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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29
BY HENRY WOOD.

PARIS Feb. 2S.--Thanks 10 the progress of science
applied the OF destruction, be
human buchery great that not only the combat
ants but the unoffending civil populations Will be
on as
This is the unanimous opinion of six OF the greatest
ana best qualified in France speak the sub
ject.
Three Of them members Of the world
French Academy OF Sciences, and as consequence
qualified speak the respective standpoints
OF wireless biography chemistry and self propeling
projeCties while the others highest possible
experts in aviation naval and land
These men, each of whom contributes his views of
the great Monsieur Edouard Branly.
French developer Of wireless telegraphy:
Monsieur Paul Painleve former war minister and re-
cognized French scientist Monsieur Moureu chemist
professor at the College of France founder Of the
French confederation of scientific work; Monsieur
Bechereau aviation engineer expert; Gen Debeney
now director Il the School of War and of the
successful French generals in the final smashup OF the
German army on the western front. and finally Com
mandant ", of the highest authorities OF the
French navy but whose name naval etiquette does not
permit be used
Here is the first:
BY EDOUARD BRANLY.
1t is certain that every time someone discovers
something the first idea is apply it war
immediately people get busy TO make machines i'm
proving the science that helps killing.
As soon as aviation existed, it used 10 increase
the horrors Of war. The progress Of chemistry has
been employed to make the worst asphyxiating gas
The progress OF aviation especially is formidable
and disquietng Since airplane carry through
the air several tons OF bombs, running great
speed, am inclined 10 think that it may be urgent
question to take Up in peace time, OF digging under
should break out, there would be safety
for anybody any point of land.
Thus. the those who think o. the pos
s.buity of a should be to build underground
cities
GIANT AIRPLANEs
We airplanes able to carry 20. so 40 people
and several tons OF baggage There Will be machines
which Will carry hundred persons. We see afr
planes flying at O speed OF 500 kilometres hour Il
that within few hours. giant airplanes leaving
Berlin could and drop Paris, bombs II
disarmed and would let the Germans
fH narfa1 AZ frr7Tn~
making commercial airplanes. nothing would prevent
them from putting within two days in frightful
condition. Without waiting official declaration
hundreds OF giant airplanes would come and
set Paris adIe. And the future war. Il It happened.
would be immensely more mUrderous than the one
preceding because much more scientific
DESTRUCTION By WIRELESS.
"Tt Theoretically possible produce destructive
effects 40 a distance by wireless but there some
difficulties. Suppose for example that they intend at
put Paris afre at distance ~ wireless The
necessary would be that there existed in Paris
apparatus previously installed 10 receive the order
Whatever thing that IS 20 be done between
place distant from another there must ba receptive
apparatus prepared To execute AZ
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29

ocean by designing constructing the Roosevelt.
whose resstess frame crushed way the desired
haven the shores OF the polar From here he
made that wonderful march Of 1906 10 81 degrees
latitude new worlds record Winds Of unusual fury.
opening big leads robbed him Of the pole and nearly
of his life.
The last Peay expedition 1sos-1soe resulted in the
discovery OF the and OF the deep surround
ing t. The 396 miles from Greelys farthest had been
vanquished follows: 1900 80 miles 1902, % miles;
1906 16s miles; 1903. ia miles.
HAS BROUGHT ALL MEN BACK.
No better proof OF the minute care with which every
campaign prearranged be given than the fact
that. though Peary has taken hundreds OF north
with him on his various expeditions he has brought
them all back and in good health with the exception OF
two who lost their lives in accidents for which the
leader in wise responsible What contrast this
record is to the long list Of fatalities from disease frost
shpwreck and starvation which in the popular mind
has made the word arctic synonymous with tragedy and
death
Thus Robert F. Peary crowned a life devoted to
exploration OF the icy north and the advancement
OF science by the hardwOn discovery Of the north pole
The prize of striving yielded
the persistent scientific attack ever waged
against f. Pearvs success was made possible by long
experience, which gave him thorough knowledge of
the difficulties to be overcome, and by
bnation OF mental and physical power-a resourceful-
which enabled him 10 find a way TO surmOunt all
obstacles. tenacity and courage which
feat and physical endowment such nature gives to
few men,
AMERICA REJOICES
It has been well said that the glory of Peary's
achievement belongs he world shared by all
mankind But his fellow countrymen, who have
enlargement scofng and how he persevered under
financial burdens that would have crushed less stall
shoulders specially rejoice that made good at
last and that American has become the peer Of
Hudson. Magellan and Columbus.
Peary's address the National Geographic
society In the fall Of 1888 when the society
only a months old. He then described expedi-
ton which he had led Nicaragua, He has been
actively with those early
days. and his return from each Of his expeditions
the Ear north his first public address to the
National Geographic society His public appear
the platform of the National Geographic
society when in January 1919, he introduced Stefans
who had Just returned fren the Canadian north.
In 1907 he presented the Hubbard gold medal
society by PRESS Roosevelt and in 1903 special
gold medal for his discovery of the north pole and
later member Of its board of managers for years
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29
POISON GAS IN NEXT WAR
BY VI. MOUREAU.
(French Chemist and Inventory

