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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. German military experts declare that the
strategic retreat" Of the German forces
IN the west makes il impossible for the
Allies to strike blow at the now po-
sitions without tremendous losses.
2. A glacis tprcnounced either "glay-sis" Or
'Tlassis'D In military language is an un.
protected slope which the enemy
must advance exposed 10 fire.
3. The Australian ballot system provides that
the names Of the candidates be placed on
one sheet of paper.
4. Moliere, whose real name was Jean Bap-
tfste POquelin, was q French dramatist
born 1922. died 1878.
s. Prince George Lvor is the new Russian
Premier.
9. Necmen In the novy are petty Officers
doing clerical work.
!. The Chinese Empire is called the Celestial
Empire because the reigning dynasty,
REGARDED as appointed BY heaven 10 rule,
was called the Heavenly Dynasty.'
8. Hinterland means inland country beyond the
coast.
0. Butter Is heavier than Ice and each 10
lishter than water. II water Is 100. but
ter Ia % and ice 82.
1917.
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Zi0nisnn

lNQUIRER.-The Zionist movement was
founded in 1895 by DR.. Theodor Herz, Of
Vienna, who PROPOSED an autonomous
Jewish State in Palestine under Turkish
suzerainty and guarantee of the great
Powers. Even before this there had been
attempts to recolonize Palestine with Jews
and by 1915 nearly fifty such colonies had
been established. The war, which disturbed
the plans, tended to center Zionist activity
in America, where Justice Louis d. Bran
deis. Of the Supreme Court. is chairman OF
the provisional committee for general Zion
list affairs Concerning the aims Of Zionism
he Maccabaean Magazine (ZionisD replies
that the movement is TO establish
legally secured and publicly rscognised
home for the Jewish people as such In PAL
estine. While the war. which is essen
tiaily-or. at least II is so Claimed war
for the protection of the small nationalities'
has created Conditions favorable toward the
establishment of a Jewish home in Palestine
realization of Zionist aims Is held en'
tirely apart from the war; whoever be tne
victor That Jews will return to Palestins
al the end of the war we are quite GER
tain. Influential forces, in this country ana
abroad. outside as well as.insde OF Jewry'
are working for the realization of the lions
list program. Great statesmen. poiticians
and authors the world over have not onI.
given their consent TO Zionism. but ~
actively supporting IL. The question OF ~,
Messiah Is a matter of ones own pehel.
which does not concern U.S. The zioniSs
organization deals with facts and not WIZ
promises "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Tom DAILY . Column
THE VILLAGE POET

lhE VfLLAtG fOET
Whenever IT'S Saturday an things are
looking solemn.
On heights commanding Chestnut street
! niobflise my column,
An, 10Th my merry followers do the
best I can
To keep the par from getting IN to
harm my telIoto man.
Pve sentries posted all about, an " you
should observe Us
I'm sure youH never catch us looking
ttn,orous or nervous.
We try to make the best OF things an
toedr a smiling face
Despite the ,otld reports OF ,odr erpiod-
ing round the place.
You may observe ttoitch or too that
in,odrd terpor brings,
Ldke those tohtch STIR the thrush's tail
or robtn's tohen he sings;
But u relief from tcur's alarms Is What
you 1c4sh to knotc,
Just let this little column stand bet,oeen
you an the foe.
For tohen u Is q Saturday an things are
lookin' solemn,
On heights commanding Chestnut street
mobilize n,y column,
An, Nth my merry follo,oers I do the
best I can
To Keep the todr from getting In to
harm mn fello,1 man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
A MOTHER OF TWELVE REPLIES
TO MISS REPPLIER

To the Editor Of the Epening Ledger!
Sir-By what authority does Agnes Rep
plier make such statement that my chill
dren belong more to their country than to
me, their mother?
l have exactly one dozen children, and
do not need any one to tell me to whom
they belong.
Those who have families can send them
TO war If they want to and those who have
none cannot
Not one Of my family will go to. war to
be slain for the sake of maniac kings or
for Wall street.
A MOTHER OF TWELVE.
Bryn Mawr, March 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

stand he took on the open door" and his
noble opposition to the policy Of scran.
bling for territorial concessions have
deeply endeared him TO Chinese hearts.
Paris and Caracas have their Washing.
tons in marble. but such tributes lack
something of the direct significance Of
the proposed Hay memorial. That can
only mean gratitude to a great American
who ever sought to prevent injustice to
a helpless nation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Philadelphians should blush

