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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Drafted Coal Miners May
Work French Mines

Organization of coal mining regiments
for service in France is under considera-
ton by Secretary Baker. In view OF
Frances delicate labor problems, informal
negotiations are being conducted between
American government officials and men,
bers Of the French high commission to as
certain whether such units would be ac-
ceptable National Army men would be
assigned to the mining regiments only on
a volunteer basis, but government officials
in touch with the unions believe that most
Of the $4,000 miners taken on the first
draft call would offer themselves for the
special service. The plan does not con-
template Withdrawing any men from civil
employment Army officers do not look
with favor on most schemes for using men
drafted for fighting service in labor units,
but this particular proposal is understood
to have received special consideration,
owing to the shortage Of coal in France
ard tie scarcity Of miners. Many fields in
Southern France are not being worked be-
cause labor is not available, and IL is sug-
gested that many more men viii be needed
as French coal districts in the northeast
are retaken from the Germans.-From
The Engineering and Mining Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

the first time they will have hin. OF u.
horrors Of war"
TIE outcry AGAINST a trivial incon'
venience was taken as text tor mon
serious admonition by The Tribune, which
suggested editorially that if a Zeppelin
could visit the city I'VE should appreciate
the humor Of the order dimming our signs
at II o'clock" And the editorial pursued
it's theme thus:
"A number Of Americans will feel hH
America is overriding things by eurta''lns
these sky signs for an hour or 50. Let TIE
English DO something, etc. But suprose .
few imaginative business men Of Broai"F
should get together and. accepting the uo'h'
agree upon what is sense. and darken bFc'a'
way completely. Would there De sgs,
number of Americans 10 applaud ard "0s'a
Broadway be better of not worse mar 0s'
fore? Perhaps we are optimistic. biN "
think, yes.
Every step forward in this war mas e0%'
from the people upward. 1t is they WEI
have forced one measure after another We
wonder when our leaders, of amusemen"
sky signs or anything else. will actually s.eP
out ahead OF the American people ana ~.
stead of waiting to be driven By puD"S
opinion into patriotism will show the way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
The Most Marvellous Military Encounter Ever STAGED

unhappy citizens - the same renascent
family of Noah. But in these border cam
Daigns many a gallant soldier was buried
N the sandy trenches or lost in the grass
Forest that fringed the drive, and it was
with sadly depleted ranks that the army
left these outdoor campaigns.
Nor would any story of this army be
complete without mention of its gallant
leader, who in childish estimation ranked
with the greatest captains. for was he not
Napoleon, the victor of Waterloo? A So en-
lid figure, literally the man on horse
,ack," for his peculiar construction did
rot permit his dismounting. At the sum-
nit of some vantage point he viewed and
directed the fight with unerring skill. But
re was not always in the rear; at critical
moments ne exposed himself reckessly.
At last re met soldiers death. Leading
a charge, he was crushed beyond falling
o2stion. His army gave him q soldiers
burial beneath the walls of the yet untaken
city. After him many lesser men succeed
ed to the command, but though they ranked
with him as strategists and won many =
striking victory they were but common
men, inferior to him in all the admirable
stirring qualities of a truly great captain.
In later years an enyious peace has
fallen upon this devoted army, and with
the peace it has been retired to the frontier
post Of garnet closets and its former glory
almost forgotten. And yet no complaint
has come from these soldiers, unlike the
figures of later and less glorious wars.
But their very silence has an air of re-
proach which moved me deeply as came
vpon the battered veteran, an air Of re-
proach mingled with dignity of bearing
surviving from earlier and more fortunate
love
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

