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New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
The "Naopy" Battalion of England
Bu F. !. Sleath

,,e;r own ideas Of what . social runc'io"
.bouId be like They sang US songs wnicn We
were won't to sing under our orea.n' t".'
toJd us stories which we all knew but WINS
nered in secret, but they set that oia "ess ,.,'s
rocking with wholehearted laughter 'he inv
of which it had not experienced LOT mAny
Iono day. and we all looked oack on 'n"'
evenings jollity as on one OF our most p'.as
ant memories. After that night IL was Jus.
as if the word had gone forth ior q s.rs'
repard to be paid TO the exchange OF com
pliments between the two oattaiohs' 80 80
you would see our fellows giving the saiu.o
- one of their officers with all the smart.
rss. Of general inspections, while II any Oh
our officers happened to come on the scene
- ,heir onerations some old veteran wear
;ro the medal ribbons Of campaigns dating
back generation would call his gang 70
attention and gravely give the saiu'e ai'e'
the manner Of thirty years ago.
There are many old soldiers IN that navy
battalion, men wearing decorations Oh the
Eoyptian and Indian frontier campaigns
,yith not n few Zulu ribbons among theh''
ard when one realized the age such decora-
tions imputed to their possessors the aeA
tar;,v and strength with which these vet
Grams welded pick and shovel were Things
"a nonder over and marvel at They couid
rot march any great distance, and the more
distant stretches of the road were reaehed
hv means of motor buses, yet once set down
bv their tracks, no matter how badly the
road had been damaged, shell-holes and worn
patches were filled in, distractions removed q
and new surface metal well and truly iaid
with craft and celebrity which savored more
Of magic than human agency.
But though every man did not possess
decoration, not one OF them yielded 10 'he
other in military spirit. You would see tnem
interestedly watching shrapnel pursuing
few score yards from where they were "orA-
;na-th. idea of seeking shelter never
seemed to occur to them-and when casual
.;s. occurred. 30 far we're they from being
d,smaved that they openly rejoiced At being
@und.r fren AT one time a troop of horses
w.re tethered in the field next their encamp-
ment: this was spotted by the German air
men. and In a very short time German gun
n.rs began to she'll the horse lines. some
of the shells burst among the NAVY" huts
killing and wounding several OF the occu-
pants. yet ere the shelling had entirely
ceased a mob Of these elderly men were
iostling each other in the quadrangle in
wild scramble for the shrapnel bullets as
souvenirs.
They mended our road and gave US easy
walking, but they helped US more by the
quiet steadfastness of their example, ana we
never saw these old fellows toiling away In
the death trap of the Ypres salient without
the realization being brought home to US that
thev were the fathers of our generation, men
who had spent themselves in Britain's cause
before we had grown, to manhood; who had
nevertheless answered the call Of their coun-
try. and come out to the danger area to spend
themselves still further and to watch how
the Younger generation played up to their
lead.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Narcotics in China

Among the many surprising events that
have distracted China in the last few
months one which seems to have been ac-
cepted with comparative equanimity may
in the long run prove more momentous
than most of those we read OF from day
to day. For, if we are to credit the opin-
ion of certain earnest reformers, the aboli-
ton of opium, which was completed this
year by closing the ports of Shanghai and
Canton to further importations, means
nothing less than banishing plague which
promised at one time to exterminate the
Chinese race. 1t will readily be under
stood, then, why they regard this as essen
TALLY the most significant event of the
present generation in their country.
Whether the results will be quite so sud-
den and gratifying as some enthusiasts
imagine is doubtful point. 1t may even
be that some very disconcerting conse-
quences may follow, as in the case of the
man out of whom the unclean spirit had
gone. Even now many in China are
troubled on this account, for though snug
Cling has already been pretty well sup
pressed. control of the traffic in narcotics
is still far from complete. And the worst
is that the elimination of the opium shops
has brought about an extraordinary In
crease in the importation and consumption
of morphia.
Some curious particulars about this new
evil are given by WI Lien-teh in "The
Lancet" who remarks that the morphia
comes through Japan and mainly from
firms in Great Britain, though formerly
Germany was not inconsiderable COM
petitor. He shows that the declared ex-
ports from Great Britain in 1912 equalled
seven and half tons; in 1913, eleven and
a half tons, and in 1914, fourteen tons,
while in 1916 the estimate is at least six
teen tons. In Japan the drug is usually
made up into small packets labelled with
fancy names, such as "White Powder"
Soothing Stuff" "Dreamland Elixir" etc,
and in this form it is either smuggled or
even exported openly, to China.
The prostitute japanese druggists and
pedlers of Manchuria have an easy time,
for no japanese can be arrested there ex-
cept after a formal complaint has been
made at the consulate. Thus, while two
years is a common sentence for a Chinese
found with morphia in his possession, the
real offenders often escape scot free.
Doubtless in time the evil will be dealt
with effectually, but great mischief has
been done already. The author of the
paper in "The Lancet" lived five years in
Manchuria, and he is convinced that the
traffic is spreading, and probably is re-
sponsible for the death Of thousands every
year. 1t may be recalled by the way that
some years ago when the banishment of
opium was first undertaken not few con-
scienceless druggists made small fortunes
by distributing morphia in several dis
guises as sure cure for the opium habit.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Stopping the Insurance Leak
(Fro, the Philadelphia Public Ledoer)

