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II U. S. DEMANDS FULL PICTURESQUE CANAL COMMISSARY IN EGYPT PLAY FOOTBALL ON A TABLE WITH CRISIS NEAR Regular Rules Govern Gams and E 8eort It Also Kept Old and Young Enjoy Pastime. One of the funniest and most amus Attack Is Made on Chamber of Deputies and Members Flee. MOB FORMS BEFORE PALACE OF KING Martial Law Rules Rome While New Cabinet Is Being Formed War Fever High. Rome Premier Salandra has insist ed on acceptance of his resignation, and King Victor Emmanuel has en trusted Giuseppe Marcora, president of the chamber of deputies, with the task of forming a new cabinet. If he succeeds in his purpose, the Marcora cabinet will contain represen . tatives of all the opposing parties. A report had spread through the city Saturday that the King had refused to accept the resignation of Signor Sa landra. I his created an excellent im pression and served to forestall more serious trouble that then seemed im minent. It was asserted that the pop- ulation had determined that the night would not pass without such a demon stration of violence as would render the will of the people supreme. The entire garrison had been brought out to protect the most threatened points in the city,' such as the streets where the Austrian and German em bassies and consulates are situated, and the Villa Malta, the home of ex Premier Giolitti. The city was divid ed into four military zones, and the keeping of order was entrusted to the military authorities. A riotous crowd during the day in vaded the Piazza Monte Citorio, in ' which the chamber of deputies is sit uated, and smashed windows and doors and destroyed everything it came across. The rioters were about to enter the great hall of sittings when troops intervened. A few of the dem onstrators were wounded. Members of the chamber of deputies who are followers of Signor Giolitti made their escape from the building, some of them leaving their hats be hind. A venerable Garibaldian veter an harrangued the crowd, declaring that Italy must either go to war or the people would bring about a revolution, Integrity of German Line in France Now Threatened Along Wide Front London For the first time in the last six months the authors of the Ger man and the French official announce ment on the progress of hostilities find themselves m agreement. The Ger man communication admits the truth of the more important claims made by General Joffre, the French commander- in-chief, as to the great successes won by the French between La Bassee and Arras. If this attack can be pushed home the consequences will be still more marked, in the opinion of British mili tary commentators, who assert that a little further advance by the French will open a conspicuous gap in the German line, a development which will necessitate the falling back of the Germans on a wide front. To the north of La Bassee, the Brit ish are doing little more than holding their own, but at the same time they are keeping great masses of Germans engaged, troops who otherwise would be available against the French offen sive. International Complications Reflected In Wall Street Stock Speculations New York Apprehension arising from the latest international complica tions was reflected to no uncertain ex tent in Saturday's stock market. Standard shares broke from three to five points and those war specialties which recently made high record quo tations, largely as a result of specula tive excesses, declined five to 10 points, Bethlehem Steel losing the most ground. Wall street was outwardly in full possession of its habitual poise, but an undercurrent of uneasiness was every where manifest. Recent liquidation of many speculative accounts has put the market in 8 strong technical po sition, and it is understood that the moneyed interests are prepared for al most any eventuality. Saturday's decline lost little of its severity from the fact that it was more or less gradual. Opening priceB failed to measure the degree of anx iety shown after the first hour, when a stSady ebbing away of values set in, continuing to the'end. Cannon Enjoys 80th Birthday. San Francisco "Uncle Joe Cannon's birthday celeration has been the big gest social event during the stay of the congressional delegation in Honolulu. Mr. Cannon was 80 years old May 5. In honor of the occasion, Honolulu offi cials held a luau, which is the most elaorate of native feasts. Nearly 1000 were present. The' number included the congressmen and many prominent men of the islands. The entire party is having the time of their lives," said Representative Dyer. "I don't think anyone enjoys it more than Uncle Joe." , President Holds Sinking Liner As Indefensible. KAISER IS CALLED TO STRICT ACCOUNT United States to Leave Nothing done to Enforce Compliance With Her Request. Outline of Note to Germany. 1. Falaba, Cushing, Gulflight and Lusitania incidents set forth. 2. These acts declared indefen sible under international law, and "strict accounting is asked." S. Usual financial reparation sought. 4. Expressions of regret alone declared valueless. 5. Neutrals' right to travel on high seas, either on neutral or bel ligerent merchantmen, asserted. 6. Guarantee demanded against repetition of attacks in future. 