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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

An Archbishop of but seven years
age, his Cardinals robes dunned last
May. new honurs have crowded fast
upon him who was chosen yesterday
TO the supreme seat of Roman Catholic
Christendom. In the prime of life. bred
70 n wide scope of affairs as secretary
10 the Nunciaturc Of Spain and secre-
tary To the able and subtle RAMPoLLA
close ~ MERRY pEI VAL. u friend of cor
dial relations between the Vatican and
;hc Quirinal. GIAcoMo DELLA 'HiE>A
seems To have had u training and APP
premiership suspicious for his discharge
of those almost worldwide functions
which demand the utmost tact. policy
and wisdom Of an acute and a com
progressive craftsmanship.
Tho opportunity makes ar rather re
veal, the man. and it seems idle to pre-
a." n continuance or Il change Of the
system of PIUs y. n the world NJ
Aoruis and rcli gion subsiSts unailcrcd.
the objective world is in CONFUSION.
Whether international exhaustion pro-
lnu=ed or transformed into an ultimate
stable equilibrium; whether recon
>truction of the geographical and po-
Utica. maps of Europe, Africa aud
Asia he she end Of the war. inSauablc
wounds and ruins irrctrievahle threat
en- -. the secular retrospect of the
lnlmry II s>-SIntion familiar enough,
hut making previs~c Impossible. Peace
* no doubt the MOST - lent wish of
BENEDICT XIV, ms OF every other hui
name spirit, but peace In these highly
"Christian" times is made with 2Nl'
and not the erect cross,
The first BENEDICT became chief pas
tor of the Church when the Lombard'
were ravaging Italy. The latest RfNt
DICT sees great regions of Europe har
red and vigilnnt Italy armed, M atten
ton. The Grand Turk, that used IL
bc, has been fired by The achievements
of his Christian brethren.
IF children he multiplied II Is for III,
sword" such is the bitter text of jon
that breaches Itself now. But let US
Catholics. Protestants. Jews. Agnostics
respecting the venerable throne to whicl
BENEDICr Nv. has been called In per
picking and disastrous days. and re-
memberlng what labors and nnXletic'
lie before him, say rather l'encdictu'
qui vents in nomlne Domlni!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

and poetic recrea ton which so aroused
persons of decent instinct three years
ago had span short and suddenly
ended. They could find no permanent
place in the amusements Of wholesome,
clean minded men and women, and be-
cause of this their emergence from the
haunts Of the depraved was quickly
over Before the dancing instructors
could record their disgust over the
threatened degradation Of their art Its
followers had decided the fate Of the
intruders.
The more recent complications OF the
dance have not thrived. When the word
tango was on the lips Of all, the dance
Itself was INDUCED In by small mi
norlty. Most men and women dance
for pleasure, not to execute a task /;
hence any figure that necessitates con
scious step counting cannot be really
popular The music for such n dance
starts. the floor clears, and one op two
couples display their skill In what Is
an exhibition. not diversion. That
concluded, the onestep Is heard: the
floor II filed In moment, and the
simpler steps are those most used.
The dancing instructors are wise and
alert. They know their public and
recognize its good taste and sound
judgment. They strive to please and
so doing they acknowledge their obllga-
ton to the real masters Of the dance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
The stock Exchange and the Foreign
Investor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr; Is
the closing OF the New York Stock FIX
change Justihable, In view OF the fact
that so great an amount OF American
railway securities has been placed"
abroad?
Is IL not placing the foreign investor In
the situation OF buying lemon" NO 20
speak, or. in other words has not the
United States, without reservation. I'M
loaded "A vast amount OF securities m
Europe which can only be asslmilated
In this country, and is 1t fair to these
foreign investors, now In great need. to
deprive them OF realizing on the amount
OF their Investment?
II would seem that some outlet might
be provided else. will not the foreign
customers beware OF American securities
feeling themselves. In the present In
stance, "stung'?
What is the sentiment in this respect
]. X. MAIN
New YORK, September :,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
The Real Dancing Masters.

