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'ISSISG the war. not parleying on
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United States. '
So tho American commission which has
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t(clpate In a erand council or the Kntcnto
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eas with vessels despite U-boat depre
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exports and imports; the "War Trade
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extraordinary bodies summoned Into ex
istence on account of the war and to win
the war are represented by hlsh officials.
Scanning of this list is all that Is
mjeded to discover tlje fundamental pur
pose of this commission. u (,how that
battle to victory is Its slogan, to empha
size, if new emphasis were needful, that
the United States is In substance and In
spirit firmly llxcd In the determination to
jsmash l'rUMslaiiThni und to consummate
Its Chief Magistrate's Ideal, and Its hum
blest patriot's Ideal, of malting the uoild
i safo for demociaoy. The character of
, the lepieaen tut Ives selected sdiows Indis
putably that the Admliil-jtratifm has mfe
truurded and foreguardedj against this
nation's becoming Involved In any dis
cussion of peace towns or political issues.
Prosecution of the war to successful
Issue Is not alone the labor of the aimles
In the field and the mules lading the
seas, but especially the giave responsl.
billty of the statesmen and strategists
vvmx formulate modes of action, methods
W tactics and guidance of campaigns.
There have been great councils before,
but this In which America will engage
. will be a world war conference, probably
the most lmjejitant in all history. It.,
duty is marked' out, its icspoiiHibllity is
profound and its constructive services
may harvest the fruit of ultimate triumph J
for the Ideals of universal freedom In be
half of which the Allies are pouring out
money, materlifl resources, energy and
man-power.
Sltmincaiit and hensatlonal events will
comb from this war council. Scrutiny of
the war map will indicate the offensives
and defenses which are to drive Prussian
ism even from Potsdam. Assembly and
"study of jthe fresh factors which havo
developed in the newer phases of the con-
au 111 ni.. . i .
P f' "" uiu jjerruexing issues of
;nanee, food, fuel, munitions. The posi
Mtton of tho armies Which the United
.t.Jita.tf ii? preparing will be established
US' the pxJme,;fact of the strategy of tho
fourth year of the "war. Complete ellml.
sMitlon. of, the waning ruthless submarine
Campaign U to be devised. The moot
jestf6n of whether the United States
or should, speed provisions and
fpment to Itrt allies already In the
rawer timn utilize what is In hand '
R&tlopal atnilca and other forces the j
ell will debate and settle: pogslbjy Jt
a.ieicldo ort the foimer plan and trust
V pfa American people to care for the
by new; saorlflcea 'and..fntenar
Silaswy Italy T Russia? What of them?
:.th council must decide.
M Of U deliberations
atr4y toemMO.
victory is
JT CAKStrt GO ON FOREVEk
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IMpa hy tf-bett last weU wre
thjW to any otbr (fey
the iicwm rtjti Ttnly and Kussla should
hbt forget that Germany ataked all on
tho success of tho U-boats. 8ho know
that without ruthlcssncss slio could never
prevent her ultlmato defeat. Slio ItncNv
It so well that she felt bound to adopt tt
at the cost of bringlnir tho United States
Into the war. And now the United States
In In up to tho hilt and the U-boats have
failed. Could she havo foreseen that
failure. Germany would never havo In
vited our enmity. . ,
Germany staked all on tho U-boats
because she paw her man-power dwindling
and know that that process could not bo
on forever. The dally mortality of her
soldiers Is In four figures. She may
stretch a now lino of trench across Italy
manned by troops from tho eastern front.
Allied efficiency will produce tho Inevi
table deadlock, sooner or later, and Ger
man soldiers who were safe on tho Itus
flan front will, In Italy, ns well as In
Franco and Flanders, bo subject to tho
dally hall of fire which will rolso the
total Gorman mortality. The end Is not
in sight, but tho deadly principle that
will brlns the end Is at work, hour after
hour.
VARE-SMITII "ECONOMY"
THE extravagant Vure-Smlth Adminis
tration has been scared Into cconoms'.
Its financiers aro today frantically at
tempting to compress a composlto de
partmental budget of $19,000,000 Into the
purse of municipal assets which holds
snugly Just $10,000,000 leas cash. The.
