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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914 EVENING EDITION f FOUR V t V c( o; H 31 ft ill fc ai P ai tt J Ji M c K Gl M y Hi M Di m. K EU Dl M IB- 61 1 . v ftttfrn rw rrfcCJiTCPT 11 A O fAV DV lAV .y4?' 47 M A J? ...... flfl fnnim,.i... WIIKIII tiKrAIII WAN UHI DI lttl 'Jz&tiJJAldlisUrZj tT u THE WAR PRIMER AmletiB, Laon, IthelniB. Tho coun try between Amiens mid ItholniH, within earshot of the fighting armies In Franco today, Is populous and con tains many of tho moat prosperous of tho medium sized townB In Franco. Ton mllos oast ot Amiens la Vlllors Hretonuonu, nh Industrial town with about C000 Inhabitants, which was the scone of 0110 of the main engage ments In tho battlo of AuiIoiib, In which the French northern nrmy was routed by tho Qormana In 1870. Tho routo now takes one through tho fer tllo district of Santorre. Ham, with a popuhitlon of approximately 3500, stands in a marahy district .10 miles from Amiens. Its castlo, now used as a barracks, has froquontly been used as n state prison, and has held many of tlio moBt noted people of Franco. Tho list ot those Incarcerated' there Includes Joan of Arc, Louis of Bour bon, and Louis Napoleon. Tho latter, after having been a prlsonor for six years, escaped In the gulso of a work man. La Fere, sixteen mites further on, captured by tho Oennnna In 1870, hns one of tho oldest schools of nrtll lory In tho world. It was founded In 1710. Laon, fifteen miles beyond La Fore, Bltuated on an Isolated ridge flomo 300 feet nhovo tho surrounding plain, forms, with La Fero and Hholnis a triangle of Important fort resses. Napoleon tried In vain to dislodge Mueller from the town In 1814. Between Laon and Ilhclms tho Alsno and tho Sulppe arc crosacd'. Paris, Solaaons, Ilhelms, Chnrlo vllle. Tho route from Paris to Cliar levlllo by way of Solsaons and Ithelms, takes ono through a terri tory rich In historical and present day Intorcst. Six miles out from Par Is Is found Lo Rourgot, whoro the Germans ropulaod tho French! In the sanguinary struggles of 1870. Twen ty miles further on, in tho park of tho chateau of Erinotionvlllo, Is tho original tomb of Jean Jacques Rous Boau, whoao remains woro moved to tho Pantheon at Paris In 1791. Chopv-on-ValoIs, tho ancient capital of a district which bolongod from tho 14th century to a younger branch of tho royal family of Franco and with n prcsont day population of about 7000, lies Blxtcon miles to tho north. VII-lor-Cottorots, with about 0000 Inhab itants, 8 Mi miles nway, was the blrth placo of Alexander Dumas tho Elder. A llttlu furthor on is Longpont, which Jiiib a ruined abbey dating from tho 12th contury. Slxty-rivo miles from Paris, SoIbboiih, nn ancient town for merly fortified, with n population of about in, 000, is reached. More Is tho Abbayo Notro Damo, now used ns n barracks, founded' originally In CG0. In 858 It contained no fowor than 210 nuns, who possessed a valuable collection of sacred relics, Including n shoo and a girdle of tho Madonna. Tho routo from Bolssons to Rlieliim takes ono up tho valley of tho Alsnn and Kb tributary, tho Voles. Illinium Is ono of the most Intornstlng cities or Franco. Christianity was preach ed hero In the 4th century. About twenty miles out of RholniH, half way tq Charlevlllu, is Ilothol. an Indus trial town with about 7500 Inhabi tants, situated- on a hill to tho right of tho Alwio. Throo miles furthor on Ih Amagno, a railway Junction with u largo Migar factory as its principal Industry. A fow miles on, tho road ontors tho wooded and mountainous district of tho Ardennes, and the scenery Increases In beauty. To tho right Is Iloulzlcourt. with its large powder factory, and nt Motion, nn other vlllngo, are largo work shops. Two mllos further on is Charlovillo, nn