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GETARIZGNED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. 4 PEtmAne Dally Bases Sunder vy me Freee Fudiishing Company, Nos, $9 to President, Row the Pog .Ottiee of i) Becond-Clase Matter. 7 = and and the Continent a1 9 PVCIEE Oe Sag, Cagees Gestes Ail Crentejes tm the Tatersationsl One Teer. ones soommvvemeven 68.50) One Teal... ‘One seemeevesversewrevs .801One Month VOLUME 56. THE ANCONA NOTE. in denouncing the murder of American citizens by @abmarine has not been without ite effect. Secretary Lan- aing’s note to the Austro-Hungarian Government presents the Anoona outrage with a directness, force and brevity which call for « straightforward answer without evasion or dela: By the admission of the Aastro-Hungarian Government itself, the Ancona was shelled, torpedoed and sunk before persons on board | could be safeguarded or even given time to leave the vessel. The Anoona at this time was neither resisting nor trying to escape. Among, the noncombatants whore lives were thus wantonly/sacrificed were ‘American citizens. Judged by standards of humanity this was massacre. Judged by) tie principles of international law the act was illegal, indefensible. Dalless the Imperial and Royal Government promptly denounces it as | each, unless the eubmarine commander is punished, unless such repa-| vation as can be made ia duly offered, friendly relations between this! Government and Austro-Hungary must end. All this the note puts in language sharpened to a fine edge within ftie-cheath of diplomacy. he aged Emperor and his counsellors must choose: Either they Ghavow the act that destroyed the Ancona or they sink the ancient Hapsburg dynasty to the level of o murderer among nations, which hes picked up the discarded weapon of a powerful ally to stab at civi- Maation and its defenders. England rejoices to find itself at last hard pressed--at the recrufting offices. i A WORD WITH FRANCE. 1H) French cruiser Descartes has stopped three American @bips on the high seas and teken off seven Austrians and Germans, including a chief steward and members of the engine voom force. Do the allies think it worth while thus to affront this nation by distortions of international law which at best profit them nothing? A man, whatever his nationality, who has signed for service a+ steward or enginger on an American ship is surely not a part of the armed force of any belligerent nation. Common sense should be suf- figient to establish thet much. If it prove that the men eeized had declared their intention of becoming American citizens, the action of the French commander becomes the more inexcusable. International lew, as this country understands it, does not sanc- tion the indiscriminate evisure upon American vessels of citizens of belligerent nations regardless of how remote may be their statue and employment from all things militery. The State Department, it is expected, will make this clear to the French Government. French cruisers oan find better employmont than causing annoyance and loss to American shipping by potty and illegal practices which serve no real purpose of war. lecersieasnanentesendieensians YUAN SHI-KAI. HINA’S change back to monarchy throws into bolder relief than ever the figure of Yuan Shi-Kai. What game hes this astute Oriental militarist been play- ing with the 400,000,000 souls who after being citizens for four years ‘are now to be made into subjects again? The career of Yuan Shi-Kai begins to take on the outlines of “destiny.” He came into prominence as an expert soldier. He reorganized the Chinese army. He evaded political entanglements and outwitted hie enemies. When rebellion tipped the Manchue off the throne, there he was, with the army behind him, ready to be Dictator, President or anything else that proved popular. And now, after four years at the head of the Chinese Republic, Yuan Shi-Kai, sure of his ground, converts the Presidential chair into a throne and founds a dynasty, This is not tlc first time a nation has put an end to a line of monarchs, set up popular government and in a few years surrendered itself body and soul to an able person who, beginning as a republican idol, eventually chose to be Emperor and ended-—— Perhaps His Celestial Excellency Yuan Shi-Kai never read the history of the Bonaparte family. \ Hits From Sharp Wits Kindly note that more than half the, Nearly ail of us do Without tht: word " 49 composed of fists.| We actually need in order to be able —Pi Gazette-Times, to afford a tuxury Bow and then, ee It ts in the nature of an excuse that| wagner ‘ae "Vounse ane Bhatee it cannot be Deters. hi see Ba cello as “chello,” he feels that thoroughly understand: One of the greatest disappaintments | the classics of miusice—Macon Newa. ee covery that in @ political position he| The trouble seems to be that mout hhas to work just the same.