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The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
GERMANY WILL RULE THE WORLD If SHE
LEARNS LESSON OF CHAMPAGNE BATTLE
PRINCE OSCAR.


der the bayonet attacks in the rag
Ing fight for possession OF the
! trench.
Despite all their "elan," despite
their tenacity and remarkable fear
lessneSs. the French were forced TO
retreat And now into the disor.
dered masses as they retrcated our
heavy artillery hre struck AT front
and side. the losses OF the French
We're inhuman.
With this last great attack on -
height ended the winter battle in
the Champagne. After "a terrible
struggle that lasted for months,
after the stalking OF terrible human
sacrifices, the French had TO give
up their hope OF making a breach
through 10 us
The stalking tNereou OF their best
troops, who had fought Wits all the
tenacity of the French and with the
greatest endurance. With the stak-
ing of all their strength. hau not
only had no results. but had cEused
them heavy loss. For the main
fact that the attempt TO make "a
breach had faiIed-Showed that they
had suffered severe efeat.
German viii power. the German
sense of duty, thc German discipline,
and German heroism, had won one
OF the most splendid sieges that the
world has ever heard of away from
Gallo fanaticism and Gallo impem.
osity
The battle OF the Champagne is
over. The mparallelCl heroism, the
superhuman patience of our brave
troops have already become things
OF the past A new and fadeless
laurel eaf has been added TO the
wreath OF the glorious deeds of our
splendid army. Bat VIC. the great
German people taken all as one, We
will do well TO listen To- The solemn
warning that spoke 80 cmphatically
10 : during those stormy days of
the battle of tho Champagne
What shall We learn from this 81.
gantic struggle of heroes. what du.
ties rise out OF il for us. %hat can
we learn from Hill 1876. so ploughed
10 pieces with grenades, and de.
Tended with such courage and such
splling of blood? What was the
source of our strength. the final rea
son fpr our victory? what made a
hero out OF the youngest pioneer
and made the oldest member Of the
landwehr forget his years and his
hardships?
In an overpowering way the ad
vantagcousncss OF strict discipline
was here proven, We can truthfully
say that The regiment that. stands
the straightest will In all places
fight the best If youthful enthusi
asm and even patriotism falter un.
der lengthy flring OF grenades, if in
the devils kettle of drum fire" even
the power to think seems gone. then
especially does the worth of iron
discipline become apparent Il alone
provides the necessary hold and
gives decision even in the most dlf.
flcult places.
In times OF peace now past we
heard'smany voices which. through
mistaken humanitarianism, = through
effeminancy. through m1lcyoIcncc.
or through lack OF understanding.
tried to throw overheard the uncon,
ditioned obedience. the iron drilling,
In short, our good old system,
proven good through many hundreds
Of years. There were many humor.
Gus papers who made II their bust.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
Marjorie StcyretYs
Ten Gents Returned
By SecrefaryD Da,,je|

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.-asoI
tary Daniels today returned tAe
cents contributed by Marjorie G&1
rett, a 13-year-old New York ocho
girl. as the nucleus for . fzn1 &
be used in constructing I dSGN
naught. Marjorie's idea We
build the ship through contributio
from the school children Of u
country. Col. Theodore RooseyG
had sent her a dollar. In the nar
of his grandchildren.
With the returned 10 cents wo1
the following letter from the secE0
tary Of the navy:
Your patriotic action is indo(
commendable, and congratuln11
you on the motives which promp11
your action, but l am returning IN
stamps herewith. The reveunp rG
quired for such naval cOnstruotaG
as the representatives of the pooDG
believe to be justified and uoco
sary will be obtained by tAxatI1
in the usual manner. and :. bellovl
that every American like your6el
will gladly submit to the taxAtl0I
which his spokesman sees At to iI
pose, and will thereby make unnet
essary individual contributions.
Believe me. withs very ben
wishes, Cordially yours,
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS -
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
Y. w. C.. A. TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE

Extension Sunday in the jubi1eG
calendar OF the Detroit Young Wom-
ems Christian association will ~
celebrated tomorrow. For the ves-
per service, at 4 o'clock, the Y. w.
G. A. has secured Mrs. Stella Louise
E. Wood. head of the Kindergarten
Training school OF Minneapolis. and
a story teller or national regulations.
Mrs. Woods general theme will BE-
"Our companionship," but 1t IL OK
pected that much of the story side
OF her experience will be crowded
into her address.
Throughout the week, Feb. II TO-
10, the Y. w. C. A. will hold an open
house, in which the chief attractions
will be the daily exhibits Of the
work of the association, its classess
and the clubs Of girls in Detroit IN
dustries. business houses and De-
partment stores organized under the
auspices OF the association. The v1~a
rious displays will be explained by'
secretaries In charge, and an effort
will be made TO make the week an
educational affair for men and wom-
en- OF Detroit.
In order TO aid visitors. callers
will be invited in groups. invitations
being issued to various organizatione
OF the city on certain days to sec
special exhibits. This plan will In
no way interfere with the regular
attendance OF other visitors.
rripting--the plain neat ktnd--that
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12

