'- v v;,j IMPARTIAL JUSTICE OF PEACE, Contlnufrt from I'nse One ' see.n them with sternly eyes uml tin rliiinsliiK comprehension ever since. AVc necoptrd flip lues of the vat ns ftti, not ni nny croup of men cither licio or cliowheio linil defined them, and we ran nccopt no outcome which iIopj) not Hnunrcly meet nnd nettle them. Those Issues nre these: "Shall the mlllturv power of any na- tlon or group of nations ho suffered i to determine the fortunes of, people! over whom they have no right to rule! except tho itftht of force? "Shall strong tuitions bo free to i v rone vvonk uutlnns and inaUo them I ubject to their purpose nnd Interest? I "Shall peoples he ruled and doml-' natcd, even In their own internal, nlYalrs, by nibltrary and InesponslbleJ forco or by their own will and choice? Shall theia bo a common stundaid of light and pllvllcgo for ull peo-i plis and nations, or xhull tlio tionK do as thty will and tho weak suffer without ledress? "Shall the assertion of light bo 'hap huzaided and by casual alliance or Hliall theic bo a common conceit to I obll3e tho observance of common ' lights? , Issues Must I to Settled ( "Xo man, no group of men, i!toe theso to bo tho Issues of the stiuEfrle I They are the Issues of It, and they mint be Fettled bj no airungement or coin-1 utomlse or adjustment of Interests, but) definitely and once for all. and with a I full nnd unequivocal acceptance of the principle that the Interest of the weak-l cat is ns sacred ns tho interest of the stionjrcst. "Tills Is what we mean when we speak of a permanent peace, If we speak sin icrely, Intelltsentl.v and, with a leal knowledge and c jinpichcnslon of the matter we deal with. , "W'e are all acrccd that thcie can be, no peace obtained by any Kind of bai- i sain or compromise with the govern-1 inants of the Central L.mplres, because we hae dealt with them already and hac seen them deal with other govern ments that were parties to this strug gle at Brest-Lltovsk and nuchal cat. They hae convinced us tint they are without honor and do not Intend Jus tice. They observe no covenants, ac cept no principle but force and their nun Interest. TVe cannot -tome, 10 .', 'rrw ,?;. ml ',? I M,,r.?n SnK mult The 4trman people must I terms' with the! Impossible by th cannot furccd thlnli same "I should peace cnnpi f..r which we nre fighting. There should exist no doubt about that. 1 ini, therc fote, going to take the liberty of speak ing with tho utmost frankness about the ptactlcal Implications that tile In- "lf It be Indeed and In truth the com- .i,ii nf inn eovcmmenls asso ciated against aennany and of the , navJ as I believe it tions whom they govern, I ...W B -" -" . .,. to be, to achieve by ino iraimi, ." ment a secure and lasting peace, it will be necessary that all who sit down at the peace table shall come ready and willing to pay the price, the only price that will procure It. and ready and w til ing also to create In somo virile fashion th only Instrumentality by which It can be made certain that the rcemnU of the peace will -bo honoied and ful filled. Impartial Justice Trlee of Pi "That price Is Impartial Justice In every Item of the settlement, no matter i whoso Interest Is crossed ; and not oni) , impartial Justice, but also the satlsfac tlon of the scveial peoples whose for tune, are dealth with. That Indispen sable instrumentality Is a league : of na tions formed under covenants that1 be cmcaclous. Without such nn Instru mentality by which the peace of the world can be guaranteed, peace will rest lu pat upon the word ot outlaws and ;V.i.. ,L ihnt word Tor Hermnnv will " ' . i. ..Kn-n. - Mrtt hv 1... a m lAiironv ner ciiai.ii.ii.1, what happetiB at the peace tnble, but by what toiiows. 1 "nd, as I see It, the constitution of that league of nations and the clear definition of Its objects raii.t be a part. Is In a sense the most essential part of lie peace settlement itself. It cannot be formed now. If associated against a common enemy, It Is not likely that I could bo formed after the settlement. It is necessary to guarantee the peace ; and the peace cannot be guaranteed as an afterthought. Tho leason. to speak : In plain teims. again, wny it must be 1 guai nnteed Is, that theie will be parties to the pence whose promises have proven untrustworthy, and means must bo found In connection with the peace set tlement Itself to remove that source of nsecurltv. It would be folly to leave Hie guarantee to the subsequent vol untary action of the governments we have see destroy Itusla jiud deceive Ttumanla. Practical Program Outlined "But these general terms do not dts- tlose the whole matter. Some details are needed to mako them sound ess "lite a thesis apd more like n Practical nrorram. These, then, are some of tho rrUculais. and I slate them with the J .... t.n.,,!A T ,-nii state greater connurnto ".- - --; -:, , them authoritatively as representing this 'Oovernmcnfs interpretation of Its own is iinio ut tuio r",v.'""'.. -I.: .in.! reeocnlzo nnd accent the i-iemli fomth ainn nutlied ts front" -Miiei lean countilcs, will have a cet tain I " '" ''. "-" ".""? '"'-" ' . "'."