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Tradition decrees that Christmas must be gloriously gay. First-class Attractions Cotillon Surprises Price of the Supper: 120 francs including all taxes. Restaurants in Vogue RUSIAN ERMITAGE 21 Rue Boissy-d'Angley. Tel. Elysées 13 -e^ LUNCH — DINNER — SUPPER Fixed prices and à la carte, During Dinner Russian concerts, songs and Caucasian dances, Head Chef KORNILOFF who has received First prize at Cooking Competition in Paris. Former First Chef to H.I.H. Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. THE RITZ RESTAURANT WORLD RENOWNED DINING IN THE FAMOUS AND RECENTLY REFURBISHED LARGE GRILL ROOM DINNER IN THE WORLD RENOWNED RESTAURANT. 15, PLACE VENDÔME Dinners and dances on Thursdays & Sundays of December. TAKE YOUR LIGHT LUNCH W. H. SMITH & SONS IN TEA ROOMS Over the Bookshop. 218, RUE DE RIVOLI PARIS 100 yards from the Place de la Concorde. LA MAISONNETTE DES COMÉDIENS RUSSES Lunch — Dinners — Attractions RAPHAËL AND HIS ORCHESTRA Gayest Suppers until 3 a.m. 36, Rue Vivienne. Tel. Central 73-57. A LA SOLE AU GRATIN wines Pouilly et Sancerre, 10, Place d’Anvers, Paris (9e), Téléphone: Trinité 71-76. AUBERGE À LA POMME À TELL, 32, Rue d’Hautvilliers. The nicest little restaurant in Paris—renovated cuisine. Tel. Louvre 50-68. au caneton, 3, R. de la Bourse. Tel. Guilde 75 ’ Hussian specialities. Russian service. THE BLUE BIRD (L’Oiseau Bleu), 47, Bld. Haussmann (opposite the Printemps). Excellent lunches and dinners, the best coffee in the world. Same management as the Café Viennois at the Int. Exp. of Decorative Arts. BRASSERIE RESTAURANT DE L’ÉLÉPHANT, 45, Rue Pigalle. Specialities: American and English breakfasts, ham and eggs, smoked haddock, etc., American bar, moderate prices. CHEZ Edouard, Rest. Louis XIV, 101. Rue Richelieu, near Grands Boulevards, good cuisine, good cellar. Téléphone: Central 98-60. delaborie. 23, Quai Malaquais. Canard à la Rouennaise, Bécasse au Fumet, Faisan Jeanette, Eau-de-vie d’Armagnac. M. Lafon, Prop. ERMITAGE MOSCOVITE, 24, Rue Caumartin (Opéra). Central 52-42. Russian cuisine; the very gayest of dinners and suppers. Russian concerts, Gypsy and Cossack songs and dances. Sacha Matarasso, guitarist. Opens at 5 p.m. for tea and remains open until 3 a.m. A real Jazz Band for the
R. de la Bourse. Tel. Guilde 75 ’ Hussian specialities. Russian service. THE BLUE BIRD (L’Oiseau Bleu), 47, Bld. Haussmann (opposite the Printemps). Excellent lunches and dinners, the best coffee in the world. Same management as the Café Viennois at the Int. Exp. of Decorative Arts. BRASSERIE RESTAURANT DE L’ÉLÉPHANT, 45, Rue Pigalle. Specialities: American and English breakfasts, ham and eggs, smoked haddock, etc., American bar, moderate prices. CHEZ Edouard, Rest. Louis XIV, 101. Rue Richelieu, near Grands Boulevards, good cuisine, good cellar. Téléphone: Central 98-60. delaborie. 23, Quai Malaquais. Canard à la Rouennaise, Bécasse au Fumet, Faisan Jeanette, Eau-de-vie d’Armagnac. M. Lafon, Prop. ERMITAGE MOSCOVITE, 24, Rue Caumartin (Opéra). Central 52-42. Russian cuisine; the very gayest of dinners and suppers. Russian concerts, Gypsy and Cossack songs and dances. Sacha Matarasso, guitarist. Opens at 5 p.m. for tea and remains open until 3 a.m. A real Jazz Band for the “red-hot” Charleston. Book your tables today for Réveillons or December 24 and 31. RESTAURANT Laurent, 11 Avenue Gabriel (Champs-Elysées) Henri Séchère, Proprietor. Famous French Cuisine. American Bar. LE BŒUF SUR LE TOIT (THE BULL ON THE ROOF), 28, Rue Boissy-d’Anglas (Nr. Madeleine). Dinners, Suppers, Renowned Cooking. Excellent Cellar. (American Bar.) THE LITTLE BROWN JUICE, 15, Rue Gay-Lussac de l’Odéon (Latin Quarter). Fine American Cooking. "MAISONNETTE" and "LIDO." The fashionable Russian restaurant. Lunch, Dinner and Supper. Musical Programme. 