The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-06-23
The WOMEN HAVE
CAPTURED BERLIN
Lively Times at the Sessions OIL
the International Suffrage
Congress.
IS NOT A MILITARY AGE
Russia and Germany Alike Have Trou-
bic Keeping Up Armies and Forcing
the Men to the Service-Rus-
slams Fear Jap Magic.
Copyright, 1901, by w. r. Hearst.)

copyright, 1904, by w r. Hearst.)
berlln special: This city is now In
The grasp OF the International Congress
OIL women, which IS now in session n
which all through has been an exceed
lngiy lively affair, giving the press op-
portunity for many satirlcal articles.
a soc1alistic debate in the Reichstag
would seem an1e in comparison with
the stormy discussions at these meet
ings Of the fair sex.
10 be just one must admit that the
foreign delegates have behaved with
much dignity and calmness and this Is
particularly true of the American wom-
en-, VI between our own German wom-
en- great battles have been fought and
many bitter expressions have been used
IN the heat of argument.
Inc preliminary Skirmishes started
several weeks before the congress met.
when the radicals or Women Suffrag-
lists, headed by Miss Anita Augsburg,
We're excluded from the nagemen
py the conservatives, headed by Miss
Helen Lange.
me radicals retaliated by trying to
break up the conference and succeeded
IN q measure, as they formed q new
International Suffrage asso-
ClaLlon TO oppose the old association,
and from that the fierce
though bloodless war Of words started.
aeaVy ammunition was used by both
sldes, the conservatives calling the rad
icais 'horrid political ad~venturers."
noisy agitatOrs," "meddlesome politi-
a amazons," while the radicals were
amusing the conservatives as "timid old
grandmothers." miserable creatures
whose spirits are crushed By male
tyranny and slaves Of the male
sex"
Americans Restored Order.
1t Is largely due. however, to the two
american delegates, Miss Susan B. An
thoEy and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
that order was restored during the pre-
lininary meetings which preceded the
regular conferences Of the congress-.
AS the oldest and most famous cham
plon OF Wotlen's rights. Miss Anthony
was made president of honor, but the
debate was led and regulated by Mrs,
Gait or New York, whom the women of
her nome state had presented with an
exceedingly heavy gaVel, which she has
Deen using with great effect and which
mas been heard through all the din of
the hall.
Inc meetings viii he continued dur
ing the coming week and it is now
thought that everything will be run
perfectly smooth and 81 final agreement
reached
Russian Soldiers RebelIious.
a letter from Russia states that It Is
with considerable difficulty and only after
many preparations that the Russian gov
eminent has succeeded in sending rein
forcements to General KuroDatkin IN +ho
far east The other day." the letter
says. "a large part OF the garrison AT
hieI was called out and paraded.
me men were ordered to stand at at
tention and all the Jews in the ranks wera
told to fall out.
The same order was then given to the
one-year service men. and again to evary
soldier who was able to read and u,ri+e
All THESE men were then sent back IN
the barracks. while the rest were ssn+
TO the large cities IN all parts of the crn-
plre where soldiers of the reserve Ind ra-
fused to go to the front.
at hharkoff alone more than 1SOo sol
uieis refused TO go to war and were sent
to military prisons" ~
The famous composer, LeoncavaIro ,.bo
mas been in this city for soma TINA e..
the purpose of delivering into the han1s
or the Kaiser the opera which his ma 5n.t,
ordered from him some time age. hos nee,
ionized by the people OF Berlin. who hava
sl'eh MN great ovations wherever he
has shown himself.
The other night when the fashionable
guests dining at the Adelong hote, hpnarna
aware OF his presence they asked tho n.W
ltafy oand performing there ia NAV onn
or his pieces.
Ine ~bandnaster, however had 70 ~
pam ina this was not possible. as Mil
tary Il IN Prussia we're forhiJ1nn ~
play copyright music without per,1islto -
On hearing this, the composer vyrate -,
the the back OF a BIN Of farg 4 decleratio o.,
tiIat ne renowned his rights on tf,a -
egt occasion with regard to the nro, 49,
or his opera "Pag!laccf" N'''oSu
1hieteupoA the band played the MEGA ~.
way OF homage 70 the Italian master ,r~S
ene performance was received vim )
Never Before have the suocrstttl,,or. 80
.he masses OF the Russian people naaa ~
war. N"'S lHe present
Jap Objects of Superstition,
aiitons General kuropatkin,s "n1diors
o ore De pS'tet Is prevalent that the Ja9aness
be overcome. e"uy not to
Put among the agricultural, pon,,a .,c,,
""o Tor the most part have never 49,
~ 1apan nor seen a map. and .hcreforat
~ no laea why the war has broken ON
tt;gte are still strange beliefs.
4ue correspondents Of a y,,-