" It ! llollweg Out; Rumor Kaiser Abdicates Cenllnned from rage One , earnestness vvlth whlclf the. Crown Council Is considering the situation. CREDITS HKL.D UP Carl HelfTerleh, Secretary for Interior, and Dr. Von) Trott zu Soli, Minister of Instruction, both of tho Trusslnn Ministry, ire not attending meetings of that Cabinet, .cording to Berlin dispatches quoting the Tageblatt Tho newspaper, therefore, "con siders reports of their resignations as defini tely proved" There "as direct conflict In Berlin ad rices as to tho date of tho next lte'chstag session. One dispatch nsserted a meeting would bo held today Others declared the parliament's sittings had been Indefinitely Postponed because tho majority merely adopted blocking tactics, preventing all business Tho main committee s sittings also have been postppned, according to be lief here. Such a situation In tho Reichstag imperils the much-desired credit vote urged by the Government COUNCIL OP STATE The Berlin Tagcblatt today suggests tho Oovernment Intends to create a parlia mentary council of state, consisting of fif teen members of tho Reichstag They are to represent Parliament In nil discussions as to gocrnmental policies nnd to aid In de cisions on thorn. eontually replacing the Federal Council The newspaper adds that this replacement In tho echemc would prob ably be postponed until tho end of the war Tho Vorwaerts, Socialist organ ridicules the proposal as "fit to Inspire tho comic newspapers " Tho Berlin Iokal Anzelgcr was Eup tressed by tho German Goernment today In a bitter attack on Austrian Inter ference In Germanj's Internal policies, the Lokal Anzelger charges that an un named Viennese statesman telegraphed tho German Goernment that Chancellor Holl weft's removal would bo "dangerous" The Viennese mentioned Is supposed to be Count Czernln, Minister of Foreign Af falS. The attack Is probably the reason why the Lokal Anzelgcr was ordered suppressed today PEACE TALK GROWS IN HUNGARIAN BODY BERNE, July 14 Peace Is being discussed more and more in the Hungarian Parliament In all the discussion 109ms tho ardent deslro of the Hungarian kingdom to end the war at the earliest possible moment Diplomatic circles toda showed the llve llest Interest In dispatches from Budapest quoting a speech of Count Michael Karolv I, leader of the Hungarian Independent party in the Chamber of Deputies He rnld that it was not enough for a nation to desire peace, it must negotiate for it GERMAN PRINCE FAILS AGAINST HOME SUITOR NEW YORK, July 14 Mrs Channlng Moore Huntington has announced the engagement of her daughter, 011e. and Joseph Chrlstopehr Worth, of Norwich Conn Between tho lines of this announcement, ient jesterdaj to tho Huntlngtons', friends In New York as well ns those at Norwich, where the famlls 11 ea ma bo read the news that a ung Yankee haa won the hand of an American girl for w horn Prince Joachim of Germany displaced the deepest admiration Miss Huntington and Prince Joachim met In Egypt four years ago She was a pupil at the Wlllard School, Berlin Prolonging the Easter vacation of 1913, some of the young women of tho school and their chap erons went to the Land of tho Pharaohs Prince Joachim and his suite wero there Prince Joachim was born In 1890 and has been known as tho Kaiser's faorlte He was woundod early In the war and de veloped a nerous complaint, which Is be lieved to hae kept him out of the fighting since In 1916 ho was married to Princess Marie Augusta of Anhalt Prince Joachim Is said to be more popular w Ith the people and the army than Is tho Crown Prince WASHINGTON SKEPTICAL OF ABDICATION RUMOR WASHINGTON, July 14 Unconfirmed rut tors that the Kaiser had abdicated In favor of his son Prince Joachim published today brought llttlo response from official circles hege While the tension growlrg from the Internal political situation In Germany was generally regarded as probihly Increasing, It was not belleed to hao reached tho stage where the throne or tho junker con trol of the Gocrnment was seriously threat ened The source of the rumors was Amster dam long known as one of the busiest "rumor cities ' in Europe rcr this reason and because tho rumors gave no hint of their source, officials were Inclined to re gard them with exceeding doubt Why the Kaiser's rumored abdication should be In favor of Prince Joachim was one of the points not made clear Prince Joachim is the Emperor's sixth son He Is twentj-slx jears of age There Is no doubt In tho mind of officials that the parliamentary revolt In Germany Is spreading The seriousness of the situ ation as Washington sees It Is that the reformists have control of the Reichstag Thus the are able to postpone or refuse vote on tho war credits bill In such a contingency, the German autocracy has two courses left one, to make some conces sions, the other to prorogue the refractory Parliament But In the latter event, It was JJ?Jed out new elections must be called within sixty days under tho German funda mental law Officials did not think it likely the Junkers would risk a general election, with Its certain full discussion of the whole war situation Therefore, they believed tho autocracy would seek to offer specious con cessions to lull the reformers Prince