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SMUGGLERS MAKE:
ENORMOUS PROFIT
Fortunes Are Being Earned by
Carrying Articles Over
German Border.
HUNDREDS ENGAGED IN IT
Women Prove Most Adept in
Getting Contraband
Past Guards.
HUNDREDS ENGAGED IN IT

ZURICH. May .6--Thc Swiss gov
To stop the wholesale smuggling along
the Swiss-Gcrman border. Since Swift
zcrland. undo" ;hn pressure Of the al
lies. extended the o@p"rt prohibitions,
the number of smucricrs has multiplied
in spite OF All wntchfuncSs Of the from
tier guards. Germans and Swiss go
Into this illegal and risky business by
tho hundred. because ii pays enor-
nous profits. which grow in jumps as
all Kinds Of mcvcssarics become scarccr
in Germany
4 smugElcr who auccccds in getting
four pounds uf pcppcr or two pounds
of rubber acr"Ss III. frontier now
makes from IS to ,i". while the prof,
a fcw month. aEo for tho same guam
tity OF good va. only 50 To s.. Among
the sInuEEicrs ARC many railroad en-
ployecS, who always nnh ways and
means TO Violate tho cHr"r, rrohib,-
tons By hiding articles tsat arc much
needed and highly paid for ia Ger
many on their trains.
RAILWAY i:"pio,,:i:S
ENGtt.I: " TRAFFIC.
NJ tral r lily held .; Schan-
hansen. it Was Own that q frcish,
conductor and 3s brskCincn who had
conc into tho sfr-SiinE business had
made over s. -rp IN month. \
former clerk cr business houyc in
Basic who had ,ri.G 'i hand q, smuc
Cling 10 make li,;I. Extra mcacy
found tho busin, ~. 81, lu,' iivc thu, he
threw UP his jolt Huh u. vt.d his Whole
time to bringing hh-- ."rosS tho Dor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
WOMEN VALUABLE ASSET
Tine Has Va Il ,hrn iIrr Labor !.
Hc2a-dr" ,,ruE on
iiagh-'.

LONDON. MAY sG"rhc time has
passed when tic woman worker was
n drug in the market" writes Il: l..
EellinEham in IN" Daily Express.
women arc now recognized as "A most
valuable assc; II The nation and one
can say that there is ample scope for
their activities on all sides.
Indeed. tho change is so great that
IT now looks as IL thcrc would bc DIM
Guilty In obtaining sufficient workers
for all the iinportant wartime duties
which must lie carried out
That there * wcil-foundcd reason
to fear sucl, shortage * obvious when
ono reads thai the i:cd Cross society
is in urEcn, need - recruits, and that
the number OF women who have come
forward for York on the land does
not nearly reach tho required figure.
At the same t:nc. Miss Violet Mark
ham tells us ihat statistics show that
there are six millions OF women he
tween the ages of eighteen and sixty
in the United Kingdom who are still
unemployed. The question is. What;
are these women doing Certainly. a
large percentage arc married women.
with homes and children. which they
naturally cannot leave. hut it has also
been suggested that many women are
held back from doing useful war work
Ivy misguided adherence to home
ties
"unfortunatc!y. there still exists be-
tween the older and the younger gen.
GRAFTON OF womeufolk "A great difference
OF opinion as to what constitutes
duty There are many homes where
the daughters are anxious to so out
into the world and take up de1nite
occupation. either paid or voluntary
and are held back from SO doing ny
older relatives, who insist Your p!""e
is here"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
hAI GET AALAMD ISLANDS
"oT"r'r' fhn' !rent HrItnin I. Nc.
rotn,inE With Uus.ic
for Them

