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sss tf 0 ml :H .p. iM\ '-mm BrS SpotJtal Correspondence of The Journal. Paris, Jan. 2."The German em peror -will not stop until he forces war 0t"u8j.,and Prance will be beaten for three reasons^-the state of our frontier fortresses, the heavy field artillery of the Germans, and the tact that France is a republic!" These words were uttered by an of ficer of the French army in his own house after dinner. I can give you no omre striking illustration of the extent of the war scare in France. The mass of the people have awakened to the fact that they are being pushed to the wall. For this reason I think the conversation I have to record is Of high interest, in particular because one of. the parties is no loss than a repository of French army secrets. He is ono of those civilian function aries of the ministry of war who hold their places while superiors go and some, who hear everything and regu larly say nothing. Therefore when he turned and asked the army officer: 'Pray, how is France, as a republic, /weak?" The three ladies, one son-in law and m3'self, who composed the lit tle audiencewere astonished that he Spoke at all. The other answered: You know how suddenly the Jap anese fell on the Eussian fleet in the beginning. Germany could do a thing like that. "We. could not. A mon- ftrchial government, like Germany, can prepare war and make war without the consent or knowledge of its people while we oanot even prepare war with out the formal authorization of par liament. Twenty-four Hours' Delay. 'You refer to mobilization, I sup- pose," replied the functionary, "be- cause all the restorganization, in etruction, arming, etc.goes on nor mally in France as in' Germany. It is true that our form of government will cost us a delay in mobilization of, say, twenty-four hours as a maximum. Cer tainly it is a cause of inferiority but how much? Admit twenty-four "-'hours' delay. It corresponds- to the gain of one day's marchtwenty to twenty-flve^ milesfor the German army. It will, therefore,. be sufficient to move back our zone of concentra tion twenty to twenty-five miles from the German zone of concentration to find ourselves on an equal footing again. True, French territory would receive the insult of the enemy's pres- ,enoe-r-but an insult without gravity:" "Is it without gTavity to move back lour zone of concentration?to aban don a still wider frontier strip to the invader? It means that much French territory from which the mobilizing t,of reservists and the requisitioning of horses become delicate, if not impossi- ble." "t "Our frontier troops, tho numerically \i inferior, will slow up the advance of those first German forces," answered :the advocate of the republic. i *'During which time our generalB will be paralyzed by a discussion in -the chamber of deputies! On the first sign of the enemy -fS IF GERMAN "AND FRANCE GO TO WARf An Interview of an American in Paris with a Functionary of the Ministry of War Reveals the Serious Situation that Confronts the RepublicLatter Depends on Autos and Airships. mobilizing, our minister of war should take it on him elf to give like orders!" "No. Article 24 declares that in ease of mobilization the minister of war 'transmits' the order to the gen eral commanding. It is for parliament to actually give the order. Any other .interpretation would confer on a min ister the power of declaring war which would be excessive." Germany's Advantages. "There you are/ said the French officer, "and the .very .frontier troops, n whom you depend, are in a, depleted state, The German frontier troops are on a war footing, 250 men to the com pany,'all trained and instructed, while our companies are composed of 130 men each,* half of whom are recruits, non-mobilizable during a part of the winter. And as long as our frontier 'fortresses and field batteries continue to be exhausted by the. workmen they ar made to. furnish to the artillery factories, workshops and foundries, our .'inferiority will continue. Before they could be brought back to their places, rthe Germans could be on usand with Crushing force." What do you mean by crushing Tforce?" "Th Germans have within a radius jof thirty miles from ISaney enough cer. "Our complete mobilization will Section. News men permanently stationed to hurl on uswithout declaration of war, with out apparent preparation, without pre liminary mobilization (hero he cal culated) One hundred and slxty-flye battalions or 110,- 000 rifles seventy-two