Philadelphians should blush with
shame at word of the marvellous progress
in dock building made in war.torn France.
BY employing foreign labor and French.
men beyond military aid magnificent new
shipping accommodations have been pro.
vided in record-breaking time at Bor.
deaux. La Rochelle, st. Nazaire and
Havre. With the exception Of the last.
named port. none of these places com.
pares with Philadelphia in natural harbor
facilities. Half the effort expended in
the four French cities mentioned would
work a revolution in our own metropolis
as a commerce center.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

DR.. Merry Sunshine, whoever that may
be, has been dosing our morning mail
with tiny envelopes containing pick-me.
ups to be used at intervals during the
day. This one was marked, ITO be taken
before the crowd arrives:
Cheer up! the sky is bluer
Than II was a year ago;
The very smiles are gadder
And have a richer glow.
The raining and the sunshine
Are helping you and me;
The world is growing better
Than it ever used to be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

1. What was the first nation to recognize the
new Russian Government:
2. Who IL Miss Loretta Walsh?
3. Who Is the commander Of the German con.
merce raider Moewee
4. What is the meaning Of "esoteric" anl
how Ia II pronounced?
5. What Is the navy's so-called "Eag rule"?
6. What is q seneraiissimo?
:. What are the Russian zemstvos?
3. What commander and feet bombarded Nov
Orleans during the Civil War?
0. Who Ia Bonar Law?
10. What famous animal trainer recently was
killed BY bear?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Spoonbill Catfish

L. P.-The United States Bureau OF FISH.
cries has no record Of a perfume or reiatse
product derived from the spoonful cl.'
nsh, more properly called the paddlen.n:
but will make inquiries. The bureau ~
SO far as we are aware, the names psa'
diehsh and 'spoonbill cat are appfeo
only one American species. Polyodow spesw
tud tWalbaum). This fish has no near ~
tive in this country. and there 10 only ~
other representative Of the family ~
order In any part of the world. w,
iresh'water hsh of China. The only ~ ~.
merciai products derived from the psa9
nsh, 20 far a. We have record. ~
ss;'ss; ss y 'sissF: Z. e sfsS?e (! y Y 2s.r <
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Our Fair City

JOHN MOLITOR, of the Common
wealth Of Pas Dept. of Health, is-if we
may use such an extravagant word
"egging' on Nicola d'Ascenzo to send us
a carload of junk gathered from one block
on Ludlow street in the hope of stirring
us up to the point Of boosting cleanup
work, which is Mr. Molitors raison d'etre.
Mr. dAscenzo, by the way has for
some time past been heading his busi-
ness letters, Sixteenth and Ludlow
etreets FilthadelDhia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

The news that Uizero Zauditu. the
new Empress of Abyssinia. has extended
the hand Of friendship in letter to
President Wilson is about the only thing
left for pacifst rejoicing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

g Mediation at the last moment, tis
whispered. may get in front of the ava.
hnche of sympathy for Belgium, France,
Poland, Russia and England, which is
>goins to throw Americas help into the
scales on the side of civilization. But let
us hope the avalanche will pass rapidly
enough to allow the victim to be taken
from the ruins alive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
BABY SISTER

BABY SISTER
Twinkling butterflies so fair,
Softly playing in the air
Hands of baby sister,
Niolets seem clustered there;
Sweet are they beyond compare
Eyes of Baby Sister.
Ever lives the sunlight where
Lips of angels touched her hair;
Lovely baby sister!
MACKIE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Is there any other city, except
Philadelphia with a population Of over
one and half millioss. where one could
80 ashes being dumped into an open
wagon on the principal thoroughfare in
the heart Of the city at high noon?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

In the midst Of the war crisis the
Manila Cablenews,American cries. Let
MS keep cool!" But even on peace days
that's not an easy thing to do in tropical
Luzon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Congressman are afraid of labor,
but newspapers are not That is because
newspapers have to work and Congress.
men don't.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

