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New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Big u. S. Cargo Ship Launched

PHILADELPHIA. Nov 3O-The
Narica. the second largest cargo car
rier ever launched at De aware River
ward, left the ways of the Sun Ship
building Company To-Day. The vessel,
which has a tonnage OF I2.500, was
christened by Madame de- Cana. wife
of the Brazilian Ambassador 10 the
United States
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01
Public Service Board
Vetoes U.S.Ra Order
insists on Right to Regulate
Lines Despite Control by
Federal Government
Government

ALBANY, Nov. 80. The state has
power to regulate even an interstaTe s
railroad in the management Of It's So
tlons and to prevent interference VIII
me ccnvenience of the public nrov;d- =
ed such regulation does not intarfere
New-York tribune., 1918-12-01

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New-York tribune., 1918-12-01

which would make up the extra weight.
1t was suggested by returned SOL
dier at the Red Cross station that the
amazing variety of content might we'll
lead to a Christmas morning overseas
contest to decide which box showed
the most ingenuity of selection
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08
How Thrones Have Slipped from Beneath Rulers
During the Present War Which Is Changing
the Modes of Governments As Well
As the Map of the World.

est of his subjects he is compelled to
have a bread card, and one of his
servants must stand in line each morn
ing to obtain the days supply for the
family. This punishment, however, is
mild when compared with that which
of his subjects, whose only crime was
a Plea for their right to live without
being robbed that the court parasites
might waste. Only year ago this
monarch had a fortune greater than
Morgan or Rockefeller. Practically
all of the Siberian mines were his
personal property and besides this he
owned 100000 acres of timber
and farm lands. He drew fabulous
sum from the government to maintain
his palaces and to defray the expenses
of the royal family. Preyed upon by
Rasputin, the Mad Monk, and other
charlatans he wasted government
money like water. His will was law
and when this will was under the
domination of parasites who lived in
luxury only by the oppression of the
people, his tyrannical conduct can be
readily understood. Today less than
half a million of his vast fortune re-
mains, and he is alone with his family
and a few retainers provided by the
government.
For years Russian rulers have been
marrying Germans princess, who had
some Teutonic blood in their veins, and
hordes of Germans have followed these
women othe Russian Court, where they
became rich THROUGH intrigue and graft.
Many of them were in the employ OF
the German Government. and it is
not surprising that they were able to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

stops short of no supreme effort. 1t
asks its members to pledge themselves
to express their patriotism "by doing
better than ever before whatever
work I have to do; by rendering what
ever special service I can to my com
munity and country by living up to
the highest standards of character
and honor and helping others to do
the same" Its badge is as simple as
its pledge. a white satin button with
the words, Patriotic League" stand
ing for the truth of its teachings.
The Patriotic League is not a sep
arate organization but is introduced
into other organizations and operates
in thep. 1t provides the patriotic
part of the program of any group
and may be used by any organization
or group of individuals which wishes
to promote it. 1t is to be found in
the church, Sunday school and re-
| Iigious societies of every faith and
denomination, in Red Cross units, in
service clubs of any character, in
schools, in offices, factories, shops and
in stores.
Leaders are appointed for Patriotic
] League groups of ten or more mem
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

