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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
WOMEN SHOULD WORK
To the Editor of the Evening Ledoer.

10 the Editor of the Evening Ledger
Sir-Voicing the sentiment of Charles
zimmerman. l must agree that it seems to
me an injustice TO our own boys that an
alien should be exempt on the ground of
being an alien. If he enjoys the freedom of
this country he has just as much right to
defend it, If the enemy came up the street
and took possession Of his household he
would feel that he had perfect right to
night. And that brings up the question of
man hiding behind his wife's skirts. IL
he has no children she could earn her own
living as she may have done before her
marriage: and if her husband is away she
needs no house. She can put her furniture
In storage and usually go home to her
mother or board.
The women of this country must work
ana do all they can to clothe our army and
navy. We must make the shirts, etc, that
our boys wear, whether we need the money
or not. There will not be enough men to
do all the work, With their husbands at
war, women will soon find way to earn
living ! have two sons in this war and
l am proud to say that, while ] have a
husband who can support me, 1 work every
day. MRS IL uART
Philadelphia, August "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

The vines have grown over the screen
in the eastward window of our bedroom,
so the gold that enters by that way, the
first thing in the morning, takes on shift
ing shades of green under the influence
of such lively breeze as that which ac-
companied yesterdays dawn. The autumn
will spread some gorgeous canvases there,
This is as near as we ever expect to get
to the ownership Of "a rare painting. The
late Bob Burdette had in his Pasadena
home what he called a "million-dollar
masterpiece" 1t was a sheet of plate
glass. probably twelve feet long by six
deep. immovably set in tho south wall of
his house and edged all around with heavy
moldine to present the effect of a picture
frame. On a still day, one standing in the
reception hall and looking at this sheet OF
glass saw what at first seemed a painting
of tiled roofs embosomed in palm trees,
with the Sierra Madre range lifting its
peaks in the background
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
CADORNA THE PERSISTENT

| LIVERY army of the Allies. save that
IL of Italy, has undergone a change of
| high command since the war began The
! incumbekcy of General Luigi Cadorna
! has not been questioned. Confronted with
topographic obstacles as formidable as
those faced by Hannibal the Italian
generalissimo has never faltered.
The necessity of conquerine noun.
tain peaks in addition to the foe made the
progress of King Nictor's troops, espe.
cially in winter, seem painfully slow In
proportion to o'the snagnitude of the task,
however, the preliminary advance accom-.
pllshed miracles II takes time to blow
away Alpine crests even with the terrific
power Of modern heavy artillery. Best
of all was the grim persistence Of the
movement. 1t is unlikely that there has
been any important deviation from Gem
eral Cadorna's original strategy since he
first conceived the plan OF hacking his
way into Austrian territory through the
Istrian Alps
The determination with which that OBJ.
jective has been pursued is now demon.
strated in the capture of Monte Santo,
hailed by the civil governor OF the Aus.
trian territory occupied by the Italian
army as "a magnificent victory" The
phrase is not too fusume. Possession
of this height. 22i5 feet above sea level |
renders the capture of Trieste a posi- ,
bility of the comparatively near future
The taking Of this peak has its |
with that of Lookout Mountain ,
in our civil War. Grants victory at |
of which the brilliant |
Battle Among the Clouds" was a stellar
feature, established Union supremacy in |
The West, paved the way for Shelman's
march, to the sea and made it possible
for the bulk of the Federal army to con.
'entlate on the policy of attritiOn in Nir-
Sinia. The French front is the Virginia Of
the Entente. Braggs defeat in Tennessee
N November, 1868, foreshadowed the end
Jf the war.
Civilization has given up specific proph.
ecy with regard to the duration of the
present struggle, but the tirelcss battering
am Of General CadOrna, exempt from
serious criticism since entering the fray
ichly replenshes our stock of hope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
PEALE'S FAMOUS MUsEIIM

