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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
LONDON HAS CELEBRATION.
New Years Eve IL Like Festival In
Peace Time.
SPECIAL Cobi. Despatch 10 Tnr 81,

LONDON, Jan. !, \. NJ. (Friday) -
New Years eve In London was much the
same as In times OF peace, with he
regular supper parties and festivities at
the hotels and restaurants. The only
difference was that the licenses TO keep
open after hours were curtailed 10 2 A, NJ
instead OF the customary ( o'clock
There was the usual mixed throng Of
hymn singers and roysterers around St
Pauls Cathedral, The roysterers pre-
dominated here and at the early morning
services in the other churches
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
TYPHOID SERUM SAVES SOLDIERS
Fever Cases Far Below Normal
Average In British Camp.

LONDoN. Dee, 3l.--The correspondent of
he Biiiish ModiCdl journal in the north
Of France reports that typhoid fever
among the British troops is far below
the annual rate Of 2 per 1000 The NOR
tallty b, a little over per cent OF those
attacked,
An outstanding feature Of the report is
that none of those WHO died from typhod
had been inoculatcd against the disease.
Those who mad not been inCculated sup
piled sixteen times as many cases 10 those
who he'd been fully nocuL,tcd and six
time rs many az those who had been
PARTIALLY inoculated
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
LAUNCH BIG RED STAR LINER.
The BeIRcnIand, $4,000 Tons, to
Carry 5000 Passengers,

LONDON, Dec. 3i.-The new Red Star
liner Begenland. the largest Belgian YES
sci ever built, was launched to-day at
Belfast She displaces 5000 tons and will
have accommodations for 5000 passengers
The Belgenland will be placed In the
Antwerp New York service when condi-
lions permit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
NO FOOD SHORTAGE.
Germany Has Provisions for Years.
says Business Man.

BERLIN. Dec. 3l-The oficiai Press
Bureau issued the following statement to-
night:
Herr Lehman, chairman OF the
Bremen Chamber OF Commerce. at a
meeting OF tho Bremen merchants. said
Germany was provided with victuals suf-
hcient for years. The high standard OF
German science, he added rendered it pos
slbc to supply substitutes for the raw
materials necessary for warfare which
cannot he imported and ,ha; therefore the
shutting on Of German imports BY the
British Is damaging only the interests OF
n0utrals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
CARRIED FOOD BY AIR.
n russians Brine Down Austrian ri.
pInne Nenr PrkrmysI.

PBTRoGRAp. Dec. 31.--An Austrian hi
plane, which attempted yesterday 10
reach the Gslician fortress of Przemysl.
under siege by the Russians. was brought
down by the Russian troops. The aero
plane came from the Carpathians. The
space in it intended for a military OBJ
server was filled with canned food.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
HELMETS WASHED ASHORE.
Special CdbIe Despatch 10 TIM ST.,

LONDON. Dec 3l.--About $50 khaki
helmets such as are worn by British
troOps in India and Egypt. have been
washed ashore on the Welsh coast
There il no explanation Of where these
helmets came from and the Onicial News
Bureau declares that II IL without i1lfor-
nation that might clear up the mystery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
Germans Claim Gains
In Argonne Fighting
Berlin Statement Says Several Trenches Were Captured
and $50 Prisoners Taken-Tes of Ami
hilatiOn of French Company.
ROGREsS IN THE RAvKA DISTRICT REPORT

Nevert heless It would require strong forces
10 hold them.
at appears. moreover. rs II the Russian
General stan attaches greater importance
to bringing its main forces unbroken be-
hind the Vistula rather than 30 develop
ing the full strength west thereof How
ever. the plans Of the Russian stan are
unknown, and hence II IL not Impossible
that II still intends holding the region
west OF the Vistuia with political prestige
as the factor, despite the dangers attend
Ing such a plan.
AT any rate he defeat Of the Russians
north Of the Pilitza will settle the fate of
the army operating in GslCia."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
ALLIES SHIPS lombard PoLA.

CoPENHAGEN Dec, 3i,--A private drs-
patch received here from Berlin says that
rect OF more than thirty French and
British warAhips is bombarding Pola, the
Austrian naval base on the Adriatic, and
the seaport VI Rovlgno. nttecn miles from
pola.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
CLAIM GAINS IN POLAND.
Germans Report 100000 Prisoners
In Campaign.

AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec 31.--The
following unofficial" telegram issued by
the German army headquarters in Berlin
was received here to-day
"Our troops IN Poland are pursuing
the enemy After the battles Of LODI and
Dowiscz we took moro than $1,000 prison.
ers and many cannon and machine guns.
THE captures since the beginning OF
our offensive in Poland In November total
136,60O prisoners, moro than 100 cannon
and more than 800 machine guns"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
CALL TO SOCIALISTS.
Carl Iicbknecht Asks Them TO War
on Present CondIct.

LONDON. Dec. 3l.--The Labor Leader
publishes New Years message sent by
Carl Lebknecht. Socialist member OF the
German Rechstag, to British Socialists
calling upon them and the workers OF the
world to unite in a war against the present
war.
DR.. Llebknecht says the masses every
where loathe the war and that there Is a
much greater degree Of opposition to It
among German workers than is generally
supposed.
Dr. Liebllnecht was tho only member o.
the Reichstag to vote against the new war
credits approved by that body recently.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
PRINCE EITEL PROMOTED.
KaIser's second SON TO Head Inn
periaI Guard Brigade.

AMSTERDAM, via London. Dec. 3l.--Ber-
lin dispatches received here announce
that Prince Eitel Friedrich. second son ~
tho Kaiser, has bsen promoted TO the
Command Of the First Brigade Of the Inn
perial Guard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
Germans Repair sIuices at z.cbrusss

Special Cdbie Dcspatch 10 TmE SuN.
AMSTERDAM, Dee 3i.--1he Sluls corre-
spondcnt of the Tijd says the sluices az
Hcebrugge have been repaired and arc
now working satisfactorily Submarines
are constantly leaving the port
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

German reports have said that Prem
ysl had sufticiens food supplies for a year.
Reports from Russian sources, however,
have said that the Austrians in tho fort
ress we're suffering from lack of food
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
A Special Sale of BroadCioth
at Sl.AS DER ward

will be an event of exceptional interest,
offering am especially desirable material for
smart street gowns and suits, i'm black and
the leading COlOrs, at price much below it's
real worth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01
A Sale of
W0mem's Boots and Slippers

sizes incon1plete) will include all styles not
being duplicated, originally priced at $500
to $1,000, but now marked as quoted:
Slippers per pair S2.7S
Boots per pair S3.2S, 4.75 s. S.SS
This Sale will take place i'm g special section
ON tine Fourth Floor. Madison Avenue sidc.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21

ship and penny instead of nickel serv-
ice. They didn't consider the tax on
every family in town that uses a
phone. ...
All they seemed to be interested in
was to help out the phone trust and
the bondholders of the tunnel COM
pany, chief among whom is Ogden
Armour.
And all of these prominent bust
ness men take the position that to
compel a public utility to live up to
it's contract with the people is con-
fiscation and immoral. If a public
utility makes money out of con-
tract with the people the business
men are satisfied. If it loses then
they want permission to violate the
contract and tax the people to make
up their losses.
This is merely one more Illustration
Of how the newspapers represent
Big Business instead of their readers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
SHORT ONES

The ignorance of some persons is
Here is Wex Jones admit
ting he doesn't know what poticker
is. Say, if you just add little shep-
herds purse and dandelion to the
mustard sprouts and take the rind off
the ham hook it can't be beat-and
we haven't tasted it for 80 years.
A ScottdaIe, Pa, man got the baby
to sleep easily for the first time in
four years and refused to shoot at a
burglar for fear of waking the baby.
Twas a hard choice, but we approve
his judgment.
Possibly the reason the barefoot
boy has become extinct is that the
farmers son finds it difficult to press
the pedals of his automobile with
bare feet.
The Boston Y. w. C. A. has decid-
ed that woman no longer is young
woman at 80. Col Lii Russell will
now rise in her righteous anger.
The Germans have a bomb to drop
from airships and make fog over
London. If that isn't painting the
lily, what is?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21

