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♦ COMMAND OF ALSACE.
♦ COMMAND OF ALSACE. HilL TAKEN FOOT BY FOOT. NOTABLE French SUCCESS. Th ft niost important event on the Western Ce''reporte(1 during the week-end is tile cap- °.v the French of the summit of Han. ^Dit>sw £ -;lei.]i0p £ The h-eight is a spur of the Q ^?es thrust out towards Miilhausea. In hand. .it barred the way «f the Th? Pia*n Alsace. Ti>;ies Paris Correspondent states that 'reneh lost possession of Hartwianne- tiyj 1°PX on January 19th and have been bad* r€cover it ever since. The Getmans f0r transform-ed the summit into a r«gWar g. ss, foisting by iron cables- quTmtitiee of 1h ana machine-guns. of Di^L^rone^ attacked the height by means tlje anti shovel and worked their way to t>m l^P; though the slope is almost perpendi- ioot b>' loot- ^mv tll>cy lloId tiie eum llide arHf are part of the way down the eosrtern The German official communiques ad- French success. tla French official report says: At tlie art-) we have consolidated 64r to Positions. The total number of prisoners us in the course of the attack which e us masters of the summit is six officers, $aI four xion commissioned officers, and! rank and file. None of these was wounded, j e took, in addition, many wounded prisoners, j
^HMAN AND BRITISH AIR RAIDS.I
^HMAN AND BRITISH AIR RAIDS. I BOMBS ON FOUR TOW-NS. A T iaube flew over Dunkirk on Saturday ^11Jrig, but was quickly driven oh by our says Iieutex from Paris. Six bombs Qj* dropped, but no damage was done. A aeroplane also visited' Calais t'.ud one bomb, which injured no one and a e. 4 1 no damage. auk< Sew over Estaire (south-west of and dropped) two bombs, which burst. Two children playing sear pick them up, with, the result that Th mt> exploded and the children were* killed. 'lin correspondent of the Cepes- *aid &afi-oiurf Tidend states that the aerial toot Vw°n ^trassburg on Friday was effected iej^ • French but by British airmen. A vio- gUQfire was opened on the airmen, but Jard Were flving at an altitude of over 2,000 yisibl au<1 ^'er« unhurt. The aeroplane was hotnh. 11(:al:y half an hour, and dropped five
4USSIAN ADVANCE IN HUNGARY.…
4USSIAN ADVANCE IN HUNGARY. austrians FALL BACK. Enemy REPULSED IN GALICIA. The following- official coramu-niqu,6 from the General Staff was issued in Petro- w QI¡ Saturday. of the Middle Nieroein, on' the right V^of the Narew and) on the ieft bank of the there has been no essential change- its Ration. th? Carpathian^ we have made considier- Progress in. the- direction of BartfelcL >iL Austrian?., falling back, set fire to the > Vtw" Zboro. dirr-ction of JiaTigrod (north of the Pas) we carried a fornned. height !>ie'1 R:ri."i: Russkedydiuva and Kozia Molm we O^fifully repulsed important, enemy forces. M)OK^§ the course of the day we took prisoner Sfjjj li,500 Austrians, besides forty officers j seven rnac-hine-gun3. L.f1 Eastern Calieia we drove back an enemy >'talion which crossed the Dniester, near °.}ava, inflicting heavy losses on it. j Os;<v, t e (he Germans made several at- ^pi' up et".>tive balloon, but our f:h ,-y :1 u ;u'once. ^U» of superiority of the vsetre ti;e German batteries siW'>v {iri"S ;-alvos. and we rapidly j,lee thein. tltn ,the iil the village of Karaska on i'fiso insv. we captured more than 100 H^rs, six macMne-guns, and three guns, of jL:vei^ we were only able to carry oS two e gwns, and the others were spiked, and U-yC stMl remain in the no man's land be- n our trenches and those of the eiietuy. "t p^uiber of Cxech soldiers in the garrison J?^r»ysl have made an urgent request to °^ve:l to fishr for the Slav cause in the 'Kiau i!°t rr;s<. of Pr?e;nysl was 120,000, and ^,(Ki0 :■ r [h stated.
------> t q^Rman offensive…
t q^Rman offensive fails. 0fiBERLY FLIGHT BEFORE RUSSIANS. å. It.. ——- fj" Ut;;¡an official communique issued early .ays: 6 Ctrnian off en* ;ve to the east of the t"l'(;q 1>Q, division was engaged. It .suf- Jt|^ loss, and not only did not cap- pf oi:r trenches, but was obliged to \hs ljr.-t liae of trenches at the Tilr ^^W>crma11 ^orc€s arft taking part is llriate battle a.t WaeJi. We have ad- distance behind the enemy'# j iU^> and have captured an ambulance thtaff" Ojyj'^ village of Domanevictz, on the ^'e retreating Germans in their dis- ^W^^ght abandoned a quantity of Qj^^nce. This contains many letters soldiers complaining of their 1^8 losses and of starvation in the and hoping for the speedy end of t^Hw^Wsian force which conducted the towards Me>mel, and defeated regiments, thus oausing the concentrate active troops in this corner, and to set in motion tbe of ^l^drcns resting at Kiel, only oon- 'W men, most of. them belonging ^^itorial army.
