The Kington Times - October 1918
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Kington Times 26th October 1918 - Page 3
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| Date | 26/10/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 26th October 1918 |
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At County Hall , Westminster , -one of the many homes of the Ministry of Food - there is a large square room whose walls are covered with maps and charts of many colours . education , One might not imagine much interest attaching to the Oils and Fats Department which occupies this room and those adjoining , but to imagine so is a mistake , for every map and chart tells an interesting story . A map of the world which holds a prominent place is alone an and makes study interesting . It shows " the sources of seeds , oils , and fats . " Indicated are the homes of palm kernels and oil , coconuts and oil , cotton seed and oil , ground nuts and oil , rape seed and oil , sunflower seed , linseed , poppy seed , sesame seed , olive oil and whale oil , all of which have their valuable edible and technical uses , and help the wheels of victory . One finds , for instance , that from the Union of South Africa comes sunflower seed and whale oil , from Nigeria palm oil and kernels and ground nuts , from India coconuts , cotton seeds castor seed , and the respective oils , linseed , rape seed , poppy seed , etc. , from Australia tallow , butter , and premier jus , from Newfoundland and the Falkland Islands whale oil , from Jamaica and British New Guinea coconuts - and so on . A diagram of oleaginous seeds , nuts and ker- nels shows proportions of refined oils , residues , and cattle cake obtained from such seeds as : - Palm kernels , copra , ground nuts , cotton , linseed , castor , kapok , Mowrah , niger , poppy , rape , sesame , shea , soya , sunflower . A chart showing the cubic feet occupied by one ton of seed tells that linseed weighs heaviest , one taking up only 57 cubic feet , and that ground nuts in shell ( really monkey nuts ) need 105 cubic feet for a ton . the Other charts inform us of " soap manufacturers ' of consumption Iraw materials , showing glycerine produced in ton figures , " " the weekly capacity of crushing , refining , and margarine- making plant , " " percentage of various oils used in margarine , " " monthly allocation of Oils and Fats to the various Edible and Technical Trades , " and " the Inter - Allied Freight arrangements for seeds , oils and fats , and the approximate avail . able supply . " FOOD VERSUS FASHION . While much of our everyday food is rationed , and most of it is scarce and dear , talk about food is not rationed - it is neither scarce nor dear , and ought always to be helpful . There was time when the weather held first place as a never - failing topic of conversation with everyone - now food and matters relating to food have left the weather a poor second ! So much importance has never been attached to food as at the present time , when each individual knows , or ought to know , its value as an aid to victory . In times of peace and plenty familiarity with food may have bred apathy towards it , but to - day we have nothing but appreciation and respect for so needful a sinew of war , most of which has to be brought in ships at the risk of brave men's lives . In London's West End drawing rooms , as we'l as in those of the suburbs , in provincial parlons and country kitchens , butter and bacon , cheese and margarine , sugar and jam , are matters for cager and animated talk . In homes where not so long ago the very name of margarine was taboo , " marge " is spoken of almost affectionately , and this wholesome butter substitute that we are so fortunate in having is thankfully partaken of . Instead of expending energy on tattle about ninon ; crêpe de chine , and on trivialities con- nected with the latest musical comedies , war- winning women find it . more patriotic and much more interesting to exchange ideas on the best utilisation of the foods that are scarce and how to make the ration go round . Mrs. A. will tell Mrs. B how she makes jam with the minimum of sugar , and how she bottles her surplus frat and vegetables for winter use ; and Mrs. B will reciprocate by announcing the success she has had with her meatless dishes , and how she makes them not only nutritious but appetising . This discussion of dishes instead of dresses and conservation of food instead of the conversion of fol - de - rols is especially to be admired and en couraged just now , and the historical lady wl.o during an interlude at classical a concert re- marked to her neighbour : " Oh , we always frv ours in lard , " would to - day be quite in the fashion and no longer an object for scorn or laughter . To speak of frying fish before the war would have been considered commonplace outside a kitchen , but in these war days , when food is so vitally linked up with the winning of the war , it is more patriotic to dilate on fish than 011 fashion . " EXTRAVAGANCE COSTS BLOOD . " When so many people are ever ready to resent the food regulations , it would be well if they asked themselves which is preferable- " food con- trol or no food to control ! " Let the grousers and the grumblers , and all those who attack unfairly the Ministry of Food ponder this .. THE KINGTON TIMES , OCTOBER 26 , 1918 . or indirectly , send gifts of cigarettes to the soldiers . We may contribute to a fund which sup- plies the fighting men with smokes , or we may place our order personally with a tobacconist who sends " smokes " duty free to the Front . In any case , Tommy receives many gifts of cigarettes through the generosity and thoughtfulness of the fo'ks at home - and , my word ! he appreciates them ! The now famous cartoon which shows Tommy in the midst of much Hun strafing calmly lighting a cigarette and remarking , " Arf a mo ' , Kaiser , " eloquently depicts how much a smoke means to a soldier . Now we appeal to you all to continue sending cigarettes to our Tommies , and also to help send something even more necessary , and certainly more substantial than the smokes . We want you to send American soldiers as well as cigarettes . How ? a is you may say and what's the connection ? Just listen : America has 2b , 000,000 soldiers she can ' send to the war if necessary , but every soldier from the U.S.A. must cross the Atlantic in ship . That is a truth which it would seem almost too obvious to put forward , but it is apt to be overlooked by lots of people who talk about the American millions as if they could step across the Atlantic , swim across , or fly it . Obvi- ously , the more ships - the more Sammies , and a Sammy in a transport is worth . two - so far as winning the war is concerned - on the other side of the herring pond . You will remember the poster of the carly re- cruiting days in which a soldier was seen beckon- ing to our shores and calling , " Come over and help us ! " Now our soldiers , while they are not fighting against such great odds as in those early days , still need much help if they are to keep the Hun on the run and bring about the kind of victory which alone will free civilisation from the domination of Prussianism . The more American soldiers that can be brought across the Atlantic to help our Tommies , the sooner will the Hun bleat for peace and accept it on our terms . Will you do your best to send him help in the form of soldiers from America ? " We cannot , " says Mr. Clynes , " too often emphasise the assistance which civilians can give to the Army by means of placing transport facili ties at the disposal of Amèrica . Every 10,000 tons of food saved equals the additional arrival of 2,000 American soldiers the to help Allied forces . " Whether you help to save an