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Evening star., 1914-08-16
That Old Boss Issue.

over IN New York. Mr.. Hinman, who
wants to be governor is In close quar-
ters- with declaration against Boss
barnes ne won the Endorsement of Mr.
roosevelt Now, under an accusation of
dickering with the bull moose leader he
has felt obliged to say that II elected
governor he will be no more Mr.. Roose-
velt's man than Mr. Barnes man H..
will be his own man. answerable only tc
the people of the state
Well. does anybody believe that If elect
ed governor Mr. Whitman would be Mr.
Barnes man. In the office he is nov
filling he has been most oonspicuous:s
his own man. Tammany supported hir
at the polls last year. but he has no
been Mr.. Murphy's man since. Tamman
did not want him. but. being unable
elect a man OF its choice. accepted hi
a. a political play. No terms were, q
could have been. made.
~ for Mr. Hedges. who like Mr.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
The Ladiesl

You are voting! At last you are voting
And you're doing It well, We admit
Your opinions SO wise we are quoting.
Your speeches make many q hit.
You march meath the banner Of Freedom
You have torn on Hypocrisy's mask.
As for men-the land doesn't much neeG
'em.
So. ladies, what moro can you ask?
You have proved that, like knlghtly cru
saders,
You, too. can fare forth to the fray.
You have often sxeslled ~ paRAdsrs,
And in court you've had many . day.
there's naught can discourage or tire you
No matter how mighty the task.
And the men stu stand round and ad
mire you:
30. ladies. what moro eaa yea askf
Evening star., 1914-08-16
The Price Boosters.

Those who sell food to the people.
the big fellows who nx the prices and
force the smaller ones who dole out
the necessities Of life in small retail
lots to follow suit. are shrewd stu
dents of the worlds affairs. They are
quick to take advantage of every little
disturbance In any remote corner to
manipulate the rates. 30 that few
extra dollars may now into their pock-
ets-or a good many extra dollars II
the people can be fooled long enough.
Is there . war scare in Dahomey?
Put UP tho price OF potatoes. Is there
q border raid by Abyssinians7 Boost
the price OF eggs. Is there an out
break OF measles among tho children
Of upper Tibet? Slap a few cents on
the price OF butter. Is there q row
between the prime ministers OF Az
ghanistan and Persia7 Push along the
price Of wheat.
These, however, are small affairs
compared with the outbreak Of a war
between all tho powers Of Europe,
What an opportunity that affords!
Aside with all consideration OF Geo.
nomic laws and such absurdtttes al
supply. and demand! Ignore the fact
that the stoppage Of transatlantic ship
ments means q suspension Of foreign
purchasing, and consequently . con-
gestion Of the American food supply
marketf Those elements have nothing
to do with the case from the point of
view OF the man who boosts priceA
Might 10 right in these matters and
logic has nothing to do with the case.
There Is the war. sent as though by
Providence. to give the price raisers
an excuse. and before anybody can
stop to reason out the situation the
rates have gone up like skyrockets.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
THE FISHERMAN.

A many men there be that 60,
Free footed, wandering to and fro
Athwart Gods open, sun-kiss ed ways,
Their hearts o'erbrimming with the praise
OF all the wilding thi;g gs taat are
Beneath the steadfast sun and star;
And foremost Of this rowing clan
l love the ardent fisherman!
He carries still within his breast
An incommunicable xest,
A fervor that may never tire,
A flame unwavering, desire
UnQuenchable as Is the dawn,
That leads him on and ever on;
And though he's fain Of spoil, at ROOT
His primal passion Is pursuit!
His pulses throb and thrill to feel
The vibrant whirring Of his reel;
Elation hlls him when he spies
Upon bis line the cleaning prize;
Yet when the sunset embers burn
Low in the twilight's purple urn,
And he has no reward to show,
Il he dark-browed and doleful7 No!
Another day, another hour,
Fortune may yield her shining shower!
Stil In his bosom b;des the lure
As nxed as 10 the cyn0sure.
II Il the striving, not the gain,
That lifts us to the loftiest plane;
The ques4 although we miss the goal.
That stays the nber Of the souli
And %, whate'sr his class or clan,
loye the ardent nShermanI
Clinton Scollard, IN Nsw Yofk Sun.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
BELGIUM, THE BATTLE-GROUND.

