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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

toise lies at anchor, it is two min
'utes' walk to a subway station,
and 40 minutes ride to his bus
mess. The boat was designed by
Plumb. 1t has double walls, and,
its owners say, is much easier to
heat and to keep warm than the
average house or apartment. 1t
is lighted by acetylene gas.
The Plumbs live on the house
boat nine months of the year, and
rent it in the summer. Last year
it brought in $3.50 in rental for
the three months. In the nine
months they occupy 1t the Plumbs
save at least $45 a month, for an
apartment equal in size and COM
fort to their boat would cost
from $50 up. The butcher, gro
Ger and milkman call every day,
and mail is delivered at their
door.
Also, they can move when they
please, and where they please, so
far as the water frontage of
Greater New York is concerned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
IS STILL
OWNER Of
HOME
uA r.
IuI n n III
81 lhEHHEU

Charles Lavine still holds his
little Milton home.
Another attempt was made by
Attorney o. o. McLane before
Judge Chapman Monday after
noon to get him to change his
judgment setting aside the pro-
ceding on which McLane proposed
to take the little Milton painters
home and life savings for a paltry
grocery bill of $40. McLane had
Attorney Hitchcock help in the
argument to the court. Bone &
Wright resisted the attempt and
Judge Chapman made his decree
final that Lavine gets back his
home and McLane is out the cash
he paid for the chance to try to
tade it from him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
THE MARKETS

Hay, Grain and Feed--Seliing
Glover hay. s15@1s ton; timo-
thy, sso@22 q ton; mixed timothy,
$3.50; shorts, $3.50 ton: oats. $31;
rolled oats, s32; corn. S29 a ton;
wheat, $31@32 barley. s27Q2S.
Jobbing Quotations
The following jobbing quotations
are furnished The Times daily by
leading firms engaged in the vari-
Gus lines of fruit, produce. meats.
provisions, etc.
Fresh Vegetables
Asparagus--10c Id.
Cabbage-Home grown, 1Hc h.:
California, S1.35@1.50.
Celery-$4.50 per crate.
Carrots-S5c Qs1.25 a sack.
Cauliflower-$2.35 crate,
Guardianship 2.50 a dog.
Beets--90c 4$1.25 per sack.
Potatoes-$9@10 ton.
Bpinach--$1.25 per box.
Rutabagas-S5cW $1.25 a sack.
Parsnips-$1.25 O sack.
Parsley-New. 30c dozen.
akfma, 1@1x Id.
Toma toes--Mexican. Sits 30-lb.
basket; Florida, $3.50@4.00.
New Peas--12c.
Fresh Fruits
Apples-Northern Spies, 1.25;
Jonathan, s1.25; Spitzenbergs, $3.50
q Its; Baldwins, 81.
Bananas-5e lib.
Citron--1Ac a Ib.
Grapefruit-Florida $4.7595 per
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
AMUNDSENW|LL
BE IN TACOMA

Captain Roald Amundsen, who
discovered the South Pole, and
who will speak here at Tacoma
theater Friday night. wired yes
terday to o. j. Ekre that In addi-
ton to his regular lecture he
would trace on a map the route
Travelled by the Inflated Scott ex-
petition.
Captain Amundsen proposes to
make another trip south and will
attempt to drift In the ice
through the Antarctic regions.
Following his lecture here,
Captain Amundsen will be given
a general public reception.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
Women Won't
Tolerate
c ATAR r HI
They Know BOOTHS Hyomei win
Cure and They Use IL In
telligently.

Cure and They Use 1t In
diligently.
How many women of refine
ment do You see parading dis
gusting symptoms of catarrh be-
fore the world?
Not one In a thousand.
Women have patience: a great
deal more of IL than men. Most
of them know that HYOMaT VIII
Danish catarrh II used properly
and they use 1t regularly because
they realize what a genuine
blessing 1t Is to be rid of such a
vile disease.
People don't contract catarrh
in day; they can't expect to get
rid OF II In a day.
II you really want to free your
self from the power OF persistent
catarrh microbes get a HYOMEr
outfit today, breathe regularly
and kill the germs.
There is no stomach dosing:
the directions are simple and
easily followed, complete HYO~
MEL outfit including pocket i'm
haler $1.00, extra bottles of HY-
OMEI IL afterward needed so,
cents at druggists everywhere.
Guaranteed for catarrh, coughs.
colds. Mail orders filled, charges
prepaid by Booths Hyomci Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Booklet on catarrh
free. Grown Drug Co. guarantees
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
DOWN IN
= NEW YORK
BY Norman

