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All rights of tcpubllcatlon n special dis patches herein ate also reserved. I-hil.drlj.hlt, ltlJ. October II. 11 ARE WE QUITTERS? IS THE faith of our soldiers abroad Jus tified? Or did we lie to the men -to the thousands of them who have already died fighting our Initios In I'rance? Has 1'resldcnt Wilson fullen Into n traffic I mistake In assuming that the Intelligence And patriotism of America are equal to all the demands, moral, material and In tellectual, that may be mtde upon the country for the honorable and safe ending of the war? You might suppose so If you Judgp by the slow movement of the sale of Liberty Bonds In this city. Shall we nslc the soldiers who have al ready endured Reparation and hardship and wounds and the trendies and shcllflro and poison Baa In our beh llf to bu the bonds with the fen dollara they are paid for the hardest and most terrible work In the world' They have raid that they will buy the bonds If we don't and shame us. Look nt your bankbook again, no matter how many bonds you have bought. Talk to the banks If you haven't any money, nnd they will show you how to contribute, no matter how small your Income may be. When this war ends there will be only two classes of people In the I'nlted States those who helped to win tho war and those who didn't. In which class will you be1 Uncle Sam operates on the cash and carry-on system His plan l rich with Inter est. Buy Uctory bonds and share In It. IN THE PIRATES" LAIR OSTEND In British hands, and the lm. mediate prospect of ZeebruRRe sharlnR the same fate, convert Germany's threat of Intensified submarine warfare Into a mere sterile boast. Admiral Keyes's occupation of the in iquitous pirate nest came so .wiftly ami was performed with such characteristic English "blue water" thoroughness that the emotions of freemen, steiely taxed in these surpassingly thrilling days, have hardly strength to react to its full mean ing. The consequences of this dashing triumph are for the moment scarcely measurable. It Is certain, of course, that 'the Hun submarine program is desperately crippled. The n.illtary situation of the Allies holding an admit ublo haibor on the Belgian coast also forecasts the monu mental possibilities. The next few days will enrich the lg nlflcance of this superb achievement. Kor the Instant unshadowed exultation is in order. In Hun language ftstend is now neces sarily accented on the final svllable. BERNHARDT, AN INDEX OF FRANCE SARAH BERNHARDT, well in her sev enties, expects to sail for France this week, taste the delights of witnessing Paris reborn with thrills of victory', and then of returning to Ametica in midwinter to begin another theatrical tour. While "at home she will undergo another opera tion, but evidently the prospect of It does , not dismay her, since her plans for future professional activities are so contlden'ly specific. Time was when the resolution and en- ; "ergy of this veteran actress were rated unique. But the war has taught us that 'so far as her native land Is concerned she U rather typical than exceptional. Her indomitable spirit In the face of obstacles Is simply French. The world can under stand Sarah Bernhardt now because It knows her compatriots. In capturing the U-boat nest at Ostend, Admiral Kejes has made first base In one run. Furthermore, he een knocked out the "empire." THE LIGHT THAT NEVER WAS SAVING daylight that doesn't exist is something like hoarding coal with a cellar of empty bins. The bill already 'passed by the Senate provides for the con. v unuunce ui uie uriiuuii iiiuu uaacu uy ?' IrBAnlnf. th nlnpti nnn hour nhpml nf anlur 'ritvritruth. Its intent Is kindly. It Indirectly 1. iiiX'pompllments the sun for its largess of (T""t'-i l,8ht In 'summer and then Implies that a tfft "congressional flat Is all tha la necessary S iV.to make astronomy neip us win tne war ' f. durinc the winter months. 9'-i...ri"m -.!.. 1. . 1,ll,, . It 1 alio- Jtr J illO yittill JO UD UCIIIhMI, " IV . ..- . 'efously, conceived. Not only Is the sun . ,', flfgardly In the cold-weather period, but TV 'tit we attempt to bully It by a system Rj. tfT'jtt "advanced" time we shall find ourselves feiverlngly arising In darkness and usi.ik uo some of the very stock of fuel we have L -" -,' 1 Hreviously husbanded. Moreover, physl- stens are now saying that the early morn la: chill when, the alarm clock rings Is Illy lavoraDio to tne spreuu vi ine in- epidemic. House .should promptly turn down i.;jrldiculous endeavor to ullllie non- nt natural light, -no more ignorant ' t legislation has been proposed in Unm, even in Congress, i 'MEETING THE! PJRKSIlM&'S CONDITIONS The German Constitutional Changes on Their Surface, Put