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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

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The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
PRINCE OF WALES
OF AGE NEXT JUNE
Will Be Gasetted Colonel in Army
and Later Decorated with
the Black Eagle.

London. March Sin June next tho
young Prince OF Wales will become of
age, and following the Victorian tradi.
ton, King George viii gazette his Oldest
son & colonel in the army. The following
month the prince will go to Berlin to
be decorated with the order OF the Black
Eagle, after which ceremony he will
travel incognlto on the Continent as
Count Renfrew. Returning 10 England.
he will take up his studies at Magdalen
College. oxford, where he will stay un-
I'll he visits Canada, probably during the
summer of 1914 During 1915. while the
King and Queen are infAustrslia he will
go to Cambridge.
II has been hastily assumed by the
gossips that he will go TO Trinity. but
there are several reasons why another
college should be chosen for his alma
mater-there are. for example. arguments
IN favor of Kings. But in any event It
is useless to pretend to decide the point
at this stage, because his parents have
not yet done so themselves.
In any event, after a year at Cambridge
his royal highness will have completed
his twenty-first year. and he will then
be ready to undertake that quiet tour OF
the courts OF Europe upon which the
nations hopes so greatly depend" as
snobbish press puts it. Such military
training as he is to haze will by that
time have been completed also, in the
intervals of his university life.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
IDOLIZE CZARINA
Ruler and His Wife to Visit Barn
stadt, Indicating Improve
ment in Her Health.

ST. Petersburg. March &-The rumor
that the Car and Czarina propose 10
visit Barmstadt shortly is taken as a
sign that the health of the Czarins, which
has given-so much anxiety Of recent
years, shows signs of improvement She
has been under medical treatment for a
long time, taking the bath at Nauheim
and undergoing many other cures" and
lately she has been much brighter and
stronger in every way.
The Czarina is a highly emotional
woman, and her illness has been almost
entirely caused by her fear of revolu-
tionaries. At one time she lived in such
dread of anarchists that she helped to
prepare all the Cars meals herself.
The CZarina's sad life and her many
acts of kindness have made her the idol
OF the Russian people, and a story Is
told to the effect that a noted revolution
airy once said that whatever might hap
pen 10 the Russian throne, he would take
care. If possible. that no harm should
come to the CZaTina. She has always
been a keen disciple of the simple life,
and has done \ great deal to simplify
the exacting customs of Russian court
etiquette.
She particularly dislikes the common
habit Of smoking among Russian women,
and once gave it as her opinion that "a
cigarette in a wOmans mouth is as bad
as an oath in a mans"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
SMUGGLERS In CAR
CAUGHT ON BORDER
Tobacco Valued at $4,000 Is Found
in High-powered Machine
by French Officials.

Paris, March s-with all the desperate
aaring of old-time smugglers, several
men>-in an SO-horsepower motor car
crossed the French frontier from Bel
giJfm, and after a desperate encounter
with customs officials, escaped.
The smugglers were first seen by eight
customs men, who were posted in ambush
on the main road near Tourconig, to be
driving at full speed from Belgium
Two customs officials went into the mid
cile of the road to try and stop the car,
when the chauffeur, without stacking
pace, suddenly leveled a revolver and
fired.
The officers thereupon opened fire at
the car and one of the two men In the
tIont seats was hit on the wrist.
Half a dozen officers jumped on their
bicycles and were given chase when one
of the tires of the car bust. The snug
glers still kept on, but the road was
slippery. and the car skidded, causing
one of the wheels TO collapse and the car
10 be thrown over on its side.
Seeing that they were about to be
caught, the smugglers threatened their
pursuers with revolvers and managed to
escaped by climbing the wall Of a Gem
eteTy
The car was seized and was found to
be fitted up for smuggling. 1t contained
5000 pounds OF tobacco, valued at 5000.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
GERMANY REJOICES THAT
MOROCCO CRISIS is OVER
Business Is Relieved Because Danger of Conflict
with England Is Past

