it v if 'y; .yv' & "i 1 ,! "' - V w v -f-i e r j- V t rr EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917 ii ... j raa V, ,1B "ate fc V ft few" MTV t"I IP" v r ' l" - jar. s r ' k ' ! f, ' a V ! B t i"'' P?H? EC t3T E- k Ti PF "I ?x ,i 3&Y "Vj ,1 w '. pfv" f (! - bw fit i u :w iO1- & f ! .--! " vt-UTRAtl LfwntoflfrfBBfe Beiiner riv pj.'v piiiu.ip trnnrn rrvtiATvrv ?li.f LTHUB II. It. CUIITIH. Pihihivt 4 Chart Tf. T.UiMnrtftn. Vl faMnt tAI.M J Martin. Hecrrtnrv iind Trranurrri Philip fl. A Si in iiuiiis. junn j npurKeoiii Vhaler, Dlrutors. KDITOP.IAL BOARDS Ctacs H. K. CciTla, Chairman. f. H. WliALET Editor JOHN C. MARTIN.. Q,ineral rtuslness Manner "Nbllshed tllly t. rint.io I.rnorn Hulldlnit, Independence Square. Philadelphia. XiKmir OtTlur,.., BraaJ and Ch.stnut Ktrels ATLiitTIo ClTT rretifVtiinn llulldlne Jit Turk.... .200 Metropolitan Tower DtTHoiT 4ni i'ord ItulMlns; B Ijlfll. . . 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MAIN 3000 strfdre, nil cnmmunlcnlbinn tn Vrrvlny Lttlecr, IndtptiV'tnce Square, Philadelphia, fc ivtssed at thi! rniMPrt.riti pixmrriLC as SICdM-LI Xt, Mill UAllCB , I'hilidelphla. TtiurtdA, Nciembrr 3J, 1917 VICTORY CEMENTS THE ALLIANCE rpHB KiirIInIi hrokc htr.ilslit tluoiisli the .suppobedly iniprenabU lliiiilrii burg line becuuvo they l)ollcvo In the cause we and they are IlKhtins for unit because they know It Is worth (lying fur. In tlve midst of the cliects tlmt tod.t resound thioURliotit tlie civilized nntioiiH let u.s soberly reckon Hie wwt of tlds amazing und lieiirtcning victory. Week fter week the British casualties liavo mdAited above i:."i,ui)(!, and last week they went to 3,27, dead, wounded and miss ing. Will the five-mile plunge into the nests of barbed wiic and machine guns end this week's total over 4U.UU0? It Would be strange'lf it does not. "England looks anxlous-ly for the day when America's Hist l.ooo.ono men sbull be In Kiuiicu In tlie common cauveasalnst autocracy," declatcd Lloyd tlcoige on the eve of, Huig'n drive, knowing Jt was Cuming and what the cost would be. "Complete unity of military plan and Control" is tlie Atueilcan foimul.i, which coincides with that of our allies. There can bo no military unity among nations Unless they show an equal willingness to make heavy sacilllce. "The commoii cause against autociac" which l.lnyd George speaks of is a cause foimulatcd by America. It is we who hde said ill our reply to the I'ope that there shall be no peace with autocracj. it is we Who have given to the war alms of all the allies an all-embracing, unllincliiug, democratic war cry which we must keep aounding without flinching fiom the cost Of our deliance to tlie Ciermau hordes. Halg lias been accepting heavy losses In Belgium and now In France because American re-enforcements weie at hand. The Oermans were taken by sui prise on the HIndenburg line, which was piobably undermanned. But they will not be easily surprised again, and tierman re inforcements are reported to be daily on their way fiom Hussia to tlie western front. (Jood tactics in the weeks to come may repeat a success such as that which has just been gained on tlie Anas-St. Quentin line, but In the larger stiategy of the months to come a utce is being run between the German and Ameiican re-enforcements. .More English anil French troops will be needed in Italy, and yet the pressure must be kept up on the northern lines. We can expect to hear of American troops taking u laiger and larger share of the burden from now on. It would be easy to fall Into the temp- Shi tation of expecting too much of Huig's Victory in immediate military effect. But the immense value of its political effect cannot bo exaggerated. This victory cements the interallied war council. The conferees come together with the denies ion of the last four weeks wiped olT tlie slate. They can take measures for the common defense without recourse to des perate and hasty plans. An object lesson of the certainty of victory js piesentcd to them If only unity add a single purpose are maintained. The ghost of "German Invincibility" has been laid forever, 'or the HIndenburg line was believed even by Allied observers to be well-nigh Im pregnable. But It was taken by storm by men who as individuals were superior to their foes in brain and' bi awn and by a generalship which If perfected will in deed be invincible. The darkest weeks of tlie war began In the closing dayH of October. Never hao? the German peaco offensive made a SX bolder bid for success, for even us they f rushed- through Venetla tlie German sol- alters carried signs labeled "Peace." But 1 sow we can congratulate ourselves that