WHATEVER else vers lbre may be,
says Bert Lesion Taylor, it plainly is ideal
for primer making, Example:
Primer
tAlfred Kreymborg. In The Poetry Journal)
Why does the man fay the horse?
II he is late again,
The boss will discharge him.
Why does the boss hay the man?
II trade won't improve,
His wife will be grumpy.
Why does the wife fay the boss?
II she wears that hat much longer,
The neighbors will sneer.
See the man fay the horse!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

fELLOWED by twenty eight--count
em years is the sheet of Crane linen
bearing the seating plan of the recep-
ton and banquet rendered Mr.. A. G.
Spalding and fellow round-the-world
baseball tourists by the Sporting Life, of
Philadelphia, at Hotel Bellevue, Phila-
delpha, April II, 1889" The relic was
sent to us by Mont. II. Wright, of the
John B. Stetson Co. II thought this might
interest YOU" sez he; and so 1t does, but
not for the reason he thought it would.
There was place reserved for one "T.
DAILY" Twas not we, Mont. We we're too
young then to attend dinners with
wine,' and we were not as prominent
as the gentleman who ate off that plate.
He was the famous catcher of the old
White Sox at that time, and we were
only s. s. on the Fordham varsity.
But what flocks of memories rise from
printed sheet! The toastmaster was F.
C. Richter, and at his right sat A. G.
SpaIding and at his left Senator A. p.
German. Then there were:
a. G. t"Popc Anson. the greatest, Roman
Lie family Henry ' GhsdwicH. the the Fg'hsT FatbeT
Of Baseball. Harry Wright. who. some be-
as chadwck' 'Ia Francis wilson wsoS whose sersnf cemis
opera standing was mostly due to his less!
~ MesarS"s. M"S Eriiiiant rSi journaiist; fn Ren
shOG ,r and RsnOh wsE %Hkns Sdn
w. N, smith whose name means nothing
nhdp coone SH5 ThG was M
Clure the veteran editor & iohr n Ward s.
player; and others too numerous even 10 SET
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Deludtherin'!

Sir-I don't know how you feel about II
but I'm told there are certain Cets who
rather expect to see
KAISER WILHELM
MAKE IRISH WELL
Yours anagrammatically.
w. L. SACREY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Old Stuff!

YOUNG MAN TO
PACK AND WRAP MERCHANDISE
10 to 20 years of agei experience not neces-
sary. Apply. etc.
ad In o, o. d. D.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Tremble, sea tyrants. Guatemala
has forwarded to the Imperial German
Government strong protest" against
TIE ruthless submarine order.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
What Do You Know?

Queries Of oererIl Interest ipiH be dmsvsrsl
IN this column. Ten questions, the ansUevs to
Dhtch eperD ,celi-inJorn,ed person should knose.
asked dailU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Philsdelphia. Saturday. March "a. 1917

~. Most Of US were unaware there
were SO many American ships afioat
until the Germans started to sink them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Robin Hood"--an operetta of world wide
celebrity--is based chiefly on it's intrinsic
merits and not on considerations of home
Naturalization of the EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

That's not bad label for free verse
Primer Stuff. Or, let us say, Perennial
First Grade Poetry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

A6niration Of integrity and fair
- ~ oid-sstabltshed trait OF
enaipeter. but Il has seldom had
S1pesesion 6han in the proposal
- pekin statue to great and
leen 1ip@pnat John Hay.
>gnqnip sneant truth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

Return of the willy Moewe to a
German port finally clears up the mys.
terry of the last raid on Entente shipping
IN the South Atlantic. Captain DONNA
schlodien reports a toll of twenty-five ves-
sells. Considering those previously cap
tured in the campaign in which the Ap-
pam was caught the Moewe seems to be
pressing hard upon the old Alabama for
drst honors as a raider. When the Ala
bama was sunk by the Kearsarge off
Cherbourg in 1864, Captain Semmes had
been responsible for the destruction or
capture of seventy Union vessels. If the
Moewe can stay on the seas as long as
the Alabama did, a hitherto unrivaled
career of a certain kind of naval war
fhre stands chance of being surpassed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

