Zurich Herald, 1915-07-16, Page 7NI
GERMANS ARE
CLOSE TO ROYALTY
MANY PROMINENT TEUTONS IN
GREAT BRITAIN.
Many Titled Financiers in Britain are
Also Germans Naturalized and
Otherwise.
The public rage in Great Britain
,against Prince Louis of Battenberg
and Prince Christian of • Schleswig-
Holstein, because of their German
birth, touches very close to the
throne., In addition there are the
Duchess of Albany and the Duchess
of Connaught, .also members of the
ring's immediate family, who are of
German blood, as well as the wife of
ex -King Manuel of Portugal, a Ho-
henzollern princess, who has become
an intimate friend of the King and
Queen since she came to London as a
bride a year and a half ago.
Prince Louis of Battenberg, since.
his resignation as First Sea Lord,.
has spent most of his time out of
London. Princess ,,:Louis of Batten-
berg is the eldest sister of the Czar-
ina of Russia and the Grand Duchess
Serge, but these connections with Bri-
tain's ally do not offset the fact, as
far as the English people are concern-
ed, that she is also the sister of Prin-
cess' Henry . of Prussia, and of.the
Grand Duke of Hesse, an officer in
the German army.
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Hol-
stein has been a naturalized British
subject for thirty-nine years,' but he
has , remained very German in his
Mode of life, which is now unbear-
ably offensive to his former friends
in England, besides which his only
living son is an officer in a Prussian
regiment. The eldest son gave his
life to Great Britain in the Boer War,
but the younger son, Prince Albert,
the heir to the Duke of Schleswig-
Holstein, the German Empress's bro-
ther, threw in his fortunes with his
father's native country, although
Prince Albert was himself born in
England. ` His sisters, Princess Vic-
toria and Princess Marie Louise of.
Schleswig-Holstein, have beefs indefa-
tigable in working for the British sol-
diers.
A Disloyal Prince.
• The Duchess of Albany, who was
Princess Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont,
A small principality :under the admin-
istration of Prussia, is the widow of
Queen Victoria's youngest son. Her
only son, Duke of Albany in Britain,
is the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburk-
Gotha, relinquishing the British title
for the more important one of a Ger-
man sovereign. He, too, is fighting
for Germany, and his mother's posi-
tion in England has not been made
more comfortable by his outspoken
desire to see Great Britain defeated.
The Duchess of Albany draws an an-
nuity from the taxpayers of Britain
of 30,000 a year, which is anything.
but pleasant to them just now.
The Duchess of Connaught, a Ho-
henzollern princess, and first cousin
to the Emperor William, is the sister
bf ' Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern,,
who married the sister of the Em-
press.
Sir . Ernest Cassel, King Edward's
banker, who alleviated all the King's
multitudinous financial difficulties, is
only one among several German born
bankers in London who are being at-
tacked.-
Baron
ttacked.Baron Bruno Scroeder, whose title
is German and who. has a son in the
German army, became a British sub-
ject after war was declared last Au-,
gust, as, well as his banking partner,
Julius Ritterhaussen.
-Sir Felix Schuster, the Governor of
the Union of London and Smith's
Bank and a member: of the Council of.
India; is a native of Frankfort; while{
Sir Gari Mayer, a director in the Na-
tional Bank of Egypt, was born at
-.Hamburg. Sir Max Waechter, a
banker and steamship magnate, 'came
to London from Stettin, a Baltic Pro-
vince of Germany, Sir George Albu,
one of the mining magnates in Bri-
tish South Africa, hails, from Berlin.
All have long -been naturalized as Bri-
tish subjects and have received titles
from the Government in reeognition
of valuable political and financial ser-
vice. But all are now objects of sav-
age criticism.
Shooting Civilians.
According to the laws of war, any
civilian who is found with arras in
his possession is liable to be shot
;without mercy. Although this seems
a very severe rule, it is absolutely
necessary for the safeguarding of the
:whole civil population, The rules of
war say that no men will be recog-
nized as combatants unless they wore
a distinguishing badge, which can be
easily recognized. If it were not for
this, any number of men could at any
time band themselves together and
ay they were belligerents. If this
, `ere • allowed, therefore, invading
t oops would safeguard themselves
',against surprises by killing every
Min in villages through. which they
marched.
wily:YOUNG GILLS
GROW PALE AND WEAK
The Blood Supply is Befioient ape
Unless the Trouble is Remediod
• Oonsumption. Nay Follow.
When girls grow weak, pale and
miserable, then is the time for par-
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means danger—perhaps consumption.
The girl in her' teens cannot develop
into a happy, robust woman 'without
an abundant supply of rich, red blood
hi her 'veins. It is the lack of . this
good, blood that is the great trouble
with nine girls out of every ten.