J'', at the darkest moment the allied peoples K lield firm and put farther from their tf?f SMlnla thnn MVnr tllA tlinllc-ht nt n. .... . w.. ..w ...wB..k wt Mil uii ".Hfhteous peace with despicable tyrants. ,Y fre ariBB tium uur ucjjreuaiuii will! a " chastened spirit and an indomitable hope. K'Wo and pur allied peoples could only fall When we forgot for a time tlio common fV ' purpose of democratic mutual aid and (Interested unity against the enemy of HLW'atanklnd. United we cannot. fall. NATIONAL SUFFRAGE by. thefr. New York Congress, when It meets week titter nel, can speedily pass tho amendment, which must lie passed sooner or later. Or it can delay. If It docs delay, It will bo Incvllublu that tho energies and money of thousands of women will be divided be tween war work and stllTrage propaganda. Human nattite Is so constituted that miuli deep forces mm the sulTing'e movement has set In motion cannot bo diverted until they have reached their goal. We talk much of economy, llcte Is a chance to practice some of it. It Is not within tlie bounds of possibility that after capturing tlie largest and most conserva tive State In the loiintry tho siilTragc wave will recede. We now liavu to cIioosb between a long-drawn-out belles of State surf i ago campaigns mid one national action; for once Congress has gone on record tho State l.eglslatuies will not long lag behind. SulTiaie now has a clear majority of tho nation's voters. It Is up to Congiess in yield to that im Joilty. KEEP COPS ON HEATS "DATONS and beats, not typewriters And -- roll-lnp desks, for policemen of this city Is tlie demand made by tlie Civil Survive Commission. Mi. Ilobeit M. Gillllth. Its piesldent, backs Ills plea for li leorganiz-ttluli on farts biought out at a lie.iilug liefme Councils' Finance Com mittee on the lecoinmetidiitloii of the Su perintendent of Police lh.it I "ii new dlstilct men be appointed at salaries of $1,11)0 a e.ir apiece. A vol age cltl.i'lis will be as( amazed as was the civil service espeit to leain that seveial bundled men are de tailed for clerical woik "at Centtal" and In the station houses. The policeman's function Is patiol duty and protection. Necessary clerical work can without shadow of n doubt be done without impaiiing tlie el11clenc of the lorce and ceitainlj with gie.iter economy than under the piesent sxstem bj the obvious expedient of hiring trained tlerks. i'lcsldent I.eiinon, of Select Council, calls the diafting of men fiom beats to desks a "glowing evil." A growing evil should not meicly be nipped but uprooted bi. foie it pioduees a clop of inelllclcnov Astounding testimony In tlie Fifth Wind murder heatings of political maneuvering of policemen and now levelatlons of de pleted tanks due to numeious clei leal assignments indicate strongly the need of police icoig.ml7.Ulou. Apparentlj tlie city does not need moio policemen so much as it mods fewer policemen doing work not their own. END DRAFT SHYSTERIXC SI1VST1CUS battened on eemptlni claimants In the llrst draft, (iovernoi eeni)tlon ir Edge, of New Jersey, makes the admlra bto suggestion that flee legal and medi cal advice be given those sublet to the diaft of l'.US b.v attorne.vs and lili.vsielans inxlous to do a bit. This would be a woik of phllaiithiopy. tneicv and cfll clencj. THE VIPER IN OUR IiOSOM ptlTENTIAI. dangers fiom enemy -- aliens aie i educed bv the I'icsldent's second pioel.im.itlon, further testrictlng their movements and limiting their ac tivities. The new rules cannot be ciltl elzed on tlie ground that they aie too drastic. The only objection that can be taised is that they weie not foimulatcd long since. The original proclamation of last April was eutliely too lenient. Our patience lias been soiely tiled by munitions explosions, Incendiary (ires, antl-druft agitation, transmission of mili tary information to Berlin and other activities of espionage. Unremitting seveiity is the only proper treatment for I'russlanism In tills coun try. Our decent and tolerant attitude has been nbined. Hence the compulsion on us of the drastic t tiles put into opciatiou this week. Tlie.v have been for safet's sake too long defeired, but at last vvc hae taken adequate means to piotect tlie country from the quietlv disloyal and the active)) hostile. Philadelphia particulaily needs protec tion, with its great navy yawl, Its vast shipbuilding )ards and munitions manu factures and Its other war activities. Every citizen is or ought to be enrolled us n voluntary policeman charged with aiding enforcement of tho enemy ollcn law. Tills does not mean eacli citizen is an agent for petty persecution or Is empoweied to satisfy