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posing this solution OH the Bulgarilns
ana the Turks. the only nvailaDle allied
army would bc The Greek ono. not only
Increased it's str"ngti, from ton divis-
Ions TO twelve divisions OH "A war foot
!nG. Tho upkccp az such II large force
since IN" arInisilcc has caused an cN-
tn tom Of lioo.00p.0Dv drachmac
'Sa.c.2oo.0o'j Ia the Grcoi budget.
THIS cconomic ASPECT hears q far
greater Importance III view Of the fact
that the conference. IN ohii.ing lIul-
Sat!i 10 PAY @.2JU.oou.0uu frames tSiJD.-
uuo.oupl 'ior rcparatjou, cancelled all
ia" debts contracted hI Bulgaria in
tcrmanE and Austria hungary for til"
rurDuSc OF carrying on the wGr--u sum
which exceeds tho total cNactcd from
her for rcpnratinHS. Thus Greece is
cmcrGinS with Il greater public debt
tlcu BULGARIA.
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AMERICA WARNED AGAINST
ANY PROPOSAL OF BRITISH
Irish journal triticizcS Plans Of Cab
met committee ON Home Rule
in Editorial.

DInLiN. Dec. l7.-America $
10 be deceived by proposals which
may he made by the British Cabinet
Committee on Home Rule. The lourn-
al crticizes the plan o! the Cabinet
committee so far as il has been re
Nealcd by the reports circulated in
Ireland The newspapers attitude is
tt!icNed to represent that OF the old
Irish party. 1t says:
The scheme proposes partition Of
It's worst form. and il insurcs the
IyTrip, OF the bankrupt wastrels OF
The authors know the fate that awaits
ne scheme, II has two purposes. to
t"roW dust in the eyes of America
and TO enable The Home Rule act 10
oe serapped. The scrappins was dc.
Nidcd on Ions before The commit &c
wa .T, constituted OF even conternpiat ted
Eut in the uncertainty OF anai-s A:
Nash!nSton the scrappin@ has TO De
done under careful cover ana undo
pretence OF Offering a settlement on
much more generous terms than have
ever oecn PROPOSED before. The gen
crosby can bc measured by the bro.
posed rick TO keen the control of thu
lriSh purse IN British hands. Nmcr!..
VII! not be deceived"
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STATE OWNERSHIP OF ALL
ARDENT SPIRITS PLANNED
Campaign Tor NATURALIZATION OF Man.
ufacturc and Sale OF Liquor
Launched in England,

cARLSLE. ENG, Dec. In cam
pa IGN for The Naturalization OF the
Manufacture and sale OF !ntoNicatins
liquor WAS .Hsuauratcd icw day ;
ago i; AN important trade union and
labor conference here
y II. Thomas. member Of Parliament
and general secretary Of the Union o.
hallway Men. supported resolution
urging ali labor partics ana trades
councils 70. demand the extension Of
tho principle OF state ownership and
control Of The liquor trade 10 the whole
country
was no evil like the drink evil" is
there any man or woman" he asked.
who would dare 10 sugEcs; that our
experience during the war would justify
the state in letting The drink traffic
ana the public house return 20 the old
Systcm?'
rrohihi, ion. he said was an alterna-
tive 10 adoption Of the brewers bill.
II was time. IN his opinion. tor the
government TO dea! boldly and conprn-
htnsiNely with The question
II YOU want 70 keen The drink prob
!rm free from politics." he declared, ''if
YOU want 70 take vested interest ont
Of tho region, OF politics. you can only
DO by ticking th' drink traffic out
Of the hands o. private ownership"
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DOCTORS USE
CALOTABS FOR
COLDS And FLU
influenza and Grippe. Like Ordi-
nary Colds, Require CaIotab>,
the Purified and Refined
CalOmcl Tablets That
Are NHuScnleSS, Safe
and Sure.

