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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Better Than Clack Of Tongues

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the letters criticising the
public knitters, with particular reference TO
those who knit at concerts, ETC.: How infinite
Il 20 be preferred is the click tif there is
any OF the needles 20 the claek Of the
tongues! season ticket" the opera This
year those around me knit, and | am sim
eerely glad they do.
The matter is so infnitesimslly small that
! am astounded at the criticism il arouses.
To my mind, all of us will have to put up
with very much more inconvenience Of it
be SUCH than that in question before the
war is ended, and we may as well begin with
small things. BR0OKLYNITE.
New York, Dec. IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Give Red Cross MEMBERSHIPS

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I am one Of millions in this country
st the present time who cannot afford 70
give Christmas prestnts indiscrimlnately OF
necessity my giving must be confined to The
members of my immediate family All thns-
ing people are agreed, believe, that this
year in particular Christmas gifts should net
include those which may be elassed as luxs'
ries. It occurs to me that a membe rship ia
the Red Cross is most appropriate Christ
mas present, and one which friends and reIss
tives would appreciate because Of the pa
trlotic sentiment. have a daughter ten
years old. shall give her Red Cross maps'
bership for Christmas. | know she will bf
proud Of it and will appreciate ID AS mue2
as, il not more than, the customary pressny
This idea may help 70 solvs seme on1
Christmas shopping. problem. c. J. WARns
New York, Dec. II. lslL -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18

Tho Ped Triangle Man was going TO the
rror, line trenches. whore American soldiers
had been stationed for week. lie was bring
inc the new dugout dwcllers tobacco
chocolate and reading material and canvass
ing the ground with a view to meeting tne
growing needs Of the future We put on our
lin bonnets. adjusted the broad leather
fstraps under our chins and started OUT on
foot. for it was the point where auto uamc
STONED and where the supply wagons only
proceeded under cover of the night.
H. was a rare fall afternoon for that bit or
Eastern France, which is usually gripped by
fog and mist. White clouds, blue SKY ana
brown earth. Ahead was a great rolling DIP
in the low hills. rising to fiat crests on tho
opposite edge, where the trenches faced eacn
other over No Mans Land. a valley road
fringed with lacey trees wound along on one
side and in the distance was the cleaning
ribbon Of a canal.
II would have been "A setting 90 gladden. the
heart in times of peace, with men gathering
the last Of the harvest from the fruitful
earth or ploughing for the next SEED WIN
villages snug and warm in the wrinkles Of
the hills. the gray-blue smoke mounting from
cheerful hearthsides, and with steamng
horses dragging the barges along the tow
maths of the canal, bearing the products OF
undisturbed industry.
But war had made it lonesome andsheer-
less. A French sentry stood guard on tne
road. two or three others in blue were ahead
Of us on their way 10 the front, Il tall Amerl-
can inrantryman was coming toward US on
the road
A long whistle and crash of an exploding
she'll
"The Boches are dropping them over on
the side hill there" explained our country
man in the fiat steel hat. "You can see 'em
explode a little ways ahead
German Spriukling
We went on our way past some shell holes.
The Germans were "sprinkling' sector on
our left, their shells coming in with nasty
whine, splash Of black smoke close to the
earth and the heavy burst Of the explosion.
The Red Triangle Man munched his dinner
OF canned salmon and biscuits and talked OF
his wife and his mountain acres in Colorado
az we walked. lie had seen these shells conf
ing in before
We were approaching the head Of the COM
munication trench when long line OF khaki
clad men came over the hill. They were twenty
feet apart-a precaution against an occa-
sional shell-some carrying trench shovels
and picks, in addition to their rifles, and each
with three red packages Of crackers and
a can Of bully beef under his arm. 1t
looked like n picnic luacheon. We learned
that the line Of men composed patrol squad
and a squad for fatigue duty in the trenches.
They had never been at the front before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Mysterious Lnaction

