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(.'ily Hall tower Is llchtcd ncaln!
Let the Kaiser put that fact In Ills plpo
and smoke It!
The. plan to censor harmless In
formation leads many to believe, that
wo may linvo a Peek-In Coiikicss In
"A'nshlnKton as well as China.
Somo ot our martyr politicians"
have nnnounced that In the uay of sac
rifice, they would co without wines nt
dinner. Mnny have been coins without
brains for years.
Kven the most optimistic (lermans
will hae a hard time showins that Un
livia's President. Penor flucrS-a, doesn't
mean war, since that word Is precisely the
slRiiitUant KiikIIsIi Iranslallon of the
newly elected ruler's Spanish surname.
The report that the scarcity of
paper may cause Ceitnan dailies to cease
publication is sad news to many of us.
who have derived for nearly three jears
the 'May's best laush" from cabled ex
tracts from Teutonic editorial opinion.
The news that 30,000.000 American
peanuts nrc to be sent abroad for the
French aimy H sad enoush to make cir
cus folk form an nnti-war party. Hut as
Europe is now providing unquestionably
"tho greatest show on earth," the situa
tion can't be helped.
Many persons Unit that their linen
sol's more ipiickly than ever before.
This Is duo largely to dust from the dltt
laden streets. Are the street cleaners
near-sighted o:- do they iccclvo a com
mission from the laundries? Let us hope
that CIcan-L'p Week will ' make, us all
whiter.
Wlillo tho spring dilve against
flies Is being directed, why not Include
their allies, tho mosquitoes? It Is known
that they nro In sympathy with the
murderous attacks of the Hies, so why
not destroy their liases before they have
opportunity tn mobilize? Otherwise we
are in constant danger of a night nttack
In which there aie sure to he many
casualties.
The contrast In New York's and
Philadelphia's ways of honoring tho
French envoys Is strikingly typical of tho
characteristics of the two cities. New
York provides n theatrical nnd operatic
entertainment for Joffre and Vivlanl In
her Metropolitan Opera House. Philadel
phia submits for inspection her hallowed
historical shrines. In other words, our
big neighbor nnui'es the nation. We gave
It birth.
It is wheatless rather than meat
less days that nre now worrying Great
Britain. Just when tho conllrmed
"Johnny Bull" lolds to patriotism and
forgoes his "hot joint" his Government
finds that such abstinence makes him nli
tho more avid of bread. Ilarr.-Vt lnslstd
that he dined on the "chameleon's dish,"
tho nlr. Any food regulator who can
make thnt appetizing and nutritious will
win the war.
All married men do not wish to bo
exempt from military service. Some
slackers have sought to bring the Insti
tution of matrimony Into disrepute by
using It ns a screen for unpatriotic de
linquency, but the Government will take
care of them. Other married men, who
have enjoyed the protection of liberty and
have families worth fighting for, will bo
found with guns on their shoulders
whenever or wherever they are needed.
New York Is up In arms over the
unpatriotic, graft-loving, scheme-concoct-Ing,
wire-pulling, manipulating Legisla
ture at Albany, which seems to be In
dulging In n riot of Jobhjery. We trust
thatj some of our own statesmen who
havo been emulating their New York
brethren will at least include the re
ceipts, if there are any, tn their income
tax returns, enabling tho Government to
yat nnftA llttla i-Mllt-n frnm iha llllutnAaa
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Erf being transacted. A few detectophones,
J?t- located In the right spots, might blast
?., more. than a few, reputations and be bene-
ftTa'cIal to the cause of common decency.
re. . . .
