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his right mind and how she did not be-
Iieye a word of it land think it all fake
SO please let me no II there is really any
thing matter with him." And the officer
did In such cases q man Is often singled
out from his company and publicly repri-
manded for his neglect.
On one such occasion another officer at
rhe War Department tells how his care
lsss use of English caused his lecture to
.fau fat" as he expressed it. There
was q German lad in the company who
s,wp,v would not make the effort to
urtte to his old grandmother, who was all
clone She had some one locate him
,hro,,ph those oft mentioned newspaper
or,,ers and sent a letter to this captain.
A,tar drill one morning the captain Or
darad the thoughtless fellow to .'step
ont Then followed most severe criti-
ism Of his heartlessness toward his
snandnother ending with the thoroughly
5,,,a~ican expression "And now you have
.rnrr;aI vo,lr grandmother to death!' The
,re,,tonic one knew his English literally,
and Immediately such a wall went up
from his great lungs as almost terrified
the officer. In a perfect CONFUSION of
grief the man rolled on the ground moan
ing over his loss.
your grandmother isn't dead" insist
ed the officer.
she was worried to death and she is
dead.' And for the remainder of the day
he insisted that the captain was trying to
fool him into the belief that she was still
alive.
Thor, is -csu'e- ty'---ri.ten form
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had Travelled all the way from San Fran
cisco. Saw in the papers where her hus-
bands ship was to go to China, and
didn't want him TO leave Mare Island.
She must have read the order and caught
the first train out. for she was wearing
all the clothes she had with her and
lacked even carfare when she reached the
department.
''Of course We had to assist her, but just
think of all the money that poor soul
could have saved had she been sufficiently
conversant to write here instead Of CON-
ing. Like all Of them. she believed no at
tention would be paid TO her letter. be-
cause her husband was merely an enlisted
man. The families higher up are just as
bad. That young millionaire who married
an actress and then ran away and en-
listed was on my ship. And every time
We made wide turn and the order ap-
peared i'm the papers there was a protest
ing telegram or cable or something from
his mother. He was rather fine young
fellow, too. IL his family had let him
alone. The navy would have been the
making of him. But his discharge was
purchased last September"
Frequently women whose husbands have
deserted them read in the orders where
the ships are which contain their erring
Spouses and write to the department.
This is forwarded immediately to the
captain of the vessel and the man has q
grueling time of it trying to explain
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fears of the entire army and navy of
these United States. Not all at one time,
Of course. There would be confusion in
deed if all the ships and all the men
were on the move at once. But there
is ever just enough shifting about to
keep families and individuals eager to
peruse this part of their evening paper.
No local brief in the paper is more
thoroughly commonplace in makeup nor,
apparently, more lacking in sensational
features than this routine information
compiled at the War Department. And
yet, a mere glance at ii brings anguish
or delight to those I'm any way connected
with the men who are serving their
country aboard ship or in the field. These
latter are familiar with the CODE" which
to the general public is nearly unintelli-
gible.
x
To the uninitiated, Maj. So-and-So will
be detached from Fort Something-or-
Other, and proceed at once to relieve Maj.
Just a lot OF military red tape. How can
one who regards a warship as a great.
numbering affair, where the wind is all
ways blowing and the most delicious
cleanliness prevails. feel especially hilari-
Gus because it's commander is publicly
told to take unto himself certain leave
of absence, and another commander Or
dered to "join the squadron on the Ash
attic station?
But the wife OF that gold-braided Off
Ger. who had made all plans for another
month in his much-coveted society, is
disconsolate at the sudden cutting short
of his vacation. What is it to her that the
brother officer also desires leave? There
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Se1f-Government Offered
to A1sace-L orraine

mournfully refer TO Alsace-Iorraine. has
always been somewhat Of a puzzle to stu
dents of history. Because of the forcing
of the German language into the schools
the majority of the inhabitants are ap-
parently Germans, yet the sympathy OF
the Alsace-Lorrainers as q whole 10 de-
cidedly with France.
