V , I . fil&,WlSer ftyftfC LEDGER COMPANY ctWCT x. x. cuims. riDiirt Imainrton. Vie Prealdtntt John tniiir and Trurrt Philip B. i a, , iiiim, rfODQ ppufsronf r. Director. MMM v KDrroniAii bo Ann ! ' neat If. IP. rffBfa. rtiilrmin. WKALEY. . . . . .Kdllor k Ci MARTIN. .Otntral Bualnt Managtr !llr at PCLto I.inoa Building. tndac Squaw, Philadelphia. CwrraiL.. Broad and ChMtnnt StrU J ClTI rmt-Unlm Building .........zoo Metropolitan Towtr f ... .... v.w rora uuiiain iH.i ..loo r"ullrton ilull'llnr i. .....1Z02 Trrnunt uuiidinc NEWfl DUBEAUfll JTimmwH Beasts Rtrg Building Mw Tm Dcuio Th rime llulldlnc aailR HtAO..... (10 Frledrlehtraa Lonaon Bnanu. Marconi llou. Btrand ,rana Schio,,.. 12 Ilu Loul I Grand B.UBSCmPTION TERMS 1J- Imin Lamia I rved to ubertbr (a rmukAflphla and surrounding town at th Mf twelve (12) ctnti per week, payabl Spaaall to point outald of rtilladtlphla. In Ik IT Wed Stain, Canada or United But po- Mmhm. potr rr. flftr (50) cnt pr . MMtt. But (18) dollar par rtar. payable In Vadraim, . . i. 10, M.VMII CnuM u 'w t u lortim countrita on tin aonar per Vi WotC BHbicrlbr wlihlnr addrf chnr4 t nt flr old welt nw ad4resi. MfUMMVALHUT XSYSTOJIE. MAIN IMS M (:. Attdtess all communication to Kvenlna ;'4 . irn..Tini. wvi.urr. m.luuvtj,r,K., man at th ran-iDiLrou roitorrics ai tCOilD-CLlll UalL H1TTIB. 9KB AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIR CULATION OF THE EVENINO LEDOIrt roR a rim, was us.oh ' P FUlMplla, Mtnd.r, Mir 21. 1"' Gold braid ambition runs neck and Mck with red tape. The recent Masque of American Drama has whetted a mad desire to seo iserae drama Itself without the mask. Certainly the genuine article was sadly OD 'iJBii'1" ;(. Jnisslng In Philadelphia throughout the last season. Any antipathy to militant suffra aTlsm felt by the German Crown Prince must have been uncomfortably Increased yesterday, when his troops were vio lently repulsed at Chemln des Dames. "Way of tho'Ladles" Is the ominous Eng lish translation of this position's name. And ' now Germany has been scratched from Nicaragua's calling list. The Latin republic Is tho fourth of Cen tral American nations to sever diplo matic relations with the Teutons, Nica ragua's act will make It cosier for us to "smoke out" submarine bases, should any ilat on coasts to the south, and It odds another girder to tho stanch structure f Pan-Americanism. Thirty Philadelphia boys can havo the best sort of a vacation and at the same time feel they are doing a public service. The offer of free scholarships In the Junior naval reserve at Camp Dewey, where lads will be trained for commands In the merchant marine, should be met with, many times tho number of apjill aations that there are places for. Eager ness in competing for these posts will be the best spur to hastening the establish ment of the many nautical schools which the; country needs. New Jersey has acquired tho habit cf electing wide-awake Governors nnd is reaping the reward of her wisdom. Tho State realized that the country was at war on April 6 and got busy ou that day. It found that tho greatest need of agriculture was farm labor. Its admin istrative departments forthwith enlisted 1417 youths for farm work, canvassed 6000 Industrial establishments nnd found 1700 men with farm experience who wero willing to work on farms, and State nnd Federal labor agencies together placed 400 experienced farm laborers whero thoy cpuld do most good. . The call for experienced railroad en for work in Prance has a pertinent application to Pennsylvania, served by some of the greatest trunk lines in the United States, Our Commonwealth now leads In army recruiting. It should also take a high place in sending much needed men to repair the French railway systems, greatly In need of rehabilitation and suffering from lack of labor material because it Is Impossible to spare work men from the front. Thousands of our railroad men of alt grades have it in their power to render expert aid to France. The fact that most of tlioso Who go will not bo at the battlo front Will not render their service any the less Important. Slnco the Entente began to havo its International military conferences It has learly realized the value of simultane ous military action as the speediest way to win tho war. Various baffling condi tions have frequently rendered well timed co-operation difficult, but the latest dispatches show that something llko this Ideal is at last being realized. The British and French armies each reiulsed pow erful attacks yesterday. Italy's troops pushed