..,:":... .,. ,. ta'uPorVe, VU i the same thoughts or speaK le I " ,, VrsUndlngs and the mains.-1 A compiehenslvo smvey of the p, ,r- the tinveler will have to take with him J comes engaged anu wnom no i.ucr ...,- ,c '"- "" ' ; f, : language ot agreement. L'" "",'"""., ..,. oners and maleil.U lake., Tin tl, i,iB' a ceitlflcate of diameter fiom his home rlf.. . , ,. 1"' one of i ec s ol'a No Compromise rea.e ... i1!l0 ,ade tills an.n.vsls ot me in- - y "' ' '"" "-J " "" J" "cc" ' 6l,7Ia, tce of good faith In on trading the author, and give piomise of good for the stage .n,l ijualit.v reel is t Is of capital impo.tanco that wo te. national situation which the war has "'-Hie. . e tji m ,,1u;ra,,i work , the ftnu.e u l.eaiitmil ioi.mi.co wlmli belongs to 1 also bo explicitly agreed mat no citaieu, not, or course, Dccause loouui- - . ........ ,-" - . f . .. ,ii,nuit, tilat i1Ai , i c.vsti: 'II IF.h u (inruJ M s-nji.n i.ii nine shaU be obtained by any hind of ccf whether the leadeis of the gi eat na- J PUn In the first .even horns of il.o "J fs',t " 0rtiadlr,g there I New Tork; -in, . entun r..,B.n, III ..,,., , , , m n.-r- N. romlso or nnaiemcnt oi i.io i...- uonsana p.opi vvin VV..O... o -., - ,..,, ..j. ...... in the piist Vpon the pieentatlou of , , ", .V n '(r., V" .. -it . K l.vTM .i i.nvr, nvnweil as tne piinciuii-H associated v.i'ie ot tlio tame nimil anil ...-.. .... .... ...ur ni, ., ,.,,,,, ,. ,,, ... .-.,. it . ., -i. T - , I ,r c I ncmut ".'.'" "." "". .. ..,...i. s. n.r Icj-.iij.irst. The impartial justico meted duty with regard to peace. out must Involve no aiscrimin;io. : tneen those to whom we wish to be Just and those to whom we do not wish to be Just. It niUBt be a Justico that plays nofavorltes and knows no standard but. the equal rights of the several peoples concerned. , "Second. No special or separate in terest ot any single nation or any groip of nations can be made the basis of any part of the settlement which Is not consistent with the common. Inter ests of all. "Third. Thero can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants and under standings with tjie general and com mon family of tho league of nations. 'Koiiith. And more specifically, ' theie can be no special, selfish trononilo " combinations within the leaguo nnd on omplojment of any form of economic bo)cott or exclusion except ns tho pow. er ot economic penalty by exclusion from the maikets of the world may bo ' nested In the league of nations Itself u a means of discipline and control. "Fifth. All Intel-national agrcemen.s nnd treaties of every kind must be made (Known In their entirety to the testof the world. "rP Kcnumli' lllrnlrrts Produce War ir rival- . lno- it the ' "S0ecl.1l alliances unci economic ring and hostilities have been the x lifts source In the modern world of the plans and passions that produce war,, It would be an insincere as wen uh un insecure peace that did not exclude them l1 in definite and binding terms. 1 "The confidence with which I venture to speak fot our people In these matters does not Bprlng from ouri traditions merely and the well-known principles of t J international atrton which we have al ways professed and followed. Iruthe same sentenco In which I soy that the United Sta'ts wllle-iter Into no special arrangements or andcrslaudlgs With paitlcular atlons let mo eay alto ":vU,ag g unity of command In the bat- tlie unuea oiaies is iircpareu vo aisuinn HS lull snare 01 responsiunuy ior iiid, maintenance of the common covenants n-understandings upon which peace sut liwicefori'h rest. We still read Tkaitlafften's Immortal warning agslnM IS PRICE SAYS PRESIDENT President Restates Porgram of Veuve '1 van stat them (these tnnia for a peace LCttleroeflt) nutlioritatlvcly aa representing this fiovornmrnt's interpretation of its own duty with regard to pence, "I'lrst. The ImpartM Justice meted out must involve no dis crimination between those to whom wo wish to bo just and those to horn wo do not wish to bo Just. It must bo a Justice that pluv-B no favorites nnd knows no standard but the equal lights of the seveuil peoples concerned; ""Second. Xo special or separate Intel est of uny single tuition or nny group of nations can be made tho basis of any part of the settlement which Is not consistent with the common Interest of all; "Thlid, there can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants nnd uudei standings within the gen eral uml common family of tho League of Nations; "Kouilh. Anil moie spei.lflc.ill', there can be no special, selfish economic combinations within the league and no employment of any form of economic bojeott or ex clusion except ns the power of economic: penalty by exclusion from the markets of tho 'world ma be vested In the League of Nations itself as a means of discipline and control; "fifth. All international agiee ments and treaties of every kind must be made known in their en tlicty to the i est of the woild." 