Town Meeting victory at Tuesday's polls
for It was virtually that whether tho
filial decision returns Its candidates to
tho "row" offices or not has written its
wurnlng on the walls of tho Mayor's
chambers In City Hall and the offices ot
the contractor-bosses on tho political
rlalto. The "Mene, mene. tekel, uphai
sin" is "financial retrenchment" lest
the tax rate ho Jumped on the oo of the
next mayoralty campaign, and lest the
city's credit tie destroyed by Inability to
pay the f-ovurl millions of temporary
loans negotiated In V)l". Such Impair,
ment would mean inability to borrow
temporarily a convenient and well-liked
mode of gang financial juggling In 1918.
The Vnre-Smlth combine has turned tif
reform then? Xot at all. The city-Is
not going to gain In community seivlce
and values by tho paring-down policy.
Tho public Is Just going to keep on being
"the goat." Construction progress will
be blocked except on matters covered by
1910 loan. So new improvements will
be initiated. Imperatively demanded
strengthening of departments by Ineiease
of city employes will be omitted.
The eontractot-ru'ltlnn:) have not
suffeied a change of heart, simply an
expedient change of tactics. They will
reduce service to the citizens, but will
not l educe the uiineeesvaiy and duplicated
placeholders who pull bells and deposit
gang ballots. They aie needed "for
politics."
Theie will be no parsimony in street
cleaning and similar contracts. Naturally!
l'ETKOGUAl) AGAIN IX REVOLT
Hc
aid her allies for many months, if at
all, had been so geneially abandoned
that tho news of further disintegration
nt Petiograd has brought no great shock.
A turbulent group has declared Kerensky
"deposed " but tho wonder Is that lie has
for so long escaped assassination. lib
was foimally "deposed" by Kornilolf. and
easily weatlietcd that storm. It l.i be
lieved In Washington that Kerensky
will witbdtaw to Moscow and, as tha
levolt seems to bo conllued to I'etrograd,
a return of the flovcrnment to the ancient
capital might very well give the Premier
the support of the bulk of his people.
Cut off fiom the lest of the country,
the Petrugrad icvolutlonarles, being ic
markably few In number, would lose their
gilp on the city populace when Isolation
began to tin eaten It with staivatlon.
Keiensky considered the advlabllltj ot
abandoning Petiograd to the llolsheviki
several weeks ago, but he has evidently
been unablo to depend upon-the loalty
of sufficient troops to defy the capital.
The crux of the situation lies In the
disloyalty and Indifference of the un
disciplined soldiery und the lack ot polic
ing. So hated had the word "policeman"
become under the autocracy that tha
provisional government has not dared
adopt stern repressive measures. Demon
strations by a few hundred Bolshevik),
which would promptly have been
stopped by the police of nuy organized
municipal government have gone on un
checked. Developments In the situation since
the March revolution do not point to'
civil war on a large scale as the next
step. There has been very little blood
shed duiing the whole i evolutionary
period. Aversion to the Idea of taking
the Hfeof his fellow i Itlseu bv capital
punishment or in Internecine stilfe has
always been a dominant trait In the
Russian An endless series of "bloodless
revolutions" seems probable, i
The Petrogiad rebels, of course, declare
for Immediate armistice as a preliminary
to peace "without annexations." That Is
a beautiful dream for them, but they have
yet to hear what the German Government
and the Russian people have to say to the
proposition. The Germans want Russian
soil' and the Russian people are unwilling
to yield an acre. They may possibly be
tricked Into negotiations, but It Is signifi
cant that th'j enemy has not? attempted
to strike at the heart or Russia. He still
fears that uch an Inroad would unite
the country acalnst him.
TV. II. Kendal, the Englishman who
died Wednesday.-was a good actor, but
his wife was a better one. ""
T1 trill t i.ia,. .,.. i -
from being charged vlth embezzlement
Is to abolish the whole crew of them.
ii..
The British have taken Gaza, hut
the will not repeat the exploit of Samson
and pull tlte plllara of the palace down
oh their mrn heads.
, .
Blr German scrisdron menaoes the
Finnish b- Headline.
