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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Correspondence
AIM ENA

Warren Sweet of Worden was a
maker last Sunday.
F. +. Hall is home from the hospi-
tai in Kalamazoo, but is in a serious
condition.
Frank Harrington and sons returned
Sunday from the ten days encamp-
ment at Grayling.
Miss Goldie Yeider returned to Battle
Creek, Monday.
Mrs. Anderson has been in South
Bend, Ind, the past week caring for
her father, who is i'll.
Harley Waite of Kalamazoo spent
the past week at John Solomon's.
X. NJ Waite of Kalamazoo was call.
ing on friends here Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A Finch and Lois,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Downing and
Doris, Mrs. Lucy DeForest and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Brown and children
attended the Rhodes reunion at the
home of James Rhodes near Coolies
on Thursday of last week. There were
% present and an enjoyable day was
spent. They were invited TO meet next
year at the home of Mr.. andMrs Har-
leyRhodes near Kalamazoo.
Mr.. Steffenson has a new Maxwell
car.
Squire Burns and family attended a
reunion of the Van Week family
at the home of A. E. Van Week near
Lawton on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Manning and
Mrs. E. H. Miner were in Grand Rap
ids with friends the first of the week.
Mrs Paleis went Monday for visit
in Chicago.
Several from this place have enjoy
ed the Chautauqua at Paw Paw.
The Cleaners will hold their exhibit
of farm produce and products Satur-
day, September Is. For further par
ticulars see Chas. Campbell. chairman
or Carl Winslow, secretary.
Mrs. Mat Masten, formerly of this
place died at her home near Paw Paw
on Friday of last week after a long
severe illness. She was a kind and
loving mother, wife, friend and neigh
Dor. She leaves two sons and two
daughters Funeral was held from
the home Sunday with burial in AL
mena cemetery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Islands of Exile.

The Princess islands in the sea OF
Marmora have been a place Of exile In
all ages. In BYZANTINE times the saw
age Empress Irene was shut up In
nunnery upon Prinkipo, the chief Is
land. At the time of the Young Turk
revolution the worst officials of the Yil-
diz gang were interned here, though
they were politely termed guest of the
isle" And afterward the Marmora Is
lands became the dumping ground or
the wretched dogs of Const !nople,
which the reformers did not dare di-
rectly to put to death, though they had
no scruples about leaving them TO
starve and perish of hunger tempered
by nnibalism.-London Express.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their many acts of kind
ness during the sickness and death OF
our beloved wife, mother and sister; also
the minister and SINGERS for their com
forting words and music, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Murch and to all who sent the
beautiful floral offerings.
Nj. E. Masten,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Masten,
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Masten,
Mr.. and Orlo Irons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Areaux,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Smith.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
BerI1m0nt

Born, August II, to Mr.. and Mrs
H. O. Rose. a son, Myron Otis.
Miss Anna Anderson of Kalamazoo
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Carrier.
Mrs. S. Baker is visiting in Benton
Harbor.
Mrs. A. E Carrier visited in Kali
amazoo, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Bolster of La Porte,
Ind, were over Sunday guests at the
home of Mrs. Bolsters sister, Mrs. A.
D. Robinson
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
"wake Me Up When Kirby Dies"

There must be many old timers still
living who remember the days of the
stock company at the old Bowery the
alter. These will easily recall both
Kirby and Eddy, the latter of whom
was very popular and whose name
gave rise to the call heard for so many
years and still heard sometimes among
the gallery gods, Eddy eddy-eddy-
eddyr' Kirby was famous for his
dying scenes. While II was not gen.
orally delectable, his death was al
ways so much the better part OF the
show that many spectators preferred
to sleep through the other portions OF
the play, while their less sophisticated
companions would wake them up
when Kirby died."-New York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
The FLAG at Half Mast.

The custom Of showing the nag al
half mast originated from the why at
sea of showing the pre-eminenco one
ship had over the other In time Of war
fare. The vanquished always had to
lower it's flag, while the victor's would
be raised as high as possible In exufta-
ten. To lower flag Is an act Of sub
mission or betokens respect to . So
perisy or is O signal Of distress. The
hsisthg of q Gag half mast high came
to ~ used, therefore, as . sign OF
msurning and respect
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27

~ m For boys heavy
vi ~ school shoes in but
VusOO ton or lace. Any
size wanted while the line is COM
plete. Regular S225 value.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27

For any mems hi avy
g. so Work shoe in
the store. Each and
to give salts
early. All sizes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
.TuE BIRTH OLE 4 NATI0N.''