From the Topeka State Journal.
In days to come, the stand Of the Bel
CLANS at Liege will take its place in
song and story alongside the charge of
the Light Brigade at Balaklava-
From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
The Belgian farmer won't have to
plant cannon balls to supply the tourist
trade for some years to come.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The forts at Liege have fallen almost
as often as the Germany navy has sunk.
vrom the Buffaio Express.
Ono report says that Belgian women
poured hot water on the German soi-
disrs. who immediately ned. Evidently
these soldiers were married men.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
The War and Changes.

J+ 4. common belief that the war VIII
-.,,, .orna pronounced changes In Eu-
rone The topic Is SO large and 30 tetnp'-
,n1 Il ia leading to extravagances. Inere
ore nrophets who see all the thrones over
+bera disappear In the next quarter CEN
tnrv The appalling character OF the
present struggle will nerve anu insp..e
the people to take their analrs oirocoS
into their own hands.
Nano,eon's famous prediction. OFTEN
quoted. missed. Europe. he tnousn@
would be cossack or republican In nfty
wears. At the end OF a hundred years II
:, neither. Among the great powers
France alone is republican. after fash
ion Not even Russia is Cossack. AZ Ma
no,eon understood and used tho word. A
duma bears no relationship to Cossaek-
ism: and Russia has duma, though OF
none too substantial kind. and with its
powers very limited as compared with
those of assemblies In neighboring coun-
tries.
But we have something to consider at
home here. The war. though we are not
in It. Is working some changes on TINS
side. Waves Of the European CONFUSION
rolling In on us are leading to measures
and suggestions new In our anairs. our
people are looking to the national sov-
ernment for assistance never asked Do
fore, and which public sentiment, regard
less of past differences over governmental
questions, IL supporting. The government
ia respondinx, and the people are approv-
ing Much more may be necessary. and
If it is it will be granted
Apparently, there Is no contention any
where today that the best government Is
that which governs least. Tho demand
now Is for much and very intimate gov
ernment. and as strong as possible. 1t u
the day Of big things and grim nscess,-
ties, and all sections OF the country are
trying to catch the eye Of Uncle Sam.
The west, with no record as to state
rights. wants its cereals looked after.
while the south, for years the stronghold
of state rights, wants its cotton protected.
And from everywhere como to the ma
tional government complaints about the
rising cost Of living, and urgent requests
for relief.
Our great war between the sections
made US truly q nation. with powers
which our rapid development has steadily
increased. We are doing things not con-
templated by the fathers, because they
were not within the vision Of the fathers.
We are doing things not contemplated by
the men Of half q century ago, and Tor
the same reason. In other words, We
have been meeting emergencies as they
have arisen. and we shall continue to do
80. All that IL necessary for the preserve
ton and prosperity Of the Union 10 pos
sible under tho great charter literally
interpreted.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

from the Omaha Bee.
Poor little Belgium neither courted nor
declared war, and yet 1t has become the
storm center.
from tho Rochester Herald.
That portion Of the Belgian people
yho made SO stout q defense OF LAe8e
.re known AZ walIoons. The Walloona
ave always been hard to wallop.
rom the Kalamasoo Tsisgraph-Prss.
Evidently those Belgian warriors i've
n something besides prune juice and
weak tea.
rom shs Knunviils ssntineI
Since nearly everybody else II ON the
aove, Belgium must be standing q
Armageddon, batting for the Lord
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Amusing the visitors.

HAT exclaimed the revenue ofacer. "A
moonshine still at last
This amt no STILL" replied the noun.
taineer. That's q cider press. fixed
the place up SOS to look like q private
ticker factory an let my whiskers grow
20 as to entertain the summer boarders
They're all crazy to know how . moon.
sinner looks"
Then you were rather expecting meT
II thought maybe you'd happen around
before summer was over. Two been ad.
vertisin' fur six weeks in the county
paper"
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Statements from eminent sources that
this conflict was long ago foreseen in
dicate that some Of Americas political
economists have not been taken into the
full confidence OF those qualified to speak
with authority.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Reports from the orient show that there
are still millions of Japanese whose am
bitions do not In the least incline them
toward distributing Bordeaux mixture
and Paris green over an American truck
garden.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Business men who resent the idea Of
too much governmental supervision of
the country's commercial system are
naturally interested In the fact that tho
governmsnt Itself has seasons that re-
Quire close calculation to mako both
ends meet
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Experiments with hydro-aeroplanes will
regard the problem Of crossing the At
lantic as presenting increased dimculty
owing to conditions moro important than
the weather.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Perhaps It was unfortunate that action
In the European crisis could not be de-
layed pending an investigation by the
United States Congress.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

