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1t Is now the last Of July, and since
early In May two armies, each su-
perior In numbers to the armies that
contended In the decisive battle of
Waterloo, have been struggling to
capture or hold the small watershed
where rise the tributaries OF the
Scheldt that flow into the plain of
Flanders. On neither side Is the bat
tie front more than tenm miles.
Dominating the area of operations
Is the famous Labyrinth" between
Ecurie and Roclincourt, an intricate
system of tunnels and underground
ways constructed by the Germans and
once considered by them impregnable,
In some places these borrowings 60
down sixty feet beneath the surface.
Such desperate and bloody fighting
as has marked the fighting in the
Labyrinth" each assault apparently
a forlorn hope, the world has never
known before. The concentration Of
artillery fire has been terrific, charg-
ing men have found themselves fac
ing the discharges OF concealed ma
chine guns, and a line OF trenches
once invaded hand grenadcs have been
used by both defenders and assall.
ants, often by the flare Of torches
tiourished IN the 'bowels OF the
earth" Automatic revolvers, knives
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Music and Diplomacy.

On the whole II II unfortunate that
the contribution of the Government of
the United States to the musical edu.
cation Of Mr.. HARRY l.. WILSON'S
family took no other form.
Both from Washington and from
Portland, Ore. the Wilson home
town. we learn that the qualification
which made urgent the appointment
OF Mr.. WILSON to n clerkship In the
American consulate in Berlin was
that he desired TO give his daughter
the advantages of musical instruction
In the German capital. We nre not
Informed that he was even q descrv-
ing Democrat. But the advantages to
his family Of musical instruction
abroad were obvious.
So he a appointed ms a matter Of
course. And In the foreign field thus
laid open TO him for an exhibition OF
his diplomatic discretion and his nice
sense OF his responsibilities In a criti-
cal season. Mr.. WILSON Is now under
arrest technically charged with at
tempt TO leave the country in viola.
ton Of passport regulations ana with
reports OF n much more serious Of
fence In allegiance, an offence Of no
less magnitude than conspiracy to
aid the escape Of an alien enemy by
means OF n fraudulent American pass
port. In view Of our own Govern
ment's annoyances from similar
frauds involving Germans, the pleas
Ing nature of an episode Of this sort
need hardly be dwelt upon.
AS to both the technical and the
graver charge suggested against Mr..
WILSON there will Of course be sus-
pension of opinion until the facts are
fully revealed following adjudication
by the German courts. But In the
meantime we may at least venture
the hope that the United States Gov
ernment's eleemosynary contributions
TO the musical education OF promising
young ladies may he hereafter applied
with a little closer scrutiny OF the
embarrassing possibilities involved.
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NEW LONG ISLAND CHURCH.
L~attinRtown Chapel becomes 81.
Johns Episcopal.

LOCUST VALLEY, L. J., July 30.-Lat-
tinstown Chapel has been !uooropl'cd
as an Episcopal church OF tho diocese q"
Long Island and the Rev, Charles W.
Hinton. formerly OF Christ Church.
NicksburG. Miss. has been appointed
rector.
The chapel was built about two years
ago by a few of tho colonis,s. and since
that time union services have hocn hold
there at intervals by various c,crlNwcu.
From now on services Will be held rcCu-
larry In the church. the congregation 20
which numbers about twenty-five. 81.
Johns Episcopal Church is the name
selected.
]. Pierpont Morgan and John r. pratt
are the wardcns. Tho veStrymru arc
Henry l.. Dawson, John l.. A,dr,d. licr-
bert Lee Pratt, william j Tully. Eugene
$. Willard and Christopher II. SmI,hers
OF Manhattan. Harold / Pratt and Hav-
vey Murdoch OF Brooklyn ana Madison
Ham OF Glen Cove.
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MCCALL FAILS TO
HEED LEGISLATORS
Neglects Thompson Commit
tees Invitation to Attend
Elevated Road Hearing.
OTHERS STAY AWAY TOO

