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Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem. built over spot
where Jesus was born.

avenue with a band Of their own ilk
leading the parade playing the Dead
March in Saul" The retinements Of
the art Of war In terms OF barbaric
cruelty are the amazement of the
world. The operations OF submarines
and aeroplanes, unrestrained by well
defined international agreement, have
exhibited the native barbarism OF the
human heart and have given vogue to
a new slogan. Scratch a civilized man
and flnd savage"
Professors Of theology are hurting
bombs at those who erstwhile were
their students and ministers OF the
Gospel are smothering their brother
men with gas fumes. The demons Of
passion In their horrible and unspeak-
able cruelty, In their hate. are hold
ing n cory carnival Of nations. Thirty
millions of men are ready at n conf
mand for death grapple with each
other. Cities are mercilessly razed.
| shrines OF great historic Importance
are m0tilated and destroyed as n they
were but skyscrapers Of yesterday.
Debts are being piled so high that
great nations will toilfully climb for n
generation before they will be able
to see over the top OF them, much less
to liquidate them. Babies, God pity
us. are impaled on spears. their dying
shriels lost In the fiendish and hilari-
Gus laughter Of soldiers without souls.
They are drowned in their mothers
arms and the perpetrators OF the das-
tardly performance are decorated for
conspicuous service. The whole world
Is so fearfully rent and torn that
Milton's heavenly and singing Muse,
whom he invoked to assist him to
assert Eternal Providence and justify
| the ways OF God to men," would he
stagestruck and dumb as an oyster
and would seek the protection OF the
wings OF the stage of modern life
This Is not the first world cataclysm;
IL may not he tho last, but ii Is the
hottest, the most terrific. tho most
puzzling. depressing, ominous year OF
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ferences they did not follow the un-
sanitary practice OF scalping their
enemies. Instead, like tho present day
wild men Of Borneo. they cut Off
their heads and used them decora-
lively on poles, They built huts some
what like those of the Indians. round
or octagonal In outline, with the fire.
place in the centre. But they followed
the queer practice Of digging them
selves in for the winter In pits around
the central fire. Tho early white set
tiers record that they washed them
selves only on the death Of their
wives. whereas the Indians used
sometimes to wash themselves when
they were sick.
It has been maintained that this
strange people were, like tho blonde
Eskimos farther north. the descend.
ants Of castaway mariners from Ioe-
land or Norway. II they were. then
they must belong tosa much earlier
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SeesH HopeT hWorldWar
For New InternatiOnalisn
~ NEHEMIAH BOYNTON, II. II.


