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By mall to points outside of Philadelphia, In th United Btates. Canada or United State ton eaalona, postage free, fifty (80) cents per month. Six (to) dollar! per year, payable In advance, . To all foreljri eountrlea on (11) dollar per month. Nones Subscriber! wishtnar address chanced must give old aa well as nsw address, DEtL. 1000 WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAIN 1000 ' If Atidresa oil communication to Xvcnlna ltotr, tntmendenci fiauare, iViltadetpnia. EfnmiD xt Tn rntHBtLrini. roTornrs la BICOMD-CXAIS MAIL VATTItn. PhUidtlpMa.Mondir.Jal; 16. 1917 A BILLION-DOLLAK ERA TTHEN England two centuries ago ' began to creato a formldablo national debt many of her economists became Jeremiahs. They could sco In tho future nothing but a bankrupt Government, a people overwhelmed by taxation nnd tho gcnoral ruination of everything. But England, strange to say, did not gasp for breath. On the contrary, noer had she witnessed such prosperity. Wealth grew by leaps and bounds. Fortunes were gained such aa not oven tho fiction writers had dared lmagtno nnd Industry began to spread In evcr-wldenlng circles. We would not go so far as to say that the Indebtedness Incurred by nations rep resents new capital. In theory, perhaps none of It does, save in so far as pur chasers of bonds have denied themselves dally comforts and havo transformed usual current expenditure Into savings. But It Is very npparcnt that the paper evidences of wealth overtop by many bil lions today tho paper evidences of wealth three years ago. Ng old securities have disappeared, and to the world's stock have been added billions upon billions of bonds, Issued by responsible Govern ments, bearing Interest nnd avnllable either for purposes of borrowing or for the direct purchaso of machinery and materials. The Intricacies of finance nro such that probably not ten men In tho history of tho world havo understood them thor oughly. AH laws seem to go by tho board In great crises, and tho financing of the last few years has simply over whelmed the theory that for gcnciatlons had been accepted as absolutely sound. Wo do not attempt to explain the paradox by which war, tho greatest of all de structive agents, Is also so often a miraculous accelerator of Industry and business. It may croato new capital, .Whether It does that or not. It certainly makes more capital available. The miracles In financing which this generation has seen must give rrten hero after a wider vision and a sturdier faith' In proposed adventures. No longer will they ridlculo such projects as a tun nel connecting Asia and America, or a subway under tho English Channel, or a railroad from Buenos Aires to Halifax, or aerial lines, with floating stations at Intervals, across the Atlantic. Nothing that appears likely to add to tho happi ness and comfort of the human race will seem too costly, but by common Impulse wealth will flow Into new and vast avenues of Investment. We look for such development of manu-. facturlng cities and ports within the next twenty years as no era and no nation baa ever heretofore witnessed. About us every day are tho auguries of this truth. The normal Industrial growth of a decade In Philadelphia has been compressed Into the activity of two years. And we are only at the beginning. Tho shipyard of Which we boasted yesterday will seem pitiably small tomorrow. Capital and In vention laugh at conservatism, and poli tics, with its meanness. Its narrowness and Its graft. Is facing a regeneration Which will bring (t Into reasonable har mony with the spirit of progress every where else In evidence. We do not know when peace will come It Is nearer than Is generally supposed but wo do know that tho future belongs to the cities that make ready for It We do know that Philadelphia Is no longer provincial, but la moving Into an Imperial position. She will need In the now era the best leadership to be found within her borders, and she will expect that soys of the patriotism which men of genius and talent and education have been pour ing out so lavishly In the national in terest will be dedicated unselfishly to her service. KING CORN AMERICAN corn Is the standby of the nation," proudly wires the Na tional Association of White Corn Millers to Mr, Hoover. Equally true Is the con verse of the proposition: "The nation Is the standby of Amfvlcaa corn." This bomblna-tton pf eloquent facts Is Indeed Com will save us, -not but nlso because we only, of all tho world, pay him his fitting tribute. Americans used to worry over tills for eign Indifference. In the Britain of cold dry toast they sighed for tho golden corn muflln. In the Frnnco of spiny arti chokes thoy longed In vain for tho succu lent ear of tasty "Bhoepeg." Legend tells of a discerning foreigner who onco asked to havo "some moro beans put on tho stick," 13ut that can be llttlo more than an old wives' tnlo. Dcnlghted outlandors know not whnt they miss. We do and are thus enabled to delight our own hearts and palate with something; that our em battled Allies neither