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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
U. s. ADMIRAL TOLD
TO LEAVE ENGLAND
James johnson Kane, Retired,
Here After Request by
"American Society,""
ONCE CHAPLAIN: IS SILENT

James Johnson Kane. who enjoys the
unusual distinction OF having achieved the
rank and pay OF a retired Rear Admiral
OF the American navy from chaplainship'
arrived yesterday from London by the
Atlantic Transport liner Minnehaha with
opinions OF the war which. he inumated
had insured the american Society" or
London to hint TO him that 1t might be
well for him to return to America. Tnat
is why he came back.
Rear Admiral Kane, being stii IN the
official family of which President Wilson
is the head. and therefore not emitted
TO take sides In the great conflict, may
have been talking n London in way
that dlspleased his friends who feared that
he might get into trouble. but was nOt
unpleasant to the natives OF England.
Rear Admiral Kane said that he had
intended to live permanently in England
by which IL might he inferred that MS
sentiments about the war are not pro-
German. but that after the hint he re-
ceiyed he decided that he would go to his
old home in Yonkers. When asked Tor
other Information about his return ana
his sentiments on the war, he said that as
n Rear Admiral Of the navy he might he
court -martlalled If he gave out anything
for publication and that no chose tnere-
fore TO say nothing,
Rear Admiral Kane is - years old and
probably Is the most versatile officer that
ever has seen sea service in peace and
war in the United States. He was born
In ottawa, his father being Capt Clement
Kane Of the royal navy, which might
tend to show the drift Of his feelings in
tho present upheaval. lie was skipper
OF a coastwlse vessel after becoming an
American citizen before the civll war and
in 1861 was n volunteer officer III our
navy
He commanded despatch boat under
Admiral Farragu; and was promoted for
gallantry He served under Admiral
Porter In 1896 and took part in both
battles OF Fort Fisher. He declined an
appointment in the regular navy after
the war. studied theology in Pennsyl-
vania college and became clergyman.
lie also studied medicine and the law
and thus had a choice OF three profess
s!ons TO pursue He was appointed
chaplain In the navy IN 1868 and in 1906
was retired as "A Rear Admiral for ser
vices in the war
Rear Admiral Kane has written several
books. including history OF British
newspaper
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BELGIAN WAR FILMS SHOWN.
Antwerp Pictures Made when Ger
mans Were Smelling the city.

The Popular Motion Picture Company
exhibited last night at the Thirty-ninth
Street Theatre. the first time In New York
the Belgian battlefield motion piotures
The fighting and the trail OF ruin and
desola;ion that follows In It's wake is
shown In series of remarkable films
The pictures were taken in Belgium by
Edwin F. We!gle Of the Chicago Tribune.
with the permission OF the Belgian Cow
eminent.
Scenes from the battles Of Termonde
Alost and Malines are shown. The fall Of
Antwerp and the flight of tho refugees TO
Holland are also pictured. one Of the
most dramatic pictures is OF the explosion
Of a shell. tearing TO pieces a house Jus,
back ~ the firing line near Termonde
Mir Neigle made the Antwerp pictures
when the Germans were Smelling the city
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PLAYERS TO AID BELGIANS.
stars WiII Appear In Famous Roles
as Pictures AT Bcn-dt.

winthrop Ames and Howard Gushing
nave been appointed artistic directors Of
the benefit for the BclGian Fund 10 be
held AT the strand Theatre on Tuesday
afternoon December s. The most popular
actors of the American stage will be seen
In the roles associated with their fame.
Among the volunteers are Mrs, Patrick
Campbell, Nine, Nazimova, Mrs Sol
Smith. Margaret Anslin Blanche Bates,
Ruth Chatterton, Rose Coghlan, Annie
Russell, Jane Cowl, Marie DOro, Edith
Matthison. Julie Opp, MARY Shaw, Frances
starr. Marie Tempest Phyllis Terry, w.
II Crane, Henry D.Ney, John Drew, Will
lam Faversham. William Gillette, Thomas
Jefferson Robert MRnt"l,, Henry Miller,
l1hcn Plympton, Joseph Weber Walker
Whitesidc and Francis Wilson
The Strand Theatre has been given for
the afternoon and the characters will be
posed ON the stage I'm a frame. Every
character will he one IN which the actor
or actress Is best known.
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~ ROGER ". BABsON.