—Albany| men don't give ‘opportuntty’s knocks Journal. a boost.—Philadelphia Inquirer, Dollars and Sense w By H. J. Barrett Copreight, 015, ty the Pree Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World), “ ‘# commonly called an/it advantageous to sell direct to the age of specialization,” re-|«arages. Another body blow for the bber, marked a jobber of auto sup- | 9b ‘And finally, car equipment of a plies, “but I agree with H. G. Wella| permanent nature began to be ine that tt is possible to overspecialise | stalled by the manufacturer, Lamps, One should not lose his power of| Windshields, &c., once potent profit Ellabelle Mae Doolittle Coprright, 1815, by the Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Evening World), MAE DOO- LITTLE, the talented poet- | Bettas Ore nee Lester's and tell Hetty down in the eas of Delhi, has invented a new method of curing the wick. Believing that the mind ts, to & great extent, responsible for Dody's health, she has devised a plan ailments with poetry, Rhymes, she argues, will soothe the mind and thus make @ person declare error concerning bodily tls, Miss Doolittle heard recently that Mra, Jed Cruikshanks, Delhi hardware merchant, was suf- fering from backache, Armed with two poems of her own writing the poetess called on Mra. C: and explained her new cure, “But,” protested the sick woman, “the pain is in my back, not in my 1 fear you cannot help me.’ “Oh, yes, I can,” replied Miss Doo- “With your permission I'll read you a cure rhyme | wrote for you before leaving my boudoir.” Mrs. Cruikshanks finally told her to go ahead, and the poetess, using ap- propriate gestures, read the follow- the) imer’s child, chette. , eee Sead vase in Hicker when Miss Doolittle finished, ESS those Many, and Daly dogs been ting again?” trent and Mare. Macey blamed the Daly dog. Mra Daly said the other dog started it, Now they are at outs.” “Well, I never!” said the patient, “Do old Macey and “No. They've taken up the quarrel “Gosh!” said Mrs, Crulkshanks, fix- ing her back hair, “Those two mon always play poker Saturday nights with the gang at There's going to be @ split in the ty, I guess.” “t¥ea, and the quarrel between the Cooley's place. | want Father to mortgage the Nome and buy @a car.” shanks, hopping out of bed. “I'll have 6c T'S a letter from Aunt Miss Doolittle was secretly pleased country,” said Mrs, Jarr, with the success of her cure rhyme. as Gertrude, the light While the patient was hurriedly dress-|running domestic, brought up the ng the poetress read another poem, f destined to impreas on the mind of| 2° “ele epistle the mailman had the sick the necessity for staying well, | /@ft, and deftly opened it with a Tt was aa follows: hairpin, There fe 90 good in Mines, “It must be fine down on the old Wer eed seas aise the ontee watt farm this crisp, brisk weather,” re- Be, Mrpiy lana, "sing and, yell, marked Mr. Jarr. “Ab, the simple, of your fra, healthy, open air country life, with all the flelds and pleasant pine woods to stroll through when the alr is sharp and fresb."" ‘Aunt Hetty says they've been snowed in for a week and they ran Mrs, Crutkshanks had/ th: ; her cloak. That's fine,” she gaia | Ut of Wood and nearly froze, as they as she opened the door, say—| had no hired man and Uncle Henry which dog won the fight? had rheumatism and couldn't cut up Refiections of a Bachelor Girl By Helen Rowland Covrright, 1010, by the Prem Publishing Co. (The New York Drening World), T seine an infatuated youth that he is “a dear boy, but entirely too young to talk of marriage” is a woman's favorite little way of pre tending to extinguish « fire by throwing gasoline on it. No doubt when the newspapers of his time proclaimed Solomon as “the | man who knew it all,” his seven hundred wives suppressed a smilo—and/ yawned, ‘ 4 | Never Judge a man’s disposition by the politeness with which he treats iis stenographer; he may be merely “holding in” until he gets home and| can take it out on those he “loves, honors and cherishes.” It 1s folly to try to win @ man by letting him eee thet you are dead in love with him-because that is the particular kind of a “dead one” that doesn't appeal to any man, women will cause a_coolness in the ‘Thread and Needle Club.” “Goodness me!" said Mra, Cruik- ducers, were ho longer handled by adaptability. iy “Take my own business, for ex: Mite teralt of 011 thie wad’ thet Rene ientnaloldosenple, Orig, | Most of us were forced to enter the | Coe ees rataas ‘fai | Fetal fleld, although in the one line ae ong ay Siat! ued divisions: | Pem#ining