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New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
IN, cah-c 10 rhe rLLune !

London. Oct. 30 The Morning
Post" makes public to-day for the
first time letter written to the la'e
Lord Twecdmouth by the German I'm
veror six years ago, Just alter wv
Hague conference, which had
solved itself into committee To uV
termine how TO diminish the sever
ties of war and when every section
Of opinion in Britain was persuaucu
that the only method of seeking pe",t
was to reduce tho navy and army ~
mo same time the imperial German
ravv was making swift, steady prog
ross and its menace to BRITISH su-
rremacv aroused considerable alarm
although the British navy heid us
superiority. c,,,
Al this critical moment the German
Emperor indited the letter to the then
First Lord Of the Admiralty, when Is
printed below.
When the fact became known there
was a good deal of public feclhg
aroused, both in England and abroad
Lord Tweedmouth stated that the Ic'-
ter was a private letter and purely per
sonal. Prince Won Bulow Informed the
Reichstag that the letter was OF Ooth
private and political character add-
ing some remarks concerning the pure
ly defensive character OF the German
naval programme. .
Readers are now enabled TO ludse
for themselves of the accuracy OF the
statements as to the peace purposes OF
the KaiSer's navy:
The Emperor's letter follows:
Berlin. Feb. II, 1905.
~ I I'D T,,.ooIpoon N Nav
! lntrude on your precious time ana
ask for a few moments attention TO
these lines which / venture TO submit
to YOU. see by the daily papers ana
reviews that battle royal IS being
fodght about the needs OF the navy
! therefore venture to furnish you
with some information anent the Ger
nan naval programme, which, IL
seems. is being quoted by all parties
to further their ends by trying TO
fr:rhten the peaceable British tax
vayer with il as bogey.
During my last pleasant visit to
YOUR hospitable shores ! did what /
could to make your authorities under
stand what The drift of the German
naval policy is. but | am afraid thaI
nv explanations have been either ms
understood or not believed, because /
see German danger and German
challenge to British naval supremacy
constantly quoted in different articles
This pbraSc, if not repudiated or cor
rccted. sown broadcast over the coun-
trv and daily dinned into British ears
right in the end create the most de-
piorable results. -
a therefore deem it advisable, as
an admiral Of the British fleet; to lay
some facts before you to enable you
70 see clearly it is absolutely nonsen-
Seal and untrue that the German Ma.
val al bill is to provide a navy meant
as a challenge to the British naval
supremacy. The German feet is built
against nobody at all. 1t Is Soiely
with that country's rapidly growing
The German naval bill was sane,
toned by the imperial parliament ana
published ten years ago. and may ne
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
Official Report of
French War Office

Paris. Oct. 20. The French War
Office, in its official communication, is.
sued tonight, says:
There is no important news to re.
port, according TO the latest iniorma.
tion received"
The communication issued earlier in
the day follows:
"We made progress Yesterday at
several points along the line OF battle.
but particularly around ipres and to
the south of Arras.
There is nothing new on the from,
between Nieuport ana DiXmude.
Between the Aisne and the Argonas
we took possession Of some trenches
occupied by the enemy, and not one
of the partial attacks undertaken BY
the Germans resulted successfully.
I've advanced also in the forest o.
Apremont."
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
BELGIAN WOUNDED
OVERTAX CALAIS
lRy cable TO The Tribune

Calais. Oct. % Calais had to face
the problem Of caring for the Belgian
wounded. Of whom since Saturday fully
5000 have been sent here, apart from
a number approaching 1000 a day who
were taken direct 10 the hospital ship
which has sailed each day this week
from Calais 20 England. The first hun
Greds of these war-torn men tooH
Calais by surprise. All that was ready
was the mere shelter and straw mat
tresses hastily contrived and ranged IN
rows upon the floors of empty factories,
dock warehouses, schools and even
churches.
The Efficient nursing staff that was
organized was strong enough to equip
only one hospital, that Of the French
Red Cross, al the commodiOus Colleg
dies Files. II could tackle only frat-
tion OF the problem, but as the days
have passed and every hour has
brought more wounded into Calais
there has come into being a voluntary
Red Cross service which has tried hard
10 make up in devotion for what 1t
lacks in skill and experience.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
GERMANY TRIES TO
SEPARATE ALLIES
Continued from page I