The light footed ladies and gentle
men who In their professional capacity
Of dancing instructors confer In New
York this week follow Loyalty the lead
Of the real dancing masters the IN
tcllgcnt public 20 which they cater.
They frown on acrohntcs, oppose those
steps which are not easily to he nc
qulred, and generally align themselves
on the side Of sanity and snfety, where
their patrons have habitually been
found.
Those perverslons OF delightful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

General T. J. VfLJoEN. who in tn,
Anglo Boer war was second under LOUIS
RoTHA. the Bocr commander IN chief
cabled to-day to BoTHA at Pretoria as
follows: This In Il most opportune time
for South Africa to cast off English rule
forever. All Beers In this country Will
rally to the old nag."--Ei PdSo despatch
The viLJoES in question must he BEN
who was not such redoubtablc and in
flucnt!al figure I'm the Boer war as tn,
Fl Paso despatch would indicate. II n,
has sent such n despatch TO brave and
sagaclous LOUIS BoTHA. who is now n
pillar OF the British Government IN
South Africa. 1t Will probably receive
no answer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
THE UNITED KINGDOM.
4 short Lesson I'm History FOR n Citizen
OF N1Ontclair.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: Has
not your platitudirarian correspondent.
Robert Scott OF Montclair, overreached
himself when he says
Personally should no more defend the
old feudalism that for long time
shackled the United Kingdom than I would
the pernicious system of bureaucracy and
milItarism of Germany and Russia. Feudal-
ism and mtlNarism should have been buried
long ago.
Political feudalism disappeared In Eng.
land with the downfall OF the baronial
mower at the close OF the wars OF the
Roses. which ended with the battle OF
Bosworth Field. August 20. 1+s6, and the
marriage OF Henry VII. OF Lancaster
with Elizabeth OF York In January. 1856
more than two hundred and twenty years
before the United Kingdom was consti-
tuted (May /, 1000, and three hundred
and fifteen years before the British realm
was named the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain and Ireland, January l. 1901 tsee
Act of Union. 80 and 40 George Ill.,
C. SD, SiMrLicissiMus.
New YoRK. September g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
Scraps OF paper.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST; Some
day this European war will stop. Let us
suppose the Kaiser triumphant. Parti-
ton OF territory and spoil has been made.
Agreement with the dominant Germany
has been formulated. signed. sealed and
delivered"
Such an agreement OF course has been
drawn up on IA scrap OF paper" OF more
or less pretenson, VIII It be worth the
paper Il Is written on'
NV German customers always observe
their agreements. hence I have been SO
surpr,sed TO see some OF the newspapers
...ert that the German Kaiser has not
,hserved his. TRAVELLING SALESMAN.
roKRIsaroN, Conn. September ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

Say it bluntly: The Hon. WILLIAM S.
IIowARp. VI. G.. Of Georgia. who talked
90 the House about "Hoboken. y. Y"
Is ignorant beyond precedent and has
s!nned beyond forgiveness against the
best known city In the world. Con-
stantinople is an obscure village. Lon
don is an unfamiliar hamlet compared
with brave and beerful Hoboken. illus
trious in a thousand ways "A household
word to millions that never heard of
Georgia.
Jerseys jewel Glory's token.
Through the centuries unbroken
Sweeter word shall ne'er be spoken
Hoboken"
Al Mr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
As Mr.. SwISBURNE sings.

EMIL FISCHER, who has Just died In
Germany, established here the artistic
ideal OF the leading role in RICHARD
WAGNER's Die Meistersinger." II was
standard 10 which none Of his sue
cessors wholly attained go rare was its
combination Of dramatic and musical
beauty. 1t was. above all, the Tcutonic
Hans Sachs After his day AT the Metro
politan Opera House came EDoUA ARD DE
REszKE. ANTON VAN RooY and others.
But there was no other that reached
the poetic heights Of Herr FISCHER in
Interpreting the cobbler poet OF Nurcm-
berg. This was no traditional excel
enCe formed from the first impressions
OF the part which il was Herr FGscHER's
fortune to introduce here in German.
Probably IL was the unusual combina-
ton of type and character which cor
responded 80 closely. The great singer
not only looked Hans Sachs and felt
the emotions of the role, he was able
To sing the music Of the composer as he
intended II to be sung and enough Of
an artist to put his ideas before the pub
lie. 1t is of such elements that great
approximations are made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
A GERMAN VIEW.
Backs to the wall and Fighting Now for
Dear Life,

