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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
"The Call" Is Mailed
At First Class Rates
Socialist Daily in Editorial
Complains of Revolving of
Newspaper Privilege

Seven thousand copies of "The New
York Call" the Socialist daily news
paper, were sent to out-of-town sub
scrbers through the first class mail
yesterday because the Postofiice De-
partment on Tuesday had revoked the
papers second class mailing privileges.
I'VE will continue to serve our out-of-
town subscribers in spite Of the efforts
of Postmaster General Burleson to
suppress u.s." said Charles W. Erwin,
the managing editor, who also is head
of the Workingmen's Cooperative As
ISOLATION, which owns THE Call
"Since the Postoffice Department has
sought to suppress us our circulation
has increased from 10000 to 65,OOO
daily. Mr.. Burleson is the best cir
culation manager we could have
Yesterdays issue Of "The Call" con-
tanning an account of the withdrawal
of its mailing privileges, referred to
Mr.. Burleson as "The Thought Con-
troller." In its protest "The Call" said:
"The right Of The CALI to 60 through
the mails as second class matter and
thereby reach its readers on the same
basis as that accorded other papers
has been taken away. and taken away
without a trial by q jury Of citizens;
taken away by officials Of the govern
ment who have not been elected by the
ballots of the people"
The action of the postoffice author
tiles was taken under the espionage act
of June IS, 1917, commonly referred to
as the old law II does not prevent the
circulation of "The Call" by other
channels and does not prohibit the
mailing of the newspaper at first class
rates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Soldier Shoots Woman,
Then Ends Own Life
Camp Devens Private Fires
Bullet Into Cheek of
Cabaret Singer

John Becker. a private in Company
II, 304th Infantry, located at Camp
Devens, Mass, shot and seriously in
jured Mrs. Freda Clayton Wass in the
furnished room in which she lived az
S42 Eighth Avenue last evening. and
then shot and killed himself. Becker
was twenty-eight years old. He is said
to have been married and the father
of three children. His wife is believed
10 be living in Elizabeth. y. J. Mrs.
Wass is separated from her husband.
Mrs.. Wass has been a cabaret singer
at The Oaks, Eighth Avenue and Twen-
ty-third Street.
Becker, wearing his uniform, ap-
peared at the home OF Mrs. Wass
ehortly after O'Clock last night. He
suddenly seized her. she said, drew his
revolver, and fired directly at her face.
The bullet entered her cheek and
lodged in her neck.
She managed 10 escape from the
room, and ran screaming down the
stairs to Eighth Avenue. When she
reached drugstore she collapsed.
Becker was unconscious, with three
bullet wounds in his body. when the
police arrived. In the pocket of his
coat were found three notes. One was
unaddressed and said that Becker was
tired of everything; that he had spent
all his monev and had had a good
time A second note was addressed
to his wife. in care of Mrs. Bley. 425
Broadway, Elizabeth. n. j. The third
note was directed to "My dear sister,
1925 Glenwood Avenue, Canarsie, Long
Island" II could not be learned last
night when Becker had left his regi-
frcnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Baker Warns War
May Imperil Child
Labor Safeguards
u. S. Faces Losses at Home
as Great as Those Abroad,
He Declares

BALTIMORE, Nov. 14.-Secretary of
War Baker, speaking tonight before
the National Consumers League, of
which he is president, said that, in the
concentration Of the nations energies
upon industrial support of the war.
there might be such a breakdown in
the laws to protect woman and child
labor as will cause disastrous devitali-
cation of the nations strength.
I'VE cannot afford. when losing boys
in France, to lose children at home"
said Secretary Baker. with the great
drain which we will suffer in France
because of the casualties Of war, we
cannot afford a great drain upon the
nation here at home because OF the
LIBERALIZATION Of our youth.
There is a possibility that we shall
suffer at home losses equally as great
as those sustained by our armies
abroad"
Stating the governments stand re-
speeding the protection of the workers,
Mr.. Baker said the policy of the Coun-
Gil of Defence has been such that the
government has advanced, rather than
relaxed, In its standards since the be-
ginning of the war. In nine-tenths of
the work being done for the govern
ment, he said, conditions among work
ers in the industries are better than
before the war started. He stated that
no American soldier wears, or will
wear, a uniform made in a sweatshop.
Mr.. Baker called on the National Con-
sumers' League, as one of the great
volunteer organizations of the country
and a silent partner of the government,
"to set its face resolutely against every
effort upon any pretence to break down
the laws and regulations which have
been evolved for the protection of the
workers of the land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
"Peace Number" of
'Viereck's Weekly Out

