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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-04-22, Page 3Thur'e dot, 1A9 ri1 22ncl, 11915. TRB CLINTON NEW ERA THE DIVINE RIGHT" 0 " HHHENNZOLLERNS Brute Force anti Shameless Intrigue the Outstanding Feature of Twd Centuries Of Rule Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany is tan embodiment of the Hohenzollern flam • euormoue omnia,against hun'au tY Ind civilization can be best understood In the light et his family h st;ry and the Hohenzollern traditions, The family takes its name t:ronr an ' unimportant place ia: the extreme south of Germany, and there, the Pounder" of its greatness was Conrt.cl of Hohenzollern, who in the latter half of the twelfth cent.:ry distirgo alt ed himself in the service of the great , emperor Frederick, married a fe.,dal heiress, and became, partly by richt ,of marriage, party by Iniperial favor, Hereditary Mayor or Governer of 1, Nuremberg. With this position the Holrenzollerns had to be satisfied for many generations, until, early in tee diteenth. centu'ry, Frederick of Ilohen- zollern was promoted to a higher. position in the Imperial service, being made 'Marquis of Bradenberg, with the duty of defending the northeastern frontier of the Empire, and with a vote in the election of the Emperor. It was not, however, until the year 1701 that Predmeck the Third, the twelfth of the Hohenzollern Electors, .assumed the rank and title of King of Prussia, Thus the royalty whose pretensions have become so inordin- ate, and so.. perilous to European liberty, is little morethan two cen- turies old. If we divide those two centuries roughly into four periods of about fifty years each, we shall find that each half -century in the history of the new Royalty has been marked by a successful feat of unscrupulous ag- gression, accomplished by a mixture of force, cunning, and fraud. The date of the first of these performances is 1740, when Frederick the Great, taking advantage of the death of the Austrian Emperor and the disputed succession of his daughter, in violation of 'a solemn and recent covenant, and without declaration of war or any diplomatic preliminary whatsoever, forcibly seized the Province of Silesia, and thereby involved his country in a war which established' this own fano as the greatest commander of the age. From the vicissitudes of the Seven Years' War, he emerged with Silesia still in his possession. , Schleswig-Holstein Question The second great extension of the I•Iohenzollern power was achieved by the three famous "partitions" of Po- land (1773, 1793, 1795)—transactions of which Austria and Russia shared the guilt and the profits. 'The Schleswig-Holstein question -worried European diplomacy for more than a quarter of a century, The three duchies were part of the king- dom of Denmark, but the people, who mostly spoke German, were not satis- fied with their position under the Danish crown. Their desire wa,s to become a German duchy. In 1864 Prussia put and end to the long trouble in characteristic fashion. The grandfather of the present Kaiser, grasping a favorable opportunity af- forded by the demise of the Danish crown, persuaded Austria to join Prussia in an armed occupation of the Provinces. Denmark was invaded, the moral support which Great Britain offered to the Danes proved to be "moral" only and of no practical use, the Danes were defeated and brought to their knees, and the provinces remained in joint possession of the invading Powers. In the division of spoil, Holstein was allotted to Aus- tria, Schleswig to Prussia, and to the small province of Lauenburg Austria waived her joint claim in consider- ation of a payment of money. But this was not the end. The King of Prussia possessed the advantage of proximity, and soon turned it to ac- count. He picked a quarrel with his ally, and then—in defiance of his own Parliament, which refused to supply to the army—suddenly marched into Holstein, turned out the Austrians— and the annexation was complete. Of moral right in this acquisition there Was not even a pretence. Alsace and Lorraine There is no need to dwell on the fourth of the long series of acts of successful aggression --the annexation in 1870, of Alsace and Lorraine. It .extended the Hohenzollern dominions for the first time to the western, or French, side of theriver which forms the