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.bazaars for tho Central
I; not popular tills spring.
wouldn't It bo a Rood thing
flm to "plant nn ncro" of cab-
xchanca each nun for a fat
rfc
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K7f.9
, M reported that vcstcid.iy
setback for two Philadelphia
."somewhere on tho diamond,
i') tared when the news from
tved?
ingl up Lens will not mako
asy for tho German Gov
Neither will nsecond, spolln-
vim as tno Teuton armies ai o
ck toward tho Rhine.
tad owes a lot to tho cause
ihta of Btnall nations," con-
tf services of Kitchener, Iijsh-
t George, Welshman, and Ilalg,
!'- To say nothing of Smuts,
i -has conquered tho German
(Africa for her.
Vp'"
(to form till tho end, Hetty
jretuently died a nonresident of
Land it Is now. announced that
fooes a ttansfer tax of more
,000. But Undo Sam In his
ooa win doubtless soon una
nrnllni" tht lit tin npst-rxrir
F& .
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nnor, wnoso death is just
"Warsaw, sought to civilize
lth tho universal language
:o:' of which ho was tho In-
I'jyllved long cnougli to seo
caso of Germany this has to
ed With something stroncer
it
&
I 'In Berlin over a 25 ner cent
fht,, bread rations may plcaso
l,aDUt they aro no argument In
ijswung our own orcau. when
Tas wo must help feed tho
.children of Germany until
py nation gets on Its feet
a poor sport -who will crow
ny'B lialf-starvod nhllil.
Jr&s
rXyk recognizes the tip as a
1 part of a chauffeurs In-
t, no one in this country has
who wjll tip the tip from
fiWhenco It rules tho frco but
MBftliien: Possibly the war will
jaViype of moral sinew strong
.resist this pollto form of rob-
m.
ml- .,
iiariuiy Biiiii uiub uur :uiinur
nt starts out by calling
ernment Publicity Bureau
"lis purpose is to profit by
-sad and let the public know
tent's intentions. Censoring
programs In England has
of arousing tne suspicions
.ta everywhere about tho
.Ithe. British Government's pur-
;,has given the pacifists tho
that tills is a war of conquest.
It 'is nqt.'but the censor seemed
Heating that Impression,
t -
too' soon to make fun of tho
ftfotaents which still call le-
(lc retreat. If the men in
f believe that, they are not
kKdtU must ba remembered
Dram oi tne general
-war; oa soldiers in tho
rknow only about what
sv'are experiencing, and if
: happens to bo holding its
defeat of comrades ten
some timo to reach
r'on 'the German aldo of No
'correct this condition
are doing gallant work
iSWxf.of President WH
(h-'.and .reports of other
iuie Krounu penina tno
".Z ,.
Jphla will probably
Aisto4ian of John G.
t artieeitectlon, she is
jaiiiA.topayithe full
j.tiMHWUaable'miglect to
jKMMtUipal art, gallery.
, th great lawyer
imslyiatimruUhed
of lairlslatora and
, mt hta wttlre Uy,
7W,
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Y&filfi
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A STAGGERING BLOW
fTlHE great French victory sounds tho
knell of Germany's hopes of holding
on in tho West. Tho enormous number of
prisoners captured by tho English nnd
Trench in tho last week, a total of
24,000, Is proof to tho world that German
moralo Is wcakoned. VI rst class, deter
mined fighting men do not surrender In
droves.
Of first Importunco is tho effect on tho
Husslan Government, which will know
now how to answer tho Austrian pcaco
proposal. It will stiffen the courago of
Scandinavia, Denmark and tho Nether
lands to dofy Berlin. It will dccldo waver
ing South American republics.
No doubt tho victories woro won
through tlto sacrlflco of many thousands
of brao Krciichnicii and Englishmen.
Tlila means ono thing. They shall not
have died In vain. Tho German autocracy
must pay for thoso lives by n complcto
surrender. Nations do not glvo tho llowcr
of their youth to gain an insecure poaco
by shifty compromise
STRAW VOTE ON CONSCRIPTION
rpi2N men, otlng with n flouilsh against
tho "prlnrlplo" of sclcctlvo conicrip
tfun and "carrying" a lloitso vnmmlttco
by 10 to !, show what tho people want
about lis well tin thoso trolley cais that
woro ran led unanimously for Mr. Hughes
last October, Neatly every man ono
meets Is baying "I would offer my seiv
Ires If I know what work I could do and
whoio tho Government most needs me."
