. 1 t . ,s WAT1'"', r "i. "S."?lt .'. i " 'lV!,i- -l ' ,ff" '1 r- JVJfr EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1917 EfJto K r IV. Hr 5rt N- iv t &, 1 , ' a. i T- ?. J!i .USTRAEa UUMfiBHiWajer rUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY criit's ii. it curvns, Pmsidum h1' -!?'?? " Mrauon. vice rresldcntl John C'..1'"? .Kwrttirt and Treasurer! l'hlllp B. - tllln, John P. Williams, John J Bpursoon, JT. H. Whrty. Directors, , EDiTonuiT uojumj ' " Ctics II. K. Ccetis, Chairman. ,, . II. 'WhALET Editor wOHN C. lIAUTI.V..ajncrnl Business Manager ;?yuMNhd dully rt rtnuo I.rmrn nulldlnc m jnaepenusnca square, Philadelphia. ! . J.Jinom CmTtL...riroad and Chutnul Ptrceta ITLAKTIO CITI. , t..JTfinion uuildlna ...I0O Metropolitan Towir fjlir 10HX..I 1XTROIT . . , T( L.OCI1.. . . Cniaioo . .,. ...... , . i: i-ora nulldlnK 10ns fuller ton Ilulldlns 1202 1 nlmiie dulMlne NKWS UIMIKAUS: ' WiMIINCTO UlHK.lt!, ., N-J5- -'nr. 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Tnr, rim.Anct.rnii roTornra as SECU.U-Ci.4 !A1L UArrRR Philidflpuli, Tueidi;, October 30, 1417 WE URGE THE REDEMPTION OF THE CITY TT IS unfortunate that during this world crisis In human affairs, when every ounce of every man's energy should be dedicated to the defense of essential ideals and tho defanglng of the German nake, it should be necessary In the in dustrial capital of America to fight a local battle to recover the municipal gov rnment and rescue it from the coalition now in control. There aro vital and con structive things to which newspaper col umns ought now to be devoted, things of national and International Importance; but the exigencies of local politics require that In the closing days of tho campaign very Journalistic exponent of decency must exery tself to the uttermost to bring the great public to a realization of the supremo' Importance of expelling local Huns ,from tho positions of authority which they occupy. We do not apologize for the emphasis which wo place on the necessity of a people's victory next Tues day, but we do regret deeply the need of such emphasis at such a time. The most conspicuous failure of democ racy has been in American municipal government. Tho gravest menace t6 the ucccss of the Russian experiment In self-government came from the thou sands of returned emigrants who had experienced government as It was prac ticed In New York under Tammany, In Chicago under its bosses and in Philadel phia under the Organization. No rrgu ment in the world will convince a Ger man who has known Tammany govern ment that democracy Is better for Ber lin than the expert municipal govern ment long practiced there under a scien tific system. Indeed, it was In her cities that Germany prepared for this war, governing them with admirable effi ciency, conserving tho health of tho in habitants and keeping them fit for tho hard service to bo demanded of" them later. We can point with pride' to the prodigious growth of tho United States and of its cities, but the record of municipal government In this country is a. standing reproach. The United States Is depending to an exceptional degree on tho Philadelphia district in this war. Similarly the world is depending on the United States. AVe take It, that no patriot, no lover of this country and of justice and truth, no man who has contributed his son or his money to the cause, will stab it in the back and enfeeble the might of the nation by taking part hero in the maintenance of tyrannous and lawless government. We take it that five inhabitants favor good government for every one who con dones bad government. But of tho latter all are registered and of. the former only a part have the ballot. The fight for that reason is a desperate fight, requiring extraordinary efforts on the part of good men and true. Let none be deluded Into believing that- the overwhelming lndlgna tion of the public Is certain to be trans lated Into repudiation of tho powers that be. The police will be used next Tuesday and used to the limit. No trick known to politicians will be neglected. The gang is at bay and fighting with every' re source. A' victory for it would be a real , calamity. We do not want tho rattler , have his fangs again In the neck of Father Penn. Wo want this city to be free; we want it to be unencumbered In these crucial days of war; we want It to be at the crest of Its efficiency. Argumentln favor of the Town Meet . Ingr party seems futile because the facts are all known and no real defense of the ganir has even been attempted.' It expects to force Its way through by Vruto. force. In these circumstances we ro burdened with no responsibility to expose the situation. We cart merely urgo Uiwini to be honest and fair to them selves and devote their energies to the ijMM or the city next Tuesday, it is as jkMh lonnea oj defense, as K the legions ajf an armed1 enemy were at the gates. BRAZIL DECIDES siniutarjy lm- Of TflmHl .fc- many, forhe great republic of the South uses the language of our own decla ration against the. common fo6, has had tho samo reasons for action and has dobntcd the case Jjulto as long before de ciding. It Is this long debato that gives her decision tho greatest weight. It Is new proof of the universal appeal of the Justice of our cause, because men who tnko their time to decldo do not decide lightly. And the cholte for war. coming after such a long and dignified absti nence, Is because of this delay tho moro promlslng'of a war effort np stalwart and relentless as our own. A territory of 3,292,000 squaro miles Is thus added to the Allied map. Brazil is almost as large as this country and could hold fifteen German empires. An army of 1,700,000 could bo raised by her 25,000, 000 Inlinbltnnts. Of course, it Is unlikely that any such force will be even trained. Shipping facilities will bo hard enough pressed to accommodate our National Army. But so great is tho enthusiasm of the Brazilian youth after their many months of pro-Ally propaganda that wo can expect to hear of two or threo divi sions of them In Trance; for Franco has nlways stlried tho Imaglnptlon and held the affection pf the Brazilians they, llko tho rest of us, have two countries, their own and Trance. LET'S WAKE Ul'l ONI- thing tho Austro-Gprmnti3 liavo tlono for us In their Italian drive. They have stopped "peace talk" of tho kind wo have been so accustomed to, stopped It forever. "Germans in Tood Blots." ns a. news headline, will mean nothing any more; "Reichstitg in Revolt," "Man-Power Dwindling." "Illndenburg Hissed by Ills Men," "German Morale Shattered," "Prussians Outshclled" all these com forting littlo sugar-coated messages which have created tho bplrlt of over confidence In all Allied nations, all these went by the board forever when Macken ben's army drove tho Italians back to tho plains. Who will &ay "poor Ger many" now? Germany has been playing possum, and hcieafter all leports of her "weakness," which ha've so suspiciously been allowed to filter through her censor ship to encourage pacifists the world over, will be stamped as lies. If they are not lies, the Germans must show us they aro nearly beaten by Being really beaten. We can hope for no success whatever, except by fighting for It. Victory must bo wrung from the foe at the cost of blood and tears and sacrifice, and wc can cherish no longer tho cozy notion that Germany's internal dissensions nnd dif ficulties are helping us to win. This Is the lesson that has been driven home by events on tho Italian front. SHALL WE UNDERFEED SOLDIERS? OUR TT WAS an awful strain for many n small-salaried person to buy a $30 bond. Why? Chiefly becauso many a email-salaried person was not cutting down on food. Failure to do his duty in ono respect mado him fall or almost made him fall to do his duty In another. Thero would have been more speedy bond-buying if there had been less greedy food-buying. Suppose we muddle through without famine conditions! Even so, are we to underfeed our soldiers? What wo are wasting on oursolves w are taking from their mouths. The big drive to mobilize the nation's 22,000,000 households for economy has started. There can, be no middle-of-the-road course for any one to take. Each one must either help or hinder. WHEN SNOW FLIES A COLD wa e is moving about in the Middle West and will arrivo here