natural and the ancient division between Germany and France. It is har2.ly necessary to add that, in all these proceedings, the desires and sentiments of the people of Silesia, Poland, Schleswig, Holstein, Lauen- burg, Alsaoe and Lorraine counted for, nothing at all, They had no Divine right. The view natural to a Hdhenzollern would uld be that the an- nexations were parts of a plan de- signed by the Almighty for the ame- lioration of humanity through His chosen instrument, the Hohenzollern family, and that it was the obvious duty of the persons concerned to be satisfied. When the faintly ambitions are in any way thwarted by the per- verse and forward, a Hohenzollern, even when inflicting the necessary chastisement, is not angry; he is only grieved' that mankind should be so sinful It cannot be doubted that the pre- sent head of this remarkable family cherishes the most pious respect for the conduct of his ancestors, and feels that be cannot do better than assimilates his own behavior to the sacred example,. Huge Krupp Establishment Krupps' works cover 1,000 acres of ground. Even before • tbe war rush commenced the firm was employing 60,000 men at their- main works at Essen and thousands of others in their collieries, ship building yard%, f;ud private testing grounds. 1t is estimated that over 390,000 people depend on Krupps for their liu elihgod . At the Krupps' works 40,000 cannon are turned cat every vear. Cook's Cotton Root ecallpaul d safe, vclialZe 7'eltrlotina edicine. Sold in ttree do. °tt' 6�revs of sttiength—No. 1, 51; No. 2, $3; No.; 3,-$5 tier bon•. Sold by all drur5Slets, or sent repaid on .receipt of mice, Free pa'rephlet. Addtc .,• THE 00051 rdlPF)ae100e 00., 7050850,. 0i1T. (Formerly Windsor.), observe arbor day this Year Arbour Day is not observed in Can. ado to sheextent whicb its importance„ warren to The people of Canada must eyer keep in mind their dependence upon her forests With large areas suitable, only for forestry protection should be thoroughly impressed. upon Canadians While Athol, Day is observed in the rural schools, and in some city schools its recognition by the general public is not as general as it should be In the province of Ootario, Arbour Day is celelrret-d to a limited extent in the eehonl's This is nee sul3icieet, however The uheer•v.rnce Of Arbour should be general There is nerd in every pert of Canada for the educe, cion and : instruction which Arbour Day represents The day should be observed as a public holiday, at a time most suited to the climatic conditions of the locality Pubic recognition should be given to Arbour Day, and the planting end protection of shade trees the preparation of flower and vegetable gardens , and the tho"ough cleaning up of homes aeld surround ings should, be advocated es special duties for the day Arbour D cy has its, juotificatiori in the value of trees, from whatever point of view they may be couoidered Nothing contributes so much to inake the world a pleasant place to live in as trees The true home feeling is not eatiefled without the presence of the trees, with their shelter and shade, their beauty of form and leaf, their, blossom and fvuit,theirvarying shades with the passing • of the seasons, and their fulness of colour in the autumn days. They also afford homes and shelter tor olir feetlhered friends, the birds, during their annual visits to There is nothing which will add beauty and value to a borne or the echoolhonse more than the presence of tiees; there is likewise nothing which adds more to the comfort of The pede striae than shade uses on the road side, The way may he long and dusty but under the cool shade of the trees relief is found. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the celebration of ArhourDay will Become more general; that the planting and careof troee and shrubs around school Houses, homes, public spaces and by roadsides may pave the effect of. developing a keener appreciation of the value and beauty of trees;a.nd that in thus enlarging the field of Arboute Day activities, greater interest may be created in the prutection of our Canadian forests from the recklese destruction by fire and the axe with which they are threatened. Canadian Officers Gain Honors for Bravery London, April 15.—The London Gazette announces that Major A. 