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_ YOUR CH ILD & Physical _ Phenomena Those who have not ordered their Baskets to so now, as we have baskâ€" ets in stock in Stock in Our Ware houses at Grim sby, Winons and Jordan. CCénsssecrs, H. A. STONE, -‘=.:I-n. -'?..‘:._:': hest :“,‘_.,; keen .-\ &g. | Parke & Parke Ltd. | Teans, temube, it mmiie ncgCaâ€" y 4 -..rm _?;_. tor euts, bruises and sores, Ts Neve ‘tere is to #.* Tamâ€"Buk is especioity .=== a child‘s tender skin, owing to 1 tal fat or has.s _1 COaree ant flh.h.-u trase tound in ordinary cintments LEE Hardware price to move quick. Robt.Duncan&Co, A 40 gal, steel dram Alied with best coal ofl for. $19.75 Two 450 Ibs. capacity Sharpâ€" Car .up:t.:t |'ul-n. conâ€" frult mc."mllfl and occurred to soldiersâ€"or â€" relatives and friends at their the interest of everyone today James 8t. and Market Square and the War This volume, by a well known writer on psychic matters, discusses the psychology of the soldier in action,, the psycholâ€" ogy of German "frightfuluess," ation _ from . armp hands, forchead, etc. for _ der.onstrating, _ at consider :‘ble saving to you A couple of Macuab 8t and Market 84. SPECIALS Phone 108 r 4& Stoney Croek, Out MWe PEBR BOTTLE * Phone 340 â€" at The treaiment of prisoners here tu.uatened had, bowever, besus many mouths before. Furthermor«, the German Command does not oMâ€" claily acknowlodge the existence of prisoners is uccupled territery, and not only are they not visited by neuâ€" tral inspectors, but ibeir wheâ€"eabouts may not be disclosed. For months beâ€" fore the command to. "write home" quoted above, privoncrs of war had been kept in secrecy bebind the Ar Ing liae, with none of the sufeguards of ordinary prison campaâ€" had a% some of these might be. Fullowing are quotations from the report: ‘The treatment in question com* mences to be systematlc net later than August, 1910. ‘The prisoners of war, it seews, kept is large cumâ€" bers at cortain places in the westâ€" Cambrai and Lille aro {requently reâ€" ferred to in th« evidence â€" but in smaller numbes. wi~y wore placed all along thy line. ‘beir normal work was making mn‘-h. ' “d-:u vail« ways, cons ag = sailways, digging Inm. on:alc wire onâ€" tanglements, making gunpits, loadine ammucition, dlling musition wagâ€" gons, carrying trench mortars, and doing general fatigue work, which ©BETICCCC "This work was not oaly forhidâ€" don by the ‘aws of war, but it was also excessively sard. !n many cafor it lasted from eight to aine howw & day, with long wa.ke is ano £*, eometimes of teo ki.omoters in eac> direction, and for lang porsods wa* earvied on within ran>s af the sbollâ€" lire of the allied armies, One «‘l« hess was for nine montk» kept at under pain of death the nonâ€"commisâ€" sloned officers were compeiled io supery lse. TT ME Lo t o ie slsc "Aruads" "Theso documents definitely comâ€" mit the German Command to at least a threatened course of conduct for which the committee would have beon mv :o fix them ‘vul conscious billty." As wil pear, this document certain‘y fll _:: err on the side of overstatement," wers withis the range "VWery short of food, bad lighting, bad lodgings, no beds, Lurd work beâ€" side the German guns, under heavy shellfire. No pay, no soup for wasnâ€" ing or sbaving, no towels or boots, To the Germar request to withâ€" draw the CGerman prisoners of war to a distance of not less than thirty kilometers from the front line the British Government bas nol repHed, therefore it bas teen decided that all priveners of war who are captured in future will be kep! as prisouers of The motice goes on to state that the prisoners must iot their relatives know how badly they are troated. As the official British report comments: the wiliteary auivorities laid down strict laws to that effect. The British Government Commitâ€" tee on the Treatwent by the Enemy @* Britisb Prisoners of &u has just fssued a report u Germans treatment of lnlhr:vhum of war behind the Bring lines in France and Belginm. The report is the latest of a peries, each dealing with some speâ€" eife phase of the war prisoner problew. . 1t throws light upon a conâ€" dition of real frightfuinessâ€"the emâ€" ployment of baifâ€"starved, bailfâ€"clotoâ€" «d _ men on | milltury operations agninst their owo country, within range of their own army‘s guns, and the keeping of these -ow.