forward on the heights above Gorizla, and even the Russians drove back the foe in Jlumanla. This is the sort of unity that counts. It Ja to bo hoped there will be much more of It and ,cn even a larger scale as tho summer ad vances. V 'At as early a date as practicable" rneral Pershing's division of some Sing more than twenty-five thousand y equipped, experienced soldiers of t United States army Is to be dls aaVt'ched across the Atlantic. With the ittVHtlon of twelve thousand engineers iuut Colonel Doyen's twenty-six hundred aatvrlnea, pur first contribution to the' fighting of the great war will mount to nearly forty thousand men. This is no mean force numerically. It' Hi far greater than the entire strength our army in the Santiago campaign qualltr X ateriaj the "nrst forty lfr " ; war and of Indian, Filipino and Mexican! campaigns. Virtually all of his division has seen hard service. Strenuous '"po lice" duties In some of the uneasy Latin republics that are Uncle Sam's "wards" have kept the marines at a keen pitch of efficiency. The engineers are experts, of Immeasurable valuo In repairing com munication ways back of tho trenches. The great "selected" army wo nre to ralso will by comparison make this ad vance guard seem small. But the "first forty thousand" are nono the less filling an Imperatlvo call. All Americans must rejoice that wo are giving to France, where every additional man counts, the best we havo on hand and as speedily as possible. THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE RIGHT JOB PRESIDENT WILSON'S definition of the powers tho food administrator ought to have Is so convincing and his courageous naming of Herbert Hoover for ho nost. boforo tho new rcglmo is formally provided for by legislation, is so popular and so clearly sanctioned by ex pert opinion, that there can be little doubt that Congress will assent to this wisely conceived program. But mere assent will not be enough. The spirit of self-effacement with which Mr. Hoover saved tho life of lielglum and with which ho con sents to undertake, this new enormous task Is such as to deserve tho sympa thetic co-operation of legislators nnd of all other citizens. In tho present tragic crisis in the world war our success In continuing to feed the Allies as well as ourselves will mean the saving of thousands of American lives. Unfounded criticism of Mr. Hoover's motives, spiteful or Jealous op position Intended to embarrass the Admin istration, would be nn unpardonable flip pancy. Failure to conscrvo nnd frugally distribute our food even n measure of failure would mean tho prolongation of Jhe war and a frightful and unnecessary outpouring of our blood on foreign battle fields. Success must be complete. It Is nn extraordinary emergency that can only be met by nn extraordinary man. Mr. Hoover has virtually made tho position which he declares ho will accept only with tho understanding that he Is to receive no pay. Ho has created his own role by proving to all tho world that to lie a "food dictator" Is the last ambi tion ho could cherish. The country would accept this form of discipline only from the hands of a man in whom It had tho Utmost confidence. It Is therefore natural and logical for Mr. Wilson to name In the" same breath the man and tho position, for ono without the other Is well-nigh Impossible. The Ilrltish Government recognized Mr. Hoover's ability, Insisting fiat ho continue to ndmlnlster the feedliiR of Bel gium and adding tho extreme statement that If this work were left to other hands it might havo to be abandoned. Germany recognized his skill; when It adopted food control tho Berlin Government studied all nnd adopted somo of Mr. Hoover's methods in Belgium and northeastern France. His work In that stricken terri tory was conducted under almost intoler able conditions. Yet his tact, patience and efficiency were of such an order as to gain tho respect of Prussian officers. Indlffeient or hostile to his efforts,, as well as tho fervent praise of France and Eng land. We cannot bellcvo that the thought less comment at the Capitol last Wednes day, when n. Senator asked, "Who is Hoover?" and complained of his "recent obscurity," Is nbout to be repeated. No one, of course, has any experience In a position which has never existed. No ono, of all tho food administrators and dictators in Europe today, has performed this kind of work with so much success ns Mr. Hoover. The largo powers that Mr. Wilson has asked are, of course, not to bo used In respect to the great majority of pio