Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-22

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Please state the number and char.
| aoter OF the battlsships now being built
by the various countries at war with
one another. q i
Austrin has now under course Of
construction six battleships and three
small cruisers: France has under way
ten battIeships: Germany has seven
oattleships. four cruisers Of the line and
eight protected cruisers; Great Britain
nas fourteen battleships, one battle
cruiser and twenty eight cruisers. and
Russia seven battleships. four battle
cruisers and eight small cruisers.
Will you kindly advise me whether
the present Count Zeppelin, inventor Of
the German Zeppelin airship. ever
served ~ an officer In the northern
army during the civil war;
Count Zeppelin accompanied the
northern army during our civil war 10
military observer tor Germany.
Will you kindly publish the Monroe
doctrjno7
Al stated by President Monroe in his
annual message Ut 1923: I'VE owe II
to candor and to the amicable relations
existing between the United States
and those (EuropeanD powers to de.
clare that we should consider any at
tempt ON their part to extend their sys.
tenn to any portion Of this hemisphere
us dangerous to our peace and safety.
With the existing colonies or dependen
cies OF any European power we have
not interfered and shall not interfere.
But with the governments who have
declared their independence and main.
tanned 1t and whose independence we
have on great consideration and on
just principles acknowledged we could
not view any interpOsition for the pur.
pose Ut expressing them or controlling
In any other manner their destiny BY
any European power In any other light
than az the manifestation OF an un.
friendly disposition toward the United
States,"
What 10 ths oldest flower Of which
there 10 any aecount7
The rose Is the oldest flower Of which
We have any record. So great II the
antiquity of the rose that all account
Of Its origin has been lost. and 1t Is
not known In what country It original
I'd. In Egypt the rose 10 pictured on
| monuments believed to date from 5000
to $500 b. G.
Will you kindly answer In your col.
| umns whether King George Of Eng.
land has the right to dissolve the Eng.
lish parliament?
Yes. the English king has the right
to dissolve his parlia ment. Charles l.
did so with the aid of bis soldiers. but
Charles |. paid II penalty. Even in
vict0ria's reign a dissolution was sew
erai times threatened. but never car
rted ont. Democratic sentiment Is so
strong In England today that the King
would not dare dissolve parliament
without the will OF the people: but. In
fact. whenever parliament's session h
| over It Ia the king vino formally dis.
solves Il. With his own consent.
What wee the dats ct the partition Of
peland1
Poland has thrice been partitioned
In the history Of European war. The
Dirt partition was BY treaty signed
1Ko0s n thssa s>lo
Pruasia took l'0merapta and the dis
trict Of the vistuix. except Danxig and
Thorn: Austria took Galicia and Lo-
d0meeia. The second partition. in Jan
uary. l793. was effected BY Ruxsia and
lArussia. Russia annexed 5000 square
miles and q population Of 4.OOO.U0O:
Prussia tei1ed Danxig and Thorn.
With the control Of the vistula. A
treaty signed Nov. Is. 1895. divided
Poland among Russia. Austria and
Germany a. II existed up to the begin
ming Ut the present war. Russia In
1872 declared It's share of Poland as
an integral part of the Russian empire
and In 1867 completed the establish
ment OF the imperial system Of gov
eminent
Did the Mexican people stand by the
leaders who made war upon the empire
Of Macmillan?
Not at the start. In 1894. when the
umpire was new. General Juarez. Con.
stitutionai president OF Mexico, was
| t'etne deserted by the officials OF his
lmrty and had only 2.O(O soldiers an
der bis immediate command. Three
years later Juares crushed the empire
and executed Aaximilian.
Please name the different great bells
in the world and whore located.
The largest bell in the world 10 the
great bell of Moscow. Russia. cast In
1883 1t weighs 1903 tons. It was un
fortunately cracked in the casting ana
was never hung. 1t stands on pedes
tai within the KremIin Another Mos
COW bell. said to he the largest in use
and given to the cathedral by the czar
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