'Hamilton CS -atilt, of Princess Pa- rteicia's Canadian Light., Infantry, hes received the distinguished ser- e ice order for •consp'eious bravery The military .cross has been award ed to Lieut. W. G. Colquieoun and Lieut. Papineau of the same . regi- ment, Major Gault, who is a wealthy resident of Montreal organized and equipped the Princess Patricias at his own expenses. His honor en- titles him to use the letters D. S. O. following his name. The military cross esonferred on Lieutejltknts Colquhoun ancb'Papiaiean, is a new honor, having 'been inaugurated since the opening of the present war. Lieut. Papineau's home is at Montebello, Quebec. He has had no previous military experience, He is a grandson of Papinenu who MAJOR HAMILTON GAULT, who led the rebellion in Quebec in equipped the Princess Pats, de-, 1i37. Lieut Colqu'ohoun's home is coveted by the King with the D. at 'Hamilton, Ont. He was a mem S. O. medal for gallantry. ber of the 9181 'Highlanders. THE WEAK SPOT IN THE BACK. When the kidneys get ill the back gives out. , But the back is not to blame. The ache comes from the kidneys, which lie under the small of the back. Therefore, dull pain in the back, or sharp, quick twinges, are warnings of sick kidneys—warnings of kidney trouble. Plasters and liniments will not cure a bad back, for they cannot reach the kidneys which cause it. Doan's Kidney Pills reach the kidneys themselves. They are a special kidney and bladder medicine. They heal the 'diseased surface of kidneys and bladder, and help them to act freely and naturally. Mrs. Chester Romain, Port Coulonge, Que., writes: "I had been troubled with sore back for over four years, and could get nothing to do lee any good until I heard of your Doan's Kidney Pills. I got three boxes, and took them and now I am completely cured." Doan's Kidney Pills are 50c a box, boxes for $1.25, at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Mil- burn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. When ordering direct specify"Doan's." Ceremonial Citron. A valuable and somewhat curious variety of citron is cultivated along the .shores of Albania, western Bu. ropean Turkey. It !s known as the "casenia" or "ewes'! lebrew), It is a snail dtron,weighing-aot'i ioi than twenty-five drams, just large enough to be held in the hand, and is thus used in the religious ritual by the Jews all over the world during : the celebration of their feast of taber- metes Such citrons, if sufficiently Small, without blemish and possessing Somewhat extended nozzles,' are valued at from $4 to $10 each. These citrons are mostly exported from Parse, Ter- key, etikey, and not from Corfu, as is genet% ally supposed. A few are said to groyfl near.Diakovto. Greece. +arwra Degrees of Deafness. "Is your husband very deaf, Mrs. Grady?" "Well, he can't hear the alarm clock mornings, but be can always bear the 5 o'clock whistle afternoons" --Judge. CONQUEST OF THE EARTH.: Man's Battle For Fruitful Fields Against Nature's Barriers. Nature has set op four kinds of bar- riers to man's conquest of the earth--,; mountains, forests, deserts, rivers. The first he cannot remove; so he bores, holes through them for hie railways.' The second he has, most unwisely, largely cleared away altogether. The third he is beginning to treat like the forests. The fourth he iB shifting to. suit his purposes and to regulate their Sow at wilL Irian flies now over all boundaries. He cuts through isthmuses to remove the barriers between the seas. Into the deserts man sends rail- roads, telegraph lines, irrigation en,e gineers. The Great American desert marked upon the atlases of our fa. thers has ceased to exist •The vast desert of northwestern Canada has become a prairie of waving wheat,, The Landes of Gascony are now much more than half covered with pine, trees. Over 22,000 square miles of the Algerian desert has been madefrsit-; ful by artesian wells. The Australl�ia ' dose is rapidly being rrIgated and tttra" ed n�to krazing land. Almost 70,- 000 square miles of desert in India have been reclaimed. Operations are now in progress for reclaiming 19,000 square miles of the delta of the Tigda and Euphrates, and more than 4,000 e square miles of the Gezlreh lain be• q p tween the Blue and the White Nile' are being transformed into cotton plane' tatione. Thea b man by obliterating natural barriers improving upon nature.