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cation make the claim that Red
Cross nurse represents a higher stand
ard of training than any other In tne
world. The efficiency demanded. they
state, is even higher than in the United
States Army! So that out of hundreds
of thousands who may volunteer Tor
service only those who can show they
are capable of taking care of others
and themselves will be accepted
In time of war the Red Cross aids
are divided into field columns, hospital
columns, supply columns and informa-
tion bureau sections. The field columns
assist the regular transport columns in
moving patients from field hospitals to
evacuation hospitals by the use of lit
ters, ambulances. hospital trains and
hospital ships.
They also establish food stations and
resting places for those soldiers who
are exhausted. A field column com
prises a director, four assistant dl-
rectors, four section chiefs. sixteen as
sistant section chiefs and sixty-four
men. This column is divided into four
sections. The directors and assistant
directors must be qualified physicians.
Men who are serving must have,
knowledge of f1rst-aid treatment, eie-
mentary hygiene and the drill OF the
ar
thermore, required to understand
the various appliances generally used
in transporting the sick and wounded
and when they are without these they
must understand how to make them
For example. it is possible to make. q
stretcher out of two coats and tWe
poles The directors and men must. be
unf1inching in time of danger and the
.possessors of that highest type Of
courage-the ability to face death
The hospital. columns comprise di
rector, three assistant directors. six chic
nurses and forty-f1ve nurses, with sucf
cooks, ,orderlies and laborers as are neces
sary. This column is divided into three
sections It is here that the Red Cros
will do its most effective. work A -hel'
hospital column will be stationed. rnea
the scene of a probable engagement. ant
when there is lull in the fighting tn
field column will bring in the WOUNDED
soldiers.
Under what is known as the system o
evacuation these soldiers will be givel
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THE triple alliance-the. formal, agree
! ment between Germany, Austria and
Italy-was not entered into by those pow
ers at one time. nor. does the. alliance
rest on single treaty. The first treaty
OF alliance was between Germany and
Austria. agreeing that they should act
together in the event. that either should
be attacked by Russia. -
:.
The treaty also provided, that q friendly
neutrality should be observed II either
nation attacked another. That .instru..
ment was agreed to October, 1879. 1t
was a secret treaty until February. 1888.
when its terms became public during q
debate in. the German. refchstag on the
Russian peril, which bad been. lively
subject in Germany for. many years. :.
Bismarck. was the leading aigdre in that
debate, and the '"Old Kaiser was on the
throne. Between. the time Of the signing
of the treaty by Germany and Austria
a second treaty. had, been concluded pc
tween Germany and Italy. which was In
1882, and third engasemsnt nao oeeh
entered into by Austria and, Italy.
The understanding between the three
governments was not publicly known
until Bismarck either Intentionally or
unwittingly (though that seems scarcely
credible) incidentally referred to the
agreement In the course OF the debate
as triple alliance" the third party
meaning Italy. 1t could refer to- no
other. The treaty between Germany and
Italy had reference to common action IN
the event of hostilities by France or any
other power. and that between italy ana
Austria was of the same purport
The story Is told that when bismarck
realized that he had let the cat out OF
the bag by reference to a triple ALI
ance" he ordered the German ambassa-
dor at Rome to apologize TO Crtspi, the
italian premier, for having made the
revelation without consulting him.
The news Of the alliance Of Germany
and Austria against possible encroach-
ment by Russia was welcomed in Eng
land as a piece Of most satisfactory IN
formation making for che stability OF
Europe. When Lord Salisbury the Brit
ish premier, was acquainted with the
news he IL Eaid to have exclaimed:
These are good tidings of great Joy"
The triple alliance was formally re-
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Comfort bags of bright chintz. size
about 12x14 inches; suggested contents:
Pad of writing paper, six stamped en-
velopes. pencil, rubber stamps, safety
pins, etc.
Housewives Of bright chintz, size about
6xs inches: suggested contents: Black
and white thread, large needles, large
thimbles buttons for mems clothes
safety pins, etc.
In charge of the work of the various
hospitals at the front are bureaus whose
business 1t is to see that the machinery
Of the Red Cross is never clogged. There
will be three bureaus to direct the work
during the European war.
The first is a medical bureau. This
bureau has charge of the provision and
assignment of surgeons and all other
persons, except nurses. required to be fur
nished by the Red Cross in connection
with the hospitals for the transportation
Of sick and wounded. Next is the bureau
Of nursing. with all Red Cross nurses
required for service in the hospital. In
the case Of European war the number
will, Of course. be limited to the volun-
teers competent to meet such tremen-
dous situation
I 'The thirQ Is bureau or material
whose duty II Is to arrange for the coli
lection of such supplies as may be do
mated. for their transportation to specified
central spots where they will be classified
and packed, and for their transportation
to such points as may be designated. The
purchase Of such supplies as are not do
mated also comes within the province Of
this bureau.
This is the organization, the tiny band
Of heroes and heroines who are going TO
t><pk yfar1 farc daaf q
pestilence that soon will be stalking Eu-
rope. II the Red Cross does what 1t
hopes to do. to minimize disease and
have the wounded sent out of the dam
ger zone as soon as possible. then 1t 10
probable that Washington and not
Geneva will become the center of the
eyes of the international organization.
Certainly the officers of the Red Cross
including the President himself believe
this is worth a trial.
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such treatment as will enable them to
journey to the nearest hospital base Ine
immensity of this difficulty is realized
when one thinks for a moment OF the
thousands of dying men who must De
treated within few hours.
These women will see amputations per-
formed on men who are conscious. ines
must witness and help to treat the IN
describably wounded soldiers. and they
must not falter They must continue hour
after hour like machines instead OF
humans, for delay is the first principle
against which the Red Cross has set 1t
self. When their work is done the wound
ed are moved as fast as possible to the
next hospital base and from there to the
next and so on until a city is nnaIy
reached.
There will be Red Cross hospital trains,
the cars furnished by the various gov
errnents and changed to meet the re
quirements which will be manned by the
Red Cross helpers to run from neid
hospital to 4 city and back again
The information bureaus will probably
not play prominent part in the work OF
the American Red Cross. as the foreign
governments, will have stations OF their
own under strict censorship.
Miss Jane Delano will be the directing
head of the 5000 nurses. She Is woman
who has had years of experience and Is
an. expert in the training of nurses and
the organization of what are called heio
units. In discussing the efficiency OF the
time of war. Miss Delano said:
"During the past the efficiency Of the
Red Cross personnel has been tested no!
only in the chaos following storm and
food but under the strict dicipline OF
army encampment and it has beer
demonstrated that the Red Cross nurses
can be quickly mobilized and relied upon
in time Of war. OF the 5000 nurses now
I'm our service9a large 7pef cert have been
In disasters of all, kinds, and they VIII
not fail when they are called upon"
Miss Mabel Boardman. as member
of the international relief board. ex
pressed the same feeling. and added:
This is the -greatestv opportunity O.
service that the International Red cros
has ever had. It is impossible now Il
realize the immensity of this disaster
Three million dollars was spent In tn
San Francisco fire disaster-the destruc
ton of a single city-and how small tina
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.--Hu.Hrr
On Her Errand of
Mercy She Will Be
Respected and Pro-
tected by All Ma
tions- What the Brave
Women and NJ n
Aboard Her Will Have
to Face Details of
the Work to Be Done
and the Supplies to Be
Carried to Victims of
Shot and Shell on Bat
tlefelds of the War
ring Powers.
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end of the work. as well as that Of
France. while no army officer is designat-
ed to remain at st. Petersburg. In Aus
tria- Hungary Capt Allan T. Briggs Of
Connecticut represents our army. and
Lieut.. Commander Richard d. White the
navy. the last-named officer also Being
given the duty of looking after Italian
naval affairs He is a Missourian by
birth Col George M. Dunn of Indiana
is. the United States military attache at
Rome,
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aeroplanes, seventy five of which can be
built for the cost of single dirigible.
Mai. Spencer Cosby. from MARYLAND.
who is serving at Paris, will have his
specialties to handle, In aeronautics the
French army without question leads the
world ais far as aeroplaues go. While they
have number of. dirigibles the smaller
and faster aircraft has been the most IA
Vored -by the Paris. authorities and has
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THIN a few weeks
the warning world
will behold one Of
the greatest acts
of heroisYn and
self-sacrifice in his
tory. A big, white
steamer will leave
this cou n try's
shore and steam
toward war-ridden
Europe. Men and
women of this
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from the submarines Only the officers
and men Of the navy may visit these ves-
sells. and even then they are only allowed
Lieut.. Commander Major has hard task
cut out for him II he Is to make report
to Washington which will be Of great
service.
Russia, Italy and Austria are also being
watched by our army and navy men
abroad In the first named country, Lieut.
Commander Major, will cover the naval
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$ compared with the cataclysm that has

