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Evening star., 1916-11-26

the renaissance of French sports be-
fore the war He recalled the Paris
craze for boxing, which drew audiences
of $4,000 to see matches like McNey
Jeanette and developed French pugi-
lists like the heavyweight Carpenter
Take tennis" says Hyde. 1T is an
old French sport. Take horsemanship,
they have always eXcelled in it. In
fencing they are very strong. and of
late they have been very good at golf,
boxing. tennis and English foot ball"
1t is true of all France: witness the
Stade at Rheims.
''All the generals at the front Che was
just back from a week at the fronD
tell that the young classes are bet
ter and better by their physical de-
velopment from sports and this, com
bined with the dimunition in drinking,
makes the soldiers whom we see"
All the young men and youths are
Evening star., 1916-11-26
RR 7HEN, on the farm. in the viii

90 0HEN. on the farm, in the viii
MAN. lage or the city home, the
W\v members. old and young.
" gather for the family
Thanksgiving. from many a group will
be missing the soldier boy down on the
border.
A father may be proud of the youth
who is doing his bit" the mother may
feel her patriotic sacrifice. and. though
she did not raise her boy to be a SOL
dier. rejoice down in her heart that he
did not finch from the call. But if
they cannot see him they want. at
least, to know whether he will have
turkey, cranberries and pumpkin pie on
that day of feasting.
Uncle Sam got his start in life from
a people who observed that day as
one set apart for giving thanks; and
the old fellow has a deep feeling that
all dependent upon him must be re-
membered in a becoming way when
Thanksgiving day comes around.
The army regulations give minute
details. as dry as a bundle of sticks.
but with a fine feeling underneath. that
30 many ounces (sixteen of them) of
turkey, drawn and dressed, shall be
furnished to every man in the army en-
titled to draw a ration.
That" said Gen. Henry c. Sharpe,
the quartermaster general of the army.
docs not mean that we will send sleds
with frozen turkeys to north pole
expedition; but it is up to us to show
good reason why every man in the
army able to sit up and eat does not
have an abundant supply of the ma
tional bird, with the proper hxings.
Every one interested including the
boys down there, may be assured that
II refrigerator ears hold out, lots of re-
frigerated turkeys will be on hand to
fill the demand. and they will be good
turkeys, too.
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nance languages" said Hyde, as he
walked with me to the old fashioned
front courtyard of his temporary home
in Paris while his own house is still a
hospital The French teach them as
a living thing The Germans teach
them with what they claim is greater
science. but to them they are dead Ian
guages, like Latin or Greek They dis
sect them"
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cause he runs a war hospital of his own.
In August, 1914. he gave his Paris town
hospital for twenty wounded French SOL
ders. 1t is No. 70 of the Societe de
Secours aux Blesses Militaires. Up to
his death last winter. DR.. Crosby Whit
man of Boston was acting physician IN
charge.
II am struck by the generosity of the
little people of Paris" said HYDE. as
we rode up to the beautiful old world
house and garden in the rue Barbet-de-
Jouy which he rents. temporarily, from
the Duke of Bisaccia of the La Roche
foucauld family. "All who come to rem
der services-barbers. masseuses. nurses.
etc-give their services free. l admire
the nice manners of the wounded men.
Some are extremely simple and plain,
but always civil. quiet hammered reposed
and dignifed. OF course. they are under
military disciple, but nevertheless. after
they have gone away they write US
harming letters of great sincerity
Another thing which 1 find extraordinary
is their extreme patience. good humor
and patriotism when suffering and i'll.
Several have been fixed up, wounded a
second time and come back to US. They
call themselves the subscribers.
are not new qualities In France, but old
virtues which lay dormant.
France has walked up. the old "grande
nation"
You see 1t at the front and in permis-
sionaries on visit from the front to
Paris" he says. They have spring in
their walk and look in their eyes.
They are men who have looked at death
and destruction. thinking only Of their
land and victory"
A celebrated American magazine pro-
prietor arriving the other day in Paris,
expressed his astonishment at the big
ness and straightness" of French soldiers
They weren't SO big as that. before the
war" he said.
1t is true. Says Hyde. For forty years
France lived under a cloud of defeat.
Now, knowing what they have done.
each soldier straightens up, throws
back his shoulders. They are, really.
bigger. And as with each soldier, so
with France. France has Strengthened
up. France has grown taller and big
ger.
They were proud and sensitive"
says Hyde. They were really pacific,
otherwise why We're they rot more
ready for war? They really wanted to
devote themselves to other things. but
having to defend their land, you see the
result.
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Yet Americans went to Germany" l
said.
Germany had reputation" he replied.
German universities. like everything
German. profited by the accumula ted
momentum of their victories of 1870, on
the principle that nothing succeeds like
success. Now. of course, the French
as they are going to be victorious
will enjoy their turn of prestige"
And there you are.
STERLING HELLO.
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Judging from the past their menus
will be something like this:
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Oyster Soup.
Roast Turkey. Chestnut gnsa Dressing.
Mashed Potatoes Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Asparagus with Cream Sauce.
Tomato Catsup. Worcestershire Sauce.
Lemon Merngue Pie. Pumpkin Pie.
Silver Cake. Chocolate Cake.
Mixed Candies. Nuts.
Bread. Butter.
Cocoa. Coffee. Cigars.
The service will be primitive. but that
need not prevent correct department, and
while thoughts of home will come to the
young men. perhaps most of them would
express wish that those al home could
The home folk surely would rejoice at
the way they fall to- upon the turkeys
We send.
How the day will he celebrated is
matter of administration for the mill
tary authority in the district. but it is
safe to say that all along the border
and elsewhere the troops will have as
free day military conditions per-
init, and it is certain that they will have
the making of feast better than the
average family. Its quality will differ
unfortunately in the organizations. ac-
cordng to the excellence of the COM
pany cook and the efficiency of the mess
sergeant.
I'm the branches of the regular service
it will all be excellent. because these
positions are filled by men selected for
their fitness by officers who know what
is required by them. Cooks for the ma
tional guardsmen were selected by Of
f1cers of their own organization. who
could have had but little experience in
such matters and the army cook is a
specialist hard to find.
1T is impossible for my Office to regu-
late these ma tiers in short time,
but we are doing what can to relieve
the situation. Before the guard was
called to the colors we had cooking
where enlisted men were in
training to become company cooks: we
had about twenty-five instructors and
about 200 student cooks and bakers in
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the republic will be stronger than
ever. And the treachery and dupery of
German socialists will have dealt in
ternational socialism a heavy blow
The French have shown such adapt
ability to new conditions that there
is no telling where they will stop.
An American specialist of the iron and
steel trade, for example. has expressed
