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of History Making Happenings.
GERMAN "PILL BOX" TURNED INTO A DRESSING STATION
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This captured Genunn "pill box" In a muddy, torn-u; section of the west front, lias been converted Into a
raring station. These dressing stations, being close to the fighting lines, ore the means of saving tunny lives by
tick attention to the wounded.
HELPING WOUNDED COMRADE WHILE PRISONERS TRAIL ALONG
Tills rhnrocterlstlc scene from the west front shows u Cnnndinn snliller heliiincr n wniimlnd rnnirmln hnrk to tha
Nchej while two German prisoners, only too glad to be captured, follow after quite unguarded.
NEW AMERICAN AIRPLANE BOMBS
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RAVEN JOINS BRITISH NAVY
This raven Joined up with the Brit
ish naval forces In the Mediterranean,
and Is now an especial pet aboard one
of the cruisers. Sailors the world
over are very fond of mascots, and al
ways have thera aboard ship If they
can.
Cni' ''"'s ' airplane bomhs Invented by Americans mid udopted by
00 't,,os government are shown In the Illustration. The man Is kick
l e of the missiles to show that It Is harmless unless Its nose hits some-
MUCH IN LITTLE
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4 i iun yon ruttKmer, ni
5bu thc Ttt-fcUh forcei operot
M rr,'sl"'i)dcnt otncluily recog-
It' Uerniun government.
N.h 1,1 Sl'n ot Mllwnu-
W f"l,u'r wns on ",nccr ,n
jvj, Bn winy, will purchase and
Aii'v""1 &sa automobile and
j',ltrl rullrond of Oeorgln em
H 8 '"inen HRonts. whose duty
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H-.T" "Wters pertululng to this
Thc Grand Falls of Labrador are
the holiest in the world they huve
a sheer drop of 2,000 feet The falls
of Nlasnrn drop 104 feet.
New Zealand, In 1010, slaughtered
3,3ti ii'inhs for food.
Argentina's national wealth Is es
timated at $0,820,000,000.
Urllalu has replaced 1,250.000 men
In Industries by women.
Spain's commerce In 1010 totaled
$470,072,322. of which $230,004,231
represented Imports,
In some of the cluar stores of Italy
patrons light up from a piece of rope
which Is hung up In convenient place
kud allowed to burn slowly.
Annexation of South Sea Islands.
A formal declaration thot Jopan In
tends to retain possession, after the
war, of the South Sea Islands, now un
der her protection, Is urged upon the
government by the Tokyo Asahl. The
new French cabinet has declared, In
the chamber of deputies, says the To
kyo Journnl, they will not stop fight
ing until the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine;
It Is wise for a nation to de
clare Its alms In prosecuting n war.
Notwithstanding this, some Japanese
bureaucratic statesmen make a point
of denouncing the attitude of those In
favor of declaring to the world the
Just and proper demands of the Japa
nese people, In connection with the
war, lest It hurt the feelings of the
allies. It Is a mistake to view a dec
laration of the Just claims of a nation
as a demonstration of selfish Inten
tions or breach of International eti
quette, says the Tokyo poper, and the
Japanese government should follow
the example of the French cabinet and
make a public declaration at once as
to Japan's rntentlon to retain posses
sion of the South Sea Islands after the
war and to make other proper claims.
Such frank declarations on the part
of belligerents are Important In mak
Ing known to all concerned their true
Intentions. The Tokyo Asahl concludes
hy aeclnrlng that the Japanese people
are desirous that their government
shall take such step at the present
Important Juncture.
BRITISH TROOPS BEING RUSHED TO THE FRONT IN FRANCE
Long line of army lorries loaded
with llrltish soldiers hurrying to the
front to take part In the continuous
advance against the Germans being
made by General Hulg's armies. They
ore seen passing through a recaptured
French village, and the field artillery
is moving up with the trucks to take
Its Invaiuuble part In the operations.
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ONE OF THE BIG GUNS THAT UNCLE SAM IS MAKING
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Close-up view or one of the 14-Inch guns thut are being manufactured In American arsenals for use aguinst th
Germans. These monsters and others of all calibers are being turned out In great numbers.
CANADA'S SMALLEST SOLDIER
FIELD MARSHAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG
This pnoiograpli shows the "littlest
boy," or rather the smallest man with
the Canadian forces in Europe. His
age Is fifteen, and he enlisted In No
vember, 1914, at Vancouver. Before
the war ho was a bugler. Ho takes his
chances with the grown-up soldiers,
with one of whom he Is seen chatting.
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Out of His Ward
There was un officers' meeting In one
of the line regiments. An earnest dis
cussion of military principles was 'tak
ing place, relutes the Boston Herald.
Suddenly the door was thrown open
and a recruit in civilian clothes ap
peared. "Hello, fellers," he greeted them ge
nially. "Say, which one of you Is the
heud guy around here? rve just come
to camp." 1
Tho officers stared at hlin in be
wilderment. Eventually n major asked
grullly :
"What's your name and where do
you come from."
"My name's Smith and I come from
the ninth word. I guess I'll be going
since you're so nasty about It."
They Didn't Forget.
"He's perfectly quiet, ladles," re
marked the Jobmaster to the two girls
who were about to hire a pony and
trap, "only you must toke care to keep
the rein off his tall."
When they returned the Jobmaster
Inquired how they got on.
"Splendidly," they exclaimed. "We
had one rather sharp shower, but we
took It In turns to hold the umbrella
over the horse's tall, so there was uo
real dunger I" Answers.
