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THE CATHEDRALS OF LOUVAIN WERE NOT SPARED BY THE TORCH AND SHELL OF THE GERMANS
TACITURN LEADERS
DIRECT OPERATIONS
OF BRITISH FORCES
Kitchener, French and
Douglas Are Too Silent
and Reserved to be Popu
lar Idols.
WORLD TO PATTERN
GERMAN CULTURE,
SAYS NOTED WRITER
DEEDS OF DARING. ROMANCE
AND COMEDY FROM WAR ZONE
By P. M. SABLE
LONDON, Sept. 22. A striking point
about the men who aro In command of
England's nrmlps during the present war
is that the majority of thfin aro of the
Bllent and "unpopular" type. Not per
sonally unpopular, of course, but not of
popularity seekers. They are all "Kitch
ener's men," and Kitchener does not ap
prove of advertisement or Rarrullty. "K.
of K." himself Is a calculating machine
and pays not the slightest attention to
popular approval or disapproval. Whro
another roan would explain a temporarily
unpopular scheme, Kitchener disdains to
do so and pursues the nen tenor of his
way without regord for anybody's feel
ings or any consideration. He Is not
loved, but he is respected by everybody,
vL hlR appointment to tho War Secre
taryship wa3 hailed with a general sigh
of relief.
Even his machlne-llko "mailed fist" ar
rangements for the military part of KlnS
Georse'a coronation only made people
nay "Curse the brute, ho mlffht be deal
ing with .Russians," but it didn't stop
them admlrinff him. They appreciated
tha fact that ho was merely maklnff a
thorough job of It, and thnt for business
purposes, spectators had no rlRhts at all.
FRENCH NOT ODSIAL
Field Marshal Sir John D. P. Trench,
commander In chief of the BrttUh expe
ditionary force. Is another quiet man.
Sometimes the publlo professes a real af
fection for "Jack" French, but always
Tvlshes he -aould show a little of the
geniality of "Bobs" (Earl Roberts!, the
late Generals Duller and "Back-acher"
Gatacre. When crowd3 waiting outsid
the AVar Offlre rheered him. French
looked surprised and annoyed. Cheers
had no part in his thoughts, and he
glared at his admirers in a manner that
suggested he was considering th9 advis
ability of calling a Hquadron of cavalry
Jo clear the streets.
It was as a cavalry loader that French
made his name, though h was originally
destined for the navy. In which service
he remained four yean. His exploits In
trm Eiryptlan and Bouth African wars
marked him out as perhaps th moat
dashing ca-alry leader In Europe. Prac
tically tha last man out of Ladvsmtth
before the Boers bottled up the late Sir
George 'White. French got most of his
cavalry division awav, realizing tnat
mounted men were of no use in a be
sieged town, and It was he aluno who
stemmed the tide of the British dUaster
nfter the "black week" of December,
1S33.
Gatacre's defeat at fitormberg would
have btn an absvlutu lout hut for
French's cavalry, and whl! vry Brit
ish general was loslmj hard-earned repu
tations French was Ferenely dashing
along the Orange Free State frontier,
checking pursuers and raiders and gen
erally giving th enemy caus to "tMnk
furlouslv." He gained for the British
troops breathing space while Robert
was getting his army Into shape, and
his brilliant dash culminating In the re.
)ief of Kinber!o marked the turning
roint of the war,
DOUGLAS A POCR SCOT.
French's cavalry It was who rounded up
Cronjo at Paardeberg'. enabling Kitch
ener to bring up his guns and infantry
to smash the Boer general, and It was
French who rushed his advance guards
into nioemfontrin. Pretoria and Barber
ton before the Boors wore aware of his
proximity. Jn the big sweeping up"
scheme by which Kitchener ended the
Iwur, French was tireless and his cavalry
nppearod to be everywhere at once. A
small, taciturn man with u bullet head,
be ii frequently passed unrecognized by
would-be admirers- He resigned the post
of Chief of the Imperial General Staff
as the result of h famouB "Qomjh,
Memorandum" during the Ulster crisis,
but at the request of King George ho
took over his former job of inspector
general at the outbreak of the war.
General Sir Charles W. Jl Douglas.
Chief of the Imperial General staff. Is lit
tle known to the public A dour Scotch
soldier, he participated In Roberts' fa
mous march to Candahar, and served
with distinction in India, Kgypt and
b'outh Africa. In the last Boer war he
wai on the staff and so did little of the
show) work, but his list of "mentioned In
dispatches" rarely has b?en excelled.