4 lew YORK, April Fright
n sDhese costly days of living
there's a New Yorker who dwells
within half an hour of Times
Square, in a comfortable seven
room apartment. who pays no
rent, and who does not own the
home he lives in.
Some riddle, isn't it, till you
know? And when you know, it's
quite interesting-the way one
man and his family have beaten
the game" as far as the cost-of-
dwelling problem Is concerned.
Their solution cannot be a gener-
al solution. But it's fine, for
them. And as long as the city
of New York charges Mr.. A. p.
Plumb only IS a month to keep
his houseboat moored in the Har-
lem river, said houseboat will
dobtless continue to be the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb and their
two sons.
Thoughts of "Rudder Grange"
must have entered your mind by
this time, If ever you have read
that classic of Frank r. Stock
toms. Perhaps Mr.. and Mrs.
Plumb were inspired by "Rudder
Grange" perhaps they never
heard of it. IL they did pattern
upon the Stockton model, they
elaborated considerably. Their
boat-home is called the Tortoise.
1t has running water and bath
room. 1t is heated by two stoves.
The water is from city hydrant
on shore, and the city charges
them SIS for the service.
Plumb is manager of the piano
department in one of the big de-
partment stores, From the foot
of 215th street, where the Tor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
WOMEN ARE TO
STAND BY
WILSON
WASHINGTON. ID. O.. AI

WASHINGTON, D. c., April q.
--(By United Press. )-Notifica-
ton that the women of California
we're ready to stand by him in his
legislative program was served on
President Wilson today by Miss
Mary e. Foy of Los Angeles, pres
ident of the Women's democratic
league. Asked whether he made
the statement that women would
have an active part in the accom-
plishment of notable reforms, the
president is quoted as having an
swered:
Eyes, I did and l meant every
word of it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
FIRE HORSES
RUN AWAY

The fender of Jefferson ave-
nue. car was wrecked and q driv-
er hurled to the ground when the
horses attached to the hook and
ladder cart of company No. 1
made bold dash for liberty at
the corner of Ninth and Pacific
early this morning.
The horses ran down the street
until they crashed into a phone
pole. They were brought to a
sudden halt. No damage was
done to the cart. The driver was
unhurt,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
CARN|vAL|STS
CLOSE MORE
CONTRACTS

Carnival committee has clos
ed contracts for the big stampede
show at the stadium for the Mont
amara Festo. This exhibition
will be one of the most wild and
woolly and interesting ever seen
in Tacoma. In addition to the
cowboy exhibition there will also
be plenty of other exhibitions.
Aviator Bennett wants the COM
mittee to let him fly and he
agreed to actually fly into the sta
dunn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
PEOPLE RECEIVE
DANGER WARNINGS
AND SEEK SAFETY

ceived warning that the greatest
flood in its history is imminent.
The levee at Hickman, KY, also
Is weakening.
Every man in the city is work.
ing on the, ievees, with the ex-
ception of grocers, physicians,
bankers, druggists and newspa-
Dermen t& /.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
Doctors Use This for Eczema

much a specific for eczema as quin-
inc for malaria. 1 have been pre-
scribing the ID. n. ID. remedy for
years" 1t will take away the itch
the instant you apply 1t.
To start your interest irnmedi-
ateiy we are going to offer you a
25c cake of the wonderful ID, ID. d.
tie OF ID. ID. ID. Prescription. This
IL an unusual offer. We make s.
on our own responsibility for we
want to induce you to give the
great prescription a trial. Drop In
to our store and talk this over.
Owl Drug Co. so4 c St: French
Drug Co.. 18th and Pacific av.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
FUND SWELLING

The $442.45 of the baseball
game yesterday swelled the re-
lief fund for Ohio flood sufferers
to $1,574.85. Practi-
cally all railways have now agreed
to transport all produce free to
the flooded district and much help
is going from all over the coun-
try to the stricken sections.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

Final organization was complet-
ed yesterdaq afternoon at the
mayors office for the annual
Memorial day celebration. Rear
Admiral Reynolds of Bremerton
will be invited to come down and
bring a fleet of battleships, Col.
Burnley of Fort Worden will also
be invited and other dignitaries
will be summoned.
Boswell, Rev. T. L. Elliott, Rev.
Fred B. Fisher and others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
FUNDS WILL
REACH $4,000

SAN FRANCISCO, April a.
(By United Press. Officials of
the National Red Cross society
here said this afternoon that San
Francisco's subscription for Ohio
and Indiana flood sufferers now
totals $4,000 with every indica-
ton that 1t will be $4,000 before
night,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
CLUB MAN DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. -
(By United Press. Andrew Nc
Creepy, millionaire clubman and
father of Walter McCreery, whose
matrimonial troubles in English
and American courts created
notoriety, is dead in a hos
pital here today. Old age was the
cause of death,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