near Lie.
To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. DO
you really think that Germany should be
execrated because Of dropping bombs upon
Antwerp? You certainly know fun well
that war IL not Sunday school picnic
and that Germany could not be expected
to handle her enemies with kid gloves
war is hell" as sherman said ana
Give EN- hell, boys, give 'em hell" are
supposed to have been the last words OF
General Lawton to his men. by way Of
announcement, before a Filipino bullet
cut short the career Of that intrepid sol
der. War was never Intended to be any
thing but he'll. so why should we not
be perfectly frank about IL? Why should
we indulge In any shallow cant and Peck
snifiian hypocrisy about II? And espe-
cially why should such great ado about
aerial bomb throwing be made by our
British cousins. those good people who.
well within the memory OF living man,
not IN the moral darkness OF the Middle
Ages, mind you. displayed their human
ity' by binding their helpless captives to
,he mouths OF cannon and blowing them
into eternity. and who but within recent
years contrived for their own specific use
against Inferior. uncivillzed 90 peoples
that merciful missive OF death the dunn
luw bullet?
What's the difference whether n projec-
tile comes hurtling into fortified town
from straight overhead or speeds on its
death dealing mission In the orthodox
fashion that seems to have the due APP
prevail Of civilized nations" the world
over? Does the commander who mounts
his guns some miles outside OF town and
thence sends forth his messengers OF de-
struction and d.solatlon humanely avoid
hitting women and children and non-com-
batants generally BY no means Oh
but II liz asserted that the Germans did
not comply with the formality OF giving
Antwerp due notice OF what was in store
for her. 30 that all the guns In town, II
possible might be trained upon the Zen
pelin monster as soon as II showed itself
In the sky We'll, you should not be too
severe with them for dlsregardlnR the
rules Of polite society under the stress Of
.Nistlng circumstances II also used to
Dee the custom among nations to issue an
official declaration Of war before actually
beginning hostilltles: but our good friends
90 the progressive" Japanese changed
all that by sinking a Russian cruiser or
two, with every mothers son aboa ri
thereof one dark night no, 80 long ago,
II am not grlevously in error lust to
give their Muscovite present day bosom
friends gentle hint that not everything
was all right between them before for
mally declaring war agaias, them
No, no. war Is he'll, and methnks the
moro hellish Il can be made since un-
! fortunately IL IL being made at one place
or another year in and year out the
sooner man will rid himself ~ this incu-
bus. this universal curse. Nothing but
the direst and most imperative neces-
slty. / believe. will ever stop war and
such necessity would PROFESSIONALLY
arise IL. for instance. Germany now had
| available say a hundred OF these Zeppe-
/ in dir.gihlcs. all fully equipped to do their
| worst She could then give notice to her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

Secretary Lane OF the Interior De
partmcnt announced yesterday that the
first American potash will he produced
b. plant at Searles, Cal, within
three months, the output beginning at
five tons II day. the amount to be In
creased quickly TO 100 tons n day. Com
pp:1l Niln the total consumption In
this country this is not much, but It
Is iN,rN5'ble that the Searles Lake lie
post OF the mineral should be the only
commercially workable one In the
Initrl States, and we are justified IN
hoping that our agricultural bondage
TO Germany for potash Ia at last to be
broken.
As the welcome news OF this add
lion 10 American resources comes from
W. s'inrtou Il may hc assumed to have
reached the cars OF the Secretary OF
Agriculture. with all dihidhnce we
suggest to Professor IIoUsToN that he
divert fron other purposes sum Of
money sufficient to gather authentic
Information OF the results obtained
with fertilizers contninn; various per-
cpntnges Of this mineral. Is It true
that the farming community has been
educated 20 dNmand unnecessary Ouan.
titles Of potash in commeWlcal mAnures
and llGt this is responsible for high
expenditure serving no good purpose2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

Germs member banks.
In many ways the Federal Reserve
system offers means OF mobilizing the
country's resources OF wealth. and espe-
cially It's banking power. for far more
effective employment than under the
present system. 1t may be that the
immediate establishment Of the new re-
serve banks will seem TO the confer
ence the next most important thing to
do in the work Of solving the most
pressing Of American problems.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

soundly and doubly licked In the Wis.
consin primaries, none the less IL
Battle Bob mapping out his campaign
for the Republican Presidential nomi.
nation in 1916" Lord CHEsTERrlELD used
TO say: Lord SANDWICH and myself
have been dead for two years. but no
body has found II out" AS for Battle
BOB. everybody has found it out but
himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

