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TAKE FAMOUS WINDOW
OUT OF ZEPPELIN ZONE
Historic Glass in St. Mar
garet's, Westminster, Re-
moved From Danger.
Special Correspondence to The sus.

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE latest step
taken by the authorities Of London 10
protect buildings of great historical IN
terest agains. damage by Zeppelin bombs
is the removal OF the great east window
Of 81. Margaret's. Westminster. This
window. which Is now In a place Of
safety, is considered the most beautiful
specimen of Flemish glass OF It's date
In existence.
Its central lights represent tho scene
on Calvary, At the foot lie the skull
legend that on setting Ut the cross the
bones OF Adam were found beneath. In
the morning sun the deep blue behind the
three figures OF the crosses n the great
mass of color on the figures below the
cross are seen In their full beauty. the
window facing due east over the altar.
Many attempts have been made to ex-
plain the symbolism In the upper lights
of the crescent moor and the full MOON
or It may be the sun. for one cannot toll
which 1t is--but with no very satisfao-
tory result.
on the curious history OF tho window
an authoritative statement WAS made by
the Rev, II. r, Westlaks. minor canon
Of Westminster. and author Of 8 Mar.
garet's. Westminster"
at il the generally accepted tradi.
ttnn." he said. 'that It was designed fol
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French Red Cross men with
dogs used for seeking out the
wounded.
Preliminary Observance Of All
Souls Day Held ut POnt-
a-MOussOn.

trenches eight months. He rarely
smiles I have never heard him laugh.
In the next graveyard rest all OF his
gallant company except twenty-five.
After a quarter Of an hours ride over
q road forbidden to army vehicles be-
cause of the possibility of the noise at
tracing German fire. n at the same
time almost impossible. the car arrives
at It's next destination and the remain
der Of the wreaths. with the exception
OF a half dozen for a cluster of graves
far up IN the hill. are distributed. The
wreaths are received with JOY by a
handful OF soldiers with long bushy
boards. who were preparing little tokens
from meagre material at hand.
On this side is the famous "Croix des
Carmes." towering alone. charred AMI
shattered. where whole companies were
wiped away last July. The last large
wreath. bearing the inscription. "To the
Heroes Of the Bois lie Pretrc,' the Amer.
leans place over this monument of valor
which after the wa" undoubtedly will
he one OF the centres of interest to the
world.
With the few remaining wreaths the
car makes its way noiselessly along the
edge Of the woods. past batteries. dug
outs. the yawning holes Of the larger
shells. and enters the woods at the sum-
nit of "A little hill. 1t cost the French
something like 1000 men to take this
spot Directly within the woods these
dead are buried. Among the cluster of
raves a lone German lies. Upon his
cross Is written Here Rests a Hero
Of His Country The last remaining
wreath is placed upon his grave.
While the party stands at salute be-
fore departing, "a grave digger. finishing
a mound at the other side OF the en-
closure. looks up and grins. He Is
slightly denented. the priest says. for
these men never smile while in the
woods and at their task. The man
picks up the cross and hammers II in
vigorously. He will be sent back soon
In the wake of some OF his fellows and
another assigned to his ASK.
As dusk approaches things become
more active in the trenches. rne IRE rs
moro frequent suddenly there are out
bursts of shots and the reverberatior
Of exploding g~renades. Unexpectedly,
a battery concealed in a clump of trees
near by opens up with two deafening
crashes. II sounds like n small attack
starting hut all IL silent asain.
As the party leaves there is a tear
Ing. ripping crash. the earth shakes ana
the four stand. glued in their steps
thinking of a shell at close range. II
Is "a Herman mine exploding In "A French
trench and the party continues. thinking
Of the possible dead md wounded. A;
this place many limbs have been sho;
, from the trees. The remaining ones and
their leaves shake as the crash still
echoes through the woods. They seem
10 tremble and cry for mercy.
Passing through H. the FIRST vii
lage back. sentlnels are blowing long
shrill sounding horns. German Graf,
are overhead. On the road down tho
blowing of horns continues. II sounds
! almost like a Halloween at home.
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18TH CENTURY SEERS
QUOTED ON 1915 WAR
Union Against "Apostate EN-
pire" FOretOld-TwO Year
Struggle Predicted.