When y. w. Griffith set to work to
select actors TO play the various parts
in his great spectacle. The Birth Of
a Nation, which comes to the Illi-
nois theater for an engagement of one
week beginning next Monday evening,
with matinees daily commencing Tues
day. he had in mind all the while the
idea Of engaging only those who in APP
pearance and temperament reflected
the parts assigned them. In selecting
Henry B. Walthall to interpret the part
of the brave and heroic little con-
federate colonel he undoubtedly act
ed with much wisdom. Mr. Walthall
portrays the part so admirably that it
would seem he had been playing parts
Of this kind all his life. Mr.. Walthall
is a member of the we'll known Miss
issipi family of that name. Miss Mir
lam Cooper, who takes the part Of
Margaret Cameron" the eldest daugh-
ter of the Camerons of South Caro-
lima, at whose home many Of the
scenes are depicted, is a southern girl
born in Georgia, being a direct de-
scendent of Charles Carroll Of Mary
land, one of the signers of the Decla-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
At THE ILLINOIS.

Alice Brady, daughter of William A.
Brady, and one Of the youngest and
most successful of the legitimate stars
to appear in screen dramas, is feat
ured in the World Film release, THE
Lure of Woman" which will be
shown at the Illinois tomorrow The
story is by Paul Armstrong and deals
with the adventures of an Irish maid
en- whose love affairs are the basis Of
the story. There are scenes Of In
dian life and pioneer and military ad-
ventures which have furnished unlim-
tied opportunity for effective stage set
tings and the producer has not failed
TO take advantage of these. George
Ralph and Claude Fleming, both from
the legitimate stage and experienced
in the art of film drama, appear with
Miss Brady and around them has
been grouped cast of unusual bril-
lance and ability.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

AT THE EMPIRE.

Guy Voyer, playing the leading role
In Lovers and Lunatics," staged at
the Empire last night by the Wool
folk Comedy company, brought down
the large audience present with his
clever sayings and tactics. The show
scored a great hit with Manager Ber-
kell's patrons. The play is booked by
Mark Swan and Is musical version
OF Runaway Match" The first and
second acts are laid at the Townsley
tavern, beautiful scene and the clos
ing act Is scene at the summer home
of Mrs. Hatch, overlooking the Hud-
son river. Following all other shows
this week the company appeared with
new costumes, scenery and songs.
The chorus girls proved themselves
very clever with their graceful dane
ing and singing Miss Trathers and
Mr.. Garrison staged some pretty
dances. Today the company is pre-
senting the pretty musical comedy,
Whose Little Grille Are You" Fri
day night 1.-THE Time, the Place, the
Grip will be repeated In addition to
the comedy chorus girl contest will
take place at the close Of the regular
show. This contest will not be OF
the nature Of an amateur contest. but
a real classy vaudeville performance.
Each girl will present an act and the
audience will be the Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
AT THE MAJESTIC,

Henry Ibsen's immortal Peer Gynt"
has at last been done for the screen,
and with Cyril Maude, star Of the big
New York success, Grumpy" in the
title role, will be presented by the
Oliver Morosco Photoplay company at
the Majestic tonight. Five as beauti-
full women as a photodrama has ever
presented personify the five dramatic
love episodes which reveal the soul
Iessness of the typically worldly wom-
an as distinct from the pure, patient,
loyal Solveig back in Gudbrandsdale,
Norway. Winifred Bryson, the IA
nous beauty of the Burbank theatre
stock company in Los Angeles, was
specially loaned for this production,
and appears to splendid advantage as
the secret service woman in the slave
ship episode.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

survey OF the department of chemistry
at the Illinois state university. The
test IS an unbiased and comprehensive
one, taking into account coloring of
the water, bacteria, presence of gas
formers, etc.
First report was received from the
university yesterday. Appended to the
data given is the statement that the
authorities at the university find that
analysis indicates satisfactory treat
ment The water is safe for use for
drinking purposes"
The test shows that the Moline plant
is unusually successful in removing
color, only 10 per cent remaining. In
most cities, including Davenport. 10
per cent is considered good.
Color. however, has absolutely moth
ing to do with purity of the water The
cIearest water may be polluted with
dangerous germs, while water that
looks muddy, after treatment, may be
entirely pure and safe to drink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
POSTMASTER CLUB
TO MEET ON DEC. Ia