The real finish base, however, will
b where the German squadron cannot
land any shells. v
The fact; that vmbef 15 ma
been announced an the last -day for mnii.
n qhrtojma gifts fqr soldiers In Franco
evpy one etiouia wit uhtU
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EVENING MDaKK-XHlLABELPHU FRIDAY, KOVEMBEIt 9,
VIGNETTES-FROM
A CAMP IN FRANCE
Philadelphia Scrapple Made by
& Marino Cook French Peas-
ants Enjoy American Ragtime
By HENm BAZIN
Staff Corrjponrffitt of th' flt'enlit? I.tJocr tcith
the American Annv In l'rancc
AMERICAN' FlKt.U HEADQUAUTEnS IN
FltANCE, Oct. 3.
rS BEHALF of General Slbert, com-
J mander of the first American contingent
arriving In Franc'e, Brigadier General
and Colonel today visited bend-
auurtrrs of the division or French Chns-
feurs Alplns. who hnvo devoted weeks In
tr lining the Sanimco force that landed In a
French port during June lat.
Tho liurnooe was tho tircscntatlon of a
divisional French flag, or fnnlon, hand
somely embroidered with the colors and the
proud front record of theso crack French
soldiers. In formally hnndlng tho fanlon
to the chasseurs, Brigadier General
pnko as follows:
"To the Officers and Men of the
Division, Chasscurn Alplns: t havo been
delegated by General Slhert and the officers
of the First American division as their
spokesman In presenting this testimony of
our high esteem and admiration for your
division, as well as our gratitude for the
valued nld given us In training by your
marvelous troops.
"We came to France In response to the
urglngs of a great cause. It has been our
pleasure and nroflt to have been associated
with you ami to have been permitted to profit
by your Instruction. Each and every one
of you officers, noncommissioned officers
ana privates, lias worked with us In a con
scientious and fraternal spirit unparalleled,
and we hae thus benefited to a high degree
beyond our perhaps less fnrtunato fellows.
"Vo hardly know how to find medium
for expression of thanks and appreciation
for your amiable co-operation, your con
stant courtesies and consideration. But wo
can say, In a great gratitude, that, nsldo
fiom Instruction In modern warfare, you
have glen Us evidence of much else, and
that engraved within our hearts a warm
place is henceforth to be yours. You havo
become for us much more than friends anil
allies, sine u havo truly become our
brothers, united In a great common cause
for which In a little time we shall proudly
give our all. Wo are awaiting anxiously
the day when wo can enter the trenches, to
there fight a barbarian enemy it hose aim
lias been to soli and violate everything that
Is spelled In the words 'honor.' 'humanity
rnd 'conization.' and when that hour comes
we will try to nrrtvo worthy of the brotherly
and kindly aid you hate given us."
If my heart is anywlieie with this aiiny.
It is with the marines, ivthaps It Is he.
caii"ij I love the sea and that even here,
far enough Inland, there Is something of tho
smell of salt about their outfit. Perhaps It
Is because among their officers 1 have
found old friends who know and lote Phila
delphia through bating lived In It. and In
some cases still maintaining homo there.
At any rate, there Is no one camp among
these somewhere In France that I visit with
more pleasure and where I recelte a more
genuine weloomo than a. certain marine
legiment wiielo the lieadquiK-lcrs Ijtch
strlng is always out for me. The other day
I paiked u few things in a kit bag and
motored oter V their camp
"Sort of thought jott'd he over soon
again," nld the colonel hi command. "Had
a hunch this morning you'd come todaj
nt any late, wo are going to havo corn
bread for dinner and, what's more, some
thing that won't tasto unlike good old
Philadelphia hoi apple What do vou think
of that?" '
"Whtr in the name of Sam mil ,11, 1 vm,
get It?" 1 ashed
".Veter mind that," ho answered, "".lust
.ton wait and taste. It It is not a dinner
dish nt home, hut out heie It's the chef
doeutio "
,o we went into the gilley. for the
l.lti-hen of a marine Is a galley always
upon sea or land. And. sure enough, there
was a big slab of something that looked
Ike scrapple and, better still, tasted like It
nl.cn seiveil at the officers' mess. What 1
lid to It whs a caution. After dinner
Colonel told me this storj :
"The cook In that galley is some cook
Also h comes from Philadelphia. Also he
,. ""-""'J"-' -"'il the combhiatloi
""" " "is nunii until the other
ho came to me and said:
day
i olonel. we bate cornmeal and we
hat hog. and I've been monkeying with
them mull I hate built something tha
ant unlike that good scrapple f used to
Ijuj foi jou in Farmeis' Market.'"
Among the S.mmees'l hate found a
chaplain who speaks K.ench wflh an , oc
h, !,. n.S. ,,a,ll,,h C0"'' but' notwllliitand
lis. in quite soma grammatical ability na
has made a special study of French classic
mid can .mote He Mussel . f,, "l.'i"'
the yard. And hc has fallen hard r,,r ...