desire nor appre ciate. Tho days of jolly sacrifice nro nt hand. "On tho ear," In fritters, griddle coke and bread, King Corn Is rising to hi", summer supremacy. More power to tho July sun all too shy of late that helps enforco his rapturous rule! Australia, It Is true, slightly shadows our selfish glen with her recent efforts to r.ilso edible coin for humans. Hut the postscript that "Golden Bantam" and otliors of that Bweotcned typo It as yet unknown In tho Island continent gives uss at least a present nssuranco of safety. GAMBLING WITH DESTINY IT IS not easy to shnro tho optimism of those who nro saying glibly that nny change In Get man politics Is a change for tho better. In fact, there are certain phases of the present situation which on their faco seem ominously reactionary. Tho onslaught of the Crown I'rlnco, whoso Immoral llfo and blood-lust havo mado him tho most hated Junker In Europe, unseated Van Betjiimnn-Holl-wcg, whom events had transformed Into a Liberal, and put In his place an ap parently colorless bureaucrat. Hated ns Frederick William Is by modernto Ger mans, ho has an Intensely enthusiastic nnd powerful following; and, In her despair, Germany may conceivably yield to the contagious Iolenco of Hliulenburg, IjUdcndorff nnd tho Crown Prince nnd follow this trlumvlrato In a last des perate effort for victory. Of two fundamental reforms the Kaiser says he Is willing to grant the less press ing. Parliamentary reform nd electoral levlslon nio demanded Hint Is, reform that will mnko the Reichstag more than a debating society, nnd universal man hood suffrage. William would let all the people vote, becauso they would not havo a chance to voto for some tlmo and be cause most of tho voters arc In Franre and Belgium. Ho would not let the Reichstag's oto count for anything be cnufco the Reichstag Is In session nnd might voto for pe.ico on tho spot. It would be no surpilslng thing If tho nutocracy dallied with the people until tho final crash. It has always been thus with t rants, who, being born gamblers, find It well-nigh "impossible to compromise with friend or foe. Possibly It would bo thu best thing for the German pcoplo If the military cllquo got entire control of the situation. Defeat In wnr would then mean that clique's removal from the scene when peace comes. UNCLE SAM'S BUTTONS rpilAT the Government's decision to J- give men exempted from tho draft a distinguishing badge was mado volun- tnilly and undei no sort of public pres sure Is a happy Index of how freo our en listment methods hnvo been from tho hysterical goading which stained much patriotic endeavor In England during the eaily part of the war. For such buttons of virtue thcro Is no clamorous demand, because most Americans, labeled or oth erwise, have nothing to bo ashamed of. "Embarrassing questions," Buch as turned Britain's first volunteer cam palgns Into vorltablo waves of moral per sccutlnn, mo not generally asked of our youth. Slackers aro moro noisy than numerous. Wo act on tho proper as sumption that American citizenship and patriotism aro etlll synonomous, and ugly ethical problems havo thus been almost wholly eliminated from our con duct of tho war. For this bane attitude tho prompt adoption of conscription was unquestionably partly responsible. With tho draft law In bight, olunteerlng be camo truly n matter of freo will, exer cised already by moro than half a mlt Hon men. And now tho knowledge that every ono eligible on whom tho Govern ment wishes to call will be conscripted effectively removes any stigma from tho weurlng of "citizens' clothes." Tho whole psychology of tho enlistment problem has been admirable throughout. Thcio has been plenty of enthusiasm, but no bully-ragging. Our future "excmptlonlsts" may or may not wear their tasteful llttlo bronzo boutonnleres donated by Uncle Sam. But, If they don't, they will have little fear from tho temper of their fellow-citizens. What shall it profit a Junker if he gain all Europo and lose control of Ger many? "Into the trenches by Christmas" Is tho revision which tho N. G. P. has made of Henry Ford's celebrated slogan. Up In paradoxical Helslngfors tho radicals refuse to recognize any plan of nutonomy unless they seo It's Finnish. The food bill delay Is rapidly rust lng any medals America may havo pinned on herself as tho Inventor of "quick lunch." Not even able Alfonso's Insistence that he Is a "modern king" can carry much weight Just now when modernity and kingship absolutely refuse to dove tail. Mayor Smith Surprised. Headline ap pearing for the steenth time within a week. Nothing, It would seem, Is easier than to surprise the Mayor. All ono has to do Is to tell htm facts about Philadel phia. Even If the German Government finally accepts the formula, "No annexa tions and no indemnities," there will be another long road to travel to get It' to accept the formula -of "restoration and restitution." Germany's maximum Is the Allies' minimum. The eleven neutral ships which pre ferred tq run the British blockade rather than run the risk of not getting a license from, the American