'entangling alliances' with full compie- heiulon and an answe.lng p.upose. But , , mllca all)atca entllI1. entertained a like .ritirpose. but because the air every .now and again gus dark ened by mlstt and groundless doubtlngs and iulchlevoJs perversion of counsel, the plainest wotds that can be found, even when It Is only to say over again vwiai mis uceu suu uciujc, iiuue .m plainly If In lets unvarnished terms. Happy to l'lslit fur Issues , "As I have said, neither I nor any man In governmental authority no man can pervert unless it be wilfully, r nm hnimrl to fii-lit for them nnil hannv to light toi them as time and drcum-, ktances have lcvcalcd them to me ns to all the woild. Our enthusiasm for them grows moie and moie luesistlble as they stand out moie and moie x Ix Id and uumlstablcable outline. "And the forces that fight for them drawn Into closer ane closer niray, or ganize their millions Into more nnd more unconquerable might, as they become more nnd more distinct to th thought and purpose of the peoples engaged. It Is the peculiarity of this gicat war that while statemen have seemed to cast aliout for definition of .their purpose and have sometimes seemed to shift their ground and their point of view, the thought of the mass of men,, whom statesmen aro supposed to lnt-truct and lead, has grown more and more un clouded, more and more certain of what It Is that they are fighting for. I ...v ,. 1.1 ,....,,. Not Stutei.men's War xationni purposes nave lauen more and moie into the background and the common purpose of enlightened mankind has tuken their place. The counsels of men have become on all hands more simple and straightforward nnd more unified that the counsels of suphlstlcated men of affairs, who still letaln tho Im piesslon that they ale pla)lng a game of pow er and pki) Ing for high stakes. That Is why I have said that this Is a) peo ple's war, not a statesmen's. States men must follow the clarified coinmoti, thought or be broken. "I take that to be the slgnlfiante of the fact that assembles and associations of many kinds, made up of plain work day people, have demanded, almost every timo they came together, and are still demanding, that the leaders of their Governments declare to them plainly what It Is. exactly what It Is, that they were Becking In thlt' war and what they think the ltclns of the final settlement should be. They are not yet satisfied with what they have been told. They still seem to fear that they are getting what they ask for only In statesmen's terms only In the terms nf territorial arrangements and divisions of power, and not In terms of broad-vlsloned Jus tice and mercy and peace nnd tho intia factlon of those deepseated longings of oppressed and distracted men and women and enslaved peoples that seem to them tho only things worth fighting a war for that engulfs the world. Perhaps statesmen have not alwajfj recognized this changed nspect of tho whole world of policy and action. Peihaps fhey hnve not nlwnys spoken In direct reply to the quertions asked beeau-o tliey rilrl not know how searching those nuestlnni SH -, .w1 nlist A-1- . . .. At .nVnrt.rt """i'iouie-. ,nanaen' Vnllr uf Pnrooie Neceitarr .... i.-iuuv u . .... v,.,.,. .,.,......,.:.,;:-...,...: .ountiv. Till, nlllnnniit. uiltof, Tllll IS tilt IHSt UOiih llUUIlnnu in Mill' llli "i i.ci.i...Ui ...o i'---- unceremoniously, aside and say things In . ,0 fo(. ... ,... n,. ,,,. , ,,.t ,t political relations win spring up in con- . i..M ,. .,t. rf ., c"rai;dTganveEformn;onhe Z ot goo7lughwa)s umdng lio ever)-VViv 1 const, uc.ed b) the shipping Hoard , ,!. editor will be able to anticipate the dreariness, the heioism and humor -Tlds war 1 bnvo s tmi IV responded to kilometers along this fknt. but for font I "' establishing new lines to South Amer- fairly accu.ately the cha.acter and fts- of the war. UemwU'h sichavrslTasIroXcot" ''T tho stietchcs of loml'l-- -V comme.clal Pan America Is In v or of this, hi fit st novel luknotB'' Punaid Adams, the writer na. : l"!", ll..f. t w ?.,.u, H,.iiv running across No .Man's Land and Inspect. fs buovant Americanist., and It preaches joui.b e'nmbiidge g.aduate. with many sn,i lilili V .nl.to.. tint h-is crow ii er tho trenches have been unused to - VV, a"U u,,analnea uie in,s1 ot 1'u"nu'- '"' ec up "'" I,r,,Pa,?lw17 and with a lesolution that has grown Frenchmen and Heimsns! C ,1f.0f !;., fal"' I" fe sui pier vtittic. and bangs i studies for mlslonaiy work In India warmer and more confident as the Issues, e mJ hh0oMnj?T"lc "cs of them ' 0" MUST lake a moral smiarelv on this text, even land enlisted, for eight month-, fiom have grown dealer and clearer. It Is "a mauo mooting gaiicncs or mem D 71..,,, 0 I though tho hcio does not at the end re- October 1913. he was in charge of a now plain that they aio Issues which Across somo wero big shell ho es and AUlBtt raC6 1 Cl HIS I mm from N v.1,1. ,.. irm- inti- r vv.i.i. ri.nnt mi the "But, I for one, a 111 glad to attempt!"1"" " after the doughbojs had the answer again and again, In the hope , climbed over them, that I may make It clearer and clearer1 Then there weie the tiaps which the that my one thought is to satisfy those Hermans had built. They had hollowed who struggle in the ranks nnd aio, per- haps above all others, entitled to a leply whose meaning no one can have any excuse for misunderstanding. If ho understandstho language in which It Is understandstho language in which It Is spoken or can get some ono to translate 1. ....1.. I..