PUBLIC OPINION. - Have YOU
noticed the men the newspapers in
terview when they pretend to reflect
public opinion.
They interview prominent bank
ers, corporation lawyers, railroad
presidents and representatives gen.
orally of Big Business. That is they
get the opinions of representatives
of dollars rather than representa-
tives of the people.
Not one of the papers sought the
opinion of the representatives of
phone users on the forfeiture of the
tunnel company's phone franchise
and plant. All of them printed inter-
views with bankers, bond and stock
dealers, grain gamblers, lawyers and
big business men.
This is a good Illustration of what
government by newspapers; which
are controlled by their advertisers,
means.
None of the papers interviewed
representatives of labor, either organ
lied or unorganized. They didn't
seek the opinion of any representa-
tives of the thousands of women
who are as much citizens of Chi
cago as are Banker Forgan, Banker
Dawes, Lawyer Follansbee. Politician
Upham or President Holden of the
C. B. & @.
They evidently gave no thought to
the thousands of telephone users and
the many other thousands who might
be users if we had municipal owner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
Presents for Southern Poor.
New York, Dec. 3, 1915.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: During the past ten or twelve years
It was regarded as a privilege by the late
yrincipal of Tuskegee Institute, DR.. Booker
7. Washington, TO distribute in the rural dis
tricts Of the South Christmas remembrance
of one kind and another which were sent TO
him for those who, without some such re-
membrance, would have nothing to remind
hem Of the Christmas season.
Mrs Washington, who always cooperated
with him in this labor of love, will be pleased
this year 10 continue the custom of distribut-
ing such presents as may be sent 20 her for
the purpose named among the poorer chill
dren Of the cotton growing states, using
smaller schools. churches, Tuskegee gradu-
ates and former students, etc. as the medi-
nm for reaching deserving children in wide
sections Of the South.
gMMETT j. SCOTT,
Secretary, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute.
Tuskegee, Ala, Dec. 7, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
MEXICO DEFENDED
Conditions There Not Reproach
to the People Of the Country.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I went TO Mexico as very young
girl. when one of its most important cities
had not fifty Americans in it. There were
beautifully cared-for parks with fountains,
and exquisite music was rendered nightly
by we'll led bands, all Mexicans. There were
very comfortably furnished homes and well
protected streets.
have been back to Mexico several times
since that first visit in the most important
towns and some of the very small places. !
found the average Mexican, business and
professional man, in all ways Of just as high
AN average "a men here in towns OF the
same size. But / found large number OF
,bo persons calling themselves Americans
were naturalized Americans or persons OF
foreign parentagc talking with brogue or
an accent.
also found that several Americans, of both
sexes were not m to the average American
standards. II was there with Americans IN
many instances as it has been here with
foreigners, the immigrating class who came
for resident and business purposes was not
always fair representative class. So Mexico
received erroneous impressions Of American
standards doubtless. | am not sectarIan
in religion. but good breeding teaches any
one TO be unobtrusive in the presence OF wor-
sinners. I've seen foreigners in places Of
Worship in Mexico talk and act as if they
were at a bazaar.
Mexico has gotten along quite number
Of years without our running her ! think
she can now
RI. J. says she could be made the rich
est country in the world Of her size. He
might say she is the richest, but from all
he does say he evidently, like many others,
means that if foreigners could 90 in there
as thew did to the Klondike they could take
vast quantities Of the minerals, representing
standards Of value the world over, away from
her and enrich themselves. Has the entry Of
all creation into Kloudike, for example, done
the natives of that region any good?
His citation Of individual cases Of political
corruption by leading men, if true, doesn't
prove that the country is unable to govern
Itself.
We hear cries of political corruption every
dav from all over the world. Just be-
cause Mexico has been so unfortunate as to
have war and it isn't quiet in the country,
is no more reason for others trying 70
rule her than that we should try to rule
the European countries under similar con-
ditions
Personally | wish none but the best fell
lowship TO exist between the people of both
sides Of the Rio Grande.
LILLIAN HEATH.
New York. Dec. 6, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
Bible Trade Booming.