ounce or a pound of those 10,000 tons of food , and thus assist in the transportation of American soldiers , depends upon your strict economy in the use of food . Don't forget smokes and Sammies for our soldiers ! BOILED POTATO DO'S . Why not learn to boil potatoes well ? These do's should help . However plentiful , potatoes must not be wasted ; they should be used wisely , not wastefully . Do select potatoes of uniform size . Do wash and scrub them thoroughly . Do boil in the skin ' unless the potatoes are old and strong in taste . Do soak the potato in cold water for several hours before cooking if it is old and shrunken . Do remove the thinnest possible layer of skin if the potato must be pared , and drop it into cold water . Do cook in boiling salted water till tender . Do drain thoroughly and pare immediately . Do see that all steam is driven off by shaking over the fire if necessary , so that the potato is dry and mealy . amateur SAFEGUARDING VEGETABLES IN WINTER . The most important of the crops in garden or allotment , this year at any rate , is the potato crop . It is therefore extremely desirable that no avoidable loss in this should occur ; and Стор such loss is likely to occur in many cases unless a few simple safeguards are carried out . There is no time to lose in most districts if the main crop of potatoes is to be lifted in the best storable The ordinary condition . will find it advisable to fork up his potatoes on the first fine day available . If the foliage is very died down , it abundant ani has not generally will be a wise and convenient arrangement to cut away the bulk of the stems before lifting the These stms should be burnt rather than crop . dug in they are a frequent source of discase to unless destroyed by fire . subsequent plantings Above all , the foliage of potatoes should never be used to cover potatoes in store . Potatoes can be roughly divided into two lots- the small ones , sometimes called chats , which will be useful for feeding . livestock , and the larger , which can be sub - divided , if desired , into those for the pot and those for seed . The best size for seed potatoes is about ozs .; and it is a good plan to sort these out , place them at once in flat trays or on the floor of a spare room , and " green " and sprout them for next year's planting . Potatoes intended for seed should never be stored in thick layers ; they should be exposed to the light , but not to direct sunshine , in a cool , frost - proof room for preference . Light turns potatoes green ; this improves them for seed , but deteriorates for food . them excel- Potatoes intended to be stored for eating should be exposed to the air for some hours after lifting , so that the skin may dry and harden . From the not ordinary garden or allotment the crop is likely to be so large as to present serious difficul- ties in handling or storing ; and in such cases the frost - proof shed or spare room will serve lently as a store . The potatoes should be covered with sheets of newspaper to keep the light from them , and in frosty weather additional sheets or bits of old carpet or sacking may advantageously be added . However , in mild weather the potatoes must not be " coddled , " or they will begin to sprout and possibly to wizen . Before being taken indoors the crop should be examined very care- diseased tubers re- fully and any damaged or Diseased potatoes should never be fed raw to any kind of stock ; if they are they may result in a further spread of disease . What cannot be too often emphasised is that the world's food supply is measurable in definite units , and there is now a definite shortage . War has played havoc with production and dis- tribution . The food supply of the Allied countries must be and is being pooled . To meet this war moved . to make the limited food supply emergency , and reach as far as possible , Food Controllers have been appointed in all the warring countries . The Ministry of Food is doing its utmost to reduce waste , to encourage production , to combat profiteering , and to eliminate trading and to give equal shares to all . To achieve its aims an keep the Food Front secure the Food Controller needs the loyal support and co - operation of every consumer and producer . We must play fair iu food . " Extravagance costs blood , the blood of heroes , ' says Mr. Lloyd George . War life savers are savers ; saving must become a habit . Little savings in the preparation of meals all count for your country . The surest way to help the Germans is to waste your own food . It is better to exercise food control than to have no food to control ! on the side of the Kaiser ! To waste is to fight Do not be alarmed if the skin of the potato has merely a few rough blotches on it ; they do not affect the cating or keeping ONE FIGHTING FORCE - ONE . FOOD FORCE . some MEANING OF MILK INCREASE . MAKE THE MOST OF THE MILK . FIRST CALL ON THE CURRANTS . A MORAL FROM THE SCOTS . VEGETABLES WITH BEST FOOD VALUES . The recent splendid news from the different . fronts is a magnificent " set off " against the gloom which was already beginning to settle down on people because of the food and fuel prospects for the coming winter . It brings us round sharnly to a proper sense of proportion , and shows us how insignificant are our incon- the veniences in comparison with really great events of the war . It also reminds us once fact that the Allies are one force . again of the British , French , Italian , Serbian , Greek and Yugo- Slav troops all took part in the drive in the Balk- ans ; on the West Front , French , British , American , Belgian and Colonial troops are fighting shoulder to shoulder ; Arabs helped the British , Indians and who together swept up the three Turkish armies ; and in the Far East Japan has captured the last Bolshevik stronghold . At no time has there been so striking a demonstration of the united efforts of the Allies , and he must be dull indeed who does not realise how insepar- able are the aims and activities of all the Allied nations . The whole of the battle - line , now work- ing under one supreme mind , moves forward from west to farthest east , impelled by one single in spiration - victory over the common foc . And in the line behind the battle - line - the food front at home - there must be the same singleness of pur- pose , or we cannot give the men at arms the sup- port they reed and have so richly earned . Australians one In the past we were chiefly concerned with our own wants and needs , but , as Mr. Clynes has pointed out , our food problem is no longer which concerns the United Kingdom alone , but one for all the allied nations . It is not a simple question of how we can feed ourselves , but a difficult problem of producing and distributing food so that all the Allies shall have their needs supplied . Every chain is but as strong as its to weakest link , and if one of the Allies were weaken because of the lack of sufficient food , there would be a grave danger of a break in that great battle chain which is now so steadily and surely closing in on the enemy . We are not a selfish or greedy race , but being merely human the fullness of our own stomachs is not unnaturally a matter of more immediate concern to us than the hunger of even an Ally hundreds of miles away . It is difficult to under- stand just how hungry a person at the other side of Europe may be . But if we would only acquire the habit of thinking in Allied terms , instead of personal ones , it is quite certain that most of us would cease our grumbling , and instead of in- dulging incessantly in fault - finding and destruc- tive criticism , we would set out thoughts and en- ergies to helping the food authorities in their stupendous task of providing all the Allies with their share of the