Government under cmouxK? ruling iwuainuo now W1'H.5,- .EVENING WAS KITCHENER A TRUE PROPHET? Effects of His Famous Predic tion on the Public Mind. Mobilizing Sentiment I N A short tlmo wo shall know If Kitch ener was n true prophet. "The war," he said at Its outset, "will last three years.'" So often wns this remark quoted that K of K sometimes regretted that he had tried to predict so accurately, but In tho end he took tho tiresome teltcratlon .of his dogma good-humoredly nnd even elaborated on It In a playful way. "Are you sure tho war will last Just three ears, Lord Kitchener?" a lady Is said to have asked him shoitly before his death. "It will end," ho tcpllcd without blink ing, "on August 17, 1917." But It was moro than mere supersti tion nnd idlo cuiloslty that pi omitted this constant questioning. There nre two things thnt tho people of a nation nre pioperly most Inteiested In when n war starts how long It Is going to last and what Its exact purpose is. Tho official answers, however much "Mulling" they may contain, must be carefully made, because the moiale of tho nation, Its detctmlmttlon to light on, the extent of Its spirit of sacrifice, depend upon the people's conception of tho tnBk bcfoic them. Every household In the, British Empire learned the formula, "Kitchener hays the war will Inst three ears " That meant a serious task, but not a hopeless one. Had he said, "The war will end In Mx months," there would doubt less havo been a wave of depression, pos sibly n fatal one, when It did not end hi that time. Hnd ho said, "It will end In ten years," theio might easily have, been a powerful piotest against fighting on to n finish, a demand that pcaco negotia tions bo begun nt onco to avoid a decade of slaughter. But three ears seemed "Just about right." Doctor Carrel evidently did not agree ivith the Kitchener length of-the-wnr psychology. People kept postering tho eminent physician for his opinion. Why he was singled out Is hard to say. But to stop them he gave his dogma unhesi tatingly. "The war," ho said, "will last fifty years!" Habit Plays Its Part The workaday habits of pcaco, of course, run In such deeply cut channels In men's minds that It Is next to Impos sible for them to go along without a faith of some kind In tho day of delivery from war's dislocations. Business, with Its contracts and plans for tho future, In volving so much precision of forecast, Is not to bo lightly told to throw all its preconceptions of tho future Into tho dis card. A group of Philadelphia business men wero nsked tho other day to write on separate pieces of paper their pre dictions, concealing tho papers till nil hnd bet down a dato. Tho results wero surprisingly uniform. None guessed tho dato of peace earlier than April 1, 1918, and nono guessed It later than Juno 15, 1918. Americans, with their love of quick action, havo novcr conceived a war ns a lasting thing. In 1861 both sides went Into the field in the firm belief that all would be over after one bat,tle. So confi dent wero tho Confederates of this that nfter tho llrst battle of Bull Run, when thoy had chased tho Union army back to Washington, wholo companies, ana In some cases regiments, of tho victors took It for granted that tho war was over, disbanded nnd started for homo without waiting for orders. Mobilizing Opinion As important as any other integration of effort Is tho mobilization of public sentiment, and, ns shoit, catchy phrases "slogans" are most cablly remembered and passed on, they play nn enormous part in binding a nation's millions of minds Into one determined purpose. Quito ns famous ns Kitchener's "The war will last three yeais" was Asqulth's great formula, usually gl en In the abbreviated form as "Wo shall never shcatho tho sword until ." His formula was rather too long for a slogan, but nevertheless multitudes of Englishmen memorized It nnd are nblo to repeat It. As it did much to mobilize, British opinion, It Is worth whllo to quote this historic excerpt from tho former Premier's Guildhall speech: Wo shall never sheatho the sword lintll Belgium recovers In full meabure nil, and more tlinn all, that she has sacri ficed, until France Is adequately secured against the menace of aggression, until the rights of the smallor nationalities of Europe nre placed upon an unassailable foundation and until the military dom ination of Prussia Is wholly and finally destroyed. This was repeated by orators all over the British Empire. A Toronto news paper still prints It every day as its leading editorial. In tho schools the teachers caught tho music of this magnifi cent sentence and taught It to tho chil dren. It ranks with another great one "Tho world must bo made safe for de mocracy." Whllo these slogans catch and hold and unify the popular Imagination, It must be remembered that other slogans, Just as often repeated and well-meant enough, have done their share of temporary harm. Mr. Wilson has had as much bad luck as 'good luck in his phrases. "Peace without victory" was not the happiest garment for his idea. "Peace without crushing victory" was the Import