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"r Hilll jggL gftr ali .fake gfc ibtmft i I fL fc- " " n I-" ' i i ?f Cl s from fTOTJ TT Tl AT PArr I NEWS gathered from I I j OID HWLD OlfflS -T VjIJrIl F Aljllv ALL PARTS OF GLOBE I tt S : " r : ffl OF DENMARK liiRSTOlllIY jtian X Compared to Mtfident Wilson for Desire jBj to Avoid Display. IwERS SIMPLE LIFE 'Schoolmates Are Invited MPaIace for Party Without T Evening Dress. I hi Cable to The Tribune. RENHAGBX, July 12 King fcb'an X. is becoming so rioted for BjjrcRard of court ceremonial and went that he is boing constantly bared to President Wilson. P'praveut towns from incurring the use of festival decorations, big racts and the usual formalities inci ,o the visits of royalty, tho king secret the itineraries of his fre k cruises and lands at a town with jfoforaiing the authorities of his ml. Formal court affairs are lim io far as possible, and he is :rfond of receiving his friends like Binary citizen. itely he invited fifty of his old bhnatcs to tho palace, and, knowing tome of them were coming from a ate, he requested them not to go to trouble of wearing evening dress. it a rccoptlon attended by the o, from' which all ceremony was lied, the ladies of the party retired )tiBe men gathered about an pous punch bowl. The sort of cole ion dear to the heart of tho Danish btiras then held. The king added tty to tho spirit of tho evening u humorous speeches, delivered in fhident manner. eti Bathing a Problem. kile England is engaged in rempv restrictions against mixed bathing I: seaside resorts, a certain group nmark is seeking to restrict the w of the sexes in the surf of this try. Advocates of mixed bathing irc that the movement is en ured by certain elderly prudes, who. a lost the savor of lire, are seek to deprive others of legitimate Sues. At any rate, the movement it showing any great force, and J parties will probably continue iport in the waves without feeling ieavj; hand of tho law. ride in the luxurious automobile of lean Consul General Winslow has trted Dowager Queen Louise from bitter opponent of the motor car ono of its strongest adherents. The .(Been has ordered her carriage Pr replaced by a car of tho samo ia that used by the American con Tho present king and queen have enthusiastic motorists for some past, but the dowager queen and tfcst of the court proved less easy overt, and until lately have been !?t to drive behind their blooded s. American Style Homes. Aggn Amdrup, a Danish journal ffao has spent many years in nta, is conducting a campaign 'enniark to encourage people to to and equip their homes in the !ean fashion. She is lecturing on ?oiect throughout tho country, ad C iouseholders to do away with , many curtains and draperies ? prevent light and air from get x ?3 houses. Sho also advises inolders to make the same practi ce of electricity as is made in rica. i - 100 IS OFFERED OR ARAB GLASS CUP Cable to The Tribune. July, 12. Tho difficulty of antiquities was very clearly rated in a case before the Paris t week, when the question of ne of an Arab glass cup was pearcd from the evid enco that . certified by the priest of a tnosqu0 at Chemarqno to be of 'th century origin, was bought ans dealer in antiquities, who 11 in Russia, for tho sum of na Eoia bv hiin to jinotnor lealer for $6000. The cup was "7 bought by a Gorman dealer W. and the latter has now ro an offer of $12,000 for his pur 'dnlion containing a lock of the boorgc Washington has just Id by a Paris dealer in antiqui J an American collector for JSTFD ON FALSE MCHARGE OF SPITTING $KD?.bIe to The Tribune. ,Bfan : Ju.ly 12. Captain Francis l.Htur i ell-known Hull territorial iIi1a n$ from Russia, related a re Bh f'enturc which befell him "Klri truu? Ptaylnp at the principal & wift'H"0- Wo was In convor BioV w two Finnish gentlemen In JfcomIlS T00m won a troop of Rus in,B,. passcd th window. Fon n Inspector entered and ac Tit.;I iho Party of having1 shown K finvlnpt " Russian noldfera by S upon them from the hotel IVln w""lt their Indignant denials. bS?11110" anl the other two were 1r Tinii- marr-hcd through the streets .station, wherb they were Kwilh the offense. t?eW ,pr, detained some time they Hktfi: Jd-. Thereupon the capt:iln o v,i!itB .bfore tho British con t'K c.jpmunlcated with tho governor sCffi r.k s,yl?' M p- pl the for- r 'fioti , . t0 Intervene, and Captain M7 wir .now obtained nn ample g"Tora tho Russian offlcialB. QUEEN VICTORIA of Spain, who, despite English temperament and numerous children, enjoys Spanish dances. QUEEN rai IS PRAISEDAS DICER Mother 'of Many Children Executes 'Tango" With Modesty and Grace. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, July 12. What with her numerous progeny, together with ber rather solemn English temperament, Qnoen Victoria of Spain, was general ly believed to be something of a ''stick" so far as gay society is con corned. Imagine then the surprise and wonder in a Xondon drawing room re centl' when a Mi68 Vacani. a skillful instructor of the tango, addressed the company in these words before doing the dance: "If you could see tho queen of Spam dance the tango you would never lpok upon it as either vulgar or impossible for tho modern ballroom. She has been thoroughly instructed in the dance and executes it with infinite grace." CHINESE WITH COIN ARE INVADING TIBET Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, July 12. A Chinese inva sion of Tibet by a large army is in progress, according to private advices reaching London, tho main purpose of which is to sell to tho Bimple-mindod Tibetans a counterfeit Indian rupee for 32 cents that costs only 16 cents to manufacture. Troopa laden with these false coins have been sent across the border by the governor of Szochuan, but the Peking government ha3 noth intr to do with the expodition. and ap parently does not know about it Tho Szochuan mandarins evidently are not interested in conquest. Tho In dian rupee has long been recognized as raonoy by tho Tibetans. Its face value is about 32 cents, while its silver val ue is 10 cents. An inspiration seized tho Governor of Szechuan that rupees mieht be made at the Chong-tu mint for 16 ccntB and worked off on the Inno cent people of Tibet at their nominal valuo. Hence the Szechuan troops nro convoying great loads of Cheng-tu made rupees with them. , The governor mixes patriotism with thrift while tho coins are made to re semble genuine Indian rupees in bizo and general appearance, the present ment of a Chinaman under a mandarin , hot is substituted for the head of King Georgo. Just who the Chmaman is has not yet been learned. COURT DEFINES RULE OF ROAD IN THE AIR - Speclnl Cable to The Tribune, r TfTS Julv 12. The rule of the road (BWlr hBS fceen defined In a unit and LouitciiH between Contain Dlckaon. M? EnsllGh aviator, and M. Thomas, a tvih flvlnir man. whose aeroplanes me Into collision at the Milan (lying mrhBavlato were erionly Injured. declarod that tho other was to &Dta!n Dickson sued for $20,000 blame. Captain iomnB foT $u,O0O. daTheBurt found the responsibility , T yT rantaln Dlckeon, on the jrround Ihlt he only making an exhibition !?ait rv.hitft Til Thomas was engnped In nl&mnDitlon: and Captain Dickson a competition, foreseen and guarded oUF.htt the poHslblHtv of a collision. apTa,lnnrdtred Captain "Dlckaon to pay M. rhomn? 51000 c amaKcs arid J2000 to the rnVwioV machine M, Thomns was c?,m.PSIiy raotnln Dlclcaon has further To'eiBhtltentns of the costs of th action. IIUCREASED TAXATION IV PROVE BENEFIT German Radicals and Social ists Secure Reforms by Not Fighting Army Bill. LIBERAL SPIRIT GROWS Soldiers Will No Longer Have to Act as Private Servants for Officers. By FREDERICK WERNER. Special Cable to The Tribune. BERLIN, July 12. Good may aftor all come from tho army bill, with its enormous increases of the burdens of taxation, for it looks as if the Radicals and Socialists, in return for their prom ise not to wreck the bill, are to got tho introduction of certain reforms for which thoy have agitated for many years. First of all, German soldiers serving their compulsory' military torm will no longer havo to act as household serv ants to officers, their wives and chil dren. They have hitherto been forced to take upon themselves all kinds of do mestic work, from that of the cook to the dry nnrso, thus saving their offi cers the expense of paying regular servants. Socialists Patriotic During the debates on the army bill tho Socialists made it sufficiently clear that they wero not devoid of patriotic feelings, and although thoy were op posed to militarism on general princi ples and sincerely hoped for the com ing of the era or universal peace, they could understand the necessity of maintaining a Btrong German army un der the present European conditions, and they aro perfectly willing to have all young men devote two years of their lifo to military exercises and training, but they object to a considerable part of this time being used, in a largo number of cases, in cleaning the win dows of the officers' private dwell ing houses and acting as nurse to tho officers' babies. The Socialists con tend that the