food without which there can be no victory . MEANING OF MILK INCREASE . Everyone will appreciate Mr. Clynes ' reluctance to raise the price of milk , and while agreeing that milk is an indispensable article of food , for which there is no substitute , will admit that it is better to give a few extra pennies to the pro- ducer of milk than to risk any serious milk short- age through the failure to offer an encouraging price for its production . Better to fix a higher . price , which after all , in the majority of cases , is only a fair return for labour and services to the milk producer , than to bring about a milk famine . Critics have pointed out that the flat tate , while giving a fair return to some farmers , will give more than that to others . This , how- ever , is inevitable . Agricultural authorities maintain that with the present shortage and increase in price of feeding stuffs , such as cakes , meal , roots , etc. , the cost of labour resulting from ' an advance in agricultural wages , and the lessened efficiency of such labour as is available , even the new rate will not pre- vent more cow - keepers from giving up or reduc- ing their herds . Milk consumers must recognise the undeniab'e fact that dairy farmers and others employed in agriculture have now exceptional diffi- culties and risks , over which they have no con trol . Their work , for which in pre - war days they received a very inadequate financial return , is harder than ever , and linked up with many ob stacles and worries . The price and scarcity of feeding stuffs alone is a very serious matter for them . For instance , linseed cake , which , before the war , cost on an average £ 8 10s . per ton , is to - day 19 10s . , and other feeding stuffs have be- come proportionately dear . If a dairy farmer to day is unfortunate enough to lose a cow - and many of them die annually through no fault of his own - he cannot replace it without paying about £ 80 for a new one , whereas formerly £ 14 to £ 16 was a common figure . After a very mature consideration of all that he is up against , Mr. Clynes is convinced that the extra money paid to him is not more than commensurate with the extra difficulties and hard- ships which the war has imposed upon the milk producer . We must have milk and it is surely better to pay a little more for it , and to have enough , than to pay less and have insufficiency , or none at all . War has brought about conditions which are very abnormal . We cannot expect to purchase our commodities at pre - war rates . The primary busi- ness of the Ministry of Food , as Mr. Clynes ex- plains , is to ensure a sufficiency for our require ments , and not to aim only at a cheap price , which often threatens a very serious shortage . In real cases of poverty there is a statutory pro- vision by which necessitous housewives can obtain milk either free or at half price , which can be put into force by the local authorities in proper cases . quality of the crop . On the other hand , discolouration is usually If wart disease is suspected a sign of disease . the police or the Board of Agriculture should be notified . You may read about all these various kinds of potato disease , from the mild skin scab to the dangerous black scab , in leaflets to be ob- Board of Agriculture , 3 , St. tained from the There also is ob- James ' Square , London , S.W.I. " The Storage of Pota- tainable a useful leaflet on toes and other Vegetables for Winter Use . " these valuable publications are sent free to and allotment every gardening applicant ; and society should file them for reference . All any of If The last - named leaflet gives the best ways storing onions , beet , carrots , turnips , vegetable Most of marrows , dried peas , and beans , etc. " these vegetables lose half their flavour and much of their nutriment when improperly stored . after reading the official literature any reader should require further information on vegetable growing or storing , he can obtain the same gratis by writing to the Food Production Department , 72 , Victoria Street , London , S.W.I. in INSURE AGAINST SHOPKEEPERS ' INIQUITIES The way of the food transgressor is hard these days - when he comes under the eye of the Food Controller . Each week there is committed through- out the country a multiplicity of offences under the Food Orders , and to show the variety of forms these offences take we refer to a recent copy of the " National Food Journal . " Under the heading of " Prosecutions " we find that fines were flicted for : - " Selling a bun and a teacake , in the manufac ture of which the proportion of imported white flour exceeded , 25 per cent .; " " Refusing to supply two registered customers with meat ; " " Allowing a greater quantity of meat to be consumed than was represented by coupons taken from customers ; " " Omitting to make a correct return of 22 calves slaughtered ; " " Selling flour , jam , and milk above the maximum price ; " " Feeding carriage horses on a mixture which contained oats ; " " Fail- ing , to register a flour mill ; " " Altering a manu- facturers ' voucher for sugar ; " Overcharging for meat . " The fines ranged from £ 130 to £ 10 . Housewives must realise that the best insurance against shopkeepers ' iniquities is a knowledge of what they should pay , and they will render a good service to themselves and to the Ministry of Food by obtaining copies of the various orders through . their Local Food Committees and reporting at once any attempt to overcharge or refuse goods to which their registration entitles them . Shopkeepers as a general rule , are patriotic and do their best for the smooth working of the food machinery , but they are often harassed with the complaints of unreasonable customers , who , when a commodity is scarce or temporarily out of stock , blame the poor man behind the counter , as if it were due to spite on his part . Report the wrongdoer , but do not add to the already big troubles of the rightdoer by an un- reasonableness which is closely akin to selfishness and greed . THE PLACE OF SAFETY . No department of the Government welcomes ad- vice and expert guidance more than the Ministry of Food over which Mr. Clynes presides . To the Consumers ' Council , one of the most important of the many democratic adjuncts to the already democratic Food Ministry - the council which airs the grievances of the woman who buys a rasher and the man who lunches in town , discusses the great sugar question , the sudden disappearance of rabbits - is added another Forum of Food , the Labour Conference . This conference is attended by representatives of the East Ham Trades Coun- cil , of the London Food Vigilance Committee , of the Co - operative Association , of the Lewisham N.L.P. , of Distribution the People's War - time Society , of the London Printing Federation , of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades , of the Journeymen Butchers ' Federation , of the Enfield Highway Women's Guild , of the N.U.R. , Cricklewood , of the N.U. Millers , of the N.U.C. , Paddington - and these are but samples of many more . One this that cannot but feel confident in " multitude of counsellors " safety dwells . res- HENS MUST LAY FOR THEIR FOOD . account of the on Poultry - keepers must , tricted supplies of food , adapt themselves to war- time conditions , and by altering their methods of feeding , reduce as far as possible the consump- a great tion of the cereals of which there is scarcity . Poultry - keepers are asked to utilise every avail- all able ounce of house scraps , supplemented by garden waste produce . Pou'try - keepers should or- ganise the collection of house scraps , and should agitate loca'ly for the municipal collection of household waste from people who do not keep poultry . Local corporations