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4 " THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914. LESSON OF WAR IS HEED OF OFFICERS German Prince Says Courage, Not Mere Bravery, Is Re quired of Officers. FOE'S TENACITY ADMITTED Wounded Colonel of Royal Blood Has Seen No Dumdums and Believes Firing on , Bed Cross Was Accidental. BERLIN, Oct. 24. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Prince Fran cis of Bavaria, a young Colonel of the German Infantry, who was wounded early in October in the fighting in France, has given to a newspaper cor respondent some of nis impressions and reminiscences of the war. His recognition of the valor of the enemy, his readiness to admit that cases of firing on the Red Cross flags may have been without intent, and his statement that he had found no evi dence of use by the French of dum dum bullets, sets a high standard of tolerance in weighing the conduct of -a foe. Courageous Officers First Need. An analysis of the ingredients tha enter into the making of an effective array was given by the Prince, who rated highest the possession of plenty of officers who were not afraid to go In front. Courage, of course, must al ways be present, he said, but bravery alone does not suffice. "What is needed is bravery based nnnn i isolnl ine." he said. "Much of the activity of the Prince's regiment was in rnnnprtlon with the occupation of nu.-ns nreviouslv taken and the clear ing away of the enemy that remained intrenched. He described the fights within towns as "something frightful, due to the fact that the French usually udonted a fortress method of defense. Hmii-A the Infantry attack must bo pre- T.nrarl hoforehand bv artillery. It is this that causes so many scenes of de struction in these regions. Men Will Follow Anywhere. "The first battles proved one thing to me that the decisive factor is to have good officers. With our troops we can do anything, even accomplish the most difficult and almost super human results, but the officers must keep in front. Our soldiers will go through thick and thin with their offi cers, unterrifled and showing a death defying courage. But there was a sec ond lesson from these first battles the Importance of an ironclad discipline." Prince Francis was in the battle of Eaarburg, following long marches late In August. Regarding this conflict he said: "That was a murderous affair. Before us and behind, to left and to right, houses and factory buildings were burn ing, and there was an Incessant thun c!er from heavy artillery on both sides. We took part in the pursuit of the following days and had engagements with weak, troops of the enemy. Red Cross Often Not Seen. "On August 29 we witnessed the shelling of a temporary hospital by the enemy's siege guns. This day, with Its frightful scenes of war, 1 shall never forget In my life. In the morn ing we came near a chateau from which the Red Cross flag was floating. Borne 400 wounded, including a few French, were being cared for in it. Already on the day before the enemy's fire had been raging around this chateau, bat on the 2th the French no longer respected the Red Cross flag. Perhaps they did not see it, but then It is not easy to explain why they spared the chateau on the previous day. "In the interest of the truth, how ever. 1 must say here that the Red Cross often is not seen, and thus it comes to pass on both sides that mis takes occur. "A quarter of an hour before the enemy opened fire I had been sum moned to the commander of my brigade. When I came back the chateau and 4ts Eurroundlng buildings had been shot to pieces. I rode up to It. Groups of wounded passed me without ceasing. There were scenes cf horror and hu man misery there. I saw men with leg wounds holding fast to one an other in groups of three or four, sup- ' porting each other as they tried with all their remaining strength to move along. Many literally crept along on all fours. Medical Officers Save Wounded. "To the lasting honor of the medical officers, I must mention that they had takes all the wounded, including the Frenchman, out of the burning ruins of the chateau, despite the heavy ar tillery fire. When I rode to the French wounded I found them overwhelmed with gratitude for the help given them by the German military corps. A wounded French Lieutenant wrote out of his own accord a certificate to the effect that the French army had shot to pieces this chateau in defiance of the Geneva Red Cross convention. "Of snipers - we saw none. Wher ever we came the French population I must -admit it behaved decently. saw nothing of dum-dum bullets. Our men, I want to repeat, are unconquera ble when they have good officers and the strictest discipline. So far as our enemies are concerned, they defend themselves bravely and are by no means cowards. Only once, it was on September 24, a hundred Frenchmen, after a heavy