trt,i Jf41W i dllar Manager ;"StrU IMT iwer ruIMtac ij , Aw. ana Ih St. . . .Tfca iain MIIKIU4. Biran.i ft boats ! OrinJ 1 Mml m l Mrr la ub ul. enirnrandln' townt MM per VTM. I'traMe of Phll.l!rtil. In r United Statu M eAt f-ftnta br month. . HNlto.ta tdnne. uM l aouer pr tfilfUr. aiMraa ehirktrl Mr lUnn. ' yxrmexi. maw imo to ii rw , racMeuieacs. ifMUMHti rmt orrics it 4UH MML U4TTM. ,!rJ.r,)...rri.lii ITTO VICTORY 2i i people, enter the new ear Dfiais as to the future. . blunders Incidental tu : armies and the national,. ry."lt Is apparent that work i, value has been nccom- for Instance, to tho credit ent that It refused tu ba ff actua conflict before Its Tlie training or our eased steadily and suicly itirance that whatever dlvl- sltrenches will be disciplined ?: .. - . ..... capamn 01 mceiinc urn i?a .the Kaiser or any other appear. There vv 111 be no (prepared aimles. rt'of our war preparedness, l ltey to victory, Is found In i locality. Ships nro the one ' .. e, said our Allien when first war, and ships today Con or, which will finally detci- But the building of ships Is, Jmately connected with tho '.houses. It Is not surprising, fihat'Mr, Hurley proposes the of millions of Qorernmont ewlth to construct proper Workmen at Hog island nml slrur plsnts. House- ate. in .n-i - I part of the several plants', ary In our program of pre- i tents or clothes for soldiers. rs are undertaking to do wir, done In tha world before. I talk of the miracle wrought risen thev took a. irree-keel siakejag a model and from Mtsrhugc new fleet uf their live-aid of; which they ultimately ictery. uut our woricmen mo RJboj construct modern ships bj pteer theretofore employed. In Mcarallelert, and n thousand uif- Mji in it thousand dl(Ticnt 0 their nliarn In niunlifurtiir. W?r. . T t wjueu aro hero to bo put realtor crews to man tlicyc e trained, It Is an undeitnk- bus In character thut It puts l f .America to the test. It lx a eft our Industries, und nur Indus- lo meet It to ussuro the do- pKtitserlsm and tho lestorntlon of : civilization to tho world. $, f i sv present aggrtssive attiiuiie on ,"1110 municipal authorities In --. es to assure tho performance Fsclts obvious duty in tho prem. phla cannot afford to have lj;o across tho liver to Imo housing hern no iievw ; xaweeis wo navo to open, f.Wivo to lay or transit C' Tho timo has conio t'ln tho world conflict. ttOV would comDcnsate fctMM'ln" gettlnc workmen eS.. ..... svwortc. wo trust, there- roment and tho city I harmony and rush to ole housing program. "good houses with all l, V pt'jiAniericu. far exceed fe havo the men and !ust get the siting. C, ... Htee ueiu or battle is ay, Hog Island I .that barrier. Iet : In particular be ssplishment of this ost efficient eort k-Jdea of how the ilng the devel- : Island. f U MEANS !. , reeove, that Is f .stand unro- wakimr'good .be, but the .on (hem. ioC theMMb- !4chLareonli Wm vfM ter- If UMIBAtl, WmFWmt -WW, traib ' - -rt ,-r ', Saiil ll WiVwaW we mtht as well become frtMeten subjects. Thoso who admit oil ,thlsv may still ask why one should pick Xew Year's for his conversion rather than any other day. Well, In order to bo ship- ' ihapo and business-like about It. The good resolution rrould bo mado on Christmas Day, by rights, If It were not for tho fact that December 25 IS rot tho tint of the year. Xtw Tear resolutions nro audited quar terly. The ftrit scrutiny of our accounts Is made, appropriately, on Aprlt 1, IT MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN ABOUT lCS.OOO Guatemalans and more .than twice that many Phlladolphlans re virtually homeless ns a result of the calamities which were visited upon Central America and this section of North America In the week following Christmas. 