one of these days. "When the people begin to feel cold," remarked a mlno owner the other day, "the Government will como to its senses." "When a few mine owners have gone to Jail the rest of them will come to their senses," remarked a Sen ator after an.lntervlew with thu I'resident the other day. The snow vlll fall upon the unjust before it falls upon the Just. A HEALTH ISSUE CLEAN streets do not constitute a po litical question To keep the streets clean is n health issue. Everybody bellcia in tho general principle that clean streets aro better than dirty streets, except the contractors, who earn a hand some premium by not doing their duty. They would mako a nlco proilt keeping the highways clean, but they make unholy profits by keeping them dirty. It Is a sort of blood money, but what do they care? Tho Chamber of Commerce ought to get behind the campaign for clean streets. The doctors, we understand, aro going to put the issue up to the Chamber and expect to get from It real help. Wo hope they do, for surely tho' Chamber cannot be accused of breaking into politics If It does nothing more than urge that money appropriated to clean streets be used for that purpose and for no other purpose whatever. Mr. Sheehan says that his family needs the money. The Kaiser said that Germany needed the territory. No doubt the Mayor will positively be amazed to learn after election that the police have been In politics. A blacksmith turns out horseshoes; a silversmith gives us useful articles but a Varcsmlth makes bad coppers. Several magistrates havo rushed to the front to soy they are not crooked. The burden of proof seems to be on any man who happens to be In that service. While some people continue to talk about our unpreparednoss, America is running trains through the war zonq In France, fighting In the trenches, hunt lng submajrlries on the coast of Europe and feeding- most of tho Allies. ,. We'll have to put three-cent stamps on letters on November 2 and after, but there will be plenty of remind ers of that. There are very few re minders about November 15 is the last day that Christmas mall for our soldiers ft Firs nee can t put into tfee awl B IA Franee can put into tse umlte. But THE OUTLOOK FOR DEMOCRACY While Fighting Abroad We Must Not Forget the Foes in Our Own Household By S. PARKS CADMAN, D. D Pastor of tho Central Conareiatlonal Church, Urooklyn, N. Y. A5 SIKRICAN literature nllounds In optlmls- democracy, to question which seems an un forglvnblo political heresy. We have an underlying conviction that our form of gov ernment Is so Intrinsically superior, so wisely conceived and rationally adminis tered that It must needs bo Imitated by less fortunate penp'es, nnd eventually com mnr.il unlvorswl allegiance. Few Western statesmen and publicists have rightly estlmnted tho hold which me dloal Ulens have In Europe and tho Fast. Yet Germany has revealed what to us Is tho surprising spectacle of millions of men committed to extremo monarchical doctrine, nnd unable or unwilling to separate ItS extravagances from their ecnFO of national Integrity and well-being These opposing systems have at last found their culmina tion In a war which threatens the extinc tion of either autocracy or democracy. Tho question of questions is, Which will prevail? Can the Kalocr nnd his formidable hosts In the Fatherland, In Austria, In Turkey. In Bulgaria, bo subdued and taught by defeat that their adored methods aro abhorrent to tho modern mind? We nn swer, yes, elinply becauso the pros-pect of a victorious Teuton Is unendurable It would mortgage tho liberties of the world for generations to como and Impose a blood tax upon babes now sleeping In their cradles. Hut if tlio war Is to be financed nnd fought to a triumphant conclusion, tho nations that represent liberty and Justice will have to take stock of themseles, re adjust and Increase their energies, con centrate their efforts and prepare for a new era when a Just peace is guaranteed. The loose and unintelligent ways our American low of personal Independence has fostered must lie abolished. Unscrupulous dema gogues and blatherskites who would sweep us off our base nnd