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ASO Catle News & Classified Section Ex Cable News &? Classified Section Saturday, April Tenth, WIS. HERALD BELGIUM LOSES ITS IN SPAIN OWKTBHITDHY:;CAUSEDBirWQRK 8ETIS IWI DFSPECULATDRS AfricanColonyls One-fourth as Large as All Europe Combined. HAS AN ARM OF 18,000 NATIVES WASHINGTON' D. C. April 10. Describing' the Belgian Congo, the National Geographic So c.ety, in a statement leaned today, says: ' Although Belgium now controls less than 30 square miles of her territory t home, she Is still possessed of a col ony one-fourth as large as all Europe together. It is larger than the com luned area of all the -countries now at -war. outside of Russia. That colony Is the Belgian Congo, -with nearly a in '11 ion square miles of territory In tie Heart of Equatorial Africa. "This empire is carved out of the heart of equatorial Africa, and Includes within its confines one of the world's great rivers, the Congo, from which the colony takes its name The river has a course of about 300 miles, and, with its tributaries offers a wonderful sys--im of communication for opening up The rich hinterland. It Is estimated lat there are 6000 miles of navigable waters in the colon, while the Congo ruer is navigable for ocean steamers for 100 miles upstream. Here follows a section of 300 miles of rapids, above wmch the river is navigable for 1ZW The work of exploiting the heart cf Africa has just begun. There has been considerable difficulty in Inducing J.uropean colonists to emigrate to these r gions and begin new homes First. the Congo has the evil reputation of l.eing no fit country for the white man. nd. secondly, a feeling has existed that a permanent home there meant permanent burial without the pale of in-ilization Therefore, the promoters of the Congo have had to overcome a great unwillingness among their people to exchange the comforts and uncer tainties of the motherland for the Questionable advantages of pioneering in the wild, dark' country which has successfully defied all progress for ten thousand ears. Is Hot Bat Endurable. ' Some advance, however, has been made, and the future of the colony seems to be one of promise. Although the climate Is generally hot and moist. it is supportable by the white man. The climate of the coast lands is least endurable for the Euro peans. Over a great part of this ter ritory normal temperatures range be tween' 60 and W degrees. Rata is ev erywhere abundant. The extreme heat of the day is generally relieved by E'larp evening chill. The white population of thia land re mains still negligible. The total pop ulation has been estimated at 1MM.0M. !. which are counted a mere 6000 whites. The native population, wnue r i erwhelmingly superior in numbers, has been awed by the white man's ma- rhma mnR- railwavs. sze&mDOeUs ana telegraph, and forms a docil TOi-kinK More than 1500 miles of railway are In rtiQy lor liie uiii w.juv w. . operation and in oourse of ' eonstruc tion Further. 11U mi -s of telegraph communication have been established. f .ve wireless stations, and some SO post offices. Before the war. there was reg ular communication with Antwerp, a steamer from that port calling every fortnight Agricultural Fpssibilltleii Great. The agricultural possibilities of the rongo are great, if modern methods of sa"itation finally open it up to the white man. Its flora is very rich and varied. Among the products now cul t r. ated in its fields are coffee, cotton. ams, papaws, pineapples, cassava, corn. Vice, peanuts, beans, bananas, tobacco, sorehum and kaffir corn Its forests atound in rubber vines, and the natives are employed for gathering the rub ber, vi hlch forms the chief article of the c olony's export. Rich cabinet "woods are plentiful, and many import gums and resins are collected. All of the domestic animals thrive in this African country. The list of na tut animals includes the elephant, the hippopotamus, buffalo, antelope, chim panzee, rhinoceros and crocodile. slaughter of elephants for their ivory has been prohibited, though the Ivory exports are still heavy, coming chiefly from native accumulation. Of the mra- rals, larere deposits of Iron, tin and oal occur, and some rich deposits of . opper and gold are found in the the outheast- t Has Native Army of lSOO ' For many years this territory, as the Congo Free State, first recognized by tne United States in 1881. maintained a cuasi-independence tinder the rule of lopold of Belgium. It was formally annexed to Belgium in 1010. It has an annual revenue of about 18,000.004. and a public debt of more than 330.eeg,sse. The colony is defended by about is, 000 native troops." z "Fly Throat" Is New Disease of War Time Atlacs the Civilians ondon. Eng, April If. "Fly throat." apparently a new disease, is tempora rily Incapacitating thousands of soldiers and civilians. The chief symptoms are an inflamed throat and total loss of oice. "Most of the victims are Dersons who r-e run down in health," said a promi nent physician, "nils indicates that everyone ought to watch his or her health very carefully just now and lose no time in building It up, especially in cases of Insufficient nourishment or where the system requires cleansing." Sell Paintings to -::- -.fl.