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Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

EDITORIAL NOTE. - william Lc-
Queux, who here chronicles for hts
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzendOrff,
the latter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope NJ the pOssessor OF it's innermOst
secrets.
The English "WhO's who. says of
him, "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service Of Continental coun-
tries and Is considered by the govern
ment (Of Grent Brittany nm authority on
-such matters" Another authority sayss
DEW people have been more closely Ms
ISOLATED with or know more of the
astounding inner machinery Of Ger
many than he"
LeQueux probably has more sources
Of secret Information Mt his command
than any contemporary In civil life, and
for the last six years the British Gov
eminent has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret Information through
q specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a voluntary
assistant
Count Won HeltxendorR became nm in
innate of LeQueux several years prior
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
living In retirement in France since
August, 1914, and 1t was there that Lee
Queux received from the crown princes
late personal adjutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
finer life of the HOhenzollerns-that
the demOcracies of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities Of the two dOmf-
nant members Of the nutOcracy II Is
now arrayed against.
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Another FaIIacy Shattered.

Contact with young people is sup
posed to be rejuvenating Indeed, this
contact is the only good thing many
see in that absorbing and in every
other way desirable profession Of
teaching. Was ever so false an Idea?
How could so obvious a fallacy get
the popular ear? Think how little
aware of passing years we should be,
were.it not for the young! Their very
presence proclaims our greater years.
They themselves seem to have con-
spired together to help us to a suitable
awareness. Every possible aid is Of
fered, and offered in the kindest spirit
Of courtesy. One is helped into wraps,
relieved of carrying loads or opening
doors, guided up and down steps. de-
posted in easy chairs, and generally
treated as fragile. It is all delightful;
but the force Of suggestion as exerted
by so many vigorous young minds will
sooner or later have its effect We
may resist for time; ultimately, how
ever, we shall take ourselves at the
rating of the community in which we
live. I have seen my friends capitu-
late one by one, accept the verdict Of
the majority, and settle down into the
accepted properties Of middle-age.-
Atlantic Monthly.
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Between Friends.

Halle was great friends with
neighbor boy named Bruce. They lived
In the country and had q mile to walk
to school, and always went and re-
turned together. One day, after school.
Halle came home alone, Bruce having
stopped at his own home just below
our house. He was in a disheveled
condition, and, on being questioned,
confessed that he had been fighting,
and that he had come out second best.
"But," said his mother, in puzzled
tone, Il thought Bruce was your
friend"
eyes, he Is" replied Halle, plaintive-
ly. 81 don't know what he would have
done to me If he hadn't been my
friend"
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Causes of Nervousness.

There is an article on the care Of
children in the Woman's Home Com
panion In which the writer says:
Nervousness sometimes is the re-
suit of some physical defect. Malnu-
triton, anemia, defective eyesight, bad
teeth or adenoids may be the predis-
posing cause. Mature offers the best
cure. Plenty of nourishing food and
wholesome outdoor life are essential,
and these children should be encour-
aged to play and to take regular ex-
ercise, such as walking, rowing and
swimming. Real country life is always
the best, and camping Is cure in It.
self, first for the outdoor life and
healthful exercise and. second. be-
cause the nervous child needs the COM
partnership Of other children"
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The Art Of Conversation.

A recent essay by distinguished
American philosopher and essayist
announces the paradoxical PROPOSE
ton that as a nation, we talk too
much and converse too little. The
terms are not, as most people have
thought, interchangeable One may
be able to talk a great deal and yet
never know the first principles Of
genuine conversation. The essay in
question attributes the loss of con-
versatiOnal powers to the modern de-
mand for action, the speedier the bet
ter, so that we have reduced speech
to terms of business and action. Our
conversations in all. the relations we
sustain to our fellow-men are OBJ
jective and must, therefore, be limit
ed to the accomplishment of some i'm
mediate end, says the Pittsburgh Ga
zette-Times. Interchange of thought
is confined to such things as may be
within the scope Of our vision at the
time. Antecedents are wiped out 80
rapidly that we have no background
and, therefore, no real perspectives.
The motiOn-picture screen is the
browning emblem of our modern
mental processes. We live by flashes
Of light Immediately before our eyes,
while the entire surrounding areas
are inclOsed in pitch darkness.
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TheSec1etS d HE Hdhhr5JB0))EnnJr
XPOSJRE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS
)lJNT ERNST Won HELTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUELX

amount Of whispering that went on on
board that evening may be readily
imagined.
Just before midnight, as ]. was about
to turn in, received q command to
go to the emperor's cabin wherein he
worked.
On entering 1 found him seated at
his table, his uniform tunic unbut-
toned, his hair slightly ruff1ed, by which
l knew that he had been writing hard.
"Von Heltzendorff," he said, as
stood beside his table, ''you were wit
ness of the insults placed upon me this
afternoon. Does anyone except our
selves know what occurred in your
cabin2"
Il have not told a soul, your ma
jesty," was my reply.
"But the officer who has raised his
hand against the sovereign to whom
he swore allegiance may have done!"
he said. 'There Is but one way In
which he may atone for his offense
against majesty. Hand this to him."
And he gave me a letter addressed
In his own hand-addressed with all
Won Lantzsch's titles and distinctions.
It was sealed with the emperor's we'll
known black wax.
Ten minutes later handed the cap
tain the emperOr's letter.
He tore it open, read its contents,
and then gave queer, nervous laugh.
it seemed to me.
Thanks, Heltzendorff. 1t was my
turn tonight to be on duty with his
majesty, but did not feel equal to it.
Goodnight"
Early next morning one of the i'm
perial stewards entered and, awaken
ing me, asked me to go to Captain Won
Lantzsch's cabin.
On entering found him lying dead
on his berth with blood oozing from
pistol wound in the temple.
Upon the little shelf Of the folding
washstand was q note addressed to
me.
On opening it found these words
scrubbed in pencil:
"Dear Heltzendorff: I have taken
my life at the order of his majesty.
Am 1 not a loyal subject after all?-
Rudolph"
BY noon the body of the kaiser's
victim had been landed at 'Bodo, where
it now reposes in the little cemetery
beneath those high snew-clad crags
which rise against the gray, turbulent
sea.
Many fantastic reports have been
whispered concerning the incident, but,
being one Of the actors in the drama.
I am able here for the first time to
reveal the actual truth.
Copyright. 1917. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
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"De Profundis."

At the summer training camp at
Plattsburg last summer an understood
"rookie" was one day struggling along
through mud that threatened to engulf
him and his pack. The company were
singing, and when they came to the
chorus he joined in with growls and
grumbles that seemed to come from
we'll down toward his belt. Beyond
doubt, melody was not his forte. A
big, hulking sergeant came along.
"What's the matter? What are you
bowling about?'
'Im singing bass" explained the
rookie"
"Don't do it, my boy" said the SER
geant; you're too deep down already.
You come up to surface and get the
air."-Youth's Companion.
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MACHINE GUN IS BEST WAR WEAPON

been known to stop an entire regi-
ment. 1t Is indisputably the most ter
rible instrument of war.
Yet well-directed battery of '75"
cannon, sweeping space of ground, Is
more certain to leave nothing alive.
These, then, are the primordial
means of defense, to which naturally
are to be added the numerous rifles
Of the defenders Of the trenches, those
trenches in which are Invisible loop
holes where the enemy awaits our ap-
pearance.
Heavy Shells for offense.
What are the adyersarys means Of
annihilating these hidden, powerful de-
lenses? Only heavy artillery; the large
shell, the huge torpedo, the heavy pro-
jectile Of steel, inclosing violent ex-
plosive. Is capable Of demolishing a
netting, Of demoralizing those occu-
pants Of the trench whom it does not
kill and keeping the adversary's nerves
on edge by the menace Of its sudden
arrival several kilometers behind the
lines. Thus the means Of offensive are
the heavy cannon, the large trench
mortars, the large caliber howitzers,
the formidable marine gun mounted on
rails, all that is longest, most difficult
and costly to manufacture, to trans
port, to set in motion. A machine gun
can be installed anywhere In two min
utes or less. A month is required to
install the 1920" trench mortar. To
put a naval gun on rails in running
order necessitates months of work and
the installation of a railway. Even
guns that are easy to handle, such as
the 1885," are moved with difficulty;
at times it takes two or three days to
place them in battery.
And this is not all. The heavy ar
tillery is naturally less accurate than
the field artillery. When one consid-
ers that heavy guns soon wear out, as
the big gun can fire only a more or less
limited number Of shots, as its caliber
increases, and as 1t must constantly
be replaced, one understands why it is
so much easier to take the defensive
than the offensive, and why the situa-
ton on the western front, at all points
well defended, was stationary for so
long time before the means of at
tack were sufficient to permit of an
offensive.
Middletown transcript., 1917-07-07