No further information concerning the
sailings of ships from American ports can
reach Germany through marine insurance or
reinsurance in German companies. The
Presidents proclamation puts an end to this
dangerous business. It was Of little use for
the newspapers to withhold details of this
sort so long as the representatives of these
companies could obtain all the information
they wanted. The wonder is that so obvious
source of leakage was tolerated even n
cay after war was declared. No small part
Of the credit for the action Of the President
must be given to The New York Tribune,
which for a month has been investigating
every detail Of the operations of the COM
panies and pointing out the necessity of end
ing them. No doubt the revelations which
have brought a number of German business
firms under suspicion helped to open the
eyes of the Administration to the evils Of a
policy of laisser faire. The next thing to be
done is to establish an effective censorship
of the mails and cables. The German spy
system will not be seriously hampered until
every possible avenue Of information has
been closed to its agents
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
for Officers Patriotism in Berkshire in
Contributed By Archibald Hopkins, Col
oneI Mass. Vols. 1869

Contributed By Archibald Hopkins, COL
onel Mass. Vols. 1869
Extract from military order, sent to Archi-
bald Hopkins, Captain of Cavalry at STOCK
bridge, Mass, August q, 1910:
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,.
First Brigade, Ninth Division.
Brigade Orders.
The Brigadier General, cannot, on the
present occasion, forbear suggesting to the
Officers and Soldiers Of his Brigade, the very
great Importance and responsibility OF the
stations which they hold in the community.
In free government like ours, when every
Soldier is a Citizen, and the defence and sal
vation of the country rest upon the exer-
tions and patriotism Of the Militia, it be-
comes every officer and Soldier to acquit
himself worthily of the rank and title Of
freemen. A spirit of the strictest subordi-
nation, cheerfuness and alacrity In the
performance of every duty, patriotic ambl-
ton to become thoroughly versed in the sys-
tenn of military discipline Of the country,
and pride not only to appear like Soldiers,
but in reality to deserve the name, ought to
characterize all those who claim the privi-
leges and protection Of free government.
The present situation of the country rem
ders the duties of every soldier imperious.
We live at a most interesting and alarming
crisis. While the whole of the eastern
world Ia convulsed to its centre, and the ma
tions Of the earth are dashing one against
another; while every civilized nation on the
globe is threatened with universal domina-
ton and the rights of neutrsls find no pro-
lection In the laws of nations, or the sane
tity Of treaties; and while ours is the only
Republic on the globe which is left amidst
the wreck; where is the man who needs the
aid of fattery or persuasion to urge him to
the performance Of duty?
A Roman could weep that he had but one
life to sacrifice for his country, and cannot
an American exhibit a soul as patriotic, as
godike as a citizen of Rome? Let it then
be the ambition Of every man to be so
equipped and so versed in duty as to be
ready, at moments warning, to face, in the
field of battle, the enemies of his country.
(Signed)
DAVID TRACY, Brigadier General.
JARED CURTIS, Brigade Major.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Red Cross Dividends

