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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08

from 8 stan Correspondent OF The Tribunel
Litchfeld, Conn. Aug. Julia Mar
lowe is cashing in on life. The two
forces which govern her now are de-
termination not to appear again on the
stage and an equally firm resolve to en-
Joy the fruits of her long professional
career.
With her husband. E. II. Sothern,
Miss Marlowe is entering on her end
less holiday, and at the close of the
coming season Mr.. Sothern will retire
and become his wife's chief aid in the
business to which they will devote
misunderstanding a good time.
They are to be congratulated upon
their selection of a spot in which to
enjoy the summer They have leased
an ancient house. built in 1850, and
surrounded by mammoth elms and spa
cious, rolling lawns. In every direc-
tion the eye is met by the wonderful
beauty of the Litchfeld Hills. the out
posts Of the more extensive Berk
shires.
The twittering of birds and a faint
rustic as a light breeze stirred the
treetops were the only sounds to break
the summer Stiffness when a reporter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Russians Quit NQreU Front,
Check Germans on HQnkS
Trench War a Lonely He'll
Where Only Death Is Seen
Even Insects Flee Desolation Like Nevadas Desert
Which Tribune Correspondent Sees in Six Days
on French First Line Positions.
By FRED B. PITNEY.

(Copyrigt, 1915, by The Nec York Trtbune)
returned from six days spent IN visiting
the French front point northeast Verd Nancy In that
time activity of the armies from Paris to the hrst
battle line and am comprehensive view of the war
any correspondent has had
such widely varying things as taking part
theatrical the amusement of the Pou and the
same day exposed position the French ront
position sixty ground between the French and
German trenches to reach
only illustrate the incredible conditions OF modern war
fare when will probably appreciate at s true Vau
the danger ran to from that position VIII never
ann it because though stood between hostile armies thousands
strong every man intent solely upon killing hough every
minute was crowded though bullets and shells
and crashed the midst Of the most utter solitude anu
lesolation.
No wav that could single human peing wS'hs
lines Of French trenches the hills and through the hed
hind me- but from visible FIFTY yauS aheau
were German trenches sign Of life AT my feet lay many
SQUARE miles valley and not living creature IN all 'n oro
Nevada Waste
Tho ratb of God had the length and breadth Oh
that land There only landscape compare the zone Oh wa"
n be drv and burned valleys the scorched and bed noun
tains of the Nevada Desert e. 3 .;.
rreconeptons of fulfilled the western front OF w
conflict unless Il me siege Vcksburg But Vicksburg was an incl
d bs H all Vicsburg-6O0 miles Vicksburg with no uetyS-
Continue on pa column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
WIFE AND SON PRAY
OVER BODY ON SAND
Crowd Joins in Appeal After
Surf Had Washed
AWAY Life.

When a pulmotor failed to revive
Bernard Brown, fifty years old, of AZ
South Hammels Avenue, Hammels,
Long Island, yesterday afternoon, al
ter he had been rescued from the surf,
his wife and son kneelcd on tEe sand
by the body and prayed for his llfe'
while the Rev. Father John Brennan,
of St. Rose of Lima Church, admins,
tered the last rites. A crowd joined
in the prayer, which lasted many MIN
utes. although a physician had pro-
nounced the man dead.
While in swimming Brown got be
yond his depth. BufTeted in the strong
current, he soon became exhausted.
Edward Rudinsky, bather, plunged
10 the rescue. He succeeded in pull
ing the body ashore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
BLUNDERSCOST
Won JAGoW HIS
POST, IS REPORT
German Foreign Secre-
tary's Resignation Said
To Be Imminent.