ing would better suit his singular part
in this tragedy than TO be able 10 say
some time hereafter that generous
terms of peace had been suggested and
Scornfully rejected.
The process Of education for when
we are indebted 20 men like President
Nicholas Murray Butler, OF Columbia
University and President Eliot of Har-
ward mas gone far. Many misunder-
standings have been removed. The orig
inal aggression upon and devastation OF
Belgium. the destruction Of historic ed
itlces and aeroplane outrages have made
an deepening impression.
"From one quarter and another Pres
ident Wilson has been truly and fully
advised. Undoubtedly he understands
that even so powerful an influence as
that of the United States must be care
fully conserved; that, in his own words
peacemaking in such a case is no child's
play. and that conditions of success
DO not yet exist When some happy
sunrise brings them it will still be nee
essary to remember peculiar qualities
which German diplomacy has developed
if the bases Of the new Europe are to be
well and truly laid
Bordeaux, Oct -Germany's peace
proposals were conveyed TO France by
members Of Gcrmany's Socialist party
The German government invited Ger
man Socialists to act as lntermedla-
tories and the latter accepted the task
German Socialists conveyed the mes
sage of their government to certain
Socialists i'm Holland, who, in their
turn, transmitted the offer to members
Of the French Socialist party.
German Socialists tried to convince
their French comrades, that Germany
had no quarrel with the French. They
portrayed England a. the real enemy
Of France. and argued that England
had melted France and Russia and Bel
gium 20 20 70 war against Germany in
order that these three countries should
light England against her mortal enemy
Germany. The German Socialists were
commissioned 10 influence French
public opinion through French Social
lists. 10 believe that France would profit
by leaving England in the lurch at this
stage of the war and concluding a
separate peace with Germany.
The French Socialists emphatically
refused to support the peace move
ment. In no circle is the feeling more
bitter Ggainst Germany than among the
leaders of the extreme French Social
lists. French Socialists realize in the
fullest degree that the Allies are fight
ing in the cause of freedom, and are
whole-hearted supporters Of the war
but il SAYS much tor the colossal sim
picity Of German diplomacy to think
.ha. il might be possible to succeed in
detaching France from England. Ye;
even now the clumsy imperialists o.
Berlin cannot realize that France Is
not open to pertidious bargain, and
there are good reasons 10 believe thai
more Efforts will be made in the near
future 20 conclude peace with France
alone.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
5000 ROUNDS FOR
EACH BELGIAN GUN

Havre Oct. 20. To give an idea of the
terrible character Of the artillery en-.
gagement that has been going on in
Belgium, it need only be said that two
Belgian batteries on the User already
have fired 5000 rounds. 1t is estimate
that each gun fired thousand shells
Since the beginning of the war. the
average for every gun has been 1000
rounds, yet the pieces are still in good
working order. The Germans have frcd
in a single day on this part of the line
as many as 10000 shells. but their a.
fect'has been comparatively small.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
Deadly Monitors Dash Up
Canals Inside German Lines

London. Oct. 80. .-"The Daily Tele-
graph" publishes the following dis
patch from its Dover correspondent;
"The work done by the British moni-
tors and other shallow draft vessels
is playing a more and more importan:
part in the fighting along the coast.
These boats make frequent raids upon
the canals and rivers. striking uneN-
pected and disconcerting blows at the
very heart Of the enemy's forces. on
many occasions the boat got to such
close range that the crews were able
70 employ rife FIRE against the enemy.
THE speed Of the ships always en-
ables them to get out Of the way be-
fore the Germans can place artillery
sdvaptsgeously against them
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
MAY ARREST EVERY
BRITON IN BERLIN

London, Oct. 29.-The German police
authorities. says a Reuter- dispatch
from Berlin via The Hague, are pre-
pairing to take even more drastic op-
pressive measures against the British.
The authorities are completing a re-
yised census of British residents with
view to facilitating arrests. Word
has gone forth that a clean sweep will
be made, and it is considered possible
that every Englishman in the German
capital will be arrested very shortly.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
LAST HONORS FOR
GENERAL DOUGLAS