bre-suited warriors, closely guarding their
imperial eagle; beside these were French
misunderstanding little fellows mount
ed on prancing steeds, horses and men
seeming scarcely to be restrained from
hurting themselves bodily upon the bayo-
nets of the hated Prussians; then there
were Turkish sharpshooters in jaunty
fezzes and baggy trousers-intolerant
Moslems they were too, constantly keeping
their guns pointed at their Christian com
rades; besides all the rough companies
there were unattached soldiers of fortune
the rif-raf Of half a dozen companies
!ong since destroyed in battle; there were
stoid British redcoats mingled with
French infantrymen in broad blue blouses
and few Russians clad in curious slate
colored trousers-all reckless volunteers,
whose place was ever on the firing line.
Many and varied were the campaigns
waged by this mighty army, glorious and
impossible were the victories they won!
On long rainy Sunday afternoons the
kitchen floor was the field of their opera
tions. Divided into hostile armies
French, Germans and Russians allied
against the stubborn Britishers, whose
fleets of fat-bottomed warships impro-
vised from boards assembled wooden rivers
and checked n too victorious army. Yet
certain regularity marked the issue of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

when all these campaigns were over and
tie fortune of the day decided. an I'M
heard-of thing occurred. Each dead and
wounded soldier rose unscratched resumed
his proper place in the barrack-bcx, and
reace without pension succeeded war with
out carnage.
But there were longer and more elab-
crate campaigns, mere costly in men,
more fatal to the glory of uniforms. On
sunny days when the driveway invitingly
offered its heaps Of sand, the gallant force
marched forth. Then there were desper-
ate sieges, the Swiss village, set at last
among congenial hills, represented indif-
ferently Metz or Strasbourg, Quebec or
West Point.
All the fortresses famous in history
opened their gates to the ever-victorious
army The regular operations were con-
Quoted on most extensive scale. A little
engine with its solitary passenger car
tcled over sandy tracks to bring supplies
tc the besieging force, and sandy rivers
foated the wooden warships, whose can
mons told heavily against The besieged
Most elaborate systems Of Notifications
were devised. Water pals replenished an
ever-evaporating moat. Sandy battlements,
mountdn-high, lowered above the sur
rounding country. But in the end the
strongest fortresses yielded to the onset,
parapets were destroyed by skilful means,
exploded with the remnant of Fourth Of
July crackers. All the forlorn hopes
pushed valiantly into the breach" Then
the summoned city surrendered, or if it
refused a frghtful carnage ensued, for
by all the laws of war the sword is the
fate of the city carried by storm, and in
furiated soldiers brutaly murdered the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

Conservatism, plus the German American
vote, plus the influence welded by the
liquor interests and certain reactionary news
papers of large circulation, would, it was
believed, make this the last state north OF
Mason and Dixon's line to accept this notG-
bic reform. Yet here the victory is stun
ming in its surprise and farreaching in It's
influence, for it breaks the backbone OF the
Northern opposition and will have ire
mendous effect not only throughout the
United State, but in Europe as well"
THE New York Sun" did not expect dis
location of party lines or any separate
"sex party" saying it would be mistake
to think
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

paign. The moral value OF such work as
the Y. NJ. c. A. proposes doing among
the soldiers is emphasized by 1.-THE Butte
1Mont.) Miner" for instance, which
writes:
"The gravest danger which our boys face
in this war is not death, great as is their
risk of that, but the breaking down Of
home ideals, and in keeping them true to
right standards, by making them contented,
furnishing comforts and recreation and in
other ways keeping the home fires burning
the Y. u. c. A. is doing wonderful work
and will do still more wonderful work
with the fund to be raised
"And in doing this work for the boys
themselves-our boys-the Y. NJ. c. A. is per-
forming a service of unreasonable value In
the winning Of the great struggle to make
the world safe for democracy. As General
Pershing says, Strong muscles, clear brains,
high ideals in the soldier increase the fight
ing efficiency Of the soldier
"Jn the name Of our boys and our coun-
try, this paper appeals to its readers to
contribute to this noble cause to the limit
of their ability. We must keep the home
fires burning in the hearts Of our boys who
are fighting our battle. Most Of them will
come back. Shall it be as men of strong
character, good habits, lofty ideals? 1t is
largely up to u.s."
"The Portland Oregonian" observes
that while war is just one thing after an
other ('If it is not Liberty Loan it's the
Red Cross, it's the Y. N. c. Az, the
public is both patient and understanding
And, it adds, if any one is in doubt about
what the Y. N. G. A. is doing for the
boys in France, or on their way, or under
training in American environments, let
him ask any soldier "The soldiers know"
"The Chicago Herald" asks its readers
to remember our fighters" while "The
Springfield Republican" says:
There Is no end 10 subscribing because
we have gone 10 war and all rules are Of. :
The rules Of peace time, when we thought
our money was something sacred 20 our
selves, when we thought that il was our
own money, because We had earned il, or
because somebody had wlled II 20 US or
because investments had made IL for US
those are the rules winch are most particu-
larry and violently or Nothing could give
us a much greater shock than the discovery
that our own money does not actually be-
iohH W ONf own beNebf hlIeT all, Dut uoeb
belong land will certainly go) where 1t Is
most needed By the nation"
The Tribune appeals thus:
ave must picture them tired, cold and cx-
hausted, a. worn and discouraged, as need
ing day after day, through weary weeks and
months, the light. warmth and cheer that an
American home spells.
"Haying conceived this need. there viii
be few Americans 10 hang back from the
task Of filling IL. And, thanks TO the militia
tive and intelligence Of our Y. n. G. A. or
ganization, there IL already we'll under way
and advanced toward completion the vast
machinery for sfeeting as much Of this
miracle as 10 humanity possible. We cannot
take our homes 20 France or 70 the training
camps here, but we can send the spirit OF
them and their good works TO hssrten and
aid our tFA0DU
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Pickets Resume Their "Reign of Terror

