THE NEAR EAST The German Line to Bag- dad and the Persian Gulf Brought Unpleasant Complications. FIRST STARTED IN 1888 Group of Capitalists, Backed by the Deutsche Bank Commenced the Work. Mrs. George Tracy entertain* today at luncheon and bridge. Mrs. Chart* Barker ts visiting Mends la Bvansville. Um. Dr. and Mrs. O. D. Swain returned Friday from Knoxvlllc, Iowa. Mrs. Mary Decker and family have returned to their Glencoe home, Mr. and Mrs, George Harrington re- turned last week from California. Miss Frank 8uow of Mnnkuto. Minn.. Is the guest of Miss Sara Hammond. Forest Llewellyn. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fltigerald, died 8un- Mr. John Grant has begun the erec- tion of a house on his lot on Kaat Harbor street. Mrs. Robert Davis waa hostess at a luncheon Wednesday. Covers were Isld for sixteen. Mr. John L. Day left Saturday for New Richmond. Mich., where he has purchased a home. Mr. R. ||. Stafford has rented his J Ons of the international compiles lions that is regarded In many quar- ters ae uav ing contributed' some! hing to the general feeling of bitterness which culminated In the present war In Europe was the railroad situation in the Nonr Kust. in today's dully statement of the National Geograpliic Hoclety concerning the geography of the European war an Interesting pic- ture of Ike International difficulties growing out of the building of the Uermon Bagdad railroad is given. The statement Is as follows: Teuton Wedge Into Asia. "Some years sgo there was devel- oped In Berlin a plan looking to the construction of a railroad from the capital of tiio Teuton emplro to the Persian gulf. ' this road was planned to pass through Asia Minor, thence across the Euphrates to tiie Tigris, pass Nlniveh and Bagdad to the Per Mian gu'f at. Baesorah. This road was to form an all-rail routo from the Dal tic sea to the Persian arm of the In- dian' ocean. It was to open up South eastern Asia for Germany as India had long before been opened up b> England and Northern Asia by Russia. Diplomatic Difficulties. "When the Germans entered upon their stupendous scheme, which wm fiie first effort over made to open up this rast territory, they Immediately found themaelves running counter to the wishes and purposes of other na tions, and, the result was a long series of diplomatic Interchanges which Anally led the Germans to sbandon their purpose of building through to the Gulf of Persia and to accept Bag- dad as the Asiatic terminus of the German road. Concession From Tur«ey. % "The first steps in the evolution of the German Bagdad railway were taken in ikss, when a group of Ger- man financiers, backed by the Deutsche Bank, sought and obtained a concession from Turkey for the construction of a railway from Is- mldt to Angora, Ismldt a port on Marmora Sea and Angora a trade cen tor in the heart of Asia Minor. This was to be the first link in the great railway system which was to open the riches of the East to Industrial Ger- many. German diplomacy in the years following this first concession was suc- cessful in establishing the most cor- dial relations between Wlrhelmstrasse and the Sublime Porte. The "Bafldadbahn." The railway to Angora wm n«t*t •tended by a branch to Konla, in southeastern Asia Minor, which stretch was to become a trunk line in the Bagdad railway. In 1303. fol- lowing a second visit of the Raiser to Constantinople, Germany obtained the concession for extending the rail- way from Konla to the Persian gulf. This waa the year of the official birth of the 'Bagdadbahn,' and the begin- ning of an Intensified British-German struggle of diplomacy in the Near East The firman constituting the Bagdad Railway company was ob- tained in 1903. Immediately negotia- tions were begun by other interested nations for a share In the construc- tion of the line through Mesopotamia. Germany made no strong effort to withstand international participation. England Playa An Acs. »u 1911, the original concession m modified by a series of negotia- tions. British diplomacy succeeded In blocking the Gorman railway from the Persian gulf by persuading Sheik Mo> barek, practically independent ruler <»ver his small domain, to refuse the Bsgdad railway a terminus at Ko welt. So. in the 1911 agreements, the com- pany renounced its right to build be- yond Bagdad, stipulating solely that it should have an equal share in any future extension to the gulf. Some other cessions of its original rights were made, and, in return, the com* pany waa given the right to build a branch line to Alexandretta. a rising Asia Minor Mediterranean port. The Bern of Chicago. Tho,annual meeting o.r tho Woman's Equal Suffrage association will bo hsld Mondsy, May 17, Mrs. Robert Niitt of Now York City waa the gueat for a few days this week of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nutt. The Worth While club will meet Tuesday, May 11, with Mrs. E. 11. Stafford, 685 Long wood avonue, Miss Kingman's Tuesday evening class In gymnastics gave an exhibit Tuesday In the Union church gym. Mrs. Paul Brown and daughter of Indiana poll", I ml., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. 