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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24
Mother of Murdered Infant
Will Not Have TO Face Trial

Attorney John II Hart appeared
before Judge Morris Thursday
morning and 10 a few brief sen
fences laid before the court the
status Of the case OF the State Of
Washington vs. Mrs Nellie Under
wood. IN which the defendant vas
Jointly with her husband charged
vith the murder Of their child BY
drowning
The attorney concluded by asking
that the case. as TO Mrs Under
wood. be dismissed Judge Morris
stated that he would take the matter
under ADJUSTMENT for one week.
during which time he would require
the prosecuting attorneys office 10
make an Investigation OF tho facts
According TO Attorney Hart. Mrs
Underwood Is quietly living with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

her folks at Aberdeen and has al
ways conducted herself irreproach-
ably. II was never seriously con-
sideTed. he said. and there was no
evidence 10 show. that Mrs Under
wood had had anything TO do with
the murder. II. indeed. any murder
had been committed.
Mrs. Underwood's husband Is now
al WallA WAlla. serving a life SEN
tence for the crime having been
convicted OF murder In the second
degree. His defense at the time OF
the trial was that the child had
cried and that by accident too much
chloroiorm had been administered
and the child had died. then. he
said. he had become frightened and
the child's body had been lowered
in the water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24
Vancouver Girl and Seaitleiie
Win Tennis Championship

closer and IL IL the expressed opin-
ion Of expert players on the grounds
that II probably would have been
reversed.
one remarkable thing about the
turnament is that not single Seat
tie woman qualified for the finals
played at } o'clock on Thursday AFT
ernoon. following the tryout q the
men 20 meet Tyler and Huasel IN the
mems doubles. The two latter play
ers contest in the mems singles.
Miss Po0iey and Miss Beli. Of Vic
toria. and Miss Hobsou and Miss
Bell. 81 Vancouver, are booked for
the ladies' doubles and the two for
mer for the ladies' singles. which
ought 20 be won by Miss Bell.
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throat with = penknife.
Dion shot four times 81 the wo-
man. who managed 30 HaKe her life
by clingiuR to the hand which held
the revolver. After Dion had re-
criyed medical attention at the
Emergency hospital he Waa locked
up ln the county lnil.
Mrs Mott VAS firm IN her deter
mlnnti0n to prosecute youuR Dion
until some very persuasive argu-
mcntH were used by the Would-ba
murderern relatives.
~ rs Haid that young Dion was
driven desperate by the woman. who
% much older that he. Che ia said
10 have accepted his Eifts and at
tentlons. only 10 finally throw him
down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

NAAt hpMErulNd'if YOU
CAN FIAT ENEH HiIllI
a GREAT CITY THAT ih
NOT TRIBUTARY 10 80
A1efLE
W00DI.AWN TERRACE
ADDITION
Ia iH the center ~ Greater Seat.
ties residence district nuu
HEATftE 10 THE fEkfElt
OF A UHhAr MINERAL
Zone that us nfnduasd
the uaHt seven Years. This
eite b. also backed nu hY nn
much nEfirs ltufaf land hh
New York CITY
W have lHOh aud COAL iu
fHaienn quantities IuFPEt,
LEAD and RiLNNH without
ntiuf TIN aud numerous 9th
81 metals, nlnu AitiiLf.
BUILDING STONE. gtsAfh.
LIME mock. PORTLAND
CEMENT ROCK etc. 10
great abundance TIN bEit,
THE uEHT On EARTH. ana
all 81 Tho above IN the hills
and mountains ~ SIGHT or
HEAH~rf.E. Consider the ma
fisheries. they are all CROWNS.
Name something. please. that
r. not tributary 10 Seattle.
MuuuIAWN TERRACE All
nITfDN Is THE CENTER
OF alGAT-rIEa SCENIC
SECTION
Lots 80 To- 500. on YOUR
OWN TERMS
Green Lake care o. 10th Ave
aud MoodihNn Station. west
ta office az nnuthWeHt corner
- woodland Park
office open until B .. m Phone
North "a
grION a CO
~ " Forester. Manager
Real Estate and Loan Dept.
bailey iilda
Both Phones AZ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24
Wsna,ehss Valley.
Wall@y

