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New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
EW places, writes the CORE
~ spondent Of The London
' Times, conjure up so vivid

III ~ @AS 4%t1AoOle
Times, conjure up so vivid
an impression of the old
turbulent days of Scottish history
as does Tantallon Castle, for GEN.
turies the lair and fortress of the
Douglases. 1t is built on q pro-
montory Of rock, three sides of which
drop in sheer cliffs to the sea.
Across the fourth side, the base of
the promontory, stands the castle
itself, its back to the air and sea,
with no land or neighbor nearer
than the Bass Rock, out there in
mid Firth, and it's face, insolent in
its mass, facing landward over open
greensward, bidding all the world
come on. No wonder that its
strength passed into Scottish
proverb, so that to "ding doun Tan
talon" was an image of the impos-
sible, as who should say "beat down
the Himalayas."
1t was dinged doun at last, at
least SO far as to make it untenable
as a fortress, by Monk in 1850. In
the days when the castle was built
there was little reason to think of
guns. Later, when cannon came
upon the scene, the Place was
strengthened against them. Stair
ways were filled in with masonry
and made solid, and you may see
rooms now which are no longer
rooms. but heaped stone and mortar
from wall to wall, SO that the whole
depth Of the building became one
block. But by the middle of the
seventeenth century the guns had
won. Offense had beaten defense.
After besieging Tantallon fruitless
ly for five months, Monk brought up
artillery, which slowly battered the
two f1anking towers to bits. They
are shattered still; but what re-
mains Of them and Of the great
blind front and nassivs central
gateway 10 enough 20 show whas
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to picnic use it as putting course.
The Bass should make congenial
company for the old keep; for it,
also, has been a fortress and
prison, and it's stones are stained
with blood. And with more than
human blood. There, be it remem-
bered, it was that that "wanchancy
thing" the wrath of Tod Lapraik,
which "loupit and fang and danced
like daft quean at weddin'," was
shot with the silver sixpence which,
as every one knows, is much "mair
deidly against bogles" than any mere
leaden bullet. How deep the stain is
of mans blood split in murder we
know. Do not guides at some places
show it. still authentically blacken-
ing floor planking and stone paving
centuries after the event? What
stain was LETT upon the rock, one
wonders, by the ichor of Tod's poor
spook? Something between milk
and water, doubtless, diaphanous
and thinly blue; but in the dark,
beyond question, fiercely phosphores-
cent.
Apart from all the charm of his
tory and legend, it is q beautiful bit
Of coast here, and all along it, in
land, lies some Of the richest soil in
the British Isles and the best eulti-
vated. Close beyond here begins the
famous "red soil" Of Dunbar, which
grows such wonderful potatoes that,
they say, potato growers elsewhere
have been known TO buy wagon loads
OF the red soil, SO that, by sheveling
q spadeful Of. 1t into each sack, they
might tempt buyers in the city to
think the tubers came from Dunbar
and to pay the Dunbar price. But 1t
Is hard to believe that Scotsmen
would do thing like that.
1t is all sweet country by Tyn.
ninghame. Whittinghame, Auldhame,
Hsiles Castle, Whitekirk, past the
Tyne's mouth 10 Dwnhar, lovely and
prosperous, with beautiful woods
and Ass eststes, wall cultivated
Sssaaa and eSasming Villages
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MADRID, Sept. Is.
= HE great shaggy hotel goat
was the first to discover that