should instruct indi- vidual householders to save their household waste in two separate bins , one for edible waste which would contain every minute scrap of waste food , bones , egg such as peelings , fish heads , fish shells , banana skins , and , in fact , every conceiv able kind of waste from food ; number two for non - edible waste , such as ashes , floor - sweepings . etc. Thousands of tons of edible waste are burnt that destructors and annually in corporation waste , if cleaned , classified , and manufactured as suggested , would , besides combating the existing shortage of other cereals , feed millions of poultry and produce millions of eggs . The present food shortage , if proper advantage is taken of it , should be the means of waking up poultry - keepers , so that it will prove a blessing in disguise and re- sult in the permanent utilisation of waste . This , in its turn , would result in the production eggs in abundance , at a cost so low as would have the days before the seemed quite ridiculous in war . of The effects of the war and the world shortage . of cereals make it imperative that hens must lay for their food . The country cannot afford to feed birds which don't feed us . Overhaul your poultry stocks and separate the drones from the workers . The drones should be promptly conveyed to the stewpan ! It is unpatriotic - as well as unprofitable for yourself - to keep such fowls , which eat valu- able foodstuffs daily without filling the egg basket in return . and One If not for his own pocket's sake , for the sake of the national . food supply every poultry - keeper should take steps at once to market the drones . He is called upon to put all his hens to the test , watch how well or badly they lay . " working " hen will lay more eggs than three cr four drones , and each drone will eat food per diem than the worker . Comb out your flocks , therefore , and tell all your poultry - keeping friends to do the same . more LEOMINSTER BOROUGH POLICE COURT . It is not only the way of " safety " to take labour organisations into consultation in such a Before Dr. Steel , Messrs . Page , Edwards , Euoch vital matter as Food , it is also the way of wis- dom . The following is a resolution carried unani- and Cole . THEFT . mously at the Fourth Labour Conference , held in a ducal mansion at Hyde Park Corner : - " This Conference , representing the Labour and Co - operative movement in London , expresses its appreciation of the policy of the Ministry of Food in taking the Labour and Co - operative movement into consultation ; further , this Con- ference warmly supports the extension of this policy to other industrial centres , and urges all Labour and Co - operative Organisations to render their co - operation and assistance . " . All to the good ! It re - emphasises and re - applies the late Lord Rhondda's great principle of decen- tralisation by which he eased the pressure of Food Control so materially , whilst at the same time increasin ~ its efficiency . Yet it might be said , nevertheless , despite the willingness of the Ministry of Food to open their windows to the fresh air of criticism and advice , and guidance , and information , that the success of Food Control is a minor miracle . One can imagine a nation committing munitions to the sole care of a Ministry , because T.N.T. and dope are mysteries into which the average citizen has no desire to peer . But everybody is an pert on the food question . ex- un- The real power of the Consumers ' Council is due to the fact that it is so thoroughly represen- tative of all classes , none of which are themselves sufficiently organised to be able to bring their opinions or to give advice to the Food Controller . This lack of organisation was one of the chief reasons for the formation of this Council , and no class or section of the community remains represented . The procedure is simplicity itself . No order is issued by the Food Controller which has not re- Order is issued of ceived its approval , and no which it disapproves . Its very existence is a guarantee that the Food Ministry is acting in every way in the interests of the entire British democracy . If there is a secret of the success of Food Con- trol it is that the machinery has been kept con- stantly lubricated by a " multitude of counsellors , " and therein has been " safety . " SMOKES AND SAMMIES . Robert Fletcher ( 15 ) , the Bargates , was fined £ 1 or 14 days for stealing walnuts , value 5s . , the October 11th , property of Mrs. Storr Barber , on Defendant continued to come for 20th and 21st . " bannuts " after being warned by Mrs. Storr Barber , who took proceedings in order to stop the been serious damage to the hedges which has caused by boys . 106 , Bridge A CASE OF JEALOUSY . Gilbert Juson , Street , Leominster , was summoned by his wife , Mary Matilda Juson , living at 86 , Bridge Street , who alleged that her husband was guilty of persistent cruelty , which had caused her to live apart from him since Octo- ber 18th and asked that a separation order should be made . Defendant pleaded not guilty . Complainant , who carried a young baby in her aims , said she had been married 8 years last She had four children , aged 8 years , 6 April . Defendant had years . and 5 months . years , been cruel to her ever since her marriage and a of the last Tuesday turned her out fortnight house with her baby in her arms . Asked as to the origin of the trouble , complain- she found in ant said that about six months of a young lady and a photograph . husband's pocket the address her She let it blow over , but mixing up with lately was informed that he was women in the works . She accused him of it and he said it was lies . They were quarrelling over He told her he had . it when he turned her out . no respect for her or the children and that he had someone else to put in her place . Defendant had struck her several times . Defendant said it was simply mischief that had was a case of been brought from Hereford . t jealousy : There was a home fo his wife now . P.S. Powell gave evidence as to complaints which . her husband Mrs. Juson had made against various occasions . on The Chairman said the Bench would adjourn the case for 14 days , when either party could bring further evidence , or make up their differences , which the Magistrates hoped they would do .. At the same time they pointed out to defendant that There are few of us who do not , either directly it was his duty to provide for his wife and child . As for the rest of us , we must cheerfully pay extra money for our milk , accepting the extra as one of the minor unavoidable hardships " of war - time . cost MAKE THE MOST OF THE MILK . Milk is one of the few foods in which there is absolutely no waste part . There is no skin , bone , husk or seed to make up the weight . Every single drop can be used and contains nourishment in whatever form it is taken . Some people have an idea that to be really nourishing milk must be taken as beverage a That is quite a mistake . It retains its full food value in whatever form it is served - provided it is properly cooked . No matter whether it is used in milk puddings , soups , sauces , cakes or scones , it still keeps its full proportion of protein , fat , carbohydrates , and mineral matter . The skim on boiled milk consists partly of pro- fat , tein ( body - building material ) and pally of but it represents such a small part of the whole that people who object to this skim do not lose much food value by removing it . In a baked milk pudding larger quat tities o . these constituents ac- cumulate in the skim , and should not be wasted . Milk is going to be dearer this winter , and many people will be obliged to cut down their supplies ; but if every possible care is taken so that not a drop