Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1915 Gorwich Bulletin and Qoufied 119 YEARS OLD scription price 12c a week; 50c & h; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. . Norwich, Thursday, Dec. 9, 1916. {fhe Circulation of ! The Bulletn i The Bulletin has -the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern 3 Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in 1 Norwich. It is delivered to over 235,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it i$ considered the local daily. Easterr. Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hurlred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average. 1901, 1905, average.... 4412 ...25,920 December 4 ... 9,199. ATTACKING AMERICAN SHIPS. With one American tanker fired upon and another reported sunk by & submarine in the Mediterranean it is quite natural that this country should be censiderably interested, but as has been characteristic of the submarine operations in that locality a number of the important details in connéction with the cases have not been disclosed. Thus it remains to be seen just what the circumstances were and whether " the commanders of the American ships were in any way responsible for their trouble. There are features in connection with the Petrolite, which indicate that it managed to escape from the sub- marine, which endeavored to halt it and in so doing the shot was fired which caused the injury to the mem- ber of the crew. That being the case and the captain at fault for not re= specting the warning the responsibil- ity rests upon that official, and if sim- ilar conditions prevailed in the case of the Communipaw, though it was not fortunate enough to escape, blame can- not be attached to the submarine which, under those circumstances, only did what it had a right to do. A cargo of contraband in the case of the latter may be the explanation, but that does not exist with the for- mer, for that was bound westward, and even though they were carrying contraband that does not give any of the belligerents the right to take Amer- ican lives. If, however, the captains took risks after recelving warnings | under the idea that by so doing they could get away it takes on a different aspect. Thus at the present time what is most needed for the clearing up of the situation are the clear, unadul- terated facts. NEED LIGHT ON PHILIPPINES. If it accomplishes no other result the discussion over the Philippines which has been carried on by former President Taft and Secretary Garrison is bound to create a greater interest in the question than as if it had not taken place, Legislation over the Phil- ippines s going to have a prominent place before congress at this session and it is highly important that there should be as full a knowledge of the conditions which are prevailing in the islands under the present administra- tion as possible, inasmuch as it is an extension of such policies as are al- ready in force there which is proposed under the legislation known as the Jones bill. ‘When Mr. Taft points out instance after instance where the non-partisan rule of the island which was carried on under three presidents has been turned into partisan rule and office- holders who were fully in touch with the conditions there and thus best suited to carry them on, were turned out to make a place for others, and, as one authority claims the islands are in danger of being Tammanyized, it must be apparent to those in congress who are looking for the facts upon which to base their decision upon the Jones bill that there is good reason for looking thoroughly into all steps which are taken relative to new legislation in_behalf of the Filipinos. It is the best possible conditions that this country desires in the is- lands and those are nat going to be assured Dby the establishment of new policies and the routing of office-hold- ers every time an administration changes. The islands should be go ‘- erned under a fixed policy with such changes as times, generally improved conditions and sound judgment require, but they ought not to be exploited for political purposes. Therefore the more light that can be shed upon the conditions in the islands the better and congress should solicit it. M’CALL’S DISMISSAL. ‘Widespread interest has been man- ifested in the investigation leading up to the removal of Edward E. Me- Call, chairman of the public service commission of New York. The pub- lic not only of that state, but of every state, has followed the matter with deep concern because of the efforts which have been disclosed upon the part of the deposed official to get about the provisions of the law rela- tive to his office, a practice which is by no means confined to that body, community or state. There is a feeling among a certain number of people that if they can Juggle their affairs so as to give the appearance of complying with the law, instead of actually doing as they should, that