Douglas would be m!ghtll istonuhed if
ativbody cheered him. and he would prob
ably consider It on Impertinence. Any
way hl Is not one of the faces that dec
orate picture postcards and not one In a
thousand would ic9tuiz bis photo K
Ifcty tc saw 1C
,f
, Gerhardt Hauptmann
Praises Germany and At
tacks England for Calling
Japan to "Bite at Europe's
Heel."
By GERHtART HAUPTMANN
German port and dramattst, utnntr 0 flif Sobd
pru tor literature in isil and author of
"Vie Veriunkene (llorkt," "Die tlb'r."
"Klgo," ami otJier jivMlcattaits.
NHW YORK, Hept. :;.
Wc are an eminently peaceable nation.
The shallow Parisian feuilletonist Berg
son may call us barbarians as much as
he please". The great poet and deluded
gallomanlac Maeterlinck may Impose
upon us similar nice titles after having
called us the "conscience of Kurope "
The world knows that we are an old
civilized nation.
Nowhere I? the idea of cosmopolitism
rooted deeper than with ur. Look at
our literature of translations and name
me a nation which Is trying Just as hard
as we to render justice to the spirit and
the originality of other nations to as
to thoroughly understand their soul. Did
not Maeterlinck win mobt of his glory
and his money with us? For a parlor
phllosophaster like Berp'on, of course,
there Is no room In tho country of Kant
and Schopenhauer.
1 "ay It frankly. We havo and we had
no hatred against France, w have idol
ized tho plastic art, sculpture, pictorial
art and the literature of that country.
For the worldwide, recognition of Rodin
the way was paved In Germany. We ad
mire Anatole rVance. Manpa.ant, Flau
bert Hnd Balzac are read in Germany
like German authors. tVe feel a deep
affection for the national life of southern
France Enthusiastic admirers of Mistral
ran be found even In small German cities
among tio poorer population.
SHOULD BE FRIENDS.
It Ih to be greatly regrettd that Gr
manv and France could wt be political
friends They should have been, since
try are the administrators of the Con
tinental productions of the mind and
since they are the two great thorough
cultured European master nations. Fate,
however, wanted It different. In tho
year 1570 the Gorman tribes through
fighting obtained for themselves the Ger
man unity and the German Empire,
Thss achievements guaranteed to our
nation an epoch of peace for more than
A0 years, a tlmo of budding, of growing,
of strengthening, of thriving, of fruit
bearing unparalleled
Out of a population becoming more and
more numerous there arose more and
more numerous individualities. In
dividual energy nnd general elasticity
created the great achievements of our
industry, of our commerce and of our
transportation systems. I do not be
lieve that an Amerlran, English, French
or Italian traveler ever believed himself
among barbarians while visiting German
families, German cities, German hotels,
German ships, German concerts. Gor
man t.ieatrea, Beyr'Uth. German llbiaries
01 German museums We havo traveled
in other countries and wo havo aluaa
welcomed uny stranger.
Of course, our geographical situation,
with thieatening Powers In the East and
West, compelled US to look out for the
s tffty of our house For this reason,
and for this reason only, our army and
our nvy were organized. Into this or
ganization the cunent of German Indus
tiy, efficiency and inventive pnuer was
directed to a great extent. At the pres
ent time we know better than we have
ever konwn before that this measure
was a very necessary one.
But Kaiser Wllhelm, supreme KrlegB
lierr of the Empire, did love the peace
from th very bottom of his soul and did
keep the peace Our well-trained army
was established for no other purpose
Ihun for defense. We wanted to bo pre
pared against threatening assaults I
repeat, the German nation, the German
princes, Kaiser Wllhelm, all of them, had
no other thougnt In maintaining the army
tnd navy than to safeguard the beehive
of the Empire, the industrious, rich ae
tivlty of peace.
HOPED TO KEEP PEACE.
Without being boast(ul. simply express
ing my deepest conviction, I say that It
always has been a favorite idea of the
Kaiser, to which he clung with heartftlt
enthusiasm, to keep to the end the blessed
epoch of his Administration one of abso
lute peace. It is not his, not our, fault
that it turned out different.