The attempt to bring on what
Hflaire Belloc calls IAN action in dislo-
cation" after the fashion planned for the
battle of the Marne but then only partly
executed becomes hourly evident in the
reports Of General Nivelle's movements.
should victory crown this simultaneous
pressure north of st. Simon and the
drive beyond Scissors gain speed the
French generalissimos chances to drive
3 wedge In the German line where it is
probably thinnest, between Laon and
Craonne, will be of dazzling brilliancy.
Iactics like these could turn the entire
Eputon new line by fahking it. Speed
- OF course. the great essential. but ex-
xo<enely rapid movements are now made
possible by the Allies superb air service.
which greatly diminishes the opportunity
Tor Hindcnburg surprises. It was the
1ncompIeteness OF the aerial arm which
@4ve to Fochs rush across the Marne
81 September. 1914. so much the aspect
- leep in the dark. He took his des-
Ioeote chance and succeeded. Nivelle's
Non = vastly aided by the expert
W u which air scouting now works.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
Machines Do the Work of Men

proportion, in the cases Of Bordeaux, Mar
seiles and Havre, in very great quantity
These extensions run from dock to main
lines of railways. Freight from ship to car
and car to the rails of destination Is now
the general order. Ingenious applia ances too
technical to detail here are being utilized
to make unloading machinery do the work
OF human hands, even to the unlocking of
| slings. At Bordeaux, Saint-Nazaire. Mar
selles and Havre the work that before the
war necessitated an average Of 100 men is
now performed with an average of sixteen
and the machines they manipulate And
| some of these men have a wooden stump
for a leg or an empty sleeve. The mass of
the able-bodied are graybeards. Only a
small proportion are sf foreign birth, and
they mostly Spaniards on South Atlantic
or Mediterranean ports.
Tho greatest individual increase in reg
istered tonnage of freight in every descrip-
tion has been at Rouen, where the total
for 1915 Is much greater than the 1915 rec
ord of 7.277.060 tons, itself an increase of
| a round 100000 over 1914. Havre comes
next, with l,S00,o86 tons increase, and Bor-
| deaux third within a few hundred OF 1,O00,-
! 600 Increase Saint. Nazaire. Dieppe La
| Rochelle, Treport and Nantes show between
| them over 100000 tonnage of merchan-
disc received in 1916 over 1913, with thirty
per cent average increase beyond that for
1915.
Collectively, all the ports of France
show totals for 1916 at an average of forty
per cent increase over the full 1918 year.
There will come a day after a while when
all these facilities will automati be
placed at the full disposal of peaceful ex-
pcsf and import purposes. That day will
see something like an even proportion be-
tween the two That day will see the re-
lease OF many man In uniform TO the re-
wearing Of a workman's blouse 1t will see
| the transformation of many an old and new
| factory from q place Of manufacture OF
death-dsAling appliances 10 the manufac-
turs q xt6s 4iverstty - articles fos
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-04
The Postscript.

"Wcll, well, well..' cried Mrs. Hen
peek. Our son is engaged to be mar
ried. We will write to the dear lad
and congratulate him"
Mr.. Henpeck agreed The dare not do
otherwise), and his lady picked up her
pen.
My darling boy" read the son,
what glorious news! Your father and
| rejoice in your happiness. 1t has
long been our greatest wish that you
should marry some good woman. A
good woman is heavens most gracious
gift to man. She brings out all the
best In him and helps him to suppress
all that is evil. Her price is above
rubies."
Then there was u postscript la n diff
ferent handwriting:
Your mother has gone for n stamp.
Keep single, you yodng noodle, New
York Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-04
French Aviators Attack German
City In ReprisaI For Previ-
GUS Attacks.
TURKS GET BEATING
British Obtain Stronger Hold On Baq.
dad BY Notable Victory In Meso-
potamia - 1000 Prisoners
Taken.
Taken.

