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Harold Fredprick's Plug Hat In Berlin,

To THE EDITOR VI TUF SUN-Sir. More
people wro read The SUN have c.ippe
ANN. WrlEnts' letter 10 syud to
friends and relatives than anything that
YOU have published In years.
4. H. Clrnau quotes j. L. Stoddard
regarding the rruss.au officers. but f.
The papers Of a few years ago we read
that Harold Frederick, "A famous Amer,
can newspaper correspondent. while M
a cafe I'm Berlin, hung up mis- plug IA,
on a hat and coat stand near hS table
ard a proud ,they are all proud, and
proud 10 bc prlud) German Lieutenant
brushed past AVID knocked the plug Aa'
ON the floor, looked At il and went on
AND sat down viii his fy,cuds,
Harold Frederick got up. Wake
slowly over TO the gentle officer and
said to him "Pick mp that hat
The German officer looked M hin
h'luk'y. Again Mr., Frcl,rIyN said
"Iick up that hat
The German Office looked into Nj
Fred Ylcls eyes and he picked mp nar-
old Fredcricks hat. Il. |" STEVENS.
NEW YORK, August 81
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materials to the responsible bidder
cost.
Another form OF Republican subsidy,
to NOMINAL carrying cargo ships. con-
templates the payment to all American
vessels in the foreign trade of an an
nual amount sufficient to ~equalize
their wage and operating costs with
those of similar and competing ships
of foreign nationality. There Is no
discrimination or favoritisin In this
case either, for the subsidy would be
paid to all American owners OF Ameri-
can vessels suitable for transport or
supply service in case of war and held
ready for the call of the Government.
That encouragement Is open alike to
all American citizens. not to the for
tunate stockholders OF a single COM
pany.
The Republican plan would create
ten ships where the McAdoo Demo-
cratic plan would furnish one. The
Republican plan would give an equal
opportunity to all Americans who
wish to be ocean shipowners; the
Democratic plan would subsidize n SIN
gle favored corporation and leave all
other American ships in overseas trade
Mt the mercy of foreign competition.
II is Secretary McAdoo's WI scheme
that liz a "scandalous" example OF spe-
cial privilege. fated TO meet again az
II met last winter and spring the
overwhelming condemnation of the
press and people Of h country.
]. II. GALLINGER.
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THE FLYING COCKROACH.
New York Behind Texas In Discover.
Ing These Little Animals.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Str: Does
Leigh Wilson claim that the two dimen-
slonal cockroach has just reached Phila-
delphia 20 be discovered by him. or that
he has just re-ched there to he discov-
cred by IL, the said I. d. c. having been
there all the time? If the latter, Is II
his point that Philadelphia, therefore, is
not behind New York;
As a matter of fact, there Il nothing
new in this ability OF the cockro4rh to
fly at G rtain seasons OF the year. Here
In San Antonio. where they sometimes
grow almost as large as on a South
American steamship line, II Is not an un-
common sight in the spring 10 see them
having races, sometimes for distance.
sometimes for altitude. Old settlers say
Texas always had flying coCkroachos.
And truly there are stranger things
here than fvirg cockroaches. OLA Uncle
Jimmie Forbes, when he arrived here
last winter, nearly tainted at the sight
II a sig in the hotel elevator an
nounCirg a the dansaut" And when
he discovered that people sometimes
dressed for dinner he sent for another
trunk II permanently abandoned the
ncgligee clothes he had selected AS Mt
ting for the wild, wild Southwest.
Flying c~ockroiches! Pooh!
SAN Antonio, August 81. J. +. d.
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the World on August IT this American
citizen was writing as follows on
July 1, 1915. 30 the excellent Herr
Doktor ALBERT:
II think II IL a very good thing for
W. to have neutral publishers like FUNK
a wAoNALLs to publish books for rs
during the war.
"k Is. however. not necessary for ns
to build up a new publishing house for
pro.0erman literature. because such a
publishing house is already In existence
In the Fdtheridnd."
Us2 We? Are these the personal
pronouns that would proceed natu-
rally from the pen II a loyal Ameri'
can citizen discussing the efforts Of
the German Government through Am
bn ssador BERNsroRFF in Washington
and Herr Dobtor ALBERT in New York
to influence American opinion AMI
consolidate bipatriot sentiment through
the American press?
1t looks very much as II the efforts
Of the Herr Dogtor and Privy Coun.
clllor to keep GEORGE SYLVESTER VIE
REcK's enthusiasm at a reasonable
degree Of caloric and to preserve In
his literary product at least the sem.
blance If the American point Of view.
the American attitude and the true
American spirit were much less sue
cessful than those of the Ambassador
in the case of MARCUS Braun.
Consequently II the worls and deeds
of these two bipatriot Journalists
should ever have to he Judged IN that
sterner jurisdiction which in this
country obtains only in n state OF war
II seems likely that GEORGE SyLyrsTER
and not MARCUS would be the hi.
patriot whose neck was nearer to
jeopardy.
And yet II was MARCUS and not
GEORGE SYLVESTER who received the
5000 check from Count Won BERNs.
ToRrF. the Ambassador!
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Referred TO Miss RettOp'S Editorial
Improvement Society.