- Ul- .... .. - . ih vvuevu itivu ma vnn. Alia I UC- lleve that the leaders of the govern ments with which we are associated will speak, as they have occasion, as plainly as I have tried to speak. I hope that they will feel free to say whether they think that I am In any degree mistaken in my Interpretation of the issues In volved or In my purpose with regatd to the means by which n satisfactory set tlement ot those Issues maj ho obtained. "I'nlty of purpose and of counsel nie as imperative' n'ssary In this -vvnr , tlefleld, and vv 1th perfect unity of pur- pose and counsel win tome assurance ot complete 'victory. It can be had In no other way. 'Peace drives' can be ef fectively neutralised ind silenced' only by: bowing that every victory, of. the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, mtlons Associated against Clermanr brings the nations nearer the port of peace which f HI bring security and re assurance to alt peoples nnd make the reouiiencc of another such stiugglo of pitiless foice and bluodilicd feucver Im possible, and that nulling elso can, tieimany Is constantly Intimating the terms" she will accent nnd nlvvam finds.0. "that the world does not want leim. u wishes tho final triumph of Justice and fair dealing;" Untried Americans 'Beat Prussian Guard Continued fronrTnse (ns advance won not so great as It was Thursday, It must bo borne In mind that tho resistance incieaed perhaps tenfold. Our effort was hampered by the fact that, owing to heavy tains Thursday night and yesterday morning, it wus difficult to gel up tho mtlllery Inn- ncdiy over loads toin b four years I of war. This Is piogicsslng satlsfac- toilly. nnd Into In tin- diy we tint on lull aitllleiy actions. Tho ticrmnns uio contenting them iselvcs with standing with gie.it fltm ' ness against our ndvunoo giving way l when wo make it too exienslve. It J is believed that they aro foimlng what , thej hope will be a solid fiont along the r.iuiinhllde Hue. liiiiuhig tin ouch Uiaml 1'ie. Cliamplgneillle, l-indres, .-ii. icui;rs. ivoiuanguc, our .vioni 1 1, ,, 1 ,, ' ";, " , -""'- ' faiium. Brleilles, (KiiAumoiil nml!t:, 'K'"er. houth America s.uv that Damvlllcis. This lino has been Ioiik' ,.f,.m,us; l0r " the Lnltcd States for In lirciMiatlon The i.iln and mud hnve added gicullj to the dinicultlcs of both ldes. Setietai.v of War nA"ker was at tho fiout Thursday watching tho diivc. Herman Arlillery Active Iteports Just coming from the front lines indicate that tho youthful Ameri cans weie maVIng headway against the crack Herman troop". The Herman nttllleiy became active jesterday, Midline the front lines and back areas. It would be Idle not to expect stlongcr icalstanco ns oin ns tho Hermans can get moie division-- on this fiont, which undoubtedly the) ate now doing w I Ui the utmost dispatch During tho first twenty-four hours of attack, tho Anicrleau I'lrst .iin, moving like clockwork on a schedule, diove back the Herman line for almost a uniform depth fiom tho Meuso to tlio Alsne. for fifteen kllc ,en. Ace, some distances as great as llometeis, but averaging about plHnee. Our amplo supply of guns en abled us to gas far-back local ioi.s wheie tlio "let mans wete tepoitcd nn- being the same In destruction of Herman ammunition. New Koad. Made Missouri mule.s and Michigan trucks were Jostling their way north over newly made roads at least almost newly unde. I our )ears ago theic wete masonry waljs and miles and miles of wile, anil when tlie Hermans depaitcd 'hex exploded many mine., futthcr teai - 'mr these hlghwa)s to piece-. On the tiall of our doughbo.vs wete, engineers with pliks and shovels, Wagons could not be used to haul stone, so wrecked were the loads, and cur englneeis cirtlcd stone In "shelter halves" on their backs to fill up tho holes so that food and ammunition and guns could bo gotten up to help the doughbos ou ahead. Ono should say a word for the signal corps, that all-essential arm of a modern army. Often before the Het mans weio entltcly cleared out of vil lages, our signal men would have their telephone lines nth. One youth told mo .--.IT tin- I.. !,., uj I.a.IiiIa II.. .SMfll. ninl i iiiiiiinli1 lltr. -....',. ." ,-, rw..vvw.., ii r i - v.. . .... ... j , ..... rTll l.if I ne- "lilliieljv m a lirnl. a tin tin " "- .rw... ' - ...... ., .i.... ... . ,.l...l .,.. n i mi In uiai 1110 11,10 no put up was anqi novvnik11R cabinet 01 at my. appaieutly was 'S' ,, 1... t , , 1'' ,,",tnni, Ho said: 'I put It up the tvvcntj - fifth time, . I afterward learned that this hov 'guided a squad to a German machine! 1 ciinn In flip nMrln' nnnrto. Mlilj-li lin.t , bothered his signal work. Because b 1(.