Uucers, distributors and consumers. Mr. Hoover makes It plain that he Is assured beforehand of their cooperation. It Is only tiny groups of speculators, and wnstrels, whose selfish conduct has already scandalized tho nation nnd with whom no ono has any sympathy, that need bo coerced. They are small In number, but their mlschlef-maklng ability is great. Mr. Hoover plans to assure the producer legitimate profit and to nave the consumer from being gouged. No one but born gamblers can seriously oppose tho new regime. AN ARMY OF THE ELECT TTTIVEnv young man today In tho conn--LJ try bctweon twenty-ono nnd thirty one plays a role of honor. Thcro nro no sackers In his ago groijp. Thcro can bo none. In ono gesturo the nation has swept away tho ugly nspects of tho vol unteering system. Britain's shameful method, so prevalent in the early days of the war, of lashing laggards into en listing will not stain our patriotic prepa rations. "Youth of tho land," says Undo Sam, "I have chosen you to represent my virility, my energy, m'y brains, my manhood. Somo of you will wear tho uniform on tho firing line. Somo will help on farms and somo In the realms of science and industry. But he who wears no khaki Is Just ns much my lojal son as the regimental recruit. Even to those "boys' who as yet fit Into no part will no stigma be attached. Physical un- fitness, not lack of spirit, will be the evi dent reason why such human material Is laid aside. Embarrassing questions can not be legitimately asked of any man on the street in citizen's clothes.' No date in the calendar of American history carries quite the thrill that this coming registration day of June 5 will embody. Tho Republic will then honor the most efficient factors of Its available manhood by summoning them to defend democracy. The spirit of the occasion will be that of glory to tho finest Amer ican man power. Not only select but "elect" will be that mighty potential army. Somewhat ill advisedly wo have called the plan of invoking the nation's strength "conscription." However we describe the method, the young men who are involved should not! forget that by the selective system the United States is paying a superb tribute to those who form the best weapon we possess against the sin laUr force of,oBpriw.iw. 0Jun f. too , ! f r EVENING ADJUTANT MADON, HERO OF THE AJR How n French Youth Brought Down a Bochc Airship and Escaped With His Life ' Dy HENRI BAZIN Recipient of tho Croix do Outrrt. member of th Poclet d Gen de lttre and etati torrefpondent of the hrcciso I.ipocs In Trance. patus, April ::. T1 HIS story Is written around a button, a circular brass button with the two wings of the Trench aviation corps In low relief. It was performing Its duty upon tho 'horizon blue Jacket of Adjutant Madon when that twenty-three-ycar-old son of France recently brought down his eighth Bocho plane not i fnr from rebombarded Hhelms. I had the pleasure of meeting the young aviator, he being en permission, and hearing from his father this story, whllo the s)n blushed with embarrassment. And receiving nn affirmative to my question If tho Jacket h wore was the same he had on during tho fight, I asked If he would let tno cut a button from It, to which he obligingly agreed. Here In the talo It will always tell me: Adjutnnt Madon drives a fighting aero plane. He Is an "ace," which title aviators recelvo after downing their fifth enemy plane. Ho wears the Croix do Guerre, tho Legion of Honor and the Medaille Mllltalrc, and also tho full flush of rosy-checked youth. France gavo him tho first three nnd our Father In Heaven tho lait. Madon was flying at 2000 meters elevn tlon In the lato afternoon, looking for game He was over the German lines upon the hills of llerru, from which point they still bombard Ithclms, but well nbovn harm from enemy neroplano gun. Suddenly he eaw. a full S00 meters over his head, a Boche gnmo hunter There was not another thing in fight sao tho finking Bun nnd the clouds. Without a fecond'n hesitation ho turned In a swift spiral upward toward tho German. With the fourth turn he was Jtift far enough above tho enemy to hand him a ninety-second olIey from tho mitrail leuse. Beforo he had ceased turning the crank he faw he had struck the enemy pilot, whose uncontrolled machine hung for an Instant llko a bird with a broken wing and then crashed through the clouds to the earth below Madon was then at nearly 3000 meters elevation, and although tho unexpectedly short fight had carried him toward his own lines, ho could not tell If he