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Won Hindenburg Decides.

II Field Marshal yoN HINDEHBURG
has thrown his influence Unto the
scale against ruthless submarine war.
fare II will q he resumed. At Il
meeting NJ the Independent Commit
tee for German Peace Terms. Privy
Councillor DrispEIG appeared In an
official capacity ~ II representative
VI the great Field Marshal. according
To GCrmdnj1. and asked that the ngi-
tntion Of the extreme militnrists he
abandoned.
NOS HirDENR, ~ il moi only the
idol of the German people hut the
field commander of their armies while
officially chief ofIthc General STAFF
They are rinoing their faith Ia him
rs the savior of Germany. His popu
larity transccnds tina, Of the Kaiser
himself. The rirpiizltcs cannot stand
against the suIWrmnn who leads the
imperial armies. he may ,e M au'
ihority upon the navy. but from hi'
Judgment that Submarine warfare
Is n mischicvous aud futile TS,licy M
appeal would seem to lie. Had IN
given his support to the extremist,
there would certainly he a dHfercn,
story TO iell.
Chancellor Won BtrHNANN-HoLL,
VEG. who had set his face against
"frightfulncss." was still concerned
about the strength Of the opposition
In the RcichStag. hut with vON HIN
DENBuEG MS an ally the victory fVI
the law Of the sea- should be won
The agitation will 20 on no doubt
II now makes much Of the urming ot
British merchantmen as II provocn
,ion to rcsumc the sinking Of cnem,
ships without warning. but this Is ~
! argument that will have to I've con
>idered in the light of the view u
the United States that merchantmen
should he allowed To carry light cali
| bre guns solely for defence.
I'VE do not fear America" says Dr
/ OTTO WIENER of the Progressiy,
party. "but we value the maintenance,
Of good relations with her" TIL,
sentiment is gaining rapidly in Ter
many as the war goes on. II Is im
perntive that when the war end
German industry shall not Ike hand
capped by unfrieBdly relations Will
| the United Stntes.
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COrrecting Straw Vote,

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. IN
tho New York American there appeared
yesterday morning u straw vote which
was supposed to ave been taken in our
Office and shop.
The article stated that At this concern
ther" was n vote 81 so for Wilson and
20 for Hughes. I have carefully gone
through the shop and have been informed
by all OF tie employees that there was
10 vote taken there.
There must be an error somewhere.
hut this is the vote that was taken this
morning by the Tcnny Press. Times
square Binjery and Eagle Badge and
Banner Company
Hughes, ": Wilson, 2; Benson, 3
Whitman. a.. Seabury. 2.
The employees here. all union mem.
bers. are very indignant at having been
reported untruthfully In the newspapers.
THE TENNY PRESS.
NEW York, October 20.
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VIC have done so little to extend our
trade when the door Of opportunity
stood open, what Is TO be expected
when II Is closed against usf
For two years now each group Of
allies has been planning economic
control after the war. The unit Pow.
ers will trade with one another and
discriminate against not only enemy
but against neutral products. To
quote Premier BRIAND. the objects Of
the League Vt the Entente Allies will
be "thc intensive development, of our
material resources. the exchange vt
Allied products. and their distribution
throughout the worlds markets"
Tariffs will he created or amended.
In England to-day there ~ only n
remnant Of free traders. One Ut her
creates; economists. Professor W. \.
=. HEwISs. NJ. r.. recently said: I'VE
need n tariff. not only to protect our
own manufacturers and traders. but
for revenue purposes" Unless NIL
signs fail. 1t will be protectionist Eng;
land after the war.
Neutrnls will have to pay for the
privileges they receive with rrcipro-
cal concessions shutting out the trade
enemies or the Entente Allies. II tho
Teutonic Powers should triumph. they
u.tll ia, ..o.fI,. vbu. tho Enteutc Al.
lies plan tc do. Central Europe. Hol'
land. Belgium, Switzerland. Turkey
| and the Bnlknn state. will bc formed
into u customs union with n high
protective tariff of maximum Ind min
imum rates. These. then" says Dr
HLI. ARE the markets VI the world
waiting for the American merchants
manufacturers and miners" AZ FOL
| the new vision" Of service to hu'
mainly. what economic driveL ii l.:
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To THE EUrroR OF THE sunni. ono
hears 20 much nowadays about the num-
Der of Republicans who are going to
vote for Mr.. Wilson that possibly some
Of our many readers MAJ he interested
In the following incident.
While conyerslnG with a fellow mem
Der % the New York Produce Exchange
on last primary day he remarked that
for 70 first time in his life he had
>bted a Republican ticket, and from top
to bottom at that. adding that he had
risen early for the express purpose
The occasion seeming propitiuus. l
suggested his becoming q sustaining
member OF tho Republican party, TO
which he promptly assentcd. tilled OUT
three blanks. one for himself. one for
liis stcpson ard one for his son-in-ldw,
and handed me- q check FOR the lot
Two or three DAYS ago i've said he
had discovered that he had four Re-
publicsns in his employ. handed me a
list Of thei. names and his own check
in paymen Of the dues.
seven subscriptions from a lifelong
New Jersey Democrat
Can our friends The enemy hea; that?
JoHN J. ID TRgSoR
NV YORK, October 20.
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The waiting Markets and the New
vlslOn.