The war In which we are engaged
and which was forced upon us Is a war
of aefense. Vhoevcr would dispute tiiM
fact would have to do so against his
better knowledge- Look at the enemy
on the eastern, on the northern, on the
nesiera frontier Our blood fraternity
with Austria mean for both countries
notnina its than se,f-preservation That
the sword was forced Into our hand can
be plainly sesn from the dispatches ox
chauzed between the Emperor and the
Czar and between th,e Emperor B.n,d, th,e.
Tho "highest" man (so German papers
say) to enlist In the Gcrmnu army was
the mountain guide, Glntz, stationed at
the Zugspltze In southern Bavaria, 072.)
feet above the sea, who, when the sum
mons to join his regiment came to him,
telephoned: "Is schon recht, I Klmm
glel'" (It's nil right, I'll bo down soon),
rnd In five hours hurried down into the
valley from the highest summit In the
German empire.
How a black cat saw the Britl'h fleet
sink several German German warships
on Heligoland Is told In a letter from
Alfred Bishop, who was In the light.
The cat Is tho mascot of one of the
British cruisers and was on deck through
out the engagement. Sho is Immensely
popular now and in danger of becoming
spoiled,
"Our dear little, black, lucky kitten
sat under our foremost gun during tho
wholo of the battle and wasn't fright
ened at nil, only when we first stnrted
firing. But nfterward she sat and licked
herself. Wo all kissed her aftorwards,"
wiltes Bishop,
King of England by everybody who cares
for nn understanding and not for a de
lusion. Of course, now we havo taken
up tho sword and now we are not going
to lny it down until before God and
men we hnvo nroved our holv tlcht.
Who was It that did conspire to bring
about this war? Who even whistled for
the Mongollnn, for the Jap, that he
should come to viciously and cowardly
bite at Europe's heel? Doubtless our
enemies, who, surrounded by hordes of
Cosacks, claim to fight for European
civilization
It Is with great pain and bitterness
that I pronounce the word "England."
I belong to those barbarans upon whom
the English University of Oxford bo
stowed th degree of doctor honoris
causa. I havo friends in Englnnd who
with one foot are standing on the In
tellectual soil of Germany. Haldano,
former English Minister of War, and
with him numerous Englishmen under
took regular pilgrimages to tho small
1 barbarian city of Weimar, where tho
' barbarians Goethe, Schiller, Herder,
Wlcland and others have exerted them-
I selvs for the humanity of tho whole
I world.
.BLOOD TIES OF RULERS,
We havo a German poet whoso dramas
hnvo become national property as the
dramas of no other German poet. Hli
name is William Shakespeare, tho same
Shakespeare who is England's prince of
poets. The mother of our Emperor is
nn English woman, the wife of tho
King of England a German. And yot
this congeneric.)! and congenial nation
has sent the declaration of war Into our
house. Why? Heaven only may know.
But this much Is certain tho sangui
ttuous world concert now raging on the
European Continent has an English diplo
mat as Impresario and conductor. The
question Is whether the finale of this
horrible music still will seo the same
conductor. "My cousin, thou didst not
mean well, neither with thyself nor with
us, when thy tools threw murder and
arin Into our huts" While I nm writ
ing these wordH the day of the solar
cllpse ha passed. The Gel man army
has defeated betwten Metz and the
Vosges eight French army corps and
driven them into flight. Every German
in hus native country feels it had to
come this way. Our Jealous enemies
forged an Iron ring around our breast
and we knew our breast had to expand,
that it hod to spilt asunder this ring, or
else we had to cease breathing. But
Germany will not cease to breathe, and
so it camo to pass that tho iron ring was
forced apart.
We rather want to and will keep on
being German barbarians, who consider
the women and children of our enemies
sacred I am In a position to assure Mr
Ma.tei Jinck that we will never stoop so
Ion as to torture and slaughter, like cow
ards, Belgian Kirla, women or rhtldren.
As said before, on frontiers our off
spring is standing, the Socialist elbow to
elbow with the bourgeois, the peasant
shoulder to shoulder with the scientist,
the prince and tho laborer side by side,
all fighting for German liberty, German
home life, German art, German science
German progrere; fighting In full and
clear consciousness for a noble and rich
national treasure for all wo call our own
for our material and spiritual posses
sions wnlch arn furthering the general
progress and ascent of humanity.
NOTES OF THE RAIL
Mrectors of the. Texas Corporation of
the Kansas r'ity, Mexico and Orient Hall,
road have decided to make application to
the Texas Railroad Commission for
authority to issue l,t!X,o of bonds on
the division of that lino between Alpine
and Ulrvin The lssu win be based on a
valuation of tl6.(X per mile
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy has put
21 miles of automatic block signals In
service near Akron, Col.