own sphere she was autocratic, and
ruled her court just as sternly as did
the emperor rule his army. But to
overrule the emperor
eyes," she said. after few mo-
ments' further reflection. "You are
quite right, count. 1 give you orders
to act just as you wish. Please give
your commands in my name"
In few seconds / had written out
an imperial dispatch to be transmitted
by wireless, and to this the empress
grave and sad-eyed. appended her sig.
nature.
A quarter Of an hour later that mes
sage to the German minister In Chris
tiania was being taken down by the
wireless operator at Lagesund, in the
Christiania ford.
A Sudden Apparition.
That same evening 1 was reading In
my cabin when Rudolph Won Lantzsch,
in the uniform of the Red Hussars of
Potsdam, entered. He was tall, fair
haired man, typical Prussian cav
alryman.
'sWell, Heltzendorff," he laughed,
'my remarks during the emperor's SER
mon seem to have stirred up quite q
lot Of trouble"
'Trouble for yourself, I fancy, my
dear comrade." I said.
"Well, after all, only spoke the
truth. Didn't he declare to us that
he has been sent by providence as the
war lord Of Europe2 Why, Heltzen-
dorff, any man who would talk like
that Is crazy"
"Hush" 1 cried, starting up-the
next second to find ourselves in the
presence of the kaiser himself.
We both started, staring at the fig
ure in naval uniform, pale and hollow
eyed. standing before us like a sudden
apparition.
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Author Was a Jurist.

'"The Clockmaker," by Thomas
Chandler Halliburton, who used the
pen name Of "Sam Slick" was pub
lished originally by Boston house.
Halliburton was native Of Windsor,
N. S., and was born there in Deem
Der, 1895, and he died at Isleworth,
near London, England, August q,
1865. He was at one time chief JUS
tice Of the court Of common pleas of
Nova Scotia, and when that court was
abolished in 1840 was appointed a
Judge Of the supreme court. He re-
signed from the bench In 1856 and
went to- England and remained there
until his death.
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Recess Was Called.

A real estate agent was testifying in
court recently in case involving the
exchange Of a picture show for farm.
It was contended that the theater was
not worth what 1t was represented.
owing to its location. The attorney
asked the witness to state what the
surroundings Of the theater were.
sNext door to it was a shoe shining
place." he answered, "then came
garage, and next was a saloon. and
that's as far as got" When the ex-
element subsidized, the Judge observed
that that was a good place to stop, and
the customary midsessiOn recess was
called.-Indianapolis News.
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IndisputabIy the Most Terrible
instrument of Defense,
Says Observer.
BIG GUNS Often INACCURATE
While Necessary in Offensive Warfare
Heavy Artillery Is Not in Same
Class With Machine Guns
in Defensive Tactics.
BY A FRENCH SOLDIER.
On the Chicago Daily News.)