London, Aug. THE correspondent
al Amsterdam of the Exchange Tele-
graph Company hears from Berlin that
the early resignation of Gottlieb Won
Jagow, the German Foreign Secretary
is probable.
The Minister'S retirement will be at
tributed to i'll health, but the real rea-
son, according to the correspondents
advices. will be due to two blunders.
The first is the AustrC-Hungarian note
to the United States regarding the ex-
portations of munitions. This was sent
to Washington without his being con-
suited. The second is the revelation
contained in the Belgian Gray Book
that Herr Won Jagow urged the division
of the Belgian Congo between Germany
ard France.
DR.. Alfred zimmerman, Under Sec
retary of Foreign Affairs, it is stated,
will probably succeed Herr Won Jagow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
DEAD IN MINNESOTA
Last of Leaders Quits and State
Is Expected to Go Repub-
liCan in 1916.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. THE Pro-
gressive party in Minnesota, which
was strong enough to carry the state
for Roosevelt in the last election, will
probably play no part in 1916. There
is no organization and no efforts are
being made to keep the party alive.
Hugh T. Halbert, the last Progressive
candidate for Governor, was the last
to give up. He has left the state.
The Progressives lost one OF their
strongest leaders when Frank B kel-
logg, who prosecuted the Standard OIL
Company for the Federal government,
decided to seek the Republican noml-
nation for United States Senator to
succeed Moses +. Clapp.
With the real leaders out of the
party and Colonel Roosevelt not ac-
tive, Minnesota will probably swing
back into the Republican column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Won Jagow Defended
for Belgian Congo Plan

Berlin. Aug. 7 (by wireless to Say
Vile, n. Y).-Among the news items
prepared oy the Overseas News Agency
to-day for transmission abroad was the
following:
The "Norddeutsche Allgemeine lei
tung," commenting officially on the as
sertion made in the Belgian Gray Book
that Herr Won Jagow, the German For
eign Secretary, proposed the partition
of the Belgian Congo between Ger
many, France and Great Britain, TO the
exclusion of Belgium, in the spring of
1914, remarks that certain information
about the negotiations between Great
Britain and GERMANY regulating con-
ditions in Africa seemed to have
reached Paris.
Jules Cambon, the French Ambasss-
dor in Berlin, asked for an explanation
of Herr Won Jagow, who replied that no
French rights were involved, but that
perhaps the Congo region would be an
appropriate subject for general agree
ments between the three countries.
Belgium, he said, probably would be
unable financially TO meet the require
ments, and it was doubtful generally
whether the small countries were
financially strong enough to administer
large colonies, which opinion was
shared by Belgian publicsts.
"The violation of Belgian rights"
says the neuIpaper quoted, "never was
intended or mentioned. The discussion
started from the fact that France dur
ing the Morocco conference offered
Germany her option and rights in or
TO buy the Belgian Congo, if it was
salable.
Seemingly NJ. Csmbon at once in
formed the Belgian Minister of his con-
versaton with Herr Won Jagow, misrep.
res,nting its tendencies, but the fact
that Germany early in 1914 began such
colonial negotiations is the best proof
that she had no thought of attacking
the other powers or of beginning a
world conhgratiOn."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
BENZINE FOR FLEAS;
6 PERSONS HURT
Explosion Follows Investigation
with Candle to See How
Insecticide Worked.
IBy telegraph 10 The tribune J

Philadelphia, Aug. IA swarm CT
fieas was indirectly responsible TODAY
for a terrific explosion which injured
six persons and did bout $4,000 dam
age to the home of Christian Haury.
Christian had feas in his cellar and
scme one told him two gallons of ben
zine would give relief. Later H. went
into the cellar with lighted candle
10 see the results, which are:
Six hurt, two seriously.
Cashier blown from cage in nearby
grocery store.
Every window in block shattered.
Neighbors within five-block radiuS
badly scared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
YACHTSMAN'S AUTO
FOULS MILK WAGON
n. ]. GieloW Hurt and Guests
Shaken Up in Accident at
ConeV Island.

Henry ]. Gielow, well known ma
rine architect and yacht broker, was
badly injured last night when his
automobile ran into "A milk wagon at
Coney Island.
With his wife and party Of
friends. Mr.. Gielow had motored from
New York, intending to go TO the Al
lantic Yacht Club for dinner On
Surf Avenue the milk wagon swung
in front of him.
Flying glass from the windshield
cut the architects face and made a
severe cut in his scalp. the rest OF
the party were badly shaken uP, but
unhurt. Mr.. Gielow was attenued by
Or. Charles Hall. of West Fifteenth
Street. Coney Island, and went home.
His machine was crippled by tne col
lision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
BATES BODY HERE TO-DAY
Church Services Tomorrow
Burial at Mt. Lebanon.

