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PREFACE
For 14 years tho kaiser was
my patient. All I know of Mm
nnd nil tlmt he told me came to
mo white tho relation of jmtlpnt
nnd dentist existed between us.
For Unit reason I felt at first
that, no mutter how vital to the
allied cnusc might ho the Infor
mation I could give uh to tho kai
ser's viewpoint, munitions and
plans, the requirements of pro
fessional ethics must seal my
lips nnd compel me to withhold
It from the world nt large.
When, however, I considered
tho grave crisis that confronts
tho world and in which my own
country is playing so Important
a part, and realized that what I
knew of the kaiser might provo
of some vnltio to civilization, I
concluded that my patriotic duty
was paramount and roso su
perior to any of the ordinary do
mands of professional ethics.
In this conclusion I was
strengthened by tho urgent solici
tation of tho lenders of my pro
fession who were most emphatic
In their contention that my
ethical qualms were entirely un
warranted In view of all tho cir
cumstances. ARTHUR N. DAVIS, D. D. S.
CHAPTER I.
"America Must Be Punished!"
When war broke out between the
United States and Germany, on April
8, 1017, I was In Berlin. I had lived
nd practiced my profession as a dent
tot thcro for 14 years, nnd tho knlser
had been ono of my patients during
all that time.
1 don't know exactly how many
visits tho kaiser paid mo profession
ally, but I know I am safe In saying
they were not less than 100, and tho
probabilities are they were closer to
160. Almost Invariably, after my work
was done, the kaiser remnlned any
where from ten minutes to an hour
and a half to discuss the topics of the
hour with me.
When we declared war against Ger
many, therefore, while I was still an
American citizen as patriotic an
American, I believe, as might bo found
anywhere I had lived in Germnny so
long, bad developed so many profes
sional friendships In Germany's most
favored circles and was so generally
regarded as a particular favorite of
tho kaiser himself, that I found it hnrd
to realize that nevertheless I had be
come an alien enemy.
The same day the breaking off of
diplomatic relations was announced,
the German newspapers had published
the provisions of an old treaty be
tween Germany and the United States
which gave Americans In Germany
and Germans In America nlno months
after a declaration of war between tho
two nations within which to settle
their affairs and leave the country.
"This treaty," the newspapers point
ed out, "was made In tho time of Fred
erick the Great It has never been
repealed. Germany will respect it."
As there were so many moro Germans
In America than there wero Americans
la Germany, this prompt announce
ment at Germany's Intentions regard
ing this treaty was quite understand
able and It seemed most Improbable
that Germany would adopt any harsh
measures toward Americans und
thereby Invite reprisals.
Had the situation been reversed, of
course, tho Germans would undoubt
edly hnvo thought It expedient to In
tern Americans no matter what hap
pened to their own countrymen In
America, and, In that event, this an
cient treaty would have shared tho
fate of that which guaranteed Bel
gium's neutrality. Ono "scrap of pa
per" moro or less would never hnvo
been allowed to Interfere with Ger
many's "destiny."
Influential Germans who called to
see me professionally during that pe
riod almost Invariably expressed the
hope that I was not planning to leavo
Berlin.
"No matter what happens, doctor,"
thoy declared -"even If the worst
comes to the worst and war Is de
clared between America and Germany
you may feel quite sure the kaiser
will never let anyone harm you."
I had not let the matter rest there,
however. I had called at tho Ameri
cas embassy, where It was pointed
out to me that, while diplomatic re
lations had been Bevered, It was not
at all certain that war would result
and there was, therefore, no reason
for me to leave Berlin precipitately.
Had tho kaiser been In Berlin at
tho time, I might, of course, hnvo had
an opportunity to put tho question to
him squarely as to what my fato might
be If war wero declared, but ho was
away. Tho court chamberlain had
been appointed but a short tlmo beforo
and I did not know him personally,
but his predecessor, Count August von
Eulenburg, one of tho wisest und mos
respected men in Germany, was one
of my oldest patients nnd I decided to
discuss tho situation with him. Un
fortunately, however, I found him too
111 to receive me. He was eighty yenrs
old and, although unusually well pre
served, was In no condition on this
occasion to receive visitors.
Another inlluentlal patient of mlno
whom I sought out ut this tlmo was
ex-Ambassador von Sturm. Although
ho was now retired from ofllclnl life,
ho had formerly been n powerful fig
ure In Germnu state circles nnd stltl
kept moro or less In touch with tho
new court chamberlain and others In
high office. His nephew was under
secretury of foreign affairs.
