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gent OF troops was put ashore at Sa.
lonlca. General MoNRo has Just ar.
rived In the Hgean with discretion to
Use his own judgment, but much valu.
able time has been wasted. The Ser.
bians are being surrounded, and TN.
less severe early winter intervenes
their cause will probably be lost. The
British record Is one of criminal de.
lay and Grass ineptitude. but the Gov.
ernment at home. and not the army,
Is responsible. On their part the
French have done much better, as
Lord I.ANsDowNE testifes. Under Gen.
eral SARRAn an expeditionary force
pushed on rapidly from Sulonica. and
already 1t has met and checked the
Bulgarians.
When 1t is considered that a sue
cessful Austro-Ger campaign to
crush the Serbians and relieve the
Turks In Gallipoli would bring the
Teutodc allies to the gates Of Con.
stantinople and open the way 70 Egypt,
the prOcrstinatlon ana laundering Of
the British Government suggest creep
ing paralysis IN the coalition Cabinet.
There can he no doubt that the people
will insist upon changes, particularly
in the direction Of responsible con-
centration Of authority.
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Lord LansdOwne's Remarkable
Speech.

Since England entered the war there
has been no more amazing perform
ance in Parliament than Lord LANs-
DOW NE's revelation OF military con-
ditions in the Balkans The Kaiser
will be glad to have his opinion that
Serbia cannot hold out much longer
against the Austro- German armies
The German General Stan will he
grateful for the informat tion that the
British contingent Mt SalOnica has n
strength OF only 1900 men. If there
was ever a time for reticence and cir.
cumspection It would seem to he when
the Allies were trying to hurry reen-
forcements to the aid Of hard pressed
Serbia. hut the Marquis Of Lana
DOW NE, a Conservative addition to the
coalition Cabinet, lays all the cards
face up on the table.
1t would he hard to match the
noble lords explanation Of the Austro-
German campaign in the Balkans for
artlesMess. In the retrospect the de-
cislon to attack Serbia and push on to
ConstantinOple Is so obvious to Lord
IANsDowNE that the Opposition will
naturally insist upon knowing why
vigorous measures were not taken to
frusrate the enemy. More than a
month ago, on September "a, the Ger
mans began to lombard the Serbians
on the southern hank Of the Danube.
Perhaps a fortnight earlier portents
Of the Balkan drive were unmistak-
able. England had strong fleet in
the .Egean, and transports were avail
able for moving troops from the Gal
lipoli peninsula to SalOnlca.
As the campaign to open the Darda.
nelles and reduce Constantinople was
admitted to be failure and could
not he converted into n success unless
the Anglo-French eXpe,iitionary army
were heavily reinforced, a proceeding
apparently not contemplated, the trans
fer OF n considerable part of the Brit
ish army TO Greece to stffen the Ser
man defence was eXpenent, II not
imperative. Lord LANsDowNE states
that Premier VENIzELOs solicited mill
tary aid from the Allies, But what
happened? In the crisis General Sit
IAN HAMILTON was called home to
make report upon his failure, and
the Government, instead OF appoint.
Ing his capable Lieutenant. Major Gen
eral SIR WILLIAM BIRDwooD, to the
command, with orders to reinforce the
Serbans with III the troops that could
be spared. even II certain positions on
the peninsula had to he abandoned,
gazetted General Sir CHARLES CAR.
MICHAEL MoNRo, who was serving in
France.
Meanwhile the army In Galllpoli
had TO mark time and n small contin.
The sun., 1915-10-28
The Rehabilitation OF Mexico.