to us, sundries, we still act = eee mee ‘olla, car equip. |2#,Jobbers to garages, ment and sundries, bility i# the most important factor t maker, Then came the estab, |in insuring success. Other qualities my ry Mgr ore needed as well, but that comes Dranc’ houses h ‘el it. with a drastic curtailment of the job-| “Ard “in ones ee another. vital feature, | ere 0.8 symbol of modern mer- | ‘The Standard Oil went over our heads) an extreme but nevert 88 ilumin- and ee the Sacepenient pomreniee ating example of the changing spirit lou: channels w! passed us by, of the times. “Lubricating oils showed a hand- le indirect | givitization he'd have to learn manufacturers found | ropes all over again.” Another “ First. HE captain of the first steam ves- to cross the Atlantic was , ninety-three years ago. '3'was a native of New London, , and was in his forlieth year ing it all together, t should say | Cx year Talces eed that in our line of business adapta- | when he was placed In command o Beant sane ae setae: the steamship Savannah, a vessel of May 24, 1818, with Stephen Rogers as navigator and Moses Rogers as skipper, the Savannah sailed from “And in one sense, our business |the city for whic bound for Liverpool. chandising conditions It 18 perhaps | cupied twenty-six days, upon elghteen of which she was propelled by steam, The steamship was thought to be on Let an able business fire when she reached the Irish coast, man ‘be marooned on a desert island and a crew was sent out to help fight @ome margin of profit. Word weight | for ten years. Upon his return to the © was named, The voyage oc- From Liverpool proceeded to St. Petersburg, turning thence to Savannah. In the School of Experience a man receives @ practical education from his sisters, an advanced education from hig wife, and then in astonished to discover that his daughter can put him through a “finishing course” that leaves him feeling imp and dizzy, When a woman says she is “neutral” on the subject she means that she doesn't care who beats the side she is againet. When a woman stops flirting and begins to pretend to “mother” every attractive man she meets, that is “the Dangerous Age”—dangerous for the man. The man who “flirts and runs away” usually runs straight into the arms of another girl, who has been waiting for that particular psychologi- cal moment, The Jarr Family —By Roy L. McCardell I don't { neighborhood eald Mr, Jarr, ey that I have.’ asked Mrs. Jarr. “I letter was not ‘There is nothing like # real bona tite heartache to teach a woman how ttle burt vanity amounts to, Copyright, 1915, ty the Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World), the logs very well.” “And Aunt Hetty says she thinks) she got typhoid.” “By gracious! relative would write @ letter unless and hard luck generally to send one,” said Mr. Jarr, typhoid and Uncle Henry has rheu- matism, why don’t they send for the “Well,” said Mrs. Jarr, looking up from the letter again, writes that the only doctor in the is a homeopath, and she was raised strict Methodist and allopath and Uncle Henry believes tn ‘the laying on of hands’ and wouldn't have a doctor because doctors charge “aunt Hetty “They can't be very aick, then, If they think that way,” sald Mr. Jarr. “May be they'll be just as well of | with plenty of fresh air and healthy “Aunt Hetty mays they can't get to Hay Corners to the bank, and she wants to know if you won't send @ check for $20; for she says, even if Uncle Henry could get to the bank, he doesn't like to draw his money and disturb his interest.” "I notice he doesn’t mind disturb- ing my Interest when it is to his in- terest,” growled Mr. Jarr, “Let him get out the old sled and hitch up. the horse and drive to the bank, I haven't $20 to send him in a check, And !f I did, he'd have to go to the bank to cash it, wouldn't he?’ “Aunt Hetty writes they can't take the horses out in the foe and snow, pecause the horses are not roughshod, whatever that means,” said Mrs. Jarr, “Th means he doesn’t mind riding roughshod over us,” declared Mr, fo, I don't want to read the * he added, as Mrs, Jarr passed “Fill have the blues all day trom the few cheerful items you have read to me, Uncle Henry hasn't anything on the farm but hard luck, other people's mortgages and Gov- ernment bonds.” “I think we better send them the remarked Mra, Henry might leave us out of his will Jarr, “Uncle “He'll leave us out of his will all right and he'll outlive us anywa: ‘But if you're worr!: about it, send him the $20. Y got all the mon written to me, anyway, and if you don't believe it, look!” But Mr, Jerr went out whistling “Bello Friaco!" man who had fatied in life and who was on his way to seek death. 