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ALEXANDRA STILL POPULAR
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the art of being agreeable and useful to charity and other good work.
The London public has been treated to so many “flag days” on behalf of
war charities that national enthusiasm In support of street solicitations has
oozed out and there was considerable misgiving when the date arrived for
the annual “Alexandra day,” upon which pretty women annually apjaenr in the
London streets and sell roses to any passer-by for the purpose of raising money
for the hospitals in which Queen Alexandra is interested. Yet this year “Alex
andra day” was more successful than It has ever been. Millions of roses were
sold and a large sum was turned over to the fund.
CANNON HAS PLENTY OF “PEP”
Although he has passed the four
score mark, “Uncle Joe” Cannon was
able to convince younger and more
active members of the house recently
that he still retains lots of “the old
pep.”
He was in his sent In the house
despite the blistering temperature and
his return from a trip to the North
Carolina sounds that used up most of
his collengues.
Uncle Joe made the trip up the
Dismal Swamp feeder to Lake Drum
mond, hoofing It through the # deep un
derbrush of that weird region, like a
Boy Scout on a hike.
After the pnrty came out of the
swamp the prowess of the veteran leg
islator was again put to the test. The
pnrty reached Elizabeth City, N. C.,
but in order to complete the inspection
of the so-called North Carolina cut
in time, was obliged to press on to
Albermarle sound and there anchor
over night. There were four good berths on the boat, hut there were ten men
In the party. Everyone of the ten insisted “Uncle Joe” should take the state
room.
“Whnt?” said the venerable former speaker, "with the Stars and Stripes
aglow nnd this North Carolina breeze a-blowing. Some of you younger fellows
take the stateroom. I sleep on deck.”
And, wrapping himself in an army blanket, he picked out a place on the
plauks, gazed up at the sky and was soon fast asleep.
In the morning he wanted to take a bath in the Sound, but the boat was
already homeward bound.
FLANNAGAN AT THE BALL GAME
Mr. Flannagun, who fs a resident of New Jersey, served ns secretary of the
Joint committee of congress on rural credits and so naturally fell into his
present berth when the farm loan law was passed and the commission was
appointed.
DOCTOR SUN AGAIN A POWER
The return to China of Dr. Sun
Ynt Sen, first provisional president of
the Chinese republic, announced in the
United States by Ills official repre
sentatives, is an event of international
importance. Sun Yat Sen has been in
exile in Japan, driven out of the coun
try in the summer of 1013 by Yuan
Shi ICni after the latter hnd been
made president of China to succeed
Sun Ya* Sen.
A man of high education, which
he obtained In the United States and
England, he spent 20 years in exile
from his native country organizing
the revolutionary movement against
the Chinese monarchy and the Man
chus.
Sun Ynt Sen and Yuan Shi Kni
were at first on cordial terms. In the
summer of 1013 Sun Ynt Sen fled to
Japan, having been denounced by
uan Shi Kai as a traitor and a swin
dler and an agent of the Japanese
government. The great powers of Europe having a finger in the pie of China's
government, the United States and Japan have all of them had so much to do
with Sun 1 at Son during the last 25 years that it is a question of importance to
discover which foreign power he will favor at Peking.
Sun lnt Sen can claim to be an American under a ruling made in 1904 by
the department of commerce and labor at Washington, which stated that Dr.
Sun lnt S<-n had been born in the Hawaiian islands and came under the provi
sions n f the act of 1900 which bestowed American citizenship upon all citizens
of this territory.
Queen Alexandra still remains the
popular member of the royal
family of England, nnd scarcely a day
passes that she does not make at least
one public appearance at some bene
fit for war veterans. Although she
will celebrate her seventy-third birth
day next December, Alexandra takes
the utmost pride In her personal ap
pearance, and at a distance she gives
more the impression of being unaf
fected by time than does Queen Mary.
Nobody thinks of calling the wid
ow queen the “queen mother” or the
“dowager queen.” She objects to be
ing designated by either of these ti
tles in print, yet no familiar use of
them by the press would lead her
friends to adopt them In speaking of
her. They don’t fit. She doesn't take
life so seriously as Queen Mary, does
not and never has attempted to inter
fere in politics, nnd devotes herself
now, as always, with studious care to
W. W. Flannagan, banker of al
most world-wide fame, and just at
present secretary of the rural credits
commission, never saw a professional
baseball game until one day recently,
when he went with Daniel O’Connell
to the American league park in Wash
ington. Even at that he didn’t seem
to take a serious view of the situation,
for when the seventh inning came and
the crowd stood up in obedience to
the old tradition which brings luck to
the home team at that juncture, Mr.
