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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
BULL's.EYE MARKsMANsHIP

"DONT shoot! I'll come down." said
1.-the treed bear to Trapper Davy
Crockett. Bruin was taking no chances
with American gunnery Less prudent
was the German U-boat that threatened
the big liner Mongolia. The Teuton cap
tain took the risk and failed.
One hundred per cent accuracy of aim,
100 per cent skill In gunnery, drove
straight to the periscopic bulls eye the
first American shot of the war. Repeat
edy we have been urged 10 make every
blow in the conflict tell In the sense
Of active war-making exactly one Ameri'
can blow has been struck. 1t told.
Not with mere boastfuness Is every
American heart today thrilling at the
Mongolia's exploit ITS a long. long
way" to the death of sea outlawry. One
victory does not make campaign In
world struggle. But one victory when
only one battle has been fought is the
best beginning possible.
That we can maintain such an average
of success Is highly improbable but today
at least America is justified in tinglins
with pride In this brilliant maintenance
Oh lue IiIleSl W WI
deadly accuracy of aim. Paul Jones's
Bon Homme Richard was a crazy craft
actually sinking after her fight with the
Scraps, but his Yankee crew knew how
to shoot.
So did Trumbull's crews. Decaturs,
Macdonoughs, Hull's, Perry's. Farraguts
and Dewey's. The sunnery of the Ameri-
can navy has ever been its chief glory
At no time in our history has our fleet
been the greatest in the world. But pre-
cson of aim has been its pride. That
we have not forgotten this national art
the Mongolia's victory radiantly attests
Captain Rice reports that the enemy
submarine was sunk on April 10. The
fact thu. this date marks the anniversary
of the Battle of Lexington, fought by
| troops unframed in all but the prime
requisite of craftsmanship significantly
lends to the event q spirit of romance
that seems constantly to pervade Amer
| ican history.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
An Appeal for the Services of
Caddies as Farmers-Plea
for Sufferers in France
mLIBERATE THE CADDIES"

To the Editor Of the Erening Ledger:
Sir-The undersigned. having been resi-
dent of Bethayres. Pa, for many years. and
having at the present time considerable
acreage which cannot be utilized for raising
crops, chiefly because the golf clubs in the
vicinity have drawn off for caddies much
formerly available labor, wishes to call
attention to the above fact and a.so to state
that when a good young man is found for
working on farms in the vicinity, the golf
clubs soon pounce upon him and offer him
more wages for caddying purposes than he
receives for agricultural work. The same
is more or less true of other golfng locali-
ties.
If the men who need such exercise will
forgo for n season their diversion and put
the same energies into cultivating small
garden plot they will do themselves much
good they will liberate a large army of un-
productive caddes and he of some real
service to the country and to the world
The undersigned and many others are ready
TO supply the necessary ground and faciln'es
free of charge to those who want to do their
share in feeding ourselves and the Allies.
Liberate the caddies.
n. ALLEN STOCKTON.
Philadelphia, April "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
JOFFRE