Jelllco Coal and Railroad has been
organized Ht Chattanooga, Tenn. The
company will build a railroad from Pine
Knot, Ky , southwest to JeJlico. about Jl
miles. Construction work will be started
In October, it is understood.
Jefferson and Northwestern has under
consideration the question of building a
combined passenger and freight station
at Jefferson, Tex.
Sydney J Clifford, head bookkeeper and
statistician of the Boston and Maine Rail
road, will leave the employ of that raIN
road on October J, to become accountant
for the Interstate Commerce Commission
SEWER GAS SHAKES GOTHAM
Naval Bombardmont Could Not Have
Startled Folk More.
NEW TORIC, Sept. 22.-If e. battle
fleet in the bay had been bombarding
j New York, It could have caused little
more alarm than did tho crash of ex
plosions, the flying of missiles and the
falling of wounded men In the district
bounded by 42d street, 43d street, Iex
ington nvenue and East Itlvor.
Many In tho throngs upon tho strcot
thought that firing was actually going
on. But It was only tho explosion of
sewer gases. The missiles were pieces
of asphalt pavement and manhole
covers.
Eight persons wero struck and In
jured. Forty covers wero blown uf
Hundreds of windows were shattered.
There was alarm among the patients
of two hospitals as hugo pieces of
steel crashed through the panes. A
street car was hit by a manhole cover
nnd every window broken. Traffic on
tho 42d street line waB tied up.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Sun nnd Tides
Run rl'ff.... i.4T a m I Sun eta.... 0.00p.m.
PHILADELPHIA.
HiKh water. 3-12 a.m. I JIlKh water. 3'35 p.m.
lw water. .10:S4 a.m. I lw water. .10 87 p.m.
JIBBDY ISLAND.
HlKht water.lSiOl a.m. I High water. 12:24 pm.
Iw rwater.. il:42 a.m. I Iiw water.. T:l.i.m.
HIIEAK WATER.
HlKh water. t 44 a.m I High water. 10:10 p.m.
fxivv nter . .'1.17 a-m. how water.. 3 51 p.m.
Vessels Arriving Today
TeeMale (Jlr.), Port du Palx, logwood, dock
ed at Chester
lowan, Hllo, Honolulu, via Iannma Canal,
sumr. W, l Hagr & fion.
Sailing Today
Sir. Isl of Jura (Ur ), Dixon. Havana. Mun
eon Steamship Line.
Ptr. Catherine Ouneo (Nor.), Roraneen, Port
'Antonla via Harscoa. Cuneo Importing Com
pany. Sir. Grecian. Page. Boston, Merchants and
Mtnera' Transportation Company.
Htr. l'rlcason, Wlllla, Baltimore. Krksson
Line.
Steamships to Arrive
PASSENOER.
Name. From. Data.
Moncollan Glaarow Bflpt. 16
Btampalla Genoa Bpt. 15
Dominion Liverpool Sept. 10
FIIEIQHT.
Pity of Durham Calcutta Sept. 1
Zulderdk .,., Itotter'un ,. ..Sept. 13
Amsteldrk Rotterdam ,...Hept. IS
Maine ..London Sept. 0
Stan I'olnt. .......... nnnon fept. 13
Man Mariner.. Mancheater ,...Hept. 10
nepi. j-t
.Huelvn ,.
ABROGATE GRAIN CONTRACTS
NEW YORK. Sept. 22 -American grain
exporters have obtained the consent of
German buvtru to the abrogation of con
tracts In consideration of payment to
German brokers of the 1 per cent com
mission that would have been due them
If the contractu had been carried out
These developments are the outcome of
the transportation difficulties in regard to
ocean traffic, resulting from the Eu' ran
Aania ..........
Sturmfela Calcutta Rept
canadla Stavanc er . . . Kept . 13
Htathcote Gl'e IVy, Nil. Sept. 18
Zrentcrgen ' ardlff . .. Sept. IH
Rapldan '1,h .Sept. 1M
California Copenhagen ,...(X-t, ..
Steamships to Leave
FAS8E.NC1ER,
Name. For. Date.
Carthaginian Glaajow B.pt. 39
Dominion Liverpool Oct. 3
Stampalla Naplea Oct. 8
FREIGHT.