rule which allowB offi cers the personal services of a soldier in tho active army, has been greatly abused, and that many officers take advantage of thiB privilege to save tho expense of keeping a maid servant. The amendment was reieeted. onlv the Socialists, the Poles and a fow members of the Center party voting for it. But the Reichstag passed another resolution, proposed by the budget committee, in which the government is requested to adopt measures whereby the number of soldiers employed as officers' servants shall be reduced. Eliminating Caste. A further amendment was introduced by the Socialist party providing for the abrogation of all prescriptions by vir tue of which tho Gardes du CorpB and other elite regiments aro distinguished from other regiments. The debate on these motions was very animated. It was introduced by the Socialists, whose speaker, Dr. Lensch, stated that tho guard regiments Etationod in and around Berlin wore recruited from all Earts of Prussia and even from Alsace orraine, but not from Berlin, whoso sons were dispatched to the frontier regiments. The consequence .was. he added, that in the case of mobilization, the guard regiments would not be ready for several days after ordinary regiments, because their component parts lived so widely apart over the country. He declared that tho guard regimentB were nothing more, and were intended to be nothing more, thnn "the personal instrument of an aut& crat." lie complained of the luxury displayed in their uniforms, mentionod that in the selection of recruits for these regiments every care was taken to secure men not yet tinged with So cialism, protested against their enjoy ment of various privileges, and final ly contended that they played only a decorative role in, or rather at the end of, war. Reform Is Demanded. This porBistenco in the demand for tho "reform" of tho army that is. for the introduction of a liberal Bpirit where a practically autocratic regimet has hitherto held sway ia exceedingly important in itself as an illustration of the trend of the times. It iB with a feeling of strong envy that Germans observe the trend of events In the neighboring country of Denmark, whose citizens havo enjoyed the advantages of a real free constitu tion for more than sixty years and are now about to write a now constitution more democratic than that of any re public in existonce, not even excepting the United States. The kingdom of Denmark ia today undoubtedly the moat democratic 6tato in the world, and it hj governed by a voung king, who In as popular among all classcB of his subjects as ho is democratic in hio manners and frugal in his way of living. Danes More Forward. The Danes havo just overthrown a cabinet which any other kingdom in Europe would consider exceedingly rad ical, out which the Danes did not find liberal and progressive enough. Every one of the members of the new Danish oabinet is a full-blooded Democrat, and what is more, a self made man. And oach is an export on all nnestionn concerning tho depart ment which he loads. They havo all re fused to wear the customary uniform of royal ministers nnd will noithor ac cept nor confer orders, titles or deco rations. The wife of tho Danish minister of justice is an official stenographer in the Danish parliament, and has no in tention of -giving up this position be-1 cause of her husband's elevated office,! ! SAYS MORE CHILDREN IS WEED OF FRANCE Larger Families Can Prevent Nation From Losing Pres tige, Bertillon's View. BIRTH RATE SHRINKS Proportion of Marriages to Population High; Off spring Scarce. " i By GEORGE DDTRESNE. Special Cable to The Tribuno. PARIS, July 12. "What Franco really wants in order not to become a second-class power," says Dr. Jacques Bertillon of finger print fame, "is rot a military law for throo years, which will really only be palliative, to be fol lowed by demands for four and five years' service, but more children, just as other countries have them." Tho doctor 6hows that the years of 1911 and 1912 havo been tho worst ever registered in. France. Before 1907 this country never had less than 800, 000 births; beforo 1S87 she had never less than 900,000; and before 1S67 the figure was in the neighborhood of 1,000,000. This, or nearly so, was tho number of births in Germany at that period. But today the number of births in Germany is about 2,000.000, while Franco has to regard 750,000 as the normal figure. Even Holland Leads. Holland, with a population of one eighth that of Franco, has a greater number of births each year. It is often pretonded that the