and responsibilities of American girls
and women at this time"
High Standard OF Daily Life
The very first step in the direction
of definite service as members of the
Patriotic League is to set the standard
of daily life and work to its highest
notch. If the work be in the home
the member is instructed to plan the
kind of household, which will best
fit into the conservation scheme of the
Government. The idea is incuIcated
to act, in accordance with what will
mean the greatest good for all. Such
practical patriotic service as watch
ing the consumption of fuel light and
water is encouraged, and above ali
generosity is stimulated, which will
share the hospitality of the home with
those who are far away.
The Patriotic League sets before
the girl working in the shops and the
factory the idea that the skill of her
hands is contribution to the real
power of the nation. The girls are
asked to realize that they are to help
make America a great industrial ma
ton. They are also taught that only
an industrial nation can make war,
since without industries which stand
back Of it our army would be useless.
Each member of the League is asked
| to realize that her work is helping to
make America the great industrial ma
| ton she should be. Each member is
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bers. The object of every leader is
to make membership in the Patriotic
League a growing reality in the lives
of the girls in her group. When every
leader will have accomplished this
the Patriotic League feels that it will
have fulfilled its purposes of helping
the girls of this country to be finer
and stronger by reason of the days
of crisis and strain. The League
makes a strong effort to avoid super
fetal guidance.
Said a leader of a Patriotic League
group in talking of her work: "Ev-
eryone of US today will see her work
as means of service. To do our work
we must keep ourselves At in body,
mind and spirit. We must try to live
normal well-balanced lives in order
to increase our worth. We must
square our shoulders and not be
swept off our feet by the necessity of
temporary adjustm ents. Our friends
| and our communities may need us
more one year from now than they dc
now We are trying hard to think
sanely about our work." said this lead.
er. Let US go farther and look al
our hours of recreation and rest, and
our wholesome meals as becoming the
right kind of citizens. What we mus
try to do is to build up our health
in order that with strong bodies, calm
minds and confident, prayerful spirits
we may measure up to the privilege
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cordance with the teachings of a civil
lied land, nor in keeping with the
laws, but somehow the Balkans, which
have long been regarded as the danger
zone of Europe, have always been
law unto themselves and life was
cheap when it stood in the way of
an ambitious nobleman. So when
Peter wanted the throne and Prince
Obrenovitch stood between him and
the crown he promptly had the
Prince murdered, and in such a cold
blooded fashion that the other Balkan
rulers stood aghast. Even European
royalty received him coldly when he
came to the Serbian throne in 1903,
after the brutal assassination of King
Alexander and Queen Draga-a crime
which he condoned because it swept
away the last obstacle in his path to
the throne. His rule brought him,
little happiness, for it is said he spent
sleepless nights in remorse over the
crime he had committed to crafty
his ambition. His country was con-
stantly at war and no sooner were the
Balkan wars quoted than the assas-
tria caused the ultimatum which end
ed in the present war. Serbia was
already 'bled white" by the war with
Bulgaria and was in no position to
defend herself, and Belgrade soon fell
before the Austrian bombardment
King Peter was driven from Serbia
and left in such haste that he lost his
crown on the roadside (where twas
found by other refugees), and had to
abandon his royal coach for a farm
wagon in order to escape through the
mud to a place of safety. He finally
reached Athens and later found a
haven on the Islanu of Euboeae, a
| Greek possession in the Aegean Sea.
He is nearly seventy-three years of
age, broken in health and is said to
suffer from Authorizations of himself
| leading his army and at times he
! PAGES the beach until he is exhausted.
With no worldly goods except what is
allowed him by the Allies. the pathetic
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asked also to realize that strength
and purity of his ideals stands back
of the men who have been called upon
their country.
1t is impressed upon every member
of fhe Patriotic League that all are
working together in the common pur-
pose of making America take her
rightful place in this world struggle.
Each is asked to stick to the job for
which she is trained, and to get the
most out of every hour; to make her
work Just as perfect as she can make
1t. Every member is asked to see
that the work she does is made worth
doing, as she realizes that the COM
monest duties faithfully performed
are very definite expressions of pa
triotism.
The School Girl
Upon the schoolgirl member of the
Patriotic League is impressed the fact
that, even if the war is of short dura-
ton, there are years of reconstruc-
ton to follow, and that the school
girl of today, who is to be the wife
and mother of tomorrow, must realize
that she is preparing for important
future work, and that body and mind
must now be trained for full useful.
ness. School members of the League
are placed in touch with clubs or or.
CARNATIONS where interesting wal
work may be done and wholesome
recreation may be found.
For those whose daily work is sc
taxing that there is no time for specia
service, the second clause in the
p1edge-"by rendering whatever. spe
cial service I can at this time to my
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

