New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-27
"CHEERFUL LIAR"
KAISER'S ALLY
General Fergg Earns Iron
Cross, Whether He
Gets 1t or Not.
SCUTTLES ENGLISH
WITHOUT MERCY
Assails Wilson and Demands
Hyphens' Rights in Editorial
Thunder of J. Ananias, Jr.

Thunder of J. Ananias, Jr.
II Kaiser Wilhelm's attention is not
too fully absorbed by the trend OF
events closer to Berlin, he might we'll
spare a glance and an iron medal to
reward the heroic work of General Jo-
seph Fergg, who is leading in America
what promises 20 be one OF the most
successful anti-English drives of the
war.
General Fergg's weapon is that pro-
verbally mightier one, the pen, and his
method Of attack is infinitely subtler
than those in favor with the unimag-
NATIVE wielders of the sword. The Eng
lish sector he has chosen to throw
himself against might be represented
in the cabalistics of the war map as
Az. In short, single handed and with
no great prospect Of reinforcements,
General Fergg has taken it upon him
self TO demolish the language OF the
enemy.
As editor Of "The Cheerful Liar"
doggedly humorous pamphlet published
for the edifcation of the great hyphen-
ated American reading public, the
gener-l is also many other things. He
is a submarine, torpedoing lenses with
out warning. He is an aeroplane, drop
ping death on defenceless idioms. He
is &C mmerce raider, scuttling English
sentences without mercy. He is an in
fantryman on the first line tossing
hand grenades into the trenches OF
grammar; a mounted Uhlan cutting
down fleeing paragraphs.
General Fergg brought the first issue
of "The Cheerful Liar" onto the firing
line in September. He modestly con-
cealed his own name under the nom de
plume Of Joe Ansnias, jr.
Real Weather Joke.
The first page Of Volume I, No. l,
was decorated with a joke forged by
the editor himself. Because Of its i'm
portance it led the page in this wise:
Weather to-morrow-lf it don't rain,
the sun will reign"
Below was the following notice:
This newspaper can lie as good, or
/ better. than any newspaper printed.
I'VE are champions at lying. but We
are in good company and do not stand
alone.
"If the public is foolish enough to
pay their good money for a bunch Of
lying or unreliable news, We propose
to get into the game and cop some Of
the coin. But the name of this paper
will tell you what you can expect"
"The Cheerful Liar" No. /. contained
articles in the editors most implacable
style. bearing the date lines of "PetrO-
/ leumgrad," "Lonlyingdon" and Frog
/ legvillc."
Vol. 2 has just been put into circula-
ton. 1t has eight pages. instead OF four,
and is printed on better paper, indicat-
ing that the publishing powers have re-
ceived a windfall. The weather forecast
remains as IL was that mirth- provok-
Ing "If II don't rain, the sun will reign"
and there are other evidences that the
change goes no deeper than dress.
/ The editor general, in his same hu-
morous vein but with the deadliness
/ Of his assault on the enemy tongue
I not lessened in any way, describes how
an earthquake put the Allies in pos
session of Constantinople; how the
Kaiser has rented Buckingham Palace,
/ into which he will move soon, with a
regiment of Uhlans as house guests;
I how German army corps Is marching
/ across Scotland, and how the Allies
/ war loan bonds have been taken from
~. Beepump Warloan's". office for re-
. shipment TO London and Paris.
Editorial Thunder.
On the editorial page there is less
humor, although the force Of the anti
English attack is undated.
1--WE demand our right" thunders the
general, ito express our opinions and
criticise our officials up TO the very
moment q war would be declared.
From that moment we stop criticism.
How should our public officials know
public sentiment before a war IL the
people are afraid TO express them
selves?
THAT Is what we propose to do"
Another editorial is headed, "WilsoD
Practically Our Dictator" in which
the Presidents practice of single-hand-
ed underwriting is contrasted with Nc
hlNlty procedure III GAZING the Itdu-
ng men Of the nation together for ad-
ice" when the Maine was blown up.
"The Cheerful Liar" is published at
II East Twenty-fourth Street, where
Editor General Fergg used his Office
before II became sanctum in carrying
on business as manufacturers
agent. Martin Bauer & Co. mot in
corporated)" appear as publishers and
owners of the paper and Charles Maud
er as editor. Blu, a girl in the Office
said she never had seen Bauer or a
Maudner.
"That Joe Ananias business is Just a
Joke" she said. The editor is Mr..
Ferrg. He's the only one ever see."
Emil Luftschutz, who makes cartoons
for The Cheerful LIAR said the cir
culation in two months had leaped to
10000 at five cents each
"The Cheerful Liar is published in
congenial surroundings There is not
n name on the little directory board OF
'he old-fashioned building which would
ne out Of place In the B.f'ir telephone
rook. and the main floor Is occupied by
Turkish restaursnt-which adver-
.iFes in THE Liar"
Holmes Panama Fair Travelogue.
Burton Holiness tragelogue on the