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Evening star., 1916-03-19

THERE actor who chooses his wife for his favorte
actress. Some actors. that basis would be changing
their minds often their favorte tobacco But lots of
people married Miss Maowe agree with Mr. Sothern
He and she the point of retiring peaceful
England Twenty ago critics said Miss Marlowe must
work long and conscientiousy though everything in
her favor, including magnetism Miss Marlowe did work.
and for the critics right.
Evening star., 1916-03-19

"PEACE. boys-remember the Maine" sang
Cecilia Wright; and, to man. the navy
vowed that of the girls in any port had show
with Cecilia Even to do honor to Cecilia, how
ever most sailors can't haunt bald-headed row,
the beginners in the service get only $l7 month
and the best of en- $40 for such luxuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
EVERYBODYrS

A sketch of Aristide BRAND, Frances
Big Stick" by William Philip Simms.
In the new "Everybody's," tells US all
there is to know of remarkable man
who combines the dreams of the So
cialist with the hard-headedness Of the
statesman. A sclf-made man, he is
now Premier of France for the fifth
time. but he did not attract interna-
tional attention until the great rail-
road strike of 1910. when the paralysis
Of the Republics system of transporta-
tion rendered her detenceless against
sudden attack from without. BRAND,
champion of the masses, called the
strikers to the colors for twenty-one
days He made soldiers of them and
solved the question. And he outrOde
the storm in Parliament which fol-
lowed his ingenious. energetic action.
lie is the most powerful man in France
to-day, the man whom the nation
trusts. Lincoln Stefens, In Unto
Mexico and Out" praises Carranza for
his truly high dedication TO the sub
merged Of the nation, and arraigns the
international Interests" There is
a well deserved tribute 90 The Irib-
une's +. =. A.; and the Rev. Washing
ton GLADDEN. points 20 sectarianism as
the chief cause of Empty PeWs In the
Country Church lie describes sew
eral experiments at INSTRUMENTATION
alsm now being made n different
parts of the country, notably ln Ohio,
where a committee on iuter-church Co
operation has been tOrmed.--A novel
of Kim's India, King of the Khyber
Rifles" by Talbot Mundy, is begun in
this number. King Is sent on secret
service TO the hill country on the
outbreak Of the war. Disloyalty Is
seething below the surface; from the
first ne is surrounded by Oriental
espionage. duplicity and treachery. The
story starts with a glorious rush, and
promises 10 be stirring reading
Harold Titus's tale of Arizona. List
mans Jess and the Gentle Hand deals
with the old, tried material the girl,
the bad man. and the whimsical, drawl-
ing cowboy who can spring 10 action
with the suddenuess OF lightning but
10 Is told with vim and conviction. and
its sentiment is sound, not mawkish.
Grace Sartwell Mason's "The Lady
of the Comic Sense" is a theatrical
story with difference. The lady has
the gift Of a May Irwin, but her only
ambition is TO prove her worth 10 her
naughty sisters-in-law and 10 her weak
husband, whom they influence. Her
heart is i'm the life Of the small town.
William Allen White will take her TO
his heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
BIDDINGER EXTRACTION
FIGHT STARTS AGAIN
RumOrs Say Dunno VIII Not Ask
Return, Despite indictments.

The fight 10 eXtradite Guy Biddnger,
former Chicago police sergeant. TO Hi
nois on charges alleging grating while
a member Of the force was renewed
Yesterday before Justice Delehanty
Biddinger was originally arrested and
ordered extradited on ffty-one charges
made before a magistrate. but Governor
Dunno of Illinois withdrew his request
for extradition on the request Of Gov
ernor Hatfield Of West Virginia, who
named Bddinger as the chief witness
in a case against A. Lew We'll in mis-
state.
Following this setback the Chicago.
grand jury indicted Biddinger on sever
Of the original charges. alleging bribery
% the amount Of S25 m 1910, $2,7JO 90
1909. $3.50 i'm 1910. $3.50 In 1908 and an
other $3.50 IN the same year. There was
also an indictment charging that he al
lowed prisoner 10 escape.
Arrested late on Thursday night on
telegraphic advices from Chicago ask
ing for his arrest on these Indictment,
Biddnger's counsel yesterday sought
his release by habeas corpus proceed
ings. Justice Delehanty held Bid
dinger in $4,000 bail.
Mr.. Grossman, his counsel, received
word yesterday that Governor Dunno
had said he would not ask for Bid
dinger's extradition until the West Vlr-
ginia case was settled, despite the in
dctments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06

