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SECOND NEWS SECTION
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AND THE NEW YORK HERALD
Editorials-Financial Sports
Automobiles
NEW YORK, SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1020. cwrtgM. im, v ths aw-qersH am
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Personal News, Facts, Fancies and Brief Happenings Abroad as Told by the Cables
RUSSIAN COUNT
SUN AND HERALD
HAD 'SCOOPS' ON
BIGDUELSTORY
Accords of Borrowe-Fox
Affair in Belgium Years
Ago Bob Up in London.
TALE CAUSES NEW FIGHT
Principals at 12 Paces Use .45
Cnlibro Tistols Vest Htit
ton Is Shot Off.
Il a Sin" rnrrttfoHdtnt of TnB Son and Nbw
VOW llr.MlD. Copyright, IIJD, bp Tin SlN
im. Km Vega Hiiald.
LOKDON, Aug. 14. A swashbuckling
romanco, the history of which lone lay
burled in The Sun and New York
Herald offices In London, has Just been
resurrected. Simultaneously two of
fline boys of those (lays, then deadly
rivals, on" employed by the Herald
nnd the other by The Sun. but both of
whom now are reporters on the com
bined newspapers, when they saw
thfs" dusty files containing the ro
mance, sat down and recalled how. In
UP3. ("rank Marshall White, corre
spondent here for The Sun, and Ralph
Blutnenfeld of tho Herald acted as
K .H is In a historic duel In order to
get the "story"; how the two office
bws "sowed up" the whereabouts of
the principals and the seconds, and
how the Herald In London, Paris and
Nw York and The Sun In New York
were the only newspapers to get the
itory that ail Fleet street suspected
and tried to get.
Ii was the death of Mfs. Ogllvy
Hii, sister-in-law of Field Marshal
Haipr and a cousin of the late Viscount
Astor, that recalled tho Incident and
brought forth the dusty flies.
Mrs. Hatg was then Mrs. Coleman
PraMon. Subsequently she divorced her
husband. However, Coleman Drayton
i. r.iict with Hallett Alsoo Borrowe
of New York. The two men went to
France later and the quarrel was re
newed there. They went back to New
York and again It was taken up. They
came to London and It broke out afresh
between them.
Final Quarrel Leads o Duel.
Robert W, Champion, then the Herald
office boy here, recalling, the clrcum
itances, said :
"The lounge In the smoking room of
the Hotel Victoria was then a great
lathering place for American visitors In
Un ion anH for newspaper correspond
miu. It was there that the quarrel was
revived, and finally Mr. Drayton chai
ned Mr. Borrowe to fight a duel in
Trance. Mr. Borrowe objected on
rounds which were laid before a court
of honor composed of the late Due de
Mernay, Edward Fox, who served In the
Life Cuards and was a friend of King
Leopold of Belgium, and Cot North.
The court of honor found that Mr.
Drayton was not entitled to satisfaction
that could be claimed by a gentleman.
Th duel was abandoned.
"The 'story leaked." Mr. Borrowe at
tributed the publication of It In New
York to Mr. For, who retorted angrily.
Re that time, however, half the social
world in New York and London had
become Involved in the quarrel, which
emo to a head when Mr. Fox chal
lenged Mr. Borrowe to fight a duel. The
challenge was delivered In the smoking
renin of the Victoria. Among the wlt
n'?"9 of the challenge were Frank
White of The Sin and Ralph Blumen
fc Id of the Herald, both of whom tried
lo set tho challenge withdrawn but In
il each principal refusing the good
oftVej of the newspapermen."
Hire Allien Battershell. guardian In
those days of the outer door of the
London office of The Sdn, started his
riminlscenots :
Then hegaTi a consultation between
the seconds, who met behind a locked
door In the front room of the New
bridse ftreet office of THE Sun. Capt
Harry Vane Mllbank of the First Life
Guards, and the correspondent of the
H'rald looked after the Interests of Mr.
Borrowe. while Mr. Bacon, a brother of
the late Robert Bacon, formerly Amer
ican Ambassador to France, and Frank
Marshall White of THE Sun acted for
Mr. Fox.
I .nve London for Ostend.
".After the conference the parties sep
arated and each went to Ostend by a
different route. The meeting was on
n April morning on the sea front at
Nieuport, where, according to a report,
Mr. Fox's friend. King Leopold, ordered
'he gndarmes not to Interfere.
"Tho disappearance of the .principals
and the newspaper men from London
Aroused great curiosity, and the office
of Tin Sun was besieged by men who
warded to obtain Information regarding
tiere the combatants had gone. The
tiff of Tin Sun refused all Information
until the duel had been fought and the
talle published In New York.
"Forty-five calibre pistols were used
J the combatants. They stood at
lve paces, each firing two shots. Mr.
