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ENGLAND FINDING
WORK FOR REFUGEES
200. 600 BclgianS Cared For
Many Absorbed by
Industries.

LpNpoS. Feb. b.-Moro than coo. 900
Belgian rcfurees have found shelter in
England since The Invasion Of their
country 10y the Germans and have set
tied down. Many Of them have been
absorbed In British Industries and they
arc still greatly in request for work Of
every description.
While IN. business Of t,knc cara ~
This great number OF refugees proved
a great puzzle TO the authorities at
tn" beginning Of the war. It IL now
being dealt with in the most complete
mann" and tn" Sn'clal homes which
have been opened IN various PARTS Of
ia" country for tn. fugitiycs from Bel
GUM are h.ilg rap dll closed down.
\ typical .Nnlupl. of what has gradu-
ally occurred may be found IN the cas-.
Of Borough Green. Kent. Six or seven
families were entertained there for
! about fourteen months by the W rotham
War Refugees Committee. Tie task ~
finished. tuc Belgian, a ca biuet maker,
has gone 10 work IN Birmingham a
I musician and - ciurk have gone TO Low
don, u diamond polish,r is now employed
in paper making "A turner has found
work in borough Green IA baker has
! gov" 10 PlaNtol. two younger men haN.
Joined tho Relgian army IN Flanders.
ard Two women have entered domestic
service,
Now, therefore, the COMMITTEES Is re-
turning to the ~nsighborinG owners the
various articles OF furniture that were
lent for use in the hostel when II was
set NJ
Most difficult to NJ into the scheme
"i things ara tn" professional mrn
lawyers, artists, architects, AZ \ Ger
tain proportion of thes., however. have
! adapted themselves To tho situation, and
are occupied In cutting on soldiers
clothes and In various uuskillcd branches
Of inunition work. SO great Is the de-
mand for labor to-day IN Great Britain
that only those who really have not the
capacity to do their hit' AFRO idle,
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And These Are the Reasons

The first and best reason We have given
above, but there are others. The instru-
ments offered here were chosen by us from
among all other available makes. We were
not interested in the making OF any of them.
We cared not especially about the success
Of the makers. We wanted the BEST Piano
and the BEST Playcr-piano to sell at each
of about twenty different prices. We searched
until We found what vi believe to be the
best values.
Then. instead Of offering these Pianos
on the word Of their makers alone. we re-
guaranteed them ourselves. We added to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
ROYAL GRAPEVINE HAS RECORD
rs Wears Old. Supplies kins
GEORGE with 600 Buncbes Yearly.

LONDON, Feb. 9,--James lack. keeper
OF the famous grapevine at Hampton
Court Palace. has retired after thirty
two years active service rs chief GUS
todian of the Kings vine, The Vine was
planted In 17GS by "~Capability" Brown,
the famous landscape gardener Of the
eighteenth century.
The vine IL now considered ono Of the
finest In the world. 1t stretches in wide
perfectly trimmed squares. eighty feet
by t~wenty-six, the whole length and
breadth OF the greenhouse. Two hun
bred punches OF grapes from it are sent
10 King George 1t Windsor every year.
The grape Ia the old Black Hamburg.
Some years ago twelve punches were
shown At an exhibition Of the Royal
Horticultural Society and were awarded
the Hogg memorial medal for special
excellence and culture. Two OF the
punches weighed 5 pounds II ounces
EACH, and tho whole twelve weighed
about ~ pounds. III average Of ~
pounds each.
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A charming pencil drawing of Prince Poniatowski and his two
sons, Stanislas and Casimir.

services which ave him a war cross.
lie is at present attached to the Ministry
of War. where he Is devo,ing his time
TO work on aviation.
Prince Stanislas. after an adv enturous
time driviag an automobile about the
from; Tor stan officer. is NV with
a machine gun IN the trenches. Prince
Casimi- = II gunner. They are serving
In "A section ot the country they know
we'll. ~ they are not far from Prince
I~oniatowskl's country seat. near Braisne.
Princess i'on!atowski was Miss Eliza
beth Helen Sperry of stockton. Cal.
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BLIND. HANDLES. BUT FENCER.
Sig htIcs~ French soldiers Rrc"n,-
Expert WITH FoiIs.

