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there was he found.
 North Africa Is pre-eminently the Srenchman's land of adventure, and few knew 1t so well as this soldier, who was rich, who was we'll born, Who might have taken his ease, who might, as the phrase is, have arranged himself where he pleased.
 People talked of De Kheyern. Men made way for him, women stood on up-toe to look at him. Yet the out- ward man had nothing of the dashing French "militaire" about him. De kheyern was not tall. not small, nei- ther stout nor thin. His hair was scanty and prematurely whitened, his mustache cut in a bristle across his lip.
 His eyes were grey, and had in them that faded look which comes from much staring at shifting, gIitteriug sand; and his mouth-it somehow con tradicted his fame, his orders. his prosperity, his popularity. for it was the mouth of one who had tasted life and found the fruit of it gall and wormwood between his teeth.
 Now he sat very upright, very still. looking hard ahead of him. De Khey- ern always maintained that he hated police work, and this was assuredIy police work. Three natives had been caught overnight in an attempt to raid his tent, and, incidentally, as the trial proceeded, Q charge Of murder was tackled on to the frs. accusation by the headman of the village who had been called up to answer for his de- pendants.
 The colonel patiently listened to the case-he had heard dozens sIoh in his time. He sat with the sun above him. with the scorching heat aHgut Rim, lis tening to the interpreter, fer -le pris- oners had professed themselves igror- ant of the several native 6ialacts Of which the colonel possessed a sulatter- Ing; and as time wore on, aud one rs D. ged native after another sware to the truth of evidence that invariably con tradtcted that given immediately be- Tore 1t, De Kheyeru's Iook fixed itself again and again oC one man, the ring leader among the accused.
 The native, for his skin was nahog- any fn shade, seemed to belong to one of those tribes whose figures and faces perhaps still owe something to the Ro- man occupation of the lapd. for his lips were thin, his nose straight, and his profile long and DarEag. } His white garment was wrapped about an erect form, his beard was long, his head covered first with a voluutnous Surban and then surmounted with a wide hat of coarse straw, in which, at one side, nodded a scantily furnished ostrich feather.
 The man listened to the witnesses swearing for him. against him, with out as much as changing his attitude
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

ifs 3sg&b9 lleVe 1t is.' ets TT hope" she
 said tlraidly, T hope you've-you've got over it--by now" Tho Wldower reflected.
 'I think I have" he answered con- scientiously; I'm almost sure 1 have. You sec, l have been trying hard travelling and all that sort of thing, you know. I finished up at Monte Carlo. The place cheered me wond- erfully; l lost quite a lot of money at the tables"
 "I think that was very wrong of you." said Winnie sternIy. Gambling is wicked"
 "Ah. but If you knew what 2 relief 1t was to be able to do something wicked again." sighed the Widower, ''you would overlook 1t. Do you know, I was gradually becoming al most too good to live. It gave me quite 0 shock when l realized 1t. My constitution would not have stood the strain much longer, I am certain"
 "The older men grow the worse they get" declared Winnie with the air of one delivering a profound epi- gram.
 That, of course, is the natural ten dency," he admitted. Tt doesn't do to check It-beyond a certain point" " He sighed again at this sudden con- temptation of mans innate depravity. Its like suppressing measles" he added a little inconsequently.
 What is?" she asked, regarding her fan.
 "Curbing mans natural tendency to grow worse," he explained, "be- yond a certain point It often leads to more dangerous complications"
 ''In your case I do trust ex- claimed Winnie, in a tone of extreme solicitude, that the-the complica- tons have not yet become as bad as all that7"
 "Fortunately-no," he assured her Monte Carlo just saved me. You have no idea what an excellent safety Salye fax asRREeaSAS teRdsRAias &oata
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aESEsz
How It Seemed uo Him.

She (with much iudignatiOn)- was cowardly enough Tor the creature to sandbag you, but to creep up bs- hind, aa he did. proves that he was most abject coward!
 The Victim Qaintly) )-Perhapa ho was 8 coward, but it seemed to ne at the time that he possessed lots of sand.
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asked the Widower anxiousIy.
 Winnie raised her eyes to his, and her cheeks turned suddenly crimson. ''No, but l, I--''
 The Widower gave a little trf- umphant laugh.
 My darling" he whispered in her ear, I've can make it up to each other all the rest of our lives!"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10
By the Wayside.