Foj's walstru-mf huttnn n shot awav at
ft !st shot by Mr. Borrowe and honor
satisfied, but the men refused to be
"ceneiirt. Their bad shooting was due,
te the biasing sunshine on the white
of the seashore.
me outcome of this duel was
"other duel between Mr. Mllbank and a
inmher f the French diplomatic corps
hich was fought the following day
nl In which the Frenchman suffered a
mortal wound.
"During the hours Immediately fol-
the duel Fleet Street expected
'h' arrsst of the principals and the wlt-
rSMS Kv tha ttrltlah . nthnrll laa nn tha
Are of attempted murder ; but a few
'ys later the newspaper men returned
their usual haunts, and Fleet Street
me to the conclusion that the author!-
bad treated the whole matter from
standpoint of a put up Job rather
, " n eerlous attempt to tight a duel
the death.
Mr. MHbank. who was heir to the
"rte nf Cleveland, was eeriously
WMed in Germany a few months later
died In Davos the following sum-
. Mr. Fox was drowned In Aus
jabw" "i years ago."
... o-c-inie or the newspaper men
" were seconder he was asked.
Dit 1: Mr B'u'nenfeld Is editor of the
lu 7 Fx"r"' Mr. White has scored
beat- He It dead,"
GROUSE SENT BY
AIR TO LONDON,
WITHSEASONON
Diners in British Capital
Enjoy Birds First Day
of Shooting.
MOORS AT RKCORI) PRICES
Italy Turns Again to Art, but for Russja There Still Is Only the War
Kins: George Rents Grounds
Adjoining Rnlnioral to En
tertain Friends.
hrci ial Cable Jlrspflfrli to Tits IDS AN Nr.w
Yoik Mi n.i n i , . iht, imo, by Tub Sun
AND Nnw YOBK HCHAI.II.
London, Aug. 14. Shooting on the
moors began on tho historic "Twelfth"
and grouse made thrlr nppearanco In
London the very day shooting started
for the first time that Is, lawfully In
the long history of grouse hooting.
Boxes of grouse scut by special air
plane from tho Highland! and lake
district arrived In Londcn In time for
dinner to those few favored, or un
favored, ones who had not been able
to Join the exodus north.
King (ieorge was detained In London
by the Russo-French mlxup and was
deeply disappointed because he could
not open his own moors, but the keep
ers out In the misty dawn on Balmoral
accumulated a big hag hy noon, which
was dushed off by rail to Buckingham
Palace, where It arrived yesterday.
This year the moors were rented at
record prices, averaging 60 per cent,
above those of last year, due to the
keen competition among the war's newly
rich and visiting Americans. Outsiders
cannot get Into Cowll in regatta week,
but It takes only a shotgun and a long
purse to get Into shooting grouse.
The season, though, Is more remark
able for Its revival of real old fashioned
shooting parties than for newcomers.
Entertaining roughly on the Scottish
moors Is cheeper than running big house
parties. In the last few days all trains
northward have been crowded.
Dake of York to Shoot a Work.
The Duke of Y'ork will go on Monday
to Drummond Castle, Perthshire, the
Duke's ancestral seat, where he will re
main for a week of grouse shooting.
Possibly he also will shoot deer In
Qlenarty Forest. Afterward he will go
to Moy Hall, Inverness, with The Mack
intosh before Joining the royal party
at Balmoral Castle.
Grouse on tho King's moors at Bal
moral this year are not plentiful, and
therefore King Georgo hired moors
nearby for his guesto. He will remain
In the north until September.
Historic Dunrobln Castle, which was
partly destroyed by fire, Is occupied
again and good sport is expected on the
moors there this year.
Ix)rd and Lady Brcadalbane are en
tertaining a series of shooting parties at
Craig Castle, Argyllshire, where Lady
Breadalbane, who Is one of the best
hots In England, organizes drives.
Sir William Nelson, the shipping mag
nate. Invited a large ttarty of friends to
Lanarkshire for the opening of the
shooting season. Later, when partridge
shooting begins, he will move to York
Shire. The moors around Harrogate are re
ported to be well stocked with game, the
first birds received In London having
come from the Monteith moors near
there.
The general prospects for the season
are good. Last year the season . w as
comparatively poor, owing to the wlld
ness of the birds and small number of
them due to the fact that the keepers
allowed the stocks to deteriorate during
the war.
Good Birds In Highlands.
The birds in the Highlands, although
not quite numerous, are generally fine
specimens. Those In south Scotland are
In excellent condition. On the Yorkshire
moors, owing to the abnormally wet
weather, a Urge number of birds per
ished in the heavy rains. A lack o
birds, however, was not felt to-day,
when several parties returned with ex
cellent bags.