increase in the pop ulation is chocked in other countries as well as in France. Tho contrary is tho case. During the period of 1901 1905, Italy's population increased 351, 000 inhabitants, that of Austria-Hungary by 521,000, and that of Germany by 845,000. Theso figures, crushing as they are for Franco, aro lower than the present figures. Dr. Bertillon points out that tho num ber of marriages in Franco rose to 311, 929 in 1912. Few countries have so high a figure in comparison with their population. Frenchmen marry readity enough, but they lack children in their homes. They have at present two or three, but they should have three or four. Dr. Bortillon 6aya it would bo necessary to protoct, honor and espe cially to help efficaciously those who render to the country the valuable serv ice of rearing families. State Affairs Arouse. The present condition of France is a fruitful topic for writers. When Ger many announced her decision to greatly strengthen her army, there was no doubt in tho minds of many thinkers that she was making preparations for what they describe as ''the decisive hour." It became necessary for French men who think nnd write to take stock of the position of the country and to point out the dangers which threatened it. They rose to the occasion,. and none more readilv than -M. de Mun, who was writing a book which is being much discussed just now. Tho duty which lies before France ia clearly indicated by M. de Mun. Roviewinp the book in the "Gaulois," M. Emile Faguot, the academician, dwells on one of the questions which tho author discusses at length, and which was tho real reason for writing tho book tho necessity of France re turning to the three years' military system. M. Jaures, thc( Socialist loader, as an antagonist of militarism, has done his best to oppose the government. One of his arcumonts was that the great Marshal Bugeaud attacked tho three years' system. It is true that the great soldier attacked it, but his onslaught was made not bocause, as tho Socialist leader wanted to make out, three yoars was too long a period for a "man to oorve in the army, but because it was too short; ho wanted tho period to bo seven years. French Are Patriotic. The decision of France to niako every sacrifice to maintain her position has produced a groat moral ofect m Eu ropo, and particular! in Gormany. A few months ago Franco was repre sented in that country as a degenerate nation incapable of resistance It was suggested that German armaments would bo sufficient to intimidato her. Though she might mako a financial sacrifice in keeping with her wealth. Bho would never, it was said, havo the oneryv to make a military effort. Then tho throo years' law was introduced. This move caused great surprise In Ger many, whore tho hopo was entertained that the country would riso up against the proposal. When, however, all classes, with the exception of tho So cialists, accepted tho sacrifice, there was consternation which soon turnod into jealous admiration. M. Faguot considers that the mpral effect of pass ing tho army bill will bo like winning a battle. Pays for Spilling Tea. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON. July 12. Allerfnj; nogllnont BliuntlnB-, Miss Cordelia Moir Uoycl of Manchester hna boon awarded JS.6S dam ages aeralnst the Lancashire & Yorkfihlro railway for Injury to her clothliiK by the upsetting of a cup of tea oho was drinlc Inf? In a carriage. The onlv difference will be, that whilo her husband draws tho salary of a ministor of state, which amounts to something like $2500 a year, she will give hor own annual salary of $551 to charitable institutions. We are all wondering how many gen orations will como and go before we see similar conditions in the country rulod by HobenzollernB. Coming of Betrothed Tames Manuel's Spirit PRINCESS AUGUSTINE VICTORIA. I0T0IESS IB DREAM OFIIEiTOi Man May Furnish Own Pow er to Fly, Says French Scientist. Special Cable to The Tribune. PARIS, July 12. French aviators and inventors continue to devote much time and thought to the construction of a machine which will permit man to fly entirely by his own exertion. No motor, or other outside power, enters into the making of these small ma chines called "aviottes," the funda mental idea being to propel them by human force alone. Tho results so far havo not been strikingly successful, but high hopcb are ontertained of several now "aviottes" now under courso of con struction. Tho formula followed by theso inventors was obtained by M. Magnan, director of a French technical school, who. aftor years of study, (le clnrcs he has succeoded in translating the principles of bird flight into me chanics. By appljnng his formula to the measurements of a bird, M. Magnan obtained the following dimensions for an "avietto" of the monoplane va riety, whose maximum weipht, includ ing the pilot, should not bo more than 140 pounds: Wing surface, 32.67 square feet; weight of wingst 34.45 pounds: spread of wings, 16 toet: width of wings. 