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PAM* my 25 -The revelation:

ll, uylpreparedness o

g:c;:¢‘;5sre: as may be imagined. I

,wg of lively comment. People

sub h.u_‘n¢ of these things for the an time they are msrveiing why ilrst wu“'°n wuts, such lack of fore sucéit an me van ,f lboso responsible 3: tk ,l»ll¢l¢nt upkeep of the marine,

Wt be", “posed before now But

ha" °l l-lows to some critics that “ .9 in no guns or shells, that the :tank an ompty, that the battle- lhlp ‘ro ‘badly constructed. It is re- l

ll,4 lhat Admiral Germinet said thei

on thing tive months ago. He tie- sslxed me real condition of the 3:., ln g few sentences. - , on that occasion the admiral iwlhl' ,¢ ou; that the most of the vesseis_ ,ml th, necessary stock for three llours combat,_ and that there were :lot ln the arsenals all the necessary Dl”0- vlsions for revictuillllhl- F0* 1°" °" mme" yeam added the admiral, there l,l\y¢ not been complete stocks at the ports. it is also recalled that M- l~‘eI-rand, the engineer-in-chief of th! mllrlne, declared that everythlhl ‘VU

“__km'_ wllllo M. Chsument reported ,J llle chamber on the lu=\\'\\l bud!"- ummul up me position \lius:‘ “We

.rg iII alarming situation. [oven M.-_

'l ,l_ lhe present minister of h'lBlil|¢» i

:txt-rithstsliding the ministerial |e» 1

Wye, declared, “New battlcsliips mf! U

It oII the slips, otherwise our pa-

gleIll|i)I\I will become humiliating." "We forget things too soon." "YS UW Echo tie Paris in this connection. “inl M few day, we shall have forgotten llult thc deputies now inquiring into_ the condition of the navy are lookingl

for our battieehlps. Kim! “lid Slit’-111'. Thus Ruininq _an Extensive and Grow-

allll have found nothing." M. Pic-I .rd has sprung a surprise on Cher- l,,,,,,~¢, The maritime prefect had eu- npll It room for a traveler. Mid \\'iIen the manager of the hotel nske-d_ the Iuunc he was informed that helm uuuld l»iIIow it soon enough. At the in nIuIIIent the hotel manager was mak-

mll llllx inquiry, M. Picard was at-tu- itet to other nations by estoblisillng

sill iII the hotel and in bed ’i`iic. fl-

. _ e

IIIlI\lSl1'l‘ V|°|f'°"l UW “Wal "°5"9"°l' the United States means the ruin oi'

srssualil and the ships, and mudo vol- H ululuous notes on the condition Of the_

_"H, British goods. Some of the British .. -

° ’ ’ export house mainly engaged in Phil-

PARIS. May 25.-Vcry painful in- lp

deed are the disclosures which M.;

Paul Doumcr has made concerning theldaie UBUR OV" 100 5'ml`§~ Silecial Ve*

preselli state of the French navy. M |se

Douluer is ex-president of the chnmberl when Amerlm l,_,_,l_: me l_-,lflrlis H-U.

om Spain in iso), spe:»!‘l.: nssuraIII:»=s

of deputies. reporter-general of thai" budget. and a member of the par-

i|snIcntI1ry naval inquiry commission We

which has been sitting at Toulon. iils fic rt-\'clstioIIs have caused a profound m sensation throughout France. Ile -'ld' C0

luiis. but with evident reluctance, that Pa

the French navy. once the glory und is pride of the nation. is un the down- to

grade and on the high road to decay. ot,

“Nc men. no uns. no ammunition." is

ills terse way of summing up the gf, aitustlon. Ten years ago France was he,

the second nnvsl power in the world;

ISLANDS MARKET

Ing Trad. In sramh

. Goods

LONDON, .\iny 21.-'i‘he announce- ent that thc American governnn-'nt tends to close the Philippine mur-

e trade -between the islands and

I extensive and growing trade in

pine trade have connections that

ntlnent has bei-ri :tro.Is:;l occulmt,

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IIEII silnsllll `IIIIs IIoIIGIIEsIIIls ° cIIIsE PHILIPPINE I lollllcn li IIolIE ._

LO\1D0\' May 21 -Many American

i . . . N

women, titled and untitled, attended

Nirs Ivor Guest's political reception at

A .

