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The sentiments Of the bishops Of
the Church Of England regarding re-
prisals on Germany for the needless
slaughter Of non.combatants by air
raids or unfortiHed towns should com.
mand wide attention. Two wrongs do
not make a right. The attitude Of
the Church Is inspired not only by
Christianity but also BY common
sense even from the military point Of
view. Better for Great Britain, rs
the Archbishop OF Canterbury said.
that when this fearful conflict comes
to an end the nation shall enter on Q
settlement with clean hands; that IL
shall have no murders on It's con.
science.
Furthermore. the policy Of reprisals
Of this sort is nothing more than the
beginning Of an endless chain Of re-
taliation. by which the greatest SUI.
ferer Is sure to b. that contestant
which engages the more reluctantly
in the murder Of the innocent.
The end Of It all Ii the destruc.
tion Of the last vestige Of humanity
and civilized method In the prosecu.
ton Of warfare.
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WICKED PATRIOTISM.
Connecticut Rebukes Massachusetts,
for Its Vulgar Loyalty.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIN Sir. !
read with amazement your editorial
articlc in the Shadow Of Mount Tom"
In which you praise tho people ~
Northampton. Mass. Tor patriotism. love
Of the nag ard loyalty To their native
land
Didn't you know that such ideas are
wrong? And that Professor William
Lyon Phelps of Yale arose in Hartford.
Conn. the other evening and with his
usual Wit said that patriotism WAS the
chief mischief at the bottom Of the war
and that h. was done with patriotismr
This certainly has an ethical, au-
thori,ativc and deeper sound that
browns them all" FARMER.
MILFORD. Conn. February II.
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A BUNCH OF KEYS.
And IN Indefensible Pun From the
Princeton Grove.

To EDITOR or THE SuN-Str.
While Il was very kind OF you TO
hasten TO take the Rosetta Stone out
of the White House. as you promised
TO do the other day In answer to Fault.
hnder's" valentine. was II wise? or at
least. was II wise In your apparent
compliance for the reason he gives"
Pardon me for saying hat ! do not
think your lapis was "A lapsus,
The Rosetta stone. ugly and broken
as II Is to-day 'and certainly il never
could have been beautiful. is no, Itself
a key-it Is a door. The key to the
stone is the cartouche Of the great
Ptolemy, which appears in the three Ian
guage or sets OF characters. on II.
Likewise the key TO the new Rosetta
Stone. which 7 for one am very content
shall he taken OH, OF the White House
on the fourth Of March, 1917, is the
c~artouche ego, ny which all of the other
mysteries OF new freedom. new thought,
new law, new diplomacy and new every
thing are to be Judged. As YOU know.
the cartouche was always made very.
very emphatic. \.
PRINCETON, y, j., February is,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Every ship a gold mine is the
thought Of south street these days.
Owners who were struggling TO pay
expenses with two or three freighters
before the war are now capitalists
dividing big dividends. Any cargo
ship can pay for herself In less than
a year. II Is therefore not surprising
that the naval collier Justin, APP
praised MOI long ago at $4,000. has
been sold for $S01 lot by the Govern
ment. n the Government has any
moro Of the ships acquired in the
emergency Of the Spanish war this Ii
the golden time to dispose Of them.
provided. Of course. they could not be
used with advantage In the Govern
ment service.
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CRUELTY TO CONGRESSMEN.
Su6raee's Valentine 70 Mr.. Plat Of the
Twenty sixth District.

To ~ EDITOR or THE ScN-y,r. !
saw In THE L a charming poem
dedicated to me by the sufYragists. and
alleged 10 be a valentine sent to me.
Now I greatly regret to say that !
never received that particular valentine.
II THE SrN says Il was rem IL must Be
30. but here Is the ono that was re-
ceived:
soACSp riAf7.
You're Leaf to all persuasion.
To evidence you're blind.
To reason with you 10 . waste Of time:
You're ready with evasion.
You've Got . padloeked mind.
Your vfewpo!n; Is as narrow as a dime:
Perhaps YOU think that stuooornness b.
speaks an iron will.
We would suggest tina, pig Iron describes
II better still.
How I wish that the good and beau
thu! suns could really he persuaded
that TO reason with me Is a waste OF
time They come to my office s!ngly.
In pairs, in trios. tandems and droves to
reason with me. In ar unguarded mo-
ment I once let slip the fast that !
have three sisters, all ardent s~uffrasists
and all graduates of vassar. That was
fatal. and they will not give up hope.
III they will only absorb that pig iron
Idea and live up to Il!
EDMUND PLAT.
WARRINGTON. February IS.
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Super.Frankensteln.