had reached spaco over them or not. As he was descend ing to pick up (he tortured towers of Bhcims ns a lighthouse, his motor suddenly stopped and he realized that he must land at once In a series nf glides or crash to earth llko his downfiillcu enemy So down he came, not knowing If he were behind French or Ger man lines or over the Nn Man's l.and be tween As he approached lie made out a clump of liruled trees and. Rteerlng toward them, landed quietly In their shelter with out a sound In a Jiffy he was out of his seat, raw that a spark plug hail become detached and was Inserting another when he saw a human sil houette, helmetcfl. standing twenty feet away, Ito Identity hidden In the lale tnl llBht Was It a Boche, or a pollii of I-ranee' lie asked himself ns ho gavo tho motor a twirl, to which It reponded with a roar. In a twinkling he was In his scat and at the steering gear. If ho was within his own lines It would be easy to come down again. If ho was not, ho had urgent business of liberty In tho air. Within two minutes from tho time of his descent his wheels were leaving the earth At that second ho heard a cry In Bocho and saw tho InHtant appearance of seen men armed with rifles He had dropped almost full on a German outpost. Shots rang about his ears and some went through his plane. But ns ho rose ho angled his mitrailleuse toward them and poured out a volley. As the Germans grew to pigmies In his eyes ho saw they had thrown them selves Ilat upon tho earth In less time than It takes to tell ho was high and safe. Rising to 700 meters lie was able to de tect tho towers of Hhelms and thus, despite the fast-approachlng night, regain his own lines In un hour lie was at dinner In the aviation camp at . And the communique of tho day following tersely told that Adjutant Madon, of tho had brought down IiIh eighth Ger man aeroplane In tho vicinity of CHINA STIRS IN HER SLEEP From time to time tho news from china suggests that to lie Chinese Is not neces sarily to be Chlnaficd. Most of tho Chinese, nro peaceable, but some of the Chinese, when they want to, light very hard. Tho revolution which overturned tho Manchus started In southern China, and slnco It Btarted there has been fierce resistance to all attempts) to get tho Manchus, or anjbody resembling tho Manchus, back Into power. Tho dead president. Yuan Shi Kal, met his defeat and perhaps his death because ho outraged tho fighting spirit of southern China Only this week there has been further fighting In tho southwest provinces because the revolutionary troops In Sze Chuen would not submit to their military governor. In the wholo course of tho revo lution, both In Its widespread effectiveness and In Its persistence and vigilance, there Is plenty of evidence that tho Chinese are by no means worms under tho heel of the op pressor. There are so many uninese anu tney anror so much and see so little of each other that no generalization holds for all of them, but this one probably comes as near holding as any other. China Is really waking up and acquiring a sense of its rights. In tho long run neither the Japanese Govornment nor Europe itself will bo nblo to dominate It, and China will be, as somo one has Borne, whero said, tho outstanding fact of the next century. Despite Us poaceablcness it will be found to havo retained Its charac teristic civilization as well as any nation in the world, and to have retained it a great deal longer than any of the militant, con quering nations over did. In addition to this It can probably dsvelop all the military ability It needs, If the organization of the world remains such that nothing but mili tary ability can guarantee racial liberty and survival. A hundred years from now a sneer at China will arouse surprise or provoke laughter San Francisco Bulletin. A CONFESSION I wish I were a boy again. This grown-up life's a cheat; I want to paddle through the raln- I want to go "bare feet 1" I want to feel the funny grass Come tickling through my toes; I hate this front of bluff and brass- I hate these "Sunday" clothes t I wish I had my old big hat And fishing rod I wish That Johnnie Jones was here hod dratl How we two boys could fish! I'd love to stt there by the creek With no one 'round but him. And Ply and prank tt for a week And fish and fish and swim I J. wish I were a hoy again, This grown-up life's a cheat; I want to paddl through .the rain . ; I 'want, to ro "hara ft!" Ja-BM MwJa Kart4. In.the Columbia Stat a LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917 Tom Daly's Column