The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-11
About Any Country Except
Itself as Shown by
Questions Asked.

Questions Asked.
LONDON. Jan. e-To ascertain
how much boys educated in the
elementary school of England re-
member after leaving school, several
officers in charge OF recruiting de-
pots have put series OF arteen
questions to the newest recruits.
The replies in many cases were
amazing, particularly as the recruits
generally come from the larger
cities having the best elmentary
schools.
At one depot thirty-fiye recruits
were examined. Fourteen, fifteen,
fourteen and eleven respectively
could not give a reply to the ques-
lions as to the identity of Alfred the
Great, Nelson, Wellington and
Shakespeare. and many Of the others
had only vague ideas as 10 who these
heroes were.
To the question, what is the
United states?" sixteen replied cor
rectly, four knew something, fifteen
were entirely ignorant and one man
who had been eight years at school,
answered IAN English colony"
Strangely enough even fewer knew
anything Of France. When it came
TO England, however, every recruit
answered correctly, althoug only flf-
teen could say what the empire
was.
seas
All the necessary legislation has
been enacted in connection with the
proposed construction OF the trans
Australian railway and work on the
project, which is to be carried out
by the federal government itself,
will commence very shortly, and its
completion is looked for within three
years The line starts from Kali
goorlie, $50 miles from Perth, one
Of the eastern limits of the Western
Australian system, whence it con
meets with other railways through
south Australia, Victoria. New South
Wales and Queensland. The new
line will be 1000 miles in length
and its cost is estimated at nearly
s20,0O0.OO0. While the railway
will be of great commercial adj
vantage, the necessities of defense
have chiefly Influenced Australia in
making the expenditure. The coun-
try, faced with the danger of pos
sible Asiatic invasion. one reason
for the desire that Britain and
America should control the Pacific,
has been putting her defensive re.
sources in order ever since confeder-
alton. Modified CONSUMPTION has
been adopted as the military system
tof the country and liberal contribu-
lions of ships and men have been
made to increase the British naval
forces in the South Pacific. Lord
Kitchener, too, went out to advise
the government on the measures to
be taken to defend the country ana
one Of his first recommendation was
the construction of this railway to
bring western Australia nearer to
the other states of the confedera-
ton, at present the western PROV
ince being entirely dependent upon
assistance from sea.
The police have just succeeded in
getting rid, for five year at least, of
a man who carried on the triple oc-
equations of manager for a large
West End firm, anarchist and colner.
He was caught while engaged in the
latter occupation and sentenced to|
five years with hard labor. Alexan-
der Estegnny is his name and his de-
scription can be found, in the
rogues' galleries throughout the.
world. He has held numerous posi-
lions Of responsibility and just be-
fore his arrest was engaged as man
ager at a salary of fifty dollars al
week. In the evenings the police
found Estegny engaged in a large
work shop at Hampstead, fitted up
with a complete coiners outfit. He
had also been watched as an an
archist and he was known to be a!
member of an important anarchists
club in London For that, how
ever the English police do not dis
turb men. They may talk all the
anarchism they like and for this