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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-11

decide on the settlement plan that
will be proposed by the company
attorneys. In order TO carry out TINS
settlement a sale is tn be held 10
effect a speedy Settlement Isaac Pet
ersberger. attorney Tor Waxenoere.
has taken advantage of a late amend
ment 20 the bankruptcy law. The IN
voluntary petition in bankruptcy IS re-
;,IrnabIe Jan. 81. Three creditors are
named: Rice-Stix Drygoods Co. Eli
walker Drygoods Co, and Frank &
Meyer Neckwear Co. all Of St Louis
Extend Howell Street TO River
The extension OF Howell street TO
the river in order that citizens in the
west end of the city may be able to
secure shipping facilities on the MIS-
sippl is r project contemplated oy
city officials. as q result OF an inves-
tigation made by Alderman William
Brehmer and members OF the board
OF public works.
Mr.. Brehmer believes that Howell
street from Rockingham road could
be improved at only slight expendl-
ture. by using is as dumping ground
for ashes collected in that vicinity
and also dirt excavated in various
grading projects. The ELL could be
made in a comparatively short Period
OF time by the above method, says
Mr.. Brehmer.
It Is claimed that at present the
only landing place for boats in the
west end IS Mccarthy island. Ship
ments D. river are unloaded in the
central part OF the city. and such
goods as are consigned to the west
nd are hauled a distance OF almost
two miles.
German Mutual Has EIection.-The
annual meeting OF the German Mutual
Fire Insurance association took place
Saturday morning at the court house
and the following directors reelected
to the board: Charles Paustion, B.
J. Messer. A. n. Stoltenberg, Charles
MoeIer. Gus Grell, r. Hose. Charles
Lau.
Officers were elected as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Paustian.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Moeller.
Secretary-B. ]. Messer.
Treasurer-A. H Steltenberg.
During the past year the associa- |
ton paid sS,S11.5O for losses by fire |
and lightning. The gain in insurance |
for the year 1914 is S377.6s0.
Fire Chief complinie letter /
from ole o. Roe OF Des Moines, state /
ire marshal. acknowledges receipt OF |
the annual report of the fire depart
nent of Davenport and compliments
the department upon the showing
made during the year 1914. According
o the letter the Davenport department
Is the only one that had the origin
IF every fire listed upon the report OF
he year. The estimated loss by fire
n Iowa during the past year will be
,ver 100000 less than during the
'ear 1913. The loss in Davenport
lone during 1914 was 500, 121.97 less
han during the year 1913, when the
oss totaled $265,946.47.
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Want-d the Same.

"d0t-u nc odFWrs
Mrs. Comeup-My dear, We must
have some ong dees FOR our supper.
Mr. Comeup A. What's them, ana
why must We have EN- Mrs. Come
up don't know. but everybody says
Mrs. Smar. lhas such fine ones al all
her afrairs.-BaltimOre American.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
KING OF THE GREEKS
HONORS MR.. LASKARIS

