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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
ELEC'TION OF RANDALL.
CLAIMED ny DEMOCRATS

dF LOS ANGELES. November 7.-Demo-
cratic managers to-day claimed the
election of Charles II. Randall as Con-
gresham In the Ninth California Dis
strict by a plurality OF $50 over Repre-
sentative Charles W. Bell. Progressive.
The claim was based on figures from
all but two precincts. progressives
conceded the election OF Randall by Il
plurality OF $50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
Women win In Montana.

HELENA, MONT. November -
Woman suffrage apparently Is an ac-
complished fact In Montana. Returns
to-day. with half the precincts of the
state reported. indicated a majority
of $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
No BRSTiSH SOLDIERS
ARE AN aRDI;D CROSS

Especial Cable 10 The Times Dispatch
LONDON. November lit is rather
rcmarknhic thai although the Kaiser
aRpcIrs To haze been dealing out Iron
Crosse; wholesalr To his troops, there
is not q single instance OF any member
Of the British force being recommends
ed for the Victoria Cross. This is i'm
marked contrast 20 the Eucr War,
whtn crosses were won on tho very
first day. Soldiers WHO have returned
from the war cannot Advancc any cx-
Dlana,ion that Isl entirely satisfactory
Somo say that II Is because tho deeds
performed arc such as tho average
British soldier considers to bc no moro
! than his dnty, hut this applies with
equal force to the I;ncr War.
The. ofiicia! heads Of tho Iiritisl: army
ar" aware that many acts of horoism
viii be overlooked IN this way, and
they have asked officers commanding
regiments to make il point OF reporting
al mcrli orioua deeds OH, the battle
field to headquarters without delay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
BULLDOGS Of OCEAN
DESTROY SUBMARINE
British Vessels Wa,c,, for Their Prey
r. and Wait Finally Is
Rewarded
GuNNERN QUICKLY EFFECTIVE
When Periscope of Enenly's Vessel
appears Above Water, Crash Of
Shots Breaks on Air, and All Is
Ovc'-No Crosses Yet Awarded.

/ Special Cablc';o The Times Dispatch. !
EDiNBtEGll. November This Is Iii g
way German submarine was located
ana sunk by the British fleet off the
coast of Scotland as the result of close
watehininess on the part OF the. Brit
,ish bulldogs OF the ocean.
I For more than ten days a specially
selected lcet had been told to l,v,,ch
for hostile submarines. From m.
character of the vessels employed ;.
vas clear that the presence of sinh
I marines was more than s,Ispected re-
poF's made to commanding officers
ahoWtu thal the appearances of these
'pi',.irliies above the surface were not
zoo frequent. SLOWLY. but surely ,hn
"aSshipH gathered around tho limited
area, IN which ii came to be known
German hotiila, working far from
It's base. was operating.
IL was discovered that they. had
nech rciN,hg on supply ships, the can
lure OF which had practically crinpIe1
them They were almos; helnlcsa Gov
want of fuel Thus. one of ,he>-vnsscI.
whose appearance had frcqucntly been
rumored, was known to rise occ:,
sionaily for air supplies or for the
s,sht o. Il supply ship. Three times
she was rcported to have fred TOR
pedoeS AZ coast patrol vessels rithou,
success.
At last . fast vessel OF tho pa,ro,
HcE' located the pcriscope Of a sub
marine ut comparatively close QUAR-.
iers. i'N smart handling she cscapcd a
torpedo. The submarine was at once
submerged. Bu, il was too late. with
the swiftncss of 81 hound on the scent
Gordon OF fast vessels bore down
upon her. The process OF dislodyinc
.hcif Ion followed with keen .cs,.
Abont midnight the enemy was
caught and the crash of sunnery broke
upon the stiffness of tic midnight air.
In dnickcr time thani IL can he written
another of Gcrmany's vigilant subma-
,rncs wcnt TO the bottom,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Some Instances OF German Kindness ana
Forbearapcc.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Mr.
Cunliffe-Owen's article on Prisoners OF
War In to-day's Sun deals with an In
teresting phase OF the present conflict.
and In a sane and fair manner on the
whole. II Is almost impossible. | sup
pose TO be entirely unbiased and to re-
frain from statements which may he true,
and II so may put ones own side in a
little better light. with no bitterness
therefore. but the desire simply to help
balance the scale Il bit. may point out
a thing or two?
Mr. Cunliffe-Owen has heard that
French prisoners were compelled to work
amid the "jeers and gibes OF the lower
elements have heard. from lady
who returned TO this city few DAYS
ago, that an attempt at cheering on the
part OF bys,anders as the firs, batch OF
prisoners arrived in Germany was sternly
suppressed by the German officers and
the public forced back The writer OF the
article says further:
Thus far none Of the other belligerent
Powers has called upon It's prisoners Of war
to perform any sort OF labor beyond keeping
their own quarters clean.
! refer him TO the photograph repro
duCed in to-days New York TIMES show
ing German prisoners OF war cleaning
the streets in a French village" And
If he finds that the German prisoners
captors' and that they are supplied with
comforts and luxuries by kind hearted
people" | can assure him that the latter
feature occurred in Germany TO an extent
to excite adverse comment. Finally let me
add that near Dresden, where wounded
Germans were seen who had had their
eyes cut out or were otherwise mutilated
there are being held two Belgian chill
dren about ten years of age who were
caught executing such atrocities The
pedantic Germans. instead OF wreakfng
vengeance In accordance with the repu-
tation for the utmost feroclty which they
have so suddenly gained. apparently In
tend TO produce them at the final reck-
Oning.
The upshot OF all this IL, Of course
that none of us should too hastily believe
the worst Of the others, nor believe that
We are the only Judges ~ virtuous con-
duct and the only ones to practise IT,
We Americans are 1000 miles from the
war; unfortunately not from the war ~
words Let's be charitable to all, and
wait, The whole business is bad enough
without our making II any worse by rash
statements or conclusions.
WILLIAM f. Low.
New YORK, October 4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07

