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Kaiser Read Fate in Marne Defeat

m.™. „d Mob flange xjjjee ! Chinese Banks Give

that he couldn't foresee a result which

Berlin—Karl Rosner, former

correspJndent of the bokal Anrelper and the kalser’e personal peceRyriR; at headquarters, has written a new book describing his impressions of the kaiser during the tragic days of the defeat and collapse of the German artny. which presents the exmonarch in a far lees flattering light than Roe-

ner’s ea.ller fulsome descriptions.

One of the most Interesting chapters is devoted to the effect upon the kaiser of the unexpected disastrous defeat at the Marne in the July. ISIS, campaign- when American troops played such a decisive role, smashing the flan kof the German salient at Sols-

Men in Cemetery

Credit to Offset Slump in Trade

The kaiser in that defeat correctly read the loss of the war. probably the fall of the Hohenxollern dynasty and in a seen which Rosner vividly describes turned upon General Ludendorff, hitherto the military Ucl of . headquarters rebuked him for the optimism which im-lpred the fatal Maine offensive treated Nra with a cola reserve v. nich presaged hn- later

downfall.

The kaiser hurried to Avesnes. headquarters of General von HIndenture and Ludeedorf as soon as the news of the reverse was known to learn the details. The motor trip n-as of the gioomfest nature. The kaiser rode in dr*-ary silence General von Pleasen, the kaiser’s personal adjutant and friend, apparently affected leas by the defeat Itself than the probabU- effect on the dynasty declared that Von Hindenburg and laidendorff should neve*- have permit ted the kaiser to expose himself tc the risk of his personal prestige and the monarchy by linking bis name with an offensive, launching It In his majcfty's presence, unless absolutely sure of the result. Snubbed General Ludendorff Finally Aveanea was reached, mi the kaiser grasped Von Hindenburg' hand, whose first words confirmed the tidings of disaster. ‘‘Your majesty has seen much In these grav.- days has shown its hard face." The kaiser then greeted Laidendorff with a formal “Your excUlency." Instead of the usual "My dear general'' The kaiser then Ustened to Von Hindenburg's account of the reverse which the latter ascribed to the unex pected use of hundreds of whippet tanks with taarhiu* guns, against w!:och the German? had no defense. The emperor Interjected the question “Dour mem fail* u us?' 1 to which Von Hindenburg replied that the resisting power of the reserves southwest of Soissons had been overestimated, but that the situation was difficult for any

troops.

Worried About His Prestifle -Win the new line hold: have >ou thought of the effect of this for the crownT' was the tenor of the emperoFs next remark, shoving ir. what direction his thoughts were turning. Von Hindenburg's reply contained an impH<*d rebuke for the imperial selfseeker. Certainly the effect* upon th* Interna' situation weighed heavll; upon bos heart, but his first abcusht, naturally, was of his military obllga lions, of the security of his armit— and the attainment of the military

goal.

The field marshal then cant'd upon laidendorff. whose first phnu-e caused the discharge of accumulated Imperial displeasure and pain. "This distrlssing surprise for the supn-me command." laidt-ndnrff began, but the kaiser in lerjm-ted “So we regularly are sur prised!" Ludendorff. disregarding the intemiptlon. continued. “Lay not in the counter-attack Itself—we had to expect that from the moment when attack east of Hheims stopped and abled Koch to dispos** his res -nre but in the failure of our first line hold, and consequently to extend enemy’s initial success." As the de-feMt<-d general continued to discuss thi possibilities of the situation, tht chances of forming and holding

depended upon the restating power of the troops, but could only hope that.