is compared with the cataclysm that has
overtaken Europe!
During our war with Spain thousands
of dollars were spent by the European
Red Cross societies to aid in the care OF
our sick and wounded soldiers. Now. in
the hour Of their supreme need, the Amer
lean Red Cross, both for the sake of hu-
manity and to express our gratitude, mas
decided to go to their aid
The American assistants Will be sup
ported from the general fund Of the Red
Cross and by contributions sent to the
headquarters of the society in Washing
ton. The chartering of a steamer may
represent only the beginning Of Americas
assistance to Europe, for the posslnlntles
for doing good which the Red Cross has
are fmitless.
An evidence Of this is found in the
statement of Theodore T. Holway. chair
man Of the American committee Wncn
dispensed 1000 to relieve Bulgaria. This
was not a work such as viii be done now;
Not the soldiers, but the thousands of
homeless non-combatants were aided.
Thousands of bushels Of corn, blankets.
cloth and other necessities were given
a,way in the town of Strumitza alone;
3.340 refugees were taken care OF. A.
This was the aftermath Of war. Mr:
Holway's picture Of it Is prophetic OF
europe as it may be within short time.
He says:
..The people were exceedingly disheart-
ened, brooding over their sorrows. ano
restlessly awaiting the time when In some
way or other they could return to tnelr
former homes. This hope would seem
vain from the fact that the men were re-
fused admission into Greek and Servian
territory. while even the women who
sought to return to their former homes
would turn back after being maitreaseo
and robbed. Moreover. was tolo .ns'
the Buiearians in Greek territory Wefs
he;ne drafted for the Greek army anu
sent to the island to serve.
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Mr.. Holway adds: 49,; -. .s-..a :.
"At Nevrocope the situation was really
depf6rrabie.. !1rhe streets and outlying VII
lages were lined with beggars. Two hun
dred persons had died Of starvation. In
ouiries made in various quarters assured
that 1,5G0 persons were literally in q
starving condition. the money allowed
for food not having arrived. More than
200 houses were in ruins. Some 6,OOo
persons were listed as being in great
need
That was the condition during the Bal
kan war in a few remote villages where
the peasants were hardy and well able
to stand a siege Of poverty. It gives an
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TIGERS TRY DROP KICKS
Also Use Open Plays in Last Practic,
Before Harvard Game

