Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-08-15
TO OISPROVE
IT IS LATIN NATION
New League Proposes To Prove
That All Frenchmen Are OF
Celtic Descent.
GUNPowDER is DEFICIENT
Accident. Aboard Vessels Prove Con.
clusiyely That Improper Material
is Used BY the Manu-
facturers
facturers.

Paris. Special y French Celtic
faagtie has jus, come into existence and
part of its program is to prove that all
Fienehmen are Celts. and that France
has never been :. Latin country In its
prospectus the new league declares that
France is not a Latin country. and that
fYcnch,ncn are OF (allic and Celtic
origin Ii adds. our ancestors The
dark and blond haired Celts are our
real foiebc,lrS. Just MS the Germans are
the ancestors of the German people"
This pretended Latinty" continues
the prospectus. lis contrary to history.
clhnology. linguistic science and even
common sense. Though the Gault, We're
Incorporated IL. the Roman Empire.
they remained rebels until the end of
the regime. And 300 years after the
conquest their patriotism WAS sui'l
cicnilN strong To create and sustain,
during - years. the Gallo Empire.
which subsequently eo-opnrated with
the Franks 90 destroy the Latin Ger
lnamis coalition. Nol is the expression
Gallo Roman found in Latin writer's:
but more than 1000 words In French
are of pure Celtic origin. France re-
manned celtic throughout the middle
ages. and up 10 The 10Th century,.
The Celti, idea i, is contcndcd. ought
To be the definite Incarnation of the
French %f'atherland." because it is the
enough to unite al! r'rcncninen with
out distinction of party.
The series of explosions On French
warships which eliminated recently in
IL double accident on the battleship
jules Michelet. IN Toulon. has led To a
renewed inquiry Into the possible
causes The opinion seems to be gain
ing ground hat the premature gun ex-
l,lo.iions on III" jules Michelct Mere due.
lake some precious accidents. To AN i'm
lereIit defect in the composition of the
powder n,w used i'm place of the fam
p(is powder r. which caused a serious
loss OF life on the hattlcships lena and
l.l,e.ic. The powder used pn the jules
Micnclet WAS new
The powder contained s per cent Of
alnNl alcohol. According tn expert
opinion. the use of nmyl alcohol in the
manufacture of powder has recently
been abandoned and 'iiphenylumine
substituted in its place There is STILL
however. considerable powder contain
Ing amyl alcohol i'm use especially in
the French navy.
Europe il interested in the work of avn
Interesting figure who has just passed
and who called himself Anthony. The
healer. The man died at .IemmapIes.
Belgium, where he had constructed Il
little temple which from the Joint of
Eardcd second l.olrdeS
For number of Years Anthony WAS
a simple Workman in forge, but later
became attached to Il business house
al i,iege. Then gradually he started
public preaching. finally passing entire
lN into religious work and healing. His
followers beeane known as Antonists
and several months ago they sent "A pc
titinn To the Belgian parliament. ask
ing that their religion he recognized
by the state. Tie petition bore loo. 600
signatures. anthony progressed To heal
by prayer and by the laying on of the
hands
Stricken with apoplexv before his
temple altar Anthony WAS carried To
his home by his disciples and later, sur
rounded by hundreds of his followers,
who We're CARRIED In a soutane and high
hats of a special make. he announced
that lie wished his wife to be regarded
his successor He died a few nlu-
1nentS afterwari.
The Bi-centcnary of Jean Jacques
Rousseau. the great French philosopll-
er, which has just been held, was OBJ
served by Il series of fetes at Paris.
Geneva his birthplace. Irnenonvile,
where he died. and other places with
which he was intimately connected.
The French official coninemoration
took the form of Il dedication of the
sculptor Bartholome's splendid monu-
lnent IN Rousseau in the Pantheon.
President t'nllieres otiieiated.
This monument To which Rousseati's
remains Will finally be moved is of
white marble, ornamented with figures
repres entng philosophy. nature. truth.
music and fame. The monument
stands i'm the space under the dome OF
the Pantheon.
The proceedings were opened by
Mounet SulIy. the celebrated comedie
l'rancuise actor. Attired in classical
costume, and preceded by u group of
young girls dressed in white. who scat
tered roses over the monument.
Mcunet- SullX declnimed an ode to
Rousseau written for the occasion by
lienii i5ataiile After this picturesque
beginning came The official speeches.
Professor ioainleHe, prcsiGen, of the
colnineinoiaiion committees, pointed out
tina! the Wide influence Of Rousseau was,
due To the three themes forever blend
90! in his moving symphonies" JUS
tice, liberty and love Of country Nj.
Henri Pazy president Of the council
Of the state of Geneva said that whil.
Rousseau was the first to recognize" the
humbl" worknan's place in society. he
WAS never the apostle of disorder
The rather acrimonious discussions
between RpNalists and Republicans as
10 the propiiety of celebrating officially
the Discretionary We're productive of Il
number of small disturbances engineer
ed by the group of rowdieS known as
The 'peddlers of the king" Speakers at
the Sorbonne celebration were fire.
luently interrupted by cries ~ Long
Live the King" "Ruusseau was the
Father of Anarchy" Down with Rous-
| sean, One young "Royalist' had his
ears boxed by n lady. and - others
We, thrown out. The sama party, re-
tur Il ~ the charge of the occasion
al