Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 3, 1919, Page 4

Jlorwich Bulletin and QGoufied 123 YEARS OLD u—wu brics (20 & week; 500 & meath: $6.00 I-- at the Postoffice at Norwich, Comn., s weond-class matter. Telepane Catts. Sulletin Business Office 430. Bulletin Editortal Rooms Bulletin 190 s 352 Willimantie Office 23 Church St. Telephone 105. B ———— Norwich, Tuesday, June 3, 1919 WEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Assoctated Press Is exclusirely entitier! [ un use for republication of all mews d-lea- e eredited to it or not otherwis paper and aiso the locai mews abished o AL nights of republication of speclal despatch- o bereln ars also eserved. CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MAY 3ist. THE CITY ELECTION RESULT. Monday’s city election resulted in a ‘lean sweep for the republican ticket. It was an expression of the people relative to the conditions of our city government and must be interpreted sapproving the stewardship dur- ing the past year and calling for a like conduct of our city af- The election does not change the po- litical control of the court of common council, which remains democratic by a majority of one, the mayor having the deciding vote, but it more evenly divides the party representation and if attention is to be given to the wishes of the people different methods should be adopted in conducting city affairs. The voters have refused to give the dministration a vote of confidence and there can be no question but what the time has come to give the city the t in the way of government that can be had. That is the responsibility that the council must assume during the com- ing year. Efficiency muct be insisted upon and certainly there never was a time when it was more needed, and the responsibility rests upon all the city fathers, the holdovers as well as the new. By the vote of the citizens at the same time, the repeal of the water su- perintendent bill was ratified and has become effective and we now go back 1o the old time method of selecting a superintendent every year, but it is to be sincerely hoped that it will not be on the basis of politics regardless of qualifications. Much of the objection to the bill w it was secured. If the same policy was followed regarding the water su- perintendent as is done regarding the superintendent of the gas and clectrical department, and the heads of the fire and police departments, where coxperience and competency govern, there could be no reasonabls demand for such a law. But it hasn’t been and it was in behalf of efficiency and experience there, regardless of politics, that The Bulletin stood. It is mistake to repeal the law but may the attention this matter has received result in an improvement. THE CARRANZA-VILLA FIGHT. Just what the result is going to be of the present situation in Mexico is a problem, but ome that is being watched with care and due concern. Villa has a way of bobbing up when th he opposes least expuct or de- and certainly the move that he is making at the prasent time must be disconcerting to Carranza, This revival of revolutionary con- ditions comes at a time when there is more or less rioting going on in the portion of Mexico where Carranza is supposed to be in control, and one of the strong features of the Villa move is the proclamation to the effect that General Angeles is the provisional president of Mexico under his govern- ment which promises uphold the public. General Angeles is a full Mexican Indian, a graduate of Mexi- co's war college and of a French military school. He is unquestionably one of the strongest men that Villa could have picked because of the standing he has both in France and this country, and in connection with the new developments in:Mexico it is of no small significance that this coun- try has refused to allow Carranza to shift his army by sending them through United States territory be- cause proper protection to Americans cannot be assured, Mexico thus appears to be setting the stage for the resumption of strife much the same as existed before the war in rope and in view of the there it 14 going to mean that interest will turn in that direction for some littie time to come. It is evi- dent that the Carranza-Villa fight is far from over. constitution of that re- blooded DANGER FROM MINES. It was fully realizea rollowing the letting up in the submarine warfare and the signing of the armistice that all the danger to shipping from war machines had not been overcome. There were the thomsands of contact mines that had been placed in the seas, 1o say nothing of the others that had been cast adrift to