i'iN'hIO TON, n j., November Ga
last short and sIappy practice Vac
held here yesterday before the exodus
OF the squad toward Boston The
coaches changed their plans at tba l,st
minute as TO the travelling schedule of
the men. and the backs instead ~
ieav1ng al noon. remained over TO taka
part In the ffnal drill with the rest ~
the squad. They left last night AZ 10
and took the IL o'clock train from Neu,,
YORK, practiclng, AS planned on sthe
Harvard stadium this afternoon The
remainder of the squad left this morn
Ing. travelling direct to Auburndale
The practice consisted mainly of dron
kicking, open formations against tbr
scrubs and long signal drill. The
| drop kicking was tried both in the omen
and with the substitutes attempting 70
block. Tibbott. Law and Dickermau
| were all tried at this department OF the
game. with the honors going to lib
bolt. He succeeded in getting several
beauties over from the neiGhborhood of
the 40yard line. Law also showed
| much success.
| briggs punting was excellent. and
| he provided good interference in the
| drills. and has the call oyer Law by a
large margin. Law is being pri1Hed
| for the occasion. however, and If briggs
| should show any signs of weakenirre
| he will go into the battle at once III
| opportunity should arise he Will be nut
| in to try his ability as a drop kicker
In big game.
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WILLIE RICHIE GROWING BIG.
Montieth Says He Cannot Make
Lightweight Limit

