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The Washington times., 1903-10-07
ApMIRAL KEMpFrs RETIREMENr

An order was issued yesterday by the
the Navy Department for the retirement
of Rear Admiral Louis Kempff on octob-
er II for age. Rear Admiral Kemff is
now in command OF the Pacific naval dis
trict. He is a native Of Illinois, AMI was
appointed to rhe navy from that State
in 1851
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Dinners and LunCheonS.

Miss Young, daughter Of Lieutenant
General Young, gave luncheon yester-
day afternoon in the blue dining room
at Rauscher's. in honor OF her maid of
honor, Miss Knight, and her brides
maids. Miss Ruth Kelly and Miss Leah
Kelly, of Springfield. Ohio; Miss Car
lotta d. KIemm, OF st. Louis; Miss Ger
trude Bayne. Miss Edith Needham, and
Miss Mary Wallace Dewitt. of Wash
inxton The table was decorated with
yellow and white roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS of the same color. with sprays Of
orange blossoms for the finger bowls.
Captain Hannay, who has been pro-
NOTED within the last few days, enter
tanned at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club. His guests In
ciuded the best man. Captain Dawson. OF
the Twenty-second Infantry; Lieutenant
Hannay's regiment, and his ushers, Cap
tain Hamilton, Lieutenant Halford, Of
the Twenty second Infantry; Colonel Ed
wards. Captain Mearns. of the Twen-
tieth Infantry; CaptSin Ramsey. and
Captain Reeve
Mrs. Bayne, wife OF Dr. j. w. Bayne,
OF 1141 Connecticut Avenue. gave thea
ter party. followed by a small dinner, last
evening in honor OF her house guests,
the Misses Ruth, and Leah Kelly, of
Springfield. Ohio, and Miss Edith Need
ham. daughter of DR.. Needham,
president of Columbian University,
who preceded her family here in order
10 attend the wedding of Miss Young.
The Misses Kelly. who were school
mates of Miss Gertrude Bayne. win leave
Washington Friday. and viii sail from
New York on Saturday for Europe.
where they viii spend the winter.
Edward u. and Carl A. Droop. brothers
of Miss Bertha Droop, whose marriage
TO Arthur Leverkus. of Cologne. Ger
many, takes place tomorrow afternoon,
entertained the bridal party at Cabin
John Bridge last evening. The party
left town Immediately after the rehear-
sal at All Souls Church in the private
car OF the president OF the Great Falls
Railroad and returned home about mid
night.
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A PRINCE FOR CONGRESS-.

Prince Cupid Kalanianalo of Honolulu,
accompanied by his wife and secretary,
Morris K Keoahalole. are on their way
to this country where the prince comes
as a delegate to Congress from the Ha-
waiian Islands.
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SECRETARY ROOTS RETURN.

War Department officials have oeen
Informed that Secretary Root will sail
from England for the United States on
October FL This viii give the Seere-
tary an opportunity to prepare his an
nual report TO Congress after his return.
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WILL OF MARY CLARK FILED.

Mary II. Dorion Clark, by her Will
dated June Is. 1900, and Just filed for
probate. leaves her estate to her hus-
band, (. Ii. Gordon Clark, and her two
sons. The sons Dorion and Thatcher
Clark. are named executors
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luncheon given by Major General Chaffee
at his headquarters on Governor
Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r Droop, Of
Mount Pleasant. have as their house
guests Carl Leverkus, president of the
Ultra Marine Company, of Cologne. St
Petersburg and New York, and his
daughter. Miss Elsie Leverlkus, who have
come to this country to attend the mar
riage of Mr.. Leverkus' son, Arthur
Leverlus, to Miss Bertha Droop. Miss
Ella Spalding. of Sioux City, Iowa, who
will be one OF Miss Droop's attendants,
is also member of the house party.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Letter. who have
spent the summer at Bar Harbor, ar
rived in Washington yesterday and open
ed their home on Dupont Circle.
The steamship Finland arrived yes
terday morning from Antwerp. Among
those on board were the Hon. Joseph X
McCammon and family OF Washington:
Senator George c. Perkins, of Oakland,
Cal, and his daughter. Miss Grace Per
Of the late Rear Admiral W 7. Samp-
son, and her son. Harold B. Sampson.
Frank w Hackett, former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs. hackett
have returned to Washington.
Dr. and Mrs. George L. n. GUSTS have
returned TO their home on Capitol Hill
Mr.. and Mrs e. S. Edwards are among
the Washington visitors in New York,
where they are established at the Grand
Hotel.
/ Dr. Gerry Morgan and family return
ed to their Rhode Island Avenue home
yesterday after spending the season
near Lake Sunapee. n. H.
The reception. which was to have
been given by the ladies of Gunton-
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church
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AT HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin have
returned to their home. us I Street
northwest, and will be at home to their
friends this evening from s to 10 O'Clock
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Cabinet Notes.