they are meeting all re- _quirements and this is apparently the iposition which McCall = took even though he was formerly a judge. Ac- cording to the evidence the public ser- vice commissioner undertook to main- tain that he possessed no holdings in public service ¢orporations because he had turned them over to his secretary or his wife. His hearing showed that he had been caught at his own game and his dismissal now is only what, according to the revelations, could have been done with full justice a long time ago. It is the same with McCall as it is often with many others; he failed to come to the job with clean hands, or, if they were clean at the time, they did not remain so long, and while that at- tention is being given to the conditions which prevailed in his case and also those which involve a fellow commis- sfoner, it is a lesson which ofight to have a wholesome effect generally. If it was understood that requirements of this kind would be rigidly insisted upon there would be less effort to take charices and dodge the law. ' DISPOSING OF DEER. That the deer law which was pass- ed by the Iast session of the general assembly was perfect in every detail no one will attempt to maintain. It was adopted for the purpose of over- coming the great nuisance which had been caused the farmers of the state by the law which protected the deer and encouraged thelr propagation. Their crops were suffering in a man- ner which was unjust and it was im- possible to get adequate recompense even through the idea of reimburse- ment which the state earried out. No one will deny that the deer are pretty to look at and present attrac- tive pictures as they feed through the country, dash across flelds or dot the landscape, but they nevertheless had increased to such numbers that they were a_detriment to those who were engaged in agriculture. This condi- tion was onme of the best bits of evi- dence that they never should have been enticed into Connecticut to make it a feeding ground. They have a way of getting their meals where they please, which should have been recog- filzed before the law giving them pro- tection over a long period of years was passed. The time finally came when a stop had to be put to it and that was pos- psible simply through killing them off and when it is reported that 750 have been killed since August first it can be appreciated that a substantial reduction in the numbsr has been made. Just why the farmers who are allowed to kill the deer which have sotten their living off of their land should not havé the right to dispose Of the venisor as they please is diffi- cult to understand and it would not be surprising if the next legislature was called upon to give further con- sideration to this point. TESTING DRUG LAW. As much if not greater interest at- taches to the test case before the United States supreme court concern- ing the Harfison drug act passed by congress in 1914 as surrounded the &dvocacy of the measure previous to its adoption. The appeal goes to the highest ¢ourt in the land on the ground that the government authorities in en- forcing it maintain that its provisions intend that it shall be unlawful for any person not registered to have oplum in his possession The law was passed for the pur- pose of knocking out the great amount of illegal trafiic that was being car- ried on in nareotic drugs throughout the country. Conditions had gotten to the point where it was necessary for something to be done and the ef- fect of the legislation has been all that was anticipated of it. Not only has the dope trade come under strict reguiations, but thereby a serious blow has beéen dealt those traders who have been making a rich living through the demoralization of humanity. Those who are trying to circumvent the law, which is a most valuable piece of legislation, maintain that the law concerned simply drug dealers and not the consumers. or in other words it is held that while it was made un- lawful for druggists and physicians to have miore than a certain amount of drugs in lheir possession and then only by being registered, it does not prevent those who use the drugs them- selves from such possession. If such a position is upheld by the supreme court in its interpretation of the law it means that opium traffic is to be di- verted from reputable dealers, who are held to a strict respect. for the law, to an infamous class who for gain are willing to pander to one of the most lamentable and miserable weaknesses of human nature, and calls for fur- ther legislation to cover this point. EDITORIAL NOTES. Even a stormy day furnishes ad- vantages for those who do not like to shop in a crowd. It must be apparent even to the pacifists that a very large army is needed to knock out war. Mr. Mellen's list of jokes is reach- tng such length that he will be in dan- ger of becoming known as the court jester. The auto driver who pulls up In the gutter while a glaring headlisht