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  2. "THE CONTEMPTIBLE ARMY."

    The Kaiser one day to his legions did say: "Here's a job which must certainly charm ye! ...

    Article : 59 words
  3. TURKEY AND THE WAR

    Mr. J. M. Fawaz, of 1040 Drummond street, North Carlton, writes:— The Ottoman Empire enjoys the distinction of being composed of more ...

    Article : 2,419 words
  4. THE RECRUIT

    He was 35, and for a bachelor, comfortably off. Every penny that he possessed he had earned, himself by hard work. He had known bitterness, ...

    Article : 1,061 words
  5. MR. JONES'S COFFEE.

    Cheerfulness under difficulties is the surest sign of a stout heart, and that Tommy and his officers have it is proved by many a story from the front. No ...

    Article : 712 words
  6. AT BUSTARD CAMP.

    At Lark's Hill, a bare knoll on Salisbury Plain, half-way between Amesbury and Bustard Camp, the wooden winter quarters of the Canadians are ...

    Article : 1,323 words
  7. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    A correspondent of the "Daily Mail" describes a visit to the detention barracks for officers and prisoners of war at Lady Dundonald's Welsh ...

    Article : 1,594 words
  8. FOOTBALLER'S FATE.

    An English artilleryman who before the war was a professional footballer in the north of England, died in hospital in Paris. He had previously ...

    Article : 208 words
  9. THE IRISH GERM.

    "Faith, it's curious," said a travelled Irishman, "how these little disease insects do be called in different places! In Germany they call them germs, and ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. CAMEO OF THE WAR.

    Vincent Archambault, gun pointer of the first gun of the battery of the—army corps, came from the eastern frontier, near Sedan, and, like the people ...

    Article : 812 words
  11. LADIES WHO SHAVED.

    A widow lady and her daughter residing in Hither Green. London, had a curious experience. Through the agency of the Central Committee, they ...

    Article : 140 words
  12. H.M.S. PRESIDENT.

    H.M.S. President has more famous names on her book than any other vessel in the fleet, and not the least distinguished is that of Sir Percy ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. HIT BY A BULLET.

    A French officer who was wounded while leading a charge at the head of his company has given in a letter to Le Temps of his impression at the ...

    Article : 372 words
  14. ODD, ISN'T IT?

    A match has a head but no face. A watch has a face but no head. A river has a mouth but no tongue. A wagon has a tongue but no mouth ...

    Article : 82 words
  15. IT LOOKED POSSIBLE

    A very large man who tipped the scales at over 300lbs, was one day walking down a quiet village street. As he passed a corner, a group of country ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. ONE WAY OF FINDING OUT.

    Two little boys four and five years old, respectively were playing quietly, when the one of four years struck the other on his cheek. An interested ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. LISTENING FOR SHELLS.

    Continuous service, under fire sharpens the senses, and the British soldiers become almost uncannily sharp at spotting when a shell is likely to fall near ...

    Article : 288 words
  18. SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

    "Your worship," said the prisoner, "you don't know how heartrending it is to have a wife who can cook, but won't do it." ...

    Article : 240 words
  19. BAD WEAR.

    "No," said the old gentleman, sternly, "I will not do it. Never have I sold anything by false representations, and I will not begin now." For a ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. SHE HAD.

    There was a newparlor maid in the house and Mrs Bleecker was in some doubt as to her intelligence. So she asked at dusk: ...

    Article : 49 words
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