Mrs. Knox, wife of the Attorney
General. returned to town yesterday
from their new home near Valley
Forge. Pa. Miss Knox is still with
friends in the North.
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Smith-Cruikshank.

Mrs. Euphrasia Antisell Cruikshank
announces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Margaret Euphrasia, to s. Fred
erick Smith. The wedding took place
yesterday at the home of the bride In
Georgetown. The Rev. Charles Z.
Buck, rector of st. Paul's Church, per-
formed the ceremony
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Jordon- Manly.

The marriage of Miss Martha Ellicott
Tyson Manly. daughter of Mrs. Lily Ty-
son Manly, to Eldridge Elmore Jordan,
Of this city, will take place today at a.
O'Clock at Old st. Paul's Church. Balti-
more.
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A RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

The Commissioners have accepted the
resignation of Harry P. Boze. a special
street crossing policeman. to take effect
October 2.
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Reingruver- Hilleary.

Grafton A Hillearv and Miss Jennie
V. Reingruver were married this morn
ing at Trinity Catholic Church, corLeT
Thirty-sixth and Streets northwest.
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Olivares-Coden.

Miss Florence Coden and Bernardo
oliyares, of Pueblo, Mexico, will be
married this afternoon at the home Of
DR.. w Jerome Pettus, OF the United
States Marine Hospital Service, 1928
Nineteenth Street.
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Chit-Chat.

Gen Ian Hamilton, of the British
army. who is on a short visit to this
country, was entertained yesterday at
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Social News and Gossip Of The Day.

c. Frederick Kohl, Of San Mateo, Cal,
were married today at the home of The
brides mother. in Cleveland Park.
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Little Jack Horner sat in corner with never
care OF frown;
lie was happy and gay, for he'd seen that day
Marie Cahin In ''Nancy Brown"
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Friday evening. October 8, has been
postponed.
Mrs. Christine Waltons Dunlop, who
has been spending several weeks with
friends In Philadelphia and New York
returned to Washington yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. George Colby, of
Fifteenth Street. accompanied by their
sons, George and VIII, have returned
to Washington from their summer home
In Maine.
Mrs. John Cunningham Hazen, Of Pei
ham, ". Y. is guest at the New willard.
She came to Washington for the we'd
ding of Miss Young.
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Mangum-H Hunter.

Col. and Mrs. Robert F. Hunter an
nounce the marriage of their daughter.
Blanche Dorothea. to George Albert
Mangum, of Maryland.
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Cough Hayden.

Miss Katharine Roberts Hayden, of
Maryland. and Joseph Cough were mar
ried today at noon at the residence of
the brides aunt, Mrs. c. NJ. Hammett-
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Neale- Terren.

Neale- Terrell.
Miss Anna Terrell and Hamilton S.
Neale will be married this evening at
$3.50 o'clock at St. Michaels and All
Angels Church.
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Weddings of Today.
Hannay-Yourg.

Hannay- Young.
The marriage OF Miss Elizabeth Young
and Captain Hannay takes place this
afternoon at ST. Thomas Church at 4
o'clock A small reception will follow
the church ceremony at the home Of
General Young. 1921 Nineteenth Street.
The Washington times., 1903-10-07
Kohl-Godey.

Miss Elizabeth Cooley. daughter of
Mrs. Katherine Cooley. OF this city. aad
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Edwards are among
the Washington visitors in New York,
where they are established at the Grand
Hotel
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

DR.. Gerry Morgan and FAMILY return
ed to their Rhode Island Avenue home
yesterday, after spending the season
near Lake Sunapee. n. H.
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luncheon given by Major General Chafee
at his headquarters on Governors
Island
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

Dr. and Mrs. George l.. n. GUSTS have
returned to their home on Capitol HILL
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

Frank w. Hackett, former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. and Mrs. racket
have returned to Washington
The Washington times., 1903-10-07

Mr.. and Mrs. L. 2. Letter. who have
spent the summer at Bar Harbor, ar
rived in Washington yesterday and open
ed their home on Dupont Circle.
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The reception, which was to have
been given by the ladies of Gunton-
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01

