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tically unprotected southern border
NJ Rumania whcn the forces
Withdrawn for the advance into Aus
frin. lie was mt first checked by the
combined Russian and Rumanian
army. hut the weakening Of the de-
fence TO strengthen the army OH 10"
northern border gave him III orpor-
inlity for The renew 81 Of u s,lcce' sful
rn"nsiye operation.
The capture uf C~onstanZa rinpha-
sil"s the mistake Of Kunnnla's head
long rush into T~rnnsylyanin sHn after
her declaration Of war. II was
Looked nl"n at the time ~ a political
NOW engineered by the supporters OF
RR>riANo In the interest of the
Greater Rumania ideal. and IL is
doubtful II the explanation nov Of
f"r,"i by the Prime Minister that he
believed that Bulgaria would not fight
against Rumania will relieve the Gov.
rrnmrnt Of the responsibility for the
costly error.
King FERDINAND has repeated his
earlier appeal to the Allies for aid.
While 1t Is evident that the Car an
>werrd his appeal, IL Is only n matter
of speculation ms to the size OF the
force that he sent. The capture OF
Cnnstanza increases the difficulty Of
the despatch Of aid from Russia and
the peril I" Inmanin. Much now
seems to- del end upon the strength
of the l,umanian defensive on the
north. should the German forces here
>'r,,el In breaking through the noun
tain passes and thus cooperate with
MACkrNsrN's army the fate Of Serbia.
rs King FERDINAND suid In his ap-
peal. ma. be- the fate Of Rumaniu.
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Rhyme With \ Reason.

To TIM EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sp: Re
ports of Mr.. Wilson'S recent u%tterances
suggest u paraphrase Of verses that ap-
peared some years g In regard to
Schopenhauer:
A group Of voters here are set.
Gathered round . sunrsgette.
While she reads with look intent
The speeches OF our President.
with puzzled looks their brows they bend ;
Perhaps they do not comprehend
what Mr.. Wilson'S driving at.
Certainly not; but what Of that?
Neither does she. neither do We,
And. for that matter, neither does he
No knock AT the suffraEists In in
tended would not do that for tho
world hut II was necessary to have "A
feminine reference in the second line Ia
provide for the she" In the penulti-
mate, and ! couldn't dope out anything
better. In the original It is goose
girl" ID. NJ. G~oErscHIus.
LITTLE FERRY, N. j.. October 20.
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bad weather has held up Genera SAn-
RAILS attack on the Bulgars along the
1850 mile Macedonian front.-Paris des-
patch.
II there is "a spell OF had weather
in Macedonia there must he more or
less had weather in the Dobrudja. but
in that Rumanian province Won MACK
ENsEN has routed the Russo Ruma-
Mai army II has fought his way
into the port Of C~onstanza. Cen
cral SARRAIL Is known to have - large
and well equipped army. and his mae
tivity Is "A mystery of the war. lie IL
IN supreme command of French. Britt
ish, serbian and Italian troops. but has
done little 10 relieve the pressure on
the Rums nians.
As "a strategist General SARRAlL has
always enjoyed A great reputation. The
only explanation that has ever been
given of his failure to strike viror-
ously at the enemy In his front is that
he fears the Greeks in his rear. Is
his the bad weather?
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"AniictiOn's Sons Are Brothers In
DtstreSs."