PARIS, Fen. S.--.Anong the uncA, rrtod
measures taken to interest aud prn> de
exercise for soldiers who have lost their
sight during the war Is tn. starting Of
a fencing school NJ the li"uill> Inst
tutc, There are already tw"uty-onc
pupils who itnt unl, fence with one an
other nut alsu with fenccrs who ran
So. and whom the blind often manage 10
beat,
One pupil has lost his hands a. well
~ his sight. but manages very well
with his foil fastened 70 bis wrist.
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I'NEls. ,'cl, To- Count d'Aguult, vino
MA. killed IN action n year ago last
,uuiili and whose will has just been
urolated. hcuurathed his NarrniIe estate
10 the Alli"r department '"ast central
fraice) for a school of a agriculture. The
estate comprises more than $50 acres
and b valued at $780, oe.
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the makers promise of satisfaction the
Loeser promise. We made a DOUBLE
GUARANTEE.
The names Of the instruments. kranich
& Bach, Estey. Francis Bacon, Blur Bros,
Gabler and Gordon & Son. are noted
even famous. Years of experience go into
the making OF every one Of these Pianos
built today.
Last. but BY no means least. we priced
every Piano and every Player piano as low
or lower than new instruments Of the same
make and model are to be had anywhere
in the United States. thus assuring a good
value that can be bettered nowhere.
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FANS. Feb. 1.-THE well known por-
trait painter j. Coraboeuf has just
made Il charming pencil drawing OF
I'rinre Andre PoniatoWski Il his two
elder soHs. S:anislas and Cas.n.r. All
three volunteered for active service at
the beginning Of the war. The father
had Just passed the age for military
service and the sons had not reached II.
Prince poniatowsk!. after some months
Of work at the rear. drilling new troops,
OF zau.zine transp ports. &c. went To the
front. where he earned Il mention for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
BRITISH FLEET GETS
WIRELESS OF
Picks Up in One Night Messages From Teuton Com
mander in Chief, Eiffel Tower, the Medi-
terranean and the Baltic.

, took up the solo, Another turn OF the
handle aud the gruif voice finished and
In its place a musical note. small and
, bell-like. ooh w tn. tale.
THAT IL the Elffel Tower said the
operator. and my imagination. which
had been fixed on that tall group OF
masts hat rises abov. the heather and
gorse or the Downs beyond Muliion. trans
ported itself to the night streets OF Parfs
and that busy Of steel girters
among whose interstices a little living.
breathing human figure was sitting and
pre- sir "A key.
Again we turned the handle to reach
|, another wave length. hut OH its way past
one OF the contacts IA i~nomentary loud
voice broke in on the murmur. All.
| you've got the Commander in Chief said
| the chief. turning back the handle !
wished to near that angus voice coming
from the ship that was lying not ten
cabl. lengths from us. and I turned back
the pointer until the loud note broke in
again. or course II was much more
, powerful than the others. being so close.
"Rut thos. were not all the wonders
shown to me in the wireless office that
| winter night in The northern seas. II
was indeed a wonderful night for wire
less almost unique In tho experience Of
| those to whom ] was speaking,
Messages Of Many Nations.
I'VE heard all kinds Of things on that
| night which are seldom hear together
and under the same conditions. We
! heard the Russian Commander in Chlef
in the Baltic. we heard Madrid. We
heard the German Commander in chief
/ from his fastness across the North Sea,
and 1t amused me to turn the wave
length back and forward " the
German and British COMMUNICATIVE
two voices that meant SO infinitely much
to us ALTO contrast their tones and Ia
imagine what they were saying.
I'VE heard the British Commander In
Chief In the Mediterranean all these
OF course were call signs known and
recognized. but there were many others,
coming no doubt from places ~ diverse
and remote and as kindling to the imagi-
nation, which we did not know or rccog-
nize. Yet they were for the most part
voices only--voiccs and nothing else.
"As I was turning away a bitter cry
came from somewhere betwecn Iceland
and Ireland 'Daffodil To Ranunculus
1000 pounds of m%arrowfat peas Intended
for me addrt ssed to YOU at I~lappyhaven
Request you WIN Sc"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
EFFORTS 0FAlR
RAIDERS BIGGER
THAN RESULTS
Damage Done by 300 Bombs
in Wide Area in England
Comparatively Small.
400 MEN on STRIKE
WHEN SHOP WAS HIT
Special Correspondence 10 The SuS.

