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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYS.

July 2S-All the talk Of war in Europe. and OF
how It may come. and soon, which God forfend :.
To the office and at my work all day and in the
evening with G.. Rice to pu0lick and ! had a
bcaker Of ale. and he some griled sardines, sad
bit Of provendcr for fine big man like him.
29-At versc-writng till in the afternoon, and
then with J. Steinacher TO the court, where he
beat me and could do so, meseemed at will. Yet
! shall beat him ever the year is done
Then he and I did play Paul Mead and II. Ccaver
and they beat Us. but through no fault Of mine
To Mrs Stout's for dinner, a good one, and thence
hastily to the Office which ] got TO late, so that
the printing men feared III had come TO me- All
evening there, and home and to-bed.
3O-Up, and had Il. Pcmberton to pack my port
manteau, which ] am maadroit at and which ne
doth well as my wife did, which is no
light praise. To my office and thence to Mis-
tress Alice, who hath come home for a day, and
very glad of seeing her. With g. Parsons TO
dinner and thence TO the Office. where till late az
my stint and thence 10 the stcam-train for ST.
Botolphc's TOwne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
G. Moore as Don Giovanni.

1--WE do not know the motive that prompted
Bettina to GO to Goethe" says Mr. Moore And
1.-THE nearest thing in literature to my own case IS
TO be found in The Confessions. Also, "al nv
other love affairs were commonplace compared to
this one. literary love par excellence, to which
the loves of Musset and George Sand were shallow
and without perspective"
Are we curious to learn after all this why the
lady from Austin. Tex, came to Mr. George
Moore in Dublin, Ireland: Not bit of it. but
Mr. Moore insists on telling us why, none the less,
in "The English Review 1t is of the earV
eighteen-eghtes Notwithstanding its modern
twist: it antedates the dcfunct yellow Book Ii
is rs musty as Theophile Gautier.
Mr.. Moore is a great artist, but we have grown
oh. so tired Of his "fanfaronnade des bonnes
fortunes" which he may or may not have had
We are quite willing to admit that he is the sue
ceSsor of Don Giovanni If he will only stop talk
ing about it. He is now close on sixty. If he IS
careful he will degenerate into that most terri
bic Of all club bores the rheumy old buck who
boasts Of his career ladykiller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
The Men Who Made the Canal Possible

The bill introduced in the House OF Represents
tves to reward the men who built the Panama
Canal IS simple act Of justice. The thanks OF
Congress are extended to each Of the surviving
engineer members OF the construction commission
Colonel Goethals and Colonel Gorgas are to be
made major generals. and advancement IN grade
upon retirement is proposed for Colonel Hodges
and Lieutenant Colonel Sibert Of the army, and
Commander Rousseau. Of the navy.
For the devoted Gaillard, who sacrificed his life
to the great task at Culebra only the remembrance
Of a grateful nation can be offered. Probably the
suggested change in the name Of Culebra Cut 10
Gaiard Cut is the best form Of public monument
which can be devised in his case, and II Congress
sional action to this end is necessary 1t should be
taken now.
Representative Adamson voices the sentiments
Of the entire nation in urging these rewards for
great work nobly performed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
EXTERMINATE COPPERHEADS
But Don't Include Harmless Snakes
in Park Cleanup.
litnr of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Just read, lying before me -
your most humane editorial, "A Snake
Hunt Needed"
1t is lesser catastrophe of nature
that an area of such naturalistic Won
ders and beauties, at the very door OF
New York City, and largely a pleasure
ground Of its toilers, should be in
tested with such dangerous ANNA.
as the copperhead snake. the venom of
which is almost as virulcnt as that of
the rattlesnake and which is an exceed
ingly more despicable reptile to en-
counter
Your suggestion of an determination
is excellent. but nevertheless ex.cr-
minators should discriminate between
the coppcrhead and the numerous
harmless snakes. as the black snake,
milk, hog-noscd, water. garter, rtc
most of which are beneficial to man
and all of which arc interesting objects
Of natural history.
The determination of coppcrhcads
in the Interstate Park could be accom-
plished in about five years Of SYSTEM
attic and inccssant hunting. Although
the coppcrhcad is very sccrctivc. hunt
ing its prey at night and inhabiting
rocky situations. in which the Pail
sldcs abound, its habit Of hibcrna-
ton is Of great assistance to the cN.
tcrminators. Coppcrhcads den to-
gcthcr in large numbers in the cold
months for mutual warmth. In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
WON'T ACCEPT T. RS CHOICE
Civil War Veteran Afraid He'll Have
to Vote for Democrat.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The writer is an oldtime Repub-
lcan. My first vote was cast Tor
Abraham Lincoln. and ! have voted a
straight Republican ticket every year
since. with one exception. That eXcep-
tion was the year that foolishly voted
for Horace Greeley as against my old
commander. General Grant, but | am
now considerably disturbed lest ! may
have TO cast my first Democratic vote
this fall. SO far there is not Repub-
iican III sight, with the possible eXcep-
ton of Hedges, that ! can conscien-
tiously support.
surely cannot vote for any candi-
date brought out by man that proved
himself traitor to my party, and /
regard the effort of that man to get
back into the leadership of my party
as the height OF impudencc. Besides. he
is as much boss and quite as often
sivc in his methods as Barnes or Muir
phv. The latter at least have the merit
of LOYALTY. and neither can be accused
of having turned traitor when he found
he could not win regular nomination.
II is a downright shame that there
is no Republican in sight with force
and brains enough to sit down hard on
his offensive meddling. Vigorously op-
posed by The light sort OF Republican
he would soon be OH dead run, for
there is nothing to him but bluff and
buster We can afford to be beaten in
n straight stand-up fight. but we can
not afford TO win with Theodore Roose-
Welt at the helm of our party.
A VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR.
New York. July 20, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
The Administration Hoodoo.

