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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
METROPOLITAN o orr:

TonIqht at SIS. Tosca. Farrar. Braslau: Mar
tineUI Scotti. Ananian. COnd. T0scaninI
Sat. Mat. at :. Double Bill Casalerla Rustl-
cana. Destinu. Botta. Tegaui: fold by PaqlIaecI.
Bori. Carilso AmatO Cond POlacco.
Sun. at $50. Concert (j0c 10 Slj0) Zmbast.
Russian Violinist. Case. Delaunois Sembach.
Entire Orch. C0nd. Hageman
Next Mon. at s. Carmen. Fauar. Borl Csruso.
Amato. Rother. Reiss Cond. Toscanini
Wed. az s:l5 la Boheme. Aida. Schumann
Botta Scoit Tegani Segur0la. C0nd. P0lacco
Thurs. at $. Magic Flute. Destinn. Hempel
Schumann. Sembach. Braun. Goritz. Relss. Alt
house Schlezel. C0ud IlerA
fri. al 74j. waikuee. Matzenaucr. Gadskl.
Ober. Urlus. Braun. Ruysdael Coud. Hertz
HARD4AN PIANO USED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Tire Beginning of Spring.

Within the last two or three days sui
phur lozenges have taken the front rank
in the druggists windows and seed boxes
in the sun parlors Of the commuters
Marble season hasn't officially opened, but
absent-minded small boys find themselves
digging fats in thei reluctant ground
and mentally appraising reals and
"erokeys." In Wall Street they talk Of
sap running up the trees and Of the
increased financial ability Of the planters
IN the South to buy fertilizers, Of winter
wbeat above the soil, of getting up earlier
In the morning and Of lots of outdoor ex-
ercise. Congress sti1 comes in for atten-
ton. also the Interstate Commerce Com
mission; railroad earnings are not neg
,scted. All the many adverse factors are
catalogued and rehearsed daily and
hourly. But sentiment is changing In
wall Street, where everything is dis
counted. spring does not wait for Marcn
% AZ sos A. m. Washington mean time.
n begins whenever stocks 90 up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Chesapeake Sells Off on
Decree DissoIying the
Soft Coal Trust.
ROAD MUST GET RID
OF COAL PROPERTIES
Spring Appears in Wall Street as
Stocks Advance-Pau-
handle Lower.

Keeping track OF all the lawsuits
against corporations is more than most
traders have time for. Yesterday there
was q good zeal Of doubt in consequence,
whether tho soft coal trust dissolution de-
cree was old news or not. Because no
me seemed TO be quite sure on the spur
" the moment the safest thing seemed TO
he 20 sell Chesapeake x Ohio. the stock
most affected. AS matter OF fact de-
cision in the case was handed down by
the federal Circuit Court in Ohio as long
sso as December. 1872 II was then set
tied by the court that the holding of
stocks in the Sunday Creek and other
coal companies by certain railroads, in
GLIDING the Chesapeake & Ohio. was ille-
sgai Yesterdays action was. in effect, a
formal proclamation OF that decision and
decee establishing dissolution condi-
tons satisfactory TO the court BY the
decisin the Chesapeake & Ohio suffers
PRINCIPALLY through the enforced sale of
its eel properties and of those OF the
Hockfg Valley road, which it controls,
and Revise through the order that it sell
Its Knawha & Michigan holdings TO the
Lake shore or to other corporations or
individuals. The Lake Shore must buy
C'hesneake's Kanawha & Michigan stock
or a its own holdings. All this was
re&dowed by the 1912 decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
British and American Rails"

IN discussion Of the soundness and
.,ronr nosition Of English railway stocks
~. london brokerage house OF Bourke'
&c, g CO. say: eve would point out
eat whereas some five or six years ago
so,ders Of British railway stocks were
,ndueed to part with them OWNS 70 tne
-, higher range OF dividends AFFORDED
~ =, 20 Foreign investments, they will now be
,ndncsd TO reinvest owing to the dimin-
,"Ssd adherence between the yields on
sor,e and foreign investments ana Dy
- r. that a great many conditions are
.,'e the stability OF dividends and
la,.,ations of English railway stocks
ouo's e t1e most important Of these condi-
Uhe - the fact that while With regard TO
uo ',,,s IN new countries, such as the
an" states. Canada, Argentina ana
LIN on. capital accounts are never closed
Dr. are actually increasing at such a
~ pace that one might almost
pI ut the only limit to their expansion
say 49, nocket and inclination Of the IN
with English railways there IS
se ',1', a. he very little addition to capital
mn sonnts and what there is is not likely
- S,sturb the exciting stocks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
panhandle" Sells OF.

Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicago & st.
Louis C'Psnhandle'O stock sold yesterday
AZ low as S1is. There was sale the day
before OF 200 shares at aS., but the last
previous to that had been on February
q. when the price was S9is. Brokers
said that there was little significance in
the drop. however. except as it Illustrated
the thinness Of the market. Last year in
January Panhandle" sold as high as lOi.
Its low price Of 1913 was reached in De-
cember. when il touched us. In the
seven months ended with January, 1914
the gross earnings Of the road fell off
sSs4.ao7 to s26,S55,166. In the year ended
December 81. 1918, there was dencit
Of s2.sO2 as after the payment Of H'SoS'72S
common dividends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Statement by Charles Miller eha'r, ,Sat
9t ..n @.aiera signal oil Company ma,
q. 'p e.ii%ay steel Spring Company, o.
ne s'1 80 was until recently director /,
WAS well able 70 pay con', ,il,..a,ine in
out of surplus brought no el''e T't1rafrick
formation from President ,'~ @The
,csterdsy. All he would say "a5 ,,, come
orestion of a common dividend WI, - o sI
nm as Usual at the organization "''e'''
Of the directors on April %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Eixino the Responsibility.

Scr time. perhaps. the historian will
mala clear whether the greater number
Of III dissoluuons OF illegal corporations
While have been brought in the last few
year were the natural outcome of inge-
nicnplans to evade what common sense
undsStood to be the law and what self
interest would not understand, or wheth-
or re combinations were devised in a
spirit OF innocence and were made to
suffs without just cause. In the mean
time the ordinary bystsnder will continue
10 hive his own private suspicion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Silver Company Earnings Less.

Earnings OF the international Silver
Company for the year ended December 81,
1913, were &s5.sso loss Of sl2S,275. The
balance after paying interest on the COM
pany's bonds was t5S6, us. equal to $40
per cent on SS,O2S, 5S1 preferred stock. com
pared with 1l7s per cent earned on the
same amount Of stock in 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

Cross earnings OF United states ran
lads making weekly returns to Dun ;
review again make an Indifferent com.
narjson with year ago. the total OF al. All
poaA. renorting for February amounting
- sex oOs.s55, as against 'S79Si'sle Tor
~ 49, 80 month in 1913 and showing a
decrease Of rs per cent. a..
In the following table are give" az
-ross earnings OF United States ran al.
lads reporting for February ana 'n ne
ioes as compared with the earninss =,
the same roads for the corre res, a !,
l"e year ago, also for the roau9
'po -enorted for the two pree ,so ge :
maj .lSr tbs together with the pe ,.cep!
~ I'1o Inss as Compared with last year Per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Eastern Consolidated Electric.

The Eastern Consolidated Electric Com
pany reports gross earnings for the year
ended December 81, 1918. Of 'iSs5OS, an
increase OF ,iO,972 over the previous year;
and net earnings of .lis.45o, gain OF sSo'-
ssl. Surplus for the year was As'315' an
increase of Si,9a3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

The Woolworth Building Safe Deposit
Company announces the completion of
its new safe deposit vault. Frank W.
Woolworth has been elected president and
the company has a capitalization OF
300, 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Cuban Telephone Company.

Gross receipts Of the Cuban Telephone
Company for January, 1914. were $3.50
compared with S6J,ssl for the correspond
ing month in 1918. Reports show that on
January 81 the company had 1906 SUD-
scribers, as compared with u,sss on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THE WEEK

relieving the usual giving the number shares OF ell stocks d
sst together OF the wk 'n'
net changes Of the prices Of the 1914 with
the high and low prices Of the 1918.
Total sales saoo week and 1870
500 January date against ts4asoo
|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Northwestern Electric.

Stockholders Of the Northwestern Elec-
trio Company, OF Portland, Ore, will vote
on April 8 on the proposal to increase the
company's capital TO 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

same date in 1918. $500 in 1912. 800 in 1911
and less than 1000 in 1910 1t has lines
connected with 1870 cities and towns ana
has plans for extensive construction work
during the present year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Representatives of New York Chapter
of the American Institute Of Banking will
debate with representatives OF Philadcl-
phia Chapter, at Philadelphia on March
q, the following: Resolved, That all
laws and regulations in the matter of
tolls discrimination in favor of American
shipping through the Panama Canal
should be repealed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Union Terminal.

