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KEYS STAR SPANGLED BANNER.
Notes on the First publication OF the
lnsnlrlng National song.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN--SG: In
your editorial article on THE star
Spangled Banner" OF Sunday last your
mention Of the flag Of fifteen stripes and
fifteen stars which was the design OF
the emblem of our republic for twenty
three years up to July 4. 1915 interested
me. for. as you say. under this flag we
fought three wars, that with France.
17es-1s00: against TrIpoli. 1S0l-1S05, and
our second war against Great Britain,
all for the maintenance OF the rights OF
American citizens. Writers rarely speak
Of this part OF the history of the Stars
and Stripes. when 1t had fifteen OF each
and the blue field rested upon red
stripe instead of a white one. as 1t has
for nearly one hundred years.
In the fourth section, page 6. or the
same issue of THE SUAi, at the close OF an
article headed Keys own story OF His
Song II Is stated that: zone of the Balti-
more newspapers claimed to have made
the first publication OF Il on September
FL, but on behalf of another II Is claimed
that publication was made almost week
.arler."
The Baltimore American In its supple
ment OF September I claims that Keys
poem was first published in the American.
IL appeared In that newspaper In ITS
issue of September II, 1914, and have
before me a Photographic reproduction or
Evening Advertiser of Tuesday evening
September 20. which has the poem with
tho same title and account of its origin
as are given In the American OF the next
day.
The poem was headed Defence OF Fort
McIIenry." and the name OF the author is
not given. The editor OF the Patriot In -
paragraph preceding the account Of the
origin OF the song says: THE following
beautiful and animatlng effusion. which IS
destined long to outlast the occasion and
outlivc the impulse which produced 1t
tprophetic wordsl, has already been eN-
tensvely circulated. In our first renewal
OF publication. we rejoice in an opportun-
ity to enliven the sketch OF an exploit so
illustrlous with strains which so fitly
celebrate IT,"
Copies OF the song were struck of in
handful form and distributed on the
street nearly a week before 1t appeared In
the newspapers mentioned. Judge Nichol-
son. Keys brother-in-law, had taken the
draft OF the song TO the office OF the
Baltimore American and Commercial Adj
uerttseT, where the words were set In type
by Samuel Sands, an apprentice at the
time. PEIEG d. HARRISON.
MANCHESTER N. H.. September II.
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GERNiN MINES ~ THE NORTH
SEA
observations and Protest.

To the EplToR or THr SuN-Sfr. 7
nave just crossed the North Sea from
Gothcnburg Sweden, to Lcth. Scotland
on my way TO the United States In doing
so realized the great danger to neutral
shipping caused by German mines and
feel impelled to enter u protest with you
against this nefarious practice, with IA
hope that our Government may bring
pressure on the German Government to
stop such warfare, which IL "A violation
of international rules and regulations
The North Sea is practically studded
with German mines and every day brings
reports Of neutral ships being blown up
ON sunday, September 6, we passed
through part OF the sea covered with
debris, clothing. &c. which on arrival at
Leith We learned belonged to the British
cruiser Pathfinder, that struck mine
that morning and fuundcrcd with loss
OF 2G0 men.
IL certainly does not add Ia the glory
OF German achievements to resort to
practices such as the planting Of drift
mines that will make the navigation ~
the North Sea and adjoining waters un-
safe for years to come.
r.. X. RonEN
Director United States Navy League.
IuNDoN. september 2.
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Unhappy Magnates.

