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9 GERMANS FORMULATINp PEACE DEMANDS NEWS FROM FORE FRANCE'S PHYSICAL POLISH VILLAGERS STAMINA RENEWED SEE WAR'S BLIGHT JOBLESS IN GERMANY ARE DECREASING GERMANS ARE FIRMLY CONFIDENT OF HAVING 'PLACES IN THE SUN' Say-- Nation's Colonies After the "War Will Surpass All -That Have Been Lost, . MILITARY LIFE IS SAID TO BE- REGENERATING THE FRENCH SOLDIER s s Mr Army Doctors Declarp -That i War Has Renewed Physi cal Stamina of. Nation, , 3 i - ANTICIPATE ONLY VICTORY -'f i i-V A COMPLETE CHANGE NOTED THE. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNINGS MARCH 21,-1915. I.- H i : I1 -I - r - - i ;l---1: - ' ;iGN CAPITALS MAI rfl Hi Hi i T V VV Imperialists Iormulat Demands In vftnni of Peace, but the liberals Counsel Caution. Hy Frederick Werner. Berlin, March t 20. When Germany almost with one blow was deprived of her colonies, it cannot bej denied that the loss of theseVsplaces in the sun," on which Jdl the hopes of a mighty 'German world empire were founded, was very keenly felt by j the German nation. Now that all these places have fallen Into British or Japanese hands, Ger mans are beginning;, to discuss the co lonial policy of the empire atter the war. Many, confidently; assert -that German colonies after the war ! value and size will far surpass those that have ..been lost. These hopes are founded on the sup position that Germany will emerge vic torious from the war. Baron von Zed litz insists that it is by no moans too early-to form some preliminary idea of "What Germany must demand in. the way of colonies in return for tlie great sacrifices in blood and money she has been forced to make. Forecast Germany's Demands. "Our own country's interest," he writes, "must be our sole gujde in drawing up the tferms of ipeace. : Any thing else would be high treason. We must make up our minds What colonial territories Germany needs and must not allow any outside Influence to af fect us." i ' Another -imperialistic writer, George Klelnow, eays: : ."Although a small- portion of our ocer-seas possessions mayj fall into the enemies' hands, a successful war wilt reate for us out of ' the--Belgian and French Congo,? and should Portugal further translate her unfriendly senti ments into practice the" Portuguese colonies on the east and west coasts of Africa, a German cplonialj empire such s our forefathers never dreamed of. "The most important thing, however, in connection with this not Improb able division of the African world, is that it shall enable us to put an ef fectual end to England's hopes for ule domination from Cape to Cairo, for between Egypt and East Africa on one hand and the Boer-British South Africa on the other, we shall place an endless belt, of gigantic German col onies from the Indian ocean to the Cen tral lakes and from the Congo to the Atlantic. . liberals Counsel Caution. A very strong element of more lib eral Germans, ' however, sternly raise their voices In warning. Professor Fer dinand Toennrhg has tMe 'courage to tell his readers that Germany may not find herself in a position to dictate the terms of peace.- I "The work of peace will be far more difficult than most of us Imagine," he gays, "and the wle, -statesman . will have to fight a hard battle against pri vate and public opinionsand xiot least He will have to put" his foot down hard against the agitation of those vtho ar rogantly hold the gospel; of hatred to be;the true religion of a world nation. "Politics demands a cool, clear head, which Carefully deliberates every step before It Is made. The task of the ideal politician- is not to give way to anger and moral-ill-will, but to recognize the true welfare of the people and to act In accordance with his knowledge." Germany's Fixed Determination. ..- For the information of many who are continually asking how long the war is likely to last the Berliner Tageblatt says editorially: ' ."This - question was answered some time ago by General vpa Falkenhayn In the following manner: 'Until the enemies are so. thoroughly beaten that the .possibility of a repetition of thia unprovoked attack upon1 us is elim inated forever.. We need not discuss whether It , will be possible to attain this object to the full efcterit, since;-we only "know how strong our opponents are now not how strong they may be come in the future. '! t. "History has shown over and over again tlit the great nations survive even the hardest blows of fate. The outlook of the army leaders, just