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lA, rhll.Jrlplili. Thur.J.y. April '.9. 111?
Imagine a big concern like Raid-
rln'a Locomotive Works conducted on a
ystem thai ii not selective! 11 can't be
one.
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IS'o one can ever expect to bo ex-
used or forgiven for wasting one crust
KM: one cent that can be used to help
lerlca to win.
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) "IJI'l to control explosives Is pond-
rig," declares a headline. CJerrnans
Itlonsj tho western front arc doubtless
sore than anxious to have such ti mens-
paiacd.
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Sweden cannot expect to remain
lie b'essed peaceful place It has been for
Mrty .three tnonth.t now that mos.t of tho
Dclallsts and pacifists .a Europe are con-
regatlns there.
Tho men who can tango till 3 n. :n.
ftlurlng tho world's crisis must be pro
tected from our common danger, ns well
has tho women nnd children. Ileal men
llfho aro enlisting In the navy will have
MO'flght for weak persons of both sexes.
tea
fo This la the anniversary of the bat-
.qt Lexington. 'Here onco the embat-
farmers stood and fired tho shot
kfd 'round tho world." Here, today,
111 the farmers stick to their farms If
Ihey would mako their fiery message
ird In Kurone.
SiV
AH America hopes that Sarah Hern-
It's serious Illness will not prove fatal.
tut If tho end Is to bo now, at least It
111 not comu to the great artist In what
in be called a foreign land, but In u
prcpubllc whoso aspirations nro one with
er glorious native" France.
Hurrah for Georgo Boutcher nnd
tiers llko him! Turned down by nrmy
nnd navy for being slightly underweight,
this youth of nineteen enlists on a farm,
rtiere a vigorous outdoor llfo will soon
rive him those extra pounds so that he
an qualify for military service nfter ho
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as helped to reap tho harvest that must
rln this war. It makes ono feel proud
a be under tho same flag with such a
nallant spirit.
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If the cry for preparedness In last
nfer's campaign meant anything. It
it that Wilson should stand for.unl-
service. Now that he does, what
use has any Republican for not help.
tithe President to get It? Most of the
bbornness, as a matter of fact, Is
aocratlc.
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(r.V. TTatvlanil1tt' la Yit-i B( m tt It n far vnav
l y d.M aOVUtto to nilHV all 14 Llta jr 4IUII
-n open town. It Is not fortified, not
against Ideas. If citizens Insist upon
tnd keep Insisting, we can have a
rto stamp out tho "dope" trafllc that
'ftunderminlng tho health of young ln-
Btnai workers wno nave only tamed
hlr first "sniff' and whose energy wo
tov make clothes for our soldiers,
ills nnd cannon. Vt'a may even have
proprlatlons passed to defend the State
Inst dangerous agents of the Kaiser
are at large.
Of course, thero must be something
iBS with Chief Council If fines have
j. imposea on sireet-cieamng Con
ors, it can't possioiy do me ciouas
onous dust that swirl up from the
Into the nostrils of our children
are to blame. Let the contractor-polltl-
understand this: They aro not
to use the big war news on tho
';pago, of the newspapers as a red
g to draw across tho path oi the
fight for clean streets. Chief Con-
M'not, going to bo shelved for doing
fcrty.'-War news Is not going to keep,
Uie puouo tne xacis aDout roscauy
tfrt Hvould bring down upon us
summer scourge1 of infantile
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j)tlNi:.onvlnclng terseness, and the
i WIHty or, Joan u. jonnson were
brilliantly demonstrated In
ifttwn In. his generous will
sill art, treasures to the city
igtf Breat lf-wyer loved
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With this1' telling Injunction. It la do
v6ld of pretentious and meaningless legal
phraseology, .unclouded by the pompous
podantry that sometimes masquerades as
erudition. Admirers of Shnkcspoaro nre
ever regretting the Hard's will with Its
heiiuest of t'jo "second boat bod" to Anno
Hathaway. No more apologies nro ltd
mlsslbto for Mr. Johnson's testament
than for the achievements of his life.
