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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
GERMANY AT WAR
"The Most Beautiful, the Most Spleen
did Thing Ever Dreamed Of"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The following is an extract
from a letter received two days ago
from a relative, for many years a resi-
dent Of Lemberg. who after the occu-
patton of LENDER; ly the Russians
moved 20 Vienna:
December I, 1914
90. ] must really laugh at your
delicate question as 20 how the food
proposition is taken care Of in Vienna.
In plain language, this means, Of
course. whether II IS true that we are
all starving in Vienna does Il not?
Well, | will not say much about K. but
assure you most emphatlcally that we
live mere more cheaply than at any
time in Lemberg before the war. Now,
you will sec what your Anglo
reports are worth, and now you can
also Judge of the merit Of their war
reports.
THAT you do not share my opinion
about the ultimate success Of our arms
is simply !or the reason that YOU do
not know Germany And how could
you? We ourselves, who are their next
neighbors, who are always in contact
with them, must confess that we had
no idea as 10 what Germany actually
was as to thor character. their will
power. their infinite strength, their in
domitable spirit and never failing en-
thusIasm. Knowing Germany. know
ing the Germany Of to-day and seeing
II az war, one cannot conceive the idea
Of ultimate German defeat. PLt the
whole world against her, destroy her
feet, let her lose a dozen of battles
Germany will not be defeated. There
is no sentimentality about this state
ment Ii Is plain logical reasoning.
The other nations nave armies; the
German nation. the whole nation, is
one army. Every German literally is q
soldier. and if necessary every man,
without exaggoration, between sixteen
and sixty-hve will 20 10 defend his
Fatherland. He will not be forced into
the field by machine guns; he will not
be induced by nigh pay; he will go with
the utmost joy and enthusiasm that
human nature Is capable Of I have no
figures. but be sure if 100000 will
he needed they Will be here promptly,
l. $1,000 900 will be needed they will be
ready with German promptness 70 fight
FIR Kaiser und Reich am no war en-
thusiast; I know this war is a disgrace
and a crime. But Germany IN war is
the grandest. the most beautiful. the
most splendid thing the human mind
could ever dream OF. No, Germany
cannot be defeated"
HENRY FRUCHTER. /
New York, Dec. %. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
THE HOME TOWN
Neighborhood Joys That Only the
Little Village Can Give.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: ! want to take off my hat to the
man or woman who wrote the letter
from West Saugerties. The advan-
tagcs and real joys of country life are
brought home at this season especially.
Thousands who have come to the city
and achieved success 90 back TO the
little village of childhood on the
greatest day of the year
In the country one is acquainted with
every family for miles around; IN the
city one doesn't know the people liv-
ing in the same house. The circum-
stances and conditions OF all are known
in the country, a man passes for what
be is worth. while in the city there is
an enormous amount Of bluff" and
prctcnce. In almost all parts Of the
city "ueighborhood" organizations arc
being formed to get acquainted and to
revive the old town meeting idea.
Gunner. gangsters, Harry Thaws
and similar species are products OF
the city. Poets, philosophers, states
men and teachers come from the coun-
try.
Ninety-fve per cent of the inmates
of reform and penal institutions come
from the city. SAMUEL HART.
New York, Dec. %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Fighting in the Fog Above Cuxhaven.