WHAT has become Of the Senate COM
mittee which undertook to investigate the
charges Of disloyalty brought against SEN
ator La Toilette? Washington huns now
adays with Congressional Investigations.
The managers Of these inquiries are bask-
ing in the sunlight Of newspaper publicity.
But dense pail Of obscurity has settled
down over the doings Of the members Of
the Senate Committee ON Privileges and
Elections who set out to discover what
Mr.. Ia Toilette said at st. Paul last sum-
mcr about the entry Of the United States
into the war, why he said it and why, if he
said it, he shouldn't be expelled from the
Senate.
The Wisconsin Senator's inquisitOrs
held several meetings after Congress al
journed in October. Mr.. La Toilette sub
mitted an authorized version of his speech
which seemed to differ in no material way
from the version published in the news
papers. He then suggested that if the
committee wanted TO test the accuracy Of
his statements it might examine eX-Secre-
tary Bryan, Secretary Lansing and other
witnesses. The inquisitors ducked that
suggestion and have been doing nothing
but ducking ever since.
There is no necessity Of trying the
Wisconsin Senator on a charge Of treason.
The Senate has the right to eXpel mem
Der for any reasons which it may consider
satisfactory. It can find complete war
rant for ejecting MIR. La Toilette in 4 law
which Congress passed at the last session,
That law gave the Postmaster General
power to suspend the publication Of news
papers which contained matter held by the
Postoffice Department to be sedtious.
Postmaster General Burleson, exercising
this authority, announced that he would
suspend the publication of any periodical
which intimated that the United States
got into the war with Germany wrong"
or disparaged in any way the motives with
which We are making our fight to destroy
German autocracy.
Mr.. La Toilette certainly said things in
his st. Paul speech intended to show that
we got into the war with Germany
wrong" lie disparaged the motives of the
United States in making war on Germany.
He is in the same class with the Socialist
pacifist and pro-German foreign language
newspaper editors whom Mr. Burleson has
been driving out of business. He has less
excuse than they have, for he is a member
Of the law-making body which set up a
standard of conduct for those who discuss
the war in the newspapers and periodicals
The Senate may be reluctant to apply TO
its own members a rule which it holds TO
be justified in the case of outsiders. That
is common human failing. But having
perhaps hurriedly and without fore
thought, undertaken to call Mr.. La Toilette
10 account for expressing ideas which il
forbidS newspaper editors to express. the
Senate cannot now smother the investiga-
ton which it started without covering it.
self with ridicule. Has it any faith in its
own ideas Of what constitutes a sedtious
utterance? If it has. it must deal with
ceditious utterances by its own members.
The country will not permit the La Fol-
lette inquiry, begun with such beating of
drums, to die away now into pussyfooting
and silence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Proud Of Fighting Congressman

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | want to thank The Tribune for its
exposure OF the dastardly paeifst plot to
unseat Representative La Guardia, the fight
ing Congressman from old Greenwich VIII
lage.
The Village is proud OF Mr.. La Guardis's
action in volunteering his services to the
nation in its time of need and il is we'll
content that his seat shall be held open for
him until he returns from the war.
GREENWICH VILLAGER.
New York, Dec. IA, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
A Pledge
he EDITOR of The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: l read with enthusiasm John Bur-
roughs's article in this mornings Tribune and
for one will follow him and pledge myself
not to buy a Germsn-made article read a
German written or printed book, or knowingly
help in any way, directly or indirectly, any
thing emanating from that unspeakable land
of the Hun. would like to see a society
formed whose aim would be just what Mr.
Burroughs has set forth. +. L. ROGERS.
New York. Dec. II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Do They Really Click ?
litor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Has any one really heard knitting
needles "cliek"? There has been much writ
ing about the noise they make, but I doubt
II any one can say that he, she or il has
even been disturbed by the click. By "it"
mean the ehattering woman who talks all
through a concert unless pleaded with by
her musie-loying neighboFs.
A kNITTER AND SUNSETTER.
New York, Dec. is, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Tin Bonnets and Shrapnel
- h IN Their Front Line Trenches Begin Their Sow Job