To THE EDITOR Of THE SUN-Sir; ]
was pleased to see presented recently
In your editorial columns the names oi
certain gentle scr!hes whose literary
activities centre in the office OF the Utica
Herdld- DCspdtch,
An admittedly universal weakness
which prompts many people to seek
qualification In getting their lme IN
print has resulted in YOU helping these
gentlemen with neatnsss and despatch
TO attain their object,
An added incentive 10 them IN their
enterprise must have been OF course
their being thus placed in line for re-
ceiving further lustre from the softer
glow of the Boston Erenin0 Transcript
or, as you so de.icately ana gracefully
describe that venerable b~lucstocking,
the ret'ed old kl'ptpmanIac in the
black bombazinc dress"
May we hope and trust that this ex-
perience, through the purifying heat in
c!dent to the enu'gcncc IN which these
aspiring souls have been hathed, will in
their case too. as in the case Of "th,
refined old k~l"p'omaniac.' bring abou,
a much to be desired reformation?
EMILE PICKHARpT.
lsLINGToN, Mass, August 90.
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MycOIOgists.

Mushroom gathering Gems To be
the hardest thing in the world over
which to get up even Il mild degree
Of enthusiasm. Men have crawlel
through iungles In search Il orchids
and they have gone t. the end Of the
world for II rare plant, but few per-
ons will take the trouble 10 walk
on into their back yard AMI look To-.
Il mushroom.
There Is where we are all mistaken,
say the members of the Mycu.uglcai
club that has been holding It's fcaStS
and meetings in Boston. Speeches
were made, In the intervals Of dis
cusSions rs To which were the poison
Gus or poisonous Specirs, about
what n wonderful fool fungi ara and
how the poor things have been neg
lected, stepped upon and sat upon
by the American public Most people
think that mushrooms with good beef
steak or M clOche are quite pnln.
table; but that Is not enough. Won
must either raise your own or col
lect them in the forests or fields.
Our kind, benevolent Government
has even taken a hand in the mat,
ter; entreats You to open your hearl
and mouth to the maligned mushroom
and has Just ISSUED a volume
upon the good and bad and what you
should do with both. Dwellers near
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ADVICE TO HYPHENATES.
From n Patriotic American Citizen OF
Foreign Birth.

To EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
And the Lord said unto Gideon. The
people that are with thee are too
many for me to give the Midianltes
into their hands Now
therefore go to. proclaim In the ears
Of the people. saying, whatsoever is
fearful and afraid. let him return anc
depart early from Mount Gilead. And
there returned Of the people twenty
and two thousand; and there remained
ten thousand" Judges. vii. 2. 80
The revelations of the World should
he an eye opener indeed for all who
have eyes to see and are willing to
use them for the double purpose of in
tuition and of counting noses. Every
hyphenated German and Teutonic or
Magyar Austro-Hungarian, every non-
~nlturalized foreigner resident In this
country, must by this time clearly
know which way he is ready to answer
should Uncle Sam ask him the famous
question Of Joshua: Art thou for
us. or for our adversaries?"
| think now that the Arabic case
has brought us again close to the
brink of the p%recipice in which the
peace of this continent might be en-
quilted without a minutes warning; the
time has come for President Wilson, in
a solemn proclamation, as a very USE
full preliminary to the eventual calling
to arms of the American people, to
apply the Gideon procedure to the
present situation. have not the slight
est doubt that at least IS per cent.
OF our n~aturalized Teutons and Hun
g~arians In swearing allegiance to their
new ~fatherland meant to live up to
their oath, not dreaming hen that
their countries could ever come into
serious conflict with Uncle Sam. Let
us. then, give to those who have
changed their minds the opportunity
to take back their signatures, but
woe TO him who after the month
Of grace should In word OF deed still
show his hostility TO this country;
traitor he will be and as such he ought
TO be treated by law and public opin-
ion. a list of prescription containing
the names and addresses OF the hidden
and open enemies of the United States
ought to be daily published in all the
newspapers: that is the safest ano
quickest way TO get rid OF the vermin
injecting at present u political and
social life.
Secretary Lansing, I am sure, will
he happy to establish a special bureau.
printing passports by the thousands
for those Germans and Austrians who
feel no longer at their "a 5 in our at
mosphere.
CNHrPHENArED FRIEND OF CNCLE SAM.
NEW YORK, August 20.
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At GENERAL GRANTS TOMB,

