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JULY CIHCXLTlO..
52,328
Competitire Armaments.
Whatever may have been the Immediate
cauao of the war conflagration In Kurojie, un
questionably back of It all are the competitive
armament of the rival nations, wh bent upon
building and maintaining a military machine
blRRrr and more destructive than his neigh
bor's. During all the period of peace, the Eu
ropean nations have been preparing for war
They have built forts, added battleship upon
battleship to their navies, Increased the URe pe
riod for military service and accumulated colos
sal war chests, each trying to make Itself no
formidable that provocation to arms would be
suicidal to the other.
But nations are only aggregations of Indi
viduals. Suppose the Individual man in a com
petitive race to load himself down with guns,
pistols and bombs, and to make his dwelling
place armor proof! Ruppose every time bis
neighbor bought a new rifle he endeavored to go
him one better, and every time his neighbor put
up a wall, he sought to raise hia still higher!
Where would they all land, and how long would
It take them to get there?
As peacemakers competitive armaments have
failed of their purpose. They are breaking and
crumbling. Some new and better way of keep
ing the peace of nations will have to be substituted.
Stale of Nebraska, County of Douglas, as.
Kwla-ht Williams, circulation manager of Tha Bea
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that
the average dally circulation for tba month of July,
114. Waa tt,4i.
DWIOliT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager.
Cuhacrlbed In my presence and sworn to before
me. this 4th dav of Augimt. 1914.
HOBEHT HUNTER. Notary Public
riubecribera leaving the city temporarily
abould bare The liee mailed to them. Ad
dreaa will h changed as often aa requested.
War not only la hell, but It draws no color
line.
Note (hat nothing more Is heard of the dan
ger of a car famine.
Optimism and opportunity maka a fine al
literative combination.
Those folks over In Paris muat be looking
for something they hope they won't get.
If the Germans take even the art galleries
they will no doubt take the Brussels carpets
also.
Let us all breathe eaaler no Nebraska
names on the suffragist women's congressional
blacklist.
Unless they hurry the frosts of winter will
add their withering blight to the "flower of the
European armies."
Virginia may be tha home of presidents, but
Texas has them all skinned when It comes to
cradling cabinet offloers.
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Tba navies are fairly busy, but really, as
compared with the armies, they are not keeping
up their end of the game.
Entente cordlales seem to be things of the
past In Europe, when even the opposing censors
refuse) to pass each other's copy.
While the theater of war has tba run. other
varieties of theaters will bare to have soma spe
cial attraction to command attention.
Perhaps one thing that made Wagner's mu
sic so heavenly was the fact that he had a "good
angel" In young King Ludwig of Bavaria.
Tha American who persists in remaining in
tba war ton after warning to get out, will not
be entitled to much sympathy If trouble over
takes him.
And yet we must remember that Frederick
tha Great, the great-great-great granduncle of
the ruling kaiser, fought a successful war
against six nations.
Prince William of Wled la now jmpret of Albania.
Springfield Republican.
But surely they will not blame that on our
George Fred Williams.
What la needed at tha city hall la one of theae
new-fangled efficiency engineers fan Francisco
Chronicle.
No, the Chronicle is referring to Its own city
hall, yet there are others.
Railroads in 2 -cent fare atates will make a
great mistake If they undertake to boost passen-
f er ratea, aa It ia hinted they will do. The rail
roads ought by tbla time to have learned enough
to know when to let well enough alone.
In the Hat of congressmen marked for re
election slaughter by the votes-for-wotnen advo-
catea is Underwood of Alabama. Our good
women friends seem to have forgotten that Mr.
Underwood will not stand for re-election, having
keen already chosen to represent Alabama in
the United States senate for six years, beginning
next March.
Why Shove it on the Women?
Our Omaha school board needs a re-creation,
and the time to do It is at the coming election
when eight of the twelve memberships are to bo
filled by the voters. The board has a number
of good men In It, but aa a whole the standard of
ability and efficiency Is too low. Vacancies
have been filled from time to time by the ruling
majority to accomplish a particular object
rather than to enlist business capacity or educa
tional experience and Ideas w ith consequent re
duction of the average.