FWNHE great shaggy hotel goat
was the first to discover that
- something was wrong. He
forced his way into the ves-
tibule and refused to be elected.
Then no pulled at q big arbutus
shrub In a pot till it fell with a
crash and dispersed it's debris
around. Finally, on q concerted
move Of the "Posadero" and his
satellites, he stormed the staircase
and took cover in a bedroom, whence,
after many sounds Of conflict and
much goat language, he was dragged
by horns and beard and tail and
locked in the stable. Outside, the
birds were uneasy. The martins
were visiting their nests under the
caves, twittering disconnectedly.
when they should have been busy
abroad. Two or three DAVIS were
circling the top Of the cathedral
tower in uncertain flight, and an
OWL !urched awkwardly from some
Granny and took q heavy and ir-
regular course toward the river.
When it became clear that tricks
were being played with the light of
day, men and women emerged from
unusual places-cave dwellers, 4rog-
lodytes they seemed--unlike those
the diurnal sun usually looks down
upon' even in Spain. The boys from
the school had an extra half hours
freedom and watched Developments
through bits Of smoked glass, or
stole the caps Of those 80 employed
and created diversion and a chase.
otherwise the sun and moon were
lett 10 their solemn interchange
OF celestial courtesies and things Dur
sued their normal course. Three COM
'ortable priests were having their
morning chat with their cronv. the
matchmaker over the way, and were
not too much engrosscd by the move
ments Of the heavenly bodies to give
useful and friendly advice to a sor.
e'gner who wanted to make purchase.
Perhsps an eclipse in . Spain 10
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
From The San Francisco Chronicle

But it is plain that any invasion Of
Belgium will constitute such basis
for joint action, while if the Ger
mans do not attack France through
Belgium, then France is perfectly
able to defend her own frontier,
strengthened as it now is by the
possession of Metz and Strassburg,
the line Of the Rhine and the en-
forced German evacuation of the left
bank Of this river north of the
French boundary.
A Larger Belgian Army
Under the terms Of the agreement
Belgium Is bound to raise her field
army from 100000, the strength of
1914, to not less than 100000,
a force far in excess Of the whole
of the armies Of the French, the
British and the Belgians operating
north Of the Meuse in 1914. In
point Of fact, this Belgian army,
added to the French, will supply a
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ten at Aix-les-Rains represents the
population Of the Wilson policy at
Paris.
We may expect that as a conse-
quence Of this French yielding the
Italians will take 9 similar stand in
the matter Of French activity on the
Rhine. A few months ago, it will
be recalled, when the French occu-
pied Frankfort rs a consequence of
German violation Of the terms of
the Treaty of Versailles, Italy stood
with Great Britain, Nitti with Lloyd
George. ia opposing French action.
This represented Italian revenge for
French desertion at Paris. But now,
In any new incident on the Rhine,
Italy will doubtless base her course
upon the French attitude in any incl
dent which may arise in the Adri-
attic.
France Gets Free Hand
France thus obtains a free hand
to deal with Germany, so far as
Italy is concerned, and she lays the
base for later military alliance be-
tween herself and Italy, But it is
not Italian military aid that the
French desire. because it is trans
parent that Italy will not fight
against Germany in the future
merely because France is threatened.
What the French recognize as the
maximum Of reasonable possibility,
as it is the minimum Of real seeu-
rity for them, is an Italian neutral
ity which shall save them from all
anxiety on the frontier of the Alps
and in their great North African
colonies, become reservoirs for
French armies.
Beyond this France has now TO re-
arrange her politics in the Near
East. The construction of the Little
Entente has been recognized as in
part q response TO French negetia-
tions with Hungary, equally men,
ace TO Juge-Slavia, Rumania and
Czecho- -Slevakia. France must now
consent to change sides in this con-
troversy, but Italy can easily supply
the necessary bridge, for Italian re-
lations with Rumania remain of the
closest. In the Near East, then, the
French can easily regain lost ground,
but in doing this they will be bound
to give new attention to Italian in
terests, which they totally disre-
garded in the Paris Conference be-
cause Of Mr.. Wilson's influence and
Importance in their eyes as the
spokesman of the United States.
The sum of all these interesting
developments represents the return
to the system of alliances. France
has made an outright partner of
Poland, a dependent partner, both
by her recent actions and by the
support she has always given the
gallant people. She has found an
ally in Belgium against any new
German attack across Belgian from
tiers, and the terms Of the alliance
insure the existence Of strong Bel
gian army, which can promise
equality Of numbers, probably
superiority, on the Western front,
even if Germany successfully evades
most of the disarmament provisions
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Ao11V" inc OF1tlSH III any he6o''~
tions to open commercial relations
with Bolshevist Russia is probable
given the Italian domestic situation
But France, through Poland, hss
struck o terrible blow to BolsheVia
Russia, and it is at least posslhs
to hora that Bolshevism in and ea'
Of Russia will not recover from rtN
blow Immediately. In any event. sM
Polish episode has enabled tn'
French to postpone British reeoss
milton of Russia, as the Red reprs-
sentatives ia London now assert ~
attacking Lloyd George. -.
All in all, the French situss'Onn
is better, automatically speaking
than at any moment since the arm
stics, and this is due unniistaEsp!
sess the return of Millsrsnd y
the system which Clemenceau sn
deavored to follow at the Paris CoD
ference, but abandoned under AhgssSs ~.
Saxon pressure. Moreover IL "
lows that Anglo~Saxon inEiueassss "a
upon the Continent, American sAs
British alike, has diminished 70 =
extent unbelievable two years ses
And the explanation must be SoVess wv
in the failure Of their League q
Nations to realize their psphas
and its purposes. 81.
(CepSrseAss 1855. Nhs AsCssSs Nss
pspsv Sywdasasaal .sis
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s0n Plan Sends Europe Back to Old Habits