~ HDlaE used to be "Tifteen De-
cisive Battles Of tho World"
and every wide awake boy was
q Juvenile friend Of Sir Edward
Greasy. How he fired our iniagina-
ton and at the same time widened our
vision regarding tho Significance Of
battles. From Marathon to Water
loo mans inhumanity TO man was
shown to be not simply tho record Of
bravery and Of blood. OF glory and of
gore, but tho ofttime unwilling prog
ress OF the world through It's welter
and Its war to peaceful achievements
and upwurd professionals. The shadow
Of the globe seemed over and over
again but tho PRELUDE To "thc sweep
into the broader day"
Now there is new edition OF "rhe
Fifteen Decisive Battles for our chill
dren; instead Of fifteen thero are
twenty decisive battles! Things
have happened In tho world since
Waterloo! vicksburg, Gettysburg.
Manila Bay. San Diego. tho Sea Of
Japan demand recognitlon not simply
as brilliant conflicts Of arms but as
significant signposts at the crossroads
Of the worlds modern boulevards.
pointing the way toward the future
realization Of dreams and desires Of
men.
Whatever else may have happened.
the world has not como TO a period
Her trail Is not ending like a squirrel
track in tree. This fine old world"
may still be in her go cart" but thank
heaven sho Is still going. "Give her
the glory Of going on and still to be-"
Nevertheless no human heart, ex-
cept II be petrified IN selfishness. can
escape palpitation almost to the point
of breaking as the consciousness Of the
world situation rolls in upon It. One
has funereal fellowship with the in
cisive person who declared, Il am glad
didn't make the world; it's woes
would break my heart
Most Americans to be sure are far
away from the scene OF conflict and for
the moment are free from impending
danger. but the list of the world horror
to-day Is as grewsome as a procession
Of skeletons marching down Fifth
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are gathered at Alexandria awaiting
tho day when they can return to
Palestine.
a new church has Just been COM
pleted over jacobs Well at Sychar.
where Jesus had his interview with
the Samaritan woman; and / can
Imagine among all the impatient OK
lies In Alexandria none are more eager
to return than the Russian monks and
priests Of tho Sychar Church.
Tho ruthlessness of this expulsion
comes to me In terms Of personal ex-
periences. Well do I recall the mem.
orablc day spent with the Carinelite
Fathers on the southern end of Mount
Carmel at the scene of Elijah's con-
test with the priests Of Baal; II more
inoifensivo group of ecclesiastical
0griculturists and teachers II would bc
difficult to lind. They maintained IA
boys' school and they were hospitabie
In their poverty. 80 that they share !
what they have with the occasional
traveller who ventured to their noun
tain top. They too have gone; there
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ciety has q handsome orphanage for
girls, while tho Church Missionary So
ciety has "A mission school. n church
and Bible depot. Tho Edinburgh Medi.
cal Mission maintains hospital.
The greatest Of the ecclesiastical
structures In Nazareth is the Church
Of tho Annunclation. maintained by
the F'ranclscans. This is on the
traditional site of the Annunciation to
the Virgin Mary and in tho subtr.
tanean Chapel Of the Annunctftlon
there is an altar inscribed "Hic ver-
bum caro- factum est (Here tho Word
was made ilesh).
The church also stands on the sup
posed site Of the synagogue where
Jesus preached to his townspeople. 1t
Is blow indeed that all these sacred
places have been depopulated Of their
Christian ministers.
All Palestine is a land Of shrines.
Nearly every spot associated with
Biblical history has it's church or
monastery or school. Some such re-
view of few of the more important
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LII that Is ever likely to he

A LII that Is ever likely to he
n known of the aborigines of
Newfoundland has just been
printed by an antiquarian who has
made these vanished people the study
of his life.
These mysterious people We're. II ap-
pears. not Eslsimos like some of the
tribes In "Dr. Grenfell's parish" across
tho strait in Labrador. The Eskimo
has squat body. tiat face and 2
nose hardly large enough to be called
such. But this race was tall and long
limbed. while such skulls as have been
preserved show the bones Of noses
rather of the Roman than Tho Tatar
sort.
Yet they were not Indians, though
they were on about the same level Of
civilization. that OF the bow. spear
and dub. But along with other DIFF
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
WALSH INQUIRY
into PULL MAN
COMPANY POLICY
Finds Sleeping Car PorerS
Get Wages So Low That
They Have TO Depend on
Tips for Even Fair Living.


Chicago. April z. The first gov
eminent inquiry into wages and con-
ditions Of employment Of sleeping
ear porters aud conductors was made
here today by the United states COM
mission on Industrial relations. T. s
Hungerford, general manager Of the
Pullman company. was on the stand
most Of the day. and was questioned
~ Frank r. Walsh. chairman Of the
Commission.
In the first fifteen years OF a Sleep
ing car porter's service. Mr. Hunger
ford said. be is paid S27J0 a month.
Al the end u fifteen years he. like
other service employees. automatically
receives an advance Of per cent.
which makes his pay s2s.S7 a month.
In the first ten years OF service. he
buys his own uniforms. but thereafter
the company takes on this burden. 4
bonus system gives men with good
records an extra months pay FOR the
year.
The men also are eligible 10 relief
fund after five years and to the PEN
sion list after twenty years in the EN-
ployment of the company. hut these
provisions are flexible and often ap-
piled in exceptional cases. such as
disability resulting from train aeci-
dents.
Mr. walsh then brought up the sub
Ject Of tips.
Do you expect the public to pay
the difference between these wages
and living wage ?" he asked the
witness
'No. I don't think that was con-
sidered. the latter replied.
You thought them satisfied with
these salaries ?"
No, | wouldn't say that: we re-
celved no expressions Of dlssatlsfac-
ton regarding them" replied Mr.
HungerfOrd.
II appeared that new porters are
frequently tried out on tourist cars
and receive a few dollars more wages
than their more experienced brethren
on. the standard sleepers.
Why is 1t that these men are paid
more than the more experienced
ones2' asked Mr.. Walsh. rs Il be-
cause the perquisites are more lib
eral on the standard ears? Was that
considered In fixing the rateg"
don't know what was consid-
cred; ! Imagine the tips are more lib
eral on the standard cars "
Is S2I.5e enough to pay any man
Tor a months work." continued Mr..
walsh. Minimum Wase inyestiga-
lions OF the employment ~ women
show that they cannot Hubsist on less
than eight dollars a week
We can get all the men we want
az that rate was the reply.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
DEFENDS WARANO
SCORES CLERGY
FOR PEACE TALK
Professor of International Law
at Princeton University De-
nOunceS Preachers for Try
ing to BaIk God,