Peter Laskaris. owner Of the Sugar
Bowl. No. 402 Market street, has re-
ceived two medals from King Con-
stantine of Greece, one for Mr.
Laskaris' bravery in fighting against
the Turks, and the other for similar
service in the Bulgarian-Greece cam
paign. The medals were accom-
panied by letter written by the
King and also a photograph In the
Bulgarian campaign of 1912 MIR.
Laskaris was with the regiments that
fought twenty-one days and won all
the battles. After the war with the
Bulgarians, which ended at Strawm-
nitsa. Mr.. Laskaris was transferred TO
the army which was fighting against
the Turks. While he was with this
army fighting with one of his broth
ers, the latter was shot and killed.
The dead man also belonged In this
city.
Mr.. Laskaris returned to this coun-
try fourteen months ago and since
then has conducted his store. He is
very proud of his trophies and many
persons have viewed them.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
MARRIED FIFTEEN YEARS.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Slider. Of
No. 227 Connell street observed their
fifteenth wedding anniversary on Sat
urday night at their home. The
couple we're the recipients of many
handsome presents. Music during
the evening was furnished by a
mandolin and guitar club accom-
panied with a piano. Refreshments
were served at a conventional hour.
Among the guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. Slider MIR. and Mrs Walter
Feaster. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ed
wards and son Charles, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stapleton, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moreland, Mr. and Mrs. 7. f. More
land, MIR. and Mrs. Harry Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Jester. Mr.. and
Mrs. Essick, Miss Alma Barton, Mr..
and Mrs. Paris. Mrs. Whitaker, Mrs.
Mary Ingram, Miss Martha Slider,
Mrs. John Whitaker, Mrs. Cox, Mrs.
Mary Reign and son. George Reign,
Mrs. Kate Anderson, Mrs. Emma Har-
per. Miss Kate West, Mrs Myrtle
Whitaker, Miss Lulu Anderson, Miss
Martha Slider, Miss Agnes and Miss
Victoria McGee, Miss Dorothea c.
Moreland, Miss Charlotte Johnson,
Master John Stspleton. Messrs. Frank
Whitaker. Jacob Slider, William
Phillips, William Rigby. Frank Mere
dith, Andrew Warner, Nelson Crossan
and others.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
MISS 'CLAFFERTY'S
PUPILS TO Dance AGAIN

The program for Miss McClaacrty's
May carnival is nearing completion aud
several delightfully."- novel and aesthetic
ideas will be introduced. The carnival
is to be held on Friday night and satur-
day matinee at the Garrick Theatre,
May 2s and %. Daily rehearsals are
being held and already the carnival as n
whole is nearly ready for the footlights.
The program as partially completed fol-
lOws
Song. ensemble. Solo, Miss Margaret
Walsh. la) Exercises of the class. Span
ish students gala day. Messrs. David II.
Brown. Joseph Harrington, Merville G.,
Shaw, Marion Minker, Guy Lambert
Manuel Freeman. KRONER Pierson, Harry
Loose, Harry Brooke. Kenneth Cross
James Morford, Herbert Niohl. Edward
u. Hobbs, Gilbert Cristiield. CORTLAND
Denny. j. Gilbert Craig and Earle Plum
lev, of the Boys Glee Club, of the vii.
mington High School. (l) Serenade by
students. l2l Dance Cochuca Misses
Jannctt aud Catharme Alexander, Mil
Messrs. Samuel Maroncy. Richard Fox
| NitNitNl NitNdNNtI. MlNulflNN lltNnNN
and William Jeandell (2l Solo by Miss
Marie Simons (3l The girls Of 1872
tal Song, Adele, by Miss Marguerite
Braunstein.
Faust Spirits Misses Mary and Ann
Rossell, Martha Patton, Anna Walker
Kathryn Wells. Hester Coy and Marie
Simons.
Twee Diddle Children. Miss Mar
garet Hanson and Master Alfred Ed
win Burke.
The Hussar. Military dance led by
| Miss Lillian Rodman. Ensemble.
Tipperary Mary. led by Miss Mary
Brown. Ensemble.
Boys and Girls OF Y. S. n. Solo,
William Jeandell
The Gypsy Camp. From the In
dian lodge, led by Miss Anna Walker
The gypsies' song. by Miss Vera Gil
bride. Dance, Gypsy Maid. Miss
Jeannett Hardy.
Pavanne (ensemble). Duet, Misses
Sadie and Beatrice JacOby.
Palm Beach Girls Chorus. led by
Miss Florence Martin. Solo, by Mis-:
Elsie Altman.
Playground. interpretive dance. let
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
here ARE people who
seek TAX PUT ON Them

