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Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-26

land and Western Russia, were float ed down the Niemen River and the Koenig Wilhelm Canal every year. and the lumber produce of the city's mills was distributed by the busy Memel fleet to every Baltic port, much Of it going to Russia, Pole. Russian Lett and German, during the years of peaceful effort. fraternized in MemeTs coffee houses, beer gardens and in the tidy, pretentious little inn, Nimmer saat.
 "Tilsit, a military and commercial center. is 5S miles south.sou,heast of Memel while Koenigsberg, capital or East Prussia, lies 91 miles to the southwest Mcmel had a well-todo population of about 22,O0O a few months ago. though now, according to dispatches 1t is numbered in the lisS of dead, charred, and deserted cities found on every battlefront where in- yaders have rolled past. A city with out poor and without a millionaire Memel possessed a thriving trade in transit goods, agricultural and manu- factured produces in international ex. change
 "Memel had growing industry, iron foundries, ship-building yards and factories for the output of chem .cals, machinery, soap and amber ware Its most important business. however, was its export of grains and timber lt shipped each year timber Co @ value of more than S5,0oO000.
 Before all else, Memel was grow ing seaport It was drawing an ever greater share of the distributing busi- ness of agricultural produces from the neighboring regions of the Russian Baltic Provinces, and was developing close fruitful business relations with Russian Poland handling Polish tim Der. grain and meats, and making headway in the competition for handl- ing the exports from the rich Polish manufacturing districts. Memers DO siuon near the farms of East Prussia. near the fields and factories of Rus sian Poland. gave the town great promise of becoming a rich citypor
 NltIlHlf DO many AA AAf W MHAl liAf'.t.'t cities of these northern coastlands, was foundation of those crusaders of the Middle Ages, wh otook their way north and spread their faith among the outlying peoples by brand and sword lt was founded 6y PoppO gon Osterna, grand master of tho Knights Of the Teutonic Order. who fought the natives of Prussia, the Let's and the Films through generations to bring them within the fold of the Christian Church When founded in l252 Memel was first called New Dort- mund, and later. Memelburg
 The advanced Christian fortress early ncqured an important trade and became member of the mer- chant trust the Hanseatic League It's place upon the borders Of several unrelated peoples, however while pos sessing the samo advantages as to day. possessed also, the same ad- vantages lt was burned several times by hostile forces during the 18th. 14th and 18th centuries After the crush ing defeat administered to Frederick Wilhelm I'll of Prussia by Napoleon upon the field of Jena, the German ] monarch retired Co isolated Memel
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-26
IIhLY MOVES AGR0SS

tCOnIInued From Fa8e Onel ests. As an ally of Austria. Italy as- serts the right to have been consulted before sending the ultimatum, the first news of which was received through the newspapers.
 Failing to obtain through diplomacy satisfaction for her territorial and national asperations, Italy announces in the note, that a declaration of war was the only means Of safeguarding hel position ia Europe
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-26
The Brightest Women Find

sometimes that they are dull in mind, depressed in spirits, and that they have headache, backache,
 and suiferings that make life seem not worth living, But these conditions need be only temporary.
 They are usually caused by indigestion or biliousness and a few doses of
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-26

and. here, in 1SO7 the treaty which was to have such far-reaching results was concluded between Great Britain and Prussia"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
Bad Roads in Alaba ma

