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IT trie rniucttrnu roar orrici is itco-vp am ua mittct. ? rklltdtplili, Stlardij, Mir 11. 1911 ' ' .;',' " -- - . A COURT ON STRIKE decisions of the Pennsylvania Su- Court have been more eloquent at In which tho five judges have ed an Intention to suspend tho Ft of the court for a deflnlto period piled protest against tho game of 'Which Governor Brumbaugh has tying; with tho two vacancies on eh. The disgust of the Court can- 'yelled even In Its formal phrase- ular meanness of political method Pto flourish In the school of sweet- Rd light. Mr. Brumbaugh has ob- r delayed his appointments to tho bench with an eye on the State To serve the purposes of his Kjtlcal machine he has been willing cr the processes of tho Supremo If- j.the Governor's mlsfortuno not even ft In such Instances as this. Subtler pretentious politicians who have AivarAA n narmnn nt tlnntnlmml a--......- - ............ w. . .w- t'tneir own virtues would nave hesl- ffrcng before Irritating public opinion i" Governor has irritated It In his ' with cojrt appointments. yard Noises on Delaware Scare --Headline. And the KaUer, too. wu IANIACS IN PHILADELPHIA ! is nothing surprising In the nows Liberty Loan workers, who went susa to house In this city and got lie movie men call "a close-up" on every home, have reported about nces In which they found signs or even defiant pro-Germanism. people are quite sane and strange ty of mind is to be found else- ftffcan In madhouses 'Uoerty ioan contrmutes an addl- j5actor for safety by providing the int of Justice with specific lnfor- . relating to such aliens. Meanwhile itsts should be asked to probo pro- ln America. What can It bo apparently disloyal citizens de- M-,-- ivj jcaiumj, &ui lilUU UUU n S frA I,A.. ..An.!... a .m..., .. .. .1 r ror the lash or German militarism ' backs?. Are they unhappy because aes haven't been left desolate and they have enough to eat or be stir sons and brothers haven't been fcthe familiar waves to tho machine an unconquerable enemy? Are lined by a lack of some other slrr.l- Utlona which Germans In Germany tight upon themselves? 3eimanlsm In America merely ' incurable meanness or Is It due i of subtlb insanity? j Oerman bombardment has desolated I'M It did Verdun. But the same Im- jsyrds apply; "They shall not pass." MPEAKINC OF SOCIALISTS BRIS HILLQUIT and Max Kast- ?nd the other drumbeatern of acr- t socialism were as wise as they 'themselves to be, the report of nt dinner In New York might differently. Really wise men rtelk of their wisdom, and! of too jplcuous Socialists It may be Bald are accomplished artists in un ites. I were many Advanced Thlnltor. n tt laid to celebrate the escape of Unan and others from under the 'Indictment which foflowed an al- olatlon of the esDlonace act. gfouoth Mr. Hlllqult In a merry we snail have to be careful how uuunK. The Governr-.snt will have .somewhere about to arrest anv vn thinks seditiously." Would seem that even a reason- I nan whose government and na- CktintC for life In exalted cause of unquestioned purity." wouM at government the necessity nt t'.idm and keeping him In order. nas oeen odd to observn tho C pretentious Intellectuals who kitted themselves to drift tntn . on With bootless-era anil ru.tu L'and backward politicians and r mm type whom America must ! one hand while fla-htine fop I with the other. drives run aralnst some- U4 when they hit Lloyd FAN-AMERICAN 'ALVae, the President. :, U Wi tictit nan in the f HrtMtVM (he Importance ail the American 'their" dependence on the Vic 93 V ? "! rpfitUa e-uRtry Into that ur-. W' aiM JH' etaer i In the better Uttther t fai" Ctmh Vm. .' Am: htii V eVfsPf la141w saa kwp)etL wvm,.n vtwantnaM. fit weaUrn tV; -Ull l"4 wf$ Wfl ififtHEHBLL" ; r" i,1- tfh WITH this issue the Eveninq Public " Ledger begins tho publication of what we bclicvo to bo a remarkable story of Philadelphia life. Peter Clark Mac farlane, the author of "The Crack In the Bell," came to this city especially to study the conditions ho portrays and spen'; several months personally Investigating-. Ho obtained facts first-hand, visited every scene where he lays his action and gathered material among nil classes of people, rich and poor nllkc, weaving the wholo into n fascinating novel of politics, society and business which ought to appeal forcibly to every Phlladclphian. Tho first aim of the book is to tell tho truth. Even though the