The scientists who are endeavoring TO
prolong life by serums and those who are
seeking to destroy 1t by military mschan-
ism may yet come to some understand
iuR.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

~ AA0DAAs' campaign a q n n
Mobile. In Tho Star of August IL, 1884.
is the following: :
"It must be some time hence ore w
have Union accounts Of our late successes
OF the harbor Of Mobile. The rebel 40
counts render 1t certain that We have car
ried tho main point Of our operations
there, 80 tar as the navy is concerned.
Thus we have taken Fort Gaines. COM
pelled tho enemy to blow up Fort Powell
and obtained positions for our blockading
vessels, actually within Mobile harbor.
which hermetically seals It against block
the ships remaining on the station that
we have been compelled to keep there
without accomplishing the object up to
this time. Three miles from the town
landings lies Dog Island bar. beyond asa
draft can proceed. The rebels have prob
ably 80 Increased the natural obstruc-
tions to navigation offered BY this Dar
az to make 1t Impossible for the lightest-
draft Union gunboats to cross It except
after protracted and severe labor In clear
ing a channel Not knowing what land
forces Gen. Candy sent to cooperate with
Commodore Farragut. speculation with
seif would be idle. II Candy was able to
send q considerable and efficient force 1t
is probable that the city is now in our
hands, as its reduction and occupation
depend on the action Of our troops.
''we, however, regard the actual occu-
nation Of Mobile as being by no means
as desirable as most of those surround
ine m seem to suppose. At present we
hold the harbor efrectualiy; Were We to
.on would be required there and much
more naval cooperation than will sufnce
merely to keep out every blockade runner.
II II be intended to send expeditions into
that quarter, then we must % take and hold ssa
Richmond papers, we seem to have
achieved ali that is desirable there just
now"
Evening star., 1914-08-16

u might have simpli.ied the transaction
II Europe had arranged to take wheat in
direct exchange for American securities
instead Of requiring gold
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Win both vast supply of grain and
demand for il In sight. the calamity
prophet cannot expect a very sympathetic
audience
Evening star., 1914-08-16

r,. Evening Star. with the sunday morning
.dition i. delivered by carriers within the city
M IS cents per month: daily only. % cents pee
month. sunday only 20 cents per month orders
NAV be sent by mall. telephone Main z449
COLLECTION is made by carrier at the end OF eeen
month.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

p.x.b,. I'm advspce-hy mail, postage prepaid:
Dsify Sunday Included. one month. 90 cents.
Daiiy' sunday excepted. one month. " cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday star. W." Se.1
Evening star., 1914-08-16

italy will be thankful II the triple
entente will agree to count two-thirds
~ . quorum.
Evening star., 1914-08-16


immense armies Of Europe have been mo-
bllised for battle.
Fighting Plague the warfare which
at New Orleans. naa,.s "v'.n w.. '0.e ae
carrying on against bubonic plague In
New Orleans has been almost lost from
sight Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the United States public health service,
reports. however. that the campaign
against bubonic plague in the southern
city il being pushed as strenuously by
the governments health officers as It was
three weeks ago. when the fight was an
important item Of news.
A corps Of ton Of the best trained COM
missioned officers and ilve assistant sur
eeons Of the public health service, who
are working under the direction Of As
s,stant Surgeon General w. c. Rucker,
apparently have the fight well in hand
Blue, there will be no let-up in the cam
paign until danger OF plague IL entirely
over and the chances for infection have
passed. Surgeon General Blue said yes
terday that much good will perhaps come
out OF the anti-plague campaign which
the government officers are now carrying
on in New Orleans. Other southern cities
are considering the adoption Of ordi-
nances aiming to put an end to the one
source Of infection-the common brown
rat
The governments public health oficers
say that even today many people under
stand little about the nature OF bubonic
plague. This plague is a disease Of rats.
and is carried by infected feas. Owing
to several erroneous statements which
have been given publication. many people
have been given to believe that bubonic
plague 10 a disease Of deas and II carried
by rats. The governments health men
say IL 10 important to understand this ma
ture of the disease. because the principal
way Of fighting the plague IL ratproofn1
and not the use OF poisons to kill neas
The campaign in New Orleans has started
other southern cities thinking about rat
proofng and means Of preventing plague
In the future, and other prominent south
ern ports are already considering anti
plague ordinances.
The ratproofng Of all buildings 10 con-
sidered the most important feature OF any
anti-plague campaign. and an ordinance
has been adopted in New. Orleans pro-
viding that all structures hereafter to be
erected shall be ratproofed. This is in
line with tho policy followed out after
the plague scare in San Francisco in 1908.
The city has also adopted ordinances
providing for the proper storage and dis
posal Of garbage and the examination and
fumigation Of all vessels coming In or
leaving the port. Ordinances relating to
keeping Of fowls have also been made
Odlcers of the public health service say
that the people of New Orleans have
given splendid support to the fedora
sanitation corps now working under the
o''e''''A - RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

