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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-02

The specimen grew on peach tree.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Continued from page two.

looked for. The only remedy we can see now
"a the establishment of some kind OF interna-
,ionalism. Internatonalisn Is not merely the
dream of idealists. 1t is realizable, but 1t de-
n.nds upon sound machinery and the shrewd
use OF human motives.
IAN international Legislature to MAINTAIN
control over each major arena OF friction might
solve the present problem, but it will have TO
be legislature with power sufficient to en-
force the laws which it passes. Miniature world
governments of this sort have been partially
tried notably at Algeciras. Diplomats saw
this need so clearly that they have at various
times established international conferences AT
these conferences an attempt was made TO
frame laws which would carry out the ideals
Of the Open Door SO far. so good Wha.
happened, thought The laws were passed al
right. but they were never carried out why
weren't they carried out' Because the exeeu-
rive power was always national, although 'ne
legislature itself was international IL was
very much as though the United States gov
eminent were TO pass laws and then leave IL 10
the various state governments to carry 'ne'n
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
8 ul-Coverned Nations Feed the Flames of War "

states. Now it does exist, and we are no
longer under any obligation to risk wars in
order to protect you
IF the world is to be saved from the hide
Gus clashing of empires it must establish
world control in the territories where the
clashes occur The effect would be to dur
frontiers, to diminish the sense OF sovereignty
and weaken separatism. The really interha-
tionalizing forces of finance, commerce LABOR,
science, and human sympathy, distracted and
distorted to-day by national necessities, would
h. given freer chance to assert themselves.
"Algeciras, though failure, is great prece-
dent, the most hopeful effort at world or
eanization made up to the present. / venture
70 say that if the spirit of the Algeciras act
had been realized it would have been more
important than all the Hague rules about how
TO fight in civilized fashion, all the arbitration
treaties, all the reduction of armament pro-
posas with which the earth is deluged Alge-
ciras grasped the problem Of diplomacy-the
conflict of empires in weak territory. Alge-
ciras calamity tried to introduce world gov
eminent to control it. The men at Algeciras
failed. If we cannot succeed where they failed
the outlook for the future is desperate"
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
DO OUR POETS HERALD NEW GOLDEN AGE OF SONG
Vers Libre, Used Centuries Ago, One Of
Many Attempts to Find Free Expression
Bizarre Fads and Experiments Miss
the Real Spirit OF Poetry-Definite
Laws to Be Obeyed.

ton OF Sidney Lanier TO modern verse form'
''Lanier." she replied. employed what we
term quantitive verse, verse wherein the
balance is attained through studied distribu-
ton of vowels and consonants."
And the balance is vers libreT
The balance in vers libre is struck through
cadence 1t is not easy to reduce this balance
to precise terms" She smiled, and seemed
again thinking OF the illusiveness OF poetry
itself Cadence is something which must be
felt"
But she went on to assure me, as she has
hitherto definitely pointed out in preface to
volume of her own poems that cadence is
built upon organic rhythm or the rhythm OF
the speaking voice with its necessity tor
breathing rather than upon strict metrical
system They differ from ordinary prose
rhythms by being more curved, and containing
more stress. The stress, and exceedingly
marked curve, of any regular metre is easily
perceived Vers libre, built upon cadence, is
more subtle, but the laws it follows are not
less fixed. Merely chopping prose lines into
lengths does not produce cadence There are
mathematical and absolute laws of balance
and time"
Miss Lowell took up little volume con-
tanning her Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds"
and, turning to page, read an emphasis and
conclusion to what she had been saying
The desire to 'quintessentialize,' to head-up
an emotion until it burns white-hot, seems to
be an integral part of the modern temper. and
certainly unrhymed cadence is unique in its
power of expressing this"
THE QUANTITIVE VERSE.
In his marvellous Sunrise" Sidney Lanier
affords the following example of quantitive or
vowel-consonant verse:
"Oh, what il a sound should be madel
Oh, what if bound should be laid
To this ow-and-string tension OF beauty
and silence aspiring,
But no: 1t is made: list! somewhere, mystery,
where?
In the leaves2 in the air1
In my hearth is a motion made"
Walt Whitman gives us rhythmic or King
James prose in passages like this:
why should l wish to see God better than
this dayI
l see something of God each hour Of the
twenty-four, and each moment then,
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

