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New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
An American Woman
and the 7O-MiLe Gun
PARIS, March "a Sunday, 1918.

PARIS, March "a Sunday, 1918.
Dear, worried daughter:
I know you are worried. Since Fri
day we have been under almost con-
tinual bombardment. Late Saturday
afternoon the berloque sounded and
the cheerful tocsin from all the church
steeples in Paris "a new order that all
may hear the rcspite).
The fatigue of these things is trying
and the inaction. If one were tax
ing an active part in defencel But we
can only strive to go on with the usual
duties.
After dinner Josephine placed my
coffee on the little Turkish tabouret be-
side my big, deep, low chair. All that
was left then to desire was a long night
of unbroken sleep, and I begged Jo-
sephine to prepare my bed at once, that
I might drop into it when l had finished
my coffee.
She had scarcely done that when we
heard the first distant call of the sirene,
slowly hooting into a clamor that filled
the world with it's dismal sound. We
stood looking at each other in con-
sternation. But my mind was still fixed
on bed. said so, bnt Immediately
came the second alert (the first signal
means the enemy is coming; the Sec
ond that he is here). There seemed
then, nothing intelligent to do but to
submit, and l went down to my pleas
ant neighbor on the premier and sat
comfortably by the fire in his dining
room till, couple of hours later, the
cheerful berloque sounded all clear
while the happy signal was continued
by the tocsin. After reaching my own
rooms l stood on the balcony for a
quarter Of an hour in the perfect night
in the silver moonlight that allowed
every object the distinctness of outline
one sees in daylight. After the assur-
anco of at least momentary safety
every one had poured into the streets
and pleasant voices were all about me
wanted to join them and to walk, but
one needs friend at such times and
there was none near. At last
claimed my bed. 1t was Tong before
sleep came. Early in the morning, be-
fore o'clock, woke again to the sound
of falling bomb. 1t was a new sound
and puzzled me. And there was no re-
port of defensive shots. 1t was all puz-
zling. | began to dress miserably
Meanwhile another bomb fell, and
looking at my watch, l found a certain
interval was allowed between each one
ten minutes, my watch said, though
| the papers, received later, called il
fifteen.
Till the middle of the afternoon, at
regular intervals, came the bombs
Several fell in this eighborhocd Il
was OWNED then that Paris was under
fire from long-range gun. Eigh,
hours it lasted, and since there has
been much guessing at the sort of gun
ct the locality of it and the distance
All this you know already. 1t did little
damage to life or property and none at
all to the morale of any one who
counts. Even Josephine, who has been
real trial to me under this long
strain to weak nerves. has become quite
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Kaiser's War Eagles Ready
To Prey on Scandinavia

plosions and destruction Of war sup
plies which have occurred at Arch
angel show that German spies are
strongly intrenched there German u
boats may be expected to sneak out
from new base, built or building here,
as soon as the ice in the White Sea
shall break.
A landing Of Allied troops has al
ready been made to prevent the estab-
lishment of more dangerous base for
U-boats at Katharine Harbor, at the
mouth of the Kola River, on the Kola
Peninsula. While Archangel is ice bound
the greater part of the year, Katharine
Harbor is ice free all the year round.
1t is located at the head of winding
fine ford some thirty miles long, that
cuts into the western part of the Kola
Peninsula, about two hundred miles
west of its northeastern point on the
White Sea and twenty-five miles east
of the boundary line between Russian
Lapland and Norway.
An Ice Free Harbor
At the Kola Mouth
After abandoning or postponing her
assumed purpose to make her way to
open Atlantic waters across Sweden
and Norway, Russia some years ago
set about to build great ice free har
Dor and port on territory already hers,
at the mouth of the Kola River. The
place was distant and almost inacces
sible by land, but railroads could be
built to It, and plans were made for
the construction of double track road
across the peninsula to connect the
Kola ford with the Finnish and. Rus
sian railways.
Katharine Harbor, the name Sc
lected for the new city and port, soon
became a beehive of activity. Plans
were perfected for great naval estab-
lishment and commercial city and
port along thoroughly modern lines.
Real estate values began to rise and
kept on advancing to the satisfaction
of the most enthusiastic boomers,
though comparatively few people in
this country were aware of the future
possibilities Of this new centre of sea
power and trade on the Arctic.
A great deal of construction work
had been done when the war cloud
burst upon the world. Work had to be
slowed down in consequence of the war,
but il did not cease. At least as late
as up TO a couple of wears ago Kath-
arine Harbor was still place of busy
hustle, and a short time before the
Russian revolution investments on
large scale there were under consid-
talists.
A third base might be rigged up at
Bear Island, located about midway be-
tween the North Cape and Spitzbergen
and claimed by Germany. She also
claims a slice Of the great Arctic "No
Mans Land" Spitzbergen, which is not
subject to any recognized lawful au-
| thority except such steps as the gov
ernment of Norway has taken in recent
years for the protection and conven-
ience Of tourists and other visitors.
Russian writers have from time to time
been insisting that the whole Spitzber-
gen archipelago is a rightful Russian
possession by virtue of alleged occu-
patton, but the claim has never been
recognized by any power.
An obscure and ambiguous clause Of
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

