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L Veeap n taie roult iss i a recent issue of the New, Yortk Times some interbsting information is bed by an American wenm\‘lfi.regird to "mustard g18," which figures tly fl'bhe despatches from the western front. Beyond the fact that of the most deadly instruments of war yet devised the general public )robablya â€"very imperfect knowledge of this new and terrible weapon. the Gernans haive used it freely ‘and used !t effectively the despatches told ; bu}"us to what it is and how it acts there has been but Hittle inforâ€" 6n for the gemeral reader. & Bp w. of gM, theit, the name is about as misleanding as a name could very ‘be. It l:{ yfin a gas at all, and no mustard enters into: its composition.; Nle-crlbcif‘as an amber fluid of & faint, sweetish and not unpleasajit odor. Elu by inkalation and maimsâ€"orâ€"blinds by contaot It was called "musâ€" " by the "Tomniios, from the fact thdt even # drop of it on the clothing: "enctmtE‘g(‘) flu" flesh gn'd blister like mustard. Th& vapor from the fluid inhaleéd without any immediate discomfort.. But after a time it proâ€"‘ fi high dever and sometimes‘ stupor.â€" Its "effect is: to break down, the | tissues. * &# * * " * 4 * _ * / ‘But th¢ i:h!gf Hfanger is froth contact. *It penetrates "the clothing, apâ€" ly wltl;qgt;‘agy_ damage te the cloth, and produces the effect of a very ‘burn om the flesh. It is discharged by means of shells. When one of explodes it throws a fihe fhist over a witde area df this mist gets e soldidt‘s eyés it blinds him. Blindness may be produced even without contact with the eyes. The polson may by, commtnicated through the i'he Gerimans began the use of mustard gas; but they have no monopoly © It has ‘Beén the case all the way through the ywar that when the Gerâ€" «invented some rmew weapon of destruction the Allies were able to find of defence and frequently to turn the enemy‘s weapon on himself. :)Ie Alliecs have not yet found a sure defence against mustard gas they a:: to produce a mustard gas that is even more terrible in its effects that pmgqcod by the eneimy. The mustard gas which American chemists ow producing is onéâ€"fourth more toxic than the kind the Germans have ‘wsitig. 1t is not improbable that we shall hear a protest from Germany fi long against the use of such a barbarous weapon. â€"The Germans are ery fond of taking their own medicine. Efllnx from London, England, “‘Anglo-Cana%pj" has, this. toâ€" say in the Mail &nd Prhpire: **~ ‘ Canadians who are called upon to make Anancial sacrifices at home or flor induatrial. stress ‘in the speeding up of war work, or in carrying agriculture under diffcultfes will do well to present to their mind‘s at hnpfiéns 1n>_l'arla. The fine resolve with which the citizens pursue ily r@p{dq\dqppfite“ncrve-wezfllg experience of air raids by nights ‘Big Bentha byâ€"day. ‘ther with the prodent preparation to defend the fnst possible invasion, will make an historic picture of which tife may, indeed, be proud. It is not as if this trial had come at the be: i of the War, when the average strength of citizenship was at its norâ€" el, whey families were united in their circie or when there was the first bf enthusiasm for the conflict. It has come at the antithests of these ns; yet‘it finds a resoliteness and a capacity fer endurance that reâ€" march reumul: pond er s pursi E for treme: Jte rel"g{\[a_ll‘;,‘es of patriotism. There is no doubt that the gathering lers fromâ€"the western continent affords an invaluable tonic. . The i had already appreciated the splendid fighting qualities of the Canad: id that fact may be reckoned to have Incréased their confidence in the