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roar. or il is bal nia suue. Pretty
maids turn up disguised AS Dread
naughts. '.rhick Berlhas," 'IeppelinS
and other tools of murder, and you see
Il dance between n "moujik soldier
and Il range finder" There are the
atricals and charadcs. The charade
words are ''pulemiot.' which means
machine gun" and 'napadenie." which
means attack.
This city, for its modest means is
always Europc'S greatest gambling
hell Now gambling goes on wildly
II is u respectable indoor amusement.
which enables one to have spree
without violating strict martial law
prohibitions against 'unseemly amuse-
uients. in view of the gravity of the
situation Also it is very pleasant to
gamble away an estate i'll west Poland,
which in any case you may never see
again.
The quarter north Of the Vienna rail-
road is full of gambling hells. There
are about hundred refugee families
W hich spend day and night playing
baccarat. one hears strange tales.
Here in inid-Deccmber came a
kalisch landed gentleman, who owns
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many buildings i'll LODI and Lo"ltsch.
His twenty thousand sheep were ea'eh
by Russians and Germans, ana ne
brought here Il hoard of $2oo,ooo IN
gold and thousands of German PROMISES
to pay for his sheep. He explained
that he was ruined. He started TO
gamble with other ruined proprietors;
He gambled away his properties, ana
then his reversion to rights to
brothers property; then he gambied
away his jewelry. Soon he had noun
ing left but packets of German prom,
Uses to pay. He staked nominal
5000 worth of promises as $1,000, ana
lost everything. He resolved to COM
init suicide. But in the midst Of happy
war Poles do not commit suicide, and
he got job as interpreter OF Russian
Polish and German, and is now on
the Rawka river, probably gambling
in a dugout He is not the only man
who has lost land. big estate at
Plock which formerly belonged to the
great Czartoryskis was won back at
baccarat last week by a member of the
family A ball was given to celebrate
the event.
Warsaw's favorite amusement (for
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In Ireland. because of the bleak. IN
favorable weather usually prevailing in
March. outdoor demonstration in the form
of parades is not as popular it is in
the United States. Instead the death of
the patron saint, which occurred March
II. A. u. 49,. in the hundred and
twenty-first year of his age, is marked
by sermons in both the Catholic and Prot
estant churches of the island, since both
sects claim him as their own, and to the
great satisfaction of the few who under
stand it there are also sermons preached
in Gaelic.
This day is more of Il holy day than a
holiday, but, true to their national mer-
curial temperament, when the church
obligations are over the day is given up
to enjoyment and merrymaking of a
type peculiar to Ireland
Joseph D. sullivan. secretary Of the
Irish home going movement and a nation
al officer of the Ancient order of
Hibcruiau$, has made various tours
through The land Of his forcfathers. and
has both witnessed and participated IN
various celebrations in different parts of
the land of the shamrock. He says OF
them:
There is no lack of celebrations IN the
Emerald Isle. Some of them arc religious
m their nature, others arc in honor of
patriotic events. and still others are OF
local or neghborhood character.
The lest known of these is the an
nlal pilgrimage TO troag- Patrick, the
lofty mountain which towers III maJeStlc
grandeur on the western coast. ihere II
was that st Patrick often retired 10
mediate in solitude and silence nigh
above the haunts of men ON top OF inns
mountain ne collected all of the toads.
snakes and reptiles from every part of
tn. island. and. driving them down INTO
the sea before him. destroyed them. All
persisted save one. and its respite was
but brief. since it was chased by the saint
south into County Kerry.
He overlook it in the gap of Dun
loe, where, in n small lake. since named
Serpent lake, it. too. met extinction:
To commemorate this banishrnent of
snakes from their country. 5000 to
5000 people come from all parts of the
island every year on the third sunday
i'm August for u Sunday picnic.
But this Is not as extensive nor as
important as the annual pilgrimage TO
Tough Derg. This is of more serious
nature, calling for genuine religious
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TRIAL OF DANIEL O'CONNELL. FEBRUARY. 1874.
APqTAl OF EDQ WITH THE GERMAN ARMY AT ITS GATE

cant of alcobol and is murh STRONGER
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=, - - t,,o ,,..ii,,a a. polis,,
,,ohIe, -vbsrn z-.st st,nnlies are stored
i.ooie,, ;, ", 80. III, g. t
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.ne nah Ia, Ia io'VVV Ia 81.
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t't sl,ee.: nn ~ ''ie -rt seiiif ~
IA "a ~ ~ ~ 80 - 90 No.