I found tho cx-nmhassador at his
private apartment In the Adlon hotel.
"What will happen to Americans,"
I asked, "If my country declares war
against Germnny?"
"That, doctor, will depend entirely
upon how America treats our sub
jects," ho replied, somewhat moro
coldly than I hud expected of him. "If
America Interns Germans, of course,
wo shall undoubtedly treat Americans
the same way, nnd you could hardly
expect nny special consideration, al
though, If you will Write a letter to the
court chamberlain, who is a personal
friend of mine, I shall see that ho gets
it."
"But, excellency," I replied, "there Is
a treuty between Germany nnd Amer
ica, I understand, which gives the sub
jects or citizens of ono country who
happen to be sojourning in the other
when war Is declared nine months
within which to close up their affairs
and leave. Would not that protect
mo?"
"Of course, doctor," ho answered,
"Germany will respect tho treaty If
America does, nnd then thcro will bo
no trouble. It seems to mo you must
uwalt developments and, In tho mean
tlmo you have no cuuso for worry."
"Suppose some of your subjects In
America should act up and start
blowing up bridges or munition fac
tories and should be lynched, which
they probably would be," I suggested,
"what would Germany's courso be?"
"What Germany would do then,
doctor," ho replied, slowly nnd
thoughtfully, as though such a contin
gency liud never occurred to him be
fore "really, doctor, I don't know
what wo would do 1"
This somewhat unsatisfactory Inter
view with Von Sturm might havo wor
ried mo more, perhaps, hud it not been
for a visit I received only a day or
two later from Prlnco von Pless, one
of tho kaiser's closest friends and ad
visors, who called on mo profession
ally. For n year and a half the kaiser
had had his great army hcudquurters
nt tho prince's palaco at Pless, In
southeastern Germany, and I knew
that he enjoyed his monarch's confi
dence. When I asked him regarding the
possible internment of Americans, ho
assured mo thut, cotuo what might, I
und my family had not tho slightest
reason for alarm.
"No matter what may befall other
Americans, doctor," ho ussertcd, in
u confldcntlul manner, "tho kaiser has
gone on record to the effect thut you
und your fnmlly are not to be mo
lested." Another Incident which mado me
feel that I could proceed with my prep
arations for leaving Berlin without un
duo husto was tho receipt early In tho
year of a most extraordinary post card
from tho kaiser which, It occurred to
me, was quite significant ns to his In
tentions regarding my welfare. On ono
sldo was his picture and on tho other,
written and signed in English In his
own handwriting, was tlib message:
"Dear Doctor Davis :
"Wlshlug you u very good year for
1017. WILLIAM I. R."
This was tho first messago of its
kind that I had ever received from tho
kaiser. Even tn peace times, tho pic
ture postals wnlch ho had sent to mo
from tlmo to time nnd which wero
autographed by him, wero always
signed In German. When, on February
1, tho Germans resumed their ruth
less Bubmarlno warfure a move which
was Immediately followed by the
breaking oft of diplomatic relations I
felt that tho kaiser must havo fore
seen this conscquenco and had sent
mo tho postal as an Intimation that
ho wautcd mo to remain In Berlin
nevertheless.
When tho Germans sank the LusI
tanla, living and practicing la Ger
many lost many of their attractions
for nic. I made up my mind then that
I would rather return homo nnd com
mence my professional cureer all over
aguln, If necessary, than remain In a
country which could sanction such a
hideous form of warfare tho wanton
destruction of women nnd children. To
that end, I went to Now York iu the
summer of 1015 to investigate tho re
quirements for tho practice of my pro
fcsslon In that state I had on Illinois
license, hut I wnnted to bo in a posi
tion to practice In New York, and the
following year I went to New York
ugaln nnd tool: tho state dental etura
lnatlon. I returned to Germany late in
tho autumn of 1010 and Jater I learned
I that my certificate had been granted.
jThcn I commenced active preparations
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to dispose of my German practlco and
return home.
My second reason for wanting to get
out of Germany ns soon ns possible
was the fact that food conditions 'In
Germany were becoming moro pre
carious every day. My wlfo und I1
feared that our child, who was twoi
years old, might suffer from lack of'
proper nourishment If we remained j
nnd I determined tlmt tin timttnr tin.,-!
long it might bo necessary for me to
remain In Berlin, my wife nnd child
nt nny rate should leavo at the earliest
possible moment.
