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The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
Political Gossip

Henry r. Pattengill, progressive
candidate for governor, has come out
for woman's' suffrage. At Vassar the
other day he turned his back on the
women in the grand stand at the fair
grounds, delivered a speech TO the
crowd OF men on the race track and
eloquently pleaded with them for wo-
mans suffrage. Fifteen hundred peo-
pie had paid % cents to get into the
grand stand TO hear Pattengill talk. He
looked over the crowd in the stand
three-fourths of which was compos-
cd OF women and children, turned and
sized up the crowd of several hundred
on the track. all OF whom were voters
and remarked:
Il hardly know which crowd to talk
to-"
Il had 10 do it," exclaimed Mr.. Pat
tengill at the close of his speech. "The
only way one can get votes for the
women in the grand stand is to appeal
to the men on the tracks"
Mr.. Pattengill labored under diff
culties. steady drizzle of rain was
falling and during the last half Of his
address the president of the fair hello
an umbrella over the speakers head
Much OF Mr.. Pattengil's address was
interspersed with verse and funn!
stories, and he proved a good enter
tainer. His oratory, and Mr.. Patten-
gill is a considerable orator. failed tC
move the crowd.
The day was so cold and the crowc
in such poor spirits that neither tho
names OF Washington. Lincoln oi
Roosevelt drew n response.
The speaker declared that the pro-
gressives were like those who stood by
Lincoln when standing by him wa'
unpopular.
They know the time is comins
when every progressive measure mus
be adopted" he said. "and they know
the republican party can not SHOW
enough Improvement to bring abou
these measures"
He declared for the short ballot, tn
initiative. referendum and recall, con
servation, judicial reform. promotion
Of country life and measures for tn
preservation OF health.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
THIS DATE IN HISTORY"

17S0-Americans under Gen. Marion
attacked a party of Tories at
Black Mingo.
1S33-Parliament passed an act for the
abolition of slavery throughout
the British colonies.
1Si9-Comorn, the last of the Hungar-
ian strongholds, surrendered to
the Austrians
1S52-Viscount Hardinge was appoint
ed COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
British army.
1S54-The investment of Sebastopol
was begun by the allied armies
of England, France and Turkey.
1SG3-Confederate troops attacked Gen
burnside at Knoxville.
lS92-The legislative council of New
Brunswick was abolished.
1901-Dukc and Duchess of Cornwall
and York (King George and
Queen Nary visited Calgary.
1902-Emile Zola, famous French nov
elist, died Born April. 2, 1910.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
CAPTIVE LAYER Hunts for Mines.

London--A story is going the rounds
here that when one of the British
mine hunting boats captured n mine
laying trawler. manned by Germans, in
the North sea- the British captain lin
ed up his captives and picked out the
weakest looking of the lot.
Ordering him to step forward, he
said:
Il want you to tell me where those
mines are that you laid"
"I'll die first" said the sailor as he
Strengthened up.
VERY we'll" replied the captain
you are going To die first anyway, II
any of us do. You have helped lay
these mines. You know precisely where
they are. We are going tn hunt for
them, and your position is going To he
right in the bow of this ship. so that II
we hit one of them YOU surely will he
the first man to die"
He ordered the prisoner placed di-
rectly i'm the bow and then steamed
ahead over the waters known to be
mined. The end Of the story is that
this vessel picked up nearly 300 mines
while the captured prisoner was kept
In his position of danger.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
VIVID STORIES 4aE Fl WAR

widening around him, he sat on the
ground, cheering on his men from be-
hind. The gorge, he adds, was full of
dead men, lying in heaps. ON the
slopes. even at Galitch, where he was
present, he had never seen so many
dead in an equal space. Artillery Off
GERS visited the spot later in the day
to see for themselves the effect of their
fire, and were astOnished that theiI
shrapnel had proved SO deadly.
The troops gave the place the name
of the Valley of Death" The Aus
trian general commanding the division
watched his men being disarmed
Presently the Austrian standards were
brought up from the gorge, and at the
sight he drew a revolver and shot him
SELF
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