from thp ‘United States, of which the earnest is ref@dy giving proof itrongth." ‘- ftadians,â€"an oxchange adds, little realize what war means in the Euroâ€" ountrids which are so much mearer the fighting zone. The inconven: we ard Mgfited to put up with in the way of utilizing substitutes for i foods is hothing compared to the sacrifices endured by the civilian tioms of Great Britain, Fraficé,‘Italy arid Helgium. And for the civilians ‘GentraT Ehip{res, it is much wotse. Italians have struck theieâ€"gait and the Auatrians 3 1x‘s eâ€"â€"â€"â€" Hlndfnburz appears to be a war lord of many lives HolaWW@@rkAM Russin is coming in for evil daÂ¥s, after having Ifiad a m”,nm 6 that great country. Lentre, Trotsky & Co. in the baignoe atid found wanting. whetW@n.he«is a live or dead one? thap # CVii: d u6h i N6# K4dtria Hon#ary it is hungry Austria with Norse m d â€" REAL QUALITIES OF PATRIOTISM. m Abefued, as the result of these operations, that a considerable the German troops now helding the line consists of men who véthrned from the Russian front and are as yet unaccustomed uis of warfare in France. This, it is believed, may account in ] fil‘ lh? fact that the Germans encountered during these exâ€" s and local advances of the Allies surrender readily. plutfi'e?ford and his associate Russellites, who were sentenced t to twenty yeats Imprisonment for sedition, haye niade the preâ€" » on their way to prison that the millenium will come in 1925. btpect the war to be over long bétoré thit. t Addition ‘to infllcting Hedyy losses have captured thous@nds “t‘o weeks the war correspondents have been kept busy z’p as to the cause of the delay in the fourth great offensive € the Allied front by Von Hindenburg and his armies. The g aJmost a month ago, but instead of a German offensiv upd American forces have been making raids on the o|£ H&AMA 00 iâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"i_â€"â€"â€" STARD GAS A DEADLY INSTRUMENT. Wt ‘ame webk fhe ecivic cmployes in Toronto have agreed to figing the dectsfon of the Board of ArBitration appolnted to fles oi the stéiikers. What preverited the arbitration proâ€" letbefore the athie? _ > .0 % is 18 THE CAUSE NOTE AND COMMENT. ~ADVERTIGEAS. ting, English.and German, in.af! branches. are on the fun The question flesh selling â€" Corfu, July 12.â€"Serious mutiny among Austrian troops in Serbia is announced. â€" The garrison at Kriguy Evalz broke into a rebellion because of bad food Many officers were killed. The imutiny was suppressed after a veritable battle in which machine guns and artillecy were freely used. ., *« % THREE KILLED WHEN TOP FLOOR OF MUNITION WAREHOVUSE COLLAPSES SERIOUS fiu’nfi’Y'Ifiou%AusflIAN TROOPS IN SIBERI X OWINUF TO BAD FODD MARRASON O PR CCC Tess derdai hn ae n o » & â€" The newspaper LeU Nouvéellées, which reports the death of the ©ermam teader, is a newspaper in the French language published at The _ Paris, July 12.( â€"The v Longpoute on gvlen rlfir. east o‘ w‘aflere& has eaptured by :t: ench. e French also continued to prog north of Chavigâ€" w and east of FaveroHes. . Javagn fatn northeast of Favâ€" ‘ als6 was otcupied. ; ) . OTHER RAIDSâ€".SUCCESqRHT Paris, July 12.â€"in raids forth of tdidier &nd in the Champagne the French captured.15 prisongrss, The offiicial text ;n&:â€"“()nr trovps continued their progresgs north of Chavigny arm and east of Faverol}es. Last night o:Â¥ troops eccupied the village of Longponte and Javage f €* Two raids, one north of Mojn‘,‘filer and tl_e other in the Chamâ€" Monitreal, July 13â€"â€"The upper floor in . the warehouse of Limâ€" burmers Ltd. collapsed this morning killing;three people and a: number escaped, five being injured. ‘"". & , +u% BUILDING FULL OF EMPTY S$HELLS: ‘ Montveal, July 13.