The man was Ricat till death, and beyond.
NO TRIFLING WITH PERIL!
TITK HAVE no patlenco with subter
fuges. Tho nation Is at war, nnd It
must wago war by inodern methods. Mem
bers of Congress who nre still drugged by
pacifist sentiment must recollect that
pacifism ns tin Issue ceased to exist when
tho declaration of war was passed,
Tho only Issue now Is how to bring the
conflict to an end at the earliest possible
moment. That means clllclent warfare,
and olllcjent warfare Is not possible with
out scientific organization. Scientific or
ganization Is not possible under a volun
teer system,
Thero nie some who think woro In no
danger. We say to them that the whole
world Is In danger until tho fangs of the
submarine have been drawn. Those
mighty blows which the Allies are deliver
lng In France depend on the maintenance
of free Intercourse between America nnd
Europe. The energy for the hammering
must come from our mines, our factories
nnd our fields. Tomorrow Herman sub
marines may be tertorlzing steamship
lanes along our const.
If Germany Is btaten, no claim to that
effect hns come from 1'aris or Iondon,
Both capltuls ic-illze tho gravity of tho
task nhcad. So long as millions of armed
Germans nre at largo so long Is tho peiil
real nnd menacing.
It Is not enough 'for us to make ready
slowly. Whether tho success of the
Kaiser bo probable or Improbable, It Is
our duty to prepare against the dreariest
of possibilities. We must bo ready to take
the full burden of battle If our European
friends become unublo longer to endure It.
We must have an nrmy and a navy
able unassisted to combat tho full powers
of tho Central Umpires. That Is simple
common sense. AVhat tho world has not
expected to happen has happened; what
tho world does not expect to happen may
happen.
We tecelve letters complaining that
"tho rich and the editors who urgo pre
paredness" are not enlisting. Mnnynre
nnxlous to do their bit, but do not know
just where they nro most needed. Selec
tive conscription Is a gieat democratic
meth&d, for It gives full asstlinnce that no
class shall escape; that nil, ilch or poor,
educatod or uneducated, will put their
quota at tho disposition of tho Govern
ment. Selectlvo conscription Is republi
canism in lis very essence.
There wero draft riots In New York
In opposition to tho measures which won
the Civil War. But tho clear-vlsloned
Lincoln stood fust for conscription be
cause ho knew It meant less sacrifice In
tho end. There are men prono now to light
against tho only suie means of getting
tesults, Just ns there weio then. They
must bq outvoted by patt lots.
In this most tremendous of crises, tho
description "of which pauperizes words, It
Is essential that the President's hands bo
upheld, that the House of Representatives
throw its prejudices to the winds and
back its declaration of war by legislation
enabling the nation to make war in the
only way in which it can bo waged with
any chance of success. There ui,o Con
gressmen who fear they may bo beaten in
tho next elections if they vote for bolectlve
conscription. Better that nil of them bo
defeated than that their country taste tho
bitter cup.
OUR AIM IS CLEAR
AMERICA Intends to bo bound by no
. agreement not to mako a separate
peace, nnd tho Entente knows It. America
alms through war to help secure and
maintain the permanent pcaco of tho
world, and the Entente knows that too.
Every step now tuken by the highest
authorities lit the nations that aro our
associates In arms incontestnbly proves
these striking facts.
That such perfect appreciation of a
national position Is to bo the spirit of tho
Krnnco-Brltlsh-Amerlcan war council to
be held in Washington admits of no
doubt. Europe does not havo to ask
what wo mean. For neatly thrco years,
with President Wilson as our mouthpiece,
we have maintained a consistent policy
looking toward a "world set free," a world
In which neither tho baneful tyranny of
dynasties nor tho lust for territorial ag
gression will bo tolerated.
As one new nation after another en
tered the fray the Entento belligerents
hastened to bind each fresh member with
terms completely mutual and reciprocal.
