is . N I? V . ,V ' M IS v fT 'A , I jri Entiling Uttytr TUbLIC LEDGER COMPANY CinUS It K. CtmTIfl. rsilliwst Charlta IT. I.odlrirton. Vic PruldeMl John C Martin, Recretarr and Treasurer! Philip H, Colllna, John n. Wllllama, John J. 8 pur aeon, V. li. wiiaitr. Director. EDITOMAL BOARD! Cues II. K. CciTH, Chairman, T. It. W1IALEY Editor JOIIft C. MAHT1N. .General Pualnea Manaur rubllahed dallr at Pcatta I.rixjis nulldlnr. Independence Square, Philadelphia, Xamaia CstrraiL... Broad and Cheetnut fltreete .Atliktic Cm.... Teta-lnlon Tlulldlnr Niw Toll 09 Metropolitan Towtr XaToiT....... 401 Ford nulldlne Br. Locii,..,. 100 Fullerton HulMlna- Clllciao 1203 Tril-int Ilulldlns news ntmEAun: WiimoTot Tlnnrio.. , ... .Wias nulldlnr Niw Tnax HcaiAtt . The. rime llulldlnc matiN ItriiiD . . . .en Frledrlchitraei Ixiipok ncaaio . Marconi llouee, Strand Paii Uciiai) 32 Itu I.ouli to Grand sunscnirnoN teiim Th Etikiko Lamia la aerved to aubeerlbera In Philadelphia, and aurroundlnr towna at tho rat of twetra (12) cent! per week. payable to tha carrier. or man to points outbids or rniiaiieirhia. in tb United mate. Canada or United Mate po aeaelona. pottnra tree, fifty (50) rent per month Six (161 dottara per rear, payable. In adrancei To all forelxn countries one, (II) dollar per tnanlh. , Nnrict Suhecrlhera within addrem chanted liuit (It old aa Veil aa nr addreae. .BE!.!.. JeXK) WALMJT KFYSTONE. MAIN SMO 87 AtUtrrt att communication to Evening lA&per, rdependenre SQlArc, t'Mlattttphla, istciid at Tita rniLincLrniA rosrornea a, KCOXD-CHII MAIL HATTItB. THE AVCnAOE NET PAID DAH.T CIIl- CULATION OF THE EVENING LEDGER fort Antll. WAS 11S.M7 rhil.d.lphU.ThotM.f, Mit 17. ll? If the Senate would attend to its business perhaps tho Executive Depart ment could at'end to Us. Our U boats speak ftT theiii&e-lvrs. -Von Htthfn.tnn-lIollHCK. "Murder, though It have no tongue, will peak with most miraculous orKan." V.'llllam Shakespeare. It Is unfortunate that Congicss cannot realize that we are actually nt war. If France had had half tho de bating wo hnvo had In America, the Kaiser would bo In Paris now. Good for "Gusslc" Gardner When he talked about going to war he meant himself, nnd not somebody else. Ho ought to bo in tho navy Instead of the nnny, but SAhorever he In there will bo action. Sending Kooscvclt to rtussla would bo almost as Inspiring to France as If he went to the front In Flanders Whoeer saves Russia for democracy will win the equivalent of a dozen battles In the field. "Give us nnothcr Hlsmarck," Is 'tie cry of the German war party. Let's hope they get one. Ono mote nis- morck Is tho very thing needed to send German militarism up tho spout forecr. . A housekeepers' league In Califor nia discovered that a well-known motion picture Btar had five maids, a cook and a chauffeur. This proves that she only believes In motion when acting, and Inci dentally It accounts for the scarcity of help. Put It down to the ctcdlt of the poets that they are producing butler-limn-oidlnary war verse. Some poetry that will live has been written, n perpetual memorial of the heroism which has elm -ncterlzcd the most tragic period in tl e evolution of civilization. The Irish nre reported to have l;nt their way in a battle on tho west front, thereby accidentally winning a victory at tho village of Rocux Judging fiom this, perhaps an Inspired blunder might tie the best wny of settling the Hjmo Rule dilemma. Certainly tho most care fully laid plans don't seem to do It. The United .States has not really lent the Allies any money It has simply lent them credit. It means that billions will be spent In tho purchase of Amet ican supplies as fast aa those supplies can be produced The pressure on our factories will, therefore, be enormous, with work for everybody at good wages. In a material way. It Is prosperity nnd not stringency that confronts the nation. Hear Admiral Sims was tho man, Above all others, who emphasized the im portance of teaching the American lleet how to shoot. Our marksmanship In the Hpnnlsh-Amerlcan war was not good. In Intervening years, however, thanks to Hear Admiral Sims and other ofllcers, tho excellence of our naval gunnery has been brought to tho point where It compares favorably with that of any other navy afloat. All the waste paper collected oy motor on Baturday afternoons tinder the auspices of the Red Cross is sold for the benefit of that society. A very handsomo revenuo has been obtained In this man ner In other cities. "When It Is con sidered that the mere saving of old paper may be the means of Raving tho life of an American soldier, fighting for his country, the Importance of tho movement can bo appreciated. Irresponsible promoters and tho worthless stock they sell have done quite enough damage, both to the public and to the