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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
LIE Meant They Were
L L Real PIGS

accompanying his mother in train.
little boy was kneeling on the seat looking
out OF the window. Other Belgians and
two German officers were in the car. Pass
ing cart filled with pigs going to market,
the youngster exclaimed: 'Oh, mamma,
look at the pigs His mother, thinking he
referred to German soldiers, tried 70 silence
the youngster by telling him he must not
talk so. But, mother, in loud, earnest
voice, you do not understand; thew are
real pigs
Nine 0. in a streetcar full of German
officers, in a loud voice to her companion.
remarks: Black dresses are smart this
year Yes replies her friend. certainly
gray Color of the Germans uniformly is
not fashionable
In May, 1916, the Allies moved the clock
up an hour-calling it summer time If
the belglans did the same, they would have
the detested 'heures Alemandes' they had
so perslstently fought against A C. r. B.
delegate had an appointment to meet Bel
gan that May morning at 10 o'clock. He
arrived and found the Belgian WAITING.
They compared watches. 1t was fen nv
the delegates and eleven by the Belgian's.
But SAID the delegate, 4 have the Belgian
time and you have the German time
'Mais non, Monsieur said the Belgian. q
have the time of the Allies. TODAY nv
King advanced his watch; surely loval
Belgian could not be late to meet his king
when he marches into Brussels at the head
Of his army
Even among the gamins of Brussels.
there are lnnumerable instances of the
same spirit. In the Flemish slum section.
they poked stovepipes out of their windows
to lrritate the Germans, VINO had lust
mounted cannon on the hill of the Palais de
Justice; others followed the German band
stepping stiff1y along the sidewalk with
heads turned the other way; or parodied
with heads turned the other way: or
parodled German commands and goose
stepped backward at the order of "A
Paris Then there are the stories of the
BOY, arrested by the German polzei for a
tritlng offence, who called TO the rest of
his companions, Go tell mother have been
taken prisoner of war; and the classic re-
plies OF Nine. la D. z. 10 the German officer
who thanked her for her hospitality, You
nave not to thank me; did not invite you:'
and OF Nine. K to German officer Offering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
That Ineradicable
i Libre Belgique''

There are many stories connected with
the secret publication of that courageous
paper La Libre Belgique,' which continues
to appear despite the standing offer of TO-
600 marks for any information regarding
the identity of the editors, publishers, or
its place of publication. One of the most
amusing is that of an anonymous note to
the German authorities announcing it's pub
hcatlon in a certain square, by a certain
man. The German polizei took the hint
seriously, found the square, and on a statue
in its centre read the name of the pub
Usher they sought.
"The regularity with which this irrepres-
sible little journal is laid on the breakfast
table of the German Governor gives keen
satisfaction to Brussels as one compensa-
ton of life under Boche regime
an. c., of certain bank of Antwerp, put
up notice, at a period of Americas un-
popularity with the Germans, that To
morrow, July 4, being the Independence
Day of the United States, this bank will be
closed in honor of the day The Germans
ordered him to take in the sign and keep
the bank open. He took the notice in and
put out another: Tomorrow being the
Fourth of July, this bank will be closed
And he kept it closed. The Germans fined
him 5000 francs.
AT Virton, French aviator trying to
destroy the railroad tracks narrowly missed
killing Sister of Mercy standing in her
convent yard. On C. R. B. delegate re-
marking to Belgian woman the next day
that it was rather hard to be at the receiv-
ing end from both sides, she said, If we
are killed in this way, it is but our little
contribution to Belgium. Our lives must
not be considered if it is deemed necessary
to destroy enemy MATERIAL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
How AlSace-LOrraine
Feels About It