Uranlenbor Copenhagen . . . Sept. .
Man. Exchange Mancheater. Sept. -
Maine London gP. 28
Zuldrdyk Rotterdam . ...facpt. 29
Danla Copenhagen ..PejJt.21
Vert I'nlnt ,., I,ondon Sept jn
t"anadU Chrleilanla, . ..Oct. 3
California Copenhagen ....Oct.
PORT OF NEW YORK
VESSEL3 ARRIVING TODAY.
Name. From. Sailed.
Zeelanl Liverpool Sept. 11
I'rlnclpello Rotterdam Sept. !)
America Naples Rept. to
Steamships to Arrive
DUH TODAY.
Name From. Sallo.1.
Chleago Havre Spt. 14
Antilles 2,no.
American Rotterdam .. .Sept. S
Virginia ... .Bordeaux .... aept. d
DUE TOMORROW,
Name From. Sailed.
Olvroplo Liverpool .... Sept Id
New York . . Liverpool ,, -gPt. 10
liilcagu .Havre 8eW.ll
FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
A itead) demand prevail in the di-amihip
market with unl a limited amount of bual
nesi being transacted, duq to moderate offer
tnga of tonoag. Rates are Arm. Itatea ara
low and buelnoia dull In sailing trades
STEAM EH IPS.
Wlnlalon IBr.j, Atlantlo Rang to United
Kingdom ur French Atlantic porta, grain, pri
vate terma, September and October.
Oakland Grange (Br . earn.
Polatad 1 Nor. I, Philadelphia to Scandinavian
ptirta. reflntd petroleum. 18,000 barrel, pri
vate terma prompt.
tiamln 'Dan ), New York to Malta, refined
petroleum lOOQOo caa, LS centa, September
and October.
i'letro iltal). 3429 tons, Baltimore to Na
plea, .favooa or Leghorn, coal, private terma,
PThyrU Menler Br . 7W tone. Norfolk to
Chandler. Quebec, coal, prlva terma. prompt
Meridian (Dr.). ZHH ton. Colon to Phila
delphia, acrap Iron, private Urmi, September
and October.
VltalU (Nor.). TO tons, araa,
Hiorn (Nor.. TOO ton. Jamaica to New
Tork or Htamford, logwood, private terms,
promrt. 6THOONBRS.
Flora A Kimball, 821 tona. Philadelphia 10
Naaaau, ccal 12 SO.
Barnard if. Blake. Port Heading to Camden,
Me . coal. W cents.
Edward K. Balrd. Jr.. Barren Island to Phil
adelphia, tankax. II. net. thence Lwa. Del.,
lo Charleston nah acrap, K net. and back to
New Vurk, kiln dricJ Ivarda, irlvatc Una.
GREAT DISTANCES
HAMPER RUSSIA'S
WAR OPERATIONS
French Military Writer
Points Out Disadvantages
Under Which the Czar's
Military Machine Must
Labor.
In one of the French military publi
cations, under dato of July 80, last, there
appears on article written by an officer of
tho French army, in which the officer
calls attention to the slowness of Russian
mobilization and asks hla countrymen to
remember that, in the event of trouble,
which has since como to France, they
ennnot expect any great holp from Russia
until two or three weeks nfter the com
pletion of the Russian mobilization. This
now has been largely completed, recent
news dispatches show.
The French officer says it probably
would tako a month to mobilize, and, with
tho tlmo It takes to get under way after
mobilization Is accomplished, his ligures
would Indicate that from six, to seven
weeks might bo necessary beforo Russia
could be ready for action, following a dec
laration of war. The -writer points out,
however, that the army of the Czar has
boen reorganized nnd that there Is rea
son to believe It will give a fine account
of Itself when It goes Into battle. The ar
ticle as translated from the French fol
lows :
"Inasmuch ns there Is a just and sin
cere understanding between Franco and
Russia, It Is only natural that the French
should want to know Just what aid they
could expect In tho event of an Invasion
of their country. What tho French desire
to know Is that their pence union Is di
rected to guaruntee the peace of Hurope.
They desire to proclnlm this especially be
cause of tho fact that a great empire Is
every day strengthening its offensive
forces, thus affirming its ambition for su
premacy. Then thu eminence of a crisis
and a violent climax causes each country
to hasten to bo on the alert, for It is
most Important to be the most robust and
In a position to bo the first to attack.