calm. / pointed out to her that the
state of mind she was fast acquiring
was exactly what the Boches wished US
all to fall into. told her that was
ashamed Of her and disgusted.
Tho French government has wisely
decided shat the daily life of Paris
shall not be disturbed during the bonn
bardments of the long-range gun.
Trans and underground trains will
continue to run as usual. The num-
for the gun attack, to prevent people
from gathering in crowds in the
streets, and the "all clear" signal will
be given as usual. The Metro sta
tions will no longer be used for shell
ter, naturally as the trains will con-
tinue, but all the other shelters used
during air raids will be open.
The new alarm, number three, is
his beat performing a drum solo and
whistling! 1t is funny, and has al
ready appealed to the humor of the
street gamins, who, in one or two in
stances, have followed the lonely po-
iiceman, pounding on a tin can. Can
the Boches intimidate people like
these? When they cannot even scare
the children, they may as we'll give up
the attempt!
1 have been "at home" during the
Sundays Of March. have not had any
regular Eat home" days since the war,
and these afternoons have been very
pleasant. / shall not continue them,
however, as often wish to go out for
walk on spring Sunday afternoons.
Louis c. walked in one day. To
my surprise and his, did not recog-
surprised; a bit indignant, perhaps.
Josephine told me she had shown an
American officer into the salon, but
she mumbled his name so that did
not recognize it.
l went in, held out my hand very
cordially, and with great amiability,
thinking this splendid looking man be-
longed to some friend, saying: 81 am
glad to see you; should l know you. ,"
He simply thundered, Should you
know mel" but would not tell me his
name; but, at last. look in his eyes
showed me my dear Louisl
l hugged him tight enough then, and
then he said, well! that's more like it,"
Not knowing him was not SO strange
when thought it over. saw him last in
August, 1914. just before he went to
America with his other and dear Janet.
He was nineteen. Now in his uniform Of
second lieutenant, that seems to give
him an immense height, wlde-shoul-
dered, brown-faced, and with an ex-
preston of great self-command, he is
greatly altered in appearance from
what he was three years and half
ago.
He has leave of seven days, which
he is spending in Paris, and / am
happy in seeing lot of him. 81 SUD
pose he will be soon in the midst, of
the real fighting. His heart is set on
being a captain. He is certain to ac-
quit himself we'll He looks so dash;
ing, SO brave, and so capable Of lead
ing men to victorys It is not difficult
to picture him leading his men
through a desperate charge. am
proud of our American boys over here
MRS. M'KENNA-FRIEND.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

Events can only strengthen the soli-
darity between the sister nations. The
future of our race will depend upon
the understanding between the three
countries. We must form solid group
to defend our independence against any
influence of whatever kind; but this
group will open wide its windows
toward the west"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Child raining at Home
By Mothers Who Have Been kindergarten Teachers

Ih series OF articles the United
States Education Knderoon Association
Each tten By who put training practice
osth her children and embd the
helpful you cut them ont and nss them h
reacno all the mothers If the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Scandinavia Would
Be Shut In