THE CASCADE oRCHAHDg' r.
rigation Canal BE- completed ana &C
rsutsd - the engineer IN chafte.
Water uRs turned on and u 800
running through the entire ultth.
The Haii takes the water hfnuttuHg
from an irrigation standpoint ~
those uha hnuN are aHHufFu ma
+'GAaraas nrchhrfin viii be ihe fteh-
rft tu the Valley. The soil Do fhh
cads Orrharda in dseum fsone9
Ffahits the beet producing aud mteat
lnsthHuHtibio q soils under iffiEe-
tiun -..-
To thoss Who don't hneN. CASCADE
ORCHARDS Boz the Msnatchec y ~
lsy u q haaufifui 90 aefeHs eus fniiF
from IsuYen worth. on ths g = y
~ THE nearest irrigated lands te
seattle The surface IL Ideally lcNel
Tor Irrigation purposes acres "
fruit berries, potatoes ana nthtf
vegetables Nlil keep fanny lh
plenty r. acrea means lndepehoente
Water privileges Will sNesu am "
rtEation enfsrpriar rs the state ~
have ; superior climate mAfhft. h.tt
and aafef rights. EoN open Tor taf
III q PETERS oNnsr.
c. Alaska BLDG
HAROLD kUltths
Local HsufeHeu tauNF.
iruVsHWufth. WASH
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c0LR7 NOTES

Minnie Graham has been granted
a divorce from Charles Graham on
the ground Of non-support.
Judge Morris Is hearing probate
matters In Department 1.
Emily Ashmun and Kate Brown
have sued their respective husbands
for divorce on the ground Of aban-
donment and non-support.
Phillip Williams, aged II. has
brought suit for $1,000 damages
against the +. J. Romani factory for
damaged eve. which he says was
suffered by the bursting of one OF
the defendants DIGESTIVE emory
wheels.
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HEIRS LOSE

PORTLAND. ore. Aus. 2f-The
county court today sustained the
viii Of the late Amanda " Reed.
" no died At Pasadena. hequeathing
81. 00o. ooo To the Reed institute az
Portland. The heirs contested on
the ground that Mrs. Reed was a
resident Of California. the laws OF
which state restrict the amount Of
benevolent requests. The court
holds that she was "a resident of or
cFon aud that the estate should be
administered here.
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happy by an order OF Judge Morris
on Thursday morning releasing him
under $500 bonds. +. u. Hughes ar
gued his case and secured the bond
arrangement. In lieu OF the habeas
corpua writ
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TAFT At TAcL0BAN

TACLoBAN, Aug. Secretary
Taft and party reached here AZ 10
O'Clock this morning and have taken
a ride on the coast guard cutters.
At luncheon. Governor Curry. of
Samar introduced n delegation of
500 children from his province.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

mo BARGAIN
q 80 eash will bay "A modern ffnnH
batfae a.atarF stable lkAN- OH tu
VeFetHhisa - fruit trees blocks
from ueN car line vel worth To-
peHileatinE Inquire owner Eili
Grand boulevard INTERPLAY ~
Ideal modern home In ballard.
rooms hall. pantry and riuaFi lot
ihaala price & 90 II Crawford ~
a Thompson isl Jefferson Place.
ballard Phone ballard ~ &c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

James Plymate. who thinks he
was uuiustly held IN the county Jan
because 81 a fraras he engaged IN
Wit two negroes recently, was made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24
Timber : snss

WHY DON'T YOU Use YOUR TIM.
BIER RIGHT Several thousand
arfes - good timber land open fnf
settlement Tee fuuf timber right
al once These claims viii cruise
3 90 ar 20 90 pn1 feet Of good tim
Der thIH il the chance = lifetime
auteaa eFsFVtsudF.
DOLBY. Gs-go Pioneer blk If
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Too MANY swANsoNs