.oi' ~ L" % ~ ''e VI '' :" wv
liz
In the streets are some drum kards or
vorkin. class The police pounce on
~, -, 49,, .4 o., ,I, r,.h.,,s
'neh'' " 80 20
ana seAd thsti 10 Jan lol t'it ee tiioiiti'9'
These workln5nien Set drunk on ether
eau de cologne ana furniture poilsii;
Only Polish stomach would stand
furniture polish. The army IS abso-
lutely sobef. There Is no wine on
any generals table. This is change
from Manchurian days. Then cham
payne flowed like water
Warsaw's Levitt: onendS some GOOD
people especially iie Catholics. The
laundering men should not be gam
bling, and that doom may come on
Warsaw rs chastiscnent for its AIRY
sins. In the cHurcl OF the Aanuncia-
ton, one Of the city most famous dt
holds the heart of SoDieSEtb. DIR. Fiehl-
preached a sermon ~ wnlch ne de-
clared that frivolous Warsaw is tempt
ing Providence. He said that Kaiser
Wilhelm may have oeen chosen by God
to test whether iii the nour Oh peru
we WIZ ace a d ,iiee' yy ,' his canital
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WARSAW. March l.
GLAND IS a yvoudrous land. The
W. nearer s it !, !, feels 7" ' The mar
q recklessness ia civilians. the
more distraction. the more amusement.
the more insouciaut indifference. l
have been through Poland from safe
Brest-Litoysk, or the eastern fringe. to
points west OF Warsaw. where German
shells explode The callne$t part OF
the country. lind. Is where sou can
see the SHELLS, and tine paniCki.st. uerF-
lest part is 200 miles from, the NIGHT.
At Brcst-Litovsk / saw weeping
widows aud pale-faced crowds lsestic-
1Ilating over war bulletins. y citizen
asked me if the Germans would come.
AT Sedlec. . little nearer the war, peo-
pie were nervous, but still not paulcky.
Here in Warsaw people are as uncon-
cerned with the war as they are in
New York.
The war is good as news" Some
complain languidiy Thar the shell
thunder gives them headaches. tut no
one fears that the shells may break
their heads West of here you get INTO
a region OF slaughter. fame and har-
ried villages, and people are st4Il nap
pier. They are absorbed in fatally
quarreis. IN the love affairs of some
hens. AT Jaktorow railroad depot,
which is On the Vienna line. | heard
two men quarreling about Il Warsaw
picture show hero's nationality. Shells
were falling not far off. and you could
see flaming villages once Or twice
the disputants looked IDLY AT the
flames. Then they resumed their ar
eument about the picture snow. II
ended only when the ADLER dialectician
proved that the hero was not an Italian
but a SWsde.
Warsaw'e motto il Business as
usual This means business better
than usual Hotels are crowded with
happy refugee landed proprietors and
happy ruined fuilllonares from LODI
goes bankrupt almost as comfortably
as Wall street man. Everywhere
you hear ira gIc-cofuIr tales Of Pan Pas
kievitcI and Pan Konkieyitichs house
being burned, and cattle eaten BY Hin
denburg, but you find Pan Paskie itch
and Pan koHkiesItch in the Bristol
Hotel consuming Warsaws last bottle
ball.
Warsaw stores, especially jewelers.,
are doing business better than usual
jewelers. say their trade is brisker
than at any time since the Jap war
The reason rs the Scriptural Eat
drink -1thc last bottle of chsmpagne)
and be merry, for tomorrow YOU die"
may happen. The Germans may be
defeated. and Tubles in millions may
be poured into Warsaw TO repair the
damage done. Or the Germans may
take the city, and then. what does II
matter? There may be a siege, and Al
In that case the houses will be burned
1t is best to mortgage the houses and
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terncciuc conflicts which have marked
the rise and fall of her government,
her culture, her progress and her
wealth.
measured her existence ireland has
passed from the Npinuacle of attainment
in art and letters to struggle up once
more to her rightful place. To her PEG
pie all of these mileStoneS of cndeavor
OF the long road of defiance against
extinction and conquest are treasured
as sacredly as their religious traditions
and observed with fully as much ardor.
Beginning with Erin's adoption OF
Christianity, st. Patrick heads the list
in religious devotion. and every step
in his life. his daily ministry. his mira
cles and his death are all reNered and
honored by devout observances. The
anniversary of his death is given uni
versal attention. not only i'll ireland.
hut also throughout the length ana
breadth of the civilized world wherever
Irish people are to be found.
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and Patriotic Celebrations Of Ireland

with greater pride than the battle of
,lontarf which occurred Good Friday.
April 23. A. ID. 1914. 90l years ago
This battle marked the defeat of the
Danes and was the last great struggle
between Christianity and paganism.
Toward the end of the ninth century
when Ireland's wealth and prosperity
made her the object of so many ma
rauding invasions, Brian Boru. the ar
dagh or overload of ireland, succeeded
in driving out all of the Danes with
the exception of a few merchants. who
We're too useful in drawing commerce.