Amba ssador JCssERANp, whose ae-
compishments az an historian par
ticularly equip him for such an office.
has, like THE Sun. directed attention 70
Representative BARTHoLDT's apparent
error in an address delivered in this
city, in which the Representative spoke
OF FREDERICK the Great Of Prussia
Spending" Baron SrEtBES 20 this coun
try TO aid the revolutlonists against
England. Mr.. BARTHoLDT now explains:
MY statement that the Prusslan mon
arch had sent us the Baron was. OF
course. a figure OF speech"
Mr.. BARTHoLDr says that STFrpFS
had 10 ask for FREDERICK permission
TO offer his services to the Colonies and
that this was not withheld: but this IL
different thing from sending the
drill master. In another column We
print letter from very competent
authority throwing further light on this
subject. Mr.. BARTHoLDr does not
strengthen his case by declaring that:
HE [FREpERIcKl gave expression to
his admiration for GEORGE WAsHINGroS
by sending him beautiful sword, with
the inscription From the oldest General
to tho greatest These historical facts
cannot be oontroverted. even by the exl-
gencies OF the present war"
The myth of FREDERICK the Greats
sword was exploded years before the
present war in Europe began, and II Is
fortunate, indeed. that the friendship
and admiration of the United States.for
Germany rests on basis more sub
stantial and enduring than figures of
speech and fairy tales Of century old
transactions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
The Flight OF n Higher Spirit,

Nothing in the quarrel between the
eminent researcher Or. ALLEN and his
one time associates in inquests should
be allowed 10 interrupt the stream Of
admoniton. advice and correction that
flows from the bureau of which he was
once a guiding spirit So dire n ca
lamity must be averted ut all costs.
without this source of replenishment
through the postal service the Federal
Treasury will indeed grow lean and
the proposed war taxes prove wofully
insufficient.
Some unsung genius we may have
robbed OF his due, but 10 Or. ALLEN
we have always attributed those init
mate and frank epistles in which the
organization in which he presided gen
erously offered TO edit all the news
papers. gather all the news. expose all
the rascals. commend all the good men
and hrnr The burden Of credit for what
over of improvement the world might
show with increasing years. There has
been an assurance. a calm superiority.
an assumption OF responsibility about
these communications that seemed TO
mark them ms the product of an unmls
tnkahly higher spirit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
contravention of some clause by almost

