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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
KITcHENER's LEGACY

HiHE first stages OF the British drive
l. must be marked down not so much as
military successes as the evidences of
Kitchener's legacy. What remains to
be done will depend on strategy on the
great generals directing the offensive and
on the clear minds which carry 1t out.
The preliminary work has certainly been
sound. It has been thorough. 1t has
been painstaking and what is more, Il
has been done in the face OF withering
criticism.
July l was Kitchener's answer, from
the grave, It is true. but moving answer
10 all the criticism. It is his penance for
the failure at Loos and Neuve Chapelle
that he did not live TO see this magnif
cent organism Of his at work. The Brit.
ish failed before because men were
thrown across the German trenches and
left there unsupported. Kitchener made
that sort OF failure impossible His mob"
is a great army. the largest ana, 1t need
not be doubted. the finest ever organized
BY volunteers. the noblest Offering OF a
nation while at war There remains much
20 be condemned IN England stiII. but
Kitehener's work seems to be beyond re-
preach.
The work OF Iloyd-Georss In munitions
ana 81 the General star IN preparing the
81 Tor the offensive is also com
n Every foot Of railroad built ana
ez nefste pole for tslsph0nss con
u4ba the battle which Is now On.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

shown these representatives from all over
the country than by your appliance of the
dictograph in getting the speech of our
noble executive the President of the United
States Woodrow Wilson.
l happened to be among the first ones to
assemble and had ample time to inspect
thoroughly the placing OF the instrument
Allow me to commend your worlSngmen for
the style in which they so marvelousy
erected the dictograph l could readily see
that no space was originally considered for
the placing Of the word writer" but your
men placed 1t In such a position that, II
1t wasn't for the wire from 1t, II would be
Invisible. 1t did not In the least interfere
with the speakers, as first suspected by the
conversationalistsl Ito all sides of me. II did
not keep the Voicq OF the speaker confined to
the platform by sending the air waves
containing the sound back, as some also
complained. And after the President be-
gan delivering his impromptu address, all
thought of the greatest invention was COM
pletely forgotten for the time being.
That stunt only shows the reliability OF
your editions your desire to get the news
to the eager public as soon as possible. and
an earnest Willingness to show the ad men
that Philadelphia Is not only foremost in
trying out new devices for the benefit of
the pubic, but is one of the liveliest cities
In the world.
The good that the EVENING LEDGER has
80 far brought about will stamp IL as one OF
our foremost papers, Keep up your noble
work and as long as Philadelphia belongs to
Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania is a part of
the good old United States your advance
ment OF righteousness, your clean sheets
and editorials, your introducing OF new de-
vices Of gathering news shall be remem-
bered. ABE MEYERS
o Philadelphia, July 1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
Army Organization

Editor OF "Whdt Do You Rro,oD-Aft.r
many inquiries have failed to find one
person who could give me a clear idea
OF the words militia" "guardsmen," 'regl.
IhehI brigade etc, and their relation
10 each other VIII you kindly give ma
an outline Of what armies consist.
A WOMAN.
strictly speaking. the militia consIsts of
every male citizen who could be called ont
IN time or war BY militia" is usually
meant the organized militia" that Is, our
National Guard organizations IN the various
states Guardsmen' are the members of
the organized militia. Hero is an outline
or army organizations
Infantry: A squad is eight men under the
command OF corporal. A section is two
squads under the command of a sergeant
a platoon Is from so to rs men under a
Lieutenant, company is three platoons.
EVV 10 zoo men, under a captain" but in
lhIs country companies are usually OF no
more than 100 or $50 men, and as was re.
Gently apparent in the recruiting here
militia companies were down to so, sought
10 increase 10 66, and later to 100 for
active service. battalion Is four or more
companies under a major. A regiment is
,hTee or more battalions under a colonel
A brigade Is two or three regiments under
a brigadler general A division is two or
more brigades under a major general. An
army corps Is two or more divisions sup.
plemented by cavalry. artillery engineers,
etc. under major general or lieutenant
general; about 10000 men In all.
Cavalry; section is eight men under
corporal platoon is IS to 80 men
under a lieutenant or junior captain. A
troop Is three or four platoons, 1875 to 15o
men, under captain. A squadron Is three
troops under senior captain or major. A
regiment Is four TO six squadrons under a
colonel brigade 10 three regiments under
a brigadler general A division Is two or
three brisades under major general
Artillery; A battery is lsO TO $50 men.
with four TO six guns. under a captain. A
group or battalion Is three or four bat
teries under major. A regiment is three
or four groups under a colonel. OF course
In all these figures there are differences
In the various countries and arising through
the exigencles Of actual war.
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AMERICANS AND MExIcANs