Joachim Is known as one of tho most popular members of the ruling family more popular than the Crown Prince He s wounded in December, 1914, and was recently repor.ted 111 The fact that the unconfirmed rumors mentioned him as successor to tho Kaiser "called dispatches early In the week that we Crown Prince had been summoned to Jjerlln because the reformists demanded "Ml he, as heir to the throne, subscribe reform pledges so that their fulfillment would bo made certain This gave rise to Peculation on the possibility that the J-rown Prince, known as arrogantly Junker in all beliefs, had refused to acquiesce. In reforms and that Prince Joachim had ap pro ed, & S. May Build Ship Plant Here Contlnned from Tax One tround t wouij jeBsen the cost and give w the navy a plant that could bo used for ,' ''me.-In addition to this It would bring "tho Government, skilled workers who could be given work throughout the year. lng shifted from naval to merchant-ship wrk, as one or the other required. In the opinion of those who have con !m, wllh General Goethals, Philadelphia will capture one of the steel plants, and "ie Delaware, therefore, will be given a sreaei Impetus In shipbuilding All of the private work will be com mandeered In the ship yards in Philadelphia ia the country on Monday, and In the next two years Philadelphia yards will be Devoted entirely to Government construc tion. GOETHAL'S TLANS General Qoethala. has announced a, Com prehensive, ),tth..tMina nlin whleh In- ,IudB the conHreetlon by the' Government 7 T W MMW ! mem .' tUM Sftfc at o MlfWtoil ir i . of 2,600,000. These ships of a standard jype are to be constructed in from eighteen to twentWour months General Goethals reveals for the first time his program and plans In a letter to WII. "am Dcnman, chairman of tho Shipping Board The letter follows: Now that the President has authorized the Emergency Fleet Corporation to ex ere se the powers grnnted by Congress to build and commandeer ships, I Intend on Monday to start ship construction which will complete my shipbuilding program My full program Is ns follows Ships now building Contracts for 348 wooden ships havo been let or agreed upon, with a tonnage cnpaclty of 124s 1174 OOoVoo1 complctea ot npnroxlmately In nddttlon I havo under negotiation contracts for about 100 wooden ships. Contracts for seventy-seven steel ships have been let or agreed upon, with a tonnage of C42.800. nt a cost of npproxl mately J1O1.660.3S6 , There are thun provided 425 ships of . lSZll' wlth " "Sgregate tonnage of tf-Mf.KP .a c,ost of approximately I27o.000.000. besides 100 more wooden ships under negotiation I shall continue to let all contracts for wooden Rhlps of design nppoved by the naval architect of the corporation, for which I can ret responsible bidders Construction of standarized ships my main reliance for getting tho greatest amount of tho most serviceable tonnago in the shortest time, will bo on the con struction of fabricated steel ships of standard pattern For that purposo I khall use, to some extent, the existing jards . TO BUILlJ OWN YARDS On Monday I shall offer contracts for tho building of two plants (to bo owned by tho Government) for the construction of fabricated steel ships to produce 400 shtps of an nggregnto tonnage capacity of 2.500 000 tons vvlthm tho next eighteen to twenty-four months Tor tho building of these two j lrds nnd the construction of ships In them I shall offer cqmpens-i-tlon to tho ngenn who undertako tho work, a fee of npprox matelv 6 per cent of tho total cost of tho work, with re wards for savings on cost nnd for speed In delivery Provision will be riado for decreasing th.i fee to prevent unnecessary cost The contracts will give tho Gov ernment the benefit of Government fixed commodity prices and will provide for cessation of work nt anv time so tint the appropriation may not be exceeded Options will be given to the contractors , to purchase the plants nt arbitrated values on tho completion of tho work. The design of the ship la rendj. the plans of the jardsare read v. the dis tribution of the woflt of furnishing tho material and of fabrication Is arranged This part of the progrtm will take all the $550.000 000 avallablo not absorbed by contracts made or unking ns stited nt tho beginning cf this letter Tho program will moro than redeem my cstl mates to the congressional committee nt the time this appropriation vAs asked for of 3,000.000 tons of new construction within eighteen months Tho additional contracts for wood ships which I expect to place together with the full number of fabricated steel ships which It is planned to build will rcqulro moro monev than Congress has au thorized When I know how much will bo needed It will bo necessary to ask Congress for fuithcr sums WILL SEIZE 1,500.000 TONS On Monday I shall deliver to ship builders a general statement of tho pro gram which I hnve long been maturing for commandeering ships now under con struction for prl.aite ncLount (such ships having an aggregate tonnago considera bly In excess of 1 500 000 tons) I In close a copy of that scheme The essenco of this program Ts to commandeer all such Milps .and expedite their construction hv nddlng labor and cutting out refine ments Bv thus