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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

the haste with which she brought her own great
human machine into being. In no department
of human activity and in no field Of invention
has more efficiency been developed, or so much
refinement been given TO the deyisng Of new
appliances as in the conduct Of
What a change has taken place in the man
agement Of war! No longer are the citizens
aroused by midnight rides and lanterns hung
in church steeples. Electricity carries the news
and the orders. No team is relied upon to
serve as means Of transporting food sup
plies Nowadays no nation trusts to the coun-
try through which it marches for its main
tenauce. Steam takes the men to the colors
and transports them with their equipment 70
The scene of war. It carries the supplies after
them
IN the old days information was gathered and
orders were transmitted by men on foot or on
horseback. News was transmitted in the same
way The description Of how rider and foam
feckcd horse carried the news to some city has
furnished more than one poet with material
for his Imagination and pen The telegraph
has trained the world to stand before bull
letin board and watch the progress Of a battle
as one would ball game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

* TT Is be Of good cheer. however re-
80 mcmberine that the misfortunes
hardest 60 bear are those which
never come"
.- rewark Of LoweIIs regarding misfortur,
nos quite acceptable 90 America just now. for
. doc. r.. take coenizsnce OF the fact that ship
..e valued ID. upward Of S7OoOOO.OoO was lied up
temporarily because Of the war. and tina, about
... steamships. including me largest in the
.r.t arc attached 90 their piers in New York
.srbor They would be more likely 70 subscrb
. .rr eommcn, Of PUny the Elder. that with
... mos. Of his mlsfortunes arc occasjoned by
..- There arc. IN fact. persons who would in
.. present instance credit 10 20 a man.
t of which IS suggested by the fact that the
American people have just realized that they are
.o Che world and really must share IT'S mis-
..a-cs They must help pay me price and their
Share has been roughly figured at S1OoO,OoO.OOO
does not include the inconvenience Of being
... tr rt 90 get what one wants when one wants
America has been accustomed 10 that. The
collar has been d mighty power. But dollars will
-ot furnish magic carpets for the transfer Of
manganese or potash from Europe not 10
..... or tourists.
ILLUSTRATING THE INHERENT WORTHLESS
NESS OF THE DOLLAR.
-. che merchant, and this is the point Of the
stony. rs praying for Hnumerabe powerful magic
So. beneath great steam caldrons and sur
rounded by great shells OF steel 20 connect him
...- .r-Cs as distinct from dollars. The fact
.... rr magic rugs in the form Of steamships
... bring him the almost innumersble articles
.... f.. customers have suddenly discovered
..~.. from Europe IS causing a close scanning OF
.....-5e. ar. retrerchmert in budgets
.H. -a.. peaches and pears going TO waste un-
... re,." ar optimistic soul remarks. when
.-a ono looks oo'eta,ly upon the outlook; I'VE
... CO.. 81. ue want"
.re.. ba. ON IS O. part Of TN can and where
... re ger the tn''
-... .. -ac question which others are asking.
s. .re result, is that trade papers in the course
.. che last few days have been printing such
headlines as this: "Tiu Feverish. Excited" To
... average citizen that looks so unduly exciting
...t .t a.uos, might be d headline in some Of the
war extras. The yea. reason for this headline is
.-.. between 5000 and 1000 tons Of tin are used
--e United States each month, and there is sell
som more .-ar a months supply in the country at
.-. --e Trree-olarters Of the tin supply Of the
country comes from the Straits Settlements by
r.- OF London. and smaller amounts are brought
...- Wales. Australia. Bauca and Billion,
island .f --e Dutch Wes. Indies. Within week
after che .ear broke out tte price jumped from 80
.. moro 'rar Sc cents "a pound Many plants using
.r have already been obliged 20 shut down.
".rr chan 100000 tons Of ferro-manganese are
.... hero annually In the production Of steel
... .. ro- a large amount in proportion 20 the
number Of tons of finished steel consumed, but il
-- -mnor,art part Of that product Il is i'm
ported direct from Europe or manufactured from
.-.. derived from Russia, Germany, Brazil and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
THE ARMY or MERCY THAT ACTS IN TINE
OF WAR.