lie stood. carefully adjusted To cx-
tract from the afternoon SIN its full.
est measure Of comfort. Offering To the
passing pedestrians his -t"'k Of key
rings. Each ring was attached t. n
metal 'onguc. designed Ia fasten to the
Uais'hnnd Of the trousers: n conven.
lent and simple dcNi"" for ih"S' hay
Ing many keys frequently usel. Their
cost was low. Three cents was the
price of one. aud for u nickel th" plr-
chaser might have Two. \ trade not
highly rcmuncrativc: dire need. II was
plain. had sent III" s"AIy looking man
who "ravrd The sunshine 10 IT,.
Rut II" vas ~"Nt"rnall. decent, Ills
eyos were clear. His ront was well
brushed. with buttons in place. He
was down, hut not ont self ~rc>Ir-'t he
had preserved. So he followed his
calling. unobtrusi,ely hut diligently.
That day the ArmenianS appealed
for aid. Their agents, identlti'si by
white sashcs. bore sealed boxes about
the streets. MI wln symInthizei
nigh, give: the slots in tn" r,s'eptaclrs
for aims were larg" enough 10 pnss II
silver dollar: not 100 large for coins
Of lesser purchasing power. One of
the collectors for Armenia passed that
way II swarih!, foreign man. Vii,
shadow fell across the key ring III :
that small merchant of tho sidewalk
watched him interrstodly. lie read the
words printed on the collectors scarf.
H., stepped forward. and rend tn"
legend on the collection box. Then
his hand went 10 his pocket. and he
dr"pIGd some money into the box. lie
did not do II hesiiatingly. but with
right good will. lie smiled at the
dark. serious collector Of aims; the
collector smiled mt him and the trade
In key rings was resumed.
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To TIC Hon. Woodro,c wilson. Shndov
IUrn. n. j..


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Fr's'hen' wilson comp''"h 'effn"n! 10
u'N''o" '' N"""s '"''"''
rms statement " Fn' 'or""r" "W-
oially In your pehalf ana as one oil your
fellpW 'liiZens ASK you 10 SubSt'ht't''
It, Where Is inc cV'hence oi 'hH n"ta-
u" a'hicNern'n' Your couh'rNmch
htN" heon waiting Tor TINS disaNowHI
ever 'in"" IN" an ddS OF MAY 1919. "
Is now asserted hv' the l"mo'ratl" VA
tional Commute" that You have secured
1t and all patriotic ciiiz~ns az" askei
To vote for YOU upon the fa'th OF TINS
assertion.
II YOU nave III Rct compelled Ger
many To disaN"w IN" sinking 81 III" i.u-
sitania' you are entitled to have that
considered by your fello" citizens when
the, 20 TO the polls November .. Rut "
II II not true that YOU nav" compelled
Germany to disa'ow the sinking OF the
l.usitania your party MANAGERS for
>our heneht are guilty ot attenIr''he u"
secure the votes OF Your Fellow ciiiz"hs
either by the de'iberat" use OF false and
fraudulent pret"n'es known by them to
ne Such or ny rcckl"~f staten'rf Us maue
without regard L" IN" Facts ana with the
intention OF dece''ins' Need ! remind
YOU tina, such a misrepresentation when
Deliberately used In private lie :" oh-
tam anything "f value constitutes an
on"n"e involving moral fnrp'tude and
ma, the person Tor Who's" benefit the de-
cepti"n II i'ra't's"d ana VINO Win knowi-
edge takes TN" fruits or the deception
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"POE'S HELEN"
Does Miss TicknOr's Book Show Prc!u.
dice Asxinst Mrs. GLENN?