piivate grudges by lodging malicious infoimation. It docs mean that every citizen should tako a responsible anil public-spirited part in reporting all suspicious happenings or suspected persons to the Federal au thorities for olllci.il Investigation. Gifts for soldlcis in Fiance should lie In the mails by November SI. If not received at Hoboken piers before Decem ber 4 they will not be forwarded. Between the exti ernes of icd Hoi shevlkism and plots to lestore Czardom the Russian people should bo able to llud a middle ground of stuble democratic government. Keep on knitting, says Secretary Daniels. Tlie story that Undo Sam's soldleis did not requim knitted articles was a pro-German yarn woven to pull tho wool over the eyes of the faithful knitters. Much time is being wasted In at tempting to get nt the trutli about Die various conspiracies in Russia. Why doesn't Conan Doyle tako his Sherlock Holmes to the land of tho ex-Czars and expose the whole thing without further delay? Tlie people of Cleveland seem to think It is a great concession to allow their transit company to raise the fare from three to three and one-third cents. It takes years to build up a public spirit like that: but when once you have got it, It sticks. The President has declared tlie Y. M. C. A. campaign's success to be "a national blessing," a rnore colorful phrase than he Is wont to indulge In. but one well warranted b the facts. Tho gener ous giving to the fund Is proof of how seriously the home folks are thinking of tlie welfare of their boys In tlie camps and at the front. This close sympathy between civilians and soldiers Is the best, gwunnie w Buiiaineg morale, which Is ALLIES HAVE LONG NEEDED UNITY Germans' Solidarity of Com mand Gave Them Many Advantages Uy GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES Upccial Corresponded! at the Eltninj t.rdoer II LONDON. Nov. I ON THE second day of the tliiuM against Italy I eniiglit o headline In tho eve tilng papers which gave tue a sharp stab of pain, inure pain than I felt at "tiorlzla Fallen." A moment Liter 1 Inuglicd and suoro tlmt It could not be true. Then I bought tlio paper nnd found It vas all too horribly true. This was the heailllno; "ALLIES DEClDi: TO HELP ITALY I" N'om. It was not the unhappy memory of other decisions to help which affected me. It was the leallzutlou that now, In tho fouith )enr of tlie war. It was still possible for the Allies to decide to help one of their own number. It was the sickening feeling that anything cite but help could have been thought of; for the decision wns not merely that It would be a good thing for the Allies to send troops Into ltal to stem the In vasion. It was the Idea that by sending troops Die Allies would be helping Italy. iSt the Allies. The newspapers applauded the decision not as i military stroke, but as an net of dlslnteiested fileniNlilp. It was almost as If we bad decided to evacuate tlm French flout ami Belgium In order to help her. The attack upon Italy whs another ex ample of Germany's advantage In holding the Intel lor lines of cominiuile.itloii. Olivl. ntisly. If )ou are In I lie' center of a elide )ou can urn to mi) point, wjille )i,ur luhoisary. If .vou think of him as n ball held In the gume of the periphery, has to travel all the way loimd It would take .vou. say, one hour to go fiom the point milked "east" in tlie point nuiikcd "west" and li.iek again. At the same tate of speed It would take )our rival :i 1110 hours. And If vou went liy liinil. which .vou ciutii llcil, uheie.iK )otir rival went by sea. which .vou contested, )ou could eventuall) make It uilt-ulgli hiipoHsihlo for hint to go at all. Thai Is the secret of iicrmam's military power we ai told She has the Intel ii.il lines and we the external: she hart mobility ami wo have to light for It. But If Gei m.iiiy has mobility of her forces, she has also another thing which we seem to lack, and that Is solldltv of her fioni, in. In other woids, unity of com mand Itulgaila m.i) suildeiil) stop fight ing and dcil.ue that she has enough. Hut on the main fionts Germany has one con tiol: she re'l'res tint she l out to win the war, and, although she may have designs on Austria after the war. she plays poll ties second to military necessities. She atfiiks wheipver she can lilt baldest. The assault on Hal) ni.iy disengage the Italian f.iri es for some time, but It Is luinl.v con. cejihle that Genu. my will be able to take France In the lear by leason of a virtoiy on the other sldo of tlie Alps. If any po .llt'c.il gain conies fiom the attack II will accrue I.ugelv to Austila Vet Geimauv chooses to hit there because she is hitting