NoMl, Oct. 25.-The following proph-
ecies about the war are taken from a
book printed at Turin In 1855 entitled
"A Collection Of Some Remarkable
Prophecies and Vaccinations"
a Swiss hermit who died at st. Gall
In 1880 predicted that there would be
famine. hunger. devastations and con-
siderable mortality throughout Europe
in 1915
An anonymous French monk wrote
toward the end OF the eighteenth cen-
fury that in 1915 the Turks. Heret,cs.
Schismatics. Catholics and Idolaters OF
foreign nations will SO against each
other with anger and fury" adding
"The first spark OF the great war will
start from the North. The wal will last
about two years n the armies OF the
enemies will not Invade the apostate EN-
pire, hut they will surround and wait
until the rebels return 10 their duty,
They tthe rebels). however, will not
make any act OF submission or of re-
pentance, but continue their excuses, "a
that all the Powers OF Europe will be
allied against them"
This prediction ends with a description
OF TIE Deums n thanksgiving services
In all churches and temples for the VIC
tory OF tho Alhes.'
A prophecy made by a Flemish monk
In l79? alludes TO two wars against Aus
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away. near the third line OF French
trenches. along what could hardly be
called n road. there are several thousand
ute what wreaths can be spared. The
graves awe been fenced in by the
soldiers. They stretch down over the
slope OF the hill in remarkable order
for "A trench cemetery. The majority OF
the graves are decorated with French
designs 81 ARTIFICIAL flowers and worked
beads.
Many OF the graves bear touching
attempts of iinpromptu decorating.
monument building and the like by
soldiers from the trenches IN memory of
their friends. Some are hardly graves.
but little mounds covering what was
found Of "brpther' or 'comrade" caught
In an attack and unidentified. The in
dividual grave represent the more for
tunate dead. After attacks bodies often
are brought down, piled across wagons.
Sometimes they are slid INTO trenches.
Occasionally "A shell tears into a cluster
Of graves. for a graveyard al the front
IL not exempt, from fire.
ON the crosses are many names
familiar to one or more OF the -four to
the Frenchmen. friends and comrades. 10
the Americans, acq~ua!nt,nces fallen IN
the recent attacks.
The priest finishes placing the
wreaths. breathes "A prayer where his
brother lies and the group leaves for
another graveyard some distance away.
The other F'renchman has been in tins
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INTERESTING SIDELGEITS ON WAR AS SEEN BY .SUN" CORRESPONDE

tailed before ii o'clock in the morning
n forbid the sale to minors under IS
and TO women at any time. but the
regulations allow the projects 1.-THE Gov
ernment representatives I'm each depart
ment) to exercise a certain liberation.
For inn women NAV buv alcohol
"at hours wne,, the consumption NAV ne
considered az an accessory 10 SooS "
The prefects ara 10 keen an eve on wine
shops and TAX measures ~ this dlscre-
ton il abused. but i,s yarueneas has
given rise 10 Dissatisfaction with IN.
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from tho trenches. lie is also a priest
He takes one OF the wreaths from the
top of the car, places II against the base
His lips move, but his words are lost In
the incessant rumhling and clanking
along the road. Drivers and soldiers IN
passing salute. but the bedlam never
eases. The priest Is finished, he lays
two more wrcaths around the crucitiN
and the party moves on.
The village is 'on the front" Every
thing has become military. on the side
OF the street facing AWAY from the Ger
man lines fires CLEAN through doorway
and Windows In the late October after
noon. Vehicles and soldiers keep TO
these buildings when possible, for the
town Is bombardoi constantly. The line
OF buildings on the left II almost de-
stroyed. Tho church tower rises up
blackened and crumbling ON tho shat
tered side. The clock In It's stccple still
points the % with IA gnarled, shrapncl
battered hand. Its minut hand has
been snot away.
As the car passes a high hedge OF
foliage packed across a breach In the
line OF buildings on the right to protect
the moving convoy from the View Of the
German observation balloon n shrapnel
shell whistles overhshd and bursts In q
field beyond the lower. Nobody seems
TO tax much notice of II.
The car turns NJ a narrow. winding
road on the right toward the trenches.
At the edge OF the woods, a kilometer
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AMAZ0NS AWAIT WAR CALL.
Nine. Arnaud and Her 5000 Ready
70 Serve France When