t. rIY Eriror up THE S~rN-Str:' After
reading "rcc's Helen" by Caroline Tick
nor feel that she Is q trife hard on
poor old Mrs. tlcmm. As the book was
written ostcnsibly for the purpose. the
title Indicating as much. NJ telling some
thing 81 Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman
,Toc'S ~iIclcnJ. | do not think Il was
necessary to wink when speaking of
Mr.. cl"mm. ON page isi ~ the book
occurs this expression Mrs. GLENN
does not suggest any cause FOR 'estrange-
ment' from Mrs. Shel,onl. hut one can
surmiSc hat II may have been caused
by too frequent demands for pecuniary
Again. Griswold il quoted as
writing To- Mrs. whitman. BE very
careful what you say H. or write 10 Mrs.
C,cmm. who il not your friend, nor
anybody's friend. and who has no cle-
m-nt nf goodness or kindners in her
nstur. but who's whole heart and
unders' anding arc fun of malice and
Iwickedncss.' Then he advises, moro, he
prsys. hat Mrs. Whitman destroy tine
note, such expressions are born Of mali
cious and wicked feelings. and having a
/ spite at the thcn Only memory OF Poe.
| Grjswold must Vent ht. spleen upon
those who had been friends to the dead.
not even sparinG his dccrepit old
m"ther-in-law. The point made here Is
that such malicious expressions are IT.
relevant to q Life If Mrs. whitman.
, Now. ! do not know that Poe WAS .
veritahie white sheep" nor do | know
thu; his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mas an an
gel, hut ! hope that the author Of "Poe's
Helen will have the goodness ~ heart
To- throw the mantle oil charity over the
old lady's memory hereafter.
| write this through 10 III will. I
greatly enjoyed reading the book, and I
have the greatest respect for the mem-
DRY Of Mrs, whitman-except that I be-
lievc she made a dupe Of o Poe-but
somehow the sotto remarks about Mrs
Ciemm seem ont ~ keeping with the
spirit OF the book.
FRANK MoNRon BEVERLY.
FRErLrNG. Va. October 20,
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"Mystcry'' That Could Re Cleared
at Once.

We coull better understand the
state of Information imI9lling the
Times II that iournnl would join
THE SrN in calling for the pnblira-
ton. before November Z. Of the exact
text Of the Rcrnstorf note of Febru-
AIRY rs. which set forth the terms If
settlement of the I.uSitanin ease pro-
posed AT that time by Germany. These
terms rs Il basis ~ settlement were
ai that time represented by our
n"ighh"r. both in it's Washington cor
~rnsp"mIcnrc and editorially. ms ar-
tpI,tnhle To tho Wilson Administration.
I'm substance agreed upon" was the
Tim's's editorial description of tn"
status IL IN" negotiations.
Th" precise phrascolocy of ihnt doe
un,.nt wonli clear M ANY remaining
mystery" II would show what
would have been and what would not
have been acceptable 10 tho \dminis.
t@ration II the adyentitinn~ incident uf
u new submarine ORDER h, IN" Ter
man Government had not held ny the
agreement. There M longer seem
Ia br any political reason why
tho Bernstorf tote should not h. otii-
cinlly published.
The Tim's's interest in the matter
should h" enhanced by the singular
circumstance which Mr.. MAURICE
l.Eo> has discovered and calls To the
Presidents attention in letter
printed clSewhrr" On This page. Mr.,
LION has observed that the mannnl
issued Ia campaign workers hy the
national Democratic c"mmitte" in
srructS them Ia claim before the vot'
Crs that president WILSON compelled
Germany to disavow the sinking OF
the lm>itania."
We are confident that Mr.. l.Eo>'-
characterization Of such n claim. il
unsupported by the facts. will com
mend itself. ~ - too severe. 10 the
ethical perceptions Of TIA" Times.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-sir. All
those lovers Of New Works inspired
Shakespeare garden must welcome with
pleasure the following quotation which
Sir Oliver Lodge uses from the Many
poet 4. Il. Brown:
A garden Is a lonesome thing. Cod wot,
Hose plot.
Fringed poo.
Fern'd grot.
Tho Ncrlest school
OF peace. aud yet the fool contends that
,;ol Is not,
Not God Ia gardens when the eve In cool,
Say, hut I have a sign.
'Tis very sure o;od walks In mine.
In these lines he has beautifully ex-
pressed the sentiment of friends Of the
garden in Central Park. l.. II. r..
CoRoNADo BEACH. Cal. October 10.
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Morally Admirable hut Empty
Drama Of This season.

