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enough to carry on such a conflict. espe-
cially since each is already heavily in
debt as a result Of the war with Turkey.
Back of all this confusion and bloodshed
IN the mountainous regions of South
eastern Europe stand Russian and
Austria.
The annual revenue Of Bulgaria is
scarcely S3s,0oo.oo0 a year. and her sub
jects are taxed to the utmost to raise
even this amount, small as national in
comes go. Yet Bulgaria has a fighting
force of 800 0JJ men in the field. Greece
and Servia are in the same position as
Bulgaria. These men must be supplied
with food. arms, ammunition, and the
thousand and one things necessary to
fighting force. While the male populaCe
is fighting in the field. agricultural and
industrial conditions naturally suffer.
History shows that war is the costliest
proposition in which any nation can en-
gage. How then can these nations. whose
aggregate incomes total less than $780,,
O00.pOU a year. be carrying on a conflict
which will cost that much in couple of
months, after the tremendous eXpendi-
lures incurred in fighting Turkey? Cold
reason shows that outside powers are
furnishing the Balkan nations with the
sinues of war. and the same process Of
reasoning points to Russia and Austria
as the outside powers.
Balkans Merely Pawns.
The Balkan nations are mer~'- counters
on the checkerboard at which Russia and
Austria are playing a game Of gigantic
proportion. The constant fear Of Aus
tria is a growing Slavic power on her
Eastern frontier. Servia and her allies
are Slavs. closely related to Russia. Aus
tria, then would go to an extreme to keep
ND har on
nexing more territory or spreading their
influence in the Balkans.
On the other hand, Russia feels that
she must have a seaport free from ice
during the entire year. By the Slavic
control of the Balkan sea coast Russia
would get what she wishes These two
ambitions. conflicting as they do. form
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SEER PREDICTS DIRE
CALAMITIES In 1914
"Old Moore" Says America will Be
Devasted by Earthquakes, Gales,
and Plaques.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. July 26-"Old Moore" who
pretends to lift the veil from the future,
has made his annual prophecy earlier
than usual this year. The worlds pros
pect for 1914 is not encouraging as 'Old
Moore foresees it. although the suffra-
gists should loudly rjoice.
British women who pay taxes will vote
in March or April next, and will hold
public Offices in December. 1914, says
"Old Moore" The death of a royal per-
sonage" in the first quarter of next year
will throw all Britain into mourning: in
the last quarter of the year a great
parsonage" die. and an attempt will
be made to assassinate an unpopular
member of the Cabinet he adds.
In 1914 the United States. he says, will
be devasted by earthquakes, terrific
gales, mine explosions. aerial disasters.
floods. and cattle plaques. Europe, Asia.
and Africa will suffer equally from such
calamities.
Turkey is to he wiped of the map Of
Europe-many persons who are not pro-
fessional prophets have made this pre-
diction. Germany and France will halt
at the very brink OF a devastating war.
A revolution is to deluge China in blood.
But loves rays illumine the dark pic
ture Any suitor who asks his lady-love
to marry him during next September
will be accepted and the marriage will
be a happy one.
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, many. Italy, and Austria, and the Triple
Entente. in which England, France, and
Russia are Joined. the keeping of peace
in Europe was given into the hands Of
these six nations.
When necessity Joined the Serbs, Bull
CARS Greeks and the Montenegrins to-
Gether in a common cause against the
Turks. there was nothing for Austria
and Russia to do but await develop
ments. 1t was predicted that peace would
once more settle over the Balkans when
Turkey succumbed to the combined
forces of her opponents. II was said
that the Balkan countries. already bur-
dened with tremendous war debts. could
not afford another conflict. These pre-
dictions were probably made without
taking into account Russia and Austria.
who saw in the division Of the territory
taken from Turkey an excellent chance
to further their own ambitions.
Austria Aids Bulgaria.
Montenegro. forced by the powers TO
gi, up Scutari. which 1t had captu; ed,
withdrew from the embodiment dis
couraged. Undoubtedly Austria FIR
rished the funds with which Bulgaria
was able to recuperate her fighting fierce
and attack the Greeks. who were in pos
session Of Saloniki. Undoubtedly Russic
extended sufficient credit to Servia and
Greece to resist the Bulgars 1t is prac-
tically certain that Russian diplomacy
ard Russian money are backing the
Roumanians in their mobilization Of
troops preparatory to entering the cor
fiict.
At presen; diplomatic Europe is Won
dering where the struggle will end.
Should Russia and Austria launch theE,-
selves at each others throats at the d.
cisive moment, will 1t drag all Europe
into the conflict? Will it mean a furi-
Gus struggle with Austria, Italy. and
Germany on one side, ranged against
Russia, France, and England on the
ether?
As long as the fighting Is confined to
the Balkan regions there Is nc imminent
danger of an European struggle. bur
should Austria and Russia tire of fur
nishing the foolish Serbs. Greeks. ana
Bulgars with treasures from the Russian
and Austrian war chests. and engage in
actual warfare, the result might become
disastrous for all Europe. As long as
Russia and Austria are content to play
their game Of checkers. the peace Of
Europe cannot be threatened by the
Balkan confusion, but the moment the
game reaches the point of a real strug
gle between the two nations. should such
a moment come. the horizon of Europe's
peace will be again darkened by threct-
ening clouds.
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KING EDWARD VII CULT
BREAKS OUT IN PARIS
Late English Sovereign Soon viii Di.
vide Honors with Napoleon,
a to Monuments.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. July 2s.-The cult of King Ed
ward VII has again broken out in PARIS.
and II it continues monuments to him
will soon divide honors with those of
Napoleon.
The chief difference Is that Napoleon
.aw to the erection of his own mont
ments. such as the Arc de Tromphe, the
Column Of the Place Vendome. and tire
Arc du Ca-rousel, whereas strangers
erect monuments to King Edward.
In the Place Edward VII an eques-
trian statue viii! soon be unveiled to the
peace-making King. II is already ir its
place and shows the King in uniform
mounted on his favorite horse, an ex-
cellent likeness.
The Place Edward VII Is quite new
There is also the Rue Edward VII. the
Hotel Edward VII. the Theatre Edward
VII, and the Restaurant Edward VII.
Ard row thu statue Edward VII.
All these are OF the Boulevard des
Capucines, hard by the theater where
King Edward and King Leopold used to
meet accidentally. An American who no.
ticed the numerous things called after
King Edward said that he thought lie
was in London rather than in Paris
The same cult prevails in the Riviera.
Everybody knows the famous sailor
statue at Cannes. which looks out on the
Mediterranean. Even in the hotel gaI =
dens there are statuettes and commerio-
rative plaques of the late King. Biarritz
abounds with these. In the Riviera. how
ever. it is not Napoleon, but the late
Queen Victoria who divides tonors with
him.
The most curious tribue to the Queen
ID little museum in a Hyeres hotel,
which contains a toilet set Of Victoria,
Queen and Empress
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THREE GENERATIONS
OF MACKAY FAMILY
DANCE AT PARIS BALL