The sector where The Americans have en-
tered the war on the Western front has been
quet~for almost two years. with only desul-
tory activity and incidental artillery SIRE.
The coming OF Americans 20 get their first
experience IN the trenches has not made i
ar active sector but has given IL a. leass
hectic. fcverish character. American an.
tillerymea are much more anxious than their
French brothers in arms 20 loose the can.
mons roar. They want action; they want 20
bit something. And 80 they lmbered up, and
there has been considerable banging, which
a, first probably made the Germans in their
dugouts grin, and afterward irritated them.
For their artillery activity increased. They
try to find roads at night and are on tae
search for artillery positions.
We passed stretch Of vacant trench. and
then boz, standing in a covered sentry,
position, peering through a niche across 30
Mans Land.
"slow job, this" he said as he took one o,
cur cigarettes to smoke, and two 10 put he
Kind his ear for future use. ITS not 90 bad
in the daytime, when you can see what. gon'
on around Bot it's hell al night, standing
here hour in and hour out hanging or 20 Your
gun and wonderin' what's goin' 70 turn I'd.
should think it would make a man 20 mug
in time"
He took US out to where brother IMAM
tryman had tried 10 throw hand grenade
two nights before, when he heard something
ia front. The grenade thrower's hand Rad
caught on the back Of the trench and ,te
grenade had drilled little holes IN him, wound
ing him severely.
"You see, our fellows don't know this coul-
try very well and az night it makes then
nervous. I guess sometimes they shoot at
shadows
We left our friend looking across 60 the
German positions where the German sausss
was still rising.
About 10 Years
We were al the head Of the communicated
trench again, the BED Triangle Man report.
ing to the commanding officer and oferEr
10 be Of what service he could 20 officers aad
men. Then we turned to 20.
How long do you think youTl be here!gr
said to Dug-nosed lad, who looked like the
map Of Iowa.
"oh. about hundred and forty years" hs
replied.
I asked for details
"Well, ! figure this wars goin' 20 last forty
years more, and then well be a hundrd
years windin' Up all the wire"
And so we left them, the Red Trisngs
lan and l. Some German shells were fsll-
ing on an empty farmhouse on one side and
y.cously tearing holes in it.
We looked back at the low dugoGts and
khaki men against the late afternoon SKY.
Said the Red Triangle Man: "One bundled
and forty years! suppose many Of the boys
viii be here that long, but 1 guess most Of
Us viii be going home next summer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
TUESDAY. DECEMBER is, 1917

ouBsd ard published dNy ty TIE Trituns A''oc 'To.
N-r Yok C,-ro-atioa ogden Reid President g. vernon
r.e~-. VICE fs-isrt- p sufef. Tgeesurer. Ao1ief'
islre Yuildtr ltg Nassu Stree. NrW YORK Ie''I''''
loskrfsn Sool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
HESS HEARING AT
CHAMBERSBURG
School Board Investigating
"A Charges Against School
Superintendent

Chambersburg, Pa, March 21.-Last
evening the second session of the
hearing was held by the school board
investigating twenty-four charges
brought by thirty-two teachers of the
Chambersburg public schools against
Borough Superintendent A. b. Hess.
The first witness last evening was
faculty, who admitted that he and
Principal Albert c. Shuck had pre-
pared the plan of attack on Hess, had
written the charges and induced the
teachers to sign them. He said on one
occasion Hess said: "a lot of those
old hens are hatching-a plot to get
me-" referring to the women teachers
of the faculty Jeweler S. Raymond
Snyder testified that Superintendent
Hess told him that he had brought the
matter of repairs to electric clocks be-
fore board meeting, but directors,
when questioned, denied that it had
been.
II. III. Fleischer, clerk in the State
educational department, produced a
certificate of election of A. b. Hess as
district superintendent in which it was
stated that Hess was a graduate of
bloomsbury Normal School and Leb-
anon Valley College at Annville. Coun-
sci for the prosecutors alleged they
would prove he had never graduated
from Lebanon Valley.
Miss Kate Eyster, for thirty years
teacher in the schools, was reported
to the school board three times for
faults which she alleged were falsely
charged.
The hearing was continued until
Wednesday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
Reception rendered New
Pastor at Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 21.-
The chautauqua salute greeted the
Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Kepner as they
entered the room where a reception
was given in their honor in Grace
United Evangelical Church, where the
former was recently appointed pastor.
last evening. a program full of in
terest included: Song by the congre-
cation, "Blest BE the Tie That Binds;"
Scripture reading, Murray Slyder, su-
perintendent of the Sunday school; in
VOCATION W.. f. Snelbaker, represent
ing the missionary society; address of
welcome, George II. Eckert, repre-
senting the church; words of welcome
from the ministerial association; re-
Sponse by the pastor, the Rev. D. L.
kepner; recitation, Walter Shower;
vocal solo, Reba Hurst; recitation.
Helen Barnes: reading, Miss Carrie
King: An informal handshaking fol-
lowed the program. Refreshments
We're served to about one hundred
people. T. j. Webb was chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
More Coal Being Shipped
Over Lykens' Valley R. R.

