21.  Dress:  Fighting Order with Rubber Soles.

22.  A non-committal hot meal (without onions) will be served to all before starting.  “Q” will arrange.

23.  Results of the Raid will be collected and dumped at Advanced Brigade dump at G 36 A.  “Q” will arrange for necessary transport.  Distribution of proceeds will be made in accordance with G.R.O. 15. “G” Staff will arrange.

24.  Please acknowledge. Issued at 5.15 P.M.

  Copies to
  Diary I.
  Diary II., etc., etc.

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    “Detroit aldermen yesterday adopted a resolution asking for the
    freedom of Ireland from British rule.

    It is addressed to the president and was introduced by Alderman
    Walsh.

Other Irish patriots eager for the freedom of Erin who did sign the resolution were Jacob Guthard, William H.C.  Hinkle, Joseph H. Bahorski, Joseph A. Miotke, Anthony Nowe, Herman Zink, Charles Braun, Charles A. Kocher, Oscar A. Dodt, John C. Bleil, Ralph G. Mitter, Alexander Dill, John A. Kronk, Herman Schultz, Albert G. Kunz, Frederick W. Wendell and Oscar Riopelle.”

    Detroit Free Press.

Your true Irish patriot doesn’t mind what country he comes from.

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[Illustration:  HOIST WITH HIS OWN PETARD.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD (Champion of Independent Labour).  “OF COURSE I’M ALL FOR PEACEFUL PICKETING—­ON PRINCIPLE.  BUT IT MUST BE APPLIED TO THE PROPER PARTIES.”]

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=BLANCHE’S LETTERS.=

WAR FEVER.

Park Lane.

[Illustration:  THE LAST STRAW.]

Dearest DAPHNE,—­Juno ffarrington’s wedding to the Oldcastles’ boy, Portcullis, the other day, quite the best done of Allotment Weddings that are having a little vogue just now.  Juno’s white satin gown was embroidered with mustard and cress and spring onions in their natural colours, her veil was kept in place by a coronal of lettuce leaves, and, instead of a Prayer-Book or a posy, she carried a little ivory-and-silver spade.  The effect was absolutely! The ’maids had on Olga’s latest in Allotment Wedding frocks, carried out in potato-brown charmeuse and cabbage-green chiffon; also they’d garden-hats, tied under the chin with ribbon-grass and with a big cluster of radishes at the left side, and each of them carried a bunch of small salad and a darling little crystal-and-silver watering-pot (Portcullis’s gifts).  The Duke of Southlands gave his daughter away, and Juno insisted on his wearing a smock-frock and carrying a trowel, and just as the dear Bishop said, “Who giveth this woman?” the poor old darling dropped his trowel with a crash and rather spoilt things.