Unquestionably this immediate deslro to
compel n. fight to a finish was prompted
by suspicions as to the real motives of
cac'.i new ally.
Our purposes are so clear and have
been repeatedly explained with such
matchless force and logic that to ques
tion them by Insistence on treaty formal
ities would take on almost the aspect of
an, Insult. That the Entente Is making
no such blunder pays the highest tribute
to the' frankness of American diplomacy
and the unsullied Idealism of American
purposes.
?t Is not alone plans to .defeat Germany
which will Co aiscussea witn our states
jjnen by' Balfour, Vlvlani and their .con,-'
'freres.'but a program that will perma
nently Insure the world .against another
AnMCeMotW statrtend and France, were
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ROTHSCHILD
ON WILSON
The Distinguished F r e n ch
Banker Regards the Presi
dent as One of the Great
est Living Men
By HENRI BAZIN
lleclplent of tho Croix d Duerrn, Member of
the. Hncleti) dea (lens de Letire and
H(M-ctal t'orreeponitent of the
KVE.NINO I.BDOKH
PARIS, March 27.
PIU'KHJl'NT WILSON, . Bccordlng to
R.iron Henri do Rothschild, will go down
In world history ns tho greatest single fig
ure In the world war, nnd In American
history with the wreath of linmortnllty
tlint enshrines Washington nnd Lincoln.
In nn Interview
granted mo tho su
premo h o a d r,f the
grent banking Instl
tutlun said,
"Tim President of
the t tilted Ktntes
has tinned tho most
sublime page In his
tory slnei the world
b v gn n Ills true
greatness will never
lie fully within the
peispectlvo of con
Icinpniary life, but
will Iimm uhlte nnd AON nimist lln.l)
largo nt Its genuine iiiq as years recede
Into tho future A weaker man would
have rant the die long since. And many a
man of qulto other than weakness would
have acted In righteous Impulsiveness nt
the time of the Lusltuiila, or on the occa
sions nfter It In which Germany violated
American rights
"Hut the Chief Magistrate of tho 1'nlted
States, despite personal iiplnlnii as recently
proclaimed, despite bitter nilverse ciltl
olBin. despite documentary evidence or con
stant German Intrigue and duplicity, wa
tered not an iotii fiom the path of duty
to his great trust as his conscience saw
It, until, In his Judgment nml wisdom, It
became necessary to defend that trust the
honor and dignity of his nation against de
Illieiate, announced aggression.
"Only tho greatest of gieat men could
have so hided his time Only a ruler of tho
highest quality could hao waited so calmly
nnd patiently, even nnilit calumny and sar
casm, for tho supremo hour to strike.
He Cried "Halt!" to Germany
"Vour President has taken front rank
among tho fifteen bundled millions upon
tho .earth hn havo cried 'Halt!' to Ger
many and her allies, and In that cry an
nounced tn thoso who havo dishonored
civilization that their reign is over.
"No single mail In history will occupy
so suhllmo a place. Ho stands sldo by sldo.
oven alv.td of Washington and Lincoln, a
modest living man wearing the wreath of
Immortality crowning these Illustrious
dead.
"It Is as If his voice had shed light and
clailty upon the wholo neutral world nnd
that through It all humanity had arisen
In protest against further propagation of
that microbe, German Kultur, which other
wise threatened to Infest tho world. No
nation can longer remain Indifferent to
choice. It must either bo for German
carnago ur against It.
"Tho Presldont'ii leccnt acts and their
results, the protests of China and llrazll
and .Spain and all the nations between and
nhout them, sound us a trumpet In the
heavens for tin.' cause of light. Germany is
condemned. She has no court of appeal.