— horus bombardment.
— horus bombardment. 1^1. SS!an fleet in action, f0jj °Srad message dated Monday says: 'Vj6 official bulletiii is published: %.0WcLekt s<?a FIeei eslerday bombarded f°rts and "batteries of the Boe- »°th sides of tbe Straits. niade from th« hydroplanes the shells fell witih Hi bSS^an- aviat°rs flying above the Bos- k ^opn''?r'€K carried out reconnaissances Vavy ^.0I"hs with success. h artilk'ry fire was poured on to the g'j., Ut without success. Vtv °i*t I5^'s torpedo-boats, which tried ta A 6 fir driven back into the Straits W Uf^ °ui' guns. to s^e four-masted ship which was ivas >5^ t;he Bosphorus from sea- ^nd1 ^°mbarded by us. She finally heeled
--------. tHE FIGHT AT SUEZ.
tHE FIGHT AT SUEZ. THE BRITISH LOSSES. tatement has been officially ten^^1 ,^OSfi'es in the skirmidb in the 23r(] mii€s to the east of Kubri, on iS ^0UQ<]lf1Wer^ three men killed and six- onj. There were no officer camal- 3 ^>n the Th€ en€my about fifty Bun „^rounY'. an<* some 250 rounds of awav°lmu^^on' ^ut succeeded in r-*»ip 'e-eonriQ•near^ their wounded. Aero- retr^^068 that the Turkish ,t;treated to Nekid.
8ii<: . RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN…
8ii<: RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN SOUTH. GERMANS REINFORCED. RENEWED FIGHTING IN POLAND. A despatch from the Head-quarters of the Russsian Couwiander-in-Chief of Friday's daie Gaye Our offensive to the west of the Middle Niemere was met by enemy counter-attacks. The fighting continued. On the right haute of the Narew and the left bank of the Vistula there has been no esseinti-al change. On the froiifc i)etweea the Bartfeld and Uszow directions we contiime to advance suc- cessfully. although the enemy has been, rein- forced. On March 24th we took 1,700 prisoners and two guns. In the directions of Mu-n.kacs (Hungary), Stry, annl Dolina (East GaJifia) the Germans again, attacked our povsi'tioni, but without success. The Caucasian Army Headquarters -report a-s follows On the 14th inst. there were unimportant engagements in the T.ranschorok region and in the cHreetiou of Olty.
AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT.
AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT. RUSSIAN ATTACKS BY DAY AND NIGHT. An official communique issued on Friday by the Austrian Headquarters Staff, and re- ceived via Amsterdam, says: In the Carpathians violent fighting con- tinues. Russian attacks were repulsed by day and night. The general situation is un- changed. In the region south of Zalesczyki. on the Dniester, north of Czernowitz, our troops captured eleven Russian points d'appui, and made 500 prisoners. On the front in Russian Poland and West Galicia artillery duels took place. We discovered that the church tower at Baradyz. south-east of Sulejow, wa.s used as an observa-tion post by the enemy, and we were compelled to bombard and burn the tower.
jMOUNTAIN BATTLE.
MOUNTAIN BATTLE. AUSTRIAN FAILURE ANTICIPATED. Private messages from Germany, says a Copenhagen correspondent, indicate that the Austrians will not long be able to resist the enormous new Russian, offensive in the Car- pathian.9. So far the Russian attacks are said to have been broken against the Ans- trians' strongly-fortified positions on the heights, but it is expected that the huge n masses of Russian troops constantly gather- ing there will eventually shatter the resist- ance of those positions. If this does not take place considerable reinforcements may be m-ove-d from Poland.
AIR RAID ON METZ.
AIR RAID ON METZ. FRENCH BOMB'S ON AIRSHIP SHEDS. Six of our aviators bombarded the airship sheds of Frescaty and' the station of Metz, aays Friday's French official communique. They dropped' a dozen bombs, which caused a panic. Although exposed to a violent can- nonade, they all returned in. safety. We also bombarded the barracks to the east of Strass- burg. In Belgium, in the region of Nieuport, there has been artillery fighting. Further south, we carried and occupied north of St. George's & farm in advance of our lin-cs. In Champ-agne there has been a bombard- ment without an infantry attack. In Lorraine, north of Badonvillers, we firmly organised the ground we had won since the 22nd. In Alsace, at the Reichackerkopf, the Ger- mans sprave(I our trenches with burning liquid, without, however, achieving any result. Between the Meuse and the Moselle the enemy's attempts at attacking were repulsed with ease and immediately. There were two attempts at the Bois de Consenvoye and the Bois des Caures, north of Verdun, three at Eparges, and two at Bois le Pretre.
I DRESSMAKING AT HOME.