Too MANY swANsONs. =
4 There are too many Swan A
4 SONS in this country. 4
4 THAT was the conclusion Of =
= Axet Gottfcld Swanson. after =
= several months OF having hts =
4 mail opened by others and Of =
4 opening other peoples mail. =
4 SO AxeI went up TO the supc- 4
= rlor court on Thursday morn =
4 ing and shook of his trouble 4
= by the simple process OF get =
4 ting hls name changed. =
= Tho relieved "Sweusk' now =
\ rcioieca tn the new name ~ =
\ Axel G Allen. which he says =
4 he has been quietly using al 4
4 ready among his friends. and =
4 found very satisfactory. lie 4
4 has heen four years In the 4
= United states and viii become \
4 "a citizen next year. =
AAAR NRER saAsA =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES or
GOOD HOMESTEAD LAND OPEN
Tnn aN@ff LIZA EMIT. this land nill
produce ~ kinds 81 crops Without
irritation. what a. 70 g. bushels 90
the acre See Tor leo ACRES or
Tfgfa rINE f.ASp only a few miles
from railroad ane town. Dozens Of
settlers coming w every daF. Don't
pat this Of but come In a. once.
DOLBY. GR 60 Pioneer Hik TT
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j. I'LL WHI1FE & CO.
Seattle. wash

FoR sALE-
- FOR - nafm cottage. corner lot
10 cash. e.isgscs So ger month.
QUEEN ANNE PROPERTY
8 30 Ter k-ruum modern hauae. tWo
.sblocks from car 30 cash. balance
oE Eot'RTH AVE
Rot aoNiu With room house between
property must he sold Tor cash maxi
MS an offer for b.
WtSHHtP BROS
Room - eoiman Bldg
soooeo oeoo ooooooooo
PIE. CLAYTON 4 son.
Hs New York Block.
o REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE o
ooooo 5000
t-foom modern cottage. eitv water
sslrctrlc liEhts. nice lawn. near two
efsr lines 49,.
New Broom cuttaEe all modern large
slot $50 cash. sa,ancc Fame AZ rent
t.....,t,..t . -. - a, -. 49,
one block from broadway. ali i'm
uruNrmfuta paid. terms
FIRE H&8t RANCE
M0NEA 10 LOAN
r. D. CLAYTON A SON.
us NcW York block
In Ballard twa lots and "a courtroom
house and barn house Insured for
- Tor three years sewer paid. only
$50
Two lots on 18th near Madison street.
$40
seven acres near Auburn. iu White
River valley. price gul
Twcnty-HlN acres on Green river. price
-
a new HiK-rnum house and lot asxio0
near Park Junction. a model home /.
only 5000
" J LANDON.
Room kcuueY BIDS. "a
MUST SELL.
fiop cash takes acres 90 alder land
with creek running across r. handy
tu electric ear with sidewalk moat
81 the way e. station. near good
graded school
CHARLES - ADAMS
800 goimnn BLDG.
For Sale H9 owner broom cattare
gl2 iiulhTouE ST. Ballard. &c
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FREE CAMPING SITES on Lake
Warrington ncautif8l EfuNrA fine
hnatinH and fishing Zine large
wafsr trent lets from - 90 - zach,
o. terms - g down. balance 81 per
week F1Ns-cent fare b buying
tickets from the conductor. Take
WASN'T rtnn street car 20 Atlantic
CItY Addition and zee Griffin at
large nsN store. or call Rooms Ia
Times block TT
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Star Want AID. Agencies

