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Saturday, March Twenty-fifth, 1916.
OULD ABOLISH
OE DOCTRINE?
- . m ana
'A
Declare Ihe Common People
Fit Only For "Cannon
Fodder", or Serfdom.
WOULD BAR PEOPLE
FROM PUBLIC VOICE
Baron von IVangenheim
Arouses Storm of Anger by
Attack on Democracy.
BlIliLIN". Germany. farc h -Po
litical thraldom and fmumic are
to be the fate of the German peo
J'ie after the war, it seems. If the
Linkers have thi'ir way.
During the first months of the war,
liile it was still to be feared that ac
tions troutde. might arise with the So
alifetH. who nexer admitted that war
) .hi In-. 'ii unavoidable, the Prussian
iiirk'T found discretion the better part
f x.ilor. and kept his reactionary opin
ions and bitter contempt of the masses
cf the people to himself. But from
tne i ery moment it became evident that
the Socialists willingly shouldered ih
Task of fighting the enemy to sae
ermany from her desperate plight, the
.i linker found it impottible to keep his
hatred of all free and democratic in
stitutions in check.
He began openly to insult the com
mon people, who in his eyes are fit
u for "'-ftnnen fodder" in time of
" ir and for abject slavery In time of
M ,.
In a speech. Baron on Wangenheim.
rteBlilent of the Pomeranian chamber
f agriculture, a typical Junker insti
tution, and one of the most reaction
ary tt embers of the Prussian Diet, said
r-ently.
Hbj-h Memoeratie Government Failure.
If there is one fact which this war
1 is brought out more clearly than any
ibing else. It Is that the Idea of demo
r rnlio government Is an absolute fail
i i '
Where Rhould we have been In this
w.,- if ve had paid the slightest at
tention to the mistaken Ideas of par
" amentarism and socialism? What Is
i appening in the countries of our ene
mies conclusively shows that chaos
7iiut be the inevitable result of demo
. mtie government."
hen it is renumbered that the av-
f-jfc-n Prussian citizen looks upon the
Ini; and government of Prussia as In
" i i, or bound to carry out the promises
I'emnlv and repeatedly Riven before
he war of abolishing the antiquated
iid luted three class franchise sya-
. m .uid of submitting- to the Trus-
miiii people r real election reform bill,
. ne e isilv understands how Imprudent
. re utterances like those of Baron von
angenhelm at a time like the present.
Aronse Imllcnntlon.
The words of the Baron hare aroused
j-.n outburst of righteous indignation
,rfl protest in the radical and soclalis-
i Tress, which points to the readiness
v fti hich the democratic parties put
n-ide their Ideals and submitted to
-11,mc military control from the
-v trv moment the war became an eB
ts lishcd fact.
eeral radical papers emphasize
tl i bad Prussia had a modern con-t-t.'utlon
and been governed on demo
iraik principles the militarists and
.inn kern would never have been per
mitted to rush the country Into war.
'Uliirs maintain that the Baron's
i -n that democratic government hi
i-o, id a failure is absurd, and point
ih. f.ict that It has been put to the
' ird.-t kind of a test In France and
i a.i i ome out with flying colors, "for
n i ,. ountry is the harmony between
VI rlames and all parties more per
' than in France."
Not oim of the reactionary papers In
. ,- m inv has seen fit to contradict this
-.iiement or take up the cudgels on
. ' :,if of the Baron, whose words, by
he wn. bHve been greatly resented
. Americana here as a reflection on
i fr.-e institutions of the United
- lies
Starving Russian Women
In Riot; 300 Arc Arrested
Tetrograd. IMissla, March 15. Ttus
an ii fugees from Kovel, which is now
n the handK of the Germans, report
Tint starving masse-, mostly women
m d children, surrounded the house of
ilr i . rinan commandant and In the
- ..lit; more than ZOO people were ar-
. ted
Years To
Be
ftrce
A ould Be the Longest Since Napoleon s
Li i MK )S. Knjf.. March 25. Three years, it is stated by fsome experts, will
be the minimum lenptli of the present war. and it is jwinlcd out that if it
lasts until the autumn or this year it will have been longer than any
jrtat war iu Europe since the fall of Napoleon.
