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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

spoke OF the bitterness of war, of the
severance of personal and commercial ties.
''It seems to me to be SO futile a war;, !
said. what is to be gninedi why resort
to violence and bloodshed? think of the
enormous expense and the resulting in
crease of taxes Why not arbitrate, your
The Kaisers expression hardened. at is
sometimes rccessary In life to assert ones
dignity by force he said, after period
We have been Knocked. trampled. spit upon.
We have borne insults to the point oefnad
ness. 1t is time to strike back. This very
day messages came to me from your great
President Roosevelt. whose influence IN
the Affairs Of the world Is undeniable; and
They suggested arbitration. l replied that
cd tirst to administer punishment
using what. in your country, you are
the hand of cnstigation. Is this not their
own policy in the last stages of disagree
vaal. No. it is too early for arbitration
There will be two great battles. One, on
land, is before us; the other on the sea;
will occur within fortnight. Then, and
not until then, will the Emperor Of Germany
listen to intervention"
l could make no reply. The argument
was conclusive.
Then L9toqr, tbs. spy, came into my mind Ind!
was captured today after the skirmish
at Menigny."
He waved his hand impatientiy. 81 know.
He was caught rcd-handcd. He had notes
have known him for years-a splendid
is he any less a spy?'' The words came
suddenly. like bullets from n gun. Yet
you would have me set aside the rules OF
war because he is your friend. Understand,
young man, that your own position is none
too secure" He leaned toward me with
uplifted, warning finger. There is room
happens that you start from Amiens on a
pleasure trip, in French war-balloon. la
west are wrecked in yonder tree, be
pointed to the white case of the balloon,
/ that futtcred in the night wind high in the
great oak behind the Chateau, when the
| French General of Staff and wireless
telegraph, drops within the Germish lines
for. your nationality. tomorrows sun might
look down upon your own body as well as
that of katour's lying dead befars squad
"rhen Lntour must dep / asl.ed. WINS
pleading without hope. For myself 1 feared
not;
a rule not to be broken"
He turned away to speak to an approach
Ing officer, and climbed the steps, to my
room. My dear frienl-my poor Latour.
, In the night was awakened by my valet.
ately a % he said. va surprise @ ahTpe party. % with
probable sharp fighting. l want you with
me. Come at once"
asleep and I would not .waken her. l wrote
her hasty note, explaining the arrange,
ments for her departure, giving 1t to heI
| maid: HurryinS down to the courtyard
found my horse stamping with impatience
| TO be or. Five minutes later Lowenbcrg
and were gnlloping nlong the main road to
the glitter Of helmets and sabres. The
earth trembled with the tramp Of men and
horses The very air quiveref with impend
lug violence. We We're In the midst of war.
| 10 DC Continued Nert Week.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

In the German Lieutenant Of Hussars his
American friend, Adams. A circumstance
arose about the fourth day Of his presence,
however, that Illustrated In striking man
ner his keen remembrance, his attention
to details, and his belief in Discipline. :.
Reports had come in of the presence .,1. OF
some distance to the south. company of
cavalry was sent out, and Lowenberg was
just in time to see the French put to rout,
though the action was sharp and spirited.
It was the first real hghtinc. and the ex-
citement set our nerves to tingling. On the
return n man was seen skulkiug In the edge
of the woods ringing the road. Our
troopers captured him and brought him
along. When we reached headquarters he
was summoned for examination.
l glanced at him casually as Lowenberg
taken. The large. clear-cut features. the
mo- doubt hs 5he WAS snf[e
the correspondent of LA yie,' from whom
] had received repert of the declaration
was mutual but neither OF us betrayed It,
,,,aa LatGur m declared in provincial French
when he heard the shots, and fearing In
Jury left the road. His story. coupled with
clear him. but when they. came, to searcn
him knew that he was doomed. A book
of notes in shorthand which none OF US
could read proved that he WAS not
peasant; wallet containing n consider
able sum In gold further complicated the
situation; and carefully drawn map of
the German positions. found in the band
of his drawers, proclaimed his mission. He
was spy.
what is the next step?" / asked Of
Lowenbcrs, as the two corporals led Lateur
away.
"Eeport to the Emperor; execution" He
spoke without feeling, rs was natural.
Bst my heart was heavy.
1t is too bad l said. "He looks like
a fine man."
"on the contrary" he replied sharply.
1T is good. They shot two of our scouts
yesterday. Why not retaliate? fine man:
Yes, perhaps. but it is the fortune of wnr-
he has made the mistake of being cap
tured."
1t CHANGED that as l entered the Chateau
late that night i met the Kaiser. He
stood ut the door. looking gravely out into
the glorious moonlight. He was alone.
and / thought his expression nobler than l
had ever before seen on the face OF man
lie asked after Aimee. / replied that she
was well, but that l thought 1t best to
send her north to her cousins had made
arrangements for carriages for herself anu
servants. He said that he would give me
order of safe conduct and calling
secretary had one written out.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
SINGERS Uho Diet.

