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TIF.ARST'^ SUNDAY AMERICAN
AMERICAN’S SPECIAL FOREIGN NEWS-
-ATLANTA. DECEMBER 14, 1913
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BLIGHTED LIVES OE ROYAL
RUSSIAN FAMILY REVEALED
I )iarv of a < ourt ior Shows Friendless ('/nr A lone
Amid Danger and Burned Hopes.
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Nephew of Former and Present
Sultans Thinks Only America
Can Solve Problems.
NEAR EAST NEEDS FRIEND
Disinterested Power Must Step in
or Eruption Will Exceed Balkan
War, He Says.
By C. F. BERTELLI.
Special Cable to The American.
PARIS, Dec. 13.—The United
States holds the key to European
peace. This is the opinion of h!s
Imperial highness Prince Habah Ed-
din, nephew of Abdul Hamid and of
the present Sultan, and leader of the
opposition At Constantinople.
“Various European j rowers," said
his imperial highness, “are sharpen
ing their diplomatic weapons in or
der to grab all they can In the way
of concessions of territory in Asia
Minor. This state of things is bound
to keep the country in a permanent
state of turmoil, which the Turkish
Government 1s utterly unable to con
trol. Th** only solution of the diffi
culty that I cai • for the United
States, being Independent of the in
trigues of the Triple Alliance, and the
Triple Entente, and a nation whose
straightforward diplomacy and liberal
views have always set an example for
the world, to step in and take the sit-
luudon in hand.
*0f in this way America does not
Turkey a helping hand, the greed
of certain powers is certain to cause
n eruption which, in spite of the ef-
iiotrts of various chancelleries, will
i*fu! to one of the wo net wars the
World has ever seen.
French Interests are well estab
lished at Beirut and French states
men are seeking to extend them far
ther into Asia Minor. At the same
time England and Germany are hun-
*ry, with their <*wn sphere of Influ-
• nee there, so, without American aid,
* he prospect is for perpetual economic
Mrlfe In the only territory remaining
no the shattered Ottoman Empire.
This must one day Jesuit In an ex
plosion which will bring on a scourge
<fo which the Balkan war would be
.like child’s play.
Special Cable to The American.
EON DON. Dec. 13. To many un
sophisticated people such a book as
“Behind the Veil at the Russian
Court,” Just published, suggests all
sorts of thrilling possibilities.
The very title hints at scandalous
chronicles, but fts a matter of fact
Count Paul Vasslli’s peeps behind the
veil owe nothing of their interest to
backstairs gossip and sheer scandal.
The book purports to be the sum of
observations gathered Into a diary
kept for years by one who held high
rank and an Important post in the
imperial entourage at St. Petersburg.
Whatever measure of truthfulness
belongs to it, the book certainly af
fords many well-limned pictures.
“His want of mind makes him al
ways Indorse the judgments of the
last person he speaks to. Like every
spoilt child, he has no heart, not be
cause his is a bad nature, but be
cause he Is unable to feel any woes
except his own, or to understand any
wants when he himself has none."
The tragic destiny that seems to
enwrap the ruler of all the Russias is
sketched In a few graphic lines:
"Danger surrounds him. treason
dogs his footsteps; his nation dis
likes and distrusts him; his family Is
hotlle to him; his only brother Is
banished, his mother is estranged
from him. the wife of his bosom Is the
victim of a strange and mysterious
malady; his only son and the suc
cessor to his throne and crown Is
smitten with an Incurable illness He
has no friends, no disinterested ad
visers, no Ministers whose popularity
in the country could add something
to his own And amid these ruins he
stands alone, a solitary figure, the
more pathetic because he does not
realize the tragedy of his own fate."
As to the Empress, she seems to
have failed to inspire any personal
attachment outside her family circle,
beautiful and well meaning though
she is.
"Misfortune seemed to be her lot.
Four times her hopes of giving an
heir to the crown were brought to
naught as one girl after another was
born to her, adding to her blighted
life the knowledge that in this re
spect Russia was bitterly disappoint
ed. Her relations with her husband
were affectionate, but not tender, and
she never knew how to manage him.
or to develop by her sympathy the
best side of his nature; her manner
toward him also was not what it
ought to have been. She treated him
more like a naughty boy than like a
monarch whose first subject she was."
