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Assorted Uniforms.
PA HIS, Oct. &
Ancient Versailles, uhich has played
Uch a big part In Kuropcan history, has
again come Into her own In this Brcat
European war.
Thousands upon thousands of men have
passed through Versailles on their way
to tho front, and alrcndy many have an
swered their last roll call and others
have been sent homo Invalided. Iteccntly
the men of over 40 and under SO wore
moomzoa, and Versailles was full of pcres
do famlllo waiting to march away to
that vague, mysterious, unknown land
called tho frontier.
The effect was a motley one, nnd tho
men themselves were as oddly assorted as
their clothes; workmen, tradesmen, pro
fessional men, artists and dlll.'ttantl
marched sldo by side In uneven lines to
tho fiha.tv un-dou, un-deux of tho ser
geant They stood to attention, thoy loft-fc-heeled
and right-wheeled and presented
o.ii niui an nienness tnat was as un
expected as It was admirable, for many
i uiom nan aono no drill for several
-r ,'i!airs" ThAt thclr "nM Wftro raRKed,
J f their figures corpulent or clumsy, their
-VJ Tieads bald or grlrzled and their walk
A none too supple matters erv little. For
, tholr moralo U of the very best. Not a
man among them but Is glad to go to
; trlke a blow for la patrle.
4 , Onjcors of all grades ind of many dlf-
f fercnt regiments on foot, mounted and In
A motorcars, chot out curt ordors right
hai 1n.,. Lefti ?0" Scouts ran messages or
i' 'r'"ed oach oUwr In llttlo companies
ial. with a solemnity their fathers could
B never hope to reach, and old men. wear-
xaS Ing 1S70 medals. looked on uith ninF,
eyes and vague memories of what hap
pened before.
All down one sldo of tho Tlaco des
Armcs and up a Jong avenue were the
stables. Hundreds of horses were waiting
for their ordors like tho men; omnibus
horses, cart horses, rueo horses, ponies,
useful cobs, t ell-groomed earring horses
and nearly all of them In good condition.
It -was strange to see tneso patient, un
questioning animals munching hay where.
ji ,a, rulv' ono sees n""n aml women
drinking syrups or sipping aperitifs and
to find that the blue painted stnlls bear
ing tho Inscription "Afternoon Tea"
were turned Into forago stores. It was
Inspiring to see tho activity In tho bar
rack yarcS Of tho nnr-lnonra nnA l, o-
tlllery onco known as tho Ecurle3 du Itol
and tho Ecurles de la Itelne. Still more
extraordinary was It to see tho quiet
greensward around tho Swiss waters
lively with baggago wagons, pontoons
nnd tho continual coming and going of
men, horses and motors. And overlook
ing them all, tho chateau where 44 years
ago the German Emplro wa3 proclaimed.
In the golden sunshine of the afternoon,
standing among the brilliant flower beds,
overlooking tho grand canal with the
splendor of the chateau In the back
ground it wus Impocsible to think of
war. Everything was so calm, so beauti
ful, .o dlgnllied. Even tho aeroplanes
circling high In the bluo of the sky struck
no unfamiliar note until ono remembered
that they were out on serious buslm-ns.
s entrsand to see u. soldier of the line walking
Mobll,arm in arm w-1"1 " wor"ari was nothing
now, only this time the woman looked
d to J anxious and the mnn more protecting
than usual. Thev were spending their
last hour together befoie his regiment left
for the front, lie w.is to march out of
the town as the sun set with a bunch of
Kreen leaves stuck in the barrel of his
rifle and hl-j haversack on hH back.
At 5 o'clock In the afternoon military
discipline was relaxed and the snuadd dis
persed to eat their ovening meal accord
ing to the po'slbllltles or limitations of
Jt their nurse. Some set astride on the
public benches and discussed the delicacies
of tho regimental gamello or they loungtd
picnic fashion on the duuty grass of tho
r roadside Some converted war mnterlal
Into a dining tablo nnd seats, and others
with more money at their command went
to the restaurants and paid dearly for
meals that were not too plentiful and
not at all first rate.
