PAGE TWELVE. DREAM OF WAR LORDS "LSATIANS DESCRIBE GERMANS' IDEA OF REIGN OF FORCE, Abbe Wetierle Says Emperor William Ts Weak and Unbalanced and Is . the Victim of the Pan-German- ist Party--Patriotic Military Or- ganizations Are Suvpported by Armament Firms, ° Writing from Bordeaux a few days BBO, a special correspondent gives an account of an interviewe with two Alsatian patriots, who tell of the dream of the Kaiser's advisers of a wide-wide Germany and the inaugur- ation of the reign of force. I bad a long talk to-day, writes the correspondent, with the famous Alsa- tian patriot, the Abbe Wetterle, who was the leader in the Alsation Au- tonomist party in the Reichstag be- fore the war. Helmer, the defender of the cari- caturist Hansl at the Leipzig court on a charge of t-eason, was also pre- sent. The two patriots fled to France at the outbreak of hostilities to avoid being imprisoned. Both expressed the opinion that the Kaiser himself did not want war, but was rushed into it by the Crown Prince and the war party. I asked their opinion of the Kalser's character, and received the reply that he was mediocre, dilet- tante, with power, applying himself superficially to many interests, He was rather weak and unbal- anced, and very sentimental, but he was certainly mcre chivalrous than th. majority of Gérmans, though af- te~ his many faux pas he did not in- epire the people with much con- fidence, Replying to further questions, the Abbe Wetterle said, "Wilhelm was certainly pacifist before the war. He like to play at being a soldier, but at heart was nothing but a good busi- ness man, and had no desire to risk bis crown in a European war. "The Kaiser is the victim of the military and pan-Germanist parties, who called him coward because he was top peaceful, and who (without his knowledge and contrary to his desire and intentions) prepared the present crisis. "When the deed was done the Kaiser, who, through misinformation, believed the cause a righteous one, threw himself heart and soul into the conflict." I asked how the militarists suc- ceeded in convincing the empire that war was necessary; and fhe Abbe Wetterle said, "All the patriotic and military organizations are supported by big armament firms, who worked systematically to transform a people. of thinkers and philosophers into a nation of unscrupulous conquerors. "Soon an extremely dangerous state of mind spread all over the country, like that of world commerce and great industries, dreamed of im- posing ber unchallenged domination over the whole civilized universe, "The pan-Germanists finished by getting their theories accepted, even by the democracy." "And what are these theories?" | asked. He replied: 2.*"That the German be- longed to a race of gulers, and was alone predistined to enjoy political rights, all others being only herds or slaves. "The pan-Germanists had redrawn the map of the world. All countries whose populations had some remote strain of German blood in their veins must sooner or later, by persuasion or violence, become part of greater Germany. "The furious madmen of these powerful organizations found accom- plices in German savants so proud of their knowledge as to believe that nothing existed before them. The merchants acd manufacturers who saw in Germany's gigantic army and navy only the means of conquering the world's markets also lent a will- ing hand. "It is because Germany took up this stupidly provoking attitude, be- cause she tried by cunning and force to eliminate all her competitqrs, be- cause she showed herself without pity to subject races, and because she refused elementary rights even to her allies, that she is universally de- tested, and that at the time when a poverful coalition is smashing her she finds no one to lend her a help- ing hand." M. Helmer tld me that before he and Abbe Wetterle fled Alsatians had been warned that all who sheltered them would be shot. He added that from private information he had learned that Dr. Sieffermann, another Alsatian ex-deputy of the Reichstag, had been shot, and that famine was now spreading all over Germany. German wounded are being attend- ed to all over central and southers France. After being wounded in the begin- ning of the battle of the Marne thay S or etght du "ATmoOBT, foodless and without attention, and were finally abandoned by the fleeing Germans. Many expressed joy at having fall- en into the hands of the French, though a doctor at the hospital told _me that some feared they would have their throats cul. A number of them declared tnat they left Dresden in the belief that they were going to the manoeuvres, and that until they reached the banks of the Rhine they Knew nothing of the war. > 4 . Longing Yet. _ Young Husband (sentimentally, as he stops with his bride in' front of a show window)---Do you remember, my dear, that it was here in front of this very jeweler's shop that we first met each other? You were looking longingly at that very necklace. . Bride (with a sigh)~-I remember =and still I haven't got it. Powerful Lamps. 