NEW YORK. November 6.-Jobnnv
Dundee and his manager, Scotty Mon
tleth, returned to New York Wednesda "
from ii successful boxing invasion ne
the west. Dundee boxed Willie Ritcb,.
in four-round bout in San Francisco
and the critics there gave the New
York boy credit for forcing the former
champion to his limit.
"Ritchie is as big as a house. said
Monteitn. We had an offer for !,
twenty-round bout after the great
showing Johnny made in the four-
rounder. We were willing to make 135
pounds at noon for an afternoon hout
but Richie insisted on catchweiehts
He says Mcfarland got away win :,
refusal to make weight for several
years, and sees no reason whv he
shouldn't do the same. As a mattsr Of
fact, l doubt if he can make the light
weight limit again without weakening
himself. We could get a lot of money
lighting Richie twenty rounds, but I
don't intend to have Dundee hoxing
welterweights. The short bout drew 2
big house. There was $500 in the nov
office at prices ranging from SO cents
10 ST.
Dundee will remain here about "a
week. and then go to Milwaukee. where
he has an engagement with Joe Rivers
November %.
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JAPANESE ANNOUNCE
TS|NGTAU CASUAL TIES
Bombardment of City Continues.
Aeros Drop Bombs and Warn
ings to Inhabitants.

TOXIC. November 6-Complete cas-
ualty lists containing the names of the
killed and wounded to date in the opera
lions around Tsingtau show that the
British had two killed and eight wound
ed, their wounded including two majors.
and that the japanese had 200 killed and
SIS wounded
The official communication issued by
the government today states that the
bombardment of Tsingtau continues. 1t
also states that aeroplanes are dropping
bombs and circulars into the besieged
port. The circulars warn the inhabitants
not to participate in the military opera
lions in any way. II
The Japanese general staff explains
that the assault on the main positions
around Tsingtau, the Tits, Bismarck
and Moltke forts. must be deferred I'M
til after the capture of the five forts
south of the Haipo river. where, behind
strong defenses, the German artillery
md infantry are making determined
stand. These five forts are 2,400 feet
from the Japanese trenches.
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Slow to Credit Report.

Neither the Navy nor the State De-
partment has received any word Of the
reported landing of American marines
at Beirut, Syria. Officials were inclined
20 be slow in crediting the report,
though they admitted that it was en-
tirely possible that the armored cruiser
North Carolina, now in Beirut harbor
had sent a detachment of marines
ashore at the request of the American
consul there.
1t was pointed out that if the
marines had been landed the Mort h
Carolina'S commander in all proa bility
had acted. under an understanding with
the local authorities, to furnish guard
for the American consulate. There
missionaries and other foreigners
might gather for safety in the event
of uprisings.
Reports from Beirut some days age
Indicated that all was quiet in the
vicinity. The North Carolina was sent
there with gold to relieve stranded
Americans, and. with her sister ship
the Tennessee, has been kept in the
Mediterranean to deal with any emer-
geney that might arise. The Tennessee
now is at or near Alexandria,, Egypt.
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Democratic Plurality FIuctu-
ates as the BeIated Of
fetal Returns Are Made.
MAJORITY OF rs OVER ALL
SHOWN IN FIGURES TODAY
Several of the Senatorial Elections
Also Undecided-0ficial Counts
Probably Necessary.

The democratic majority in the newly
elected House still .1uctuatss, being
subject to change as later reports are
received. On the face of the returns so
far at hand. the democrats will have a
majority of twenty-five and a plurality
of thirty-f five over the republicans. One
district in New York. the first, is still
in doubt, and an official count may be
required before the result there is
finally known. In the count giving the
democrats 4 majority OF twenty-five
the first New York district is reckoned
democratic. Representative Lathror
Brown being credited with the victory
The result of the senatorial elections
is still undecided. The latest returns
indicate that there is still some doubt
as to the election of Senator Thomas.
democrat, in Colorado, though the
democrats are claiming this seat.
In Nevada, an official count probably
will be necessary to decide the con-
test between Senator Newlands. demo
GRAFT and Samuel Plat, his republican
opponent In Wisconsin also an Of
fetal count is expected to decide the
race between Mctiovern, republican,
and Husting, democrat.
In Kansas, the republicans appear to
have seated their candidate, former
Senator Curtis. 1t appears to be also
definitely settled that Senator sherman
has been elected over his democratic
opponent, Roger C. Sullivan
The election of Sherman in ILLINOIS IS
another blow to Col. Roosevelt, who
three republicans singled out for par
ticular attack by Roosevelt were all
elected-Charles s. whitman. AS gov
arnor of New York. Penrosc as seha-
tor from Pennsylvania and Sherman
as senator from Illinois.
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WAR ON ALIEN ENEMIES
BRINGS PROTEST TO U. S,
Both Sides Ask Investigation Of
Treatment Accorded to Civilian
Prisoners.