Wo had a look at our lads at Fort Niagara on Thursday last nnd we're proud of them. But, If we weren't afraid of giving comfort to tho enemy, thcro nre things we might say of our sinful unpre paredness. Wo broko a shoestring and appealed to the colored bootblack for first aid. "No, suh," sold ho, "wo kin shine yo' an' polish yo but we aln' quite mar bllzod to string yo' yet, suh." The soil around Fort Niagara appears to bo fine for the raising not only of fu turn nfTlrers. but of a variety of things. Boslda a farmhouse gate we noted this sign: Eggs Honey Fudge Asparagus IF YOU WERE A IIOY II yon ere o loi this morning, I wonder what jott would dot Was ever a day mora perfect, Was ever the sky more bluef I'm tpcaklng to you, grave tcnior. I noticed you as you icent, Ilot'footlng It Mo tha city, 'To add to your cent per cent. I noticed your sober manner, Your very Important looks, And I noticed your boy beside you, The schoolboy vAth his books. I saieand you sau where the river Sweeps down to the "suHmmln' hole," Another boy playing- "hookey" A boy with a flshlng-polr. If you were a boy this morning, J icondcr what you would do? I saw yon stooping to whisper A word to the boy with you. It seemed to me then you told him That the truant boy was a fool, That nothing ripens manhood Like the moments spent In school. With the fresh blur sky above you And the green fields under It, How dare you utter such nnnseme. O Uar and hypocrite? If you were a boy this morning, A no; with a heart and soul, You'd he, In spite of a licking. The boy with the fishing-pole. More War News Dear Tom "Our own war news" was enjoyed more nt Fort Slocum, I believe, than In Philadelphia. My copy of the Evknino Li:noi:it was worn out In fifteen minutes. Our recruit sentry Is Improving. When ho left tho guardhouse to tnko his post tho other night tho sergeant of tho guard was kicking because ho couldn't locate tho officer of tho day. Ten minutes after tho It. S. took over his post tho O. D. camo clashing down tho walk. The fol lowing conversation ensued: Hocrult Sentry Halt! Who's there? O. D. (halting) Officer of tho Day. It. S. Gee! is that you? Say, you'ro gonna catch heck. Tho sergeant of the guard's been looking fer you fcr half nn hour. C. C. S. Not Unleavened Iircad BLOL'NTS reports that Pfclffor, the baker on Allegheny avenue nt Seventh street, explains It this way on his sign: ON ACCOUNT OF THE ADVANCE ALL OUU GOODS AlUi BAISED THE NVW ORDKH V.lcctrlc youth In khaki stalks the rails And lonely bridges where the menaca lies. Through midnight watches shot with ten sloned halls While searchlights stare the gloom with blazing eyes. I.lthc forms In navy blue coast seaboard streets A moment ere they drift to skylines dim, Wiere danger crowds about tho cruising fleets Lifting and falling on the ocean rim. A waning Interest In affairs once thought Of breathless import In the lotos days; Voce to the great upheaval are wo brought With force unleashed and hemispheres ablaze. T. J. MURRAY. Dr. A. S. Tlbby will speak on "Shakes peare" nt the next meeting In Denver of tho American University Society. Doctor Tlbby knew Shakespeare Intimately Boulder Camera. "Tlbby or not Tlbby that Is the ques tion," soliloquizes C. II. T., our own Shakespearean commentator. Governor Brumbaugh paraded up Chestnut street a la Bcnfranklln on Sat urday night, with a loaf of bread under his arm. He had been to a dinner of Louis Kolb's men nnd was carrying home a Fnmplo of the now loaf. A. E. L. drew a chuckle from the business section of the P. L. tho other morning and passes It on to us: NATURAL DYES ENJOY BIG RUN HUTCH calls us on that international anthem stuff we pulled last week. Ho submits: IINTERNATIONALE Arise, yo prisoners of starvation! Arise, yo wretched of the earth' For justice thunders condemnation A better world's In birth. No moro tradition's chains shall bind us, Arise, yo slaves, no more enthrall! Tho earth shall rise on new foundations. Wo havo been naught we shall be all. Refrain : 'Tis the final conflict. Let each stand on his place. Tho International Party Shall be the human race ; etc. Then and Now Speaking of the manner In which fashion able women seat themselves, Arnold Ben nett once said: "It is an affair of curves, slants, descents, nicely calculated. They elaborately lead your eye downward over gradually tncreas Ing expanses, and naturally you expect to Bee their feet and you don't see their feet. Tho thing Is apt to be disturbing to in habituated beholders." But now wo do see them, and much