of the paragraph taken as a whole. All the Allied nations became Indignant over the three words. But In the light of later 'circumstances the daring phrase must be considered rather aa a diplomatic nnd opportunistic utterance than as a perma nently accurate formula. It was evi dently lnlonded as a challenge to Europe to define war alms more and more clearly. And in cqnsolldatlng Russian and American Benttment It has perhaps made up for all the ground It lost In France and England', H, S. W, NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW People always remember their enemies and frequently their friends Deseret News. The girl with a smile never has to ask for a second helping. ainghamjon Press . It may be fortunate for a fooKthat.Va - . --J --.. . .1 .. J Z"., LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 1G, 1917 Tom Daly's Column McAronl Ballads I.XXJCV so.i;; nxciTHMUXT Oliitcjijic IlnhH, yo'naa mnn lien barber shop ncx' tloor, He's here more soon rfcc monm dan He cttrn com' batfore. So carta time o sccxa cfocfc, For ulcelUcct'a dark as night, 1 hear hecs kcu j"i ''" lock Ail' den I tec da Uyht. 11a op& da door, an' aurub da floor. An' iccelh heca broom bavocen l'or clcanln' up dat barber store So like I tievva seen. An' iirVn he's through he turn aroun' An' sect in ehalr, but den So soon n? he er sectin' down He Jomp rlht up n;nln. uo an' snu to hecm, "Qtuscpp', Wat's mak' you so exciter' He say to me, "I aln'ta slcp' Wan icctla beet lai' night." 1 turn to wait on pent dat stop To buy som' rult, an' den Oiuieppe stait for cloc hces shop An' no away agen. So queect: to icalt upon da gent, An' so excite' am I, I peeve heem change for fecfty cent Hcnstcnd for ixtcnty-fl'l 1 go for Baldl den an' say, "You yuttln' cratyt Vest Wat for you don'ta gona stay An' tand to beciancsif" "Ot bcczancii be daml" he say: "I gonna homa quecck. I no can ihava man today, My ia she ccs sccckt" Jm' den ecs com' a neighbor man Dat Haldi'1 leexiin' near; He's grab Giuicppc, by da han' An' ichecspra rcn dees ear. "Oho!" Giuseppe cry, "01 joyl" An' foofct at me an' greens; "Het ces a girl! llct cci a boy! Hal Tony, cct'sa. t(.rcn.'" An overreaching advertiser In Wilming ton, detected by Cnnfleld, recently an nounced "this salo, It Is expected, will exceed nil expectations." About onco a ueek somo correspondont urges us to comment upon tho list of patriotic selections by tho United States Marine Band listed In the Victor catalogue. We've mentioned this before, but how would you llko to go marching nboard a transport to tho tuno of "Trou dcr Flngge," "German Fidelity March," "Grand Duke of Baden March," "Krupp March," "Klar Zum Gefocht Marsch," "Unter den Gardestern," "Treuo zu Kaiser und Reich," "Jilt Bomben und Grannten." ouuviui mi cuisixe It will be "oavcr" Wrench for "work") l'or any woman in our land To save all scraps of food that lurk In kitchen corners; but it's grand To think how much that work will mean In keeping families safe from lean And hungry days to come. The Louvre Of these United Btnlcs must hold The portraits of such cooks in gold, l'or any woman, young or old, To save it will behoove her. And when this question we'll repeat, "Who took the 'cat' out or 'defeaff The ansiccr nil! be hard to beat It will be, "Hoover!" V00NA7. 1. e American Frrnch. "DIGNIFIED NINETEEN," wo heard a matronly wallflower say of n young girl who had Just two-stepped past her. Doctor Sundburg, who for many years was United States Cdnsul nt Bagdad, Is authority for this version of the litany ns ubed In tho city of tho Caliphs: Budding fifteen. Sweet sixteen. Charming seventeen. Bewitching eighteen. Conquering nineteen. Hopeless twenty. A young woman whom we frankly ad mire and who Is twenty, but by no means "hopeless," wears tho Christian nnmo Augusta. .A nice young man named Wlndt Is Interested In ncr, and she's afraid she may grow to llko him. DOC ELIOT HARVARD Five foot of books, Professor says, Will do a reader All his days. 'Tis iccll and pood. The, student said. If you throw tn Five foot of head. C. F. D. If we had never played golf with Joe Emley and noticed how scrupulously he charges hlmsolf with evory stroke wo might be Inclined to doubt his statement that on a monument In a Boston ceme tery he read the inscription: IVORY BCAN For the Kaiser SO 8WEET of you nil to help us And the most efficient counting-out rhyme for the dear Kaiser to use In eliminating his advisers. Docdoug contributes this: Monkey, monkey, barrel of beeK How many monkeys are there here7 One, two three. Out goes tie. Here, writes Dixie, Is one I used to know when I was a kid In Texas: Roastln' fowl. Fat pig's Jowl, Dutch, Dutch, Dutch, You eat too much; This will turn you Inside out! Sir If you will look at the New York Telephone Directory you will corroborate port of thlB story; the rest you must take my word for. A 'White Plains man named Now-ill, who used to be In drug business, retired, and now lives near the Rloomlngdale Insane Asylum In White Plains, at Nutgrove (same town). Ills name Is now changed to No-wlll. DIZZY. "TUB MARSEILLAISE," played