his wonderment at the great machinery
for stamping heavy steel which France
has inlprovised during the war They
have created dyeing and chemical in
dustries They have made themselves
an abundance of heavy artillery. which
they lacked entirely. while fighting with
light artillery. They opened new mines
when their mining district was invaded
treacherously before the declaration of
war They built new factories when
their factory regions We're looted.
And they have built an enormous
transatlantic boat since the war began.
says Hyde, the Paris. just launched.
they will not permit German liners in
their ports. 1t viii favor French. Eng
lish and Italian shipping"
He foresees a veritable tidal wave of
tourists to France after the war, prob
ably vaster tourist movement than vas
ever drea med of in the world before.
The people of all over the world
who have been kept away from Paris
by the war. and who have been en-
riched by the war he says. will
come and put enormous money into cir
culation. Comic cartoons in American
papers and in South American papers
show men and women of moderate for
tune putting aside their money. so
much for the steamer, so much for
hotels, 50 much for railroad and souve-
Mrs studying the French language.
the race of boats across the Atlantic.
the multitudes of sightseers in wrecked
towns. inspecting trenches pnotogra ph-
ing bombarded cathed edrals. and por-
traits with the dedication John Jones
will willingly put up with tent ac-
comm modations in the war zones. but
the wave will roll back over all France,
demanding first-class hotels.
First-class hotels will be ready.
Paris will be extremely brilliant
says the millionaire American who
knows Paris so well. Paris will he
Paris. richer and more beautiful than
before but not exactly the same. That
criticism. but along with Paris there
will be all France. walked up, to as
tonish and delight the tourist
The provincial cities. grown more and
more important during the war, will
keep the impetus which they have
gained.
The Touring Club. the new govern
mental department of Tourisme and the
rich regional organizations are very
active. making preparations all through
France to receive and put up these
tourists who are coming. The hotels
will be kept French and not run by
foreigners"
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There Is no doubt that they are inn
proving the hotels says Hyde They
had done a lot before the war, and now
there is this great stimulus. A num-
Der of years ago l used to drive a coach
and went through France. The food
was always good. but private baths.
private sitting rooms. etc, We're often
lacking. Now you can have anything"
Here. to conclude, is the great matter.
In the regional activities started up
during the war in the increased force
and prominence of local Frenchmen and
cities, and in the great tidal wave OF
travel rolling over France, the friend
of college men perceives the oppor-
tunity of provincial French univerSi-
ties.
II hope and expect says Hyde, "that t
American students, not only of the
beaux arts, but of all academic, scien-
tific and technical schools will come to
France in increased numbers. \ large
proportio ion of them will return. by force
of these new elements. to the provincial
universities. where extremely good
work is done.
Lyon. Dijon, Bordeaux, Toulouse. Cler-
mont. Lille, Nancy. Caen. Poitiers,
Montpelier. AK. Besancon and Alger.
Did many Americans frequent them
be1Ore the war. l asked.
only few. They went largely to
the brilliant and attractive summer
school AT Grenoble, where most Ger
mans studied French. The majority of
Americans simply took a certificate for
going through the summer school,"
These provincial universities will
merit the celebrity which they are go
ing to have.
., They do good work" says Hyde,
Life is cheaper. Students are less lost
in the crowd. less detected from their
studies. than in Paris. They are
obliged to talk French and get away
is doing special work on certain things,
l think 1t might be a good idea for
American students who are going to
stay only one year to spend it in Paris.
but If two years. one in Paris and one
in a provincial university"
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this ration is very complete, including
meat. bread. vegetables. coffee, milk
and sugar, dried fruit. vinegar. pickles,
Spices salt, butter. sirup and the like.
The quartermaster' department sends
large supplies of these articles to the
distributing stations; and what they
send is of the best quality.
But experience has shown the de-
partment that the men are moro con-
tented II they have some voice in Sc
lecting their food. Therefore, the COM
pany commander is not obliged to draw
his company's full ration allowance.
the value of the undrawn food With
that sum, increased perhaps by an al
lowance from the company fund, such
little luxuries as the men select can
be purcha sed.
Those who realize what a chef can
do with little fish, lettuce fruit, soup
green's. a bit of meat and his season.
ings and sauces. will see how the boys
down on the border fare-far above the
average out-ofdoor man II the cook
is competent; but poorly If the selec-
tion of the cook has been made un-
wisely.
"A hotel chef, however excellent. may
not be a good company cook. for he is
not accustomed to providing enough
food for such a hearty bunch of young
sters; nor does he know what they re-
quire. They do not have to be tempted
to eat-not with their appetites. They
do not ask for dainty dishes; they
want the real thing. No individual
orders are prepared. The cook provides s
enough. all at the same time, for his
mess; and that requires a very differ
ent way of handling the food.
The army cook has utensils differ
ent from the hotel chef-no gas stove,
no nests of stewpans and FURNISHED
coppers; but wood fires that heat broil-
ers and camp ovens.
The government furnishes liberal
quantities of table supplies. and the
regimental commissary has no dread
of the high cost of living: all he is re-
quired to do is to avoid waste.
But l want most to emphasize the
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And the heroes were beaten. Unde-
feated on the battlefield. the glorious
goth Corps lost. by one goal to nil, to
the husky youths who will be REIN
forcing them tomorrow
Such is new France.
Attentive witness to the game was
an American millionaire who has done
much for French college and sporting
youth.
James Hazen Hyde, or Jimmy" Hyde.
as many call him. Harvard man and
prominent figure in the fashionable
world of Paris since 1894. has had the
ACQUAINTANCE and friendship OF most OF
the great men OF France He wanted
TO do something. He has done some
thing. He began by founding at his
own expense exchange professor
shin between Harvard and the French
ITniyersity-a French professor lectur-
ing in Harvard each year and mar
ward professor in the French Sorbonne
This has developed greatly, ana ior
other American universities NOW, II
is not only one, but a number OF Amer
lean professors who give their course
moi only in Paris. but also in the
French provincial universities. In this
way the minds of the youth OF each
country come into contact with the
hest thought of the other.
..Sucn is new France said HYDE ex-
hitting In the foot ball players, and as
we returned to Paris, he told me ABOUT
France of tomorrow
He sees the yirile and spiritual quail
ties of the race in the least little de-
taiis-and he has good opportunity be-
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why did we not perceive these quail
ities?' / asked.
Because France is a sweet and love-
" land" he said. Life was easy They
were prosperous and stayed at home
II needed this hurricane to blow away
the accumulated cobwebs.'
Yet many Americans were struck by
Evening star., 1916-11-26
JAMES HAZEN HYDE.
A pencil portrait by Bakst, famous
Russian artist.