10. D. Brlgham, 790 Sheridan road. Mr. Woodward and Miss Marjory Sibley of Chicago were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlos Dudd of Psrk avenue. Mr. Henry P. Wllllama will he the spcakor at the meeting of the Young People's society of the Gloneop Union church Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock. A number of Glencoe ladles attendod the annual meeting of the infant Welfare association, held Tuesday at tho Woman's club rooms in Chicago. Mrs. Charles * Mortimer has issued cards for a reception for Saturday aft- ernoon, May ir>. In honor of Madame Mortimer and Mrs. Frank G. Mortimer of Pasadena, Cal. A bridge party for the benefit of tho Glencoe chapter of the Daughters of tho Empire will be given st the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hitter- master, Saturday evening, May*'8. Mr. Marvin and Miss Helen Minor are entertaining a week-end house party at their home, Lake and Ra- vine avenues. Twenty young people will enjoy their hospitality. The plans for their diversion are the launching of two eanoes, "Issy" and "Rachel," owned by Charles Budd and Marvin Miner; trap shooting, .tennis match and an after dinner dance Sat- urday. The Woman's Library club held its annual meeting and luncheon Thurs- day. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Presi- dent, Mrs. H. II. Boardman; first vice president, Mrs. Marc W. Darling; sec- ond vice president, Mrs. James P. Brewster; recording secretary, Miss Howard; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. W. Brintnall; treasurer, Miss Ruth Schnur. For directors, Mrs. Alfred Washington and Mrs, Albert O. Olson were chosen. Mrs. Dwlght C. Orcutt wss appointed director to fill the va- cancy made by the resignation of Mrs. Robert Davis. The entertainer for tho afternoon was Miss Watahwaso. Her subject was "Indian Legends. Songs and Dances." There was musie by Mrs. Charles Borncamp. all IE laAii MM' EW8, FRIDAY* MAY 7. lit*. CLEN VIEW. Caddies have come In for uo small amount of discussion lately. Last year a number of golf clubs laid down rules for tho caddies to observe hi their behavior toward the members. and the members in turn were fur- nished with axioms and kind adjoe* tlvea to apply to the caddies. But there was little more done thsn this sermon- ising and philosophising. Tho fud- dles went on In their own sweet way and the members In their own sour frame of mind toward the soya whu carried their cluba over tne course. Glen View club has done about all It could do for the comfort of lis mem- bers. It haa now turned attention to nie caddies, and the work that ts being dono for them Is complete an I constructive. It is not tho matter of This is tho season tor exhibits. Tho date for the annual high school ex hlbit and reception to parents haa not boon announced, but preparations are being made for It by many. Miss Graver and Mlsa Bedker are also mak- ing plans for their exhibit at the Uni- versity of Illinois. There wilt even be sn exhibit of Che skill of New Trier students at Lake Potest, for on Fri- day several take the train thither to compete In extempore speaking, ex- tempore reading, and letter-writing Marceile Laval, with Ora McDonald as substitute, enters the letter-writ- lug contest, Miner Coburn and Clara Snydaeker will do the reading, and Ruth Lleker and Earl Gannon the speaking. There is to be a final ex- hibit of the art of the Dramatic club May 21 In Bennett's play. "Sweet lavender," and much skill is being getting out a few rules which would I exhibited in selling tickets lor it. Ma* be observed like the commandments. but the building of a new vsddy house and looking after tho boys In a humanitarian way. homo for tho summer months to Mr. Fifteen hundred dollars was raised by subscription from among the mem bora. Tills amount of money is being put Into a new caddy house which BOOK AGENT CASE FAVORS DEFENDANTS Kenilworth Women Will Get Back Money Paid on Culture Books. port in 1011 was $10,000,000. Work toward the completion of the project •as going ates^fly fPiward before ta*(cas*> sgslnst Mrs. Green was noav "'The Berlin- Bagdad rail way was to be a strong factor in aiding Germany to. Mrs. O. C Owen and Mrs. James A. Green of Kenilworth will bo lesry of book agents is the scar future.. Is February they ordered a sot of books on tho "Development of Children" from Mrs. Jennie A. Dune an, as agent for tho Twentieth Century Self Cal* lure association. They paid 96 down, balance of the 550 to be said to monthly installments. Tho books did gad prove la bo helpful guides on raising