out The result was inevitable: the confer
ences failed to realize their purpose.
The Conference at Algeciras was an inter
national legislature in which even the United
States was represented the London Confer
ence after the Balkan wars was gathering OF
Ambassadors trying to legislate out OF exist
ence the sources Of European trouble in the
Balkans. But these legislatures had one great
fault. They met, they passed laws, they ad-
journed, and left the enforcement of their
mandates to the conscience OF the individual
powers. The legislature, though international,
had no way of checking up or controlling the
executive, which was national. The transla-
ton OF laws into practice was lett to colonial
bureaucrats OF some one nation.
Nov, the beginnings Of remedy would
seem to lie in not disbanding these European
conferences when they have passed law.
They ought to continue in existence as kind
OF senate, meeting from time to time. They
ought to regard themselves watching over
the legislation which they have passed. What
would be the effect II the nations were able to
establish these miniature or local world gov
ernments3 The effect would be, you see. to
destroy friction and open the door to COM
merce
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

"A merchant who went to trade in Morocco,
for example would be in the same position as
the merchant who went to trade in Germany.
He could not secure any sort of control or
bring about any sort OF political problem
To-day the very worst and most lawless sort
of sdventurers can drag their country into war
simply by entering tne of the arenas OF fric-
ton. and there personally involving the home
government in point of national honor. Un-
der competent world legislature, capable Of
carrying out its own DEGREES, such provocations
would be altogether removed.
"Of course the nations entering into an in
ternational conference must stand loyal to
that conference. Unless the national govern
ments are willing TO say that investments and
markets abroad must not look for protection
at home there is no incentive to strengthen the
international government in the backward
state.
I'm other words the people at home must
say to their foreign traders and capitalists:
When you enter territory which is interna-
tionally organized you are expected to obey
its laws and look to it for protection. We
have backed you up hitherto because no ade-
quste government existed in these backward
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Verbatim.

Il love my home" the Anti said,
Il crave no interests in its stead.
You think that foolish. dare say
Yes-I'm peculiar, in way,
And so | must admit | do
Adore my home and children. too.
And, oh, love my husband. though
You sufragists will sneer, | know.
am not clever, and fear
| do not make my meaning clear.
But what I'm trying to express
Is this: love my home. Confess,
You think it very crude and silly
To love my little tots and Billy.
But yet do think | ought
wonder if you catch my thought"
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
"Nev' School, Says America Is Yielding
Ever Increasing Appreciation to Its
Singers - Many Earnest Artists
Now Gaining Audience.

said: Poetry is the blossom and the fragrance
of all human knowledge, human thoughts, hu-
man passions, emotions, language"
But, after all, when you have called poetry
a blossom and fragrance, have you attained
very much clearer understanding Of it? l
think Miss Lowell visions the "art of appre-
hending and interpreting ideas by the faculty
Of imagination" as clearly as Coleridge did.
And, to be perfectly frank. her admission that
poetry is not in truth to be defined as you
would define the more graspable things of life,
did not impress me less profound sent-
ment than that which went into the garden
for metaphor.
Having disposed OF the Thing itself, we
turned to aspects of poetry, and were directly
absorbed in Miss LowelIs discussion of vers
libre-a beautifully elastic term, which GER
tsinly implies the very newest and most eman-
cipated. and yet which has its roots far back
in very early fields of literature.
THE NEW IS VERY OLD.
This vers lbre," she declared, (which the
poets of to-day are employing strikingly,
is to be found in the curious pre- -Ehzabethan
Piers Plowman,' which Langland wrote about
the year 1862 There are also scattering exam
pies of it all down through the history OF
English poetry-in the work of Dryden, tor
example and of Mathew Arnold"
Arnold brought US we'll into the midst OF the
nineteenth century, which is really only step
behind the twentieth Therefore l asked Miss
Lowell to classify for me the libre of to-
day, and began by asking:
Did Walt Whitman write vers libre?"
NO." she replied with an emphasis (Which
seemed also to imply the tacit plea: 81 hope
you will make much of this, too!') walt
Whitman should not be esteemed in any sense
the father of this new free movement in poe
try, he did not write vers libre but rhythmic
or metrical prose, in which choice, further
more he was merely following the metre of
our King James Bible. The Bible is done in
rhythmic prose, and so is the poetry of Walt
Whitman, and so is that of Edward Carpenter,
whose direct Indebtedness to Whitman is, of
course obvious. But vers libre forms the
opposite shore of that river Of separation
which may arbitrarily, and for our conve-
nience, be thought of as flowing between poe
try in it's strict sense and prose in its strict
sense.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

