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tey WILBUR s. FoRREsT).

(BY WILBUR s. FoRREsT).
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, June S0.-(By MaiD-How
Emperor wilhelm foresaw 20 years
ago the possibilities of the Maxim
gun, now SO prominent in war re-
ports, and ordered vast quantities OF
this death-dealing weapon, was told
here today for the first time by Sir
Hiram Maxim, the aged American in
ventor-
Today the German army has ap-
proximately $4,000 of these machine
guns and the British government and
other governments are making them
as fast as they can, all OF which prov
es that the day of the single shot
rifle is past in modern warfare. says
Sir Hiram.
1t was Albert Edward. Prince of
Wales, later King Edward, who cali
ed the kaiser's attention to the
Maxim gun, says the inventor. The
king was on a visit to his Imperial
nephew when one day he inquired
casually of Wilhelm If had CHANGED
to notice the Maxim gun. The kali
ser acknowledged he had not but i'm
mediately declared his interest when
told it could fire bullets at the rate
of 500 a minute.
There happened to be one of the
newly invented Maxims on range
not far from the palace and together
with his guest the kaiser went tc
the range to watch it perform. Sir
Hiram, who was present, adds:
Orders were sent to have every
thing ready and when the kaiser and
the prince visited the grounds they
found four machine guns and four
big targets at distance of 200
meters. The old Calling gun was
first fired. 1t was very heavy and
had six barrels. The Nordenfeldt
five barreled gun was also fired and
the two-barreled Gardner. 1t requir-
ed four men to serve each gun and
when they attempted to work the
guns too rapidly they seemed to jam.
They got through with $50 to 200
rounds a minute. One man, an ex-
perienced gunner, then sat on the tail
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PASSENGER TRAFFIC HEAVY.


An even dozen passenger trains are
scheduled to pass through on the Rio
Grande this afternoon. most Of the
trafHc being west. A special carry.
ing bunch OF newspaper men and
others went through as the second
section OF No. ls, stopping for ten
minutes at the Hanging bridge. where
q number Of pictures were taken. No.
was in four sections, the frst ar
riyihg at s:io, the rest running at
close intervals behind No. 2 for the
east added three more trains TO the
total while No. was in two sections
and the Scenic Limited in two sec
tons,
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BY CARL W. AcKERMAN.
lunited Press Cerrespondent.)

UNITED Press Cerrespondent-)
Prison Camp, Goettingen, Germany.
June IS. tBy Mail) Here is one spot
in belligerent Europe where prisoners
Of war enjoy more personal freedom
than they did at the front as soldiers.
The camp is almost free city" The
men do almost as they wish and af-
ter several months under rigorous or
ders at the front they are enjoying
their freedom even If they can't go
outside the grounds Camp rules are
the most simple and necessary TO safe
guard the health and comfort of the
inmates.
When came into the camp today
the Main Street" was crowded with
English soldiers. many wearing wood
en- shoes: with Frenchmen In tattered
red trousers and blue coats; Scottish
Highlanders in plaid skirts and bright
er plaid stockings and few hundred
giant Russians. Not German officer
or soldier except the two at the gate
could be seen
yor several hours visited among
the Canadians. the English ane the
French. entirely cut OF earshot OF any
German authority. asked the men
II my impression OF their freedom
was correct and everyone said It was
fact. Every man believed what an
English soldier said. -of course. IT'S
unfortunate to be a war prisoner. but
We arc fortunate to be in camp
where we are given 20 much free
dom"
In what other prison camp. I asked.
are the men permitted to sntiier In
groups and talk as they please and
do what they please Many. who had
been In other camps said Gocttingen
was the nrst OF It's kind and they at
tributed this fact TO the administra-
tive ability OF the camp commander.
whom every prisoner praised
Ambassador Gerard and the Span
ish Ambassador in Perlin. who were
here some weeks ago to dedicate the
nrst American Y. n. c. A.. ever built
in prison camp or prison. declare
the commander is '-prison genius.
Gerard said II this officer could take
charge OF all the prisons IN Europe
there would be no complaint against
the handling of prisoners Of war.
Even among Swedish investigators
0oettingen Is considered the finest
camp In Europe. John B. Jack.on.
OF Trenton, N. j.. former American
minister to Roumania. who has seen
all the camps in England and Ger
many holds the same opinion.
Camp conditions are excellent. the
spirit Of the men Is inspiring. the
camp health is equal to that in the
most healthful spots in the world.
ess than rs were in tho hospital to-
day. The men not only appeared to
be happy but said they were happier
than they ever expected to be a.
prisoners Of war. And today there are
about s.100 former soldiers Of the Al
lies imprisoned hero. among them 100
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CAMP AT GOETTINGER
DESCRIBED AS A FREE CITY