1t Is conceivable that some OF the
business men, possibly many OF them.
whom mir. WILSON talked to at
Shadow Lawn on September 23. were
bamboozled by his picture Of the mar.
kets Of the world waiting for their
service: and perhaps his new
vision klndled n pleasant self-con-
sciousness In them. What was the
new vision? A Wilsonian abstrac-
tion, OF course that planted under
this free pOlity they tour exporters)
might look out upon the service of
mankind and perform IT,"
1t Is a pity that these victims OF
MISUNDERSTANDING could not have
heard the Hon. DAVID JAYNE HILL.
ex-Ambassador To Germany. deal with
the waiting markets and the new
vision 10 his thoughtful address to
the Hughes Business Mems League at
Rochester on Thursday night. There
would he No such markets waiting for
American exporters after the wal as
Mr.. WILSON imagined, sud DR.. Hill
hot II the commercial league Of the
Entente Allies, not II n similar com.
binatiOn Of the Central Powers, could
help It. Their purpose IL the same,
to capture the lions share Of the
trade of the world In order to pay
their war debts and to support their
struggling population facing want
and starvation.
when the millions Of men return
from the trenches" said DIR. HILL,
then win begin the most bitter and
mercIleSs industrial end commercial
war that has ever been waged." He
asked this embarrassing question: II
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HI HOMESTRETCH.
A Princeton Mans View Of Prlnceton's
Mission.

To rHE Eprron or THE SUN-Sir: AZ
n Princeton man. ] voted m voted
exultantiy for Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
The spell of his university inaugural.
princeton for the Nations Service"
was still upon me. exciting enthusiastic
twin hopes for Princeton and tire na-
ton. Toward the end OF his address he
jubilantly exclaimed FOR at last learn
Ing Ia abroad 1t has not kept its
cloister." McConnbs. Big Bill Edwards.
Henry Breckenridge and thousands of us
were swept of our feet in rejoicing over
this new day and this new Princeton
| mission.
! wish to say. after what has hap
| pened In the last three INC a half years
OF Woodrow Wilson'S administration,
that I am going to vote next month TO
,ecall this particular brand OF learn
ing which got abroad; and which
has mot kcpt its cloister." ! am going
to vote TO pu, II bacl, In cloist-al towcrs
! and there keep II forever. II possible. MY
faith in the potency of poetic vcrbiage
10 steer the coui sc Of this great nation
T. zone.
leave Princeton secure In the hands
OF Dr. Hibben. and I would fain turn
| over the nation to the "iegalistic" ideals
of another. JAMES \. c. BoND.
Class SO.
WESTMINSTER. Md. october 20.
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THE REAL CRIMINAL.

