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THB HITCHCOCK CLARION
CUNARDER ALAUNIA IS SUNR
SUBS CATCH BIG LINER IN FNG
LISH CHANNEL.
Ditpatches Indicate that Passenger?
And Members of the Crew
All Ecaped.
Npw York.—The Cunard llnei
Alaunia was sunk by a mine in the
English channel between Falmouth
and London.
The Alaunia sailed from '.his port
Octtober 7 with passengers, but the
Cunard line officials say they al!
landed at Falmouth, according to the
usual custom. Captain Benison and
some of the crew were saved, accord
ing to the cable message, but some are
missing.
The text of the message received
from the Liverpool office of the Cun-
ard line read:
“Alunia struck by mine in English
channel this morning. Sunk during
the forenoon. Captain H. M. Bennison
and majority of crew saved. Several
missing.’'
The Alaunia’s crew numbered 250.
When she sailed from New York she
carried 135 cabin passengers and fifty-
eight steerage, of whom a few were
Americans.
The Alunia carried a cargo of mer-
chandise, including war supplies of
between 10,000 and 12,000 tons, and
her voyage from Falmouth to London
was for the purpose of discharging the
cargo at tbe latter port.
JOEUPIONAL
StmfSanoL
Lesson
(By B. O. SELLERS. Acting Director ol
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible In-
stitute. Chicago.)
Copyright, ms. western Newspaper^CnlonJ
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 29
THE VOYAGE.
Germans Admit Loss Of Bremen.
Washington.—Loss of the German
submarine merchantman Bremen vir
tually was conceded by ranking Teu
tonic diplomats in position to be la-
miliar with tne movements of the ves
sol. The Bremen is now one month
overdue.
It was admitted that German offi-
cials not only in this country but in
Berlin, were without information as
to the fate of tbe Bremen. All they
know is that she set out for America
from Bremerhaven and that she should
have arrived at an American port soon
after tbe middle ot last month. It is
regarded as doubtful that accurate in-
formation concerning tbe fate of the
vessel will be available until after
the close of the war, if-then.
tllSIOPK
CRIMES
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MYSTERIES
FRENCH ARMY NEARING PERONNt
Big Drive On West Front Makes Slow
.. Progress.
London—Gradually the French ara
drawing tlieir front closer to the town
of Peronne on the southern bank of
the Somme river in France. After ad
vancing along a mile front between
Biaches and Laiuaisonette on the
north side of the river, an attack was
rewarded with further gains which
virtually brings them to the bank ot
tbe stream.
North and east of SaillySaillisel,
where the French have advanced their
line in the last few days, at which Ber-
lin asserts was a cost in casualties
not commensurate with the gain, the
Germans have made a violent counter
attack which was repulsed by the
French.
Berlin admits that on the Sara Mor-
val front the British captured German
positions but says later these were
retaken.
No advance has been achieved by
either the Austro-Hungarians or Rus-
sians in the violent fighting in Voihy-
nia and Galicia. The Petrograd war
office says that near Kiselin and Svin
iusky in Volhynta, attacks by the Teu-
tonic allies were repulsed, while Ber-
lin records the capture of Russian
trenches on the western bank of the
Stockhod fcnd the repulse with heavy
casualties of Russian attacks near
Dublow.
South of Zborow several enterprises
have been carried out successfully by
the Austrians, while at other points
Russian attacks were put down.
Having held thC Teutonic forces in
the mountain passes on the Transyl-
vania Roumanian border for several
days the Roumanians have taken the
offensive at various points and now
are declared to be pushing back their
adversaries who are leaving prisoners
and guns in the hands of the Rou-
manians.
Generally speaking, there is no
change in the situation In Macedonia
although both the enlente and Teu-
tonic allies make claims to minor suc-
cesses on various sectors.
Except on Mount Paaublo in the
Tretlnn region where the Austrians in
violent attacks captured positions
taken by the Italians, only to be drlv
«n out again, artillery duals are taking
place in the Austro-ltallan theater.