My third reason, however, was by
fur tho most Insistent of nil.
I had become convinced that what I
knew of the knlser and his pluns, now
tlmt wo wero at war, ought to be com
municated to America without delay
and that tho only way to do that ade
quately would be to get homo ns soon
as I possibly could, no mntter what
personal sacrifice might bo Involved In
abandoning my European practice und
interests.
It Is true that In the early years of
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conversations naturally embraced only
the most general of subjects, but. In
Inter years, when he came to know mo
better, ho enst aside all reserve nnd
talked to mo on whatever was upper
most In his mind at the time. After
tho war started that, of course, formed
tho principal subject of our discus
sions nnd the part that America was
playing In tho conflict was frequently i
brought up bocnuso of the fact that I ,
was nn American. I
Ono memorable Interview I had had
with him Influenced me perhaps more1
man any other single factor to hasten
tne settlement of my European affairs
and return home.
It was In tho fall of 1010. Tho knl
ser had como to mo for professional
attention, and nf tor my work was com
pleted ho remained to discuss some
of the aspects of tho war. Perhaps the
fact that I had Just returned from a
visit to America made him more than
usually eager for a chat with me.
Wo had discussed various phases of
tho war, when the kaiser changed the
Bubjcct nbruptly with the question :
"Davis, what's tho matter with your
country?"
"In what respect, your majesty?'' I
asked.
"Why Is It that your country Is so
unfair to Germany? Why do you per
sist In supplying munitions and money
to the ulllcs? Why doesn't your pres
ident treut tho European warring na
tions the sumo as ho treated Mexico
by putting an embargo on munitions
and letting us fight this thing out our
selves? You do not ship munitions to
us, why do you ship them to the other
side?"
I wus on such terms with tho knlser
that I did not hesitate to answer his
question with another.
"I havo always understood, your
majesty, that during tho Russian-Japanese
war, Germany continually sup
plied munitions to Russia. Why was
thnt nny moro Justifiable than America
supplying munitions to the ulllcs?
Then ngnln, In tho Spanish-American
"Davis, yon surprise me!" the kaiser-Interrupted,
rising from the oper
ating ennir, in which her had remained,
walking towurdq me, throwing buck
his shoulders nnd rising to his full
height. "Tho cuscs aro entirely differ
ent. When wo helped Russia ngalust
Japan wo wero helping a white rnco
against a yellow race, don't ever for
get thnt don't ever forget that. But
with America, that i3 certainly not the
case. Your country Is acting from
purely mercenary motives. It Is a
caso of dollars, dollars, dollars !" and
each tlmo ho repeated tho word ho
struck his pnrtlally helpless loft hnnd
violently with his powerful right.
"Amerlen values dollars moro than she
values German lives I She thinks "it
right to shoot down my people."
IIo had worked himself up to a de
gree of Indignation which 1 had seen
him display only on two or three pre
vious occasions, nud I must confess I
wns reluctant to stnrt a fresh outburst
by answering his nrguments. Ills
eyes, usually soft nnd kindly, flashed
firo ns ho advanced townrds inn and
slowly and Incisively declared : "Davis,
America must bo punished
for her uctlons l"
In thut expression, which he repent
ed on subsequent occasions In pre
cisely tho snmo words and with tho
same measured emphasis, I knew that
ho revealed mostly clearly what his at
tltudo was and will ever bo toward
this country.
CHAPTER II.
Tho Kaiser at Potsdam.
Getting out of Germany proved to be
a far more difficult proposition than I
had Imagined.
Realizing that it would probably bo
several months beforo I could final
settle up my affairs, and that my cb'id,
who wns anemic, ought to ho tu'iron
out of Germany with us llttlo delay ns
poBslblo becauso food conditions were
fast going from bad to worse, . ap
plied to tho kommandantur f or leave to
have my wlfo nnd child go to tMon
treux, on Lako Geneva, Switzerland,
where I hoped to Join them nt tho
earliest possible moment nnd accom
pany them home. I did not relish tho
idea of their going ucross the ocean
without me.
That was In May, 1017. Weeks
passed while our nppllcntiun wus going
from ono ofllclnl to unothur, lying, per
haps for days ut u tlmo under u pile of
other applications of u slmlllnr char
acter or nwultlnt; the Investigation of
our personal histories, und It was not
until tho end of Juno that we received
any word regarding It. Then wo
learned that It had been denied.