In Derbyshire the prospects Vare some
what poor, many coveys having been
destroyed by the rains, but the nm-
ber of guns there on the day of the
opening of tne season did not equal that
of other years.
Harvesting Is hindering the shooting
In Cheshire. Grouse are plentiful there,
however, although partridges are as
scarce as pheasants.
Throughout southern England many
young broods were drowned by floods
and early harvesting was responsible for
the destruction of many nests, especially
by scything. Generally speaking, how
ever, the season promises to be good, as
this year the shooting docs not depend
on novices who are convalescing from
wounds received on battlefields but on
old parties, which are again united for
the season. Arajiml Loch Lomond and
alio In Yorkshire It la probable that
record bags will be reported.
Lord and Lady Cheylesmore have a
mall party at Easter Elchles; Lord
and Lady Ilphlnstone at Loch Inch ;
the Duke of Westminster at Lech Stack ;
the Duke and Duchess of Atholl at Blair
Castle ; Lord Clinton at Fetterralrn
House; the Hon. Robert and Mrs. Dev
ereux at Inverlochy Castle ; Mr. and
Mrs. Sydney Loder at Olendoll and Lord
and Lady Blythswood at Renfrew.
REINHARDT RETIRES
AS THEATRE MANAGER
His Action Ascribed to For
eign Contracts.
8pecial Col Detpateh to Tits Si n ami N'rw
Yosk Hkiai.d. Cnrvripht, IHO, b'j Tut Si x
and Niw Yosk Hktjii.d.
Berlin, Aug. 14. Max Relnhardt hns
retired from the management of his three
Berlin theatres. Including his fsmous
playhouse which has a seating capacity
of 5.000 persons. In the future he will
undertake the production of a ploy here
only occasionally, and then as a "guest
producer" In another manager a house.
His retirement was ascribed to contracts
which he hns entered Into In foreign
countries. Including the I'nlted Sintcs.
lie will be succeeded In B:.lln by
Victor Hollander, with whom Grhardt
h:upmann will be associated as literary
director.
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fhotb g) 5 PSSTRAM 'AK- of LoNPOM
FRANCE PREPARING
' FOR 1921 TOURISTS
Failure of Americans to Pour
Out Wealth This Year
I?low to Merchants.
Spf-ial CaMe Despafek te Tux Si s tn Nrw
Yosk Hmaiii. ( ipirlffM. I tit , by TH Son
and Nirw YoXK Use LP.
I'abis. Aug. H The failure of Ameri
cans to aVrive In ICurope this summer
and pour out the wealth which was ex
pected to rebuild the mined regions and
reestablish the de luxe business I- caus
ing an undeniable amount of depress ion
in commercial circles, although the Gov
ernment's tourist department does not
intend delaying the preparation of a
broad scheme to aid tourists whin they
come In millions next ye n .
Last spring: the merchants were led
to believe that every ship world b
loaded With slphtseers from the United
States all ready to hand out the shekels
In return for French goods, and they
consequently Increased the stocks that
were left on their shelves at the end of
the season. One of the blsgest tourist
agencies says that not mote than 400.
000 visitors reallv arrived at h n,"i
ports, perhaps not more than half of
whom came to spend war profits.
Senator Fernand Davis, who Is In
ohargu of the national office for tour
ists, sttrlbutes the failure of the tourist
season Urgely to th" price cutting wave
which lilt the United Stataes Just when
Americans began to decide they could
live cheaper on this side of the Atlantic,
while the recent Improvement In the
franc's value provided a climax Induc
ing the Americans to stay home, at
least until Kuropean conditions weri
more settled.
Under Secretary of State Borrel Is
not worrying, as ho admits the Govern
ment's scheme needs much amplification
before everything will be ready for the
visitors. "They promised millions of
visitors." he says "If they had arrived
we would have been submerged, hut we
now can work steadily for another year
so the tourist will not he disappointed.
"For Instance, we Intend Intensifying
the propaganda In the t'nlted States
through booklets and maps, which will
give a practical and buoy American real
Information regarding the geography of
France, of which he probably knows
very little. The average tourist does
not realize he has to deal with five or
six railroads, and unless he Is Informed,
half his visit Is useless running between
stations."
To overcome this annoyance Under
Secretary Borrel Is creating Information
and ticket offices, which are to be cen
trally located end which will handle the
smallest details for foreign voyagers.
Another problem confronting the Govern
ment Is that of constructing habitations
for tourists In tho war zones and In the
Alps, and M. Borrel Intends asking state
concessions for Individuals and firms
willing to erect wooden chalets, such
as are found in Austria and Switzerland,
suitable for transformation Into tourists'
hotels.
GLOOMYHOSPITALS
DEPRESS M. POIRET
Fashion Expert Says Color
Would Make Them Popular.