London, Oct. 29-The body Of Cen
eral Sir Charles Douglas, chief of the
Imperial Military General STAFF. who
died in London recently, was buried
with full military honors o day IN
Kensal Green Cemetery in the presence
Of representatives of King George and
Queen Mary. Lord Roberts, me Japan
ese Ambassador, and the military at
taches Of the foreign embassies at
tended.
As the coffin was lowered into the
grave a detachment Of Gordon High
landers fired three volleys and bugles
sounded the last post.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30

bringing heavy batteries 20 the Belgian
eoaSt 10 enable them 20 control the en- .
trance TO the Scheldt and TO the Nortn
Sea between the sandbauks and the
coast. The British ships will be
obliged, therefore, TO pass on the high
sea-" ,A
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Flushing says:
"There has been slight advance by
the Allies toward Ostend. The brlt'sh
are occupyine two villages, when tney
carried by bayonet charges. A "a
yarian battalion refused 10 night an1
surrendered"
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
SUBMARINES SENT
BY TRAIN TO COAST

Amsterdam via London. Oct. 30.
A. dispatch from Sluis, Holland, to
the "Handelsblad' asserts that parts
Of several submarines have been sent
from Germany by railway 70 Zee
bru'gge, on the Belgian coast.
There they will be put together and
the boats then sent against the Brit
is1 feet off Ostend.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
Fighting Halts as Part OF
Germans Retire to Ostend,
lBy Cable to The Tribune. >

In Belgium name of town censored).
Oct. 29.-~There has been a lull in the
kghting. a truce to the terrible work OF
Slaughter. On the ground between the
two armies the dead lie unburied and
the wounded are left where they have
fallen. Everything indicates that the
German legions have had enough OF
the struggle for the present A por-
tion of the army has made its way
hack 70 OStend.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30

The constitution of New York State
will be made over next year. Do your
part in remaking it by voting on Tues
day for delegates 10 The Constitutional
Convention who will carry out your
ideas.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
Pathescope Editors Daily Letter
to the Boys and Girls
Tomorrow Is Important Day
1t is the close Of the first half
Of contest and the last day of
big subscription votes.
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
Friday, October SO, 1914.

frlday, OctOher so, 1914.
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
Tomorrow! DO you know what tomorrow the
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Tomorrow closing day OF the Teriod-th last
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Tribune the halfway point OF the contest you
in to-day
votes If YOU after tomorrow il counts but
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So bows and girls have any subscriptions if YOU
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if YOU must little extra huSling
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week Since but yearly subscription
,b vote standings will the results of their
The PaheScope is still merrly going the rounds the
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show early this week The boys and girls intensely inter
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period You're bs,,,l,
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New-York tribune., 1914-10-30
COUNT DE CHAMBRUN
WRECKS OWN HOUSE
Directs Artillery Fire Against
His Chateau, He Writes
to His Wife.

Paris. Oct. %. The Countess de
Chambrun. formerly Miss Clara Long
worth. of Cincinnati, and sister OF eN-
Congressman Nicholas Longworth' mas
received "A letter from her husband
who was at one time French military
attache in Washington and is now an
officer of an artillery company at the
front I'm his letter Count de Chambrun
says: ,...
of directing the artillery hre against
our own chateau, and | take great en-
ioyment in seeing piece after piece
come down ,
The chateau is near st. Mihiel
Delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vent:on must be voted for on a sepa-
rate ballot. See that you mark that
separate ballot next Tuesday and so
insure Yourself a share in the re-
modelling of the state constitution.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28
AN ILL WIND

Wouldn't it be great if everybody ;.
in the world paid their bills prompt-tc
ly?" 4
1T wouldn't be for me. I'm a bill
collector" Il
Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28

New York, N. VA plain gold /
band on the wedding finger of Mile.
Dazzle, the French dancer, led to in
quiries, inquiries led to information
that the dancer has been married for b
almost two years to Cornelius Fell ii
loves, son of the late Colonel Fel-ls
loves, millionaire horseman. q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28