This was my first Intimation that wo
might havo difficulty In getting out of
Germany.
A day or two later the kaiser called
on me professionally and I told him of
our plight, hoping that ho would Inter
cede for us It wus the only favor of n
personal character I hud ever asked of
him.
"My child Is uillng, your majesty," I
said, "und I feel thut she needs n
change of climate. I applied to the
kommandantur for leave for my wlfo
and child to go to Montrcux, but I have
Just heard that It bus been refused 1"
"Davis, I will see whut I can do In
the matter," he replied reassuringly,
nnd ns ho wns leaving my olllce ho
turned to mo und snld In the presence
of his two adjutants : "Regarding that
matter you spoke of, leuvc It to mo
and I will see what I can do 1"
The kaiser's Influence would readily
solve our problem, I thought, und I
wus very much relieved. Two days
Inter, however, I received a letter
from Count von Moltke, ono of the kai
ser's adjutants, stutlng that the kai
ser had spoken to him regarding tho
Switzerland project, but, under the
circumstances, It was out of tho .ques
tion. If, however, my child's condition
were such us to make a change of cll
mnte really necessary, ho added, tho
kaiser suggested thut n trip to the
Austrian Tyrol might perhaps bo ar
ranged, us the climate there wns Just
ns good as that of Switzerland, but be
fore permission would be grunted for
that trip it would be necessary to ob
tuln n certificate from tho district doc
tor stating that it wus nccessury.
As the food situation In Austria wns
Just ns bud us It wus in Germany, if
not worse, thnt Iden didn't nppenl to
mo nt nil, nnd I went Immediately to
tho kommnndnntur and explained the
situation to them.
When they saw Count von Moltke's
letter tho oflleer In charge threw up
his hands.
"That's final," he declared. "That
comes from n higher authority than
ours. It Is useless to pursue tho mat
ter nny further. We received n com
munication from his majesty regard
ing your case, but the mutter wus left
entirely to our discretion. It wus not
a command, only a request from his
mnjesty. A command, of course, would
huve been different."
Then I applied for a pass for my
wife, child nnd myself to go to Amer
ica. They pointed out ut the komman
dantur that as my wife's application
to leavo Berlin preceded mine, It wus
possible she would be allowed to leave
beforo me. I told the officer thnt thnt
would suit mo admirably, ns I wanted
tho pass for Mrs. Davis nnd the child
grunted at Uin earliest possible mo
ment regardless of what action might
bo taken on my own application.
Agnln there followed n long period
of anxious waiting while the German
red tape slowly unwound, but cvontu
nlly, In September, we received word
thnt Mrs. Davis and the child might
leave Berlin for Copenhagen between
October 10 und 12. They left on tho
tenth.
A day or two later commenced tho
German offensive against Riga, on the
Baltic. Within three or four days tho
Germans captured successively the
Oesel, Rutin, Ohro and Moon Islands
In the Gulf of Riga nnd then carried
their Invasion to tho mainland. Their
npparent objectlvo wus Petrograd nnd
on October 10 tho Russians announced
that the seat of the government would
be removed from Petrograd to Mos
cow. These successes on the Baltic failed
to overcome tho depression in Germany
cnused by tho serious Internal situa
tion In Austria nt this period. Muni
tion factories wero being wrecked by
hunger-crazed nnd war-weary strikers
nnd tho populace was being shot down
In great numbers In tho food riots
which developed In vnrlous parts of
Austria. Not since tho wnr began had
the outlook been so discouraging for
the Gennuns.
Then, , 1 October 21, just as things
wero leaking their blackest, tho great
Gcrnnn-Austro offensive against tho
Italh.us was started. Iu three days tho
Italians wero swept out of Austria und
the Teutons pressed forwnrd to the
passes west of tho Isonzo river leading
to tho Venetian plains. By tho end of
October tho Italian armies wero In full
retreat. Beforo this offensive wns over
tho Germnns captured, they claimed,
no less than 800,000 prisoners nnd sev
eral thousand big guns, besides vast
stores of munitions and supplies.
Tho exultation of tho Germans over
tho triumph of their armies In Italy
know no bounds. While It was at Its
height I had nn Interview with tho knl
ser which will ever remain ono of tho
most vivid In my memory.
It wns about three-thirty one Sunday
morning when I was aroused by a maid
who, In an awe-stricken tone of voice.
' announced that tho Neue Palais, tho
j kaiser's palace at Potsdam, was on tho
phone. I went to the telephone and
was Informed thnt tho knlser was suf
fering from n bad toothache and would
send his uuto for me within un hour or
so.
