Evening star., 1918-04-08
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
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OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The reputation of Sir Edward Carson
Is said to have been made by a single
joke.
"Do you drink" he once asked Of a
witness.
That's my business was the response
ANY other business" the barrister
quickly questioned.
The witnessed collapsed.
Germany has created an Office to deal
exclusively with the acquisition and dis
tribution of wood suitable for use as
soles for boots and shoes. This new
branch Of the war department is called
the imperial clogs office.
Keep your hearts up, but your heads
down." is the favorite admonition Of a
Scottish chaplain to his Highlanders in
the front line trenches in France.
Cotton, soap, leather and butter are
the things most highly priced in Germany
at the present moment if the activities
Of contrabrand runners are any indfca-
ton of the true situation. Some SNUG
glers have grown rich in outwitting Dutch
and Swiss military along the borders and
selling their goods in Germany.
Premier Lloyd George likes kippered
herring for breakfast.
Dame Rumor is spreading tae word in
Europe that many Of the kaiser's recent
fiery pronunciamentoes are due to the
prompt urgings and inspiration of John
Won Barleycorn.
: IT wonder why ever Joined the
M ynaffar hnuy hra ve NJ. r.orrr.
ageous the enlisted soldier may be
under nearly all other conditions, the
above question invariably falls from
his lips when he gets sea sick. The
American naval men have great sport
with the men of the Army when trans
porting them to France.
"One of the most wonderful things
in the world" says a British writer. ''is
to see our brave lads at the front when
they come across an animal they can
pet Dogs, kittena birds squirrels,
even a baby rat are carried about day
and night, and grizzly warriors will
find as much delight in playing with
these mascotS as a rosy-faced youth
Just come from the training reserve"
Two brothers. who worked for the
same firm before the war started, mar
ried sisters on the same day, started
homes in adjoining fats, Joined the
together. and after twenty months
fighting side by side they finally were
killed by the same shell.
The fighting airplanes. which are en-
gagged close over enemy troop concen-
trations or trenches, are known as
"camels" This is largely due to the
rough riding the pilots must resort to,
they performing all sorts Of antics to
avoid the bullets Of the enemy. The
'.camel's" task is not as easy as that
Of the battle plane far above.
One skipper Of British fishing boat
made $4,000 in two weeks Some skip
pers have made as high as $4,000 in
the past year. The wives Of many Brit
ish fishermen now wear Ane fura dta-
tnonds and have accumulated large nest
eggs in the way of war bonds.
Soldier performers in plays given be-
hing the fighting lines are not merely
actors. To produce their offerings they
have to do their own carpentering
print their own programs. draw their
own advertisements and raid the sur
rounding neighborhood TOR stage set
tings and furniture. ~
The French poet Jean Aicard, de-
ssTibing IN verse the life Of. German
defeat in the battle Of the Marne.
wrote:
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