encounter anything passing their way. There was no way in which the stopping of the fighting could make such instru- ments ineffective. except that they could be located and explodéd or be swept up. A large number has of course been removed from the paths of vessels in that manner, but there are others which have drifted about and there is no telling when or the manner in whichg to restore and | where | well distributed, they will be ‘encountered or when the last will be removed. In spite of the reeogmzed danger and the watch that has been .main- tained to discover- and avoid them,|Oof thére have been merchant vessels to the number of 33 besides light trawl- ers and mine sweepers which have been sunk by accidental contact with mines, reépresenting a. tonnage of nearly 60,000 since the eleventh of last November. No one ‘nation has been the suf- ferer. - Mines show no respect for the flag or size of a vessel. but only.two. of the number have been American ships. Every mine located of course reduces the hazard but it may be years before those that are afloat to- day are eliminated. It is one of the situations developing from the war) that will not be overcome eve:n by the peace treaty. THE COUNTER PROPOSALS. ‘There is of course a certain amount of interest in the hote which the Ger- man delegates have handed to the president of the peace conference, out-. lining as it does the attitude of the Germans and presenting their coun- ter proposals. The German delegates declare there- in that they are convinced - that it will be impessible to -carry out the terms of the treaty presented to them by the allies, but of course they are willing to make great sacrifices and take the opportunity of judging them- selves and telling the allies what they are anxious t6 do in the way of righ ing the wrong and getting down to a peace basis. It is of course a note that will be read by the allies. It is possible that there will be §ome instances where the draft of the treaty presented will be changed in order to make the um-, derstanding clearer on certain points but as far as lightening the burden that has_been placed on Germany there is not a chance. The idea that; the treaty is “more than Germany can bear” is simply an appeal for sympa- thy from a nation that is not entitled to it. Germany is being asked to do no more than it is-able. If it does not think that it can do it the allies will be obliged to go in there and see that it is dome. There is no question but what they can then be convinced if they are mot now. The counter proposals will not be adopted. Germany will not be allow- ed to say what terms it should comply with and it is a significant fact that the note does not say that Germany will not sign. The fact is, as-it has been fully realized for some time, that Germany will sign. It will make its task much lighter by doing so as it cannot fail to recognize. FLYING BACK HOME. Now that the NC-{ has arrived at Plymouth, England, it has reached the destination set for the three American seaplanes that left Rockaway beach. The seaplane “followed a roundabout course and it encountered all kinds of conditions, but it was able to demon- strate that the crossing of the Atlantic in the air 1is feasible. Lieutenant Commander Read becomes the Colum- bus of the air and.it.is perfectly evi- dent that a fund of valuable informa- tion has been rolled up by the Ameri- can naval aviators in connection with ocean flying. For the safeguarding of the sea- planes on the initial flight unusual precautions were taken. It was a wise and costly provision, but justified nev- ertheless in view of the risk involved and the need of protecting the human | lives. But with the American flying machine tied up at Plymouth near the point where the Mayflower set sail, new in- terest was aroused because of the possibility which' had been suggested of sending it home in the air on a non stop flight between Ireland and| Newfoundland. Such a flight would be} for a distance of about 2000 miles, 800 miles ‘more than tie flight between Tre- passey and the Azores and about. half the distance that has been covered by the seaplane since it left Rockaway. Such would be a grand demonstration of the ' American machine and its crew but it can by no means be surprising, after all this particular machine has gone through and the necessity of making provision for more fuel than it carried on any other of its “jumps,” that those to whom such a matter was referred should decide against such a flight at this time. In view of what has already been accomplished there would have been confidence in the undertaking if those who are