"In this manner we may look upon poetry
and prose as the two extremes between which
the pendulum of expression is forever swing
ing. There are two bordernes. That nearer
the strict division OF prose consists of this
metrical prose of which Walt Whitman is a
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

modern exponent, while that borderlne nearer
strict poetry is vers lbre. This is a concise
way to chart the differences, though, of course
such arbitrary divisions do not really exist
at all"
What" l next asked, was the contribu.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Women People ?
By ALICE DUER MILLER

"The current novel Is deliberately planned to please
the woman buyer as any other trade goods. We
want says the publisher stunning girl for the cover
We had always supposed stunning girls of more
interest to men than women!
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Which Shall 1t Be, Ladies?

(MoSt prefer personal beauty to the bnttot-
Inqrirer)
She hesitated long-a vote or beauty?
Which, in the end kelier to pay?
Even old age do it's civic duty
But beauty fades away
Could she, perhaps, steer safely in the middle
Be subtle, winning interesting to men,
Pretty enough to play a second fiddle,
While voting and then?
Or should she choose to be supremey stunning,
Fair the leading lady in a show
As Heen Phryne, or the Misses Cunning,
And let the ballot go?
This wa. the choice she made-and wisely maybe
Except that really nothing much gained
Plain she had been, plain baby,
And plain she still remained
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Do You Knowp

That In Colorado the terrible example Of the ant for
everv 100000 of the population there 542 in prson2
That in Massachusetts,, puancal and conservative
there 1892
That Georgia fortunately untouched by the
Of woman suffrage, there 23l31
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Shocking Duplicity.

The Texas Federation of Womens Clubs, by two-thirds
vote Florida Federation, by vote OF 20 to have
gone on record favoring woman suffrage
Another of these deceptive efforts make it appear if
the majority of wanted the ballot
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Adam Had the Idea.

distinguished novelist from the Pacific Coast has de-
cded taking hint from first progenitor that the faults
of modern American fiction due writer's and
publishers but to feminine readers
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
Try to Understand.

We hope there is truth in the report that almost all
of the MANY New Jersey women asked the Com
mtee OF Hundred which is arranging celebration tor
the City Newarks 2Oh birthday refused to do So on the
ground that they had had pointed out to them at recent
election that woman's place is the home
We feel these have not truly understood the
minds OF the of New Jersey.
The have objection to women doing most OF the
work Of committees their working in public
schools factories and shops for 364 days in the year
But Election Day, mol
Womans place is the home Election Day.
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

And that in the District OF Columbia uncorupted by the
franchise for either women, there are 25II|
CONDENSED Journal" November 20 1919
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28
A Clean of Hope.

Well we must not be discouraged.
Prejudice is breaking down.
Remember prominent financial journal has recently
admitted editoraly that mot all women cheat at cards
New-York tribune., 1915-11-28

of all phases of Hfe and the function OF the
is TO beauty"
that his artistic orbids his
working absolutely paience
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12