Mary MacLane, whom readers of NON emit
airy literary sensation may perhaps recall.
Hhe burst from the soil last juno. was
gnrlsh August flower. but In early Octo-
Der was cut down by the frost of OBJ
scurity, Tho fact that she had done noth-
less responsible for the shortness of hcr
literary life. Upon tho telegraph pole
near her house she had cast look of cons
tempt, and strong In social rebellion she
lind stood alons and gazed at three tooth
brushes until they bristled In resentment
hut she had shot at no solitary horsennn
nor he'd che stolen even the Rheel OF y
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HnNngslanH7HfgHA aaa ag EysnR

has begun the work of demollsh!ng sono
&c the mighty walls and bastions. and
razlng the deep gates and trenches that
hold many OF the famous German cities
In medieval frame.
Now Magdeburg Metz. Etras.burg and
other fortified cities are to got their
chanoo to expand and spread out into
the rich plains around them.
Among tho walls that are to go arc
some historical ones whose history thrills
German hearts deeply, as may be learn.
ed from tho Inscription on tho stones.
Such as these are the walls OF Mninz or
Mavence. the old city Of tho Arohbishops
Of Mavenos In tho gate OF tho citadel
ale corner-stones from tho ancient Roman
walls The date over this gate Is 1000.
Another beautiful and impressive gate Is
tho Rhine Gate. which is being torn DOM
row. Kastel. too, Ia to DO freed from
its belt Of forts, With this. there will 60
the famous gate with It's noble Columns
and its grand soulptured lion. which wns
built by the Deutsohe Dund in 1882,
In and out OF tho cities. old and now,
march the soldiers. Never is there q day
without military operations OF some kind
in Germany, Companies or regiments are
out, hero In practice marched, there In
firing drill, Tho practice marches are
serious. There are casualties, Tho Ger
man officer is not content with mere prao-
tlce, He feels impelled to harden his mon
to tho conditions of rea! war as noarly
es may DO,
Therefore we hear Of killings when an
artillery battery dashes out to maAe
time to point that's to be hold against
an imaginary enemy, We 900 tremendous
charges by oayalry-suoh fierce charges
as the famous one Of @ few years ago
when two bodies of cavalry rode into
each other SO desperately that the on
suing collision caused heavy loss OF life,
Many ingenious and costly contr!yancos
are used to perfect the shooting and
fighting qualities OF the men. The Ger
man army has Immensely heavy swing
ing mannikns now, mounted on rock
ers, These are charged by infantry with
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carriage, 1t was something OF nm achieve
H,ent when in loose wrapper abandon she
lay upon tho Montana sand, soul srame'
shouting love ditties to Satan; but she
was free OF al crima save that OF occa-
sionally tearing rents In the filmy veil Of
conventional modesty, sons times
thought would strike her and INT her out
OF the realms OF sand, but with perfect
safety horaea were left tied to the scrub
oak fs ~ of tho nelrhborhood.
succest--t demonstrating might mate
rally increase the revenues OF literature,
In1Paris II rib from under the saddle Is
LOCKED upon With great favor and recent.
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and blood to the service Of the STATE

