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Morning Guardian, Founded 1801, Evening Guardian 1337,
1 CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919.
- Annual fiiloorlptlon, rloII\l`o'ro’df'@'
By mall. Cannell. 88-00: U8#-1 9,5-U
SAL AGI G THE SHIPS
A UNK,
BY GERMANS
i-*_-.#._.._. r
A Numberol the ' Largest
Ships Sunk' at Scapa Flow
are Ready to -be ‘Raised and Others Being
Made Ready. _ V
(spools.-l to tha Guardian.)
LONDON, July 31.-Ono battleship,
three light cruisers and fifteen dos-
troyr-rg nt' the former Gerinnn Grand
Fleet, which were scuttied by their
E,-pws at Scnpa Flow in.the Orkney
Ispmrig on June 22, are ready to be
salvaged it is announced today in the
House of Commons by Walter ilumo
L0,,g__ plrst Lord of the Admiralty.
M,-_ l,ong said the work was proceed-
pig on three other destroyers. lie
,pill there was no intention or holding
ti court of enquiry owing to dilhcultle
in finding rl. suitable person to occup
tlig position ot’ llritisli Aiiibassador ii
Washington.
The government is now considcrin
favorable increase in solar-y for thi
office. It is iiiipossible for a man
without large private means to accep
the post at present and at least on
Gil it for that reason. He is said l
be Lord llobert Cccil. -
s
y time by those in the labor muvomont
t , ' : : ' ' .' '
S
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famous and eininenlly suitable per-
son was offered the honor has declin-
o
(Special to The Guardian.)
WIN‘NIl’lilG, Jliiy 30.-'Phe split
which has been l'orr~seen for some
rictiiaily otcuieil last night, when the
Winnipeg Trades ami Labor Council,
by a large majority oi' the delegates
present, adopted the constitution of
tlio ()no Big Union and orilt'i'ed the
secretary :ind ti‘easiii'or of the coun-
t cll to tui‘n over' all the couucil’s pro-
WINNIPEG L BOURER .
  JOIN ONE BIG UNION
Meeting Dominated by Radicals and the Decision was
not Concurred in by Many Members.
pei-ty to thiit oi'gaiiiziitioii.
About 120 delegates were preueii
out of ii totiil membersiiip of abou
350. l’romi|ient inoiiiiwr.-; of the coun
eil declared after the meeting tha
it wus not a represeriiativc one as th
tactics of ttlie i‘u.rlit::il ineiiibers io
wards those not lu iigroenivnt. wit
them was such as to lrcep away
innny ot' the delegates ot the sanei'
typo.
LIBEL IT ENTERED
AGAINST DAILY EWS
Prominent _British_Ministers _Charged with Purchasing
Shares in Russian Companies Since the Armistice.
(Special to the Guardian.)
l.0Nll()N, July 31.-|,Writs were ls-
,mpii today against the London Daily
lain, t‘hance1lor of the Exchequer,
Walter liumc Long, First Lord of the
Admiralty, Sir Eric Geddes, niinis-
ter without portfolio and Sir Auck-
land Geiides; Minister for National
...-
Germans Will Fix
- War Responsibility
n-_-m
(Special to the Guardian.) _
lli<IilLiN, July 31.-A state tri-
bunal is to ciiqiiirg into and fix the
Service ami Ttcconstruction, for :illeg
ed libel concerning coinnic-.nts on char
ges made by the Weekly Nation tha
various Russian mining and develop
lent conipanies, some of which wer
concluded and tlierci`ore wliiic Crea
Britain was hos-tile to Russia.
The Daily News Probates Apology
LONDON, July 31.-The Daily New
chequer, Walter Hume Long, Ftrs
Geddes, Minis/ter, without portfolio,
and Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister
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News on iieli-all! of,J. Austin Chamber tim statesnien possessed sliures tn
0
purcliased since the ariiiistice _ was
t
today prints an npologyto J. Austen
Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex-
(Speclal to the Guardian.) !