fore the beginning OF the battle of the
Marne, in which the correspondent. af-
ter referring TO Gen. Gallieni's encour-
aging proclamation to the people of
Paris, continued:
Perhaps | may mention an open Sc
cret II the Germans are rejoicing in
their great seige guns, we have sur
prise quite as cheering for them. once
they get TO close grips; and we are all
asking ourselves how far their ex-
traordinary sense OF humanity will
prevent the French from making use
of their great secret"
Some of the Paris papers said at
that time that II the Germans ever at
tackled the city there would be un-
heard-of slaughter; so apparently II
was supposed that these shells
which, presumably, are used in the
75-millimeter field guns-would be re-
served as a last resort for the defense
OF the capital. But now, according 10
the theory. the French have at last
overcome their humanitarian scruples
and decided To use the shells.
Turpin, the supposed inventor OF
the new shell, has had a stormy his
tory. In 1856, in his laboratory at CO.
iombes, he discovered n method OF
making picric acid tractable and avail
able for use in high explosives. There
upon he proceeded with the inven-
ton Of melinite, and followed with
several other explosives. In 1887. how
ever he accused certain Capt Tri-
pone of the territorial artillery OF
stealing his formulae and plans FOR
shells and selling them TO the Arm
strongs In England.
He published a book in 1890 attack
ing the Armstrong; and TripOne with
such effect that he procured the lat
ters conviction, but in the book he
published various plans and specifica-
tions which gave his enemies chance
10 attack him on the charge Of divulg-
ing secrets pertaining To the national
defenses. He was sentenced to five
years Imprisonment and pardoned af-
ter twenty three months.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
Men ldolize Gen. French.

"Sir John French is i'm great health
and spirits and looks twenty years
Younger than when he went off to
war" says Il letter from an officer OF
the British headquarters STAFF which
has reached London. His army idol
ICES him. and the Tommies are crazy
about him"
After one days work he insisted on
visiting the trenches. This was during
the British retreat and his staff was
hard put to it To prevent the old boy
running needless risks
Whenever the word went through
the ranks that .Sir John was around
the men chcered him To the echo. ATT
er the magnificent tribute which the
field marshal paid to his men this tcs-
timony on their side shows the inspir-
alton of his personality.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
NATION WITHOUT RAILROAD.
Region Larger Than v. s. Still Lacks
Travel Facilities.

From the eastern shore OF the CAS-
plan sea, a little railroad runs away to
the east. through Turkestan. with "A
branch to the border OF Afghanistah'
From the eastern terminus or TINS III
tie railroad there Is gap or seVerai
thousand miles across most OF Turkes-
tan and the Chinese empire, In which
there is not "a mile OF railroad either
east west. north or south. In area,
that region is greater than the ohiteo
states. In population, 1t far outweighs
this country. Some day, no doubt
great trunk line will be built through
IL as part of the new Chinese ana
Russian system OF Asiatic roads.
That is, however, too big n project
for any individual in the world TO
grasp. What is more, IL seems to be
a settled fact that, on account or the
mixed political jealousies OF European
and Asiatic countries, there is no room
for private enterprise to seize the great
opportunities for railroad exploita-
ton and development with lines In
these unoccupied spaces of Asia
When the transasiatic trunk line of
the south In able To compete with the
transsiberian between the markets OF
Europe and the markets of China and
the rest OF the Orient it will undoubt-
edly be built under governmental aus
pices. IL remains for the future To
tell whether the men that plan 1t and
build Il are subjects of the czar SUBJ
iects OF Germany. or of Great Britain,
or citizens of the Chinese republic or
empire. That task, splendid and fas-
cinating as II is, seems to be set al
together outside the field Of individ-
uai ambition and endeavor-C. NJ
Keys. in the August Worlds Work.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
Minstrel Act Routs Germans.

A London Chronicle correspondent
In Paris telePraphs that some Of the
French soldiers have discovered that
tho German troops are very unwilling
To face the black troops from Senegal.
Taking advantage of this fact. these
Frenchmen have carefully backened
their faces with burnt cork before
charging the enemy. This, added To the
horrible yells To which they give vent
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

are about three miles I'm length and
1900 yards wide. The different levels
are corn ted by flights of steps and
are pierced by a labyrinth of passages.
the aggregate length of which is about
100 miles. The mines contain two
ponds which have boats upon them.
Many of the disused chambers, some
of which are from 100 To l20 feet in
heights, are employed as magazines,
and some OF them are embellished
with candelabra, etc, hewn i'm rock
salt. There are also several chaperels
with affairs, statues and other orna-
ments in rock salt.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
Shell Halts Pinochle Game.

