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The Detroit times., 1915-04-16
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS

When we tarry for serious
thought, amid the feverish rush OF
our days, we know that the most i'm
portant OF all concerns Is the well
fare OF our spirits. Spiritual values
are highest. In this mood We
glimpse the divine economy OF the
Sabbath. 1t is the day dedicated to
God and the higher life. All its OBJ
servances bid US think upon eternal
things. Lifting US above the fog OF
every days material cares and anx-
ieties, the Sabbath opens vista OF
the heights and the heavenlies. Life
must be mean and sordid and bur
densome to us II we deprive 1t OF
it's Sabbath outlook and uplook.
"a Sabbath well spent. brings a
week OF content"
Such is the witchery or words
that a single phrase may illuminate
a vast theme. In two words Charles
Lamb throws a shaft Of light on two
worlds: "Sabbathless SATAN" God
has ordained a Sabbath. because
Gods other name is love. But ga,
tan. whose name Is synonymous
with hate and hurt. is Sabbathless.
Yea, child OF suffering. thou mayest
well be sure,
He who ordained the Sabbath, loves
the poor.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
Courage, as well as conscience. Is
needed for the making Of an ideal.
list. No other test OF character--not
even the sudden rush of mighty
and unexpected temptations so
great as the subtle and insidious in
ducements to lower ones life stand
ards. Real greatness OF soul Is re-
quired to hold person UP to his
own noblest conceptions OF living.
The foes of the spirit are many and
persistent. All possible reinforce
ments are needed TO maintain the
soul against their siege. or these
divine aids the Sabbath is surely
one. II fortifies the soul to night
for its freedom. II Is allied with
the best in us as we war against the
beast In us. The monitions OF the
Lords day are ali for the conser-
walton OF mans highest qualities.
20 day OF rest and gladness,
o day Of JOY and light.
o balm OF care and sadness,
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The Sabbath day is the savings
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yasion. In the fact that German
soil has not been invaded, the war
has been a success.
II is only the more optimistic who
see In this Won Bernstorff incident
any hope for the beginning of serL
Gus negotiations looking to a per
fnanent peace.
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A home day. with sweet family re-
unions, and church day with a
meeting OF the Fathers children in
the Fathers house-these are char
acteristics of well-kept Sabbath.
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Whom the heart OF man shuts out
the heart Of God takes
in. Lowell.
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bank Of humanity.-Frederick saun.
BY Pop.

bank of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Saun-
ders.
A loving husband and wife keep
their wedding anniversaries joyous
ly. Upon the day is written Ere
member"
IL recalls the whole content OF a
life of love. So the Sabbath day
bears the message. Remember.
Remember God tho Creator: that
thought carries back into the I'M
plumbed reaches of eternity, with
all its Implications OF the adorable
ness of the Supreme Being for
whose worship the Sabbath Is en-
ployed. Remember God the Provid-
Fer; the latest and best scientific
thought is only beginning to catch
up with the significance OF the be-
neficent provision which God has
made for men in this one day OF
rest and recuperation and uplook.
Remember God the Redeemer: for
now our Sabbath Is the Lords day
memorial of the burst bands or
death and OF the new life which the
resurrection has brought to the
world. AT the portal of every true
Sabbath the devout vision may read.
This do in remembrance Of Me-"
A home day. with sweet family re-
unions, and church day with a
meeting OF the Fathers children in
the Fathers house-these are char
acteristics of well-kept Sabbath.
The emancipation which the
Lords day is designed to bring to
everybody has been missed by the
person who finds time to read a
Sunday newspaper but no time to
read the Bible.
sEvEN-sENTENcE SERMONS
Mean to be something with all
your might-Phillips Brooks.
| No labor Is hard, no time Is long
wherein the glory of eternity is the
mark we level at.--St Heron.
knowledge by suffering entereth
And life is perfected by death.
Mrs. Browning.
f
Whom the heart of man shuts out
Sometimes the heart Of God takes
in. Lowell.