goes by is in many cases getting a dose of his own medicine. ‘While President Wilson speaks of keeping out of the Eusopean war, he must nevertheless recognize that he has congress on his hands. New York's public service commis- sioner might have saved. himself a lot of undesirable publicity had he been @ better judge of his own acts. The appeal by wireless for passports to belligerent countries for the Ford peace party indicates that they started without knowing where they were go- ing. The man on the corner says: There is much retribution which is more to be feared than the bloodhounds at- tached to the Uncle Tom's Cabin com- panfes, Those who follow the policy of hang- Ing up their stocking Christmas eve understand that adequate prepared- ness means the closing of the holes at the heel and toe. That the newly discovered comet means war, is doubted, because there 1s too much war aready, but it is pos- sible. however, that it has reference to the war on the hyphen. Those New Haven firearms workers who refused to strike at the advice of an agitator indicate that they nced no outsider to give them instructions a8 to what is the best thing for them to do. They believe in letting well enough alone. CAROLINE’S POOR APPETITE “Well, did you have a good time?" inquired Caroline’s family, a _trifle anxiously, when that 14 year old young lady returned fo the parental roof & little after midnight. You're dread- fully late getting home!”’ “I know you told me to be here at 11, forestalied Caroline, sinking into a ‘chair. “But, of course, 1 couldnm't help it! You see, it was a progressive dinner, and somehow it progressed in sort of jerks, with long spaces in be- tween! ~And" the last. place expected us to stay and dance, so, of course, we couldn’t disappoint them!” “Let me see” sald her father. “Where did you go first for the soup course?” “Oh,” corrected his child, a little pityingly, “you don’t have a progres- sive dinner that way nowadays! You see, we began with ice cream-and went backward! 1 suggested that when we were planning it, and, honest, every one was just crazy about it!” The father of the family mutely ap- pealed fo his equally agonized wife. “Do T understand,” he said to his child, “that twenty of you youngsters have been eating dinner backward, from ice cream and cake to soup, this evening —and are you all alive? “T guess so,” said Caroline vaguely. “Maybe Jimmy Smith isn't, for he went home after the second fox trot. He said he felt awfully queer. But that wasn't because he did it back- ward. “I think it was because he found the maple sirup at Hattie’s house, where we had_the chicken and cream- ed potatoes. He poured it over his chicken. He sald he heard a story once about a man who put molasses on beefsteak and. he wanted fo see maple sirup and chicken weren't bet- ter. Then at the salad place he had put an awful lot of catchup on his grapefruit just for fun before the salad dressing. And he started out with three plates of ice cream! So you see—" “I see vivdly! said her father, “I can see so far that I can see Jimmy's mother_this minute rurining with hot water .bags and tremulously chanting to the medical man, ‘Oh, doctor! Will he die” My heavens, what a mess! “It was awful good Ice cream,” said Caroline meditatively. ‘It had nuts and things in it and the cake was all lovely and gooey and nice big pieces! Mre. Simpson looked sort of worried while we were there eating. Mabel said that when she told her mother she was to have the first course and what it was her mother felt awful She said ail our mothers would think she was crazy and lay it up against her if anything happened, but Mabel quieteq her. She said we'd take the whole_responsibility, but _somehow Mrs. Simpson couldn't get over start- ing out the evening with dessert. “And the next place was just as bad. Mrs. Fellows sald that, of course, Alice had told her it was ail right, but it certainly seemed 0dd to have the sal- ad before the meat, and were we sure we felt all right? I dom’t see why people have to fuss so! It was lovely salad and such a lot of it! Grapefruit and oranges and peppers and things, and we could all have two platefuls, so_we did! “I think Mrs. Bell was upset about THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Soctety “Montenegro, upon whose conquest and subjugation the Austrians are said to have determined, is distin- guished in history as the constant, i Dle, fanatic, midget foe of sh Empire,” begins a state- ment last _issued by the National Geo- graphic Society, which reviews the tulmutuous history of the Black Moun- tain people, who, today defying greater powers than the Turk, are fac- ing the menace of natlonal extinction and oblivion. The primer continues: “The Montenegrins, as a people, were born of the fierce struggles that preceded Turkish mastery of the Bal- kans. In the Middie Ages, Montene- gro belong to the Servian kingdom. Over the battlefield of Kossovo (1389) the Servian state was swept away. The Prince-ruler of Montenegro, of royal Servian blood, gathered his mountaineers about him, together with the remnants of the folk who fled from the plains, and began the cen- turies-long, deadly drama of the h-Montenegrin feud, one of the most bitter and relentless feuds of history. ave after wave of Ottoman in- vasion dashed its force in vain against the inaccessible Black Mountain country, and, between the times of Turkish efforts at conquest, upon the least or no provocation at all, the Montenegrins sought the Turk in his own country, carrying death and des- truction to the piains. By 1485, the Montenegrins found themselves shut fast within their mountains. Their last secular prince gave up his office in 1516, leaving the country under the leadership of its bishop. “The Porte continued to claim the land, and, after generations of loss and endeavor, conquered it tempor- arily in 1714. The Turks had no soon- er clambered down the mountain sides, than the Montenegrins re-as- serted their independence. ‘They ob- tained the suport of Russia, the con- ditions being an annual subsidy from the Tsar and continual harassment of the Turks by the Montenegrins. Both sides have Kept their agreement with steady faith ever since; for the Tsar has never been found wanting in his financial help and the Montenegrins have never let an oportunity o by when they could, with decency get in- to a war with Turkey. As examples, they began the trouble in 1877, and were the first to declare war in 1912. “In 1851, the last ince-bishop died: for his euccessor, Danilo I, dropped_his religious functions_and appeared as a secular prince. Since then the tiny state, dedicated to war, has climbed and climbed, its ambi- ticns mostly overlooked or smiled at by the Powers, until today it is a full- fledged kingdom, with a daughter of its royal family upon the Italian throne. The independence Hf Mon- tenegro was recognized by the great nations at the Berlin Conference in 1878. A close personal and poHtical friendship exists between the imper- ial house of Russia and the relgning house of Montenegro, and this friend- ship, probably, is one of the strong- est anchors to the windward that the little kingdom has in its present day of peril.” D The War a Year Ago Today Dec. 9, 1914. Belgians took German on the Yser by a ruse. Germans shelled Ypres and Fur- nes. Serbians recaptured Valjevo and Ushirza from Austrians. Germans lost heavily in attack on Lowicz. Austrians defeated cow. Turks at Kurna Indian troops. trenches near Cra- surrendered to relief commit- tee formed. something when we got there for the chicken course. We didn't asrive at her house till mearly 10, because we stopped to dance a little at the salad place, seeing they had some new rec- ords.’ “We were expected at Mrs. Bell's at 9, she said, but I don't sup- pose it made any difference. They could keep the chicjken hot in the oven, couldn’t they? It Was kind of hard— 1 don't see why. I heard Mrs. Bell say “Thank goodness!” when the maid let us in. Richard spilled his creamed potatoes all over his new tux- edo and he jumped so he broke the plate—and he stuck it behind a big vase. 1 expect Mrs. Bell will be eur- prised when she finds it! “I aidn’t care much for the soup. 1 don’t believe it could have been very good, because I didn’t seem to want it, It had whipped cream on it, to, but I didn't seem to have a bit of W”’"“‘i 1 hope I'm not going to be sick or any- thing. ' “I guess I couldn’t have been think- ing about it very hard, for I spilled my ! second plateful all down the front of my dress. 1 didn’t want to say any- thing about it when I first came in, mother, for you always eay to break bad news gently, so L thought I'd tell you the nice things first. That's al-| ways the way when you have on a new drass‘ isn't it? I expect the reason I'm hunsry now is because I didn’t have any soup. Don’t you think so? Is there anything good in the icebox? T'm_just starved! “Ye gods!” groaned her father. “Caroline,” eaid her mother, in a shaky voice, “you run straight along to bed! You can have absolutely noth- ing more to eat tonight. If I don't have to call the doctor before morning you'll be lucky!™ “Well, I never thought my own par- ents would let me s-starve to death!™ protested Caroline as she started. “Didn’t T just explain that I didn’t have any soup—that is, hardly any at all? Just one plateful! 1 guess if you went to a_pro-progressive dinner you'd know!”—Chicago News. OTHER VIEW POINTS There may be Jegal ground for say- ing that American registry and flag for a forelgn-owned ship—such ves- asels may so register if not engaging in domestic trade—does not _entitle the vessel to our protection, but wouldn't it “go against the graln” if an American naval commander were expected to view disinterestedly an attack on such a vessel in the Medi- tefranean ?