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Hlll-UIUJ'IIIA, SATUnilA . JUI.V 31, 191S.
There are not many fish that tclH io 6l(c ic
Ught halt sometime or other.
Russia's Futile Sacrlllcc
THC day of black dlhflfiiar flccnia to Have
dnwnpd for Russln. Prepared for a sacri
fice, of which none but Hunlsans can ap
preciate the dire friRnlflcanco, It hns been
struck down even beyond its feara. What
was to have been a Htratcglc surrender of
territory may turn Into a rout unredeemed
by tactical ndvnntagc.
The problem faclnff the Ilussluti com
manders In the past month has been simple.
Compelled to chooso between a loss of terri
tory and a loss of men, tbo Grand Duke
chose wisely to retire, tru.itlns to fortified
posll'ons and re-established military morale
to win i nek what had been lost. So Iltibsla
stood ready to ;lvo up "Warsaw.
But the Invlncibto armies of the Tcutonlo.
allies bae struck below Warsaw, and Lub
lin, commanding the district southeast of
the Warsaw salient, is now held by von
Mack'naen and his troops, while von llln
dcnliure lias taken vital fortifications on the
Knrow. In two directions the Russian arms
cannot retreat, and it was only for a retreat
that Warsaw was sacrificed.
For ft year Russia has kept 'tho German
military brain and slnow occupied. Sho Is
long-suITcrinp, but tho time has como for her
Allies to help. Military cxlBcnelcs Join with
natlui-J Bintltude to mako n diversion In
tho Wftetn thentro Imperative. Even now
It may be too late. Russia saved France nnd
Eneland. What will France and England
do for Russia?
Exorcising the Spectres of Living Death
MURDER, theft, 'dope," "booze" It Is
all n mafer of nrohibltldh. The Irfsuo
a relatUc So say tho Piolill)tloitiiU, com
batlnE tho "personal freedom" argument,
and theie Is something )n It. But this busi
ness of relativity rocs further. It goes into
iho question of enforcement. In what de
gree Is real prohibition posslblo? People
murder nnd steal In splto of both laws and
public opinion behind tho laws. Worso still,
the "dope trade" goes steadily on In the
loner strata. It even seems astlf we must
solve that terrible problem of narcotics be
fore piot.ipllion of tho liquor traffic Is worth
our attention . before tlier" is any possible,
plausible caso for Its successful enforcement.
Tlu-re uro no wonls black enough, terrible
enough to dci-cilbc tho evils of "dope."
Jlunmn uxi.rtt.slon Is simply stagBercd' before
the tusk of epri-.-s!i.g the culminating depths
of !iiliiuiv In It sulo to habitues, untainted
men. tniu't-'t-nt women, little children. That
is th iupict and fullest truth. No voice
nun ever inlatrt puhllo denial. Tho whole
people, un ttiu victims themselves, admit
the .: iiml pruy for deliverance. Yet tho
trnau goes o. Evcty day Philadelphia hears
of soint. new ar.rot, now of venders to chil
dren. nov-, biaup,i..g dootore, now of venal
chemists. Tho viu against "dope" takes a
hunnica furn.s. Uiit It nlu'ays finds some
spectre ot llviiig duth before It.
Prohinliion oi s.icf rtigs Is Justi It Is good
public policy, olid It does play a holpful part
In their ellminutuii.. But there is something
else Just as necessary to any prohibitive
movement, whether of thsft, "dope" or
liquor, and that is public health and publlo
education. Cleui. ii), life, teach thosa who
live It, Then piolilMtlon will prohibit.
The Press; The Chancelleries of the People
IF THERK Is one problem that stands out
oboe another In the Issues raised by the
great war It is that problem In democraoy
diplomacy. How are tile nations to speak
together? How are they to And a voice
which will bear sympathetically tho Ideals,
aspirations, grievances and demands of alien
peoples? Yuun Shi Kal, Prosldertt of the
Republic of China, speaks for the news
paper as tho fittest medium of national ex
pression. "Womct not much mlsunderstandr
tng between nations be avoided, war even
be symtlinpa averted," says that masterful,
even Muehlovnliion statesman, "if ohe peo
ple might thus directly speak Us mind to
another people?"
