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WILSON INSISTS ON | RECALL OF DUNBA V'enna Informed that Departure of Leave of Absence is Not Satis- factory to U. 8 WESSAGE IS SENT BY PENFIELD WASHINGTO? Sept. 26.—Am- bassador Penfield at Vienna has been | instructed to make clear to the Aus- | trian government informally that the United States must insist on the re-| eall of Dr. Dumba, the Austrian am- | bassadgr here, and that his departure | “on leave of sbsence” would not be| satisfactory ! From mersages exchanged between Am- tassador Penfield and the State depart THE OMAHA LOU.TELLEGEN AND GERALDINE FARRAR—In the theatrical district current rumor bruits the engagement of the noted Greek-Dutch-French dramatic star and the famovs opera singer. SURPRISED AT NUMBER HOME SUNDAY PARIS IS A DIFFERENT CITY' BEE: | the bald-headed gentieman who later in Reservist Home from Front Finds |the day wing or loses a dozen battles Himself Like a Tourist Visit- & ing for First Time rrespondence of the Associated PARIS, Sept. 1.<The reservist home for first time after a year at the fromt calizes less the ehange in himself than he transformation of his Paris. Ie has | wcquired his new color gradually and has | ulit up his hitherto unknown ws.) | muscles | | almost’ imperceptibly. The blase Parisian, who left for the front woft and pallid, with stooping shoulder and spiritless eve, | indifferently interested in lite, comes back only strengthened, but brightened his mind has been reopened to impres- | flons. The Ilittle revolutions that have | nsformed Paris, gradually, break upon | all at onee; he is more lite a tourist | of some generally have s |and this sn carly morning reservist gets, | ment it ix apparent that the Austrian government misunderstood the desires n'| the United States. It was intimated at | visiting the French ‘capital for the first | {time than a man who knows, or knew, | | his boulevards by heart 1 | Tt is & curlous spectacle to see the re- flrst Ambassador Penfield that the Austrian government might recall Ur. | Dunba on leave of absence and might | desire safe conduct for him, Dr. Dumba | himself telegraphed for such sate con-| duct a few days later, . informing the | State department that he had been grunted leave of absence No action was taken his request, but &t was warded to Ambassador Venfield Tnstructions sent (o Ay Penfield were not disclored, but It was nuthorized to make it clear that Dumba’s usefulness as the Austrian am- Passador 1o the United States has ceased, | and that if given merely “leave of ab- sence” he would nevertheless atill remain | wecredited. | The right of a government to demand the recall of mbassador becaupe of his personal {8 unquestionable under international law, and according to offi- cials if the Austrian government per- sisted In refusing to recall Dr. Dumba, | passports could be handed to him. There | I* no Indication as yet that this wiil be | necessary, the delay in the Austrian gov- | ernment's decision, it 1s said, being due 1o difficulties in cable transmission. Many Spies Watch People of Brussels Correspondence of the Assoclated Press) BRUSSELS, Sept. 2.—Visitors who knew Bruasels before the war and who then were struck with its vitality and the volubility of its citizens now are amazed at the quietude of the place. What has brought about the dumbness is, i1 the first place, the knowledge that every one 18 under constant survelllance, not only hy soldiers, but by German Agents, and that every chance word may fead to arrest and probable deportation fo a concentration camp In Germany, where the mayor of Brussels, M. Max, W s, L4 the streot cars, in the stores and on streets the citisens seldom converso when relatives or close friends arc ! ther, and should a atranger address the reply fs usually just plain “Nof™ | or “I don’t know il y pasnanger will | ". ‘rumored mili- | rumors of all kinds are ! m:q In the absence of local newshay the Uihe expressing | » low. his pleasure |t the German roops have suffered a slight reverse. e others in the car never respond, | #ince many of thelr compatriots have, fallen inte the trap and, after giving | teraice to their opinions to the “sym-. o stranger, have been arrested And heavily fined or tmprisoned, or both _ Many men and women Immedistely Phange seats should a German woldler! ko & seat next to them in the car.| e get up without a word and leave | @ car at the next stopping place, | Dumb hostility can be observed every- Where and the Germans, notwithstanding | their efforts, seem unable to galn the | Fontidence. of the Biussels people e English-Swedish ; Dispute Continues The Assoclated Press.) Fweden, Bopt. 2.