1 heated homes In below-zero weather nto us great a menace to llfo as homes tumbled down by earthquake. Death? resulting from selsmto disturbances are few in coun tries accustomed to them. But the death list In Guatemala City stopped with tho last tremor. Hero tho death list beelhf after the damage Is done. Wo shall novcr know how many lives hate beon shortened by tho exposure duo to conl shortage com bined with tho Inexpressibly Rrlevouv inls. fortune of tho cold wave. Belief N being milted to Guatemala and tho protlstons to bo taken aro obvious enough. Money will buy nil the earthquake sufferc-rn need. Hut hem at home nil our money is of no avail to holp up. Itomcdlal measures of a dribbling ion aro taken. The city coal controller n'lzcs u tncnty. ievcn-ton car of coal Intended for private uao in his reildenco by u. stockholder In a large coal operating company, lets him huvo ten toni ami sends the other teven teen to the nearest jaid to bo Fold to tho ptoplc. ThN is tho ucirist equivalent wo havo to shooting n ghoul caught lobbing tho pockets of the dead men in tho ruins of Guatemala city. Wo nro abiurdly lenient to our ghouls, tho boat dors. ' Tills condition muct never haripon ntwln. A natlon-nido demand thut tho (Joxorn moot tako over the mines has gono rorth, and l'ue! Administrator Uarflcld Is tho lead ing adocato of ilnistio (loMinment con tiol. It U a. shoit step to thlfl ftoin nation allzatlon of tho lallroads Railroads and mines aic lnutiltably linked in ovuy fuuc Hon of our national life. Knllrond, built in many taies by imliudujl ntftiprU-e, hao moio light to prhate maimgoment than conl mines, which no man's Hltlll brought into being. We havo thrco moio . montln, of cold went her beforo us, nnd fall, ure to picvont another catastropho would bo the icsult of either abominable muddling ' or sickening cowardice. SOMETHING TO HE 1M10UD ABOUT TIlKKi: is ou recoid mad.- in this lIIv untitle the Inst lUoltl.rnnnll. ,.r ..i.i..,. - """""' ' .villi;1, eery I'hlladclphlaii tliotild bo proud. The Baldwin Locomotive AVorks built a total of "i737 locomotives, of which 1S21 wero for ovport. If uny titlzen uants to gtt a fairly accurate idea of what tills city's industiial ability moans to tho Alllc-j. that record oifcrs a barometer. Wo congratu late the company and tho workmen who wero able to translato a program of such vast pi oportlons Into actual achievement. "OX THE JOB" fpm: Munition of what to ln tv.ni, mir tv-l'n sldents is iin old one. Our cx PlesldenW, honover, seem to bo tnklng tho mutter into their own hands. A gnat man does not lmo to bo given a job-he makes his own and hlj own opportunities. And it id quite unncccssiuy to stuto thnt Mr. Toft and Sir. Ivoosuell nio both "on tho Job." MUMMERS AS USUAL piIlLADBM-mA maintains todnj Its tradition of mabqtiu and mummery, it is not unseemly for tho foil: of good rather l'enn to present tho oldon, quaint customs, of which modern dajs and American cities havo all too fow, oven in tho btress of war. , War is a serious bUHlneks, tho most serious 1 of all businesses. But it Is no tvidonrn r u heartless gayety to rellovo Its Bternness with tlie light contrasting touch of colorful nnd varied vivacity such ns is presented In our Xcw Year's "shooters" nnd their parade. Cu-nlvul wo havo had In days of panic nnd distress und havo been better for tho enjoyment, tho natural reaction of peo ple under stiess to something afar from tho gravity of business and toutlnc. . A smile on our lips for tho New- Yoor, high kuriousness in our hearts for our up pointed mission-It la thus wo maintain our honored New Year tradition today. THINGS TO EXPECT A ilO.VG tho things wo may look lorward " t0 are Income taxes, eating to live, sav ing to help tho Government, plenty of woik. u greater simplicity In living, heroio deeds that will mako tho hearts of all .iinoncans Deat raster, borne reverses, co- I'luumuuii 01 national bourccs, and VICTORY, energy and re- New York has a, new Slajor. should worry. Wo Wo welcome 1918 and hope he'll hao some sunshino In his soul. The cold wavo la passing out to sea. Wo don't care whero it's going so long as H'ti on Its way. It may be truo that