face 'I‘W_O v Task one of the telephone opera- tors who serves you how she manages to maintain such unfailing courtesy at a big switchboard. "It wasn't easy at first," she'll ad- mit. "l found that a sedentary job indoors all day was almost too much for me. I realized that ifl was goin to make good on the job-and I loved it!-—I'd have to keep myself in the very pink of condition. "I‘ve done it with Nujob-nothin also. it's kept me from having hea - aches and colds and that awful let- Voice, with smile wins getting iangled anddatigued, too. "My doctor tells me that Nujoi isn't a medicine. It's simply a pure natural substance. It keeps your system func- tioning as nature meant it to, even under abnormal conditions. lt not only prevents an excess of body poi- sons (we all have them) from form- ing, but aids in their removal." Nujol can‘: possibly hurt you or upset you. Get a bottle today. _Per- fected by the famous Nujol Labora- tories, 26 Broadway, New York. It's sold at all drugstores, in sealed pack- s 1 no OI'OIQQOQYQQ§QQM1 . Blue Murder BY EDMUND SHELL + oo0++o+ Continued) Taverner went out in search of Marney alonn. In the privacy of his own bedroom after dinner he had lectured Haye on the importance of keeping his mouth shut. The fact that they had inquired about Dighton would in no way connect them with the morn- ing's outrage. There was just a chance that an observant clerk might notice that the girl and one ,of the newly regis- tered guests possessed the same sur-. name, but that quite probably would, be looked ilpon as a coincidence.‘ English names were always a mys- tery to foreigners. The Casino Hotel had possibly had us many as three unrelated Smiths on its list at one time. I Strolling downhill toward the tried to piece together this elaborate} jig-saw puzzle. According to the Walter's story, his niece had broken her journey at Rapallo to see Digh- ton. ' This was the lnost puzzling point of all. So far as he was aware, she had seen him for only one evening All three of them had dined together at Donatfs in Oxford street and afterward Dighton and she had danced at the Cockatoo Club. i lights of the main town, Taverner. m THE CHAIRLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN iStomach Trouble Caused Agony linnirvni, kilo“ lill‘(‘I| with Stolnni-h Trouble. pnnl your." llc ivritcol. “I huvi- sullen-ii ilgonicu. Indigestion nluiic llle delllhly nick ulid the puilni were hnril to incur. I hild uinv spells nud raging heml- ncheu; sleep irua broken; uni] I wus me. tired nil the tilne. I hurc ioat uluny n child's play day's work on account of lily condition. und I could have saved nil this auf~ fering and loss of tinlu had I tilken 'l'uuluc In the beginning. For lifter ‘my fifth hoitie of Taulac I uni nuw in thcl n1. llvfllurdiue 91L. -hut it in to he tor- "l-‘ci- thc here, eh?" I l "In a private nursing-home in a. "I see. You'd better meet meat the Porto Principe __io-morrow at ill and we'll riuiilone and see him. He's done well while he's been out _ “Ohief," declared Nlorney. "when I tell you some details about that raid on the villa-you won't believe It made Langley! stunt look like , Ahlborg had Rot his [long-range gun playing on the drive, |too-and his dogs didn't help any!" The other held out his hand. . "Well, good-night, Mamey. We heat o'f health-eat inylhi '41 \ wvell-do l big day's work illlil meet m the momlng‘ Glad to hear gililcd nine pounds lll the punt i\\'U 3n You 53y about Dlghmn- I “Ways inonillu. I gladly rcculnlnenil Tunliu- to anyone." If you are Iiothercd with Stolnuch ‘Trouble, indigestion. Gun, PM" "n" "Ill-INK. 1:0! Tqnluc iuiluy. l.|-l ll Iu-Ip you us Ii ilelpcd .\Ir. Hunc- rui. ‘ \\'il_\' m)! lei 'l‘||l|lui' ill) for yuil wlinl ii lllil for this sullen-r nlni fur ilmu- Nilllllll ol‘ others‘: lI is nun-vclluuv In soc how ii i-urrm-is lhc lnmii, nhgiiuiiip iligi~siivi~ iru\il|':_-:i~-- I'I‘|II‘\'(‘H gnu pilinn in illlt stimuli-ll uml bowi-lvi. Hnw Ii, r0- sinri-a nppi-illv, vigor and sound isli-rp. 