\ war correspondent just back in
Paris from the front declares that in
a trench outside the village of Nan
teuil-lc- Haudouin four dead German
soldiers were found sitting with play
ing cards in their hands.
\ shell burst over them and killed
all during "A game of pinochle.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

LONDON-lnsteado OF being hooted
and jeered Christobel Pankhurst is
now receiving bouquets. She was pre-
sented with fourteen on the night she
opened her patriotic campaign in the
London opera house.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

Republicans in Pennsylvania are
be reelected. The blow will break
the hearts Of few sham statesmen
in the senate.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

Congress is walking up and rushing
big measures through on short notice.
It's members want to get home in time
TO hear the election returns.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
Suicides When Troops Surrender.

A correspondent tells of n Russian
officer, badly wounded, who would not
let two of his men stay behind To carry
him off. with a pool of his own blood
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

There is a touch OF exaggeration in
the statement that Belgium has be-
come nation Of widows. There are
more orphans than widows In Bel
gium.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

| a good way TO get into trouble is TO
try to- stop fight at a stage of the
controversy when the participants are
| bent on fighting.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

KOSCIUSKO HILL-A mound of
earth, siXty-fve feet in height. two
and half miles to the west of the
center of old Cracow. IL was thrown
up in lS20-23 by the united efforts of
the whole population of Cracow in
honor of the Polish hero of that name.
Since 1855, II has been converted into
a fort from the many towers of which
fine view of Cracow, the Nistula
river, and the many neighboring
peaks of the Beskid mountain range
may be had.
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GENERAL FRENCH.


General Sir John ID. French. the
France, was born September 2s. 1862,
i'm Ripple Vale, village in Kent. At
the age of fourteen he joined the Royal
Navy and for four years served as
midshipman. In 1874 he entered the
army as an officer of the Sth Hussars.
Since that time he has seen hard serV-
ice on many fields. He served I'm the
Soudan campaign OF 1SS4-5. and when
the last Boer War broke out he went
to South Africa, where he took part In
many historic battles. and was often
mentioned in the dispatches. He COM
manded the cavalry force in the opera
tions eliminating in the relief of Kim
berley and also was in command of the
cavalry division OF Lord Roberts fore
es throughout the operations ending in
the capture OF Bloemfontein and Pre-
toria. General French served as In
spector- General of the Forces from
1907 TO 1911, when he became Chief of
the Imperial General staff. on the oc-
casion OF the Kings birthday last year
he was promoted to field marshal.
Kate Douglas Wiggin. noted author,
55 years old today.
Philander Il. Claxton. United States
Commissioner of Education, SO years
ol dtoday.
John Fournier. first baseman of the
Chicago American league baseball
team. "a years old today.
James w. Collier. representative In
Congress of the Eighth Mississippi dis
trict, AZ years old today.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

AGRAM (Zagrab)-The capital of
Croatia -Slavonia. Hungary, on the
River Save, 1S7 miles by rail south Of
Vienna. II had population of 10000
i'm 1910. Tobacco. linen, carpets,
leather and war material are manu-
factured i'm Agram. and brisk trade
is carried on i'm grain, wines, potash,
honey. silk and porcelain. The city Is
divided into three sections, two of
them, the Kapitel-Stadt and the Up
per Town, having been bitter rivals
for centuries, until the aggressions of
the Turks forced them to forget their
feud and combine for mutual protec-
ton. Earthquakes did considerable
damage 10 the town in 1850 and 1901.
TEMESVAR-A Hungarian city. on
the River Bega, lSS miles southeast
Of Budapest by rail. and sixty-eight
miles from the Servian border. con-
ssting OF an inner town, formerly
strongly fortified, and four suburbs.
In 1910 IL had 1855 inhabitants. The
most important center OF commerce
city trades in grain. flour spirit and
horses, and manufactures tobacco,
cloth, matches. leather, beer and spir-
it's. In 1914 the peasant leader, Steph-
en- Dozsa, was defeated by the Tram
sylvanian, John Zapolya, near here,
captured and executed. The town was
captured after heroic struggle by the
Turks in 1853, and remained in their
hands until 1916. when it was liber-
ated by Prince Eugene Of Savoy. IL
successfully resisted the attacks of a
Hungarian revolutionary army in lS49.
WIELICZKA-A town OF Galicia,
Austria, eight and n half miles south
east OF Cracow and ten miles from the
Russian Poland border, with a popu-
lation OF about 10000. 1t is famous
for it's salt mines, which employ from
1900 to 1000 people. The mines de-
scend for a depth exceeding 1000 feet.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

