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The Best Recruiter

In these peevish, midsummer doldrums,
when everything drags, including inward
grace quite as we'll as the outward and VS.
ible signs of patriotism, 1t is treshening
and cheering to read the views of Sergeant
John Hafner, the army's most successful
recruiting officer hereabout. In his frst
interview upon the why's and wherefores
of recruiting he was asked what ne had
found the strongest argument to win en-
listments. His reply was DUTY" 81 tell
them more than anything else that this is
their country, that it is up to every man
to defend it, and that they must realize
that as we'll as | do" he declared. DO
YOU talk much about the good pay and the
chances for promotion and the fact that
the government takes good care of your
he was asked "No, don't" he answered.
81 find that the idea of call of duty APP
peals to more persons than the idea that
there is something in it for themselves
This is straight testimony from man
who has had pretty good chance to study
not only crowd psychology but the minds
of individual patriots. If we have been
slow in bringing the war home to the rank
and file of Americans, there is just one
message that is cutting through the sur
rounding atmosphere Of indifference and
ignorance. That message is straight,
old-fashioned appeal to every mans sense
of what is right and just and owed by him
TO the world in general.
As a matter of fact, that was unques-
tionably the appeal that won for the Lib
erty Loan. 1t was equally the argument
that opened purses to the Red Cross. HUI
man nature is a strange mixture. II holds
little of everything and good deal of
/ selfshness and cantankerousness. Self
distrust tells us this quite as much as does
the observation of our irritating neighbors.
Yet, as now appears, and as is well worth
/ recording and remarking for our general
encouragement, there is fund of fineness
and magnifcence in the heart of most hui
mans that no crust of worldliness can dis
| guise or conceal.
Whether we like it or not, and despite
all that the croakers can say, when that
stern old recruiting sergeant, Duty, gets
us by the collar, there are precious few of
US who even try to wriggle away.
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Teach More Foreign Languages

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR On Saturday, July 8, you published a
letter advocating the abolition of German in
the schools Aside from the fact that in or
der to be thoroughly familiar with English
one should know something of the tongues
from which It originated, we could not keep
pace with German discoveries if our stu
dents were no longer instructed in the lam
guage.
There are thousands Of scientific works
written in German which have never been
translated. Many colleges use these as text
books.
Rather than abolish the one modern Ian
guage which is taught to any great extent in
our schools, more foreign tongues should be
introduced The army and the Red Cross
are clamoring now, wishing they had been
taught little French.
We expect to build up our merchant ma
rine. Yet how can we expect to successfully
deal with foreign nations il we are ignorant
of their customs and temperament?
This knowledge can only be acquired by a
study Of their languages and literature.
L. f. SCHOONMAKER.
Orange, n. j., July s, 1917.
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When Free Wool Runs Out

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: One of your correspondents crticises
severely the comforts committee of the Navy
League of the United States, situated at 500
Fifth Avenue. AS an officer in branch
comforts committee at the Militia Of Mercy
West 49th Street, wish to reply. The cor
respondent in question scods vigorously be-
cause Society women who are not practical
refuse free wool to willing knitters."
She overlooks the fact that some one must
pay So pound for this wool, and that money
solicited for this purpose runs out, and con
sequently hundreds of applicants for free
wool must be refused. At West 49th Street
we have, through generous members Of our
board, been able to give out hundreds of dol
lars worth of wool. The public school teach
ers and teachers from training schools dc
fine work, and if the Board of Education
could afford to supply wool to the schools
our navy would get good sweaters promptly
We lately have sent fifteen hundred sweat
ers and other articles to complete the out
fits, and the Secretary of the Navy appre-
ciated the work, and our men need the ar
ticles very much indeed.
This, | think, answers the correspondence
criticism of society women versus practical
women" All women prefer to keep out OF
debt, and we must pay our bills for wool
A MILITIA OF MERCY WORKER.
New York, July 10, 1917
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tered the army. Those who have lost arms
and legs are being fitted with wonderfully
efficient artificial apparatus largely Of Amer
lean make, by the way. The large hospital
near London where the limbs are made and
fitted is a model of its kind. 1t is a revela-
ton to see how the future prospects Of these
unfortunate chaps are frightened by the
work that is being done there.
could 90 on writing indefinitely about the
work here, but time and military exigencies
prevent my doing so. -. We have plenty
of good food and have seen no evidence Cf
want vet. From the number of men one sees
in uniform all over one might ask who is
doing the fighting, which only goes to show
the vast number of men England has under
arms.