an End to Autoc racy In the Empire rpHE significance of the reported changes in the German Constltutidn must be interpreted in the light of tHe conditions precedent to peace negotia tions laid down in the President's Inst note to the German Government. The President then said: it Is necessary. In order that there tnny he no possibility of misunderstanding, that the 1'resldcnt should ery solemnly call the attention of the Government or (lermany to the language and plain Intent of one of the terms of pence which the (lerman Ooernment has now accepted. It Is contained In the address of the Presi dent delivered at Mount Vernon on the Fourth of July last. It Is ns follows "The destruction of every arbitrary power nnywheie that can separately, secretly and 'of Us single choice disturb the pence of the world; or. If It cannot be presently destroyed, nt least Its reduction to virtual linpntency " The power which has hitherto controlled the (lerman nation Is of the sort hero described It Is within the choice of tho (lerman nation to alter It. The President's words Just quoted naturally constitute a condition precedent to pence. If pence Is to cninc by tho action of the (lerman pro pie themselves. The President feels bound to say that the whole process of peace will, In his Judgment, depend upon the deflnlteness and the satisfactory i Imriu ter of the gu irantees which cm be given In this fundamental matter It Is Indis pensable that the (lovrrninents .T-socl.ited against (lermany should know bijond u petadventurc with whom they are dealing Now what hns Germany done to meet this demand ? The Constitution of the German empire provides that "the Emperor shall repre sent the empire umong nntions, declare war and conclude peace in the name of the same, enter into alliances and other conventions with foreign countries, accredit ambassadors and receive them." It also provides that "for a declaration of war in the name of the empiio the consent of the Federal Council shall be required, except in case of an attack upon the territory of the confederation or its coasts." As to tteatics, it declares that "the consent of the Federal Council shall be required for their ratification, and the approval of the Diet shall be necessary to render them valid." The Constitution may be amended by vote of the Federal Council and the Diet, with the restriction that an adverse vote of 11 of the CI members of the Federal Council shall defeat any amendment. It is now reported from Copenhagen that the Federal Council has approved an amendment to tho provisions quoted above so as lo require the consent of the Diet, or Reichstag, us well as of the Fed eral Council, or Bundcsrath, to a decla ration of war and so us aho to require the consent of the Did as well as of the Federal Council to treaties of pecee and other treaties with foreign Stat&. Do these changes involve "tho destruc tion of every arbitrary power that can separately, secretly and of its single choice disturb the peace of the world"? On their surface they apparently do involve just such destruction, for they put the power of declaring war and making peace in the hands of the Reichs tag, the popular legislative body of Germany, and take it from tho exclusive control of the Kaiser and the body of ambassadors of the German States known as the Federal Council. They confer on the German Parliament tho same kind of war-declaring power that is exetciscd by the American Congress. If these changes have been made in good faith, with a determination that they are to be permanent, then autocracy in Germany has received its deathblow and the arbitrary power to disturb the peace of the world has been destroyed. But, before there can be any further talk of peace, evidence must be forth coming that the powers which control the destinies of Germany have seen a great light and are ready to do works meet for repentance. It will take more than a newspaper report from Copen hagen to convince Washington that Ger many has actually made these conces sions to democracy. Until satisfactory evidence is offered it will be the part of wisdom to suspend judgment on the whole matter. Yet it must be admitted that if Ger many is on the verge of a military col lapse, to be followed by such an over whelming defeat in the field as she can not recover from in many generations, it is natural to expect that a desperate attempt will be made to save as much as possible from the impending ruin by making such changes in the fundamental law of the empire as will meet the con ditions laid down by President Wilson as a precedent to the proposition of an armistice. The nations fighting Germany, how ever, are likely, to insist on guarantees stronger than the word of any