YUAN SH! KAI MADE
EMPEJjHF CHINA
Poking, Der:, ll.-Yuan Bbl Kui,
president of th? Chinese republic 1?UB
accepted the throne of China tendered
' bini by the council of state.
Long before Yuan Shl-ltal was wide
ly known abroad he had been accept^,
ed by thc Munclius, tho Chinese anj
the foreigners In China us a coming
man.
Boni in 1869, tho son of ?1 district
governor In thp province of liomin,
Yman Shl-kai aspired to au official
position, bul tho rule was that offi
cial lifo was open only to tbo.se
who poseed in ancient classics. Yuan
uUer'y failed in one or those gov
ernment tests at which thousands of
aspirants are closeted for three
days.
Ho went into Korea as a secre
tary with tho army, and there rose
rapidly through his display of mili
tary and diplomatic ability. Thc fa
mous Grand Chane"1'or Li Hung
chang recognized in aim a man of
action und r noln' "d him Chinese
Teslde-nt nt Seoul. This WBB the
highebt post in the empire and Yuan
held it when he was only 20 years old.
Whon tho Japanese drove tho Chin
ese out of Korea, ho was one of tho
few to return to Peking still in the
favor of tho court.
"Willi tho death of tho Empress
Dowager and tho Emperor Kuang
Hsu, almost coincidently, and pos
sible each by poison at tho hands of
the other, tho child emperor. Heirn
. Tung carno to tho throne undor thc
regency of Prince (.'hun. Yuan, pre
sumably because ho had gained ouch
& control of tho army, was dismissed
in disgrace, although nominally on
pretext of "ourlng a Boro leg."
Wi'aen. the antl-Maiichu rebellion
broko out in October; 1914,' tho" Man
chu Togency In despair, urgod Yuan
to return; Tho latter.replied that
hts log was not yet well, but when
given authority as supremo comman
der'of air forces of tho north', ho
accepted. ' Ho alco became tho first
premir of the "responsible cabinet"
which tho regency offered the rebels
.as, a concession of pc-aco. But neither
tho. rebels nor Yuen were satisfied.
Tho adbdicatlon of tho Manchu rulers
was forced/-and the boy emperor, at
the dictation of Yuan Shl-kai author
ized tho ' 'premier.-*, to organize with
the rebel 'leaders 'at Nanking a Ro
. publican form of .government.
Sun Yat-8oa,:;toe ,?>--*oT?8lonnl presi
dent of tho southern rebels was'.forced
. to retire and Yuan Shi-kal- was elect
ed provisional -, proaident' of the'
,; Chinese republic : at Nanking on.
f Fobruary 1G, .1012/ . Ho topk the
oath of office at Peking tho following
month.
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS
Tho request fot'' t?te wltltdrawal of
Captain Boy-dM;-ind; j. Captain; -von/
Papen, naval -and. military attaches,
respectively, of the German embassy
' la thin country, is not unexpected'.
Understanding the rules of the. dip
lomatic gamo thoBo two gentlemen
themselves can hardly be surprised.
Tuc diplomatid corps... is supposed to
ha componed of men .who are on ab
solutely good., terms 'with the .govern-;,
ment of t?o country where stationed
. and their exprssiona and actions at
least, must bo in accord with What
that country is doing at home, what
it-wants. Otherwise-they would .not
bo diplomatists, and their usefulnese
would be all. A member.ot a foreign
embassy or legation doosi not have to
?'-..? break a'law to become persona,nos
grata, no'more so than lt is necessary
for a person to be lawbreaker In order
not to be'welcome in lu e. home ot an
other.
For? sometime it had-been evident
that Captain. Boy-Ed cad Captain jvon
: Papen were without Oils straight and
narrow path. Tho situation between
the Wlashhigton^.administration., and
'.-',; : these two German attaches f if st -, t e
carne taut some months ago an* has
since been stretched and strained uni
? til convlctiot. of tho Himburg!-.
American lino officials caused it to,
V 5 ' break. Ia thia cause a ' / of
a American citizens has deciared 'that
K,4 a law waa broken and aa it is admit
S tedly so that Captain Boy-Ed waa the
channel through whlOli flowed the'
money that permitted thia violation,
without such the law could not have"
been broken, and a? . Captain Boy-Ed
must have been familiar with the
; trick, worked, in order to provide fe?
. lief for {fae German cruisers at sea,
' ; wiiy then ho would bb equally'.'.as
guilty--morally, even if hts position
v-'v. immunes him otherwise-as the con
victed men. ' '
i^SJt'e true the higher court may ro^
iv ; verso thia, decision and, in tho end,
tho nien may go fortla guiltless, so far
as tho law in concerne;!, but thc act
" has assumed sufficient proportions for
the American government to take
. cognizance of and tho grounds ara
. more ihan sufficient to ask tor ; the
? removal of those objectioaable-and
-, objection ls sufficient to provo th?