The most pitiful figure of all Is the
little Czarevitch, of whom the hook
records.
"The child, who has been very del
icate ever since his birth, suffers
from an organic disease of the arter
ies, which are liable to rupture upon
the slightest provocation and even
without cause.
"He gets a few iessons from his
mother, and once or twice a week a
master comes to teach him how to
read and wHte; but his only attend
ant is a sailor, who follows him about
everywhere and who Is at the same
time his nurse, his tutor and guar
dian.
“He is constantly impressed w’ith
bis own Importance, and already
knows very well his rights, though he
entirely ignores his duties. Arrogant
by nature, this arrogance is fostered
Instead of being corrected. No one is
allowed to rebuke hirn, or even to
contradict him. The Czarevitch beats
his sisters, tyrannizes over his serv
ants, and when anyone attempts to
correct him he instantly threatens the
unfortunate person with all kinds of
punishment."
No hint Is given as to who has now
translated the book into quite read
able English, but the "entire respon
sibility" for all Its comments is left
to Count Vassill, who is dead, and
therefore beyond the attentions of the
Russian police.
American Girls in
Berlin Entertained
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Dec 13.—With a
toward providing some form of safe
but attractive social relaxation for
the numerous young women students
living alone in pensions and boarding
houses in Berlin, the American Wom
en’s Club h^,s planned a series of
entertainments lasting through the
winter.
On several evenings through the
month the clubrooms will be thrown
open and lectures, recitals and dances
will be given, with only a nominal
charge for admission.
On December 20 a Christmas enter
tained, followed by a dance, will be
given. A somewhat similar work is
being carried on by the'ladies of the
Union American Church, which will
give a big tea, followed by a dance
next Tuesday night, the proceeds go
ing toward church funds.
Tourists Leaving Berlin, After
Getting Glimpse of Holiday Fes
tivities, for the Bob-sledding.
Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.—One of the larg
est social events of the week was the
reception given by Miss Agnes Kerr,
a prominent member of the American
colony, for Mrs. Stewart, of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Among the guests were
Ambassador and Mrs. Gerard, Mrs.
Gherardi, Dr. Alice Luce, Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Conger, and Mrs. \V. A. Derrick,
who has just returned from a visit to
friends in Dresden.
The growing popularity of winter
sports is having a marked eifect on
the movement of tourist traffic at
this season of the year. Berlin hotel
registers show a uniformly high per
centage of arrivals for December. The
majority of these are winter sports*
enthusiasts, who are getting a glimpse
of holiday festivities before leaving
for Switzerland and South Germany.
Among the Americans who are here
for a short stay are Mrs. C. L. Tracy,
of New York, (laughter of John Bige
low. who Is living at the Kaiserhof
with Mrs. Tracy, and Miss Mellicott,
of Baltimore. Among the new arri
vals at the Esplanade are Mrs. H. J.
Luce, of New York, and Robert ('as
sart, of Philadelphia.
Several prominent members of the
Berlin American colony are planning
to spend the Christmas holidays at
Grandelwald. where skiing and bob
sledding are in season.
Trolleys Will Mar
Famous Appian Way
Special Cable to The American.
ROME, Dec. 13.—Lovers of Rome
are protesting against the spirit of
vandalism displayed by the munici
pality in allowing hallowed landmarks
and timeworn ruins to be sacrificed
to utilitarian purposes.
The venerable Appian wav, with Its
countless associations of a magnifi
cent past, will now he disfigured by
the desecrating rails of a modern
tramway. In the interior of the cit>
streets are being torn up and nneieni
squares sacrificed to projected en
largement.
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■ ■ NEW DICKENS LETTER EOUND:
f TELLS TRIALS OE AUTHORS
Creator of Pickwick Advises Woman Not to
Enter Field Full of Bitter Trials.
Boats Will Carry Both Passengers
and Freight, and Company
Will Get Subsidy.