- -.I.:- II:- -:U-- Famous Artists Gives Work to Cause LOXDON, Eng. April 10. Christie's famous sales rooms, beginning Monday, will be the scene of a notable auction. The British Red Cross .s ciety and the St- John Ambulance as sociation are spending over $30,000 a week to succour the sick and woucded m France and Flanders, and to aid the funds, wealthy owners of works of art and curios hae been asked to send prized possessions in order that the 'xindon social season- a ver limited one may be opened with a sale of val uables such as would not come into the market under an other circumstances. This clever idea has brought a ready -p-ponse from the "great families" and -.ollectors who feel that thev must help thi5 cauEe The list of donors includes j."iiif Princess icton and Priucess inc Gorsre. Queen Mm, Queen Alex- Food I Exported; Famine Is Threatened. IDLE FACTORIES ADD TO DISTRESS MADRID, Spain. April10. The in creasing cost of food sup plies' in Spain, which has resulted hi a 'number of food riots, as reported by cable, is charged solely to speculation. In 1914 the crops were better than in previous years! with an excess of 100.000 tons of wheat over the crop of 1913, but notwith standing this prices have mounted so high that the government has been forced to take measures to avoid mono polies, and has intimated Its 'intention of fixing the maximum prices. Heavy Exports Made. Wheat, cereals in general, potatoes, beans and other products have been exported in great quantities to France and England. Numerous French agents have bought beef and vegetables at prices above normal and Switzerland alone last month bought for its army Jl.000,000 worth of food products in Spain. All thia has caused a natural crisis which has been felt severely in the provinces. Factories Idle. The high prices, added to the fact that work to the factories is suspended in almost the whole of Spain, is ren dering the workman's life Impossible. Public works on the government's ac count have been begun in some pro vinces hut nevertheless It has been im possible to eliminate the ex sting bad state of affairs. v The trouble has reached Its greatest Intensity in the south. Early this month disorders broke out in Murcla. where groups of workmen paraded the streets in hostile attitude. In Gre-vil-lesute more than 4.000 people walked the streets demanding bread and work. In Cadiz, Laragoza. Lucena, Badajoz. Losrono and Segovia, similar disturb. iM.- nistee. In Albacete the crowds protested to the civil govern ment ana tne governor to be fired upon. One ordered them person was Silled and several wounded as a re- suit German Prisoners Wed British Girls While the Armed Guards Look On Southend. Eng, April 10 That all Is - . a -.,.... rae TXr4xmlvi nflf! VnTpwed here -when four Germans married lour r.ng.u . ; tiTrif Tne liermaiiB. uu w-c. . vv ijj ..... or-mAtl - l JJJJthe Royal Bdward.a transport. . They met a group of four smiling young women near ine ri-" ... UU4vij ua - -j -. Ti.A ranMna YtAjf hMn emoloyea in London before the war. The case of the engaged girls, three living in Lon don and the fourth in Clacton, aroused the interest of a well known philan thropic worker and she conducted the necessary negotiations with the author- A special tram car brought the bride grooms and their armed guard of men in khaki with fixed bayonets to their brides. Hearty greetings were ex changed: The Tcindly guard allowed the couples to go side by side along the passage way to the registrars .or flce. There the four couples ranged up in a row, repeating the service In a Then there was a wedding breakfast, where the guards sat down as guests. At S p. m- came the parting. All went to -the railroad station. where the brides caught a train to London, ine Great Quantities of brides caught a train 10 imiij. i"lpilnM! in the fo.iowtnc paragraphs to a bridegrooms resumed their role of prls- j U)S Angeles newspaper-. oners the soldiers fell in. presented,! -yu Serkin was made a ward of the arms on either side and marched away. aTenJl court early last month, f ollowmg f J.I k linn... Sm4 tltr Liquor Barred in Dance Halls; London Decrees Ban on Dancing Orgies London. Kng, April 10. Liquor li censes are now being refused to dance halls by the magistrates in charge of this branch of excise. Formerly they T- rrTi.ii- .