medium of the author is fiction, it is fiction in form only. While It is primarily a good story, a talo well told, it is essentially truth presented with all the skill and nrt of a powerful writer. Many of the inci dents aro faithfully built upon facts easll remembered by newspaper readers. Much' morj never actually happened, but nc Is of such character that it could not have happened. In fnct, the whole drnr.in which the story unfolds is the logical sequenco of events occurring within the last year, and who knows hut that the political redemption of the city from tho grip of a sordid gang of graft ers and main-chanccrs which It vividly presents may not come to be the greatest truth of all? At least that is one of the hopes with which it is published. There are many photographs of living persons in the story. Some of them aro labeled with tho true names of the sub jects. Others are composito types com mon to the environment and will be readily recognized. These stand for kinds cf characters rather than indi viduals. No attempt is mado to lampoon or satirize particular' persons under a thin disguise. That would bo beneath tho dignity of a serious artist like Mr. Macfarlane nnd entirely outside his com mission. But where in his opinion it has been necessary to depict tho petty malice, tho ulterior schemings and tho vicious windings of the Philadelphia political system In all Its ramifications, even into homes of culture and refinement and citadels of business, as well as it-J back alleys and "Bloody Fifth" Ward, ho has not withheld n pen-stroke essential to make the picture as graphic and powerful as possible. Some persons arc not going to like lhis story. They are not going to like it because they will find It holding the mirror up too closely to nnturo to suit them. They will see themselves as others see them the others being the vast ma jority of citizens who make their living in honest daily work and not by the para sitic methods of tho grafting politicians, large and small, who have brought shame upon Philadelphia and are the real ob stacles to its faster progress in many vital ways. They are not going to relish the very straightforward and blunt speech of the author when he exhibits their species before the whole population. But for every one of these persons there ore going to be thousands who will applaud the hits Mr. Macfarlane makes. Thank heaven, the people of Philadel phia, while they may be too busy at times to keep their eyes closely fixed upon tho manipulations of certain light fingered gentry who slide around the shells at City Hall, arc not inclined to condone political wickedness, and dishon esty In municipal affairs inevitably will reap its just reward at their hands. We have no hesitation in predicting that before half a dozen chapters of the novel have been completed it will be the talk of the town. There has never been a moro brilliant and yet unprejudiced expo sition of Philadelphia life told in story form and it must add immeasurably to the author's already big reputation. And not the least happy factor is the curiously apt and symbolic title "Tho Crack in the Bell." Bo you know now what 31 to 1 means? It means that one day's Income each month Is what each citizen Is asked to pledge to the War Chest. THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS ONE of the great Ideas that Cecil Rhodes had In mind In establishing the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford was that the min gling and mutual understanding of stu dents of all nations would make future wais impossible. This aim was unhappily frustrated, but the Rhodes scholarships have already played a great role In promoting under standing and fellowship among Americans, Englishmen and those valiant half-brothers of both, tho British colonials. This happy function of the scholarships will go on Increasing through the years. It seems not untimely to state Just what the pres ent status of the scholarships Is. For the time being the Rhodes trust has decided to postpone all further election to the scholarships. The annual qualifying examination Is still held, however, through out the United States; the next one takes place on October 1 and S, 1918. It seems very like that when elections to the schol arships are resumed probably not until after the war the method of election in this country will be changed. Former Rhodes scholars, of whom there are many living; In the United