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ilon, Strength of Purpose and
Taciturnity Arc the Principal
t-' sfcTraits of the "Hero of the
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.Well-Laid Plans of tne uer
I? man War Office and Made the
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the Bait of a Captured Paris.
General Joffre'a
Birth Certificate
IN THE year 1852, on the Four
teenth of January, at ten o'clock
in the morning, there appeared be
fore us, LA5IOUKOUX Louis, mayor
and civil officer of the Commune of
Rlvesaltcs, district of Perpignan, de
partment of Fyrcnecs-Orientnles.
Gilles JOFFRE, cooper, 23 years of
ago, domiciled at Rlvesaltcs, who
reported the birth of n child of
masculine sex, boin on the 12th inst.,
at 8 o'clock in the morning, in his
house located in the town, of whom
the parents are he, Gilles JOFFRE,
and Catherine PLAS, his wife, no
profession, 29 years of age, of Ri
vesaltes, and that he intended to
name the aforesaid child Jacques-Joseph-Cesaire.
This declaration was
made in the presence of Eticnne
BERDAGNE, winegrower, 50 years
of age. and of Jcnn-PicrrcRaymond
UAZOUS, former clerk of a notary,
25 years of age. both residents of
Rlvesaltcs, and the legal witnesses
who Bigned this document together
with us and the father after having
read it.
GILLES JOFFRE.
E. BERDAGNE.
PIERRE RAZOUS.
L. LAMOUROUX.
By ALEXANDER KAHN
.y,i r-vjci.Y three yenerations oi j on res van
'vw-rVbe traced m the lCKistry books of
France.
'i. ,0 n .limo IS. 1,79. that the first
"Sloffre wa entered unions the births of the
year In the sleepy town oi imesniiM in
the Pjrencan Mountain. He ni Riven
the name of GIUch. and ns far as his frag
mentary history can be tiaced he was the
J ion of a Spanish refugee who lied his own
country for political i canons. Tills lefusee's
name Is believed to h.ie been Oiiuffie.
which he transformed into the French form
of Joffrc.
nufTre or JolTre was not a prosperous
... Uitt Vita imitistrv miR know n throuch-
f' r i - .itClll, UU. .Ill' ...... -. ----
JjrVfcut the adjacent country, where the kcii-
iteC' ,era.l opinion relcned that lie was far too
hl hones,t to be a suaesitul merchant. When
Kt he died it was hW son, also named Cilloi.
-nd born on December IP. 1822, w lio sue
L'repdert him In the humble e.itabllhment
SiK1 Illvwaltcs. I.Ike hli father, lie npp.ir-
"ifftTiSy filtiy nau a ciy imru m " -
WilVCdence. and UiourIi the lamuy never mic
fcrtd?al vrant it never reailicd any measure of
ff comfort 'or piospern
FAT Ullcs JofTre, the second, was me minci
fl of several daughters, and at ono tlino
'tf It seemed that the direct family line of
fit?1 the Spanish refugee was to come to an
&; end. when at the age of forty-three tnero
r WCL9 UUIII tU l. Ml. cv k-jm, , .... ....
to be the father of the man whom future
Vf hlstnrv will call the Savior nf Trance.
Soon after the nirtn ot ine uo uinei
Jorfre s wife uicu, nnu tne cnim grew iu-k-lected
and uncared for , but so sound w.i-
the kernel of honesty and industry he In-
Efc -herlted from his grandfather that, instead
LSye irtinlne- nn. nf thf niiinerous bands of
fYHlreebooters and adventuteiM Is that Infested
he Krevv old cnougli to learn a trade
than he applied for woik to a cooper, and
local winegrowers still have a sajing about
"a batrel as good as Gilles Joffre used to
make."
The dreams of riches through tonimerce
teemed to have become extinct In the
Joffrc family with the advent of this mnper
Gilles JolTre was content to remain a sim
ple laborer until Ills mairlage, on the date
f of -which, together Willi the small novvry
brought to lilm by liln wife, he came Into
' possession of the tiny Inheritance left to
htm by his mother.