the Allies she ie.illz.es til it she Is fighting one enemy, while the Allies do not leallze that I he) are one Dangers ()f Division I do not inc. in to say that political lea sons or a Jealous e.e on the futuie have iictiiilly operated to dens neeessni.v help to iinv one of the Allies' fin the conliar.v. help Is. to be given to Italy Hut the com mon assumption Is that ench nation Is lighting its own battles and must Loutluue lo do so 1'nity of command Is now bote hi sight; at best we can achieve n little co-operallon. a few confeiciues The dangers of this divided command are as obvious as the reasons for Its existence. The American aiiny Is co-opcialilig with the other Allies in France, ami we, may guess Hint Its piesent position In tho flcld was chosen In consultation with both France and Britain Hut how should wo feel if our soldiers were aetuall) at the disposition of a commander not of our own army and not resp m-dhlc to our discipline? In a larger way that feeling of separate destinies has resulted In the Individual com mands of the Allies Here the advantageous position of the United States can be of real account For Just as surely as wo aie not lighting for Hiiy territor'al gain, wo aie ready to strike Germany at any point, at any time, within our power. It lias seemed good and natural to send our troops to France. But that does not prove that vvc may not set up another base elsewhere. Ilussla, Serbia, SalonlL.i. Italy, suggest themselves. But the tnaln'thlng Is that the niohllo foico of Hie United States may nit as a cement. Our capacity nirtl our willingness to act as part of the great co-ordination against Ger many may make us the link between the sepaiate parts of the Entente, Whether the war Is actually being fought b) the nations a separate units no one not In the councils of the high commands can say Certainly there was an eftoit at alternate strokes In the early summer of 1917 which came to naught, owing to causes hardly In our control, Hut whatever has been done Is not enough; enough will be when the total' fiontage of the Allies In considered as one front und when military opeiatlons are as far as possible conducted with that slnglo front In mind. A corre sponding change in the attitude of civilians is Indicated. For one tiling. It may stop the lather acrid and foolish discussions as to who is to get credit for winning the war. Wc have not won it yet. Can we win, out and out. in the field? The answer may be Judged from the history of tho last three )ears. In that tinio the two chief adversaries changed places, for Gieat Britain, the naval Power, took to the land, mid Geimauy, the mllltaty Power, took to or rather under, the seas. What we have not fully realized Is that Germany undertook her submarine campaign because as early us 1915 she realized the futility of land warfare. Germany, then tho superior power on land and one capable of every thing, decided that she could not break tliroush the defense which held her in 1911 at ypres. Wc may gloiy hi tlio memory of tho Uld Contemptlhlcs; their greatest glory Is In the fact that they wcro an Inferlur force which held u superior foice. Lund tactics have been changed In several par ticulars since: in tlio increase of blasting by guns. In tlio development of tho machine gun and tho trench mortar us artillery weapons. Hut wliat tho Germans decided In 1915, when they leduc'ed land warfare to second place, still holds true to a great extent. In military operations much can bo done ; Belgium, with her dangerous coast, may bo snatched from Germany; a retreat which will hurt Germany Internally may be compelled. But the decisive blow on land, as soldiers of a generation ago under stood It, Is hardly to be expected. Decision in the Air What Germany found out in 1915 the Allies arc discovering now. It Is not to their discredit Germany was landlocked and stalemated twa )ears ago; our land locking only begins to be apparent now when tho exact value of the Homme and the Ypres battles can ho reckoned out. Wo are landlocked. And Germany Is invulner able by bea. "Over, under, around or through" and the greatest of these is over. Just as Ger many took to tlie U-boat the Allies are taking to tlie air-boat. The armies are necessary and tlio greater army will al ways have the greater power, although the advantage of the defense Is appalling. But the only solution which Is now apparent to the problem of defeating Oermany Is the solution of the air. Aviation began as an auxiliary to tho Infantry; It developed re cently into two peparate new phases that of lighting In tlie air and of fighting against Infantry with machine guns. Its