Prlrttwu--th~ piatn ncst sind--thst
q riEhs--rlmes job Dcpt.--vain f53O.
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verting musical program includes q
return engagement ~ the Griswoid
trio. and numbers by the orchestra
on the pipe organ.
MILES.
Ihc vaudeville program "a he
Miles theatcr next week VIII be head
ed by The Beauty Doctors" min
iaturc musical comedy. that. is aaid
To be one or the big successes Of the
sonson The production was staged
urder the personal supervision ~ Ned
Waty burn wei known New York pro
ducer. whose Town Topics viii bc
seen in the Garrick theater next
week. the music and lyrics are ny
Fred Fischer and Harry Compton. Ia
the company ore such wen known
comedian. Mddelyn Worth. singing
comedicnne. and George Reynolds,
ccc entric dancing comedian and
chorus of pretty singing and dancing
girls. An elaborate setting, beau
tiful costuming and an interesting
plot makes the offering a prctcn-
tious one. The balance of the Dili
includes Julie Clifford singing COM
cdieHuc. and former wife Of Bob
Fitzsimmons. the .wcllknown pugiliFt.
Ia repertoire Of new and exclusive
songs and stories: the Postal Five.
quintet of juvenile entertainers.
comedians and harmony singers; Sc
hastian Merrill and company. sem
sationnl cycling comedians, ONeil
and Mack. taikative comedians and
the Rozella trio comedy instrumen-
taliStS. From 1890 20 2:30 o'clock
preceding the matinee. first run fea-
turc photoplays and comedies. in
Guiding the latest Selig-Tribune
weekly Will be shown on the screen.
LyCEtM
"As Years Roll ON" is the title
of the now play which Al. H. Wilson
viii present in the Lyceum heater
next week The play was written by
Herbert Hall Winslow and Charles
Horwitg aud opens in the Van Fam
home IN a small village in Holland
The romance Of John Van Fam AIR.
Wilson, tho village miller, and
Gretchen Voorvart Laura Leminersb
is pretty one but their happiness
is dispolled with the arrival OF Karl
Rrinker q CONSUMPTION officer also
In love with Gretchen. who en-
deavurs to eliminate his rival ~
fafsifying the conscripticn iai so
that Johns name appears ainonS
those drawn for military duty. John
rcsiRts arrest aud makes his escape
TO America IN the second act. IL
years later. John and Gretchen are
seen i'm happy poverty IN New YORK
city where he has position as clerk
in "A small delicatessen store. Brink
~ now a successful real estate deal
or i'm New York again appears ~
their eva genius. The curtain ialis
on a scene OF dramatic Intensity when
John is Informed that his wire ms
met her death in an autnmohile acci-
dent A dozen years later Van Fam
delicatesscu rnagnate. long past mld-
die age, gives his consent 10 the
marriage OF lila daughter TO the son
Of Karl Brinker In the course .,
the play Mr Wilson sings seVernl
new songs
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12