0 by adroit questioning, learned that he was a member of the Suicide Clu The club, it appeared, was made up of men who had tired of living who wanted to get out of the world in the easiest and most diverting ‘The initiation fee of the chib was $200; its quarters were in an obse house; {t was managed by a single executive, the President. Meetings were held nightly and under seal of oath-bound secrecy. ‘these meetings the members gathered around a table and the Presid Neeenananaanaed Playing for { Spades was fated to die that very night by the h Strange Stakes.$ of the Person to whom the aco of clubs was dealt. As On the Prinoe's first visit to the club the ace of spades fell to an faced paralytic, Bartholomew Malthus, and the youth who had told about the club was unlucky enough to draw the “executioner” card. Next morning the Prince and Col. Geraldine read in the newspap about the “acoldental death” of Mr, Bartholomew Malthus on the way ho from a friend's rooms. Florizel was horrified. The Colonel took advan of this to entreat the Prince never to return to that house of horror, Florizel, the love of adventure strong within him, was deaf to all courtiers entreaties and declared he would go there again that very n Col. Geraldine at last gave up the plea, and merely asked to be reli& from duty for the rest of the day, that he might put his affairs in order: But when he came that night to escort the Prince to the club meetit his dread seemed to have vanished and he was his calm, soldierly self on more, Together Florize! and the Master of Horse went to the obscure hou! On this evening only thirteen members of the Suicide Club were p jent. The President dealt the cards as usual, ll around the table and neither of the fatal aces had appeared. There just thirteen cards left for the fourth round, and the thirteen mem! mene ap sergent forward to watch the deal. je third player received the ace of clubs. T Bohemia the fifty-first card was dealt. camel “God forgive me!" groaned the Prince as he saw his fate upon him, | He cursed his folly in rushing into such an adventure. He recogni how foolish, how criminal he had been. he | his years, tho heir to the throne, he had gambled away Mis life. Col, Geraldine had disappeared. The President, after consulting wi | the holder of the ace of clubs, turned to Florizel, bidding him Proceed alor the Strand until he should meet his destined executioner, Guinean, Florizel, summoning all his courage, left the how: Drawing the and set off in the direction he had been ordered to Death-Card, At the first corner three men seized him and thru ochedsiiathoe bade him into a carriage that already had one occunant, Prince recognized his fellow-passenger as Col. Geraldine. “Will Your Highness pardon “How can I ever thank you!” |“You have saved me against my explicit orders, I owe you not only n | life but @ lesson,” “You can thank me effectually enough,” answered the Colonel gru “by avotding all euch dangers in the future.” The Woman Who Dared “Is Raything worrying you?" I per-| As he grew better I tried to fin “Nothing ‘Dut your questions,” he|annoyed by my questions, he ai 4, onrBut you don’t look well, and I) 4 great deal of money and that hi noticed you ate scarcely any dinner. |ilineas, causing him to be abse 1 lease go away and let| more serious. Abbey Mo, al he fairly| “Do let us economize,” I exclaime: anapped the words at me. I said no| “Let the servants go. I will run t! more, but went to my room, pdsitive| house. I am sure I can make yof that something was wrong. comfortable,” All my own plans we But what could tt be? forgotten in my desire to help v Haskall was really ill, I feared, He| man who for the first time I had was sleepless, and yery quiet. One| weak and helpless, night I wakened to hear him tossing| ‘You attend to your own affairi in hie sleep, and talking excitedly n| I'll run mine,” he returned. “Thin, a rambling kind of way. I listened a, will be all right now t moment, then got quietly up and out and attend to them. switched on the Hghts. His face was (To Be Continued.) eee Pop’s Mutual Motor By Alma Woodwar LiL go over to the garage with) over a pushcart laden with garlilo an “Some people have foolish reasons] Gwned the cart swore out a vendet for things; but, by (George! you have] on the spot, It was directed again: oolishest 6 rer you needn't think that I'm in| cutlery place and bought. «. doze! pathy with this enone expedition | gtilettoes, assorted sizes. And no’ s afternoon, either. why you can’t buy your Christmas| in wait for"—— Presents at a yerpectante department r .! ” ee Te ioe oe poe you niva| “And then again, it might not be, e CoN corp ey oe a villain, “But don't you see what Sing to Mott Street to get a black|SPirit of adventure