Shipments of coal over the Lykens
Valley Railroad from the Short Noun
tain and Summit Branch collieries
show a slight increase over last wear
. for the week ending Saturday, March
IL. a total of 1851 tons was the
of 1916.
The statement of shipments from
me Two coliieries for the week and
Short Mountain Colliery, 1917:
Week, S,11O tons; year. 1879 tons:
1916: Week, 9,619 tons; year, 73.447
tons; increase for year, S,932 tons; de-
crease for week, 1909 tons.
summit Branch Colliery, 1917:
Week, 1851 tons; year, 66,616 tons
1916: Week, 6,119 tons; year, S6,645
tons; increase for week, 1852 tons; de-
crease, year, 2,029 tons.
Total, 1917: Week, 1861 tons.
year, 14S,995 tons; 1916: Week, 15.1SS
tons; year, 160,093 tons; increase for
week. 123 tons, and decrease for wear.
16,097 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
ALFALFA FOR PENNSYLVANIA

That the climate of Pennsylvania is
not unfavorable to alfalfa is proved
by the success that has followed seed
ings in thousands of localities within
the State and in the adjacent States
OF New York, New Jersey, Maryland
and Ohio.
Alfalfa is adapted to a wide range
of soils. 1t grows well on loose, sandy
soils as well as on heavy clays, but
1t succeeds best on medium texture
winch permit deep penetration by
roots and are well supplied with lime
and the mineral plant foods 1t will
not succeed on soils closely underlaid
with hardpan, impervious rock or
standing water, nor on sour soils.
The essentials to its success are
good drainage, freedom from weeds
sufficient lime. a fair amount of or
ganic matter in the soil, thorough
preparation of the seedbed, seeding AT
the proper time, inoculation of the
seed or soil, and good seed. Added
to these will be the after treatment.
such as time of cutting, care in pas
turing, cultivation and mulching.
Alfalfa is warm weather plant and
should not be seeded too early, nor too
late. Spring and late summer seed
ing are advised. In Pennsylvania sum-
mer seeding is more certain. Spring
seeding should be made with a nurse
crop. Barley seems best adapted for
this purpose. For most parts of Penn
syivania spring seeding should not be
made earlier than April Is, nor later
than the close of that month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
Harrisburg ROtarians to
Attend Reading Conference

Twenty-Five Harrisburg Rotarians
VIII attend the District Three confer
ence which will be held in Reading.
Tuesday, March 81.
The visiting Rotarians will be tend
cred banquet in the evening at which
President Arch C. Klump, of Cleve-
land, and First Vice President f. w.
Gaibraith, of Cincinnati, will make
addresses. The first session will be
held on Monday evening. March 90,
when the president and SECRETARIES nf
the district will hold a conference. Two
sessions will be held on Tuesday, The
wives of the Reading members will
entertain the wives of the visiting
guests at mountain resort, twelve
miles from Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
Waynesboro Couple Wed
and Start For California

Waynesboro, Pa, March 21.-Na-
thaniel B. Funk and Miss Lucille
Woltz, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Woltz, were married at the Preshv-
terian manse at Mechanicsburg by the
Rev. George Fulton. Mr.. Funk and
Miss Woltz went to Mechanicsburg and
Immediately after the ceremony left
for New York, whence they will go by
boat to New Orleans. After spending
few days there they will go to
El Paso, Texas, then to Los Angeles
and San Francisco. After April / they
will be at home at Orland, Cal, where
Mr.. Funk has purchased fruit ranch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
GOOD GRACIOUS ANNABELLE.
Mystic Comedy Sensation Coming Here
Friday Night of This Week.