3.63 foot; length of tail, 4.38 foet; length over all, 10 feet. BIG ALCOHOL TRUST IS STRONG IN GERMANY Special Cable to The Tribune. BERUN, July 12. Tho American commission now traveling in Europe to fitudy agricultural conditions visited whilo in Berlin the hoadquarters of the German alcohol trust, whore thoy wore told at lenirth of tho important role tho potato plays in German agriculture. Tho acreage in potatoes in Germany is very large, tho total production being about J, 160,000.000 bushels. Tho alco hol industry absorbs 100,000,000 bush els, which produces 80,000,000 gallons of alcohol. From 80 to 8f5 per cent of this total production iB in tho hands of tho trust, which is componod of two separate organizations, one of tho dis tillers and one of tho rectifiers. The trust fixes priceB for both crude and refined alcohol, markets the product and divides tho profits. It has also devoted much attention to increasing the use of nlcohol as a fnel and for in dustrial purposes. It has mado a spe cialty of developing lamps and stoves suited to burning alcohol, and in this way it has succeeded in doubling the fuel consumption in tho last fourteen yoars. Former King of Portugal Seems Bored by Princess He Is to Wed. Special Cablo to The Tribune. LONDON, July 12. London society has been very much amused over the effect the coming here of Princess Au gustine Victoria of Hohenzollern has had on tho habits and conduct of ex King Manuel, whom she is to marry shortly. The princess is a German of the Germans. That is of the sheltered German type. Her tastes are Bimplo and sho is a decided reactionary when it comes to the Tango and other fea tures of modern civilization. Since the princess has been in London, Manuel has not visited any of the musical shows or other scenes of gaiety which have known him in the past. He seems solemn and morose. He and his fiancee go frequently to Covent garden, but the ex-king alwavs wears a bored expression on his rather expressionless face. It is pretty generally agreed here that Manuel is a mero triflor; that ho has no serious interests, is very ca pricious and selfish, and hates the pros pect of being called upon to roaocend the throne of Portugal. PRAYERS AND TEARS BRir$G BACK SIGHT Blind Girl Has Vision Restored While Weeping at Grandmother's Grave. Special Cablo to Tho Tribune. LONDON. July 12. Blind for eleven months, a Manchester girl recoverod her sight suddenly whilo weeping bitter ly at tho grave-side of her grandmoth er. The facts of her previous blind ness and present ability to see wero confirmed by doctors. She is Katherine Welsh, a domestic servant of Manchester. Sinco her grandmother became ill a short time ago. Katherine had prayed that she might be ablo to seo her once again. Sho was able to take a last glimpse of the coffin. Formerly very short-sighted, Bhe lost hor vision eleven months ago. and had since boon undor medical treatment. Nothing had improvod hor sight, and sho had given up hope of ever Beeing again. "I am now tho happiest girl in tho world," she said. Sho can see to find her way, can distinguish persons a fow vards off nnd was able to see a note book aomo yards away even in a gloomy room. IMPRISONS WOMAN FOR DUCKING MAN Spodal Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, July 12. For pushing John Oeorpe Afrar into the Grand Surrey ca nal the other evunlng, Mary Ann Buck land, 6, an artificial flower maker, lias been sentenced at Lambeth to two months' imprisonment. Agar said that he was giving his do a swim when he was pushed from be hind Into the water. 'Toil wero swim ming your dop," 3ald tho woman, "and I thought I would mako you have a swim as welL" A TORIES "SQUELCHED" I II GREAT BHIT1 I j Gloomy Predictions Come to Naught; Government Goes Smoothly Ahead. H SCORED BY CHURCHILL I Some Unpleasant Political H History Recalled for Bene- H fit of Opposition. jt Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON. July 12. In spite of all H the gloomy predictions of the Tories. there appear to be no breakers ahead for the government since the Opposi tion's attempt to make poli'tical capi tal out of the Marconi affair failed. Tho Tories, on the other side, find themselves in a hop.!