The body of Lindon Bates, jr., lost
on the Lusitania. will arrive on the st.
Paul to-day. Tomorrow it will be
taken to the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terian Church, where a private burial
service will be held.
A special car will take the funeral
party 10 Mount Lebanon. n. 7. Burial
will be on ..6ly Mountain, near the
family home. Mr. Bates's body was
washed ashore on Eddy Island, Galway
Bay. ireland, 230 miles from where the
Lusitania sank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
MRS. C. A. PLATT HURT
WHEN AUTO 0VERTURNS
New York Woman in Accident
in Which Chauffeur Is Killed.

Cornish, n. H., Aug. Several
neighbors and friends of President
Wilson in the Cornish summer colony
were in an automobile accident to-day
at South Royalton. VI, near here.
A machine carrying Mrs. {. A. Plat,
wife of New York architect; Miss
Ellen Shipman, daughter of Louis Evan
Shipman, the novelist, and William
Platt, Mrs. Platt's son, turned over,
killing Charles Sherwin, the chauffeur.
and bruising the other occupants OF
the car.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
BRYAN TO OPEN FETE
Peace League Celebration
Here Aug. % to Sept. 4.

William j. Bryan will open the fes-
tival of the National Peace League at
Suffers Harlem River Park August %.
The celebration will last until Septem-
Der 1. Other well known men will
speak The Woman's Suffrage party
will participate on August 80. Ger
man, Austro- Hungarian, Irish and other
societies are expected TO attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Six British Smacks Sunk.

London, Aug. THE British fishing
smacks Hesperus. Ivan, Ces. Fisherman,
Heliotrope and Challenger have been
sunk, presumably by German subma-
rines The fishing crews were landed
to-day. The Danish steamer Hsus Emil
was set on fire. The crew was saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Guatemala Minister
Ousted by Carranza

Mexico City, Aug. 7.-Dr,. Juan ). Or
tega. Minister TO Mexico from Guate,
mala, received his passports to-day anu a
was informed that he must leave Il, me
country within twenty-four hours. Inc ne
reason for this step was not announced
but il is supposed that he is persona
non grata with Carranza.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
sAUANNAH-FL FLORIDA-CU9 9A
,Ia BOARD AIR LINE RI.

SuperI steel trains via shortest route.
The Flamingo Tvs. n. Y. 9:l1 A; NJ, fIa,o "a
Cuba Spl. 1884 Il. NJ, Fast Mail I-'So
night. Inquire 1884 Bwsy.-AdVt'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
WEATHER

PAIR TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.
Yesterday Temperatures;
High. II; Low. 81.
Pull report on Page =. Part L
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21

princes and courtiers and little ones
dressed in all sorts of masquerade. In
June come the "June walks" continu-
ations Of the May parties, which take
place throughout all the "merrie
moneth Of May" Perhaps May day is
the best day Of all the year for a ma
tional children's day, with formal and
ceremonfous observances, since it is
an informal children's day anyway.
Leading educators, librarians and
others interested in the development
and training of children have welcom-
ed the idea of setting aside one day
In the year for the glorification of
childhood. 1--WE owe the little ones
some recognition of the fact that a
large share of the joy of life is Diff
fused by them," said one of these.
I'm fact, l am not sure that parents
do not owe more to their children than
the children do to their parents. Let
us get them all together on one day
and rejoice with them in the happi-
ness and freedom from care which
only childhood knows. Perhaps it will
bring back to us children of q larger
growth some Of the joy of living
which We lost when we left behind
our short skirts and knickerbockers."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21