the troops would hold, the kaiser grew

gloomier and gloomier. Santa Rosa. Cal.—George Boyd. Ter

V sioned Retreat to Rhine rence Fitts and Chari** Valento, ac-

Rosner conjectures that his majesty ! cused of having murdered Sheriff I’et- York—An interesting outline of was p'eturing an infantry retreat to ray. of Sonoma county, and Detectives of commercial en* financial conditions the Atsne. to the Meuse, to the Rhine Jackson and Dorman alter attacking In China is given In a statement by the but aside from an impatient half-com- a score of young women last Sunday Guaranty Trust Company. It was command "No. I hope that not another foot afternoon, were taken from the county piled from reports of special correaof ground must be abandoned" he jail here last week and hanged pondents of that company and other heard Ludendorff tc the end. Then In 1 At 12JO A. M.. a mob ot about 100 reliable fcurces and shows that to offa brusque, dry tone. "Yes, your excel- men. all wearing black masks, entered set the business depression many merlency. that sounds a bit different from the jail, overpowered the offleen there, chants 1 nthe leading Chinese cities what yo utold mo here four days ago." took their key* and removed ti e pri- are being carried by their bankers. Ludendorff stiffened, reddened and re- --oner to waiting automob'les. some for very large amounts, and that plied in a staccato military tone. “Re- Fifteen machine* carrided the >arty. there are large stocks of merchandise verses are a possibility of every war. They moved quickly doVn the street on hand If. however, your majesty's confidence to the cemetery, three blocks b *yond The third session of the commission Wilhelm declined th« tendered the city limits, the men were taken of Chinese and foreign engineers r< s l gnation. but the bond of confidence from the machine* and hanged to :m consider plans for the standardixation was broken. The emperor ard hi* oak tree inside the cemetery. of Chinese Government railway was general had not attempted tc gloss For fifteen minute*, while th bodies held in Pekin. September 13-17. Agreeover the danger, but the German peo dangled from the oak tree in the glare raent was reached in regard to speciflple wen* not to know it. of three automobile headlight!. the cations for a standard guage. dearAs the igr.peror left Hindenburg mob waited at the scene to m»J e cer- ance. measurements and weights of handed him the daily headquarters tain their grim task was comi le'ed cars, brrkes. couplings a-d curve* of bulletin, prepared during the confer- Then all departed leaving the todies permanent way. Bridge steel was It read simply. “The French swinging in the darkness. standardixed and Chinese Government attack'd with strong forces and tanks The three men when lake- from buyers will be free to buy either Amerbetween the Alsne and the Marne and their cell* wore only underwe*. This lean or British *te**l rained some ground. Our reserves proved to be their death garb. Railway Station Plan Revived

wore In readiness and are

gaged"

The oak tree had been se cted The plan for the construction ol a earlier. Over one limb hung three centre! station at Pekin for the Peropes and at the end ot vas » kin Mukden, the Pekin-Hankow and noose, tied wit ha "hangn.”**., knc'.“ the Pekin-Stdyang Railway* is revived, that fit* behind the left ear. ;*r Ye* Kung-choo. minister of coinBoyd went along without struggle municatlons. Is said to have r’ven InHe made no comment. Valento expo*- i,tructions for carrying out a survey tulat<-d. but not vehemently. Fl'.t* M goon as practicable and for provld-

Harrisburg. Pa.—Secretary of Agri fought to escape his fate. Tb.-y gagg. d ing estimates for a new bridge across

Grange Adopts

Resolution

rultuet Fred Rasmussen last week h,m ,r,lh “ towel,

received notification that the Pennsylan la State Grange had gone on record as heartily endorsing the work of the Pennsylvania Department of Agricul-

80 P. C. of Fir Mills to Close By Dec. 25 as

Ue Yellow river on the Pelhan line. A loan agreement for the extension of the Lang-Hal Railway was concluded recently. Construction of the Tungkaun-Kaunytntang section between Honan and Shensi Is expected to begin in the near future. Rallway constructlon engineers from Holland

OrHorc TWIine *" u> 1 '" °° "“ ,r “ cl,1 “ '-si vICl D L/CV/IillC ft fa expected that inquiry will be made In America for eight locomotives of miSeattle.—Production of fir lumber kado type for use on this road, for foe the last week again ha* fallen Trade Commissioner Lynn W. Me**-

Announcement was made that the State Grange had unanimously adoptresolutlon commending the work the State Department of Agriculture ha* accomplished during the past year, and calling upon the incoming Legislature to give he Department full sup-

port in carrying on its work durir.c coincident with the announcement that kins reports that th- new machlm the '-otnlng year. ^ p<>r conl ot ,lr w111 1,0 "hop cf the Pekin-Hankow Railway at

The resolution fallows: closed by Christmas through lack of Chaugslntein. seven miles west of Pe Whereas The Pennsylvania I>e- or<1, * r ‘ A total of 121 aasociation kin. will rank with the most important

partment of Agriculture, during the mills, which represent commodity pro- in China. Most of the shop equlpmen? past year has displayed commendable duction. accepted orders for only 673 is of Belgian or French manufacture, activity in aiding in solving the prob- carloads to move East, the smallest but the rolling mill machinery came lent* of the fanners cf Pennsylvania, volume iu a single week this year. The from the I’nited States snd 500 Amer . ind mills hold an unshipped balance of ' lean steel gondola cars of forty metric

Whereas, through the activities of 2 l°‘ carloads, estimsted 30,00. feet to ton* capacity are being built. Spectfi-

the newly established Bureau of Mar the cations for n.-w passenger care will

ket*. the Pennsylvania Depanmem of Production for the week was 30.K5 soon be ready.