~The commission which has Jor two months been striving to adjust (Correspondence of © | STOCKROLM, Minglish-Swedish | Chief-of-Staff of British Army Spent ’ | (Correspondence of the Assaciated Press.) QarALOINE YELLIGEN. FARRA R LEADER ROSE FROM RANKS had shown himself to be the man for the place, were umazed at the thought of a man who hiad been for ten years a ‘hn\‘nh without any groundwork or reg- ular academic education should become the director of an institution which ath ers the ablest officers in the army for instruction In the higher branches of | war and givgs the chafacter to army or- lamzation in time of war, Meantime he kept on with his language He now knew French and German and he had studied the continental army sys- There seems to be general agree- Ten Years as te Soldier, HARD STUDY GAII'ED. PROMOTION BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, France, Sept. 10.~Ldttle is known to the outside tems. world about Sir Willlam Robertron, K. ment that his improvement of the »-lnlr‘b““ C., V. 0, K, C. B, D. 80, whose re- college marked an epoch. markable cqpeer from the ranks to chief Now Chief of Staff. of staff of the army 8 0 well known to As director of military training at the the aroly itself, His work In relation to war office he later had much to do with that of Sir John French, the commander- the preparation of the British expedi- in-chief, has been described as that of tionary force. He went to France with the general manager of a great corpora- it as quartermaster general, who was re- | tion that that of its president. sponsible for keeplig that wrmy overesas A powerfully built country boy, he came supplied. Flis success In this capacity to London at the age of 19 and enlisted In led to hix appointment as chief-of-staff. the Ninth Lancers. Promotion from the Now all the branches of the army's ranks is not frequent. The great majority activities are under his direction. Tt ix of officers come from the military school his business to co-operate all, and At Sandburst, But the door Ix kept open amalgamate the forces of the new arm for & private of good education and good which arrive with the old in a homo- character, By passing a stiff examina- geneous organization up to the standard tion he may wecure a commisaion. required by prekent conditions of warfare, Young Robertson had had only an ele- Despite his life of unremitting application mentary education; but he set out to he has few gray hairs at 5, and he make-up for the deficlency by study. He gives the impression of the phyaical vigor | iivestod his shilling a day, which is the and enduranee which -enables- him to pay of a British private, in books, A% a. keep up the pace of sixteen hours’ hard Pritish regular trooper has none t00 work a day. Those who g0 into his of- much time to himself, he used to &et fice know him as man of few words, a comrades to read to him Bacon and good listener, who sticks to the facts the English classios while he Was ET0OM- ang never induldes in theorie Ing his horse or clekning hia equipment. “ije does not hesitate to do away with Not until he'had served ten years Md req tape” said one of his assistants, he pass his examination which gave him “qhe cssential point with' bim {s to get a commission In the Third Dragoon ihe thing dome. During the retreat (r guards. He wiy then 2 ahd the avernge Afons we lost a great deal of material. second lieutenant had about elght year® Among other things, officers and men the start of him on the wrmy list. In jou¢ a1l (helr equipment, even including the course of lineal promotion he could ‘tpeir caps in some instances. As the gov- never hope to be more than & major. Spe= ernment clothes and equips the men, they clal prometion would only come through .oulq be cared for.. But the officers pay distinguishing himself. MasDonwld, Who ¢or thelr own. - They would have to fill won fame by his charge at Omduram, o, certain forms for reimbursement and other emident British commanders yyich would have to go to the war of- who had risen from the ranks had won fieq_put Bir Willlam settled that in a thelr way as natural leaders of men In inute by giving orders that they should the fleld. Robertson's career Is the more 1, suppifed and we could take care of striking, officers say, because It Is AU 1o req tape afterward. Throughput all to excellence In organization and in the ). yisssitudes of the campalgn from application of the methods Of' Modern yon, 1o the Alsne and then to the Ypres- war which presupposes the grounding of ,ppetieres line the soldiers never went o thorough sclentific military eduveation. o " "0 4 " Rogardiess of red tape and | | cafe he amuses himself by ordering pro | hibition drinks and pokes fun at the old | ! nequins and foreladies, the aristocracy of | elea servists swarming into the court of the 1u Nord lke children full of picnic | husiasm. They seem to discover some- | (hing new everywhare; first of all it is | the civilfan that gets thelr curious atten- | t There Is first the surprise of the | man from the trenches that so many men | were left at home; then there is uncon- amusement at the gravity with | the lcas reassured of the noncom- read the official communique chances of being safe another winter. The absence of , the reduced number of auto- and decreased facilities for sportation inspire all sorts of quips und jibes at the “civils;" as for himeself, {the reservigt has increased his stock of jrlmnln‘l»'llllnfll A year ago he “nu[v(‘ have fumed when unable to find a cab; | today he trots off to the subway, satis- | fied and amueed to think that the “clvilg” | must be devilishly annoyed. When he sits down on the terrace of a enled | whi boulévardier at his side who takes his substitute for absinthe with a grimace. Having lost the habit of a moft bed until 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning, be hus discovered a new Paris—the Paris of the early hours—that goes cityward” from 7 o'clock on and is rarely seen at its by those find it only when sub- merged by the bustle of the later hours. The ordinary sewing woman, with pricked and staified finger ends, comes first; a little later the smart class of milliners’ models and seamstresses, the shopgirls, stenographers, terminating with the man- the great fur ang dressmaking establish- ments. Levels Conditions. War has reduced the number and lev- | conditions; the procession s still charming, but with new features. It s @ long line of white and black. No crape here, for their mourning is democratic; rich bereavement mlone may wear the aristocratic weeds. Those that work con- tent themselves with black skirt and |it- tle jacket with white collarette, This little world that flles past in the early hours is witness of the tribute Paris has pald to the ‘‘patrie.” Conversations vary little. One bhas u letter, another is anxious because she hasn't one. Those in black tallc without ibitterness, without @ sign of revolt agminst what they en- dure. Formerly most of them en foute devoired stories published by the morn- ‘g papers. Now they are plunged into the officlal communiques from different Finds Opravionity in Indis, any other obstacles he saw that in some Tour yemrs ufter ho had recelved NS y.u or other-thetr rations reached them commfesion he had won onough, attentlon 1o iy proud of the fact that he rose from to be assigiied to the intelligence branch 41, ranks and he disiikes publicity. His of the quartermaster's department In .. gypreme interest ls his work. e India, In India he found his opportunity, ... work for work's sak Rewards are given officers “for learning e native dialects, | Apartments, flats, houses and cottages SEPTEMBER ligerent 1 men trangest of | siduous read the Congressional Rec | 100k &t cnee to th | citations in the orders | one of them hopes tc of the boy t with quite as much perspicacity as| of wartime Paris , these which they com-| along with one of the touching lessons “Sapristi! But common remark, reservist th wonders how Paris not that it bothers the who has acquired something of sight of a cat at the front, but he the civils’” ean stand it Knowing that the gafes were formerly closed at S, he wondere why they are not filled as in the old days unth the | oF 198 present hour of 10:0. “That,” the “eivil” || tell him, “is something in the nature of ‘acclimstion’'—like 1ife at the front.” He has acquired the § o'clock habit and this s dark,” is Bugs” Retsigl, Franclsco team his ; reloase by Ma at favotite cafe come as the “Journal Official, d of France. They pages containing the of the day. Bvery- » find there the name at the front. They | little flower to spare, | for alderman In I Couch Ba Piteher Johnny playing with A Galaxy of Delightful Evening Gowns salitivs The Benson & Thorne Co. Appropriate Costumings for lgng Ak-Sat-Ben's Ball NE of our best gowns is of black silk net over satin. The bottom of skirt is trimmed with a wide band of jet bead work; the bodice is a sheath of mother of pear]l spangles, held in front with a rhinestone buckle and handsome pendant. f IGHT and airy maise silk chiffon over a self-colored silk lining; makes & quaint old world style adapted to our modern fancy; narrow accordion pleated ruffs artistically trim this gown; dainty rosebuds add an un- usually pleasing touch. . GRECIAN frock in white crepe de chine over white chiffon; a fringe of white fox trims the hem of skirt; the bodice is of silver silk lace, while two gorgeous rhinestone buckles add richness and create a finish. PANNIER design that takes us back to picturesque colonial times. The bodice and foundation is of silk net and imported lace of charming design, while the pannier overskirt is of rich blue satin; a garland of tiny rosebuds adding piquancy and finish, OR the Miss we have one special triple flounce style of acoordion pleated * Nile green chiffon over a net and self-colored silk drop; a wide girdle of Nile satin lends generous color, while & tippet style overlace adds soft- ness to the design. LACK silk net over black satin, with a double tunio