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Many corporations declared Red Cross
dividends to help the American Red Cross
care for our army and navy The generosity
of these corporations will have been in vain
il shareholders fail to give the dividends to
the Red Cross Without these dividends the
Red Cross will be hampered in its work of
mercy.
The Red Cross is preparing now for a
vastly increased American army at the 'front.'
II must ship great quantities Of supplies. It
must store up supplies for future emergen-
cies. To do this the Red Cross must get the
special dividends corporations gave to share
holders.
Do you know that the French, for the
spring offensive. prepared for 100000
wounded! To prepare for our wounded the
Red Cross must avail itself Of every dollar It
can get.
We would not risk the lives of our sons and
brothers at the front in unskilled hands. Yet
skilled hands can do practically nothing with.
out hospital stores and equipment. great
quantity of the stores and equipment can be
bought with tho millions outstanding in Red
Cross dividends.
For the want Of something better. news
papers have been used to tie up the wounds
of soldiers abroad. When our bows are
wounded-and surely they will be-are we
gcing to let them suffer still more through
our neglectf To withhold a Red Cross divi.
dend means Withholding relief from our
wounded.
we at home must help the army at the
'front.'. Men In the misery and madness Of the
firing line look to Us for aid. The Red Cro..
alone offers the opportunity to extend mi.
aid. One way Of helping is to nav over ,h.
dividends to the Red Cross.
SEWARD PRoSSER,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Nav York, July II. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Whiskey Prohts

To the Editor Of The Tribune. ,.v Mr.. 40
Sir: In your. columns of tO,a's :. III d. %
drew Colvin asks: "Where wouIa .rohbfsa
propriety, manufacturing beng vsi,s,y 'i
in permitting the owners Of me :. s,hdr,s'
distilled spirits now in bono course .
and sell the same in the regu'"
business?" :, perni.tr'
The impropriety would be ~ n;rr ,h. ~
the owners OF that whiskey aa,, from !"
mendous profit that would fearing ,e.i q hr
prohibiting by law Of msnuls i,,.. limitins ~
ther supply. e., by artlhe's.a nd This ~
supply to what is now on hs ~ l,yyinr "
ss:'s: s: s:. Of "s. s. ,: 'sa:';' !. :, %
the profit realized at time OF w.'iksy whisksy %
the present selling value Of tns TAYLoh
In bond. FkANH
New York. July ls. islt
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
The Singer
From tn. Westminster Gorett'

From The Westmnster Gareste)
In the dim light Of the golden lamp
The singer stands and sings,
And the songs rise up like colored bubbles
Or birds with shining wings.
And the movement of the merry or plsintive
keys
Sounds in the silent air.
Till the listener feels the room no more
But only music there.
And still from the sweet and rounded mouth
The delicate songs arise,
Like floating bubbles whose colors are
The colored melodies.
EDWARD SHANKS,
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

enormous benefit to the nation, which
should then have been preparing earnestly
for war. Mr.. Denman is an obstacle in
the way of maritime preparedness. The
country can spare him with profit. 1t is
time for him to 90.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
English War Beer
From The London Daily Chronio,.)

From The London Daily Chronicle)
The new "fourpenny," which the govern
ment promises shall be light and palatable,
will be beer not ale. For ale has nearly
four times the alcoholic strength of beer. The
new drink probably will be more wholesome
than that known in the eighteenth century
as "twopenny," made from a second brew
ing. But it looks like return TO the small
beer of our grandsires.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Fish in the Sea

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When / read your amusing grayfsh
editorial in your issue for June 12 had a fell
low feeling, for | was then in the pursuit Of
the elusive grayfsh. At last have tracked
him to his lair. Mitchell, Souza & Co.. Glou-
cester, Mass, are retail dealers in grayfish
and they may be obtained also from the Cor
ton-Pero Fisheries of Gloucester-the firm
that has instituted the packing. believe.
ANNETTE c.. DIMOCK.
F.. Co-i-.h W. Irlv II. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

