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Evening star., 1914-02-15
MILITARY MISSION
TO TURKEY FAILS
Germans Concede That Their
Diplomacy Has Been
UnavaiIing.
GEN. SANDERS is MADE
MARSHAL BY THE PORTE
Will Not Have Full Command. and
New Title Is Believed
Ornamental.
special Correspondence Of Tie star.

BERLIN, February :. 1914.
Cen. l-iman Won Sanders has been
made a Turkish marshal. and German
diplomacy has been out-marshaled. nc
cordins TO the popular view which Ger
mans take of their military mission to
Turkey.
There Was n general feeling Of salts
faction when Turkey approached the Ger
man government last October with re-
quest for German officers TO reorganize
the Turkish ottoman army. The defeat
III the a'kan war of the troops trained
by Gen Won dor GoItz. it was felt. was
in no way a reflection on German mill
tary methods. since voa der Goltz ard
the officers under him had been limited to
purely advisory and instructional func-
tons. without being given actual COM
lnand of troops. and til" Turks neither
:'bSorbed the Instructions nor followed
the advice Tho officers OF the new mis-
sion We're 10 take actual command of the
troops in one corps. train the men gust AS
German soldiers are trained. and he given
full responsibility for results. \ iive-year
contract WAS signed. and December 5
Gen. Lilnan von Sanders and a corps of
assistants were received by the emperor
at Potslam and hidden godspeed.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Love of Flowers.

From The Philadelphia ledger.
Is there triie woman who is not fond
OF flowers: She may rot be able 10
afford tie luxury Of winter green
house with elaborate heating devices. II
may b. that she has only window
box OF vines o. GeraniumS. Tho has
not seen, in tenemenIs perhaps. tin can
,ercled like a bird upon the window-sill.
uttering like the winged messenger its
own song "f beauty and of good cheer
70 ali who are within? What more whole
some mission can there ne than that
which brings flowers 10 those who are
too poor to have them otherwise, and
who is a more welcome missionary than
she who brightens drab and sordid lives
with the fragrant lovelincss of seasonable
blossoms She who lives among flowers
and loves them, unconsciouSiy takes into
her own life and character something
of the beauty that she cherishes in them.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
The Real Trouble.


F.-e crusade Is the BISHOPS against IN
ascDrlety on tHc stag seems TO have
o"c.- .,idc-;r;re-.d 5s tHe problem: Are
@ecforjG,= animals trained by crun!ty:
Some people " might he supposed to
:,1or declare tha, the animals are III
scated. put the trainers are. naturally
acu2il. - Pared T. 20 10 the stake
t1iet ti4.,y admit it,
" FREQ 'iiunet1- the famous SHOW
s:. %'lo declares that ,pero is 10 cruel
IL, ojr.d in the training Of performing
i:Faais. tells IN arau<jIs story Of til.
Son s4.G tae lamb tina; lord George
larger trsiu.G 80 appear together.
Vh*ft t,e =a." ~ In" old Snowman :
fl t.aescric toel. i,,aee the two animals
,re p1r 1.g together .ad v.re boush,
~ Mr.. emmett. thogeh 10y this time the
.auh TO say t4t least "f i. MAS get
;.g rather eIaeTiE \ frw DAYS after
ti.s sale ar acquaintance. asked Nr. ,iiIt-
..ett how the u8ppv Iitr were getting on.
and y they werc stiu fliIliil,g the Bible
frra~e a1a.st --INinG down tus,ti..r.
I wish iii never seen them said Mr.
ti'unett ;,loonliIy
Way asked the other is he say
Age
Savase ISN'T the word for it" replied
y GilIi,tt-
'sBus. remarked his friend Il 5noug t
ue looked such a mild od ion
Lon" interrupted Mr emmett. '.iio,.
ae bowed. Its the lamb I mean lie
butts Il.e hatterlng ram
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Offending Official Beheaded.

