davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ss5, ,ooO 600, of which $4,000, 600 is to be
devoted to railway purposes. The most
important railway line to be ouilt Is that
connecting Brazzaville, the capital OF the
French Kongo, with the coast.
The French colonies in the Indian ocean
are little known. although french control
scribed. Recently, France has declared
the great Comoro, Myotte and other
small islands French territory, and has
placed them under the administrative con-
troll Of the Madagascar authorities.
possessions and Madagascar nearly 800, :
100000. She has not yet got this back In
the way of trade, but the commerce Is a
valuable one, and in the end Is expected
to more than Justify the expense.
French Indo-Chin occupies a position
colonial possessions, and internationally
has a different status. 1t consists OF the
colony Of Cochin China and Tonkin, An
nam and three other protectorates. But
for all international purposes II Is French
through and through. The population is
about eighteen million, and there is a for
eign commerce approxfmating 100000
GOO
French colonial administration is admit
ted to be good. In many respects the
French colonies compare with those Of
Great Britain as regards the native
races. It is not assumed that the natives
have any inherent rights in their own
countries, but so long as they accept
French overlordship they are we'll treat
ed and are protected. There is more
bureaucracy, and more of the military ad-
ministration than in the British colonies
of subject peoples.
Much diversity in the forms Of admins
Evening star., 1914-09-27
Horses Important Factor i'm European War;.

upon. No race horse is of this type.
And when the rattle of rifles COM
menced the race horse would fairly
jump out of his skin.
Many persons consider that the best
hunter is one that has one-Quarter
thoroughbred in him. This may be
true, and such horse would doubtless
make a very serviceable cavalry ami
NAL, provided the other three-quarters
was pretty common stock. But cav.
airy horse with any more than that OF
thorouRhbred blood in him wouldn't
give his rider time for hghting: he
would have to devote all his attention
to his mount. No. there's small danger
of the war wiping out the American
race horse"
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The French railway enterprises in Ar
gentine and Brazil also will continue to
depend on the French mills for their steel
rails and equipment.
They can get along for year more
without additional purchases. and when
the time does come they will be in the
market for heavy supplies The only
question will be how soon the Frustrated
French iron and steel industries will be
able to meet the demand.
French markets in the countries act
ually engaged in the war are bound to
suffer enormously. in the period that will
come when the war waste must be re-
paired. AS creditor country Of almost
every borrowing nation in the world,
France. in making loans. usually has Sc
cured important concessions for her capi-
talists
Large investments have been made by
them in construction and other enter
prises, the material for which. of course,
came from France. The French loans in
Turkey always have carried with them
industrial and similar enterprises. and
have opened a wide market for French
construction material.
France also loaned money to Servia.
and in floating the loan, although Servia
is not much of a customer for French
goods, the commercial side Of the trans
action was not overlooked.
A few years ago when the German
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with rendering one another It PROBABLY
will be found that the foreign markets
for French products are not lost or
permanently impaired.
Havre. Brest and the other ports on
the Atlantic suffer now in the inability
to handle the cargoes that formerly were
imported for home consumption and for
redistribution. Marseille, on the Med
iterranean, would be less affected pro-
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RENCH commerce,
like that of the
OF er countries,
suffers tremendous
ly by the war. Yet
no iron ring circles
the globe to hem it
in. While the i'm
mediate war waste
is fearful. W h e n
the belligerent ma
tionS are d o n e
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IN