II cannot NJ least he sain that the
theatre offerings Of the current season
ln,c been " u character to bring n
blush to the cheek Of innocence. What
ever impressions they may arouse,
shame is not one Of them. There may
he Il feeling Of ennui quite frequently.
There may he ven stronger emotions
awakened by the baImlity OF the con-
teinl"ranepns products OF our play.
w%rights. Hut there will be found no
ground for objection In the lack of II
high moral standard.
In fact It is the highest compliment
TO he paid to the American theatre
that It Is 80 extremely decorous. The
muse of our drama Is cminently well
bred. She knows how to behave her
self in private aud. what il more Inn
l~rtnn'. IN public rs we'll. since 1t Is
by their %dpncanor in public that they
are judged. There are no grounds for
criticism of the theatrical productions
" the year on this score. Their NOR
ais 1rr beyond rrIrOHcn.
II Is unfortunately true, however.
that this admirable quality has not
! always made M for the lack IT some
others. There are wise men who say
! that there was never less apparent
prosperity than during the few weeks
~ the present sca or course tho
minds Of men will until after election
day he on other matters. There Is
COOL rcaso to snsl@rt. however. thht
mere freedom from all moral offence
will not serve Ia draw large audiences
Ia the theatres. admirable as this
characteristic may be from an ethical
point Of view.
Indeed. the public has shown plainly
that at the prevailing price NJ theatre
tickets. even with tho merciful cut
rate On It's side. something moro allnr
ing than mere prnpricty must h" pres
eni in the theatrical hats with which
tho managers arc seeking to draw two
dollars ~ seat from their patrons.
Imagination. humor. beauty and sns
rense some of these qualities might
always h. present In advantage. Of
course the highest demands ~ moral
ity must he net. Rut II has been
quite plainly established this ~"nson
that IN lr nothing more than dcfrren-
tial Ia the laws If propricty Is not
sufficient To spell success.
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In his article entitled why 1nde-
pendent Voters should Support Will
son. published In the magazine Soc
ton Of the New York 1imcs on Sun
day, October 20, ex-President Eliot OF
Harvard University un~consciously, II
would seem, presents a number Of con-
%spicuous and convincing reasons why
the Independent voter should not sup
port Wilson; why lie should In TACT
exert such influence az he possesses
to accomplish Mr.. Wilson'S retirement
from the Presidency. Mr.. Eliot says:
ut is much to be regretted that Presi-
dent Wilson made the Adamson bill "A
law by his signature. because IL was
enacted under imperative and AFRO
giant threats" He adds, a little later
on. that che president wilson, has
left the labor organizations OF the
country fun Of confidence that by the
method generally known as a 'holdup'
they can obtain by force whatever
demands they see III to make" He
also refers to the transaction as n
"humiliating episode" Then he puts
the pregnant question: ct being GER
tain that the increasing power of or
ganizcd labor will he used more and
more ruthlessly TO the grave injury Of
the great majority Of the population.
the main political question is: To which
Of tho two great parties is 1t safe to
Confide the conduct Of the Govern
ment's action in relation to the strug-
gle?'
: Earlier in the article In the same re-
l,tion MIR. Eliot asks II any American
business man can feel sure that any
one Of the other three Presidents ~
the United States since Grover C1eve-
land would have acted with more pa
triotic courage under similar circum-
~stances?'
II IL difficult to understand how a
'humlliating" surrender under duress,
which H. bound As Nr. Eliot comedies
tn have a malign influence upon flu
tIrc demands Of labor. whose power
will he used more and more ruth
lessly," can be described as an act ~
patriotic courage" To put Mr.. Eliot's
question in a slightly different form:
Can President Wilson and the Demo
cratic party be depended upon to pro-
tect "the great majority Of the popu-
lation" In the serious industrial crisis
that. As Mr.. Eliot further says. "is
plainly approaching in tho United
States?
a II he truthfully said that Mr..
Wilson's acts and omissions To- act
give promise If a ,irile and consistent
leadership capable OF carrying the ma
| ton safely through the coming great
crisis" which will unquestiunably re-
auire the exercise of stcadfsst courage
81 n high order against masterful ron
tending interests II is immsteria1
whether in our domestic affairs the
pressure shall coine from capital or
from labor. Can Mr.. Wilson he relied
upon not tn yield to sharp coercive
influences alone II I" withstand might
mean temporary internal disorder Of
a serious character and yet where
w~ithstanding would lie imperative for
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Baron ROorbach's redgMngs.

