The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-24
The WOMEN HAVE
CAPTURED BERLIN
Lively Times at the Sessions OF
the International Suffrage
Congress.
IS NOT a MILITARY AGE
Russia and Germany Alike Have Trou-
BILE Keeping Up Armies and Forcing
the Men to the Service-Rus-
slams Fear Jap Magic.
Copyright, 1904. by w. R. Hearst.

Copyright. 1904. by w. r. Hearst.)
Berlin special: This city is now In
the grasp of h International Congress
OF Women, which is now in session and
which all through has been an exceed
1ngly lively affair, giving the press OPP
portunity for many satirical articles.
"A socialfstic debate in Reichstag
would seem tame in comparison with
the stormy discussions at these meet
ings of the AIR 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-, but between our own German wom-
en- great battles ave been fought and
many bitter expressions have been used
IN the heat of argument.
The preliminary skirmishes started
several weeks before the congress met.
when the radicals Or Women Suffrag-
lists, headed by Miss Anita Augsburg.
were excluded from the management
by the conservatives. headed by Miss
Helen Lange.
The radicals retaliated by trying to
break up the conference and succeeded
In a measure. as they formed a new
Woman's International Suffrage asso-
citation to oppose the old association.
and from that moment the fierce
though bloodfess var Of words started.
Heavy ammunition was used by both
Sides, the conservatives calling the rad
icals 'horrid political adv%enturers,"
noisy %agitators." "meddlesome politi-
cal amazons." While the radicals were
abusing the conservatives as "ttmid old
grandmothers," miserable creatures
tyranny" and Slaves Of the male
sex"
Americans Restored Order.
1t Is largely due. however, to the two
American delegates, Miss Susan b. An
thony and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
that order was restored during the pre-
ilm1nary meetings which preceded the
regular conferences Of the congress.
AS the Oldest and most famous cham
pton of wo1neh's rights, Miss Anthony
was made president OF honor, but the
debate was led and regulated by Mrs.
Gait Of New York, whom the women Of
her home state had presented with an
exceedingly. heavy gavel. which she has
been using with great effect and which
has been heard through all the din Of
the hall.
The meetings will he continued dur
ing the coming week and it is now
thought that everything will be run
perfectly smooth and a final agreement
reached.
Russian Soldiers RebeIIious.
A letter from Russia states that 1t is
with considerable difficulty and only after
many preparations that the Russian gov
eminent has succeeded in sending REIN
forcements to General Kuropatkin in the
far east. The other day." the letter
says. "a large part Of the garrison at
Kleff was called out and paraded.
THE men were ordered to. stand at at
tention and all the Jews in the ranks were
told to fall out.
1.-THE same order was then given to the
na-voar carvtna me- oSr1 ,,,i, - ",,,1~,r
soldier who was able to read and write.
All these men were then sent back to
the barracks, while the rest were sent
to the large cities in all parts of the en-
ptre where soldiers of the reserve had re-
fused to go to the front.
AT kharkoff alone more than 1,sOO SOL
diers refused to go to war and were sent
to military PRISONS"
The famous composer, L~eoncavallo, who
has been In this city for some time for
the purpose Of delivering into the hands
of the kaiser the opera which his majesty
ordered from him some time ago, has been
nonized by the people Of Berlin, who have
given hina great ovations wherever he
has shown himself.
The other night when the fashionable
guests dining at the Adelong hotel became
aware Of his presence they asked the mil
itary band performing there to play one
Of his pieces.
Liz bdiiuIlldSlcT, however, ha1 to eX-
plain that this was not possible, as mill
tary bands IN Prussia We're forbidden to
play copyright music without permission.
On hearing this. the composer wrete on
the back of a bill of fare Il declaration
that he %rcpounced his rights on tie pres
ent occasion with regard to the prologue
OF his opera, 'Fagliacci.'
Thercupon the band played the piece by
way Of homage to the Italian mustcr. and
the performance was received with Il
storm of applause.
Never before have the superstititions OF
the masses of the Russian people been SO
plainly in evidence as during the present
war.
Jap Objects of Superstition.
Among General KuYoratkir's soldiers
the belief is prevalent that the japanese
are NIL magicians and consequently not to
be overcome.
But among tho agricultural population,
who for the most part have never heard
of Japan nor seen a map. and therefore
have no idea why the war has broken out.
there are still strange beliefs.
Th0 cOrrpSpOr1ont of a V2,srto~ ropor