William Solomon & Co. have purchased
80 $4,000 first mortgage per cent gold
bonds OF the Union Terminal Company. OF
Dallas. Tex, guaranteed principal and in
terest on a ninety-year operating agree
ment by the eight railroad companies en-
tering Dallas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

The bond department of the Guaranty
Trust Company OF New York has issued
chart showing earnings OF the principal
railroads for the years ended June 80,
19l2-l3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Guy Cary and Moreau Delano have
been elected directors OF the Chicago,
Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Com
psny, succeeding w. W. Finley, de-
ceased, and Charles Steele. resigned.
Adrian Iselin. jr., and Guy Cary were
elected members OF the executive commit
tee, succeeding Messrs. Finley and Steele.
The Central Railroad OF New Jersey re-
ports for January gross receipts of ST.
S7s,0Ss. decrease of sll5.51s, and net IN
come Of s7lf0i5, decrease OF t2s3,9SS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF BOND SALES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

ss t. ' :S % ma Il"
. s ,. s 81 S' s. ;t sa ,s S w w ago ana e "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Loans Contracted-Deposits In
creased Slightly-Cash Gain
of Over S3,000,000.

Banks-Cash reserve in vault. 500. al. 900.
Trust companies-Cash reserve In vault, 10.
0Os, 900; aggregate cash reserve, $f71,1fs,yp'
excess cash reserve So. ole 900; increase, -,
$3.50 500: trust companies reserve with Clear
ing House members carrying 20 per cent casn
reserve. $s4. ISL. 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Southern Iowa Railway and Light.

The Southern Iowa Railway and Light
Company has been incorporated In Della
ware with capital OF 10000 The COM
pany is to begin operations in the terri
tory designated by its title.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
RAILROADS
MIsCELLANEoU:

BONDS.
"a. doom r Cot Yarn IS 50 50
4. 900 " p Tel Is 1892. .l0oh 1904 lW's
BOSTON CURB STOCKS. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES.
General News and Earnings of
Various Corporations.

Stockholders of the Washington, Balti-
more & Annapolis Electric Railway have
been asked to extend the voting trust
agreement. which expires by limitation
on April !, to the same date Of 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Marked & FuItVh !, TT ,,....I
Greenpoint National '''''''''''''''''
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

Oscar Fitzpatrick spent sunday with
Bryan Eymer.
1t has been cold weather here. There
was qui c a LILLE SNOW feI here Saturday,
an Sun lay.
B.H. jenkins took his little daughter TO
Etoway. the frs. of the week, TO have some
dental work done.
Mr. and Mrs. G. ". Fitzpatrick attended
a meeting Of the 0. E. ;. lodge
at Reliance. Saturday, The lodge elected
officers as follows: Laura Fitzpatrick, wor-
thy matron; n. Higdor, worthy patron;
Bessie Mahoney, associate matron; 5. L.
Aigdon, secretary; r. D. Ramsey, treas
urcr. They expect to have a public install
lation of officers on Saturday, December
20. The Masons will have a public inSta.-
lation on the same eveeing.
VIM. Clemmons, jr., was killed by fall
ing limb, while cutting timber, Wednesday,
Dec. 9. He and two other men were cut
ting and saving wood, they hud cut tree
and stepped back, as it fell, limb was
cought and broken off and hurled back by
another tree hitting him on the head ana
killing him instantly. He was buried
Thursday at the Rvmer graveyard. Funeral
services conducted by c. W. Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. CIemmons was married to MISS len
ME Landlord in the early spring.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
INDOOR BASEBALL.

Tonight meeting will be held at the T.
M. C. A., for the purpose of forming
major and a minor league scedule'
The major league will be composed OF
two teams from Duckrown ank one from
CopperhilI. The best men will be selected
from these teams and the material IN sight
give promise of good ones.
The minor league will be composed OF
those who do not make the ma or teams
and there are enough Of these to make two
or three teams.
The outlook IS particularly bright tor
some excellent games in both leagues and
the interest in the game is almost as great
as in the outdoor sport.
As soon as these leagues are formed we
will give the roster of the players and the
standing of the teams each week.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
ii ii ID
NEW FIXTURES.

Speaking of up-to-date postofices, Duck
town now has one that will compare favor
ably with any in East Tennessee for its
size.
The lock boxes are ofthe most approved
pattern and the stamp and money order
window is large enough and placed so that
business can be transacted at it.
Postmaster Arlington has done himself
proud and is entitled to the thanks OF his
patrons for his efforts to improve the SER
vice.
He informs us that he expects to have
the room painted and walk built from
the pike to the steps. We would suggest
that he also put railing around the porch
and one in the center of the steps.
This would be guard against accidents
in bad weather and protsction to women
and children that they do not now have.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.