Wimbnrne House, which was the big- R

gsst function of the season since Easter. No fewer than 4,000 invita- tions were issued. The guests ln-

cludcd the premier, all the cabinet C

ministers and ambassadors, all the Liberal peers and Liberal members of tho commons. -

Mrs. Guest received her guests, the

The hostess “ore a. robe of gold e

and white brocade. with hanging gold ¢

tnsseis at the sl-.ie. The corsa-gs-vt-ss' '§

tlxtiped with old Venetian lace. c small diadem of diamonds crowned 5

premier standing beside her. m

' A

her coiffure and her neck was en- ll

circled with a rope of splendid -pearls. l

l "‘i'ie Dtichess of Roxburghe wore a N

were held in readiness at Alhbasia to damp any excessive enthusiasm that m: ce

\ a

and the police kept the crowds in »4 _ 00_0 0 strict order. klhii' Bhd CPOWH prince Of Rumanhl. roulllcs is to be spent on now docks,~,

A great demonstration was arranged left for a week'e visit to the Emperor

for the return of the Khedive the Francis Joseph at Vienna. The main meme fo;-llm-lll_,_ (§0,,lmC,_,` lmvo bmnl ther day. 'but he had been taken into object of his imperial highnesss trip signed during lho wr-ty.; for ll... pu,-.- 'Jnfldence by thel authorities. and at to the Austrian capital was to make i

chose of large areas of land on th

e last moment. instead of comin! _ a. call of courtesy upon the aged em shore of Hel.-ingfors.

D C 1

dt' the tmall? station at Eur; _he x;/_ent

rect o, s Ipa ace at ou- a , us

ti warting the -Nationalist plans. Archduke Frans Ferdinand, bint* rg-

Th ar iso here i kept constant- cent event; make it certain s. t B unite? ai:ms,n and milsitary guards are oombined Sq_uadr°u. of k H°m° crown_prince'a presence was meant as iways on duty at all the government and Aililllific P108” $0 A.\l0A\Dl‘ a. demonstration of Austro-German

fnces. Meanwhile the Nationalist t 8 -th d might and brotherhood. Iguns arc always trained. llclsingforsg

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ff . Ir

_ - a

Princess Robert de Brcgiie, who has recently been granted s decree of °

absolute divorce from Prince Robert, and given the custody of her l""’5 “'99” up "5 °“mp“‘5“ “funst child by gh, P.,-ig ¢¢u,-1, the government and tho British. and

penly incites the people to rebellion. 1l'0m Vlehlll thli, 5939"-9 0|-¢°l’°U¢l~| 'All the news of riots, outrages and LONDON, May 21.-On .Tune 10 the UGHAHII. U10 Ili-fBm¢h¢ 791111111! ||l DIP*

N edition in India is prominently dis- comblned squadron. Dt the Home and sistent circulation that the Gsrmll the victim was a prominent mer<‘lI:Int,.Ii"`;

s il

t nilcl IIE IIIIIIE's'I_'

Steps Token to_Prevent Outbreak st Religions Festivals By

. llc edans

OUTWARDL-YlALL IB CALM I BUT TIOUBIAE ANTIOIPATED

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Garrison st Cairo Is Kept Con- stantly Uddsr Arms to Prevent Trouble

CAIRO, May T1.-The Islamic un-

rest in Turkey is becoming manifest in Egypt and India. and important events mai' be looked for in the near fixture.

Here all is outwardly calm, but

there is a. strong undercurrent of ex- citment and unrest. At all the vari- ous Mohammedan festivals and cele- brations the authorities take secret but '-effctive steps to check any trouble that may arise. At the festival Of thc Mculed ei Nchi three fire engines

.h li

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a pi cs

layed in the Nationalist organs, wlth Atlantic nee" ue due ‘O “char M $_r;i!xp:;o\r.oirm3\i:dfi:£aligdbgforrntl;11:3-

n- - '

,ge,::°';,ycc;e,.';f°rk?l~h: ‘fggfgr fggltlon Spithead for a week, and although ersburg three weeks ago; made s

`vited. Today a Powerful fleet of war: gtfgxiil"5:h§‘;";_f;_*\;“`(;":‘r';’;°nf;;°‘:_:‘o::f B

ships starts exercises on the northeast mg ln llle swlfl motor ¢n_|- of his ;

coast of Scotland. friend Prince Max Egcn zu Fursten-

it comvrises the first buttic squad- ber?-_ ‘Yhf :|25 b‘:B‘t?:en “bar $35;

ron of the first division of the Home "cm n 8 ,_ ._

Iydsbmk Nsvsl Expmte strength." nut v,,__ Dreadnought (mlgsmp or ganeffgg-Emfehgg `}_§\;u_1_=:_;=°'l_§_‘§s c\;_-_#_