Jtut Wuii' M. nSSllNlSS
Want ad. e9Hes. nsslsy's Drug
Store, Second and Pike. Phones
Sunset COCO, Ind. tts1
c. N. Lohndroti, cigar store sis
Second AvsoOs. -
Quaker orus Store. 1913 First Ave
p. n. Mullen. s2i Ballard Ave sp'
pesits City Halt
Fremont Drug Go. Ewing street
and Fremont Az" r. s4
Thes. HARRIS. az pesteffies, Rsnten
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Barbara Federspiel has begun suit
for divorce against John Foderspiel
on the ground Of abandonment
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YELLOW FEVER.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. "a I
! Twelve new eases and three /
i deaths from yellow fever were ,
i reported at noon.
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Farty acres - thr hest land in Wis
cunaiu etuHw 90 nupd town and tSo
railroads Tor grocery store in Sat
tie MIu pat iu some cash u nccee.
go = Is rarr star 81
CT oHE-fN farms snd acreage. na Ter
scre Some Improved selling out
Zee the owner. Hlliman. IN the Times
block today. TT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-24

hoOfll WiIlH LNHEk HAM ord
,n ss1ts ~ Iteilsf bit rsoas Natn h,
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CITY water. sidewalks and stree
i.Fhts Lots. - up 81 per Nreh
Take car on Washington street g
Southeast Seattle.
Don't FORGET MONSTER AUG
TloN Sale - fine furniture.
ranf pianos. fine eafpufa &c p
WifEfrfnu a Cos HatHerf-rWH
fnarfoW 90 io y sharp Address
FIRST Ave. ~ O. hickertou. And
ftuuerr
3 room house bath. closets rtr &C
lot near Madison ear. 10. tefHt&
uensr. a. 18th North
CITY water. sidewalks and stfs 4
finhta Lots. - up. 81 per Nes9
Take car on " Warrington street 4
Southeast Seattle
NJ n. CRANE . CO. INC
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
M5-As Eitsi Building.
Second and Pike.
Phones. s@aA
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CITY water. sidewalks and street
lights Lots. - up. 81 per week
Take car On Warrington street 70
Southeast Seattle
CITY water. sidewalks and street
tights Lots. So NJ 81 per week
Take car on Washington street to
Southeast Seattle.
Cheap House. ? lots. 100. also :
Tots. 2-atory house. ssi5. also 3room
house. 4 lots. So. Terms on all %
them - down. SO per month. close
IN. on car unc. city water. etc. See
Griffin a. Atlantic city Store. Take
Washington st. car line. ~ iiilimaut
Times Blk If
LODGING HOUSES
% rooms new furniturei cheap rent.
hot and cold water. $50
leo room brick, on First Ave. al
MERRITT REALTY co.
bD New York Block.
a-room modern house. new, f.-acrn
land. easy payments. $40
4~ruom cottage, lots. good View. this
week only 800
WEAVER 4 JAMES.
Basement First and Ycsior. a
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V1andR d6illsd5 aad keademy@
a military school Tor young men and
boys. seminary Tor KaunE ladies
the best located school Ia the North
weHt the second year under new
ownership opens September i'sN.
write tn as NAHhun college aud
Academy Burton. Wash.
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room house near Georgetown. mod
eru. Address III. care Star. u
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TRUNKS delivered = eents . days
storage free. piano and fuFniturs
moving estimates given y nlon
Transfer q storage Co. 10 FIRST.
both phones. Main H&
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AUCTION SALE or GOOD Tt1Rsf-
TfRE TIE CONT ENTS OF sly
Rooms - G. HfckEHToS a 60
viii sell on Tire premises. No. tsfF
Ninth Ave. on Friday. 18th % AuN-
uat 10 ~ sharp. coed oak had sets
aurfuEa mattresses chairs tables
good bedding pillows, stands. cur
fafrs Morris chair. toilet set iron
befIa nnotaum. bureaus. carpets
mating range. The above - all
coed and eitam. only having heem
used short time X. q. Hieksftun
4 Co. Auetidnesrs. "a
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Professional.
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ASK Anotf fttfsAE
iSro-9 acres n excellent alder land.
on Ruud FNaAl handy t. NtnNtfte car
and uniV - minufFs ride fFum go
ns~r SaaaTe, terms 80 raHhs balance
very easy
q 'a-nns acre % guesf alder land
HANDY to sieEtrir car hsAF graded
arHnuf and driving distance - city
very Easy terms
CHARLES ~ AnAMa
- Inlman nl.la
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