Lut'ANp. May 2S.--Thc EXPRESS Cor
rcSpondencc learns from diplonati..
""H't" taa' negotiations are peudir.-
""t"ten Russia and England for tho
transfer OF tho Aalanh Islands. At tho
entrance OF the Gu!f OF Ro,hnia 10
treat Britain. The British government,
Is SAID TO have agreed TO rcorGani-e
the Russian navy and Will receive the
islands in payment for large number
Of warships TO bc furnished after the
war.
The .\aland group belongs to the
Finnish Province OF Abo- Biorneborp.
and consists Of many hundreds of
islands. About eighty Of them are IN
habited, but the rest are mostly very
small, only granite rocks and cliffs
rising above the level OF tho Baltic
Sea
The islands formerly belonged to
sweden. but were formally ceded to
Russia at the conclusion OF the war
OF $50? in the peace treaty Of Fred
crikshamn. The Russian government,
agreed never 10 fortify the islands.
which are only short distance from
the Swedish coast. but this promise
was not kept.
IN the war OF 1904 the French and
English took possession of the isla tis
and conquered the fortress of Bormar-
sund. which had been butt in 1865.
hut. after destroying the Notifications.
the expedition withdrew six weeks
later. and the islands came into the
possession OF Russia once more. Since
the beginning OF the present war the
islands have been enormously fortified,
IN spite OF all protests of the Swedish
government. which even threatened
war.
The possession Of the islands would
give England control, not only of the
Baltic Sea. but also of the Gulf Of
Finland and all approaches to Petro-
grad and Stockholm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
AMERICANS ACCOMPLISH
GREAT WORK IN RUSSIA
Railroad Builders Responsible Tor
Success Army Scored i'm
Caucasus.
MANY MILES OF TRACKS, LAID
Works Zone by Engineers Has I'm
abled Officers to Throw Fresh Di-
visions Into Fighting Front and
to Revictuai Troops.

IAI;!: May .6.-t letter from an
Am.ri,.>n engaged ~ the locomotive
business IN pctrucrad to a colleague
hire reads: ~ viii give YOU an idea
az the work Americans and American
capital arc accomplishing in Russia
aud how american railroad and loco
motive builders hav. helped Russia 10
attain tho succcss she has made in
tho Caucasus.
II have just returned from a two
month trin there. IL Tinis and Sar-
kan,iSh. wh"r" some s,X-whccl switch
ing locomotives that have just been de-
livcred We're being tested and tried out.
Tho trip was very interesting AS
passed through some Of the finest
scenery in the Caucasus en- route to
Sarikamish. which is 1000 feet above
tho Sea.
This is the place where. in 1915. the
Russians so decisively defeated the
Turks and Immediately afterward adj
vanced and took Erzerun. Our
"a ilway, built by American engineers
and for the most part with American
materials, runs now directly from
rikamsh clear to Erzerum. and it
is only after seeing tho country that
ono can realize tho difficulty of the
advance. especially in winter
writers say hot every tribe that
invaded Europe from Asia in tho carly
days loft sample in Tho Caucasus
and that there are mere different races,
represented there than in any cuua!
area in the world They have most
of them STAYED III the same state OF
civilization a when they arrived Gin
the same state OF dirt. TOO. ! should
#ry).
How greatly our railroad and en-
zines have aided the Russian advance
perhaps only military ar railroad
man can appreciate. hut IL mas enabled
them to throw fresh divisions into the
actual lighting front. to say nothing
.6f re.irtualin- their entire army,
which is now doing such splendid work
nj there
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
ANARCHY RE|GNS
IN PARTS OFGREECE
Soldiers Discard Their Uniforms
and Inaugurate Reign
of Terror.
OFFICERS JOIN BRIGAM D S
Allied Blockade Has Not Had
Desired Effect in
Country.
OFFICERS JOIN BRIGAND S