Wluiotur tho boslo anrogonlanv" trora
which tho Gteat Wur sprtthjsr. its igmedlata
Inception was undeniably the result ofaggret
diplomucj- Ths peoples Ot Ml the great mo
tions were u..vr tor peavC. Thby dnly" feared
sggreMlon, It s thei secret negotiations
of the chancelleries that htii cdnlllst, the
bargainings, the trickeries, the sparring for
poaltlcHj in possible ooneilialiorfs. if thd
Servian issue, which ultimately Involved alt
guro&e. had. been put up to the puhllo sense
of Englishmen, Frenchman. RusMaag and
Teutons, recourse to arbitration would have
beta, sip speedy qs to whirl away the breath
of the veteran diplomat
Wnen aations fall back on secret diplo
macy what do tiny get7 At best. It can
achieve good oul hen luck attends the
flforta of honest men to cope With evil thrtee
armed At bottom It in trickery, a struggle
of h a,od lies, with ilttory to the most
abandwvd Where U dututes foreign policy
iJwim ke so diHOcrm.y. Ken partla
mmm ftW8t tywm ten, a men
farm fit miiBreritt 4f cUlona already oaat be
ftMi Wttusd doure There Is uuly on y
. ., aitutuie frauunraw tiuiO aa aear us
i( niiil.ui m aJblo lo exjJieaa it And tLtre
, uty one ivtiiie tot i ft. t truth -tfte prtas
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HVHHlfla EBPOBB-PgltiADBtPHtA-, SATURDAY, JTJLY- 31, 1916.-
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tor8i tlisH any ftaret lhtnrelinnges, nhd
uli UWaiiAe eneh ttwvs Is ort the boards nhd
etilijwt to tfis wnntiMt rntlclam atid in
dtirsemtfrtt tlml o people fcflh glte. Yet
how mtieh bettor eduM just such it problem
bo limit with If puhllf policy had long rtflo
cbtrthiltleil IHo liSUon's rtpfesentdllveiS to
nddwaslng both tho Kllcn and the native cltl
eetl through that wide new mssohger, tits
drilly papir, id gnllierlrig opinion from It afd
to exiirelWlhB defllslofts In ngroomehl with It.
nlploliiats, tfttfllttmortts nnd people Would
then 1)0 In closftl domestic tduoh, -(VHllfl Ha
tlon wduld speak to nation, race urtdcriitartd
race as Will never he posilblo while greitt
WaUW of Wfaf rtftd Pdftcfl tt rettldil riSUiid
tho ehewj bffnrils of the chancelleries.
Tho Instrument of truth nnd peitc8 la
waltingi
A Ofniil Blrldc ForWnrd
0 WMUMlifebAY tho KvnNif!0 LKftrtKIt
ftld! "Quit Obstructing! Help Things
Atontf." That Is what tho Philadelphia
ltnplil Transit cdnlpnny" lifts" determined to
do, "In ordtr that 'jiublle Improvements duly
authorized byCltyCouncll3 may proceed with
out dolny," It "withdraws any protest and
objection which It may havo entered In rc
sficet tb tlio grntillhg tit the dcrtWt!ntd of
cortincntrs of public cottvouloiifcd prayed for
by ttfe tltj' of Plllladtilphla."
Tho company is right In relylriff on the
city to protect it "fully nnd fairly" In ar
ranging for the operation of tho now' lines.
The city has never had any other intention
or dcslro Tho happy goal on which nil eyes
have been fixed Is an agreement which
would provldo tho public with tho necessary
high-speed lines, conserving nt tho samo
time the Interests ot tho operating company.
That has bcou tho nttltudo of tho city dur
ing tho cntlro fight.
It is Intensely satisfactory to the citizens
of Philadelphia that this latest movo of tho
compuny brings It Into harmony with public
opinion, presaging n unit system, with the
elimination of exchange tickets and the
granting of universal transfers, nrf well as
tho quick beginning of construction work. It
it a giant stride forward and marks tlio bo
glnnlng of a new era of progress and de
velopment. Thcro remains no doflnlto Objection to tho
projoct from any of tho parties vitally at
Interest. This simplifies tho problem for tho
Public Service Commission and will enable
It to give a prompt decision. When thnt Is
made, thcro will remain only ono posalblo
barrier to construction, namely,, dilatory
tactics In tho courts. Doubtless, however,
eomo method will bd found of bringing tho
puerile Dallam suit before the Supremo
Court In tho near future.
Philadelphia Is going to have real rapid
transit.
A Note on Note-Making
"TTTHILE continents wero nt war, whllo
YV nations sprang embattled into tho
fight for their Integrity, the United States
distinguished itself by writing notes."
That, according to certain critics, will bo
the shameful historical record of the year
1015, "Note-writer" has displaced '"school
master" as a'jlbo at thb President, Never,
It Is said, has tho pen been so pathetically
believed superior to the sword.
But history has already recorded ono In
stnnco of Amciicah note-sondlng which
ended ' gloriously for this country. Whon
natloiiH toro at tho throat of stricken China,
when the German Emperor was reported to
have Instructed his commander to "act so
like a Hun that tho Chinese would not daro
look a German In tho face again," while
Russia and France and England started
greedy expeditions to enpture ports and
mines, the United States, distinguished Itself
by writing a note. That noto was writton
by John Hay. It wns tho noto of the "Open
Door."