Federalizing each jard Riving It Government help nnd putting it on a speed basis, we shall produce Its greatest cftlclency As fast ns these nro cleared each jard will be devoted to tho production of a single tvpc of tonnago for which It js best suited I count upon the complete cWipcratlon of the jards This program Is made comprehensive because expedition cannot be obtained In a yaul engaged partly on rush work nnd partis on pre-wartlme schedules My In vestigation has satisfied me that citizens of tho United States and of our allies will pay tho cost of expediting ships now building for them and take them off our hands if this policy Is made It will con serve our fund I agree that it Is essential for the Ship ping Board to requisition at onco the neu tral ships which are constiucted and ready to sail I have no data to mako an esti mate as to how many of theso ships thcro are or how much money will bo required for this purchase I shall, therefore, cut my program to the extent of $50 001,000 Please notify me at onco whether this U enough Each day's delay in summer In com mandeering or conti acting means two days' loss of time In throwing the work Into tho winter months It Is for that reason I am urgent that tho program start on Monday U. S. MAY COMMANDEER 20 SHIPS ON DELAWARE More than twenty ships under construc tion nt the Delaware River jards will be affected by Major General Goethals's order commandeering these ships for tho Govern ment Mnny aro near completion and others half finished The New York Shipbuilding Company, which has contracts for twenty-five big mer chant ships, is working on several at the present time At the William Cramp i. Sons' Ship and Engine Building Company six merchant ships are on the wajs Tour are of 10000 tons each and owned by W R. Orace fi. Co Two others'are 10,000-ton tankers At the Sun Shipbuilding Company at Chester flvo big merchant vessels are under construction Each is of 10 000 tonnage Two are for the LuckenbaWt Steamship Company, two for the Shawmut Steamship Company of Boston, and the others for the Sun Oil Company Two ships of 7000 tons each are being constructed at the yard of tho Pennsjlvanla Ship Building Company below Camden The Pusey & Jones Company of Wilming ton Is bulldlifk four ships of 4000 tons each, and the Harlan & Holllngsworth Corpora tion of Wilmington lias a number of vessels on the wais Officials of the shipbuilding plants were not disposed to discuss the statement Issued by General Goethals, and nnnouiVeil that until official word Is received from Wash Ington no changes In construction plans will be made "We are anxious to co-operate with the Government," said an official of one of the large concerns, "but must be given definite Instructions The statement Issued by Gen eral Goethals docs not? detail the tvpe of ship to be commandeered and does not con tain information In regard to existing con tracts. All of the yards have entered con tracts to build ships, and keels for many of theso ships have been laid No doubt the Government will order this work completed and arrange a plan which will enable the shipbuilding concerns to abrogate their con tracts for other ships. These details must be worked out, and until then we can do nothing but continue to push work now on the ways." City Honors Ally's Fete of Freedom Continued from race One the assembling marchers and the long lines of watchers with Its warm rays, lighting up the red and blue and white of the (lags and flashing fire on tho shining brass of the bands, on tae gold and. silver trappings of the military leaders and along the rifle barrels .and bayonets ot the troops. All atone the Una cheers rang whan th aM first apPrd, 'X Umt atru& up tha turms yn Wm M EVIJNING LEDGERr-PHILADBLPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917 brate the fall ot the Bastlle, tho beginning of the French Revolution. As usual, the parade was a trifle late In starting The crowds waited, Impatient ns usual, but they were well rewarded and they were satisfied. SYMBOLIC FLOATS In the line were mounted police, detach mnnts of sailors and marines from the nnvj ard, Philadelphia guardsmen, Boy nnd Girl Scouts nnd motor messenger girls, tho Mavcr and other city ofllclals and the city a guests, women of the Emergency Aid, the French War Relief Commission, members ot tho French colunv In Philadelphia, and manj others. Major Smith and Emerson Collins, As sistant Secretnrj of tho Commonwealth rode In the first automobile Mrj Cornelius .Stevenson nnd I)r Richard 11 Harte, Jr , ot the Red Cross, followed In a large tour ing car which was admitted to bo the most artistic In the procession It was completely covered n red white nnd blue, common colors of both republics Four beautiful floats brought, cheers from tho populace One represented the Im mortal Joan of Arc. who sacrificed herself for liberty ns many nn unknown rtnd un named woman hns done nnd who went to death glad to be able to die In such n cause One represented Franco appealing nnd not in vnln to merlca Miss Mnr Warburton appearing ns America Another showed a French vlllago icconstructed bv loving Americans JOAN Or ARC HONORED Little Mis Helen Hope Montgomery was Joan of Arc Dressed In n becoming suit of