next de velopment Is that of a separate arm of the service and one adopted because no other arm can work. It Is arguable that we might accomplish the same thing by digging underground; but It would take longer, it is nerfectly possible for the Allies, or. If you prefer, the oobelllgerents, to put two or three or more army corps Into, the air, Tom Daly's Column mwui The Uochc bcMnd the ltindcnburo pur sued" i(? Mi'ocnMoii,' the IAiw. ho frit, ium slioiur enough to hold lor rill ri ration, And no about his dally tasks he stolidly uvitt nloddlnar II nt somr our hrrc uas ptannlnti thliws and some onr there ttn.t nodding. And so upon n mornlnu. U-hllc the Dutch man smoked his pipe, A Utile piece of plciiiuiitru suddenly yol ) Inr- .1 little bit of strategy so mmoiUngcd, by Jlng, That not, a (lermnii aero-scout had cicr guessed a thing Just exploded tilth a "llyng!" Which Is why nr rise and sing To the ceet lasting glory of the (lateral, Sir llyng! Oh, dilnk to Italy, the marshal, in Ms double of that name, sir. And If you'd ask me kindly I xcould rise and tla the same, sir; Hut the nun tint man tehoie health wc'ie moit concerned about this morning Is he tfho smote the Kaiser's men totlh- out a icoiil of teaming. Oh, any .sort of lighting Is a gallant thing to do, llut hi'.i the dandy lighter who can start a punch that's iicii .' The lad thai takes a sparling chance and has the guti to spilng hut no one ever sprung befote, a good tno-llitid suing And the name of him It "llyng"! Which h ithy lie ilvf mid sing 'lo the craUiitlng gloiy of the. (tenant, Mr llyng ! (Hi, I'ashlii'i f Hem tic licit to tend about In action. Hut line it one u hose lay name la full of satisfaction: . ,1 battle-ay, a ccrhul punch, an urge, an tnspliaHoii, A poem In all languages, In need of no tianilntioii. Oh, nor! oh, hoc! to HIndenburg and to his shatteied lAnel Mho knoirs.' Ily Chilstmni ice may sing our "llyng In on the llhluc"? Indeed! it Isn't, after all, a vay fooli&h thing 'or our Imagination, now, to ioar on such a irlmj. No ue'll pin our hopes to "llyng," And ue'll all ailsc and slug To the eeei lasting glory of the llenaal, air llyng! IN ADDITION to this latest bioak In the HIndenburg line, let us make note of n few other blessings intimately asso ciated vvilh tho war: WE ABE PLEASED TO BEPOItT' THAT our laundry lias quit using phis In our hulled shhts; and for tho little metal collar-buttons, which we always dropped on the Hour and afterward trod upon Willi our stockinged feet, has sub stituted two-inch withes of pui er-covcrcd who. THAT our druggist, who alunvs de lighted in slippery paper and stilng, lias mended Ills xvuvs Co per cent. He litis cut the string. He uses ships of gummed paper now. Our druggist is a ver) clever man, chemically speaking, and If he'd only been content with that all these years, how much- happier lie and all his customers ', would have been! But lie imagined he liuil u genius for wrapping packages. He auecicu wnue or iignt-toned wrapping paper which was always highly Htipercal endered and which. In combination with the slippery led string of his choice al ways achieved the most fiendish results. Ills masterpieces fell apart the moment they struck the open air. But now, thank Mars! tho string is gono and tlie gummed strips stick. THAT five and ten cent bars of mild chocolate are no longer wrapped In tho tin-foil that had a habit of poisoning lit tie children who weren't caieful to re move nil the camouflage, in their Impa tience to get at the chocolate. WHO are we, to daio to argue with -Mr. Chick Evans on a matter of golf. let .Mr. i.vans. to nuoto from nnr men dear paper, recently said: Let ino Illustrate what may happen by a little, true story: Mr. Grace and Mr. Mackull, two Bethlehem (Pa.) go'.fers, were playing the third hole at Pine Val ley recently, Mr. Mackall drove Into the bunker over the green. .Mr. Grace played up to the hole ten feet away. Mr. Mackall took one. took two, and Mr. Grace said, "I've got tlie hcle." Mr. Mackall took three, and his ball hit .Mr. Grace's ball on the carry and knocked both Into tho bunker. Mr. Grace took one to get out, but landed In tlie bushes on tho other side. Mr Mackall came out in two. and Mr. Grace In two more, and before that holo was finished they had halved It In ten.. Tlie moral is: There are times when yur short gamo costs you at least eight stiokes. But a more moral moral would be: Study the rules and it will cost you less; for a ball struck by an opponent's may bo replaced upon the spot from which the Impact moved It. A SERVICE FLAG with thiee stars blossomed yesterday morning upon the police semaphore at