;; The heavy sacrifice of life that the
f.'.Germans are incurring at the northern
na or ma line in f ranee is signmcant
'id' much for thq emphasis which the
Hi nmy 1 putting upon speed as for tho
pf importance, v.whlch success would mean
ffriylns tho Canadians back
BlLa.. Zm ! vcimi-i- , I
from Fresnoy. These two positions rep
resent encircling movements by the
Iirltlsh against the Important towns of
Lens and Dotml; eventually tho Ocrmans
would have to regain tho high ground
south of those towns to hold them. Hut
tho frantic hurry ot their effort betrays
the siisplc'on that tho Germans foreseo
a catastrophic development within n
Bhort time If a decision Is not reached
quickly In their favor. In an offensive
It Is usually the part of tho defenders
of positions to nllow tho attackers to
Incur tho heavy losses, but here It Is the
Germans, nnd not the HrltNh, who nre
making the sacrltlces. It Is possible that
It Is this German onslaught which was
tho very thing which Halg was playing
for nnd that he Is not so eager to "break
through" as he Is to waste Gciman lives.
It Is early In the season to talk ot
"breaking through." Tho English have
o'l summer to attempt that.
TIGHT MONEY IS NOT READY
MONEY
rpHE Government can get money In tho
long, critical years before us from only
two sources, loans and taxes. Events
may ndd another and yet another year
of war and Its sacrifices tn the strain. The
procedure In that case would seem on the
surface to bo slmplo enough to find
more loans and more taxes. Hut what If
tho system of taxes prevents the raising
of loans? What if, when we look for
ready money, wo llnd tight money?
This Is not a quarrel between progres
sive and reactionary tendencies, although
somo of the provisions In tho bill re
ported to the House suggest that a clash
between "radicals" and "conservatives"
Is expected. It is not, or should not be,
even a clash between Hepubllcans and
Democrats, because these taxes are ad
mittedly to be only temporary wartime
measures. It Is a dispute between those
who ask for u scientific taxation tn pro
duce the results that every one demands
nnd those who nre not looking far enough
into the future.
It loans and taxes had nothing to do
with each other It would be easy. Hut
they come from tho same source, the
profits of Industry. Very heavy taxes on
excess profits nnd on Incomes could be
so large that they would cut down the
supply of ready money and kill the bond
market, so that loans would be hard to
raise. Of course, there will be n rush ot
"patriotic money" for the Liberty Loan.
Hut after the first rush we may expect a
tightening of resources ns capital, tho
most skittish mare In tho world when tho
tax bridle appears, adjusts itself to the
new conditions of a nation nt war.
The House committee, whose work will
obviously have to be revised in more than
one feature by the Senate, believes that
tho hulk of the new taxes should bo paid
by a comparatively small number of per
sons and corporations that have large in
comes or profits. Even It the House bill
Is correct In principle as an emergency
measure. Congress must nevertheless
make the future safe by guarding against
the danger of so placing tho taxes that
industry will be set back. In that case
tho Government would not easily ralso
Its loans from the rich or from the sav
ings of the less well-to-do, for If Indus
try slackens the people will not have
the savings to lend to tho Government.
CONSPICUOUS PUBLIC SEKVICK
rpHE thanks of the community are
---dun to, tho Public Ledger for the
splendid service performed by It in publish
ing yesterday twenty-four hours ahead of
nny other morning newspaper the list
of those accepted by the Government for
tho Ofllcers' Training Corps at Fort
Niagara. Thousands of applicants and
their families were without Information,
and apparently without nny chance of
getting any, but the Public Ledger
relieved their anxiety by its Initiative anil
skill in securing authoritative news from'
the mailing lists of the Commander ot
the camp.
The Evening LmiaKn, through the
courtesy of tho Public Ledger, was
permitted also yesterday to publish this
Important piece nt news. We congratu
late our "elder brother."
CLEARING DECKS FOR ACTION
THE reasonableness and patriotic In
telligence of tho draft bill compromise
are only marred by the Inexcusablo delay
In reaching It. Nearly a fortnight has
been lost In obstructlonary wrangling.
Tho tlmo wasted cannot ho entirely re
gained, but happily the House's surrender
of the forty-year maximum ngo limit w III
make tho work of registration much
opcedler thnn If that feature had been re
tained. Neither the army leaders nor tho
general public can Justly object to the
conscription ago now fixed nit from twen-ty-ono
to thirty-one.