Tne report mas come from the Interior
Official VINO attempted To deceive the GEN.
tral government as to the death of Gen.
iIwang-Liang has been beheaded- Hwans-
Lang is the brisand cnietta!n who. dur
ing The auti-Manchu revolt, proclaimed
himself the sixteenth emperor Of the
Nings." the pre-Manehu dynasty. and
no recently drove a number of American
missionaries out OF the interior Of the
Fukiea province. The American legation
Was soon afterward Informed that the
brigand leader has suddenly ceased to
exi T.. hut announcement is made in 4
Sha: .hai dispatch that the coftin sup
postdly containing the body Of the en-
rrror'' had been found tilleG with rub
bsn
The object of the trick may have been
70 obtain reward or to escapt the difficult
and dangerous TASK OF capturing or killing
tl.. olItL.W Chimes. bricandS are not
easy 70 cs,tci. The rural pu ice system j.
Very feeble. especially at this time OF
transition from one form OF government
10 another. When hard pressed by so
6ierS the outlaws vanish into fastneSses
easy to defend, or disappear among tae
country people. who are made 10 holG
tfaIr Tongues by threats of terrible ven
eea4cc. # is said THAT the followers OF
White Wolf in HoEau Secrete their arms
;tna lsty aside their fna otnes and be
culGe. To all appearances. ragged farmers
a:d VII ayers when eNpediency demands
IT < ANNOUNCED that Si".s", which is an
fsred Sor t7e capture or death Of this
1t.-ts
Evening star., 1914-02-15

pass a single parliament in Europe.
American women. ss wives. would not.
and do not submit to a condition that
gives them second place to some mis-
tress, as is SO common among the bet
ter class in most of Europe. Hence
divorce, Tile senator quotes statistics
freely tho doubt correctly, but he ia Is to
give other facts, some of which | have
stated. He does not tell the whole story.
This is Ibeling his own country. The
American people deserve praise. not con-
demnaton at least fair comparisons.
The fact that there are few divorces in
any country is not proof of its high
standard in social morals: il may be just
the opposite. But one fact becomes very
evident to every Informed and observ-
ing American today, that denial of di-
Vorce for any cause in this country
would AT once occasion a deluge of
crime, now. happily. largely unknown
But ii the senator got his amendment
it would most ingloriousiy fail to accom-
plish what he 50 ardently claims for it.
Granting that divorce is undesirable, it
Is only one OF a class of evils which re-
suit in an attempt to cure worse evils
No one goes to the divorce court from
choice: q sense OF duty bordering on
despair is the usual experience.
We are now in the grip of economic
conditions unknown fifty years ago. our
increase of divorce has grown up under
republican control of the general govern
others are Indifferent, to the alarming
nature Of the change. Divorce is largely
one symptom of many ills, due to these
changing conditions. Most top-loft Iy
saddle the blame upon the unfortu-
nate sufferers who are usually least to
blame. They are victims, Drastic laws
can only make matters worse until eco
nomic conditions are met and satisfied.
Divorce is a warning which only i.no-
rant or stupidity can misunderstood. The
Old order is changing with confusing
rapidity. To meet our modern demands
We must go forward, not back for legis-
lative remedies. The measure proposed
does not take into consideration the
changing conditions. To enforce such a
law would subject to civil tyranny that
very portion of our people unhapp:ly al
ready the victims of oppression and
misfortune. 1t does not accord with the
needs and impulses OF "a scientific and
liberal age and will never be adopted by
the considerate American people.
JAMES HUGH KELLEY
Evening star., 1914-02-15
True Heroisn.
From London Tit Bits.

From London 1i'B!ts.
Every one in the hotel smoking root1
with one exception. had been loldin7
forth on his own personal bravery and
presence OF mind. t.veryiody WIKI III.
same exception. had r"counted at Icss,
one hair-raising episode in which lie r@-
ured the embodiment Of cool cpurs-.
At last the silent exception was As
if he had never had cause to exert rs
presence of mind.
Only once" he replied, yawnin.
had dropped into 4 circus to pass sHat =
couple Of hours. II Was bright liitle
show. and the performing elephants were
particularly wonderful
Suddenly there Was 4 shriek from the
women Th. biggest elephant had -.
capped from his keeper and was mal.ns
for the most crowded part of Tho ten
where J happened To be sitting, t.. HE
way. There was a stampede of frieht
ed peop g. The shrirllS of women am.
children iilled the air; strong ni..n fliilteu
and :fandemonium rc:sncd supreme
ii'e silent ones listeners ga>poi
But am proud to say" continued tit4
s.,.t.enl.ln. 'that | kept my head au,l ri
consequence. ESCAPED hurt
What on earth did YOU do?" Soul.-
body asked
4? Oh. Just kept on running behind
the elephant
Evening star., 1914-02-15
UNCLE SAM PREPARES
RECIPES FOR WOMEN
describes Various Goodies That Can
Be Made From
Cornmeal.