Naval Fore: Th: H|ss Sunk to Adrgiral ilr gviillaln H. ixigiy), Belle- ‘,,ye'd lo ,_ ,emma mul nllwgy ,up 5,

ow evs rop _on, or _ eson ammenon l ll l, _ ll l _ . _ , l hl lh l f l_

____._____ Bulwark_ lmpiacable a'.nd Irresistible: gsgagliilr 5?- l§l?{5E1`;’:: yxlhtxzlclf ar. V 'U B Nah Us woman on?

LONDON, May-.3l.-An announce- 3‘dth‘;,ghg°og°m2dW2gk'h£hl;grmg“}:§§ tracting the attention of anybody but 'imnrl now confronted the couple and.5f Shi il midi! “Rf _U19 Rulluill l'°"' completed reiitting at'Chatham; the peuaml' 0 o 0

rnmenf has secured for the navy the second battle squadron of the second Revlgwlns ln gho Kukunft recent_ echnical advice of John Brown. of f}|3’l5i°3 <:fu¢|\?nH0;l|o tleett. vile., Kiln; wllllcal even" gt home nf I gm-osdy

- "" _ W0? MS D 0 0 VC6- He Maximilian Harden cribs: ._

|Yd°b°"k~ *md th” 'WW' ha' °°°“ "° admiral commanding the second divl --gl-,,¢dm~,,_ll¢l~,¢ mn mor; is the

eived. in Glasgow with the greatest I ~ atisfactlon. It is known the Germans fk:x’;)’ L1;"r1:xi;‘\;eI”f:“d‘X’;l'fl"' N°W Z]§“_ w8¢¢hW0fd Of G°_f\l\lll M if

_h I l tl, _ it » . h H ht ca. and o was in Bismsrchs days. e need _

addllléghor ozplees guéssilar llivnléi minion, to be joined later by the Hi- fem- nollllng lf we are gels-mined not lm.l¢,,d Hl,-Sem to make 8 5cle(.ll,.m___» o time will be lost in makin! Q start Praia’ fgengulf at gaivenponé thv‘;,At` 1° Yield '° 9"""'“r° fr"‘" W"h°“t'

._ _ _ ` - - c,ee vz., l-

re given to the LirltI~Ih foreign I.:. g,o\v_u of liberty Satin. with it lleari with the 10118 dell?-Yell RUSBIU-fl HB'/Bl (;nagsl~l'l,, of Admlmlr ggncoo Loulsa gi ?'g&:`§a;‘;n;Te‘;fr5¥ehgiogiufgtdgf e that no rarrr chanrfi would he “*'-"“‘*°“ “mi B- ml' ‘““"‘°“d “”“- °’°¢'“""“°' Tm’ °°“d'“°" °’ 'he nsttenburs). Queen. Albion corn- - 'I non nl men the enemy- nut

_ Lady Evans, wife of the solicitor- Brown agreement is that the work In d Ru H b ' _ *Fm "F 3 '

ode injurious to our old established _ . _ h 1 R 1 d b WH S hh BBB - £0 6 10|-D941 mill' one wno shows that he is determined

_ gulf ral. wore o. smoke-colored c iffon will all be done n uss an yar s y by the Albemarle tanning M G,bml_ _ I ki ha th b ot

mmerce them Uhlif-I’ "lv T1'¢Hl.\'°f Direciolrc gown a high diamond tiara R sian artisans. Since the destruc- ' ¢° "SM “ln ‘W ° Y 5' B ° Y