FpS'ANt V'tepVVueNNe ~ n SIN.
LoSDoN, Feb. 10.-New and exhaus-
tive rules regarding the publication of
"portS ct air raids having been issued
by the authorities no attempt will be
made 10y THE Sun correspondent TO de-
.c-ibe anything which he may have had
occasion 20 have seen for himself.
The only way. therefore. to obtain for
rublicatIon In America n description of
the effects of the latest and hitherto
greatest mir raid on England Is TO re-
print what has been published In Eng
l!sn newspapers-reports that could no;
have been printed without sanction By
'H. censor. Tile fac,s may be taken -
be- accurate. inasinuch as they are II
most cases the reports OF eyewitness
Wlp have been sent To the scenes If the
iIid. Most % the following facts ave
been gathered by an observer Of tn
weekly D.Spdtch. IA we'll informed sun
day newspaper and a nembe OF g..
Nurthc'in. group OF publications.
\ surprising feature u the receH'
rand is Undoubtedly the remarkably s;nal
'.til - damage inflicted. considering
'1' Wide irea over which the raiders
rc.Iu.d ct LARGE for twelve hours while
d 49, uUiia- their Scu bombs.
\ ei-rdlluau had AN extraordinary a d
venture. H. was in his box some few
..uItc> ..;,r the Iepp-lins had been re.
=, eel To- q Y"ightor!ag county when he
'J'Ir"d IN engine OF the line with q
.rtIl sht ,unspicuously showing. Realiz'
tg that tli'r might BE a guide to the
rAiI.is indicating where the railway line
60 go ... IL - 49,
inu p, tn. engine. ". had no Dol
800 t's foot GA the tender than a boml
~ or his box. reducing II 10 matchwood
.Hd nom tn cus.'e the sigrlaman could
So. the almost simultaneous work OF de
sliuCtion.
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EASY, SAYS CRITIC,
TO DEFEND EGYPT
Destroying Of One Road De-
clared Certain to Spoil
the German Plan.
Special Corespoadencc 10 The su>

NpSrfU' OfVcSpOVnsVT' ~ u NlN'
RoMr, Feb. Am anonymous writer
in the Corriere dItniid who resided for
many Years in Asia Minor. from whcre
he has just returned. suggests what he
believes is the only possible way IN"
T. g,.sh could prevent the threatened
Turco-C;e-man expedition against Egypt.
The Germans admit that railroad COM
munication between constantinorlc and
A.leppo has now been opened. with the
single exception OF about twenty miles
over the Taurus Mountains. where. they
say, the rails have not yet been laid.
" laying rails over twenty miles Of
road should not taxi" more than some
weeks, II is not at all likely that the
Germans nould admit that the line has
not been concluded owing to such an
insignificant obstacle.
The truth IL that the twenty miles
interruption Is luz to a tunne unde the
Taurus range, the excavation of which
was started a few months ago and can
not lie concluded before many months
have elapsed. The Germans. fully We
alizlng tho inlpossihi,ity OF completing
this tun.cl. built a Dad owe tho noun
taras. across which troops and war ma
trrial can he transported by auto a "
i,a tead 81 by rail. This road runs he
tween high mountains and could easily
De constructed.
5000 Allies Could Wreck Plan
II British expeditionary force only
1000 strong were landed at Mersina It
could easily reacl, Tarsus In two hours,
Tie railroad Mersina-.A dana, about fifty
miles long, and u good road admirable
for motor traffic both lead 10 Tarsus.
From hero to the Ciliclan Gates the dis
lance could be covered In four or five
hours and tho only road on tho Taurus
| would be irrevocably destroyed. II this
, ,s accomplished the Tuvco-Cierrhans Will
have no other way open between Con
slantinople and Aleppo and their expedi-
ton to Egypt would become impossible,
Possibly what the Germans announce
about the track OF the Bagdad railroad
between Adans and Aloppo being COM
pletsd may be true The only grsst o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