At this period it was said that the laws
We're 50 rigidly enforced that a woman
could traverse the length and breadth
of the land. bedecked with jewels. and
be safe from molestation.
Just many other battles of earlier
and later days were the result of triv-
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Has Been Emerald Has Legend Day
Civic CebmtmFst and Fast Mark the Many
in Which
History Fairly Teens With Misunderstanding the Birthdays the Heroes and
4eneSt Patrick Leads the List Religious Dedo-Evy His Life Reved
ObanceS Pan<s Day Observed acknowledgements
the Religious Completed.
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FATHER CLINCH AT VINEGAR HILL.

land will be complete without recalling
tho great meetings held by Daniel
O'Connell at the time of the repeal agi-
tation. 1t is automatically stated that
at the largest of these, held at the
hill of Howth. million people were
assembled. which the largest au
dience ever brought together to hear
an orator.
OF all of the great events that make
up Irish history, there is none revered
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ial causes. so the battle Of cloDtarf
came about through dispute over Il
game of chess
Maelmordha. who had usurped the
crown of Lcinster in 999, by the as
sistance of the Danes, attended a cele-
bration at kincore, where he met
Morogh, eldest son of King Brian.
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ties committed by the military. His
church being burned, Father Murphy took
the lead of his people.
''Sincc the revival of the Irish language
by the Gaelic League the most widely at
tended demonstration has been the an
nual language day parade
TT is movable date: sometimes it is
observed st Patricl's day. AS many as
$4,000 people have marched on these oc-
casions. 1t is more spectacular than
many other affairs of its kind. as many
of the participants array themselves in
the ancient Irish costumes. while numer-
Gus floats introducing historic tableauX
are striking features The Gaelic League
also promotes this throughout the differ
ent parts Of the land, at which those in
terested in the Irish language assemble
together for holiday.
The oirechitas, held yearly at Dublin.
brings together i'll competition the Irish
speakers Irish singing, dancing, reciting
Irish plays and operas, literary compost
tons and story telling are offered in. COM
petition. These gatherings have been the
life of the Irish language movement and
one of the principal causes of the success
OF the Gaelic League
Almost every county has its own par
1icUltr assemblage. No farmer will miss
his laVorite fair without IL serious reason
Alter the trading is ended sociability pre-
vans ana MANY Il good story and bit of
harmless GOSSIP. is exchanged before the
crowds disperse to their homes
=: :.
Then there are also the ueighbor-
hood meetings of Il purely festive char
acter One of these | witnessed was
the puck fair at kilorg1il!. At this
fair the goat is the center OF interest.
He is put up on i platform. well above
the heads of the pedestrians. and he is
brayely decorated and festooned and
the object Of All Of the admiration OF
the crowd AL because of a legend.
''Traditioif has it that the town of
kilorSlin was saved from a raid of sol
,liery by mountain goat. or puck,
coming into the town and behaving in
such Il peculiar manner that she was
followed TO the mountain by some OF
the Villagers when it was discovered
that a band of soldiers was preparing
to sack the town. The alarm was
given and the village saved. and now
the grateful people of Kerry continue
to celebrate their devotion to the goat
by the largest annual gathering in the
south of Ireland
NO mention of celebrations in Ire
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much engaged III game Of chess
After watching a while. Maelmordh;.
advised move to the other player
which lost MoroGh the game. The lat
ter. In sneering tone. remarked that
If Maelmordha had given his friends
the Danes, as good advice AT the battle
of Glenman)a. they would not have re-
ceived 80 great an overthrow.
To this the Leinster lord replied, in
bitter anger: My instructions to them
the next time shall guide them to vic
tory Morogh. with unconceaied cor
tempt. bade him defiance. whereupon
the L-einster man became so fncensed
that he shut himself In his room and
declined to appear at the banquet.
After a night spent in plotting revenge.
even al his country's expense, he de
parted at daybreak. without a word 10
his host. King Brian. who sent
herald after him TO endeavor to make
peace, hut he killed the messenger and
sent his defiance hack to the king.
Maelmordha straiGhtway began 10
stir the Danes and try to get the other
provinces 10 Join him In inaking war
upon Brian The Danes were eager
for another chance at the rich Inonas-
teries. At this time Ireland had twelve
big cities and many hishoprics,
Vikings from Norway, Brodar ard
Nuf uh' WIN i'""o pi'heu ""rriors' eo'
cred with Riitterin@ mail, troops from
Sweden and the orkncys. landed in
to,a a., .,..;s. sr-al,,.rd,,., N hilc TN.
~
King Of Denmark sent his two sons
AT the head of an arn,v OF 12o00 all
az h,,, ,,.ia,i 10 Il.l,,, ,,d nut
Va "''
themselves under the Leinsicr stand
ard. Upon the arrival of his nllfcs.
