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New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
THE Important Distinction Between
Peace Time and War Time

Treason must be made odious." We
must discriminate between acts done in
time of peace and in time of war. We
ray not fully concede that inter d,md
silent leges, rightly holding that in this
country, save in the army itself and in
special circumstances Of the proclamation
Of martial law. the civil law must always
t.e superior to the military establishment;
and that even in time of war the civil
rights of citizens are TO be scrupulously
cafeguarded and respected. True. But it
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

Mooney was convicted on account of his
alleged activities in certain strikes, and
that his hanging. in the face Of the new
testimony as to the perjury, would inevi-
tably stir up bitter class strife in the
United States. That the affair has fur
ther taken on an international significance
is shown by the reports circulated in the
press here, to the effect that German
agents in Russia have used the incident
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
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//THE Woman's Home Companion
records this interesting effort II
conservation

records this interesting EFFORT ID
conservation:
zone day an English woman who must IN
derstand her own sex very well, had oeauu'
ful. thrilling inspiration. Perhaps in her s'eH'
uous sewing for the soldiers she had 70 dis,
card a punctured silver thimble for one o.
brass or composition. Perhaps she !Gs.
stumbled upon a battered, forgotten tn'HO'V
which had served another generation o.
nimbe fingers Az any rate, sne decided 'ns.
probably every home IN her town eoula o0S,,
a th.mble in or out Of service. Now ..
these silver thimbies were gathered up sen.
10 a silyersmith, melted and refined We'
would come forth from the proccs'-monsyi,
Money with which to buy ambu.anee' SN'
equip hospitals. ,.,
"She began by collecting thimbles ITO" ITO,
friends and neghbo.s. Thimbles came t0''.
ing in from every direction. The rieh".
and the humblest sent them. Then 'he's
were other women. hundreds Of then' W.
had 10 silver thimbles and were sorry ~,
il. They wrote, asking whether they me
send other bits OF silver or gold an Ola ','',
spoon or two, a napkin ring, a Gun uhN
watch rm-old-fashioned, even benz
broken, but wrought from the precious me'. ..
"Ttc answer 20 such queries was Sl'.. 80
the same: Nothing too large, no'hinS
small ain.
The heaps of discarded thimbles ana w.
kets grew. The mint melted them and '",. !.
returned them ingots of silver and go'a n.
a year the 'Saer Thimble Fund was So
70 dispense the following splendid ehS'''''
Seven motor smbulances. ,.
Five more hospital boats for Ms''F'
tamia.
zone disinfector. No,
1.-TWO thousand pounds sterling 70 70.
Employment Agency for Disabled adv
Two thousand two hundred ana ~.
pounds sterling to the Star ana o''
Fund. Ala.
Ten thousand pounds sterling fo'
abled soldiers and sailors. ,a.
1.-Two hundred and twenty-five p0'.,A
sterling in small grants TO hospi'a"
supply bureaus. H.. ar
Fifteen thousand pounds sterling; ,r
$4,000, had been raised by giiS 80
those who thought they had n''-
~Arta SAILING"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

to discredit the United States as a friend
Of democracy; in fact, that America was
an oppressor of the under dog at the oe-
hest of the plutocracy. A hostile demon
stration is reported TO have occurred in
which the American Minister to Russia
was made the victim, on the ground that
this country was railroading to death an
Italian Socialist named MUM" Incl
dentally. Oxman has since been ac-
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
"Treason Must Be Made OdlOuS

American politics, when eminent states
men were ready TO rail against the best
cf acts for no other reason than that they
we're the acts of the other party.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

encc. Coming so soon after the breaking up
of tho most formidable third party move
ment in vears the Progressive party once
lcd bv Theodore Roosevelt, now returned 10
the Republican fold many VIII think tna'
only moderate success at best can DE "o"
by the proposed organization. However Ia
these extraordinary times predictions baseh
on mast experience easily may be mislesd-
ing. The world in many respects is moving
in ways inconsistent with past tendencies
To "The Chicago Herald the whole
thing looks like "a palpable effort to CLOAK
the demise Of an old party by the lorna
tion of a new one" and
"A combination Of such diverse political
and economic views. held together mainly py
goneral ideas of social, industrial and poiiu-
ral democracy ideas to which no party Is
wholly foreign will hardly hold together
as a moderately effective. aggressive or op'
nosing political force. Platform or no plat
form. there is gulf between even modihed
uarxism and Henry Georgeism, and these
have no more in common with the other
elements Joined with them than with mill
ions Of Democrats or Republicans VINO re-
main in the old parties. Divided, these little
narties have stood for while at least
United. they will probably fall"
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Scanning the Wit
of the Day
COUNTRYMAN on a visit TO Lon
don found he had lost his tie pin.