spangles, earning a banner nnd riding a pr.arclng chnrger, sho was one of the manv features of the parade The French societies were out In force Thev marched in the rear of tho first auto mobile contingent Included In tho ranks wero French men women nnd children, all marching with soldierly precision M Victor Fonteneau, acting French con sul In this cltv, nnd Dr Ernest Laplace, head ot the Allied French Societies of Phil ndelphta wero among those In tho front rnnk Several veterans of the Franci I'russtnn war were in line The women ami children wero dressed gajly In their n itlnnal colors The English fell In for their share of tho celebration when tho procession arrived nt Independence Hall Colonel St. George Loftus bteele tho new Hrltmh recruiting olllcir In this cltv, was warmlv greeted bv the Mnjor and b rousing cheers He wan accompanied bv a detachment of English sildlers nnd sailors In uniform Tho celebrants thronged to Independence Square whero Mnvor Smith nnd tho city guests, representatives of tho French colon nnd manj of the persons who hnve been leaders In the French war aid and war re lict movements opened the formal celebra tion FRENCU SOCIETIES Colonel Waller, of the United States Ma rine Corps was among those on th" plat form Tho French societies represented In cluded tho French National Beneficial bo clet the Alllnnco Francalse the Franco American Socletv, nnd the French Ladles Beneficial Socletj Throughout the celebration In Indepen dence Square Mrs Stanley Grlswold I lagg nnd other sncletv women were busy knitting for the soldiers Their lndustr caused much favornblo comment Mavor Smith dwelt upon the appropriate ness of Independence Square birthplace of American llhertv, for tho celebration of the birth of French llbertv at a tlmo when both America and France wero fighting to the lnt drop of tho blood of both nations for the liberty of tho world The Mavor told what America nnd Phila delphia have done for France how tho clt and tho nation havo given men and monpi nnd tho work of women's hands for France because the Ideals of Franco nro the ideals of Philadelphia nnd, America He told how Philadelphia and America will go on doing their part to tho end MAYOR'S ADDHESS Mavor Smith presided After moro than 2000 persons had stood virtually nt atten tion while the square rang with the nlr of the ' Marseillaise " ho said ' This united celebration of tho blrthdav of Liberty has underlvlng It many paases which are common to both the republic of Franco and tho United States "In tho first placo the fall of tho Bastlle took place at about tho time when our own republic was beginning to tike a definite form through Its constitution Furthermore, the French revolution can bo traced back to that samo constitution "Undvlng bonds of friendship nnd of the same Ideals have kept both republics united In a common spirit for moro than 100 jears, and for many reasons we both have a com mon ground for celebration 'On this day of davs for France. Phila delphia Minds greetings and a heart-felt God bless jou to our sister republic across tho peas ' Our soldiers alreadv aro on the sunny shores of France, nnxlous and w llllng to do their share In tho common fight of llbertj nnd hero nn Major let me pledge tho loval support of Philadelphia, tplrlt. monev or men, If need be. In tho fight Franco is making for tho salvation of the world 'Liberty for tho French armies will mean liberty for tho world and a rlddanco of tho oppressing forco which has been vainly at tempting to crush nil tho Ideals of liberty and democracy under foot "The clarion has sounded I know that our own bojs at tho front wilt do their duty nobly They only will have to follow tho shining example which has been set by tho lov nl sons of Franco " Following the Majors address tho "Mar seillaise" was sung by members of the Orpheus Club Dans State Convention INDIANAPOLIS, Ind , July 14 There will be no constitutional convention In In diana next Januarj the State Supreme Court having declared tho law enacted by the General Asserqbly last winter call Ing tho convention and providing for tho holding of It null and void GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED Late Corn Planting W C D Corn can be planted In the latitude of Phllade'phla up to July 20 with abioluta aafety If the rlsht varieties ara chosen The rule Is to take sevenlj flvo days from the rarlltit treat date of jour locality n the latest safe-planting date About October 15-20 ara the averaca frost dates In tho Mlddto and New Kngland mates It Is posslbln to take a risk on early August planted corn, but It la a hazard Early kinds should ba planted such as Crosby's, Uolden llantam or Stewell's Ever green Dugs on Cucumber C D F This Is a favorite Query Just now. The striped beetle Is attacking cucumbers and melons and squashes and Is raiding asparagus beds The control Is simple. Just dust the plants particularly tho stalks with powdered alr-laked lime made from exposing quicklime, or as It Is sometimes called lump or atone lime, to the air for a few days lo this early In ths morning or after a rain, when the plants are wet or at least dump, so tho lime will stick Repeat every four or Ave days This beetle Is a pest since It borea Into the