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MAIL SHIPS FOR ALL OF EUROPE
Three Liners WIN Sail To-dny--Lct-
ters Must ne EARLY.

Three liners carrying mail viii leave
this port for Europe to-day as follows
The White Star steamship Olympic for
Glasgow the Italian steamship America
for Naples and the White Star liner Cretic
for Gibraltar
The olympic will take mail. closing at
the General Post Office at $40 A. NJ, for
all parts of Europe except Germany. Aus
tria, Hungary and Luxembourg. and for
Africa, West Asia and the West Indies
Mail by the America, closing at the
General Post Office at $40 A. NJ, may
he sent to Italy, Switzerland, Germany.
Austria, Hungary, bulgaria, Scrvia, Ru-
mania, Turkey and Greece and to I.uxem-
burg when specially addressed The
Cretic will take mail for Gibraltar, which
closes at the General Post Office at $40
M,
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Marked Progre.>iyi.m.

A programme OF marked Prog. ,l,lsr
has been followed up 10 thu point urief
direct supervision and control ~ the Stock
Exchange, In close cooperation WITH N.
banks Further steps In the nr.l.su.r
of trading activity are to Ice taken neat
week with the direct object ot calling mo
the market money resources nov ...nr IN.
used and thus relieving the ac'I,, factors
In the security and money markets.
namely the brokerage and Investment
houses and the banks, OF som, Yl 'is
obligations they are now carrylns
A decided measure of increased hone
that the stock Exchange can DO. s,.p.l.d
within a reasonable time has been N.
splred by the success of the limited rad.
ing already adopted. just atf,r Co.,. ,N-
change closed the governing Cuuut', u
i've appointed announced that tie purpose
OF closing was that all dealings .u s..4fi.
ties should cease Two weeks .af.' TIE
first step OF relief was taken 10 permitting
cash dealings in listed securities through
the Clearing House committee. uu' Ht,h
the positive prohibition against 1IS .-a..s-
action below the closing prices OF jJ.y 30.
The committee OF seven buri houses
took the next step a month ana rIf
after the exchange closing boy a.Uausug
for trading IN unlisted bonds az uuIr-at.
concessions under the CuWmlt',, -agcr-
vision. the Stock Exchange committee pep
hitting similar action with listed bonds
under Clearing House committr, control
The opening up yesterday Of dealings IN
unlisted stocks at concessions from y.os-
ing prices brings into the field NJ resumed
activity a wide range OF securities
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THE RACE HYPHEN.
td, ice Of General Grant to Disgr,int led
Phiinde lDhian.

To THH EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: The
hynhen mas made such remarkable prog
ress of late I'm the daily press that 1t IL
worth Will" TO inquire whence II comes
Two or tire" generations back the hyphen
was used mainly. AZ the dictionary eN-
plains as a Sign Ia Join two syllables."
Also the English affected II to keep their
family names linked together Now.
however. II has new Importance among
our people, also the newspapers. trans.
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,oo Very precious to Germany |.

