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New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
An Upstart Patriot.

Easement was knight" says The In
dependent" shrewdy, "and British cour'
thinks twice before condemning man oi
his quality" The remark is perhaps
little too silly and fatuous for serious com,
ment, but this one little circumstance o'
l,,iobthood is worth remembering when we
hear explosions of rhetoric about the hrm
and unalterable patriot who would not rec
ognize the Englishmen Of the jury as MS
peers.
O,,Iv three wears before he began pot
tering around German prison camps 10
raise an Irish brigade Easement did not
think il inconsistent TO accept this pitlful
+oken of esteem from the English king'
Indeed. he seems to have been quite nus
tered and overwhelmed by the honor done
him Consider the fearful humility OF MS
letter to Sir Edward Grey:
II find it very hard to choose the
words with which to make acknowi-
edqement of the honor done me by the
King. I am much moved at the proof
of confidence and appreciation OF my
services on the Putumayo conveyed
to me by your letter, wherein you tell
me that the King had been graciously
pleased, on your recommendation 10
confer upon me the honor OF knight
hood. ! am, indeed, grateful 10 you
for this signal assurance OF your per-
sonal esteem and support. ! am very
deenlv sensible of the honor done TO
me by his majesty. | would beg tha'
nrv humble duty might be presented 10
his majesty when you may do me the
honor of conveying to him my deep
appreciation of the honor he has been
so graciously pleased to confer upon
me-"
Easement explained away the BRUSH
nension he continued to draw after the war
began on the ground that it was payment
for work done. 1t is not so easy 10 ex-
plain away his humble duty to the brlViSi'
King.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
n7ncARIAN OUTRACES IN SERBIA
Cit, Witt, Il eRephds Attempts at Fo"De s% Tsnoon Bulgarian
dOpuemo

ptoarian Ministers OF Agriculture, "'i.
cr;torofY and Dobrinof, inspectors OF forests
we're sent TO Serbia TO report on tne timDer
resources Of the country. Inis prooaoiy Is
tho first step toward wholesale deioresn-
t;on bv the Bugarians on the hnes OF the
Cerman vandalism in Belgium and northern
France. c
The Bulgarian Minister of Commerce has
appointed an inspector OF trades' Proies-
sions and industries in every district OF
Sorhia as well as an inspector Of weights
and measures. -,
make the Bulgarian Church dominant on
serbian soil by appointing priests IN all the
orincinal centres to replace the Serbian
clergy. many of whom had been massacred
or sent as prisoners to Sofia.
Rut the chief effort in the direction Of the
Rulgarization of Serbia is in regard 70 edu-
cation. Primary schools have been opened
AZ Kavadarci, Kruseyac, RaduJeYac lthis
ccbool is named after Kristo Botef, the
greatest Serbophobe among Bulgarian wnt-
ers). Gostivar, Leskovac, Istip, Dojran, Pro-
kunIie. Nish. Vasotinic (where the school
:, also named after Kristo Botef), Gslicnik,
and so on. Inspectors have been appointed
in all the principal districts TO organize and
direct the Bulgarian educational propaganda.
Even the Schools Invaded.
The sentiment which animates them may
he gathered from the speech Of DR.. Dumef,
;nsnector of schools in the Nish district,
when inaugurating a Bulgarian school. He
referred to "the baneful influence Of Serbian
chauvinism during so many years Most OF
the schoolmasters are serving IN the army
and appear in school in military uniforms.
Even the theatre has been pressed into
service. The actor Of the leading theatre
in Sofia have been sent 10 Uskub 70 give a
series Of performances there. Al Prot and
other towns literary and musical entertain
ments have been given to propagate Bull
garian ideals.
Nor has the influence OF the press been
neglected. A number Of journals have been
founded. Though these are published IN
Serbian, they are inspired by the Austrian
and Bulgarian invaders.
But hand in hand with this Bulgarizing
propaganda goes ruthless persecution Of
the population. Proprietors Of all lands
are ordered to put them under cultivation at
once. under pain Of confscation by the mil
itary authorities. IL is further announced
that the furniture and other property Of all
persons who have fed will be sold by public
auction if they do not return and submit
themselves to the Bulgarian authorities. All
the movable property of the Serbian govern
ment which could not be made use of By
Bulgaria in Serbia has been conveyed 20
Sofia.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
See, No Weaknesses in National Guard.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The splendid response Of the National
Guard of the country to the Presidents call
should put to shame those newspaper critics
of the Mcclellan type, who never lose an OPP
portunitv to belittle the nations citizen sol
diers.
The promptness, courage and enthusiasm
with which these men severed business and
home ties to serve their country is an In
spring example of patriotism and fidelity to
duty, which demonstrates that the men OF
America can be depended on in an emer-
gency as surely to-day as in every Crisis IN
the country's history.
New York State, and especially New York
City, has every reason to be proud OF lts Ma
tional Guard, it seems to me, though the
mosquito minded press detractors are stiil
busy trying to pick flaws.
Having recently travelled along the border
from San Diego down, and gone into Mexico
have observed and talked with the soldiers
of the regular army and know their diilcui'
task and how well they are Acquiring them-
selves; but if the National Guard had peen
surprised as were the regulars at Columbus
Y. NJ. what a howl would have gone up from
press detractors about the folly OF putting
unframed militia along the border; or II
militia officer had sacrificed seventeen HVes
IN = vain search for one deserter how the
press would have teemed with denunciations
If the criminal folly of intrusting the lives
Of "our boys" to militia officers of untried
judgment.
The fact is our regular army soldiers are
iust the ordinary average American young
men who may be found in the National
Guard, only with little more training. But
wars are not fought in a day, or week, or
a month and if there is to be war few
months training in camp Will hardeh anu
season our National Guard into the good
6cbtine material which has been the main
reliance of the nation in all previous wars.
II no war follows, this mobilization VIII az
,oas. show to the nations of the world that
we are not so unprepared nor sucn weah,
lincs as our newspaper detractors have Deeh
leading them TO believe. ,,,c
'e"D'"e ALBERT f. DAVIS.
New York. July TO- 1916
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12