as that of diplomatists, is narrowly cir cumscribed by the constantly changing course of things, but we may so far agree entirely with the j chief of the great general staff, that We are firmly resolved to stake even the last thing we own in order to carry the war to a victorious end. France Will Call Recruits of 1915 Minister of War Also Asks legislation Authorizing Those of 1916 to Be Placed in Training-. Paris,' March 20. The instruction of the, young men of the military class of 1915, which "was begun in 1914, is suf ficiently, advanced for them to Join the active:: army. "As legislation is neces sary they are to be called before au tumn, however, M. Millerand, the min ister, of war, has introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies authorizing their 'call at his discretion. The bill , lso would empower the government to call' into training the class which is normally due to join the1 colors in Oc jtober, 1916. The list of recruits for the class of 1917 will be posted publicly not later jthan Easter Sunday. This is in nreo- tration for a call into training' of the tyoung men who are due fo serve in Oc tober, 1917. The step is taken to pro Jvfcle for eventualities. t. Sneered at the Kaiser." Gotha. Germany. . March 20. Hre Oeithner. 3axe-Coburg diet and the editor of the Gotha Volksblatt, has been sen tenced to three months' (imprisonment tor- commenting sarcastically on Em aror William's statement that he no longer t Knew parties, but only Ger nans. Publication rf ih i-nii-csuit as been suspended. i MEN LIE IN ROWS ON CKS OR BARE ' OF HOSPITAL STRAW T Fever Adds! to Horrors! That Amen can Red Cross Staff Serbia, Faces in London, Starch 20. The Daily! Chron lcje publish es .he follpwins Jis ?atqb la(ed frjam a Special correspondent" from a town In Serbia: "At Gevgeil, a southern frontier town Serbia, 1 flrit read the new .'chapter ofj oC the war in tliat heroic country. At the Amerilcin hospital at Gevgcli half trie force are ill, and the other half are struggling o save them. The jmisston Cfime out tWo months ago to fjnd 1000 wpunded n a big tjobacco factory. Since theri the number! has been swol len to 250l)J and the medical work with the fever jhis become a! major problem. "Used to Most Things.' We ar!ej used to most things,' said a P ucky ydujng Kansas inurse, hised to bad food bbed to the tprrible pigns of and insufficient: care of bad sanitation t?ie cases ho l filter down to us from t(ie northeifn hospitals.: Water Is im pierative, jahd Iwith us every drop has td be fetched in buckets from a dis tance. Aijrlis imperative, but We have njo tents aid may- notibreak the wln- djows in th hospital because there are not enougjhj blankets to go round.' "In rowis the men lie on straw ticks or the bari flpor. Feer is a, disease fhiph thf1i;fes on conditions inevitable lfi crowded quarters such as hospitals. Tfhese acdi. ained only with Rd Cross vfrork on the Western front can: have no idea of misery in" the east. Servants ti;-n panfc-stricken and flyj in the rjight. Tjrtyj-nine doctors have given tieir livefjin he last two months, one ttf them Is. member of Lady: Paget's mission at Uskub. An appeal to the English wir office was met by Lord iCitchener of;fer of 20 army doctors. The gratitbdej of the Serbian j officials was unbounded. j j ; Serbian. People StlU Hopeful. I j "In the pnentime, despite the stalk ing spectre of infection, the; Serbian people hdye ikept up i splendid hope. Nish, ordinarily a dirty village of 20, 000, has njw a population of over 100, (JOO. To obtain the worst-room in the orst hotel is a struggle that requires he intervention of the ministry cf for eign affairs, j j , I "To theJ pxeb of Serbiii belongs some if the honors; of the -War. They, and they alonej have been able to transport fannon and rations On vehicles hub deep in tiije mud of the Serbian roads. They do j jthelr work almost without food and JWithout rest, j They haul wa ter for nifles to some' of the camps." U r L 's Forces ! Larger Than Ever All Vacancies In Army Filled, Says Official Statement, and Vox Ken Have Been! Added to Banks. Havre, jlvla 1 Paris, Jrtiarch 20. The Belgian pjressi bureau hiaa issued a note concerning the : condition of ! the Bel gian army In: reply to alleged declara tions by the Germans that the Belgian force has been reduced to ; a single army corps. . ."The ailmyi" the note says, "entered the campaign; with six: divisions of in fantry atte ione division of cavalry.: All vacancies have been filled, and the army! still has six divisions of in fantry aiijd two divisions of cavalry. Instead jf- Having onie machine gun' section, this i arm of the service has been strongly reinforced. : "In addition, measures have been taken fori th enlistment of young re cruits to Increase further the strength of the artny.f while the school, estab lished to train officers has already shown excellent results."