Canadians. members OF the former
4sth. Toronto Highlanders who were
captured at Ypres. April "a.
This camp was founded in large
field outside the old university city
of Goettingen and at the foot Of
high hill on top OF which Is Bis
marck's tomb. 1t is made up Of seye-
raj hundred frame unplastered shacks
one story high and similar in every
way 10 cheap cottages one sees at
American summer resorts. Between
every ave cottages is street. some
so wide that the exsoIdiers have pota-
to patches in front for flower gardens.
The Y. M. C. A. building IL big
cottage with a library Of French.
Engiish and Rusisan books and maea-
zines at one end and stage At the
other. This afternoon the Ensilsh
and French were preparing for an
English concert A Frenchman was
painting scenery for the Stage. Bel
gians were installing electric foot
lights and the English were marking
the benches with the names OF the
audience. which because Of the limit
ed capacity OF the hall. was limited
to invited English soldiers.
This camp is famous In Germany,
also. because OF the interest the pro
fessors in the University OF Goetting-
ham take I'm the welfare OF the pris-
oues. Many OF them have classes in
the camp and ins'ruct the men in reg.
ular univernity courses. These are
open TO those Who Wish to attend.
In the post Office today eighteen
English soldiers were asserting mail
packages which today's post brought
from England. German inspectors
were looking inside before the pack
ages were handed out TO sec that the
camp rules regarding the receiving
Of home articles were not broken.
Working in this building were two
Canadians. both Of whom lived In
Toronto and had often visited In Ma
CARA Falls. Buffalo and Detroit.
Leaving the camp for the railroad
station I saw ninety English soldiers
being brought f.. They were among
the recent captives in Flanders and
their clothes were torn and dirty. My
guide In the camp. Lieutenant Gropp.
who said he had a brother-tn.law,
William Persson living at 732 Belden
avenue. Chicago. declared these fell
lows would soon be given special baths
and ordered to wash their clothes.
One Of the most amusing sights in
the camp was to see ave Russians
taking q powder bath to XIII the lice
they carried when the arrived from
the Galician front four days ago.
These men were lying naked In this
powder. They had to stay there four
hours. Then they took sun bath
and then a hot water and soap bath
for. said Lieutenant cropp. Il requires
three different kinds OF baths and
sometimes more. He added that the
sanitary arrangements were 90 good
that this pest would last only a few
days IN the camp.
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OV q y Z
NoWEL1

Two base hits-Turner. Hines.
Left on bases-F. N. B. 8; Novels
2.
Wild Pitch--Bauer
First on errors-F. N. B. 4; Now
els 2.
Struck out-By Turner 6: Bauer II
Double plays-Parker and spang-
Ter; Pearcy. Hammil to Horney.
Passed balls-welsh 2: Parker 8.
Umpires-Johnson and Shaw.
Scorer-Al Gerlach.
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NOTCH.

Notice a hereby given that the
Fremont county tsAchern' n'-examination
win be held Aug. 10 and 20. IN the
District Court Room. Canon City,
Colo.
Hish nchooi exsmln1tlon. A1G. "a.
e the n6pestafe naeats oslc>. = F
anna g. cANNg0oD, .
t.al6 County srpt. os Schools,
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cause the nation-has not ret realized
that 1t u at war.
There is only one way 70 make the
nation realize this fact. and that 4
By gringins every member q lt under
the direct crdsFn Of the 6ia,e tof eho
purpose, and one purpose ~. Noth-
ing else rnattess today" Z.
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Lov lLov0 AND FAMILY Anaws

