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to fool all four at the same time
did ever poor little Rabbit have
such a task before?
After he had rested and quite got
his breath, Peter began to look around
to see just what kind of a place the
old brush pile was. He saw right
away that just SO long an he stayed
brush was SO thick that Reddy Fox
could never crawl under It,, though
he tried his hardest while he. Peter,
being SO much smaller could get
about without much trouble.
ITS a regular CASTLE" thought Pc
Now Peter didn't know much about
castles. If he had he would have eX-
pected to find somewhere a secret
passage. All castles, you know. have
supposed to. But Peter didn't know
this and SO when he came to an old
stump right in the middle of the
brush pile and between the roots of
it found a hole he was surprised.
But he was Just as much pleased as
some of the leaves and sticks that
filled the doorway and went in. There
was long hall, which was very dark.
and Peter knew by the smell that 1t
had not been used by any one for a
very long time.
IT'S an old house made by one of
Johnny Chuck's relatives" thought
Peter. Il wonder if there is good
bedroom where I can take nap"
He kept on down the long hall and
sure enough presently came to a snug
bedroom. He was just about 10 make
himself comfortable for a nap when
he noticed another hall.
II wonder where this goes to-
thought Peter. Il believe TIL find out"
So very carefully Peter crept along
the other hall 1t was very muef,
longer than the first one. By and by
he saw little daylight ahead and
knew he was nearly to a doorway.
Like the first doorway. this one was
partly closed with dead leaves and
sticks. Peter peeped out between
them. Then his heart gave a great
jump. That doorway wasn't under the
old brush pile at all. 1t was almost un-
der the very tree in which sat Red
tail the Hawk keeping watch. and
it was very nearly hidden by little
hemlock tree growing close by. Pc
ter chuckled. a still little chuckle.
that no one should hear. Then he
stretched himself out to watch and
wait. When the black shadows be-
gan to creep through the Green For
est Redtail few away to get Hoo.y
the Owl to take his place, for, you
know. Redtail cannot see at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
How Peter Rabbit Got Away.

When you're in trouble don't give up
Despair's q foolish habit.
Make up your mind there's some way out;
Remember Peter Rabbit
Surely no one was ever in a tighter
place than was Peter Rabbit when
Reddy Fox chased him under the
brush pile in the Green Forest and
then Old Man Coyote and Granny
Fox and Reddy Fox and Redtail the
Hawk watched all the rest Of the
long day for him to come out. He
couldn't stay there forever. because.
you know, there was nothing to eat
and Peter. like most folks. just has
to eat. But Peter has a great deal of
wisdom in his funny little head. even
of he does sometimes do very foolish
things. and one of the wisest things
that Peter does is never to give up
hope. No matter how bad things
may look for him Peter always feels
sure that he will find a way out, and
that, you know. is the very best way
In the world to look at things.
So when Peter crawled under that
pile of brush and SO escaped Reddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
THE BRITISH CRISIS.
V.-The House of Com
mons.
By Frederic J. Haskin.


LONDON. May The house Of COM
mons conducts the government Of the
United Kingdom. end. indeed. of the
British Empire, through a committee OF
Its majority faction. this committee
being known as the cabinet, OF the gov
eminent, and presided over by the
prime minister. This cabinet is always
selected and controlled by the majority
OF tho commons, but it may have, and
always does have, few members who
are peers and who sit in the house of
lords. Sometimes the premier himself
60 ,... 80 -. &, ~. 80, ~. u,
peer a"o Sue III inc ioios' po' ~
thae event. as IN all others. ne depends
for his power and position on the will
Of the majority of the commons. When
e,,er ~. o.t,,,.@ :. d.,.a+.a 4, ~. o,,,-
'''e oAo'noe - ue1ea'eu iA .ho .on'-
mons or wnen the commons repuoiates
1t by vote Of censure. then the cabi-
net restsns and the opposition party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

II WONDER WHERE THIS GOES
TO?" THOUGHT PETER. II BE-
LIEVE I'LL FIND OUT
Fox. his first thought was one of
thankfulness. He didn't know how
he was ever going to get back to
the dear Old Briar Patch. but he was
safe so long as he stayed where he was,
and he was very thankful for that.
AS he squatted there painting for
breath. for he had quite lost it in
lodging Reddy Fox. he heard Old
Man Coyote, Reddy and Granny Fox
and Redtail the Hawk planning how
they would hide where each could
watch one side of the old brush pile.
He couldn't hear all the plan, but he
heard enough to know that it
wouldn't be safe for him to put his
nose outside for a long. long time. It
was bad enough to have to foo lahy
one of those sharp-eyed enemies, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
Easy Victory for Rockville.
ASKS $4,000 FOR THRIFT.
Senator Clapp Wants World Con-
gress Held at San Francisco.