abate your selfishness In public matters
you need not worry over the methods,
Government depends upon the traditions,
Ideals and sacrifices OF the individual.
The time for regeneration I'm our country
ls at hand. Disregard and callousness OF
iuties to our government should be
lbated."
scores WouId-Be Reform.
Pseudo-reformers. who assume self-im-
posed obligations OF trying to upllft others
were severely condemned. They were
pictured as preferring graveyards. lower
Ing clouds and black aspects TO things
that are grand, noble and really uplift-
ing.
Give us more charity. Drive away the
spirit OF criticism. hackbiting and carp
ing" was the senator's plea.
Ansong the out-of-town attendants were;
Senator Mallory OF Alliance; c. II.
Gustafson, Mead; George wolz. Fremont;
l.. ID. Richards. Fremont; r. j. Hainer,
Lincoln; Frank Currie, Broken Bow;
Adam Bede, Minnesota; Senator Kohl,
Wayne (dem); Representative, Mears,
Wayne: Senator Dopghett, overton;
s'enator splrk, Saline; Representative
Alnley. Nance Representative Chambers,
Dakota; w. c. May. Gothenburg, and
SENATOR Sandal OF York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
CREIGHTON READY
FOR NOTRE DAME
Coach Well Pleased with Condition
Of Team Which Will Meet the
Hoosiers Saturday.
ToRcH1IGHT PARADE PLANNED

The Creighton team will receive it's final
workout today for the big game against
Notre Dame tomorrow afternoon. Coach
Mills is well pleased with the condition
Of the men and the working Of the team,
and feels certain that the eleven will
give a good account Of itself against the
Hoos.ers.
Yesterday afternoon the Creighton play
ers were drilled on the Fort Omaha sod,
while Creighton field was being smoothed
and made ready for the big contest. The
scrubs were lined up TO represent the
Notre Dame players and formations,
while the varsity was shown how TO
smash up these plays.
While the general opinion in Omaha Is
that the visitors will win. Creightons
remarkable showing against st. Thomas
last week leads many to believe that the
Blues will score on Harper's men. The
Creighton line, averaging 200 pounds, 10
expected to play an important part in
tomorrow's game. Gray and Stapleton
at guard and Wise and Captain Shannon
at tackle may be counted upon to open
up holes In the opposing line for the
Creighton backs TO slip through. Bren-
nan, Hale Hanecy and Flood are dan
gerous men on the wings, and will prove
difficult obstacles for attempted end runs.
Burford, the All-Missouri valley valley
center. will probably not be in the game.
and while his loss will be severely felt
he has an excellent substitute in Kaman-
ski. who formerly starred at Bellevue
and Ia holding the csnter position At
Creighton the second year. Burford was
out with the squad Monday, believing his
injury from the Wesleyan game to be
sufficiently healed. but was obliged to
give up attempting to play.
MICRO at quarterback has shown him
self a capable field general. who will be
in a large measure responsible for Creigh-
toms showing. Platz and Flanagan In
the backfield are whirlwinds, being par
tIcularly adept at open-field running, in
which their work this year has been
spectacular. Lutes at fullback is a demon
on secondary defense. stopping runners
who succeed in penetrating the line.
Expect 20 Score on HOLSTERS.
Coach Mills has given the team a num-
Der OF pet plays and tricks which ought
10 prove a surprise even to the expert
enced Hoosiers. and the general belief
around the campus is that Creighton will
succeed in doing what South Dakota and
the Army elevens failed to perform,
scoring against Notre Dame.
The Notre Dame players will reach
Omaha today and will participate in a
torchight parade tonight along with
Mills aggregation. Four bands will play
and practically the entire student body
will be out boosting for one OF the big
gest foot ball games Omaha has seen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Soldiers of Villa
Desert to American
Border by Hundreds

WASHINGTON, Nov. li.-"According
10 advices Just received" the State de-
Partment announced today General Car
rama has given assurances that the
question OF settlement OF the border
troubles will be disposed OF In few
days orders have been Issued for the
Mexican secret service to assist the Mex
lean military AUTHORITIES in locating and
Furnishing offenders operating in the VI
entity OF the International line"
General villa was reported at Molina,
between Cananea and Nogales. yesterday,
waiting for a train to take him TO
Nogaiee.
About 100 villa deserters are reported
20 have crossed 10 the American side at
Naco and more are reported following
every night. The state department Is add
vfsed that villa has about 1000 men near
Naco, 400 near cananea and villa
verdez and about 1000 with him. A large
part OF his artillery Il taid TO be at Naco.
while the state department has not
withdrawn It's advice to American citi-
gems TO remain out OF Mexico until con-
ditions therein have become more nor
NAL" today's announcement said. lit
Emphasizes the accessibility OF American
citizens remaining out Of territory not
under the effective control OF the reeog-
nized defacto government"
The American consul at Juarez Is warn
ing Americans to leave the state of Chi
huahua before there Is suspension OF
railrosd communication. which Is now
threatened. Most Of the Americans in the
Juarez districts are Mormons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Grey and Asquith
Defend Haldane in
Reply to Questions