squadrons or 10,000 Ba uer, and 148 batteries, or 888 pieces. "To this irruption we would bo ablo to oppose: One hundred and four battalions, or 2,000 rifles sixty-eight squadronspieces of sabers batteries or 356 o8,000 artillery elghty-iiluea I am familiar with that calcula- tion," replied the functionary. "It demands the taking of troops from the Eighth, Eighteenth and Fourteenth German army corps, in their peace footing, far from their centers of mo bilization. Their reserves would then have to follow themsomething we tried disastrously in 1870. The Ger mans will hardly risk such a proce- dure." "All the same, their 148 batteries against our 89 "If the Germans have enough men for the service of the pieces, their horses on the peace footing are cer tainly sufficient only for tho drawing of a few. Without mobilizingcom pleting in horses and menthey cannot make the descent you imagine." France's Frontier Weak. I hope the department is not de pending too much on these celebrated A GERMAN CASQUE OVER PARIS. (A Drawing that Has Had Wide Circulation and Much Apprehensive Comment In France. frontier fortresses," said the officer, cynically. I can tell you personally, in confi dence, that the first maneuver would be to blow many of them on news of a German approach," replied the func tionary laughing. "It would be un wise to permit their easy capture to furnish prestige to the Germans at the beginning of a war." Such frankness astonished us. The French have spent untold millions in constructing a veritable Chinese wall across the whole length of their Ger man frontier. The plan began imme diately after the war of 1870-1, with ft whole system of "fortified camps," like those of Belfort, Epinal, Toul and Verdun, barring the principal routes of invasion and forming between them a number of "open passages" which French troops could easily defend. But what is the use,of a system if it is not complete, they thought. A lot of sec ondary routes, more or less practicable to an invading German army, re mained. These they tried to cork up by "forts d'arret "little isolated forts, extremely strong in 1875, but containing only two or three companies of infantry and a few cannon. "To bring them up to date millions would be required," said the" officer. "It will not be done," said the func tionary. We know how a German attack, even on the most modern of them would endeven when, all the ar tillery is hidden in armored turtle-'! backs' set in very solid cement, when the barracks are built under heavy thicknesses of cement, when every thing is under ground except the 'turtle-backs,' which are so low that the artillerymen in them see nothing, the pointing of their pieces being in dicated to them by telephone. They are surrounded by fosses protected by more casemated artillery. Well, one German railway train could carry enough explosives to hurl 215 tons of bursting, smashing metal on such a fort in an hour and a half. One infantry brigade with three field batteries and twelve pieces of obusieres' of 150-155 millimeters caliber throwing at great angles a 90-pound explosive projectile, would do the job. The devilish hail of .motal would completely paralyze the inmates of the fort until the German infantry could come up and pick them off one by one as they emerged from the ruins. We know all that." French Millions Wasted. "Fortification is beaten by artil- lery," sighed the French officer, "and our millions have been spent in vain." "Forts have become very vulner sblej'' said the functionary,,''but light ^fortifications .of mixed infantry and artillery have uecome strong. We can Mill keep back the Germans, and more easily than before. Great strong placesand very strongcan be rap idly established without casematlng and cement: (1) because the perfect ing of the rifle, (2) because such light works escape artillery attack in great part. Let the Germans come rush irig" "It will be a rush," claimed the offi ^rfjU^Jftfo* AA*... Zi^f^f^fffff^i^ifi y^ftfc&faMjft'ft KtistikforM^ requfre twelve days and from what I can learn the Germans count two days for the incorporation of their reserves and five days more fox* the assembling their armies^-which gives them five days' advance on us." "To what must that be duel" "To their monarchical government, which permits them ,to do things quickly and quietly" "Do you imagine they can convoke their reservists and requisition their horBes without its becoming known? Or that our parliament will hesitate a min ute to order instantly