Mr.. CARLO DE FoRNARos attempt in
an article in the Forum to reveal
vENUsTIANo CARRANzA as Il great mill
tary leader and statesman and 10 ont.
limo his reform policy is obviously
forced and therefore unconyincing
Nobody in the First Chiefs political
household seems TO be in his conf
dence, and he has certainly not IA
vored any one in the United States
with sketch of the reforms he will
institute.
1t Is one thing to indicate, as Mr.
DE- FoRNARo does "the programme of
the social revolution" in Mexico, and
quite another thing to prove that Gen
eral CARRANzA intends TO translate II
into legislation, or to use his influence
to put 1t on the statute book. First
ON the list is "the disntegration OF
enormous estates" Now this ts q
subject upon which General CARRANzA
has always been retjcent, for as Il
lawyer ne understands the injustice
Of what in many cases would he con,
hsca ion and the difficulty Of passing
title to those who clamor for land
hs n reward for service in the army
No land reform approval by the Firsu
Chief would be radical enough to suit
the promoters Of the social revolution
An equally ticklish question is "laboI
legislation" General CARBANzA could
not yield to the rabid Magonista ele
ment without antagonlzing everybody
else In Mexico. The Inv OF cOnces
sions will have to be Overhauled too
ana there is enough dynamite in the
problem to blow to smithereens any
Mexican Administration that is no,
Intelligent and just. 1t is intimately
connected with the land question
These are the most important reform,
on the list OF the Social revolution ;
The sun., 1915-10-28
MISS CAVELL.
Her Case Compared With That Of
Other Women In War.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir; Miss
Cavell said that she was guilty of aiding
prisoners OF war TO escape. and she was
executed for 50 doing.
Fifty years ago Mrs. Surratt was exc
cutcd for a crime that she said she had
no knowledge OF whatever. The Secre-
tary Of War, who was unscrupulous
enough at the time to hang any one who
labored under the slightest suspicion,
allowed her to die.
Shall Germany be adjudgcd guilty OF
n greater error than the United states y?
The English sentiment. 80 strong
in this country. cannot afford To cast
odlum on Germany. or on the much de
spised Turk. for that matter. when they
consider the work of United states
soldiers In the Philippine Islands.
Well may the Angel Of Pity" weep.
as she turns the pages of war Records
OF Nations" hut her most bitter tears
Will not be- shed over Gcrmlny's page,
for there are other nations whose pages
are dyed u deeper red and our own
country's page will be found far from
immaculate. H. J. SIMMONS.
DORCHESTER. Mass, October 81.
The sun., 1915-10-28

The aristocrats In England doing
their ''bit" at home are seldom heard
Of. One of them, Lord CHARLEMoNr,
is working in a munition factory In
London for twenty-five shillings a
week and extra piecework. He has
earned from one pound fifteen shil-
lings week to three pounds ten
shillings. In his first days work Lord
CHARLEMoNr turned out twenty 10
FOUNDER shells. the second day fifty,
and now he can manage from 1870 to
$50 day. Not belonging to the
union he expected trouble, but the
sight Of q lord diligently making
shells seems TO have silenced the stick
lers for union rules.
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south Caroline. Notable Po.sum Dog.


Scrlvey Brown, who lives on the exten-
sion OF Harris street. below the orr Minis,
with few OF his friends and his faith
full Old possum dog Bob. went possum
hunting Wednesday night and In n littl.
less than four hours treed and captured
seven possums, Ave Of which were as fine
specimens OF these famous midnight ma
rauders as were ever seen in these parts
Speaking Of the hunt Mr.. Brown said there
was no telling how many possums they
would have caught n Old Bob had four
good legs like most possum dogs have,
That dog, you know" sah he, being a
hound, had the misfortune 20 get shot the
past summer ana had to have one OF his
hind legs amputated" II there IL an
other three legged dog In the county with
better record than this he Is yet TO be
heard from, In the meantime the cham
ponshtp, 50 far rs three legged dogs are
concerned remains with Old bob
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4 nericn's Part,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Your
caption comment on my Cavell letter
rs the Shame Brlta .n's?' Is misleading.
There isn't any shame for anybody in
volved In the facts of the Cavell case.
For Miss Cavell there Is the exact re-
verse.
AS for sending women spies out to do
mischief and then contendng that they
are too dovelike to I've dealt with II must
be admitted that such an exercise OF
unreason Is permissible to people In the
straits In which the belligerents find
themselves
But what can be said for Americans.
three thousand sea miles removed from
the war. yet related by blood 10 all the
contend!ng parties having a form OF
neutrality but denying the substance
thereof? Absolutely nothing
HOWARD VI. CANorSn
PL%fSF1ELp, " y, October 81
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MOVIE CRUELTY.
The =. p. G. A. Is Invited to AusabIe
Chasm.