(TIIIUAGO, July 31.-i<`oli0\ving al
‘day ot' miich rioting on the south sidei
between blacks ami whites, in whir-li
_ many persons were shot. ami :it least
one kflled, houses occupieil by color-
ed people set cn tire, property des-|
troyed, telephone anti electric light
_ was cut, pluiigiiig that portion of the
city in which the must ill'soi‘der prc-
vuiietl in total riui‘kiir=ss tonight.
the decision was i'oiir-lictl to place
Vhicago under iuartial law. Troops
begun to patrol the streets :it ii o`-
. clock tonight. ’-l‘his 'decision was
reached by the city olhci-als shortly
MARTIAL LAW
PROCLAIMEDIN 'CHICAGO
Rioting Continues, one Killed, Many Buildings Destroyed
and 'Rioting Section Plunged in Darkness.
utter a conference in the office of
Mayor' William llaie 'l`liompson. At
that time it was deciiled to inske t`or-
mal application to Governor Lowden
for permission to place the stale
troops of illinois, of whom at least
seven tiioustiiid are expected to b
hero by iiiorning, ln rliurgo of Chic-I
ttgo`s streets. Six llioiisaliil men were
then under arms in the city armour-
ios. During the tiny various iiiiofliiciul
appeals had been inzidc to Governor
Lowilen to make use of the state
troops now in thc (liiiciigo urinouries.
but lvluyor Tliompson was disincliiied
to adopt these stringent iiieaisurcs.
S ERSAILLES INCIDENT
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DEATH OF HONORABLE
FREDERICK PETERS
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Rupert, B. C.
Tile ling is flying at hall'-staff on th
Provincial Building out oi' respect i
the memory of it former Preiuier of
this -l’rovince-Hon. Fred Peters,
whose death in Prince Rllllefl. I3- C
has just been announced.
The following telegram wus receiv-
t cd by l’reniier Arsen-.iultz -
_ - l’i'lnce Rupert, Jui~y 29. 101
t l’ri=mier Prince Edward Island
“Regret to inform you of the dcat
_ ol' lion, l"retl Peters, late l’i'cniier of
your l‘roviiice."-Mayor Mc(llynioiit..
Thr- following reply was sent by th
l‘i'eiiiiei': '
tlhrirlottetown, July 30, 101
.'Vl:iyor Mctilyinuut. _
l’rince Rupert, li. C.
“iii-grot i.o lieiii' ol the death of Hon.
l<`i'c¢l l’etei's. ()n behalf ot’ the Prov-
incn :inii ol’ myself' personally, kindly
convey to Mrs. Peters sincere sym-
pathies.-A. E. Arsenault.
` ’l‘lie into Mr. l’eti-.rs who had been
ill for about three months was a son
of the into lion. James ll. Peters,
t‘r;rinerly Judge of tho Siiprciiio Court
ot' this province and Master of the
Rolls who liiid mzii'riod Niiss (luiiard,
n ilaiigliter of the into Sir Samuel
t'unari| ot' the ftimous (`iinrird Steam-
ship Line. V
Frederick Peters was born in Char-
lottetown in 1851. l-Ie was educated
at the Prince of Wales College and at
ll{lng’s tlollcge, Windsor, N. S., where
‘he receiver] his I3. A; Degree. lie
:studied -law with the lute Fl. J. llodg-
-son (later Vice Cliaiicvlloi' ot' the
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c~|Suprenic t`ourt ol' tlil.~i'l’rovince) and
also -'it tho Inner 'i`cmple, London,
Eng., oi, which he was :i niomlicr. On
being i-oiled to the Bar he piaictisoil iii
(‘h:ii'lotti\.towii for ni-ziiiy yours. at first
ulonc and later with his brother the
lute lion. Arthur Peters.
lie eiiterml public life in 1800 when
he wus elected for the Fort Augustus
llistict at tile G‘rnei'iil Elections. In
1891 lie becaine Preinier ot' the pro-
v-Tnco, after bye elections in which
the (lonservatives were defeated.
He curricil on the government with
n small majority until. 1803, when the
I?
Lord of the Admiralty, Sli' 'Eric -
ros|'onsibilit.y for the war. It will b
I investigation has provetn its imputa
for National Service and Reconstruc-
s
" tion. The newspaper says that it.
coinposod of the supreme court o
thc Empire whose president will be
chairman. lie will be assisted by
the -president of the military courts
:intl judges of the Prussian, Bavarian
aint llzinsa high courts. In rirldition
ten assistant- judges will be elected
five -by the National Assembly and
live by ii committee of the German
States. The sittings will be piibllc.
The tribunal will be only empowered
to pronounce upon the question of
guilt. lt will not _impose punishment.
tions to be baseless, ‘
Italy Organizes
(Snecla-I to the Guardian.)
ROME, July Ill.-l"reniier Nitti i
ment in olilciial circles its purpos
will be to present ltnly‘s financia
and imlustrial needs. the establish
inch Recommends
ment of credit and the facilitation 0
(Special to The Guardian.)