I got up nt once und packed my In
struments, nnd ut six-thirty the cur, u
big gray Mercedes limousine, nrrlv2d.
Besides the chauffeur there was an
outrider currying the bugle whose dis
tinctive notes only the kaiser may use.
While the Shell loom nnd other stuto
rooms wero accessible to visitors be
foro the war, no ono wns ever permit
ted to visit the private apartments of
the knlser upstairs.
On this occasion, however, I was
guided right through the Shell room,
through n door opening on tho left and
up n wide staircase to tho kaiser's
gardorobe, or dressing room.
There I found breakfast ready for
me. It consisted of real coffee, real
white bread, butter, marmalade, sugar,
cream und cold meats. It was the first
food of the kind I had eaten In some
time und practically no one In Ger
many outside tho royal family nnd tho
Junkers wns any better off than I In
that respect.
While I was breakfasting, tho knlser
was dressing. His valet entered sev
eral times, I noticed, to take out arti
cles of clothing from tho mnsslve
wardrobes which lined the room. I had
Just completed my menl when I re
ceived word that my patient was ready
to receive me.
As I entered tho kaiser's bedroom
he wns standing In the center of the
room, fully attired In nn nrmy gray
uniform, but without his sword, no
looked more haggard thnn I had over
seen him, except once In 1015. Luck
of sleep and physical pain were two
things with which he had had very
little experience, and they certainly
showed their effects very plulnly.
He didn't seem to be In the best of
humor but greeted me cordially enough
nnd shook hands.
"Invnll my life, Davis," he snld, "I
havo never suffered so much pain."
I expressed my sorrow nnd started
to Improvise n dental chair out of an
upholstered armchair on which I
placed some pillows nnd, ns tho knlser
sat down, luTlntighlngly remurked:
"Look here, Davis, you've got to do
something for me. I can't fight tho
whole world, you know, and have a
toothache!"
When I wns through and his pain
was relieved, his spirits seemed to re
vive appreciably, und he explained why
It was ho wus so anxious to huve his
tooth trouble removed as quickly as
possible.
"I must go down to Italy, Davis,"
he sutd, "to see what my noblo troops
have accomplished. My gracious,
what we have done to them down
there 1 Our offensive at Riga was Just
a feint. We had advertised our In
tended offensive In Italy so thoroughly
thnt tho Italians thought we couldn't
possibly Intend to carry It through.
Fur three months It was common talk
In Germany, you remember, that tho
great offensive would stnrt In October,
und so the Italians believed It was all
n bluff nnd when wo advanced on Riga
they wero sure of It. They thought wo
wero so occupied there that we could
pay no attention to them, und so wo
cnught thorn napping I"
1 tie kaiser's face fairly beamed ns
he dwelt on the strategy of his gen
erals and tho successful outcome of
their Italian campaign.
"For months Italy hud been eiigng4
In planting her big guns on tho moun
tain-tops und gathering mountains of
ammunition and supplies and food und
hospltul siipplleo In the valleys below,
In preparation for their twelfth Isonzo
offensive.
"We let .hem go ahead and waited
patiently for tho right moment. They
thought that their contemplated offen
sive must Inevitably bring our weaker
neighbor to her knees nnd force her to
make u separate peace 1" By "our
weaker neighbor" the kaiser, of course,
referred to Austria, and how nccurato
was his Information regarding Ituly's
expectations und how easily they
might havo been realized wero subse
quently revealed by tho publication of
that famous letter from Knlser Kurl
to Prince Sextus.
In the next Installment, Doctor
Davis tells of the kaiser's dual
personality, showing how the
war, while not changing, uncov
ered the emperor's true charac
ter. Don't miss this Interesting
6tudy of the German "war lord."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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stopped with n mlxiuro of sand nnd
plnstcr of pnrls mixed Into u paste
with wnter. When dry cover with u
plcco of paper to match tho wall.
Papyrus on Which the Desires of Utah
Were Recorded Has Recently Been
Discovered in a Good Stato
of Preservation.
Utnh, tho Egyptian, looked out
from beneath his shnggy eyebrows
across tho Nile, where tho eternal
Pyramids shimmered In the heat
ngnlnst tho cloudless sky. Gods of
Egypt I How dim were these piles of
stone! In tho bright light of tho sun
god, Rn, ho should have seen thoso
mnn-mude mountains clearly.