old ruler is paying the penalty of an
unholy ambition to sit upon throne.
Ferdinand OF Roumania
Little is head of King Ferdinand
of Roumania at present, who by ally
ing himself with the Entente Powers
sacrificed a vast fortune in Austria
which it is not likely he will ever re-
gain. His wife, who is regarded as
the most beautiful royal woman in
Europe, has, an especial hatred for
the Kaiser, and it is said that the
King was Influenced by her when he
cast the fortunes of Roumania with
the Allies. Most of their land has
been overrun by the Central Powers,
and the civilian population are in a
starving condition. While Ferdinand
can hardly be called a dethroned
king, his kingdom is a totttering one,
not because of any displeasure of his
own people, because they are devoted
to both himself and his Queen, but
because the Germans arrived before
he was prepared to meet them. Per
! haps when the war is over this King
may come back, but just at present
"uneSsy rests his head"
Albert OF Belgium
King Albert of Belgium has been
robbed of his throne for the time be-
ing, but when peace once more
dawns over Europe he will go home
in triumph to his stricken people, who
have been so bruta1ized by the
Kaiser's men. Few rulers are so uni
versally beloved by their subjects as
King Albert, and few have merited
such devotion forYhe has never shirked
any danger to which his people were
exposed, and had it not been that the
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the women of the force are largely
recent entertainment netted S1,400 for
an ambulance. The entertainment
took the form of a dance, attended by.
soldiers from nearby camp. Thus
patriotic, financial and recreational
end was accomplished in one activity.
This group of women working after
hours of employment have completed
1000 articles for war sufferers since
forming themselves into a PATRIOTIC
League unit seven weeks ago.
In Shop And Factory g.
In shops and factories the Patriotic
League is taking root with admirable
effect. In Brattleboro, Vermont, three
hundred girls, two hundred of them
wage-earners, are wearing the white
and blue button and have thrown
themselves with a will into community
service. Not a club has been organ
lied, but every organization of the
city has felt the influence of the Pa
triotic League. The service work of
the Brattleboro Leaguers is being
carried on through the Junior Red
Cross, War Chest Fund Campaign and
food conservation clubs. This work
| in Vermont is instanced only as it is
typical of many places, large and
small, from coast to coast, whose girls
and young women are forming them
selves into Patriotic League units.
The Patriotic League appeals espe-
cially to young girls whose spirits are
reaching out toward higher things and
who also hold the desire to render
help in the present crisis. Results of
leagues formed show that the life of
the average Patriotic League girl is
likely to be one filled with activities
that make for normal living sustained
amid a period of strain and stress.
The greatness of the whole nation is
so inextricably bound up with its in
dividuals that its leaders beg each
girl of the Patriotic League to say,
This means me and my life, my best
self, my highest ideals"
One of the American generals wrote
back from France, This is a woman
war The fighting strength of any
army is in its morale. Its morale
depends upon the women and girls at
home"
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work on the army. The whole Rus
sian Court realized that a victory for
the Allies meant the freedom of the
world and they. knew it also meant
the end of their power, while on the
other hand they felt sure that if Ger
many were victorious autocracy would
be vindicated and they could still live
by their nefarious schemes. But the
people decreed different and today
Nicholas II is the most pathetic ex-
ample of the vicissitudes of kings.
Constantine OF Greece
King Constantine of Greece is an
other ruler who lost his throne during
! the present war. His Queen was a
sister of the Kaiser, a woman whose
| hatred of the English was equal to
that felt by her brother. A man of
no great strength of character he
permitted the Queen to plot and in
| trigue in the Court in favor of Ger
many until he had little control over
affairs of state. The majority of his
people favored the Allies, and one day
he expressed his determination to cast
his lot with them and the next day
he was going to fight for Germany.
This vacillating policy continued for
months until the Greeks decided that
man with no powers of decision was
unfit to rule and they forced him to
abdicate in favor of one of his sons.
The Kaiser was furious and in a most
original letter promised Constantine
that he would make the Allies pay
for the insult. So far the "All High
est has failed to keep his word. King
Constantine and his strong minded
wife were banished to Switzerland,
where it is said they live on a small
allowance from the Greek Govern
ment, all the ex-King's worldly goods
being confscated by the State.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08
community and country carries a
special message of positive patriotism.
Work Through Many Societies

community and country
special message of positive patriotism.
Work Through Many Societies
One. hundred and forty-three wom-
ems societies in the United States
have offered their resources to the
country to help in it's war work. The
Patriotic League points out to its
members that through the agency of
any one of these every woman, no
matter how busy, may be able to con-
tribute something definite. Patriotic
League units are performing Red
Cross work in large measure; the
Food Administration also shares the
influence of its membership; scores
of French orphans have received help
at their hands and they have given
generous financial help to carry on
reconstruction work IN Belgium. The
members are indeed performing in
valuable war work for. every war re-
| lief committee of the allied countries.
| The Patriotic League headquarters
are in New York, where its influence
stands for moral uplift and practical
patriotism among girls gathered to-
| gether for organization study, work
or play. In Washington it has come
to mean a great coordinating influence
for good among tens of thousands
of young women gathered together
from every part of the country to
take up their share in the work of
the Government. Within the past
month it has become an important
part in the task of Miss Marjorie Day
in charge of the Girls Division of the
War Camp Community Service, to
stimulate interest in the Patriotic
League and form groups of members
among Uncle Sans girl employees
"It Is a call to women who are en-
phatically for America" said Miss
Day in recent conversation regard
ing the purposes of the League. 'I
is as we'll an admirable instrument il
Z providing recreation and activit!
along war emergency lines"
In one store in Washington where
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generals of the Allied armies have
refused to permit him to expose him
self at certain points he too would
have either been killed or captured
by the Kaiser's men. King Albert
spends most of his time with his sol
diers at the front, while the Queen
goes from hospital to hospital caring
for the wounded. The greater part of
Belgium is in the hands of the. Ger
mans and Albert at present is a ruler
only in the hearts of his subjects with
out a throne. The crime against Bel
GUM will always be the blacklist
page in the history of the Germans
part in the war. p
Manuel OF Portugal
King Manuel of Portugal lost his
throne in 1910, when the people de-
cided that he was unfit to rule. He
went to England and took refuge with
the Duke of Orleans, the brother of
his mother In 1913 he married the
German Princess Victoria Augustine
of Hohenzollern-Sigma Since
the war both Manuel and his wife
have devoted much of their time toe
nursing the wounded soldiers ana the
former King, who is said to haveJ
| learned a trade, is assisting in train
/ ing disabled soldiers. That his crown
| is gone forever is undoubted and he
seems to be devoting his time to as
sisting in the war work of the country
| OF his adoption.
AS the war will change the world
| so will it change the method of its
rule and still more rulers may lose
their thrones before it comes to an
end. Who can predict the fate of the I
man in Berlin. who, to crafty an :
inordinate ambition of being master.
of the world is sending millions te
their death and practically bankrupt
ing the world. Will he too join the
company rulers whose thrones have
slipped from beneath them or will he
meet a worse fate?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