AUGUSTOV-A town Of Russian
Poland. ten miles from the border of
East Prussia and twenty miles south
of Suwalki, with population of about
1900. 1t is on the Meta river, which,
connected with the Niemen by a canal,
affords water communication with the
Baltic. The town was founded in 1547.
1t is famous for it's cattle and horse
fairs. its horses, mostly of the Lithu-
nian breed, possessing great endur-
ance.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

BIELSK-A town of Russia, ninety
miles north of east of Warsaw, and
sixty-four miles from East Prussia,
on the Belanka river. In the 18th
century ii was razed to the ground.
Later, it was frequently attacked by
the Tartars and the Teutonic knights.
The wars OF Poland with Russia and
Sweden caused the town 10 decline in
the 18th century and in 1864 1t was
burnt and sacked. The northern war
and the plague of 1710 finally devastat-
ed the "Bielsk Country" Under the
second partition of Poland the town
was acquired by Prussia, but was al
lotted to Russia in 1907. on Castle
Hill are the ruins OF a castle, destroy
ed by lightning in 1863, in which the
kings of Poland staid when hunting
the wild OK. supposed to be the orig
inal stock of our domestic cattle. Many
wild boars are sold at the eight fairs
held their annually.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

RADOM-One of the best built pro-
vincial towns Of Russian Poland, fifty
five miles south of Warsaw, at a point
halfway between that city ana the
Austrian frontier. It's population is
about $4,000. and it has iron and agr'
cultural machine works and tanneries'
II occupied the site OF what Is now
old Radon i'm 1916, New Radon be-
ing founded in 1910 by Casimir the
Great. king of Poland. Here Jadwiga
was elected queen of Poland in lSS2
Several great fires, and especially the
Swedish war or 170l-7, were the ruin
Of the old city. 1t was annexed to
Russia in 1916.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

GORAZDA-A village in Bosnia,
Austria, on both banks of the Drina,
not far from the Montenegrin border.
The town has about $500 inhabitants,
most of whom are interested in fruit
culture. a school teaching the sci
ence of orchard cultivation is located
here. The valley is dotted with nu-
merous tobacco plantations.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28
History and Geography of the War
atiOnaI Geographical Society

Places That Are Figuring Prominently News
The Military Operations n The European Var
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

seems to have had a considerable ef-
feet.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-28

BELOSTOK--A Russian town. 11O
miles by rail northwest of Warsaw
and forty-two miles from the East
Prussian frontier, with a population
of about $1,000. Originally part OF the
kingdom of Poland, it was transferred
to Prussia at the partition of 1875
Napoleon ceded 1t to Russia by the
treaty of Tilsit in 1907. The city has
numerous large cloth mills. 1t boasts
of its magnificent chateau. in Italian
style and once known as the Versailles
of Poland, which formerly belonged to
John III (Casimir)
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08
HEAR COURT TRIALS AT HOME
French invention That Does Away
With Necessity for Actual Pres
ence During Proceedings. e.,

Bench and Bar makes the follow
ing comment on an instrument de-
scribed as the "themisophone:" :"
at is said that in the new build
ings of the Palais de Justice in Paris
an instrument called the 'themisO-
phone has been installed, by means
of which all telephone subscribers
will be enabled, for a small fee, to
hear all court proceedings in their
homes. Some of the French newspa-
pers. express approval of the plan, as
tending to secure increased diligence
and impartiality, and an enlarged
sense Of responsibility on the part of
the judges, due to a consciousness of
the fact that the ears of all Paris
may be listening not only to the ar
guments Of counsel, but the rulings
and instructions of the court. At all
events, this arrangement will give
counsel a larger audience, so that the
innovation may be welcomed by bar
which is rigidly restrained from some
of the publicity methods not deemed
inexcusable by the ethical standards
of some of our American cities.
'If such an arrangement were put
into operation in our courts here one
might hear a gunman condemned, a
CRATER convicted, a rich smugglcr
fined, or a magistrate deliver himself
upon the immortality of the tango by
merely turning a switch. New York's
proposed circular courthouse, which
is an innovation in design, might be
rendered additionally novel by the
'themisophone' Should Paris lead
New York in such matters? We
think not"
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08
With The Churches 7
IIT TTIIIIiIiITIIIIIiIIITiTIITTHTTTTIl TTITTTTT

a.city T. the city of the dead. These
mounds are dOubly sacred to the
people because it is there their
loved ones sleep until they shall,
by the power of the Resurrection,
90 up the mount Of eternal trans
tiguration.
This old world is SO singularly
provided for. There are so many
speaking tubes through which
the Creator speaks to the crea-
ture. Oh, That men everywhere
and His mercies endureth forev-
er.
Last Sabbath was delightfully."-
spent in worship with these good
people.
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08
STRUT IN BORROWED PLUMES
Many Cases Fearful and
Wonderful Thing.

