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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
Swiss Super-William Tell Refutes
German Story of French Dunnduns

which no one else had thought to do.
He went to Berne and inspected the ex
hibits with care. Had Emperor William
done the same my tale had been shorter.
IL was very courteously received by
Baron de Romberg, assisted by tho
military attachc Of the legation" he
says. "These gentlemen showed me
the note OF the Berlin Foreign ONCE,
beginning: Tn the pockets Of French
prisoners were found &c..
&c. and terminating: An intact
package OF these dumdums (found at
Longwy. &C., and some Isolated speci-
mems discovered on French prisoners
are annexed hereto
"They nex. showed me the photo
graph. IL represents three French
regulation CLebsi, bell D) cartridges.
more or less INITIATED By cuts. Sc, done
with file. Concerning these cartridges.
Improperly ausiiied 80 steel coated
(stahlmanteD, t. "a srtficien; to say
that they aTo pointed Dails Of massive
bronze which cannot possibly be trans
formed into dumdums. Tho photo
graph contains, Standing beside them on
The extreme riS'i.. ore old fashioned
Gb1o) French - bali cartridge. whose
ucas haa '..l bored
con ti,eir ic:.. IN t.. Photograph. 10
a package be0r.ns tho GLOWING ind
oa'ions: AVS. t"', cartouches de
Sta'nd. Moi"ic IT,
We NJ s.pwn ,he package itself
continues II, s-r de Stakeholder, but
Barren IL EyHh.rE Cocl3red 20 me tina,
II hal contained. SIX cartridge. whom
opened. r.ve We're shown 70 me.
remarked:
Il. The transformations had bsen
-adaly made with the aid Of parliamentary
tOois--;il., saw and punch. .. OF all i've
cartridge. no Two were Ia the same
spot, 'he saw ~ file wor': being nearer
or further from .iht point. .. The nose
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has argued body well nourished .
mind a. peace.
Ills body is bonv framework IN
which hang loosely the once wei. f.
ting clothes, but even IN it, emacarri
condition there is a suggestion ~ on,
time suppleness Ry his side sits i.
VIE her skirts dragged and torn. he-
fee in torn stockings mnu. shoes. her
har' pretty and abundant In other day.
led in a wisp 50 tightly that tho =;
drawn back accentuates the fixed s'Ars
of unsecing eyes. by them two cn
dr"n play languidly. the third having
been lost on the road.
II" had gone out into his l.ttls kitch-s
garden for mis- morning task OF picking
the vegetables for the day when =
was warned - fec without stopping ~
anything. 2u" dreaded Huns we
up"n 'hcm. They had not believed =
dtu-er. As IN the case of so may
others - greater understanding ans
wider outlook, the days security 'us,u'
all time security.
They had Jared forth hurri-dly W.
ont breakfast. without farewell. W
out treasures. fleeing In company "
the entire village. In the course %, t..
DAY they were separated for a TINE g.,
when man and wife and the two childteu
were reunited the third had gone Dnc-
= in-N looked back 20 see tho flames
i'm" from their homes. situated IN ~.
nei-hhorhooi Of Cherleroi where .
great battie took place
When questions are asked 'Ne..
people they answer autNms''calt
When food Is offered they accept q an
eat with etfor'
The charity ~ the French rNaY.
ANA the systematic distribution of -
lief compel admiration. Scarcely l1t.
the first three thousand refugees ha.u
collected in the Cirque before CIo'h-,
and food in abundance are tN-~.
Dressing rooms which but n few we-ls
before sheltered spangled trapcy.'s
iueglers. pr,2ehGhtpr- and ballet E.-,
are turned into shoe depot- W 90.
refugees are iittcd II 10 not 4 pea.
Ing work, hut people Of title women
wealth and professional distinction 80
on their knees fitting these poor ''rei
fee, ana hands uuahlc 10 help ere %
mltird 10 remain idle.
MtorWdrd measurements arc f..'
and the bundles Of clothes d,-u i....
/ some of the clothes are bouEl.
/ money donated for the purpo-c, sow
are private contributions. sumo c.ns
from the h!g shops, NOW closed go n..
crS These clothes are assorted ...