New York April war was de-
Tended and the clergy We're criticized
for their world peace propaganda by
Philip Marshal Brown. professor Of
international law ~ Princeton uni
versity and former minister 10 Hon
Guras. before the annual meeting here
TODAY OF the alumni association Of
Auburn Theological seminary al Au-
burn. n. Y. The speaker held that
war was not horrible and indefensible.
but the most rational thing that can
happen at times"
Professor Brown declared that By
depouncing the war. the clergymen
are in danger of being thrown off
the track Continuing, he said.
War is not brought on by the evil
in mons hearts. VIII Italy 60 into
this war. If she does 90 into il, from
evil passions Certainly not. She
will 70 into it after careful consid-
Grafton and 20 accomplish certain
definite ends. Il Is not from malice
that men in war fire al one another.
Il is sin to call war a horror Men
90 INTO war actuated by a wonderful
spirit OF self-sacrlfice."
The speaker declared that the
clergy had made q mistake in dwell
ing too much on the propaganda 81
world peace and that affairs If state
should be left In the hands of states
men.
Any sentimental ideals pfopogatee
for peace are, what hurts the whole
movement Of Christianity" he con-.
tinued. Christianity Is in the hearts
Of individual men and you should not
try 90 run the universe when imme-
clate cases are crying for solution
We have had labor warfare at home
in West Virginia and Colorado What
have you done 20 keep peace here
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
CHINESE GRATlFIED
AT JAPAh'S ATTITUDE

Picking, April THE Chinese gov
eminent, replying 60 Count 0kuma,
the premier az Japan. issued s state
ment today reading as follows
Chinese official circles are grati-
fled that Count Okuma in Toxic has
given expression ca the frankness with
which the Chinese government is me-
gotiating and his earnest desire Tor
the speedy conclusion Of the negotia-
tons
Regarding the real purport Of
some Of the demands to which Count
'pkuma referred. the Chinese govern
ment hitherto has been Interpreting
them according 50 the usual meaning
81 the words employed Now, how
ever thar Count 0kuma has placed an
extra territorial Interpretation on
these demands. the Chinese govern
ment feels little treasured ana Is
confidept his statement will bear
fruit in fact
The Japanese have not as yet re-
piled g the request ~ China that Jap
anese troops an Chinese territory be
removed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
EDITOR HAS LEGISLATOR
PlNCHED FOR ASSAULT

Denver, April 81. Il. ArdOurel.
membcr Of the Colorado legislature.
today was arrested on charge Of. as
sauit and battery. sworn IL by =. n.
Newell editor Of the Denver Express.
Newell on Saturday was publicly rep
rimanded By the house Of representa-
on account Of "a fist fight between
himself and ArdOurel on the floor Of
the house the preceding day.
Newell today also filed a civil suit
for $50. 600 damages against p. u.
81 wart. speaker II the house. {. II.
Norman, sergeaut-at-arms, and Ell
johnson. assistant observation-disclosures,
alleging false arrest. This suit was
the result Of Newell being placed I'M
der arrest by the legislative authori-
ties following the fist fight Newell
also sued ArdsuTel for $4,000. charg-
ing assault and battery and asking a
body judgment.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
ArsTRIANs fI.AIM To
HAVE DEFEATED RUSSIANS

