f t tut Y A u 8 ruBLic Lcnr.F.R company CYItfS II K CVI1T1S. rt!M!T Chartee It I.udlntn.Vlcerrlderu; John C MHln, fff'T nI Treaaurer, Fhlllp 8 Collin,, John B. Wllllama. Ulrwlora ' EDITORIAL BOARDi Ctntall K Cram. Chairman I. H. WIIALBT Hiacutlre Editor 0 C MARTIN .Ofnrl rutin, Mana.ar rubtih,j dKiir At Pcm.10 LtDati nuiuini. Indcpcndanca flquara, Philadelphia. tina TiiTiut . . . Broad and OifMrm B(rft, ATllMTlo Citt rrt'i-Vnlon HnlMInt Nw Yornt 170-A, llatropnliutn Towar stfl Fort IIulMInK 40 Olebf Drmnrrat llultdlng 1203 Trtbuii llulldlnc Waterloo t'lata. Pall Mall. 8. W. DmoiT. St. Lorn Cmejoo. . Loxdon . . SBWfl Bt'llHAfP. WiiniaTo( llrtnv Th Pod RulMlna; Naic Toik lirnait! Tha r(m nulMlnr IIMIIN ntdlAt CO Friedrlthatraaa Loioox Illicit j p.i: !,n E,,t, n w. Pilli DCBBiV 32 Hua Louli 1, Grand ei'nscniiTio.v terms By carrlr, Dili.! Oslt, alt cenla llr mall. pnalraM mitalda of rhllallphl ,r,pt wh, forflan potara la rtqulr!. IHiit Oxit, on, month. twnty-nracnta; DiiLt ostt on j.r thrar dollar. All mll aub aulptlon, pa)all in adianra IS'oTtrfr Rnhrfrllion wl,hln add.-eaa chanted must tlv, old aa wall aa nw a'Mraaa KlU 10O9 VAI.MIT KrYSTONE. MAP SMI C3F Ad&rr nil rofctmitnfnffont to 77trlii0 Ltdger, InttQetiitnn Xquart, rhllnMphtn iNtaatD At tut ntir itntriiu roTOTrio aa atroto oi a, a urn. Hirraa. THE AVERAGE NET TAID DAILY C1RCULA- T10N OF THE EVENING I.BDaEil FOR JULY WAR M.33I. rilll.AI)HPIIIA, FniDAY, AUGUST 37, 1913. The young men who dream dreami somcHmo gtoie fo lr old men trio have seen their t'toioti conic true. Law and Order on the Seas AT ITS best, German submarine warfare XA. could never be more than retaliatory, a. recurrence In another form of privateering. An effective blockndo of Rngllsh trade by tho submerslblcs was never a possibility. It was inevitable that this view should nt length find provnlenco In official Oermnn circles. Was tho flame worth the rantllc? Was it worth while to alienate tho great neutral Powers of the world, perhaps even to bring officially into the equation the vast financial resources of the 1'nltcd Stntps, and pay the price of complete ostrnclsm for the doubtful benefits nccrulnj; from the unrestricted uso of submersibles against peaceful merchant men and neutral passengers? To those who in these dnys of travail havo not lost the capacity to think clearly and without prejudice, it seemed impossible that Berlin should fall to disavow tho sink ing of the Arabic. She could do so without humiliation. More than that, she could make the Incident an opportunity for giving a satisfactory reply to the. United States rela tive to Its third Luxitnnla note. The Importance of the situation cannot bo overestimated. If, in fact, orders have been given to submarines to obey the rules of tho sea, if they havo been Instructed to observe all historic precautions for the safety of pas sengers and crews, then this country has emerged from one of tho greatest crises In its history with added prestige and has nchlcved not only n splendid diplomatic vic tory for Itself, but has likewise given a new meaning to International law and done more for the freedom of thp seas thnji any other nation has accomplished In a century. " Since Jlr. Lansing- became Secretary of State the conduct of our nffalrs has been marked by a dignity and strength which have done much to encourage citizens who had begun to despair of the maintenance of tho national prerftlge. Two Cities TflE Atlantic City Review has discovered New York. Here is the expose: But New York is not American. Its aver age type of mind Is New York. Broadway Is very largely an empty, vapid, dull-witted, seml-alcotiollc, neurotic, hysteric aggrega tion of money Rpemlero with no solid at tachment to real life. Its women are painted; Its men are pickled. Their tastes are low; their Judgment is dull That's the way many people have felt after spending all they had on the "Oreat White Way" It glitters, and there is nothing lilts it in Philadelphia. But there are more two storied homes In Philadelphia than there ara lobster plates In New York! Mexico's Tragedy Is America's Disgrace FR the last two weeks the Public I.KiKii:it has been printing each day an article on the condition of Mexico. These artloles are written by Raymond O. Carroll, a trained and unbiased observer. In them selves, without the mas3 of corroborating evidence which is common property, they are a most pathetlo account of a great na tion's tragedy. They