pith down low, and the entire plant, blossoms and fruit wl't down quickly Parsnips and Spinach M D n It Is too late to put In parsnips now and a bit too early for spinach Why not try some beans for winter In the rowa va cated by the ptasr Ulad sou ara having such luck with your "John llartram Oarden " Green Food for Chickens MRS R T Stock beets or carfais will make good green food for the chickens, riant now and "tore In the w Inter In boxes kept In dry cool not freezing place It is a good Idea to sift fine dirt In the boxes The breta or carrots can be wet slightly before using If they dry out They can be run through a sltcer or chopped line for use RELIGIOUS BREVITIES nraee neformfd Church members will con. duct the mtlni at the North Branch . V. M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock. The pastor the Iter V O Outellus. will speak on 'The Wisest Mon." , aeorge I.ong Huperlnlendent of Inasmuch Mis. slon. will preach tomorrow night on "Is There a IlellT" Next Saturday the eighth anniversary of the redemption of Mr Vo ng will be celebrated at the mission with special exercises. "Tha German Soul," a study of the German program of orld conquest a revealed by eighty four German works published before the war, will be the suhject t: the address tomorrow night by the Rev Dr, Elmer Ellsworth Helm at the Calvary Methodist Church Two hundred enlisted men and officers of th First Regiment, N. O, will attend, asrvlce tomorrow night at tha Trinity Baptist Church Th Rev. C. J'. Kutcber. chaplain of th real. 1. ann jnejiev. t, it. caiw wwr or in WtM " THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEAR AND THE MORAL COURAGE THAT CASTETH OUT FEAR Great Soldiers Have It and Physical Cowards Sometimes Simulate It William J. Locke Writes a Novel About It "T SHOULD think tho soldiers would - bo nfrnld to rush out of tho trenches nnd faco the machine Btm lire," unit! Dorothy Owen. "They nre," ealrt I. "All tho trench hooks ngieo on that point They nvvnlt tho signal with their heaits In their throats, but their mot. it coiiinso H stronger tlnn their phjslcal cowardleo anil they face death wlh a bravo heart I was talking mmo jears aw with n Civil AVnr colonel, ami he tokl mo that tho irnn who Kild he lnd no fear In facing flto slmplj lied Somo power sttonger than fear drlv ea them on " "I suppose tint must bo true," said Doc tor Jld'abtc "I have often wondered what I would do If I wero ordered to charge michlno guns .1 am n phvslcal coward. When I was a boy my mother taught mo tint I .must not light 1 had a sneaking admiration for my plaj mates, who would get angry and knock each other down Thcv utetl to pick on me, nnd I would run homo crjlng" "Tint Is tho usual wn," said I "Sly ft lend Ormsheo lnd a boy llko that Ills wlfo did not want him to defend himself with his fists One day the father told his boy to knock tho nclghborhool bully down tho net tlmo ho nburcd him Tint afternoon the little fellow camo homo with a bloody nose and hla clothing torn, but with tho light of triumph In his ejes. IIo had measured his sttength with tint of tho bully nnd had won And ho dis covered that a blow on hla body did not hint so much as a blow to his self respect. That light did him good " "I havo no doubt ot It," Doctor Mo Tabio ngreed "I envy tho man who went thiough such an cxpcrlcuca In his bojhood. Ho can stand up and fight for what ho believes Is right with no fear that tho other fellow will knock him dovv n " "Dut It is brutal to light," wild Cabot Ames "Supposo a man attacked your sister," said Dorothy, "would ou defend her by svlloglsms yuu leimcd In college''" "I suppose not." said he, hesitatingly. "I'd do my best to protect her, but I should uso fotcc as a last rcsoit" "That Is the tlmo to use force," I re marked, ' but sometimes It tho other fel low knows jou aro icndy to uso It j-ou will not lnvo to I do not bcllevo vie should hnvo had this tcrrlblo war It Oeim tnj- had b"llevcd that tho lest of tho world was icadj to light foi Its lights so vlgotously us It Is now doing" "Do jou think thcro aic nnj' phjslcal cowaids at the fiont?" Doctor Mernbra wanted to know. "Undoubtodlv And somo of them havo failed In tho crisis They do not tell us about them In tho dispatches, but wo ktiOW that out of any given number of men a certain pciccntago wilt show tho white feathci Somo of them cannot help It, others who fe.tt death with ns gitat a fear havo moral courage enough to forco them to their dutj. And a few, who havo failed in gicat crises without being discovered, will nftctward show a bravado that Is mistaken for courage Thev are seeking death to atono for their motaj crimes William .1. l.ocko has Just written a stoiy about such a man who wins the Victoria Cross nnd nchlev.es a leputation for biavery that Is tho envj of his comrades Hut Locke takes us inside the man's soul nnd shows us tho agony thcie No man without a profound un derstanding of tho human hcait could havo wiltten It. When I-ocko wiote 'Tho Glory of Clementina' ho proved that ho understood tho psjchologj- of the mod crn woman Clementina, jou remember, was Indifferent to tho amenities ot soclil lntercnuise with no Interest In men Sho wanted a 'career' and found It ti3 a. por trait painter. 