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. July 2s.-The most interesting
ball of the season. at least from an
American point Of view. was that in
which grandmother. mother, and daugh-
ter danced in the same stately quadrille
The three distinguished ladies in ques-
ton were Mrs. John w. Mackay. widow
of the celebrated miner: her daughter,
Princess Stigliano Colonna, and her
granddaughter, Countess Jules de Bono
vouloir. The ball was given by the
granddaughter.
The Countess was Signorina Colonna
before she married the young French
nobleman. 1t was observed that the
grandmother danced as lightly and as
fantastically as the granddaughter.
Among those who witnessed this Amer
lean family triumph were the Duke and
Duchess Of Deaudeville, Princess de Pog-
gio Suasa, Prince and Princess o. de
Broglie. Countess NJ. de Montebello.
Countess de Casteja, Marquis and Mar
quise de Gaigne. Count and Countess F.
de Nun, Marquis and Marquise de
Maleyssie. Count and Countess de Reille.
Count and Countess de Villefranche. Wis.,
count and Viscountess de Vinnay, Prince
and Princess d'Isenburg.
1t was a case of a distinguished Ameri-
can grandmother, daughter. and grand
daughter leading the flower Of French
society.
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TOWN CELEBRATES
ITS loOOTH BIRTHDAY
Tamworth, One Time Saxon Strong
hold, Recaptured and Rebuilt
by Princess.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
London, July 26.-The borough Of Tam
worth, once a Saxon stronghold, has just
celebrated its one thousandth birthday.
It owes its foundation to Ethelfieda.
daughter OF King Alfred the Great
In s7i the Danes penetrated as far as
Repton. in Derbyshire. Tamworth fell
under the ravages. and LAY for nearly
forty years a mass of blackened ruins"
Just thousand summer ago this July.
the courageous princess marched at the
head of her army to Tamworth. recap
tured the home of her ancestors, re-
built the town. and restored its fortress.
Its massive donjon keep stands today,
as then, on huge mound. which over
looks the tranquil confluence of the Riv-
ers Tame and Anker.
This historic borough has not been
spoiled by the modern spirit. 1t remains
an old-wor!d country town of 10000 in
habitants, with many quaint old customs.
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RI LASHES FROM OLD WORLD