WAsHIsGroH, Sept, S.--Formet Alto
General James G, McReynolis was
sworn In to-day as Associate Justice ~
the Supreme Court Chief Justice "hlo
made a trip from White Sulphur Springs
10 administer the oath.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

London office. bingham House Arundel
street strand.
Paris ONCE. 6 Rue de Ia Michodiefe' o"
Rue du QuAtre SeptemOre.
Washington once. Hiobs BuNiins'
Brooklyn onice lOs Livingston street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
.RUSSIAL0NG AVOIDED
AN OFFENSIVE WAR
Fatal to Attack Germany, Gen.
KurOpatkin Said After
japanese War.
OLD POLICY Is CHANGED
France May Have ENcrtcd
Strong Influence in Undue
ing Adoption Of New Plan.
ny DIR. BELA sZEKELy.
ciai Correspondence to TnE srv

BUDAPEST, Aug. 15-News from the
scene OF war in Russia and Spvln 50
far In scarce. The newspapers are rro.
hibited from publishing any military In.
formation but that approved by the Army
Press Bureau And IL news is scarce the
means OF forwarding It are meagre. Ran.
roads, telegraph and telephone are almos;
exclusively at the disposition OF the mill.
tary authorities
Even registered mail. as well rs tele.
grams. is forwarded only at the risk OF
the sender. no guarantee being given that
u will be delivered. From the various
States OF the Triple Alliance II Ia al
together impossible to wire or to send
letters into the states belonging TO the
Triple Entente. or vice versa. The great
est uncertainty prevails also with regard
TO the transatlantic mails, and Americans
fnd themselves unable to communicate
with their country except by cable
Trains In Aus;ria-Hungary and Germany
which previous to the war made certain
distances In four or five hours now take
as many days for the same distance and
reach their destination only with great
difficulty and uncertainty.
Under these conditions ! really wonder
how much the American public knows OF
the war which is raging on the Russian
frontier and In Sersia. IL must be borne
In mind that the War Department censors
only news having a bearing UPON military
operations or concerning information
which might be profitable TO the enemy
Although official news is gwen out with
the utmost regard for the truth. military
censorship In passing on other than off,
cial news IL concerned only in its tactical
and strategical consequences. Hence
news, no matter how scarce. must be
weeded out. sorted and Investigated
The boundary line along which the Ger
man and Austro- Hungarian troops face
the Russian army Is 1900 English miles
In length. Were the rest of Europe en-
Joying the blessings of peace the war OF
the two central European powers against
Russia would be In Itself one of the most
gigantic struggles the world has ever
seen. At almost every point on This in
term!nable line BATHS are being fought
troops are moving, bridges and railroads
are dynanited and cities and towns are
captured or set afire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

~ our friends ,cho lar0r us trtt6 mdnuscr'pt'
and Illustrations for publication s'sh TO mare
rejected articles returned they must ~ a" cases
ssrd stonps for thai purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

Hello brother. deficiency BILL 10 the
Hon. THEODORE DOUGLAS RoBfNsoN.
The spear u Mr.. RopISsoNs esteemed
relative knows no brother
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04

Those who know the good natur,d char
acter OF our troops.--NcT Official German
statement about the Louvdrn pleasantly.
The Belgians are not OF those who
know IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04
subscriptions by Mail. Postpaid.

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23

Of the weak by the strong its d.
ticatlon or profits. its supremacy OF
the material over the spiritual, It's
callous disregard of human rights. it's
high nervous tension. its jearousies
an denyles, its class struggles. its
greed of labor and capital-that? ? :? i?
??--- should he eternal
For my own part I not only be-
lieve this, bat I also believe that there
IS a Power at work in the world that
viii insure the passing Of these things,
an dthat this Power is the living
Spirit of Christ Himself active as
never before in the hearts of men. /
am no pessimist. I am Christian
0ptimist. I believe that the kingd
will come in spite fall our selfish
ness and greed. I believe that the
Sermon on the Mount--so impossible
????-will one day be the universal
law of human intercourse. l believe
the promise standeth sure"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
COOKE MAY SUCCEED
GEO. D. CRENSHAV
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO Eject
CITY ACCOUNT SNT--OTH
COMMITTEES MEET.