Hkeiy that some visitors to Inde.
pe"uehce Hall are uncomfortable shocked
~ learn from one of the mural inscriu.
hi,ti mat Peale's Museum occupied the
vaora Iooa OF American liberty between the
YEARS 1902 and 1928 Were thew told. more.
yer that part of the historic square back
~ ,he state House was once used for
'sal aU'o.osIcal garden, resentment over the com.
.iiIssioh or sacrilege would probably be in.
e."s1hed' such reflections, however natural
chomis s'' ao injustice to the memory Of
nnafies Wilson Peale. The reverence of
tnis prolific portrait painter for the shrine
VI freedom was pronounced. His famous
,nuseuii s was conducted on laudable edu.
.ar,oIai hnes. The installation of the Peale
directions in the State House may even
'e saved that building from being put
Ho. nlueh ignooler uses during the period
pelore we learned to treasure our his
'o'ieai monuments as we do now
Charles Wilson Peale was an artist a
scientist and a soldier. His portrait-paint.
ing gitts were developed partly under the
.uueiage or Benjamin West in London. His
inilitary skill was enhanced by association
WIN washington in the Revolutionary cam
paishs' His scientific aims were fostered
~ s connection with some of the most
ei'irheht Philadelphia savants of his day.
me original museum was started in
own residence, at Third and Lom-
parn streets, in 1884. large part Of the
coiiection was devoted to portraits painted
~ hihself or the great statesmen and SOL
uiers or the Revolution. Natural curiosi.
ties were added, including stuffed birds and
beasts models of inventions illustrating the
pTosress or science and historical relies.
HaVihg outgrown the capacity of a private
mouse, the museum was removed in 17sl
the building OF the Philosophical So
oIeey, on Firth street below Chestnut, and
on ground in tile rear. now part of Inde-
penuehce square, the Snall geological gar
ueh was opened. Amdng the live specl-
, mems was an eagle, whose cage bore the
INSCRIPTION: Feed me well and I'll live
hundred years" But the greatest curl
osities OF all were the skeletons Of two
inammoths reconstructed with bones dug
UP near Newburgh, N. Y, In 1899. When
,he bones OF the second animal were articu-
iated the achievement was celebrated by
banquet given within the cavity of the
skeleton to twelve gentlemen. The removal
OF the state Legislature from Independence
Han gave Peale In 1902 another chance to
expand his museum. He was granted the
use OF the vacant portion of the state
House and there the collection grew and
prospered until 1t became one of the banner
sights OF Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Museum Company. com
posed chiefly of members of Peale's family,
LOOK the collection in 1891 and its educa-
tiohal scope was enlarged by regular sea-
sons OF lectures. Titan Peale was the con-
servator In zpoloEy and Rubens Peale WA
~ mhnager OF the institution. The eios{.
rs1s c'ea n 1S&7. ono ysar before W.
= eseens ~ A. y - ~. fez
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

Philadelphia Subway Company paid TO
the National Surety Company was per
cent on sf2.427o5e. the amount OF their
combined contracts. or s12,f27. The
Thomas p. Smith Bonding Company re-
ceives as its commission for obtaining
+. the business 30 per cent OF this $l242i,
or S373s. and Mayor Smith, who holds
so per cent Of the stock OF the Thomas
j. Smith Bonding Company stands 10
profit TO the extent of s299o.
That is all right, except that per cent
of s12,427, ,056 is si24,27O.56, or ten times
the amount stated by our contemporary.
Wherefore, Mayor Smith stands to profit
to the extent not of $2sso but of s29,.
S24,93, far more tidy sum. Maybe Mr..
can be persuaded to abandon
his fight for fees and go into the bond.
ing business
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
NEGROES AS FIGHTERS
70 NE Editor OF Me Ercninn Ledne,-

40 t"e hdtof OF me ECentng Ledger.
Sir--ln answer to l.. W. NJ. Moore's and
H. w, Jenkins's correspondence of the 21st
instant, ! wish to state that during tbs
revolution there appeared no large regi
ments of negroes, but there were a few
servants to the various rich officers in the
camps we do hear of the Indians of the
northern tribes fighting on the side of the
Americans. Then, in the Civil War again
appears the negro, but still not in great
regiments, but as deserters from the South
after the Emancipation Proclamation.
want to say, moreover, that the negro
troops did not take San Juan Hill in the
Spanish War, but Kettle Hill. But the cues
tion now is not what the negro has don.
before, but what he is doing now. Hs
DOESN'T seem to be volunteering very fast
he waits until he is drafted and then tries
to secure exemption II possible. e'
If the negro would only keen o,,.
trouble, perhaps there would nor ha 90 90
much prejudice against him. stand so
corner IN south Philadelphia any day -
you VIII see that 98 per cent of tho n,tn"i
wagons that pass are full of nepross M,
negro has himself to thank for nraiuaiaa ne
for what was the Ku-Klux KIan in ..
South for but to stop his outrn III the
he was given his freedom? aiter
II the negro has such high mora, stand
ard, why doesn't he like a man, demons 9.ahu- no.
right to vote in the South on the tioI,., MS
chooses! II he is a moral coward, wbv thee ne
as Is he MS IS 0wh SSd fauit because if he did vote
would eventually expose the no,itin,, counts
ers. Poi'ical lead
r. w. M. Moore almost said tha.
Fresiaent today owes his office To the "s ,a, our
inability to vote the way he chooses Nesros %
srso,o Moore can an. hnd the gentleman who Il w,i Mr
todsv 40 'ne "o,i powers given our Presdent
certainly is a wonder. MT Moore
Philadelphia. August "a ''' d" fTH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