are at the same time the most damning evidence of a still greater nation's disgrace. President Wilson has said that ho Is for tho submerged 80 per cent, in Mexico; us head of the Administration he must be re sponsible for the lives of Americans In Mex ico, as advocate of the Monroe Doctrlno he Is morally responsible for the peace and se curity of Mexico. Since he became President ho has allowed tho submerged SO per cent, to be pillaged, he has allowed the Americans in Mexico tho great privilege of being shot by American guns, lie has helped make Mexico an annrchy too terrible to contemplate. Small wonder that there are whispers of "oil syndicates" and "arms manufacturers" when our Mexican policy Is mentioned. Small wortder that two countries are beginning to doubt the value of Inspired phrases. Omens Arc Here, But Midsummer Is Not BY ALL rights midsummer meteorology should prevail. Tho final proof is afforded In the first yarns of tho year concerning the sea serpent. More gigantic and fearsome than the twin constric tor that squeezed Laocoon and his progeny on th Trojan strand, these marine ophidians havo been sighted off several Jersey and Long Island rtsurtg. Solstitial omens are complete. Hut summer Of the old-fashioned Philadelphia variety has twt been achieved. Modish sport coats, suc cessor to the Psek-ajljoo waist of yaster ear, and open-worK hosiery flaunt them selves along the primrose path of our Chest nut street Monday morning's papers record the fate of the fools who would playfully gambol In a rowboat Incredible tales of "big catches' come unblushlngly from Blackwood Lake and other piscatorial centres. Femin ity sits on the plasms of seaside or mountain Caravansaries tatting or tattling. Life guards nsciie those who couldn't swim and went out Into the deeps, to try it Biltcaes Ucumer the railroad stations. The house, fly Jmrnmlosly spreads disease Jn careless ttsfoiv The niowiyjta tunes his lyrle lay and .htilr Mi lydJIte-ladrj. probOspUi for ae-ti-n. Evcm Old aeni$ Humidity baa num EVENING moned his moist phnlanxes to the front It Is summer for everything but Mr. Fahrenheit's useful Invention. Omnia ndsunt. But we urge no complaint against Mr. Hlls. AV do not long for tho notorious tropic Augusts of yore. With uch weather as wo nro enjqylng life Is solaced, comfort afforded and hope spared those whom tho gentle Hlla classed as slaves of tho desk and counter, "those who cannot .get away" and who are, perforce, obliged to endure, with what equanimity they can command, what the genial Autocrat characterised as "intramural aestivation." Summering within city walls Is a real Joy this year! Three-card Monte mWO contractors cannot name tho next JL Mayor of Philadelphia. Tho time for such things Is past. They can, through tho great power of the Orgnnlrntlon, render probable the election of n good man. Hut they cannot foist on this community a Smith, or nny man of the Smith type, whose solo qualification for the oitlco would bo his willingness to perform none of Its functions. "I will do whatever the contractors want me to do" Is not the kind of platform that will commend Itself to the citizens of Philadel phia. If may bo that Penrose and McNIchol will once more fool tho Vnren and hoodwink them, ns they have so often done before. No human beings hnvo done so much to blacken tho reputation of the South Phlladelphlans ns Penrose nnd McNIchol. Yet Penrose put his collar on them last fall and he may be able to do It ngaln. Malting monkeys of tho Vnres has been n McNIchol amusement for a long time. The clans boast that If harmonious they enn elect n ellow dog. That they have been searching for such a creature Is well known. Hilt making tho electorate pet him Is qtilto another mntter. In truth, despite the ap parent apathy of citizens In this crisis, In spite of their qulesoenco while tho betrayal of the city Is openly bargained for nnd Its fortunes hazarded at round tables In Atlan tic City, there nro thousands of wcll-lnten-tloned men who have determined that tho municipal Government shall not be seduced, that the Republican party shall not be mnde ridiculous nnd that Its chances In the nation shall not bo Jeopardized by tho machina tions and selfish purposes of a couple of greedy contractors. The Vnres pose as staunch supporters of the Governor. To make Smith tho candidate would be to convict tho Governor of com plicity In the lowest sort of politics, of prostituting his high ofllco