Tho military authorities can have young
men ns they have desired, but unfran
chised boys unable to register their views
on national policy are rightly exempt
from service. Tho ago limits as now
agreed on will permit the selection 'of
sturdy adults who have had sufficient
time to establish business connections, so
that their dependents need not be im
poverished when the war call comes.
A total of 12,000,000 men will now be
compelled to register. With such a quan
tity to choose from, the material for our
new army should be of the very highest
grade. Even should exemptions for phys
ical reasons or the demand for all kinds
of labor cut this figure In half, tho poten
tial army of 6,000,000 would then be very
nearly equal to the full man-power of
France,
Americans, patriotic and humane, who
know that each day less of war means the
saving of thousands of lives, behold at
last the decks being cleared for action.
Tho Government, which has chafed over
political obstacles, will now be enabled to
execute its plans with expertnesa and
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EVENING LEDGER -
RODIN CONDEMNS
THE KAISER'S WIFE
And Asks Why tho German Em
press Docs Not Protest Agninst
the Brutalities of the
Soldiers
Uy HENRI BAZIN
llcrlplcnt of the Croix da (luerrc, member of
the Sorlele da (lens dea Leitrta and
Hlaff Cornapondent nf tho i:Ki.Mi
I.khjf.ii In Prance.
1'AHI.H, April 12.
A
H W1VKH and guardians ot the sacred-
iicss of homes, the women ot tho fulled
States and of Franco must hac collectively,
according to Augusto Itodln, classified the
Gel man Empress In the same category
all men today classify her Imperial hus
band, since she lins raised no womanly,
wifely, motherly olce In protest against
the horrors In Belgium nor the recent
greater horrors m northern France.
Tho venerable sculptor whose head Is as
thnt of nn ancient god nnd who rccelteel
mo for n few moments today nt Mouilon Is
of the opinion that In their several ways
the roles played by the gentler sex of the
United .States nnd Franco since the war's
outbreak Is a composite of exceeding rare
beauty, due In no small mrnsiire to tho
fact that French and American women live
In countries where deference to womankind
is man's first law. nnd ns such Is prac
ticed moro generally nnd genuinely than
elaewhero In the world.
"I have never been In America and I
ncer expect to go," said M. Itodln, "but
1 have studied your nation from nfar, nnd
I have been struck by Its idcali nnd the
high chivalry of Its men toward Its women.
I know nf no other nation In the world
where this chivalry exists In equal extent,
snve In our France.
"And I nm sure I express the unexpressed
collective thought of your women and ours
when 1 say they must vision the silent nt
tltude of tho German impress with
loathing, In (he light of that which has
occurred In Belgium and evacuated terri
tory In northern France. For this Imperial
wife of nn Imperial, monster has raised no
wifely, womanly, motherly voice against
the first or the recent hoirors t have
mentioned. As a wife, as u mother, what
can he her thoughts? She Is represented
as Imbued with Christian sentiments, a
zealous and fervent I'mteslant lm, ni cord
ing tn leports, prays earnestly to the Al
mighty In favor of her country and her
people. If so, what must pass through her
mind nt the treatment of Flench wives anil
mothers of the Sommo department by the
soldiers' who serve her husband and
whose acts of violation nnd vandalism are
publicly proclaimed by lilni as 'glories to
the arms of Germany'?
Her Womanhood Should Revolt
"How- can she, mother nnd grandmother.
hao remained silent nt the tearing away
from their mothers nnd grandmothers of
more than 400 young Flench women to
serve as slacs, or for unmentionable pur
poses, to the uniformed officer barbarians of
the German army?
"No American woman nor no French
woman, were her husband the Emperor
of all the Aslas, would have remained silent
under like circumstance, and thus given
tacit approval to the practices of her Attlla
llke husband and his Attlla-llke followers,
who disgrace civilization.
"In France we have witnessed with emo
Hon and gratitude the spontaneous sympa
thy and aid given by the women of the
I'nlted Stales in assuaging the sufferings
of our people and our soldiers. Wo know
that all over your country for nearly three
years past women In all walks of life have
knitted and sewn for us, have collected
countless quantities of countless things to
bo distributed In and out of our hospitals
heio. One of the most Impressive things
I have c-.er heard, a thing that moved me
to til heart, was the telling by a friend of
a visit to tho American Fund Building In
the Champs Elysees, where he muv forty
or mnie sweet young American girls busily
maiklng and packing supplies and com
forts for the wounded In our hospitals.
