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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
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FINANCIAL NEWS


"B" selling ex-dividcnd. closing at
1851. which really represents net gain
of nearly four points.
Baldwin was in free supply toward
the close and dropped to 1919 for net
loss of II. Tho other usual market
leaders. Studcbakcr ard L. S. Steel,
showed only minor net changes Local
gas shares turned heavy in the late
dealings. Brooklyn Union dropping ?!
and Consolidated Il. President Hard
inc'S renewed appeal for action on the
ship subsidy bill caused further buying
of the shippngs Marine common and
preferred gaining about a point each
and Atlantic, Gulf & West Indie com
mon and preferred II and 81 rcspcc-
lively.
largely to the low priced issues, South
crn Railway climbing Il to SEA a new
peak price. st. Louis Southwestern
common and preferred each advanced
more than two points, but Louisville
d Nashville dropped ] ] on profit taking.
krcsge jumped nine points on a small
turnover and Chandler Motor touched
- for a net gain of more than two
points.
Call money opened at A per cent. and
advanced in the last hour to AZ, where
it closed. Brokers are bidding AZ for
call money, but finding only meaGrc
offerings at this rate. bankers demand
ing per cent. for all maturities. Com
mercial paper is moving in moderate
volume at AZ per cent. for the best
names.
Foreign exchanges were firmer. De-
mand sterling sold just below s4.6S.
the years high, and French francs
lowered around 6.23 cents. German
marks showed further Improvement,
advancing from .On3O. to .0o3o} cents
Trading was relatively quiet.
Marked strength of United States
government bonds and speculative rail-
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road mort sag Cos combined with increas-
ing activity AZ rising prices Of the f.u-
ropean government liens. featured to-
days bond market. All the active T..
s. bonds showed gains of four to %
cents on 500. the third Is again get
ting above %. Buying of these issues
reflected the Increased demand for tax
exempt securities.
ham Lincoln; prayer meeting Wednes-
In the foreign group gains OF a
point or more were scored by Prague
us. CZocho- Slovakian SIS, Dutch East
Indies 6s of 1862. Serbian SIS. French
rs, Seine IS, i'ramcriCan us, Mexican
as and IS and paris-Lyons-Mc diter-
Iancan GS.
Norfolk & Southern 5s which jump
cd three points. led the advance in the
railroad group. good buying being noted
in Seaboard refunding As. adjustment
IS and 6s. Chicago d Great western
As and Atlantic Coast Line consolidat-
cd As, up one to "a points. Union Pa
cifc convertible As broke 81 points
and Peoria &c Eastern income As u.
Third Avenue adjustment 5s, up q,
featured the local traction list.
Sugar. company bonds moved up in
sympathy with higher stock and COM
modify prices. Eastern Cuba Sugar
7Is jumping three points. Punta Allegro
rs 81. and American Sugar 6S one. New
England and Pacific Telephone issues
and Marine 6s also closed strong.
Total sales, par value, were w.
100000.
The principal Offering today was q
s13.O00.O00 issue of the City of Mont
real refunding 5s at 81 and interest to
Weld about $50 per cent. The recent
offering of New York and Pennsylvania
Joint Stock Land Bank bonds was re-
ported as ovcr-subscribcd.
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!, slW YORK MARKET