PARIS. Nov. l:.-Paris has had occa-
sion to applaud recently the passage, In
marching formation. uniformed. d!sci-
plined, of companies OF women OF all
conditions and trades who are trying to
get the Government to m!litarize them
Tor service connected with the war.
Nine, Arnaud. the general of his little
army OF some 5000 women applicants.
hopes that the Government will come
round TO open recognition OF the value
OF women. Her army Is already or
gen!zed into sections with separate CON-
mands. Some OF the women are Bel.
CLANS. The recent circular OF Gen. CAL
lieni ~instructing officers OF adm!nistra-
tion In the Ministry OF War 70 replace
men by women whore possible In all in
door services has greatly ged the
women. Their uniform, OF sky-blue
Jacket and short skirt. serves for pa
triotio demonstrations. such as pilgrim
images to the tomb OF Deroulede, and
also attracts attention to the cause of
military equality OF women with men.
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GOATS IN ENGLAND POPULAR.
Club Founded to Encourage Rats
Ing OF the Animals.

LONDON. Nov. 6--This Is the time.
when milk Is dear and supplies for the
householder are limited. that the pic
turesque and useful goat takes a higher
position In the economic scale.
Goat keeping by the small holder has
Increased considerably since the war. and
suburban residents. too. have found the
ownership OF a goat or two less trouble
some and more profitable tina pigeons.
rabbits or even poultry.
In the view, however. OF the Rev. A. G.
Atkins. founder OF the now National
Utility Goat Club, the keeping Of goats
for utility purposes should he more
largely extended. and with this aim he
is taking a census of all the goats In the
country.
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SOLDIERS NOISY DREAMERS.
Fight Battles In sleep, Say Fear,
some London L~andIadies.