It is suggested that the Job of re-castlng the
Fhool board belongs to the women. We ask.
Why shove It off on the women when it belongs
at least as much to the men. True, women pos
sessing preHerlbed qualifications may vote at
school board elections, but we all know they
have not voted in the past. The men are re
sponsible for the existing unsatisfactory condi
tion, and if the remedy ia to be applied, they
l.ave no right to stand back with the remark,
"Let the women do It."
England and Germany.
One of the pathetic features of thia war is
the rupture of the ties of relationship between
England and Germany. True, the impression
had long prevailed, and not without apparent
cause, that each was Jealous of the other s ag
gression, England dreading Germany'a commer
cial supremacy, Germany England's maritime
prowess. But, nevertheless, they were and are
Wood kin aprung from a common ancestry.
Their royal houses have intermarried, forms of
international affection have been kept up. The
kaiser bore as the Insignia of this kinship the
honorary titles of flld marshal In the British
army and admiral in the British navy. But
these he put aside with the war.
"Who are the English?" the student in his
tory aska. And the answer is, "They are
Saxons."
Caesar led his Roman lesions across the
channel to prevent Britons from going to the
aid of the Gauls, then the enemy of Rome. Not
until 360 years later did the Romans quit the
country. When they did they left It as free of
Roman customs or language as if they had never
been there. In no sense did Britain become
Roman and in no sense is it Roman today.
Then came another invasion from over the sea,
a friendly host of peace-loving, land-tilling
Saxons from northwest Germany, and by 830
A. D- the Oermanlc tribes had overrun what is
now England.
The newcomers stayed, cleared their forests,
built their homes and laid the foundations of
the modern state. From the Saxons the Britons
derived tholr chief elements of character and
temperament more than from any of the other
German tribe. It la true that a little later
came the Angles, Danes and Normans, conquer
ing In turn the peaceable, yet Indomitable
Saxon-Britons, but each In time was overcome
and assimilated by the stronger parent people.
So today the old Saxon still dominates in the
English character and temperament. His love
of peace, submission to law, aversion for public
office, all mark the modern Englishman aa the
descendant of that root tribe described by Taci
tus aa "the finest of all the German tribes that
strive more than the rest to found their great
ness upon equity."
Americans are reluctant to take aides in this
grievous alignment of kinsmen, but they may
b pardoned if they pause to remark upon this.
one of the moat pathetic of all 'he melancholy
features of the war this deadly antagonism be
tween cousins on the opposite shores of the
North Sea.
tamnLia mam acs m.e-i
The finest organ In Nebraska has Just been set up
In the English Lutheran church at Sixteenth and
Harney at a coat of IS.OOU. It was a donation to the
church by Xountxe Bros. The organ la alxteen feet
wide, nineteen feet high and contains 1,044 pines
N. alerrlam will thankfully receive any Informa.
tlon regarding a. thoroughbred Jersey cow with
leather strap around her neck, which strayed from
nu premises on Twenty-third and Burt afreets.
Miss Jennie E. Talbot has gone to visit for a week
with frleoda at Sidney and Hawthorne, la.
Tha plasterers' picnic at IlaacaJI's park waa live
lier than expected, being overrun by a gang of
tougha. Officer Moetya waa hit over tha left eye
and Cap tela Donahue had to use his club to protect
(Limeeir.
D. O. WcEwan. 511 Falrvtew street, pays for ad
vertising space to let it be known that "the man
who was aeen to pick up a sky terrier pup In front
f the gocery store at tha head of fit. Mary's avenue.
will be arrested unless ho returns tha same to me
Immediately."
. T. O. Mel urn's restaurant. 10 Sixteenth street.
wanu a girl for kitchen work, also one girl, 14 or 15
years of age, to take care of baby.
Mr. and Mrs. William 8. Mills, Seventeenth and
Caatellaaj are receiving sympathy over the loss of
uir young son.
Separate and Diitinct.