cOntrdVentlOn Oh some clause by almost
any business man In evident until the
whole field of affairs Is plotted and
mapped by means Of administrative
rulings and court decisions.
To subject business men TO criminal
liability In such circumstances is sim.
ply to beset them with pitfalls and with
SPRINGS to their certain undoing. This
view after months of debate became
clear 10 the hackers Of the bill aud
as a minimum OF justice they eliml
mated the element of personal risk. Had
they not done 30, It Is hardly too much
to say that all prudent men would have
been driven out Of big business. They
would have sought safety in the aban-
donment Of enterprise
Senator REEDS determination to re-
new the fight is most perncious. True,
Il may not succeed. Very likely It will
not. But 1t serves to prolong the period
Of doubt and hesitation. business men
will be liable to hold aloof from active
effort until the issue Is known OF
course the legislation Is entirely I'M
necessary for the purpose OF the Clay
ton bill, which, ignoring the individual
hits directly with the precision and
efficiency of machine Mt the business
practices and customs which 1t assumes
to be evil by putting them outside the
law the minute they are revealed.
The situation Is curious in the new
light which is reaching the public hourly
on business conditions throughout the
country. Within day or two atten-
ton has been drawn to the startling
losses public institutions md private
Investors are suffering through the
gradual stranguntion OF the railroads
President Il. p RIPLEY OF the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe system Is the
latest expert to place the responsibility
squarey where II belongs In his an
nual report he tells his stockholders
that the main danger TO their interests
is governmental regulation. The sense
of it's disastrousness is indeed growing
throughout the country through con.
crete practical results. Yet here we
nre beginning the application Of n SIM
liar course OF repression and destruc-
ton rs regards business in general
And Senator REED and some of his
colleagues are not satisfied.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
The state Leader.

Governor GLYNN's formal assump.
ton Of the leadership of the Demo
cratic party in the Empire state is one
of the necessary consequences OF the
primary vote. The leadership comes
10 him as Il duty TO be performed, not
3n his case al thing desired. Nobody
who knows him can doubt the sincerity
of what he said yesterday at Albany to
ahe State committee, namely. that he
would have preferred 10 confine his
energies to the solution Of the manifold
problems of State government. The
new methods and the new ethics OF
American politics make impossible any
such restriction Of function. Governor
GLYNN's position with regard to his
party IN the State is exactly analogous
TO that of President WILSON with re-
gard TO the Democracy of the nation.
The Governor promises 10 be leader In
fact as well as in name as long as his
fellow Democrats of New York are will
ing TO follow him: and 1t remains for
him to demonstrate the quality of his
leadership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07

Professor CHARLES FREDERICK CHAN
DLER. chemist whom his countrymen
and divers foreign universities have
long delighted 10 honor, studied at Ber-
lin and G0ttingen and maintains their
traditions In his sevcnty-eghth year
and as active Intellectually ms ever, he
is able 70 make this record OF happy
life: II have enjoyed most perfect
health" and he has not scorned the TEN.
perate beer. american beer" he tells
the brewers. contains q per cent solid
food, only 2 to 1 PEI cent. alcohol, and
also lecithin, which IL real brain food"
american beer" is pretty compre-
hcnslve phrase: and as to the value"
of stun with even n small dose Of alCO-
hol in It for body or brain, let men
far seen IN medicine speak: in 50 high
and long n quarrel no lay nose has n
right 10 Obtrudc And II man Is to
drink. the light beers and wines are
confessed 10 be- his best experiment..
II IL enough 10 remark that bodies and
heads as sound and strong as Profess
sor CHANDLER's are not conferred upon
the majority of beer drinkers or water
drinkers.
Beer is not intoxicating in ordinary
quantities" continues the chemist; II
saying cheerful to the heerful. What
are they" plped NJ once an inquisitive
and unanswered voice. Every expert
mentor with the child Of hops and bar
ley must find the answer for himself
In the rathskeler under the Stndfs-
ZcifunO building in the easy old OF
tendorfian days was n gaunt young
German assistant head waiter, an anat
omy. a shadow, who confessed to sew
| enty glasses day. but doubtless he
meant ponies" A German of Ger
many has the art of slow and moderate
inhibition. an art not always acquired
by the American, even II he he of Ger
man descent. To the German beer Is
not dissipation and excitement. II Is
! his ice water. 80 TO speak. In accord
ance with American Ice water tradi-
| ton. lager beer IL served al tempera-
| ture that would fill German stomach,
one would think, any properly constl-
tuted stomach, with chills of horror.
! We'll. II beer Is food, there II lot
Of folks who hathtually overeat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
Getting Ready for the Reserve
Banks,