plunge us Into the vor tex of class hatreds must bo suppressed. Studied appeals to the weakest social ele ments, fo Idleness, greed, Ignorance and toguory must bo banned. Wanted, a Leader Where are these leaders today? And If It be granted that we possess them at all, how few In numbers they appear to be. Fortunately for us, tho enemy has no statesman of first rank ; tho German chan cellorship goes a-begging. German diplo macy has become a Jest. But of most emi nent men, men who can claim tho world for their monument, scarcely one Is In sight. Wo have gone on the fond tradition that revolutionary eras produco these pala dins. Yet our own, while prolific In genius for affairs, left us with the melancholy memory of a stupid Congress and a traitorous Arnold. Tho principles of International 'equity, of taxation, representation, property, havo mado Infinite gains. Yet these gains are historically linked with a few Illustrious names, and personality, rather than axioms, has furthered their advance. Now that they havo descended to the street, ami the 6rdl nary citizen drifts toward pure, as dis tinguished from representative, democracy, hostile elements have assailed them, and they may be swallowed up In social dif ferences animated by a pervading selfish ness. Openly hostile propagandas nro abroad. Incredlblo as It may seem, It Is neverthe less true that men who have Inherited those gains, who aro undischarged debtors to our nation nnd Its institutions, Indorse the llest tyrannies nbroad and exult over despicable crimes nnd outrages In nn un holy manner, which shows what they are beneath the skin. The old Adam dle3 hard, even In this uncongenial atmosphere. Wo discover tho paraslto beneath the professed patriot, nnd that citizens who boast of Washington havo never been within the radius of his noblp nnd sagac'ous spirit The witness wo should bear to the ends of the earth in behalf of genuine Americanism has been polluted by aliens In temper nnd dispo sition. So long as they remain obdurate, so long ns commercial and political chi canery runs riot, we shall breed charlatans as refuo breeds files, be dwarfed In na tional character and thwarted In national alms. Peril in Our Cities It Is a faithful saying and widely ac cepted that the Church has come to tho parting of the wnys Let me add thnt tho State Is equallv at stake, and must reaffirm and practice the beliefs that made her, or undergo decline. When you wish to know why tho Old World, which had such ample mean3 and lasted so long, finally went to ruin, you have but to study the conflict In our Immediate surroundings. Tho Imper sonal forces which have hitherto misruled mankind are still busy, as It predestined to ruin the world again. This great city Is naturally one of their chosen centers. Its municipal offices and emoluments nro a tempting bait, and In tho discussions that eddy around them ono can detect the familiar outlines of good and of evil which have always contended for the mastery. New York, In many respects, Is the cosmos reduced to scale. Its foreign born or bred population exceeds the total population of Paris and Berlin. Here wa have tho best and the worst, and between them, the apathetic, who do not care to ba disturbed and resent the hint that there Is something rotten In our make-up. The fires of every social, political nnd religious creed tmolder at your doors Sacrifice and noble devot'on can fan them to a purifying flame. Dishonorable syndicates, Intent on baso Interests, can excite them to a disastrous conflagration. In an era of national and universal distress and trial, which Is making proof of us and of our circumstances, a municipal election Is be'ng employed to release bitter passions, nnd the campaign has already touched the depths of false accusation, lies, treachery and fraud. It Is Impossible to exaggerate the folly nnd wickedness of so futile a procedure, or to escape from the harvest of tares for which the seed Is now being cast abroad Surely the historian of the war will And scope for surprise nnd Irony In the fact thnt while we were waging It the Mayor of the second city In the United States was branded as an Ig