On account of next Friday being Christ
mas there will be no issue of The Polk
County REPUBLICAN on that date.
For ten months we have labored to give
the people of this county paper and feel
that we are entitled to one weeks rest.
We want to thank those who have SO
generously patronized US during our stay
and also for the many courtesies that have
otherwise been shown us.
Wishing all Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year, we will say goodbye un-
til 1915.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENTS.

Commencing next Monday, the week
proceeding Christmas promises to be
JOYOUS one in DucktoWn.
Entertainments galore are on the pro-
gramme and all give promise OF filling out
the week in one continuous round OF pleas
ure.
Following is list of them:
Tuesday-Miners' Club Social at the Y
M. c. A.
Wednesday-Ladies' Working Union at
the Y. M. C. A.
rsday-Christmas tree at the Meth
odist church and an entertainment at the
Baptist church.
Saturday moving picture show at the I.
NJ. C.. A.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHARITY.

Monday evening an entertainment was
given at the Y, NJ. c. A. for the purpose OF
raising money to relieve some sick and
needy families in our midst.
An excellent programme, consisting OF
sixteen numbers, were presented and was
received with hearty appreciation by the
audience.
Rev. Thomas and J. 0. Hunnicutt we're
the originaiors of the p Ian and that 1t was
successfully carried out was due to their
labors.
The sum of $l4.10 was realized and this
was put to work at once for the purpose
for which it was raised
Hearty thanks are due and extended TO
those who helped 10 make the ALTAR sue
cess and may they feel amply rewarded IN
the knowledge that it was for worthy
cause.
To Misses Copeland and Kyle is due The
greater amount of praise for the entertain
ment. we learned later. They had charge
of the programme, and that il was success
fully carried out is due to their efforts.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

The stockholders of the First National
Bank. of Ducktown, Tenn, will hold their
regular annual meeting on the 10Th day OF
January, 1915, at its banking house IN
Ducktown, for the election OF officers and
directors, and for any other business that
may legally come before the body.
M. G.. KING, +. I. CRAWFORD
President. Cashler.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18

We are having some cold days in Austral.
There is lots of work in Auslral for rock
hauIers, now.
Will Lee was the Sunday guest of Miss
Matte Foster.
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. W. NJ. Scroggins,
Monday night, fine boy.
Guy Taylar was the guest of Miss Anna
Mahoney, Saturday p. m.
We had white Sunday here and
crowd of young folks had snow ball game.
Arthur Cheek, from Springtown, gave
singing, Sunday night and everybody en-
joyed it,
Miss Matte Foster entertained a number
of her friends, Saturday night. Those
present were: Misses lille Smith, Anna
Mahoney. Oracle McJunken, Mara Cheek
and Mary Scruggins; Messrs. Arthur Cheek,
Charlie Smith, Perlie Johnson, John Nc
Junken, Garrett Hatfield. All reported
nice time.
JUDY.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-12-18
BENTON.

Sunday school is progressing nicely at
Taylors.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-24

Detroit.
DETROIT Sept 23.--Up. LaBelie.
Ishpeming,- wahcondah, s:l5 Tuesday
night; Underwood, $3.50; Sherwin, IL;
sirius, 1890 Wednesday a. m; J. r..
Upson. 4; Roumania, q; Argo, J. p.
Reiss. Willis King. 2:2o; Dustin, s:so:
Krupp, $40; Grove. 4; b. o. Nils, $50:
Nelson, Hollsy. .7:16; Canopus sso;
susauehanna, Eads, Thomas. s:i5; FIJI
Down: A. d. Davidson. $3.50 Tuesday
night; Gates. 11.lo; Hagarty. Glenfin-
nan. 1880 a. m. Wednesday; Carnegie.
$3.50; w. A. Rogers. Chas. Warner. 8:
Onoko, l4;20: Corrigan, $500; wickwire.
Jry $40; Cepheus. !; Curry, $40; Buff
sAuLr STE. MA MxRfs, ifs' Mich, Sept. ss
up: Midland King. Renown, IL
81: Clair, Z; Cornell. 1880; Burlington.
$40: Baker, North Wind. $3.50: Wild
ener. 1890; Keewatin. 1850.
Down: Fairbairn. 1880 Tuesday
night: Gordon, 9: Edenborn. 1880; Pc
ter Reiss. 1880 a m; North Sea. /:
Hubbard. $50; Morreli, 4; Geo. Craw-
ford, 5so: Eilwood. Q: Zenith City.
onic, s: william Brown, s:soi James
wallace, s:30; Agawa, Tmperoyal, As
sinIboia. 10: William Crawford. IL.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-24
Michigan News Notes