poseI aendments being considered oy the
Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention
now sitting. Sentiment in Massachusetts
however, is not yet strong, leading papers
being rather inclined to oppose any change.
In the West comparatively little attention
was given it, the general attitude, however,
being that of approval.
1.-THE New York Tines" al opponent OF
woman suffrage, took the latest Washing
ton picketing outbreaks as text for edi-
torial opposition to any national amend
ment, claiming that suffrage is entirely
matter for the states, and pointing out
that with the exception of New York only
the two minor states of Montana and Ne
vada have voted for suffrage since 1912,
whereas fourteen others, including ONO,
Maine and Massachusetts,, have voted en-
phatically against it. The New York VIC
tory is attributed to the Socialist move
ment And now
"Bv hook or crook, they mean to reach
their purpose, a determined minority DULL
doing the majority. Suffrage belongs to the
states Against suffrage granted oy tne
states. whatever be thought Of its WISDOM,
there can be no complaint. The people OF
the state have regulated the qualifications
of the voters of that state. But to force
on all states by the votes of alkaii ana
sagebrush communities, states thin OF popu-
lation and simple in social habit, aided ny
the votes Of larger states whose legislatures
have yielded to feminine appeal, an unwei-
come change, and in the South ominous, IL
permitted. would be an injustice, social
and political danger as we'll as a gross Vio-
lation of state rights.
at is said that in the two Congress DIS
tricts in this city where special elections are
to be held next February women will vote
only for candidates pledged to support the
Federal amendment. Thus state suffrage Is
but stepping stone for Federal suffrage 10
the aspiring and subtle feminists"
Meanwhile the militant wing of the
garty is preparing to make capital out OF
the treatment of the women in jail in
Washington in coming elections, especially
for Congress; but the general tendency OF
most of the women seems to be toward
alignment with one of the old parties, not
as women, but as Republicans, Democrats
or Socialists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

But the press Of the country, with very
few exceptions, has expressed satisfaction
over the outcome of the New York suffrage
vote. "The New Orleans Times-P icayune"
thought the New York campaign had been
conducted with great vigor and judgment
By the women" adding that, although only
one state was carried by the women at the
last election, "like the lions cub, it is such
big one" "The New York Evening
Post" welcomed "the unexpected but mag
nifcently decisive victory" as "a great
step forward" in democracy-a ''revolu-
tion," adding:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Broad w ay
Loses Her
Lights