oOo. Very precious to Germany Is
Highlands little surface with 'front.'
age Of one mile.
vigilaut sentinel. has a length from
Burkum to the mouth of the Elhc Of
about one hundred miles. II is irrpgu.
lar Between the River Ems on the
extreme west to the principal naval
base. Wilhclmshaven. on Jade BAY IL
broad peninsula through which runs
the Ems-Jade Canal navigablc for
dcstrOyers. Between Wilhclmshaven
and cuXhaNcn at the mouth Of the Elbc
* q bay thirty miles in width, into
wIich flows the Wcser. Almost ut the
Wescr's mouth IL Brenerhayen, and
forty miles up the river the port of
Bremen. ON the Ems at Linden Is 4
torpedo boat station. Forty miles due
guarding the mouth of the Elhc and
lluuburg. Is another torpedo base Mt
the mouth OF the Elder in HuStein, n
river that Ii connected with the Klcl
Canal. Cuxhavcn Is not The only pro-
tc,tlon of Hamburg and the Kiel Caual.
ON the south side Of that drcadnought
waterway, and between Bruusbiittel
and kulensce. new naval station
costing SS,O0o,oOO has just been fin
ished Thus II will be seen that there
are abundant "holes' for submarines
and destroycrs from Borkum. at the
mouth of the Ems, to the Elder aud no
less than three interior waterways TO
give them timely passage, while at
Wilhemshaven and Cuxharen. also Mt
klel, the Baltic entrance To the canal.
the whole German fleet can lie Mt
anchor. An attack upon the defenccs
OF the German North Sea coast would
therefore be likely to cost the British
fleet dear. and would probably he vain
and futile. Digging ont the enemy has
the look OF a forlorn hope. Moreover,
he cannot he dug out IL he doesn't want
TO fight. lie can withdraw through the
great canal to kiel on the Baltic.
1t Is obvious that II the British navy
plans TO try its fortunes in the Baltic
the feet must be divided, most perilOus
tactics. What OF the passage round the
north OF Denmark to the Baltic? To
get at Klel the British warshlps would
have TO traverse the Skagcrak, deep
body Of water sixty miles wide, and the
kattegat, OF about the same width. 10
the east OF Denmark. They would then
have TO pass through the channel of
the not very broad Great Belt. which
can he easily mined or dominated by
torpedo boats. Even in the wider Kat.
tegat large warships have Ia move eau
tiouSly, navigation being difficult and
the German navy by using mines and
submarines would have a tremendous
almost an insuperabie advantage. a
British fleet might get ns far as the
eastern entrance of the Skagerak with
out great risk. for. according to Pro
fcssor lIoyGAARp. IL cannot hr mined.
but beyond il every mile of the way
would 6ristle with hidden periiS and
ambushes. High Admiral VoN TiRPIrz
would probably ask nothing better Than
invasion of the Baltic by Admiral
JELLiCoE.
In conclusion there seems To he moth
ing for the British navy 10 do but to
patrol the North Sea and blockade the
German coast. and be content IN bottle
up the German battle fleet. and thus
control the Seven Seas with the con
sequence that the enemy can get no food
and supplies from abroad.
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Mr.. FREDERIC JEsrP STTMsoN. who has
been nominated by President WILSON as
Ambassador to Argentina, has not had
diplomatic experience but In other call
ings he has exhibited a variety OF tall
ents that inspire in THE Sun a confident
belief in his suita bility for the work he
is to undertake. What particularly
recommends him for "A service in which
he Is soon to make his first appear
ance is the fact that his unreasonable
capacity for lucid expression OF his
thoughts has never overcome his re-
spect for reticence; nor has he found
the defence OF well considered convtc-
lions incompatible with restraint and
moderation Of language. Mr., STIMsoN's
incurable practice of cndeavoring %
conform his opinions to the facts in
stead OF fabrlcRting facts TO support his
preconceptions might indeed prove a
handicap in domestic politics. but in
the treatment of international problems
It may not be Of substantial disadvan-
tage TO him or his country
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More Water Needed ut the Manhattan
ODcra House.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Str: I
was with a party of two ladies and two
gentlemen at the Manhattan Opera House
on Wednesday evening. paying 10 cents
for dress circle seats The air was almost
sitting up there. The ladies asked for
water so we men went In search OF IT,
Noticing drinking fountain on the
ground floor | inquired of the head usher
II he could have some water taken To- my
friends. He replied mo, but they can
have II II they come down for It
There is very little difference between
the prices of seats on the lower floor and
those OF the dress circle. and the manage
ment would confer great benefit by
installing drinking fountain on the dress
circle floor for those who cannot arord
orchestra seats. but who, nevertheless,
are as much entitled 10 such a comfort
as those whose means allow them higher
priced seats. w. r.
NEW York Septernber 25.
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Honey OF Herm an.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str: In
THE SUN OF September 20 YOU reprint
under the head OF Enough Whining" an
article from the editorial page of the
Stduts- ZCtung II strikes me that Mr..
Riddcr Is very close 70 the line Of abuse
Of the people of the United states as 10
their very just criticism OF the destruc-
tion by the Germans OF the Rheims cathe-
dral. and under all the circumstances. and
keeping In mind the fact that the Pres-
dent Of the United states has all along
maintained a very high standard Of neu-
tralty, IL would seem that II would be
well II We could pass law In this coun-
try To compel the washing Of dirty" artl-
cles before printing
| think also II would have been just as
well II ne mad left out OF his article his
rather "boorish' allusion to American
wonnn.
only the other day 7 was asked by a
German gentleman who had Just arrived
from Berlin why there IL 50 lttle sympa-
thy expressed here for the German people.
| can now answer his question, at least
In part, by sending him Mr. Riders
g. 6. HAWKINS.
NEW NoRE. September 20.
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The Dimculty Of Digging the Ger
man Navy out.