36 38, Rue du Mont-Thabor, Paris. Louvre 04-20; 32-09. MONTEVERDI RESTAURANT, 85, Rue Riclieu. Best Italian cooking. Orchestra. Tel.: Central 2960. Burk orchestra. NOUVEL HAUSSMANN, 14, Rue Chabrol (Boulevard des Italiens), amid flowers and elegance. One can keep cool and enjoy the best of French cuisines. paillard, 2, Rue de la Chausée-d’Antin, world-famous cuisine. Very reasonable prices. renaissance, 1, Avenue George-V (Place Alma). Cooking recommended. Russian and Oriental dishes. Tea. The first fashionable "Israélite Restaurant. 51, Rue de Miromesnil, corner Bld. Haussmann. (Near Madeleine). THE INN "LA CLOCHE,” 30 Rue Saint-André-des-Arts (Latin Quarter). Rustic setting. Téléphoné Fleurus 64-09. THO-LE-Ni, Russian Restaurant and Tea Rooms, 1, Place de la Madeleine. Lunches, Tea, Dinner. Dancing, Supper with Russian artistes and music. Téléphoné: Central 95-98. NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE
THE LITTLE BROWN JUICE, 15, Rue Gay-Lussac de l’Odéon (Latin Quarter). Fine American Cooking. "MAISONNETTE" and "LIDO." The fashionable Russian restaurant. Lunch, Dinner and Supper. Musical Programme. 36 38, Rue du Mont-Thabor, Paris. Louvre 04-20; 32-09. MONTEVERDI RESTAURANT, 85, Rue Riclieu. Best Italian cooking. Orchestra. Tel.: Central 2960. Burk orchestra. NOUVEL HAUSSMANN, 14, Rue Chabrol (Boulevard des Italiens), amid flowers and elegance. One can keep cool and enjoy the best of French cuisines. paillard, 2, Rue de la Chausée-d’Antin, world-famous cuisine. Very reasonable prices. renaissance, 1, Avenue George-V (Place Alma). Cooking recommended. Russian and Oriental dishes. Tea. The first fashionable "Israélite Restaurant. 51, Rue de Miromesnil, corner Bld. Haussmann. (Near Madeleine). THE INN "LA CLOCHE,” 30 Rue Saint-André-des-Arts (Latin Quarter). Rustic setting. Téléphoné Fleurus 64-09. THO-LE-Ni, Russian Restaurant and Tea Rooms, 1, Place de la Madeleine. Lunches, Tea, Dinner. Dancing, Supper with Russian artistes and music. Téléphoné: Central 95-98. NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE RESTAURANT MADRID, 199, A. de Neuilly. 1, Av. de Madrid; téléphoné: Neuilly 12-08. Dinners, Teas and Suppers. Specialities: Chicken and Turbot. Choice wines. COZY TEA ROOMS LES acacias-dancing, 49, Rue des Acacias. Tel.: Wagram 37-66. Tea from 4.30 to 7. 15 francs. Morning dancing lessons from 11 to 1. THE KATZ, Russian Tea room. From 4 to 7 p.m., Balalaika orchestra and Russian songs, 25, Rue Washington (near Champs-Élysées). Téléphoné: Elysées 66-17. COZY TEA ROOMS, Teas served in quiet and comfortable surroundings. Specialities: liquor candies and chocolates, 9 1, Rue des Petits-Champs (Opéra). FERME LA NUIT, 41, Quai de l’Horloge, princesse Lucien Murat’s tea room and art shop, between Louvre and Notre-Dame. France, Russian. Tea Rooms—Music—Singing—Artistic Salons. 7, Rue de Ponthieu, Paris. Tel.: Elysées 44-36. OPEN ALL NIGHT AU PERE TRANQUILLE, 8 Rue Pierre-Lescot (Halle, Centrale). SUPPERS — DANCING, Bar, Renowned Café, Onion Soup his specialty. ‘Phone: Louvre 20-30. Assez froid. Hotte. YAR RUSSIAN CABARET, 63, RUE PIGALLE, Tel.: Trudaine 8-6A CREAT ATTRACTIONS Jean COULESKU with his Gypsy Orchestra, Russian and Oriental songs AND DANCES. CABARET KASBEK (SILVER HALL) 12ter AVENUE DE CUCHY The Most Famous Caucasian and Gypsy Night Cabaret of Paris. Attractions with the Best Artistes. MUSIC, SONGS
KATZ, Russian Tea room. From 4 to 7 p.m., Balalaika orchestra and Russian songs, 25, Rue Washington (near Champs-Élysées). Téléphoné: Elysées 66-17. COZY TEA ROOMS, Teas served in quiet and comfortable surroundings. Specialities: liquor candies and chocolates, 9 1, Rue des Petits-Champs (Opéra). FERME LA NUIT, 41, Quai de l’Horloge, princesse Lucien Murat’s tea room and art shop, between Louvre and Notre-Dame. France, Russian. Tea Rooms—Music—Singing—Artistic Salons. 