and blood to the service Of the State.
Thirty Years OF Peace
And yet In thirty years-unt!l the Chi.
nose troubles began-ths aermnn sailor
and soldier ala not see eyen the shadow
OF active service.
Germany. harnessed for war, bristling
with arms. has had to live on tho reool-
lection Of that immense flood Of iron
and blood that It poured into Franco IN
1s7e-the Victory that was as terrible
IN It's swlftness as In It's overwhelming
completeness.
While Germany. the most heavily armed
nation, has been resting In utter, un.
broken peace, England has fought score
OF wars, Attle and big, Ruan!as armies
have been engaged from the Pnono to
tho Black Sea- along all the Asiatlo from
tiers, In wars and warlike operations.
America has fought bloody war year
after year with the Indians, and soarce-
~ having conquered them ct last, she
found the Span!ard waiting and then the
Filipino. France has had her fierce wars
< III rSoculI1-CulHa anQ III AIr1oa- Italy nad
her war In Abyssina, and state-shaklng
war 1t was. Greece and Turkey have
fought. Even Austria with her unsettled
eastern frontiers and her oombatlva races,
has had sone chance to give troops at
least sembance OF action, But Cor
many. with her European Empire staid
and calm, with her few colonies adninls-
terod almost wholly by Civic officers,
has lain In lnaction,
Therefore, It Is not necessary to con-
sldor Germany as belllgerent nation to
understand why her sea captains, having
handled fighting machines all their lives
without an opportunity to use them,
should pound little rIaytian gunboat to
smithereens and sink couple Of atill
more pitable gunboats In Venezuelan wa
ters.
These were acts to be traced. not to a
national characteristic. but to simple hu-
man nature,
No one who has lived In Germany can
make the error Of considering this coun-
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market Tie wrote Latin odoa and dug
into Koptio and rescued a few oouplets
but after no had Joined his brother
Jesse In a number OF midnight excursions
oven the most weyward scratch OF his
pen became valuable, Young women
wanted his sohYets and dime museum
men seufrled toy(hls pencil slsetches.
This goes TO Aevo, Il, indeed, proof
wero needed, that literary ability Of itself
y s not sufficient literature should be
made Interesting, nN y this cannot DO
done. It might be tnrlvd Into tho channels
Of Instruction, OF co, tse, a society novel,
having neither quallt may 10 n raging
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e !. q
Tho now German Ambassador. Baron
speck von stcrnberg. has an American
wife. nee Miss Langham who is re-
ported to be q brilliant woman, quite
equal to tho high position she !s to
occupy Many are awaiting their ar
rival, anticipating with much pleas sure
the presence Of another gifted Amori-
can woman Mt the German Embassy.
Tho late Spanish Ambassador, Duke
dc Arco. had an American wife, nee
Miss Lowry, Universal regret was ex-
pressed that the Dukes health made It
necessary for them to go away so soon,
She was the same charming woman. who,
though loyal TO her husbands country,
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3 .
Lord Herbert moved about among their
guests, making everybody feel that he
was glad to be back again among the
friends he made when here as secretary
to the embassy, Ills friends In England
never congratulated him moro truly on
his rapid promotion than do hia American
ones.
Tho BRITISH Embassy building was one
of the first built In Washington. back In
tho days OF Governor Shepherds reign,
1t 10 q spacious mnnsion, by no means as
elaborate In decoration and us pretentlous
as nrny other houses now In Washing
ton, 1t IL essentially English in all re-
spects and impresses one with It's dig
nifty and quiet good taste. Thsre was an
absence OF ostentation ana an air of gen-
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fascinating women that has ever repre-
scented England In this exalted position,
Her oleyerness and gracious. cordial man
ncrs have always captured every ono IN
Washington who has had the pleasure OF
meeting her,
tea was given at the embassy few
days ago to which many were invited,
Lady Herbert cleverly including In the list
of guests persons from official and citizen
society who are entitled to recognition,
Tho cordial manner with which she ro-
ceived her quests. making no mistakes as
TO who people were, was exceptionally
gracious, and gave Il warmth OF welcome
t, tho stately home Of the embassy that
won every ono's admiration.
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rank with the finest architectural achieve.
ments Of q land that han the finest public
buildings In the world.
II lies on height at the right shore Of
this NeIsse River. from tho shore OF wh!oh
bread Nights Of stone stops lead to It,
The entrance Is through q great portal
with four stone columns. On the sides
OF the portal ore two great groups Of
figures, '1.eace" and "wnr" The build.
ing Is crowned with G golden dome bear
ing on its summit tho Imperial crown.
Beautiful rellefs and bronzes ornament
this face Of tho building. Tho Han Of
Fame itself is slxty-tnree feet high In
to the niche, IN which stands double
etetue showing the first two Emperors
Of united Germany-Wilhelm I. and Fred
erlcls III,
ded1cnteda huge statue Of Bismarck
was unveiled in Goslar, Mannheim un-
yelled fine statue Of Won Moltke, Num-
ster dedicated a statue Of the Prince
Bishop Chrlstoph Bernard Won Galer. who
conquered Munster In the seventeenth
century; schleswlg unveiled q statue of
General Karl Won Schmidt, the reorgan-
izer Of German cavalry, and in Lauen-
brug monument was unveiled to Lut-
Cow and jain. tho heroes OF tho war OF
liberation.
1t is not possible to open German
illustrated paper, daily, weekly or month
~, without finding tho picture Of some
projected or completed monument Of this
nature, Nor Is It possible to open any
of these papers without finding pictures
of military SUBJECTS. The noldIer-oflloes
or private-is the prominent figure,
A Land Of Fortresses.
Besides oil this. the country still Is
full Of fortresses. Some OF them date
back to past centuries, Others are so
modern as the date when stone forts
still were useful.
Big cities have been bound as with
IN iron band by the fortincations that
surround them. preventing any growth,
1t is only recently that the government
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i L.. : Il
American Ambassador to Mexico. Miss
Clayton was much admired at the Mex
lean capital Baron Monoheur was the
Belgian Minister at tho same court and
suooeeded In out-rlvalllng Miss Clay!
toms many admirers. Soon after thor
marriage the Baron was transferred to
Washington and hither he brought his
BRIDE Though quite young Baroness
Moncheur Is one OF tho most popular
women OF the diplomatic corps. Fasci-
natins III her gracious manner. intu-
itlvely diplomatic. she makes no blun-
dera and will reflect credit on her own
and on her husbands country wher-
ever they may 60 On tho many years
before tho Baron In his career as q
diplomat,
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BY PAUL oERloK,