the same mea sures?" "And the German railways are capa ble of directing on our frontier 500 military trains per day, whereas our lack of railwaysnotably of a direct line between Bourges and Nancywill oblige all our troops from the north and southwest to pass by way of Paris." Autos and Airships. Here they lost themselves in a com parison of railway maps but on this point the officer seemed to hold his own, while the functionary fetched out, to console himself, the French automobile service and French airships. While these are still grave secrets,, certain de tails may be told. The automobile serv ice ia, indeed, incomparable. The recent ^dventures of a friend of minethe son-in-law already mentioned gave me a glimpse of it last summer. Having finished his regular military service some five years ago, he became liable to do twenty-eight days' maneu vering in 1904. He is an expert auto mobihst, owning a big machine. There fore, when he went to get postponed, they asked him, "Would you not prefer to be turned into the automobile corps?" He jumped at itfor the pres ent advantage, his twenty-eight days' service becoming a mere jaunt with gen erals but the moment war breaks out he will have to scorch to headquarters and put both himself and his auto at the disposition of the national defense. How many thousand powerful high class automobiles, with their expert owner-chauffeurs thus have their places all marked out for them in case of mobi lization only the French etat-major knows and the true armored automo biles now built and. building for the army with a night-and-day rush wouTd make another story could the facts be known. "They are completely armored," said the functionary. "Neither conductor nOr mechanician is visible from the out side and the servants of the rapid-firing piece are behind in a little tower that gives no indication of the firing direc- tion." I hare more confidence in the air ships," said the officer. I saw the Lebaudy trials. The machine navigated all right against strong winds. They may be able to defeat a movement of the enemy by their incomparable scout- ,ing." "Rifle bullets have practically no I effect on them,'' added the function ary. "And even at the present day artillery cannot be pointed vertically." "The government had better hasten their construction," said the officer. "Ten airships of the Lebaudy model are already building," said the func tionary, and they could be* completed for war in ten days!" ^v An American in Paris. Are you a ^competent -bookkeeper, stenographer or clerk? See 8. A. Mora wetz & Co., 5)0 E!asota building^ ,M Why Not Use tie Best? Whether on a pleasure or a business tripThe Lake Shore and New York Central give you the best of every thing in point of service, time and equipment. For information, call at 257 Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis^or 340 Robert street, St. Paul. W. B. Hutter, N. W. P. 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PresidentMrs. Noble Darrow, 816 Twenty* over Alden, founder and president general. Sunshine Elsewhere, It is impossible to fully estimate the holiday good cheer'' passed on by the 2150,000 Sunshiners scattered all over the world, but it is safe to say that every one brought happiness to at least one poor lonely, one. At the Sunshine headquarters in New York Mrs. Alden and her 'assistants were at work.for weeks aranging the gifts that came from north, east, south and west. OverfiO^OOGstockings were filled from headquarters and thru the co-operation of the Sunshiners of the New1 York American over 800 persons were provided from general headquar ters with Ohristmaa dinners. Between 600 and 700 letters were received daily and almost every one of these letters contained the reqaest, "Tell me some one to make glad Christmas." Gifts were sent all over the United States, going direct.to the little children who were to find them in stockings on Christmas morning. A- check for $100 and 500 hundred toys came from Sun shine's old friend, (jfoorge Grossman of New York, a day or two, before Christ mas, when everyone was in despair for the toys were giving out and yet more names of children were coming in. From reports so far received the Brooklyn branches must ca-rry off the honors for Christmas work among the branches. For the third time Mr. and Mrs. Corpe Payton opened their Lee Avenue theater to. Sunshine and gave the chil dren an entertainment besides furnish ing candy for the 3,000 little guests. The tree was said to be the largest