more, and the thing still Is only more so. ' H. V. Polite Correspondence (necelved by a Cheatnut street mulo house) Chester Co.. Pa Dear Sir: I am wrltelng to you for a catalog of dlfferunce kinds of Music lnsturments. I would like to get a pelce for a guitar that I have broken, and I Would like to get the pelce. Yours Turely Ice In the Niagara River In mid-May Is a bit unusual, and old residents say it presages a late ana small crop o' Juno ??VM---'' ' r ,-,,. I, t-W.. r iiiiMii liiiif lfetB $F Kit I : W.:i -wP Miili F';-mWM - vrV - THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE An Appeal for Permanent Uni versal Service All Socialists Not Pacifists Dili Icimrlmetir t ret to all rcniler icho lclli to crprri llitr opinions on nubjcclH of current interest, tt in nn open forum nnd the Kvenino .erftfrr nsswmc vo rcpoitibillt tor the tletr of II correspondents, t.ettera mul be aiuntd hu the ttame nnd odrfrr of the writer, not H(CfnrlIt fur publication, but a a ouaraulro of uood fuith. WANTS CONSCRIPTION TO BE PERMANENT To the V.dltorof the Vvening Ledger: Sir Whllo tho selective conscription law Is undoubtedly tho best plan to meet the Immediate need of tho nation, It does not provldo permanently for universal military training. Therefore tho Importanco of con tinuing tho campaign for universal military training and equal national service can not be too strongly emphasized by the press of the country. Both houses of Congress having accepted the principle of tho citizens' liability to service, and being about to apply this principle In legislation for the raising of troops, tho majority of citizens who have not given this subject serious consideration are apt to feel that the question Is perma nently settled. A meio perusal of tho title of the War Department bill now In conferenco would show tho fallacy of any such conclusion, for It plainly states that It Is "A bill to authorizo tho President to Increase tempor arily tho military establishment of the United States." On mature deliberation any thoughtful citizen will realize and readily agree that the legislation now pending In Congress Is but the first surrender ot the outposts of tho forces which havo so' long condemned this country to tho reckless wnsto and criminal mortality of tho volunteer system. National service Is tho vital need of the hoar and military training tho foundation upon which It must rest. Tho prime fac tors of national service comprehend the industrial and military forces of the nation and are necessarily Interdependent. Legis lation for national service must guarantee universality of application nnd equality of distribution throughout tho entire nation If It Is to succeed as a- permanent policy. Unless existing legislation nnd that Imme diately contemplated shall bo amended so in nilnnt ns a permanent, continuing na tional military policy the fundamental prin ciple of universal liability to training and service, virtually the entire military force of tho United States will pass out of ex istence upon tho termination of the pres ent war. Tho great citizen mocment which has been built around nnd which has finally crystallized upon tho fundamentally demo cratic principle of universal liability to training and service has won tho first fight In the campaign against the cham pions of the volunteer Bystem, If now we allow ourselves to be lulled Into Inaction In the belief that the fight Is won wo will be rudely shocked Into a realization that what was supposed to be tho goal was but the first milestone marking the first defi nite step In a long and arduous campaign. I believo It to be only fair to allow Congress nnd the War Department to work out, unhampered, the present legisla tion and Its application before attempting anything further In tho military training fight, but I feel it to bo my duty to sound this note ot warning, so that we may keep our forces intact and in readiness to avail ourselves of the thousands of new friends which the application of the new conscrip tion legislation will In the very nature of things rally around our standard, Every home that shall furnish a man In this emergency will be an added assuranco that the principle will be universally ap plied and the burden equally distributed. H. H. SHEETS, Secretary of the National Association for Universal Military Training. Philadelphia,. May 1C. ALL SOCIALISTS NOT PACIFISTS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger; Sir Would you be kind enough to give space to the following paragraphs from Spargo's minority