Aside from the blowing up OF the Brit
ish battleship Bulwark in the Thames on
Sheerness. which may or may not have
been an accident. the principal event OF
the past week. according 20 cable reports
has been the apparent German repuIse III
Poland. one week we read or German
successes In the Eastern theatre OF war
and the next week Russian successes arc
chronicled. At any rate, II Is pretty ap-
parent that Russia has temporarily let UP
on Austria and Is devoting her energies
to Germany. Furthermore. reports Heho
to show that Austria Is making the best
Of her opportunities to subdue Servia'
From private advices received from the
other side | should not be surprised 10 see
Servia treated somewhat az belgium mas
been.
Since the Germans and Austrlans were
disappointed in their EFFORTS to capture
Paris their tactics have apparently Deeh
10 occupy certain strategic territory anu
then take the defensive. Hence We see
Germany gradually getting control or the
northern coast OF Europe and the south
shore OF the English Channel. My own
guess Us tndl NA'i N~NF -
Offensive until she wins Calais and Bou-
logne. | also believe that Austria Will
continue the offensive until she conquers
Servia and gets a good port on the Adriatic'
independent OF Italian interference. Wheh
this German Austrian ambition has been
gratined | should not be surprised TO see
these countries at once change their tao
ties and operate purely defensive cam
paign.
The campaign between Germany ana
Russia, to which first referred, strongly
suggests such an action, as these coun-
tries already alternate their tactics, hrst
one taking the defensive and then the
other. according to the location OF the
troops II the time can ever come "htn
Russian and German troops ar" cNdc.lN
on the border line. / believe both sldeS
would he content 20 hold their own during
the next few months. considering th's
past week simply by itself. IT mus; be
called a Russian week, as the previous
week would be designated German week
When, however. the Eastern campaign
as a whole ia considered the situation
between Russia and Germany Ia not very
different from thai at the beginning OF
the war. which TO my MIND is very
favorable TO the prospects FOR peace AT
least between these two nations
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YARN FOR PRINCESSE FUND.
Daughter of Friend Of Lafayette Is
One OF Contributors.

A gift Of yarn came yesterday to THE
Suns Princesse de Polk Fund from Mrs
Louise X Theirs OF Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs.
Theirs has Just celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday Her father, seth Capron
fought under Gen. Washington I'm the
Revolutionary war, and was a close friend
of Gen. Lafayette. Mrs. George Lines
who gave the yarn Jointly with Mrs
THEIRS I'm n letter accompanying the CON
,rihutlon, said that though they were all
working for the I'D Cross and Belgian
relief funds they Wee more than glad
to give to the Prince sse fund, because OF
So many French associations and mem
cries.
4 case OF yarn was also received from
the II O'Neill Company OF Akron, ONO.
which completed the days contributions.
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His Courage Revived.

colonial artilleryman writes in
boyish hand from Toulon:
II have read your lester which the Pete
NdrSeilidis has repr duced. Thank YOU
for the good idea To say that
L has been pleasant to devour these lines
: not enough. 1t seems to me that
nave found some affection. ! who have
never known the caresses OF Ii father or
he kisses Of a mother ! sought them,
but they were not for me
Let mo tell you that you have revived
my state OF mind. because often enough
have asked myself why | went to war;
having had nothing in the pas, or present
Destiny Is unkind to me. After hav-
ing refused m" family joys ! am now also
refused the opportunity to fight. am
"a, In fu!! health here at Toulon, In
active, almost In despair. while fathers
Win families are fighting at the frontier
and leaving their families tho only hope
they can, their last thoughts"
An infontryman OF the Twelfth regi-
ment writes on scrap of paper. near
Amontlucou:
Dear Master. Your letter to those
who receive no letters has been read
aloud to us here at the bottom OF the
trench where we have lived for several
days 100 meters from the enemy Among
US there TX one who never receives any
thing, ana he asked me 10 give him the
paper IN order to copy II off with his
huge, awkward hand. lie scarcely knows
now 10 read pl write, this poor chap, but
he will be able TO read what he copies
well enough when he IL in trouble. one
does not have TO be learned to under
stand such words ms these"
'avalryman Of the Eighth regiment Of
cuirassiers writes from the field
"BRiEEN Your letter has profoundly
affected m" ana my comrades. especially
me- since you have no son and ! have
no father But the good wishes of my
mother arrived with your letter | am
fighting for my two little men of s and
& years Tho Older wrote me yesterday
Afhadsh i'lve' been al the front for
two mouths, the mother OF my children
has written nothing, | have forgotten
the past In order to think only OF the
future. k--Tpt MS energetic accoIade'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
TO AID JEWISH WAR ORPHANS
Proposed Home In The Bronx WIN
House 1000 when Completed,