is the head of company that EMPLOYS
many men, pays them good wages and
tries in many ways to help them to
better their conditions. A few days
ago Mr. Patterson was making a
speech to a number of his employees,
telling them how they could obtain pro-
motions and become of more use to the
company. 1t was hard to express the
point upon some of them and, knowing
the Importance of what he was saying,
he resorted to a novel plan to arouse
their interest. Pushing table in front
OF him he sent it crashing to the floor.
pitcher fell from it, breaking into
bits and spilling water all about.
Everyone sat up, surprised at the sud-
den break in the address. While he
had their attention Mr.. Patterson
drove home a lesson that will be of
benefit, no doubt, to many of those who
sat before him, and will prove that the
money spent for the broken pitcher
was we'll invested. He said:
II wanted to do something unusual.
You will remember that breaking the
pitcher of all the things I did today
You would have forgotten all about our
having meeting today and of our
talk on promotions. and therefore you
would not have gotten any good out
of It. | want you to tell your wife
this: Why. what do you think Mr.
Patterson did at our meeting today?'
you will say at home this evening
why. he stood IT'D there and just
knocked over a table with pitcher OF
water and glass on It, saw him and
was going to warn him, but l was too
late. The water was all over the table
and all over the floor I saw it going
over, but did not yell because it was
all done so quickly What was he talk
| ing about?' He was telling us how we
could win promotion, how we could all
make more money. Some of us were
little bit sleepy after hearty din
ner and he wanted to wake us up and
make us remember the part about pro
motions. He said that the pitcher cost
only seventy-fve cents. and the reason
he broke it was to do some of the mer
| SIS worth Of good. He said that if 6
man wanted to succeed financially
morally physically, mentally and so
cially he could do so by resisting temp
| tations of all kinds. He said more
young men are being held back today
by their inability to resist temptation
than by anything else. He left this
thought with us because all could no
realize its full meaning in minute
and that it why the pitcher was pur
posely broken"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
ON GUARD in CUBA.

ST Louis Globe Democrat-Let no.
body in Cuba or the United States pay
any serious heed to the vaporings of
Senior Gomez. who is the candidate
for the presidency in opposition to
President Palma. Several elements
who are displcased either with Palma,
or with the American connection with
Cuba stand behind Gomez's candidacy.
He is getting so much lip support
from discontinued persons in different
parts of the island that he is embold-
ened to make threats which seem to
mean that in case Of his defeat in the
election on December 81 he may raise
revolt. That has been the usual
course of things among beaten aspir-
La tin American countries.
But Cuba is saved from any such
peril. One Of the provisions of the
Plat amendment sets forth that 1.-The
government of Cuba consents that the
United States may exercise the right
to intervene for the preservation of
Cuban independence, the maintenance
Of government adequate for the pro-
lection of life. property and individual
liberty, and for discharging the oblga-
tons with respect to Cuba imposed
by the treaty of Paris on the United
States. now to be assumed and under
taken by the government of Cuba
This stipulation. with the rest of the
provisions of the Platt proviso. is In
corporated in the Cuban constitution
1t is binding on Cuba as well as on the
United States.
Thus the Cuban people are protected
against anarchy from the inside as
Y ell as against menace from the out
side. If Gomez or any other insurgent
should raise his hand against the reg
ularly constituted government and
start rebellion with which the
authorities of Cuba could not cope, the
United States would be obliged to ster
in and restore order. T.. is likely that
the legal head of the government
whoever he would chance to be, would
call on the United States to intervene
In such a case. But should he fail tt
do this, and the people of Cuba should
suffer in person or property from the
instruction, the United States would
be obliterated to intervene. With o,
without their consent the people Of
Cuba must be protected by the United
States from any disturbances which
would menace the legally constituted
authority. This is a feature of the
situation which is calculated to make
the conservative people of Cuba laugh
at the rawlings of Candidate Gomez.
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THE VALUE OF WORK.