Innumeruble books have been writ
len In the past year and II half re-
garding the origins of the war of
wars. Many of these volumes are in
structi,e and readable, and II few Of
them may take their place in the fu-
ture us permanent contributions To
historical literature. But interesting
N the dullest of them, because Of Its
topic, may be. they deal only with
The past, and 1t is the future of the
great conflict that Is OF reul moment
to the world at large. In looking
forward To the time when the nations
how Mt war shall lay down their arms,
count up their losses and indulge in
peace parleys, We are hampered by
the gigantic scope Of the struggle,
the numbers of peoples involved
therein aud the lack Of historic pre,-
edents applicable to any prophecy
concerning the ultimate cessation Of
the conflict.
That II struggle in which, directly
OK lldirectly, the whole world Is tax.
ing part can persist for nny great
length of time seems i~nconceiyable
But It has gone on month after
month for II scar and Il half. and ut
the present moment there II Ia NJ
direction any indication that peace
ran come for an indefinite period
Millions of men are dying, European
civilization has been destroyed fol
n time being, and the rest of thu
world Is feverishly %endeavoring tc
mnke necessary readjustments to con
''t'cns hitherto unknown to the rac
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TIE LUSITANIAS STATUS.
Not IN Armed ship, and the United
States 40 AssuroA Germany.

To THE EDITOR OF TIL SuN--Str. At
a current event" lecture given in
Salem. n. j., on Tuesday by one Or.
George Earle Raiguel. the lecturer. who.
! think. wss a gentleman Of unusual in
tellisence and ability. In referring to the
recent pronunciation by Germany In ref
erence to armed merchant vessels. made
a statement to the effect that II such a
notice had been In force before the sink
Ing Of the Lusitania that act would
have been Justified because she Was an
armed vessel.
After the conclusion Of the lecture.
when questions were asked for. !. with
out agreeing TO the premises of the
lecturer. challenged his statement to the
effect that the Lusitania was AN armed
vessel. The lecturer said he Understood
that the Lusitania had a gun which
while not mounted was In a position
to b mounted within y few minutes. and
therefore h Was practically an armed
vessel. then challenged the statement
as = matter Of fact, whereupon the lee
turer said he was glad that the point
had been raised, and that at his next
lecture he would he prepared to answer
II fully and from official sources.
My recollection Is that the Germans
with their usual promptness produced
amdzvits from one or two persons IA
the effect that they. the ~afiants. had
been aboard the steamer just before her
sailing, and that they saw under covers
ftarpaulins) certain guns. I recall, that
these affida,tts were proved Ia be false.
and that n Of the persons who made
them promptly disappeared and was
Inter apprehended. convicted and sent
to prison.
! am. however. entirely satisfied that
II Is the accepted judgment that the
Lusitania was not an armed vessel
that the assertion that she was an
armed vessel was entirely d!sproved.
Further, In all Of the recent publica-
lions In reference TO this matter I have
not heard one word from the Germans
attempting to Justify their action be
cause the Lusitania was An armed ves-
sci. ! am quite certain that II they
had not abandoned their position we
should have heard from them.
should be much pleased II you
would give me some authoritative in
formation on this subject.
n Away
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The Middle West.

A san wich on . lunchroom she!'
Debated how to save itself.
The outer slice cried, "Pisin enough,
We ought to be extremely tough"
Agreed" remarked the slice beneath,
I'VE really ought to break the teeth
Declared the toothsome meat bstwsen:
such foolishness ~aA never seen.
Suggestions leave me quite unmoved,
The need OF them you have not proved.
"For II Is surely clear to sec
Folks may bite you. hut can't reach me-
The sandwich ~squsbbied. nothing done.
And vanished down the Hungry One.
McLAspsuRGH wiLsos.
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Representative John q. Carew Protects the
fsrners " West seventy third street.