One thing at least stands out clearly on
the face of the Mexican complication, and
that Is that all our efforts TO gain or hold
the friendship OF the Mexican people have
thus far failed For the dispatches indicate
that the feeling in that country against
Americans is exceedingly bitter. II does
not matter what caused IT, or who Is re.
sponsible for It. The important fact is
that IL exists Undoubtedly ambitious and
INSCRIPTIONS politicians In Mexico and for
eign influences have striyen to stir up an
anti-American feeling. The patience OF our
people and their Government has, Il is
said, been construed as weakness And so
contempt has been born out OF hate.
When such conditions exist there must
necessarily be great danger Of an outbreak
But for the self-restraint OF our soldiers
and their officers there would have been a
collision long ago To what extent Car
ranza shares the feeling OF the people can
not now be known with certainty. He NAV
feel that II is impossible for him, without
stirring revolution, 10 yield in any pArticu-
lar. His position is eonfessedly dificult.
But II cannot be said that he has at any
time shown the slightest disposition 70 re-
ciproeate the good viii shown 70 him by
our Government. And Il may be that he
is himself TO some extent responsible Tor
the present state OF feeling polls
News.
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YE WysE ADHERTYsER

4
There Is a manne In our totOnc,
Who Is so icondrous qUisc
Yt tchenne he thynkeS ve times arc h1rde
He '0tns to ddverttse,
And ichenne he sees ye clouds roll bye
Right droddlie doth he CRIME,
And stops to 1Dinke ne other eye
And rope ye shskels inme.
Ye dismal tcightS tUho site aud croake
Lyke turkeys tCithe pc croupc,
They lose their grippe aud 90 fdtte broke
And tumble In Ve Soupe.
SO, ye Uho redde yS littel idve
Pile uppe ,your adde's IN StdCkeS,
or you t0iH 0ctte It hdrde some ddue
Where chickens gettc ye are.
NoRMAN JEFFERIEs.
p. s.-Piease excuse speynge.
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OF all the aspirations Of pat,ona,,tv

or all the aspirations Of nationality
In modern times. none has caused less
misfortune, mono has been prosecuted with
more zeal, than the Zionist movement,
representatives Of which are meeting in
Philadelphia this week. The persistence
with which Jews in any and every country
cling to their tradition has not vitiated
their loyalty TO the country OF their adop.
ton. To that the armies OF Europe and
the civil life OF this country can testify
The merest suggestion OF chauvinism has
been ruthlessly stamped out, while the
highest patriotism has been developed.
The hopes OF the zionists have received
a strong impulse from the war, for, re-
gardless OF its issue, there must be
changes in Turkey which can be diverted
70 the uses OF those who would buy the
Holy Land and offer 1t as a home to its
pristine Inhabitants.
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An Opinion on Mylius Case

Editor Of what Do You KHou"-My at.
tention has been drawn 10 a letter In your
EVENING LEDGER, headed Tale OF a King
Marriage" Permit me TO remark that the
reply given Is not quite correct In the first
place, there Is no morEaRatic marriage law
In Great Britain; therefore the union re-.
feTTsd 10 does not come under that head
! Further, the unfortunate editor who wa
imprisoned for libel was sentenced through
his having been misinformed regarding tha
name OF the lady whom the then heir ap-
parent had married In Malta. She WAS tha
daughter OF an admiral. but not Of Sir
Miehael Seymour. In that error royalty
found a pretext 70 deny the soft impsaeh-
mept" Query: Would a private citizen
have been permitted 10 clear himself 40
adroitly2 To me, an American citizen. n
seems very weak conclusion 10 draUr
IN so serious q matter; but presume these
monarchs hold themselves above All law
or, the special laws which regulate ths
lives OF their subjects n. LII
The editor Of what Do You Know can,
not see wherein he was Incorrect He dId
not say thsre u moFganAtlc Law In Great
Britain. II Mr. M9fiius ana others Eot "a.
miFais and their daushtere mixed ~ that
was their misfortune
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WHO'S WHO Inn THE DRIVE