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Miss Florence Beske will have
leading parts IN the two short plays,
Mr.. Bob and "A Perplexing Stu.
ition.s to be presented Friday even
lng In the Y. w. G. A. auditorium
~ the fArned-Carter club. OF the
Trace whitney Hon league. Others
. the casts OF the plays are Misses
Emma link. viola Hoetger, Mary
sartolmay, Mollie Bsrtoimay, Irene
Elliott. Grace osbourhs, Clara VIII
ha-Lyaia-p ee%er Fheress- aurbncr-
Ind Irene Martin. and Messfs. VIII
hrd King. Howard Tanner Kinsey
Tanner. Ira osbourne. wiIkie. Baker
Ind schmitt.
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In the Religious World
Making Provision For The Best

Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic OF the
Young Peoples socIeties-chris-
tian Endeavor, etc.-for April 10:
zone Day In Seven for the High
eat Things."-Exek. 2o:t-20.
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MISS FLORENCE BEsKE.
Vl who will have the leading
roles In two short plays. To be
presented in the Y. M. G. A. Audi
torium. Friday evening. by the
Larned- Carter club.
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Most beautiful. most bright,
On thee. the high and lowly,
Through ages joined In tune.
Sing, Holy. Holy. Holy,
To the great God Triune.
"On thee, at the creation,
The light first had its birth;
On thee for our salvation
Christ rose from depths OF earth;
On thee our Lord victorious
The Spirit sent from heaven;
And thus on thee most glorious
A triple light was given"
Whenever a person wants to de-
base the Sabbath to everyday uses
he takes refuge in the words OF Je-
SITS. ffhe Sabbath was made Tor
man, and not man for the Sabbath"
or course, that Is a misuse OF noble
words. Clearly, the Sabbath is made
for mans highest use. and not for
his lowest; for his best and not his
worst. The Master meant this day
to minister to the diviner nature or
man. So Christ Himself used 1t for
deeds of helpfulness, for worship
and for rest. To attempt to justify
the perversion of the Sabbath into
a mere play-day by the words OF Je-
sus Is TO wrest Scripture from its
clear and obvious meaning.
The physician. the economist, and
the political scientist add their voice
to the preachers in proclaiming the
benefcent place and purpose OF one
day OF rest In seven. The bow that
is never unbent loses its power. The
field that occasionally lies fallow
bears best. The life that turns
aside from the days duties regu
lariy returns to them with renewed
vigor.
The life that looks up rises. The
spiritual progress OF man requires
one day In seven devoted Ito con-
temptation of the themes that be-
long to eternity.
The Sabbath day is the savings
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THE OTHER SIDE

We are hidden to protest against the
wickednesS of all war, writes Agnes
Repplier, in the May Atlantic, not be-
cause men die, but because wives are
widowed; not because men slay, but
because mothers are childless; not be-
cause men do evil, or suffer wrong.
but because, in either case, women
must share the consequences. For the
sake of these women war must be
stopped, is the popular clamor-not
unsuggestive of Mr.. Wrinkle implorins
tho submerged Mr.. Pickwick TO 'keeI.
up for his sake After all, the vast
majority of men would be only too
happy to escape war for their own
sakes. They do not covet loss of in
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ITALY TODAY.
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turned. Even horses and cabs were
decked with flags.
Beside the obelisk in the square was
an immense caricature of Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria, at which
all kinds of missiles were hurled.
French, British, Belgian and Rus
sian flags were borne aloft with the
Italian colors.
Last Page of National Liberation.
There was great patriotic demon
str1tion before the home of Riccitotti
Garibaldi. The veteran Red shirt"
leader responded to insistent demands
for a speech by declaring to-day the
Italian people are writing the last page
of their national liberation to which
our Red Shirts contributed" A young
priest. who declared all political par
ties had been merged into a united
italy, was hailed as a new Ugo Bassi.
the priest who followed Garibaldi and
was shot down by the Austrians.
An endless procession of enthusiasts
tic Romans marched from one end Of
the city to the other and back again
amid a shower of flowers thrown from
the houses along the way.
There were extra ordinary demon
STATIONS at the home of Premier Sa
landra, the war office, the royal pal
ace, and at the consulate, where it
was thought the grim visage of Son
nino, the foreign minister who has
been implacable in his demands upon
was seen OenlnQ a WINDOW.
