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A NEW PLAGUE SERM. SEA NOT SAFE FOR WOUNDED. WHY NOT FIGHT HUN LIES ? WORK BY BACTERIOLOGISIN PASSAGE REFUSED TO HOSPITAL

CHINA.

SHIP.

The Foreign Offien recently issued the following ----

AN ENGLISHMAN OF MINNEAPOLIS,

Some time ago I received a letter from an English gentleman of Minneapolis, whose soul was gravely perturbed by the

"MARINERS OF ENGLAND.

RESCUES FROM THE SÉA

"I will give you a toast"The salt of the earth--the British Navy.!! And wo drank it in the sparkling wine of France. It was one of the Merchant Service who spoke, and he had not landed an hour. He and his crey of 21 were left by the com mander of Use in a small open boat 200 miles from land in a wintry son and wintry wither.

The present war in Europe beg with all sorts of fears about the prolence of typhoid lover among the poopa. An arrangement has existed for some Thanks, however, to Sir roth time between his Majesty's Government shortcomings of England Wright's vaccine, the occurrence this and the Germah Government by which He is, he says, British in every fibre; disease has been reduced to a mimun

British and German incapacitated he wishes nothing so much as that the and the warring nations hav hon prisoners of war are repatriated at cer- Allies should win; and what troubles spared the terrors of the typholgerm. taib intervals, the conveyance of the him most in the conviction, strengthened

Theirs was an unarined vessel and no wire- In the same way, the dreaded tepus or prisoners of war to and from Holland by the reading of American newspapers, as to send out the cry S O S to the British lock-jaw has been overcome, the being effected by means of a British that England has done, is doing, and patrols, and for three days and three nights, scantily clad, a few hard biscuits and bully battlefields of Flanders which tw years hospital ship. In pursuance of this will do nothing to beat Germany.

benf to shares they fought on until at 32 ago, produced thousands of cases 1 fock-arrangement an exchange of incapacitat- It is strange indeed that after two knots a British destroyer encompassed them. TO their thoughts from their hard juw from wounds now claim wy towed prisoners was due to take place on yet of bard work we should not have

proved our seriousness even to the sym-times-their nerves were a little indeed, simply because an effectivecrum the 7th insh, sind all the necessary pre pathetic gentleman of Minneapolis, who why shouldn't they be- I told them of the has been discovered which prascally parations had been made by the British pray ingenuously that England may be antela that had

she w W28, does away with the discase if iccted authorities for the exchange.

Hispurred on to regain something of her before. A stately passenger sha Chade

lost prestige. To win it all back," and

young wives were aboard taking their early enough.

Majesty's Coverament received, through the good man is sure, would be a coles children to fund fathers in India,

miles from It may be remembered that the Edical the United States Embassy before the sal task which ghe an never accomplish well until they were 150 bil

well-wisher nearest land, when without officers of the Manchurian Plagi Pre- rupture of diplomatic relations between So from a distance this way of his do dusit a fatal blow. The murderers came vention Service have been devotir con- the United States and Germany, the origin, with eris of despair. There is no "p to gloat upon the nurderers came German story invented to the discredit the bandout them curving Day siderable time to the elucidat of following telegrams from the Germ of England that he does not accept At break of dawn I told them how I

sadly, as the statement of a plain and those children ashore a fair-liniced boy plague problems. Last summer they Government:- made some important discoveries ard-

Foreign Office communicates follow-sober fact. He wonders how it is for of five, such another as my own; and little

instance, that England is doing far less girls younger still. And then ing plague inhalation. The experbents ing-British Government has intended in the war than Bulgaria. Is it a ques-was sorry. They all were which have for the last six mouth been to bring the severely wounded Germans tion of resources, he asks, or a question

that we should, as he thinks, lng far he-from hell to leave Hook Holland with British-hospital ship bind Serbia or Roumania in enterprise in opon boats