to the necessities of n group of pillagers, and would stain his reputation unalterably. The Vares are not prepared to do that and tho Governor is not prepared to let them do It. Tho more Indecent nnd nnuseatlng the Organization's methods, tho more certnln Is the election of n worthy successor to Mayor Hlnnkenburgf. "We Have Found Each Other at Last" T -Lb 1113 one touch of nature which was ncces- bary to make the United States and Can ada kin has been found. More effective than reciprocity treaties, more direct than Inter marriage, tho spiritual brotherhood of Can ada and these States has been found in Winnipeg. Epomous overpayments have been mnde to contractors on the new Parliament buildings. The surplus wont Into a slush fund for po litical aspirants Almost a million dollars gone In graft! Pennsylvania stretches a sympathetic and cheerful hand to Manitoba. Ilanlsburg speaks to Winnipeg. Albany whispers a kind word. From every State capital, from every large city there is breathed, like a soft susurrus In the night, a word of comfort und fraternity to Canada. "Brothers," It says, "wo have found each other nt last." Common Sense Is the Best Censorship THE ridiculous failure of tho censorship in Atlantic City is In homo ways an unfortu nate Incident. An unjustifiable Interference with public right was attempted, and very properly failed. The misfortune Is that the Atlantic City authorities used proper meth ods for an Improper end, and as a result seemed to encourage the highly improper methods which prevail In the Pennsylvania censorship. If the film hi the Atlantic City case had nctually affronted public decency a police In junction ugalnst It would have been uphpld by tho Court. As a matter of fact, tho riots and disturbances were purely works of the Imagination Hut the police power and duty to act when the public senso demands censor ship Is a true principle of American govern ment. The power of a body of men to pass over nil films before they are shown to decide In advance what tho public will consider an outrnge, to rob patrons of all Initiative and all Judgment by cutting or forbidding films In advance these are tyrannical powers, un justifiable and absurd. Why shouldn't all books be referred to BUch a body? Why shouldn't the righteous ono sit In judgment on all sermons the day before they are preached? , The ofllclal censorship, acting before It Is asked to act by the community, Is a fares It Is almost good enough for a movlng-plc-ture comedy scenario, Why not fight It out? let Roventlow and Roosevelt The Jltnoy In the court room Isn't half so Interesting as the jitney on the street. ' The streets are paved with good govern ment, unless they are paved with hbles. What bad aim those French aviators have. All they can hit are arsenals and munition factories. Circumstances alter cases. The girl who has caught 179.7C5 files gets hardly as much credit as an outfielder who catches four a day. These ara the days when everybody knows more about the President's business than he does; but lie does not know It, so no harm Is done. ' German Liberals are liberal with the terri tory of other countries. They demand a" expansion of the German frontiers both on the Continent and over seas. Newspapers In Vienna are having an ex. citing time, getting (he word "Victory" to follow after "Austrian,' Hy reversion to type the word "defeat" creeps In Jr spite or everything. Great Britain Is trying to place its war loans now; winter It said to be a bad time. Bracing; a man tot a match in a aleet and snowstorm will be pleasant compared to Britain's difficulties If this war goes on much longer. LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915: "BLUE STOCKINGS" NO LONGERSHOCK US Learned Women Are Not Culled Im modest, and Their Claim of Equality With Men Is Not Seriously Disputed By ST. GEORGE BOLTON TttrS world tins made considerable progress since tho good old days when 11 was con sidered Immodest for a woman to under stand Greek, Tho Hryn Mnwr graduates may even know Sanscrit, or be nblo to read tho cuneiform Inscriptions on tho Sqmerlnn tablets, without bringing tho blush of shnmo to tho cheeks of their friends. And they nnd all other young, middle-aged nnd maturo women may display all tho learning with which they nro blessed without being grouped In n class by thomsclves ns their sisters of tho latter part of tho 18th nnd the first part of tho 19th centuries were set apart from the rest