States (they Issue a magazine of their own, the American Oxo nian), may be called upon to serve on elec toral committees to choose the new schol ars. This Is appropriate. These men have served their time as students at Oxford; they know well the kind of men who will most benefit by the Oxford experience and also what men will contribute most to Oxford lire. The four annua Cerman scholarships to Oxford established by Cecil Rhodes's will have been canceled by act of Parlia ment and these scholarship have been re allotted to the colonies, thus: one to the Transvaal, one to the Orange Free State, one to Alberta and Saskatchewan, one to Kimberley and Tort Elizabeth (South Afrfoa). D.rnt the year 1916-17 fourteen colonial Htm aes: seholara gave their Uvea in the erylie of the British empire, and, one Awrtnaii eefcataraied In Egypt while en ' si fa'T, Mi C. 'A. work. Among other WIIMSHT JaMWg.iWirlillto Rhode, echol- n mm Mmmt4'lkTm ou a LqnTw W3 fruitful aocfcl' sverimenta e the Aiww- Bejcon race. Thl mingling of blood and mind Is one of the greatest happinesses and privileges that any young American can enjoy. If this article should meet the eye of any man Interested In the scholar ships, ho can get full Information by writ ing to the editor of tho American Oxonian, Frank Aydclottc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Mass. Does It eem tin-Chrlstlan Mihlce to sug gest to tho ranfederatril Holet Republic of Moscow and points adjacent to stop worry ing about tho dlxnosltlon of consuls and diplomats accredited to It. anil clean up some of its Internal disorders? ARE THEY DOWNHEARTED? YOU hao to hand It, as tho wearying phrnso used to run with nn opposite significance, to tho British. Their latest destructive raid upon the German sub marine baso at Ostcnd wan more than a dazzling feat of seamanship and valor. It carried a note of noblo Irony uh well. That gesture of tho fighting men, mndo suddenly against the background of tho confusion In Parliament, gleam with fine meanings. AlmoU nt tho hour of tho British raid at Oateml l.lod George, most dogged of tho lilltor-cnders and the personification of tho civil consciousness of England, was bring gassed, eo to Bpealc, In Commons. Theio were murmurliiKS nnd doubts nnd anxieties In London, but there wero nbno out upon the deep waters where the fleets ride. Lloyd Ocorgo should remember the occasion with feeling. For tho Vindictive, tho gallant old cruiser that ended her career at tho bottom, whero sho was sunk to block tho submuilno exltn, was a bitter eiuler, loo. It was seemly that nho should shnro newspaper headlines with the Pre mier. Llojd George went to triumph. So did the ship by a different route. Old she was and fearfully battered j.fler her first raid nt X.eebruggc, nnd yet sho had It In her to nprlng out to a last Hplendld service and to a requiem of enemy guns. Dead and given to the waters, who makci her grave In tho enemy's country nnd still carries on tho war from there! What ship could do more? Tho real effect of the latest British raid may jet bo In doubt. But the splendid nd venturo has a slgnlllcanco apart from the concerns of naval strategy. It may be .all to Illustrate the manner In which the vital spirit of a nation Is disposed to soar off by Itself, out of tho bonds of doubts nnd feara to glorious ends and destinies when once It has been Inspired by a great vision or n great purpose. For an hour at least a few roaring ships In the North Sea were better representatives of Britain than tho Houses of Parliament. If tho VlndlctUo was "obsolete," let's hae mote ckspI of the same kind. SOLDIERS 'WITHOUT UNIFORMS AFTER much delay those In authority "seem prepared to admit that tho men building ships are fighting for democracy as really as the men bearing guns. The war service of tho shipbuilders Is so evi dent that no argument Is needed to prove It. A casual glance at the facts is nil that Is necessary. Our soldiers cannot fight unless they aro carried to Europe, and they cannot be carried without ships. They cannot fight unless they have food and munitions, and munitions and food cannot be taken to them without ships. Wc hnvo been told time after time that ships will win tho war. This message has come from Europe ever since the sub marine campaign was begun. Before we entered the war shipping was necessary to keep the armies nnd people of Franco and England supplied with food. The decision to exempt the