Nearly all SINGERS have some Curl
ous fads about their voices and what
aids or Injuries them. Melba alone
being free. She eats whatever she
pleases, talks the day of the evening
she is to sing, and says her voice l.
not affected. But she has an unco'.
monty strong physique. Nine. Alb"hi
never touches tea, which is suppo ell
to harden the vocal cords. and avoils
nuts and rich foods. Between the
acts she sips glass OF clarct.
Fatti cats only the simplest things
and little of them. The day before
she sinrs she dimes at 3:3o on roast
bccf With potatoes and baked apples.
she eats nothing more, ann between
the acts takes tiny doses of phosphorus
ard capsicum. If she is muck IA
tigHcd she sips n cup of boullcn.
Jean de Reszke cycles great deai
and diets seduiouslE. Sims Reeves
sucks a lozenge of homemade manu-
facture before singing. Il contains
lemon juice, gum arabic, and glycerine.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
WHEN THEY CAME TO SEARCH LAToup KNEW HE WAS DOOMED

fragments; his , brains splatttered twenty
of his great shoulders,-"Bah. what of It?
n There ni Was aSother sie p {, Observed serve Lowen
berg, speaking deliberately he reflled
his pipe. He fell in the midst of Wasser-
mans Kitchen" He shook with laughter
ing back his head blew the smoke from his
mouth in great rings. Il shall remember
1t always. The man. was already dead.
like n cartload of fresh beef. right into
the huge cnullron OF soup that WAS cook
ing for Wnssermnn's bearded darlings. liza.
ha. ha. They fed on bread and cheese that
OF ground.
1 dared not break the period of silence
that followed, though my anxiety was be
swerlng the question thut was uppermost
In my mind.
Fine shooting" he broke out suddenly.
sit was Gerstner's battery thnt brought
them down-he sighted the guns himself.
for the cables supporting the basket, and
cut them, by God. 1t was an unlucky trip
for the two Frenchmen.
The TWO Frenchmen! Then they did not
suspect third member of the party. l
yentured an inquiry.
"And what became of the baG?"
"Oh, 1t blew away to the northeast:
| suppose, it fell in some Prussian field"
know. For had these excitable Germans
| guessed that l. was with Martini and
Rechere. accommodating the German ad-
vance, they would have branded me, for
| SPY and my life would not have been
worth n pfenig.
I was heartily glad when the conversa-
| tion changed and the incident of the bal
| to learn something of the military situation.
The French were known to be far to the
southwest-forty miles or more away
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
Mrs. Senator Knox Makes Butter.

Far out of the common run of pres
ents is the kind of gift Mrs. p. C. Knox
makes now and then to certain of her
closest friends. Books? No. Pictures?
Pshaw. Jewels? Never? Just dainty lit
tie cases, holding each five pounds of
butter.
No grocery stuff this, but from the
Knox dairy, and immensely proud of
it is tn wife of the Senator from Pen
nsylvauia. About three years ago
her elLest son, Reed Knox, elected to
be farmer and his parents estab-
lished him on a rich stretch of land
near tie famous Valley Forge. The
Senator and Mrs. Knox are delighted
with ruz'ic life and spend much time
on the farm.
Last winter Mrs. Knox suffered from
nervous trouble, so she Cancelled her so
cial engagements and retired to Val
ley Fore. She spent the summer and
autumn in the dairy, superlntending
the milking and churning, and at odd
times she read advanced works on the
subject.
She is as proud of her butter as any
model farmers wives in old-fashioned
ENGLISH novels, and during the fall and
winter she has been distributing the
proofs of her proficiency in the butter
making line.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
Bank Stocks TaIGabIe.