DON MARQUIS enriches the September
American Magazine with dog story
which begins: Ever since / bit a circus
lion, believing him to be another dog like
myself, only larger, have been what Doc
Watson calls a Public Character in our
town" We can imagine the JOY A. f.
Frost had in illustrating the tale and how
he must have chuckled at this almost
human alibi:
We'll. that night after supper along
comes the Blind Mans Dog Never did
| see a blind mans dog that was as
tight-skinned. l amt a dog that brags
myself. and / don't say / would have
licked that heavy dog right easy, even
if he had been a loose-sknned dog What
] do say is that / had been used to
fighting loose-skinned dogs that you can
get some sort of n reasonable hold onto
while you are working around for posi-
ton. And running into a tight skinned
dog that way all of a sudden and all un-
prepared for ii would make anybody
nervous. How are you going to get a
purchase on a tight-skinned dog when
YOU have been lighting loose-sliinned dogs
so long that your teeth and jaws Just
naturally set themselves for loose
skinned dog without thinking, of it?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
Answers to SATURDAYS Ouiz

, a., the Interior. ~ e"'' VI
'' ga. a Russian city. important from A mill.
aarS viewpoint. because II may prove The
ssaraaiiegic key to Petrograd, Is the Oh
. ,"cIiye or the current German drive "
- '"m miracle OF changing water Into wine
, =, riage at Cana, s '"o "s'
v houston. Tex. has been the scene Of recsn.
'' 'unera rs Henry Davies: British dramatist. 1,
frn0rted frnm t3 have been Killed by falling
'ona,a "Xniorn;, B MacMilan. head Of the Arctic
. are well. '''" ''"' All oh poard
"r MARI iebknecht. noted German Social
O. ,., near death. ' "'sp"'o"es " DO
" ny modern term, cereals, is derived from
N agriculture. Ae'' '"e souoess oi
,o , ostrich, " ."'''o pr" aiheu 10 ths
square miles. "'o 10 "Vo.'ov
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
Tom Daly's Column
THE LORDS DAY


, The Lords oton dag lcds ycsterdoU
An Lord Of oil Is He.
He might hare kept IT'S gold and blue
For saints alone TO see;
But opening the eastern gates
He let the boon 90 free,
To bid bright good mornin' to
The likes o. you an me.
The breath of God tcds on the 1rorld,
For Lord Of all Is Hei
II touched the to,cers o the to,on,
The green o. bush an tree,
The sOdrthy cheeks o. fohting men
Upon the land an SEQ:
An gore Sueot good morHiT TO
The likes o. gou an nc.
The smile OF God shall make as tchoic.
For Lord Of all Is He!
And this one ddV 1cds bat taste
Of those that are 10 be,
when erery brdagurt 1citb S,cord
Has bent his stubborn EHee.
An Peace has said good morniH' TO
The likes o. you an me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
RECESSIONAJ,

o France and England, some a,,.
will come, oay Peace
r. And, railing at our feet. will lift bsr
80 os US % IN prayer, soul-happy that the s arms arms
And we viii n1,s ra,sa st,ied Its pbroch of aarms
~ AND let her quar- the cup of ,iha her Ieet,
"hiie IN her eyes soft smiles viii iperty; ,
sweet VIII. tell the
Enduring trust for her security.
Which Sno sii aned tbe Tor her shall be the dus,
tread the UNBORN centuries shall Ii
'auowea AnS @ IN all the glory that Is ius,
anu n nnown TO us as those wbosa
darkest hour through the
And stripped the hosts Of Cat,
brutal power. Sah OF all their
y,n ~ Matt!cx. in st. Louis p.,,v a.. y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