demand all their attention The chan
csllor OF the empire has stood up man.
fully enough for the monarchical prin-
ciple; he has talked, wisely or not. in the
Reichstag with the voice of the repre-
sentative of an autocrat; he has refused
to acknowledge the fatal significance of
the 4,5O0.000 votes cast In favor OF the
Socialists during the recent elections. or
to admit that the finger OF destiny stead
fastly points toward the Left, toward the
Concentration of the government Of the
empire. which ha considers synonymous
with the beginning of the end of the great
structure that Bismarck built.
At present three conflicts are engaging
public attention. namely, the struggle be-
tween the Right and Left in the Reichs-
tag. the struggle between the Left ma
jority and the Right minority Of the
National Liberal party.
Much depends. therefore. on the atti-
tude of the National Liberal party. II
this party holds together II can decide
whether there shall be q majority In the
ReichstaR for the Right or Tor the Left
or IFS supporters in the country that
their Parliamentary representatives shall
not acknowledge the power of the 10
members of the Socialist party, and II
tie Left section insists on its present
view. there must be a split in the Ma
tional Liberal party. The real question
- Of course. whether tue undeniable
demand on The part OF the electorate for
the liberalization OF the government can
be ignored.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
FRANCE DEMANDS
MILITARY AVIATION
Agitation in Favor of Organizing
Flight for National Defense
Is Increasing.

Paris. March 9-The agitation IN favor
OF organizing military aviation. the
fourth arm OF defense. is increasing
daily. A powerful plea in favor Of this
work is made by NJ. Monis. the former
premier. He points out what has been
done. with much OF which he finds fault.
and what remains TO be done.
AS regards the education OF a military
aviator, he suggests that the system
should be changed on the ground that II
is far from perfect. At present pilots
are recruited from officers, nOncommis-
stoned officers, and volunteers from the
corps. There Is no examination in re-
CARDS to physical and technical apti-
tude.
There is no sight test The recruit re-
ceives his first INSTRUCTION at Versailles
or Chalons. NJ. Monis considers hat this
instruction r. -fnsufHcfcfts Om-feaxfns
Versailles or Chalons the pupil Is sent
to a civil school to complete his ap-
premiership. AS soon as he obtains the
breyet Of the Aero Club he proceeds 10
a military center, where he trains with
a view to securing his pilots certificate.
To obtain this he has to sit for a tech
meal examination, which, according TO
II. Monis, Is CO very restricted char
acter. That is all.
The equipment OF the military centers
in various parts Of the country leaves n
great deal TO be desired. The provisional
sheds do not protect the aeroplanes from
dampness, with the result that new ma
chimes deteriorate rapidly and the ac-
commodation for effecting repairs is
faulty. Then. too. the STATS are too
small. At Etampes, for example. there
are only thirty men for fifty machines.
NJ Monis declares that the fundamental
error lies in not having seen that avia-
ton was q real arm of defense, and that
it ought TO be organized like the other
arms and have its own life.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
PRINCES TRUST"
NOW In BAD WAY
Huge Enterprises Controlled by
Kaiser's Associates Not as Sue
cessful as Supposed.

Berlin, March s-The famous princes
trust OF Germany. at the head Of
which stand the Kaisers intimates.
Prince Furstenbergs and Prince Hohen-
lohe. appears to be in a bad way. The
trust comprises among other enterprises
banks dncludlng the Bank of Palestine)
loan and building societies. steamship
lines QncludIng the Levant Line). smelt-
ing works, potash mines. the fashionable
Hotel Esplanade, and the great depart
ment stores OF Wolf Wertheim in Berlin.
and represents a capital Of more than
SIS, 900 OC0.
Owing TO alleged had management the
Berlin Land & Building Company. the
shares of which have fallen I'm the last
twelve months from l50 to e5. has TO be
reOrganized, the Hohenlohe' smelling
works show the necessity OF increasing
their capital by 100000. and concerns
OF other sorts are spoken of as doomed.
A clear statement as to the position OF
the trust cannot be had until next week.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
ITALIAN PEOPLE
TIRING OF WAR
Peace with Honor, Even if Without
Glory, Is Now Chief De-
sire Of Nation.

