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ONE YEAR AGO;

HER ANNIVERSARY,

GERMANY AMONG THE PARIAHS AND LEPERS.

THE BIG PUSH.

WHAT IT MEANS.

(BY LOVAT FRASER.].

THE NEW IRISH POLICY.

INTERIM MEASURES.

future.

MR. HUGHES AT CAPE TOWN.

In the House of Lords last month,, Lord Lansdowne announced the policy which BY A WOMAN WORKER.]

the Government intended to pursue in Mr. Hughes, the Australian Premier,

The great British offensive has begun Ireland during the transition from the Can you believe that there is a war received a great welcome on arrival at on?" I asked my companion.

Cape Town. On rising to reply to numer gloriously well, and what we have now military rule of the present to the pro- Somewhere, high in the perfect sky, nous addresses, when were persecuted to bear in mind is that our troops do notjected self-government of the

The chief points in his specch, were no lark was singing of its joy: tail mar to him in the presence of a packed gather-expect to be in Berlin this week. guerites proudly queened it over the greeting at the City Hall, Mr. Hughes was I never remember a secret so widely follows:-- and gold of the meadows; the scent of greeted with loud and prolonged cheers, shared. Not only every man woman and Whilst Sir John Maxwell, supported by Ho said that for the past three weeks child in the country but, as von Both- hay was wafted from adjoining fields like a faint yet happy sigh over departed he had travelled across thousands of mann Hollweg would say, every dog and glories in the distance cattle lazily browsed; a tiny stream murmured under leagues of ocean, and seen not one flag cat has seemed to be going about for the the primitive bridge on which we stood, but our own. (Great cheers.) It was be last fortnight murmuring Albert." The while the sun tonched everything with its cause the civilized world realized the Some as the scene of a possible "push"

nature of this struggle that, despite her has been upon every lip. magic wand,

marvellous organization, despite the Surely there can't be a war on," murmured again, drinking in the quiet manner in which she had poisoned the sources of public in.ormation, and de- beauty of the scene.

spife her successes, Germany was being pushed back more and more into the com- pound where the pariahs and lepers abound.

You've only to look at us to see that there is," said Ilian,

"Us"

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some 40,000 troops, enjoys the unabated confidence of the Government, we can- hot look forward for an indefinite period to leaving the Government of Ireland as it stands at this moment. Our hope is that we may be able to ap- point an Irish Minister who will be re sponsible to Parliament. It will, no doubt, be necessary that we should have alongside of him a capable mili- tary officer with a sufficient force to maintain unquestioned order.

The newspapers obediently discussed the Buikovina and the Trentino, but they could not ease the prevalent tension. A fictitious story about Lille started in the City and spread over half the kingdom. In France the Paris Press was full of hints which were neither dark nor mys-We also. fully intend that the Defence of the Realm Act, which will remain in terious.

it should,

be

· NgeGssary, force, strengthened. There is no intention whatever of grant- Lag a general arumenty of prisoners who are now undergoing imprisonment in Ireland.

"Well, we should not be here by our

In this war there was no half-way selves unless there was & war on, should

house. No "nation in the world could The truth is no dould that in the more who answered practically we never came this favourite walk without afford to take up what was termed an populons theatres of war the prepara- Henry, and you always had Edward impartial attitude. He rejoiced that all tuny for a very spacious offensive can no with you. Why, it was just two years parts of the far-flung British Empire, longer be kept wholly secret. When mil- ngo to this very day that we made up the without regard to party, class, or tradi-ons of men are bestirring themselves hay-making party," she went on.

tions, had massed themselves on the side near the fighting line they create more Eagerly we recalled happy memories of of right, South Africs bad problems of than a ripple of excitement. Even if they dage that seem so very long ago--why is its own, but shared the Empire's com all reserved silence the roar of the hom- it we all go over these pre-war days mon ideals and destiny. He congratulated bard ng guns is a more effectual, adver eagerly until a white-clad figure com- ing over the field path claimed our at- General Botha and General Smuts for 'sment of intention than any

undertaking the Empire's work in a paper. The Russians seem to have made tention.

workmanlike manner, thereby showing a surprise of their recent blow" against that South Africans, whether orginally the Austrians, but they began in sparsely Dutchmen or Englishmen, regarded with populated districts, their preliminary passionate and deathless affection those bombardment was brief, and none were ideals for which we were prepared to die. more astonished than the Russians then-

Australia, South Africa, and Canada selves at the overwhelming results. were fighting for their very existence as self-governing Dominions They woulded, for which our musition workers have perish if they adopted the soft, clusive method of standing out of this fight.