Marseillaise. During the last week be has
been endeavoring to translate It into Eng-
been unablo to perform the opeiatloii be
e iuso the substance of Rouget de IJs'e
In mor a work won't bear turning Into an
other language without certain gaucherie
Nevertheless. I marveled, and I asked
h ... if I could transcribe a ve?se and the
chorus, which with his permission I here
add!
Oo, soldier of the land
The day of glory is here ;
Against us the bloody standard of t.tianny
Hear ou In the fields
The bellowing of these feioclous soldiers
fomlng even to our .homes
To cuf the throats of our children and
companions. ,
Now all 1 have to say Is. that If vou
read and understand French, you will ween
several kinds of tears. rr the dear chap!
,? ,haJ, '.na?e 1 lmrey J'teral translation
whlc'iadl-torts the Intent of this Immortal
hymiiliy a thoutaml miles, still, 1 could
not tell him without offense ; and as I
promised to send It to the Evcn-ixo I.EDQEn
I so do. But If my editors print It, the
crime Is on their heads and not mine as a
mere medium of transmission.
U would do you good to be able to mount
a magic carpet and be whisked ncross the
blue to see that which I saw this afternoon!
In a quaint old town of winding, hilly
streets, so natrow that two teams could not
pass each other, you would come. If your
wind was good and you mounted a steen
grade, to a great tquare surrounded by
ancient gray stone houses topited with red
tiled roofs in varying angles, i could tell
you their very type, but if I did I might
get In bad with the censor, since arcliltee
tive betrays something of section. All I
may say, then. Is that this town Is some
where in France.
In the midst o' the square there rises
a statue in bronze, a berolc-slzed statue to
one of the great of France. You would
know to whom and why it had been erected
In honor could I but tell you the name, for
It Is International, world-wide, and more
Here thought again of the censor curbs tha
desire at the ends of my fingers as I
pound these keys.
But cannot you see the town, the souare
the statue on tta pedestal of granlteT Surely
And before It a band a string and braM
band of forty pieces, every musician In tha
brotvn cf the U. S. A., from campaign hat
to canvas leggings. AU about, the popul ice
a bunch of very young kiddles and a bunch
of the very old. so old as to be bent dou.
ble, be they man or woman. Nothing of
youth, save the Ithakbclad band, a faw
pollus en permission or convalercence with
a fetf InindredyRainnieea behind them '
The leader' waved his baton and tha
band begari to play. First, n little grand
opera, a selection from "Faust " The natAes
knew the music listening critically Bni
applauding at the finish Then a medley of
them a bit awakened memories and to th!
LatbY listeners gave but mild delight
And then at a cry from a Sammee n the
reef wink ot spectators, "What wo want ti
ragtime," a. smile from the leader, a -whls-
VZPJJX'r "''' -g? A'.fr,feaa
Tom Daly's Column
Tllljffija.
r
THE FALL OF OAZA
data's patci have given tcav
So the war dispatches say
And the British army's feet
Xow arc inarching down the street,
t
Once upon a HaUoiccen
Gaza was a festive scene
For at least the lilllc states
Some one lifted Oaza's gates.
Hut the jicim that comes today
It Is very far from play
It is earnest Christian work
l'or it punishes the Turk.
Till: OWL
1 am doubtful if it's right
We should say the old Is wise
l'or It stays up late at night
Which must strain Its eyes.
THE NEWS from Boston that George
Marlon, the veteran character actor, had
returned to tho stage thcro and made a
distinct hit in a new play prompts us to
make n belated acknowledgment.
About a qunrtcr of a century aga the
germ of a good story floated Into our hear
ing from somo unknown source and was
elaborated Into n recitation. The story of
tho Italian baseball gnmo which was
never finished has become a classic or
a chestnut. If you want to put It that
way. So many other folkr got into tho
habit of using It, wo felt several years
ago that vtc ought to set our brand upon
it. So wo put it Into type for tha first
time, being careful, however, to admit
that although tho story was oure tho
germ was not. Some tlmo later George
Marlon vroto to say that hc was tho
thing's father, having told It first back In
1892, when ho was a vuudcvllllan In San
Francisco.