bombardment by our ar tillery, suddenly signalled to us from their rifle pit'and came out and sur rendered. Resistance Grows More Desperate. "In the first days of the war th troops opposed to us apparently were not first class. The hotter the battle grew, however, and the farther we advanced into France, the more desper ate was the resistance we had to break down. The shooting of the French i by no means bad. -and they are de fending themselves as well as they can. for they have everything at stake. I believe that the French, in the long ' run. will not prove able to resist ou troops. "The day will come when France' military strength will break down sooner or later. I hope to see it my eelf, for I start for-the front again in about a week. JAPAN ASKED FOR HELP (Continued From First Page.) explanation that the only purpose i seizing German stations in Polynaai was to protect her own shipping has not been accepted in all quarters as conclusive. . Japan and Great Britain togethe control a chain of coaling station through the Gilbert, Samoan and So clety Island groups in a direct . lin from Japan to the Panama Canal. It would take about two months from Japan to France and would be a tea sible move, but a far greater numbe of transports would be required, th first Canadian contingent of about 30,' WOMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR SWEET VOICES OF "HELLO" GIRLS AND MAN SHE 000 men having employed 32 ships transporting. in PRECEDENT WIIX BE MADE United States Much Interested in Prize Court's Ruling. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. United States officials await with more than ordi nary interest the ruling of the British prize court at Gibraltar on the copper and rubber shipments consigned to Italian firms aboard the American steamer Kroonland. but unloaded at Gibraltar by direction of British au thorities before the vessel was al lowed today to continue her voyage. A statement given out in London yesterday and again here today by the British embassy declares that Great Britain felt compelled "to stop contra band trade in copper with Germany through Italy," because it had been learned such shipments actually were Intended for German gun and ammuni tion factories. It is possible the British authorities have information which would make the Kroonland shipment subject to con fiscation. The statement declared it had been learned that representatives of copper producers in this country were en route to Europe to arrange for forwarding shipments to Germany and that Italian firms had been approached by German agents with a view to the se of their names to conceal the actual destination of the copper. The Italian Banca Commerciale. largely controlled by German capital, was said to be handling these orders on German accounts. Other houses ngaged In similar business at Amster dam and Rotterdam, it was added, ac tually were connected with the firm of K.rupp, the great German gun works. it is assumed here that the American owners of the ICroonland's copper will De represented at the prize court, but if they are not the American Consul will go before the court as an observer. If the decision is adverse to American interests, a protest may be lodged with the State Department, to be forwarded to the British -Foreign Office. In any event the ruling is exnected to form a precedent which will have an important bearing on all contraband cases arising during the European war. i BIUTAIX POPULAR IX JAPAN Full Recognition Given or Ally's Share In Victory. TOKIO, Nov. 8. Japan still is cele brating the fall of Tsing-Tau. Extraor dinary" enthusiasm is manifested throughout the empire. In every city there are lantern processions and raer- iment nightly. Every house supports flag. In Toklo cheering crowds serenaded the high officers of the armv and navy and the diplomatic representatives of the allies. The popularity of the An glo-Japanese alliance is shown by the recognition everywhere of Great Brit ain's share in the victory. Imperial edicts congratulate the British as well as the Japanese warriors. -It is said that the combatants who were not captured during the final as saults on Tsing-Tau will be surren dered formally on November 10. Every teamer in the - borbor of Kiau-Chau was sunk aijitj, navigation has been made perilous by nthe mines. It is under stood that the terms of surrender were practically unconditional. Among the rumors, such as are al ways set afloat at a time like this. Is one that Governor Meyer-Waldeck, of Jviau-Chau, was mortally wounded and committed suicide. This gained ere dence, despite the fact that it was of ficially announced that the German Qovernor conducted the negotiations for (lie surrender of the town. It is also reported that the garrl sons of the coast forts fought up until the last minute and then tried to es cape by a train, firing their small arms as they