OCEAN CITY. y. j.. May lit IS
seldom that people ask to be taxed,
hut this is the position assumed by
the hackmen OF Ocean City.
A petition is in circulation to be
presented at the first meeting OF the
new City Commissioners, asking that
an ordinance be passed requiring au-
tomobiles for hire be taxed $25 year
for each machine and the owners OF
aorse,driven hacks be required TO
)ay S5.
The owners of autos for hire claim
that many boys and young men, sons
Of men possessing autos, frequently
appear at the railroad stations at
night and carry people to any sec
tion Of the city for a nominal fee,
ranging from five to twenty cents,
while the regulars ask twenty-five
cents for the same thing.
The men who drive hacks for liv-
ing claim that there should be city
regulations governing the traffic.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
TO END CAMPAIGN
With LIFE STORY
''From Gypsy Tent to Pull
pit" Will Be EvangeliSt'S
Topic Tonight
100 CONVERSIONS
ARE REPORTED

Gipsy Smith, Jr., closed his three
weeks campaign in Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church last night. Tonight
he will lecture In the church on
From Gypsy Tent to Pulpit" The
campaign was successful in every
respect
At the Sunday school session Mr..
Smith spoke on "The Christian
Race" emphasizing the things neces-
sary to make person capable of run
ming race so as to win. He said
in the Christian race there were
three necessary things. First, n
healthy physical condition; a healthy
intellectual condition, and healthy
spiritual condition.
Preceding the evening service Miss
Julia Beauchamp and Gilbert Jack sang
solos, BY request Mr.. Smith sang My
Wonderful Dream" lie took for his
text Galatians 6 charpter, verse BE
Not Deceived, God is Not Mocked, ioi
Whatsoever Man Soweth That Shall
He Also Reap"
The meetings that closed last night
were under the leadership of the pastor
the Rev. Joseph y. Irwin, and the follow
ing sub committees: Personal work
Hairy f. Link, Karl Zock and Alfre'
Downs. Cottage prayer meetings-H. \
Brown, \. p Hope, W. 5. Starr, i
Allison and j. If. Westcott.
Music e'yd H. Cook. c. A. Cline
Leslie Cook, Arthur Price, w. T.
Turner.
Finance-Isaac Phillips. II. j.
Speakman. p. L. Bockius, A. Buser
ard A. Allison.
PUBLICITY. Ross. Farra, 6. Paul
Monck, Harry Groves. A. 3. Jackson
Chorstor-C A. Cline.
The Ushers' Union had full charge
of the seatings and the Boy Scouts
the distribution of the hymnals
These committees we're assisted by a
.orps of church workers. About 10C
lersons professed conversion at the
Meeting. About 80 responded yester-
lay.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
DASHED TO death
BY PENNSY train

Stepping out of the way of shift
ing engine in the West Yards of the
p. B. and w. Railroad Company early
bera, aged 55 years, a trackwalker.
was run down by an express and in
stantly killed. The mans body was
removed to the morgue and later to
his late home, No. 215 Cedar street.
Di Liberia is survived by a wife and
three children.
When struck by the express, the
trackwalkers body was tossed ahead
of the train, falling on the tracks.
The wheels of the train then passed
over it, cutting the body in half and
otherwise mangling il.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
ENTERTAIN GUESTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold P. Keen enter
tanned at dinner Friday night at Kyn-
lyn. Bellevue. in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fisk, I'd, and Mrs. Paul
Gillespie of Wyoming. o. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Gillespie came on
for the marriage of John Fisk. Sd
and Miss Alverda Holland. of New
York City. which took place at the
st. Regis Hotel last Thursday at noon.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
CATHOLICs PRAY FOR PEACE.

Hundreds of white people gathered
with the congregation of st. Joseph's
Church, Eleventh and French streets,
last evening, when a May illumination
took place in the main yard of the st.
Joseph's School for Colored Boys. In
the centre of the yard a grotto had
been erected and it was surmounted
by a cross and a transparency. on
which appeared the words, '"Mary,
Queen of Peace, pray for u.s." The IL
Elimination was a revival of an old
custom in the Catholic Church and
was held in conformity with the re-
quest of the Pope that all Catholics
pray to the Queen of Heaven that she
may intercede for peace in Europe.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