The finance committee Of the city
council Will meet tonight 10 elect a
city accountant. This is one OF the
most responsible positions in tho city
government. Former Mayor Nc
carthy, now member Of the admins
trative board. was the first city ac-
ceuntant. When he was elected mayor
to succeed Mayor Taylor. George $.
Crenshaw was chosen to fiji the va
cancy. MIR. Crenshaw held the position
until recently, when he was elected as
city auditor Mr. Crenshaw has been
combining both aositions in the
emergency. and ii is generally felt tn
couneiimanic circles that ii Will he
hard proposition TO get n man To I'll
the place rs both Mr. Mccarthy and
Mr.. Creushaw filled 1t.
There Will he. IL is said, three names
before the committee, those of Hugh
T.. Cooke. Henry q Proctor and Henry
e. Golfer All Of these candidates are
considered good accountants It Ia
said l3y some ~ the wiseacres, how
ever. that probably Mr.. Cooke VIII be
selected,
At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
street committee will meet
ON Tuesday at 5 o'clock the commit
zee un clnlma MIL assemble and On
Thursday at O'Clock the committee
on advertising will get together.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
christianity IS
Continued from First Page.)

{
life and limb which creates SO much
Of the necessity for these charitable
institutions II was a good thing for
Yerkcs to buila than great observatory
in Cb3cotso. mt mo- D11biic service Of
that kfnd can wine ont The scandal of
bl4 onarations I'm t}e street-railways
Of that CITY
"Christianity. INV friends Is a SOC
ia1 religion. If n begins with the
iudivi9nn1 II hasas Tia end the king
10 m0f Cod o,, ,rarth In the wear
1870 Mir Non5v ,irged Reecher to
leave the plvmouth church for q
world wide tonr a. EVANGELISM After
Mr.. Moody had gone Reecher said TO
Dr LYMAN AI,(,ott. az should like TO
do II but. II isinnnssibIe. we don't
agree Mr. Moody believes that this
is a LOST world ana he il irving to
save some from thn wreck + believe
that il il The worls itself which is to
no savaa and tno kingdom Of His
world arc ia be -.,n,e Inc Kingdoms OF.
ntc,
mo better dennjtion Of the king,
dom faith ro,Y}d bgva been given. II
l. treason to that fail hfo say that
tbo world car,t evou, more inst and
having than ii is--that things must
90 on fnrever ~ tho ola unbrotherlv
vvav According ia Christrs promise
we loal, for "a new heaven and a new
earth wherein avelleth righteousness:
and. tbe sermon no me Nount is inst
p,s legislation fnr that time-His
n,atrhless tellfo.. af The secret where
hv If we only viii we "a nturn this
old sin and solf-carsed world of ours
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
DIAMOND THIEF
IS UNDER ARREST
MAN SAID TO HAVE PAWNED
CHASIE TRAFIERTS RING
Is TAKEN.

r. l.. Tyson. alias A. w Ransome.
the man who aided Laura Brewer
in the disposition Of the $500 diamond
ring which the woman stole several
days ago from Chasie Traferie, OF 500
West Main street, and who made his
escape from this city before the po-
lice were able to lay hands upon
| him. was arrested in Aurora. Indiana.
yesterday, according to message re-
ceived at police headquarters early
last night
The chief OF police OF that place
was requested to hold him. Detec-
tive Sergeant John Wiley will leave
tomorrow afternoon or early In the
next morning to bring the man back
to Richmond for trial
The police are OF the opinion that
they have dead case against the
pair, The woman was present at
house in the West End when Mr..
Traferie called to see the proprietor
on matter of business. She saw
the ring and admired 1t. whereupon
the owner took II oft TO allow her
tioo was distracted Il is said, she
left the room and tne ho1Isc. The
ring was later recevete1 from
Brrf d street pawn&hpn Nv detective
Whey who there learned that II had
been pawned by Ransom ~ Tvs on,
The woman was arrested the ext
day on Broad street and brought 10
police Headquarters. whore she made
no denial Of taking the ring.
Tyson was a telegraph operator.
employed here by the Atlantic Coast
Line railway. He learned that the
police were seeking him, and made
a quick getaway. leaving a note ASK
Ing that his months salary be paid
his wife, This referred To tie Brewer
woman to whom the railway com
pany refused to pay the money npon
learning that she was not the wife
OF Tyson. she told the authorities
that the ring had been forcihly taken
from her by Tyson. with whom she
came To Richmond from Pittsburg.
and that she had intended returning
it to Mir. Traferi.