The destruction of three cruisers Of
1900 tons in the North Sea by a
German submarine occurred as Eng
lshmcn were unfolding their morning
newspapers to read Mr.. CHURCHILL s
speech n Liverpool, in which he de-
clared that III they 1.-THE Germansl do
not come out and light In time Of war
they will be dug out like rats from
their holes" on the same day the
English people learned rhe bitter truth
that on" small unit OF the German
navy had taken the Initiative with
direful results to the blockading fleet :
three fine ships had been sent TO the
bottom and no less than sixty officers
and more than thousand men had
died futilely for England, despite her
was intolcrable. and men clamored
from one end OF the country to the
other for the execution OF Mr.. CHURCH.
Ills threat.
About three years ago Professor
WILLIAM HovGAARD, who had been
Commander Of the Royal Danish Navy,
wrote an elaborate paper upon the
subject Of "Nayal Strategy in n War
Between England and Germany" A
perusa of It at this time would de
press those countrymen Of the sporting
First Lord Of the Admiralty who are
crying that the enemy must be dug
out of his hole and he made to fight
the British fleet. II Is comparatively
easy To blockade the stretch OF German
coast from Borkum, near the mouth
OF the Ems. TO CuXhayen, where the
Elbe pours il> waters TO the sea, but
bringing the German navy 10 battle II
Il very different thing, chiefly because
the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal gives II n
widc and deep waterway to the Battle
Sen. The canal was opened inst In
time ~ hJfllc the British naval strate-
glSIs In he cNrut Of war between the
two countries. II is extraordinary
how many ih'ns> happened in the first
s.X months Of l9l TO make the under
r.kug Of great war by Germany pro-
pilouS
To understand the naval problem
which England finds herself confronted
with on" must know how 10y connect
Ing clw.,, naval bases. torpedo boat
stations ANT fortilcatiOnS Germany
hns been preparing for The Day" ;
omoSD as Important is n knowledge
oil Ahc waters and channels north and
east of Denmark. The topography OF
Denmark, by the way, is almost ms
great safeguard 10 Germany ms the
Kiel Cana. rhe German North Sea
coast forms, roughly, a right angle
containing, fifty miles out from the
great naval base Of Wllhelmshavcn, the
ouspost of Hclgoland, formerly Brit.
1sh possession and parted with in an
evil hour by short sighted statesman
The old English batteries were some
time ago displaced by armored turret,
mounting guns OF the heaviest cnlbrc
and a base for torpedo craft was re.
GENTLY constructed at a cost of $780,.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str; Why
will tho newspapers persist In calling the
british cruiser sunk by the Germans the
Hogue, instead OF the La HogueP Ia II
because they are misled by the Ia,
which of course means the?
The English naval victory. whore the
English and Dutch defeated the French
IN May. 1892, was In the roads,ead La
Ilogue, east OF Cotentin, Manohe ne
partment. France. II has been a favoritc
name for ships both I'm the British navy
and the merchant service have often
been aboard tho old fashioned famous
sailing merchant ship LA Hogue, that ran
regularly between London and sydney.
Australia, IL. II. VALENTINE.
NEW YORK, September 25,
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An Admirable Statement OF Public
Policy.

Efforts on the part OF the Southern
cotton growers 10 move heaven and
earth TO come 70 their assistance have
resulted finally in extracting from
President WusoS declaration which
must increase general confidence In the
Administration management Of Amer
lean affairs in the present crisis.
A delegation of cotton men visited
the White House on Thursday and
urged the President to support Repre-
sentative llENRY's preposterous bill for
direct Treasury loans on cotton. From
the Presidents brief remarks In re-
Spouse we make the following quota
ton, the italics being ours:
1.-THE gravity OF the situation is very
manifest and | want you to know that
| have been giving great deal OF at
tention to Il. with the earnest desire 10
see some way by which the difficulties
could le solved irithoW committing the
Gorernment. IN principle, 10 any action
Vhich tcoUid plague US In the failure.
Because the danger OF the present stua-
ton is that under the pressure of what
appears 10 be necessity we should make
some radical departures from sound ecu
monte practice which In the future years
Ne would very much regret. We nave
got 20 make great sacrifices not TO make
Fundamental mistakes"
II the Administration adheres TO the
rule of >Ifc conduct which the Prcsi-
dent has thus laid down II will earn the
lasting gratitude of the country, M
matter what hardships may have to be
suffered In consequence of the European
war
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what Has become OF the Northern Lights?

