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ANNOUNCEMEXT OF KINO (iKOROK S CORONATION NEXT JUNK
With all the stately . premony attendant n>on the old-time r'lstomu of royal proclamations. his majesty King George,
; V"« coronation was publicly and solemnly proclaimed at St. J unes Palace. Charing Cross, 'tempi* p;u. and the royal ex
t change non Tlmradav of last week. The proclamation began ati follows: “Whereas. We have resolved, by the favor and
: ble«Mrig of Almighty God. to celebrate th#» solemnity or our royal coronation and <>f the coronation of oijr dearly beloved
* consort the Qtieen, upon a day in June next, to hereafter determined, at our palace .jt \\ otminMer."
TRADE UNIONS POWER
IN LIFE OF GERMANY
Jbnglish Expert Tells Secret of
1 the Great Success of Kaiser's
T
r
1
Empire
URGES ENGLAND ONWARD
GLASGOW. Aug 13.
J George Barne** has contributed an nr
lleie to the Glasgow labor journal, the'
forward of the current date, on “Where
“permany Wins,” tr# the course of which
fee says he believes the fear of Germany
Is based on nothing more tangible than j
Germany's progress in the world. Ger
Ighitny'g progress is the inevitable outcome .
"%f the political, social and economic con
dition* of the last forty years. Instead
pf being alarmed about it. Mr Barney
feelfeves It would be much more sensible
|o accept the fact with equanimity, and
inquire if there is anything in the meth
od* which have contributed to •Germany's
jpuccess which could be copied here with
Jt4vantage.
■ Germany, lie java, baa kuccjvery
largely because of superior organization,
permeated w-ith fellow-feeling. Mr. Barnes
Itxpresscg the belief that the increased
fjomfort of the German workmen in recent
•gears is due to the growing strength of
trade unionism more than to anything
glee. The number of trade unions has
felao rapidly diminished as the number of
ptstonists has increased, «o that the inter
jpecine warfare which has weakened and
"discredited British trade unionism has
feeen avoided. By these means the Oer
inau vruiK»'r hay ni:M(r rrTTTTr7!Tr~'ii P^Ttcrr"
In the land, and has been able to extract
a considerable slice of the wealth aecru
IWtiR from Industrial development
. ? The city government is not throttled in
Germany as it ia in Great Britain. The
towns have home rule, and have made
good ttseof it Land is largely owned by the ■
both inside and outside
jpmi tiled pal boundaries, and in some cases
Is turned to account in raising revenues.
Railways and canals arc also controlled
Under slate supervision, and the advan
t*MP'sr of the workpeople in connection
.Svitu the railways arc great y superior to
those in Groat Britain.
0 Insurance laws provide for sickness.
old age, invalidity and * v< ♦ pfbm
ll misfortune, and under these laws everv
nan's name is written, so to speak In
ha life of the nation. In these ways, con
pvfudea Mr. Barnes, the fell and blighting
£—Iffocts of capitailam have been to some
patent averted in Germany.
41-Yesr-01d Horse De*d
,+ VOSDOH. A up 18 A horse belonehi*
to s Hwigor pork butcher bar died ft'
the age of 41.
KING VICTOR TRIES
I TO LIMIT NAVIES
Submitted Plan to the Kai-er.
1 But Says He Was Not
/Tnderstooii
FR fj/CE MAY APPROVE
TARIR. Auk IS. |
? In an article published In the Matin
M Gervais, a member of the senate,
SfSttates that King Victor Kmmamie! has
' conceived a plan for the limitation of
the destructive power* of warship*
ffe His majesty's Idea. M Oervals says. Is
I'—fbWt general' retr.tla.Uons should he drawn j
gamp Aging the tonnage afreet} a-fttl arms- :
tnent of each class of warship, and the ,
powers should agree not to exceed the ;
limits thus laid down.
‘ j Each country, according to its national !
Iwwirort. would be allowed to bund as
ngny ships of each type a* would he
sonatdered useful, but the race ,tv> secure
biggest, swiftest und most power-up
dps would be stopped.
king of this plan. King Victor !
Dual Is reported to have said: “1 ■
i submitted It to him who, on account !