—St.! The Farmer and The Red Cross Fund We publish to -day an appeal on half of the Red Cross Society, by Dr. James W. Robertson. • 1)r. ,Robertson, is still hest known to the Tarsiers -Of Cidnaese as Professor Robertson. He be- ¢an his official public ser'uce et the Ontario Agriculture Col , '' nearly 'tlirty-1.;ears aa'.o,. Twenty five veers ago he ttent''oOttawi: es Dairy Comuiise_ioner 'tot the Domininr,, The Dairying Ser, lee of th f e Dv toren i t ,. t o A ricnittire - Groin.' i:hrou bout Canada,. rob. I Prince Edward Island to. Alberta, ferrnees profited by the Illustration Dairy Stations and tlte.. Travelling str ucterr,, The output op' Cl eiAe and i utter in C'anatta add<d to the reputation of i .e rural work els. • ()thee public services of continue ing and; growing'value were in augur•tited,,i tt hile P7 ofessor Reheat - ;eon was l.'ormede:ii'onei' of Agreel.-• tur o. Anions them were the • .Lit•e Stock llraneu the Oold. • Steteagr-. d"clic . the '.Sped, Grain Compe.i- bents ..vial Shipments Of !Fruit to the United Kingdom, and Eol•ene Mons •of Markets. Besides there were the Manual 'Training Mot emen•t, the School Gardens, Household Science. and ,the Consolidated Rural Schoole. In more Iecen't years, Dr. R•ob- ersenn was Chairmen of the Royal Commission Jon`' Industrial Trai 1_ ing and Technical Education ree- nters in all provinces are fatnih o' with the Survey or (Farms by the n f Conservation n omnY sio o Co er i C is i and 'q r its n.i .a ins n It the Illust i ce ti . i a Corn- niltee ou Lands, of which se is Chairman. In theee anti: many other ways Er; Robertson has given' the farmers mers of Canada the best that was 171 hon 'He says lie Is their debtor. fol 11,a y 0 li per tune tion, for much lciodness and for warm ipprecia. tions. But they are his debiior's too. And he now reminds them of that for the first timei'in ,order to establish las right and pri,il g.,•. lo appeal to them for this worthy (.,alae, Houses Prorogued; ACF,I11J;i.'sli 11caltikii,lkik;144,444t'*:k4,4,4 Compromise on Voting 11 General i ,-1dII,gAiis * Alderson * kik****************** (By Sr Max Aitken, official eye -wit- ness with the Canadian ex- peditionary force:) IN FLANDERS.—It would' be evi- 1 impertinent to say more of the coccal officer g e command- ing the force,. Genf Alderson, than that he enjoys the most ab 'solute confidence, of the fine force he commands. He trusts them and they trust him, and it will be strange it their co-operation does not prove fruitful, And an observer is at once struck by the <accurate knowledge which the general has gained of the whole body of regimental officers under his command. Ile .seems to know them as well by name and sight as if he had commanded the force for six years instead of six months. And' this is a circumstance which in critical moments counts for much. Gen. Alderson's methods — his practical and soldiery style could de- r /iJ SIRL ROBERT BORDEN. PARLIAMENT BUILDING. SIR WILFRED LAURIER. SPEAKER JAMIESON. Ottawa, April 15.— The firth and probably tbe last session of the twelfth Parliament of Canada- was prorogued by his Royal Hiihness the Duke of Connaught at half -past six o'clock this evening. It was more than two hours behind schedule time and the guard of honor and the assembled crowds he fore the buildings ha.d waited since ebortly after 3 o'clock in the bright sunshine of an ideal spring day for the arrival of his Royal Highness. The delay had been due to the temporary deadlock between the Senate and the Commons over the soldiers' vote bill which was sent in to the Senate this morning for hasty consideration. Compromise Effected. The majority in the upper Cham - her sent it back to the Commons at noon, with two amendments designed to safeguard the sanctify of the bail - lot, and to give Lord Kitchener a chance to prouounce on the expediency of allowing the soldiers in the trenches to stop war operations long enough to vote. In the end a compromise was effected and the Government consent ed to accept the provisions for the ap- pointment of six scrutineers, three from each party, to superintend the overseas voting, while Instead of the consent of Lord Kitchener the senate agreed to substitute the consent of the King in Council. The hill becomes law and ballots and bullets will be mixed up in the trenches if the Gov elmnient has its way,holds an election this year,and can persuade the British Government that