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Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
AUsTRo-eERMANs ON DEFENSIVE

AUST Ro-GERMANs ON DEFENSIVE E
London The German and Austrian
armies are now on the defensive both
n the east and the west. They have
allen back to and over their own
frontiers in East Prussia. and in Po-
and have crossed the border. Fer
he first time the Russian are in the
Province of Posen, one Of the rich.
est districts in Germany.
The Russians are following up
heir advantage in Galicia, where
hey have cut the retreating Aus
rians on from Cracow.
Owing to the general Russian out.
aanking movement on both right and
left Of the main German line from
Sieradz to Czenstochowa (Russian
Poland), the last German position in
Russian territory Is fast becoming
untenable.
On the north the Russians have
taken Kolo and the Germans have
retreated ten miles to Hursk.
The German right is outnanked
by the Russians IN possession Of
Andreiew and their advance is nearly
ten miles west OF thar base. This
appears to afford foundation for the
report Of an exodus Of German troops
from CzenstochoWa.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
De Vets Son Killed
in DOOrnberg Battle

Pretoria. General Christian De
Wet, the rebel leader, has been in
contact with and dispersed a small
Government commando under General.
Cronje, a member Of the Legislature.
near Doornberg. In the lighting Gen
erai De Vets son Daniel. was Killed.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
The Emden Escaped,
But Lost Store Ships
German Cruiser Fled from British
Warship-one Prize Sunk
and One Captured.

London.-A Sydney, N. s., W, dis
patch to The Evening News says that
the skipper of the steamer Parom, ar
irving from Singapore, reports that af-
ter the German cruiser Emden's sue
cess IN sinking the Russian and
French warships at Penang. the Ger
man warship and the storeships were
oEertaken by a British cruiser.
The speedy Fmden fled, but the
British man-of-war sank one storeship
and captured the other.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
Russians and Turks
in Fierce Struggle
Cars Troops ssize 9 Towns iD Foes

Cars Troops Seize 9 Towns in foes
Territory, Petrosrad Reports.
London. Turkey is definitely at
war with the Allied Powers and, with
Germany, is forcing Persia into hos
tilities.
All diplomatic intercourse is sus-
lcnded A battle is raging between
the Russians and the Turks on the
frontier Of Transcaucasia, each side
claiming the advantage. The Anglo
French feet is sheiling the forts Of
the Dardaneiles and has damaged o.
destroyed the Helles fort, one Of the
principal defences.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
Ruse ii Air Is
Fatal to Four
German Fliers

London.-A Daily Mail correspond.
ent Ia the north Of France tells Of
how four German aeroplanes were
lured within range Of the Allies guns
and shot down during the lighting last
week. Not one Of the men in the
German machines escaped death.
The correspondent states that in
formation was received in the Allies
trenches that four Taubes were head
ed toward them on recennoitering
expedition. Two British and two
French aeroplanes at once ascended
apparently to fight the Germans. The
aircraft maneuyred for position, the
Germans so intent on gaining good
fighting position that they failed to
notice how near they were to the
Allies trenches.
Suddenly" the despatch continued.
"a signal was given. It was a clever
maneuvre. The Allies airmen have
enticed their opponents into a favor
able position for our guns, and on
a signal being given have turned
away and are gliding to earth Rea1iz-
ing their peFiIous position the Taubes
make as If to ascend but too late.
Shells from the guns below are burst
ing around them. They collapse and
dash to the ground mass Of flames.
Not one escaped"
London. = The latest casualty list
published In Berlin shows that three
Of the leading German aviators were
killed in battles a mile and half
IN the air while spotting the Allies
artillery in France. Their aeroplanes
dashed to earth while they were being
pursued by swifter French aeoplanes.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-14
DardaneIIes Forts
Are Blown up by
Fleets Of Allies
War Ships Rembard and Destroy For
tifieatiens of sedle sahr
and Kun Kale.

