Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 14

14—, AUSTRIA'S MART KOR PRISONERS OF WAR favorite Italian bread—whirpgrives to the extent of about 20,000%Ekages a week. Though the men are inclfl:d to be moody at times, in keeping with their temperament, none of them seem to have lost spirit so far as the war is § known village on the upper Danube, Mauthausen has become the “clearing house” in Austria for Italian prison- ers of war, Its peace-time population of a few hundred persons has grown to the size of a small city and each month there pass through it, with a three weeks' stop for quarantine purposes, several thousand Italian soldiers and several hundred Italian officers. The town consists of a group of picturesque houses, a church or two and an ancient palace that clings to the edfe of the Danube, What may be called the new city consists of acres upon acres of white-washed bar- racks, holding when full 42,000 sol- " diers, There were only some 8,000 or 10,- 000 Italian soldiers interned in the “city” when The Associated Press correspondent arrived to pay the camp a visit. Two days earlier there had been 25,000, but the greater part of them had been sent out along ti eir way—to permanent camps in castern Austria and Hungary, Love and Money Sent. Daily there arrive at Mauthausen some 8,000 bulky parcels or “love v : Franz Joseph Sets Up Olearing ¢ they told of the marked change in g House for Love Letters to the camp when the prisoners read of k Italian Soldiers. the beginning of the general offen- sives against the central powers. And | BIG BANKING BUSINESS /|, ctory of his side. A (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) 3 s | 1 Mauthausen, Austria, Sept. 10— chmese Pre'SIdent : i Tittl 2 From a picturesque though little Entertalns at The Tea Party (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) Peking, Aug. 30.—President Li Yuan-hung, entertaining the members of parliament at an informal tea party in the foreign office building, deliv- ered a brief address, asking for the united support of the members in ap- proving the compromise cabinet. The president said: “We have just passed through a great crisis, and your advice is needed on many lueutions of reform. These I shall submit to you in due course and wait for your decision. What the country has been looking forward to is formation of a cabinet. Yuan- hung is a man" of small virtue, and he greatly fears that, in spite of the utmost care, he may after all havci failed to select men sufficiently tal-| ented to meet the requirements of| the day and to satisfy the expecta- tions of the people. This much, how- ever, he is able to say. After two months of careful selection and many changes after the appointments were actually made, he has chosen a body of men, who, while, they may not be ifts” from relatives and friends in |perfect in themselves, are neverthe- Iy, The banking and bookkeepif reu good for certain reasons. ent of the camp has to ma “In my opinion, as restoration of edger with something over 41, | the republic has been accomplished 000 running bank accounts, the total b{ the work of many, the personnel of which far exceeds 1,000,000 crowns. | of the cabinet cannot be limited to Each prisoner, wherever he may be, | pereons of any one party. On this is permitted to possess 10 crowns a | prinicple Yuan-hung decided to form wegk for canteen spending money. | the present cabinet. It is hoped that All that he receives from home over | you will take into consideration the that ml into his account. The difficulties that are before us and bear tual_handling of cash devolves upos. | the same in mind when the cabinet is ers; the bookkeeping is ustrian of submitted to you f 1. auc by Italian prisoners of war, who he- tivelinood of il to the livelihood of the peo- are thus in a position to know that | ple and the program of national re- the funds of their compatriots are | construction, hundreds and thousands honestly and murlul{ administered. | of Tmnom are involved, These It So long as he stays in Mauthausen, | shall consult you about from time to which may be for a year if his con- duct is 1‘ the Italian'soldier is offered the ptivilege of a school in .which illiterates are taught to read and write and in which the better edu- cated may take courses in German, in English and in other useful subjects, If so inclined, he may take up paint- ing and wood carving and sculpture. He will be furnished the materials, his “product” will be sold at a price not under a minimum set by himself and he will be given the balance be- tween sales price and cost of ma- !e;gl@ Or he can enter either the stringed T hope you will, when you have time, after your work in\Parliament, often call on me, so that misunderstanding may be avoided. Unlearned as Yuan- hung is, he intends to treat with you in the spirit of frankness and sincerity to the end that we may all co-operate in the great task of bujlding up the nation. Be assured that I shall be plen"ed to accept your valuable ad- Carrier Pigeons In War Service (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) Behind the Somme Front, Sept. 9. —Scattered along the German lines in France, but several miles to the rear, orchestra or the brass band. Efficiency Everywhere. The correspondent saw an exhibi- ton-of one Rt the il 'cllo::;; (e companies, composed wholly of Ital- ians, who guarded the um’; from a time for your valuable opinion, 1|} vice, | are a succession of ‘“carrier pigeon statio in the German scheme of defense, and in times of extreme stress can become well nigh invaluable, Especially is this the case when all other means of communication from the front trenches with the rear are destroyed. In