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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-23
PAST EXPERIENCE.

"The new singer, has fine range,
but can she manage it?"
"She ought to. She used to be a
cook"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-23
THE PROOF.

young man.. we want brains in
this business"
"You needn't tell me. Your man
agement shows it."
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Ministry. which neither now exists
nor Is probable IN view Of the political
hereditary wisdom of Great Britain,
We're To attack lis in the most ruth
less nj and lombard our coast.
We'll, good Lord, in that case We
would defend ourselves: but apart from
this i~mprohahility there is nn reason
whatever for a disturbance of peacc
Our differences of views will. as far
as the human eve can now discern
never be such as could not Ne settled
by honest good will and by a d'Xterous
and cautious diplomacy such as will
he exercised on our part"
Thus spoke the Iron Chancellor in
1883, What of to-day"
Did Admiral von Tirpit2 arm the
empire FOR the improbable event. II
was his fate that his Nill was never
broken hy n stronger. Three Cham
%Cellors. seven Secretaries of State Of
tho Foreign Office. We dozen diplo-
mats, some far sighted. some Of small
vision, murmured and growlcd against
him. Did they mutiny" Not one Of
them, Not one eQualled him in strength.
Is he to he sCOlded II he pushed
ahead too impetuously, If he refused
to listen to whining warnings ~ the
tlmid II he kept a, To him, beloved
Weapon AZ old comrade, too long in
favor? Experts praise his work, The
enemy praises II every day. our navy
is good, even If II has, NJ all human
work. faults. And as Of units and
weapons SO the Grand Admiral may
be equally proud Of the spirit which.
serving il. domintes II, Able men OF
the stuff Of Karl Won Mueller. We'd
diGen and the three Counts Won Spec
are not exceptions in Won TIrpitz's
realm; not every one Is heard OF, but
ruuI enough to use their opportunity
to the fullest,
The Admiral could say to himself and
to others, "My duty is Ia strengthen
Cicrmany's naval defence. stop mo il
your statesmanship's wisdom can do it,
His profession he has always loved
AZ a youth loves his bride to- he.
Here is a man" say even those who
hate him; "a man Of powerful per-
Sonality," Also a politician? Some-
times It seems az II in the naval officer
the statesman had been crushed by
sclf-amputation. lie does not lack
shrcwdness, nor the unscrupulousncss
which. after Goethr's verdict, every
man who accomplishes things needs,
His inner life. his emotions, are sphinx
like mysteries: thick. lmpenetrable
wells shield his soul from. the curious
stare OF him who would ktbw: What
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does that man think, what does ne ne
Rht prooah'y none OF ,he "'Sn anu
responsible German eXcelientles real
yes as clearly, conce!ves as deeply
this fact: That he who is responsible
for the community and the future OF
= nation - not chained within the
moral cell" Of the petty philistlne.
Nor are his feet Cloggcd by dignity.
In hours Of crises he always carries
his resignation in his pocket, and it
is an easy matter for him 10 break
the stubborn opposition Of the pow
ers ,hat he, To wind the high and
mighty like silken threads around his
thick forefnger.
a something " that is i~ndispensaeic to
the statesman. seems to have been
throttled; seems to have died away,
won Tirpitz is in~calculahle,' they
say. What is he up to" Whittier
is he Steering
\ creator is not content with forS-
ing a weapon Of destruction. Tie works
to the end that productive strength
survive him. The destruction Of
Great britain is hut the dream NJ
boys sometimes with nov white
hair), historical women, app alsc seek
M Scrihblers II balroom d"haters.
Herr o Tirpiiz surely does not
long for "A world in which Germans
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The battle fleet" he explained in
1899 in Nauticus. rs the best means
for the defence OF our coasts, No ad-
versary will. when this feet exists, he
able TO attack our river outlets and
open cities or attempt landings before
having disposed Of our battle fieet."
While Won Tirpitz was the head of
the torpedo service this statement was
made. certainly not without his APP
proval:
The sooner the number Of $50 tor
pedo boats has been reached the longer
will We. IL we canno keep N the open
sea-. have open ports"
Battleships and torpedo boats, re-
liable protection against every r~estric-
ton Of German commerce, What
melted the snow OF such promising
winter days?
The versatile inspector OF the tor
pedo feet did not look with pleasure
upon the appearance and growth of its
heir. the submarine. As late as De-
cember. 1905. he Judged that its Use
was confined to certain closely limited
purposes" But 1t IA from his mind
that the warning came in April. 1910.
that the undersea Boat must receive
preference above the torpedo craft.
Won Tirpitz has always thought Of
the battle in the North Sea. the battle
with England. Bismarck. the first be
liever in German sea power, had never
seriously thought Of II.
Bismarck the young student. OF
diplomacy had loved British ladies';
Bismarck the diplomat and Minister
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
Remarkable Collection of a Russian
Musician Started by His Ancestor
at Court of the Grand Louis