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conducted by Dr. F Eberson, baterio who are to be released from Tilbury to fol cowardice or bravery? It pains him it doesn't mattle children and women logist of that Medical Service, the Naval Medical College in Tientsinhaye Bain, Denis on 7th inst. Foreign. Office and courage. And then, that no rag of land. a kill him with my hands yielded results which bid fair to nera requests the Embassy to call attention at tit boustfulness. The whole And then I tale them, bow splendid the of British Government by telegraph to world," he grumbles, "knows that if women were how they sang in the open new and effective means of combating the fact that this method of transporte continual boasting would have won the indeed, was querulous when she got to boats and never a word of complaint. One, the pest

tion can no longer be considered as safe war, England would have won it long land-it was all fault-there wasn't

all my! single curling tongs in the hotel! owing to the changes which have occurred ago." meanwhile. The old method of Haffkine, tr

Transportation of severely is well to see ourselves sometinics And the officers and European members wounded to and from England can there-as others see us, especially when the pro- of the crew their whole mind was on get- duced twenty years ago, is too unsclain tore only be considered either by means phet of our ruin speaks more in sorrow ting away to an another ship. It is always and full of technical erro«. The prait of one of the Dutch paddle wheel steam than in anger. And we have not yet the same with these mensome I have met investigations aimed both at actvely ships which have been guaranteed safe touched upon the ugiest charge which who twice and three times have been cast

conduct from the German side, or by this groaner of Minneapolis brings upon the face of the waters and always I' immunising the body against infction means of a hospital ship to Southern against us. "And now," says be," the for the job to-morrow," yot the first and also furnishing a highly tent Franor outside of the maritime zone, most terrible thing of all-why have the toast of these men from the Sarenian was

I coupled with it unde my breath serum for protective and prophyhetic inside of which traffic has been prohibit Dominions received the treatment they "The Salt of the Earth--the British Navy"

ed, and from there to Bwitzerland. Some have? Why have the Canadians, Aus mariners of England--the Merchant Service. purposes. Haffking's vaccine, though meat of transportation will also be tralians, and New Zealanders been sys They have the spirit-the trus g breed used extensively in the bubonie tyle of mocessary for further transports of re tematically sent where they would bear that the Cozmans cannot, lisico'stand, d plague has been only moderately sucess-leased German civil prisoners from Eng- the brunt of the slaughter and the fight which laughs their frightfulness to scorm

They are silent men ing, while Englishmen shirked as sys

and shy, those mer- ful. In the pneumonie and septicemicIn further note Foreign Office states:tematically?" And he cacluses a Press chant, service men, and in this selfish world ALWAYS KEEP CANDLES IN THE HOUSE. tyres it has failed absolutely. Again In view of sircumstances mentioned in cutting from his focal newspaper, which of ours they suffer for it. How many know, this immunity when obtained is of very preceding note German military admin- proves to his satisfaction that the Eng for instance, that their pay stops from the

stration has temporarily interrupted lish use the Canadians and Australians moment the ship staks ?

When they arrive godden and half-clad short duration, and has never slown transport of severely wounded. English, merely to save their own lives; that, CROWN

itsef of any value once the disease ob- It will first await reply of English being too cowardly to fight themselves, with all their belongings gone is the Government to abovementioned note they throw the brave and willing sons cost of their outht stopped from their

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a strong foothold in the system.

verbale As soon as this answer has of the overseas Dominions into the fray.money? One shivering lad I tried to force into deper's shop wouldn't Fomit was LOCAL PACHIOTISM. Dr. Eberson has found that thegriague been received repatriation of English

Now I have very little sympathy with his third time, he told me, and he couldn't afford it--bis cluclies were good enough until orgaslin Behaves alterently from most invalids will be arranged in sare

manner in which severely wounded the English gentleman of Minneapolis. he gut home! It may he that he was wrong of the known bueteria in that it does Germans are repatriated. As regards In spite of his sincerity he lacks se and that different slupping companies have not lend itself to the methods of im question of determining route for trans and judgment. It is of small use for a different rules; but we are not so bankrupt munity study as we now understand the portation, German Government presumes man to he British in every fibre if he in decency and in fair play that the matter

that British will decide for transporte as ant faith enough in his Motherland can remain in doubt. subject. It has been highly desirable to tion with one of Dutch paddle whoo! to reject instantly the foul aspersious find some

means whereby the animal steamships, as this is far shorter and less which are cast upon her. Even if he hard for wounded. This route would reads the slanders invented by the body may build up an active resistance also deserve preference to route vit Teutonised Press of Americs he should to a possible infection. In order that Switzerland for reason that German know better than to believe them.