7 cannot say anything about my works which
connected with the national defence but I
that OF the characteristics Of the has
been the coming OF chemistry into the game.
Should a that
would be still more chemiCal-essentally chemical
and consequently. much dangerous even outside
fighting
When the gas began and 7 VIII forget
tragic April % 1s15Ve have known. by the
German chemists hours OF terrible anguish II France,
that time, had had a long list OF chemists. she
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29
AMERICAN PRINCESS
ASKS VATICAN DECREE
Seeks Pope's Annulment of Mar
rage Long Suspected Of
Being Loveless.

The Princess Radziwll young and beautiful
American better known 20 society on both sides
OF the Atlantic as Dorothy Deacon has asked the
vatican 10 annul her marriage the ground that
she was forced into wedding Prince Antoine Albert
Radzwill a nobleman, who was near to royal
rank
A year has elapsed since the death or the mother
Of the princes Deacon American
beauty, who herself married at the age OF II.
An indiscretion marred her married life and later
ed the aristocratfc connections of the prince TO
oppose his marriage with her daughter mar
rage which the daughter now seeks to have
Annuiled
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The Washington times., 1920-12-26

of the wicked of those Grand Dukes
much the foolish weakness and creduity OF the c.
that brought about the dreadful revolution
The Grand Duke Vladimir believed heartily that the
sole Of to crush the people for the
benefit of the privileged classes and that all democratic
movements should be met with machine guns He frankly
held that his nephew, the Car. too gentle with the
people Most Of the imperial family and the aristocracy
sympathized with the Grand Duke Vladimir views, and
it was common talk among them that his favorte son.
Boris would make ideal successor to the throne
Such matters the wrongs Of the masses and the wick
ednesscs Of auocracy did not trouble at the period
whereof write was concerned with the palaces
and entertainments Of the Grand Dukes than with the
of their wealth.
Old Grand Duke Vladimir had fit companion in his
Grand Duchess by birth Princess of Mecklenburg Her
and successive friendships with young officers
Of the Guard very amusing and gave her certain
sembance to the Empress Catherine the Great.
Perhaps the greatest of grand duca enjoyment
the Imperial Russian Ballet organization Of the
most beautiful, and talented young in the empire.
trained from childhood at the expense of the Gar 1t is
this organization which has given the Russian art Of dane
ing its great impulse all the world. For two hum
ded years the Cars had given this institution their law
sh support One monarch after another had found his
chief diversion among the lovely members Of his ballet
Five great imperial theatres were maintained in Petro
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