Hero's a copy of the story, and If you'ro
interested In that sort ot thing you'd
better clip It out for we're not 'going to
put it In typo again.
This, then. Is the story of an Italian
baseball game, as told by one of the sur
vivors: Wal, we play da game alia right, you
know, but wo don'tn fecneesli. AVo go for
da basabnll groumlsa liroada Huntadon
street for play for il.i champasheep for
Eightu Ha'nbrldge. Spagliatti gotta lices
nine ntid Spolatro gottu hces nine an'
ley churja ten cent for dees Dago dat
stvccpa da street for gat ccn an' see da
game. Spolatro ees cen du box for t'row
il.i ball n n' Spagliatti come for da bat.
Aha! Spagliatti ecs great blgga da man;
he's gotta da two ban's llko da two bonch
da banar', he's gotta da muscle so Ilka
da ham. AVal, Spolatro he t'rowa da ball,
Spagliatti he sweenga da bat an' bang!
da ball go Ilka dat.
Ken decsa game, you "know, dere cesa
wnn man called da. santerfielda man; ees
timiddor wnn called da leftuflelda. Wal,
deesa ball Spaghetti heet lie go baytween
deso two man, an' Jomp, jomp, Jomp, Ilka
da tabblt. D.i leftuflelda man eesa vcrra
lazy man keepa da peauutta-stan' an'
no itorka icnu hard an' he no caie eef
da ball ees gon' alia day. Wal, dees mak'
da siinterllclda man verra mad an' he
yell to da luftatlelila'tnun, "HI. doe: Why
you no gatta dat ball?" "No," ees say da
leftuflelda man. "what for I" gatta da ball,
you gatta da ball." Dees maka da santer
lleldn man verra mad an' firsta theeng
you know dese two men fight ecn da
Held.
Now deio ees nnuddcr man een dees
game I notta know how joti call, but
he ees blgga man cen iki game; he gotta
da blidcngc on da head an' say "dees man
out," "dees mar. not out" t notta know
how you call but ho ees verra beeg man
een da game. Will, ho come to decs
Icftallelda man an' he say, "Hi', Joe!
why you no gat dat Kill, eh?" A;.' Joe
say, "No! what for I gatta da ball?
Spagliatti hltta da ball, Spagliatti gatta
da ball."
A IWVUItY
Here at mine ease long years ago,
Vre yet my heart had giown ?o A'iiouj
VVic potency of icoman's smile,
I sat and smoked In bachelor style
And basked before the chimney's glow.
What cared I iheii for wind and snowf
Let stormy blasts of winter bloic.
Careless I puffed my pipe the while
Here at mine case.
The times have changed. The long ago
Is hut a dream, a fleeting show.
A'o paccful pipe; 1 cannot smile
01 how can I contrive my pile
To clothe these dozen kids or so
Here at my knecsf
The answer to that charade we printed
tho other night Is "past-I-mo"; and while
we're about it, hero's a better version of
the conundrum in the same Issue:
Can you tell ma why
A dcelter'a ee
Can bettar deacry ,
Than you or I
On how many ton
A vuaay cat noi7
Tha eye of deceit
Can bent counterfeit
And henca I auouoaa
Cn l"t counter toea.
It Is unethical for professional 'folk to
advertise, .but Prof. John Tarsltano Is
not familiar with all the rules of the
gamo in this country. Resides, ho is our
friend, and we see no harm In repro
ducing here what Is printed upon the
circular themornlng mall brought to us;
NOTICE
announces to You that he had open a
new place of business of Boot Black Par
lor for Ladles and Gentlemen. Rats Ren
ovator, at corner of 1J97 Porter street,
and Moyamenslng avenue. The work, for
shoes thine, and for hats' renovation, Is
making with the best a;tentlon and ra
pidity. Who want to try on the followed
place, shall order any tork In every time
and Mr. John Tarsltano wilt serve them
very well and quickly All Oentlemen
nnd Ladles are cordially invltsd to see
the new place of Mr. J. Tarsltano.
TUB NEWS moil RUSSIA
We only know Kerens!:)' throupfrsky
-And In the ditch; '
Wis ftav? no nofUm vou wW whe-k
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pealsComment on Cur
rent Topics
To the lldilar of the lleenliig Ledger:
Sir While we thankfully remember tho
generous response of the public a year ago,
the gieit cause of rescuing Armenians Is
still before us.
From one to two millions bate perished
by massacre, exposure and start atlon.