competent to pass judgment| on its advisability had considered it wise. EDITORIAL NOTES. Owing to the high price that every- thing commands these davs the rob-| bers are not passing by anything. ] Now that the crews have arrived at| Gales Ferry the warm weather (anno:r be held back much longer. | They have struck oil in England| and are planting more tobacco in Ire- land, allof ‘which' means added fuel for the flames. The man on the corner says: There's! many a political candidate who finds out in time that promises’ aré. but scraps of paper. % | L - Lt { Half the fun of the home and other gaideners would be skipped if the po- tato bugs didn't malke their appear-' ance according to schedule. Better meat prices are promised be- cause ‘the government = has - stopped | buying for export, but experience! teaches us not to expect too much. | i | 1 daylight | The attempt to rush the saving repeal bill through congress| has encountered a numbér of obsta- cles as might have been expected. The fact that one joy e is allow- ed to go through without accident or interruption.. encourages not..only A} repetition but the sime kind of dan- gerous driving on the part of others. Luxemburg is said <0 want to enter the league of:nations, which indicates that there may vet be.a Iry among the little; ones as tosinich will be the mascot. 2 Of course Mexico couldn’t expect to| overshadow the big war, but now that the fighting across. has stopped, it is beginning to get back into the lime-| light again. One cannot set aut to do'much beau. tifying of grounds these days without Dbéing [ully acquainted with the -fact | game and stepped down from i the 65th congre: { Nathan Hale. | ported the list (Spectal to The Bultetin) ' ' Washington, D. C., June 2.~The excitement which prevailed, wheny cohgress passed - from o, tepublimn control has died down and the intimations which ~ in somé .in-| stances amounted to thruts have melted away. Harmony prevails .in both democratic and republican ranks. That fs, team ‘work seems assured, even though personal” differences of. opinion as to policy, methods and lead- ership may not have changed. Every- one realized that the.incoming of a_ publican congress means far moré than a mere change of personnel in the gov- erning officers. It was . the turning point in'tremendous after the war leg- islation and policy of domestic prob- lems as well. - The induction into' office of republican leaders and the eontrol of legislation by that party’spells a struggle between a republican congress and a democratic administration whose president is 3,000 miles away on for- is on duty at its old stand. The republicans have started out on a policy of fairness to all, as was made| clear In the opening speech of Speaker, Giillett. The 66th congress starts out on its two years’ course with flags fly ing and a determination to enact legis- lation that will be just, economic and a safeguard to the country. Of course, there will be much debate, bickering; and wrangling over details, as that; annot be avoided in a body of 435 men all privileged to speak their minds freel: But team work will be the! watchword and the outlook at this mo- ment is for party harmony. In fact, the expected storm has not materialized. Neither party is blind to, the fact that team work is the onl: thing which will give the republicans success or the democrn(s power to hold | down legislation which they regard as undesirable. The outZoing leaders were their high positions with good grace. But they are sharpening their knives andi already there ha\r‘ been some lively; mxuaan scrimmages led by former Floor Leader Kitchen. Champ Clark has so far remained a smiling onlook-| er, but when the need comes he will | - ake the reins into his own hands. He imply waiting for something worth ile to happen, then he- will roll up his sleeves and plunge in. ' Whatever happens, New England| will play an important part in framing legislation. Not only are Senator Lodge and Speaker Gillett represent- ing the highest positions in the power, of congress to give, but New England: senators and members have been a: gned to many of the highest and most} mportant committee chairmanships | and placements. And they will have a direct hand in framing the financial,! commercial and foreign policies of the United States. In both senate and| house New England holds responsxble positions on foreign relations, military, | navy, banking and -currency, finance, commerce and interstate commerce. These men will pull together and New England will be a strong factor 1n1 coming leislation. A large share of the' credit of securing party