15ut sho discovered nt list that sho was a woman with wifely and maternal Instincts, and she suricmlered to them That was her g!orj as it is tho glory of womankind now, hns been in tho past and will bo In the future" "Vou aro right, there," said Tho Lady, who had been sitting quietly in a corner with her arm about Iter llttlo daughter Tho arm drew tho child more tightly to her as she spoke. " "Tho psychology of tho bruto man is as clearly defined In Locke's new novel."' I went on. "Major Bojce, his soldier. Is a splendid animal with a hull neck, a fine figure and a musical voice. Ho has sen timent, which somo metaphjslclan has said is only a form of tho sexual Instinct. Ho has tenderness and charm. Hut ho had allowed his soldiers to bo killed in South Africa becauso of a sudden uttack of phj'slcal cowardice. Then ho forced tho only survivor to lie about it with him When tho present war broke out ho was engaged to a charming joung woman, but ho had got involved with another one, who later was found drowned in a canal. Bo j co fled from tho town, nnd when war was declared he entered tho army again in the hopo that he could find death. Hut death was not ready for him. In his pur suit of It ho wins the Victoria Crosi, and Is-blinded by a German bullet. And when happiness is within his reach at last the furies that havo been pursuing him for yeais drivo him into tho canal to end it all rather than confess tho truth to tho girl who loved him" "Poor fellow," sighed Dorothy. "That is the way Locke wants you to feel," said I. "There is another character In the book," I wont "n, "that might Interest us. He reminded mo somewhat of Ames, here. He Is an Oxford graduate who thinks that he is too learned to be a sol dler and that it would be a shame for so brilliant a man as he 'to stand up to bo shot at." "Oh, I saj now," protested Ames. "Walt a moment," nnd I raised my hand. "He falls in lovo with a young woman who calls him a coward. Then to prove that sho Is wrong ho disappears from the town and the next we hear of him he has won a commission In th reg ular army tor gallantry, you sea all jorta of motlVM send men to war," "Ames hns not enlisted yet," said his uncle "Thero Is still time, Doctor Mcrnbrc." said I, while Dorothy blushed nnd Ames squirmed uneasily in his chair. "It must be nn unpleasant book that Locke has written," said Tho Lad, "If it Is nil liko this" "Hut it is not unpleasant," said I. "The storj of Major Iloyce's strtmglo with him self is tho thread on which tho stoij Is strung Thero is ono ot the most benutl ful love stories In it that have been writ ten In many a dty, a story of sluccio and genuine affection, culminating in n to tnanco that will nil jour heart with a waim glow ns you see It unfolding as the talo progi esses Tho book Is full of tho beauty of human affection tho nobility nnd self sacrifice of women and tho mag nificent moral courage of men Tho scene is Hid in nn English Milage, but war reacts upon tho peoplo there, bringing out tho finest traits in their characters." "Tint is tho kind of a book I like to tead." temtrked Doctor Mcrabre. "Mj profession compels mo to bellovo In the divine possibilities of human natuie I suppose I ought not to say 'compels,' but I could not think of n better word at the moment and I like to find other men who bcllevo In It " "Wo all do, Doctor," said Tho Lady. "I am ttjlng to bellovo in tho manly possibilities ot it," said Dorothy with a sigh Ames started as If struck in tho face "I must bo getting on," ho said suddenly ns he rose from his chair. "Aren't jou going to seo that Dorothy gets homo safely?" The Lady wanted to Know. "I did not know whether sho would let me." ho replied, mecklj. "I shall bo glad to havo j-ou when I get ready to go." Dorothj tnid gentlj. Ames mi t down and tho conversation wn3 resumed, branching off, however, into n general discussion ot tho group of le matkablo books that Locko has written. (u:oncii: w. douglas. Tim nnr pi vsi i Nttt ork Jon, i ,i li Uiili-im J Locke. mm in 11 50. RUSSIAN SCANDALS FOR AMERICANS Baroness Souiny Repeats Gossip of Petrograd About Court Intrigues and the War 13-vroness houlny. widow of n Husslin court surgeon Ins written n book on litis sla of jeterdiv and tomorrow which Is full of Interesting gossip nbnut conditions preceding tho war The lijrimsM, who studied vocal music in l'.trls for seven jears and Is n graduate of Heme Univcr sltj lived In Itussta for twentj -seven years hlio Ins written a pl-ty and hevcr.il novels, nnd Is mistress of several modern lan gutges. Including Hngllsh Tho (list im predion which her honk about Itussla pro duces Is tint she set out to relieve Gcr mtny fioin the odium of beginning the pies, cnt war It nmii about, according tr her through tho michinittons of Iswolsky and tho ambition of the Grand Duko Mcholis to become tho military dictator nnd ulti mately tho t'zsr of Ktisl i Isvvolskj started tho I) tlk.ui vv.tr, nnd lve brought about tho assassination of the Austrian Crown Prince Nleholss tho Grand Duke was eager for uai with (icrmanv nnd Austrli tint he might rule to power on tho guns of his soldiers He kept troops on tho frontier reidy for nnj emorgenci, nnd was delighted when tho oprortunltj to u?o them came