' tbs position he occupies, should, In my ,
OU. give It his whole effective sap- :
Bft, but I was not understood. ”
“U tbs king was not understood In ;
tdon or Berlin," remarks M Qorvals, ,
: may be certain of finding his Idea in i
ay with lbs opinion* of a democ
cy." J
POLICE RAID CASINO
ANO SEIZE BIG STAKES
Some 500 Men and W omen Play
ing Baccarat Have Hatties Sud
denly Interrupted
ORDERED BY MINISTER
OST UN I >. Auk. It.
There is great excitement in Oatf*nd
over a raid made In the room* of the
Oatend Literar> S«a-iety at the Kursa u .
The raiti wan made by the Ghent
magistrates. supported by a strong
force of detectives and police in plain
clothes. They entered the club rooms at
ha If-past 10 o'clock by 11 side door and
forcibly prevented the porter from giv
ing the alarm.
Some 500 men ant! women were play
ing baccarat at the moment. They in
cluded many distinguished' German,
French. English and American visitors.
A wild scene followed.
The police seized the stakes, amount
ing to about $70,000. the players mean
while vehemently protesting against
the Intrusion and shouting, “Thieves!"
Some of the men challenged the mag
istrates fur r-malnlng covered in the
presence of ladies.
One Englishman asserted his "right to
put his money an> where he liked."
Another gambler snatched a bundle of
banknotes from a policeman. Several
tried to break open the locked door and
knocked down a policeman who was
guarding it.
Meanwhile the concert, in the casino
jajuL-!i 11 lahing. ■ body nf rhrtr
members, ignorant of the raid, endeav
ored to press their way into the room*,
thus adding to the confusion. The po
lice* were two hours clearing the rooms
and completing their investigation.
The women present, who seem to
have been chiefly German, were par
ticularly indignant, and the German
vice consul whs overwhelmed the next
day with complaints regarding the al
leged hnnMiuencsft and incivility of the
police. The local tradesmen and hotel
keepers are furious, saying that such
episodes will "ruin Ostend." The raid
was <tu. to a peremptory order from the
minister of Justice.
BARBER KILLED IN DUEL
Scissors and Razors Used in a Des
perate Conflict.,
BELGRADE. Aug 13. — A, mortal duel
with scissors and razors took pi t •• in ..
barber shop Here yesterday.
The owner of the shop, Stephan Schiek
llng, reprimanded a new tu&ijrtant nanued
Horvath for • 'tiling .t customer's fac*-. and
when the assistant answered impertinently
he ga'.» him 1 box on the ear.
Horvath thereupon seized .1 pair of scls
sors and made ,t furious attack on his
master.
Tim barber parried several thrusts with
t razor, and in doing so cut tin* assistant's
hand. The assistant then lunged at Shirk
ling with such force that his scissors
pierced the barber's heart, killing him on
tlv spot.
Death of Centenarian
BELFAST. Aug. 13. Michael Keenan
d at Newtown-Butler. Fermanagh, "u
Saturday at the age of UC. He whs such
a stanch teetotaler that he refused t<*
take alcohol even when it was medically
recommended.
LOST III THE ALPS
FOR FORTY HOURS
English Clinil)crs Forced to Spend
\ight on Mountain Peak in
Heavy Storm
WALANCTIES A R O l" X D
OENKVA, Aug. 13.
Three English tourists and three* Berlin
physMarus have had a terrible expert.re
while attempting to ascend the Jungfrau.
They lost their way, and were forced to
remain for a night under some rocks dur
ing a heavy storm. They were forty
hours on the mountain.
The Englishmen -were Messrs. S. Scott
'Pucker and A. Beachcroft, of Plymouth,
and the Kev. H E. Newton, of Lxbridge,
all members of the Alpine Club. They
left here on Wednesday night without
guides, intending to ascend the Jungfrau
by the Guggi glacier, the most hazardous
of all routae.
They were Joined at Gugglhuet by D x -
tors Thee I, Sander and Seckelmann, none
of whom had much experience in moun
taineering.
The snow has been in a very treacher
ous condition lately, and no guide would
; have undertaken such a perilous ascent.
The climbers soon lost their way. and
they were seen from Scheidegg at s
o'clock on Friday night crouching under
some rocks on the 8c h nee horn during a
i terrible thunderstorm.