by the Police Band In the Castile Day parade, made marching; so easy that even the Inexuerlenced ladles In line ;lIPDlne taiMei GOVERNMENT CONTROL IN FRANCE Admirable Regulations of Food, Amusements and Transportation Restrictions Less Rigid Than in Most Belligerent Countries By HENRI BAZIN Start Corrsponlfnt of tho Kvenlrti; Itor In Franco PARIS, June 20, AFTER nearly three yenrs of war the re strlctlons In France aro less In both quantity and application than thoso of any other country upon cither belligerent side In Germany tltcy are greater than any where rice due to obvious circumstances. In England they nre fairly numerous, but less thnn III Germany, due to ohvlo-us KCORrniihlcnl renson In the United States as the unr goes on they will become nppar cnt, but perhaps less than In France That something of a forecast may be reached I have thought it Interesting to compile a complete French list as existent to June 10. 1017. It Is significant not only In Itself, but ns nn ndded mark of how thoroughly France has remained mistress of the European situation In this regard and how nlso her people have adapted themselves to the really slight Inconven lentes that have come to them. For com parlson as the war goes on the list will oe of Interest In tho Fnlted States. , Food Bread Cannot be placed on sale until twelve hours from the ocn. This makes It seml-stalo and supposedly reduces the amount consumed; but, In realty, it does not, since the French makT bread truly the stuff of life. Meat Hale In qutntlty nnd quality lim ited, have upon Mondajs and Tuesdays, when all meats, fresh, smoked, or even products of meat nro prohibited Poultry, game nnd Internal animal foods, such as liver, are Im hided In the prohibition. About 40 per cent of the inhabitants of Paris take meals In restaurants, and nt the noon, or dejeuner, hour at least 815 per cent. TIichc are. of course, unable to havo meat at a Monday or Tuesday meal Tho de crease In consumption shows that at least J0 per cent of those keeping house nre re ligiously following the decree. Sugar Can ho sold only upon tho pres entation of a special householder's or res taurateur's card In the quantity of 750 grammes per person per month Only In the enso of manufacturers of preserves Is a difference made, and that only to tho extent of three kilos to every six kilos of fruit treated. Cake Shops, Tea Rooms and Confection ery Shops Closed and all sales prohibited upon Tuesdays nnd Wednesdays. Wheat flour unusable for the hmall cakes so much a part of Parisian life. These can be made only from flour secured from ground or powdered rice. Biscuits and Crackers Manufacture from other than rice flour prohibited nt nil times, Hnvo when the food Is Intended for consumption by the nrmy or navy, In which case vi heat may be used. Heating and Lighting Coal Can be sold only upon presenta tion of a special housekeeper's or house holder's card. Sold only to the heads of households or their representatives In quan tities of forty kilos per month per person. For hotels nnd largo establishments 1000 kilos per rr-nth Is the maximum. All pur chases must bo made through tho malrie of each ward or arrondlsement , Gas and Electricity Three hectowatts per day allowed each Individual ns maximum but nctunl quantity allowed n householder based upon 05 pr cent of pre-war con sumption. Tho only exempts are news papers and newspaper correspondents who are permitted Indiscriminate uso. Munition and war product factories are also unlimited and, working night nnd day, consume the difference economized from household pre war conditions Gasoline nnd Kerosene Can be sold only upon presentation of a card showing own ership of nn automobile, and restricted to 65 per cent of pre-war consumption. Kero sene can only bo used for lighting purposes and but two liters a month are allowed a family of threo. Transportation Many trains removed from timetables, In nearly every case express Special round trip tickets abolished. Special tariffs abol ished In exceptional Instances for newspaper men or public officials. Even here, cases are rare Underground and Trams Can be In oper. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Socialists Called Narrow-Minded and Unpatriotic Vice in Germany DISLIKES SOCIALISM To the Editor of the livening Ledger: Sir Socialism Is a curse, nnd all who be long to tho Socialist party nro nothing moro or less than rank traitors. You ask why I make these assertions nnd accusations? Rccause all Socialist I havo come In con tnct w 1th aro an unpatriotic, narrow-minded, disgruntled lot. They heap abuse upon our grand form of government, which Is more of a socialistic government than they them selves want to establish. If Is the case with tho majority f Socialists of "whole hog or none," "me and mo only and the devil take the rest of mankind ' Nine out of every ten Socialists are non believers. They would establish that which they say they are trying to destroy power In tho hands of tho few Give the Socialists the power andhoy would tie us hand and foot to such an extent that we would be