Insurance business. Commissioner O'Nell declares the bill now In committee at Harrlsburg will put an end to this nefarious work and protect the public, Aa the people of this State, pay 18, 000,000 In premiums annually It is up to them to take keen interest in every step at Harrlsburg. which advances or delays consideration of this measure. Those hot corn muffins In the marble-tabled restaurants are still as good as ver, but somehow they are' not going like hot cakes, not even like the hot wheat cakes they may have, to supplant if wheat aehi scarcer than It Is. Eating can Haye the same del'g-htful feature of ad vritu Wkt sq many other experiences i te tktt isi jw;,wbo 3u praise adventures rarely try to have any. We can have thorn nt home, with a little thoughttulness nntl imagination. Pres ently somo genius will qrlso and write 'The Attvonture of tho Hot Corn Munin." And may bo that will make wheat prices tumble. OUR NAVY IN ACTION "UIt men and our flag aro face to face with the enemy, If It can bo said that ono faces a pirate foo who skulks nnd sceka chiefly to destroy defenseless ships and merchant mariners It must thrill with new hopn ovcry American to know that wo nro In action, nnd with craft every ono of which Is named nftci an Amerlcnn naval hero. Tho seventy- four torpedoboat destrojers nio tho only vessels In the navy that nro so named, anil whllo we do not know which cbio1s of tho llolllla nro abroad wo do know that our sailors aio Inspired by tho greatest of naval tiadltlou In their dally association with tho words stamped In gold upon thtlr cap nands. Hear Admiral Slms's flno record must give every ono confidence In hit leader ship ef our flotilla. Ho comnvindcd tho Atlantic torpedo flotilla, 1S13I316, served long as an inspector of mid expert In target practice, nntl lias had xperlcneo ns mvnl nttncho In fortign cjiplta's, so nrcesiary for ono of whom thoi" N now demanded n tnctful mid Informed ablllt) to co-operate with other command1- It Is right that our navy should hnvo picceded our nrtnv to that vaguely de fined position, known as "tho front ' There Is more Immediate toll to bo done In those grim "trenches of the sea" than on land, for the Uboat Is now tho supreme probltm of tho vv-ir. nnd It will achieve greater results to piodiiro it dend'oek nt sea than to break o deadlock on lnnd Thoi-e who havn felt that we h.ivo been slow In getting Into action are nnsvv vrod Wo got Into It without talking about It Nine regiments of engineers nio to be the next bearers of our Hag in foreign potts Our first endeavors nrn practical, not spectaculni Tho Administration nnd persons In private life who knew of the espedlllon ato to bo congratulated upon the pcciucy attending It This Is comparable tti the dispatch of l'nsland's expeditionary force, which was n complete htcict until nil the troops wcio on French soil Tho American iiLcompIlshinenl should bo the llnal nnswer to those who think n censorship Is needed MILLIONS TOR ItUSSIA ynSTnUDAY tho Fulled States turned over to Hussin a trensurj wariunt for ,100,000.000 A vital consideration In tho loan was the iinderMnndliig that Itussla would m.iUo no separate peace with Germanj. I'nless ihe Government had reliable Infonnation that UunsI.i whs In u position to make good her promise, (ho loan would never have been made Tho most encouraging development In the Itusslan situation took place, there fore, vesterday In Washington. Wo re lain our confident o that Ameilciin en trance Into the war meant that Hussla would lemain truo to her engagements Tile prevent phase of ilisoignnlatlon Is only n phase. It will pass, and a powei ful, mlKht.v compelling Hussin will emeige from the chaos I'ntll now developments In Petrogrnd have In en favorable to Gei manv, but- tho turn In the tide Is about to begin. THE BATTLK IN TIIC WKST For n month past unparalleled bat tie have been waging on tlm west front The entire people with nil Its thoughts nml sorrows nnd feelings. Is with Its pons up there who. with unexampled tetnclt) and doflinei of ilenth resist tho dally renewed nttaiks of the l'nglish nnd French Von Hethui inn Hnllweg It Is fiom Getman Miurces that wu get our best view of the meaning of the operations now going on In tho West It Is npparcnt that Hlndenburg has been compelled to throw his full sttength Into tho defense and that the mere holding of his lines Is considered " marvelous achievement. A geneinl tetreat has nar rowly been avetted, If, lndepd, It Is not still imminent. HOW TO IJUV A 1IOND SUBSCIUPTION to the Liberty Loan Is possible to everybody In tho land who can sciape together $50. The cheapest bond costs llfty dollars If so desired, payment may bo made on tho installment plan To matt tho opera tion ono dol ar only Is needed Nine dol lars more will be due on June 