She must submit, and her pooplo learn that
their own salvation for ever and ayo rests
in admission and contrition ns to the un
speakable crimes perpetrated by a dynasty
misrepresenting the best Instincts It mis
governs. "Indeed, civilization should take in band
the protection of Infant and unborn Ger
many and educato It that tho evil now
dominating tho nation through evil educa
tion be put to death through lack of fol
lowers. Llfo must be mado possible for
nations touching the borders of tho Ger
man Kmplrc, and that llfo will only bo pos
sible thiough tho definite destruction of
Prussiaulsm and the bunlshmeut from
power of tho Ideas and tho men holding
them who havo upon their shoulders the
crimes of the ages.
"Tho sun must Bhlne for nil time after
this carnage. It will. And of all the men
who in wisdom of tlmo and greatness of
act havo shown It to tho world, President
Woodrow Wilson, of tho United States,
stands in the front rank."
Rothschild's Muny Charities
Uaron Rothschild, or, us he Is utfectlon
ately called throughout Paris, "Monsieur
Henri." has served at the front. Ho holds
tho modest rank of Becond lieutenant In the
French army, permanently detached from
front service that he may devoto his time
to his many philanthropies. In Paris he
maintains ut his ontlro personal expense
eleven private hospitals, where an average
of 4000 wounded nro constantly cared for.
Ho has established In the Rue Damremont
a "restaurant populalre," where 5000 meals
are served dally, free of all charge, to the
wives and dependents of soldiers of France.
The food Is In quality and quantity equal to
that served in the best restaurants of the
capital. All that is lacking is the luxury of
service. For those who wish to pay, a
nominal charge of fifty centimes, or about
eight cents, Is mado for a four-course meal
with wlno. Any moneys so received are
given to a fund for the mutilated.
In the ballroom of his residence In the
Faubourg St. Honore, looking out upon
an Immense garden that forms ono with
that of the President of the' republic on one
side and the British Ambassador on the
other, twenty clerks and secretaries look
after "Monsieur Henri's" philanthropies
under his personaf direction.'
These Include the forwarding every
month of 3000 packages of creature com
fort to the 3000 pollus at the front who have
tho Baron Henri de Rothschild as "par
rain," or godfather. And It numbers many
others of lesser volume.
"They are all but very little as against
the much to do," he said as I left him. "I
am happy to feel that I am In a position
to do that which I am permitted to do for
France."
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VERY' RELIGIOUS
"An" what-d' ye think aboot William Mc-
Tavlah?" asked Malcolm Mcintosh.
"Hee's the mabrt releegious jnoh 1' this
netborhood!" aaaerted .Kenneth Douglas,
positively.,. . ',..-,
;. 'Vli,e-uaT!;:.Tiets, mon 'Hlum la
vtotont'JsrfsUer,; --Vrt,' ' C
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Tom Daly's Column
In the very remote possibility of a
fJormnn U-boat attack upon Atlantlo City
It Is our prayer that no harm may come
to tho Absecon Light. It Illuminates past
years for usj and recently we asked and
received from the Government further
light, to wit:
The lighthouse ut Absecon Inlet, N.
J., was constructed during the years
18&5 and 1856, under the direction of
Major Hnrtmnn Uache, continued by
Lieutenant, afterward General, George
G. Meade and completed by Lieut. Win,
E. Raynolds, all of Topographical Engi
neers, U. S. army. The work was dona
by hired lnbor under tho acts of Au
gust 3, 1854, and August 18, 18S6, ap
propriating 152,436.62 for that pur
.pose, A portion, a very small portion, iff that
appropriation, went Into tho wage en
velopo of our father, of happy memory.
A young Journeyman bricklayer, having
Just qualified In his trado at that tlmo,
ho put Into bis work something moro
than tho bricks and the mortar, litor
ho becamo a builder along other und
widely different lines, but this, us ho
often declared, was his masterpiece.
Ho was proud of his nrtlsnushlp and
nover qulto forgnvo those authorities who
covered up his brickwork with the plaster
which has defaced it for perhaps a
generation.
A German shell deliberately aimed at
tho old Absecon Light would bo ono of
tho things most likely to mako us for
get our ago and grab a gun,
1775 APRIL 19 1!)17
Here's to the men who, sUle bn .tide
At Concord bridge, met Jlnuland't jtrlda,
Disdaintnp death, now freedom born,
And staked their all, that April man:'.
