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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-20
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER lon a trip through the Eng
lish Cumberland country the breakdown
OF her automobile forces Louise Maurel 8
famous London actress, to spend the
night at the farm homo OF John and
Stephen Strangewey.
CHAPTER II-At dinner Louise dIscov-
srs that the brothers are woman-hating
refuses.
CHAPTER III-Next morning she DIS
covers that John, the younger brother
has recently come into a large fortune
in company with him she explores the
Ssrm.
CHAPTER WIN a talk with him she
is disturbed by his rigid moral principles
and finds that his wealth has created no
desire for any other life than the simple
one he is leading She tells him her
prince Of Seyre. rich and disreputable
nelghbor
CHAPTER V-Three months later. IN
able to rid himself OF the memory OF tho
actress and in spite OF his brothers pro-
tests, John goes to London
CHAPTER Vile finds Louise engaged
In the rehearsal OF a new play. meets her
friends and is entertained at luncheon
with her by the prince
Louise she pleaded. you will lend
him to me sometimes. won't YOU? You
won't keep him altogether 10 Yourself?
There are such a lot of places TO take
him to-"
Il vas never greedy Louise re-
marked, with an air of sclf-satisfac-
ton. IF you succeed in making
favorable impression upon him,
promise YOU your share
TELL US some more Of your impress
sions Mr.. Strangewey," Sophy begged.
You want to laugh at me- John
protested good-humoredly.
ION the contrary" the prince as
sured him. as he fitted a cigarette into
long amber tube, they want to
laugh with you. You ought 10 realize
your value as companion in these
days. You are the only person who
can see the truth. Eyes and tastes
blurred with custom perceive SO little.
You are quite right when you say that
these women are like manikinS; that
their bodies and faces are lost; but
one does not notice it until it is point
ed out
I'VE will revert" Louise decided. ITO
more primitive life. You and ] will
inaugurate missionary enterprise,
Mr.. StrangeWey. We will Judge the
world afresh. We Will reclothe and re-
hsbiltate II"
The prince ficked the ash from the
end of his cigarette.
Morally as well as sartorally7" he
asked.
There was a moments rather queer
silence. The music rose above the
hubbub Of voices and died away again
Louise rose to her feet. The prince
with a skillful maneuyer, made his
way to her side as they left the res
tsurant.
Tomorrow afternoon. [ think Won
ssld?n he repeated quietly. you will
be in town then?"
Eyes, I think so"
"You have changed your mind, then
about"
M. Graillot will not listen to my
leaving London she interrupted rap
idly. HE declares that it is too near
the production of the play. My own
part may be perfect, but he needs me
for the sake of the others. He puts
II like a Frenchman, of course
They had reached the outer door.
which was being held open for them
by a bowling commissionnaire. John
snd Sophy were waiting upon the pave
ment. The prince drew a little back
Il understand" he murmured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
GeFmany's Naval Prospect
(From Tho Now York Press).

deed. The world was prepared for
anything. but never for the victory
OF the German feet over the British.
I" Fear will creep into the bones
OF the enemy. Boys, what you have
done you did for our Fatherland, so
that for all time It may have free
way on all the seas for itsaindustry
and its strength"
Now Captain Persius has forgotten
all this OF ignores It. Just as II the
Kaiser hud never spoken at all. he
calmly tells the readers OF the Der
liner Tageblatt" that the British
feet is powerful enough today to JUS
tify its claim TO the control of the
sea and that the German fleet is unfit
TO meet It. Indeed, he goes on to ad-
NIT that every intelligent German"
knows plratical submarine war Is the
only means by which to convince the
British that II is profitable to dis
cuss peace" and, even so, II may
take a long time to bring about the
desired end.
This is all very discouraging. A
year ago Mr.. Ridder was assuring
his readers here that the invasion Of
England had been made a certainty
by the victory so nOisily proclaimed
by his master the Kaiser, while Cap
tain Persius insists that the German
fleet must be content with the more
modest task Of keeping the enemy Off
its own coast. That WIN be a great
disappointment to Mr.. Ridder. but he
might have foreseen It IL he had paid
as much attention to the warnings OF
German naval officers as he did to
the frothy rhetoric OF the Kaiser.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08