8rrclol Cable Despatch In Tnr Si n and Nbw
Vobk Hraui.p. Copyright, J92l. by TlIB ScN
and Nsw York IIsaAi.n.
London, Auc. 14. Monsieur Toiret.
who has Just vindicated the exclusive
tight to his own name tn court here,
comes out with a protest against the
dreary color schemes of British doctors'
waiting rooms and says : "What in
the worhl Is more depressing or more
melancholy than the usual colors of
waiting rooms and patients rooms In
hospitals too?
"London out of doors Is gloomy
enough nine montnt of the year with Its
dull" colors," he says, "but why perpetu
ate In the sickroom the sadness outside?
Even the red walls of Drury Lane and
Mayfatr and the magazines leave but
ope thread of exclamation.
Mr. Poiret offers the suggestion of
cherry patterns, pink pills and Irides
cent powders.
NO SNOW ON MARS;
WHITE SPOT A HILL
Frenchman Upsets Theory of
Other Astronomers.
Sptrial Co lie Detpatrh tn The Si n and Nbw
Yosk IIrxai p. Copyright, into, by Tub Son
anii New York Hwai.d.
Paris. Aug. 14. It Is not snowing on
Mars, according to Camllle Flammarion,
France's veteran star gazer, who has
taken up the scientific cu.-ig Is nualnst
American -.nd British astronomers who
thus explain the reappearance of the
vast white snot on tne planet.
M. Flammarion tays the temperature
there at this time of the year Is nearly
as comfortable as it is at Deauvllle or
Atlantic City, and also ridicules the idea
that Martians nave rouno a new metnorj
of signalling the earth. The savant con
tends the spot is merely a plateau higher
than Thibet, which has not been seen
since 179. due to atmospheric obscurity
FRANCE PAYS HONOR
TO U.S. BOY SCOUTS
Official Reception at City Kail
One of Features Marking
Visit to Paris.
WAVE OF CRIME
SWEEPING OVER
FRENCH NATION
Bandits. Attired as Offi
cials, (Jet Away With Evi
dence Against 'Bluebeard.'
CHAUFFEURS ARK ROBBED
All Foreigner! Are Watched
in Paris Band of I Women
and 3 Men in Net.
PHOTO" FROM INTfcRN ATI NAW
To right Gen. Baron Wrangel, whose recognition by France as head
of the South Russian Government has been the news sensation of the
week. Below Princess Poutiatine, formerly Grand Duchess Marie, a
refugee in London, who, like the soldier, is working to eradicate from
Russia the terror of Sovietism. Upper left Puccini, the celebrated
Italian composer, who is coming to write an opera on American life.
PREMIER'S SINGING
WINS ROOT'S PRAISE
Lloyd George Delivers Ameri
can Anthem With Gusto.
Jjriem Cable lnpat'-h to Tns Scs ami Nrw
YnK Hctaid. ('..pvnffli!. IV!I, by 1 IIS a s
AND NSW YOSK 1 1 KRAI I
London, Aug. 14. Persons who wit
nessed the unveiling of (ieorge (Irey
Barnard's statue of Lincoln observed
Premier Lloyd Ueorge singing heartily
beneath the same umbrella with Klihu
Iteot as the band played the national
anthems. When the ceremonies were
over Mr. Hoot seized the Premier's hand.
apparently In the heartiest fnshlon. It
was generally thought he was congratu
lating the Vernier on his speech, but a
bvstander Informed Thf Sun AND New
Yohk Hkrai.o correspondent that the
following conversation ensued :
"Mr. Prime Minister, I congratulate
you." Mr. Root said. "You sing The
Star S"angleil Banner' a-I never could."
"No congratulations are necessary, my
dear Senator," the Premier replied, "I'm
Welsh, ami the Welsh can sins any
thing even 'The Star Spangled Ban
ner.' "
ACTRESS TO PUSH
THE CLASSIC DRAMA
Lena Ash well to Play in Mu
nicipal Theatres.
Special c.jble Detpatrh to Tits Scn and Nsw
Yosk Hkiiai.p. ivpyri0if, Wlf), by Tuts BUM
ANt Nsw Yosk IIfjui i
London, Aug. 14. Lena Ashwell Is
t
following Ben Creel's lead and Is organ
izing a classic repertoire company to
play In the "municipal theatres of Lon
don's boroughs in an effort to bring to
the people an art that Is not yet univer
sal," The managers of the country ask
whether she Intends to cut prices or pay
the regular wage scale. They threaten
otherwise to protest to' the municipal
authorities against the lending of munlr
Ipal aid, thereby diverting business from
houses municipally licensed.
Miss Ashwell expresses determination,
however, to go on with the experiment.
She points out the French generosity to
municipal theatres. While It Is not pos
sible In these stringent days In England,
she says the Government has done hand
some things In recognizing as a state
Institution the Academy of Dramatic
Art, classing Its fellowships. with
those of other artistic and scientific Institutes.