N don found he had lost his tie pin.
n Fortunately, he had friend at
the police station. so he went and told
him Of his loss. The friend assured him
he would not leave stone unturned until
the tie pin had been found.
When the man got back to his lodgings
lie discovered the pin on his dressing table,
and Immediately started off to the police
station again. As he wended his way
along one Of the principal streets he saw
some workmen pulling up the roadway to
lay some new gas pipes.
Don't trouble to take up any more, my
lads" he cried. Il found the pin. Tit
Bits.
A carpenter. sent to make some repairs
10 a private house, entered the apartment
of the lady of the house with his appren-
tice.
Mary" the lady called to her servant
see that my jewel case is locked at once. y
The carpenter understood. He removed
lis watch and chain from his vest with a
Slgnlncant air ana gave NHcIl W MS "P
prentice.
John" he said, take these right back
10 the shop. 1t seems that the house ISM
safe."-Pearson' Weekly.
Your honor" informed the policeman
as he pointed to the prisoner, "he refused
to rise while the band played The Star
Spangled Banner" Il did not recognize
the tune" explained the culprit, hastily
"Now, my dear man." said the judge, sym
pathetically, "let me whistle it for you, 81
that hereafter you may distinguish it,
The Judge whisted the melody and th'
prisoner listened intently. When his honor
had finished the defendant exclaimed, gen
erously: "Your honor, if the band haC
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

The capacity of Great Britain for pro-
dLcing munitions has so increased that
nunition making in Canada has been
stopped by government order.-Popular
Mechanics.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

Pilot: 1--WE shall be half second late
at London. What is the trouble?"
Mechanic: 1--WE just passed through the
milky way and propeller is full of butter"
Aerial Age.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

TINE formation of a new party by tn the
amalgamation of five minor politi-
cal groups which have hitherto
expressed disesteem of things rs they are
was completed recently in Chicago. The
party has been names the National party
and the five elements are The Progress
sives. Prohibitionisis, Social Democrats,
Single Takers and plain Independents or
Radicals. Their demands, as summarized
in the platform and outlined in the press,
are:
Removal Of the land monopoly; extension
Of the postal savings bank system; Federal
INCORPORATION of private financial concerns.
Government life and accident insurance
for the working class; more stringent ere
strictions on child labor.
NO secret dplomacyi all protocols, agree
ments. arrangements and understandings
with other nations to be accessible 10 the
rublic; Observation-Disclosures of all strategic
waters; prohibition of discriminatory tar
ifs; establishment of a league OF nations
to keep international peace; establishment
of an international tribunal for the adjust
ment OF national differences.
Public ownership of all natural monopo-
lies and public utilities.
Bone dry prohibition Of the liquor traf-
Ac"
You, This PARTY Differs From the
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Disparagement and ak
l. OF Disruption

Cold comfort is also ladled out by "Ihe
Pittsburgh Dispatch" which points out
that. including the Progressives, the total
vote of the elements combined in the Ma
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
\ Fresh Stir Oyer the Ancient
a Name Bryan

While the leaders disclaim that they
have decided on standard bearer for
1920. vet the dispatches say that much
enthusiasm was excited by the mention
of w. ]. Bryan's name, and he, curiously
erouoh. was the leader Of the old party
composed of similar elements.
Little hope for permanence, however, is
held out by "The Chicago News which
reminds its readers:
"On the basis of past experience 1t Is
easy to predict that the new party, If actu-
ally launched. will have only short exist
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