28, ten on Juno 30. fifteen on August 15 nnd fifteen more August 10 Application blanks have been printed by the hundreds of thou sands and will coon be distributed throughout tho country. Loan "sales men" will also cover certain tcrrltotrvs. Information concerning the bonds can bo had at any bank The Kvems'o Li doi i; also will give explicit directions to nny prospective Investor desiring Information. Taking any part of the loan, however small, Is substantial evidence of helpful patriotism. There Is nothing compli cated In such action. Rich men will take huge amounts of the bonds, but that will not deter the less opulent citizen from doing his share. Indeed, success of the loan seems Inevitable. If any man later pleads that he didn't know how to buy a bond there will be no validity In his excuse. MAKE IT A UNANIMOUS VOTE THE "antldope" bill, reported favorably to the State House of Representatives, will be rushed through the Legislature and by next week should be a law, ac cording to tho leaders' progtam. No more Important "war measure" could bo taken by this Commonwealth, since the wiping out of the drug habit will save the energies of thousands of industrial workers of a State that is at once tho great industrial center for war work and one of the chief centers of the "dope syndicate" There are thousands in private life who bitterly oppose this bill. Btit-dw. all-take, ;dope,H ( - &' EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1017 DESTRUCTION IN THEIR WAKE Tho Bochca Lay Wnstc Beautiful Franco ns They Retreat Under Pressure Toward Berlin I5y HENKI HAZIN !lerl.lnt of the t'roln d llm rre .Metntier of tho ptix-leto de Cletn ilea l.rttrea unil Klaff correyontient or the hiesiso j,aiHin In 1'rMhio PAItlH. April IS. i: IIAVI4 Just returneil from a slxt-hour trip through tcrrltor voluntarily cvac- unted In part, nod In part thtnugh the forre of France nntl I'ugland, for the blue clad nntl tho khaki clad follow cl t loser upon the heels of tho atrocious lloehe than was calculated for In that Hlndenburg plan. That whlrh I saw In ono placo 1 enw In another llverjhere, I have trulj looked upon the mark of the henst a horde of licns-ts respecting neither ngo nnr outlt. nor beauty nor innocence, neither the living nor tho ilentl the majesty nt ancient monu ment, tho houses of (lotl nnr (Jml s trees t left the train from Paris i Slontdldlcr In the mm i.i in of n staff olllcer and n chnuffeur It was an Individual trip, nn especlnl privilege under the tin umstances, nnd dotihlv so In Hip light of being tho sec ond In six days At Itoje the devastation begins It Is as If n ilivlllsli cilnnc Imd swathed Ms path through tho cniinlrv, leaving upon om side Mantling tiecs nnd standing houses and ruin linvoi nnd tlistructlnn uton the othtr of the villages Ivafumn Ibivi mid Ham some tiino hv Ihi. mml thern existed hnrdl a solid housi Must wti ilthtt In clnilnis or masses of ihnirid anil rushed wretknge Hire and there I ould set a house, that lonlicd Mitm thing like a house and that's nil I inunted seven dees In tho perhaps ten miles Hint stood Intsit All others, the lints of Involv poplins that em htlllslietl the roadside the ok hauls of apple and plum nntl tnlrnhelle. were either Ivmg prostrate upon tlm ground, or standing with a deep V-shnpeil death wound elghtieti Inches frnm the root The i harming orna inentul trees thai are the delight of the north Fj-emli garden no lunger i xtst and not even upon the few standing house walls inuld I find n smgl.- umnutllnted es palier, tho fruit tree that, throughout France is trained to grow. Iv.v-like against brick ami stone I F.iw inan.v fanning Implements show ing n fresh bienk in the Iron, plows itilll valnrs nnd the lll,(. i Baw many broken ami mutilated wagons In some lases. the wheel spoken wire sawn half or three riuartcrs wnv through rlose to the hub Now anil then the program was varied l blow ing the entire front from u house instead of burning It Ovci looked u Kitchen Knifo In Hnnt I saw tin house that had been occupied hv Von I 'lech cnmtninding the Seventeenth German annv corps, from which lie moved cverv thing upon evacua tion Hut Hie word 'cvervtliing ' dues tills soldier nn InJUblhe For in a sec -ond-stiirv bedroom I ., rusty kitchen l.nlfo Ivlng on the mantelpiece in tho real deuce of the mavor. a long pier mirror, ngilnst tin- wall of the salon, had been sirnshed hv the blow of a hammer, and n finely chiseled UmH VI pnrtialt framo unaslwd with a long Unlfc-slll through the canvas which was Ihe picture of tho major's mother i:vitlilng . Ise In the lioiiso had been lemovetl Indeed In no house In Ham did I see n book oi a pit turn oi a dish oi a sheet or a piece of ruriilluie That which had not hem called uwav had been butned In what li.nl bieu thu prnttv Irelllsed