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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Rotting Fuel

The endeavor Of Governor Whitman,
the Conservation Commission and the
State Grange and Forestry schools TO in
crease the production Of wood for fuel
ought to afford material relief during the
coal shortage Wood for fuel has not been
in much demand in recent years, save
among those who use it as an aesthetic sup
plement to the prosaic steam heat, or those
marooned in the country or the woods
where il is almost impossible to procure
coal. There is in this state much wood,
good for nothing in particular except for
fuel. which could save tons on tons of vai-
liable coal IL only the timber land owners
would or could get it out to market.
New York State, itself huge timber
owner, is debarred by the constitution
from making available large quantities Of
timber which would be of the greatest
assistance just now. Several times in re-
cent years there has been submitted to
the Legislature proposed constitutional
amendment permitting the removal Of
dead and "down'-that is, fallen-trees
from the forest preserve. 1t has never
been adopted, chiefly because Of the fear
that even the removal of dead and fallen
timber, actually detriment TO the states
great forests and q menace because of its
liability to fire, would prove the opening
/ wedge for timber thefts. Such influential
organizations as the Association for the
/ Protection Of the Adirondacks have argued
in favor Of an amendment permitting the
removal of dead and down trees, but not
for sale. If the timber removed could not
be sold, they believed there would be no
incentive to voracious lumbermen to invent
tricks by which trees not dead or fallen
would be taken out of the forests to be con-
verted into merchantable material.
II seems likely that the present cmer-
gency will give new life TO the proposed
amendment. The states forests would
be better off if the dead timber, especially
the dead trees which have fallen, were
removed. Young trees would hove better
chance of growth. Also the fire hazard
would be lesSened. No forest scientifically
managed is considered TO be run at the
peak Of efficiency if trees are not cut when
mature, much less if they are permitted
TO stand when dead. A change in the con-
stitution permitting such numbering would,
( perhaps, invite timber thefts, or the cut
ting Of trees before their time. Since the
forests are a great state asset as forests
rather than as prospective lumber piles,
that is scarcely TO be thought of now, al
though profits to be derived from strict
and honest numbering would yield goodly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
4 Week of the War
IT, p..b Otcol Commentary on The Cambria Disaster

has rot been. thiak, fally und,r,,,.,
that Is that the real difficulty o, u. -
paign has not been fighting n. TN.
what hss been accomplished n -. e.;
Desert.
Napoleon said that the jest iront;., q
country eoald have va, a deser, .,,r
knew what he vas talking about.
Tho. troops who Tough. a. GAIA ana r..
shebat the taking Of tEhlch led 70 N. !.
Of Jerusalem, we're drinking water "a.
came from Egypt.
In peace time, when a great .nvs,..s
feat takes place and water is brought ,,.t
the Welsh hills 20 Birmingham, yb., :.
whole Of our resources are behind AN,
gineers and ample time and leisure 10 IA a.
thing, We very rightly celebrate the even, I.
proper style.
Now, in this case every Ounc. Of m.,.,.,
every pipe and every pump which h,...,.
the water for hundreds Of Thousands a -
across a hundred and fifty miles Of d,,.-
vas brought from Britain or America. ,i,s,.
across the Atlantic or, at any rate fra
England across the Mediterranean 10 E,,,,
Then, not only do men want water 70 a.,
but of course they have 20 be slppNsd rbl
all their other needs, and for this br.,l
gauge railway had 20 be constructed.
All this has been going on when "a. ,,l.
grams from Egypt have been saying. ~ysy
ing to report" and the public q. home !, i
agining that the men are doing nothing. ~,
that the whole campaign is in a STAT. },
stsgnation.
Pipe Material From America
II Is very difficult indeed for Us sols.r
20 keep the people, minds satisfied In a 81.
uation Of that kind, because We canro. a.
viously, say that we are preparing an stts,t
on Beersheba with a view to the csptur. =,
Jerusalem, and VIC cannot say anything aSos,
the vast amount OF preparation which tsI,,
months OF time, and so very often the rrsl,
has tendency TO jump TO the conelusior la.
nothing is being done.
can assure you that IN 10 theatre Of var
is that the case, and ieast OF all in tin Pal.
estine campaign. The Sinai Deser. las d..
feated almost everybody who has tired :.
cross IL Tor hundreds Of years, and Il hs,
only been conquered by organization and H.
Gustry, and very largely may say by the hsy
Of material which we have been able 10 inr
from America. Most Of the pipe ma.eri
which enabled our men TO live at the end 4
the desert came from the United States.
There is 10 particular change in Italy. h
enemy has made a couple Of attempts d
cross the Pave, which have both been dsfss
ed. ard the enemy has gained little gros,l
in .he mountains, but to no material eI.sr,
There Is really no particular change tAsn
at all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
To Rehabilitate Incapable Men