PARIS, July 31.-The Judge Advo-
_ 4 _ 5 cate attached to llie second parlia-
orgnnizing u new mission to the Unlt-
ell Slllles- Acwrlllnl-T to ““’l°““C9` the incident connected with tlic de-
” par-ture of the Germans from Ver-
mciit court martial who investigated
I sailles finds that there is no cause.
` lt has been established that the Gor-
-Expulsion of Germans
(Specia-l to the Guardian.)
l‘.-\RlS, July lil.-Division of the
tlerniaii and Aiistrlan worships among
the Allies was discussed :it length to-
day by the Supreme i(_‘.oiiiicll but no
dei-lsioii was reaclied, The council
llilproved ri report of Mrirslmli Fooh
ret-oiiimeiidiiig the- immedirito expul-
sion ot' the Germans from Lctvia
wlieri-. general Von der Goltz and ot-
her Gorman olllcerskiro declared to
he liecoining insoleut und are endea-
vouring to prevent the Letts from
cstnlillsliing a firm govcrnincnt. '
The council approved tho clause in
the llulgarlun treaty giiamiiiteeiiig the
rights of minorities and also tho ports
rind waterways clause -to final bound-
exports nnd imports, i-noludlng foo
coni will head the mission.
Britain Increases
Pension Allowance
(Special to The Guardian.)
LONIJON, July 331.-Tlic repor
ryf the Pthisions (lonimlttee recoin
niends nil around substantial increas-
es in pension allowances, in accord
ance with the recent suggestions o
Field Marshal lluig. including in-
crease of tho flat rate total disabil-
ity ponsion' to single men to forty
the increases involve annual expen-
ill`.V decisioiis which have been do- dnures or _£13|000’000_
layerl through fallrure to agree on tho
question of ’l‘hracc.
ONDENSED SPECIALS

+ 3
*FOR SALE-300 LOADS OF CLAY.
/\i1i>ly 94 Richmond St.
7421-8-1-M3i.
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*TO LET.--LARGE COMFORTABLE
bedroom. Apply 25 Upper Prince
street. 7357-7-29M3ipd
*WANTED A COOK. GOOD WAGES.
-‘\i\Dly 29 Rqchford Square. -
7338-7-29M3i.
'WANTED -_BY YOUNG LADY
boarding house centrally located.
Apply to Guardian Oiiice
, 7022-7-15Mi‘.f.
‘WANTED IMMEDIATELY, A MAID
for general housework, small fam-
lly- s00d wages. Mrs. R. E- C01
Wlll. 186 Prince St. ' "
7387-7-?_0M3i
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Sensational Suicide
Ol Hunggian President
(Special to the Guardian.)
' GENEVA, .iiily 31.-Alexander Gar-
bardi, President of the lluiigzirliin
Soviet Government, killed himself in
the asseiirlily building at Buda-pest
utter delivering ii speech fir-uiliist the
Soviet and the communist support
ers nml ueciised Behr Kun the Soviet
leader' and Minister of i<‘oreign at'l`airs,
of lending the risticii to riilii, accord-
ing.t0 the Munich Niiciiricliten.
Belgian Sovereigns
~ To Visit U. S.
(Special To The Guardian.)
WASHINGTON. July 31.-king Al-
bert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium.
will visit America in September, it
was learned today.
‘They will be guests of the Pros
dent in Washington, after he hu
completed his trip. Tire King
country, it was said.
'LOST JULY 80 BETWEEN ROCKY '
Point Ferry and Grafton Street
ll\dy’s black leather purse contain-
ing check and money. Fluder please
leave at Guardian Otllce.
7408-8-1-M3
'TWO LODGERB (GENTLEMEN
preferred) can bo aocomodated with
Gr without board. Pleasant and cen-
tral location. Apply at Guardian Ot-
nce. ' 7056-7-16Mtl.
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*CANADIAN ASSOCIATED PUB~
llslierii wish lpoctoi representatives
in every are-‘of the Province. Re-
turned soldioii preferred. Liberal
Marshal Foch
' Honored in En land
(Special to The Guardian)-
tlie rank of Field Marshall Ol ill
he was given the freedom of the ctt
rind pres
terms. For further particulars apply
iwrooutily Guardian' ollice.