nominious trnltor, and the Mayor of another great city was Indicted as an ac cessory to the murder of an officer of the law. BOTH SIDES MEET IN BERNE At any time of the day In tho Swiss capital one sees the uniforms of both sides on the streets, for there are thousands of French, British, Germans nnd Belgians In terned In Switzerland, and according to the rules of the game they must wear their uniforms. In order to make the breaking of parole harder. My first sight of a German Fritz clump ing down the streets In his neutral green uniform and his stout military boots gave me a kind of shock of surprise. It Is three years now, lacking a month, slnCe in Bel glum I last beheld a free man In a Ger man uniform. Today I saw dozens of men In Franch uniform pass other dozens In German unlfoim. Each party to these meet logs would look straight ahead, pretending U1UI l3 iivfc ituiivcu For the benefit of the Entente peonies the shops itre displaying such signs as these "Swiss manufacture.1' "Sam composition asi-- . the Germjn preparation, but of strictly bwjss origin -This line madeW Swiss and Ennltsh roaUrlal," Knowlnelir to My urman yooaa i tke one aWl Tom Daly's Column ROSA BATTAGLIA Here am I een Italv,, Here am I at Jos'' TJiroiiffh da sharks dat swim da tea Bafe mv sheep ees pass; Boon da franch o:cU la een sight, .T'hcre som' day I gona fight Buret I leant to, alia tight, Sut, plcasa, not so fas't Here am I at las', where long I have weeshed to oe. Ltka man, so brave, so strong; Look upon met Beet Ain't I granda soldier, ehT Kow, Vavforc I march axcay, Look me up an' doicn but, savl Wat'sa xcrong tceeth met I u-cell tal you, I am scare'. Hut cct cct should be Joe ccs wounded over dcre, Den you gona see Stranger thecngs dan I can tal; Germans runnln', catchln' hat From a tcoman's han's an' ical, JShc'sa gon' be met SEVERAL folks who rend the story of Fred Carr, tho young clerk who lifted hlmself'out of a Philadelphia drug store Into the pilot's sent of a hundrcd-mlle-an-hour airplane, have asked us If we could furnish a copy of tho prescription that produced that result. Wo can; and it Isn't written in Latin, cither. When Fred Cnrr first presented himself at tho aviation camp outside Montreal ho was told thero were 2000 applicants ahead of him. So he went homo nnd wrote to his mother about it. Ho told her he thought of trying for the artillery. Fred's mother Is a Phlladelphlan Fred rlca Barrett, one time editor of Book News who married an English sea cap tain about twenty years ago nnd has since lived In England. Her husband has been bottled up In tho Black Sea Blnce August, 1914, while sho has been holding tho home together In Cardiff. When Fred's letter reached her she snt down and shot this back to him; "Never mind the artillery. Tho flying corps Is the service for you. I am your mother nnd I know that the air is your element. You will fit thero psychologi cally. So go back and toll them what I am saying to you and that you will wait your turn." When tho officer in command of tho aviation camp read that mother's letter he Jumped her red-headed kid over the 2000 applicants ahead of him, and thero you are I Soldiers' Sweethearts I TO ANNA Say, Anna, you have fumed my head, And I'm disconsolate; I'll soon be numbered with the dead Unless I animate. II TO PVATtL Oh, Pearl, I sec you're all or me My oionest girlie gtrllcl For harkl I hear the reveille. Which means I pet a Pearlle. HARRY H. FIRTH has decided, if he can-only get away from his business this winter, to take the trip to Honolulu that he's been promising himself for so long. "Ifm sick nnd tired of these ukulele play ers who freq.uent our own resorts," said he. "Why, man al.