In letters just published, Mr. Hay's atti
tudo on tho question becomes beautifully
clear. "I know It was a bluff," ho says, "and
thnt If wo were called wo couldn't back It
tip." But tho bluff Worked, because behind
it was the samo human force which stands
behind Prsldont Wilson's notes to Germany.
Tho history of diplomatic relations which
finally assured the Integrity of China Is an
enduring monument to John Hay nnd to
American diplomacy, Americans will pray
that honorable peace between Germany and
their country will be, tho guerdon of Presi
dent Wilson.
Meanwhile there Is no reason for being
ashamod of note-writing.
Summer Vandalism
HUMANE treatment of animals has been
one of the significant Indices of tho
largenlng of civilization. Isolated cases of
cruelty crop out, however, such as tho wan
ton destruction of watering troughs for
"horses, which has been occurring systemat
ically In this city ffll- the last few weeks,
and against which the Boolety for the Pre
tention Of Cruelty to Animals has registered
public protest, the police department should,
by nil means, take active steps to stop this
vandalism. Most people, afWr all, are gnldd
by Coleridge's lines:
lie praveth best who loveth "best
All things both great and email; .
For the good God who indde t,hm,
He made and loveth aid
per '. ',
This may be the weather for "war game,"
but It Isn't the right year.
. , ., .-.,.y..
GihuI highways are a form of prepared
ness that pays either way.1
' i i "y '' ii
Doctor Nearliig seems to have been very
successfully kicked upstairs.
i i n.fci m
"Spot six times garth's diameter appears
on SUh." Uermand place, perhaps?
CasturJng Central American trade is all
right, hut look titut for Haitian variety.
To playful little; JohOHle Bull.' Heavy,
heavy, hangs over your head. Marine or
submarine?
-Senator Penrose urges sportsmen of the
Statt to use their Influence In obtaining great
rarest dhaln." For wham?
, i
Why do the Allies come to Pennsylvania
J (or a man to bore wells? Iaynt they any
drlit sergeants at me irontT
k
Whom does t4 KaJwer moat envy tbia
week? Why. the Canadian Premier, of
course, he got tfae freedom of London
Wmu a atmKl tb. vowposUur mast fcv
ii4't t.u! tu put a JCi-impeaii tela ttn ou ttua
Infill, man toro .rou ms ttma lUJr iti
uatij etiurety
MOW EUROPE MLT
ON THE EVE! OS WAR
A Y6AT A&o Today tho tf ftlfBHB WtS
PropftrlnV for- tho Worst nM Hdfl
Irig for tho Best Twenty-fduP
Hdttrfl Later the'Craeh Cairo.
fijr JOHN LUM
XUfiTlttA declared war on Hervla ft yef
ago last Wednesday. The men behind
the Scenes know what tliVl meshl, but tlio
ptlbll6 At lftrg wait wbhdcHng what Would
happen, dreading t 'general wnr, Out tlbt dfc
PMlIng It. The common attitude of mlhd
Wa reflected lit tho quotations of waf Hsii
rales Irt Zandoll. Tlia Insurance cApcrta fig
ured thdt tlio Chances flftdlhSt Great Britain
being Involved In a War With nhy continental
Power within throo months wcro five to ono
and that there Was only orto chanco lit four
that Gernirttiy would fight with rihy PoWofi
hut If ft man sought to Insure against a War
between fttissla nnd Germnny within thrco
months lie hnd to pay a pfomlum of 40 per
cent., or, lo put It In another way, tlio
chances of War woro as flVo to two fof piiaee.
This uns tho situation ns expressed In toHns
of Inmirnncc risks tt year ago today.
Every one recugnlred tho gravity of the
crisis, A yrnr ago tills mornlnR the London
Times reviewed conditions under tho head
lino, "On tho Brink of Wnr," and concluded
that there was only ono chanco for peace,
and that through nn Understanding between
Germany and Itussla. A distinguished In
ternational banker, however, was confident
that tho UUsslan mobilization, which began
with tho Servian crisis, would cense nnd
that Germany wo-lld be satisfied. Yet every
ono ttaS hoping against hope, The British
fleet had sailed under staled orders from
Portland on tho day that Austria declared
war on Servla, and tho German fleet was
assembled at Kiel nnd Cuxhaven nt tho samo
tlmo Mr. Asqulth rose in his placo n tho
House of Commons and Issued nn nppefll for
tt tfudc' In damea'tlo politics, and Mr. Bonnr
Law, the CbnscrVntlvo leader, declared that
whatever tho domestic differences mght bo,
"they will hot prevent us from presenting a
United front in tho councils of tho world."
British Solidarity
Bonar Law and tho Premier a few hours
previously had ridden together In thd sumo
automobile to n conference with Sir Edward
Grey, tho Foreign Minister, their appear
and In publlo In this way no doubt having
been arranged for its effect dpon tho senti
ment of tho world. It was a demonstration
of tho solidarity of the British natloh.