Captain Persius has never proved
satisfactory as a supporter Of official
opinions on sea affairs, or at least OF
those opinions which are prepared for
the consumption OF the German popu-
lace. His review OF the third year OF
naval warfare may be accepted by his
fellow officers, but It does not accord
with what the people have been told
to believe or what they have boon led
to expect. II is profoundly disappoint-
Ing.
Let us so back to the Battle Of Jut-
land and consider what the Kaiser
himself in his address TO the fleet
proclaimed as the consequences OF
that celebrated German victory. At
ter great deal about waiting in vain
for the gigantic feet OF Albion" and
q picturesque description of the tardy
appearance OF the tyrant which had
Surrounded Itself with a nimbus OF
invincibility," the Emperor went on:
Thus the superior British armada
approached; our fleet engaged Il, end
what happened? The British feet was
bestenl The first great hammer blow
was struck and the nimbus OF British
world supremacy had Disappeared
That is the success of the Bat
tie OF the North SEA-. A new chapter
in the history Of the world has been
opened by you In these days
when the enemy before Verdun is
slowly beginning to collapse, when
our allies have driven the, Italians
from mountain 70 mountain and are
still driving them back, you have ac-
compllshed this beautiful and grand
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08

States Senate looks to that consummation provides
the President shall negotiate with the Allies for
sent TO draft their nationals in armies The gov
eminent has already started negotiations and these
should be pushed TO conclusion with the utmost
rapidly
When millions OF men Of the allied countries in
the trenches and preparing TO send millions Of
our own boys to battle. t should not be difficult to
reach an agreement with the Allies whereby another
great source OF man-power might be tapped for the
common cause. Every able-bodied young Briton,
Frenchman, Russian and italian IN this country not
naturalzed should be available for military purposes
We can't afford to ship them TO their native
lands they can join the home armies, but we can
certainly make use Of them IN military bodies
BY fighting with US they will also be fighting for their
native lands They viii be fighting the Kaiser. They
will be doing their bit They will not be IN the posi-
ton OF specially favored sackers protected in their
immunity from service both by America and the Allies
They will not be left here to take the pick of the Jobs
while real Americans doing the lighting They will
remain here TO do all the prosperlng while other
men make all the sacrifices
Their place is the firing line America wants them
there alongside her And the Allies doubt
less want them there too. The Allies could not hold
pickle for the Stacker at home and at the
time encourage and protect the Stacker abroad.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
TIE HEATH FORGET ITl

VKTHATDvER affects people most intimately will be
w the subject nearest their heartsthe thing they
will talk about most
That Is why, in hot weather, heat IS the most talked
OF subject.
With the thermometer ranging around the 100 mark
in Wilmington recently It Is next to impossible for the
average person 20 think long OF anything else.
II other subject could intrude itself more per-
sistenty than the heat the heat would be next TO
forgotten
We made miserable by thousand things In
the OF the year-things that forgot time
passes but which lack the viii power forge. at
one Of the surast things know is thar cult-
waited control Of will power would make thousands OF
people happier and useful 10 society.
II II is possible to forget in a month, why not IN
day? II It Is possible by concentration pleasant
useful subject forget unpleasant and useless one
why not do that9
Cultivation OF interest IN wide range Of subjects
Is one Of the helps for any person One cannot
imagine that heat greatly worries Thomas A. Edison
while he is deeply engrossed in problem OF invention.
He has before him something absorbing that his
mind has for ordinary bothers.
We are largely creatures OF our brain power
the greater or brain power-our power to will the
direction OF own thoughts-the happier and moro
useful we shall be- and the less bothered about things
that really OF great importance.
BE master Of your own hrain-snd make yeur brain
keep you hRpDga
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
POOR OLD CASTRO AND HIS LESSON.