The question of how to collect q tax
so that no ore will notice 1t Is one OF the
Oldest known to civilized man.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Some Of the wives and mothers who
are doing men's work In Europe have
never in their lives said q word about
votes for women.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

sonably ask Of Uncle Sam 10 to remain
neutral and raise crops
Evening star., 1914-08-16
THE BALKAN ENEMIES OF AUSTRIA

ftaly's relations with Austria-H Hun
gary are strained to the breaking point
Italy has elected to be
Kela6onS neutral In the actual war
c%r.,..s and now demands ex-
PLANTATION OF Austria's
bombardment Of the depots OF the
Italian Pugia steamship company At An
dwarf. Montenegro. Montenegro. It ID re-
called. declared war on Austria on the
7th and declared war on Germany on
the 18th. The same day Montenegro
and Servia Joined forces to invade
Bosnia. Herzegovina, destined. per-
haps. to become the nucleus Of that
great slav uprising predicted by many.
Moreover. Italy's relations with Aus
tria are interesting because OF their
ambitiona. which induced them 70 set
up In Albania = government which
must remain q puzzle even to the con-
ference At London which acted Is its
sponsor.
Montenegro. which was bombarded
at Anttvari. as we'll al the italian nag,
Is worthy Of the greatest interest be-
cause OF its heroic history and race.
Montenegro IL Yougo Slav. or Serb
which. after tho disaster at Kossovo
In 1889. due to the protection afforded
lection Of Venice and her Christian
princes, preserved her orthodox re-
ligion and her Independence.
The friendship Of Russia secured for
Montenegro In 1873 an augmentation OF
area. Nicholas / (Petrovie Njegos).
born October Z. 1S4l. and educated at
Trieste and Paris, was proclaimed
Prince OF Montenegro as successor to
his uncle. Danilo 1. August II, 1860
His daughter Helena married Victor
Emmanuel, now King Of Italy. in 1896
1900.
Montenegro's history 10 stranger than
fiction. Back to the earliest times the
Inyrians were the first occupants Of
Montenegro. Bosnia and Albania.
In $50 B. c. an invasion of the Celts
resulted IN strife with former occu.
panta The Celts founded q powerful
state on the west coast and with theil
legions. under Genthius, defied the
Romans. but finally submitted in 167
B. C. The Celt domination lasted 200
years; that OF Rome SEQ yeara With
the debris Of the Celts war consti.
tuted the vast Roman provinces OF
IQyrfa and DalmAtia.
The barbarians came In as A. d. and
the power passed from Rome to the
Ostragoths under Theodoric. The bar.
| barian power was defeated In Dali
| malta and Herzegovina In sos A. D. by
an invasion OF Avars, whose history
is vague and uncertain. Later tbs
Serb from the volga and the Don ar.
| rived and period of war foilowet
between Serb. Hungarian and Byzan.
tine.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Uln order to avoid de:ys W., on rss ..souns ssan% II
~ he addressed to any individual connected
Vim the ONCE, but simply to THE sTAh ,,.o or 70
the Editorial Business Department.
TO tenor or purpose
Evening star., 1914-08-16

There IL no sign of "a good loser" visit
BILE yet in the European situation.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

r,t.rs6 ss eecond class mail matter At the poes
once at Washington. ID. q
Evening star., 1914-08-16

business once Iffh 81. and Pennsyfvanfa Avenue
New York once: Tribune Buflding:
rnicago once: First National Bank BUILDING
European once: Regent 81. Lonoon. Ansiao'
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Huerta now has an opportunity to Sc
what real war looks like.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Wars Inconsistency.