the busy corner ot Twelfth and Market htreets. Reserve Of fleer John Leonaid, who happened to bo on duty at tho time, explained that It was for three members of the squad as signed to duty at that corner who had heard a higher call. "It's for Bill, Tom and Andy," said Leonard. "Bill, Tom and Andy who7" we asked. "The guys that used to belong to this squad," said lie. "But what were their names In full?" wo demanded. "Ain't I tellin' you Bill, Tom and Andy?" said he. So let it go at that. If they get shot you may hear their last names, but here's hoping you never will! And just one more scrap from one of those old papers. Saunders's News-Letter and Dally Advertiser, of Dublin, dated July 24, 1816, presents upon Its first page this significant paragraph: Dispatches have been this day received by Government from St. Helena, dated the 6th of June. Ail was well at that Island. Thank Marconi! we won't have to de pend upon forty-eight days' old dispatches for the assurance that our Scourge of Europe Is still safe In prison, when we get him there. By the way, why not let's begin to pick out a proper salnthelena (wltVtha accent on the aecond syllable) st? IRISH LOYALTY TO THE REPUBLIC Northeastern Hospital's Need of Funds The United Nations IRISH LOYALTY TO U. S. lo the L'ditor of the Hvcntng Ledger: Sir As American citizens of Irish origin wc again pledge our unreserved loyalty to th great republic which Iihs given us the opportunity to make the best uses of our abilities and our conlidence hi the Irish party that, through the British Parliament, has redeemed Ireland from the thralldom of feudal landlordism and restored to tho peo ple of Ireland the ownership of their own soil This is, on our part, no recently Inspired profession of mere lip-service; It Is a re iteration of the principles that have guided us since tho beginning of our brgantz.itlon. We have never expressed, nor even felt, any leaning toward tlio success In the pres ent war of Prussian autocracy nnd mili tarism, nor entertained the sham hope and selfish aim of freeing Ireland In exchange for mart) ring and enslaving Belgium, Serbia and tlie other small countries of continental Europe. What we have demanded for irelnnd we ask for them freedom for all mankind. Accordingly, it Is our earn st prayer that .l. iv..l..l C-, . .... ............ . ,V. ..,., .,. i, ... " . ..- , .- of tlie world that inestimable boon to its fullest extent by crushing the would-be en slaver. As the land of our birth is now In a crucial period of her political history, the crisis of which Is near at hand and will decide the outcome of her hopes and na tional aspirations, we feel the moment has orrlved when it behooves all Irishmen really Interested In her destinies to take their stand on the side of right and Justice. Let them now give aid and comfort to her old and sorely tried elected representatives by expressing their constancy and loyalty. Otherwise, by silence and Inaction, they give countenance to the destructive forces now at work to hinder and destroy the honest efforts being made to bring about a fitting and satisfactory solution of the prob lem of self-government for the ancient realm of Erin. Accordingly, we. the representatives of the United Irish Societies of Philadelphia, do hereby reaffirm our constant loyalty to the Stars and Stripes, our undying love for our motherland and our steadfast faith in her duly elected and authorized representa tives In the Parliament. Wo again express our unshaken con fidence in their fidelity to tho cause for which they have fought so long and un tiringly, and we pray, that they may be spared to guide the Irish nation through tlie present crisis until they bring It to the goal of full accomplishment of their pur pose. May God guard Mother Erin from the machinations of her enemies and from the action of some of her unwise and mis guided patriots, whose efforts cannot lead to success, and which are now estranging tlie greatest friend of Ireland the people of these United States! JAMES McLOUGHLIN, JOHN OALLAGHEB. FRANCIS T. FUREY, Committee. Philadelphia. November 31. HOSPITAL NEEDS FUNDS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Blr nr. S. S. Goldwater, formerly Health Commissioner cf New York city, who has earned a world-wide reputation as an au thority on hospital administration, remarked to me last week: "Probably there-Is not another hospital In the United States which has aa one of the alms of Its constitution the prevention of disease."1 With this as Us chief aim, the Ncrth eastern Hospital, of Philadelphia, will open its doors to the sick and Injured of Ken sington and Port Richmond on and after Christmas Day, If it can .secure the.assur unce of the people of Philadelphia of flnan clal euppcrt for the coming year. The board of managers does not feel that It will be Justified In' opening the' hospital without assured , support, because of the great difficulty of all borne .charitable in stitutions Jn kwlag.theirpr, ojun. jla ,. JiSrAK ,i;r'1M'3-y j - :,VV:V $mr?!i 'A x ; ?Wi . raKfiiSEK.Sdets t .tf immmmmmM1 r-EtMmti y 'fSH-uw&m'jmz&mmEwifflnMnLm .ttirzijsr '&& s j&. . t "WILLYUM! YOU COME HOME!!" " WlL-LilUM! IUU VAWV1U nVMU! I" VtHF ? sS$ S3 X ...