'New types of incandescent street lamps are capable of 5,000 candle power. Hom J | Lerrons Prepared Especially For This Newspaper by Pictorial Review L -- DISTINCTIVE TAILORED FROCK. Of all the models that bave-come out of Paris for the spring the above is LUTTING GUIDE 6182 : ™ : : TTFOLD OF 54 INCH MATERIAL WITH NAP Pictorial Review Walst Nn. 6182. cents, Skirt No. 5978 ------, oe ROMANTIC DARDANELLES, Allies Will Find the Famous Straits a Hard Nut to Crack. In a land and sea of romance and tragedy, encompassing almost more of those elemental and emotional at- mospheres than any other of similar radius, is the strait of the Darda- nelles, otherwise the Hellespont. The demolition of several forts, as reported recently, does not leave the | strait open for the passage of vessels of the allies. The 45 miles of the strait connecting the Sea of Marmora | with the Egean Sea are not only pro- tected by old but also by new forts, and by those more modern and sa- tanic inventions such as floating and submarine mines. The strait is nar- row, considering the vast overflow from the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmora, harboring such volumes from vast watersheds as flow through the Danube, the Dniester and many lesser streams. Not only is thé Hellespont strong- ly fortified with big guns, both on the European and Asiatic shores, but east of the Sea of Marmora is the yet narrower strait of the Bosporus, 17 miles long, connecting the Turkish Sea of Marmora with the big Black Sea, which the Russian practically control. The Bosporus is also impos- ingly fortified and mined, and ves- sels forcing thre Dardanelles would be compelled to force that strait to | make an opening from the waters of the Grecian archipelago, or the Egean Sea to the Black Sea and to lay siege | to Constantinople on the European | side and the twin city of Scutari on | the Asiatic side. The Dardanelles takes its name | from Dardanus, who was supposed to have founded the lost city of that | name near that other and far more famous lost city, ancient Troy. It is from one to five miles wide, the most romantic } part-of the being only a mile wide between Sestos in Europe and Abydos in Asia, where "Leander swam the Hellespont his Hero for to see," at the time of the ; iil fs 'g§ e Dress Making Sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Price. 15 cents. iE the most decided innovation. It is de- veloped in olive drab covert cloth. Remarkably simple is this costume In covert cloth, showing the new redingote with Empire walst. The yoke has the full skirt attached. to it with a 'cord ot its own material, and the neck may be high or low. The skirt is full and quite short, while the sleeves are long and close fitting. The entire costume calls for 4 yards of 45-inch material The fashionable cloths are so wide that they cut to splendid advantage In this design much sewing is saved by placing the back gore, the collar front gore, back of the yoke and beh on a lengthwise fold of the material The collar and belt are placed cross- wise of the goods while the back,ot yoke, front gore and back are arranged lengthwise. Beginning at the left and going to the right, the parts of the pat- tern are placed on the cloth In the order named above. The cuff is laid on a lengthwise thread opposite the back gore, and to the right of the cuff wili be found room for the piecing. The gpace intervening between the selvedge and front gore is taken up with the sleeve and pocket, both of which are arranged on a lengthwise thread The front is arranged to the right ot the front - gore, but over a lengthwise thread. But cutting out the neck edge of the front 3% of an inch above single small "0" perforations, the open neck may be obtained instead of the high finish. Perforations are also supplied to indicate the change of line of the skirt from a pointed to a round effect. Patented April 30, 1907 Sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Price, 15 mn arn, 1 FALLEN IN BATTLE. How the Various Nations Identify Their Soldiers In War Time. Every nation has its own particular | method of identifying its dead in war | time. Each British soldier has a | small oblong card (known officially as Army Form B, 3,067), which is | stitched inside the tunic. On it are entered particulars of the man's | name and regiment, next-of-kin, ete. Besides this, every article of the man's clothing is stamped with a number which corresponds to one written opposite his name in the regi- { mental records, as well as the county depot of his battalion. Our method is*a little more elabor- ate than that of Germany, whose sol- Russia's Magnificent Jewel Was Once the Eye of an Idol. The magnificent gem, known tc history as the Orloff diamond, which in its rough state formed the eye of an idol in a temple near Trichine poli, was stolen by a Frenchman, who escaped with his prize to Persia, and who, fearful of being discovered, was glad to dispose of his ill-gottén gain for a sum of about $10,000. The man who bought the stone sold it to one Shafras, an astute Arme- nian, for $60,000. Shafras had con- ceived the idea that by carrying the stone to Russia he would obtain from the Empress Catharine the Great a princely sum for it. ) How to travel in safety with the stone, the theft of which had, of course, been discovered and pro- claimed, became a grave considera- tion. It was too large to swallow, and no mode of concealment present. ed itself to Shafris that seemed se: cure from discovery. The way in which he solved the problem is remarkable. He made a deep incision in the fleshy