"It Is only from a nation where chivalry
toward tho fair sex reigns that such women
could come, working In n foreign land with
heart and hand In pity nnd sympathy for
the defenders of nn Invaded nation. It Is
equal to the devotion nnd heroism of our
own women, who have shown with our men
the true soul of France throughout this
terrible war.
Bond Between Associations
"l think the bond uniting tho women of
the t'nlted States and France receives too
little consideration In speaking or thinking
of our two nations. That bond Is, as I
have said, In supremo measure due to the
deference we Jointly give our women nnd
to thk fact that the home in the truo sense
Is more genuinely such In France and tho
I'nlted States than In other countries. In
England, for Instance, It is said the house
Is the man's castle, whereas, in my way
of thinking, it is tho sweetness of woman
kind that sanctifies a house or a home, be It
a castle or a cottage, or Juwi an open placo
beneath the stars.
"I am told that In the United States men
remove their hats ns a woman enters an
elevator. And In France men touch the
feminine hand with tho Up In an nu revolr
These nre only two little things, but they
point to high Ideals."
Auguste Itodln, like Anatole France, whom
It was my privilege to meet a few weeks
ago, has never before been Interviewed
Like the great litterateur, he objects. So as
a friend of one of his friends I merely lis
tened and noted, the latter with his gracious
permission. The Sculptor Is In feeble health
nnd was dressed In mourning; for the death
of his wife, to wljom he had been married
but eleven days.
IAN HAY'S MILITARY CROSS
Nearly every one has cither heard Cap
tain Ian Hay Belth. author of "The First
Hundred Thousand" nnd "Getting To
gether," or has heard of him ; a. great many
people know that he wnB decorated with the
Military Cross, hut owing to tho Captain's
silence on his own deeds few of the many
friends he has made In this country know
the occasion ot the honor. It was at the
battle of !.oos, In September. 1915, that
Captain Belth's regiment, the Tenth Argyll
nnd Sutherland Highlanders, was holding
under a terrific shell fire a hard-won posl
tlou on the third line of German trenches.
All but four of the officers had been killed
or wounded, and filially, when the enemy
had surrounded the gallant little company
on three sides the order was given to fall
back. Captain Belth, with four of his men,
was left to man a machine gun to cover
the, retirement of the regiment. One by
one the men with Captain Belth fell under
flre, and finally the Captain was left alone.
It Is almost absolutely necessary for two or
more men to operate a machine gun, 'but
Captain Belth stuck at It alone. Then, be
fore his ammunition was exhausted, the
gun jammed and betame useless. Nothing
remained, therefore, for him to do but retire
anil llnftee tlenw Ar t,a rlrtnmA X.I 4 .'
pome ttw weeks later, to his .jre,t surwi.V
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PHIbfeLPHlA, FRliA MAY. dl, 1917
Tom Daly's Column
RIME
dt
ROSA
JllAXCA
Ulan c a Iittotti,
she's easy to
picnic;
I would no he
crnty for tcn
like she ccs. '
Some guy passa
hv
V,'ccth a icccnk
on tin eye,
An' presto! so quccck Ilka dot she ecs
heest
So sccllu dat girl ccs oh, my! cct's a
shame;
Hut tnebbe lHanca she's notta to Manic.
She's come fiom l'otenta dat's lln-
slllcnf
An' alia dose people ccs funny like dat.
I s'posa dn sun ccs so hot ecu dn soul'
Vet mak's dem forgot w'at dcy're theenk-
In' about;
Hut up cen da north ccs Alntrl (by Rome),
Where all are tnoir better an' dal'sa my
home.
Dose Jlasilieala dcy're all of dem queer
You outihtn st en her when dose french
men irai here!
She clap vcclh her han's an' she dance
ivecth her feet.
An' of course dcy all laugh nt her dcre
on da street.