The British raid upon CuXhaven was alto
gether the most modern piece Of fighting the
war has produced. Zeppelins attacked cruisers,
seaplanes attacked forts and battleships, and the
most serious aerial engagement of the war occu-
pied the sky. The submarines took only sec
ondary part in this war of the Worlds" As a
whole the expedition, clear across the North Sea
and into the very heart of Germanys best de-
Tended coastine, was most brilliant and daring
achievement. 1t puts the Hartlepool lombard
ment in the shade as a sheer feat of arms. 1t
also appears to have been free from the brutal
assault upon non-combatants which marked the
German raid.
So far as demonstrating the efficacy Of aerial
attack is concerned, it cannot be said that the
raid went for much. Fog prevented accurate
bomb dropping, say the English reports; yet
how much opportunity for bomb dropping would
the aviators have had had the weather been
clear? The failure to accomplish large results
must be conceded to add another item in the story
of aerial failure in attack. As scouts the aero
planes have demonstrated supreme value--by
practically eliminating surprise they have re-
made land warfare. As weapons of assault, of
destruction, they have done next to nothing. EX-
pertinent may get develop air tactics which will
change this condition. To date battles in the
clouds depend on their novelty and picturesque
ness for their Importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
PRAISE FOR THE 22D
A Veteran Of the Regiment Asserts
Its High Efficiency.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | have just finished reading the
item in your issue OF to-day relative
70 the order issued by Governor Glynn
disbanding the 22d Regiment, and note
that ian officer, or rather. a high mill
tary official VINO refuses 20 dlvulge
his name. states that too much atten-
ton has been paid 10 the success of So
cial functions, pool playing and bowl
ing within the regiment and not
enough to military engineering.
As a veteran of the regiment and as
one who has kept in close touch with
the active regiment since 1889, ] take
exception to the remarks Of the So
called high military official, who. to say
the least, IS firing MS bombs from am
bush instead Of coming out in the open.
The 22d Regiment has always main
talned a very high standard of eff
cheney and has been first 10 be turned
out IN time of trouble. In 1892 il was
the first regiment ordered TO the Buff
falo railroad strike, and in 1895 was
among the first ordered out in' the
Brooklyn trolley strike, and rendered
valuable and efficient service in both
a. these emergencies, Just a 1t did
~ NIX NAt SPANS fl-tN llltl lNdN " al.
The 22d Regiment has always been
known for its social functions, and.
contrary to the statements made. that
these social functions were a detriment
to the regiment, they have been more
than beneficial to the regiment in the
way of recruiting desirable element
which has helped TO maintain its high
standard of material.
There are nearly 700 members Of
the Defendant Association (the veteran
association of the regimentl. and
feel absolutely certain that all of these
members VIII iudorse my views on this
matter and cooperate in preventing
any attempt 60 attack or malign the
hIgn standard of efficiency Of the pod
Regiment or its officers. The members
OF the Defendant Association have
worked in harmony with and for the
best interests Of the active regiment.
and ! feel safe in stating that thew
stand ready to-day 70 do anything
IN their power 10 prevent such an
unjust order from the state Executive
being put into force.
Coming as it does at the tail end Of 4
defeated candidates term as Governor
makes It look like "a piece of spite work
and adds very "fsny" flavor to the F.
whole procedure.
FRANK W. WEED.
Member Defendant Association.
New York, Dee. 2S, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Custom House Reforms.

Economy with increased service TO the public
Is the record which Mr.. Malone justly claims
for his first year as Collector of the Port. As a
result Of the efficiency Investigations saving Of
1000 in salaries has been accomplished. On
the docks new system Of assigning inspectors
for baggage examination has cut down the delay
and inconvenience 20 passengers by very appre-
ciable amount.
A particularly trying period passed under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
The Coming Tower
BALLAD OF THE DONESHC0MANLAC.

BALLAD OF THE DOHES7ICOMANIAC'
Through gloomy halls walked to-day
Through the halls Of great asylum
A place where nuts and dotties stay,
With keepers to beguile 'em.
Oh. many sad. sad sight saw!
And the mem'ry Of one still fingers;
\ fine, large man with frm-set jaw
sat accounting on his fingers.
He'd count them, tapping on his nails,
Then scribble on some paper;
Then make Us though he weighed with scales
Then laugh like tickled japer
"Pray tell me, sir" said l to him.
"How came you to lose your reason?
Was it love that made your mind grow dim?
Or booze drunk out of season?
"Did some invention land you here?
Were you crazed by high finances?
Did a sunstroke strike you and make you queer?
Or was it the XXI dances?"
"Nor this nor that kind sir" he said,
II was not booze nor money;
The XXX dance never ratified my head;
No sunstroke made me funny.
at wasn't for love that I went mad;
| thought Of no patent appliance;
1t was that married a wife who'd had
A course in Domestic Science"
THERsITES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Help for War Victims in France.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: May ask The Tribune for a
little space TO mention the work being
done by the American Art Students
Sisteriy Help? This society. which Tor
the last fourteen years has provided
clothing to American students in Paris.
mas extended the scope Of It's work 10
include the Belgian and French war
victims.
1t is earnestly hoped that its pat
SsGesses will continue the generous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

mass meetings all over the country to
protest against the prolongation of the
war. Surely, if New York would take
the initiative, the country would soon
follow the example. The American peo-
pie have no interest in this war except
from q human point Of view. and no
matter 20 which nation we belong. We
all want the end of this gigantic strug-
gle, unworthy Of civilization. culture
and liberty. JACOB EGSNER.
New York, Dec. %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