FIS. "lads “I i-he C1045 Ol me Silhh- and a pearl and diamond necklace. tio: of the most effective Russian $;;e_sT3:; fB°3_`£r‘2in'°'sm1_;')“d;`l':ge;’;’b’;‘c‘ which could be wonTl;lnly on thedblgody

h-Am0l`|L'¥1H Will? Ah\01|C& “'05 b°Uh\l Mrs. Charles Henr', who \vas Miss i in the Ja anesa war the Rus- _ ' afield of battle. ere WDLI Ave keep the Phillliplnc market open to lfewlsulm ol- New yoilg looked bewtl. Elkganavy has hge" “_ nsgll¢l,bl¢ man. 1“‘;°'l"lt;‘b(;;’» I’;‘hl"°lbl° rnd tMl"°*“\"`- been nc strife over Morocco if we Ier countries for ten years, ending ful ln 8, dl-egg of whlfe embroidered my, The recent German humiliation gf bglcnu brim ° ales” “nf w'°h°° ‘° had remained firm. and the German Avril 11 IMI- In *hh* 006" market net over gold tissue, the skirt -bordered of Russia. over the Ba.ik`ans, and -the 1. e t es D sqdua rgns' "° Wm be empire w°\»\ld hl\'° been Wired hllfhi' -USA* m“"“f*1CtU"ef5 huve ‘“0f`° tml" with a deep band of gold, it high 'belt startling disclosures of the weakness our een €N?°r° T; lprggected crm' ii their °“'"~ of gold encircled her waist and she of the French navy. MVS U0 401111! “rue” ak ng pa n 9 manoelh

I tl f _1904_7_ lh l .t _ 1 _ vrea. Two destroyers fiotlilas provide wiv- ~I~» 1° f~\--'fi -Im of 'l3~lis»?“€»fL5‘?»'C“~ and .u2\»f’3£’3l-f §.II'“" “li"“°”" ‘€.““ "°“" °°'“?I l’°°'l._‘”°.Iw?..’€l§°i».i.’2.‘;i.*l2”§..;""2, -H -ddI~'°“°1fh"=v-='= W---1- =° fi- GERMAN Pl DlSC0llElll-ID

und will soon be ot-cI:;IyiI\_g fifth place. P" were ,.,l,0,,l ;3_000_000 R yean )vl1,le"r`_‘;_5§('f:xcef‘5 8' am' an '*w°`r°w 99° eg "ein gush men", I MVB] farce fleet, which will be accomapanied by

, io g 8 B’

The tl in i al tl iitlng ships _ -.<_ " \16D0t and “DUT Ship! B-h Bllbmar

_ na ons pr o p E those from the _lJ_nit_u1 States _sul Lady John Leslie, who was Miss that has sunk to a. very low level. mem Altogether; neat or ov" B! m

are cunlposcd of six modern battle- as ships of the Batrle type, and three pro- ex

self in the event of a sudden out- ha break _nf war, but M. Doumer says, so

able to proceed to sea if war broke Ph

was at its height and wcrwn thrcut- tw

Y . 0 . .'

°lidsry armament at all for her quick-

ilrinz guns were unserviceabie. and in HAMMERBTEIN IN BERI,lN_

the magazines there was not a single _M-nh."-n 3-? M.” Bunn" md

0F C0lllPOSEll BEETHOYEN Pimsf"§ZL`§'°A‘Tl0flZ'§"°.e..........1

stein has left for /Berlin to meet

PARIS May 21____Beell,0ven ls lo Strauss and conclude arrangements for

'. It

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rountl of ammunition for these nieces. On another of the bnttleships an ac- cident liappeliml last year to one of her 12-in. suns, which rendered it useless The damaged piece has neither been repaired nor replaced by another. Three bsttleships had been be *Illini for years to receive their sec- In ondsry srmamnt. Lately they were l"°\'|<lc! with weapons of an inferior m

The situation in the ships of the mtive fleet is had; that prevailing in °t Dos vessels of the reserve, says M. "P

"el-lmr, is ten time worse. The Med- 3: mrsneen ficetsione would need 15,- o to "“’" *0 vlace it on sn effective by

I ,oo ooo \ S Y

90 APSS Huh $61 U nl yeard f 11 Jerome of New York, wore a white amp, wlll be enxusd ln the mctlcm

port uty was rccen y inposc »n _

“CABG Cruise” Of the L90" Gamblfim Philippine hemp and it full rebate \v‘IIs ;.E_’;,l3s_ Dlrectolm with pearl oma

l'I;°d‘;\€ '_A ffrce °f tha' kind °t"5'};‘l'é‘3 s'l\‘@h 0" “ll Stihl i0 {\l"i@l;|L`a- LID 1° _ Mrs., Cornwallis-West wore e. black “'“ “ °

` ' ' l it v 0 t Lil th h h ill

vernment also declared recently that sgtanehe ;r;,.};n%motl'1;._ ous E e W

the wh(-I3 of M6 #hips would be nn- all trade iietvveen Amtlericta and thg Lady Channing wore a _black ummm out t lllilillhei' “H51 ,°"’“”md 5;' ek _ over silk, with pearl ornaments.