Texas is not the only state in which the hearts
Of Democrats are growing cold toward the Wilson
administration. Postmaster General Burleson
couldn't hold the Texans in line, even though ne
got President Wilson and Secretary Bryan 10 aid
him in writing letters indor,ing Thomas H. Ball.
the administration candidate for the nomination
for Governor.
Mr. Bryan was scattering his ammunition when
he electioneered in Texas. lie should have kent
all his powder dry for use ia Nebraska. where II
was greatly desired 10 deliver rebuke 10 Senator
Gilbert VI. Hitchcock. Mr.. Hitchcock has used hs
own judgment pretty freely in supporting or mt
supporting administration legislation. and he had
the temerity to oppose the confirmation az mem.
Der Of the Federal Reserve Board OF Mr.. Thomas
-. Jones Mr.. Wilson'S close personal friend and
one Of the most liberal contributors 10 Wilson
the President n he could have pointed TO some
action By this years Democratic convention in Ne.
brasks as sustaining his contention that Mr. Hitch
cock IL much too insurgent In his tendencies TO b.
recognized ~ faithful Democrat.
Nr. Bryan IS at swords points with the Sena-
columns Of "rhe COmmOncr' 10 undermine him
But the delegates 70 the Democratic State Con
rcntion gave SIR Hitchcock vote Of confidence,
despite Mr. Bryan's efforts
IN Missouri the situation Is much the same.
senstor Reed Joined Mr. Hitchcock IN fighting the
Ioucs nomination. Missouri has u Cabinet officer
oo--Mr Houston But he bas been powcrlcss to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
AN AUSTRIAN PROTEST
American Sympathy for Servia Unjust
and Based on Ignorance.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II is with the greatest surprise
that we notice the unfriend,y sentiment
toward Austria and Germany in ncor-
l. all American papers printed IN the
English language. the more so becau &c
most of the articles written are prov
ing an absolute ignorance of the real
condition in the countries in question.
Hundreds of thousands of American
citizens born in Austria and Germany
are readers of your papers. are sup
pJrting the same. and surely deserve
that you should at least employ mch
on your staff who understand what
they are writing about, and by all
means write the truth and nothing but
the truth.
In nearly all the articles giving ne
count of the present occurrences syrl-
pathy is plainly shown the ServiLn
people.
Your papers are poisoning public
opinion and public sentiment agains.
Austria and Germany. They are all
inclined to shift the tremendous re
sponsibility Of this dreaded war to
the Emperor of Germany. and every
influence seems TO be brought abou.
in order to influence the German En-
peror to make his ally accept Russian
terms and so humiliatc himself. Why
don't you more logically lay the r.
sponsibility where it belongs, on Rus
STA and it's Emperor?
Austria is at war with Scrvia, and
Germany is not the power that wants
war; il is Russia that intends TO as-
sist Servia so that it may curb Austria
and permit further PanSlavic agita-
ton toward undermining the existence
Of that country. II Is Russia and ITS
Emperor who intend 10 help the Ser
yian nation. the brutal SeryIan nation,
which murdered their own King and
Queen and directly caused the muc-
der Of Austria's nrchdukc and his wife.
Would it not be more Justliiablc, more
logical and more in the interest OF
humanity. # your papers would lay
responsibility where IT. actually bc-
longs and thereby use their influence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
Ode to New Britain's City Commissions