u the dealing Of death has been refined,
has the care of the wounded. All the dis
coveries Of the century that can be made avail
able for the comfort and healing Of the
wounded have been made part Of the equip
meut Of the war machine. Surgeons, physi-
clans and nurses form part Of every fully
organized army and hospitals, implements and
medicines of It's equipment Bellgerents
mutually agree to respect those doing this
humane work and the equipment provided for
the service As armies have been organized
and are maintained in times Of peace for war
fare, so has the army Of peace been organized
TO assist iu time Of war. Every civilized country
has It's Red Cross for the care Of the afflicted
It's services arc for the healing Of the nations
10 used 20 be thought that the high efficiency
and cost Of the complex modern MAGAZINE
would preclude war on d large scale. II ap-
pears to have made IL easier. Perhaps, il will
make it shorter Doubtless, We shall never see
another Thirty Years War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
NORWEGIAN FISHERIES AFFECTED By WAR
SITUATION.

Even the Norwegian fisheries, II IS believed, will
be deprived Of men, owing to the necessity for
keeping the reservists under arms IN order 20
protect their neutrality. Naturally European
countries viii wish 10 keep their food supplies At
home and French peas will not be served at the
restaurants and hotels In fact. imported canned
goods are out OF the market now.
When one must get down to essentials and sub
sist on food OF the greatest nutritiye value Tor
the money. one does not forget Daniels expert
ence His testimonial for lentils is doubtlss one
Of the oldest aad best known Of all testimonials.
a little aver a week ago lentils-larRely coming
from Russia-were considered fairly stiff when
held AT three cents a pound. Before nightfall on
that particular day tho price had climbed TO ten
cents Pcans. which ought to DC included in
Daniels list Of nutritive foods, joined the
lertil- in the effort 10 enrich the agricuturist.
Beans is the standard army dish when the com
,ni.sarv no longer has other foods in its wagons.
20 this is likely to be a good season for the Ameri-
cav grower Of beans.
Owing to the difficulty Of harvesting the sugar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
INTERDEPENDENCE OF NATIONS-MODERN
MERCANTILE MORALITY.

There is dswnng on the present generation Of
grocers-usng the term in the broader sense TO
all dealers in food-the fact that not only
the nation but the whole world is strangely inter
locked in its prosperity and interdependence.
1t is also evident that the new mer-
camille morality, born Of recent years has forced
men to face a crisis like this with new ideals Of
conduct. Once upon a time il would have been
considered perfectly legitimate if everyone else
out Of a certain commodity to boost the price
and exact the last possible penny as ones good
fortune. 1t would have been considered the
sellers chance OF lifetime, to be grasped to the
fullest fruitage and fortune would have resulted.
Yet here We find the importers meeting TO con-
slider the situation and concluding that they have
responsibilities well opportunity"
The war may affect the spring styles in both
mems and womens clothing. Foreign wool is go
ing 10 be very hard to get. for a time at least,
snd it is being urged that the present is time
to develop American styles cutting loose from
the domination of Europe in this respect. This
headline in trade publication indicates the stu
ALTON in nutshell: war Situation Paralyzes
Wool Market" The cost of dress goods is going
to be higher evidently. The weavers who have
contracts for foreign yarns cannot get them de-
livered, and no knows how long nc keep
his factories open what 10 do about showing
samples for next springs wear.
Big carpet mills talking of shutting down
because Of the mpossibility of securing the Rus
sian and Chinese woods and the jute used for the
purpose. Two of the leading carpet factories OF
the United States have cut down their running
time because Of the difficulty OF securing raw
material and dyestuffs, the latter produced chiefly
IN Germany. The prices of dyestuffs and woods
have risen so high as to be wellnigh prohibitive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
GREAT GENERALS OF THE PAST MIGHT BE TYROS WAR OF TODA

threats with sabres. 1ances and bayonets, now
line up in rifle pits dug in a few minutes by
various methods in which the soldiers have
been instructed The repeating breech-loading
rifles and whirling jacketed bullets that have
taken the place of the muzzle-lOadng, flint
lock smooth -bores Of a hundred years ago make
II possible and desirable for lines Of troops to
acht az considerable distances apart. Machine
guns capable Of pouring rain Of scores Of
bullets a minute upon advancing foe have
added 20 the discomfort Of close approach
The armored automobile has added TO the Aexi-
biity Of the death dealing machinery Of mod
crn army. I'm other ways the automobile has
found q place I'm warfare II be used for
hauling supplies and transporting officers
quickly from place to place
Even the uniform has been revised TO meet
the modern conditions Of warfare. Invisibility
has become Of greater Importance than visi-
biIity, now that the melee form Of fighting IS
passing. Utility rather than show is considered
the desderatum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