exercises dominion over 10000, 600 colonial
subjects. The plan pursued has been
systematic. and with the purpose OF Sc
curing permanent results.
The French people are home-stayers
rather than colonizers. Nevertheless, no
trouble is found in securing plenty of
capable administrators. and in some
places there are a considerable number
of traders and merchants. 1t Is, how
ever, with the native population of the
different colonies that France has work.
ed SO successfully to extend her tnf1u-
ence and strengthen her armed forces.
How great is the warrior force from
her different possessions that she can
command in the present struggle Is yet
to be determined. But the appearance of
Senegal and their capacity as fighters
We're noted in the first skirm!shes in AL
sace-Lorraine.
The French colonial possessions bor-
dering the Mediterranean are. Of course,
the greatest war prize. To Offset the pre-
ponderant French influence in Morocco
and to absorb Algeria and Tunis, would
be tremendous gain for Germany.
They may almost be considered a
part of Europe. Even Sahara has it's
value.
The bulk of the white population of the
French colonial empire is in Algeria and
Tunis where there are SHa,G00. The for
eign trade is greater than that of, many
Independent kingdoms; for Algeria it
amounts to figures approximating S240,-
100000.
*
French equatorial Africa, which means
the Kongo and the contiguous country,
in area is vast. though its commerce is
now only $1O.OOO.OOO. Its resources OF
rubber are just beginning to be developed.
while its cabinet woods are being ex-
plotted systematically and experiments
are being made looking to the growing
Of cotton.
For the purpose Of developing the nat
ural resources. the French government
has approved comprehensive scheme of
public works to be based on a loan of
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border. Roubaix was occupied by the
German armies almost as soon as the
border was crossed.
American imports from France, which
are interrupted by the war, include tex
tiles and fine drygoods. and the wide
class of artistic articles which are usu-
ally described as Partisan novelties.
Fine china and glassware are also i'm
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the only sections which may be said
to be untouched The orient may be
eliminated for the time being.
In South America, Brazil and Argen-
tina furnish the chief market for
French products. They also are i'm
portant sources of supply to France,
which takes from s65 900 900 to $75,-
100000 of Argentine grain and other
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The Worlds Market
for the Artistic Prod
ucts OF. French Genius
Not Circled by an Iron
Ring - Partisan Spe-
cialties Always in De-
mand-Vast Colonial
Commerce as a Stake in
the Game Status of
the Merchant Marine.
Recuperative Power of
French Industry and
Trade.
nv CHARLES M pEppER
Evening star., 1914-09-27
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER,

Former Foreign Trade Adviser to the Department
of State
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And that a cavalry charge is not q
thing of past wars only is shown by
a dispatch from the correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail, which thus de-
scribes q recent charge of the 9th
Lancers:
Terrible havoc had been caused in
our ranks by a battery of eleven Ger
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The French electrical industries suf-
fer along with other industries; yet
he.e, too. French excellence on the es-
thetic and artistic side of manufactures
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03

There are in Ungava nume-o Is
lakes, estimated to occupy one-fourth
OF the total area. Hundreds of these
bodies of water have a surface a. "a
OF 20 to 100 square miles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
MRS. 7. F. LEWIS,
MISSING FOR
HOURS, RETURNS
Walks Into Home in Hysterical
Condition-Doesn't Explain
Absence
DISAPPEARED IN THE
HEART OF CITY TUESDAY
Believed To Have Suffered Lapse
of Memory and Wandered
Away

After being mysteriously missing
for nearly "A hours, during much OF
which time her relatives and every
policeman in Detroit had been search
Ing for her, Mrs. T. +. Lewis, So
years old, walked into her home, No.
1861 Lafayette-blyd., Wednesday ar
ternoon.
She was historical, laughing and
crying by turns. She volunteered no
statement as TO where she had spent
the time since she disappeared from
the Gratiot-ave. entrance OF the j. l..
Hudson store, Tuesday afternoon, and
II was decided not TO attempt to ques-
ten her until she became calmer.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Lewis took
a trip downtown with her husband,
who. after a shopping tour, left her
standing In the entrance OF the Hud-
son store while he went to get his
auto. which he had parked on Library
ave. When he returned Mrs. Lewis
had disappeared, and search which
began then and lasted all through the
night and was still in progress when
the woman returned home, failed to
reveal any trace of her.
Mrs. Lewis has been i'll, and II Is
believed that, suffering a lapse OF
memory. she wandered away and was
cared for In the home of strangers.
Her husband is connected with the
Timken-Detroit Axle Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03

RIOT OCCURS in
VALP ARAISO
Imperial Consulate and Bank
Attacked by Chilean
Mob
ALLEGED NEUTRALITY
VIOLATIONS BLAMED
Citizens Wrought to High Pitch
by Alleged Acts of Kaiser's
Ships

