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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
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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
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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
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What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. IV hj wait "Potato" tinicrte so tslMt
S. Nnme the author of "Ivanhoe." .
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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 -
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to have written tho libretto. It wis pro
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EMERALD, QUEEN OF GEMS
AN' EMERALD free from haws would be ;
A-tlie most precious of a".l stones, expert
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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
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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
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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.-
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