I DRESSMAKING AT HOME. I BY SYLVIA. í A New Spring Coat. We have still March winds and April I showers to face before we cam think of doing I w-ith-out-,or wearing quite lighi — wraps foi outdoor wear. I have selected a nice easy model for my first sketch, No. 1,871. This is I just the sort of thing for the bc-t-w-een sea- son," and a model that the home-dressmaker can undertake. It is intended to be made in.,serg,- or tweed to go with the skirt, and complete a very useful costume for spring wear; but as black ooatees, realised either in satin or moire, pro- mise to be much worn, and aTe amongst the novelties brought out for the coming season, you could of course carry it out in either of these materials, and thus be provided with I not only a smart but a very useful wrap, as it I would do for summer when a wrap is neces- sary, and be worn till the autumn. In the present case we will consider it I as being likely to be made in navy serge, this material having come into its own again. It is cut on Raglan lines, this model being PATTERN INO. 1,871. i lone of the most popular of the mom--n"ncl deservedly so, as it is more comfortable for slip on" garments than the ordinary arm- hole pattern. A lining is desirable but not absolutely necessary. If the material be fairly thick, it j would, of course, 'be superfluous, except for the sleeves, which are al<wavs more comfort- sible when lined with something of a slipfvery nature, and polonaise is usually selected. 1 To Cut Out and Make Up. When placing the pattern en the material see that the fronts are to the selvedges, and allow, of course, enough to turn in. The cen- tre-back must be placed to the fold. j When cut out, interline the fronts a way back with £ ne French canvas as • j foundation for the buttonholes and buttons, I then face and stitch the edges, afterwards making the buttons and sewing on the but- tons to match. Next make and stitch on the patch" pockets—if you want these addi- tions-tack the sleeve in position at back and front, following the notches carefully, then at underarm seams, and fit on to make any necessary alterations. I If not correct, make these both sides, being j careful they are quite even, and then stitch, notching the seams, and open, press, and neaten them. Next finish off the lower edge, make the cuffs and stitch oh, then the collar, which is faced with striped silk and inter- lined with the canvas, and is merely stitched to the neck part and neatened. If the coat is lined the lining will, of course, neaten this as well as the seams and edges. The coat will require two yards of 44-inch goods. ¡ A PhiD but Comfortable Nightdress. J Many of my readers choose this time of year for the overhauling and renewal of their stock of underwear, so I have selected a nice and simple but quite up-to-date pattern for a nightdress in No. 1,872. I hope this will meet with much approval from those of my readers who are looking out for something of PATTMN NO. 1,872. I I the kind for summer wear, though there is [ no reason why it should not do for present j purposes. It is merely a question of mate- rial, and flannel, flannelette, or longcloth will j realise the design most satisfactorily. I To Make Up. I It is a very easy model to carry out, azud my remarks as to the comfort of the Raglan j shape of armhole apply equafiy ivel-ft to this, and aire tfiie reascui few my selecting thiJs design. The centre-frcaiite and back are placed to the fold, whilst the centre of the yoke and sleeve—itbat is, from noick to wrist of the shoulder and ouiter arIn-ehotrlld be placed selvedge-ways of the material for greater strength, as there is a certain amount of puE. just here. Having placed and cut out ttbe nightdress and yoke, which ia single—aoi*} be srnre to allow enough for a very good hem at the foot-pant—first of all gather fronts and baek, and anrajige these to the correspond- ing edges of the yoke, as this is more easily done on the flat tthaji when made up. The seams are orname-nited with veimiang, which sfooutki be transparent. Thils item, I may add, is quite, optional, and the edges may be I andt,ed in the ordinary way, and ornamented ith featiher or fancy stitching, as preferred. When this its dome, join up the underarm arad side seams by meajis of a nieat run-and- fell seam in each case, hem lower edge, sew j the wraps to fironit opeming, make the button- holes and sew on; the buititons; them finish, off the neck and' silceves, as in the sketch, with sflot ineeTltiion and lace, and run> the ribboin tfhraugH^thie fonmer as a finish and to tie with.