harmony and; a united front in the matter of senate organization ‘is due the good judgmient, tact and experience of Senator”Bran- desee, who was chairman of the com- mittee on committees which prepared the list of assignments. Senator McLean, by his assignment as chairman of the senate committee! on banking and currency, now takes possession of one of the finest three- room suites in the office building. It is located on the third floor and con- sists of a very large corner room, handsomely furnished in mahogany, where the entire committee holds its, regular meetings and special hearings; next comes a large room where the clerk of the committee and the clerical force is established; leading out of this room is a private office for the exclu- sive use of Mr. McLean as chairman. Not only is the suite commodious nnd‘ remarkably well located onposite the! beautiful Capitol park, with its wealth, of splendid trees and flowering shrubs, but its decorations are especially in- teresting In the great committee room are handsome models of the old frigate; Constitution and the Santa Maria, ‘in which Columbus crossed the Atlantic. The models are about five feet long and fully “equinped and rizsed. The model of the Constitution is placed in front of a decorated panel representing the harbor at New Iondon, which was long the headquarters of that ship. The Santa Maria is backed by a panel| showing the island of San Salvador, he first land discoyered by Columbus. From the Constitution fiies the Ameri- can flag, while the Santa Maria flies the Spanish colors of red and yellow.| and its bulging sails are of soft, dull| brown. It is not unlikely a model of‘ an airplane will later be added to the; coliection, to show the progress made in trans-Atlantic nawigation since; America was discovered in 1492. Senator McLean has long held the position of ranking members of the banking and currency. committee aund| assumes the important duty of . its| chairman remarkably eauipped for his dutfes. The senate holds the financial and business judgment of Mr. McLean in such high esteem that it not only| assigned him to the chairmanship of) banking and currency, but alzo :placed! him on the finance committee, which holds the highest rank of all commit- tees. Mr. McLean has selecied his long- time private secretary, W. H, Sault, of. | Waterbury, as clerk of the committee. | Sault is remarkably well qualified for the position, as he has not only served as secretary to Senator McLean, but was previously private secreta: toi (-o\'ernnr Lilley and to Congressman Tilson. Congressman Tilson has asked con-i =ress to grant medals to survivers or| heirs of volunteers of the famous Port Hudson “Forlorn Hope” storming par- ty, and so make good a promise of General Banks when the attack was made during the Civil war. Tt will be; recalled that when Port Hudson was about to be stormed the attack was regarded as so hazardous that Banks| would not order the men to go but| called for volunteers, and at the same time said he would'see to it that their; great courage and. patriotism was re- warded by congress. Senator McLean introduced such a bill in the senate of . but it has never passed. Tilson is hopeful that the in- coming congress will redeem the pledge! made by Banks. Congressman Lonersan has intro- duced a bill asking for $100,000 for the| erection in the city of Washington of a_statue in honor of Connecticut’s hero,' Senators Brandegee and McLean expressed themselves as highly gratl fled over the eviderice of narty har-| mony as shown by the organization of! thé senate when not a dissenting vote| was cast against the committees as named by the republican committee on | committees, of which Senator. Brande- gee is chairman. The much advertised party split, as sent out by men trying to stir up strife, proved to be greatly| overestimated, and although there was | a variance of opinfon as to the best method of procedure, and in some cases as to the selection of chairmen, it did not develop into anvthing be- yond a personal preference in the cau-| cus and when the vote was taken ev- V ery republican fell into line and sup- of assignments as named by the Brandegee committee. | An effort is being made to have the | | secretary of the treasury evolve some; plan whereby purchasers of Liberty loan bonds who now find it necessary to sell at a sacrifice may be protected from loss. RogZers of Massachusetts| believes many of these forced sales! that the high cost of things is pretty come about through unemp]o}menl of | man who at the tims thay ‘ wife told him, regulate your life it would sensation. pointed out on the ‘streets as the- in- new tenants may be. bolsheviki who glory in thrusting their shirt sleeves upon their front porch. How can you elgn soil, while the republican congress, serve fruit. lemonade. in the proper | their weekly | urging the treasury department to take, {Gleaned irom Foreign Ex. iof the School House, Broadway, ’{as Jones, and Jones half as much again i there | the initials, let it be evplained that they | accurately | of these bodies may be made to ap- jously fourteen a ““The house next ‘doer ‘s rented!