Upon the rivers silver tide
The warships. stern and grey.
At anchor patiently abide
The word to go or stay.
Perchance within the marble tomb
Where stately columns soar.
4 spirit troubleth in III gloom
For The old ways Ice more.
Perchance a warrior lying cold
with sword in mailed hand.
Sees what dark clouds of doubt enfold
His well beloved land.
Soldier, from chariots OF the sun
stil may thy spirit lead.
And may thy mantle fall upon
One worthy to succeed!
Let not the vision pass away.
Nor thy strong influence cease,
Till. foul wrong righted. we la say
With thee, Let us have peace
NJ f. BuEHLER.
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The War Losses Loosely Estimated

A list Of killed. wounded and pris-
0ners on both sides in the great war.
which is said to have been reported
10 the French Senate. Is obviously
not Official rs stated. and there are
reasons to believe that 1t Is deliber.
ately padded. The list is not official.
because the Governments policy Is
one OF r%etlcence about its losses. and
n total OF 100000 French killed in
action or died OF wounds IL given.
And these figures cannot be right he
cause the British dead are declared
to be 10000, and in Parliament bu;
the other day Mr.. AsoUITH announced
that the British killed in acrion or
dead Of wounds were 6l,3S4 up to
July 20. including 1920 casualties In
the naval service.
should the Prime Minister'S formal
statement not be convincing. ii Is ap-
parent that II the British. who In
France are defending a comparatively
short line OF intrenchments and are
waging the Dardanelles campaign not
alone hut with French cooperation.
have casualties Of 10000 dead. the
French total should he very much
greater than 100000. When we come
to the wounded we finI that the ratio
10 killed Is considerably less than two
10 one. The total for the wounded of
the Triple Entente allies Is said 10 he
2.JS9.0OO. while the sum Of the killed
Is put at 1.T39.O00. or only SJO.Op,
less killel than wounded. The com.
paratlve figures carry their own refu.
tatlon. As 70 the total Of 100000
Turks killed. that Is wild conjecture.
Because the Anglo French troops gen.
orally have taken the offensive in the
Dardanelles campaign. they shoul !
have lost more heavily. ana the lat.
est London bulletin gives the British
casualties Of all kinds, killed, wound
ell and missing. as ahou, 10000.
Turning to the losses sustained by
the TcutDnic allies and Turkey in
the war this official" list submitted
to the French Senate" Inrurs even
more suspicion. for the killed reach
the stupendous figure OF 1850, 900;
the wounded singularly are only a
little higher, 1856, 900; while the
missing or prisoners in the hands
Of the enemy are 1.795.00O, being
actually 66O,0 600 more than the miss
ing Of the Triple Entente allies, az
elusive of the Italians AMI Serhians.
Thus a grand total Of 100000
casualties for the Germans, Aus
TRANS and Turks is achieved. or well
on to twice the losses of the French.
British and Belgians, which are esti-
mated at 5,463, 900. The compare.
tive totals, IL on speaking terms with
accuracy. would portend the inevi-
rNhle and early collapse of the leu,
tonic campaign on all fronts. 1t isn't
necessary To touch upon the Russian
casualties set forth, because Pctro-
grad has had nothing Ia say about
the matter for publication.
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For a land that Is rich In minerals
of all kinds the United States seems
to have a very poor output Of precious
or semi-precious M About the
best that we can do is to produce
plenty of turquoise. IND Of this the
mines last year yielded $4,000 more
than the year before. Diamonds in
the rough were once picked up in
Kansas and opals inc rubies in one
or two of the Southern States. but the
unromantic Government experts after
an investigation informed the pur-
chasers of the mines" that they had
been ''let in on rather crudely salted
properties" But that the prospectors
are busy In this country may be gath
cred from the recent discovery Of tur-
auoise deposits in Nevada, pink beryl
in Maine. sunstone in Arizona and
amazon stone at White Plains, just
north of this city.
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Or II. w, YEMANs. n surgeon in the
United states navy, who has Just re-
turncd from an extended trip through
China and japan, says that the ease
with which he made his way through
the Orient was due entirely to his
knowledge of Esperanto. He declares
that 1t is growing rapidly and will be-
come the great world language. Per-
haps the doctor has not heard of Ro,
the biaind new language that was dis
covered at Marietta. q. Its chief ad-
vocate has been trying II out at
Youngstown. Akron, ST. Clalrsville,
Morgantown and other OHIO towns,
and at each place people declare It Is
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The American Soldier.