r" TuC Enrron or Tur SUNNI; hay.
lived for yesrs at Broadea! and Seventy
third street quietly. Yesterday re
relv"d from my nsressman a are
package OF garden seeds. beet-. radishes,
corn, A. Now. thanks 20 a paternsl GOV
eminent, al my fears are swept sway
about preparedness and Presidential can.
didacies. ana ! am grateful.
Won't YOU please tell me tho rara .;
my Congressman" want Z, 'hauk him
FOR remembering me- In my time 81 trou
be; also to md out What 20 do with the
seeds, A 4 l..
Nrw YoHH. February II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Purveyors Of amusement should tip
on the Health Department az to the
value of variety. The departments
entertainers should not he restricted
to songs damnsng rum and extolllrg
cold water. The show lacks variety.
The evils Of white -four bread. OF red
meat. Of coffee. tea. milk. soda water.
these could and should be made the
themes Of departmental ditties. sung
where they will do the most harm.
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Perpetual spring In Philadelphia.

To THE Fplron NJ the SuS-Sir. The
two house Dies that called two weeks ago
and chose the apartment of M. C.. W.
for their permanent home may b" the
harbinser Of summer In New York, hut
~e have two n!es In our apartment dining
room that have remained with us since
las, summer, knowing with an ep!curean
nicely orange marms!ade and maple
syrup.
Docs not that mean eternal spring for
PhiIsdolphia and, AS always. no change.
not even In seasons c. II, u.
PHILADELPHIA. February ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

In the Century MdOas,ns for March Gov.
ernor Whitman discusses the prison prob.
lem. j, II. Smith and H., Smith write on
phases OF the war, T y, Willard ~ ain warns
against Japan, j n, Laurvik describes Hun.
garian and Norwegian art. Inis Weed tells
about puppet plays and II 4 Gibbons about
the Luxemburg gardens. u. o'Hisg,ns ri,i.
clres criticism. Fiction Is represented by
seven short stories and the continuation Of
Nr, whitman's serial, and there are eight
poems
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
II the Annapolis MILDLY who knocked

II the Annapolis MILDLY who knocked
down an instructor whom ne accused
Of giving him unfair marks and caus-
ing his dismissal from the cadet bat
talon seems to have taken an improper
advantage OF the size and muscular
strength indicated by his place on
the academy football and wrestling
teams. II is TO be remembered that / n
the first round the instructor used
weapons that were equally strange to
his opponent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

The Confederate veteran who sen,
Mr.. WILSON a wooden sword made
from a cedar tree and wrote that he
was not too old to fight "if the nag IL
insulted" was not tactful. TIE Presi.
dent will think of Tampico and rele-
gate the wooden sword TO the White
House basement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

We stand absolutely unpiedsed either
for or against any candidate.-Cocer.
nor SAMUEL ". MCCALL.
Governor MCCALL was speaking for
himself and Senators iOpm and
WEEKS and ex-senator MrKRAY CiANs,
who will ask the voters to send them
to Chicago as delegates a, large. Well
may Captain GARDNER and his asso-
ciates who are pledged TO Colonel
ROOSEVELT quake at the prospect Of .
battle at the primaries with the
straight Republican Big Four"
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The Lusitania was not an armed
ship. The German Governments ON
tsntion had no other foundation than
false afidavits. II was abandoned
after the United States Government
in the note on the Lusitania ease
officially assured Germany that the
British liner carried no guns. the ship
having been thoroughly inspected a,
the port of New York before sailing.
In the note two paragraphs were de-
voted 10 the matter. and they can a.
ways be quoted to confound misrep-
iesentation. whether IL be uninten-
tonal or deliberate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

The failure Of Constantinople 10
discover that Erzerum had fallen 10 no
more remarkable than the silence Of
military experts at Berlin. the counts
and the colonies who write for the
newspapers.
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Allies seek peaos" N headlines in ad-
joining columns Of the daily news
which exhibit m unamhlguous Joining
Of issues greatly In contrast with tho
conflicting, ioophoied statements with
which the makers and readers Of
newspapers have to put UP in these
days Of confusion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Yonkers has the measles. and kiss
ing the babies il temporarily forbidden.
An attack Of the measles II not an
exorbitant price for a period Of relief
from this form Of infant damnation.
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SlushOpOliS.