Mr. and Mrs.. Lou Lloyd and littlS
daughter. Miss Helen. arrived today
from Madrid. n. ~. and viii visit for
some time nt The parental Klrktoa
and Lloyd homes. Miss Nva Rirktoa
who has besn Visiting a. ~ c6Stk
iQlne1 tten a M61fi1 tn1 =
nls1 iie u tkis ~. 4.
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BACK From DENvEa

Mr.. B. vasey. local manager Of the
Toole and 10 cents store, return
ed from Denver Wednesday, where he
attended three days convention Of
Tool Stores Manasers.
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SPENT FEW DAYS HERE

DR.. J. B. Polly Of Denver and a
party Of friends from the capital city
spent few days here this week.
They greatly enjoyed the scenic
drives about town.
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BANKERS
NOVELS
GAME Is
EXCITING

Bankers, HOWEVER AXE AXE A1-
VANTAGE OF OPPONENTS Err
RoRs AND EMERGE FROM THE
FRAY WITH A VICTORY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

fundamental: while around this Idea
IA Greece, Carthage and Rome CEN
tered the most sacred OF rites and
mysteries. Strange and sometimes
horrible in sacrifice were the cere-
monies which ushered in the reborn
world, rituals OF worship which
drenched affairs with human blood In
imitation OF the god who died that
the world might live. In other places
the great spring festival took the form
OK joy transformed into the abandon
OF license. But in all these peryer-
sioas the central idea remained as an
expression of mans attempt to fathom
the secret OF the universe and to ad-
just his little life to its awful mys-
terieS
We moderns Of today can have no
adequate conception OF what the ad.
vent OF spring meant In the child
hood Of mankind. In q way we have
conquered the seasons and adapted
ourselves to their changing moods. But
even . few centuries ago, man was al
most hopeless In the grip OF relent-
less. pitiless rhythm of superhuous
plenty in summer and starvation and
death in winter. II was only the
stroag and vigorous who survived the
winters fight with hunger. The an
Client Lent was In very fact g period
OF waIling and lanentation. for at
this time the gods seemed 10 have
deserted mankind. and the earth II.
self. the great mother goddess OF fer.
dlity and fecundiiy. appeared to have
died beneath their feet. The coming
OF spring. the resurrection OF fertil.
ity. meant that mans despairing pray.
ers had been answered. that his sac.
rihces had been accepted. and that
his battle with hunger was over. In
the sharp prod Of biting hunger which
ancient man viewed as a punishment
inflicted by the gods presiding over
the various aspects OF nature and the
seasons, can be found the reason for
much that seems strange and mon
strous to Us in the old religions.
Adonss was the sod who represent.
ed the yearly decay and revival of
life. an annual death and resurrection.
His worship spread from western
Asia throughout the Mediterranean
httoraL he was pictured as bleed
Ing to death with the red leaves OF
autuEan and coming to life again with
The fresh green OF spring. Often Ado
ais vas unprecedented By a living man
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

who was sacrificed upon the harvest
field In the great Phoenician sanctu-
airy Of Astarte at Byblus the death Of
Adonis was mourned to the shrill wall
ing notes Of the flute, with weeping,
lamentations and beating of breasts,
but the next day the dead god was
believed to rise from the dead and
to ascend TO heaven in the presence
OF his worshipers, amid hymns of Joy
and glad shouts of "Adonis Is risen
from the dead" It Is In the worship
Of Attis. however, that occurs the
most striking resemblance to many
OF the observances Of the Christian
Easter. Attis was believed to have
been miraculously born OF q virgin
mother and like Adonis to have died
violent death. rising from the dead
at the time Of the spring festival
Hideous orgiastic rites marked the rit-
ual of Attis worship In Rome. Days
OF blood and atonement preceded the
hilarious JOY OF the great day Of res
direction While deyout muldtudes
Hooked to the sanctuary, the unsexed
priests Of Attis and Cybele. to the
music Of flutes, drums and cymbals,
slashed themselves with knives, and
In Wild, trenzied dances splattered the
affairs with dripping blood The efigy
OF Attis bound TO a pine tree played
an important part in the ceremony.
The Day OF Blood" witnessed the
period OF mourning over the efigy OF
the god which was afterward buried
in q sepulcher. The Torshipers prayed
and tasted in wailing and lamenta.
ton In preparation for the sacra-
mental meal. But when night had
fallen the grief of the worshipers
turned to ecstatic gladness In the Fes-
tival Of Joy. Suddenly light shone
in the darkness The tomb was opened
and the temple thrilled to shouts that
told that Attis had risen from the
dead. And as the priest touched the
lips OF the mourners with balm he
softly whispered In their ears the
glad tidings of salvation. The resur-
recticn Of Attis was hailed by his
votaries as a divine promise that
they. too. would issue triumphant
from the corruption of the grave.
A blessed sacramento meal and a
baptism Of blood were among other
ceremonies for the initiates. ritual
which included . sacrifice OF virility.
IL meant 20 them a new spiritual
birth and remission Of sins
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