The demand for a short ballot relates as much
to the election as it does to the primary. Let
no one confuse the short ballot movement with
the disposition manifest In many quartera to do
away with the primary altogether. Quite the
contrary, the short ballot would make the
scheme of direct nominations workable aa noth
ing else would. The unanswerable indictment
against the primary aa we now have It Is that
the confusion of multiplicity of offices and can
didates prevents intelligent choice of party nom
inees, and seriously Impedes successful applica
tion of the principle of popular government and
this indictment would be met by reducing the
number of elective offices.
Brief oontrlbvtlona oa timely
topics Invited. The Bee assumes
no responsibility for opinions of
rerrespoadenta. All letters anb
Irct to ooadensatloB by eaUtor.
imerlcaa Women's War Belief Fnnd
I)Nil)N, Aug. -12. To tli Kditor of
The Hoc. Our faith in the tic thnt unite
our country to Oreat Britain render us
confident that American will respond to
our appeal to alleviate, the terrible suffer
ing caufd l.y the war.
We A rrerl an women arc pp.l'pin( a
hospital In connection with the Bed l.'ross
society and If funds permit, an amhiilance
uliip.
In the name of our common ancestry,
n the name of humanity, please send us
an muc h an you run.
Donation will be received liy Meimrn.
J. P. MorKsn !'., Wall street, New
York, marked "American Women's War
Belief Fund," or mny lie ?cnt directly to
tlm honorary treasurer. Waller Burns, SO
(irosvenor street, London, England.
MI.S'NIK PAtJKT.
CO.VSCBTX) MAIlLPOIiOrOH.
A LICK IOWTHF.n.
MARY llARCOrilT.
JKNNIK RANDOLPH t'Hl'RCHILL,
AVA ASTOR.
Topics of the War
In the recent primary election In Omaha
large numbers of democrats changed their party
registration to vote tor candidates for nomina
tion on tha republican ticket while out in the
rural districts large numbers of republicans
voted the democratic ballot to help out particu
lar democratic friends. We repeat that party
enrollment should be required not only in the
cities, but throughout the state, and no changes
should be permitted after the time tor candidate
filings.
It Is recorded that in Rome, under the Cae
sars, two soothsayers could not meet on the
street without laughing in one another's face.
It must be equally Impossible for a candidate in
the lata primary to read the sworn expense
statement of hjs competitor and keep a straight
countenance. V
Dona nllh the Long- Hnllot.
OMAHA. Auk. "!. To the Editor of The
Hee: You are absolutely rlsrht on the long
ballot. It I an unmitigated nuUnnoe and
largely defeats the purpose for which It
waa designed. One cannot posMhly know
all the men on an eight-foot ballot; good
candidates are often hidden under a idle
of rubbish. I'ndcr this absurd law, ovory
cl'lsen might become a candidate who can
pny the registration fp: we inlirht have
a ballot a mile long The old convention
method. In spite of Ita evlla. Is Infinitely
better. It la a cheap way for unknowns
to get liofnro the public, mont of whom
never expect a nomination. It la a
nuisance to have every tree, fence and
old building plastered with these un
knowns for thrw months, a very few
take them down after defeat.
Tho primary law practically disfran
chise the Independent voter and ought
to Le declared unconstitutional. Irrinpend
ent volcra select the hist men In all par
ties when they can, hut they can't do this
In primary elections. This law seems In
tended fr the boosting of parties rathar
tlinn tha selection of tho bet candidates.
It often compels one to vote for an in
ferior candidate or not vole at all. It la
a positive Interference with the right of
suffrage. It makes candidacy too cheap
and arouses the asplratlona of too many
Incompetents for office. A candidate
should be required to have UK) signatures
of actual voters to his petition before se
curing registration. If gome check la not
put on this business there will not be
trees enough lo hold the photos of tha
candidates. The only partlea benefited
will bo the photographers and news
pupers, but the voter will have to hire a
man to help him handle his ballot.
D. C. JOHN, 4828 Webster Street.
War a Plant for "elf-Prenerra I ton.
HINCKLRY. Minn., Aug. 30.-To the
Editor of The Bee: I have bocn reading
with Interest the opinions of different per
sona in your columns regarding the great
war now being waged by clvlllxcd (?)
man. One man feels that he has found
the cause of all war (that in a great atep).