LONIIIr. May 2s.-c"mpletc
anarchy prevails in som. parts ~
Greece. Bands Of Greek so!dicr.. dis
cardins their uniforms. arc maintain
ing reign Of terror in parts Of rhes-
sally and Ephus. Officers from tho
regular Greek army have joined these
brisands, leading them against the
peaceful inhabitants.
General Sa-rail. comm . drr- IN chief
Of the French. British. Russian. Italian
and Serbian forces in Macedonia has
detailed squads OF troops 10 run down
these armed band3 and arrest tho menu
bore.
The blockade doc. not appear TO have
had tho desired effect on Greece En-
c"pt for the shortage IN bread. food
s;uffs seem To have remained plcu:if;:,
IT tho provinces have suffered to a
certain cHtcnt from shortage in tic
food supply. it should be remembered
that this state Of affairs had become
chronic in certain districts OF Greece
Athens, tho other hand has Ios;
nothing Of it's gay character. The only
serious complaint heard OF was the
bad quality Of bread obtaineblc: it's
quality had detoriorat.d to such IN cK-
tent that il had become unfit for human
food
Ia order to bring about the removal
OF tho blockade. the Greek government
has p,rsistcntly declared that i; has
carried out all the dcma nds formulated
BY the allies. 1t has addressed protests
TO neutral states, and in order 10 in
huen"e public opinion abroad. il has
instiEated press campaign with /,
vie" 10 spreading the belief that tho
people were starving
The bad faith Of the Greek govern
n'en' has been 80 apparent from the
ill-w;il manifested in tho carrying on,
of It's promises that no faith can b,.
placed in statements which it has in
Spired. What the Grcck government
has conceded :" the allies Wholesale II
mas tired I" take back in detail
H"ery ina Enahlc trick has been re-
sorted 30 ~ order to cludc tho Nisilan,.,
"f tho allies control Thus .t Tho
surrender of war material. rifles ana
cartridges wcr" delivered pacI!cd in
cases. each "f which purportcd To con
tam certain specified quantity. On
several occasions cases wcrc opcpcd
ana found 70 contain only II fraction ,f
til" stated quantity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
TAKE ALL BRONZE BELLS
German Government Thus Gets Several
Thousand Toms of Much
Needed Metal.

BERLIN, May eG.-The German mill
itary authorities have now con!iscated
all bronze bells Weighing less than
forty pounds throughout the empire.
The only exceptions are mechanically
operated chimes and the signal and
alarm bells or the railroads. steam
ships and the fire departments.
BY this measure the government cx-
poets to obtain several thousand tons
of much needed metal for the manu-
facture of shells and other war pur-
poses. The large church bells have
long ago been used for the same pur-
pose.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
GERMANY APPROACHED
BY CzAR's EM|ssAR|Es
Tell haiscr's Minister They Are En-.
powered tn Ncgotiute for
Separate Peace.
SEEK TO RESTORE AuTocRAcy
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman Sni,l
I" Have Received Proposition
toIdIy. and Russians Hurrie:Ily
Leave for Switzerland.

"tEfC;l. Mar 2s.--A Swiss news
agency learns that two FORMER mcr,
hers OF tho court Of the dcthropcd
car recently came to Stockholm uud
tried 10 get into communication with
the German government The two
cmtssaries approached tho German
minister In the Swedish capital ami
informed him that they represented
large number Of the army officers
ana the monarchis,ic elements OF the
Russian people. and were empowered
tn make some kind oc deal to bring
about separate peace. provided tie
German government would promise aid
I" re-cstnhiiSh CHarism In Russia
The offer was communicated to the
Berlin Foreign Office, but found very
cold reception there. Secretary Of State
zimmerman instructed the German
minister In Stockholm to inform the
two ENJOYS of the Czarists that peace
negotiations could only he entered into
with the existing Russian govcrnmen Mt.
and that Germany does not intend to
interfere with the internal affairs Of
the Russian nation.
After this answer was delivered to
them the cmissarics left the Swedish
capital hurricdly. They came to
Switzerland by the way OF England
and France aud are still trying to win
the support Of the central powers for
the lost cause of Nicholas RomanoF.
II has been learned that soon after
their arrival oil Swiss soil they tried
TO &c, into connection with the Au%sro-
Hungarian government. but do not
seem to have had better success there
than with Germany.
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Eruentn nlondi Dcnd.