it lends to t gotim cushion with a gold dragon em- | Commonplace episode? If it isn't ¢ broidered on it for Ethel, And then] We're safe. If it Is, one of us wi I'm going over to Allen Street and be stabbed. buy @ whole lot of brasses and cop- Are, you trying to be funny, MI per things, And then I'm going to| ton?” Ma inquired sternly. Mulberry Street and buy George Is it funny to get stabbed?” Green a whole Gorgonzola cheese be 4 ‘cause he is so crazy about it and it's|@bout? We can make a getawal expensive uptown.” even if he does make for us—that “Do you think that I'm to carry a|!f nothing goes wrong with our engi! cartwheel of cheese home in my car?" | Come wrogated Pop, fiercely. “It ten't a question of being game “Whi “That reminds mo!" exclaimed|and I'd be nervous for you, dear. reminds you of what?” down on the el yesterday,” said Pop, “It seenis that| “Just as yor ‘@ man {in an automobile went through! indifferently, Gherez, Gireet yesterday, knocked Stories Of Stories Plots of Immortal Fiction Masterpieces Payson Terhune Covrdaht, 1018, ty the Prem Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World), 84.—THE SUICIDE GLUB (First Adventure). By Robert Louis Stevenson. RINOF FLORIZEL of Bohemia loved to roam through London @@ night, disguised and under the escort of his Master of Horse, Col, Geraldine, searching for odd adventures, On one of these wanderings the two fell in with a ‘This was an organiration of which the Prince had never ch He decided to present Col. Geraldine and himself for membersh! » dealt cards to them. The man who received the ace President then drawing the victim and the execution aside, would arrange with them the details, Three times the cards It was the ace of spades! In perfect health, in the prime The carriage drove off at top speed just as y zeal?” asked the Colonel ctled the Prince in a passion of rell By Dale Drummond Copyright. 1915, by the Prem Publishing Co. (The New York Brening World) CHAPTER XXVIII. very red; he was burning up wit! WOULD be a milliner. fever, I found as I laid my hand o! From the moment Mrs,|2'% bead, and he was mumbling, al most incoherently something abou Larkin had told me that Ij money and business. I saw at one would have made a suc-,h® was out of his mind, and, callin cessful one I never wavered. So now,|J*™mes to come to me, I telephoned | for the doctor; then roused the house. instead of doing my studying in @) Keeper, general way I specialized in what I, “Ho ts very tll, Mrs, “A lttle cold won't hurt,” said Mr.| thought would be of assistance to me. | the doctor said, “and appears to |T bought trade journals relating to|Yery much run down, Why was the millinery business. [ haunted the | ot called before?” exclusive shops., | bought hats from ‘He denied feeling il," I replied te I had never patronized simply | but gulltily. Had I not been believe a! to study their way of doing business | taken up with my own plans I migh' jand of pleasing the customer. Then | have been more observant. 1 sent the bills to Haskall, as I had| | But for the next six weeks my tim he or she had a recital of sickness habe ine, was spent at Haskall’s side, my always been in the habit of doing. bk Haskall had not seemed quite him-| thoughts occupied with him. He ff she thinks she has| self for some little time. He did not | Tm Yary {it tmdeed, and for as . YR: ook be Wek ot usual and was often | iif. he constant te of his ust “Aren’ & 17" | ness affairs; of his fear that he I one Steg gf tes u- | €eing to lose his money. I thought of brary after dinner, I found him eit- wont a, Larkin said the day ah ting at his desk, his head in his|spoke of his talking with her hus: nante, band. Could it be possible that eve: “I'm all right!" he replied, not look-|9 long ago as that he had .) Borroughs,” was very ill indeed, and for days his! worrted? out how matters stood, until one day impatiently. mitted reluctantly that he had los} ‘ou tell me if there is anything| from the office just at a time whe! jo, any way I oan help?” he was needed, had made thin Copyright, 1918, by the Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), ere,| Tan over it, ‘The fumes were so in| you end get eer ee tense that several infants were ove It'll eave a lot , come and a couple of dogs were phyxiated outright. The peddler w Pop was peeved. | automobilisis, Then he went to don’t see|they say, mentally deranged, he Iii “Oh-—er, don't you think that 4 “That may be, too," agreed t! parried. “What are you worry! re you game?” it's all right if you don’t dis-| sald Ma stiffiy. “Not that I'm Ma remarked, blandly, at all, but I don’t feel extra tell you what: I'll get Nettle to the article I read in the paper| morrow mornin, refuge to