men were brought from the Alpine
villages. ..
Frascatt Wine Makes Trouble.
These recruits. although more amen
able to the strict discipline, developed
a peculiar fondness for Frascati wine.
which Is said to have a. strange effect
on northern organism saturated with
beer. During the last few months the
canteen has been long fourishing busi-
ness but 1T was noticed that discipline
was on the wane.
Recently Col. Rewoud discovered the
reason and issued an order limiting each
man to four glasses of wine day. This
the guards interpreted as an insult to
their manhood. They protested and then
mutined.
The net result Is that a number of
the members OF the corps are now on
the way to Switzerland, never again to
don the uniform which Michael Angelo
designed for the Papal Guards.
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TELLS HOW DUMAS
GOT START AS WRITER
Partisan, in "reminiscences, Says In.
certainty as to Next Meal Produced
ia Dame Aux Cameias."
lie to The Washington Herald.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. July as--In "reminiscences which
the veteran NJ. Felix Duquesnel is con-
tributing to the Tempts he has a chapter
on Alexander Dumas the younger. whom
N. Duquesnel knew Intimately.
Dumas once told NJ. Duquesnel how
the famous novel Ia Dame aux Camel
las" came to be written.
Dumas had no notion Of trying litera-
ture. He had been living in luxury with
his father. and without thought for the
future. Suddenly. however. Dumas
senior got into financial difficulties. and
the son found himself at Marseilles re-
duced to a humble lodging and an un-
certainty about getting meals.
He sat down with paper and pen in
front of him. and La Dame aux Camel
las was the result.
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ENGLISH MOBILES HAVE
STRANGE MECHANICS
Marquis Of Crewe Is "Robin," and
Marquis de Several Is ''Blue
Monkey" Among Others.

Ss,ecial Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. july S.-Reference the other
fiay by John Alexandra TO the late Duke
of Sutherland as ''Ssrath". has brought
out that many society leaders bear re-
markable nicknames.
The Marquis of Crews Is known
throughout society as "Robin," doubt
less because of his foncness some years
ago for scarlet waistcoats. No explana-
ton, however. is forthcoming for tn.
Eame "Blue Monkey" commonly applied
to the Marquis de Several.
1t is said that this extraordinary nick
name was bestowed on the forIrer Por-
tuguese Ambassador by King Edward.
his intimate friend.
Lord Lonsdale answers to the name OF
THE Groom" while another equally
well-klown peer Is known as ''Porker."
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ARTISTIC ADVERTISING
SCHEME in FRANCE
Posters Along Railways Are Prohib-
tied and Bright Flowers Take
Their Place.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. July 26.-Paris. which considers
itself the most artistic city in the world.
has devised a new scheme for advertis-
ing.
The large posters that are so great a
Disagreement of the country on either
side of the French railway lines are now
illegal. but an igenious way of advertis-
ing wares in the same places has been
devised.
Advertisers have begun to plant flower
beds of brilliant colors in the fields on
either side of the line. with the flowers
arranged SO as to spell the name of the
goods to which they wish to call atten-
tiCn.
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KINGS CONSCIENCE
TO TAKE VACATION
Lord Haldane, Its Keeper, to Address
Bar Association Meeting in
Montreal.

STsCial Cable TO The Washington Herald
London, July 2S.-The Lord Chancellor.
Lord Haldane, is to deliver the annual
address to the American Bar Association
at Montreal on September l.
This will necessitate his absence from
England from August 3 till September s.
The Lord Chancellor. Lord Haldane, is
the keeper of the Kings conscience,
the outward and visible sign of which
is the great seal without which no act Of
Parliament can receive the royal assent.
The great seal travels with Lord Hal
dane in this country. But it must not
leave the United Kingdom. therefore it
is to be placed in the custody of three
commissioners.
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PLAYS OF FUTURE
WILL COME FROM u. S.
Lawrence Irving Tells His Friends to
'Keep Your Eyes on
America"