1t is not over of course--but at Moron.
villiers we hold all we took two months
and more ago, we have not been dislodged
at California. at Classmates at Hurtebise
nor have the observation points at La Row
ere been lost to us, nor those upon the pla-
teau north of LaffauN. Only n little abou,
Arbre de Cerny that was ours in June is
now in German hands few hundred feet
of war-stained trench, with nothing i'm ad.
vantage attached TO 1t
From April iG to date seventy-one Ger
man divisions have been engaged. with
losses so great that many have been re-
cruited to the requisite number from the
class Of 1919 other regiments have gone
to the rear, broken two-thirds Others
have been riddled in the English offensive
south Of the Ypres and by the French often
sive on the left bank of the Meuse at Hill
304, both efforts resulting in Victories for
the Allies with minimum loss as against
the loss By the enemy.
No doubt the blood spilled on the hills
about Mort Homme and Douaumont and
Naux, well as later on the Somme. re-
suited in small German advantage, but
that was only temporary and worth far
from the price paid particularly as that
price stands today as paid for absolutely
naught.
Two months after the Somme as a VIC
tory entered the annals of time the Boche
tacltly admitted defeat on that Hindenburp
line thing, and the devastating retreat re-
leasing great area of France. this re-
linquishment OF effort being a hypothesi.
of Nerdun and the Somme itself
As the French have stood at yerdun and
the Somme, SO they will stand on the Aisne
The battles I have witnessed about Crs
onne are already part of the new glorious
history of France, a fitting part of the
work OF June-July, 1916, fitting replica
of wearing down enemy force as il was
worn down at Thiamont and E'leurv
Craonne is worthy OF addition to the
glorious names engraven in the history of
this war, as worthy as Verdun, Ypres. the
Somme the Marne.
In clearing the valley of the Aisne from
enemy grasp and domination the French
know their advantage too and what /,
means in conducting the rest of a waning
war upon the part Of the Boche The val.
ley OF the Ailette is the last decentralization
without Laon. for from the heights of Bove
Hill, where the Ailette has its source tbs
entrance to Laon is dominated and even the
plains beyond extending into Belgium. All
this is why the fighting about Craonne has
genuine military and strategical value OF
extreme Importance to either combatant
The April-May offensive then, was indeed
France. 1t gave to the armies of the repub.
lie the entrances TO the Aisne. the canaI
the road to the valley, the slopes and ac.
clivities that lead to hills dominating the
river, a part of the plateau, a part of tba
Chemin des Danes, of Hurtebise. Craopns
and even the approaches to the valleys 70.
ward All and Vauclerc. 1t gave French hat.
teries clear range upon the distant plains
ana placed portion Of Ailette Valley al
the mercy of French fire.
Germany could not consent 10 a aae,,..
relinquishing of all this, which meant se
much more than the aha ndo,noo,. =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

The request of the Shipping Board
for an additional billion with which TO
finance the colossal fabricating plants at
Hog Island, Chester and Newark and take
care OF other plans for augmenting the
fleets indicates that at last we are to get
the kind OF action expected from Ameri-
can energy. 1t will be found, we think
that already we have an amazing tonnage
under construction. but the task is a big
one and We may as well go through with
II IN apig way. We are going to have a
merchant marine to be proud OF when
this war u over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
SIMPLE ARITHMETIC

.kPEAkiNG of the bonding business and
~ its relation to the Mayors check boo.
the Record says:
Such bonds entered are approximately
For two-thirds Of the amount of the con-
tracts, but they do not, however. renre.
sent the premiums paid to the surety
eoupanies BY the contractors This is
~ cent on the fAoe Of the contraets
t1s amount which the Keystone
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
POETRY

Some folks thinks
Poetry aCritirs as easy as Jorty ichtks.
They think IFS Just easy aud fine;
And oU you haze to do Is to arrite ann.
thing, only stop each line
When you get to a t1ord that rhymes qcith
the one
At the end of the last line. And that's
hoW IT'S done.
And If you cannot think Of qcords
That rhyme ,oith others.
Why sure It's poetry stiH. but then
IT'S called blank Uerse. aohich means
Nobody's home. or else perchance
No one has yet set ap therein
His domtcile HUGH MER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
What Do You Know?