10 the Editor o. The Tribune.
Sir; Considerable attention IS gwen
this weeks papers to the fact OF the b'sa,
Mission bread line being diseonunusa W
the supposed causes for this course OF se.s-
There can be no question that the oo'''.
which has been raised TO bread lines I'd y
past is fully answered BY present eona'p'.s
The majority OF these men are a! We.
now because they were willing TO w0fA' -.
the opportunity was afforded them. -.
records Of the Bowery Mission bread y.
show this class OF men TO be about y
cent of the whole. n.
There are, however left on our hancs
other 10 per cent OF men unable 10 W.,
when they get a chance; the sick, the os
apparently old. those OF shabby appear
and the mentally inefficient. For these
We would like TO continue the breas - -
but our funds. owing 10 the vast dsns.s,
upon the public elsewhere, are insune''s
We are doing our very best through 'ns !.
strumentality OF our labor settiemssn1.. 4.
Yonkers and our farm a. YORKTOWN h.s
TO rehabiltate some OF these physician IS,
capable men. We are succeeding DIV
expense is very great. a
III any OF your readers feel IKE heip'As
in the matter we shall b. glad.
]. G. HALLIMoND. Superintsaa''"
New York, Dec. 81, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Coal the Ships First

One Of the results Of the defective dis
tribution Of coal has been to tie up ship
ping in this port Thus one evil aggra-
Yates another. We are straining all our
resources to increase our tonnage and to
keep cargoes moving to Europe. But Eu-
ropean liners are held up for lack Of fuel,
because of railroad congestion and the gen.
eral scramble for coal.
If our allies are to have the first call on
our savings in sugar, wheat, flour. beef,
pork and other foodstuffs (and certainly
they ought 10 have il as q necessary war
contribution on our part) then We must do
everything possible TO keep transatlantic
traffic going. Here is priority demand
which ought to have real priority.
Fortunately, under governmental opera
ton of the railroads much existing priority
red tape can be cut. Experts disagree as
10 the causes OF the coal shortage at this
port. Some say that the supply Of mined
cr. Is insufficient; others say that coal Is
lied up on the way from the mines. II
there is q coal traffic tie-up it can be
Strengthened out. Representatives Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. OF the
Public Service Commission Of the 1st
District of this state and Of the New Jer-
sew Public Utilities Commission have been
making an investigation Of the blockade in
{he freightyards of the metropolitan area
and they have discovered many abuses
which can be remeded. Much freight has
been held overtime TO suit the convenience
Of consignees and the whole traffic move
ment has thus been retarded. Putting all
the terminals under one management
ought TO speed up deliveries both of food
and fuel.
In this speeding up process the wants Of
transatlantic shipping should be consid-
cred first. To enlarge our communica-
tons with Europe is one of our primary
war aims. Such an enlargement must pre-
cede our actual participation in the war
on any considerable scale. Therefore. the
shipping now available must be kept at
work and new shipping must he created as
fast as we can create it. The public is
willing to make sacrifices, if those sacri-
fees are to show in war results. Punched
as we are for coal for immediate use, we
shall still cheerfuliy subordinate our own
claim to the claim of the fleets which keep
us in touch with Europe and relieve the
even greater needs Of our allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29