NICE DISHES. :
NICE DISHES. WHITE Soup.-Take six potatoes, three onions, four ounces of crushed tapioca, one pint, and a-half of milk, two quarts of water, and one ounce of butter. Cut up the potatoes and ornollosand place in the water, which must bs boiling, and boil for three-quarters of an hour. Then rub tirough a sieve and put back into the pan. Add the butter and salt and pepper to taste. Boil for another half- hour, add the milk, and allow to boil once more. Then serve. CREAMED HADDOCK.—Take a fresh had- dock and fillet it. Butter a shallow dish, ajid put in the haddock. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over it, add one ounce of butter cut into small pieces, season with pepper and salt, and cover the dish. Bake for twenty manutes. Make a teacupful of white sauce, add to it liquor in which the fish was cooked. Bring to the boil, pour over the fish, and serve. Garnish with slices of lemon. STEWED PIGEON. One pigeon, half an ounce of butter, half a pint of stock, half a teaspoonful of flour, pepper and salt, half a slice of toast. Prepare and 'truss pigeon as for roasting, ooat over with flour. Melt the butter in a small etewpan. When smoking hot put in the pigeon, brown it on all sides. Keep turning it over with a spoon, so that it may get a uniform brown colour all over. Then. lift it on to a plate, pour away all the grease that is left in the pan, pour in the stock, let it become warm over the fire, then return the pigeon. Put the lid on the pan, allow the bird to stew very gently from one to two hours, according to age and size. Some- times a much 'longer time will be required. When about half cooked turn tbe pigeon over on to its other side. When quite tender !i it cut to r. r.c^t square of tcast and re- move the trussing string from it. Reduce the gravy in the pan by allowing it to boil quickly without the lid. umtil there is just enough left I. for serving. Keep it w«di d, that it may be quite free from grease, then pour it round the pigeon. Garnish with a sprig of parsley or a little watercress. I MACARONI BALLS. Boil two ounces of macaroni till tender, then cat into small Vcos. Beat up the yolk of an egg, add an JUllCe of grated cheese, and salt and pepper I taste. Stir in the macaroni, and put the tni:;ture into a saucepan. Stir wall and cook I eeveral minutes tall the egg J8 quite set. IULII out when cold, flour the hands, and hape the mixture into balls. Egg and bread- crumb them and fry in boiling fat. Tint BARB IN JLY. Simmer rhubarb 11 il-H tender, then drain well, and return to I ih- pan all the liquid that flowe from it. d. in proportion of a packet to a piifct of i l1 d, either red currant, cherry, or other j sly or jelly crystals. Sweeten to taste, a little lemon-juice, and when cool pour ) over the rhubarb previously placed in a crystal dish. This is delicious with .'o il rice pudding or blancmange. Hut. BARB IN BATTER.—Mix together a tea- jupifui (four ounces) of flour, a level table- ■poonful of fine sugar, and a small quarter- ;¡"iJConf111 of salt. Make a slight cavity, u (i in it break an egg. Stir and add milk :r;. dually till just moist enough to beat, and Mr)) quite smooth mix in a little more milk r:.the:- less than a hog-pin4 altogether. V out half fill a pudding basin with short (s cf rhubarb, and poor in the batter. o r the top with greased paper, and steam 'or about an hour and a-half. Or it may be nked in a dish, in which case the batter ■kuuld be made a little thjooer.
, RUSSIA'S GREAT CAPTURES.
RUSSIA'S GREAT CAPTURES. 220,000 PRISONERS IN TWO MONTHS. It wis noticeable that the moment the fall of Przemysl was practically certain, the Rus- sian positions on the main front took a great heave forwards in the Carpathians in the direction of the plains of Hungary, says the Morning Poxt Petrograd correspondent. A Russian statilsti-cian has totalled up the number of prisoners taken by the Russians on the Carpathian front during the two months ending March 22nd. He estimates them from the official bulletin's at 114,000 men, which, added to the numbers furnished by the sur- render of Przemysl, makes a total for this front since the middle of January of 220,000 or 230,000 men, and Germans form the larger proportion of the prisoners than ha,s been the case before in the joint Germanic enterprises.
FATE OF A LITTLE TOWN.
FATE OF A LITTLE TOWN. WIPED OUT BETWEEN TWO FIRES. A Dunkirk correspondent reports that the little town of Bully, near the railway from Lens to Bethune, is in a most pitiful state. The German heavy artillery had' been directed for over four weeks against the Allies' posi- tions on the slopes of the adjacent hills. The firing on both sides with shrapnel and shells was extremely fierce, and the French proved superior in locating the place where the enemy's artillery was posted. Bully, being situated between the two fires, suffered greatly. After the British success at La Bassee the Germans ceased the bombardment and re- tired as far as Lievin and Lens, but the town of Bully practically no longer exists. Two churches and the town hall have been com- pletely destroyed, and also at least two-thirds of the private houses. No inhabitants remain. From Bully to Aubigny the energy "1, tired across the railway, but it was useless for the Allies to occupy the enemy's positions west of the line, where the soil is marstiy, aa their own trenches in hilly country are better. The enemy's artillery is still very active, and some days ago delivered a violent attack near Noeux. Fighting was extremely active on the banks of the brook tributary to the Lys, and the brook was used for a consider- able time as a trench. There were heary losses on both sides, but the enemy was repulsed.
MINE-SWEEPING IN THE STRAITS.
MINE-SWEEPING IN THE STRAITS. SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. The Triumph, which destroyed the forts at Smyrna, has joiaed the Allied Fleets, says a message from Tenedoe. The Queen Elizabeth, Agamemnon, and Cornwall entered the Straits on Tuesday night to protect the mine-sweepers. About 10 a.m. Turkish artillery at the township of Eren fired five shells, and the forts at Kilid Bahr also fired. The Fleet answered with 20 rounds, to which the Turks did not. reply. From midnight until the morning the mine- sweepers continued their work without dis- turbance and with very satisfactory results. Similar protective work was carried out by squadrons of the Allied Fleet on Wednesday and Thursday, soots being exchanged between the warships and the forts. An Athens message says that the Gaulois and Inflexible have been towed into well- 1 .,helt,ered bays, where they are effecting tbeii ce pairs.