—Providence Bulletin. It is for purposes of _convenience that the new traffic ordinance thus strangely defines a ‘“vehicle;” ‘The word ‘vehicle’ includes equestrians and everything on wheels or runners. except street cars and baby carriages.” It ought to include also those pedes- trians who ineist on walking in the middle of the road. An equestrian must be careful not to become a licensed passenger vehicle, or he will be required to burn a white light in| his interior between sunset and sun- rise—New Haven Register. It is possible, of course, that if there had not beéen a serious setback in business following the adoption of the present tariff law which much of the work which is being called for now in a hurry, would have been or- dered earlier and the present con- gestion, primarily due to conditions brought about by the war, would have Deen less marked. The situa- tion illustrates the value of a long- sighted policy and the harm that there is in tinkering with a_smooth- running machine, whether it be a dollar_ watch or a railroad or the in- ustrial enterprizes of a great nation. —Waterbury Republican. Why is a coroner? Expense might be saved by abolishing the office and have printed verdicts for use in cas- es of automobile fatalities. The | prepared sheets would be just as| useful as the customary verdict, for there is an almost unvarying same- ness in the findings: “Nobody to blame.” Fixing responsibility is far too much of a problem for the aver- age coroner and he gets out of it the easiest way. It is a greater problem why the taxpayers should stand for the cost of such purely ornamental officials who always find some re- sponsible person when salary or fees are due, however futile their quest for such an individual in case of a fatality.—Bristol Press. Whether or not moving pictures are to be shown in Bridgeport Sun- day nights seems to be the next question that fs to arouse difference of opinion. The refusal of the rural legislators to change the Sunday law radically is responsible in part for this possibility. The fear that the law weuld be made more liberal leaves it subject to local interpreta- tion In spite of its wording. It is rather difficult to force the issue when officials favor one side or the other. Looking at the question from the Sabbatarian point of view, the pic- tures should be taboo. Nothing should be allowed to mar the “good old New England Sunday” which has been greatly changed by the latter- day descendants of the Puritans who went to church all day Sunday and cooked Sunday's dinner on Saturday. —Bridgeport Standard. Besides at this time there is need of a man of sound and mature judg- ment in the White House at Wash- ington. Not since Lincoln has the nation needed a wise counselor in this high office so much as it does today. It needs a man of ripe age like Mr. Root, 2 man whose career has been well rounded out, who has been honored by his fellow citizens and who has served them with distinction, a man who cannot look forward to a career beyond his term of office and with whom there is no motive and may still actuate many a younger man. Mr. Root is needed in _the presidency but unfortunately there are several elements in his career which his oppents can by misrepre- sentation and falsification use against him in the preelection campaign. This makes his nomination out of the question.—Torrington Register. Stories of the War After German and Austrian Vessels. It is rumored in London ehipping circles that a scheme is on foot to acquire some of the German and Aus- trian vessels now lying in Portuguese ports, and it would not be surprising if several of -these steamers were purchased by a Portuguese company which has a close working agreement with important shipping interests in Great Britain. The growing dearth of tonnage and the difficulty of ob- taining adequate supplies of Pit props for the Welsh mines has lately be- come acute, and it is thought that if several vessels could be acquired by this means they would be exceedingly useful just now to take out coal to the various bunkering depots and fac- torles and return loaded with pit | treme efficiency everything THE VELVET HAMMER A Good Natured Treatment in Verse of Some of Norwich’s Prominent Men By ARTHUR BROOKS BAKER THOMAS A. ROBINSON ] ©E busy Thomas Robinson collects the public tax, and vie- orously labors with the crowbar and the ax; for every cautious citizen believes within his heart that every other fellow He meets the tax collector with a stern and mighty scowl, and while he’s still a block away, sets will attempt to shirk his part. up an awful howl. EPUBLICANS ana democrats proclaim him as thelr own, and when he runs as candidate he alwa the bareback rider of the Roman circus da: s runs alone. He's like with one foot on the sorrel horse, the other on the bay, except that he accomplishes the more impressive ride, meekly side by side. HE with clephant and donkey trotting wears beneath his prosperous and gentlemanly hat a type