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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 oyer 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 a 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 8 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 small allowance from the Greek Govern ment, all the ex-Kings worldly goods being confiscated by the State.
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How Thrones Have Slipped from Beneath Rulers During the Present War Which Is Changing the Modes of Governments As We'll
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Copyright. 1918. The International Syndicate

est of his subjects he is compelled to- have 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 he permitted to be inflicted upon some of his subjects: whose only crime was a plea for their right to live without being robbed that the court parasites might waste. Only a 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 150.000,O00 acres of timber and farm lands. He drew a 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 l 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 million of his vast fortune re- mains, and he is alone with his family and 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 to the Russian Court. where they
 became rich throuch intrigue and graft.
 Many of them were in the employ of the German Government, and 1t is not surprising that they were able to
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cordance with the teachings of civil ized 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 a
 law unto themselves and life was cheap when it stood in the way of
 an ambitious nobleman. So when
 Obrenovitch stood between him and
 the crown he promptly had the
 Prince murdered, and In such 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 Ee 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 10 gratify
 his ambition. His country was con
 stantly at war and no sooner were the
 Balkan wars quieted than the assas-
 sination of the Crown Prince of Aus 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 bombardmenf.
 King Peter was driven from Serbia and left in such haste that he lost his crown on the roadside (where it was found by other refugees) and had to abandon his royal coach for farm wagon in order to escape through the
 mud to place of safely. He finally reached Athens and later found haven on the Islano of Euboeae, a
 Greek possession in the Aegean Sea.
 He is nearly seventy-three years of
 age. broken in health and is said to l suffer from hallucinations of himself leading his army and at times he l paces the beach until he is exhausted With no worldly goods except what ls l allowed him by the Allies. the pathetic
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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 ruler only In the hearts of his subjects with out a throne. The crime against Bel gium will always be the blackest page in the history of the Germans part in the war
 Manuel Of Portugal
 King Manuel of Portugal lost his i 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 to
 
 former King, who Is said to have learned a trade. is assisting in train ling 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 man in Berlin, who, to gratify an inordinate ambition of being master of the world Is sending millions to 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 fate7
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and responsibilities of American girls and women at this time"
High Standard Of Daily Life

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 it's 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 inculeated 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 all 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 a contribution to the real power of the nation. The girls are asked to realize that they are to help make America a great industrial na- 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 1 to realize that her work Is helping tc make America the great industrial ma | ton she should be. Each member i.
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community and country a special message of positive patriotism.
 Work Through Many Societies


 special message of positive patriotism.
 Work Through Many Societies
 One hundred and forty-three wom- en's 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 it's membership; scores of French orphans have received help at their hands and they have given generous financial help to carry on reconstruction work m 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 it's influence stands for moral uplift and practical patriotism among girls gathered to- 1 gether for organization study, work l or play. In Washington 1t 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 l the Government. Within the past month 1t 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 Sam's girl employees Ut is a call to women who are em- 1 phatically for America" said Miss Day in a recent conversation regard I ing the purposes of the League. ''It is as well an admirable instrument in providing recreation and activity along war emergency lines"
 In one store in Washington where
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old ruler Is paying the penalty of an unholy ambition to sit upon throne.
 Ferdinand or Roumania

old ruler Is paying the penalty or an unholy ambition to sit upon throne.
 Ferdinand or Roumania
 Little is heard 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 dethroncd king, his kingdom Is 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 uneasy 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 brutalized by the Kaiser's men Few rulers are so uni versally beloved by their subjects as King Albert. and few have merited such devotion for he has never shirked any danger to which his people were exposed, and had it not been that the
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 adage as to the care and re- W responsibilities of those charged with authority. Never, perhaps in the history of the world has it's meaning Aand application been fraught with such danger to the ruling dynasties sof the nations as at the present time. 4Usually this old and wise saying mere ly referred to the worries and trou- sbles of kings in the administration or public affairs, but now it's significance is enlarged and the march of democ- Tracy is sweeping monarchs from their thrones and is transferring the sceptre of authority from the caprice of the Atyrant to the will of the people as ex- pressed in an orderly and responsible eovernment The sign of the times 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 or Russia
 M Take the. Czar of Russia. who was the absolute ruler of a land which covers one-sixth of the surface of the earth, now dethroned and living in exile in Siberia that desolate land to ' which he consigned thousands of his subjects when they lifted their voices fin behalf of freedom. Like the poor
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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 to make the supreme sacrifice for their country.
 It Is impressed upon every member of the 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 it. 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 triotisrn.
 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 ganizations 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 tht pledge-"by rendering whatever spe l cial service l can at this time to my
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~ H M M ing for the war, and that is AA H everywhere, one hears of the wv Patriotic League. The League has no definite organization, no na- tional affiliations, yet in its first year of existence it has spread over the country to forty-seven states and the District of Columbia. It now exists in APT cities and has approximately S00,- 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 romotion 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 if
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Nicholas Of Montenegro

Nicholas Petrovitch. the absolute 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 a period of sev- 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 a 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 long visit perhaps an indefinite one. He is at
 present living in g. villa near Paris,
 which is carefully guarded by secret
 service men, The old King has not lost his passion for poker and all 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 a watchful eye on the old man and only recently, with his Queen, paid visit to the royal family al their villa.
 Peter Of Serbia
 l King Peter of Serbia also lost his
 crown through the war. and next tc | the Czar of Russia he is the mos pathetic ruler, who has lost his throne
 "a throne which he had spent life time to gain. His ways and means ol l gaining the crown were hardly in ac
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GIRLS are work
 ing for the war, and that is
 everywhere, one hears of the Patriotic League. The League
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OUR PLEDGE By doing better than before whatever work have do by rendering whatever special service my community and country by hving up the highest stand ards of character and honor and helping others do the
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N NEASY RESTS the head that
 wears the crown" runs the old
 adage as to the care and re- W sponsibilities of those charged
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
zone 81 Quiet.