\ mass meeting will be held g. Bee
thoven Hall, 2l0 Fifth street, tonight 10
discuss means Of bringing to this d. INV,
Jewish children who have been or,H ,uei
by the war. There are great numbers
Of Jewish soldiers in the armies Il cha
Gear
Many OF the children Wi. be taken
care OF In the new home Of the Hebrew
National Orphans Home, which viii hs
built In The Bronx. The present home.
which has been open only a few months,
is at 81 seventh street, but has already
nifty children u care for
The building committee, headed bv
Isaac Stanislov will raise $500 100 20 build
home that will cover twenty city lotS
and already four lots have been CON
tributed by Samuel Hershkowita ~ lIs
Nassau street The home Will be largs
enough TO care for 900 children.
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h the matter Of in~pectnrs aione Bordens
tors an the City OF New York has to cover the
entire mStrOpoaitan supply. And yet New York
is known TO have the best milk inspection force
OF any city In the world. In laboratory supar-
vision. Borden's have Of tho largest and most
efncieut milk iabu~atortes in tho country devoted
exclusively b Borden work. The work Of their
own laboratory In turn, 10 checked by in
dependent chem,sts and bactertoioxists OF ma
fiona, reputation The Expenditure for this
work 10 larg~ but II forms m essential part Of
Borden Service. II makes Of quality a known
quantity. ScSsot1nc research. coupled with Bor
den experience, makes borIsn service an active
militant factor, duty twenty -four hours a
day to maintain ths oaaar>ctsr and quality OF
Borden's PrpdUcta
AID ~ - ~ dss s.Ds for Be~xSsn
Prodscts thst You ~ fo~ De etbsr kind
The Borden Service costs you nothing rs a
part Of every bottle of min you buy from Boz
dsn's OF this important thing you may be sur,
that . larger part of the purchase price OF
Borden's MIN gocs into thu quality Of the prod
vet than any other mfTk you may buy IN this
town.
During the past year Bnrdcn's Grade Mih
tpa1tcurtsed) has bean going into tho homes OF
pubic VIEW told for the FIRST time about this
grade Of MINK To-day the sales Of Grade have
reached q point thai shows how thoroughly tn
psybtic Appreciates advancing standard eve'
though Involves q small additional eIpendituc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30

Mile. Gabrielle Dorz!at. who Is appear
ing with william Faversham In THE
Hawk will give readings Of French
poetry at the Little Theatre tomorrow
afternoon for the European Actors War
Fund. Selections from Hugo. Nerlaine
and Rostand feature the programme.
Preparations on large scale are be-
ing made for the presentation of Pan,
doras Box" under the auspices of the
Vacation Committee in the seventh Regi-
ment armory on December and 3. 1t
was announced yesterday at the head
quarters OF the National Civic Fedora
ton that practically every member OF the
federation. which holds a convention here
on the same dates. would y, present
Fifty musicians selected from the Phil
harmonic and New York symphony So
cietles will play for tho ballet at this
performance under the direction of Paul
Eisler All the boxes have been taken.
and single seats are ut n premium.
Belgian relief work is being rapidly CO
ordinated under the shipping direction Of
the American Commission. II Broadway
and the scarcity Of ships reported be
cause of high charter prices has not yet
affected the operations Of the commission
I.ndon w Bates vice-chairman Of the
American representatives, received mes
sage Yesterday from II. &. Hoover OF the
London committee which said that de-
spite reports to the contrary there are
flour mills still standing In Belgium Mr..
Hoover said that unground corn can there
fore he shipped into the country, and
that the operation of the mills Will in \
measure afford some employment TO the
Belgians
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DUTCH WANT NO HELP.
Can Cure for Belgian Rciugees
without Outside Assistance.