German, however high his position, that the changes are made in good faith before they will consent to stop fighting even for a day. So far as Imperial honors are concerned, Halloween In Potsdam seems already to have arrived. LILLE IS FREE AGAIN 1ILLE Is unchained as It was Bhackled J more than four bitter jears ago, as a result of sweeping mlllta y operations which precluded the possibility of formally besieging the fifth largest city of France. Hun hordes, flushed with victory, pocketed the metropolis of French Flanders during the last weel- of August, 1914. Any de fense was futile. The girdle of fortlflca tlons designed by Vauban, Louis XIV's famous military engineer, and only r.artly modernized, was recognized as worthless against the tidal wave qf scientific bar barism. Lille was surrendered without a struggle. Its fall ws a staggering lots to the In dustrial power of France, an the Germans correspondingly made the most of its great manufapturlng establishments, its stores P' llfTKaisaBar-'Lf 2C of valuator teitllo machWr, tf V, nil, of its wealth. The town's finahcW re sources were drained almost to the last centlmo. Levies unprecedented In war wcro Imposed on a city long 'famed for Its hustling dynamic business energy and Its compensating prosperity. IIHo was no picturesque Avignon, nursing Its dreams of former greatness; no drowsy Toulouse, clictlshlng Its memories of knightly poets and dulcet troubndors. It was as Industrially iillve as Comden, New Jersey, or Manchester, Knglau . The mind recoils from speculating on what has been the fate of Lllic during tho pitiless period of darkness mil tyranny, In time, of course, we shall hear the full tragic story, the Joyous conclus'on of which will mnke tho narration bearable. In these rjclonle present momei ts. how ever, it is the military slgnlllcnnce of the British occupation of the largest Flench city tnken by the Teutons during the con flict which claims Immcdlnti nttentlon. The wedge driven by the fo Into tho In dustrial he.-.rt of France, which also In cludes Doual, ItoubaK and Tourcolng, hns virtually been extinguished. The hastily announced second line of Hun defense, which was to have had Lille ns Its north ern bastion, becomes merely u myth born of despair. If tho nilvniH"1 on Mezlerc synchronizes quickly enough with the Hanking of the ftcrmnn positions In Flan'ders, both French and Belgian, all of France will be emanci pated almost befoie one can pause to real ize tho magnitude of the Inevltablo victory. For some square-headed chaps In France and Flamhrs It Is Indeed a case of "Sick gloria rapid transit " END OF C.ASLESS SUNDAYS T.V Till! nnnouti - Fuel Ailmlnlstr, nccment of the Federal tratlon which declares the period of gasless Sundays at an end there Is the direct Intimation that the use of motorcars may be similarly restricted again, and for un indefinite period, If there Is not u general effort on the part of all automobile owners to conserve gasoline throughout the week. Itcports made to the Senate ard statis tics presented by the Federal Fuel Admin istration indicate plainly th t conservation is necessary to the conduct of the war. Airplanes, motortrucks, oil-burning ships and the whole elaborate machinery of the army and navy require gasoline In large quantities or the oils f ro which It Is manufactured The Government cannot be blamed if It enforces regulation and re striction at home. The American habit of waste Is nowhere more evident than among those who drive automobiles It hns been calculated that the vast quantities of gasoline ai.d oil saved under the gasless Sunday rule, do nut equal the amount of fuel spilled and otherwise wasted by motor owners From this on there should bo a conscientious effort to conserve fuel In small ways. Long nnd unnecpxsaiy tiipsjn honvy machines should be eliminated. Motors should be shut off when the machines are not moving. Heceptncli-.s should bo made all tight. Above all, any one who owns a passenger car should be made to realize that die can save money for himself nnd fuel for the Government lv keeping the machine In adjustment necessary for eillclrnt nnd eco nomical operation. Amsterdam, bt-sldes Tin- I)aj' I.lvrllett being one (of the great Vfnr IinliiHlry diamond markets of the viorld and a rally ing place for art traditions and an Interest ing city In many other was. Is also, as one might say, the cheese metropolis of Burope. And the cuntaglon of this noble industry seems to permeate many of the war runiois that Issue from Amstctdnm In these tumult uous days. The rumor Industry also flourishes profitably in Copenhagen and Stockholm to an extent adequate to suggest that when the war ends some of the llttle-blg cities of Kurope will, llko an Bmperor