shlpworkers from direct military service Is right. But the Government must not stop there. Men building airplanes are fighting as really as men In the trenches. Tho same Is true of the men making munitions. And the people working on the farms are en gaged In the same task, Tho problem be fore the Administration Is so to apportion tho worlt of war among the civilians and the soldiers as to make the national force most effective. It Is encouraging to know that It Is making some progress In tho right direction. Nuneesser, the leading French aviator, keeps the Huns guessing. EVERY DAY IS FOURTH OF JULY rpHE output of every fireworks factory - In the country has been bought by tho War Department. There will be no rockets and plnwheels for the Fourth of July celebrations at home as a result. But who cares? Tho fireworks are to bo used as signals along the western front, where every day Is a Fourth of July and free people are celebiatlng In dead earnest tho adoption of the momentous declaration that the world must be made safe for democracy. The Kaiser Is said to Or Lithuania for hunger for all the little Ueer Slav States. But he cannot be so hungry as the averago Hun civilian, who would gladly swap Alsace-Lorraine for an old fashioned frankfurter that wasn't made of paper shapings and horse substitute. Adolph Joffe, new nm II May Value liaasador of the Itus III Watch slan Soviet Govern ment at Berlin, has shocked the diplomatic set by refuting to lslt Oerman Government officials. And yet the Russian revolutionists say they have no qualms of social excluslveness. If Senator Penrose and Walion, the rartabil John R. K. Scott and the brothets Vare maintain their eloquence in their discussions of each other, we may yet know the full truth about politics and politicians In Pennsylvania. Philadelphia d o c t o rs Itut Are They are now talking of cut. Surgeon? ting the Oerman lan guage out of the med. leal schools here, A doctor should know poison when he sees It. Speaking or politics. It Il Be Srlo ,1s Interesting to ob serve the world of dif ference between a .warm 'reception for a can didate and a hot one. Is any other Hvtr doing as much as the Delaware to help win the war! We doubt It unless poslbly the Rhine, by dodging Into Holland when the Germans would so much like to put teeth In Its mouth, Our Idea of a mean man Is the ftllow sho ketfM everybody waiting in line at the iMotormat Nn while he hold hie cup under 'ta Met to jt the last, possible drip. ' - !7uSjaJ ' 1. ' HPBffnlPWsFsXfTS'.'yrJilv? ' BfBBSKBKW. SfrnffV7' yrfK THE ELECTRIC CHAIR Items They Forgot TO THAT circular Borlln is sending around to neutrals to convince them of the refi calling success of kultur, add the following Items: Nations aroused against Germany.. :S (or more) American troops now In France.. .600,000 (and morel) Americans In training at home... 2,000,000 American loans oversubscribed 3 Vessels at sea under the German flag.. 0 U-boat bases blocked 2 Breakfasts eaten In Paris 0 Kaisers said to be demented.... tl Russlas Imperfectly digested 1 German populations fed up with fake lctorles 1 Divine partners tried and abandoned,,, 1 As Reported in Ilerlin Tho Vindictive sunk .nt Ustcnd. Another great German victory! The Germans say that a full bcari1. and whiskers Is the best protection against poison gas. Is that why wo hear bo little of gas attacks against Russia? But tho gas that undid Russia entered through the cars. The battle hymn of tho parliamentary Insurgents, "As Wo Go Marching Through Lloyd Georgia," wns neve. sung. Sing a Song of Rivets Riveting gnng In shipyard at Wilming ton drives 3085 rUets In nine hours. The team consisted of nil! Koyloskl, Andrew Kopenskl, Hill Ashton, Ralph Berry and CInrenco Donovan. The Lngllsh record Is 4267 rivets In nlno hours. News Item. Every little rivet has a meaning all Us own, And let tho record of this tearn to all tho land be known; Each of these men Is plugging them In as fast as ever ho can, Koyloskl, Kopenskl, Ashton, Berry and Donovan I All honor to the shipyard gang that makes the highest score. It may bo thoso tamo rivets that at last will win the war. Now beat the English record, boys, cries every ilvct fan Koyloskl, Kopenskl, Ashton, Berry and Donovan I Every boy, rules some good Judge, has an Inalienable right to peck under tho cir cus tent. Just as every husband has a perfect right to come homo from the otneo early when his wife Is giving a pink