POINCARE AT FRONT MAY
HONOR GENERAL JOFFRE
.ppoin tment by President of Field
Marshal is Expected.
declar PARIS, Oct. E.
President Polncaro Is with the Allies'
armies at the front. He arrived at tho
General Field headquarters today and
was accompanied by Premier Vivlanl and
Minister of War Mlilerand.
President Polncaro Is expected to ap
point General Joffro a French Fltld Mar
shal during his viTtt to the field head
quarters of the French army. At tho
present time Oeneral Joffre is Commander-in-chief
of the French army, but hW
rank is lower than that of Field Marshal
Sir John French, Commander of tho Brit
ish expeditionary forces.
Daring- the absence of Premier Vivlanl
SI. Arlstlde Brland, tho Minister of Jus
tice, -will preside over tho meetings of the
l&blnet.
Commenting on the departure of tho
President for th front the Temps fays:
"An hour was chosen when the nation
la engaged In a gigantic struggle which
If the Issuo is favorable, will llberato
our territory from hostile horded and
wash away tho pollution.
"An enthusiastic -welcome awaits tb
Chief of State and the representatives of
the Government. Their presence in the
midst of our brave boldlers is a happy
prestige- It will cheer the whole country-"
A the vralt occurs on tho day after
the Czar left for the front, the Temps
considers this a far more slgnMcant event
than the fact that the Kaiser Is has
tening to Silesia. The paper says:
"Czar Mlcholes' presence at the head
of his army will have considerable effect
in tho Balkans and In I tab as marking
the moment for great resolutions on tho
'part of those who are waiting to reach
fi decision.
"It will decide popular opinion In Ru
mania, which is offering the King the
alternative of doing his duty as a con
' 'Itutional monarch or of transmitting
his nephew the crown which he wished
lay aside In 1370, after the manlfesta
as by organizations of the sympathy of
smllnsgn,, people with France,"
from "?
lent and , 3R OFFERS PRIZE
mneBaand' FOR BOMB ON LONDON
;reat ant.'
h, wlr Aviators Eeported Spurred On, to
ast th Attack On England,
lutflar LONDON, Oct 5. Wiring from Amster
lntB idam under date of Saturday, The Ktand-
hoi4?iftrtl' correspondent says
a"l "Information has ben received here
from liernn mat ne ivaiser nas prom
ised to confer a special decoration of the
;econd Class of the Order of the Red
M-Ble on the tint Grmn aviator who
awcee4 in dropping explosives on Lon
don. "Lesser, but still unusual, honors are
promised to German aviators who suc
ceed in dropping explosives either on a
yrlU3 warship or some town in Eng
land other than London. '
HOMANCE, COMEDY,
FROM THE
Wounded Russian soldiers who nro be
ing eared for In Moscow are filled with
wonder of all they paw during their In
vasion of East Prussia All tell of find
Ing phonographs In every house.
'Germany li a lino rountrv." said one
Cosack. "Xo comparison with our vil
lages They have stone houses, brick
houseo. line rnrncls. rhalrs and tnlklnc
machlnoR. Every houe has a puonogrnph
nnd we learned to eet them going. One
day I had Juit started one when nn of
ficer Put his hend through n window nnd
onlered the music stopped t didn't know
how to stop It, so 1 Just hit It, biff! In
tho middle, and the wheels flew all over
tho room
"They also have fiddles and blc hlnck
box with a lid. When you open tho ltd
and bang It It goes 'blr, blr, Ik), bo ' "
It was explained to the Cossack that this
was a piano. An officer said the streets
of all German villages were strewn with
books, phonographs, vases, silver nlato
nnd piano keys, but plcturea nnd statues
were not touched by the Russian troops
Asked if they had plenty to eat In Ger
many, nrtother wounded mnn said:
' Yes, plenty of pigs We had roast
German pork every day. There were
thousands of pigs, nnd wo carried them
oft to camp."