- 1 4, The stJengthi division i about 22,009icombatants and of a cavtjlryl division about 4000. I On wie oasis or tne statement above. King Albert hie how 140.000 men - at hiw jommund,j not counting the: enlarged iiachine iun: section, i I BOARDS Belgium General Venustiano Carjranza, (head of the so-called provisional government of Mexc. phptograpb;ed rojllowing tne Doay of ma; Jesus Carranza, his son and lojwer, who later deserted Highest Honor Is j Awarded Aviator Loop-the-X.oop'' Pegoud Sets rrench MlUtary Medal for Services Sen- dered Army Di.ring- the War. Paris, March 20; Official! announce ment is made that the Military meal has been awardeld to Adolpie Pegoikd, the famous aviator, for seifvlces ren dered tht army c uring the war. j The arnouncement says that Pegoud "on several occasions pursued enemy aeroplanes, and" on February j2 attacked, at a' "great height,; and caused the fall of a Ger man machine. Soon; afterwaird he attacked two other aircraft, caus ing the first to fall and the second to withdraw." . j . Adolplie Tegoua: first came into fame in 1913 as the originator of the feat of upside dlown in an aeroplane while mlaking eHPeriments for obtain ing nafdty. in tfje air. A short time ed his reputation for daring by performing for the irst time by ahy avijator the feat of loop- Fdr his experiments Pe goud redeived the decoration1 of the lUe- gion of Honor. Several times since the outbreak of has come Into notice. the war! Pegoud On August 20 fie returned to Paris from thfe front to get a new aeroplane. his old one haying been j riddled by enemy bullets. jHe was mentioned I in dispatel late in es for Vjalor in November and January was reported to have destroyed a German explosive depot by dropping bombs upon it. Sedition in Paris Qharg ed by Polibe Plea for Germans In Pamphlet Leads to Arrest of Suspects Allied With Auto Bandits ! Paris! March 2d. Persons said ! to have be conne-cted at one time with the notorious Bnnot band! of; autorijor bile bandits are charged b- the police, aecordi ig to vthis morning's papers, with bfing responsible for the author ship of a seditious pamphlet With the title, 'IPeople; Tou Are Being De ceived, in whicih a plea-is made jfor the ca lse f Germany. jSeveral ar rests hive been made. j i; It is said thai; those taken into cus tody include Lorulot, former editor; of the newspaper lAnarchy, and jWnne Bernarli, a friinds of the anarchist bandit Carouy, yriio committed suldde in his cell in the Conciergerie prison after hie had beeti sentenced to life im prisonrieht for his share In the rela tional exploits of the outlaw gang, which ws not broken up until the mel odramatic battle with the police j at Cboisyj-le-Roy Ajprll 28. 1912. j It is understood tliat those under suspicion will b tried by court martial at Marseilles. The police are maintain ing tht strictest) secr-y je gar ding jthe case, -hicli the newspapers declare is likely to have important ramifications. Petroleum Becoming Scarce. Copenhagen, March 20.-4-Reports ceivedlhere froni Schleswig are to frhe effect that the Supply of petroleum in Germany is so diminished that persons who formerly were permitted to pur chase one; bottle & week, now have been i epri'ved of that privilege., - The stock in Schleswig has vbeen practi cany exhausted.! A Roumanian War Measure. i.onon, March 20. A i dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Bucharest says the Roumanian parliament has passeq a law empowering the govern ment to proclaim a state -ot sieee until the end of thej war, if such a steo snouidJ be deemed necessary. German Papers in Trouble. Munich, March 20. Ah edition of the Miienchner "Zeitung has been , con fiscated because of an article advo- catingj the ruture annexation of Bel The Hammer, an anti-Semitic cal publfeshed .t Ieipsic. has gium. period suspended until April 16. rsl Kja JB J r . f I f 5 si am brother, Jesus Carranza, to its another member of his staff wfere him for Zapata UNEMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY ON DESPITE INDUSTRIAL UPHEAVAL REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES DUE i . -. i , Figures for December, Show Than Year Ago; , Railway though Troops Travel Free; Fw Luxur Berlin. March 20. Unemployment In Germany is steadily deereasi ng ' in spite of the revolutionary industrial changes that have resulted frojm the war. ' Figures have been issue I con cerning the unemployment! in 191 4. For December the statistics show a narked decrease from the figures for earlier months of the war. This' condition, it is asserted, has continued. Ip Ber lin the demand for labor has berr In creasing steadily. The figures concerning the coidition of the labor market put thrs nunfber of positions vacant in December, 11914, at 297,000. with 390,000 applicants an average of 135.31 for each 108 posi tions. In December, 4913, there were 445,000 applicants for 228,000 pejsitions an average of 195.17 for eateh 100 places. In July, 1914, the numtler was i342,000 applicants for 237.000 positions, or 144.30 for each 100. Bailroad Receipts Almost Normal. In August, 1914, the first mjnth of the war, the number of the applicants Jumped to 706,000 for 299,000 positions. But this condition Quickly chanjged. In September there were 645,000 appli cants for 330,000 positions, an average of 195.45 for 100; In October, 568,000 for 348,000 places, or 163.2 fbr 150, and in November, 491,000 for 326,000 places, or 150.61 for 100. . Another interesting feature of the condition of Germany in the war is given by the railroad statistics. Al though the export and import busi ness," which naturally Is a heavy part of the traffic, has virtually be4n elim inated from the freight receipts, al though the tourist business his been similarly cut off and although "mili tary transportation, which frequently ties up an entire system for days and weeks, is not paid, for at all, the De cember freight receipts showed a de crease of little more than 8 pW cent from December, 191-3, while thej passen ger receipts showed a decrease (of only 16.33 per cent. The November j passen ger figures showed even a moije' inter esting result, as they were ofrly 6.87 per' cent , below those . of November, 1913. These figures back up tile state ment made by German industrial lead ers that the industries of Germany ard practically doing the business which Potato Famine Is Alarming Germans Food Disturbances is Berlin Said to Be More- Frequent Bread Allowance Has Been Rednoed. Copenhagen, March 20. Berl ,n grows more and more alarmed at a th reatened potato famine. The newspapers print special potato editorial articles with pictorial advice on how to economize and how to grow exotic potato ss. t There are frequent murmu -lngs of discontent among the men at( war meet ings. Bernstein, a Socialist member of the Reichstag, was at one gathering nearly ' assaulted by angry Socialists who put potatoes before patriotism. -We will fight." they said, must have potatoes." "but we Berlin, March 13. The North Ger man Gazette announces that the daily bread rations throtrgh the empire' has been fixed at 200. grammes !(a little less tnan half a pound) of oread or flour per capita from March 19, instead of 225 grammes, the amount previously permtttea. The returns on stocks of grata and flour taken on February 1, wi?h now have been received, show that there are r 4 :-'.frllfetk:-:,.-.A 71 -f 4 (grave. He lb accompanied byT executed at thd order of sneral I T BY 0 THE WAR That , Jobless Were Few6r ncome Alrp bst Norrrjal, A es So a. formerly was Hope ' by foreign ex- porter. l he industry which su ffered least from Che war Was the textH e Indus; try. n malny wayp it! made otable in- Crease over tile preceding) year Ac fordink to the labor figures of this ndust Fy, 28.2 peri cent ofj the textile on the iun- vorkej-s in Germajny were employed lists the end t the Atig- ust. LAt the ehd of September this percentage haj 0nd of October fallen to .1. by the end 9.1 and py the Of Not-ember t,b In tjhe coal Win ne industrv nroflhe- f.ibn is gradudlky I resuminy a normal tonnage. The! botash nroduction is about I one-half; ot that preceding the war. I In the iii ork and stel indujstry the plroductior hias suffered heavily through the ib railysis oft th exinort business and tlid available figures show an activity ranfcirtg from 85 to 55j per cent Of that hidh preceddd the War. Thd war also depressed Ithe machin ery tnaustry ad many plants are on jshort time, vi ithbut immtediate pros- pecis or Detterment. Palling- Off in X.i Lea, In lines devrttedl to luxurvi the losses. bf