. ' 7322-7-2llMtf.
tl
supplies und rativ iiiatorliils. it is con-
sirlPri>.,1 probable tlrut. lVllliani lViui'-
f mans aroused the .protests ot the
crowd by sticking oiii,_tlieir tongues ut
the spectators ami slioiitlng “lioeh",
and the charges that stones were
thrown rest. upon the iilusupported
irstiinoliy oi' l)i'. 'l`lieodor ll/l<».lcliici‘,
nm, of tho Goriiiuii tiiiiiiitrial rlisliigntrts
to the l’eace (‘oiit'ci~ciico, and Frat!
Gola Doriblush, one of the secretar-
R WAS DISMISSED
,Case for Alleged Demonstration Against Germans at
, Mission to U_ S_ Versailles was Dismissed byiudge Advocate.
ies to the delegation.
A ilespatr-li from Pui'ls- on June 17
s»a'iil that Dr. lllelcliiors ami) Frau
l`)orlblnsh had been struck on the
head by stcuies in the course of H.
denioiistration against the German
delegates on their clepai'tut'e from
Versailles the night previous.
Tho rlcnioiistriitiori had Scveiui
pliiise.-; but was coiifiiieil mostly to
jeeriiig the (ici-iiiaiis.
l'i'einiei' t‘li-ini-iicoziil later sent ti
gzition apologizing for the demon
strulioni ainii the police ollii-.luis eliarg-
cd with protecting the Germans were
dismisseti l`i'oiii ofiice.
ILONDUN, July 31.-King Georg
received Marshall Fooh at Buciiing
ham Palace and conferred upon hln
British army. Marshall Foch late
was escorted to tho Guildhall wher
ented with a sword of honor-
Tho Lord Mayor of Lund?" elite'
tained the Allied Commander-in4.lile
at luncheon in the Mannion House.
|pm|e|¢-ri r- 4-m~i.il .it tho ltitc (Hui
Supreme Comm( oc.. c f " Troops to Russia
Leaves lor London Japanese Minister Gyysnragsjj',.q;i,§j§§§f§j"gy,.L
' naval force to Russia to cover the
_(5P¢¢l5'l f° the Guardian!! `f   Japan_eviiciiation of the Archangel district
HPASIS' J“‘yE:I31(y;;'i1I:i<(,;) l(“\r;3tl|]r‘1c(lalrsliHt -"* by thc troops thrrc, it was announcer
10 \lDi‘0m° ' . here today. A contingent of regular
today for London wheroutlie scoulixiliigl' }Nl(ggcci]a~lltoghigxriislaggbuaki MDW troops also is being held in
iYvilltlntAaeetr>rit,i]ili‘\i)i‘:i1(t):L¢;' (SE) iheigiixieilpcon- heuwd of* ,then Hapuilese delegation td rwdhles” to assist' more if necessary'
or i c - - - _i_______
"-01 of supplies, the Pence Conference, accompanied _
by hi staff, will sail shortly from
H A K M L n \ Marsailles for Japan. The party this   _
2 ““- - ° . ° “P ';.'.f;i::.‘;‘.r rr.ia&:;i'.‘:.;"r::‘.:;“'e:‘”.liz in Bulgaria
-1 Arrives in London .in . --
Queen are also planning to tour tHe _____;_ . . * (special to the Guardian)
llihnrals triiiniplied at the general ol
ectloiis.
lie reniaineq in office imtil after thc
goiioral elections of 1897, when thc
Lilicrzils again were victorious. In
that year' lip left i`or Victoria, ll. P.,
to take up his permanent rosiri"ii<:e
:intl becziiiie ii partner in the law llrm
<1-i` whicli .Sir ('. liihiiort 'Puppet' was
ii niember.
lie i'c.=iiileii 'in Victoria for many
years and recently removed to Prince
Rupert where he was appointed Re-
corder of the city and where lie con
tinued the przic-tice of law.
/Phe late Mr. Peters had on interim
tional reputation as ia lawyer and in
1897 was appointed by Sir Louis ll.
Davies. then Minister of Marine and
l<‘islieries, as Counsel -for (Eiinadu in
l connection with the Arbitration on the
Boliriiig Sou Seal l-‘isiicry 'l`reaty bo-
tween (irciit llrltuin and the iinited
States. the ai'iiitrators ineeting in Vic-
lotter to tin- bond of the Gi‘l‘niun dole- toriu, B. (‘._
- The deceaseil was :in able ami .suc-
cessful :irliiilnistraton seine very lin
portant measures including the aural-
gaination of the two branclies of the
_ __ . , ____. - W Legislature being carried out while ho
ADEOUATE LIVING WAGEIPREPARING WELCOME “liHill"Kl;...w..f..l .i.r.,.i...»_  .rn
‘_ AND 48 HOUR WEEK FOR GENERAL CURRIE ".“‘il°"i"{""`f’r-""“ ‘”'f' "$1-""‘-"“'"i
on y iicnti ed witi the li story o
_ _ ____ I.ibci'iulisni in Prince Edward lsltiiiil.