Los Angeles, CaI.-Mrs. Carrie ia
cobs Bond is the author of Perfect
Day. and other. popular songs. Her
success came through hard work and
persistent effort. She was left
widow with one child After many
trials and tribulations, she became
her own publisher and now has an
income of many thousands year
royalty on her songs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28

If you look into the matter you will 2
find that every man who has gone Il
the downward path was equipped q
with elf-starter.-New Orleans ID
States ....:- Ii
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-12
With Scissors and Paste


christian Work and EVangelist)
As though u once famous voice,
now long silent had spoken from The
grave in behalf OF universal peace,
comes the announcement from Paris
that Leo Claretio has discovered at
Guernsey, whore Victor Hugo lived,
several manuscript copies Of speeches,
made by the gre1t French writer az
dinners for poor children, which he
used 20 BNe every fortnight about
Christmas time. For each party a
large Christmas tree WAS prepared
and ON IL was GIT for each child.
Here are the notes Hugo used for
one of his addresses. My dear little
children Among The toys to be given
YOU you viii find neither guns cam
mons, swords on other murderous
weapon. or anything else which
might give you The idea OF war or
destruction War is an ahominablc
thing men of all countries are made
for loving, NOT for killing one another.
Among the TOYS thal / offer YOU the
uttc girls win find dolls, excellent
plo'ththsa which N.ll commence 90 TT
them for the role of motherhood
which they viii play later i'm Their
lives. For the boys there are little
eedts. lule locomotives, and in fact
oteN thing which Win present the idee
ot NorN and progross, and not that OF
destruction. to their intelligence.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-12
Robert Burdette Looks BeyOnd

l Rpd' once %' e ee Of 5ol as Darlington iowa
approaching end and has Written X letter 10 h orl nos
Temple church Los Angeles n which be gives farewell
eIhon-by- the-sea, calf, he sl}s1
AN neither bedridden nor house bound but ann solly
weak ] ride ont a little every day and enjoy IL but
avoid crowds which tire me- write little for newspaper or
magazine every week for life would seem SO worthless If
didn't work at something And love to see my friends-f
they don't stay TOO long
Because il sweet and quiet down here we win remain
10 gendc named by Mrs Budcc because faces the
sunset And Afternoon Land very pleasant in spite Of
chrome mncrcauts Every evening sit in the sunroon
and watch the 90 down beyond the rim Of the blue Pa
dit, know Hhat IS there There no mystery in
that unseen space hevond the sunset have been there
have jourueycd in those lands There where the sun IS
inst sinking ont OF sight is Japan Yokohama, Toxic Nibko
Injihama the beautiful inland seal can see it ALL And
there where that silver shining through the crimson
bars Of the sunset that China over there is Manila Yon-
der is Port Arthur know il ALL ! have been there
Nell beyond the gates of the sunset there is another
land farther away than the have never seen it,
have never anyone who has been there But all that
know about the oriental lands wherein have iourneyed IS
the mcrc conjecture compared with my knowledge Of the
blessed land which eye hath seem That fair and happy
country ! do know. Know it with certainty positive
knowledge which has been Swallowed by cloud Of
doubt passing over my belief may be confused in my
earthly geographical locations But this heaven Of ons-no
man no thing circumstance has ever shaken my faith in
that AS the sinks lower faith shines more brightly and
hope lifting her voice in higher kew sings the songs Of
iuuon So, every evening when the sun goes down see
that sfadowless land Of eternal noon know it there
n' because have seen il bn because do see it,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-12
Sir OtiUer LOdge Tells Some of Present
Puzzles Science Is Graphing With