The climber* remained there throughout
; Friday night, at a height of 11,000 feet,
| and it was feared that they would die
i from exposure. Fortunately, the weather
| was mild. and only one member of the
| party suffered from cold.
Many avalanches were seen from
J S* die id egg crashing down the slopes near
the refuge of the climbers, and the
watchers believed that they would be
; killed.
j They were seen again through a tele
scope at v o'clock Thursday morning,
[evidently in great distress.
The English climbers arrived lu re early
yesterday morning in a state of exhaus
tion. having been delayed In order to
help the Germans, who were badly
nipped, and who suffered to a greater
extent than their comrades.
ARMY OFFICERS* DUEL
Fingers of the Bight Hand of One
Principal Shot Off
J.IHRON, Aug. 13. —A <l-ue! w th pistols,
at fifteen paces, was fought yesterday
between two army officers. Captain Bel
t’;it> and Lieutenant Solano, both well
known sportsmen and members of dis
tinguished families. The challenger was
the ••aptaln. who considered that .his
personal honor had been impugned.
At the third shot the fingers of Lieu
tenant golano's right hand were shattered
and the officer fell fainting. Captain Bel
traVy witnesses demand that the duel
shall be repeated when Lieutenant Solano
;s cured. It is highly probable, however,
that the lieutenant's mutilation has ren
dered him incapable f ever again lighting
with either pistol or sword.
Tried 10,000 Prisoners
BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 13. J. S. Dugdale,
K. C , recorder of Birmingham and cliair
n.ar the Warwickshire quarter ses
sions. who celebrates his seventy-fifth
birthday today, hay tried 10.000 prisoners.
SOME SHOPS OWNED BY WELL-KNOWN ABISTOCRATS IN THE WEST END OF LONDON
SICILIAN MAFIA ON
WAR CRY FOR BLOOD
Men Who Refused Tribute Killed
and Their Property
Destroyed
TERROR REIGNS IN' ISLAND
Internecine Strife Breaks Out
Among Brigands About Dis
tribution of Booty
MU LAN, Aug. 13.
The Sicilian Mafla by its flaring out
break of activity Is again causing pub
lic consternation. I^arge landowners
and well-to-do merchants in the Al
camo territory, who have either not
paid tribute or else have disbursed a
smaller sum than was demanded as a
guarantee of good treatment by the
secret societies, are now. after unheed
ed threatening letters, fearing the ven
geance of the banditti sent against
them.
Signor Vesco, a local town councilor,
has had several thousand vines de
stroyed at night. The next evening he
was himself shot down by masked men
with revolvers In the main street. Four
of the principal wine merchants, named
I'asale, itasso. Amodeo and Massana,
have had their warehouses burned to
the ground by Incendiaries. The last
named, who had replied In a defiant
letter to the demands of the Mafia,
was enticed out of his bedroom to the
balcony at midnight and fired at by an
armed band. Signor Massana luckily
saved his life by throwing himself flat
on the floor, but the lattice work and
bedroom were found riddled with shot.
Signor Montana, a fariper. wasclubbe ■
io death on the highway in broad daylight
and the assassins got clear away with his
horse and cart.
These hirelings of the Mafia appear to
be maneuvering In three bands under
the leadership of Grlsalfl. Gallofo and
ltallo, a trio of desperado chiefs, whom
squads of carabinieri, starting out at
the same time from Palermo, Trapani
and Caltanlsetta, have railed to hunt
down, although they have managed to
kill some of their camp followers. The
police attribute their non-success to the
many safe retreats which a mountain
ous country afford*, as well as to the
fact that the Inhabitants of the region
rather obstruct than aid their endeav
ors through fear of bloody reprisals.
Meantime, an internecine strife has
broken out among the brigands over
the distribution of the booty. Three of
them were treacherously stabbed to
tiie heart while overcome with wine at
a supper of the hand near Corleone.
Their bodies were flung into a torrent,
and shortly after the corpses floated
ashore. The rivals, after cutting oft
their beads, buried their trunks so as
to leave the feet sticking out of thej
ground, in which position they were
discovered by roaming herdsmen. One
of the party thus murdered was a
brigand’s nephew, a mere lad of 14.
RUNAWAY BEAUTY IS
SMUGGLED IN TRUNK
In Charge of Faithful Moor, She
Is Brought Safely to a
Steamer
STERN PARENTS FOILED
TANGIER, Aug. 13.