/ pcss ~ s rep; Arising commodi-
saher ,dvua,nhlshed the impetus for
eE may. ADVANCE in prices in tndavs vs.
laon shas.' The fourth consecutive
Sepd n,es session. Tho customary
t sa,I front taking together with
ips mart.ss OF industrial shares
n by tba a position had been weak
eta esusea 'apldlty Of the recent adj
n deanes Some irreguIarity in the
tarce fnssss', put SPECTATORS for tho
stgryaraI lld little difficulty in bring
r. which Nv pace makers to replace
saysiGle' mad temporarily fallen by
sT i. S, trade conditions continued
tfioesuoominant influence in tho
en,asemsnn. VI quoted values. fresh
Ehy feSasant being found in Tho
Etcumhina., reserve statement show
n, tha h ;cl reserve ratior of II por
e Which ",,shest since October 2nth
ts Of oVa A. was interpreted q go ~, ; 1n,''
Fling po "I strength of tho country's
|, -isher D n,in' and announcements
Eaad su,a p.'ces for Cuban raw and
'sMests -, while foreign news de-.
stock n we're largely ignored hv
M agreema,nh.et,, the cable reports
eesities II 't St between Turkish an.
tOmmandda, yfna and tho Allied ma
!, QUO wor' crs under which Tho sta.
Essnatic V nol be maintained pending
/ s,e higher sfotlations, was reflected
(Ests q Cuh rorelsn exchange rates.
iolr Cent raw sugar for more
n Since 1eo, pound for the first
E,hs in tho,a brought about good
NM South SHARES, Manati. Punta
|(s'y:an, rorto Rican. Cuban
|, showing rs;lcan and American
eg'ssisacco sbaSsaaa.n sans of to "a points.
|, Mstngth Analso displayed mark
~ 2ss for aherican Sumatra clos
>l.can Tohaac1nne net gain of 81 points:
oacco rising % and Tho
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Painting. Paperine. Deco, atno Is
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-F.raIe

Ol-
ASSISTANT COOk--Wanted at Hotel
North
Gllu.-For houscwork in family with
small children. Mrs. +. w. Hillman,
1o2 Winthrop st.
work 3 in family: no washings, 4;
Winter 81. Tel 35S-Y.
GiEi. Experienced. for general house
work small family. Apply Mrs. Thco-
doro r. Emery. las Dresden Avenue.
Gardiner Telephone SIR.
HAND CNoCHETERS-W Wanted on
hn"t"cS and sacqueS. Home work.
First class workers only. Write Shir-
ley Knitting Co, 541S seventh Ave.
| RrooklNu. \. Y.
LAtNDHtSSt.S-At Augusta state
hospital Apply TO Steward and Treas
urer.
SECOND GlKl.-KcfNrcnccs required.
- winthrop street. Telephone SG-W.
TABLE Experienced one want
ID at once. No sunday work. Apply
~ stat" House Dining Room.
WAlTRltSS-W Wanted at Railroad y. NJ.
{. y, W@torNillc.
WAlTRt;SS- Experienced. At law
renee House 81 Grove ST. Augusta.
WoMAN-Or capable girl to help with
houseWork. Cali SO Western Ave- or
Tol. 6&GH.
WOMAN Reliable. wanted for general
h"uSoWork Mrs. Il. l.. GoodSpced. T.,
School St. Gardner
Help wan,e6--Male 80
.EAHEER-Fjr~, class with oxrcricnce
/ High class trade. Give experience IN
tirst Letter. RoV Ct. journal.
TTRtNIE,\. EEAl<ENI,\ - Ercjnnc,-
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$S,212,945.000. AS a measure Of gen.
eral business volume, this would indi.
cate an increase of II per cent since
the first week Of November.
The increased holiday business IL
clearly marked in the report to The
Federal Reserve Board. During the
week ended Dec. 20, the volume Of
debts rose to $10.069,537,000. This
was partly due to the payment in that
week by MANY persons and firms Of
the final instalment of the income tar.
The lull in buying during Christmas
week is shown by the falling OF Of
debts to the total Of only $7,S47.E0E..
600. The total rose again. however.
in the week ended Jan. 8, when the
report showed an exchange Of $11,313,-
$4,000 in credits.
The decline during January from the
peak point Of the week Of Jan. 8 was .
result of SEASONAL causes entirely, it is
explained. The decline was not. how
ever, so great as the seasonal falling
off Of 1921 and Of other years.
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Fuel, Feed, Fertilizers