Without Immediate and continued assist
ance multitudes more will soon hate passed
away. The spirit of our Government is
shown bjPiesldent Wllbon's appeal to the
American people In behalf of the L", 000,000
destitute Armenian nnd Sjilan survivors.
And this appeal Is re-enfoiced b one fiom
the Mayor of Philadelphia, issued Novem
ber 1. All Christian agencies should co
operate, lrreppeetlto of feet or denomina
tion. It Is urged thit theie be 'genera!
ofteiliiKS for these suffereis hi the early part
of this mouth.
Wheat must be bought now while It Is
less expensive and before It Is cornered in
Turkey for higher prices. Many lives wdli
depend upon the response to this appeal.
Some of the sufferers are subsisting on
loots, leaves and carrion. Their one hope
for the barest existence Is In American
charity. Five dollars will support one person
i month. Our agents In the Caucasus, Persia,
Palestine, gyila and Asiatic Turkey are
administering with the utmost economy and
efficiency. In accordance' with the Arme
nian splilt and desire for self-support, they
are helping out those most praiseworthy
aspirations, but 400,000 orphans must be
cared for by relief funds. We quote some
recent ciblegrams:
From Frumlali, October 9.
Refugees unsheltered on
stones. Indescribable rags, starvation,
sickness, tilth, human beings in the state
of oriental street dogs with whom they
compete for offab The v&st
ness of the continuing need Is overwhelm
ing. (Win. T.) Rills.
From Urumlah. October 8.
Once the relief stops these people will
disappear from the face of tho earth,
The deported Christians will ba
In an absolutely helpless condition with
out funds that have been and must con
tinue to be sent to them. Tho distress
among the stricken people Is beyond any
power of words to describe. Tarler, In
dorsed by American consul at Aleppo.
From Tabriz, October 25.
Famine Increasing. People
dying at ouri gate of hunger. Many will
die of cold without clothes or bedding
Shedd, Vann.inmn.
To the sufferings from famine and disease
Is 'soon to be added that from the frosts of
winder. Our city authorities have gfven to
the appointed representatives of the Arme
nians permission to start' at different places
throughout the city on Saturday nnd Sun-
aay, .Novemuer iu ana u,. to' receive aid
for those who still
survive the horrors
through which they have passed,
not solicit, but simply stand with th.i,. i 1 '
They will
for tha offerings. They will be Indicated by
a placard or sash. While we have bread
We cannot refuse to share with these suN
ferers.
PHILIP M. RHINCLANDER, -Chairman.
WM. II. ROBERTS, Secretary
HERBERT WELSH. Executive Secretary
ASA S. WING. Treasurer. y'
Philadelphia,! November '.
CHRISTIAN WORK IN THE CAMPS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir My attention has been called to an
article In your Issue on Monday concerning
the work pf the Young Men's Christian As
sociation at Camp Meade. Your correspond
ent has Inadvertently made a statement
concerning the religious work at Camp
Meade which Is no far from the facta
In the case that I am- sure both you and
he wilt be Bld to have Jt corrected In the
Interest of accuracy. It Is not correct to
say, as that article' does, that men. arc not'
aakea to ae "" yretawatan
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the association seeks to reach In each In-'
dividual case.
However much the association may do
for tho physical nnd lnlellccui.il betterment
of the men, vte do not feel 'that wo have
accomplished the pmpoo for which tho
association exists If wo do not seek to
bring men to that altitude of personal sur
render to Jesus Christ which Is tho basis
of the Christian life. Not only Is this our
purpose, but the puiposo is being actually
accomplished In our woik at Camp Meade.
Scoies of lives havo been changed and
many have so definitely decided to begin
the Christian life that we havo communi
cated with the pastots ot chuiches In the
towns from which they came and they
have been received Into the cliurch.
At a recent Sunday morning service,
after the holy communion had been cele
brated, the Invitation was given for men to
make public profession of their desire to
begin tho Christian life. More than a ncoro
responded to that Invitation. The officiating
pastor said that no service in his long min
istry had been moro inspiring.
We constantly strive to emphasize the
fact that tills is a Christian association.
It is simply an aim of the Christian Church.
II Is because we aro doing the work of tho
Clmiih that we feel it Is light for us to
appeal for thevsuppoit of the Church. AVe
gladly t'orrnboiate everything which your
coi respondent affirms with regard to the
splendid woik which tho association Is
doing In Intellectual and recieatlonal fields.