Yates had been further and seen
,ees than most men Of his years. which
Mere "a. Tnis was not because he
lad imperfectly developed powers OF
observation. but because his travel had
been At sea. on long passages direct
away from land. In this way he had
been 1900 nautical miles at an aver
age rate Of only six knots. owing to his
preference for sailing ships. He had
been within d few hours journey of
Rome. Athens. Granada. Paris and
Washington, ID. G.. but he had never
set eyes on IT. Peters. the .Acropolis.
the Allambra. Montmartre or Penn
sylvania avenue. This was because OF
his aversion TO land Journeys.
While forty miles from Venice. which
he did not visit. Yates stood on a bal
cory OF the Excelsior Palazza Hotel In
Trieste. Through the pearly mist OF
the harbor he saw q little coasting
steamer moving up to the Molo San
Carlo. II was from down the Dalma-
tian coast. Hardly had II drawn
alongside the mole before the market
women. balancing baskets or heads,
began leaping ashore. Austrian Off
Gals In long cloaks. standing In groups
Of three like co~nspirators, halted these
women and carelessly poked their
wares with sheathed swords. II they
found no evasion Of customs exactions
the women filed on toward tho Molo di
Santa. where the vegetables and fruits
they were Juggling were subjected 10
the health inspectors critical gaze.
A Yates watched this proceeding a
young girl, looking upward. waved her
hand. Yates waved hack. One ~ the
conspiratorial customs guards. sizins
up this exchange d. a irritation. kissed
the Girl. She ran away. splitting pome.
%gr,nates along the waterfront.
Yates stepped hack into the room
A. he did so he bumped into a servant
Tho servant Was excited and ont OF
breath. He murmured in French:
~ beg the sentleman's pardon. hi,
did the gentleman SEE q girl down he.
1ow-on" Of the market women from
the boat wave her hand?'
Yes" replied Yates. flushing.
She was 10 have received an an.
swer from me-" cried the man.
Il returned hV signal" observed
Yates. and one Of the custom. mer
kissed her. She ran away"
All. you waved your hand. mon
sienr' A thousand thanks" replied
the other. "You do not know its i'm.
p%ortance' Monsieur. you are an
American. isn't it soc am q Serb
The signal that you gavc--for which
arrived At the window too latc-wiI
tel her to carry hack TO Scratevo tn.
news that Bosnia and Herzegovina are
fat last TO he avenged. You have giver
the signal FOR a blow that will terrify
all Europe"
lie turned and walked out Of III,
room. Yates never saw him again. 4
week later there was a double assas.
sinltion in Serajevo. Yates read OF |,
and was made i'll by the news. wher
he recovered sufficiently he went ,c
sea again. He sailed on "A Spanish
ship from Barcelona. With great din
Guilty he had got from Trieste to Pa
tras. in Greece. There he caught {
boat that stopped at the Spanish por
Of Almcria. Since August ). 1914
Yates has W set foot ashore.
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THE BEST PREPAREDNESS.
A Veteran Recommends = Year In the
Army for All XOune Men.

To TIE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir. Every
young man should be required TO serve
one year in the regular army az a part
of his education. both for his owl good
aud for tire good of his country. He
should he permitted to select this year
between the ages OF eighteen and
twcnty-thrce. No exception SHOULD be
made in the ease Of any young man
phi, sically and mentally III to serve.
Enlistment Tor one year should be
permitted.
No year could lie better spent in pre-
pairing for iife's duties. The discipline
and experience would ~ invaluable.
All our young men. especially our school
and college graduates. need "set-up."
Their appearance is siouching. They
neither walk nor stand correctly.
After such "A system Of service had
been in operation for n few years an
army of amy desired size. disciplined,
experienced and ready for service. could
us assembled within a few days. From
this number. too. selections could be
made for ali company officers 'licuten-
ants and captalnsb and many reSi-
mental officers. ~ we were thus pre-
Jared no nation would be likely to at
tack us on and.
Aside from the possibility OF war. II
would he time and money well spent for
the nation IN the benefit thus conferred
upon our young men. Such gatherings
a. that at Plum Island last summer
are of but little use. The ooys there
assembled have time to Just get n taste
Of the dlscomforts of military life. but
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Unnecessary Apprehension.