'i‘unini~ iii lnuilc ui‘ rvmlu. lmrks Illlll‘ horns--nululw-‘s own llll‘4|l('lIlL'N for lhi- Nii-k. llr rusl In Inns lhnn ‘J con dun 1.0! a Imlilv from yulll‘ 4ll‘ll Your \l)il. l nmnry lull-k II llnupnl iii-l] Tanlac 5'_2__I_*A_I_LiION Borruas usrm used. Besides, I have flown from England today and I am tired. Your daughter is getting a fine girl." found him a good man myself." The other let him out by the strect- door. On the way back to the hotel iTaverner made up his mind. He would send Dick along to the police on the morrow. Haye wTas knowndn Rome. It was quite natural that hc ‘should have hurried to the scene oi ‘his daughter's disappearance as soon ‘as possible. He need say nothing ‘about his brief visit to England. His presence at police headquarters ;wonld serve two purposes: It would Iput the authorities in possession _oi :fuller particulars of the missing girl, land it would remove from Dighton gany suspicion of having taken part in the Villa Sabino nffair. ' The glory was straightforward [enough in all conscience: Greta had been traveling from London to visit lher father in Rome and had stop- ped a night In Itapallo to see her fiance, who was spending the winter ‘there. Fiance sounded better than acquaintance. According to Italian I \ dDwn feeling. Kept my nerves from ages only. Special Low‘ Fares, C. NI R. Winter Fair, Amherst special low fares have been ar- ringed by the Canadian National Railways in connection with the Maritime Winter Fair to be held ' Amherst, N. S. November 3rd to 9th, tickets will be on sale November 2nd and are good to return up to and including November 11th. This fair is attracting a greater number of people every year and this promises to surpass other years in the matter of attractions. Full information as to fares, trains etc. can be obtained from any Can- adian National Railway Agpnl. 8830-11-2-51 ,_.. "liictlcil slit Auction sale at Eldon on 'l‘hurs-_ illy, Nov. 8th. 1928 at 1 o'clock slurp, of the balance of the goods in our store including a lot of wall paper, men's and boy's underwear.’ stockings, crockery, stoves stovcpipc] paint, chairs, and several other an“, ticles not mentioned. ‘ Terms at sale. If not fine Thurs- day, will he held on Friday. J. A. MacDonald Auctioneer. Estate Late A. l’). 881 "A woman is bound to broadeaa over the wrong hook-up." ROSS. i 9-li-l-tsmu-4i= “liifilidisihsliiifi i Having decided to make n: change in my business, l will sell by. Public Auction on my promises ‘ PLEASANT VALLEY MONDAY. NOVEMBER 12th. 192B. Commencing at One O'clock 1'. M." BUT IS NOT BURNING IT ‘ My Farm of 82 Acres of Land with‘ good buildings thereon and in a, hlgh state of cultivation, well water-I ed and fenced. Also Stock, Croimi Farm Implements and Household; Furniture, consisting of STOCK-Z Horses, 6 Cows, 2_ Cattle, 2% years old. 2 Calves 6. months old, 4 Pigs. 5 months old, l Brook Sow, 40 Hens. ‘ OROP-ZO Tolls Hay, 350 Bushelsi Potatoes. (Irish C ‘biersl. 500 Bush- . to burn." in a fireproof vault." els Tumips. IMPLEMENTB — Binder, Mower, Wheel Rake. Gang Plow, Single Plow. Set Spring Harrows, Set Spike lhrrows, Horse Hoe. Potato ScuiflcrQ . Cart, Team Wagon, Driving Wngoin; hunting Sleigh, Pung Sleigh. Set, Bob Sleighs, Long Runner Sleigh.‘ Set Team Harness, Cart Harness»: Collars, Homes and Traces, Set Driv- ‘ Ing Harness. Forks. Shovels. Hues.‘ Swings. etc. etc., etc. i KITCHEN, SITTING ROOM ANDL BEDROOM FURNITURE-i Organ. and other articles too numerous to mention. - TERMS liberal and madc knnwnl at SALE. l, Should the day be stormy the Sole will take place the day follow-l CHANGED AFFECTION [uxlgume houhunn Sret? What kind of pets do you (mono-n vno, ,P'° °" Bndanmmhi He: It used to be blondes till “*4” .Il met you dear, but now It‘: Billion Home kin/in i MARITIME WINTER FAIR AMI-IERSTi Nov. 3-9 ____ Ha: You nay Ted has cex ap- poo 5750'“ Low ‘mails She: I'll uy lo, hlo dad’: a. Going Date .............. .. Nov. 2 "'""°"I""- i Return Dole . . . . . . . . .. Nov. ll _¢ For Further Particulars Milly- s ismmmtaoffoolornawutsr. ..