-- JL-. '.'-. .0 .rim " Jtf.f ..u.-'.'fti; . .. : irimmsMtBmLwrnai iza&s&k r.?asr tr- i vpmmimLLiin ra-Baua :mm2 Wf ui; "vtvvx . mmmi-f!i.mttmm wxjgs , s mtxmm w&szze vaw SiV JriJBHlli3rysraM 0 3HBT .sfilllaEwJKiSTOwMl 'MTii i f iTfTlMrnfTllnWlwMr m TvXmWKmWmiimamSSSwrYiuiTnnimWmUM v v 7EE&SLmWSsN&ffl$km Kg liftygBBit' , a J jM&&&EBBBbm 'Maw w 111 ' t ' ;' r : i ;.' whom wo bhould later bo obliged to aban don. The need for our hospltaf and dispensary Is shown by the fact that wiillo our present Inadequate dispensary treated an nvcrage cf twenty-three patients a day for tho llrst six months of tho jear, during the last two weeks it lias treated an average, of forty-five patients a day. Tho nearest hospital or dispensary Is about two miles distant, street distance. BARROW B. LYONS. Managing Director. Philadelphia, November 21. "THE UNITED NATIONS" To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir Let me ask, Is not Woodrow Wilson almost President of "the United Nations" right now? is not a real, actual step to ward It being made in his present In sistence that the nations really unite under a single command? One would never believe, In view of our almost unanimously reverent worship of our interstate or national Constitution, that It camo Just as hard as our international constitution is coming; or that there was the same fear of It, that nearly one-third of the people of the States called It "a mon ster" and almost threatened revolution un less ten "safety-first" amendments were made to It at once. The union of the States came through economic or financial suffering, preceded by military attack. The military attack pro duced military union, as it is doing now ; the next step will be through financial or economic suffering also. In all probability. Indeed, there will be nations who will re sist It to the end, like Rhode Island did, until she was. "squeezed" In by a twelve State tariff against a one-State tariff. There will also bo nations so nationally Jealous that some international Patrick Henry will have to say, "Here, we are not Americans, nor Britons, nor Frenchmen; we are citi zens of the United Nations each for ail and all for each!" Future historians may be able to say: "The disaster to Italy broke down the fatuous national Jealousy and International disorganization and furnished the first real step toward constitutional International union. Necessity created military union, and a habit ot acting Internationally arose and all the hobgoblins with which Ignorance and timidity had peopled the International map disappeared like the mist at sunrise. Then the following Teuton defeat made an International constitution of 'tlie United Nations' a necessity as a guarantee for fu ture peace. And it was enforced by unl versal economic suffering, but was grad ually, understood by all nations. n h. Teu ton nations had also becomo accustomed to act and think internationally; and be sides, the most of them welcomed with Joy an escape from tho sinister dominance of Germany Into the freedom of the great republlc,of the world, 'the United Nations " Now, as my old professor used to say "the prophecy business Is a dangerous one ' but I am willing to take a chance. c ... PV.nTON ALVA KONKLE. bwarthmore, November 21. ALLIED ARTILLERY SUPERIORITY Time has been given for the Allies to de veiop not only military strength but a great superiority In artillery that Is today con tributing so much to successful advances A recent French writer has published a state ment, sliovvlng that while France produced 12.000 Bhells a day 'for the 75-millimeter guns at the beginning of the war. she Is turning out now 250,000 a day for the same guns. In 1914 France possessed only 300 heavy field and siege guns that were or ganized into regiments. Today she has more than 6000 and has loaned 800 to her allies. Scientific American. j IN FLANDERS' FIELDS In Flanders' fields the popples blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our' places, and in the eky The larks still bravely singing fly. Scarce heard amidst the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow. Loved and were loved and now we lie In Flanders' flelus. ' Take unsour quarrel wjth the. foe, ' To you from'falllnr hands werthrow The torch be youra to hold.lt high. If ya break faith' with- us' who die, We shalljnol sleep Hhough poppjea y r i What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. IV hj wait "Potato" tinicrte so tslMt S. Nnme the author of "Ivanhoe." . K-t ? 