The world is a little more acquainted
with the personnel Of the Entente leaders
in the present great effort on the Western
front than with that OF the German Cen
sral Stan. II Is certain. however. that
unless recent changes have not been re-
ported, General Won Faikenhayn Is still di-
roeting the defensive for Germany upon
which the whole course Of the war depends,
Falkenhayn was appointed to the position
OF Chief Of Stan shortly after Won Moitke
who recently died, was dismissed, and he
has held the reputation In Germany OF
being the greatest strategist OF defense in
the army. He ranks as high on the de-
fensIys as Won Hlndenburg does on the
offensive. AS chief of stan he has a GER
tain responsibility for the operations at
Verdun, but the presence OF the Crown
Prince and several other generals at that
point leaves Falkenhayn with the rest OF
the front as his particular charge.
For the British the command lies with
Sir Douglas Haig, successor TO Sir John
French, field marshal from the beginning
Of the war. A recent highly sympathetic
account OF Sir Douglas was published in
America, and the author though obviously
trying 70 be kind, implied that the general
was comparatively untrled and lacked the
very highest kind OF military genius He Is
known. however, for his yigor and his initi.
alive On him and on Sir William Robert.
son. OF the British General Stan, will de-
pend the outcome OF the battle, for the
British reports emphasize each day the
perfect state OF their preparedness for this
drive.
The two BritiHhers will have a tower OF
strength beside them In the person Of Gen
eral Foeh, known as the "inRn OF the Marns
and YseT" Foch commands ths French
army Immediately south OF the English
line, and in the nFst days battle took part
OF the attack on himself. The kind OF man
he Is may be judged from the fact that
kat
Paris. Foch deliberately threw overheard
every rule he had been teaching al the Ecole
de GuerTe, made a desperate sxpsriInent
and won. In brief he took an army di- |
vision, soms 10000 men while still under |
Are moved Il under q thin-stranr serssn |
Of men behiac Bis entire army ana ,tyhsn /
the proper Hement arrived threw the al. /
vision aEainst the FrassiAn eeatfe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
WHEN THE REVOLUTION BEGAN

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir--No Tory can be an American. No
man who breaches that America and Eng
| land have anything in common has the
privilege of Interpreting the spirit Of Amer
| lea. man cannot love England and
| America. He will hate one and love the
| other. for both are az wide apart in their
| inspirations as the gospel OF mammon and
| the gospel OF Christianity
England never has had patience with any
thing but the religion yellow-streaked. She
has driven forth all persons who sought n
true development without the aid of the life
less golden calf. England made possible the
Puritan. The Puritan made possible the
democrat. The democrat will make possible
America. Those who came from the Puri-
tans. men of the type OF Emerson saw that
true democracy was not to be found among
freebooters, beer jugs and yappsh women
They had dr. ANS OF an American race
whose soul had been lifted above the filth.
They dreamed OF an American race, strong
and self-reliant, disciplined In their emotions
and passions, slaves to no order, free men
In every possible meaning of the word,
owing allegiance to no king, no bunch of
bones and flesh. but abiding only by the die
tates Of God himself.
I know American history, And know
several other histories didn't get my
knowledge from the public schools. / got 1t
because l went after II. and went after 1t
long enough and thoroughly enough 10 be-
come aware that the American Revolution
did not begin IL years before l776 as you
say. II didn't begin in 1884 nor in 1929,
nor in 1920. Nor did II have it's inception
In 1892. But the American Revolution had
its birth when a man. far back in ancient
times, became so angry when he witnessed
the worship OF the golden calf that he broke
all of the Ten Commandments In one min
ute and seventeen seconds. America is a
battle-ground against greed and one OF its
chief enemies Is the English way of running
things. CECIL MONTAGUE.
Philadelphia, June 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
Secretary Daniels approval Of a