hy n special designation. The Hluo Stockings of our ancestors formed n delightful company of charming women. It Is posslblo to find n company ns delightful hero In Philadelphia, nnd ns learned nlso, though they do not attract so much attention ns was drawn to their predecessors nt n tlmo when tho gcnernl opinion of women who dlsregnrded prec edents was contained In Johnson's famous remark about the preaching of Quaker women. "A woman's preaching," snld the man who made Iloswell famous, "Is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It Is not dono well, but you tiro surprised to find It done at till." Astonishment at n Woman Who Knew Greek Not only were people shocked by tho con duct of tho modest nnd devout Quaker women; but they wero astounded at tho manifestation of learning by Elizabeth Car ter, a country parson's daughter, who trans lated Eplctetus from the Greek into Eng lish. An edition of 1000 copies was offered for sale at a guinea a copy nnd there was so great a demand for the book that 250 more copies had to bo printed nt once. Tho curious spent their money for tho volume us eagerly nnd ns willingly as they paid enormous sums four or fle years ngo for tho privilege of going up in nn airship. And Miss Carter was ono of the Hluo Stockings. Why she and other members of the coterie wero so designated has not been established to tho satisfaction of everyone. There are two favorite theories. One Is tha' Madame de Pollgnnc, a leader of French so ciety, appeared nt a reception given by Mrs. Montagu, In London, wearing blue stock ings, which were then in vogue In Pari. The English ladles, struck by tho noelty, at once adopted the fashion. As Mrs. Mon tagu'.s drawing room was tho gathering place of a company of witty nnd learned women, they s6on were called Blue Stock ings. Another theory Is that an unconven tional Englishman of brilliant parts per slted In wearing the blue worsted stockings of morning dress on all occasions Instead of the black silk of formal evening costume when ho went out. Whichever derivation is correct matters little. Tho Blue Stockings, In any event, were given to the unconven tlonallty of displaying nil the wit and all tho learning that they possessed Instead of hid ing both under a clonk of submission to tho supeilor wisdom of men. Miss Carter, who might bo called the Anna Howard Shaw of her day, was not afraid to pit her knowledge against that of tho Archlbshop of Canterbury nnd the trans lators of the King James version of the Bible. In tho course of nn argument on tho rights of women with the Archbishop she charged that the men. In order to show the superiority or the husband over tho wife, had distorted the 12th and 13th verses of the seventh chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians, where they hod translated tho same verb In two different wnys. As ap plied to tho husband they mnde the text say that ho should not "put away" his wife, but as to the wife, they mndo It read that she must not "leave" her husband. Tho Arch bishop denied her charge, but when he con sulted the orlglnnl Greek had to ndmlt that she was right. Protest Against the Double Standard And these Hluo Stockings wero audacious also. Ono has only to recall the state of morals of the eighteenth century to appreci ate tho courage that was needed to lead Mrs. Delnney, one of tho most Interesting of the group, to protest against tho double standard, n protest that some modern women havo thought they were the first to mako ngalnst tho custom by which the men demanded of their wives a course of conduct which would mako It Impossible to foist upon tho family a spurious heir to the titles and estates of the husband. She objected vigor ously, "Not against the restraint we are un derfor that I extremely approvo of but tho unreasonable license tolerated In tho men." Mrs. Montagu, the queen of the group, might havo been a 20th century woman, so far in advance of her time she was. No modern employer of labor had more selfish enlightenment than she, for she was In the habit of treating the families working In her colliery In Northumberland with hu man consideration, feasting them periodi cally and distributing toys and clothing among them. Sho pursued this policy, Bhe admitted, because benefits of this sort "and a general kind behavior glvo a good deal of advantage to the coal owners as well as to the colliers!" Space Is lacking to tell of Mrs, Thrale, Hannah More, Funny