French exchange transports already take his complaints are interesting, because this may take place, it is necessary for place by that route. In case repatria they were general, and they compel All White uniform of 1910 or previous the body to take an active part in the tion is to take place on Dutch ship Gers to ask ourselves the question: Why process, and this has not hitherto been man Legation at The Hague has been are the English misunderstood all the obtained because the Bacillus Pestia is instructed to approach Government there world over 1-

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versa. In future, repatriation of Gor man and English civil prisoners would then also be effected in same manner, Answer desired as soon as possible.”

our achievements. If we

with prepared It is mainly our own fault. We have methods of immunisation which are ed on both sides on Dutch paddle-wheel ourselves, or successful in the case of other organisms boats from Flushing to England and vice can suppress our names after an action have failed completely in the case of plague or have yielded negligible res sujte.

A NEW METHOD. MANINDAfter numerous experiment and tediogg:

researches, the preliminary tests made So Far an animals point to encouraging possibilities with a new method. By this method the plague organisms are made to play an active role in the pro duction of a poison which is used to immunise animals. Obviously, the more toxic the poison is the better the chances of obtaining immunity, provided the, animal may survive closes of the poison Use is made of the different Factors which operate to bring about an im- munity by imitating the course of the

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we are delighted. We find a sort of indelicacy in calling attention to what we have done. It is a strange quality, this habit of suppression, a quality which is far nearer to shyness than to The Foreign Office adds the following modesty. We are not modest, but in brief and acid comment. It is not stated the Minneapolitan's despite we are not whether any reply has been sent to boastful. As we are pleased with the Berlin-

heroism of our friends, so we take our own successes for granted. We have the air of saying: "Of course we succeed- ed; we knew we should, and could have All these fixtures are for 6 p.m. been surprised only by failure. And

POLACE: SCHOOL others, who lack either the will or the power to know the truth, jump rock- Class XJ. (Inspector Gordon)-Tuesday, FREDICAMENT.lessly to the conclusion that we are doing April 17thW

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Comment on the nature of such com- munications, or upon the character that inspires them, seems superfluous.

HOLLAND'S

A VULNERABLE FRONTIER.

diceace. The materials used for the mars"What will Holland do?" is the pows are plague bacteris, blood serum of title of a leading article in the Gazette rabbits and normal horse, serum which like all blood sera containg certain ele de Hollande, which goes on to say ?—- ments. It is these peculiar normal It is highly important that the special elements which when acting upon the position of Holland should be realised plague bacilli after they have been treat-

tice.

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12th April, 1917.

In other words England has not a spark of that excellent thing-local patriotism. If we look at our nowspapers we shall find some justification for the doubts which assail our imperfectly informed friends. We read constantly about the splendid achievements of the useful which may throw discredit upon Scots and Trish, of the Canadians, Aus the foe. The news which they distributo tralians, and New Zealanders. But what with untiring activity is for the most the English do, rad how they do it, we park false news. But falsehood is hard

ed with the serum of immunized rabbits beyond the scas. Holland is surrounded liberates a definite toxic substance cap by Germany and territory in German are told not a word. Is it that the prowess to check at a distance of some thousand able of producing immediate shook,