SecneIaIy Daniels approval or a
naval bill Is questionable advantage,
but In favoring the recommendations OF
the Senate committee he has done what
experts and laymen both earnestly desire
The House schedule OF five battle cruisers
Is changed to four battle cruisers and
four dreadnoughts, and, better still, a con-
tinuing program. with definite goal In
1922 is planned. For some reason there
II little respect left for the House COM
mittees and their influence in compro-
rnises. II is sincerely, II desperately. to
be hoped that in this case the House will
not play up to form.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
There Is a reason, quite ana,

There Is a reason. quite apart from
considerations OF personal safety, why
this Fourth should be less violent and
less noisy than usual. That reason Is
ths gravity OF our national situation
In regard to Mexico and, perhaps even
more important, the consciousness OF the
perils through which the nation has
passed since the last Fourth OF July. In
that time the agitations for and against
adequate preparedness. the insistence
upon American rights on the high seas
or their abdication, the submarine issue
with Berlin. have all been pressed upon
The nation has been forcibly thrown
INST the world and the shock has
Rakened a new national spirit 1t ought
to be impossible to revert TO the old type
Of blatant self-conhdenee and equally Inn
possible TO cling to the outworn modes OF
expressing our patriotism. Perhaps. after
14o years. the words OF the Declaration OF
Independence take on new significance.
Not TO understand them would be a crime,
So the day which should be joyous and
pleasurable may spare a few OF it's Gus
tomary exeesses and put In their place a
sans sobrfety OF thought which cannot be
lnappropriate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
PERIL IN AMATEUR OFFICERS

Slr-A certain brigadier general OF the
State Guard Is quoted as saying. TITS all
rot taking six months TO make a soldier"
If this is correct 1t merely stamps the utter
incompetency OF that person. especially
when the statement was originally made
by real soldier
No wonder the Philadelphia regiments
have had difficulty in getting men, In the
hands OF incompetent commanding officers
1t would spell suicide TO hundreds of men
II they went to Mexico under such leaders
Let US hope that the actual disposition
Of our State troops will be I'm the hands
OF competent army officers and not in the
hands OF amateur persons who know more
about selling products and politics than
commanding troops ARMY MAN.
Allentown, Pa, June 27.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

]. Tho PotrolIto was attacked by mn Au.triap
. submarine.
2. A discharge from tho army may bo pur-
chnsed by person who has served Mt
last one year; II ho Is stationed within
2. Bismarck organized tho Triple Alliance,
d OeoFre Washington did not Sign the Declarn-
. - tlon Of Independence.
D. IL tho diameter of a pipe were doubled ita
W. capacity would be four times ns great.
o. water bollg at 21e degrees Fahrenheit
d hUownnce is made for expansion OF the rails
nS, leayins small space between the
O. Shin9 was once called Cathay.
u NhDOpi corruption Of the Hindu word tina
yab an adm mlnistrator Of a province un-
ger the Mogul Empire. They acquired
-. - ns a nnbob." 80 ''''
TO- "KInderEaEton, % Is from the German and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
q APRoPos Of the trIumph Of the dIeto,

4" APROPOS OF the triumph Of the dieto-
"A graph" says ]. L. ]. X, whose letter
is dated Friday, "tonight's EVENING LEDGER
states; The EVENING LEDGER story. as put
together through the aid of the dlctograph,
was faithful down TO the last comma Just
as the President said it,
Since Mr.. Wilson has taken 10 this form
of expression, perhaps he will say a couple
OF periods TO CarranZa, and maybe whisper
a semicolon or an Interrogation mark TO
the English Government II the thing gets
fashionable, We will have Teddy raising
thunder by shouting some large exelama-
ton marks Wanamaksrs advertisement
some days ago gave a gloomy picture OF
"A World Without Words This new way
OF using punctuation marks for language
would solve that situation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

own RESOURCES The initiative shown in
other industries, the preparations for
changing the plants now given over to
munitions, hundred examples Of initia.
tive, should be sufficient proof to the tex
tile workers that they can double their
plants, IL necessary, to capture the world
market and fear nothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

carranza is cordially invited to
celebrate July 4 by the display Of little
common sense. Shooting up" on that
day has become decidedly bad form in
these parts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03
DICToGRAPHING THE NEWS

To the Editor OF EveninO Ledger:
sIr-Soms Of our advertising visitors had
a sneaky feeling when they at first arrived
here on Monday about that now old-fash-
ioned saying that Philadelphia was SLOW"
II that word means slow In gaining head
way in vice, we'll and good but II II meant
slow In achievement, then no better ex-
ample of our wide-awakeness could be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