Each of the to Balkan wars of 1912-13 was a matter of weeks. Po were
flu Seih Bulgarian war of 1885 an dthe Tiirco-fireek war of 1S97. The Crimean
vjr a a matter of a little more than a jear. wliile the Franco-Prussian war
x a piactically decided in a month, although Pans was holding out three months
San. i n ids.
Mi. Ilu'-Mi-Japanese var Imlei! aliout 12 inont!it. a. iliil the Titrcn-Ttalian
v ii 1K11-12. The Boer war ran for two'and halt c.n-. but that rannot
1 . i' il n f iiropean Tiar. 'i'lie Anieucan civil mi hi -ted fur foin jear.
--i.i liii nlu'M- preferred the polie of v,,,,t w.ir-. and nin surcilv
' .. in utiiaenn nt w hi ii it lonsidii tin- i'li.'iu ;i i. t of ru;:l.nn anil Fram e
" 'iflti' wai oi liip 12 x.-inV v.n oi liie pnt'tli Mircc-Mim
TROOPS MUTINY, KILL COLONEL
!
i CONDUCTORS
! LONDON BUS
OF
SE5
In Nobby Uniform Theyi
Handle Impatient Passen
gers in Good Shape. ,
INVADING ALL SHE
TRAFPIC SYSTEMS
LuXlMiN. Eng., March 25. Girls
have now made their appearance
here as omnibus conductors, tak
ing the place of men drawn into the
army. Their duties are more arduous
than tnose oi street car conductors,
which women have been performing
with satisfaction for some time, but all
are giving satisfaction.
The I'nlform.
Here Is the uniform of the London
General Omnibus company "conduc
tress:" Rather long Norfolk jacket of blue
cloth, trimmed with white piping.
Skirt of the same material, not
longer than about three inches below
the knees.
Long i loth and leather gaiters; boots
x ith low heels.
Blue fcoft felt "Alpine" hat: the brim
caught up at one side. Trimmed with '
white piping and L. G. O. C badge in
front.
Every girl also receives a mackintosh
for use in wet weather.
Experiments have shown the neces
sity for a very short skirt, as a con
ductor has to be continually up and
dow n the stairs, which are often wet
a. id muddy. In this respect omnibuses
present greater difficulties to girl con
ductors than tramcars, on which they
are already serving in considerable
numbers.
Hundreds of Applicant.
There are 70 girls In training fqr the
work at the present time, and that
number will be largely increased before
long. Between 300 and 590 applicants
present themselves every day, and a
few of tbe most likely are acepted as
pupils. Training in the arts of punch-
Ing tickets, giving change making out I
way bills, and tactfully dealing with I
passengers lasts about" a fortnight, and
finishes with actual work on a London
bus full of people from the training
school, whose business it Is to test the
conductor's quickness, patience and ac
curacy. Tne girls are paid at precisely tne
same rates as the men, and work the I
same number of hours. A bus conduc
tor earns on an average at the present
time from 110 to 111.25 a week, and he
Is on duty from 1-2 to 10 hours a day.
Shyness, a correspondent was told, is
one of tbe first obstacles to success that
the pupil has to turmount To call out
Any more fares, please in a loud
enough xoice. and not to be afraid to rn,oorit of tbe men had become in
tackle an obstreperous croid of pas- foxicated. The city police were called
sengers struggling to get in while out to their maximum strength In
others are struggling to get out, are I both foot and mounted men and
tasks that take a lot ot learning in tne ;
case of the average oung woman.
The reason why the company Is
bringing women into the public service
is that 6000 of Its male employes have
already gone to the war, while hun
dreds more are grouped under the Der
by scheme.