The peculiar consistency of cornmeal.
which is a disadvantage under some cir
cumsta9ces. Is an advantage in making
griddlecakes or wafties. for il renders
them very tender Among the recipes
which = rev farmers bulletin NO 56Jj
of the Department of Agriculture recon-
iuends are tho following:
Cernmeal pancak"s.-Two c2ps -four.
oue-half cup cornmcal. one and one-half
tablespoons baking powder. one and one
half teaspoons salt, one-third cup sugar.
one and one-hstif cups boiling water. one
and oue-tiuarter cups milk. one egg. Add
Meal to boiling water and boil five min
ut.s: turn into bowl. add milk and re-
mining dry ingredients mixed and sift-
! ed, then the egg well beaten, and butter.
Cook on ii CREASED griddie.
CornmeaI ard wheat Waftlcs.-ouc and
one-half cups water. one-haif cup white
| co-umeal. one and onc-haif cups milk,
| three cups nouT, three tablespoons sugar,
one and orc-quartcr tablespoons baking
powder one and onc-haIf teaspoons salt.
yoIks Of two eggs. whites of two eggs,
t1so To aolespuons melted hutter. Cook the
| ue;.l in boiling water ~ minutes; add
milk, dry ingredients mixed and sifted.
yolks of eggs well beaten, butter and
whites of .Ggs beaten stiff. Cook on a
creased waffle iron
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Protests Registered.

Before the mission reached Constanu-
nopIe protests We're raised at London. st.
Petersburg and Paris against giving a
German officer command of the troops in
Constantinoplc the Pretorian Guard
which can make aad uninahc saltans ana
parliafnents and dictate the policy of the
empire. The ambassadors of the three
powers had friendly conversations with
the porte, but without results. Gen. Ii
man Won Sanders reached the Turkish
capital December II. and on the follow
ing day assumed command OF the lst
Army Corps. Assurances by the porte
that he would have no authority over the
fortications controlling the Bosporus
and DardaneIlus did not appease the gov
ernments that saw in the affair dam
serous sphere of influence for Germany.
The purse strings at Paris. when Tur sey
wished 10 negotiate a new loan. We're
tightened and effective financial pressure
WAS applied.
= few days later Enver Pasha became
minister of war. Gen. Won Sanders was
removed from the. command of the 1St
Corps and created a marshal. Just what
his powers are in this new post is not
definitely known, but there is a belief in
Berlin that they are mainly ornamental,
and there is. a general tendency to Con-
sider that the hopes based on the mis-
sion have been shattered.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Better Babies.
F.om the Boston Post.


This is the first. or at least the essen
tiai. requirement of the associations fo
the propagation of eueenics in our moo
ern society. The next generation is IL
be provided for by the proper regulation
OF productive Unions in th. present The
oretlcally II is nnasssiilabl@. The best
parents should produce the best children.
But how does It happen when left 10 in
dlTidual fancy? In few OF our New
England families the descent from fatf..i.
TO son. to grandson and even TO later
generations. has been conspicuous os
character and of ability. In no otbee
section of the country has this hereditary
faculty been SO notably transmitted
But does the theory of eugenics widely
prevail today? What of the future of oii-
vastly complicated population? In Jersev
city last week there was a contest for j,
prize for the best" child The success
ful competitor. passed by the judges a.
100 per cent perfect. WAS IA waif an ahan
doned infant, cared for BY the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children
What of breeding and of environment >
The next generation may cxempliry th..
resources of human development beyond
what We now know OF science. art. cul-
ture. wealth and all the comforts OF civi-
lization.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
UNCRowNED KINGS.
Men and Women Who Are Monarchs
of Small Domains.
rom I.oudon Tt:-Ri,s