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. July 26-Young Lawrence 1r-
wing is firm believer in American plays.
"If you ask me where the plays of the
future are coming FROM he said to a
little group of intimates the other day.
Il would say, Keep your eye on
America
There is something very workmanlike
about the American play; moreover, their
dramatists appreciate the value of humor
and action.
THE French drama is losing hold;
German plays are nasty. English drama
has improved greatly and is now quite
alive, but is not prolific.
America is undoubtedly the country
of our future dramatists."
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POSTAL
RAILROAD FOR LONDON
Mail Quickly Distributed Throushout
the City BY Distant Control
Trucks.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
London. July a.-An ingenious method
of transferring mail has just been adopt
ed by the postoffice. 1t is worked auto
matically.
The trains are made up Of one. two, or
three trucks driven on the distant con-
troll principle, and there will be no
drivers. The speed is twelve to thirty
five miles an hour.
When the train is to b stopped. it
Is run up an incline and comes to q
standstill in 4 dead section.
The mail. in receptacles, is sent down
a chute to the cars. and on arrival Is
transferred to the sorting rooms by me-
chanical processes.
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RUSSIANS REVIVE
JEWISH PROSECUTIONS
Squads Of Police Raid Stables and
Outhouses Nightly, Getting
Hebrews.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
st. Petersburg. July 26-Never has Rus
sia witnessed such a persecution Of the
Jews as is now being carried on. Might
ly roundups Of the poorer Jews are a
common feature In Kieff, Odessa, and
other towns of the Empire.
SQuade Of police raid stables and out
houses in their searches for Jews, who
are forced to seek such shelters because
they are not allowed to reside outside
of the uAle-
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Austrian and Russian Money Pays
Bills of Warning Balkan Nations

that at the very time Austria annexed
the principalities of Bosnia and Herze-
govina. both vassals of Turkey. Bull
saria threw off the Turkish yoke and be-
came an independent nation.
Such a trend Of events showed that a
strong friendship, IL not closer relations,
existed between Bulgaria and Austria.
Russia, to further her interests in the
Balkans. turned to servia, a Slavic ma
ton like herself. With the formation OF
the Triple Alliance, composed OF Ger
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special IaDle 10 Inc Washington Herald.
London. July 26.-The Countess of
Ancaster. formerly Miss Breese, of New
York is beg ginning to show almost as
much activity in politics as her fellow
countrywoman. the Countess of Bra
nard. Lady Ancaster has been seen at
a number of political gatherings of
late. and her friends are wondering
what she is after. This sudden and un-
precedented interest in public affairs
they say, on the part of the countess
indicates that she has picked out
something for her husband. Yes, for
her husband, for. as is well known,
English women, with the exception of
the militants. only engage in politics
in order to boost the fortunes of their
lords and masters.
Lady Ancaster will relinquish her po-
litical activities for a short time in the
fall, however, as ii is the intention of
her and Lord Ancaster to occupy Drum
mond Castle. the magnificent family
seat in the north. and to entertain
many shooting parties. Her friends say
that the countess will take a few po-
Iitical not sboIs while Eu9ti2R grouse
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the basis on which rests Austria's aid Of
Bulgaria and Russia s assistance to the
Greeks and Serbs.
The horrible massacre OF Bulgarian
Christians by the Turks In 1888 gave
Russia an opening to attack Turkey.
England saw that Russian control
Of Constantinople and the mouth OF the
Black Sea would give the Russians COM
N and over the sea route to India. With
Russian fleet in the Mediterranean and
an army on the Indian frontier, II would
hay, been but a short step for the Gar
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FLIES ACROSS THE ALPS.
French Aviator Attnius Height of
10000 Feet During Journey.

Basel. Switzerland. July 26-Oscar BIZ
der. a French aviator. today few from
Milan. Italy. across the Alps to this city.
He made the distance. 1s0 miles, in :,
hours and 4o minutes.
He made only one stop to replenish his
fuel tank. and attained . height of
10000 feet.
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Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, July 26.-Who is paying the
bills of the Balkan war? What nations
are extending credit to Bulgaria, Servia,
and Greece. in-the death grapple for the
territory wrested from the fast-waning
power of Turkey, in which Servia and
Greece are pitted against Bulgaria.
Where is Roumania getting the necessary
funds to mobilize an army Of 5OO,Oov men
to throw into the field to aid the Serbs
and Greeks against the Bulgars? 1t is
obvious that these nations are not rich
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wilson CALLED
AN AUTOCRAT
Former Senator Depew Says
President Has People
Behind Him.
SAME The WORLD OVER
Executive Has More Power Than the
Car Asserts One Time
Solon.
Special Cable to The Washington Herali.