The next meeting of the Toastmas-
ters' club will be held Dec II at the
Y. NJ. c. A. The general theme Of the
evening will be THE Present Session
of Congress" J, F. Witter will be
POSTMASTER Neill Adams will dis
cuss THE Seamen's Bill" and under
the head Of Preparedness" Matt
Peasants will discuss the subject
from the view Of the Army and Bert
Metcalf the Navy" This meeting is
open to anyone whether member of
the Y NJ. C. A. or not, on payment of
the lunch fee, which is 80 cents. Last
year there was considerable interest in
the McCabe medal contest and the
committee already has the matter in
charge for the present season with
prospects OF large number compet-
ing for the prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

tain Wilkes Of the United States navy,
which came very nearly plunging the
United States into war with England,
and which no doubt would have fol-
lowed had not President Lincoln made
the necessary apology, assuring the
English government that Captain
Wilkes in his ardent impetuosity had
made a mistake. England received the
apology graciously and the incident
came to an end, though it provided one
of the most sensational episodes in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

ration of independence. Miss Mae
Marsh. who plays the part Of the
younger sister" in the Cameron
household is a Californian by birth.
her parents, however, being related TO
the Slidells of Louisiana OF Mason
Slidell fame, the elder SIideu being
d commissioner Of the confederate gov
eminent to England 1t will be remem-
bered that Mason and Slideli, both be-
ing commissioners, were taken from
the British steamship Trent by Cap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

connection with the war between the
states Miss Lillian Gish, who plays
the part of Elsie Stoneman' the
northern girl, is a native of Phila-
deIphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
State SCHOOL To
TEST CITY WATER
Authorities Mt Illinois University Will
Report Each Month On Samples
Furnished BY Moline.

Commissioner W. A. Macbeth Of the
department of public property. and l.,
A. Fritze, city chemist, have inaugu-
rated a new system Of having Moline's
city water tested Mr.. Fritze has full
charge Of filtration work at the Moline
pumping station.
Hereafter every month a test of the
water will be conducted by the state
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
ASSASSINATED ADMIRAL TO
HAVE. $40, 600 FUNERAL AT
ORDER OF PRESIDENT YUAN
Opponents of Monarchica Indica
tive OF General Resentment Against Another Change
GoVernment--Peking Excited Over Event.

Peking, Dec. 14.-The ASA ssi n alton
of Admiral Tseng Ju-Cheng, military
governor of Shanghai, on Nov 10, has
created a profound impression in Pc
king. Opponents of the monarch
cal movement feel that the crime is
indicative Of a general resentm ent
against the restoration of the monat-
chy, although officials close to Presi-
dent Yuan Shi-kai have, in a semi
official statement, asserted that the act
was not a political one. The two
assassins, who are Wong Sian-foong.
a student from Kirin, in Manchuria
and Wong Ming-sau. a shop keeper
from the Shantung province, have stat
ed however, that they committed the
crime because the admiral was a
prom onarchist.
Admiral Tseng was one of the
strongest Chinese military governors
He received his naval 4education in
England and was regarded as "a com
petent Chinese official Shanghai is
the worst storm center in China for
the revoIutionists, and it was only re-
Gently that China requested Japan,
France, Russia and England to aid
in keeping peace in the foreign con-
cession which is beyond Chinese con-
troll The governTn ent denies that
China's lack of control in internal af-
fairs for the crime was committed in
the foreign concession
President Yuan has honored the
memory Of the admiral with elevation
to q marquisate and has set aside S1o,-
600 to be used for funeral of the
same character as would be accorded
a Field Marshal who persisted in bat
tie In lieu of a pension, the Presi-
dent has granted to the relatives of
the murdered man an estate at Shiao-@
Esaiying, Tfen-tsin. The President
also urges that a memorial temple be
erected in Shanghai, and another at
the admirals birthplace in Chill prov
ince.
admiraIss service. 1t is pointed out
that he was man of exceptional
learning and of strong personal integ-
ritya He served President Yuan
faithfully at the time of the second
revolu and played an important part
in supervising that outbreak. He
went to the southern provinces on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