PORT HURON.-The Industrial ac-
cident board OF Michigan met I'm Port
Huron, yesterday, and allowed the
claim OF Foma Yourchenka, who was
killed at the Grand Trunk freight
sheds In this city about year ago.
As q result Yourchenka's widow and
chfldrea, who are reported as home
less and needy In q small town I'm
Russia, will receive SCOPES for the
death of their husband and father.
Yourchenka's interests were looked
after by Walter M. Nelson. Of Detroit.
PONTIAC--Mrs. william Miller,
aged 80, OF Farmers Greek, was SEN
fenced to from six months to 10 years
In the House Of Correction, Detroit,
for abandoning an infant last spring.
The woman. to shield her 16-year-old
daughter from scandal, took the baby
and left II on the doorstep of the
Frank T. Jenkins home. at Oxford
The girl-mother was attending the La
peer high school up to the time OF the
birth.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-24
SEEKS aid HERE
FOR WAR VICTIMS
British Red Cross Society Opens
Detroit Branch For Neutral
Relief

A local branch of the British Red
Cross society has been organized to
solicit contributions Of money and
medical supplies for the relief of sick
and wounded soldiers In the great Eu-
ropean war. The society will work
under the Red Cross rule that the
sick and wounded will be taken care
Of irrespective OF what nation they
belong to, according to circulars
which are being sent out by the local
branch. Checks or money orders can
be made payable to the British Red
Cross society, or to Miss Sarah Green,
ecretary-treasurer
The Detroit office Is located In room
No. 412 New Telegraph building. and
the society has for its depository the
First and Old Detroit National bank.
The directors OF the Detroit branch
are: DR.. Cecil Vaughn, DIR. w. @.
Patterson, DR.. George c. Duggan.
Mrs. w. G. Patterson, and Mrs. George
G. Duggan.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-24
BOTH GERMANS
and BELCIANS
ABUSE HELPLESS
American Physician, Returning
From Paris, Tells Of Out
rageous Crimes
UHLANS ATTACK AND
MUTILATE GIRLS
Two Will Be Brought To United
States To Prove Belgian
Claims

NEW YORK. Sept. 23.--Declaring
he himself had seen two young Bel
gian women who had suffered at the
hands OF German soldiers, and that
they were being cared for In Paris
hospital, that they might be restored
to health and brought to America as
proof Of the charges of atrocities
committed by the Germans, DR.. Fred
erick 8. Mason. OF New York, today
told OF some OF the incidents called
to his attention while In France.
DR.. Mason was q passenger on the
liner Olympic.
II spent two days at Amiens," said
DR.. Mason, "and saw about 1900
wounded after the battle Of Dinant
! talked to many of the men. They
said the Germans were taking no
prisoners. Many of the French had
their throats cut. Some of the
wounded told me the Germans had
tied the hands and feet OF slightly
wounded British and thrown them
into the Meuse river. In Paris all
Belgian refugees had tales of afro
cities. One investigated by the mill
tary authorities and found to be true
was that some Uhlans were found In
O drunken stupor In q bowling alley
In a village near Liege and In the
same room were three children with
their heads cut or.
I'm the general hospital saw q
Belgian father and hts two daughters,
aged 16 and %. The two girls had
been assaulted by Uhlans and mutt
lated. When they have recovered
they are to be brought here as proof
or the atrocities. Probably four-fifths
OF the Belgian women refugees had
been attacked by the Germans, who
generally mutilated their victims In
some way. The Belgians are Just as
bad themselves, however, II Is clear
ly case OF an eye for an eye and o
tooth for TOOTH"
DR.. Mason said that he was told by
q high French official, whose name
he was not at liberty to state, that
Lord Kitchener. the British war min
lister. was responsible for the sudden
change In the French cabinet soon
after the war began. He said that
according to his information the Brit
ish commander wired during the bat
tie OF Mons for French commander
to send reinforcements OF 10000
troops. The British were holding the
left wing. but had been attacked by
force twice their number II was
not until 4s hours later that aid was
started to the British, who had saved
themselves by retreating with heavy
losses. - r.A- =.
Lord Kitchener demanded that
the French commander be courtmar-
tailed said Dr. Mason. '"He was a
protege of the minister Of war, how
ever. and the latter refused. Kitch-
ener made secret trip to Paris and
practically threatened to withdraw
the British force unless action was
taken. President Poincare then fore
ed the resignation Of his cabinet to
meet the demands OF the British war
minister. The officer was denoted
and put In charge Of an unimportant
post"