it is impossible to get workmen to clean tho atroets and gather garbage, but thero la never any trouble getting contractors to agree to do both. Today is tho day the gas company begins to get u nickel less per thousand cubic feet for its gas and the city a nickel more. Needless to say, consumers must be very much pleased. Karolno conditions are reported in Moscow, but tho inhabitants need expect )HM,eywaUiy. The part tf the world Ma-net bn freeaing to death has far a, living. Isn't world, to 1, i KV&NiNC PUBLId LEIXfirailDLPHlk, TUESDAY, JAKXJABT PENNYPACKER Governor Pennypacker's Inaugural Address Con tained Thirteen Fundamental Propositions He Wanted State Aid for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Lotwrioht 1)17, by THIRTY-EIGHTH INSTALLMENT Quito recently our system of government was changed by proUdlng for tho popular eloctlon of United States Senators. It was a long step in a wrong direction. But what gives warning is tho fact that it was dono without nnybody stopping to consider tho slgnlflcaneo or consequences of tha change. Therefore, my inclination was to regard measures from tho point ot Icw of thoir propriety and utility nnd to glo little heod to tho Inteiested or Itrcsponlblo com , menl which might follow. I Opposition to Roosevelt Thoie wero two subjects that gao mo cause for anxiety. Having never been tested In eerlous executive wotk, I felt un certain as to how I should act In tho event of an extended labor ntrlke. Mentally I proceeaed no further than to detrnnlno to go to tho locality and gather tho facts for myself. I had also tomo dread af a colli slon with Roosevelt, should ho attempt Jo coino Into tho State, ns lie had dono before, :i movement which It was my intention to piercnt. It was ono further utep In tho direction of a development, that has t.tead ily taken place for many ear.s, of tho destruction of tho iiulhorlty of tho States and tho concentration of ull pnwtr In Washington. This tendency means tlmt in tho end, after tho Nntlnnnl Government has become tophcavv, some man with tho impulses nnd lack of Fclf-slralnt of Roosevelt will Muy thero continuously. To mo tho Mtuatloii seemed to bo pmpltinu It Is very doubtful whether tho like "f. it i hod cter otcuricd in nn American Stato 1 before. A ui'in had beon chosen for Oov ernor whoso nwnclttlons with tho Stato took him back to tlu c-ciltleinent, whoso studies had mado him familiar with tho growth of Its institutions, whoso training had bun In n profCKslou which ought to hao prcpnied him for earefulnetis In tlcllb- nation und rliciimspectlon In notion, und whoso habits had be-in sin.li as fairly to insure- piopilety of conduct. Moreover, ho ! bad been olerted without Fceklnir tho office, J without having paid uny money lo tecuro I It nnd without h.nlng been tied up with i promises und obligations which might in terfere with tho performanco of his duties. Ho cumo to tho olllco, therefoio, with no other purpose than to endeavor to ndaneo tliu Intel oMs of tho State. Tho situation was emphasized by tho fact that content- , poraneously Ma&sarhuscttb choso u (iov- ernor, William U Douglas, who put his i faeo, as an advertisement lor tho f.alo of ', nhocs, in every available placu in the coun try, nnd whoso puiposo in M'Ctning the j office appeared to bo to uso his influence in ' lowering tho duties on hides; and that New Ytuk a fow yeais later eltcted us, Goerncir William Sulzer, an uncleanly outcome of tho slums, who had to bo temoted by im peachment. There nro two essentials, how over, to a full ban est: good seed and favor, nblo eondltloiib. No poit over arKes until there is sulllelcnt literal y development about him to appreciate what ho wiites. Rcmbiandt paints no pot traits until tho tliim eotnes when theio Is a dcsltc fur the oxpiesbiou of art. No Vniiderbllt constructs a furtuno on tho Island of Juan Vr nander, no statesman ever appears among his peo ple until they are jindy to do their