Rome's great demonstration of re-
joicing at the solution of the minister
ial crisis by the retention in office of
the so-calIed war cabinet" was
echoed on a smaller scale in hundreds
of cities and towns throughout the
kingdom. Everywhere was evident on
the part of the people desire for war
with Austria.
Many Women Slain at Triest.
Rome, May ia revolution has
been started at Triest, according to
a message to the Idea Nazionale, tele-
graphed from the frontier. A crowd,
composed chiefly of women, because
most of the men have been called to
the colors invaded the square on
which faces the palace of the COVER
nor Baron FrieSseki.
The women cried Death to Francis
Joseph! Down with Austria." They
burned an Austrian flag and portrait
of the emperor, and attempted to at
tack the palace.
The governor ordered gendarmes
to charge the crowd and the women
retired fighting stubbornly. Lamp
posts were torn up and the signs of
tobacconists which bear the Austrian
coat of arms because their business is
a government monopoly, were de-
stroyed.
The Idea Rationale dispatch states
that Al women were killed and over
800 injured.
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Considerable is heard about the
proves of German arms because most
of the fighting in the war has been
confined to territory outside of Ger
many and because of the inability of
the Allies to dislodge the German
forces from the positions they have es-
tabliShed in this territory. But it is
also a fact that since a few weeks
after the war began, the soldiers of
France have peen occupying a consid
cradle part of the Alsace-Lorraine ter
ritory, which was in the possession of
Germany, and German arms have also
been unable to drive the French from
these positions
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is TRADE TRAINING ENOUGH?

If man could live by bread alone we
might rest with vocational education,
says Henry s. Candy in Harpers Mag
azine for May. But by that very in
tellectua, unrest that makes for evo-
luton he cannot. Having eaten, he
must learn to use the life he has pre-
served. But while sustenance is theo-
retically very simple problem-being
only question of how much you can
earn and what you can buy with it
the use one makes of the vital energy
into which life transforms is the most
complex and difficult of all questions
Religion, ethics, education all bear
upon it, Intersect and blend so that it
is almost as difficult to say what
teaches one to live as to answer the
question of how to live itself. 1t is
enough 20 observe that education has
a part here which is not vocational,
and which is enormously important.
This is the province of liberal educa-
ton Its services are indirect because
it's effects must be transmitted into the
art of living; they are uncertain in the
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ten Vera Cruz. April 21-22, 1914"
The Florida mascot, Dynamite" a
goat, restored his smile.
AS the president entered the hotel
he was given another round OF cheers
by crowd in the lobby.
The Mayflower's arrival in New
York harbor last night instead of this
morning as planned. was explained to.
day. The yacht ran into storm OF
the New Jersey coast yesterday. Near
ly every one in the presidents party
became seasick. The president show
ed the effects of the voyage less than
other members of the party, but did
not feel very well, he said.
Because of the storm, it was decided
to put into New York harbor last
night.
NuptiaI Vows on BattIeship.
New York, May 17-An incident
of the fleet review here placed in pro-
gram by Secretary Daniels is to be
the battleship New York. Miss Ger
trude Cameron of this city, the BRIDE
elect, obtained the Secretary'S permits
sion to have the ceremony performed
on the battleship after writing him d
letter in which she explained that to-
day was her wedding day and asked
that she might be permitted to show
her patriotism by being married
aboard the battleship named for her
native state.
Mr. Daniels said the letter was so
patriotic he decided to grant the re-
quest Miss Cameron is 70 marry Her
bert Van Loan, newspaper man.
This is the first time in many years
that permission has been granted civ
1l1ans to have the marriage ceremony
performed aboard battleShip.
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GERMANS AMAZED
AT WILSON NOTE
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were amazed when they received the
American note giving them practical
ly no choice of position on the main
question at issue.
Germany, it is said in diplomatic
circles, expected "a protest concerning
the Lusitania. She realized that one
was being prepared in the Fa1aba
case, involving the death of the Amer
lean, Leon Thrasher. The kaiser was
understood to stand ready to disavow
the Gushing and Gulflight incidents
and not only to apologize but to Of
fer indemnity.
An Unpleasant Surprise.
President Wilson's assertion that
the LuSitania's sinking was a crime,
coupled with the demand that the sub
marine warfare be ended forthwith,
came, however. as an unpleasant sur
prise, diplomats say.