A story of the bravery and devotion of
a 12-year-old bov has been told to Minis
ter of War Mlilerand by a Deputy who
learned of the adventures of tho youth
after his mother hnd asked frantically
that a search bo mado for him
When tho troops passed through Ncull-
ly-en-Thell, Andre Guede ocnmpered off
In tho wnko of tho eoldlers. The troops
Boon wero In tho thick of the fighting,
nnd Andre ndopted Sublieutenant Grlve
let ns his guardian For three days tho
boy remained by the side of the officer
on the firing line. He refused to leave
an the machine gun flro swept tho ranks
nbout him. During the third dny Grove
let was wounded. Andre then carried
the officer's oword, revolver, maps and
equipment while they tramped for three
hours In search of an ambulance. When
Grlvelet was placed In the ambulance
Andre wni forgotten, but ho ran for
miles behind the Red Cross wagon, then
hid himself on the train nnd nrrlvcd at
Ulva Rolla with his protector.
Tho boy's mother linn been Informed
that ho Is safe and sound.
Por the first time In tho history of the
British army a "ranker" has risen to
the high position of lieutenant general.
MINES IN BOSPORUS
NEW HINT OFTURKS'
HOSTILITY TO CZAR
Closing of Dardanelles, De
parture of Cruisers and
Strengthening of Black Sea
Forts Indicate Belligerent
Intentions.
ROME, Oct 5.
The following dispatch has been ro
ceUeJ hero from Constantinople:
"All doubts of Turkey's hostile Inten
tion against Russia ended yesterday,
when following the closing of tho Dar
danelles and the departure of tho cruis
ers Gocben and Brcslnu for tho Black
Sea, Turkey closed also the Bosporus
with mines, torpedoes and chains.
"Turkey also began placing new heavy
nrtlllery jesterday In the Black Sea
forts of Killu, Riva and Karaburun."
By an agreement entered Into by the
Powers of Europe In 1641 it was pre
scribed that no foreign warship might
enter tho straits of tho Dardanelles ex
cept with the consent of the Ottoman
Government, and even merchant vessels
wore allowed to pass the Castlo of Cha-nak-Kalehsl
at tho narrowest point of
tho straits only during tho day.
This treaty was confirmed In XSA by
the treaty of Paris, signed after tho
Crlmenn war, and again In 1S78 these
conditions were recognized by the treaty
of Berlin and extended to Include the
Bosporus.
But even before 41 the approaches to
Constantinople wero sealed. In ISM, when
tho Egyptian General Mehmet All Pasha
was threatening the Turkish capital, Rus
sia went to the assistance of Sultan Man
mud II, and In consideration of this ob
tained a secret treaty obliging Turkey
whenever there was necessity for such
action to close tho Dardanelles to the
ships of all nations.
An English fleet under Sir John Duck
worth passed the forts of the Dardanelles
Rnd sailed into the Sea of Marmora In
1307. Tho Straits wero again entered oy
the British when the Government sent
ships to help Turkey in Its last war with
Russia. During the Russo-Japanese War
a Russian volunteor cruiser tlylng mer
chant Hags and carrying eoldlers an!
guns slipped through the Bosphorui and
tho Dardanelles and out Into the Aegean
Sea. In April, 1312, the Italian fleet bom
barded the forts at the entrance to tho
Straits.
These three last-named Incidents con
stltue the only Important violations of
the treaty since It was signed.
U. S. CONSUL COMPELLED
TO LEAVE GERMAN POST
Frank Deedmeyer, of Chemnitz,
Xeaves for New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. !. Frank Deedmeyer.
the American Consul at ChemnlU, Ger
many, who reached London a few days
ago and reported that he had to leave
his post because of the bod treatment
accorded him by the Germans at Chem
nitz, sailed for New York on Saturday
aboard the St. Paul and will arrive next
Saturday. A cable message to his
brother-in-law, the Rev. James Van In
gen, of Mill-burn, X. J , told of his de
parture for this country
Doctor Van Ingen received a letter from
Mrs. Deedmeyer a few days ago which
was dated Chemnitz, September S. There
waa no hint In It that she and her hus
band were not being well treated She
told of a big municipal celebration hetd
there on Sedan Day in which great en
thusiasm and patriotism were shown by
the Germans. Other letters, dated ear
lier, said that all of the able-bodied men
of the community had gone to war and
that as a result the factories were closed
and the place deserted by men.