"Wshing to thank you for the kind interest you
have taken in publishing meeting at the Public
School No. H. Throgs Neck. This is the only way
to notify the various property in the vicinity
because the Bronx Home News is almost in every
home in this section called Throgs Neck
Which is an excerpt from letter written by Mr..
Augustus q. Miller of the Board Of Education, the
renowned congress that suspended Miss Henrietta
Rodman, who that think Of it again, a
teacher Of English.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

support accorded it in the past, and
that many new names will be added to
the list.
Donations may be sent to the direc-
tress. Miss n. Du Belief. National Colo
NAL Danes of Virginia, 80, Rue des
Acacias. Paris. France. II. +. d.
New York. Dee %, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
HE COMPLETE LETTER WRITER.


Uiom q baLery hfm o rI1rItahIc iIsii'uiIO1l
First OF ALL Mrs - we would ike TO cali ,o,r
attention 70 nutritvc values which, for instance insti
tutions like the Hospital Dr IS --- Sani-
tarium. or n. -- and many other noted physicians
in York who specify bread to dyspeptcs and many
other ailments wherein nothing but quality is copsd
cred we positive that this is the same with volr
institution and if you will allow us. we will send 10
your directors samples OF the different kinds OF bread
changing each day FOR week until they have settled
upon bread which be OF benefit to the institu-
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
A Formula for German Hate.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: ! have just read Mr. Nets in
teryiew, and from it and less recent
data have been able to deduce the fol-
lowing law in mathematical form: Ger
man hate varies inversely as its power
TO harm. RUSSELL +. GEYER.
Brooklyn. Dec. %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

: Schools of journalism have similar false logic
to fight. Dana and Greeley the scofFers assert,
"neyer went TO any Schools Of journalism" They
never did; did the greatest newspaper men OF
to-day. But they might have been even greater Il
they had gone to schools Of journalism. Abraham
Lincoln never read a word Of II. c. Wells; yet Mr..
Wells is not without his good points.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
WHY NOT GOETHE d?
Lines Are Cited Which May or Nav
Not Have Caused the War.

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Now that the literature of the
subject, from Nietzsche. through Berr
hardI and Longfellow 70 CARLYLE. is he.
ing searched for the causes of tho Orc.
war, why not 20 back to Goethe az
once? Toward the end of the second
part OF Faust these lines occur:
iehorch" willlg der tewaltt
hI DIST Du bray una halst Du stitch
80 Nagst Du Haus und Hof und Dlch,
,An ola saving resounG8:
Obey might willingly
ma " Won ARE brave aud SHOW acb.
hou iisN house and lauds and Yourself,
quote from memory Of fifteen wears
ago, but The quotation is at least sub
stantially correct IL proves beyond q
shadow Of doubt that Goethe not only
ioresaw the invasion OF Belgium. but
Justified T.. Or perhaps il does not
prove H. LONDON 1902.
New York. Dec. p. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

Mr.. Malone's direction in the days when Amen-
can refugees or their baggage or both were re-
turning from the countries at war. 1t Is the
general testimony, we believe, that oficialdom IN
bent as far as possible during those days and that
the emergency was handled in sensible and
human fashion. That in itself is a real achieve
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

Chairman Mccall Of the T. s c. wonders whether
those who crticise the marlborough would share
the responsibility if the elevated structure should
collapse under the added weight of steel cars. Our
guess is no. And our observation has been that the
critics do not share in the profits made by crowding
cars eifLor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Mass Meetings TO Protest Againtt War

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me 10 ask you whether
il would not be feasible for the prom
nent men OF the United States 10 call
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