To II EDITOR or THE SvS-ST; |
notice with regret that more or less
apprehension is being manifested OF the
pat Of some Republicans who ought to
know better tina political matters arc
looking somewhat uncertain for Mr..
Hughes. \ more vocifcrous champion
Of an unworthy cause could scarcely b."
uusarthed in \ months search than the
rainbow chaser Vance Mccormick Let
the mid Republicans keep constantly
in mind the astounding claims of Demo-
cratic victory in Maine and tho sure
pop victory Of Wescott over MARITIME in
New jersey.
| appeal mos earnestly To ali iiepuh-
Leans to east away their ~groundlcss
fears. consider the Wild and sweeping
claims of In, vucifcrous Democratic
chautlclccrs rs mere sound or pirlc,
and cverlastiu-iy believe that tho right
must prcvai' ns It has In all great crises
in the nations history.
4. L. g. GROW.
CEANrorD. y. J.. October 10.
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The Possibility Of Marshall.

To THE l.piroE Or TINS SrN-Su: Bs-
lieNinC that every true patriot desires
the defeat Of the Democratic parry. !
take the liberty Of making a suggestion
which ! th.nh mag prove OF value.
a question OF the utmost importance
appears t" have been forgotten or ig-
nor,d.
Admit ns tina NJ. Wilson Is every
thug that p man should he. he is, new
crtheless. mortal, II ne should die or
become disabled who would succeed him
Would those who are about to vote Tor
Mr.. Wilson he equally enthusiastic sup
purtcrs OF his SUCCESSOR"
Don, you 'hink that the public should
he reminded ot the hazardous RISKS
they would be- taking
RopERr WACHCNHEiM.
New YORK, October 20.
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about the accepted terms. It Is true.
but not the mystery which the Times
scents. The mystery is why the Al.
m%lnistration has moi yet concluded the
settlement which 1t was On the point
Of concluding before the sudden in.
%tervention of other considerations no
longer obtaining. The mystery Is why
the Administration seems determined
Not to make public officially. ut least
until after November {. the terms
Of settlement which II found salts
factory and acceptable more than
eight months ago.
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To u EplToR OF THE SUs-SU.
Judging by his LEADING article in tho
North American Rcrien for october IL
would appear that Colonel George Har-
vey. as the dlscovercr If Woodrow VIII
son., feels approximately as THE SIN
expressed itself, not LONG since. about
some table d'hote dinners, namely, that
"the pleasure Of discovery Is more thar
cqualled by he pain OF lWilson'sl
remaining" q. C.. II.
CHESTER, Pa. October 20,
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TRADE BRIEFS.

4 new Portland cement plan, has been
started At Sierra Bsyss. Argentina. The
venture II financed by American capitalists
and the machinery has been purchased 10
this c%ountry.
Pressed glass goods are in demand in
Spain.
American toys are in demand in Brasi.
The local military authorities of Swatow.
China. have bought an American aero
plane for 5000. A Chinsse aviator who
was trained In the United states has been
engaged to operate the machine.
Bermuda uses n, 200 cases Of condensed
milk a year, Most OF this comes from
canada. there being a prejudice agains,
mix OF this kind, from the United ststes.
Colombian merchants are in the market
FOR absorbent cotton. disinfectants and
rubber goods,
The past year has been a prosperous ons
for the Australian wool trade. I,sOI az
bsi-r value at Sl+6,525,53s being tx,
ported.
Canada consumes 90, 600. 900 Gallons n,
gasulene annually. and much Of this |,
purchased In the United states,
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DEPARTMENT. OF FARMS. October 10. 1919
Problem for Students ~ Mems Man.
NeYS,