% DOR old Cprano Castro has been shut out OF Cuba
Nobody wants him.
And that makes good subject for a Summer cor
monette
The point is that no matter whether you are right or
wrong In the abstract II you afoui OF tho wishes
Of mankind you IN bad way,
II has been said that each stage in society finds
moral and ethical code made by society in that par
ouar stage and that the Gods changes social con-
ditlons change All other undergo similar changes
for similar reasons.
Once II was wrong TO help slave sscsps. Once It
wrong 70 protest against witch burning. Ideas
change surroundings change beliefs change notions Of
right and wrong change. Once no woman would have
appeared on the street without hustle.
Humanity makes is laws as Il goes-makes them
and enforoes them whether they are written in books
or not
Only great pioneers standing for great new prlncl-
pies may stand out and face the crowd-and they
are slammed with briclSbats innumerable.
Poor little old Cipriano Castro only teaches us the
truth Of old fundamentals. He somehow has rubbed
the world tho wrong way, just the Kaiser has.
Capt Kidd couldn't get along in 1917--and Cipriano
Castro seems to have been born century too late.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
FINE WORK RY THn x. OF c.

VE7HEN the Knights OF Columbus OF the United
w States embarked upon the enterprise Of raising
fund OF approximately $ioooOOo for the benefit and
comfort OF Catholics who belong to or will belong to
the armed forces of this country the amount allotted
to Santa Maria Council, Of this city and state was
1900.
To the credit Of the members OF that organization be
u said they not only have met the allotment but have
exceeded It by fully $780, All OF the 400 in hand has
been given by the members OF the local council It
also noteworthy fact that the fund consists Of cash
and not Of pledges.
rhestuation here is favorable at the present time
that it is the confident expectation those in charge
OF the movement that Delaware Knights will swell the
fund to at least $1,000 than double the alot-
ment In short, It is the purpose OF the members of
Santa Maria Council to have Delaware rank with the
best OF the States in the matter OF proportionate CIV
sng to the fund The council also gave $500 to the
Red Cross
Viewed nationally, the movement also is in fine shape
Such liberal response is being made the appeal that
is suggested that the original goal OF 900 900
be increased TO from 100000 to S5.oOOOOO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
THE ALIEN AND THE DRAFTED ARMY

VEJHAT has struck the thoughtful Delawarean in
W necton with our preparations is native and
naturalized Americans being made bear their full
part in lighting the countrys baen while the alien en-
Joys all our liberties and privileges and is subject to
none OF the duties The draft applies to Americans
born here or made citizens and not to the man who
did not think enough the blessings he enjoyed here
10 cease being an alien.
or course. no one wants alien enemies in our armies
and, we are ready and willing acknowledge inter
national law fobds forcing natives Of neutral countries
10 help night our battles and thus take part quarrel
from which their rulers have refrained
But the same thing does not apply TO the hundreds
Of thousands Of aliens who are natives OF countries AT
war with Germany II they at home at the pres
ent time they would be in the armies Of France Eng
land Russia and Italy It Is therefore no more than
right and just that they be compelled to do their part
IN this fight for democracy.
Tine Mccumber resolution adopted by the United
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
asMOKEs FROM HOME.s

a MEXICAN brands OF cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
cannot be purchased in France by the American
soldiers II they TO enjoy tho pleasure Of having
Them they must be sent to them by relatives and
friends in this country That is because the tobacco
business in France Is government monopoly and that
government always has guarded that monopoly ieal-
Dusly.
While stress Of war has not opened the French mar
ket 70 American brands OF tobacco products It has
made possible for such brands TO boz sent into that
country gifts TO the American soldiers
It Is the function Of the "Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund" to OBTAIN such gift packages Of tobacco
and Il has selected THE EVENING JOURNAL to repre-
sent Il IN Delaware
Each carton contains enough tobacco TO last a sol
der week Although ts market value IS As cents It
Acosts the gver only 20 cents In other words for 81
an American non-combatant can buy for an American
soldier in Europe enough tobacco TO last him month
and have It forwarded to him free OF all cost In addi-
uon that soldier is under obligation 70 write TO
the donor and acknowledge the gift
Therefore, pull your pound in the matter Of sending
20 soldier boys in Europe Smokes from home" 10
cheer him in canorment and trench while he ia lighting
your battles for you
It will be seen by the list Of gvers published else
NAILS appeal for American tobacco for American sol
ders who risk their lives In tho overseas service Is
making appeal TO the patriotism and sympathyo the
people Of our community. Send in your subscriptions
Aid our soldiers by giving them the solace smokes
from home and the comforting assurance that their
warlke service SIS appreciated
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
Royal Cousins in Diplomacy
(From the New York SUM.