.. -case. '? . -
Perhaps, Captain Boy-Ed and C?p
tala von Papen can find plenty I* Ot
satisfaction in the patriotism that
. .beat? within their breasts and may;
console thomaelvea in their eoa
soieno?, that they did not injure) tn
dr??&r-3 and coats' Um United 'States;/
; Thv. '^iy ?ll h*;, so; boj they . havee
' ^ftde a -big broach In t^err .duty as at
i--:-;;i?ii6^??-.bf'-*,foreign -??pabait?y;.-. ThVre
, ; f?r^Vifoeir-,.frl?t?ly:.sissbc^'ttbA\'^'jftni'
\ 'M' usefulness ihavo ?oh?? -Tkey-?vast fol
low.; surt.~^ln^ -
No B08gitt/.;?> Thonsht It Nice,
?n Kindergarten tho .other day, lit-,
i ?io Willio 'said : "Now. let? play zoo
ah?? ?'U be Gie:-^elephant".y.'.- .:<:m?$k
-That will be Ano,'? said Chottlda
.^?Et?^t--^ttt'^tat^l?;: KtotiVs '" '
, '; *'Oh,'! r?pliec?: Willie, "you-can be
the ittde iady.what feed?.tho ?l?phant
ih j???n???''andi candy.'?
to See LUI
?^V" TE'D LIKE very much to have all you Christmas shoppers to visit our place for an hour or so-just
W looking, if you wish-you don't have to buy nor will you be urged to buy something you have
no use for. We'd let the goods do their own talking. All prettily displayed, so that everywhere you
look you meet with one suggestion after another. Of course you know all the gifts are the worth while
kind-useful, appropriate and really inexpensive, considering the goodness of quality. /
Suppose you come tomorrow while the stocks are at their best, and we advise early morning hours shopping, but any time
you come you'll find our clerks courteous and painstaking. Here's a partial list of the many things we are showing, l?fs and lots
pf others that you should see. ^ ^WJ U'U; ;
HANDKERCHIEFS
We feel sure we have
the best selected stock
of all pure Linen Hand
kerchiefs in the city.
Single Handkerchiefs
and fancy boxes, for
: men/wpmeh and children, 5c each to 75c.
Hundreds of Small Articles
.?eivers, Powder Boxes, Tr?ys,;
Combs, Brushes, Comb and Brush
Sets, Mirrors, Baby Rattlers,
Rings, Dolls, Jitneys, Christmas
Stocking, Tourist Cases, Toilet
Articles, Necklaces, Beauty Pins,
Jewelry Bags, Dorine Boxes,
Fans, Aprons, Umbrellas, etc.
Dainty Large and Small 'Lin
Ivery Picture Frames, Hair Re
Royal. Society
, Lots of pieces you can make-up before the holidaysand
you know your own handiwork is more appreciated. We've
just opened a number of prettily embroidered Sofa Pillows
at from Soc to $2.00. A full line of threads and crochet
needles, etc.
READY-TO-WEAR
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FURS
? Splendid Asaort
?ftent
Km?
A splendid assort
f ment of Match Sets
and Single Pieces
from $5.00 the piece
to $45.00 Set.
Children's Fur Sets
$2.00 to $8.50.
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HOUSE FURNISHINGS
fc^^fel^Painty -large and Small Lin
- ? ? en Pieces, Embroidered Pillow
Gases, Plain Sheets, arid.Cases, : |
towels, Bath Mats, Quilts,
|?|??^ of all kinds,
Large and Small Rugs, Tapes
try Curtains, Shams and Sc ra ts,
HOSIERY
Sp.
Here's the very best
stock in the city, se
lected; especially f or
gifts, for men, women
and children? Some in
fancy boxes, all trie
n e AV e s shades for
. -': street and evening'
wear. : 1
Men's 25c to $1.00 pair; Ladies' 25c to :
1.50 pair. ' See these sure. ; v
We have dandy all leather Suit Cases and Ba?s, ?2.5o to
$i2.5o. ' ? " .?.; j
SilkHosiery $ t'. pair,. Lisle Hosiery 25c. pair.
Handkerchiefs 5c to 25c each, $l.5o box.
Umbrellas, Ties, Bath Robe Blankets, House flippers, etc.
Coat Suits, Coats, Dresses, Shirt
Waists in fancy boxes, Bath
Robes, Bath Robe Blankets,
Kimoft?s, Lingerie, etc.
M?LU?EEY
Trimmt Hats, Flow "era, Ribbons, VeiSings,
Caps, Etc.
n(i 111 lill' I
HOUSE SLIPPERS
In quite a variety of pretty styles? in
all colors, $1.00 to $1.50.
Children's at $1.00
Men's $1 to $2.50
BOUDOIR RIPPERS
A guaranteed line of Fine Shoes to
' men and CTndr?n. Infants soft soJe^SQc./.]
?il,!'
mm
Make an|>ideal ;;remembranec..
Cur's are we' g^?d; ^guaranteed
kind; in black, white and colors,
long and short) r>, ' '
$1.25 to $3.30
This is the sto?e with the
serve you in a Christmas way.
it can
j ^ In Christmas boxes, all good
j J? juggi^Y ?' st*,ftcan? good; quality/25c to
j V^^^^^^^^^mf TAGS AND SEALii^-We
S jg jgj&fofrr,, "tfjy^gP^ \ sell- -Red.. Cross Seals. Every
j one you buy help* a good
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