p.ut in giving him leiognltlou. When tho sties comes tho aims of Jos.liu.1. h.uo to bo sup ported. Quay hud earnestly Itied to do i sonico for rennsyltaiil.t. I.ittlo citecm did ho win by tho often t. Tho differenco between his reputation and that of Clay over tho eountry and abroad consists: in tlio fnc.t that Kentucky htood fltmlj behind Clay, with all of his faults, und that Penn hjhanla, bo far an expression went, failed so to btand behind Quay with all his merits. Executive FrOKiam HaIng thought carcfuly oer the polley which ought to bo pursued in otder tu sucuro tho public bciietlt, in my inaugural address I announced definitely theo pi op. ositions: THE PASSING OF OLD NEW YEAR'S The Customs and Songs of an Elder Day Now Slowly Fading Away c hanging customs sometimes .mUciput legislation. This Is true ot ono phaea of New Year's fcstlltlcs in tills town. The law which went Into opeiatlon during the ear whose ghost departed at mldnlKlit, abollshlnr the free lunch In tat cms and other public houses, was a more or less un necessary stab at a corpea. Tho practlco had been moribund for some time, and New Year's Day had long since ceased to be the) festive occasion that elderly men about town remember It to have been when they were young. Time was when Chestnut street on New Year's Day was thronged with pleasure seeking pilgrims counting that day lost "whose low-descending sun eaw barrooms there uncalled upon, and they without a bun." The Continental was ulways suro to be crowded from 8 to 2 of a Now Year's Day, when tlto gorgeous dicplay of game and other fancy dishes might be Inspected, and still more crowded from " o'clock on, when the various pieces w-cre cut up and distributed to the patrons of the bar. The Colonnade and tho Lafayette were other famous porta of call; nnd besides the town was full of social nnd political clubs, all keeping "open house to members and friends." Itelsscr's, nt tlie corner of Fifth and Minor streets, made its chief display out side its hospltablo walls, the awning poles and connecting rails being decorated with tho carcasses of black bear, deer, wild tur. keys and other trophies of tho chase, which folk traveled miles to see. Thero wero giants in those elujs who thought nothing ot tasting the hospitality of every open houso with whose threshold they wero familiar although even that form allty was often waived and whoso good resolutions never became operative until tho morning after, Kterybody was welcome, and If a fellow had u singing voice or a tongue that was facile In .the telling ot a story his welcome went double. Tho names of hosts of Jolly slngora arise in retrospect at mention of New Year's Day, and many of us can hear again the measures ot their faorlte soncs. .It lun-t UWUt. at'll for the present writer to. call ro, ear mm rlcfe tsvrHose of '-V AUTOBIOGRAPHY 7'uMlo Ltietr t'omvam 1, Thero Is too much legislation. More consideration ought to bo given to acta of Assembly nnd tho bulk of legislation ought to be lessened. 2. Tho modern tendency to creato new crimes by nets of Assembly ought to bo curbed. S. Tho Stato ought to bo apportioned into senatorial nnd representative dls lilcts. ns required by tho Constitution. I. Tho ballot ought to bo tnndo more simple-, mid tho right of n man to oto a straight paity ticket, if ho desired, ought to bo maintained. C, Tho power of corporations to tako privntci property upon tho theory of pub Hu need by tho exorcise of tho right of eminent domain ought only to bo per mitted, after tho ascertainment by tho Stato Itself of the existence of such need. Tho right of eminent domain should bo carefully restricted. 0. Tho Stato is interested, within rea sonable bounds, in bringing nbout a con dition of things in which, in tho dlstrlbtt- , tlon of tho icvnrds rosultlng from busi ness ventures, capital shall havo less of profit nnd labor moro of compensation. 