Mr.. STALLINGs and his Bostonian co.
horts decline to undergo the process
known technically as "cracklng"; Mr.,
MCGRAw's young men present them
selves rs victims Of temperament. They
hold second place with considerable for
titude. but they do not move UPWARD
with the celebrity for which their ad-
mlrers have hoped.
Meantime, as professional baseball Is
n purely sporting enterprise the pro
pretOrs Of Mr.. STAIJINGs and Mr.. Nc
GRAw find themselves In a most EN-
barrassing situation. The followers Of
their teams, aroused by close race and
a whlrlwind finish, insist on attending
the season end games in such numbers
that the club treasures are filed 10
overlooking. All the money Of New
York and Boston flows to them IN an
uninterrupted stream. Should relief
not come quickly to them their purely
altruistic dispositions may be tinged by
commercalism forced on them through
the memorable operations of fate.
Who can withhold sympathy from
the magnates as the dire possibilities
Of the neck and neck race in the Ma.
tional League are unfoldcd?
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II is to be hoped that the House of
Senator HoKE SMITHS amendment Ia
the emergency currency law admitting
state banks and trust companies to
membership in national currency MS
sociatlons so that they can emit bank
notes irrespective Of the prohibitiye
tax otherwise imposed on State bank
circulation.
The Smith amendment is simply an
other expression of the violent de-
mand of the Southern cotton grower
for any expedients, however danger
Gus, which may promise TO prevent the
loss that the European war threatens
cipal staple. senator SMITH says him
self that If his amendment becomes law
he expects that 1t will he awaited of
only 10y State banks and trust com.
panlcS in the principal cotton growing
States.
Resort to IL on so limited n scale Is
not something which can be relied
upon. The Smith amendment proposes
that the country rs n whole deliber'
atcly incur the risk of having the chan
ncls of c0mmcrce and finance flooded
with paper currency which must de-
preciate in value through it's very
excess.
The principle which President VIII,
SON invoked in his veto of the bill to
permit postal savings funds to be de.
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Japan.

Why should the people of this coun-
try expect and require from Japan
constant rea ssurances OF amicahle In
tentions. declarations like that of Wis
count KENTARo KANEKo at Toxic day
before yesterday, when he denied that
his Government had the remotest pur-
pose of acquiring the Philippines. and
cloquently proclaimed n friendship for
the United States as firm and enduring
as Plymouth Rock?
Is there anywhere the least evidence
To the contrary? Is there In any per-
fectly sane. candid and reasonable
American mind the thought that this
generous and loyal and tactful and I'M
commonly efficient people. who first
awoke 10 the life and light of civiliza-
ton at the cnll of American voices,
masks sinister designs and racial hatred
with a false face of friendship turned
toward us2
Ia It not about time that those OF us
who have not already learned to trust
her should grant TO Japan. so to say,
in matters Of international amity and
comfy, the rights and privileges of the
most favored nation? To such an at
titude as we display unhesitatlngly and
sincerely to our other friends among
the great nations there is no soul on
earth more receptive and responsive
than the Soul Of Dai-Nippon.
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The German Crown Prince continues T.
old the resurrection record.
see be the pa-a-apers
'Mosht livery day
Thot the Ger-rman Crown Pr-rince
Has vance more pasht away;
Poor w,lyim tho Lesser,
His exphirin' pants
How been henr-rd by rayporthers
From BelJ,m to Fr-rance'
Now Wilytm the Lesser's
Wan broth av kid!
They kill him wan minute
An nail down the lid;
But his corpse Is unaisy.
TITS soon Joompin' up
To hip advertise
Thot Dutch claner Frau Kruppi
Now. Donneliy. frindr
We've been. many's the year,
Phwile I sthuck TO whiskey
An you sthuck TO beer;
An the both av us know
Av the battles we've fought
whin I've been inveshted
An you've been half shot
But Wilylm, poor gossoon
He goes to perdit'on.
Filled up wild DUN dummies
In livery edition:
Thin they shoot him back nghtln.
To make wan more sthory.
For dlsthurbin' the peace
Thot lnveshts purgatory.
Poor wilyim the Lesser
Sure, all the world Wonders
Phwile through him the cannon balls
Volleys an thundheN.
How many tonnes more
He vii! go 20 the mat,
Joost count all his lives. frind,
An phwore Is your eat?
OLIN l.. LYMAN,
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FOREIGN MAILS GO OUT TO-DAY.
Three Steamships to Take sacks for
All Europe and Other Lands.