The province first became associated
with France toward the middle of the
sixteenth century, when Metz was eeizert
from Emperor Charles v. Other towns
gradually fell into the hands of the
French, and finally, in 1850. Louis XIV
captured Strasburg the capital, by intro
ducing his soldiers into the town dis
guised marketers.
Then for more than two centuries Al
sace-Lorraine became the boundary linz
between France and Germany. Str>s
burg, Metz and Phalsburg were fortk6ed
by French troops. In the NaDtseon;o
wars the Aisace-Lorrainers threw IA their
lot with the French and fought a. val
fantly as any soldiers uader the Frenc,,
flag. Their great dread seemed to be thar
they would again come under Germ
rule.
The fate they feared came whsn Ma
poieon III declared war against Prussia
in 1870
Inc tTuSSlanS dl0 not wait for fhe
French to take the offensive. bur nm
mediately invaded Alsace. and In thax sec
ton were fought the bioodiest battles
of the war
The Alsace-Lorrainers found themselves
in the unhappy position OF having every
important town in their province be-
Sieged.
Two months later Paris capitulated and
the war was brought TO q cioee.
Despite the prayers OF the Alsatian den
rtfeS. the national ASSEMBLE a 4 T2ora1o,,x
carried bill for tia ratification of peace
which included ali OF Bismarck's demands
one of which was German occupation or
From that time the
province has remained a dependency OF
Germany, governed by staytf,alter.
who is responsible only to the emperor
Germany has had her hands full with
Alsace-Lorraine for years The people
particularly hate to adopt the German
language. The result is more than ap-
parent to q visitor to this section Along
the streets one hears nothing but FRENCH.
Sometimes very bad French. and strange
ly mixed with German words, but still
a dialect that is much more French Cham
Teutonic.
1t is argued that once the peasants be-
come interested in political affairs and
realize that as far as the government of
their local matters is concerned they
are to be given = free foot" they will
speedily love the kaiser, who made the
reform possible. Prince August Wilhelm
and the princess are said to be enthu-
siastic over the outlook and are looking
forward with Joy to occupying the-yice
regal palace lat Strasburg.
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- ERMANY is about to make another
II effort to awaken a love for the
~ fatherland in the hearts Of the
peasants of picturesque Alsace-LorTaine,
that beautiful province which the Prus-
SLAMS tore from the grasp of Napoleon
III in 1870. The people of Alsace-Lor-
ra.ne. despite many coercive measures,
while outwardly loyal to the kaiser.
have been in their hearts the friends OF
France since the German invasion. TWO
hundred thousand persons in the prov
ince still speak the French language ana
steadfastly refuse to adopt the tongue
of their conquerors. Home rule for AL
sacs-Lorraine is the plan decided en- TO
bring about the peace Kaiser Wilhelm is
seeking. II self-government Is granted
Alsace-Lorraine it will be largely through
the efforts of the new chancetaor, herr
Won Bethmann Holiweg, who for long
time has maintained that only by dipio-
macy will the stubborn Alsatians DC
made loyal subjects.
rChe nroyince has been controlled by
a governor general appointed py tne
,eichstag The government has had al
most absolute power and the poor peas
ants have had no representation In the
federal council at Berlin.
Chancellor Won Bethmann Hoiiweg
n,an As to place Alaace-Lorraine on the
same basis as the rest OF the German
states-that is, to grant to 1t self-gov-
eminent of it's local affairs. Prince August
Wilhelm. the fourth son OF the KAISER
and his consort, who was Princess Alex
andra Victoria Of SchtesWag-Aoistein.
are to be made viceroy. and Hicereane OF
the new state. -,
-. s.: ~
cermanv is a federal empire. The peo-
Mo of the several states which make up
~. nation elect members to represent
them at Berlin in national matters, and
in local affairs they take care OF them
selves. This move to place the Alsatians
ON the same plane as the rest OF the ma
zion will. it is believed, do much 10
awaken patriotism in the breasts OF loe
gloomy residents Of the province.
Prince August Wilhelm Is already well
,;,.ed in Alsace-Lorraine. He Is a warm
hearted young fellow, and even before
anv Thought Of placing him in control or
tho neopie of this section was given ex-
nre ssion. he spent much time In the
rrovince With a palace in Strasburg
and ali the environments of a state gov
ernment and state institution, ofncered by
men elected by the people, 1t is morally
certain he will do much toward recon-
Cling the residents to the Geruanization
of their country.
