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U.S. Entry into the War.

With the Angust instalment af th latters of the late Walter H. Pace in The World's Word, we come to the entry of the United States into the war as a bellicer- et Power. The preliminary step was the dismissal of Bernstorff from Washington; and 05 February 3, 1917, that news- wwaited with the tensest anxiety at the United States Embassy in

with London-camD

A burst comeds. Our Naval At ache at Washington-Captain Gaunt as he was then-cabled | with characteristic jolly:-- "Bernstorf has just been givenj This passports. I shall probably

get drunk to-night!"

TUESDAY.

SEPTEMBER 12.

1922.

NEW SWEATERS

If relief from anxiety-and worse than anxiety-would in- Toxicale man, Page himself; must have nearly got drunk" that night The dismissal of Bernstorf mein; war between The Cited States And the Central Empires; and all slonz Pare had seen war with thei Central Empire to be as right for bis country as he had deemed it! inevitable. And with the anxiety į was lifted a great load of what came very near to being sham For twenty-nine months, in the computation of Mr. Burton J.! Hendrick, who edits there lettere, į

Vivi reds. oranges, greenu Page had had to hear, almost Lalone and in a country that was and blues are used for the fighting tor its hie, what Bigbeh-simple ittle slip-on sweaters so me hai to tear in career popular just nor. during the few days when pl

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Views of Leading Business Men.

MR. GORDOS SELFRIDGE It Lord Balfour's Note) seems to me very reasonable and very

Great: Intelligent. Of course, Britain has to pay her debis, but It also entirely fair that our Tebtors should come into as well. SIR WOODMAN BURBIDGE. (Harrods).

It is a very good point for the

to bring forward, { borerament to the "Alaugh to feel that!?

-am responsibility i hes have

these What do you mean?" asked ¦ "what, like two humar i toga.“ the repayment of

one orcasion the King told | Dhire. It was a political question, I "Inman mo. Pretum dang wall the Paze a star:

and might bring America întoline. :

MR. GODE-RY CHEESMAN. nunta that mon eta De MPa Thy

De a gger story on you," Calling You Arethren- have "You are right," the Ambassay 1q mer non of the word "anure," to Text ress fronte by granski gmphacis. or answered.

The strain lifted, Page planeet) vet medustely into the new war and with a high beam the felt

the undertone

That they don't wake thel

in the Was Toi Emeans that if we come in just gel the Alles finish the jar we'll get benedit, in part, for the citog

which we did little in win.

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The United States. Pake's opinion,

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after the sinking)

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in English-ran were riding in pos

T railway e mburinos * all the details a big battle, American read his paper diligente When he get done ne per the patardown and san, "Some & gitt

And some don't!" said the Rog.

sheran."

And the King roared. A good

won fou

The treable with that jk. sp9" [ ventured to reply. " is that

a mut of date."

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Manufacturers)

Bis for the Government to overn, and that ought to know. Suppose the idea is to correct exchanges, because that is

trade of Entoce. what le upsetting the whole of the While they are in a collapsed state, we are losing overseas trade. It it will pour

orrect that it is undoubtedly Petitable.

MR. GAMAGE.

I think, generally speaking. it e favourable. At the same time, feel that if we can afford to America Rise up something. should do the same, as she is un-i

of the Lowitanis in 1915 and the us believe in Kinds and Findoubtedly in a barte position. -inking of the Sussex in 1916-rons as institutions." leg this the chance of bringing the warte

what Parn wrote of King

The indu-nce of the throne and of hymn the throne, being a wholly reputable, thoughtful, industrions, rugscientious man

-is very areat.

were

An early mad" by a simple reas in relations. But it was not tool

I befiavad and rigier the great mass of people. Do want us in quick, hard, and Frank our money and our guns

A very wise reply made by the ant our ships: and immediately, after Berastor's dismissal he merican (feneral Lassiter was busy seading to Washington Mr. Page's question is quoted as Iris Meas on how the United whether among our soldiers in iStates could but help the Allie France, he had seen ang signs of

A remarkable INTRAT to Mel senius or wide visina Or

Pace, fall Arthur

the he merely plodding along at a of hilosophy of the situation and mechanical task :- etters to Mr. Doubleday and to Mr. David P. Houston. Secretary of Agriculture, show how eager he was that the work suonid his idone thoroughly, and tha: his

was the war poling, almost in! every particular, that was carried!

his country. cout by

Among these papers, too? we find a final summing-uphf President Wil

We don't see genius till it has done it job. It is 2 mechanical task-res, that's the nature of the strucgle- and they surely do it with in- telligence and spirit.

"THE METHOD OF MOUNTING

MR. BELLAMY.

(Secretary John Barker and Co..

I think it a move in the right directing, provided America will fall into line. But my opinion is that the half-bearted manner. which the Government by sub- mitted the praposition shows that it has very little confidence in it. The cancellation of all debts between the Allies would tend to bring down the high rates of ex- Russia change Germany and would be expected to fall their

but obligations.

I think the Government should consider the advisability of extending the time for repayment.

FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIER.

In a statement issued by the Federation of British Industries it is pointed out that the British taxpayers is at the moment! shouldering burden equiva-

lent to over 1. in the £ on the income tax, which may rise to over 1s. 6d, in the £ as ROOM 88 Csinking fand payment commence.

previous attitude to the war which! reveals once again Mr. Page+pectacle glasses is of the greatest steadiness of optlook and his importance" writes Dr. depth of preception. Some Hartridge, F.R.C.S. Ophthalmic in order to relieve the taxpaSE OF phrases of it are even sadder Surgeon and Lecturer on Ophthal the debtorcountries from a liability reading to-day than they wouldic Surgery to the Westminster they cannot at present meet. have been in April, 1917- Hospital. "they must be accurately At the same time British In-

The second error he made centred in frames that are light.dustry, upon which

the chief was in thinking that he could strong sad well-fitted otherwise burden of this taxation falls, is play a great part as peace the good afect of the most,careful-experiencing the everest de- maker-come and give a bless-, ly chosen correction may be ing to these erring children. entirely frustrated by a faulty pression in the bistory of the country, accompanied by an This was strong in his hopes position of the glass, or unprecedented rate of un- and ambitions. There was a even 3 fresh source condescension in this attitude eyestrain may be introduced

The Hongkong Optical Co, sue. He has not breathed a spirit cessors to Clark & Co.. refracting into the people: he bas en-and manufacturing

optician couraged them to supineness. located in 53, Queen's Road He is not a leader, but rather & Central, have the equipment and stubborn phrase-maker.

that was offensive...

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employment. In such circum- stances they think that proposals for further sacrifices on the part of this country should be subjected to the closest scrutiny.

The risk involved in cancelling any substantial portion of the

to adjust your debt owed to this country out.

He was made a bug-a-boo, spectacle to a nicety..

instruments

and worked forall he was worth

by Bernstorff: and that's the

whole story. We are as Anglo-

Baron is ever we were.

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