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: For
number OF years past there has been
an almost total Disappearance Of the
Aurora Borealis Time was, and but a
fcw years past. particularly during the
winter season, when the appearance of
the beautiful Aurora above the northern
horizon was a very common sight. but
to the Interested observer yearly growing
loss frequent. till 1t has almost entirely
dislppct red from view.
WIN THE Sun or some Of its many
gifted readers versed In the causes pro-
ducing this beautiful meteorological pine
nomenon kindly give their opinion OF the
reasons for its disappearance, nj least
from these ATTITUDES, where 1t once was
such a frequent sight?
JAMES T., BEALE.
NEW RnIrAIN. Conn. Sentnmher %.
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whitfield?

why this votul lamentation
From the Battry to The Bronx
Why this humping occupation
OF the hitting Of the sconce?
why this sadness that Is gnawinE
Like IA canker? Fate forbid
Wow' The Giants went gee having,
And kerplunk they hit the skid
There's no JOY In Manhattan
since The Giants they got whired.
hut the Braves they seemed to fatten
ON the htst?l the Giants bifed.
nope, Thorell not he any plunklets
For the Giant boys to yank
And divide up into chunklsts,
For. alas they hit the plank.
HosAoI SsInoUR KELLsl
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To THE EDITOR oF THE SuS-Sir' Regard
ing the preparation OF cherry bounce I
should ike to report remarkable chemical
discovery.
cherries ana sugar In bottles, nlled the In.
terstices with brandy and left said bottles
In my summer home. During the winter
these ingredients seem to form an axtrsor-
binary chemical reaction, for when the bottles
have been opened In the following spring
they invariably contain not delicious bounce
but merely stale water.
Possibly some Of your learned readers may
be able to explain this phenomenal reaction.
RosToN September IS. LivpAv
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The Ross Question disposed OF.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. We
see so much in the newspapers nowadays
about bosses that II IL time that boss
was defined. II Is time that boss was
classified What Ii a boss? A boss IL a
man who has the character, the intelIl-
gence and the influence 10 succeed An
snti-hoss man II man who has neither
the character, the Intelligence nor the In
fuence to succeed. The man who is for
you il a leader. the man who Ii against
you IL a boss, This In all there Is to the
boss question. CHARLES III. BELTS.
LIONS, September ~.
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AZ the excavation is for the purpose "
establishing grade, alignment and cross
section. there s no reason for considering
this part Of the work other than perma-
nent Improvement. since no matter what
the nature OF the surface the grade, align
mont and cross section should remain the
same This portion OF the highway con
struction will therefore outlve the life OF
the bonds.
Similarly N properly designed the foun-
dalton, concrete, culverts and other struc-
lures should last for the full fifty years,
the term Of the bonds
Taking these items alone, II will he
seen from the preceding that sc per cent
OF the 500, 600 expenditure may he
considered In the nature OF permanent
improvements, or at least TO have a life
OF fifty years
The frequency and extent Of the re-
newals TO the wearing surface will depend
upon the future traffic conditions person.
mel OF the state highway organization.
both with respect TO the commissioners
and the subordlnates. and whether this
department l. 10 he used as means 20
political preferment, either by It's head
or by political agitators.
SPENCER J. STEWART.
Clvll Engineer.
Nyw York, September IS.
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To the EDITOR or THE SuN--Str: Does
Mr.. Paul Fuller speak Spanish? ! ask
for the reason that have lived more than
half OF my life IN Spanish countries
twenty wears IN Mexico, of which thir-
teen were spent in the city OF Mexico
where | came IN very close contact COM
mercially with Government ONO Is, and
IL Mr. Fuller does not really speak Span
ish well as H. does English, but gath
cred his Information In the triane uar
method through an Interpreter. could he
md did he really get Mt the bottom OF
facts" or course there are lots OF Ameri-
cans who speak Spanish ! am one OF
them hut does Mr.. Paul Fuller speak
Spanish? IT | am not mistaken, General
Carranzl and General villa do not speak
English A. 8. b.
BosroN, September e.
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to their customers.
gntion is, then, to relieve the commits
sion merchants Of large share Of the
blame which they have had to bear
recently and put II on the retailers.
Has the retailer been proftlpg inor-
dnatcly in season of plenty? Or
would his story put different com
pleNion on the caser
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OIL stocks u Feature.

