The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-09
EUROPEAN NEWS AND VIEWS

London. June 9.-The list OF
things which the Briton regards as
necessary to his comfort is being
gradually shortened by the Govern
ment The latest articles the impor
tation of which is prohibited except
under special licens include carpei
sweepers. cash registers, lawn NOW
ers. sewing machines, stoves and
ranges. wringers and mangles. toilet
articles containing glycerine, metal
bathtubs, beer. hops matches, alumni
mum goods and leather goods, except
betting. boots, shoes and gloves. The
prohibition on starch, dextrin, farina
and potato -four has been removed
The. new law became effective only
yesterday.
Despite the war and the tremen'
dous burden it has put upon France
! a Tremendous undertaking. which
was started long before any one sus'
pected that there would would be
war has just been completed and
France now possesses the longest
underground waterway in the world.
This is the Rove Tunnel from Aries
to MarseiIles. This wonderful water
way runs through a mountain and
below two communes. 1t is ~ feet
board and from the canal bottow
to the summit of the vault its heights
is 46 feet. 1t will take three years
before the tunnel is ready for traf-
fic, but when the work is done Mar
settles will join hands with Harve for
the first time.
No little surprise has been occa-
stoned in Berlin over the announce
ment Of a prominent German profess
sor that the introduction of an ex-
change professorship systme between
Germany and America some years ago
was mistake. 1t is claimed that the
innovation left America to the false
belief that her educational institu-
tons are as good as those of Ger
many. In reality the Geremans claim
that they sacrificed the hitherto SUI
periority of their universities and
awakened in the Americans the ener.
getically exploited belief that they
are equal, even superior to the Ger.
mans. The statement has aroused a
strong protest among American schol.
ars in Germany.
From unofficial information re-
ceived at the Vatican it appears GER
tain that the Irish clergy were moi
implicated in the revolt of Dublin. In
any case the Pope will, on the first
occasion. publicly condemn the revolt
and disavow any connection between
its leaders and the Catholics in Ire
land lest his silence should be mis-
interpreted for tacit approval or sym
pathy.
| In anticipation of the probabl,
shortage of milk next winter, tn,
German Minister of Agriculture ha,
already taken steps looking to tn,
rearing during the summer of al
many mich goats as possible. Tn,
agriculture chambers and organiza
tons all over Prussia are beinI
urged to get in touch with goa
breeding associations everywhere
with the object of influencing indi
viduals in the right direction. Prem
iums for raising goats will, in al
probability be offered and arrange
ments will be made whereby specia
pastures will be available for the an
bnals. The public will be urged +
demand goats milk as little as posst
Bile SO that the summers "crop" o
kids. may be so large as possible.
Because so many drivers hav
Joined the colors, there are abou
5000 taxicabs idle in London today
and the authorities are being urge,
to relax the rules so that women an
discharged soldiers and sailors ma
operate them. When the war brok
out there were 10000 licensed tax
cabs in London.