the trenches are kept cages of trained Tlg.eonl. The birds are kept constantly in practice so that in times pookimdicy of emergency they will go without fail showers and heated in winter time, or some station to give word of dis- isped with” rows of faucets for r that might have been telephoned mfi' hands and * faces—and |had not the telephone connection been cm«f the Tiving barracks, The lat-|8hot away or otherwise destroyed. ter are large and roomy—and very _The messages are written on tiny clean—far better than any the corre- rleces of paper, enclosed in thimble- dent had seen in the course of | like aluminum containers which are to camps in other countries, |Attached to the leg of the bird, and he hospital section of ‘the camp |the fliers are realesed. If longer mes- is one of the best in Austria, in clean- [5ages must beé sent, or maps have to liness and e ent. It is the colo-|be transmitted, these are enclosed in nel’s boast that there never has been |a large container which is attached an epidemic of any character, that|a sort of harness that can be put over only such diseases as were brought|the bird’s head and fitted tight to its by the_men have ever been encoun- |body. e mfll{ntlnm and who as a mw of J'm lnqupt the l’lrr: :m. e wooden construci down to two barracks and no loss of life. ' Fire prevention is further aided by 2 high ‘tower in the center of the camp,.on which two men constant- ly stand guard, with a horn to warn laze and a flag to indicate its direction. ‘The colonel of the cam correspondent through the wash uge barracks fitted with " which form an effective link | § of state, the gardens thoughtfully Louis XV had been placed alongside the recovered relic, so that as just as in the old days of reality at Sevres Louis and united again in the same place. oulds Are Destroyed. “As this statuette was specially modeled as a gift,” M. Bourgeois ex- THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1, 1916. LOST STATUETTE plained, the molds were destroyed after’a few copies had been made. As a rule scores of examples of a work make' another copy from the molds . |are made, and it is compgrgively easv Ito obtain one of the originals, as to | concerned. The colonels laughed as | Pompadour Blue, Highly Pri:ed}_a special gift to the founder of our in France, Finds Its Way Back to Sevres Factory. express a firm belief in the eventual ‘OONSIDERED WORK OF ART longed to recover such a historic work (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) Paris, Sept. 9.—The national porce- lain factory at Sevres has just recov- ered a dainty statuette which it prizes more than any of the famous works of the establishment, for it is the orig- inal figure of Madame de Pompadour which the Sevres factor; presented: to her over 150 years ago in gratitude for her founding the in- stitution. Madame de Pompadour’s name is chiefly linked with the gay life of Louis XV. But the famous beauty not only vied with Madame du Barry in the gay world, but she also exercised much influence in the serious affairs One of the most notable of these works was the creation of the Sevres porcelain factory, which is a national institution with an output of fine ceramics famous the world over It was Madame de Pompadour who was the first patron of the institution, and to this day “Pompadour blue” designates some of the most delicate pieces of old Sevres ilare. “And that is why,” said M. Bour-! o5e “as well as the most photo- geois, administrator of Sevres, “that: we prize so highly this statuette of Madame de Pompadour which has been recovered after being lost these many years.” The administrator pointed out the statuette, which was carefull in a glass case. orite of Louis XV, garbed as a shep- herdess and leaning against an urn in of Versailles. another 'ompadour made and guarded It spowed the fav- Very were here which are preserved. But as this was | institution, It went only to her, and all other traces of the work were lost or destroyed. We had long known of the existence of the statue and had marking the foundation of Sevres. It was only by chance that we got track of it recently, and it was brought back as the most precious relic of the institution which made it as a gift to its founder.” . Roumanian Queen An English Woman (Correspondence of The Assoctated Press } London, Sept. 9.—One;of the many reasons for rejoicing here at the en- trance of Roumania into the war on the side of the allies is the fact/that the Roumanian queer is an English- woman of great popularity. Before her marriage to the Hohenzollern iprince who is now King Ftydmand, Queen Marie was the beautiful and popular daughter of the late King Ed- ward’s eldest brother, the late duke of Edinburgh. She is still regarded as beautiful, and, indeed, with her hus- band and two boys and four girls, is frequently spoken of as constituting the best-looking royal family in Eu- graphed. Queen Marie is beloved throughout her country for her generosity and constant efforts in behalf of the poor. She is the leading spirit of the Society of Goddesses of Roumania, each god- dess acting as a fairy godmother to American Lepers In Japan to Be Sent to Hawaiians (Correspondence of The Associated Press ) Yokahoma, Japan, Aug. 30.