that ever came into the New York market. At the close of the entertain ment the children were marched in single file across the stage and every Child was given a gift and pair of warm mittens.. It was found that there were hun dreds of children who could not get into the theater so an overflow meeting was held and by noon Sunshine was able to say that nearly 5,000 children had been made happy. The Brooklyn branches also furnished Christmas trees for the children in the Brooklyn nurs ery to the Sunshine home for blind babies and the Sunshine day nursery, besides 100 dinners for poor families. Wizard of Oz Sunshine. The Sunshine Bulletin warmly thanks., the Wizard of#&-' company for "the" two large cases of toys sent to head quarters for Christmas distribufeidn. 345ss Aile(^ l|$* er ..-^hopfe well k&Own^a MifimeapMis, wafethS? i.p^^me mover ^1^ th^plaa^o/ic^fcer sunshine and ev*^^|j^nb^|4f tl^oompan^en-' tered enthusiastically in the plan'. The boxed, were so well filled that Sunshine was able to care for over 3Q0 children more than first planned. Sunshine badges were sent to every member of the company. ,_._ Financial Aid. The total revenue received for Sun^ shine headquarters' in New York during the month of November was $l,5p3*3j9. The first two "weeks of December, $1,589.23 had been received by Sun?, shine to.help-the good work along. The December revenue, will probably be considerable over. $Jj,000. Sunshine Working Girls' Homes. Sunshine hopes" ^bon to open a home for working girls in. Brooklyn. The mer- Special Shapes made according to out own ideas Perfect Winter Capn t. SPECIAL VALUES. SPECIAL MATERIALS. The Result of Our Tremendous Purchasing Power. Gordon Patented Fur In-band Caps. Fully Guaranteed. T% Reblocked. renovated, and *7 rana m* a aiS bleached, with -new oilcleaned silk sweats' Jd 6 I $ "?$ First Vice PresidentMrs. Grace W. Tubtos. Second Vice Presldent-^-Mrs. J. A. Brant. Third Vice President-Mrs. N. A. Sprang. Fourth Vice PresidentMM. J. F. Wilson. Fifth Vice PresidentMrs. H. W. Kingsley. Sixth Vice PresidentMrs. O. H. Fleming. SecretaryMiss Nellie Broom. TreasurerMiss E*a Blanchard. Corresponding SecretaryMrs. Frederic* Q. Sanamls. OrganiserMiss Lillian, M. Hills. IHTERNATIONAL BSASaTTABTEKB. 86' Fifth avenue. New York. Cynthia West- chants have generously offered to help and kind friends have promised fur nishings. The only thing now required is a suitable house. There are many houses that have been closed for years and it is hoped that one of the owners will give the society the use of these houses. The charges at the home will not exceed $8.50 a week and this will include room, board and laundry. There will be a pleasant sitting room, with a piano where each girl may entertain company once a week, and various en tertainments will be provided for amusement. Sunshine has hosts of friends among the theatrical and musical profession who will donate their services occa sionally for the pleasure of the girls at the home. Massachusetts will also Open a similar home at Boston. Don't Worry. Why shadow the beauty ot sea or of land With a doubt or a fear? God holds all the swift-rolling world la His* hand, And sees what no man can as yet understand, That out of life here, With its smile and its tear, Comes forth Into light, from Eternity planned, The soul of good cheer. Don't worry The end shall appear. abi Minneapolis: 815-825 Nicollet Av. St. Paul: Sixth and Robert Sts. IN. 59 I $1.50 i~ Sunday, January 14, 1906. 'Elizabeth. Porter Gould. Panama Sunshine. Sunshine has a branch in far Pan ama and its members are doing fine work on the isthmus. Our Library BookB. Mrs. Mary J. Crawford, state librar ian, reports that several books belong ing to the library have been out a long time and she requests that they be re turned at once. Sunshine is glad to loan any of its books to all who care to read and only asks that they be re turned within a. reasonable time. Coreopsis Branch, The Coreopsis branch will hold an all-day's thimble bee Tuesday at the home of Mrs. C". B. Hawley, 1307 Fifth avenue S, to sew for the Jean Martin home. A basket lunch will be served. Report from Crawford Branch. One of the most enthusiastic branches in the city is the Crawford, which has 72, members, and the report of Decem ber, work .shows its activity is in no sense diminished. Outside of the state officers, this, branch scattered the most cheer the past month. The record showed that 69 calls wcire made 63 magazines distributed 7 boquets ami 3-potted