leading outdoor lives and the societies
for military preparation develop boys
down to thirteen years of age. 1t will
not stop with the war
You know" says Hyde, they have
abolished absinthe."
Absinthe, which was confidently be-
lieved by her enemies to be turning
the French brain. is being transformed
into cannon powder to drive back the
invader.
out of the eater came forth meat" !"
he quoted. "Rarred by law, the old
stocks of absinthe taken over by
the army at valuation and in sheds
on vacant lots they extract its alcohol
to dissolve guncotton or cellulose for
the fabrication OF smokeless powder
There is nothing surprising in all this
vitality.
If France could revive-a phoenix
after defeat in 1871, what shall she not
be after success in 1917?
France was defeated in 1871, he SAID
The German armies of occupation
went out, defnitively. only in March,
1873. Yet five years afterward France
had fixed herself up and held mon
ster worlds fair. The exposition OF
1878 was grandiose affair, which sur
prised and charmed the world with
Frances vitality.
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l told him of two American special
lists of Romance languages with whom
I had recently been talking. Both were
enthusiasts of the provincial centers of
learning.
How sweetly French are the Ro-
Evening star., 1916-11-26
Special Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS, November Is. 1916
n Paris holiday afternoon, IN
\ full war, 10000 people assem-
! bled at the Pare des Princes to
witness a game of foot ball
Evening star., 1916-11-26

