Evening star., 1914-10-12

column haphazard, one finds near the
top such an appeal as this:
II want TO- buy a German helmet.
What offers?"
There are many suggestions of how
one may help the troops In training,
such as this:
'WiIl anybody lend pack of har-
riers or beagles to a regimental mess
to be hunted by the officers until or
dered abroadv
There are those who want to locate
wounded relatives. such as this:
IF anybody has news of Maj. A: F.
Harg, the Kings Own Scottish Border
ers. wounded at LIE Chateau. August
2S,. will they please communicate
Gentlemen idle through the war;
appear frequently in the appeals for
employment. One such. addressing his
card particularly to Americans. says he
would like to take a party of three
touring anywhere through Great Brit
ain.
An advertiser holding post under
military authority asks II "a kindly
disposed lady or gentleman will lend
him Els for special family provision.
Win repay by installments of 10 shil-
tngs a week."
Busy at War Department.
There is such a one as this to reflect
the busy days at the war office:
"Oflcer at war office long hours de-
sires to let or exchange his house, one
hour from London"
Many young men sign themselves to
such appeals as this:
will any one provide motor bicycle,
with pound weekly for camp expenses
and for wife, to enable me to join the
motor coFps?"
No matter where one may be going
abroad, it seems, he believes his de-
parture presents rare opportunities to
extend British trade. There are sew
eral Improvements like this:
Englishman going to America, would
Introduce or sell English goods of mer-
1t on reasonable terms"
The reader Is struck by the number
Of advertisements in French and Dutch,
and now and then one In the strange
Russian characters. There is no evil
I'm view Of the large number of
French and Belgian subjects in Eng
land" says one newspaper announce
ment. I'VE will undertake translation
to English or English to foreign, free
The Situation Required" section is
aiways 81 rays niied to overhowing these days;
distress: There is no knowing how
many of them are genuine. One reads:
Bright English girl in great distress
owing to war. Absolutely at end of
obtain mere existence. Musical, artis-
tic, well educated; fluent French. Will
any lady help"
There Is an unusual number Of wom-
en- desiring. to dispose of jewelry and
other luxuries-suggesting they are in
need of funds. "A lady," reads one such
advertisement, wishes to dispose of
her fox stole and mum (black). Quite
new. This seasons style. Cost f10, ac-
cept so shillings" And there is a "doe
n x1yjI1 ri xyft
dogs ''for the benefit of the Belgian
refugees"
There are firms which advertise as q
speciality the business of finding lost
random case Of chemist who wants
a chance ito work out processes for
the manufacture of products hitherto
made only in Germany"
Sermons for Clergy.
There is an agency which makes this
appeal to the clergy:
Sermons supplied every week; new,
fresh. simple: and drawing lessons
from the war;"
"a university man" appeals for a
and wants "a living wage only" The
League stirs up an
old controversy by advertising to men
joining the teEritorials that Lord Hal
dane. when minister of war. ruled that
vaccination was not compulsory.
The column of Legal Notices" is
usually full of formal announcements
OF changes of names. persons with
German sounding names abandoning
them permanently for English ones. to
the confusion of future genealogists.
Special publications, such as illus
trated histories of the war, coming
out by section for few pence each:
pamphlets on countless subjects such
as How to Help Lord Kitchener" and