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Show THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED One in the List of "Must Nots" Is the Use of Poison or Poisoned Weapons. Few persons know how many restrictions re-strictions hedge round the privileges of the warrior under the regulations of modern international agreement. Some of these have a grim touch of humor. A spy, for Instance, is exempt now from the dishonorable death of hanging, and is entitled to be shot. Similarly, while poisoning streams and weapons is against the code, dead cattle cat-tle may be left in them to cause them to be poisoned. Mr. Acland pointed out that a question ques-tion to be settled was as to the use of airships for dropping explosives. Great Britain, the United States, and Austria had agreed not to use explosives ex-plosives from airships, but France, Germany, Italy and Japan had all claimed that it was fair to do so. That would be one of the most important things to be settled at the next peace conference, and he hoped that, while it was perfectly fair to use airships for information, it would.be declared unfair to use them, for dropping explosives ex-plosives or firing projectiles. As citizens may legally take part in warfare in defending their country, providing they do not conceal their weapons, the following list of "Must Nots" laid down by the international rules may have an interest to our readers: You must not use poison or poisoned weapons. Wound or hurt by the employment of treachery. Kill anyone who surrenders. Threaten that no quarter will ba given. Use projectiles which cause unnecessary un-necessary suffering or explosion. Use expanding bullets of any kind. Destroy any of the enemy's properties, proper-ties, except for the sternest military necessities. Make peaceful subjects of the enemy's en-emy's country take part in operations against the enemy. |