Although no official announcement hnd
been mado of tho position of tho Govern
ment, tho newspapers declared that thcro
was no doubt that Great Britain had es
poused tho causo of Servla. Sir ISdward
Grey, however, did say that although tho
situation hid not changed slnco the decla
ration ot wnr, Great Britain wns continuing
"to pursue our ono great objoct of preserv
ing the European peace."
In the Austrian capital thore was a groat
popular demonstration In honor of the re
turn to tho city of tho Emperor from his
castlo at Ischl. The strcets"were crowded
with cheering throngs, carrying banners and
flags, and the burgdmnster pledged to Fran
cis Jdseph tho unswerving devotion of tho
city. Tho purposo of tho Government was
disclosed In a statement from the Foreign
Offlce that AuBtrla "wants only peace and
'punishment for tho Servians for encouraging
antl-Austrtan agitation," conciuaing' wun
tho declaration that "Austria Will not allow
Itussla to interfcro with these ends."
tteports from Bt. Petersburg were to the
effect that tho ItUBslan Government had of
ficially notified Austria nnd Germany that
sho had ordered tho partial mobilization of
14 army corps, or 1,120,000 men. Tho gravity
of tile crisis was so great that tho managers
of the Stock Exohatige decided to close It
and not open for business until Monday. Tho
foreign diplomatists In tho Russian capital
believed that Austria had produced the crisis
with deliberate intent by declaring war with
out giving notice to tho other members of
tho Triple Alliance. The Italian and Ger
man Ambassadors Jiad been discussing tho
possibility of a conferonce for mediation, al
though they understood that Gormany had
refused to bring pressure to bear on Austria
to induce her to consent to such a plan.
Pnrifl Hoped for Peace
There was hopo for peaco in Paris a year
ago thlsmornlng, for the publlo learned that
the French Minister of the Interior had
announced tho receipt of encouraging n6ws
from Berlin.
"The situation Is now better than has gen
erally been supposed," said he. "It is per
missible to foresee a moment when negotia
MOST BEAUTIFUL RIDE IN THE WORLD
It Is Over the Dolomite Road, Built by Austria for Carrying Tropps Into
the Tren'tino, But tho ItaHnnB( Early in the War, Closed This
Scenic Route to Their Enemy. ,
By WILLIAM
OjIE 01 tne lmpurnun tiYv."-
soldiers of Italy that has had little atten
tion from the war correspondents and experts,
yt which Is of dcip Interest o American
tourists who know thu Dotonilta Alps. 1 tho
cutting at several points of tha Dolomlten
Strasie, known to travelers as "The most
beautiful rld in the World." Jncldentallyi ttioi
who hav taken tho rldo and hsve had oppor
tunity to see for themselves the mprnius ost
to Austria In the construatlon of the road, no
doubt wonder why the Dual MoWUTPtiy f&lWd
to provide it with adequate, fbrtfrfestions.
Fsrhsp It did not realize th$ power of modern
artillery.
Tho Dolpmlto Uoad was completed n W.
It Is WO m.lta long, from Tobkieh tp-Boien,
winding southward through the Trsntlno ovet
high mountain panes snd through beaujlful
valley Auetrla, bun the highway for mUUftry
pui-poie". It was to have provided a short t
lute Trentlno for the passage of treejM nd
nWBMIA of war- Millions at dlUre were
itttftt In bulldltig una nwUnulnlse it. Y Wt
mail WM- w dJre4 M $& ft4
Then Italy truU w rapidly and ?lb uh
fow that the fortjllealiorta prdvd UseleiS
American ttttii who have been over the
fiuswi wbwr y tht prto to tt ww true
Uoo n4 K m Ow type Qiroul tbia
aUWuutt HMiiMMtsW rtoa vsut enwuiUrd
nest to ImpWNdMe. But the railroad faeUttiee
iuto Trentiuo were obvtuualy iaadequat In caa
i. j .1 i uli.i.1 tlrtnArrt n 41 n 4 Via
j ot war wib " ut. roguivns tbia. Aua
ui pt ec ei'a-iuejM-a to wo o -
highway wl
aijslb fin two inns rnulw
Due o pM U, iJb w t r
tions rosy enter into a way leading to R fa
vorabl solution "
A distinguished diplomatist explained U
the AWerlcnit corfespdndents that the hesi
tation of all the Powers of tho Triple En
tente and the Triple Alliance, except Austria,
16 la'ko thd responsibility of a general a
was due to- "the clear vision given them in
thd (flat five days of the absolute breakdown
'dt iSufropean civilization."