Three steamships with mai! for Europs
will sail to-day The Finland Of tHe
Red Star Line will take mail by wy *
Liverpool for ENGLAND, Holland. Belgium,
Africa Except SOUTH, West Asia ana
East indies. This mail closes a; .."
General Post Office ut $3.50 \. NJ O,HT
vessels that will sail to-day are me
italian liner Ancona, with mail closing
at the General Post Office at $50 \. Ne
for italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary
Bulgaria. Servia. Rumania, TurN''
Switzerland and Greece. and the Frcn'n
liner LA Touralne carrying mail. ,loS *
at the General Post Office at noon, .'r
France, Rumania. Bulgaria, S,lN""
Switzerland, Italy, Spain. Portugal. IHl-
key, Egypt. Greece, British India, Hr.i'h
East Africa. Slam. Malta, Gibraltar, Ccl-
Ion, Straits Settlements, Dutch Last
Indies. West Australia and Persia 10y
way OF Havrc.
on Monday the Fabre liner Patria w'u
sail with mail for the Azores, VN'n
closes at the General Post Office at noon
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Andrew Carnegie, who of his abundance
(something between forty and nifty million
pounds sterlingD has given II 900 to the
Prince OF wales Fund, and who, these lat
ter days. has found his precious Palace u
Peace falling about hi. oars has vcntured
to pipe from his Scottish stronghold a weak
and washy defence Of the Mad Dog Of
Europe. "The Kaiser" he says, "who alone
OF all present ruling potentatcs has pro.
served his country's peace for twenty-slx
years, X at least entitled to the benefit ~
the doubt" IL there Is any doubt In An
drews mind AZ to the Kascrs immediate
and personal responsibility for the hideous
war which In converting the continent into
a shambles, we shall begin to have doubts
az to Andrews sanity. Is II cant7 or
hath much money made him mad?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19
THE BIG THREE.
English. scotch and Irish Side by Side
Against the Germans.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. For
the past few days l have beheld a mental
picture which haunted me, and l should
like to pass IL on to your readers
Scene at the front In France. Straight
ahead. the grim, gray forces OF the Ger
mans, heavily intrenched. Before them.
preparing for charge. the dust grlmed
ranks OF the allies A division OF Eng
lish Is ordered up. Alongside Of 1t is
placed division OF Scotch. Then an
other division is located on the hattie line
These carry the Union Jack and a flag
OF green. The jaunty air OF the fighting
race" Is evident. They are Irish. The
three divisions stand at attention. Sud
denly something happens a colloquy, un-
seenly In military discipline.
An Englishman shouts TO the Scofchmen
"For the love of God try and acquit your
selves hsnorably to-day. Don't let IL al
ways be said Englishmen do your fight
ing" Dark looks greet the utterance
among the clans. Silence reigns. Then n
wild tumult. Turning 10 the Irish, a
Scotchman cries: III there ever was any
valor In an Irishman. bring II out now.
We Scotchmen will show you the way"
yell of anger comes up from the ranks
where gllstens the green. and hundreds
OF circumstances are heard.
Finally in a clear, ringing voice an
freshman, mounted on his fellows
shoulders, hurls defiance at both English
and Scotch. and closes with: SHOW US
the way! Why, you amateur soldiers,
you blathering camp followers Just
sit down and have cup OF tea, and wen
lick these Germans alone
Then grim resolution rests upon the
martial array. Order Is restored \
laugh Is heard In some quarters an oath
in others. and then silence The order ~
advance is given. The response is mighty.
and the three divisions, English. Scotcl,
and Irish. are hidden In the smoke of con
f,ict shoulder to shoulder. storming tina
front. Can anything hold this assault
Can anything mortal resist the blow
Where are their differences now?
THOMAS II. KEENAN,
BoSToN SeDtembrr is
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TO THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir.
send market prices quoted about Septem-
Der in Manchester. England My con-
tention is that IL the English or any other
nation can buy beef so cheaply. with all
the necessary expenses attached thereto,
there must be some exceptional reason
why We m these United States OF America
have to pay so very much more. l am
Informed living prices are Just a shade
above the prices before the war.
Beef (Engllsh) I presume Is the live
stock that leaves these United States "
America. where We are so very short.
J. f. DALE
RAILWAY. " j. Septembcr is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19
WORKMEN'S CLAIMS RUSHED
OmcinIs Dispose Z"
1000 In Week.