Y,p can purchase merchandise sd'e1seo IN ~. NJ
.-freyr,,E Win absolute safs.yor dissaisiaeuoh ree
n ,nv c.se THE TRIBUNE guarantees 70 pAy your money
lscE mon rcauest No red tape. No duibbns "e maze
good promptly II the advertiser docs not
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

or,-s and published daily BY The Tribune AsoaA8o Tsuo
S.,, YORK Corporation. ogden Red. PreSiaan: -,
H .,ssr-.r Address Tf0une Building l9i NASSAU
s,, ss. YORK Tslephone. BeekmAn 5000
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

q, ..,, =, n. rOs.oncs a New York Second clas'
Mail Matter.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

s,-,sc,rprroy RArEs.-By Mail POSTAGE PAID out
side Of Greater New York;
90. 80. sr,a,, mo, rs Daily only month .'s 'oO
Ds,Sy ,nd sunday NOS 42S Daily only mo'S'''' a,
,i "a sunday year 50 Daily only yeSf'.''''' "
sunday only G months. LIS. Sunday ohN 'ooi'
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17

This gown IL built up Of two fash.
ionable materials and coIors. The
skirt is barreIed by draperies Of dark
blue satin, the sleeves, collar and sash
are of satin. The biscuit-coIored jer-
sey is embroidered in dark blue.
TO our grandmothers as women who in
sisted upon dressing in a seemly and
modest manner. But, just as Agnes
Repplier has fOrcibly and brilliantly
told Of the new women among the old
women-the brilliant insurgent char
acters that were the pioneers Of our
race in America-so some student
could tell of the extravagances, ca
prices and indecencies in dress that
swept over the generations to which
our sainted grandmothers belonged.
and which, in their time, were de-
nounced by the pulpit and the press.
This season is ushered i'm without
the eccentricities Of those generations
or even the half-decade that has lust
slipped by. One may call the narrow
skirt an eccentriCity, but In its modi-
fed form ii is very attractive. and il
saves material, which is the reason
that Paris invented 1t.
1t is rather amusing that the wom-
en- who have organized for national
defense and who urge economy I'M buy
ing clothes, call especial attention 10
the pegtop or melon skirt as "a garment
TO be frOwned upon, when this very
garment yyys iDyaVt.J 30. Tb...,..
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17

change. later took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and soon
felt change for the better. l took it
until | was in good healthy condition.
l recommend the Pinkham remedies to
ali women as have used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD It. CUM
N. j.
Such testimony should be accepted by
all women as convincing evidence of
the excellence of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound as a remedy for
the distressing ills of women such aa
Cdisplacements, Inflammation, liberation,
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments,
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
Us All in the Point Of View.

Albert, aged three and a half had
failed to respond to verbal reprimand,
and at last his mother said, IF you
don't behave, you Will have to be
spanked. You would not Ike that,
would your"
Il wouldn't like Daddy to spank
me-" was the quick response.
"Why notY
"He doesn't know how. He hurst"
Life.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17

BILE Compound for
Inflammation and
other weaknesses. I
was very irregular
and would have ter
rible pains 80 that /
could hardly take q
step. Sometimes !
would be 80 misera-
BILE that / could not
sweep a room. /
doctored part Of the
tina b1f faIf No
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17

WII|"|
POS South l2.h ST.
Sept. q, 1916. Lincoln, Nab.
Proye What Swamn.Root Win DO For Yon

Send ten cents to DR.. Kimer G. Co..
Binghamton, n. Y, for sample size bot.
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You viii
also receive a booklet of valuable iufur-
nation. telling about the kidneys and b'ad.
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
storeg.-Adv.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
There Is No Art In Taking Medicine.

Just follow directions on every bot
tie of "Plantation" Chill Tonic and
see how quickly those dreadful chUls
will leave you. 1t leaves the liver iu
healthy condition and yet contains no
Calomel. Price 5Oc.-Adv.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
Which

when woman begins to notice
every act and word Of a man she has
begun either 20 love or 10 hate him
Cincinnati Times-star.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
STATE VIOLATING OWN LAW
New York Commission Says Employees
Work Under Conditions Not Toi.
Grated In Private Plants.