"After nil," said this unnameu oxpen, m
astute dltilpmatlsts ttnd war lords of EUfope
firmly believe tho great war that is eofrtltlK,
not by oil generation or the . wl,bB
bolwcen tho Oftefit ttnd the Occident. They
khdw thfl Orient firmly counts on the break
Ing u0 of our olvllUatlbH to btlilg them world
SUpremAeyV' ,
But whatever thoy may havo been hoping
fdh the French weto preparing for the worst,
Bustiifcs-s Wda almost au&pehdfld &nd thd peo
ple were laying In large stocks of provisions
for use Ih tha event of a siege. Thero wtt6
rumors of mobilisation orders;' but they wero
not verified, and the newspapdt-fl nnneuneed
that the situation wab growing graver rb tho
liotlrif passed.
Berlin Wns Not Optimistic
The observers In Boflln had little doubt of
war. They wore nearer tho moving spirit of
tho great tragedy than those In tho other
capitals. On the night of July DO It was ad
mitted that the issues would bo decided With.
Iti 24 hours. Peace or tftdblllzatlOh 6f thu
Germany nnny would be arranged within
that short space of time. Tho Loknl An
zoiger Issued nn extra In tho nftornoon an
nouncing that tho ontlto German urmy and
navy had been ordered to mobilize; but with
in 20 minutes another extra wns on tho
streets, in which It was explained that tho
first ono had been circulated "through a
gross misdemeanor" nnd that tho report of
mobilization was Inconect. Yot It wns In
correct only in tho purely formal sense. It
was ovldent to tho correspondents that Gor
many was ready to tnko tho field at an
hour's notice and that preparations for pro
visioning It had been completed.
This was 'demonstrated when the ofllclnls
ot ono of tho Embassies ordered 10 barrels
of flour from n wholesale provision firm, only
to bo told that no such order could bo filled,
ns everything had already been comman
deered for tho army nnd navy.
Germany did not yet say ofTldlnlly that she
wolild declare war If Russia's preparations
were not stopped. She only was threatening
to retaliate with a counter-domohstrntlon;
but it wns openly admitted that such a dem
onstration would bo equivalent to a declara
tion of war. Tho newspapers wcro saying
that Russia must finally bo mado td under
stand thdt Berlin was no longer Inclined to
view with lndlffcrcnco tho "continuous rat
tling ot Russian sabres In Germany's faco"
nnd that only the plainest speaking on her
part, perhaps at tho oloventh hour, could
"preserve Europo from Armageddon."
A oortforonco presided over by tho Em
peror nnd attended by tho Imperial Chan
cellor, tho Foreign Secretary and tho War
ttrtd NftVy" Ministers, tho Chief of Start Of the
arlny ahd the Chief of tho Admiralty Staff
and other high officials had decided, that
Germany was ready and that tho moment
had arrived for asking Russia pointedly tor
an explanation of tho meaning of Its move
ment of troops.
So Passed July 31
The tempor of the Russian capital, to which
reference has already been made, wbb very
dlffdrent from that of any other centre. There
was great enthusiasm for war, and It had
, galne.d strength in tho two days that had
passed since the British fleet had sanea irom
Portland under sealed orders. Tho news
paper correspondents had been officially re
quested to announco to tho world that tho
order for a partial mobilization had been
Issued merely bb a reply to tho Austrian
declaration of war ort S6rViA. t country In
whoso fato Russia Is vitally Interested.
And So July 31 passed a year ago.
Tho next day, August i, 1014, Germany,
having received an unsatisfactory reply to
Its pointed question from St. Petersburg, de
clared war on Russia. And three days later
both France and Great Britain declared war
on Germany.
And peaco may como as quickly as war.
STRANGE BEASTS
A mollycoddlo's something weird,
Like serpents of the sea,
Or wsngtumwoofuees so fearefl,
Whatever those may be.
A mollycoddlo likes to nurse
Ills Indolence so tame.
A vanittumwoofu Is much worse; .
You know It by his name.
' No wsngtumwoAuS has been known
To roatn this land so free,
Bllt If one ever shoutd be shown
How awful that would bel
A shocking name Until each mind
A terror strango will bring.
Until we wake with Joy to find
There isn't no such thing!
Washington Star.
A. McGARRY
a road that commands views of mountain peak
and valley said to be unexcelled anywhere else
fh the world.
Even the experts have been puszled by the
failure of Austria to 'hold the highway. With
it troops and munitions could have been
poured Into Ilozen ' when tha need arose to
fight off an Italian offensive In the Tren(no.
Without tt these troops and supplies must go
over the railroad, a roundabout route that Is
Constantly threatened at Toblach, while the
Italian forces hold possession of the Dolomite
Itoad.
The puzzte is made all the more baffling by
the fact that the Austrian Government did not
stop with building and maintaining the road,
but tpent large Sums in developing it. The
motorbus line from Tobiaeh to Boten, for In'
Stance, was operated by 'the aqvSfjmnt
Scores of sltea along the road where the view
U especially fine were qtlllzed fer hotel, o
that the traveler who left TobUieh r Intending
to ride to Bazas and then go. elsewhere fre
quently halted at one of the pleturesqua Inns.