LONDON. November 6.--War on non
rornbafants among the alien enemies in
fhs countries Of the various beelliger
ruts has reached such an acute stage
that both sides have virtually asked
tho diplomatic intervention Of the Unit
ed States
The police of the British Isles have
lessened their activity In rounding up
alien enemies because the military
authorities are unable TO supply quar-
tiers for their internment. but the
sensational newspapers continue de-
lnanding that every German and Aus
trian in the country. including those
recently naturalized, be informed.
The German press is equally keen in
demanding retaliation. and both sides
are making charges of the ill-treatment
OF prisoners.
IT is in connection with this phase of
the controversy that the United States
has been requested to make inveStiga-
lions.
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RESPECTED ALIENS
FEARFUL Of ARREST
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star,

Foreign Correspondence of The Star,
'|oNDoN. October 24.-With the dis
coVefy of secret empla cements for
guns IN England and Scotland ON
premises owned by Germans, the snv
ieVer mas grown to great proportions.
ana under the insistent pressure of a
portion of the press, the home secre
tary' MT Mckenna, has been stirred
into violent action. The new move
ment bids fair to go as far toward
OVERRIDING the matter as 1t lacked
energy before. True, the Germans
have themselves to thank for I, with
their boosted and wonderful env sys-
Tern which has worked so much harm
10 Belgium and France but undoubt
ediy a whole lot Of Germans In This
country will suffer for it.
thousands of alien enemies are being
iounoed up daily and informed at places
IN the interior, as the order has zone
ioTth Tor all males between the ages
OF seventeen and forty five to be ar
rested, and IL clean sweep is being
made At first the campaign was to
turn unfriendly alien walters out Of
the hotels
The very indiscreet conduct Of some
of the German managers of I.ondon
hol"is gave it sharper edge. and
IRON point to point the thing has
grown to something like a panic
Wen known and respected aliens, many
or whom have sons fighting in the
British army, are being classed to-
Sether with those who are unfayor-
ably known to the police, and there is
Il nervous demand that all should be
locked up at once
Many of them have English wives
many came from Germany and Austria
because OF their hatred of militarism
ana conscrlption, many are Poles who
ned TO escape German persecution
many are Hungariaus who hate Aus
trla. But no discrimination, apparent :
ly. is to be made. 1t is even urged that
naturalized Germans and Austrians
should be treated in the same way, and
, ages close to royalty. great fnanciers,
reform leader, and distinguished mu-
sicianS and painters.
1t would be an ill service to this
country If in this respect the present
panic were to lead to a notifying con-
trast between British treatment of resi-
dent Germans and Germany's treatment
of resident Englishmen. There are
said to be many thousands of English
people at Hamburg, and they have APP
parently been treated with some con-
sideration and not confined to camps
1t is the same in Weimar. Dresden
and many other parts of Germany. 1t
is to be hoped that the home office will
not be'rushed out of all discrimination
in this matter, and thatrlf Will decide
upon some scheme by which different
sections of the alien population will
be dealt with.
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LONDON. November 6, 500 ANA
cnrrespondent of the Times in north
ern Franc. gives further details of
E,rueror Williams escape from bombs
at Thielt. Belgium.
For five days" says the correspond
emf Emperor William was present at
the oneratious on the Nieuport-I pres
line. Last Sunday the emperor. with
some of his aids arrived by motor car
at Thielt where apartments had beeh
reserved for him a the hotel ana where
dinner was waiting.
The emperors personal baggage al
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KAISER'S ESCAPE FROM DEATH
BY BOMBS AT THEFT IS TOLD

ready had been deposited in the bed
room in which he was to spend the
night. The emperor. in his hurry did
not dress for dinner and Immediately
after dining instead of retiring TO ms
room hurriedly left the tavern with
two aids and motored to the other end
of the town, where other rooms were
engaged.
Twenty minutes later six bombs tell
on the hotel and the emperors bag
gage in his room was completely de-
stroyed. Two of the aids who had re-
manned at the hotel were killed and
their motor car. which was waiting in
the yard, was wrecked.