Pont-A-Mousson, France, Dec I A.
French Lorraine is the greatest ceme-
terry in the world. Colonies of dead,
marked by lines Of crude wooden
crosses. lie everywhere under newly
formed sod at the edges of the woods
and thiekets and in ravines- Germans
and French The shifting of battle
scenes may be traced by following
them. They are thickest there where
was fought the great battle for Nancy
that began with the retreat of the
French from Morhange and reached
its climax during the battle Of the
Marine. The number has been conttn-
ually swe11ed since in the fourteen
months struggle in the Woeuvre and
the Vosges.z
Saint Genevieve, Essey, the Anan-
cess the Heights OF Cuittes, ve1aine,
GerberviIlers OF the Grand Couronne
de Nancy, Etain, the Eparges. Prefre
in the Woevre are so many Gem eterfes,
nearly all of them with crosses bear
ing names already i1Iustrious Lionel
Rieuxtfle poet, lies at Essey; Paul
Vial, who received bullet in his
heart in the Saint Mansay woods.
Among the French buried at Gerbevil-
Ter, is Jean Martin one of the most
promising pupils of the French Art
School at Rome; he fell with the he
roici handful of chasSeurs that held
the Mortagne here against 40, 600 Ger
mans during eleven hours. MARCEL
Drouet is among those who lie at the
summit Of the Samogneux hill.
The dead lie thickest perhaps at the
Loisy Gap. After the Germans had
captured Nomeny and Pont-a Nous
son, they sent q regiment to force this
passage between two heights. held by
q single company Of French infantry.
That gap became the tomb of the en-
tire regiment. The cemetery of St.
Genevieve is not so dense but far more
extended than that of the Loisy Gap.
TIE Germans, forced by the resistance
of the company Of infantry at Loisy
to try a flank movement around the
heights of Cuittes. where French
crosses predominant. It was then.
thinking he saw the route opening
up for his troops, the Emperor of Ger
many issued his famous order Of the
day Tomorrow in Nancy Saint
Genevfeve was still between his Ma
testy's troops and the Lorraine capt.
tai; it is today the cemetery of most
of them The French. too. fell in
such numbers there as to disquiet the
officers, who called the attention OF
Commandant NJ to the losses.
..No matter replied the command
ant, eve won't give an fnch-'' Tt re-
required an order from the general
to induce him to take up stronger
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

position little In the rear.
During the attacks upon the plateau
Of Arnance. captured on the 7th and
retaken by General Dubai1 On the 9Th.
Emperor William is said to have OBJ
served the action from the edge of the
Moral Woods, behind which We're con
cealed 10000 horsemen Of the Prus-
sian Guard-his escort into Nancy.
VeIaine fell and Uh1ans and Bavarian
infantry surged into the passage be-
tween the two heights of Amance eff
we can hold out the day it will be
a miracle" said the French General
in command The 3-inchers increased
their fire to the maximum speed just
then and moved those Uhlans and
Bayarians down before they could de-
'bouch from the defi1e; they lie there
today IN serried ranks over which a
weedy sod has formed. The 10000
cavalry Of the guard galloped off to-
ward Metz, and a par1iamentarian
with a white flag asked In the name
OF His Majesty for an arnistice of
"a hours to bury the dead.
sIn "a hours replied the French
General, when the Emperor shall
have given sepuichre to his thousands
Aof dead, we shall be ready for him
again. .
An estimated proportion of three
Germans to one Frenchnan buried in
de Nancy, extending in a serni-circle
from Gerbevfilers to Pont-a Mousson
on the east bank of the Mose1le, ma
tura1ly takes no account of the thous-
ands of Bavarians dead removed at
night by rail toward Metz. after the
abttle of Saint Genevieve, which de-
cided the issue OF the struggle for Nan
-cy; nor does it comprise the heavy
death roll of the French in annexed
Lorraine, just over the frontier, in
the disaster of Morhange
The evidence of those who have
visited all the battlefields of Lorraine
and those who have helped pick up
the dead after the battle of Nancy
tends to the belief that taking the
French dead in German Lorraine and
he German dead carried from the
field Of battle, there is no exaggeration
in the estimate of three Germans to
one Frenelnman as the proportion of
those killed in the operations in the
attack and defense of Nancy
Pious hands are caring for these
Gem eteries, even SO close to the bat
tie front that the German heavy ar
tiIlery often rakes up the sod and
sends the crosses flying in sp1inters.
Flowers are planted on all the French
graves and the tri-color floats over
many of them. The graves of the
Germans are secretly protected but
not decorated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
ELKS SWELL FUND
FROM SALE OF RED
CROSS XMAS SEALS