7. Notice of intention to do un lawful act declared neither to jus tify nor to legalize such act. 8. Hope expressed that sacrifice of innocent lives was unintentional and that cessation of unlawful prac tices will result. 9. Earnestness of American peo ple made plain. United States will leave nothing undone, diplomatically or othewrise, to obtain Germany's compliance with request made; Washington, D. C. The United States, in a note sent to Germany de mands a guarantee that there will be no further attacks by submarines on merchant ships carrying non-combatants. It serves notice also that full repara tion will be sought for the loss of more than 100 American lives in the sinking of the Lusitania and for other viola tions of American rights in the sea zones of war. While no indication is given of the steps to be taken by the United States in the event of an unfavorable reply, the note informs the German govern ment that the American government will leave nothing undone, either in diplomatic representations or other action, to obtain a compliance with its requests. No changes were made in the essen tials of the communication as formu lated Sunday by the President and ap proved by the cabinet. The principal points in the note are substantially as follows : The United States government calls attention to the various incidents in the war zone proclaimed by Germany around the British Isles and the sink ing of the British liner Falaba, with the loss of Leon C. Thresher, an Amer ican; the attack by German airmen on the American steamer Cushing; The torpedoing without warning of the American steamer Gulflight, flying the Stars and Stripes, and finally the tor pedoing without warning of the Lusi tania, with itB loss of more than 1000 lives of non-combatants, among them more than 100 Americans. These acts are declared to be inde fensible under international law. The United States points out that it never admitted Germany's right to do them and warned the imperial government that it would be held to a "strict ac countability" for attacks on American vessels or lives. A strict accounting, therefore, is now asked from Germany. The usual finanical reparation will be sought, although Germany is, in effect, reminded that no reparation can restore the lives of those sacrificed in the sinking of the Lusitania and other ships. Expressions of regret may comply with the legal precedents, but they are valueless unless accompanied by a cessation of the practices endangering lives of non-combatants. The right of neutrals to travel any point of the high seas on neutral or belligerent merchantmen is asserted. In the name of humanity and inter national law, the United States de mands a guarantee that . these rights will be respected and that there be no repetition of the attacks on merchant men carrying non-combatants. 8000 More to Make Guns. Springfield, Mass L. A. Osborne, of Pittsburg, senior vice president of the Westinghouse Electric & Manu facturing company, announced here that negotiations had been practically completed for the purchase of the plant and business of the J. Stevens Arm and Tool company, of Chicopee Falls, and the plants of the Stevens Duryea company in Chicopee Falls and East Springfield. The plant will be used for the manufacture of rifles for a belligerent power. It is expected that employment will be given 8000. Foe Near Constantinople. London The Milan Secolo says the Russians are continuing the disem barkation of troops at Iniada, a small port on the Black Sea, 75 miles north of Adrianople, under a heavy fire. The entire Turkish fleet is said to have left the Bosphorus and steamed toward the Crimea in an effort to draw off the Russian squadron which is covering the disembarkation. ' v . i The camel Is used extensively by bf the New Zealand troops at their camp In the land of the Pharaohs. FIGHTING Big gun in the mountains of Alsace, well screened and SERBIAN MILITARY I rJ'Wf&tS. SIH-'rV' ' 't ? fiipn nil ' It krf.M Ml. Ml .M M M fe, JM. MUhI .i M.M.liMi The burning of the Serbian military hopltal at 3koplje which was filled with about three hundred wounded Serbians who had become Infected with typhus. THIS SHELL DID One of the 12-Inch Austrian nhella France, and failed to explode, as was Many Things Are Mysteries. Just what electricity Is no one knows, but the fact is not astonishing. No person knows what anything is. What is carbon? What' Is iron? What Is oxygen? What Is phosphorus? No one knowB what any of these sub stances is, yet, of course, there are theories which explain In part. In the same way there is an electrical theory which Is only of comparative ly recent origin. This theory states that everywhere throughout the universe, filling all spaces and all substances, there Is 2 the British forces in Egypt. The photograph shows the camel commissary FOR POSSESSION OF trained on the HOSPITAL BURNED NOT EXPLODE that fnll fnnldo lha inrtraau nt Tm the case with many of them. an all-pervading material known as ether. It Is this ether which trans mits the light waves from the sun through the enormous distance be tween that heavenly body and our own atmosphere, which only extends a short distance above the earth. It Is the ether which transmits heat from the Incandescent filament with in the vacuum bulb of an electric lamp to the glass Itself