LONDON. Nov. 5.-Landladies OF lodg-
Ing houses near by the railroad tc' mini
such as Victoria and Waterloo are be-
coming dirident about taking in sol
diers just back from the front. particu-
larry those who have participated In
the recent fighting around Loos.
The landladies say the poor soldiers
light the terrible battles over again in
their sleep and the shrieks and hys-
terra are enough to shake the strongest
nerves.
Many of the men who took part In
the engagement are afflicted with the
most horrible OF dreams and somnambu-
l~istically slash and xii the Huns to
the terror OF all the other dodgers.
Figures are understandable, but the cases
Of nervous ~breakdowns during the last
few weeks have reached a high figure.
Even officers have been affected. and
men who ave stood up under the strain
since the early days OF the war say
tina the sights during the recent Of
tenslve are too terrible for mention.
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tina cbane, 90 ,Jorry VII IN ,bo ,bn,,
ss a OF, ., ma, Kin, From Enri'r,,d
,na sah.l,, ~, sn,in an ~ ha,nn,h,i
az his eldest son p,inc, A,thur 70 ,h.ir
dauvhtcr Cathcr,rs or Arayon and :,
h ed,y contains in the ho,tor rI,b,
hand lirb, n por,roit NJ Catherine mn
In the bottom left hand light a portrau.
IL ia generally sunnos,d Of prince Ar,hur
at is true that there nre other ,heorIes
oo~ncerulnr these nortr,its ONO ,s ,h,t
they ara those Of Henry VI, ANA T,iz,.
beth Of York his wife ond another ina,
the male nr,rc Is maj or Uenrv VIII
az a Young prince. or these yarions
theories int OF Catherine and Arthu.
seen, the most proha bio
"Conhrm,tion of m. tradition thu,
the window was tho yIr, or Eerdirand
IL found I'm the REPRESENTATION in n Ton
l,yh, OF the spI,, no,nerronnte m. SYM
bol OF hls r@ecentiv CONQUERED nrovinr,
OF Granada.
..rhe last abbot Of waltham sent tho
window 10 New Unll With snor,ly
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RUSSIANS SAY RIOTS
WERE TEUYON PLOTS
Moscow Rising Against Be
traycrs Is Called Plan to
Confuse Nation.
Special Correspondence 10 Tar SuS.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-Extraordinary reve-
lations as to the internal situation in
Russia are made by Stet,hen Graham In
a letter to the Times. BY way OF pref
ace the Times says It is its duty 10 cali
The attention OF the public TO the fact
that the Russian censorship in respect
to domestic happenings is at the present
moment s~tr.cter than AT any previous
time during the war. The in,imation
chat NJ. khvos,off. the new Minister III
the Interior. has taken energetic meas
urcs at Moscow and that martial law
has been introduced there Is Of particu.
lar importance.
Mr.. Graham. In the course OF his let
ter. says that the internal condition OF
Russia IL at present more important
thar the movements OF the armies IN the
field lie continues:
M khvostor 10 a very brilliant and
popular moderate Conservative. Last
August he made in the Duma the most
peculiar speech Of the session when he
led the debate on the subject OF the
struggle against the Vaccinations OF the
Germans In the internal Affairs Of Rus
sta. lie made several extraordinary
revelations. such as that which almost
| ruined the Bank OF Siher!a-that more
than hai~ she ~s'Narcs Ncr. owned nv
the Deu,sche Bank. He showed how
| half The Shares OF one OF the creates
Of mun!tiun prpducng companies, the
putiloY works. belonged to the Aus.
trian Skoda COMPANY and was closely
! connected v-.h Krunr and how WORK
men had been dismissed by the Putilon
n, or nut on a Ave hour day when
,hey should hrve been working day and
night,
"N Kh,,,s.or.s first mr., scer,s IN he
| the ,ro.J,ma.Inn Of marital law at Mos.
c,v. and that nc, raises mo whole cu.s
! a., -, ~ 1T, IN, s,-tu.s In ,b,, civ
dn'tn, mo ms, ssx ,no,ths Las, Inn
e. ,no ,,i -, pryn,ys, ,rd J..mho,,
~. rau Lrn,, dts,rrh,ncs ,ool MACE
"' ~ $50 -, g. H.,
:" - ,a
Ut" Wv" Ivy a. ""' ' &C.,
,.",''ns '"""t III Nv ~ -,
So" ~" ~. ~.
~" o'"'i'' "s"es '"'"'u 80 ~.
i""''.t "1'e ",S""4 u.
was "i't"' u"''s """ l" ''"-.
houses .'iuu'o'"' nlahins 'o''' vi
ae'"u'oZd ru'lcs elo'-"",'ii)
one hundred ana thlr'een austrian
and German subjects suffered IS? nus
sian SUBJECTS WIN foreleh names
ninety RUSSIAN SUBJECTS win RUSSIAN
names, and despite me iact thot Inc
HERMAN elements IN the population OF
Moscow suHer"d heaVily IL ~ generally
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M IN SWITZERLAND
Extensive Trcss Campaign Ia 'nn-
tons Carried On by 1rutou'

LoSpoS, Nov. 5.-Frow q ,.r
dent in Zurich comes az 40.
German propaganda IN S".'lJr.''
how the morc ~inde!.pi,rt of 90"
man Swiss papers are grow 1873 go"
more impatient viii IL" etr,:c '"
influence that exists IN I've i
From a German Sp,.l.s' VIZ =
under the ban ~ the ig'-'r. r
the war had started II was ,rIH
lust before the outbreaks - '.H N
German Government isS.'i "
circular TO all German rrNsrH'.
culating IN switzerland aga u' -
trail countries promising 'h'N "
pay their s~alar!eS Il they N". '
their correspondents In theSr CO..
This is believed TO account
large number OF German c0rr"s"
all over Switzerland also - 80" .'
that the F~rdnkfurtcr I't'urp sr"- =
papers 500 miles 10 Sw.tz"r'''t ma
yet has reduced the price IN go
at a time when the other b
OF tho Continent ara feeling q" ''H"
The Zettun0 IL said 20 have e'e'l wv,
respondents In Switzerland, al 80 "
are editors OF Swiss papers, TNN ''''
OF the Zurich Post ara CORE, '''
OF newspapers In Germany, Va =
at least sem!-oficial organs % re 'i"
eminent. All OF the Germs W.
papers print the bulletins - ~
Q~uadruple agencies In smaller t'IH -
less prominently than those from WOMB
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TricOlOrs for All. Including
the Americans Who Died
for France.