Armored Car Tested.
New York.--An armored railway
car, described as a "moving block-
house,” designed for patrol work and
for action against mobile troop or-
ganisations, was given its trial test
at the Sandy Hook proving grounda.
The car, which is said to be the first
of Its kind built for the United States
army, weighs forty tons, mounts on
its top one 3 inch field gun, and has
ports in its sides from which twenty
machine guns can be operated. Twen-
ty mon are required to operate the
new war machinery.
LESSON TEXT-Aets 27:1-38.
GOLDEN TEXT—Commit thy way unto
Jehovah: trust also In him, and he will
bring It to pass.—Ps. 37:5.
Paul sailed from Caesarea August,
A. I). 5!) (Ramsey), a few days after
bis address before Agrippa. He
reached Malta about November 15.
Paul knew how to meet mobs,
lut none of his adventures are more
outstanding than the one we are
studying today. Luke, his physician,
was a companion, and the historian,
Josephus, states that on board the
ship there were more than C.'J0 people
traveling with Puul. Paul was a man
of distinction, a Roman citizen. He
l ad his own hired house in Rome.
Aristarchus may possibly have been
his shrvunt to furnish comfort for
the Journey. Ramsey believes Paul
bnd received hereditary property, thus
making him a Roman citizen of rank,
of learning and of standing finan-
cially.
I. Fair Weather and Contrary Winds
(vv. 1-12). Sldon was about 70
miles north of Caesarea on the const
of Palestine. Here Paul received lib-
erty to go ashore and visit h.s Chris-
tian friends. Myra is In Asia Minor.
It requires 14 days to reach tills point
from Sldon, a distance of about 400
miles. Here, instead of going up the
Aegean sen route, often used in going
to Rome, the centurion found a grnln
ship bound from Alexandria to Italy,
and put his prisoners on hoard. Sep-
tember 1 they started for Itnly. The
direct course would have been west-
ward, hut the wind was contrary, and.
the progress wns slow. On the 23d
they were opposite C.nldus. the south-
west point of Asia Minor, 130 miles
from Myra. September 25 they
entered the harbor of Fair Haven,
mar the Middle of the south shore
of the Island of Crete. The fast day,
October 5, the day of the great atone-
ment, was observed tn this place. The
question of going farther wus n de-
batable one, yet the commander per-
sisted. and about the 10th of October
they sailed for Fair Haven.
II. The Hurricane (vv. 13-20). Tak-
ing advantage of a gentle wind they
put cut of Fair Haven, and almost
Immediately encountered the hurri-
cane. It was perhaps hard for Paul
during those 14 days to discern the
wise, gentle hand of Clod. (Jonah
1-4). God’s most faithful servants do
tot always find smooth sailing. (Phil.
4:6. 7; Isaiah 26:3; John 16:33), but
they may. no matter how fiercely tem-
pest tossed, know that God has not
ceased to look upon them with favor.
Sometimes the best thing for us to
do, when thus tempest Tossed, Is “to
lighten the ship" (v. 18).
III. The Message of Cheer: “I Be-
lieve God” (w. 20-26). Neither sun
nor stars having shone for many days,
and all hope that any should be saved
seemingly taken away, yet God Is able
to save In the darkness as well as la
the sunshine. In the tempest as well
ns In the calm, and there was In that
boat one man at least whose hope was
not gone, for God had said to him,
“Thou must bear witness nt Roms
aiso” (23:11). Paul’s message of
cheer In the midst of this despair and
after they had beer, so long without
food. Immediately stamped him as a
lender of wisdom and power.
Paul could make this promise be-
muse “an angel of God whose I am
and whom I serve” had come to him
and assured him that God would re-
deem the promise made two years be-
fore. This Implies that Paul had given
himself to prayer. Observe how one
godly man can save many ungodly
men (Gen. 18:22-33). God’s vision
came to Paul, hut Paul used it for the
comfort and cheer of the whole ship’s
company (II Cor. 1-4). A modern 11
lustration of n similar experience was
that of Mr. Moody and General How
ard, returning from Europe on the
steamship Spree in 1802.