-.did without much Question, eten to halls In which dances were held onty occa sw -The present Is no Um for dancing anyway." explained a magistrate in West London in refusing an appllcaUon. "If they roust dance they will have to dance on coffee." "Would Not Keep Orf the Salvation Army" Is Comment Of Kitchener London. Eng.. April 10. A story Is toMtoday about what Lord Kitchener said the other day after he had in spected some defence works on the East coast. The war Toinlster motored from point to point, walked over the trround. but did not comment all after noon until the moment he was leaving for London. Then he opened his grim Tho'se trenches of yours," he said, "wouldn't keep out the Salvation Army " Aid tkc Red Cros Louise, each of whom has forwarded valuables from their palaces. Other notable contributors are the Duke of Norfolk, the Duchess of Well ington, the Duke of Rutland, the Duchess of Baufort Cardinal Bourne, the Earl of Plymouth, the Countess Bathurst. Lady Paget, Lady Dorothy Manners. Mr. and Mrs L. Harcourt. the Hon. Mrs. John Ward, and Rudyard Kipling. As a feature of the sale, blank but framed canvasses -will be put up for auction, and knocked down to the high est bidder, who will be entitled to go to the donors John Sargent, Arthur Cope, William Orpen. John Lavery. John Collier and others and have painted any portrait they desire Each picture ana rrame -win near tne rest of the Red Cross societv. and of the St. j John Ambulance association. BUND 6IRL KNITS SMRF for mini British ' Fleet Commander n... sw Ctnf nJ CM-M3v jruu uu ouctri ami socuua Appreciative Letter. HAKES THE LITTLE WORKER HAPPY LONDON. Eng.. April 10. Sir John Jellicoe, the British fleet com mander, has sent a letter to Kath leen Torr. a little blind girl of York, who knitted for him a scarf, saying in her letter in Braille sent with it that she would be the happiest little girl in England if he would accept the gift, adding "all the other blind girla thank you and all the brave sailors and soldiers for defending us." Admiral Sends Tianks. Admiral Jelllcoe's secretary sent the following reply: " "H. M. S. Iron Duke, Grand Fleet. February. 1915. "Dear Kathleen: "Admiral Sir John Jellicoe has told me to answer your nice letter to him and to thank you very much Indeed for tho beautiful scarf which you have sent tiro. Tho admiral thinks it very clever of you to knit so splendidly, when you cannot see "what you are do- Jjng. and he thinks It very kind of you to do 11 all lor mm. inroour ui admiral saw tho scarf he put it on and said: " "I shall put on dear little Kathleen scarf when I am very cold.' "Of course it is very cold in tho North sea and very stormy, loo. Some times the snow falls so heavily that We cannot see at all where we are go ing and very often the great seas sweep right over the ship. We often pass German mines-floating about In the water and we know that if wa did not see them, but ran Into them the Iron Duke would be blown up and while we feel that by God's help our ships are keeping the Germans from landing in England and being very cruel to all our girls and boys it Is a very great comfort to us to know that dear little girls like you are thinking of us and praying for us and giving up your spare time to work for us. The admiral loves little girls very much and he has four little daughters of his own. "I remain, affectionately yours. "Victor H. T. Weekes. "Secretary to the comraanderinchlef." Feu) French Wage Earners Idle Because of War, Says Jouhaux, Socialist Leader Paris, France. April 10. "The war baa nut -rsrv few waGTe earners out ef employment-In Franca" says secretary! Joanaox. or tne federation oi iaoor Syndicates of the department of the Seine, to the Associated Press. "Of the 6.000.000 workmen in France, The added. it is estimated that between "-. ". tS 'iiShi.,i. iut t. .. w .,-. ..