DIR. Evans, Ex- commissioner of
Health, says: There is almost no
relation between skin disease and
the blood" The skin must be
cured through the skin. The germs
must be washed out, and so sa1ves
have long ago been found worth
less. The most advanced physic-
fans of this country are now agreed
on this, and are prescribing a wash
OF wintergreen, thymol and other
or skin disaases. This compound
is known as b. d. d. Prescription
for Eczema
DIR. Holmes. the well known skin
specialist wrftess II am convinced
that the d. ID. d. Prescription Is as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
IS
OFFERED JOB

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.
-(By United Press. Registrar
of the wills of the District of CO.
lumbia is the position offered to-
day by President Wilson to WILL
lam l.. FaFollette of Wisconsin,
brother of Senator LaFollette, ac-
cording to report being circuIat-
ed here. The place carries a sal
airy of $4,000 a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

CAIRO, ILL.,, April 2.-(By
United Press. Water continues
to flow through the gap in the
Big Four levee north of here and
it is predicted that within two
days the lowlands will be covered
with from ten to twenty feet of
water.
Southeastern Mississippi has re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

CHICAGO, April plans for
a huge stadium on the lake front
here are approved today by the
committee in charge OF the Ameri-
can Olympic games. The plans
were considered at a meeting OF
the committee here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
PAGE SEVEN.
In which HaIse

There is a story told OF q yoans
nobleman. who, in a frightfui rail-
road accident, missed his valet.
An Official came up to him and
said:
my lord. we have found your
servant, but he IL cut In two!"
els he said the Englishman.
"Poor fellowi VIII you be kind
enough to see In witch hal re
has the key to my vaiise?"--Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
METHODISTS
in SESSION

This afternoon seventeen of the
leaders of Methodism in this
country arrived in the city for
three days session here of
Methodist parliament, taking in
the whole district.
Among the notables are Bishop
Cooke, Rev. Harvey Reeves Cal
kins, Bishop Shepard, Rev. Henry
]. Coker, Rev. Walton Skipworth,
Rev. J. w. Hancher, Rev. Clar-
ence True Wilson, Rev. Charles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

iaJudge-Are you unable to sup
port this woman?
s,Defendant-If she was a wom-
am, judge, ! eoufd-but she is a
lady.--Kansas City Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
REAL ESTATE
GNx~S-s4eEa ENTxeIa0ys ST 9SocNAvoW 1919

FOR SALE. GOOD 5-ROOM
BUNGALOW
Two fine level lots, on East 18th
ST., blocks from car line. $3.50 for
quick sale, $50 cash, balance terms
to suit. A bargain. Phone Main
: asa or see owner at 1929 McKin-
ley av.
FOR SALE
so fine lots in Fern Hill ad.. $50
each; if bought in blocks s25 each.
w. C. GRAHAM
Main so. Sands Hotel, 40 9Th av.
Groom house, 2>lots, near car
payment down, balance 18th of mo.
call 1913 SO. Prospect or Main 1911.
PUYALLUP HOME
One block to Short Line. block
to high school, all kinds of fruit;
$500 down, balance to suit. Phone
Main 1877. Mr.. Beach.
Two houses at 618 J, $1,000; rents
will make payments. Main 1918 or
so27-L after P. M.
5-room bungalow, ? lots; Groom
house, 2 lots; both bargains; on So.
Yakima av. and car line. Terms il
desired. 1908 Natl. Realty Bldg.
Cheap corner lots and 7-room
house; grading done; ,nust sell at
II you have any property to. rent
trade or sell, see us. e. p. Camp
bell Co., 427 California Bldg.
Vacant marine view corner, No.
36th and Union, 64x115 feet. Price
$1,000; $3.50 down, $50 monthly. Len
nox Investment company. 1903
Commerce.
JUST think-1A acres land on Pa
cific av.. SIS down, balance $3.50
terest. Mutual Realty Co., 200 Cali
fornia bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
Rebuked.