NARROWS PORTS SHELLED.
NARROWS PORTS SHELLED. COVERING THE MINE-SWEEPERS. Although there have been no operations 011 a large scale, the enemy in the Dardanelles it not allowed much rest, says the Tenedoa correspondent of the Times. The forts at Chanak, on the Asiatic side of the Straits, and Kalid) Bahr, on the European side, are daily and nightly the object of a desultory fire from the ships, which advance as far as Bar- ber's Point, while others launch shells over the hills of the Narrows Peninsula from the Gulf of Saros side. All the while the mine- sweepers continue their useful and dangerous work. The shelling, as far as could: be seen from the heights here, appeared to be very effec- tive, says the Daily Chronicle. Volumes of smoke were seen rising from the heights of the Gallipoli PeninsuLa at several points, and also from the Dardanelles shore. The firing appeared also to be directed against the new works erected by the Turks at Kum Kale point, for dense smoke poured upwards from there for more than an hour.
AT NEUVE CHAPELLE.
AT NEUVE CHAPELLE. VIVID PICTURE OF MODERN SHELL-FIRE EFFECT. VILLAGE A RUBBISH HEAP. Eye-Witness," writing from General Headquarters, says: Neuve Chapelle first came into prominence during our eastward advance to the north of La Bassee in October. On the 16th of that month the British first entered the village, and next day they drove the Germans still further back and pressed on to Herlies. The neighbourhood of Le Pilly, some three and a-half miles to the east of Neiive Chapelle, reached on October 19th, however, repm sentsthe high-water mark of our advance in this quarter. Our troops withdrew to a line passing east of Neuve Chapelle, and there was continuous .and fierce fighting during the next few days. On October 26th tke Ger- mans drove back our troops on the east of the village and gained a portion of it, which they retained in spite of our strenuous efforts to force them back. By the morning of October 27th they were masters of the whole of the village after fighting of the most murderous nature. THE BRITISH REVENGE. A last attempt was made by us on the 28th, during which some of our Indian troops car- ried the greater part of the village, only to be driven out by flanking fire, and on November 2nd, we were driven. back a short distance to the position in which we remained until March 10th. An interesting point is that the troops we have recently forced out of Neuve Chapelt arc of the German. 7th (WestphaMan) Army Corps, the same uindt which drove our troops back four and a-half moi>ths earlier. Now from the westward all that can be seen of the village is a few ruined, crumbling red- brick houses, nearly all roofless, and in their midst a tall, white shapeless mass which re- presents the church. The original configura- tion of the German first line is in many places hard to trace, for the ground has been so fur- rowed and pitted by shells that there remains nothing but confused mounds and hollows, in which may be seen calico sanufbags, articles of equipment, the remains of food, ammunition, Pickelhaubeu, and Jagers' shakos. In many cases, also, the original trenches have been reversed by our attacking troops, who at once prepared them against counter- attack. SCATTERED TOMBS. Some of the officers' dugouts were pro- vided with beds and furniture taken, from the neighbouring houses, oil lamps, and glass win- dows with muslin curtains. Numerous car- cases of cows in the houses and near the trenches -showed the- officers- did not go in walllt of fresh milk. An extraordinary picture is presented of the effects of modern shell fire. In the orchard close to the church the fruit trees are nearly all torn about, while one large oak, 4ft. in diameter, has been broken in half about a yard above the roots. The village itself i» one huge rubbish heap, the streets being indistinguishable. In the churchyard the very dead have been up- rooted, only to be buried again under masonry which has fallen from the church, and crosses from the heads of the tombs Lie s-cattered in all directions. Looking eastwards from the village our front trenches are seen a few hundred yards distant, while close beyond them again lies the German line. Away to the right is the Bois du Biez, which was the scene of repeated German counter-attacks, and along the western edge of which they lost most heavily. Mention has been made of the number of machine guns placed in houses by the Ger- mans, and from information received it is be- lieved they had as many as fifteen defending one section of their front some 250 yards long.
DASH FOR SUBMARINE.