In a worse plight than under nny kaiser or czar. When such meetings are going on over our land ns that held In the last week In Philadelphia, where disloyalty was preached and forty-nine wero caught at It, then It Is time for Americans to be on guard and chase these copperheads from our midst. Socialism Is killing Itself In America. We Americans are satisfied with our form of government, which Is the most free on God's earth. Thlnes can go so far and no farther, and If the Insults and accusations ngalnst our Government and our uniform do not stop the people of this nation will rise up and drive these agitators out of the country. We will have vigilance committees next and then you will see what will happen Ood heln the next man I hear Insult the Gov ernment or the uniform I AMERICAN ON GUARD. Philadelphia. July 10. VICE IN GERMANY To the Editor of the Evening Ledger; Sir In reply to "A Woman" of Darby, 1 beg to nuote a few lines from the Ency clopedia Britannlca, under heading "Ger many, Year 1887"; 'The number of Illegit imate births Is greater than In any other European States. Berlin, 13,6; Bavaria, 14.6." , , The year 1887 antedates by a long, long time the arrival on our Bhores of the white slave trafficker. Needless tp say, almost. It not all, agents ot that shameless crime brought to Justice here, so far as I have read, have been foreigners, and no doubt. In light of recent events, like other perni cious Importations to our shores, may bear the trademark, "Made In Germany," AN AMERICAN WOMAN. Philadelphia. July 1. SMITH'S DEFENDER SPEAKS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Blr Walter Rutherford Lewis has Droved to himself that In my advocacy of Mayor Smith for uovernor on ine uspuoncan tiCKet i have simply advanced "nothing" In Mr. Bmlth'tf fayort Then he says "alas." New tVata'tvjBta!"!. ntlon only ltctwcen 530 n m. and 10 p. m. on every day of week save Thursday, Sat urday and Sunday, when they run until 11. Upon these days only are theatres permitted to remain open. Telegrams A dlpatch sent anywhere within the army zone requires the production of an Identity card by the sender. Dispatches can only bo sent In French for France, In Italian for Italy nnd Bngllsh for Rngland or the United States For neutral coun tries French only. Pneumatic Tubo Service (or tho French equivalent for special delivery) This Is entirely suppressed. For the same price as when the tubes were In use spe cial messages can be sent from postofflces by bicycle service. Wireless Absolutely prohibited save for army or naval purposes Long Distance Phone Absolutely sup pressed save In areas within 100 kilometers from given point Identity cards necessary before wire Is hooked up Service there fore can only bo had from postoftlces. Home phone subscribers cannot De served from their own receiver. Commerce and General Business All shops must be closed at G 30 evening, the Idea being to cconomlzo light. Sale of Arms, etc Absolutely prohibited under any conditions to an Individual Imports and Bxports Restricted In forty-two Instances Incoming and 151 out going. Literaturo and Newspnpcr Publication Museums entirely closed during duration of war, save a restricted number of exhibi tion rooms in the Louvre. The only ex ception Is the I.uxumbourg Museum, which Is open on Wednesday nnd Saturday after noons from 1 to 5 o'clock Theatrical Prognuns Must be passed by censor before publication. Signs and Posters Must be passed by censor before publication. Newspapers Subject In every printed letter to the censor. Cannot be sold upon the streets by newsmen or women crying their wares But ono edition a day allowed. Size restricted to half pre-war conditions four dajs a week. Photography Absolutely prohibited with out a permit, and under any circumstances In the army zone. Financial Transaction Curb Sales BntlreTr Prohibited Trading with any person, French or otherwise, who cannot prove ownership of bonds, etc, be fore the war prohibited. Gold cannot be sold under any circum stances. Taking gold outside the country prohibited. Theatres Must absolutely close at 11 p. m. upon days allowed to remain open. Evening clothes or evening gowns prohibited Cafes Must close at 9:30. Sale of absinthe entirely suppressed. Sales of alco holic drinks prohibited to civilians before 11 a. m. nnd to men In nny uniform at any hours. Dances and orchestral music pro hibited. Horse. Races, Shooting and Fetes or Fairs Untlrely suppressed during duration of tho war. Traveling France has been divided Into three zones tho army zone, the advanced zone and tho Interior zone. In the first and second safe conducts are necessary ror a Journey ot ten miles or over. Proof of legitimate busi ness that the Journey Is necessary must be produced. In tho Interior zone no restric tions, save, of course, that trains are fewer In number. Passports nnd Identification Cards All Btrangers must constantly carry the first, together with a "permit to sojourn," upon which full details. Including photo graph, must be pasted by the authorities, who keep a duplicate copy -registered. All