N ROADWAY'S white lights" we,s
~ measurably dimmed this week.,
~ II .. m. 1t was "curfew" meas.
ure that brought bitter complaint from
some sources, but was generally met with
derisory humor, and some deeper toned
comment. The order came from Wash.
ington in the interests of coal conserya.
lion, allowing the great display ele.tic
signs to blaze only from 7:45 to II.
similar order applied to such signs
throughout the country, and it is est.
mated that the saving in coal should
amount to about 100000 tons annually
II is in line with the coal administrators
Plan to curtail the use of fuel in all plant,
that are not essential.
There was a difference of opinion as
to the value of this particular restriction.
The New York Edison Company, accord.
ing to "The Brooklyn Eagle" has est.
mated that only six-tenths of one per cent
of the coal it uses goes TO these signs. In
view of this "The Eagle" doubted lest "the
game may not be worth the candle" bu,
nevertheless saw in it an encouraging
tendency.
Considerable criticism appeared regard
ing the hours allowed by the plan, argu.
nent contending that the brighter lights
were more needed after theatre hours than
between 8 and II o'clock, and that aside
from these sky signs Broadway is not very
well lighted. broadway" said THE
Morning Telegraph" in pleading for re.
arrangement of hours to meet the move.
ments of the nightly crowd, lis as patriotic
as any rural district in the Union, and
Broadway habitues are prepared TO assume
their share of the sacrifices and discom-
forts incident to war; but if the work Of
conservation is to begin, why not exercise
authority with due regard to common sense
and the congruities"
"The Evening POST observed:
Doubtless there will be those to whom the
shutting off OF the wildly agitated signs an
hour before midnight will seem like darker.
ing Of the city before Zeppelin raid. For
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

TNHE other day, while rummaging in
8 an ut-of-the-way closet filled with
n discarded toys, | came upon tin
soldier buried in heap Of dusty blocks.
There was a certain pathos attending the
condition Of the stray soldier. His gun,
still raised with the self-same menacing
attitude it had kept these ten years, was
battered and broken; his pewter fragility
bore evident signs of ruin. Yet, despite
the loss of stupid grown-up years, the sight
of this once familiar uniform, its tinsel
glory faded and dim, recalled vividly mem
cries of an army once great in numbers,
the chief among my childish treasures.
A strong and mighty force was that Of
which this veteran was chance survivor.
Certainly there never was another army
which embodied in its ranks soldiers Of so
varied and ill-assorted nations. ! recall
the famous reviews held On the kitchen
table. when the assembled hosts, ranged in
order neither military nor civilian, marched
through a line of admirng populace-the
ancient tenants of an old Noahs ark
Each single soldier represented in himself
a regiment, in order that the numbers Of
the force might be impressive. In the pass
ing legions there were Scottish High
landers, brilliant in their tartan gear,
marching TO the shrill pipings Of a pbroch;
there were German guardsmen-tall, SOM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

4 CCORDING TO the Dow Service
IA Daily Building REPORTS, conditions
L n in the Eastern steel markets, so
far as market deliveries are concerned, are
rapidly approaching the normal. This is
due largely to the operation of the govern
ment's certifcation plans
A recent issue of 'Metallurgical and
Chemical Engineering" discusses the stu
alton in the following terms
"a measure of price control has now been
established for the iron and steel industry.
Il has been accomplished by agreement be-
tween the government and the producers.
Specific maximum prices have been set for
certain products, while there is an under
standing that prices for other commodities
arc expected to be adjusted to the same gen
eral basis by voluntary acioa on the part OF
producers.
"The trade has turned quickly TO a consid-
Grafton Of the question, What is 70 be the
trend Of steel prices in the future? The first
r,ica announcements 70 WASHINGTON specih-
calv stated that the set prices were subject
to mod fcation January i, 1913. 1t is the
common view Of the trade that II the market
level changes in future the change VIII be
downward The government might in accord
ance with it's suggestion, set lower prices on
January |, or later, or the market might OF
its own accord decline to lower levels, as OF
course, the prescribed prices are maximum
only. However the steel trade has had /"
treat deal Of experience in the past in ad-
herring to certain prices, once hNed. IL was
Illegal for the makers to meet and adopt
prices, or even TO agreo TO maintain prices,
but when prices were we'll established there
was nothing to prevent the producers, acting
as individuals from departing from the es-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
The Y.M.C.A.
Crusades for
Ideals
H%HE Young Mems Christian Associa-