General Howard relates that Mr.
Moody did a groat deul to cheer the
passengera, by both his words and his
actions, during those days of stress
and atorm. The darker and stormier
the night, the more likely are the
angels of God to appear If we are In-
deed his (v. 23: Cf. Ch. 18:9-23:11).
Sometimes these angels stand beside
ns and we do not see them, we ara
taken up with the darkness and tha
howling of the atorm. It Is a great
thing to he able to look up to the In-
finite God and say, “I ara his.” To
make this statement Intelligently, and
with a deep realization of Its meaning
wilt give significance and solemnity to
•11.
ROYAL REVENGE.
ling of what wn* in store. Turning
to Father le Bel, she said:
“Hand me those papers.”
He produced the letters, which had
been Intrusted to him by the queen.
She In turn handed them to the mar-
quis.
“Do you recognize these?” she nsked.
There wns an icy sweat on the 1 ow
of the marquis, und his legs trem led
under him.
“I have never seen them before,” he
stammered, at last.
“Look ngaln,” said the queen, stern-
ly. “Are those not your seals?”
He could say no more. Helpless,
speechless, trembling hi every limb,
he could only look Imploringly at the
merciless woman. The three men
closed nround him and drew tlieir
swords.
“You nre a traitor.” said the queen,
and turned her bark on him. The
I three armed men drew closer. The
mnrquis saw that his hour was come.
He had been known ns a man of cour-
age, but in this extremity lie wns a
picture of abject terror. He seized the
| queen’s gown and entreated mercy. He
walled and wept and howled. And she
looked down at him with unforgiving
eyes and lashed him off with her rid-
ing whip.
“Father le Bel,” she said, Vynu are
witness that 1 treat th+s dog fairly.
I give him all the time he needs to
Justify himself. If he can.”
Hearing those words, the marquis
began a long plea, trying to explnln.
trying to apologize; trying to convince
file queen that his repentance was sin-
cere. She stood like a statue and
listened to it nil. When iie had said
/> UEEN CHRISTINA of Sweden, only
daughter of the great and good Gus-
tavos Adolphus, kept ail the gossips
of Europe in n ferment for many
years. After holding down the throne i
of her fathers for four years, she vol- i
untnrily abdicated in favor of her
cousin. In order that she might travel ;
and enjoy herself. At that period she i
was young and beautiful and the most
learned and accomplished woman of
her time, und It is not strange that the
“Welcome to Our City” sign was hung
out whenever she deigned to visit fl
burg.
Toward the close of the year 1G57 ,
she honored France with her presence,
and the palace of Fontainebleau was
turned over to her with the compli-
ments of the season. She was attend- ;
ed by a royal retinue of servants, and
nlso by her grand equerry, Marquis
Monaldeschl.
This gentleman, ns ids name sug-
gests, was an Italian, and for a con-
siderable time had been the queen's
favorite. They were recogulzed as
lovers and, since the queen had abdi-
cated. it seemed more than possible
that they would be married and go to
housekeeping. The nmrquis wns ex-
traordinarily handsome and gifted in
all the graces nnd polite mannerisms
of the time. He was a charming man.
but entirely unscrupulous. When duty
took him away from his royal mistress
they wrote love letters, just ns ordi-
nary p«Hiple do, nnd the letters of the
marquis always breathed undying de- ^ ,
votion. And. while thus convincing “Look Agam,” Sa.d the Queen Sternly.
the queen that he lived for her alone, 1 a„ he coul(1 thlnk of the queen turned
he was quietly laying siege to a young ttga|n to the priest, as calm and In-
exorable as ever.
and called on God for mercy. But there
was no mercy for him In heaven or oa
earth. One of the butchers finally
stabbed him iu the throat und ended
his misery.