°’“°"°““ 22:* ';‘;I;‘..‘;“:..i.I.I"._I.‘; 3;.. I; ._ME°,“m- <1- °f S"

f ' ranc soo, wore a Dire toir w f

' A" Shu* °f M.” , to then the Lrndc had been largelymale ,blue chm.meuse_ with ;esa(;_, “H33

Recently, when the Balkan crisis done in British ships. There are axbout diamond ornamemi

enty British firms in Man a acne. M _ A th _ H _

eneil, and when everything ought to The largest import and export firms mh,_;sg0wr:\ ogngea gll_)§er?zm“o:'l_Dlv'x€h have been ready for instant mobiiiza- are British, the two loading _banks are cmermd omamenm tion. the uattlesnlps were each snort British. s British company owns the Lady Llslerkay were a whlts _mn 100 men of their full complement. One railway. and "WHY 01' me "mst "“' lwwn, ll-lm,-ned Wm, duche" llwa 5 M "N blfilelllivl' W`0\lld have been P°fY“"‘¢ ‘*"t9‘}`]P"s°“ have Brmsh caplf .-nw tiara of pearls and diamonds 'and unable to mah an use f her soc tai bchlhd f Gm- ' ll lllamlmd necl¢la¢e_

honored in Paris, a committee be- "W New Y°|'k i"'°d“°¢|°“ °f Eliklm-" '

l ln formula" lo ,Bt up R mom, it will be the event of the season" ent to mm which Is now completed B mid I expect to sive thirty ser-

eslibre, which are not powerful enough and which is the work Of ll YOUHK f°"m°“°°° A’ t° my nun" I i° khan off an attack of destroyers. mulpgol-_ M, Jose de Clml~m0y_ who ls have not quite decided. I should like

Every vessel has her full complement on board.

FRANCO-BRITISH CHARITY

Aiexsndrs and the French Ambassador

DONDON, May 21.-The patronage

of Queen Alexandra and the French

ancial success for the Franco-British charity foto and bazaar which is to be held in the Canadian palace at

Whlte ony' shepuws Bum' ‘rom June navy, torpedo boats and submarines

9 to 12. The proceeds are to be de- voted to the four leading French

charities in London and the League of over to the German emlssnry. La-

Mercy, and the arrangements Ure in

the “na of A mn" nu I case. A Brussels paper learns that

s n e a committee,

°f Whmh sh' B°V°"°“ R°dW°9_4 II has since been arrested were really ehelfmw- For the burrow' of the In the service or oermsny, uns time g:’n2&°,Sa’“';_dL‘;“p‘i£:°$§IW|2 U; 3.5115- they communicated papers concerning

0 _ _

-- h- we '° M" W" °f -I-° M... .iI.2't...~..“.I.. ll':_.‘::;'°l‘:°..‘;'..;‘;z._'“r_“‘r..°;...’::°;: Maumlum though of pl-encl, du. is now under a three years contrs‘ct - whlch tha "le, Wm take DMM) Wm ._ mlm Iurprho "tack by a .qum_ t. 'rue In-nat mst became know: :_§_V‘ivs:;Is_.t<liuv;n gat uwuln 301;” ftlgsehln _ ’ ?_°"°Ng¢°4 0: the Hleir. scenic ming m, comp., from ¢l,. ,,.,,,l._

the general public a few years ag v _ _ _ ___ _ 1 ' _ _,Nl l c ver t e wal s to givakgllocal

nun; in. original’ eng ”°wfliAuln;‘;iii“<§~:li 'hilistgrewzzht Eisrfiegieigxteigshggrgeon - _'_ 3 t _ 5" I xigrntngieuzitymoi ‘i;]llll<iub:h¢:g-°¢nt~tv‘iii T° °°'° Wm' °”°"' llwishlv. bxorligrrllpllzlli or the nsvy gnu ¥;>i’dss§ininEnaurrNsnt. The gigantic llitlhl ll! INN ih the GMD!! tom!! 3 - ' also be built andfrom its stag; omlp. PARIS, May 25.-By the terms of °f efficiency lo ,h ' el" "N "W “urs of ll", composer, draped ln house listening to smIbitious~s'lsgcrs.' 4 ` 1 ent French and British artists will por- 'the agreement between the Paris ery rusts sway forovwshotr 5ft°gx:l(lh:';-I simple folds, is half reclining on s,,0f\° Y0Uh! W°ml»h» _fil-PUII’ A192. 9|" A \. R _ °` fohlsi- Many British artists hlvc silo municipality and the Concssslonaire oemiiture or mon, _ .lml me om of ,lab of sions supported by four gonil, _had not been seen to _sdvantsne l|lt‘ __ ` ~_, -promised to appear at Cafe Chantsnt Omnibus compsny, thc lutfcr will be