His brotlier, the into Hou| Arthur
,S Are Concessions Provided i_n_BiIIs Monster Demonstration at _Mon- |»,,m,.,,_ Wu, ,,,_.,,, ,.,.,.,,,,-6,. of ,ms pm.
Being Prepared for British ireal. Also Civic Reception vlllffe-
l`l`ie lzile li'r`in Frorloriclc Peters
~ Pafllamfllt- At T°r°nt°° , loaves to imiurii ri widow fornierly
_ _ . , , ..1- _ Miss Grey, daiigliter of the late (lol-
Shlmngs we(.'kly` H' is esunmmd HIM (Special to the Guardian.) (SPe¢lf'-'l V’ A-he Guéldla"-) onol Grey, ami a sister of Mrs. Arte-
LONDON, July Ill.-T0 provide lVl0‘N'l`lll'7'\l'» ‘lilly ‘ll-"“\""“"g0` mas Lord of i`.iiai'lot;`tetii\\'ii, one
ziiletiiiiitn living' wtliivs und i0 RBI il “l‘lllU`l ur” l"’l'lf'j5 ““"1§’ by it "'°_"“"lElee duiiglilor, Mrs. l)e\vtliir-y, of Nr-w Den
limit of 43 hm“.,_, as :L “mcks work' oi' rr=.ti_ii‘ni‘il oliii~ei's tor it pariiiio .intl v,,,._ one sum .I._ l,~_ W1", has hem, in
is declared to be the purpose ol' two l‘:f<fL‘i}l10l\ fill' l"‘ll0l`ill 5" ‘;\_l'Hf“; the navy, und one sou, Noel. at homo.
llllil0l`lillll lill-lf* Wllll7ll ill” lmélll-T1_hIll`°' §":]U'('i;lp"Zht:\(‘;‘l':l$a2ge?,i,,tl%H.,.ivfHl";,; Two sons Jack and Gcr;il¢I, were
sired for action in parliaincn . ' est- 1 I ‘ ~‘ ‘l - 4‘_ I ‘ _` killed in tint \\':lr. `
[tivo iiieiisiircs are iiiirlcrstooil to he Moiiti~i~a.l. _liio i\ll‘llS» “fi l-ll do tlllf-.V Om, si§|,,,,' Miss M_ L_ p,,|(,,.,,_ of
tho result. of an :il:i'rir>oiiieiit ‘botweeii ll-W0 $011". 1llCl\lll‘-2,11 pi1I‘»\tie0ti.c_.;iii)i£ (.hm.h,m,,,,“.,,_ and mm b,.,,mc,._ fl-lm.
l"‘l”"’S"’m‘§lVe\,"‘ gf "§;.l’l;"l;"c“ Igrltfxgj?   ;\:3‘"\) R niu.-: S. IP:-tors, oi’ Gugetowii. N. i3.
unions am o ic :user o .i ' I ‘y _ ' ‘ ',  ' ,' survive lim.
gnupg ng n Nntionnl indiislriui i'-on-Ill’ llll`°l_ Ge"-_ ill' Al`l]““ |(""'_‘°f|  __._.______._l_
femiioo. Tlicy are rlcs<'i'ii)ctl as the station, with :i tiluni-pi\.il"p.ii.\iL
l I l
., _ . to
. .. . tl-l]_ H m||m|m work- .ind niuich past by the veteran.; B t ll S d
iiiI;'0Hiet:iriT:oHiiilniiiiiiihiiilih time' rate.-i“, vwlrftilile llioir olil couunuuder this    
- ` will be foiiowcil by it diniuer to be
s i -i t the Guardian.) P t R  d  LoNi>oN. .iniy ai. riepornl from
I.0NDp(;lEl’,a July .31.-Hon. A. K.   0 e I liulgaria by wiiy of Berlin declare
Mclmiin has nrrived in London and Bolslievism is spreading in that coun-
wlil leave in it few days for l<`ran¢C-     try. say on exchange telegraph des
The trip is only for pleasure but he U 9 patch from Copeiihugen today. Sev
is tncidently looking nftor matters ---' eral ileiiioristrntions have occurred in _
7 i l' I it- G dl . tl l est. towns accompanied by ___ _ f
' Y g IIIlrt.ti?iIimg me (mmdmn Snppng S LOf$l?)'gl?Jm'l.I\II;' ¢ZS‘1°.-I"Ji‘I';te;"gperat- tlifortlitrlri and cbnalderuble blood "echoed th” “mln” of the Ch*30l`J" Tml0NT0~ Allgllsl- 1--S°lllllel'lY
I ing on the' Black. sea held up and shed. The message declares the
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V robbed the steamer Constantine of Soviet system of Government is do
ti U. S. E0 Buy SIT piles $15000 000 worth or notes and gold, nianded. it is added and a sencra
I
, says ifnews agency dispatch from revolution is momentarily exrfleclefl-
e    (loustuntiiiopie today. leg l(§;i§:)l`titnhSoy;r;I§ (;:J(y!ecr(:i`ivne::!ti)(yy_§rl;e‘
r .,_ _ - - it Bolshevik movement in Bulgaria.