-... at a. standstill, hnt other industries ao sorb the help thus made idle. Machin tsts and metal workers generally in the I unoccupied regions are working to the limit. Nearly all the little local ma chine shops, as well as the large es tablishments such as motor car works. and engine building plants are doing something for the army, making shells or cartridges or repairitg motor cars and other parts of the equipment. "For a general revival of commerce, a full revival of industry is necessa ry." says monsieur ouhaux. "and that can come only with the end of hostili ties.: consequently the shopkeeper suf fers far more than the worker." DELINQUENT LOS ANGELES GIRL WAS TO COME HERE El Paso people mar be brought into the trial of Charles Sebaitian. Loe Angeles po Heo chief, on the charce of oontrlbatlnr to the dependency of Edith Serkin. The Ctrl ! ,l wrri nf th T.4M ab)m lavenllo eoort ' and the connection with EI Paso is ex- Children, which reported that an effort was being made by her sister. Un. Anas. Car roll, to take her to El Faso, Tsxas. In this errut. it was reporteo, Mrs. car- roll was Joined by Mrs. Martha, Onvsrs. The latter Is believed to have been oo of the chief witnesses against .Mr. seoasuan and her sister. Mrs. IJlliaa rlatt. la the grand Jnry room. " The girl was made a ward of the court, not because at any wrongdoing on her part, bat to prevent any person from taking her ont of the Jurisdiction of the court, said lodge Tart. It was reported that an effort was nicely- to be mads to forcibly take her RUNNING OVER LITTLE BOY DISTRESSES ROCKEFELLER Tarry town. N V," April 10. John D. Rockefeller appeared greatly distressed Friday when the automobile in which he with a party of friends was traveling from Tarrytown to West Point, struck George Edgar. 12 years old Mr. Rockefeller had the car stopped at once and ordered his chauffeur and two trained nurses among his party to take the boy to the nearest physician, who ordered him removed to a hospital. There it was said the boy suffered from serious bruises and cuts. Mr. Rockefeller notified the hospital authorities to do everything possible for the patient. Playmates -who were with the boy in the roadway at the time of the accident said the boy ran in the way of the car, which was not going fast. Mr. Rockefeller abandoned the trip to West Point and returned to his home here. WEEK'S BUSINESS REPORTS SHOW STEADY IMPROVEMENT New York. April 10. Bradstreet's says today: "This weed's reports, trjide and In dustrial, are the beet noted for some time, being in some respects the most favorable received since spring of 1014. Sentiment is bolstered by the smart uplift in stock market prices; operations on domestic account are steadily improving; idle workmen are lees numerous; money is easy; weeuy bank cleerinm are more encouraging: collections are a shade better in some centers and winter wheat crop condi tions are good as good, all things considered, as a year ago at this date. "Bank clearings for the week aggre gated .3S6,2O.00; an increase of IS percent over last week, and of 1.8 per cent over the corresponding week last year. "Business failures for the week num ber S72 compared with Z( In the cor responding week last year." DIPHTHERIA GERM FIM1KR DIES. Berlin. Germany, April 10. The death is announced of Prof. Friedrich Loef- fler the German scientist who. in 1881, ! discovered the diphtheria bacillus. King of Belgium Learns As Reporter In tne united states ..vwiMcaa?CT3SCTSQSKSQ!3esaj3.-rvvi.w- Cv $Ur " leR laVV' "JBW?tiP!ISKBZ (SilBBBBaaBBBUBBM&fF tf A. .'SSSSlBBBBBBBt W1 King Albert. When Crown Prince, Worked on Amer ican Newspapers. BY VUXStaiK FT MERRICK. PAR1S. FRANCE, April 16. From a comparatively obscure ruler, king Albert, of Belgium, has become In a few months the most popular mon arch in the world. All who approach him are charmed by his manner. Those who surround him idorixe him. He has been called "a king without a country." But his will never be. From the time his land was invaded he has never left its soil and he has given a word that no one doubbts that he will die In the trenches be fore he will allow the Germans to force him over the border from the tiny strip of Belgium that still Is his. But bravery Is common. It is not Albert's bull-dog tenacity that endears him at all. It Is the quiet, kindly man ner In which he handles everything. It is his freedom from pomp and cir cumstance. It Is because he Is the most MR SORROW FILLS HUT UPOPSERIN Has Aged Greatly Under the Worry and Strain of the Great Conflict. GERMAN COURT CEASES TO EXIST BV STEPHB-V BURNETT. BRLIN, GERMANY. April 19. In - all Germany there is no more pa-J-' thetlc fiarure. nor one towards whom theiwhole Germans feel so much sympathy as the kalserln, who always has been a model of what a German wife and mother should be. ' Always worrying about her own sons, all of whom are or have been with the armies at the -front, one of them now a hopeless cripple and another an invalid, the kalserin has never ceased to feel with and work for the thousands of German mothers who are In a similar plight. She has aged greatly, her hair has become snowy white and her kindly face shows deep traces of her suffer ings, but she is tireless as ever in her work for others. ?fo German Court