™ cried the tall, lank householder. as.He, mu every burst into his ‘own domicile. down from the window, thing!” * ““You seem 'terribly excted” ‘over a small thing. Small!” exploded the tall’ | householder = energetical “Why, | the truth ever were fully told -about the way in which the people next door ~use a In fact, I exepe| to be spired and daring man who finally spilled the beans, in regard to the people next door. “Let me tell you right now, Eliza, a tremendous moment is upon us.. The and' collarless necks upon the passing populace summer nights. as they sit frame of mind among your own fresh cretonne porch cushions and immac- uilate, white shoes with the proletariat ounging in fierce and ‘blatant negii~ ce before your eyes next -door? “Why T once knew of an entire neighborhood disrupted by an ingen- ious family from rural districts who rented a house havnig a mammeth front poreh, which they delightediy ! picked upon as an idealispot to hang washing. -This simple habif. nearly cau:®d a riot, and no- body attended to cooking, banking, dusting days. business or anything, and family life simply went to the dogs_in that district, because people could. think of nothing else but. the Ganby’s washing on the front porch. “If a‘young man calling an a girl reacned the - point where he- should have automatically proposed, he in- variably was distracted from his pur- pose. by * unconsciously . pausing .to ount ihe Ganby's batli towels and hosier y and the disappointed girls went visiting to drown their sorrow and married the wrong men and hates the Ganbys ever after. “Of course, these impending neigh- bors of ours probably will not be so ingenuous as’ the Ganbys. Still, if they include young people, no doubt the noise of their own phonograph !you to keep the canary bird and water wlll nmnd t\!routh the thin - party till 2- o'clock, .ads ded to by the u‘lh‘:r furnituzre dmurbed B and” every- | By fox trots and mazurkas, “Thé Ingletoes “a “couple2 just as | davomd as you a=d.I-are, had ‘their home broken up 1) 4 similar affliction: The: lack ‘of ‘sleep led to ‘nerves,’ and complaining’ about ' coffee, mother-in- law, mohey, colors 'of neckties, and numbes® of spring. hats. Ingletoe went into a frenzy one morning after a next door -dance lasting -till 2:45 and ‘told his wife she did not understand him, hence he* wzz eloping at 11"a. m. with a lady. who did. Mrs. Ingletoe was such a pretty woman, “too. 3 “And again our neighbors may own a-car: If it is a ramshackle affair, they’ll be sure to bitch'it out in front of our half of the curbing, and if it is a gold blated one, they'll keep it on_their bwn side ‘and we'll get a grouch- and die-of envy, spending no ime * whatever billing: and coolng. If nicer people come to:her parties than to yours, your feud will Tesound the length and breadth of the street, and if you have a new dress and she doesn’t, they'll turn chicken with ‘teeth and claws into our garden. “Or they may be a fat, sloppy fam- ily the good hearted sort who would share their last crust with you, but also ‘want to share every thought and! your as well. That sort of thing frequently leads to homicide, and vet it's a terribly hard thnig to re with a jury about, “Or they may be a mysteriovs com- bination of your, old and mi.¢ic aged 2that you can’t figure out and adjust, and you'll lose your youth and beau ty trying (o solve the tangle— * 1" interrupted his A nice, new young have taken that wife in irrl honeymoon couple house—" “I told you,” shouted = the tall, lank householders- in despair. “She’ll want he paims every time she gets mad and goes home to mother. And hell want to’ borow money every time the furniture installment - man comes v. 1 told you no doubt they'd rujn our lives, and now I know it. Gee s e et some steps to protect such buyers. changes There will shortly be sold at Sothe- by’s rooms a number of documents re- lating to the origin M the famous hi:ating song, “D'Ye Ken John Peel”? In a letter written from Hobart, Tas- mania, in 1865, John Woodcock Graves states:— “I wrecte the ballad when residing at Caldbeck,.Cumberland, 1828-29, and, as