Prince o became Q wreck and o recluse az
esult of this tragedy hear that he persisted miser
bly, during the disturbances that followed the recen,
Evolution.
The prohibition Of drink by the Car war measure
Produced, ! am informed, very dangerous effect in
many parts Of the country. The peasantry deprived
the drink to which they had been for ages accustomed
yere nfurated by the thought that the nobtN still
oarded vast stores of wines and liquors with which they
ould carouse in private. Naturally they became in
AIMED beyond measure at the thought of the immense
Iistoric cellars in the great castle.
Without hindrance from the Boshevk regime
savage mob Of peasants, armed with guns, pitchforks
nd other rude weapons, broke into the ancient castle
was defended only by the heart-broken Prince and a
pw old servants. Most Of them it is believed were
illed by the mob, who Toasted the food and liquor
ored in the castle for twenty four hours and fire to
he great building before leaving.
Many Of the princes and prncesses who entertained
e with splendid hospitality in Russia have met death by
be mob been driven into exile have vivid impress
on Of the beautiful Madame Pstohkors who later be-
anne the morganatic wife of the Grand Duke Paul and
eccived the title princess Palley "
This brilliant woman reduced to starvation during
he revolution and made her escape from Russia disguised
a peasant.
We witnessed wonderful fetc in the fairy-likc white
arblc palace of the Princes Youssoupo in Petrograd
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

curtains of the palace
were closely drawn and
concealed the. rapid
advance Of dawn.
As one by one the
jewellers succumbed
into a state Of exhaus-
ton the Grand Duke
Boris's servants bore
them away to their
touches to sleep off the
effects of their indulg-
ence. W hen they
awoke obsequious at
tendants brought them
cups Of delicious Rus
sian tea, the most eff
fective draught mag
Unable to chase away
the after pangs Of
their festive pageant.
We were invited to
visit the Gar and
Czarina at Peterhof,
the fairy-like palace Of
many fountains built
by Peter the Great be-
side the waters Of the
Gulf of Finland, once
q favorite resort of the
Russian autocrats, but
gradually abandoned
by Nicholas H., who in
the later years of his
reign passed nearly all
his tortured. distracted
life at Tsarskoe Seln
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

1t Peterhof that the injury to the little Care
WITCH only of the unhappy sovereign occurred Ac.
cordng to some reports had been stabbed by revolu
ZIONIST. saw thu Inflated child He almost inhu-
in appearance with face that seemed to be of wax
rather than of human skin and flesh. He exceedingly
fragile and it hardly seemed that he could live long.
am that he victim of dreadful hereditary
disease This poor boy has met terrible death in the
revolution but if he had lived fear he would have been
very unhappy.
At the time of my visit the Car victim Of
fantastic impostor named Philippe former French hair
dresser, but posing an inspired magician who
called up the spirits Of the deuded monarch ancestors
and caused them to greet him in lonely corridors Of the
palace. They usually gave him advice that benefited
Philippe.
LEARNED many guilty Of the Cars court Sew.
era years before this the Czarna ormcnted by insane
husband and the constant terror of revoutonsts had
accepted the consong devdtons Of dashug and hand
some young officer Of the Guards-Colone Oro In his
society she found the only happiness she had known
The Czarina accustomed to meet her devoted
friend in the honse Of her favortc ladynwatng Nine.
Anna Virubo, who played such deep part in the in-
rigues of the court and arrested Immediately after
the revolution An enemy of the Czarna set dabolical
tran for her He sent word to Colonel Vrubo husband
Of Nine Vrbo hot-hcadcd brutal man, that at cer-
tain hour of the afternoon he would find his wife in their
home with Colonel Orof.
Virubof burst into the house at the hour named and
there it is said found Colonel Orlo his knees before
the Czarina.
The same evening Colonel Orlof shot himself dead to
save the Czarna from the consequences of their affair
She had his body buried in the grounds of the palace,
and every week spent many hours in prayer and weeping
over the grave.
ITO be Continued Merit Sundou)
The Washington times., 1920-12-26