To rrr EnrroR or THE SUN--Sir. |
wish to add my protest to that Of "v
= L. against the shocking brutality
illustrated in the phutog,aph of the
horse falling from a Clin AZ Ausabla
chGsm.
This would appear TO be- 4 good on
purtunity for the ;. T. {. \ To prove
that some of the criticism II has h,d 10
bear for laxness ard iueni,..ucy Is un-
mcritod L T.
NEW YORK. October q
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JUDGE SWAMI.
The Living Facts O! His Career 81.
lence the Voice OF SIander.

Tn THE EniroR of THE SUN--Sir. Read
iug your editorial article "A Negligible
Nttack on Judge Swami" II occurred To
me that a word from n lifetime friend
Of the Judge might shed light where
allumny Is spread in the heat of a can
tass.
| have known Judge Swarm from his
infancy, young gentleman in his boy
hood. His eminent advancement has
been logical sequence, as evidenced
by his brilliant career ~ Judge among
the Judges In the city.
have no, seen the attack that YOU
referred ~, nor does II matter. since the
living facts Of Judge Swann's career,
both public and private rrfute slandrr
and rclegate II to the ursavory politics
whence il had its origin.
AIFREp PorNpEXTFR
RICHMOND, Va, October -
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Nv the detection Of Greco,

BY the detection Of Greece we lose
the assistance OF 100000 men and are
left to face 100000 Bulgarians on one
side and an unknown number OF Aus
trians and Germans on the other. We
must either Join battle In force or re-
main out of u.--Le GaMlots.
France could AFFORD to remain out
Of It. because she has no Indian En-
pire and she Is not guardian of the
strategic Suez Canal. but 1t Is impera-
tive for England to make a supreme
effort to reinforce the Serbians efYec-
tively--if It Ia not too late.
The sun., 1915-10-28
SONG.
From me Boston Transcrip,

Myrlads Of leaves thicken to the fHn
l.egions Of summer coming to the call
charioteers OF scarlet riding On the wind
Uo for the winter and blow the bloom
behind!
gloom,
Goad The. lurking laggards huri them TO
their doom.
Harpies OF November. ravenous and blind
Iio for the. winter and blow the bloom
behind!
whip me the winter, Summers In my
soul,
Fed with tears that hallow: glory's aureola
Broken heart, your weeping winters own
shall crack
O my love and longing will bring tho roses
back.
JosErH ArsIASprR
The sun., 1915-10-28
The Administrations authorization

The Administrators authorization
of the passage of several thousand
Carranza troops across Texas and
Arizona to grapple with VILLAS forces
at Aqua Prieta is an act of doubtful
expedience. From the Villista point
Of view American troops might as well
take the field against them. In the
battle on the border opposite Douglas,
Ariz, which Is now imminent. the op-
erations of General VILLAS followers
are not likely to he characterized by
concern for the safety of Americans
on the other side Of the line. The
prospect is disquieting.
The sun., 1915-10-28

1t has not yet been reported that
the Board Of Education was consid-
ering the possibility Of saving little
money by reducing the number and
quantity Of printed forms used in the
course Of the public school adminis-
tration.
The sun., 1915-10-28
Tn QnoIue.

To THE EDITOR or THE SLN--Sir. Last
March German woman by the name
OF Mlrgarete Schmidt was executed by
the French at Nancy and IN May OF this
year woman by the name OF Ottilie
Moss was executed at Bourgeoise, Why
are they any less terrible than the Cavell
case X. w. II.
NEW YORK, October 81
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Asked AbOut sublettfnv.