tea. Desk Mottoes Dear Socrates My desk mitto is Nahockllsh It Is an old Irish word and means "Never mind" or "I should worry." When any thing goes wrong I Just say "Nabockllsh" nnd lot It go nt that. That's tho way. to stay young, don't you think? ANN DANTE. Nsbocklith When the third nco will not come. When the plumbing's on the bum, When the hammer pounds your thumb, Say Nabockllsh! When the boss denies your raise. When your caller Btays nnd stays, And on wheatless, meatless days. Say Nabockllsh! What Cermsny Is Taught to Believe General von Trey- tag-Lorlnghoven, of tho German Imperial staff, writes as fol lows: The moral element proved to be, now as ever, the decisive factor In war. In the case of the Central Powers, that lofty moral strength, arising from thn And we venture to remark: Which Is Just why the Allies will win. sense of righteous pelf-defense In a war that had been thrust upon them, showed Its superiority to the zeal which a com mercial and pred atory war could kindle In our enemies. The following words of Droysen (a German historian, 1808-1884) complete ly apply to the Ger man nation: "To succumb In the struggle for exist ence Is evidence of disorders or weak ness such as history does not forgive. Wealth nnd size and abundance of ma terial resources are not sufficient. There are other and ethical factors which Insure and achieve victory : a deeply Inculcated docility, nn order nnd subordination such as give shape to the mass, a'dlsclplinn such as renders It fit for use and self confident even under failure." Our business Is to maintain the funda mental Ideas of war as they lived In the German armv up to the year 1914, to soak them In the ex periences of the pres ent war. We can only strive continu ally after perfection. Thrust upon them by Uelglum? What a deeply In culcated docility the German people must have, to continue to swallow this sort of thing! The perfection of frlghtfulness was at tained May 7. 1915. No need for further striving. SOCRATES. Another Flood of Words After everybody has talked himself out In the Senate there Is renewal of a proposition to limit debate In that body. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Jen Thought Again Jen thought her face was very fair : Her ma thought Jennie's beauty rare. She took a crowded car one day And had to stand up all the way. Boston Transcript. Definitions Differ The Kaiser's Idea of a purely defensive war seems to be that Europe should have sat down amiably and let Germany gobble her up. Rochester Post Express. 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Sfl'p'.'.H.'l' ' JC'.,-ii'ij,'i. .ij.. .;,'. -. nlS.;l;l,r, boytf'U'i -t:iV iryk t: .?n- i.U..rVvP-t5flHi!l in2lWtsaBsaZf.rTisalilWSr "" sIIIWs1tsllsH i'IWII ' iWj tf li ! i tr37.tltv JrTTjrr-.r . immmmmmmrmr. mammmM SAND AND GRAVEL IN THE GREAT OFFENSIVE By Simeon Striinshy WILLIAMS said there was Just one thing about tho western front that puzzled hlnv Ha knew whv Von Arnlm didn't get to Yprcs and why Von Hutlcr didn't get to Amiens nnd why the Crown Prlnco didn't get anywhere In particular, and ho had a pretty shrewd suspicion as to where Foch kept his reserve army: hut what he couldn't quite make out was tho sand and the gravel. I hadn't the IcaBt Idea what he was talking about. Therefore I spoke diplomatically. "I shouldn't think there would be any troublo about that," I said. "Vou find that bort of stuff pretty nearly anywhere" "nxactly." he snld. "Then why should the Kaiser have threatened to go tn war with Holland about It? I mean for the privilege of shipping 600,000 tons of gravel and sand from Germany Into Belgium through Dutch W"weil'," I said. "I should think f.00.000 tons of anything would be n pretty fair casus belli, In view of the reasons tho Kaiser lias found for starting something beforo this. One might ask Mr. Creel." "That's true," he admitted. "They would probably know as much nbout the sand and gravel at the Bureau of Information ns they do about a good many other things. But In the meanwhile I can't help wondering about it. What do they want It for? They don t need the sand for the German soldiers, be cause ou have to give those devils their clue, they fight hard enough for a perfectly rotten cause. And they don't need that other commodity for the general staff, because I am convinced they are sufficiently graveled as It Is." ... , , . t "Still," I said, determined to show what I could myself do In the