Thcso men aio carrying tho country for
sotectlvo coiiHciiptlou by tlio cry fact of
their uncertainty.
STOP THE SIN OF WASTE
"C1N1.1HT lu tho hi my of frugality. No
-' exemptions aio pcrmlslblo hero. Tho
conscription of tho ontho nation must
hero bo universal, not Hclcctlve.
America's besetting sin of waste can
wreck the best-laid war plans. 1'iance
hat long known tho-viituo of economy
both ii:t a war nrmor and a bulwai k of
trtio civilization. England Is learning it
through bitter experience.
. Wo nro tho pinrllgato of nations.
American extravagance is a bywoid.
Every man in the land, resolved that
democracy shall triumph, can now aid
that causo by Instituting Intelligent econ
omies. Fully ns Important ns tho production of
food, good and munitions Is tho saving
of the vast storo of wealth and resources
that wo already possess. Tho curtail
ment of extravagances Is as valuablo to
tho nation as anything the farmer, tho
munitions maker, tho soldier or tho
Millor may accomplish.
This Is a situation In which no special
equipment Is necessary. Every ono can
save something, can dispense with some
Idlo superfluity. Universal frugality Is
universal service of supremo and Instant
Importance.
Learning that lesson will at the samo
tlmo effaco tho daikest stigma on Ameri
can civilization.
LIQUOR IN THE IIALANCE
rpHE fato of liquor hangs In tho balance.
Tho food reserves aro low that is, tho
total reset vci of tho world, for tho food
problem is now Intel national and never
local and will temaln to throughout
tho war and tho reconstruction period.
Whether wo can afford to spend several
huudicd million bushels a year on liquor
may depend on the size of the English
crop or tho Russian crop. The only ques
tion is whether wa- prohibition Is neces
sary or not to mako complete victory cer
tain. If It Is authotltatls-ely declared to
bo necessary, liquor will go overnight,
and no ono but a shameless nnd unlmpor
tnnt Individual hero and thero will have
the faco to object. ,
But thero Is a forco at work mightier
even than grain statistics. Machinery
demands sober workers. Tho efficiency
movement and tho organized proventlon
of Industrial accidents had beforo tho war
mado ono class, of workers after another
dry. Munitions factories called thousands
from trades In which men could still
drink and "got away with It," nnd powder
towns are saloonless. Now wo must mako
still moro munitions and moro labor will
go dry. Add to this that every man is
expected to do his share- toward winning
tho war, no matter what his work Is, and
wo shall soon see liquor used to any
great extent only by tho leisure class.
And In war wo must have no leisure
class.
TWO GREAT REVOLUTIONS
. COME ONE
HE-
TJIDMOND nOSTAND'S poem, "The
-'-'-Song of tho Stars," read beforo a
mighty audience in tho Sorbonne, ex
quisitely crystallizes tho French senti
ment that has hailed our entry into tho
war with a fervor arising from no other
European nation.
Britain sees the promise of victory in
our aid. She is grateful, appreciative,
cordial. But Franco eloquently voices her
understanding o'f a situation in which
our ideals and hers aio entirely one.
Evor since tho world conflict started tho
.French Republic has regarded it in tla
light of a continuation of tho liberalizing
wars of the French Revolution.
Franco fights for, world freedom now
as she did In 1795. Her enemy happens
to be GeVmany, but at bottom it Is less
the desire to crush tho "Bocho" than to
emancipate mankind by tho glorious prin
ciples of Franklin and of Dan ton that
Insplro her unwearied valor. The French
and American Revolutions have begun
again nnd are fused into one.
Americans have seldom had to explain
themselves to France. What matter If
Louis, XVI's aid in our Revolution was
selfishly given? Lafayette, knew Just
Jivhat we woro fighting for, and his
espousal of our .cause was born of tho
unsullied love; of Hbertyt' The same sym
yathyof purpose prpvallf today,, Wo need
iwt'-.''sfMrU4a!t'th perfect .French
ajjpneiaUwi '(ur .ibmIvm We may
, fcflwevr.;that:.areat t like
taMMb-im?
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T&ATIVERb.Utt
Description oJ; tho Famous City
as It Stands Firm Against
tho Fierce German
Assaults
Dy HENRI DAZIN
It'tlnlrnt of llio t'rolt da ilucrro, mmbr of tho
Hotlfto dan Upi tlo Lauren nnd apeclal
rorrcapondent of thn Etr.MNU '
I. r.iii.it in 1'ranc,
PARIS, March 27.