With this money he started out as a
' proprietor of a shop ot his own, and In
th home he built for himself and his wife
,ir jub narruw iuiiuuud mii uiai ui-ru iu
be called the "Hue dea Jleligleuses," there
liW.y'wa born on January 12, 1852, his first
HKgk!j. child, who was named Joseph Jacques Ce
EwiJNllrei Joffre, and who grew to be the pres-
Ktfs'iSrntjUencraussime ot tuo j-rencn army.
iiA.rr kii,.ihlA linmi. In th TlllA dfn rtftliirU
iLriH'u....... 1... .1. .1.1 n .i.m .!. .o...A tr. i.n
JA Wffuaen UJ' ilia oiug .j. mi di.u, mine ,i, nni-
j&Vji-'fcor In the course of time eleven children
pwjfi'of which but three two brothers anil n
If!.' lter. JIme. Artus. the widow of a cap-
1J?) tain of artillery remain alive today.
lA'L.i .. . . ..i. ,. i ..
E jpv Inn lovvn oi ivtvcMtues niunas on mo
S tanks ot the Hlver Agly about nine miles
RO& from thp eltv of Pernlenan. It is a town
la? of bleak and forbidding aspect with about
Kft W,O0O Inhabitants. The Joffre home, row
"...-S;JI.. Hue de Orangers, Is like Its neighbors,
Si.'? Vitimhlrv nlaln and inartistic, and Its lnte-
jOJVjlor construction Is quite primitive com
HPt? pared wltli the modern dwelling of an aver-
S-.ao workman.
js'VwiteA" lato as 1S8S Gl"es Joffre continued
jb .lo livo 111 viic -ivuo uca jkciifcicuBca ucu-
' Vagf ana men ne whs iiiuuceu to cnango ins
b' komlclle' ior a more pretentious homo on
i,-lU.of the boulevards ot Rivesaltes.
childhood of General Joffre differed
little from the childhood of thousands
.her boys and girls who went to school
played In the streets of nivesaltes with
;He was a good scholar, but not bril
liant: neither was he Industrious to a cle-
to Justify the faying that "Indusfy
tenacity -ot purpose are the essential
ties of true senlue." But he was sl-
t
"Vy mother used to say that she remem-
the General fl mother saying that
' a. baby in the cradle the aeneral
i cried," declare several old residents
'Mreaalte: hut If this statement may bo
as an exaggeration, the fact remains
v-tfcV schoolmates of General Joffre
. newer man aiij villus vino jua uil
i iro talk, his peculiar gift of
tfcat in later years has come to be
M VJoffre's taciturnity."
'uvaln to seek for anecdotes of
IMTft chllahood. It seems that
ths ability to make himself
frith. other boys. For that matter.
in . tinats cnna ana prererreu
lostelr rambles to play with his
"Thus It comes that, deso te
fhavlnc the right to claim tht
g Msnaitswooi wiui uen
, aW fitiMM of Rivesaltes
srr hi vain to' retail a slBr'.e
iwaiH arr as -'a' predlctloa
ratur greatness. .
was' Placed In the
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THE TWO GREATEST GENERALS
OF THE TWO GREATEST REPUBLICS
Jacques Joseph Ccsnirc
JOFFRE
Horn
Jnnunry 14, 18fi2 April U", lS'i'2
Early Life
A quiet, well-behaved, taciturn boy,
the son of a cooper.
Had the advantages of excellent
schooling and graduated early with
high honors.
Military
Hcfoic he was seventeen he was
admitted to the Polytechnic Institute
the French West Point.
Active
At eighteen was commissioned
with French Army as an artillery
subaltern in Franco-Prussian War.
Promoted to captain at the age of
twenty-two, receiving personal com
mendation of General MacMnhon.
twenty-four years old.
Kise to Power
Served in army in this East, cap- Resigned from the nimy in 1854
tured Timbuctoo, subjugated the after routine duty in various parts
Sudan, fortified and organized Mada- of the country. Farmed and then
gascar and then returned to France adopted his father's profession. Dur-
to construct the tremendous chain of ing days immediately preceding Civil
fortresses destined to defend the War helped in great Union campaign
country from a future enemy. against slavery.
Their Great War
Although long Commander-in-Chief
of the French Army he had never
been considered a genius until the
miraculous victory at the Marnc,
and his subsequent "nibbling war
fare in preparation for the ultimate
"push." Services lccognizcd when until carried on a tidal wave of promo
rank of Marshal is revived and be- tions to full command of all United
stowed upon him. States nrmies.
