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ing odds. Always 1t was in the pa
triotic Belgian heart that the nations
small army had kept the vast horde
Of invaders hack from conquest for
y time. That had been a glorious
achievement and was a glorious and
inspiring memory.
After the invasion came the whole
sale massacre Of August. 1914, when
1000 Belgians were shot and Ave or
six Of her most cherished towns de-
stroyed. Even those wounds we're not
fatal.
They not national. In one
ensc. They directly struck certain
localities only. Even after them the
great mass Of Belgians were able to
exalt the martyrdom Of those who had
been slaughtered and to live on. hope
fully. bathed in the glory Of their
martyred countrymen. and by II forti-
fed against that %deadening depression
WHiCu dtteNuS tHc aStudi 'tuotiihB Va
the human spirit.
THE reaction. as a matter Of fact,
was not depressant. but accompanied
by a certain stimulation. akin to that
the early Christians felt after the
slaughter OF their brethren. Belgium
felt these sac.inccs to be necessary In
some measure TO the final victory OF
which she w has been doubtful.
Then began for my poor country
the long material and moral pressure
exerted against her by the German
army and designed To bring her people
to obedience, nay. to subservience.
This period was marked by en-.
forced acquisitions Of money and sup
plies for industry. These. OF course
caused unemployment. for who car
work without tools: And the money
The sun., 1916-12-24
By EDWARD

r. MILE CAMMAERTs. the Bel
stan poet. sat talking to me In
London. tapping his fingers
nsrvously against q table, lie looked
and III. eve have seen human
syes more sorrcwful than his.
: We were discussing the recent de-
p~sstation out Of Belgium Of the greater
portion Of her remaining able bodied
Den. who. It Is supposed. have been
taken to perform scmi-miiitary work
In Gsrmany-work which will be Of
service to that enemy who wrecked
cAad lore and devastated their native
csuntry.
"This il the worst thing that has
? happened to Belgium" said he. 1T In
more dreadful than the burning Of her
cities. than the slaughter OF her Tight
inG men. than wen the terrible abuse
- her poor womanhood.
sFor. inter all. the deeds which pre-
eeded It were but attacks upon the
bodies Of my country men and women.
This is an attack upon their souls.
TT seems to me that this must be
regarded as the final blow.
Until now the remaining Belgian
stipulation has been able to react
against the measures taken by the
. c%onQucring Germans. One reaction
was the campaign Of the Belgian army
That was the direct reaction against
invasion.
Belgium had been defeated. but It's
defeat had been glorious. not such a
q a. would rob her Of her heart. To
know that one Is blood and bone and
brain and soul with heroes IL Draw
knowledge. even though those heroes
have been v~anQuished by overwhelm'
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girl tell us who * the model from
whom they are painting?
Tn" n best bet.
Annette.
Miss kolicrmanu has been enter
tanning the public FOR some time in
divers ways. Tut tut" say you? oh,
aw right. Wen try another ono
II you want to see the finest dive in
New YORK. but that doesn't sound as
though II would set 10y tho reusurs.
either.
Miss Kcllcrmann Is starring in "a
Daughter Of tn" Gods a screen play,
but We don't see why they call i that.
Annette doesn't use u screen DURING
the entire performance. Right out in
the open All tn" time, without any
more SeCluSiou than the siberian
wcakiish down at thc Aquarium or
Try Cohh'- celebrated so,dhsh.
1t took forty-twn miles OF celluloii
film to produce this picture" II they
make a frN more pictures like Il there
viii I've a collar famine IN Indiana,
Nuucj'" Is the feminine submarine.