m T is a museum. a picture gallery. a
history. lis span covers parts
Of fuur centuries. Il is as hig AS
a small trunk or A large suit
case. l. contains letters - kings and
queens, of the great IN every walk in
life, bits Of odd brocad" lace. cioth ri
gold ami rare fabrics associated with
people once great or famous; heir
iooinS by hundreds. II not thousands.
Ii began when Louis XIV. was King
Of France. II Is the album of Sacha
Notitchenko. the Russian musician
who lately arrived in New York.
II is a curious and unusual ~collec-
ton. II y bound between Gilt covers.
NJ. Not!trhenko evidently spent years
In ASSERTING the Items into c~hrono!og!-
cal, historical, literary. musical and
family ~ca,csorieS and in placing them
in the album. The Items include let
tiers, portraits. medilnous. decorations.
autographs Of men and women who
have made and are making history.
A tympiuon goes with the album.
II also IL IN heirloom II = a queer
musical instrument. l'auta,eou He
benstroit, neutrality-suspicious. Of
NJ. Notitoheukp, received il as a we'd
ding gift from Louis XIV. lie began
the collection Of hoirlooms TO which
his descendants have been adding dur
ing the centuries s!nCc. The latest
additions were made by the present NJ.
Notitcherko during his season IN Lon
don las, year. They include auto
graphs from royalty.
TWO or tire" letters arc ~ prime
Significance and interest. Their pub
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LEGATION would neccssitate the rewrit-
ING Of several pages OF the worlds his
tory. There is one from Cardinal
Mazarln which might go far to prove
that he was married To Anne Of Aus
tria. VI. Notitchenko %wi,hholds it
from publication because lie feels tha;
the honor of his family demands that
Do" should keep sacred the secrets en-
trusted 10 him.
At a Vaudeville show YOU MAY see
a c~artoonist flourish his arms across
the paper-and presto. the picture Of
George Washington. r. II. or Kaiser
Wilhelm appears. In contrast there
L. in the collection a picture that re.
CURED seven years Of assiduous labor.
l. is a portrait Of William III. Of Eng
land.
Look al II closer. Get a microscope
and examine the couture. Can you
trace u fine. delicate script in the
sharp features Of the face. the subtle
expression, and You will discover thai
they are ingeniously woven out OF a
lairline script. Count them and you
viii find tina, the portrait is made up
of $4,000 words.
The tradition accompanying the
portrait is that AS a gift TO the Eng
fish sovereign. King Louis XIV. or
dered hi, court artist to embody a
diplomatic secret ~involving France and
England in the penning OF the por-
trait. II took the arts, seven years
Of continuous work to complete it..
II might require the work Of a man
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a Minister no sympathy and II seems
to me that the time is now particularly
u~nfavorable for such a policy. Our
commerce must everywhere have ade-
quate protection, but the flag must
follow trade, not precede it!
I'm the future that lies ahead OF us
the most important thing for US 10 .
strong. dependable army Of trained
men equipped with the best weapons.
This was also the opinion OF Moltke.
with whom I shared the conviction
that We Will have to fight out on the
European continent even the battles
that are to decide our colonial posses
slons.
Therefore. gentlemen. let us not
nave any pickering. but also no fantas-
tic plans over which We would sooner
or later get into a quarrel with others
who are important for our position in
Europe"
Later the new Chancellor. Prince
Hoh"nlobc, said in the Rcichstag:
w must have a fleet to he In a
position 10 protect our coasts by meet
ing the aggressor on the high seas.
The sooner We accomplish this aim the
greater the weight we will be able to
throw into the scale in behalf of a last
ing maintenance OF peace"
The first Chancellor found the
opinion of the third digestible only
with several grains Of salt.
Above all" said Bismarck. ~ must
know who Is the 'aggrcssOr' referred
to. ! hope 1t is not n who would
only become so II un-German greed
for prestige and too hasty naval arma-
mcnt. which could he interpreted only
M a sign OF hostility. should drive the
Power In question into . coalition
asllnst W.
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Even the Instrument on Which That
Ancestor Soothed the Royal Ear
Used by Five Generations