whom wo could name, be compelled to turn sadly to real work for a. living. There are times when CiiinpurlsoiiH a little tow n can show u big city the way of wisdom. In Gloucester, N. .! , prisoners charged with petty crimes are made to work on the streets. In Philadelphia the streets are going to ruin because of the labor short age, while the city Insists on mtertalnlng several thousand able-bodied men In the prisons who would be the better for healthful exercise. Many thoughtful peo YHi u llnppy pie are wondering Tliouitlit Indeed! what punishment shall ho visited on tho non combatant homekeeplng Huns who aided their Government passively or not at all. Might not each be condemned to live for the remainder of his life in the very heart of a bone-dry zone? These are Indeed Aviation to Date strange times. There are certain to be a few Americans In high places who will feel actually grieved to bear the report of John D. Byan, head of the aircraft-production program, that our machines are the best In the world, that they nro available in large and growing numbers and that another promised scand.jl will not develop. ' The IlusBlan bear used Itloloclral to be pictured walking on his hind legs. Bol shevlzed, he may be said to be walking on his right eje. The daylight wo saved (looil Uses for It this summer has not been altogether wasted. Some of It Is to be let Into the minds of the German people. Has any one ever sug- Not Hut We will gested a thumping war tax on congressional speeches more than five hundred words long? Doctor Wilson's prescriptions guarantee "that Oermany will be relieved of the grip. None others are genuine. With tho lifting of the Sunday gasoline embargo, walking on autoless highways re sumes Its place In the list of prehlstorlo pastimes. The German constitutional amendment Informs the Kaiser that he cannot make war but Foch stole a march on the legislators. He has been informing the world of Wll helm's inability ever since last July, ' ' I lira ill i I sasiaWBL TtiE CHAFFING tH85 Our Own Nursery Rhymes Klislng VTTHEN Daddy's had his morning shave His cheek Is like a rose: No skin could bo moro smooth than his Before the stubhlo grows; And when ho comes out from his bath, How I would hate to miss Tho clean a:.d sleeky fragranco of My Daddy's morning klsst "DUT when tho evening hours some round, -L My Duduy's cheek has grown All rough v-ilth little prickly spikes , With scratchy bristle sown; " While Mother's fuco Is always soft, And so, at night, my bliss Is In the gentle coolness of My Mother's bedtime klsst The League of Notions Dear Socrates I have formed n League of Notions and would bo glad to admit some of your Ideas to charter member ship. One of my notions is this: thnt since we have been advised to walk to work to avoid crowded trolleys on account of Influenza, these nro the times that try men's Holes. EUSTACE, THE MALE FLAPPER. The money thnt tho Kaiser vainly spent In this country In trying to buy up public opinion might be mentioned nc the chief of the Ten Lost Bribes. Speaking of public futilities, the Krlcm hild line seems to be one of them. The Kaiser Is said to be sending his vat uables to Holland. Presumably Ilosner Is among them. The only consolation we know when we happen to be away from homo nnd are eat ing In restaurants Is tho privilege of having doughnuts for breakfast. Accord ing to our theory, the ideal breakfast Is four doughnuts nnd a cup of coffee. Of course, as a pedestrian, wo lament the end of gasless Sundays, but Kalserless Sundays are coming and that will be better still. Port your helm nnd deport your Wll helm Is our ndvlce to the German navy. They say It Is not wife for the Crown Prince to show himself In Berlin. Nor anywhere else, we hazard. The whole history and meaning of the war can be summed up in the comparison of two faces Foch's and Hlndenburg's. Our guess is that Marshal Haig's favor ite ditty Just now Is, "I'm wearln' awa' to the land o' the Lille." If the Muscovite musketry keeps on pot shotting at Lenlne sooner c- later we fear he will be sniped In the bud. Secretary Baker has Informed us that President Wilson has a vote nt the Ver sailles supreme war council. Tea, and a vote In Berlin, too; the casting vote that will cast BUI Into outer darkness. M'hrn one notches the u-ay Toci 1 fill inp up his quota of towns retaken from the enemy It would be churlish Indeed not to round out our own quota of Liberty Bonds. The Merchants You may see them on the roau Each one with his heavy load. All the stars are In those packs That they carry on .hjlr backs; All the mountains nnd the seas, All tho lost Hespcrldes. Love that had too long to wait, llapplners that came too late; Little di cams and memorlc-., Vugrunt thoughts and fantasies; Bells nnt' amber, smiles und beads, Dally hopes and hourly need.