The great traffic combine which has
Its center at Electric hous" is also be-
comlnir a large employer of female la- ,
bor In other directions. There Rie "SO
ticket collectors and examiners, book-
ing CierKS, mi aiieinmniH aiiu nuiuuii
porters workln on the various under
ground railways In the combine, and
the operating manager states that they
are doing "very well Indeed."
Before long the feminine atmosphere
will permeate the whole traffic system
of Loudon. Ilere ate the latest figures
showing the number of women em
ployed bv some of the principal public
services. In 1.11 cases, they represent
only a beginlng.
L. C. c. trams. Nearly 300 at work
or in training.
Metropolitan Electric trains. 150
conductors at work.
Ixndon United trains. Nearly 100
conductors.
North Metropolitan trams. One-third
of total number of conductors.
A rood deal of doubt was felt at first
about the employment of women on the
very large and heavy cars on the L. C.
C. and other metropolitan roads, but
Inquiries show that they have .not had
any difficulty either in performing .
such comparatively heavy manual tasks I
as manipulating the trolley-pole and I
reversing the handbrakes at the end of
a journey, or In collecting the enormous
number of fares on crowded cars dur
ing the morning and evening rush.
There appears to be no prospect at
present of women being allowed to
drive omnibuses or trams. Nor have
the obstacles in the way of licensing
women as taxlc&b drivers ret been got
over In London, though some provincial
cities are finding the plan a distinct
success.
Limit
of War
ODD TROOPS
Hi H:
Minister of Defence Calls It
a Mutiny and Says Enemy
Gold is Back of It.
WBECK SALOONS
AND GERMAN CLUB
YDXEV. Australia, March 25. A
recent riot at Sydney in which
some 15.000 soldiers were involved
can bo called by no other name than
"mutiny." in the official view of son.
ator Pearce, the minister for defence,
who expresses his belief that trouble
among tbe Australian recruits his teen
inspired by "enemy gold and influence."
Newspaperu In Sydney and else
where, however, attribute tbe out
break to long continued failure by the
defence department to see that war
time discipline is maintained at the
training camps.
The troops involved in the mutiny
were from the tiaining camps at Ca
milla and Liverpool, near this city
The trouble was due primarily to an
oiiicr ticm the mspec. r general of
the commonwealth forces, Maj. Gen.
J. V. McCay, Increasing the number
of hours of weekly drill from 36 to
40i. This order was issued from
headquarters at Melbourne, and was
immediately recehed with poor grace
by the recruits at the two big training
catnpfc. On that morning .'tOOO men
marched out of the Casula camp. which
is about 2S miles from Sydney, on what
thc called a "strike." It is assumed
yat the military guard at the camp
was not strong enough to offer resist
ance. In any case the Casula men
marched to the nearby Liverpool camp
and Induced about 10.000 men to Join
in the "fltrlke." Although a consider
able number of recruits at both camps
refused to join in the mutinous pro
were followed by a big majority of all
tne re.rUits.
ceedings, the leaders oi the strike
"W reck Saloons, Sebxc Town.
The first trouble occurred In the
town of Liverpool where, before noon,
large bodies of soldiers had wrecked
two saloons, drunk much liquor and
takes practical possession of the place.
The trains running from Liverpool to
Sydney were seized by the soldiers.
and they swarmed into Sydney during
the rest of the day. The men at first
contented themselves witn parading in
military formation, but later they
began to "rUBh" trolley car ccmioit
petty looting and frightening women
and children. By evening the situa-
ion had become serious, for the
attempted to enforce a special order
fOT the closing of saloons. The police
were unable to cope with this situa
tion, however, and armed regulars
wele brought from the Casula and
Liierpool camps.
Storm German Club.
In the early evening the rioters
stormed the German club. Although
that institution was closed by the
authorities some time ago,
me
ntnnori it nnd broke Into many othei
huildinsrs. A large number of arrests
warn mat P F 1I11L1 1 a 1H1KIJ
of
strikers" nttacKea a nuinoer oi soi-
dier pickets stationed at the Central
railway station. The rioters were first ,
to fire, using their revolvers, and the ;
nni ..turned with rifles. As a re i
suit of this clash a cavalryman from
Queensland was killed and eight other
recruits seriously wounded.
