The Washington herald., 1912-07-14


was on trial at Rome for the killing Of
the Countess Giulia Trigona. a lady in
waiting TO Queen Elena and his mistress.
In hotel, has been sentenced to penal
servitude for life-the most severe PEN
atty under the Italian law. which does
not countenance capital punishment. Qn
passing let 1t be understood that this Is
also the reason why nine Of the twenty
five Camorrists. convicted OF murder at
Viterbo last week. escaped the death
penalty)
The murder of Countess Trigona, who
was stabbed in the throat with a dagger,
was one of the most sensational tragedies
| that ever shocked the Italian court and
people A long-standing love intrigue
had existed between the young countess
and the baron. both of whom belonged
| to well-known Sicilian nobility and were
members OF the highest italian society.
In the course of the trial some deeply
pathetic love letters written by the coun-
tess to the baron Were read. They indi-
Gated that the baron was OF an intensely
Jealous nature and Of fiery temper.
The murder was committed one day
when the baron had contrived meeting
at hotel In order to endeavor to obtain
some money from the countess.
In the room there were signs Of a des-
perate struggle, and 1t was proved that
Palermo had premeditated the crime and
had planned II in such a way as to bring
the greatest possible dishonor on the
name Of his infatuated and somewhat
weak-minded victim. Palermo attempted
to kill himself after the murder but only
inflicted n slight wound.
The retort OF the Irish leader in the
British Parliament to the contention some
years ago that 1t was absurd to main
tafv hat - oh
selves when 1rishmen were in command
OF the British army. and that the crack
regiments who knew how TO obey orders
were composed OF Irish soldiers. has been
recalled by the death of Field Marshal
Sir George White. As l stated in these
letters the other day. he was from
Broughslane, County Antrim. Although
best known TO history as the officer who
defended and saved Ladysmith against
heavy ODDS and in the face OF the ad-
vice of his subordinates. his greatest
achievement was that he was the most
brilliant OF modern English cavalry gen.
erals.
And in that same Boer war It was
Lord Roberts. the famous little ''Bobs
who doesn't advertise" and Lord Kitch-
ener, both 1rishmen. who were sent to
South Africa TO put effectiveness into
the army movements. English soldiers
are bulldogs and all that. but they know
only one OF two ways of fighting, and
they are standing up until the other fell
lows knock them down or until the other
fellows run. Lord Methuen another
RIGA: Sir O'Moore Creagh Is in charge
in India, and Sir John French is COM
mapder OF the greatest British camp
In Aidershot.
The two crack fighting regiments are
the Eighty-eighth-the Connaught Ran
nous Black Watch. composed OF Scottish |
HIghlanders-the regiments that made |
themselves famous by their great race to !
the rescue OF Gordon in Khartoum.
And yet, just because The Irish are
such determined fighters, it does not
follow that when not compelled by iron |
rule and discipline 10 obey orders and |
do great feats OF valor they would know |
how to do these same things with the |
same cool heads and Judgment if ruling /
or fighting for themselves. The fate OF
the poor, brave. courageous. but hot |
headed Polanders has proven this am |
ply.
II will be OF interest to Americans 10 |
know that Col Roosevelt is. in some |
manner at least. pleasantly remembered |
at the German court. The crown prince |
recently made his debut on the turf |
at the Danzig races, where he entered |
Bull Moose in the Ladies' Handicap.
The fact that Bull Moose had been &c
cepted made him the object OF good |
deal OF sarcasm at the Hamburg Derby. !
His friends advised the crown prince |
to change the horses name in view Of
the recent political antics in the United
States Of the chief Bull Moose.
''Simplicissimus," next to "kIaddera-
n "a fgRn hn a. al iFralt
publication, has been hooking the crown
prince almost necessarily, owing to his
absence from duty and his frequent visits
to Berlin ''incognito" insisting that there
is a growing GOODNESS between Friedrich
Wilhelm and his imperial father. The
fact is that the crown prince is not
the idle. pleasure-loving commander
which in much discussed essay in a
German monthly magazine he was paint
ed to be. 1t was complained that since
last autumn he has never really devoted
himself to military service.
The crown prince is hard worker
and sets brilliant example to his sub
ordinates. In addition TO his manifold
duties as commander. the prince natur-
ally has other demands upon him. as the
heir apparent. for instance, represent
ing the Emperor at the funeral of the
King of Denmark. To make up for his
however, the prince devotes !
himself the more strictly TO military af-
fairs when he is at Danzig His day is
a busy one. Early in the morning. often
before stable duty begins, the prince
appears at the barracks and later rides
to the neighboring exercise field to at
tend squadron drill. at the close of
which he occupies himself several hours
in the orderly room in connection with
regimentaI affairs which demand his at
tention.
Afternoon again finds him at the bar
racks overseeing drill and the instruC-
ton of squadrons. The prince takes
hand himself at instructIng the trum-
pet corps when, as often happens, the
latter's efforts do not come up to the
princes standard of excellence. Toward
evening the prince is frequently seen,
dressed in a sweater and athletic garb,
in various athletic games with
his hussars, thus encouraging this branch 5
OF exercise, which was first Introduced
into the army about two years ago and
which has become very popular feature
Of German military service. Il
The crown prince has returned to '
Danzig from Kiel, where he and his '