WASHINGTON. April E--A dispatch
from the Vienna foreign office 90 the
AnstrO-Hungariau embassy herr to-
night said.
In the carpathians engaRsHents
continue on the heights on both sides
~ the IAboroxa valley The enemy
which until now has made violent at
tscke WAS fepulaed from several pc
sitiCna By counter attack yesterday
directed against the eastern neixhb0f-
ing heights. Aiso ~ Hirava a strong
Russian attack was repuised ard
x.e3D Russian prisoners taken yesfer-
day. North of Heuseek pasa she Al =
uation II unchanged A renewed Rus
sian attack failed aftcT a short sirug-
Eie, OF thu other fronts there a.
nothinK II Importance o. report
later dispatch 10 the Ausfr0-
Hungarian embassy said
"0n the front IN the Beisklhenkiden
section OF the carpathiaus. Il Is gem
orally quiet since all Russian attacks
II the past few DAYS haze been re-
pnlad IN the neighbOfsng east see
sIens 81 the rarpafhians strong Rus
ssan attacks continue
"on the 'front.' between the pruth
and nneiF'er river we repulsed 4 SUI
nerior Russian attack The enemy
advanced IN ten 10 fifteen 'eehelons' at
several places and engagements con-
tlnusd until night with heavy losses
TO the enemy. who were everywhere
repuised and retrealed In flight Ia the
southern section
In Poland and west Gallrla the
situation Is unchanged A Russian
niRhi attack on the lower Nlda failed
under the efficient fire from our pD-
aitlonz
Prom ihe press headquarters IL 81
reported that we aud the Germans
have occupied. since March ~. 81
Russian territory an AREA II da.0Io
square kiiometers with a population
q s,tsa. s2e. including territory ID the
districts uf kallsE. Peirikau, kicloe.
hadome WarsAw and Piok
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06

"Wednesday and Thursday near the
village % okna. 20 the nurth 81
Cxefnowltz tBukowlnai as result ~
which We took more than a thousand
prisoners whom the Austrians had left
behind.
ron the other SECTIONS % our front
the general situation has undergone
no material change
on the third 81 April IN The Black
aea near the Crimean coast our fleet
EXCHANGED shots AZ long range with
the cruisers 0oeben and Breslau efor-
faer German cruisers now under the
Turkish FLAG. having been renamed
the sultan zllui and Mldlrin. respect
irciy.l and The former pursued them
Daring the night our torpedo boats
encountered the cruisers one hundred
ri'e1 f-cfn the nesph0rus. bat the
eafAE turref = rs~or0ps fire aud
nsat au fnsrN ment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK FELT IN ROME

Rome. April 5.-A slight earth
quake was felt here at 1870 o'clock
this morning
The quake lasted four seconds. The
alarm Of the people here quickly sub
sided. as no damage was done.
kilograms from Tivoli. Castelma-
CANA and san Polo recorded the same
disturbance but no casualties.
In the Abruzzi provinces there Was
great alarm. Fortunately almost the
entire population here is still living
under tents or in huts Or wooden
shelters put up after the disastrous
earthquake Of January This fact is
largely responsible for the lack OF
casualties IN the provinces
Al Tagliacozzo. the earth shock was
violent The people rushed into the
streets Several houses were dam
aged
a huge rock which overhangs the
village Of Petrellaliri was lo0sened By
the earthquake and the people fled
from their homes. Soldiers and en-
gineeTs hurried TO their assistance.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
PRlNS MAURITS WENT
DOWN DURING STORM

Charleston, ;. C., April 5.--A wire
less message stating that the ROYAL
Dutch West Indies line steamer prIns
Maurits sank Saturday afternoon was
picked up by the United States navy
supply ship Arethusa, according 10 a
statement by Captain Kennedy on the
naval ships arrival here today.
The message. Captain Kennedy said.
apparently was sent by the Frying
Pan shoals iightshIp.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06

What are you doing to keep peace in
New York Would we entrust that
task To preachers
This problem Is a hard one 10
meet, but il must be met in a practi-
cal and not an ideal way You should
preach Christ and leave aside prob
lens Of labor and world conflict. God
viii work opt His plans and we have
no right 10 protest against the great
features oil His plan"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06

fhiiaaelphia. April 5.-The Union
Petroleum company today received
wireless nsgssage from Captain Cow
ley. q the American tank steamer
Nestwego, that he had rescued the
crew Of the schooner Roh Roy az
o'clock sunday afternoon. fifty miles
southeast II Cape Henry. Il IS he
ileYed the schooner was caught in
saturdays storm. The Rob Roy
cleared from Jacksonville March "a
for Havana.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
LADY MAYOR FAILS
TO GET REELECTED

years In office. Mrs A. G. Defen.
baagh. mayor. today was defeated
for reelection hy {. =. Herring. can
didete on an independent ticket. Five
women candidates for places on the
council with Mrs nefenbaugh on
the citizens ticket also we've de.
feHfed
Allegations ~ mismannRcment ~
city affairs under the administration
% Mrs befeuhaueh figured couspIc-
nousiY IN the campaign
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06