Nacl,oordj,,, sent = challenge to Brian
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of tourists went past the Novogeor-
gievsk fortress nearly far as Plock
4 volley of bullets came Two were
wounded Some men who had been
put ashore fell into German hands.
MI Poland is like this. After Il bat
tie has ragged u week in their vicinity
the villagers gel used to II ana cheep
into the firing line. Many have been
killed Even the refugees are merry
while on the road.
MerrieSt of all are the rich refugees
who have come in here or are coming
here after their chateauX have been
burned. At LuWitsch is the famous Ar
cadia Palace. which belongs to Prince
Radziwill and has tons OF statues ana
pictures When liindenburG began 10
advance ON LODI Il dozen West Lalisch
landowners met AT Lowitsch. They had
lost nearly everything. but they turned
up in state in handsome carriages with
outriders. They brought their faml-
lies and a hundred servants. As Low
itsch was crowded by the staff they
resolved to take possession OF Arcadia
Palace. They arranged themselves IN
the palace and put up some OF their
servants in Sawily village, which is
close by For three days there was
continuous eating. driH king and dane
ing. A great gambling party was ar
ranged. and gamblers who had ready
money lost 1t.
for Warsaw the refugees gave ball.
They had the cheek TO invite the Rus
sian staff, but the staff was engaged
in deadlier work than dancing. On
the ball night the Germans attacked
along the Bsura river and a cavalry
squadron with horse artillery. got
near Lowitsch. The artilleryren as
sumed that the brilliantly lighted pal
ace was occupied by the Russian staff,
and they sent into il a dozen shells.
which smashed the roof and the left
side of the facade. The merry fugi-
tives put out the lights. and as the
enemy lost the range they danced IN
the dark all night.
Early next morning the refugees
started for here The Germans again
ShelIed the palace. On the way a
refugee woman complained that she
had left behind fan. NJ. Tiernowsky.
Il landed masnate from PetrokoH. Went
back through the shells 10 fetch II
and had his head blown oil. Another
Pole went back to see what became of
Tiernow sky. He buried the body and
came back with the fan AT Wiskitkt.
half way between Lowitsch and here.
was held another dance. Two refugees
uuarreled over a woman ana louSht a
duel.
Warsap's great misery is not the
war, but the fact that it cannot get a
drink The authorities are sternly i'm
posing the new Sobriety laws. hNe-
thousand dollar fine was imposed on
the last man detected selling brandy.
Governor General Engalitcheff threatens
that the next lawbredkcr will he sent to
Jail for two years. The drink Famine
gets worse and worse. First you could
get anything except vodka. State
vodka sold in Poland contains SIS per
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III ireland. Some one has said that
" "a Ireland has Il fight or Il legend
to mark every day of the year
and she does mark her anuiVe rs:Irics,
not much by parades. for that is
more the American method hat by
fasts and fcasts. fairs, pilgrimages
penances, merry makings and great
demonstrations.
No country in the world is richer in
resources from which to draw for an
niyerSaries and holidays. for she has
an ancient and specta cuiar history
teeminS with noteworthy events: a
vast wealth of tradition and legends
to be kept alive by yearly attention
and religious ceremonies. Then, too,
look at her wars, the battles, the VIC
tories, the defeats and the great army
Of heroes in the numerous civil and IN
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WARSAW. March !.
GLAND Is a woudrous land The
nearer il * to the war,
the merrier il feels. the more
recklessness III civilians. the
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spccial Correspondence ot TIE star.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-10
PROSECUTOR is HURT
IN FALL FROM CLIFF
Richard Werneks. May Die From In
juries Received at Lovers
Leap"

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. To-
Richard Werneke. prosecuting attor-
ney Of Nigo county, is thought 10 be
dying at St. AnthoLy's hospital from
injuries inflicted when he fell and
rolled down the 160-foOt cliff at the
ravine at Shades of Death, known as
Lovers Leap" He was helping Miss
Lena Rausch, a court stenographer.
along a ledge known as Fat Mans
Mystery" and he lost his footing in
soft clay. The way was so narrow
that he stepped too far TO one side.
Miss Rausch says he rolled over and
over, with his arms about his head,
for half the distance and then fell
straight down to a point where the
cliff ends near the bed Of a small
stream.
Falling into this bed was a sheer
drop of 10 feet Miss Rausch says
that he arose at once and called, Il
am all right" when she and others
had no doubt he had been killed. He
was carried to a hotel and took an
automobile for Terre Haute. At the
hospital it was found that no bones
wer, broken, but he had suffered Sc
we're internal injuries. Several hours
after he arrived at the hospitsl his
condition grew worse.
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