The beautiful Spanish girl whose ad
ventures since she tied from the house
of her father, the doctor at the Spanish
legation here, threatened to give rise to
~an International incident, is at Gibral
tar. The styry «.f her romantic flight
from Tangier is now told by an officer
j of a Spanish steamer plying between
| Tangier and Gibraltar.
The girl ran away from her parents
and took refuge with some English:
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Levlson. The |
I doctor had disapproved of his daugh
ter’s friendship with Mrs. Levlson, and
threatened to pla• her In a convent.
When the Spanish police went to take
the girl hack hom< Mr. Levlson threat
t ned them with firearms if they dared j
to enter the eutat. Then the girl mys- j
terlously disappeared.
It seems that a stalwart Moor went j
| on board the Gibraltar steamer with nj
large cane box. which he was very care-j
ful to keep upright. He handled It
j with peculiar attention, placed it tn o
j quiet spot and sat "n it.
Then, when the essel was half way
across. It was noticed that there was ant
i extra passenger on board-—a pretty girl, i
1 When asked for . er ticket she said she!
had not one. but offered to pay the fare.!
This was accepted. The captain had
heurd nothing of the romance, and she j
j landed without hindrance.
The girl had tie. brought in the box i
on a donkey's back from the keelsons’ |
house, three mile-, from tbe port, and'
she remained in it for two hours oil j
board the steamer Her father went to
Gibraltar to tlnd tier and bring her
back, but today he returned alone. Mrs.!
1 l.evixon went to Gibraltar yesterday.
Mosquitoes Mistaken for Smoke
HKU5RADK. tug. 13. — A cloud of
“smoko” which appeared to be rising
from the cathedra5 t .wer at Belgrade was
found, when the fire brigade arrived, to
be a large cluster of mosquito**, compact
at the base and tape ring toward the top.
fOURISTAIRSHIP FLIES
OYER ALPINE PEAKS
New Aerial Service Which Is
Likely to Become Popular
Begins in Lucerne
MAN OF 85 A PASSENGER
Demand for Tickets Brisk, With
Americans in the Fore
front
LUCERNE, AU|. 11
The first Alpine passenger airship serv
ice was started at Lucerne yesterday in
perfect weather. About 5 o'clock a tour
was made around the Burgenstock moun
tain. The passengers, all Americans,
were delighted with the trip. The rush
for seats continues. The Burgenstock Is
one of the most prominent mountains on
the Lake of Lucerne. Viewed from the
town. It Is beyond Pllaftis and almost fac
ing the Rlgl, which Is on the opposite
Bhore. Its height la nearly 9000 feet.
There Is accommodation for fourteen
passengers on the airship, which is known
as the Vllle dc Lucerne I. The passengers
on the first trip yesterday morning con
sisted of local magnates, but afterward
other trips of an hour's duration were
made over the lake by many visitors.
Crowded motorboats and steamers fol
lowed the evolutions of the airship. The
price charged each passenger Is $40, and
this includes from one to two hours'
flight, weather permitting. Among the
earliest aerial passengers were two Eng
lishmen, Mr. Gray and Mr. Ashlngton. of
Ixmdon, and many Americans Herr
Kaerll, of Lucerne, agei SS. stated on his
return from tiie aerial voyage that he is
ready to die after seeing so many beauties |
of the Alps. The great demand for tickets
continues.
Yesterday's trips were preliminary ex- j
pcrlments, and the regular service, which
Is to carry’ passengers around Mount
Pllatus and the Hlgl. will be inaugu
rated tomorrow. The airship company
's being inundated with applications for
scats.
A second dirigible, capable of carrying
fourteen passengers, will be ready shortly
for flight from Lucerne.
It has been decided to hold an aviation
meeting at Zurich on September 19-20.
A'ready $30,000 In prlxes has been sub
scribed. and the services of several prom
inent aviators have been engaged. In ,
September. In connection with the Milan j
aviation meeting, a transalpine raid from
Brigue to Milan, over the Alps, will be
attempted.
1008 Million Herrings
EDINBURGH. Aug 13.-The returns of
the fishery hoard for Scotland give the
combined catches of herrings at Orkney
and Shetland and on the east coast of
Scotland and that part of the Northum
berland coast under the Jurisdiction of
the board, from May to July 33, at
1.0SS,000 crans—10SS million fish.
