JOTTINGS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1915, Page 6

JOTTINGS.

A soldier (says the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Mai has been discovered in hospital here of the name of William Kaiser. He belongs to a volunteer regiment, and comes from one of the villages scattered about Volga country, which were planted 'with German settlers in the time of Catharine 11., and ho lias petitioned to he allowed to change hL name, alleging quaintly that it-, is “causing him much inconvenience.”'

It is reported (states the Otago Daily Times) that a Dunedin hoy, only 15 years of age, very nearly succeed in getting away to the front as a unit in the colonial forces. The lad is a remarkably well., developed, sturdy youth, and easily deceived the examining officers into believing that he was old enough to .enlist. He had actually been accepted for service, but when the faefs became known to the lad’s father he promptly undeceived the officials, who cancelled the appojntrnoiit and politely but sorrowfully sent him to the “rightabout,” much, to the disgust of the young hopeful, who, it is said, still cherishes a desire to geo away to the front. >,

The art of advertising has been well studied by the British military authorities. The recruiting posters now being used in England to secure the needed millions of men for the front arc bold and striking productions. Some are white, edged with blue and red. In huge black letters the message, “Sons of Britain—ls Fighting to be Done? To Arms!”, is printed on: “Men of the Empire—To Armsflares in red letters across the background. Others are red posters with letters of white startling in, their boldness. The most striking of all posters was one printed in colors representing a khaki-clad soldier standing With the bayonet at “charge” beneath life folds of the Union Jaf'ki In black /letters the puhlh were commamled to “Rally Round the^Flag.”