the victorious Eastern offensive. -
Margaret p. Nontaguc's war story, "Of
Water and the Spirit deserves atten-
tion. Its appeal is simple and geru-
inc; and Gilbert Fraukau's Songs OF
War" deserve TO be ranked with the
best English verse the struggle has yet
produced Henry Arthur Jones re-
views "The Record of the Admnistra-
tion" of President Wilson, and finds it
good. In Destiny Not Manifest II.
VI. Chittenden speculates upon what
would have happened if this country
had not separated from England. Our
territorial expansion would have been
practically the same. he holds; Alaska
might have fallen 10 US united with
Canada after the Crimean War; our
commercial and industrial develop
ment would have been more rapid
without British opposition on the
ocean, and we would have been spared
the cost Of the war for the Union
Also, we might have placed a closer
restraint upon immigration. Mr. Chit
tenden's speculation is far from the
least interesting of the offs Of history
He ends with a plea for "Pan-Angli-
cism" and the admission Of France TO
this union John Jay Chapman in
forms as that. i'm our blind worship OF
the college. We neglect a far more po-
tent factor In education, the school
master the headmastcr of the private
school. more by token; and George
Malcolm Stratton looks into the psy-
cholocy of "Woman's Mastery Of the
story"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
U.BOATS CAN'T KEEP
EMO VALET IN TRENCHES
Rctires from Firing Line 10
Testify Here.

Edmond Biguat. private IN the
French 36th Territorial Regiment. who
has been intrenched az Rodez, rs as
brave on sea as on land. Under leave
Of absence he crossed the ocean and
is ready to give testimony in the con-
test over the will of Amos +. Emo. The
trial will begin May Is. Biguat was
valet 10 Mr.. Emo for several years.
Contestants Of the will want his testi-
moay.
A commission was issued 10 Charles
Pressly. American Nice-Consul in Paris.
for the examination Of Biguat, and
several lawyers representing the var.-
Gus parties at interest went to France
for the examination. William Nelson
Cromwell represented the contestants.
There were several pOstpOnements
Of the hearing, and finally Harry Wood
ford Hayward, who went 10 Paris IN
the interests Of the proponents. learned
that Mr.. Cromwell mad obtained the
consent of the French War Department
for a leave Of absence 70 enable Biguat
To come to New York and testify.
Suppose" said Mr. Haywood,
"Bieuat should de'ormine he would not
20 TO New York. lie might think there
were too many bombs or submarines
about. Then il would be necessary TO
appear here Paris again to take his
testimony And this might mean a
postponement Of the case until au-
tumn."
But Biguat had no such ioars. and
Mr.. Hayward was assured by Mr.. Crom
well that the soldier was already on his
way 20 New York, whereupon the law
yers returned TO this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
PROUD TO FIGHT.

There is little South American
country called Paraguay. About tho
time Of our Civil War, Paraguay
boosted a population Of 1000 600 souls,
saws 1.-THE Army and Navy Journal
Then the reigning dictator plunged
her into war with the powerful neigh
boring countries OF Brazil, Argent ina
and Uruguay. For years Paraguay
kent up the unequal struggle, although
she was outnumbered twenty 70 one.
When she finally succumbed in 1870
her population was little more than
2OO,O0 She had no men left ter
ally none. Her last levies were COM
posed OF lettering old men, boys. not
out Of the nursery and women. This,
too. mind you. was warfare in the nine
teenth century, not in the middle ages.
warfare with gunpowder, muskets and
cannon. Paraguay was literally extin-
guished for a generation. The proper
ton OF males TO females even now Is
Just becoming normal. It shows what
even a small country can do N il is
ready to sacrifice all for victory and
independence.
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.nr xoRru ANERICAN REVIEW

q. ,bis month Of Shakespoaro's ter
...,orv Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's
60 If "Thc Winters Tale IN his
w.. .,es Of papers on the poets later
80 deserves first mention among
". .onterts OF Che May North Amer
- and with 10 must be named
ss.,byr,e's essay on Mariowe, his last
,-t now published for the hrst time:
us first. and he alone. gave wings
81, Frrnsh poetry; he first brought
~ i+s serene and radiant atmos-
.to-o .he new strange element OF
.t,.~,itv. And. iuuovatOr as he
~eyo'uronist and creator, he
rss no less loyal. no less COM
.c.or+ an artist, no less perfect
ri instructive workman ln
.,is than Chaucor or than
c-,,sc- was before him. Tie had
.s,.ber the boy sh humor nor the
lg3ffse uathos Of CHANGER; ne
had nothing OF Srcnsers lneom-
-~~,h'o melody and all but mex
ierstb'e fancy; but among all
v7~Esh poets he was the hfst
fr'i-rrowu man; young indeed and
;r,r,sture IF set beside such
s.~,les and successors as Shake
e,.ere and Milton. but the first
l,rr among us Of their kind.
vir,es and .utes and harps and
t.-~s.-ho~5s we had heard be-
i,re the orcan-mus.c of his verse
,..o-ishc8 and crranccd all ears
not naturally sealed against the
b-rer strains Of harmony, all
hearts not re,riously closed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06