Mr.. BENJAMIN STRONG, Jr. who has
eral reserve bank for the New York
district, has before him splendid OPP
portunity for service. Upon him will
devolve the IA SIX of organizing the most
important bank In the new system and
guiding its operations through what
would have been under any circum-
stances the most trying period OF its
career, the early stages Of adapting II
to the existing financial structure, and
has been rendered far more trying by
which the new American banking prof.
ect is to be inaugurated.
Nothing In Mr.. SrRoNG's record Of ac-
complishment so far will compare with
the achievements now possible 10 him.
The New York reserve bank will be
the largest and by far the most I'm
portant of the institutions comprising
the country's new banking equipment.
No matter what the system was de-
signed by statute 10 effect in the way
OF a distribution of the prestige and
| power OF the financial centre OF the
! United States, the reserve bank of the
New York district will he the centre OF
energy for the whole system. 1t will
be the chief reliance OF the Federal Re
serve Board In carrying out the rcfor-
nation which alone can render the
country's vast resources Of wealth as
liquid and as mobile as they should he
for the requirements OF modern eco
nomlc enterprise.
The Federal Reserve Board Will he
practically "A central bank, the reserve
banks representing It's branches, hut the
New York reserve bank must in the
very nature of American conditions he
the principal instrument through which
the board must work. This Is true he
cause the country's financial and com
mcrclal clearing house has long been
established here, and the most that
statutory devices can do Is to express
and recognize custom. They cannot
violate It, II Is especially true because
In all those international economic re-
lations which are to-day Of such cnor-
nous consequence New York banking
has performed most Of the neccssa ry
financial functions
The honor which has been conferred
ON Mr. STRONG may he regarded rs an
expression Of the good opinion in which
he Is held by the banking community
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
THE Sun Of October 3 &C. l.. w" criti-
cised the journals which sent Messrs.
Irwin S. Cobb and John 7. McCutcheon
to the seat of war 1t is perfectly true
that clowns and comic artists have no
place at a funeral or an execution"
&C, L. W" must be unacquaiuted with
these gentlemen. particularly with their
serious work. Mr., Cobb is frankly n hui
morist, the most charming OF table COM
panions and delightful of racontcurs. Yet
many competent critics believe him
stronger in a different line, capable OF
tense descriptive work equal to the best
of Poe. stephen Crane or kpling. For
instance, "a Little Occurrence Up Side
Street"
Mr. John T. McCutchCon is widely trav-
elled. a keen observer Of men and things,
a reliable and experienced war GORE
spondent. His reports fr1m the Russo
japanese conflict and from the Bocr war
helped h. form the opinions Of many
millions Of sober minded Americans.
Nobody who knows either of these gen
tlemen has the slightest fear for their
tact or their discretion. or that they will
attempt to treat the worlds greatest
tragedy as a subject for huffoonery."
HARRIS DICKSON.
NEW York, October a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
JAPAN OUR FRIEND.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: On
September 10 The Sun published as its
leader an editorial article with the cap
ton Japan" 1t was the fairest and
must truthful editorial article on the
japanese situation that l have read
anywhere. 1t stated the facts as all
persons familiar with the opinion of the
leaders Of public sentiment In Japan
know them to be.
| wish THE Sun would republish II.
that its statements might again be i'm
pressed upon all intelligent Americans.
1t would be especially timely in view OF
the speech made in the House Of Rep
resentatives on Thursday, October !. by
Congressman Mann, the Republican
leader of the House. One may agree
with Mr. Mann in his view of Philip
pine independence without it's following
that Japan Is unfriendly 20 the United
States, and without believing that she
desires the Philippine Islands. MIR.
Mann may not have been rightly quoted.
1 hope he was not.
II the United States has ono friend
among the nations OF the East / am
convinced that Japan Is that nation. It
is pot a superficial opinion, but one
founded on some knowledge Of and ac-
quaintance with the leaders Of the Jap
anese people. They are anxious to be
friendly with the United States, They
desire nothing else. I do not believe
there is a single leader of Japanese
thought who is not truly pro-Amerlcan
They are not hypocrites. but a sincere,
liberty loving people.
II leading men in the United States
would only cease talking about Japan
wishing to attack us and of her being
DESTROYS of provoking a war with us It
would help a whole lot. Why cannot
we do as TO them as the leaders of
Japan are constantly doing as to us, as
sert our belief in the good faith of the
Japanese? But, on the contrary, we are
continually hating them by inlmical
legislation and by annoying suggestions
and insinuations that they seek war
with us
They are our friends. We have no
reason TO doubt II We should do every
thing to show our appreciation of their
oft expressed esteem for u.s. and TO en-
courage the union of the Sun OF Japan
and the Stars and Stripes in the trade
OF the Pacific Ocean. Nothing would
please Japan more. and nothing should
be more gratifying to the United States.
JOHN franklin FORT.
NEWARK, ". j., October g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07