total strength equal to that Of the
armies thrown by the Germans
against the Western Allies in Au-
gust, 1914. Thus France covers her
exposed flank and covers the roads to
Paris followed by the Germans in
1914. If the Germans elect to re-
spect Belgian independence and do
not undertake to cress Belgian
boundaries, than France must held
herself ready to meet her foes on her
own frontiers, but this amounts to Q
defense Of the narrow opening be-
tween the Moselle and the Rhine, a
frontier far more restricted and de-
fensible than that which the Ger
mans regarded as impregnable to
swift attack i'm 1914.
Thus Francs, by two agreements,
one with the Relgians and the other
with the Poles, has fortified her
military situation with respect to
Germany and made barrier which
serves in q measure at least to re-
place that which was constituted by
the Angio-Ameriean treaty Of i'm
surance. To be sure, both France
and Belgium would like to see Great
Britain party to their alliance and
bound to support the two nations
against German aggression, as in
fact she did in 1914, but in the pres
ent state Of British domestic politics
this proved impossible. None the
less, both nations can hope that the
result Of any future German attack
would be for the British the same
as in the case o9 the last attack.
The Italian Problem
But Francs has . third problem.
She was able to meet the German at
tack six years ago with her full
force only because Italy, despite
her partnership with Austria and
Germany, promptly proclaimed her
neutrality, which was a benevolent
neutrality so far as France was con-
cerned. Thus the troops which were
assigned to the duty Of covering the
Franco-Italian frontier between
Mont Blanc and Mentor were trans
ferred to the east and the other
French troops garrisoning Tunis
and Algeria were transported to
France.
All the advantages gained by the
Belgian and Polish treaties and al
liances would be LOST if France had
in the next German war. to defend
her Alpine frontier, and such a pos
sibility was plainly to be faced as
a consequence Of French support Of
Anglo-American opposition to Ital-
ian aspirations in the Adriatic.
Underlying all else in the recent
Franco-Italian understanding is the
unmistakable change Of front of the
French in the matter Of the Adri-
attic. Henceforth France will raise
no protest to Italian annexation Of
Fiume, and we may expect presently
the announcement that Italy, with
French approval, has set out to apr
ply the Treaty Of London, which
gave the Italians the northern half
of Dalmatia.
In q word, France, left along in
Europe, both by the British and the
Americans, has rejected Anglo
American policy, the cause Of her
break with Italy, and given her con-
sent that Italy shall pursue course
in direct contradiction Of that de-
manded by Mr.. Wilson and insisted
upon even after Orlando had quit
Paris and Italy had rallied to- his
support. In reality the converse
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Doubtful Anglo Saxon Support
Causes France to Frame
New Alliances