DASH FOR SUBMARINE. U 37 BELIEVED TO BE DESTROYED. A circumstantial story of the ramming of a German submarine is related by the crew of the steamer Lizzie, which arrived at Llanelly on Saturday afternoon from Dieppe. The story forms a sequel to the torpedoing the previous Thursday of the Liverpool steamer Delmira by a German submarine, which afterwards took the crew of the Del- mira in tow until the Lizzie appeared. What happened then is told by the chief engineer of the Lizzie, Mr. John Charles, who in an interview said: We left Dieppe on Thursday morning, and when about fifty miles from St. Cathe- rine's Point, Isle of Wight, sighted three boats full of men being lev <cvl by r* sub marine. When the suoiiiaiiiit! su>v mc :¿ she immediately cut the painter, allowing the boats to drift, and made straight for us. Our captain, seeing this, ordered the Lizzie to be turned towards the submarine and tele- graphed to the engine-room, full speed ahead I was on duty at the time, and we let her go for all she was worth. The result war: we went right over the submarine, and un- doubtedly rammed her. She disappeared from sight, and the surface of the era took on an oily appearance. We were in the vicinity for fuily an hour, and saw no further sign of the submarine. Had we not rammed her no doubt she would have endeavoured to torpedo us, as they must have seen our deliberate attempt to go for her." Captain Evans, of the Lizrr?a, eo'^firr^ed the story of the engineer in every particular. He added that as far h*» could see the sub- marine was the U 37. With the Lizzie going at full speed the submarine must have been sunk, as she passed right over her.
FATE OF A RAIDER.
FATE OF A RAIDER. G.E.R. CAPTAIN REPORTS RAMMING OF A SUBMARINE. In a message from Rotterdam under Sun- day's date the Times correspondent says: It is reported that a, large German sub- marine has been probably sunk off the Dutch coast by the Great Eastern Railway steamer Brussels. About one o'clock in the aft,ernoon the Brussels, from Harwich to Rotterdam, sighted a submarine eight miles from the M^ias Lightship. The submarine, which was of the largest type and about the eame length as the Brussels (2S5"3ft.), signallcd, to the steamer to stop at once, and then turivnr; round before her bow dived. The captain of the Brussels, seeing the direction of the sub- marine, headed for her at full speed and suc- ceeded in ramming her.
! A PIRATE FROM KIEL.
A PIRATE FROM KIEL. I was fishing t'other morning From my motor-boat off Deal, And was wond'ring when old Tirpitz With his Navy (?) would leave Kiel Wond'ring what the German people (For it fairly puzzles ME) Can be thinking of a Navy That's afraid to go to sea Yet old Turpentine, the Teuton, Has the bloomin' nerve to say He's blockading British seaports! Well, he's got a curious way Of blockading. Why, for every Vessel sunk by submarine There are hundreds come in daily, By his pirates never seen! I was fishing: t'other morning. I had caught some dozen fishes, And was thinking I would do, When I hears a curious thumping- Sounded like some steamer's -,crew., But I couldn't see one nowhere; Not a vessel was in sight. Why, the sound comes from beneath me I explained. And I was right. Suddenly the surface rippled Where before 'thad been like glass. Then the water bubbled madly, And I saw a mighty Trass Heaving up, quite close 'longside me. What. the dickens chuld it mean? Twas no monster fish I'd sighted; 'Twas a German submarine! 'Twas a German submarine. 'Course, they didn't waste torpedoes On a little craft like mine; Sinking helpless merchant vessels Reckon is more in their line. As I watched her I was thinking Furiously what I should do. Could I capture her, I wondered— Submarine and pirate crew? Single-handed I was helpless, She would be no prize o' mine, And was thinking of vamoosing, When I notices my line. And a happy idea struck me, Why, I almost cheered with joy When I saw, just lying for'ard In my boat, a mooring buoy. I follows close behind. Now the submarine had almost Disappeared1: I didn't wait For a moment, out my line went— Plenty hooks, but little bait. Yes! I'd managed, caught her somewheze- Whereabouts, I didn't care. Then the mooring buoy I fastened To the line—I'd fathoms there. Now I reckon you're a goner," And I follows close behind That small mooring buoy that pointed Where a Navy boat could find Any time a German pirate. Well, we hadn't got past Rye, When I sighted a destroyer. You're the very thing," says I. I signalled a destroyer. And I signals her as follows: I've a pirate here from Kiel, Got her safely hooked when fishing For my breakfast, just off Deal. That's my mooring buoy she's towing Unbeknown she's just below." And they signalled back the message, You're a caution What a go! Well, they captured her at sundown, Captured her and—saved the crew! What's that? Hanging's what they merit? Aye, there's thousands think like you! And that mooring buoy's at home now, To remind me how, off Deal, It assisted in the capture Of a pirate out from Kiel.
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I-SPRING CLEANING BEDROOMS.
SPRING CLEANING BEDROOMS. Do not etart spring-cleaning a bedroom on a N4.ay day. Choose a dry day with plenty of sunshine, says a writer in the Farmer and Stockbreeder. Put away the sbeete, then take from the bed all blankets aod pillows. Carry these, with the mattress, into the garden ktwn, and there give them a. good beating and shaking. Go over the mattress with a clothes- brush and see that no dust hirks beneath the buttons. Leave the things in the eun as long as possible. Take down any hangings aaid c" 'i ke them also. Next remove the pictures, b -hing the backs and polishing the glasses, and place them m another room. Wash all crockery- ware and put away also out of the dust. I Carpet and rugs must have a thorough beat- ing or be sent to the carpet-beaters, and if there is any padded furniture it must have a thorough beating and brushing. Lightly sweep the floor and give the grate a cleaning; then go over the walls and ceiling with a broom tied in a dfuster. changing the- duster as soon as dirtv. The next point is to wash the paint and scrub the floor with, water to which ammonia has been added. If there is any furniture to be polished it can now be done. Mirrors and windows must be polished also, and if the floor is stained that too, must receive attention. The carpet is again laid down, and to freshen it still more it can be wiped over with ammonia water. Next comes the making up of the bed, the putting up of pictures, and the return of the crockeryware. Last of all the fresh hangings go up. and the housewife surveys her room with the delightful feeling of having accomplished something. Each room receives attention in turn until the whole house has been overhauled and is spotlessly clean.