(I tiicll) therfi tho )re Flajcll un aiu, ti,e twenty-fifth time. Tanks Jlave nig llay liur tanks hau a flay of It. Tievliai mrst exciting times In the Valley of the Aire. They did tho work assjgned without much trouble, but when they leached the y I'eyond Verennes, tney rounu tuemseives mocKerl. bomo German 77s got their tango nnd made It, hot for them, 1 talked to one )oung seigcant a foimer hf.uth Uakota farmer, who was a gunnner on one of the tanks He had been hit by a bullets from a Her man anti-tank rifle, caught In a gas attack and then bowled over by an ex ploding shell. He had been shooting at some Germans retreating across a bridge, ho said, wjien a bullet pierced the 'turret, hitting his hand on the machine-gun ttlsger, "I began pumping at them with my left hand," he said, "and got seven, when .four gas shells went otf right aroutii us. Tho gas got the dilvcr and me a little bit. The gun went wrong. I climbed to the top of the tank and with an autoiiiatjo pistol shot four more of those Hermans, when tho fiist thing I knew, 'I was plrtclns ni)elf up twenty yards nway. What vas left of the tank was leaning up against a treo and I lost my pistol, I.hope they can give me another tank tomorrow." ' Tho liaide.st problem for tlio tanks was tho masonry woik of tho Hlndeli mumin.! iiui 11 ot uiu jiinocii-i tie, which of Ini rose sharply I feet above tljo lJxel ot the' burg line, several ground. Then, too, the Germans, had built stone walls, re-enforced with bars of steel. , ,oa(ls nm, Mw formln(f paU of.tho line. Ofio load had four of these 'walls in half a klloineter. We blaxtrri huge holes in the toads and covered thin neatly with a few inches of sur - 'facing, "Tanks running over them , simply sank out of sight. Wo had rather good duck avoiding these, and When a tank fell into cue, two big trucks were hitched to It, and pulled It out. Dsrbed Wir and Trenches It Is dlffloult for one who haa not seen the sight U) Imagine the quantity or barbed wire used and the extent of the burrowing the two armies have done opposite one another In four ears. It seemed that there was wire enough to ilitlej the globe seveial times, and that Ii nil tne uencics m mo v 10 valley alone were put end to end they wpuld 1 reach Xevv Voik ' There ate big trenches, little tienches. communicating trenches, simple ditches, and tienches fitted with palatial dugouts and electrlo lights. . One Germn tqin mand headauarters had running- water ar4-framd pictures on .the walls.- t'ZLJINTERESTING DETECTIVE AND OTHER S'l lit. UUllVIl JlllttiV luiilinued from rate line sons of their own would let the agents ollc fonieni have leadv access to tlr cominunllj nnd make It extremelj '"'mult for the agents of a rival flint. I rhe Uennans who. through their bank- ilng s.vsteui, had obtained A oonjldeiable noici in south American bofoie tho wai, are said to have mad the utmost of this loo'o and Itregular way of taxing . . A.-..M..-. I, ... l..l.l .1.-11 -viiiiiti'!,,,,!, HKrillP, uccompiiEiiiui. ii exclusion of tho agents of other coun tries. A local government, regarding with favor a German house established In Its confines, might easily establish a license fee that would ba vlitiully pio hlbltlve against the ngents of buliies3 houses In other countries. , Vp until tho time tho war broke out, North American merchants had been so l.tle InterHSted lu foiclgu trade as pinetlcallv, to let the South American maiket go by default I'ew Noith American houses dealt with South Anuilea and they bad giowii ll'ed to tho ovclse methods and had adjusted themselves to them, using lngely native agencies lu disposing of tlwdr waie.s Vr GJtaiicrs !Hitlon -l ailV 1.1IP. (llPlft lm net 1lflVtnf I foiee Inteiested lu opening SSuth Ainer-' lea to United States commeicc upon a reasonable basis. Uut with the coming OL tile Wnr tnrt Inn ..rttil l,it,il a,.. I "M"m 101 orr nevciopniew. r.mopeau flH..,n.l .- .., . t , . . -.-.------ J VT.'.?'. "''Otso-Jng closed to her for v '.;,.. WIC", "?' an" ror Kolllelcain his own living in rcmtlutie eais after Its conclusion Tho lesult was the opening Of I SSir.M I at closer commercial lelatlons, A Pan- American financial nonfeience wns held In Washington In May, 1915. And out of that conference, an Intcinallun.il high commission was founded, whose object was to bring about unlformllv and a moie llbeial spirit of tho coinniciclal law of the South American countiles. Tho plan of tho international high commission contemplates an end of all local licensing with Its cttortlonate chaigcs and a single sstcm for nil tho countilcs of South Ameilca that will agree with it. Most of the nations of South America havo accepted the plan, though only one of them, 1-iuguay, has formally aiccdwl lo It through Its mlnlstfr of State. Under the plan pioposed the L nltcd South ' .v t!iiuu(iii in.rii5t' I'luiiii.i nun in nan n ..n.l.n.l !!..... ...llll.. 1.1... ... . I.t . any part of the count.), freo fiom local regulations or local exnc.lon-. ITniess illniitfill rflitnll.. ,,1,1.1111 liiiil.ir H.i. .. . tAn.i.i.i.. r.t i...i. k ... i.- been caiefutly cultivated sfnee the wnr began. Gicat consideration has been I shown In withdrawing shipping fiom1 South American tiade for war purposes I After the war It Is ptopoed lo use a Lonsideiable noitloii of the shinning be- i ( onUnueil rro.n Pase One mlgiit havj leallzed that the situation was too serious to p'ltult suppression, and took this means of bi taking th (acts gently to Its people. The oft'clal announcement fiom Paris and later an official intimation to the State Depaitment of what lad hap pened eclcared the air. Instead of a Fchehie to start peace confeienics to which Get many and Austria might be admitted tlio move now Is seen as the beginning of the process of dissolution of the Central Alliance. The Berlin vetslon, descilbjng the re quest for an armistice as a coup hy- Piemier Ma'lnofr without suppoit fiom '.omplctcly disposed of b) the I epon of '" r"ndl commanding It. i rnr.,n ,u, ,i, ...n. . ...'