7, Rue de Ponthieu, Paris. Tel.: Elysées 44-36. OPEN ALL NIGHT AU PERE TRANQUILLE, 8 Rue Pierre-Lescot (Halle, Centrale). SUPPERS — DANCING, Bar, Renowned Café, Onion Soup his specialty. ‘Phone: Louvre 20-30. Assez froid. Hotte. YAR RUSSIAN CABARET, 63, RUE PIGALLE, Tel.: Trudaine 8-6A CREAT ATTRACTIONS Jean COULESKU with his Gypsy Orchestra, Russian and Oriental songs AND DANCES. CABARET KASBEK (SILVER HALL) 12ter AVENUE DE CUCHY The Most Famous Caucasian and Gypsy Night Cabaret of Paris. Attractions with the Best Artistes. MUSIC, SONGS AND DANCES, KASBEK, renowned for its luxury is open all night from 1 o’clock. You Dance There AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS The CHRISTMAS EVE GALA at the RESTAURANT VOLTERRA 136, AVENUE DES CHAMPS ELYSEES. T. WILL BE THE GAYEST IN PARIS. THE MOST SELECT AND MOST FREQUENTED RESTAURANT ATTRACTIONS, SURPRISES, COTILLON. Reserve Your Tables Now. 6.—THE EVENING PAPER OF PARIS No. m. —THE PARIS TIMES. —24 DECEMBER 1928 THE MORNING PAPER OF THE CONTINENT LATEST NEWS EMPEROR IS WORSE Mikado Suffers Relapse After Reports Of Improvement. TOKYO, Friday.—The Emperor suffered relapse this afternoon, and much concern is felt for his condition. COLONEL CHRISTIE SENDS MONEY BACK LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Christie, the husband of Mrs. Agatha Christie, the novelist whose disappearance and reappearance caused such a stir recently, is being inundated with letters containing money or offers of it to help to defray the costs of the search for his wife. Although the estimated cost of the search by the Surrey police is only £5, it is believed that Colonel Christie spent much money on his own account. He says that he is returning all money sent to him and he appeals to the public to cease its generosity. LONDON CLUB RAZED Headquarters of
Your Tables Now. 6.—THE EVENING PAPER OF PARIS No. m. —THE PARIS TIMES. —24 DECEMBER 1928 THE MORNING PAPER OF THE CONTINENT LATEST NEWS EMPEROR IS WORSE Mikado Suffers Relapse After Reports Of Improvement. TOKYO, Friday.—The Emperor suffered relapse this afternoon, and much concern is felt for his condition. COLONEL CHRISTIE SENDS MONEY BACK LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Christie, the husband of Mrs. Agatha Christie, the novelist whose disappearance and reappearance caused such a stir recently, is being inundated with letters containing money or offers of it to help to defray the costs of the search for his wife. Although the estimated cost of the search by the Surrey police is only £5, it is believed that Colonel Christie spent much money on his own account. He says that he is returning all money sent to him and he appeals to the public to cease its generosity. LONDON CLUB RAZED Headquarters of City Men Burned Down, Making Many Homeless. LONDON, Friday.—A fine occurred in the premises of the Exchange Club in Mark Lane early this morning. Five hundred members of the club who were residing there were turned out of their beds and many have been left homeless for Christmas. It was some time before the fire brigade controlled the fire and the premises were almost destroyed. A number of fine Stilton cheeses were toasted by the blaze. From New York to the Southern Pacific FOC—NO FARE—NO RESERVES ROMA 55 Largest and Fastest Mediterranean Oil-Burner.—33,000 Reg. Tons.—Turbine Quadruple Screw.—Speed over 12 Miles an Hour From GENOA Jan. 12 From NAPLES one day later. “DUILIO” From GENOA Feb. 1 From NAPLES one day later. Directly to NEW YORK in 9 DAYS Apply : — LONDON: Waterloo Place 12, S.W.1. “ZURICH: Bahnhofstrasse 80. PARIS. 10 Boulevard des Capucines. ... Téléphoné: Central 52-41. From Southampton and Cherbourg to New York by Cunard-Liners “Asturias.. Jan. 3 + Asturias. Apr. 16 “Avon Jan. 8 “Ohio Apr. 30 1st and 2nd class only. 1st Class only. “Azores” ARGENTINE From Cherbourg “Darro Jan. 12 “Desna Feb. 7, “Almanzora.Jan. 13 “Arlanza. Feb. 18 Andes... .Jan. 28 Alcantara..Feb. 4 General Agents:
some time before the fire brigade controlled the fire and the premises were almost destroyed. A number of fine Stilton cheeses were toasted by the blaze. From New York to the Southern Pacific FOC—NO FARE—NO RESERVES ROMA 55 Largest and Fastest Mediterranean Oil-Burner.—33,000 Reg. Tons.—Turbine Quadruple Screw.—Speed over 12 Miles an Hour From GENOA Jan. 12 From NAPLES one day later. “DUILIO” From GENOA Feb. 1 From NAPLES one day later. Directly to NEW YORK in 9 DAYS Apply : — LONDON: Waterloo Place 12, S.W.1. “ZURICH: Bahnhofstrasse 80. PARIS. 10 Boulevard des Capucines. ... Téléphoné: Central 52-41. From Southampton and Cherbourg to New York by Cunard-Liners “Asturias.. Jan. 3 + Asturias. Apr. 16 “Avon Jan. 8 “Ohio Apr. 30 1st and 2nd class only. 1st Class only. “Azores” ARGENTINE From Cherbourg “Darro Jan. 12 “Desna Feb. 7, “Almanzora.Jan. 13 “Arlanza. Feb. 18 Andes... .Jan. 28 Alcantara..Feb. 4 General Agents: Société Anonyme ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET 12, Boulevard des Capucines, PARIS LLOYD 'S REGISTER BREMEN-SOUTHAMPTON-CHERBOURG NEW YORK -STUTTGART .... Jan. 5 COLONIAL SERVICE Jan. 17 From Bremen one day earlier. PARIS: 3, Rue Edouard-VII: Central 69-90.— LONDON : 25 Cockspur Street. — ZURICH: 40 Bahnhofstrasse. — ROME: 77-7S, Via del Tritone. MILAN BANDIT CAPTURE ENDS POi Terrorism Massari Is Trapped Near Piacenza One Week After His Leader’s Suicide on the Riviera. (Paris Times Spécial) MILAN, Friday.—The arrest of the bandit Massari on the outskirts of Piacenza about midnight ends the reign of terror of the last few weeks on the plains of the Po. Massari was the lieutenant of Polastro in the depradations of the “Milan bandits.” Polastro escaped to France and committed suicide when discovered last week. Ten days ago Polastro and Massari killed a jeweler and two policemen in Milan. Polastro fled to the French border and at Ventimiglia killed a policeman who tried to question him. This was the eleventh murder attributed to him within a month. When the bandit leader was discovered riding on the buffers of the Marseille-Paris Express he jumped off and ran away. None of the shots he fired at his pursuers took
Tritone. MILAN BANDIT CAPTURE ENDS POi Terrorism Massari Is Trapped Near Piacenza One Week After His Leader’s Suicide on the Riviera. (Paris Times Spécial) MILAN, Friday.—The arrest of the bandit Massari on the outskirts of Piacenza about midnight ends the reign of terror of the last few weeks on the plains of the Po. Massari was the lieutenant of Polastro in the depradations of the “Milan bandits.” Polastro escaped to France and committed suicide when discovered last week. Ten days ago Polastro and Massari killed a jeweler and two policemen in Milan. Polastro fled to the French border and at Ventimiglia killed a policeman who tried to question him. This was the eleventh murder attributed to him within a month. When the bandit leader was discovered riding on the buffers of the Marseille-Paris Express he jumped off and ran away. None of the shots he fired at his pursuers took effect. The next day he was discovered in a field. Polastro fired in vain upon the officers who were closing in upon him. Then he turned his gun and fired his last bullet through his brain. Because the initials “M. R.” were found on the dead man’s linen he was first supposed to have been Massari. But Italian Carabineers identified the body as that of the bandit leader, Polastro. The search for Massari then centered in his native village of Borgo San Donnino. Yesterday morning Massari was seen in the vicinity. In the afternoon he was located in a country inn playing cards with two peasants, happily unaware of their companion's profession. But when police officers surrounded the place, they found their fear flown. A net of police and Carabinieri was thrown about the district. Towards midnight Massari was arrested outside Piacenza. Tonight, the peasants of Piedmont will sleep in peace. NEW YORK BURGLAR CHATS WITH VICTIM NEW YORK, Friday.—A polite burglar chatted pleasantly with Mrs. Adeline O'Donohue, of Brooklyn, last night while robbing her of jewels valued at $20,000. The thief entered Mrs. O'Donohue's bedroom after midnight and awakened her. He asked the location of her jewels, asked if