gaiilen befoic this house ioo it pile of debris that could easily he Identified in the burned icmains of household rtiulp. menl All Ham lil.n Sesles and t 'baubles nntl Petnnne, Is a. baricn desert of wanton desttuctlon We went unitli and sllghil west to rh.iuliios Heie It was tho same sloiv. with Iho destruction as In houses cllghtlv less The church facade was blown out by an Internal explosion as proved from tlm de bits In the grave aril ndjoliilng II I saw five tombs that, ns in the case III Ficreh cemeteries, were' built in tin- foini of granito mausoleums containing n pile-illcu and u little nlt.ir that bad been despoiled with Ihe dead in the shallow civpt below dragged to the surface and the ngu-o'd culllns opened Why nnl the god of tb.. Ho, he knows for all I could seo as standing with uncovered head befoic- the sacrilege weiei pletes of decnvlng shroud anil molding hones HecrucifyitiK tho Christ Here loo every tiee was cut down or death-hacked A pedestal, that from In scription li.nl supported a ilgure. stuod bate the anchoring bolts still visible Against tile wall of the church roso a girat black wooden e-ross that had supported n gigantic figure of tho Christ The Ilgure li.nl been displaced an arm nnd n leg wcio missing and tlm mutilated topllia or the Stvlnui lenallcd to tho lowei pait of tho eioss with Ihe head down nnd the single leg leaching up Into the nit Fiom Combles we diove Mill to the north to Hipaume tin the fitii, IonK Journey be tween these points the ferocity or destruc tion was tho Miint but upon tho iiiuddv ciatercd ground was the debris of a it Heat ing nrmv, broken equipment, helmets, belts, shoes c imp kitchen utensils, tiuexploileci grenades and small caliber shell Onco upon a Uinu I thought I would III,,. n !ei miin helmet ns a i-ouvenlr 1 could linn had a dozen on this trip, but I would as soon own a inuitlerer's knife due helmet that I haw had an Insciiplion Inside the single word 'Kaput." oi 'dnno for" Hero was one llocho at least who had foiecast ns to what Is coming to his sacrilegious outflt of thieves and cutthroats in uniform I talked with inan inhabitants through out the sections visited Most wen- old people, sonin very old, both men and uomiu They stood about In tho mud unmindful of the mill, nnd told me of tho terror or It nil how the Prussians, as the) tall thn Hoe Irs, were haul and cruel and made lire a miser) for them, taking foulhlv anv tiling they deslitMl, searching and icsearclilng tho same houses, striking women In the faco anil de liberately going Into homes to befoul them ns they did ill the chinch In Neslc. finally taking awnv or destroying every portable object before they left Great numbers of women, from sixteen to forty-flvo and In somo cases to even sixty years, I vvns told, had been carried on, to work for tho llocho In field or factor) nnd for other purposes I heard hot words from old lips; words of rage, anxiety nnd grief; lips that trembled In tho telling And tears nearly alwnjs. save when tho fnco alone spoke In a great silent tr) It would seem they bad been delivered but nn hour, rather than days One o'.il man told me that his two daugh ters and two granddaughters had been taken away from him, and that tho Prus sian nontenant said to him "You may deem yourself lucky we leave you yout eyes to cry with" Another said he never before knew how good whlto bread was The first he had tasted In over two years had been given him n few days before from supplies sent Immediately following tho Allied ad vance for the matcrlul relief of these mar ivred people I asked him If he had any to bacco for his pipe He replied that he had forgotten the taste of tobacco, and when I handed him a package of cigarettes his old eyes glistened and his "Mercl" was a whole volume On the way back from Bnpaume to Al bert, along a road that led through the valley where had been tho forest of Avcluy, we met a train of ambulances advancing l'ach car was loaded to tho wheels with food and clothing, blankets and sabots for tho re deemed French of redeemed France This road was very beautiful before the war During the last six months It has' been the scene of constant fighting, the heart almost of the battle of the Somme, shell cratered and shell torn, entrenched and begraved, It had been fought for and won more than once. And now, as 1 saw It close for the first time In yearn. It seemed In all Its shat tered surfaces and, despite its dying- pop lars, a snet and holy piece of France to tat. Tom Daly's Column nn: RLACKnn Tho tummrr sun calls forth tho tnllanf hott OI nature, l'.icry llatic of uhcat and corn Jlcspnmlt In double quick. Wllt lafl'c horn Comci forth the horn of plenty. Coast to e on if And Inkci to pulf, the land makes proud' e'lf lonjf of loyally, iter fertile fields adorn Thcmtclvci u-ith golden grain, front earliest wioni lilt drLpcninu night the earth (i at her pot. Shall slachtr, man, sit idly still and shirk It need of tnllf Or, uorsc, shall he villi gircd 7'fioi-r thr soldiers' share of nature's hi catl? Or, blachcit yrt, shall he lay tcrtlfc the imrh Of honest toller and confess hit breed Hyena, Hi imj on tltfi hero dendt wiuja i ii t ham roi'Lims. Wo have been called to Niagara. 