It Is in the church and the teaching of
Ita mlnlatere; another thlnka It ia the
crowned heads of Europe; another feels
that It Is the great gunmakera of the
world who are responsible for the awful
crime, eto.
A moment's reflection will teach us that
none of these are the cause of war. nor
are the moneyed Interests, so often
chargd with wanting war, the cause.
The teachings that go out from tho
church do not make men go to war, but
they go to war notwithstanding the
teachings of the church.
We have to take only a few pages from
history to show ua that men do wage war
where there are no "crowned heads."
Men have fought under all conditions;
they still fight and always will fight until
reason prevails and they not only know
but understand to do the bettor way. The
fight In us Is part of our creation. Junt
as with the lower animals. It Is an In
stinct for self-preservation.
Let the pulpit and the press tell us what
an awful murder has been committed, tell
us the cost In human lives and rivers of
tears, tell us what the money so spent
would do In educating those nations' chil
dren. Let them all unite to ahow us
what war really Is and Its reaulta and
what these valiant dead might have ac
complished under a united banner of
peace. A. J. HVNT.
I'ulplt and Saffraae.
OMAHA. Aug. 30 To the Editor of The
Bee: When any question of public polity
secures the attention of the intelligent
public the opinions of ministers are al
ways Intereatlng. A referendum of the
ministers of four denominations concern
ing their opinions on woman suffrage re
sulted aa follows: Episcopal clergymen
were In favor 3 to 1, Baptist ministers 7
to I, Congregatlonalists 8 to 1. Methodists
11 to 1 and Presbyterians 11 to 1. The
Episcopal diocese of Olympla. Wash., has
given women an equal voice with men In
church government. The first diocese In
the world to take thla step waa In Cali
fornia. On request 800 ministers preached
on woman suffrage In Cleveland, O. Rabbi
Stephen Wise, speaking on the question of
"Votes for Women." said: "It Is the
office of the pulpit to battle against In
justice." There Is no reason why any
church should oppose and every reaaon
why all churches should work for wom
an's political freedom. The churches
should be the rallying point for workers
for humanity's uplift.
VIOLA KACFMA.V.
Ia Spirit of Nratrallty.
LYNCH, Neb.. Aug. SO. -To the Editor of
The liee: President Wilson haa declared
the United Statea neutral, but a large por
tion of tha English-American preas has
been hostile and anti-German In ita re
ports. This Is not for the best welfare
of tha I'nited States. As a mighty
agency that helps mold public opinion
more that any one thing, it ia necessary
In the Interest of the peaceful abidance
In our midst of all the nations making
up the republic that the press help safe
guard the peace of the nation, especially
now that the torch of war has been car
ried te the Orient. Let us keep up the
spirit of neutrality, remembering that
the t'nited States may be drawn into this
world conflict.
So let us all unite tha press and tha
publlc-and help safeguard the peace of
thla nation. If poaslble. for It will be the
beat service AmerLan citlxena ran rn-
The (ireat I'aradoa.
(S lentlfli- AinerU an )
The hug war now tHging In Europe la the Inevi
table outcome of the u,' symmctrii at development cf
the nilnd of man. Perhaps the leading country of
the world In the sciences and the arts Is (.iermany.
Certainly the leading country In the world In develop
ing an aggressive and inil.tar't policy Is Germany
It Is at once the most enlightened and the m'rt rea"
tionary of the greater nations of the earth. It I,
aove all other countries, the living embodiment of
that montroun rarndox we call the advancement cf
sclcme. Our progrers in the control of nature for
the benefit of mankind has ben equalled only by
the splendid Intelligence with wh'ch we have per
fected means of slaying one another. We learn how
to abolish a disease and fhnultineo'isly Invent a
dreadnought. A siimtlflc rne-i, while half of ua
work for the establishment of heaven upon earth, the
other half strengthens the possibilities of an Increas
ingly ghastly bell. We npproach the m llennium and
Armageddon along parallel roads.