A recent list of New York City S
eighty-one commercial banks, with the
latest prices bid for the 500 shares
of each, shows that only one stock Is
offered at par. All the other eighty
stocks are bid for at premium. the
prices offered ranging from $40 foi
three or four, to $1,000 for one stoc!..
Other very high prices are $1,000
s1,G50, $1,000 ahd 81 500, one of each.
Only twenty-one of the eishty-one
stocks are bid for at prices below $500.
Forty-one range from 5000 to $500 and
twelve from $500 to 1000.
This is striking testimony to Ameri-
can banking success and also to the
rapidly growing Importance of New
York as a world moaey-center.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
UNIQUE Music Box.

The charming daughter Of Mr..
Patrick Mulhooly was within a few
weeks of her twenty-frst birthday, and
her proud father decided that he
would buy her n music stool, one of
those that can be lowered or raised III
twisting the seat around. \ few
hours after he had brought his pur-
chase home his wife discovered him
with his coat off and great drops or
pcrspiration pouring from his face,
diligently screwing the seat up aud
down. "Arrah, Pat" said she, "what
have we got there?'
ITS little present for Kathleen
he explained betweeu his gasps. "ie
know she has n liking for music.
Sorra a bit of good this will be to her
at all, at all. Shure I've been winding
the blssid machine up for tho last
two hours and niver tune haH it
played yet. The thing won't even
squake."
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
FROM NOTESAND OBSERVATIONS
Compiled by wm.R RMackrill.

parlins were spread over the carpets and
Iraped around the marble mantles. Such
furniture as remained wqs drawn to one
side and covered. Small cots were brought
ln' with tables, map eases. and other neces-
sary impediments, and through the night
council OF war was held, plans being laid
Tor the disposition OF the troops. There
being nothing for nc to do there. / saw
the evening with Lowenberg and a group
OF tellow officers, In their quarters, dis
enssing the military situation aud spec
uinting as to the outcome of the war.
casually to my trip from Amiens and my
wreck in the trees. which subject produced
Immediate interest.
=, Lucky for you-that accident" said
.n tews days later In the Argonne valley.
There were two others In an air-ship who
Jared not so we'll, eh, Lowenberg?"
Lowenberg nodded. musing over his pipe
had seen me cllnging to Ia Jaune as She
bounded, like an anrighted deer, from the
German guns in Lorraine? With tense
nerves and an appearance of unconcern l
waited for the next remark.
by God" broke out heavy voice.
that was terrible end for the French
general. II was Fleischmann speaking,-
me me gigantic sergeant Of the Emperors
later saved me at MontepelIer. He rose
suddenly to his feet and pointed upward
dramatically.
II saw him falling for miles, he said.
arms arms and legs beating the air. All, heaven!
What smash 1t was. He fcll upon n
stack of rifles. you remember turning
10 the others, who sat open-mouthed, for
gestures and facial expressions brought out
clearly the horror Of Martini's descent in
to the midst of the encamped troops.
He was torn apart; he was split into
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

lIsIon was certain to take place within n
week. He insisted that remain with
them, ..It will be great fight" he said.
his blue eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.
protested that / had no clothes;
uniform. You shall ride with ~ me; IT, ao.
ofiicer. gave him brief instructions. and sent
him away. An hour later, at the Chateau at',a1
j was remnde. converted at once into n
German Lieutenant of Hussars; but to
Aimec's great disgust,
.Oh. shame, shame" she cried. making
n wry face You are nov my enemy. ]
>lio not know you at ALL" And so l had to
yIegIn all over again with my love making.
in which delightful proceeding i was
eminently successful, though 1t took me n
full hour, and required, In addition to
many, many Kisses, a solemn promise that
j would dispense with the odious uniform
Mt the earliest possible moment.
Early In the evening the Emperor and
his stnff came to the Chateau and mod"
arrangement for their accommodates.
Every precaution. was taken to aroid In
iurN to the building and its contents.
doonIv IMPRESSED with his Majesty 3
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

their right resting on, Bar-lc-Dnc. their
left at the camp at Chalons. This gave
them the support of an extensive area OF
wooded hills to the left, and right, and the the
rear. In front extended the great Cata-
lunlan plain. 1t was. an admirable position
and one of great natural strength. There
fore they showed no disposition to ad-
vance, preferring, apparently. to await at
tack by their opponent, though all north
ern France lay open to the invaders.
All that day and the next the Germans
ascending the heights, and moving west
ward. Some two hundred thousand OF the
flower of the army were there, actually
treadlng French soil, ready for whatever
might. come. Infantry. artillery, cavalry
all splendidly equipped and accoufered. 1t
seemed to me that they must prove un-
conquerable; that they would ADVANCE with
Irresistible determination; that France
would inevitably be compelled to sue for
peace.
l saw the Emperor seldom. He was en-
gagged much of the time In council, and my
acquaintance with him was not of such n
nature ms to permit interruption. When
I met him he merely acknowledged my
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
lsunopsis Of preoedino chnpter q