Doctor Van Ingen said yesterday that
Mr. Deedmeyer was sent to Chemnitz as
American Consul only ten daya before
the war began. He had been In the
American consular service In Germany
for some years Mrs. Deedmeyer, he
said, does not speak German, and he be
lieves that this fact may have contrib
uted to suspicion on the part of the
Germans.
EVENING T.EDGEE PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OOTOBEB
TRAGEDY
GREAT WAR DRAMA
Ha Is Sir William R. Robertson, who was
mentioned by Field Marshal French In
his dispatches of September 0 and was
granted tho temporary rank of lieutenant
general.
Sir William served 10 years bb a troop
er In the ifith Lancers. He then obtained
a commission In the 3d Dragoon Guards
Since then he has been commandant of
the Staff College, chief of tho General
Staff at Aldershot and director of mlll
tnry trnlnlng at tho War Office. He was
the King's guldo In the army maneuvers
of last year.
Not having been accepted for tho army,
tho young son of a Paris lawyer pur
chased an automobile nnd then offered
It to the Government In hopes of getting
to the front. Ho put a price or ono rrane
on tho machine on condition that ho bo
engaged as chauffeur, and was accepted.
An ofllccr of a British submarine, tell
ing of his vessel resting on the bottom
for hours nfter being sighted by German
shlpa nnd fired upon, said the men played
auction btldge while waiting .for a
chance to come to tho surfneo and cs
cape under cover of darkness.
"Tak rare o' yerscl, laddie; It's awfu'
slippery," was tho advice of an elderly
fish wife In Aberdeen fish market to a
youth In the King's uniform, who was
passing by. Sho didn't know he was the
Prince of Wales.
A story of the capture of a spy near
Nnmitr (Belgium), told by n soldier to a
Belginn angler, has been received by the
Pishing Gazette. Belgian soldiers In a
wood near Namur saw a mnn fishing
nnd taking no notice of patrols that
pasted. Questioned as to what sport ho
had had. the answer was, "Tho beggars
won't bite."
From tho fishing basket on which he
was sitting came the unusual sound of
a "coo-coo," and another spy was caught.
"My friend," says the correspondent,
"stated that tho pigeons were fairly
tender."
A war exhibition will be opened soon
at Lclprlg. In It will bo exhibited enp
tured atms nnd photographs of war
scenes, German nnd foreign illustrated
papers nnd a selection of papers which
hnvo hitherto been prohibited from cir
culation In Germany. One department
will be dovoted to caricatures.
SONG OF BATTLE
MOVES GERMANS
TO HEROIC DEEDS
Music Helping Win Battles
for Kaiser, Says Com
mander of the
i(n Oil
Dinging Soldiers.
Brave,
By KABL H. VON WIEaAND
BERLIN. Oct. 5.
"So long as our soldiers sing I have
no fear for tho Fatherland."
This was tho statement of a German
officer of high rank to mo Just aftor I
had returned from tho midst of the
Kaiser's fighting men nnd found that
thoy are distinctly "singing soldiers."
The German soldier sings and lights
and fights and slugs. Ho sings before
battle and he sings after battle. He
even Blngs on tho operating tablo while
his wounds are being dressed.
One of the most Impresslvo things about
the German army, aside from its ex
cellent equipment and tho spirit of fight
ting for the Fatherland, Is Its singing.
The men brea Into song at every op
portunity. It seems thoy must give vent
to tho muslo of their soul.
The "singing soldiers" first Impressed
me during the mobilization In Berlin.
Wherover they went they went "a-olng-lng,"
the reserves with bundles In their
hands on their way to the barracks for
uniforms and equipment, the soldiers uni
formed and equipped, marching to tho
railroad stations, always and everywhere
singing.