WOOD-Stove. furnace and cordwood
A few cords Of nice fireplace wood.
w. A. Shaw. Cony Road. Tel 10S6-M.
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FURNISHED to the Kenrebec Journal
through the courtesy Of j. A. Carnage
& Co.. of Augusta and Naterville.
Washington. Feb. 9.-Approximately
S9,205. 213,000 passed between individ-
Gals making use of the banks Of the
Federal Reserve system during the
week ended Jan. 81. according to the
newest official report to Washington
concerning debts to individual 3 ac-
count.
The volume Of debts to Individual
account represents an unusually accu-
rate barometer of the condition Of gem
eral business. according to officials of
the federal Reserve Board. This is
based on the supposition that as the
volume of debts rises. there occurs al
so an increase in the circulation of
goods and the exchange of services.
A steady increase in the volume Of
debts to individual account marks the
reports to the Federal Reserve Board
FOR the last 13 weeks. For the week
ended Nov. :, the total of debts was
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New York Money Market,
New York, Feb. g..

4NCW I VI +, t GO. %
Foreign exchanges steady.
Great Britain, demand 4.672. cables
.6S, 60-day bills on banks 4.65s.
France demand 6.o3l, cables 6.24i.
italy. demand Asa, cables 1881.
Belgium, demand 5.49a. cables 5.50!..
Germany. demand .0032l. cables .0033.
Holland demand 1851, cables 1884.
Norway, demand 1916.
Sweden. demand 1857.
Denmark, demand 1917.
Switzerland, demand 1878.
Spain. demand 1866.
Greece, demand 1.20.
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Poland, demand .002S.
Czecho- Slovakia. demand go.
Argentine. demand 1925
Brazil. demand 1852.
Montreal. .9SI.
Can money firm: high Al. low Al.
ruling rate ~, closing bid a. offered
at A. last Joan a..
Gail loans against acccptanccs 80.
Time loans firm: mixed collateral, 60
90 DAYS 4iM5; As months 4aM5.
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tDlNG-We straightsn and weld
h furnace and stove crates. making
k7 good as new. Also Welding az
|r description. Aluminium "a $no-
k-r Wesserunse,t Cia age Co..
fT2,ian st.
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cmninq, Dyeina. Renovatiho 20

ERTlC--RenovatinS. cleansing and
esilg Of women's suits and coats.
thy parcel post. Berry. the Tailor.
Water St, Augusta.
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YOUR CLASSIFIED Al should tcl1
all the particulars about what you
want or what YOU have to Offer
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Farms and Land for Sale

81 ACRES-20 tons hay, lot of wood
and lumber. - minutes to electrics.
school. church; farming tools; two
large barns: good house. TO settle
estate. $500. Easy terms. C. A.
Drawn Agency. Depot square, Gar
diner.
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W NJ l.. y REPRESENTATIVE -
Wanted to introduce Priscilla Dress
Fabrics, Underwear. Hosiery. Dry
Goods. etc. Reliable firm. Beautiful!
samples. instructions furnished. Easy
pheasant work. Good pay Write
Fit"charl"s Co. Trenton. ~ i.
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SIhi IN tNSiI--l'"r your first months
W"rN, \" money required. no NOR
chAndlSo to buy. Ne heavy sample
cas-" t" carry. Men and women want
cd every whore To distribute free ad-
N"rtlSlng circulars ana appoint local
agents Write t.LE,NnRA LABoEA-
TORIES. 13ol Normal EiVd.. chicago
W.,f a tpIIsI,.ai fittpnnI ca, 4,
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Wanted-RcaI Estate