London After a terrific bombard-
ment by the Allied British and French
fleets, the Turkish forts Sedie Bahr
and Kun Kale, strong posts in the
Dardanelles, have been destroyed, ac-
cording to dispatches received here
from Athena. So severe was the firing
# the war vessels that the forts are
ruined beyond repair and in such a
state of demolition that guns cannot
be remounted. The shell fire caused
terrific explosions inside the forts.
With the reduction Of Forts Sedis
and Kun Kale, much danger to the
feet has been eliminated, but the
allied feet continues its bombardment
Of the other strongholds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
on,ces now before the people a sectnrian

oflces now before the people sectarian
ticket. At the head Of this they have
placed Mr.. WnirMAN's name. Herein
are seen both duty and an opportunity
confronting Mr.. WHITMAN. 1t is impcr-
alive for him 10 declare himself.
Is he by his own volitlon or consent
the beneficiary Of this odious form of
support? Does he intend to profit as
candidate for a public office by or
ganized sectarian prejudice; Does he
approve the attack Of the Guardians
OF Liberty upon Governor GLyNN be
cause Of his religionp Does he approve
the principle on which this movement
is founded, that of boycotting Aneri-
can citizens as candidates for public
Office because of their faithp
1t will not do for Mr.. WHITMAN TO
avoid this issue. He must take one
side or the other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
ais, what do JouN MARSHALL and

tails. what do JoHN MARSHALL and
Chancellor KENT and old Chief Justice
SHAW of Massachusetts-"we know
that he is ugly. but we feel that he Is
great"-think of Cotton, J.' More par
ttcularly, what would LrcIus QUINTus
CURIIUs LAMAR say OF this conversion
OF court into cotton goods bazaar?
As an old and true friend of the
South in its unprosperOus days, an old
opponent of the Force bill, THE SUN
takes the liberty Of denying emphatl-
Cally that the sentimental-so cotton
panic and fury now raging repre-
SCENTS IN any slightest degree that manly,
enduring, self.snpporting and opulent
people. But the froth of this fury
should not drool upon the bench.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
THE ANTI-TANMANY APPEAL.
MIR. whitman's Inconsistent Record As.
sailed.

To the EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: My
attention has been called to certain
circular letter sent to the voters by the
so-called 'Whitmans College Mems
League" In which all voters are asked a
question as to whether they are against
Tamm1ny or for TAmmany, and II they
are against Tammany, are urged to vote
for Whitman
Was such a letter sent out last fall
when Mr.. whitman was one OF the
standard bearers OF Tdmmany Hall7 II
not. why not?
Nobody viii assert that 1ammany Hall
has since then changed for the better,
assuming for the sake of argument that
its condition at that time was both cor
rupt and chaotic Mr.. Whitman last fall
refused TO make himself a party to the
so-called crusade To eliminate Tammany
from city politics and by taking the nomi-
nation from Tammany proved conclu-
sively that the matter OF his election was
far more important than the success of
any anti Tammany night and that ex-
pedicnco overshadows principle in his
opinion.
| hold no brief for Tammany. IL I
did the chances are | would have at
tended the recent primaries and voted for
the so-callcd Tammany candidates. II I
did ! would not have voted for ex-Presl-
dent TAFT IN 1919. | am simply stating
this fact for the purpose of going on
record as saying that !. for one. am not
going to be hoodwinked by Mr. Whtman's
hypocrisy.
Mr.. Whitman may succeed In convict
ing accused men where their guilt Is
proJudged by the multitude, but no one
will seriously assert that he Is an ex
ceedinI. earned lawyer. II is safe to
say that the majority OF his predecessors
were his equals and not few OF them
We're his superiors. J. g.
Lose ISLAND, october 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
NEW WORKERS DRINKING LESS :
Figures show Mig Decrease In Num-
her of Saloons.

New Workers seem To be cutting out
tntoScants. At any rate figures show
that the number OF saloons In Manhattan,
The Bronx and Brooklyn are decreasing
For instance, 236 fewer licenses were is
sued In these three boroughs since Octo-
Der than In the corresponding period Of
last year. That means a loss 10 the state
and city OF s20s,600. The total receipts
for the excise year ended on September
80 In Manhattan and The Bronx alone
were $4,000 less than In tho previous
year.
Figures for Manhattan and The Bronx
obtained yesterday from the Deputy Ex-
else Commissioner show that In those
two boroughs alone 1853 fewer licenses
have been issued than IN the same period
Of last year. The total was G,2l3. netting
s6.62S,s57, or $4,000 less than last year
Various reasons are assigned for the
decrease. The war n given as one, hard
times IL another. Motion picture theatres
which have provided places in which 70
spend part of the evening, are given as
still another
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
WHAT sew Works. DEBT SERVICE COST