II was a young prince of this
family who put an end to
the career of the impostor
Rasputin, but too late to
save the imperial throne.
To give my readers a pic.
ture Of the old, reckless
court life Of Russia, exceed
ing in extravaganza and dis
sipation anything the mod
ern world has known, /
must return to my stay in
the palace Of the Grand
Duke Boris. The Car was
then becoming q gloomy,
irrational mystic, but his
cousin, the Grand Duke b.
ris, and other kinsmen in
dulged themselves to the
full without any religious
scruples. paraded their 'af-
flares de occur" in public
and drank with a reckless
ness that makes my head
ache just to recall it.
Boris was the son of old
Grand Duke Vladimir, the
most typical Of all those
Grand Dukes who squan-
dered the enormous re-
sources Of Russia for their
personal enjoyment, stole
the funds appropriated to.
carry on the war against
Japan and even took the
money subscribed by indi-
vidual Russians to relieve
the wretched, starving, hor-
ribly neglected wounded
soldiers in the field. 1t was,
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grad, Moscow and other cities for the display
of the charms of these wonderful dancers. The
Gar Nicholas H., as everybody knows, was
deeply infatuated with one Of these dancers in
his youth, and was almost broken-hearted when
he was forced to leave her-more or less-for
his legitimate Czarina. Perhaps if he could
have spent his life as the humble husband Of
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ITO be Continued Nert Sunday
The Washington times., 1920-12-26
lions of Kings, Prime
War Wiped Out,
kGirl of Noted
T. Ar1stOcracy

'ouiu Stdilu Oy USeiI. Inc
head,
s'Stand still, 'Hcalhd the
the hall. Il will count thru
6re." N.,.
He began counting at or
lred promptly atthe word
l felt the bullet whistle Q
card fell to the ADor, and v
exactly in the centre Of the
Everybody aprlauded thi
display Of craftsmanship an
snow shoot q card off
cried out the Princes youn
eagerly.
The Prince, if he thought
ably felt that he could not
brothers request after shoe
The young man took his
Iplace against the wall, and
J helped to place the card
on his head.
Perhaps the strain Of
making such a dangerous
shot once before had ex-
hausted the Prince b nerves.
He began the preliminarics
as in my case. raised his re-
|vOlvcr and fired. But he
made a horrible miscalcula-
ton in his aim.
Almost as the bullet was
fred the young brother
erumpled in a lifeleas heap
pm thc ground. The Prince
rushed forward with several
others, but all help was USE
less. The bullet had passed
straight through the centre
of- the young mans fore
head.
Friends Of the Prince took
him by the hand and led
him away. fearing that he
would take hold of his re-
volver again and kill him
self. He was deeply emo
tional, like nearly all Rus
slams, and was now insane
with grief, for the dead
youth was his favorite
brother and dearly loved by
aim.
We stayed in the castle
that night. for we could not
get away, but we sat up in
misery and watched for the
dawn, and at daybreak we
eft the great house of trag-
Pdy forever.
Prince o became
|esult Of this tragedy ]
Ibly during the disturbanc
evolution.
The prohibition Of drink
,rcduced, ! am informed,
many parts Of the country
II the drink to which they h
Eere infuriated by the tn,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-13
NO DIVORCES IN PHILIPPINES

Though there is divorce law in the
Philippines there are no divorce cases
to bring the law into courts, accord
ing to Miss Ramona Trina. a young
PHILIPPINE woman who has been sent
here by the Philippine government to
study our court system. She
Us studying in New York City. In the
islands. according to Miss Tirona
there is a common court to try all
cases instead of the separate courts
juvenile domestic relations and the
like, that we have in this country
1T is to decide whether the establish
,ncnt of separate courts is adaptable
and necessary in our country. that
came to study the system" says Mis-:
rirona She is one of the womei
students Of New York who form tn
International Foyer of the Y. NJ. {
A., center for foreign students a
Columbia University which has wo
men of thirty-threc nationalitics ol
its list.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-13
ANOTHER WORLD WAR