Hen the refugees are fitted. A. ..
as this is accumpl she'd tho nauc- -
the clothed are crossed from the 't.'
A. YOU stand watching, l'r'
woman with stcntorian voice comes
the rail and calls ont "The famit
fcrger' This family deta'a"S
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the confiscated munitions are merely
stand cartridges, destined to be shot at
a mark. merits 80 he remembered. But
this explanaIon.--wlIich our enemies
have utili2ed.-tloes no. interest us. The
question is'no, the primitive destins ton
OF the cartridges found on our enemies,
but whs. those cartridges did, as o fact.
to our German Killed and wounded.
1t makes To difference that the name
OF stand. cartridge be given to tine
criminal munitions. they are contrary TO
all the stipula,ions ot the law OF ma
tone
Which. IN is turn. aroused tho Swiss
rife fanciers. Colby, Baron de ROM
berg called them down for bu:tine In.
Aristocrats have no patience with out
slders who like TO argue. Bur these
Swiss are William Tells, and f. was
they who originated the expression
shoot that hat" And the Baron had
added:
~ number Of the cartridge. are a.
tho Imperial German LEGATION o.
Bern where all may sea them, and will
be presented 20 The Swiss Federal
Council"
Nov amorg he Wiliism Tells of
Switzerland to-day there IL one super
william Tell. or william William Tt.
rs one nigh say, \ mighty ;arge;
shooter. splitting apples, peaches, pears
piums. cherries. At 200 yards. 900 Yards
600 yards. on or or any Ii,tl. Boys or
girls head or grown persons. shooting
the eagle in re sight. We !.'"N. G."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
Famous Writer Says There Are no More Parties
and Nation Stands United Until End-Believe
Emperor William Chose Fatal Moment
for Declaring War

yond the Garonne, still further 10 the
PyreneeS. Retiring certainly. but not
yielding. waiting and abiding its time.
on this point az on every other, we
are all united to tho end. There are no
more parties. there Is no more dissen-
sion. The great Maurice Barrcs, the
head of tine Patriotic League. is not
more resolute than Gustave Herve. the
antl-miltar.s. Of former days. Social
ISIS aud monarchists fraterrize together.
on the LIST OF hostages from Rheims
there were six trade unionists and six
priests.
Unity and enthusiasm prevail every
where France IL actually living one of
the finest hours in her history. and
every Frenchman is profoundly con-
scioua Of the fact. At no other period,
not ever in the splendid days OF Joan
of Arc and OF the Revolution. has she
risen TO a higher conception Of her
duties nor has she shown such vitality
and such arden. fl!th.
The soldiers OF 1914 surpass the
volunteers OF 1872 and the nation shows
a still more united will. 1t Is something
better than hope that she breathes
forth; It Is tho most glorious of certain
ties. No misfortune Will overthrow her.
no trial will discourage hor. She knows
that she will be victorious in the end.
and she knows this because the cause
which she is defending In a Just ono and
justice IL n principle which has strength
10 raise her 20 tho topmost heights OF
hero!sm.
in a few hours she cast far from her
all tina. could hinder her efforts. No
moro disorder, no more vain words.
From north 20 south from east 10 west
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i refugees from the actual scene
~ war, not tourists hom-ward
bound-forn distinctly impressive pic
ture. Turning corner YOU are met
by a group of people quite different IN
their poverty from even the poorest
French, and sad as are the eyes every
where these eyes are sadder.
on the faces is the expression Of those
who have me. a sudden, crushing, over
whrming force and have suffered 50
that even resentment has disappeared.
In general appearance these refugees
are like the immigrants one encounters
now ana then on the street, debOuchinr
from the Battery in New Work. Their
clothes are Of the Co1rScst material
they are bareheadod and they have all
their worldly possess us led In a paper
or kerChirf sometime. fastened tn
stick for Srester ease NJ carriage.
l stopped automatically n the side
walk edS" to look. One woman went
shutting by. her feet too tired to LIT.
her shoulders bowed her face like moth
ing | had ever seen before. Yet catch
ing my look that woman responded Wi'h
a "bon jour" Somehow A whole history
OF tragedy, suffering; patience. endur-
ance, was encompa ssed in that greeting.
one Of the first places opened 10 the
refugees in Paris was the Ciruus do
Paris, only q few weeks ago n rAllyins
point for French sriStoCracy and other
followers " sport. who went there 10
see pr!2ohght. Three thousand rcfu-
gees were 'aken IN there IN one night
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every day at worl, on the field OF battle
Il speak Of the whole nation, which be-
meath the idle excitement of Internal
disputes has since the war 81 1870
gained newer and stronger virtues -
calmness, tenacity. sangfrV!d, self-re-
straint, dignity In misfortune. moders-
tion IN victory.