Should Germany succeed in eStab-
fishing a chain of submarine bases in
the Arctic she would have the Scandi-
navian countries encrcled on three
sides-from the south, east and north.
Her army is on their southern flank;
by her control of the Baltic and Fin
land she threatens the entire eastern
front of Denmark Sweden and Nor
way, and her Arctic naval bases would
command their northern flank. Will
she attempt to complete the circle at
this time? Is she planning to strike
at the Scandinavian countries to en-
velop them in the folds of the empire
by conquest or BY systematic cam
palgn of threats, starvation and other
forms of German ruthlessness?
That Scandinavia ultimately must be-
come German is fixed article of faith
IN the pan-German mind, as much so
as has been the idea of a Central
Europe ruled by Germany. AS a mat
ter OF fact, German Scandinavia
forms part of "Mitteleuropa." as it
has been conceived by the pan German
writers Every author of this school
who writes in the spirit of the full
sweep of "Weltmacht" and "Kultur"
includes the northern countries in tho
world empire to be created A few
quotations from we'll known writer's
Will serve as typical illustrations of
the an-German designs upon their
nelghbors to the north.
Albert Gottlieb, writing in 1914. saws
IN an article discussing Germany's op-
portunities for conquest: "Our gaze
sweeps wider, from the North Cane to
'he indian Ocean, embracing an empire
that' from the geographical. economic
and political points of view, possesses
boundless possibilities"
Albert Ritter, in work on the or
ganization of Middle Europe (published
IN 1850, says: "The extent of the
Middle European Federation, the series
Of states that are to be included. has
repeatedly been indicated: Sweden,
Denmark, Norway, Holland, Switzer
land, Rumania and Bulgaria are to en-
ter the union, and, with Turkey, thew
Will TIL out the framework of that
North Cape -Bagdad Federal Empire of
which so much has been said. AS re-
CARDS the annexation Of Belgium to
Middle Europe, no further words need
be wasted; it is a matter Of course"
Rudolf Theuden, in book on "What
the War Will Bring" published in
1910, says: Norway and Sweden-to
which Finland might be added-and
Switzerland, possibly enlarged by por-
tons of Savoy, will necessarily seek
German protection and enter into a
confederate relation. Denmark can
have the strip Of North Scheswig for
which it yearns if, like the Neither
lands, 1T becomes a state in the Ger
man empire. Then, as the leading
power, Teutonia, Germany, after this
war, will enter upon the rule of the
world"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Stripping Farm
And Forest

Apart from these advantages, Ger
many will be aided materially in other
ways in her conduct of the war by her
control of Finland and it's resources.
Finnish dairy products will be ex-
tremely welcome in the empire, where
butter, cream and milk have been and
still are very scarce. Of much greater
Importance is the forest wealth of Fin
land. Vast stores of timber and lum-
ber. which have been accommodating in
various parts of the country during the
war will now be available, and the
German commanders will know how to
make effective use of them for trench
building and other war purposes.
Another immediate military advan-
tage which Germany will reap as a
fruit of her hold upon Russia and Fin
land is submarine bases on the Arctic
seas. We do not know the full terms
of the peace concluded between Ger
many and her friends, the Bolsheviki.
But from what has leaked out it ap-
pears that the Germans have stipulated
for restrictions upon the commerce of
Archangel, the Russian port on the
White Sea, until general peace is re-
stored. That the Bolsheviki. under the
leadership of Lenine. will concede all
that the Germans see fit to demand or
suggest goes without saying. That
means, among other things, that Arch
angel is to be made a German port
and submarine base. The repeated ex-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
The Bluebnd

A. B.-Would you be kind enough to
let me know why bluebirds are sup
posed to be messengers of happiness
Maeterlinck's "Blue Bird" which the
inquirer probably has in mind n ask
ing the question, is usually called "a
search for happiness" but it should
rather be called "a search for truth"
as the biuebrd is primarily the symbol
OF truth, and only in a subordinate
sense may be supposed to be the mes
senger of happiness.
The bird, from its power to ascend
and also from its power to 20 to it's
destination in perfectly straight way.
mas from time immemorial been the ac-
cepted symbol Of truth. AS regards the
color, blue is the color Of the celestial
region, of the sky, the region in which
the old gods were believed to reside
and IN which so many Christians Of to-
day, nguratively or in simple faith
locate their heaven. It follows that tf6
truth which the bluebird symboIizen u
the truth which is celestial.
1t is also as symbol Of truth that
the bird is used by Maeterlinck.
When, therefore. the playbill tells us
that the biuebird stands for happiness,
while we accept the statement in a
sense. we must see that it must be am
plified or qualified. Primarily the
bluebird is not the symbol of happi-
ness. But since from celestial truth
happiness is the sure result the blue
bird becomes indirectly the symbol Of
happiness.
Submarine.-To settle an argument.
Will you please give the record of the
submarine Deutschland? (l) What
port did she arrive at on her frat
trip, and (2) was she on her return
trip captured by the English!
o. At Baltimore. (2) According 10
a. cable dispatch from Havana Of
March II, 1917. Englishmen on board
the lnfanta Isabel, which arrived there.
confirmed statement made to the cor
respondent by . French Parliament
tartan that the German merchant sub
marine Deutschland had been captured
by the British.
H. G.-Capita1 punishment has been
abolished in the following states:
Tennessee, Kansas, Maine. Michiran.
Minnesota, North Dakota. Oreron.
Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
]. PLEASE state on what day tho
Presidential election came in Novem-
ber, 1880.
On Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
BY N. A. Grevstad