Physicians and druggists claim ihat
tic great cpidcRic of Influenza has
ConciUsiIcly demonstrated that til"
quickest reiict for a cold and tie best
preventive OF inHucn2u and pncumUuia
is 10 keep tho liver active SO that The
digestive organs may bc in perfected
condition. Tor this purpose Ca!otnbs.
tho new Eausca!ess culcmcl tablets
that nr" free from the s!ckcuins and
weakening effects. is the most thor
ouEh and dependable Us wei! as The
most agreeable l>.c.,.~.
talolabs have The special advantage
81 not making: the patient sick anI
weak. az they 10 not upset the Giges.
iiou &Md appetite one Calotab At
bedtime WIKI. "a swallow OF water
that's all. No salts, 10 nausea, nor
tHo slightest iu>crt:rcnc4 with yvur
.uiHE, plea sure or work Next morn
ing your cold has vanished. Your liver
is active. yoUl system is purified, and
ypH arc tccl!us fine. with hearty
appAtite for breakfast
Fer your protection. Cnlotabs arc
sold only. in original sealed packages.
rricr thiri! five cents. sold by Nil
druggists and your money back If you
arc not delighted with them.-Ady.
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HAD TERRIBLE COUGH
AND NIGHT SWEATS
Cough about gone. eats ana sleeps
we'll. and gained /. pounds.

"Iu pr&embcr,, 1918, had Il fearful
cough and my physician ordered inc TO
change climate inmcdiatclE. went TO
san Antonio, Texas, and entered It SAL
"torium Left there land came To
Oklahoma City i'm. October. 1915. Had
10 appetite. could not steep had night
swcats and was losing from one TO
three pounds n week, ] also had ca
iarrh Of the bowels, which the doctors
had hccM unable 10 relieve.
Relatives urged mc To try Milks
Emulsion. | did 50 and began 10 i'm
prove. slowly II first. but steadily. My
weight has INCREASED - pounds, / have
no tcmPciu urr. and my cough is about
eone can eat heartily, sleep wcI,
ard am working at my trade again.
y W. Nen, go No. Dewey St. Okla
honu City, Okla.
Nature does wonders in fighting off
disease. II given The chance. Mills
Emulsion - powerful help IN pro.
viding strength and flesh. 1t costs
notning to try.
MiIks Emulsion cleamscs the stom-
ach and bowels of all impurities. re-
STORM" healthy NATURAL bowel action
ana doing away with all need OF pills
ana physics Ii corrcct5 the digestive
organs ana improves the appetite.
ihu" ~ helps nature to build up tho.
hl""a ana tissue and 10 xtrcng then the
tHF"at, stomach and bowels. Chronic
@'"mach trouble and consultation are
promptly relieved usually in one ,tuS
ms rs n" only solid emulsion made,
ana 50 palatahlc that it is eaten with
. spoon Ike ice cream
~ matter how severe your cos. ,.o,,
~. urged TO try Millls Emulsion iu.
u1h tAia guain ntec-Takc six bottles
nom" with You. use 1t according to
directions and IL not satisfied with III.
rcHuit@' your money will be promptly
,Iiui'mGd' fricc Coo ana sl.o0 per bot
Nj t1.f,,
Hautc' Ind. Sold by druggists every
whorc.--AdV
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REPA latin ExILE:s
THIS MEASURE URGED
AS PRIMARY JUSTICE
trccinu prin,c Minister Tell. of ru,ucc
"1 ihrace Which Hui.uriu Il
Asked tv NciinuuiNh.
ul Ei.E,r,.i;uus uSlznt.os.
LONDON. Dec. ,7,-It lla@ bccn Ionn