In the Improvised hospital of an ancient
cathedral In Maastricht, on tho Dutch
Belgian frontier, I found tho severely
wounded German soldiers constantly
breaking Into song. Traveling from Hol
land to Berlin, I boarded a train bearing
wounded from Liege and Namur. They
were singing.
In the hospitals in Berlin news of vic
tories le the signal for song that breaks
forth from souls and quivering llpa of
men with shattored limbs and facej dis
torted with pain.
Two turs of soldiers moving to the
front were Immedlatelj behind our car
of tho truln on which I left Btrlln for a
short trip recently. They wero singing.
There was seldom a pause. When sol
diers In one car would rcbt, those In tho
next car would take up the refrain, and
at stations the two would join in a mighty
chorus. Three long Red Cross trains of
wounded coming from below Namur, Mona
and Maubeugo passod. From many cars
catno Bong weak, quavering and trem
bling, it la true but song.
And this muslo this fclnglng of men
about to go Into battle, or returning,
maimed, bleeding and suffering has no
"forlorn hope" note or melancholy senti
ment. It fires tho spirit. It is powerful
and forceful, rather than sweet and
dreamy. The rhythm sets the blood
tingling.
There Is music everywhere In the Ger
man army. While the big slcga guns were
smashing the Liege forts into heaps of
rulna and shells were screaming over the
city. General von Emmlck had the regi
mental bands b'Uu concerts In tho little
park In the centre of Liege.
"Music Is helping us win our battles,"
a ranking officer told mo today "the love
of our country that, through song, fires
our spirit to deeds What jou have heard
Is the soul of the Fatherland."
ESSAD PASHA IN DURAZZ0
AFTER MONTHS OF EXILE
Enters Albanian Capital With Army
of 12,000 Ten.
ROME, Oct. 5.
Essad Pasha, accompanied by 12,W
armed men from Dlbra, Trans, Shlak, and
other places, has entered Durazzo In tri
umph after four months' exile. The in
habitants and the Italian colony warmly
welcomed him, and he addressed the peo
ple from the palace, promising an era of
Justice for all.
Noticing In the crowd Baron Altottl,
the Italian Minister, who had returned
the same morning, Essad Pasha Insisted
upon embracing him.
The Glornale d'ltalla urges a positive
act on the pan of Italy to establish her
right to decide tho fate of Avlona as
the key to the Adriatic. Such an act,
according to the Glornale d Italia, would
Involve no change la Italy neutral attitude.
CARDINAL FARLEY
BLAMES FRANCE
IN TALK ON WAR
Heedlessness of Counsels of
the Church Responsible for
European Struggle, Aged
Prelate Declares.
NEW YORK, Oct. B.
Cardinal Farley, making his first pub
lic utteranco since his return from his
flvo months' sojourn In Europe, yester
day placed tho blame for the European
war on the heedlessness of the warring
nations to listen to the good counsels
of the Church. Ho mentioned but ono
country-France In this connection,
which, he said, "suffocated overy breath
of freedom out of tho Church."
The aged Cnthollo prelate mado his ad
dress to iOCO In St. Patrick's Cathedral
at high mass. At the conclusion of his
address he offered a prayer for the dis
continuance of tho "scourge of war,"
and begged for a continuance of pence
In this country.
In part tho Cardinal said:
"There can ho no peaco except through
the Prince of Pence. As the pcoplo of
juropo in inie years nave rejected the
word of God and spurned tho hand of
l'lux X they now hno war.
"The Pope died amid the sounds of
battle of the nations, praying for peaco.
His heart waa broken by the thought of
strlfo In this civilised age.
"Had these European countries looked
to him for advice ttili carnago would
not havo occurred. But, on the con
trary, every country was persecuting
tho Church, robbing tho Church nnd
trampling on her rights. They regarded
her as behind tho ngo nnd not to bo
listened to. Yea, wo nro now paying tho
(iciuiii)- redemption oy mood.