Chairman Edward r.. Mccall and
three other members of the Public Ser
vice Commission OF tho First district
who were wanted failed TO appear yes
terday In response TO the invitation Of
Senator Thompson's legislative COM
mittee which is making an investigation
OF various matters related to the draw
ing Of a new law by which the Public
Service Commission are to be governed.
II was this committee which tried very
hard last January to get enough In
formation OF dereiction of duty TO make
it possible for Gov. whitman to ernove
the Democratic members of tho New
York city commission.
Disregard OF the request OF the COM
mittee by Chairman Mccall and Com
m%issioners Cram. Wood and Williams
agitated tho legislators considerably.
Speeches pertinent TO the situation were
made. Secretary Travis II. Whitney
tried 20 make the Senator's understand
that he was entirely capable OF giving
the committee all OF the information It
desired. The committee would have M
of him.
Mr.. whitney said right out In meeting
that the committee showed plainly It's
desire to create n situation rejecting on
Judge Mccall. Senator Burr thought Il
necessary TO warn the newspaper men
present hat no disrespect for Judge
Mccall was Intended by those who had
spoken. which prompted Senator Lewis.
counsel for the committee. TO remark
that he stated facts and anybody could
draw any conclusion he wished.
Back OF the speeches the Discus
sion which followed was the fact that
the legislators had intended 10 pack their
grips yesterday afternoon and seek
respite In the country or In their home
towns until September. When the SER
geant at arms reported that he could
find no one except Commissioner Hay
ward and Secretary whitney It was evi-
dent thai the committee must either
forego its questioning OF Chairman Nc
Call and the others or remain In the
city until next week.
Senator Thompson ~inaururatcd an
executive session 20 discuss this matter.
The result was hat the committee de-
cided to stay over and Secretary Whit
ney vas informed that at II o'clock
Monday morning the Public Service
Commissioners nay expect the lcGisla-
tors in the hearing room OF the commits
sion. Mr.. Whitney said he thought all
the commissioners would be there.
The matter on which the Commits
sioners were called is that OF the re-
construction of an elevated railroad
through Fulton street. Brooklyn.
Deputy Commissioned Delos +. Wilcox
OF the Department of Water supply. Gas
and Electricity gave to the committee
his views on public utility corporations
and their management.
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our mails. lately handed over to them

our mails. lately handed over to them
% n Of the preliminaries to the
final disappearance Of the American
dag from Pacific shipping.
Considering their war embarrass-
ments England, France and Italy are
doing a good business and making a
good deal Of money out OF US by ar.
rying merchandise our legislative
sagacity excludes from American bot
toms. Spain, Greece. Holland. Den
mark, Norway and Sweden. all con-
tribute toward filling the void made
by the absence of an American mer.
camille marine from the high seas. On
the Great Lakes the Canadian ship
ping lines are actively preparing TO
take over our passenger and freight
carrying business In anticipation Of
the Furuseth-La Toilette devastation
due in the coming November.
And co.ncidently with all these
cheering developments there comes a
revival Of rumors about U having a
Government owned line Of steamers
through the canal to South American
ports as soon ns the legislative pre-.
liminaries can be completed. In that
connection II Is interesting 20 refer to
statements made Just a year ago by
Postma ster-General BuRLEsoN-him.
self an ardent advocate OF Govern
ment ownership-in urging before the
Senate Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads the %advisatdlity Of hand
ing over q large part OF the rural de-
livery service to private operation
under lease.
ny so doing" said Mr.. BrsLrsoS.
"I have not the slightest doubt that I
could effect n saving 70 the Govern.
ment OF from 100000 to s1S.OOo,OO0
q year"
But what would he n tribe Of
$4,000. 900 or Ss0,O0o.O0O a year
charged of TO Government business
incompetence In the matter OF a Gov
eminent owned steamship line? IT
would all be made up in taxes, and II
the Furuseth-La Toilette submarine
had left any private competitors afioat
they would naturally be called upon
to pay their share Of running what
wns left Of their business.
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Suffrage by schreckiichke cit.

