The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

] THE NEED OF MEN IN EXISTING WAR MUNITION FACTORIES. An increase in factories should only, at the present moment, be a secondary action. What is necessary is that those shops now equipped should be operated to the fullest possible extent. This is not now the case, not only because the men will not work at their fullest capacity, but because, there is great shortage of labour, and, obviously, the multiplication of factories cannot supply this. Mr Lloyd George said that the enlistment of muni- tions volunters had been a great success." Nearly ] 00,000 had been enrolled, the great bulk of them skilled men in the engineer- ing trades and shipbuilding. On the face of it. this looks fairly satisfactory; but he proceeded to point out that four-fifths of these men were already engaged on munitions work. Some of them were not aware of the fact. He admitted that even the employers were not conscious that the work they were doing was estential to the progress of the war; a fact which shows laxity on the part of ,those giving the order, because every man engaged on Govern- ment supplies ought to be fully conscious of it, otherwise he cannot be proud of the fact. Therefore, out of this great move- ment for volunteers for munition work we have only 20,000 men, and these should very quickly and easily be absorbed into existing factories, with the immediate Result that the supply of muni- tion would be greatly increased. Mr Lloyd George says that every effort is being made to distribute these men. It seems also that the unskilled workers, and willing, ready, and intelligent female operators, are not being distribu- ted among the factories in j sufficient numbers and without I delay. In this respect Mr Lloyd George appealed for more liberal more favourable, and more satis- factory interpretation by trade uuionists of the agreement made. The reason attributed for this trade-union action is said to be the fear on the part of the men, first, that the employers are making exorbitant profits, and, second, that labour conditions prior to the war will not be resumed when victory is achieved. This fear is not understandable. The agreement under the Muni- tions Act lays down definite terms regarding profits—namely, that the companies engaged in such munitions can earn on their capital only one-fifth more than in the two complete financial years preceding the outbreak of the war. No opportunity should be omitted for enlightening the workers on this point.

AN OYER PRODUCTION. OF POISON Some people produce uric-acid twice as fast as others, and an overload of this poison is a serious thing for anyone. It comes in different ways, but the most productive cuuses are overexertion and eating too much. particularly of meat. Some allowance should be made to those sufferingfrom uric-acid complants, for they can't help being nervous, morose, cross, suspicious, headache, dizzy, at times, and racked with all sorts of queer pains. The rheumatism suffeter knows what real pain is like, and it is no wonder be grows old too faft-and sooner or later develops heart trouble, sciatica, gravel, dropsy or hardening of the arteries. The sensible thing to do is to take warning at the first sign that uric-acid is developing—eat less meat, and not too much of any food. Drink plenty of both milk and water. Take regular exercise, and get eight boure sleep seven nights a week. Use Doan's backache kidney pills to repair the weakened kidneys and help them filter uric-acid from the blood. You can't be really well while an excess of this poisyn remains in the system. There is scarcely a man or woman in Barmouth who has not a good word for Dean's backache kidney pills,the special kidney medicine that does not claim to cure everything. All dealers, or 2/9 a box, 6 boxes 13jV, from Foster McClellan Co., Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, W.

Forthcoming Events Free insertions under this column to all those who bring in their Prin.in on all Forth-coming Events. AUGUST. 5th-Grand Organ Recital by Mr W. H. Woodward, at the St. John's Church. 6th— The Royal Magnets' Grand Special Concert of the Season. -ith.-Miss Vesta Tilley and London Concert Party at the Pavilion. 1Ith.-Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Show at Llwyogwril. 12th-Grand Organ Recital at the St. John's Church. 17th—Church Annual Concert at the Church Hall. 19th -Grand Organ Recital at the St. John's Church. DECEMBER. OtLi-Dyff ryn Annual U, isteddfodd.