HNHE Young Mems CHRISTIAN Assocla-
tons campaign to raise $780,
n 100000, which opened last Sun
day and will close tomorrow, got off with
n flying drive throughout the entire coun-
try.
The raising of this great fund started
with services on Sunday last in thousands
of churches in all parts of the United
States. Monday morning saw the begin
ming of the active campaign to get the
money. more than 100000 Of which, it
is reported, has already been pledged in
New York City, the United States Steel
Corporation alone giving 100000. A
well known woman has pledged $4,000
for every month the war lasts. Advance
reports from various parts of the coun-
try indicate that great as is the amount
sought, it will, like the Liberty loans, be
oversubscribed. The Oranges in New Jer-
say, for instance, have been allotted
$780, 1000 as their quota of the fund, and
Saturday night, November 10, the COM
mittee in charge there reported $l22,OOO
already raised.
OF the money to be raised, 1t is planned
to spend 81, 100000 to promote the well
fare of the enlisted men of the army and
navy in environments and camps in the
United States; for the soldiers and sailors
of the overseas forces s12,00O,O00 will
be used, while s7,OOO,OOO will be spent
in the armies of our allies, 100000
will be expended for prisoners of war and
100000 will be set aside to provide
for the inevitable expansion of the work.
President Wilson in letter to DR..
John r. Mott, general secretary of the
War Work Council of the Young Mems
Christian Association, which has its head
quarters in this city, said in part:
"The Young Mems Christian Association
has been chosen by the government as the
agent of the nation to minister to the physi-
cal social and moral needs Of the men of
the armies, and it is officially stated that the
work will be done along broad lines and that
it is for the benefit of all alike-Jew and
Gentle. Catholic and Protestant"
The press of the country has, naturally,
been taking a keen interest in this CAM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Photo by Harris EwinT from Paul Thompson

at involves a radical change either in the
American system of Transforming pollticai
opinion into legislative action, or in the re-
lation of the woman as an individual eiector
to the public and private affairs OF me-
Nothing of the sort has occurred in t"e
states where women have voted for many
years. Nothing of the sort is going to occur
in New York"
1.-THE New York Sun" also looked for
ward with equanimity to an attempt TO
force a constitutional amendment.
One immediate result of the election was
that a movement was started toward IN
PRODUCING suffrage article into the pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
CretOnneS

The word cretonne means cotton and
was first made,in India.
England has had to give up many OF Its
factories for government supplies, and
shipDing facilities being inadequate, the
supply of English made cretonnes is
limited. This has made the American
manufacturer go very deeply into creating
new DESIGNS, and he has been wonderfully
successful. For the first time American
buyers have cooperated with the American
mills.-Pricc's Carpet and lug Ncics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Legal Training of Police
Officers
THOUGH it is not desirable 70
make of every policeman a trained
lawyer, even if such q result were

lawyer, even if such result "e''
practicable, il is highly desirable, wri"'
L. +. Fuld, in Case and Comment ms'
the superior officers of the police depafF
ments have a better knowledge OF thoS
principles of the law with which they eOm'
into contact daily. This instruction esH,
not be given to them by police oiheel'
whose knowledge Of the law is an0"
wholly empirical, nor can it be gwen
them best by college professors wnON
knowledge of police work is wholly 'n'"
retical
This instruction, the writer declares
should be given to them by men OF ofO.-
university culture and special training
law and in political science. 1t shou'a
given to them by men who have mao
addition practical experience IN Po'~
work. 1t should be given to them wi'nvs
fee, charge or expense to any police W
GER, since the benefit to the service ress
ing from this legal training of police ~
GERS will be immeasurably greater w.
the incidental benefit TO the police onAs
in enabling him to secure promotion ~
finally, if practicable, this training sn0.
be given to police officers without exPsD'
to the city.
All of these conditions can be suees
fully met by encouraging able, wen ~
Gated, ambitious young police magisu
TO undertake this service instructor
policemen in addition to the routine Oh
of magistrate. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

day and By
Smond his first editorial
Harvard Advocate" the reader
find
shifts Metz
hod
niece of is omitted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

N ROADWAY'S white lights" we,s
n measurably dimmed this week-at
II p. m. 1t was "curfew" meas