course," hay (seen heaviest. This fuuuaes me manuracturei of musical instruments, pirtiicularlv iriianos The depreidioh which -.the i war brought to thW export phises ofj the ieiectrical lndudtrjes has been largely offset by the apijity with vhich hvse companies ha We been abile to devote jtheir plant f!p the manufacture , of -other lines, particularly jef war ma terials. I Those statiiijLics and ori nions were !takr largely frfm the bmmary is Isued by the Uiaconto Gesellschaftj. one Of Germany's mbst impoirtant banks. ii aqas inis qoroment: ''Ft-opi thesj itjema it may be plain ly sefen that th Social ecoramy of Ger many has not inntv Avir!snn,.i tto hith nd Its strentjthj in thfj last few moniis, but, thinks to tjllie scientific and thorough (foundation of its general output and toll the high efficiency and tireless diiigeHcei of Gennn technical achievement, t lkas been kble to meet revolutionary Icirfcumstanceis with won derf inelasticity and at le4kt to a great uesrie avert tne damage Mf war. Red Gross Praised By Pope Benedict Send a Message of Co; italation on the "Great and Humane Christian Wbrk" of tK Organization. Geneva, via) Paris, Marjth 20.4-Gus- tave Ador of IGeheva. president of the International (Red jCross society, has received from Pppe Beneict, thtouh Cardinal "Gaspar-1, papal Beuretary of stat, a message of congratulation uponj the "greit and humane Chrjlstian jwor" accompilisjhed by the Red Cross since the war began among- the troops ana civilians I or the belli igerertt na tions. Presiding Ador replied, thank jus ob pope ior nis message.- i sufficient of he. supplies! to continue the earlier ration until the next har dest! but it wjjas! thought best, accord ing to the newspaper, to hold a reserve for Contingencies. - I -. The newspaper adds thait the munic ipalities will i be allowed a certain amojuht of elasticity in tlielr , dis tribu tions ; Thev rnav cut thh ration for Chiljlren In oifde'r to allot larger por tions to the cpaeses of thepopUlation igreaJter. - !f jit j '' ' Z' CAUSED i i - T 1 . 1 - In a cemetery near Mexico City members of his cabinet General Santibinez, a former Carranza! fol- JPfaote by International News Seriibe. Turks Praised by ! young Morgentha' sonj of Amerioan Minister Says Con tjantinople Conputt ery Favorably With Other European Citlaa. ' London, March 20. Uenry Morgei- thao Jr., son and, until late last mont,h, private secretary of the American arln bassador at Constantinople, reached London. a few day8 ago on hisiwayfto New:York in order to look after family affairs. He said: V j j 1 "t left Constantinople the- day befcjre thej bombardment of t lie Dardanelles wai ; begun. The Turkish officials seemed to know it wa impending lat the! time of my departure. I came to Loiidon via Bucharest, Vienna and Ber n.i , i j f "t can emphatically say that tjhe Tuij-kish capital when I left ft wore as norjmal an appearance as any of the citijes. I have been thrdugh, and j co rri parjes more than favorably with the capitals of other tcountries in regard to thej treatment of alien enemies, i - "jAn Englishman can! leave iTurl ey today virtually unmolested, orHhe fan stajy there and continue his biisinss operations. Neither ini Constantinople horj in other places in - Turkey ; ,h ve there occurred any antifChrittiah ric ts, an4 such things as Internment camps are non-existent. If an alien enemy pe conjies troublesome to the polico hei is sometimes sent into the Interior. "jln Constantinople (tself there ire few evidences of Gernhan domination. The city is well policed! and orderly In Peija, the European qujarter, ncj jTUrJt ishj' private soldiers &r& allowed Jln ,the main streets. Field Marshal von Her Goltz, Pasha, the German 'adviser,' llvs at the Pera Palace hotel, wlthln a atone's throw of th American m ba$sy. He has with hin a small suite, and lives quietly,', often going' on jthe streets in civilian clothes. j 'The American colony in Constanti nople is now very small, and consists majihly of diplomats, missionaries. and peifsos engaged in certain special lines of business. 