.
lection of workers. according To- "a re-
port 10y the state Industrial commits
sion. The conditions described affect
21S7 state workers. A large number
of employees iu the capitol building
are suffering from cyoStrafu and other
ailments readily tracoable to bad
lighting and defective sanitation in
that costly structure. "Were these
. 2,1N7 men and women employed I'm any
. factory ln the state. their working con-
/ ditious would not Doe tolerated for
/ moment" the report SAYS. THE pro-
/ uriot0r- of the factories would be
served with 31I orders to amelIorate
conditions. from safeguarding. machin-
cry Improving sanitation. installing
better lighting and repairing elevators
to cquippug their plants with means
of exit required under the law for the
protection of their workers iu the case
of fire or panic
Flint Glass Workers. Union No. 80
has organized the Tinm Cooperative
company at Timn. O., and opened a
grocery and meat store The company
.
capital divided into 1000 shares. The
unionISts hold all preferred stock,
which is the voting stock, but the COM
mon shareholders have all benefits eN-
cept voting. Each member must hold
two shares and Is limited to five.
Dividends will be paid on the amount
OF goods purchased. The store is sup
plying the needs Of 100 families.
The Illinois State Federation of La
Dor and the joint legislative board for
labor, the latter including representa-
uyeS of the four railroad brotherhoods,
have indorSed the stand taken by ma
tom" labor leaders in Washington to
g. .ar ! by the flag" in connection with
the war. Announcement to this effect
was made by Victor A Olander, sec
re;ary Of the federation.
In 1916 New York state compensated
10000 Industrial accidents, Of which
I,'oO resulted in death. This was at
the rate of five persons killed, y per-
manentIy crippled or manned and ia
suffering serious temporary injuries
eNch working day. The aggregate
amount of compensation paid was Sill
ooo'OOo, exclusive of medical benefits.
Arrangements have been practically
completed by the Dominion govern
ment for cooperation between the Do
minion and the provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, who will
send % agents to the United States
IN campaign to attract agricultural
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
ThirtY-five Years Experience
With Good Kidney Medicine

I have been in the drug business for
thirty-fve years and I have sold Dr. XII.
mers Swamp-Root satisfactorily "a. lury
as 1 can remember. 1 have never heard am
unfavorable comment but have heard af
several different cases of kidney live, and
bladder ailments where Swamp-Ro1l rro.
duced beneficial results. Judging from
personal experience l can say that I be.
iieve it to be a very good medicine and
r.nDulLnnrl Il
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-17
Standards Will Not Be Lowered
to Increase Production, Gov
ernment Says.
CONVICT LABOR RESTRICTED
Governor Rye Of Tennessee Signs Bill
Abolishng Lease System In That
State October 10, 1918-Other
News Of Workers. World.

amounts of extra work viii not be
allowed 90 Interfere with hard-w0n
standards of protection for the health
IF labor. The governments position
Has made plain by Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels iu response to inquiries
~ Prof Irving Fisher of Yale Wiyer-
'ity, president of the American Asso-
'iouou for Labor Legislation. He said:
Those who serve iu our industries
are as necessary 90 successful prosccu-
iou of the war as are the fighting
'orccs. The Increase and maintenance
IF our naval strength will call for
maximum output, sustained effort, and
lnimpaircd labor pswer. The fitness
IF our industrial army must be safe
guarded. Testimony from Europe in
licates that a policy of lowering pro-
tectiye standards to increase produc-
ton, i'm war as well as in peace, is a
mistake, and defeats the very purpose
sought
Governor Rye Of Tennessee has
signed a bin abolshing the convict
labor lease system in that state, to
take effect October l, 1918
According TO adyices from Cleve-
land, NJ. T. Farr, president of the
American ShIpbuilding company, has
announced that he has closed CON
tracts for SO steamers to be delivered
In 1918, all of them for saltwater
trade. The names of the persons who
ordered the ships have not been given
put nor have the prices, but it is un-
1erstood they Will cost something like
5000 900 each.
OF the 1915 persons who found en-
ploymeHt through the federal employ
. ment service in the fiscal year 1916,
5l.9 per cent were ordinary laborers
7I4S per cent were American citizens,
and of these latter 99OS per cent were
native-born Americans.
England is caring for its women
munitlon workers in a very practical
way. In most factories canteens sup
ply hot meals day and might, rest and
ambulance rooms have been set up,
and woman doctors and nurses are in
constant attendance.
Unions intending to order strikes
cannot expect sympathetic action by
other unions unless the latter are con-
suited before the walkout begins, ac-
cording to John Fitzpatrick, president
Of the Chicago Federation of Labor.
Women are now eligible to full mem
bership in the Machinists' union, the
international Association Of Machln-
lists having by popular vote amended
e, f,1-