of mind permitting him to be a democrat. He used to be a printer fn the good and golden days when every printer had & special style of Cain to raise, vintage old and ripe with nearly all the wages he procured by sticking type. HE® by purchasing in quantity a still believes in pious peace for parsons and for doves, but likes to see two huskies fight with reasonable gloves. i he were Judge he would extend the mercy of the court to all who place an honest bet on gentlemanly sport. He finds in all ex- citing games abundant thrills and joys, and is extensively re- ceived as one among the boys, of such supplies in the Scandinavian peninsula, but this trade is being at present interfered with by the short- age of tonmage and the attention of German warships to this class of car- £0_in the Baltic and the White Sea. South Wales coal exporters have Dbeert hit hard by the shortage of ships and they are complaining vigorously at the way this has enabled American coal to take the place of Welsh fuel in_foreign markets. During elght months ending August 1915, the United States exported to South American and Mediterranean ports three milllon tons more than during the same period in 1913, while South Wales exports during the same period decreased three and a half million tons. While this transfer of trade is looked upon as being only temporary, Welsh coal exporters fear that a large part of it will remain in American hands after the war. America for Study of Future. Etienne Clementel, Minister of Commerce, has received favorably ay suggestion made by Jules Hois that| the French government should create a fund for sending young men to America to study the “future” there as now young men are sent by the government to Rome and to Athens to study “the past.” M. Bois said to the minister that America could teach France so much concerning organiza- tion and_methods of doing with ex- connected with practical life, as the memorials of Rome and Athens taught men beautiful things of ancient Europe could see in America life. the germs of the future, and young KEuro- peans ought to go there for inspec- tion. M. Clementel has considered the idea and will recommend it to the Chambers of Commerce which he thinks ought to be more directly to be concerned than the government. M. Bois says that those Frenchmen who have visited America have obtained there a largeness of view which they did not have before and that he believ one effect of the war will be to cause Europeans, and especially Frenchmen to visit the United States. Morotorium For Rent. A morotorium for rent is the remedy that Sir Alfred Mond pro- poses in order to release married men of the small salaried class for the army. Clerks and shop employes who would enlist if they could afford it are still numerous. Sir Alfred does not really solve the landlords, his crit- ics object, since the landlords might retaliate on others and increase the fianancial difficulties of the hour. Many suggestions are offered for the release of married men, and the more the suggestions, the more complex the problem appears. It means either the families become public charges, or that the women take up their husbands' job or do other work to help out their small army allow- ance. . Rumania’s Attitude. One of the last issues of the Balkan Courier, published by the Serbians at their former capital, Nish, contained a Jong explanation of Rumania’s atti- tude, written by a_prominent Ruman- fan statesman, and published in Ser- bia with the permission of the Ser- bian_censor. “When it comes to many,” writes the Rumanian spokes- man, “we are bound to tell you frankly that we are too weak to defend you. I can well understand that you in Serbia are surprised at Rumania’s inactivity in the face of Bulgaria's attack on you. But our attitude is dictateq by the circumstances which we have to face. If it were a matter of a confiict between Bulgaria and Serbia we should not hesitate to take up arms on your side, as, indeed, we aid in 1913, Unhappily, this is not war with Bulgarla only, question of participating in the ter- rific struggle between the Germanic Powers and the. Quadruple Entente. Serbla has not been attacked by Bul- zaria, but by Germany, with Bulgaria as_a subordinate ally. *““None but the Great Powers of the Quadruple Entente can face Germany and her Allles. But when can we count with certainty on the effective intervention * * * in the Balkan Peninsula of England and her Allies? Nobody can answer this question. We all know what Germany wants, and what Germany will do: But does any- one know what the Quadruple En- tente wil do? You know very well that the Quadruple Entente is not a harmonious whole. The agreement of September 3, 1914, only binds its con- stituents not to conclude a separate fighting Ger- French- | but it is a| Hit, a common and unified policy in con- ducting the war. In this respect each of the four powers (England, France, Russia, and Italy) has