Now. The German court has ceased to ex iBt The great palace stands empty, there are no receptions, no five o'clock teas and the number of servants has been cut down to a minimum. The kaiserlna has moved to a small royal pavilion in old Berlin, because the sight of the deserted apartments at the palace made her depressed. She wanted to turn the whole building into a hospital for the thousands of wounded arriving after the set back in Russia, but the kaieer would not give his consent. Royal Meals Are Simple. Occasionally, and as often as not un expectedly, the kaiser puts In an ap pearance to see if food regulations are being complied with. The imperial couple's meals are of the simplest The kaiser now rarely eats anything but the war bread and the kaiserln desires nothing better than to follow his example, but she is an invalid and as the doctors have very plainly told her that war bread would be fatal to her she has consented to a special diet consising of a slice of white bread toasted, a boiled egg and tea for breakfast, soup, meat and fruit j for lunch, and the same for dinner. Tbeu three tjhotoeraphs show some brought to kmg Albert and queen .KUzaDein oi tjeigiuin- Above the king and queen are seen m their carriage replying to the plaudits of their people before the war broke out . Below to the right they are seea walking near the line of battle. Tie kg is tB simple uniform and the queen in even more simple etoak and hat Tfc sadness of the conflict seems imprinted on their faces. To the left are their three duWrwu This photograph was taken m Sngtena, where the princess and her two brothers have found aeyhim on the country estate of lord Curzon, a dose friend of the king. The boys are playing with therr bscvclee. The princess Marie Jose is a beautiful child, with, a peculiar but very becoming mass of wavy hair that forma a wonderful picture for her face. democratic ruler -In the world even If he is a king. Learned Much In the United States. How much of this democratic spirit did the hero of the Tser acquire In bte series of adventures la the United State Undoubtedly, a great deal. He admired greatly the wars of the great west. Ho absorbed the "dp or die" spirit of tie American frontiers man. "Prince Albert." as he was then, went back to the court of his uncle, the sybaritic King Leopold, with far different ambitions -from that unlovely despot- ...... It was the year of the Spanish American war. 1SS8. that Albert came to America. He spent much time In New York. Washington and the East, but was most impressed with the west. J. J. Hill, the railroad magnate, totok him under his protections although Albert's rugged six foot, three never needed much protection. Works on Minneapolis Paper. Mr. Hill got him a Job on a news paper in Minneapolis and later em one in St. Paul. He was a regular repor ter, the first to ever ascend a throne. He worked Incognito and few knew that the Intelligent, persistent young man who "dug" for facts was the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium and prospective ruler of the Congo. It is said that some of the city edi tors In the sister cities of Minnesota did not learn until years later that their promising "cub" was scion of royalty. nni,iAa. rAfkortlns-. Albert traveled J throughout the northwest as Mr. HlITs I mtmt v wmJ tha mssaates nri- vate car and was accompanied by Mr. Hill himself, or his son. Sam. la Mistaken for Book Agent. It i recalled bv the Hills with j amusement that as the train was ap- proacnina; Aoamntn, Awiiq utj ww I ooranalfed to make a eflde excursion i and told the Prince he would be well liafWU t3 Vs. U "W STVMaaa vw. Rrtitor J. II. Duston or xne Aiiaconaa Standard Mr. Duston. who had been at bis desk until a. m.. was awakened at S a. in. by a persisting ringing at his doorbell. Throwing on a dressing gown he went growling to the door, looked over his caller, and immediately decided the polite, dapper young: man with the good presence was a book agent. "Well, what have you 40 sell?" he grumbled. .. " . "The -book agent" Immediately ap peared embarrassed and produced bis card. Then the editor was embete rassed. too. but tbey were soon fast friends. While In America. Albert studied about every Industry we have. On his return he wrote a book abottt the United States which evidenced' the fact that his dream of an ideal government was Just about the government this country has adopted. ' While In America he had -dinner Jin Washington with president 'and Mrs. McKinley, went to Newport to he en tertained by Mrs. Potter Palmer, took luncheon at the Lawyers' club in Wail street with Frederick R. Coudert, vis ited the United States navy yards and