first supposed to have been Massari. But Italian Carabineers identified the body as that of the bandit leader, Polastro. The search for Massari then centered in his native village of Borgo San Donnino. Yesterday morning Massari was seen in the vicinity. In the afternoon he was located in a country inn playing cards with two peasants, happily unaware of their companion's profession. But when police officers surrounded the place, they found their fear flown. A net of police and Carabinieri was thrown about the district. Towards midnight Massari was arrested outside Piacenza. Tonight, the peasants of Piedmont will sleep in peace. NEW YORK BURGLAR CHATS WITH VICTIM NEW YORK, Friday.—A polite burglar chatted pleasantly with Mrs. Adeline O'Donohue, of Brooklyn, last night while robbing her of jewels valued at $20,000. The thief entered Mrs. O'Donohue's bedroom after midnight and awakened her. He asked the location of her jewels, asked if they were “paste,” and complimented her upon her taste in paintings. After making her swear on a Bible not to scream until he had time to escape, the thief left. “It's almost Christmas; a man has to look out for his family,” he explained as he robbed Mrs. O’Donohue. THIEF SURRENDERS Paris Cinéma Robber Walks into Police Headquarters to Confess. Charles Tormaci, who says he is one of the men who robbed the Madeleine Cinéma in Paris of 20,000fr. last week, walked into the Préfecture of Police today and gave himself up. Tormaci voluntarily gave a full confession of his part in the robbery, describing his companions and the disposition of the money. LENIN'S PORTRAIT STONED BY REFUGEE FROM RUSSIA A Russian, once a gardener of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich, was arrested this morning in Paris after he had stoned the portrait of Lenin which hangs in the Soviet Consulate. ANNOUNCEMENTS STEAMSHIP & RAILWAY TICKETS through to California, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon, TAHITI, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, etc. via New York & San Francisco. SOUTHERN PACIFIC FREIGHT LINES H. DESMIDT, General Agent, 3, rue Tronchet, PARIS THE TOPIC OF THE DAY Political Scandal in Czechoslovakia. Unrest caused
SURRENDERS Paris Cinéma Robber Walks into Police Headquarters to Confess. Charles Tormaci, who says he is one of the men who robbed the Madeleine Cinéma in Paris of 20,000fr. last week, walked into the Préfecture of Police today and gave himself up. Tormaci voluntarily gave a full confession of his part in the robbery, describing his companions and the disposition of the money. LENIN'S PORTRAIT STONED BY REFUGEE FROM RUSSIA A Russian, once a gardener of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich, was arrested this morning in Paris after he had stoned the portrait of Lenin which hangs in the Soviet Consulate. ANNOUNCEMENTS STEAMSHIP & RAILWAY TICKETS through to California, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon, TAHITI, CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, etc. via New York & San Francisco. SOUTHERN PACIFIC FREIGHT LINES H. DESMIDT, General Agent, 3, rue Tronchet, PARIS THE TOPIC OF THE DAY Political Scandal in Czechoslovakia. Unrest caused primarily by a continuing economic crisis in Czechoslovakia—a crisis attended by widespread and growing unemployment—is being complicated by a series of political scandals. In the most important of the latter, the one which has caught most attention from the outside world, a new stage has now been reached. Apparently it is not to be the last stage. It is announced from Prague that General Radola Gajda has been disciplined for acts of his while he was head of the General Staff of the Army. This picturesque soldier, by his original German name Rudolf Haidl, is accused by his wife of having pretended to sell State secrets to the Soviets. The exact nature of the charges against him is not revealed. All that is known is that he is immediately to be reduced in rank and to have his present retired pay cut in half. Because of the appeal he is now expected to enter, the Army Commission which investigated his case and which decided on action against him refrains from explaining officially why he was removed suddenly from his post by the Ministry of War. Another version of General Gajda’s supposed activities has found credence abroad. It is to the