III WIS l3D years ago to-day that
General HOWE and ten thousand
British Troops invaded Long Island.
Later in August, 1776. New York was
wrested from WASHINGTON by that
defeat in which the intrinsic courage
of the American rank and file soldier
was tested to the utmost and rose
superbly to the ordeal.
Outflankel for lack Of cavalry
scouts, rugged. half starved. absurlly
III armed. he faced and fought mum.
bers nearly as great as his own in
two brigades alone composed of the
very flower Of a German army under
the skilled command of General DE
HESTER and Colonel Count DoNoP. To
say nothing Of the formidable British
forces under GRANT and Sir HENRY
CLINroN-faced and fought them and
died nobly in his tracks.
We get only fitting and far too few
glimpscs through the smoke and up
roar of the Revolutionary battlefehls
Of the American private soldier in
that unequal struggle. Ever a worthy
figure. often rising to heroic stature
rs he certainly did on that long
Island field 90 near to n century and
a half ago. 1t was a bitter fight. AMI
WASHINGTON IRVING gives a stirring
account Of its climax.
"1iemmed In between the British
and Hessians.' he writes. the Ameri.
cans fought desperately. Some were
cut down and trampled by the cav.
airy. others bayoneted without mercy
nv the HesSans. We give the words
VI n who mingled In the fight. and
whom We have heard speak with
horror of the sa%nguinary fury with
which the IIeSSlans piled the bayonct.
Al length some 81 the Americans cut
their way through the host of foes
and effected a retreat to the lines.
fighting rs they went"
Surely courageous enough in defeat
and we have other and an enemy's
testimony to his chivalry in victory.
AZ the surrender OF BURGoYSE among
the 5000 or more German soldiers
made prisoners to our ragged Cont.
nentals WIS n Hessian officer who has
Illuminated that historic event In
memoirs Of much value.
But | must say to the credit of
the enemy's regiments" he writes In
describing the surrender, 'that not a
man was to he found therein who as
We marched by made even a sign OF
taunting, insulting exultation. hatred
or any other evil feeling; on the SON
trary they seemed as though they
would do us honor"
Courageous and chivalrous, such
WIS the American soldier of the Rev.
olution such Is the American soldier
Of to-day. We need and + going to
have many ore OF him. what is
good for 1,2o0 Americans at Phtts-
burg, y. y" says the Chicago Trib.
INC, would he good for 1,20O.0O0
or more Americans. What Is good
for 200 for one month would he bet
Ter for 100000 for one year"
That Is the sentiment which ID
abroad in the land and which will
find concrete expression before the
next session Of the American Congress
is many days old.
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The hard working people of Missis-