When Colonel Charles s Wadsworth
of the 18th Infantry Regiment Of the
New York National Guard ordered
from last Saturday nights armory
dance all guests not attired in full
dress he stirred up enough trouble to
engage a full-sized army.
After Governor Whitman had re-
viewed the regiment the officers and
their guests repaired to the room o.
the board of officers, there 90 dance
according to their schedule. In walked
CAPTAIN John ]. Dean, in charge Of the
guard for the evening Assisted by
First Lieutenant George VI. Bramwell
he informed all the male guests not IN
full dress that they must leave the
room. The captain held in his hand a
printed order from the colonel, which
held the latter responsible for the car
rying out of the instructions.
The guests affected b. the command
left the room at once. humlllated and
indignant. In the invitations given
them there had been not whisper as
10 the sartorial formalities required.
Several ex-officers, not in full dress,
STAYED out Of the room, under the
colonePs orders.
Officers Protest at Meeting.
Officers whose friends had been
forced TO retire held indignation meet
ings and it was said that the matter
,,.,,,tJ hc discussed al the next rather
inc of the board Of officers when in
ouiries will be made into the colonePs
Unusual order.
"The order was most uncalled for, "
said one of the officers yesterday, land
improper under the circumstances. No
such order has ever been issued in the
10Th Regiment before, or in any other
regiment. Where it is desired to have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06

on 10 better things. II is solely for
this reason that have been and am so
earnestly and actively supporting him
II he should be chosen the joint stand
ard bearer and elected President some
people seem 70 think that my ambition
is 70 be Secretary Of the Treasury. This
rumOr is false. for under no circum-
stances would accep- that high Office,
even assuming that 10 would be Of
fered. Others have said that | am am
bilious 20 be chairman Of the national
committee Of a reunited party. This -
absolutely false. | do not want 10, and
would not take il. In addition, ! real
ize that there are men in the ReoUbli-
can party qualified by experience for
that position.
"When left the banking business I
publicly announced that | did so for
the purpose Of having more time 20
devote 20 public and semi-public az
fairs, and ! meant every word | said.
have tried 20 live up 10 that state
ment, and shall continue 70 do so. In
country like ours, where the PROP
lens pressing for solution are so many
and at present so vital, there IS album
dant scope for any man TO render public
service without feeling that Of neces-
sity he must hold public Office.
LET me also repeat another thing |
said in our conversations, viz, that IT,
in readjusting the differences between
the parties and bringing about some OF
the accomplishments the country so
sorely needs. my complete elimination
in every respect from the situation
would be helpful, |. would eliminate
myself instanter.
"You and have known each other
for a good many years. Although we
are unrelated by ties Of blood, even
though our names are the same, we
have been akin in our belief that bust
ness men should not Oe so absorbed m
their business tina; they cannot give a
certain amount Of time TO public
service.
81 hope this letter will be helpful,
az you thought it might be. in remov-
ing some Of the erroneous Impressions
that seem TO exist"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
LEADING FEATURES
OF MAY MAGAZINES
suinburnes Essay on Marlowe-A British Socialist on
British Secret Observation-Disclosures p. Montagues
Touching Story of the War.