1'nlls to tell tho Chamber of Commorco how to ovoid being crowded Into tho Whirlpool Gorgo by tho constantly growing military cntnps In that neighborhood, nntl whllo vve'tu gono we proposo to allow tho Irish to mobilize In tills column for tho purposo of freeing Ireland. Saturday Is tho day set for tho uprising. Come nil yo true born Irishmen! .MISS OLONINOHIt. who phiys Drama In tho Mnsfjuo nt tho t'nlvetslty of Pf nnsylvnnla Hntnnlcal Gnrdens, Is ono of thoso. fortunate beauties who "can wear anything" Her rostumo was de signed, wo'ro told, by it student In Iho School of Aichllecturc Frozen muse-sick' Going up stage, with hei bctutv In eclipse, Bho looked liko n hump backed lroborg. rnuu vbusi: I am I'm' Vrrsc. My liberty ? Ax ipncrlcss sky. In art, I eim otoatf-ciifio'ic't' I'nltitrtan. Yea, I am wildly free. Wild. 1 am more wild Than Theodore. The artistry of my maker Is caprice Unlimited They say nf W'ilhelm That of all hnmani, ho alone Vmm a sound sleep Can irakr To bo charmed by his axon IHunlty. Hien I, XitthUiy bounded, am so free I can even hnuyh nt myself. YOUHS. CLINTON SCOI.LAP.D'.S graceful muso has been finlhlug at the mouth ever slnc Itelglum flew nt Germnny's thro-it nml slut has been fooling lici precious Hmu over Hie vethifylng of eel tain hoi lors of wm which on the very fnco of them nro unllkrlv Id bo tine Hut tho worst eif It nil is she's committing hnirois of thy inn he i self I"i Instance They sat nnd gravclv talked of Ktiltnr, For Hint Is the boast of the Vandal Vulture' The Corner Age They corner bread, they corner meat They cnrnei ew rv thing we eat 'Ihe phosphate dealers corner bones, 'Ihe chinches nil htivo cornerstones. 'Ihe com or beans In feitll spots Aie being grown on corner lots With times t-o hard and purses thin. Waste not thn npplu core nor skin In pooliooms men who wield the cue Will call tho corner pocket ton Chiropodists ate glad to trent The corn or bunion on your feet Of nil her charms when time 1ms shorn'r, A woman finds that men 11 s-corncr You nil know where sat .Tacky Horner, And even "pussy wants a corner" P NUT Wo wore rending tho "Recollections of Sir Algernon West," but had got no fur ther than page 16 when tho visitor's, card was In ought In. He was "veiy glad to know" us and nil that ort of thing. What could we do for him? Oh. yes well, thero was n dining club he thought wo might care to Join Wo raised a deprecatory palm "Hut," he continued, "this Is decidedly worth while. Quite cosmopolitan Wo have moti of nil creeds and piofesslons er except Hebrews" Wo Immediately becamo Interested Gosh'" wo exclaimed, "have the Hebrews cpilt dining?" Ho looked puzzled "What dy'o menu''" said he. "What do jok mean?" r.ild we. Ho tried to explain, but ho mioiT saw our lack of Interest, nnd ho went away. Wo returned to our book and on pago 17 wo read In 1821 Lord Orford was Invited to be coiuo president of the Norwich Itlble Society Ills leply was as follows "Sir I am surprised and annoyed bv the contents of your lettei Surprised because my well known character should have exempted me from such an applica tion, and annoyed becnuso It compels me to have even this communication with you "I have long been addicted to the gaming tnhle 1 have lately taken to tho turf I fear I fretiuently blasphen e ; but 1 have never distributed religious vracts AH this was known to you nnd to vour society Notwithstanding which you think mo a fit person to bo your president. God forgive our hypocrisy "I would rather live In the land cf sinners than with such saints " "The Golden Dustman" The ashman calls on Friday, The traelnnan Monday he Doth take away with merry eye The fam-l-ly debris. The ashman asks for my old clo'esj Appreciates what's given; The trashman's piling up his gold And owns the house I live In D. II. Caught in the Proofroom "Tho cut Is a reproduction of a paint ing by Sargent Plnxlt." Interesting exercises marked the close of the day's program, including vocal selections and lllble tableaux The Inter national anthem was also sung by the Sisterhood, o o. d p. Of course, the S. S. B. is meant, for there Is no International anthem, Uut after this war there'll be need of one. What shall it be? If there's nothing suit able already written soma one will have to do it. "Who's Bot'an idea; ...igSi3S V V rSSastw?''--"'.-.. z-r tr -- - ' -- - .t,f" J' "V. .-iv6er-t ; isSS: JW?