GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1746, 11 August 1917, Page 4

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

CHEAP BOOKS IN THE TRENCHES. A Liverpool bookseller, in reply to a demand for sevenpeuny books, states that the men in the trenches have created a famine in that type of book. From reports given to him by book travellers, at least seven million sevenpenny and shilling books have been sent to the front, the former being the overwhelming majority. HAIG’S, CHARGER. In the heart of Hampshire (says the Daily Express) a bay charger is now preparing for the proud task.of carrying Sir Douglas Haig. He is learning to have big war plans unfolded round his ears, and great maps laid out on bis back, while paper and parchment crackle about his face and leave him calm. Some day soon —who knows? —the proud bay charger now training in Hampshire may amble through the streets of Brussels. LUCKY 13. The opinion of the Duke of Portland, who says that he had some of his best luck while he lived at 13 Grosvenor Place, is no doubt shared to some extent by other members of the peerage. Lord Carnarvon lives at 13, Berkley Square, and Lord Beauchamp at 13, Belgrave Square, while 13, Lower Berkley Street, is occupied by Alice Countess of Stafford. On the other hand, a foreign princess has as her address 12a, Buckingham Palace Road —in the absence of a 13. EVE—TEE OFFICER. ' The chic thing to-day, says a writer in (lie Evening Standard, is to lie asked to dine byblic officers’ mess of the Women’s Army, and 1 hear from a friend that recently she spent a most interesting evening with the khaki girls, who are gradually being sent out to France to do clerical and other sedentary work. The women who enlist lake the oath of allegiance; they are divided into “officers” and “men,” but there is no saluting, and the two principal divisions of the army consists of technicals and households. The .technicals are typists, telegraphists, shorthand writers, etc., and the households are cooks, storekeepers, and domestic workers, and many women from the universities are included in the army. “POTTED” HUN LITERATURE. The 1917 German Press Tear Book throws sidelights on war-time journalism. There are 502 fewer newspapers to-day than in 1914, (hat number having either been forced out of existence or compelled to cease publication “temporarily.” Of (lie 2,938 still appearing, many which three years ago employed four editorial writers, arc now conducted in both their business and editorial departments by the proprietor himself. The circulation of hundreds of papers have been heavily “cut.” Sixty-tlirce papers are eking out a war-time existence on a circulation of 500 copies per day, and there is one brave journal with only 150 subscribers. The largest daily circulation is said to bo 270,000. Only 805 papers have increased their subscription price, but in no case lo exceed 30 per cent. About one-third of all GermaiTnewspapors now publish identical stereotype matter supplied by agencies in the larger towns. This “potted” literature consists to a large extent of (he material issued by the government for tile misleading of public opinion on war issues. mamMnnaMHHTmuvii»v.n TRIED AND APPROVED. Mr A. Do Bavay, the eminent analytical chemist of Melbourne, testified at the Supreme Court of Victoria that SANDERS’ EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus products as well-refined and matured brandy compares with raw' spirit. He stated that SANDER’S EXTRACT contains antiseptic and healing ingredients which arc not contained in other eucalyptus preparations, and this is why SANDER’S EXTRACT has such superior and unique curative powers, It prevents meningitis, typhoid, diphtheria, throat troubles, etc. Colds, bronchitis, lung disease, rheumatism, neuralgia, kidney and bladder t roubles arc banished by it. Inhaled, applied locally, taken on sugar or in water internally, SANDER’S EXTRACT asserts its sanative virtues. If you insist on the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT you will have the tried and approved article, which benefits and does not harm the most delicate constitution. ' There is no experimenting with SANDER’S EXTRACT—Ad.