United States. but few Il any transactions are
aerg reported" We may have the whole world
O. ordinary iron ore. but II have not ferro-
manganese what will it profit US?
Either the alleged fabulous profits Of the drug
Gists will be cut GOWN. the public usual will
DOT the bin At increased rates In the words Of
the trade journal, opium was stronger" the price
going Up % cents a pound 70 rates in the neigh
borhood Of s. - a pound for gum and 50 SO for
granular. Quicksilver, which before the war sold
at S35 a flask. was in demand AZ 800 and SllO
for the same amount.
ADDING TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE
DRUG HABIT.
Morphine rose from 81 20 on August | to IS so
on August 5. while cocaine jumped from 50 60 TO
50 20 ounce. fact that ought TO aid the police
IN suppressing the cocaine habit Among the
other drugs and chemicals which joined the Alpine
Club were carbolic acid, which went up nearly 400
per cent; menthol, codiver oil, which youngsters
viii be pleased 10 know will cost their parents if
they insist on buying it, S26 and S9S a barrel
where il formerly could be purchased for SIC:
thymol. cantharides, Russian isnglass, olive oil
and sslcyc acid. ctronella oil, which should
rejoice mosquitoes; celery seed etc, have ad-
vsnccd from 80 to 100 per cent. Quotations
On not few drugs and chemicals which must
come from Europe have been withdrawn by firms
handling them, because the difficulty Of supplying
the market when the present stock is exhausted
WILL perhaps. be insurmountsble.
Not alone in the lines Of drugs and certain
products Of metal must the American people e%-
poe. TO pay . penalty for war, but in certain food
Supplies The call 10 arms is robbing the can
neries Of foreign vegetables, and the ssrdne,
mackcre and cod fisheries Of their workers. The
French sardinc fishery this summer, for the first
time in years. looked as if II would be good.
dardly had The fishermen begun their work when
tho call TO the colors came and not only the
fishermen. but the hands and officers Of the can.
ming companies put on their uniforms and took
heir places in The ranks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
THE ROLE PLAYED IN THE TRAGEDY BN
ELECTRICITY.

Electricity has put the control OF all the m
pIements Of war into the hands OF few seated
in some central place. No matter where in the
held the commanding officers may be they can be
reached by telegraph and telephone, for every
army has ITS men and equipment for rapid
adjustment of service. One hundred years ago
Napoleon and Wellington at Waterloo were
obliged 10 rely upon men swift horses TO
transmit their orders TO their troops and for
receiving details Of the progress Of the battle.
In those days the commander who had an army
OF hundred thousand men, great army then,
would if possible. take his position on an Gle
yated snot wnerc he could what was taking
place To-day he might be miles from the front,
and seated in his tent beside Typographical
map receiving reports and giving commands by
telegraph and telephone. His army might con
tain 100000 men instead Of 100000 In con
slant touch with the war board at the capital,
part Of the initiative -cquired Of the commander
Of Wellington's day has been made unnecessary.
The field Of observation has been increased 70
take in the entire frontier, and instantly an army
in one part may be put in touch with another
through headquarters, and orders issued for the
movements Of troops hundreds Of miles away.
An army is no longer cruising body of men. II
is q mailed list controlled by distant brain.
century ago there were no steam war yes
sells with the exception Of the DemOlogos, which
Fulton was building here in New York Harbor
for the purpose Of protecting the port from
blockaders threatening to stop up the harbor
Everything was propelled by sail. Once com
msnder Of war vessel cleared from port he,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