Dismal Dawso son-Here's a funny ad- vertisement: "Bathe in comfort" Now wot do yo,l tink of dat?
 Hungry Higgins dat wouldn't be eZ bad ez bathin' in soapsuds,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

Mrs. Burns-Rose. what e kftohonl Every pot. pan and disO Is soiled; th0 table looks like the day after a cy~ clono! What have you been doingF
 Rose-Well, ma'an, tho young la- dies are just after showing ne how they bile g pertateY at cooking school,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10
Heard in fine P9rlnr.

''That lump of coal which just went on the fire has 9 grEdge against me- ." remarked the tonEs.
 ''The in-gratel" exclaimed the scut, tie, indignantly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

Cu5tomer-Hi. mister. found this piece Of wood in the sausage,
 waiter-YeA,> sir; but I'm 5urN- CT
 CuBtome-Look here; cG='t nfnA eating bit of the dog, but I'm hanged if I'm going to tackle the kennel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

~Doctor. l want you to look after my office while I'm on my vacation"
 ''But I've just graduated. doctor. I have had no experience"
 That's all right. my boy, My prae- tIce Is strictly fashionable Tell the men to play golf and ship the woman otf to Atlantic City"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

DE KHEY- ERN had been in the desert so often that he had made this most inhospitable land the source of a reputation that was European rather than Gallic. Where dan ger, thirst, difficulty were to be faced tbara uyoo he fo,,rJ
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-10

) you know, really I believe this Is the first time we've been alone together since since it happened"
 Yes" replied the Widow CT, consider ingly, "I believe 1t is-I positively be- lieve 1t is."
 1T hope, she
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group was AFFILIATED, have shown com.
paratively little strength.

group was affiliated, have shown com.
paratively little strength.
The designation Of Socialist too
has under the present conditions in
Germany a meaning that II has per.
haps In no other country. The Ma
jority SOCIALIST party, as 1t was repre-
scented by ScHErpEMANN and EBERT,
and now by BAUER, has departed in
practical application further from the
doctrines OF KARL MARX or KARL LIES
KNEcHT than any so-called Socialist
group In Europe. LIEBKNEcHT and
Rosa LUxEMsuRo lost their lives In
endeavorins to make radical socialism
as they advocated It a principle OF
the new German Government. The
Socialist doctrine as It is maintained
by the larger lnternationallsts has
practically no official standing to-day
In Germany. In fact, the names Of
both the Government and OF the party
which 10 nomlnally In control have
taken on meanings In Germany which
are peculiar to the nation itself and
which they have nowhere else.
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Because GEORGE w. wIcKEHsHAM,
formerly Attorney General OF the
United States, has taken an active
part In the discussion Of the terms
OF the peace treaty proposed to Ger
many and the League Of Nations that
treaty Is designed by Its authors to
set up over the sovereignty of the
United States 1t is fair to assume
that Mr.. WIcxERsHAA believes he has
made an intensive and extensive study
Of all the facts In the case. But II
our neighbor the World quotes Mr..
W1cKERsHAM correctly when 1t re-
ports him as saying he thinks 'ft Is
a great mistake to make a political
issue of the treaty" his study has
been depresslngly futile.
The German peace treaty Is and
must Of necessity be political issue
In every nation It's provisions affect.
Any peace treaty must be a political
Issue In the nations 1t affects No
peace treaty can be anything except a
political issue.
Every peace treaty this country has
negotiated has had lite origin In poll
tics and has produced It's effect on
politics. domestic and international.
A peace treaty cannot be other than
political in It's origin. Every peace
treaty must be political from begin
ming to end, political from top to bot
tom, political from the paragraphs de-
scriptlve Of Its negotiators to the last
individual thread Of the red tape
which binds 1t. Every treaty must be
signed, sealed and delivered In poll
tics and kept alive In politics.
Being in, OF and by politics, a peace
treaty must Of necessity be political
issue and become involved with other
political issues; and II Is right, proper
and salutary that this should be the
case. The fact that every peace
treaty is a political document and
political Issue is not matter to cause
regret or to inspire alarm; nor is II
a cause for shame. any more than the
fact that bark grows on trees Is a
cause for shame
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German ON cial Terms.