in which they were not the aggressors
the republic will be stronger than
ever. And the treachery and dupery of
German socialists will have dealt in
ternational socialism a heavy blow.
The French have shown such adapt
ability to new conditions that there
is telling where they will stop.
Evening star., 1916-11-26

Sixty miles away France was fighting
for her life.
1t was no ordinary game, of course
IL was sym mbolical.
The famous goth Corps. heroes of
yerdun and the Somme, had sent eleven
of the best men to play an asso-
citation match against the sportive
Franchise. champions of Paris. the pick
of their younger brethren who are not
yet soldiers.
Countless vehicles. all flag bedecked.
headed for Auteuil that autumn aft
ernoon, while huge crowds made their
, way on foot. All desired to see the
heroes. coming. actually, between two
battles to put up game of foot ball.
Yesterday, hardened fighters of twenty
two to twenty-five years. after two
years war work. they welded bayonet
and grenade. in mudstained uniforms.
Today. in blue shirts. white knickers
and red stockings, they played against
Paris boys of the army classes coming
to be twenty years of age in 1918 and
1919. from seventeen to nineteen years
of age today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
WON'T ACCEPT IT.
Union Members Want More Than Five
Per Cent Advance.

Nashua, n IT., Jan. 4.-Union cotton
mill operatives throughout New England
win not accept the five per cent wage
increase which many manufacturers an
nounced would 60 into effect yesterday,
according to statement made here by
John Golden. of Fall River, president of
the United Textile Workers. Union OPP
eratives, Golden said yesterday, have
for some time been considering a de-
mand for a ten per cent increase.
An increase of five per cent had been
announced by the Nashua Manufacturing
and the jackson Manufactm-
ing company 10 take effect yesterday,
but number of employees who have
been on strike and who have not re-
turned declared that they would not ac-
eept it. The mills have been in oper-
alton for some time and the manage
ment of both plants claimed to have
help.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
Pottery and Secrecy.