This towering paradox will now be rcsdved. Tho
destructive half of mar.l:l have beaten their breth
ren In the race. Te war lords triumph over the
aixstle of peace. For the moment the serv( e of
the devil takes precedence over the service of God.
But only for the moment, ( lever and energetic as
they have been, the destroyers have not been clever
and energetic enough. The foundations of jeace are
too firmly laid. The fear that clvlllxa4ion is now
rocking to Its fall Is a fear without Justification. Th
war will progress from horror to horror and with it
tho disgust and anger of the people will deepen. Tho
fonllKhnesn of war! Moro and more will thla thought
permeate ttio consciousness of the whole world. Al
ready thin view Is clearly expressed by countless men
throughout Europe. Aa they suffer more they will
see more clearly, and when this war ends there will
bn no more wars. We are not witnessing the triumph
of the destroyers. We are witnessing their vast col
lective suicide. As ruthless an they have been In war,
so shall we be ruthless for peace. At present we play
their game; we fight, because fight we must. But
after there shall be no more war lords. Tho
paradox will be resolved Science shall no longer
Ignobly serve the forces of destruction, but, released
from thla dire Imndage, shall bend all its energies
to the task of making thla fair world more beautiful
and moro secure. The savage, trained and equipped,
shall no longer preside at our councils. His day in
over. Ills last and greatest attempt at dominance
shall result in his utter overthrow and destruction,
whatever be hln nationality; and the race of the fu
ture will be a race of clvillied men. united by tho
bonds of mutual Interest and appreciation and de
veloping their powers In concord in the security no
corded by an agreed and permanent world-peace.
W hat It ( niid to Kill a Mao la Battle.
(General PercLn, In La Science et la Vie.)
"I read In an American newspaper that to kill a
man In modern warfare costs In the neighborhood
of $15,000. This figure seeming to me to be excessiva,
I sought to verify It. My results show that really
the newspaper was below rather than above the truth.
To get at the cost of killing one soldier It la neces
sary to divide the cost of the war to one cf the bel
ligerents by the number of men killed on the other
side.
"In 1S70-71 France spent about 2,000.0CO,00O francs In
the actual warfare and l.OtXi.OUO.OOO more In restoring
Its own property and In payments for injuries caused
to others, which it Is perfectly fair bo Include In the
costs. Then there were 5,000,000.000 for war indemnity
and still 2.000,u00,000 more for Interest, loss of revenue
and leisures by the enemy for maintenance during
the German occupation. In the same way the Russo-
Turklsh war of 1877-78 cost 2,000,0:0,000 franca to th,
Turks, and the Russo-Japanese war, 1903, cost the
Russians 8,000.000.000. In the Franco-Prussian war
there were 28,000 Germans killed or mortally wounded:
In the Rurso-Turklsh war, Ifi OOO, and In the Russo
Japanese, (V8.60O, In the latter Instances, of Russia and
Japan, respectively. From these figures It la evident
that the price per man killed to the opposing s'd
was, in 1870-71. $21,000; 1S7.-78. $15,000, and In 1005, $:0,400,
all of the figures In excess of those named In th?
American Journal.
"I rather expected when I undertook thla calcula
tion to find that the costs were increasing. On the
one aide the engines of war cost more oa they are
perfected. On the ether hadd, progress In the art of
killing la always surpassed by progress In the art oi
defense. The result Is that the ratio of men killed or
wounded In actual battle Is continually diminishing.
This ratio was 6 per cent under Frederick the Great,
S per cent under Napoleon, 2 per cent In 1S70, and ',i
per cent In Manchuria. But In 1870 there were not a
dozen great battles. Tha German armies fought little
between FroschwIUer and Sedan and the French little
between Sedan and Coulmlera. The right waa taken
up again In December, but less sharply than at the
beginning. During much of the time men did not
kill, but the expenses never ceased. In Manchuria, on
the contrary, they fought nearly every day. The hat
ties were long ones, fifteen days at Mukden, twelve
at Cha-Ho. and eight at Llao-Yang. This Increase In
duration of the battles compensates for the slight loss
In sny Individual hour of the fight. One may see also
why the cost of a man killed Is not higher In 1906
than In 1870.
