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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
PLAN LARGE GATHERING
sunday school NiN.innnry Ma.x-ucct-
Ing WIN Hr N"id sunday. iprn
III, al -. i'auI'S Church

Much interest is being n,anif.s,oa
IN the sunday school missionary mas:-
meeting 10 b" held in s.. Paurs ,'burr,,
sunday. Arril -. ~ $40 o'clock -,
Brown. bishop coadju;or of tho djor.sa
Of Virginia. will preside. and In.
Lenten offerings OF all The EpisconaI
churches of the city will he presented
and an inspiring address Will hc dc.
iiNered by William G. Sturgis, m d.
educational secretary OF the General
Board OF Missions.
Or Sturg!s has been for many years
prominent worker in the E.other.
hood oc St. Andrew AS well as an
educator of note While living in
Colorado ne organized St stephens
Church Schoci for Boys and equipped
il largely at hi; own expense. using
his own home TO accommodate the stu
dents.
Most of the church organizations Will
avail themselves OF tho rare opportun-
i'y and privilege OF having DIR. Sturgis
here. and have arranged his speaking;
program as follows:
Monday. April IL.
a:45-Nen's Bible class. It. Andrews
Other Bible class workers are invited
TO he present
il:oo-MorninE service. s., James
3:%O-Sunday School mass meeting.
81. paul's.
S:oO--Evcning service, Emmanuel
Monday. April IL.
l:0o--Mccting OF tn" Cl-ricus
lcj--Lunchcou at soldiers. Sailors
and Marines club. and address 10
brotherhood OF st. Andrew
-Womans Auxiliary. section H.
and mission study leaders. All saints
Parish House.
i:3O--,Iunior AuNiliaries and Brother
hood % ST Paul. All Saints Parish
House.
S:Ou-Addrcss to sunday school
teachers at Grace church when Bishop
Brown viii present certificates to sucn
teachers as have completed success
fully the training course. under Mrs.
L: E. Osgood Mrs. Randolph Watkins
and Miss Saliie ncanc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
EASTER PARTY
Children Of Centenary Church PInn
Celebration In Gymnasium
OF \. W. &. 4.

most attractive Peter Rabbit
Party" is being planned for Easter
MONDAY, from TO D O'clock in the
J. w. {. y. gymnasium. The children
ni centenary Church viii be hostesses.
i.'tic iet"r Rabbit. Mr.. and Mrs
Farmer McGregcr and the Ettlc Nc
G'ecors viii be there. and 100 chill
cren from tho orphanagcs OF the ci,y
WI be their guests. A joyous holiday
Tor Gil the children OF the aitv is de-
Sired Nnusemcn,s. games and re :
.,cSh'n"htS VII! occupy the time. and
,..' ""''I sSioh VIZ! be Z cents The as
ISOLATION invites the mothers nf ,it.
TO bring their l,id!es.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
THE CHURCHES AND
TO-DAY'S SERVICES

are fighting the Lords battle with His
own divine weapons. All wrong and
sin and injustice are Gods enemies
seeking to destroy His kingdom Of
love. As His child must fight against
them. 1t il not my battle. but HIS.
and mine only as | recognize il as
His. Therefore self is forgotten. No
matter what men do TO me or say OF
me am the soldicr Of Christ, and il
Is against Him that these cruel darts
are cast. Will take, then, the
sword Of the Spirit. which Is the word
of God, and ! will put on the whole
armor Of God. praying and Watching
That is the real battle of life. No
matter for my Suffcrings No matter
what is done TO me. 1 am serving my
hing ANA seeking His glory and honor.
ana the golden rule is my manual Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
METHODIST,