Characteristics
Reticence
Fearlessness
Determination
Patience
Vision
Principal
Good cigars.
of hooks between himself and his nclgh-
'- ,. n not to be Interrupted in Ills Mu-
,llr However that may be, his name ap-
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. i. l...l.mAiat nt 4 lio Oislinnl
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malic, descriptive geometiy and drawing
A mllltui.v eaicer for one of Its members
was the tieasured dream of everj French
bourgeois household during the Scond em
pile. As In the dayn before the gient
revolution, no noble family but counted
one or more of Its nicmbeis nmong the
clergy, so in the dajs nf Napolean 111 the
middle class home j earned after a military
distinction for Its sons.
France needed men for her army, and
the army became n great democratic In
stitution since the nobility has been decl
mated and exiled during the Revolutlon
jry period.
Gilles Joffre succeeded In business bet
ter than lila father or grandfather and
after jears of ilielei-s work achieved com
paratl've prosperity While not a pillar ot
the community nor a leader of socletj-. he
enjojed tho respect of his fellow citizens,
nnd It was quite natural that ho should
have begun to aspire for another future for
his eldest son than that of the head ot
the barrel-making and wlne-deallng estab
llshment. The boy's future career was decided at
a family council. In which, according to
local report, took part all the boon com
panions of Gilles Joffre, It was then
arranged to send the boy to Paris to prer
paro for the Polytechnic.
Joseph Joffte left hla parental hone at
the age of fifteen aim a half. When he
again returned to itlvesnlteo ne naa al
ready taken part and distinguished himself
In the war of 1870.
It was allies Joffre himself who brought
his boy to Paris In 1867, at the time when
the capital of France way by far the gay
est city on the Continent.
They aro a silent race these Catalonlans.
The advice of the father was contained In
a long and earnest look; the promise ot
the boy was In the form of a firm hand
shake. The boy was left In a private school,
long since disappeared, and for two years
he studied and worked, hardly allowing
himself a holiday, a sombre figure amongst
hl llvht.hMrtad comrades, an awkward
LIFE OF GEN.
BECAME FRENCH MARSHAL
Ulvsses Simpson
GRANT
A normal boy who loved fun and
disliked most .ork. Son of si leather
merchant.
Received his education in the old
fashioned red schoolhousc when not
workinjr on a farm.
TraininK
Hefoie he was seventeen he was
admitted to the United States Mili-
tary Academy at West Point.
Service
Although stationed
at v arious
points after his graduation from West
Point, did not see fighting until
Mexican War, 1846.
Appointed quartei master of regi
ment at Monterey in 1840, when
In early days of Civil War ap
pointed colonel of Twenty-first Illinois
Infantry. Subsequent duties only
loutinc until appointed Major Gen
eral in regular army in 1863. Fiom
then on his genius became annnrent
Reticence
Fearlessness
Determination
Patience
Vision
Failing
Bad cigars.
.emlnlscenoes. nnd If there me nny of bis
companions of the time still living they
lould hardlj be expected to remember the
The
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Dainty turn
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ferfect nttlng.
n white, gun
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JOFFRE,
Born in a Little Rural
Community, the Mod
ern Napoleon Won
Continuous- Honors
Through the Keenness
oi' His Fine Mind
Saw Service in Franco-Prussian
War, Where He Won Commen
dation of General MacMahon ;
Later Captured Timbuctoo
Subjugated the Sudan, Forti
fied Madagascar and Con
structed the Complete Line ot
French Defense. .
rilnlti of A boy who lacked the dltln
BUlthltiK earmarks nf penlui to such an
extent that even ns lite as 1911, when M
Cilltnux, then Prims Mlnlnter. nnd M. Me
in;, then War Secretary, urftcd upon Pres
ident Knllleres Ucnrr.il .loffrc's eventual
appointment ns Uencrnllsslme. the public
nt Inrgo vvai risking "Joffrc? Hut who
is Joffre?"
No trctinl of n strll.lHK exploit on his
pnrt whilst Ht IIiIb pilvate pchool can be
found no sayliiR of his) that would be out
ot the ordlnar.v l- known , Joffrc was but
one of the Krny mns of pupllx. DlllKenf
Very Ilrllllnnf N-l lie
Yes' there ! n characteristic trait of
tlm ihrii Hchonlbov . that Is frequently ie
ferioil to in the Immediate family circle,
hut which. If noticed nt nil, oy teachcrH or
puplN was probabl.v ascribed to an ab-1-pino
of lltiKUlslic nplltude Ueneral Joffre
could not master Unman, and was, In con
sequence, the fourteenth on the list of suc
cessful candidate: to lie nilmltted to the
Polterhnlc
Uonrral Joffre knows (icrman now, but
it is slRiiiriiaiit that, even before the Prut
slans succeeilel In liumlllatlnR Krancc, the
Krenchin.-in who war, to be rhoen to liu
mlllate Prussia, felt nil aveislnn In the
I.iiirimrc of the foe
I.II'T: AT POI.YTKfllNlf
It was In 18fi!l that Ueneral .Inffie en
tered the Poly'pclinli. It wa hut a .viar
later that, with the rank of second lieu
tenant, ho entered the arm.v that defended
Paris against the IipsIcrIiik Prussians,
This wns more than fort-fnur years ni;o.
