War & Sharks

With a confidential air James Watson Gerard, who was Woodrow Wilson's ambassador to Wilhelm II, stepped off the 5. S. Paris at Manhattan last week, addressed reporters portentously:

"I have been in France for twelve days. I think that war between France and Italy is imminent, most imminent! I, didn't confer with any diplomats but I got the general idea that war was brewing."

Turning from Mr. Gerard to Captain Rene Pugnet of the Paris, the reporters scratched down one of the finest fish stories of all time. "We passed through a school of sharks yesterday," said Captain Pugnet. "I fired at them and with 30 shots killed 30 sharks."

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