The American Society for Thrift, in
order to encourage thriftiness. is planning
to spend $4,000 In one lump. The idea,
according to the terms of bill presented
by Senator Clapp. is to have the United
States government ask the other nations
of the world to participate in an interna-
San Francisco during 1915. The $50 600
is asked to defray the expenses Of the
congress.
The theory OF thrift society is that
habits of thrift. so that in the end the
national extravaganza will be checked
1t is the belief of the society that the
congress would be the starting place for
lessons in thrift and economy for the
whole world. and that the expenditure
of $4,000 now would result in the saving
of millions in the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

at Cambridge. Md. yesterday. Mr.. Kraft.
who was alone in the house, narrowly
escaped.
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Parallel Found
in u. s. Politics

Parallel Found lean history. When
in o. s. Politics. whie party died in
the south and after the war the demo-
cratic party became supreme there. an
occasional democratic leader would OPP
pose the popular tariff policy Of his
party and favor protection. Nine times
out of ten his neighbors who did not
agree with him on the tariff would point
out that it was his old whiggery assert
ing itself in the form Of protectionism.
If in the British house of commons
there were but two parties. the descend
ants of the old wings and tories. there
is not the least doubt but that a COM
promise might be arranged even in the
present heat and anger. But this is not
true.
There are the Irish nationalists. and
they are implacable And. more impor-
tant. there are the labor party members.
Nobody knows better than the leaders of
the two old parties that these laborites
represent even less power on the floor
of the house than they can control at the
polling places.
1t is the attitude of the labor party to-
ward the army, toward this radical strug-
gle between classes and masses, toward
the king, that makes the present political
situation potentially the most important
that Britain has ever known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

Then very. very carefully Peter pulled
aside the leaves and sticks and tip
toed out. taking care not to make the
teeniest weeniest sound. AS soon AS
he dared he began to run, lipperty
|lipperty-lip, and soon was we'll on his
way to the dear Old Rriar Patch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
The Demagogue Defined.
rom the woman's Jou

From the Woman's Journal.
Father said a small boy, what is a
demagogue?'
"A demagogue. my son, Is man who
can rock the boat himself and persuade
everybody that there's a terrible storm
at sea"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
Gladstone Had
Large Majority.

Large Majority. had won but one
er but six years in twenty-eight. The
Irish nationalist party had first appeared
as a separate group in 1874, with fifty
six members. When the franchise was
democratized in the early sos this group
speedily increased to eighty-two and 1t
has ever since stood at from eighty to
eighty -dve-insisting In season and out of
season on. home rule for ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone, in 1886. became a con-
vert to home rule. There were those who
said then that the great light which
broke upon him was accompanied by the
knowledge that the eighty-two Irish ma
tionalists in that parliament. by combin-
ing with the opposition. would reduce his
majority to an unavoidable and negligible
quantity; just as he had been overthrow
by that same Irish-tory coalition a year
earlier.
So he introduced his home rule bill.
Ninety-three Of his liberal associates, led
by no less a man that Joseph Chamber
lain. deserted the Gladstone banner and
voted with the conservatives against
home rule. not only defeating the bill.
ment
AAS Observation-Disclosures OfRan1Ze0 new
party. which they called the liberal
union party" protesting devotion to the
ancient doctrine of the liberal party, but
stoutly maintaining the cause Of the
continued union between Ireland and
England. But in practice the liberal
untonists and the conservatives formed
so close a union that they soon became
practically one party. When Mr.. Cham
berlain at last adopted the propaganda
OF tariff reform. which means tariff pro-
lection in England, as against the an
Client liberal doctrine Of free trade, the
liberal unionists lost every distinguish
ing Characteristic. The conservatives
continue their organization and party
name, but since 1893. when they resisted
with the liberal unionists the second
Gladstone home rule bill, which passed
the commons. the two groups have been
commonly known by the name of union
lists; Now that the Irish question is
again acute. the name "unionist' is uni
versally used. That is, of course, by
themselves. The liberals quite as often
call them by the historic name of
tory" So while there is a technical
coalition on the opposition benches of
conservatives and liberal unionists. they
are all practically members of one
party. That there are sharp fractional
to another story.
On the government side the situation
Is much more complicated. The gov
eminent has to rely not only on the
Irish nationalist party, but also on the
labor party. The ministry is a coalition
liberal labor cabinet. The Irish have
no place in the cabinet because their
party has never permitted one of its
members to be tempted by the lure of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
Not Heavy Eaters.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
They say he isn't able to provide reg
ular meals for his Wife
Fortunately they both have the arts
tic temperament"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

The May day festival Of the State Nor
NAL School at Fredericksburg, Va. took
place at the college Saturday. Miss Janet
La Crosse was queen Of May and Miss
JAMIE Graves maid of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
TAFT URGES PUBLIC 1
TO uphold WILSON.
Praises Presidents Efforts to
Find Peaceful Solution of
Mexican Problem.
LITTLE HOPE MEDIATION
WILL END TROUBLE NOW
Thinks Administration Did Wrong
in Aiding Constitutionalists.
Advises Against War.