The hard working people Of Missis-
sippi think that they have a grievance.
One Of them expresses Il: The state
has 5000 candidates for public Offices
Some of these have been running for
years; most OF them are perpetual
candidates. They not only fail TO pro-
duce $780, 900 worth of wealth. which
at SO worth Of wealth a day would be
their share. but at the same time their
Office seeking costs their fellow citi-
zens ABOUT $3.50. 900:
These candidates entail a total loss
then TO themselves and to the State OF
$1,000 900. Office holding and Office get
ting is the greatest burden the real pro-
ducers OF wealth in Mississippi have to
bear.
But let not Mississippi imagine that
she stands alone. Other States have
the same sad story to tell.
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The Geological Survey in its last re-
port credits the United States with
producing more tale and soapstone
from which toilet powder Is made than
all the rest OF the world combined,
l72,29G tons being marketed last year,
A tremendous amount, but then It
takes "A lot to keep all the powder puffs
gn.ng.
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Cigarette users as we'll as drinking
men are TO be barred from State employ
mcut in Kansas und r the rules promul-
gated to-day by the new State Civil Ser
vice Commission Topeka ~dcSpdtCh.
Is Kansas increasing in goodness or
"disCouraging office holding? To dc
either would seem impossible.
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To THE EpIruR oF TIM sunni, Ac.
cording to the new programme Of the
C~hautauqua managers Professor Furello's
reas are 20 60 on with our friend W. J
Bryan. Under these irritating conditions
ones Imagination vlsuallzes the frequent
interruptions in the continuity Of verbal
explosions w. L. II.
WEsiBRooK, Mass, August 81.
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Count that day los, whose last expiring
breath
No merchant shin sees sunk, with neutral,
sent to death.
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sure 20 become the universal Ian
gtmRe." II "a said to be scientifically
wrought" and a be "painlessly ac-
CURED"
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~ euv friends ,rho favor rs ,cifh msas-
,cripts and Illustrations for publication rish
10 hare rejected articles returned htg musf
IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
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London once. Ernsham House. Arun-
lel street, strand. -
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington ONCE. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn ONCE, los Livingston street
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All checks. money orders. &c, TO De
made payable to THE SrN.
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Readers OF TBE Sun leaving town for the
hummer months can have the daiIy am
sunday and evening editions dellNeted 70
hem Ia any part OF this country OF Eu-
'ope on the terms stated above Addresses
hanged as often as desired. Order throush
lce. telephone 22OO Beekmsn.
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Published daily, Including sunday, by the
sun Printing anu Publishing AssoeistiSn a.
haitian. New York. President ahd Treas
arer. william {. Reick, $50 Nassau street
,ice. pr, sident. Edward y. Mitchell. 100
Nassau street Secretary, c. f. Luxion' lbo
Nassau street.
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staff Of engineers and will insist on re-
auctions.
Wood on Stand Again To-day
In Thompson Investigation

The Thompson Legislative Commit
tee will resume its investigation Of the
financial and business affairs Of Com
missioner Wood this morning in an
endeavor 70 ascertain whether he still
has an interest in q construction com
pany which supplies fuses and contacts
TO electric car lines and primary bat
teries to signal companies.
Wood has testified that Just before
becoming a member Of the Public Ser
vice Commission he sold the stock IN
the Northwestern Construction Com
pany TO his brother. who in turn DIS
posed of ii TO w. c. Banks, an employe
of the Commissioner He also testl-
fed that he had solicited orders for ms
concern from various signal companies
before becoming a commissioner.
The Thompson committee IS anxious
10 find out whether Wood still has an
interest in the construction company;
The committee, however. has deeided
TO ask the Governor TO remove "ooa
because of his transfer Of $4,000 worth
of Sanitary Supply Company stock 70
John A. Maher for 81, from whom ne
purchased the stock only year before
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question was made the subject Of q
further conference with Mr.. Seton az
the home Of Mortimer L. SchiS at
Oyster Bay, with George D. Pratt and
myself participating. The position
again taken at tina, time by Mr. Seton
on the pofcy OF the Boy Scouts liz
developing pA'riotism and good citizen
ship was so out Of harmony with our
IDEAS as 20 what leadership in the Boy
Scout movement should be that il was
agreed By sill that his usefulness as AZ
Official Of the Boy Scouts Of America
had ended.
1.-The results OF this conference were
reported az the meeting OF the execu-
tive board in June, 1918, and under
date OF July s personally addressed
iottcr ID M : to- stating that In
view Of the fact that he had no- been
reelected to any Office in the Boy
Scouts Of America TO further seton
was necessary with reference 70 any
Of the communications received from
him. This letter was duly acknowl-
edged by Mr.. Seton on July 9.
The Boy Scouts OF America now in
cluies more than $4,000 men of the
highest standing in each community.
who are working with 10000 or 200,-
900 boys.
while training along the lines o.
woodcraft is an important part in our
programme. we believe that character
development, patriotism and good citi-
zenship are OF equal Importance. These
things were never thought Of by Mr..
Seton until Sir Robert Baden Powell