Rome. March 9-In Italy the people.
who are becoming greatly tired Of the
war with Turkey, are wondering what
neva has returned there and is once
more in command.
1t IS well known that the government
asked him IL he would be able to end-the
war quickly IL given strong re-enforce-
ments, but that his reply was that this
was impossible. His experiences In Tunis
have taught him that the native armies
are not to be crushed at once. but that
fghting must continue for years, slowly
driving the enemy back.
The Italians are reaI.zing too late that
the venture on which they embarked with
so much enthusiasm Is far more dangerous
than they suspected. and the government
is surely willing TO bring great sacrifice
to obtain peace with honor. even without
glory; but all efforts to bring aboue
peace now seem TO have been given up by
the powers.
In the meantime, the war has to go on
somehow or other. and while some peo-
pie. including the government, are ip
favor OF the same Fabian policy whicS
has hitherto prevailed, especially as at
the beginning of the war, the wish was
expressed IN an august quarter that there
should be as little loss of life as pos
sible.
Others urge the dangers Of delay. first.
because of the climate and. secondly. be-
cause Of the bad and discouraging effects
OF inaction upon the soldiers in the
trenches. and Of the public at home. These
critics point out that this month the
maximum shade temperature in Tripolt
viii be 95 degrees, or 9 degrees higher.
than the usual summer temperature in
Rome. and that in April it VIII rise t0
l0l degrees. so that a march into ths
interior, IL much longer delayed, viii
become climatically dangerous, especially
as the doctors report TripOli to be ma
larious, and fear the return Of the choI-
era, which has now fortunately disap-
peared. Accordingly. It is urged that
Gen. Caneva should strike at once.
A third party desired a naval action in
the Aegean. or OF the Syrian coast, re-.
gardless Of probable consequences in the
Balkans. But TO that neither Austria.
anxious TO avoid Balkan complications,
nor France. always interested in Syria.
Will be likely to consent and Italy can
not afford to quarrel with either her
ally or her friend while she has 13O.0oJ
men locked up in Africa. Probably.
therefore, Gen. Caneva's cautious policy.
will continue TO prevail. and the public
will have TO be patient.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10

Berlin, March sit is with a sense Of
considerable relief that Germans are
realizing that the. foFeign political situa-
tion has improved. and that there is
really reason to hope that some sort of
understanding between Germany and
England may be reached in the near fu-
ture. though 1t may not be the present
secretary OF foreign affairs who will put
his signature to the document when mat
tiers reach that point.
For some reason or other Herr Won
Kiderlen- -waecllter seems to have fallen
into disfavor. though with whom is not
clear. and in political circles there IL con-
siderable discussion as to who will be-
come his successor. The favorite candi-
date seems to be Baron Stumm, the direc-
tor of the political department OF the
ministry of foreign affairs. Personally.
am inclined to believe that the present
minister has become persona non grata
with the Kaiser himself. who considers
thar Germany's diplomatic defeat at the
hands of France fin the Morocco AFFAIR Is
chiefly to blame for the defeat OF the
government a. the polls. This view IS
also held by large part OF the German
press.
Diplomatic Cloud Lifts. SO
with the foreign political cloud llftlng.
and with every danger OF an immediate
conflict with England eliminated. Ger
mans feel at liberty to devote more atten-
tion TO tho Internal situation.
This. indeed. is complicated enough 10
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10

Madrid, March 9-Seuor CanAlejAs and King
Alfonso have related some Interesting stories in
connection with their visit 10 Seville during
the time Of the ncod. frun which they have Just
r~turned. While in the inundated districts they
visited many families that in need and gave
financial assistance 20 those who were unable to
purchase food because Of the high prices occasioned
BY the delugc.
The premier told boy Ct sixteen who saved
the life of his aged grandfather when the food Was
At its evst by swimming with him nearly a guar
ter Of mile to safety. Just the old man was
rescutd. the boy tainted from exhaustion. and the
wzten q the food carried him away and drowned
him.
anything in two days when sen0r CanAlejas and
the King found him hy visiting the house where
he had been carried by his in . m0t0rboat.
They sped the boat 20 a hospital. where he was
given medical attention and nouTishnent barely in
tins TO ave his life.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
1883 TURN IN
new YEARS VERSE
japanese Poem Contest Shows Re-
markable Number Who Seek
Prize from Emperor.