That r.. since January I, 1908, New
York city has paid into sinking funds
and interest accounts the sum of
$434, 278, 704O3 The amount to he
raised for these purposes in 1913 is
S62, 49,, 3s1.04, which will bring the
total for the last eleven years up to
S496, i39, 1851.
1t Is not essential here TO apportion
this total between productive and non
productive enterprises or TO point out
that some of the expenditures have
been for improvements that return u
VOWED in such a segregation are in
finitely difficult, including ms they do
consideration of the actual benefits de
rived, for example, from selling water Mt
n profit to taxpayers turning that profit
into the general fund and utilizing the
general fund annually for the reduc-
ton OF the taxpayers hill. The fact
Of this stupendous expense is rather TO
he set against another fact that cannot
be ignored. This is contained in a pam
phlet issued by the Real Estate Board
Of New York:
THE tax rate varies lin 1914 IN the
several boroughs from l.7s to i.92 on fu,,
valuation, which is approximately about
SO Ia per cent. of the average income
from improved real estate.
III dhe rate continues to increase, and
a large increase must be looked for in
1915 and a further increase IN 1916. the
income from real property will soon be
so small as to make investment in such
property unattractive.
Expenditure must decrease to lessen
the tax rate because land values IN many
sections are decreasing.
The Rcol Estate Record aud Guido
proves this conclusivciy, and
shows that although since 1911 the popu-
lation of New York Is estimated to have
Increased over 100000. yet during the
same period the net increase in land val
ucs has only been $4,000. 600.
This SAYS the Record aud Guide
clearly proves that the limit has been
reached FOR the time being in the power
OF real estate owners to stand additional
taxation"
The condition produced by the Iu.
ropean war brought New York +" "a
| crisis in which IA new financial policy
was adopted-the policy Of pay aS you
GO. Yet IL Is plain that n radical
change in policy could not have been
avoided, regardless of temporary dir.
flculties IN the money market. The
town had been bonding itself with II
reckless disregard of the future for
sixteen years. The financial strlngency
! that involved the whole world merely
FASTENED the change. enforced It more
abruptly than II might otherwise have
come about. The spcndthrift city was
doomed 10 learn the lesson that was.
/ trcls all must learn, and It had TO lea IN
! 1t in the highly etiicacious but harsh
school of experience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28

Some modern conceptions of the
He Is not merely TO do justice according
10 the laws, but he is To be responsive
to the form and pressure of the time,
He is to be movement and sympathy
rather than balance.
\ Jackson despatch paints three Jus
tees OF the Supreme Court of MisSlS,
slppi sitting on the bench arrayed in
blue cotton overalls, hickory shirts and
cotton jumpers, with cotton handker-
chiefs around their nccks." 50 he,
dcckt they gave decisions in the course
Of their incidental or archaic business
rs Judges. Their prime purpose was
other than that outworn practical ono
Of hearing aud determining causes
They sat aS symbolists, boomers" OF
cotton. They sat not to administer jus
ticc but TO incrca So he demand for and
raise the price of cotton and cotton
goods. They DOTTED their slken robes
and donned overallS and jumper and
handkerchief to comply with that cll.
rlOus zylinomania. that cotton madness
whereof the Hon. IlOCuS SMITH and
the Hon. RoBrRr I.rF III NRY are III,
loudrst euergumens.
The excellent intention OF thr~" mas
querndiug Judges is apparent. Their
sense OF judicial dignity and proprioty
Is temporarily obscured. Can anybody
In Mississippi but the dullest witted
"hill billy" be- pleased with such a per
forlnanceF Can anybody outside oi
Mississippi except perhaps. the nigh
riders Of Kentucky, ana will ever
these ask the Kentucky supreme 'our'
Ia helrHpr Itself in dark Tobacco,
wrappers; And tn" dark tobacco OK
! port trade is dead; The cotton oyp0r
trade is quick ut the very moment Of al
this fumInery of zylinomaniacs,
Sitting in banco among the lmmor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
Coming Down 10 Brnss Ta-ks.