"Franco knows little or nothing of the
military forces of Russia, which, so far
as the French are concerned, are personi
fied In the Cossacks of 1812 nnd 1810, Just
as in 1870 the Uhlans represented the
Prussian nrmy. It is Interesting, there
fore, to study with entire frankness the
military forces which we salute as allies.
COUNTRY OF GRISAT DISTANCES.
"This colossal country (Russia), which
measures In area 5,600.000 kilometers
(about 3,400,000 miles) square can only be
understood in regard to its armed forces
by statistics, the character of its people,
and the multiple demands necessary for
Its safety. Before 1311 Russia Ignoted
regional recruitment, and, to pay nothing
of the chagrin of the Russo-Japanese con
flict, ono could easily imagine tho condi
tions of 1870, with the sluggish advances
and the confusion and defeat of divisions
of reservists. Instead of recruiting a
united army they then called the re
servists In numberless groups under great
hardships and from enormous distances.
Once assembled, officers were charged
with the duty of teaching them warfare.
"But this has changed, and today Rus
sla. Inspired by the French and German
BVBtems of mobilization, Iihb adopted a
more rational and more Blmple and
adequate rule to cope with the different
probable dangers. We must remember
that Russia must hasten now to guurd
herself not only against Oennany, but
against Austria In tho southwest to tha
Caucasus Mountains, and she should do
the same in the north.
"The mass of the active Russian forces
are concentrated n the north In Finland,
In a small territory west of St. Peters
burg and Moscow are ten army corps,
which guard the vicinities of Riga, Vllna
and Warsaw and which touch the Baltic
In the face of Germany.
"With the adoption of a rational re.
cruttment system, Russia in Europe aug
mented her forces of the first reserve by
four army corps (160,000 mem, two of
which corps are stationed toward the
Vials in the barren regions of the Kasan
Desert. Southeast of Moscow the army
of the Caucasus Is reinforced by 11 corps
from Titlls and St. Petersburg, while the
circumscriptions of Vilna and Warsaw
have added to the central reserve seven
Instead of three corps. This part of the
army can be sent anywhere It is needed.
For very evident reasons Finland has been
reinforced by a half corps (20,000 men) and
the frontier near the Turks by another
half corps
"The distances In Russia are such that
mobilization and concentration, however
Improved the system, are difficult and
slow. The greatest part of the reservists
are hard to reach with mobilization
orders, and then, of course, there Is the
problem of transportation. For example,
it Is 1304 kilometers (more than 800 miles)
from Moscow to Warsaw, a Joumey of 24
hours by the fastest of trains. From
Kazan to Warsaw it U 3000 kilometers
(more than 16W miles), a Journey by rail
of W hours. From St. Petersburg to War
saw It Is 1115 kllometors (nearly 700 miles),
which means a railroad Journey of 27
hours, ami from VIndlvostock to St,
Petersburg It Is S507 kilometers (neatly
5100 miles), nnd this means a railroad
Journey of nlno days.
STRKNOTII OF TUB RUSSIAN ARMY.
"Tho total Russian army In time of
peace In 1914 numbers 1,240,000 men, con
taining threo kinds of recruits first, 1,035,
000 ordinary recruits; second, 60,000 Cos
sacks, nnd third, 9.i,000 soldiers held over
four-year and five-year enlistments. The
compulsory recruitment numbers each
year 1,200,000 mon, but only 3S0.0O0 men arc
selected from the totol. Tho physlca
examination Is extremely severe, nnd In
tho nrmy of Russia every soldier must
havo a perfect constitution.
"In 1918 the brilliant manoeuvres were
duo entirely to tho patlenco and continued
energy of General Soiikhomllkof, who Is
tho soul and tho general of tho IlttSBlan
army. The Russians havo thrown them
selves so violently Into tho reorganization
of their army that they have neglected
cortaln needs In regard to their foreign
attitude. In some ways they mo vague,
whereas they should be frankly offensive.
"Tho Alllanco Is Justly worried over
tho amount of tlmo It takes for mo
bilization and concentration In Russia.
Dosplto the fnct that great progress has
been made both In railway extension and
in military organization. It requires a
month to mobilize the 'forces of Russia.
It is necessary, however, to tnke Into
consideration the Inadequacy of the Rus
sian railway system for military pur
poses. Tho Russian nrmy will bo fatally
lato In comparison with tho nrmlos of
Franco and Germany, in tho evont mo
bilization Is ordered in those countries.