BHR1.IN, January 2t.-The great para
hox in the world to-day Is Germany.
Sincerely loving Peace. striving for
Ideal results in the works OF peace. It 10
the nation that gives the others strong
cause for fearing st as the one possible
danger to peace
Deeply imbued nationally with tho love
Ind understanding OF literature ana art,
The two pre-eminently peaceful profess
sions; a nation OF city builders and city
beautitiers such as cannot be euualled
anywhere on the earth; e1alting abstract
learning to degree higher than all other
nations, Germany yet loses no opportun-
~, apparently to obtrude tho ominous
ring Of the sword on tho councils Of the
world.
This warllke attitude by no means ema-
nate. only from the military class"
The general Idea Of Germany rs a land
that is grooming under riitar!sn Is large
~ incorrect, However force partisan
cries may be against tho burden, national
feeling about militarism is periodically
IN favor ct It.
Germany does not ceel oppressed by
ulilitadsm. It is imbued with t..
For thirty years Germany has been
studying the art OF war with the ear
nestness and thoroughness OF a nation
that prides itself beyond everything else
on Its thoroughness.
1t has, developed war machine that
IS believed. by Germans and Britons and
Americans and Russians-all tho authori-
ties whose opinion Is worth havin g-to be
the most efficient In existence.
Tho history OF its war-worn past is not
dim. recollection in Germany. It Is a
Living reality.
Wherever German may turn In tho
sand, he secs fortresses OF to-day and
yesterday. monuments to dead and living
military heroes, flags and eagles.
In every town are soldiers. Every homo
e.dtusts itself ne part OF the routine OF
private life to deyottns como of Its monsy
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dubbed muokot. bayonet and sword una
each soldier must down the mann!kin
craaEod by him. AS tho stability Of the
things is disheartenlnsly great, the men
learn to thrust and strive with strength
and skill that should overpowers mere
human enemies with ease,
Desperate Artillery Drill.
Tho artillery hea had to fire at wooden
figures Of mounted men which are drawn
rapidly across tho held OF are from one
masking copse or other cover to another.
The battery must gnllop into position.
wheel and deliver Its fire during the cS-
trsnaely short interval willis tho figures
are In sight Thore Is savage rivalry be-
tween batteries. and they rush like mad
men to got into position and got their
shots in,
To test ths new infantry rife IS. as
we'll as tho firing abilities OF tho soldiers,
dead horses arc suspended on wire cables
and wh!sked swiftly across the plain
The chief object is to perfect tho power
OF q body OF infantry to ward OF the at
tack from charging cavalry by shooting
It down before It can possibly reach the
men, even though tho mounted forco
should burst out OF ambush and have only
q short distance TO charge.
This now infantry arm Is somewhat
larger In oalibre than most OF the new
arms used in European armies, and tho
Germans believe that they Will stop an
enemy better than tho smaller bullets
that may pierce man without checking
his rush.
Tho German navy has had the IS model
rifles for some time. When the army IS
supplied completely. tho Germans will
have tho great advantage OF requiring
only ono uniform type OF ammunition for
small arms for both sea and land service.
The German navy, whilo not SOY potent
in tho daily life OF tho German people.
atill shares In the results OF tho great
national spirit A few years ago the
men who chose sea duty to fulfil their
obligations to tho State wero moatly
jewellers on tho north coast. Now the
fleet contains s.o0o men who dweled in-
land. most OF whom never saw the ocean
TIL their tine came to enter tho military
service, A remarkable fact Is that out Of
this number OF 5000. the largest proper
ton, 100 arc from Alsace-Lorraine, tho
land that was taken from Franco after
the Franco-Prusslan war.
Like Real War.
AS solemnly In earnest as tho land
manosuvrcs are tho sea manoeu-
vres of the Germans. This race
whose chronological and historical oharac-
ter Is the reverse OF reckless, drives its
ships with calm contemplation as herco-
" In practice evoutions as II the work
were being done under fire. In other