Despite the many enthusiastic con ventions of the Alabama Good Roads association, large percentage of the highways of the state are yet unim- proved. This fact is brought sharply to the front by the possibility of Ala bama losing favorable recommenda- tion on the selection of the Jackson highway route between Tennessee and Louisiana.
 The scout commission that will practically decide the route having made it's tour to New Orleans via Mississippi is now on its return trip through Alabama. This state offers the logical Jackson highway route, but the miserable condition of the roads in southern Alabama may cause the scouters to favor the Mississippi route, where the roads are above the average.
 The roads through Dallas, Lowndes and Montgomery counties and north of Montgomery are, on the whole, in excellent condition. The few links to be improved will be made into good roads without delay.
 But, according to The Age-Herald's S Montgomery correspondent, the roads in the southern part of the state are in wretched condition. The ferry facilities at Jackson, across the Tom bigbee river, are the worst in Ala bama, and the scout commission will so report.
 The scouts are said to have been favorably impressed with the roads in Mississippi. The main highways in that state are in exceptionally fine condition.
 This question of locating the Jack son highway route is one of prime inn portance. Alabama simply cannot af- 1 ford to lose in the contest. Assurances must be given, therefore, that the Tombigbee will be bridged at Jackson and that all the roads in southern Ala bama will be macadamized
 If the Jackson highway is to include Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile bad roads must be eliminated and as for ferries, they are far out of date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
Strange Evidence

The soothing charms of music are undisputed, and poetry, music's twin sister, can melt the heart of stern justice.
 In New York the other day man bearing an appearance of shabby gen. tility was haled into court charged with vagrancy. He professed to be a broken down actor "out of luck but the judge was skeptical.
 "I'll prove I am no fakir," the ac- cused cried, as he drew himself up and settled his threadbare tie.
 Then he launched into recitation of Riley's poem, That Old Sweetheart of Mine.' Into the homely, heart 1 touching lines, the old time actor threw a wealth of feeling. His voice vibrated with tenderness as he seemed fairly to be carried out of his sordid present by the words he uttered-and WnO cndii say NndI ihCiuoIicS IIlcy aroused, not only in the mind of the reciter, but in that of the stern judge
 As the old voice faltered over the clause of the poem-"That old sweet heart of mine"-a silence deep and sympathetic hushed the courtroom. Judge and attendants surreptitiously wiped the tears from their eyes.
 The old mans case was won Not only did the judge release him but he took up collection to help the dere- lict on his way.
 Merely the reading of simple "Hoozier" poem. What in that to stir the heart and bring tearmist to shrewd, world-wise eyes?
 Just the quality of homely sym pathy, the heart-throb of simple, everyday life, that beats in Riley's lines. Not so much their literary merit as the heart appeal which peculiarly belongs to the Hoosier poet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21

moralized for years to come. Sucl conditions may swell the tide of i'm. migration to this country, as MT Howe predicts, but the very fact that ablebodied men will be scarce will make their services in greater demand will give those who remain greater opportunities and may result in keep ing many at home who would other wise emigrate.
 One of the greatest factors in en- couraging immigration,,a ,,as MT. Howe points out, is the efforts made by foreigners already in this country to induce their friends and relatives to follow them. Glowing letters are writ ten describing the superior advant- ages enjoyed in the United States, loans are made to those wishing to come and in many cases their eX- penses are paid outright by agencies established for this purpose. There are thousands of immigrants from southern Europe now in America who were lured here by the success of those who preceded them and every year that passes but serves to strengthen this invisible chain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
The Bessemer Situation

The administration of the municipal affairs of Bessemer particularly in the police department has been attracting attention for several weeks past, in fact since the Jefferson county grand jury returned report criticisinS cer- tain members of the police depart ment, the president of the city council and the president of the police com mittee.
 The continuation came Tuesday night when a non-parusan committee, after an exhaustive hearing, called on George Ross ard Dr. ]. s. Winters to resign. Dr. Winters of the police committee accepted the decision of the committee, but MT. Ross, declining to follow the behests of people who he believes are opposed to him political ly and unfriendly to the administra- tion," and says he will fight it out.
 The Age-Herald, through it's report CTS, has made a careful investigation of the situation at Bessemer and is in clined to think that matters have been exaggerated, partly through political prejudice and partly through feeling which dates back several years. Ger tainly things have been done which would better have been left undone, but no moral turpitude has been shown: no deliberate malfeasance in office
 There is more in the Bessemer sit uation than appears on the surface or came out at the investigation before the probe committee. Bessemer, DO litically, is divided into two camps, one of which is the Ross faction, and it is charged by people who are in posi- tion to know that the agitation began before the grand jury designed to "get" George Ross and was engineered by his opponents.
 Be that as it may, the thing about which the people of Bessemer are most resentful is that 1t has been pub lished to the world as a city in which the people are oppressed, where the power of the policeman is supreme where the helpless are robbed of their rights and this without an opportunity to counteract the charge; when as a prevalent in every other city have been brought to light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21