The "peace number" Of George Syl-
vester Viereck's American Weekly
formerly "The Fatherland," appeared
on the newsstands yesterday. After
giving a summary of the war aims Of
the various belligerents, including Ger
many. the issue presents an article by
Robert Kann, headed "Can They Get
Together"
Divergent as the views of each ma
ton may seem to the bewildered read
cr. there is, nevertheless, certain
unity in the aspirations of both sets
Of belligerents." says the article.
Both groups demand national free
dom, the right to develop along indi-
vidual lines and the freedom of the
seas"
Regarding "the freedom of the seas"
the article eulogizes the U-boat as "a
guarantee against England's misuse Of
her sea power"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Third Days Awards
At the Horse Show

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Prohibition During
The War Is Urged
By Episcopalians
Diocesan Convention Ad-
vises Committee to Work
for Dry Nation

Prohibition and its relation to the
war were discussed at length yester-
day by the Protestant Episcopal con-
vention, which continued its session at
the Synod House, Cathedral Parkway
and Amsterdam Avenue. After much de-
bate a resolution was adopted referring
the question to the social service COM
mission Of the diocese, with the advice
that the body "act upon it in the man
ner they deem wisest TO secure ma
tional prohibition for the duration OF
the war"
The question first came up in the
reading Of the social service commits
sion's report. This report, to the sur
prise of many of the delegates, offered
a resolution recommending Congress
sional adoption of prohibition as war
measure.
This had been read and adopted by
the convention sitting as committee
of the whole, when lay delegate
arose and urged that the measure be
not rushed through without considera-
ton. The question was then referred
again to the convention as a BODY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Asks Relief Ships Release

ROTTERDAM, Nov. 1.-THE Com
mission for the Relief of Belgium mas
requested the Holland government to
instruct the Dutch Minister at Berlin
70 endeavor to obtain the release OF
the relief ship Haelen. The steamer
was taken into Swinemuende by the
Germans a few days ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
Wife Of Sitting Bulls Slayer
Dances Herself to Death

FORT YATES, \. D., Nov i4.-Mrs.
ned Tomahawk, wife Of the Indian po-
Iieeman who is said TO have killed the
famous Sioux chief Sitting Bull, danced
ho,.elf 10 death on the Standing Rock
,-tl.n reservation, near Cannon Ball,
''J Reports Indicated that Mrs. Toma-
1T about sixty years Of age. par
tieipsted IN an Indian dance Last sun
dsy night and oyerexertcd herself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

The Minneapolis Tribune: The
slang editor is in trouble, and he is
given space here to tell about it in
his own words:
Il got a hunch." he said. that the
Teuton pussyfoots are rushing
American suckers for membership IN
the Great Order of Boobs and that
they are getting away with it. It's
wonder to me that so many chaps
that think they're wise guys fall for
the rough stuff the Huns are hand
ing them.
Pipe that one about the Red Cross
sweaters being sold to guys on the
Bowery or in some tank town out
west. The gink thatll fall for that
would buy the Third avenue bridge
If some Gateway Willie sold 1t to
him. He's a boob for fair.
Every day l meet up with some
easy mark who hands me a new one
about Joe Tumulty being interned
or Prexy stopping a dum-dum, or
spies taken off troop trains and hung
on a telegraph pole, or the boys al
Camp Dodge all committing suicide
or lot of people shuffling off from
eating the stun that some Jane put
up in cans, or bunch of transports
sunk that Washington was keeping
dark.
THE Teuts sure are putting it over
on a lot of soft ones. They've got
the gold brick merchant and the fake
foot race slicker backed off the
boards for getting away with it
Whoever'd thought there were sc
many suckers to the square mile in
this white mans country? We think
we're wise boys. but are we? Me fol-
the dope that Washington gives out
and that the papers print. The 9TH
er stuff-the stuff that the pussy
foots pass along for the kaiser--is
for fall guys"
The slang editor knows what he is
talking about if others do not. He
| is right, be it said with regret, that
there are "boobs" in this country in
every community who permit them
selves to be hoodwinked by every
wild yarn that comes along. These
yarns, given currency undoubtedly
by pro-German agents, are designed
to discredit some department or or
ganization having to do with wal
preparations or to undermine the
loyalty of American citizenship
military or civil.
Let us not be boob people, or G
boob nation. We will thereby take
away from Germany the only rea
chance she has to defeat us.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
FAReo's WAR CHRISTMAS.