Agriculture Is working toward a solu- I**r cent under normal and is constant The Pekin-Hankow Railway uses tlor of one of the greatest problems B- falling. The total of new business fairly larr* quantitle* of white rinc. con rontlng our agricultural life. viz . received fo nhe week was 31.648.211 linseed oil. red enamel paint, black a more edlcient system of transport ins 1* <■ which Included both eastern rail, enamel varnish, aluminum paint, vege-

and distributing the products of the Intercostai and export charge*. table oil and vaseline,

farm, and the neceasitv of co-operative Trices at the mills have held steady tottofqof .ofdpTyo hdcludeon-einishmf organizations among our tillers of the at *49 to 350 for vertical grain floor The transpacific reports that Amer^,(1 Btul ing. $26 to $25 tor slash grain flooring, icui mining experts who have been

Whereas, the liepartment has accom- $26 to $35 for ceiling. $28 to 36 for drop prospecting the last three year*

pushed excellent results In its work of siding. $17.60 for broads uud shlplap. Yunnan have located rich deposits eradicating tuberculosis among our and $13.50 to $15.50 for common dl- containing silver, lead, tin and copper catilr and the control of dtseas" and menslon. It 1* feit that wibi the gene in the northwestern part of the provpests affecting our plant life, there nil cicsing down of the Industry, the | n ce. A Chinese company, the Mlnghfore. be It market would stiffen but for the ah- -ing Mining Company, ba ' ~

Resolved That the Pennsylvania normally heavy stocks of lumber that formed. Mining of tin Is no

State Grangt in annual session as- have bo* piling up at the mill* the dustry in southern and southeastern remhl.-d. heartilj endorse the work of the last sixty days. Whether the mills Yunnan The Kochlu mines of the the Pennsylvania I*epkrtme'..t of Agri- will Insist with the spring trade that Mnngtsz district employ 100.000 wort:g». iture. and urge that thi work of the they endeavor to move stock at a pr< fit e rs. The mines cover an area of 400 3>epartment be given the full measure or whether the long, loan period Will square mi'.es. The crude product Is of support from the Incoming Legis- stimulate them to accept business by shipped In *lsbs to Hongkong, where

latun that the importance of the work price cutting, is not yet disclosed. The it is reflat'd and prepared for shipment its; that funds be provided for the custom has been to get the business | 0 the United State*. Canada and Eu

indemnifying of cattle disposed of in following a prolonged dull period. rope. The Kochlu Tin Mining Comthe tuberculosis eradication work, and inquiries through the week show pany is Installing up-to-date pumping that everything possible ba done to that the eastern buyer* may be on the mschlnerp and it 1* thought that othir

facilitate and further the work the De- fir lumber market at an earlier, date companies will follow its example, partment is engaged in for the bet- tha natural expected. There are some Wolfram, some of it showing an asof the agriculture and the prospective order* for February load M y lest of 61.74 per rent Is found noar

■>eople of the Slate ing. but a majority of mills and whole Tongshan. In Northeastern Chlhihli-

salers do not anticipate a brisk

The Observatory : The Observer love* children. And so It happened, i nthe not for distant past, that he took three little girls, about ten years old. for a ride In hi* They were adorable children and loved their chauffeur migtlly. for many times they had sat on his lap to help steer the car. and often they perched i his knees to hear fairy ■lories. When it was about time to turn the car toward home, the erstwhile tourists were beguiled by a wayside spring and the throe children flocked out to throw water and drink a little. When It came time to start again, the question arose as to which child should sit beside the driver. The argument. waxed bitter, the party was In danger of disruption. Suddenly one the aspirants to the chosen place declared, 'i sball sit side of hit- 'cause I love him most." The argument was convincing—for the moment. Then the blonde of the party spoke up. "You can't, either. going to sit side of him. I love him as much as 1 love my father." A gloom fell upon the other two. They were defeated: when with a fervor that bespoke Inspiration, the third and youngest forever silenced her companions. "I shall sit there,” she said, "for 1 U*/e him most of all. I love him more than I love my

father."

Have you ever wanted to motor, with two men in unifonn on the T. -»nt Have you ever wanted to ride filing safe, knowfr.g that your chauffeur Is sure tc observe the speed laws, never to make mistal *s in traffic rules? You admit that It must be “a grand and glorious feeling.” Well if you feel that way about It here I* the way to do It. Call “taxi' and one will roll up with one of Phila delphia's “finest" seated alongside the chauffeur. The strike among taxidrivers is responsible for the added attraction.

When closest to oor spw.. . thin cretwnt. but is then donhuV] apparent diameter that »he u

th- fuR.