nn opportunity which ho lnd been actlvo In preparing Tho liaronc&s sajs that thcro lnd never been any German lnlluence In Itussla, only tyrman commercial Intel ests other authorities hold a very different view Most of tho troubles' of Hussli for nnny jears lnvo arisen, according to her, from the machlnttlonn of tho Dowager I mpress, Mirla I'codorovni, sister of tho Queen Mother, Alexittdrn of Hngland It was not until the monk Inputln ap peared that tho Czirlna got any relief Tho Haroness nppircntly believes tint Ilisputln was a holj linn of God, living a blameless life. Interested onlj- in splrltuil things Sho rejects with scorn tho theory tint ho was plotting with tho Germans for n sepa rate peace when ho was assassinated by the mllltarj" ptrly, and tho sajs tint thero was no truth In the i barges tint tha Czar and tho ("zsrlni were nffeeted by Ger man hilluenco in their deslro for a scparato pence Thej- merelj saw tint Itussla could not win nnd wanted peace for tho benefit of their countrj When the secret hlstorj of tho couit Intrigues Is written we shall know whether the Hironess Is right In the meantlmo those who nre Interested In court scandils nnd gossip will find this part of her book entertaining Wlnt she has to bay about tho opportu nities for American cspltnl and enterprise In Itussla dot-erven the attention of serious, minded men, for sho makes It clear that there Is great need there for men trained In the methods of modern business If the Inexhaustible resources of the country art to bo developed. ir'ssia or KSTnrtDY and Tovtonnow. lly lUroncra f-uum New York Tho Century Compan $. Germans as Pink Pijgs "You and I have often visited together all kinds of savages whom I should Inve thought tho biggest brutes of all savages with black skins, savage's with jcllovv skins, or with red skins, but now I seo clearly thero Is another sort still thoso dirty sav ages with pink skins like boiled pig, who are much tho worst of all " Thus, by quoting a bit of conversation by an old naval petty otllcer, who In other dajs had Balled under his orders, does IMerro Lot! characterize the Germans, sto ries of whose war methods and other dese crations form the burden of his latest book, "War." Those who In the past have been charmed with the writings of the versatile Trench man will find In this work somewhat of a change In their friend Whereas Lotl in tho past let himself out in stjle beauty and thought, combining these to make a technical achievement that at all times was attractive and companionable, In his scries of chapters In thebook "War" one clearly -sees the evidence ot repressed hate It Is a refined sort of hate, but It Is not difficult to sense One sympathetically feels the artist's shock of soul as he views the destruction ot cathedrals that have been the ndmlratlon of ages. The wrathful and contemptuous bitterness of heart ns ho views, the gassed wrecks of men who once were able-bodied Frenchmen, fighting like men and "with men's weapons on the field of battle, Is palpable. And it only Is whrrt SI Lotl's outraged and sensitive nature has become saturated with horrible sights, his nostrils filled with the odor of burnt .fltah, and the sight of unnecessary butchery anil desecration be come almost Jlko a nlshtn;axe,jso .frequently does It make itself npparent, that he bursts forth In his final ejaculation: 'Those dirty savages with pink skins like boiled pig" Tho book Is a series of chapters, each ore of which almost Is a short story in Itself The author visits nil parts of the French front nnd frequently Is under fire Once while viewing with horror and dla rlM thJ stumps of mutilated children's arms nnd the Irreparable damago done to priceless architectural masterpieces, he Is obliged to fleo to n cellar to escape the result of n sense'ess German bombardment of a place that hns no strngetlc value "Hut, monsieur It Is done like this every evening." say the Inhabitants, to whom the dally rnln of shells nt the cathedral has becomo almost to be regarded as a benediction to the sun tint sinks behind the hills The chapters dealing with his visits to the King nnc'. Queen of Belgium cannot fall to Impress the render with admiration nnd warm svmpnthv for those heroic In dividuals who for the sake of prin ciple suffered Ignominy nt the hands of a djnatj whose actions nro but n travesty on r'vdhntlnn nnd whose pledged word Is I v tie iselves regtrtted on'j- ns 'acrap of P'peft WMl Ilv Pierre. lotl Translated from the trench b Mtrlorlo Lnurle Philadelphia J I' I pp.mntt tompans Jl 2 ABSORBING ROMANCE OF AMERICAN LIFE Biography of the Late Bishop Spalding More Interesting Than the Average Novel If John Howard Mellsh, rector of Holy Trlnltv Church. In nrookljn, N Y. had been Winston Churchill. Margaret Dcland or Mrs Humphrev Ward ho would have written an absorbing novel with the late Bishop SpnldliiR of t'tnh, ns Its hero As ho Is merely nn Kplscopal clerjgman with out ambition to shine In fiction, he hns used the Informttlon In his possession In pro ducing n most Interesting biography of a remarkable l'ennsjlvanlan. n biography moro Interesting than nny novel Spalding was born in Brio nnd lived thero until his father was elected Bishop of Colorado He wis graduated