Manila. March "Details have Just
come TO hand from Tokyo Of a New
Years poem contest promoted by the
Emperor OF Japan.
The subject chosen by the Emperor
was "A crane on a pine tree" No fewer
than 9,S53 poems were received by the
Judges. and IS Of these were commended,
Il being read aloud at the imperial poem
party. In addition. verses composed by
the court poetry official were read.
The proceedings closed by the reading
OF a poem by the Empress, which was
read three times with due respect, and
the poem composed by the Emperor
This latter was read five times by each
OF the court poetry readers, the assembly
Standing respectfully with bowed heads
Poems were received from England,
America, France. and Russia, as well as
from most parts OF the far East The
winner OF the first prize was Lady Sono.
Iady-in-waiting to the Empress.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
GERMAN DIPLOMAT
ROBBED ON TRAIN
Important Documents Taken from
Luggage Rack While Bearer Is
Having Cup of Coffee.

Milan, March S-A good deal of mys-
terry prevails in connection with a rob-
berry which took place on the Milan
Lucerne train a few days ago. and Of
which a member Of the German diplo-
matte service was the victim. He was
carrying some important documents from
Italy to Berlin, which were snatched
from him when he had alighted from
the carriage for a few moments.
The report OF the robbery was at first
denied from a semi-officiaI source, but
now an eyewitness of me scene has come
forward with circumstantial details of
the affair. He states that in company
with his daughter. he entered the COM
partment which the German was occu-
pying, at Airola. As the train was start
ing, two young men, both very well
dressed, jumped into the train.
After passing through the ST. Gothard
tunnel the train stopped at Goschenen
station. and the man who tells this story
together with his daughter, went into
the corridor OF the train. He was still
in the corridor when the German trav-
eler. who had got out to take a cup of
coffee. returned and discovered that a
leather wallet. which had been in
valise on the luggage rack, had disap-
peared. The two. young men had also
vanished
The German, who was greatly distress
ed. stated TO hiy fellow-traveler: II was
going from Florence to Berlin. In my
wallet were papers OF such great i'm
portance that I was afraid to intrust
them TO the post. fearing they might be
lost. They were originals of great value.
and no copies are in existence. II I ar
rive in Berlin without them, and without
the hope OF obtaining them again, my
career is at an end. They represent
seven months of untiring labor"
In view of these definite statements,
there seems TO be no doubt, in spite OF
the semI-ofiicial denial, that the theft ac-
tually took place. and IL would seem TO
I've the result OF a well-arranged plan.
The two young men evidently knew that
their intended victim was the bearer of
valuable papers and waited for a IA
vorable opportunity Of gaining possess
sion of them.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
KILLS SON TO ROB HIM.
Youth Returns from Ameriea With
out Disclosing Identity.

st. Petersburg. May s.-A curious trag-
-edy las been enacted at Parvenchre. \
small Russian village near the frontier
OF Germany. man having murdered his
own son for the purpose OF robbery with
out being awsre OF his identity
The son arrived from America and de-
manded hospitality of his parents with
out disclosing his identity TO them. He
declared that he had made his fortune
and that he had a large sum OF money
in his possession.
His mother and sister resolved TO kill
him, and got the father 10 do the deed
When the lodger's back was turned, the
father dealt him a blow on the head with
a hammer. Death was instantaneous.
The body was disposed of. When the
father went 10 the village inn, he was
asked about his son. and seeing that hs
was ignorant of the name Of his lodger.
he was informed that the young man
staying with him was his own son. The
authorities discovered the crime and the
whole family We're arrested.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
REBATE" CAUSES SURPRISE.