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Slacker." we cried out presently, as we laughingly recognised and greeted the newcomer.

of would have thought → Whoever mecting you here at this hour of the! morning she replied.

We find an occasional day's tramp: over the old familiar ways the best an idole to worry and the biggest soother in the world," we told her, and it sends us back to business with new energy for work and a new optimisin about the

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Seems strange, doesn't it," she said, after a silence, that we three should be here by ourselves?"

"War time" answered Lilian, with a strange note of finality in her voice, as the same thoughts ran through all three minds.

Will you join us?" we said later, aiter we had asked after and discussed the brothers, relatives, and friends with in the war zone. Let's pretend this is one of the good old days. We're doing five miles before we stop for lunch. Come along!

"Not to-day," she said quietly, "Why ever not?"

I'd just love tu come in the ordinary way but not to day," she reiterated. To-day I must go alone-I have plan ned every step of the way,

"Oh. you understand, don't you?" She came nearer as she noted our surprised looks. To-day is my first anniverary

Then suddenly it dawned on us, and we flushed up at our former obtoseness, it was a year ago to this very Saturday Hout her young hasband laid down his life for his country.

There was nothing to say-- There are times nowadays when even shattering girls recognise that the sym- pathy of silence is more appreciated than the gentlest of words,

THE NIGERIAN PROPHET,

NATIVE BISHOP'S VIEW OF THE MOVEMENT.

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A safficient garrison would be maintain- ed in Ireland during the period of transition.

news-We propose to issue an Order. in Council under the Defence of the Realm Act

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competent military authority to prohibit the carrying of military ring without a permit. This order will be applied to all, except to the military, naval, and police forces, and will be enforced, like all re- galations under the Defence of the Realm Act, by Court-martial. lary, Sir Neville Chamberlain, some The Chief of the Royal Irish Constabm- time ago expresed his desire to be re- Tiered of his post. We hope almost im mediately to announce the appointment to the position of a gallant officer whose record inspires us with absolute, o Adence, and who will; we believe, be regarded favourably by all political parties in Ireland.

We propose to have recourse to trial be- fore resident magistrates. If the re- sident magistrates already in the ser vice of the Government are not found sufficient for the work, we shall be quite endy to ask for provision to increase their number..

FRENCH-CANADIAN GRIEVANCES,

Sir

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Now that the great enterprise has start- toiled and ur troops have watched and waited these many weary months, lat u try to see it in a right perspective. The three things to remember are that this is probably only the beginning of a long and sustained attack, which may not bring quick and sustained results; that the British offensive is only part, and con- ceivably not the principal part, of huge concerted movements by all the Allies; and, above all, that ven if the Allies succeed far beyond their expectations, we The Church Missionary Society, in may still find ourselves a very long way communication, says

References have recently appeared in from the end of the war,

yes fixed on the the public Press to a teacher in Nigeria, British front alone. We made that mis who calls himself Elijah 11, the prophet take last autumn at the time of the battle spoken of in Malachi iv. 5.

of Luns, and the consequence was that address delivered by Bishop Johnson, this country entirely failed to understand President of the Niger Delta Church Board, it appears that the man's name the wonderful way in which Russin, vic 18 Garrick Sokari Braid, and that he is torious in delrat, eventually stemmed a member of the congregation of St. and broke the tide of the fiermaa ad- The French are fight-

STIRRING REMINDER BY BIR W. Andrew's Church, Bakana, in the New vanee eastward.

Other subordinate ing in line with us on the Somme, and Calabar district.

LAURIER. teachers have risen who describe them they are now entering at Verdun upon

Speaking al selves as the sons of the prophet." the fifth month of the greatest and most

Brome, Quebec, They all speak as though their utterances costly battle the world has ever seen. The were really those of God himself, and Italiaus are attacking sucessfully all Wilfrid Laugier said that after two year Garrick is treated with the utmost reveralong their front, and I am inclined to of conflict, there was reason to hope thi common think that when history apportions the we had seen the turning point. Two yea ence by both chiefs and the people.

not been able to secure a decision. Faith healing is prominent in the laurels the marvellous mountain warfare had elapsed and the German Army

I am proud to say as A Canadi The Russians are arovement, and as confession of sins is of the Italian troops may perhaps get

are proud as Canadisy required before healing, what is almost the biggest share.