Paris.-MOnths Of furious assault on
the French lines at Verdun, which
have brought into play the most pow
erful known means Of attack, have
barely succeeded in bending the ad-
versary's lines. There Is, it Is true, a
diminution of forces on both sides, and
one may look forward to the day when
the accumulation Of material and the
superiority in numbers Of men on the
side of the allies will enable the latter
to break more rapidly the adversary's
tenacious resistance.
But why is it, one asks, that despite
the accumulation Of heavy cannon 1t
costs so much in men and money and
time to break the enemys resistance?
1t is because this war is being fought
in a period of development of the art
of war, in which the means Of defense
are vastly superior to the means OF
offense in the facility with which they
can be brought into action and manu-
featured at low cost, and above all In
their efficacy, arising both from the
difficulty which the adversary finds in
demolishing them, and from the abso-
lutte accuracy of their aim.
Means of Defense.
To understand this one has merely
to review the means Of defense at the
disposal Of the armies In the field.
First, besides the trenches, and the
barbed wire that prevents access to
them, which are the basis Of the pres
ent system of defense, and Of which
the shell hole wherein the soldier con-
ceals himself from the enemy, is but q
variation, the two great arms of de-
Tense are the machine gun and the
"75" cannon, the last resort Of the
French army and one Of the great de-
tenders of Verdun.
In the factory there Is nothing
easier or relatively cheaper to make
than the machine gun. And at the
front there is nothing simpler to trans
port than this light arm, which three
or four men can carry as they run.
Its aim is most accurate; it can, when
necessary, fire from 500 to 600 car
tridges per minute, sowing death on
every side with incredible speed. But
against a trench it Is powerless, and
therefore it is prominently the arm
Of defense. When properly handled,
it is SO redoubtable that one alone has
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$50 1 now know the opinion you
hold of your emperor, Won Lantzsch -
his majesty said very slowly, his gaze
fixed upon his assistant personal ad-
jutant.
"Your majesty, I have nothing to
retract," replied the hussar.
"You declared me to be irrespon-
sible."
"For your words, your majesty; not
for your actions" was the cool re-
tort.
The emperor, boiling over with rage,
for he had never before had such
plain words spoken to him, made a
spring forward and struck the captain
full in the face.
The latter, his cheeks scarlet, reeled
and clutched at the table.
His first impulse was to hit back ;
but, with self-possession, he drew him
self up, clicked his heels together and
saluted without a word.
The kaiser, his face white as paper,
turned and left the cabin.
SIOOu dSuaSt.
"Well," exclaimed Rudolph at last,
she shall pay for that blow, even
though he be emperor" and he strobe
out, leaving me speeches. with sur
prise.
A few minutes later 1 assembled to
the deck In order to refresh my mud
died senses. / was walking up the
deck when suddenly I saw before me
several of the personal suite, who sa-
luted as the kaiser, naughty and erect,
passed with quick, angry step.
AS he approached I saw figure
emerge and stand in his path. 1t was
that Of Won Lantzsch.
The kaiser lifted his hand, and, with
some imperious words, struck the man
who stood in his path.
In a second Won Lantzsch, in a fury
Of passion, raised his fist, planting a
direct blow at the emperor's jaw and
sending him spinning against some
deck chairs.
Wild shouts arose from the officers
who had been chatting near, two of
whom rushed towards the emperor,
but the latter had instantly recovered
himself, and with a grim smile con-
tinued his walk and went below.
Naturally, we all expected the hus-
sar captain to be put under arrest.
But he was not. He entered my cabin
smiling and merry an hour afterwards
the only man who had dared to give
back blow for blow to the emperor.
A Midnight Command.
Among the encourage there was, of
course, much gossiping. The cause
Of the fracas was to them a complete
mystery. What had occurred previ-
ously In my cabin was unknown to
them, and as a loyal servant Of his
majesty at that time it was not my
place to reveal anything whatsoever
Of a private nature. Therefore the
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Room at the TOP.

Little Jennie had been eating very
heartily, but she asked for another
piece Of cake.
Jennie" said her mother, II don't
believe ought to give 1t to you. You're
about as full rs little girl can pos
sibly be. Another meuthful, and you'll
surely BURST"
"But, mamma, my neck's left yeti"
said the little girl, persuasively.
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DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use Of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall
fng hair is to get rid of dandruff and
itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cuti-
cura your everyday toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Arizona Peopled Aces AGO.

There are ruins in Arizona that
prove beyond doubt that it was peo-
pied generations before the pyramids
Of Egypt were erected. OF course,
outside Of these ruins we know moth
ing Of these prehistoric tribes, but the
evidence Of their occupation are with
us.
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LETTER FROM CROWN PRINCES Personal ADJUTANT
70 WILLIAM LEoUEUx PossEssoR OF THE
SECRETS OF EUROPE.