ROME. May 26.-crnesto Blondi. the
SCULPTOR. is dead here. He was known
In the United states on account OF his
masterpiece, the Saturnalic. Il hrou."
group which WAS exhibited At the Ruf.
f"io Exposition. While the group was
there the Metropolitan Museum OF Ar,
in New Yori city contracted to eXh:hi;
II for two months. hut after a single
day 1t was removed because many pa
irons Of the institution found ii pro-
found!y immoral. lilondi sued the
Metropolitan for damages, hi; lost.
E!ihu Root defended the museum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
IN FIGHT WITH SUBMARINE.
naiirn Steamship Arriving From, Med.
itrrrnncnn POT. rrIl< Of Win
~ ~ Brt-I-.
Try Associated Press.1

NEW YORK. Aiuy 2G.--A running
battle with a submarine. during which
the U-boat fired one torpedo and more
than n dozen shells. some OF the latter
striking the vessel. was reported hero
to-day by an Italian steamship arriv-
ing from 4 Mediterranean port
The submarine came up To attack on
May 3 near the Island OF Sardinia.
and. despite a return fire from the
steamship. II followed its intended
victim for more than an hour. No
damage OF any consequence occurred,
to the ship. 1885, X
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LONDON. May 2G.--Bountics are to
he offered to British farmers to cncour-
age greater food production. Pres
ident Prothero. OF the Board of Agri-
cu>urc, says that II England could
raise So per cent OF her foodstufrs. she
would have national food security.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
$4,000 IN RIOT
Cop! Of German Papers Tell OF Re
cent disorders Ia

CopENifAGEN, May "6-Onc hun-
dred aud twenty-five thousand Germans
took part in the recent riots in Berlin
according to a copy of the stuttgart
TaEwacht. which haas just been re-
cciveu here.
"Oncc again were the enemy's long.
ings for a rev elution In Berlin doomed
TO disappointment" says the paper.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

LONDON. May 26.-The British gov
eminent has issued an appeal for
$4,000 additional women for Red Cross
work The women for hospital serv-
Ice abroad must be between the ages
OF twenty-thrce and forty-two; those
for service at home between the ages
Of twenty-one and forty-eight.
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May Pardon Con-ptrn,or-.

VIENNA. May a6-The senlionicial
Fremdcnblatt hints that tho former
Deputy. DIR. Eaczmarck and all OF the
other bohemian conspirators who were
convicted OF high treason will be par
doncd Immediately after the conclusion
OF peace. DIR. Kaczmarek and two
others OF the plotters were sentenced
to death, but their sentences have been
committed to long terms OF imprison-
ment.
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Little Stories
From War Front
Related for Most Part By British
Soldiers lttoundcd in
llrraS Battle.

LONDON. May 2G.--Thc following
ire true stories, related for the most
START by ;riti:h soldiers who we're
'.uund"d in tho lighting cast IL ArruS.
nd ar: now in military hospitals in
i."tion:
Some II the captured Bavar;ars re-
marked that they had onl! como in,o
their trenches the night before re-
licNinG the. $axons. When they saw
that il Was tho Sa:,ons they wer" re-
rla"ing. they knew there WAS dirty
work .f"ot. "Thc Saxons arc not
trusted they added. In their turn
he SAXON prisoners said the same
ding If the Rnvarians Obviously.
there is little love lost between the
various German tribes
Tho Russians in one part of the
line made a bit Of - stand. shooting
steadily at the British infantry until
they were within ten feet If them
when they dropped their rifles. They
admitted. quite candidly. that on see
ing the British bnyonets their cour-
age fed. and il was noticed that in
no case had' they Sot their own bayo-
nets fixed.
4 CHEEKY German prisoner said to
his Canadian guard: 1T took many
ships TO bring you Canadians over. but
by the time VIC have finished with you
canoe will be enough TO take you
back in
4 dead Tommy aud a wounded Hun
were the occupants OF n shell hole.
The latter was seen 10 be searching
the pockets OF the fallen Rritisher. 4
Tommy III an adjoining she'll hole bore
;hls sight as long as he could. then
rrawlrd over 10 the German, and .thc
Nv" struggled ;oEether untl shell
striking near blew them apart.
Told to taEc q certain trench. q bat
TALON went over i'm fine style, but for
some minutes remained i'm doubt as 10
whether il had reached its objective
The trench had been absolutely OBJ
liberated. and was bic
from No Mans Land.
Passing one of tho cages. II Canadian
heard his name called out Thinking
his strange. hc listened again. ana
heard his name repeated One of
those blessed Fritzrs is calling YOU
SO. The man proved to be German
Canadian who ind worked for num-
Der of years in Toronto. Asked what
the deuce he was doing in this mix
up. lie said that he had gone back to
Germany To have n dust-up with The
British. pud seemed quite pleased at
his exploit.
y Tommy in IL famous British reEi-
mcnt tod 'hc sympathetic visitors who
gathered round his bed that he was
f2hting from the Monday morning t.
Wednesday evening without seeing n
single live, German
As some OF the battalions in support
were passing uD 20 ;hc trenches they
exc hanged greetings with the runncrS
who lGue;hineiy pointed to tho guns
that were wheel to wheel Boys"
they said. rely On us. The Somme
mixture this time is extra special"
a captured German officer said he
was glad it was all over. For over a
month they had becn expecting the
attack, and the suspense was getting
on his nerves. He said that the Ra-
rarians the night before the attack
brushed themselves up and cleaned
their rifles. and. certainly. the ma
jority OF prisoners taken looked much
more presentable than usual.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
SITES FOR TRAINING CAMP
Macon. Ga: Aiken. $. G.. and Chatta-
nooEa prnr.ic~lly Assured OF
ScIcctiu,.
tBy Associated rress.l