LONDON, Dec. lT---It has been doubt
cd by some yyhctb,r .bn' ,;,..l. ,.,,,,.,,,,
~ raracc posscssSs ~ :. c!,nr .thmi,nI
;.bh;Hi '' ,,,"st;!i'i ,Nioi" iopEi"I m"
hi I'F lo - '9 eSsSh'ia! 10 ny ne
,.vt,,i ~ vs." " 'AS nsts'S LOT me
5nortiy rt"r ,H. q pF'',"3"u%H 6"GS
i;y,'.,, f;r. ~ "h.|H nc Ea!M,tn WNr pc
thHt j. ~ - .''' g, tu'M ' WIS Un"v"
NIL .h 1;tt.Ht: On ILL mo"Ils OF
,,Ii1,1 - .S,Stv''Ssir No NlolSut nNrac-
r,,,S,o -, ~ Hl.'h, 'Ieln'mI IN
WHO look rcf,,rC -! Na'mo'' nos
from his Hnrs,.S,,tinr '! t,'n,, m o
,i,,u, .nn nr, T.. ~, ~ '"iI, 'i.oU'iicd ="
iiy, v 'rvy w., pe}Tp,v; mho t"r KIP ."st
tndo;. - ''"" ~, ,'NtU III vNts anu wh"
Inc of pSnr. Win ,,.n 80, IL, ~
may be T.inst,,;,'I ~ tii,. +" "a. ~
.iV.Uun E.ilrs i.cri.hcd.
REMAINING GREEKS ,,spr,,;',I3v i,nso ;,
hnhitinS Tho littor;i ~ pr,IY,,t,ff ~, ~
Of Wrsfs-,, sjo Ciinn,t i,Vl';;.' ~"
ported ,mrinn Inc VIZ, ; mi'.' H., ,'c'i &c, O.
Tor OF Nsia N.n,, .r;,. u ~ ~.
ti,csS demnr; =" o,,,i.nN hT'"n,' 81
Inter Allied Mission ut ,!oHsiant in,,,.i
al $50 nu6 ami ~.
pcrishnd "'' '''' 'N '''"'V1E ""4 nave
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DELIVER RED CROSS FOOD
WHILE BALLOONS GUARD
boundary Line between Poland and
Germany Cause or hitter
Controversy.

GHopHlt.C, POLAND. Dee i1.-Down
mere IN former German Sii"sia :, h.r;.
Poland and Germany arc engaged N a
bittcr controversy on boundary .:acs.
lions American Rcd Cross workers
nave been delivering their supplies I'M
dc' ~" unfri"ndlr supcrviSiom uf II
iohS III. OF German observation bal
!oonH. These supplies. unloadcd on tic
Iomsn side 81 the frontier were for
foiiSh refugees who have passed and
Silcsia\ ''''
When the boundary question hrs, nc
c"inc acntS Germany started TO mate
IL Warilkc snow along the frontier
lncro were German troops engaged In
military mancuNcrs just ncross iLr i.Iycr
from Crodzicc; there were many tr.l;n.
loads Of field artillery ostun,atious
~ brought TO tho frontier and Wanted
IN hidden cmplacemcnts bcnind ,hr
mus; there were scores OF rirnlon,.
and observation balloons tho ,ait"r
on display every morning. bobbiur -,
thcir slender strings. BY nivh, :,,.n
there was a continual hustle on tIc
German Side of the line signalling ,,md
night mancuNcrs The frontier which
here lies along The iittic kiv~r liryni.,s
hrisilod with armed guards and ticI;,.ts
II was the show -Window OF wars pro.
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Tie Turkish element prcdominatcs over
The Greek. there SIN remains II clear
tmn Greek c!cmcm, for the whole OF
49,, -, has been wcll stated by President
CHOOSE their own political status and
G"Nrrlmcn, ;rausc"Mds Al! other con-
Hiugra, i"ns, and that pconlc az" no
'"H"tt"t;hcpls eau very well meet
vSn E Mithoat tho, %t ritz IT, M"m,sirsH%
3oI'oE@r. II can worry wc!l--!i wcccs-
a,",.Ilyy,m,1nI,Grporatc larger territories
NSA Minor where there exists Turk
iSa majority.
a., DuuhIr Intms,irr''
II would be duuply unjust TO Greece
Il, III addition 10 n"l being sivcu Con
S,iI,tnitnopIc.,. she be deprived * Nell of
, u,hIn,r, Th%% diSappo!ntmen; which
indH"d hc q mos, bitter one.
TINS Injustice against Greece Will
into eonSidcration the fact ;hat all tn"
Other allied nations OF Eastern and
ISnirgi hu"Gpc gzscho- Siovaiia.
will ,rcludc nearly the whole OF their
national strength: whereas Greece.
even With the Incorporation of rhracc.
tiontis outsid. her boundaries
The Hul&Hr'ans. OF course. Will re-
ioirc ~ seeing thc!r hereditary oppon-
follow jn5t they Viii accept VIII tn, the
spirit Of sincerity tho peace which is
being imposed upon them
ia is iustiiahlc 10 believe that EuI-
. rin VIII accept q peace which for.
rN"r mars nor i0lncrialiStic dreams
with mos profound bitterness. keen
ine herself IN readiness 70 cpnspirc
once NOR" as soon rs she feels capable
Tho commission on Crock affairs has
pronounced itself IN favor OF tho Hcl-
irnic claims on rhracc almost IN ;helr
entirety And ala glad 20 state tina,
the American member was in :ul ur-
cord with his French ana English col
leagues u Was, therefore. quite mat
urul FOR me 20 consider since tncu thai
ThraclHn question would be settled IN
favor OF Greece.
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iih'inaries' designed to impress the peo-
Pic across the border with c,erm,nr..
power and carnes,uoss.
Tho Polish authorities estimate tb..
10000 Polish refugees have rca 49,.
from German occupied Silcsia .,,,,
august IS. AZ first the Corm,,.
no objection TO this wholesain nxn a'tnus
,athcr they favored 1t. But NOV" ;i,
Ii 49,. asrehf thencd their guard M s,
I."nt'cT "it shoot -on sight any -
aNemptinS to cross the line in s;, on.
direction. lct from 900 to roo rcf,.nt s'
ere crossins tho border into Poiar'S
night. oStS AZ
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TAKE NO CHANCES
With THAT COLD!
Relieve it quickly with DR..
Bells Pine Tar~Honey