This year the Quadrennlal roorbacks
have Matched early. Several speci-
mems have already lrcn liberated from
the broodrr~ in the Democratic mi
tionnl headquarters and ar" traversing
the country, taking their rest by day
ana pursuing their Journeys by night.
Amateurs may identify them by their
fcrpcious aspect ana characteristic
Sunnwks. Despite their terrifying ap-
vcarnu"r They are harmless until they
regain their breeding place, when they
turn on their KEEPERS with indrScrib-
nl,'c fury. and frequently infict on
them serious injury.
Authorities On the habits OF the
roorbncks cannot understand their pre-
mature liberation by their Democratic
breeders. The best practice dictates
that roorbncks all should he kept un-
| der cover until the Thursday or Fri
day before the first Tuesday after the
frs, Monday in November. in order
that their flight shall not he completed
until the votes shall have been cast.
, The error In setting them free this
year probably results from the EN-
ploymrnt Of unaccustomed hands In
the hatchery. This Is unavoidable, he.
cause the breeding and flying Of roor-
backs has fallen into disrpputc Of late
aud expert handlers arc difficult, II
not impossible. to find.
The quality Of the roorbacks 81 fai
set forth this year has seemed poor
The PAPER mache masks are not con
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r
Will the Next Generation Re ignorant
Of Its Delightful Tang!

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SUNNI. In
a letter TO the president OF the Sheffield
Farms Company William A. Finn calls
attention to the placing ~ spurious"
butternilk on the market. II is deliber-
ate misbrandiuR or q product To- ctll
sourcd milk or fermcnted milk butter
milk.
Real butterm'lt. rs every II who has
ever visited = farm knows. i tn" liquid
left In the churn after the butter has
collected and been taken out II is much
thinner than sour milk and has small
particles NJ butter Fat nos',uG IN T.. II
is delicious. nour'shinc and not at all
bitter unless the cream which was
churned was too old.
The coming generation viii not h"
acquainted even with the appearance Of
this drink. | fear. The produc. sold
now by most concerns Is simply sour
milk beaten up to give II a 'rothy APP
pearance, II j.. no doubt. harmless,
and may even he ENJOYABLE to those
who like II. hut II should not he sold
under a false name. EARNEST.
NEW YORK, October 81
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There - only one choice o. against peace.
and that Is war oodror Wilson.
Seam Is III. Justice 10 thy genius don.
~ thine own words whose MAR and peace
we're one.
" no captured "ities IN a friendly way
tnr love OF them ye babe our soldiers STA
Not peace nor VAR but something in bc.
iveen
IL what tho word al vers cruz hs. seen.
while on the border and below the line
The Ten Commandment, and our rife.
shine.
Both war and peac. are in the note, We
write.
In some we crawl. IN others threaten nrht
We make diplomacy . monsr.l thing
OF equal parts Of kis.es and OF sting.
Re fair, at least, to thine own self who
couraseou. gesture. and then paused
afraid;
Twas thine the wisdom. while. our voc.
increase,
To md the way to wage both war and
peace.
p. JONES.
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WHY INDEPENDENT VOTERS SHOULD
NOT SUPPORT WILSON.
A Pertinent Reply to Questions Propounded by EA-rrrsidcn, lM,
Of Harvard.