that in the battles which bard the confessional has been instituted. The battl ng hard on their southern front, and you

the way to Calais Canadian Voluners movement seeks to win the heathen to and, as General Brusiloff has told us, Christianity, but the requisite prouin-they have only just begun. We must look have done their share nobly. They ar- ence is not given to the Gospel of redempat the war as a whole, and not fix airprised friends and fees alike.. Nove of raz ou a piece of it, even in these proud could have suspected that our young aw atoning death am going" she went on softly, tion through the

Farmers cold have risen to the haght: over the scenes where we spent our Christ."

they did. It is admitted that ou ater- There is, however, good in the rave- happiest days and years together: I am

There has been no attack on the western tain beens when the battle was nivsk It leads the people to cultivate going over the walks and through the ment.

Bishop Johnson front omparable in extent with the lost, it was the Canadians who relieved fields that he particularly loved, and the spirit of prayer. which I always associate with him. says It is inducing a very large num-ovement begun on Saturday. The main the day, and saved the honour of Eng I simply could not go to the office ber of persons to give up using European battle of Loos was fought on a front of land, Canada, and the Allied Nations

I especially ask my French: {'nadian to-day, and I could not keep in the house spirits entirely, and many native traders little more than five miles The simul I wanted to be somewhere where I could to withdrew themselves from the traffic. taneous French stack in Champagne was friends to do their part. There are men talk if I wanted to, where I could laugh We are told how very many interior na-delivered on a front of fifteen miles, amongst then who tell them they must if I wished, and where I could cry when tives would not buy any class of gin in though the pressure varied. at different not enlist because they, elaiar to have I liked, So." she smiled, "I have dressed any of the markets where it had been points. The Germans began at Verdun grievances in Ontario. Let me tell them myself in the clothes he liked me in best, before the chief article of trade; and that on a front of about seven miles, which that grievances must be settled by the I am passing through the places he this measure of sucress has been suficient liked most, and somehow, I think he will to alarin several European traders and they afterwards greatly increased. The Law Courts, and that they have their and that those who want to have their cause them to be very anxious for the present Franco-British operation appears duties and obligations as well as right

front of more than twenty be very near me."

eitizens of the For once we were unembarrassed by fature of the trade in this line.

Empire must be prepared to do their the tears that fell for the boy and com- Previous accounts of the movement, miles, and we may be sure that as the rights recognized as

duty to the full

He recalled the example of the Ameri- For this attack, we must realise, s panion we had all known and loved, but given in The Times on June 22nd, repre-offensive progresses it will expand.

can Civil War in which no decisive battle his wife shed no tears; she picked up her sented it as

and as inimical to something largely different from any Sargol, to our mind, is the most wonder-handful of buttercups-the flowers we had of negro-maudo-Christian, as a kind

was won for two years, and concluded- Government authority. "Elijah II.,' previous offensive in which our troops ful Flesh Producing and Weight-Increma always tersed him about liking hestanders stated, claimed, among other have participated. It is not a single Let us fight the battle to the end, and ing treatment in the World- scientific went on her way. remedy breed on the theory that excessive Over the meadow we watched her go, miraclous gifts, to be able to raise the smashing blow in the hope of breaking resolve as they did, that we shall never thingess comes from imperfect food siri stooping every now and again to add dead, and retailed his bath water as an the German line at once.. Breaking the fold our arms until the curse of slavery

ills. Bishop German line does not mean the capture has been removed." lation; that the sugars, fats, albuminoids to her nosegay. Almost she looked like infallible panaces for al, while praising village bere and there. The German and starches in your food are passing aut one of the marguerites herself with her Johnson, it of body to-day just as live coat shokes slender girlish fugre, her white floating certain aspects of the movement, criticizes 'ne will not he broken until we see the

theological standpoint. Huus pivoting on Metz and abandoning domination by & viperous brood. theprophet's your

garments, and her burnished head. out of a wide grate when only partly con

Do you think there is a war on now?" The number of Christian converts among their whole series of positions in North world will neither recover peace nor pre- jeed. It's up to you. Stop this fearful

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era France and Western Belgium; and Let this new-found

the negroes of Southern Nigeria, is consid- erable, and many of them have adopted no one expects to witness such a change serve liberty, unless the fanatical Fras sians see their power rendered impotent treatment aid your poor disordered "out from it?"