TUs Bafomlten Strawe runs southward from
flnblaalt to Sebluderikch and then forks, , air
Hns Lake Mlsarlna. The branehes join again
southwest of the lake at CortlnL At q point l
there a levl stretab, of morej than a few mlleg,
and in plaeea touiists say the road literally is
tluown over Oie. nxalaln toj. x. wiiUam
Remain Xtubqid, of tb Unlvrlty ox Fena
ylvanla. who km yCattad tho region, telle of
one point where the touiUt looks down a afaeer
3006 teat upon m tlttU whuo filings In tha wl
lj Tn .uad wIi,.U fc k. and. forth j.roi tke
face of iiiOuiU-jiii iu-1 at lh dlfltaiu. tW vU
! ( 1 tM toyi,
THE UNMITIGATED VACATIONIST i
Even If He Admit the Futility
Enjoy a Vacation and Where to uo, looming uan
Stop Him From Offering Advice.
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Ilv SAMUEL-
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ONE of the IcnSt mitigated oi pcsie i
mhfi Whd cornea back ffant Mi eatly va
cation nnd goes abeiit town v61Uminousiy
describing the delights nnd wonders of Ills
trip. Thb usual Mofl Ih sucli ft Case IB to
remark:
"1 can still look fdrwnrdlo my days off,
while yours hro over nnd gone." (
Cut any Vacation that Is a vacation has
Ihreo partsi ahtlolpatldn, vacation and re
metrtbranee. Bo what's the use of brng hnd
envy and repartee Besides, one man's meat
Is another man's poison, or, being Interjected,
no two hi6rt can possibly havo tho Same va
cation. They may go to the samo place and
do tho same things, but their Vacntlotm
differ. It depends, of odUTsC, on tho men
thOHsclVeS. Philosophically- stated, a Vaca
tion Is subjective and not objective. Thet'6
fofo it Is arrant fally-of nvregant, if you
like that better-to tell n mail how to "va
crttc." Tho nearest you can como to a rule
is to paraphrase liernco Grooley's advlco on
specie payments and say, "Tho way to va
cato la to vacate."
Some asseverate that thiB can bo done by
staying at home. I will not dispute thorn,
though my wlfo would gladly do so; neither
will I deny that railroad travel Is tiresome
nnd expensive. Everywhere I went this year
I had to pay moro for my tickets than ever
before, and It seemed ns If baggage agents
Wero never so exnspcratlngly fussy about
rules and regulations. This confession may
bo a tribute to baggago agents, but It's noth
ing In comparison with tho pecuniary trlbuto
I paid to ono. of them In conscqucnco of a
hot day argument. By tho time a certain
member of their fraternity had explained, to
my great dissatisfaction, all tho rules and
regulations on file nt his ofllce and had
reached tho question, "What Is tho value of
yohr trunkV" I Wds ready to shout, "Ono
thousand dollars!" I did shout It, too. Tho
moral Is, don't exaggerate. It costs money.
Tho worst of the matter Is that false valua
tion, of baggago Is a criminal offonsc.
"Ain't Nnuro Grand!"
But all tho trials and tribulations of travel
are forgotten onco you arrlvo nt Bllvcr Lake.
In fact, Sliver Lako Is IB miles from tho
nearest railway station, whllo Philadelphia,
Now York, Boston and Chicago nro millions
ot miles from Silver Lake. Good rlddanco.
And don't lay the flattering Unction to your
souls that tho difference between Philadel
phia and Sllvor Lake is tho difference be
tween city nnd country. Those ingenuous
urban sentimentalists who sing of tho coun
try In terms of "Uttlo rivers" nnd "fleecy
cldtids" nnd "green pastures" and "helpful
hills," who, IH short, pralso "scenery" and
"tho ministry of nature," hnvo fallen into
that sort of egotism which thinks that all
theso things are provided for "him who has
been long In city pent" and -by nobody else
are duly appreciated. Their mlstako bo on
their own heads! "Ain't nature grand!"
Such peoplo may not ltnow It, but country
life Is quite ns Intensely human as city life,
only tho modes of It aro different; and as
for "scenery," rural folk are by no means
deaf and blind to Its appeal. I could tell you
of a farmer's daughter who often at close
of day climbed to a hilltop near her homo to
Watch tho beautiful process of sunsot, I
Could tell you of a country boy who know
tho Joys of llttlo rivers nnd fisherman's luck
On 'equal terms with Henry Van Dyke. I
could tell you of a country parson who drove
his Morgan span (through tho neighboring
towns and counties With as much pleasure at
getting away from his study and the vil
lage and tho tasks of his parish as the banker
who runs away to Europo to refresh his
body and soul. This wns tho very parson
now abiding In a mansion prepared of old
for his coming of whom Robert Hlldrcth
tells a remarkablo yarn:
"Conducting morning prayers In front of a
lakeward-looklng tent he overheard a whis
per among tho group of campers, 'There's
that loon out there by the point.'