intoxication or even death. Repeated hands On the Dutch frontier, there isf England, being taken for granted, is miles, and the Germans have calculated, doses of this poison, ondled pro not a single hill, Much has certainly aut what is called "good copy" Or wisely enough, the effect upon messages tcotoxin," have been shown to build up been done to keep the Dutch Army are our writers, themselves Englishman, of a journey across the ocean. That for a resistance to the shock-producing pro- abreast of war developments, but Hal displaying an excessive politeness prais many months a false Impression was perty of the substances In a series of land has few resources of her own withing the deed of others. I do not under- given in the United States in Spain, and methods, varying numbers of injections which to supply all the immense stand the motive of the reticence, which elsewhere by industrious German is perfectly certain. The truth about the of the material were given, and the mechanica requirements upon which clearly misleads thousands, (

war in fact, is only just beginning to animals tested tex days after the last in success or failure depends. Moreover, WHAT ENGLAND HAS DONE

When the falsehoods of the Hunnish emerge abroad. And we have done very . jection with living, highly virulent cul. the fate of Belgium, Berbis, Montenegro, Pres are forgotten, even Minneapolis little to counteract the busy cunning ture inoculated directly into the system and Roumania is not alluring..

will understand what England has done of our adversaries The dose so administered was consider To fight for a high ideal is one thing for herself and for the world. From the We are not well skilled in the art or ably larger (10 times) than that given to when one's own homestead is safe it reporter's point of view she may be de science of propaganda. In falsehood Control" Aninals. The latter with another thing when it means one's own cient in picturesqueness. There is we cannot hope to compete with the out exception, succumbed in 3 days, forms and villages blown to pieces. These no doubt about the greatness of her effort Germans, and indeed we have not tried. whereas the treated animals survived or facts must be thoroughly appreciated for the manifold sacrifices which she has Moreover, as I bave said, we do not like showed positive protection against the the action of our Government would be borne with cheerful equanimity. Unpre- ta king about ourselves, and to talk infection. The object of these experi able to remain quiescent should our pared at the beginning of the war abe about oneself is the beginning, and the ments was to place the results beyond communications be cut off for any length has risen at last to the height of her end of propagands. 2 So we have fail- kmbs, and abnormally large doses of the of time,

effort, and if only the Germans did not ed in presenting our case before the bacilli were given. Moreover, the results: Het Folk publishes figures showing keep a heavy hand upon some part of world, which at the outset was sternly. were obtained with a systematic Holand's dependence on Great Britain the American Press there would be no inclined to belittle us. That we have inaculation which always gives rise to for varians imports and exports, The vity in the United States which would suffered from our own neglect it is adle septicaemic plaque, shown to be fatal journal shows that Holland imported till minimis, either her willingness or to deny, but we have suffered rather in m every case. That there was protection in 1910 1,379,985 tons of coal from Engur bravery. And as we read such docu feeling than in fact. If we would hye is evident, and further experiments, se land, and, declares that if the importaments as this letter from Minneapolis men speak well of us we must redoubte now being conducted to establish the ton of coal is stopped Dutch industries we cannot but wonder whether the foolish our power of advertisement and make points more severely and to obtain a will be worse off than ever before. A misunderstanding of England is worth our apología before the neutrals with powerful serum with animals immuuised similar situation, mye, prevails in correction and by what means it can be a greater persuasiveness than we have by the method of proteotoxins. regard to fron imports, which are badly corrected.

employed hitherto, And yet let us not It is fortunate that Tientsin offers so required. Moreover the Dutch cotton in The Germans have shown ever since the forget that a victory in the field is worths many facilities for this important work dustry at present a most entirely depends war began the greatest skill in that a thousand columns of studied eloquence, Dr. Shand of the UB. Army has kindly on imports from Great Britain, Holzame of doubtful honour called pro and that the falsehoods of the Germans supplied all the necessary serum, and land's fourishing export trade to Great paganda." The name is no less bar will be silenced most effectiply by the the authorities of the Naval (Pei-yang) Britain, in battles glase for windows, barous than the thing, handled as the thnader of our British guns, Medical College have rendered every and margarine je so seriously threaten Germaus bandle it for them every lie is

AN ENGLISHMAN. possible assistance.

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