THINGS THAT PRECEDE SPRINGj…
THINGS THAT PRECEDE SPRING CLEANING. Some housewives start their spring-cleaning long before anybody in the house is aware of the fact that operations are in hand. They turn out all drawers and cupboards, wipe them out and re-paper them. then put back their contents. Rubbish is discarded, and the wearing apparel of the family re- ceives a thorough overhauling and brushing. This saves the clean rooms from a lot of dust. Covers of chairs and cushions go to the wasbtub. Summer curtains, that were put away minus starch, are prepared for the gaze of the public. Each week, for a month before the actual turn-out commences, sees some bedding in the wash, SUf: as the mattress cover and under-c-overs of bolsters and pil- lows, blankets that can be spared, and counterpanes.
-! WHAT IODINE CAN DO.
WHAT IODINE CAN DO. The value of tincture of iodine as a handy remedy has not hitherto been understood by the layman, though the surgeon has recog- nised it as a quick and ea-sy means of cleaning a wound or broken surface of skin. A writer in the Lancet has given some idea of the many uses to which this valuable remedy may be put in cases of those minor accidents which happen daily in the home or in connection with ordinary employment. Tincture of iodine has the advantage of not being poison- 9 ous or harmful as carbolic acid is apt to be, and it can be applied without preparation and also without fear of doing any damage, points very important to the general public, who, says the writer of the article, "ooght always to have a small bottle of it close at hand." By its prompt use they might prevent many a cut, prick, or scratch becoming the breeding-place of the dangerous germs of abscess, erysipelas, or even lockjaw. The first-aid man should cer- tainly carry some of it in his pouch, and the cyclist in his wallet. The gardener ought to have a bottle of it within reach, as the germs of lockjaw live in the soil in which he works. The groom and the horsekeeper should be made fully aware of its value and importance, for the earth of the stableyard and of the high road on which they may be wounded is likely to be teeming with these same germs. The school matron should be ready to apply the tincture to the cut finger, the grazed knee the barked shin, and the chafed heel, and a small bottle should be in every workshop and factory. And in the case of a compound frac- ture or other grave wound, a pad of wool or linen dipped in the tincture should be placed I directly over it.
A HINT ABOUT THE COPPER.
A HINT ABOUT THE COPPER. After washing, empty all the water out of the boiler, and rub it all over the inside with soft soap, which leave on till next. washing day, when it should be washed off. This pre- vents the formation of rust, which ironinoulds the clothes.
AGRICULTURE Iri PALESTINE.
AGRICULTURE Iri PALESTINE. Few people in the world "Vork as hard for their daily bread as the peasants of Palestine. The same kind of implement is used foi ploughing ac was used centuries- ago. In out- lying .di" >icts, where there is any danger of being pounced upon by marauding bands of Arabs, the men go out in companies, and it it no unusual sight to see from six to twenty yoke of oxen working in a very small radius. Various animals are used to pull the plough, in most cases two oxen, but it is very common to see a camel, mule, or horse pulling the im- plement. In dist,ricts where cattle are scarce, and the people very poor, the women have to take the place of the ox, and one may some- times see the plough oein-g pulled by thoQ united strength of the ploughman's wife and Sonkey.
. ANCIENT METHODS.
ANCIENT METHODS. During harvest all hands are needed, for the grain ripens quickly, and men, women, and children work hard to sheave the corn and get it to the threshing-floor. In many parte of the country the stalks are pulled up with the roots; in some districts they are cut with tSa,"lihe biCivito. »r itcii -aii 'l:UIO:)Ù on the threshing-floor, which is either near tins village or some elevation, the sheaves are scattered on the ground and threshing com- mences. It is still the custom fr r someone to sleep on the threshing-floor during tread ng- out time, a& did Boaz in his day, for at all times there is the fear of robbery, and especi- ally in years of poor crops.
. SNUFF FROM SNOWDROPS.
SNUFF FROM SNOWDROPS. Those who have tried it declare that the petals of snowdrops, dried and crushed to powder, make a fragrant and exhilarating snuff. >wever, says the Daily Chronicle, some of our country folk, who fill their pipes with all kinds of weeds as substitutes for to- bacco, might. not care to hand round a box filled with snowdrop snuff. In many rural parts of England the snowdrop is a flower of ill-repute. It is unlucky to carry the first spray of the season irto the house, and it is a barbarous act to offer snowdrops to anyone of the opposite sex. Such a gift is supposed to imply a wish for the death of the recipient.