"That which kills and reduces efficiency In war Is
not the cannot or the rifle, but fatigue, cholera and
typhoid. In 1870 there were registered In the hos
pitals no less than 3W.O00 Germans, who, although
they survived, were Inactive for aome time. The Crim
ean war cost the allies four tlmea aa many dearna
from sickness as from battle. This rat was three to
one among the Russlana In 1877-78 and only two to
one among the Japanese, thanks to their excellent
hygiene. I count more, therefore, on Improved hy
gienic methods and the art of avoiding posses In war
than on progress of ballistics and of the meana of
destruction."
Twice Told Tales
Industrial Notes
MIRTH FOR MONDAY.
The t'nited States mike the steel pens
for shout fifty countries.
There are twenty-eight railway tunnels
In England a mile or more long.
t'otton goods constitute about one-third
of England manufactured exports.
Germany exported metal filament elec
tric lamp of a value of $.1,200 in the
f;rst four months thW year.
Of the seventeen serious accidents to
submarines In the last ten years eleven
hae occurred to British vessels.
liumbsy. which lights its streets with
ga and oil lamps, soon will begin a six
months' test of electric lighting.
A recent government estimate of the
population of Sweden placed the figure
at 6.'..r't, an increase In two yearn of
J I. Ml.
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
first manufacture of pig Iron with anthra
cite coal recently was celebrated In Penn
sylvania. Irrigation projects now under way or
contemplated by the union of South Af
rica call for mi expenditure of more than
$.:..oi0.n0".
There nre coal fields In Great Britain
that have been worked for at least 7'kl
years, yielding every kind of coal except
anlhraclte.
The government, of the Sudan his
equipped a shallow draft boat as a float
ing laboratory for te study of tropical
dsfgses where they occur.
In Fran", the aeroplane has been made
a gainliiins Instrument, a minlnture af
fair taking tlie place of the ball and
wheel In a form of roulette In which
names of cltirs are substituted for num
l ers.
In Italy electricity used for lighting Is
taxed and that used for heating Is not
and to prevent persons using heat'ng
circuits for lights there has been Invented
apparatus to periodically interrupt the
current.
The newest battleship building for the
t'nited Ftates will be UiOO tons larger
than Japcn's largest, 3.400 ton larger
than Germany's. 3.90O tons larger than
Great Britain's, and 8,5r0 tons larger than
anyth'ng France plans.
'hiP'h-lf Mars Is Inhabited they pol
slblv have railroads
Gotham Yes, and from this point of
view 1 should say they were elevated
roads. Yonkers Statesman.
"Why don't you get an auto?"
"I prefer a horse."
"A horse may die a" any time
' Yes. and he may live ten years. And
that's a long time to go without changing
the model. Kansas City Journal.
"Ho you nre taking summer boarders
tills year?" ..
"Yep; we didn't have to. but my wire
loves to har em talk that city dialect."
Judge.
What do you do for a living?" asked A
of B. being the sort of Inquisitive person
that everybody wsnts to kii k.
"I breathe." answered Is to A. B being
the sarcastic sort of person that every
body e!?e want to kick. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Pnrth ular-I would like to hire a car
riage with only one seat.
Liveryman oh. you'll find that at the
undertaker's. Pole Mcle.
The-e Isn't an original thing about
I'ottsviller." ,.)
"What Is he surrounded by?
"Manuscr'pts. He s the editor of a mod
ern magazine." Life.
Hotel Walter-Come, sir. you really
rr.cM go off to bed. fir (Yawns! hy.
the dawn s s-breaklna. sir.
I. ate Reveler-Let it break-and put It
devvn In the bill. niter.-Punch.
tir a -Whv do you always make such
particular inquiries as to what your pa
t'fiita est? Doom thai assist you in our
U,prnH -Not that, but It enable me to
ascertain their oc'al position and ar
range my fees accordingly.-Topeka Jour
nal. .
THE WAR GHOULS.
Caesar, kaiser, czar and king
Fatten man for a hellish thing;
Caesnr. kaiser, king and ciar.
Cannibals whose feast is war.
Man Is meat for tyrant s throne.