During the night the regular sol
diers succeeded In getting the recruits
back to their reapeciive ta.m.., !...,
arrested the ring leaders. Some of the i
latter -were dealt with lenietnK with
short jsil sentences, nut the principal
ones were taken in hand by tin mill- I
tary authorities iui iwuu-Hwiim.
Women Now Drive Cabs in
Budapest; Men Are at War
Budapest. Hungary, March 25. -Pub-
.."""t'g driven by men have almost
!.',' pared from the streets of the
Vt.meiirlan capital in the last few
"$. as all able bodied drivers were
' ' n.j t' the colors, and the older men
now have to work In the munitions fac-
Thieatened with ruin, the cab owners
recently appealed to the municipal u
thorlties for permission to emplo
female drivers. The request .ii
granted and Budapest now alteady h.is
about B0 "lady cabbies" The female
drivers have to be over 24 yesin ..Id,
and must furnish references in regard
to their moral character. The neces
sary license is only Issued to them
after they pass an examination and
prove that they are able to drive a
carriage safely through the crowded
streets.
Prince Of Wales To Get
Third Star and Be Captain
London, Kng.. March 25. The Prince
of Wales will, soon receive his third
star, and will then be known as Cap
tain', the Prince of Wales. He was
posted to the Grenadier Guards In tho
early days of the war, and had not
been lotm in traininn when he begged
T ord Kitchener to allow Mm to proceea
to the front .
In the critical circumstance which
tbon prevailed. Lord Kitchener advised
tho king that the prince's departure be
postponed, and the prince went to
France as aide-de-camp to Sir John
1.-rench after tlie gieat Tpres l.attle.
1th l' e .ecu' oti of a feu "liitrl
1. aves." tl" piiiii. li.iv I., , m ;it ii,.
front fW Mm-' 3 1 iv ...rdp.t unKr
vhell fl'e 'n" i' "ii .id nir .1 1. i.. ui.i li
! popul.il v.th h-th offi, . i v nil
men.
E HIS!
Hi REVOLT
IN POLAND IS
Socialist Paper Says Forty
Officers Have Been
Court Marlialed.
DISCIPLINENOT
BEING MAINTAINED
Soldiers Resent the Colonel's
E0orts to Restore Discipline
Of His Regiment.
BERLIN, Germany. March 25. Ac
cording to the Socialist paper,
"Volkstimme," the lack of dis
cipline among the German troops In
Poland is causing the military author
ities considerable anxiety.
Mutiny Is Reported.
"In the village of Zhhlrmund, In the
government of Vilna. the paper says,
'a very serious mutiny broke out a
few days ago among troops of the
Twelveth army which are held in re-
serve there and the officer in command,
I .- ...... TY..1.a -.. IrlllA.l
"The Incident arose from the com
manding officer's determination to
maintain a discipline which was re
sented as too strict for troops lying
in reserve by the younger officers.
On the evening in question the offi
cers were celebrating the news of some
local victory by a dance in the vil
lage church and the regimental band
was playing. This was against the
orders of Col. von Raabe, who had for
bidden his officers to use the church
as a dance hall, and when he was told
or It by the priest, who protested
against the desecration of his church,
the colonel went there Immediately,
accompanied only by a single private
soldier.
Colonel I 9hot.
"He had no sooner entered the
church than he was Insulted by two
IntoTicated officers and a general
fight followed in which the colonel
was shot.
"An Investigation was ordered. Forty
officers have been courtmartialed and
several soldiers have been shot."
Former Actress May
Be British Duchess
London, Kng.. March 25. A former
actress may soon be a British duchess.
Three years ago ilay Ethexidge was a
"pajama sirl" at lne Shaftsbury, 21
years old. Lloyd Edward Fitzgerald,
second younger brother of the iluke
of Leuisler. also 21. fell in love witli
her ami afced her to become his wife.