Makes

-s role wherein he is also expected to I

his father. His imperial hIghness's flrsi destination was Bucharest. whither he went to present the em- l percr's congratulations to King Carol 1

ermany`§Ti`6Wn‘ i"riI'I'te.h _

Poliiical

Ualcuiated to Place a Fresh and Timely Emphasis _tU - -. '___ ,_ Gierma.ny’s Benevolent Interest. in I*-fl..-5"’ f I1 _~ __.... ».».= 111° Balkl-ll _ _..;"fI:2»_.-._-i.l'§"f`_¢zf

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l&RLIN, May 21.-The ‘Gennsnv listion and the secession of nnrei _ _ II

chin prince, who for the .past eigh- ‘\"l°°- H° Wh°`W°\\|d Will ll\!ll¢`.`

IOS months has been undergoing B 5

Nllsiar cours; of training in me now respected once more as th _ "Kl|sership," has made his first trip A-irong and courageous Iniiitury power I' . “mmerclu traveler for his country which is not io be bullied by threat

orfears, or to be bound by chain; 0 -oses. Dreadnought. Look abou I'

follow in the illustrious footsteps of you wlwm has ,he Gprnlan to fem. _

He ls invincible, unless he surrender himself And sin e he knows that h '

o dare. " _ “But the ice is broken. Germany »

- c . -

r also Iioicrmi .»-d I-it to tolerate an

hour Ionizer a gov-_-rnmont which swal-

ows rnevkly undignihod presumptio _

of lumania on the occasion of the lat- from foreigners."

PETE SUCCESS ASSURED -I-» H-m°° L°'“°-ern- -1 B~==~=1-_

- the murder of a Frenchman, named

und" th. Pnromg. M qw." Donald Farquharson Heurot, in the

ambassador will ensure social and nn-

tefl nventieth birthday.

El was the kaiser's original inten-

litel Friedrich, on this mission, but H was subsequently decided to clothe lt with deeper significance by sending Me crown prince.

His imperial highness remained in

Romania a week. His visit was re- garded both in Berlin and Bucharest

ccmpanied as fd: as the frontier 'by the

peror king and enjoy a few days hunting at Benoenbrunn with the

The Berliner Zeit am Mittag learns

C O U /

For some time it has been nnnounc

that the Russian naval general staff

tion to dispatch his second son, Prince¢~Iv¢=_re colisiderlng lllp renloval of llm

Baltic iiect base from Kronstadt as being too dangerously near st. Peters- burg in case of wnr. Various other Dolnts were considered, nnlong them- UEIIIK NHl'\'8. lh the Baltic lirovlnt-.f~a;,_ Svenborg, the island fortress near Hol- singfors; Poskuin, n pronlnmnry 11

fail* hl‘“T°t¥"¢‘3“ df‘“l"“5'e‘;' ““l‘} ““ °;‘; Sig Gupliemc Farr-fare, the noted lt; salem £1; tilrsgapolitlicalshimlaoiaaligg; tae soI;Ih\vt».~It corner. and njoaku. l _ 9 ng _\' S rung orco 0 D0 Ce W .- ~ R 0 p Ce H. re all m l lt Gu f of lgollml _ _

“Ilhln call ll; case of trouble, which w‘::f:,:;";|-xt: °°d"°ti_':|r:=° 2:5’ ‘F emphasis upon Germany's benevolent u

vas certainly expected. The smallest .ho “unions me in Amari” ' interest in lm. Balkans.

lterontloll wus promptly suppressed. ~ » Next the crown prince, who was ac-

lt is deilnlti-ly nstverieri that Sven-

borg and i-ielslngfors have been tin- lLll_\' sclccted to be the future Baltic lit-adfluurttws. A sum of L 00 0‘

barracks, etc., and work will coin-,

S\'ea.burg‘ wus, until its crtpture byf)

the

due south of the Finnish capital, on-l the principal buildlngs of which itsii

is nine hours from St. Petersburg by _ train. I

O O O '