~ IRD DAY, the American states
official recognition of the debt
~ we owe to the feathered be-
ings which protect the crops
on which our lives depend, is becOm-
ing more and more an annual feature
of our national life.
May 4 is the day chosen by many
states for their Bird day. The date is
a good one, for on it was born John
James Audubon, the immortal lover Of
birds and depicter of their ways. The
Audubon societies named for him en-
courage in every possible way the cele-
bration of Bird day, and they have
been active in inducing governors of
states to proclaim Bird days. In some
of the northern states May is little
early for tie outdoor exercises that
are peculiarly appropriate for Bird day,
especially when children take part in
them, so later dates are chosen. Some
of. the more southern states have Sc
lected earlier dates.
In pamphlet on Arbor day and Bird
day prepared by the state of Kentucky
appears the following: s
How shall we 60 about preparing the
children for Bird day exercise? We
must go to the birds themselves OBJ
serve them and get the children to OBJ
serve them Go with the children as
much as possible. Start with some
well known bird, such as the robin or
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21

assemble on a given day and have a
good time. In other places the assem-
blage of the youngsters has speci-
fed purpose, such as in the great gath
ering in Brooklyn for the annual Sun
day school parade Most of the larger
cities have field days for the school
children, when the youngsters of both
sexes gather on the city's green places
and show their skill in folk dances,
races and ether sports.
In many cities and towns the chill
dren have recognized place in the
celebrations of national holidays, such
as Memorial day and Independence
day. And. of course Christmas. with
its recently instituted municipal OBJ
seryances and municipal trees. is pre-
eminently day of the children. Its
religious side appeals to all devout
Christians, but in it's secular observ-
ances all children have their particu-
lar and important part.
May day is children's day, of course,
since we adults haze lost our ancient
customs of gathering on the village
green and dancing around the may
pole. Large cities have their May
walks of children, with queens of the
May and kings and princesses and
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
COMMITTEE ON RURAL CREDITS
~ RHsa~~ HI
No Rural Credits Legislation Passed
as yet by Congress

Many letters received at the depart
ment's offices in Washington indicate
a wide spread belief that the last Con-
gress passed legislation establishing sys-
tenn of rural credits under which the Fed
eral Government advances money direct
ly to farmers. No such legislation and
no such system is in operation. What
the Congress did do was to constitite a
the Congress did do was to constitute a
joint committee of the Senate and the
House OF Representatives to draw up
"a bill or bills providing for the estab-
llshment of a system of rural credits
adapted to American needs and condi-
tions." The committee is to report by
January l, 1916.
This committee will have at it's dis
posal the information collected in the
course of two years study by the de-
partment of the problems of rural or
ganization. In 1913 commission was
sent abroad to investigate European
methods of advancing money for agri-
cultural improvement; at the same time
it was realized that to make this inves-
tigation fruitful, conditions at home must
be studied, and the department under
took this work in June, 1913, in connec-
nection and cooperation with certain
educational associations.
The department began by collecting in
formation on the prevailing rates of
interest on farm loans in different sec
lions of the country, the reasons for the
variations, and the sources from which
the loans were obtained, such as banks,
insurance companies, building and loan
associations, mortgage companies, etc.
Not only mortgages but short time loans
as we'll were considered and the effects of
State legislation gone into.
In December, 1918, the information
already collected was laid before COM
mittees of Congress in series of hearings
but no rural credits legislation was enact
ed, either then or in the session which
closed on March 4th, 1915. In the mean
time, however, the department took up
the question of cooperative credit as
sociations and other forms of organiza-
ton for credit improvement and has
given active field assistance along these
lines. The department has also render
ed assistance to number of States in
the matter of rural credits legislation.
At the present time, therefore, its work
consists of both investigation and demon
stration investigation Of existing con-
ditions and the difficulties to be faced,
and demonstrations of the ways in which
these difficulties may be surmounted.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
UPPER, WREo SECOND ROW, LEFT, ROBIN; RIGHT.
BILLED CUCKOO

song sparrow, and prepare a list Of
questions to be answered from OBJ
servatiOn
Answers should be compared. There
will be many mistakes to correct at
first. but the work will rapidly i'm
prove. After a few birds have been
studied in this way under the direction
of a teacher or of some one who Is a
little in advance Of the others each
one can take up the subject for him.
self. following the general order Of de-
scription indicated by the questions
given. A bird manual would soon be
needed by every little group; also an
opera glass.
The exercises of bird day should con-
sist of essays about birds. based upon
results of observations Write about
individual birds as If they were per-
sons Of our acquaintance. Essays Civ
ing. any facts about particular birds.
showing their ways of life, habits, dis
positions. their songs as learned by OBJ
servation. have peculiar interest and
value. REGULATIONS from literature,
both prose and poetry, are very an.
propriate.
The teacher as well as the children
will have begun lifelong study that
increases in interest and beauty. The
little child and the old man may heap
up these riches. and nothing but death
itself can rob them of 1t, and perhaps
that cannot.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
. XOTHERS' DAY Is a national
IV institution. Fathers day has
Il gained much ground since it