LONDON, Nov. 11.-slr Edward Grey.
the British foreign secretary, told the
House Of Commons today that he had ex-
pressed a desire to resign at the time
viscount Haldane left the cabinet.
But for a crisis in the public affairs
1 would havo done So" said the foreign
secretary.
When the new coalition cabinet was
formed last May. viscount Haldane was
succeeded as lord high chancellor by
Baron Buckmaster Of Cheddington,
Premier Asquith paid a tribute to Wis
count Hsldine. saying:
He rendered an inestimable service
when in the war office"
Replying to request to lay the papers
on the table respecting the Antwerp ex-
petition. Premier Asdulth declined while
the war was in progress. lie added:
Mr.. Churchill, formerly first lord of
the admiralty. may treat with indiffer-
ence the allegations against him. He
has a good record and will be amply
justified when the full story is told"
Sir Edward Greys expression of regret
was in reply to a question whether Wis
count Hsldine had been assisting in the
administration of the foreign office. The
dane had at no time taken part in the
work at the foreign office. either before
or during the war, except with the full
knowledge and consent of himself and
important matters with the authority of
the premier and those primarily respon-
sible
Personally he regarded Viscount Hal
danes withdrawal from the government
very great loss to the public service.
Sir Edward added:
Il myself expressed to the premier my
desire to resign at the same time, and
but for crisis in the public affairs. I
would have done so. II Lord Haldane's
services were available In any work for
which were responsible would consider
1t in public interest that they should be
utilized"
Sir Edward said he thought 1t was
right to say this In view of the attacks
that have been made upon Viscount Hal
dane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Frisco Submits It's
Reorganization Plan

JEFE GRsoN CITI. MO. Nov. IL
Plans for the reorganization Of the ST.
Louis a San Francisco railroad sub
mitted TO the Missouri public service
commission here today. provide for a re-
duction in capitalization Of tD.S7Sooo OF
s.St per cent. and for q reduction in fixed
charges OF 471s per cent.
The capitalization Of the Kansas City.
Fort Scott q Memphis, once an independ-
ent line. but now a part OF the Frisco
system, Is not affected as a result Of the
reduction in the capitalization of the St.
Louis & San Francisco proper exceeds
Q per cent
A feature Of the reorganization IL that
holders OF present general refunding
mortgages bonds and Of the general
bonds are to exchange part OF them for
new obligations. on which interest
charges are to be paid only out Of the
income. Under the plan. interest charges
are not TO be paid. until operating ex-
penses first are met.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Zealandia Outside
Three-Mile Limit,
is British Belief

WASHINGTON. fSov. II. - British
authorities here Investigating the re-
ported forclble search OF the American
steamer zealandia at Progreso. Mexico,
by party from a British cruiser have
information which leads them 60 believe
the zealandia when searched, was lying
more than three miles off shore and,
therefore. not In a neutral port. but on
the high seas. They are investigating
further. and the State department f.
making inquiries
Latest information to British sources
Is that the zealandia. which has been
suspected OF being engaged in unneutral
operations since Il cleared mysteriously
from Pensacola Fla. last month was
intending 20 go from the Mexican por,
10 sweden. II carried rosin. which IL
used for making shrapneL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-12
Loot from Stranded
Ship Sold on Street

MARsHFIELD. Ore, Nov. u.-Beach
combers, pillaging the wrecked steamship
Santa Clara. set the hulk afire early to-
day. II blaEed up from stem to stern
and fell TO pieces with the explosion OF
It's oil tanks
Loot is being brought here in wagons
and in boats. and is sold on the streets.
A large part of the population has been
supplied with shoes at 81 per pair. Others
bought opera glasses for 80 cents e pair