NEW YORK. Nay 1s.-william H.
Taf: gave his views on the Mexican
situation yesterday in an address at
the Free Synagogue's celebration Of
Peace Sunday. While the former
President expressed little hope that
the pending mediation conference
would accomplish it's immediate pur-
pose. he declared the mediation offer
and tho United States acceptance was
an important step toward the future
peaceful settlement of international
difficulties in the western hemisphere,
President be upheld in his efforts to
find peace.
The former President asserted that
there was no popular pressure for
military policy which the administra-
ton cannot resist. He said that the
people were determined to do their
duty, even should that duty involve
war. But for war, he added, the peo-
pie at present have little enthusiasm.
Mr.. Taft criticised the Wilson ad-
ministration for aid which, he said.
the administration had given to the
Mexican constitutionalists.
1T is my judgment" said he. that
if, in our course toward Mexico dur
ing the past year. we had not exerted
such direct influence as we have to
aid one of the contending parties. we
should not now be so near general In
Prevention and war"
Mr.. Taft took the place today of
Secretary of State Bryan, whose du-
ties at Washington prevented him
from fulfilling an engagement to adj
dress the congregation on 'Interna-
tional Peace Oscar Straus also
spoke. He pointed out that the Rus
sian-Japanese war was settled through
mediation and that interference by
an outside power in an international
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18

This survival is curiously akin to one
that was the same In name II not in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
Daniels to. Speak at Charlotte NJ. C.

Secretary Daniels has gone to Charlotte.
N. c.. where today he will deliver an
address on 1.-THE Scholar in Politics. AT
the commencement exercises OF Davidson
College, where President Wilson once
was a student. In the evening he will
speak at the graduating exercises Of the
Charlotte public schools. Tomorrow night
he will speak at the commencement ex-
ercises of the College of Charleston, s. c.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-14
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{. Any person or persons having posses
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IN lieu thereof.
THE LoMNDEs SAVING BANK AND
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BY Geo. z. Duncan. Treasurer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-14
And Scale Of Wages to Be De-
ternined at Conference to
Open Tomorrow.

PTTTSBURG, Pa. Sept. Re-
gardfng the probable opening date OF
The window glass working season, the
,Glassworker says:
AZ great amount Of interest centers
around the window glass wage con-
ference which is to be held in Cleve-
land Tuesday and the trade in gener-
al is anxfously awaiting the an.
nouncemenf of definite date for re-
sumption as well as. the terms of set
Element for the coming blast. It is
the consensus Of opinion that the
workers Will be granted an advances
IN. wages, but opinions diner as TO
the date OF general resumption. some
holding that October IL will be
agreed upon, while the majority be-
Iieye that the conference will decide
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-14
DOMESTIC WINDOW
CLASS FIELD CLEAR

fetal map will give you exactly the
information you are looking for. g
everything is fully covered. from the
Rock Of Gibraltar to the Ural noun
tains.
Educational charts are attached g g
the map proper and these show lne
fortified towns. naval area. big bat.
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aerial fleets and a wealth Of infor-
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All you need to do to get one g
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distribution begins today and readers
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vantage of this great offer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-14
For American Factories Now
That War Has Cut Off Old
Country lInportations.

PTTTSBURG. Pa. Sept The
Giassworker contains the following
review Of the window glass situation:
window glass men, as rule. are
imbued with plenty of optimism these
days. The stocks of glass carried Dy
the Individual manufacturers are
|dwindling at rapid rate and it now.
looks like the blast of 1914-1915.
viii be started with a cleaner slate
than for many years past INQUIRIES
have been received In good yoluma
during the week indicating that there
rs a general movement throughout
the country to: lay. In a supply OF
glass to take the place of stocks that
have been greatly depleted during
the summer months.
According to prominent WINDOW
glass man quite a number OF THESE
inquiries come from houses which
have been handling considerable
amount of imported glass during the
last feWsyears houses whose sources
OF supply have been cut on since the
beginning OF hostiHties in Europe
Affairs IN glass trade circles IN
France, Germany and Belgium are
topsy-turvey and there. is very little
Likelihood of any window glass Deing
sent to the United States by ting
manufacturers on the other side OF
the Atlantic for many months 70
come. This leaves the entire do
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|lfacturers and they will mot be slow
to take advantage of the situation
The frightful slaughter of human
Lives in the gigantic battles fought
thus far In Belgium and France will
undoubtedly result in q great scarci-
lty of available labor after host1l1ties
are brought to close and each coun-
Try represented in the conflict will
have all IT. can do to line UP it's shat
tered forces and industrial activity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-14
War MAP FOR
EVERY READER
Official Guide for Use Of Those
Who Would Follow The
Great Event.