tary measures should not be criticised
and that no political discussions what
ever be undertaken. The leaders of the
different political parties were required
to sign written pledge to that effect
before the legislature could meet.
The session for the year 1917 was for
hidden altogether. Then two interpella-
tions to the Imperial Chancellor were
brought into the Rechstag, but they were
never put upon the calendar for discus
sion. Nevertheless, they had some effect
upon Hertling: they caused him to apply
to the army command and get permits
sion for the legislature to meet in 1918.
This was granted by the army dictator
ship, but again the condition was i'm
posed that there be no discussion what
ever of political questions, and particu-
larly of the future status of Alsace-Lor-
raine. Moreover, the session might not
continue longer than three days.
Then, after all this humiliation of the
legislature, the military governor added
final touch to emphasize his complete
sovereignty over the Representatives of
the people," When the legislature finally
met the lower or popular branch, seeing
that its rights of discussion were so close
ly circumscribed unanimously passed
resolution to abstain from any public dis
cussion whatever.
Thereupon the military governor re-
fused even to allow the publication of
this resolution. And his reason? The
resolution was equivalent to a criticism
of military measures, and as such criti-
cism was prohibited any publication of
the subject was also prohibited. The
people of Alsace-Lorraine were not even
allowed to learn that their legislature
was completely throttled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28

aristocracy and great part of the Spanish
army is Germanophie. This cannot be
denied. On the other hand, all the intel
lectual elements, with very few exceptions,
are pro-Ally. And in an immense majority
also the people are pro-Ally. The leaders Of
the political parties, with the exception of
the Traditionalists, Vasouez de Mella, either
are openly proAlly, like Count Romanoes, or
are simply neutral like former Premier Dato.
Maura, the present Premier of Spain, has
always favored the Allies. 1t was he who
IN a memorable speech declared that the
interests of Spain are with the nations of
Western Europe and not with the Central
empires.
"If Germany will not 'naly learn that
she cannot win decisive victory and in
sists upon prolonging the war, Spain will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
Clever Ways Of
~ Closing Shop

when the Germans entered Brussels. on
August 20, 1914, all shops and houses were
closed, as though every one had left the
city The anniversary of this memorable
day is always observed by the practical
closing OF the shops, through one subter-
tuge or another, notwithstanding German
efforts to keep them open. In obedience
to German order, the doors are unlocked
but in one shop is the sign Cleaning day.'
in another, a bucket with water and
brush stand in the window; while yet an
other window is filled with ivy wreaths
No Belgians enter the shops, and should
German do so the prices are raised ten
fold
"Outclassed in the combat of wits, the
Germans resort to ndiscrimnate and bru-
tai petty tyranny that often results seri-
ously for the victims
"A mother in Brussels, without warning,
was taken from her five children. three of
whom at the time were i'll with scarlet
fever and held at the Kommandantur for
seventeen days, during which merciful
God and her friends kept the youngsters
alive. She never knew and no one could
ever learn why she was taken.
Cone day soldiers appeared at certain
gentleman's residence in Namur with the
announcement that they had come to
search his house for arms, a demand and
practice quite common. Finding nothinea
after thorough ransacking, the soldiers
were leaving when, on the back porch
leading to the yard, one of them discovered
boys toy gun, and asked why it had not
been declared The man laughed, thinking
it joke-but he was taken to the Kom
mandantur and fined one thousand francs
Yes-actually,
"A woman was granted permission by
the Kommandant Of her locality to visit
near town in the military zone At her
destination she was arrested, searched and
sent back under guard. I met her on the
road, brave elderly lady, soldier on the
seat with her. another on the box, a third
on the floor of the carriage. 1t wasn't
that they feared she would outwit them per
haps, but only another method of putting
humiliation upon the Belgians
at was fine to see that gray-haired wom-
an sitting erect and apart from the sprawl
|O-N-~-o'
OF 100 marks, well as the cost of the
transportation of the soldiers back to their
post.
"A twelve year-old girl walking with her
grandmother on Rue Belliard (Brussels)
cried out "cochon" (pig) as German officer
brushed her in passing. The exclamation
was heard by the orderly following the
officer The couple were followed to their
home, received summons to appear before
the hommandant the following day, and by
night the little girl and her grandmother
were on their way to Germany, where thew
were confined for three months.
The world has always believed the
Germans unified to successful colonizi,c
and Belgium and Poland have proved it he
You'd question. Quite outside of atrocitie.
and broken faith, their conduct in Belp,ur,
has been marvel of ineptitude, a monumen,
OF stupidity. There is not here the snacs
10 recount their blunders-they would fiji,
a volume. 1t is to wonder!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28