mans time every day. The working year being cut down three months by reason of these religious festivals, the products of factories and .muni- tion works were naturally proportions ately reduced.
 With the suspension of the holidays the output of the country is being in creased about one-fourth over what it had been-even more than this, for the holiday was apt to be followed by a day of lessened efficiency on the part of the workmen. Not only the fac tories, but practically all business as we'll as the various governmental branches are showing similar in crease in effectiveness.
 To the long distance observer, it ap- pears that about the best expression of religious feeling on the part of the stay-at-home Russian would be to dig in, day and night, week day and, if necessary, Sunday, in order to ac- complish those things which mean the saving of the lives of their country men.
 There is religion in work as we'll as in theology, and we have it upon the best authority that faith without works is dead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
The Art of Playg0ing

"To make an art of playgoing you must first know something about what you are going to see." said Mrs. B. r. Wilkinson. president of the Drama league. This is the whole idea of the movement that is interesting the peo- pie of this city so much at present
 "The Drama league directs no reform towards the actor the playwright or the manager, but it is toward the au- dience itself.
 "Odinski, the great Polish producer, upon recent visit to this country, said: Nothing in my experience in America has astonished and confounded me s the American attitude towards playgoing. Europeans look over the list of plays that will be presented weeks before the date of presentation; then after a careful selection of the plays they wish to attend. they read and study them so that they get every point that the playwright, or the players are trying to make, even though the tech nique of some individual player may fail. The European audience dresses for the play before dinner and starts in plenty of time to arrive before the curtain rises.
 CT cannot remember,' Odinski said of ever having seen anyone in the au- dience enter the theatre while the cur tain was being raised"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
THE DURABLE TURK

From the New York Times.
 IT is not fair to say that the Balkan
 situation is the result of a failure 3 in Anglo-French diplomacy, though that is what public displeasure implies both in France and England, and what the world for the present believes. It is more the effect of a failure in force Sir Edward Grey expressed it euphemisticaily by saying: Tt was clear nothing but a decisive preponderating advantage for the allies would have enabled us to secure a policy of union." He meant union of the Balkan peoples either to fight against the Austro-Turko-G all lance or to keep their hands off. That is to say. if the Anglo-French forces had been able to force the Dardanelies and take Constantinople, then 1t would have been possible for the diplomats to appease the earth hunger of the Balkan peoples with what there was to go around and to control their national ambitions without sacrificing Servia to Bulgaria or Bulgaria to Greece, or some of each to ali of them out of fourth dimension. The failure of the allied forces, after nine months. to make any appreciable headway against the Turk, by land or sea, was bound to have psychological effect disastrous to Anglo-French diplo- macy. What if the allies should lose? What would be the plight of a little Bal kan state that had been on the wrong side? Those questions asked themselves, and were not to be answered away by diplomacy, in the face of the facts. name ly. that the allied fleet had been unable to force the Dardanelles and the allied army to more than get its toes in on the fci bidding Gallipoli peninsula. At the soutte stern corner of Europe the out wardness of events doubtless would wear at the present time an aspect more fav- orable to Germany than might seem to be the case from any other geographical point of view. Bulgaria evidently believes Germany is winning. Greece is not con vinced that the Teutonic forces are bound to lcse-at least, the Greek King has his doubts
 1t probably had been better for the allies never to have assaulted the Dardanelles than to have done so to no avail in a futile manner Russia is much dis appointed. But. on the other hand. she might have been more disappointed if the attempt had not been made Politics had a lot to do with it from the first. Ob- vicusly the 4ngIo-French authorities, naval and military. underestimated great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21