THE representation Of the peoples bill
L in Great Britain, the bill which Will
cnfranchise British women, has progressed
rs far as it can before the House of Com
mons takes its recess. II is not expected
20 reach report stage before the end OF
October or beginning of November. The
progress Of the bill has been interrupted
by debates on the corn production oili,
which has now passed its third reading.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
7 low This Party Differs From the
| | Recent English Movement

This party differs from the new Ma
tional party, recently formed in England,
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

WITH the opening of the fall months
w comes the opening Of state suffrage
conventions. The late spring and Septem-
ber saw a few conventions or the calendar
but October ushers in the big drive Of
suffrage activities. The climax will be
reached in December. when the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
will meet in convention at Washington.
Some of the October convention dates
include: Iowa, at Des Moines, October .
and TO-: District Of Columbia October %; f;
Ohio. at Dayton, October 2i and %, and
North Carolina. October 80 and 81.
November will have a full calendar. with
Nebraska coming the first week; Virginia,
at Richmond. November y and Il; Wis
consin. November II and Is; Minnesota,
November Is and II; Florida, November
10 and 20; Pennsylvania, at Pittsburgh
November 20 and %; New Jersey, Michi-
gan. Kentucky, New Hampshire and Della
ware have November conventions sched-
uled. with dates 10 be announced later.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

"The embattled protagonists Of the un-
der dog" as they have been termed, came
near to splitting on God-the word Tod
in the preamble of their platform
"Thc Prohibitionst draft contained the
statement" says "Thc Chicago News, :;
We recognize God as the ruler OF the
universe In opposition to this Delegates
urged that the word Cod was purposely
left out of the Constitution of the United
Sto,es with a view of maintaining definite
separation of Church and State. After
withdrawal from the executive session OF
tbo conference Prohibitionst delegates re-
turned. granting the concession
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

4 USTRlAN women may now serve on
"A juries. if the head committee Of the
Austrian Parliament has its way. In spite
Of protests from government members. by
n majority of TO 6 it recently voted IN
favor Of admitting women to juries. Wom-
en- must take mems places here as else
where.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14
Women'S Activities
the World Over
(From The Woman Citi;en)

TNOR The frst tlme German Woman
II has been given the title of professor
- of music. and at Leipsic University
the first woman lector has been appointed.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-14

Fortunately, he had a friend a
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29
.ALCOHOLBAN
BEING PLANNED
BY PERSHING
Order Exempting Beer and
Light Wines from Prohi-
bition Received.

Gen. Pershing is taking steps to
abolish the drinking of alcoholic bev-
erages by American troops in France.
This statement was made by the
War Department yesterday In ex-
PLANTATION Of the overseas command
er's recent order permitting the use
of light wine and beer by the troops.
The order. II was stated, was not
a license to drink, but a prohibition
of the use Of more spirituous liquors.
A copy of the order was received
from Gen. Pershing yesterday. With
it came the statement that there
Is now under etScussion a plan for
the prohibition of all liquors and
wines to our troops"
The text of the order itself follows:
commanding officers at all places
where our troops may be located will
confer with the local French authori-
ties and use every endeavor to limit
to the lowest possible number the
places where intoxicants are sold. 1t
is desired that these authorities be
assisted in locating nonlicensed re-
sorts, which should be reported Inn
mediately to the proper authority for
the necessary action.
Soldiers are forbidden either to buy
or accept as gifts from Inhabitants
whisky, brandy, champagne. liquor or
other alcoholic beverages other than
light wines or beer. The gift or retail
sale Of these by inhabitants in the
zones Of the army Is forbidden by
French laws"
Commanding officers will see that
all drinking places where alcoholic
liquors above named are sold are
designated as on limits and the
necessary means adopted to prevent
soldiers from visiting them"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29