Burney, Mrs. Vesey and the rest. These women, with their de termination to Interest themselves in what ever was interesting, and not merely In' what men thought the weaker sex should be con cerned with, wero the forerunners of tho broad. minded "women who are still engaged In the fight for complete emancipation tor. themselves and thels sisters. But they were not the originators of the movement. At the close of tho 17th century, about a hundred years before the Blue Stockings were asserting themselves most charmingly In London and in the country houses round about, Mrs. Astell proposed a college for tho higher education of women. But even at tho close of the Uth century the advocates of "women's rlghtp" -were looked down upon. Horace Walpole, who called Mary Wool stonecraft Shelley's demand for those right the voice of a "hyena in petticoats," could not have found words to express his opinion of Jane A,ddams, for example, or of Carrie Chapman Catt, or Mary Wlnsor, or Caroline Katzensteln, or of any of the multitude of other women who are demanding that th State recognize in tho laws what la generally admitted every wh le, that woman ! man's equal. THE WEST'S OWN LIBERTY BELL On July 4, 1778, It Proclaimed the Americanization of the Coun try North of the Ohio How the Kentuckians Came to Kas kaskia A Romantic Tale By ROBERT THERE'S another Liberty Hell beside that on which the railroads are now of fering ctit rates. On July 4, 1778, Just two years after a famous event in Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell of the West Joyously pro claimed tho Americanization of that vast country lying between the Ohio River nnd tho Great Lake's the old Northwest Terri tory. In the dim vestibule of tho Church of the Immaculato Conception, In New Kas kaskla. It rests today, somewhat corroded with age, and, lo, the heavy bronze Is cracked. There Is something else of aca demic Interest to Phlladelphlans. The Lib erty Bell of-the West has been to the fair the World's Fair In Chicago In 1S93. It is ten years older than the relic now following the transcontinental circuit, for It was the gift of Louts XV long ago to his children of the little French village of Kaska,s.kia, In New France. It was then that tho Franco of the, New World comprised tho valleys of tho four great rivers, tho St. Lawrence, the Ohio, the Missouri and the Mississippi. It was the country of Nicollet nnd Allouez, Marquette, Jollet and La Salle, bold adventurers and soldiers, brave and patient priests. On the banks of the mighty Father of Waters, where tho Oknw formed a peninsula which today is the "Ragged Island," tho Jesuit missionaries founded a church, and thero a French set tlement grow up, called Cascnsqula by tho people then In a few years tho King of France heard of the little church In the far nway wilderness, and to show his pleasure ho ordered a great bronze bell to bo cast nnd shipped over the seas and borne through tho forest to the hardy pioneers of religion and empire. On it was graved an Inscription, part of it illegible today, but telling tho peo ple that the bell was the "gift of the king." In the winter of 1742, thirteen years before tho French nnd Indian Wars, It reached Kaskaskla. Clark Comes to Kaskaskia In course of tlmo New France, east of the Mississippi, became English soil. The British soldiers built new forts In the Illinois and Ohio countries. Their commander, when the Revolution came, was Hamilton, the "Hair Buyer," he who hired the Indians for murder. But before this, from Virginia nnd the Carollnas, tho Boones and the Clarks and hundreds of other Intrepid spirits had crossed the blue wall of tho Alleghenles into Ken tucky. The year 1777 was above all years the year of murderous Indian raids upon the new made homeB of the Kentucky frontiersmen. George Rogers Clark, ono of the chief heroes on tho roll of American history, recrossed the mountains Into Virginia and laid before Gov ernor Patrick Henry his plans for seizing the British posts north of the Ohio, whence the Indian raiders were dispatched Bouth ward to kill and massacre, The Governor listened with little favor at first, but granted Clark a commission as lieutenant colonel and gave him a small supply of ammunition and Virginia money, Clark returned to Ken tucky and raised a force of 150 back won Is men. From their rendezvous, on an Island of tho Ohio opposite the site of the present city of Louisville, thoy set out on the expe