Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-15
FRANCE TO D|SpRovE
IT IS LATIN NATION
New League Proposes To Prove
That All Frenchmen Are Of
Celtic Descent.
GUNPowDER IS DEFICIENT
Accidents Aboard Vessels Prove Con.
slusively That Improper Material
10 Used BY the Manu.
f~actursrs.

Paris. Special: A French Celtic
league has Just come into existence and
part of it's program is to prove tina all
F'renchinen are Celts. and that France
has never been a Latin country. In it's
prospectus the new league declares that
France is no a Latin country. and that
frenchmen are OF Gallo and Celtic
origin. 1t adds: Our ancestors, the
dark and blond haired Celts. are our
real forebears. just as the Germans are
the ancestors of the German people,"
This pretended Latinity." continues
the prospectus. lis contrary to history,
ethnology, linguistic science and even
common sense. Though the Gaults We're
incorporated in the Roman Empire,
they remained rebels until the end of
the regime. And 300 years after the
conquest their patriotism was suffi-
GENTLY strong to create and sustain,
during III years. the Gallo Empire,
which subsequently co-operated with
the Franks 10 destroy the Latin-Ger-
manis coalition. Nor is the expression
Gallo-Roman found i'm Latin writer's:
but more than 1000 words i'm French
are of pure Celtic origin. France re-
NAMED Celtic throughout the middle
ages. and up to the 10th century,"
The Celtic idea. it is contended, ought
to be the definite incarnation of the
French "Fatherland," because 1T is the
only one perfect enough and impersonal
enough to unite all Frenchmen with
out distinction of party.
The series of explosions on French
warships which eliminated recently in
a double accident on the battleship
Jules Michelet, at Toulon. has led to a
renewed inquiry into the possible
causes. The opinion seems to be gain
Ing ground that the premature gun ex-
plosions on the Jules M!chelet were due,
like some previous accidents, to an in
herent defect in the composition of the
powder now used in place OF the FAM
GUS powder b" which caused a serious
loss of life OF the battleships lena and
Liberte. The powder used on the Jules
Michelet was new.
The powder contained 8 per cent of
amyl alcohol. According to expert
opinion. the use Of a,nyl alcohol in the
manufacture OF powder has recently
been abandoned and diphenylamine
substituted in it's place. There is still,
however. considerable powder contain
ing amy alcohol In use, especially in
the French navy.
Europe Is interested in the work OF an
interesting figure who has just passed
and who called himself Anthony the
healer. The man died at Jemmappes,
Belgium. where he had constructed a
little temple which from the Loint Of
view OF the number of visitors wes re-
garded as a second Lourdes.
FOI d hummer Oh years AnInO0y was
q simple In a forge, but later
became attached to a business house
at Liege. Then gradually he started
public preaching, finally passing entire
~ into religious work n healing. His
followers became known as Antonists
and several months ago they sent a PEE
tftion to the Belgian parliament, ask
ing that their religion be recognized
by the state. The petition bore 100. 900
signatures. Anthony professed to heal
by prayer and by the laying on of the
hands.
Stricken with apoplexy before his
temple altar. Anthony was carried to
his home by his disciples and later, sur
rounded by hundreds Of his followers,
who were CARRIED in a soutane and high
hats OF a special make, he announced
that he wished his wife to be regarded
as his successor. He died q few mo-
ments afterward.
Rousseau. the great French philosoph-
er, which has just been held, was 3D.
served by a series of fetes at Paris,
Geneva. his birthplace. Ermenonville,
where he died. and other places with
which he was intimately connected.
o the form of a dedication OF the
sculptor Bartholome's splendid monu-
ment to Rousseau in the Pantheon. |
President Fallieres ofiiciated.
h monument. to which Rousseau's
remains will finally be moved, is OF
white marble. ornamented with figures |
representing philosophy. nature, truth.
music and fame. The monument
stands In the space under the dome OF +
the Pantheon.
The proceedings were opened by
Mounet-Sully. the celebrated comedie
Franchise actor. Attired in classical |
costume. n preceded by q group Of
young girls dressed in white, who scat
tered roses over the monument.
Mounet-Sully detained an ode to
Rousseau written for the occasion by
Henri Bataille. After this picturesque
beginning came the official speeches.
Professor Painleve, president of the
commemoratiOn committee. pointed out |
that the wide influence of Rousseau was |
due to the three themes forever blend
ed IN his moving OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tice. liberty n love Of country. NJ.
Henri Fay. president Of the council |
Of the state OF Geneva. said that while |
Rousseau was the first to recognize the 1
humble workman's place in society, he
was never the apostle of disorder.
The rather acrimonious discussions
between ROyalists me Republicans as
to the propriety of celebrating officially
the precautionary were productive Of q
number OF small disturbances engineer.
ed by the group OF rowdies known as
the ''peddlers of the king" Speakers at
the celebration were fire.
Live the King" Rousseau was the
Father Of Anarchy" aDown with Rous-
seau.~ One young 'Royalist" had his
ears boxed by . lady. and Is others
were thrown out The same party re-
turned g the charge Of b occasion
some hundred q ihe noisiest