The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-21
prince DECLINES
BOOST IN RANK
Son of British Ruler Turns
Down the New Welsh
Colonelcy.
WAR IS BOON TO SEERS
Stars Foretell Victory of Allies Forces
and Fall of Germany by
Spring of 1916.
WAR IS BOON TO SEERS
ciai Cable to The Washington Herald

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
London. March 2n-The Prince OF
Wales. who recently received the second
star on his shoulder strap. Z promotion
| entirely due to his assiduUus attention IL
his military duties Is shortly 10 be trar~-
| ierred from the GTenader Guards to III,
! new regiment of Welsh Guards now I,e-
| ing formed. 1t was suggested that i
would be quite proper to Civ. the price
| the honorary rank Of colonel ~ the regi
ment representing the princ.palitv from
which he takes his title, but the pri,lc,.
himself was the first to object and was
sustained by King George, who quite
agreed with him that IL he should return
TO this country after the war as colonel
OF the Wales regiment, which is intend
ed Tor active service at the front. lie
must do so only IL he has won his pro-
motion quite in the regular way.
| The greatest ambition of the young
! prince ia. quite naturally. to win the a.
tria Cross. but as the prince will. OF
Course, not be allowed to take any ex-
| traordinary risks. the prospects of his
| ambition being satisfied appear rather
hopeless
Princess Mary, according to reliable
| information. has now quite made up her
mind that If she is to marry. she will
give her hand only to an Englishmau.
Whether she will be permitted to do 80
is quite another matter as ii is known
| that the Queen is determined that her
Oldest daughter shall occupy a throne,
possibly the throne of the new kingdom
Of Poland TO be created after the war.
She Uld this be the case her future hus-
hard will perhaps. after all be Prince
Eric of Denmark. with whom Princess
Mary showed signs of falling in love i'm
mediately after he arrived in this coun-
try to study English farmIdg and stock
breeding somewhat more than year
ago.
II is known that the Gar as we'll as
the Dowager Empress of Russia are
strongly in favor OF the young Danish
prince who is a tall. handsome and en-
ceedingly democratic Young fellow, as
the first king OF rosurrected Poland.
German Tailors BeIIiRerents.
The tailors of Germany are making war
against the use of English words In con-
nection with IN" products II their trade
Before the war practically every par
ticle of clothing worn by Masculine Ger
mans was not only cut according to Lon
don fashion. but designated by English
name. Now. however. sartorial decree
has pronounced death sentence on all
such words Us ulster. getaway. raglan
smoking knickerbockers, etc. One of the
foremost sartorial magazines OF the couu-
try. Der Herr implores the ever use
full professor to enrich the German Ian
suage with new words to replace the
hated English ones.
The "Frankfurter Zeitunc'' lust ar
rived here. publishes the results of the
mental labor of the patriotic professors
The smoking" known In America as
the Tuxedo" is henccforth to be called
"Abendsakke.' 'RauchjacHe," HALL
Track or "Eleiner track" The ulster Is
In the future to be called "Wstterman-
tel" or Herbstmantel." while the raglan
has become the 'Haensemanter' or
''Flausch"
The war which has forced up the prices
OF ordinary articles OF food In England !
such as bread beef ard mutton, is be- |
ginning to transform London into city !
of epicures. for culiary luxures. sucn as |
formerly used only by the wealthy. are |
about the cheapest food You can buy I
now. Especially is this the case with ,
game, of which enormous quantities are |
on hand In cold storage.
Russian pheasants, Norwegian ptarm-
igans. Swedish uuails and Danish hares
and woodcock are now quite ordinary I
articles OF diet even to the man of |
small means. and fancy fruits such as
oranges. pineapples and grapes are at
least % per cent cheaper than ordi-
narily.
1t goes without saying thst a time
like the present has come as 4 Godsend
to Loudon's army of fortune tellers, as
biologists, palmists. crystal gazers and
The moro serious occultists, who are do
ng a rushing business.
The late w. T. Stead's spiritistic bu-
-eau, to mention the only one of these
hat 1nA, -. 7
ion of humbug and which does not
,harSe anything for communications
rom departed spirits. has been moved
from the suburb OF Wimbledon into
Atngsway in the very heart Of London.
lose to Mr.. Hammerstein's deserted
palace Of grand opera. and gives the
rery comforting information that the
pirit world takes 4 strong interest in
h" present doInss on earth. that IT'S
are all on the sides of the
lilies and that at no time will I.onGun
&c in the slightest danger 4
Stars Tell kaiser's Fail.
Mr. Alan Leo. the famous astrolosist,
Who should also be exempted from the /
hsrse of being in business for tho pur-
ose of preyinG upon the worried and ,
and who claims that ne ,
redicted the present war five years ago,
The stars have told him, he says, that ,
rom now until April Is. tho Ger
,ans will make their greatest efforts .
ut after the latter date Germany's star I
NIL begin TO wane. From the new moon '
{ April until the end Of May Britain a
nd France will make such determined I
nd decisive progress that June will see !
ne beginning Of the end of the war b
4 great naval battle Is predicted to $
Ike place OF or about March e. end 7
,g in brilliant British victory Z
During MAY great trouble will come &c ! 4
ne Kaiser. owing to An apparent SEC I
nss. lie will be betrayed by his own q
eople and an uuwise move on his part d
i'll bring eventual ruin. In October th,.
.aiser will he able to make the most
avorable peace terms he is ever likely
,btain. Should he persist. however, in O
lrrying on the war II will continue IN r
the spring Of 1916. and the fall Of the I
ousc of Hohenzollern will be complete 8
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