..... umi i,,c irmr iinu.ia were tho ntilgarjau Jllnlstcr of Kl i.ance and the geneial commanding the w " " .-" .....u..m...s i,lu Mil tar)' men lllrcadv ale tlllnklne 'nnat inlgh; be elom- with liotli Bulg.ula and Turkey out of the war under Allied surveillance. Untcnte forces might open' the Dardanelles and the Black Sea 10 I their warships and transports, nnd pre-1 pais me way jor me le - esiaDii - mneni I of the armies on the eastern fiont, thus suuounding the GoimnmV Powers with' " ,," ring comparable 1 to that through lcl, they bloke when , ''""'t'0 '"l ' ' " . " ''V1'"'. '',... "".''"','"; ""'", L.r'" ?"". c;-"S ;" '";: lllJUit 111! 3 ui iiuh'i'uiaifi ini im 1111 u- ; " . ' .. .1- . 4..-.. 1. ...i 1-1.- ... etl UlJUn lu lichen usiiirt aiiu jiu 1 iii- i:ntcnto forces, ana tueso elements, witii additions fiom the disaffected Ukraine and other sources, may furnish material for a vast foice. At the Bulgarian legation It was said that no official news regarding the arm istice had been received fiom Sofia. A member of the diplomatic corps conver sant with Bulgarian affairs said the news was no surprise to him, as ho had anticipated such a, move on the part of the Jlallnoff Government. He was of the opinion that Bulgarian leslstance has been weak, either because the, sol dleis of their own accord lefuse'd to fight or because the army was directed by tho Government to give way so that tho people might be told that peace must be sought on the best terms pos sible. ' IWLGARS READY TO QUIT TEUTONS t.oiiiliiii, ent. "'.- tttllgllia. her minim smashed bv the Allied femes In Macedonia, Is ready 'o nhaunon tne flicl and lraue a srpniain peace. An official renucst for anan was made to the British Goverl through the British commander on Macedonian front. Germany Intends to send a solemn protest to Bulgaria a.galnst Piemler Jlallnoff's request for an armistice, ac ordinir to Berlin leports received in ! change Telegraph Company, The Berlin dispatches sav that I rremler's act "Is a single-handed r.n without the consent ot King Ken Amsterdim and forwarded by the I.v-1 the r.inv . without the consent of King Ferdin and.' German newspapers demand that Ma llnoff be dismissed Immediately and court-martialed for high treaeon. It Is believed that the Premier's act was the result of Germany's refusal to send sufficient re-enforcements to Bul garia. The situation In Bulgaria, is causing extreme excitement In Germany. Caught No nh "How did onh occupy himself In the jlcf asked the Sundiy-kcnnoi tesrher "He occupied himself flshln'" said the little bo , , , , "-V very reasonable ana.wer," said the, teacher, "But he didn't catch jiothln'," said the little boy, scorniuny,, "KoT' said the teacher. "Why notr "Hain't, enough bait," said th. little er. "oniy two worms. 'iii-hiu. w j now stei uysoy ENTERED SOCIETY J Talc of Life in the Middle Wrst by a Yci Author ' 'Theic are three sepiiate castes In Alston." Hewitt Stevenson decided, ns he sat on the edge of his bed drawing on his old shoes. "There aie the workers, tolleis, who don't count with the others. Thero are tho respectable, public-spirited, good people, who tun tho thuithes nnd obev tho mclal hs and hav some Ideals which Uic cling to stubboinl.v also an enormous number of prejudices .Vtirt ihriA nir. tl.o ,., l.ii-.l.v..l.. l. ... , , ,, , , , rui mu i,iw uuii .meiitiu io unmiBuisii thoniselves' fiom 1I10 lower nnd balder. stiata by following out 1111 ordoi of pio- ..t...A .it..n. . ..A.t.. -,,i tf. 1 it1 l.Mll.tt rf . A.vt ftslf ntlfiti 1.V t-Vl.UIU l.v... t;i,i:i,-i,u n.. ., io, - th" masses." "Caste Tin ee a siorv of Alsltvu. lud . a Nmai town .11 the Middle Vtcst, b ......... j. it ii....., .. ... ....... ,.. lueiirune -n. ."nicius, is me c.isui 111 1 iflch Htwttt Stevenson .vciitu.il! finds ,nnteiitnicnt. The g0n of n farmer, w lib HII11IUIU1I I'J OiU, till, I 111- III I, If lilN iyrot a,icag0 i,e fi,i, ttmt he must .,.,.... ,n .,....,. ..., ,i. .. ,.. i.. i.... lit.ll lirilftVS Via fr.llnu 111 funllltlM ,.f 1,l fa.liM. h tftla in I, .IV fnl .? an .Ucul,u,a. cours. Hewitt nceepts the life of Alston, the homo ot bis father and sister, as a means to an end, and obtains a position In a book store until he can nffoid to fco to college. He feels ou: of place lu Al ston, and spends most of his time nail ing. Ilo decides that tlie peop.u me them lie yls now pulilisimig ineiu inane, and ho does not mingle with them ' "What livery Woman Knows was the He Is oung, ambitious nnd egotistical, first to appear III Mneilerv It Is fol Deprlved of smpathetle help, ha burled jlo.ved bv ' Qu.tlltj Slieet" nud "The Ad lilniB.lf In litniself Hut Maiv Voltuu. mliublu I'llchtou H.ich Ida) Is in a a former leslde'it of