' 'Amen!' was tho next word spoken, and
OUTMATCHING THE ALLIES
German Resourcefulness Against Allied
Blunders in tho Great War Game.
At moments like tho present with War
saw fallen, tho Russian army, short of mu
nitions, retiring before a German host from
tho western front, and the Allien doing noth
ing on tho West to tako advantage of a
thinned lino or to draw Nflro away from Rus
siathe blunders of tho Allies strike sharply
home.
The forces of Franco and England have
not only failed In preparedness. In quick
ness of mobilization and In relative size ot
amnios that wore natural to Countries where
belief In war Was no longer the uppermost
thought. But they have failed In the mat
ters ot military judgment that came clearly
Within tho bounds of their preparations.
The theory of the fixed fortress has been
exploded, exploded violently and reverber
antly In the roars of tho German howitzers.
Except for the triumphant "76'a" of the
French, the honors in artlllory have lain
with the perfecting, almost the invention, of
blg.gallbered howitzers, capablo of move
ment. With the high-explosive shell as
against the relatively ineffective shrapnel
the German howitzers have revolutionized
warfare on land ns thoroughly as her sub
marines have made over warfare at sea.
Beside theso three departures, trench dig
gers and American steam plows to tear up
roads are mere trifles, though they indicate
both German audacity and German perspi
cacity. Against all this what have the Allies to
Bhow outsldl the ''76's"t Except for a
tremendous spirit, which alone seems to have
halted Germany, worse than nothing. Their
miscalculations as to the need for raunU
tlons are as glaring as their inability to
supply the- heed when. It became evident
Fratiae has done her port in that direction,
but the failure ot Kngiand, and, in less
derw. ot Russia, aoeeunts for the small
movement Ip the WeJ ajjd the present pit
iable straits bt the Russians, Similarly, one
Is beglnntnie to wonder whether the pollc-y of
starving Germany, whfeft was to take the
plac of a vigorous offrnprive, is not destined
to a worse failure. Grman reaourcetulnestv-
l both physical and mental, seems likely
to meet th situation Finally 'attrition"
where dots it get to when Ueimaay can
denude her went em lines of hunjreeU of
tbjijodiiJs men, wheu ebe cau menti itmrn
iv iftaHi tK Rviai4ii hctdea that ware tfc
iU um .i' fcr tki feit v,tu ui
IHUHV
of Telling Other People How to
HARttIS
tho loon couldh't dUck tho ball from thel
parson's rifle."
That happened at Silver Lakf, but pcopl
ddn't go there to hunt or fish They esi
html er fish, or both, If they want lo. butM
It Isn't obligatory. I am not going to de
scribe the attractions. They nro only to bts'i
known by getting the sltvcr Lake habit, and.
moreover, the beople who Attend their VacaV'
tlons there wouldn't llko the pkco spoilt;
by advertisement. Their great fear Is tltaf'
th& hotel property Will fall eventually hits
the hands of samo enterprising young mln.
who will moke Silver Ltikn a. sumihor rc&oflr
When I Wn8 theru n llttlo whllo ago thd'J
trurstn humbefed about SO, mid thrtt was conV
sldered ftbOUt the desirable llfnlt. Tho fat, '',
by the Way, had made no nmeronco at all
With tho bookings. SllVer Lako guests g6.
to bed at 9 or 10 O'clock. ,v
XO, no, xio, una u iiuuui ui ivum j-
r Yf TT. i.H.1 llhbMAi r T) ii.
But though advertisement ot attractions Is"
undor tho ban, thero Is no rcasoh why L
Shouldn't tell you that the whole mountain J
oh Which tho lake lies wns 'once sold for ft
barrel of rum. Thnt was In the days ot the
pioneerst and the man who owned It thin
wnn i1 ml to cat rid of tho obligation of nSv.
Ing taxos'6n tho land. One version of the
story tells' of a poker game, with the tneun- ,A
tain and the barrel of rum thrown into ths'.
pot, but 1 do not know.
I can give you a few statistics. Tho hotel
at tho lower nnd western end .of tho little,
lako Is 1500 feet nbovo sea 16VeI. From the
omitlirrn nhora rises Lookout. COO foot nbovs
Silver Lako and 900 feet above Lako Dun
more. Thefts two lakes nd soVeral dthers
aro vislblo also from Mount MorSo; and from
Moosalamoo, a thre6mllo nscont vfrom tho
hotel, ono can bco Silver Lakb nntl Dun1
more with their striking difference of efo
vatlon, and Fern Lako, and tho Otter Creek,"
and 20 miles ftwny tho lower end ot Lake
Champlaln, llko a white- ribbon, and above
It tho wlioio rnngo of tho Adlrondacks. f he'
Green Mountains aro piled up nearer nt hand
toward tho North and tho South and the
East.