continue, for i, is founded on the bedrock Of
science.
To-day. a quarter century since the frs,
small school was chartered and opened IN
kirksville, No, by Andrew Taylor Still, We
have scarcely begun to scratch the surface oil
the mechanical or anatomical "lesion" theory
as an important causation OF disease. TINS
theory and that other even greater discov-
cry OF DR.. Stills, viz, bodily resistance and
chemical immunity, have stood the test o.
time and scientific criticism and experiment.
These two great principles which DR.. Stills
discovery gave 10 the world OF medicine you
evidently have failed to grasp and 70 appre-
ciate.
One word more in justice to o5teopathy and
its founder in order 60 refute the assertions
and INSTRUMENTATION made from time TO
time by those opposed to this system OF tlose
who are ignorant of osteopathic teachings
1t must be reiterated that our schools are on
a four-year basls, as are the best medical
schools, and applicants 90 practise ~ New
York and other states OF equal standard must
possess the same collegiate qualifications and
pass the same rigid examinations as the med
zeal applicant. Furthermore, for the last ten
years the osteopathic member Of the Medi-
cal Board Of the Empire State examines both
medical and ostcopathic applicants for license
in two or more OF the most vital subjects OF
the medical curriculum. A "bonesetter"
could scarcely hold this important position.
Is it not time, in all fairness 20 the late
Andrew Taylor still and his teachings, TO
place osteopathy in the proper light before
the world? History will record the name OF
Still, the American scientist, along with those
Of Virchow, Ehr!ich, Pasteur. Metchnikof,
Claude Bernard and other Swans whose lives
have been devoted to lifting empire medicine
to scientific plane.
GEORGE.PERCY LONG, D. o.
New York, Dec. %, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Bv General F. B. Maurice
British Director of Military Operations

49,. x,o ser. eoyaz.d IN tbis battle and
,gLo we're responsible for what happehso
rad been bssily occupied with TefJ o'I',
e,,,. and critical rituatio1, and there - no
,;,n, for thorough investigations rben you
,,n CHING tanmgr and tongs a. the enemy.
rbess thing, tate little time 70 learn, Oo'
vo shall know definitely Why this Drea" ID
our line occurred
Why British Withdrew
Tho reason for tho withdrawal - 9uite
sirnple, and was, as ! have explained tha'
when you make a salient on the enemy $
front very small give on the tanks has a
very great effect, because II commands the
lines Of supply 20 the men in the sahen''
Well. there has been a great deal o. eriu'
c;sm Of this battle, especially IN the prcs''
which IL said 20 be another example o. inc
extraordinary want OF conjunction pe,"een
the various fronts. When IL IS an Ehsiish
operation nobody else does anything 70 heip'
should like you to look upon TINS from
another point OF view.
The situation in Russia was getting very
critical; indeed, it had got very critical when
this battle started. The enemy had con-
siderable number of divisions which he was
able 10 put where nc liked, and the question
was, Where was he going TO put them ne
Italian FROM was very shsky, and Sir Douglas
Uaie started this Battle OF Cambria, the net
result Of which has been to attract 70 ms
own front the divisions which we're coming
over from Russia.
Does that show any want Of Cooperation
botyeen the Allied fronts? ! think those
who accuse soldiers Of looking only at their
own front are often themselves unable 10
imagine the wider effect of battle on par
ticular part Of q line. IL IS like the Ola
analogy of a pebble dropped into pond; toe
circles from the pebble dropped at CsmDrai
certainly reached Italy.
That is all have 10 say about the west;
and. Of course, the other event Of great I'M
portance has been the occupation OF Jeru-
salem.
As 20 that campaign, I would like to bring
ont the fact that It has been carried through
mainly BIZ British territorial troops, sup
ported by Australian and New Zealand
mounted troops, and by British yeomanry.
The infantry. upon whom the brunt Of the
fighting, as you know, always fails, has been
almost solely British. There has been a
small Indian contingent and still smaller
French and Italian contingent, which have
taken part in these operations.
Now, do not need to enlarge upon the
moral effect Of the occupation Of Jerusalem
That has been fully dealt with in our Own
press, and I know you are more competent
to deal with such things than | am.
There is one point in the campaign that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29