No ntellltle* have been . Ung round her. but thi* i, t0 ,‘ 01 positive of their nan-exist-nr!.’ dazzling brilliancy of the plan-, " their discovery an taposzibiii- ^* 1 This brightness ha* *i«, bar to the accurate det.-m the length of her day. whirh. has been estimated

Many Would Marry This Immigrant Girl Several young Englishmei seeking a wife or a housekeeper have been visiting the detention house of the Bureau of Immigration, at Gloucester City, and . eeklng an interview with Ann Helen Hlght. pretty, twenty-n year-old English girl who drove an ambulanc • for the British force* luring the wsr and now awaits the rival of more money from her sweetheatr C. B. Majors, so she can resume her journey to Troup. Texas, where she expec's to marry Majors. A letter with some money arrived last week. The young woman complained against the swarm of suitors, and an order was issued by Commissioner James L. Hughes that no more visitors

can f

e her.

Proud Father—“Welcome back to sumption of the demand until May the old farm, my boy! So ytJ got u is felt that the readjustment of through college all right?" prices with the safety of n building on

Farmer's Sor—"Yea. father " ,hp ruin* will not be possible before u .k.h1 chiefly by

Frond Father—"Ye know 1 told ve (i l4 t. The action of the steel market to study up on chmlstry ard thing:. which is still unsettled to the view so you'd know besl what to do with point of the we*' coast lumberman, different kinds of land" What do Iuui , t orst be more definitely dedlned you think of that fiat medder there. Throughout the fir lumber trade U»

for instance?'

e Far Eastern Revle wsays that the

l vie lion is felt that 1921 will be :

Bureau of Administration at lAnehow plans u> establish a refinery there in the n«ar future. The present output

the government ar-

Big Condensed Milk Import*

China's import* of condensed milk during 1920 are estimated to exceed in value 1.000,000 Haikwsn taels. A factory in Manchuria, however is ttof

The younc woman is attractive and sensible and would make any man a good wife: but she has her heart set on Majors, and she expect* to be his

bride.

Majors was connected with the United Stales navy during the war a:»d met the girl in England. They became fast friends, and he propose*! and was accept "d. As soon as he returned to Texas and was mustered out of thslnrlce he sent $400 to the girl to come to Texas. She arrived on the American Line steamship Haverford last

week.

The fund became exhausted in buy ing clothe*, arranging for tht trip and paying for the passage. When she arrived at the detention house a message was sent to Majors to forward money When found he wired he would send th“ money Some came by main and the rest will arrive soon.

This calculation was arrive! „ fixing attention on a mounuia g southern horn of the planet, instead ob being sharp a* the > MBW( a crescent of a perfect sph-.., q was discovered to be very bhaT This was assumed to da* whereabout* of a mountain, t which is a luminous point be the top of another mounts.c ^ rise* Into view and sink* into dirt* nthe same manner as any brillim illuminated peak would do Venn* ha* ui atmosphere. lru ; is watery'vapor, and she Is divid'd m torrid and temperate zone? overlap each other, the polar n having alterntely at one sobtic* < torrid atmosphere and at the a*, a -olonged arctic cold. The inequality of the nirt-j been found to be very marked, in'.* heat and light are double thi: 4 earth, while the circular forte o' planet's orbit give* nearly length to it* four *ea*on? When a planet is in mfc-'o- a Junction—a phase explained a It some time* pa**'-* in front 4 sun. and appears to u* as « rot black spot, swiftly moving acrui

sk.

Thi* Is called a transit, and h great importance . a astronomy, l furnishes the scale whereby the i verso is measured. We may knov. instance, how far Jupiter is free In proportion to what the >a from the earth, but unless the dlrr from the aim to the earth is knov eras of some famllir.r measdrea we an In aquandary By observing the passage of Vi across the sun's disk from t*o j* the earth, the dlstanc- o! *1 Is known, we are enable tc cakt the distance In miles of the mi thence the distance throuctoci universe. Thu*, so to speak ! discovered an immense m«K stick. Fifty years ago thU itick supposed to have a length o' 95« miles, but subsequent r-Ui«i ments. made In 1874 and ISM. that a discrepancy existed, am! mile measure was 2.000.W' i shorter than It was thought tobf Kepler, one of the greatest mere the world has ever seeded In 1627 t it a traniit o! * would occur in 1631. and the Gu* an eminent French phllosopbe: mathematician, watched for ^ ! sit In vain. This failure is not to be aon»e« for the long-looked-fer event at night when the philosopher it*^ pected itThe succeeding F* all! not have . chance to Ob'next transit of Venn*. ** occur until June. 2004. A young English clergynai

line, withdrawing the armies to safety what a plate for a ball game! ’