French peoplo must havo an Identity card, also with a photograph. There is no trouble securing these when legitimately necessary. NowBpaper men are partially exempt from this restriction, and diplomats or soldiers entirely so. Intend to allow tho bull to throw htm and the people. The editor of the Eventno Ledoeii has a perfect right to his Ideas and so has Mayor Smith. The editor Isn't Infallible. Mr. Taylor can't see Into the future any further than Mr. Twining. "Vision" hasn't anything to do with the muddle, which Mr. Smith Is going to clar ify. I havo been silently watching this transit game for these last few months and I often thought what a horrible calamity It would be for our city If Mr. Taylor would dio or If he hadn't been born. We would hays to go back to the horse cars. Wo like Tom Smith because he Is a man of tho people, nnd because he understands tho game of politics. We believe he Is the best man the Republican party has for Governor, and we know he Is honest and an American. Maybe ho, Is Irish or Scotch. If ho is, his Imagination is not lacking, neither is his perception of the crookedness ot man. And now If Mr. Smith "fooled" mo he also "fooled" Jim McNlchol and the Varcs. Do you think this plausible? Mr. Smith Is not trying to fool anyone, because ho Isn't a fool himself. I again claim that he is the Republican party's best candidate for Governor. r,u , v, KOBERT B. NIXON, Jr. Philadelphia, July 10. URGES PEACE PARLEYS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir As the great world conflict goes on from month to month nnd from year to year, It Is becoming evident that not only ..... uuciiir wroivea, out others as well, are beginning to realize more and more the far-reaching possibilities of the titanic struggle, and are asking themselves where will It all end and what will be the world status when It does end? Nor la this all. They are also becoming con scious of the fact that the crushing of Ger many or the dethroning of the Kaiser Is not going to solve the entire problem, but that there are other problems coming to the front the solution of which can not be reached through the Instrumentalities of war, but will require and tax to the utmost the greatest and wisest statesmanship of Such then being the case, what better or more desirable time could bo chosen than the present for the warring nations to get together, talk the situation and the various Issues Involved over from the standpoint of reason, and endeavor to come to terms based upon the dictates of common sense and In the Interests of humanity at large? For, regardless of all the cost and all the sacrifice of human life, a lasting world peace can never come until the people and the nations of the world In their dealings with one another are willing to eliminate the elements of selfishness, greed, envy hatred and Jealousy, and supplant them with those of brotherly love, peace and good will toward all men. w Allentown, Pa.; July 8. COURAGE AND CRUELTY It Is one of the mean and morbid lies that physical courage Is connected with cruelty. The Tolstolan and Klpllnglte are nowhere more at one than in maintaining this. They have, I believe, some small sec tarian quarrel with each other, the one say. lng that courage must be abandoned be cause It I; connected with cruelty. and the other malhtalntns that crutlty 1. charming because it , a part of courage, But It li " "iinfc 2oa' " An ntty Mi bow! H 1TL T' r"T i"l ! SHERIDAN'S Ri5e" How the General Dashed Prom t-.tvaicr Victory ay iiamix JAMES BUXTnv A STALWART In uniform ot "with merry Irish azure . A .i.i. -- uw - ,.v,,j insn azure the midst of a Joyous rcpat of w eggs In a little tavern In Wlnrs..!:. an aid. hurrying Into the room ' In a voice tense with excltem.. "General. I hear sounds of'artini H . ... ,la our I-iin ftltpnr Uuil tt !. 9 I .. .,.. ,, Uf iuo enemy." Without" borrnwlmr nr. . .. - "J VI in twa tlon of his subordinate offlctr. o.. Sheridan, crack cavalry command,, J, Union nrmv. ntrniln in ih . . . " ntn h oariai.. -m.- Li. -. . "'SOU -"- '" uiacn chartt,; sponded Instantly to a gentle urii-v .. spurs and sped down the ro4w. j, nnnisiii(s ft.aiiUl General Sheridan berit forward and ttiA da tint tiAnlr n L.I- . '"" ' "r-" " " ia, rmiroi '' " icuutuicpH oi a woman: vl "Do your best, little beautv . twpntv c-nnit mllfta r nHi 'i. w-Msl llfo Ami death " " C The face of Sheridan was crrim ... .! ns his horse carried him forworn Jic swiftness of the wind He applied tha ,i again ever so gently as the sound oft lrv heenrnft mnr Htatlntf v- . lrD hear the crackle of rifle fire and ml smoke of battle hanging over th ... His eyes flashed and his hand tlfhtwij, tha tit I fit A " ' 'Hnllf fl IttttA 1 mn.. II Ml i. SjPi mured encournRlnRly to his faithful k i tio iiuuiu uctt-en, naa Birainifig CVtry in Atvav It a mn at ay An tha lntrertrl nnvnlrw -... . 1 ,7: :". . r"?, .' -.u.."""o?wj ov,,ti aiuuut, n uciiu 111 me roaa ne nj upon a horde of fugitives, m-n f-, command, who were running from ,.!: my, their faces blanched with terror. 