7 The invalid proved ~ be H.,
some young man, and an inyalid i
sure 20 enlist sympathy. The cour,.. Y
al once became much intereetsd
! him, and since he aid not gaen 80,
! enough 20 depart on the foIlo,-,.n.
morning she insisted that he sbg-is
not attempt 10 do 80 The c0unteqo y.
| ing a woman who could not noss,t,.
marry and the invalid being a.
! tractive man. the most natural fbt--
IN the world Was that she shoufa ~
In love with him. '''
She read to the poor fellow ana ts,.
ed with him and made nice thlnga ~
her own hands for him ~ eat IN
turn he listened - whatever she a.
with rapt attention. having The 49,
sense to know that listener Ia no.
interesting than talker
Several weeks passed before The 4.
valid was able 70 be moved, ana ~,
he told the countess that he might -.
ter have been killed by hts fam N, &
should die Of grief for love Of her H.
was but a poor young man without "a.
tune, and, Of course, o. union with bs-
was impossible. She told him that ti.
poverty would not keep them apa-t
but she confessed that che was aIrss51
married. At this ne bemoaned his fsts
and departed.
One day Count Wendslen received
proposition from his wife through bs-
solicitor 10 pay him an additional an.
900 provided he would consent 10 a ~
vorce. He declined the offer. An al
ditional $4,000 was offered but fss
count was not tempted The neeotia.
Al !,
val when another S50.0 was Offered
When the amount Of the offer reached
$500, 900 the count consented. but stin-
ulated that the money should be PAD
him personally by the countess.
To this his wife consented and On
an appointed day the count set out FOR
Norland. He was not received al tbe
porte cochere by the countess. as the
injured huntsman had been welcomed
but was shown into a reception room
to await her coming. When she en-
tered the room, whom should she Sea
but the man who had won her heart I'd
an invalid.
Excuse me-" she said, drawing a
deep breath. Il expected not you, but
my husband"
HE is here"
What do you mean2"
ct am Count Wendalen. I have come
to exchange a divorce for gold"
The lady was not in a condition 10
make reply.
II wrote you suggesting that we live
together as man and wife and you re-
piled that, having my title. you had no
use for me personally. You have con-
tracted TO pay me for my consent toa
divorce that you may marry
The countess showed signs OF col
lapse, and her huband took her in bis
arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
CRYING NEEDS IN STREET
IMPROVEMENT

Judge Larson said something after
he had ruled on the legality of the
Ninth street paving yesterday, when he
declared that there was but one of two
things TO do with the thoroughfare-
either to close it or improve it. The
street as it is, and has been for some
time, is not only almost impa ssable,
but in some places is dangerous as
well. Twelfth street is fast nearing
completion. Ninth street will now
fellow, and with two avenues of ap-
Iroach to the city, will be made at
tractiye, as well as serviceable.
Judge Larson might with equal
propriety, have made the same obser-
vations with reference to certain sec
lions Of Twentieth street There are
two parts of Twentieth street, south Of
Seventh avenue, that are a disgrace to
the city. One extends from Seventh
TO Ninth avenue, and the other from
Eleventh TO Seventeenth avenue, and
it is sincerely hoped that some ar
engagements will be made this season,
which will lead to the improvement of
these sections at least, early the COM
ing spring
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
FACING A CONDITION.

Newspaper publishers of eastern and
central Iowa, and Of this section OF
Illinois, met at the Commercial cIup
a. Davenport, Iowa, yesterday, to
consider ways Of meeting the exorbi-
tant price OF print paper, which has
Just about reached a point where ii IS
likely TO prove the next thing TO pro-
hlpltiye to q number Of publications.
The United States senate, Just be-
fore it adjourned yesterday, ordered an
inv estigat1on Of the causes OF the IN
usual rise in the price or paper, and
Congressman Tavenner introduced a
bill IN congress providing for gov
eminent ownership OF a pulp and pa
Fer mill for the manufacture OF print
paper for the government printing
Office
The publishers at their meeting
yesterday felt that they were brought
face to face with conditions that must
be met as N other business institu-
tons where similar conditions arise
aud that advances in the subscription
price IN the near future will be un-
Rgoidable.
What those increases will be were
Tot entirely determined, bat reports
indicated that throughout the country
7 newspapers were raising subscription
prices in order 10 meet the Increased
cost Of prod ucticn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
The Daily Story
How He Got Even With Her-By Barbara Phipps