A lad of but eighteen .vcais, Uentral Joffre
fouRht for a lont cause. He saw liln coun
tiy torn nnd bloedliiR, he haw the jiioud
stanihud nf Prnine hruURiit to the dut
b n centuries-old encni lie i-avv Alsace
and l.orialne cut irf fiom their mother
county; he snw Krame's prlilc trampled
underfoot bv the brutal Hlsm.it clc; ho
hoard tlie walls of widowed woiuon and
orphaned children; but If he suffered, if he
tesentrd. if lie craved revenge, he t-aid no
woid. Silent Joffre he was befoio the war;
silent Joftro he remained through the war;
silent Joffrn he was all through the years
that came after, and silent .Toffie he Is to
da leading Krance's armies In the cause of
all humanlt.v
"I lemember Joffre at the Poljtechnlc,
but onlv very hazll.v " said a retlied cap
tain. "He would not know ni.v name were
It mentioned to him, and he would surely lie
angry wero he to know that any one of Ills
former comrades spoke of him, for oiders,
fonnal oiders, have been Issued practically,
foi bidding the giving out of any details of
(he Ucncral's former or present life"
(CONTINIM3D TOMORROW)
STUDENTS IN PAJAMAS
STOP HAVERFORD FIRE
Collegians Dash From Beds to
Save Blazing Automobile
From Cynwyd
The "pajaina" fire brigade from Hnver
foid College made n decided "hit" Dressed
In their night attire, virtually the whole
student body turned out with file extin
guishers when a large touring car caught
file shortly after 10 p. in. almost In front
of the college door.
Hy quick work the "pajama" brigade
saved the car, much to the satisfaction of
John S Hajnes, of Cynwyd, who owns It
The fire was spectacular and lit up the
grounds In great shape, but the damage
wns slight
Resides Mr Hajnes, there were several
passengers In the car. Including some chll
dien They had a narrow escape, as Mr.
Haynes did not discover that It was on fire
until one ot the lights went out and he
stopped to light It.
ftansoom's
Our cafeterias (self
serve), 929 Market and 734
Market St., are a real boon
to hurried people; prices ex
ceedingly modest.
Remcmbci we cater for wed
Idiugs teceptlons, banquets, ctc.M
and do It light
Buckled
"VOGUE"
The Vogue
of Buckles
N New York nve
out of six of the
most fashionable
w-omenkare wearing
these buckle pumps.
No mode for years
has so securely
caught fashion's
fancj
Hundreds
o f Cleutlng
styles now
readj', espe-
deslcrniJ for
dally
tho vogue of buckles.
Kvery woman should
have at least nn.
pair.
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So. 11th'
A quick
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Man's -
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VAST THRONG IN PARK
WILL RECEIVE ENVOYS
JofTre, Viviani and Others
Pass Through Lane of
Sympathizers
to
A great lane of people will bo formed In
Kalrmount l'arlt Thursday afternoon,
through which Marshal Joffrc, M. Vlvlanl,
I'rcnrh Minister ot Justice, nnd the military
experts In the rpcclal Hntenle War Com
mission will pass.
That will be only one o! tl.o features
that will mark the reception to the dis
tinguished visitors. Major Hnlth nnd the
members of his executive committee are
hard nt work upon plans, and the event
Is expected to be one of the gnatest In the
lorg list of Philadelphia's public receptions
More than 200,000 school children arc
to he massed In Kalrmount Park t'o share In
the welcome to the distinguished guests.
The colossal task of ass6mhllng these chil
dren along the slopes and drives of the
Park, where they can sec the hero of the
army of France, will be undertaken by the
heads of the various city departments, who
have been requested by the Mayor to give
their full co-operation In making the day
the greatest event In the history of the
schools.