To THE EpIToR or THE SrN-Sir; We
now leave the realm Of lofty notions OF
international peace by arbitration; our
splendid isolation Is "A thing of the past
our freedom from entanglmg alliances will
in the future depe1d entirely on our
ability to stand on our own feet. In short
we are coming down to brass tacks
1t may happen that the course OF events
will render Germany cipher In the In
ternational polity Talk OF the Bernstorff
brand doesn't win battles; but one thing
we ought not 10 forget, and probably shall
not be allowed TO forget, IL that In the
last Analysis the national safety depends
on our ability to make II unsafe for the
other fellow X. NJ. ElisH
ClMBRIDGE Mass, October -
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T'in,On.

To THE 'EpIToR or THE SuN--Sir: l see
nv the papers that the real fighters In the
trenches are the married men.
why not? They have been lighting all
their married lives and they ought to be
proficient. a gang OF murderous uhlans
charging at I p speed isn't IA marker to
the Virago at home talking at top speed,
Tho Maxim fires 5000 shots a minute
the average woman has Il beaten mile
for range and year for persistence. The
Maxim wears out sooner or later,
There IL more peace, perfect peace. In
the trenches than in the home, and It Is
better to fight At the front against a sud
den death than to fight at home against
a lingering one. \ man would rather
drop dead with a bullet through his heart
than live In connubial horror with a harry
gnawing at his vNals.
And a dead warrior is better on than a
live husband. VAN,
New YQRK, October 81
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To THE EDITOR oF THE SUN--Sir: 7
was amazed 10 read In Edith n. Thomp-
sons letter I'm THE SUN OF October "a
her cry that "tho militant surragettes
have proved worthless at this time.
II may he interesting to her and to
others who think as she does to know
that that body OF women offered them
selves and their resources to the British
Governments to bc used as the Govern
ment might desire. This proffer was abb
solutely refused. Thereupon the militant
suffragettes repeated their offer to the
French Government. were accepted eag
erly and have now established a hospital
in Paris. second TO mono hut our own
American one.
This hospital IL in the newly built
Clardge's Hotel on the Champs Elysees.
The stan IL composed entirely OF women
surgeons doctors and nurses, the only
men in the building being the wounded.
WLHELMtNE 4. AUSTIN.
NEW York, october 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
Judge Cullen on the New Consti'
tuition.

Throughout the comments elected
from Judge CULLEN by the efforts of
the Citizens Union to learn his opinions
on certain subjects that will come be
fore the constitutional convention run
cheerful sanity and good tempered
wisdom that make the letter printed In
THE SuN to-day OF permanent value.
Wherein 1t points out the vagueness
and Indebtedness Of the questions" as
to which his beliefs were sought, IL has
q lesson for all who purpose to strive
for changes in the Constitution next
spring, for 1t is Il lamentable fact that
many worthy advocates of better things
are distressingly unprecise in the state
ment Of their aims.
Particularly pertinent and valuable
are Judge CULLEN's observations on an
elective Judiciary and the availability
OF men of practical political experience
for the bench. aud his remarks on the
curious notion possessing some removal
tors of society that partisanship Is In
compatible with probity In Judge, or
essentially bad when operative In the
power that puts him into office; yet
that years of labor in the Judiciary
have not converted Judge CULLEN into
p mere creature of precedents and stat
utes Is shown in his vigorous declara
tions un the oppressive nature OF our
election system. the human factors that
must he considered in recasting the
county machinery. and In other pas
sages Of his letter.
The opportunity to enroll Judge Gull
LEN among the members Of the const-
iutiQna convention is one that We are
convinced the voters will improve. but
should some incident Of electoral alb
crration deprive the State OF his ser
vices In that assembly he will have al
ready cont rIbuled much 10 it's delibera-
lions by the wise counsel contained In
this admirable communication.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28

To THE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir; |
am curious az to the proprlety OF the
headline, Food OF the Gods" placed on
the recipe for crullers appearing In to-
days issue OF THE SUN. Since when
have crulers and doughnuts been exalted
with the term which from tho days % the
celebrated Linn@us D107-l77S has been
the descriptive solely OF the products Of
the cocoa tree: theobroma CaCao?
Crullers as made ny your correspond
ent's recipe would. I'm sure. prove de-
lcous, almost as delicious as well made
cocoa but why rob the latter OF It's well
deserved and long established praise,
Food OF the Gods" theobroma), In
order TO make crullers and doughnuts
liable under the laws OF literary larceny
as the receivers OF the stolen phrase? Is
there an explanation handy?
ENACT1TUDr.
n,.nhar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28