Slipping and sliding. sloshing and
s%plashing, New York makes Its way.
through streets that are an snachro.
nism suggestive of the unclcan Middle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

From TIE Holden Entsrprse,
Mr.. Sheets crossed the creek saturday
night to see his best girl, but WAS unable
10 60 back because OF the creek being 70
hish and vas stu rising
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FIo"s "e hu"suS wv fs"ss.
Spring has indeed arrived In our hosiery
department. Never Was there more eiab-
crate prepa~rations-or colorings--to at
tract the feminine eye.
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Mutual.

Knicker-Nature shhors . vacuum.
Boeker--Well a vacuum generally alb.
hors nature.
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Saturday night. on Sunday u..
we had 10000 lahorers aud so'hu
and 1000 department cart 'T ~H'
afternoon we ordered the contra ''-'
get out their carts and me '"'" 4
not work on sunday. a. Thew -.
drivers refuse TO work tn - sf"." '
Monday morning we had 'v"rt rr 81
could get IN the street w. '' "
shift there were G.57i met. .. s'
to the department fore " &C. "
shit. SASS: IN the third si'' t'
each shift there Should l." go
We couldn't get that mar
ION Tuesday u fr--2r .,'. =
could work only ESQ eN'' t
Wednesday We had %.";i '>.#
Thursday 1850. and to-i'.
about $500. | am s%p"ts.fs
tan alone.
since the storm .; I N-Ho' '.'"'
officer Of tine department 't
Eighteen hours a day. tri i
been two continuous RUS "
hours each without ~.r"i. t.N.'. q
Of apparatus has hccn N-"l ."
"iIave the streets been 'u~.
reporter asked.
"They have Mr.. FethNr ''' Pep ~
Then why do they lH' t
had not been
There is not much VI"
use water when tho t"ur"'t'
freezing" he said. "N'-''r''
when il GO ahov" frc'1iUs
every fush ug Earg "" '''
ninc-in Manhattan THE, eN
last night and fu-lcd a'
which had been rlca re' - o.
a4 t - n- n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

"Al'ies pledge war until Belgium Ia
freed" and "Germans TO hold lines TN
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Neither - II general! .'.'
ar" not allpwcd t. ms.
streets where Suhnar- 'r'
nor IN" adjacent s.1"
where the f"w - AVA 'r''.
excavation, TIL larftl'
Nh" present 'nndit'"N ~ N"''
Broadway and "th"r a'"
Another far' WI''h 'F I'
not ful,y comprehend '~ ia'
railway companies 80" e..li.
the snow from many 80
ira
Most az the compliant
from Twenty third n'i ~
streets u - Ill" ."n 80 '."
Railways company :" 'l"'r '
in both these street. " u"
Of Forty SECOND street ''''''
Eighth sNsnu" and "'''t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Argus told NJ his d'r-rul,y
II can't decide which one 10 wear I.
in he comp.atned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Kn,cksr-who. ~nn he the Pr.s.a.nual
csndidstesT
Bucker--"Nery" and IT,"
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new YORK STREETS
NEVER so SLUSHy
Sidewalks as Well ~ Eo,,
ways Arc Buried Beneath
Coating Of Mud.
SNOW PILES STILL NTANl