force in the material world Is the con-
unuous medium which unites AN the
scattered particles Of matter. The
whole universe is linked together by
this continuous penetrating. uni
form. cohesive medium
Sir oliver explained how he had
tried to move ether hy a delicate OPP
teal arrangement lie demonstrated
That there was no friction between
matter and ether The earth tray
eled through ether without any fric-
lion whatever. Then. was there ans
connection between matter and ether
The connection was OF the electrical
Kind. Sir oliver referred TO grayita-
uon ass puzzle People thought Isaac
Newton discovered grayitatiou. but
Newton himself knew better. II was
not explained
Could you Imagine limit beyond
which there Is nothing? / cannot. II
seems to me to go on and ON withour
end Can You imagine anything like
that3 ] cannot Yet one or the other
must De truc-eithcr there must he
boundary on there must not They
are both inconCeVable vet one is true.
This world must hive had am inf
mite post and an infinite past mus.
be going 90 have uH infinite future
THE past has gone through great la-
Dor, great preparation. and has now
reached Tor the moment this climaX
NJ has produced us The future doca
depend 90 samo extent upon our ace
tViiies upon 1ur connections. We are
conscious pWt of 30 scheme
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-12
OL0ndou Evening standard }

tf't''A''Nf NHfN NffIAh ava NNtfttN 20
Science ia AN affair of yesterday
ls The epigrammatic summary of Sl
oliver Lodge of Bll that the minds Of
today have achieved ON the outer
fringe of THE Mystery Sir oliver
spoke to The city Temple Literary SOC
rietN ana succeeded easily i'm shove
ms how little ls Known and how much
Is limited ah far beyond. by our
crumbs Of knowledge
The action between mind and
brain cell is absolutely unknown to
uH Mt present proceeded sir oliver
There ia gulf there. 10 bridge. ap
intorlocking OF two apparently differ
eni Forms of activity There is "a con-
noeuon between the mental aud the
material Now that is managed we
DO not know, but Wc ure surrounded
hr puzzles and when Wo begin to look
into things we find ignorance ignor-
mce iWnumncol Not hopeless ieuor-
inee. bat deprecated ignorance,
which viii take many centuries of sci-
gutiiio cropping even partially 20 solve.
Sometimes we think we have done
wonders. and have got long way on
'DWnrds understanding Wen, as com
pntei with previous centuries. we
fnNo. but there Is an infnuude be-
tuut which we ut present have but
p partial conception. THE ether we
1nHut SOLVE
"lt is perhaps the nrNt hlv dlacov-
.rN fmt remains 60 ho made in phv-
.c continued sir oliver "Manv arc
Working 20 g. The uniting, Welding
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-12
Sun POWER PLANTS.

AFls LOUIS usi-l3ISDHltN
Frank Shhman. OF Tacony, Penn,
inventor Of the once-udiculel but now
famous sun-power plant which is Do
such successful operation In Egypt
and is about to be duplicated for the
British government i'm the Sudan.
writes taking the Scientific America
tu task fur some pessImistic illusions
TO the practioahility of sun power as
"a motive force Tor engines
The Scientific American. I'm an aru-
cle ON Energy Sources Of the Flu
turc. stated that am the coal and Oil
mined in The year 1900 throughout
the world furnished 100000. 900 horse
power. Mr. Shumau takes This as the
basis for the following interesting
calculations
our sun heat absorbers at Cairo
occupy less than ana acre of room and
develop fifty brake horse power
throughout a ton-hoUr day This docs
not moan that nm acre of sunlight IS
Intercepted. The area 1f sunlight In
tcrcepted is only i3.-G9 square feet.
or less than one-third Of am acre. but
IL is necessary to place the heat abb
sorher units sufficiently far apart 30
that they won't shade each other Ian
the ehtly forenoon ur late afternoon
Taking the above actual work Of
orr plant MS q basis. Il would only b.
necessary 10 cover 2e.250 square milcs
OF ground I'm tho sahara desert with
our sun neat aosorber units spaced as
wide apart as they now are. 10 rive
perpetualy the 940,000.00o horse
power per year required To equal an
the fuel mined in 1905
This area of 2o,25o square miles is
practically equal Go "a square of l18
miles, and it's size as compared win
the Desert of Sahara Is shown bv tine
accompanying map Surely from this
the human race can see that
sunpower cam take care of them for
all time To come"
The cost according to Mr. Shuman.
would he S9S,5000o0000 but II would
be- q good investment. ass 10 would be
worth To fits owners at least as much
as all the conl ana ola fields In tba