VERSAILLES MAYOR
MAY LOW HIS JOB
Lauds Irish 'Republic' and
Britain Asks Explanation.
."perial Cable Detpatrh to Tits St N and Nsw
Voek llstAtti. Copiripl,t,3!0. by Tils Pt'.v
ami New Yosk llnsAi.e.
Paris, Aug. 14. The Mayor of Ver
sailles Is In danger of losing his Job
.is a result of his falling to keep In
touch with Huropean politics. At n
centenary celebration there recently,
when foreigners placed wreaths on and
pronounced discourses at the statue of
("ten. ljisare Hoche, who suppressed IV
Vendean revolt In 1775-171IG. was an
envoy of the "Irish Republic." The
Mayor replied enthusiastically to the
Sinn Felner's praise, lauding tho "new
republic" which the war had developed
The British Foreign Office protected
to .the Quai d'Orsay and the Mayor of
Versailles has been asked to explain
how .It happened that he did not know
that Ireland .was still a part of the
friendly British Empire.
GOLDEN FACED GIRLS
NEW VOGUE IN PARIS
- I Hi I an I
Eyes Black Pencilled and
Lips Painted Scarlet.
Special Cable Drtpatch to Tas Sua and Nsw
YortK BBR4LD, Copyright, 1831, by Tns Si m
AND Nsiv Y'.SK Hr.RAt.P.
Paris, Aug. 14 - Americans coming to
Paris must not be shocked If t:iey aee
girls with gulden faces on the boule
vards and In the cafes. It Is only the
new fashion. Instead of applying cold
cream and powder so that their faces
look like wax. many of the Parisian
beauties are now using gold dust In
tiie making of their complexion. This
now vogue requires a very free use of
'he black pVndl around the eyes and
a heavy coat of scarlet paint on the lips.
Sold, red and blaek do not make a bad
combination of colors when applied to
ertaln faces that are seen on the boule
vards. SplAi of Innovations, a despatch
from Brbsscls relates that a young and
good looking girl created considerable
urprlse bjf appearing on the boulevards
of that Bit) In a sweater, loosely knitted
in khaki wool, which fell straight from
the neck to the feet, and that no one
could make out whether it looked more
ike a nightgown or a shroud.
FRENCH LOOT STORES
BOUGHT FROM U. S.
Many Government Employees
Discovered in Thefts.
Syteial Cable tietyatch to The Si n and New
Yobk ljf.ui.n. fppin-icifci. 1910, by Tub Scn
and New Yi.uk Hk&ai.d.
I'aris. Aug. 14, The lure of sharing
in some millions Involved In the liquida
tion of the Cnlted States Army stocks
sold by tho l'"renon Government proved
disistrous for French, profiteers, accord
ng to a statement Issued by Emmanufl
ftrausnc, who has charge of liquidation!.
The fact that the stock was not Inven
toried when It was taken over by the
KYeneh enabled wholesale thefts of valu
nhle foodstuffs and clothing, and the
French secret service traced hundreds
of looters nmong those employed to
hilntf order out of the army's chaos. A
'otal of 2.822 persons were caught in
11 widespread net. all of whom were
llsmissed from the Uovrrnment employ.
Several hundred are still awaiting trial.
BARE BACK GOWNS
GO OUT OF FAVOR
New Models Have Sleeves
and High Collars.
.cl rioi ('able Detpatrh to Tub Scn xd Nbw
YoK Hr.iAlli. Copyright. 1S!0, by Tun SuN
and New York Menu
Paris, Aug. 14. Bare backs and Jew
elled spln il columns seem to be doomed,
nooordliig to some of the leading fashion
displays In I'aris. liven the moderate
di collete has been abandoned In the crea
tion of the new models, and apparently
romen who nn' fashionably gowned
will In the future vie for length of sleeves
jmkI high collars, although the collars
will not be ruffled after the Elizabethan
styles.
Brown, instead of brilliant colors, Is
regaining favor, even brick red on copper
brown being a po;.ulnlr comblnntl in with
copper colored bodices embroidered with
COM and with black velvet skirts.
For venltlf weir the skirts promise to
be somewhat longer, but arc still short
of prewar days, while there is plenty of
evidence that completely nude shoulders
will be tabou with well dressed women.
Unlike the models of last year, the
tfitiu line Is again marked, usually with
tlbbon or sash of crepe de chine.
Kptrial Cable Detpatrh to Tim Si n and New
Yisk Ribald. Copyright, tH!0, by Tns Sex
and New i ik Hcsai.d.