Laurel >trect-ireaching By The pas
tor. Rev W q iiogES. a. II O'Clock
and at o'clock. Suhjec, OF tho even
INK service. Heaven" tho third OF n
series OF sermons on the future life.
Grace Strcct-l'reaching AT - o'clock
aud at o'clock by tho pasto. Rev. J.
H. Juruh
r"rh rla"c-Hesular services a, II
oc'ucK. Union services a; o'clock
a. The First Presbyterian church when
ney. W. L.. Thompson, D. j.. VIII
preach The churches Of this group
VIII also unite In service a; Holy
Trinity Church on Good Friday night
"l O'Clock Mus!a VIII be- rendered
hy the coMDined cholrs OF the four
churches.
Trinity-Rcv. r. 7. Gambler the pas.
tor. wiil hold cvanScl!stic services at
II o'clock and at 3 o'cloct, and on each
evening during the week Song ser
vice. led 10y II Lee Smith begins AZ
80 each evening.
Gintrr rnrk-Rcv. l.. s Flournoy
VIII preach AT II o'clock on "Th. Laws
o. Progress in the Christian Life" No
nigh. service.
Ccntcnnry-Preachin =, II o'clock
hy the pastor. Rev. r. y Smoot. y. n.
In the evening this congregation will
worship with that Of the Seventh
Street Christian. when Rev. Russell,
Cecil. l.. D.. Will preach
clay Street.-The pastor. Rev 6. H.
Ncwbury. VIII preach az II o'clock on
Lifting shadows and at o'clock on
The Model Woman"
Hr"nd Strrct-irca ching at II O'Clock
ana at o'clock y. the pastor. Rev.
Fred Il 'h"nault. The morning SER
mon WIFE hc a special sermon in honor
II the Young men Of the church who
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
CONFIRMATION
Service VIII BE Held This Morning In
the First English Lutheran
Church.

There will be confirmation service
n, II o'clock this morning at the First
English Lutheran Church. this being
Palm Sunday on the church calendar.
Those who will be confirmed will be
Margaret Dorothy Brew. Grace E.lma
Field, Margaret Marie Ecrsey. Edith
Dorothy Chniel. James King IIackctt.
Thelma E;hlyn Schmidt. John Edward
Doland. Cathryn lfenna. Alfred Doug
las Smith. Lola Bates Tyc and Gre
mora West.
AT O'Clock this evening there will
be ;he usual union service. and al the
same hour each evening during Holy
Week, preceding Easter, there will he
a service, with Il sermon by the pastor.
Hcv. j. j. Schcrcr. Jr.. ID. -. Good
Friday there Will be two services. one
at II o'clock and one at 8 O'Clock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
LOCAL CHURCH NOTICES
CHRISTIAN.

Third-Scrv'ces both morning and
evening by the pastor. James 0. Helsa-
beck.
seventh Sfrect-Scrvices at IL o'clock
with preaching by the pastor Key ~
ID {. Maclachlan. -. D. At O'Clock
there VIII be a union service In this
church with Centenary Methodist and
Second Presbyterian concentrations.
"n"n Rev. 7. y. S7noot -. d.. VIII
preach. Evansclistic services are
be!hS conducted In this church every
night TINS week. the pastor preaching.
y large chorus choir is being led by
Guy l.. Paddle, OF Canton. Ohio.
townrdfn Avcnur-'rhe pastor, Rev
John y. Tate. Will preach at IL o'clock
on The M!nist"riug Christ" and at y
O'Clock on The impenitcut city" The
pastor VIII preach each nigh, through
out the week
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pRI;SIilTf:ItItS
Grace Covcnnnt-Rev Cha

Grace Covcnnnt--Rcv. Charles J..
King VIII conduct the services at II
o'clock. Union services at O'Clock
In the First Pres bytcrian Church. Rev
William l.. Thompson. -. -. pastor Of
Park Place Methodist Church. Will
preach at this service.
Fir.t--Preaching at II O'Clock by the
pastor. Rev. +. r. Mcf'ad"n. Union
services at s o'clock at this church
at which Rev. w. l. Thompson. ID. ID.
VIII preach.
Srcond-Rev. Russell Cecil the pas
tor. will preach AT the IL o'clock ser
vice. and AZ the union service at 8
o'clock in Seventh street Christian
Church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
GREAT REJOICING BY
RHEUMATIC CRIPPLES
&c So Crippled You Can't USc Arms or
Legs. RIcumn VIII Help .lOu.