The jangldng Of telephone bells on
Thursday must have been heard in
Mars. Suffrage speaking: "Do you
believe In me?" Hardly a fair test
people will say 10 the phone things
that In moments Of calm and comfort
would never be permitted to pass the
portals Of their speech.
An index OF civic importance. how.
ever; at least. Of 1t as gagged by the
suffraglst censors. II you were not
asked to state this article Of your
faith you may conclude that you are
not regarded as mi who sways the
opinion OF others.
The thermometer Is said to have re-
corded Il good round favorlng breeze
would It were n cooler draught. The
weather hen on almost every gable
peak Of suffrage pointed In the dire.
tion in which the ladies yearn. .rhe
BARRIERS Of Albany are suffrage to
a man" VIII our dog day philoso.
piers explain this fact Of caste or
labor union unanimity3
Policemen Of the metropolis are
more than favorable" Ministers, "to
n man." rallied round the nag. Doc
tors responded eagerly" In Long
Island districts returns were fair
II is the playtime Of the year. and
the anvas was necessarily incom.
plete. If. however. the absentees d.
vide as do the stay at homes, the SUI.
fragists may he encouraged.
But mere man has not become
wholly devoid OF spirit. Two gaps at
least in the suffrage line are reported.
Justice GIrGERrcH, giving no reasons.
boldly and fatty declared his opposl.
ton. and In Albany General AMAsA
j. PARKER announced himself "op.
posed. totally and absolutely" He
called the women wild creatures.
militant but not military. who need to
be and are intended to be controlled
by men," Even the women must wei
come some little break in the monot.
ony Of tame surrender. Opposition
Is a spur.
But IL the campaign Is to be one
OF Schrecklichkeit with the devils Of
the wire on woman's side we can
only wait for November . and the
slaughter. To woman we say: As
you are powerful, be also merclful.
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MR.. HERTWIG'S PARABLE.
Further Remarks on the Case Of Uncle
Sam W. John Bull.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. In
his parable Mr.. Hertw1g establishes
himself as Germany. casts MIR. Jones'
as England and completes the company
with a judge between them which he
entities president wilson" Curiously
enough, II one Is to have any respect
for Mr.. Hertwtg's sincerity. he exactly
reverses the plain facts Of the case be-
tween the actual Germany and the
actual England and for the purpose Of
his parable sets up the statement that
he Germany had been attacked by
Mr.. Jones tEngland). At this point,
therefore, Mr.. Hertwig and his parable
would be thrown out OF any court as
untru,hfuL
But. really, Mr.. Hertwig's fiction as
to the origin Of the war. which he could
hardly expect any ono outside of Ger
nan TO swallow. ''cuts no ice" in con-
meeting his parable with any issue be-
tween America and Germany.
Il is a purely gratuitous flight OF
fancy on Mr.. Hertwig's part to install
President Wilson as a Judge between
Hertwig Germany n Jones eng
land). President Wilson has no such
function. The President OF the United
states Is calling Hertwig Germany 10
account for killing 12i Americans with
out the slightest Justiiioatlon either
under international law or the common
dictates OF humanity. Hertwig has al
ready admitted the unlawfulness OF
these murders by tho plea that they
were done In retaliation for some offence
committed by Jones tEngland) or Hert-
wig. which Is "A matter purely between
these parties and does not concern
America or President Wilson.
II Mr.. Hertwig cannot see his way
clear TO take his complaints against Mr..
Jones to the proper tribunal he might at
least confine his statement of them to
German publications where he may be
sure they will be welcomed. In any
American newspaper such remarks, par
t!cularly when they are accompanied by
suggestions to toss tho Declaration OF
Independence to the fames." apologize
for George Washington as n traitor"
&c, are exceedingly offensive.
What America IL outraged at IL the
cold blooded murder OF l2l Americans
and 1T canno DO denied that these
tliertwig'sl eccentricities OF reasoning
have given us n considerable momentum
toward war with Germany" They are
unbearab!y insolent.
JOHN y. ELwELL
New York. July 80.
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and bayonets have finally decided the
hnnd to hand Oomhats.