The Voice in the Receiver say
the water from my faucet Is tha'
muddy we can't use IL.
The Water OGice Clerks II
roily?
The Voice-Naw. This Is heiiy
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! ness 10 make iron military discipline
look foolish and 10 pull the founda-
tions of the military system down
into the dust. ] believe the battle
of the Champagne has taught them
all better,
Let us strike our breasts and
promise each other TO make this
| condition a fundamental relation
when peace comes again.
But the results OF the battle in
the Champagne proved the value OF
other things than discipline. The
love for the fatherland, that fills all
hearts from the youngest recruit "a
the oldest man OF the landwehr. the
feeling that we are battling against
the whole word in d just cause in
a struggle for eX' tence, the con
scieatiousness that is born in and
taught 10 the Germans, even to ful-
filing the very smallest duty, all
these things brought the scale down
heavily on our side during those ter.
rible battles
Bot one thing more it should
teach us a strict disciplin for the
young. We must steel our young
men. we must harden them by all
means at our disposal so that they
may. il such demands are made on
them as were made on our troops
in the Champagne, carry them out
we'll
Let w rid ourselves of the poison
that is eating at the marrow OF our
national life. the pursuit of and de-
sire for pleasure. A German youth.
German soldier must be able to
rule himself and be ruled. Jther.
wise he win fail IN our hour OF need,
and that means disaster for our
people
But let us bring up the youth of
our nation i'm simple taith, in a be
lief in the Lord God. who rules our
destinies according TO His will,
Each and every man VINO went
through the battle OF champagne,
says the same thing he woIld
never have endured 1t 'a4 nc not
trusted in God. and le who had had
no faith until that time learred 10
/ know II in the hail Of grenedcs and
I the attacks of bayonets
/ II We think carefully over all
these things W We make them our
own. and firmly resc've TO ACT ac.
( cordmgly, then ;he battle cf the
Champagne will be not only mill
tary and political victory but IL will
have another result that will bear
lasting lruis for the safety OF oui
dear fatherland 1hcn despite a
I world of enemies old saving
, Will come true
Some DAY the world Viii i've. IN
sooth.
by German cnaracter and German
ruth
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
CADIIlsN AZ

The Monte carlo Girls viii COM"
70 tho Cadillac thcatcr sunday Tor
n weeks engagement While the
company includes many weiknown
players the entertainment has been
completely re-aTranged and brought
uptodate since the show was last
seen i'm this city. New scenery. cos
tunes and other equipment has becn
provided and there are a number OF
specfal acts. Harry Welsh. the we'll Z
known Hebrew comedian. Is the chief
funmakcr and ne will be surrounded
by a big company of singers and
dancers. Including 2 chorus Of 20 live
lv Eirls. Fred Binder. Dolly Nor
rissey James \; Francis. Mabel
White. Margaret NARROW and Fran
els Marion have leading roles in the
two burlettas. "Izzy. the sieuth" and
.'Izzy at Monte Carlo" There VIII
be an olio OF vaudeville including
the Olympia trio in new songs ,and
joltes Follow Me- song IN whlch
Welsh leads the chorus girls through
a serlea OF funny antics. and q swim,
ming song by Miss Morrissey aud
chorus. Floraenta. the dancer. Whl
be m added attraction.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
GaYET,.

Man, Girl. Bottle and Bird, a
new hurletta viii he presented IN th'
Gayety theater. next week. by the
''fwentieth Century Maids The en-
,artainment rs said to offer pretty
music. clean comedy. and plenty OF
speed and action. \ large chorus
viii bc used with good effect In now
song numbers. Harry Cooper. the
leading comedian viii be assisted by
Tim Barton, Julia de Kelety, Arthur
Young. the old Town -Four. and the
Cheslcigh sisters reminder OF INC
days OF Primrose aud West VIII hc
tae,ure of the show Maids of Amer
lea. with Don Barclay aud ~ k.
Hall, as the chief comedians. VIII ne ne
in the Gayety the week OF Feb. "a
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
Painters HoId convsnt,on

The National Association ot Mas.
ter Painters and Decorators OF The
United States and Canada viii hold
it's convention in Cincinnati next
week and the Detroit delegation
will leave here in special coach.
Sunday noon. Feb. l3. The local
party will include representatives
Of II firms. with their families.
August Hess. OF the Harry j. Dean
Co. member OF the executive
board OF the state association. will
be one of the deleaies
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12

OHerewith Is presented the last in
stallmeut Of Prince oscar OF Prussia 9
story Of the winter battle in the
Champagne 10 rs "a story OF the fight
ing that ragged about Hill 1876 ard
lis described by the kaisers author
son as tho greatest continued bait
tie" In history.--- l.ditor)
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Oontinued from Page FOUR.

Harry watson pictures. The di.
Nerting musical program includes a
return engagement ~ the Griswoit.
trio. and numbers by the orchestra
on the pipe organ.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
cR,ND CIRCts.