and to the surrounding air. So electricity may be merely part of this ether In mo tion. "Practical Talks on Farm Engineering." ALSACE Germans. SIR FREDERICK HAMILTON Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton is second lord of the British admiralty and one of the leading spirits In that establishment. Learning to Talk Real English. Mack Cretcher, formerly a Kansas newspaper man, who is now In the em ploy of the Insular Bervlce in the Phil ippines, tells this story to show that the natives are gradually adopting American ways: While making a trip out in one of the provinces recently he met a small Filipino boy of whom he inquired: "Young man, do you speak English?" The youth stiffened up promptly and replied: "Yes, speak a small. I talk a few. What a hell you want?" Kansas City Star. Great Fight Against Chinch Bugs. To fence against chinch bugs, 1,603 miles of barriers were laid down to protect cornfields last year This cost $40,500, Including labor. The aver age yield of the protected field was 25 bushels to the acre, and it is est! mated that the barriers added to the yield of corn the value of $714,710. This sort of work has to be done by co-operation. Farm and Fireside, K "-4 I q a I f - . ing games imaginable is that of play ing football with an eggshell. Imagine it I But frail as the new kind of foot ball is, It is rarely broken if the rules of the game are adhered to. This Is most surprising, too, because the rules of the game are pretty much the) same as those used on the real grid Iron. There Is a difference in num bers, however, for the players ar limited to as many as can get about the table, no more and no less, and not even taking Into consideration the six of the table. A rule which will delight the feminine side of the house is that which admits girls as well as boys to the game. Make the football by making a tiny hole In each end of the shell and blow ing out the contents, and then mark boundaries on the table field with tape or chalk, having two ends of the table for goals. Each side elects a captain and then the fun begins. At a given signal both Bides or teams begin to blow upon the eggshell that has been placed In the center of the field. Each side tries, of course, to blow the egg toward his goal. No player muBt leave his place and it is a most rigid rule never to move the ball by any other way than blowing. For bo doing a player is Bent from the field as In the actual game. Regular football rules are used, and the score is kept as In the real game. Each of the two teams should have a name, either ridiculous or after some of the colleges or schools. This always adds Interest to the contest. Old and young equally enjoy the game, especially if they un derstand football tactics and rules. WINTER NOVELTY FOR BOYS Folding Sled, Just Introduced, Is 8trong, Simple In Construction , and Light In Weight. Doting parents looking for Christ mas novelties and one which will in terest those having boys to take care of will be pleased with the new fold- I Sled Which Folds Flat. tag sled which is just being Intro duced. It Is strong, simple in con struction and light In weight. The runners, made of -Inch bessemer spring steel, are 35 inches in length and are securely attached with cor rugated clips bolted to the wood top with nickel-plated bolts. The top is of dry hardwood, 24 Inches long, 11 Mi inches wide and 7-16 inches thick. MONEY MADE IN WAR KITES: Ohio Boy Makes Toya Armed With Glass to Destroy Enemies Mate rial Is Carefully Selected. In a little attic workshop In Cleve land a twelve-year-old boy spends his spare hours turning out big, ferocious looking "war" kites, which he sells to his playmates, says an exchange. : The boy is Stuart Jenney, a Beventht grade pupil. Stuart caught the war spirit almost from the day he reat that the European powers had de clared hostilities. For several years he has been tho most skillful kite maker of his district and had sold many kites to his play mates, but he has abandoned the con ventional types for the fighting kind. Stuart's "flyers" soar skyward Inv flocks after school hours, pirates ot the air, their long tails armed with Jagged bits of glass designed to cut the cords of rival kites that are not maneuvered cleverly enough to dodge their foes. For overparticular strategists Stuart designs and makes special warriors, collecting, of course, special prices for these models. He carefully selects the wood, linen and paper that go Into their construction, and will not let a! kite leave his "factory" until he has personally tested it Kite battles mean more orders, for once a cord is severed while the kite is sailing high, that particular pi rata reaches the earth a mass ot broken sticks and torn paper beyond repair. Real imd Ideal. An ideal serves us in proportion as there Is reality In it. Many a young girl selects her Ideal out of some ro mance, some heroine who hai nothing in common with normal, healthy womanhood, and the result ot such a choice is manifestly unfortunate. The best ideal for a girl to cherish is not tome maiden who is principally moon-1 shine, with nothing warmer than vioJ let ink in her veins, but a girl of! flesh and blood, strong to I isist temp4 tatlon, and brave to meet troubls, ' 31rl 'a Companion. t rvi 3 toft Er sB.