Shades of his ancestors 1 His eyes
wero dimming fast! IIo wns getting
old very old, so he suddenly realized.
Ho looked Into the basin of tho foun
tain In the courtyard. The imago re
flected made him conscious, for tho
first time, of his swiftly approaching
end. IIo sank down upon tho foun
tuln's rim nnd mused upon the short
ness of life, Its vnrylng fortunes nnd
the prospects nf the future life ac
cording to tho beliefs of himself und
his fathers.
Ah, well, ho was ready to die. Ho
did not fear after deuth to take tho
Journey with the sun god, Rn, In tho
Boat of n Million Years to the Fields
of Peace. No, by Amen, the god of
Thebes I Had not Utah led a good
life?
Yes, he had nlwnys been just, mer
ciful nnd kind to his scrvunts und Ills
household. They had lacked nothing
while ho lived, nor had his wife, Shf'
tu, tho daughter of Sat Sepdu.
But, after he wns gone nh, Plrn
oh, the great one who gives life to his
people would Ms memory bo suffi
cient to keep1 her from want or mis
treatment? Would she ever be set out
of the grent stone house ns the wid
ows of others hud been In tho past?
A chill, sharper even than the chill
of old age, shook him. It wus tho chll'
nt feur for his beloved.
Then a huppy thought wurml hib
veins aguln.
The people of his household nnd his
city ever had listened and obeyed his
spoken and written word during his
life. His words by voice or wrOtag
wero considered authority nnd whole
somely respected. Doubtless, then,
would his written words bo followed
when he wns in tho Fields of Pence.
Strange, neither ho nor anyone clso
had thought of such n thing before.
So with reeds, fluid nnd papyrus he
wrote In beautiful picture wrltlug.
That happened more than 1,500
yenrs ago. However, tho papyrus has
kept In a good state of preservation
all those centuries and wus recently
discovered by excavators. Translated,
It proved to be the will or legucy of
Utah, allowing his wife, "Sheftu,
daughter of Sat Sepdu of Gesub," four
Eustern slaves nnd "the right to dwell
In my house without ullowlug her to
bo put forth on the ground by any per
son." Tho "will" Is considered by authori
ties to be the first ever drawn.
Buttons and the War.
Buttons nrc not generally regarded
ns one of the grent urtlcles of com
merce, yet a. report Issued by the fed
eral tariff commission presents somo
astonishing figures regarding the mug
nltudo of the button Industry nnd the
capital Invested therein.
There nro moro than COO button
manufacturing establishments In this
country, representing a cupltnl of ap
proximately $20,000,000 and an annual
payroll of $8,000,000. The annual
value of the products is more than
$20,000,000. New York has almost half
the factories, but the middle West sup
plies most of tho freshwater pearl.
Tho wnr tins put up the price of but
tons, owing to the advance In tho cost
of metals used In button manufacture,
and the Increased price of celluloid
sheets nnd nil subsidiary raw materi
als, such ns dyes, chnlk, acids and can
vas. It is interesting to learn that the
wnr has stimulated the business In
this country nnd has led to the manu
facture of glass buttons, which former
ly wero Imported another lnstanco o
Seating Germnny nt Its own game.
She Saves Fuel.
i A little old woman, wearing n wool
en dress, n blnck silk Jnckot nnd a
llttlo round lint, entered u surface car
nt n transfer station yesterdny, her
nrmB so filled with n great bundle of
rumpled newspapers thut so could
barely keep her balanco.
"We've got to conserve' sho said
cheerfully to another woman who held
n seut for her, ns she tumbled Into a
sent, making n dive nt tho snmo time
for nn evening pnper that some one
had left lying there. "Is this yours!
No? Well, the government snys we've
got to save paper," sho continued, as
shexulded this Inst one to her already
big packuge ; "nnd I'll tell yon It saves
a lot of wood when I make my coffee
In tho morning." New York INnes.
Model Villains In Belnlum.
At the Initiative of M. F. Malft, di
rector of tho architectural work- of
tho city of Brussels, specialists iro
studying nt present a project looking
toward the creation, on the boundary
of Great Brussels, of n largo vlllngo
tor workmen which will be, ns far as
tho authorities permit, annexed to
Brussels city. It will bo n garden city,
conceived nftcr tho most recent es
thetic ldens of cities and especially
destined for worklngmeu and small
shopkeepers. Specinl Installations wlir
be provided for, work at homo. From
Belgian Bulletin.
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