It Is Hying to develop manly men, but the
llne.st tjpe of manhood which tho vtpild
supplies Is christian manhood.
, O. Ii. OOODELL,
Camp Director bf Religious Work.
Camp Meade. Admiral, Md., November 8.
SUFFRAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Now that the great Empire State has
been won for woman suffrage, is It not high
tlmo for Pennsylvania to redeem Itself?
These nie tho days ot an enlightened
democracy, and suiely our nation can no
longer tolerate the disfranchisement of a
large pai t of the women. Woman's place Is
at tho ballot-box more so than ever. Then
why should not Pennsylvania fnll into line?
True enough, our reactionary Legislature
went so far as to refuse to pass the equal
rights amendment, so that the voters- wll
not even have the opportunity of voting for
suffrage for several yeais. Hut tho Federal
amendment is most certainly coming up at
this session of Congress. To pass It then
would multiply the energy in our drive for
world democracy. This is the tlmo to mar
shal the friends of political freedom. It Is
a task in which Pennsylvania's Congress
men and United States Senators can do
their bit. Will they do less than announce
themselves at onco In favor of the Federal
amendment and then start In to turn the
opinions of whatever national legislators
are opposed to political equality? Let Penn
sylvania's men lead the way.
JOSEPH E. COHEN.
Philadelphia, November 8.
CANADIAN ELECTIONS
Elections of members of the new Cana
dian Parliament aro to be held on December
17, the Imperial Council having ruled that
under the Dominion act there- can bo no
extension ot a Parliament beyond the'
prescribed limit of five years. Prime Min
ister' Borden, in a statement, urges that
traditional Liberal and Conservative, party
lines be disregarded and that the Issue of
the election be the 'question of compulsory
military Bervlce. h
Sir Wilfrid Laurier will lead those who
Insist that tho question should be submit
ted to a referendum. Premier Borden's ad
vooacy of conscription will alienate, It Is
expected, tho support of young men of mili
tary age 'who have not Volunteered as yet
and tlielr relatives. On the other hand'
the Premier will receive, It Is expected, the
united support of the Boldlers at the front
and their relatives hL home. Should k
'vote be close the result may not be known
until tliak rn rf Tnmtnai Ttiu. - . .
DUpatch,
. CYCLES IN THE YOSEMITE
he Secretary of the Interior, Franklin
Kf Lane, juts finally decided to allow the
motorcycleito enter the Yoaemlte National
Park, en the ground that the elimination
of horse-drawn vehicles and the reduction
oC the grade, ou several of tho hlI. now
make, traveling safer for the motorcyclist,
""he Seerelary.seems to have overlooked the
fact that the absence of the motorcyclist
from the rserva,tlon In the past was one
of the thW that mad the YoWlU N-
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What Do You Knjow?
QUIZ
1. Im l tlif I,rintai nf fntnndi?
2. How Is the soldier n(e tnktn? '1
.1, Wl.rre Id (Iia Have Uhrr?
4. MIih( I thr ilinVrcnrc lirtuetn a JiotlM
und cold frnme?
C. Xnme tli ihlff of tlir 1. S. War Ommb
hhin Jiiflt landed In IturiiM?
C. What 1h Hie tuno for "Tho Itattle Hrma e! ',
Ilia Urpubllc"? .
7. Whv h tlir MUtinf Mudonrm so named til
nnerf Is It .itcuttH!.' i
tt, hut (ompoMer wrote the Krolcft nnpbonjt A
ft Will tana. It IT Tfaai.l.tl
lit. Dei urn it liiiirinirlar ? I
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. JihIkr Hi Inn Is the nettlr elected Mnjor rf
New- York.
2. Tim I'o in the lonxrnt rltrr In Italy.
3. Crlltn Krnrrnlly conrd tint Ktlvirl A.
MuiKuuell la the greatest American con-
l.fihr.
4. I'rlnre lllamarrk was the "Iron Chanttllor."
S. A bicameral leclnlatnre la one consliuof l
two rhuinbrrH. suili aw tho United otte
Srnate und Houm of Ilenresentatlrefc
the llrttikli llnuxe or Lords and Cam
mum, tlin titled and Common Councils el
many Amerlrun cities.