saw also a cavalry drill, and as a di version, after such strenuous labors, tried to visit the scene of a murder in Brooklyn which figured on the front pages of the morning papers. A burly policeman baffled him. or dering him away from ' the house of crime. That he was a visiting prince made no difference if he were a visit ing coroner he might have got in. said the guardian of the law. Changes Ilia Name. Society hastened to entertain him wherever he went, and occasionally It interfered with the engineering and industrial studies he was making, so that he finally hid his identity under an assumed name. In New Orleans, he was C A. Harria In St Louis he stayed for three days at a hotel as "John Banks, of New York " ijo Albert got a. pretty thorough Democracy of the changes which the knowledge of America and liked it Also. America, liked him. He Is the kind of a man who appeals to Ameri cans. He Is big; quiet, and at the same time forceful. His officers fear his anger but he seldom Is angry. Jle fights, rides, swims, shoots and engages in aviation, engineering and writng wth equal facility. In an Interview with a newspaper correspondent recently he spoke with satisfaction of "knowing his people." He declared he had had advantages, as he put it. which few men in his station had enjoyed. By this he meant his traveling and mixing freely. "I lived like any American in the American northwest and along the Pacific coast In my own country, too, I have seen almost everything for my self. I know from experience what It -means to drive a locomotive and to work in a coal mine. It Is work to be a king. too. Few realize how hard work it la" Aids the Recruits. King Albert conceived the Idea of presenting In person his recruits who had not received their baptism of fire to their older comrades, the Belgian soldiers who have been fighting since August Veterans of the Sixth and Twenty sixth regiments formed a square, with bayonets fixed. After a speech by the colonel, the king dallvered this address to the older men. by way of introduc ing their new comrades: "Old soldiers of the Sixth and Twenty-sixth regiments of the line. I desire you to give a kindly welcome to the new recruits who are going to be your comrades in battle. Be helpful and kindly to them amid the difficulties of war. Be genuine brothers In anas so as to oppose an unbreakable barrier to the invader, for even at the price of death we must fight one, with the aid of our Allies, until our territory has been liberated." Often Tinder Fire, King Albert has been under fire per sonally probably more times than any other high commander in the war. He even made an aerial reconnaissance of the German lines. He occupied the ob server's seat in a Belgian military bi plane and spent about one hour In the air. Several times the aeroplane was under fire, but he returned safely to headquarters. Few men are as powerful physically as the king. On his motor cars all the brake levees are specially strength ened, beuasuw of the tenstoa he brings Gefmaas Give war baa Pnsoncrs "ills- Get Same Bread Rations As Germans -T- TAMBURG- Germany. April It. J-rSenie Idea of how prisoners of -var are cared for In the concen tration camps of Germany can be gained from a report lust made poblio by a visitor to Parchim. where many hundreds of men are confined. The captured soldiers rise at S and at 7 are served with a quart of tea or coffee, together with the same ration of bread that German citizens are now allowed under the bread card system. In the canteen are all manner of delicatessen on sale. At & o'clock comes sick-list Inspec tion, and then the men go te work un til 11. when they are served with a meal consisting o thick soup made of legumes, cabbage and meat, a sort of goulash. The meals are prepared by the French and the Belgians under German supervision. The men work in the afternoon until (SO, when they are given a quart of cum it li FROM DEHTH III FARM HOUSE Pretend lThey Do Not Under stand When Germans De mand Information. ARE THREATENED, BUT DO NOT TELL PARIS. Franco. April 10. Maurice Barres publishes a letter written by a orkman of Paris now at the front, to his little children at home. It teHs a story of youthful heroism. "Dean little Marcelle." It runs. "I am going te tell you of what happened to French aaldiers at the front and you meet read the story to Charlie and his UtOe friends, for tiros they will know hew two Ilttsewhildren saved the lives of as pa nan "la a lonely farm 36 French soldiers lie resting in the cellar, awaiting the coming of she night when they can continue they- mission- In the kitchen of the farm two children, Liee and Jean. are sitting at their mother's side by the fire. They are speaking the the pat ois of their province. Mother Tries a Ruse. "Suddenly the mother rises and runs to the door. She sees horsemen riding down the road. My babies,' she says. 