Sur .,n live II stay under longer
''Hu t,' = b. O. No Were ever a'
$40 Hrl NV her coming toward us
v..r .r .s'nct. ~ torpcdoes We would
"a, '"u ,'pnd to tiGht,
q" -r, '.l'v Of the theatre there is
~, s@. picture Of this charming
..'y a' ai,rg on tiptor and reaching
jr 'u'p ,..c air as though she were
frying 80 rgsp the High Cost Of l..v-
ing By taP tan ana capture one OF
,l., pr cent oggs There is an ar
t,.' name for the picture, hut II has
les 1o.l Ms at leas. temporarily and w
hr'. i"rmanently,
:. ."vtinE mythology and getting
r,"h t darwin TO broadway ana Forty
s"cnu1 street. We would call the title
" tbs picture Ready for the Sur
geou' FOR in the picture the divine
Venus IS arraycd like a patient "a,
Bellevue who .s about to be operated
upon for tho remlova, OF something i'm,
portant,
The budding Young artists love II
and gather H"fp," il every day Will
their easels.
OF course Il - only "A matter OF
form, but what of that?
The young folk are all students al
the various art schools throughout tn,
city, and they are copying this picture
with great avidity, llboring earnc~tl.
for Effects in light and shade, Tit
light IL furnished by the Edison com
pany and the shade by Herbert Smith
y young gentleman ~ color who il
the major domo of the LOBBY and ;
great friend of AL the lobbyists. WheI
u work Is completed II Ia entrusted 4
the tender merci,w Of Herbert an,
hidden away until this Judges sha!
mrst II decide nfnn the winner,
And the Judges, tunJorr with tleS
names and ser n sou a keep then
all in the air AT the same time, Rob
ert Henri. Prince Troubetzkoy, Wal
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common agony drew Us continually
closer one 4 the other. All class feel
ing faded and presently quite disap-
peared from among us. Each OF us
was ready to make all sacrifices to help
any Of us. A great lady in Brussels
said with truth which could not he
denied: II the Germans keep on as
they are going they will transform
Belgium into n nation of saints
I'VE still were able now and then TO
gather and indulge In little dreams
Of liberty TO come; W. still were able
at least to ridicule nj conquerors
and drive them mad with wrath be-
cause they knew the justice Of the
scorn of them which we exhibited in
devious and unprevcntable ways. The
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OUCH - Hhit8 w
And love to live in dimple sleek.
-AR be II from us to claim
r. authorship of these lines.
L Literature Is unlike politics In
that you cannot get away with the
swag after stealing 1t. Anyhow, II We
did, It would be Just like some low
proved busybody to come along and
ask US what said lines mean and then
we would have to exit, registering
chagrin.
Milton. a regular poet, who once
lost q pair Of dice or something, gave
vent to those lines one pleasant after
noon when he had been led home
from the automat to resume work on
his "L'Allegro." They were writ sew
erai years before Annette kellermann
was born-we hope; but Bill Thomp-
son, the blase and heartless press
agent, has made them ht Annette. 1t
wasn't a difficult task. 1t is easy to
Mt anything to Annette, who Is a
perfect thutty-siX - circumference,
understand. not age,
Annette locks we'll In anything, In
. himsy thing like a poem she looks
especially well. Millions hines are per.
feet. So are Annette's. In fact Mr.
1rhAvnnsnn cha latptnza nroas a2anf
wipes out the whole English grammar
in n fell swoop and thai
world" Thus do press representative,
paint the lily and gid the Italian sun
set. It's a hard life. at that.
And he may be right, We are ir
no position TO deny the allegation oil
defy the alligator. suffice It to "a,
that Annette Ia "most perfect" enough
10 attract about two hundred earnes
and willing young amateur artists t.
the Lobby Salon at the Lyric Theatre
Salon. Get It riRht, please. Ss'on
not Saloon. There's a difference. II
a Salon they paint the swallow. II
a Saloon they swallow the paint. A
Erysipelas, the celebrated old Gree
Philosopher, used to say, there's
heap OF difference between hiding tn
brew and brewing the hide. Too deep
Az right. "tep forward IN the ais,,
The sun., 1916-12-24
MANY STRIKING AT BELGIUMS SOUL~ SAYS CANNMAERT<
Poet Fears That the Enslaving of His Countrymen by
the Germans May Be the Last Straw Which
Will Break the Belgian Spirit

and tho stolen factories and machines
were Belgium's tools Of labor.