Dripping f it sh and splintered bone,
Salt with tears and scald with pain,
Sacrifice to despot Cain.
Blood's tho cup mad rulers crave.
Fresh from martyr subject's grave;
War hoofs tread the crimson pulp,
Ghouls in palace smack and gulp.
Maggots feed on battle folk.
Vermin spawned of ermine cloak;
These the chief of maggots are.
Caesar, kaifer. king and czir.
WALTER IRVING CLARKE.
To those having friends
or relatives in Europe
The American Express Company
wishes to make the following statement.
At all foreign offices of the Company and at the offices
of its depository banks and branches in Europe, Ameri
can Express Travelers Cheques and Letters of Credit are
being paid for their full face value without discount or
commission.
The Company is in a position to transfer amounts up
to $500.00 to Americans in Europe by mail or cable
through its exclusive offices at London, Liverpool, South
ampton, Glasgow, Paris, Havre, Rotterdam, Genoa, Naples,
Rome, and also through its depository banks at Copen-,
hagen, Stockholm, Christiania, Zurich, Geneva, Basle,
St. Gall, Ilelsingfors, and St. Petersburg. All payments
are subject to delay.
Rates aud Cable Charges may bo procured through
any office of the Company.
The Wiener Bankverein, Vienna, have requested us
by cable to notify their bank correspondents in the
United States to the effect that all their branches and
correspondents are at the entire disposal of American
citizens in Austria-Hungary and that all Letters of Credit
are being honored.
On August 20th we cabled to our Paris Office as
follows :
"Cable to what extent we may advertise that our foreign
organization will endeavor to locate and reforward left
baggage. Stipulate advance requirements."
Cable reply was received from Paris dated August
22nd, reading:
"Can undertake to locate and rrforwsrd baggage left in
England, Italy and Paris."
"Impracticable to move baggage from Switzerland or
French interior points other than Paris at present, condi
tions rhaifging daily. Traffic may open shortly."
"Many hotel where baggage left closed."
"Impracticable to move anything in Germany, Belgium
or Austria-Hungary."
"All transportation at owner's risk."
The above is subject to change at any time.
ItMt InfonMtioa rvft.rdinc the bandliafl at xfira,, liipaita through th Cwnpany'i
airlu.ir ofteM ia Earop mmi frvifht ahlpnflBta la traawliw with th American nil ham
repmeatcel br thee eSMes tea he obteiaed on application tn the Foreign DepartaMnt at
ew York, Boston, or Chicago or through may agM of the Company.
American Express Company
1312 Famain St.
1 dtr to our nation.
M M. ROHI'E.
Saved the Family's Reputation.
At a banquet of the ministers of New York, Dr.
Jolyiaton of tha Morrlsanla church toM thla atory:
"On of tho members of my church has Instilled
Into his family tha btllt-f that tha collection Is a vl-(
tally Important part of tha aervlce.
'Consequently his little boy. Thomas, never cornea
to church without hla contribution.
"On Sunday, as the elder began to take up tha
collection at tha morning- service, Thcmaa looked
alona the pew to see If the various members of the
family viara provided with a contribution.
"KoUiiiff a truest of his sister's empty handed, he
whispered:
" "Where is your money V
" 'I have ncne,' waa the reply.
"Time as short and the nt-ceaaily great. In a
flash the little fellow met the emergency by saying:
' "Hera take mine. That'll pay for you, and I'll
Itet under the swat.'
"And, ringing h g own coin Into her lap, he dls.
appeared under the pew, where he remained until the
elder had gone by and the reputation of the family
was saved ."
The Too Cain Pabllr.
Senator I.a Follette was talking about corruption.
"Tha public la to blanks tut th'a corruption." he
aald. "The publio accepts the corruption in poltlcs
and finance too calmly. The public. In fact, reminds
me In thla connection, of the old lady.
"An old lady sat knitting In her armchair whan a
young girl burst in on her.
" 'Oh, grandma. ' sh said, 'father haa Juet fallen
off the roof.'
" 'I know, my child,' the old lady answered
placidly, "I aaw hira pass the window. "Washing
ton Btar.
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