~ERMANy'S thinly veiled conquest
r of Finland, coupled with her ap-
parent designs upon the Scan
a;navian countries, is a matter Of Sc
r;ous concern to the United States and
our allies in the war. The Aland
Islands neutral outpost of Sweden
IN the northern Baltic, have been oc
cupied by the Germans. and German
military forces have been landed at
Aabo. on the coast of Southern Finland.
NJ serious resistance was offered to
tho invaders. who appeared in the garb
If helmeted angels of rescue. The
aristocratic party of Finland, working
hand and glove with them, lost no time
in signing peace agreement as drawn
bv the Germans and providing fo- the
customary commercial privileges for
the benefit of Germany.
Whether the country was seized by
force or agreement, whether it is to
remain nominally a republic or to be
blessed with a king made in Germany.
a..
ters is that Finland, with its coasts
and islands and resources, has come
under complete German control. The
Baltic, including the Gulf Of Finland
and the Gulf of Bothnia, is now a Ger
man lake. The only Baltic egress to
the sea left to Russia under the Boil
shevik peace treaty, the channel lead
ing to Cronstadt and Petrograd, Is
commanded by guns in German service:
and, firmly intrenched in the Aland
Islands, in person or by proxy, Ger
many controls the commerce Of North
ern Sweden, with its large exports Of
lumber and iron ore, which are of
prominent Importance at this time and
in the "next war;" which in Germany
is regarded as a matter of course.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

H. G.-Capital punishment has been
abolished in the following states:
Tennessee, Kansas, Maine, Michigan,
minnesota, North Dakota. Oregen,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04
SUB VISIT TO JERSEY SHORES ADMISSION BY GERMANY THAT U-BOAT CAMPAIGN IS FAILURE
Washington Advised of Sinking of Five Coasters and Ore Tanker, Believes Kaiser Seeks to Attract American Forces From North Sea; Fast Nets of Desroyers and Chasers Protect Transports.

WASHINGTON, aemany brought her submarine striking telling the Atlantic and drawing home some forces from the zones where the oO0a menace vessels almost within sight of the New ter that rolling in
 TURN AGAINST DEFENsELEss COASTERS
  greatest sink transports but here turned fury against defeness written the adns py has struck vessel bound % only probably the Up to tonight sailing the tanker Herbert Pratt the record loss reported the navy yesterday she being sheIled was still unknown
 PRISONER ELEVEN DAYS. of brought with of eleven days aboard an enemy crushing German France The uboat | seoUess Daniels went to the capitol during day the house naval @ that hat ts & 1 % was S g ] to @ Si S ts 5 protec
 LOST
 Navy department reports following Jacob M Haskell schooner haIms sailing flor for NoSk Ss II h in . Ge*' % mo Passnsefs = s1,
 Hattie Rokne Me; tonnage s65 in ballast sail tonnage ballast Nor "Herbert l. steamship tanker. five miles ovals Lishtship off the Delaware s board s of the rescued and landed Lewes; one lost All the of the above named vessels except the lost from the Pratt rescued
 crew the gSna have Sn landed in N Yo The ssts f b
 FATE OF CAROLINE UNKNOWN.
 