SMALL F'ARM--To lease with opt ION
Of buying. on Riverside Drive. C-3,
care Journal
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M-\\-With car wanted to SOIL craran-
tocd cord tires. VIII arrange salary
and expense with right man. CORD
o-NNN RUBBER COMPANY 1866
M.SL .lacLAHnn ELAL- ChiAlan- III
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nat Room Rent and Get Somebody Share Your Household Expenses
EMPLOYMENT
Solicitors. Canvassets. Aoen+. q

nnn,h is~t,o0per made $3SlS7 lust
month S9l last week taking orders
80, ~, ~, roME ~: ALI. -WEATHER RAIN
rh;e =. Ihc spring rush is starting.
Won h M"mo.rl ui; new proposition gives
SnI n,ssrr' Quicker profit. Amazing
sailieS. Sixty-tivc beautiful fabrirs
sample coat FREQ. W,itc amin, ~ -
"'Ir 80 10. CONFER MFG. Co. Dent.
AGENTS-Tcn dollar overcoa1s macI--
ii'. ;, Ia'hc"ats. Gabardines Bic
p suu commission, pay every day,
-. V. Machlnnon. Gardner. Mass.
AGENTS--$2 an hour takino ord-,-- 60.
,IANoL" Pure Food Prndnc1s "'1 ro; i"r
reparat IONS, Soaps. Perfumes. ki,ch-
Ell and Laundry Necessjtics All Hoa,
round sellers. We finance You. IF
dout ,,'rritory Is open. we have a Won
write for it TODAY. American 1 pro-,
uucts GO. $3.50 American Bldg GIN
cinnati O. -''"e'' N''i-
AnEAiS WANTED-t.arn good in
volna IN your spare time selling most
Wonderlul health giving ELECTRIl
,E A,, machine. positively relieves
rn"uinailsin. neuralgia. headaches otc
Write for proposition. Dent
Rlcardon-Dun Co, ol3 = PEORIA 81
chicago. Illinois. ''''
FASTEST SELLING ARTICIE-on
n'erkel because of government ruling
,H'pea'cr. Connection with future Tor
nose WI" qualify. Ambitious sales
men make upward of $50 per DIV
rNrry cooperation extended. strictly
cohildontial. jerome I.aadt, Pres 8
so Dearborn St. Chicago.
MEN-W OMEN Make $50 10 SI,0
~ S.;, Filins patented household ne
c'HFl'leS. Satisfaction guaranteed
ma n"f ,,cI f" prin n" capital needed
In
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ENervthing tor eNeIyhu,ly rather
mother. and the children can use the
articles advertised in the mercha ndise
ria sS NcationS
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L OTIS for Sale

WOOD IOT-iIo acres. more OF less,
yellow birch. maple. beech. Ecm,ock.
ash and spruce: trees tall. clean.
sound. one TO , It. butt diameter. Most
all level logging. near railrosd Buy
for Investment or operate for big
profit. If Interested write me. John
r. Bovnton. No. Arson. Maine.
WOOD LOT-l675 acres. more or loss
pine. spruce fir. hcmlock. white birch
and poplar; estimate over S.G000 U0
feet OF it. Wire me for appointment
to show this property. John I. Boyn-
ton. No. Arson. Maine.
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MEN ANb WOMt.N-Scll dcpon,iahlc
trees. shrubs roses. Steady work.
commission weekly. Brown Bros.
Nurseries, Rochester, y Y
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FINANCIAL
Business Opportunities SO
LIVE STOCK
Horses. Cattle, Vehicles

COW -Icrscy. due to frcShcn Feb. Il.
{. ". shepherd. lfallowc1 Tel. 1l2o-W
tOW-N"w milch. l.. G. Brann, )
bowman ST.. F'Grmingdale.
Sl.ElG it--bouhlr runner. Good as
new. Cost 5000: sell for $50. A. q.
Robinson. Gardiner.
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GlRl.-f:Nperienced for general house
work: ! IN family: no washingS. )
Winter 81, Tel. 35N-Y.
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EN iH-lon dollar oNercoats. mack-
i i;,S, raincoats. Gabardnes. Hie
INC. good commission. nay rvcrv dax
~: Mackinnon. Gardner Mass "%'
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Cl.ASSlFlED-DlSI'i.AY
LEARN A TRADE