-r vc k&h. 5Y.F-2 nii,3SE?ft "XU5 ..nt'-' n . t. -"j.- r- z? T ,Mi v lilt i i i i 'iJh THE VOICE OP THE PEOPLE Professor Fisher for War Prohi bition Methods of Pro tecting Soldiers Thtv fttitartment frre to all renders ttho wish to rj-iirr U fir fjjjtriiOH- nn tinbiecta vf current intrtest. it ( a vpen forum a tut the Kxtnino J cilwr fissitid' i no responsibility for thr i lei of it corrttvomltnts. J tltrrs must bt hlynnl by tho tin?n and adtlrcsi of the iiritrr not fCf scarify for puhtlcation, but nt a uuarmitie of uood faith, UESTAUItANT HIGH PRICES To thr JUIItor of the Bt cnf7 l.edgn Sir Whllo In Washington I) C. last week on business tho writer took a meal In h well known restaurant whose name is familiar to soveral cities Among other dishes chosen was a baked apple, without cieart, nnd a saucer of rice pudding, half filled, the price on both nrtlcles being clouhlo the former rates We ncceptetl tho Rltuitlon, but resolving montally never again to patronize the ta llies of this leatatirant Tho cashier In formed us that the apples furnished cost four cents apiece. Dither this wns falsn or the purchasing agent was paying a fabu lous prlco for apples bought In largo quan tities Now, It is Just Biich practices of ex tol Hon Hint aro piuvnlent everywhere In every nvenuo nnd mar of trade Tho only help for the situation Is to withdraw our pntronago from the trades men wht) practice such extortion There nro many restaurants which aro adhering, to the samo old rates To them our patron age should bo transferred The people who raise their prices In these war times should bo regarded ns our ene mies and their business should suffer on account of this greed. The Government doubtless will see that such practices nre discontinued, as disaster nnd rt,iu will surely overtake us nil If present extortionate practices are allowed to continue Wo pray for speedy relief. WILLIAM II. SAILOR Philadelphia, May 15 WAR PROHIBITION To the Editor of the Ktcnlno Ledger: Sir The Commltteo of Sixty Is for war time prohibition during thn war. and for war reabons. Some of Its members are op posed to prohibition In times of peace, and most of them are new men In HO field Thero nro three big reasons frr prohibi tion ns a war tuc isure food, elllclcney, health each one Mtal and serious Dmlnenl men In nil walks of life recognize the measure ns a natural and legitimate part of adequate preparedness for war HIVING F1SHDK, President New York, May 15 FROM GIRARD COLLEGE TEACHER To the l'.ditor of the Evening Ledger. Sir Since It sometimes seems to me that we ure not grateful enoueh for the many good things we enjo), I want to send you a word of thanks for the great help and benefit derived from tho Pictorial Section of tho Dvbsino Ledoub, and also the Sunday Ledger Should you care to seo the usa we make of the pictures, tho boys I teach nt Glrard College and I would welcome a visit any time. MAY S. WAUD. Philadelphia, May 15. VALUE OP SINGLE TAX IN WAR To the Editor of the Kvening Ledger: Sir All over the world where men nnd It habitable there nre found certain spots of land possessing a natural advantage To nrquire exclusive possession of these fa vored spots of earth men will willingly give vas( sums of money It Is only when these spots are sur rounded by large numbers of people that a demand arises for certain comforts and aids to production To supply these com forts and aids a large and continuous revenue Is necessary, and, even In peace times, the raising of revenue is thought burdensome and a "pullback" to production To this raising of revenue In the United States has been added the necessity to enlist and equip a large force of fighting men, and to repair, at least In some degree, the waste and destruction of property con sequent to tho carrying on of war. Dnormous demand will also be made In this country for the feeding and equipping of our allies. An extraordinary Impetus must be given to production. Almost every man, woman and child will be called upon to "do their bit" In this world strugi against poverty. It not aetual starvation. Our peace-time process of providing rove true calls for tha taxation of private prop --.,-, J. . :. ... T., -'fc. naarT'Stssji.T. tTT cawT-,. W T I rs!VfVftsSuS VS3 i&33&3Z3P' -V. ,, I -eiliSll'"JOr'2S!iSi!K iXS, -xZlfXZ-Z?-- - -i o'jsv!isr' -sr-" "rr:3i-Tr;Kiur-sv-"i'Tii so r .rtL'j-2' irlfni"''ww Mif yjgJgf w i-'rjj. zZ&s!Lr!!z&'s' . , ,. "WELL, HERE I AM!" MS&lkA MWft vU-4r"?eT - I '' rfV ' -1!AillsSBBBniKlBBIBBSW -S?MiB(0l f v ;,-': W9HSsssssssssKa.tSrU1l wWMwfmMM&mm irv -s;;;- M&SxaFwKa&MsMllEwt i -'-.-... . VSfVV r fcEMaWf55't.9M?'W'-l 'I J J..r-SrriiT.-S7.1i" !r""i. TlVt j--s T -fc WMPTs'jsu.Jiwi"liHrii .-. - Wvr , . -- ..lU . .i. VK.a"fe-.. L?f Vtt&fMTX! -lJ .ttm T'lt.