-' nosition. and oven their own papers occasionally ad mit that never beforo has the party boen so absolutely helpless aB at pres ent when all they can do is to protest against the measures, which they know are bound to become laws, since tho antiquated house of lords has been shorn of its power to kill all real demo- cratic legislation. Basis of Protest. In all their speeches in parliament tho Tories come back to tho abolish mont of tho lords' veto as the main cause of their own deplorable helpless- 'H ness, and they have repeatedly tried jH to impress it on the minds of the voters jH that by passing the parliament act tho 'H liberal government has inflicted a 'H great blow to the freedom of the peo- 'H pie, and by trying to rush tho houso H of commons in what the Tories call a 'H most undignified manner the govern- ment is committing the additional H crime of "destroying the elementary 'H liberties of the house." rtIAft,er 'll0 scatbine speech of Mr. 'H Churchill the other day. however, Mr. Chamberlain, who has been the chief '.H mouthpiece of the opposition, is not jH likely to raise the same complaints auv 'IH Self-inflicted Woe. Mr. Churchill proved beyond any doubt that the opposition " had only IH tnomselves to blame for the present IH state of affairs and he pointed out 'IH that by giving the opposition the op- iH portunity of discussing over and over 'fl agaiu tho measures which had already been passed by the house of commons, ilH the parliament act was a windfall. which no other party had enioved. In this connection, ha told the Tories that he still bad vivid memories of a timo .'H when the members of the government H party spent the greater part of three sessions walking through the lobbies, dividing up and debating night after lM night the provisions and details of H measures which had the support of the largest government majority ever :H known in the houso of commons, nnd H then when they had finished, everv one of those measures were thrown out 'H and wrecked by the partisan vote of 'H the house of lords. At that time ho :H thought something might justly havo IH been said about the degradation of the ll house of commons, and the blot on its 'H immemorial liberties and elementary rights. Tories Are Silenced. An argument of this kind is ucan- il swerable and the Tories have now set- 'H tied down to accepting their fato in comparative silence, occasionally rais- .H ing a little dust to throw into the eyos of the voters. It is pretty safe to Bay that even should an opportunity arise, the Tories IH will hesitate to submit home rule to M the decision of the country, for Sir Edward Carson 's recent trip, which was moant to be a triumphal tour, has 1 proved that the English people no long or look upon home rule as a bogey, and that the people of Scotland are all en- thusiastic about it. Nothing is now H moro certain than that Ireland will H havo homo rule nest year, and that the resistance of Ulster will immediately HH collapse, because the Orangemen will find nobody to fight and their political leaders will be the first ones to desert In the meantime the programme of H the government is taking firmor shape. H Campaign Is Delayed. Early in the coming autumn tho land campaign will be opened by the H chancellor of the exchequer. This is in H accordance with the arrangements H mado by tho cabinet six months ago. H There never has been any intention, H of abandoning the policy of land re- H form, but owing to the exigencies of , H tho parliamentary situation it has been H impossible to begin campaigning in the country at an earlier date. While the H house of commons is sitting is not a H favorable opportunity for political cam- H paigning, for both leaders and their i followers aro required at Westminster , fH during the continuance of the parlia- !'H mentary session. Ml Llovd Georgo will, go forth on this I H campaign for the regeneration of rural . H England at the request of tho prime .H minister, and with the approval of tho M whole cabinet. IH In the meantime, the board of agrl- fM culture iB maturing the details of a fl bold scheme of rural housing. The t IH idea is to provide cottages, with a plot n.flil of land attached, lotting at rents, -fB which, while economic, would bo with- I in the reach of the agricultural labor- M or. It is intended to work the scheme k on national lines, the cottages to bo vH built after a uniform plan. A defin- ito start with this comprehensive '-jl scheme is likely to bo mado in the new - tB . ' i