51 anenuan orougni nis norse to luck i abrupt standstill thnt tho animal reared 2 Its haunches, pawing the air with iti faJ hoofs. 7 The General swung hU hat Into tht'S and yelled to tho fleeing men: j "Faco the other way, boys I Pace Jl other way We are going to whip thes to pieces I" r; The fugitives shouted with Joy at tin recognized tholr fearless commander "Phil Sheridan's back'" they crtA "Right about face and give It to 'era!1 A little further along the road Snerldii camo upon the main portion of his IroVJ army They were In full retreat, but li appearance of their commander filled the with new courage "Llttlo Phil" juaj Into tho thick of the battle ; his Irish ttfM lng blood was up! j; With words of encouragement T:-, fona) his men Into compact battle array, (5 "Don't waste a Bhot," he Bhouted. Till until the- enemy gets within twenty yarj? On came the Confederates, confident tSu they would quickly complete the rout Sheridan s command The Confederate M tie-yell rang through the woods u la. enemy charged with glittering bayoneU, "Steady, my men," admonished Sherldi "Remember, twenty yards I Don't wute u shot!" ( Closer advanced the Confederates, bin as they charged ; but there was not t turn shot from tho Federals until the enesji was within the prescribed twenty jarftJn Then a sheet of flame flared aloci r Federal lino as the Union soldlen charged their muskets at the ndvancltn It It was a terrific fire, delivered at eta range, and a part of the Confederate Sm melted Ilki inow before an April sun. f "Now's tho time, boys! Charge I OW them the steel I" cried Little Phil. !f The Confederates had fought with it, born American spirit, but that onslatflttf cold steel was too much for them ait tlj fled in wild disorder it It is the spirit of Phil Sheridan whlcM. spires tho boys who nre today Joining tl United States forces for war with tha Teu tons. And within the next few months tlw spirit of "Little Phil" will be felt around the world. ' 1 (CopyrlshO l What Do You Know? Jl QUIZ 1. Who Is the new Chancellor of Oemioti 2. What kind of aircraft do the EntUii es "blimps"? w- 3. What Is the caplUJ of the dm ABtat possession, the Virgin Islands? a. What plor, fonnerlr nttrlbnled to BW speareTls nqtr brllevwl I hayt bees w ten la port by John Fletcher? S. In order to rrslirn from rarllamsnt p""! ore rompeNrd to ak for arpotntmntl obsolete offlr InvoUInc no dnUes. Was are these offices? 8. now man v. persons were ed wfcrt Jj, West Indian city of St. Wcr" " ft atrnyKd br the ernpUon of 31ont Ttm 1002 r . .. & 7. What wan the sixth lan rttt J"J United Htates acroraini to the Mil "M, sus? S. To what American. of fldal resj Its wyi "Vour Excellency" bo applied? i 0. What la tho plural of the word "sH"tJ 10. What waa tho rennsrljanla WhlikT 1"3 ration and when did It occorf J Answers to Saturday's Quix, 2 1. Haakon I Is tho present Ktri of Nortf, , J. Kanhnel'a palntlr. "The Slltlne Mjjwg? Is In tho art callerjr at Brcsdes, m many. . .jj S. A Ilansheo Is a supernatural bale is folklore who supaoscdly warns J ot an approachlnc death. jra 4. Thn first ten amendments to A"3TI Constitution aro sometimes csuos " mil of nights. M 5. The Nile Is the longest rlrer In ;Afrlcs la the second longest rlrer or ""TB The length of the llePrtiper fro m torla Kranza to the Medlterraness m miles. , i,.Ik 6. Jonn of Are la recognized as a saint W Cathollo Church, A 7. The rnn Is an African antelope with a U" oxilko head, long mane and 'hJ" 8. "Fait accompli" Is ..rrcn'h for serai pllshed fact." In dlplomacr It ' Wj describe a state, of offal" so ' X settled as to render dispute of a S. Seten prisoners were released '?n,1Y'il tile when It was taken on iar '" 10. Because of the obstinacy of Ms 4fJ tactics In the great ficll "' f'5l Heotembcr 10-20, IMS. flenjrsl Oj Thomas was called "Tho Kock or lJ - I WHEN WASHINGTON LIVED HEW PRESIDENT WASHINGTON opened gres, In person In 1791 taU account of ther scene left by Richard I B who. at the age of fourteen, was P"" " the occasion and who died In tins o, 1859: am 'The carriage of the President wasr by four beautiful bay horses. It Js with medallion ornaments on the pt the liveries of the servants white, i" up with red. Washington got out MP carriage, slowly crossed " ascended the steps of the edifice, nL Sixth and Chestnut. f Jfa "His costume was a full suit of velvet; his hair, bleached by time, poJ to snowy whiteness, a dress w,ora?Jj?of by his side, his hat In his hand. tw stillness reigned throughout th crowd; not a word was heard! every was full. It seemed as If he stood . u JJ position to rratlfy the ". r of sands with a full view of the Fw. sees Country. Not so; he paused forMJ" tary, who had got out of the other crnT decorated like his own. The wrL cended the steps, handed him a P"', ably a copy of the speech he wa w liver, when both entered the MWa "An English gentleman, a jn""?". Mr. Henry Wansey. breakfasted T Washington and his family on tn June. 179t. He was greatly The first President was then In hW JJT third yar. but had Ue pperwjJ 'age. having been In his life " J temperate. 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