J. W. U
"Thero is," writes R. L. M "a perfectly
natural wouldn't you say? but none tho
less unusual, combination of signs at two
of our theatres which adjoin ono another;
"GETTING MARRIED'
"SO LONG LETTY"
Boss I may fight In tho trenches, but
when I'm theie this won't happen when I
call some little tin horn:
"Who wishes to speak to Mr. Tinhorn?"
"Mr. Franklin "
".Mr. Simpson?"
"No, Mr. F-r-n-n-k-l-l-n Franklin,"
"Mr. Francis?"
"No, darn It. Mr. Goldstein!"
"Yes, Mr. Goldstein ; do you wish to
speak to Mr. Tinhorn personally?"
"No, I want .to sing to him."
"What do you wish to speak about?'
"Nono of
business!
Do I get him or don't I?"
"Mr. Tinhorn Isn't in now,"
Kit All.
Add H. C. L.
And now we learn from tho reading of
certain advertisements It will aim to bo
"the watch that made $1.35 famous."
hi IT'S BAVOIt
Bo lony as some men fight
"or honor's name.
Or die for what seems tight,
Abhorring shame.
lAfe still seems sweet and good;
Hut If the dan
When men withhold their blood
Her debts to pay
Hhall ever come, the earth.
Poor, iHfc damned sod,
True men will curse, and birth
Aiul life and God.
VARLEY
When wo learned that tho visitor had
called In tho hope of selling us n llnynes
car we smiled. "It sounds so much llko
tho ono we've got," wo said. "Ours is
a Heywood." "Heywood?" sez he. "Yup,"
sez wc. "Ul'nja never hear of a Hey
wood?" "Nope," sez he, dropping Into
our native tQngue. "You never hud oc
casion to buy a baby carriage then," sez
wo; "and besides, look at this." Wo
showed him our last month's shoo bill,
which tho morning mall had Just brought
to us. Ho began to gather up the tools
with which uuto salesmen attempt to
pry n fellow loose from his surplus.
"AValt a minute," wo begged. "Don't
tako your card. It Interests us strangely."
Down In the left-hand corner, In modest
typo, was printed his name J. Levi
Kelly. "Reminds us of our friend Julius
Tannon, our favorUe Mawruss Perl
mutter," we said. Julius married an Irish
girl and their little son William Is called
"Mike" for short. Only the other day Pa
Tannen sent us a radiograph of the lad's
earliest hyphenated gesture;
One of tho best pieces of verse Eng
land has reaped fiom the war Is this, by
Miss W. M. Letts, included in her book,
"Halloween and Poems of tho War,"
which E. P. Dutton & Co. have Just
brought out on this side:
THE SPIRES OF OXFORD
I saw the spires of Oxford
As I was passing by,
The grey spires of Oxford
Against a pearl-grey sky ;
Sfy heart was with the Oxford men
Who went abroad to die.
They left the peaceful river.
The cricket field, .the quad,
The shaven lawns of .Oxford
To seek a bloody sod.
They gave their merry youth away
For country and for God.
God rest you, happy gentlemen,
Who laid your good lives down,
Who took the khaki and the gun
Instead of cap and gown.
God bring you to a fairer place
Than even Oxford town.
The Hospital Committee of the Sa
maritan Hospital has requested me to
notify you that the Samaritan Hospital
announces the opening of a Dispensary
for the diagnosis and treatment of per
sons suffering with Rose Cold and
Hay Fever.
Circular letter,
"Hist!" warns Filbert, "this Is clearly
a blow at the freedom of the sneeze,"
AlBlA nAHMAM U. I.