fled. Many, it is said, did es cape across the bay in junks and are now being pursued. JAPANESE TERMS ACCEPTED Tsing-Tau to Be Formally Snrrea dered Tomorrow. TOKIO Nov. 8. Emoeror Yoshihito and Empress Sadako have sent mes sages of appreciation to the forces of the allies that participated in the- op erations resulting in the fall of Tsing- Tau. tne seat of government of Klau Chau, the German leased possession In China. To Japan his Majesty expressed grat itude for- the ."faithful discharge of their duties by the officers and men of the army and navy. The following was sent by the Em peror to the British forces: "The Emperor deeply appreciates the brilliant deeds of the British army and navy, which, co-operating with the Japanese, bravely achieved the objec of war." The Empress expressed similar sen timents in two messages. The formalities of the surrender of Tsing-Tau are described in an official statement issued to-day as follows: "The German and Japanese plenipo tentiaries on the evening of -Novem ber 7 concluded the pour parlers for the surrendering of Tsing-Tau. Our terms were accepted in their entirety, Another meeting will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. On Novem ber 10 the forts and equipment will be turned over to us. "Our casualties on the night of No vember 6 and on the following morn Ing (when Tsing-Tau surrendered) were 14 officers wounded and 426 sol diers killed of wounded. We took 2300 prisoners In the battle." GERMANS MOURX STROXGHOIiD Flags of Rejoicing Over Sea Victory Off Chile Hauled' Down. BERLIN, Nov. 8. via London. the midst of the bitterness of war the Germans as a nation are mourning be cause of the fall of Tsing-Tau, the an nouncement of which appeared in the , r I MARRIED. " ' - :-y-:-;y-X,---:- ft V- - . 3 i j ! - r rt- 'r I --"w ' v; I k -f I : ft I ' 3 4 II . . fill if ?3 Mrs. Edgar W. Philip, Who Wan Uo Kllrn Barrell Cornell, and Mr. Philips, Two well-known native Portlanders were united when Mrs. Lou Ellen Barrell Cornell was married to Edgar W. Philips by Rev. J. H. Lucas at their former residence in a private hotel. Fifth ami Jefferson streets, Saturday night.' After an absence of 15 years, Mr. Philips decided to return to the city of his boyhood and make it his home for the remainder of his life. Mrs. Philips was at one time prominently identified with the women of Woodcraft- Berlin papers today. The flags which were displayed yesterday in honor of the sea victory off Chile have disap peared from the houses and there is a feeling of deep regret over the end ing of the little garrison which faced overwhelming odds. The hauling down of the German flag over the Chinese outpost is not regarded as a defeat. The fall of the fortress was deemed inevitable from the beginning and the defense was maintained longer than was either ex pected or hoped for. Count von Beventlow, the naval ex pert, in the Tages Zeitung, points out that Tsing-Tau never was Intended as an Impregnable stronghold, defying all torms, since, no matter how strong it was made, the Japanese always were in a position to bring a stronger attack to bear, thankB to their geo graphical position. The Berlin newspapers all pay tribute to the heroic garrison and as sure those who took part in the de fense of Kiau-Chau that their bravery and self-sacrifice in a lost cause shall never be forgotten by the home land, which will remember particularly the conduct of the reservists who, at a sign of danger, flocked to Tsing-Tau, rejoicing and enthusiastic, without the slightest hope of victory, but anxious to share privations and death with the garrison. Xew Orleans Girls Get Scant Wages. NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 4. One-half of the women and girls employed in New Orleans department stores, laundries and factories are paid less than t6 week, and one out of every four less than 84, according to a report by an investigating committee of the Na tional Consumers' League. But one in ten gets $10 a week. The committee. which has worked several months, re ported that length of service made no appreciable difference in wages paid. PIONEER WHO HELPED F017KD HOaiUM. IS IX FINAL REST. r t James A. K.arr. HOGUIAM, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.) The funeral of James A. Kafr, 80 years old, one of the founders of Hoquiam. was held. Saturday afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church, interment being in the Hoquiam Cemetery.. Mr. Karr died Wed nesday morning at his homo in North Yakima. Mr. Karr came to Hoquiam 62 years ago and took up a home stead on the site now occupied by the principal part of the res idence district of the city. He made' this city his home until a few years ago when the family moved to North Yakima. He held heavy property interests here, having accumulated a large estate, a part of it coming through the rapid increase in real