Alston, who Is vis iting the dauglun or llcwltfs eniplo)ei, comes Into his lift and shows him tint Caste Thiee lias something itioit than tho empty life win, h he siceiedlts to It He sees her often and falls in loe w.th her, but Jfaiy evplalus to him that slie Is much older and 'hat their life would t,ul unhappily, llowevei. she has pavcu ? . , .... .... i . .. .,A. .i ,!... , '-'K'0" '" T ' """'"Z W ,, i, i, . !. been w, iMe,, abo, t o Pt. I . fiw I" l',v- . - " p.l.ilrn in nttention Is measured bv tho freshness and vitality with which It U handled. This Is fundameutallv the fctory which Bruce Uattoti tells In "The Making ot George Hioton" Those who are fa- miliar with the authoi's woik as nng.i- Mernln. Mass , but lemalns to b.gln life afiosn in tho nietiopolls on a sound- the Mor of his Uf, in the tetichea He er, saner basis than that of the m- was wounded. In June, but on lecovet) leorlc cateer wlrsch terminated In finan- 1 resumed his command till his ibath a 'clal dlsavttr and lomantlc disappoint- few weeks afteiwatd, while leading bin ment men in an attack, lie diaws a verv dls- I Spilghtliness nf st)Ie. spnntatielt) of tlnct pictuie of tho tiench life, both of humor nud depth of rvinpathy have the ltjJ0 otntei" and men, and one gets fiom I story from tho taint of smugnots made it a vivid impics-lon of a war canicd 1 possible li) it3 theme and moral lts'o-i In an absolutely different wa) fiom charactci k'tlci. nic pleasant, flesh-and- anv other I blood Indivldtirls and the author's nt- . ., .,, w , . M.h ,, titude towaul life Is eminentl) whole - home. TIIH ItAKt.VO OP llt.Ollfjr: CIROTOX'. Ilruce llAitun Harden C'itj . N 2Joubleta. I'Aiea I Co Boureicrs Experiences Scenes In the pie.ent tremendous, woild ttagedv are vividly pictuted In "Under the Herman Shells" bv latnnan-1 ucl Bouieiri n eminent 1'renchmau' of letters, he cntcied tho annv at the 0Uli.eai4 of tllB ak is private After ofiseveul vr.lis of aillcn snilin llo ii.m tent to this count! y as a member of the French mllltaiy commission nnd , was asa'gncd to Camp Hiant as an In-1 structor of liaison, or tho co-oidlnatlon 0f ti,e movements of airplanes artll-' - m. anrl inf.mti-c. Iln ,v.,.rlho. 1,1. llfe alld ,,,, of lts wmllll Mho ctwca t0 ,, ..ju,t (hnircir fu r ffi amJ Wfl). , Ul , t wo can casih ,ealUe the conditions of our rotintn men at tlio front. Ills mnM lonlWc ww .. when they were . . ,. . . . ,,, , onlilmcI li the terriflo has cno . . . - m ., - ;?' v., 7" V. """-''"- famlcs of the Germans. .Alost Inter- estlng also Is his account of P.heims at the time of its bombardment, when "the I great crime nau written us name on the: cathedral whoso towers "wero llko two arms stretched imploringly towaid heaven." uxdkp. Tin: ownMAN siinr.i.s nv vm. manurl I.ouixlfr. 'rranilaitd from tlio 1 roni-n t,j citorce -fion licit mi .viurj 1 Jt. Holt with porlrjlt. New Jorl.' I C'liarlri tcrlbner's Son. $t.."0. Milium 'illllll il I'll II. Ml III hjiil' I ll'llB 'limill'llillli in ilil,ii I'lim HiiiHig MY ANTONIA By Willa S. Cathcr Author of "The Song- of tho Lark," "0 Pioneers!" etc., etc. t O F all the remarkable created, no other is Antonia, all impulsive Miss Cather has the rare quality of being able to put into her books the flame and driving force of unconquerable youth. MY ANTONIA is a lovo story of profound human appeal. And it is also one of the really notable American novels of recent years. We unre servedly recommend it to every lover of good fiction. (ll'ust bl UcndaA " ' ' ! 1 1 ' ' nn SEPTEMBER 28, 101S Salvia Scarlet I-r.m the mlro to sent repeuabil i and la. 1. ngun that. In bilrf Is tli life hlstuiv nf Hie herolim if 1 1 l,n "' .MacUenrles latest storv, -?iU Kiar- let ' Svlvi.i Is most leniirkabl . . . voting woman In Ievv of hr aueeflv. which tho author Is pleaed to dtnll in a gencsloslcal prologne. her uncon venllonallty can be understood and for given. There Is a decided crookedne, about her mentality, as well as about her life. It may be ns well to Warn finicky people at tho outset that this book, al though wiltteu In tho authoi's best stle, goes somewhat beond the boundary line. Should it ever be icdtlced to 11 mncliifr iitpinm m eii.irlo and there is .inueli 1n.1te1l.1l In it lalculntcd to at- jtratt the utteiitlon or llm finema nuioruaij nceiw ate eitner unktiowii licic, or l would liner gec oy inn 1 eiui-j - ula r.oaid of t'ensms, without, at le.iM tiuc cieatlv deleted, and Allo ftnm Svlvln. hrioeir -who Is a r mains .1 mjstciv to the abmpt end of tlm storv the cliar.icteis me well - - , , , ,. 1 m'Ui.p. , tf lit l ,. -..-... -. ur.ivMi, . uriou-ij i iiouk'i, uiei' " -v touelt of Dickens in some of them, anil I n few of the episodes are ileotdcuiy H'ckeitkiaii, notwithstanding that the author Is geneiatly regnrdfd as one of that modern school to which the vcr name of IUi kens Is anathema V I.V I V Ktirl' i VKI.tll' Tlj IVniHun AU-llni-r t. I!r it l I'l Ba trie's Plays .lame. M ,e llhrr.e w,n be tead the poe-ni wii.len b.v II T . rav.n a.td printed In this newspaper about a ear ago i.illing on him to publU-h l.Ls pla)s so that his admirers mleht icad them. , wrote to Mr. 1'iaven that he might d 1 so une daj. but he hesitated to leir.id I . ... .. .i . ... volume b) ilse'f pi intcd on go id vv hltc paper, latgo tvpe nnd bound In giceli cloth with a gold title In these dajs when Uih putillslien arc iconomlzltig and cutting out all superfluities, cvn lo the etent of lettering their boo.;s In coloied Inks nnd displacing i'oh with papei foi the iovcis. it Is giatlfjlng to fird that H.inle ajipeais In the good old- Drcarx Routine of IT'iir A book Willi b. ftvm a peisomil expe rience, shows the vvaj In which the preh eat war Is being waged is "Nothing of rmpnrtince." 