I'll Pay r. r. Fare TO Cincinnati.
Complete automobile and tractor course
al lowest tuition ever offered. Send
for my 6S-pase catalog describing in
detail my proposition and why III pay
your railroad fare.
Dept. V 4, Cincinnati. q. Write now.
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AUTOMOBILES


n Alto PARTS-TIres ANA tunes,
ar boush, for pats. Ripley Co.
Irw,a Ne.
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WE NEED EDlATfI.y Vt District
managers and local statesmen. Per
mancnt connection. Extraordinary
opportunity. splendid earnings. lni"lli-
s'nc" Su"pa SOS experience. WASIt-
lNGTbN COMPANY. 664N Rust
building. Tacoma. Wash.
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Want a musIcal instrument? Get u
the Want Al way
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ASSISTANT COOk-Wantcd at Hotel
North
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AGENTS-t'ooper made S3s1-S7 Luz,
, mo S2I last week taking orders
% ,r HMr ~ ALL WEATHER RAIN
=. me spring rush is starring
ms wonderful, new proposition give.
H"u bigger, quicker profit. Amazinr
s.ainnS. SlNtN-tive beautiful fabrics
"ahplc coat free Write uuick for
" "tIro No, 10. CONFER MFG. co, Dent.
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Experienced for general house,
work Sma II family. Apply Mrs Thco-
dor" +. Emory. las Dresden Avenue,
Gardiner. Telephone STIR
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Bl'yINESS SERVICE

Business Services offered IS
[9PiyGS-Al. Maine spapcrs.
! Press Clipping Bureau. Gardiner.
fPlTTlNG-Of all k,nGS. RI. +.
k-Hdge LocksTth. 3 Belfast Ave.
ely
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a W an hour taking orders for
r ZANoI.' Pure Food Products, Toilet
on amd .ons, soaps. Perfumes. ki,ch-
round sellers. We finance You IF
your territory is open, we have n Won
HWcrfut proposition to make to vo,,
rilH FOR il TODAY. American PRO.
cinnati. O.. IN
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Gllth-f'or houscwork in family with
small children. Mrs. +. w. Hillman.
To- w int hrnn 81
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ITRE.MEN. BHAKEMEN - Beginners
S1In-$"Ho (Which pOSitionr). Rail-
Way. A-3. care journal
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"1Ai-f'H VI -N-I" sell full line crock
cry. rlaSs aluminum and enameIwarc
also taSh JON lots white and dccora-
ii"h crock"ry and cnamclwarc. Big
COMMISSION Baker Pottery CO.. Sch
rIn;S. Ohio - "
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Help Wante6--Maie

HAHEt,R-t'ir>t class with experience.
High class trade. Give experience IN
first letter. Eek CT. journal.
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TYPEWRITER-L. c. Smith make, late
model: used but very little. Tel.
1o56-M
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HnENiS WANTED-Earn good in
VIVA u, your spare time selling most
""oi''"i VI heauh giving EI.t.CTEI-
~. machine. positively relieves
umi"i'ha'!s'n, neuralgia headaches, etc.
nnl.'e Tor proposition Dent 2
nL"ardon pun Co, 2l3 s. Peoria 81
Chicago. Illinois. $50
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Wanted at Railroad y NJ
& A.. WHtcrNillc
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WoMAN-ur capable girl to help with
houseWork. Cali 80 Western Ave- or
Tel 626-H
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Reliable. wanted for general
h"uSeWork. Mrs. l.. l.. Goodspccd. A.
School St. Gardner.
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MERCHANDISE
Business and Office Equipx