It Is the plan of the Major and the
heads of the city schools to form a vabt
human lane In the historic Park. Through
this lane the eminent guests of Philadelphia
will slowly ride to the William Penn Man
sion, where more than 12,000 pupils of tho
higher grades will Join In exercises be
fitting such an occasion
in every school in the city on the day
preceding the reception there will be read
the story of Marquis de I.afajette nnd the
Important part which France played In the
shaping of our Republic Mnyor Smith will
have circulated among the children brief
biographical sketches of the members nf
the war council who will share In the
honors to be pnld the famous leaders.
Prnperlv to prepare these life stories of
Marshal Joffrc. M Vlvlanl nnd their dis
tinguished countryman, Dr. IJrnest l.n Place,
president of tho allied French clubs In
Pennsylvania, held long-distance telephone
conferences jesteiday with M Jusserand.
the French Ambassador In Washington, and
members ot the embassy, who have prom
ised their co-operation in furnishing such
dnla ns may bo required
Hoctor l.a Plate Is also In chaige of the
assignment of automobiles for the various
members of the party. As home ot the
eommlsslnneis are unable to understand
Kngllsli. the grouping ,.'11 bo such tli.it
It will be possible lo have a French
speaking guide In every aiitoinohllo lo
served tor them A special committee will
bo appointed tomorrow bv the Slajor lo
take charge of the Immediate details con
nected with the Mghtbeelng fcatuies of the
denionstiatlon.
To make the occasion of the visit of the
War Commissioners the most significant In
the histotj of tho city since Lafayette was
the guest of the nation and the municipal
It v In Independence Hall, the Major will
call upon evei.v resident individually to
shale In the public greeting
Civic and mllltaiy oiganlzatlons not In
cluded In the formal program ale teqiiestert
to niaich with their bands to Falrmount
Pail;, whero they will bo lev lowed by tho
city's guests as they pass In their automo
biles on the vvny to Valley Forge.
Chestnut street, the routo to bo taken
bj the commissioners on their waj' to In
dependence Hall, will be canopied with the
colors of France, according to the plans
of the merchants nnd business men whoo
places aro located thcic Tho Major will
ask the occupants ot buildings along the
other sticcts to be tiaveii-ed by the visitors
slmllarilj' to decorate for the occasion
As KniivenliH of the city's admiration for
the Fiench nation, to be expressed through
Its euvojs. tho Major will give lo every
member of the patt.v a book containing the
program of the leceptlon, 'lews of tho
placer to bo lslted and historical sketches
of tho landmarks. These books will be lim
ited In number.
The members of the Maj-or's reception
committee aie In receive as souvenirs a.
special badge which will bear Inscriptions
appropriate to tho occasion. Tho designs
for the medallions to be attached to the
ribbons will bo adopted at a subcommittee
meeting to lie held in tho City Hall this
afternoon,
At this meeting tho Mayor will also
consider the naming of the general com
mittee which will be Invited to attend tho
banquet at the Rellevuc-Stratfoid Tlotel.
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Handsome Portrait
Marshal Joffre
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PUBLIC
This portrait is printed in four colors
and is suitable for framing. Tell your
newsdealer to reserve a copy of next
Sunday's Public Ledger for you.
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About BOO reservations are to be made for
the dinner.
In addition to the municipal banquet there
will bo special dinners In n number of
hotels. Tho veterans of tho French nrniy
which opposed tho Prussians In 1870 will bo
honored by their compatriots In tho Cnfc
I.'Alglon.
HXTIIA GUARDS AT DINNF.Il
Admission to the main hallroom of tho
Hellevue-Stratford, where tho banquet Is to
be held, will be strictly limited to persons
who receive tho Mayor's tickets. A force
of detectives under the personal direction
of Director of Public Safety Wilson will be
scattered nmong the diners, while Secret
Service rpen, co-operating with ngents ottht
Department of Justice and Postolllcc Inspec
tors, will rigidly enforce the Major's order
not to permit any person to enter tho ball-,
room who Is not provided with tho proper
credentials.
Admission to Independence Hall during
the ceremonies thcro will nlso be limited
by the Major. A special military guard
niid mounted police are to bo stationed In
front of the historic chamber. Wilfred Jor
dan, tho curator, has been requested by the
Major to explain to the visitors the arlous
matters of Interest associated with the hall.