Berlin, March 9-An amusing little
German-American naval smenity has just
taken place here. The German gunboat
Condor. OF the Kaiser's Australian sta
ton called one day last summer at the
American Island OF Guam in the mid
Pacific. for a load OF coal. The Ameri-
cans appears to have given good meas
IRE, the Condor sailed away with full
bunkers and leaving quite a considerable
lot of coal on the wharf. Nobody thought
any mere about Il till the other day.
when the United States naval attache at
Berlin presented himself at the imperial
admiralty with llS marks, which he said
he had been instructed TO rebate" to
Germany on tie long forgotten Guam
coal deal The admiralty authorities
were frankly delighted at this thought
ful courtesy, which. they pronounced
probably unprecedented"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
VILLAGERS MAKE POWDER.
Explosion Wounds Three Men and
Neighbors Fear to Aid.

Madrid. March 9.-A telegram from
Valencia states that the Inhabitants OF
a house there have recently spent their
time in manufacturing gunpowder Sc
cretly. Several days ago they were
milling powder on n thrashing ground,
behind the house. Suddenly, owing TO
some unknown cause, the powder ex-,
ploded. horribly burning an old man,
Francisco Gonzalez, seventy years o6
age, and his two young sons. The scene.
was awful. and the neighbors. who.
were aware of the secret manufactory,
were afraid to approach the place.
After considerable delay, in which
the mems sufferings were prolonged,
the three were carried to a hospital.
where they all expired. The house took
fire and the contents also blew, up. A.
government investigation is being ru-
mored.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
PARIS FIRM MAKES
MATRIMONY EASY
1T Now Arranges to Supply Every
thing from Brides to All Neces-
: sary Relatives.

Paris. March s-Paris matrimonial
agencies are peculiar II we can believes
the story OF az young man who was
shaved, dressed. presented, married. ban
cueted. and supplied with a requisite
number OF uncles and aunts in the space
OF three weeks. He was fresh from the
provinces.
I'VE can certainly get You married in
two weeks" said the matrimonial agent:
what kind OF a bride would you hke?''
"Oh, so and So
VERY we'll, We have one who may
please. What kind would you like the
mother-in-law 20 be?' "Oh. so and So
We'll, this one is Just the thing"
The mother-in-law was fond of feasts
and banquets, and the bridegroom fat
tered her taste in that way. The we'd
ding was at once prepared. Where are
your papers?" "Oh, / do not know"
We'll, we know or an agency that gets
all the necessary papers,
The young man consented. ''who is
the best man? 1 have not a soul in
Paris
I'VE will supply You with one. What
Kind of wedding feast? How many car
riagesT Il have no idea Then we
shall refer YOU TO another agency which
attends to all the ceremonials. They will
see to sending out letters of invitation,
lave sufficient number OF guests, Ian
daus. motor-cars. flowers. sc. Now. as
to the brides trousseau. We can rec
ommend an agency that supplies the
orange blossoms. What about relatives?''
Must there be some relatives at the
wedding? Certainly" But / have none
in Paris" Then we can supply. you
with them. A father costs 20 francs, q
mother. 90 francs, and uncles. aunts.
brothers, and sisters somewhat less"
Very well, let me have as many as I
need ...s
The young man, when II was all over.
lad an enormous bill to pay. but he de-
clares that really his wedding was one
OF the most stirring in Paris, and they
were driven to the most fashionable
church In conclusion, he was given the
address OF another agency. which under
takes to settle all conjugal differences.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
WANTS MORE SOLDIERS.

German Military League Claims
France Has Larger Number.
Berlin. March s.-The Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung publishes long ap-
peal from the recently created German
Military League. with the object OF for
tifying the national sentiment and insur-
ing that the German army shall be
strong enough TO protect the German
empire and guarantee its position in the
universe
The appeal sets forth that at The pres
ent moment France has more soldiers
than Germany. though her population f.
x eO0. 90 less. The strength OF the arm
les OF France and Russia exceeds in
times of peace that of the armies OF Ger
many and Austria by 1000 men. while
In war time the excess would he 2.0oc. oea
soldiers. we are no longer an armed
people says the appeal; France is in
that Position.