. i??"''i " wun
the biumo for our anthem, and It sound
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
More About Suffrage and So
cialism Roosevelt and Ar
guments -for Con
scription A SOCIALIST'S COMMENT
To tho Editor of the livening Ledger:
Sir Some of your readers may wonder
what In tho reason of tho discussion about
socialism and woman suffrage in your col
umns. I myself could not qulto under
stand, after 1 had read ono of the aitlclcs
(I believe I missed tho Urst few,), why such
a subject should bo discussed In the 'jpeo
ple's" columns of your paper by olllclals of
tho anti-woman suffrage movement. But
after reading several articles tho reason be
came obvious enough. It III behooves tho
dignity of any movement, to which Uicre Is
any dignity attached, to tako advautago of
space devoted to tho people to propagate a
cause ; and It Is with great gratification
that 1 noted that no Socialist of note con
descended to the tactics of thoso who aro
evidently an adjunct of tho Penroso-Mc-Doyltt
machine. Of course, the anti-suffrage
advocates resent being classed with antl
Prohlbltlonlsts, but It Is common knowledge
that the most vigorous opponents of suf
frage ate tho saloon proprietors and, to a
great extent, the bicvvery and Bartenders'
Union.
As a member of the Socialist party, I
feel safe In saying that no Socialist denies
that buffragottes aro Socialists becauso he
would bo ashamed to own them. He denies
It simply becauso figures have branded It a
falsehood. The Socialist party at the last
election polled less than a million votes.
If tho suffragettes wero Socialists the votes
of tho women alone would by far exceed
that number. The Socialists would bo
mighty glad to acknowledge that EUffra
gettes wero Socialists If they wcie, nnd it
antl-Prohlbltlonlsts imagine they can Injure
either the Socialist parly or tho suffrage
movement by trying to show an ofllclal re
lation between the two, they nre coming
shoit of their object, nnd their zeal tends
only to air their Ignorance of either move
ment. I have read a bit of Socialist litouature
and listened to dozens of Socialist lectures
la my time, but have yet to read or hear of
tho "Women's Department of Socialism,"
which our friend Von White tells us about.
Von White also tells us that women In
politics Is no "new" experiment. Being a
worklngman, I can lay no claim to having
exhaustively read history, but his statement
might navo more weight it he would inform
us when (possibly It wnB beforo tho rough
Stone Age) an cxtenslvo move was made
even to give women tho privilege of getting
into politics. The Indirect influence of a
privileged few women in courts is not
women in politics.
He appeals to us. "Let us havo facts.
If vvu havo socialism we shall have woman
suffrage; political, ecenomtc and social in
dependence of women and men also; the
destruction of the home, tho decline of
Christian religion and morals, the decay of
the State, etc."
There Is ono statement In the entire para
graph that can be accepted as a fact. That
Is, "If we have socialism wo shall have
woman suffrage." .Any one of the stripe of
those who denied that woman had a soul
would have a pretty miserable life under
Socialist rule. Just, what he means by "po
litical, economic and social Independence"
la more than I can grasp, If wo Interpret
it according to the letter wa must conclude
that he tells us that we must be thralls If
we would enjoy the homo. Christian religion
and morals, and tho State. In, other words.
If we would bo Independent politically and
economically we must sacrifice our home
religion and the State. Our forefathers
fought for and won political independence
in '76, and It Is pretty hard for us to be
lieve that they were not, and for the most
part' their, .progeny Is not, at least as reli
gious as our modern antl-Prohlbltlonlst and
anti-suffrage advocates.
He assures us that history urovea that
anarchy followed, by a dictator are nat-
ura, consequences of social revolutionary
I movenwnta- His, history apparently Is ilka
1 all -' - trf,, til, 'VVv r
"JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENSI"
lng to my Information, Is a conglomeration
of misstatements. Ills arguments, to say tho
least, are ancle'nt and smack of tho darkest
ftges. CROMWELL E. WILLIAMS.
Allentown, Pa , April 17.
T. R. AND CONSCRIPTION
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir My reasoning may be faulty, but It
Is my humble opinion that Theodoro Roose
velt has Injured tho cause of selectlvo con
scription moro than any individual In this
country. For two years he went about the
country preaching that the volunteer sys
tem of enlistment for war wns wrong. He
termed it pernicious and vlolniiu. TI fni-re.
