The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-08
AND WOLF
 ARE GIVEN STREET
Russian NObleman Has Strange
 Pets
SAYS ANIMAL IS TAME
M. cheron, Under Secretary of. War or France, Introduces Some Real Innovations In Army
 Regulations.
By PAUL LVlLLIERS.

- FNOh- a-Gll RSs
 Paris, March 7.-considerable com motion was caused in the Bois de Bou- logne by the appearance of Prince Paul Troubetzkoi, the well known Russian sculptor, accompanied by fierce looking wolf. The prince asserts that the animal is absolutely harmless, but to judge from the wide berth given the artist his companion, "Miodka," even though held by solid steel chain, did not inspire confidence. When the art ist lived in St. Petersburg he possessed menagerie of pets, including a bear, Mongolian horse, dozen Siberian dogs and gray wolf reputed to be as lnoffensive as lamb. Prince Trou- betzkoi is vegetarian of many years standing, and his animals were all brought up in ignorance of the taste of meat. The wolf used to eat raw potatoes and water melon out of its masters hand. One day, however, smelling some sausages in a neigh bor's cupboard, it broke in and de- voured them. A few days later the wolf died. The prince declares that 1t was poisoned by meat juices, which
 
 been fed exclusively on vegetables.
 Feminism has taken an interesting development by the organization in Paris of permanent congress of 'feminisme international" which will hold It's meetings on the fourth Friday of each month, at the Circle du Prog ress Feminin, in the Rue Lafayette. This congress is intended to serve as a h I, Co, ,fe+ @R oil tries passing through Paris, and will provide documents concerning femin ism the world over. The programme for the first meeting of the new organ ization, which is to be held on the 26th inst, includes "causeries,' by Mdmes. Maraya on Women and Uni versal Peace," Marylie Mark ovitch on "Woman in the Persian Revolution, ' Leonard Marshall on the English Suf- fragettes," T. Orka on the Feminist Movement in Poland" Raissa Herzen- stoin on the Congress of Russian Women Alexandra David on Woman in Tunis," and lane Misme on the Progress of Feminism in France" M Cheron, under secretary of war, is an active innovation in the army. He has just issued an order requiring men when serving with the colors to fol- LOW CTdueS to WHICH tHty were dCCuS- | toned in civil life. Thus, a man who was a baker before becoming a soldier will be employed in the reginiental l bak cries, a butcher In the meat de- l pertinent, etc. This simple and obvious | reform has not passed without chal- | lenge, more especially as under the l old regime 1t was notorious that men were employed in the departmental l corps in the most unlikely occupations | 4-tO Ia, t1 zeal to a common sense regulation of this sort He has commissioned some of the chief restaurant keepers in | Paris to visit the army kitchens, in l spect their equipment, and taste the l dishes served to the French Tommy Atkins. Naturally, an innovation of this kind has been much commented upon by the military staff, which for merly had the monopoly of inspec- | tions.
 l A curious situation has arisen in con. nection with a French conscript. The lat | ter, Marius Hamel received due notice | to attend at the barracks at Compiegne 1 but did not appear. Two gendarmes were, therefore, on Wednesday, sent tc l fetch him and on arriving at his house | found that Marius was young womar of 20
 1ney lOOk the BlTl tO tle CdTTdchS dHu | there she explained that at her baptism her parents intended her to be called Maria. By some mistake the clergyman made it Marius and the clerk to the town registrart entered her as a boy.
 The curious part of the affair is that Marius cannot now be exempted from military service until she has been de- clared girl by act of parliament.
 
 ries of songs, some of which she has already sung in public at a recent mat inee at the Gymnase. These songs are delightfully."- simple and expressive and contain no words or sentiments that could shock delicate ears, though their origin is of the most homely and familiar sort folk songs of century or so ago. Yvette's new repertoire Is drawn from all the nations. One was inspired by a piece of Scotch prose. In her perform ances Mime. Guilbert is accompanied by child 12 years of age who is extra ordinarily clever and initiates both the voice and gestures of Ia divette'' to the great amusement of the audience.
 It is suggested today that hencefortn executions will take place within the Sante prison. Since the guillotine was revived there have been protests In the cIldHlDeT dSdluSt pupilC tAtcuttOHS. l Hs conduct of the crowds at Bethune, Cap pontras and Marseilles made 1t clear that 1t was no longer desirable to execute murderers in full view of the public.
 Several special councillors are in favor of the guillotine being erected in the entrance yard of the Sante prison until parliament deals with the question of public executions. Here criminals would have to make very short journey from t,f iV,ct ct,.p ,,f 1aa tI fI,o crowd could be easily handled; and the lamentable spectacle of men maddened by the fear of death would be avoided.
 It seems that M. Deibler has already consulted with the governor of the prison on this subject and 1t is taken for grant ed that, so far as executions in Paris are concerned, the question of avoiding deplorable scenes has been settled.
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