dition so graphically described In Churchill' novel, "The Crossing." The hardships of their marches In tho Northwest country need not be recounted here, but they wero such as to try tho mettle and physical endurance of even the hardiest of the hardy pioneers of that romantlo ago of difficulties and perils, Clark's first capture was Fort Gage, nt tho foot of a bluff a few miles to tho east of Kaskaskla, Then he advanced on Kaskas kla. the territorial capital, which the British had left almost unprotected through Ignor ance of the colonial expedition, which Clark had organized with as much secrecy as pos sible. The American force stealthily entered the village about midnight, nlmlnir to sur prise the fort The lone sentry Jn&We tho stockade was dozing. Clark's ringing volco woke him with the summons) "Open the Bate! Open the gate In the nam of Virginia and the Continental Congress." The bolt was drawn and Clark with a num ber of hla men entered the fort. The thor oughly dlsguBted British Governor was put under guard. Tne .village pf Kaskaskla then woke up. Kxcltement and fear continued In the house and the streets until joy came Jn the morning, wjth better knowledge of the Invaders purposes. Colonel Clark Mitt men tnrpuh tht yij. "OH, PORTER!" Il IIILDRETH lage. They went their several ways, knock ing nt this door and that. "The Colonel bids you come to the fort." Clark mado a simple, straightforward speech that won the hearts of the people. This Is part of what he said that day: "Citizens of Kaskaskla, the King whom you renounced when tho English conquered you, tho great King of France, has judged for you and the French people. Knowing that the American cause Is Just, he is send ing his Ilcets and regiments to fight for it against tho British King, who until now has been your sovereign." These words tho village priest translated to the people. The Old Gascon Speaks Out of the crowd an old man, with skull cap resting on his slivered hair, emerged, tapping the ground uncertainly with lils gold-headed cane. "Monsieur," Tie said, tremulously, "you will pardon an old man If ho show feeling. I am born seventy year ago in Gascon. I inhabit this country thirty year, and last night I think I not live nny longer. Last night wo make our peace with tho good God and come hero today to die. But we know you not," he cried, with a sudden and surprising vigor. "Hn, we know you not! They told us lies and we were humble and believed. But now we are Americans," he cried, his voice pitched high, as ho pointed with trembling arm to tho Stars and Stripes above him. "Mes enfonts, vivo les Bostonnais! Vive les Amerlcnlns! Vivo Monsieur le Colonel Clark, snuveur do Kaskaskla!" Colonel Clark took the old Gascon by tho hand, and all tho people became his friends for this and for other things ho had dono and said that morning. lie told them to take their time to think over their oath of allegiance to the new-born nation. Tho Kaskasklans trooped out of the gate the good Father Glbault leading them as be fore. But presently tho priest returned with a few followers to the place where Colonel Clark wns talking with his captains. Tho Bell Rings Out Father Glbault stepped slowly forward and said: I "I am Pere Glbault. sir. cum nf vn kuBkia. Thero is something that still """ra mo gooa citizens. "And what is that, sir?" asked Clark. .no priest hesitated. Then ho made his petition: "If your Excellency will only allow the church to be opened , ho began Clark's answer was kindly and emphatic. My good father," he said, "an American commander has but one .relation To any church. And that ls"-he added with fonce 'to protect It. For all religions are equal boforo the Republic." Q In a moment the priest, looking at Clark wit , steadfast eyeo, replied solemnly: By that answer, your Excellency has KasdkaSj'Ur GVernment pealed out the anthem Slt!";? Klous liberty through Kaskaskla ami a,". the country round about. ' how he tndnr.4 .!.::: "'". Amecans, and J Sir rr.i'- Fvz . . "'" oal" "I al eglanea to the American colonies The nrml Buyer" along with it. Other posts eU I, the hands of Clark and t.i. L nt0 s ,:,znirL'L"i """ it SMS '" iWKLS Other 4nen the Ka.ku.km bWl ha. runout ltayJQXa'aMMCl,A'vw' .jfi lji3l 'Jafl though now It Is silent. In tho early dan 111 rang for funcrnlB nnd the weddings of tip : Menards, the Sauciers, tho Vlgos, the 'lJ marches, the Bonds, the Monlsons airdtiS; Ergars. It has rung for all the great expw