The Board Of Education-or isn't it-owes It to the
public to issue a White Book, to show whether Miss
Rodman or the b. Of +. began the fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
THE pryINE FIRE.

lrrom tto Euporia u>ans1 Gazetto.'.
toE sALE-A small violin. q mandolin q violin anu
mail coal heater; 90 Congress. Phone Az Green.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

Miss Rodman might write letter to the Commits
soner of Street Cleaning, praising him for the
condition of the streets of fair city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

And now. children said the history-teacher en-
pioyed by the Board that suspended Miss Rodman,
"tomorrow's lesson will start with the Boston Tea
Party and go as far the speech Of Patrick Henry"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

me Tribune iCiShss 60 remind IS
reufcrs hdf anonymous icffcrs C1nE9F
De- printed m This coirhr. For our rcs-
ords aud as an 0Nsnrarcc OF me ,cr1fCr's
good fern name and address must ..
stunned ip FrCrU case. These WlH hot %
published = the Uritcr 50 reQacssss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Perhaps: but It's Hard to Please Contribs

Most contribs consider you a Brighter
When they fail to land. Still, don't you thinl
That Miss Rodman'5 New Years might be
brighter
If her famous screed had hit the zinc?
r. l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

Our knowledge OF the armament question is a
tribe restricted so we cannot guess why moral force
isn't expected to prevail in the Philippines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

We fear that Thersites is a reactionary. Our
experience is that Domestic-Science grads know
more about cooking than they would know if they
hadn't taken the course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
THOUGHTS ON DECEMBER 2814. 1914.

THOUGHTS ON DECEMBER 2sTH, 1914.
Reviewing life on this
Near-New-Yea
credit most my bliss
To I. 7. A.
fis not the way he does
His daily verse;
THAT makes me mad, becuz
Mine is so worse,
It's not that once year he
Ny work interns
My friends say, Splendid dearie.
so like Miss Byrne's."
My PONIES KNOW are trash
Tho adore EN-,
For ! get neither cash
Nor credit for 'eml
No, not for this my thanks
Is hereby dinned,-
But o! the quips and cranks
J KNOW he's timed.
nLrLn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

II wc could afford to buy the Yanks, we shouldn'
be sitting around newspaper Office at midnight
trying TO torture last line out Of a second rat,
ball club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

You can purchase merchandise advertised in The
TRIBUNE with absolute safety-for if dissatistac-
ton results in any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees
10 pay your money back upon request. No red tape
No clubbing. We make good promptly 4 the adVer-
tiser does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
PETER

The ramor that We have bought the Yanks is. like
the team itself, without foundation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29

Neither should We be buying the Yanks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09
FOLLY oF ASSASSINATION.

Patriotism is noble sentiment if
properly directed, and may secure the
patriot a monument or postoffce, or
some other worthy reward. 1t may
even win liberty. by fire and sword
If properly generated, and proceeding
along the lines of regular warfare
But when it runs amuck and throws
bombs at everything, and stoops to
unscrupulous crimes in the name of
love of country, it becomes sorry
affair; the last resort of scoundrels,
as some statesman intimated. The
prestige of Servia is not enhanced by
the Staying of Grand Duke Ferdinand
and his worthy wife. The tendency
is the other way, although Servia as
a whole may not have been concern
ed. And the assassins shall die mis-
erably with nothing gained. 1t is one
of the terrors of anarchy that it kicks
both ways, and accomplishes nothing
but suffering and chaos.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09
WORDS OF WISE MEN.

The worst way to improve the
world is to condemn it.-Bailey.
Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we CON
verse; whoever makes the fewest per-
sons uneasy is the best-bred man in
company.-Swift.
Silence is the element in which
great things fashion themselves to-
gether; that at length they may
emerge, full-formed and majestic, into
the delight of life, which they are
henceforth to rule.-Carlyle.
Reason and love oft keep COM
pany; it is most happy when they
are made friends Shakespeare.
A lie that is half truth is ever
the blackest of lies.-Tennyson.
Deal gently with us, ye who read
Our largest hope is unfulfilled; the
promise still outruns the deed; the
tower, but not the spire we build
Our whitest pearl we never find; our
ripest fruit we never reach; the
Towering moments of the mind lose
half their petals in our speech.-O
w. Holmes.
Only imagine human being con.
demned to perpetual youth while al
around him decay and die Oh, how
sincerely would he call upon deatl
for deliverance.-Arch Sharn.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09
THAT FIFTY THOUSAND BRIBE.