I now remember, in the pmvinclal t+language -of that place, never suppos- ing then it would be heard further.” Graves says that.while sitting by the fireside his daughter came in asking, “Father, what do they say to what gram\ sings?” “Granny was singing to eldest son,”’ writes Graves, “with 'a very old rant called ‘Bonnie Annie. The pen and ink for hunting appoint- ments being on the table, the idea of writing a song to this old air forced itself upon me, and there was produc- ed, impromptu, ‘I’Ye Ken John Peel? “Immediately after I sang it to poor Peel, who smiled through a stream of tears, and I well remember saying to him in a joking style, ‘By.Jove, Peel, you'll be sung when we’re both run to earth.” ™ The freak question set at a Sheffield examination (reported in the: “Daily Chronicle” on Monday) find a parallel inal g forwarded by Mr. Wm. Timms, Wor- sleep ‘m$ cester. The question, he says, were set for children between the ages of 11% and 121, in order to gain a scholarship for free education 'at = a neighbouring Grammar School. Here are some of the problem What do you make -out of the fol- lowing puzzle: What coin can you double by deducting half? Divide £85 17s. 5d. among three men called Smith, Jones, and Robinson. You must give Smith half as much again 1 as Robinson. A castle is surrounded by a square moat which is 20ft. broad. There is no bridge, but you can find two strong planks, each plank exactly 20ft. long. Make a rough drawing to show where- abouts you would place the planks in order to cross the moat. Which is likely to give the larger 1.7 multiplied by 0, or 7 divided A shepherd way asked how . many sheepBie had. He said he did not know the total number, but he always: knew when' he had their right number be- | cause if he counted m 2 at a time, | was .1 sheep over, 3°at a time| was. 1 sheep -over, 4 at a time,| was 1 sheep. over, at a “time, there was 1 ‘sheep. over, 6 at a time, there was..one sheep over, but if he counted 7 a(’, a time, there was no sheep left {over. * How. many sheep did - the shepherd have? Of course you have nehcedA it—the passing of the “P. T. U.”. If yvou have obséryed. closely. the arrivals.at a fash> ionable wedding, such as that of Prince Antonie . Bibesco, or if you happen to attend “Church. Parade” on a sunny afternoon—you will have seen that the once indispensable “P. T. U.” is now.np longer the vogue. It has departed ‘unwept. unhonoured, and upsung.” And for the:benefit of any reader who may be mystified by there there stand for Permanently Turned . Up trousers, which are no léfiger fashion- able! A - clever = astronomical machine, whichregisters eclipses twenty years ahead, the-invention of Mr. William Wilson, .F /4 A. S, is now on view in London, and its mechanism was ex- plained yesterday in the presence of a “Daily. Chronicle” representative. The model synchronises all the mot- ions ‘of the sun; earth, and moon so that the relative positions pear on the dial for any day up to 20 years, forward or backward." In a little more than 18 revi oli.\twns of the machine -a whole cycle “of 70 eclipses comes into view, and the stud- ent sees at a glance whether they are total, partial or annular. The mechanism produces simultane- onomical motions, tment it will ex- and by a screw a ) hibit any of these arately, for spec- ial illustration, or any number of them. It will also demonstrate the seasons, climate, causes ot sun-spots, and “The 0ld Moon in the New Moon's Arms” Although the model consists of near- 1y a hundred parts, its mechanism may’| be “assembled,” adjusted and taken tol pieces without the use of a single tool. Roscom Ton, nursery of the super- natural, is at present” (writes a local correspondent) excited over a. queer | story of a naked man who is said tnw preach at night in the woods of Car-| rowool, a few miles from Roscommon town. s ‘Wild chantings and shoutings every night *horoughly alarmed the people, | and v#2n eventually a few summoned courage to investigate the origin of the noises they were warned by an preaching. On Sunday night an organ- ized party, supported by.numbers of armed police, determined to find the preacher who gave such_eerie wa ings,rand eventually a nude figure was seen rushing through the woods, wildly gesticulating. ‘The pursuers were close behind when the figure suddenly disappeared into a deep ravine, and, despite all efforts, no trace could be found. ‘A whirring noise was then heard,” wntes a.