-e," said a friend, "Honolulu Is where the ukuleles come from!" "Sure, I know," said H. H. F. "and I figure that all of them havo come from there by this time." A FUOSTY MORNING I love these frosty mornings, , "When all the autcr'alr Is tingling xclth a freshness And vim beyond compare. The northuHnd In the tree-tops Proclaims the coming dawn. And sends the crisp leaves rattling Across the frozen laicn. From some adjacent farmyard A watchful chanticleer, With raucous, joyous crouring Assails the atmosphere. Then, nearer home, a watchdog, Awakened from his sleep, Olves voice to Ms- resentment In tones prolonged and deep. A wagon, bound for market, Goes creaking down the road. I hear the axles groaning Beneath the heavy load. Tho light grows at mv window, And on the pane, I see, Jack Frost has limned a picture Of silver tracery. " Now, from the servants' stairway, Blow feet descend tho hall; And then a kitchen shutter Banal out aaalntt thp wall. I love, these frosty mornings, To notejhese things, and then To draw the bed-clothes closer And go to sleep again. THE RECENT death of T.M. Daly, president of the Continental-Equitable Title and Trust Company, has led to de served promotion for three Johns, who were In line Skelly, Loughney and Umsted. Johnny-Jump-upa all o' ye, sez wo in a letter to Umsted, and he comes Vck with "Three-Jacks youli make t J$M ((' u v y I mCtoA aHMsVamU)faM,, SsMf. naaL "UNI? ONLY MY UNSELFISHNESS ISS ITALY, COCKPIT OF EUROPE Decisive Battles of the War May Be Fought on the Venetian Plains, With French and English Taking Part By ADALBERTO CAPORALE WHAT was not plain a few days ago Is clear today. Germany, with tho assist ance of the entire Austrian army, Is trying to achieve on Italian territory a decisive victory not merely Jn regard to Italy's war, but affecting the whole European situation, tho Julian as well as the Franco-Belgian front. Field Marshal von Mackensen evi dently has been given the direction of a drive which is against France nnd Oreat Britain and the United States as much as against Italy, and what miytary critics conversant with conditions along the Isonzo Carso front had been repeating for the last few months, when General Cadorna clamored for guns, comes true. The Italian front, which could have been made the decisive front of the European war months ago and could have seen an uninterrupted victorious march of the Allies toward Lal bach and Vienna, has become Indeed a de cisive one. The only difference Is that what France and England failed tofoal- Izo has been grasped by the German staff, and Germany, not the Allies, Is now seeking a decision on the ground where It was wrongly held Italy was fighting her own war, a selfish war of greed and conquest. The Austrd-German offensive Is develop ing now on a front stretching itself from fewer than ten miles south of the great Pon tebba road, of Napoleonic fame, and the sea. This front Is held by Cadorna's Second Army, on the sector north of Gorilla, under" the command of General Capello, and the Third Army, more numerous than thp Sec ond, on the sector from Gorlzla to the sea, under the command of the Duks of Aosta. The northern army, which, by reason of the strong support given by the Tolmlno bridgehead nnd the vicinity of the Ital ian boundary line, has borne the brunt of the Teutonlo attacks, has been compelled to give way before massed attacks, in which German heavy artillery has played an overwhelming role. . Whole Lino in Danger Doubtless Gorilla's loss is a hard blow to the Italians, but not so much from the military as from the moral point of view It seems that only the city, which .lies on the eastern bank of the Isonzo, has been recaptured by the Austro-Germans, and one would assume that the bridgehead, formed by the two heights of Pcdgora and the Sabotlno on the opposite bank, is still held by the left wing of the Italian Third Army. It conditions are such, it Is to be hoped that the Italians wilt be able to make a stand on. these two mountains, which con stitute the whole military value of Gorlzla. It is Impossible to fqreseo what will be come of the Italian Third Arfny and the Carso line. If Von Mackensen is able to march south after reaching Udbie., Ca dorna's headquarters, the Duke of Aosta will be compelled to fall back on the Tag Hamento, where the Italians are likely to put up a strong stand. But It Is clear that the whole line Is In Immediate danger of falllna- under the smashing blows dealt hv forces which are said to b four times those 1 of the defenders. If the German staff has really In mind a decisive battle on Italian territory, It Is plain that Von Mackensen will have to start another onensive "ni me trentlno. The season Is not at all favorable for such, an enterprise, and, moreover, the; Germans should have already massed a considerable army In the Trento basin, .where Jt should be kept ready to be thrown against the Italian lines from tho Adlge to the Brsnta. Snow May Help Italians Const" trln the was and th Z22ZZ&Z&ggZ&&&m'M2 MJlJtfmiWJr r I - - - ... .,.,..