plants sent.to sick onesf'-8 bound,books were given one year's subscription to a magazine sent a shut-in 10 letters were written and packages of silk pieces sent. To the needy were given 14 boxes of food, 4 baskets of fruit, 7 glasses of jelly, 2 large baskets of vegetables, 8 Chriat pas dinners, 2 large bundles of cloth ing, one jacket and one cape. "%t, women S club asked the branch for Ohr^tmas Work and it was given the nam'^,of a deserving family which was furniihed groceries^ a dinner and toys and clothing ifor the children. A gift of $26,75 was presented* to the branch by Bix 'men-*with the request that itvte- used at once to bring sun shine. The money wai carefully placed among needy ones anxl every dollar has made some weary heart glad. Another kind friend sgave a dollar which was Exclusive Features after our own particular specifications I N Defective Page used to cheer a lonely one. The branch wishes to express its gratitude to all those who so kindly helped in the beau tiful work for the Master, for is it not said "Inasmuch as ye do it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye do it unto me." The Crawford branch will hold its regular thimble bee Thursday, at the home of Mrs. L. C. Lawrence, 1219 Fourth street SE. It will be an all-day affair and a basket lunch will be served. A baby's outfit will be made for a de serving woman. i- ^\1J\^JZ^J Perfect Winter Shoes. i. SPECIAL LEATHERS. 2. SPECIAL LASTS. 3. SPECIAL GRADES. *i i Oloak for a Little Girl. Sunshine has not yet received the oloak for the little girl who is so sadly in need of one. The mother is very poor and very worthy and would be very grateful for any assistance given. The Angel's Quest. In the morning, God bade an angel: "Oo search the universe thro. And bring hie from 'mid its vast treasures That which seems dearest to yon." The angel scoured heights and deep ralleys, Fair cities and forests wild And brought to the tjofd in the evening The gema sunny-faced child. Emma Van Dusen, Syracuse, N. T. A dapo for "Mrs. Wigs." ''MrB. Wiggs" has been made happy and comfortable this winter by the gift of a warm fur cape from one of Sun shine's friends, Mrs. William Wheelock. The cape is in first-class condition and is just the thing for "Mrs. Wiggs" to wear when' she is able to go out selling her little ,wares. She was so surprised and pleased that Sunshine only regrets the- giver ceuld not be present to see her joy and happiness. Another Sunshine, friend, who re ceived a sealskin coat as a wedding gift "pased on" her other fur coat to a young woman in whom Sunshine is interested, and.-made a.girl happy who has had more than her share of trouble. A good warm coat for the woman, for whom Sunshine made a request last week came from some friend and made a deserving woman happy. A Little Bunshiner. Sunshine is welcoming a new mem ber into its circle whose name is Noble Charles Barrow, Jr. .He is the son of Mrs. Noble Darrow, the state presi dent, and though he is only 2 weeks old, the society believes that some day the training of his enthusiastic little mother in Sunshine work will bear fruit. Serving. The sweetest lives are those to duty wed, Whose deeds, both great and small, Are close-knit strands of unbroken thread, Where love ennobles all. The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells The book of life the shining record tells. Thy lore shall chant its' own beantitudes After its own life working. A child's kiss Set on thy sighing lips shall make thee glad. A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong. Thou shalt be serrefl thyself by erery sans* Of serrlce which thou henderest. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A Crippled Family. Quite a number of Sunshine members have become interested in the family of Mrs* Bertha Watkins of Campbell, N. C. Mrs, Watkins has had great sor row and .always will have, for three children are cripples. There axe two little. $irls suffering from something like ossifying of the body. A wheel chair for one of them was furnished by Miss Clara Taylor of San Francisco, named in, memory of her brother. The Ruth erford branch of New Jersey also con tributed enough for a chair, but the chair was divided between the two little girls and the surplus money, which was most generous, devoted to medical treatment, trusses, etc., for the three. This was done at the request of the mother, whose gratitude was hard to express. Blue Bell Wheel^ Chair. 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