According to the latest dispatches,
a large part Of the Labyrinth" was
In possession Of the French and the
Germans had become the assailants.
The Labyrinth" Is no longer consid.
cred imprcgnable by its builders. High
explosives bursting in the trenches
have shattered them, converted them
here and there into ragged holes In
the ground big enough TO bury a com.
pany in. and ever the machine guns
that we're not blown into the air have
failed to stop the rush Of the intrepid
French infantry. Their achievement
has been magnificent, and It has been
war as the scientific moderns conduct
war. Now It is the turn Of the Ger.
mans 10 take the offensive In the
Labyrinth" and win back intrench.
ments they have lost.
What Is the importance Of this
small watershed that men should die
by thousands TO possess It. soaking
the soil with their blood2 Why did
the Germans dig themselves in in the
maze called the Labyrinth? The
answer is that the region has n price
less economic value for the Invaders.
II has been called "the great coal field
OF France" No sooner were the Ger
mans in possession of It than the
smoke of factories filed the sky. 10
the northeast OF the colllerics, and
not far distant, is the great indus.
trial city of lille. German strategy
Includes lot only the destruction or
capture Of armies AMI the taking OF
cities and seaports but the possession
Of mineral lands, chiefly those yield.
ing coal and copper, that are needed
II the war Is ever to be carried on to
a successful conclusion.
This explains IN large mea sure the
great movement to drive the Russians
out of Gal!cia and Poland. The Ger
mans, to whom the seas are closed.
are producing In territory conquered
by them most OF those materials that
enter INTO the manufacture Of war
munitions. II the Labyrinth" wcr-
no more than n strategic position It
would not be worth all the blood that
Is being poured out 20 regain and hold
the intrenchmcnts lost. But II com.
mands Il rich coal region, and coal Is
becoming IA precious metal 20 the
Teutonlc allies.
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To rHE EplroR OF THE SrN-Sir. II
seems 20 me that the letter OF Mr.. Her
a 4. Her.wig published in THE SUN
contains a great many "eccentric!t!es OF
reasoning"
He bases his plea for Germany on
the ground that Mr.. Wilson acts the
judge between the beiligeren,s. and as
such "a partial. This is a misconceptlon.
The President does not set up TO he n
Judge: he Is simply the man who Is
annoyed hy the violent brawls In which
his nelghbors engage, John Pull has
broken Il window or two, bu, Schreck-
lichkeit has murdered one OF Uncle
Sans children. 1t would be an "ex-
treme eccentricity OF reasoning" TO ex-
pect that Mr.. Wilson would handle
both offenders in similar fashion.
The offence Of John Bull can. and
probably will, be duly paid for at the
proper time. after he has Gained down.
The offence OF Schrecklichkeit Ia irrep-
arabic from the first. They are not
treated alike because the crime OF one
: far more serious than tho crime OF
the other. Even II Mr.. Wilson were the
judge. his attitude would be equally I'M
changed and equally just.
England. even now. shows a willing
ness 20 treat with us on our own basis
OF action" Germany tells us all about
Jefferson. and proposes impossible
schemes She will allow us 10 trade on
the high seas, although she herself has
NOT a vessel OF any kind floating upon
them. Who said that the Germans have
no sense OF humor?
This country has nothing to fear
from the "Angiophiles." Every true
American knows what the attitude o.
England toward us has always been.
But that cannot prevent every true
American from being an Anglophiie In
The sense hat he appreciates the law
and the ideals OF democracy and liberty
which his nation has Inherited from Eng
land. The only peril to this country
comes from the eccertriclties OF prat,,e
given forth by the kultur soaked minds
OF tho twentieth century Germans in
America. JAMES NJ. HOLMAN.
NEW York, July 80.
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CONGRESS MAY ACT
ON LACK OF ARMS
MunitiOn Makers in T.. $. Coun
Not Supply American
Forces in Big War.
ABROAD GROW

wAsufNoToN. July 3O.-l' ..s, has.
an opportunity. officers OF TIE War n.
partment will lay before cp,rr...,...
Congress mex winter startling ,,...
figures regarding tho consur.t .
ammunition by tho forces 10 Ep. Dol.
the lack OF facilities IN tho Ur,.l .
to turn out cartridges ana sh.., a..
anything Ike the rapidly req. ed a.
modern warfare.
Information gathered by MAJ r-G..
wood. commander OF the EI.,,.a DIS.
sion. and by other officers o. ,.c Ann.
through various channels. has. ls ,rf .
THE sun his morning. completely ~.
ploded tho myth that the war 81. Ilr.,.
Is being fought by the Allies with Amer.
lean manufactured ammuu.'.ra.
Up 20 date the American Hmwur.ros
constitutes but a small fraction OF / 10,
cent. OF tho total consumption by u.
allied forces IN the field.
A substantial Increase In the shipment,
from the Uuitcd states Ia moss aa.lt 10
begin. This NIL cout!aue through n,
next SIX months. To army officers hen.
however. 1t appears certain that Amer.
icah p'ah'S' win hI 'H''F "''''s M".ai'
ing up into the millions. Will FUN 80. a,
least within IN" cumi'g year, hu' a very
small p,r, of rho "nuut-n.., i.., oh
be consumed
American Industry has been ,.,1-l,.
ing for this work tor sN month";. SOM.
pIorfs bcrau A wear aro. but .g. Real 81
fort wa not made until af,e. tU. .l.,
OF this year. Plenty ~ money a.I char.
acter.st,c American enterprise lave bee,
behind the efforts, but wstu all TIA, .s
majority OF these plants are OH. nov
ready to begin the rca! production .
ammunition 4. considerable Quantities
Had the United States bee. f.cat
on IT'S soil sre Of the .rg.'g r,y
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Sailing to-day by tho American liner
Philadelphia for Liverpool
Mr. and Mrs Reynolds Dr and Mrs. q r
Albertlnl lynOtt
W e DAWSON Mr. and Mrs II W
Walter q Elliot MORGAN
NinCen, Harris Mr. AVID Mrs byron
Mr. and Mrs. II p +. Potter
Higginbotham Nj and Mrs 4. Nor
Mr. AMI Mrs p X, man Youn.
Horner
Arrivals by the French liner Chicago
from bordeaux:
owen Johnson Or Edward MARQUIS
walter Ha4s Josauh WlAtury Can.
Emil Paths son
Russell Hunting Jules Louppe
Ferdinand Buson
The Panama-raCifo liner Finland,
sailing to-day for san Francisco, Will
take $50 Harvard alumni, who VIII have
reunions in California, Among her pas
sengers are:
Mr. and Mrs George John Crosby Brown
Lauder Carnegie Moore
T. j Oahley Rhine Ausustus Hem nvay.
lander Jr.
Prof Edward Cali. + Cameron MrVr,gh.
well moor fhllin kip RHINE
Guiierman Mr. and Mrs. Tucker
Winthrop Covdin DalSn
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T THs EDITOR or THE UN-Si Maui
rice Leon GAYS IN a letter 20 THE SUS that
the ruthless arb,trarineSs Of the Germans
is shown by the declaring contraband o,
flax.
A. Mr.. Leon Is seemingly well versed IN
international law, why docs he not give
the list OF contrahani arbitrarily declared
by the Allies since the war started?
r, J. BrTrEa.
NEwArk. y. j.. July 70.
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Brisk DOings at Sea.