There's no corn or cailus among the
millions u feet in the world that
''GETS.ITs' viii not remove there's
no escape. "GETS-iT~' is the new way.
the simple, common-sense, sure way.
II does away with greasy olntments.
salyes. pads, cotton rings, harnesses.
knives. scissors. raxors. flies aud the
hmpInE and the painful pigeon toe
walk 81 so many cprn-peEtered peo-
pie All you DO Is put : drops Of
'-GETS-IT'' on--the corn shrivels up
and good bye Nothing else In the
world ike "GETS-fT@ Millions are
using IL. There's no pain. no trouble,
10 changing shoes because OF coFna.
GIFTS IT. q sold ~ druggists cv-
erywhere. csc a bottle, or sent direct
by E. Lawrence a Co. Chicago
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06

'+The note 81 hts mafestys princi-
pal secretary ~ state FOR fore gn af-
fairs. which ACCOMPANIES the order In
council and which bears the same
date notified the government Of tho
United States " the establishment IS
q BLOCKADE. whieh Is defined hy the
terms ~ The order in-couucA 10 In
elude all the coasts and ports u Ger
many and every port ~ possible dc-
cess to enemy territory But the
novel and anitc unprecedented feature
~ that blat kade Il vie are To- assume
( ID to be properly So defined. e. that Y
embraces many neutral ports and
coasts. bars access o. them, and sab
iects AIS neutral ships seeking 10 APP
preach them 80 Tue Same suspicion
that would attach g. them were they
bound for the ports of the enemies
81 Great Britain and 70 unusual risks
and penalties
II IS manifest that such Imita-
lions risks and liabilities placed upon
me ships ~ a neutral power on the
high seas. beyond the right nf visit
nnd search and the right O. prevent
the shipment Of c0ntrahand already
referred "a. are distinct invasion Of
the sovereign rights of the nation
whose ships trade 90 commerce iS in
tefffFea with
United States Interpretation.
it Is thus that the government OF
the United States inierprets the ian-
guaEe ~ the note 81 his maicstys
principal secretary Of state for foreign
affairs which accompanies the copy
uf the order in council which was
handed 90 the ambassador OF the
I United States near the government IN
London and b. him transmitted to
7 Washington
This government notes with grati-
fication that wide discretion II Of
fered 70 the prize court In dealing
with the trade 81 ueatrais In such
manner as may IN the circumstances
be deemed just. ana that full provi-
sion II made 20 facilitate Chains rs
persons Interested ia any goods placed
IN the custody of the marshal 81 the
prize caprt under she esder. that tha
effect 81 the order Ia council Is 70
confer certain powers upoa the sxeca-
tive Officers Of his ma1estSs govern.
ntent, and that the extent 20 which
these powers viii be actually cxpr.
cised and the degree OF severity with
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
2 Drops Of "GETS-IT,"
Out Comes the Corn

us the Worlds Wonder. Never Pals
feet after YOU use aC;fs.rs. m = ma
ynnIl find the places whore those
hiankety e0rns used 10 be. Just al
smooth na Yosfr akrFh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01

But for conflicts with Nashville. At
lanta and Little Rock, the Barons
would never have been able to soar in
the Southern league race. A review of
the past conflicts will show that the
Barons have won Is more games than
they have lost to this triumvirate. An
other significant fact is that Birming-
ham Is far stronger at Redwood than
on foreign battle fields.
In all Birmingham has played 102
games, of which 81 have resulted in
successes. 43 In reversals and In
draws. OF this number of contests 81
have been played at Fleetwood and
49 abroad. At the local stadium Bir-
mingham has won "a and lost 20. On
foreign fields an even break has oc-
CURED. 23 having been scored in each
column.
Herewith Is Birmingham's complete
record: