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guncotton OF which he offered the go.
cret formula as n gift to the authuri-
ties. with an absolute guarantee Of
Its perfection in the required respect.
1t vas discovered that this formula
called for a particular brand OF
bleached cotton produced only by n
single company. at Mnntferrand. on
examination this supposedly French
manufacturing company turned out to
he owned by the Gehrucder Martin OF
Muelhc'm on the Rhine, Thus the
adoption Of tho process so kindly
offered would have had the effect Of
putting the supply OF gunCotton for
German producer.
Even such an apparently untmpor-
tant supply as that of lubricating oil
for the military automobiles has been
a subject OF careful attack and the
contract for It's supply was awarded
by the War Ofice to q supposedly
French company. tho Stern-Sonneborn
Company. a branch of q house Of the
same name with headquarters at
Hamburg.
Since 1870 Germany has changed
from an agricultural to an Industrial
nation. For successful induetrialism
two prime necessities are coal and
iron. Germany has had both, but her
Iron deposits are approaching their
point OF maximum value. and unless
new sources should be tapped in the
meanwhile may be exhausted by the
middle Of the century. Her coal still
remains plentiful, and westphalia
GaAynn 90 nffor nm ,nNty,tta "a e,,D,t., o..
the future,
that II would he necessary for Ger
many, II h intended to maintain her
industrial supremacy, to get posses
sion OF the enormous iron field known
to underlie Normandy and calculated
to be ten times ms rich az the cele-
brated iron deposit of Rrley. Nowhere
has the peaceful penetration of France
been more definite than in these iron
fields; in fact the Normandy basir
had practically passed before the wal
into the ownership of Germany.
In the first mine zone there were
four mines, three belonging to tn,
ELECTROMAGNETIC and the fourth {,
a French firm which was under con,
tract to deliver its entire output FOL
nineteen years to Germany. a seconC
o n contained Ave concessions be
longing to the German Arms. Tw,
other zones each contained one con
cesslon belonging to a German and
Dutch firm, In the south of Nor
mandy out Of eighteen concession
sixteen belonged to German firms.
In one instance this cxplol,a,!o,
- .h- Ia,A,-,A ~.al 49, -
an especially interesting aspect. Oh
the coast of Normandy, just where |
juts u furthest into the EnglisI
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promotion Of German business enter
priscs In point Of strategic impor-
lance. whether military or economic;
by the flooding of certain districts 10y
financial agents n commercial n
e.lers whose reports went L the
military headquarters in Berlin. and by
obtaining concessions which put into
the power OF German firms the mineral
resources Of France.
II Germany occupied Canada's pres
ent territory and the headquarters OF
Dun and Bradstreet were in Its capital
thoughtful minds in the United States
might foresee that in case Of war q
vast collection Of exceedingly useful
information would be at the disposal Of
the commanders Of the invading army.
France was in just this position. Her
principal commercial agency, the
Schimmelpfeng, which had Its
branches In every town and village
and which before the war accumulated
minute Information on the economic
progress Of France. Is owned and con-
trolled by Hans and Richard Schim-
melpfeng OF Berlin.
OF course the French branch OF the
business had It's own head office in
Paris as well as its large branch offices
in Bordeaux, Lyons, Marseilies and all
other principal trading centres, but 1t
Is worthy OF note that the director
general for France was NJ. Bos-
schertz, a name which hardly sug-
gests French origin. The manager of
the Paris office was Kari Klee, another
name which hardly suggo SITS French
L..
NJ. van der Donk, "A Dutchman.
The information with which the
Schimmelpfeng agency concerned
itself in any specified locality in
Guided, first. facts about the place
itself, its climate, mean of com
munication, population, pecuniary
resources and the personality OF
the parliamentary representatives
their personal and par
ticulars concerning the members OF
their households; secondly, the entire
industrial situation, including methods
OF manufacture. details Of daily AND
annual output, sources Of supply
manufacturing cost, market price ant
so forth.
DISCHARGED employees of the asenc,
assert that all information was made
out In duplicate and one copy was sen
straight 10 the Berlin office. so EN-,
! GENTLY were these tables Of informa'
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the elder. and an enjoying prior rights
to the succession.
A few years ago the diagnosis Of
the medical attendants Of the young
Queen Of Spain were to the effect that
she was about to become the mother
of twins. and It was on that occasion
that a discussion as to which OF the
two should be regarded as the elder
took place In court and official circles
at Madrid. and several learned articles
were written about the matter In the
principal law journals Of the PENN
suia. The anticipations of the royal
physicians proved to be without foun-
dalton. But the very fact that there
should have been any controversy in
connection with the affair served to
call attention to the phenomenal
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ton made out and filed hat by look
ing through a file Of documents Of
about the size Of a small dictionary
the investigator can find complete
commercial. financial, geographical
and political detail for a city OF 20. 900
inhabitants.
There is no doubt that this informa-
ton has been at the service Of German
commercial houses through the Berlin
office, so that when a German house
intended to compete with a French
one it has had at its fingers ends
every possible particular that 1t
needed.
Next to having complete informa-
ton on every aspect Of the country's
life from the German standpoint would
be the Importance OF controlling some
vital springs OF public efficiency In
time of war. One such would be the
bread supply Of the capital. and It
Is a fact that the largest flour mills
In France, the Grands Moulins dc Cor
he'll. al Corbeil on the Seine, which fed
over a million Of tho population of
Paris, were managed and controlled
by a German, Lucien Baumann. 1t
Is true that recently, in response
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~ MOREBY ACKLO0
.HE open war that Germo.y Ia
now waglng on France Is but

now waglng on France Is but
a elimination Of a conflict.
hidden and unacknowledged, 1t
is true, but none the less a conflict,
long carried on by the German
Government AGAINST the peace and
prosperity Of the French nation.
As far back as August, 1891, Herr
Schultze, director Of the State Rail-
roads of the Empire, applied to the
Reichatax for and obtained q grant
of $4,000 thalers to be used a. q fund
for the s~ubsidizing OF foreign news
papers In the interest Of the imperial
pollcy. and about the same time the
German secret police was organised
into two distinct branches. the one to
deal with the usual espionage and the
other to further political action
According to French writer's, among
the results OF this latter institution
NAV he mentioned the important and
UNEXPLAINED strike which broke out
at Amiens IN the shoe factories and
which uas largely ~supported nv sub
scriptions received from German
sources mat NJ the Tina that the clty
~ uamhurp WA. endea vorinp IN estab.
,,sb .hos sactor,es With Government
.unnort. IN. great dnck .trlta which
tied nm I'M. mort n, Iondon for months
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their eyes open and reported when
necessary to Berlin.
Not only SO. but this factory Is
situated In An important strategic
position at the gateway OF the forest
OF Compiegne and At the junction of
the rivers Disc and Aisne. 1t de-
veloped during inquiries caused by
press comment on the popularity Of a
German factory's supplying the French
military airships with gas that this
factory was a subsidiary Of the Che
mische Fabrik Elektron. the company
which at Bitterfeldt supplies hydrogen
TO the German d%irigibles.
1t has been a matter Of some remark
also that French military ae%roplanes
have been fltted with portable wireless
outfits Of . German make. the IIepel.
manufactured Of course by . German
company.
The numerous occasions on which
French naval gunpowder has ex-
ploded without known cause rendered
the French military authorities rather
uneasy and leo to many experiments
With the hope Of finding . stable and
non-deteriorating powder. In 1912 an
inventor came forward with a new
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Channe!, IL the great French for, art
arsenal Of Cherhourg. reckoned ne
strongest In the north of Fran.
From the sea 1t is considered i'm.
pregnahle and has been thought safe
from an attack in the rear because Z
the stern and inhospitable charsr'o-
OF tho coast in the neighhorha.L
which strikes sheer down into tie
rocky sea, affording no place for land.
ing parties.
Just around the corner q Ca0o ',
Hague are the mining 'HHr
Flamanville and Delete, u~l..
Auguste Thyssen. Imperial lfr
Councillor Of Germany and n mon. g.
OF the administrative Council
Krupps. At Delete. after II came 'r'p
German possession. roads were matn
a pier for loading tho ore harges was
constructed OF solid granite and. moro
than that. Q magazine OF immense
proportions for tho storage OF dyna-
mite used by the miners vac made
between Delete and Cherhoure IN
fact II Is estimated that the explosion
Of this magazine would sertous'y N
ture the Notifications OF h '-N-"'-
II any Cdt0 tnSTS IL NO" ~ l'AH'
appointed landing place for tro0r- 3
guns In the rear OF one Of Trt"
most important fortresses, ara
landing place was at the ou,'~0t
hostillties owned and Contro "H 80
German capital and peopled Wy 'f'''
man employees.
Dielette, however, does not conS'-
tute the whole Of Herr Thysscn's '"'-
mer industrial overlordship OF Mo-
mandy. On the outskirts Of Cacn A.
Colombelles. commanding the has" ny
: the French channel torpedo ~ ..'.
another Thyssen owned CONF.
erected blast furnaces and constr" '''
a couple of tidal basins for the '"aN.'
and discharge OF Iron carriers.
perhaps worthy Of note that ''"''
works command not only the m
or the Orne hut the adjacent cav.
and the bridges over II, IN Ia
pronounced was German a~scond.'
in this part Of Normandy that j ''>
been the cause of considerable "''
cusslon In Parliament,
Another alien owner ~ fTo'.
mines who has the Krupps ms MS 49,
customers Ia ]. De Poorta, head ny
mining company nominal,y Fr"H'
hut practically German-Dutch VIZ u
had four important concessions 20.
Jurques, Bourberouge, Mortar a.
~Ondefontaine.
Exploitation similar 10 that ~ So
mandy had already begun IN H''..'
This same NJ. De poortc owned
concessions here. From 10 Rouge '.
Teillay and 10 Haut" Nu" the 3
Rreton ore made its way ~ the
sands OF tons to Essen on boar .
De Poorte's ships. there 10 De- 0.'
into German cannon and shcN,
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are boy and girl the latter will never
become a mother.
still another popular belief is that
the intelligence Of twins Ia below
rather than above the average. This
Is one with which I ind It difficult to
agree. For while II Is true that the
Instances In which one or both Of
twins have achieved great eminence or
have made a name for themselves in
history are rare, yet the Grenfell
brothers were certainly both of them
clever and gifted far above the aver
age. while W OF the most famous Of
English Judges. namely, Lord High
Chancellor Eldon and his brother. Lord
Stowell. were twins. that is to say. not
twins OF one another. but each had .
twin sister.
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TIL OF GREENFIELD TWINS IN WAR RECALLS OTHER CASE

rarity Of twins In the reigning houses
of the Old World.
Indeed. one may search so vainiy
the annals Of the various dynasties OF
Europe for twins. ever away back TO
remote ages, that one ends by recall
ing the popular legends, according to
which, when twins were born TO a
royal house. one OF the two vas al
ways put out Of the a In order TO
avoid any trouble about the success
sion. And II is this quite common be-
lief. entertained at any rate formerly.
that undoubtedly led 20 the story ac-
cordlrg 20 which the celebrated and
mysterious prisoner OF the Iron Mask
was the win brother OF Louis XIV. OF
France.
Nor are twins . very frequent
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came to be regarded ~ quite in the
natural order OF things that American
wives Of Britlshers should present the
latter with .wo babies at a time. so
that when Duchess C%onsuelo Of MARI
borough merely gave birth to a single
child on the first occasion Of her be-
coming n mother she was considered
by the English public at large as
having but nalf done her duty and as
having !naGequately fulfilled national
expectations.
1t IL a matter for congratulation that
in English law there should he no
such problem with regard to the
seniority Of twins as those which
have referred to above as existing In
Spain and In other Catholic monarchies
Of Europe. where the rights to the
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OF questions would be likely to arise
in the event of the first born children
Of a %reigning sovereign being twins.
Thus. while in all monarchical
States Of Europe. saw Turkey. the
right Of succession to the crown is
vested In the first born son., In Spain
and in other Catholic countries II
would be extremely doubtful. in the
event OF the eldest sons of the ruler
being twins. as to which Of them
would be the lawful heir. Thus the
ancient laws OF Spain. based on pcu-
menicai councils OF the Roman Cath
olic Church hat tool place in remote
times. held that IN the case of twins.
II was not the first. but the second Of
the twins TO make its appearance In
the world. that must be regarded as
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Thus. while In some portions Of .he
world the conviction prevails that II one
Of Q twin pair dies the other is likely
to succumb not long afterward. there
are also nations among which 1t is
held that II one Of the twins dies the
survivor. however weakly before, will
at once improve and gain in health
ard strength. The idea underlying
this Is that the vitality Of the dead
twin has been inherited and added
to that of the survivor. There is an
allusion 10 this in Sponsors 'Faerie
Queene," In Book ". Agape. who was
the mother OF three bold brothers:
Borne of one mother in one happle
mold
Borne At one burden in one happie
morne-
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OPCLAR superstitions on the
- subject Of twins. and especially
L the old time belief that II n
OF the twain dies the days OF the
survivor are virtually numbered. are
recalled by the recent death In ac-
ton in France Of Capt. Francis Gren-
fell Of the Ninth Lancers. who was
the irst officer Of the British army to
receive the Victoria Cross in the pres
cnt war. His twin brother. Capt. Riv-
ersdale Grenfell. Of the same regi-
ment. was killed In the fighting In
France Just before Christmas. and
from that time forth Francis. who
had been twice invaded home for
wounds, and who insisted on return
ing to the front for the third time.
before he had fully recovered, seems
to have felt that he would not out
live the war.
In . letter written TO Alfred w.
Pollard, the we'll known librarian Of
the British Museum. sympathizing
with him on the loss Of his Gunner
son. he winds up In the following
fashion:
II have lost my twin brother. from
whom I was never separated until the
day I last saw POUR son. 30 ] ri
appreciate the great sorrow that has
fallen on you and Mrs. Pollard in the
loss Of a son who has done what we all
would like to do-die for England"
Both Of the 0renfell twins were well
known In the United States and were
frequent visitors over here, especially
'Rivy," who will be recalled as a men,
Der Of the Ranelagh team, which won
the open polo championship At Mar
ragansett Pier in 1910. Francis VAS
an equally good polo player. and the
two brothers, who were intimately as
ISOLATED in sport and in business af-
fairs as well as in all their interests,
in their likes and dislikes, were with
out exception the most popular officers
of the Ninth Lancers. which is one OF
the crack corps of English cavalry.
No one in the regiment ever thought
Of them singly. but always as Of the
pair. To such an extent was this the
rase hat when Rivy fell in the battle
Of Mons 1t did not seem quite natural
10 his comrades that Francis, who had
been shot through both legs and lost
a portion of his hand in the heroic
charge of the Ninth Lancers at Com
piegne, and who Immediately after his
return to the front had been once
more sent home. with an ugly wound
In the shoulder. should emain behind,
In fact. Francis felt something Of the
kind himself, and was 50 convinced
that he was destined to rejoin his
brother at an early date, in the Great
Hereafter. that on the day before he
fell ne attended divine service and re.
ceived communion, as a sort Of viati-
cum.
The ease OF Francis and Rivy Gren'
fell is only one Of many in the pres
ent war. In all of the b~ell'geren'
armies there have been Instances Of
the same kind. that is to say. II one
OF the twins fell the other ones death
was certain to follow not long after
ward. Sometimes, even. they wer,
killed or the same day: and the Vienna
newspapers record the deaths Of ar
Austrian officer fighting In Galicii
against the Russians. and Of his twin
brother fighting In Alsace agains
the French on the very same date
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And similarly hat when the second
dies both his life and that Of the eldest
should pass into and be added t the
life Of the third. The boon was
granted.
The survivor OF twins Is sometimes
credited with curious powers. In GER
tain folklore he takes his place with
the seventh son and with the child
born with a caul. All these are sup
posed to have either special powers Of
healing or to be gifted with a mysteri-
Gus power of second sight. In the
English county Of Essex the p~easantry
regard a left" twin, that liz to say, a
surviving twin. as being able to cure
certain maladies either by breathing
on the patient or by touch. and in an
other county II is held that II twins
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among the great houses Of the Euro
pean aristocracy. Their rarity was at
any rate pronounced until the so-called
international alliances became so
numerous. For It cannot b. denied
marriages between members Of
tho Old World nobility and American
heiresses have been ~s,ngularly pro-
inc In twins.