of military alliance. and third, the
recent Franco-ltalian agreement at
Aix-les- Bains, to which the name Of
alliance was significantly affixed In
the official statement of the results
of the conference between Millerand
and Giolitti. Now, all three Of these
circumstances demonstrate that
France has returned to the Con-
tinental system, to the system of
alliances which Clemenceau pro-
claimed but abandoned in 1919.
Now, this French course at the
outset discloses the conclusion
reached In Paris that both Great
Britain and the United States are
no longer to be reckoned upon as
French allies without question In any
new European crisis, and further,
that Mr.. Wilson's League Of Ma
tions has proven of itself @ complete
and irremediable failure. France
has had TO turn from the provisions
Of the League Of Nations to the
realities of old-faahioned alliances
to insure hsr future safety against
Germany.
Now, to anafyye the three epa-
sodes which havs just enumerated,
with the French purpose In naind, Is
to discover how successful Milleraud
has been. In the first place, Poland
Is an essential circumstance I'm
French safety. A Poland of 49,
100000 or 30,ooo,000 people, able
to mobilize not less than half
million troops in case Of a new war,
will act on the German eastern
frontier as Russia did in 1914.
Moreover, il this army la organized
on French lines and commanded by
officers who share the French view,
France will be assured of a division
Of German forces on the morning
Of the next struggle. Not only this,
but Poland will be only @ little
more than a hundred miles from
Berlin, and the German can no long
er rely upon the Vistula as q bar
rler to Slav invasion.
By Weygand's brilliant achieve
ment France has resstablished her
influence and prestige in Poland and
she has saved Poland for the future
as the first of the secondary powers
In Europe. She has established @
country on the eastern flank of
Germany whose policy nust fall in
with that Of France, whose action
in case of @ new German attack
upon France can be accepted in ad-
vance. French policy will undoubt-
edly support Poland in the inevita-
BILE attempt Of the Poles to obtain
complete control Of Danzig and to
gain q feasible frontier on the Rus
sian side, both circumstances hav-
ing Importance for France.
Must Remember, 1914
Turning now to the Belgian treaty,
1t is plain that France must for
the future bear in mind the expert
ence Of 1914. Belgium was then q
neutral state. French troops could
not intervene until Germany had
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Must Remember, 1914

Turning now to the Belgian treaty,
it is plain that France must for
the future bear In mind the expert
ence Of 1914. Belgium was then a
neutral state. French troops could
not intervene until Germany had
actually invaded Belgium, and
there had never been any prelimi-
nary understanding between French
and Belgian high commands as to
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05

lures stripes running horizontally and
the material laid in moderately wide
side plaits. Odd and fanciful pockets
without plairngs are ser on at each
side. They, are something like saddle
bag pockets, with rounded flaps, and
they hang as If separate from the
skirt. Four balls covered with the
material make an unusual finish
across the bottom of them. The Cir
die is ingenious, too. Its ends are split
at the front, forming two straps. the
top straps fastening with large but
ton while the lower ones cross an
are finished at the ends with balls.
Accordion plating has been chosen by
the designer of the plaid silk skirt
and he has shown his independence OF
any other material in this model. II
sets close to the figure and this. with
its girdle of silk with flat hanging ends
at the front. somehow suggests an
Egyptian inspiration. The sash ends
are folded over the belt and gathered
into silk ornaments at the bottom.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05

A CCORDION plaits and side-plait-
A ings appear to be occupying the
thoughts of many designers this sea-
son. They are shown in everything,
from capes to negligees. In the soft.
sheer materials, the thin, supple silks
and satins, they are at their very
best, and In the heavier fabrics, used
for suits or skirts or capes, designers
have managed them cleverly. In
stripes and plaids, plaits change the
lines and predominating colOrs so that
manufacturers of separate, skirts APP
pear to be fascinated by them; they
give so much opportunity for the ex-
ercise of ingenuity. 1t seems like
painting the lily and adjoining the rose
to change or add anything to some of
the beautiful plaids and stripes that
appear in silk and wool materials
but II is done, and we have to con-
cede that something of interest is
added to the garment made in this
way.
One of the skirts pictured here fea-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05