V;'
IIDUN nnd Vaux. Tho words convey
raro nobility that stirs tho soul nnd
're-echoes n round tlio globo.
Tho emotion 1 cxpcrlcncea.- In trending
their sanctified noil Is tho profound Impres
sion of my life, rich In Joy nnd pride, full
homngo nf roterenco for tho Mtllnnt sol
dlrrn of Trance. I deem It a high privilege
to hate boon permitted n vision ever to
remain green lu my memory j of this land
never conquered nnd this land redeemed,
still the nrtlvo scene of tho most tremendous
lintllo tho world hns ever known. For
Verdun and Vaux nro palpitating with It
us they mo with glory, as If tho earth they
stand upon were a grcnt, heaving, living
In cast, drinking deep tho nir of Illustrious
victory desplto tho constant snnrl of enemy
HhelJ, a s.icred sector of wonderful, ml
mliulilo France, saturated deep In sncrlllcc
of blood, devotion and a vast heiolc martyr
dom. ,
it was gray with a soft rain falling as
our niitoiimlillo approached tho best known
city lu tho woilil. Tho day was clylng,
hut through It Hill I ,-.iw afar tho heights
of cathedral and citadel Slowly, without
UglitH, wo diovu through tho ruin of tho'
city, tno torliucd lann.nits of homes and
bonnes seeming In thu gray of iilghtlull
ns heiolc sllliom ttes ngain&t nn all but
equally d.nkcnrd Ii.ii kground of H,y Com
ing as we diil from tho west, we li.ners.ed
Its full width, parsing tho iriliingtilar
shaped cemetery, vvlirro daily, through all
thu dnjM that nic.ibuio a jcar of tlmo, the
bons of Fiance aio laid, t.icli close to the
other lu th.ith ns they had stood each
closo to the other lu lire, liicast and face
to fno whllo offcilug supicuio fcncilfku foi
l.a I'atrle. . i
At ft the nct morulnsr. lone lieforn ilm
fnlntest heiald of coming day, wo left our
automobile at the spur of ground ciifwnlng
tho almost mined forts fiom V.iucliri.iu
vlllo to llol.s-Houri.iH In Indian file, a paity
of five, tluee civilians nnd two tillk-iTH, wp
climbed a slope of hIicIMoiii giound,
through which inn swift brooks of muddy
water Uehlnd us rang the ciack of French
batteries lliing over our heads, tho sh.tip
try of tlio wvcnt.v-flve mingled with the
sonorous sound of heavier bhclls whistling
through tlia air Ftom tho Invader's lino
liiyond shells p.icd over our head again
QuIiMy j mi learn lo distinguish tho dlf
feienocs in bhell caliber by tho bcalo of
MJUIld.
Mi we leached "the top of the acclivity
wo had been healing, day was bicaking,
nnd the whole p.itioialim of wai opened
beforo our ejes We stood ns upon the
edge of u vast cup Far to tho wett. the
Aignniio hills, a blown lit illicit mass of
scat led timber; ahead, noinew hat ncaicr, the
far heights boideilng tho Meuse initially
bailing the view iJltectl below and be
hind. In tho valley, lau tho river, tho
earth horde! Ing, a verltablo nioiass. Aris
ing bccinlngly amid It. I had my llrnt
ila light glimpse of Veidun that I had left
In tho dink two limns before; Verdun
iioet, brimlngly Intact, ci owned by lis
cathcdlal towels that leached up Into tho
gray bUy of tlio inonilng as If hi a holy
defiance.
To tlio right, as wo advanced, I bavv
Polvre hill that but iceently becamo nn
added lilt of lecoiiqneicd Fiance, nod be
sldo It, Tallin hill, still In Clcrman hands.
We looked but for a niemoialilo moment,
for wo woro in sight -and rango of German
snipers, and at tmnninnd descended within
a boy.iti. As wo piogicscd through It,
snow began to fall. Our way was slow and
silent, tho biio In gieat wet Hakes qukkly
covering the path. Wo stepped finm stone
to btono laid there, and at times trod lu
mud nnd water to tho top of puttees. Wo,
vvero now ono hundred yards npart, per
order, for bafety.
The Soil Baptized in Blood"
I'icsently wo descended a declivity and'
tluougli a little valley, out of It, and past
tho icmalns of t'lienola woods, tho scene
of tho most sangulnaiy lighting In hnnd-
to-hand conlllct In all tho battles of Verdun,
Its few hundred squat o iiictcts of territory
definitely irconqueicd in October. Every
handful of Its earth Is saturated with tho
blood of France. Jloth are, lu booth, as
one. For an Instant, I lemovojd my hel
met In rovcrence to this b.tcicd boll.