There Is splendid and characteristic
picture of Marshal Joffre done by "X" In
this anonymous English writer's little book
of War Poems just published in the United
States. 1t begins:
There's solid lump of War
Name o. Joffre;
Lives on a swift motorcar,
General Joffre
Plays with death at hide and seek
In and out the battles reek--
Kisses heroes twice n week.
Father Joffre
Up at dawn to see his friends
Healthy Joffre
Has no patience with week-ends--
Have yer, Joffre?
Get the work done--then let's dine -
Likes his omelet and his wine
Goes to he'd at half-past nine
Vigorous Joffre
And az" after giving various comment,
on Careful" Farmer" and "Saigner'
Joffre, describes an earlier visit than hi.
trip to Washington made by the Marshal
as follows:
And he wanders from whitehall
Simple Joffre
For to pay his morning call
Civil Joffre!
Cabinet Ministers In pairs. ~
Hearing footsteps on the stairs.
Jumped up from their easy chairs
Lord. tts Joffre r.
What he told 'em--well. you know
Whisper "Joffre ~
Must be printed Ho--and--so,
lconsof--Joffre y
BY en taIs eH4 thi7 ara thst, I, Z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. The Confederate army under General is' Lee
Grant at Appomattox. Va, In 1865.
2. Madame Sarah Bernhardt (Rosine Bernard).
the noted French actress. is gravely Ill In
New York city.
3. The most northerly point in the United
states, exclusive Of Alaska. is In WASH
tngtOn State.
4. Hoke Smith Is a Senator from Georgia AMI
former Governor of that state.
s. A pasha Is high Turkish official. such as o
SvSn nrSvinSe governor or , mi'itars, ihs,, com.
minor, official. such as district gOvernor
or military naval officer.
9. A penny shocker" In ENGLAND correspond
to the American ''dlme novel;
!. The Scarpe IL q river in northern France.
emptying Into the SOheldt.
g. Because Of the declaration Of war with
Germany; Diplomatic relations with the
Hungary and Turkey. leaving Bulsaria the
only nation Of the Central Powers with
diplomatic connection with this country.
8, Khiva Is a. vassal state Of Russia. in cen:
'keeva."
10. "Antediluvian" means before the dsluss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

1. About how many men. according to the Do
partment OF Labor, will be needed on tho
nations farms this summer:
2. Why IL Il said of France. "Once again our
ally?
3. The Germans are reported to be preparing
an advance by land and water on Pstr0-
grad. About how far Is IL from Lbau.
the nearest important German base. TO
PetrOgrad?
4. What does I'D. A. R." meanf
8. Who ore Won Falkenhausen and Won Fall
kenhayn?
G. Correct the sentence "His heishth II six
feet"
,. Representative Lenroot,. q Republican. y one
OF the champions Of the selectiye draft bill
In Congress. What State does he repre-
sent?
8 Why t. u a mistake to speak Of fishermen
as "Nimr0ds"?
o. Name the capital Of Michigan.
10 Where tobacco first foundf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
THE TWO HOUSATONICS

Colonel James Morgan, whose "Recollec-
tions of n Rebel Refer" has just been
published, calls attention, in a recent letter
to his publishers, to curious coincidence:
Have you noticed" he says. that the first
American ship sunk by submarine in this
war was called the Housatonic, and that the
first ship that ever was sunk by a sub
marine was the sloop-of-war Housatonic off
Charleston in 1864 by the Confederate sub
marine Hunley. the first underwater craft
invented? The Hunley never camo to the
surface after her torpedo exploded" Col.
ouel Morgan was an officer on board the
Confederate cruiser Georgia in 1863.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
THE POET

The poet sings of fields and trees,
OF chirpin1 crickets and OF bees,
of bdbJling brooks and shady dells,
OF bro,cSing sheep acith tinkling bells.
SO one Would think, from ,chat he says,
That he had mostly spent his days
In realms bucolic, done his turn
At dairy acork from coto to churn.
Had plo,ced the fields and shorn the sheep,
And knc,o the time to soo and reap.
But this Is all a pleasant dream,
For things are seldom achat they seem.
The bards acho tell these things so 1ceN
Haze neUer dloelt In shady dell,
But try to picture IN their song
The beauteous scenes for tchich they long
The things ace're seen can nerer be
So grand as those 1ce long to see.
Then let the city poet sing
OF field and dell and budding spring,
And leape the city and its harm
TO poets Hping on the farm. p. NUT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
A most sinister Italian vendetta is

coot downtown. Six persons have been
Snrdcred within the last ten days and
tone Of the killers has been caught. OF
Q0rse, well-developed case of small
tx cannot be cured by vaccination.
|p1ther can 1t be expected that the police
Itch In all cases those murderers who
prk in polyglot community. Good
Dhydcians. however start to clean up a
30oigh hhorhood when smallpox appears.
Ard It is the part of good policemen to
3urge some parts of downtown of these
<4tcenests and speakeasies as soon as
Murder rears it's ugly head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Volunteer Army