Paris, Oct. 2.-French airmen sue
cessfully bombed the German CITY OF
Stuttgart, it is officially announced.
Two French machines dropped the
explosives over Stuttgart, the officiak
announcement said. The raid occurred
Saturday evening. 1t was in reprisag
for German bombardments around Baz-
lie Due.
Stuttgart is the capital of the king
dom of Wurttemburg and is located So
miles west of Munich. 1t is at leass
1872 miles from the nearest part of the
French battle line in the Vosgas.
Stuttgart is a city of nearly 200, 00G
population, about 100 miles from he
French border.
Nine Killed In London Raid.
London, Oct. 2.-Although nine per-
son were killed and AZ injured in
last nights air raid over England-the.
fifth within a week-defenders brought
down one hostile machine at Dover,
and London is absolutely unterrified.
today. The official statement of casu~
alties today showed that the raids arc
losing efficiency, even in murdering
civilians.
The last sky engagement furnished
the most amazing exhibition of deadly
fireworks London has ever seen. De-
spite a misty morn, efforts to trace the
course of the battle across the heavens
by following the sound of the airplane
engines and the shell bursts were.
sometimes partially successful.
The German machines seemed tB
turn and twist, quickly alternating
their courses when the British guns
planted shells too close for the nerves.
of their pilots.
1000 Turks Taken.
London, Oct. "a stronger hold has
been obtained by the British on Bag
dad through the capture from thes
Turks of the main Ottoman position in
the region Of Remadie. The Ottoman
general, Ahmed Bey, his staff and sew
eral >.ousand men were taken prison
er and a large quantity of guns ana
ammunition was captured.
The most telling blow at Turkish
morale that has been dealt since the
British capture Of Bagdad, was the of.
fetal view today Of General Maude's
latest success in Mesopotamia. Brit
ish troops now occupy Mushaid ridge
after a notable victory in two days OF
fighting during which a Turkish com.
handing general was captured and
vast stores of supplies and food taken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-04
Famous Venetian Palace,

Nendramin, Il Of the most beautiful
residences on the canal in Venice, is
closely associated With the history of
the City of the Dogcs. 1t was built in
1441. German princes occupied it at
first. Then it passed into the posses
sion of the Duke of Mantua, who pur-
chased it for 10000 ducats Of gold. 1t
was the scene of great social events
under the Archduke Charles Ferdinand
Of Austria and his wife, Anne de- Me
dicis, in 1862, and through them the
palace has come into the possession Of
the present owners through marriage.
1t was here that Richard Wagner died
in 1883. The desk ut which he wrote
Christian und Isolde is carefully pre-.
served.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-10-04
More Than $50 Leaders Found
Engaged in Nationwide
Plots.
EVIDENCE WEIGHS TON
Documents Seized in Raids, Revealing
Plans to Embarrass U. S. In
Prosecution of War, Acted on
BY U. S. Grand Jury.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The federal
$50 indictments in connection with
the Investigation of l. w. W. activities
on evidence secured in the recent fed
eral raids.
The indictments have been drawn
and voted upon. 1t is understood,
and all that remains is to report them
to the court, which may be done at
any time.
The evidence upon which the grand
jury has acted is said to have shown
conspiracies and plots to hamper the
government in it's war activities and
to show connection with German
sources.
Nationwide Conspiracy.
The evidence laid before the grand
jury was of such volume as actually to
weigh a ton or more and is said to
show a nationwide conspiracy to ham
per the government in almost every
conceivable way, with qualifications
into almost every state.
1t concerned antidraft demonstra-
lions, Gripping of war industries by
so-called strikes, burning of wheat
fields, burning of timber which the
government was planning to use for
airplane construction and a continu-
GUS anti-Ally and anti-war propaganda.
There was evidence that German
money was plentifully supplied as
shown in many letters and cancelled
checks. Indications pointed to group
OF men as prime movers in the great
conspiracy with a large number OF
Evidence Secured BY Raids.
Tie nationwide raid conducted upon
local l. w. w. headquarters in many
cities by agents of the department of
justice on Sept. S disclosed the evi.
dence upon which the government pro.
ceeded to act.
One feature which the investigation
brought out sharply was the large,
almost predominating, membership OF
Austrians in the ranks of the I. w,
w. local organizations, and also the
large membership Of the various races
AAASe ~ lcS VI ld-ll
Thousands of these men, unrestrained
because the United States is not al
war with Austria, federal ~investigat
ors have found, have been free tc
carry On whatever activities were
planned.
Offense Next to Treason.
1t is understood that the indictments
have been found under the section o.
the criminal code defining "offenses
against the existence of government
The offense charged is regarded by
officials as neXt in gravity to Treason
itself and is defined in the crimina.
code Immediately after the definition
of treason and the punishment thereof
The penalty is a fine of not more thai
$4,000 or imprisonment for not more
than six wears. or both.