What do you know about the war?
| Do you believe that IL 100000 men
Will have any chance against 1 Z .0O Co.,
1000? What information have you of
| the exact situation and conditions IN
Europe2 The Telegram herewith
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| of the foregoing questions as you fol-
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ian Official map in i've colors covering
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lit is sufnciently large to include al
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The Telegram has succeeded In
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The Washington times., 1914-08-15
CAR ORDERS ARREST
OF ALIEN SUBJECTS
Imperial Ukase Aimed at Those
in Military Service of Hos
tile States.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-Accordins to a st.
Petersburg dispatch. an imperial ukase
has just been issued by the Car which
includes orders for the arrest as pris-
oners of war all subjects of hostile
states In active military service or in
the reserves. now In Russia, and grants
to the authorities the right to expel such
aliens or to transport them to other
parts OF Russia.
The ukase follows:
Ffrst-The suspension Of all rights and
privileges which subjects of hostile
states now enjoy by virtue of past
treaties.
second-The arrest as prisoners Of war
OF all subjects of hostile staks who are
In the active military services or In the
reserve.
Thlrd-The granting to the authorities
transport them to other parts of Russia.
Fourth-Tho confiscation of vesNels be-
longing to hostile nations which might
serve for military purposes.
Fffth-The authorization Of subjects Of
neutral states to continue business in
Russia.
Sixth-The observance, on the condi-
ton Of reciprocity, Of the following
agreements regarding war: The naval
declaration OF Paris, which is dated
1855; the declaration OF St. Petersburg,
which prohibits the use Of explosive bull
lets; the declarations which were signed
at the first Hague conference concern
bullets; the convention of Geneva, which
concerns conditions for territorial war
fare, and the treaties signed at the rec
ond Hague conference.
The Washington times., 1914-08-15
LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.

The war is a life and death strug-
gle between Germany and the Mus
covite races Of Russia. and was due
70 the recent royal murders at Sera-
jevo.
We warned Russia" he said,
against kindling this world war
She demanded the humiliation of
Austria, and while the German EN-
peror continued his work in the
cause of peace and the Car was
telegraphing words of friendship to
him, Russia was preparing for war
against Germany.
Highly civilized France, bound by
her unnatural alliance with Russia,
was compelled to prepare by strength
of arms for an attack on its flank on
the Franco-Belgian frontier In case
We proceeded against the French
frontier works. England, bound to
France by obligations disowned long
ago, stood in the way of a German
attack on the northern coast OF
France.
Forced to Invade Belgium.
Necessity, therefore, forced us to
violate the neutrality of Belgium,
but We had promised emphatically to
compensate that country for all dam
age inflicted. ~
the long-awaited opportunity to
commence war for the destruction
of commercially prosperous Ger
many. We enter into that war
with our trust in God. Our eternal
race has risen in the fight for lib
erty, as it did in 1913.
The Washington times., 1914-08-15

1T is with a heavy heart that
we see England ranged among our
opponents.
Notwithstanding the blood rela-
t!Cnship and close relationship in
spiritual and cultural work be-
tween the two countries, England
has placed herself on the side of
Russia, whose instability and
whose barbaric insolence have
helped this war. the origin of
which was murder, and trs pur-
rose of which was the humiliation
and suppression of the German
race by Russian pan-Slavism.
Appeals to Americans.
q. I'VE expect that the sense of
justice of the American people will,
enable them to comprehend our
situation. We invite their opin-
ion as to the one-sided English
representations, and ask them TO
examine our point of view in an
uHLrejudiced way.
The sympathy OF the American
nation will then lie with German
culture and civilization, flsht;ng
against a half Asiatic and slight
ly cultured barbarism."
The Washington times., 1914-08-15
Now How About You?

Are you free or are you dependent upon your
pay envelope this week to pay next weeks living ex
penses? Are you going to be better off year from
will you be muing over the same set of salary
worries'
It's for you to decide. The difference between
sticking where you and getting ahead is not in the
amount you save but in the saving habit
The man who lays aside part of his earnings
every pay day is buying security and independence
on the instalment plan-a dollar down and dollar
week.
Wage slavery exists only for the man who forgeS
his own fetters-dont do it. Sign your own declara-
ton of independence by starting your bank account
now. The sooner you make your first deposit the
sooner you gain freedom from the worries of meeting
your regular obligations and get on the road to a-
enCe.
Don't put it off, Don't wait till you can make a
large depos-start now, if it is only with dollar BILL
Banks extend the same courteous service to the man
with small account that they offer to the man with
thousands. They realize that once started the saving
habit remains rooted and little deposits grow into
large accounts.
Make up your mind now that you will put aside
certain percentage Of your income regularly and
open an account now.