Is there anything finer than Gen.
Joffre's communicates. and can one
imagine a more significant contrast
than the reserve OF these few always
truthful lines and tho Germans loud
proclamation OF imaginary victories to
the whole world?
And thus. contrary to what william
hoped. the very soul OF the country has
been raised and strengthened in the face
Of danger. Tie counted on d!ssension
and panic. order and union .'rls' ed.
At tn" end nf August his lordes in
Naded l'raucr. What would Dee the re-
suit" \ reVuili!on, at least. ne Thought.
BY 10 means: quite Il small event. noth-
Ing more. The Government. OF radical
Socialist origin, gathered around Il It's
most irreconcilabie enemies. the RibotS
the Delcasses, the MIllerands, the Bri-
ands-indeed 1t gave them power. Al
the beginning OF September those hordes
were al the gates OF Paris. Did he
imagine this time We were done for?
No. the Government took its departure
and declared that the heart OF France
was Bordeaux.
And TO tho very end. even II fate were
dead against us. II would be the same
Were Paris bombarded, taken and
Sucked the army would retreat IL neces-
sary beyond the Loire, still further be-
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rEYER DE STADELIIOFEN has
accomplished a feat like that
l % Christopher Columbus with

\ IL " ,iIISlOputI 1uiuiuDuS Will
the egg.
Anybody could have done Il had IL
occurred to him. Emperor William. FOR
example. Meyer dc StadC lhofen took q
look at the objects.
True, he had expert knowledge lie
10 the super William Tell.
You will remember the sensation that
occurred when the Kaiser IL a personal
communication to President Wilson de-
clared that French ana English soldiers
had been using dunduu bullets. which
cause great tearing wounds. "cruelly
decorating and contrary ~ the law Of
nations and common humanity"
Photographs Of me dumdum car
ty.dges, "conhscated IN the pockets OF
French prisoners principally near
Schirmeck. Montmsuv ard Longwy,"
have been sent out and exhibited over
the world.
I'm the fort OF Lougwy wa. equally
discovered a machine which had served
10 transform regulation cartridges into
dumdum. and entire boxes ~ these
dangerous munitions We're seized. Other
cartridges found on prisoners presented
deep cuts or were weakened near the
point. Such balls provoke wounds equal
20 dumdum"
quote from a note prepared by the
once Of the Minister " Foreign Affairs
At Berlin and spread among the nations
by Ambassadors. Ministers. legation
secretaries and Consuls. In Switzerland
the note. photographs and samples
were sent to the press and shown on
application by Baron de Rumberg, Ger
man Minister at Bern.
Now the Swiss are the greatest rife
fanciers in Europe. Tie militia system
almost like "A standing army-gives
each man his gun to keep at home and
practice with. And the confederation
furnishes at half cost price Two kinds
OF cartridges. % cartridges for those
who want to practise in the backyard.
and (2) cartridges for those vino cross
into Germany and shoot against the ex-
perts OF the German army stands. As
the Germans permit only the lead ball
3n such practiCe--in spite Of it's fouling
the gun--the Swiss confederation fur
nishes her SONS who shoot in German
stands with "A regulation Swiss car
fridge with lead ball sheathed In heavy
paper TO avoid fouiiug. And the swiss
carry off seven prizes in ten.
There are quantities OF Swiss who
can shoot an apple off the head OF any
boy who will stand still. Naturally
they. were extremely interested in the
dumdum bullets and discussed tho Ger
man note and photographs spread
abroad in Swiss papers.