Mayor Smith yesterday visited Valley
Forge, where he made arrangements for the
reception to be given there. Ho expects
to nnnounco today tho route to be taken by
the guests after they leavo Falrmount Park,
.ludgo John M. Patterson and J. Washing
ton Logue ale preparing a plan of the city
sightseeing trip which will bo taken Imme
diately after the arrival of tho commis
sioners. PLAN RELEASE OF SCHOOL
BOYS FOR GARDENING WORK
Hoard of Education Will Discuss
Proposal Today to Help in
Production of Food
A proposition to release all high school
hojs of sixteen years old nnd over for
woik on farms to help In the accumula
tion of a national food supply will bo taken
up today at n meeting of the committee on
higher schools of the Hoard of Education.
It is proposed to release bojs for farm
work who hnvo made nu aveiugc of sev
enty or more In their studies. A plan for
the release of all bojs from ten to sixteen
ears old for work on acant lot gardens
In. tho city and suburbs will also be con
sidered, It Is proposed that all the uncultivated
land In encli section of the city be developed
by the pchonls In tho partlcu'nr district. In
the southern part of .tho city all tho va
cant land will bo placed under cultiva
tion bj the students nt the Southern High
School, while In Wet-l Philadelphia the
hundieds of ncres available will be tilled
bv the Htuilcnts of the West Philadelphia
High School for Iiojs. Ocrmantown, Frank
foul nnd Noitheast High Schools will cul
tivate vacant lots In their particular dls-
tilctH. It Is expected that In n few dajs
a call will go out for pupils of the girls'
high schools who nre competent to handle
clerical work
Amiual Clcaratlce Sale
Begins today
.This entire week will be
devoted to the disposal of dis
continued sterling silver and
silver-plated articles, at great
ly reduced prices.
Wc advise an early inspec
tion of these unusual values.
S. Kind & Sons,
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
Goods purchased during this
sale cannot be exchanged.
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Given FREE with
Next Sunday's
PRINCESS WITH PAST
HELD UP AT PORT
Entrance Denied Mme. Catherine
Radziwill by New York Im
migration Authorities'
NnW YOniC. April 30.
A princess with a checkered past waa
escottcd this morning from a liner to Elllt
Island for lirailng before tho Immigration
board. She Is Mme. Catherine Radziwill
and her Intrigues nrc reported lo stretch
fiom the courts of hnlf a dozen European
capitals to far-off Capo Town, whero her
forget j of the name of Cecil llhodes once
begot her a term In prison.
"Princess" Hadzlvrlll, as she prefers to
bo called, now Is tho wife of Kugen Kolh,
n German engineer of Munich, nnd there
fore n Herman subject. Sho was held up
because she tins been convicted of n felony
She served Blxteen months' Imprisonment
nt Cape Town for forging tho name of
Cecil llhodes, tho South African mining
Croesus to promlssorjTnotcs for $200,000
Incidentally It was announced tho
Princess, who Is past slxtj', but Is still a
striking personally, would lecturo at the
lllltmore under tho patronnge nf several
women on wealth and prominence. Including
Mrs J Borden Harrlman, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Mrs otto Kann ana others.
Since the detention of the Princess becamo
public, several nf these women have
"washed their hands" of tho entire nffalr.
Tho Princess was detained ns she was
nbout to enter n. tnxlcab on the South
Brooklyn pier. The Princess was billed to
lecturo on her "Personal Experiences at
Imperial Courts."
Police Court Chronicle
J .Fianklln Devonshire! That was the
nnmo he whispered to AInglstrato Steven-
Mill
Tho pilsoiier didn't look nnj thing like hie
name. There wns evidence that he and
piospcrllv had been strangers for somo
time His coat belonged to an Indefinite
past and his vests thero wero four of
them had long ago lost nil nmbltlon in tho
way of stjle. Ills trousers seemed to hang
together more by good luck, than good
management nnd his shoes had lost their
figures.
Tho prisoner was mild In his demeanor
and appealed to be decidedly hatmlcss.
"I only desire to elicit n little infnima
tlon," said Devonshire, ns he gazed through
n maze of overhanging hair.
"Ask It." said the Judge.
"Why am I ai rested?"
The question so cningcd the cop who
brought the pilsoncr to the court that lie
gasped for bicath. Then the bluicoat an
nounced that, except for upsetting garbago
cans, begging on the street, lighting with
housekeepers, getting tin own out of saloons
nnd beating dogs nnd cats, Devonshire w.ih
all right.
"You have been misunderstood," said the
Judge, "so In order that j'our motives will
not be mioonstiued In the future j-ou may
rest at Holmc.sbuig-on-the-Dclawaio for the
net thlity days "
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