SHEPHERD DISCOYERS
AN ANCIENT SHRINE
Untouched by Human Hands for
at Least Seven Centuries
Before Christ
VANDALS RUIN RELICS
liONDON. Aug. IS.
Untouched by human hands for at least
seven centuries before Christ, the shrine
(Paphos In the classics) of Aphrodite has
been discovered at Rantldl, In the south.
west corner of Cyprus. One of the dis
coverers. I>r. Max O. Richter, In his ac
count In yesterday’s Times, says: "We be
came as excited as If we had each drunk \
a whole bottle of Veuve Clicquot.’*
The worship of Aphrodite (Venus) Is |
known to have been derived in part at
least from the Phoeniclans who were in
Cyprus some 3<X*> years ago. Milton gives I
the other names of the goddess, who was
cupjd’s mother, in his lines: "Astoreth, j
whom the Phoenicians call'd Astarte, j
Queen of Heav’n. ’ Ever since 1R7H, when |
the English occupied Cyprus, they have \
conducted archeological research. not.n- ;
bly at .ouklia. but it has been reserved
for the Germans to discover the shrine a
short distance away at Rantidi. a place
mapped by l>ord Kitchener in his early
days.
The Shepherd Musician
Doctor Richter was led to the* discovery
In a way that reads like, an eclogue:
“One day a shepherd was sitting on one
of the ancient stonefields of Rantidi. After
playing for u long time on his reed flute
he grew tired of his pastoral airs and be
gan to scratch with his long ataff one of
the stones at his feet. As he did so he
saw appearing on the surface of the stone
in two regularly chiseled lines most
curious signs unknown to him and quite
different from the Greek inscriptions lying
about in the temple yard of Kouklla, his
village home, which he passed even’ day
with his flock."
Ultimately this stone reached Mr. Oiean
thi* Plerides, export in antiquities, who at
once recognlxed the Cyprian syllabrio ’ In
scription. Tlie shepherd was invited to a
sumptutous meal, and received a packet
of tobacco as w'cll a« a good baksheesh, j
He returned to his village, engaged some
secret diggers, and in a short time ten
inscribed stones or more, counting what
were broken, were carried in mule carts
to Limassol, the naval port of Cyprus.
Watched by the Police
■Doctor Richter was informed and lo
cated the spot with Doctor Koritxky, la»t
May. “The new. like the old, road to
1‘apho run* through Rantldl. After walk
ing for about ten minutes, we lighted on
the first field of ancient remains. A thick
et. more or lesa dense, partially surrounds
them, and bushes grow between the
atones and over them. Vnfortunatcly we
had very little time at our disposal. We
were watche by three mounted police
men. two of whom were in uniform,while
the third was a uetectlve most amusing
ly disguised as a villager.''
Doctor Rlc..ter regrets that Kngilsh en
gineers had allowed stone* with precious
Inscriptions to be roken for road ballast.
He Is now negotiating with the German
Professor Dorpfeid and the British Mu
seum for the excavation of the shrine to
be completed by Germans.
92 Tear* In One. Bouse
LONDON. Aug. 18—Miss Margaret
Sepplngs. whose death took place at
Dynn yesterday at the age of 92 years,
was bom, resided all her life and died
‘n the same house.
A PICTURE THAT THRIL.US THE ENGLISH HEART
The above is reproduced from a full-page Illustration Ih the London Illiis.
trated News. The fart that so much spate was given to so trilling an lnel.
dent as the king1 putting on his coat aboard ship and being helped by a
sailor shows how the divinity that doth hedge a king Is still doing business
In old England. A few months ago It was difficult for English publications
to hide the Indifference with which they regarded the unpopular heir appar
ent. Now that he has succeeded to the throne, his slightest act Is magnified
to vast proportions in the editorial imagination.
CROWNED QUEEN FOR
ONEJEAR'S REIGN
Girl to Have Undisputed Sway
in an English Village
School
AX EXCELLENT CUSTOM j
LONDON. Aug. I".