(Synopsis Of Preceding Chapter 81
James Adams, West Point Graduate and
European representative Of 4merfodn nqnu-
facturers, 10 in Paris at the 6rodkin1 out Of
the great tcdr befirecn France and Gcrmnnu
He undertakes for the French a pdr-JGiIoon
reconnaissance in Lorruinc The balloon Is
discorercd by the GeIndn troops, icho pierre
the oas bag ieith shell from o field gun.
The basket is shot dieGy and Adams com
pdnions fail; but adams climbs into the rigging
and Is borne dtodv on the irfnf into north
the trees of the Chatoau Layunav. Adams Is
rescued, and Is nur.ed by Aimee, daughter of
Count La0unay, toith iohom he falls In lore.
The Germans ddrdnce and take possession OF
the Chateau for use as headquarters. A
Colonel of cavalry insults Aimee: Adams runs
him through iofth q strord, and is Immediately
sef-ed from behind by the KGfser, rho has
come In unnoticed, and throten to the floor.
Adams Is tcelt acquainted With the Kaiser.
Recognition IS mutual. The Kaiser. calls for
eSplQnQtiQna.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

Americ al General. She is Nine. Bal1h-
meteff wife of the first Russian am
bassadurto Japan, and has accompanied
her hu-aud to his distant post. She
is q Gauehter of the late General
Beale, with a wide acquaintance in
Washin-,Jn, both in the resident and
diploma.e circles. During her stay
in several of the capitals of Europe
she has done much for charity in what
ever wy n was presented. Her man
ner is bright and animated, aud she is
thorougIlF representative of her ma
tive America wherever she happens to
be.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
The Pic Bcu Broadening.

r New England is losing her lead in
one of her most time honored indus
tries. A fiber factory down in Maine
shipped 100000 pie plates last week.
Two million of these went to Provi-
dence, r. l.. which is within the old
time pie belt, but of the rest. 100000
went TO Baltimore and the fourth mill
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
The Smoking Habit.

Granger-"How did he make all his
money!"
Notwithstanding; he was the
greatest smoker in America"
Granger-!"Dry up, Klmmins, you
can't make money by smoking"
Kimmins-"He did. He smoked
hams"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
WOM4N DLPLOMAT IN JAPAN.
"ne VI first Russian Ambassador
TO Japan is Daughter of Ameri.
can General.

Russla has resumed diplomatic re-
lations with Japan and the first woman
diplomat there, from the court of the
Car, Is the daughter of prominent
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04

Some men has Ce reppertashun OF
bein' mighty smah't jes' case dey can
wrap de PLANES facs in sech highfalu-
tin landgwidge dat nobody kin tell
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-05-04
PAL1SADE PATTERNS.
ONE OF TEE MOST POPULAR
SHIRT WAIST MODELS.

There are always certain few designs
which win for themselves widespread
favor because of their practical attractive
ness. Here is skctched one of the most
popular msdcls and one universally liked by
those who have used it. The narrow tucks
on the shoulders-orE gathers ifprcferred-u If
just right for modish fullncss and excel.
lent set while the yoke which points down
bit In the centre of the back extends over
the shoulders far enough TO suggest
shoulder straps and hence breadth Of line.
the sleeve is the real shirt sleeve with the
narrow cur fastened with links. This ls
the sleeve par excellence among the new
shirt blouse models. Any seasonable ma
tcrinl may serve for the waist which is well
adapted to Tubing. In the medium size
3k yards OF 3G-iuch material are needed.
Gls2-slzcs, ~ TO II inches bust measure.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