estate values aVid the sale of the Karr homestead as resi dence lots. Mr. Karr is survived by his widow and eight children. TURKISH CRUISER BOMBARDS POTI Russian Troops Reply With Artillery and Attacking Ves sel Sails Away. CASUALTIES ARE SLIGHT Admiralty at Petrograd Issues State ment Charging Ottoman Ships Were Aggressors in Be- -ginning of War. TlFLIS, via Petrograd, Nov. 8. The following communication- has been is sued under date of November 7 by the army headquarters In the Caucasus: "This morning a cruiser of the enemy of the Breslau type arrived at Poti (ini Trans-Caucasia, on the Black Sea) and opened fire against the town, the lort, the lighthouse and railway station, fir ing 12tt to 150 shots. "Approaching the mole the cruiser attempted to open fire with rapld-flrers against the Russian troops, who replied with artillery. On the first snots irom the Russian guns the cruiser withdrew rapidly from the mole in the direction of Sukhun-Kale. Damage to Forts la Slight. "We had three ' soldiers wounded, while four received contusions. The damage to the town and forts waa in significant and none of the inhabitants was injured." 1 PETROGRAD. Nov. 8. The Russian Admiralty has made a statement re garding the recent events in the Black Sea to establish the falsity of the Turkish contention that the hostilities there wera begun by the Russians. The substance of the statement follows: "On the evening of October 2& the Black Sea fleet, after a cruise, re-en tered the roads of Sebastopol without having sighted Turkish ships any where. On October 29. at 5 o'clock in the morning, the commander of the fleet received word from Odessa that at 3 that morning two Turkish torpedo boats with red and green lights, fly- ng Russian nags, enterea tne pori oi Odessa. Stipulated Signal Vnanswered. Altnough the commands on the urkish torpedo-boats were In Russian, the gunboat Kubanets, which was on the lookout, having received no reply to the stiDUlated signal. Immediately opened fire. The other gunboat In the roads, the Donets, did not even have time to fire, but was sunk by the first Turkish torpedo. Fired on by the Kubanets. the Turk- Ish torpedo-boats swiftly took flight. losing one smokestack, and by their fire inflicting insignificant damage on the Kubanets and nearby merchant essels and on a naphtha tank. "Having received the report from Odessa, the commander of the fleet in formed the coast batteries at beoasto- pol of the presence of Turkish ships i the Black Sea and ordered trawlers sent to take precautionary measures aaainst the enemy's torpedoes, 1 U WiLI U I J 11 HID lliwiitius n a fog the cruiser GoeBen approached Sebastopol and began in a bombardment. The coast batteries of the Russian forts replied Vigorously. The Goeben s fire caused no damage in the road stead. Several shells fell harmlessly in the city, but one struck the oil epot, another the railroad and a third the naval hospital, killing two pa tlents and wounding eight others. Turks Repulae Torpedo Boats. "At the same time the torpedo boat flotilla commanded by Captain Prince Troubetskoy attacked the Goeben, but the enemy's hot fire prevented it from prolonging the attack. Jjuring the en gagement the Russian torpedo boat Pushtchin took much water ana was et afire, -The Goeben's fire lasted about 20 minutes, after which the cruiser withdrew. Steaminar from Sebastopol, the Goe- ben sighted the Russian transport Prut, which waa returning, and called on her to surrender. rn transport, having no artillery, hoisted her mill- tary colors and steered for the shore. Her commander ordered the sea cocks ODened to sink her. The crew of the Irut saved tnem- elves after the ship had been blown up. After this the HlacK sea rieet set out in pursuit of the enemy, who avoided a fight and took refuge at their base in the Bosphorus. Our losses on the Prut were two officers, a chaplain, 26 sailors of the torpedo boat Pushtchin, seven sailors killed and as many wounded. On the Donets a surgeon was killed. The fact is established that the Turkish plan contemplated, simulta neously with the attacks on Sebastopol and Odessa, the bombardment of other points on our coast. The cruiser Bres- au bombarded Theodosia and the Turkish cruiser Hamldleh bombarded Novorossysk." ALGERIANS ARE LOYAL GOVERNOR PLEDGES ADHERENCE OF NATIVES TO FRANCE. Arch-Priest at Rhelnas Quoted aa De claring No Warlike Use Ever Was Made of Cathedral. WASHINGTON. Nov. 8 Assurance of unanimous adherence of Algeria to France, given by the Governor-General of the colony, was repeated in dis patches today from the French Foreign Office to the embassy here. The cable gram also duplicated the daily com munication of the French War Office, and quoted a denial from the arch priest of the Cathedral of Rheims of the allegations in the note of the Ger man chancellor to the Vatican which accused the French of having