-a?fi. -r tisviWf w " JHffO- JJ( fl . jjrifsV"' -T lTSI ) i?? -T. 5str3-"- ,-'?';aSSS3Sr5iT,-,-i " jm-v . r jiaJFi A.r - "" -.rioitTi."- --.-. - - - t-ztsr rr,r"zaziTi.at0Pr-'' z (T-- faLi3) " "" .T 2 i-.-L1 ' S'-JrjBif2VirHnrS?St EaStt-"- ..! !, -, -SZSv- frvt. -e- . yH,KeT- .SffW'"" - -r erty, nnd during the war and for long after heavier burdens than ever before will bo placed on the pioductlnn nf useful nnd necessary things, whllo wo will, unless the peoplo get wlso to singlo tax permit tho ient.il vnluo of land (a strictly public Iv cieated value) to l.n collected bv and for the private profit of nbout t per cent or our pnpulitlou. Is this Just, moril or scientific' Why not find nn answer to this question? OLIVDIt McKNIGHT ,1'hlladelpliln. May 1C PROTECTION Or SOLDIERS To thr Kilitur of thr lUmlno Lctlqcr Sir Your pic tin es of bullet-proof nrmor lit tho Mny 15 Dvks'imi I.kdiigr suggested that you might caro to appeal for protectlvu npparel for our troops who nro to serve in France If steel helmets aro found of value bv the Allied armies, why not steel bienstplites covering chin, neck, breast stomach, but not Interfering with tho freedom of arms or legs' With German machine guns shooting r,00 shots a minute, we Mirely nwo our young men every protection possible beforo we send them to faco such murderous weapons Consider, too, tho wastefulness of nk lng troops to chntge across the "no mtn'n land" between the trenches In tho hope that some of them will survive tho enemy's riflo nnd maclilne-gun lire and will ho nblo to capture the tiench Wouldn't It be moro reasonablo to start fewer men In tho first place and give them more and better pro tection, so that moro of them will livo to accomplish tho purpose for which the) were sent ' Also, as one of )our articles in tho samo issue says, slnco "men wero not saved ns cnrufully as they might havo been in the eirly da)s of the war," couldn't you ask whether or not proper provision Is being mndo fur tho necessary pioportlon of artil lery to be sent abroad with each contingent of Infantry? Soma ono might offer a prize for the most practical nrmor to protect our troops against riflo nnd machine-gun fire NORMAN II MASON. Philadelphia, May 15 LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN FATHER TO HIS SO'N My dear Son It gives me great pleasure to drop you theso few lines to lot you know that we aro nil well and 1 trust this letter will find you tho same I trust as you go on with your Halnlng that you will improve both In spirit and health, so that on your return you will not only bo a soldier, but a big, fat boy I havo before me a picture of you as a small boy, In tho shape of a paperwelgl, , taken while on a tiip to Atlantic Cltv, ami whon I look further, from an Imaginary viewpoint, I see you having reached man hood and nn tho threshold of war I seo you at tho head of soldiers, possibly as a colonel, major, captain in lieutenant, ns tho case may bo, spurring em to battle men who aro fighting for a good cause to up hold tho dignity of om country and not allow the Stars and Stripes to be. trailed in tho dust but may it ever wnvo to our honor and glory On your return It nny bo said of you that you marched up. liko n warrior bold, and helped savo this glo rious land of ours, the homo of the bravo and the free I trust that you may como homo carry ing tho mark of great honor nnd that with your help tho bells will peal forth tho anthem of liberty and the Stars nnd StrlpeHjthe emblem of love, purity and free dom, may always wave and ail nations understand Hiat Uncle Sam Is not to bo trilled with. I hope that this step will not only prove of great benefU to you. but Hint your colo nel will And In you a man of sterling qual ities and that you may bo a credit to your country as well as the community In which jou live. You left your home town honored and respected by every ono nnd I hono on your return jou may bear the stamp of a good and faithful olllcer. Hoping to hear good news from you soon and that you may reach the goal for which you are fighting. 1 am, "men Your loving father. Ridley Park, Pa, May H. zbmwfr'y. wb &j fiCAs-rJ(7r:f arZy ft v ak e-a-J ,- -r-r.i'. i .js-r tm i"rw jp a s nti . MliJ. FAMILY PRIDE The following story is told of tho Mayor of a western city: "ujor A small boy, who afterward .proved to bo a nephew of ono of tho Mayor's Btcnog! raphers. was wandering about the cltv h-Si when the city executive happened upon 1 , m "Well, sonny," Inquired the man genlabV "for whony are you looking?" e,"aily. "For my Aunt Kate." "Can't ybu find her?" "I can't seem to." ' "No? exactly011 IZZ "P" "he """ though. IT1 yknowh,eh8t hth?MavorhT Jn h.r. ornce.'iurp?. Magina,r Wt,rk" I V J ' -'' ' Sagssi -LSTTi -cr "-5,i- :- -yeP euh-cr- , irtgdSS0- - J.a------"--" - - , -2fi?l,li- What Do You Know? Oilrrfe o ocncrnl interest will br nmieret i lids rolUMti Trn uuciltona the nun . r a lo twilco ctcri urll mormid pirton sl.oi. cj knoll, ur. uil.,,1 tlailj. QUI 1. Mini N C.ener.il Hell, who ulil Mncinc Milillert are llUifini: soldiers" In ailiei cnthiK inu.lr In the nrmv n n meins of creitlin: lllithiic snlrlt? 