Wo climbed Moosalamoo on July 21. Ten
of us formed the party, led by a Boy Scout.
Starting after breakfast, wo reached the
summit In mld-foroneon. At 12 thb Call te jj
descend was lssuod. Four of Us rofUsed td
aryawar If ttnA rflmnlnpil brtlf nn hour Inncrer
Then we started down, but not toward Silver
Lake. -Vlthtnit a cent In our possession we J(
took tho trail' toward Lako Dunthoro and jj
headed for tho Cascade House, Though we 9
were stfnngers to the proprietor of the hotel
ho took us In nnd gavo us a great and 610- j
rious dinner, arid whin th6 clouds Opened d
up In tho afternoon for a sizzling, Bozzllng 4
old gulley washer of a rain, with no promise j
of a clearfng-up 8howor. ho supplied us with ,
raincoats and umbrellas for our climb up 5
the mountain road .to Sllvor Lako.
Traveling "On" Your face"
Happy life, I say, where cash and check
books are Uhnecessary nnd where hotel
keepers do not refuso you credit and laugh j
behind your back." And that was a Bplendld
day, rain and all, for you can't get tired In
the Silver Lako region nnd you c?n't catch :
cold. YOU can tramp up and down moun
tains and tramp through tho rain and tramp
miles livery day In that country without ever
feeling tho worso for It, no matter If your
feet aro CoVered with corns. But how dlf- ,
ferent, tho minute you get back to townl
That Is the trouble. Go on a vacation to -Silver
Lake nnd when you return homo It "
takes a couple of Weeks to become accli-
mated. But you wouldn't havo missed Silver
Lake for anything. '
It's a splendid place for a vacatidn. For, I
take It, tho real vacation Is tho ono that gets i
you entirely away from your Job If not nee-
essarlly from your house. Tho people at
Silver Lako, gathered from many cities, have '
no knowledgo of ono nnothor's jobs and pro-
fer Ignorance. Nobody cares what you J'do," .
and tho way to bo happy at Sliver Lake Is
to forget, with tho rest of the crowd, who '
you are" In yoUrOwn hotno town. n
western Allies held tho oppfihents nt bay, j
and when France and England do nothing
through all this time to turn the tldo? SUCh
attrition seems worse than useless. No
wonder Russia cries out against it In her
mortal agony.
HOW TO GET FRESH VEGETABLES
From the Independent.
As a method of getting better prices for
first-class farm produce, Hal B. Fullerton, who
runs a railroad company's experimental farm
at Sledford. U I devised the home hamper
Idea. In substance tho home hamper Is a crate
holding six four-quart baskets. Which are
filled with a Varloty of vegetables and fruit in
season ahd expressed direct to consumers at a
price of $1.60. transportation paid.
The contents of home hampers are gathered
early In the morning, washed, packed In
paraffin paper and expressed Ih time to reach
consignees for preparation for dinner the same,
day. Only perfect produce Is shipped, and It
retains Us fresh-from-the-garden condition.
The hamper U a carefully assorted sample
package of the farm's contribution to the table.
After paying express1 anywhere on Long Island,
or to Brooklyn or Manhattan, Mr. fullerton ,,
finds that at the price he quoted he has a
net profit of 9S cents from eaoh hamper, while
the same produce consigned to a commission ,
merchant would net him from 4 to S cents.
The same vegetables and fruit In a city market ,
would cost them from 70 cents to $3 more, .
VAGARIES OF PATRIOTISM
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Patriotism a surprising thing, semetlmefl
Tflkn tfin fuiA nr tha ttmo .Tnrnpv Italian Wlful
sold hU housekeeper and her child for 120 ana?
wept to war. ' .
THE NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW j
Secretary KedfleM administered a merited re j
fcuke to the parties responsible for the publics j
tion'of the ''poison shell" advertlsemenu.-St.
Louis Poit'Plsbateh.
Pr." Ann Shaw not only got her yellow auto s
mobllr back, but had ber taxes yald Into the
bargain, llera man eeuld never have aeoorn '
pllshed that trick. Charleston livening Post.
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Let us not ereet our eeojiemle and buaines
program on any uh bed of sands as the artl
flolal otedltlona arising from the war. but
rather seek a founds II wi that la soltd and sub-BtaniiaL-ffprlngntlJ,
Mae, Union.
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We do not need all tho altleent and we do net
want to adopt European militarism by training
them all What we need W to twin as many
as will volunteer to receive training, and thu
bocome "vaiuhlear muaia." reprewnutiv at
the great be4y of genuine mimiau-St Lout
Stai
If JIUaoU la lo preaent a favontr tun to tb
Kepue&ea National Convention ii nirfet fee ap
parent te any one ho vuu tke a! i..ir
masonitole view of lb iiuaiimi "ifu tn '
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