resolution as It was pre sented at the Socialists' National Conven tion? I believe these statements will ba of value to your readers In clearing away some prejudice and misinformation con cerning Socialism: "As Socialists, we are in general against --. -u ,u i.,ui ul peace, jam, ypa LET 'EM SQUEAL - - : not peaco-at-any-prlca pacifists From the dnjs of Mar and Engojs our movement has stood for peace, because pence Is ncr mally to tho Interests of the worklng-clni-s movement and to the deelopment of So cialism. But Marx and Engels clearly showed, on many occasions, that wars might, In certain circumstances, bo defended nnd even advocated on tho ground that the Interest of tho working-class movement would be furthered thereby. "In somo circumstances It might bo n Socialist duty to defend some other na tion against ono's own. Wo believe It was clearly the duty of tho Social-Democrats In Germany to defend Belgium's sovereignty ngalnst their own Government's brutal nnd lawless assault. "When, as In the present case. It Is clear that the victory of the ono sldo as against tho other would promote freedom and de mocracy, an Intelligent application of So cialist principles to the existing situation leads Inevitably to the conclusion that the Interest of our movement requites the vic tory of that sldo." PETER BROWN. Philadelphia, May 17. MUNICIPAL RESTAURANTS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir Ono of tho qualifications of a legis lator Is to havo an elastic conscience, which can bo stretched to suit tho owner's point of view nnd sometimes to suit tho people's view. It Is a stubborn fact that restaurant proprietors who pay a 5 per cent Increase on the cost of foodstuffs follow this with a B0 per cent Increase on tho menu card As the city Is due for tho burden of feeding those whoso pockets will bo emptied by the llldl CORt nf fnnrl luli.r m n.lnl.ll.1. .....-1-1 ----. , . .wv.., ....j ,.ufc low.uiioi, munici pal rebtaurants whcio food may be obtained at cost? Many public-spirited women would, no doubt, takot their turn at volun teering as cooks, nnd as there aro tiny number of first floors which- could bo rented for a nominal Bum, tho overhead expense would bo Blight. An enabling net in tho Legislature would give Councils tho power to pass an ordi nance proldlng money for tho Initial cost. The money Is In tho treasury. Should the cry be raised that the city could not go Into business, this Is already eliminated by the fact that the city went Into business when it started tho construction of high-speed transit lines. j q Philadelphia, May IB. GOLF REVEALS CHARACTER Man's attitude toward llfo Is generally much the samo as his attitude toward golf Tho contentions, nrgumentatlvo individual who is nlways Invoking the aid of his law yer In business Is tho man who Insists on the strict reading of the letter of the law In golf It Is ho who supplies tho rules commlttco with some of the worst conundrums. And the player who airily wishes to waive every .. .L V ..r ' " " "ivo every penalty that either he or his opponent may Incur is possibly a ncrson uh. u...i..j -i .-.u.' ",;"" ,Y"V" "lanuam w. uu.a,o , i uiuiiuiry way is somowhat ll ,lr lns,,ance' " " asy to Imagine that tho peoplo who willfully vlolato the rules would remain silent It the Income tax collector underestimated the amount of their Income. In no other gamo does the human factor play such an important part. It Is not necessary to see any of the leading ex ponents of the game play moro than a couple of holes to know them for men of ln domltnble perseverance. There is generally something about the firm jaw of most of them and tho masterful way In which they take their stance on tho teeing ground which tells tho story of men who succeed in anything they set their hands to. New York Evening Post. THE REAL AMERICA I remember ns If It were yesterday our first Cambridge party. At tho threshold of the now ncademlc year Professor Norton and his family had Invited somo scores of frlepds to greet the new professors; It had been heralded to us as the chief festival event of the Cambridge season. Trie quaint, dignified home on the hill was dimly Illumined by the mellow light ot a few shaded lamps. There was some coffee and somo lemonade, a few tiny brown-bread sandwiches, ana, I think, some Ice cream. I had not dined at home that night, In the expectation of the glorious t 'ast, with an abundance of courses and wines, as at such evening parties In Ger many; and yet when we drove homo from Shady Hill my wife and r