"In tho churches of Europe I havo
visited, knees nnd hends nre being bended
by men and womn, praying for God to
havo mercy."
tils voice quivered with emotion as he
recited scenes he had witnessed In the
Austrlnn Tyrol, which he called "tho
moJt Cathullc Innd In tho world." He
was thete when war was declared.
"All nlong tho mountain roads I mot
these mountaineers coming nlong with
their horses," ho said. "They wero men
imprer-ed Into tho service, going to tho
place where they were to bo disposed of.
Poor monl Every Bocond man of them,
or every third man of them, was des
tined for death as a sacrifice."
Hero Is what ho said about Frnnce.
There was n tone of bitterness In his
voice:
"When an Infidel government of Franco
sought to bind the hands nnd feot of
tho Roman Cnthollo clergy with Iniquitous
laws that would deprivo them of their
rights ns civil auhjects, they turned to
Popo Pius to guide them.
"But the Pontiff was poor himself nnd
couiu give mom no temporal favors. But
ho did give them tlto only power ho pos
resied that of freedom from the yoke of
France when he told them to arise and
go forth hungry and homeless Into tho
world In search of new homes.
"Heedlessness of the counsels of the
Church brought nbout this terrible stato
of affairs In Europe, and henceforth
Franco and other countries of Europe
will realize that there Is no culture with
out Christianity."
DUTCH VESSEL REPORTED
SUNK BY SEA MINE
Nieuwland
"Wrecked in
Crew Saved.
North Sea,
LONDON. Oct 5.-A neuter dispatch
from Amsterdam says that tho Dutch
steamer Nieuwland, whllo on a voy
age from Goole (England) to Rotterdam
struck a mlno In tho North Sea ami
sank.
Her crew of seventeen men wero saved
bv n trawler and landed at Yraulden
Holland.
The
Namo Slzo
Turkish, 9.10x7.10 ft
Mahal, 10.6x6.9 ft.
Anatolian, i 2.7x9.5 ft
Scrape, J0.1 1x10.1 ft
Mahal, 13.3x10.5 ft.
Serape, 12.2x8.10 ft.
Serape, 12.3x9.5 ft.
Serape, 13.9x9.3 ft
Serape, 13.7x11 ft,
Serape, 1 5x9 ft
Serape, 12.10x10.1 ft,
Serape, 12.4x9.7 ft. . .
Savalon, 18.2x10.5 ft,
Kirmanshah, 9. 11x7,9
Mahal, 15x12 ft
Saruk, 10.8x6.9 ft
Serape, 14.4x9.9 ft.
Serape, 15.10x11 ft.
Kirmanshah, 12.1x8.9
Serape, 14.7x10.6 ft.
1
if. a
V
Kirmanshah, 13.6x9 ft
Kirmanshah, 1 3.8x1 1 ft
Kirmanshah, 14.3x10 ft
Kirmanshah, 14x10.1 ft
Kirmanshah, 15.6x10.8
Kirmanshah, 16.7x1 1.7
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SUCCESSORS TO IVINS,
DIETZ & MAGEE
SRiSSSKSSi
SSSi SSSusi
NUN, ON BENDED KNEE,
BEGS MERCY OF PRINCE
German Heir Spares Home for Aged
in Clermont. -
PARIS, Oct. 5. The Gaulols says there
Is unimpeachable evidence that the Ger
man Crown Prince personally ordered tho
burning of the picturesque town of Cler-mont-on-Argonne
after It had been flooded
with gRSollne.
The paper adds that when tho Crown
Pilncc was compelled to retire from the
town ho spared only tho tavon In tho
town where he lmd been staying and th
Homo for tho Aged, the Superior of
which knelt at his feet nnd begged that
her charges bo saved,
ENGLANDS WAR AIM
TO CRIPPLE GERMAN
ECONOMIC PRIMACY
Writer, Contrasting Finances
of Belligerents, Holds
Fatherland's Vast Re
sources Ensure Final Tri
umph. By O. SPERBEU
BERL'IN, Oct. 6.