of the precious fluid is wasted , many households will probably find that they monage just as well on the smaller quantity as they did before . For undoubtedly a great deal of milk is wasted through want of proper care . If the following simple rules are followed , milk will keep well : - Keep milk cool . Keep it covered from dust and flies with a piece of clean muslin . Keep it away from strong - smelling foods . Keep the milk jugs well scalded . Keep fresh milk apart from stale . ab- FIRST CALL ON THE CURRANTS . Housewives who have been bemoaning the sence of currants , and are looking for supplies during the coming season must , while hoping for the best , prepare for the worst . Great expecta- tions will be , it is feared , doomed to disappoint- ment , for the Dried Fruits Section of the Ministry of Food announces that , while there are so many demands for shipping for more urgent war sup- plies than currants , it will not be possible to im- port more than a very small proportion of our pre - war cargoes from Greece . Dried fruits are more essential to the health of the troops than to us at home , who have the choice of a greater variety of food , and can more easily dispense with currants in our cakes and puddings . Our soldiers and sailors will therefore have first call on the currants and rightly so and it is hoped they will not have to go short of their Christmas pudding this winter . After the needs of the fighting forces have been met , any remain- ing currants will be equitably distributed so that fairness will be meted out . In view of the unavoidable scarcity of currants , housewives should make a full and wise use of all fruits they have bottled or are bottling this year . Any surplus plums or other " bottleable " fruits , including blackberries , remaining should be preserved to combat the currant short- age . any Let us rejoice in sacrificing our small share of currants to the men who sacrifice so very much for us . A MORAL FROM THE SCOTS . The story of the war is the story of heroism . The tales of brave deeds have been steadily mount- ing up through the long years , until we have almost lost our power to marvel and exclaim . some But every now and then special deed of heroism blazes forth and sets the whole world wondering . There has been no more thrilling story for months than that of the seven Scots at Moeuvres , and there are few tales which point a clearer moral for any civilian who is inclined to falter in his resolution to see the war through , because he has to make some little sacrifice in the matter of food . For forty - eight hours those seven gallant Scots- men held out against countless numbers of the enemy , and - here is the point of our tale - did it without food and water . Apparently no thought of surrender entered their minds , and the enemy's hope of forcing them to do so by hunger was futile . There is no record of their wasting their energies in useless grumbling against the authori- ties who had not supplied them with food and water for this period . They simply accepted the circumstances as the chances of war , and stood by their job with a courage and determination worthy of the best traditions of their country . No one could read the story without pride and admiration for their undaunted endurance , but in many of us must have blushed with shame comparing ourselves with them . How many of us could hold up horde of Germans for forty- How many eight hours on an empty stomach ? of us can even hold at bay the army of complaints and grumbles which come tumbling off our tongues when we chance to have missed a single meal ? It would be a healthy occupation for many of us to - day to compare ourselves with the seven Scots of Moeuvres - and to see how far we fall short of their standard . BEAN FEAST . give the promise of many nourishing and appetis- ing meals in the cold days . Dutch beans should be grown by all allotment holders next year . VEGETABLES WITH BEST FOOD VALUES . " The artichoke , parsnip and beet are the most nourishing after the potato , " says Dr. Spriggs , the expert advisers at the Ministry of Food . " Next to them come the carrot and the turnip . It is a good plan serve potatoes mashed with an equal part of parsnip turnip . When we one are obliged to replace nourishing foods by those which are less nourishing it is clear that every care must be taken to lose none of the food value in preparing them for the table . The cooking of vegetables must be thorough , because if the starch grains are not to be broken up by heat many of them will escape digestion . But with the usual way of boiling them there is a great loss of food . With potatoes the loss can be almost prevented by boiling them in their skins . Cabbage , however , loses a third of its food in boiling . If carrots are cut up and boiled in a fair amount of water , a quarter of the food they contain passes into the water . A bushel would lose the equivalent of a pound of sugar - nearly enough to feed a small person for a day . Other vegetables also lose heavily . If vegetables are steamed , or if they are baked , there is no loss . The artichoke , parsnip , and onion are excellent when baked in fat , and the fat adds greatly to the value of the dish . Fail- ing baking or steaming , vegetables should be boiled or stewed in a saucepan just covered with water , and the water used for making soup ; or they may be stewed in stock . Less of the food value passes into the water if the boiling is rapid . " LIFE IN GERMANY . " The meat crisis is very serious in Germany . Patties de chien ' are the order of the day , and dogs , flesh is the rule , " writes Monsieur P. bonnette in La Presse Medicale . " " Game , which was cheap , now hardly appears in the markets . As Der Tag explains , the rent of hunting proper- ties has doubled or trebled ; the cost of gun's is twice as much as formerly ; cartridges have in- creased in proportion ; one pays from £ 50 to £ 200 for trained dogs , and transport fares have greatly increased , but in spite of all these difficulties this paper demands that a reasonable price should be fixed to popularise this kind of food . on a " The manufacture of national suusages grows more and more , for not only is all the offal of animals used , but any scraps which are more or less good . These are strongly spiced to disguise the smell . Every consumer must receive one portion of a sausage a day . " With the pro'ongation of the war the milk situation has become very serious . In Baden cow- sheds are strictly controlled . Every cow is entered file showing how much milk she yields and the date on which she calved . After six weeks all calves must be weaned . In order to carry milk long distances the Germans have obtained good results by freezing about a third of the . milk to send off in blocks . The milkcans , of which the sides are fitted with insulating material , are filled for a third of their space by these blocks , and for the rest by sterilised frozen milk . Treated in this way the milk lasts from three to four weeks . We are now Buying Cider Apples AND Perry Pears In Large or Small Quantities , at TOP PRICES , delivered at our Works . J. M. Parry & Co. Ltd. LEOMINSTER . SERGEANT CECIL BIDDLE . Councillor J. J. Biddle has received the following letters in reference to the death of his son , Sergt . Cecil Biddle , Welsh Regiment , who was killed in action on August 20th : - " Dear Sir , -Your letter of 19th of September has been following me about and only recently caught me . I much regret delay in replying , but this has been unavoidable of late owing to con- tinuous active operations . I should wish to offer you every possible sympathy in the great loss you have sustained and can only trust that the fact that your son died a very gallant man may some- what