Farmer's Son (Joyfully '- "Cracky, heavy construction year, the only ques- (m ] y producing condensed milk, but

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lion a: Issue being at what time the re- h as begun Its export,

sumption may start. Reuter’s trade service announce*

(hat an American electric comoany is

m 1 4U 4 D/vrtllvr fitting out ■ houseboat at Shanghai UOCK tnai KCally wh.ch Will make a tour of the river*

, ,r-p> || .. .1 'T'" , _ and canal* of China this srinter. The I OllS the lime boat will carry many of the laitst electrical labor-saving device*, including

A New York inventor. W Harunan. motor driven machines, vacuum clean-

b„ Ir. «.™, ....XlW *“* »»'l "*"“«» „r . clock ..r hi. owe iDvcntlon «.l »'

„ . . . tun- have been marketed suoceasfully

cn.t-wcilon which nrtuull)- "tell* the ^ CUI| „ ( ,„|„ n , time. So it is apparent that this clock typrs ^ portable, standard and oecil

has a rugrvd and lasting meoh -nism. lating are in use.

and is out of the experimental class The establishment of ntunerou* The c!ock in question is a speaking - printing, cotton and flour mills I* an

ticipatein China Tie demand for

ilock:

: that is to say. It speaks tvery fifteen minute*, announr'ng the correct time. The voice record is carried on a hand of film which is perforated in much the same manner as the •and nu.Cion picture ill a, A con von.ionul phonograph reproducer is used

laehinery is expected to be large.

A cooper ought to be able to stave off disaster.

M Biosd Sure! - NEW YORK - 31’ Fifth Avemw

For Sale

. translate the latent sound record Entire equipment for a 40-ton tc into actu-vl sounds Prensing a button plant for sale; also a few smalh cause* the clock to repeat U>« Ume. plants, while another button keep* It -Ren' HARRY DRY, The clock Is only 16 Inches high. 10 Refrigerator Engineer. 1 inches aide and 9 Inches deep Wildwood. N. .

Venus, the Queen of the Planets The beautiful and most brilliant ol the planets, when visible before sunrise. was called by the ancients I’hoaphores. Lurlf.-r or the Morning Star. w hen 'he shone in the eveningalter sunset. Hesperu*. Vesper, oi Evening Star Next to Mercury. Verus is mwrret tod the son. and greatly resembles the former in many respects. Her diameter is 7500 miles: her volume about to ir-flfths that of the earth, and h« deftly is almost the same a* nt

Planet.

When '’enus Is at an elongation of i 40 decree*, her brilliancy is greatest.] and renders a minute examination through a telescope impossible Ste 1* fifty tiroes as bright * any other star in the sky. and can come nearer to us than all the rest of the heavenly bodies, except the moon. She can get within 26.ooO.OOtl miles of us when in Inferior conjunction— •hat ‘s. when a planet Is beta-een the earth and the sun; and at superior rotijunrt ion -when the sun 1* between the earth and the planet—she is 16.000.000 miles away. Like Mercury' and the moor. Venus appear* t» u* fortals in phases, and we see her either "fullor “new." or in “quarters”

Honkk tb.

ing he first person on r*o» _ serve one of these tren*U*

set himself the task of

orbit of this planet and diws«*™ a transit would take plare so happened that U wo» ld ^ Sunday, whe nhe would b" couducting nllgioos servlc^

As a matter of course, t

le enthusiastic astronom- ^ ue to Ms duty, he rveoK'N secure a substitute, but «» ^

the church work, and ol

sit. of time permuted .

At nine o'clock in the

held a short aerriev. atul *»

hastened to observe the sky. nothing remarkable "l*™ 1 ance of the sun. Another gone through at mid-da.'-he was again ar ^ , s Still there was no ^ ^ pected ©vent. and. to a ^ appointment, the sua bees- ■ by clouds. d u -, I

Still another service .

tended to. but •‘ hor,, > tt

o'clock, his day's duUe-

Mid be was at UbertJ «» ^ search. A u

The clouds had n

..a «■ ib. ai.t

^ the dark *I>ol be bad

looked for. _| n (c- r ."

It was the depth ot , f t hlin was setting rspid!>- ‘' hour remelnlng l n , observations. Hi. P^ 1 ,

b»-en so carefully bowrrrw. tb*

sufficient, and ue sv" exact measurement* t S That night Horrox happy man. prood ^ ^ ’^ was the Aral to ob*eo the transit of Venu*■’That man bust P b<J ' said Bobble. . ^ 1 • Why do ytm think ,0 “Because he has hand.'

Bobbie.