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 2-Anti'
German riots are reported in Val
paradise today. Crowds swarmed the
streets and stoned the German con-
sulate and other buildings. Troops
were called out, and several persons
we're wounded before order was re-
stored.
The demonstrations followed the
raising of tariffs on the tramway
lines in Valparaiso, which are owned
by German interests. This action,
added 10 the charges OF the violation
Of Chile's neutrality by Germany
warships recently reused the people
to highest pitch. Cars were stoned
and partially wrecked. All Ger
man buildings in the city, including
the bank and consulate, were attack
ed. When the troops arrived several
shots were fired in the air, but the
crowds refused to dispense and con-
tinued their demonstration. II was
then necessary to fire into the crowd
and several were wounded.
The alleged violation Of Chile's
neutrality has caused intense feeling
throughout the country. An investi-
CATION Is now being made OF reports
that the Germans have established a
naval base on the Juan Fernandez Isl
ands Ships have also been seized
by the Germans within Chilean
waters, II Is asserted. The govern
ment found II impossible 10 prevent
violation of the neutrality laws by
German steamers: Several took car
goes of supplies and provisions on
board in Chilean harbors and then
slipped out, evidently intending to
transship to the war vessels In the
Pacific
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
ENTERS EMPHATIC
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
w. H. Beamer Arraigned On
Charge Made by Pure Food
Inspector

William II. Beamer. president Of
the Detroit Terminal Cold Storage
Co., entered one OF the most emphatic
pleas OF mot guilty" ever registered
on police court. when he was arraign-
ed before Justice Stein, Wednesday
morning, on a warrant sworn out by
James K. HELLER. OF Ann Arbor, a
state food inspector, who charges that
$500 cans OF pumpkin that he seized
In the storage company's warehouse
was unfit for human consumption.
Mr.. Beamer declared to Justice
Stein that he and his firm are guilt.
less OF violation Of the pure food laws
because the goods condemned by the
inspector did not belong to them
were never their property. and were
not shipped TO them.
Mr. Reamer says that the pumpkin
was sent to them for storage several
years ago. through Bowen & Co., local
brokers ~
"We don't own 1t. and have no right
to destroy II" he says.
He was released on his personal
recognizance, to appear for examina
ton. Dec. 8.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
AMMONS SAYS
HE WORKED FOR
PEACE IN STRIKE
Colorado Governor Details the
Events Leading Up To Lud-
low Massacre
MINERS REJECTED
ONE AGREEMENT
Second Compromise Spurned by
the Operators, He De-
clares

DENVER, Col, Dec. detailing
the effects of Secretary OF Labor VII
son and himself 20 bring about q set
Element OF the Colorado coal strike, a
year ago, Gov. f. NJ Ammons took
the stand at the opening today of the
investigation OF the strike by the
United States commission on indus
trial relations. The session was held
In the senate chamber at the state
house, which was packed with audit
ors. All the commissioners except
Mrs. Borden Hartman and James
OConnell were present. oConnell
will arrive this afternoon
Ammons opened his testimony by
declaring that in December, 1912, be-
fore he began hts administration as
governor, he had heard from John
Lawson, district board member Of the
United Mine workers, that there
might be a strike. He recited the
early history of the trouble and the
violence tina: had accompanied II.
stating that he did not call out the
state militia until the demand for
such action from southern Colorado
was almost unanimous. Before the
militia took the field. he said, there
had been scattered requests for
troops, but no general demand.
From the day the troops entered
the strike field until the second battle
OF Ludlow, last April, there had been
only two persons killed, he said. In
the battle of Ludlow, when the mill
tia and strikers fought, 10 men, wo-
men and children were slain, most
OF them having been suffocated or
burned to death In the fire which de-
stroyed the Ludlow tent colony.
From the outset, Ammons said, he
was anxious to bring about peace.
The early efforts had failed, he said,
the operators having declined TO meet
the international officials. OF the
United Mine workers. In November
Of last year, Secretary Of Labor VIII
son came here and as a result. three
operators met with three representa-
tives OF the miners. These representa-
tives had agreed on all points in con.
troversy. he said, except wages and
recognition Of the union.
He declared Secretary of Labor
Wilson had agreed to plan Of settle
ment based on these conferences. The
operators also accepted this plan, he
said, but the miners rejected II. Lat
er another plan was submitted, which
the operators rejected.
Governor-elect George Carlson
heard Ammons' testimony. Ii Is ex.
pected Carlson will be called this
afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
DAYS BUSINESS
INDICATIVE OF
BRIGHT FUTURE
Demand For Short Term Notes
Is Strong And Buying Is
General
PRICES MAINTAINED
IN BOND TRADING
No Very Large Concessions
From Level of July 80;
Shares Rising
Copyright. 1914, by the New York
Evening Post Col