Here Is a suggestion for q war
time Christmas in Fargo.
1t is directed chiefly, at unmarried
men and women. and at those marri-
ed ones without children.
Why not adopt, temporarily, some
family in less fortunate circum-
stances than yourself, and spend on
them the money that ordinarily
would go for more or less useless
gifts?
The Forum is prepared to act as
a clearing house. 1t will secure from
local charity workers list of names
of families which will be in actual
need Of necessities OF life, and for
whom Christmas will be a very bar
rem day. These names will be check
ed over to prevent duplication, and
the cases will be investigated to
make sure they are deserving OF
aid. Then any who may care to OBJ
serve Christmas in this way may
telephone to The Forum and get the
name Of one Of these families. There
will be no publicity connected with
It, either for the family aided or for
those giving the aid.
Call It the Big Brother movement
II il then up to the Big Brother
and the Big Brothers may include
Big Sisters also-to visit the address
given him, learn the most pressing
needs of the family, and fill them to
the best of his ability.
In the place OF the usual necktie
to Uncle William, and the souvenir
spoon to Aunt Mary. and the book to
Cousin John. letters can be sent con-
veying Christmas greetings and the
information that all Christmas funds
have gone to those who really need
them this year.
It is going the Society for the
Prevention of Useless Giving" one
better. It is substituting useful Civ
ing for useless giving. 1t isn't neces-
sary to be a "spug" to properly OBJ
serve a wartime Christmas. 1t Is
far better to be big Brother" and
spend your Christmas money where
ii will do the most good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
SENTIMENT AND THE LAW.

Sentiment won over the law in the
decision of the jury in the case of
Mrs. Blanca De Saulles, accused Of
the murder Of her husband.
It was never denied that she shot
him. It was not even claimed that
she was insane. but the defense rest
ed with the claim Of temporary unac-
countability, backed up by the
sympathy that was created by youth,
beauty, and mother love.
The result was complete acquittal
after q elaboration of less than two
hours.
There are times when a jury closes
its eyes to the law, and follows its
heart. Many a man has won his
freedom by pleading ''the unwritten
law which isn't a law at all, but
simply an appeal to the sympathy of
the jury. Mrs. De Saulles' attorneys
made the same plea. The temper
airy unaccountability'' wasn't a reas-
on for the acquittal; it was an ex-
cuss TO permit the jurors to give
their sympathies free play.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
CONGRESS coNVENEs.

Congress is with us again today,
and will be with us for the better
part Of a year. 1t may even be in
continuous session while the war
continues.
There should be one aim and only
one aim before the country's law
makers-the prosecution of the war,
In the most vigorous and most eff
ficient way possible. Everything
else must be subordinated to that
one aim.
There is plenty of room for criti-
cism, II it is free from demagoguery
and class appeal.
There is plenty of room for free
dom of speech, if it is the speech of
patriot and not of traitor.
There Is plenty of room for indie
pendence of thought and action il
that independence springs from a
real desire to benefit the country and
not from an attempt to advance sell
fish interests.
" al lldlCG VIII NC inc IhltL pAo1
lem before congress. and the old dis
pute between advocates Of higher
taxation and advocates OF bond is
sues, will arise again.
The country has not yet begun to
digest the tax measure passed at the
last session. Bond issues do not
prevent the financing Nof the war
from heavy taxes on industry; they
merely postpone it. There is grave
danger Of gripping vital industries
by too great a burden, and prevent
ing them securing necessary capital.
The plea to proceed carefully in i'm
posing tax burdens, is not neces-
sarily prompted by tenderness to-
ward big corporations, bur may
spring from a desire to keep war in
dustries at the summit Of their eff
ficiency. They already. are bearing
more than half the burden OF war
taxation. Their profits should be
pared to the extreme maximum of
safety, but not amputated with an
axe. Milk the cow to the last drop
she will give, but let the cow live.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
A STAB IN THE BACK.

Coming as it did when the Russian
and Italian situations are so critical,
Lord Lansdowne's letter urging
revision of the war aims, was stab
in the back.
Lord Lansdowne contended that 1t
should be made clear to Germany
that her annihilation as a great pow
err was not desired.
He should have added, but the
total disruption Of her military ma
chine, is desired.
He contended that: I'VE do not
seek to impose on the German people
a form of government against their
choice.
He should have added, but we in
sist that the German people be
represented by a government which
will observe international law, and
will comply with it's treaties and
promises, even though they become
embarrassing ....
He contended that: except as a
legitimate war measure we do not de-
sire to deny Germany her place
among the great commercial coun-
tries.
He should have added: "But we
win no longer consent to having
German consuls but tools OF the Ger
man military machine. to plot against
the peace Of neutral and peaceful
nations.
He commended that: I'VE are pre-
pared after the war to examine in
ternational problems connected with
the freedom Of the seas.
HE should have added: And we
propose to see that the freedom Of the
seas is a guaranty and that peaceful
merchant ships carrying neutral and
friendly passengers, shall be assured
that they viii not be sunk at the
within Of a German admiral
He contended that; I'VE are pre-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
Dedieates Her Book to First Lady
of the Land,
Learning and Teaching
Americans Broaden Vision Of French
Peasants And Profit Them.
RalNaR