The news in the papers from America is
very vague I'd like to get hold of New
York Tribune. I'd knock off work and read
IL from cover TO cover.
Sincerely yours.
(Sgned) II. A. DURHAM.
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Another Victory for Sim Fem

Commenting month ago on the gal
lantry of Major William Redmond, who
fell while leading the Royal Irish to VIC
tory, the Dublin correspondent of an Eng
lish paper said: "His death on the eve of
the convention is moving incident, and II
the convention is composed of Irishmen
half as generous as he the sacrifice will not
Rave been in vain" How little such emo
tional considerations count to-day in Ire
land is shown in the overwhelming defeat
of the candidate chosen by the Nationalist
party to fill the seat he left vacant
1t would be idle TO deny that the easy
victory of the Sim Fem candidate in the
East Clare by-election has a distinct bear
ing on the prospects of the forthcoming
Irish convention. The result was not un-
expected, for though some supporters Of
the Nationalist party tried upon various
suppositions TO explain away Longford and
North Roscommon, there was never any
reason to believe that the loss Of either Of
those seats was a mere accident attribu-
table to peculiar and transient local con-
ditions.
The Importance of the event lies in the
evidence it affords of a capitalization of
the new creed in Ireland, creed more or
less loosely held hitherto by Irishmen Of
many shades Of political conviction. For a
year ago Sim Fem was by no means so
compact party in a political sense as it
appears to be to-day. AS it was artly OBJ.
served, the Sim Feiners might rather have
been described as q class, and for this rea-
son it was allowable to doubt the i'm
portance Of their first victory at the polls,
except as an indication Of dissatisfaction
with the old parties.
1t is clear, however, that the doctrine Of
Sim Fein has gained ground rapidly all
over ireland, and though the outcome in
East Clare may have been rendered more
decisive by the recent release of the po-
litical prisoners in England the Nationalist
candidate would undoubtedly have been
beaten in any case. Moreover, this is but
one instance of many, all plainly indicating
the growth Of Sim Fem sentiment.
The relation Of this event, and all that it
implies. TO the Irish convention is suff-
GENTLY manifest. All parties have been in
vited to take part in the deliberations for
the settlement of Ireland, and the Sim
FGiners alone have resolved TO have moth
ing TO do with it. Their purpose is plain.
What they count on is the peace conference
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Military Hospital, Aides Hey,

Liverpool, England, June 10, 1917.
My Dear DR.. Hibbs Ny hardness in writ
ing will doubtless lead you to think that
have forgotten all my kind friends in New
York or that am at the bottom of the ocean.
On arriving in Liverpool We pro-
ceeded on the following day to London, where
we remained a week, awaiting assignments
to the various orthopadc hospitals. We
have been treated with the utmost hospi-
tally ever since we arrived. In London we
were quartered at the expense of the Brit
ish government ant all made members Of
the Royal Overseas Officers Club.
While there we visited many of the hos
ritals, especially those devoted to ortho-
pedc work The thing that has impressed
me most is the remarkable manner in which
Colonel Jones has developed orthopedcs in
tho military hospitals and the thoroughly
efficient manner in which the work IS or
ganized and being carried on. In England
of all other places, where orthop9dics has
received so little recognition previous to the
war, it has now become the watchword in
medicine and surgery | am positive that
should no other good come out of this war
it has at least given an impetus to orthopedc
surgery that nothing else could possibly have
done
Not only is the buckle and strap being
thoroughly utilized, but the speciality has
been broadened to include all types of bon
joint, muscle and nerve surgeries. Nearly
all Of the secondary nerve suturing is being
done at the orthopedic hospitals now, where
as it was formerly type of surgery that
the orthopedst was thought incompetent to
treat.
The universal opinion here is that the large
hospital is the best from the standpoint of
both economy and efficiency | mean by that
hospital of at least 300 beds; as n matter
of fact, the. majority here are much larger
than that.