'I fear that the Prussians are coming. They will see that we.have lodged and fed French soldiers, and they will ask us where they are. If they find them they will shoot them.' " We most say that they have gone the other way.' says Jean. No," says his mother, they will find out that it Is untrue, and come back to take vengeance This is what we must do. I shaft speak In patois, and whatever the Prussians ashr yon. you must always answer ia the same phrase, in patois. too.' "The sound of horses' hoofs, the clat ter of harness, comes nearer. "Courage. says the mother to Jean and Use. ' and remember -what I told you.' Then the door is flung open and the Prussians enter. They question the mother, who replies in patois that they do net understand. "Question the chil dren.' shouts an officer who knows French, they must have learned French at the school. Children Are Threatened. 'One soldier seises Use roughly by the arm. another Jean. "Where is your papa.' they ask gruffly, ' and where are the Frenchmen who passed through here?" The children, trembling, choking. reply la patois as their mother had toM these. The Germans search tha house, buti do not discover the trap door which leads to the cellar, for it is, eovered -with heap of straw. Then they return and threaten Jean and Lisa with their sabers. 'If you don't speak, we shall kin your mamma first, then yoa." The children cry but still reseat the sasse incomprehensible phrase ""Meanwhile the Preach rMlers in the cellar below heard ever thing and saw a great deal through a crack 111 the floor. When the Prussians threat ened Jean" and Lis with their swordu the French would have left their hid ing place to protect them, had not their officer forbidden them. At last the Prussians, who could not believe that two little children, with the sword's point at their breasts, would have dared to keep silence, went away thinking that Jean and Lise really and truly had not understood what they were saying "And so two little children, one eight and the other ten, by their courage and their obedience to their mamma, saved the lives of 3 men. kept 38 mammas from being widows and forty-seven little girls and boys from losing their fathers, and among these 47 children are my little Marcelle and my little Charlie." Mental Faculties of ' War Victims Restored By tne Use of Music London. Bag., April 10. Music as an aid In the recovery of mental faculties lost as the result of the harrowing ex periences at the front. Is being used with success at the hospital for paral ysis at Matda-Tale, London. The hospital authorities pointed to the ease of bandsman A. G. Reynolds of the -Jnd Wiltshire regiment, as typi cal of cases of this class. He was burled in a trench for 13 hours by tho explosion, of a German shell at Ypres. and for three weeks afterwards his mind was a complete to:nk. He was brought to London and Kiven "treat ment" 'with the piano and other musical instruments. He began to improve im mediatelyrand to assist the treatment, pieces of music which had been played to him were left -In his room, and on his .bed. Gradually he began to read the musical notations and later the ordinary printing: to bear when driving. He can lift Crown Prince Leopold. If years old. and the Priaeees Marie Jose, four years younger, one by each hand and hold them at arms' length. The king ia bringing up his two sons to his most demoerataJc ways. The queen, who was a Bavarian princess. is a notahle musician and a talented woman iff many other respects. When Antwerp fell and the three children ware shipped off to Lord Canon's country place In England, she refused to seek refuge, abroad. She returned to her husband in the trenches and while actually under fire from the Ger man bowitsers she distributed gifts to her country's soldiers on Christmas day. Tasty F00J -::- - -:j:- gruel with 1 toes or vegetables. Once a week Cam fat The MilsanHm. ia the noea-meal menu for one week: Mosssay-Peh soap wfth, meat and potatoes. Tuesday Pigs knuckles with carrots Wedneeemr Barley soap with meat and potatoes. Thursday Fish with anion, gravy and potatoes. Friday Bean soup with meat and potatoes. Saturday Mutton, cabbage and po tatoes. Sunday Rice soup -elth beef and potatoes The visitor sampled all the foods given to the prisoners and announced it was tast, and apparently fully as good as that served the German troop-. The prisoners, he said, appeared healthv and well nourished as a result of the simple but wholesome fare.