Hut me, by her side, notta once do 1
smile;
llccs nenernl .loff he ecs notta my style;
I'm proudn yo'ng lady, 1 iralt for awhile.
Tint w'en come Marconi, Vdlnl, from
Rome,
I gonna smile sieeet for da saka my home.
Dal scclly Biincn, .?ie sect ccn her door
An' scex, seven fellers ccs dcre tncbfcr
more
An' me, over here,' I am all by mysnl'.
She theenks she's more better dan me.
Verra icnlt
She laughs an' she fokes uecth dose
fellers tonight
An' theenks she ecs wiser dan me. Alia
right!
Hut some dat has mnnny wccll vcvva
gal wan;
An' I gonna wait for da right klnda man!
Ilianca niloiti, she's easy to please;
I would no be eraxy for men like she ecs.
Some guy pnssa by
Wceth a weenk on da eye.
An' presto! so quccck Ilka dat she ccs
hecst
Doss At 7:3ft n. m. a street cleaner, In
white wing uniform, leaning on his broom,
wns having his shoes shliied. Was be
getting icady for the reception to General
.off, and was this arranged by the Public
Ledger? INGHAM.
Yes, nnd we saw him ahead ot the line
passing our reviewing stand.
Our Own War News
All dav long they drilled him in the
foot squad and his greatest difficulty came
in the order. "Maik time; march!" Over
and over for Ills special benefit the drill
sergeant gave that otder. In the evening
he was put on patrol on ofllcers' lino and
told to keep the walk clear of all but ofll
cers and their families, and to challenge
everjbody after a certain hour; also to ad
vance but one member of nny party chal
lenged for recognition. About 10:30 p. m.
two figures showed up under nn electric
light. The new sentry:
"Halt! Who's there?"
"Officer ot the day and daughter."
"Advance, officer of tho day, to be recog
nized. .Mark time, daughter!"
Fort Slocum's favorite outdoor sport
comes at mealtime, when the single file
parses tho outdoor service kitchen, When
you see n man carrying nn overburdened
tin pan and lid In one hnnd and a cup of
coffee and n chunk of bread In the other
you say politely, "Say, fella, gimme u
match!" In wet weather many a portion
of Beef Stew a la Bain tips over at the
request.
Overheard at mealtime:
"Say, I thought you was in the signal
corps?"
"I was, but-1 got transferred to cavalry."
"What did ya change for?"
Outsider: "Can't ya see, ya big boob?
He hadta ; ho eats Ilka horse."
C. C. S.
MAX, the waiter at Guy's, was sur
prised on Wednesday morning to find his
little girl was staying homo from school.
"Warum hnst du no school heute
morgen?" sez ho. or words to that effect.
"Because," she replied In tho same tongue,
"der Frnnzoeslsche Kaiser 1st hler."
This might have been written today If
we had a craftsman living capable of
putting so good a sonnet together, but
Wordsworth wrote It In November, 1S06:
Another year! nnother deadly blow'.
Another mighty empire overthrown!
And we nre left, or shall be left, alone:
The last that dares to struggle with the Foe.
Tls well! from this day forward we shall
know
That In ourselves our safety must be sought:
That by our own right hands It must bo
wrought,
That wo must stand unpropp'd, or be laid
low.
O Dastard, whom such foretaste doth not
cheer !
We shall exult, If they who rule the land
Be Men who hoM Us many blessings dear.
Wise, upright, valiant ; not a venal Band,
Who are to Judge of danger which they fear,
And honour which they do not understand.
Candlcdly, "No!"
The Mayor sat at the center of the guests'
table and acted as master of ceremonies,
was a ribbon of red, white and blue, also
made from candy, o, o, d. p.
But, nsks Hughey, can wo call a lad
as plump ns our candy Mayor a "ribbon"?
Certain Germans will demand that the
man who shot at the Kaiser bo hanged.
Others will demand that the man who
missed the Kaleer be hanged. It Is seldom
that a would-be assassin Is able to put him
self Into a position to please everybody.
New York Evening Sun.