children and keep- ing them from temptation. They were mora s series of Mother Gooae rhymes, according to the testimony of tho pur- chasers, which they gave la Justice Bout's court In Kvsnston on Wedncs- John T. Ling of Westmoreland keeps up the standing of tho North Shore with the Western Golf asso- ciation. In the annual handicap rat- ings ho is given five strokes. His namo is tho only familiar ono in a list of over a hundred. Charles "Chick" Evans is tho only scratch man. Last season I played golf with a man who was an analytical golfer. If he made a bad drive ho would stand In his original position and swing his club a half doxen times until ho fig- ured out Just why he had siloed or pulled tho ball. He always had on alibi for a poor stroke He also slowed up the came for thoso behind him, but that didn't seem to bother him In tho slightest. WESTMORELAND. it««ult»r greens are now In ua« at Westmoreland. New flags tor tho holes are up. They are red and white, and to add variety, some are white with a red stripe and others are red with a white stripe. They add the necessary dash of color to the course The new chot at Westmoreland is proving popular. Mr. Nelgelson. the manager, says that he hod as many for dinner last Sunday, as were accom- modated during half of the month of April last yeah A new floor haa been laid in tho dining room, and put ip share for dancing. This will afford al- most as double th<- amount of room for largo parties. The painters are still at work on tho exterior of the building, but they will bo through in a few days. A section of tire south porch will be screened and used for an out-door dining room. there bo a largo house! "Sweet Lavender" will require about two hours to be stuged. liie cast la composed of people familiar to the high school audiences. Theo dure Cox, Frank llerdman. Edward Prlnglc. Miner Cchurn. Karl Qannou, Kidney Nelson, John King. Lucl'e will be located on the northwest cor-|Melk. Dorothy Knucr. XouTse Logic, ner of the polo Held. The caddy limine will be comfortable, moreover, it will be sanitary. Showers, lockoru and toilets will aid the boya :u pre- senting a neater appearance The house will be well heated in the win- ter. An outdoor athletic field is to bo laid out on the polo grounds and a small-slsed gelf course will also Decon- structed. A man interested in the Boy Scout movement and in social service activities has hern engaged as assistant caddy master. The com- mon equipment for this post is a fine collection of cuss words and a short temper. Tho man who is coming to Glen View la not that sort. Ho will work with tho boys, teach them to play games, to have some personal pride, and to exhibit rcHpeci. toward the men for whom they cum;v. Members of the club nro contribut- ing their old clubs to tiie caudien. so they will be nb!e to play weir own little course. Klla Field. Great interest Is being ohown In some quarters with reference to de- linquent themos, ulitebra exerciser., and Kin n. The seventh month of the school year closes Friday, May 7. re- port cards going to parents tho fol- lowing Friday. The girls show Kreat Interest in their number of the Echoes, but (lit seniors show even more in t'.iclr Issue. The Juno number Is to have a new feature, individual pictures of the members of the senior class, Instead of group pictures as before. Mr. - Borgfeldt recently moved to Wl'metto, who haa a lino reputation for success ful work elsewhere, is tahwg ttie pic-"' iurvn iji iii- senium On iiioutiuy the pictures at |ha faculty a«tu various athletic teams were taken for tho ssme Interesting number. , Mr. Walker's students In English have boon making a Htudy of libraries, j One day tho school library system j was made the subject of f.iclr Inves- ligation, while the rest of the school was obliged to go to tho dreary study- hails. In the near ruturo tho cluss will Investigate the Chicago library systems; and there, too, tho rest of the school may not follow. The cantata recently given at New Trier haa brought in about $100. Con- sidering the expenses connected with the performance, thla is doing very well. Two new trunkVy v*» to «d«m tho school walls next i^-ar. One is the shield for tho championship in swim- ming in the Suburban blah school league, and the other ts for the heavy- weight basketball championnhlp. How the baseball season for New Trier will result remslns to bo seen, but New Trier has ono victory to her score, that or dofeatlng University high, 0 to 5, Monday, April 26. The underclass girls arc rejoicing in their prowess In Indoor baseball. In a game with the seniors, the sopho mores won, 10 to 12; In n gamo wllli the sonlors, the freshmen won, 2.'! to 22, and in ono with tho juniors the sophomores won, ilUo 19. On Thursday, Athletic assoclai Ravlnia .Park. Jpril 29. u... 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