Princess August Wilhelm is one Of the
prettiest and most lowabie OF the Ger
man princesses- She is unusually cul-
tured and beautiful
Tho lost province" as the French still
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the similar type and arrangement into
glancins intently at it, first hurriedly,
then disappointedly? If SO you are a
civilian and all Your folks are civilians.
But If You turn to ii first OF all the topics
Of the day and peruse it with eagerness
then you are of, or affiliated with, one
q other Of branches Of the service"
In this latter event what a menace or a
pleasure this little bit of space" be-
comes! Sometimes. even, the paper is
hidden adroitly from elder eyes that
dinner may be eaten before its gloomy
news is learned Sometimes, again, the
youngest feminine member of the house
hold waits at the front door for the car
rier boy in her desire to learn whether
some staggering, handsome chap has
obtained his much coveted furlough.
Wedding dates christenings, holidays and
reunions all depend on the brief terse
sentences in that little auarter-column
into which are crammed the hopes and
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grossly misrepresenting the facts Nat
uraliy the captain had no intention OF
betraying an over-fond and under-intelli-
gent mother. Evidently there was trag
edy enough in that family. SO Charles
served out his time and the nation made
one more feminine enemy.
OF quite different nature was a COM
munication which came in from a woman
who claimed that she had word from her
husbands cousin in the same regiment
with him that he could neither write nor
send her any money, "as he isn't got
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with changes to suit individual cases, al
ways ready to be sent in reply to inquiries
in times of peace. When war is on no
such considerations are possible. Then in
deed the orders become important. Not
only the people of the service but many
others as well peruse them eagerly. Then
a man may not even have a furlough.
There are no honeymoons in the service
then, but many weddings, for, somehow.
a man going away to be probably killed
would rather leave a widow than a sweet
heart behind him. All of which may seem
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2 II Y and Navy
Orders reads the
II G a d i n g OF q
small paragraph
which appears at
regular intervals
in T h G S I a I.
Haven't you ever,
when looking for
the latest stock
market reports or
S h i p p n & news,
been miSled by
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far cry. but is really a conglomeration
of the many features all lurking behind
those simple little orders of transfer anu
promotion and retirement.
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he owes. Usually. according to a naval
unto himself of cheerfully clearing up in
debtedness to everybody but his own
family.
Most Of the letters which pass through
Department have to do with non-support
complaints. Very often the men say they
won't pay. and the women say they will. 3"
And what can / do in a case like
that?' he asked facetiously.
He has had long experience, though,
in dealing with just such cases. Through
one door Of his Office come men who wish
to enter the service-through the other
relatives who wish to get men out-and
he sits between them, keen-eyed and
grim-mouthed, and listens dispassionately
TO all.
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Some people seem to think being in the
navy is like being in JAIL" he protested.
But the men are well Off; they have
everything they need and their pay aver
ages way above that Of soldier. OF
course, when war comes they must fight.
but then they might be pressed into serv-
ice any way. To see these letters which
1 go over every day one would think the
women of this country regard the navy
as a sort of padded cell. Why. 1 had
woman come in here the other day who
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THIS MAN MUST F.
He is uain be His uiewpoint is the
point from which he be estimated His Detective
blinded with ego that he cannot his faults others
them
The he believes in himself the he deceues HIM
SELF He listens only faery He doubts what does not please
him. He mistakes candicd truth the candid TRUTH
He be fair; too ponpous to be inportcnt
bigoted to be intelligent
His conceit chaLenge-an insult and society
large He cannot that he is unless he
that inferior He makes wherever he
makes impression
He himself the scales of uany and insists that the
uorld shall accept his exaggerated weight His bearing
cudes sincerity His pose prohibits correctionhe has real
friends because he will permit frank criticism and without
frankness friendship is useless
His love personal monopoly, intense and steadfast
that he consistently marry without suing his bride for
alienation of affection.
