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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-02-11

ooh, never fear. l shall walk gen.
tly. Pecheret is a silent partner, and
they are fleeing the Parisians for
all they are worth. II you had
known Jacques Farades, you would
know that one man alone could not
have dragged him to the we'll"
And you suspect Pecheret and
Calesse?"
I'm not sure of anything yet
but Pm on Calesse's trail. | shall
soon know if my suspicious are jus.
tined. Come to my rooms and we
will examine the papers"
Ten minutes later they were lean
ing over the table with bent heads
The contract and receipt found by
them after the murder were laid be
fore them.
"Loo!s at these words" criet
Jacques excitedly; "'three huRdret
thousand; received; and this wore
Identical" breathed Merseins.
"And see here: Northern Met
ropolitan,' Great Western
"Exactly. 1t is the same hand
writing"
"And lastly, see this line: 'On tn
simple presentation of this contract
Here we have the word contract in
stead of receipt like on thi
paper"
doubt" replied Merseins. "We1
hand them over to M. Beaulieu a
once"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
NO DISLOYALTY
Only One Attempt by Violence I'm
France to Stop Mobilization
War.

PARIS. December 1S.--in the sixteen
declared that there has been only one
case of an attempt made by violence TO
interfere with the concentration Of the
army and the prosecution of the war.
This fact is being pointed out in justii-
cation OF the action which Minister Of
tho Interior Malvy took in resisting
suggestions that all revolutionary lead
crs. anarchists and persons suspected
Of disloyalty TO the republic be ar
rested on the eve of the issuing Of the
general mobilization order
The names Of 5000 OF these suspects
were. previous TO the war inscribed in
what was known az Notebook H." IL
had been the governments plan. in case
OF mobilization, to have all these pco-
pie confined. at least while the ,nobili-
eaton was going on bur Minister
MalHy. on whom the responsibilities de-
vowed, round himself between two
hrcs The Socialist leaders irnpiored
nm not TO take action. declaring Il
would only infiamc turbulent elements.
On Inc other hand. the police and eau
tious members of the Cabinet en-
4 >'-'' '"'|' W 'iIDltSS upon nlil the
gravity Of the responsibility he would
;Ssum" in leaving at liberty persons
who had boastcd that in case Of war
th"E would prevent the mobilization Of
the army by violence
Jean Jaures. the leader OF the So
cialist party. who was to fall under
AN assassin's hand the very night the
mobilization order was issued, and
Gustav licrve, who had been one Of
III" most violent antimilitarist leaders,
assured NJ. NAVY that the Socialists
and the members of the Labor Fedora
ton would show themselves rs LOYAL
as any other category Of French citi-
zens. and that it would be "a crime to
issue orders for The arrest of the men
whose names We're inscribed in Note
book r."
Upon their advice. Minister Malv,.
decided 10 take the chances and il is
now pointed out that the results have
been proof enough that fears were
groundicss. In III. one case in which
AN attempt was made 10 interfere with
the concentration OF the troops. dctalls
OF which are lacking. it is pointed out
That members OF the Socialist par.,.
themselves detected the attempt and
punished II 50 bru;ally that il was not
repeated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
SCANDINAVIAN COAL
Norway and Sweden Drawing Upon
Enormous Ftelds nj SpitzbcrSen,
Which Are Intnct.

hRlSTlANIA, December IS-The diff
hculties in getting coal from England
and Germany have attracted the Scan
dinavian countries to Spitzbergen.
where enormous coal fields are still
intact. The Spitzbergen coal Is OF the
hard variety, and steamers in North
Norwegian waters are very eager TO
use ii. II has, however. been rather
difficult to keep the mines going-the
climate Is so disagreeablc there that
miners and laborers do not care to stay.
Navigation is only possibl. 4 couple OF
months after midsummer American
business men. represented through the
Arctic Coal Company, hold the largest
coal claims at SpitZbergen, on the south
and east side OF Advent Bay. About
5000 tons of coal were mined there
last summer, half Of which has gone
TO Norwegian consumers
This company, through its director
Scott Turner, is negotiating with Nor
wegian business men who want to buy
the American claims and mines
BESIDES this American company. Nor
wegian. British and Swedish stock
companies are holding coal claims at
Spit2bcrgen. 4 great Russian concern
has an option Oh some Norwegian
claims located at Green Harbor and is
going TO work them in order to have
coal TO supply the new Russian rail-
way running from Pctrograd to Kola
Bay. The other Norwegian and Swed-
tsh coal companies are not willing to
sell as long as prices on the European
markets are maintained at their pres
cnt high rate and with no prospect of
dropping much the first few years after
the close OF the war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
GIVES TWO SONS
English Lord. Characterized n. "NeNt
Thing to Traitor" Loses Both
Heirs In Battle.