But against this, 100, Belgians were
able TO react. because Of the course
followed by the local authorities. who
undertook public works TO give IN
ployment to the idle-works which
were not handicapped by the stripping
Of tho factories. Here the National
Committee operated in combination
with the American Relief Committee
and mucu good was done. Only this
achievement enabled Belgium's brave
people I" resist the pressure through
which Germany continually sought to
compel the people she had outraged to
turn to n work for her subsequently.
I'm spite Il all the German promises
to respect Belgium's national feeling
tremendous moral pressure was ex-
erted In the effort to suppress 1t. nor
was all the pressure merely moral.
First the exhibition Of the flag OF
Belgium WIS forbidden summarily.
Then came an order forbldding any
observance Of the day of Belgian indie
pendence. Jrly ~.
"Pcrforce the Belgians obeyed these
orders. bu. they were not discouraged
beyond resort to defiant subterfuge.
The national colors were displayed, not
in the form Of bunting. to be sure. for
OF curse bunting would have been
pulled down. but. for one example 'and
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But now Germany has taken the
one step which she could take 10 kill
this soul Of Belgium. 1t Is monstrous,
this murder OF the sou after the raw
agement and assassination Of the body
of "A people.
Let us consider how the dreadful
thing was done The ingenuity OF it
WAS dcVilish.
There was no sudden arrest OF lOO,-
600 pcople-that might have and
probably would hav provoked IA physi-
cal IL futile revolution. The Belcians
might have been and probably would
have been shot down and utterly de-
stroycd had they rebellcd against such
an action. Il none the less they would
have done so. fighting with their bare
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close relationship into which we were
brought by our common misery COM
pensatcd for our %sufferings in some
measure. a%meliorating the situation to
a certain extent.
Even with regard TO the progress
Of the war we in Brussels found our
selves the most optimistic OF the Allies.
When bad news came We knew II to he
false and when good news trickled
through We knew that before II
reached us II had been minimized.
Belgium throughout til recently
discounted the unfavorable tidings and
multiplied all favorable reports.
Everywhere in the imprisoned nation
the reaction OF the spirit remained per-
feet and complete.
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TO MY COUNTRY IN BONDAGE.
By EMILE

By EMILE CAMMAERTS.
7 yOW long. oh. how long. How long, Oh how long,
Beloved friend, Ny tender mother,
witt thou stretch out Shalt thou endure thsir bitter
towards me mooks1y
Patiently And that supreme offence:
Thy bruised hands! Their confederation?
Oh. the merry tinkins sounds Oh IN. Inn. Inn. vail, ., Sun.
Every mormuS. Ssv.
OF tie nMk carts on their rounds, J. y. s.n.
And the yeipns Of the dogs r. - .hsS ,osS. x.,..,h N.
And, on the golden straw.
As they jolt the road aionG, And = -. w;J,ow,. .h.6ow IN.
The biz fat cans Of copper bright.
With Belly full. head on one side. p,G.SS =. -. k,..
DsncInf tnen oo song The cottages with shutters green.
0ssss'1 - s""~s' SUI! The perfume Of tie heather
~ - Like the honey Of the bees.
noW so.S. . '0"H The children playing in the dust.
cSooHT1 -: ! :""- Ali. ...:. The lovers close together
"sI "ess' ""e" With dry threats and eyes un-
Tear and crush thy heart? w.H." .,.~,. ...... ...~..
a.. - skies.
r. = cseeno' happy crowd A blade Of grass between their
On the pavement. round the t-
bfes laughing loud.
And the brown beer frothins. How long. oh. how long.
The glasses overhowhng. Ny own country,
And the long pipes Of clay VIII thou stretch out. toward me
Whose curling SMOKE We watch. Patiently
Soul a peace and spirit gay! Thy bruised hands?
FROM "Ner BeraN Poems" Hmehsh ransauo~ b. TWa Brand-Cam-
Wsrts. wife Of ne poet Published BY JohH Lane Cemps~y.
The sun., 1916-12-24
Means by Which Sorely Stricken
People Kept Up Heart in Spite
of Continued Disaster

made secretiv in tho vict,ms. no,,o.