While it is still early to send Christ
mas packages. the sslek of Red Cross
Christmas seals has been most sue
cessfu1 and many are prepared to use
the CHEEKY seal in stamping out tu-
berculosis in this community The
sale has been carried on with great
enthusiasm. Several hundred dollars
has been contributed by the lnanufac-
turers, over $500 has been received
through the mail and the amount re-
ceived in the stores is steadily in
creasing to hundreds.
Last evening the sale of seats in the
Stratfe1d, preceding the Elks' BAN
quet, netted 5000. Nine-tenths Of
that sum will be used in the tubercu-
association with headquarters in War
rem street, corner of, West Liberty
street, the other tenth being the cost
of stamps
The work in the public schools Of
which Mrs. Samuel H. Wheeler jig in
charge has been most enthusiastic,
Many thousands have been distTib-
uted in each school and prizes offered
by Mrs. Wheeler for those who sell a
certain number and prizes for those
who sell the largest amounts. a little
fellow of eight who sold 400 seals in
Just two days has high hopes. The
children rot only aid the good work
financially but spread the word con-
corning the purpose of the Visiting
Nurse association It is probable that
in this way many new cases OF tuber-
culosis will be reported for the sys-
tematic treatment given by Mrs. Mar
garet Phalon. nurse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
ISHII DOCTRINE QUESTION IS
OVERSHADOWING THE FAR EAST
China Press Japan Delay
chicaI Movement in CeIesti a Kingdom No Marked
Concessions Yet to Brown Men.

Peking. Dec, IA. VIII the Ish1i
doctrine prevail in the Far East?
This question is oveFshad owing all
monarchica1 movement in China, fol-
lowing Immediately upon Baron Ishii' s
taking over the foreign office in To-
kio, has moved the Chinese press to
ehristen Japan's assumption of the
direction fFar Eastern affairs the
4Ishii doctrine
4 This policy of Japan, now somewhat
formally recognized by England, Rus
STA and France, is discussed by the
Chinese press as comparable to the
Monroe doctrine.
Chinese resent very bitterly the at
titude of Japan. Vernacular papers
talk resistance with arms, and de-
mand that China shall not grant ia
pans position, and the bitterness of
last spring towards the Japanese gov
eminent has been revived.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14
CAIICTAN CHOLERA
EPIDEMIC HALTED

Vienna, Dec 1.-THE extent to
which cholera followed the war into
Austria-Hungar is shown by Of
fetal statement to the effect that the
disease was epidemic only in Galicia,
where the weekly number of cases in
the month of August was from 1900
to 1000.
since the middle Of September of
this year a rapid decrease was noted.
and since the first week in October the
number Of cases occurring weekly has
not exceeded 200.
Outside of GaIicia there has been
nothing resembling an epidemic. In
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-14

So far China has not announced any
marked concession to the Japanese.
The press is unanimous in resenting
the capitalization of Japans policy of
assuming the direction of Far Eastern
affairs. This resentment has be-
come all the keener since the marked
Improvement in Japan's industrial and
nouncement that Japan has accumu-
lated a specie reserve of fifty million
pounds. China formerly believed that
Japan was too poor to measure
strength with nations which resist her
leadership in the Far East. This be-
lief has now vanished, and the recog-
milton which Japan's allies have given
her in the Far East has led the Chi
nese to believe that the balance of
power which formerly protected them
in their weakness has permanently
disappeared.