CHARLESTON. s. G.. May 26.-Aia
i"r-General wood to-day stated that
training camps for men taken into the
army selective draft were practically
assured" for Macon, Ga: Aiken, $. c..
and Chattanooga. Savannah and
Charleston also will come in for i'm
portant preparation work. he said.
Two or three divisions probably will
be trained at Chattanooga.
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Eating Dog Flesh.

GENEVA. May 2S.-Travelers from
Germany report that the food scarcity
has become such a problem that dog
flesh Is being eaten.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
YOUNG Turks LOSE
FAVOR WITH ALLAH
They Have Joined in Unholy AL
lance With German
Kaiser.
DENOUNCED BY ORTHODOX
Ulema of Mecca Promulgates
Proclamation to Those Who !
Still Are Faithful.
DENOUNCED BY ORTHODOX

CAIRO. EGYPT, May 26.---Thc Young
Turks. VITO now control tho Constan-
tinoplc government. have lost all favor
III the eyes OF iiiah by Joining an um-
holy alliance with The German Kaiser.
according to 4 proclamation issued by
the orthodox Mohaun cJais ut Mecca.
|, was The orthr4 " sect of Mus
sulmans VII" recently rcvoltr,l In south
western Arabia. declaring, themselves
tree from the Turkish government at
Constantiuopic.
The Ulona. Of ,lccc,. hna promul-
gated proclamation L" The faithful
setting forth tho ground. nf the re-
nciIi"n OF the holy riaccs "t Islam
against the younS Turks and of the
assumption &c ,hc tile OF King OF
iie'liaS by tho r;rund Sheriff of Mecca
IT says. IL part:
We. ihe rlI,r aud ltwycrA OF tho
House OF Cod. arc amrn;- those whom
tod has permitted to serve the faith
and defend ii* truths The world and
It's treasures. in cumpa iison with truth,
arc 10; worth the wing Of an insect
For there is no other purpose for man
in this life except preparing for ctcr-
nifty.
the usurper% OF Usn,aus Empire W..
have learned their evil purpose with
regard TO our faith: we have behelI
their crimes and wick ednesS in this
old Holy Land, and our faith has shown
us the path of sal vation. and in It's
name we have II according 70 our
duty 10 ourselves md the. Moslems OF
the world.
SHOULD SEEK IRIS CAytSE
AND KNOW NATURE: or EVIL
Every Moslcm who would consider
this matter should scel. its cause ami
ascertain the nature OF. evil against
which VIC rose in arms when we found
words were Of no avail
AS Tor us. We are absolutely Ger
ia in that the secret committee of the
Young Turk party has VIGOROUSLY dis
"heHed God. No words stayed their
hanI from crime. and no opposition
prevented the evil consequences of
'hcir actions. let no one think that
we speak vain things. There stand the
facts and events which every man by
inquiry can ascertain for himself' We
snail hiring forth these Facts and lay
them before The Mohammcdan world
whom necessity demands.
Now We content ourselves with beg
OnnOSn
US 10 send some reliable person or per
sons 10 Constantinoplc. the capItal OF
me CnioniStS. anti there witness pc--
so,aiiy, as we have ourselves Wit
messed. Moslcm women employed in
public places unveiled. before men OF
strange nations.
we cndsavorcd TO please God aud
avoid rebellion 50 long as 1t was
possible. We rebcllcd in order IN
please God. aud Hr gave us victory
and stood by us In support of His law
ana religion. ANA in accordance win
Il wisdom known to Him which would
lead 10 the uplifting OF Ills peonIe
every Mos'em heart in the Ottoman
''np''e' even among the Turks in Ana
t"lia and among the members OF the
turkish royal family in tho palaces
prays God for our success. and CO.,
always answers the prayers OF the on
pressed and the righteous
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
Cato u. Glover Nominated.