~o_- l. at...» “That pretty widow has money "Yes; but is carefully keeping. it By turning the wp of a reflectorl type gacoiine burning room neuter level II. unbound tooook Ililll "lmmd » He paused by the railings opposite . » the palm trees and gazed pensively anahgkfigalflggrocer slapped his thigh out to sea. . | “A is‘ . 1d h l Looking back on that evening, he find lgfiethigivéité) aglmg; line“: remembered now how eagerly they woman! S. Signore. Paola ls 800w‘ had dllmced mgether‘ m)“ ex‘ looking enough they tell me-and a traorciinarily friendly they had be- goodmmkmg daughter is a res n_ come within a few brief hours. isibmty m these days} p0 Dlghmn was an urlcmnmonly g°°d'- He sprang to his lfeet as a door looking fellow and Greta. was the slammed behind him and Mamey kind of girl that would attract any came “no me mom I E2‘ ‘lvxzgnlfivgmtfllklllgmlégtdsfiggnfied- “Say. Chief!" he gasped us soon as e w” he recognized Taverner. "This is a ymmgsle“ had °°m° m ‘m ‘mder’ surprise sure enough What's in the‘ standing? Stranger things than that wind-r." ' ‘ | had happened. He was dealing with .. gnpreifibtiliczgs every clay of his life. ,,,,,‘;*';§,'=g§,}§;, ;?° l“ “s or - ' havewlellt tllae eéoitligsoltlraifioultg vsigill Shglfidgllnd dlloppgd on Manley Dighton at his hotel? ‘ “You had my wire‘... He turned away from the water “why Sure’. I got m“ tws monk and moved across the piazza toward mg" the entrance to the Via Emilia. i “An . , y news of i/Iiss llayo?‘ i mlréfrlgrg: greellgrocer 5 5mm was, Thr- Amcrican tossed his nat into ' is. corner and sat down. A curt nod “Si? Jfifipidifilsi“hilifihllifinéllfi '° "°“'“"@"' c" “’em “m mm from an upper window “Listen here, Chief: Dighton raid- “who is it?» ' ed Aihiborgs outfit last night and “I k got c can away with a couple more Mamgll. km mg for the Slam“ a! ‘those guéis. One gills o‘; the type Th 1m. . - eveareayseen; eo erwasa "ii-Yiiimfi!“ villi '.'.‘§§°..';i.l2‘{.“f.‘. Z.“i‘.‘.i..'l";§€."‘.‘€'t..‘$ h f - ~ eavy ootsteps on the bare boards the gabe___and I know. I lthl . a 3,, ,,',‘,,,{§1f,g°',gg@;};§e“ "Right on top of your cable the face of Guglielmo Fontanelli was police rolled up mg searched the thrust out plaice insildehout. It was a German Th t T pa r, as t appenecl, only we took Rapalllo wllivselelillldlegtlflrgilnsttllignéllarerli? gggaglgaglfs ‘lig- wggeyhiligtérent ais- . ma ng grocers expansive smile. . n11 c 1 u p. _ sure. Anyway they got nothing for some‘ o one 0 was his joyful we] their trouble and beat it empty A d h d handed. Tgwwnin.flflfifffjdhlfmrffjétlfagfllf; "By the time I'd got across to see .avory atmosphere of the shop to glghtéoli: ithethlizlxd lhadmllinockfila the I n e 0e, en ss accompan mam of murmur“ Haye and made off in an auto- Blmiogics from Fontanelli, found . himself h d i mobile. Somehow or other Dighton pus e mo a’ chair bemre got wind of it and followed. Thel a tabl m h and glfasslggnmlzdg ifieillfoglgiefrlrgé‘: two cars crashed on a lonely strip of | The Signor,‘ Foncanem_larger than- road between Sestri Levante and her husband. and with a tremendous Borgotaro and all I found when I mountain o; ha" which looked an: 22x21‘; was Dighton, shot throughi stran ' th - beamgll ‘tilt hlelile gill: olhséungilglg; Tavemer nodded. qoorway, with a brlghtfleyed signophtyllow is hell-Pretty had. I take "18 Peering over her shoulder. The greengrocer slapped a, i I have been e 's i little wine mm his l fiash of his gold teeth, "he ought to own sass and filled be dead, but he's not. He's full of Taverners to the b I . “n Colonel“)... hefelaxaimed again ifever at the moment, of course, and nTo flunk that I kept you waiting spilling just that sort of nonsense m the street. Is it possible?" youueaiiipifact if???