ready How of wit, "the Kaiser's leaders now have to scratch pretty hard for a living, what?" And then, ns Williams showed no response whatever, "Do you really think we have the great offensive stopped? Of course, It's nearly two months now, and time Is with us." "I shouldn't sav stopped." he observed thoughtfully, scooping out a hnndful of ciga rettes from the box on the desk. My Bplrlts went way down below the closing prices oi yBieiu "Don't tell me jou think they'll get Ypres." I said. "And surely ou are not thinking of Calais," ,,..,. "I wasn't thinking of Ypres or Calais, he observed, and put three boxes of matches Into his pocket. "But I dare say that before the German push has spent Itself they may get Moscow or Archangel." IN MY bewilderment I forgot to remove the remainder of the matches. He saw that I didn't understand, and smiled. "The trouble about beating tho aermans, he said, ."Is that they have so many alterna tive plans, as you mav gather from reading the Lokal-Anielger. When the Allies attack we have Just one object In view. But when Hlndenburg attacks, he has a lot of alterna- "vi'ell, naturally," I remarked, "he has the alternative of winning or being licked." "You might call It that because you are prejudiced," Williams said. "But that's be cause ou lack tho wide sweep of the Ger man mind when It's traveling' on the high. You don't understand the kind of victory which consists In trying for something and getting something else. The German people do. It's the only kind of victory they have been brought up on: alternative victory. Only a Oerman can correctly read the Berlin war bulletins. For Instance: 'Yesterday we attacked on a wide front between Ypres and Batlleul, and with Irresistible energy suc ceeded In occupying Kiev and dispersing the Ukrainian Rada.' " "That's not the way the bulletins go," I "That's what they amount to, alt right. 'Our long-rang guns have been dropping shells Into Paris and have induced a state of panic In the city of Batum which has driven most of the Armenian Inhabitants to the mountains.' With methods like that you simply can't tall. This 1b the kind, of long distance or alternative victory the Kaiser has been practicing from the very beginning. He set out for Parts and succeeded In get ting as far as Warsaw. Ha otarted out for Verditn, and by plugging away at It for halt a year he reached Bucharest At present the Kaiser is try ins; tor Amiens and uaiais, M he has aireaay tot to neoastopei, , sm,i -VVJilT W f i r - f &-5' sets out to capture Pekln and Toklo! he might then get to Calais." ., "And do jou think the German people will be satisfied with that sort of lctory?" i'lrY DEAR fellow, human nature. Half IVln louf, jou know the Germans are pretty well used to that. You remember the story of the tall baker In the 'Arabian Nights,' whom tho Kadi ordered to be hanged from his own doorpost? The door was too low, so they found a short baker. The Kaiser started out to beat France and com promised on Serbia. Ho started out to beat Knglatfd and compromised on Russia. He started out to beat Franco again and com promised on Rumania. It hasn't been much; but It's enough to keep Scheldemann quiet, and In nny case you can always call It a victory That suggests one possible reason for all that Band and gravel." "Yes?" "You take sand and gravel and put In borne cement and what do you get?" "Concrete," I Bald. "But for what pur pose?" "That's Just It," said Williams. "My own guess Is they want the concrete either for victory monuments or for garden-seats. Sup posing they erect only one monument for every time they have won the war. they will need most of that 600,000 tons of sand and gravel. And If you supposo that the war goes on for another ten years and you know how those fellows look ahead jou can see for yourself how many times they may jet win tno war." "You said garden-seats," I remarked, thereby conveying as delicately as I could tho fact that his flrBt hypothesis struck me as rather fantastic, "it connects itself up with the other thing," he remarked. "You will recall how fre quently the Kaiser has stood watching the rush of his armies to Hnal victory? Well, It's hard on the feet. And after the battle he sits down In sweetly sad contemplation. Well, In view of the fact that he still has a good twenty years of contemplation ahead of him not counting what we may do to hurry things up you can see how a liberal provi sion of concrete