A new queen was. crowned at l*l#worth I
yesterday .afternoon. Her diadem was !
made of pink and scarlet roses, her s < P- i
ter was.a wand wreathed with the tiny,
red blossoms of the crimson rambler and i
she does not figure In Debretu
She is Queen Gladys Ashcroft, and she
will reign at the Spring Grove Schools. •
Isleworth, until next summer
Not only is the crowning of the r s<>
queen a charming ceremony, but the prin
ciple is excellent. The Idea w is evolved
by the headmistress. Miss Moore, and has
proved the greatest success.
The girls of the upper standard choose 1
a queen by vote every year, and she isi
the court of appeal before the head
teacher, voices any of the girls* griev- ;
ances and Is looked on as the cadi of the ,
school.
The coronation opened with the ''bean
setting" dance by Mix little girls, wlio wore
quaint folly aprons, capes and caps bor
dered with bells, which tinkled a merry
tune to the time of their feet. Several;
other dances foflowed. ’and then a
pretty tune earn* the pro- esslon of the
two queens. Last summer’s queen. Ko«ie
Wiggins wore a white gown sewn with
white roses, and carried a wreath of white
roses, and her maids of honor wore white
dresses and white rose coronets.
The new queen al*o wore white but
her gown was wreathed with crimson and
pink roses
Her six mails of honor w« e dressed in
white muslin, wearing ?e.i roses, and the
sovereign was attended by two pajps.
Then Queen Rosie Wiggins crowned
Queen" Gladys Ashcroft! and all the little
courtiers sang:
"On thy brow the **rovrti we place.
Decked with purity an«l ura-*•
May the smile of heasen serym*
Rent upon thee, gentle queer.
Ke*t upon thee, gentle queen.’
The badg** ,>f office, a silver and enamel
pendant, was presented by the headmis
tress and Queen Gladys began her reign.
Roof Garden on a Police Court
IX) N DON. Aug. 13.—A beautiful garden
has been cultivated on the roof of the
West'London police court by the house
keeper. Rdwmd Swift.
r
SAYS GERMANY WANTS
MUCH BIGGER NAVY
Socialist Organ Warns Country
That Government Intends to
Push New Naval Bilf
URGES FIGHT AGAINST IT
BRRU.V, AU«. IS.
Tim German Socialist Mwspipar, Vw
warts, warns its readers in the most po«l*
tlve trrms that the government intends td
introduce another navy bill in 1912. after
she next elections for the reichstag.
\fier pointing out that the'shipbuilding
Industry may be counted on to do its ut
most to secure the passage of a new navy
law. the Vonrarts declare* that a might/
agitation must be set on foot in order to
induce the government and the reiohita*
to adopt the alternative policy of an un
derstanding with Great Britain on tlm
subject of na\al armaments If this fails,
the journal suti, the competition in arma
ments will Continue
The well-known writer on naval af
fairs. the retired Naval Captain von Per
s;us in an article in the Journal Tag or
the Brlttsth and German dreadnoughts,
takes the German press to task for dis
puting the accuracy of Mr. Asquith's
statements in reference to the German
fleet in what the writer calls & spirit
of petty faultfinding
For instance, it whs denied here that
Germany has five dreadnoughts ready for
war Captain von Persia* point* out that
though only the first couple of German
dreadnought®—the Nassau and Westfalen
—arc actually in commission, and the sec
ond pair-the Rhineland and Posen—and
the cruiser Von der Tann are still en
gaged in trials, the three latter vessels
completed their first trials satisfactorily
In April and May. am! would undoubtedly
be commissioned in case of mobiliiation.
TTTTTTTnrf Mr Asquith's“statement* in re
gard to the ordering to four dreadnoughts
for the 1510 program arc correct. He
finally contends that the hotly contro
verted assertion of Mr. Asquith that Ger
man}* could conceivably build dread
noughts in thirty-two nr thirty-three
months, instead of the official thirty-six.
or even longer period, is also cprrect.
It is announced that twenty-three bat
tleships. four armored ami eight smaller
protected cruisers, fifty-five ocean-going
destroyers* and also submarines will take
part in the autumn maneuvers of the
German fleet.
EIGHT—FROM THE LONDON TATTLER
c.ninu«aiuc Reformer—Your education in the Spartan echool of
reliance will teach you to steer evenly between the Scylla of a ‘ mercllesi ml
terlallam and the CharybdU1 of a sickly sentimentallam