'JMy father has had a busy time qf it since Turkey came into .the wari-bu he enjoys work, and is well." English Divided On Horse Raci icing rf B tcea Z.ord Bosebery Argnep That Cease Thoroughbreds Will Diaanbear and 'Army Will Suffer. j .1 trfncfon, March 20.1 The question whether horse racing! meets ought to be! suspended during the war 4s hieing warmly discussed by the press and) the pujbllQ. The Times in an editoriiallyes terday advocated at .least the jsusben sion of the Ascot arid Epsom! j meets, but Lord Rosebery writes to thi Times today protesting against such a rrjove Ho argues that horses are invaluable to the future of the army attil.thal if I races cease thoroughbreds will dis appear, because no man can afford to kejep blooded stock foir the mere p eas ure of locking at thin, in thej sttble. Lord Rosebery further points oiit that all through the French reyoli tio anid the Napoleonic Wars the Ej sorn and Ascot ' races were held relgulirly, adding that our forefathers j jdid not regard it as an offense to j witness horse races while at war. ! h German KaU ways Are Busy. Berlin. March 20. The minister of railways has Informed the budget ;om mlttee : Of the Prussian diet that 70 per cent of all railways operated in times of peace have been In use lnce November 1. Passenger and ! freight traf fic, he aaid. increased stesidlljy up to March 1. The forxnefr is now more than j0 per cent or normal and the iatier over u per cent. s if .- i ' I J f Du Maurier a War VJctimi . London. March 20.- The Daily Mail announces the death at the frorit of Colonel Guy Louis Buason du 5Vlaibrier, based on the idea o a German inva sidn of England, attracted so much at tention six years ago. He was a son of the famous Punch artist and au thor of Trilby," and I was a brothfer of Gerald du Maurier, the actor. 4 '.4 -10, 7 & ? BLIGHT OF WAR FELT By POLISH VILLAGERS DRIVEN FROM HOMES Peasants Flee: Before I nvad- eh and Many Die of Hun ger in forests. ' retfograd, March 20. Terrible as has Ween the fate of Belgium,! it be- cpm increasingly clear that Iol and has suffered more. OiM hundred thousand square kilo- meteirk (38,4 62 square miles) of Polish territory has been devastated by the Austjrb-German troops; and 1500 vil lage have been burned or damaged. Nind put of ten provinces have been occupied by the Germans, who have seized everything, including the peas ants! chickens. - Feasants XM in Forests. MOife than 1,000,000 .horses 'and 2,- 00,00 head of cattle have gone to the Invaders and not a grain of corn nor a drop of mil k remains for the civic popiil ation. Tie homeless peasants havi fled to the forests, where women and children are dying. 1 Mj fTehaa, a deputy in th duma, has made a report on Suwalki. one of the ninei provinces occupied Here 173 villages have been burned and 600 large properties, or farms, have- been destroyed. In the ; towns partly de stro r id the Germans have j : requl sltiofned "everything and the population is fh-ing starvation. To thisj suffer ing Jb. added; the deeper tragedy of that as Poland is divided among Rus sia. Germany: and Austria, the Poles have been forced Into three different arm.es and are fighting each other. Foles in Three Armies. Arr ong the wounded found on - the battl s fields by the Red Qross nurses hare Poles in German, Austrian and Jtusflan uniforms, v As Sienkiewlcz, the loted Polish j writer, said 'to a frieni: fit' is- against the Bible and the ill of God. The Curse of! Cain Is on 4 Innocent people." . The noncomliatants in Galicia, under the i.courge of invasion, have suffered lameritably, but not so jnuch as those fin lliisian Poland. The Russian army reqi: sitioned horses, cattle, motor cars, wagKns and food, but burned no cities or f wns. -' ' . , -' .-. :. Sioriesj 'of the blight of war within the borders of Russia are spreading far i.nd wide and new armies are com ing up for the comprehensive spring campaign, burning with eagerness to eject the invaders. ; - Second Attack Is . rrii-- j t -tt i lAptJuieu oy ijgypt Fresn Bodies of Troops Seen Mear the Fiontier; Turks' Guns Reported Buried in Desert Sand. j C'i tro, March 20. Will the Turks make a; second attack on Egypt -and thejSuea canalT That is the i question whis h both civilians and the; military are I discussing here, r ' c The balance of opinion would appear in avor of the belief that Djemel Pa Khai will make at least another at tempt before giving up the! task as hopi:Iess. ,.Many persons believe that his I earlier effort was but a reconnais anc ! .n : force, and that now that he has a better idea of what he has to fac hevWill try again with alt. the strengthne has to muster. t Rjeports speak "tff fresh bodies 1 of troops in motion riear: the "frontier. It is Jdded that half a dozen big guns are being brough along. These are moij nted on carriages with centipede wheels and each is drawn, by a span of 1 4 txen. ; . - .. : . ... Some prisoners say the first army staited off from. Palestine wltttout ar tillry and it may be gathered from this that the artillery ied in the fisl tipg was sent off before the army staited.:;-!