Not only are the patients being put into
good condition to earn livelihood after be-
ing discharged from the hospitals, but those
who have been so injured to prevent them
taking up their former occupations are be-
ing taught trades, which in a large majority
Of instances will make their earning ca
pacity greater than il was when they en-
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Why Resurrect LotteV'
How the Draft Could Have Os
Made Without a Wheel Of Chanr

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: What a teapot tempest RACES 81 W
ington over the intricacies Of the 'lS'
draft for our new American army'
The 5000 CONSUMPTION districts u
United States are card-indexing and ''''-
ing each one of the 100000 res'1'
twice. We are gravely informed ''''
set of these 100000 red-inked'na-.
cards is being shipped to Washing'o., !.
we are soberly informed that the W.
ton government is producing w
tickets with these red-ink numbers o. !.
And now Washington red-tape cepSi'-. !,
doctors are filing 100000 esp;S'" y
with its respective red-ink NUMBERED =.
And in a few days Washington rou!s"',' !.
operators will twirl the now-yoa'ss''..,..
now-you- don't cylinder and extract 'a'..',
(blindfolded. Of course the oOJp"
1000 600 capsules. ore 40 time; 81. n,
presence of a jury Of b.g-wigs tae'e e. -. =,
capsules will be carefully openec -
opened and announced every ~ So.
will only take one year lacking Two "a,
DO it,, and then the red-ink numosi :. !.
telegraphed. as soon as il is opened .. 4,
TO the district from which IL was ~. +,
million kilograms. even at % Genus . ..,, =
only cost S25O.O0O in CASH, and .S y, =.
home districts and the newspape" Vs. 80
tin and print the list Of rea-lns ,,scss
(come 7. come IL, and all Of Us W. .
Americans will know that red-ihA ~ -, -,
6, Il, IS, 80, 81. 81, s., etc. e'e' VIZ
tute our new American army .,.;,.y
What is the need Of al tins LO' 80, Z
terry stuff? Why can't the "asa'ns (. .
Gals order each district 10 SrrSh.. .,,.,s
alphabetical order the list Of It's go e., ,
and then let the Washington on' :,
nounce that every eleventh msn 'vuI,,.,..,1
or every fifteenth man, or every ne NE. d
man, or every sixty-third man. oe ..,,.s. 1
that when the end Of the ISL y - ,,sS
through it again? II the LIST 'noI.S,,i q
say. 149 names alphabetically ARA. .s., 81
Washington should announce , ,,.,l y
seventeenth man be chosen we n q
would choose men numbered IL oa ..r:. 4
l02, ll9. 1856, and tas '"e =, ard y
from 1850 number 1, p, 81, .. .,o.,s =
until the required number IS : N,. -
that list of l49 names. As ea' .,,v ~
be gone over again and again e. a.,
It from number one TO the -" rsp|
would have a chance TO be eh0s. 70 Is
board would not have ehsh.., f.sssse
selective numeral, so that no I'D k
could be played. The plan Ws..is
exact. impossible Of distoruo.;; renbst
would only announce the mysu ~,liee Nc
that number would be rlgsdy s.;r,,cn 81
list in the United States VS.. S1srsi,
vary it's application by g'V'ns .,,,ss q,
merals of selection TO dii'ersa, ,hrcuS~
directing that the lists be go".
A to z first and then from n HlGGD
Spuyten Duyvil. July " IVA"
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Made in Germany
German Press More Dangerous than
Murderers and Lunatics
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As there is a question just now OF
prohibiting the German press, permit me 10
tell YOU OF an opinion on the subject. 1t Is
that of a poilu, a mere private, but war
cross, who was recently in New YORK on
leave. We were taking little walk, when
asked him what astonished him the most
here. Quick as fash the answer was:
That" designating a stand where German
newspapers were much in evidence. And he
added, at is unimaginable."
Ny friend the poilu was right, and IN
credible it seems that still should be toler-
ated the publicity Of newspapers whose COL
umns not only justified but applauded such
murders AS the one Of the Lusitania, the
most repulsive crimes-in fact, every new
piece of Bochisn.
