The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Parts of Abdul Hamid's
Diary Published
THE KAISER AND A NUN
German Ruler Has Interesting Con-
versation With Sister-EncOurag
ing Results From the Treat
ment of Cancer
MALCOLM CLARKE

with Bulgaria will and must come. We
would have settled with this evil fellow
seven years ago, but Russia and England
held our arm every time we raised it to
strike these Balkan robbers
This is one of the reflections contained
in the diary of ex-sultan Abdul Hamid
for the first time by Professor stein, the
wen known Berlin publieist. who is edi-
tor Of Nord and Sud.
The diary contains several passages of
particular interest at the present time,
as for instance, the following: 'It is
really quite time that we forced German
influence back again. We must show the
Grand seigneur Qdarschall Won Bieher-
stein) that we are distrustful of him and
OF German policy. My ambassador in
Berlin reports that it is the plan of the
German Emperor to create a German
sphere of influence in Asia Minor. Well
/ have nothing against economic invigor-
alton Of Asia Minor by the Germans, but
the German papers demand German col
onization along the Bagdad railway
What are these newspaper writer's think
ing of? Do they think that we are going
TO abandon to German settlers these AN
atelian regions which were purchased by
our fathers with such heavy sacrifices
Unfortunately we have always neglected
to keep foreign peoples at a distance
that has been the cause of all our mis-
fortune. But in Anatelia we must and
viii remain alone. Thanks be to Allah
that this last place of refuge still re-
mains for our comradeS in race and
faith now assailed from every side"
The date of these observations is not
given In a diatribe against Great Brit
ain for the part she played in Egypt the
deposed ruler exclaims: mo, for in the
civilization of the Occident is deadly
poison
The religious tendency of the Kaiser
was evidenced recently while he was vis-
iting convent of cloistered nuns The
Emperor entered into conversation with
one of the sisters
The woman was 35 years of age and
his majesty asked her how long she had
been nun. She replied, about 20
years. The Kaiser remarked that she
must have begun her noyieiate very early.
She answered. "At 16." His majesty then
asked; What caused you, when so
young, almost a child, to renounce the
world and its pleasures. Some great mis-
fortune?" She answered, NO only my
love for God. And you have remained in
the world. What pleasures do you find in
it?' The Kaiser, without replying, asked:
'Did it cause you no sorrow to sacri-
flee your youth?' She said, "'What is
,youth2 dewdrop in the field which ma
ture gives in the night and which disap-
pears with the first rays of the morning
sun"
The Kaiser left her with the remark:
Sister. you have gained that which the
world refuses--Peacea
Encoura ging results have been obtained
by the treatment of certain cases of can
Ger with radium at the Berlin institute,
according to a report just issued The
$50 cases which We're dealt with are sum-
married as follows
Apparently cured 5s cured 2S, improved
245. not improved 90 abandoned treat
ment S. dead 50.
Many who applied for treatment. the
report states. had already exhausted all
the known resources of medicine, sur
gerry their condition being almost hope
less. The term apparent cure when used
in referring TO cancer cases, means that
all traces of the disease have disappeared
In the detailed report of the effects of
the radium treatment on the different
types of cancer the epitheliemata. or skin
cancers, are divided into two classes: Cd
those on the face, body and arms, with
or without extensive liberation. in which
cures were readily obtained, and (2) those
attacking not the skim but the tongue
lips or mouth, where the results were
almost universally disappointing" In
the latter group of cancers temporary i'm
provement was quite frequently seen, but
the radium appeared TO have no effect in
preventing or delaying the appearance
of secondary growths in the glands of
the peck and elsewhere.
A
70 be incurable became so much better
under the treatment that an operation for
the complete removal of the growth be-
came possible
The result of the radum treatment of
cancers of the breast is, according to the
report, ''on the whole encouraging"
Warning Is given, however. that radium
treatment should never be used to take
the place of an operation IL this is pos
sible.
In addition TO giving encouraging re-
suits obtained in cancer cases. radium
has proved Of the greatest service in the
cure of much widely different complaints
and Disbursements, as rodent Ulcer birth
marks. port wine STAINS" chronic ecze-
ma psoriasis Ga skin disease) and .tuber-
cular glands in the neck. In rheumatic
gout "striking benefit has been mot in
frequently obtained by drinking water
in which radum emenations (gases) have
f.lD DEen uibSplNtd
It IS now Officially admitted that all
authoritative quarters have long been
agreed that a number of additional re-
saurements of the German army must be
satisfied and that a new military bill will
he presented 10 the reichstas in tho
course of the present session. On the
other hand reports that NEGOTIATIONS have
taken place between the government and
the center party are denied II is con-
sidered doubtful whether the government
will be able to secure the necessary ap-
preparations and the bill may fail
through,
Herr Randolph Hegemeyer. We'll
known lover Of landscapes and the fattest
man in Germany, committed suicide re-
ceptly because, he said he was 50 stout
he could not travel in comfort 10 enjoy
the beauties OF nature
lie had himself wheeled in a chair to a
point aboye one OF the most picturesque
parts of the Rhine Then, he dismissed
his servant and sat and gazed at the
prospect for some time Having soothed
Ibis fancy he drew a revolver from one of
! his pockets and blew out his brains. He
Is SAID 10 have weighed 40 pounds.
Bad Eeither Way
From the Washington Star.
Rather said small boy, what is
four fpsh?