0. Durttlii tnlhm nre iin Improved race tt IU
lloiirra, nearly double the "lie '.
early old-ftmliionrd norta and Un
greater rtrhiieia und turlctr of rolor.
T. The I'enntiHniihi Aiadfinr, of tha flat
Aria. In Philadelphia, U tho oldest art
millers' in Amrrltti.
K. A falile Is ii alinnle nnrrntlte. Jtllh chsr
inter frequently, hut not InifarlsMJ.
taken from tjnlinl unlniiila. It
.ll.lnIlK imniMM In nn nil! MUS mCrSI.
iiMiiilly niuieniied In proterblal or " 1
leiitioiirt rorni.
D. "To liurlie" inenna. flcuratlielr. to StnOtiU
or Mipiire u matter. The orljln i J
1....1. ... ......i..u i.u .mn,h,lii( oenie- rl
t rat -Ml hy one lturke. or Kdlnbarjn.
..ii 111 tlia ImillatB fnl I fcst 1 1 n II.
10. The word "pacifist" Ik v neoloilsm tt 1
l.nu ..n mm, V.....I...I tllM .UeClanlrUS. . M
hu ronie Into general nnd undersUj"" i
wt in tha iiuat few years, alnea thj -
slnnbiE of the American propto l J
lirtpareilneaa.. j
MARK TWAIN'S SEVEREST CRITIC
- n-Amr twaim nln-nvs respected thV I
1V1 opinion of bis wife and was delighted!
when bho approved what no nau. '"" J
His pleasure at her interest In "The Prunes I
n.1 ll.n Iloiinar" la InrllTllefl In tllO fOUOW" j
ins letter to Mr. Howells, included In th S'
collections of his letters just puDiuncuj. j
"I taho so much pleasure In my Morjr'
that I am loath to hurry, not wanting t,
get It done. Did I ever tell you the Wi i
ne hi i, i..L.i)ia nt n n m.. .Tanuary 'i '.
1547, seventeen and a half hours tefor"j
Henry VIII's deatli. by the swapping -jj
clothes nnd places between the Prince, j
Vl'nla nml n nnlinoi hnv nf tllfl SanVS '
and countenance (and half as much learning i
and still more genius nnd Imagination j
and after that, the rightful small KlngB" .
a rough time among tramps and rufl" i
In ihn pountrv narts of Kent, while IW.,
small bogus King has a glided q,nd wor-j
sniped and flrearyana restraineaaiw.""-?
time of it on the throne and this all gsj
on for three weeks (111 the midst of UV
coronation grandeurs in Westminster A-hoi-
r?hi-ujii-v "it. when tha ragged true.
King forces his way in but cannot prof .
his genuineness until the oogus jvwi '
a remembered Incident of the first vf'"
able in prove it for him whereupon clotw"
na nK,nu1 . Hi. .nrnnn Inll OrOCCefl i
under the new nnd rightful conditions. Mr
idea is to afford a realizing sense of msi
exceeding severity of the laws of that Wl
Irfflicting some of their penalties upon wl
King himself and allowing him a chance wa
iitt- t.a fm, nm I.Bn. nnnllbll ti rttherS-'a
nt 7ii(M, la iiKviiint tnr certain inild-J
pesses which distinguished Kdward VI'
reign from those that preceded ana loia""
If Tmni,ln Kla fal T ItnVA PVSll faK.
nnter! lira Plcmcna with Ills yarn fPf
youth. My stuff generally gets conlderW
damning with faint praise out of her,
tills tlmo If In nil tile, either way. She f!
tiAnm. tfia irieaa.lnArVi'a finnchtpr and XtiJt
mill doesn't grind fast enough to suit hW
this is no mean trtumpn, my aear
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NOTED JAPANESE SCHOLAR DEAD!
'Japan recently lost one of her most ou
llnintlaharl DohnlllM nA llratnrfl in W
death of Dr. Baron Dalroku Klkuchl. PrW.
councilor, president of the Imperial Ac4'j
emy, chairman of the Education invesna,
tlon Commission and professor emeritus U;
the Toklo Imperial Vnlverslty. HI ,a
came suddenly, due to apoplexy, at the !
nt alxtv-three vesrs. lit, was educated V
Cambridge, England, where he ePc,W
eielled in mathematics,, and on hh retur
to Japan Introduced English methods ot
teaching that branch of science at the Tok
Imperial Vnlverslty, 'Ha represented JH
abroad at several International potent
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