(By Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON. May 26.-Cato p.
Glover. OF Alabama. was to-day NOM
mated by President Wilson to be reg
lister Of the land ONCE at Montgomery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
PROVED INNOCENT
AFTER 50 YEARS
Count Kasimow Spends Half
Century as Con-'ict in
Siberia.
PASSES AWAY IN PETROGRAD
After Being Released, He Lives
Remainder of Life
as Hermit.

PETROG May 26.-Count Easi-
NOW. head OF ono Of the Oldest families
Of the Russian 'aristocracy. has just
died. at the age Of eighty years. He
spent half n century in Siberia as a
convict. and was then proved innocent
Of the crime he had bccn charged with.
In 1862 tho count. then a dashing
officer of tho Imperial Guard. and the
p"SSessor of ono az the largest for
tunes in Russia. invited Prince Dol
Eorouki. ono Of his most intimate
friends 10 his estate. The young prince
became cnamorcd with the beautiful
wife "f his host. but the latter did not
seem to notice the infatuation.
ono dry tho two friends started on
lluntirS trip. from which Count Kasi-
nov returned alone. The next morn
ing the BODY OF Prince Dolsorouki was
found in the woods. He had been shot
through the head and killed instantly.
Count Easimcw was arrested and
charged with having murdered his
friend from Jealousy. lie denied his
gull. aud. although there was no poai-
tive proof against lAm. the court con
rictcd him on circumstantial evide,p.e
IIe wss cancelled from the army and
sentenced 10 death. bu; tho Gar com
mutcd his fcntcrcc e" confscation Of
hi. great fortune anI deportation TO
Sibcri:, for lifr
Old LAEOHt:u GONFESSES
IiE COMMITTED MURDER
In the SrridE of 1863 the count was
transported to romst with several
hundred criminals. and he spent nty
years or terrible suffering as n convic,
in the mines. He had given IN All
hope Of ever lcayinr ,hia he'll alive,
but four y"ars AZ" his release vas
suddenly ordered from lctroErad His
innocence had at last been established
Nn old lnborcr N pctroSrad had CON
'cssod on his dogthhcd that lie. had
hNled Prince Doi.rrnulii to aNcngc his
lister. who had been scduccd and then
""St i>"'. u ih' Young aristocrat
II" man know th.t Count kasimow
r,i h'fn convicted inuocently. hut only
- ih" f:"c az death did he find the
"o'rsGo :" coufoSs his net
Nfirr i!s r.lctsc from the Siberian
wins- tn" cpun, returned to ictrosrad
Dat Ii" refused to reclaim his former
social rank aud his conf ga cd fortune
Nini"st pennies. h" spent The thrc-
last Years Of his ruined life a. :, hcrmi,
~ q small irrnsc "n Ia" cd-c az the
'tuSsian 'aii,a. i!: only Visitors
wrr' oc"aSi"n"i relatives and I'D
fri-nt" D." brourh, him n few
Hp'"> 4" ~rep him from starving.