READER-The chief arguments for tho
volunteer system Of raising an army are
contained In the minority report of tho
Senate Committee on Military Affairs. In
urging that the selective service measure
be augmented by call for 900 volun-
teers, the report stated that one of the
best military assets of the nation consists
of the trained men over twenty-five years
old who have seen service: that "selective
service" would cause the army to be com.
posed mainly Of boys under age who would
be sent against trained German troops; that
the traditions and history Of the nation
favors the volunteer system, which was
successful In the nations five wars. all OF
which were won; that volunteers could be
organized and trained more quickly than
conscripted troops; that volunteers make
better fighters than do conscripts; that
England raised a volunteer army Of 1000.
900 men and Canada of 100000 men,. and
that the volunteer system would not inter-
fere with the draft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

tin, director of the French section, lis
Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris.
Every cent you send will go direct to
relieve suffering first to these poor women
workers. and through what they do to the
wounded men in the hospitals.
BELLE ARMSTRONG WHITNEY,
Foreign Secretary.
Paris, April II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Any man who fears that his
once to Volunteer will be taken from
I'M by the fssage of a selection law
- recover his peace Of mind by visiting
focruiting office. There is no disposi-
- on the part Of anybody to keep l-eroes
IL Of the services.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Judging by the report Of Henry S.
IkDevitt. solicitor for the Economy and
I1ciency Committee, selection wouldn't
~ bad idea to adopt in future when
ring positions occupied by the heads Of
"a institutions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Temperance Essay

T. NJ. Can idea suggested for a pic
ture to accompany your essay on temper
ance is that of field of grain with the
caption, For War or Whisky?" This seems
appropriate, inasmuch as the question of
prohibition from standpoint of conserving
the grain supply for food purposes is being
agitated at the present time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Every year the Government pub.

Every year the Government pub
1hes the enormous losses in agricultural
1oducts. amounting to millions Of dollars,
6fuugh destruction caused by insects.
Fhy should there not be a war com.
mood at once and vigorously kept up
6H summer on these pests as one Of the
Dst effectual aids in the conservation Of
6dstu6s2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
IA TOILETTE EXEMPTIONS

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Senator La Toilette, by curious
oversight. omitted from his army exemp-
,ions every man who has wart on the
end of his nose and every one who has
not" D. H. hAlES' ~
philadelphia, April "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

We do not doubt that while Joffre
a IN Philadelphia he will visit the grave
~ franklin, who in his day met well
me In France similar to that received
66I1ay IN America by the great savior Of
!T0pubncanism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

ten days lnat TOWN.
rad experienced a
forty-mile gale with.
out INTERN | ssion.
Down at Eagle and
Main streets. high in
he air, / located the
source of the trouble.
DO you suppose he
has some pull to keep
his job?
Travelsourly yours,
u. V. A.
ID c oh cav 7 in,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

When the people are busily patri-
|2c watch out for the grafters. They
~ forever busy about their own busi-
- and may easily cost State and city
more than all the expense Of war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

A lad in one of the South Philadelphia
schools was sent home for a note. When
he appeared for the second session the
teacher asked for It, II amt got no
note" replied the lad. Didn't you ask
your father for it?" queried the teacher.
"What's de use?" answered the boy.
"When de old man writes he don't make
nothin but lot Of "u's." JAG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
That was done by Clement Wood, VIII
is master of rhythm and rhyme.