To break up the match he was "kid
naped" by his relatives and taken out
of the mitPtrv. Vllnwcd fo i tu.n by
Lady Fitzgerald (May Etheridge).
promising to break the engagement, he
published a denial of Alias Etheridge's
announcement, and then, a few days
later, quietly married her when, fig
uratively speaking, the family back was
turned.
His second elder brother, Maj. lord
Desmond Fitzgerald, of the Irish guard?,
wro gave up hi? life on the French
lmttleficld a few days ago, was a
bachelor, and, aa tho duke of Loinster
is likewise a Iwchelor. lord Edward
Fitegerald is the heir presumptive to his
brother nnd to the premier dukedom
in Ireland. He has a baby son. ko that
in the event of his own death before
hi hrothct s supposing, of course, that
the ,lii'.e himselt does not marry and
1i.im- a ,-on the former Alay Etheridge
w ,11 lie the mother ot a duke of Leinster.
n -he herself does not become duchess.
CU1ED
Spain's Queen Tries To .
Hold Country For Allies
wsiseKt3;
THE QUEEN IS AT THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE.
MAUUID, Spain. Spanish sentiment is becoming more strongly pro-German
than ever. King Alfonso is reported to favor the kaiser, largely because
Spain and Austria have many ties and are the two principal supporters
of the pope.
The queen wag before her marriage princess Ena of Battnberg, a first cousin
of king George of England. Slie is thoroughly English in feeling and is said
to be holding Alfonso's impulses to declare for the central powers in close check.
Russian Countess Disowned
by Family and Banished to
Siberia for Urging Peace
Petrograd. Russia. March 2S. Count
asi!tshkoff, brother of the countess
of that name who worked to bring
about a separate peace between Russia,
and Germany, has written a letter to
the president of Duma, protesting In
the name of all his family against the
conduct of bis sister In endeavoring to
discredit Russia by opening negotia
tions for a separate peace. He states
that all her family disown her.
It Is understood the Oar has given
orders that the countess be banished
to Siberia till the end of the war.
Swiss Cannot Serve in Army
Of Foreign Country Is Order
Rerne, Switzerland. March 25. The
Swiss government has taken a further
step to stop violation of the neutrality
of the republic. Geneva and Lausanno
papers recently reported that hundreds
of men from the French speaking can
tons were going across the border to
enter the French army. The Federal
council announces that all men whe
leave Switzerland to enter a foreign
army during the war will be severely
punished upon their return. The fron
tier guards have been Instructed to
permit nobody, to leave the country
without a passport
Russia To Force Fins To
Contribute to War Costs
Petrograd, Russia, March 25. A
scheme has Just been put in operation
by the Russian 'government to draw a
large contribution from Finland to
help cover the heavy was expenses.
The Fins are exempt from military
service In the Russian army and the
Russian government prohibits tbe Fins
from raising an armv on their own ac
count The "Nooe Vienna" can ukaies that
this extra tax om the Khik will bring
Russia about 1 "1 "no.OiKi roubles per
annum.
Germans in Verdun Attack,
Try to Tempt Allies Into
Premature Offensive Effort
London, Epg.. March 35. It is gen
erally assumed in military quarters
that apart from a natural desire to
capture the position of Verdun, the
Germans are endeavoring, by a series
of attacks of varying Intensity at this
and other points, to tempt the Allies
into a partial and premature offen
sive. Apparently Gen. Joffre is by means
disposed to oblige the Germans in this
respect, for It is reported that one of
his characteristicall v laconic messages
has been passed down the lines ad
vising all and sundry to "sit tight."
Such a message would Indicate that
a break through by the Germans is no
louger to be feared. Thus the need, of
embarking precipitately upon Mu,t of
fensive operations that had not been
timed to begin Just xi is now ob-
viated.