It is from this class just yet. The present offensive will doubt European ways.

and their ideals shattered, of kilter" intestinal machinery to turn

that Elijah II, seems to have drawn his less continue for many weeks, and may all this flesh-making food you put in your mouth each day into its proper channels

subordinate teachers. where your blood can carry it to every

Bishop Johnson, Assistant Bishop of for a long time be an affair of compara

pulses. When Grant had preased against that the war cannot end soon. Prussian part of the body and turn it into healthy and fast upon the women of Great Bri- Western Equatorial Africe, is a native of lively small gains and occasional re-

West Africa.

the lines of Richmond and Peterburg for ambitions can never be broken on Frenda or Russian soil. Unless the Allies can two months, and had fought and lost the invads Prussia (and Bavaria) far and It's not an experiment, this Sargol, THE VOLUME, which consists of Hundreds of people living in every corner.

battle of Spottsylvania, he said wide, and dictate prace on Prussian soil, Pagon, and includes a Bhetch Plan of England testify to its marvellous quali-

propose to fight it out on this line, if it all the great sacrifices that have been of historical interest showing the “disponi-

takes all summer. We may eredit Gen- tion of the Forces at the battle of Kwelics. One lady writes to say: "I could hardly eat anything and was not able to

e, all the valour of the Allied troops, ling in dediosted to Bir Roger HART:sit up three days out of a week, with

What are we fighting for? There have G.O.M.G., and Dr. A. Ex..

I took only two boxes Ita deription of China Boel stomach trouble.

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Some of them refer to weddings, others the British diversi to wounds, others to departures, and year before the war. others to deaths. They are love and

For the quarter ending March 31st. If it does, and if four months of German when. this onemy are driven back to the happiness, pleasure and pain, all mixed fruitless, there the up together, and one cannot be remem the quarter ending March 31st, 1915, it

that we should have to fight again in ten bered without the other.

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All women cherish anniversaries, whe- ther the memories be happy or ead-and just now anniversaries are crowding thick

Lain.

Yet these anniversaries are different from any others that we remember--they are so young those war anniversaries, some of themt are barely a year old you £102,000,000 IN 3 MONTHS, none of them is two years old. They are so young, and because of this they are more poignant. None of them is wholly happy because all are tinged with the

eorching breath of war.

It is just a year ago • * yamen

others murmur.

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eral Haig with a similar resolve, with variations

The true result of the Russian victories

in the east has been seen in the Austrian

weaken the German attack un Verdun?

British onslaught will at least have at tained a primary success.

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And that is what I mean when I say

will have been in vain.

t'ng the world in flames. A peace signed

And the women who are quietly living through these anniversaries are of any age from eighteen to eighty. And, ac cording to their years and temperaments, the significance of these anniversaries varies. To many grief or pleasure. is not intensified by the day in the year war, we feel that we have been robbed of points, the Germans will not be able to that commemorates the event, although something that was our just due, and a mass huge reinforcements at one particu- the day is remembered, but to the sadness has been cast across lives that lar spot, as they have just done before from German soil, and in that fact lies. younger generation these unaccustomed might well have looked forward to many Kovel. This is the critical phase of the their great strength." I do not know What happens in the next three who the man was, but he spoke a trus word. We can never regard this war as saniversaries of real spochs in their lives care-free, light-hearted years before hap- war.

piness and love were diluted with pain months will probably decide the future won, nor hope to look upon a world set have a great significance.

Most of their former anniversaries have and anxiety. Anniversaries, emphasise character of civilisation.

When the British troops leaped from free, unless the avenging sword of the been of happy events-the little domestic these facts. celebrations that women love to per Yet, being women, whatever our age, their trenches last Saturday they were Allies is thrust far into the heart of the German Empire. That must be our aim, petuate and now, for the first time we treasure our war anniversaries, what fighting for more than country, and more Nothing less will suffice to rid civilisa sterner anniversaries draw nigh, and ever their nature they are as they are an All mouse. They were fight ion of his cancerous growth. We must early, so early, they are learning the a part of our lives. If they are happy g; as all the Allies are fighting in the do it, even though we have to leave fo ones they bring us fresh hope; if they cause of all mankind. They were fighting those who come after us the task of build- lessons of life.

Some of us have had a slice of the are sad we are determined they shall to free the world from the menace of ing a now Europe out of the wreckage richest part of our youth cut out by the bring us new courage.

HILDA M.. LOVE

(Continued on next Volumn) (Continued on next Colúma.)

of the old-Daily Mail.