'bo you know that this contract VA.
sublet TO the Terry & TenCh tump,ry.
and that the Terry 4 Tench Cunpa:y
ha done 50 per cent. Of the tnIrd trt,h.
ing OF the elevated at less than % per
cent. over cost?" he was asked $50
know nothing about that That BE- a
matter for the contractors" Mr. Norsa'
answered.
Senator Thompson wanted to krov
what Mr.. Morgan would think Of It =
he were 10 be Informed that tho O. .
lespie contract. which was the oG.
adopted providing for II per cent and
cost of the work, were shown TO b. q
trihutcd in this way:
The Terry Il Tench COMPANY po--
forming so per cent, OF the wo-t
cluding all the difficult and Dangerous
undertakings, for about per cent arf
cost Of the work.
The Gillespie company reta'r'rc o
per cent.
per cent. going into FUND ~ -'r-
eral expenses
ON such "A statement of fact. C'|3r-
mar Thompson asked Mr. Mo.r,- :
h" did not think the contract .Ntrr...
CANT. Mr. Morgan replied 90 ~'..f
certainly think II a matter for ''" u.
rectors TO look into. II ou-H' '
looked into"
Don't YOU think legislative . r
mlitee coming upon such facts s.tt
look into them Senator =, ,
persisted
The banker Grnued and ..
can't undertake TO direct the tr "a
of a legislative committee
Another question was WNr'.,.
banker had ever heard Of au ,....
borough fund to secure the uu.U.
the dual subway contracts hr
gan hadn't.
The sun., 1915-10-28

We wish that the city could escape
the State tax and that extravaganza
could he eliminated from the budget.
but that these objects can he obtained
by enjoining the city administration is
impossible to believe. Are the courts
to make the budget?
The sun., 1915-10-28
Has England Forgotten Joan OF Arc?

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sr: Ii
does seem strange that the English
are making so much fuss over the Justi-
fed execution of Miss Cavell Have they
forgotten Joan OF Arc so soon?
And how about the German women
put to death in France for helping Ger
many What do people expect in time
OF war. a pink tea?
l<ArRlSE u WALTER.
NV YORK. Oetoher 81
The sun., 1915-10-28

f'"" '"' f"''d"' 'P"h hrf"fd
william Mayer of West Chcatcr IL say .nu
the hides of gray squirrels and VIII uiui7.
them In the making of coat lined with
wool the hides forming the outer portioo
lie has nearly suiic'en' FOR th, purpose
The sun., 1915-10-28

The average pay Of the Baptist min
listers OF this country Is $1.s7 a day
and nobody has suggested scheme
for the Standardization Of their sal
aries downward.
The sun., 1915-10-28

The fact that the ccrtlH..'.
ny th" Public service Cuma ..
third tracking in BrooN,Nu ...
the contracts TO hc let sl. t..
commissions approval was lr.rr
This was not So in New Norh "
Kan saIi he probably knew
details ~ the time. hut hii
lection of them now. - a,N....'
the Public S,rVir, Comnj--.u.
perV'sInn over evcrythi.S
was hr laughed
hr said that neither Nj
Mr. Read had evcr hiutol
anything like Collusion or hp1 ..
the contract matter; nor 'nN
heard IL suggested that oui u.
per cent, abov" cost prop pn-.'
stevens contract there
u fund whose purpose cpl'l ...
named openly.
Mr. Morgan was questioned
minutes. The committee viii u,'
this morning in the rooms of 'r.
Lawyers Association, 10 Is.
but only to select day r,>'
after election. for resumJut !'s So
Chairman Thompson said trlt T.
of Mr.. Lanes executors - unN
taken In Boston.
The sun., 1915-10-28

" our tcesds uho favor us ,c,h manu-.
scripts and HinsfrGtions for publication tcish
70 hare rejected articles vctsrned they must
IN sH cases send stamps for that purpose.
The sun., 1915-10-28
NO SECRET TRANSIT
FUND,SAYS MORGAN
Questioned by Thompson Com.
mittec About IS Per Cent
and Cost Contract.
ASSURED BY MIR. SHONTS