` u
e
, The garrison of one .town wus said to
y wA(3s}';|°§|(;!1~g;r“}; %u“rg:1a1;') 31,- secretary oi' war Baker to place on have J0lI\0l1 U19 "l3\llKHl‘llil\ ll0lBl\0
-|-iw Hou," nm "|'gm'ad¢~',i,ie¢| 3 mgnin solo without delay surplus food pro- viki" there. A strike of the Bul8l\\‘~
l tion introduced by one of its war in- duets held by the wur department and inn Railway and Transport workers
vestlgating committees, requesting valued at $120»000.000- fl!" W” "el’°"°d'
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The main -featiirv ot' tiliziutiiuqiiii
yosteiwiay was the if-ctiii‘o lust t-v-
ening by Mr. li. 'l'iioinais (`urtin,
oiitiileii “llfeliiiiii the Sci-iic.~i in (lor-
liiaiiy." An ziiiiiioiici: tlinl lilloii the
large tent to i';ipiii'it_v followed with
the kceiiesi allvntiori the spezilui'
tlirougiiout the entire course of his
i'ciiiiii'ks.
in the :it`tr-rnoon and also in thi'
evening ltiii- Mi-lr-use-.loi'iluii Uoinpaiiy
gavn it spit-iidid cntr-|'t:iininoiit. 'l`li-~
r-ornpuuy is coinposeil ol' four i~lini'm-
ing young girls, one of whoin is an
:irlist on tin: little, ai si-r-oinl plays:
the cello in i-qtiully artistic iniiiiiirir,
while the si-lcctioris iwliirli-i~e(1 by tin-
pianist wiere liiorougiily oiijoyt-il by
till. 'l`in~ supriino soloist had ii urns;
ch-Lirining por,-sonality and sinipiy
brouglit ilowii the house in her clos-
ing numbt~r.
Mr, <‘ui‘tin who spoke in the cv-
ening (lor sonic iiioiitli.~i_previoiis to
the war correspoinleiit Poi' the Lon-
don Dalby Tinies and other Norlh-
cilffe papers] spoilt some time in G-~r~
many and Austria-l-liingary previou-:
to the outbreak of the struggle, and
was in un especially good position to
speak ol’ what had talten plnec.
Mr. (‘.urtin said that previous to
the war he had lived in Aiistria-llim
gary, where the was sent to write ii
series of maguziiie articles :ind lin-l
tricd at that time to see tho wm-
trom the viewpoint oi' tho people with
whom he lived. Hc endeavored as far
as possible to see both sides oi' tin-
i:ase,but the longer he remained in tin-
country he became more and more
possessed with the belief that they
were wrong. As this fceliiig grew hc
saw more and more cle1~irly the real
piirpose oi' tho alliance anti made up
his mind tlion and there to do his
share loivnrils beating Gerniaiiy.
Since lzinding in this country no
iieczinie more and more a\varc ui’ the
part (‘aii:idii had played in the strug-
gle and realized the glorious part
this coiiiiti-y had taken in the Gght_ lic
know lull well tliut if his own coun-
try had siiffercil in proportioii to that
oi` tfniiadii tlii-.ir losses would lizivn
in-.r-ii 1i,.'»00,000 in.-stead of 350.000. Ile
could not. help feeling how iliiiiiatln
felt, regardiiig the rrspoiisibility for
the war-...At.. the outset (iei'iiiniiy willi
ull the diploinatic skill ot’ which she
was capable, gnrleuvc-r to have it said
that she iiid not declare war, It was
there th-at a trick ol’ rliploinacy oc-
ciirred that was not known to all the
world as it retiiliy happened, On the
dtiy that war was first iulkcii of ii
r"gli.: ' _'I I |‘L“__r_
BEHI D THE SCENES
  IN t GERMANY
Spirit and Object of Prussianism Shown in its True
Light by the Famous Correspondent, Mr. T. D.