From London Tit-Bts.
Apart from the fact that he was the
most successful chocolate manufacturer
in the world, NJ. Henri Menier. who died
recently, had another claim to distinc-
ton. He was monarch of Anticosti. an
island in the mouth of the ST. Lawrence
10 miles long by fifty miles broad, which
he purchased in 1886 for 5..225ot1. NJ
Menier's object in purchasing the island
was to transform it into the biggest pri-
vate game preserve in the world. He
had it stocked with all sorts of animals.
and had two armed steamers 10 protect
the island and its fisheries.
Anticosti. however is bat u small
island kingdom when compared with
some of those scattered around the
shores of the United Kingdom which are
owned and reigned over by private iIdi-
viduals. Lewis. in the Outer Hebrides
whose present ruler is Maj. Matheson,
boasts of AT area of i3I.22f acres and ii
population of nearly 3o.oD people. In
deed, it is the largest island in the
United Kingdom next 10 Ire and ON
l its extensive noors and forest land the
red deer still roam. while its mag
nitcent lochs are unequaled for tishins.
1t is In northern waters, too, that Arran
| is situated, an interesting island king dom
regned over by the beautiful Mar
; chioness OF Graham, wife Of the son and
heir of the Duke of Montrosc. over :',to
people mhaDit the island. which is some
nineteen miles long and ten and a half
miles broad, with an area of l6S square
miles.
The Marquis Of Butte lords il over a
kingdom-thc island of Butte, i'll the Firth
Of C'yde, forty-iine square miles in .N-
L 900 souls. while not far away is the
beautiful island of lslaN. now governed
by Mr.. Hugh Morrison. brotiier-in-law Of
Lord Granville. THIS island has Il length
of twenty five and a half miles, and d
breadth of nineteen miles. The popula-
ton. which numbers 1.Eo people. are
husi ENGAGED in such industries as
dairy farming. stock raising and VIII SKY
distilaton.
A few years ago Lord Strathcona pur-
chased from the heirs of Sir John Me-
Nell the island of Coionsay. which is
eight miles long and from and a
half to three miles in width. while the
island of Rum. Rhum, is reened over
by Sir John Buloush. on the latter
island are some of the finest herds. and
it provides some of the best shooting in
with every variety Of game. which is
Zealously guarded by its owner.
In the outer Hehrdes is another island
kingdom. the island of North list he
longing to Sir Arthur j. Campbell-Ord.
who served with great distinction in The
South African war. 1t has an area of
coo acres and a population of nearly
1000. No one can land or reside upon
the island without the owners perinis-
sion. while it is also free from taxation
or. rather. no rates or taxes can be
levied without the consent of the ruler
1t is well known that the island of
I.lndy in the Bristol channel, is owned
by Rev. H. C. Heaven. who became Gu
rate there In 1861 Just over seventy
wears ago the island passed by pure haSe
into the hands of the Heaven family, the
price paid being G9,S1O.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Strikes Popular Note.

President Yuan Snih-kai seems 10 have
struel. :, popular note in MS now ceie-
bra;ed antisanb!ins mandate. The
SheHpao. an independsnt paper Of Shang-
hai, praiSilg the stand taken by the gov
araEarrl in tt.js and other matters OF
social and political Importance. SAYS:
Without ;iTst graduating the evil habit
q: Gamh ing in PeRlne, il would he futile
10 discuss pol;tics ~ reforms. What the
government las dome was bat what we
"Nps.Hted Il 10 do. otherwise il would have
lost III staadinE :roun,. y
Evening star., 1914-02-15
What He Did.

From peersou's Weekly.
When Sir Beauchamp was appointed TO
his first post in India one of his subordi-
mates, who did not know him tried TO lind
out from a brother officer what sort of
man they would have to deal with. The
dialogue went something like this:
Does he piay bridge much
Not much.
billiards, maybe"
Nothing TO speak Of
Amy good at chess?
He plays badly
Does ha 50 in for any outdoor sports?
..At long intervals.
Then what on earth does he do?"
asked tho bewildered man finally.
The rarest thing possible" snapped
the other. he works.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Brain Exercise.

J -N'l London Eit-Kits-
There has been serious trouble IN a
certain school. one of the teachers said
BE- was no believer in the old hack
iseyed system of teaching.
What Is wanted" said he, is some
tninc which viii make the children
think and reason for themselves Mere
chunicaIT
III accordance with his idea. he gave
ltis pupils 100 questions. of which the
following is q specimen:
What is il that can go UP a spout
down. but cannut go down a spout u1,oF'
The brain-fevcr hospitals there
.-hnuts were fun of children for weeks
aitfrward. and the teacher was dis
missed without a character. YET the
answer to tho riddle was very simple:
An umbrella
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Extensive War Game.

1t will be imagined during the present
month that Great Britain is ;It war and
in danger of having supplies cut on.
All the officers and b.u-jacH.ts OF the
home fleets will picture tn" great tra1o
route of the north Atlantic ocean w
jeopardy. and all of the bigger warsutps
will steam 10 sea for protection OF Lait-
ish commerce..
The forces will be under command a.
Admiral Sir George A. callaghan "n
board the flagship DreadnouSlt. Thr
ships are already beng assembled ~
the coast of Spain in preparation for H.
maneuvers. and an independent natiIe
squadron is being dispatched 10 the Medi-
terraEean.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
MICE ARE RESTING;
IN SCORN Of CAT
English Suffragettes Declare
MiIitancy Is to Be More
Aggressive.
TWO NEW BATTLESHlPS
ARE TO BE SMALLER
Admiralty Said to Believe Recent
Vessels Are Too Large to
Be Practical.
LoNpoN. rcbrua-, !. II,