-;; -i.:.i-.-i.:' :-.j.,:; , ' Others believe that long beforo war witfi Turkey was declared' German officers with the Turkish army hi Eyilla sent forward artillery to be bur'ed tn the sand, ready for the ad- I van.ee across the desert. - - " An Army of Dyspeptics Has Become a Legion of "Wen With Iron Constitutions. ' - " ; I . Ily Henry Wood. Paris, March '5. (Oy niall to New York). -Tlie war already has insured the physical regeneration, of France. Military doctors coming to Paris Ing that the past nix and a half months of military life have affected a com plete rehabilitation of the physical stamnia of the French soldier. France, they assert, can no longer be moked upon by the world at large a a nation physically retrogading. What is more, the effects of this new physical re generation will be apparent. In French life for generations to come. - , i Alth the beginning of tlie present war, no-secret was made of the fact that the stamina of the French soldiers presented a serious problem," If not a serious weakness. Aside from' the phy sical retrogression whether n.erlted or not with which the world lias been inclined for a half century pant o re gard the French nation,- there were' other contributing elements, i I An Army of Dyspeptics. The bulk of the French iirciy wns composed of men. who. coming from the larger French ltlea, inevitably In herited the weakness which come from a highly civilized, highly centered life. Most of them were men of sedentary habits -clerks, shopkeepers, students and men of the liberal professions. They were accustomed to taking their cofree each morning in bed beforfc aris ing. They had dyspepsia; and a puff of real air was almost rerialn to in sure a cold. Physical exercises had long been a dead letter. No secret is made of the fnct that this element entered largely into the lnsuccess of the French arm. The soldiers fomlng direct from their of fices, shops, and clerks desks, where their ancestors bad been for a gener ation or two before" them, simply could not' stand the physical strain demanded of them under the most exacting mil itary conditions the world has ever seen. They fainted repeatedly at crlt. leal moments from sheer exhaustion. '- A Complete Chanff Effected. t Now a complete change has been ef fected, , fili months of-military life six months of being in the oten air both day and night, and six months in which the intellectual and-nervous hide has been completely subordinated to the jihysical has regenerated the en tire French army. When It i tHk-n into consideration that this army com prises practically every able-ldlct man in France from 21 to over -40 years of age, Jead In go Parisian physicins do- clare It means nothing lews thun the physical regeneration of the entire French nation, and that for geiurutioh to come. ; .. ! In an interview piven the .United Press correspondent, a military doctor Just returned from, the front, but whoso name and the point where he h.is been serving ae not wermlttcd by the French censor to br made puhl-c, was loud in his declarations rf the physi cal change which haii taken pi at e in tha r rencn soinier. - ; Men of Iroii Constitntlom. " "I have been stationed." he stated. "the past few months at an important sanitary center near the Krengli front. Every day there was the same ,arrent able procession of victims,-and an av erage of. several hundred a day passed through my hand. One thing im pressed me above everything else, and that was the absolute lack of clseaso and the absolute lack of any exhaus tion from the terrible strain which the soldiers had all undergone. Amongst these men who had lived constantly for months. in the rnud, dipt and rain with irregular and sometimes, insuf ticient food, there was never to be found dl eases of the throat or lungs, tubercu losis, pneumonia, or dlseaHes or weak nesses of the stomach and digestive Organs. - ; .. v I Aside from their wounds, they wer all men who th the past six month had developed a physical stamina i-apahlw Of withstanding the most exacting do rnands. Dyspepsia amongst . them a Joke; Insomnia, even with liu rating shells above them, unheard of, and thev were men, every one of them, of iron nerve and constitution, and ahov nil of iron vital organs. 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