- Roscommon _correspondent, “as if several -aeroplanes were over- head, when suddenly the woods: r sounded to most beautiful music. This,” he adds, “caused the searchers to de- sist, and return trembling to . their homes.” The children of the district are so terrified that they refuse to go to schot § Lord Fisher greatly amused .the company . at Secretary Daniels’- recep- tion~in London by recounting an ex- perience of his when traveling in Am- erica. .On arriving at his hotel he found his bag in his room -addressed “Mr. Lord Fisher.” “I was once,” sajd Lord Fisher, “entertained by the American Admiral. A very fine fellow he was. I proposed prosperity to the United States, and I turned on as much hot air as I could, but the beggar never said a word. (Laughter.) “Presently one of his officers went up and whispered something. I sent the port r< ) 1, and the Admiral then 8ot up an. made the best speech 1 ever heard. Hesaid: ‘It wasa damned fine old head that was attached to the American Eagle’ (Laughter.) Mr. Danfels, acknowledging the toast of his health, said-that two of the fast- est American cruisers built in the war were named the Kalk and the Ingram, affer two. Yyouthful heroes, whose spirit would confer lasting distinction on the American na: One was a graduate of the Naval Academy of Annapolis and the other a graduate of the university known as the “lower deck.” When the Jacob Jones was tor- pedoed, two officers and 64 men lost their lives.—The London Chronicle. IN THE DAY’S NEWS What Japan Really Gets. Contrary to general meressxon the peace treaty, as summarized in the preliminary statement, does not cede to Japan the whole province of Shan- tung, ‘nor the bay or Kiaochau, nor the! holy places of Shantung' which include! the home and grave of-Confucius. ‘The géographical limits of the por- . the National Geographic society, based R. Scidmore, many-books.on travel,-which' follows: “In’ 1893 a German efpert mported to the:German government that a water harbor could be dredged and Kiaochau bay.” to the Chinese to lease the bay to Ger- were refused. “In" October, 1897, came. to Germany fo claim the desired coaling and repair station for its fleet in Kiaochau bay by the murder of two; missionariés in_another part of Shan-| tung province: Apologies and-indemni- ties were .demanded. A German squad- | ron antered the. bay and raised the German, flag. In_ March,. 1898, the Kiaochau convention was signed at!| Peking, which gave a 99-year lease of| 100,°1i of land, comprising the rocky point at the entrance of Kiaochau bay, to Germany, with supplementary rail- way and mining concessions in the province which provided for a railway| line from this leased territory on the| seacoast to Tsinan-fu, the capital .of| Shantung, with ‘the right to- develop| coal mines within 30 li of the line, and to build two branch lines. “The Chinese had not occupied their of Koxinga, the Japanese pirate some centuries ago, to foil whom the em- peror commanded his rubjects to re- tire 80 li inland and leave the dcserled ‘no ‘man’s land’ to ‘the buccaneers. “The city of Kiaochau, 45 miles from Tsingtau, by train, is tar across the silted bay and six miles inland from its muddy shore. “Thus Kiaochau eity was not in-j cluded in the territory leased by Ger-, many and therefore is not within the area now ceded to Japan. But confu-| sion has arisen on this point by the phraseoiogy of the summary of -the peace treaty which states that ‘Ger- many cedes to Japan all rights, titles and privileges, notably as to Kiaochau. The entire territory about the bay of Kiaochau formerly was known by that name which still is preserved in diplo- matic correspondence. Only the Ger- man concession was known as Tsing- tau. “The Germans made Tsingtau a lit- tle corner of Germany in the east. It was first declared a free port, the Chi- nese maritime customs functioning there as at Hong Kong, dealing only with cargo. to and from the Chinese hinterland. Later 20 per cent. of.the; customs ‘collections were assigned to the mairtanance of the port. “The railway line of 255 miles from Tsingtau to Tsinan-fu, the capital of Shantung, was completed ni 1904. It: invisible person (o desist. The news spread, and hundreds have since flocked to hear the “prophet” ‘ing does not pass through any large or rich citles—Tsinan-fu, with only 300,- 000 inhabitants, hardly counts in teem- d the line traverses a after the first general symptoms of || tlon ceded are outlined in a bulletin of| on'a communication’ from Miss Eliza traveler and author of constructed in the northeast corner of Overtures -were made many for.a long term of vears, and| the opportumty 3—-—MAX[M GIRLS—3 Jugglers of . Every Description S e Ll e ¥ Marguzrits Clork in “Mirs, { MATINEE 2:20 1 :| PAULINE FR | WHO IS