eventually join the Allies. This move will
be unavoidable. And although Spain does
not want war-as the United States did not
want it--she will have to go to war against
those who already have become the enemies
of the whole world
"Some day Spain will lose her patience
with Germany. And then, either she will
place herself entirely on the side of the
Allies or she will have to collapse like Rus
STA. There is no other solution.
"Since King Alfonso XIII is neutral, since
his government, in spite of all its weak
nesses. is officially neutral going far as
to sign treaties for direct material assist
ance to the Alies), and since a great ma
jority of Spanish citizens are pro-Aly, why
then is Spain persistently regarded as pro-
GermaA2"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28

ELGIANS without papers or let
tiers, without tidings of their
scattered families or luck of
their fighting sons, in want, in
sickness and distress, waiting, always
waiting with patient courage for the VIC
tory they are confident is coming-these,
writes Caspar Whitney, are an enigma
and an irritant to the German.
Mr.. Whitney has written a stirring
little book called Scott Nit Uns," which
has been gotten out by the American
Defence Society. One chapter discusses
the dauntless spirit Of the Belgians, who,
he says, make even less compromise with
tragic circumstance than do the French
The passive, unceasing resistance of the
Belgians is a thorn in the German side.
Constantly trying and as constantly
failing to break their spirit, the Boche
goes to lengths ridiculously petty in his
clumsy effort to play the game, in which
the Belgian invariably outwits him." A
volume, Mr.. Whitney is sure, could be
made Of ''the trial Of wits between leu
ton and Walloon." And then he goes on
to recite a few striking instances, both
of Teuton cruelty and Belgian resource
fulness:
"a Belgian woman came to the Holland
border en- route to Rotterdam, carrying in
her muff lining assuring letters to anxious
relatives outside. If she should be caught
with the letters deportation to Germany if
nothing worse would result. AS her exam
ination began she showed patent concern
over a small handbag on her arm, appear
ing to have much difficulty opening it and
managing the muff at the same time. Sud-
denly thrusting the muff into the hands of
the nearby soldier, she asked him to hold
it while she unfastened the bag. Then, her
examination concluded satisfactorily-sh
received her muff from the soldier thanked
him and went over the border with her
budget Of good news!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28

manded ballot By rollcoU. The
Reichstog received this request Nth
loud bursts of laughter and paid no
attention to 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
Some Day Spain Will Lose Her Patience

</E SPAIN pro-German?" asks
Miguel de Zarraga in the last
H. issue of the Spanish-American
"Revista del Mundo," and
p;ves the following answer to his ques-
ton:
"Spain is not looked on graclously for
her neutrality, although the Allies, quite as
we'll as Germany, are beneftlng from the
fact that she is neutral While the Aihes
regard Spain as Gcrmanophile, the Ger
mans themselves are of an exactly opposite
opinion. If the Germans believed it they
would not be sinking Spanish ships And
have they not many times violated SPANS
sovereignty?
"The Spanish clergy, the Spanish clerical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28
1897

a ND in 1897 another speech was
"a made in the Reichstag, this
L "A time by Jacques PRESS, Depute
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
TELEPHONE WORK is
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Council OF Defense Also Urges Girls
To Enroll As Telephone Operators
Immediately