The freedom of the Teutonic press and
affinities should exist no more. 1t has lasted
too long already, considering its American
spirit" feelings and teachings, so much IN
contradiction to the ideals OF the htty-six
gentlemen who last week (but l4l years ago.
signed an immortal parchment not TO be
COMPOUNDED with scraps OF paper. Breeding
serpents outside of geological gardens is not
Z Sdle anu bIic oNNAS' N''S
ngton people attend to the matter and make
I'D their minds on the subject the better.
OF course, it will be argued that some OF
the writer's on Kultur are American, natural
lied or even natives, and consequently must
be entitled to all sorts OF Liberties and prvi-
leges. Such an argument might be all right
in time of peace, but now no one should for
get for a moment that the country is at war
and undoubtedly soon will be as deeply engaged
in it as her allies, in whose lands German
newspapers are no more to be found than
French or English ones in Belgium and the
invaded regions. To let things go as they
are is as big an imbecilty as the suggestion
that murderers should not be jailed and
unatics left at large because of their citizen
ship Many of those German-American writ
ers are more dangerous than both, and poll
ticians willing to protect them for the sake
of nomination are simply traitors to their
country.
With their daily more or less yelled attacks
on the conduct of the war, their criticisms Of
the President. of the governments policy and,
in fact, of everything just and chvalrous,
those writer's for too long a time have given
ample proof that if they are American citi-
zens" they are above all made in Germany.
Suppress the Teutonic press and soon many
German will turn a good citizen.
HENRI DE LAFITOLE.
New York, July 9, 1917.
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To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The second chance" is always COM
fortng, and often with it the offender who
has at first behaved with inconceivable
stupidity will redeem himself.
May we hope that Secretary Lansing will
prove no exception, but rather expedite the
departure of Morris Hillqut. Victor Berger
and Algernon Lee for the Stockholm Confer
ence? For now that their presence is urged
not by mere American Socialists. but by the
Workmen's and Soldiers Council of free
Russia, may we not hope that diplomacy it.
self may see a reason in granting these much
desired passports?
Indeed if for no other reason than depriv-
ing the Peoples Council of two Of its most
valuable assets and Wisconsin of an alleged
traitor" might it not be well TO permit
these three thorns in the official flesh TO de-
part-n and for peace-to Stockholm, where
they may meet more congenial company?
TRACY D. MYGATT.
Hartsdale, N. Y, July 10, 1917.
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Who Wants Some Turnips?

r. Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Possibly the aid of your newspaper
may save a bit of food for some one who
needs it.
A neighbor of mine told me last night that
he had from fifteen to twenty bushels Of
early turnips which he was about TO throw
away because he could find no market for
them. In few days, he said, they would be
ruined by getting too old. / suggested get
ting them into the hands of some philan-
thropic society in New York, and he said that
if he were paid 80 cents a bushel. he would
allow such society to come and pick them
and take them away. Possibly By means Of
your columns some one will take advantage
of this opportunity. Telephone 2779-J,
White Plains, n. Y. II your readers wish to
write, the address is Raymond Fuller, r. D. 1,
White Plains, ~ Y. RAYMOND FULLER.
White Plains. n. Y, July 10, 1917.
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Mr.. Fitzgerald's Professions
iitor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Fitzgerald, of streetcar strike
fame, has once again put his head above
ground and told the Third Avenue Railroad
men what he was going to do for them, etc,
promising aid from the I. R. T. employees,
etc.
Speaking as one of the subway division I
may say honestly that Mr.. Fitzgerald and his
pretensions are huge joke. Whether he is
good, bad, or Indifferent, we do not want to
have anything to do with him or his crowd.
We have our own Brotherhood. which is we'll
able to take care of all our affairs. We do
not forget, and the Third Avenue Railroad
men should not forget the bricks thrown at
them, but which generally hit some molten
sive passenger. JOSEPH F. CRYAN,
Conductor No. 1O6, Broadway Line.
New York, July 10, 1917.
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after the war, and they will ask for moth
ing less than complete independence. The
Sim Feiners will not sit at Westminster;
England in their eyes is a usurper, and
they recognize no allegiance to the empire
and will accordingly refuse to discuss any
settlement based on imperial unity. Every
victory tending to show that the Sim Fem
creed prevails in Ireland accordingly dis
credits the convention, and if there was not
much hope for satisfactory settlement
before there is even less to-day.