garden-seats like an Alma Tadema picture stretching all the way back to the Rhine, would cpme In useful." Again ne must nave noticed the lack of conviction In my face, for he grew rather raspy and said: "Well, what do you think they want the sand and gravel for? To fill up the English Channel, perhaps?" "I was wondering," I said, "whether they didn't want tho concrete for trenches and gun emplacements and fixing up the roads for transport." "But. look here," said Williams. "It Is ex pressly stipulated In the agreement with Hol land that the sand and gravel are not to be U9ed for military purposes. You surely don't Imagine that the Germans wduld break their word?" And for a military expert he al lowed himself very human grin. "I agree that the thing Is Inconceivable," I said. "Well, then." said Williams. "sla've a few more cigarettes, old man," I said. And what's more I meant It. Copyright ' THE MOTHERS (Sunday, itav J!, is Mother's Day) IF I were electing a parliament In which the members should roprestnt The truth and honor this sad world needs, The kindness to heal It whe.e It bleeds, I think I would choose the Mothers. ' WE LOVE our Mothers for little things, Tor old, old pictures memory brines. For it voice that soothed all childish harms And their never-to-be-forgotten arms. WHEREVER Is beauty and tenderness And courage to meet some dark dis tress, A voice In the night, a step on the stair, Tou will And a Mother In it, somewhere. IF EARTH were 'ruled by the Mothers of men ) There would be no day like these again t And when we truly .wish to find ,,, A rentier' U-VX-J-'-. A Soldiers Praise of Mothers To the Editor of tht Evening 1'nilia Ledger: Sir The Barred day set apart for the re membranco of mother finds many of tho mothers of America sad. They have been compelled to sacrifice their cons In the dt fenso of liberty. And dally thn mothers of this land of plenty nnd freedom are being called upon to make greater and greater sacrifices. Liberty calls for help, and the sons of freedom answer, "Here am I." All through the ages this call lies sounded, and like the Spartan mothers, so you have sent J'our sons into battle with a smile, though your heart was breaking, Mothers, It Is truo that j'our sons will miss tho tender care j-ou gave them. They will miss the carefully prepared meals, the downy beds, and all Xha loving caro of mother. But when far nwaj' In camp, the remem brance of these verj' things will make homo nnd mother seem denrer. And soon that boy, so tenderly cared for when at home, will find his hard cot a delightful bed after a hard day's drill. And the menls he will face will not seem bad when he comes In from a long hike. Almost ten months have passed since I left my home, and during that time I have been through all the hardships coincident with n soldier's training. But two things that have made camp life bearable to me when almost two thousand miles away were that there was a service flag flying for me and the knowledge that a vase of flowers marked my place at the table. Mothers, ;ou can make It hard or- easy for your boy. Even when 'he Is In France you can keep him wrapped In j'our loving care If you wish. The army Is not such a bad place after all. Of course, most or us agree witn the loved ones left behind that peace cannot come too soon, but we don't want peace until the world is safe for democracy. The Imperialism of Germany must be destroyed. We are In service to blot out the foul stain of Kultur and give liberty and freedom to oppressed people the world over. What If we do get a surplus of beans, stand out In the rain and mud, maybe sleep on the bare ground (I did for six weeks and still live), It will make men of us. The boys who answered the call when the first clarion notes "to arms" pealed out don't regret their action: they are proud to wear the olive drab Instead of the slacker's suit of serge. So mothers when It Is time for your boy to go stifle your tears with a smile and answer "America, here's my boy," And that same boy may cross the ditch and "some where In France bo'll be dreaming of you." "Greater love hath no man than he lay down hts life for a friend," and we are ready to lay down our lives In defense of Ameri can womanhood ; ' our mothers and the mothers of this land of freedom. HENRY RIDOAWAY 7.ELLEY. Private, First Class, Medical Department, U. S. Army. Base Hospital. 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