lelt a Joy and satisfaction such as few parties had ever given ub before. We felt as. if we had en tered a truly spiritual community where the demarid for high thinking and plain living was the life Instinct. Where was that shal low and gaudy America, that vulgar and trivial America, that corrupt and Bclf-seek-Ing America, that noisy and sensational America, of which all Europe was talking? Had no ope ever discovered the true soul u( inr -uin?Miu isviuw s.fujfu AlUnStClV tvmu., Mnc.ft.iv, .v- - fy-y r - T "irfv' -- What Do You Know? Oucrlc of oeneral Interest wltt b answered in this column. Ten Questions, the answers to which every v-ell-infortned person should knout, are asked dairy. QUIZ I. Mho Is Krrcnikr. who has been called "an other JJo)d deorgo"? S. Sodium clilorhlo la found on every dinner tublo. What Ih Its common nnme? 3. Who will command the Atncrtcnn force la Frunce? 4. Who Is tho kfcond olilf.t ninn named In tho lllblo, Methuselah. 009 3 rum old, ba ilie the oldest'.' B. Fourteen drifters were, reported sunk ljr th Auatrlnns In u arti Imttle. VI hut are drifter? li. Mho I Irlgoren? ". VWiut Is a minute Run? s. Nome Ihe elehteen countries nt wnr nnd th h that hao broken rrlutlon with Oer many? 0. Wliu t uro the vezetables that bear so-called fruit crop? 10. Who Is George Wharton Tepper? Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1. A forestry reelinrnt Is composed of lumber men, who cut timber and prepare It for engineers for the building ot bridges, rail roads, treiuli support, etc. 3. I.ord Derby Is llrltlsh Secretary of State for Viur. 3. Tim Illtrr Itonzo, a fchort Austrian stream, Ju.t lurom the Austro-ltallan border, runs north anil south along the battle front In this hector. It empties Into tb ulf of Trlente and the Adriatic Sen. 4 Horace Klulntus llonitiu Flurcus) was a I a tin Poet, noted for hi odea. He lived In tho lentury before I'lirUt wa born. B. hmirna ruga derive their name from Mmnm, u city on Ihe western const of Turkey. 0. Philadelphia I called "The World's Greatest vtorkMion" becauito of Us many manu facturing !adutrle. 1. Ilrlgodler (lenenil VI llll.im M. niack 1 ( hlef of l.nglneer of the United State nriuj. 8. Illue, grass h r- specie of bluUli-crecn era. fumed for gnulng qualities. It ha been most highly developed In Kentucky. T,T. '1"V:y l"lnd nre at tho north Up tiV.;t-t5-i. Jut oulli of the larger 10 . ... ..uu .I.IUHUS ttnu opposite Aorwny. T,1S-,ni'w' urm' appropriation bill provide 2ii . i,aM! R 15 month In tho pay of enlisted soldiers now receiving less than Shi " "'."""'i,"0 "'a " recrnlt private hiJ'.irW,e ? nnth. together with III clothing and sustenance. Argentine Commerce l v- T Argcntina'H total imports for 191C aggregated 2l7.t09.332 pesos, or :09.-'2- ns compared with a total of 38J.853.000 pesos, or $370,535,000, In 1913, the last year prior to tho beginning of the war, when conditions were regarded as reasonably normal. Tho total exports from ivfr ,..0 1316 wero "3.315,839 pesos, or 1 '-i.-j-j.vuu, as compared with dsn lit vn& Pesos, or $163.577.000? , loY It will thus l. ,. tl,. .... '. '" J1-. " will tnus i u ----."vv, 111 i,i. n win uiua uo seen that the aggregate of imports has ,.,u ua " "suit of the war, whereas tho aggregate of exports has notably in- bentlim, tho United States supplied 63,522. 000 pesos in 1916, as compared with .69.126. 000 In 1012; Great Britain, 61,284,000 In 1910. as compared with 118,669,000 in 1912; anan"?-00,0.!11 19T6' ni compared with 3-.487.000 In 191?; France. 14.999.000 In 19IG, as compared with 37,618,000 in 1912. Precious Stones C,: S TTo c,ean Precious stones : Wet nr vPrriwie,f,."UeP,mr molste"ed with alcohol. uEw "Itf.one part ot washe1 "ow"s ot Tho nTiv,n,?U dapted rr thla Purpose. hh 1 r. by. mcana of B0" leather. Is asslh?." i 8t0nes' Places tha' not tSi,,rina ot tne chamois can hrn.h I , WIt,, ,a sma11 br"8h, a second It the .em, emplyed, remove the dust. ?. " 8"VCr th BU'PhUr Saluting the Flag C,.p Th6 correct salute to the. flap as 3d by ,,he regulations of The Un'ltea ?& rlsSHi lV ?"' attention, false the right hsnd to forehead over the right cloesePtftogn2therWnWardV nners kned and degrees Movrmtan RnBle of 'orty-fiv. aegrees. Move hand outward about a'foot Whenhof mo,lon' en dflropUtto Sdi: Kli S? 1 ,Pf"adman.r "Two Little Herd Boys" L. II.. .in T......J Little Herd lloy,' ,l By,or wrol ,T TSSSPQ L I - -UCMHkBlkiVLjnDQs.' id x'gHgggggHgggiiMp ' f ' f .- . '"f?t. 'V1 . 1 ' -r , . n. SJrmX - 1, jMft.i-
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