Every employer is anxious to see his
employees do good work. He is anxious
because he wants mis- business to sue.
coed and because he wants to develop
good men. No matter what the bust.
ness, there is always a chance for a
good man at the top No one who is
working for wages, and few who are
not, ever sees his highest ambition
gratifed. The higher class employee
wants to rise Sometim es he forgets
this fact, grows careless of his oppor-
tunities to do good work and it is then
that the employer tries to awaken him.
Upon the ease or difficulty accompany
ing this awakening depends the ac-
complishment of his ambition. If he
is not of those who have to be awak-
ened once in while, but is of the few
who are always alive to their oppor-
tunities, SO much the better.
John FL. Patterson Of Dayton. Ohio,
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munity in the world but what needi
one of these revivals Immediately,
Now remember, this is not meant fol
you-it's the other fellow.
G. P. q.
DEATH is SUDDEN.
Miss Ann HOFFMAN, Is Killed BY Rup-
ture of Blood Vessel in Brain,

Keosaunua, Aug. 26.-(SpociaI)-
Miss Ann HOFFMAN, of near Mt Zion.
died in this place yesterday morning.
A few days ago she had some teeth
extracted at McClurg's dental office
and soon after leaving the. chair she
W. taken SERIOUSLY sick and tainted
away and physician was called and
later a second physician was called
and all was done that could be done
to save hc- life. 1t was found that
she was suffering from Bright's dis
ease and that there was a rupture Of q
blood vessel of the GRAIN The deceas-
ed was about so years old and resided
about two miles north of Mt. Zion.
The remains We're taken to the Hoot-
man homestead yesterday afternoon.
and the funeral services will be held
today. She leaves several brothers
and two sisters besides many other
relatives mourn her loss.
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ed completely beaten until its capital
strategic fortresses are occupied and
its army and navy have been put out
of action. Then it is beaten, not be-
cause the enemy holds certain strong
places. but because it can no longer
fight. Some nations, like Spain and
South Africa, prolonged war after the
country was strategically in the
hands of the enemy. There is no COM
mon and universal rule.
But how is l. when a n..,ion is fight
ing thousands of miles from home,
over wide stretch of land or sea? Is
1t not beaten when it can no longer
carry on the war under those condi-
lions, even if the victorious enemy has
not even foot upon it's own torritor
les? Great Britain acknowledged her
self beaten at the end of our revolu-
tionary war. though we could no. even
invade Canada.
The Japanese consider that the Rus
slams are beaten because they can nc
longer carry on the war in the only
possible field of it. Their navy is
gone. They can neither attack the
Japanese nor reinforce their own
armies by sea. Their armies have been
beaten in every battle. Their troops
dread the next encounter so much that
they are mutilating themselves to get
into the hospital
1t is true that an army remains in
the field and that no fortress on Rus
sian territory has been taken. But
this is taken into account in the terms
of peace Japan offers. If 1t should be
necessary to destroy Linevitch and
capture Vladivostok Japan would pre-
sent much harder terms She might
not get any indemnity, because one
or two more defeats would bring
down the whole Russian government
in cataclysm of anarchy. But she
would &c. a vast expanse of territory
for which she is not asking now.
The Russians are certainly bea ten
as far as they have gone. The ,apan-
csc have adjusted their terms of peace
precisely to this condition. 1t would
be sound economy for the Russians to
take the best that they can get. If
the war should go on and they should
be beaten farther, the terms Of peace
would be made just that much heavier.
Defeat in war is relative phrase, and
terms of peace are relative in proper
ton to it,