Up J. Easan in the New Britain Conn Record 7
The Sealer OF Weights and Measures will
Make the peddlers and storckeepcrs I'LL
The measures up, give honest weight
He is backed up by tho laws of the state
The Inspector OF Food and Milk that's real
Decaying fruit, or Bob Veal
Is on to his job, many have found
They never can tell when he'll call around
The School Board has great responsibility.
And must DO endowed with ability
To keep in the race of modern education
They must be men of reputation.
The Cemetery Committee is last or my list.
And my obituary on them would never be missed
If left them alone along with the dead
These lines. Of course, would never be read
THE END (APPIAUSEJI
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hold Missouri Democrats in line behind the ad-
ministration Even Gum Shoe Bill Stone tho
right hand man in the Senate of Secretary Bryan,
was compclled to send word to the White House
that IL he voted TO confirm the Jones nomination
he would have no chance Of denomination ana re-
election
Political straws are all blowing one way. III
politician wants TO lose fight all he has to 90 Is
TO get a shcaf Of commendatory letters from Mr.
Wilson and the members Of the Cabinet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

fall and early spring they may. be
found in large numbers on the ledge ;
Of their dens, basking in the sun. n
these seasons they are most sluggish,
and therefore easily destroyed.
According 20 the reports of the in
habitants Of the Palisades and imne-
date vicinity, copperhead found be-
low Englewood is of rare occurrence.
Last year five copperheads are said 10
have been killed between Englewood
and Alpine. From Alpine northwari
on the rocky hillsides is the paradise
of this reptile.
In France they have been quite sue
cessful in the determination of the
viper in an area covering some two
thousand square miles for a period of
about thirty years, resulting in the
destruction on the average of eighteen
hundred vipers a year. A bounty was
given for every head. Undoubtedly
many harmless snake was included
in these bounties.
BENJAMIN s. TAUBENHAUS.
New York, July 81, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
The Coming 7over
JEALOUSY.

To use green ink ! vowed the nour
7 crossed the threshold Of the Tower
And saw the boss's pen, held hign'
Exude its emerald supply
To make men laugh and towards COVER
And. boss. believe me, I'm some vower.
III write as well as you do now, or
Get you to teach me by and by
To use green ink.
Though they who read this modest Hover
OF verse may see it CARRIED In sour
Unfeeling black, the printers dye
Yet you will know and so shall |
You're not the only lt'ry power
To use green ink.
A. r. +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
DULCY IN URBE.