- .mm i ,. ... . i ., ,ij, g I it staff, though It would be the dtclslve stroko against Italy, for It would, onco the Teu tons could overcomo the resistance of Ca dorna's forces and reach the lower Adlgo valley, cut tho Isonzo armies from their lines of communication nnd supplies and compel them to withdraw south of tho Po valley, leaving the whole Venetian plains and the Eastern Alps In the hands of the Invaders. Tho season Is rather lato for such an cxtonslvo operation amid tho deep snows of tho Alps, nnd it Is doubtful if, after the tremendous concentration of troops and artillery on tho Julian front, the Teutons can spare nearly hall a million men and probably a couple of thousand guns for an attack from Trent and the Lavarone-Fol-garla plateau. General Cadorna, therefore, can easily maneuver by -intarior lines and transfer troops and artillery from the Trentlno front to the line of tho Isonzo and stiffen the resistance against the Austro-German on rush, If not counter-attack and throw the Invaders back -to their former lines, as ho did more than a year ago when the Aus trians had reached almost tho gates of Vlcenza. Cadorna's maneuver at that time was Justly commended ns ono of tho most daring and perfect enterprises of its kind, nn operation which tho commander-in-chief repeated a few weeks liter, with the result i?.1 J10 con.uered tho Gorlzla bridgehead which the Austrlans were qulto sure they were able to hold against any attack. Cadorna's Confidence The samo situation, as to tho strategical possibilities In tho present offensive, con fronts General Cadorna. Ho has before himself the same possibility of maneuvering by interior lines, while the Austro-Germans cannot count upon- any considerable and quick assistance from the Trentlno sector and are compelled to maintain two separate armies, with the disadvantage that, should they be In want of assistance from Trent, the only railroad connecting the two sec tors, that runnlpg along tho upper Drava Valley, could effectively be shelled, as It has been on several occasions, by italian 5!Eh ba"erl's P08' ln the vicinity of Toblach. Probably even the railroad could be cut through a successful effort to bring heavy guns nearer to the Drava Sh the Cadore front. . This situation, now favorable to the Ital- n.n,T:2!r5a-ly es,lalns "8 calm confidence General Cadorna has shown as to the ability of his troops to stem the Austro-German advance tow-ard the Friull plains and his statement that he has th it,mi ,..i, In hand. Such a declaration pomlng from j. man wiiu nan constantly rerralned from boasts and blunders, who has even Bald loss than he ought to when he was an nouncing victorious operations. Is to be taken as a fact. However, General Cadprna must have guns and munitions., France and England can supply him. nnd from tH fnn t. (English press has assumed since this of- lonnive mj nianea it can bo Inferred that he will have both, probably more than he requires for a successful stand. It Is not Improbable that 'we shall see French and Drlttch divisions and masses of artillery fight perhaps the last great battle of tho European war, the decisive one, on the. Julian front. . , Awakening of tho Allies The offensives, victorious as they were; of the BrltlsH and the French along the western front have siven thn Aide. nmn Vnd have worn considerably the, Kaiser's mrtco, uui imn not given mem a decision simply because the fighting" Is going on out Uf, errS,nnJt.n,?'iinFa.nc? or m Pel glum, and Germany Is not loalna- nn inrh of her own solL So long as the Allies win In Belgium or In France It matters com paratively little whether they conquer. So long as the German army Is not destroyed a defeat Will not alter the situation In a country like Germany, where the people willingly or not. are behind their Emperor But the dsfeat pf Austria on Austrian tciiiwiy, iii Tvny mjii mreatens Vienna as It was threatened ln X77 by the Flrat Qetuttil irom Semmerliur. would rui.i - Auatrt . -,.. .,.u ' "7"" SAFING, YOU1" && What Do You Know? QUIZ V f 1. What l a "depth charte" In nTlirii 2. Who was Prometheus? ,3. For whom was Virginia named? 