On Friday evening a reception was
given to Miss Ada Anderson in honor ct
her birthday anniversary. Those present
we're: The Misses Ellen Erickson. Anna
Sandstrom, Lily Sandstrom, Dorothy
Lundberg, Selma Forsberg, Ethel Ohlsoni
Ella Biscoe, Edith Ebbeson, Hilda Joyce
Gertrude Olson, Ethel Kemmeline, Mrs,
Anell and children, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Smith. Ma and Mrs. Elon Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. A. Anderson
Mrs. Berg, William Johnson, Howard
Berg, Alvin Biscoe, Paul Ohlson. Herman
Gustafson and the Rev. A. w. Samelson
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
Industrial School IN
new Home this week

Owing to the fact that several
things remain to be done at the Della
ware Industrial School for Girls be-
fore the school can be moved TO its
new home at Claymont, the building
on the corner of Twenty-fifth and
Market streets has not as yet oeen
vacated. However. weather permit
ting. The school will move to Claymont
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
AS soon as the removal is made and
the cottages occupied, Mrs. Emma
Jackson, superintendent of the school.
will appoint two cottage managers
who will look after each cottage.
Mrs. Jackson has just returned
from Baltimore where she attended
the National Charities Association
Convention held there last week.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
GAINED Is POUNDS
Praises Father Johns Medi
cine as Tonic and
Body Builder

u had a cough that was taking me
downhill fast. The doctors medicine
helped me but little. When l started
to take Father Johns Medicine l
weighed 155 lbs. It stopped that bad
cough and 1 ran up to 40 lbs. Father
Johns Medicine has been in the house
ever since. I call it the best 1 know
for colds, coughs and body building" {"
(Signed) Frank Bennett, 239 South
State St, North Adams, Mass.
Because it is free from alcohol or
dangerous drugs Father Johns Medi-
cine is a safe tonic food for all the
family.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
ODD FELLOWS MEMORIAL,

Representatives of the city lodges Of
Odd Fellows met on Saturday evesina
when arrangements were made for
Memorial Day services to be held on
June 8. George Pyle was selected az
chairman and w. w. Douty as secretary
of the committee. John Magee, George
Bailey and Granville p. Alexander were
selected as the committee to arrange for
the selection of the church in which the
services will be held. The committee
will meet tomorrow evening.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
RETURNING FROM PORTO RICO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Freeman,
who were stranded on the island of
Nevin, near Porto Rico. are now re-
turning home on the Guiana of a
British line, stopping at Bermuda,
and are due in New York City on
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs John S. Null
lin, parents of Mrs. Freeman and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Freeman OF Over
brook, Pa, will go over to meet them.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
POSTPONE ARDEN CELEBRATION.

Owing to the storm yesterday the
festivities that had been arranged for
the sixteenth anniversary of the found
ing of Arden were postponed. The pro-
gram will he given next Sunday.
The celebration had a good start on
Saturday when baseball and other
athletic events were held in the after
noon. In the evening a masquerade
dance was held in the club house which
was well attended.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
GRACE MISSIONARY MEETING.

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of Grace NJ. L. Church will meet
on Friday afternoon in social hall of
the church Reports from the secre-
taries will be given. The topic for
the afternoon, which will be: "Abor-
igines Who Are Not Red Men," will
be in charge of Mrs. w. +, O'Keefe and
Miss Ella Riley. Mrs. c. Wesley We'll
din will have charge of devotions and
Mrs. Joseph Jones will be the hostess.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
" MIaa Ruth Morton. EnsembIe.

by Miss Ruth Morton. Ensemble.
Summer. Interpretive dance, by
Miss Helen Simons. Ensemble.
Song. Bird of Paradise. by Miss
Marguerite Braunstein and ensemble
In Toxic. Miss Maybelle Ginns
Modern dance-Balancello. Master Al
fred Ainscow Young and Miss Frances
Roth Opera Tango. Miss Marie Sim
ons and Master Clement Alexander
Fox Trot. ensemble
Rule-Ruli. My Funny Boys Duct
Masters Murray Hanson and ALFRED
Ainscow Young, assisted by Our Joll,
Doll, Miss Mayvin Lynch.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17

weeks. He is expecting his machin-
cry and other things needful and will
begin work as soon as possible.
Alan Cunningham Of Black Horse
Farm, near Media. Pa, has purchased
the 3O0-acre farm near Fieldsboro,
from the National Bank Of smyrna.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
SOCIAL AND Personal news