sum annually to be applied toward the adj
ministrative expenses Of the Conservation
Commission or TO be invested in additional
forest lands. But there should be some
way in which the dead and fallen timber
could be removed, for tho forests beneft,
and after removal sold or utilized by ue
state authorities. It is now worse than a
loss; it might be converted into use
fulneee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29

told Won ls,t week when / sposs OF 'he
c,mbral battle that owing 10 tbc enemy
having broken in on our right Some Fs'''
justmenl on our front would he nece'S'E!'
That readlustment. ~ you know, hsD tsf'on
Mace. and I can speob more freely now man
I could last week Of the battle rs whole
Tho situation Is shown on the map you
can gee easily with whom tho balance re-
maius; we have n considerable area in our
favor. ,
More important than the extent OF grouha
is what the ground contains Our grouno OF
the seven mile front includes the whole OF
the system OF the Hindenburg defcnces IN
that area, aud all those enormous dngout'
which have already described, and on wnieh
the Germans have expended vast amount
Of Russian labor and forced Belgian and
French labor. The enemy, in the area IN
which we haze retired, has no defences az
all. except what he has been able to scrape
together so that as regards comfort Tor the
winter the position is enormously IN our
favor.
As / told you last week. the amount OF
guns taken and lost is about the same on
both sides. except that we have taken rather
more heavy guns thap the Germans have
taken from US. As regards prisoners, the
balance is somewhat in our favor. There IS
nothing to talk about there.
An Enormous Disappointment
Now looking at the battle from wlder
point OF view, there is no question but that
the effect OF the German attack has been an
enormous disappointment in England. Every
thing was going extraordinarily we'll; we
got through all the enemy's defences with a
sunrise attack: We had beaten of all his
attacks from the north and centre, and the
enemy neutralized that success to great
extent by breaking through on compare
lively small area on the south.
AZ | pointed out last week, this is the frs.
reverse OF any kind which We have suffered
for over two years; the first guns we have
lost since May. 1915, and think that the
public at home has rather got to look upon
our Western front as quite iny.olab.c and
TO forget the accidents OF war;
Il IS far too early yet 20 be able 70 give
any reasons as 90 why our front gave way
where II did. l. was not a bit Of hastily
prepared line which gave way; it was biz
of the old line which we had established
after the withdrawal of the Germans from
the somme in tho spring of 1916, and the
reaqons for that BIT having given way Will,
no doubt. come out in due course.
But you have got to remember that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
What About Cotton9
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. 4.
Sir: Can you inform me wne,n" !.
authorities at Washington have tsssH
steps 20 control the distribution ., n
or established maximum price ie
same, II no such action has been
what, in your opinion. are the s sssS1vss
the delay? WILLIAM B. bhE"'
New York, Dec. ~, 1917.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-05

on industrial preparedness of the naval
consulting board.
Through the committee OF American
physicians on preparedness the services
Of the citizen medical profession were
Offered TO the president year ago Al
that time there was no legal provision
by which the offer could be accepted,
but II was referred to the war depart
ment, and with the formation OF the
council of national defense a medical
section was formed through which the
committee OF American physicians could
be used. The national committee ap-
pointed state committees OF nine mem
bers each and the state committees ap-
pointed county committees Altogether
there are 10000 medical men enroiled
in the organization and classified. so
that each man can be called upon TOR
the service for wheih he is best fitted.
The committee on medical prepared
ness ha, also classified all hospitals and
medical and surgical institutions OF all
kinds; they have introduced military
drill into many of the bes. medical
schools and colleges. To this commit
tee also has fallen the task OF stand
ardi1ing of hospital supplies. work a'
necessary for efficiency as the stand
ardization OF munitions
For Strength and Efficiency.
The members OF the national com
mit,ee have become members OF he
national Red Cross, and the state COM
mi,,ees have Joined the respective
state Red Cross This has been
done so that the entire medical re-
sources OF the country shall be bound
together for greater strength and
efficiency. To this end also the county
committees must number among their
membert all members Of the national
committee OF the committee OF Ameri-
can physicians for medical prepared
ness resident In the individual coun-
", all members of the state commit,
tee resident in the county, representa-
tive Of the United States army and navy
resident in the county, representatives
Of the United. States public health
service, resident in ne county, repre-
sentatives OF the state board ct medi-
cal examiners Of the state or city pub
lie health service, the ranking medi-
cal officer of the national guard, the
president and secretary Of the local
medical officers, reserve corps, deans oi
medical schools. president and secretary
Of the county medical society and the
medical director Of the Red Cross unit
in each county.
The county committees will secure
recruits for the army medical CORPS
II the president should call for tn,
full complement Of troops authorized
by congress the regular army would
need 200 additional medical officers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-05
Physicians Perfect Plans for
Aiding In Conf|ict-Hospit-
ais and Similar Institutions
Classified,