SHE? KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR CHRISTIE COMEDY A DELIGHTFUL COMEDY- ‘DRAIA ; AUDITORIUWN EVENING 6:45. an 8:45 1“The Woman on the index” " BY LILLIAN TRIMBLE BRADLEY AND GEORGE BROADH-U-BBT WHAT DID SHE DQ? B e ‘BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE—LYO'S and EDERICK WHY WAS ‘SHEsTRAILED?: | THE- KINOGRAM - AND SCREEN SUPPLEMENJ\" MAJESTIC ROOF GARDEN DANCING EVERY EVENING 8:30 Music By The Tango Band rather poor part of the province. After the hills around Tsingtau, there -are! unending .levels of bein and kaoliang fields. “The coal mines of Fangtse, three miles .from the line, and the Poshanj mines, 50 li from the ‘line, do not pro- duce. a superior coal,” and both coal fields have been worked by the Chinese for centuries. Borings have been made to depths of 3,000. “and - 4,000 ‘feet| through many thick seams of coal at Poshan, ‘but the Fungtse mines are nearly exhausted. “The railway line was built without regard for local interests, .and whenj angry peasants drove off engineers and| construction gangs, urging that the great railway embankments across would impound in the rainy season, a few rounce from- German machine guns ended the discussion, “In the first weeks of August, 1914, the Germans made frantic efforts at Peking temporarily to transfer Tsing- tan and the railway to some neutral and obliging power—but not to China. On Aug. 16 Japan sent an ultimatum to Germany, couched in the ‘exact lan- guage Germany,” France and Russial had addressed to Japan in 1895, in ask-{ ing Japan to withdraw from Port Ar- thur and the Liadtung peninsula, ‘for the sake of the peace of the east.’ On Aug. 23 war was declared, and Aug. 25 the blockading sxuadron took up po- ion off ngtait. “Troops were land- ed at Lungkow west of Chefoo, went inland, ‘cut the railway at the point nearest' that coast and took possession of the line and its stations ‘"up to, Tsinan-fu, and then landed and estab- lished a base ta Lauschan bay, 15 miles east from Tsingtau, just at the line of; the leased territory, and slowly closed| in upon the fortress and its garrison of some 4,000 men. “The whole campaign was so meth- odically carried out-that military men in-Japan termed it ‘autumn manoeuv- ers.’ The Germans were twice formally |asked to surrender and. save useless loss of -life, but refused. Notice was sent -that bombardment would -begin {on a certain day and they were invited ‘and mines. —TODAY— Theda Bara “WHEN MEN DESIRE” A GRIPPING STORY OF. A WO- MAN-WHO LOATHED THE MEN WHO DESIRED HER. A THEDA BARA SUPER- rno- DUCTION June Elv;dge« WITH IRVING CUMMINGS-AND FRANK MAYOQ I “THE BLUFFER” PATHE Nn_wsf : ;‘ to send out all non-combatants, wmfl‘afl and children. A boatload of such; cluding the American consul and i eral priests, were exchanged ~ at”"Xhe harbor's mouth to a Japanese destroys end and: the great gun’a*fitglm'mfi play. At dawn of Nov. 9, fust as the troops were, abotit 16° ledve: thefr trenches at the edge of town and sweep the place in a hand to hand assauli the white flag went up on the govlt- nor's flagstaff. ¢ “Much damage.had" been dan.tvb artillery fire, but. more was dpne b; dynamite by the Germans hemselvs before the surrender, records were de- stroyed, stores burned, the drydock and the Austrian cruisec sunk, and the public u“‘]mes,.wrecked “Twenty .thousand - Japanese: troops were engaged in the Tsingtau ‘expedi- tion, and Japan has since spent great |sums in restoring and repairing put(mg the p‘ace in ‘order. She % said in 1914 and ‘to. the ‘peace con ence in Paris in- 1919 that she will T re- turn the leased territory to China, with the guarantee that. Tsingtau shall -be- come an international settlement. Japan will retain the German railway In the articles signed with Japan, China agreed never hereafter to cede, lease, or assign any bit of ferri- tory te any foreign power, neither oay, island, port, harbor or market town.” THE WAR, LET US HOPE IS OVER " But the prices of Shoes and Shoe Leather keep gomg Ingb er and higher; and we can’t help it. The only; solution is to take proper care of your shoes, have them repaired before they go too far. . immediate seacoast since the ravages! |STUDENTS AND TEACHERS Don’t simply thow them into any cobbler dmp nnd shoes. Bring them to us and we will give your old nhos a new lease of life. We repair shoes perfect for-the whole ruin your family. We also sell Men’s and Boys’ prices. GOLDBLATT’S SHOE STORE 42 FRANKLIN STREET ‘Neolin Soles $1.00; Neolin Bottoms ’fi;TS Stenography Penmanship WONDERFUL OPENINGS IN BUSINESS FOR THE BETTER EDUCATED . 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