ganlni. Massene, and Debussy, are
al represented either by portrait or
autograph in this album:
As has been said this collection has
accumulated in connection WIKI NJ.
V~otitchenko's other ancestral heir
loom. the tympanon. The Paris
Figaro. In commenting on one Of NJ.
V~oti,chenko's concerts. said:
"Thc instrument which YOU are 20
near to-day la presented 20 tho
Observation-Disclosures Of NJ Not'-
tchenko by Louis NV. The eft Of
the great monarch was q copy of the
largest mode then made.
Its tone. SO unlike any OF our mod
ern musical instruments seems TO
sing in a different song 10 each lis
tener. Tolstoy. who heard il a few
months before his death, compared its
toni TO the far away echo Of the
voices ~ the bards of Old and begged
N. N~otitchenko never TO play thereon
anything but the old folk or
melodies of his own composition
Coun TolStoy gave the virtuoso a
copy of the last photograph taken of
him.
Henry Bataille. the French author,
has compared the tympanon To a lit
tie coffin in which are enclosed popu-
lar melodies. songs and dances "f anti
ouated charm which the magic touch
Of Sacha Notitchenko awakens once
more on this did instrument. other
critics have compared the tones of
the tympanon 10 those Of bells.
In his will rantaleon HchcnStrelt.
of whom Sarha Notitchenko : a di-
rec, descendant and who received the
from Louis NV. ~enioined
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By MAMMALIAN HARDEN,

- RAND ADMIRAL. Excellency,
Prussian Minister of State,
secretary Of state in the
Marine Department, Member of the
Bundcsrath, the won" affixed to his
name and the order of The Black
Eagle, the son Of the Kuestrin at
torUey Tir7itz has reached the highest
rung of the ladder Of honors,
Not hastily, not slowly; at 20 he was
Vice-Admirai, at &c Grand Admiral,
"In my realm no one is stronger or
higher than mysclf!" This was prob
ably always the motto OF his will.
Since he has been the chief Of the
Admiralty staff the heads Of the Naval
Cabinet and OF the battle fleet have
hardly yer been mentioned.
When Alfred Tirp.tz was born,
March 10, 1si9. there had been in
existence for nineteen days the office
Of commander in chief of the Prnssian
navy Not until the year of the Ger
man revolution, tn" striving for unity
and n"w longing for an Emperor, had
tn" wish for an imperial fleet hoated
~henycnward from the pillows OF the
dreamcrs.
sI Bismarck late in the summer
Of 1877:
"Thrro Is IN the newspapers a con-
tn'n! dispute over the augmentation
OF our navy. why The noisco What
tn ~',"l J',d- m"ni Of "ur uavai heads
has fouud necessary viii he granted
10y tho nation,
'For a policy Of colonial conquest
cf'.' lr""'h fashion | had even az
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WHY THEY BOUGHT FILTERS