Ionoon. July 1.-Since the Serbian army
w.s forced TO retreat into Albania, and hihs
pe,er,s kingdom was overrun by the Austro-
German and Bulgarian INVADERS ohe oi'
hears the question, "What are the cohd'''o"'
in Serbia under the conquerors!'
This question is not easy to answer, as tne
;nvaders leave no stone unturned to establish
n Chinese wall between the conquered terri-
tory and the outer world Very little news 's
allowed to filter through. But in spite OIL
martial law and repression in every shape'
slowly but surely the story of the terrible
Might of Serbia is beginning to be known.
have obtained it from sources that are ABOVE
suspicion II does not make pleasant readihs'
The conditions in Serbia are worse than
those in Belgium and Poland, as undylng
racial hatred is added to the animosity roused
by war. The regime of the Bulgarians is the
worst, but the Austro-German administration
IS almost as ruthless. The characteristic feat-
ure of the Bulgarian rule is indiscrimina'e
massacre and robbery. In the village OF Dog
iavatz the Bulgarians have massacred the foi-
lowing:
Traiko Mircevic, priest, and six members
of his family; Mrcct Ristic and four mem
bers of his family, Milenko Jankovic and SIX
members of his family, Milan Januklic and SIX
members Of his family, Josip VeiJkovlc, Saz-
dan Filipovic and three members OF his ram
iy. Boza Jankovic and two members OF MS
family, Vasliji Markovc and nine members
of his family and Stefan Ristic and two mem
bers Of his family.
In most of these cases the entire family
was massacrcd.
I could give the names of scores OF other
victims, but will content myself with merely
giving a list of the villages where crimes
have been committed These are StroyJa'
Priep, Vitalishte, Krushevo, Chonshte, ka-
pesh, Iven, Makova, Tepava, Suhodole, Cos
tiraghi, Kestinatz, Krape and Rilievo.
Murderers Spare None.
The murders were perpetrated In various
ways; the victims were knitted, shot, beaten,
tortured and burned alive. The murderers re-
spected neither age nor sex. Male and female
infants in the cradle and people Of over sew
enty have been slaughtered alike. Besides
this massacre, torture, mutilation, violation,
kidnapping and robbery of the worst type are
common.
Although the Bulgarians were the first TO
occupy Nsh, the whole city is not now in
their hands, but part is under Austrian rule.
line running from the city gates to the
cemetery marks the boundary between the
Bulgarian and Austrian quarters. In the Bull
garian section, where many wealthy citizens
had their homes, many workshops, factories,
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
For a Higher Income Tax.
of Tho Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
c;r. your editorial on "The New Revenue
Rill" criticises the proposed revenue meas
ure Of Congress 1t should be criticised De-
cause the rates on the large incomes are ho'
sufficiently high. You criticise the Dill De-
cause there are too few income tax payers
and you wish the exemption lowered mas
it occurred to you that this works the o'ner
way?
As Won must be aware, the present system
of taxation costs the average working man
from 70 to Is per cent Of his earnings, elther
directly or indirectly; while the weaithiese
people of the country pay only from 70 ~
per cent of their incomes, lncludihg the
nresent per cent supertax on net incomes
in excess of 100000.
Under the legislation provided for us by the
party which, until 1918, has been IN aimoS'
continual control since the Civil War, the
wealth of the country has been concentrated
in a very few hands
Whv sbould not those who are the benefi-
Charles of governmental expenditures and OF
privilege now begin to pay their fair share
Of the cost of government? Most OF the
large incomes of the country are unearned-
that is. secured from investments-while the
working people have to take pot luck on
having employment When all taxes on con-