!. Where are the Julian Alps?
e Who Is the present Secretary OF Commeres
and Labor:
5. Who destroyed the Holy Roman Empire:
=. what is the nationality OF Joseph Conrad,
the novelist? .,
D. In what war did Florence Nightingale psr-
form her humanitarian services?
d. What office In the British Cabinet is hsIs
= bS Lord Robert Cecil: ~
. now living? VI "'ee"
!" what custom according to Hamlet wa.
Observance"c ' '''"' III WV
w. "nnt enlargement of the American Reyoiu.
,ion was ranked by Edward Greasy the
hatt9Ian; hstG9rIan; as one of the fifteen decisive
w. Nhat Is an anerOid barOmetero
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
England Urged to Recognize
Irish Virtues-Plenty of Work
for War Wives

This Department IS free TO all readers ,cho
tVish TO express their opinions on subjects Of
current interest. It IS al open forum and TIE
Evening Ledger assumes no responsibility for
the riews o. its correspondents Letters must
be signed by the name and address Of the
1Critcr not necessarily for publication, but as
guarantee Of good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
History records that y

I History records that Napoleon.
having destroyed the Holy Roman EN-
Ipire. once considered putting the Hohen-
zollerns altogether out of business. He
decided otherwise. 1t was the mistake of
his life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

Count that day lost whose slow de-
scending sun views by Petain no progress
at Nerdun," possibly expresses a prevail
ing French sentiment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
FRONT TRENCH CANDIDATES

There's candidate for the frst-line
trench
You 1UiN lind at the moUie shor,
ReepinG time qcith his Knees on the bdcL;
Of Dour bench.
When The music starts TO 90.
.IIN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

This early start of the cool weather
isn't half so appealing to coal men as II
would have been fear ago. 1t only
brings the prospect of having to give the
public square deal painfully nearer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
VI

YhrHSi Om This 1iHh
on lcdr'S grim brink.
n matters not to me hoiC far.
May he go cest,'
The RoiSy pest
WHO 1phiStles on the trolley car.
YERCAS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

Dear Boss-This is the new motto Of
hope adopted by the consolidated associa.
tions OF negro lawyers: Every cloud has
a silver lining" MIKE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

Roast Jersey Four advertses a South
Ninth street restaurant Nothing keeps
very long off the ice this weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27
OF France.

News is scarce in New York." writes
VIII Lou, but forgot to tell you that
William ]. Bumpus. Of West Forty NTH
strest. 10, a. you might suppose. an ex-
pronuman.' = 4, ~ 4. Z n N. u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

That once Ubiquitous word pre-.
paredness' is fast becoming obsolete
Prepared" is the up.todate substitute
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

| South African savage would blush to make
| his own? Be discreet, English cousins be
discreet. GEORGE WESTBURY.
Philadelphia August a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-27

Says an inspired writer on the Ohio
State Journal: "rhe lunch out where
nature is the toastmaster, is the feast of
the soul. Everything tastes good. be-
cause you taste with the bread and but
ter, the jams and the pies, the blue skies
the soft zephyrs, the songs of the birds
and the fragrance Of the wild flowers"
Speaking of one of the several thinga
the poetic Ohio State journalist avoided
mentioning as tasted with the lemon
meringue pie, the Richmond Missouriap
prints this interesting information.
Cobe Richardson has made a discov.
cry that may lead to the eradication of
the chigger-now the worst in manv
years. Cobe says the mother bug laws
about dozen eggs in a nest and
matches them like q hen matches a brn,d
OF chicks. He says the thing to do is 70
find the nest and destroy the eggs while
they are fresh
TO A DAUGHTER OF FRANCE
Love clings to the lashes that shadow vo,,r
eyes,
Now reyerysoidsn. now wide with sur.
Like feurs-de-lys futterins up to the
skies '"e
Love dreams in the rapture of night in vour
hair; ''"'
Love sings in the lips that enk!ndle and
fare: ~"o
Love laughs for the glory of living GO
fair So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-16

a hundred and twenty, 2-piece wash
dresses of blue chambray and tan cham
bray; sizes mostly SO TO 50; dresses that
would be cheap at $500, going in the
July Bargain Sale for $1.OO each.
As many more misses combination
coat-styla MILDLY dresses; jackets pink
and-blue stripes, and Vhite-and-blue:
skirts plain, with bias bands; ages IA
10 ID. These MILDLY dresses, made to
sell for $500, also go at $500 each.
a hundred and fifty percaIe house
dresses, indigoes, lights, stripes, etc.
really $50 values, at 98c each.
Ladies' white dress skirts, latest
styles, shipped AS expressly for this July
Bargain sale. Choice at $50 each.
For this July Bargain Sale we got
from a big New York maker OF ladies'