The Rocky Mountain News on Fri
day, in its report of the Costigan
meeting, declared upon the word Of
James H. Causey that the Corpora
tons" we're ready to put up $4,000
to secure control of the Progressive
party in Denver and turn it over to
the interests"
Such n statement sounded fishy and
absurd upon its face. The so-called
interests are alleged to be very
cold-blodded, and they were ready to
put up $4,000 or any other sum to
control the Progressive party in Den
yer, they would be picking lemon
of large dimensions.
Fifty thousand dollars to secure the
support of handful Of men, disor-
eanized and disrupted, seeking office
for themselves and their personal
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09

The Toronto, Canada, Mail and EN-
pire, refers to Col. Henry Watterson
as southern gentleman of the old
school and deprecates the fact that
Marse' Henry should be so ungallant
as to refer to Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst as "Old Helps Delight" In his
inimicable style the colonel makes re-
ply: "Prithee? What would YOU +?
Should we the rather describe her as
an Angel of Sweetness and Light;
fetch her another torch to burn \
church, or stone to smash a window,
or hatchet to bury in the skull of some
poor devil of caretaker? Is it not
this shedevil, and the likes of her that
spurn the gallantries of men, disdain
the courtesies of society, and claim
for themselves the feminine rights of
arson and murder? Shall we rot call
spade spade? Ask Satan if Mrs.
Pankhurst is not 'Old Helrs De-
ight?'"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09
IN DURANGO
The Evidence Is Supplied by Local
Testimony.

IL the reader wants stronger proof
han the following statement and ex-
perience of a resident Of Durango.
what can it be-?
Frank Anderson, 923 Fourth Ave.
durango, Colo. says: "Some years
ago while working ir, North Dakota.
l was attacked with rheumatism and
was in bad shape for over a year.
The suffering was SO great that I
didn't care whether l lived or died.
had terrible pains just below my
Kidneys and in my left side. II 1
TOOK mis-step or Jared myself,
sharp, piercing pains seized me. If I
sat long, it made my back stiff and
lame. / had trouble with the kidney
secretions, there being much reten-
ton at times. Often a burning sem
sation accompanied the passages of
the secretions. One day when read
ing a newspaper l saw Doan's Kid
ney Pills advertised and decided to
try them. l didn't think anything
could help me SO quickly. The relief
got was remarkable and I always
keep a supply on hand since"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-eet
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Anderson had. Foster Nilburn
Co.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09

BY four to one vote the propo-
sition of returning to the ward-al-
dermanic-mayor system of city gov
ernment was voted down by Pueblo
ans last week. 1t was the politicians
and the slum element that desired
the change, the redlight district vot-
ing about two to one in favor of the
old system. 1t is pleasing to note
that the first effort in Colorado to
return to the pork barrel system was
defeated by substantial vote. Had
the city voted to decrease the num-
Der of commissioners and provide for
one man management it would have
been in line of progress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09

While Louisiana Democrats are
renting the Wilson policy of closing
factories we find certain Colorado
Democrats, especially federal patron
age papers, bowling for the re-elec-
tion of Thomas and Keating. The
order from Washington is to exert
every effort to re-elect Thomas as an
endorsement of the administration.
Will Colorado voters honor man
who went back on state interests for
federal patronage to be divided among
relatives Thomas is in hard row
of stumps if Independent manhood is
followed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-09

A Leavenworth man has calculated
that the Kansas wheat crop is suffi-
cient to build a wall Of bread -four
feet thick and 80 feet high around
the state of Kansas. Inasmuch as
most Kansas wheat growers will COM
pute the size of their individual crops
in dollars and cents, it is not quite
SO pleasant to reflect that the col
umn of silver dollars will in all prob
ability not be so high nor the miles
of pennies not quite so long as if the
interests of the farmers and grain
growers had received more attention
in the present tariff bill.