from Princeton nnd did not declilo upon entering the ministry until his senior jrar Ho was graduated from the General Theological Seminary at a tlmo when it was moribund under tho leadership of Its millionaire dean whom no one dared criticize for fear he would withdraw his benefactions He had chirge of a mlsslon nr church In Denver for a while and then was put at the head of a church school From there ho went back to Brio ns the rector of the parish over which his father had presided Ho made such a success of his work In Brie that he wan elected mis sionary bishop of I'tnh In 1904 He was killed In an automobile accident In Salt Lake Cltv in 1914 lio never married, and there nre hints of nn unfortunate love affair In the blogra pbv He was no stickler for creed or form nnd welcomed all Christians who would work with him and ho worked with all who would let him While In Brie ho told the ministers' association that If It were not broad enough to admit the I'nltarlan pastor it was not broad enough for him The Uni tarian ptrtor was admitted He was In tenselj Interested In the condition of the worklngmen and ho ultimately became a .Socialist Mr Mellsh has wisely let him tell his o'vn storj so far ns possible In his letters nnd addresses, which are freely quoted They reveal n man of Intense earnestness, democratic Bjmpathles, humility and de votion The biography of a bishop Is usually In teresting nnlv- to those of his own com munion This one will bo Intercst'ng to all Christian people, for Doctor Spalding was In Bjmpathv with the whole Christian Church nnd rejected the narrow doc trines of the High Church party, with Its thcorj' of npostollc succession and the like In practice ho admitted Bap tists nnd Methodists to communion nlthough they lnd not been confirmed and thereby shocked some sticklers for forn Tho biography will be Interesting also to'all socialists, for It shows the gradual ac- ccptanco of the theories of Karl Marx by this preacher nnd It describes how courage ouslj he advocated them Those who are not Socialists will be Interested In dis covering' what It was that converted an ordlnarilj clear-thinking- man to the belief that tho State should own all the Instru ments of production nnd that all the suf fering of the wage' earners was produced by the capitalistic sjstem lrtvvKiiN' srnvcEn spai.din'o, man and IllMIOI' lly John Howard Mellsh. New York Tha Macmlllan Compan) 12 25 Vice in the Country Those who llko to read about young men from the city who g Into the country vil lages, betray girls ft o and then abandon them will bo delighted with Hdlth Wharton's new novel, 'Summer" Hut those who like pleassnter reading will choose something elso for their amusement and edification Tho storv Is told with Mrs Wharton's usual literary skill The plcturo of the New Eng land village Is well drawn The characters are real men and women The climax Is developed with dramatic skill All this Is to bo expected of Mrs. Wharton Perhaps her exploitation of sex Irregularities Is to be expected also, for sho has devoted her at tention to little else in recent jars The best thnt can be said of the story Is that tho tragedy of tho country girl has never been better told Perhaps Mrs Wharton's reason for telling It Is to prove that she can write as well about the sins of the poor In tho country as about life misdeeds of the rich In tho cltj St'MMRH lly n.llth Wharton. New York- D Applcton i. Co tl SO Book foi; Suburbanites John H McMihon In "Success in the Suburbs" paints a glowing but not exag geratcd plcturo of a llttlo land nnd a living Ills book Is largely Inspirational, with the incitement of ' go thou and do likewise." but It nlso has considerable practical value In Its hints, suggestions tables of costs and other data The entire gamut of the sub urbanites needs Is run there Is the house, fc e garden, tho small orchard, the tools, the Hii house, each considered separately and ruupy Tno cniet interest of the book Is Its obvious sincerity and the Impression of actual experience whereof he writes con vejal by the author The numerous tables furnish a hand) guide and ready reckoner of very real Importance to the commuter. SfCCESS IN THE SUBURnS By John It AlcJIahon New lork cl V Putnam Sons J. Information for Gardeners There are garden books of various kinds to suit all tastes Soma amateur gar deners like to have country life literature mingled with tho directions for planting and cultivating and others like their litera ture and their planting directions separate. The latter class will find Mae Savell Croy's 1000 Hints on Vegetable Gardening" to their taste, It begins with an alphabetical list of vegetables, with cultural directions, followed by chapters with general direc tions on transplanting, thinning, watering, the eradication ot weeds and the destruc tion ot insects A section Is given to fruit trees, another section to small fruits and nuts There are tables showing tha space to be devoted to different vegetables in a family garden and other information of a similar nature. It Is a convenient hand book for tho amateur gardener, whether he be experienced or Is beginning to cultivate the soil for the first time. 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