A story of an American duel of wi-Ilrh .N

named Hirschl, comes from lludam-,=t._'&f

Hirschi was the principal of a firm __

of timber merchants. He was only"‘.

ongers are referred to as heroes, nothing has been officially decided, it Hfl‘|°¢_1Y ilw°B'hl¢° VIH" °f |°V¢fll twenty one vears of I1 but had"

and there is obviously an understand- ls ,,u“.,3,led that ml, would be a mv hours duration of the Emperor Fran-

-b th d th E tl I ' cis Joseph. _ ‘"§uD§;‘H;€!'f em °“ ° ‘YP an _ arable opportunity for a naval review Alleged pmol" detail, of gl, bu.

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to which the delegates attending the er's arrival are vouchsafed by 'ox imperial press conference might bg ln cellently informed persons. The kaiser

- . ge. l

reached s. high position in Budapest., commercial circles. -.ij

He made the acquaintance of "I

wealthy merchant's daughter of Ipolysxi sag. and fell in love with her. He _' father, however, refused to give hial;

anctlon to the marriage on tho ground" _I t’ she was a year older than her,l

:I "’ "»‘r‘. '

"`?~i‘ i~"rl rn'--fied nr-other vnfln. tot' HI- II<».--linir of li ~~-I-hi Hg, pallgd upgnlg II»-I- in Iirllt-r ti- sul 'arf-well n I ‘5"

. a d lur-,__

I.. 1’ tho lnter\'lt-iv threatened to com-‘g »Ii' »IIIit'lde. Afraid lest he should.”

I. _. Il l.!In into the street. The hue

producing a revolver, would have killed# Hirschl on the spa; had not his wii'c`

pushed his arm up, thus diverting his; aim.

The three now adjourned to a cafe,

where an American duel was arran;red.f. Taking two matches from a box, the; husband knocked the head of'f one nnd`l

According to the arrangement come to, = this meant that he had to die within! forty-eight hours.

I-Iischel visited his friends and in- /_

vited a number to supper. The party li did not separate until 5 o'clock _in thc _' morning. Hirschl then went to his _A mother's grave and blew his br-ains,_ out. He left a letter setting forth that __ he had died as the remit of an Amari-_E can duel. .

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Communicated Papers Concerning De- hnoa af French Port which Mlgh_\ Prove Useful gc Germany

PARIS, May 21-The arrest of a

on suspicion of being concerned in

Rue du Mont Trsdor. has had a sur- pislng sequel. Lsmontagne was able to pove an alibi. but the Brussels police, on searching his room, found a rough copy of s. letter addressed to the chief of the secret police in Ber lin, offering to furnish valuable infor- mation with regard to the French

in particular. A non-commissioned officer was to bring the documents to Brussels, where they were handed

montagne admitted that this was the

Lamontagne and another man who

. .-at ~ :_-

COUNTESS DRUGGED AND

ROBBED 0F DlAlll0NDS§

AI-lstccrsts Invites Her to Supper sndf'

Relieve Her of $9,000 Worth of

Jewelry _

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PARIS, May 21.-A queer story lsl

told of what happened at a party glvnn _ by a. denizen of the “half worlo."’=_ who was known as the "Countess de/ Cerdagne." In January last thc wo- ` man made the acquaintance of three.i well dressed gentlemen in a. night’ restaurant. Their fine clothes andl jewelry dazzled her. She took them _I for aristocrnts and invited them to supper in tho Rue Fourcroy. Towards, the erld of the mcal the "countcss" he- " came drowsy, and finally fell asleep. Her supposed gentlemen fI'l'nI]s had_ drugged hor wine. in point of fact.; they were simply clever thieves. They noticed that the flute was in'_' telephonic communication with thc con-_ clcrgc’s lodge. The “Countess” had? tnkcn this precaution after nn n-ttempt‘ had been made to murder hr-r in 1908;, The thieves cut the wire. and then set-_lr to work to rob their ho,='~=s. ThcYI relieved her of $9,000 uw of JCW-~¥ elry and dccamped. When she rnIno_ to herself and realized that sim land] becn'ro‘obod. tho "eouniess’ had |10 .wlhlrnfillvc but to lodze e complaint with the police. M. Iiamnrd, ciIief_ or the crlmlnul Investigation cena"-#_ ment, learned that one of the thieves. had gone to London. where he hodl succeeded in soiling the countc|s's dia- 3

monds. His sccompiicei v`rere_fousd_;

shortly afterwards at Nice.