alleviate your sufferings . Your son's Com- pany officer was killed shortly afterwards , other- wise I feel sure you would have had a detailed account of the action . Your son was personally and intimately known to me for a considerable time and I had the highest opinion of him as a soldier . His name was noted for a commission and he would have attended one of the Cadet Schools very shortly had he been spared . His death was instantaneous and his sufferings nil . It happened opposite Epinette near Calonne . Any further particulars I can furnish I shall be pleased supply . C. Spencer - Jones , Lt. - Colonel , Com- manding Battalion Welsh Regiment . " " Beans and fruit are very rare because of the long drought and of the plague of caterpillars . Lectures are given to the people to ask them to make immediate use of mushrooms , a very precious food , which contains more albumen than meat . The Government is proposing to organise the col- lection and drying of mushrooms . " In spite of the share from the Ukraine , sugar is so scarce that it is forbidden to use it for alcohol . In order to preserve sweatmeats the Germans use tablets made of benzoate , cinnamon , and soda . Before the war potatoes and starch from cereals were almost exclusively used for making alcohol . After the Reichstag Commission it found that nine - tenths of the alcohol necessary was still manufactured from potatoes , of which about two million tons were used . order to economise the potatoes professors began to experiment on the extraction of alcohol from shavings of wood . to The shavings , finely ground , are treated under atmospheric pressure with sulphuric acid , and thus become transformed into a fermentable mixture , which produces the alcohol of commerce . was In " The invaded countries ( Belgium and France ) are administered as regards agriculture by a dele- gate of a second slerk of the State . It is he who arranges the plan for carrying out works . Labour is supplied by the inhabitants , and in the evac- uated districts by prisoners of war , and at the front by the troops . Demands for seeds , farm animals , and agricultural machinery are addressed to this delegate , who arranges everything . the sectors at the front the generals commanding the armies have complete control and the greatest independence . In " Cereals are assigned to the civil population , as well as part of the potatoes As for the fodder , straw , and beetroot , they are nearly all requisi- tioned by the military authorities . Without these resources Germany would have had to send to the front last year a hundred thousand waggons of extra hay and straw . be " With the idea of avoi ling the shortage of fodder , which threatens to Ivery severe this winter , the German Administration has organised . the gathering of leaves on a vast scale . The col- lection is dried in an oven , ground , mixed with molasses , and sent to the front , in the shape of oil cakes , as a substitute for oats . School child- ren do a great deal of the collecting , and teachers and village priests have been placed at the head the local organisations . Buyers travel through a whole countryside and pay for the leaves at the following prices : Four marks for 100 kilo- grams of green leaves , and 18 marks for 100 kilo- grams of dried leaves . The authorities supply sacks . " Leaves , ' writes the Munchner Neueste Nach- richten , provide splendid nourishment for ani- mals , particularly the leaves of the elder tree , which are richer in albumen than hay and casier digest , because they contain less fibrous material , to CORRESPONDENCE . THE EDITOR DOES NOT HOLD HIMSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY HIS CORRESPONDENTS . ALL COM- MUNICATIONS FOR PUBLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SENDER , NOT NECESSARILY FOR PUBLICATION , BUT AS A GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH . MINISTRY OF FOOD . LIVESTOCK FOOD RATIONING . To the Editor of the Kington Times . Sir , While the Ministry of Food does not desire to unnecessarily alarm the public or the farming community , they think it essential that it should be generally understood that the prospects with regard to the supply of concentrated feeding - stuffs for animals during the coming winter serious . are very We begin this winter with just about one fifth of the stock of concentrated feeding - stuffs which at the commencement of last winter was actually in the farmers ' hands . I to The prime factor in the situation is SHIPPING SPACE . Every American soldier who comes Europe requires 5 tons of skipping space during the year for all supplies necessary to maintain him as a fighting unit , and this necessity of reser- ving as large space as possible for the American troops and munitions affects the import of human food as well as of feeding - stuffs . In the circumstances , there can be no more un- patriotic act then to feed to farm stock cereals and other foods grown on British farms which are at all fit for human food . Such action means there will be either too little food for human con- sumption , or fewer American troops . It is hoped that the supplies of feeding - stuffs during the coming winter may prove adequate to maintain MILK production , and keep alives young calves , and to allow a small ration for horses . It is improbable that any allowance can be made for PIGS after the end of the year . If , for any reason the small import programme now contemplated is not realised , which is not improbable , the position will be correspondingly worse . Farmers who have been able to provide them- selves with fair supplies of home - grown oats , roots , beans and peas must realise that their duty to the country necessitates reducing their application for feeding - stuffs as low as possible , to enable supplies to go to those who are less well provided for . The Food Controller is now compelled to insti- tute a distribution system of fedding - stuffs , which will ensure that such stock of concentrated feed- ing stuffs as are available , shall be fairly distributed , and reserved for the more important classes of stock , in particular , MILCH COWS , MILK being the most essential food for CHILDREN and the WOUNDED . Under the Distribution Scheme , the steps to be taken by farmers and others who desire to obtain cattle feeding - stuffs after 17th November are very simple . Application forms may be obtained from a licensed dealer in feeding - stuffs , or from the Area Livestock Commissioner . The forms are of 4 different kinds . L.F.S.I. For dairy cows , young calves , agricul- tural horses , bulls and pigs . L.F.S.2 . For agricultural horses . L.F.S.3 . For pig clubs . L.F.S.4 . For small owners who do not slaughter more than three pigs per year . L.F.S.3 . ( Pig clubs ) will only be obtainable from Area Livestock Commissioners direct . These forms must be filled up and sent to the Area Livestock Commissioner as soon as they are obtainable from the dealers , except in the case of L.F.S.4 ( small owners of pigs ) who should take their forms to their dealer . the The Area Livestock Commissioner will , on basis of these applications , issue about November 17th certificates for specified quantities of feeding- stuffs , to last till 25th January , 1919 . I am , Yours faithfully , S. H. DEAKIN , Livestock Sub - Commissioner for Herefordshire . SUCCESSFUL POTATO CULTURE . To the Editor of the Kington Times . Sir , Out of upwards of 500,000 Competitors for " The Daily Mirror ' Potato Prizes the Third Prize of £ 50 was awarded to Mr. Joseph Day , Railway Signalman , Queen's Road , Berkham- stead , Herts , who purchased and used a bag of Agos Potato Fertiliser at a cost of 4s . on March 18th in order to compete in our prize scheme . He wrote us on the 11th instant : " I got nearly , a bushel of Exhibition Potatoes from the pole . I exhibited 9 rounds at Euston Square , London ( not for competition ) , which were considered the best potatoes in the Show . I have also sent five excellent potatoes to the Daily Mirror ' Show , grown on the same plot . " Mr. Day writes us again on the 11th instant : " Gentlemen , I beg to inform you that I have been awarded Third Prize , £ 50 , in The Daily Mirror ' Competition to day . " Vide " Daily Mirror , " Octo- As you will remember , we advertised in your paper in the spring and intend resuming the ad- vertisement very shortly . We think this may be of interest to your readers . People who sowed Dutch beans in their gardens this year are not likely to go short of foodstuffs in the coming winter , for these friendly aliens are most prolific and profitable . One Somerset family has been having a regular bean - feast - not to say orgy - the last few weeks , getting in their bean harvest . ber 17th . In an ordinary kitchen garden a handful of beans sown in the spring have produced countless pods containing mostly four to six beans . Unfortunately the weather would not allow the beans to ripen on the plants , so they had to be taken up and dried . Every available spot was festooned with the thickly - podded bushes ; tables , forms and benches were spread with the pods trying to catch every ray of sunshine , while each . member of the family and all good - natured visitors were pressed into the work of shelling the beans as they dried . The result was much more than worth the trouble , and great boxes of dried beans Yours truly , p.p. Agos Ltd. , Bewdley and Tenbury Wells , October 19th , 1918 . H. L. FORD , Sec . & Dr. " Dear Mrs. Biddle , -I understand , having just returned to the battalion , that my C.O. has already written to inform you that your son has been killed in action . Please accept my deepest sym- pathy in your sad loss . As his Company Com- mander I knew your son well and I had no better N.C.O. in the Company , ever willing worker he was , always one of the first to undertake diffi- cult or dangerous job . Myself , his old officers and the other N.C.O's . miss him very much and I can only add that he was killed doing his duty for his country . Yours sincerely , O. Fisher , Capt . " LANCE - CORPL . C. JARMAN . WOUNDED IN FRANCE . 3 Mrs. Preece , of 1 , Dingle Cottage , Broad Street , Leo- minster , received official notification on Wednesday morning that her husband , Corpl . Joseph Preece , K.S.L.I. , was wounded in action on September 23rd , 1918 , at a place not stated . Corpl . Preece was mobilised with the Herefords on the outbreak of war and served with them in Egypt and Palestine . Later he was transferred to a Trench Mortar Battery and at the time he was wounded he was serving with the Shropshires and had been about three months in France . Though he is reported as having been wounded a month ago this is the first intimation his wife has had and she has not heard from him in the meantime .. The authorities . are unable to tell her of his present whereabouts . LOCAL AUSTRALIAN'S D.C.M. extract Some time ago we announced the award of the D.C.M. to Company Sergeant - Major A. J. Cooke , of the Australian Imperial Forces , who has a ber of local associations . The decoration has now been received by Mrs. Cooke , who lives at 7 , North Road , Leominster , together with an from the " London Gazette , " 30601 , of March 28th , 1918 , which states . that the medal is awarded " for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a convoy of trains conveying ammunition . When the railway heavily shelled , he made six separate efforts to get through , and after assisting the breakdown gang to repair the track , succeeded in delivering his ammunition and withdrew his trains . On another occasion when in charge of a train , finding the line broken by shell fire , he collected the train crew and effected temporary repairs , thus enabling guns that were exposed to be conveyed away by train before daylight . was C.S.M. Cooke , who is 31 years of age , is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Cooke , 25 , Green Street , Here- ford , and his wife is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Preece , Bridge Street , Leominster , A PATRIOTIC FAMILY . Pte . S. H. Davies , Manchester Regiment , the fifth son of the late Mr. Thomas Davies , Lower Burton , Eardisland , and Mrs. F. H. Davies , at present of The Wood , Whitney - on - Wye , has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery on the field during operations at Cambrai . Pte S. H. Davies is the youngest of five sons who joined the Army early in the war . The eldest son , J. H. Davies , who enlisted in Canada , was killed in action on June 14th , 1916 ; the second son , A. T. Davies , is a 1st Class A.M. in the Royal Air Force ; Pte . A. J. Davies , the third son , Cheshire Regiment , was taken prisoner in the great retreat in March of this year , and is still a captive in Germany ; und Pte . C. S. Davies , the fourth son , who also enlisted in Canada , is at present lying wounded in hospital in this country , having received a bullet wound in the thigh on September 29th during our recent offensive Cambrai . at We have pleasure in recording this case of a family who have exhibited such remarkable pat- riotism and sacrifice in the war . WANTED . ANTED , good GENERAL , for small farm house , We milk , comfortable home . - Apply , Mrs. WATSON , Beech Grove , Kington . 7ANTED , TWO TAILORESSES , to assist man Wmaking coats and trousers , trade union wages , 50 hour week . - Apply , " A. B , " c / o News Office , Leominster . WANTED GREEN NORMANDS , JAM APPLES ster . and PEARS . HARRIS & SON , Bargates , Leomin- SERVANT , aged about 18 . Apply , " L.A , " c / o News Office , Leominster . WANTED , Young GIRL , 14 or 15 , as General , or Day Girl , two in family . - Apply , 81 , South Street , Leominster . girl , or FRENCH HONOURS FOR HATFIELD WANTED . COOK GENERAL , young experi SOLDIER . ence not necessary - Apply , Mrs. HILL , Orleton , S.O. , Herefordshire . the WANTED , SECONDHAND CYCLES , cheap for Lance - Corporal C. Jarman , Herefordshire Regi- ment , has received a double honour from French military authorities in recognition his gallantry during the actions in conjunction with the French Army on July 23rd . The medals , which are now in the possession of his father , Mr. C. Jarman , of Lower Nicholson , Hatfield , are the Croix de Guerre ( inscribed 1914-1918 ) , and the Medaille Militaire , which is awarded for Valeur et discipline . An official letter to Lance - Corporal Jarman from Brigadier General E. Hilliam , C.M.G. , D.S.O. , under the date August 10th , reads as fol- lows : " I wish to congratulate you on behalf of all ranks of the Brigade during the actions in conjunction with the French at- _ on the 23rd July , 1918. Your work has been excellent and beyond praise . It has been a great pleasure for me to forward your name for the decorations you so gallantly earned and I trust that I shall be able to congratulate you on many future occa- sions . Your example to the Battalion has been of the greatest service to the Commanding Officer of the Battalion and to myself ás your Brigadier . Wishing you the best of luck in the future . Edward Hilliam , Brigadier - General , Commanding - Infantry Brigade . " Iance - Corporal Jarman went with the Hereford- shire Regiment to Egypt in 1915 and returned this year to France . His many friends in Hatfield and in the district will congratulate him onl the recognition which his gallant services have re- ceived . DEATH OF LIEUT . J. F. LEATHER . cash . Apply , COLSTON DAVIES , 18 , South Street , Leominster . ANTED , a good GENERAL SERVANT - Ap- Wply , Mrs. E. R. BRIGHT , Ivingtonbury , Leomin ster . W VANTED , to Exchange Gents two - speed CYCLE , valued at £ 3 , for GRAMOPHONE . - Apply , " B , " c / o News Office , Leominster . ANTED , a MAN to drive and travel a Portable Threshing Machine , in the parish of Kingsland . -Apply , F. J. COLEBATCH , Day House , Kingsland . WANTED , SITUATION for girl , 15 , in shop or minster . office . -Apply . " M.A , " c / o News Office , Leo- WANTED LAD , for Printing Works - Apply , THE LEOMINSTER PRINTING Co. , 27 , Drapers Lane , Leominster . W ANTED , to Hire cheaply , or Purchase at low price , a PIANO , for Working Girls Club.