Tho real object of tho war raging In
Germany Is to weaken Germany econ
omically. This fact has been admitted
by English political lenders, who, to reach
their air, forced tho war upon Germany,
which, ns they believed, was completely
unaware of their intentions. Events hnvo
proved the futility of such a bollof. It
Is no exaggeration to say that Germany
Is economically us well prepared as In
mtlltnry strength to meet tho nttack of
Its enemies.
Tho entlro worl dims heard of tho shock
Its no -wtypo of guns has given the enemy,
and the entire world will bo equally sur
prised on learning of the means It has
tor meeting tho gencrnl depression re
sulting from the hostilities.
A snort recapitulation of tho financial
Htiength of the princlpnl nations Involved
In this glgnntlc strugglo will show Ger
many's superiority.
For decades Russia had no other moan
worth mentioning than those sho drew
from Franco In tho form of gox-ernment
and other loans. The first effects of the
wnr was to ruin Russian Industries. Tho
exportation of cereals had already ceased.
This trade Is the main sourco of Russian
revenue, hence, money Is scarcer now
than over beforo In Russia.
Tho bad stato of Rtibslan finances must
necessarily affect French finances, since
beside tho money loaned to tho Russian
Uovernment a largo amount of French
capital has also found Its way to Russia,
where It was invested In various Indus
tries, so that there nro altogether CO
milliards (billions) of French money In
iiussia. Loss of interest on tho wholo
money loaned to Russia Is felt vory keen
ly In France Just now.
Tho economic situation of France Is
rather serious nctualli. and It la nniv
due to the thrift of the rural popula
tion that ruin has not been experienced.
It is Inconceivable that Great Britain
could bo culpable of miscalculation, the
result of which means tho ruin of that
nntlon. Thnt Britain was not prepared
financially to meot the effect of tho war on
tho economic situation Is shown by the
following facts: Raising of discount high
er than In Germnny; moratoriums; In
ability to provide for the unemployed:
confiscation of tho entlro production of
Kold In South Africa, which wna private
property, nnd confiscation of tho Indian
and Egyptian gold reserve, followed by
n. depreciation of the currency In those
two countries.
Owing to Its geographical Bltuation
Great Britain's foreign trade Is suffering
more from tho war than Is that of Ger
many, which can bo bettor directed
through noutral countries. Besides, Ger
many Is less dependent upon foreign
trade than Is Great Britain, -whoso on-
At ne-T!M to
We have just placed on Sale and Exhibition our entire recent importa-
This magnificent collection of many hundred rugs was purchased in the
Orient by our own buyers, under exceptionally favorable circumstances
and includes all of the various standard weaves and aa unusual range of
sizes. a
Since the European War makes further importations doubtful, this Sale
a an uyyuiiinwiy wim no lover or urienuu migs can auord to miss.
followinjr nn'reo nll mva trmi :J C tU .i J! . . l
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Reg. Value
$100.00
Snlo Price
$68.00
98.00
98.00
135.00
148.00
148.00
165.00
165.00
168.00
168.00
175.00
185.00
185.00
195.00
198.00
225.00
235.00
265.00
268,00
275.00
285,00
290.00
325.00
350.00
425.00
650.00
150.00
165.00
200.00
250.00
235.00
235.00
275.00
275.00
275,00
275.00
275.00
300,00
300.00
300,00
350,00
350,00
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400.00
375,00
375,00
400.00
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450.00
475,00
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5, 1914.
Ore trade may be bM to J be with foreign
sfc? JS
feel tho pangs of starvation. To mis
must be added low of 'n.lffnoncouhn!
British capital Invested In foreign conn-
lGoSrmany8 favorable financial m?'0?
Is Illustrated by the following facts
Moderate ralso of discount, i to n ora
lorlum, sufficient means for providing
rumunerntlvo work for working people.
sunielent means for supporting, ..
Government money, the fa miles of the
men In tho army; no confiscation of gold
roservc, continuation of export and im
port of neutral products through el
countries a supply of foodstuffs sulllclent
to last more than a ear, no Increase, in
the prices of foodstuffs, a production of
foodstuff sumclent for own conMiniptlon.