J. p. Morgan told the Thompson .o,r.
m'tce yesterday that as he was uo.
director Of the Interborough E.r4
Transit Company in June, 1913. he dri
not go into the merits Of the dispu..
over contract 20 let Juau T.. Steven.
third track the elevate stem ut COS,
and 10 per cent. The tract. wnIrr
was not adopted. caused 81 quarrel T., n.
Interborough directordty William
Read and the late Gardiner NJ Lane O.
Boston. who were opposed to the con.
tract, went to Mr. Morgan to ask him IN
oppose II.
Mr. Lano and Mr.. Read told me the,
thought the contract was extravagln,
said Mr. Morgan. ~ asked them how
they thought I could interfere and they
said our firm was concerned because IL
was handling the Interborough bond.
They said bad contract would tend 10
impair the worth OF tho bonds. told
them would ask Mr.. Shonts to com, in
and see me-
Mr.. Morgan said Mr. Read and Mr
Lane did not suggest anything corruw
In connection with the contract W,
tclephoned Mr.. Shonts and asked him 10
come In when he WAS coming bv
The In,erborough president came within
"A few days and defended the contract
'Mr. Shonts told me he had the h,gn.
est opinion Of Mr.. Stevens as an .r
gineer and he did not think 10 per cen,
or Whatever IL was-above cost too
much to pay for his supervis lon" the
banker continued. HE spoke Of vorx
ing with Mr.. stevens at Panama and
assured me his services would be moN
valuable. Mr.. Shonts assured me that
the terms OF the contract were no, n,
all extraN giant. and as I had had manv
assurances in tho past from Mr. Shon;,
and had found them generally reliable, I
was inclined to accept his assurance IA
this Instance
Good Nnturcd on stand.
Mr.. Morgan. with tho smii'rs r-od
nature which marked all his testimony,
spoke or Mr.. Shonts's "favorito SAYING"
that when quality and prices arc e-Iud
then friendship begins" hut In,
banker replied to a further question hy
adding that so far as he knew friendship
had played no especial part in this mat.
ter He himself did not investigate tie
terms OF the contract or gD into 'h-
controversy over IL. because that was
not his affair
The committee asked repeatedly IL NJ.
banker had ever heard of any moneys
being spent by the InterborouGh I'M.
properly. or being so spent. that there
would be reason for the expenditure not
appearing plainly on the ,nmpanys
books. Mr.. Morgan s;Ld he had never
hNn rA al ~ k., Iii tn,
The sun., 1915-10-28

All checks. money orders. &c. TO be
made payable to The srS.
PubuShed daily, including Sunday, by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association at
lbo Nassau street, In the Borough Of Man
haitian, New York. President and Treas
urer. William c. Reick. $50 Nassau street |:
Vice. President, Edward +. Mitchell. $50
Nassau street. Secretary. c. r. Luxton. i5o
Nassau street.
London once EfinEham House, I Arun-
del street, Strand.
Paris once. 8 Rue de Ia Mich odiere. OF
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington office. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn ONCE. 106 Livingston street
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-23
Are You Feeling Fit?