Some phrases which appear to-day in
the reports of official and diplomatic
proceedings In Germany and in the
TRANSACTIONS of German documents
discussing the conditions OF peace
presented by the Peace Conference
have a puzzling If not confusing eff
feet In most of the allied nations. We
find frequent references to the Ger
man Republic, the Government at
Weimar, with which peace negotia-
tons have been carried on, as the
Reich, of which the ordinarily &C
copied meaning 10 empire. and in the
German note received Sunday at Yer
sailles we find the statement that the
Instructions came from the Imperial
Minister Of Foreign Affairs" and the
designation Of the German Govern
ment is the Imperial Government"
By these expressions the Germans
do not intend to convey the idea they
represent the imperial government
of the Hohensollerns. The Deutsches
Reich means the German Empire as
composed of the northern and south
ern German confederation and Al
SAGE and Lorraine. The word Reich,
however, has besides the meaning
of empire that also of realm, gov
ernment or State. In the same way
the word Imperial" as applied In the
present instance does not signify a
government oy an emperor. Premier
CLEMENcEAU In one of his earlier ad-
dresses at the conference spoke Of the
German delegates as representing the
Imperial Government. An English
wrlter-the term had been as puz-
cling In Great Britain as In America
said that there was no exact trans.
lation of the word. What 1t signifies,
however, Is the central Government
Of the States making up the present
German Republic.
The Majority Socialists, known also
as the Social Democratic party, who
went into power at the last general
election, remain in practical control of
AFFAIRS. From their ranks came the
newly chosen Premier, BAUER, who
succeeds one Of the party founders,
PHILIP ScHEIDEMANN. The principal
opponents Of the Majority Social
lists are the German Democratic party.
corresponding to the former Liberal
party Of the empire, and the Chris
tian party, formerly the Clericals.
united with the Protestants. The
Christian party Is sometimes spoken
OF as the Centrist party Of the en-
pire, but the survival is more In name
than in principles. The radical go
cialists, who became known as the
Independent Socialists and composed
the party with which the spartccus
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port and on this point We believe that
offscial accounts OF Stewardship. rem.
dered by all the organizations which
make up the United War Relief, would
put an end to guessing and gossip. II
these seml-public agencies would lay
before the public a statement OF how
much they received and what they did
with II we feel confident that the pub
lie would be we'll satisfied. Meanwhile
no public Official should put forward
as "a legitimate criticism" any derog.
atory conclusion which has not been
substantiated,
The ideal method Of serving the sol.
dier would be an ideal service given
by an ideal government-and the last
10 non-exlstent. As long as the size
and ingredients Of perfect doushnut
cannot be decided upon by the General
Staff It is better to use the Saliva
ton Army than to have soldiers 60
without doughnuts.
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Bolshsvist attacks were suffering
wounds and death the State Of New
York was planning ana executing a
raid on the Bolshevist headquarters
maintained In the city OF New York
through the tolerance or the United
States Government.
The same Administration which sent
United States soldiers to be killed by
Bolsheviki In Siberia permitted the
establishment and maintenance in the
United States Of an active Bolshevist
agency to support and strengthen the
Bolsheviki under arms In Siberia.
While in New York city the Ad-
ministration at Washington tolerated
the activities Of the Bolsheviki, In
Siberia 1t exposed American troops to
death at the hands Of Bolsheviki, just
as that same Administration for
months exposed American soldiers to
death and wounds In the Archangel
district at the hands OF Bolsheviki
while Its peripatetic head invited the
Bolshevlk leaders to meet respectable
and patriotic Russians In conference
ut Princes Islands.
OF all the mysteries OF wilsonian
philosophy none is more banning than
that which envelopes his Russian policy
or lack Of policy. In 1t only one thing
is clear. 1t sees no moral or political
shame In traflicking on equal terms
with the unspeakable TnorsxY and
LEVINE while TRorzKY and LENINB
are shooting American soldiers.
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Germany ut Peace.