Having also participated in French
army shooting matches they were
familiar. TO their cost. with tho all
bronze regulation bullets over the Dor
der which keep French rifles in stand
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interested in Just one thlng-rifles and
cartridges. Gessler listens, troubled, as
he goes on with his conclusions:
Under these conditions" concludes
the Super William, at Is evident to
common sense that the cartridges were
not transformed by machinery. and tina.
their transformation was not operated
al the epoch or under tho conditions
exposed In the attached note. The az
firmations OF the note are, thus. con-
trsdicted 10y an examination Of the car
tridGes annexed To IT,"
Evidently somebody deceived the
Foreign Office at Berlin.
And somebody must have equally
misled the German Emperor, who can
not but regret having written To Pres-
dent Wilson 90 unreserveily concern
ing the Use OF dumdum balls by French
and English, and the tearing, laccrat-
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w THEN one considers that Will
AA/ lam H. was able to choose his
w moment and thac he did
choose It. one Is amazed at his
having chosen precisely the moment
which would lie the most fatal for him.
Contrary to the rules OF a good leader.
Who only emharks upon a difficult en-
terprise at the favorable point, one
would almost believe tha. he weuc out
Of his way 10 choose the decisive in
slant when he had the greatest possible
number Of adverse circumstances coi-
iectcd against him.
He might have fiour!shed his sword AT
the time when England was absorbed
by the Transvaal. III the riine when
Russia was struggling against Japan
No, he preferred to wait until tie two
great nations which might be deemed
most full Of resources were free TO
unite with France, and together 10 figi:
the common enemy.
And perhaps It was just az nconceiv-
able a piece OF folly an his par: to have
waited until France could bring tor
ward against him the equally inexhoY st-
IDLE force OF nation not only resolved
70 conquer or die. but what /. INF
to conquer, And may We not say thlt
It is l~ who has brought thai force to
its full expansion?
II ds true that a few years ago the
whole OF France would have risen
against the invader just aS to-day, with
rhe same tire and the same enthusiasm,
burt perhaps the soul OF the nation would
not have been the same ardent, deter
mined. untiring, indom!tabls soul which
Is the France OF to-day. There would
perhaps have becn---l say pcriytps-a
certain wavering, the tyubc1nscious hesi-
,ation OF nation wilich has allowed
Itself to he softened by fair dreams Of
peace and which At the hour 90 drwadful
reaAty does not regain Just AT first all
tho energy and power which make for
perfect union
Luckily William II. Was amiable
enough to warn us and to shake US
repeatedly out of our dangerous sleep.
The quarrels al Algeciras, tho coup 81
Agadlr. the taking of rhe Congo. the
campaign against the Foreign Legion
the incidents al Laverne, the foIm,d-
able increase Of the German army, we're
so many warnings which said most
clearly: "IIook out, good people be
yond the Nosgcs. | am preparing "a
fall upon ypi. Look out Ny colos-
sal grandfather stole one pound of YOU,
flesh. l. who avn even more CuO'sa
stiil. ] am preparing 10 steal Two or
three. Look out, good people, ! am
going 10 take advantage Of your vast
ing your time in political literary and
artistic discussions TO teach You L
know barbar!sm, incendiarisIn, plllage
murder and the method!cal destruction
Of all that makes the charm and th'
gayety Of your country. Look out! Dc
not sleep too long. I am coming"
And when he did come We were no'
asleep, and although the shock was ter
rible we have endured !t--and our hou,
Will not .bc long IN coming.
Tor rorty-four years, with q patience
which often amazed tin" world, We wcr,
"cucalsse," 10 use French losing term
Vow the trial OF our endurance il over
With our armOr complete, our faces Sc
Il resolve, our souls assured, bravely d,
We confront the foe.
And am rot speaking merely OF oul
so!diers-these our Enslth friends se'
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Ing wounds produced by them on dead
and wounded German soldiers
Concerning these dumdum wounds,
which scandalized the Kaiser In his let
ter, Meyer de Stadelhofen inquired of
Baron de Romberg:
Has the Foreign ONCE ~ Berlin
communicated to the legation any med
teal reports verifying the employment
OF dumdums?"
And the Baron replied negatively.