HEREVER GIRLS are work
ing for the war, and that is
everywhere, one hears of the
Patriotic League. The League
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

NEASY RESTS the head that
wears the crown" runs the old
adage as to the care and re-
" sponsibilities of those charged
with authority. Never, perhaps in the
history of the world has its meaning
and application been fraught with
such danger to the ruling dynasties
of the nations as at the present time.
Usually this old and wise saying mere
ly referred to the worries and trou-
bles of kings in the administration of
public affairs, but now its significance
is enlarged and the march of democ-
racy is sweeping monarchs from their
thrones and is transferring the sceptre
of authority from the caprice of the
tyrant to the will of the people as ex-
pressed in an orderly and responsible
government. The sign of the tim es
points to a changed relation between
the ruler and the ruled and the
crowned head is no longer the sacred
badge of power.
History IS replete with stories OF
rulers who have been driven from
their thrones from time to time, but
the period of the present war has
been an unfortunate one for those
rulers who through accident of birth
and not through real ability have
found themselves clothed with royal
authority.
Nicholas II OF Russia
Take the Gar of Russia, who wa.
the absolute ruler of a land which
covers one-sixth of the surface of the
earth, now dethroned and living il
exile in Siberia, that desolate land t.
which he consigned thousands of hi!
subjects when they lifted their voices
in behalf of freedom. Like the poor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

NEASY RESTS the head that
wears the crown" runs the old
adage as to the care and re-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-06-08

II Il NJl1GlJo are WOLh-
ing for the war, and that is
AA everywhere, one hears of the
wv Patriotic League. The League
has no definite organization, no ma
tional Affiliations, yet in its first year
of existence it has spread over the
country to forty-seven states and the
District of Columbia. 1t now exists in
APT cities and has approximately 300,-
900 members.
The League was formed by War
Work Council of the Young Women's
Christian Association to direct the
patriotic efforts of the young women
of the nation.
THE Patriotic League represents a
call for all women who are for Amer
ica," said a woman prominent in the
promotion of the League. Our flag
Is behind it, as well as the influence
of the church. While answering the
call of the spirit, it is also giving
opportunity for expression in material
form of the best patriotism that is in
our women"
Pledge OF League
The pledge of the Patriotic League
is a simple one, yet so wide that it
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Nicholas OF montenegro


Nicholas Petrovitch, the dissolute
old King of Montenegro, is another
ruler who has lost his throne, at least
temporarily. He is the father-in-law
of the King of Italy, and has caused
that monarch no little trouble and
money by his love of poker and other
games of chance. These troubles
have extended over period of sew
eral years, and on one occasion it is
said that he actually tried to gamble
away his country, and would have
succeeded had not his family appealed
to his royal son-in-law, who put stop
to his gaming for time. The old
King is brave enough and Joined
hands; with the Entente Powers early
in the war, but some of his acts
aroused suspicion of treachery and
he was sent abroad for a long visit
perhaps an indefinite one. He is at
present living in villa near Park,
which IS carefully guarded by secret
service men. The old King has not
, lost his passion for poker and al
though his cabinet ministers have de-
serted. him he is able to gather some
of his old cronies about him for a
game and his guards declare that
there are many games which last far
into the night. The King of Italy
keeps watchfu1 eye on the old man
and only recently, with his Queen,
paid visit to the royal family at
their villa.
Peter OF Serbia
| King Peter of Serbia also lost his
crown through the war, and next to
the Gar of Russia he is the most
pathetic ruler, who has lost his throne
"a throne which he had spent a life
time to gain. His ways and means of
lgaining the crown were hardly in &C
New Britain herald., 1918-11-27
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