The ameer Of Afghanistan, smit-
ten with westernizing notions, insists
upon the personages Of his court ap-
pearing in European clothes. There
are many amusing features about
this craze for European dress. Use
is made Of cast-of uniforms from
other countries, and the variety of
the uniforms that may be seen in
Kabul is as amazing as it is anus
ing. The warlike Afghan may be
seen strutting about even in the sta
tions on the Indian border as proud
as a peacock in a uniform which
bears on it the name Of well-known
London music hall. while there are
others in the uniforms of English
and continental railway guards. Ere
quently it is only a coat that is worn,
and a pair of brown bare legs COM
plete the outfit.
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08

Hon. r. E. Wood of Oklahoma
City, accompanied by his nephew,
r. E. Wood, of Blevins, was here
on legal business Tuesday. The
elder Mr.. Wood is state supt. of
land sales for Oklahoma; he was
born and reared near Blevins.
Mrs. Chas. Clark of Arkadelphia
was here the latter part of last
week enroute to Ozan to to see her
father, Mr. John Clark, who is
quite sick.
w. B. Nelson of Kerr arrived
yesterday to accompany his sis
ter, Mrs. Lille Trimble, to Little
RoOk today, where she will 90 to
recuperate from a nervous affec-
ton.
Mrs. d. T. Sandens and infant
daughter, of Gillette, are guests
of Mrs. j. E. Gold.
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08
PERSONAL MENTION If


Joe Nelson of Bingen was among
those attending chancery court
Thursday.
Mrs. M. A. M~elock and children
came over from Hope last Friday
to be present at the commence
ment exercises of the primary
department and music class of
the high school.
Herbert +. Wilson, who is now
court stenographer with head
quarters at Camden, was in the
city yesterday,
Mrs. Fannie Old, after closing
a splendid term with the music
class, left last Friday afternoon
for Selma, La. to visit her two
daughters.
Many of our good friends from
theLiberty neighborhood came in
to the trial Wednesday.
Miss Cleo Irby of Nashville re-
turned home Monday. after
spending several days with her
aunt, Mrs. Lawliss.
Mrs. Walter Oliver, formerly
of Hope, spent Sunday night with
her sister, Mrs. A. N. Stroud,
leaving Monday for Nashville,
where the family is moving
Born-tC Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Sharp, Saturday, May ,, a girl
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. McMonigle died Saturday
night and was buried at the Pres
byterian cemetery Sunday after
noon, services by Rev. j. H. Gold.
Messrs. l.. A.. Lovelis, f. D.
Barrow, Geo S. Smith, George
Green and j. NJ, HYATT, some of
the foremost citizens of Ozan,
We're here Thursday morning on
business in chancery court
} g. and j. j. Lively, citizens
Of McCasl1ill, called at this office
yesterday and subscribed for
their county paper.
Mr.. Jas. K. Jones of Washing
ton, D. c., spent several days this
week in this place. Mr.. Jones'
friends were glad to note that he
still appears healthy and pros
porous.
Mrs. i. r.. Wolf returned Mon
day from Murfrees boro, where
she attended the bedside of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j f. Davis
who We're injured in the recent
cyclone. Much Hope is now en-
tertained for their recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. n. Trimble.
W. M. Thomp. IN. Miss Ora Smith
were visitors to Hope Monday.
@. NJ. Ellis Of Hope was here
Sunday to attend the funeral of
the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. W f.
McMonigle.
d. L. Henderson, representing
the Omaha Folding Machine Co.,
is here to adjust the folder in this
office recently purchased.
Washington telegraph., 1914-05-08
lIIIl GLIIILIIILILIIIIIIIIII [
PRESBYTERIAN
REV. F. w. HARVEY

In the stately old town of Co
lumbuS there is to be found not
only a sturdy yeomanry and sue
cessful class of business men,
but also high toned, progress
sive and intelligent citizenship.
Among some of the historic in
terests to be found in the town is
the tracks of the mound builders.
Two large mounds lift their heads
toward the sky and shake their
palms at any that might attempt
to intrude upon their sacred pre-
cincts. Like two tried and trusted
sentinels, they stand guard over