â€"In the coli!é;psg of thie Limburners_ buildâ€" ing, which way ful of empty shells, eight @en were killed and marny: hurt. _/ 54 *A . * ei.l:h,:motl'nér mug’ithfl accident at the Metal Product Co., Monâ€" treal egat, this morning two . were killed and li}'c hurt. LIVE WIRE ELECTROCUTESFIVE. __, Montreal, July 13.â€"Five were‘killed at‘the Metal Products co Plant by coming in contact with a live wire: * FIELD MARSHALL VON HINDENBURG | AGAIN REPORTED DPEAD IN GERMANY Meuse (Verdyn region ~ Ottawa, July 12.â€" The question of wheat: flour substitutes was discussed it sBnie Jength yesterday between rep: resentatives of the baking industry in Canada, and W. P. Linn and other zepâ€" resentatives of the _ Canada Food Board. Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Montreal and Oftawa and othâ€" erâ€"cities had representatives. The main point at issue was that the bakâ€" ers could not secure a sufficient supâ€" ply. of substitutes. It was contended that a satisfactory loat could not be made with 20 per cent. substitutes for wheat flour. d, Wt P Uuldh 4 8010 indb indiiiatints ns Anperoiitenbint m 1 t slidlf are dectared to have had seriouscdifferences of, opinion conâ€" cerning the German offensive:towards, RPuris. . The Ficld. Marshall diéd from congestion of the brain. o -,‘ ek e wl m o duifarth s bsk® 0 uc n ds sc cties Aha AhatB HF Fha ONTARIO BAKERS OBJECT TO NEW ; BREAD LOAF e T on o rne e CE P p EL. DA en t lnkt ancd fo?fiave vecurred after a stormy mte;:vifiwflh the German Emâ€" peror at Great Headquarters. The 111 ror and tiw Field Marâ€" EENCT Alnbdbde rhdbbats bibrbliden bo e onl ied o on e in 2. 5o enc d Mr. Linn was emphatic in declaring that a Joaf satisfactory to the palate, which in color _ and more nutritious could be made with 20 per cent. sub stitutes. It was all a matter of skill. He declared that the" best Joaf could be thade with a mixture of wheat flour and oat flour ‘or rolledâ€" oats. There were a sufficient number of substiâ€" tutes, all satisfactory, ®hich could be used in case oatmeal or any other prrâ€" ticular brand | became excessive | in price. ARBITRATâ€"ION [LS AGREED UPON IN = TORONTO STRIKE Toronto, July 11. Mayor Chureh late this afternpon, at a mass meetâ€" ing. of the striking civic | employces, naTd that theâ€"City Council, by a vote of 16 to 8, had agreed‘to the men‘s ret quest for a board of arbitration to thoroughly | investigate the . various questions at issue. fi’l‘hv arnounceâ€" mept was greeted with loud and proâ€" longed cheeting. + Wathington, July 12.â€"Five Amerjâ€" can airplanes, which went on bombing Smdnlom, have failed to return. ral Perghing‘s comm .nication réâ€" "".Jo toâ€"day. Berlin reported five American dirplanes in German hands yesterday. _ The men will in all Tiklihood report for work, toâ€"mcrrow morning. . then take a holiday for July i%, and will then be back on the job on Saturday fmorning for duty. After the meeting the mayor was waited _ upon â€" by Messrs. _ Mitchell and Hrooks, two of the prominent members of the strikers‘ committce. at his office. They disenssed there for some time the questions of the . proâ€" members of the strikers‘ committce. at his office. They disenssed there for some time the questions of the . proâ€" «inee making the arbitration board a crown . commissfon. After the meet ing the mayor called upon | Sit Wilâ€" liam Hearst, gt the ParBHtament bulldâ€" up. _T. A. Stevenson and Fred. Baneroft were appointed as the men‘s repregenâ€" tatives on the board. Finance _ Commissioner Thomas Bradshaw | @nd George Wright were appointed by the Conuncil to represent the city. FIVE AMERICAN AIRPLANES 4 ARE UNACCOUNTED FoR zne resulted in the capture of fifteen prisomers. German artillery was ither active on Â¥he I6ft bank of the Amsterdam, July l:!.