NATIONAL CASH GISTERS-New
and End hand. SIS and up. Also filing
systems Easy monthly payments
L. b. Berry. Room Is. Augusta Trust
Co Bldg.
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WOoDt'llOpFERS : Wanted. clifton
L. Shaw. / Willow 81. Tel. 49, NJ.
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lltE j. Il. WATKINS COMPANY
M employ lady or gentleman
agent IN Augusta. Watkins Products
ar" known eNCrN where and our sales-
people max" big incomes. Investi-
gate TINS opportunity. Full particu-
IarS and valuable samples sent. free
l" SticrS who mean business Nrtc
today. Tho j. l.. Watkins Co. Dept.
-. "t Washington st. North, Boston,
Mass
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TABLE GlRl.-t.Npcricnccd one want
81 at once. No Sunday work. Apply
n : stat" House Dining Room
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fastest SELLING ARTICT.L;-on
mm'srket because of government ruling.
.'Pea'cr Connection with future Tor
those who qualify. Ambitious sa,cs.
h,'h max" upward of $50 per doy.
fNcry cooperation extended. Strictiy
cohi,acntiaL Jerome I.aadt. Pres. s
80. Dearborn St. Chicago
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Musical Instruments

EDISON pHONOGRAPHS-a Re-
Creations. Forest Smith. Tel. 1868
w. POI Water St. Augusta.
pJANOS-Rcal bargains i'm regular and
player pianos. New and used. c. A.
Drawn Piano Co., Depot Square
Ga rtlincr.
The mirror., 1923-04-26

Ou nave heard now the Germans de-
stroyed famous cathedrals, and art gal
leries, entire cities and towns and the
many atrocities perpetrated upon inoffen-
sive persons. You know that it is a true
indictment too. This was a phase of
Kultur. Anyone who has visited the ruins
of French cities could harbor little sym
pathy for the German today.
Even Paris, the gay, was depressed.
AmbulanCes and motor lorries rumbled
through the streets day and night hospi-
tai trains arrived daily to unload their
terrible quota of MANNED and injured.
Outlying districts were dark after night
fall as a preventative measure against air
raids. There was an.>impression of wild
abandon, but the inefable sadness of it
all was apparent, sadness and futiity.
Men on leave lived for the day only for
their return to the front might mean the
initial lap on the long, lcng trip. Young
faces seemed anonymously DID, these
were men who had seen much that human
eyes should not see. They knew that war
fare was not what the cheering throngs
they had left behind believed it to be net
merely the meeting of rival forces in NOR
tai combat. 1t meant more.
They had seen stark, maniacal hatred
in the eyes of fellow men, and they them
selves had felt the primitive lust to kill,
to look into the agonized face of the
enemy as the cold steel went home Mar
tial music can inspire man to do great
sr5;ngs for his country, but the sounds of
battle can change him from man into
a predatory beast. Inhuman cruelties
were part of the German nature, and
he retaliated as far as his own sense of
humanity would permit. There is the
zero hour, when time halts in its fight
when nothing in the world matters but
the signal to go over the top. All this
and more these men had seen.
Everywhere were men with empty
sleeves, sghtess eyes, the wax-like fea
lures of the shell-shocked; the staring
eyes of mustard-gas victims. They strove
to smile but wan semblance was the re-
suit. They had adopted the fatalistic
creed of the Orient, and they followed a
mechanical routine during the waking
hours.
Military bands played to infuse new
fervor into lapsing spirit. The Marsri-
laise was heard on the boulevards and in
The wine shops; God Save the King or
THE Star Spangled Banner never, save
on formal occasions. 1t was simply a
difference in the national spirit. The
bciIu sang the national anthem while the
Tommy or Yank were more likely to sing
some profane ballad or march song.
Madelon will never be forgotten by any
one who ever visited Paris; l know
Madelon, Belgian Rose and Joan of Arc
in all the keys there are and some that
arn't in the English and in French.
The Yank took his patriotic duties as
a part of his natural life; the Tommy
cursed the war, those responsible, and
went out and fought to the last ditch, but
the Frenchman exuded patriotism. He
vas gallant soldier, and an incompar-
able insouciance was his. He drew less
pay and did less grumbling than any
ether fighting representative of a warning
nation.
Just a few miles from the city were
tangible evidences of the recent German
occupation. Detours were page g, Ool 81