| A young Swedish nobleman came or
arriving at age to a title without for.
tune. He was bemoaning his fate 10 o
| friend and announcing his intention II
drop his title and go where he would
be known merely as Paul jacobson
when his friend said 10 him:
why not make matrimonial trade
Paul? Marry some woman who haf
/ inherited a fortune made in trade
There are many such who would be
glad to exchange part OF a fortune
for a title
Il don't wish to marry. and If mar
ried a commoner 1t would avail moth
ing. My wife would not be received at
court, and that would ostracise me so
ciaIly"
But you need be her husband only
by law You need not live with her 4;
you need not see her"
Converted TO the idea, Paul adver-
tised for a wife who would exchange
a part of her fortune for his title. spec
flying that 1t was to be a purely COM
mercial transaction. The only draw
back was that neither party could
marry another; they must remain sin
gle.
He received several replies; one OF
which he accepted. Bertha Stair.
whose father had made an enormous
fortune in trade, agreed to exchange
what would be 100000 In American
money for the privilege OF being
Countess Wendalen. She expressed
herself content with the title and will.
ling to dispense with the husband. They
were married by proxy, the wife's So
licitor paying the money at the time
of the ceremony.
The count had not been married long
before he heard that the Countess Wen
dalen, a very beautiful woman living
in the northern part of Sweden, or
Norland, had received the thanks of
the king for charities she had bestow-
ed on the poor and had been invited TO
one of the balls given at the palace at
Stockholm. The count pricked up his
ears. He attended the ball, but kept
out of his wife's way, seeing her. yet
taking care that she did not see him.
Being very much struck with her, he
wrote her letter proposing that they
make their marriage a real connubial
union. The reply he received was that
she had married him for his title and
had no use for him personally what
ever
"I1l make her pay for that" said
Paul.
Not long after the countess had re-
turned to her home a valet came one
evening to her residence and said that
his master, who had been hunting in
the vicinity, had been injured by fall
from his horse. Would the countess
give him shelter till the next day? The
countess gave orders that he was 10
be brought TO the house and treated
with every consideration. She re-
ceived him herself and sent for her
physician to attend him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

president. This is what he has to say
about 1t in the Hannibal Journal:
II did not vote for President Wilson
IN 1912. l voted for Roosevelt. but
do not believe that there is a man in
the country that could have handled
the situation more automatically and
open and above board that President
Wilson. He has proven that he is alb
solutely fair to labor and fair to the
people of this nation. am for him for
president"
Thus spoke J. A. Leverington, gen
eral chairman of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers of the Burling
ton system. MIR. Leverington has just
returned from Washington. d. c..
where he served on the brotherhood
committee which met at the national
capital recently, at the invitation OF
President Wilson, 10 consider the
strike problem. Continuing. Mr.. Lev
erington said:
The committee was composed
Of men representing the four
brotherhoods-the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen, the Or
der OF Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen-
and these men represented all polit-
zeal parties. There were some very
staunch republicans in the delegation,
but I failed to hear a single word Of
criticism in regard to President VIII
son. I am satisfied that almost all Of
them left Washington feeling that
President Wilson was absolutely fair
and left no stone unturned TO bring
about a peaceful settlement Of the
troubles. They are President Wilson
staunch friends now. President Will
son treated US fine. He did not rub
US with any vaseline or soft soap, but
made a plain statement of facts and
told US that we were the junior part
ners in this matter and that the 1907
600 900 people of this nation came first.
The president played no favorites, bur
treated each side absolutely fair. Pres
ident Wilson did not play politics, but
showed plainly that he was trying II
settle this problem in the interest of
all. The president has had nothing
but big questions to settle ever since
he went into Office, but this was the
knOttiest problem that he has ever
faced and he was equal to the occas-
ion. I believe that the position that
President Wilson has taken ought to
convince every man that he is a true
friend Of labor"