GERS OF the feet by Dr. Bliss at the
university found none OF the Syrian Ia
dies present, and this purely because
1t was the Lenten season. and not be-
cause of any lack of cordiality on their
part.
Alexandria was distant but day and
a half, and here the division again en-
tered the sphere of English influence;
pleasantly, too. for il found gil prepa-
rations forward for reception. berthing,
comfort and cordial welcome. From
Alexandria the Chattanooga and Gal
weston steamed away TO China, and
the Tacoma left for Gibraltar to put
itself in touch with the big floating
drydock which had been reported
plowing it's way from the Canary ISL
ands TO Gibraltar The Prince and
Princess of Wales were due In Cairo
about April / and Sigsbee's ships
rived on March H. A cable dispatch
from the admiral authorize2 him to re-
main until the Prince and Princess had
made their visit en- route from India
to England. This meant delay of ten
days: but so full was the time with din
,ners. receptions. luncheons. breakfasts.
balls and the like that the weeks be-
tween our anchor dropping and the re-
ception to the Prince and Princess at
Cairo by the khediye, Lord Croner and
United States Diplomatic Agent Iddings
seeHea short anu 7cfoWuSu Wittt cNoHeS'
AT the beginning of the third week of
our stay In Alexandria there steamed
into port four splendid ships flying the
Austro- Hungarian flag. The writer
was not alone In feeling or expressing
surprise that Austria Hung gary had such
impressive and capable vessels In the
navy. The Hasberg. Babenberg and
Arpad were battleships of the second
class and the Sankt George an armored
cruiser. and each was so narvelousiy
clean and shishape as TO challenge the
admiration of our officers and 80 cause
the Austro- Hungarian residents Of
Alexandria and Cairo fairly to swell
with pride and exultation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

The Austrian admiral (a splendid
specimen OF the cultured sea potentate)
was also under orders to show his nag,
and its effect upon the American ships
was an index of the effect OF our own
division at other ports. No better ex-
qualification of the value of showing
the flag could have been made TO those
on board Sigsbee's division. They knew
how the visit of the Austriars affected
them, how much 1t heightened their
ideas of the power, wealth and advance
ment Of the domains OF Emperor Fran
els Joseph. From this effect II was rair
for them TO reason that our own d.
vision was the means OF enlightenment
in the ports we had visited.
Cable orders directed that the Brook
Iyn should repair to Messina. and none
OF us knew whether this was because
of the vesuvian outbreak at Naples or
by reason of the approach OF the dry
dock Dewey. Halfway between Alex
andrla and Messina our wireless picked
UP a message from Hosley's ship. the
Glacier. giving latitude and longitude
Of the Dewey and It's towing heet, 50
that Sigsbee WAS enabled to find the
souadron and inspect it for himself
No one could possibly form any idea
OF how puny the vessels seemed when
placed In contrast with this huge dry
dock that. so far as power was con-
cerned. had enough TO lift all the ves-
sells employed in its propulsion, with
the Brooklyn and Tacoma uhe latter
having Joined the Glacier en- route) ag-
gresated. Tho truth of Admiral Sigs-
bees remark that 1t was not in the
open sea that the drydock stood in the
most danger. hut when lee shore was
possible, was evidenced when the
Dewey broke enormous cables as II
they were threads and drifted at her
own iron will, dominating the waves
apparently. but really obeying their
bthest 1t was mi-pathetic to read
Hosley's farewell message to Admiral
SEsbee. II ann rather glad there is only
1000 miles more left os this business"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

seilleS' tonnage has suffered such
diminution by reason of the great
strikes. was a disappointment The
weather was atrocity made manifest,
snow, sleet and rain. ali the sport Of
high winds, being in evidence at the
same time. But Naples was gay
enough. and this despite the fact that
every night grim Vesuvius giared on
the city, it's sides traversed by huge
rivers of molten lava, marking, as
with a handwriting upon volcanic
walls, a warning of what was to fol-
low.
Beautiful indeed was the scenery
down the coast of Italy, through the
Straits Of Messina and south OF the
Poloponnesian peninsula to Piraeus.
that allimportant port of Athens, and
delightful were the days spent In the
Grecian harbor. King George was alb
sent, not having returned from the
obsequies of his father, the King of
Denmark. but the Queen tnee Grand
Duchess Olga of Russia), Crown Prime
Constantine and his Crown Princess,
the sister OF the Kaiser were in their
home palaces, and although the season
was Lent and the Court in mourning
a special audience for Admiral Sigsbee,
his staff and the commanding officers
of the division was arranged. On the
last day of our stay the Queen, Prince
Constantine and his consort. the eldest
son Of the Crown Prince. and others of
the royal encourage visited the Brook
lyn. where they enjoyed themselves SO
heartily that departure was delayed for
nearly an hour lest the time of their
visit be curtailed
One fact about Athens that have not
seen recorded, but which will not be
disputed by any American visitor: The
residents of this essentially modern city
are more like citizens of the United
States in dress, bearing. vivacity and
wide-nwakeness than those OF any cap
ital bordering on or adjacent to the
Mediterranean. Every schoolboy and
schoolgirl of the better classes speuks
English with little or no accent. Every