thsr symtoms Of dangerous kidney and bladder
oublss.
POST OFFICE DOUG STORE
Sc. SPECKMANN Prop.
DR.. Verify came down from
Two Buttes Saturday to sell the
Mcfarland land west of town as
per order of sale by tile coroner
of the county, previously publish
ed in the Herald. The land sold
for $126, which was just enough
to cover the debt and the costs
of suit.
Notice
The regular county examine
tion of teachers will be held at
Springfield, Thursday and Fri
day, August 10th and Goth.
The high school teachers ex-
animation will be held tile day
following the above.
Earl q. Denney,
Co. Sup't. of Schools.
John Yokum was tax en- sud
denly sick Tuesday, and for a
while his life was in the balance.
DR.. Blanchat was first called,
md then Drs. Verify and Culp.
The passage of q stone from the
kidney into the bladder was the
trouble. The passage was final
ly effected, and the patient. then
experienced relief. Unless 9TH
er stones have been formed in
the kidney the patient will soon
be around as usual, which his
many friends will be glad to hear.
Villas.
Wheat is ready to cut. and is
very good.
Other crops doing very nicely,
early crops being the best.
G. W. Morris came back on
his farm to stay. May they en-
joy life the rest of their days.
Mr.. Huston and force are get
ting along very nicely with the
garage.
Lay up your treasures in heav-
en- where thieves do not break
through and steal.
Westmorland and wife are
looking for some of their folks
from Missouri soon.
j. F. Harrison's ice will soon
be gone, and then will be hard to
keep cool.
Milk your cows and send in
your cream and have a bank ac-
count.
The Conner Bros. aim to head
wheat Monday for M. j. Cook.
Mrs. Marching has fine gar
den.
Cabbage most large enough to
eat. Henry's crops look fine.
Mrs. John Yokum has fine
flowers all over the yard, and
white clover.
Mrs. Yokley has fine lot of
turkeys. 1t Will be a good place
to take Christmas dinner.
Mrs. Kapansky has lots of
room for travelling men or any
others.
SETON
Good morning, Herald readers.
We are back again after two
weeks absence.
Crops are looking fine.
Messrs. Jordon, Ricky, and
Ecleberry took broomcorn to
Clay ton, New Mex, last week.
Miss Eva Caldwell spent Sun
day with Misses Cecile and Hope
Ecown.
Messrs. T. Crotts, w. Briles
A. E. Arnold and two sons, W
Cokley and son, and Misses Elva
Gokley and Hope Brown went to
tie cedars last week. Was the
girls first trip. They climbed so
many hills, rocks and walked
through SO many conons, they
wore their soles plum off from
their shoes.
Misses Gertie Barnard and Et-
ia Brummett visited No. a Sum
day school Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wes Cokley and
family spent Sunday at Rodley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seton Brown
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Measel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-14
The CHURCH IS
ASOC|AL. CENTER
4 eroacer Sphere for fe!iaion---New
Field for the Rural Church.
by Peter AFFORD
National Farmers rnian

Lecturer National Farmers Tai0n
The social duty of the rural church
i as much a part of its obligations
IS its spiritual side. In expressing its
social interest the modern rural
church does not hesitate to claim that
it is expressing a true rclis Gus in
stiuCt and the old-time IDEA that the
sGcial instincts should be starved
While he spiritual nature Was over
led ,ith solid theological food, is fast
giving way TO a broader intcrpreta-
Ion Of the functions Of true religion.
We take our place in tile succession
OF those who have sought to make the
Of man when We seek to study and
understand the social duty OF the
rggal church. The true christian re-
lSion Is essentially sociai-its teAe5s
Of faith being love and brothalhood
and fellowship. While following after
righteousness. the church must Chal-
leu@e and seek TO reform that social
order in which moral life is eE
pressed. While chershing ideals OF
service, the rural church which +
tains the fullest measure OF success
Is that which enriches as many lives
as it can touch, aud in no way can
the church come in as close contact
with its mem 0ers as through the
avenue OF social functions
The country town and the rural
community need social center. The
church need CfTer 40 apology for its
ambition to fiji this need in the com
munity if an understanding Of It's
mission brings this purpose into clear
consciousness, The structure of a
rural community ia exceedingly com
pleX; it contains many social groups,
each of which has its own center, but
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such
church cannot command the inter
est Of all the people, it is relieved
from the embarrassment of relgiously
divided communities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1915-01-14
e. Foter Radfcrd
Lecturer National Farmers Union


A broad campaign of publicity on
the subject uI rural life Is needed in
this state today 10 bring the problems
OF the farmers TO the forefront The
city problems are bla2oued upon the
front pages OF the metropolitan dali
les and echoed il The country press,
but the troubles q the farmers are
seldom told. except by those who
seek 10 Profit by the story. and the
glitter Of the package Outlines OBJ
scures the substance A searching in
vestjgation into the needs OF the
farmers viii reYeil many inherent de-
fects in our economic system that can
be easily remedied when properly I'M
deastood and illuminated b. the pow
or of the press.
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are trinity OF powerful in
auences that the farmer must utilize
70 their fullest CAPACITY before lie can
occupy commanding position III pub