uninteresting town, with about 20,000 In habitants and nail making, typo rounding and hardware goods factories. Argonno. A rocky, forest-clad plateau, extending along tho borders of Lorrnlno, Germany and Chnmpan go, France. It lias a lengtl) of about English Supreme As Diplomats TIIK following Intorvlow with Bnron Miinini was secured from tho Chicago Tribune by its correspondent in Berlin, Joseph Med ill Patterson. It glvps an Idea of tho Gorman view of tho English uttltudo, Japanese Aims Consldeivd, Perhaps tho Japanese have really n rinor clvlllzntlon than you. Per sonally I do not think so, but per haps tlnio will say thoy havo. How ever, bo that as it may, you in Am orlcn would resist florcoly a Jupa neso attempt to supplant your civi lization with theirs. So wo have too, and wo will resent tho attempt to supplniit n any torrltoiy now hold thy Germans our civiliza tion by that of tho Slavs." "You think wo nro next on tho Hat?" I askod "Tho Philippines?" "How long do you think Japan would hold hor hand from you," ho ..answered my question with an other; Mt : , "If you found yourself In wnr ngainst throo groat nnd two little powers? Yes, England, sowed dra- L'nim' teottl." lift until 'ilrilimnu' ti.,11. '"for the white skins 'Asia for the Asiatics- is written on, tho hearts of all the Japanese." ' - IlrlUiIi JMploiimcy Called Subtle Reverting to tho English, he ex claimed; '"You in America are nc customed to think or the English as a blurf, hearty, downright, unsubtle raco, fond of sport and the open air. Well;, all I can say to that Is that thoy are certainly fond or sport nnd tho open air. Thoro has nover been a raco or diplomats tholr equals In shrewdness, subtlety and sleepless eyo ou tho main vhanco since timo bogan." "Pleasot UluBtrato." ' "Wfi!!5V,en lro ' na aisgiiising interesting facts aiiout ("ITIKS AND PliAO US MEXTIOXER IX' THE WAR XEWS. sixty-three miles, nn averago breadth of nineteon miles and an average al tltudo ot 1150 feet. There .iro few good roads In this district and It la hard territory through which to car ry on military operations of largo proportions? It lies botweon the val ley ot tho Alsno on tho west nnd the vnlloy or the Mouao on tho east, and Is ono of tho natural bulwarks be tween Germany and France. There nro numerous foreBtB clothing both the east and west slopes of tho pla teau, the chlor of them being that of Argonno, extending for twenty-flvo miles between the Aire and tho Alsno. Ardennes. A department of Franco on tho northeast frontlor, with nn nrea of 2028 square miles and a population exceeding 350,000. Its rivers are tho Mcuso and tho Alsno. Its agricultural products are wheat, oatB, potatoes, rye and many kinds of forage. Ardennes Is to Franco whnt tho Blue Grass region of Kentucky Is to tho United States Its horses aro known throughout tho country. Flour mills, sawmills, sugar works, distilleries and leather works aro scattered over tho depart ment. Among Its minor Industries Is tho malting of wooden shoes. So dnn, where tho famous surrender of tho French to tho Germans took plnco, Is located In Ardennes, The chief cities ot tho department are Mcztorcs, tho capital, Charlovillo, Hocrol nnd Bethel. Lyck. or Lyk. A German town of East nniBsIn, ten miles from tho border of BusBlnn Poland, 112 miles southeast of Konlgsborg, on a lake nnd rlvor or tho sntuo name. Its pop ulation Is closo to 14,000. Lyck Is tho chlor town or tho region known ns Mnsurla. A castlo formerly bo longing to tho Teutonic order nnd on an Island In tho Lyck lake and Is now used aa a prison. There nro Ir on foundries, distilleries, breweries, tnnnorles, papor mills nnd flour mills. Llssn. A town In Prussian Posen, twenty-flvo mllos northeast or Glo gait and forty-eight mllos from the IlUBBlan Poland border lino. Its population Is