sE &SEHaea
The black-whiskered, unkempk
stranger had been wandering about
Q some time watching the swarm OF
workmen engaged on the Tower Of
Babel.
How quiet md orderly everything
sis here he remarked to one OF tie
foremen.
How's tilat?" asked the foreman.
cycling him sharply.
say" repeated the stranger,
Hhowquiet and orderly everything is
here. Everything running along
smoothly, no disturbances. everybody
doing just what should be done, at
Just the right tune. Such an easy
running place, this.
Say, where are YOU from
Oh me- Why just dropped over
from Petrograds'
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IF complications exist, write to Lydia
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for advice. The result Of manysyears
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seemed utterly cast down with
despair, a surprising symptom in
a man Of his amazing vigor and
authority.
Come, chief said the ser,
geant, helping him up. aThis is
all stuff and nonsense. Trouble
with women: I've had it like ev-
erybody else. Nine. Mazeroux-
yes, | got married while you were
away - Nine. Mazeroux turned
out badly herself, gave me the
devil of a time, Nine. Mazeroux
did. I'll tell you all about it,
chief, how Nine. Mezeroux re-
Warded my Kindness
He led Don Luis gently to the
car and settled him on the front
seat.
"Take a rest, chief. It's not
very cold and there are plenty Of
furs. The first peasant that comes
along at daybreak, I'll send him
to the next town for what we
want-and for food, too, for I'm
starving. And everything will
come right; it always does with
women. All you have to do is to
kick them out of your life-ex-
cept when the anticipate you and
kick themselves out. ]
was going to tell you: Nine. Maze
| roJyv-
Don Luis was never to learn
what had happened with Nine.
Mazeroux. The most violent
catastrophies had no effect upon
the peacefulness Of his slumbers.
He vas asleep almost at once.
1t was late in the morning when
he woke up. Mazeroux had had
to wait till Z o'clock before he
could hail a cyclist on his way to
lChartres.
They made a start at 9 o'clock.
Don Luis had recovered all his
GOODNESS. He turned to his ser
[geant.
II said a lot last night that /
did not mean to say. However, /
don't regret it. Yes, it is my duty
to do everything to save Nine.
Fauville and to catch the real cul-
prit. Only the task falls upon my
self and I swear that I shan't fail
lin it. This evening Florence
Levassehr shall sleep in the lock-
up
HIn help you, chief,' replied
Mazeroux, in a queer tone Of
voice.
81 need nobody's help. If you
touch a single hair Of her head,
I'll do for you. Do You under
|standin
"Yes, chief,
Then hold your tongue
His anger was slowly returning
and expressed itself IN an IN
crease Of speed, which seemed to
Mazeroux 8 revenge executed up
on himself. They raced over the
coble stones Of Charities. Ramb0u-
illet, Chevreuse and Versailles re-
ceived the terrifying vision 81 d
thunderbolt tearing across them
from end to- end.
Saint Cloud. The Bots az
IBoulogne
On the Place de la Concorde, as
1.-THE motor WAS turning tOWard9the
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half dozen men whose professional
look there was no installing. And
Mazeroux, who had caught sight.
Of him, had spun round on his heel
and was hiding under a gateway.
He called him:
"Mazeroux!'
The sergeant appeared greatly
surprised to hear his name and
came up to the car.
"Hullo, the chief!"
His face expressed such embar-
rassment that Don Luis felt his
fears taking definite shape.
"Look here, is it for me that
you and your men r hanging
about outside of my housef'
"There's a notion, Chief re
piled Mazeroux, looking very I'M
comfortable. "You know that
you re in favor all right
Don Luis gave a start. He un-
derstood. Mazeroux had be-
trayed his confidence. To obey his
scruples of conscience as well as
to rescue the chief from the dan
gers Of afatal passion, Mazeroux
had denounced Florence Levas-
seur.
Perenna clenched his fists in
an effort Of his whole being to
stifle his boiling rage. It was a
terrible blow. He received a sud-
den intuition of all the blunders
which his mad Jealousy had made
him commit since the day before,
and a presentiment Of the ire
parable disasters that might re-
suit from them. The conduct of
events was slipping from him.
"Have you the warrant?' he
asked.
Mazeroux spluttered:
"It was quite by accident. [
met the project, who was back.
We spoke of the young lady's
business. And, as it happened,
they had discovered that the pho
tograph-you know, the photo
graph Of Florence Levasseur
which the project lent you-well,
they have discovered that you
faxed it.. And then when / men
toned the name of Florence, the
project remembered that that was
the name.'
Have you the warranti" Don
Luis repeated, in a harsher tone.
Well, youssee, / couldn't help
it. NJ Desmalions, the
magistrate-
H the Place du Palais-Bourbon
had been deserted at that moment,
Don Luis would certainly have re-
lieyed himself by a swinging blow
administered to Mazeroux's chin
according to the most scientific
rules of the noble art. And Maze
rouz fpresaw this contingency, for
he prudently kept as far away as
possible and, to appease the
chiefs anger, intoned a whole lit
any Of excuses:
SIT was for your good, chief.
had to do it Only
think! You yourself told me: Rid
Of the creature! said you. I'm
too weak. You'll arrest her, won't
you7 Her eyes burn into me
like poison!' Well, chief, could I
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