‘ tpapill when he; A round of drink d t EDD e or s c e heaven twice s an he slgnlml‘ in one day—and been refused each and her daughter 15h _ creamy, leaving the mevxfleo £53‘ d“ time! I don't know if you've noticed. ' Chief, but as soon as we took on Taverner passed his host i nwherfl Mumey?..hé1nqu?re%_gar Dighton we had a change of luck. "The Signor Ameri " _ can‘) ls ‘ml’ 9* iuntll he took a hand. now he's got plained the other; "b t him back at any mdrllantlvewlzxgilg toiwork almighty hard to score a p0 m .. the police h r this .. e e mflmlng “He's got my niece, Ma.rney--- "The Baronet sta , “The Ponce!" he gfiged p “Yes, he's got your niece, Chief." an was purely a formality." pom pursued Marney sympathetically. [pnem hastened to assure him but he won't keep her long.,ln my usolnething had disappeared fro"; opinion. that's about the poorest “he vma Sabmol and they were move the Lizard made. A guy who wants to keep his identity a. mys- searching the quartg f _ signers known m be rslno £51,] d is; tery is always safer to play a solo Iiere." “They found nothing?" "P70571311; Whatever, Signor Colo. “elm-n He tipped a broad nose with his forefinger. "It was hidden!" Taverner drew in a deep breath- mngnfiri there was something, non. “The” were We mines." admitted eltalian in a hoarse whispeni M Young Englishman and Bignor If arney brought them here last "lBht very late-and we were 5n hour concealing them after he had Eone-A drop more wine, Signor-Pi. Taverner shook his head, "I "m sewn: old. Fontdnelii," he. dficllred. "and I cannot drink a; I. business to heart. A couple of lives were lost getting that girl away-and they're not going to forget it in a too we“ hurry If you can manage to slip ’em u. decent picture of Miss I-Iaye they'll track her right enough-and where they flnd Miss Haye they'll find the Lizard." Tavemer looked at the ceiling. "And supposing they don't?" "If they don't, then Dighton will. there's any sense in hi; delirium at all. he's crazy on your niece. Chief." The Baronet nodded again. "I was afraid so." There was a long silence. said Mamey at length. Taverner paid no attention. "Aren't you a trifle optimistic?" he Iillilleflted presently. "The police have been aware of the Lizard’: acti- Goulil lei Sloop lltlfl lgtieslflilwrbzomle) tiine past-and nigh- 11W aaenumberfow It, Pumping all Poillidil ‘"°""""'°"""~" r ee s The American ahoolt his heed. Mm Fred a Anfin’ 1864M A". Dontyou believe it, Chief. I'll icy Calgary Aim, writcci-"I was bo somuc withmyheurtlcoilldnot sleep. _l would woken up in the night screaming, and my heart would at; pumping and pounding. A neighbor lady told mu to try WLBURNS lllAHl Nivvi r1113» that's holding him down, now. i ' been i i l out. Pocket Death. ‘ proof. tliomlndloontzuth-mode lure of him. The ammo Ai-wmtou blunt-target fuib loyll om "Well." responded Marney with a auguration of the British The Lizard had it all his own way, some. The police have taken this, "Dlshtona a mishty soon fellovv,"'| even money with anybody, m1] b; about again inside ten days. That's what I meant when I talked about his luck. It's the effect of the fail "The bullet hit a nu: he was CBPTYIIIK 8nd took a. side-ways turn. ilt wouldn't have done that If it had you or me. out Faighton’; got a lucky streak in his mak -up that‘: better than a shirt of mail. The Lia- ard’: a poor shot with an ordinary pistol-at least that's how I fllllre it He can riiae Cain with the muse that‘: fool- A clean shot would vo drown a head on Dightorra akul and uni-a standards, for a young girl to visit a young man in the way Crctu ‘rad done was barely respectable; The Lizard would not be mention- ed, of course. It would be fatal to Tavcrners other interests. and it would not make the task of the pol- ice any easier; for the simple reg. son that nobodyJhad the slightest idea who the Lizard was. I l-ie turned out two photographs of Greta before retiring to bed. ' (To Be Continued.) Prince of lVales Is Doubli Winner LONDON, Nov. 2.