retained its own freedom of action. The result is that * * ¢ in every new situation the Quadruple Entente is obliged to confer as to what policy shall be adopted, and such negotiations, even thotugh 'they produce perfect accord, inevitably mean delay. “You will surely understand that in these circumstances every neutral country, and particularly Rumania (with ~ her dangerous geographical position) must take care mot to incur the hostility of Germany in return for the empty friendship of the Quad- ruple Entente. “This is the secret of Rumania’s attitude, and probably of that of Greece. You and others tell us that the final victory of the Quadruple Entente is certain. We do not doubt but it must be admitted that this victory is likely to be long delayed. The English, on their island, can af- ford to wait for victory: but Rumania cannot afford to incur the hostility of Germany and Austria while waiting for the end of the war, for in the in- tervening period she might easily suf- fer the fate of Belgium and share the destruction meted out to Serbia. You Serbians may say that this is a self- ish policy. 1 assure you it is merely policy of self-preservation. You | cannot “reasonably demand that we ~hould expose our country to the ter- rible danzer of making & merciless props for the mines; the usual source | peace; but no provision was made for' enemy without possessing a guarantee that his cpponents will suport us.” Czar's Visit to the Front. During the Russian Czar's recent visit to the front near Minek, the soldiers generally refused to believe that their visitor was really the Em- peror, for he wore only a private sol- | dier's overcoat, without decorations of any sort, and the only precautions ken were those usually taken by a staff or inspection officer when his work takes him to the trenches. A correspondent of the Exchange Tele- graph Company writes from Minsk: “On_one occasion the Emperor went into the advanced trenches at a time when a considerable infantry fire was going on. He seemed to enjoy the sensation of being under fire. “His Majesty spoke to a veteran from the Oral provinces and asked him how many fights he had see: “‘Seven’, was the answer. The sol- dier had fought at Port Arthur and in the present war took part in the bat- tles of Lodz and Gorlice. “‘How many children have you? asked the Eynperor. “‘Seven, captain’, said the soldler, still refusing to belleve that it was the Emperor. “‘And how many wounds? “Seven, also.’ ““Then you shall have seven heads.” said_the visitor. “This was a reference to an old Russian proverb which says that a sergeant has seven heads. It meant that the soldier was promoted by im- perial fiat to the rank of sergeant. Discounts Danger of Indian Rebellion. After an unusually long absence of nine months from his Indian domin- fons, the Maharajah of Kapurthala, Jagatjit Singh Bahadur, is leaving Paris to celebrate in his Punjah home the silver jubllee of his accession to ruliig powers. He has only lately re- turned from a trip through all parts of the United States, including a visit THEY REFUSE TO EAT At periods in most childrens’ lives theyfail to relish their meals and refuse to eat even the delicacies prepared to tempt their appetites. They lack am- bition, and growth seems impeded, which causes anxiety and worry. To compel them to eat is a grave mistake, because nutrition is impaired. Healthful exercise in fresh air and sun- shine is important, but eq import- ant is a spoonful of Scott ulsion three times a day to feed the tissues and furnish food-energy to improve their blood, aid nutrition and sharpen their appetites. The highly concentrated medicinal- food in Scott's Emulsion supplies the very elements children need to build uy their strength. They relish Scott’s—it free from alcohol” Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N.J. 15 Vaudeville Toda: MANIKINS In a Presentation of Vaudeville in Puppet Land —FEATURE PHOTOPLAY— MME. 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We will allow full value for any stone we sell in exchange to the San Francisco Exposition, and he asked The Associated Press cor- respondent to say how greatly he was struck by the normal and material progress of America since his first visit there some ten or a dozen years back. The Maharajah excused himself from giving an opinion on the ef- fect of the war on the natives of In- dia. “But generally speaking” he said, “I do not think there is any dan- ger of rebellion in India, though the Germans have been trying to stir up disloyalty and disaffection in Kapurth- ala and other places.” Kapurthala is one of the five Sikh states of the Punjab under British protection. It has an area of six hun- dred square miles and supplies the Maharajah with a revenue of about $150,000 yearly. The Maharajah is the husband of one wife, an Indian princesse. He has four sons and a daughter. 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