Curtin at Chautauqua.
lirliisli nui-y made itself felt aud'be-
fore long the lines of worry and des-
pair began to be evident on the faces
of the Gerniuii people.
Mr. tiurtin told inost interestingly
of his visits to (ll-riiiari prison camps
.intl the iiietlioils oi' the iliin to li-ave
it rnaiie known to the world that all
ilu-,rr-iii were iised properly. This he
iii-st~r'iln-ii as li parcel of canioufiago
got up to be .-ipri-.url briniilciist among
tho lwopli-ii ui' tlle Allied nations. Nut.
:i|\\';iy>; \\'t~ri- the prisoners treated to
ilii~.iti‘iculs and iiiiisir-ul ronrzerts, cto.
’l‘iic s|it~:ikter went on to tell of this
lialrcil that graiiuaiily developed for
the Aiiici'ii‘tiiis and of the feclliigs of
the tlerinaii foreigii olli-ce regarding
the U-boat wiirfare. The murder of
i‘opt. l~‘ry;itt was ilesci'i-bed to him by
,ii promim-iit Gcrniaii pzirliaiiientarian,
who iforiteiirlcil that this would have
ilie i-t1`r-rt ot' inaking sea captains
more r-aret`iil In iittarklng U~hout.s.
.\tr_ t‘urilu said that ho informed.
the Gorinan politii-iain that he li;itl
tr.ivr\lleri zi great deal with British,
.~\iiicricuii and Norwegiuii captains,
and he had never _vet found one of
tlicm who he bi-lieveil would be afraid
of the Gr-rinaii subui-urine \vzirfare.
The speaker pointed out that by
the ruthli-ss acts of the li-boots the
Gei‘iuaii.s iviilenod more anti inure the
gulf betivoon ilicni and the United
States, and sunk lower in the estim-
ation oi' people in all civilized coun-
tries. -
.\1r. <‘urtin, in closing, made ti strong
appeal for unity anions English speak-
ing peoples. 'l‘licy should be united
hc said, in one common purpose so
that no pro-German propaganda,
wiileh is again evident in the United.
States will ever again be the cause
ot' world wide strife. He said there
should he a trizii of the former Ger-
man Eiuperor. in this way evidence
would he proiliiced that would have
the el`i`<~.ct ot’ disillusioning the Ger-
main people,
The lecturer was frc<‘|`uenily ap-
plauded during -his address, and at
tin-. close thc applause was loud and
pijoioiigeii.
Reginald McKenna
 Takes Up Banking
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, July 31.-Right Honor-
able Reginald McKenna, former Chan-
cellor of the Exclieqiier has been el-
ected uliziirinziii of thc London Joint
,inoinentous desputcli was sunt out in
I i
I toiled duy in -and day out for tlicir
‘ii l3i~rlin paper that lrzid th;-, coiiiiiloiwc
of the governiucnt, to the cliect that
“Gei'iiiuiiy was iiioliilizliig."_'i`liis was
iin1nr~dirile.»l_v sont ‘o 1"ctrogi‘ud by the
Riissiuii Ambassador to his home
govt-riimeiit and reaclied there in time
to start Russia to work. irlliortly :if-
tcr -:i second headline in the Gernian
papers aiinounced that there was no
truth in the lirst item. lriinieiliiiteiy
the Russian Aiiiiizisszirlon sont the
word on to his capital, but it was
licrr-, that the work of (lcrmaii dlp-
Ioiii;icy coinniciicotl. The first des-
patch was allowed to go out without
`i'est'i‘ve but the second was held
llwclve hours, with the result that
Russia had niobi|izeil_ Then through-
-'out the length 'ami brendtli oi’ Ger-
luuiiy i`roin the threats ol’ millions
ot` (lei-iiian peoplp went thc cry, “down
with the' (‘zar; long live the ldiiiper-
_ or; long -live the \\iii'."
1
Mr. lurtin in tolling ol` ilie attitudi-
ol` the tlerniain poo;-le rrgziriling war,
spolro ol' the ilcclziiaitioii in-.ide by thr-
,tleriuan l{aisr=r previous to the war
and :it its opening", “You -.ire the r~lio.<»
on people; woo to all that stand in
your \v.'i_\'." This was the iii:is-::ig-- oi'
the l{ai.<i\r'to his poopli- and zirniir-s.