Copyright. 1914, by the New York
Evening Post Col
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The salient
incidents on today's financial markets
pointed again to continued improve
ment in the situation. Conspicuous
short term notes, in many instances
among them was the wide demand for
short term notes, In many instances
at an appreciable rise in price, and
very general buying of other secur-
tiles not listed on the New York
stock exchange. Announcement OF re-
duction OF one-half per cent In the
official discount rate at numerous Gin
terror regional banks reflected the
money markets tendency, IL would
seem that these institutions have felt
compelled TO make concessions, In or
der to attract re-discount business
in the face OF the downward move
ment OF rates in the open market. But
the reductions also indicate feeling
among the federal reserve author
tiles that the situation at those points
no longer calls for protective meas
ures In the bank rate.
Trading In bonds on the stock ex.
change repeated the experience OF
the past three business days. Prices
were we'll maintained, still a hand
some advance over the minimum
price allowed. and at no very large
concessions from the level OF July 30.
Volume of business done was close
to that OF other recent days. The
firmness OF the restricted market for
shares, under the auspices OF the
stock exchange clearing house, again
attracted much attention--especial
In those stocks which have been sell
Ing cne to four points above the final
quotations before the exchange shut
down.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
MAN WITH $500
DROPS FROM SIGHT
VIM. Dietrich Not Seen by His
Friends Since He Started
For Bank

Arriving here, Sunday, from Cali
fornia, where he had made his home
for the last two years. William Diet
rich. "a years old, truck manufac
turer left the home of ]. e. Stock
No. 1889 Third-ave., at o'clock, Mon
day morning. intending to go to the
Dime Savings bank to deposit $500. He
didn't reach the bank, nor did he ar
rive at the Kuebl-Butcher Lumber Co.
where he had also planned to make
a call.
Mrs Dietrich, who came here with
her husband, and Mr.. Stock, theiI
host, asked the police to search fol
Dietrich, Wednesday.
Mrs Dietrich Is completely at q
loss to explain her husbands disap
pearance, as she declared that theil
home life was most happy, and she
can think OF no reason for him to dis
appear.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
GRAND BELT Line.
EXPENSIVE JOB
Cost in Excess of $35, 900 a Mile,
According to City Engineers
Figures

The cost to the d. L. r. OF con.
structing the Grand belt line from
FOREST to Warren-ave, the points be
tween which is completed and in
operation, is s220, 482.11, according to
figures compiled by the city engineer
and d. p. w. Commissioner Fenkell
for the street railway commission.
The total cost includes all special
track work, labor and material. Al
lowance Is also made for depreciation
OF tools and machinery and a profit
OF IL per cent on all contract work is
figured in. This would give Contrac-
tor John A. Mercier profit Of ST.
252.83 based on the city engineers
figures.
II is believed that the engineer 8
figures on the work are a trifle high.
as IL Is seldom that single track con-
struction runs between $4,000 and
$40, 900 mile, as these figures indi-
cate. The cost of the belt line will
not be figured In the appraisal now
being made for the commission by
Prof. Bemis. The appraisers have
dated all their work as OF July /.
1914.
Some of the items in the engineers
report on the belt line construction
are: Rails. $43,679; labor, s26,752.04 !;
cable, $17,041; stone laid alongside
the tracks, s16,3l6; cement, s12,672;
brick, 12,495.
Acting under instructions from the
street railway commission, Commits
sioner Fenkell detailed men from the
city engineers department to keep a
carefully prepared record OF every ex-
pense incurred by the ID. U. r. in
constructing the loop. The figures
will be checked over later.
The ID. u. X. has accepted the sug-
gestion of the traffic experts employ.
ed by the railway commission to sta
ton fare collectors during rush hours
on downtown street corners where the
congestion Is greatest. Beginning
next Monday, men will be stationed
at Fort-st and Woodward-ave. and
Safest. and Woodward-ave. They
will collect fares from passengers en-
tering the front doors of the street
cars. They will not make change OF
issue transfers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
NO HOPE FOR PEACE,
WILSON Is TOLD
Warning Powers Convinced They
Have Not Begun To Test
Their Resources