3. Wlin are the Premiers of our prindptl ' allien? A, What Is linrberrj? 15. I.orutei "the Flowery Klnidora." f- -I. nun ,i iiiunr r. ..iunn-. i 7. Identify "the (ientle Ella." ? H. What Is a periscope'.' ( '" 0. Where did I'uul Ret ere make his ftmaa ' ride? , 10. What dNuosltlon will be mud of rrcMrinll who fall to return "questionnaire." ftr j draft or 101H? ,, Answers to Yesterday's Quiz ', 1. A nanrar is n nuliainr in wnlrn tirpums ,1 c are kepi, corresponuins io ins csrscs isr motorcars. , ao ociuisi is a pnysieian vino prrsrniw f for tlio ejYsi an optician makes an Its ; rj ruiuBurs. j 3. The llu- State is Makjrhinetti. 4. Chliirmctira Is the treatment ot Utht u4 hhade In palntinc. 5. William Hale Thompson Is the Majir I'hhniro. In the public c.e on sKssst ( ' alleged iiaciflst tendemlen. (I. John (ireenleuf hlttler, the qusker peet. . I'led-it-terre Is a military term, messlx t 1 rootnoiu, i 8. Sir Krir (leildeo. Canadian, Is tint Mri ; of tho llrltlsh Admiralty. ;, . tieneral Frederick .Maude, who dW this sj week, was the raptor of llsudso Is tot - -. , ...t-.. .? rrirni .iirKopuiuiuiaii rumi'ai". -3 ... . .... ... -.!. u.JIIu .- ill. 1110 opera "noiana 01 iiernn """.ti ! Leoncavallo, composer of "railisen. on commission of the Kaiser. h It mis to have written tho libretto. It wis pro duced at the Rojul Opera. In Ilerlln. EMERALD, QUEEN OF GEMS AN' EMERALD free from haws would be ; A-tlie most precious of a".l stones, expert . .. .. ... .- - ,i....i ,fnl!n la ot the smiinsonian insuiuuuu m .- .... U1.1..J ...aiAtlt. a recently jiuunoucu uuun... - Unfortunately, the emerald Is seldom free Ul from flaws, and were this not the case u cner.iiri would be of greater value, carst for carat, than the diamond. Today atood ,'j diamond Is worth about 250 To MOO per I ,. I... Bn,t lia. '-ii carat, according to us pumj - while an emerald varies in value from H to J500, increasing very rapidly with le. Flawless emeralds weighing more than four carats are among the rarest jewels; a Jr" feet stone of four carats is virtually price less, whereas a diamond would bring only $1000 to J2000. It is probable that all the emerald tho ancients came from tlie so-called Cleo patra emerald mines In upper fclTPii worked as early as 1650 B. C, abandoned and lost Bight of during the. Middle Aj but rediscovered early In the nlneteenta century, when only cloudy stones of a IUM color were obtained. Unlike borne green stones, the emerai retains Its color when heated and w" subjected to artificial light. nd'i thst connection Pliny is quoted as W1".:, neither sun nor Bhade, nor yet the IWM" a candle, caused change In its color w luster. Jt was suppose , "".,,, i to be good for the eyes, and WterJV remarus: --mere is uui "- ;::,,a J? stone that so fully possesseth the tit an v yet never contentcth it with xatlety. : . If the sight' has been wearied and dlnunep by Intensive poring upon anything else, " beholding of this stono dotl. refresh W , restore It again." While beneflcla to hutnan .. 1.-11-..,... In hA fatal 10 ."v eyes, H was uenoeu . ----- - ,h. ,t eyesight of serpents: In the words of tw mL poet Moore. "Blinded nxe en ". they gaze upon the emerald's virgin tuu' Many virtues were once ascribed to this stone; when worn It was held to be a pre servative against epilepsy and other an ments. It was also valuable as a charm against evil spirits; while taken lntfJ"J It was said to have great medicinal vary. The crystals are simple In form; merely hexagonal prisms attached at one end to the matrix, with usually a flat face right angles to Its axis on the other eno. They are invariably flawed, so mucn w that "a flawless emerald" has become .kut .vn.,iAn fYir unattainable per fectlon. The largest Blngle crystal, said J ; wolgh nine and three-quarter ounces, is " -. the possession of the DuKe ot jjawiww.- l.... a,.- ...i. .1.1.... mlMA-aMorv nf the- ac. DUX UIO uivisiui. ill in. us. -- - tlonal Museum, at Washington has an x oelleat specimen rrom stony romi, , ,i Nrtft t laawaa.- .wiw qg'ffg&jsr? zzt-'m fMiraBlfnl DgpJ m..- 1- tot-. .u t?wUmmt aid the fafft that Kmuwfawi W .., trVttJIM "1U'."JT .,. r r? ' r.j j-f'-j &mgu r$&mzm!ii
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