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HELTZENDORFF
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A single application of Roman Eye Bal
sam upon going to bed will prove its mer.
it by morning. Effective for Inaamma'
tons of the Eyes, external and internal.
ADJ
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Paradoxical.

"Youl blunt people seldom live up
to their name"
"How sol"
"As a rule, they generally come to
the point"
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Doesn't interrupt Him

Does your wife listen to your adj
vice."
Listen? OF course she does. NY
wife Is very polite"
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Rosanna Hoffman, ninety-four, OF
Pittsburgh walks a mile daily to pray
for world peace.
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With the Kaiser on His
Private Yacht.

. ERMANY'S greatness is due
to beef, beer and Bis
lnarck," declared the kali
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
STATE BAPTTSTS GIVE
PLEDGE OF PATRIOTISM
Wire President Assurances Of
Loyal Support in Prose-
cution of War
america" Justify SUNG

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. 1s.
Baptiats Of Pennsylvania pledged support
TO President Wilson today when the Penn
sylvania Baptist ministers convention
unanimously ordered sent tho following
telegram written by the Rev. w. Quay Ros-
sellc, Philadelphia. state president;
Hon woodrow Wilson,
President OF United states:
The PENNSYLVANIA Baptist general con-
ference in annual session assembled at
Altoona, assures you Of its loyal support
Of the national Administration in its
efficient and heroic prosecution or our
part in the great struggle for humanity,
and we pray God TO keep YOU in health
TO complete the work of leadership which
SO far you have done with such command
ing ability
The vast audience then sang "Amcrica." +"
These officers were elected today: presi-
dent. the Rev. w. Quay Rosselle, Philadcl-
phia; first vice president, ]. Denny O'Ncill
McKeCsport; secretary, the Rev. Charles
A. Walker West Chester; treasurer, DR.
A. NJ. Graves. Philadelphia; general sccrc-
tarv state mission board. Or. e. 4. Scars,
Philadelphia: general secretary education
board. Dr Lc Roy stephens, LewisbuST; (;
trustees Is. Allen Lowell J. Newton Peck,
walter r. Lee. Dr. j. Minor Wilbur w. II.
Ball. all Of Philadelphia; Lewis &. w.
Law, Grcensburg; Luther Keller, Scranton.
state Highway Commissioner O'Neil and
Governor Brumbaugh's secretary, Bali both
addressed the convention today O'Nef
said that IL Pennsylvania politics is 10 be
made clean. PCnrose and his policies must
be baushcd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
RUSSTA'S BOURGEOIS
GET SEATS In COUNCIL
Will Have 167 Representatives
to 3S8 Allotted Democratic
Organizations
PETROGRAD. Oct. 19.

PETROGRAD, oct. 1S.
The Grand Preliminary Council of the
Russian republic, which is scheduled to con-
yene Saturday, will contain 555 members, it
was announced today by the semiOflicial
news agency. OF these 3SS seats will be
given to democratic organizations and 167
10 representatives of the bourgeois.
This new body had its origin in the last
oemocratic conference, which adopted
resolution to create a parliament for the
Control Of the provisional Government
The original plan TO have only repre-
sentation from the extreme democratic ele-
ment was opposed by the Government on
the ground that the whole nation would not
thus be represented, But a solution was
found at the secret conferences in the
Winter Palace, when it was agreed TO re-
form the cabinet and to give the bourgeois
(owning class) representation in tho council
Under the Winter Palace agreement the
bourgeois will be represented, but the revo-
lutionary democracy element will have a
majority of the seats.
According to the announcement Of the
hemionicial agency, the most distinguished
statesmen Of all factions will be brought
together for the deliberations when the
council meets" It continues:
The belief is firm in Government circles
tnat the Inauguration Of the council will
put an end to the diversified authority for
merly vested I'm different councils affiliated
sl.n The General Council of Workmen's and
solulers Delegates The regulations gov
srnng the grand council have already been
uaWn up by a special committee. The coun-
~ Nill elect its president and will have the
ent 10 lnterpellate the provisional Govern
eht All questions thus put must be an
uonis put"