approximately 18,000 and Its manufactures are shoes, ma chinery, Ilquours nnd tobneco. Dur ing tho thirty years' wnr tho popu by other refugees nnd Llssn bcrnmo nn Important commercial town. It was burned In 1GRI5 nnd again in 1707. Lobnu. A town or about 12,000 population In Saxony, Germnny, on tho Lobnu water, torty miles east or Dresden and 100 miles west or Bros Ian. It Is but eight miles ifrom the AiiBtrlnn frontlor. Tho town-"manufactures agricultural Implements, pianofortes, sugnr, machines nnd buttons, nnd has n trade in gra'n, yarn, linen nnd stockings. Lobnu aurrored severely during tho Hussite wnr, and was doprlved or its rights In 1547. Mltrovlca (Hungarian; Mltrovlcz; Gormon, Mitrowltz). A Hungarian town or Croatla-Slavonla. thrty-el,nt mlleH north or west or Belgrade- and two miles from tho Sorvlan border, on tho Blver Snvo. Its population Is the slto or Slrmlum, tho chlor city or Lowor Pannonla undor Roman ruin, whoro tho Einporor Probus (232 282) was born and burled nnd whoro tho Emperor Marcus Ahrollus (121-180) Is said to havo dlod, Tho city was sacked by the Huns In 441, and by tho Turks, who destroyed nil Its ancient buildings, in 1300 and 1521. Suwnlkl. A town or Russian Pol and, tho cupltal of tho government or tho Bnmo name, Blxty-rive mllos by rail northwest or Grondno und olghteen miles from tho oast Prus sian border. Its population Is ap proximately 30,000. It has a trado In timber, grain, woolon cloth nnd pthor manufactured goodH,. Bee keoplng Is ono or tho Industries or tho district. tho fact that for n timo nt least, prior to tho growth of tho Japa nese country, you considered us 3,vnn,i.tWVayyoiir cI,,of Political rivals? Now you havo shifted that feollng to tho Jnpanoso, nnd all this timo you have considered England your first rriond." ' ,'.,8a,!,: . Sho n,n(, herself Bo." iloJlifi80ly, ,lly po,nt' Sno "o herself so; sho began to talk to your couslnshlp with n degroo ot warmth. In direct ratio to your degroo or strength, Because she has the only thing In tho worhi vnn r..di., 'i ; to round out your boundaries." inn .Mean Canada?" Friendship irt f io,.y, "I mean Cannda. or courso I realize It Is Inconcelvablo you will over, or at lenst soon, nttempt to i?? .It . n,lt why? "ecnuso Great l main has realized so clovorly thut the only possible way In which sho can defend It Is by making you her rriond and putting you on hon or. "Whoovor her first rival hhs been she hns combined Europe 'against him. Sho fought you when you were, she lent you aid to tho effort to split your republic In the civil war, and now that you are strong nnd her dominions aro yours for tho taking sho Is your best friends. She sets Japan on us nnd uses Ja pan to guard India. "Tho English tnko credit to them solves for mnny excellent qualities, but of that quality In which they nro supremely pre-eminent, diplo macy, thoy mako llttlo mention. They bellovo tho sens belong to them by divine right und most' of tho yellow, black and brown races for exploitation. However, we shall conquer this unholy 'alliance .ogdlnsj ' tt us." he concludod, "for Gormnny Is ono In Its determination to llvo." "If you, nro shut Irom tho sons," I asked, "how long can you sub sist on yourselves?" Subslsteiic-o CniefulV Considered. ' "Until tho next hnivest Is in," ho niiBWored. "That haB all been gono Into cnrcfully. Our enemies who havo deluded thomselves Into tho hopo wo shnll stnrve will bo dlan polntcd In thut nB In other things. Wo shnll Inck Bomowhnt In tea, cof reo, coco, and other tropical pro ducts, but or bread, meat, potatoos, and sugar wo have ample on hand till tho next harvest. Wo would like soma or your cotton, though, nnd coppdr. But wo havo plenty of hides nnd leather, coal Iron, pet roleum, lumber, nnd chemicals." "How will you flnnnco tho wnr?" "Within oursolveB, by