To THE EpIruE 81 TuE SUN-Sir. 4
miniature uhirlwind o~ccasioned 10y tire
high wind on October II formed on the
sidewalk in front OF the Woolworth
building.
the corner Of Barclay street and along
broadway TO enjoy tho embarrassment
of women passing this danger spot.
Two policemen strovc to dispense the
crowd in vain.
Il would be interesting 10 snow
whether these men would have found as
much enjoyment in the spectacle had 1t
been their women folk IN this decidedly
unpleasant predicament CAVALIER.
NEW YoER. October 90.
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To TuE I.piroR OF TIL SrS--S.r: |
see that Mr.. Wilson IL being featured on
the posters With Abraham lincoln. but
why stop with Lincoln? IT tnis is TO
he n campaign for humanity why NOT
introduce portraits or Michael Angelo,
OF Shakespeare. Of Napoleon ~Bonaparte,
George Washington and others who have
from time to tune served mankind in
one way or another"
! make this suggestion to tn. Demo-
cratic National Committee. which seems
80 he conducting a very serious cam
paign OF education. ARTHuR WARE.
NEW YORK. October 20.
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Surely no humane person could ask
tho State To do more fUr %convicts thnn
10 open the prison gates for them aud
provide motor trucks 10 carry them
Ia freedom.
And 10 salute them officially and
magniticently as they depart for the
rich fields Of their former activity.
Is 1t for II rei~thion "r this cerc.
! mony that the low proved guards
got them?
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Pronouneins the Hughes Campaign =
Failure VIII Not Reflect Wilson.

TO TIM EpIroH ~ II SUS-Sir: Ac-
cording to the world Almanac. pub
lished by the main defender OF Wilson'S
shortcomings, the Presidential election
figures OF 1912 show hat in not a sim
gle Northern state did Wilson have n
majority OF the vote over TAFT and
Roosevelt combined. Wilson'S vote eX-
ceeded theirs only IN Southern and
southern border states.
n Mr. Wilson has any thoughts OF
being reelected by the method OF pro-
nouncing the Hughes campaign tours
through the middle West a failure, he
will be a ssdder and wiser person on
the night Of November I.
A. c. GILBERT.
NEW YoRK. October 90.
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In the Century Magazine for November
Mr.. Howells's serial ends and a new one hy
Gertrude Hall begins, There are five short
stories and four poems, 81. John q, Ervinc
gives . remarkably interesting account of
the Irish rebellion. r.. L. Hart appreciates
New England, IT, A, Frsnck describes un.
known Bolivia. J, II, Robinson discourse.
on the national spirit and Z. vrooman
explains the changes in agriculture, A por.
trait and biographical sketch OF the late
Jean Webster. . Anc coiorsJ frontispiece
and artistic photographs by the late +. b.
Herzo: arc other attractions.
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Even the price Of whales has gone
up. Not many years ago New Bed
ford. once the greatest whaling port,
declared they were a drug on the
market and not worth harpoonipg.
This seasons catch at Gray's harbor
en- the Pacific coast was .6S. worth.
according 20 the Portland OrcyOnidu,
5000 900. Yes. the war " responsible.
The whale IL doing his bit by sup
plying some of the materials that the
munition makers require.
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II Mr.. WILSON has n one track mind IL
seems to have ample switching iacili-
ties.-Coi0rci ROOSEVELT at SedoiiU, Mo.
They aren't switches. Colonel: they
arc turntables.
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when Uncle Sam Gets Back on the
.Joh.

To the EpiToR OF THE suN-Sr.
"Usonia" won't do. sounds like gaso-
lene or hair tonic.
Try "Csamia." but not now. Wait
until Uncle Sam Is back on the job.
WEBSTER.
Norwich TowN, Conn. October 90.
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Society" says President WILSON,
rs now organizing its whole power In
order that II may understand itself"
As a coiner Of absolutely meaningless
phrases WOODROW WILSON has never
had an equal.
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The Administrator goes a step for
ward in humanltarianism. 1t ordered
our marines at Vera Cruz not to fire
until they were fred upon. II now
tells Uncle SAM that he mustn't shoot
under any circumstances.
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GARDEN OF THE HEART.
Good News for Central Park Lovers
Of the Beautiful.