Through and past we went; nnd up to the
summit of an unevtn plateau.
There, pet haps nOOO feet away, stood tho
fort of Vnu. The tortuied and uneven
ground beforo It, covered hero and there
with Its mantle of white, and hero and
thero showing bpots of red-gray shell-era -tcicd
eattli, gave mo an Impression of
an undulating white-capped sea. Amidst It,
long, low, black, rose tho fort. Balilnd it,
a gray, gray sky, and farther still, like a
very majesty through tho snow, the fort
of Douaumout.
Seven times whllo covering the few thou
sand foet to Vaux, a Journey ns over n
mlniatUro mountainous country, wo threw
ourselves flat In tho snow nnd mud as
shells broke neat by. As we neared tho
fort I could seo 'tho very ruin It Is. But
closo up tho entrance, still partially batri
caded even by the Hermans themselves with
sacks of sand nnd catth, opened black.
Passing its portals, wo wero greeted by
Captain . tho commander, as the sev
enth, eighth and ninth civilians to enter Its
reconquered door. Ills smllo of welcome
was a wry multitude of words, nnd his
hand gripped tiuo nnd strong ns ho led us
within
Upon tho walls of tho passages wero
German Inscriptions. I had somo of them
translated to me, and they have no soiling
business In thebo pages. I cAnnot, for
obvious reasons, describe tlio Interior of
Vaux. Hut everything Is In order. Vaux,
neither fort nor village, will over again see
defilement by the arms of Germany.
I was permitted to mount tho observatory
ladder, where amid shrapnel-scarred air and
the scalo of passing shells, I saw faintly
through the fnllmg snow that whJch had
been tho village of Vaux; beyond, Hardo
montj beyond still and to the right, Douau
mont Beforo wero tho lines of tho Bocho.
We lunched within the fort, tho guests
of tho bravo of France; lunched to tho
sound of constant fire, nnd presently, after
an au revolr et bonne chance, repassed the
danger zone lit safety, again observing
the precaution of throwing ourselves fiat as
necessity required. After a llttlo we passed
Into tho complete safety of the tunnel of
, whence we emerged to our waiting
automobile for tho rldo of a few kilo
meters batk to Verdun.
The snow had ceased and desplto the late
afternoon the sky had brightened. Ahead,
as w) descended, I saw again the panorama
of tho city of glory, its cathedral towers
and citadel again giving me tho Impression
of the morning, of being quite Intact. But
within the gates I met a very martyrdom
of ruin in a 'drive through Its anelent
streets, each clear of debris and full of the
horizon blue of France.
Verdun, as I left It behind, seemed to my
fancV ready to sear Its wounds. And in
my "fancy, too, I thought I found a symbol
of the searing. For .in one of the many
stops for close Inspection I found years
old lilac bushes growing close to an ancient
shell-scarred wall. Not a twig of their
branches was broken. And beneath the
atiow-cov ered wood, I noted he tightly sealed
Blgns'of coming bud, of clustered flower, but
awaiting the touch of God's spring to bloom
in modest , purple glory "as they had in
'days of old. In thedaya of pesos; and as
they wilt again in days unborn when neaos
ball oomaataln. and Veraun, Vaua, .
www jhb ana
i..iiri
Tonf Dalyfr'-CQhira.'i' -)
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, A MADRtOAL
I muai not raise to you my lays
That homage irott decryf
Your tcord (s law and heard tn awe;
A faithful minstrel, I
Shall hymn instead the Hose so red
What 'ncath your casement urows.
Then, Sovran Maid, do not upbraid,
I'm singing to the Hose.
Ah, Hose whose thorns like little scorns
llcputsc your suitors, too,
licncath tho sun there lives hut ono
More sweet, mo'ro dear than you;
And, oh, how sweet, how all-complete.
Iter lover only knows I
A'oy, la not vcxt, I hold my text,
I'm singing to the ltosc.
Should any bee of crooked knee
All pollcii-tliuty, come,
lied Jtoic, to uno ai lovers do
With jilaintlec buzz and hum,
Thru would yon chcrr that buccaneer
With llpi whence nectar jlowi,
Or chide his song? 7 tttcan no wiong,
I'm slngiii'i to the Hoic.
Yet were I he, that loving bee,
How should I importune!
"Sweet nymph," I'd say, "no moro dclayl
Oir ti'oir It warm in June.