That is a fine line OF foreign Grit.
!shl merchant steamers, with excel.
lent passenger accommodations, which
we are to have from our own port Of
New York through our own inter.
oceanic canal to and from the west
coast or South America. And there
are rumors also that we may have a
Chinese line through the canal. run
Ming iine steamers between the Flow
cry Kingdom and our North River
waterfront, The Japanese are al
ready looking after our Pacific Ocean
commerce, including transportation Of
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SCANDINAVIA'S ATTITUDE.
Why Have the Northern Kingdoms
Submitted to German Aggression?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. |
would like TO know the reason why we
hear of no steps being taken by the
Swedish and Norwegian Governments In
respect OF their ships being sunk by the
German submarines.
Is II not strange that they should
keep on losing ships az all sizes up to
5000 tons ami yet not convey to the
German Government some iutlmation
that further damage would lead 10 seri-
Gus trouble between tho two Govern
ments?
America has plainly given Germany
TO understand that its ships cannot
be torpedOed and G'eir crews loft to the
mercy OF tho seas without Germany
having 10 foot the I'LL. J. IowTHEn.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July 30.
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was a better world for having CHARLES

was a better world for having CHARLEs
VAN MARTrR in II; not a worse world
for his going from It, for there Is a
precious terrestrial immortality, in
memory.
Is 1t permissible to moralize, mildly.
that the value Of the Charles Van
Marters 70 this world is that they
give out, from humble stations, an
influence that reaches subtly. sweetly,
20 the outermost bounds of the So
ciety Of man2
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To rus EDITOR OF TVS ~Us-Sir For
President, 1915, Sheriff KiuiS.ad OF New
Jersey,
For Vice president, Theodore Roosevelt
OF New York,
Two strong men, ", J "
WASnISGruN. D.. C., July -.
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After n very spirited combat they
were driven out Of the trenches which
they had succeeded In occupying with
the exception OF one point. where they
retained twenty yards OF a saphead in
advance of our front.-French com
munigus.
Some saphead. The common or gar
den variety seldom approxlmates such
majestic proportions.
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Fair women seek to chronicle
Their charms OF outward race
while you In mood i~ronicai
Depict a hidden face;
or mark the wrinkles stealthy path
Beneath the nngers OF your wrath.
but when a baby comes to you
by loving mother sent.
There's nothlng left for you TO DO
But swiftly 20 relent.
And place on record here below
The secrets which the angels know.
H.. q. HAskIsa
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Harvard University n responsible eor
driving practically all OF the business
interests Of Cambridge oN the river
Citv Solicitor Of Cambridge.
Unfair Fair Harvard?
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Sea captain likes his name.-News-
paper headline.
Here Il IL. ELLA PAPPAcosTASopouLos.
And they say that when he rronounces
It it Is as musical as tho ripping OF
a brook"
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Americans from villa territory to-day
confirmed recent reports hat VILLA had
executed a number of railroad men for
sending him n round robin refusing 70
acccp; his money for wagcs-EI Pdso
icirc.
The Mexican theory of arbitration.
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Pleasant Expectations Aroused by II.
James's Dcpnrture,

To EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Now
that Henry James. Esq. is an English
citizen Will he write his books IN the
English language l ask to know.
Hoping YOU Will do the same,
liosHIMURA-JAGow.
HoBoKES, July 90.