LONDON, Nov. CA despatch from Vie
Hague says Holland has dee. ned The
recently offered American asslstiu., to-
ward the care OF Belgian refugees IN the
Netherlands
The Government says that while T. "a
deeply appreciative Of the gcnDrol, rfo.
posal it feels that il would b. lu,.in.
patible with the couutry's honor 90 20 ,u..
another nation or individual aSSo.i.' .uu.
to assist IN TINS mercy work. There re
100000 pennies Belgian refugee low
IN Holland
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Canadian Football Players Enlist.

MONTREAL, Nov. 90. - Announcement
was made to-day that most OF the men
on the senior football team AT McGul
University have Joined No. 4 platoon OF
recruits for the imperial army the foot
bail season having ended The second
and third year reams already are en-
rolled IN the same platoon.
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and fed. while we picked ourselves up
from the ditch where the caisson had
fallen. ] ran after them with u comrade,
l got team of horses at the village of
Belleville and returned TO save the Gals
son OF munitions.
"A cyclone OF mtra.lles stopped me
and killed my team. | returned TO Belle
willie a second time, got another team, and
succeeded In hitching IN the caisson. The
shells ralned 50 hard that my pipe was
broken--that will show you that they were
falling pretty close TO my face Happily
none OF them reached me The caisson
was saved, and was cited in the order
OF the day of the Colonial Army Corps. and
Capt. Gauthe. commanding the Eighth
Brigade. shook me by the hand.
That shake OF the hand made me very
happy. II was my best reward and Il
went straight TO my heart.
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"On the 22d Of August at 81, Vincent.
Belgium, had the Joy OF saving two
wounded infantrymen by getting them TO
the ambulance And my horse was killed.
This acclden; made 1t necessary for me
TO stay a while at ST. Vincent. The shells
crashed terribly hard But the more they
crashed the more pleasure 1t was 10 save
some Frenchmen.
"And now I am going to tell you some
thing about which I must not write too
much ] am confused. II is not the sort
OF thing for which one is given the mill
tary medal Here 1t is:
After the passage OF the Mouse a,
Beaumont the evening OF the fight, a Ger
man aeroplane few behind our batteries
To seize our rifles fire them and bring
IL down was the work OF an instant. In
volplaning down the aviators alighted be-
hind little wood. ! ran like mad. and
arrived the first to discover them. They
were two German aviators One OF them
stood up scowlng. his arms crossed and
watched us come on, ! admired him. TIE
other had revolver in his hand. That
was his misfortune, for In two or three
movements taught him the principles OF
the high kick
The officers OF the Chasseurs d'Afrique
soon arrived on their little horses. The
infantrymen arrived. Then ! cleared out
in lively style At the farm where the
aviators were confined they complained
that they were badly mistreated. swear
10 you that there vas only one who com
pla ned and he was the one who had the
revolver, and he got what he deserved
The officers of the chasseurs were sorry
for him. remained among my comrades
and kept my tongue.
And now We listen in vain FOR the
thr bbinE OF the motor we look all about
us, my comrade and l. but We have never
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Npet'ot '0o'c btspoWh 10 lhE SIN.
ROME. Nov. ~. -pespatches from Trip
oil say that Somaiiland troops are now
there and vii bc sent to Soknl. which is
the most advanced inland post Of the
area occupied By the military forces after
the evacuation Of FeZzan.
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WAsHINGroN Nov 20 President Will
son has agreed 20 preside over the an
nual convention OF the American Red
Cross, OF which he is president, which
meets At the Shoreham Hotel In Wash
un b"canhor ~
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Moment of Happiness.