} verminous, sick, shut off any sommunication with their own peoâ€" . t6, from whom they received no letâ€" tore or parcels. ‘These men were not subject to neutral inspection. In Juny iy, 1917, the German Govâ€" ermment informed the British Govâ€" «wament that Britich priconers would be kept at work close behind the German lines, in reprizal for alleged similar treatment of Germans ty Great Britain. No such treatment, the report states, existed; but even if it bad, evidense showed that Gerâ€" many bad had Eritish prisoners at work within range of Britisb guns behind the Unes as early as Augusi, 1916. 1lo reply to u:{ German note, Mr. Buifour staied that the Britie» were undur sirict orders to employ no priscuers in bandling munitions ur within range of ibe enemy‘s guns. Bui in Apr!!, 1917, an agroement was concluded hetwees the British and German Goverswents that prinoners of war shoulé aot on eltber side be employed withip thirly kilometers of ‘uo firing ling. ‘The report contains evidence up io the end of 1917, which shows thas Germany disregardâ€" ed this agroomen*; it may be a dead letter stil. # Pari of theâ€"evidence is from th reports of privoneis -n§ of men who had seen and talked with them, part of it from woâ€"men documents. On *Concorbing R: sonere. of . Respite," ng P.soners * was bauded to a British nonâ€"comâ€" miusioner oflicer io be read out to his fellowâ€"prisonces at Lile: Bmumsn orrrorar I-'t-l-‘l-up-n.., h.fi““* Ih-hh-.,-l!‘q'- Starved, Frozen and . Wkipped Mmunn-.-.. fuwe 2. 0s oo d o Ing as the troops of the Government whose captives they are. Not oanly €id Germany agrte to all thate things, but in the German War Book MoRE HUR Biutauty PEISONERS, cfilfih- were very bard. It was t@ribly cold, niso,. _ We asked for cl‘:lln;. but never got any.* * © agmy chaplain reports: "On Feb. 16, 1917, there arrived 4 Mindes Hospita) sixteen men who had beea working belhind the West erp front, attached to Camp E. K. 5. poured in upon ihem. ‘They tad to hiwe.. ... ... ;. ...‘._.......’.“..........--31 ma h in same clothes. They bad 86\ Hnay Ammonia (large ebange of any kind. And yet some| _ _ _ _ .. .... ....... of these prisoners, if they survived Uuighere Lie.:....:!>, [d -hu.munuuume lines for over a year. o-.: Lax. .. sre s f thus Weseribos their q2 at " "The German sergeant in charge at Er®"ers,‘ says one prisoncr, ‘W8A very bizsh. Twice 1 saw him‘ (this m.rvu(hnlora.-ul1 ‘using a dog whip, and beard of doing so on anotber occasion. B# used it mostly on men who were slow "To add to their mitrries, the 8t cemmodation provided tor these fl!?‘."!‘““d " ‘We slept about twelo in a reom in our uniforths without either greatâ€" coats or blankets. M_-a and it was very cold. We lay on straw, which was full of vermin. We could only wasb in a bucket of cold water without cither soap or towels. not supply us with duy clothing, and, as we bad.to work in al} weathers, cout and no underciothes. fl had ween two days and two nights in the cold train with very little to eat. Two Of these wen died later of consumpâ€" ilon in Minden. ‘They had all beep captured in November, and their reâ€" latives did not know even that they were alyt. These men report, too, that ibey are brutaily treated; buâ€" man life is not wortb so much m borseflesb. ‘They are worked uatll lbey eltber die or so com| lupse that they are ustless. said it+was nothing to wake the. mworning and And the ing bealde you dead. 1 got of several who bad died and to their people to inform them." The Government . controls sugar supply and bas Lxed a pr which brings sugar to the sumer for 12 to 16 American ceot pound, according to kind. This enly alout threo cemis above a"‘ war prices. llaif the retail price sugar in Holland consisth of the « ciso tax. However, it is ptaied thit the Governmen;, toses about a cent pound on the price it has fixed; thit is to suy, sugar caunot now be p°â€" dused and marketed at the Gover» won!t price with aay prodl . iners{ore the Government pars | denlers a fair compecsation, Thb : wiso does in reapect ‘o varions ob articles of which it has Axed \ maximum price. 1orae May Eurich Jap troo Judustr; Oponiag of Nortkern Corea by | completion of ie Selsain Kaind itailway goâ€"tnses to rebove Jam# frow .urther avalety Mdlwul of irea vre, con! and luwwer re« eunuy dincovers,) trou mine is Mosat appears to bav» a voin three mile* long ever a wide ares, with 95% strata. lis possible outoul is cunse‘~ valively ertice boo by erperts at $5+~ 007,000 tons slost of the territot If Alresdy voned uy (de Mitsubls®) w. he witnas i Aumm. mNWEmOn WHGMT... Moo Wemtn] u_-‘..?'