Workmen's compensation officials
point with pride" to the fact that N
the last week 900 claims have been
disposed of. whereas in the previous
months only 1000 were handled, They "S'
poet 10 make It 1850 next week.
Thus far $4,000 compcnsatable ClaIus
have been received, but 1000 claimants
have failed to respond to three written
requests for further particulars. 50 theF
claims are likely to be thrown out.
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II will bo Senator BALDWIN IL the Hon.
FRANK b. BRANDEGEE fails to convince
the people of Connecticut that the Will
son Administration is unworthy of pub
lie confidence. Governor BALDWIN would
be one of the old fashioned kind Of
Senators, learned, conservative, dlgni-
fed and independent; but would he not
feel rather lonely In the Senate nova
days?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19
The Fans Lament,

can cat but very little meat,
My stomach's on the pcrk.
It's hard. ] find, to keop my nina
Upon my daily work.
cannot drink, and yet, think
'Twould bnnish ev'ry pain
Should Giants brace In pennant race
And lead the Braves again.
II, s. HAsKINs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19

4 warning to American aviators not
to fly over the Canadian border was is
sued by the State Department to-day
Washington despatch.
IL not little Canada, so far from the
seat Of war unnecessarily nervous and
suspicious?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19

Following close on tho fictitious tale
OF the sinking OF the liner Kronprinz
Wilhelm by the British cruiser Lancaster
was the report to-day that the North
German Lloyd's Barbarossa had surrep-
titiously left her pier In Hoboken last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19
Not an Unfair Quest lon.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr. VIII
somebody kindly cnlghten my ignorance? ?
II German "miitarsm" we hear so much
about must be destroyed" even though
II result In the overthrow of the inn
perlal throne" as Sir James Barrie says
In to-day's SUN, why IL II not equally im-
portant that England's "militarism" of
tho seas should he likewise overthrownG
Can Sir James Barrie answer that? Is
there any difference?
T., WEITEMEyER
Npw yopE Spnfen1her is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-19

London Office. Emnsham House. 1 Arundel
street Strand
Paris Office. Rue ic Ia Michodiere' on
Ruo du Quatrc Septembrc.
Washington office. tIlbhs Building
brooklyn once, i06 Livingston street.
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General VILLA in a message thank
Ing President WILsoN for his order to
withdraw the American troops at Vera
Cruz signs himself General in Chief
or the Division of the North" lie is
now General of Division Ivy order OF
the First Chief" and his command
consists Of 10000 well trained mon. all
OF them veterans of the revolution.
FRANCISCO VILLA has begun TO take him
self seriously as a rising man in Mex
leo, and with warrant. In spite of his
lack OF education he is the most power
ful man in the country to-day, and the
Administration that wins his support
VIII be strong enough to maintain order
and restore industry. Fifteen months or
so ago PANCHo VILLA rode across the
bridge at III paso with "A handful Of
pesos. a few ragged followers, and the
reputation pf an outlaw, to make war
upon the Huerta Administration. No
Mexican In our times has had u more
remarkable career. VILLA is "A self-madc
great man. for 1t must bc recognized
that he is distinguished among his fell
lows, many Of whom had advantages Of
wealth and education denied him.
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night and anchored down the bay pre-
paratory to making n dash out of the
harbor-THE EVENING SUN.
Honor TO the maker of that report.
No doubt he was as big at birth as
GARGANTUA and called immtigably with
his infant lips for IA thousand seidels.
And hail to the good old Barbarossa,
lightning of the wine.dark sea in
Phenician times and swifter than the
winds and wings OF the thunderbolt in
our own. A boat of character, stanch,
where one eats well. But how one
would love to see her making a dash"
Evidently Hoboken, ocean OF beer and
mother Of jokes, is enjoying itself still.
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RAILWAY. y. J., September is.
Manchester Maximum


'These are, no doubt. American
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street.
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Culture and War.