.'\N " don't buy Of every bod -.
w comes around said The =
dwciier. We ,"unii''
thai, hut in this case We did buy
FILTERS he had To sell. JUS S.ni.
hlt"rs for tn. faucets In the .l,, Ncs
sink. He had samples II them N he
hand, and he began talking the NJ.
ment we opened the door.
Nothing new in that line ~ AZ.
proach. Not a thing. Bur thi> MAJ
we asked in; and we bought two f..
ters; he made their usefulness -
clear.
why did We buy OF him when v.
had GO often, as politely aS ". could
said no To other filter men"
1T was not because ho needed ~
encouragement or assistance from .
or from anybody else. hut hcra.,e To-
was refreshing to MS. II" Wa It ma
rising 20 who hadn't land dow. ;
WAS upstanding. alert and chc.rt.
keeping at it right alung. ana nov 50
inc filters.
How are they going W ,Sso
him, and
Making a living ho sad. mas.
inc a living
But manifestly lie VAS na,,r-
good living. and II was :, rI',~ 20
meet him, 10-odi. hU, still on 'Io -
and gong strong.
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ursurpassed-of the o'ev'u'' Ur's
submarine diver N tho power, .'-
reNt of III" Dardanellc- ~" '
weapon, which breaks the ,ue :
every sea tyranny. was mo- 10y ,c'
valued by Won Tlrp.t2? lrryed r''
However this war ends '.' Hn,'
armament a { is over forever ''' >"
OF the island bliss is in sigh '.'t"'.
less British complacorCy th1' S'-'' i'
from Trafalgar 10 Antwerp can = =
further.
The commerce. TN. mqr'N = %
capabilities OF both empires ,lN'' d
wiped out. Britain needs G"'usH' .'
providor and az purchaser If peg GOODS
as a North Sea noighhor - 'AN
state that iuslrcs for boy OIL e.
behavior uf Russia and iran W
Germany crushed and cat '. q
Powers with an interest," a '' N'
terranean would he united ,Nc' 80
In the hereditary ~struEg'r -aH'
Albion, Japan would. thrnuca 80
hope of acquiring India, Nc 'Ur'' 400
easily To the European hat''one 'iNf'
Is now possible.
The policy Of Encar3 node :
strong friendly c"ontjnru,t' l."'..
many hattallonS," said E.-n'I'
needs n tenAhle S~afcgNtrf
tremendous possessions >ni
have such an insurance ,ur'r. -
gives in return equally 'nro''.
10 the German Emp 70 '''e'
ably enlarged and stronghold ~
coaling stations, cable mHt 'f M
rights.
Neither Egypt nor lrt.' '''
Gibraltar nor Cape Town g,
necessities for us. uUr Pa .i' q.
lies In other latltuics. "
Perhaps ~ tho uh'r' ~ JrII.I.''
experience the sirkiy tissue
perhaps in the min" months NJ ''
embryo has ripcned ~ 'uI ''''
and out OF fanatiCism ~ pro'"-' . In"
famed up the will 20 immor''' 1'"''
mansh.p,
The gallan, son Is a pr'Hore' y"
in England, fenced by friendly r's'N..
tho father is st'll, AZ IN ~" va"
lialdanc's recruiting jourI't D.
black mar Of the United kirR ~ 80,
is still the upright rrlSStar WV
VEINS not n drop Of rod h'nNd = ''
OF whom no compatriot h"'.'.''
he fosters a lnuGius ful = W '''
In the German land thu 500 -,
highest ~pea"emakcr is Nactr' ~ w..
capital too there are lanr' 20
plucked.
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for seven more years TO decipher the
secret.
The same Louis XIV. ONE com
pared himself to the sun. \ sheet in
Paris printed a cartoon in ridiculc
Of the assumption of the monarch.
The journal was Immediately seized
and 200 persons were arrested. \
copy of the cartoon appears in the
album.
When a modern poet sing Of the
flowers that bloom in the spring his
verses sometimes find their way in,o
print, more often into the waste has.
ket. But when a Caucasian princess
of yore shed hers sou in rhyme and
rhythm she wrote on parchment and
illustrated her thoughts in gold, The
parchment scroll resembles n of
those beautifully decorated mlssals
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The following article by Macmillan Harden appeared in Die
znRunft o n ApIn "a; I9Is. It gives N interesting insight into the
Minister of MIr,ne e. TIE article shows that even 2 year ago there were
the cause of Won Tirpitzs resignation. Incidentally. Harden cites .
number of quotations from Bismarcks speeches. showing . trend Of
the German foreign policy of his time quite different from thar which
marked the last few years Among the things Harden quotes is the
Iron ChanceUors prophecy that Germany will have TO fight out o The
European continent even the battles that are to decide her colonial
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upon his descendants that '.. i
panon should tc guIid"G It, o., r4E
talisman and that il .h"uid 30, ..a.e
down from Oldest son tu o.. 80.
Thus i. reached H. present pwu,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-11
h0TIGE---SIRltT
PAVING ASSESSMENT
BOARD or ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. May .. 1915
Paving Notice No. 1863
WHITNEY ANENIIE

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van. v. foe gland. Harvey - TLoxuc.
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Isabella Duasnorc Thomas Ralph'
Bernard sohloH, Ralph Peckham. VI.
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Harry a. Martin, q. r. cooke, Violet
annia. y. " West. Herman lam o r'vre1 =
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Mark -. Emmert. John G.. Cary. ~
HartwiE william r. Sauber. f. "
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Barber. Baker e Troaseii Roy "
sayers Fred l.. Roberts. Ralph r.
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Bertram. William Beveriy, = Sovak
Elizabeth Ayel. John s. RfyuOlds r
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wise interested In any 81 the lots and
premises fronting on Whitney ave.
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is
EXPELLED FOR
GERARD ATTACK

BERLIN Via Auste rdaml. MAY
lit was understood here Wednes-
day that the German government
has expelled Edwin Emerson an
American newspaper correspondent,
who wrote harsh attack on Amer
lean Ambassador Gerard in Berlin
newspaper
Emerson has been il Berlin for
several months. II vas reported
recently that the state department
had instructed Ambassador Gerard
to cancel his passport but that
Gerard had been unable to obtain
possession OF IL.
Emerson contributed several srtl-
cles en- The Mexican situation 10 the
Continental Times. a newspaper pub
lished in English in Berlin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-11
METHODISTS ASK
BAN ON LIQUORS
IN HAWAuANS