bonnet, who had just begun to sing in
q wonderful contralto voice:
I've found a friend in Jesus;
He's everything to me.
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my
SOUL
The Lily OF the Valley,
IN Him alone I see
AL need to cleanse and make me fully
whole.
The martial swing OF the music
rolled up like battle-cry. Many beat
the measured rhythm upon the stones
OF the street with their feet. The
hymn was plainly a favorite.
The man with the haggard. blanched
face and the eyes that avoided other
eyes felt something roll down his
cheek. He put up his hand and to his
great surprise brushed away a tear.
He Immediately walked away, won
dering at himself. He had not wept
In years.
He walked aimlessly on. coming at
last to public square where benches
UCl0 pldCSOs RCk0 lkS BOT uORR
Next day he went up and down the
sordid streets looking for work. There
was none for him. By some mysteri-
Gus power, everyone to whom he ap-
piled was aware that he had just
come from prison. He had often heard
his fellow convicts talk of the hound
ing OF the police" He realized that
he was now experiencing that ordeal.
He grew more and more bitter as he
met each fresh rebuf. TITS just as they
told me-" he said savagely to him.
self; mo place in the werld for a
jailbird."
AS day by day went by without any
prospect Of better fortunes, his scared
heart grew like granite. He came to
hate everything and everybody; to
realize in the depths of his soul that
he was not only an outcast. but an
Ishmaelite, his hand against every
man. He began to wonder how soon
it would be before he would go back.
At least, there he could have shelter
and food. He consoled himself with
the thought that If society refused him
his living the state would not.
He often thought of the other man;
the one who so glibly swore him into
prison; who had worked next his desk
In the bank: who knew where the
money went There had been hours in
his cell when he had said ooldly to
himself. When get out"
The sinister thought began now to
haunt him again. Ii he was to go
back, he said. it might as we'll be for
murder as for anything else; better,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

er. unfit paused at the lilies of the
valley, I'd choose them she said.
The IN gave little start. "WhyT
he Queoned, not unkindly.
"Oh,said the child, because they
are su weeny little things-fairy
fiowersI think: but" she added
primly ID with strangely old air,
"fowerslo not become me-"
"Whyot?"
"Becaa," replied the child. turning
her eye resolutely away from the
window.ye are too poor"
The N slowly drew his hand out
OF the pcet Of his rough frieze coat
and glani at the silver In his palm.
You stahere a minute. little girl"
he said.
He w into the florists. How
much 70, bunch Of lilies OF the val.
ley? he ked the pert. buxom young
woman Find the counter.
"Donai dozen during Easter" she
responds
oh. Ear. that was It. He had for.
gotten tie was such an institution.
We'll. dthe best you can for SO
cents" answered. laying the money
on the enter.
When came out with the lilies
In his he. his quaint little friend
was ssillattening her face against
the wind, Here, child" he said.
take the"
She IDIOT speak at first; but her
thin handrembled with excitement
as he beno give the flowers to her.
She took TN. and for a moment held
them closagainst her face. How
good you y" she said.
Now. better walk along with
YOU" be q gently. "or some other
thief may olest you"
They ca to q tenement, before
which thehild paused. This is
where | ny she said. please, SIR"
she murmE dmidly, will you go up
10 our 90 with me? There Is a
oreadtui on the floor below US,
and am raid he might take my
flowers"
Togetheraey mounted the dark
stairway the third floor there
was q suou rush and a whoop; but
the man > settled the dreadful
boy" who urned to his lair. nurs
ing soresad and bursting with
wrath.
As the tsxeca mounting the last
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

