| Show J WN AMIR OF afghanistan HELPS TURKEY Y the specter of a holy war Is un folding itself before the 1 eyes of eu elk rope it began when italy clashed mitiz turkey in africa and now that the INV ca little christian states that act as a buffer between the larger powers and turkey are at war v ar the cloud Is dark ening rapidly among all the nations in the moques coques of india the pagodas of malaysia and the shrines of a dozen other nations prayers are being said tor for the success of the turkish arms all islam has thrown its religious support to the kahli fate at Const constanti antl nople and should the sultan as head 2 X of the moslem faith unfurl the green flag of the prophet it is feared the fanatic mohammedan nations would begin holy wars even the most conservative of european diplomats admit there is 1 a possibility of political alliances between turkey and other islamic nations the russian persecutions in per sla have hane fired the mohammed edans ans there and the asiatic moslems ire looking tor for a champion who can come to the rescue of the threatened islamic states turkey and persia habibullah Habl bullah khan amir of afghanistan Is the man O 0 one ne word from him alarmists say and others fear ill br ng on a series of religious clashes that will entangle every nation in europe asia and africa the amir has not failed to take advantage of the almost universal man maill fe station of respect paid him and in a meeting held in kabul recently to express semi athy with the turks he spoke in no uncertain manner SOMETHING NEW I 1 INI ORGANIZED CHARITY before defore the state legislature in al bany N Y this winter will be pro pre dented a plan for america americas s first de apartment part ment of home assistance the first organized government bureau to 1 I care for the destitute home more than a generation ago governmental k aid tor for the families of the very poor was abandoned in new york city living conditions and livings living a cost AA have changed radically since then today the spec specially fally appointed commit tee of investigation for the city con ference of charities and correction urges governmental aid as the hope of real social justice and alv abs abbs support tor for the homes of the destitute there are hundreds 0 of f women and children starving in new york tor for whom only the government can adequately care of course it is primarily a mat ter of the cost of living said 0 F lewis chairman of the con conference committee on governmental aid of new york city the price of the necessities of life has increased so much that destitution has become a problem too grett for the private societies to meet vest alone I 1 have no doubt that the private charitable organizations could take care of the destitute families if it they only had enough money but under resent they have not riot enough money and an something else must be lone something As muei lit added atiat wg ye arg ar suggesting ig I 1 something absolutely new but it Is simply the outgrowth growt h of present conditions it Is a question that has broken through many times lately in various parts of the united states here her 14 n new york we are first bringing it to the point of definite organized organ organized izeA action PRINCESS NURSING WOUNDED SOLDIERS according to press reports from T greece the hospital arrangements of the greek army are entirely anade quate for emergencies the army haa has acted with such rapidity that it la is fin possible for the field ambulances to keep pace with it princess alice wife of prince andrew the fourth son of king george with a ith a staff of picked nurses Is following the army and ren dring first aid to the wounded by v bm she Is spoken of as the minis angel at Saran doper she performed al most miracles flitting with her staff from one quarter to another until litte ae in the evening when she was compelled to stop because her cloth ing was drenched with blood princess helena daughter of the crown prince has also arrived with her hospital train looking around the railroad sta eta t tion at larissa which was littered with wounded men some on abbu lances others propped against the walls she exclaimed in pathetic tones only three weeks to prepare tor for all this it was not enough time and this Is only the beginning MRS GROVER CLEVELAND TO WED AGAIN mrs airs grover cleveland widow of the former president of 0 the united states is to be married next april to prof thomas preston an honorary professor at princeton university and how now occupying the chair of 6 at wells college aurora V Y the institution attended by mrs airs cleveland then frances folsom although formal announcement has not been made and probably will not be made until after the debut of miss esther cleveland this winter the fact of the engagement has been known tor for some time among the in dimate friends of mrs cleveland and professor preston the second romance of the who as the bride of the hite house chart charred d a nation and whose high character and de demotion Notion to her av distinguished husband have been bv example a national influence toward 91 17 high ideals of wifehood is the out 0 come of an acquaintanceship of if little more than a years duration rith alth a man practically unknown in america professor preston who is about fifty years of age a literary scholar and a linguist of international distinction Is a man of strong but retiring per sodality eon sona allty lity and although he has held a high place among the faculty of princeton tor for years it Is said that his first meeting with mrs cleveland took place bot many months ago |