shiv not allow France to be crushed.
Buf the imperial mind OF the Kaiser
could NOT grasp the idea that mere
Minister would override the words OF
king and a cousin and he Appealed
once more to George. The answer, IN
geniously reported by Cousin VII
helm was that "he had ordered his
Government to use every poss bic IN
Auence with his allies to refrain IT 'm
taking any provocative military meas
ures"
The spectacle Of a British King OF
German extraction telling the German
Kaiser that he had ordered his Gov
eminent" to act IN accordance with
the latter's. desires is likely even at
this late date TO make English poll
teal circles sit UP and take notice.
But perhaps William does not report
George with strict fidelity.
OF course, nothing came OF the
cousinly correspondence. which was
extended by Cousin wilhelm TO take
in Cousin Nick OF Russia. The British
Government, without troubling itself
with royal orders, and probably large
ly ignorant of the royal correspond
ence, took up the diplomacy OF the
situation. Lord Grey held out an olive
branch in the form Of proposition
for mediation, which, Il is said, the
Kaiser favored accepting How he
could have done so, in view of the
decision OF the Potsdam conference
to which he was party, is difficult to
see However, the immediate proffer
by Won Tirpitz, Falkenhayn and Won
Moltke OF their designations and the
latter Of their swords. as they flung
them at his feet forced him to aban-
Ion his pacific weakness
The letter is an interesting story Of
royal dabbling in secret diplomacy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08
RuSSia's New Cabinet
(From lhe New York TrIbunel

nation for self-defence.
What the Russian Revolution needs
is not a Mirabeau, a Danton. or a
Robespierre. It needs a Garnet. who
will organize victory by abolishing
sedition, indIscipline and incompe-
tency at the front. Kerensky has
shown Dantonesuue powers in his
brief period of ascendancy. II he puts
aside untimely dreams of social re-
construction and concentrates on
Russias real task-which Is military
"a Carnot may emerge in this Cabi-
net or some succeeding Cabinet.
There are two Russias, as Maxim
Gorky has said. One Is the Holy Rus
STA OF tradition-inert, retrospective
long suffering Aslatic in spirit. The
other is Unholy Russia--with its face
turned toward the West, eager to
make progress and to get results,
even though those results may be Ill
judged and fantastic. Unholy Russia
conceived and executed the revolu-
ton But Holy Russia must sanction
it and stand for It, II It is to survive.
Unholy Russia is a radical minority.
n must work out the nations destiny
(if Russia is 70 be a nation and not
a mere geographical expression) by
onerg2 ng and educating the ancient
Holy Russia
A single fraction or faction Of the
revolutionary minority is not strong
enough 70 do this. Union and con-
solidation are as necessary in Petro-
grad today as they were in Philadel-
phia when BENJAMIN Franklin said;
III we don't hang together we shall
hang separately"
The proletariat extremists. the
Maximalists. the Bolshevikis, are
willing 10 take a chance on hanging
separately They are Marxists first
and Russians afterward. In the new
KerenslSy Cabinet there are many
men who are Russians first and Marx
lists afterwsrd. That is a sign Of re-
turning reason. Il is the best news
from Russia since the original Duma
Cabinet collapsed under the pressure
OF ultra-Socialist politicians who
wanted TO conduct government IN war
time by street oratory, moral concili-
alton and an absolute abandonment
OF coerciye authority.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08