The men who publish Bibles in this
country are making money out Of the war.
Due partly to the handicap which Bible
houses in Europe must labor under in
turning out their product, and partly to
an increased demand for Bibles fostered
in adversely, they are getting rich out Of
the misfortunes of others, or so some Of
our European brethren would term 1t.
But these detractors seem inclined to for
get that the Bible is invariably worth so
much more than it costs that it is the
purchaser always who is the more en-
riched
1t is estimated that the Bible business
Of the world, save only in Germany and
Austria, will be larger this year by 90
per cent than ever before. This will come
as something of blow to our pacifists,
ell deeply religious persons. But the
Bible was not fashioned for paciists
alone. 1t is rather a belligerent old docu-
ment, take it as a whole There is the
inspiring story Of David and Goliath, for
example, to encourage resistance to mill.
tary DULLES, although Belgium and Serbia
can tell US that it's happy ending has a
tendency to msead. And there is the
great prophet Ezekiel's advice concerning
the Waterman and the trumpet and the
simpletons who do not heed the warning,
used to such good effect by the gentlemen
most prominently in our public eye
Heaven knows how many wars the Israel
ties waged with the approval and active
assistance of God, all celebrated in this
sacred chronicle of their national exist
ence. Famous soldiers throughout history
have been won't to read it by the camp
fire, while others have carried it in THEN
breast pockets to stop bullets.
OF course, the Bible also extols peace
and forgiveness, so that the pacifst may
ind in it as much ammunition as do the
ielligerently inclined. In fact, there is
hardly a mood or temperament lacking
Umpathy and sustenance in the Bible
yhich mirrors the human mind in NOR,
phases than does any other work of man
But at least it must be accounted {
feather in the cap of Mars that he ha'
persuaded more people than ever before T.
become acquainted with it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
Congestion Among the Wealthy.

Though the barriers which divide TINS
city from surrounding territory are
fast becoming purely psychological, what
with tubes and bridges and big, swift
ferryboats, yet the mania to crowd in
upon it. to idle and sleep as well
as to work here, does not abate, apparent
~. As a result, Of course, not only our
business but our residential areas must
Weld TO the economies of space, and in
stead Of continuing TO place separate
homes side by side %e must superimpose
an increasing proportion Of them yearly
one upon another TO heights not dreamed
of a quarter century ago even in business
blocks.
The very rich are naturally the last TO
yield the little spaces which their money
has cleared about them in the throng.
But gradually they, too, are giving in.
The Fifth Avenue apartment is multiply
ing slowly. A twelve-story tenement
house what joy to use the generic term
in this connection!) is slated for a corner
in the Sixties, and its real estate agents
have just announced the lease of one of
its units for a term of years at an ac-
cumulated rental of s250,000. A quarter
of a million! But for twenty-five rooms and
eight baths and heaven knows how much
marble and obsequious. service in the hall
ways. Single floors in this building will
rent for $4,000 a year. Obviously no
mere millionaire need apply.
But could anything demonstrate more
forcibly the fatal fascination for the
human species of a single little neck Of
arid land incrusted with volcanoes Of
masonry? A fortune for a foothold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12

ments / am not so proud Of its style. il
was signed with my initials.
Mr.. George Westervelt is quite right IN
resenting the reference in the letter from
writer in Princeton, y. j., TO the American
citizens who lost their lives in the Lusitania
as "few adventures seeking Americans" Too
creduous, perhaps, they were, but surely not
adventure seeking They cannot be blamed
for ignorance Of Great Britain's policy, no"
better understood, Of deliberate disregard OF
the rules governing the conduct OF merehan'
vessels in time of war, because the newspa
pers told them nothing about II.
If Mr.. Westervelt really believes, as ms
expressions of approval Of your editorial IN
dicate. that such citizens we're murdered by
the Imperial German Government. he shows
a rc,rettable lack of knowledge either OF tht
rules of International law or Of the facts OF
the Lusitania incident, or of both.
JAMES O. TRY0N.
New York, Dec 9, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
Corrupting the Budding Editor.

If an humble professional may be per
mitted to discuss the incident, the Column
bia School of Journalism and its faculty
were simply being treated to a sample OF
the miscellaneous inquiry which pours IN
upon every newspaper Office when they re-
ceived this letter from an ambitious young
Kentuckian, addressed to Professor of
Journalism, Columbia University:
Dear Sir: Will you kindly tell me what
color ink and what size paper one should
use and what distance apart one should place
the lines when one writes short stories on
the TYPEWRITER for magazines? | shall appre-
ciate this information.
1t is reported that Professor Walter b.
PitIin, into whose hands this inquiry
came, posted 1t upon the bulletin board Of
the school with this entitlement: "Why
College Professors Wither and Fade"
But if Professor Pitkin were a newspaper
editor he would not only be the recipient
Of requests for information equally obvi-
GUS and much greater in quantity, but he
would be obliged to answer them with
courtesy and dispatch and TO forego the
satisfaction of pillorying correspondents.
To be sure, editors also wither and
fade, possibly even more rapidly than
college professors. But it is at least an
open question whether professor Of
journalism should not reconcile the future
editors studying under him to the lot they
have chosen for themselves rather than
to stir them to open rebellion by his own
example. Indeed, properly to round out
the training it offers, there should be
established at Columbia course in patient
replies to futile questions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
Comfortables for the Wounded