.OS co,,rso o,r ,aar q. tbo, ,ht, IT,,
and mos, dresdfu, me,hod n, .,,a',
IN Belsium NAV causs somo irro,
arabic harm Tho last thing LOO, =,
Belgium has been her honor ana hon.
can hat no kent upsu,,ied n ,ho.,
men are taken in small proun. n,
sinplv and when in strange sur,n,rL'
,ngs encircled bv ,bc,r foo. -
derea IN h for rho enemvy ,,a,
exnect ~ every Belgian that snhi,,o.
fortitude which would enable hin, ~
endure martvrdom and pevcr yic,d.
" already know rho mo,bods H..
which IL has been IN -,
sorca ,abor unon pe,v,ans W. -.
| tina, hunger and cxnosurc have hoo.
,nnicted "a penalt,es FOR a,soh.dian.,
We find on record cases M mon ro,,
three da Va ana nights witbou, fooa :,
drink because they refused lahor -
! ,boir pot,on,. onomios
Even when snch mo, n bayo h,,,
pursued those who have vielJod h.,.
been himed and condemned bv ,hoi,
| indomitable fellows. I'M, those f.,,n,-
vera close nj hand
..These new victims have M ,,,.
lows. or but few. when tbcv are srh-
iected 10 he test. Those cpisodov ,or.
| I'm Belgium Itself Those now mo,.rr..
| take the mon far from their friord.
90" o.. n. 49,.
- -. w u"
.s..,.. -. -" 'ou''" 4" N
80 ~. ..s.uS '''"'n'
a.., .,. ~,
r,r.ad ,n ~. bic anor,t.", o" anu
IT
.. p.a" s.e"S very
800 - $3.50 80 ,.a. 'ne. put.
49,, 90 H.. ' "nu SUD
p.,...- 49,. i"
IN oh,a,n eosS'olp'
,ha,. a,.,aon,,,. ,oo, -. Ds""
nor, oil ha, .h,oh,d,ns 10y mus "-
,ro,nen y. ,,a,, ,.,.n, ,"e' anu sue
p.g,,,,r,,. ci,t,ans,in - 49, ~"
MAI, 90 49, =, "v'"' u"
o. ,ho a., rpo'''""
n nation
"Tha carr,rs a,,,h,,o., ..
onco ,he,e natr,o,. orc ov, =, 49,
/, u,iI, ho nos.ih,o On a,,rn,.. ~ ~,
gians wbo .,u, ar. In am,hnr,,. :,
yinc,a, and commune, oni,' ''
tionaI Coverpmen, Iwh;ch ha.
uayro, romoininr boz. ,ha,..
Tbev 6ouht,o.. nIan IN roor,,ri.a ~.
c%oun,r,, unon corm,n uno, ~. -,
ali ,his 4. .cconnIish.a n.,ra,, 80
c~ontinua,Iv foiled nv an u~nhcnd;r. ~
nosition from tho nation.s ronai,Jnn
strength
"It is in,eres,ing n po,o ,,,, ,ro..
mea sures coincide with IN .,cos, ~,
severity 10 Belcian prisoners in cc,.
The sun., 1916-12-24
By A K. MOULTON.

Haste thee. Nymph. and bring with thee
Jest and youthful Jollity.
Quips and Cranks n wanton wi,es'
Mods and Becks and wreathed Smiles.
Such 10 hang on Hebe's cheek
And love to live in dimple sleek.
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~ spENCER sOUAEE-

The Prince Chap" is q sCul-stirriuz
drama oT conflicting emotions-of the
passionate love OF q maid for d uau.
v5-tad against the uachinatIoas OF q
cold and calculating woman % the
world Ri viii be seen Tuesday
The Prince Chap was lonely f0r Il
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believe the Prince Chap loved another.
SHE resolved 90 sacrifice SELF On loves
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02

He leaned over and took the binoc-
ulars from their case, sweeping the
entire horizon with them once he had
them adjusted. For five minutes more
they flew in utter silence, save Tor the
shrieking Of the maelstrom they Gre
ated in the air. Suddenly Colligan
gave a little exclamation and handed
the glasses to SayviIe
"Se what y make r them specks over
there on TIL rim 4 tn world" he said.