`l..|:-itoiiing to tho ii-r'liii'e oi .i i`niiioii.=
G0l`ill1li1 lll`0t'<=ssoi'. he lieard the dor-
trine ot' liuti- i-xpouiidcil. llis auti-
ioncn were li:-ld not to lizltn the Eng-
lish people but to hair- liiiglaml. ,lir-
siiw the oeinoiit ol this lizit.ri\il spread
through the length and liri-:idili oi` the
land iiiitii it saitiiriited the peilpio.
Songs of hate were not rizgrtlis, but
, ilic truth. When lie stood 'and looked
ovcr the tlirongs,of Gorniaii soldiers
on their way to the training ground
‘and thc battlefield, when he saw the
multiturles of Gernian people, all were
singing the same refrain:
“llntc of tlie_hcad and hate of the
hand;
Hate of the workmen and irate of the
crown;
llatc of seventy millions
Thundering down."
This was directrrl against whoiii?
England. This was the object of their
rondeiunation. Then he could not lioip
ands of l‘!nglanil's soliiicry nizircliiiig
to their place in the lines. The thous-
and of Englisli men and women who
coiiutry's welfare. From tiioiisnnris
of threats ln their country erlior-(1 and
song:
_ "Puck up your troubles in your old
kit bag
And smile, smile, sinlle."
_ The speaker told at length of his ox-
perlcuces while behind the scenes.
fur into Germany when the war was
in progress -and of the methods used
_ by the (lerinnn government to spend
lllfl f€0llI\i¥ of hatred and distrust
nnioug.-it their own people, Neverthe-
biit think of when lie saw the thous-
<‘ii'y and Midlaml Bank to siici-eetl
the lain Sir l<Irl\vai'd Holden. lie will
give his whole time to the work.
‘German Triciiery
` Still in Evidence
(Special to :he Guardian.)
PARIS, July 30.-A waritlg voice
on the dangers of German iiifilter.
ation by devious ways comes from
Liixenibcrg. According to the Jour.
litll of Esc-h of 42 petitions now be-
fore Liixeinberg chamber for natural-
ization, 38 coine from Prussian sub-
jects. several of whom have been
identifier] as iiaving been connected,
more or loss, with acts Oi’ frlgiitfith
ness during the war. None of them.
the Esch paper al`l`ii'ms, would have
iireaiiit of cluinglng his nationality
had the (loriiiniis won. Reports fi‘oin
S\\'ii7.i-rlariil that the Germans
will try to p:|r~ifir:fill_v i'o-miter I~‘rnncg
iinilrr giiise of Swiss citizenship. Ac-
cording to :i iii4~s.~'.:ige received from
tho iis.~ioi‘l;itoil press correspondeiit in
t-lwiizorlrinil the other day, fully 100.-
ooli (lor-iiiaiis :ind Aiistrians are wait-
ing on the boi-tier line br-tween Basin
:ind (`oiistnui'e for aiiiuittani-e into
‘Swim-i~l:iml, but the federal authori-
ties are koi-piiig :i strict watch on
tliose would be iinniigrunts.
Germany Accepts
Polish Settlement
PARIS, Jiiiy 3i.~l3aron Kurt .Von
ileis-iii-r. eliirl of the German peace
di-lcgation, has sont :1 letter to tho
l‘i‘:ice (‘onl`£‘.i‘rni:o accepting the pm-
codurc proposed by the Allies for tho
transfer to Poland of the districts
attributed to Poland by tho _petico
treaty. Von Lelsner returned yester-
day t'roin Berlin. 'He was accompan-
ied by tivo si.\i~i'ciarios ami one cour-
ir-.rt Baron Von Leisner left Ver-
sailles for Berlin on July 25. lt was
unnouiicrrd at the time that his
visit to the Gorman capital would be
of short duration.
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'TIIE \VEATHER 1"
TEMPERATURE '
TIDE, MOON, ETC.
winds hecnniiiig unsettled.
The tide will be high this afternoon
nt 2.06 and inniorrow at 2.52, it will
he high tomorrow at 2.26 and Sunday
at 2. 56.
Sun sets this evening at 7.42 and to-
morrow at 7.41, it rises tomorrow
morning nt 5'.07 anti Sunday at 5.08.'
New iuoon Sunday, July 27th at
12.21 ai ni.
First quarter moon, Sunday, Aug
'less the straiigulation- hold of the
ust lird 3.12 p. m._ , , _