Special Cable to The American.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13.—A line
of large freight and passenger steam
ers is to start running after the New
Year from Odessa for New York. The
scheme is on a large scale, as it will
receive a good part of the Govern
ment subsidy formerly given to the
Russian volunteer fleet, called here
the patriotic fleet, which used to run
solely to the Far East via the Red
Sea and China. Since Japan got the
upper hand, much of this business
has been steadily turning to North
and South America.
The new tariff conditions are ex
pected to put the line in a favorable
condition as regards importing Rus
sian produce into the United States.
It will also get all the Armenian.
Caucasian and southern emigration
from this country. The Russian Im
perial railroads have authority to
spend $100,000,000 right away on loco
motives, rolling stock and equipment.
Four thousand locomotives and 05,000
cars for heavy freight are already
open for tender.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—A letter hitherto
unpublished of Charles Dickens, show
ing the kindly interest he took in would-
be authors has been discovered here.
He would dissuade his correspond
ents from entering upon a path fraught
with harassing and vexatious disap
pointments The letter Is dated from
No. 48 Doughty street, in the Blooms-
burg District, Monday, January 2D, 1828.
“Madam: I have read the paper you
were kind enough to forward me and
very much regret that I can not avail
myself of it. It is not in a style of
composition which would be serviceable
*o The Miscellany, of which I am the
editor, neither Is it in my power to
commence any new series of papers just
now.
Would Spare Feelings.
"T trust you will not feel hurt by this*
communication; be assured that I am
perfectly sensible both of the kindly
womanly feeling which pervades your
little tale and of the excellence of the
motive which prompted you to write it.
“If I may venture to advise you, l
would beg most strongly and urgently
to recommend that you endeavor to save
the friends to whom you refer by some
other means than by the exercise of
vour pen. You can not conceive the store;
of troubles ami vexations you are pre
paring for yourself by entering upon
the trade of authorship —. constant,
harassing annoyances, which will embit
ter the life of seclusion you describe
yourself as leading, and no pecuniary re
turns from which can ever repay you
for the mental peace you will sacri
fice.
Advice Is Sincere.
"I will return the paper to any place
you mention, or by any conveyance you
may point out. I^et me beg you to be
lieve that these few words are written
in the purest sincerity, and have been
called forth by the terms of your let
ter, which I could not make up my mind
to answer In more business terms.
"I am, madam, your faithful servant,
"CHARLES DICKENS.”
Churchill's Scare
Aids Naval Budget
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—If we are to
believe German papers, our present
First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr.
W inston Churchill, is an even smart
er person than most people willingly
concede him to be. As American
readers may remember, the naval ma
neuvers this year were suddenly
stopped by an Admiralty order, osten
sibly in order to conceal the fact that
the part of the' navy which was play
ing the enemy, completely beat the
defending squadron, and in real war
fare would have been able to cover
the landing of a hostile army strong
enough to capture London within a
fortnight.
Now. German papers tell us that
the whole thing was a beautifully
managed ruse on the part of Mr.
Churchill to create a scare which
would make it easier for him to get
the enormously increased amount
which he has now announced that he
intends to ask for on next year's naval
budget.
British Use Movies British Plan Exhibit
For Boosting Army In Crystal Palace
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—With the ob
ject of stirring up interest In and en
thusiasm for the British army, the
Government has just gone to the
if
greatest length in the taking of mov
ing picture films of service life. A
leading firm has now a series of mag
nificent pictures of artillery, cavalry,
infantry, army service corps, Red
Cross and other branches.
Everything has been at the dis
posal of the film manufacturers. Fa
mous generals, commanding officers
of all ranks, many thousands of men,
have been practically under the or
ders of the cinematograph operators.
Field guns have maneuvered for the
camera.
Lauder Charitable,
But—Grabs 40 Cts.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON. Dec. 13.—In the ugliest
structure in London, the Crystal Pal
ace, it is now’ proposed to hold a Brit
ish dominions exhibition in 1915, to
show the national resources and prin
cipal industries, by means of a col
lection of objects illustrating the his
tory and present activities of the
British people in all parts of the
globe.