He such nauseating amount of admiration that
maintain both self respect and his acquaitancesh
He is cheap whose attracts sndes and snobs
and sycophants His nates usually and aduen
turers-rogues who fleece while they praise him shabby genly
buying bite and with the counterfeit coin of aduation
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Copyright. 1910. by Herbert Kaufmany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

His employees generally Understandable to better them
selves and secretly despsing him for demanding snk with
their work.
He king among the nobodes-a jest bore and boor.
At his best he is pest.
His weakness exceeds his srengt-hs seisness
dislike and distrus him. We doubt his honesty;
that he incapable of disinterested motives Self
complacency always find sopsy with which justify
trick He realize that he wrong;
therefore, he does not believe that he do a
His handcap-a barrier which keeps him out of
the important highways He leader with but loyal
follower and without the confidence of the many
practically hopeless.
After while, Providence grows irritable, stops coddlng
him. angry him against the 0a and calls all the
knowledge and skill and and force and supporters that
he to his aid
Only then does he understand Ohere he stands Bad luck
his good luck. Misfortune is his best fortune Aduersity
kindly whip 1t Lashes him, then his quondam
associates and that they merely willing to share his
ttbLoluouts,' not his blolUs
takes of reduce his of conce
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lie NEvE GIRLS MOTHER
CABLES WORD OF CHEER.

London. July SL-AIrs. Neave has ca
bled 10 her daughter Ethel as follows:
My darling daughter: implore you 20
tell the police everything you know and let
nothing count more than the establishing
Of your innocence. However great may he
your affection for your husband. do not.
dear. let it be more to you than the duty
to yourself, your mother, and your
brothers. Be brave. little girl. and have
no fear. We are confident Of your inno-
cence. sIOTTTE Nr,vrs
Miss lie Neve's parents still cling TO
the assumption that until the police in
formed her, their daughter would have
been unaware OF the circumstances
which led up to the hurried departure
and fight across the Atlantic that she is
dupe OF the man they have no doubt,
and they say this view is shared by the
police
They are more relieved than otherwise
that the long period Of suspense is over
and that the girl is now in safe keeping.
No crime in the present generation has
excited such keen widespread interest
here as that with which Dr. II. H. Grip
pen is charged. Special editions OF the
newspapers with the bare announcement
that he has been identified and arrested
were eagerly bought up. Later in the
evening cablegrams giving full details
were published.
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BoIivia's Gold supply.

From Hauer's Weekly.
II has been known for some years that
the interior of Bolivia is one Of the rich
est unexplored gold fields in the world.
and experts have prophesied that, once
this country is opened up. It is likely to
be the center OF the worlds gold supply.
The immense difficulties. however, that
have beset the steps Of explorers and
prospectors have left these auriferous
regions practically untouched by modern
miners.
Since the times OF the Incas rough
trails have existed between the ancient
Inca centers of Titicaca and Cuzco and
the deep forest-clad ravines Of the
eastern Cordilleras. which eliminate in
the important river of Kaka, close to
the small village OF Guanay. The most
important of these precipitous valleys
have been formed by the rivers Tepuani.
Mapiri Challana. md Coroico. It is ac-
copied that the ancient trails leading
into these valleys were built by the
Incas for extracting gold from the i'm
mense deposits of gravel existing In
every one Of them. So thoroughly did the
ancsents work these auriferous regions
that almost every yard OF gravel
that could be worked by primitive meth
DDS, and without the aid OF modern ma
chinery, has been worked out. The labor
expended must have been immense and
the results astonishing. judging from re-
salts In isolated workings in recent
times. But no organized attempt. sup
ported by capital has ever been made
to exploit gravels which we're beyond the
power OF the Inca miners 70 handle.
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Gypsy wOrdless Language.

From the Century.
To communicate with one another.
Gypsies now use letters-and they use
the telegraph. too. when necessary-es-
pecially in this country. But the modern
Romany also follows the 'pattaran,"
tracing the footsteps. or wagon tracks,
OF his friends on the road BY the same
method employed by his ancient proto-
type. reading directions where no words
are written as clearly as the gorgio
does 2 roadside siglboard. But the pat
taran can be read by the gypsy only
it is hidden and secret. although It may
be in plain sight. as a signboard Is open
and public. The pattaran may be form
ed of sticks or stones or grass, placed
cross fashion at the parting OF roads in
such manner that only a gypsy would
instantly notice and understand To him
Il means much; first Of all. the direction
taken by Roman predecessors.
