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LEFT BABXZS 424 BABNUM representative of the Labor party. In 1910 he was made Pensions Minister, and in 1917 became a member of the War Council. He was a dele^te to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919, and was a prominent fi^re in the discussion and framing of the Labor feature of the LeagTie of Nations covenant. BAB,XZS, JAMES, an American writer, born in Annapolis. Md., in 1866. He graduated from Princeton University in 1891, was, for several years follow- ing, a member of the editorial staff of several magazines, war correspondent in South Africa from 1889 to 1901, and lit- erary editor of D. Appleton & Co. from 1905 to 1908. Among his many books are '^Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors" (1897) ; "The Son of Light Horse Harry (1904) ; "The Clutch of Circum- stance" (1908) ; "Through Central Africa from Coast to Coast" (1915) ; etc. Dur- ing the World War he served as an avi- ator and for several months was head of the Princeton Aviation School. He was also head of the photographic divi- sion of the United States Army and was sent to France to organize the United States aviation photographic work. BABJfES, WTLLIAM, an English poet and philologist, bom in Dorsetshire, Feb. 22, 1800 ; wrote many books on philology ; and three series of "Poems of Rural Life in the Dorsetshire Dialect" (1844, 1846 and 1863), and "Poems of Rural Life" (1866). He died in Winterboume Came, in October, 1886. BAENES, WTLLIAM, JE., an Ameri- can politician, bom in 1866. He grad- uated from Harvard University in 1888 and became in the following year owner and editor of the "Albany Evening Jour- nal." His influence and powerful per- sonality made him one of the leading political figures in New York State. He was for several years practically the di- rector of the Republican party in that State, although he at no time held office. His control continued until 1912, when he bitterly opposed the attempt to nom- inate Theodore Roosevelt at the Repub- lican National Convention. Following the defeat of the Republican party in 1912 his influence lessened but was, however, gradually revived imtil he was active in the Republican Convention of 1920 and was one of the leading figures in the conservative element of that convention. BAB,17ET, a town of England, in Herts, 11 miles from London, where was fought in 1471 a battle between the Yorkists and Lancastrian?, resulting in the defeat of the latter p.vd the death of Warwick, Edward IV. being thus estab- lished on the throne. BAENEVELDT. JAN VAN OLDEN (bar'ne-velt), Grand Pensionary of Hol- land, born in 1549. He had scarcely reached his 20th year when he was called to the office of Councilor and Pensionary of Rotterdam. He was allowed an im- portant share in the management of those transactions with France and England by which the United Provinces sought to maintain themselves against Spain, whose yoke they had just thrown off. His conduct in the high office of Grand Pensionary of Holland and West Friesland, which he afterward filled, not only secured the independence, but re- stored the trade and improved the finances of the United Provinces. After the election of Maurice of Nassau to the dignity of Stadtholder, Bameveldt be- came the champion of popular liberties, and opposed the ambitious designs of the new prince. He was so far successful as to have a truce of 12 years concluded with Spain, in opposition to the views of the Stadtholder. About this time, the fanaticism of two sects, the Arminians and (Jomarists, raged throughout Hol- land, and the Grand Pensionary was in- volved in the ruin of the former. After the condemnation of the Arminians b5 the Synod of Dort, Bameveldt was ad- judged to death as a traitor and heretic, by 26 deputies named by Maurice. The sentence was carried into effect in 1619. BARNSLEY. a city and county borough of West Riding, Yorkshire, Eng- land, on the Dearne, between Leeds and Sheffield, in the middle of a coal district. It is one of the chief centers of the linen industry and has flour and sawmills chemical manufacturing, wire drawing and glassmaking plants and foundries. Pop. about 52,000. BAENTTM, PHIITEAS TAYLOE, an American showman, born at Bethel, Conn., July 5, 1810; after various un- successful business ventures, finally es- tablished Barn urn's Museum in New York (1841), which was twice burned. He introduced Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, Commodore Nutt, Admiral Dot, the woolly horse, Jumbo, etc., to the Ameri- can public. In 1871 he established his great circus. He was mayor of Bridge- port, and four times member of the (Con- necticut Legislature. His benefactions were large and frequent. He wrote "Hum- bugs of the World" (1865); "Struggles and Triumphs" (1869) ; "Lion Jack, a Story" (1876); "Autobiography" (1855). He was a lecturer on temperance and other popular subjects. He died afc Bridgeport, Conn., April 7, 1891.