Paris. Aug. 14. The proudest young
sters In the world were the 300 Ameri
can Hoy Scouts who visited Paris this
week and received the highest pilvllege
of the municipality, that of beln.; re
ceived Officially at the City Hall, while
Btntle Favre. Councillor, lauded Scout
lam ma.rtlno- American vouths are
'Ulied with the same sterling qualities
displayed drrlng the war by their older
brothers, the American aouguuujn.
From the time they lanaeu ironi um
i.oti to the return from the battlefields
the Bov Scouts discovered everything
wortli seeing In Paris and the war areas,
but the topic that filled their conversa
tion was a regret that they were not old
enough to he'p push the Germans back
from shell holes.
Tho ICifflel Tower and Notre Dame
wire kodak(d hundreds of times, and
the only touch of homesickness admitted
wr,3 when the thoughless guides showed
them a replica ot Bartholin s Statue of
Liberty on an island near Auteull.
i ti,.. ciiimm Elvsecs on Wednes
day there were lines six deep on both
sides when the ReouU marched from the
Arc d'Triomphe to the Grand Palais,
where a pageant of scout life wa pre
sented before a crowd of 10,000, Inelud
at the ministries of
War, Marine and the Interior, as well as
fcini, -hi,, nirirta! and ncarlv all mem
bers of the American colony.
TkA (ionnta were conducted in auto
mobiles adorned with French and Amer.
I n ,n Ihrnnrh Hcllsau WOOU.
Chateau Thierry. Solssons, Rhelms and
Verdun, In each of tvhlch there were
Kri.e , .in,, nles In which the Scouts
placed wreaths In commemoration of the
French and American dead, mey in-
in.i to 1, nrment Ht a nageant in
Brussels Monday and Tuesday, after
which they will leave for home.
BRITISH WOMEN ON
JURY; THEY CONVICT
Leave at Tea Time, but Others
Take Their Place.
Sprrlal Cable Dctpateh to Tub Si n and New
Yoik Herald, dpinlght, 1920, by The Sun
and Nbw Yoik Heuaij).
LONDON, Aug. 14. "Ladles and gen
t'emen of the Jury." was the address
of counsel heard for the first time In the
history of English couts recently,
when six women formed a part of a
Jury In the Bristol Quarter Sessions.
Six rases wero tried, one of them being
that of a man who was charged with
assault. He was convicted and sen
tenced to nine months' Imprisonment
All the women on the Jury voted for
his conviction, after hearing the evi
dence. At the close of the day's session two
of the women asked the court to excuse
thorn from further service because of
their home duties. The court granted
their request, whereupon two other
women In the room volunteered for Jury
service and were accepted.
The prosecuting attorney congratu
lated the women Jurors on "at last
taking their proper places In the ad
mlulstgpinn of Justice In England."
He. declared that Justice also was
furthered In women accepting Jury duty.
Nprrfal rnt.ie lenparrli fo Tits Si;n and New
York UnrtAi.n. Copyright, IMO. by Tub Si n
ami New Yoik Heuai.d.
Paris, Aug. 14. Never have the
French police been faced by such an
organized crime wave as nt present,
not only Paris but the provincial de
partments reporting their Inability to
cope with it unless their force Is In
creased. Two eases this week showed the
cleverness of the criminals who arc
defying oven the strictest supervision
of well known haunts. Iaat Monday
an automobile drove up to the Villa
Gambals. where lived Landru, tho
"French Bluebeard." who la charged
with having murdered a dozen of his
..,..ih.orii and Incinerated their
bodies.
High-hatted and frock-coated gentle
men stepped out of the' automobile and
saluted the villagers, who thought that
the Paris police were again looking for
m!.irioi evidence." When they went
way they took with them Landru s
household furniture, which was vaiuea
a i ovrnl thousand francs. The furni
ture, as well as the burglars, who looked
like French offlclnle, is being sought,
especially the furniture, which Is essen
tial to insure Landru s .conviction.
Four Women. Three Men Arrested.
Another Incident with happier results
,ma that nf the arrest of a band of
seven, Including 'four stylishly dressed
women. The other three were men who
ore believed to be deserters from the
armv All of them have been raiding
hot.la nlonr the Mediterranean coast.
They came to Paris to dispose of their
loot and fell Into a police trap.
In thalr harirnre the oollca discov
ered passports and Identification cards
for thirty-five persons, all tne pass
ports and Identification cards bearing
photographs of members at the gRng:
raise military certificates arid letters of
recommendations from German person
ages, which hkve been proved to be
forged.
li ai , lired hv the nolice that the
mot beautiful woman In the band has
lured many unsuspecting tourists to grler
and also had forged a will which pur
norted to nrove her claim to he a de
scendant of Louis XVI. on the maternal
side.
M. Roikc. prefect of Farls pollcet has
ordered the closest Scrutiny of all for
eigners, while the police of other French
cities are following Parls's lead and
carrying on nightly raids. They are
arresting scores of petty offenders, but
few real criminals.