The year 1915 has been chosen for
the exhibition for the following rea
sons:
It is the year during which the next
imperial conference will take place; :t
is the year when the Prince of Wales
will celebrate his twenty-first birth
day. and It marks the centenary of
the battle of Waterloo.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—Harry Lauder,
the famous Scotch comedian, who is
about to start on a world tour at a
salary of $6,250 a week, sang for
charity recently at the Coliseum.
When he arrived there he demanded
40 cents for his cab fare.
“I can’t be out of pocket by the
job," he said, “although I don’t mind
singing for charity.”
Kaiser's Cousin Is
Bobbed of His Shirt
1 Special Cable to The American.
BERLIN. Dec. 13.—Karl Engelhard!, a
plTimher, was fined $12.50 to-day for
stealing a shirt belonging to Prince
Sigismund, of Hohenzollern, a second
cousin of the Kaiser.
The Prince changed his shirt after
dinner in Berlin and sent it to his house
by a servant. The servant was robbed
on a suburban train.
The shirt has been recovered.
OLD PALACE IS
American Envoy Will Move Furni
ture From Washington—Is the
Guest of Monsignor Seton.
Special Cable to The American.
ROME, Dec. 13.—After prolonged
search for a suitable residence, and
one becoming to his dignity as the
representative of a first class power,
Ambassador Page has leased the sec
ond floor of Prince Del Grade’s palace,
in the Via Vento Settem Bre, within
a stone’s throw of the offices of I
Embassy. ,
The dwelling apartments and £
number of stately saloons are novfl
fitted with all the modem comforts.
Ambassadors Lloyd Grlscom and
Henry White resided there during
their term of service. The apart
ments w’ill be ready in March. Most
of the furniture will come from Mn.
Page’s home In Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Page and several
members of the Embassy were tlie
dinner guests Thursday evening of
Mgr. Seton, the oldest American pre
late in Rome. The guests included
Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the Ameri
can college in Rome: Dr. Mills, of
the English Archaeological School
and other ecclesiastics connected w’itb
the various American educational in
stitutions.
Behar Sees Pope.
N. Behar, president of the Liberal
Immigration League of New York,
who has been studying sanitation of
the European cities, is in Rome, af
ter visiting London. Berlin and Vien
na. Mr. Behar was received in pri*«
vate audience by the Pope, who prom-*
ised his warm support to the newly
organized department of emigration,
which aims to protect emigrants in
every quarter of the globe. Mr. Behar
will complete his studies in Paris.
Four hundred tourists from Cleve
land invaded Rome, and several have
been received by the Pope. The ma
jority are bound for Egypt and the
Holy Land. The others will tour
Italy, France and England.
Mrs. and Miss Porter, wife and
daughter of a Harvard professor, are
back in Rome for the winter. Pro
fessor Tracy Peck, formerly of Yale,
has returned from a brief visit to his
old home in New Haven.
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$25.00 Bracelet Watches $19.00
Cameos of all kinds (one-third off) $5.00 to $75.00
Diamond Lavallieres $7.50
Three-piece Toilet Sets $4.00
Solid gold Tie Clasps $1.00
Birthstone Rings in solid gold mountings $2.00
Ladies Gold-headed Umbrellas, 20-year guarantee $5.00
Solid Gold Baby Heart-Shape Locket and Chain $1.50
Gold-filled Locket and Chain ; guaranteed 20 yrs; many patterns $2.89
Men s Heavy Solid Gold Signet Rings; engraved free $5.50
Ladies’ Gold-front Pin Sets; two handy pins and one bar pin;
beautiful designs. Set 89c
Children's Solid Gold Rings; signet or set with turquoise and
pearls; engraved free $1.50
Gold-filled Monogram Scarf Pins; engraved free *50c
Gold-filled Link Buttons; guaranteed 20 years; engraved free. .$1.00
20-year gold-filled Baby Lockets .$1.00
Bangle Bracelets; gold-filled, guaranteed 5 years 50c
20-year, gold-filled Bracelets; joint and catch $2.39
Special lot of 50c and 75c Brooch Pins ; boxed 39c
Men’s Bristol Silver Match Cases 79 c
Men’s Ribbon Fobs; guaranteed 20 years . .
Ladies’ woven gold-filled Fobs
Sterling-front Bar Pins
Men’s Vest Chains; guaranteed 20 years
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