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a Very Vital Person
Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent S. B. How, in
to-day's issue, says that Teddy is very
vital person that has done things" That is
true and never has he done anything finer,
grander, more thoroughly like his noble self
than he did when he leaped to the defence of
the colored people in Carnegie Hall last Fri
day night. Who that saw and heard him
then could question his ability to fght-to
lead an army-and who that saw and heard
the response his vast audience gave could
doubt their loyal following? Yes, by all
means let us honor our brave soldier boys
by calling them "Teddies," and let them. on
their part, so live up to the name that a
share of its glory shall fall upon them.
New York. July 10, 1917. c. NJ. S.
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He Steadfastly Set His Face
TO j. G.. II

Over seas, dark with Hell's darkness
Under the seas-upward through space
For lands war-burnt to naked starkness
We set our face.
On days with the pleasure not yet gone out
of them,
Conserving, we see the sun go down
Crumbe the walls, now we have doubt Of
them,
OF our Beautiful Town.
offs" have no part in the story Of glory;
Over the rosdway's shado~y bend
A strong bright star burns Statutory,
The single end.
HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG.
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Orthopedics in Wartime
An American Doctor on English
Hospitals for Repairing Soldiers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: am inclosng herewith copy of a
letter which have just received from Dr.
Herbert A. Durham, one of the members OF
the staff of this hospital, now serving in
England under a commission of the United
States Army. This letter is an interesting
one, and think perhaps it would interest
YOUR readers if you see fit TO publish it.
RUSSELL A. HIBBS.
New York Orthopedic Dispensary and Hos
pital, New York, July Q, 1917
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is fighting north of the Dniester River and
the Austrian army which is fighting south
If the wedge opens a complete gap be-
tween the two armies we shall have an
Austrian disaster quite comparable with
that Of 1914, and we may see the recon-
quest of Eastern Galicia. But we may
quite as easily see a successful rally Of
the Austro-Germans at the Lomnica, as we
saw a successful rally at the Stokhod last
YEAR, when Kovel was in the same peril
that now threatens Lemberg.
It is much too early to attempt to fore
cast the ultimate profit Of the present Rus
sian success. 1t is fair to say that it holds
a promise of the capture of Lembcrg. 1t
is equally fair to say that the probability
is that rally of the Austro-Germans at
the Lomnica will bring the Russian ad'
vance to a halt, and that the advance will
have no greater ultimate result than re-
advancement of the Austro-G German lines
on this front
1t is altogether likely that we shall see
now retreat by the Austro-German army
north Of the Dniester behind the Gnila
Lipa River. This is the position occupied
nv the Austrians in 1914. 1t is a very
strong position, and in conjunction with the
line of the Lomnica River it would give
them a natural line of defence all the way
from the Lemberg- Brody Railroad-that
is. to a part of their line which has shown
no evidence of weakness.
1t is true to say that the fall of Hahcz
three years ago was the prelude to the fall
of Lemberg. But the conditions were utterly
different. The Austrian line was broken
north of the Dniester, not south of 1t, and
the Russians were across the Gnila Li2a
River before they took Halicz. To-day the
Austrian line north of the Dniester is not
broken. There is no immediate threat of
the Russians forcing the Gnila Lipa River.
And on the south side of the Dniester the
Lomnica River affords an admirable line
of defence all the way down to the Car
pathians.
1t is a great fact that the Russians have
attacked. 1t is an immense fact that they
have defeated the Austrians and made an
advance of a considerable distance, to-
gether with many captures. Such an
achievement in the face of general pessl-
nism over Russian prospects month ago
amounts to a revolution. But recognizing
all of this and recognizing the possibility
that the achievement to date may be ex-
handed to a really decisive triumph, it is
unwise TO expect that triumph, and it is
incorrect to say that it has been insured
bv the fall Of the miserable little village
of Halicz, ruined by the fighting of 1914
and never of great strategic importance in
itself.
If the Russians make good the crossing
If the Lomnica and the Dniester, then and
only then will it be time to discuss the fate
of Lemberg. The fact that they have
crossed both rivers with advance parties
is the most interesting detail in the war
news since the Russian offensive in Galicia
began. We must now look for speedy
German counter thrust. Failing this, it
will be possible to measure the extent of
the Russian victory.