7. No man should bo pormttted to in terfere, upon any pretonso whatever, with another who may chooo to sell his I labor, nnd vlolcnco should bo promptly ' nnd rlgldlv utippicsscid. 8. To peiinlt forelgi corporations to exploit our rotlTfron, oil and other prod ucts and tho Stato get no benefit, Is a ' mistake. A tn. should be ImpOHcd upon these products, tho piocccds to bo uppllod to tho botterment of tho toads. 9. In end'r to lncrctiso u stuitlmmt of patriotism tho camp grounds of Vullev Koiga and Itushy Itun Uiuuld bo jirc Mtltil by the State. 10. Tho Tnlvcrsltv ot I'eiinnjlvnnla, should bo cared for by tho .State, as pro- ideel for in tho Constitution of 177t. 11. Ncwp.ipers ought to bo held respon sible for the want of reasonable earo in what they publish, nnd to bo lequlrcd tcr publish tho names ot their owners with each issue 1L'. Tho Stato .should aid Pittsburgh to unite, in ono municipality, tho popuU tlons nt tho head waters of tho Ohio. 13. Tho State- should aid Philadelphia in opening it way to tho bc.l. As will bo seen hereafter each ono of theo propositions was given effect befoio my term w:ih Unbelted, except that of taxing coal, oil and Iron ns it is produced, and hIuco T lc-lt tho ofllcn my cuggestion Ins beon followed and such a tax Imposed upon roal. Hut to iieeonipll.sh such n. program lequiied effen t at etery step there was ob. htructlon and my four years wero filled with storms from stnit to finish. Human ii'ttuio is po constituted that tho individual who does nnythinir beyond the ordinary, in nny lino of endeavor, is suro to encountci tho opposition of tho interests ndverbcly affected, of the doctiinaiies who want things clone in i-omo other way, and ot tho conservatives who want nothing clone at nil, and It gent-r.ill; happens that those who may bo benefited go oft to enjoy what they havn bccuitd nnd leato tho battlo to bo waged without their assistance. 1 offered tho position of priato sccretary to Colonel J. Urnnvillo Leach, n friend of longstanding, who had been In the legisla ture) nnd whom 1 bad been helping all of tho tlnni I was on tho bench, but ho de. ellned, no doubt waiting for .something of laiger consequence. I them choso Honry S Dotterer, or a f.umun family along the Pc-rlttomc n, who had been chief bookkeeper for Peter Wxlght A: Sons, and author of homo note, and who had u certain canny w Isdom of his ow it. Ho w as a hale, hearty, strong man, but only a fejW- days before wo Intel arranged to go to I rurrisburg lie caught cold which Inflamed tho prostate gland. Ho wanted to got well immcdlatclv, and went to tho Medico-Chhurglcal College. The- pl.s!olans looked him ocr, told him he- tan no Hsk and performed an opeiatlon. In a day or twu ho was dead. Then they said he had had Rilght'b disease. With sonio uneasiness, nt tho buggestion of Leach, 1 then selected ilromley Whar ton, a bt other of Anno Hollingswoitli Whauon, tho nutltotcss. whom I had long known, a member of nu old family, and ho did -iy won hueed. being over quick, actlvo and attentive, lw ing quite a faculty for being obelsant to the important and for dismissing tho bores affablv. u. ip na uousans returned to his natito c.ngtnnu many joais aero imi m- -" lowed to pass into disuse- V ' to bo fl1" eutlast tie singer. Tal'e ?, I?7. "Uch "Thuiaday," which was r Instanc. tho habit of plnnlnWpon WnT " Many and m.tny r. tlmo, we'r0 sure, n Houseman would much prefer t, ,'..?" haps, grows weary of "Kllkcnnv" M.V,.. ! ..nJi'" CaT"" U ndmlttedly great singer and theio are. n,. .