The registration committee of the
Women's Section, Maryland Council
of Defense, is urging the Maryland
girls to show their patriotism by en-
rolling for either telephone or tele-
graph operating. The necessity of
work of this character as a war meas
ure is being pointed out, and the COM
mittee is endeavoring to eradicate any
absurd prejudice which the fastidious
high school graduate may hold against
such important branches of service.
1--WE feel that there is no way in
which patriotic service can be more
usefully rendered by a woman is the
statement made in this connection by
Miss Anne Graeme Turnbull, chair
man of the registration committee.
Miss Turnbull and those working in
cooperation with her have felt the
obligation of enlisting recruits for
such service ever since the govern
ment took over the telephone and tele-
graph lines.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
DRAFT BOARDS READY
FOR BIG REGISTRATION

With the passage of the 1S-45 Man
power Bill by Congress there is moth
ing for the local draft boards in the
state to do, but wait for the selection
of a registration day. According to
Adjutant General Henry NJ. Warfeld
who is in charge of the work in this
state, little remains to be done before
all the draft boards in Maryland will
be in a position to enroll the large
number of registrants.
At a late hour today As out of the
SO local boards in the state had report
ed that they had secured enough vol
unteers for the work to Immediately
proceed with the registration should
the order be announced. Five boards
have not yet secured the necessary
number of volunteers and are still open
for men who are ready to aid in the
important work, which will probably
be done within three weeks. The
boards, which are already prepared for
action, have, nevertheless, not placed
a ban on the volunteering of men for
the big task on registration day, and
any man who desires to be OF assist
ance can give his name to his district
board for consideration.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
REGISTRATION OF
YOUNG MEN LARGE
Indications Are That The State Esti-
mate OF Two Thousand win Be
Considerably Exceeded

Registration of young men of Anne
Arundel County who have recently
passed their twenty-first birthday, to-
tailed II at noon today. according TO
the records of the Office of the local
draft board. OF these, seventy re-
ported for registration on Saturday,
and at noon today one young Hebrew
had appeared. The delay in registra-
tion of Hebrews was through a spe-
cial ruling by President Wilson, fol-
lowing his being petitioned by the
Association of Orthodox Rabbis, who
called attention to the fact that Satur-
day is the Jewish Sabbath.
Indications are that the registration
of Saturday and today will probably
result in the calling to the colors of
considerably more young Maryland
men than had been estimated. While
only about one-third of the total of
local boards have been heard from,
their returns indicate that the total
from Maryland viii be considerably
over the 1000 formerly counted on.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
FORMER MAYOR OF
ANNAPOLIS KILLS
SELF SATURDAY
Edwin A. Seidewitz Had Been
Brooding Over Business
Worries, 1t Is Said
HAD SOLD PROPERTY
HERE TO HOSPITAL
Was Mayor Of This City During
State Administration OF The
Late Gov. Lowndes