sumption and all indirect taxes are abolished
it will be time to consider the propriety OF
reducing the exemption for the income tax.
Until that time it is wicked TO do it, but the
Democrats should certainly raise the income
tax rate on net incomes in excess of $1,000
900 to one-third, with proportionate in
creases in rates on incomes over $4,000
especally unearned incomes.
BENJAMIN C. MARSH.
New York, July 10. 1915.
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..n. were looted and everything
oarr;ed of to Bulgaria, no matter "he."
~. nronertv belonged to the state or 10
vi. P,,J,;duaIs Citizens have been evicted
'"' A.. rro.cnce that their homes were the
u"uei - tho state or Of King Peter both
rr,;Ii,ary and civil authorities take from 'ne
"a,;ves all they need for the army ana 'ne''
priyate use without pay. ~, {. .,,.d
TL. .unreme authority in Nsh IS veseeu
l. NJ Cbanrashikov, ex-Bulgarian minister III
ea.hi. He il a kind Of commissioner gen
oraI mr. governor. Among the military su
,hor;t;es are Colonel Tzvetenof and MaJof
Drenkoff. both rabid Serbophooss.
Looting a Common Pract0e'
Military surgeons help themselves 70 meoi-
zines from chemists shops without payment
patrols 90 the rounds, robbing the peasah'ry
of cattle and bringing the beasts TO N'sh as
"wor bootvo Private houses are oaliy
searched without formalty. Day and nign'
tho natrols enter the houses, ransack tne"
at their leisure and take away what ,hey
nlease. Many things are systematically de-
stroved. particularly things especially ser
ban.
The Bulgarians spare neither books, news
naners. pictures nor manuscripts. Lioraries
have been taken away. Many citizens haye
burnt their books, even such as were Vaiuaoie
as mementos, in order to escape persecution
All signboards bearing Serbian inscriptions
have been removed, even the advertisements
of Serbian insurance companies.
Every day brings fresh proof that an un-
Outstanding long existed between Bulgaria
and Germany and Austria for the partitioh
NJ Serbia. and that when the Bulgarian Prime
Minister was negotiating with the Aiiies las,
summer. pretending to be seeking such an
o0reement as would enable him to take SIDES
with them, a treaty had long before peeh
signed.
Planned to Divide Serbia.
A statement TO this effect was made oy
NJ RadoslavofY to a correspondent OF ber-
lin newspaper as far back as November ~
last This treaty, the Bulgarian Premier DE.
clared. gave TO Bulgaria the eastern part o.
Serbia. Including Nish, and a great part OF
Macedonia. Austria was to annex all OF
Northern Serbia, with Belgrade and botn
hanks of the Morava. All that was left OF
Serbia was to go to Montenegro, and King
Peters kingdom, as an independent STATE
would be wiped off the map.
It was further provided that Bulgaria
should enter into a customs union with tne
Central Powers, so that the economic rule OF
the German Empire would extend from the
Baltic to the frontiers of Turkey.
After selling the principal municipalities
the Bulgarians proceeded TO lay hands on
other departments of state. BY order OF tne
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
An Overhead Walk Across Surf Avenue.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Now that the new railroad terminal is
under way at Coney Island, it would be timely
to suggest an overhead walk extending from
it over Surf Avenue 70 the municipal beaen.
This goes one better than Alderman Dresch-
er's proposition 10 build another bathhouse'
II would be great boon 70 mothers and niue
children if the horror and dangers Of suf'
Avenue could be obviated. Traffic on tni'
avenue is now far too dangerous and risky
for the young folks who swarm there or :"
hot day, and now is the time 20 project
remedy. T. DiCkSON'
Brooklyn, July 9, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
THE ABUSE OF PETS
Dogs and Cats That Lead Sad Life in the
Citv