WASHINGTON. May S-While the
government has been busy m m,bilizing
men and munitions the physicians and
surgeons of America have been just as
busy organizing to wage the war ot-re-
Mobilization and reconstruction.
Noted Medical Men in Work.
One OF the most important commit
tees OF the advisory commission OF the
council OF national defense is the med
ical committee, of which Dr. Franklin
II. Martin OF Chicago is chairman, The
other members are William {. Gorgas,
surgeon general OF the United States
army; William {. Braisted surgeon
general of the United States navy; RITZ
pert Blue. surgeon. general OF the United
States public health service; Col Je!-
ferson r. kean, director general Of mil
itary relief of the American Red Cross (;
DR.. William H. Welch, member OF ,he
Nationh Council OF Research; DIR.
William J, Mayo, chairman of the COM
mittee of American physicians on pre-
paredncss, and DR.. Frank +. Simpson,
council OF national defense and secrc
council of national defence and secre
tary of the committee OF American
! physicians on military preparedness,
Long before war was declared be
tween America and Germany the doc
tors began making plans for their part
in the struggle. The organization for
medical military preparedness was
started in April. 1915, when a national
committee was appointed by the Joint
action OF the presidents OF the five
largest medical and surgical societies in
America-the American Medical asso-
citation. the Congress OF American
Physicians and Surgeons, the Clinical
Congress Of Surgeons OF North Amer
ica, the American Surgical association
and the American College Of Surgeons,
Practically every MEDICAL man in Amer
ica belongs to at least one OF these
associations.
U. s. Medical Resoyees Classified.
To the committee of American physi.
clans on preparedness was given the
task OF classifying and organizing the
medical resources Of the nation for us,
by the federal government in time oI
war. Theirs was the same task in the
field OF medicine that the five biz
engineering societies accomplished IL
the field OF Industry for the committee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-05
court AFF|RMS
LIFE SENTENCE
Samuel Moody Convicted of
Murder in Lincoln County,

Evidence tending to establish the
fact that an accomplice assisted IN the
commission OF crime need not di-
rectly connect the defendant with such
commission to be admissible N the
trial; it may be tircumstantal and Sull
be construed as having direct bear
ing on the case.
Murder In 1914.
So held the criminal court OF ap-
peals today in affirming the decision
of the Pottowatomie county district
curt in affirming life sentence on
Samuel Moody for the murder OF W.
p. Rausin OF Lincoln county IN an
uary, 1914.
The case was originally tried IN
Lincoln county and the death penalty
was assessed against Moody. A new
trial was granted because the jury had
been allowed to separate before arriv-
ing a, A verdict. On change OF yeQue
the district court of Pottawatomie
county changed the sentence to life
imprisonment.
Sentence Affirmed.
+ The criminal court affirmed the de-
cision of the Sequoyah county district
court 10 the case OF Lafe X. Horn,
sentenced to serve twenty years for the
killing OF Isaac Christie in 1914
The decision OF the district court OF
Choctaw county IN the case OF John
Cri,,enden, charged with larceny OF
livestock, was reversed.