~A despatch to the Daily Express from El Dorset. Kenya Colony, Africa. today said that the colors of the Irish Free 1'" ___,‘,_v___\ R wuoiimnrolnucluemasncaun-riuailnkllveiueu \ o- -\ and CLEAR and VerJfLooe/y Style. o. 64x ALL SILK CHIFFON HOSIERY will: if Slipper Heell‘ $19.5 , State failed to bring luck- to the Prince of Wales in a horse race there. ' The colors were presented to the Prince by tiny Sheila 0'Shea. daugh- ter of Thomas O'Shea who was a leading Sinn Feiner in Ireland in 1913. She also gave him a Shamrock. The Prince stopped and kissed her and then rode to thepost. He made i! blld start and did not place at the finish. The Prince. houievpr, made am- ends for losing this race by winning the next two. l-Iis second victory was in a five furlong sprint in which he rode Gay Warrior to beat Simon consistent and vehement attack was directed upon him by a section of the Press here. Education of Indian Females LONDON, Nov. zi-Lady‘ Irwin. wife of the Viceroy of Indimwas in consultation during her stay In England this summer with seine lending educationlsts and some of sows bred to "Oak Lodge Masterp Roderick." town, P. E. I. 8814-11-1-3-6. Registered Yorkshires FOR SALE Boats and Bows of all ages for sale at Ialconwood Farm. Several IQOQ" 135-110659-6110 "Grecniiaic For further information apply Department of Agriculture, Charlotte- Proud, owned by the Governor, Sir Edward Grigg. The cheering was deafening as the Prince nosed his mount past the post first. —-—-<-o->-—-- Demand for\ Poppies" C’ rows LONDON/Nov. 3.—Sincc the in- Legion Poppy Day, November ll. there has ‘been a steadily growing demand for more poppies.‘ Since i921 more than 153,000,000 poppies have been istributed. 18,000,000 being dispat- hed in the 1927 effort alone. The amounts raised have also grown from $530,000 in 192i t0 $2.585.000 in 1921. The manufacture of pop- the women who have been associat- ed with her in a movement for the rapid extension of female education in India, its dominant feature being that it is mainly in the hands of Indian women themselves. One of the outstanding obstacles to Indian national development is the glaring disparity between the educational progress of the two sexes.~At the» last census of the In- dlan Empire of fully-grown males I'll in each thousand were able to read and write in their vemacnl- ars, as compared with only 20 wom- en. In the last ten years the pro- portion of male scholars under in- struction in British India. has grown from 4.7 to 6.5 percent of the male population, while the female ad- vance has been only from 0.9 to 1.3 percent. Lady Irwin is president of the ening to celebrate this very happy event which has recently taken place and to extend to you our beat wishes for your future happiness and prosperity. We congratulate Mr. Stewart on his choice of a life part- ner and wish to welcome Mrs. Stew- are to ourcommunity. We trust as you journey’ along life's highway over the rough places as wellm the smooth, and share the Joys and sor- rows wgether you may be given health and strength to carry you on. We ask you to accept the accom- panying gift as a small token of our esteem and friendship. Signed, » Your Norboro Friends i Edinburgh and Richmond. Work is proceeding npiwc for i928 Armistice Day and local commit- tees are preparing their plans for the big appeal. The manufacture lof poppies for i928 started In Nov- ember last year and will continue right on till November this year. r lpies provides work for hundreds of All-India Women's _Conference on madly disabled cit-servicemen nt Educational Reform. It is com- S posed of delegates from conferenc- es previously held in all the Prov- inces and many Indian States. A maximum of ten delegates is allow- ed from ecah constituent conferen- ce. and the number of delegates at the second session held nt Delhi last February was more than 200. All the ordinary sessions were held in Purdah, but the opening cerem- ony, when the chairman of the con- ference.