LONDON. December 1S.-I.ord Rib
blesdale, whose attack on the British
army staff in the House of Lords caused
him to be called the next thing to "A
traitor by Lord Derby, has given two
sons and sOn-in-law to his country,
besides being q brother-in-la law Of the
Premier and head OF one OF the old
county families OF Yorkshire. One son
was killed in Somaiiland ten years ago.
and the other sons and the son-in- law
met their deaths lighting in France
during the past year
In defense of Lord Ribblesdalc his
friends say he betrayed no military
secrets, as criticisms of the manage
ment Of tho war are outspoken in Eng
land. ana common rumor had IL that
General Monro was in favor OF aban-
doninE the Dardanellcs. Besides, it is
declared. If the lords speech was
deemed harmful to the military inter-
ests of the country, it could have been
easily stopped by the censorship.
which had only to notify the press.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
PARIS HAS HALO
French Capital Far From Total DIRK
ness. Despite Efforts to Restrict
Lighting.

tARlS, December lS.--Paris is far
from being invisible from q distance at
night IN spite of the radical measures
that nave been taken to restrict light
ing. inhabitants OF the suburbs as far
distant rs fifteen miles say the night
glow over the capital is almost rs dis
tinct rs when all lights are going full
blast. Under normal conditions. the
glow over Paris may be seen from a
distance of thirty miles
The measures adopted for darkening
the streets and diminishing the light
reflected from the interior of buildings
seems to accomplish little more than
to make the location OF certain build
ings difficult.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
PEACE DESIRE GROWING
AMONG GERMAN MASSES
Sermons Which Go Unpunishcd in
Berlin Regarded as Sig
nificant Sign.
Tells Questionable Congregation
That Only Salvation Is to- Give
Up Evil Ambitions and to Trumpic
Upon Pride.

Especial Gable 10 The Times Dispat CHI !
BERLIN. December 1S.-A strange
preacher has arisen in the most UNI
fashionable part of Berlin. The press
is silent about this new evangelist. for
the sermons he breaches would look
like lcse majestic If reproduced in cold
type.
Seated on 4 hard bench in "A small.
poor church situated in Il mean street
in the meancst part OF Moabit. a quar-
ter OF Berlin where no one but work
ing people live. listened last Sunday
to a sermon. the like OF which | would
have sworn il would have been i'm
possible TO hear in the Kaiser's cap
ital.
In the pulpit stood lean, ascetic- :
looking man in the black gown and
white collar Of the Lutheran minister
His thin face, pale as wax. was Xix g
that Of corpse. but from his eyes
shone a strange fire. /, was the face
OF man who feared no worldly ou-
thorty. u man who had evidently
sprung from the working classes, IA
man who was ready-nay. willing-t
become martyr any moment rati.cr
than stop the flood of Inspired words
In his sermon that day he reminded
his congregation that the greatest re-
ligious festival of the year was an
preaching. the festival with a message
of peace on earth and good will toward
all men: 4 message which this wear
like last. would fall on deaf ears
throughout the entire Christian world.
And Why" he said Eve have read
in
one tempted our Savior. leading Him
10 The top of a great mountain and
showing Him all the riches of the world.
and we know what was the answer of
Christ: 'Apacc SatanaS' cCict thee be-
hind Me. SatanD
Last year" he went on. "the devil
led II great worldly ruler up upon the
top Of tho same mountain and showed
him the same MAGNIFICENT sight. and
that great ruler. who believes himself
to hold his power by the grace OF God
and whose Instrument on earth he de-
succumhcd to the temptation. with the
result that since then Satan has been
the ruler OF the world
our only salvation is through atone
ment." the speaker concluded I'VE
'''""' 49, AZ W.. w ''Hi'iii'IiN, tram =
pie upon our pride and humble our
selves. or the Lord will surely punish
us"
That sermons Of this kind the spirit
OF which must be well known to the
authorities. should he permitted to go
unpublished in Berlin is Il most sisnifi-
cant sign. II is a link in II chain OF
symptoms which testify of the growing
desire for peace among the masses of
the German people, ana the preacher is
undoubtedly permitted to preach as he
does because his words reach only n
very limited circle OF people without
any influence and because an attempt
to silence this preacher would give him
n most desirable publicity
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
RAISES SMALL ARMY
Handful of Men on March In Australia
Grows TO Company OF 2O3 Men
for Front.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. December Is.
The "snowb ball army" which Captain
Kitchen. Of the GilGandra Rife Club.
started with handful of men who
set out from Gilgandra on October 10
for n 320-mile march to Sydney to en-
list. attracted to itself so many other
patriots on the way that It entered
Sydney with n total of 263 men. who
have becn accepted for service. The
enthusiastic reception which the little
army received at Its various stopping
places and on it's arrival here made one
OF the most picturesque local episodes
OF the war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
SALARIES FOR ROYALTY
when Chinese Monarchy liz Re-Estnh-
iishcd. Emperor VIII Receive
S12,OOO .ADnunlIy