A IL. at once and with one accord.
"A the creators of smocks and
blouses seemed TO have seized upon
tricolette as a promising material for
their purposes. Whoever started 1t
uncovered an idea that has fiOurished
from the beginning and has led into
several by-paths in apparel. Besides
smocks. close-ftting jackets. or bod
ices, often sleeveless and extended at
the front into girdles or sash ends,
have made their entry for summer
wear, In gay and beautiful colors.
Tricolette and other weaves in the
same silk fiber, make many of these !;
they will be rivals of the silk sweater
later on and belong among the glori-
fed sports clothes that are intrenched
for a long stay and crowding tailored
modes for street wear.
TricoIette in one of the most popu-
lar smocks is shown here. with nm
ish of silk fringe at the bottom ana
establishment embroidered Of flower
snrays about the neck and down the
| front opening. Gray is favorite col
or for smocks of this kind and gay
colors appear in the flowers. but the
smocks are made in many colors. A
plain girdle. made of the material
or a silk cord and tassel. matching the
| smock in color, furnish the best man.
agement of the waistline. The neck
and short front opening are bound
with plain satin and small round but
TONS. covered with ii. add a last touch
10 delightful piece of work.
A handsome georgette smock. with
all-oyer pattern in silk embroidery Il
nsed for the dressier model shown IN
the picture. 1t is one of many IN wnicl
eeorgette, in dark color serves q,
background for rich emoroluere,
effects and these pretty garments arr
ln high favor for formal afternoon an'
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
it's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, In
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure. and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

''Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" is genu-
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache. Tooth
ache, Earache. Neuralgia. Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of II
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05


ut would never do" agreed the Sec
ond mosquito.
swell, let's be off, for the sun has
gone down and the people will have
finished their suppers before long"
"All right" said the first mosquito,
"rm ready, and I'll give call to the
children and to the cousins and to
all of the family and relatives"
"BuZz-buzz-buzz." came back the an
swers. and soon all the mosquito rela-
tives had joined the first two mosqui-
toes.
as everyone ready for a banquetT"
asked the first mosquito.
Everyone, without a doubt" said
the mosquitoes.
So they all started forth and buzzed
along, talking Of people who felt them
most.
"We don't want to go to those
who're not properly bitten by mosqui-
toes" said the first mosquito.
II heard some one say, the other
day." said the second mosquito, "that
! the two creatures she hated most,
were the flies and the mosquitoes. She
said she didn't like yellow jackets and
hornets, but practically every other
creature she liked.
"Now, wasn't that a complimentT
"a large one" said they all.
"What do you mean by large com
pliment?" asked the second mosquito
"You should say big compliment
But still what do we care about words
except few choice ones such as bite
and bitten and will bitter
"Ah, those are the words that make
me glad" said the first mosquito.
sand the ones we like, too" sale
all of the mosquitoes.
"Ah," said the first mosquito, "ther'
are all the people sitting out of doors
knew they would on warm evening
like this. Folks like to sit out of doors
and am glad that they do.
Lets hurry all of u.s."
So the mosquitoes hurried, and
some of them went on one pfazzi
where people were sitting and some OF
another. The first and second mosqui
toes were on a piazza where ther'
were a number of children.
They were so terribly mean tina
they Just wanted to bite, and the,
liked to bite children, for children
could be bitten so easily.
81 believe felt a mosquito" sal
one little girl.
"Goodie, goodIe," buzzed the frs
mosquito.
THAT is fine" said the second mos
quito.
'Isn't It a pity" some one sale
"that on a beautiful evening like thi'
the first warm one of the season, W
should be bitten in this fasi
ion?"
They're the meanest things-mo!
quitoes--" said another.
"Come on, that's good compl
ment.p said the first mosquito, 'lt
us reward them for such speeches,
SO they bothered the people an
they especially bothered children. an
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white Floss EmbroIdery.

On some of the newest evening
gowns one sees white foss EN-
broidered on white silk background
and this. though it may not have been
borrowed from China, is not infre-
quentIy seen among the finest OF chi
nese embrolderies. White is INTEREST
Ihgly combined with colors In the en-
broidery Of some of the new frocks.
In three charming frocks exhibited re
Gently was seen white embroidery on
brown. q bright green on a light yel-
low and delft blue on white. II Ia not