At that period murders were not re-
garded seriously, but even calloused
France was indignant over this bar-
barous crime. Cardinal Mnzurln,
whose conscience wusn't at all sensi-
tive, wrote officially to Christina say-
ing, “n crime so atrocious must he
considered sufficient excuse for banish-
ing your majesty from the court and
dominions of the king, who, with every
honest man. felt horrified ut the law-
less outrage Just committed on the soil
of France.”
The reply of Queen Christina is one
of the finest examples of pure insol-
ence In nil the archives of history. It
Is too long to be reproduced here, hut
the following paragraph indicates Its
sentiments:
“Understand, all of you, servants and
masters, little people nnd great, that
It was my sovereign pleasure to act as
I did. I neither owe nor render an ac-
count of my actions to nny one—least
of nil to a bully like you.”
But she left France In a hurry Just
the same. Three years later the
cousin In whose fnvor she had abdi-
cated died, nnd she returned to Sweden
with the Intention of wearing the
crown again. But the brave and hon-
est people of Sweden refused to be
governed by a murderess, nnd she was
told that she would be deprived of
her revenues If she remained In Swe-
den. So she became a wanderer on
the face of the earth, nnd died at
Rome, n flitter and lonely old woman.
She wrote her own epitaph, which is
unsurpassed for stern brevity:
“CHRISTINA LIVED SEVENTY-
TWO YEARS.”
Effect of Darkness on Gold Fiah.
A scientist kept gold fish In a roomy
tank nnd with plenty of food, hut In
absolute darkness. He kept It up for
three years, and then observed the
modifications that had occurred in the
fish. The color first became black, but
after the second year it became golden
again, und the reason for this is inter-
esting. In the first instance the dark
pigment cells spread out nnd covered
the subjacent layer of crystals which
gives the gold fish Its golden sheen. In
the second Instance the phagocytes de-
voured the dark pigment cells, and thus
re-exposed the golden layer. The
changes in the eye were even more In-
teresting. The structure of the eye
was completely altered. The fish bv-
cume totally blind. The experiment
suggests thnt an individual fish impris-
oned In a perfectly dark cave would
become blind. But it does not throw
any direct light on the origin of a blind
race of fishes tn eaves.—New York
Morning Telegraph.
Roman girl of wealth and beauty.
In his letters to this girl he rtdl-
’Father,” she cried, “do what you
culed the queen shamefully, applying cnn f„r the good of his soul. He has
contemptuous names to her; nnd, not failed to Justify himself, and he must
satisfied with this business, lie sent ^ie.”
several of the queen’s love letters to The
good priest dropped on his
her, thnt she might enjoy a good laugh. knPes before her and prayed that slas
But Nemesis wus on the false lover’s would have mercy,
trail. j “I have said the words,’’ answered
There was a certain cardinal who the queen, “and no power under heaven
had long been Jealous of the marquis, Can make me unsay them.'
and who was anxious to be the queen's Then she left the room, nnd Monal-
favorlte. The cardinal had his spies, desehi was left with the prtest nnd the
nnd soon learned the details of Monal- '
deschi’s treachery. By some means he
secured possession of the entire corre-
spondence with the Roman girl, nnd
turned the letters over to the queen.
Christina must have had a bad hour
when she read those letters. In which
her love and trust were ridiculed.
On Saturday, November 10, the mar-
quis wns summoned to the gnlerle des
Cerfs, a long nnd gloomy apartment of
the palace. He entered, bowing and
smiling In his accustomed mnnner.
three executioners. He groveled on
his knees in a sickening way, like Mon-
mouth at the feet of King James, and
Implored the priest to make one more
effort. So the priest went to Christina
and begged for the wretched man's
life, but she was adamant.
I«e Bel returned to the gallery and
announced that his errand had been
useless.
“Prepare yourself to die 1” cried the
chief of the executioners, nnd the mar-
quis nnd the priest prayed together.
The queen was th^re, with Father le , Then the butchery began. The marquis
Bel and three armed strangers. Chris- wore a suit of mall under his clothes,
nnd this turned the swords of the exe-
cutioners; so they hacked him over the
bead and neck, und he dragged himself
over the floor like a wounded snake,
tlna’s face wns ns cold and rigid ns
marble. As the marquis ndvanced.
smirking, her glance brought terror
to his heart, although he hud no ink-
An American Paris.