, A great British diplomat, again
looking unxiously across the channel
where the red fires of war once more
aliph, the skies of Europe sOlemnly
declared
"Thc situation is as grave as that
/ in August, 1914
That was yesterday. Tomorrow
may bring what the tomorrow
brought six years ago. Some OF us
have not forgotten what happened
then, nation followed nation in the
declaring of war until the entire
world became involved, troops began
their forced marches to the front and
the sound of their footballs echoed
through four awful years of agony.
And yesterday the situation was as
grave as upon the first day Of that
historic succession of events.
There is no denying that the Brit
ish diplomat spoke the truth-unless
hc spoke out half the truth. 1t may
be that the situation is much grav-
er, A civilized military force then
threatened to subjugate the world by
force of arms. Today a force that
acknowledges none Of civilizations
laws threatens the same thing. AS
much as we abhor German teachings
and German militarism we must ad-
nit that the Bolshevik hordes of Rus
sia present situation more alarming
than the Huns presented when they
4 thyo,,~1, RnIOitrSp1
We in America may shut our eyes
and say. at is Europe's business"
But we only deceive ourselves. We
practiced the same deceit in 1914. 1t
cost US thousands of lives and bill
ions of dollars. This is the hour for
US to face the truth; unless the red
advance is checked, unless the allies
throw arms and men into the fray at
once America will again become en-
broiled. And it will be as it was be-
fore, We shall awaken too late, after
the first opportunity of success has
passed, when the toll will be infinite
ly more than it might have been.
One thing and only one can save
Europe and America from another
holocaust of blood and fire-the
league of nations. 1t may be that
because Americas dilatory tactics in
ratifying treaty it must function
informally but function it must. In
other words. the allied nations of the
earth must rush to Poland's rescue
and the disaster that impends must
be stifled in it's infancy.
If the league of nations---and we
speak of the nations of the
world acting in accord and not
of the written doucment-does not
act it is difficult to prohesy what will
transpire. Poland will fall. After
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-13
ANOTHER CAUSE FOR THE
HIGH COST OF LIVING

The Federal Bureau OF Public
Roads shows that there were 1855,
4lG motor vehicles of all types regis
tered in the United States during the
calendar year uf 1919, an increase of
% perccnt over the previous year.
License and registration fees alone
last wear amounted to SGl.7OO.0O, and
practically all this sum was devoted
to road maintenance and construction.
The highway officials estimate that
there are 2,A75,0OO miles of highway
in the country, and simple long di-
vision problem shows that there art
three cars to every mile of high
way. Montana, n. Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota and Wyoming have
one car or loss for every mile and
n half of their roads. But Rhode
Island brings up the average by
producing morr than 20 cars to tho
mile. Massachusetts has l3 and 2-10
cars to the mile and New Jersey
average is only slightly less. Cali
fornia has seven and eight-tenths
cars to the mic.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-08-13
STATE COLLEGE ENROLMENT

According to all indications, Okla
noma A. and M. College will have
81 far the greatest enrolment in its
history when the school opens on
September s. An unusually large
number of requests have been re-
.civ.1 asking for catalogues. litera-
.un., and information concerning
rosani and board. Five thousand
copies of the l92O-2l catalogue were
printed and large part Of the issue
ms Ren sent in answer to many re-
luests for information concerning the
= ~ollegc.
In addition to the constantly in
. ..reasing annual attendance. over
three hundred boys -four from each
Of the scvcnty-five counties) are ex-
pectcd to take advantage Of the free
scholarships provided Dor by the leg
stature.
The number of Federal students
is also expected to be greater than
last year when about two hundred
disabled student-soldiers were enroll
I'D at the College.
The College authorities nave an
ticipated this increased attendance
and have provided additional equip
ment and teaching force to meet the
increased demands.
The Board of Regents has increas-
ed the appropriation for salaries of
teachers and officers for the ensuing
year by about $4,000. A number
of new members have been added to
the faculty and two splendid new
buildings, the Home Econmoics and
Library, each costing over 100000
have been added to the group of Is
buildings with which the College was
already provided. The Science build
ing and the Armory-G Gymnasium
we're completed last year.
The people of the State have am
pie reasons for being proud Of their
4 and M. College which is making
such rapid growth and is doing such
4 splendid work in our educational
system.