- ''. . "at oath he neer ,... V... """ woula take to l,V.r him chanrSVc't, y" I 7. J lS"L,."Lf? J- this i bJ,V,n"orne . : rr i? . " "Clueainer to him as & Rrr,.H , u-uii, jtosina voltes, so Jim dcclar.. h." 0.p'a Imposslblo of achievement by the scoT!"1 lected but Jim. bles, his h.Tt. does fds best. Nobody, we dare to say. eter heard (Jeo Picrlo sing unjthng but "The tw ssa-s,; StshrS of tha Iat.:h!..Dai!faA.nlm "remn of Sir. "aonevlevc. tni'u.l.1.1.. .M " " tMIHj Xjcf-arraie. , latlvc, without the aid o'f ' y piano let.' harp, harmonica or other ,mi?0' i'T.6" " "! presented as reel or other musical acconi" panlments. Dut to return to tho real singers of the W cUa'8 ,and of ' of ou? times ? would bo ntcrcatlnr ,. i..i.r t"mes'. " Tracey nobinson hM bee Va led iJ ,7? tliat rollicking hunting ballad, Vw - John Peel"? which he has made. M. lven by virtue of frequent rep.m"n:tr Frank Crittenden, for "Tlie Leather iiotl.ti-'.. Peter J. Hoban for "Sallyn Our Al'ty. " few would attempt to compete with Eel Dooner's graceful presentation of "MarvM ?r ls c.!l'Mnpl.htla IntorpreUtlon of "Oft In the Stilly N,ht": and no one will ever again hoar "Sweethearts and Wives' cunTf,! forth in quite the engaging wa" th?t. elder Colonel Kivereon and his son Jim were wont, upon rare publlo occasions, to Alas, the flylnir ve-r! Th nu.i. ... Yer''feUvltl are tu. uw. w V:" immmw AMERICA IN 1917 Transformation of Year Turns United States From Peacemaker to Champion of World Democracv Nineteen seventeen stepped Into tho march of tho ear3 with tho United htates ns it peacemaker and broke ranks to fado away into tho proicsslon of the dead jears with the United States us the champion of world democracy. Tho gospel of tho Prlnco of Teaco was forced aaldo by tho aggressions nnd Intrigues of tho Huns ur.d America was foiced lo untheath the sword to win tbo bat tin for freedom of tho nations ngHln.il. Impo sition of tho yoke of autocraey and menaee of Prussian Kultur, a tymbnllc word which sumn up rhortly nnd significantly nil that compels freemen to iirms to fight for tho Ideals the hold glorious enough to warnirt c-caltedly willing exchange of homo tran quillity for foreign battlefields, prosperity for Industrial nnd commercial disruption, well wonjsare for hardship, general stfety of llfo and'lomb for dangers cen unto tho supremo sacrifice of death. As the j ear entered th calendar tho world wbh rlnglr.g with President Wilson's "poace-wlthout-lctor" slogan, with bin peace pro posalsoffering the good offices of tho United States as mediator between tha belligerents still awaiting answer from tha Allies, with official Washington cherishing tho fallacy that tho United States would not bo forced Into the conflict, with tho peoplo sobered by tha graIty of momentous hsues, yet hopeful of peace. Tho jcar mado Its exit with tho natlor.s still at battlo grips, with tho L'ntento heart ened by tho entrance of a great ally, with the. United States nlno months in the war, with the Central implies as arrogant as eier, ufter having launched In ivbiuary a ruthless U-boat campaign, liailr.g corrupted Russia with Teuton gold nnd having made a fresh stand on tho western front nnd a strenuous offensive agalnrt Italy. With 1918 tho United States steps oer tho threshold of a now era In Its foreign lelatlons nrd its internal policies. It abandons Its traditional and splendid isolation as a demo cratic republic, materially and politically self, sufficient without alliances, and complements ItH baslo nationalism with lofty international spirit through acknowledged leadoishlp In Universal deinocrucy. Nineteen eighteen today dawns upon a peaceful people bternly bent upon winning a war, readjusting Its affairs from tho business of peace to tho urge of wr. bweeplr.g aside conventions, regulations and traditions to put into action the broad, lgoious, humanitarian policies formulated by President Wilson in bis memorable public pronouncements It dawns upon a military and militant peoplo roused to new und Individual interest in the titanio struggle of liberty against tyranny, in a great burst of passionate patriotism and personal partlclDatlon ; It dawns upon a great tSSVT '" " .rSS KnSSL'R, "!, !!!!! more ready to lespond to tho call to tlie colors through a magnificently democratic selective system replacing the outmoded volunteer prlnolple: It dawns upon a nation that has quit prhate enterprise for the timo being and. as an