From precise valuation on official basis
tho German Emplro In normal limes en
Joys n yearly Income1 of 40 milliards of
marks, more or less Of till huge sum
10 mlllards nro spent for public mat
ters, 25 mlllards nro spent privately nnd
tho rest remain ns "savings." The en
tlro wealth of the German Empire
nmounls to 3"0 milliards, all of It at home.
War will cost Germany 6V4 milliards year
ly. Not een tho full amount of her
yearly savings
These figures, the accuracy of which Is
beyond doubt, aro ovldenco that Germany
is better off than any ono of Its adver
saries, and that economically It will nlso
remain superior.
Tho under rating of Germany's triple
strength-economic, political nnd military
will cost tho Trlplo Entente much moro
than any of Its members could ever havo
Imagined.
NATIONS OF EUROPE JOIN
IN PROTESTS TO EUROPE
Italy and Spain Emphatic In De
mands on Porte,
ATHENS, Oct 6.
Ambnssndors of the Triple Entente
Italy and Spain havo presented to tho
Grand Vizier nf Turkey nnother nolo
protesting emphatically against tho abro
gation of capitulations recently an
nounced, according to a diplomatic mes
sage received today from Constantinople.
Tho participation of Italy nnd Spain
In this action Is regarded ns a notice to
tho Porte that thoso two countries are
ready to cast their lots with England,
Franco nnd Russia.
Mffi BANKS
Diddle Co.
Announce
The arrival and placing
on Exhibition of recent
Importations -Precious
Stones, Silver, Glass.China,
Watches, Clocks, etc.
. Early selection advisable
' Duplication almost impossible.
Chestnut Street
se-lsilS Less
.&
wco ui me cwuuuruuiury values:
Daghestans and
Averaging nbout 3x5 ft.
$12.50 and $16.50
Usual prices $22,50 and $30.00
Mossoul and Kazakjas
In medium sizes
$22.50, $24.00 and $28.00
Regularly worth $30.00, $SSJ)0 ami up to 45
Kurdistan and Mossouls
Averaging 4x7 ft
$28.00 and $35.00
Worth $40.00 and $50.00
Saruks
About 3x5 ft.
In most magnificent colorings
$38.00, $42.50 and $48.00
Regular values from $50.oo to $75,00
Oriental Hall Rim.c
VariSl&:8r-
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PRIESTS' HEROISM
ENDS CHURCH PERIL
FEARED IN FRANCE
Religious Feeling and Unity
Inspired Through Com
mon Cause of Factions
Against Invader.
LONDON, Oct B. Tho correspondent of.
tho Times at Paris says that one result
of tho wnr has beon a distinct religious
roUval In Franco. Tho so-callod "clerical
peril" has disappeared from popular Im
agination. Evcrywhoro priests havo boen
distinguished for their heroism and their
devotion to the patrlotlo cause, hleh Is
shared by many members of religious
orders, both men nnd women.
Abbo Luchnt, sergeant In tho Cyclist
Corps, was killed on tho field of battle.
Abbo Jlonbru, lieutenant of Infantry, fell
at the head of his company. Another
clerical, Lieutenant Abbo Gronlor, was
struck down In leading his men In a,
charge. Abbo Fumln, ensign, died also In
battle, Tho lmperlshablo roll of soldier
priests Includes 12 nbbes who have died
for France.
Tho Times In on editorial says:
"No feature of tho war has been mora
striking than tho religious feeling It has
evoked. We shall bo surprised It tho
war and tho pro-splrltual emotions It has
kindled nro not attended by a quickening
rtnd deepening of tho religious feeling in
England ns well na Franco."
RUMANIA AWAITS BATTLE
TO DECIDE WAR ISSUE
Cabinet Postpones Action Pending
Conflict in East.
BUCHAREST, Oct- n. Tho Rumanian
Cabinet has decided to await tho out
come of tho battlo between the Russian
and Austro-German armies beforo toning
any final action on the question of alter
ing its position of neutrality.
Wedding
Gifts
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Mossouls
to $90.00
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