My son, and dost thou know
The latest craze in highbrow literary circles
Free verse;
That puts ban on random rhyme
And holds 1t glorious ,
TO break the sacred law Of ripping rhythm.
Thus making poets
out of drivelng dolts like your dad
Until in future ages -
The slope of old Parnassus Will resemble
A Friday bargain counter at high noon?
Dear boy, IL II should be thy luckless tate
TO he a long-haired starving poet
In garret,
But with all due respect for rhyme and meter,
I shall not mourn nor tear
Great slabs of roofing from my scalp:
Rut should'st thou come low
As e'or to scrlhble
Such ragged rot this Is.
Good night!
These lines arc crude, IN sOOth,
And fuH Of fractions RdW,
But stu they hold a tCorld Of truth
From contrib. JOMACAW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Birds

n. M-The most numerous birds in the
United States are the robin and the English.
sparrow. according to an estimate by ths
| Department of Agriculture
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
The Cologne Gazette says that vo

Hlndenburg is not retiring before the
Hfench and British onslaughts. He is
imply using "a new method of COM
31nfng a system of positions in echelon
1th q semimobile defense" This should
1fepoe carping critics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

81 Aeroplanes are the eyes Of al army.
fuly in these trying days the rf'ce III
|Horty is eternal vigilance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Doubtless the darkening of Ct

IN D0ubtIeSs the darkening OF City
M tower Is an evidence Of patriotism
i,amphant. Our contemporary. the
Xooord. in a spirit Of levity AYERS that
~ great building has also been equipped
~ jackass ears. 1t does not say whether
IN are inside or outside. A Jackass ear
mot In itself an Objectionable thing,
vided II is not connected with a
kass brain. Moreover. census Of
<1apes seems to afford convincing evi.
- OF the fact that not many of the
IN can be In Philadelphia while there
4 (ull attendance In the House Of Rep.
oatatives at Washington. The light.
a the Statue Of Liberty has not been
,ptinued. but what's that to us?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general interest .oill Be onsvsrsl
in this column. Ten questions, the onsUsfs to
Uhich every toell-intormed person should kSov.
are asked ddilv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

ss Doubtless the Kaiser Is elated be-
11a1se so many Germans are eating their
nners IN Paris-under guard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Dear Boss--In an interview with a Buff
falo man last week 1--WE were discussing
windproof electric fixtures for the ore dock
on the lake 'front.' he informed me that for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

tended to ask your advice about something.
] am thinking Of buying Victrola. Would
you call this n sound investment?
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Academy

M.-You would receive more detailed In
formation IL you would apply directly 70
the academy and to ths untssrity' Ks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

him. The President has earned the COM
plete support OF the people for the
prosecution Of the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Correspondent Of the EvESiSd
LEDGER in France
PARIS, April "a.
THE principles of the Monroe Doctrine In
i the opinion of Maitre Henri Robert. the
first lawyer OF France, not only In admit
ted legal ability but through his age-old
position of "Batonnicr" of the Court OF Ap'
peals, have broadened in their ancient
scope through President Wilson's solemn
public statement that the citizens of the
United states, in the evolution of events
and the greatness Of their nation. are no
longer simply Americans. but also citizens
of the world.
The President according to NJ. Robert
has met solved and conquered the most
acute national and international problem
that ever presented itself to universal con-
science.
NJ. Robert received me at his office In the
Palais de Justice. The gist OF his remarks
follows:
'The United States at n single bound,
through the recent public utterances OF
President Wilson has leaped into the most
stupendousy important position ever occu-
pied by "a nation in the history Of nations
"IIeretofore isolated, first practically ana
later sentmentally, by the sea, and guided
by constitutional policy that held aloof
from matters without the borders OF It's
continent. the great Republic of North
America finds itself thrust, In the direct
and indirect statements of its ruler, INTO
recognition that procedures and policies
wise and sound n hundred years ago are
too narrow in scope for the present day
| The Presidents recent outline or future
policy and principle broadens the doctrine
Of Monroe. throwing to the earth the bar
riers of the hemspherical view lhe9
place his country within the world arena
in the moral aid of national and interha
tional right. They spread broadcast the
beauty of a free humanity.
-Four essential points stand out In tne
remarks of this truly great man. Outlining
tho new place in world affairs henceforth tf
be occupied by his country. They are
deep significance because Lever before ha''
these points been so acutely analyzed' no
so broadly covered. nor so simply stated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Dollar Bill