Japan's protest IN the case Of the
little German cruiser Geier, which Is
supposed TO be undergoing repairs at
honolulu but Is probably using that
port as a refuge should receive the
prompt attention Of the State Depart
ment. When the Geler is ready for sea
and has taken on board enough coal
10 reach the nearest neutral port notice
should be given her to leave Honolulu,
The alternative Is internment for the
var. As the Gc.er would not have the
ghost { q chance in "A fight with the
japanese cruiser which Is waiting for
her to come out discretion would be the
better part Of vllor Al any rate, the
United State, Government should be
under no suspicion Of dcviatlng a hairs
breadth from the straight line of neu-
trality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
Evil Elements In the state CAM
pdign.


There are two shocking elemeuts in
the present New York State campaign.
One is the countcuance which consld-
cradle number of voters seem to accord
Ia WILLIAM SuIZfR. the other Is the
appearance Of organized sectarian
prejudice AS political incentive.
\ vote for SrlztR is vote for cor
ruption, cowardce and fHlschood. The
notion that he has moral claim TO
vengeance on the men who exposed
him and brought about his punishment
because some of them are unclean Is
just as reasonable as to say that
BTCKER aud the gunner should have
been acquitted of the murder Of RosEN
THAI becdus" some of the witnesses
against them were crooks. A PROPOSE
tion of this sort may be left TO the
Judgment of Mr. WHITMAN.
No less painful and amazing than the
Sulzer indrccncy Is the banded move
ment against Governor GLYNN on the
ground Of his religion. We have here
tofore painted out the injustice OF II
as n personal attack. Mr.. GIYNN has
held many offices, including the Gov
ernorShip for more than year, and in
all his public service no one has been
able to mention an instance In which
he has been controlled In his public
policy or conduct by his religious pre-
possessions. Confronted with the sus-
picion Of n group of opponents repre-
scented hv the "GuHrdlHnS Of Liberty
hr has me-, their doubts and questions
with the most absolute pledges of con
limed unS'vtarauism.
In spite IT his record and his pledges
il Is reported that bitter sectaran
fight is being waged against the Gov
crnur throughout the state and espe-
cilIy IN Eric county, where It is said
"luOo members Of the so.callcd Guar
o.uus of Liberty have engaged them
selves 10 vote against him purely on
the ground Of his faith, 1t is vain to
insist "u the uu AmcricanIsm Of such d
pact or on the disastrous effects that
the introduction of such motive force
into politics must entail.
But there il one man upon whom thu
situation places grave responsibility
one man who rau by manly and spirited
action interposo check to this new
peril to American ideals and mstitu
tions. That man is CHARLES =. WHIT
NAN. II is anthorltatively announced
that the Guardians Of Liberty hav,
picked from the candidates for Stat,
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\ careless use Of the term common
people" by a member OF the Texas
Legislature has stirred the beaumont
Enterprise to this ironlcal inquiry:
who are the common people and who
are the better classes
The common people" alias Tho
plain people, Connotates no distinct
body or class" of folks II is usually a
patronizng and fiapdood'ish phrase
rolled OFF the tongues OF politicians. A
good many years ago old Isaac DAVIS,
brother uf Honest JoHN,' Governor
and senator from Massachusetts, stalked
majestically down from the platform AT
q Democratic meeting and cried:
~ want TO come down to the level of
the cuiumos people"
Smiles and ieers. The condescension
was too evident but it is evident
enough in the constant use OF the ex-
preston 10y men IN office and candidates.
II implies nowadays too that the COM
mon people" are being gulled by the
few, the interests" and that the noble
statesmen are sworn to live and die
with thu quilted. The American sense
Of humor il too keen To- take the words
seriously. The common people want t.
he uncommon and the plain people long
tu he handsome
Since the passage Of tho Clayton law
farmers and lablrers, possessing, or sup
posed 20 possess. special privileges,
must be classified as uncommon people.
To the latter belong also persons, how
ever wealthy, without automobiles. A
for the better class" why try to differ
entia,c? Lump It with the better ele-