Ducinea and went to picture exhibit this after
noon. As we walked up the Avenue Dulcinea ex-
clamed "What wonderful city New York is. I
think I'd rather be poor in New York than any other
city in the United States You get much for moth
ing here Free lectures, art exhibitions, music; and
just TO walk on the Avenue is good going to
the theatre. And the shop windows are so fasci-
mating OF course, think New York is a heartlcss
city; it hasn't any for the unsuccessful ones
and it isn't city OF homes. Brooklyn is much
more homckc city think"
When reached the gallery she said 81 like
pictures that tell a story. hate landscapes unless
there is life in them-if only one person. And
adore pictures with and sheep. They are
awfully stupid animals, but restful in a picture.
I'd hate TO live with most pictures, though"
When left the gallery it raining. "My.
where docs all the rain come FROM" Dulcnea ex-
claimed. "If I'd brought my umbrella and hadn't
bad my shoes shined it wouldn't have raned But
might have known it would-we had the windows
washed this morning. I'm glad have my old
clothes. ! hate TO get caught in the rain in a new
dress or hat. They seem any more. Let's
taie poor mans taxi. Ny, isn't it always the way ?
II this was u pleasant day, there wouldn't be an
empty seat on top Of the bus. Don't you adore the
buses? They make me think Of London"
DAISY THOMPSON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
WANTS THE COLONEL PRAISED
Due Him, Ii Is Considered, for Bring
ing Human Out.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune has been coming
TO our home for the last twenty-five
years, and while have been entirely
out of sympathy with your political
views FOR the last two years. never.
theless the paper, aside from this one
feature, is splendid.
have tried hard lately TO follow
your reasoning in regard to the Pro-
gressive party and Colonel Roosevelt
At times you hive appeared nearly hu.
man in referring TO the Colonel. You:
editorial of the 9th in coming ou'
squarely for lIinman is splendid. bu;
Why could you not have said just 4
few words of just praise to the Colonel
for helping more than any one else IA
bring this about? You ignore the fact
entirely. How about this?
X. A. DEWAR.
Atlanta, Ga. July %, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
Russia and Germany on the brihf
of War.

c.rn,onv's demand on Russia for an eApi""'''''
,.,.u .rontv. four hours of the objects OF tue
,resent Russian mobilization is conie9Si0"
d;romscv has failed utterly to check or even w
Iav. a general European war.
- Germany and Russia could have come 10 "n
understanding about the Limitation o' 1No''''
HUNGARIAN demands on Scrvia locarza''oh u
.u,.io. would NOT have been very difficult HAD
,,s,rs. Hungary been willing to renounce III au'
-.,,. both territorial acquisitions and money
Indemnity and to confne its efforts 10 seouii"7
from servia what it considered satisfactory HUI
national guarantees against servian participation
:, p.n.scrb acitations conducted on Austro-hun'
,.-,o, so;l Russia would have stopped mi1ta'!
preparations.
Rut Germany could not extract concessions Oh
~. .or+ from, the government at Vienna, whose
iii. ,,o,iro is tho lust of imperial expansion
southwark TO fight war for mere set ol po-
u,;csl guarantees against injurious alien agitation
,,ns, have seemed TO the trollungarlan 'aoi-
NOT niece of impractical idealism. vienna re-
oured at least an indemnity. which Servia, having
,..o,;calIv no financial resources. would have had
,o nav in territory. Against that liked ldea Oh
,.oro.rstinr nv hook or crook further into the
balkans and toward Salonica representations that
the pcace of Europe would be shattered could not
prevail.
Tho negotiations to restrain Austria Hungary
and 70 locaize the conflict with Servia having
failed. Germany has been drawn irresistioy aIons
with her pugnacious ally. The Russian moblllza-
,ior threatens Austria Hungary 1t also threatens
Germany. the creator and ruling partner in the
Triple Alliance If Russia is going to befrlend
Sorva and attack Austria Hungary it must fight
Germany as we'll. The Kaiser is JUSTIFIED there
fore in asking for prompt explanation OF Rus
sis's intentions. If these are belcose. it is to
Cermany's advantage to force an immediate decla-
ration Of
Between equals a note couched in the terms
emnlovcd by the Berlin Foreign Office j. seldom
answered except in manner putting contlnu-
ance of peace out of the question. The violent
declines in the stock market yesterday were
natural response to Germany'S assumption of the
initiative The market merely reelected the uni
versal conviction that the hour Of reasoning in
Europe has passed and that tine hour for the more
primitive argument of brute force has come.
Dynasties used to ailict Europe with wasting
wars Now dynastics are negligible as wreckers
Of peace and retarders of civilized progress. But
antaconsms of race, language and political ambl-
ton are stin capable Of unbalancns nations and
setting them at one another threats. Ben Frank
Inns maxim. "There never was good war or
lad peace" is subject and then to an excep-
ton. There may be wars with some civilizing
issue underlying them. But the into which
Europe seems about TO plunge is not one Of these.
In its inception and ignobIe motives it will rank
among the most wanton AMI discreditablc that the
world has ever suffered from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
AS TO THE TRIBUNE'S OBJECT
Question Asked Regarding This
Papers Support of Human.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: III supporting Human and IN
ignoring entirely the claims of much
better and safer Republican namely,
Job T. Hedges together with the stand
i took with regard to Penrose. is The
Tribune seeking TO make easier its
supper. of Roosevelt for the Presi-
dency in 1915? There are probably
many Republicans besides myself who
would be glad 70 have you answer this
question.
Certain il is that the present attitude
OF The Tribune does net coincide at all
with its policy under Whitelaw Reid,
OF whose Republicanism there was no
doubt A. S. WARE.
New York. July %, 1914.
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to the utmost against this much dread
ed and most horrible of wars? Public
opinion is an important factor in all
nations. You have the power to form
the same; il is your duty TO mould 1t
unbiased in the right direction. And
We, as your co-citizens, as your read
ers and as your friends, we ask of you
and demand of you not sympathy but
Justice. HENRY ABELES.
For the Singing Society of the AVS
TRANS.
New York. July 90. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
IAN Austrian Army, Awfully Arrayed.