and that the really good ones got away
with it."
did you ever hear Of a crook dying
rich?" said the major convincingiy.
Very diffidently l admitted that ]
had kind Of impression that all the
big criminals died rich as Dives.
"Oh, Wall Street" grinned the ma
jor. Il mean the legal criminal This
type Of malefactor has ear marks that
single him out for the trained de-
tector as inevitably as though he were
branded"
This rather spoiled my mind-pic-
lures Like a great many people who
have seen within the Law" I had
an idea that super-crooks existed who
regarded with mild amusement the
cropping minions of the law. 1 see I'll
have to stop taking the movies so Sc
riously.
when you get older" said the
major with crushing logic, and
read books on criminology," (Which
I hope to avoid. Either getting
older or reading up on Grimm
oloGy) you will realize that the
criminal has practically no chance
of escaping ultimate conviction.
The most skilful OF them grows
over confident with success. And
when even an arch-crimifal fancies
himself safe from the law. the
handouts are being forged that
will ft his wrists"
All my illusions concerning the
e'ittering underworld having been
torpedoed, 1 thought it was time
t" go before the major told me that
there was no Santa Claus.
Sorry" said the major. that I
can't approve the sketch you pro-
posed. A general sketch OF the
work would be all right. But /
think that undue iu4iy,dual pub
licity for members Gf the depart
ment is inadvisable."
Very we'll. major.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29
By L. L. LYON.

Reporter with Gen. Pershing's Army.
At the American Front in France,
Dec. 2S.-Gen. Pershing's soldiers now
realize they are at war.
L can already see a difference in
my men, said one colonel of infan-
try. And. mind you. my troops are
not among those who have met the
German attack.
Discipline is better: drilling and
training is more intensive; every man
is showing more interest in what We
are trying to teach him about his
conduct under fire."
Before American troops were killed,
wounded and captured, the war SEEM
ed far-off thing to most Of the boys.
Ready for Boches-
In their training camp life about
the only visible reminders they
had of the great struggle were the
French trucks. which went by by
the hundreds every day, carrying
supplies to the front: or the pres
ence among them of French troops
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29
Sammy Dies Rather Than
Surrender in Boche Raid
Americans Display Great Heroism in First
Encounter with Enemy; Gen. Pershing
Praises Men in Hospital

sent back from the front to recu-
perate.
1t was easy for the average
American soldier to look upon the
entire game as a lark and his daily
training as a preparation for some
thing that might never happen.
But all this is changed now
Every fellow is face to face with
'he fact that he HIMSELF must
soon be in the first line trenches,
under the hail OF the German
shells. and he has settled down to
the real serious business of GET
TING READY.
This is especially noticeable
among the young officers, never un-
der fire.
You can bet your sweet life my
men will be ready for the Boches
when they come over their tops
toward our trenches" said a young
captain.
Every time We have a rest spell
during our drills we have an old
fashioned family discussion as to
what we would do under such and
such q circumstance.
Il was greatly amused at the
way one Of my sergeants would
hdnule Ine SITUATION.
Let's not wait for them to come
over after US, captain he said.
Let's beat 'em to it and go over
after them"
Displays HeroIsn.
I was with General PershinR
when he went to the hospital the
other day and personally thanked
wounded men for the part they had
played.
They beamed with happiness and
forgot their wounds when he said
to them:
The entire American army is
proud OF you, and there isn't a man
who does not envy you the oppor-
tunity which was yours"
Twenty-year-old Billy - halls
from the mountains Of Kentucky,
ana learned to shoot a rifle before
ne learned to read or write.
Were you scared, Billy. when
you saw the Boches pouring over
the top Of your trenchesT asked.
Scared? Say. fellow. there wasn't
time enough to be scared. 1t look
ed as If there were at least a hun
dred Of 'em heading straight for
me. They had been pouring artil-
lery shells into US for a long time
and then, all of q sudden, we saw
them on top OF US. Every guy in
our trench began pumping lead
into them as fast as he could load
and fire, and those who couldn't
load were clubbing the sons-of-
guns over the head with their ri
nes"
Billy declared he was lighting
close to one American boy who was
killed.
-Four or five of the Boches were
upon him and he had . chance to
Surrender I heard him yell
Not on your life. I'll die first
And he did"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29
TWO D. 6. POLICEMEN
Win U. S. CAPTAINCIES
Joe Much and Charles M. Sabins
Join Guard Forces.

