The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
MANY SAILORS AND SOLDIERS NEEDED Irish Refuse and Scots De
 cline" To Enlist THE COST OF PEACE Napoleonic Wars Did Not Require As Much Cash As England's Arm
 aments Do Now-An
 Amazing Story
THE COST OF PEACE
By PAUL LAMBETH

London, April s.-(Special) gland | is hard pressed for soldiers and sailors The Irish are boycotting the army and refusing to enlist. and the canny Scots are leading the simple life at home. The average Johnny Bull perfers to re- main at his fireside and read about war or cheer war songs at the music halls. Cut off from Irish and Scotch food for cannon" the authorities have hit upon scheme for getting recruits. naval and military tournament or ganized with the object of securing re- cruits is to visit every city and town of importance in the Kings dominion. This tournament, which starts on a three-y years tour will be on a scale of magnificance. The cavalcade will be composed of 50 officers and $50 men, 500 horses, 12 field guns. 10 baggage wag- ons, TO tents, 2000 rifles and carbines of various dates. similar number of bayonets, about a mile of canvas hoard ing with which to enclose the arena and camp. Each trooper will enlist for three years. The weekly cost of run ing the tournament Is estimated at over s12,500.
 striking feature about the new army and navy estimates Is the fact that 1t Is now, for the first time, cost ing England more in armaments to keep the peace than it cost to carry on the Napoleonic wars. The greatest and sternest struggle this country ever fig ured in. In the height of that struggle in the year before Waterloo, the total war expenditure was $35S, ,000, 900. Un- der the new estimates we will be spend ing on armaments half a million sterl- ing more in a time of profound peace.
 It Is probably that with a view of re- ducing the frightful burden that John Burns, the labor leader, seeks the po- sition of head of the war department.
 London doesn't laugh very often but
 s,es it laughs loudly and heart
 nd it is laughing over a most anus ing episode of the all-night sitting in the commons was the encounter be- tween 8 young Irish member and tory nobleman from Dorsetshire. The latter, gorgeous being in evening dress, who had been specially conspicuous In his interruptions of the home secretary, was taking the morning air on the terrace, when he was accosted by the 1rishman. Waiter, bring me one of those nine penny cigars" said the latter. sir, what the devil?" stammered the aston
  dence, give me your number?" answer ed the Irishman, affecting haw-haw manner. 'I shall report you at once to the manager for your neglect and in- science" Then he walked away leav- ing the nobleman to figure it out.
 An amazing story, which was aptly described as a modern Arabian Nights tale was told in the law courts con- cerned spiritualist known as the "Uncrowned Queen of Madagascar" who was floating" a s50.000,000 com pany under the watchful eye of the French government to take over con- cession of 20,000 miles of land In Mad agascar. The land was declared to be full of radium, rubies, emeralds, dia- monds and coal, and only god-fearinG people were to enjoy the proceeds of this land of promise.
 The romance was narrated in Justice Lawrence's court when an elderly. white -haired man named William Bur dett sued Mrs. Elizabeth Horne and her husband, F. Horne, for $17.500. MT. Burdett claimed this amount for all legged misrepresentation. Mrs. Horne denied that she had made the repre- sentations alleged and alternatively, that, If they were made. they were made in good faith. Mir. Horne denied knowledge of the matters In question and pleaded that he was iudicially sep arated from his wife.
 A deputation of the trade union con gress parliamentary committee was re- caivad hr U{pstop ChnrcbiIl hop,u