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-There is
not the slightest fact upon when
hope for an early ending of the Euro
pean war can be based, President
Wilson was told today This lnforma-
ton was brought to him today direct
from the European war zone by two
American diplomats.
Henry ID. White, former ambassa.
dor TO Paris. told \the president the
belligerent powers are convinced that
they have not yet begun to test Their
own resources, and that any sugges.
ton of peace would be promptly re-
jected.
American Minister Henry Van
Dyke,-of The Netherlands told prac-
tically the same story. N
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03
Wor7n Has Turned In
Chicago; Woman
Flirf Is Arrested

CHICAGO, Dec. A dozen men
have been arrested within the past
few days as a result OF crusade by
Chicago club women against male
flirts. But the well-known worm roll
ed over today. Michael Vaughn, a
handsome. but timid detective ser.
geant. was waiting for car when a
pretty. well-dressed woman passed
and shot him smile. Vaughn ar.
rested her and made the charge:
Flirting and annoying men"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03

Another Becker Shoe Store will be
opened Thursday. Dec. 3. for the
convenience OF the men who were
accustomed for years to trade at the
former downtown Becker store on
Gratiot, opposite Hudson's. The new
store Is located at 143 Griswold-st.,
opposite the city hall and will fea-
ture the best shoes at $3.50 to $500,
saving OF 50c to $100 on each pair.
The appointments of the store are
complete and Mr.. Becker will be
pleased to meet his friends at the
new stand.--Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03

One OF the largest and most valu-
able timber trees of the country Is
the tulip tree. known to lumbermen
as yellow poplar. II Is related to the
magnolias, but is the only tree OF its
kind In tho world
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-03

The unassailable supremacy o. the
"Smiths' In London can, be estimated
from the telephone directory. The
honorable family OF Jones,aftr sx-
ample, occupies not quite -four pages
The Robinsons, who have a place
with the greatest. do not require two
pages. But the Smiths begin on Page
762 and end on Page 770.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29
1000 POUNDS PER ON

l.. S. Gallagher was in Denver
Monday on his way to Idaho,
where he has accepted the position
of superintendent of the Gooding
city schools. In telephone COM
munication with friends at this
place, MIR. Gallagher stated that he
had been offered the position of
superintendent at $500 salary for
the first year after he had declined
the offer of the principalship at
the same place. He said he re-
gretted very much that he would
not be in Monte Vista the coming
year, as he had many warm friends
here and that the pupils in the
schools we're the best and incest to
get along with he had ever known.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29

Turner Carr had some of the
bones in his hand broken last Sat-
urday while working with land
leveler on the Isbell ranch near
HoOper
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29

Miss Ida Enderby, sister of
Mrs. f. FL. Hamilton, came in Sat
urday morning from Clinton, Iowa,
to make visit of two weeks or
more,
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29
SIT TIGHT!
DON'T ROCK THE BOAT!

Go right on raising pigs, peas, and al.
ialfa and don't worry as to how our
country's products will reach the war
ring nations. A way will be provided.
Meanwhile, do you know or have you
considered how cheap you can buy a
farm or home in Monte VistaY II not.
come in and | will set you thinking ser.
lously. | have sold three houses and n
farm just recently, to that many wise.
thinking people and | would like to be OF
service to Others in securing a bargain
Remember the law OF action and re
action and Just AS surely as we are now
mired in period Of depression, we will
some day be as buoyant in period of
great prosperity. Then, these prices
will be no more.
We are having frequent electrical
storms and several head Of good stock
have been killed. Better have me writo
some insurance protecting your stock
from loss by fire or lightning. Come in
and we will talk about something of
more vital interest than the war.
CHARLES EDMAN
Neal Estate Loans and Insurance
MONTE VISTA. COLO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29
Horsemen attention!

My horses and jacks will make the
season OF 1914 ~ miles northeast OF
Monte Vista-3-4 mile east OF the place
Of last years stand.
w. A. MAGILL.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-08-29

Volney II. Hoggatt, commits
sioner of the state land board, has
announced his intention of bring
ing suit to recover 100000 acres of
state lands which he alleges have
been unlawfully obtained by the
Swift interests and other large cat.
tie companies 10 be used as graz.
ing lands.