you don't come back, what shall I do?" is the cry that comes from
another woman's heart, and he did not come back.

Mr. Gaston is going to put himself into communication with the War
Office with regard to the fate of the relics, and as far as possible,
they will be sent to the rightful owners.

"WAR CHILDREN."

[Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES.]

Paris, Feb. 24.--Professor Pinard of the Academy of Medicine contributes
an article to the Matin showing that "war children" are stronger and
healthier than their predecessors, and that France is rapidly repairing
her battle losses.

An analysis of the Paris statistics for the last six months reveals a
diminution of the death rate among mothers and children and a decrease
in the number of children born dead.

Dr. Pinard further asserts that an extensive comparison of living
children with those born earlier shows that the average weight of "war
babies" is considerably higher than it used to be. This he considers due
to the giving of natural instead of artificial nourishment by the
mothers in consequence of the more serious attitude they take to their
duty to the State.

This, says the professor, is one more instance of the spirit of
regeneration animating France.

No Premature Peace For Russia

Proceedings at Opening of the Duma, Petrograd, Feb. 9, 1915

[From The London Times.]

PETROGRAD, Feb. 9.

The main impression left upon all who attended today's proceedings in
the Duma may be summed up in a few words. The war has not shaken the
determination of the Russian people to carry through the struggle to a
victorious end.

Practically the whole House had assembled--the few vacant seats were due
to death, chiefly on the field of battle--and the patriotic spirit
permeating the proceedings was just as deeply emphasized as it was six
months ago. The debates were several times interrupted by the singing of
the National anthem, thunders of applause greeted the speeches of the
President, the Premier, and the Foreign Minister, and the ovation to the
British and French Ambassadors was, if anything, warmer and more
enthusiastic than on the previous occasion.

I noticed that members applauded with special emphasis the words in
which the President expressed his firm conviction that all efforts to
disunite the Allies would prove fruitless.

In the course of his address the President eloquently and eulogistically
referred to the role of Russia's allies i