It Is expected that the Allies' ar- I
tillery preparation for the "grand ad- I
vance" will be even more intense and
more protracted than that of the I
French in Champagne last summer. In I
order that tho French and British in- '
fantry may eventually go forward
without Incurring losses such as have
been inflicted on the Germans' storm- i
Ing columns north of Verdun. '
Gives Clulcl German
-:il-
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Explosion
Kill.
v
IENXA, Austria, March 25. When
recently visited his family on a short furlough he brought home an un
evploded Russian shrapnel shell, which he had picked up on one of the
fialician battlefields. Hi.s little son carried it to the street to play with.
Surrounded by a number of his playmates the boy thrru- the shell against
the wall of a house. A terrible explosion, winch wrecked sowral buildings, fol
lowed, and five children and two women neie Villi d in-.tantlj, while 14 children,
thre women and two men were badlv wounded.
Paris Report Says Hgttcitorrs
Active In Central and
South America.
DIPLOMATALLEGES
BRIBERY IS USED
Think South Americans Too
Friendly To Allies In
Greet War.
PARIS, FRANCE, March Ii Recent
stores ot German machination In
Mexico did not com as a surprise
to French statesmen, who for mere,
than a year have been fully aware of
Germany's designs upon the Monroe
doctrine, it Is said here.
It is believed here, too, that similar
German intrigues are on foot In prac
tically every Central and South Ameri
can state.
Some months ago the diplomatic
representative of a South American
state where German agitators have
been exceedingly busy ever since the
war broke out, said here:
"Because of his strong pro-German
sentiments, it Is hinted. Dr. Lauro
Muller will be asked to resii ns trin
inter of foreign affais in ttrajil. H--Is
one of the most able rnen ii Bra?
But the country, since the declaration
of war by Portugal, la more strongl-pro-Ally
than ever and there is a dis
tinct prejudice against Teutons.
Germans Not IJked.
"The people of my country detest the
Germans. So there Is really no reason
to fear that the energetic campaign
which Germany is conducting shal.
have any practical results, but the Ger
mans are very persistent and they cer
tainly are well supplied with money,
which they spend most lavishly.
"The worst danger to our country,
as to most other South American
states, lies In the fact that Germany
bribes or buys up our press and cor
rupts our political leaders."
There are plenty of proofs, on the
other side, that the sympathies of all
Latin America axe with France and her
allies In the present gigantic struggle.
Novelist Calls Germany Karmy.
Grace Aranho, the most eminent nov
elist of Brazil writes:
"I know that I speak In the name of
the entire Brazilian people when I sav
that we Brazilians know that w have
a sacred duty to fulfil towards the peo
ple who are in reality fighting for our
cause. '
"What should prevent us from turn
ing over to France hundreds of thou
sands of guns and vast quantities of mu
nitions which we do not need ourselves
at the present moment?
"Fear of Germany, perhaps? But we
do not fear Germany. Once already
Brazil, though practically defenceless,
has defied Germany she had to give in.
There Is only one way of dealing with,
Germany and that is to show her that
you do not fear her."
Speaking In the name of Colombia,
senor Corredor La Torre has plainly
said that his people realize that France
Is at the present moment fighting to
save Latin America, her culture and
perhaps even her independence. "We
must never forget." he adds, "that
Germany has come to look upon Latin
America as one of her future colonies."
Schoolrhaster Loses Three
Sons in a Week in Battle
Munich. March 25. Joseph Hofmaie-.
a retired school roaster of Kempton,
has received news that three of his
sons hate been killed In one week at
the western front. Two of the broth
ers, both of them lieutenants, fell in
the same battle, while the third wa
torn to pieces bv a French shell two
days later The brothers had fought
for 17 months in France and In Russia
without getting hurt Two of them
possessed the iion cross of the second
class.
Birth Rale in Bavaria
Is Reduced 63 Percent
Innicb, Germany. March- 2." The
birth rate of Bav..na. which ilwavs
stood highest in the empire, has fallen
off enoimousl; . n lesuit of the wr
According to st.itls n Just published
the decrease during the l.urt 12 months
amounts to nearly til per cent. In the
present year the number of births will
he reduced still further, if the war does
not ml soon.
Snell As Playtning
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Wreclc?
House
3pren:
FranE Holznagcl, an Austrian reservist,