~ Germany having officially accepted
the treaty, the mere signing of the
document is of little consequence ex-
eept as a spectacle Of pomp and cere-
mony.
What is of consequence to Germany,
TO the Allies and to all mankind is that
the German people may now 60 back
to work, with their trade gates thrown
wide open to the world.
Because it is the particular genius
of the German people to work with
energy and intelligence, with palms.
taking detail and unfiagglng ambition
ito throw themselves heart and soul
into 1.-THE Germans themselves will
get more out of this treaty of peace
than any other peoples On the face Of
the earth.
1t is for this reason that the Ger
mans sign the treaty--for 1t Is as
good as signed. 1t Is for this reason
that they will fulfil its provisions to
the best Of their ability; for uninter-
rupted peace, with its opportunity for
uninterrupted work, production and
trade, will bring them more, ten thou
sand times, than ever could have been
snatched from, the world in mere
spoils Of war.
And nobody else to-day realizes this
truth as 1t Is realized by the Germans,
who now set forth upon their new
conquests-the conquests of Industry
and commerce.
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NAVIGATOR BROWN.
A Canadian IL Annoyed BY References
To Him ~ an American.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sk: l
And II very difYicult to understand Amer
lean people and their opinions some
times, there Is always 80 much abuse
hurled at the head of British sub
ject because he does not become citi-
zen right away when he comes to the
States, and It Is 30 often suggested that
at the expiration OF ave years he ought
to become q citisen or be deported In
Canada there must be half million
Anne rieans, and Of all nationalties who
become Canadian citizens America shows
always the smallest percentage.
The Inconsistency at the present time
of trying to acclaim Lieutenant Brown,
who has Just crossed the Atlantic In the
British machine. an American In spite
of his birth in Great Britain. his life
spent there and mis- serving Britain In
tho war strikes me as rather humorous.
I am not defending any man who does
not become a citizen OF his adopted
country, but 1t does not seem right to
deny Lieutenant Brown the country Of
his choice. CANADIAN.
LrNpHu Rsr, N. j.. Juno 20.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

4 discovery of copper 10 reported from
near Beaudoinvills, = port at the southern
end OF Lake Tanganyika, Belgian Congo.
Finland offers an immediate market for
all kinds Of American manufactured goods,
particularly textiles, shoes, knit goods,
agricultural implements. nc.
The shipments Of SiAmsse teak through
the port of Bangkok to foreign countries
declined from 1880 tons, valued at ya,oTl,-
5s4, in 1917. to So.l4l tons, valued at
ti,soesib. In 1914
cuba'H 1917 importa:ions of gelatins
amounted to bos,oo pounds and OF Eius
TO bTob7e pounds or these totals the
United States furnished 500. 202 and 5SS,-
TAO pounds respectively.
Exports invoieed at tho consulate In
caracaS Venezuela, for tho United States
amounted to sos. 2oa In 1915. as compared
with S20s.4sT In 1917. Coffee. the prlnei.
pal item OF export, was valued at te:,U7b
In 1918. a. against siso.s9o in 1917.
The sunnowsr grows readily In South
Africa and IL cultivated to q limited ex-
tent for poultry food, In tho opinion O.
the British and South African Export Gazette
large quantities could be produced II there
were = demand at rsmunerativs price.
A shsf1eid arm has converted It's war
aiFplAns factory into plant for the manu-
facturs OF small scale model locomotiy
and steam engines, which were formerly
imported into Great Britain from Ger
many to the sxtant Of over q. 900. 900 an.
nualiy.
The production OF wood pulp In Canada
In 1917 amounted to l,toi, sOs tons, COM
pared with i.23o.os4 tons in 1919 and
], oTA, 500 tons In 1915, OF the 1877 product
sos.+Ts tons were used BY the producing
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How transient will be Americas first
European conquest! Not like the in
vasion OF the Eormans. who impressed
upon the crude Angles and Danes their
polished and chivalric civilization, the
invited invasion OF the Americans
leaves for too brief a period Its mark
in the form OF Jazz melodies. For now
tho American who introduced the jazz
predicts speedy passing. The rea-
son for its going out is that while 1t
can be danced to it cannot be listened
to long without the shattering Of sem
sitive nerves." jazz fiends, seemingly.
must be made Of sterner stun as re-
CARDS the nervous system than are the
English. Made In America, jazz seems
to be designed for strictly American
consumption.
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THE Sun printed yesterday an As
ISOLATED Press message from vladi'
vostok, Siberia, dated June 10. de.
layed in Transmission, two sentences
Of which are reproduced here:
"In q night at Uspanka village
June III four Americans we're
wounded and one Bolsheyik was
killed and two were wounded and
four made prisoner.
walter KELLERMAN of Chicago
was killed and C. H. BACHELOR Of
Kansas City and CHESTER BURT OF
Amigo, Wis. were captured in a fight
between twenty-five troops and 400
BolshevIli, June 10, 100 miles to the
north Of vladivostok."
1t is an interesting coincidence tina,
while these soldiers Of the United
States engaged in the arduous task O,
guarding the Siberian railroad from
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LAST REPUBLICANS
ON DRUG BOARD GO
Smith Gusts First Deputy Com
missioner Whitney and
Secretary Huested.
Special DsspdtcA TO TEE Sun.