My queen, my own, my lloia half-blown,
1'or me, for mc unclose
Your heart of gold!" A tnlc half told,
I'm slntjliir to my Jlosc.
AiiTiiuu auirniiMAX.
YESTJ'ROAV wo noticed a bunch of
workmen tinkering with tho Cohockslnk
sewer nnd It swept us back to our boy
hood. Tlmo wan (even beforo wo began
tho business of gathering news) when tho
first spring freshet was tho nnnual
signal for tho Cohockslnk to grow ebul
lient nnd Just naturally bust Itself. It
has been dormant for years. Has tho
war aroused It?
"Can't home teadjustment bo effected
heio?" Inquires M. S., writing from
RoOhcstcr, "You see, boss, 'it's llkq this:
Wood & Stone, of Meadvlllo, Pa., nio
dealers In watches and dlamw.ds, whllo
Diamond it Gold, of Dayton, O., aro dcal
oi s In will, lime, cement nnd stenc."
rm: iumw wiTiiuuLD
Should I endeavor to indite
A Ani'fc or tlto of simple spring song,
You'd call it, and no doubt alight,
A bunch of melancholy singsong.
H'cic fo cclcbiatc in verse
The buih and beet (i)i(' blossoms innal,
Vox popull would loudly curse,
Consigning mo to flics eternal.
Since caillcr and better bards
Jlave ndvritiscd this jdcasant season
In tcords that all the world icgaids
Ai matchless, 1 can sec no reason
Why J should pff tuy slender skill
Against them ull and ritk dqrlslon;
And so I do not think I will
These stanza? warrant my decision.
riLBVllT.
.Ac
WHILE OUR RIVALS haven't jet
allowed our boast that wo'ro "tho work
shop of tho world," many aro conceding
Philadelphia to bo famous for tho variety
of its jnaiHifuctuics. So, too, it seems,
Is tho town of Stafford, in England. "Tho
author of 'Tho Yeoman Adventurer,' "
bays a publisher's note sent out by the
Pulnaiiis, "was born In tho 'town of Staf
ford, said lo bo noted fo'1 tho mnnufacturo
of shoes, Iznak "Walton and tho marked
dialect of Its natives."
Sir You may win that prlzo for the
national anthem, but thcie'll bo ono com
petitor In tho tacc. Ho 13 Reg Do Kovcn,
and tlio piece ho Is writing will bo In tlio
"Masque of American Drammcr," tho big
outdoor spectacle to bo presented In tlio
Botanical Gat dens during tho second week
In May (Adv.). D. W. S.
run iwason why
All the blossomt toill ba out,
In a xceck;
Vrom each branch the birds will shout
In a week.
And my heart U singing gay
Half the night and all the day.
For she's coming back to stayl
In a week. I'l.
Since It Is pretty well understood that
Pi's first name is Mag, or something else
of that gender, her llttlo chant of Joy is
probably for tho return of tho cook.
"I hope you'vo bought yours," writes
W. Up. "I laid mlno in last week at the
now low prices. What's that? Oh, didn't
you see this? It was in a yesterday
morn, contempt
Passage of the 7.000,000,000 coal bill
by tho House of Representatives this
afternoon Is assured.
DECLINED WITn TIIAXKS
Came a noto to us;
"Good nominal
Why not visit Honolulu?
Drop in ott.iis tWf'ioHt warning,
When yourjnext vacation's due.
Lew."
i
So wo mailed to him our answer:
" "Many thanks for invitation.
But tea don't "believe we can, sir;
We may have to serve tho nation.
1
1Vcmifl'it toear your flower too
And o smile andttccar 'cm gayly
But too fear the wild alohi
And the frttmgeous ukulele. '
So excuse us. T. A. Dajy."
We lift this bit of delightful vagrancy
from a llttlo book of Irish verso by Ruth
and Celia Duflln.
THE VAGRANT
Dlvll a penny I have to me name.
But It makes no differ wherever I be,
For North pr South, sure It's all tho same,
There's always a blto an' a sup for me.
Dlvll a oof I have to me head, j
Only the roof of the changln' sky :
The ridge of the world's me restln' bed.
An' the Bwlngtn' stars aro me candles
high.
Dlvll a frlen' I have o' mo own
Me ould brown fiddle's me nearest Wn.
But I wouldn't change wl' the king on his
throne
When I get the feel o' her undher me
chin.