4. What is a tartan? C. Of nhnt country Is Haakon I'll tlm? 0. About when was the telephone Intents? 7. No rnthvny operated In the TJnltta lll (fxcluhlxe of territories, etc.) Is nt w tho Gotrrntnent. Is this the case abrtadt 8. Name the three academic ranks or demo. 0. What kind of vessel Is called n "trams"? 10. Is Nlacoru Fulls In the United States? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Sao 1'nolo Is, next to Klo de Janeiro, til lnremt of the Ilrnilllan cities, 2. The planet 1'ranua Is also called HtrtcW, nfter Its dlscotcrer. 3 Toilers! A race trndltlonallr held t kari , ruled In Melro before the Aztecs. 4. Threo Russian romposersi Tclialkowilr, lClmskr-Koraakon. Moussorctkr. S. New York Is oflltlilly a Statei rqinsjlun!, u vonimonncuiiii, Coometlcs! Preparations deslfned tobeittUf the hair, complexion, etc. "Arrlere pensec" (French): An ulterior tn- tUe, n. mental reeratlon. Proatsonl , "nmnlr tionsar." the "n" bsvlnr a 0. 7. 8. nasal sound. "" "I'aderewskl I-eclon": A lesion' of Po which the R-reat pianist Is tirtni t retroll ln this country lo neut ior ins iunc. 0. Tho most Important amendment to th lecthe conscription act which OM,1! proposed tls that to enlist those betwisa nineteen and twenty-one In the armr, i 10. Kings County: One of the - drearer ,ew ior, iu inwu . lyn. f- ford to seo h(s capital threatened, and. abort nil thn Hunrarlnns would not suffer I Vio lation of their own territory, which couw J I easily 6e invaded from Lalbach. f J Th Atiioa hnvft come rather slowly w 'Sfj the- realization of the possibilities the It Ian front offered them since Caom; army proved to bo able to inflict on w still in time to save tho situation not mewlf for Italy, for.thero Is every reason , ... - : that she canWaln beat the InvaofW. for the Allies, for Europe, for tn wnow i.i t.i.1. i Auiinr- thn riArman ' vrtll polltlk." The British press 4s alrtW J inMA.lnn f- "mcnRiirna" to Sm&ia tntfl l.,HII.U.,,li " ... . -- ,1 plans of the German staff. Is It tn wtj, enlng of the Allies to the Importance Of tM Italian front? Historic Battleground The fact that from Paris and IP I it Is announced that tho western Alllrt rushing help to the Italians must be . Inttrj preted in the sctwo that French and Briui" troops and artillery havo been or are M dispatched to the Italian front. The pWW of Venice, where history has brtn hM from time Immemorial, become atsln IM battlefield of Europe. Another WpM. ; -i - Anlr,oV KVnnpp. mUSt DO lOOKPS , for between the Adlge and the Julian AW J -i i -t n ihn nntfnna acamiv a Power which fired Europe into 'nf.PJf'." war In order to submit the world to ll domination . , i As Marengo decided the War of Pf j --,,.. .... nt h then Flrit Consul, nnd a European war ww orougBtw ?"'" pr. u7n .d ' HOW UCC1UB UIO y .....---- vii. B end It there with a decWve battle whBJ -J the British and Frencn auac on -and In Flanders. TIF.TORT SCOTTISH A British military Journal relates jj 1 amusing story of a IjMJr !' $ 1 SSFtETfi MS ."was- ni estod ln all he saw". The marlnM JHJ1 Jl particularly to Impress him. aw. i ! ,, to one, no puimsu . - --.., ii wit. , marine's cap and asked him what The marine, anxious to score off tho vWWt looked at him In surprise. rtrf -.rVn'f vmi know what It 1st no "; "Why. that's a turnip, of 0,urt',,.nty 1 "Mon" reolled the Scot. Impatiently. J was no' axln' abpot yer held. I n,r,rtr nt TnimVALISK' on.tt.rf H.libtr' . i nm. jxrxr2j VEX Tan "t ! I am a Journai.sq pn -,--r ,. Svntt not jounisi - - --- - -.- ii.. j.oa or be of any use while It does ith all periods, but I nver stuafi" rxzrrcir Lr-nnasa save that partof "' .."' uif. I w ' 1.1 nU hl wJ iR of th aooui a? by. Qer 1t. IM. ,A &4 'to. JmSSstTSSLsl i 2W
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