Director United States Navy League.
LoNpoN. september ..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-15
TAKING NEWS

KK TAR-TdES is twice day demand for fresh thriller to Justify the poster headlines If real dispatches
 there industrious and young who expected to their With the help Of maps gudebooks book of military they credtable bulletin
 Probably the majority Of daily ehaenged dispatch that this that linotype finished witt it :
 It never occurs to people to compare the today with what printed yesterday The the their favorite journal pleasant fiction does bother them s8.as.
 But the American public intelligence Of growing who has just learned to read, anything type the authority and prestige oIearnng and
 other day when he begins want to happened, not what reporter guesses
 The thing that is hurting news
 papers IS the that they not good advertising The man who can be deceived by shod and anything big newspaper successes of today the themselves seriously daily record of the which feel huliated if by chance they for fake That kind the substantial people, whose support looking for. FsA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-15
FOOD FAMINE MORE DANGEROUS THAN GOLD FAMINE

HERE OUGHT be little difficulty in establishing the u character O prices. apparent everybody that there food in the than there just before the European broke the that to Europe have been suspended fighting began.
 Proof of the artificial increase will be found in and others that the certain quantities storage, butter, That acquired at certain cost That large profit That without the necessity of purchasing food higher prices these stocks higher prices.
 Not dollars worth food ought exported Europe st the of the this country food to Europe to proong the and increase the injury selves that will come through the
 fsuch shipments be made the famine in America, then they must at all hazards prevented
 The constitution forbids laws preventing exports of food products As the constitution might be pended in this particular though would be extension of the rule under which usually resorted to-
 logical of the matter would regard condition combat Europe affecting urio the American people to extent rendering extreme procedure necessary.
 rule has been applied, by against the gold Food is at least necessary gold food and painful than gold an1ine steps not extreme to prevent the of gold will ainly be conservative if applied to the export of food
 export food, simpler strict accordance with the constitution be resored too The grain stored for shipment abroad in expectancy of be taken by seizure, and distributed advanage relieve the sufferng of the people the being paid a fair price for what is taken.
 food pirates dangerous foreign foes and should punished with all the rgors the law
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-15
POPULAR GOVERNMENT AND WAR.

AR HAS always been primarily affair of kings and nobIes. the old feudal days, the lord his certain protection in return exaced military The got universal lauessnes could well scrapping half Of the ruling baron Autoeratic ealousIy their prestige
 
 It survival Of this arcac feudal spirit that drought on the tragic conflict in Europe.
 Tn older history, kings and generals their ambitions pas rivares center interests. bor suffering and feed the of the cannon, minor matter. Democratic governnent provides escape National hatred be nursed at every hearthsone Mothers bring their boys Under oahs of racial The headsrong brand every humble home leaps into fire. But general thing popular government reduces the
 
 Congresses and parIiaen the lust of tiny of progress integrity are
 
 pie will sanction and support if m ar little territory of the nation will ask why they should sacrifice their and their little trifng ernents that bring needless likely them rising popular goye
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-15
KAISER'S CHANCELLOR CALLS UPON AMERICANS TO USE COMMON SENSE
 IN JUDGING EUROPEAN WAR NEWS

Company has issued newspapers officially 1n an interview  o is s5# She demanded the Friendship him., Russia uaspr against Germany unnatural alliance with Rus conpened the French nont works.
 
 the German atac on
  ennphaHcaIy acted.S
 
 
 intoth entire night tforn liberty
 aIt is with heavy the worH betvee ne tvoc 5 herself
  of yvhich
  them to Inelsb representaHons askth preJu will then lie with harisnn"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-15
EDITORIAL NOTES

The conferences have insisting araents are too large and the proceeding to reduce them.
 The generals n the present conflict herocay leading their troops by dispatches dictated quiet force of stenographers
 At the present time treaty solemnly signed by Euro pean powers nearly valuable lottery ticket
 nay turns out to be the going for mess of fish.
 work of the day until he has discussed the boss.
 is hard to make believe that he'll they read that the fighting have permitted "naor tarium adjournng the payment of debts. m sa gun s n s e ss ss1 @ ea5 s a sa look