is not to be the last stage. It is announced from Prague that General Radola Gajda has been disciplined for acts of his while he was head of the General Staff of the Army. This picturesque soldier, by his original German name Rudolf Haidl, is accused by his wife of having pretended to sell State secrets to the Soviets. The exact nature of the charges against him is not revealed. All that is known is that he is immediately to be reduced in rank and to have his present retired pay cut in half. Because of the appeal he is now expected to enter, the Army Commission which investigated his case and which decided on action against him refrains from explaining officially why he was removed suddenly from his post by the Ministry of War. Another version of General Gajda’s supposed activities has found credence abroad. It is to the effect that he had been selected by the Czech Fascist Party to head its adherents in an attempt to seize power in the country and that only his removal prevented the attempt from being made. This version is borne out by the recent outburst of activity on the part of the Fascists and by the General's known sympathy with the Fascist doctrine. He expressed it in a resonating interview published by the newspaper Secolo, of Milan, and he is now defended in the newspaper Note Révolution founded in Prague by his Fascist supporters. His rapid—to say the least—changes of allegiance in the past give further support to this theory regarding his intentions. But another significance is seen in the affair by the Czech Democrats and Socialists, notably the veterans of the Legion which fought in Russia and Siberia. They maintain that the Czech Fascists have been and are trying to discredit the present political regime, with or without an eventual coup d’état. They point to one of the latest scandals, in which figures M. Stribrny, a Deputy and a leading member of the Czech Socialist Party, in addition to being an active Fascist. M. Stribrny declared that M. Klofac, the
the Fascists and by the General's known sympathy with the Fascist doctrine. He expressed it in a resonating interview published by the newspaper Secolo, of Milan, and he is now defended in the newspaper Note Révolution founded in Prague by his Fascist supporters. His rapid—to say the least—changes of allegiance in the past give further support to this theory regarding his intentions. But another significance is seen in the affair by the Czech Democrats and Socialists, notably the veterans of the Legion which fought in Russia and Siberia. They maintain that the Czech Fascists have been and are trying to discredit the present political regime, with or without an eventual coup d’état. They point to one of the latest scandals, in which figures M. Stribrny, a Deputy and a leading member of the Czech Socialist Party, in addition to being an active Fascist. M. Stribrny declared that M. Klofac, the President of the Senate, hatched a plot to drive him out of public life by trying to persuade a doctor to certify that he was suffering from an incurable disease and by telling this story to President Masaryk. An inquiry has begun. But already the scandal has involved such high officials as M. Benes, the Foreign Minister, who is charged with having been behind the alleged plot against M. Stribrny, as well as the removal of General Gajda. M. Benes has even been compelled, not only to deny these accusations but also to make public a statement of his private fortune, in order to answer statements reflecting on his personal honor. In recent months, Czech politics have shown a tendency to degenerate into such personal attacks of one politician against another. Men who had worked together fervently both before and during the war for the liberation of their country are the very men who now revile each other most violently. And the matter of the Presidential succession clearly has been an important factor in bringing about this situation. The term of President Masaryk expires next spring. He is to succeed himself, according to authoritative predictions. But the rivalry of those