NR. BELL $ Pine Tar Honey is
I remedy that has for years stood
by thousands oi cold and cough
suffering mon. women, and children IL
helping to promptly and effectively re-
lievc these dangerous attacks. Severe
Colds or colds newly contracted AK
6cneiitted by its pleasant balsamic and
healing antiscpticS. phicem is soon
loooscncd, irritation cascd, infannll.
ton al!aycd, breathing made less
difficult
You can give the children Dr.. Bells
Pine Iar-Honcy, TOO. Safe and econ
nomical. Get a bottle today from any
druggist. SOC. oOc.. Sl.lO.
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CALL 1T HAYGOX COOKERY
Women or En.iaud rake Kindly IA
American Device known ns
FIrricNN tUU.Scr.

LONDON Dec l1.-"IIaNboX' cook.
ing. the English adaptations OF Amor.
lean 'iireicsS cookery" promises TO be-
conc increasingly popular among Eng
lish housewives during tho oom.nG
winter because Of tho urgent nccd tori
fuel economy.
Tho term is derived from the fact
that hay. one of the most suitable !lon-
conductors OF heat, Is almost exclusives
~ used rs III" packing fov the Made
IA EnE'and' type of urclc%s cooker. IN
both the comno REALLY manufacturer
aud Tho hOmO- inMhN nrnhuct.
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Thirteen Held on Theft Charge.

SAINT NAIAfERE, FRANCE, Dee.
ic--Thirtecn individuals were arcrstoi
mere yesterday charged with thefts q:
ing 10 the American armies \ re-ui1,,
clearing house has been III operation
,9r Inc disposition Of the goods. por-
ION" 81 "hiEh were recovered from
NOR. than nifty homes In Saint Naz.
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To Have Complexion
That Men Admire

- man muy admit, with Grep, SO
uhtsucati"m. mat powder and/rouge
l.e ueccs airy aids 10 hcautN," says :"
.acll- kuown writer, YET decp IN hi"
ac1rt ae dlcal9a cf Tic woman who's"
i1,rllnaeS needs no artiiicIal tonchiuc
mp Womcn "ho appreciate this who
live consideration TO iilr mascm'in"
viewpoint avoid using anything tnat
mi.ur tudcate th.ir beauty is not all
'n"ir otvn.
Such women in Increasing number
ARE 2Cuuiriu-: tho mcrcul!Ecd waA
haui, ~ applying the wax a. night
aa ,iicy would cold cr"am. washing il
of ia the morning. they secure, ana
moutaiH. entirely natural comlcxions.
TEair faces .oNhihii no evidence OF hay
ms hccn 'beautii.cd Nothing II add
"a 70 tho old comp!c%ion---thc latter.
instead. IS discarded. Mercolizcd WAX.
prCCUrnnlc n any drug store Can ounce
is sufficiently. ahsorhs the devitalizcd
outer Skin. gradually. almost inpcr-
Ccptip!E The fresh clear Satiny un-
&c: .#l..n which apncars. bears q
heslthN imuihful bloom not compar-
abb WIN u" liked artificial color
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
The Soldiers Protest.