They grow weak and depressed; lose
their appetite, are . breathless after
the slightest exertion, and suffer from
headaches and backaches. When
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heart at the slightest exertion. I had
little or • no , appetite, and seemed to
be. drifting into a decline. ` I was at-
tending high school in Vancouver at
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THE GERMANS
TORTURED A SCOUT
CUT ONE EAR OFF WITH HOS-
PITAL SCISSORS.
Heard and Recorded by the Famous
Correspondent, H. Hamilton
Fyfe.
When we came into the hospital
ward a throng of soldiers in dressing -
gowns was gathered round a bed on
which sat a pleasant -faced fellow
with his head in bandages telling
them a story. They fell. away with
courteous movement to give us room.
:We saw that the pleasant face and
the bandaged head belonged to a
young man, who looked older, . the
Russian peasant Corporal Porfiro
Panasuk, who as long as he lives will
bear marks of torture and will bear
witness also to the savagery with
which Germans wage war.
When I read the first account of it
I said, although it . apeared in an offi-
cial despatch, "It is incredible." It
was hard to believe that a group' of
ten officers could have consented to
the deliberate, cold-blooded torture of
a brave soldier whotrue to his duty,
information to betray about
the Russian •positions. Not until I
had seen and talked to their victim
was I completely convinced.
Since the beginning of the war
Panasuk has been employed as a
scout, • He speaks Polish like a Pole,
though he is a Russian. Disguised
as a peasant, he has beenfrequently
within the German lines, and has sel-
dom failed, I am told, to bring back
useful information.
The Germans when ` they caught
Panasuk might have accepted his dis-
guise as genuine and hanged him as
a spy if they had any evidence that
he had been spying. Civilian spies
are liable to be hanged. But they
knew he was a soldier. He was te-
cognized as the man -who had so often
tricked them.
I have toldin telegrams what hap-
pened after this brave fellow fell in-
to the hands of an enemy patrol near
the East Prussian frontier. ire. was
deep in the German lines. His cap-
tors took him to the nearest staff
headquarters.
"1 was offered cigarettes, but I said
I did not smoke," he told us, "They
asked me ,if I would like a cup of
coffee. I said I did not need it. Then
they said that if I liked I could be a
rich man and have niy own land.
They would give me money if I would
telt all I knew about tho Russian
forces and positions.' I told theta I
knew nothing. Then the officer who
was speaking' to nie became angry.
He took me into a room where nine .
other officers were,
Cut Ear Off. -
"They said that if I did not give
them the information they would cut
off niy ears and nose, then hang me
up head downwards.
"I repeated that I could not tell
them anything because I had nothing
to tell, though I could have told them
a great deal. Then they sent for a
pair of scissors such as .,are used in
hospitals, and, after threatening nee;
again, one of them cut off the soft
part of my ear (the lobe). It bled
all down my neck. Then, after a
time, the same .officer cut off another,
piece around the edge of my ear. He
did this several times. He also struck
me in the face with his fist. He broke
my nose across the bridge, which
makes it stick out still. He hit me on
the jaw and swore at me.
"At last they said I was to be lock-
ed up until the morning. They sent
me with a sergeant and two men. I
felt that my chance to escape had
come. I' struck out at the two men.
The sergeant was behind. I ran,
scrambled over a fence, and found.
myself in the fields. Shots were -
fixed, but it was too dark for them
to see 'me. I ran on until I could run
no more. Then I hid in a deep hole.
"I stayed there for a long time—all
the next day I think. •Then I went on
towards where I knew the Russian
lines must be. It took me four days
to reach them. They gave me this
medal and sent me to the headquar-
ters of the Grand Duke Nicholas,
commander-in-chief. He gave me an-
other medal." Here he parted , his
hair to show us a long. scar. "My
ear, too ?" he asked. "Yes, if the sis-
ter allows." The sister herself un -
Wound the bandage. I saw the muti-
lated ear. It was cut just as he had
described. "It is healing now," she
said.
"Yes; it does not pain me much
now," Panasuk added. "I can't hear
very well with that ear, but I have
the other. It' might have been
worse."
Yes, it might have been worse for
him,; poor fellow. If he had not es-
caped he would surely have been
hanged or shot next day. The ruf-
fiians had no idea of letting the tale.
of their infamy be told. , How many
more cases of torture there have been
we shall never know. •
Wounds to Consciousness;
'One of the remarkable phenomena
of the present war, from the medical
point of view, is the blindness that
often follows the explosion of shells --
the result apparently, not of direct
injury, but of concussion. , According
to a, writer in the ..Lancet, a soldier,
after more or less: prolonged fatigue
induced by marching and exposure in
the trenches, is stunned by the ex-
plosion of a shell. When he recovers
consciousness, he finds for a time
he is blind. he
a few days, how-
ever, he finds that he can distinguish
light from darkness, and. that he can
grope about without stumbling
against objects in his path. In the
end, he wholly recovers his sight. An
oculist who has ,studied these cases
calls them "examples of injuries or
wounds to consciousness." The pro-
blem .is psychological; as a result of
the sudden, severe shock the con-
scious mind, with its attributes of
will and control, is thrown out of ac -
action. Then a "block" occurs be-
tween the ocular mechanism and
that part of the brain that is con-
scious of sight, somewhat like the
block a man sometimes notices while
reading an. uninteresting book, when
although he sees the 'words clearly,
nothing is conveyed to his mind.