"You are brave man. monsieur. to
address US VINO have no mothers or
fathers what you have written is right.
and Is well done. and | am permitting
myself to thank you In a few words, and
] am certain that | am not the only one.
Yes, dear monsieur. ! came from the
public asylum of Dion. For the JOY of
being free at the age OF 81 | Joined the
army for two years service for my coun-
try and now have no desire to leave Il.
As YOU SAY IN your letter, | have always
a great desire to return home. Yet there
H. only sadness and unhappiness about
me. 50 that II made me very happy TO
get your letter. and | will terminate these
lines by shaking you cordially by the
hand"
\ typical answer OF gratitude neatly
expressed comes from zouave of the
Eleventh Battalion:
MONSIEUR: Ii is with an emotion
which you will easily understand that
] have read IN the Bulletin des Armees
de Ia RepubiQue your letter for him who
receives none because unnappily, hap
pen to- be one OF those who never receive
any news. any eager kisses of father
or "A mother. brother or sister, or from
any one. | am alone.
Also. since your letter merits re-
spons", l. simple little soldier of our
Grande Nrnee. am going to thank you
with all my heart for its good words of
comfort. II is beautiful. II is sublime.
!. who have never cried after the most
terrible Of combats or at sight OF my
wounded comrades and friends. | confess
that reading your message drew tears
from my eyes.
ALLOW me- monsieur. to embrace you.
and TO salute in you the French Academy
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EVsrv HoRe,
should ,eod hlS ld-
pytsser.e,r. Every
Commune, sboaId
add The foet, hni
are heye set d0sr~
10 hi, stove Of general
tnformGt,o~. What
eue, may be yosu
hd6i: IN reading ad-
peytsse~NentJ. ,ead
hss ope- u - ssw-
povhpst
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For adventurous daring, good spirits
and winning mOdes'y. NJ Bricux thinks
Il would he difficult TO match the follow
ing message from the neld Of battle at
Minarcourt at the advanced posts"
"MoHsfEUP BRiEvN, Several comrades
who are with me in the trenches before
the enemy and who receive no letters, not
having any family, have begged me- 10
thank you for your cheering letter We
are indeed glad that some one thinks OF
us We Will redouhle our vigilance be.
cause we know that down there in Paris
there is stIll a mercful God Of brave men
Who thinks OF those who are before her
gates
"No indeed, We do not complain. on
the contrary, We have joy that others do
NOT know off, and we would not change our
fortune with others oh, never. never
- We IhtW. MARY hni.rS inam-hts These
are embarrassing emotions
llege are TWO trniug Incidents which
~ "nao'e you 70 Judge Of our pleasures.
J tel them for tho sake ~ the cause.
They arc personal matters
ION the 3lsi If Angus. after the hattlo
or l'roullos, uu ;he heights Of Bellevllla
WHICH W"r" hombardcd by the prusslans
WIN - '"u',mrtcr guns, We were march
ing IN 'o.u"" formation. \ IdtLr tiujr,.
We I"u IN the midst Of us killing men
ana horses and ups,ltlng r,ssou and
bio"Hhg its tongue. some If tho l.,dirq
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Easier Vow to Endure.

A slider, who served formerly in an
imper. Il school Of the car at Omsk ST
IBERIA writes even more ardently from
AK IN Provence:
I'm the name ~ the unhappy fellows
or whom you have thou2 ut. thanks As
with me- so il Is with all those whom
your letter has touched it has brought
happiness ami hope
For France! And each Of the con-
rades who mas no other name but his
own is nov inspired like those who, in
spite Of himself, he envied before. But
our task is easier than theirs: no rcgrets
and a death so easy because SO beautiful
ITO i've one never knows what ter
rors this word may have, for after the
fight for France comes the struggle for
bread which may itself be bitter. But
what matters il? When there are pens
like yours to swceten our fortunes our
fate becomes easier to endure.
"Our country threatened the horror OF
blood--how all this shapes itself In the
heart of Br!euX whose thoughts only
issue the better for being In such a tor
msnt. II is MT our custom To- weep but
I have wept to-day. and, as | write.
kiss your letter"
corporal Of the Third Colonial Army
Corps writes as follows
TO MoNslEUR BEIEtX DE L'ACADEMIE
Monsieur: In the name Of
several comrades grouped about me dur
Ing the reading Of your letter for him
who receives none, | promised to address
to YOU eNpr, Ssons of our profound graft
tude. Your good letter has moved us to
tears We now well know that, although
We have no parents, there are others in
France who think OF us and that France
is not wanting in generous souls.
by your good words you have in
creased our courage and awakened our
wills 20 the point OF complete surrender
We are lighting for the ideal which you
have made to shine before our eyes and
which we look forward to now az toward
a great day. If We fall others will pick
the fruits OF our obscure labor: II we
return We Will have our part Of glory and
II We have no home to return TO with
warmth for our souls there will he men
Ike YOU who will think of us
ALLOW Us to return 10 YOU the kiss
which you so generously sent TO us"