Special Cable to The Washington Herah
London. July 26.-"Every time I come
here I am more astonished by the
extraordinary changes in London social
life during the last ten or fifteen years."
said Chauncey NJ. Depew to a corre-
spondent. There are no more outstand-
ing personalities in society. Gladstone,
Salisbury. Randolph Churchill-all such
men have disappeared. and there Ia no
one to replace them.
.Of course, such men exist today, but
the legislation of the last few years
seems to have driven all the noble fami-
lies out Of politics. to have divorced them
from public life. until today the man who
combines great social and political in
iuence is an extreme rarity.
In the same way" continued Mr.. De-
pew. musingly. there are no great ladies'
nowadays who. as hostesses. WELD pow
erful political influence. Lady Lans-
downe and Lady Londonderry appear to
have closed their drawing rooms. where.
1t Is not too much to say, the fate OF
Cabinets was determined sometimes.
Cause of Decadence.
Even from the social point of view
there are no such hostesses today as
Neville. and Lady st. Heller. who, as
Lady Jeune. assembled every Hon at her
salons
II think the decadence Is due to the
democratic movement throughout the
world, which at the moment cannot be
checked. World democracy Is over
throwing aristocratic dominance. is striv-
ing desperately to extend freedom and
liberty.
1T is a curious thing that this demo-,
cratic movement is accompanied every
leader to whom democracy is ready to
surrender almost absolute power.
1T is SO in France. President Poin-
care, instead OF being a fgurehead. can
IT AXE himself the driving force of the
ration: indeed, democracy almost de-
mands that he shall. 1t is so in my own
country. President Woodrow Wilson is
an absolute autocrat.
why is this? II is because President
Wilson has the people behind him: they
.rsist that he be an autocrat. He has
more power at this moment than the
Gar of Russia Even Andrew Jacksons $
methods were nothing to compare with
Woodrow Wilson's.
He Is doing just what he likes. because
he knows the people wish him to and will
be disCusted with him IL he does any
thing else.
You will see that President Wilson will
drive the tariff bill through Congress
nearly unchanged. and the currency bill.
too. although he will have very great
difficulties with the latter"
DO 1 understand that you admire
President Wilson's methods" asked the
correspondent.
II do not" said Mr.. Depew with deci-
sion.
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PICTURES FOR THE PEOPLE.

London soapmakcr Pats UP Fine
PaIntings In the Streets.
Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
London. July 26-Oil paintings for the
people Ia the latest form of art develop
ment. prominent London soap man
has made start by erecting at Oxford
Street and Tottenham Road. a great
London thoroughfare. an oil painting Of
a steamer ploughfns her way to harbor
on a misty, cloud-shadowed day.
He intends to distribute 100 Of these
canvases over London, painted by we'll
known artists.
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London. July "A steel price war will
likely be inaugurated in Scotland and
England within few days. A dispatch
from Glasgow to the Central News to-
day states that the Steel Makers Asso-
ciation. made up of Scottish and Eng
lish manufacturing firms. is on the verge
of dissolution. Several members have
signified their intention to withdraw from
the association. claiming the methods of
fixing prices have hurt their business.
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Italian Naval Officer Killed.

Rome, July 26.-The commander of the
Italian battleship Regina Margherita
was killed today by a blow from a
broken anchor chain, while the warship
was in the hav of the Isle of Carpauto.
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London, July 26.-The great popu.
larity Of Lady Iris Capell, the eldest
daughter OF the Countess of Essex. who
was Adele Grant. of New York. was
brilliantly demonstrated recently, when
Lady Iris gave a party at her fathers
beautiful London residence. Bourbon
House. The party was given>in honor
of Lady Iris great friend, Princess
Patricia Of Connaught and the prin-
cess was by the side of her hostess
throughout the afternoon. chatting
brightly with the pretty girls present.
The princess told of many of her ex-
periences in Canada, and said that she
would return to the Dominion with her
father In the fall IL her mother Is well
enough to spare her.
LADY Iris looked charming as she
poured out the tea, and said many
witty things in the course OF the after
noon.
Among Lady Iris other guests were
Lady Islington's daughter Joan, Lady
Deana Manners. Irene Lawley, Miss
Chauncey, and Miss Alice Astor. Miss
Astor was a sweet little figure in white
muslin. with q pale blue sash and
Leghorn hat trimmed with forget-me-
nots.
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Aviator vedrine. 10 Badly Hurt.

Paris, July S.-Jules Vedrines. one of
the leading aviators Of France, was bad
ly hurt today when his monoplane was
destroyed by an explosion. near Bor.
deaux.