Now men 20 forth with nrs and steel.
And pledge themselves to kill
Some other men toward whom they feel
No personal I'll will.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Art and Emotion

IAN amateur IL 4 person who does
something for the love Of 1t. isn't heT'
Yes: according to strict definition"
II Just wanted 70 know. The fellow who
plays the cornse next door sounds ~ II
hs were doing It out Of spite.'
Evening star., 1914-08-16
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHMANDNR JOHNSON.
Responsible Position,

Responsible Position.
Come on an go hshin'''
II KANT do It," replied the little eolored
boy who was sitting on q rock In the Held.
II kain't desert my post Of duty"
You all ain doin' nufiln'.''
"Yes, II. De calf broke In an done
st up de scarecrow. an nanny done
sent me out yere to take his place.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
In 1908. following the dethronenaent O
King zachariah. servia fell under tn,
yoke Of the Bull
Early Antagu01sm gars. The peopl,
.r.~-a pr,~.-o OF Zenta, o,
Avw&V OA8eAss MonfAneRrn "a

ToWard bulgerk Mone.ner,o -
fused to recognise the King of Bulgaria
and opposed to his attacks an invincible
resistance Il was the -Montenegrins'
first experience In defensive war. and It
was effective.
In 1115 one Of the grand zupans. IN
made q defensive treaty with the en-
peror at constantfnople. tho price being
the cession OF the province Of Zenta
The Montenssrfns would not accept the
domination Of the Emperor Of Byzance
Bulgaria. Indignant at the cession. the
MontenegYins continued the struggle
from lib until Ill. In this long In
terval an important event happened.
laid the bass Of servian grandeur. the
grandson Of Tckeolas. Etienne Nemania.
Since Ragusa had passed under the
domination Of the empire OF the orient
the valley Of Morava. had become the
seat Of government OF the grand supans
Of 6ervfa. It was better placed thar
Ragusa, being In the center Of Servia
and. more important, 1t marked more
monarehs hoped to extend their con-
quests.
In ITO Etienne Nemania, pront,ng by
the war between the Venetlans ana MAN.
ual Comnene. emperor Of the orient. es-
poused the cause OF the latter. The We
netians. powerful on the sea: had taken
Ragusa and threatened Dairnatia and
Zenta. Expert diplomat Nemania made q
treaty with Manuel Comnene whereby IN
exchange for his aid the emperor would
restore Zenta to Servia. Confronted with
this alliance the yenetians treated for
peace and restored Raousa. which was
e.tablished as an Independent republic
and 20 remained until the END or the
eivhteerfh century.
The respective situations Of zenta and
servia underwent profound modifica-
ton The reconcuered province formed
a particular government which. with
servia, became the appanage Of princes
OF the royal house Of Servia. The empire
Of the cxars Of servia was federal em-
pire and from the commencement the
spirit of particularism dominated In Zenta
more perhaps than in the other provinces
Of the monarchy. 1t was the principal
cause of the rapid fall Of the Serb en-
Evening star., 1914-08-16

polite way OF intimatins that he lAcka
common sense.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
A Considerable Difference.

Whats wheat worth nowr'
''It all depends" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. ''on whether you're raisin' It OF
usin' It fur food"
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Two Groups
Of Slavs.

1sAScle, tnat II TO say, the
Montenegro and Herzegovina Of today.
Their chiefs Or grand supans. named by
an assembly Of ordinary xupans. chose
Rausica. the R1gusa OF the present as
the seat Of government. All Of this oc-
CURED In 900 AID.
Montenegro thus early was the cradle Of
the Serb kingdom. Bosnians came three
centuries later and established themselves
In the valley OF the Morava, pushing
their conquest to the Danube and to
Macedonia
Montenegro was then known az Zenta,
and extended from RAgusa to Dusaxxo,
the present capital Of Albania
Established near the center Of the pow-
er Of the grand zupans the Zenta be-
came their chief auxiitaries, their most
devoted and valiant soldiers. The Zenta
represented the Serb type in all its pur-
ity. They were most distinguishe in the
long wars that the first Servian princes
sustained In the eleventh century against
the kings Of Bulgaria and In which the
Serbs were triumphant Unfortunately
the face Of things changed under Was
timir. his son and their sueeese0rs The
King Simera Of Bulgaria, ailying him
self to tho emperor Of the orient. in
fiicted series Of defeats upon the Serbs.
In this bit Of history Of the past there
may be read the latest reAson-tendencies
rather-of the treachery Of the Bulgars
toward Servia and Greece, their allies in
1919.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

The European war has brought about
sudden change in the International tram,
Evening star., 1914-08-16

tn. Evening star Mswspapsr Company
Evening star., 1914-08-16

During the past two weeks. while tn
immense armies Of Europe have been mo
Evening star., 1914-08-16

As soon as there were prospects OF
European war. inquiries began to com