effect outlined with jet trimmings. A passementerie bodice of gold and silver laid over a flesh-colored lace make this gown a very distinctive creation. PARIS model in black satin, with a black silk overnet trimmed with blagk fur at neck, sleeves and bottom of tunic. Gold passementerie and spangled trimmed. Any of These Gowns Will Be Fitted in Ample Time If Bought Before October 5. The Whole Excellent Assortment |s Moderately Priced. All Death Claims Promptly Paid. Fraternal Insurance Organizations. Galveston returned to San Francisco after n_dishanded P “latbush, ok Couch, () W Monarch of All ween t N 2 ¥ fve “‘munshi' or, teacher, in anquir- ‘wolution of the dispiite than at the be- DAY c‘:nm ‘ol itk sesslon. DeaNwhile, gver B S LeREue ‘which ean ¢ Of use whh Z only some frontier tribe, Robertson of- RO worth of swpplies '::'.v:"‘“, fored his munshi a quarter of the reward ‘wileh It urgently A¢" when he waa proficlent enough to earn It ‘cumutitid In Sweden, owing to thIs COUN- 1y pagging an examination, Ary's vefusal to allow the transit of §0ods gir Williafn, when he is reminiscent, will R, vkl Bupliad hos mfl!m:d I8 recall what ain excellent bargain this Memands yegulating the amoun {Sweden's imports. N {his pupil aid not fall to improve any | The resumption of the meetings of the spare moments. He would be waiting at icommission after an adjournment which his pupll's door at daybreak and put (followed apparently ineffectual at-'him through an hour's lesson before tempts to arrive at an understanding, breakfust. Having mastered one dlalect ha# roawakencd fresh interest in the Robertson undertook another and then itrade question which is for the moment Avother. Soon he became known as o 1o most widely discussed topic in I-nxh:n expert . '“u':l :r-ln'fl for M:n wden. Hope & gencrally expressed Another opportunity which was to apply v his knowledsc by explorations on the Lat o wil ted which' A SR o 55, ctec = ..umm'on fronther, . When the Chitral Wil result in more friendly relations be tween England and Bweden, Few are trouble came his linguistic accomplish- o o enotgh to belleve that the ments and his knowledge of the country Pt |were invaluable. He came out of the prusunderstanding will widen into & more, o ooy cam, paIgn rdfi. breach between the two countries, Service Order for . The two sharply conflicting polnts of gallantry in Now which were presented 10 & €OrRe- wounded. Now he was & “marked man" Bwedish t of the Assoclated Preas by i the service, marked by stubborn ap- and English members of the plication which had brought him from unission do not, however, promise any the ranks and by his demonstrated ability. mediate settiement of the dispute, lor{ “Bveryone had to sdmire him,” as an- they Gontain enough in common to!other general said. “Ho had won his way se. The 'without influenge against odds by sheer commission |hard work, making the most of his nat- of supplies ural zifts.' By of which are directly connected with' On the stalf throughout the South lie malntenance of an army and the pro-| Afrieah campaign he earned the pralse of the war find transit through of Roberts and Kitchener by his capacity weden to Germany. |for wetting things done when others M |sometimes falled. When in 1810 he was placed in command of the Army Staff college, even those who agreed that he PE- CATARRHAL CONDITIONS To the aybrage officer there is nothing ' of proved to ba. The munshi saw fo it thgt* Chinese Must Now Pay an Income Tax | (Vorpewpondence of the Assoclated Press.) PEKING, Sept, 21.—President Yuan-Shi kal has lssued a mandate providing that Chinese merchants, government officlald, bankers andgprofessional men sball pay an income tax beginning the first of next Janvary, § The generous response which the public made to the appeals for the patriotic defense fund encouraged the president to enforce the income tax law promulgated last year, but not put into effect. His mandato says: “But In view of the fact that of late the patriotism of the people has been increasing dally, &n opportune time has come to inaugurate the system Apparently the Chinese law is fash- loned after the United States law in many particulars. As yet the minimum income upon which the tax will be lem has not been announced. Neither the graduated scale of the tax been made + public, In explanation of the imposition of the tax upon only ocertain classes of persons, President Yuan Shi-kal says it is impos. sible immediately to make it general, but that it will be extended as soon as means are devised for determining the incomes | of persons whose records are less clear than those of business and official peogie. Collection of the tax is entrusted to the finance bureau of the government and its various branches. In the case of the Puble officlils the tax is to be deducted monthly from their salaries. U-NA HEAD. THROAT. 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