fcts in the air in the year 1914, and the relative
merits of .Germany's marvellous dirigibles and
Frances fast aeroplanes will be determined
In the implements Of warfare and the forms OF
attack and defence the contrasts between those
in use a century ago and those employed to-day
are as marked as the changes in the organization
Of the forces. The inventions are numerous
that it is almost impossible to enumerate them.
The cannon were muzzle-loading, smooth borcs.
firing round shots Their smoke soon hid IN"
enemy from view, for, owing 20 the shortness Of
their range, the fought at close grips. on
n, water they were mounted in tiers in chick,
oaken walled hulks called frigates and driven by
the wind Naval battles were often hand-to-hard
conflicts in which two vessels were fastened to-
gether with irons and the men of swarmed
over the side of the other, armed with boarding
pixies and cutlasses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

master Of all he surveyed provided he could
maintain mis- sway. He thrown absolutely
upon his own resources. Months might eapse
before he heard again from his government. In
deed, he might be taking prizes entirely unaware
that war had stopped. One of the best known
Of the land battles Of the War Of 1912, that Of
New Orleans. fought after the peace treaty
had been signed with Great Britain simply be
communication with Europe then by
OF sailing vessels Now ultimatums
flung about and war declared within calendar
day, and the negotstors Of peace treaties
little than messengers and reporters, do
ing the bidding Of at the seat of govern
ment
A century ago nothing would be known Of
victory until the fruits thereof were brought
into port Wireless telegraphy and the cable have
changed all that 1t is possible to receive re-
ports from and give orders to the vessels Of the
navy while at sea. The captain is in close
touch with the fleet as il the commander were
seated at the elbow Of the Secretary OF the Navy.
The merchantmen, the prey Of the cruising war
vessel of century ago may also be warned Of
the proximity of enemy while upon the high
seas and escape Witness the arrival at Bar
Harbor Of that modern gaeon yclept Kron-
prinzessin Cecilie. with her treasury of ten mill
ions of gold She and other great vessels Of her
kind received knowledge Of the declaration Of
war and were enabled 20 avoid capture by turn
ing back TO neutral ports. The capture OF
few such prizes a centuray ago would have gone
far toward financing war.
COMMANDS FLASHED FROM ONE POINT TO
ANOTHER.
Electrical communication alone made possible
mobilization such has been seen in Europe
within the last week Everything prearranged,
even TO the signal words. the warning 10 be up
and doing flashed across the land and out over
the sea- Paul Revere Of kind.
The immediate control of the battles them
selves is also centralized by electrical oommuni-
cation. whether land or At the generals
elbow is his telegraph operator and his tele-
phone The admiral in his coming tower sends
his orders by wireless or other form Of electric
signal. The modern armada works unit,
and naval warfare is the operation Of cOmpi
Gated group Of machines set 20 grind out so
many shots a minute at target whose range
has been carefully determined
To warfare in the course Of the century has
been added a new method OF fighting new
domain has been conquered by mans ingenuity.
Ii is no longer enough 20 control the land ami
tho water, but the enemy must be met in the air.
The swift aeropane AMI the steady diriglO!e.
capable not only Of determining the position OF
an enemy but Of assuming he offensive by
means Of destructive bombs. have added new Ter
rors to warfare Aerial warfare knows no bour-
Diary lines and to those who ride in them the
secrets Of cities. fortihcstio1s, battleships and
s'mies are riddled clear So we shall have con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
NOW THEY HURL HALF-TON MISSILES
SEVEN MILES

t-L. :.l. 49, ;I. - 80,
-. a.. g.; -; o.o., l.,,,or f,
- ,oolia., -,ooI - .a,oblo - .,ro,,-
inc broodsides Of shells Of a half ton weight.
and CHARGED with highly destructive explosives.
timed TO 20 off At a given moment. can be sell,
into the vitals of a ship at a distance Of seven
miles with a considerable degree Of accurac9.
The shells fired by smokeless powder. whose
strength can be predetermined IN reckoning the
amount required for transferring the messenger
Of death TO its destination In fact, instruments
have been devised for ascertaining the range ana
speed Of the enemy with mathematical accuracy
and the guns are so nneiy adjusted tnat tney can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

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IN DAYS ur Old WARFARE WAS MUCH
srlpIFR
Warfare century ago is typided by the
.a.. OF those days. IL cruised around singly
aeets' seeking the enemy Wherever ne
.. 90 be FOUND "''' col" p"'".''e'l niue
Guidance from nome REGARDING "e'"''' VI Op'''
sons Armies ci0's'o "iou"U Dbl" ",''" Wv
.-c fashion. me 'o'""""u''S o' .'' O'''''
wore practically 'hef o"" o''S's.
The changes D" ''' -.
."'...'n ana comm - an .ha,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