Dlvll a scraw I have in tho Ian'
To break me heart, w(' the rent to pay,
But there'll no wan grldge mo. the ien'th
o' a man
When they come to put me in undher the
clay. - . ,
Reading- this morning's war news, last
night, we couldn't help' feeling that.'Hla-
jeafcurrs ,f amoua ,Line U shfoet
'vk 'v- Sw mmmkPtlmm k4AvisSmm -1
. ... , -l l ...- ,..---,....,... Ml .,..-,.- -.. III I I I II LI
MYSTERY OF A DIAMOND NECKLACE
Mado for Countess du Barry at
de Rohan Used It to
Antoinette's Favor
Bv JOHN ELFRETII WATKINS
THE Cnidiual do Rohan, Grand Almoner
of J-'rance, lived lu morbid, dread of
Queen Mario Antoinette's dbfavor. His
troubles hadi begun when that hapless
Queen mercilessly biiubhed him nt couit
and ho was willing to pay any prlco for
restoration to her favor. His plight was
ono which naturally opened up a lertno
ono which naturally openeu up a lertno ;uano ..vnioinoito or some ono lmperson
field for blackmalleis and that c-laFs of ad- ntlng her who Received tho Cardinal In the
ventlllprH W'bn Inkn ndvnnljiirn nf liersons 1 fTrovo nt nlulit'
IVIIIUiriil IIIIU l.llU III, llllk.lU III 'I.II'1II3
In trouble. Cagllostro, tho celebrated magi
cian, in return lor a sunsiaiuiai ice, assuicu
tho Cardinal that ho had tiscd his niyttlc
poweis to regain the Queen's good will.
Another ngent employed by Do Roha to
obtain her Majesty's forgiveness was the
Countess do la Motte, a cousin of the King.'
Coming to him with tho claim that sho
could effect a reconciliation, tho Cf.untess
had obtained various sums of money from
hint for that'purposc.
The former King, the ills-soluto Louis XV,
had oulered for his mlstiess, tho Countess
du Harry, a diamond necklace, valued at a
third of a million doUais. but had died be
fore It had been finished by tho Jewelers
It later (.hanged hands several times and
eventually fell Into tho possession of a
Paris firm of Jewelers, who nbout tho time
of tho Cnidlun.'s employment of tho Count
ess do la Motto were attempting to sell It
to tho Queen. But Mario Antoinette re
jected It, stating that It was ugly and not
to her taste. Whllo tho jewelers were nurs
ing their disappointment the Countess do
la Motte entered their establishment and
Informed them that Mailo Antolnetto In
reality wanted tho diamond nccklaco very
badly and hesitated to take It openly bc
causo sho feared that tho purchase would
further embitter tho common people, who
wero already railing against her extrava-.
gance. Tho Countess, according to her own
story, had been appointed ns tho Queen's
secret ngent to iiegotiato tho purchaso and.
leaving tho Jewelers' shop, she went
straightway to Cardinal do Rohan, telling
him tho same story and assuring him that
his favor with the Queen would surely bo
restoied If he would covertly at rango .to
order the, nccklaco for her, It being agreed
that Marie Antolnetto thould remit for It
In four quarterly payments. Tho Cardinal
jumped nt tho opportunity nnd In his pres
ence the jowelers delivered the necklace to
tho Countess, who turned It over to a man
who, tho Cardinal wns given to under
stand, was a secret messenger from tho
Queen.
The Cardinal was soon afterward shown
by tho Countess a number of letters al
leged to bo from the Queen and greatly
complimenting him. Shortly afterward, tin,
Countess delighted him greatly by stating
that the Queen desired to meet him secretly
In a grove on a certain night. Tho Cardinal
proceeded to tho place mentioned and there
met a heavily cloaked figure, who presented
him with a roso and whispered:
"You may hope that the past is forgot
ten." But In spite of all this evidence that tho
Countess had, In. truth, bought for him tho
Queen's favor with tho generous funds that
he had given to her, De Rohan's troubles
now began to multiply. Ho anxiously
awaited the Queen's appearance wearing
the necklace, but noted with alarm that
she never adorned herself with It, Nor
did she relax from her cold demeanor
toward him at court : nor were his fortunes
advanced In any way. Worst of all the
promised quarterly remittances for tho dia
mond necklace were not forthcoming from
her Majesty. Entering tho palace chapel
one morning, clothed In his full regalia
and prepared to say high mass, Rohan was
apprehended by tho King. It appeared that
the Jevtelers, tired of waiting for Uie
money, had commenced to dun tho Queen
illrAetlv nnrt IV.nl .!, l.,i -... .. . :..