used the church for military purposes. The dispatch follows: "The Governor-General of Algeria re quests me to announce that manifesta tions of loyalty of the natives come from all parts of the country. "Further, I wish to call your atten tion to the protest of the arch-priest of the Cathedral of Rheims, M. Land rieux, who reaffirms the declaration of the generalissimo . against the allega tions contained in the note of the im perial (German) chancellor to the Vati can. The protest is published in the Paris Temps, and concludes with these words: "In the name of the cardinal archbishop of Rheims, and in my own name, I attest that at no time were batteries placed before the cathedral, no posts' of observation placed in the towers and that there have never been cantonments nor commandos of troops of any sort placed in the proximity of the cathedral." Great 'Britaiu 1ft the greateat butter eater among- nations. The English eat 13 pounds a head a year, as against lour pounas in Prance, eight pounds la Germany and two pounds la Russia. mm DRUGS ! J P f A HOOPSKIRT IS 111; BARREL MUFF NEW With Late Style Women May Carry Whole Wardrobe , in Single Sleeve. FUR IS FASHION'S DECREE Arms of Evening Coats Made Wide Bauds of Warm Material and Hands Are Slipped Into Op posite Wrist for Comfort. CHICAGO. Nov. 8. (Special.) The old woman who lived in a shoe has been discredited. The up-to-date ma tron must walk in a barrel. Fashion has decreed the hoopskirt and the barrel muff, half a muff to eeve, each as capacious as a travel ing bag. Miladv mav carry her warorooe or an entire afternoon's shopping in ner sleeve this Winter if she is what the modistes wish to make her. Evenine coatsleeves " with muffs sewed on them and hats crowned with 1 , . , , , I D JZX? nZuV' of the I . , "" ..t-kI e Fashion Art League of America. "The war seems to have made no difference as to the 'amount of fur used in the trimming of out-of-door and Indoor costumes this Wnter." the bulletn reads. Muffs are not as enormous as they have been, some being really small. The barrel-shaped mull is tne newest, but not as becoming as the flat shapes. One of seal made in the shape of a nouch bag is a novelty and useful. I Evening coat sleeves with wide bands of fur that form a muit when the hands are slipped into the wrist of the oDDOsite sleeve, are more convenient than carrying a muff to dances, dinners, theaters and social functions. "The setiarate scarf has largely given way to the small one, or the high stock I collar with coat buttoned to the throat, with this is worn one flower or a small boutonnlere close up to the collar on the left side. "Hats also are showing a band of I fur around the crown to match the suit trimming. 'The furs mostly in favor this Winter are caracul, fox.skunk and seal. Mole still is in gooa styie, out men its ieir eated to the cheaper sets. The combi nation of caracul and seal or mole ana fox is good." INDIANS PROVIDED FOR Special Fond Raised for Favors for Xative Troops at Front. LONDON. Oct. 14. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Earl Rob erts is raising a fund which will be devoted exclusively to the use of the Indian forces in the present war. Al ready he has received J2o0.001) and within two weeks he hopes to nave enough money to equip a special hoS' pital in the south of England tor tne care of the sick and wounded Indian soldiers. The fund will also be used to pro vide warm clothing especially suited to the Indian -troops. Rations of the English army are wholly unlike the customary diet of the Indians, and spe cial dishes will be provided for them out of the fund. Indians are especially fond of sugar, spices and all sorts of sweets. Princess Mary and her advisers are making special preparations to send the Indians Christmas girts which wu especially appeal to them. It is likely the gifts will take the form of boxes of candies and other sweetmeats par ticularly relished by the men from th Far East- CANADIANS ARE SUSPICIOUS Nevpapers Fear German-Americans WTill Engage in Filibustering. TORONTO, Ont, Nov. 8. There i probablv now more apprehension re garding liliDustering into uanaoa irom German-Americans man tnere nas Dee at any time since the war broke ou Some newspapers regard the observa tions of Count Bernstorff, the German Ambassador to Washington, respectln the Monroe doctrine and a German in vaslon of Canada as being intended as an incitement to Germans in th United States to make trouble in Can ada. The remarks were considered so im politic and so peculiarly undiplomatic that it seemed to be necessary to seek some such far-fetched reason for them, Staff correspondents of Canadian pa pers are visiting the American borde cities to see if there are any evidences of contemplated raids by the Kaiser' countrymen. Acute disappointment is felt by Cana dian patriots at the figures showin the nationalities of detachments which will compose the second contingent t be sent to war. Statements that th We Recommend and Give S. & ff . 