PEklNG. December 1S.-Aftcr the re-
establishment of the monarchy, Chinese
Empcrors Will receive $4,000 gold as
an annual allowance granted because
Of their rank. This decision has lust
been reached by the government. and n
mandate setting ii forth Is to he issued
in few days.
Princes will each receiv. $4,000 gold
annually. The allowance for q duk
will be $500. Marquises Of the first,
second and third classes will receive
$4,000. $4,000. $500, respectively. The
allowance to ilrst-class earl will be
$4,000. An earl Of the second class will
receive sl,500, and ono of the third
will be paid only $1,000. and so on
through the lower ranks
Yuan Shi Kai has issued mandate
addressing the son of the murdered
Admiral Tseng Ju Chcng as marquis.
and has ordered the young man to re-
port to Picking for service on tho body
guard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
DESTROYER HALTS LINER
Fires blank Shot mt the Saratoga When
steamer DisreEarIs Signal
to StOp.

NEW YORK. December lS.--Ti.e de-
stroyer Ericsson fired a blank shot at
the Ward liner Saratoga. outward
bound for Havana. to-day when tho
steamer disregarded a signal to stop
from tho destroyer. The Saratoga
came to. and after a short wireless COM
munication the steamer was allowed 10
proceed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
WOMEN RENDERING AID
OF PRICELESS VALUE

can OnlE speak OF what ! nave
seen and have been told in I5irming
ham. Leeds. Newcastle and Glasgow.
but If only half of what saw and
heard was true British women are rem
dering aid of priceless value in this
hour Of stress. and without their help
the force British troops will be able TO
apply in the near future would lack
sustained power.
Practically every foreman told the
same story of wcll-applied energy.
willingness. a readiness 10 do any work
placed before them, punctuality and
the keeping of Il full hours day of
the women workers. Wherever women
are employed, il has been found that
the output is consistently increasing.
and there il not the slightest sign that
enthusiasm is abating. Indeed, il
grows. and the spirit of emulation is
so pronounced that The prizes offered
for record outputs in various opera
tons are continually being won.
l can give an idea OF what women
are doing by describing, quite briefly,
my visit TO n factory turning out many
thousands OF high explosive shells each
week. 1t is in Scotland, and the
patriotism of the Scot has sent into
these works numbers of women who,
Dul Tor inc war, would nave been lead
ing idle lives. The example of their
men folk has stirred them into action.
and they have joined with their sisters
less fortunately placed in the social
scale TO do their best for their country.
The factory is not new, but il is not
uncomfortable. There is plenty OF
fresh air. and. as fast as circumstances
permit, room has been located for re-
frcShmcntS during the total OF two
hours out of each twelve when time
is given up to meals
On several floors there are machines
running at high speeds tended cXclu-
sivcly by women in khaki aprons and
khaki caps j talked to twenty or
thirty Of them, and in every case the
worker was quite content with wages
and general conditions. and her only
desire seemed TO I've 10 turn out more
shells
'rIRING AT FIRST. BUT WORK
Is so VERY INTERESTING
Once, when girl was asked if she
found 4 twclvc-h hours day rather long.
she replied:
1T was firing at first. but the work
tV,t
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
PART WOMEN PLAY
IN THIS GREAT WAR
Out OF Lirnelight. Toll on Tasks
Unsuitable for Them. Except
for Desire to Help.
WORK IN MUNITION PLANTS
Supply of Female Labor Is Mag
niflcent in Volume and Thor
oughly Efficient.
by ". n. MASSEY.