- Apply , ANDERSON , Weobley . W minster . W ANTED , Small POTATOES , for Pigs - Apply . BEVAN , Jenkins Buildings , Etnam Street , Leo- YANTED , capable GENERAL , experienced pre- ferred . - Mrs . BROOK , 7A , Perseverance Road , Leominster . M OLESKINS , RABBITS , FEATHERS , HORSE- HAIR , Etc. , Wanted . Send for prices . - H . STUART & Co. , Alblon Buildings , Aldersgate Street , Lon- don , E.C.I. FOR SALE . OR Sale , 2 pure Rhode Island COCKERELS , 1 FORS , 10/6 each ; also large cross Aylesbury DRAKES , 7 / 6. - Apply , Mrs. LEVICK , Rowley Lodge , Leominster . It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Lictitenant John Francis Leather , Foll of Colonel and Mrs. F. H. Leather , of Weobley . He passed away on Wednesday of last week at the 72nd General Hospital , Trouville , the cause of death being pneumonia following influenza . His mother had received a wire announcing that he was dangerously ill and stating that permission ' to visit him could be given . Mrs. Leather immedi- ately travelled to London and obtained leave and passports for Colonel Leather , who was stationed in Kent . The paren's crossed to Frauce on Wednesday , but sad to relate they arrived at the hospital a few hours too late to see their son alive . The news cast quite a gloom over Weobley , where the late Lieut Leather was generally be- loved and His parents held in the highest respect . He was only 24 years of age and the war has ended what promised to be a brilliant career . He showed great promise when at Repton , winn- ing the Al - English History Priz . two years in succession . Later he went to Oxford , but he in- terrupted his studies there at the outbreak of war to join the Army . He was given a commission in his father's Company of the A S.C. and with the Headquarters Company saw much active service in France , where he rose to the rank of Captain . Recently he was transferred to the infantry and R. BATEMAN , Leominster . went to Ireland I where he was attached to a Battalion of the K.S.L.I. After a brief period of training he again went to France . The many friends of Colonel and Mrs. Leather will feel the deepest sympathy with them in the blow which has fallen upon them . The loss of their son is yet another contribution to the cause of their country . Both have received official recog- nition for their patriotic services . Colonel Leather was awarded the D.S.O. in respect of his service at the front and Mrs. Leather , who for three the War FOR SEPARATOR , working order . Apply , Black Swan , Leominster . IANO , in new condition , by leading London makers . For particulars , apply , " Z " c / o News Office , Leominster . PIANO . OR Sale , STRAWBERRY PLANTS , " Royal ARSWOOD relies on ground insects for egg Koduction . Packets 2½d . , 7½d . , 1/3 .-- SANDILAND , M.P.S. , 2 , High Street , Leominster . F OR Sale , LADY'S CYCLE , new condition . - Apply , " L.P , " c / o News Office , Leominster . DONY for Sale . - Apply , T. PLeominster , WILLIAMS , Nordan , Cross Hospital , and mentioned by Red FOR Sale , Wood Bottom and Sides , Iron Roof , was " Office in connection with Red Cross work . A PEMBRIDGE OFFICER . Lieut . Francis Chase Green - Price , of the A.S.C.M.T. , who recently received his promotion from the rank of Second Lieutenant , has been serving in France since January , 1917. He was originally gazetted to the Pem- brokeshire Yeomanry . EARTH CLOSET , make good small Poultry House ; also quantity Old Oak Beams , Framing and Firewood , at Church Lane , Orleton . - Apply , THOMAS , 15 , Broad Street , Leominster . RA MISCELLANEOUS . eat ATS , MICE , MOLES , COCKROACHES , and BEETLES HARRISON'S greedily Cats and Dogs will " RELIABLE " RAT POISON . DEATH OF DRIVER R. BARRINGTON not touch it . Vermin dry up Price 6d . , Is . , 2s . 3d . and 3s . 8d . We regret to learn that Mrs. E. A. Barrington , 44 , Bridge Street , has been informed that her husband , HARRISON , Chemist , Reading . Driver R. Barrington , A.S.C. , has died in hospital in Agent for Leominster , J. W. ROWE ( late J. Buckham ) , France from influenza . Mrs. Barrington was notified Chemist , High Street . last week that he was dangerously ill . The sad news was conveyed to Mrs. Barrington by a letter dated October 15th , from the Sister in charge of a military hospital . In this the writer states : He was admitted and leave no smell . Postage 2d G. W. Sold by Chemists . PTE . A. W. BOWEN . from the train on 10th inst . , suffering from influenza . Two days ago severe symptoms set in and his condition We deeply regret to state that Mr. and Mrs. J. became very serious . Yesterday during the day he Bowen , of 15 , Bargates , have been informed of the became much worse and the end came very quietly and death of their son , Pte . A. W. Bowen , following severe peacefully about midnight . Everything possible was wounds received in action in France . The sad news done for him . He will be buried to - morrow in our little cemetery near the hospital , with other British I offer you my sincere sympathy in your soldiers . sorrow . THE LATE PTE . J. SOUTH . The following letter has been received in refer- ence to Pte . J. South , Gloucester Regiment , whose home was at 13 , School Lane , Leominster : - " Dear Mrs. South , I regret very much to in- form you of the death of your son , Pte . J. South , of the Company under my command , who was killed during the taking of the villages of Fresnoy and Gricourt on 24th September . He rushed for- ward to capture some prisoners and was then missing for several hours , being afterwards found killed in Gricourt . He was a very keen and able soldier and his loss will be felt by us for some considerable time . He was always ready , cheerful and willing to do anything . Please accept the Company's and my own sympathy . Yours very sincerely , W. N. Hodges , Captain , Commanding Company , Gloucester Regiment . " D was received on Wednesday morning by the following letter : Australian Red Cross . 19th Ambulance Train . 18:10:18 . To Mrs. Bowen . I am very sorry to be the bearer of bad news to you , but ere this I daresay you have been informed by the Wain He was very Your son died on the above train this morning . badly wounded and was in a critical condition when taken on the train . Since coming to us he did not suffer much pain and passed quietly away in his sleep . He did not leave any message as I do not think he realised that the end was at hand . Everything possible was done for him and he seemed quite happy and said Thank God I have done my bit . With all sympathy , sincerely yours , M. Smythe , Sister in Charge . " P.S. - Your poor boy is buried in the at Etaples , about 20 miles from Boulogne , ish Cemetery The late Pte . Bowen , who only attained the age of 19 last month , joined up on September 15th last year . He was posted to the Manchester Regt . and later trans- ferred to the East Surrey Regt . and sent to France when eighteen years and six months old . Previous to joining the army he was in the employ of Dr. Robinson , West Lodge . He is the youngest of four sons . His three surviving brothers are all in the army , Fred being in the R.G.A. , Jack in the Herefords , and George in the A.S.C. |