'fully portrayed the general harm that
would come to the nation by Its uso In a
crlslH.
War comes, und what happens? Tho only
man in this country who seeks a major
general's twin star for a, volunteer divi
sion is Theodore Roosevelt, He says that
ho can raise 100,000 men. Naturally, those
who opposo the universal scrvlco say that
If ho can do this It is a strong argument
for tho volunteer system. It argues di
rectly against tho necessity for conscripr
tlon. If I wero a proponent of the volunteer
system I would naturally hold that If T. R
can raise 100,000 men. what Is tlict matter
with William J. Bryan getting 100,000 more,
giving some of his million a chance to leap
tj arms by sunrise; what Is to prevent
Wlllnm S. Vure from mobilizing 50,000.
nnd, under these conditions, it dozen men In
tho nation could give us a volunteer army
of at least 500,000. Roosevelt argues that
nono of his men Is nt ihn n,.ni.ii.
Another excellent argument to put Into the
"'" Ul l" 'oes or universal service.
They may naturally assert that if Roose
velt can get an nrmy of 100,000 men above
the conscrlptive ages, what is the need of
taking the boys and best youth of the
country and sending them to the trenches
when the more mature manhood Is wllllne
to go voluntarily? wuung
RoeveU-nHn ltetY ot ""Option that
Al!(nia 4a nllt. i
rs tn in '..vr:.:"". 'u",crous ir you
..,.... ,. jmiury mono wi,n fovn- .u. ......
teer system. How.vt T .:: " vulun-
and argument.
trcumenf " ",clr e" aid
Pottsvllle, Pa.,
m, a.
April 17.
MISS RANKIN'S VOTE
If a few men had shown as much emn
tlon In voting for war as Miss RarTwJ?;
in voting for neuce ther J,, llankl.n dld
prospect of securing their assistance in
malting tho war fruitful. What S ?, ln
kin did was to suffer the full force of ??."
conflict between patriotism and tnTm.J
and to express It with unornchV il"lnln,,
sho can continue to bo slmllarlv aineo' u
will udd a quality to the HberaUons of the
House of Representatives which U need
aulto as much at th ...': 7." needs
Rrb.rPetCnC and -'-Th8eaKeW
All Points of the Compass
Adventures In Vaudeville Rtnn
DURING our noon siesta the other day we
were reading London Punch up at the
lub' "nr Partington came aroSnd and
asked us why wo, were smiling "w .
just reading." we 'said, "this paragraph"
.A Bromley gentleman is advertiser
for a chauffeur "to drive a Ford car
out of cab-yard." Kindness is a great
thinir In nns nt tut . . " 'si
gest trying to entice it out wit?. -
piece of cheese.
"-. ct
Now, Partington la deentv i. ... .
motorcars. . 17 !,.,..- ., : ""'caiea
TSSyi!t.'iS?
In
...,,,,, ,ull ulle nimself. iio
seemed grieved when we read him whit
Punch considered a new Pord story 2
we let. him. have his cry out and towf n
It was all right and that he mWuifS
what was on his mind. "l u"
.. "Tr6 i8"'1 much of IV " said "hi.,
he other day I was Instructing an Tmateur'
o the running of a Ford which I had Am
hjm. I was telling him how to ron tli
cir Into and out of the garage baiv!
and turning, and all that-sort 'of i,n
He backed her out. ran "." LoLl ?&
.yard, ran her ,nt0 th9 ga uSStLSS
He was getting her under control an JCw
and I told him to leave her I ifitoS
inai.nn VH","i'OUt'asttn;' 'Whi .i
ra J ?-:. . r.. '1 l MT1 - Mr .
What Do You Know?
Queries of general tntereat villi ht answered,,
in this column. Ten Questions, the answers to
tWiich evert ucU-lnormed person should know,
are asked daily,
QUIZ
1. Explain thfl meanlns of the nlinue "Dread
or boozeY" which soma up a qneatlon now
belne agitated.