Even the mantle Ishmaelite. the
tailbird-paused and looked In at the
banks Of bloom In the window of q
shop. His somber eyes roamed over
the Haunting tulips, the stately roses,
and rested on a cluster of tiny white
flowers, modestly hiding under their
waxen leaves. Yes. there they we're
his mothers flowers-the flowers
his young wife had loved.
"O-o-oh!" sighed a childish voice by
him.
Bowlhy. the jailbird. looked down. A
little slip Of a girl stood there look
ing in the window at the elaborate
floral display. She was o tidy little
girl, although her clothing was worn
and thin. She had solemn eyes and
quantity demure air. One poor,
scrawny little finger was pointing at
the flowers. That's mine," she was
murmuring, IAN that's NINE" the
finger shifted. IAN that--ohi an
that" She drew a long breath as If
the cup Of her Joy was overfowing and
pressed her solemn little face closer
to the window.
The man looked sharply at her. He
found himself smiling at her enthusi-
asm. Then he thought differently
about 1t and scowled. But still he
fingered watching the child. Some
thing about her went to his lonely,
scared heart. At last he spoke. $50
you own them all, do you. little girl?"
he asked, and was amazed at the
sound of his own voice.
The child looked up. Il was just
making believe" she said shyly.
Would you like to own them all?"
he asked. still wondering why he
shouk speak to anyone.
Il bve flowers" she hesitated.
"Tsl me-" said the man, 'if you
had o choose. which would you
take7
Shslooked earnestly in the window
again and once more the little claw
like hger came into play. 1t wan
overwhelmingly from flower to fow-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
HAIL MIRACLE OF
DEATHLESS LIFE
Throughout the Ages the Spirit
OF Easter Has Voiced the
Highest Aspirations Of
the Human Soul.

IN HE spirit OF Easter had It's birth
In that dim past when mans
wondering eyes first vaguely
sensed the promise OF the swell
Ing seed, the mystery OF bursting bud.
tue miracle Of resurrected life in leaf
and flower. Down through the count
less ages have Numbered the ho-
ssnnas OF vernal JOY. peans OF welcome
30 the reborn earth pregnant with Its
gfft of immortality. In every land.
savage and civilized. in every step OF
mans upnft from barbarism to cui-
eure, from prehistoric to modern
times, each passing year has wit
messed the passionate rhythm OF wall
Eng, lamentation and agonized despair
ing prayer for the dead god. until
at mystic moment. peuitential sacri-
nee and fasting. weeping and mourn
ing give way to transports OF Joy
which hail the resurrected deity who
has broken again the grim gates OF
death.
We Christians have no monopoly
OF the undying Easter idea OF death.
resurrection and Immortality. OF .
deity who dies to save the world and
who rises triumphant from the dead
That has been the radiant principle
Of humanity's instructive religion
from the early dawn Of mans spirit.
uai life. The ancient temples OF =
hundred different religions have re
echoed to the lamentations for dad
deities and their old affairs have vi
brated and thrilled with the joyous
hymns In honor OF resIrrected gods
The germinal idea is found in almost
all the myths of savage peoples. II
was the pervacing idea in the faith of
the old Hindus; Il inspired the an.
Client Egyptian belief Ia immortality /;
in the pre,Christiaa religions Of BABY.
ton. Assyria and Asia Mr. 1t was
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

perhaps: for his misery would be
the sooner over.
So be began now to look in crowds
for q face He had watched the bank
and discovered that the other man
was no longer there. He said to him.
self that when he found the face he
would follow 1t. It should not hide
from him. He laughed grimly at the
idea. There were no walls thick
enough. no doors strong enough. to
keep him from his enemy when once
he had found him.
1t was the end OF Holy week. and
the florists windows were a glory.
Roses, Annunciation lilies. vlolets. ion
quils--a mass OF beauty and perfume
tempted the eyes Of all passers-hy,