II IL an open question Uls,ue- =,
not the streets Of New Noil. hs,o Ct.
been dirtier than they are Al, p,
ent. Some old timers say tho 81.
recall worse conditions A. existing D.
the days when the city had n.,, to p,
street cleaning department. D.aerg /,
sist that no precedent can to fo,,
for the extent Of the slusb and ella.
in which the public has been s,lo.
ing for three days.
Anyway. II Is agreed tina, Tho stree,
are dirty. Commissioner l'ethers,n
makes no attempt TO minimize tho fa,
AZ 10 certain thoroughfareS. though \.
offers facts OF his oNn b. woy ~ mir.
CATION.
In downtown Manhattan tho sl!s, a
Thursday had mostly melted yes,srda-
leaving q residue OF mud and nude,
water. In the afternoon. when a r.
porter for THE Sun went exploring 4
goloshes. many crosswalks at street cor
nen were no better than the res, Of N
street. Lower BroadUay vas tar
clean. That Is. mud had beet swe,
into piles which stood near 49,. cur
ready TO be car;ed away. But on =,
pavement remained a hlm NJ mud
slash Five Inches Deep.
Nassau street was coated With ~
same film. The side streets we're mI.
worse. Standing at Ann AMI NrA
streets. one looking down Ann s,r..
saw slush five inches deep m 80 '1..
die OF the street, extending Al least -,
slocks. In John street was u bean
soft mud beside the chatham amt ie,
nix National Bank and IN tho r'i.
Of the street just west OF Nassau was
mire. Nesey street Just ues' az nrr4
way rejoiced in two or three niche.
mud from curb to curb. conmt-..Ht.
Fetherston pointed out that the ~,
way contractors are obligated to lee
this street clean and that they w..
let his department touch Il.
Further uptown ther. have beer VIA
complaints from Fourteenth and I've
ty-third streets and Forty-se"oll s'-s.
and Seventh vcn Al mos' cro-le ~
on these traffic routes ~yest.ri'y t"'
moor one had 20 wade througU '7u
Every street a sprayed brow ",'
from under rs wheels and 1t wa-'' ss
to stand within five ;e.' ~ . No.
automobile.
Fifth avenue was pretty supo'.. o.
far from immaculats. truaI0a' ".
decidedly messy. pu -o,uc to ''--
piles Of slush and ice rnma'eI. 'n0'
that even in mid Manhsttau 'te .'-'
cleaners had not yet carried or tU~ we
nants OF last Sunda,'s slo7 ..-
where IL was a dismal day f"- H'r;r
of llgh, sla:s and cloth TOPPED "
Yes, New York Is dirty. All p.
what Commissioner Fethcrstur -
about II:
"Firs'. let Tire peop.~ reuenihc; ~h
kind Of n Storm this .ast u'c 7as
started with hail. sleet ard s'ot "a
Saturday. Tn Saturday night ia -.
froze To the payemcn,s. M'a9' =
sleet changed back TO snow s't go
was alternate hail. snow and s'"'
night, For II foundation there 80 $
inches OF ice. On sunday slH g.
SNOW fell. and the weather ol"t't
about s L. ".
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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-03
DRESS FABRICS SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION BY THE
 JossERs' ASSOCIATION

NEW YORK. Feb. g. Opening the annual meeting of the Jobbers' Asso- clation of Dress Fabric Buyers. Presi- dent W. VI. c. Howse. of Wichita, Kan. stated that 1t was time for the organization and the business men of the United States to think more and speak less. He said that theo rsan- ization was now intoxicated by tho successes of the past six months. but believed that its members faced 1916 with 8 sincerity Of purpose to go eau tiously.
 Never before has thc country" ]" said President Howes. "seen such a situa- ton as today. due to the war in Eur. ope. It Is facing opportunities per haps that it will never face again. The duty of Its citizens Is to see how the opportunities offered can be made per. mament.
 "The market" President Howes con- tinuedf which the countries at war have furnished. are stin open. and these countries cannot supply them. This country is prosperous and needs merchandise and dyes. Each citizen should think how best he can. as a citizen. a merchant and @ member of this organization. further the best in- terests Of the country"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-03
: 4@% 44 < !
SHAVING OF COUNT ADDS
 A LINK IN THE CHAIN
 OF MANY LOVE DRAMAS

PARIS. Feb. S.-Another link has been added to the chain of Hapsburg love dramas by the assassination of Count Seller in a Lucerne villa Jam uary 1e. His death. 1t is declared was decreed because he involved a young Austrian Archduchess closely related to the Archduchess Marie The ressa in a love intrigue. The tragic affair has just become public.
 The married heir of one of the mo- ble Austrian families met the Arch duchess at Prewar. He began fir tation winch developed into real love on both sides.
 At the outbreak of the war the Count was a cavalry lieutenant at- tached to the staff of Gen. Won Hoetz- andorf. He continued to correspond with the Archduchess. in December 1914. when he was stationed at head quarters in a Hungarian village in the West Carpathians. he begged the girl. whom he hoped to marry after the annulment of his first marraige, to visit him.
 The Archduchess, disguised, went to him and later they rented villa in Lucerne. After many experiences, including the Counts arrest for open ly threatening to murder Gen. Won Hoetzendorf. the Count was lured to a villa and assassinated.