2. What la the "first line" of detente, and
why?
3. Who a Jules Junwrandf
4. Whero did the first Corner of the Amer
ican Colonies UBaemble?
B. Locate the place where the deatrojrar Smith
wan reported to have been attacked br a
flermnn submarine.
8. Name the rapltal of Denmark.
7. Who commanda the German armies oppes-
lnc the French In the Itheiina sector
8. Who Is David Franklin Houston?
0. What la a narcotlo drug?
10. Correct the sentence "Each of thcie per
sons were given a dollar," and explala
the correction.
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. Vomar College Is at Poughkrepale, N. T. -
2. The capital of Florida la Tallohaatre.
3i Acr.?.rdJrir ?, ?wr,,.!?v u ibie tot
an alien living In thla country to commit
treason against the United States.
4. Anny jlolern (pronounced "bull-In") wna one
!:ehea3edV,",lS,,3fO.,,Cn, VI" f Eb'"
8' IjS?.i,lLji" twar to the Induatrlal and
coal-mining region of northern France.
0. Bene Vlvlani Is the French Minister of Ju
,.? ?d.i.folTI"r. '.fender, who la a mem
in .1,. Til-f. 'Vw'e-Frencli coromlaalon now
in the United Htatea.
7" Thi-i.laJ religion In Ituaala Is that of th
Orthodox (Ireek Catholic Church, which
roustS?" 100'000'000 membSr. 'in that
8" Ulke!n HEX ,cont8lBw the entire wheat
died "S imi 0rnbjua. dietitians who
0. A " a' Rusalan peeaant The word
linnrtroiS""? 'mH-ahl," the "sh"
10.
Treason
treason nnf."7rTh8 rderal "tatuto governing
v.- .nd lla t,unIl"nent reads: "(l)Who
levIesZ'" aUta to the United States.
enemVa "Si!!,"'"!1 tnem or a3her" to their
fn the irnA 'J'.them ald nnd comfort, with
nf i n tcd States or elsewhere, is guilty
trWEn'Zn (2Wh0ver is convicted of
Setton n, L 8Ufter dettth' or t the dls
mi less than 'fivC0Urt: 8ha" b8 ""Prisoned
than sin ne. ."?. yearS and flned " leM
out nf nn00' to be evled n and collected
wJsSmTVUV J?f .h'3 ProP"ty. real and
the tht: J. Vhlch. ha was the owner at
tne time of pnmmiiu. .. . .
Rni - oucn treason, no
.sale or convevnnA u. . .
XZTtiiT ry P-orcornyv.?t.ld
holSn I J, ? '' morever, be Incapable of
It als,fcnMmCeuUnder th6 ""'ted States."
illtanS?.vW.? lVat! ""Whoever, owing
knofvledae nf Unlted State. and having
aam. M? ttie commlss'" t any treason
J' them, conceals and does not, as
the samn,ay.e'T,dlBcl03 Bnd make known
of th iru the President or to some Judge
to,.!",1"?1""' or to the Governor
State l. ,mdM.or Justlc ' particular
ahat?' i g. llty, of m'oPrloon of treason and
years 1 "5prl?ond "t more than seven
years and fined not more than U000."
"America"
lsSInKn?I;rTh8 naro,n- ' America
muffler "-attributed to Martin Waldsee
about ?e,rman KeowaPher, who lived
Cosmo'1625'.. In nla "Introduction to
Cosmography, with the Four Voyages of
tehiCwSJe,8JIU.?ius'" he dvocat.a Sfltai
exnl?r WrrId lerlca" In honor of thi
refer ,J?tfZ geographical publications
referre to It by that name.
Congressman Graham
ere'.r'nVe:a!org8 SooU Graham Is Con
fv?v?i onVtn8 Btconi 'trlct of Penn
sylvania, He has offices in the West End
Trust Building. Philadelphia.
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