German army surgeons" he said,
CONSIDER that IL is practically almost
impossible 10 distinguish whether a
wound IS due 10 a dumdum ball or not
because OF the fact that modern regu-
lstion bullets are animated 10y such
a movement Of rotation that they may
easily provoke wounds analogous 10
those produced by dumdum balls This
happens when they fail to strike
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straight on, . case that frequently oc-
ours"
Which is times revenge on the dunn
dun tt true).
Yet who can stop the story? Can
the Emperor himself. who launched Il?
only the other day the Rev DR.. Dry
ander, first preacher of the Berlin
Court. in a letter spread broadcast over
the world, refers with indignation 20
the dumdum cartridges confscated
~ Longwy and Maubeuge, where en-
tire deposits NJ them. carefully packeted
in their original and official covers.
were ready to be distributed TO French
and English troops"
The court preacher adds:
"Our Emperor himself gave th.
shame to the light OF day: and tho fac,
is indisputable."
1t is up to the Kaiser 10 dispute IL
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to respect the dinner table"
Su!L the iiaus Herr: Nov behave"
And his wife looked very grave
But bidsety VIII
lie wouldn't sit still,
Though the table WAS laden
with good things to eat,
And every one happy
And smiling ana neat
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IRON "Sir0lien Headtd N'Widtn"
foIicr the Grrmon), rerSss adapted ny
4. V, LHcas. draiciaGs adapted Jg Geo.
MOrrolr. Published by Il y. patton e
60.
Let US SEQ II william can
BE prudent business man.
Let US see II he 10 abls
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Tie house N GOOD order
And money 10 Spdrt---
lie wriGG.ad
And struggled
And tilted his chair,
And, all discontinued.
Still Threatened the fare.
SEQ the naughty, restless eli
Orowtng atll more nxed on SEX.
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Which displeascd me German Minister I
at Bern
"Your intentions are excellent" said !
the Baron in a communication to the
press. "and the explanation by which .
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(meanins "out Of competitionD in the
military and CIVILIAN rife and carsins
matches Of four nations. refer to
Never do Stakeholder.
Meyer de Stakeholder did the thing
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By MAURICE LEBLANC,
Creator of -Arsenc Lupin.

w THEN one considers that Will
M lam H. was able to choose his
w moment and thaS he did
clnnnsa. Il nno L. mo nod OF IL,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-04
THE PHILIPPINES AGAIN.

Republican Leader Mann, opposing
the Philippine independence bin in
the house ON Thursday. declared he
was in favor of retaining supremacy
on the fighting ground of the future
Say the Pacific ocean III, he said
We let the Philippines so today with
cut a string tied TO them they will he
Tong to some other country within ten
Years. and II they become indepeud.
ent and keep SO for years. they will
be used against the United States
eventually MIR Mann said that in
event we gave the islands their in
dependence he WAS not sure that he
favored even a naval station there
and IL might he Just as wen to let
China or Japan, Germany or Great
Britain take them II we were going
TO turn them loose.
Mr.. Mann does well not to lose his
sense of realities in this consideration
of future welfare. The doctrines and
dreamers are already beginning TO eel
citrate the end of all war with the
present tremendous conflict. but prac.
teal minded people, With an under
standing of human nature. are no; 70
be mtsled by any such idle notion
Just as this war burst upon 4 world
which. despite the unmistakable evf
dences of rivairies and passions
sweeping toward war. held mary who
insisted that civilization had passed
beyond an that. SO viii there be othe,
wars springing from the same causes
that have produced This and other con
FLEETS al arms between nations small
and great since the world began and
win continue to produce them tin The
world is no more. or human nature
has changed which Is about Tho
same thing But, Mr.. Mann does not
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-04
Even Most Chronic Sufferers
Find Relief After A Few
Doses Are Taken

Backache, urinary disorders, and
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out the impurities and keep the blood
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solves the poisonous uric acid sub,
stances that lodge in the joints and
muscles to scratch and irritate an6
cause rheumatism; it neutralizes Che
urine so it no longer irritates the
tendere membrane of the bladder
and cleans out and strengthens the
stopped up, lifeless kidneys SO they
filter and sift all the plsons from
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-04
sFFp disturbing BLADDER WEAKNESS
.BACKACHE. RHEUMATISM, QUICKLY VANISH

the blood, and drive it out OF the
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1t is the most wonderful prepare
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