If you want relief i'm two days. swift.
certain, gratifying relief take n small
dose Of Itheuma once day.
If you want to dissolve every par
ticlc Of uric acid poison in your body
and drive il out through the natural
channels so that you will be forever
free from rhcuma tsm. get n bottle Of
Rheiima from Tragic Drug Co. or any
druggist at once. II must give the
joyful relief expected or money refund
ed
rheumatism is "a powerful disease
strongly entrcnchcd in joints and mus
clcs. In order to conquer IL power
full enemy must be sent against it,
Rheuma is the enemy of Rhcuma tism--
an enemy that conquers II In nearly
every instance.
Judge John Barhorst. of FIT. I.oramie,
Ohio. knows il. He was walking with
crutches: to-day he lis we'll 1t should
do as much for you; 1t seldom fails.-
Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
ID. d. will preach at IL o'clock and at
o'clock in the afternoon

All Snints-MornIni; prayer and SER
mon at IL O'Clock. Afternoon service
with sermon at o'clock Rev. j. y
bowman, the rector. viii preach a;
both the morning and afternoon ser
vices.
Holy Trinity-Serviccs at II o'clocl,
and at o'clock. Rev. j. j. Gravati
-. D.. will preach in The morning, and
at o'clock. the bishop of the diocese
wiii administer the rite OF cOnnrmu-
ton.
81. Misunderstanding prayer and ser
mon AT II o'clock. Evening PRAYER
and sermon at SIS o'clock. The H.,
tor, Rev. g. Frc"land Peter. Will
preach at both services
81. PnuI's-At the II o'clock service
the rector. Rev. Waiter Russell Bow...
-. H.. will preach on, Gods Will III
Action" At the "'.n'ug prayer sc:
vice at s oclocf. his subject Will be
''rh. crowd Which Welcomed Jesus
and the Crowd Which Crucified Him.
81. Acknowledging prayer sacra-
mcnt OF baptism and sermon II
o'clock. Evening prayer and sermon
at 5 o'clock. Confirmation class viii
nee, at O'Clock in the chapel
ST. Mnrk'.-Morning prayer and SER
mon at IL O'Clock Evening prayer
and short sermon at O'Clock. Services
at > o'clock Monday. Preaching ut al
services ~ The rector, Rev. g. Mc!.Ircn
Brydon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24

tonight. and IL it doesn't straishten
you right up and make YOU feet fine
and vigorous by morning, | want you
TO 70 back TO the store and get your
money. DcdSon's Liver Tone Is de-
stroying tho sale OF calomel because
il is real liver medicine: entirely veEe-
table. therefore il cannot salivate or
make yOu sick
guarantee that one spoonful of
Dods"n's Liver Tone will put your slug
Gish liver to work ana clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and constipat-
ed waste which is clogginr your system
and making you feel miserable. [
guarante. that a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Ton. VIII keep the entire family
feeling fine for months. Give it to your
children. !; is harmless: doesn't sripe
and they like its pleasant tastc.-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
FORTY VOICES TO SING
Program Practically Completed for
Special Entertainment on Good
Friday Night.

and church singer. OF New York City
VIII be the tenor soloist In Maunderss
"olivet to Calvary" which will be
given by choir Of forty voices at st.
James Episcopal Church on Good FRI
day Evening At Sis o'clock. Mr.. Wells
has done concert work in all OF the
principal cities in the East and is not
stranger in Richmond. having sung
here i'll both concert and church work
before He possesses one Of tho most
beautiful tenor voices before the public
to-day. being especially fine in oratorio.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
ORGAN RECITAL
Special Musical Program Has Been Ar
ranged for This Afternoon
81. PnuIN.