â€"â€"Fiehl Marshall Von Hindenburg is , according to the newspaper Les Ngg‘v_fillqs.v His death is .:‘aid where the question was taken ICHMAKE; LONGPONTE NLLAbE / * ) Tad HBg )n lns]’aagtacfi ur FVEROLLES. NWY PisoNER Haghue. REdmonton, Al(a,, July 11. â€"The .2» pointment of J. D. Hunt, late captain us food l;('niry?‘r oi the Province or Alberta was affnounced toâ€"day. Capt. Hunt was wounded at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Before enlistment he was tor 10 yoarg news editor of The Edâ€" mpnton Bulletin, :lm{w:na . formrerly conpnected with #arigusâ€" Ontario papâ€" ors. 9 thk 5T $y CS KEEP MINARD‘S LINIMENT IN THE HOUSE. Thc% shock to the nervous system wits s5 great that }jr, Dorsey was in & pitiable conditton for a long time. He waus like a child in that he reâ€" quired his mother‘s care néarly all the time. e feared a crowd, could not gtay alone and could not sleep because of the weakenedâ€"and excited éondition of his nerves. It is no mere accident that Dr. CUhase‘s N&rve Food proves to be exâ€" actly what is needed: in so many casé® of exhausted. nerves. .. It: is »«composed of the ingredients which n@ture, reâ€" quires to form‘!new blood and qreate new nerve force. For this reason it camnot fail and for this reason it sucâ€" ceeds when ordinary medicines fail. Detroit doctors did what they could for him, but he could not get back his strength and vigor‘ until he fortanateâ€" ly hedrd of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. 4 Mr. Laurence E. Dorsey, 39 Stantey street, London, Ont., writes : ‘"About three years ago I got my foot smashed In an elevator in Detrolt, which comâ€" pletely wrecked my nerves. 1 docâ€" tored with the dootors thereé, but they did not seem to be ahle to~help me¢. My ngrves were in such a state that I could‘not g6 down town alone or go any place where there was a crowd. Sometimes my mother would have to sit and watch over me at nlshr. and sometimes I could not get any sleep at all. But one day last winter I comâ€" manced using Dr. Chasa‘s Nerve Food, and before I had ‘cotfipletely used the first box I could see a différencé in Nerves Wrecked by Aocident â€" Was Afraid to Go in a Crowd or to Stay Aloneâ€"Telis Of His Cure. °/ my condition. I continued using these pills for some time. ‘The result was -plendld." I feel mo mruch betfer, can ®leep wellat night, "can @&out on the streat and lttey\;&"t‘(fifla‘ like the rest of people. I Am -o‘(,nhm to . he abte to tell you what Dr.‘CRhase‘s Nerve Feod has dong !o"& ” to recomâ€" Much sympathy was folt in this city for Mr. Dorsey, who met with a disâ€" tressing accident when his foot was smashed in an elevator. Too Nervous‘ ~ To Sleep mend it to othér Gox, a full treatmentâ€"of 6 boxes for gu. at all denters o}-' HAmanson, ted ‘& C6., Limited, ‘‘Poronto. Do fhot be talked Gii{ié«'.‘p‘t‘mc a stubst[â€" tute. Imitations only diszppoint. HUNT FOOD! CONTROLEER Nerve ae Pade, to S cants a Kitchener‘s Fife and Drum Band Wins Prize in Competition. 65 LODGES IN LINE m tender, aching corn, instantly reâ€" Meves soreness, and soon the entire éord, root and all, lifts mt out. This drug is a sticky e w-.xou-‘. but dries at once and ni‘:ry rivels up the corn without in ng or even irrigating the surrounding tissue, It is claimed that a quarter of an ounce of freezone obtained at any :x store will cost very little but is cient to remove every ‘hard or sofg corn or callus from one‘s feet. Cut this out, ‘egreci;lv i{ _you are a woman reader ORANSEMEN L. 0. L, and the, numbers she was represented by in ‘the Canada forces, stating that at prekent there, apo 70â€" 000 membets in Irance‘ and Te deâ€" clared, that if evety other organizaâ€" tion were; to fill the boys at the front (he 6. OUT ‘woul! stick as she |1m‘s‘ f@one in her 238 years of exisâ€" tence. 