push that I had come hungry, because the blessed thing through. So of him! He bad his revenge in receipta for the week ending kong Tramway Company's trafñe he gave way, and after filling the very long half hour that
10th August, 1918- up all ix. forme, throw them followed,
I bave quite decided that if ever over to a native writer, and phonted the word "Namber." In again I want ground-sheete or due course, I was put in charge water bottles or anything of that This Year:.. of mistoscopic chakra," and sort I shall either steal them or Laat Year: told that he would see me go without. through.
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