They assert that Germany is never
theless as anxious today to conciliate
the United States as she was ten days
ago-possibly more so, because of the
deVelopm entS in Italy
For this reason, it was expected that
the Berlin government will accept in
spirit at least the unalterable section
of the presidentsk note-even to the
extent of tenn porarily halting her sub
marine activity against merchantmen
and then seek ground for anicable
final settlement that will benefit Ger
many.
Flat statements that questions of
national honor cannot be arbitrated
are, of course, accepted in diplomatic
quarters, and this, too, in face of the
fact that the Bryan arbitration trea-
ties made no exception; bat it is
pointed out that the only point in the
Wilson note which can be construed
as affecting national honor are the
killing of American citizens and the
assertion Of their right to travel
wherever they please.
Can Plead Classification
Germany. officials say, has already
apoiogized for the death of the Ameri-
cans on the LuSitania. She can be ex-
pected to accept in principle the policy
of freedom to travel. In both cases,
however, she can plead-not exactly
in justification, but rather in eXtenua-
ton--that the Falaba, on which
Thrasher lost his life, was admittedly
carrying tons of ammunition to the
allies and that the Lusitania on pre-
vious trips carried big cargoes of am
munition, while on the voyage on
which she was destroyed she carried
many reserv:sts on the way to join the
allies.
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Austrian Ambassador Holds
Conference With Bryan.
Envoy Believed Seeking Peace
full Solution of Situation.
u. S. IS STANDING SOLIDLY
Advise Govern
mentS to Use Caution.
Modification Submarine War
fare Believed Urged by Them.

Washington, May 17.-Dr. Con-
stafne Dumba, the Austrian ambas-
sador, had a long conference today
with Secretary Bryan and other state
department officials. While the am
bassador would not discuss the object
of his call. the impression prevailed
that he had endeavored to sound out
feeling with a view toward assisting in
a peaceful settlement of the situation
with Germany.
1t is known that the Austrian am
bassador and Count Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, have been in
close consultation for several days and
that Austria is watching with deep in
terest the course of events between
the United States and her ally, throw
ing her influence in the direction Of
preventing any rupture in friendly re-
lations.
Home Offices Fully Advised.
The seriousness of the sinking of
the Lusitania with the loss of Ameri-
can lives, the intense feeling 1t has
aroused in the United States and the
given to President Wilson's note, are
facts which both the Austrian and
German ambassadors are understood
to have communicated to their respec-
tive governments. 1t was believed also
that they had cautioned extreme care,
for the present at least, in the sub
marine warfare to avoid any act which
would further intensity feeling in the
United States and aggravate the situa-
ton.
That the United States stands firmly
on the absolute justice both from the
legal and humane point of view of
Its position, and therefore has nothing
to arbftrate, was the intimation which
many officials gave as the answer to
suggestions that Germany would offer
to arbitrate the questions raised in the
American note.
Demands Absolute Acceptance.
The American government, it way
pointed out authoritatively. desires an
absolute acceptance of the principle
of its contentious. though some mo-
dus vivendi or other arrangement to
be effective during the present war
may be considered whereby the bel
hgerents would agree to separate pas
senger and contraband traffic, or to
disarm merchant ships plying to or
from American ports. Any such
terms, it was stated. would have to
be made as between the belligerents,
because the United States did not in
tend to relinquish any Of it's rights by
acting as the intermediary for the
adoption of such proposals, the legal
right of citizens of the United States
to sail anywhere on the high seas on
their own or bellige unarmed ships
being indisputable from the point of
view of the legal experts of the state
department.
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the British position at Ypres seem 20
have spent themselves, at least for the
moment, as Field Marshal French re-
ports all has been quiet there for the
last fOrty-eight hours
Official reports from Petrograd do
little to minimize the severity of the
defeat which the Russians have eX-
perienced over practically the whole
line from Central Poland to the Car
pathians. The victorious Germanic
most of the gains of the hard winter
exception of Przemysl. which is close
forces.
Air Attacks Futile.
Another Zeppelin attack on seaside
resorts on the east coast early this
morning accomplished no more than
recent air raids. British airmen.
however, were awaiting the Zeppelin
on this occasion and after a lively
stern chase. overlook it. A vigorous
attack by aeroplanes routed the Yep
pelin which, was last seen, appeared
to have been damaged severely.