 stating vicinity in day" Meanwhile departmental reports from districts along the Atlantic armed craft converting the Already they pounded ing "reekase with shot and shell of Persistent reported
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04
BATTLE REPORTS PESSIlNISTTC

have been met by the hardest fighting. and. beyond the local actions referred to. were checked by the allies.
 Offensive Slows Down
 The situation cannot yet be said to have reached a point of stability but the evidence suggests that the hrst impulse of the offensive which has car ried the Germans forward so far is coming to an end. and that they now must enter upon the phase of che fighting in which the full cost will have to be paid for every mile O. prog ress.
 Tn the advances on the Somme and the Lys the speed of the attacks was checked and the great offensive move ments forced to expand themselves in expensive. and. on the whole, useless local ncOunters as the allied reserves came more and more into action and the Germans advanced farther and farther from their lines of supply. The same condition probably holds good in
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04
HUN SEA WOLVES SINK NINE AMERICAN NAERCHAN MEN
American AiTmdn Wings TeutOn AirpIdne m Thrilling Encounter

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE June (y the Asso Sewa Bath Me- today lines northwest Toul a thrilling three planes took
 of the American patrol flights intercepted and attacked soldiers and watched the of the aircraft They Both twice damaged which to
  hundred finally i in a
 of plane 
  pilots believe they least bane artillery
  everything high  quiet
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04
LINER CAROLINA CARRYING 22O PASSENGERS REPORTED LOST; 0NE SEA SERPENT E
 CAPTURED; SURVIVORS TELL VIVID TALES

YORK; 3ne the north Atlantic May 25
 The fall the raiders, which seeking of the batfd
  of Sandy Hook
 The of her 220 I30 fall about picked by ship would reach shore safely the small boats Not to
 Nine Besides the Carolina the known of the Ubas the Atlantic Refining tanker Herbert Pratt the steamship Wineonne of 1900 and of of of brought eand all the schoone sunk by the Ubot which had been lurking of shippers the unusually humane German submarine officer. In known life boat sheled d all reported the  days before they dnft O be picked vessel Desroyers Net One Uboat An ATLANTIC PORT, June 3FIng days the wlSc the William
  naval officers and survivors of the disaster who landed here today
 
 watched by dery and their At last the which air va
 Steamer Txl Tenth Victim ATLANTIC CITY N J. June 3The Texe sunk by sub Sunday afternoon 60 miles off the The of landed here 
 The Tee American bound York shelf theC Patrick Huston Brooklyn. able wheel startled 4:20 Sunday shot on close O the bow. shots fired shaterng spntTs all around Huston, who however, was no injured The commander the submarine English Huston The aboard the 4:45 leave the a he wasgo O bomb thesh They blew and she sank 5:3O 60 miles New York harbor The the l andy directly toward shore and landed here
 FortyEght Survivors Land of by brought today by steamship landed tonight About half
 CntnNdn
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-04
TWO HOUR DAY AND W. W. DEMAND
CBy Review Leased wirel


 CHICAGO. June 3--A two-hour work day with a minimum wage Of $6 a day was the ultimate aim of the l. w. w in the western mining centers. This was disclosed today by government witnesses who testified at the trial or 110 I. w. w. leaders before Federal Judge Landis
 Francis l.. Kirby, a ranger in the United States forestry service. at Miami, Arizona. the first of several witnesses caleld to show that the l. w. w. was responsible for the strikes in the copper mines of Arizona last year which for time threatened seTi- ously to embarrass the cOuntry's prep arations for war, told of attending numerous l. W. w. meetings in the district prior to the strike which be gan July 2
 defendants, spoke at several meetings of the mine workers at Miami
 Step by Step
 He said the l. w. w. leaders de- manded a six-hour day and $6 a day pay and when they got that they would ask for a four-hour day with the same wages, said the witness. Perry then said the I. w. w. would never stop until they got 9 two-hour day with a wage Of $6. Perry also said the miners should receive enough wages to buy ham and eggs before being asked to buy Liberty bonds.
 Frank H. Little, who later was lynChed at Butte. Mont, also spoke at this meeting and related a conversa- tion he had with Governor Campbell. of Arizona, in which the I. w. w lead CT said the organization would call a general strike and tie up every war industry unless the demands Of the men were granted.
 Jesse F. Henderson. a special deputy sheriff employed by a copper company, testified to a speech delivered by H. T. Kane. another l. w. w organizer, in which the statement was made that the organization had 190.000 members and could call a strike in 24 hours which would tie up every industry in the county. He said the number of guards at one copper mine was In- creased from twenty to 200 after che strike had been called. This action, he said. was taken after there had heen several explosions and fires on the company's property
 Crowdinq On Steam
 A letter was read from w. n. Hay
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