-...-..,,.. "" n vne oiu
10 mo iving, protesting her ignoranco of
the charge. The Cardinal made a clean
breast -of the whole matter to the Kinr"
ln.IarJ .AT?!neU .hearing the con!
fesston. flV Intn i. mir. t,..n ..
,T;i -v. " -."..n. ,""Xi. """u"i? ."
v."iv.i.ii! u. oi.uuiiu.ci. i-oor ue ltohan,
realizing that he had been duped by Borne
one, offered to pay for the necklaco out of
hi. .rlSa - SS -
rant.
His trial before Parliament lasted for
MWlnUon-VSurt tatriwi tndextrava!-
caixse whloh it brouaht rortV-hk,!?1:
n.i . r,rp ..... t.t::v'r :.'
Louis XV's Order How Cardinal
Try to Retrain Marie
Countess do la Motto was ically the Queen's
sect et agent or merely an Impostor; whether
the letters complimenting Do Rohan woro
re.llK- fmm tlin Ollnnx n Ll.'lllf.il fnir.n.lnn,
whether tho man to whom tho diamond
nccklaco was given was acting for tho
Countess or tho Queen, nnd whether it was
iuaiio antolnetto or somo ono lmnerson.
grovo nt night',
According to tho Queen's witnesses, sho
was Impersonated In tho grovo by a certain
Mile. d'Ollva.
Tho tiial ended In tho acquittal of De
Iiohan and tho public whipping of the
tountcss do la Motte, who was also branded
and sent to piison for a brief term; but
tho fact that sho was- allowed unusual
luxuries In prison nnd that D'Ollva was al
lowed to go scot free caused many to think
that theso two women were icapegoats.
Tho truth as to tho diamond necklaco
w II ever lcmaln ono of tho unfathomable
riddles of tho court of Franco.
A SCULPTOR'S MISTAKE
Stioll back of tho Ticasury Dcpaitmont
Building In Washington Into Potomac Path
and look upon tho statue of General Wil
liam T. Sherman. If this military genius
could visit tho sceiio ho would doubtless
stt ip tho bronze figures nt tho baso of their
ai-Cbutciments. At each corner of tho baso
btands a Boldler flguro In full uniform and
equipment. Slnco tho day of the unveiling
military men have smiled at tho lack of
know-ledgo of military costumes displayed
by Artist Carl Robel-Smlth, tho sculptor.
Each figure, wears tho blanket toll over
tho tight Instead of over tho left shoulder,
making Impossible the uso of his rlllc The
canteen rests on tho left hip under tho
blanket roll, whereas custom places It on
the light, and tho cartridge pouch is placed
on tho right hip, whllo tho military manner
of dress, prescribes that it bo worn in front
or on tho side. Sherman's hordes havo fre
quently remained upon what would havo
happened to them had they appeared before
their commander for tovlew or Inspection
dressed ns tho artist has handed them down
to futuro generations. Wnshlni-tnn nnn
...- ' V
luialtx AINU CLASS STRUGGLE
This, wo have said and believed la i
vyar against a predatory autocracy, ami
the United States Is going into It with 0,0
of tho best causes and one of the most
hopeful purposes for which a nation ever
fought. But the clean purpose and en
tnuslasm of tho nation aro poisoned by its
own Internal class btruggle. Our plutocrats
whether they know It or not. are them
selves largely responsible for tho bitterness
of tho protest against war. It Is they who
havo made tho American purposo seem In
sincere. Surely It is too late now to create
loyalty by petitions, to dragoon It by unN
venal military service. We cannot com
mandeer unity by arresting schoolboys who
distribute pacifist leaflets, by refusing tlio
use of university buildings to pacifist speak!
crs, by barring tho advancement of pacifist
school principals. Our chance to devote
our whole energy to a great international
purpose has been nearly lost through our
deficiency In creating lndu.strlal and social
Justice within the nation. Nothing can now
rob the protest of Its validity except a
conspicuous surrender on the part of our
propertied classes. Whllo wo are fighting
for democracy abroad, the American Bour
bons daro no longer delay us In tho task
of perfecting It at home:Tho jlevv Re.
public.
AVE!
"Vi:"
Bells upon the city are rlnl?w ...
night: ' -.-.. ... mo
High above the garden ar .,. .
fuU of light f hUSM
.On tho healthy Pentlands . t.
e flying free: """ vu"ow
And the broom Is blowing bonnle In the
- - S " borfds that aod d.
creea to hind,
' Still we'll be the children of the ,..