2. llou dlil iuiir.ul cm Ket Its inline? !l. iiiiin Hie new iimimuniler of the I'rrnrh furres In iinrllirrii 1 ranee. 4. 11 lint U a in illicit-.' if. Mini Is t.cori; I rdrlinnr, who Is n central IlKiire in l.iiniiieiin imlltles at present? tl Ului miih Iliiflz.' 7 11 hut Is Ilic "H Idle Umpire" s. IMut I nn-nit In "Vlnrlilnvrllnti." anl lion clul the- word orlclimle" !). Name a few leaf irons of vegetable. 10 Hliere I- Kiiliil.incl Answers to YeMerdaj's Quiz 1 Irilent snlrils nre slrtine nlroliolle hcverweeii. such as liriimle, rum. wlil.kv ete ob tained lit UNtlllntlon, ns oimoseil to been mill liu Tlu Meainalilii I)e Knlli. formerly the Ger- inn n auxiliary cruiser nml rciinmerra rn tier I'rlnr f.ltel Irleilrillt him Is-en loiiiiiitssiiiiieil as u I lilted Mates na aval i'ei. 1. "t nt-iinil-tloB-" situation Is one In whlrh coiilUc-tiiii? elements cause strita nml con fusion, so culled from (lie fart thtlt rati nml dog are reeirdeil as natural enemies, 4. cuolie is a nntlie unskilled laborer nf I hliiu, Imliii unci .laiian. (iriium's fulr) tales were written li Jakob 1, mlnli. Kurl Grimm, n German scholar anil Jurist who died In 1K01. n. eoiirt-miirtlul Is u court roniluetetl Id mill- tiirj on leers for u mm to lie cotirt- inurtl-letl does not neressarllv lnnd) thai lie Is Kiilltj. .. Meufrletl nils n hero of Hrnnillnavlan mr- thnloi;) K "It's" Is ii contraction of "It 1." "Il" Js (lie possessive iiroiiuun, lldril person ueuier Ihe correct form, therefore. 1st "lis police Is settled. !) Ililililtt melul Is u soft, white nllov madi of cnnis?r. niitliiioii and tin In van In ciuintltles 10 The Ulcer Jordan. Ilnwlnc Into (he .Dead "ea. In Hit principal river of Palestine. Canada's Army It. r M Canada raised its army by tho volunteer system Tarm Workers !'. It r fa) Tho Co-operative PubllO Lmployment Bureau, 801 Otand avenue, Kansas city, conducted by tho Stato and Federal (jovernments, Is tho proper place to apply for work In the western wheat fields (h) Wheat cutting begins In Okla homa about June 8 nnd In Kansas about a week later. Crusaders V J A It Is disputed bv historians whether certain military expeditions In th eleventh, twelfth nnd thirteenth centuries; nro to bo classed among tho unlvcrsallv rec ognized crusades which had , for their oh ject thn recovery of tho Holy Lnnd from tha Satacens and the crushing of the ever-growing Moslem menace to Christianity Tha most generally accepted list of crusades is Plrst, 1096-99. which took Jerusalem sec ond. lft7-49. unsuccessful: third 11S9-91-'-. conquered Acre; fourth 1201 (02) 04. established tho Latin Umpire in the Last, fifth. 12JS-29, tcek Jerusalem again! sixth. 1218-34, and, seventh. 1270 To this list sometimes Is liwrted ns the fifth that of 1217-21, nnd ns tho seventh, that of 1240. There was also a disastrous children s crus ade in 1212. in which thousands of unarmed children from Franco nnd Germany were slain or captured in their quest for the Holy Sepulcher Home Defense L The Homo Defense Committee of Philadelphia consists of nbout 6000 civilian police reserves organized nn a part of the Stale Public Safety Committee authorized by tho Stater Legislature The city organi zation, financed by City Councils, Is strictly nonmllltary It is under the supervision of tho Pcpartment of Public Safety city pol ce at the head of which are tho Mayor and the Director of Public Safety It con sists of forty -ono units, one for each police district, the station house being the unit headquarters nnd the district lieutenant tho commander Police drills nre held at inter vals convenient to tho members Their uutics as now planned nro to take tho place of the 3000 regular policemen In case of riots etc , In tho proportion of two to one, tho regular police to handle the disturb ances The members o'f the committee aro not armed and have no present authority to shoot. Thero was no objection to tho formation of this body. On tho contrary, hearty, co-operation was found on every hand Qualifications .for membership are that applicants shall be married men be twecn twenty-ono and forty-flvo years old. Wiii d'pfnde"ts; r men, married and single, between forty-five and sixty years miii7,.!,sh0U'inctho voterB t 1'ahlo for m ,., !f.rlce- In addition applicants Sr!i SC ",.enB i,th8 c,ty and county, of good physical condition and of good char- ?h.nHEvernvP.p"J,:Bnt ' Investigated- by ornvSS'ht fe,ndJtlB pp" must bo n. it krf ' O 'ft i -tf i o v
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