Joe" Much. precinct detective, to-
gether with Bicycle Policeman
Charles NJ. sabins. has risen from the
ranks. Both are now captains in the
United States Guards. newly organ
lied for the protection OF home prop
erty and for rigid enforcement Of
regulations against alien enemies.
Maj. Pullman was loath to let them
go. He told Gen. Carter in charge
Of the United States Guard, that only
because he realized that the United
states needed the men more than
Washington did he break official ties
with such little protest.
According to reports, recruiting for
the Guards is increasing. 1t is
thought the organization will be COM
plete within the next few months
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29

OF a nice, noisy little story concerning
Mrs. Earrings social betterment work
in dance emporiums which would
bring tears of envious rage to the eyes
Of the president Of the Society for the
Prevention of Working Girls Fun. !
dreamed Of telling the forbearing pub
lie how the word ''policewoman''
brought to my mind the vision OF a
large husky feminine mlIIion of the
law with q cute little way Of swing
ing her niShtstick; and then how Mrs.
Farling really looks more like a pros
porous. well-groomed member OF the
ID. A. X. than any other kind of
person / can imagine
Majors Consent Vital. -+
But my hopes were nipped in the
bud. Mrs. Farling was lovely. but she
said she couldn't see her way to giving
an interview without the majors con-
sent. which it was UP to me to get.
So went up to the majors Office.
He was in He was busy. might
wait. All this was told me by the
guardian in charge. 1 sat down on
the mourner's bench with two other
individuals and passed one Of the long
est half hours of my existence. Luck
lily, one Of my neighbo-s had a most
fascinating habit of tattooing the mil
itary advance" on his hat. If he
had ever started the retreat notes 1
would surely have gotten up and re-
tired ingloriously.
Occasionally, It's the door was open
ed one heard a crisp. boyish voice
talking positively.
The Gate Opens.
Finally, the guardian of the gate
II speak literally. There is a very
inhospitable sort of picket fence
in the mayors outer office) ad-
mitted me to the presence.
As 1t was Sunday. the major was
all arrayed forth like the well
dressed man in Vanity Fair, or
rather like a brave bridegroom who
has no thoughts OF renigging. (By
the way. girls, nobody's lassocd
him yet. Please don't crowd so
1 think he's an adept side-stepper
anyway
SO far I have never seen any
article in print that did justice to
the good looks of the supcrinten-
dent Of police. This screed will.
His features are as clear as those
on some old Roman coin. And he
has nice eyes. brown and clear and
steady. CWill some kind friend
please tell me how the subject
takes this stuff. Assuming, of
course, that he bothers to perusc
it, And he's very tall. Six or
seven feet. I should say. roughly.
Altogether it looks as though Wash
ington has tied a potential movie
actor down TO a superintendency of
police. One can imagine Raymond
Pullman. say. in the tenth episode OF
Mysterious Millcents Miseries. &"
where, Mortified. Milly stares into inky
blackness awaiting. her awful fate at
the hands of the vhlturous under
world-here. 1 say, one can easily
visualize Raymond Pullman as big.
fine Monroe Winthrop. who carries
Mile of in his high-powered racing
car as the gang make ready to drop
the elevator on the sweet young thing.
Well. I unfolded to the major my
little project of doing a story on his
pioneer policewoman. He objected.
AS an effectual il not conscientious
The Washington herald., 1917-12-29
ART EXPERTS
OF HUN ARMY
HIDING LOOT
Teutons Strip Italian Pri-
vate and Public Build
ings of Great Works.

Germany's creation of a so-called
commission of experts with functions
announced as the protection of works
Of art in invaded Italy, is declared by
semi-official dispatches from Rome
received here yesterday, to be only q
cloak to conceal the looting Of art
works.
1T has been established" say the
dispatches, that the enemy has
transported to Vienna, Budapest and
Berlin whatever could be removed
from private and public buildings and
churches.
The equestrian staue of Victor EN-
manuel which stood in the public
square Of Udine has disappeared, while
the Italians respected the monument
OF Emperor Maximilian at Cormons,
notwithstanding the fact that this
particular monument had been erected
as a provocation and challenge TO
Italy"
IAN the sumptuous villas Of the
Venetian noblemen have been pillaged,
and the wonderful artistic collections
transported to Austria. villa So
derini. near Mervesa, containing a
fresco by Tiepolo, has been destroyed.
Similarly the temple that Canova
erected at Possagno is badly damaged.
Fortunately the italian authorities
had placed in safety all Canova's
works which the temple contained"