* TT Is be Of good cheer. however. re-.
80 memberne that the misfortuncs
hardest to bear are those which
never come"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-22
Old Civil Case
Bobs Up Again

A case which has been pending ir
the courts for about two years, tc
determine the liability of stockhold-
'ers of a melon growers association
for bills for materials received by the
corporation, is before Judge Franklin
J. Cole in Superior court today, ir
the case of the Grants Pass Box
Company of Oregon VS.. George Cline
ct al. -
Certain melon growers of the He
ber district formed into an associ
alton, purchased box materials ant
paper stock from the box company
and the Pioneer Paper Company, and
later the former concern took over
the business of the paper house. The
association defaulted in the settle.
ment of accounts and the suit IS te
determine whether or not the stock.
holders are liable for the accounts.
Perry & Bowie, prominent attor
neys Of San Francisco, and Dan V
holland of this city, as associate, are
appearing for the plaintiffs, and At
torney J. Stewart Ross for the de-
PENDANTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-22
Want Demented
Boys Committed

City Trustee A. w. Swanson has
in hand an application to be presented
to Judge Franklin J. Cole for the
commitment of the two sons, aged
20 and IL years, of Mrs. Sells, who
lives on Hamilton avenue between
Fourth and Fifth streets, to the state
home for imbeciles.
Trustee Swanson states that Mrs.
Sells is having hard struggle to get
along herself and cannot give her
boys the proper care and constant at
tention they should have. While they
have never committed acts of depre-
dation, their actions while allowed to
roam the neighborhood have been Of
fensive to the residents there. 1t is
believed that with the proper care
and restraint of the state home nor
NAL brains would be possible and the
lads in the future could take their
places in the world. Sending the boys
to the home would also relieve the
mother of the care which, it is said:
she struggles to give them.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-22
Bootlegoing Case
Promises Battle

District Attorney Phil d. Swing and
his deputy, H. L. Welch, and Attor
neys J. F. Seymour, Jr., and Osborne
V. Wilson, are arrayed against each
other in Justice of the Peace May
fields court today in the case Of the
People VS.. William Howard. Howard
was arrested some time ago by I'm
der Sheriff Charles Applestill, Depu-
ty Sheriff Kemp and Deputy District
Attorney Welch, and charged with il
legally selling spirituous liquors.
The arrest was made in shack
in the bed of New river near Seeley
A large quantity of beer and whisky
was found in the house and prior to
the arrest Deputy Kemp purchased
a pint bottle of liquor labeled "Old
Taylor whisky" The trial is being
conducted before a jury and hard
legal fight is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-22
Trust Program.

Omitted Press Day Service)
Washington, Jan. 22.-The House
judiciary committee is busy today
working out the details of the Pres
ident's trust program. 1t considered
the bills drawn by Representatives
Clayton, Carlin and Floyd. Hearings
will start next week before the ju-
dietary committee and the interstate
commerce committee.
The president has appealed to the
chairmen of both organizations tt
bury personal differences in handling
the measures. 1t is understood he has
demanded that Chairman Adamson of
the commerce committee withdraw
from leadership in favor of Clayton
of the judiciary. A similar rivalry is
said to exist between Chairman New
lands, and Overman, of the Senate
committees.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-22
Country Club Is
Rehearsing Play

The Country Club is about to make
its annual appearance before the
footlights. The occasion will be one
of especial Importance in the social
and musical circles of Ell Centro, ii
being the first local production of a
large musical comedy with home ar
lists. "Hopp, Skipp & Jump" a tale
Of three funny men and their forty
or fifty associates, is the name of the
opera, and it will be given at the
Opera House Thursday and Friday
evenings, January 20 and 80. 1t is
under the direction of the we'll known
producer and author, James w. Ev-
ans of Spokane, assisted by Mrs. Ev-
ans. Rehearsals have now been in
progress for several evenings. Mr.
Evans reputation in the valley has al
ready been established through the
great success he attined through his
production of "The Whirl O. tn Town
at Imperial Tuesday evening for the
Chamber of Commerce.