Good Gracious Annabcllc, direct from
one solid year : run in New York and
three months in Boston. will be seen
here for the first time at the Audi
forum Friday night of this week
Good Gracious Annabclle is the work
of Clare Hummer, author of the still
popular ballad Dearie, and comes here
heraldcd as the greatest comedy sue
cess in wears. It is a comedy of love.
laughter and mystery, and its refresh
ing and appealing story and the bril-
liant manner in which it is mfoldcd
BY an exceptional east of clever players
makes friends for it everywhere Good
Gracious Annabelle has already reached
its second year in London, where il is
doing remarkable business despite
the war. and arrangements are under
way for early presentations in Paris,
Madrid, South America and Australia.
Arthur Hopkins is sponsor for the cast
and production which is equivalent to
saying that it will be first class in
every detail. Mr.. Hopkins is also Man
ager for William Gillette, Billie Burke
Marie Doro and the new Plymouth
theatre, New York.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-19
JAPAN CUTS OFF
DEAL FOR VESSELS
Says Ships Sought by United States
Cannot Be Spared from Trade
Surprise in Washington.

TOXIC, Nov. l9.-In lengthy state
ment yesterday the department of com
munications announced that the nego-
tiations with the United States by
which Japan was seeking to have the
American embargo OH steel raised to a
certain extent in Japan $ favor, have
been broken off, to Japan S regret, be
cause of the differing circumstances
in which the two countries are placed.
America s demands for Japanese ship
ping in return for the concession
would virtually destroy ,Tapan's Eu-
ropean trade, the statement declares,
while the equivalent offered was in
adequate. Japan's assistance to her
allies, the statement points out, can
not reach the extent of infringing upon
the necessities of her national exist
ence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-19
TURKS LOSE JAFFA,
FLEE NORTHWARD
British Troops Occupy Port of Jerusa-
lem Meeting No Opposition-31
Miles from Holy City.

LONDON, Nov IL The city Of Jaffa
on the Mediterranean coast. was taken
possession Of by the Brithish Army in
Palestine Saturday The Turks, who
apparently are continuing them with
drawa northward, offered no opposition,
The text OF the official statment making
this announcement reads
Yesterday Jatfa was occupied by Austria
liam and New Zealand mounted troops
without opposition. The enemy appears
to be continuing his retirement to the
north.
Jatia or Joppa. a it was known to the
ancient manners in the Mediterranean. is
one OF the oldest seaports in the world.
and is built on tongue OF land iutting
ont from the coast OF Palestine. 1t was
the place where the cedars for building
the great temple OF solomon in Jerusalem
were landed. and also figured in history
at the time of the Crusades. Napoleon
captured Jaffa in 1899, and hundreds of
his soldiers died there OF cholera which
came with the army from Egypt
There Is a good carriage road leading to
Jerusalem. distance Of thrty-one miles,
and also railroad ftty-iour miles long
built in 1892 which runs by the ancient
town OF Ramleh. The population OF Jaffa
numbers about 10000 in normal times. and
the chief exports are oranges and other
fruits, leather goods, wool, corn, and soap
The chief object of interest in the ancient
port Is the house of Simon the Tanner
which is shown by the Syrians TO tour
lists. In the suburbs are delightful gar
| dens filled with orange. lemon, and spice
trees
| The so-called harbor is an open road
stead with reef of Jagged rocks about a
mile off the shore, between which the
small boats have to pass that take passcn
gers to and from the liners Apart from
the regular travellers from all over tn,
world about $4,000 pilgrims landed at Jati,
every Spring before the war on their way
to spend the Greek Easter IN Jerusalem
| The American missions have several lin,
buildings and schools in the port