; and the wind; f tha heathe-
. For away from home nt, u: -.. ....
creed to bind
For awaS ,ronV $m. oh. If. still for you
. . . we "" ror you
r;SWf5BirhJrfcTS,araSTO
What Do You Know?
. oV-f , antral Merest win S anneerea
ftt 1iIj column. Ten question, Jhel ower to
)!l'lclMP!,a,!;fM'''onned "r'"n 8',m"d know'
re asked ilallu.
QUIZ ,
1. What Is the ntnotint of the OoTernment'i
liroposed vinr bond Issne? '
2. Who Is Aleils Carrel?
3. Xame tlm nlltnl commaniler In Greece.
V hero Is lilt army liae?
I. About liow many races make dp Rnlft'i
liiipiilntlon','
li. Xa mo the capital of Toulalana.
U. What nnd where In Coucj-le-Chatean, re-
liarlcil ili-strojeil In ttie German retreat?
7. borne warlili of nntloulty were called
trlrempi. Mint were tliey?
8. What Is "trout-colored"? x
0. Mli.it nro trurilei, which are considered
creat delicacies?
10. About how many of the Inhabitants of the
United Mates nro church members?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. Until tlio Tolled States and Imperial Ger
man (merninenu hive announced that
tliey will not Intern mm another's neace
nblo citizens living within their borders.
2. Plenary powers tlvo full authority to n
(nmmlsMon lo net for the Eovernment
which It represents, i
3. The Columbia Hirer flows through British
olumlilii, WashbiEton nnd Oregon Into
the I'm Ilia Ocean. It is. HOD mites lonj
and .vers- deep.
I. AttL'ii. Klnc of the Huns lA,,the fifth cen
tnrj, was called tho Srourse ot God be.
iiiiiMo vr his widespread rurag-cs in Eu
rope. " "'?, f""1""" I.eanlns Tower Is In riin.
ll.j. the nime of which Is1 pronounced
"pee-h.ih."
0. Tlio ho-iii;e4 espionage hill would enable
tlu (.iiternment to take drastic action
nualnst obstruction of It vrar plans.
7. A imliclqt population is ono that speaks
nun) IniiKimjcs. "vvaK"
8. SuilUiiil Yard Is the hendquf rs of the
London police. V, '
0. A truculent nation Is a flerS v f irnclnns
jaUon. Tlio word Is proiui'Mrack!
10
Iznnk Walton Wss n. famnna.KnrtUh .n.l..
llK i published his "Connat Angler" In
Coal Shipments
S. A.-Wu tho shlnmentnl
anthranlln trtr
March. lui7. tlm Miiaioo
vaula anthracltn reclnn J
ttlA TAHnalil.
dished K new
record with a total clos.0 t4 .000,000 tons.
- .. .u,iuaiijr leacnecirwas C,9S9,075
1 sfn r"A ,ncreaB0 r VelJL ary, 1017, of
1.810 013 tons, or .15 per ?ejit, and over
Tlmll .e1?' f K'KJ tons' or, " er cent.
Oefow i,rrC0Or( Vev'i'usly'made was In
?hl nneT i? 5' whe? C.83.007 tons were
,, T',,a ,rtccora w"3 excedded by the
SH'S . P M,llI2h by 3C,0G8tons. The
Philadelphia and Reading led ln tho sl.ln.
ments for March with a total LiU 051
tons a record cxcccdgd only tco before
n Ma e,S,t0ry ,f Ahe 'P''y. Pse vvere
in Match and October, 1912,1 in which
months th0 nca(llnr CompanV Ihlnned l -478.808
tons and 1,434.823 tOTXectlvefy
riio Lehigh Valley shipped lisUn tons'
as compared with a previous high Trecord
W-.-30 tons shipped by tho Delaware
Lackawanna and Western established
new record for that company. "
Germany and Texas
Birds irf War
trees. nL V7r? " a forest or past
""" xne birds give warning oJ ,i " "
n"aeh a gas attnnt, E.VTK ?i.the ?P
caus8 th are mor .-.m 1 .cmjr M
"Pect, thus aMn? ?- n8lt.e'iln thls
an opportunttj to Put EM "" trenche
Canaries aS used ?n.l.Wr " m?s,-
approach of bad ? 'E"J1 .Yttrn "
approach of bad air or "da
irrin,"
Peanuts in pm..'..
... w....a
K;reuso m,the growth of nenln..- 7 . '
f"lla to bo'due In part tVthl if ln C1,lnB-
the Vfjmn cttM ?
manufacturlno-'BA. ' i P?0"' U In
!Tnu?nTp J5ubffilufJ
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