He-See here, waitress, / want
some demi-tasse.
She-Well, can't you order the
stuff without swearing about it?
Baltimore American.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
It's Kind.

ooh, dearie, / Just thought
about asking you to fix the stove
pipes for me-"
Just thought about It? It's
what call put-up job. "-Balti-
more American.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

crate, California, 81.
Grapes--Spanish Malaga, IS keg.
Dates-Hallowf, bulk, &c lib. Fard,
In 12-lb. boxes. 12c Id.
Figs-Fresh California, $1.40 box.
Pears--Yakima, per box, S1.75.
OranEes--s3.0 90 a 400.
Lemons--$7. 00dD7 .50 crate.
Pfneapplcs--IIawai Toe lib.
Rhubarb--$2 o. box.
Bitter, Eggs and Cheese
Butter--Washingt on Creamery, 3S
@3g C; Eastern, 34@35c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, gle.
Cheese--Roquefort. S4.75 doz. !;
Limburger, 2fc: TilIamook, tic:
Edam, $9@11: brick, ale; block
Swiss, 22c; Young American, 2oc;
Washington, Menlo. 19c; wiscon-
Comb i,oney--Yakima, ss.25@s.5o
per case: Idaho, 80 per case.
PRICES TO PRODUCERS
Meats and Poultry
Beef-Steer. 1sc: cows. 12Hc;i
veal, dressed, 10 10 f5c.
Mutton--Weathers 14Hc, spring
lambs, 13c; ewes. I31kc.
Pork - Dressed 13c; trimmed,
lee.
Rabbits-Lfve weight, &c lb.
Ducks--Live, 15c
squabs--Live. s2.5o9s doz.: dress
ed, $3@3.50 dog.
Chickens-Spring, dressed, 1Sc
lb-; live, 16c fb.; hens. live, lao 15c
ID; dressed, 17Q1sc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02
DON'T WASTE YOUR
MONEY--BUY FOR CASH
AT ONE OF OUR
8 CASH STORES.

/.
AT ONE OF OUR
5 CASH STORES.
Pure Phosphate Baking
Powder in bulk, Zoe ID.
\ You save the price of
cans, labels and advertis-
ing. You get the same
quality. We absolutely
guarantee It.
This Isl canned goods week.
Here Is a red hot bargain
BEST Canned Asparagus
tic. Much better and
cheaper than the fresh.
We are overstocked-
that's the reason for the
price.
A lower price In Butter
Good sweet stock, 371kc
lb.
Butterinea wholesome and
palatable substitute, 271sc'
Ib.
Strictly Fresh Local Eggs,
221kc doz. Cheaper than
meat.
Yakima 5-tier Apples just
the thing for the children
saves doctor bills 75c,
S5c and DOC box. These
are not cold storage stock
and will keep a long timel
yet.
Evaporated Pears make as
delicious sauce with little
sugar, 8 lbs. 25c.
Remember our Coffee. the
best value IN the cfsy;S
freshly roasted; Zoe and
mp N
B1ue Ribbon Tea. .f<fc III.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

PUYALLUP HOME
One block to Short Line, ! bloch
to high school, all kinds of fruit
$500 down, balance to suit. Phone
Main 1877. Mr.. Beach.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

FOR SALE
so fine lots in Fern Hill ad.. $50
each; If bought in blocks S25 each.
w. C. GRAHAM
Main SO. Sands Hotel, 40 9Th av.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-02

Groom house, 2>lots, near car
and paved street. Price $1,000, small
payment down, balance 18th of mo-.
Call 1919 SO. Prospect or Main 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
DIPLOMAT UNDER FIRE
Position of Austrian Ambas
sador to Russia Discussed.

Paris. March IA dispatch to La
Figaro from 81. Petersburg says that
"A report i'm circulation there to the cf-
feet that Count Thurn, the Austrian
Ambassador there, is about to be re-
called home as the result OF disagree
ment between him and Count Won
Berchtold, the Austrian Foreign Min
ister. has made a dcplorable impression
on Russian opinion and in diplomatic
circles.
THE formal disavowal Of the mbas -
sador by the Vienna government" the
correspondent continues, would be a
political scandal. making the presence
OF an Austrian Ambassador at st. Pc
tersburg henceforth useless. since the
Russian government would be una bic
to place any reliance on his word
The correspondent says while the
Austrian Embassy in the Russian CAPT!
tai formally denies that the ambassa
dor has been recalled or that there has
been a disagreement between him and
the Foreign Minister. he learns from
a Russian diplomatic source that the
ambassador gave Austria's adhesion 10
the guarantees concerning the southern
frontier provinces asked for by the
Russian Foreign Minister, NJ. Sazonon,
without even previously consulting
Vienna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
could recognize was TO be had only
through the sextuple group.
Agreed on Sc Per Cent.