=
Next TO tho home rslc question ;ue
most absorbing problem 70 he faced :
parliament concerns the attitude of tNr
militant sufrragcttos Supporters - ~,
government declare that recent ina,tivi'
Of the survagettes indicates that the ''ca'
and mouse act has accomplished fas
more than its most sauct!ine dc:cndets
ever expected an dthat there is little -
fear this car. on the other hand, IL"
miiitants declare that the prcNaifin-
quiet has only been a lill before rho
storm and that their apparent s'Ihmis.ios'
TO the hated act Was deliberately planned
to give the mice an opportunty ia re-
coup their forces for a campaign Hhiri'
will make all their former battles WIN
the government seem comparatively n
significant.
According 10 figures supplied ~ tN"
home Office, only forty-eisht suffrage To-
have been imprisoned in England and
Wales since the cat ana mouse" a.
was passed nine months ago. as compared
with 40 snffragetto prisoners during
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Knowing What You Think.
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
A girl said to her mother: The trouble
with me is. mother. l don't know wha,
1 think" What she meant was that.
while she had plenty of feelings and
sentiments, she had few positive opinions
She knew what she liked in music
or in art, but II you asked her why she
liked it she could not begin to tell you.
And she was never sure that she was
right. She timidly stood ready at all
times to admit that she was wrong and
to take back what she had said
We ought to know what our own ideas
are about the larger issues of life: we
should have clear-cut, definite opinions
there. In matters of taste or feeling it
does not make so much difference. We
can enjoy without being critical, we
can appreciate without analysis
But when it comes to the black-and-
white of right or wrong, we ought to
know what We think, and why.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Nutritious Puddings.

There is also a large variety OF popu-
lar. and very nutritious puddings that
may be made with cornueai although
rice Is probably more Frequently used.
The Departments experts in nutrition
suggest that the housewife try these:
Indian puddins.-live cups milk. one
third cup cornmeal one-half cup mo-
lasses. one teaspoon salt. one teaspoon
ginger. Cook milk and meal in double
boiler twetty minutes; add molasscs,
sat ana ginger; pour into buttered pudd-
ing dish ana lake two hours in Slow
oven; serve with cream.
Women interested in cooking recipes,
and most women arc no doubt, will APP
rrec!ate u new bl, etin just issued by
the Department Of Agriculture on the
uses of ccrumeal i'll the diet. This is
one of the series of nutrition investigation
bulletins Of which several million al
ready have been distributed Some of
the recipes are given ia full. The bull
letin says il part
Cornmeal and Fig PuddinS.-One cup
corrineal. one cilp molasses, six cups milk
tor four of milk and two of cream, one
cup finely chopped figs. two eggs. one
teaspoon salt. Cook tile cornmeaI with
four curs OF the milk, add the nss and
salt. When the mixture is cool, add the
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Historical Light Shed.

Those still i'll pursuit of historical side
lights to the Zaborn affair have discov-
cred that King Frederick William III. on
whose order of 1870 the recent acquittal
of Col. von Reuter-. charged with military
dictatorship at Zaborn. was based. had
many wears before issued quite contrary
orders. in :, circular issued by Freder-
ick William January l. 11:9 more than
leo years ago. ne wrote follows:
Il have been compelled to note. with
great displeasure. how officers. and espe-
cially young officers, are disposed To claim
that their calling gives them privileges
above the civilians. shall know how To
see that due respect is given to the mem
berS OF the army where necessary-that
is. on the field of battle. where it is their
duty to defend their fellow1citizens with
their lives But beyond this no soldier,
no matter what his rank or standing.
shall permit himself TO misuse one of my
citizens 1t is they. not |. who support
the army. and this army, whose command
is intrusted to ME. receives It's daily
bread from them. Arrest. cashiering and
the death penalty Will be the conse-
quences which every person disregarding
this order may expect from my relentless
severity :
Evening star., 1914-02-15

depths young ghost Lady
will at rs
way has-hndng there
smiling girl. Oh a smiling girlso folks will
any says the he
smile. So fol are
Of
pretty jolly
Iaaug wrinkles don't for
adi be a smi BRINkI.EY.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
No Time for It.


Timekeeper arranging starts for golf
tournamenD-Namc, please.
Golfer-M. de EaImont
Timekceper-Tuts mon. We Gamma bother
oorselves wi names like that here. Yen
start al nine-thirty the rnorn's mornin' to
the name O. Mcpherson.
Evening star., 1914-02-15

lines { came that
is car not
They're
10 lie often
middle cleared
have off
yellow works-
canp % ID smile
Into is-into TOMORROW Every You look