IA gained much ground since it
was suggested year or two
ago, and now the idea of setting aside
day in the year for the children is
meeting with favor. 1t is peculiarly
fitting, say the advocates Of Children's
day, to give the youngsters of Ameri-
ca day of their own since America
Is. above all other nations. the land Of
the children. Here childhood finds its
greatest opportunity for growth and
expansion. Nowhere else on earth do
parents sacrifice themselves so much
for their children. In fact, 1t has been
suggested time and again by foreign
observers that the children rule Amer
lea; that the older folks place them
selves too far in the background of
our national life and the children too
far in the foreground.
So far there has been little concert
ed action to set aside day when
childhood shall be glorified and given
the opportunity to display it's spirit of
youth. which is so beautiful There
are. of course. places here and there
throughout the Union where children
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
A DEFINITION

A celebrated lawyer once tried to get
Boston witness to give his idea Of
observation-disclosures. "Well," said the wit
ness, who was a typical New England
Yankee, 4 should say that man who
thought he'd left his watch to hum and
took it out n his pocket to see if he'd time
to 60 hum and get it, was leetle absent
minded"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
A. Story For ArbOr Day

copyright. 1915. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
~HERE wasn't much left Of the
~ old Hobbs farm-merely bit
~ of rolling land crowned by
derelict wing of the farm
house and one solitary spruce tree
standing guard over Selma Hobbs and
the remnant of her home.
But that lone tree was majestic in
its solitude. Tall and evergreen and
shapely, it rose to an immense height,
its lateral branches sweeping in wild
ening circumference until they touch
ed the ground.
Selma Hobbs loved the spruce tree
as passionately as she loved the few
bits Of old china that she had saved
from the ruthless hands of the collec-
tors of antiques.
OF all these things Selma loved the
spruce tree most-it was animate. It
had actually witnessed death and dis
aster and fire as each aff1iction de-
scended upon the Hobbs family. Sell
ma was so poor that she seldom spent
money even for the simple village
pleasures. On such occasions people
laughed. not unkindly, and said that
"Selina Hobbs was to home looking at
her spruce tree"
1t was spring, and the tree was
bright with the flash of gay feathers
as robin and bluebird and oriole darted
to and fro. Selma was standing on the
doorstep when the Tree Man came.
he was not very young nor yet very
old, but he was very smiling and pleas
ant
Il am from the Pettison nurseries, -
he explained. "We've got an order for
some large spruces for the Goldman
estate on the point. I thought you'd
like to sell that one" He cast an ap-
praising eye at Selina's tree.
"Sell my tree" gasped Selma, lean
ing against the door jamb. "Why, /
couldn't! It's like a-person!
The pleasant eyes scanned Selma
narrowly. They saw little wisp of a
woman, with faded light hair pinned
around her shapely head; pale. deli
cately nodded features lighted by deep
blue eyes. The blue cotton dress was
vastly becoming to Selma had she
known it. but she no longer studied
pretttness of attire.
It's too bad you feel that way about
It. i could offer you two hundred and
. fifty for it," said the Tree Man.
Selma stared
ITS the very handsomest one 1 ever
saw; and I've handled some trees in
my day. You see." he continued cts
90 situated that we could take it up
and transplant it easily, and it would
: make grand windbreak for
Il won't sell-not for a millionv' in
terrupted Selma jealousy. although
her common sense told her that the
price Of the tree would buy her mea
ger food for three years.
II won't SELL" she repeated finally.
The Tree Man reluctantly turned
away.
TIN sorry. ma'am," he said. "O1
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-21
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