There will b. an organ recital this
afternoon ~ o'clock at -. 'aur>
Episcopal Church By f. FlaN!ngton
Harker, the orGanist. assisted by Miss
Margarst OHrieI., soprano. and Miss;
Margaret iieindl. mezzo- soprano. The
program will be rs follows:
!. March, in Il nat ......... Silas
>. CD Noc;uruc Observation-Disclosures oote
CD "JUbi!atc D"o" ..... Silver
. And God Snail Wipe Away" liarker
Hiss Margaret Iieindl.
i ca Memorial OF the DapartcG....
CO. Passover Table Hymn ........
Traditional Hebrew Melodies
.. Come Unto Hin" (Mcssian) Hand el
Miss Margaret O'Brion.
g. ta) The Trailing Arbutus" Rev-
"rie) .......D Davis
To- Nm Nicer .......... SChubcr;
q Grand tr!umphal chorus. in 49,.
Guilmant
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
New Rcd CroSs Glass.

y new tirst-aid-to- the injured class
VII! start at tile Ncnahle street Bap-
list church. meeting Monday with by.
j. X. Blair All who desire 10 take
this course should register with Mrs.
j. X. johnson. at llo6 North Twentieth
street. telephone Randolph 59Sl-J.
NJ class Will hold its first meeting
Monday from $50 to 10 O'Clock Mem
b"rship in This class is limited to a
small number. so those desiring u
JOIN should register at once. This il
The first Red Cross class TO be con
Quoted on Church Hiu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
NIStEiLA NJ:Ot g.

Christian s"cnrc-The re.u!nr snr.
VIC" vii. BE- u.id at II O'clock this
morning. The subject will h- "Aiatt.r.''
thr:stadrli'hian- to-day a;
y o'clock aud at g o'clock in ,i7o third
floor auditorium OF Colombo Hall.
Apostolic tburri-He guar services
tonight 1T O'Clock BY the pastor,
Rev. l.. g. Peas".
tni.nrinn-Services At II o'clock
with sermon by rev. Frank Pratt Oh
The Demand Tor Religion for Think
III" Men and Women" AT Highland
springs, At O'Clock. Rev. Pratt will
rre"ch on The Cruci.iAion and It's
Meaning"
Life and Advent Christinn-Prcach-
ins at o'clock ana at by Elder
James HOWE. The evening subjec, Wi!
be The Ministry OF Reconciliation"
y. W. &. A.-Miss Anna Rice. OF the
ma lional board OF the y. W. C. A. Will
'niN at the song service to b" held this
afternoon az . o'clock in the aUdito-
rum. Every one is invited
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
Good Friday Music.

Tho choir Of Monumental Episcopal
Church VIII sing Stainer's ''Cruc fi: ion"
Good Friday night a, S:15 o'clock The
tenor Solo;St VIII he John L. Wilbourn
of Baltimore. who was for some time
s9lOist al the Madison Avenue Syna-
roGuc Baltimore. and at the Episcopal
Cathedral. The baritone part will he
taken by l.. Burke Slaughter The
public is invited TO this service
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
EPISCOPAL.
Church Of tho Hoiy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Church of tho IIoly tnmfnrtcr-pallr
sunday Morning prayer. hnt"coir-
munion and sermon at ! o'clock
Evening prayer and sermon AZ )
o'clock Preaching NJ both services
by the rector. Rev. W. l.. cox.
Church Of the tsrcnsion-Rev. J. y.
bowman. II. d. will preach at this
church in Highland Park at Sl' O'Clock
Tonight.
Grncr-iloly communion at o'clock
Morning prayer and sermon AT IL
O'Clock. Evening prayer and shoSt ser
mon AT o'clock. Rev. w. IL. Hurk-
hardt. the rector. Will preach at h"th
services
Christ-Scrvlccs at II o'clock with
sermon by the rector, Rev Charles w
Syhnor. Rev. H. y. Franch. of TN H.
Falls. Idaho. Will preach at the )
o'clock service.
Monuncntni-Rcv. James w. Morris,
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lg style and dlc.!on which IL fault.

having style and dic,!on which is fault
less.
The chorus parts in the cantata VIII
he we'll given by the choir. as re-
hearsais have been going on for some
time.
Horace r. Powell, baritone soioist
OF the church. will siag the BARITONE
solos. and the cauiata viii be played
and conducted by James Il. Womble,
orsanist and choirmaster.
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VIII Elect Officers.