But let's get to the root of tho matter.
There may be a temperance sermon In It.
Many's tho time we heard our grand
father tell of the sermon that was
preached by old Father McQottlgan, C.
P., of Ballynacarty, Donegal. "Drink,"
said ho to the people, "drink Is tho be
settln' sin o' ye. Shame on yo, shame!
PrlnK that I e8noot Mn land-
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THE VOICE OP
THE PEOPLE
Comment on the Attitude of
Newspapers Toward Army
Selection Reserve Corps
Enlistments
ROOSEVELT AND CONSCRIPTION
To the Ktlilnr of the Kvrning Ledger:
Sir One of the powerful bulwarks of a
free people Is a free pi ess. For years the
newspapers of this nntlon have been In con
sonance with the people and havo been
trusted. But don't you think that tho press
has rather forfeited some of that supreme
confidence now? Let me cite several In
stances where I believe the people felt that
the whole truth has not been told to them.
1 favor conscription I believe thnt it Is
a national necessity In time of war. Tho
newspapers almost without exception
favored such measures to insure nn army
nnd to kill slackerlsm. Which was right.
But one of tho arguments favorable to con
scription, in fnct (ho main argument used,
was that It required at least one year to
train nn nrmy, and that the selective sys
tem would mean the highest typo of men
brought In the highest point of Intensive
military training, it was also argued that
to send volunteers untrained to the trenches
meant minder on a huge scale; meant a
wanton slaughter of the helpless and the
absence nf a sporting chance against a
seasoned and trained foe.
Conscription has become a legislative
enactment. And then what happens? Some
of tho newspapers that howled the loudet
against the volunteer system as wanton
slaughter nnd massacre In mass are now
calmly yelling that Roosevelt should be
allowed to tako a division of men not even
young, Into the trenches. They want this
country to send nn army at once despite
the argument that It means slaughter; that
it means wanton massacre. Now. how do
you suppose the people feel when they
realize that cither the arguments against
tho volunteer system were lies or else that
they were deliberately fooled by the press
In regard to tho merits of conscription and
the demerits of tho volunteer plan of rais.
Ing an army?
If tho press, which has already lost some
casto with the people, does not treat the
people moro fairly It will soon lose the trust
of tho masses, and that means woo for the
people and ruin for the press. The time has
arrived when the editors of this coun ry
should seek a little Introspection L, m
Media, Pa May 9. '
RESERVE CORPS ENLISTMENTS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir A number of men In Philadelphia
nre devoting several hours each day to the
work of the Quartermaster's Department of
tho Last In connection with enlistments in
tho Quartermaster's Reserve Corps
The headquarters of the committee Is at
the Automobile Club of Philadelphia '3
South Twenty-thlrd street, and C. A. Mus
selmann can be reached there or at the
Chilton Company. Forty-ninth nnd Market
streets. The secretary of the committee
Is Charles A. Porter, Jr Land Title Build
ing, It Is probably not necessary for me to
Impress upon you the urgency of securing
full enlistment of this department of the
army Immediately. It will be utterly im
possible to train men at the various train
ing camps after conscription goes Into
effect, unless the Quartermaster's Depart
ment Is enlisted to full strength In the
very near future, so that these men can be
trained In their various duties before they
have to do active work in the field In con
nection with delivering supplies to the train
ing camps. W. K, MOR.ICE.
Philadelphia, May 9.
HARRISBURG AND IRELAND
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger
Sir The anxiety of the House at Harris
burg Is Indeed touching regarding democ
racy In Ire'and as evidenced by the resolu
tion passed unanimously yesterday, n
would be interesting to know the thoughts
of the women of Pennsylvania as they read
the airy flights of flowery phrases In the
resolution "spirit of democracy." "right of
self-government." "deep sympathy for the
people of another land who struggle to
obtain the rights we enjoy, here," etc., eta,
and then to reflect that these very same
men only a few days, ao denied that rlcht
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clude them.
One cannot avoid wondering where was
the Immutable Isador Stern with his flowery
rhetoric, "This ain't nn time for no agita
tion." J. It. HARRINGTON.