Edwin A. Seidewitz, former resident
and at one time mayor of Annapolis,
committed suicide on Saturday at his
home on the old Pimlico Road just out
side of Baltimore Mr. Seidewitz's
action followed long period of ill
ness during which. while he was able
to get about and attend 10 business. he
was under the care of a physician al
most constantly. Mr. SeidewitZ shot
himself in the right temple with S2
caliber revolver
Worry over conditions brought about
through the war and the recent ruling
of the government chasing his busi-
ness as a non-essential occupation is
attributed by Mr.. Seidewitz's wife and
family as the cause for his act He
had told his family the evening before.
after reading in the daily papers of
florists not being an essential occupa-
tion. that his business would be ruined
by the ruling and seemed to be much
worried.
He had only recently sold his
branch florist business located on
Franklin street in this city, the prop
erty being bought through The Capt.
tai Subscription Fund and turned over
to the Annapolis Emergency Hospi-
tai for that institutions future growth.
Mr. Seidewitz is said however, to
have been brooding over various re-
ports concerning his loyalty to this
country, and it is believed that this.
above all, prompted the act.
Mrs. Seidewitz and members of the
family, consisting of four children, had
finished breakfast when a heavy thud
was heard in the front room on the
second floor of the home Adele, the
only daughter, ran to the room, where
she found her father lying on the floor
with blood streaming from the pistol
shot wound in his right temple.
Mr.. Seidewitz served two terms as
Democratic mayor of Annapolis dur
ing Governor Lowndes' administra-
tions He was born in Baltimore, June
25, 1866, and was a son of Frederick
W. Seidewitz, who was born in Ger
many For 40 years Mr.. Seidewitz had
been engaged in the florist and nursery
business at Annapolis.
For Is years he had been engaged in
the same business at Arlington. His
floral establishment was located on
North Charles street. His resignation
from the Rotary Club after the break
between this country and Germany is
attributed 10 the fact that he was re-
ported to have kissed a German sub
marine officer in a Baltimore hotel bar
Mr.. Seidewitz is survived by widow
(Mrs. Adele Seidewitz, who before her
marriage was Miss Wattenscheidt)
four children and sister "a. Seide.
witz. Of Detroit Harbor. Wis.,.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
DIR. E. S. RILEY IN
SUGAR-LOAF MOUNTAINS

DR.. Elihu S. Riley has been spend
ing several weeks at Adamstown, Fred
erick county, and will shortly leave for
Dickerson. Montgomery county.
DR. Riley hasbeen in the midst Of the
most beautiful scenery and at the
hearthstones of his relatives on his pa
ternal side, goodly numbers Of whom
live in that section and many of whom
are now represented at home and
abroad in the Army Of their country,
or in the active industries Of this
thriving little picturesque town and on
the fertile and luxuriant farms of the
Catoctin Valley. fifteen miles broad,
lies in between.
Dr. Riley is being taken day by day
on buggy rides on new trips of beauty
and interest. OF one place on the Ca
toctin Mountains looking toward the
South Mountains, his cousin showed
him where from the Catoctin Noun
tains, when a boy, he saw the prelimi-
nary fight to Antietam take place, ac-
tually making out through a glass the
charging battalions Of the blue and
gray. The Sugar-Loaf Mountains are
on the south and east of the town and
the Catoctin Mountains are on the
north and west. The Catoctin Valley,
fifteen miles broad, lies in betweeen.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
LADIES TURN IN
GOOD ROUND SUM
Mrs. Mamie Lang, Chairman OF
Ladies Auxiliary Of Fire
mems Fete, Makes Return
NET RECEIPTS ARE S4,192.21

Today Mrs. Mamie Lang, chairman
of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Fire
mems Fete, held recently on the lot
in the rear of No. 2, Independent En-
gine House, turned over to Mr.. John
M. Taylor, treasurer, the sum of S4,-
1921, the net receipts, to date, of the
women's tables at the fete.
There were ten tables conducted by
the ladies, and the showing of over
four thousand one hundred dollars is
an excellent one.
Mrs Lang stated to a Capital re-
porter this morning that there are a
number of outstanding checks that
are expected to come in to her and
the other ladies of her committee any
day. and which will swell the amount
considerably.
The fete was great success. The
mems committee is yet to be heard
from, and as their tables did a good
business, the sum total is expected to
be considerably larger.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-26
DISCUSS ANNEX SCHOOLS
Superintendent Koch, OF Baltimore.
Returns From Vacation And
Plunges Into Work

Charles j. Goch, Superintendent Of
Public Schools, of Baltimore City, has
returned from a vacation Of several
weeks, during which time he taught
naval men at the Naval Operating
Base, Hampton Roads. Immediately
upon his return Saturday afternoon he
called a meeting of the Board Of Su-
perintendents and plunged into work.
The meeting was called to discuss
plans for the taking over of school
in the annexed territory and the hand
ling of the estimated 10000 children
enrolled in these institutions. An
other problem is the providing of fuel
for the county schools after January /.