Flannagan started home.
“Where are you going?” asked
Mr. O’Connell.
“Why, isn’t the game over? Every
one is getting up.”
Dan pulled him back Into the seat.
In the ninth inning the teams
were tied nnd Mr. Flannagan began to
grow excited, which shows he is a
real American, after all. After this
perhaps he’ll lie a regular fan.
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EPITOME OF THE
WEEKS EVENTS
In 3 Condensed Form tbe Kappenings nf
(II Nationalities (re Gives
For Our Readers.
WEEK’S NEWS AT A GLANCE
Important Events of the United States
and Particularly In the
Bcuth.
Domestic
Cole L. Blease was defeated for
governor of South Carolina by the in
cumbent, Governor Manning, by about
five thousand majority.
The committee on marriage and di
vorce which will report to the general
convention of the Episcopal church at
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 11, will recom
mend that no clergyman of that body
be permitted to remarry divorced peo
ple.
Armed posses of citizens and squads
of policemen and sheriff's deputies are
searching for Seymour Clay, a negro
who shot and killed a prominent New
Orleans merchant and wounded four
other persons.
Prof. Edwin Augustus Grosvenor of
Amhurst, Mass., was elected president
of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at
the session of the National Council
in Philadelphia.
Hugh M. Dorsey of Atlanta, former
solicitor general of Fulton county,
will be the next governor of Georgia,
having received both the popular vote
and county-unit leadership by a land
slide vote in the Georgia state Demo
cratic primary. Governor Harris ran
second.
Returns from the Second congres
sional district (Georgia) show that
Congressman Frank Park will prob
ably be returned to congress.
Walter Eldridge, 23 years old, an
employe of a circus, was killed by an
elephant at Kingsport, Tenn., before
several thousand spectators. The ele
phant grabbed the young man and
pounded him against the ground and
then trampled on him.
Maine Republicans, reinforced by re
turning Progressives, won a victory
at the election held in that state.
They elected a governor, an auditor,
two United States senators and four
representatives in congress and also
wrested control of the state house
of representatives from the Demo
crats. They will be able, on a joint
vote of the legislature, to elect the
other state officers not chosen by a
popular vote.
With surface car transit in New
York City virtually at a standstill in
Manhattan, the Bronx, Yonkers and
parts of Westchester county, and with
subway and elevated facilities affected
more than at any time since the Inter
borough Rapid Transit strike was
called, the traction situation in New
York assumed a more serious aspect.
It is stated in New York City that
the European war is encroaching se
riously upon the meat supply of this
country. Notwithstanding the marked
decrease in the number of food ani
mals in the United States, exports of
meat have trebled since the beginning
of the war and on beef alone exports
are greater by tenfold.
A box containing $8,070, which was
stolen when two men held up and fa
tally wounded Lee Ranking, paymas
ter for the Youghiogheny and Ohio
Coal company, near Martin’s Ferry,
Ohio, was found by boys in a wood
a few hundred yards from the scene
of the robbery.
European War
All along the Macedonian front the
heavy offensive of the entente allies
continues.
Bulgarian trenches to a depth of
800 yards have been captured by the
French west of the Vardar river.
On the Struma front, the British,
aided by the French, have made ad
ditional gains east of the river in the
Lake Takinos region.
Unofficial reports are to the effect
that the Bulgarians have evacuated
the forts at Kavala, on the Aegean sea,
which they captured in August.
Berlin reports further progress for
the German and Bulgarian forces un
der command of Field Marshal von
Mackensen in the Dobrudja region of
eastern Roumania.
The Russians have captured several
stretegic positions in the Carpathians.
The Norwegian steam Lindborg,
bound from London for Rotterdam,
has been sunk by a submarine. The
crew of the submarine stripped the
steamer of all copper objects before
blowing her up.
Continuing their advance in western
Dobrudja, the German and Bulgarian
forces have captured the old Bulgari
an fortress of Silistra, which lies on
the eastern bank of the Danube, about
twenty-five miles east of Bucharest,
the capital of Roumania, and about an
equal distance to the south of the
Constanza-Bucharest railway line.
The British steamer Lexie has been
reported sunk.
It is stated that the excitement in
Saloniki due to army disaffection has
died out.
In Banat, north of Orsova, the Rou
manians are keeping up their advance
against the Austrians, having compell
ed the Austrian right wing, after it
had pushed them back two and a half
miles, to withdraw to its former po
siton under a strong counter attack.
In southern Bukowina, near the
junction of the Hungarian and Rouma
nian borders, the Germans are in con
tact with the Roumanians.
The French north of Peronne are
holding tenaciously to the salient they
have driven into the German line east
of the Bethune-Peronne road near Bou
chavenes.
The capture by the French of a pow
erfully organized German trench, near
the road running west from Rancourt
to Crombles, is an important feat for
the FYench.
In two days fighting more than twen
ty-three hundred Germans were taken
prisoners and a large number of guns
and machine guns were captured.
South of the Somme heavy artillery
duels between the French and Ger
mans continue.
In the Carpathians, Russian attacks
along the entire front Rave been re
pulsed.
The Serbian troops on the Macedo
nian front have made important prog
gress.
King Constantine of Greece has ac
cepted the resignation of Premier Zai
mis and his cabinet and has asked M.
Dimitracopulos, former minister of
justice, and in favor of the Venizelos
policies, to form a new cabinet
Heavy fighting continues all along
the Macedonian fropjt, but no import
ant changes are nflWd, according to
British reports.
The Italians have formed a coalition
with the French and British in the
Macedonian fighting.
The Turks and Russians are still at
grips in Asiatic Turkey, with both
sides claiming successes.
Attacks by the Russians in east
Galicia and on the lower Stokhod river
in Russia have been repulsed by the
Austro-German forces.
The usual bombardments and small
skirmishes continue in the Austro-
Italian theater.
Athens, Greece, is virtually under
martial law, Patrols of infantry and
cavalry parade the streets and the
entente legations are under strong
guard.
In the Roumanian theater the Aus
trians are in retreat before the Rou
manians in the Maros and Toplitza
valleys.
To the south of Hermannstadt the
Roumanians have occupied the village
of Helimbar.
Vienna admits a further withdrawal
of the Austrian forces near Gyergo.
Washington
The Japanese government has offi
cially informed the United States,
through Ambassador Guthrie, that
while it has made important demands
on China in connection with the re
cent clash at Cheng Chiatun, there is
nothing in the representations in
fringing on American interests by vio
lating the open door, Chinese integrity
or the Root-Takahira agreement.
The president has received a person
al note from Emperor William reply
ing to his appeal regarding famine re
lief measures for inhabitants of Po
land.
President Wilson has received re
plies from his letters to King George
and President Poincaire regarding the
Polish scarcity of food, setting forth
the position that nothing can be done
because of Germany’s insistence upon
feeding her armies on the products of
occupied portions of Poland.
Violation of American neutrality by
a British torpedo boat, which held
up and examined the Philipipne steam
er Cebu within the territorial waters
of the Philippines, was reported to the
war department by Governor General
Harrison.
Nearly fifteen thousand National
Guardsmen have been discharged by
the war department for various causes
since the state troops were mustered
into the federal service.
A dispatch from Quebec, Canada,
says that with the loss of eleven lives,
the second attempt to bridge the St.
Lawrence there resulted in a failure
when the massive center span, weigh
ing 5,100 tons, suddenly collapsed and
fell into the river. Of nearly ninety
men caught on the span when it be
gan to sway, all were rescued except
eleven, and of these only four bodies
have been found. Nine years ago a
similar accident occurred at the same
spot when a toll of seventy lives was
exacted.
The war department is now prepared
to train the hundreds of National
Guardsmen who seek to become mili
tary aviators, the Aero Club of Amer
ica announces. Provision for this train
ing is contained in the new army re
organization act.
Fifty-odd dreadnaughts, pre-dread
naughts, destroyers and supply ships
of the Atlantic fleet steamed from
Hampton Roads for the southern drill
grounds off the Virginia capes to en
gage in which naval officers say will
be the most important battle maneuv
ers and target practice ever held by
the fleet.
Federal and state officials operating
in Chicago declare they will know by
the end of the week of September 16
whether or not the proposed general
increase in the price of bread is jus
tified.
Sixty-seven of the largest steam rail
ways earned a net revenue of $545 per
mile last July, an increase of $43 a
mile over July, 1915.
Adjournment of the first session of
the sixtv-fourth congress came with
out a hitch in the plans of the sen
ate and house leaders.
Nearly all the congressmen and sen
ators have left Washington, either for
rest, or to take part in the national
campaign this fall.
The Filipinos were given a wider
scope in an enlarged system of self
government by the sixty-fourth con
gress.
Pressure from political and business
quarters is being brought to bear upon
Secretary of War Baker and other ad
ministration officials to withdraw Na
tional Guard organizations from the
ImrawnoNAL
SUNWSOWOL
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1916, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 24
REVIEW.