riences of human lit!. In "l'annee dei grands eaux" tho year of the great wattny that was In 1785 It rang to warn th people of the sudden rise of the Mlsslsifpjl that submerged tho village of Kaskaskli; It rang again In 1890, when the floods brolij K"uft 'c wmv-w.i. iv mw .iui lii auu O. 10T, rent seeking to escape from the river wpt inu luivu. i.nu jiuioic priest, managed tori reach the church nnd ring an nlarm, m$ tho building crumbled beneath the Waveiv Then the people founded' a new town neati which they called the New Kaskaskla, aaj there they took tho old bronzo bell, the "lift of tho king," which they had rescued froa1 the hungry river. MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOO! To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir I was Interested In reading a recent edP torlal In the Evening Ledqeh, entitled Whit I'lattsburg Is Proving." It happens that I nm so situated In Jxiitntti that I am required to be at my desk a great portion or the time, and that my absence, from it is dependent upon my associates' rjini, Con sequently It wss impossible for me $4 tawilh advantage of this month at Plattsburg, although I quite approve of the plan and believe that It Is a proper undertaking for any man whose figej la such that he might be required for war pu poses. Thero are others, no doubt. In the einw position, and If they are, wo would not Triad to have It thought that we were lacking la patriotism. In lew of the fact that we did not' go to Plattsburg. It Is Impossible for some of those to ko thai would like to, but It Is not impossible to place tK fore them an opportunity of the course of trate? Ine Which Is clven jit Plattsburir. Thin would bo accomplished possibly by means of a mS rcspondence school, organized by the War DfcJ paruneni or tne uovernmeqt, conducted: along llnil(I Dlmtln. tit 4t.nA n9 a. I..... ji.MianAnit..Ml ....vo U......U. iu iiiuac ui utuci tut i vnifuuucuiri schools which have been so successful. L A correspondence school could glvo Instructkm; as to military and naval commands, varlour uses of arms, and no doubt could later on bf developed to give a course In army maneuvrlnr,1 such that those having the course could, llj Instruction camp, have the advantage of knowj ' ing ucrorehand tho various orders, positions, army equipment, and many other details, which it no doubt takes soma time to Instruct even those who have reported for training at a camp. A squad of men with this prellmln-uT Information should undoubtedly pick up tM field maneuvrlng and the army life much more readily than If they had not had the benefit of me school education. T. E. BROWN.: Philadelphia, August 26. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW AVhether or not Ruef has reformed, San FraM Cisco lias. Indianapolis News. We shall hear with eagerness all that aer-jj many has to say, but she must say eomethiaf io me point, uaitlmore Sun. International law Is largely a roughly rtP balance between geographical accidents, t England ought to "play the game." Sprlngfl i.tpuijiican. It Is not cowardice; it 1. not tcmporiiintT 13 la not yielding one inch of our rights or) tMl high seas to give time in reasonable .space 'J whatever Germany may wish to say. Boawfl Post. The difference betwenn thu vlnlntlnn of Dan. lib neutrality and the assault on BeljtumjO the difference between striking an Innocent! bystander In a street row and deliberately shooting up a hospital. Chicago Journal. TRUST In the path of duty crows manv a thorn. And bleak I. the scorn of a selfish world; But there never mm nlcht withmit it mora. And after the tempest the clouds are 'i"1! For over alt sprcodeth the bright blue aky, And we trust In our God. who is always nigh William Winter! AMUSEMENTS B. F. KEITH'S THEATK1 CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH BTJIEET8 JLUU THAT IB BEBT IN YAVDUVILLHI Tom Lewis & Co,i our (at? Garrick NowMcrVifl HOWE'S T&W 1 o?m Next Week CALIFORNIA EXPOSITIONS ia- THE MARKET T ABOVE J 11 A. M TO mis r " RTANTiTW George Fawcett UiiiUllMJA n 1-rn, Maieatr of tha I DHU'iiony urcneaira ana uoiowa. NIXON'S GRAND today atia. T ft 9 "THE EARL AND HIE a WAHHI'.N A nriNr.HVi IJOO LEANDEItl WAHD MOWJ UAIU, BTATZKH a,UI.I LYi FUN KOTO FILMS. 1 a LADIES' MATINKB TODAt - UaSinO ROSEY POSEY GMM ana kA u&uuan Dumont's DUMOWfl MINSTRKW ftth and Arch Bl. Rawcntnc Haturdar. MfttlBM 9d NlabAii IS rrocadero MSiJm MIW
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