The Junior r. Y. p. q. OF Grace
Street BAPTIST Church Will hold it's
semiannual business meeting this
evening at I o'clock. All officers for
the coming six months VIII be elected
at this time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24

Goodbye, sore feet, burning feet,
swollen feet, tender feet. tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, callouscs bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness. no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. "Tiz"
is magical, acts right off. "Tiz" draws
out all the poisonous exudations which
puff up the feet. Use "Tiz" and wear
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
AUTOGRAPHS nnl.Gur Axn snIn

AUTOGRAPHS BOUGHT AND SOLD.
,fAtk!Ek MADlGAN. a6l hlrTII
okIGINAL AuToGKAPH IEfTERS OF
~ M0Es fE0riE l;ETrEES OF WASu-
EUGENE FIELD. JAMES W. RILEY AND
- HENRY SIDNEY PORTER ESrE-
GIVE YOU THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES.
SEND HIM a LIST OF WHAT YOU HAVE
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-12

To prevent hundreds of thousands
of beef producing cattle from being
slaughtered and removed from the
country's sources of meat the United
States department Of agriculture has
begun work of the same nature as
that carried out last year to aid in
the removal of breeding stock from
the drouth regions Of Texas to good
grazing grounds in other states.
An agent at the Fort Worth, Texas,
cattle market locates and grades
good breeding cows and heifers being
offered for sale in that territory. He
notifies beef-cattle specialists in the
states where feed is abundant, and
farmers who want to buy beef-breed-
ing stock are told by county agents
of the opportunities for purchase. A
rs per cent freight rate for such
cattle has been announced from Texas
to points east of the Mississippi river.
It is estimated that from 10000 to
100000 head of beef breeding cattle
were removed from Texas last year
through the efforts of the department
of agriculture, and that at least as
many more, of which the department
has no record, were taken to good
land in other states.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-12
EMPEROR CHARLES
WAS AN ACCIDENT
BECAME RULER OF AUSTRIA
HUNGARY BECAUSE OF AS
SASSINATION OF THE HEIR

Emperor Charles of Austria, King
of Hungary was ar, unpronising major
in an Austrian infantry regiment when
the shot of the assassin who killed the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June
%, 1914, made him the heir apparent to
the throne in the Hawks Castle on
the banks Of the River Aar
Two hundred or more monarchs of
this historicl house of Hapsburg ruled
for centuries Sthe land of Magyar, SlavF
and Teuton = centuries of ,bloodshed,
tyranny and aggression and sleep their
last sleep in the wonderful crypt of the;
Capauchin church in Vienna Emperor
Francis Joseph the aged predecessor of
the youthful Charles, seeing "the hand
writing on the wall had hoped to unite \
the discordant elements among his !
100000 subjects whose racial antagon-
isms were complicated by the absorp-
ton by Austria of the Serbian provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908, /
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-12

alfalfa into the Palouse country and
raised it successfully for nearly 20
years on s'dry" land, where it had
been thought alfalfa would not grow.
Mr.. Downen came to Pullman,
Washington Territory, in 1884 and in
1889 he secured alfalfa seed from his
old home in Colorado where he had
seen it raised on his uncle's 10000
acre farm, and planted it on his home
stead on the "rimrock" above Wawai,
on the bluffs of Snake river The
alfalfa grew and did so we'll that he
increased his acreage to 100. When
Mr.. Downen first preached the sub
ject of raising alfalfa without irriga-
ton he was laughed at and his pro-
posal treated as a joke His first
field Of alfalfa stood for 20 years
and yielded good crop every year
before it was plowed up.
Mr.. Downen and son have secured
several hundred acres of land in
Washtucna coulee, located only $50
feet above sea level where they are
successfully raising alfalfa and corn
getting as high as 6 IL tons of
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-12