READING LESSON—II Cor. 4:l-5:4.
GOLDEN TEXT—We loox not at the
things which are seen, but at the things
which are not seen; for the things which
are seen are temporal, but the things
which are not seen are eternal.—ll Cor.
4:18.
A map is essential to an understand
ing of Paul’s labors and adventures —
especially a present-day map, with its
modern names of the places which he
visited. It should be used iu teaching
this lesson, and New Testament his
tory generally.
It will cause the lessons to relate
theniselves more closely to the world
as we now know it. During the past
quarter they have extended over a pe
riod of about seven years, from ap
proximately A. D. 50 to 57, and are all
centered about the life and teaching
of Paul. It is difficult to attempt a
logical review. A number of lessons
have been introduced from the letters
of Paul, which are not chronological
In the development of the church. It
might be well, perhaps, to consider
first the -leading events iti the life of
Paul, and second the prominent char
acteristics of Paul’s life as we have
had them presented to us, and also to
consider six of the cities in which
Paul founded churches in Europe,
studying their modern names and con
ditions and looking into the difficulties
and dangers which he encountered.
Iu Lesson One we have the record of
Paul's untiring activity, and his per
sistent use of the Scriptures. Every
one of his sermons was confirmed by
the Word of Gud. Lesson Two pre
sents his interest in those who were
converted in his ministry; also a sug
gestion as to his unceasing prayerful
ness on thefr behalf. Lesson Three
presents his tact and wisdom in
preaching the Risen ChAst, and his
emphasis upon the need of repentance.
Lesson Four gives a suggestion of his
untiring activity in the midst of great
discouragement and in the fact of bit
ter apposition. Lesson Five reveals
his persistent determination to know
and to preach nothing save Jesus
Christ aud him crucified. Lesson Six
is Paul’s panegyric on love as the su
preme gift. Lesson Seven is an ex
position of the duty and blessedness
of cheerful giving. In it is given a
new beatitude of Jesus, “It Is more
blessed to give than to receive,” which
is nowhere else recorded. Lesson
Eight, another suggestion as to his
courage. Lesson Nine emphasizes
humility, compassionate love and a
fearless declaration of the whole coun
sel of God. Lesson Ten presents his
forgetfulness of himself and his eager
ness to preach Christ even when
threatened by an unrestrained mob.
Lesson Twelve again presents his for
getfulness of himself, and his eager
seizing of every possible opportunity
to preach the Lord Jesus.
Turning to the cities that Paul vis
ited, we first encounter Philippi (now
iu ruins). This is the first city in Eu
rope where there was a Christian
church, and it was one which Paul
especially loved. Though he was driv
en from it by a mob, and escaped by
means of an nngel, yet his letter to
that church is a revelation of his feel
ing toward his first European congre
gation. Thessaloniea, the modern
Saloniki in Macedonia, formerly be
longed to the Turkish empire in Eu
rope. Here Paul founded a church,
consisting of Jews and Greeks. Paul
is accused of turning the world upside
down, and teaching Jesus to be the
Christian’s king. For this he wa3
accused of treason against Rome. Two
epistles were written to the church iu
which he does not record any fault
finding. This church has been called
the “Church Beautiful.” Athens was
then, as now, the chief city of Greece,
and one of the three most renowned
cities in the history of the world.
Paul’s famous address on Mars hill
was treated with great indifference.
His stay was short, and never after
wards do we find him showing forth
his learning, but ever after he ex
presses his determination to know
nothing save “Jesus Christ and Him
crucified.” (I. Cor. 2:1, 2).) Corinth
was a great commercial city. At pres
ent the original site is in ruins, but
the new Corinth has been built three
miles away, and is today q city of ap
proximately 15,000 population. Paul
spent a year and a half here, preach
ing and teaching, and supplemented
this with a period of three months of
service. It was IT worldly and wicked
city, and yet Paul here founded his
largest church, converted from heath
enism.
During this time we have the story
of the burning of the books of magic,
of the silver shrine of Diana, and of
the Ephesian riot which compelled
Paul to leave the city.
Paul afterwards revisited the
churches he had founded in Europe
and about C 2 A. D. wrote a letter to
the Ephesian churches, some six years
after he left them, and while he was a
prisoner in Rome.
The journey to Jerusalem, starting
from Philippi (now in ruins) where
Luke joined Paul with the Gentile
church’s eolleetion for the poor, is the
concluding portion of our lesson.
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