SARATOGA. n. Y. May 1.-THE
Methodist general conference has
adopted unanimously resolution
asking congress 10 hasten action on
a resolution to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale OF intoxicants In
the Hawaiian islands
There was no reference TO alleged
drunkenness among United States
soldiers, a statement which aroused
the conference yesterday and result
ed ir referring the resolution 10 a
committee.
A resolution also was adopted ap-
pointing committee 70 investigate
religious conditions in Europe re-
sulting from the var and 10 report
in 1929 with recommendation for
campaign by the Methodist church
In European countries.
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10 be found regularly IN that place
The First Missionary Sermon.


When n the synagogue the s;ran'
gers wefe invited To speak 10 the
congresa; ion. Faul stood -up-he Is
here nrst callcd Paul. rather than
Saul-aua began on the common
ground here they stood TO tell the
samiliar story ~ Gods dealings with
he chosen people. From every
standpoip the sermon. which was
the ars' missionary discourse on
record. was 2 SOud one. II Was full
~ SCRIPTURE You cannot have =
frst-class and Elective sermon II II
does not ahoUnu In the living word
of Holy Writ Every minister must
ccnstan, " watch himself lest his
sermon contain too much of the
daily newspaper and not enough
Of nc Inspired Word. II was q ser.
mon full OF facts and no, all ex-
hortation No address really has
rover that does not marshal den
ute Information. The merely hor'
.atorical discourse is usually ephe-
neral. beginning far back in the
ola Testament the sermon steerec
straight course 10 Calvary. Like
every Gospel message, II led straigh,
10 a presentation Of the Good News
OF the Messiah come, with free
offer o. salvation 10 all men
So stirred were the hearers tha'
they wanted Paul 10 preach again.
and between whites he was thronged
with inquirers eager 10 hear more
about tbs Way The popularity OF
;he Message provoked the Jealousy
of the Jews, end the missionaries
were driven tgcm the synagogue.
the momentoas decision. I'VE turn
but not until Paul had announced
0 the Cantiles Tha, marked the
s.ahiror OF Christianity. The new
.ns O. living GOSPEL could not be
contained in The old winsskins OF
ae Jewish order From that day
% .a-is h Gospsi has been preached
TO every nation even as Paul and
Barnabas preached IL 10 the Jews.
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CITY OF DETROIT-OFFICE
OF CITY TREASURER
Detroit. April -, 1915
FOR OPENING STREETS

Notice is hereby given 10 all per-
sons interested that there has been
fled in this 0face the following
named assessment rolls.
Roll No .s7. For opening Jameson
street from Mcclellan avenue 10
Pennsylvania avenue where not al.
ready opened a. a public street and
highway.
Roll No. eS. For opening alley in
block south ~ Jefferson avenue. be-
tween MantStigue and Ashland ave-
nues. where not already opened as n
public alley.
The amounts assessed an said roll
are due and payable ar This Office for
a space OF sixty 900 days from date
Of the notice. II not paid within
said Efxrv- rr-f--i-r~--- f.4.saa4t FE@.f
per cent will be added ard thereafter
such tax shall bear interest az III.
rate of per cent ger arnum from
date Of confirmation OF the assess
ment roll until paid.
MAX {. KOCH,
BIS City Treasurer.
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BATTLE CREEK q sTURGrs
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Detrolt. lIIcb Apru :.

Detroit. Men. April ., 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that q spe-
the Battle Creek a. sturgls Raiivsy
Company will be held al the princf-
pal offce OF the company. Room SEA,
Fifteenth street Passenger station,
day Of June. i,is. al 10 s.ciccS :. m.
for the purpose az considering and
authorizing the safe Of part or ali OF
ths railroad. rights and .rAnchises OF
trail Railroad Company and such 9th.
er matters and things ss may be in
cidsnt 20 or necessary or appropriats
BY order of the Board OF Directora
ID. W. PARDEB.
0eorstary.
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RAILWAY COMPANY.

Notice 10 hereby. given that . spe..
the Hay City { Battle Greek RAILWAY
sf6cs Of the company Room soa. ~
s ss:sA s.s o. sss ssh %
re HIchissn csntrsi Raiirosd Com.
pary and such other matters and
1hines a. may be incident TO or nec-
ossary or appropriate TO be done In
49, Of the Board OF Dirsctora
d. w. PARDEE,
Secretary.