So. after nearly twelve months of pain
full delay. China came around and nego-
tiated an agreement with the bankers
All matters of supervision and control
which made the previous terms OF the
sextuple group obnoxious and impossible
of acceptance TO the Chinese, were ar
ranged. An agreement for 5la per cent
loan of sl25,cD,U0 with provision for i'm
mediate advances of 100000, was finally
reached. II was actually ready for sig
nature when France stepped in with her
objection.
The insigniicancc of the merits Of the
protest which the French Minister made
demonstrates its culpability. II is. of
course, impossible TO prove that Russia
took instructions from France-nothing
short of a glance at the archives OF the
Foreign Office of one nation or the other
would furnish absolute vcrihcation-but
the surrounding Facts and the circum-
stantial evidence at hand demonstrate
that France was doing her ally good
turn.
For long time it has been evident
that Russia was not at all keen about
seeing the loan go through. China fnan-
cially rehablitated would be far less
likely 10 yield to Russia's Monaghan de-
mands than China financially weak. Ana
China would also be in position to pay
Russia her due on the Boxer indemnity.
for which Russia, OF all the eleven ma
tions having an unpaid balance due them,
alone MADE demands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
BERLIN TO DANISH HORSES
Police Decree Motor Vehicles
Only May Ply the Streets.

Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Berlin March l3.-Germany IS so de-
terrnined TO be not only abreast or the
times but even little bit ahead that the
Police Department Of Berlin has decided
that the horse shall disappear from 'hc
EerIin streets and only motor vehicles
hereafter appear on the thoroughfares Oh
the capital.
Herr Won Jagow has decrced that the
ld-fashioned four-wheelers and open
horse landaus, which for so many years
have been the means OF transport for
Rerliners. shall disappear on April !.
All cab proprietors who on February
I we're i'm possession OF ten lanjaus plying
for hire will be compensated by grant
NJ sljO i'm cash and permission TO put one
petrol-driven machine on the streets. The
same amount OF compensation will be
Maid for all four wheelcrs taken off the
streets on April !, but in this case no Ii
cense for a motor vehicle will be given
I'm exchange and those proprictors who
nrofer To do 40 can still keep their cabs
., work. for a time at least. This option
in favor Of the closed four-wheelcr IS
given because this vehicle Is able to
carry luggage as well as passengers. while
the open landau is not
Herr Won Jagow justifes his decree by
tho requirements Of modern times and
"tbo financial necessities Of the street
messenger carrying industry" What is 10
hecome OF the several thousand gray
hatred cab drivers who VIII BE- suddenly
denrlved Of their livelihood the police
president docs not state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
by Gable 10 Tho Tribune. !

Paris. March 222.-The formation of
the new ministry of Louis Barthou is
generally regarded as the best ana
most practical step toward the soiu-
ton of the Parliamentary crisis. The
retaining of Eugene Etienne as Minis
ter of War and of Pierre Baudn as
Minister of Marine means the adoption
of the three years compulsory military
service requirement and the strenuous
measures of national defence decided
upon by the BRAND Cabinet.
Foreign affairs cannot be in safer
hands than those of stephen Pichon.
who was minister of that department
in the Cabinet of Clcmenceau in 1906
and remained at the same post in the
first and second BRAND Cabinets from
July, 1909, to March. 1911. NJ. Pichon,
who was French Minister 10 Picking
during the Boxer rcvolts. is thoroughly
familiar with Chinese affairs, espc-
cially with the intricate problem of
Chinese finance and the efficacy of the
guarantees and conditions of the pro-
posed Chinese loan.
The measure for proportional repre-
sentation, so dear TO President Pom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
EUROPE'S ARMIES BIGGER
Success of Balkan Allies Has
Aroused Europe.
KAISER WATCHES THE CAR
Significantly Building Strongest
of New Fortifications on
Russian Border.

Berlin, March I3.-NOt the least Of the
effects of the Balkan war has been the
great Increase in the numerical strength
of the German army, a military step which
already IL causing other countries to
strengthen their fighting forces. and
which the German people will have TO
meet by liberal contributions from their
private purses.
Since Germany enlarged her army not
only has France returned to the three
year period Of enlistment for her soldiers,
but Russia, Austria Hungary and Italy
are preparing to increase their armies.
The Balkan Allies have not only de-
molished Turkey in Europe, but by de-
monstrating the existence OF formidable
military power on the southern border
Of Germany's ally, Austria-Hungary. they
have compelled the German general staff
to rewrite all Moltke's plan for a great
European war. to add 10000 men to Ger
many's standing army, to call on the
people to contribute $3.50. 10000 for national
defence and to increase the yearly ex-
penditure on account OF the army by $50
100000. 1t IL notable that a greater part
of this money for defence is to be ex-
French frontiers OF Germany. fact
which disproyes the theory that Franco
German rivalry is responsible for the ex-
tens!ve military preparations Of the en-
nj