the hest interests "of tho great m.
jority of the population?
Conceding certain instances ~ 10.
islation of ~ beneficial character tr,
may he credited to him " mus, 10 ,i
mittcd that II was obtained throl
the cooperation of plant furrr, Lt
when powerful external element, ba,,
been brought into play how la. H.
President acted IN respect If Them
There cannot he recalled q ..us., f.
stance where his dealing with .m
elements did not prcsag" tine "Uuni,
iating" surrender that followed t1,
threat of the committee of Tire i;r,,
erhood OF Locomotive E|ngiuo,r, H..
course in respect of MeNiru amt ,r ,..
relations with the l.lligcr,ui com
tries abroad, matters 50 familiar ,,,
that they need not lrc d,taI l,I ,,c.
shows a nature that 80 shrink. frur
the idea of possible strife iuvulvin
present sacrifice. even though II -h,u
insure future safety, that there Will
ways exist the danger that bee "
avoid IL by yielding vital priu,ir'r
upon the maintenance of Which ''.
safety depends. There should hr
doubt In the minds of the indolrud,u.
voters that whatever may lc "Nppri.
from Mr.. Hughes there can CERTAIN
be no reliance placed upon Nj W,-r
as "a safe captain To carry ~. tNruu.
the times of stress that tire sure.
coming. SO far We have b,ou hut De-,
the fringe of the great wurlI III
heaval, hut when tho Europo,u nat
lay down their arms We shall o." M T..
very vortex Of tho most intense s,ru.
gle for commercial and indu~triu 10,
vantage that has ever been known
However gallantly tho common.
having important interest. 80 i,'..
may I,arad" his troops. however D.
fully he may arraug" hi s'rl'cg,
whom the clash Of battle conc. '
raises tho White Nag he should And p
sympathy in the plea that nc " >f,
to save his troops from getting hui
Such a captain would suffer tho loo
est ignominy and disgrac, and Won
never thereafter lp entrusted VII
command. II il REASONABLE" to- assum,
that in like circumstances h" would
Iilku d't III llNf llidilll'l. N''flNl ~
President Eliot turn u,"r tho imms
diate protection Of his own family Ar
property to such a guardian" ~
Yet apparently he would couni.
safety Of a nation int" such hands.
II IL not sufficient for y man t1i'
has done many good decd.. Il n, 20.
sesses traits OF character NAT rwf
cate an untitness 10 cope brave, We
great emergencies he should NOV 30
placed where tn" r"spnnslnlI', g.
doing so nay rest upon him
II is a. much 10 IN. lutoro-' ,
labor. with who's" i.g funlt'e ,0.lf
to improve conditions ! am usual, ~
hearty sympathy, ~ ~ - 4" ti.,'
tho employing CLASSES that tro n.i' '
the head ~ the GoVerumcui .H'
one who Will "stan,l like a rock i-,l
the u~surpaiion of power aN ,HN .t'
class az against another.
,Br.tS L. Il: NV :
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n HE WOULD FIGHT
A Qualitative Analysis 81 Certain
shouting Corpuseles.


To THE EpiroR OF THE suH-sH: On
October IL at Long Branch the Presi-
dent said at In aid In rome quarters
with cruel emphasis that the American
people do not want to fight about any
thing"
Here We find the President engaged
IN his favoritc pastimc tof course ]
mean oratorical) Of putting obnoxious
phrases In his enemies mouths and then
answering them to his own satisfaction.
Who has said. that the American people
do not want to fight? Nobody has said
it. What has been said. what Is said
aud IL believed by the entire nation.
high and low, educated and ignorant. is
that Mr.. Woodrow Wilson will not fight
for things American" or for american
honor or to safeguard the lives OF
American men. women and children. For
nom Of these things will he fight. But
he will fight for two things:
One IL AN affront to his vanity. as In
the luerta case. Here. when the old
soldier. who was well within his rights,
declined In a note which was n model OF
calm. courteous, logical diplomacy to
resign his office. here he would night and
embroil tho nation II necessary. The
American navy, the loss OF nineteen
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american vested 'h'eres's VI ,o,.
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reputation for accuracy If one Of the

reputation for accuracy If one Of the
greatest of our native historians, and
when brought to book in the matter
will acknowledge that he trusted TO
his memory, or TO hearsay, for the
alleged facts upon which ne was to
store his point.
lf there Is anything Of real value
IN the public In what is called the
new freedom II Is not tn be- found In
the liberties Secretary BAKER ~ wan
tonly takrs In his astonishing ram.
pnign speeches.