Philadelphia, May 9.
CRITICIZES SECRET SERVICE MAN
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir In the Stotesbury-Nye Incident I
certainly think the Secret Service ngent to
blame. It was just another case of
Man dressed In a little, brief authority
Plays auch fantastic tricks before hlsh heaven
As mike the angels weep,
Philadelphia, May 10. O. J.
THE POILU'S PHILOSOPHY
Everything might be wnrso than It Is.
says tho Pollu, nnd so ho has composed a
Litany. Every regiment has a different
version, hut always with tho same basis,
according to Knthleen Burke, in "The White
Road to Verdun." Hero Is the way sho
sums up tho French soldier philosopher:
"Of two things ono is certain: either
you're mobilized or you're not mobilized.
If you're not mobilized, thero is no need
to worry; if you nro mobilized, of two
things one Is certain: cither you're behind
the lines or you're on the front. If you're
behind tho lines there Is no need to worry;
If you're on the front, nf two things' one
Is certain: either you're resting in n safe
place or you're exposed to da'ngcr. If
you're lestlng In a safe placo there Is no
need to worry; If you're exposed to danger
of two things one is certain: either you're
wounded or you're not wounded. If you're
not wounded there Is no need to worry;
If you are wounded one of two things Is cer
tain: either you're wounded seriously or
you are wounded slightly. If you are
wounded slightly there is no need to wor
ry; If you'ro wounded seriously of two
things one Is certain: either you recover or
you die. If you recover there is no need
to worry; if you die you can't worry."
MACAO STAMPS AT A PREMIUM
Tho recent purchase by Japan of Portu
guese land rights in Macao will bring to a
...u0 wie issuing ot constant sets of stamps
for this comparatively unimportant settle
ment. Portuguese merchants established
themselves at Macao, a port on the south
coast of China, about 1S57 with tho per
mission of the Chinese authorities. For tho
last sixty years the Portugucso have gov
erned it exclusively, although never actuM v
owning It. nnd since 1883 they havo lssuert
more than BOO varieties of stamps
amns .' T.r ."Ti".8. .nc.,,oni Jnpanes.
rU " " I- MacaSr
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.lananesa rhsnM... ,..,'' '"'le'1 U
Meanwhile the prices of some of he PorTu
CUeSA Mirann l.k.l. t. l"B OTtU
Meanwhile ih. nrfo.. e' . "K.e,. '? "PPear.
doubled In vnlue.
more than
RUSSIA AMERICA
A wind In the world 1 The dark departs
The chains now rust that crushed "' '
that crushed men'i
nesn and bones,
.tone'.. n mre the mlWewJ Pon
And slavery Is lifted from your hearts.
Newell you see the ctuVWuss
Co shrlnklnff out across a summer sky
Deckout with dreadfu.'s'c'eer?0, and
But walked the earth-a man In charity.
A wind In the world 1 And doubta .,. w
To dust along, and .b. ,U. ts.are bln
forth-
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come
Stars of a creed to Pilgrim t."ii,..
A field of broken ar'sa'nd'nXVown.
-A. wind In the world I Kow truant
From the true self Is ended; to hTnart
8upremetaga.n she moves-and'6?,.
A great America cries: Death to Tyranny!
V.s.onadoh move at C.cedom
With brightened wings, and Bmii..
beckons hum. i ' ' K"a- "miles
beckons home I
and
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What Do You Know?
Queries of general merest Kill U aancril
(n inla column. Ten quetttons, the rniiiir m i
which eicrv icctl-lnjormcd person should kttii
QUIZ
1. In what States Is I he Yellowstone National
I'nrk-." r
5. Of whnt country la Il.inl.nn VII the rnlert ,
.i. vtnnt l a Irlnle-ciin turret?
4. What nnil where Is Zeehriiare. near whirl '.
it Hrltlsli victory otcr (irrman dealroieii
.- ,ri,irirn.