To Tho Editor OF The Tribunc.
Sir: Perhaps one of your readers can
tell me where ! may find that wonder
full specimen of ALTERATION. beginning:
"An Austrian army, awfully arrayed.
Boldly by battery bcsieged Belgrade
As well m | remember il goes on
through the alphabet. not even omit
ting y. CLARA MARSHALL.
New York, July so, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
Humans Republicans m

To he Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What kind of Republican i,
he, who before entering the Repub.
iican primaries for Governor. will make
deal or an arrangemcnt-wh whatever i,
may be called-with tac boss of al
opposition party? f.. ". DOUBLEU.
Far Rockaway, July ~, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31

THEODORE ROOSEVELT describes his iour.
ney through the Highland Wilderness of Western
Brazil in the August SCRIBNER FICTION NUM-.
BER."-Magazine advertisement
A. Henry Savage Lander please write.
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Our Own TraycIOrues.

Amsterdam: city in Holland, and the place
am in at this writing. Otherwise undistnguishel
seems to have been built half on the water and
half on the spur Of the moment | can't decide
which half ! like better
Amsterdam July Fl. G. & x
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Men are SO obvious. n we were young won-
an. We should consider ii an earnest ri undyIns
affection 10 have young man even ride IN the
subway with us. Yet the girls seem to insist Oh
the public embrace. utter proof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31

Monday. as you may not remember. AllContribs
Week begins We shall not preface each contribu
ton with an editorial note TO the effect that the
following is the most cosmic piece ever written
we prefer that other editors use that method
You may take the stuff or leave it. We. as m
Of f., did both.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
CANADIAN RATE :
FOREIGN RATES.
r,,.-., =, n. posonce a. New York as secOns O'A'
Mail Matter.

rb r,,bpn. uses az. best endeavor' to insure w
,,,ror,h,n,.s OF every advertisement prints s1a 70
avoid tho publication OF all advertisements
unloading statements or claims
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31

For the Conribs Parade W. ". f. suggests
section of the Mrs. Harris Marching Club carrying
Autographs of the Modest and Satisfied Contrib
Also a detail of copy boys, carrying pals Of ice
water hand towels and box-Scorcs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
The COmpleat Slangler.

From The Diary Of Samuel Pcpys. Feb !. 1901
ne made very poor and short ex
ruse. and bad sermon. 1t was frost
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To conribs: We shall not be so far from the
madding office however, that mail addressed AS
usual will fail of attaining its goal, be It the col
or the In.
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,. ana pub,,shoa daily by The Tribune Association
4 New YORK corporation ogden NJ. Reid Presiach' 20
, srnor Rogers. Secretary and Treasurer Aoo'e
building. No. ia Nassau ST. New YORK
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Our athalctic young man tells Us that the troop,
have mobulizcd.
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SUBSCRIPTION RArEs-By Mall Postage Pa'o' 0o'''''
o. Greater New York: ..on
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$40 Ts Daily only. months &c IA
D.,iy and Sunday mos % Daily only; or,b, o.
psiiy end Sunday. year 4 - suI1ay III go
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Quiet, please, Austria.

So, Bosnia :,
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G. S. X.