"Let us glance nt tho railway routes
In Russia. Wo notlco how few there aro
which touch on tho western frontlor and
tho River Mcmel. Tho Immense distance
between Gallcla and the Bultio Is crossed
by only two railroads,' tho first crossing
two kllomotcrs from Warsaw and tho
other 100 kllomctors southeast of Ivango
rod. In Vllna and Grodno toward tho
Baltic there nro very few troops, for on
tho left bank of tho Vistula Russia does
not ned a heavy gunrd prcntiso of the
great marshes and the enormous river
Itself.
"The Russian nlllanca Is certainly a
f great advantage for Franco. Novertho-
less one must look at it In a clrcumspoct
way. Franco cannot count upon Russia
at tho beginning of u war, In fact, hardly
at all until 15 or 20 days after mobiliza
tion has been ordered.
"Russia hnR on her not them fiontlcr
reason to fear the Swedes and Germans,
Her navy Is In tho midst of reorganiza
tion, nnd with the assistance of foreign
shipbuilders shn will soon possess a fleet
of eight fighting shipn. of which numbor
four are armored cruisers. Shu has had
the Idea for a long tlmo of equaling the
German navy of 1G armored cruisers.
"We must remember that Russia Is a
land of enormous rrsouices, and her re
organized army is capable of much if sho
can be stripped of sluggishness. She will
be a great help to Franco, but France
cannot count too much on her. Russia
Is only Kuropcan In icgatd to aggres
siveness. Her InterestB are complex, her
politics nnd ambition are Asiatic.
FAIRMOTJNT FIGHTS
At tho Falrmount Athletic Club to
night, IC. O. Harry Baker, of "Wilming
ton, Is scheduled to meot Charlie Collins,
a rising young middleweight of Columbia,
Pa., In the wind-up. Both boys have
reputations as knock-out artists nnd a
great battle Bhould result. Young
Fletcher, of Kensington, and Young
Wernert, of tho same locality, will meet
In the seml-windup nnd the other con
tests will bo botwrrn Wllllo Kline, of the
Forty-seventh Ward, and Pat Blddlc, of
West Philadelphia; Joe Smith, of tho
V. S. S. Michigan, and Tommy Hogau,
of the Tenth Ward, and Young Jack
Tola nd of the Twelfth Ward, and Young
Gannon, of Southwaik.
CLUB HONOItS MANAGER
Two hundred Invitations havo been Is
sued for a complimentary dinner and n
ceptlon to bo glvon Thursday, September
21, to Frank K Poth. manager of the
Clifton Heights baseball dub, at Shee's
Hall In that borough
A number of major lengun baseball
stars. Including nembers of the Athletics,
will be present- Tho uffair Is tn bo a
testimonial to Manager Poth for the auc
cessful season that has marked his man
agement of the Clifton Heights club.
There will be addresses by the Burgess
of tho borough, Attorney R. (J. Robinson
and others, and a dance.
Callfornians Win Doubles Title
CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-E. R MeCor
mlck and Ella Fottrell, the California
pair, captured tle final round In the
Ohio State doubles championships hero
yesterday by defeating Clarence Orlflln,
of San Francisco, and Robert Batrd, of
Toronto. 6-0, 8-1
Feds After Tommy Leach
CHICAGO, Sept. K According to a ru
mor which originated hero last night,
Tommy Leach, tho Chicago Nationals
outfielder, will be offered tho manage
ment of the Pittsburgh Pederala next
season. I.tacli, it Is suld. is not eatUtled
with his pu'cnt Chicago contract, and
unless he is given one for threo
years he will Jump to the outlaws.
Billiard Receipts for Red Cross
NEW YORK. Sept 22 "Willie" Hoppe
nnd Melbourne Inman. the champion bll
Uardlsts who are to pla a 6000-polnt In
ternational championship match at the
Hotel Astor beginning next Monday have
volunteered to play ono of their matinees
In eld of the American Red Crnns illof
I fund-
FLAGLER'S DREAM TO
UNITE CUBA WITH U.S.
BY RAIL REALIZED
Ferry Float to Carry Cars
From Key West to Ha
vana Is Launched at Cramp
Shipyards.
Another step In tho realization of
Henry M. Flaglor5s dream of uniting
tha United States with Cuba by rail
will bo taken this afternoon with the
launching of a car ilont at the yards
of tho AVilllam Cramp fc Sons Ship and
Engine Building Company. The float
will upon Its completion be the largest
craft of Its type alloaL It will ply be
tween Key West, Fin., and Havana,
Cuba.