-0 CIGAR Box WOOD.
-0 CIGAR Box WOOD. Everybody is conversant with the beautiful appearance of mahogany, the closed-grained hard timber so freely employed in the manu- facture of household furniture. It is said to have been first brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1595. But a great deal of wood has the reputation of being mahogany which is not. As an instance, one may men- tion that which is employed for cigar boxes, which are really made from Spanish cedar, also a very beautiful wood, but much inferior in the matter of grain and hardness to true mahogany. It is, however, regarded for some purposes as a substitute for mahogany. Spanish cedar is one of the standard woods imported from tropical America. There are a good many uses for which it is preferred to any other material, and it is a very satisfac- tory substitute for mahogany in many ca.see where figure is not an important object. It is eminently desirable that its supply should be regular and adequate to the deinanS, but for a long time now there has been a shortage of stock in Spanish cedar for making cigar boxes. The market is often practically bare of reserve stock, and the prices have ad- vanced to such an extent that consumers have been obliged to seek other materials as sub- stitutes. The principal woods. now vised ia place of Spanish cedar for cigar boxes are the yellow poplar and West African cedar of okume.
. THE ST. BERNARD.
THE ST. BERNARD. The famous St. Bernard breed of dogs has long been Extinct, the last pure-blooded animal having been crashed under an avalanche in 1816. The St. Bernard breed is said to have originated in the fourteenth cen- tury through a cross between a shepherd dog from Wales and a Scandinavian dog. whose parents were a Great Dane and a 1:yreneaa mastiff. St. Bernard dogs are still employed along the famous pass. but they a-re a different family.
. INVISIBLE INK.
INVISIBLE INK. Writing with rice rendered visible by the application of iodine, was practised suc- cessfully in the correspondence with Jelala- bad in the first Afghan War. The letter waa concealed in a quill, and on the application of iodine an important despatch from Sir Robert Sale appeared. Ovid. in his Art of Love," teaches young women to write their love let- ters with new milk, and to make the writing appear by rubbing coal dust over the paper. Any viscous fluid, such a.s the juice of a. plant, aided by any coloured powder, will answer the purpose equally well. A quill pen should be used. The most common method is to pen an epistle in ordinary ink, interlined with the invisible words, v.hich has given rise to the expression reading between the lines." Letters written with a solution of gold, silver, copper, tin. or mercury, dissolved in aqua- fortis. or, simpler still, of ir-on or lead in vine- gar will remain invisible till held before the firg.
THE CHINESE SCHOOLBOY.
THE CHINESE SCHOOLBOY. The Chinese boy begins to go to school at the age of six. He wears new clothes for the occasion, and,, with his head freshly shaved, and his pigtail nicely plaited down his back, walkis beside his father till he reaches the school. Here he marches up to the teacher, to whom he gives a present. Afterwards he takes his place on a high stool, behind one of tIre many little desks, and draws out from his great eleeves, which serve him as pockets, his slate, toys, and books. In Chinese schools the boys all shout out their lessons in a very kwid voice.
. CURIOUS MEDICAL RELICS.
CURIOUS MEDICAL RELICS. The Museum of the Royal College of Sur- geons can boast some curious relics. They include the body of the wife of one Van Bute hell, which was embalmed by Dr. Cruik- shank and William Hunter in 1775; the mummied bll",y of a boy who died from plague in 1665; the skin of the heads of the- three Macas Indians from Ecuador, curiously preserved so as to contract to the size of a doll's head, ana at, we same time to retaia the features of a living individual; a collec- tion of bcctf, shoes, rr r?r? gloves worn by the Irish giant O'Brien pieces of human skis which had v been found nailed to the doors of Worcester Cathedral and the churches of Hadstoek and Copford, in Essex; and a cast of the head of Deeming, the mur- derer, who was hanged at Old Newgate is May, 1892.
-----YELLOW SNOWFALLS.
YELLOW SNOWFALLS. These curious phenomena have occurred in the Alps in 1850 and J t\U7, being caused by a combination of w ds in which the African sirocco plays an imnnr-tapt part, blowing the &inute sands of Sahara acroae the ediierranea n a ■" -v and over the frontier Alps info ,-Igtid.
.-----TWR MI TP PER.
TWR MI TP PER. One of the (I m odd creatures is the mud-skipper or j p g-fish which inhabits the large rivers u: and the neighbour- ing sea-coasts. A' ie these little fishes leave the water t- f tiny crabs, flies, &c., and tlieii- .)ral and ventral fins, aided by hie them to move about easily a "pon trees, grass, and leaves. Hi,; e eyes, seeming to project far out o. they can see aI well on the la water. They pro- gress in short, effected by sharply bending the 'he body to the left and suddenly s- In colour they are usually 1. with dark bands, though they appear light green. They al'? cas h are much ueed 111 Burmah for;