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In view Of the widespread epidemic
Of infantile paralysis and the assertion Of
Health Commissioner Emerson that cats are
frequent carriers of the germs, I, as a lover
of animals, would like TO know why It is that
any irresponsible person in the greater city
is at liberty to possess cats and dogs regard
less of the conditions under which the ami
mails are to live
IL is ridiculous to be constantly DESTROYING
cats and dogs. as is done by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. when
there is not the slightest attempt made 10
stop the source of supply
There are many animal stores in the
greater city which sell puppies Of no par
ticular breed TO persons desiring 10 have
them as pets down at the beach and other
places during the summer months. These little
animals furnish amusement until the close
OF the summer season, when, having partly
grown and showing signs Of mixed ancestry
which proclaim them TO be "mutts." their
highly Christian owners coolly thrust them
out TO shift for themselves It is needless
to say there is where three-quarters Of the
stray dogs come from. have seen this over
and over at the section Of Coney Island bor
dering on Sea Gate and at other places
The breeding and sale OF these dogs
should be prohibited. also the possession Of
pet animals of any kind by people living in
buildings housing more than one family. The
possessor of a female cat should be COM
PEELED to pay a high license fee for il or
have it humanely destroyed. Female eats
rarely have less than four kittens at a time,
and they breed often, with the result. espe-
cially in the poorer sections, that the city IS
overrun with cats. Nothing whatsoever IS
done to stop the output of them. and so few
of them given any care or kind treat
ment that it is no wonder they soon become
diseased.
What is the use of the Street Cleaning De-
partments work when people are continually
violating the city ordinances by throwing
newspapers and rubbish anywhere they want
to? Last winter the police for short time
energetically crusaded against splitting IN
public places, which had salutary enee'.
Why could not a similar crusade be carried
on against people who mar the cleanliness
of the streets? A good stiff fine. mountlns
every day of the crusade as in the spit,ns
arrests, would soon teach neatness 20 tne
people. What are the laws for II they are
nor 70 he enforced? E D. B.
Brooklyn July 10, 1916
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A Denial from Athens.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In Fridays issue of your paper you
credited Athens, n. Y, with one case OF III
fantie paralysis. | wish TO say that We
have no case Of infantile paralysis, but m's
we are examining every child that eomes
from New York City or Brooklyn, and a's
keeping them under close observation anu
ask that you kindly contradict this IN your
paper. T.. c. VAN DUsEN'
Health Ofeer
Athens, y. Y. July TO- 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
New York, July 10, 1916.
All Submarines War Vessels.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems TO me that Congress should
pass a law declaring submarines war vessels
and that we should not trade with them any
more than would with regular war vessel
that came into port claiming that she was a
merchant vessel-having no arms or ammu-
milton aboard. JUSTICE.
Westerly, r. l., July II, 1918
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Athens, n. Y, July 10, 1916.
Mr.. Lippmann's Letters.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Lippmann's article in your issu,
of to-day is invigorating and truthful.
would suggest, however, that he write a seps'
rate article on each of the Entente fo"e'S
as we'll as on the Central Powers, and the"
publish all OF them in a book form.
THOMAS F. LlTCh.
New York, July 10, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12