Miss Florenco Marie Becluvlth, daugh
ter of J. P. Bcckwlth, vlco president of
the Florida East "Coast Railroad Com
pany. Is making a special trip here
from Augustine, Fia., to perform the
part of sponsor for the gigantic car
float. She will name It for the late
Henry M. Flagler, who used his millions
In planning for the Joining of Cuba and
Florida. The launching will tako place
shortly after 3 o'clock. A host of ship,
ping men. officials of tho railroad com
pany nnd shipbuilding plants are ex
pected to bo present. A luncheon will
follow the launch.
Tho Henry M. Flagler will have a car
rying capacity of 30 of tho largest freight
curs loaded. Tho triple expansion, le
clprocntlng engines, capable of develop
ing 1330 horsepower, will carry tho craft
from Key West to Havnna, a distance of
U0 miles In eight hours. This will re
duce tho present running time by several
hours. It Is expected in tho near future
the craft will enrry rnssenc-er cith. en.
sibling travelers to mako the entile rtis
tunco between Now Yoik and Havnna by
rail.
Ext! a precautions has been taken to in
sure tho safety of the cars which will
bo carried on tho main deck on (our
tracks, whilo tho vessel Is at sea.
A warlike iiHpcct Is given tho cr.ift
nnangenients to mount rupld-tlre and
sm.illsmnll callbri- batteries In order to
make It -ay to lit her out as a transport
ur supply vessel In case of necpssitv.
Besides Inaugurating 11 new freight st
vlce between Cuba nnd this countr.v. the
craft Is oxpertcd to increase the com
merce btwen th two countries. Business
mon of Cuba aro greatly Interested In
the projet nnd hav promised to give it
their support.
Tho hull of tho float Is built of steel
and conforms with all of tho regulations
demanded In a vessel of Its type The
goneral dimensions aro:
I.rnKlli over all ,1W fet
1-enirtli between perpendiculars .... vm fwt
Heam, rtwlit,..! .- ,,l
Ietll 22 f-
llreailth of deck ". ,-.T f.et
Speerl. loaileit with i'!K) mm dead
weight 12 knitt
WEST CHESTER GIRL SAFE
Secretnry Bryan Tells Father Daugh
ter Is Sailing for Home.
WEST CHESTER. Sept 22.-Sccretary
of Stato Bryan has telegraphed W IV.
MnoElrec, of this place, advising him.
that his daughter Miss Mary, who Is
tho slater of Burgess J. Paul MacElree,
of this place, Is safe and on her way to
Liverpool, from which place sho will sail
for homo at tho first opportunity.
Miss MocElreo was in Switzerland
when caught bs tho war crisis and noth
ing had been heard ftoni her until she
was located nt tho request of Sccietary
Rryan by a Consul In Switzerland, who
cabled thnt sho was safe and on her way
to England to embark at Liverpool.
Large Unit Tendency in Coal Minn
For live years the United States Geo
logical Survey has collected coal pu
ditctlon statistics showing the distribu
tion of output among five class.es of
mines, lated according to their pioduc
tlve r-aiMdty. Comparisons of these 10m
pllatlons indicate that even in this tliit
period the tendency toward concentia.
tlou into large unit operations ! mark
ed. In the anthracite mines of I'enn.
lylvania such concentration vvne evident
befuro lsi03. and there has been further
progress In the same direction In the
bituminous mines In these live ear
there has been nn Increaso in annual
production of nearly 10O.WO.O0O tons, but
practical!) no increase In the number of
commercial mines. Thero has. however,
been n. most significant change in tn
number and production of the mines or
the first class, thoso pioduclng zW.Oitons
or over, tho Inciense In number bring
30 per tent, und tho output of 6 if
these mined in 1I? averaging nearl '
oou tons, us contrasted with 5W."? -""h!
the avoiage production per mlna . ',Ji
class In 19t. The proportion of the totsi
pioductlon contributed b the m!ne-,fll'
the first class has increased In the n
jeais from 42s to 50', per -ent This ten
dency toward lurge operations Is en"
acterlstic of both western nnd 'alIh'
coal fields, the slif .States showing tf
largest percentage of production "j.
mines of the Aral class being- Utah. V
glnU, Pennsylvania, Illinois. . '
Ico, ahd Montana la-4na artee wunfl.
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