- lf you pass them pay ll.em well Merchants who have dreams to sell. BEATRICE WASHBURN. As far as the German general staff Is concerned, the Belgian seacoast will toon be only an Ostender memory. ANN DANTE. Trimmed Mad Midas and King Croesus, John D. and Carnegie, Pray lend all your pieces Of eight your currency. Nuy, think not that I harbor Dull dreams of avarice; 'Tis only that tho barber Solicits me like this: "Hot towels and shampoo, sir? Massage? Complexion food? A coal-oil rub would do, sir, Your bean a world of good." Of dandruff cures and lilac Witch hazel steam he'll hint; Nor seems to dream that I lack The freedom of the mint. RUFNEK. Don't Mm It Special nffracfloii tomorrow: A dlioatch from the Chafing Dish's most distinguished correspondent, William 3lcFcc. The best way to be rough on Bundesrats is, buy another Doml. SOCRATE8. "Hold the fort, for we are cbmlng," Is the message which every bond buyer Bends to General Pershing. An EnzlUh View of a Philadelphia Prodigy The latest "Infant phenomenon" halls from Philadelphia, Her name Is Edith Oruenbtrr. At the age of eight months Kdlth, from the confines of her cradle, mimicked the call of the quail with such convlctlbn that the bird would answer back. At the age of two she could distinguish all the colors of the spec trum. One month later she was discovered In the act of humming Schubert's "Sere nade," .and at three years a d a half she could recognize TOO popular airs, including, we suppose, the latest things In 'rag-tlme. Three months Inter Edith's favorite composers were Tsehalkoweky, Wagner, Leoncavallo, Handel, ndblnsttm, Llait. Sullivan, Puccini, and Beethoven a taste compiendablv free from the narrow chauvinism of these Utter days Edith could pronounce all these names without a slip, and, we are told, she could also, though quite untaught, operate a pho nograph, the latter surely the most phenom enal accomplishment of the lot. Her mother seems anxious to clear Edith of the charge of being a prodigy "She Is wholesome, playful and often mischievous" but the evi dence against the child Is great. Manchester Guardian, t V HOPE y" ( THE READER'S VIEWPOINT Profiteering Grafters To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger. Sir I was pleased to notice In your edi torial colurpn a reference to the contemptible grafters who are asking 2 a dozen for oranges Just because there Is such a demand for them fiom thy unfortunates alllicted with Influenza. I have moro respect for an out-and-out thief; you can lock up, the thief, but how can you get avvny from these con temptlblo grafters? One thing this war has shown us, nnd thnt Is the lot of contemptible grafting skunks we nave among us. It Is not only taking a mean advantage of a long suffering public, but Is also hurting our brave boys on the other side. A fine lot of patriots, these grafters'. An example should be made of them. If there Is a law against It, let our food commissioners give them the full penalty. ENOCH S. FAKSU.N. Itldley Park, October 11. When Cheops Came to Life To the Etlltor of the Evening PaliHe Ledger: Sir Heading your notes on the future of airplanes after the war brought to my mem ory a book that I had when a boy of nbout twelve yearn old that was about 1854 en titled "The Resuscitation of Cheops, King of Egypt." The book told how two London doctors went to the tomb of Cheops to try to bring htm to life. They travelod In their airship or balloon. They reached the pyra mid and left their machine Just outside, but the set It to return to I-ondon. Just aB they got their battery to Cheops's head and feet a dreadful thunderstorm came on nnd shook them so they got frightened and hid. In the meantime Cheops had come to life and, staggering round, at last found the door. Seeing the machine with a seat, nnd wanting to sit down, he got In and began to rest and to wonder what had happened. Moving his hands about he touched a button, when away went the machine with Cheops, straight from Egypt to I-ondon. At that time all London was up In the air In their flying machines. The appearance of Cheops In his grave clothes caused a Bensatlon and n panic In which somo of them fell to the earth, but at that time, which the book stated was In 1321. It was possible to fall from the sky without being hurt. JOHN DURANT. Mount Airy, October 16. Buy More Bonds To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Hlr While confined to a sick bed I com posed the Inclosed lines, which I thought might help put the fourth loan across: l'p and rejoice, ye lovers of peace, Now that victory Is certain ; rheer up the boys, make plenty of noise On the eve of the