Canadian soldiers have politica wbieh must be consider 'd' even in the crisis of war, Prorogation Ceremonial Prorogation took place with the ' usual form and ceremonial. His � Royal Highness was in Field Mar shots uniform, and her Royal High nese sat beside him on the throne, 1 with the Princess Patricia nearby. There was a small attendance of the Headqu+u•ters Staff in dress uniform. Premier B•,rdon, in the gold lace of his 'Windsor uniform; welcomed the ' hast rites, Even Speaker Landry con eented to call off his strike of the of1 past week. office receive the three hise in three bows of the Duke's soldierly aide in present ing him with the Speech from the Throne, God Save the Kin or not better be illustrated than by some extracts from the speech which he addressed to the troops just be- fore they went into the trenches for the first time. "All ranks of the Canadian' di- vision. We are about to occupy and maintain a line of trenches. I have some things to say to you at this moment which it is well that you should consider. You are taking over good, and on the whole, dry trenches. I have visited some my- self. They are intact and the para- pets are good. Let me warn you first, that we already have had sever- al casualties while you have been at- tached to other divisions. Some of these casualties were unavoidable and that is war. But I suspect that some—at least a few—could have been avoided. I have heard of cases in which men have exposed them- selves with no military object and perhaps only to gratify curiosity. We cannot lose good men like this. We shall want them all, if we advance, and we shall want them all, if the Germans advance. Do not expose yourself, do not look around corners, unless for a purpose which is neces- sary at the moment you do it. It will not often be necessary. You are provided with means of observ- ing the enemy without exposing your heads. To lose your life without military necessity, is to deprive the state of good soldiers. Young and brave men enjoy taking risks. But a soldier who takes unnecessary risks through levity is not playing the game, and the man who does so is also stupid, for whatever be the average practice of the German army, the individual shots, whom they employ as snipers, shoot straight, and screened from observa- tion behind the lines, they are al- ways watching. If you put your head over the parapet without orders they will hit that head. ADVICE TO "SIT TIGHT." "There is another thing. Troops, new to the trenches always shoot .at notbing the first night. You will not do it. It wastes ammunition and it hurts no one. And the enemy says: 'These are the new and ner- vous troops.' No German is going to say that of the Canadian troops. You will be shelled in the trenches. When you are shelled sit low and sit tight. This is easy advice, for there is nothing else to do. If you get out you will only get It worse. And if you go out the Germans will go in. And if the Germans go in, we shall counter-attack and put them out; and that will cost us hundreds of men instead of the few whom shells may injure. "The Germans do not like the bay- onet, nor do they support bayonet attacks. If they get up to you, or if WhiaM iWW_•-^lel CWW11)0 liWif 7V-/7AIR>•AN)•t0®� .a, ruE SQLJL QF MUSIC IS REVEALEnt IN COLUMBIA RECORDS yen QNo ntan or woman can be said to have known the soul of music who has been denied the privilege of hearing the new Columbia Grafonola play Columbia Records 4 No matter what ones mood or fancy conjures up, there is a musical selection on a Columbia Record which enables the listener to revel in its delights CT,If it is to dance, there are a thousand tunes to start ones feet a moving QIf one feels more sober, there are a hundred ballads to stir the imagina- tion. CLIf the tastes runs to Grand Opera, the most famous artists of the opera stage are willing to charm you. e - CQIf it is to laugh, there are.mhundreds of songs and selections to provoke mirth. Q,Whynot go andinvestigate the Columbia Grafonolas and Records at the dealers, whose store is mentioned below— all tifsz Atkinson Clinton 9 ate mac Agents wanted where not actively represented. R.pltly Music Supply Co., Poroato It NRMAR WMAMA, S ,t- i RFS;. you get up SO tinea', gu riget ru with the bayonet, You have the physique to drive 1t home. That you will do it, I am sure, and I do not envy the Germano if you get among them with, the bayonet. "There is one thing more. My old regiment, the Royal West Kent, has been here since the beginning of tbe war and it has never lost a trench. The army says, 'The West Rents never budge.' I am proud of the great record of my old regiment and I think it is a ,good omen. I now belong to you and yon belong to me; and before long the arthy 'will say:. 