In the royal mandatory of pottery
at Nielsen, Saxony. the work was for
merly carried on with the utmost Sc
crecy to prevent the processes from
becoming known elsewhere. The es-
adjustment was complete fortress,
the portcullis of which was not raised
day or night, no stranger being per-
mitted to enter for any purpose what
ever Every workman. even the chief
inspector, was sworn TO silence. This
injunction was formally repeated every
month to the superior officers employ
ed, while the workmen had constantly
before their eyes In large letters the
warning motto, BE Secret Unto
Death" 1t was well known that any
person divulging the process would be
imprisoned for life in the castle of
Koenigstein. Even the king himself
when he took strangers of distinction
to visit the works was enjoined TO se-
crecy One of the foremen, however,
escaped and assisted in establishing a
mandatory In Vienna, from which
the secrets spread all over Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
The Story OF "Hard Hit."

"Mr. Orchardson. If thought that
by killing you could paint a picture
like yours | would stab you TO the
heart" Such was the remark made by
Pellegrini. the famous carieaturist, to
the Royal academician, Sir William
0rchardson. when at a private view he
first saw Hard Hit" the picture of
the ruined gambler. ut was" said
the artist ''the greatest compliment |
could have had" Curiously enough,
the model who sat for the ruined
gamester was rather fond of cards
himself. One day the artist noticed
that he looked somewhat depressed.
What is the matter?" he asked. Il
was awfully hard hit last night he
answered by Jove,' replied the art
list, jumping up with delight, I've got
il at last! Hard Hit OF course.
And that is how the picture got its
name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Park Theatre.

Bosworth presents the Paramount fea-
ture, "Hypocrites," by Lois Weber, en-.
dorsed by press, pulpit and public wher-
ever shown. "Hypocrites," the best pic
ture ever offered to a thinking public.
1t brings home in a vivid manner the
tremendous forces which are opposing
the welfare Of humanity. 1t tells the
truth regarding matters which concern
the daily life OF every man, woman and
child in New England and the entire
world. Ii is to be hoped that all adults
who see this picture win use every effort
in their power to explain the principles
as to the real meaning of an allegorical
picture of this nature. 1t is a splendid
opportunity for parents to explain to
their children many matters which re-
quire delicate handling. If you have not
yet seen the picture do so now and be
happy. "Hypocrites" is chaste harm
less, proper and beautiful. "Hypocrites"
No preacher could preach more pow
erful sermon. 1t is in four reels. See
this to-night.--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-04
CONFESSION WAS
FALSE, DECLARED
MRS. PEASLEE
Wife of Henniker Murder Suspect Tells
of Officers Wis

Concord, N II, Jan Mrs Ethel c
Peaslee continued her testimony yes
terday morning in behalf Of her husband
Morrison NJ Peaslee, on the resumption
of his trial for the murder OF his father
Howard NJ. Peaslee, in Henniker.
She testified that the clairvoyant said
to have aided the detectives in Port.
land, Me, in securing confession from
Morrison pesslee was called to her at
tention by the wife of Detective Albert
Mcdonald. The two women visited the
elairvoyant and she told them of pot
of gold on an unnamed, unknown farm
belonging to Morrison Peaslee.
1t was Mcdonald himself who urged
Peaslee to visit the clairvoyant. but the
latter was at first unwilling to do so.
Morrison was frightened over the sup
posed crime in Worcester, Mass, and
for a time slept only with the aid of
opiates.
After his arrest, officers called on
Mrs. Peaslee and told her of Morrison's
confession" She told them the confess
sion was false. She insisted in her con-
versation with the officers that her hus-
band was with her all the time on the
night of the murder and was preparing
their child for bed when the fatal shot
was fred. When the officers left her.
Detective John sherman said: 1--WE
don't care whether you tell or not. We
have the confession"