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In connection with the second con tingent some care is being taken to obtain reliable data.- So far the infor mation bears out all the criticism pre viously expressed. It is found, for ex ample, that of the 120 men who will omprlse the detachment from the Tenth Royal Grenadiers the national- ties are as follows: English. 80: Cana dian, 18; Irish, 15; Scotch, 6; Australian, Of 100 men in the Thirty-sixth Peel Regiment there are: English, 58; Canadians, 30; Irish, 6; Scotch, 4; Greek, 2. BELGIANS' CALL REPEATED Men Ordered to Colors, Partly to Re lieve British of Their Care. LONDON, Nov. 8. Another call to the colors has been issued by the Bel gian government to all nationals. The ummons this time is accompanied by an Intimation that those not joining voluntarily may be commandeered. All Belgians under 45 years old who previously were members of the N tional Guard are now allowed to en list in the regular army and all un married Belgians between IS and 30 not wishing to enlist as volunteers are informed that they "may be comman deefed and their services employed in different works for the army. The Belgian government explains that the object of this order is to get 11 tne able-bodied soldiers back to the front and to Induce as many oth ers as possible to join the army: and. secondly, to relieve the British pub lie from the burden of "providing for Belgians who ought to be helping in the struggle to dispossess the invad ers. One Belgian Captures 4 0. LONDON. Nov. 8. The Cherbourg correspondent of Reuter's Telegram Company sends the following: A Belgian soldier, Emll Sapin, 22 years old, who has arrived here for a few days' rest. Is a chevalier of the Order of Leopold and of the Legion of Honor as a result of his exploits in the last few days. ' "Single-handed, Sapin destroyed a German battery, took a Hussar regi mental flag, killed the German Colonel and mad 40 prisoners. Why Smith Succeeded He was on the job alert and energetic. Mental ability and physical activity made him shine in his old job and brought promotion. Smith took care of himself. Right there is the keynote of success one must be men tally and physically fit. y A good start is to avoid the heavy, greasy foods that cause indigestion and kindred ills, and use a wholesome, building food such as Grape-Nuts This healthful, appetizing food is made of selected wheat and malted barley. It contains those vital mineral salts, so necessary to health, that are often lacking in the every-day diet. The partial malting of the barley, with the long baking Cabout 20 hours'), makes Grape-Nuts a food that digests easily and quickly. There's HANGMAN GAINS LEAD VOTE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT-. FAVORS NOOSE BY 1067. ' Returns From Lake County Shifts Ma- ' Jority and Defeat of Heaa- ". are Seems Certain. Returns on the amendment to pro hiblt the execution of the death penalty -In Oregon fell below tne line of safety yesterday and the final defeat of the measure now is practically assured., Lake County, whose figures were not,, included in the computations y ester--. day, has given negative majority--against the bill of probably more than 5; 500 votes. The result in that county, as estimated by the Lakeview Exam- iner on the basis of the Incomplete vote,; is given in a telegram to The Orego nlan as 066 no and 538 yes. In addition complete returns were received from Douglas County, which was represented in the figures yester- , day by an incomplete count. This add ed several hundred more to the nega tive majority, although the early re turns had indicated that the amend- mont had broken nearly even in that ... county. Official returns from Tillamook , County also made a slight change in the totals. The majority as it now stands-, against the bill is 106T. These figures , are practically complete from all coun ties in the state except Malheur and , Grant, from which no returns on this.; measure have been received. it is not impossible that these two counties will overturn the apparent 4, majority against the bill, but it is un- likely. In the two counties there are - 73SS registered voters, but It is not probable that more than 6000 votes were cast. Telegraphic requests to the..t County Clerks at Vale and Canyon City dispatched by The Oregonian yesterday., for figures on the amendment failed to . elicit a response. It may be that the fate of the mtasure will not be known" absolutely until the state vote is offi-. , cially canvassed. The greatest beer drinkers are the Bel gians, who consume 46 gallons each every year, while Englishmen drink 26 gallons and Germans gallons annually. French--' men drink 33 gallons of wlno in one year; and Italians :? gallons. t- a Reason