In the crime wave exletlng at present
In Paris chauffeurs are most commonly
the victims of the hold-up men. There
have been scores of cases within a fort
night where drivers of taxicabs were
engaged to cafry passengers to an ad
Hraa in s dismal district, where the
chauffeurs were assaulted and robbed.
They have nsTted that permission ne
granted to them to carry arms, thereby
forming a new adjunct to the police
force, but In view of the preeent ex
citable mentality of Europeans, the au
thorities here are not Inclined to adopt
such a radical change from accustomed
usage.
It was declared that the chauffeurs
are strongly organized In a union, and
In case of a Socialist uprising would
form an Important opposition. On the
other hand, the taxlcab drivers threaten
to refuse to. take out motor cars at
night unless "measures are adopted for
their protection.
AIDS EXILES ON
FRENCH FARMS
Princes and Nobles of Czar's
Regime Find Refuge
From Soviet Perils.
GKN'KR.U DRIVE8 TRITK
Many Unfortanatcfl Forced to
Dispose of Jewell to Wnrd
e Off Hanger.
BAN ON DUELLING
STIRS UP FRENCH
Fight for Bread the Same,
On4 Writer Says.
Special Cablt Deepatrh to The Si n and Nsw
York Herald. Copyright ,.', by Tub Si n
and New Yoik Heoai.d.
Paris. Aug. 14. At would be nat
urally expected of a people as t miera
mental as the French, tho furor aroused
by the projected law backed by Canon
I.emlre and Gen. de Cnstclnau. which
would mnke duelling a crlin. nunlshlng
the duellists, the seemds and the men
who serves the Spare i ep of coffee, has
stirred newspapers to publishing the de
tails of sensational affairs of honor.
Canon Lemlrc and (Sen. do Castelnau
have obtained the support of a large
number of Senators and Peputies and
believe the law will be passed early In
October, when Parliament rec tivenes.
but If the press campaign Is 'ndlcatlve
of public opinion they have n hard task
head The backers' view Is that duels,
like war, do not prove anything, and if
the war Is Illegal so Is a battle between
two Individuals.
To this George Ponsot pertinently sug
gests that the "dally fight for bread Is
equally unsatisfactory, so why Continue
it'."' He suggests a law against day
break meetings would result In an In-cre.-so
of Insolence agalpst which the
only means would be to take the case
before a Judge where he would not have
satisfaction. "Besides there are certain
affairs so Intimate to personal honor
which cannot be taken before a tribunal,
but which can be quickly regulated In a
clearing Just before dawn," oayi Ponsot.
DESERTERS WILL BE
HONOREDBY FETE
Alsatian Regiment That Quit
Germans Beloved by French.
f pedal Cable Detpatrh to The Bl' and New
no$ HniAi.n. Copinright, lS:n, by The St n
and New Y'ork Hbhaid.
Paris, Aug. 14. Survivors of the
famous "handkerchief regiment" .will be
feted on Sunday near Sajnt-Blalze. In
the Vosges, on the occasion of the sixth
anniversary of the surrender by these
faithful Frenchmen, who had been mo
bilized by Germany nt the outbreak of
the war In 1911. Several of the vet
erans will be decorated for their hero
ism. The orgnnizMion was known as the
Ninety-ninth Reserve Regiment of the
German army, and was composed cn
Mrclv of Alsatians. The Germans trusted
Implicitly In their professions of loyalty
and assigned to them the defence. of an
Important part of the front line. On
August 13, 191 1. French patrols sighted
them and k plan for their wholesale de
sertion from the German army was
quickly draw n up. A French corporal
trumpeted the signal whereupon the
Ninety-ninth left their trenches with
handkerchiefs tied to the barrels of
their rifles and Joined their French com
patriots, cheering and singing parodies
on "lVutschland ubc'r Alles:" Five
hours later they were fighting their one
time German comrades.
The regiment Is accursed In Germany,
but the French regard It as an example
of affection for their fathcrtard which
not even forty-five ytars of Pruaslan
Ism could kill.
TO SHUT SPANISH THEATRES.
Barcelona Manastcrn Itefase De
mands of Aetora.
Barcelona, Aug. lv The theatrlc-nl
managers here have threat'n"d to close
nil their showhouses Monday unless
the actom and other employees reduc
the terms which they have submitted
Besides fixing definite wages and hours
of the work of employees demand that
their syndicate shall Be' permitted 1 1
designate employees In each catcjori
to be engaged.
The managers refused to conctdc con
sideration of a list prescribing the men
thef are to employ.
n- ni iiKvri: hills.
Matt Corrctpondcnt of The Si n and Nfr
York Herald. Copyright, IH20, by Tua Sin
and New Y'oik Herald.