against the nobler tones OF
thought. And Shakespeare heard
at once. and cast Oft shard hy
shard the crust of habit which
fostercd and sometimes fcvercd
the juggling vein Of his rhvming
mother-wit. sweet and exquisite
as 10 was; and Milton long after
wards prolonged and magni6ed by
rcvcrherauon the music of "Mar-
loves mighty line
IT. NJ. Hyndman, chairman OF the
English Socialist Party. dcnounccs
Englands secret diplomacy from the
days Of the Crimean war TO that blum
Ger of Lord Salisbury which turned
Helgoland into an impregnabie German
fortress. and thence 10 Sir Edward
Grey and this war. with its secret mis-
calculations IN the days of its coming
and since. He advocates "dcmocrati-
calIy chosen Committee Of Foreign Al
fairs. small in number, but high in
character -- In "Shall America Pre-
pare against Japan" X. X. Kawakami
undertakes 20 disarm our suspicious;
George Bronson RCa, on the other
hand, fans them into greater watchful-
ness I'm a paper on CLOSING the Open
Door There are two articles on
the war. The Influence Of War on
Population" by W. s. Rossiter. and
THE War and French Finance" by
Edouard Juliet. Mr. RosSiter takes
the statistics of the century which be-
gan with Waterloo and from them
draws certain tentative conclusions
concerning the century which began
with the Marine and Allenstein. France,
he finds, unless her birth rate increases
after the return of peace will require
oiChty-three yearssin which C replace
her estimated total loss of 100000
mon. The Central Powers, according to
their vital statistics. can repair a loss
of 100000 men in no less than fifteen
years. The close of the war will leave
the nations engaged in IL with 1900
600 more women than men. - Lau-
renee Gilman selects Willard Hunting
ton Wright's "The Man of Promise" as
the book of the month"; Colonel Har-
vey, who in March picked Colonel
Roosevelt as the Inevitable Republican
Presidential candidate, changes in his
editorial department this month TO
Charles Evans Hughes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

There IS perhaps a little too mach
war literature in the May Atlantic
but it is unden.ably Of good quality.
One selects Alfred q. Gardeners al
ticle ON German Generalship" as the
most important IL is impartial and
expert Nr. Gardiner gives a most
comprehensive view Of the thorough
ness of German preparedness, which.
stalking its first fortunes upon
the dash Co Paris, yet foresaw the pos.
shiltv Of trench warfare, and had
worked &c out In oil its details. The
Germans theory of the passing OF the
fortress has been proved correct; they
rCresaw the advantages of heavy field
artillery. high explosives and the ma
chine gun i'm short, "When the Ger
uaus do something 2 different way
from ours" said British commando,
"the chances are that II is better
WAY than ours But il was only after
tho Germans initial plans OF cam,
ratE0 had failed, owing in no small
measure 20 the breakdown Of AUSTRIA
"rrat German geucralshlp revealed us
strength. IT'S bollncss. its breadth OF
convention and It's resourcetuiness
Germany entered the war with the
wrong men ID command. men nm
aor1urg was recalled from his retire
mont. Nacscnscn. who had quarrel led
with the Crown Prince at DantL!c De
fore tlo war and had been left there N
@ .s-racc. was sent 10 the iront TO "oi \
wonders. and Falkenhayn was made
chief Of the General staff. Him Mr.:
Gardiner considers the greatest OF
.a.m an a politician controlling the
Emperor. but also a man Of genius
Trc Grown Princes incapacity IS 10
torou,." 10 is TO bc regretted that
deatre with the Germans alone, ne
author has not included I'm his br'il-
.art study the Austrian Won Hoetzen-
a9rF. the real strategist, DO Is said, oil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
18th Regiment Officers Astir
Over Foil Dress Dance Order
Angered Because Guests Were Forced to Leave Ballroom
They Meet to Protest Against Colonel Wadsworths
Action, Which He Stouty Defends.

a strictly full dress event the invita-
tiOns should have so stated. Reviews,
however. are informal 10 a large extent
and 10 is not always convenient TO
guests, including military officers, TO
don full dress.
ut was a most humiliating occur.
renee 20 have officers guests ordered
out of "a room, and 10 hardly comedies
with the IDEAS Of General Organ %
abolish fuss and feathers. / have seen
the general himself look into an Ar
mory At d review in ordinary dress.
The colonel could consistently pay
more attention 10 important military
matters than 10 dress"
"The order was that evening dress or
military full dress be required az the
dance and supper" said Colonel Wads-
worth yesterday. This order has Al
ways been In force, but has not been
strictly carried out. This time We
made 10 strong and enforced IL more
vigorously.
Saws One Person Was lncensed.
I've felt that certain persons, one
particularly, out Of bravado, were in
sisting on attending our dances wear
ing different clothes from those worn
at other armories. This man was much
incensed, and Is trying 70 make mis-
chief. have heard of no feeling
among the officers over the carrying
cut Of my order They have held q
meeting since then, and the matter
was discussed.
Individually, many Of the officers
have expressed entire approval OF iI
This order must be distinguished from
one strictly military. The dance is
given by the board OF officers, who
paid for il. was simply carrying out
their wishes as their executive Officer
using the machinery at my command.
As consnanding officer Of the regiment,
| am responsible for what goes on Do
the armory. so that I carried out their
wishes, but did not ISSUE 3 order -
a military command"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
DIAMONDS.