standard OIL stocks AZ" the most ursni-
nent feature OF this market. II Was zee
ported Yesterday that some trad. t..e
made through the committee Of ...s.
stocks at advances - 20 points rt,. ..,s-
ing figures. II is known that muo. ...s.
sure has existed In this market iu. -..ns
time, the number OF buyers pi,Iun. 1T.
ing. II was said by m,mh"rs OF tH. 70.
mttee yesterday that tho uumb,. a. no.
ing orders In the unlisted stock d.. ?.
ment was greater than had been '.t..l
for
Stgndard Oh stacks. public utlitI.. '
curb issues are thnroughly represent.
the committee IN charge. which i- ....I
UP OF \. G. Gwynuo of jerks GNN'. .
Co. Frederic II Hatch Of Frr3.. r.
Hatch Il Co., a. II G,ockett Of willie" %
Bonbright & Co. T. X McCormich. NH. ~.
man of the curb Market Association. 81
II, b. Smithers OF r. : SmlthcrS \ GO.
who Is the chairman The comm'tt.. =
acting In conjunction with the Stocs Ty-
change committee of five II viii meet
daily in room OF the Stock Exchange
building.
The curb association has ruled that an
Its members must submit prospective
trades TO this committee FOR approval
The cooperation OF all other houses trai-
ing in unlisted securities Is sought The
committee is to rule on all trades. fixing
minimum price
The collective effect Of these rnel-u-
has been TO bring under the supervis 0n
of the Stock Exchange and IN turn fhs
banks a measure OF trading that Is re-
leving tension, adding TO the strength o.
the loan situation and gradually iucreas
ing the spirit OF optimism and confidence
In the domestic situation. This has been
done without disturbing loans.
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The naval expert OF the WeStm inster
Gazette. referring TO the torpedoing OF
the British cruisers in the North Sea
says that the disaster teaches no les
sons of the effectiveness OF submarine
craft. That IL what might be called
making the best of a bad business. We
fancy the point OF view depends upon
whose ships are blown up.
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THE STATE HIGHWAYS.
Financial Engineering Analysis Of Their
COnst ruetiOn Cost.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The
article In THE Sun of September 22 on
New York's Highway Problem" Is some
what misleading In that II leaves the i'm.
preston that no part OF the State high
way construction will last more than
from Ave to ten years" whereas the
money raised for this purpose was through
State bonds maturing fifty years from the
date of Issue.
1t is true In certain respects, to quote
your editorial, that long after the road
has disappeared the bonds will
be IN existence" but In speaking of THE
road 1t should be- specified that this re-
fers to the wearing surface alone; for II
can be shown that certain parts OF these
improved highways have a life consider
ably In excess of the surfacing and even
Of the bonds themselves
The type Of HIGHWAY at present most
generally used by the State is a bitum-'
nous macadam, and the average cost Is dp.
Ultimately $4,000 a mile. The princi-
pal Items entering into this cost are:
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Representative Government gave YOU
Mr.. LoRIMER--Fror Colonel RoosEvELr's
speech at Marion, III,
The Colonel does not seem to know
that WILLIAM I.oRIMER. II dead as a
doornail People will he asking pres
entity who he was.
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Ne<tp

To THE EpIToR or THE SuN--sir: When
the Hon Francisco villa has been watch
fully waited into momentary dictator
: PIP, who's next? Has Pepito. the Par
rot. picked out a likely successor? Who
l., H. be II. say, on Aprl |. 1915?
NEW YoRK, September rs. II. w.
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The Carnegie Childron's Library ~
Dumont and stone avenues, Fat N.N
York, was opened yesterday About
children registered between and
NJ, The library has 5000 volumes =
cost 100000. Mrs Flora De GoGorae "a
librarian.
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t.oud,r ou o. Emnghaiu House Arundel
street strand
paris oeI.4. E.e ie Ia Michpiier" on
Rue du ,guutre = ptrmbfc
Washington office Ii,bns Building
Brooklyn ofhce. loS Livingston street