war taxes and Intornnl laws. For Instnncc, wo havo never hrtd an Inheritance tnx. Now wo shall. Llkowlso heavier excise duties ou bcor nnd tobneco." "You will make no external tonus, borrow no money' from abroad?" "No nono." "As to wnr Indemnity from Franco, If you occupy Paris?" "Franco chose to appeal to tho god or battles." ho answered. "Wo naked hor to stay out, sho chose wnr ami now sho shnll have It with nil Its consequences." LEAD US AGAIN. Father, oiir hopes are bivouacked In our henrts, Our renrs and prayers nro nil n-wlng to Thee! Stretch out Thy holy hnnd, wo hum- ly nsk, And lend us with Thy clear nil solv ing light, Out or tho desolnto darkness or our time, An Thou didst In tho bleak, black nges gono. Glvo us again tho sight that wo may sco; On co more set spinning nil the looms or Pcnco. Rcklndlo reason, faith, good-will on enrth. Lord, Thy almighty arm nlono rnn quench Tho flro that girdles all tho world with woo. Drench Thou the pyro of flesh and hone and blood Whoso glare reflects tho stubborn pride or Kings And shows tho fellowship of man nt ondl Tho flow'r or sturdy nations wlthor rust, . And fruits of mollowcd genius rot apace In shell-swept trench, or mnny lmttlo- flolds; Babes slcop unmothored In their cradle nests Whllo orphaucd children weep In wnkoful drenms, And women robbod of rnthor, hns- bnnd, son, ; .Trudgo troubled' through tlio dust clouds or tho -plow. ChrlBt did not die upon. tho croHB ror . U'JsJ -fSolerted. rnrnopi: ix a .,S?tshi:ll. Holland hns 104 shipyards. Wnrsnw to Vonlco lsta. distance of 430 miles., Berlin to' Vienna Is n dlntniico of 4!7 mllos. Moscow to Vloiina Is a distance of 1247 mllos. ,. In 1013 Sweden Ipipqrtcd .1,502, 80C pounds or sugar. Lost year Franco mined 40,120,410 metric tons or conlt Swoden In 1012 produced bftknry goodB valued at ?5(G82,1(J2. 'M Bolglum last yonr bought most or thotho conl exports of Franco. Sweden Inst year produced malt liquors valued, nt $1.0880.079. French merchant .ninrlno In 1913 had n tonnngo or 1,981,048. Austria-Hungary natlonnl dobt pVi-1 or to wor.wns 43.612.380.050. Europenn nnMoiw Involved In war pcoiipy an area or ,22,082,903 squnrm nillos. , English colonies total 13,002,321 Bqunro miles In nrea with a 'popula tion or 389,005,035. Ono company controls 90 per cont or tho domestic beet sugar nnd sugar rerinlng of Swoden. uv. .Colbnles of Franca covor an area of 4,77C,12C square miles nnd con tain a population or 41,053,G&0. Frpnch mining Holds covor nn area of 1.383,785 acres, or which. 5.13,G3g acres havo not been exploited, LLOYD GEORGE DECLARES HE XEVi:it DREAMED OF WAR LONDON, Sopt. 30. Speaking at a meeting of his neighbors tit Crlc cloth, Wales, Chnncoloc or (ho Ex chequer Lloyd George, declared that tho war was qulto unexpected. He never droumod It would occur, ho Bald, until a rew days Wore hos tilities bognn. Ho nover thought nny country could bo so dovlllsh ns to pretend groat friendship and nt tho snmo timo make qluborato arrange ments to attack. Indeed, ho thought war was so rar awny that ho .had made arrangements to sjiend August and September nt Crlccleth. u It took fifteen years to break Na poleon, tho chancellor continued. Ho said hovdld not bollovo It would tako nenrly bo long td vanquish Emperor Wllllnill. but lone nr shirl Pnilnn.l .wns going to seo It through, - NEW AL1UNIAX RULF.R. , Son of Vormor Sultan Siicceels to tlio Throne. LONDON, Sept. 30. A dispatch from Rome says lhat a messago from Durazzo, Albania, nnnounces that tho Albanian senato has elected Prince Burhan-Eddln, son of the formor Sul tan, Abdul Hamld, ns prince of Al bania, In succession to Prince Wil liam of Wied, who loft his kingdom Bomo days ago and subsequently re nounced his throne, retiring to Swit zerland. 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