That is most interesting despatch
from Wilhelm II. to President Wilson
made public Sunday by Mr.. Gerard. Il
was of date OF August IA, 1914 The
German troops were we'll into Bel
gium and the smoke Of burning vii
lagos and the cries Of tortured Bel
gians had begun TO attract the atten-
ton OF the world. The Kaiser evident
ly thought his adventure needed some
explanation and so addressed TO the
President more or less exculpatory
despatch.
1t seems that he sent his brother.
Prince Henry-the same Prince who
a few years earlier had been deputed
~ IRE the German heart in the United
states-to see his cousin George v.
Ia Eng and War vas threatening. It
had in fact been determined upon az
the famous Potsdam conference
though Of that the Kaiser gave no
hint. On the surface he was all for
peace-at least with England. His
emissary returned from London with
the report that George " had said
distinctly that England would re-
main neutral II war broke out on the
Continent involving Germany and
France, Austria and Russia"
II was all very nice and cousinly.
Nobody thought OF Consulting the
British Government. Cousin George
with a twist Of his royal beard told
Cousin Henry to tell Cousin Wilhelm
that ne might 90 on and have his
war, and do what he wanted with
France. England would kaen hands
or. What was the grief and aHffering
OF continental war among cousinel
10 De sure Sir Edward Grey, getting
WIND ofethe affair, notified the German
Ambassador that England would prob
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08

The new Kerensky Cabinet repre-
sents a reaction toward Modernism.
Many of It's members are Constitu-
tional Democrats and have what are
known In the MARKHAM jargon as bour-
geois or anti-proletariat Affiliations
Americans are happily unfamiliar
with the distinctions which these
catch-words denote. Even in Russia
which, with its vast area, its indus
trial under-development and its eK-
cessiye proportion of workers on the
land (soon TO become landholders),
somewhat resembles the United
States Of half a century ago, these
MARKHAM classihcations are more or
less confusing,
The PetrOgrad correspondent OF the
Jewish Daily Forward" of this city,
has cabled that the rejoining Of the
Cabinet by the Constitutional Demo-
cratic party (the Cadetsl will mean
q victory OF the middle class over the
working class" But that is only an
other way OF saying that the revolu-
ton is regaining nationality. The
downfall Of autocracy was accom-
plished IN the interest OF no single
class IN Russia. The bourgeoisie is
certainly as much entitled to reap the
fruits OF the new freedom as the pro-
letariat is. ANY effort by the latter
class to monopollze the benefits Of
the new regime must lead to civil
war. And If civil war comes, either
the Romanoffs will be restored or 9
military dictator OF the NapoleoniC
type will take over the reins OF gov,
/ eminent.
In order TO maintain the revolution
| the Russian revolutionary factions
must unite The internal reforms
which both the people and their lead
ers have IN mind must wait on tn,
attainment OF external security. Witt
German and Austrian armies agail
breaking into Volhynia and threaten
ing both Moscow and Odessa, ma
tional unity is indispensable. II tn,
middle class and the proletariat O
the cities lock horns, while the mou
iiks look on in bewilderment, the Teu
tonic invader cannot be checked. TIL,
army viii not fight for government
which is incapable OF organising tn,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-08

the bloody bandage driBd TO his
wound, turn away from the first aid
and the canteen and beg some chap
he saw lighting up to give him
smoke"
That's how II is-a pipefui OF to-
baeco, a couple OF oigarettss-thess
are the Joys, the relaxation, the mo-
nent OF peace after the terrible hours
Of strain and fury and turmoil, these
must take the place Of all that IN
normal times and in normal lives goes
to make happiness. They must be the
sign of remembrance, of thanks, OF
the fact that those out there, who are
daily giving the uttermost In them to
give. even to the hst sacrifice, are
cared for, are unforgotten are loved
by those who are back home.
You can't buy very much here at
home for a quarter, principally be-
cause you have so much already. But
get out there where there is nothing
except the terror that walks by dag
and by night, the living grave Of the
trenches. the eternal din OF the guns,
the mud to lie In and to work in
9ub kAtIt WnSlb cNNAy upab AuNuASut
may be the last and a little bit Of
tobacco will spell happiness.
you see, It takes your mind on,
concluded my informant.
"Our Boys In France Tobacco
Fund" takes your quarter and sees.
to It that more tobacco than you could
get for that money goes straight to
the men in the trenches or on the
ships. Already England, Australia.
Canada, France, New Zealand. already
these, through private contributions,
are sending that quarters worth. Now
/ it is our own who ask It Of US.
After this a quarter viii have a
special meaning, a meaning difficult
TO ignore.
"A quarters worth will keep one OF
them happy for week"