BISHOP FLIPPER said in Atlanta:
- "A colored chaplain was ad-
dressing a squad Of colored men back
OF Barbecue.
boys he said. Satan Is powerful.
but he is not omnipotent. He Is bound
with chains. yet he can get at you
and the chaplain pointed to a Mobile
soldier-'and he can get at you--and
he pointed at soldier from Washing
ton-.and he can get at you'-and he
pointed to a soldier from Paint Rock
THE Paint Rock soldier gave a
grunt .i
why. boss he. protested, the old
cuss might as we'll be loose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
Out of Order.

CLARENCE r. EDWARDS said In
~ Boston address: -
"Our opponents showed too don'i-
neering a spirit. They were like the
man at the public meeting who yelled
at the speaker: 80
"'Say. could lick you with one
hand tied behind me"
"'Order.' said the speaker sternly.
You're out of order, friend
81 know I'm out Of order. yelled
the man. or I could lick you, with
both hands tied behind, me T. Al,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

and left an inextricable situation for
girl twenty-three years old, She
formed new cabinets. She tried
successfully the liberals. conserva-
tives and a liberal-socialist coali-
ton. The chamber rose against
this or that and she dissolved it.
She kept her own prime minister
in power. A deputy threw the chairs
out Of the windows. She took new
cabinets. There We're manifestations,
petitions and populations TO the
palace
Until. all stirred by party quarrels.
the population scarcely knows how it
stands. Recent elections for deputies
gave a liberal-socalist majority Of
two voices in the chamber, by ma
jcrity Of only 500 votes in the entire
population. 1t has nothing to do with
loving The grand duchess.
And the grand duchess is no longer
the grand duchess.
1t is her sister.
Before the war. the girl rulers were
a guarantee of the independence of
Luxembourg.
Imperial Germany Git was argued)
would never grab the inheritance of
these pathetic orphans Of such high
race. They have no brothers and the
constitutional law of 1907 rules the
eventual succession Of thejfemale line
in the six sisters. "',
Along with Wilhelmina of Holland
they are the last of the grand old
strain Of Hammerstein. The Zutphen-
Hammersteins went high. They were
princes of the holy empire, Roman
king emperor by election). princely
counts and reigning dukes of Nassau
and Luxembourg (until Prussia an
nexed Nassau in 1860. Their deep
root is in Ermentrude of Hammer
stein. who. in 1910, brought them
their territories on the Lain and the
Sieg. their countships OF Idestein and
Wiesbaden. and other posse sessions. All
are gone except the dovecote of Lux.
emburg. Surely the Germans would
respect it!
When the Germans came the Wits.
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Gen. PershingS Rescue of Luxembourg Rulers
How many?

HOW mauy'
They were going to ascertain how
many by their referendum. The whole
population were to vote on May Tor
grand duchess or republic. Then
came suddenly and unexpectedly the
mysterious verbal message" of the
big four. transmitted by Gen. Smith.
commanding the American forces AZ
Treves. Would the people of Luxem-
burg kindly defer all referendums?
All referendums? Huh. why plural?
Yes, there was another. called the
economic referendum" On May
the entire population. women as we'll
as men, were also to vote which
country Luxembourg should favor eco
nomically-France or Belgium.
Now. light is thrown on the mys-
terry by the newspaper organ of the
Grand duchy. the economic weekly
Luxembourg" After proclaimng equal
sympathy with glorious France ana
heroic Belgium. the Luxembourg organ
declares one consideration to be
stronger than all-"the safeguarding
of our autonomy" will Luxemburg's
side of France than on the side OF
Belgium" it asks. I'VE think not"
it answers. I'm a union with France
our dynasty (now they say dynastyD
risks seriously to be swept away at
the first occasion ct means by cur
rent republican inluences). Evident
ly, fully evidently. it will not be the
same in case Of as union with Bel
ium, for whom the question OF our
dynasty (again they say dynastyc
is an interior affair. concerning only
ourselves. Never would it come to
the thought of King Alberts gov
eminent to influence Luxembourg opin-
ion, one way or the other" evident
ly such current republican ideas
would not be automatically at work).
Girl rulers. you failed at the bridge
of Bac: but you might be good for
something. after all Autonomy.
dynasty. Dynasty. autonomy!
They are not the same, but. like
chemicals. can coalesce when you add
a third element of-chivairy.
And where win not chivalry find
nest. even among, old republican
dodgers of a conference. ready to
break sacred principles. send bomb
shell message. delay q referendum IN
an independent neutral country and
give the girls a chance to prepare
better election?
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
The Tables Turned.