That man who originally named Ha-
vnna the “Paris of the Western Hemis-
phere” had a discerning eye. Yet he
deserves little credit. The title was
Inevitable—the parallel Is so striking.
Not that Havana looks so much like
Paris, but that Its atmosphere and
spirit are so epltomlc of the French
capital. To stroll down the Prado ot
along the Mnlecon of a summer’s night,
you would think the people of the city
were entirely given over to pleasure
Restaurants, theaters, cafes and root
gardens furnish amusement for thou
sands, while royal palms and beautiful
flowers form a fairy like setting.
Tha Regulation.
“Have you any pianos with legs
four feet high?”
“Why do you wapt such tall one*
for?”
“Because we’re very patriotic a*
our house, and we have to stand up
now when we play *The Star-Spangled
Banner.’ ”
From Necessity.
First Fly—Get off of that fly pupei
and come with me.
Secoud Fly—No, I think I’ll stiak
nround u while.
SUN DOES WORK OF FURNACE’thrce llmes the water ln the
reaches almost boiling point.
tank
California Has Proved That the Raye
of “Old Sol” Can Be Utilized for
That Purpose.
The hot water used by about hnlf
the residents of Monrovia. Cal., Is
heated by the sun. ns Is thnt used in
mnny establishments ln other parts of
the Pacific coast, according to the
Scientific American. The arrangement
Is very simple and can he installed
anywhere, hut it would not he profit-
able to use It exeept where there Is
abundance of sunlight and that fairly
regular.
A steel tank Is placed upon the roof,
concealed by a false chimney iu which
Insulating materiul Is packed to pre-
vent the escape of the water’s heut by
radiation. A wooden box about four
Inches deep, with n copp>r bottom. Is
placed where It will catch most sun-
light. Ill tills box are coils, soldered
to the copper bottom, nnd through
these eolls the water runs to (lie stor-
age tank, while other Muter from (lie
bottom of the tank flows In to tnko Its
place.
The Insulation keeps the water hot
for the greater part of a day, so that
In the event of the sun failing to shine
the household will still have hot water.
When the sun does not shine for sev-
eral successive days it is necessary to
resort to artificial heating, such as gas.
Modern Politeness.
Where the crowds rub elbows, the
polite man is now too often one who
hns something to sell. He is suave,
bland, conciliatory, and compliment-
ary, nnd it 1s an axiom In business
that the poorer the article, the smooth-
er must he the salesman. A grotesque
situation this assumption of the un-
natural for a purpose clearly visible
to the one It Is desired to Influence
—often by the concealment of truth.—
Aluu Southern In Harper's Magazine.
cess of another may he trimming u
hat, or raising flowers. The only way
to he successful Is to do the thing
you nre fitted to do, ln the best way
you are capable of doing it.
Your Success.
Success for you is not the snme
thing ns success for other people.
Raphael's success wns to paint great
(detures, und Sluikes|>eare's success
After circulating thus two or! was to write great pIh.vs. and the suc-
Could Not Be Disturbed.
Although Jed Hoover wus the laziest
mar In town, he always hud strength
to hold a book or a uiuguzltie In his
hHnd. It wus only In emergencies that
the neighbors called upon him for help
One hot day In July, when the clouds
threatened rain, n farmer hurried to
his shack Hnd asked him to “rak*
after" the Inst load of hoy.
Jed hesitated a minute, uud then his
eye fell uixm a pile of old magazines
that were stacked ln a corner of th*
sagging piazza.
“Weil, now. I’d like to help out.” was
the reply, "but I’ll have to refuse y*
this time. I'm n little behind with my
reading.”—Youth’s Companion.
Knew About Aching.
"How many rods make an acre?"
“One," replied Tommy, with a lively
recollection of the last time he had
ached because of the rod.
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