“In the early hours of the morning the members of the household were roused by a shriek from the room occupied by the daughter. The son rushed in and found his sister struggling in the arms of the chief of staff. “The young man, aroused to a frenzy, attacked the scoundrel. There was a fierce struggle, which ended in the son shooting the chief of staff. “The tragedy was witnessed by most of the household, but the shot did not arouse the General and the other officer, drunkenly asleep in their beds. The terrified household had to wait until morning for the dénouement of the tragedy. “The next morning the body of the chief of staff was discovered by the officer. The General was terribly cold in his wrath. “‘The price must be paid,’ he said. “The burgomaster, his son and two men-servants were put against the wall and shot. “The carnage in the streets, with burning, hacking and stabbing, followed.” U.S. TARS SING BRITONS’ HYMN A correspondent in France describes an incident at Havre when the United States cruiser _Tennessee_ lay in the harbor and a British transport, the decks of which were thronged with soldiers, passed her. The American cruiser dipped the Stars and Stripes, and suddenly the British Tommies broke into “Rule, Britannia.” “Then,” says the correspondent, “an amazing thing happened. I heard and was thrilled by it. The gallant American sailors took up the rolling chorus--‘Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves. Britons, never, never, never shall be slaves!’ It was the most perfect act of brotherliness which I have ever witnessed.” WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT The Berlin correspondent of the New Rotterdam _Courant_ writes: “The most gloomy sight to be seen in these days is the advertisements of deaths in the dignified _Kreuz Zeitung_. The families of officers there make known the blows that have fallen upon them. “In the last few days this newspaper has published fifty death announcements of officers. Every evening powerful families are extinguished. “It is endless misery, which is borne with the greatest resignation. An old lady appeared yesterday at the information bureau and had then to learn that her three sons, officers, were all dead, and yet she found strength to bear the blow in her feeling of patriotism.” “YOU FIGHT DISHONORABLY, SIR!” An Exchange Telegraph special from Berlin says after the French surrender of Longwy the Crown Prince had an interview with the French commander, who handed over his sword. Contrary to all military customs, the Prince took the sword and broke it, saying: “I must take your sword, for you fought us dishonorably. Your soldiers used dumdums.” The French commander replied: “This is the first I ever heard of dumdums being used in the French army.” OGILVIE’S JOKE BOOKS [Illustration]