ALBANY. June ss-Complete reorgani-
sstion of the State Narcotic Drug Con-
troll Commission from a Republican into
a Democratic bureau will be completed
by July 4, announcement being made
to-day that the last two Republicans
holding office In the bureau are slated
to go at the end OF the month Thev
are George II. Whitney OF Mechanic
Vile. First Deputy Commissioner. and
DR.. James p. Huested of Albany, score
tary.
Whittier r. Herrick. who was named
by Gov. Smith to succeed the Repub-
ican Commissioner, Frank Richardson
ia said 20 have made a strong effort TO
induce the Governor TO permit Senator
Whitney to remain In ONCE, but without
avail. He will be succeeded by Miss
Sarah Mulhall, who first entered the
bureau as second deputy, succeeding
Mrs. Frances Yawger. a Republican.
The place pays $500 a year.
Tho new Second Deputy Drug Com.
missioner will be Fred C. Morrill, OF
Sheriff..
Mrs. Ella Hastings OF New York oIty
Is 10 be the new secretary OF the de-
partment, at 5000 q year.
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TRADE COMMISSIONER HERE
L. w, Meekins VIII start for
{. ma Soon.

Lynn w. M"ek!ns, trade comm ES!onsT
OF tho United States Bureau Of ForeiI0
and Domestic Commerce Is making hs
headquarters this week at TIE district
offices OF the bureau In Room 7S', Cus-
tom House, lie expects to sal SCOT
for China, where he Will be stationed al
Pekin as assistant to the Acier ran NoT'-
mercial attarhe 10 China.
The stan Of the bureau al PeE.n Is .
he enlarged because az the great IT.
crease In trade between TIRE CH.tS
States and China. and later AZ ofnOe
probably will be opened at SHAg go.
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NEW FRENCH TAX $l1o,ooo,ooo.
and Increased In
comes Are Heavily Hit.

PARIS, June 23.-New taxation propo-
sails, estimated to yield nearly $4,000.
600, were presented to the Chamber OF
Deputies to-day by Louis Klotz, the Min
lister of Finance.
The proposals include an increase in
the Inheritance taxes OF per cent. on
legacies OF $4,000 to $4,000 and ~
per cent. on legacies OF s2,oo00o0 and
upward. Other duties will remain tSt
same. while legacies under !4oO Eil. not
be taxed. II is proposed that Hereditary
rights TO intestAte estates be supprsssed
for relatives beyond the fourth degree
The increase IN Inherit nee taxes, J, IL
estimated, will :ie!d slS. ,,ooo
A tax ~ : .er cent on incomes nat
have increa sci as co4rpaI Cd win 1915
the FINANCE Minister said will Yield tiG
100000. Tho Minister expect hat
supertax OF Is yer cent. on war proa's
will bring In s76.oOo.ooo.