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or IN the room. His demeanOr through
out the voyage was quiet and reserved.
and 1t was only during the past two or
three days that he began 10 show signs
OF nervousness. The sight OF the little
pilot boat this morning brought the hunt
ed look into his eyes, and. according to
Dr. Stewart. who was with him at the
time Dew climbed on board, Crippen i'm
mediately recognized the man from Scot
land Yard. and answered his reckoning
finger like sheep dog following the call
OF his master.
No linking Among Passengers.
None OF the passengers, either in the
second or third class. being nearly ali
from continental Europe. had any inkling
Of what was going on. One man in the
saloon at lunch this afternoon inquired
Of the steward why Mr.. and Master Rob
inson were not coming down. The news
paper men surprised some. who evidently
regarded them as some kind OF govern
ment officials coming. as they do from
lands where these grow as thick as leaves
on the trees.
Crippen spent the greater part Of the
voyage between Father Point and Quebec
in the company Of Inspector Dew, who
questioned the man closely. Crippen
asked to be supplied with some reading
matter. He is being closely watched and
is handcufed. He gives the appearance.
though, OF a man who has not the physi-
cal pluck 70 take his life.
But ne is once more in the clutches OF
Inspector Dew, and is not likely 10 es-
cape being arraigned for the crime OF
numbering his wife and stripping the
bones Of all flesh, afterward burying them
in Quicklime under the cellar OF the
house In Hnldrop Crescent. London.
Inspector Dew. who raced across the
Atlantic on the Laurentic when informa-
ton was received from the Montrose that
two persons suspected Of being Crippen
and Miss lie Neve were on board. ex-
pressed pleasure that his voyage had not
been in vain. but refused to discuss the
case, seeing that the man was now under
arrest Crippen and Miss lie Neve were
arrested on the same warrant by Detec-
tive Denis, OF the provincial police.
Some surprise was expressed among the
officers OF the Monuose that Crippen
should have chosen such boat as this,
where the number u cabin passengers
is comparatively small and il IS not hard
to notice anything peculiar. On a big
liner the pair might have eluded observa-
ton and got off safely.
May Fight Extradition.
, II Crippen and the girl waive examina-
ton, the process Of returning them will
not be lengthy; but II he decides 20 exer-
else his rights In this respect. the pro-
/ ceedings will take four weeks before In
spector Dew can return to England with
/ his prisoners.
The disguise OF the girl as a boy was
clumsily executed. She never looked the
part, and whenever she spoke TO him al
the table she addressed Crippen in under.
tones as Mr.. Robbie"
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CHANGED HIS MIND.
An Incident Opens the Eyes of
Busy Merchant.

An Ahcluent "opens the Eyes OF
Busy Merchant.
More than year ago. says the Survey,
a Rochester manufacturer was seated in
his Office, when a telephone message
came from the chamber Of commerce.
asking him to convey to Pittsburg the
city's invitation for the 1910 play con-
gress. He at once replied that he was
too busy 70 think Of making the trip. A
few moments after, while walking around
his workshop, he noticed new face
Upon inquiring, he found that the work.
man had recently come up from the far
South.
How did you happen TO come all this
distance2 asked the manufacturer
well" said the workman, "I thought
Of my three children. I wanted 20 give
them all the advantages I could possibly
afford. The schools in my small Southern
community were not as good as I wished.
In some way 1 heard that the Rochester
schools do so much for the children and
young people. 1t meant a good deal of a
sacrifice, for I left a foreman's job IN
Georgia to work at the bench here. But
when I think Of what II means for the
future Of my children the sacrifice is for
gotten. and am glad 1 came"
II took scarcely q moments reflection
to lead the manufacturer back to his
Office, and his voice was soon travelling
over the telephone wire to the chamber
of commerce, saying that he would go to
Pittsburg to try to secure the play con-
gress for the benefit it would be for all
Rochester's children.