'llio title Is taken fiom la dally mesoage posted along thefiont ."Nothing of impoitancc to record on tin. rest Cif tho front " Thlsisvti) characteristic of the book, for tho vvrltet does not tell of big dilvei. or attacks, but glvus a story of a.ltu of almost peace and quiet in tb tienche. lu a cjl'p. attiactive way ho enables his leader to s-c tho pathos and Pi eneh fiont ard his book Is devoted to 1 taltnn. n nrrnsrU V lonu New iuk rolx-rt M. M-Iirl1 11.50. "NtJTHINU HP I.VIPOISTANC'i: " P.:ht t-IACOBS 1628 UroR CHUTNU BOOKS STRECT CHUTNUT I STATIONERY. AND ENGRAVING ''Mtn Mp! AT.JAC sua " OUR NAVY IN THE WAR hv LAWRENCE PERRY A complete recoul, full of il luminating illustintions untl udventuious. incidents, of the achievement of the navy in all its lines, including the ma rines, camoullage, etc. His information has been in all cases the best available, col lected fiom the highest tutthoi ities. IlluatrateJ 1 SO net. fx3CHARLES SCR1BNERS SONS FHFni AX. AM8SI NEW YORK huh; HI I i!l'illliil1ill I lll,iill'il I11IIWII III l.lilll II 'Mill I 111 Blilliiill llililiii'. JT 1 women that Miss Cather has so aglow with vitality as youth and careless courage. 'l'j4rrftM.Z&V- nuns i THE WA Y A If' OMAS CARRIES 0.Y Efjrvt of tllC W Ol tllC Life " and Thinking of a Family , in England lhe ivar has btn made a reil thing' toivlll.ini:iictand.w.tli9.ii.iriheaeiite.it'.u""aalnB a workman In hit . .. . iib mac can itBimy uo comprenenuea , by civilian America. The death and de structlon strewn broadcast by. raiding Zeppelins and Oothas, the sharp food ratlonlnr neceltated by submarlno war 'ro and tho ladlcal leorganliallon of so.lal and indutil.il life to meet mill- ,"' -...-viiii u j;ir if seveieiy The changes and Kacriflcss are em-1 1.1,91..1 ..i.i. ... ...,,. . ... ., ,...-..,u .,,,,, iniuiiui luiir until lliri . lam described In a narrative like "An I ;iiBllliwcmiatrs Home," consisting 0 eiles uf intimate letters from Mrs A. I wn'ivn ,-mukii, d?iut juow n iicrnnps ny Her pen n.iiue: " Viiulo s. Sivnn," to the wife of tlio Aiiicili.iu publisher, George 11 ioiau Hie letters lellert the psvcholoiclcal 'vohuloii and conflicting emotions of ..i. i. ...in. . , ri,;.T.. L,. , ' I. ,..: . "I," !V.?. wiecked Iv a Zeppelin bomb, her stir . . '.'" "" " r'" " iiui" KfOll IIUl.llltl ml iUlMit to Ktanoe and an ate. her Mmng daughb-r nb- snltn woiknt tlm finnt .ml uncertain fate, sorbd In ho' ' crlc.! by degrees 1,0 a i ''pl ''"M; "."' '" WKZ ,,1l'eo",,e"1 "ollIle,7 '" on," " . , ?.1?I,ca,ln-' ,t0 ih" P-.tlotism of B''' 'miion vvorKers. neM as a food "',Crt V ,',r'aCl! 'I'0 Ml r "-"" f'01' and unheard-of economies and final- I it It fi tn tea I utt 4 ., At, . 1t..1i..i it... ... ...... . .i.'ii tv inn i uiiru aiaici to till what her toutitij has done. ,Cox has levised his biownies and has As traged.v Is pileil on tragedy she produced a book about them which will Is fahlx overwl.elmca by 'the wanton fasLlnato the children. He calls It "The waste and crueltv of war Where Is It Uiovvules nnd Prince Florlmcl." He has tei.dliig. wiieie shall we be brought be-'icsuricctcd all the favorite characters fore It Is over"' she asks, after dtelar- of the children who are now grown up ing that the men fighting today "are n older to delight their little brothers ukliig sonic explanation nt the luinds.and sisters and their own children, it or tboie who eliiim the racrlfi.o of thelr'tiiev- luvc giown up to the proper age homes and Uvm and ad men hold dear." ami tale to havo them. 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It's the romance ot an American girl, unique, a-quiver with real life the best work jet by the author of "Bobbie, General Manager." An up-to-the-minute novel, it necessarily touches upon the War yet ccrj scene U laiiLin Ameiica. As it has never appeared in any periodical, vou mat p.iv it on to friends with assurance that it ii umIIv "new." fi We rrmiiui m auam of AmcUe Rives' super ghost story, THE GHOST' GARDEN, in vhich, savs the X. Y. Times, "Princes Troubctzkoy achieves the first factor of success in a ahost stoiy she wakes it impressive by making it seem possible. She has invested the uholr stoiy tilth beauty." At all bookshops. Send fur full ilcfuiptivc circular, gratis Publisher. FREDERICK A. nn A little masterpiece for 100 Americana and beautiiui tribute all for the great One ciitie says: "A little classic that will live lonjr nttti tho war," and another, "An exquisitely beautiful thintf.j Art Bout ds. 12'. 50- cents. For & & utnai re wtimmmmmmtmmmm. TORIES v . 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