guarantee Of efliciency-than any mere ad
dition of men, of submarines, destroyers
battle-cruisers or dreadnoughts.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
WEDNESDAY,. JULY is. 1916.

|En,ered at the Po~,oroe $, New York as Second Ca
Mail Matter.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-03-10
Cost of Living in the War Zone.

The high cost of living in the
Jewish districts affected by the wa
can be judged from the following
items that were recently made pub
lie. In Wilma, a pound of salt costs
IS kopecks; pound of candles, 1.50
rubles; package of matches, 8
kopecks: pair of boots, 80 rubles.
In Janovo, in the province of
kovno, pud (about 40 pounds) Of
rye sells at $50 rub1es; pud of
wheat at $50 rubles a pound Of
fat, 80 kopecks.
The holder of the meat monopoly
in Kieff was forced to forfeit his
bond and give up his business be-
cause people no more buy meat and
he could not collect his tax. The
Jewish hospital in Kieff was forced
to reduce considerably the number
of patients, because of the lack OF
food supplies.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

Jewish students of the State Uni
versity at Austin, Tex, have organ
lied Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
ciation A number of similar organ
izations are about to be formed and
a State convention will be held in
Austin the latter part Of May.
The death of Second Lieutenant
Edgar Barnett Samuel at the French
front has been announced in the re-
cent dispatches. The deceased was
a son Of Mr.. Nelson Samuel and a
member of the firm of Barnett Sam
uel and Sons, Of London. He was
promoted from the ranks, which he
Joined at the outbreak of the war.
Through the initiative of the
Chief Rabbi of Alexandria, Egypt,
services for Jewish soldiers station
ed in that city are now held every
Sabbath afternoon in the Eliahou
Hanabi Synagogue A special hall
for soldiers is shortly to be erect
ed, towards the cost Of which Mr..
Isaac Ebbo has given e 300.
Morris Lasker, millionaire miller,
pioneer, Indian fighter, Confederate
veteran and philanthropist, died in
Galveston, Tex, last Monday. Mr.
Lasker was in the mercantile bust
ness in Georgia for three years, and
then came to Texas, settling at
Weatherford, where he engaged in
many expeditions against the Indi-
ans. After varied commercial ven
lures he settled in Galveston.
At the end Of January, Baron
Henri de Rothschild paid a visit to
the Italian front, where, as he is
physician, he interested himself in
the army medical service. He even
went into the trenches and narrow
ly escaped being hit by an Austrian
bullet. AS a souvenir of the danger
he underwent, Baron de Rothschild
secured the bullet, which fell close
to him.
An information against an opera
tor Of motion picture theatre in
Lafayette, Ind, for violation of the
statute forbidding labor of this kind
on the first day of the week, was
recently dismissed by the local
court, on the motion of the Prose
cutor Of the Pleas, upon the discov-
cry that the operator concerned was
an orthodox Jew who uniformly and
scrupulously observed his own Sab
both Which iC certainly oOOd low
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NEWS ABOUT JEWS EVERYWHERE

Oscar S. Straus has been chosen
as one of the two delegates-at-large
to the Progressive National Con-
vention to be held at Chicago, ILL.,,
in June.
The Baltimore Council of Jewish
Women, which seeded from the ma
tional organization some years ago,
has voted to rejoin the parent or
ganization.
A feature of a recent concert in
Liverpool, Eng, was the playing of
"Hatikvah" by the band of the
Eighth Irish Regiment.
Mr.. Herbert Fleishhacker a prom
inent banker of San Francisco, CAL,
has been appointed member of the
Advisory Council of the Federal Re-
serve Bank.
Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn has prom
Used $1,000 year for three years to
be used by the Bureau Of Philan
thropic Research in conjunction
with the New York City Kehillah.
In recognition of his services rem
dered to the department in the man
ufacture of munitions, Manfred Won
Weiss has been raised to peerage
in the Hungarian Kingdom.
Hungarian Jewish organizations
are large subscribers to the govern
ment war loans. The Jewish con-
gregation at Budapest subscribed
$4,000 kronen, and that at Huszt
100000 kronen.
Samuel H. Spitz, who died the
other day at Boston, Mass, at the
age of u, claimed the distinction of
having been the first male Jewish
child born in Boston. Shortly af-
ter his birth the first congregation
in Boston was organized at his par
ents' home.
The British occupation of Bas
sorah persian Gulf, which has
been wrested from the Turks, has
given rise to an unprecedented in
cident. The Military Governor hav-
ing obtained from the Chief Rabbi
a list of important Jewish festivals,
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March 10, 1916.

The Jewish community of Frank
fort, Germany, has agreed to re-
build the synagogues and other
Jewish institutions in Loetzen and
Johannisberg, East Prussia, which
were destroyed by the Russian in
vasion.
The lodges of the I. O. B. B. in
Germany are in good condition, ac
cording to the last statement issued.
They report funds as follows: Les
sing Lodge, 267,O13.59 marks;
Berthold Auerbach Lodge, 1885,
$3.50 marks; Frankfurt Lodge,
178,02o86 marks; Montefore Lodge,
173,S9S22 marks; Deutsche Reichs
Lodge, 147,15787 marks; Henry
Jones Lodge, 146,346.76 marks;
Fraternitas Lodge, 140911.89 marks;
The property which is under the adj
ministration of the Grand Lodge,
has also increased. 1t amounted at
the end of December, 1914, to 463,-
$3.50 marks, and on September 80,
1915, to 541 ,6S9.31 marks.
The following letter was received
by P. u. Benjamin, of Natchez,
Miss, from we'll known colored
man of Claiborne county:
"Please find enclosed check on
Britton & Kontz for $500, which |
want you to- accept for the Jewish
Relief Day. Why Pm giving this
is because my mother and | were
raised by Jews in the town Of Port
Gibson. | was raised by Mrs. NJ.
Levy, and | have always been treat
ed kindly by all Jews wherever I
have gone. Yes, they have helped
me always, SO | take this chance to
give to worthy cause.
I'm yours,
George w. Comfort,
Steward Dining Hall and Band Di-
rector, AlcOrn, A. & NJ College.
Coc4 of T ;1,;r, -, +bo Mo- Zore