ly the Turks resistance. Or. perhaps. Germany's forehandedness in providing Turkey with the means of resistance was the factor not allowed for. There now are runors that the whole campaign will be abandoned abruptly, as it began.
 They were not allayed by Lord Lans- downe's manner of meeting the sugges- tion in the British House of Lords. No. member of the government, he said. could give an undertaking that operations in
 the Dardanelles would be either continued Or discontinued. To discontinue them undoubtedly would further weaken the preatige of the allierheause in eastern Eu-
 rope At the beginning of the war and especially at the opening of the cam paign for Constantinople. everybody said:
 There goes the Turk. His time in Eu- rope is at an end" But it was not So easy as it looked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
Immigration After the War

Writing in the November Scribner. Frederic c. Howe expresses views on immigration contrary to those offered by some other students of the prob lem who think that the cessation of the war in Europe will not increase immigration to America. Just now it is, of course, at low ebb, for reasons quite obvious, and when the war is ended the number of immigrants will be substantially increased, but it is believed that European governments will make every effort to keep their people at home for the necessary work of upbuilding industries and restoring ravaged districts to their normal pro- ductivity.
 The Jews have suffered great deal in the present war and Mir. Howe thinks that "Jewish immigration will be stimulated at more rapid rate than ever before" He predicts that immigration from southern Europe will continue to predominate. Large numbers of new citizens will come to the American melting pot" from Italy, Austria Hungary, Russia and the Balkan states. These are peasant couptries,' where there are few large cities and where the farming lands have already suffered so severely from war that agriculture will be de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
Too Much Celebration

Russia may not be suffering from too much religion, but it is apparent that she has been brought near to de- feat by too many religious holidays.
 Only few weeks ago the Duma met for the purpose of suspending re- ligious holidays until after the close of the war. Previous to this action all of the ninety-one church holidays had been continued without regard to Russia's condition and need of every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
JAPAN's BUSINESS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 It was Japan's business in the war to
 drive Germany out of Asia. The work was done effectively and expeditiously. This seemed to be the end of Japan s part, and Japan ceased to labor. Officially and theoretically, Japan and not fighting. There are no Germans lef.
 in Asia for Japan to fight. and Japan has not conceived it to be her duty to come
 over into Europe to help the seven nations which are hammering at Germany Japan is the only power which does not go beyond her own continent to seek a sphere of influence. Europe and Amer ica are not open to Japanese colonization, and Africa is not worth while. Japan,
 therefore, confines her activities to Asia Just at present she is attending to the rather heavy task of Japanizing China. But the time may come when Japan s
 purely Asatc business may compel her
 to participate in the European war It
 will beAa sad day for Japan if Germany wins. The Japanese attacked Germany when she was helpless, and their action will not be forgotten or forgiven. If the present German drive against Servia proves successful, the direct inter- est Of Japan in the European war will be immeasurably increased. Union of Turk and Teuton will almost inevitably mea n an attack on Suez with a good chance of success. Capture of Suez will mean a Turco-Teuton Egypt, and eventually Il German India. Next beyond India in the line of German expansion lies Japan. With Servia crushed, with Ottoman. Prussian, Bulgar and Magyar united and triumphant, the Japanese outlook would be distinctly dismal. Nippon would pror-
 ably not be invaded, at least not for
 years, but a period would be put to Japanese greatness.
 So the efficient little fighters of the Mjkado may yet appear in Europe. They will appear as soon as the Mikado's gov- ernment is convinced that their appear ance would be to the interest of Japan
 They will be welcome by Serb, Briton and Muscovite.
 There is, really, nothing illogical in the
 sending of Japanese fighters to Europe The European war has already seen the drafting of Ghurkas, Turcos and Senega
 lese by one side and the employment of
 Kurds and Senussi by the other Japan's
 participation would be neither immoral
 nor amazing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
ON MOUNT OLYMPUS