Thus Lady Paset. daughter Of Mrs.
Paran Stevens Of New York. presented
her husband. Gen. Sir Arthur Paget,
with a bra.e OF M in 1888. much. II
is said. to h:s resentment. Then there
was Consuelo Duchess Of Manchester.
daughter Of the late Anthony Yznaga
Of New York. She had twin daughters,
who grew up into beautiful girls. But
both succumbed to consumption at a
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Very curious indeed IL the rarity Of
twins among tho re!gninE houses OF
Europe. the only case that I can recall
at the present moment being In the
family OF Princess Frederick Charles Of
Hesse. one Of the sisters Of the Kaiser.
She has to her record two sets Of
twin IONS. the elder ones being now at
Then there are the twin daughters Of
the late Duke Eugene Of Wurtemberg,
namely, the Duchesses Elsa and Olga,
married to two brothers. the Princes
Albert and Macmillan Of Schaum-
burg-Lippe.
II Is fortunate that In each instance
these twins are q remote from the
succession to the thrones Of Hesse and
Of Schaumburg- Lippe. For all sorts
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Popular Superstition Revived by Sew.
eral Similar Instances in the
Great European Struggle

nay. almost at the very same hour
or the physical resemblance between
twins everybody Is aware. But the
mental and mora, likeness and SYM
PATTY are run o. mys'ery. originating
a. they do IN early infancy and OK
tending unite the grave No wonder.
therefore. that the matter should have
become a subject ~ popular supersti-
ton and OF foik-iore. which varies
in different lands.
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few months interval OF each other.
Again there was Miss May Cuyler OF
New York. now the wife OF Richard
McCreery II New York. who a
twin sons rs her first husband. Sir
Phl,;p Grey Egerton.
There are a score OF other cases
Il the same kind TO be found in gianc-
ing over the names of those daughters
1f Uncle Sam who have gone to Eurose
for husbands. and at n moment IL
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French writers declare that Germanys military invasion of
France was preceded by a financial invasion. the plans for which were
prepared in the same scientific manner a the plans for the advance of
che German army. An account of this phase of the war is given in
the accompanying article. The publications on which it is based chiefly
are not yet available in English.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-22


 DOUGLAS. Nov. 22.-The regular dance of the Eagles. at Eagle Hall, last Saturday night was well attend ed. and it Is reported that those pres- ent had a good time.
 Mrs, Joseph Adamson presented her husband with a twelve-pound girl last Saturday afternoon. Dr. Sar. geant was in attendance. and reports mother and daughter both doing well.
 Oliver Olsen and Arthur Lille strand both employed at Jenson's store. left Saturday on Q hunting ox- petition to Aux Cove. They expect i'd to return yesterday, but have not yet made their arrival.
 M. S. Hudson arrived last night af- ter O trip Of several days to Nevada crock.
 L. A. siane left today, on the Hum boldt. on an extended trip to tho States. He will visit the fair an San Francisco. then go to Denver for Q few days. and from there he intends going to Kansas City where he will visit his mother.
 Angelo chrissages sailed south on the Humboldt this afternoon.
 The volunteer fire company will give a Thanksgiving ball. at Eagles hall. Thursday night. Music will be furnished by the six-piece Lyric or chestra, and the hall win be especial ly decorated for the occasion. A big time is anticipated.
 Tho Penelope Club Of the Douglas high school. will meet in tho base mont of the Congregational church this evening.
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boys gymnasirm class has been changed from Wednesday to Tuesday on which days the boys will meet hereafter.
 Interest is being aroused here In Indoor tennis tournament. to be held at the dining room of tho old Mexi- can boarding house. Entries arc now being signed up. and the games are expected Co begin come time next week
 l.. Wcrnecke, head of the drafting department. who was operated on at st. Ann's Hospital a couple of weeks ago for appendicitis. Is improving SO rapidly that 1t is though he wln be out again in a few days.
 Steve Stansworth. head repairman at the Cyanide Plant. whose wrist was broken 0 few days ego. was re. ported to be're5ting well at st. Ann's Hospital. this morning.
 The usual moving picture show was given Saturday afternoon. and night, at the Treadwell Club. A good pro. gram was presented.