The most recent j-lcture of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hoig, commander
In chief of the British fcrces In France, which has Jflst nrrlved In this country,
It Is a characteristic picture of t!o Great British military leader. His steed
Is a marvel and his thoroughbred breeding Is delineated In every Hue. Horse
and man nre a pair of thoroughbreds.
MAKING STEAMSHIPS OF SAILING VESSELS
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Chulrmun Hurley of the shipping board heartily approves the suggestion,
of Thomas A. Edison that as many as possible of America's 0,382 sailing ves
sels be converted Into steamships. The photograph la of a four-master that
has been equipped with power.
By REV. J. H. RALSTON, D. D.
SrUry ot CoirM(ndcnc Dcptrtmut.
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TEXT-No man that warreth antanilnth
llmielf with tha affairs ot thla life; that
i may pleme him who hath choaan him
:o ba a soldier. II Timothy 1:4.
This Is not a consideration of the
Christian as a soldier fighting for his
country, but of
the Christian con
sidered from a
military - stand
point. The figure
of the soldier la
used quite freely
In the Bible In
speaking of tho
Christian, and we
are Justified In
applying that fig
ure to the modern
Christian. There
are several things
In a soldier's ex
perience today
that belong to the
Christian and to
I these we will give attention.
me nristian's Enlistment and Oath
of Loyalty.
Every soldier of his country must
take an oath of allegiance to the gov
ernment and the Incluslveness of this
Duth Is very great. The Christian who
will not make a pledgo to his Lord,
ordinarily In a public way, lucks the
first visible testimony that he Is a sol-
j dler of tho Lord. Christian profes
j (Ion la most Important, and the ex
ceptions to the rule but prove Its tni- '
' porta nee.
The Christian's Equipment for Service.
The Christian must have his equip
ment for service as the government
! of any country musl equip Its soldiers,
In which case clothing, food, shelter,
arms, ammunition and other things
are absolutely necessary. In the sixth
Chapter of the Epistle to the Ephestans
this equipment of the soldlcr-Chrlstlan
Is quite fully given. That equipment
Is spiritual of course, but It will be
noticed that It Is both defensive and
offensive. The enemy of the Christian
Often attacks, and the Christian must
lefend himself. The Christian must
not make It a rule of his life how
ever to await the attack of the enemy,
but must attack as well. For attack
only one weapon Is named, and that
Is the sword of the spirit of the word
of God. Unlike human wars, the spir
itual warfare has known no chungo
through tho ages. The Bible today Is
the best weapon nnd there are no Zep
pelins nor other aircraft, nor subma
rines, nor mines, nor anything else that
makes It obsolete. It Is well to note
that there Is only thc offensive weapon.
Many have forgotten this; the Bible
has been abandoned and the enemy
has pressed the post of righteousness
back. Courage, knowledge, faith and
all other equipment will be furnished
If the Bible Is used faithfully. The
K'eapon of offense needs emphasis.
The Christian's Training.
The Christian does too much unor
ganized fighting. His warfare Is loo
largely a guerrilln warfare. In con
nection with the national army of tho
United States the training Is most In
tensive, the results of which nre aston
ishing to all beholding It There aro
provisions for training the Christian.
The old Methodist elans-meeting, now
showing Innocuous desuetude, was a
Bplendld training school In the days
gone by. Sunday schools, Y. M. C. A.',
young people's societies, etc., give fair
training opportunity. For officers
training there are ninny theological
seminaries, and a few of them turn
out Napoleons and Grants and Persh
Ings, but many of them are turning
out officers with a very Indistinct the
ory of real spiritual warfare nnd with
very little knowledge of It practically.
There are some great Bible schools
where the training is Intensive, lurgely
bo because tho calls for workers must
be promptly met and the time Is short.
I The Soldier-Christian and Hardship.
"Endure hardship as a good mI-
dler of Jesus Christ," Is what I'aul
; said to the recruit Timothy. What
ever may be done by the government
or the people of the vurlous countries
for the comfort of men at the buttle
front, ultimately there Is hardship.
The Soldier-Christian Must Fight
"Fight the good fight of faith" is
the Scripture exhortation and there Is
on escaping thut responsibility. To
fight Is to oppose an enemy, to injure
or destroy him, to gain the victory
over him by contention. The old hymn
gives the right Idea:
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Fight on my soul till death
Bhall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee at thy parting breath
Up to his bloised abode.
In Epheslans 6:10 the Christian Is
told that ho fights agulnst principal-'
ities, against powers, against the rul
ers ot the durkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness In high
pluces. Today there Is an enemy In
tho form of false religious teaching
that he must fight The Christian
must contend for the faith once for all
delivered to the saints.
Tho Christian's worst enemies aro
those within bis own bosom his prldo,
unbelief. Indifference, unholy teal, evil
heart, all active enemies every mo
ment. The bright ray of cheer that comes
to the soldlcr-Chrlstlan Is that ultimate
victory Is assured. He win overcome .
by the blood of the lamb. His crown
will be given him by the righteous
Judge In that day.
The Burden of Life.
Christ saw that men took life pain
fully. To some It was u weariness, t
others a failure, to tnuny a tragedy,
to all a struggle and a pnln. How t
carry this burden of life had been thi
whole world's problem. It Is still th
whole world's problem. And here il
Christ's solution: "Take my yoke nnd
learn of me, and yon will find It easy
Proverbs.
Proverbs, It has well been said,
isould be sold In pairs, a single on
icing but bait a truth. W. Mathewa,