4
What She Had, She'd Hold.
It was the happiest moment
h Pp of their
lives. He had justproposed, and she.
had grab—er—accepted him.
Then he took a tiny leather case
from his pocket and slipped a 'spark-
ling circlet`: on her finger, while she
beamed with, pride.
"I'm afraid it's rather loose, darl-
ing," he murmured. "Shall I tape it
back and have it made smaller?"
The damsel shook her head decided-
ly.
"No, Rupert," she said calmly."An
engagement-ringis an engagement
ring, even if I have to wear it round
my neck."
Don't call a man a fool: he may
be foolish enough to fight.
Death Nearly (iJained
New Brunswick Lady,
Was Restored to Her .Anxious Family
When Hope Had Gone.
$t. John, N,B,, Dec. 15th,—At one
time it was feared that Mrs. J. Grant,
of 3 White St„ would succumb to the
deadly ravages of advancecl kidney
trouble. "My first attacks of backache
and kidney trouble began years ago.
Pox six years that dull gnawing pain
has been present. When I exerted.:
myself it was terribly intensified. 12 I
caught cold the patn.was unendurable.
I used most everything, but nothing
gave that certain grateful relief .theta
camef ronn ,Dr. I-Iamdlton's Pills of
Mandrake and Butternut. Instead of
being bowed down with pain, to -day I
am strong, enjoy splendid appetite,
sleep soundly. Lost properties have
been instilled into my blood -cheeks
are, rosy with color, and I thank the
day that I heard of so grand a medi-
cine as Dr. Hamilton's Pills."
Every woman should use these pills
regularly, because good health pays,
and it's good .vigorous health that
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•
Nothing Doing.
As the summer' - sun filtered
through the lace curtains, the board-
ing house sittingroom looked almost.
Cosy and attractive. The .brightness
and .comfort thawed the heart of the
oldest lodger.,
In an expansive moment he turned
toward the landlady, who was his
only companion in the room, and,
clasping her hands fondly, murmur-
ed:
"Will you be my wife?"
The woman did not start nor blush.
No maidenly coyness shone from her
clear., cold eyes.
"No, sir," she replied,. with calm
deliberation. "I'm sorry, but I can-
not marry you. You've been here
four years and are much too good
a boarder to be put on the free list.".
Breaking the Record.
, The regiment was drawn up ready
for inspection. Smartly the men
were standing, chests out, eyes front,
etc. Round about an admiring crowd
had gathered.
A sergeant, anxious to 'show off be-
fore the spectators, approached' one
of the latest recruits, and asked him;
"Well, Jones, suppose you were on
outpost duty, and you saw the Ger-
mans approaching in massed forma-
tion, what would you do?"
Private Jones, looked stolidly
ahead, but his answer carne clear and
loud to the listeners:
"A mile a minute, sir—a mile a
minute!"
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Ought to be Glad.
Old as the hills was the subject of
their. quarrel. She had been 'spend-
ing more money than he thought she.
ought „to.
"Did you spend as much as this be-
fore you married me?" asked the
young husband, in' the thick of the
fight.
"Certainly I did," replied his wife,
drawing herself up coldly, "Father—"
"Then I'm ,blest," interrupted her
husbend—"I'm blest, if I know why
your father made such a fuss about
rile taking you from him."
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Very few people are ambidextrous;
that is, able to. use the left hand
as readily and skillfully as the right.
But there is an amusing story of elle
Irishman who was careful to cultivate
that art. When he was signing
articles on board a ship he began to
sign his name with his right hand,
and then changed the pen to his left
hand and finished it.
"So you can write with either hand,
Pat?". asked the officer.
"Yis, sorr," replied Pat. "Whin I
was a bhoy nie father (rest his soul!)
always said to me, `Pat, learn to cut
yer finger nails wid yer left' hand, for
some clay ye might lose yer right!"
No Escape.
Even the magistrate smiled et the
look of miserly on the face of the wiz-
ened little man who was asking for
protection from his wife, a burly,
square -jawed woman.
"In the first place," asked the mag-
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this woman?"
The little man glanced apprehen-
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"I—I didn't meet her, sir. She-
she kind of overtook me!".
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