"Thc Rattle Cry OF Peace. which
shows in vivid detail an attack up
on the United states at New fof k
and the successful Invasion ot IN"
country at that point. viii begin an
irdcnpite engagement IN the Grand
circus thcater next weeh How tn"
Hypothetical enemy sinks the Amer
team bAttleships. silences the coast
dcfenscs and Is enabled 10 lana a
sufftcfent force Of troops to over
con,e, by speedy attack. tho feeble
Resistance offered by the Americans,
makes a stirring and Spectacular
background for the drama prpl,f.
wherein the daughter OF wealthy
advocate OF peace at any price
finds that one of two rival suitors
Tor her affections IL IN reality a
foreign spy The leading roles are
plsNed by Charles Richman. Norma
Taitnage. That's Lawton and othsr
PLAYERS well known 60 the Legitimate
al
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18
this about, but the details are not es.
sential to this story.

| this about, but the details are not es.
sential to this story.
Everything being in readiness, Avril
was so foolish as to be arrested, while
trying to rescue lady friend from the
police. So, at the eleventh hour, Lace
naire had to go forth and seek another
| assistant. Reliable help of that kind
is hard to find when most needed, but
after much trouble the poet accepted
as his partner gentleman named
Francois, to whom homicide was n fad
1t was said of him. In his own haunts,
that he would kill man for a sou,
which was cheap enough. to be sure.
Francois, however, should have
known better than to eat oranges be
fore committing crime. Or, IL he
couldn't get along without oranges, he
should have realized that 1t was bad
TO drop the peel on the floor of busl-
ness mans office.
AT the appointed hour the bank
messenger arrived at the office with
his little bag fairly bulging with
money, and securities. Lacenaire, the
| smiling, the fascinating, asked him to
seat himself at the table and examine
| certain papers. The messenger did so,
and while the poet engaged him In
conversation, and held his whole atten.
| tion, Francois came up behind, dag
ger in hand, to stab him to the heart
Francois, who had studied murder un-
| der the old masters, knew how to
reach the heart from any angle or po-
| sition. This looked like an easy and
sure job But, maledictions on the
orange peell His foot slipped just as
he delivered the blow. The messenger
was stabbed, but not mortally, or even
seriously. With yell of terror he
leaped for the door and reached 1t
first, and ran down the stairs yelling
murder. Francois also sped away.
and Lacenaire followed close at the
messengers heels, also yelling murder,
| thus divertlng suspicion until he
reached the street and was lost in the
crowd.
He felt that Paris was no place for
him just then, so he departed for the
provinces, where for a long time he
lived opulently. He wrote much poetry
at this time, and it was good poetry.
which sold readily; but he was too
wise to depend upon the muse for u
living, so, when not embalming things
in song he devoted his genius to for
gerry, and with great success. When
he returned to Paris he was attired in
purple and fine linen, and was n credit
to the boulevards.
Meanwhile Francois had been ar
rested on some trifling charge, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18
LAUGHING LAcENAIRE.

On December ii. 1884, a gentleman
of distinguished appearance walked
briskly along n quiet street near the
Chopinette barrier, in Paris.
This pedestrian, who looked distin-
guished even under the handicap of
threadbare garments, was about thirty
five years old. He was rather small of
stature, but carried himself proudly.
His face was refined and intellectual
the face of poet and a dreamer. In
deed, at that hour all Paris was whis-
Ting and singing one of his songs.
1.-The Fife and the Drum" He had the
hands and hair of an artist, and the
joyous carefree laugh of a boy. 1t
was Il good thing to hear Lacenaire
laugh.
Behind Lacenaire there walked a
man of vulgar appearance. His name
was Avril. He was quite young, not
more than twenty-five, and he had
been so unfortunate as criminal that
Lacenaire was sorry for him, and was
determined to give him a chance to do
better work.
Presently they stopped before u
dwelling of prosperous appearance.
This is the place." said Lacenaire.
DO you remember my instructions
quite clearly? Yes? Then allons vite p
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18

and back, and IT fastens at the left
front. The body of the coat could not
be cut on simpler lines. and 1t hangs
straight from the shoulder 1t is Joined
to the peplum under soft crushed
belt of the taffeta. fastening at the
front with prlm bow and buckle.
Round velvet-covered buttons and
small silk cord loops take care of the
front fastening
The sleeves are long and flare little
at the band. where they are slashed In
to rounded points. A soft collar of
pique Is worn inside the rolling collar
Of silk.
As to the silk suit for street or other
wear. 1t Is one of the most satisfactory
possessions. Women who know now
to do decorative needlework can buy
plain suits and embellish them with en-
broideries that place them in the class
Of exclusive designs. BY the addition
Of other trimmings and fashion fea-
lures the plain suit may be converted
into an expression of individual tnste,
as the season grows older
Before the cool breezes of Septem-
Der have begun to sigh with the pass
ing Of summer. the college girl must
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18