From With the Gods on Mount Olym- pus,' by Aristides E. Phoutrides and Francis P. Farquhar in the November Scribner
 It was 10 o'clock when, at last, with a shout of triumph, we stood upon the sum- init and looked off at the superb panora- ma before us. It was the first of the mag nlf1cent scenes that we were to behold that day. We were indeed at the very centre of the range. And now we knew why in the old folk song Olympus boasts Of two and forty peaks. There they were, rank on rank; some glistenng with snow, others thrusting up black crags of rock into the swirling clouds that on all sides threatened to overwhelm the mountain.
 In front of us, below a snowy amphi- theatre there yawned a tremendous gulf, splitting the range into two distinct parts We now perceived that the peak upon which we stood was but a slightly more elevated portion of broad ridge that connected the two parts of the range, welding them into a great horseshoe. Moreover, it was apparent that we were not upon the very highest point for near by, both to the right and left, stood peaks that were unquestionably higher-not much higher, to be sure. but enough to place the matter beyond doubt. We were eager to push on. but whither should w, turn? Anxiously we watched the summits, snatching glimpses as the clouds rolled and shifted At one time we felt sure that among the group to the south lay the supreme point but as we were about to set out in that direction a clearer view of the more rugged and spectacular peaks to the north decided us, and without further hesitation we turned and has tened toward them. From our observa- ton peak we glssaded down on the snow to the lower part of the slope. and then began slowly to mount again over d series of rounded crests that led us in a semicircular course to the westerly or left hand end of the ridge, which we reached in about hour and a half.
 As We toiled up the last hundred feet over the rough shale and softening snow, we little realized what a surprise was in store for us. So far as this peak had seemed, like the others over which we had passed, rounded crest with only slightly sleeper sides. But when at the very last we put foot upon firm rock there burst upon Us with the final step a scene that made us cry out in amaze- ment. We were upon the very brink of a terrific precipice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21

From Puck
 A certain two men are possessed each of exactly s10.000
 One buys a modest house for $400o. ~ modest business for $3o00. and salts the remainder of his money away against I rainy day.
 The other puts his entire sl0.000 into a motor ear and thereby acquires such credit that he can have house worth s50,0o0 and becomes a partner in a busi- ness paying slC0,0o0 year.
 Assuming that both men have wife and some daughters, which of them lives to kick himself?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
Great Year Ahead

In the spring of this year, when in- dIstria activity was beginning to at tract attention. I predicted that 1916 would witness new high records in every branch of business, ana now as we are approaching the new year I am more confident than ever that, my forecast was right" said William Lumpxin of Philadel- phia. epi Prosperity has returned little ahead of time. Had it crept up on us gradual ly we would have said it was as might have been expected. But ever since Au- gust prosperity has been coming with a rush. The unparalled activity in the steel plants, the strength of the iron mar xet and the high price of cotton com bired to make the autumn of 1915 a most notable period.
 But the year ahead will be most mo- table of all.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
THE BRUISED HERR

Euripides in 'Medea'' Of all things upon earth that breathe ana grow, An herb most bruised is woman. We must pay Our store of gold. hoarded for that one day,
 bring A master of our flesh! There comes the sting Of the whole shame Home never taught her that-how> best to guide Toward peace this thing that slecpeth al her side. And then. forsooth. tis they that Gee ths call Of war, while We sit sheltered. hid from all Peri. False mockinsl Sooner would I stand a M Three times to face those battles, shield in hand.
 Than bear one child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-21
HOW IT HAPPENED
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 What is the idea" asked the Kansas City motorist, ''of having sign up at the edge of the village bearing this le- gend: Speed of Cats in This Town. $ Miles per Hourv?"
 Well, I'll tell you, replied Constable Sam T. Slackputter, the we'll known sleuth of Petunia. The felIer that painted that sign had lost his stencil for the letter IT. and so he used the t to sorter make sense'