emergency measuie In crisis adopted paternalism and federalliatlon In a grand consolidation of effort and energies and resources concentrated to the single focal point of winning democracy's war and win ning it efficiently, speedily and completely: it dawns with fuel, food, shipbuilding ar.d conimodrtlea under Government adminlstra tlon, with the nation's railroads organized Into a vast, powerful, unitary bj-stem of trackage and terminals, with a twenty-blllion Congress Ir. the legislative seats : with a mar velous tribute to patriotism In two great Liberty Loans totaling eight billions ot dol lars, and to loyalty for our Alliance in bil lions of funds In loans; with a marvelous tribute to humanity u one hundred millions giver, to the lted Cross and half as much lo the . Jl. c. A, the Knights of Columbus and the Young Men's Hebrew Association: with political partisanship obliterated evere-a the sets which separated our aims from alien "?'L?V'!. ",lne ,lne ot our transmitted, ri Am'r,cn Plcy have been obter- Nlnateen seventeen witnessed the splendid advance of Italy n area and altitude almost to an open gateway to Vienna, shattering of the prestige of the Turks In tlie Moslem world through the fall of Bagdad and Jerusalem and smashing of the Kaiser'a dream df. a par tJermanla empire exnandlner In thm n.e... "r.j..I .. """ u mno minion Oewaw-.- reaping ot .. harreat ef VOe from 1, 1918 STARTING RIGHT neuta nnd bticugthcned tho Kntetite mate rially and morallj ; inspiration of tho Allies to new- determination in tlie will to win, to r.ew sacrifices for the winning; titanic bat tling on tho western front without, to be blue, any such decisive landmarks as tho Marne, tho Koimne or Verdun, but with tho ndvantago In gains of ten Itory and morale for tho Anglo I'rcnch forces, In terms of such porgrcss tliat tli" Oermau "t-tratcglo retirement" means. If ur.j thing, dispelling of the glamourous nspl rntlons to seouro conquests; tho Untento statement of peace terms In reply to Presi dent Wilson, e mphaslzlng proper Indemnities and restorations, jet not calling for the ex tcimluation or political etli.ctlon of the Ger man peoples; tho Pope's peaco proffer, for which the time was not ripe, answered to the satisfaction of the American nnd Allied peo ples in ono of tho most notable of American rtato papers. Aboo all, 101S witnessed r.ussla true to tpc, saw 'the bear that walks llko a man" tinning upon m.d rending Its friends, the downfall of czardom succeeded by tho red radicalism, the waiter of demagogy, repre sented it. Uolshevlkltm, seeking a separate peace, pioclahnlng un armistice, releasing Teuton troops from the eastern war front for the pressure which laid Italy open to tho tread of tho invader, for German concentra tion on the French and Uelgiau fior.tlera for a potential spring offensive and for strength ening of the Hindenburg lines lo added lcslst nnee to tho progress of the coming Arglo-I- ranco-Amerlcan drlvo. Yet countervailing and prepotideratlngly Is the entry of tho United States into Armagcd don, upstanding, alert, spiritually quickened. Its gleumlng blade drawn from the scabbard a menace destined Inevitably to give tho death blow to the Hohenzollcrn philosophy ot "might makes right." Nineteen seventeen leaves us. Its colrc we regret not. for Its day. have been hard da days of trial and tilbulatlon. of uncer tainty and gloom, but, thank God, not of fall uro In the test: not f h.i.. ' "l V ".V the sense of sacrifice; not of lost self-respect a a nation and a people. For we have found ourselves: we. the materialists, scorned by continental w liters, statesmen, philosophers. r. ta t,n.nVr",fnbb'r 1,aVe found """elves true lo the fathers, ti u to the Ideals of our Inmost nation being; found ourselves wh8 we ki.ew was our poet, caring little If others as they did. failed to admit our p ace. a mace Weals." ""K"tS "' l" SU"' the " "to"? Nineteen soventeen makes Its exit with one day rubricated on its almanao-tl , i u. of Aprll-flMo stand in world history wu, the Fouith of July or the Fourteenth of Jul" w. n. m. What Do You Know? QUIZ , Where Is GuatrtnnU Cllr? , Va-Iiin hew heei tiomWd ,- Tenlon airmen. Ioet the cltr 3. What U legerdemalii? 