Mrs. Charles w. Stats. who under
went an operation at the Woman's
College Hospital Of Philadelphia, is
improving slowly.
Millard S. Todd, son of the late
Lewis L. Todd, has moved into his
new home at Collingswood, n. j.. and
was elected a trustee of the NJ. f.
Church.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
FACTORY FOR MIDDLETOWN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOwN, Del. May III. w.
Richardson OF Cambridge. Md. has
rented the room on the second floor
Of Shallcross Garage and will open a
shirt factory within the next two
Evening journal., 1915-05-17

Mention Of the fact that you are
Want Ad reader is first-class intro
duction to real estate agents and own.
ers Of all kinds.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
AUCTION RRIDGE PARTY.

Mrs. William c. Corey entertained
at auction bridge Thursday afternoon
in honor of Mrs John Mcleod of
Pittsburgh, Pa, who is visiting Miss
Dora Mcleod and Miss Annie Nc
Leod.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT.

A delightful program has been ar
ranged for the Wilmington High
School concert to be given in the audi
torium on Friday night next, under
the direction of Professor John ID.
Taylor. The orchestra will be assist
cd by Miss Nell c. Krumme, musical
director of the public schools. One OF
the numbers. the cornet solo, is writ
ten by the director. The program will
be as follows:
Overture. Raymond Thomas
Cornet solo, Leon Polka,
John ID. Taylor
William Goodman
Chanel Chimes ......... .Greenwald
Soprano solo Miss Nell c. Krumme
Sixth Symphony ............ haydn
1.-AdagiO Cantabile.
II.-Andante.
III.-MenuettO
IV.-AllegrO di Motto.
Soprano solo ...... Miss Krumme
Gems of Offenbaoh, No. ...... Moses
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
GENERAL WILSON ENTERTAINs.

In honor of their weekend guests
Captain CASTOR Soularde Turner, U. s.
A., and Mrs. Turner, General James
H. Wilson and Miss Katharine Wilson
entertained at dinner on Saturday
night. Their other guests included:
Mrs. f. Tatnall Warner. Mr.. and Mrs.
John p. Nields and Mr.. Kelley of New
York City. Captain Turner is at pres
ent stationed with the United States
Signal Corps at Washington, ID. c.
Nj. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard
have as their guest Madame Lewen-
haupt of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1915-05-17
PapillIous D'Amoud.

WTITTTVW" II
Waltz, Mr.. and Mrs. Watch Your
Step. Messrs. William Brickle and
Thomas Leonard.
Autumn. Solo. Miss Elizabeth
Thomas. Ensemble.
Song-Humoresque.
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oNLY. ONE.

We all remember how yiciously the
Times has criticised the new carter
as being imperfect, crudely drawn,
etc, but with three skilled lawyers
going through8it Ikea fine tooth comb
pointing out every conceivable error.
Judge Raymond only found one small
section in the entire 246 pages that
he constructs as unconstitutional or
void, and this Is the section requiring
all voters to ill out their own tickets
unless they are physically disabled
and unable to do so for that reason.
Where, oh where, are all the other i'm
projections in the charter? Can 1T
be that they are only nightmares in
the minds OF the Democratic ring,
who fear the rigid and perfectly. fair
election laws? The charter commits
sion is not responsible for the sec.
ond reading of the charter.
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A ERAzzLEp STRAND.