LONDON. December lS.---A war NUM-
ton factory is the most inspiring sight
in britain. In times OF the greatest
trade prosperity machinery never ran
SO fast or so we'll willing labor never
adapted itself so admirably to the needs
OF the moment. Patriotism is the oil
which makes the machinery run
smoothly. and there is less thought OF
personal gain in getting a record out
put than when manufacturers had only,
private interests to consider
/ y tour Of some of tho big centers Of
activity tells the part OF women in the
var even more plainly than the devo-
'ion Of nursing sisters. who give their
services TO winning back TO health the
wounded or sick man from the lighting
line. Quite out OF tn" limclight there
are many scores of thousands of women
toilinE night ana day tasks for
which their lives would be quite nm
suited. but for an unquenchablc desire
to do something for their country.
They had 10 b@. shown how their work
/ could be utilized. but when once the
call reached them :; ready and unfail-
Ing response was given.
In the areas under the control of the
Ministry Of Munitions there is to-day "A
supply Of female labor magnificent in
volume and thoroughly efficient. Who
could have dreamed before the war that
factories turning out high-explosive
shells would bc managed solely by
women without the slightest expert
ence Of fast-runninu. heavy machinery"
Men In tho trade laughed at the idea.
Ono great captain of industry, whose
establishment is now turning out tens
Of thousands OF shells per week told
INC day or two ago that he instruct ed
the manager of one of his branches TO
get IL running with female labor to
make eighteen FOUNDER high-eX plos've
shells The manager replied that il
. could not be done. but the principal was
iusstent, and in day the depart
mental head, who had years OF expert
cncc as AN organizer, confessed his mis-
take. He had given women few
hours instruction. and the trial was
sufficient to show him that, though
work would be SLOW at first, II was
honestly done, and would progress.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
DANES ARE IN WAR
Hundreds Reported to lie Fighting
With british Troops In
Gniiipoli.

LONDON, December 1S.--Iiundreds of
Danes are lighting with the British
troops In Gallipoli. according to Cap
tain Percy Hansen. l5riton OF Danish
rarentage. who has just received the
Victoria Cross for his bravery and en-
tcrprisc under fro. These Danes emil
grated to Australia and New Zealand.
y large number OF Danes in England
also have enlisted in tho British army.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
BLAZE OF COLOR
CLOTHES PARIS
Capital of France Once More Is
Gay, With All Tints of
Rainbow.
ALL IN HONOR OF "P0ILU''
Christmas Day Will Be Devoted
to Qualification Of Soldiers
in Trenches.

Especial Gable TO The Timcs- Dispatch ]
PARIS, December lS-For the first
time since tho beginning of the war
Paris is nblaze with colors. A few days
ago we woke up TO find that this sober.
city had dressed itself in all the tin;s
OF the rainbow on thousands OF walls.
gray and empty the night before: on
hundreds Of kioSks along the boulc-
ward or billboards and in show win
dpws, on the sides Of the delivery.
wagons OF the big department stores
and on street cars and buses, your
eyes now meet multicolorcd posters.
designed by the greatest artists of
France. which tell YOU that Christmas,
and Roxing Day this year are TO be
tho 'Journess Gu poilu'' Cour soldiers
days..
We have had no end of days" here
In Paris since the war started. Eng
land. Russia. Italy. as well az rnartyred
belgium and Serbia, have all had their
days. on which Il was not safe to be
found walking about without their ma
tonal Colors on the lapel OF your coat
Eut the day Of the "po!lu." the savior
OF France. Will naturally surpass them
all
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
CAR TWICE UNDER FIRE
WHEN HE VISITS FRONT
Takes Precautions Usually Exercised
by Inspection Officers in Going
Through Trenches.
APPEARANCE CAUSES SURPRISE
Soldiers Refuse to Believe He Is
Ruler-Many Refugees Freeze to
Death on Passenger Trains Which
Have No Heat.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.
pETROGRAD. December ls.-The
Car was recently under fire on the
two occasions he visited divisional
headquarters within range OF the Ger
mans big guns. Once he lunched with
Il divisional STAFF. one of whose officers
had been killed two days before outside
the house where the lunch took place
ON third occasion the monarch
went into the advanced trenches while
considerable musketry fire was going
on. The only precautions were those
usually taken by STAFF or inspection
officer when his work calls him to the
trenches
The Car refused to take with hin,
companied by a divisional staff captain
only He stayed Il quarter OF an hour.
partly in an uncovered trench and
partly in a dugout. over which nu-
merous shells exploded.
The sovereign's appearance in the
trenches caused surprise and incredul-
ity The soldiers refused to believe
that the visitor was the Car, and com
mentcd on the fact that he wore ~ pri-
waite soldiers overcoat without decora-
lions at all
MANY REFUGEES Dir.
on PASSENGER TRAINS
The car spoke to Il veteran from
orel Province and asked how many
fights he had seen. Seven" was the
answer. The soldier had fought at
Fort Arthur, and in the present war
look part in the battles OF LODI and
G"riic-Tarnov How many children
nav" Nou?' asked the Car. Seven.
captain" said the soldier. refusing to
believe that 1T was the car. and
how many wounds" Seven was .hc
reply.
Then YOU must have seven heads"
said the Gar. y Russian proverb saws
that Il sergcan, has seven heads. and
the Car promoted the veteran TO SER
geants rank
Very sad stories arc reaching the
capital nf the suncrings of The refugees
in many parts of Russia. Thousands If
refuge trains are being dispatched in
land. where the bite OF the winter
weather is deep. Owing to the haste
with which many of these trains have
to be sent off. there is Il great dearth
OF heating stoves in the cars. and many
travellers are being frozen to death.
me children are said 10 he L. chief
sufferers. and almost daily some of the
poor little mites are found dead from
the cold in the trains
In order to save their little ones aud
Keep themselves warm. many OF the
refugees are making wood fires in the
cars, and often the ears catch fire.
many persons being burned to death
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19