4. Whsl ntirfi du the InlttvU 'K. H. V 1 stand forr 5. In KetetJa the prnpnrtlan of men io weunen l.!S., Ir. lo on "", ,n " "' e WMtorn htulm mnlet icre sresllr In ch mecjevrlty, Whln In the eleler KtV?n htl lh ihh ere. aboat Ml In number, litre an explanation for this. . What Is bnckminf 7. When the VVrflrli developed Canseln what . h. rhlof trad. ..hlrh the .eltlere to" . . ''d with the Indlaiw? ""- oVn" "' fll',t thrl,"jm kIn of Jern V. What are InennnbnU; IV. Ut-fUte tuna. Major? Answers to Yesterday'n Quiz ' P,bVB",.,..tZ'pJI,,,nV, U,e Wi,uUr S. Count C'seraln la the Ann-!.iiiarln ! lalu's! B,MM "w set" f VJE 3. Siirndfi 'a kln-l of cMna. w ralltd from A'KS7reTce if tSTB " B',!e.?nf,1, vtvtoa tr falllBf n ' 8KaU,nS U W""t "t tha rennirlraala, 7' WDi.S!Sri "M' ,he ',C,"r ' M-mUeant 8. Thera an ewarlr 400.000 mllea ef rallwar ! v iini War. WeMiMi ' eJii'JL' v, tW2Hv9tst Tom Daly's Column WHAT THE YEAR HOLDS " Hctwixt a yenr that's dying And ono that's hither hieing, It's surely time To give our rhyme A touch of prophesying. And so, to prove our mission, We sow in this edition A grain or two Of truth thnt's duo For ultimate fruition. Our first prognostication Has intimate rclntion io ono who benrs Tho weighty cares Of our beloved nation; And this is our foreshowing: brom worse to better golnc. Tho world will bo At peace when we Have reaped what he is sowing.' Our second snfo prediction That bears no taint of fiction Concerns the way Somo people may Receive a king's eviction. We'll call the crcaturo "Willi'm ." And if this year should kill 'im. When ho has gone Where steam's full on No tears of ours will chill 'im. Our third and last foretelling Concerns this happy dwelling Of bravo and free; From sea to sea Oh, hear the chorus swelling: ''Despite 'festina lente rS?ro.Eood nnd Plc"ty l no u. o. A, Aro hero to utav, At least till 1020!"" BRITAIN'S NEW SEA LORD 1 he great war has brought promotions ud distinctions to f?r nosslvn vTl, Wemvss pronoanoe(1 Weems, v ho hi. lust succeeded Admiral Sir John Jelllcoo oa Fir Sea Lord of the British Admiralty. Rear Ad. mlral Wemyss became Vice AdmTral at Sr"d.Tl"Thtl, War ,,CSan' " "L for distinguished service with tho fleet! served as commander of the aa.uadron 'at the at tho Dardanelles ho w as r-iii.H . "w to bo Second Sea " i.ca.Ie.d . London I)rd or the. A, "r.v.: jib vas created s.Ua.1 ri.i ""ftu j a Knight in His .J1.""" nicinVr ";ls"c1r Jm rank in idiu M 'n,?n0', ,''la.,.!".e8 the1" -- niiti rp. In rrA. tiio Near Em wardTd with the' d c'd a'.lo?, TJSESPl T" mandcr of tho Bath " ot n'"t Com- Hlr Itosslyu was born in Pie. c- .. April 12. 18M. at Wemyss Casll. rBeot and' tho navy at the early age of Yhirti' enlerd Ten years later. In m? i lr.t.ee.n yoar lieutenancy and tli cantainev0-.ntUIJlea hl He reached flag rank fnio, wi"' "? "01 made rear admiral and piiced In ho w" of tho Second Battle rSm..? command Member oftt. VirtorfiS Ord'er'lnmi? Commander of Michael and Owrge"nliain,d Sir Ilosslyn'a high reDutiJinn ! .u 1J' strategist and admfnistrat? "s deemed 7s Indon to nt Mm especially for fS."1, '" post to which he hai luet ,.? trying The Klrst Sea" Lord ' whl "wbli?TJ'qV& First Ird of the Admin r..2a.t t0. th KaatffifeS,&,? position ot tho naval forces to best on- v antage. THE NEW U. S. HOME S0MUERV Thousands of good American. Ineligible hv reason of age for military servi?. 7?- " v limited, win be glad l to hiM3 t lZ have a United States Guard, ernbrw'ng me'n between tho mre nt ci,i..,Z'- "r,1" Wu,' 3 ; ' .3 ,N1 4X T X' -j V. for Important dutv at home Tn 1 W .sWafinrphrS?. " " r the UtiWat ttrlaue b. a-k i arSKaaTB r-."w n g- a Mr ins i
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