The Salary Grabbers are now dang
ling on one single badly frazzled
strand Of the attack on the charter.
and that is the second reading OF the
bill in the Senate, but the people have
nothing to fear on this point when the
Senate journal shows that the prest-
dent of the Senate declared that the
bill had been read second time, this
declaration being recorded in the jour
nal and supported BY majority vote
Of the Senate when his decision was
appealed from. We are inclined TO
take the record as expressed BY q
majority Of the Senate in lieu Of the
expressions of three Of the Democratic
minority obstructionists who had
their statements recorded in dispute
OF the presidents sustained ruling II
a senator rises to explain his vote In
the Senate. and asks that his remarks
be recorded in the journal, his exact
words will be recorded, but that does
not make them true.
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The Nerve o. Herj!I

Not long ago a woman reporter was
busily engaged in scribbling hel
copy" on a street car on her way to
the office from the scene Of her work.
She was listing a number Of the PEG:
Pile who had been present when she
was surprised to have perfect
stranger sitting IN the seat with her
tap her on the shoulder, beg her par
don, and tell her that one OF the
names she was writing was mis-.
spelled.
81 have often found people reading
over my shoulder In the street car, "
the reporter said In telling oft, but
that was the first one who has had
the impudenoe to comment to me upon
what she read"
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TWoSIvIEWljis.

There are two NJ eWss as to ting effect
The tesignat don otI Mr.: Bryan will have
on the German nation. so far as its
reply to lie second note is concerned.
Many claim that the Germans, seeing
that there is8a difference lin opinion
in the cabinet 90 To the note Just sent
10 the KatseF by President Wilson,
will treat the communicatio with con.
tempt OF worse. and thus bring about
most seFfous complications; while
others are eonYineed4 that peace is alb.
soIuteiy certain now that President
Wilson has assumed saS determined at:
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ON THE -
SCREEN

Il - ~.
Photopiay fans will delfgh In the
&ann6unCements that George ISleIne:s
--latest success. y % icerS 666 s., Is booked
for the Grand Saturday. n
IT would be hard to imagine a sub
llject better adapted TO polarization
than the ;uproarious. Cohans and Harris
comedy. whose quaint hnmor and
sIudicrous stu lions made the nation
5cnuckle from Bangor. Me-, TO San
Diego! The original stage version
played nearly i've hundred American
cities. the surest kind OF test. The
film version Is even funnier, as It
permits a much greater latitude Of
action and is not confined to the
conventions four acts Of the drama.
There are more than one hundred and
atty different scenes In the big Kleine
film. BS
II is interesting to know. that with
one or two exceptions the Kleine aim
story features the original stage cast.
Dan Moyles. who handled the comedy
role Of "ofhcer $751; himeeslt, played
in the original. company, both here
and abroad The lead of Trayers
iGladwinTis the. work OF Howard Esta'
brook, the Broadway star.
Nearly everyone remembers "oft|
fcer $685." The story Is by Augustinl
McHugh and covers the unusual events
that occurred in a New York mansion
on the night of the youthful owners
return 2incognito from abroad. How
both he and. his friend Barnes, with
the aid OF Officer $685." organized a
fashionable posse to capture a gentle
man picture thief and prevent an
elopment, and ended by allowing the
thief to escape and did all the clipping
themselves, makes charming tale
OF many unique situations and lots
Of whole.hearted fun.
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Try a want ad in The West Virgin
ian-small cost big results.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
.eRYAN's RITIFuL INSUFFICIENT
STATEMENT.

!. is It natural to suppose II the ex.
PLANTATION Of Mr.. Bryarfs resignation
was inherent in the text of the note
that has now gone to Berlin he could
not honorabIy give his true reasons
until the note had been published. In
that view Of the matter we might
assume that considerations Of pro
prfety, nay, even Of deltcacy, restrained
him from stating his complete case in
advance Of the publication OF the re-
joinder to the Germans. We have
seldom ii ever scrutinized less suff.
Gent plea in defense.-The New York
Sun.
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SPIRIT, OF Il NATION. FOR PEACE
AND JUSTICE. n.

Mr.. Wilson'S in error if he believes
that lingo newspapers and lingo poll
majority Of the people OF the United
States. The majority believes in
practicing still the strict neutrality
which the President preached: so
earnestly ten months ago. That ma
jority can see no reason at all why
American blood should be spilled to
save Great Britain and her allies from
defeat any more than American blood
should be spilled to save Germany and
her allies from defeat.--New York
American.