JIMMY BRITT, once lightweight
! champion. used to tell story
about Eugene CORR, the English
referee.
"One day in the Strand"-so the
story ran--"Corri came up to me and
said:
Britt. you've made lot OF money
out Of boxing. haven't YOU:
Yes said /. i have.
well" said CORR, why don't you
quit? You're beginning to show signs
Of what you area pugilist on the
down grade. Jimmy. my boy, you're
beginning to look old
We'll, after that speech CORR took
me to lunch. While we were lunch
ing. a nice looking couple at near
by table kent looking at us continu.
ally Aud finally we heard the young
lady say. as she nodded toward Corr:
who is that man.
Hes a pugilist,' her escort an
swered.
Gracious. said the young lady.
What brutal face he has"
Yes. said her escort. TO judge
from his looks he must be about the
foulest fighter in the ring
'Then a little later we heard the
young lady ask:
lis he marriedT ,.. ,..l.
"'Yes. oh, yes, said her escort.
That handsome. gentlemanly little
fellow with him Is his son."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

Luxembourg MADE their afternoon stroll
past the garage. They wanted to see
the landau of the Champs-E Ely sees.
But it remained in it's shelter. So,
thereafter, each time that there was a
rumor of Paris being taken. the Lux
emburgers, laughing. said: "Nenni,
the landau is still there"
Marie Adelaide and her sisters doves
among eagies) fought kaiser, crown
prince and generals Gn vain) for their
national mail. telegraph and telephone
services, replaced by German. They
fought for their Luxembourg railroads
which the Germans had by solemn
treaty sworn never to use for military
purposes. yet the rolling stock was
practically ruined in May, 1915. when
100000 German soldiers. plus their
cannon and provisions. had ridden free.
'Our mines and factories" exclaim-
ed the girl ruler You put out
their owners and run them for your
selves. You pay nothing: you keep
no accounts. You requisition all our
reserves. paying in your paper money.
We have no horses left to till the
ground, no grain for sowing. Our
mayors and town councils have no
ly More than 600 Luxembourg law
yers, editors, manufacturers and land
owners are in German prisons"
THE Luxcmburgers were proud Of
their girl rulers.
Except for their rich mines, they
were q peasant democracy, business
mana ed" with enormous prosperity
by their grand duchess. She was
aided by Prime Minister Won Eyschen.
whom the girls father. the Grand
Duke William, had discovered forty
years previously. Up TO the coming
O: the Germans he had successfully
carried out all Marie Adelaides good
ideas. All were happy. All loved
their lovely business manager.
You can scarcely distinguish be-,
tween classes. Great old noble names
are borne by poor" people. "A Lux
emburger Is always active" runs the
proverb. The same man may be
winegrower, tanner. miller and store
keeper. They are very honest-"real."
they call 1t. Like the Swiss land I'M
like most Europeans), they receive"
a great deal at home. Every family
has its house and garden. The roof Is
tight the walls white. the garden
cultivated and flowers in the window
The American troops going into Lux
emburg from devastated France, CON
sidered the land to be still nike a
peasant chorus scene in an opera"
Alas, like the plot of an opera. too.
Prime Minister Won Eyschen had
died from German worries and the
Luxemburgers had found themselves
under the iron rule Of an outsider, the
all-powerful German, Won Tessmer.
He gave permission to quit and re-
turn, opened and stopped letters and
kilograms, Jailed citizens. stopped
public meetings and fetched ladies
from the court of Berlin to ENTER
tain" the girl rulers.
4
The grand duchess tried to keep a
semblance of government She ap-
pointed a successor to her fine old
prime minister. and the new man
. quarreled with her, mixed things up