final curtain. Mow Is the time to buy Liberty Bonds iown to your very last dollar. It's only your share for the boys over there ; They're giving their all and don't holler, investment In bonds is mode doubly safe On the strength of the Oerman note. No One will ueny, wnen tne nuns man mirj, At last we've the Kaiser's goat. let's double our efforts wherever we can, Upend all for the final slap. Unmindful of notes from tho enemy'a camp. Kemember, it might be a trap. nejolce In the victory Kach hour brings near; No compromise pence will we see. Deliver the world and Knjoy wth Its peoples , night, Justice and liberty. E. E. IHLLIARD. Philadelphia, October 16, The Missing Street Signs To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Hlr In New York strangers know where they are by looking up at the street signs placed at the corners. Philadelphia is an Inextricable maze to one not well acquainted with the city, This applies as well to the elty Itself as to Its entrance from the west particularly. Six mtlesiout It took me over an hour to reach North Broad street one evening last week after driving up from Washington. The next day more than double the time, necessary In any well appointed city was required to locate a half dozen factories on which I called. Every where. Instead of being able to find one's way ahout, one must stop others and ask and continue to aak, all of which could be avoided If your highway departme: would place signal like other first-rate cities at their T JJIPB rj ' i -1-1 . street corners. Politically, New York may be bad, but even Tammany gave the people something for their money; but Judging by what tho lack of street signs Indicates the Philadelphia political grafters are tho worst hogs ever. M A. WATERUROOK. Newark, X. J., October ID. The Assistant Presidents To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger. Sir Thflt rleen anil awful sllelire of vvhlih u cannot help but be aware radiates, so to fpeak from the -n.silil vi If-ar-polnte ci Assist ant Presidents of Iho Unlteil Htutes who, utter tolling nltfht and day for more than a weelc, found suddenly that they welo entfuced In a nom agential emplnjment The abovo admlrablo pleasantry In to night's EvEs-iNa PunLic LimoEn Is a fitting rebuke to the critics who thought they knew more than President Wilson how to handle the German offer for peace. Sykes's cartoon shows that "American Bluff" Is "hard to get around," fur bluff had to be used to get an Immediate answer of submission; thus, an Important point was gained before, a real an swer was sent. You emphasized this hi last night's Issue in your fair and admirable article, "Mr. Wllfon's Message Dooms tho Autocrat." Sykes's cartoon, "That's Settled," was splendid ! Indeed, sir, tho whole of last night's editorial page was exceptionally oatlsfylng for your readers. The Bngllsh view of Mr. Wilson by the Manchester Guardian sn that page will surely entitle tho Even ing rum.ic Ledoeii to the hearty thanks of all the patient admirers of a man who has done wonderful work for our country's In terest and work that will ultimately benefit the world by being the meats of bringing about a Just and lasting peace for humanity. It Is to be hoped that public men of ability will refrain from too hasty criticism of tho Fiesldent In the future. I suppose Colonel Roosevelt s opinion now Is most necessary before the greut "I am" newspaper of Phila delphia will bo satisfied. JOSEPH MACLEAN. Philadelphia, October 10. He Likes the Study of Words To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir We continue to bo greatly Interested In your dally quiz. May we not have more Little Studies In Words? IRVINE GRAFF. Philadelphia, October '-5. The Triumph of Righteousness To the Editor of tho Evening Pubtlo Ledger: Sir I wish to take occasion to thank you for the most excellent editorial which ap peared In Saturday's paper, "Wllhelm Dis covers America." Of all the editorials you have written on the subject of the war and without an exception every one has been clear and to the point this last one, wherein you show that this war Is being won by the spirit of righteousness, surpasses them all It sounds so strangely to read an editorial of this sort In u dally newspaper, I am sending It to my son, who is in the army abroad. WILLIAM II. McCUTCHKON. Wayne, Pa., October 13. The P. R. T. is to Increase the number of Its vlco presidents, but It would decrease the vice of profanity among Its patrons If It would Increase the numben. of Its cars on the streets during the rush hours. I Jllrda of 1'nsiace Goose-stepping ganders Scurry from Flanders. THE AMERICAN POLICEMAN Shrieks and a lively hubbub on the street: "Policeman," called a man. "this child's half ,dead! I fo'und her on my stes. lilt In the head, Clean stunned by this great robber's clumsy feet. My neighbor and I have got him here, the cheat 1 He says that, frightened by n bear, he sped Up my front steps." Hut the policeman sa'd: "Your evidence, I think. Is quite complete. You, my Indignant friend, I should call France, And your good neighbor England j that child Crushed 'like a flower, Belgjum." (Then, askance He looked.) "You brute, you know there was You "are Oermany! We'll make you. dance I Come right akmg with me now; don't you swear 1" VIRGINIA JEFFREY MORQAN. Tia!fa'Kfo..r.:1-.