"All tn way over there IN east
Sayvi!le levelled the binoculars and
studied the specks a moment
by CAD Barney" he muttered, sit
is five topsails sure as you are born.
Take the glasses
He handed them to the Corporal and
turned his own attention to the con-
troll mechanism. with the showing OF
a leve- they dived downward and a
turn OF the wrist swung them to the
left until they were headed straight
for the tiny white spots that they had
seen peering over the horizon Be
hind them, NJ jacques Porter forgot
his hatred in his anxiety to see what
it was that so excited his captors and
craned his neck to look over their
shoulders. But. without the aid of
the binoculars, he could see nothing.
They hurtled on in their breathless
rush. the tremendous speed OF the ma
chine increased by its downward
E4lut- At ulplC AAidh wv 81 - ~ AA+A+
an hour they soon made short work
of the distance that kept the topsails
out Of range OF the naked eye.
'"Tis tn windjammer," cried Coli
gan exultantly. "Tis tn darlin' lit
tie ship herself same as we saw her
sailin' down tn Bay five years ago
r w's it only five days? Ny respects
{ you, sir, an y're SOON aviator"
Sayville smiled.
And my respects to you, sir he
said, "and you are some pal to have
on venture like this. Have you a
calling card to send to the captain
when We land2"
"I have that ] took it firm tn hip
pocket 4 our guest z honor here. its
an automatic an good one"
By this time. the vessel lay clearly
in view She was wallowing in a dead
calm, the seas still heaving from pre-
vious blow but not a breath Of air now
stirring her great white sails The
crealking OF the booms came to them
the faces of men upturned to gaze in
wonderment as they circled and dived
for their landing.
In a great splasG Of spray, they
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the drag Of the water, took the regu-
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came 20 a complete stop within fifty
feet OF the heaving ship. Sayville
looked up at the line Of men peering
over her rail.
Can you send a boat out to u.s." he
called. I'VE want to talk to the Gag
tain"
Concluded Tomorrow
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-02
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Jungle Wggiy and the Ding Dong Ding Pussy"
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

ROTHER GOOSE, the Old Woman
MI who lived in a Shoe, and Old
Mother Hubbard hurried one
day across the field and through the
woods, to the hollow stump bungalow
Of Uncle Wiggily longears, the rabbit
gentleman. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy,
the muskrat lady housekeeper. looking
out Of the hollow stump window, saw
my goodness, Uncle Wiggilyr' cried
Nurse Jane. "Ohl Look who's coming
this way"
The bunny uncle stepped to the win
dow beside the muskrat lady.
They're coming here" said Mr..
Longears. Mother Goose, Mrs. Hub
bard and the Shoe Lady. You aren't
giving a surprise party, are you, Nurse
Jane. that they are coming to-"
NO indeed" answered Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. Though to see the three of
them coming this way is a surprise to
me. Something must be the matter.
See how worried they look"
Trouble. 7 suppose" said Uncle
WigEily. We'll, If they are in trouble
il will give me pleasure to help them
out. open the door. Nurse Jane"
why. they can't get in here" said
Miss Fuzzy WUzzy. -'Our little hollow
stump bungalow is too small for
Shoe Lady. or even one Of them"
so il is" agreed Uncle Wiggily
iii have TO go outside to talk to
them" and he did, politely hopping
outside the hollow stump.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyv cried Old
Mother Hubbard. "Oh, dear"'
Such troubler' exclaimed the Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, but whom
shall call the Shoe Lady, for short
''Oh, such trouble"
ITS Pussy" said Mother Goose
she's gone
Gomez asked Uncle Wigsily. Gone?
Who is Pussy2"
why you know" said Mother Goose.
Pussy is a cousin to Fuzzo. Wuzzo and
MuzzO. the three little kittens, who
lost their mittens-"
ooh, yes, to be sure" said Uncle Wig
gily. ~ remember So Pussy has
gone, has she? What happened to
herr"