To THE EDITOR or the SuN-Sir; In
Wow OF the interest YOU have displayed
in the effort to have the Shakespeare
Garden In Central Park continued, l
think you will be pleased with the en.
closed. J. S. ANDERSON.
new YORK. October 20.
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There is nothing extraordinary in
the retirement Of Field Marshal Alley
ANpER H. II. Won KLUCK. Suffering
from his wounds, seventy years Of
age and In ell favor with the Kaiser,
what WAS there for him to do hut ask
to be placed on the retired list? vow
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Humanitarianism. II appears. con-
sists In roasting the life out Of your
own country and making mea
~innuendoes against the rest Of the
human race.
The sun., 1916-10-21

The mobbing Of Hughes women by
Wilson adherents in Chicago indi-
: Gates that there are those among the
Presidents supporters who are not
too proud to night.
The sun., 1916-10-21

The bill in Parliament to exclude
Germans from Rhodes scholarships at
oxford after the war is Just tho sort
Of thing to put culture on a level
with kuitur.
The sun., 1916-10-21

The characteristic feature of MIR.
HrGHEs's singing cpigrams Is that he
never iinds It e~xpedient TO change
them.
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The Four Feathers.

To II EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. I
don't know about the four pens. hut I
do know the labels on the four white
feathers In President Wilson's hat. They
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lend.

1fN1Os
skies are d%arkened
Overhead:
Loom upon us
Clouds Of lead.
sport Of nations,
Honor fed.
In our bosoms
Hearts are lcad
Comes stection,
Cure instead;
In the pencil
Lies the lead.
AcLANDsUlen WILSON.
The sun., 1916-10-21

To THE EDITOR OF Tue SrN-Sir: Yes,
Wilson did keen us out Of wal part OF
the time by being too proud 10 fght.
NEW YORK. October 10. y. A.
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What the Assayer Finds.

A.-ayinc his objection 10 the rc.
election IT WOODROW WILSON. FRANK
JEwErr MArrIEE. Jr.. Of Princeton.
finds that i, nnnlyzcS ~ follows:
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Secretary OF War BAKER goes so far
as to deny that there were any cherry
trees on GEORGE WAsHINoroH's pstcrnal
acres.
The sun., 1916-10-21

Anybody who doubts the devotion of
the middle West to the American flag
has got q revelation coming to him.
The sun., 1916-10-21

When CARRANzA Is elected Presiden,
will he send for Colonel HOUSE?
The sun., 1916-10-21

Twas heart disease that made him a..
The doctors gave him many a pill,
Ills lungs then both seemed quite at fault,
They gave him pills this III to halt;
And next his kidneys involved became,
They gave him pills to cure tho same.
And then developed ser,ou. gaut.
Some more Of pills that III to rout
The sun., 1916-10-21

Mr.. kn!cker--Iiov many servants do
you keep
Mrs. Bocker-One for general houseshirk.
The sun., 1916-10-21

oNr fte~ds rho faror ~ 'eiih maH".
s-ripfs ord fIusfrationr for pubicofiog iris1
&, hdpe rciecisd ~ovttriss returned rev w.sf
IN ell cases send sfawps for fhof Purpose.
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KLUcK win always be known a. .
great soldier, In spite Of his defeat at
| the battle of the Marine.

II made a speech I would have to
tell you what I think OF myself, and
that I cannot do.-Presidont WILSON to
a crocd.
This Is a disability. quite compre-
hensiblc in Mr.. WILSON. that Mr..
HuoHEs does not labor under.
The sun., 1916-10-21

london ONCE. lO-l3 Fleet street.
pari. Once. q Rue Dc Ia Michodlere. on
Hue du ,yuatre sept 'nbr"
Washington Once. Murs~y building
BROOKLYN office. Noom .":, EnSle Build
ms. SOB Warrington STREET.
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Percent.

The 100 per cent. failure. But did
Professor M.rIiEE expect either the
words or deeds Of WOODROW WILSON
to stand the acid test!
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FroM he Star NJ Hone.
' Some say, The sesny side Of BRoadws,
is Sing Sing" At least Il leads this way.
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read: Britain" Germany" Mexico
and Labor" =. V. e.
BosroN. October IS.
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But oh. alas. the ratien, died
S"amped by the very effectiveness OF hi,
treatment.
DILASp. Fla. October ID. + q 4.