-..-, .rfSig . . .I-? J.V'A .V i'v0 f . iv' K, J?f ,s.j?.. -. i. :-.- .. v.'miiJ.' mb .'. ;: i a s it v. -v - ,r-7ri.'' i. .. r ,- 1.ii.is,-,-p- .- v. v .. , . ,.- r xr. . - , -- u V5"T .-"" -'C "'"'" V"7 xefiirr f X-vs J"r 'JH JtiX? . t WEV f rr.r" mrr.u v i, Little Studies in Words EXECUTE USAGE of WOI countenances all sorts of misuse ords, wresting them from their proper meaning. Execute Is offended against as frequently ns any. Tho mur derer Is always executed; that Is, If ho happen to be caught, convicted and sen tenced to death. But the word executo docs not mean "put to death"; It merely means to follow out to the end or to give effect to. A deed Is executed when It is signed, for until the signature Is attached it Is not put Into effect. A law is executed when its provisions are carried out. A sentence Is executed when tho person on whom it Is Imposed has suffered tho pen alty of the law. So when a murderer Is sentenced to death and he Ij legally killed It is the sentence and not the man which Is executed. But usage has decreed that wo shall suy that the man Is executed, and tho dictionaries recognize It. There was a time when the word was used to mean putting a man to death Illegally. Shakes peare, who misuses words as much as any modern, Is guilty of writing of executing a man. When one speaks of committing a crime ho is guilty of the same lack of precision ns when he speaks of executing a mur derer. The criminal Is committed to prison and tho crime Is -done, If wo wish to be precise; but the man who never begins to do anything, but always commences it, is the same man who' never says that a crime Is done, but that It Is committed, and never says that a murderer Is put to death, but that he Is executed. Socialists That Arc Something Different The announcement that the German Socialists are not opposed to Prlnco Maxi milian throws considerable light on the kind of men the present-day German Socialists are. In these nntl-bibulous days those who live In "friendly glass" housed should pull down the blinds. What Do You Knoio? QUIZ 1. Oenfrnl Allenb ferres,, liars explored Tripoli. Where la this rltr and where are the two other town In the Near East uhlr'.i beur the same name? ' 2. What U an orlflammeT 3, What Is the national hjmn of HetliumT 4. Who has become prime minister of Ttirker i ml ot roiioijnK me rnuure os TevvnK rasna te fnllanlnK the failure form n raoineiT S. What la the orb of the Kncllsh crown par. imernaiiur In memory ot the fallen n In what American O'llara'a well-known of the Dead," writ- vletory was Tneoui Irtorr was Theodora poem, "jne uirouuu lenr 7. What Is ex-rresldent Taft's native Hlate? 8. In what century did the philosopher rlocraUs UreT 0. What Is a Vamorllla" and from what Ian- (iiace Is the word tukenT 10. When does a ship's carso become what Is known as lagan? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1, RouhaU nnd Tourrolnc n- two Jarse cities whlrh are virtually suburbs ot Lille, 2. Mlteen and iteen i ranch half feet make a, perch In I'll measurement. -- -. "i..i. S. Okru s n tall annual plant, rUlnally from Africa but now widely diatrlliuted In the southern United Ntales nnd the West In- dies. Its mttrilaainous pods are used SIX e basis In soups and liwl. Th disk prcparsu from oarn is caueii rutnDo, 4. Tha Kame of suit la or Mcottlth orUui. 5. General I.lfctt la In command of the Ameri can foicra north of crdun. 6. Henry Wadsworili tonffeIlov wrote "The llelfry of llruies." 1, Orover. Cleveland was the only American President whose two terms were separated ,y a. .four jcury; Interval, during which time the rival political party was In power. The administration of llenjsmln Harrison incurred In the Intervening period. H, Constantinople was raptured by the Turks In 0. War "ii In tin ertreii I'outranre" Is n French phrase qsed Mnu nf HH, In th .tt.i.n.t .. I.h evtrrmlb. Literally it means viur licyond Hie llui! in. 10, "Chiaroscuro" Is the treatment et 1 1 slit and shade In painting or light and shade ds Xccts la nature. nt' .r .f f Ki . 4jlii. : ..-'L . - : 1V- S . .,,'
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