4 § ~ Ffe reviewed the work the Proâ€" testant chrrches in Canada had done in assisting the Dominion in the wriâ€" sis and declared that none of Ilfvm. \shnuld fail to become members . of the order & Preston, July 1%.â€"With fdeal weaâ€" ther favoring the local Orange celeâ€" bration 65 lodges from the counties of Wentworth, Brant, Oxford Norâ€" folk, Waterloo and a part . of Poetk county joincd in the annual | walk here toâ€"day. â€" The town was very sultably decorâ€" uted. by ime local merhants and no effort had been soared by tha local lodge i â€" providing _ accomodation, luncheon being served to 2,90) in the skating rink. By noon three juvenile, 11. Woâ€" men‘s True Blue .three Women‘s Qrâ€" ange and 4§,male lodges had regisâ€" tered. Tll(”purudn started from the public school park and extended a mile and a half about 4.000 whlking. The Preston Silver Band headed the procession, and was followed by the various. lodges their bands being inâ€" terspersed , by decorated rgotors. The county master of ceremonics and the local mastpr | riding | white horses, were followdéd by the Scarlet Knights local mastpr | riding | white horses, were followdéd by the Scavlet Knights of Hamiltan,â€"and the Bilzck Knights of Paris, mdny: war veterans also beâ€" ing seen .jn| the ranks. _ At Epeed Park c a splandid program. of | sports anil addressos was carried onte . The prograim!(awas opened.â€"with the National â€" Anthem, _ Rev.< M Bradâ€" shaw ofâ€" Galt, ncting as chairman Reeve Oakes® cave the address.of wel; come in the atfsonce of theâ€"m#drtt + : +____ Mr. Morpby., .. <.. J B., Morrhra M K.. 4. 41 M ofr Li_r.h)\vul was the first speoker. He splendidly ontlined the \\'nrk_ of the Dr: J. J.) Williams, P.CQG. M. of Wanodstock, stated that ali those preâ€" sent who wore not members of the society coull better tliemselves by heonting so. Inâ€" speaking of the nmbers of the order who were in the first contingent, 11,000, out of 32,000 he said. helonged to the order. GERMANS ARE ~° _ â€" , WARNED TO GO * _ BAREFODTED Rev. Dr. Banks Nelson, of Hamilâ€" ton, referring to the City of Hamilâ€" ton. spoke of the laxity of the Protesâ€" tants in leaving aill the patriotic afâ€" fairs in the hands of the Roman (aâ€" tholics. _ He stated that home rule in Ireland was part of the plot of the Roman Catholie church. ; y it London, July 11.â€"*"‘We warn yon t go batefooted" is a notice toâ€"the Berâ€" lin public. pubjished by the German Clothing Devartment, as quoted in an Exchange Tolegraph dispatch _ from Amsterdam toâ€"fay "We notice" continues the warning "that recently . many _ people â€"_have beer soing about shocless and stock inglesg. This _ is a _ holv exampnle, which evervons must follow. . Unless our stocks of wool are to o to waste the practise must bécome increasingâ€" Iv _ popular; _ otherwise _ compulsion will be resorted to." The â€" newspapers | @dds . the | mes sage, recommend to school. children and t:l)ulbnhx not to fear ridienle, but to set the exemple of going barefootâ€" Coperthagen, July 13.â€" ? dental that Germany intended to retain Belâ€" ium was made by Count voh Hert ling German Imperial Chancellor, in the course of his speech before the Reichstag main committee on Thursâ€" day. Galt Subaitern I!1. 1 C Galt, July 12.