‘ the Dowager Begum of Bhopal, Introduced Lady Irwin who gave an address. was public. Spec- ial arrangements being made for such women as could not break purduh. Subsequently. a deputat- ion waited on the Viceroy. and af- terwards on the leaders of the var- ious parties of the Indian Legislat- ure, to urge support of a Pflvflw member's Bill to raise substantially the minimum age for marriafle- The next annual conference will be at Patna, and In preparation for it Provincial and Indian State con- stituent conferences have been ari ranged. A fund for the advance- ment of female edaation. stajrfi , but was rather. at Delhi with prom a of Re. , irolqlstiemmfyeailonelletxtlresa it. the final ($11,260) made on the spot, is being lwuch of gilt on the gingerbread 01 fiollfifiikd. flnd I 558m"!!! 17°13'11"" ‘nobility!’ Be that as it may, ev-itee, with five sub-committees is at ‘s y from dung» dilhlimflfl. 3121mm“- that the ng as so - l cjeghgd Lord Lonsdaie. He rep- IADDRESS AND PRESENTATION resents so much that Ia traditional. picturesque. and likeable to the Englishman. He is a grout 890"!‘ man, not only in the narrow mean- ing of the term, but in his wide charity to all men and women. and his ohivalroua consideration, at all times for their feelings. his com» mmd of any situation which may| turn‘ up is a matter of delight and admiration to all. The assertion o Parties intending to have their Spinning done at my mil] an, n, quested to send wool at once as intend to close October 31st. WM. LANDRIGAN, ' ORDER FOR LONSDALE APPROVED BY PUBLIC Quin-h, dflbblil-d-Bttl m0. LONDON, Oct, ilk-Seldom has ' an honor bestowed by his Majesty, been received with more popular iapproval than in the conjerment of, : the Order of the Garter upflfl In"! Lonsdale. rt was in relation to this Order that Lord Melbourne. one of Queen Victoria's early Prhne Min- isters made his famous rorrlflfli about "no damned merit" b61118 associated with it. A writer of i0- dity puts more clearly whet M"! Melbourne evidently intended. "This noble order of chivalry WM never the special seal on great ach- qevgmant,“ remarks the writer al- iluded to. "In some cases it has FEEDS Prices ore good for about every- lng the former hon to loll this exception u. ml with the of rou- rons, then ma all the potatoes v W "w Bur and other h: On Friday evening, October 10th, upwards of one hundred neighbours and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mayne Btownrt, Norboro, to welcome Mrs. Stewart to the District Ind to eonnatuwe Mr. Stewart on this happy occasion. Mr. Harry 0. Bowman was ap- inted chairman and nftpr c few ef remarks, he culled upon Mr. John B. Sharpe.- who read c. nicely worded oddtfl and presented Mr. Stewart with o. substantial sum of Mr. Stewart fittinlly replied g them for their kindness 0o m.‘ A dainty lunch won f there beinB "no merit" connected with the bestownl of the Garter must be qualified. Sh" Austen Chamberlain was creat- ed 3.0., for his services in connec- tion with the local-no Pact. Lord lwner received the Garter dur- POULTRY We are paying spec- ial prices on live fowl. chickens and broilers for the Thanksgiving Market. If you have any to sell, write or phone us for prices. S CANADIAN 00., LTD. ilbb-IO-S-i-mo. _____. an: “*'"'Z EYES TESTED and GLASSES FITTED E. W. TAILOR Opbllleltilll Ill Richmond Blreet o Professional Cards Mark R. McGulgfln BI AI I IAIRISTER, conorrols. 81° none! ro was hung-on Block. 7-H , ____ McLeod & Bentley l. BINTLIY w. l. nnirllr. K- 0- uunme and sham-IF!" on». Ill llnhnood Bind. ~ monk ro ton: Chorloltollwl. r. l l- ______ Dr. C. C. Archibald oneuu of n. r. rut onifl" Halal-lobes! and neutral-hm‘ Unlock sun-mm 0'1"‘ 0 fiyulllldlll consume-calculate“ McDonald fi McPiie iii i m. Dancing m indulged lin music um; mmiuiee by Mean. I Wilbert MIDI, H. O. Bowman, on Kite m; the war. at a period when o .. ‘g- r . s11 '