F. M.--The dimensions of a one-dollsr
banknote are 3h by 7% inches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
THE LEADERSHIP
OF MR.. WILSON
The. French Believe the Presi-
dent Has Pointed Out the
Only Way to World
Peace
By HENRI BAZIN

Recipient Of the Croix de Guerre. Msmber Of the
Societe dcs Gems dc Lettres and Special
Correspondent of the EVENING
IEDgER in France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

The impudence Of you shooting your
little puny darts at the great Whitman
writes a masquerader under the Initials
J. r. u. "Rostand, the great French
poet mentioned him with Lincoln and
Washington in his recent poem, and our
own John Burroughs knew and loved
him" The French and the English
hailed Whitmans first barbaric yawps
with JOY. This rough stuff said they
to themselves, "is the true American
poetic noise; or If ii isn't 1t ought TO be.
John Burroughs is dear old man, but
he's a man and therefore, fallible. lie
recently said, IL believe the preservation
of birds demands the non-preservation OF
cats" Both have lived in the same world
for thousands of years, so the dear old
man is wrong again. He knows, or he
should that no poet using English for
n medium ever made great verse in un'
rhymed lines who was not able to handle
rhyme If he wished Whitman simply
couldn't write rhyme. The same Is true
of many of the free-verse folk. The best
bit of free verse we've seen lately Is thls'
A solitary jet-topped limousine,
Like a placid beetle,
Gulped its silk-clad prey
And scuttled off.
That was done by Clement Wood. VINO
is master of rhythm and rhyme.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Love Apple"

II. X. Av-Ths tonAalo Il HiloA ~ -lQx2
apple The nams = said q qe(12eI ~
~ g e e. y 's:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

The -four that France wants is not
deur-tle. lis.
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Tom Days Column
Songs Of Wedlock


A SONG TO ONE
" tc,o are tcon to read my lays
And offer me a sUord OF praise
II there are onlD one or ttco
TO take my rhymes aud read them
through,
may not Claim, the poets bays.
care not 11hen my fancy plays
It's one s,ccet note " u should raise
"A host OF listeners or feto-
II you are one.
The homdos that my fuH heart pays
TO 1Domdnhood IN dirers ,Cuys
Begins and ends. my lore, IN you.
Ny tines may halt. but strong and true
Ny soul shall sing through all It's days
II you are ICON.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-01
New Burlington Elevator
For Armour is Report

The prevailing opinion among
Omaha Grain exchange members that
the 2000,000-bushel grain elevator
the Burlington is to build in Gibson
will be used by Armour's, and that
next season when the crop begins to
move the Armour company will be in
the Omaha market stronger than ever
before
The Armour company entered
Omaha Grain exchange some time
ago, but has always worked against
strong handicap because Of lack OF
elevator facilities. 1t has been one
of the heaviest buyers on this mar
ket during the last year, but has al
ways had to run its purchases
through the elevators of competitors
for business.
When Vice Presidents Burnham
and Byram were in Omaha the other
day and made the announcement that
the Burlington had decided to build
an elevator here, they would not
name the company that would oper-
ate the building, but grain men be-
lieve it will be taken over by the
Armour people.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-01
Remode|ing Of the Beddeo
Store Almost COMPLETED

The remodeling and redecorating
of the Bcddeo Clothing company's
big credit store at l4l7 Douglas
street is very near completed.
Among the many changes is the
installation of new electric elevator
running from the basement to the
third floor, giving room for selling
department in the basement as well
as on the first, second and third floors.
The credit department has been
moved from the first floor to the
third floor, along with the general
Offices and the bookkeeping depart
ment. The departments on both the
first and second floors have been re-
arranged and the store redecorated
throughout
Elmer Beddeo, vice president and
general manager of the company,
leaves with his buyers this evening
for the eastern market in search Of
new wearing apparel for men, women
and children.