'The Canadians never budge.' "Lads, it can be left there, and there I leave it, The Germans will. never turn you out." WELL ORGANIZED. The eye -witness says "I may, before concluding; point' out that the most severe military critics both in England and in Prance, are loud in their admiration of the organizing power, which in a non-military coun- try has produced so fine a force in so short a time. The equipment in all the countless details, which in co-or- dination mean efficiency, has com- pleted a division which can hold its own with any division at the war. This result was only made possible by labor, by zeal and immense driv- ing power. These qualities were ex- hibited in Canada at the outbreak of war by all whose duties lay in the work of improvisation, and if the Minister of Militia and Defence could see to -day the force which his energy has created in the tows which I cannot name, he would have the full reward of his unceasing la- bors.' I shall hope, • without violating any of the rules which are binding upon all, to give in the notes which I am permitted to write, information of the doings of the Canadians, which, if general and sometimes negative, will not at least be either misleading or inaccurate." Responsibilities. "What are a diplomat's responsibili- ties?" said the inquiring young man. "They vary," replied the experienced offici.ai. "Sometimes a diplomat is the man whojstarts the trouble, and some- times he merely takes the responsibill. ty."-Washington Star. lc#***, at* at *ik*****i **** Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria Veteran Of Balkan Campaign *******************# SINCE war broke out in Europe there have been various ru- mors as to the attitude of Bul- garia toward the fighting pow- ers. She would remain neutral. She would join the allies. She would fight with Germany. Recent events, however, point to the conclusion that should Bulgaria enter the fracas 11 would be with the idea of being in at the dismemberment of Turkey, should that event occur. Bulgaria, which made such an ex- traordinary military record in the BORIS. first Balkan war that the world ex- pected to see her enter Constanti- nople, emerged from the second Bal- kan war lrumf1i,ted and almost de- a�troyed. 'I' "e kinig' nam? is erai- nand, and Crown Prince Bor s It L, seri -rleCkeg.,..'erftig > 'ilgnat • Crown pr'i'ce Beide roeeetiy cele- bl"a`ted his twenty first birthday, A• short time ago it was f h:eared that• he was to wed Princess Elilabeeth o1 Roumania. But it seems that event 11'' not to take place, at least not at present, Such an alliance would not please some of the powers. Boris is a veteran of the Balkan wars, where lie fought so valiantly that he was a hero among his soldiers, his future subjects. Boris through his father le related to almost every other royal house in Europe. Method of Fighting Changes. The Journal des Debate registers its opinion that hostilities are rapidly emerging from a "guerre de siege" to a new phaseof semi-independent and furious battles between heavy massae on narrow fronts. "Thie," says the newspaper critic, "is the consequence of the successful French offensive against various min- or points.As the recent fighting north of Soissons shows, the German perceive, .from the line of territory reoccupied, our main objectives, and immediately ly counter with heavy re- inforcements which are sufficient to block he, t Preach advance if not< t regain the lost positions. To con- tinue their movement the French must also reinforce. "Thu I foresee a series sof battles of extreme bloodiness and despera- tion owing to the narrowness ofethe front, svheretn victory will rest with the side most enduring and able to bring up the greatest numbers. "Surely the Russian. sueceases, coupled with the improvement of our rodveye5, aria ' the aiiproacnmg utrrr'La- tion of the new British armies, ought to ensure ,the final supremacy of the allies. The new' phase brings the end of the war into sight."