part of his left leg, in which he inserted the stone, closing 'the wound carefully by sewing it up with silver thread. When the wound healed the Arme- nian merchant set out on his travels quite boldly. and although more than once apprehended, rigorously search- ed and even tortured a little, he was obdyrate and firmly denied having the stone in his possession. Having at length reached his des- tination he asked from tho Empress the sum of $200,000 for the gem, an amount of money which Catherine was unable to raise at the moment. We next find the Armenian at Am- sterdam with the intention of having his diamond cut. Here the stone was seen by Count Orloff, who determined to purchase it for presentation to his royal mistress, the Empress Cath- arine. The sum ultimately paid for the gem was about $350,000 in cash, to- gether with an annuity of $2,500 and a patent of nobility. % Shafras flourished exceedingly and died a millionaire, Pretty Dilapidated. On a dilapidated narrow gauge railroad in a certain state a traveler was struck with the general air of hopelessness of the entire country Run down farms, fences falling tc pieces and houses unpainted and dis- mal were seen as mile after mile was reeled off. Finally a countryman got on, and the two fell into. conversa tion. . "Country #round here looks fearfully dilapidated," remérked the traveler. 'Yaas, but jest wait an' ye'll see sumpin' wuss,"' replied the countryman. The train stopped They looked out and saw a rail miss: ing ahead. The entire train crew clambered out, ¢rowbars in hand proceeded leisurely to the rear of the train and in due time loosened a rai) and carried it forward. It was spiked into position, and the train proceed- ed. 'Somebody stole a rail?' asked the traveler. "Yaas, abaout twenty year ago, I reckon. Evah since they hain' nobody. bought a new one. When the train comes back they've gotter stop an' tear up a rail behind 'em. Ain't that the dilapidatenest thing ye ever see, stranger?" The Meaning of Calumet. You will often run across the word calumet in connection with Indian diers carry a metal disc bearing a number, which corresponds with a number at the Berlin War Office. After a battle numbers, not names, ! are telegraphed and verified. And the effectiveness of this system may be judged by the fact that after the fighting round Metz in 1870, when the casualties exceeded 40,000, com- plete lists were pested in the capital two days later. The Japanese system is.very simi- lar. Each man has three discs--one round his neck, another on his walst- belt, and a third in boot--on each of which are three @umbers corre- sponding to the wearer's name, corps, (and brigade respectively, while the Russian soldiers wear a numbered badge shaped like an "ikon"--sacred picture image -- which is formally blessed by the priests. Italy uses a small zine plate affixed | to the trousers at the waist, on which are embossed the soldier's name, place of origin; number, and date of | enlistment, while the Portuguese cav- | alry soldier has a number stamped on | his spurs, the infantry having a simi« {lar number stamped on their leg- | gings. 2 ! The Frénch, who formerly used {little aluminium name-plates, which in war with savages seemed an irre- sistible attraction to the enemy, now use little cards like ours; but Austria still has an ornate identification badge of gun-metal, shaped like a locket, with inside all particulars in- scribed on little parchment leaves. Turkey alone among the nations is- sues to her soldiers no formal identi- "A dead man is of no trouble about him?" . A bee-tree has just been found by Edwin Cripps in the bush of James of Everton, a few miles from seven day affair. use to the Sultan; why, therefore, tales of war, and unless you are fa- miliar with its meaning you are apt | to be puzzled by it. Calumet is the name of the peace . pipe used by the North American In- dians. It consisted of a tobacco pipe having a large bowl, generally of pol- ished red marble ®r sandstone, and a stem of reed or painted woud decorat- ed with feathers and about two and , one-half feet long. After a peace treaty had been signed the Indians used to fill the pipe with the best to-1 bacco and present it to the represen- ; tatives of the party with which they | had made peace, themselves smoking it afterward. The Indians also pre- sented the calumet to any visitor, and to refuse it was to declare war with those who proffered it. The word calumet is not in itself Indian; it is a Norman word meaning shepherd's pipe and was given by the early French settlers to the Indian pipe of peace because of its gencral resem- | blance to the musical instrument of the field, A Odd Marriage Cnstoms. An Arab wedding lasts seven days. the ceremony is over. It is then pro- per for him to cry out in delight at its loveliness, and then, as fa the Bi- ble, "the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, re- joiceth greatly because of the bride- groom's voice." The 'people outside the tent raisedn answering ery. In Turkey the bride stands behind a screen during a part of the cere- mony and is first seen at its conclu- A Moorish Streets Swept by Convicts, The public streets in the towns of Java are daily swept and kept clean by native convicts. 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