5. Mliat are root crops?
I. tVh.it nre the minimum nnd mnilmomsm
mr men name ror military sertlee u
itcrrril iinon hy n Joint committee 3
I'ltK rr-i ;
7. tthiit Is nstkmatlam. which Is theraaxil
ii imisiurrunie numiier or rejection tl
Urania for enlistment In the armjf
8. What Is Zionism?
0. Who was ARiilnalilo?
ill. mint Is the illfferenre between an ioiut
nnd it fomnuit, two words that ore (m
onfiised?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
"Ijt Marseillaise" Is the French natloul
nnthem.
Maurice Francis Kenn Is t'nlted State! Ml
Ister li Denmark.
Anthracite coal U hard roali Mtiimbioni rati
Is soft Cltlll,
Mnffrc." Is pronounced "rhiuT-r." Tta'l
norr --ir- mis h truce of the short "f
sound anil the "r" is harely sounded.
S. IJberla Is a neuro rrinihllr on the wl
const of Africa.
1. Victor C'nrlstrnm, n noted American aTlalaf,'
jus Hiiirn iy it run nt Aewport .,
tn., Wednesday,
7, "Desert," lueanlnc u barren tract. It
nounccd "dei-rt," with the accent oa u
first llithle. "Dessert." meaning tU
sweets, fruits or pnstr.v nt the end ill
meal. Is pronounced "il'rert," with tte
nrrcnt nn the Inst sj liable
II. St. (Iiirntln Is ivbnut forty miles from U0
rrnnco-llelshin border.
f). Tlmhurton (itlsn Timbuktu) l a to tl
about 7000 Inhabitants In t'pper SfMlll
a French colony In western Africa,
10, A cnrrlnn bird Is one Hut rats the boilaj
of ileuit nnlmalA.
Censorship
O. II, K. The proposed news censorship i
Is provided for In a section which readiu '
follows: "During any national cmergencrrf
suiting from a war In which the Unlttd ;
States Is a party, or from linmlnenco of 'iuc
war, tho publication, willfully and without '
proper authority, of any Information p j
latlng to the nntlnn.'il riofeiisn Hint la or IMF
bo useful to tho enemy Is hereby prohlhitellj
.nm inu i-rrsiueni is nereoy auinorueu - :
declare by proclamation the existence
such national emergency nnd Is hereby
thorlzed from tlmo to tlmo by proclamatioa
to declare the character of such Informal"
which Is or mav bo useful to the enemy! '
In any prosecution hereunder tho Jury try;!
ing tho caso shall determine not omf
whether 'the defendant or defendant" W
willfully nnd without proper authority P 1
iisu toe mrormatlon relating to me nauo
defense as set out In the Indictment, butW
whether such Information was of suchchiJy
acter ns to bo useful to tho enemy, Prl '
vlded: That nothing In this section tw
be construed to limit or restrict any o"
cusslon, comment or criticism upon anyfto
or any of the acts or policies of the poven i
ment or Its renresentatlves or the puhlWC
lug of the same. Whoever violates theJorf- 1
going provision shall, unon convlcuM I
thereof, bo, punished by a line of not roott J
man siu.uoo or by Imprisonment qi .
moro than ten years, or both."
Franklin
L C. Benjamin Franklin was never
candidate for thn nrealHenrv. He WAS .'
,-Anrl.. nn nr... . ...Un I. - ,,,, flOT. I
i wvijr nt, nhcu mill) wucil lllo jw..m -, m
ernment was nrcnnlzerl. i-m
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Mines
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4a lit .Ulltra HI tl 'l IM U f,s7ii-a- VjfJ i
stationary nnd drifting. They are "planted.
by vesse'.s called mine-planters, "':
IPDlrfl that a., tn t.A MiUlaH nr wltO tM "j
Intent of sinking passing ships. PrlSH
mines explode upon contact. Most, statwajM
ary mines are set off from shore. .f)H
Military Aee
F. a. It. Nineteen years was first PN
nnMd l.v tltn IV nt. rnlli7A nn the: mlnUDlS
age of men subject to draft. As y.oJf2
probably noted, this has been ri
twenty-one yenrs by both the Senai
me House of Representatives.
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