.NTNTV TIITU nd
Of veterans Of Gettysburg who fought under
him In the great battle OF July. 1891
Fair the professions Of the years Of peace:
The smiling wives the laugh OF s!rl and
School heid and factory and nocks IN.
crease
The artist dreaming In a dusk Of toy.
The Towering years thatfslide In long denle
Why should their high psviions ever fau
Where gold is coined. where splendid sports
begule'
sudden a drumbeat and a trumpet's call.
Peace Ike futile phantom disappears
Before the magic of the battle years
The saping wounds, the heaping piles NJ
dead
Reek of red slaughter where Young u,e
had hloomed.
Fire blasted harvests and the nights Of dread
With great shells crashing DER city
doomed
No more their horrors can the heart nf
fright
Some deep NE thrill som. wondrous M,
of soul
Has hung wars image into golden light:
people turns to win a fearful goal
The warrior rides hts sacrifice 10 greet
The lnst the highest man for man can
frame
He fings his glowing lie at rrecdon,'s feet,
And fourfold generations bless his name
An God So made us lest at last we'd fan
To stand at bay for right. and. scorninG
The fortressed might Of haunting wrong a,
sail
And take the challenge Of tho battle years.
Loud sounding down the va'e Of time they
come,
The grim professions Of the battle years.
Their steps Of thunder and tho roll Of drum.
Tho glare OF burning towns upon their
spears
Their ragged nsgs anap. their broken lines
ewaying In passion TO be on and stay,
From evry eye a haleful glory shines
Though death in harness rides with their
array.
Day waivers over them 10 clouded night, and
Their bugles blarins forth a nations hymn
Their cannon flashing nretongues through
tho dark,
victors and conquered In cluster dim
Through winds Of womens cries, meath rain
Of tears
Sweep tho professions Of the battle years.
The battling men Of Gettysburg They pass
In bristling columns with a flaming front.
Face after face lifts haggard from the mass
white faces hardened In the battle hrunt
where COURAGE hlindly into carnage ran
Meade, Hancock Reynolds, wadsworth IN
the van,
While stern and stark ride Longstreet,
Hill and Lee.
Yea. even they who struck with Picketts
braves.
Fought for a cause they counted high and
dear;
But God had ruled there should no more he
slaves.
And down these lines Of battle made It
clear,
And high DER all, behold cloud wrapped.
Rri~
ruggoi MARTYR face, careworn and kind
The pity OF wide world in his eyes
Tho sunniest hopes for mankind IN his
MIND
As new worlds rose from clashins Of the
spheres
They gave US LISooIS, our dread battle
wears
JosEPH 7 e CLARKE
GErrrsBuRG BATTLEFIELD October g. 1914