Frank 3. Wade's Diamonds: A Study
OF the Factors that Govern Their Val
ne" Putnam, enables its readers "a
determine the qualities in a diamond
that give it worth; it Is a safeguard
of thorough trustworthiness against
the flaws and blemishes that reduce the
value Of the gem. The author CON
siGers as factors enhancing or lower
ing the value Of diamonds color,
flaws, cutting or make repairing and
recruiting, mounting, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
? The
Road
to Mecca
5y Florence Irwin

I2' Picture Wrapper. Sl.a5 net
The mere recital of a
wOman'S struggle for po-
sitiOn and pre=eminence
i'm the world of fashion
would be a sordid story.
The tale of what happens
TO the soul that makes
that struggle its one and
only aim-that never lets
the heart speak, never lets
the mind speak, on any
subject save that one
is far from sOrdid, and il
is more than a story.
Are there any such
souls? Look around you
and see. y
Are there? II
An Booksellers - A
c.P.Putnam's SonsE n
New York London% ~
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
After the War H. C. Wess Predctions-George Moore S
New Book-A History of Ireland's Fight for
Freedom-Public Library Bulletins.

tary training camps This list has the
approval Of Major General Leonard
Wood, Major General John F. Organ,
y. G.. y. Y, and Lieutenant Marston r..
Drake, Of the TIN Regiment. of this
state, all Of whom have taken an active
part in its compilation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
Permanent Commission
Organizes for War and
Time of Crisis.
REFUGEE ARMENIANS :
NEED FARM AID
Twenty Thousand Club Women
Invited to Russian Day Fete
Funds Climbing.

permanent relief commission vhieh
will serve the Allies during the present.
war and which will be maintained
thereafter for the benefit OF the United
States in time Of crisis has recently
been organized Il is known as the
Allies Hospital Relief Commission and
has headquarters in the Woolworth
Building.
The objects Of the commission ares
TO provide funds and supplies for the
hospitals Of the Allies; TO furnish im>
mediate and permanent relief for refu<
gees; 10 aid in the work Of reconstrue-
ton and rehabilitation when the war
is over; and TO provide a permanent
organization for American needs.
Pledges already have been received
which will almost cover the cost %
sending hospital ship 10 France.
loaded with the medical supplies most
in demand.
Officers Of Organization.
officers Of the new organization are;
II. II. Westinghouse. acting chairman;.
Jules 5. Bache. treasurer, and DR.. Al
bert 5. Brundage, secretary. Theodore
Roosevelt, Sir Arthur Herbert, Myron'
T. Herrick. s. W. Mccall and George w.
Clarke are the honorary vice-presi-
dents. Members Of the executive COM
mittee are Col William c. Beecher.
Joseph y. Francolini. Clifford Pinchot.
Rev Charles A. Eaton, Or. William A.
Tolman, R. J. Caldwell and Jules S.
Bache.
Among other members Of the commits
sion are John Grier Hibben, president
Of Princeton University; Major George
Haven Putnam, Mark sullivan and Bish-
OPS Charles f. Burch. Lurther b. VIII
son and James II. Darlington.
Branches are now being established
in other states, and the officers OF the
commission hope to have represents
atives in every city. A benefit entertain
ment followed by dance viii be gwen
al the Biltmore. Thursday, May II.
Refugee Armenians are following n
the wake Of the Russian advance against
the Turks and are retaining the homes
from which they had been driven, ac-
cording 10 a report which has been re-
/ caived here by DR.. Wilson, Of the Amer
lean Committee for Armenian and
+ Syrian Relief. He incloses letter from
/ Alfred Teremin, the Governor OF the
States OF Van. appealing for assistance
for the Armenians.
Money Needed for Seeds.
Armenians need money 10 provids
seeds and agricultural implements. 50
that the artisans can become self-sup-
/ porting, according 20 the relief commit :
tee. Funds may be sent 20 Charles X.
/ Crane. treasurer. 20 Fifth Avenue.
Announcement has been made Of a
big Russian fete. 20 be known as "Rus-
sian Day." az the Hotel Majestic dur
ing the week Of May 26 when 10000
cub women from all Of the states wiit
attend the annual convention OF the
Federation OF Women's Clubs.
The Committee Of Mercy. through
August Belmont, treasurer, reports n
total Of contributions amounting 70
1901. O5260 The Armenian fund now
totals $3.50. 1885, and the Serbian fund
S269. 727.S0. The American Girls Ait
reports contributions during the week
amounting 70 Sl,573.l3 for the General
Fund and S563 for the Orphans Fund.