alfalfa per acre and as high as 100
bushels of corn have been grown by
their neighbors. They are stocking
the ranch with purebred Shorthorn
cattle and have many Of the double
standard, (hornless ShoNhorns) in
their herd. Their ranch is about 80
miles almost due west of Pullman and
is regarded as an ideal winter ranch
for all kinds of stock. They are also
raising pure-bred, registered Duroc
swine.
Mr.. Downen had been raising alf-
alta for several years before it be-
came generally known. The first re-
port of his alfalfa crop ever published
was written by the writer and pub
lished in the Spokane Spokesman, in
1892. The next year E. A. Bryan
became president of Washington Ag-
ricultural College and when Professor
w. j. Spillman, now with the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington,
D. c., became professor of agriculture
at the college he accompanied Presi-
dent Bryan to Mr.. Downen's farm
and inspected the alfalfa which they
pronounced Remarkable" Although
tricts of Colorado because of the fact
that it was grown without irrigation,
it became known as "dry-land alfalfa
and many believe it to be separate
variety. Mr.. Downen sold that ranch
to W. L. LaFollette who kept the
land in alfalfa for several years afterI
purchasing it and it continued to yield
we'll
Mr.. Downen is an enthusiastic
stockman and has secured many of +
the best individuals in the northwest
for his herd which now numbers close
to 200 head. He is proud of his stock,
proud of his ranch and especially
proud of his son, Don G. Downen, who,
with Mr.. Downen and his grandsons I;
are here shown in the picture with I
$4,000 yearlihg Shorthorn bull from
which Mr. Downen expects great re-
suits in the show ring as we'll as from
his calves. The picture was taken atsl
Mr.. Downen's home in Pullman,
where he has lived for number of
years, but he expects to move to his
coulee ranch next year.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-12

1t was the Archduke Francis Ferdi
nand's determination to bring about &
triune empire made up of Makyar, Sla,
and German states, it is generally be-
lieved, that led to his assassination ir
Sarajevo. Francis Ferdinand feared the
dual monarchy might be ended upon the
death of Francis Joseph by the interve1l-
ton of Russia or Germany and sought
thus to forestall it.
Charles | was born August II, 1887
the son of the late Archduke Otto OF
Saxony. He married the Princess Zita
of the Bourbon house of Parma
(Italian) in 1911. When the Nunc
Dimittis was sung for his dead grand
uncle, the EMPEROR Francis Joseph, the
only achievements of Charles brought to
public notice were that he was a keen
sportsman, an excellent shot and motor
ist Frequently he was seen in the parks
of Vienna wheeling one of his young
dukes in a baby perambulator When
he acceded to the throne on December
80, 1916, Austria-Hungary torn by two
years of war, saw the first faint CLEAN
of possible peace.
( he course of the new ruler was regu
lated largely from Berlin and for the
first six months of his reign Austria
Hungary was regarded as a mere Ger
man state. Hindenburg's successes in
Galicia in 1916, in which Charles shared
as commander in the field, gave the
young monarch prestige which enabled
him to hold the Austrians to the Central
Powers until the collapse of Bulgaria
and Turkey and the final crash.
! Numerous peace overtures and man
euvers characterized the diplomacy of
the dual monarch after Francis Joseph's
death, precipitated doubtless by bread
riots and other outbreaks throughout
Austria. Unable to maintain his pledge
% the German Emperor ito continue the
var to the end" Charles made use of the
;amous Dear Sixtus" letter, an auto
graphed missive written in April, 1918, !
o Prince Sixtus de Bourbon for trans
mission to the French government in
which the monarch said Frances claim
Q Alsace-Lorraine was Justified"