selves.
Arthur Hunt Chute in Golfers Week.
ly: What vast horizon these Ameri-
an soldiers bring to the little French
homes where they are billeted. With
what open-eyed wonder Madame
and La Belle Demoiselle listen in the
estaminets as some lad from Texas
tells Of life along the border! After
the war Yankee slang will be heard
behind the pillow in Picardy, and gray
cathedral towns win thrill with mem
cries OF the great New World across
the water. America will be more
a part of France than IL has been
since the days Of Champlain and the
coureurs de bois.
In happy days OF peace, when the
haWtrons blooms in England, quaint
towns will cherish happy memories
or comrades loved in arms. Lack of
knowledge, which has been the
tons, will have ceased. The Com
monWealth Of Britain and the Amer
lean Republic will be bound forever
IN actual understanding. In the
alehouses OF Devon there will be a
greater interest in America than
there has been since Francis Drake
came home. Strong men of the north
country who cherish friendship for
ever, will speak with a burr about
our ain friends over the sea-.
Good breeding, courtesy and anci-
ent chivalry still reign in France.
They are among the Old World treas
ures, which we may borrow from her,
No nation can teach better than
France the lesson that there are pos
sessions more precious than life. A
little French maiden in the town OF
Aire-sur -la-Lys had lost three OF
her brothers in the war: her fourth
and last brother was called out in
the 1917 class. / sympathized with
her. but she smiled and said sweetly:
"C'est pour France" The depth OF
devotion with which they all say SIT
is for France" brings the tears to my
eyes. Our American lads will learn
the profoundest truths of patriotism
as they observe the heart Of France
The United States will emerge from
this struggle with a far more potent
and clearly defined national senti-
ment. In the crucible Of sacrifice
hypenated ones, Irish Americans
German Americans, and all such will
pass away. Out OF the suffering for
a common cause Will be born the
spirit which will say, as devoutly as
the little French maiden: 1T is FOR
America"
Rupert Brooke speaks OF the place
where an English soldier falls on for
eign soil, as that little plot that is
forever England" There are fields
in France that will be forever Amer
lea" As the soil Of the Old World
gathers to itself the blood of the New
that soil will become forever New
World ground.
when the boys come home, theS
will return to a better New World
because they have fought and strus-
gled ia this old World war.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
THE RED CROSS REPORT.

The Red Cross War council gives
an account OF its stewardship, in to-
nights Forum.
The first semi-annual report Of the
council IL published tonight in a
condensed form.
To spend $100,O0O,OOO of the money
OF the people OF the United States,
is the task assigned the council and
every man who has given a dollar to
the fund, is entitled to know the
uses to which 1t has been put.
II the wild lies regarding the Red
Cross are excepted, there has been
but one criticism directed at the
work Of the Red Cross council. That
has to do with the appropriation of
100000 for experimental work I'm
medical research, to be conducted
under the auspices Of the American
doctors now in France. One phrase,
and animals for experimental pur-
poses" caught the eye Of the oppon-
ents Of vivisection. and aroused them
10 fsverish action. It was contain
ed in the original draft OF an earlier
report, but later expurgated The
council now frankly admits that ii
ii conducting this experimental
work. It Is the wiser course. II ex-
periments on animals are necessary
the council should not attempt to
conduct them secretly. New gases
are being tried almost every week
by the Germans, and the proper way
is treat them must be discovered
quickly If thousands Of lives are tC
81 saved. Surgery is accomplishing
miracles in the present war i
100000 win help to reduce the death
rate IN the war hospitals. it Is a pit
lance % spend.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03

pared to enter into an international
pact under which ample opportunity
will be afforded for the settlement of
international disputes by peaceful
means.
lie should have added: And we
propose to see that when disputes
are so settled. both parties will abide
by the settlement, which assurance
is denied US as long as the German
people are ruled by a band of muir
derers of women and children.
He wants peace before "the ruin of
the civilized world occurs. Even the
ruin of the civilized world might be
preferable to making 1t a German
province.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
.CONVICTS saw
Way TO FREEDOM
Thirteen "Bad Men" From
Joliet SOLITARY" Make
Their Escape
(By Associated Press. !

Joliet, ILL.,. Dec. 3.-Heavily armed
posses are searching Will county for
trace OF thirteen convicts who sawed
through two sets of steel bars, over
powered two keepers and escaped
from the penitentiary, early this
morning. The men, who were con-
fined in the solitary" sawed their
way through the heavy steel bars
and then overpowered Keepers
Albert Chenille and James Carlson
After binding the two guards the
men escaped over the east wall OF
the. prison. The thirteen are bad
men" and had been confined in the
Solitary" for refusal to obey orders.
Mail trains now cross Australia on
the new railroad between the east
ern and western states. This short
ems the Recommendations journey
to two days. 1t took five days by
steamer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
HIS PART IN IT.

North Dakota oversubscribed the
second Liberty Loan 70 per cent
said A. c. Townley in New York.
Yes, thank God, it did.
But Mr.. Townleys part in that was
chiefly az a counter-irritant.