â€" Leut. Rdgar . A. Dryden, M.M., of this city, was todry reported dangerously i1 with pnewâ€" tmonta. He is a _ wellâ€"known hockey pl&yer. having played in Hamiltof, as well as here. Belgium a Pawh , Copenhagen July 13.â€"‘*"The present bossession of Belgiam only means that we have a pawn for future negoâ€" tiations the Chancellor â€" said, "Wa hive no intention to keep Belgium in any form whatever." KEEP MINARD‘S LINIMENT in THE HOUSE. BELGIUM AS A WAR PAWN wears high heels. THE GOLD MEDAL AT PRESTON Paris, Ju)~ 10.â€"Artillery duels on the front north of didier and south of Aisne near Chavigny fart#, Wwhere the troops have recently made inroads upon the German lines, were announced toâ€"day. The text of the statement reads, "Activity was displayed by our own and the enemy‘s artillery north of Montdidier and south of the Aisne in the region of Chavigny farm. â€" In Champagne the French troops carried out several raids which resulted in taking prisoners. . There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front. Aviation.â€"On July 8Sth, seven German airplanes were brought down and two captive balloons set on fire and destroyed by our air forces. e Paris, July 11.â€"(Official)â€"French troops last night captured the town of Corcy on the frontsouthwest of Soissonsâ€" â€" In addition to gaining complete possession of Corcy,. including the Corey railâ€" way station the Fremch took the chateau and farm of St. Paul to the south of Corcy. The capture was effected in operation for the enlarzing of French positions to the east of Retz forest. .. _ Italian Army Headquarters, July 11.â€"Evidence secured from Austrian â€" prisoners indicates that the Austroâ€"Hungarian losses during the recont offensive were in the neighborhood of 250,000. Prisoncrs say that corporal punishment in the Austrian army, which was abolished last year by Emperor Charles, has been reâ€" established in practice. Other reports made by captives tend to confirm the accounts of poor wheat and potatoe crops in Austria. The condition of these crops is said to be particularly bad in Boâ€" hemia in the region of Pilsen. & A%AULTS':!’}V,t. HBbE FEDERAL OFFICER,â€" | THEN SUICIDES| A Rome despatch to the Italian Embassy in Washington on July 6th, estimated ihe Austroâ€"Hungarian losses in theâ€"recent ofâ€" fensive as between 290,})9() :‘E«’.‘d 250,000, including at least 50,000 dead. On July 8th Seven German :‘l?h.nu Were Brot â€"~ Down and Two Captive oons set on Fire and stroyed by French Air Forces. Montreal, ;July 12. â€"(Substitute)â€" j After a fight near Vaudreuil, Que..! over the administration of the Iliili-; tary Service Act Joseph D. Chevrier.} committed ‘ suicide following . an, asâ€"| sault by him on James O‘Neill Farrell} federal policeman whom he injured FRENCH TROOPS CAPTURE TOWN OF CORCY AND ALSO TAKE CHATEAU AUSTRO â€" HUNGARIAN LOSSES DURING RECENT O FFENSIVE WERE 250,000 R4 d 4 OF MOQNTOIDIER ANO SOUTH OF A FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS IN SEVEN GERMAN AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN. Vision, for a moment. those far off ports beyond the trackless seasâ€" From Arctic ice. to the torrid lands beneath the Southern Crossâ€" ‘ From towns tucked in the mountains, 10 the busy river‘s mouthâ€" WRIGLEYS is there! | ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON BOTH SIDES. AT LEAST 50.000 WERE KILLED. cemously with a r"le.’ Pd 14 . Fight .Over »crest. . Mopntreal, jufly 12,â€"Military aythorities here. gave out information about shooting. They stated that Fa®, relâ€"was â€"engagedâ€"â€"inâ€"makingâ€"an â€"arrestâ€" when he was assawited by. Chevrieri who resides at St. Lazare near Vaude: reuil. â€" MINARD‘S * LINIMENT. CURES gUARNS, ETC. â€" maAbDde in canaoa SEALED TIGKHTâ€" KEPT RIGNT oE t sald