The speech OF U. g. Consul Settler
ate1iored At Brsslau. Germany. before the
#sansyiyania manufacturers OF textiles
4az meant for Philadelphia and should be
Appreciated here. His assurances that
Ter many years after the war Germany
sili b unable 70 supply its own demand
keF textiles. coupled with the anti-dump-
as clause of the new legislation at Wash
lastoa- ought % te tremendous lncen-
i've Tor extension among the textile
naenafaetnrers IA this eity. Il Is to be
taken tor granted that satisfactory pol
~ mast Be nsintalnsd - the Govern
aaI bit III. seiizer hits HARD alen he
&444 4at u celnaay fhe geozral ira-
rFsea s fh4t aeeaea usnpfacsarefs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

1. What was General Grants occupation Just
. bcforo the Civil War?
2. What process OF pnesthssIa was employed
. before the uae Of ether?
y. About what fraction OF the area Of France
is In the hands Of the Germans?
feeling?
:. Have the Mormons q bible?
9. What was the "trade dolIaP''?
e Why is the grapefruit" 30 called?
D. For what rcas9n y the Fourth Of July OBJ
Independence? ~
10. Who wrote "sllas Marner"?
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Tom Daly's Column


FLAG o. MY LAND
Up 10 the breeze of the morning I dinO
Vou,
Blending your folds Uith the dd,on In
the sky;
There let the people behold you, and bring
you
Love and devotion that never shall die.
Proudly, a0dze at voVr glory, stand,
FldO o. my ldndi dao o. M ldndi
STANDARD most olorBousi banner Of beautyi
Whittier you beckon me there toiH 90,
only to you, after God, Is mn dutV5
Unto no other allegiance / o,Ce.
Heart Of me, soul Of nc, vours to
command,
Flag o. my landi flag o. mn idndi
Pine to palmetto and ocean to ocean,
Though Of strange nations tCe get our
increase,
Here are your toorshipers one IN devotion,
Whether the buoles blo,O battle or peace.
Take us aud make as your patriot
band,
Flag O. ny landi flag O. mv l1ndi
Noto to the breeze Of the morning I oive
Dou
All but the days iDheu the stag ioilI be
bdrel
Teach US to see vou aud loue you and Hue
uou
When the light fades aud vour folds are
not there.
DtceH IN the hearts that arc yours to
command,
Flag o. my Idndi nag o. my Idndi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

"on TO Mexico" is one OF the cheers which
echo over the Blue Ridge hills daily as
n. g. +. men are mustered into the Federal
service when they take their oats by com.
panles.-Eyening paper,
" AND" comments c. L. NJ, in calling
"A our attention TO it, "since the ad,
vertising department may object 70 our
mentioning Quaker o---s. may be per-
mitted to remark that Tommy Atkins also
drops his h's2"
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The decision which nsrmI,s nm

The decision which permits the city
to open Forty-fourth street through the
grounds Of the Pennsylvania Hospital
for the Insane is a notable step forward.
More vitnl would be the acquisition of
the property for a park, for an asylum
in the heart of West Philadelphia is an
anachronisn1
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Nothing is too good for the guard

|70tIIIIIb 10 IOU BOUu TOT Ile BuaruB-
men on the way to the border. but when
correspondents call mosquito bites and
uncomfortable trains "privations" and
"hardships"-oh. come now, isn't it time
70 get the proportion Of things by a
glance. at uncomplaIning France and her
million widowsR
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

1t is not to the point to say, as
does news dispatch. that Villa is still
alive. The proper form for the thought
Is: Northern Mexico is still what It
always was" Villa is not a man; 1t is a
vfce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-03

"Appreclably increased activity on
both sides of the somme," is Berlin's
sighting comment on what London Is call.
ing some" activity.
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staked his entire future on the move, re-
tired for several hours and came back
hardly daring to ask how IL had worked
The news was the French were winning
at the Marine
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Philadelphia. Monday. Jul, 8. 1915.
There ,oiu DO no issus of the EVE
MING LEDGER tomorrow, July !.

The South Carolina encampment Is
at styx which is as near an approach
to what Sherman called war as anything
we know