Paris. Aug. 14. From comparative
riches to a condition somewhat, ap
proaching beggary la the saddest chap
ter In the lh(?s of Russian refugees
now In Franco who, according to
French officials, number nearly 80,000
and none of whom are anxious to re
turn to Russia so long as sovletlsin
and its reign of terror continues for
the educated classes. Even princes,
generals and former high officials of
the Russian Government are included
In the list of the Reds' victims, who.
Just as the French nobility once
sought refuge In England, now rely on
France's ancient friendship to keep
them from starvation.
They no longer arc able to mingle
and epenU freely with equals In social
ranks, the Russian aristocrats belnw
(impelled to earn their bread often by
the meanest labors, while a colony of
fornifr nobles and Czar's officers are
finding it profitable to manage an es
tate at Garches, near Paris. The farms
are directed by Count Ignatleff. Until
the present Soviet regime the Count
owned 500 herds of cattle and fertile
plans where he specialized In tho pro
duction of cheese. Now he Is Intro
ducing Russian methods on a minia
ture farm aided by the wife, who wa
once reputed to be the moat beautiful
woman at the Russian court.
Surrounded by old friends such as
Trouekouroff. fiom the Imperial
Guards, tho count is elated at the fact
that the farm has shown a good margin
of profit in the two rears It has bom
In bpefatlon, and he fhtefldS to Increase
his holding to give employment to others
who have felt the hand of financial op
pression. One? Prince Grown Mushrooms.
Prince Lyszezynskls Is another who Is
working a a a farm hand under a name
which does not reveal to his overall "I
clad companions his connection with
the Czar's family. Prince Boris and
Princess Mcstcheisky are both devodng
their exile to painting, while not -r
from Josephine's palace at Malmaiii.i
Count Ignatleff'a second son IsTlnd..
consolation not In the high, browed lit
erary discussions which were once the
aim of his sort, but in the Intricate
problems of mushroom growing with
such rivals as Prince Georges Dadesh
klllan and Prince (Jouchacheff, who for
merly was Ambassador from Russia to
Spain.
Those with mechanical training like
Col. Poroshcwsky, the famous Russian
Inventor, are maintaining garages, and
at last reports Qen. Nlcolaleff was pilot
ing a motor truck through crowded
Parle streets, while scores of captains of
the, army are acting as taxlcab drivers
Some of the refugees have even sought
their fortunes In the French colonies,
.the latest- departures Including one of
the Cantncuzene princes, descendants
of the Byzantine rulers, and Count
Nieroth, who was the hunting com
panion nf the royal Russian family.
But there Is another class not so
fertunat numbering Into the thou
sands. A,-er paying their 'passage they
landed lh France with a few hundred
rubles aifl. 'he remnants of the family
Jewels. Or. by one these Jewels have
been sold to nay doctors' bills, while It
Is not uncOi..ion to hear weeping Rus
sian women tell their friends that they
"sold the last ring to-day to buy bread.
Next week we will be hungary unless
Russia's Ood overthrows Russia's
enemies."
Hope for Red OTerthrow.
The majority In the exiled colony have
nothing. It Is composed largely of thoia
followers of the liberal professions and
former Intellectuals of the old state,
who now live from hand to mouth, bor
rowing a few francs where possible by
Interpreting Russian documents, or turn
out cinema scenarios which Invariably
trll the same story of offering, and
Just as regularly are not accepted.
Those who held -aihordlnate posts In
the Russian army form an equally mis
erable class. Pesplte their poverty they
walk the streets with their shoulders
erect and their heads closely cropped
They are not trained for any other life
and arc hoping against hope for the
return of th old regime, wnlle tne
French police records testify inac mat.y
are finding the exile wcarlnomc and have
bandoned their, hopes for suicide In the
Seine.
Nevertheless, even among the poorat"
clase there Is a new note of ambition
appearing. The colony Is now publish
ing a daily papr. In which there is
found n few details of relief work In
the Red ridden homeland, as well as
Inspiration not to give up the battle
because the downfall of the Soviets is
becoming more imminent every day.
Naturally there Is always workln such
a c-io"- for Red enil' .r c but little
advance can be made toward S-lotl"tn
among f'os who have .ecn Its open
tion. and the funds provided for sucli
propaganda reach other objectives than
the pockets of the homesick Russian
patriots.
These exiles prefers no Inter'St in
politics, but ns a former countess de
scribe It. "every night they kneel be
fore Ikons pleading for the Allies to
restore Rrasla to its Old glory. Even If
penniless her exiles are wllllns to bark
nd share tin lr bread with the faithful
MoiiJIks. who did not have enough cah
on hand to escape the Soviet yoke and
who. despite the Soviets, st II d'j not
foigel thr jil"p,'e Ideals.'
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