Germany's reply to America and
Italy's next step divide interest Moth
ing has reached London to dissipate
the impression that Germany's an
swer will be more or less negative.
AS to Italy the return of the Sa-
1andra government with its policy in
tact and enormously strengthened b.
public approval, is accepted in Eng
land as confirming the belief that
Italy will enter the war on the side of
the allies
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SPEED DEMONS
AT Topeka FAIR


not been announced. In fact the con-
tract has not been signed. but the
races are expected to be put on by ex-
perts. 1t is somewhat indefinite
about motorcycle races, but they and
the Jockey races may be held one aft
ternOon.
Another Baby Show.
Decision has been made to put on
another Better babies" show. The
show attracted no small amount of at
tention last year and was popular
among the mothers.
. r. T. Kreipe as usual will be SUI
perintendent of speed. He is now
working on the program and some of
the fastest races seen on the local
grounds are anticipated.
Philip Eastman, who has done adj
mirable work in publicity, will be re-
tanned to exploit the fair. The free
fair" Will be given wide publicity over
the state. E
The premium list will be made up
within the next ten days. General
Manager Lux will be glad to have any
suggestions that anyone has to offer.
The state fair phone number is $40.
Communications should be addressed
to Mr.. Lux at EOS Kansas avenue.
Lux announced today that the band
music will be furnished by local mu-
steal organizations including Mar
shalls band, which should be in great
form after its return from the trip
to Seattle with the Topeka Shriners
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American Claim Agents Want
Anti-Trespassing Law.
Returned From Gal
weston Meeting Favor Plan.
CUT DOWN EXPRESS PROFITS
Deficits Shown in Report Filed
With Commission.
Other Items of General Interest
in the Traffic World.

A resolution asking congress to en-
act law making it a federal ofTense
for persons TO trespass on railroad
property was adopted last week by the
Association of Railway Claim Agents
which met n Galveston.
In speaking of the danger of tres
passing, H. c. Pribble of Topeka, gem
eral claim agent of the Santa Fee, who
attended the meeting, said today:
THE number of persons killed or
manned in railroad accidents during
the last twelve months, while tres
passing on railroad property, is ap-
palling. There were thousands of
them who might be alive and well
today had they obeyed warning signs.
We want congress to pass a law that
will make it an offenSe for persons to
trespass on railroad property"
w. c. Cartilage, claim agent for the
Rock Island, said: "Our business as
claim agents is two-fold-one to save
the railroad money and the other to
conserve life and limb, purely from a
humanitarian standpoint. 1t is to full
fill the latter mission principally that
we wish to have the proposed law en-
acted
E. H. Hemus, assistant general claim
agent of the Santa Fe, spoke of the
automobile accidents that occur daily.
Accidents, at grade crossings particu
larly, he pointed out, is another sub
ject which the association purposes
asking either state or federal relief
from.
The next meeting will be held in
May, 1916, at Atlantic City. Mr.. Prib-
BILE, Mr.. HemuS and Mr.. Cartilage re-
turned to Topeka Sunday.
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There can't be many German gun
ners on the Turkish cruiser Selim.
which was a unit of the German navy
just before the war began. In a re-
cent engagement in the Black Sea
between the Russian fleet in those
waters and the Selim, it is reported
that the latter fired more than two
hundred shots and not one of them
reached its mark. This is pretty posi-
tive proof that the Selim is manned
almost entirely by Turkish sailors
And Turk behind a modern gun
probably founders around as much as
a fish out of water.
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same proportion as all life is illusory
and never to be confined in measures
made by man Nevertheless, although
these services are indefinite in their
breadth, at least we can specify some
of them. We know, for example, that
the mind must be able to grasp alb
stractions; and so we apply matheTnat-
les We know that it must have per-
spective and background if it is to
understand the passing show of brief
reality allowed it; and SO we instill
history. We know that it must pe able
to interpret character. to feel the lof-
test emotion, to perceive beauty and
enjoy it; and so we give it literature
and the arts Man is to be liberalized
He is to be taught to comprehend life.