ftbttNtf ~
PoNr-A-MoussoN. Oct. 3l.--A low
canvas bodied automobile somewhat
like one Of u old prairie ~schooners.'
and on It's sides, back and top large red
crosses. runs slowly up IA long straight
road AS 1t passes runbling transports.
heavy artillery wagons and occasional
bodies Of troops on the march It's move
ment seems noiseless.
Inside. III. three stretchcrs-for the
car IL an ambulu nce-are folded In their
places to make room for a ciretully
packed mass OF assorted g%arlands made
of evcre-eens from the surrounding hills.
They are tied with simple little. bows OF
gpuzc bearing the blue, white and red
OF the t~ricolor. around which are worked
occasional Inscriptions. Upon the roof
are bound several wreaths of larger Size.
too large to be packed within. Soldiers
and officers along the road raise their
hands in salut until the car passes.
The wreaths were made by nun In n
convent far bach of the lines. For over
Il week they worked diligently that ,ok-
ems OF reverence might be laid upon the
graves OF the fallen along the front yet
Gudecora,ed. Day after tomorrow il
All Souls Day and the ray OF the
heroes e. Fra'ce will not be left bare.
AT the crest OF the hill. the road enters
a typical French village spreading along
the highway as It's main street. Its one
spire mounting high above tho low roofs
OF the cottages. Directly on entering the
village the car pulls up along the left OF
the road underneath a life size cruciix.
The crucihx overlooks long row of
mounds Into which are stuck rough
wooden crosses at tho ends Some bear
Inscriptions others are blank. Here rest
a few OF the 10000 soldiers OF France
yond the village.
The four men In front get out. Two
are Americans. the others French. One
OF the Frenchmen Is a stretcher bearer
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'rta with Russia's participation and con-
t!nues MS follows:
Tho Turks who will take part In the
struegle will not cross their frontiers, but
the foreigners will invade France"
A Capuchin friar OF Genazzano. writ
ing In the eighteenth century. predicted
the war In Italy in the following terms
serious dtsagreements will arise
between the Allied Powers and the two
Emperors will be compelled to fight
against their ally"
Finally another prophecy by Dr. Cum
ming. "A Protestant minister. runs as fol-
lows:
Russia, driven away from her frozen
trenches, Will AGAIN return. crushing
every resistance and she will even reach
Palestine. England will defend 10 the
very end God. the Bible. freedom and
life until the Pope will crown with his
own hands a parsonage and declare him
emperor or the Romans and there shall
oe Their peace throughout the world
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For purposes OF comparison the Ger
mans summary OF their own captures
on the Russian front since the begin
ming OF the great Galician offensive In
May may be OF interest. The figures are
not complete owing to the fact that
in May and June the Joint Austro-Ger-
man captures were given and the Ger
mans have since published only their
own figures. During the last month
Won Mackensen's troops have been OPP
Grating on the Serbian front. Deduct
ing the captures made by this army
the totals since May, according to the
enemy's reckoning, are as follows:
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MAYORS CUT THEIR SALARIES,
Joseph Chs mberlain's Son Takes
Only Half of 5000.

LONDON. Nov. l0.--Bent on showing
their Willingness to do their share In
practising national economy several OF
the Mayors OF provincial English cities
have consented to a substantial rAduc-
ton In their salaries, Neville Chamber
lain, son of Joseph Chamberlain. In the
recent elections was made Lord Mayor
OF Birmingham. with a salary Of e., 500,
instead Of tho usual $1,000.
DR.. Charles O'Brien Harding. Mayor
uf Eastbourne. has accepted q salary
Of $3.50. instead OF $500.
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Fifteen months OF war fnd the Rus
sian nation more rcsolute to prosecute
the war to a successful close han ever
before.
This IL n war for race. for nation.
FOR church. for empire" Russians de-
clare in the drawing rooms of retrograd
"lf the war IL conducted with energy. II
the Incompetence In high places II not
too egregious II our boys are not need
lessly sacrificed to German guns, We will
endure. We will bear with hardship. We
Will have the patience that IL more In
vincible than military genius, and We
will win. II this war takes twenty years -
Any Russian in the two great capitals
of Muscovy will agree that there are big
scores to settle with those who govern
him and with those who nave made dis
astrous and ineXcusable errors In the
conduct OF the war. but he will declare
that. as much as he detests the men who
are to blame for these things. he detests
even more tho cause for which Germany
fights.
After this terrible struggle Is over
he adds confdentiaily. I'VE will tend to
affairs at home"