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Ny friend, Mrs. Frank HILL an Ameri-
can woman, who is at the head Of one Of the
departments for + "a hospitals and supplies
in England, sends me an urgent appeal. She
asks me to send a lot of comfortabes to be
used in connection with carrying the wounded
soldiers (who suffer cruelty from the cold
on stretchers from the battlefield to the hos
pitfalls.
To be really useful these comfortables
must be made Of special size and material,
according to specifications which Mrs. Hill
has given me. Some Of Us have undertaken
the work Of making them, and we hope soon
to dispatch IA supply to England. But we are
in great need Of money with which to pur-
chase more materials. Money contributions,
however small, from such OF your readers as
may be interested will be gratefully received
and promptly acknowledged. One dollar and
seventy-fve cents will pay for the materials
for one comfortable,
shall be glad to give further information
in response to any direct inquiry.
MRS. IRVING PUTNAM,
New York, Dec. 3, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
THE FATE OF LUXEMBOURG
A Free, Neutral State That Must
Remain Independent

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your leading editorial, "AiI.ed
Terms" for to-day you give a probable fore.
cast of the terms Of peace the Allies might
consider. Among these one you think would
be "the evacuation Of Belgium and Luxem'
burg, the payment Of an indemnity 70 Bel
GUM and recognition Of Belgian annexation
of Luxembourg
. Luxembourg is and has been for one hun
bred years a sovereign and independent stsie
II has a constitution and a dynasty Of ~
own. It has not forfeited its legal CAIN 70
be a sovereign state by It's present ott'Fi'
ton by Germany. This occupation was o.
the beginning Of the war protested againH
in a spirited and somewhat spectacular Wsy
by its young grand duchess. But The gov
eminent was forced to submit from sheer M
ability to DO anything else, yet 10 -lbmiti''
reluctantly and under protest
1t is a matter Of fact that very small or
very weak states, existing as sovereign solely
by treaty, or, as it might be expressed, @
diplomatic ethics and international courtesy
tend TO be absorbed either by Legal or e1'n
legal means by stronger neighbors. Exam
pies can be found all over the world. saea
were the quite legitimate absorption o. ne
little republic Of Hawaii by the United
States. the more doubtful conquest % me
Boer republics by Great Britain and the
wholly indefensibe annexation Of Cores @
Japan. None the less the same justice whiea
forbids Belgian annexation to Germany 'oF'
bids Luxembourg to be given over 20 a 10
Grated Belgium.
Luxembourg is small state Of approx
mately 1000 square miles, about the sire o.
Rhode Island Belgium is a small state o.
about 1000 square miles a little larger 'h'n
Maryland The same standards Of interns
tional equity must be applied 20 both. IN
sovereign liberty Of the one Is ethicaliy I"
important as that Of the other.
Assuming the hypothetical terms Of ire
Allies as you have stated them, one or two
facts in regard 20 the Luxembourg question
must not be forgotten II France aceede
to the annexation Of Luxembourg 10 Belgun
she will lay herself open TO the just erip
cism that she had achieved the end Of Ns'
poleon Hrs ambitious and rather unscrupu!o"
policy in regard TO the grand duchy' y"
Belgium, freed and indemnifed, viii Ger
tsinly be a strict ally and pTo"s.
of France. Also, II Great Britain access
thereto she forfeits forever the moral sia1'
taken in defence Of the freedom and in'"
liability Of small sovereign states. She coz,
dones the destruction Of a free, neul'''
state 70 Belgium's advantage after she hs
taken up arms lin part, at least IN deien''
Of the freedom and neutrality OF BelgD"
herself.
Let US hope, then, that no such terms a.
these will ever be promulgated by the Allies
JOHN EGMoNT SCHERMERH0RN'
New York, Dec /, 1918.