._ Psi-is Night emit..-» __ __

mms, _nity za.-'rss' =r».ra"ni¢1I¢,»

the British Iluring tho Crirnsnn wn.1‘,i'§

principal Russian nuvul bnsc in‘».l

the north. it is an island, five miles' -f

the minute. of ,,,§',.,,,,__,, ,,,.,,¢,.§:,4 whose faces wear nlrrerentexprssslcnu. ed that the lights be turns uv-‘ - sq &_"1»» . _ oqnances ln. ‘ pounds of tn. called upon, In return II..~ nn miri- ea “_ _ _ , _ _

th l ' training in some physl- "Neveii mind," Hammerstein abou . - . "~_____-*_-'_' _ -"'- 4'

do little :):\E:ndi-belt' }lt::§::,`::::r:'l.:nf ¢?:i°o:-e°r:Ine.f1tl.tl effort. another is suf- “I can ue Drettywcmen in tit, M31' W* lf ’ '¥|"'~-. T

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Ing, the um-a Is In mr, but the Th; young wgmsl; :ivan np): egssatchd 1 ___._- 5 society mdnlncuslry,-_Brig iii ssc! clear s mcxlslcns tm. Sxdgomif

I Uncemfet-tool, 'r,_.¢l¢l.,, .,.°fk,” _ fourth is placid and serene. The mcg _I sve un s e or w o. e _ §»,_ _-~___~ _ _, .__._._.. ~ _.s;ui_tlle,Br1tish.1s1¢-s. ,_.. _ _ uses. In add tion ¢°

Beethoven, which was finished by lnostbesutiful voice in France," said ,, _

pany must plscq at the disposal of the

WN-Do.' ._ °' . “Hi nam l c' - -_" Q ' --' . _ _ ~ _ - ~ lui' t b il for ‘ " M" “' ”°""°"' “" "‘°f.iI°I““§°§.‘3.I‘.‘i .ftf.‘.i”.i.‘i.‘l..T‘..I‘-l£."iE‘l.’.; §’$$"»£.'~"°"‘ ' ° ' ‘“‘ _- ~‘ -._ . _ *-°*~“°_'- '°°"""°°‘ ' ‘.1‘$.’.I..2"i»».$"'l’»i‘l if-»»-`f"` 'flffh--=°

lmm I ' ` a I - "Dis - lm hm?" _ I - .» . - - __ - LONDON M' 21.- - I nrvvldefl h°"°-

I hundndn.1'|llfl,°R¢l,?l':|m;‘;,°":l",f|,:1:,°,"°‘;_': w|:‘c‘ll¢°'miTutgi§ni>sh::e;€el<N,° s='nou:i;';s "No,"yl?t:lpllled Hzmmerstein, "\isfef- D '~M"qz° __ ' s iaoe@¢ ifif ttgtygypu gxliuuz? dgzwsiozggsfywhiléxl were generally use-

""“'fM south of rrsnee. i-is won his Néltlc. M. Arsene Alexandre. *“ tunugy N" “°'° .ll 10° ions." ‘ Nia- ° jk' ¢l'\llln..lol' .ih9..r.esr .Hn of 78 N sl 1°" '09' ““""‘ ""‘“' “M ‘“"°"' Tm’ more comfortable Jacket .ull ,mg "me wooden park, in memory of what M. plmser. who is less critical, has axcun s ns, w ere e compared with the previous the omnlbul °°mD“">' Wi" ‘l’° ’"""° '° 1 fu; hu, hz suits gladly roi-I Beethoven onco said: "I prefer s. tree taken--Ocmpagnoh. for the Parisl even, - r lklng his engagement largest increase taking place in _Vic-, provide sand helfvl Wh°|’°V°f “°°°"

Pm broke down s. French tridition is

shelters last year provided sooommo-_ datlons to iill.ll‘l person; Of these-: 19,111 were Parisisas and “JM pm- ‘ vincisls. There were l.0N womcnl.nR“ 41 children. The foldgn element ` among the unmrtunntes was lsrggi There were 0,10! Enropmns. 11| Ahh# cans and 41 Americans. Theo w¢\, one Chilian. one Rag two Fl¢yptian¢,‘§ one Greek. nine Tufts. nineteen Polog Y nine senegsicse, two Bwedn Us deaf; mans, 181 Austrian; and iiiic'

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