—The dis- covery of about twenty-five American lepers in different parts of Japan has become a pressing problem for Amer- ican officials and for the American Association of Japan, which is under- taking to secure their transportation to the American leper home in the Hawaiian islands. ’ The lepers have made their *way here in recent years with the hope that they might be healed at the fa- mous Japanese hot springs, especially those at Kusatsu, which is always crowded with Japanese lepers taking the waters. Gradually they have drift- ed to missionary leper hospitals or have in other ways become burdens on the community. In view of the excellent asylum at Hawaii the Amer- ican association is taking active steps to secure their removal. Leprosy is one of the great ques- tions seeking solution_ by modern Japan. It is estimated that the lepers of the empire number about 25,000. Five governmental leper asylums were established in 1907, but they accom- modate only a few thousand. The re- mainder are scattered over the coun- try, desperately seeking a cure in the hot springs or publicly begging in the market-place or before the temples. At the last session of the Diet the Japanese Leprosy Prevention society petitioned for.the establishment of a national leprosarium on some island in the Pacific ocean. The cost of the asylum was estimated at $8,000,000, and its maintenance at $250,000 a year, It is believed that at least one-third of at_least one poor child. The queen has an odd hobby in the collection of scent-bottles, of whic{uhe has more than 8,000. _ When aboard her father’s flagship at Malta, Roumania’s future queen be- came a great favorite with officers and sailors. She had a great love of helping the ship’s cook with his duties. On one occasion she fried fifty eggs and slices of ham and had them dis- tributed among the men as a token of goodwill, of Sixty New Models of PLEATED SKIRTS e —— = =] Accordion, Sunburst, Side, Box ' and Combination Pleated Skirts Hemstitching and | Picot Edging NEW —NEW — NEW Embroidering, Braiding, Beading, Cording, Scalloping, Button Holes , Done on Garments. \ Price Lists and Estimates Free Ak - Sar -Ben Visitors Invited to Call Ideal Fleating & Button Co. Phone Douglas 1936. 107-109-111 S. 16th St, OMAHA ‘ tered, and that there have been a T large number of cures. Deaths occur regularly, as in any large community, but now the cause is chiefly tubercu- losis of ancient standing among the prisoners. . Since the wounded as well as the well often come to Mauthausen the |8 camp has met the need for artificial | limbs by creating a little factory for manufacturing these grim implements and up to date has turned out about 150 and trained the war victims to use them, The Youn,: Men's Chris ciation amusement hall with its tiny |F5 stage has been equipped with scen- | ery made by the prisoners and with (& a drop curtain showing the Bay of Naples. Here, too, are the educa- tional classes, conducted by the intel- t and gifted Italians. Message to America, The English classes are conducted by “Tony” Tenore, who told the cor- | & respundent that a brother in New |& York (Frank Tenore of 300 Bridge street, Brooklyn) believed him to dead because he had no opportunit; to communigate with him, The Itl- jan, who said he had lived two years in Aroeica, begged to be remembered | & 10 the brother. One of the chief aims of the author- h_ to give the men as much op- portunity to work as possible and on the whole find them tractable and . If the men do nothing they 4 6 cents a day if privates, 12 cents. if corporals or sergeants and 18 cents if higher non-commissioned officers. If they go out to work on | & farms or in quarries or roads they | geta sum in addition. 3 i ti insofar as it is o ¢, has been introduced, and the common soldiers are commanded by their own non-coms and merely su- “pervised by A n troops. Ac- i; the number in camp they A 15 in the big, airy, light- .z&th their osm luper‘mrs ; to keep them in order. [ [ ; food, so far as the corre- mdm a )\ ¥ ample, though somew! 4 less day and the other ' But the authorities find Italian tastes to selves o Austrian prisoners delight d, but the Italians it it only when their them none of their ESTABLISHED 1864 Iy AXTON & IR . ORIGINAL .. 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' If you are one of the few who try to make the most of your hair, remem- ber that it is not advisable to wash all purposes, but always use some good preparation made expressly for French Marquis Is Coming to America (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press) the and America. the world to future. tell Tokio, Aug. 30.—The marquis de Vitry of France, who has just com- pleted a tour of South America and of the far east in the interest of the French government and of the French people, will sail for San Francisco on the steamer Shinyo Maru August 25 for the purpose of making an ex- tensive tour of the United States. M;:y'cur de Vitry’s chief mission to Cific coast states will be the es- tablishment of branches of the Franco- American committee, the headquarters of which is in Paris, and which has as its object the development of the in- tellectual relations between France He will deliver a series of lectures to the people of the west. Later he will probably visit New Or- leans and New York. A well known member of the French nobility and living a quiet, retired life in the beau- tiful chateau district of Touraine, Marquis de Vitry responded to the call of his country to make a trip around something of France’s aims and ambitions for the He bears letters of introduc- tion to many prominent people of the United States’.P One of the owners of the great French newspaper, Le Temps, he is writing a series. of letters for that newspaper and while in Japan has~ made arrangements with leading ¥ Tokia newspapers for the transmis- sion of a special service of Japanese news to Le Temps. The arrangement is mutual and hereafter special dis- patehes and letters will be sent from‘. France to Japan. Virginian With English Army a Song Writer (Correspondence of the Assoclated Press.) 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