bethink her Of her outfitting for school.
Her street suit and blouses for daily
wear and tailored hat for fall must
be selected in advance of the real
opening of the new season. But the
creators of style have already launch
ed the things that she will need, and
In millinery especially there Is an
abundance of felt and velvet hats
made for her exclusive benefit.
Plain, bright-colored felts ana We
lours. trimmed with bands of ribbon
or simple ornaments. or with fiat deco
-ations of embroidery are sure OF
their welcome already. They are near
ly all briTumed hats with comfortable
crowns, aid many Of them are mnde
In two-toned designs. that is. the un-
der brim is In contrasting color. Be
sides the pressed hats there are the
made" or tailored hats IKE those
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The poet rang the doorbell, and the
door was opened by young man.
"Ah, my dear Chardon," cried Lace
naire, 1--WE have come to see your moth
er on a trifie of buslness-the mere
signing of paper.'
1--WE are greatly honored, NJ. Lace
naire," replied Chardon. Mother, as
you know, is an invalid, and is in her
bed, but she can do what you ask"
They stood face to face, Chardon
and Lacenaire, and the latter gossiped
gayly of one thing and another, while
Avril stole quietly behind Chardon,
and, having stationed himself prop
erly, at wink from the poet he threw
his arm around Chardon's neck and
garroted him. Lacenaire drew a dag
ger then, and stabbed the victim sew
eral times, to make the job complete,
then he went to the room of the in
valid mother and slew her with the
weapon that killed the son.
There should be 10000 francs here
somewhere, according to my informa-
tion," said Lacenaire. Lock the door,
my friend, and Wen search till we find
the money"
Avril locked the door, and they
searched and searched, but all they
found was 800 francs Lacenaire,
whose sense of humor was abnormally
developed, laughed until the tears
rolled down his cheeks. 1t was this
insensibility, displayed on many tragic
and narrowing occasions, that made
him one of the most famous criminals
of modern times.
as the joke on us or on the Char
dons?' he asked, as he wiped the joy
Gus tears from his face. He wanted
to get away. Those dead people were
getting on his nerves. So they left
the house, and went to an inn, where,
over sundry bottles of cheap wine,
Lncenaire planned larger and better
crime.
He rented an Office and painted an
assumed name on the door, thus Gre
ating the impression that he was a
business man. Then, by laying his
plans carefully, he arranged that a
bank messenger should call upon him
In his Office on a certain day, the cho-
sen day being one on which collections
were sure to be large. 1t took a great
deal of skiilfu maneuvering to bring
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Avril still was In jail. The crimes IN
which they had been concerned were
complete mysteries to the police, and
1t seemed that they would always re-
main so, when Francois dropped a few
words which made the police suspi-
cious, and they drew from him the story
of the attack upon the bank messen-
ger. Avril's conscience became active
about the same time, and he told of
the Chardon murders. So 1t came to
pass that the poet was arrested, and
when he learned that the discovery
was due to his accomplices, he made
full confession, his only object, he said,
being to take the betrayers to the
gulllotine with him.
The trial was q famous one. The
most celebrated people of France
| crowded to the courtroom to see the
laughing Lacenaire, who was dressed
like prince. He laughed and joked
throughout the proceedings, and drove
Avril and Francois to frenzy time
and time again by his ridicule. Upon
several occasions the guards had to
hold them, they were. so anxious to
get at his throat.
Francois was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, and Lacenaire and Avril
to death. So one day in 1895 these
two made their last appearance in
public. Avril died first, and met his
fate with british calmness. Lacenaire
tried to appear jaunty and joyous, but
1t was with an effort. He was excited
and nervous. Being a man of imagina-
tion, poet and artist, death meant
more to him than to an ordinary crimi-
nal. He fought for self-control with
a mental courage that is more heroic
than any physical courage. Badly
scared, he tried to seem undaunted.
But 1t was his fate to undergo an ex-
traordinary ordeal that would break
down any courage. The guillotine
wouldn't work. Time and again the
ak descended to within an inch or two
of his neck and then stuck, and the
executioner fumbled with It, raised it,
and let 1t fall again. The tortured
man twisted himself around so that he
could look upward. and uttered an
awful, agonized shrek that was never
forgotten by those who heard 1t.
But the shrek was cut In two. The
az worked at last.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18
Newest Smock.

Made of heavy blue cotton crepe with
Il shallow collar and snug protective
wristbands is the smock of the mo-
ment. 1t reaches the skirt hem and as
far as looks is concerned there is no
need of skirt beneath. 1t may serve
as an overall and keep dainty dress
from garden stains and kitchen Crime.
for the bottom OF the hem is sewn to-
gether. leaving slits for the feet to go
through. producing thus q ssrt Of
bloomer.