...'.'."?.."-‘,".i! XXX White Spirit Vinegur dbe gal. Tes a bare wito o reor P mo, CLFANSERS C The thermometer registered 10 4& grees, Fabrenbelt, beiow zero. They had walked seven kilometers from the station. Their tifll!l.ihm of tunic, trousers, and t shirt, boots und socks, and as old hatâ€"no The reports t scarcity, «s the Asrerigen chaegt at Auiorns. were Uting 108 tw cattle owldg«« is were to le N# lack of fodder; but it is now autien AiHortan ons intinns en o part erop may »* fed to cattle, still leaving an abss}â€" ance for the production of suféct sugar. This is in spite of the !it was 20 per cenl. less in 1917 thas i average rocent proceding years, %« excellent crop offselting that sb The anoua) production of sugar in Holland in recent years v between 230,000 and 300,000 of which abou; oneâ€"Lalf sufficed local requiremenis. The 1917 ; duction is not yet stated, but apy=‘ ently it was fairly novmal _ Recent reports of a probable sarcâ€" ity of sugar in Holland are now i+ pelled by oficial staiements that »4t only will the 1917 production be :=â€" ple for domestic needs but «l ieave a surplus for export. . ce d y Lim Ureden als. ' Mother=â€"] dua‘l iiks the looks of that little boy you werd playlag with on the suvel io aay. . You u:fl- ' with w«e li t biys, you know. 'hl'u--m. bot is hok a bad 1it""" boy, wamma. He‘s a {ood litthe «. Meo‘s been io the rufitimatory seboui iwice and they‘ve Je hiw out e><" time ce accownt of ;60d ‘Abavio‘‘. #pongos rery small sutms..nt r. but the h6 aymerns. . it their shel‘s aud grodually bores i# way insige untll it Kills ts aysief. Holland‘s w‘ # y ofte: give sheiter 10 me an Gale and abell« fectey froage is fathi nâ€":m, exnmgyy +M*Am® to CANNED PEAS Phone No, 5 if you want to get the pricss of anything or any quantity VEGET ABLE SOUP MOLLASSES io TINS TOILET PAPER OLEOâ€"MARGARINE .. ea! Try our Japan Tea at... ..55¢ Ib. clAl.NA. Wrand: ... :.:.. ./. ' ies "mvuu) & Mlllb_ MILK _ _ _ "m! io anrbactict Cerien.. .. _ PBE yINEGAR Hoshal & Burgoyne Ayimer New Orieans molasses (large sized (Domiuion Canners) Bliver > const**> +*=*>> +~*‘800 _ Light of Asia (the only ‘Tea.. St. &'b m.........* & Carnation........ ..$ eass for e POTTED MEATS E Crond Paint would have Saved this Home f for Hnrvestinl.lg in Western Canada "Going Trip West"â€"S$12 to "etumn Trip East"â€"§18 from WINWIPER. ruul 12ST EFFECT of the omission to paint is sen in a "dingy" unkempt appearance. Sontinue "e neglect a sewond season, and dinginess iIl develop into actual de, «‘sration, Your house wickly * goos to seed" it it is not kept frosh with palat. Phone 5 (THE BIG CASH STORE) Grimsby echar Minct Linegle Staie" io ORDERS for $2.00 delivered C. O. D. Highest Prices Paid For Produce Specials for Friday and Saturday & rolls for Sbe 2 tins for 2¢ THEAL BROTHERS, GRIMSBY ONT i 4 cnat tuice Farm LOOK OVER OUR STOCK Sin of Page, $PERAE HHNOVan Yamne rhor Youppre _ _ [Of "Excusn® 10%Drtcl H s@frey>2 waat 04 dos. so d still 'n::â€"-u:p-;-“ rer hows. _ In sheer it# Iegurtalye o t EeE Ed 4% Ti o ghioes carry znd reammend the following BH projucts : B4 Porch Plowe Puing Viuimming â€" > foph 2e iesns ,,, it M ~ importustre o0 _ Plaster Collings and Walle hss } JAR RUBBER®S® CASTILE SOAP (A good tollet soap) 6 cakes for SHREDDED WHEA\ SALMON Kellog‘s CORN FLAKES sal c i.. .. ... B mhtkets for 25e Jutland Sardines....2 tins for 2e Saga Brand (Norwegian).. ... S%¢ Bradiand (Norwegian).... .. . S5e (Red or White)..8 packets for 2e Bâ€"H " Premonctte"â€"A fat tom Presonctte"â€"A fat tose ofl Fse haree License No. 5â€"4353 V--v'Omv«knvv-pd...}.h“w have true painting econemyâ€"true protection is orly obtainable from the best of paints, lgnore if you will, theidca c< xating for beauty‘s sake; you cannot igno:~ the vain > of paint as preserâ€" vation for your homs. . B. HOWARD, District Pamsager Agest, Torvate COMFORT SOAP FRUIT EXTRACTS JELLY POWDERS ‘These should now be a 2 for 25¢ BROOMS WASH BOARDS Did you get one of those washâ€" This is worth $7.25 sox wholesale, so you can figure it out at a barguin at.... ..4 cakes "or 25e (Not more than 16 cakes to a cusâ€" We sell Smithville Creamery~ but« ter (Always frash)......... S8e W. (Holly or Monarch)...... .... . 48e h&h Wanted exelinst for in n m 0 CNiGNiiegs.... D