OF France. will naturally surpass them
all.
POSTERS ARE WORTHY
or DISPLAY IN SALON
All the walls OF Paris have raised
their voices and are singing the praises
OF Frances glorious soldiers The
posters themselves are worthy Of be-
ing exhibited ~ the Salon. and the
language they speak appeals 10 all
AS YOU walk along tho Boulevard dos
ltaliens from the Place de l'Opcra your
eye first meets Il wonderful poster by
Jonas. y French "polu' is standing
under tree looking AT a conlrads who
is examining :, box he has just received
containing the coveted military medal
In the background is II wall struck
and marked by shells. on which you
read tho immortal words of C;anlbetta
In the Franco-Prnssltn War Of is:D-7l
with You and through YOU We swear
10 save France"
Another poster by Maurice Neumont,
represents a giant soldier mounting the
mis- OF Champagne to throw the bombs
OF vengeance across the barbcd wire
acknowledgements into the German
trenches. Exploding bombs are falling
like hailstones ali around him, but
nothing stops him. WITH his head
P'p"HiS erect ms race trahs'iSured by
Sa''e" passion "ith ms strong arm
ana sure ann, ne VIII hEht unit! the
n'"oh cas'e Oh russia col!apses AT his
feet, it's wings broken forever 1t is
tragic. superb and Imposing poster.
proud challenge in colors handled bv
master artist
.!''!e ih' 'her on ana you see The
''' Hi"'hcr' oE Leandre sitting In
'o' ''r' Oh 'he fireplace. she has h"en
'''"E 'c''c' from heF son, the
dreaming now. TN"
linus N""t h"'' tue letter nave dropped
80 "e' zap. an" III me ShioKe that
."'iS mo '"c c"'ihi!cy you see her
'""'cFS an" infantry are rush
us N"'""" ny 'he irlcolor
w - Nv '''r'H vi me ousies
'''' '"' sci''"'H''
'oStEk IL DEVOTED TO
WIVES AND SWEETIIEARTS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
TIRING AT FIRST. BUT WORK
Is so VERY INHERENTLY

Once, when a girl was asked if she
found n twclvc-hours day rather long.
she replied:
1t was firing at first. but the work
is so very interesting. No. il was not
difficult To learn how to 10 il; \
thoroughly practical man showed me
what | had to do. and in three hours
l EraSped how the work should be done.
That was ten weeks ago. and ! have
been at the machine every day since,
for the full period of twelve hours, less
meal times 1t is such relief to be
able to do something for Britain"
Were you used to this class of work
before you entered this place.
"Oh. no. had never done any work
before. | am the daughter Of the chief
constable Of"
Near her is the wife OF sergeant
we'll endowed with this worlds goods,
and has no need to work, but she says
she could not stay at home while her
husband is lighting. ask her IL she
likes the work--in her case it entails
Il good deal of manual labor--and she
replies:
II simply love 1t, and nothing would
keep me at home. See what this
means =" She waves her hand at
pyramid Of shells. into which she
has cut screws, as IF her work means
giving strength and support to her
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