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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Napoleonic Strategy
Not Concentration, But Pressure on
All Fronts Urged

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: "Napoleonic Strategy" undoubtedly
holds good to-day, but it does not seem II
the "Great Leader was conducting the OPP
erations against Germany that he would con-
centrate his forces at one point. as you sug-
gest In my opinion, the Allies Will proht
more by steady pressure on all fronts winch
more than anything else should prevent the
shifting and concentrating OF troops oy uer-
many that have characterized her operations
in this struggle
II the Allies really are supreme on the
Western front, it would seem that greater 60,
vantages would accrue by sending United
states troops to Italy. or TO the Balkans, or,
better still, 10 Russia, if il be possible to sus-
tain them on the Eastern front.
The conditions on the Western front do not
seem to warrant the hope that the piercing
of Germany's line at one point will cause
general retirement Germany has had too
great an opportunity to create lines OF de-
fence in the occupied parts of France and
Belgium, and it will mean q long continued
drive against one and another of these lines
to eventually redeem the occupied territory.
This probably can best be accomplished by
rreponderance Of artillery, and If italy should
stop Germany at the Tag .iamento, rather
than ask her TO send troops TO the western
front, she should be assisted with the neces-
sary supplies to once again resume the OIL
fensive
II a parallel be drawn with our Civil War,
Grant did not concentrate his resources
against Lee, but agreed with Sherman that
a movement through the Backyard OF the
Confederacy would be Of more advantage than
70 bring Shermans troops to join his
tGrants) in front Of Richmond. Grant kept
his other fronts" on the offensive by NOV
ing Thomas out from Nashville and sending
an army to operate against the coast Of Car
olina, and Wilson was sent into Alabama and
Mississippi and we we'll know what was &C
compished by these movements.
And so it seems to-day that If the Allies
have sufficient resources movements on all
fronts will be more effective than concen-
tration against the Western front A concen-
tration on the Western front means no less
than that Italy, Russia, Rumania, Serbia. etc,
are not to be considered any longer as fac
tors in this struggle. Sustain Italy to Vable
her to keep on the offensive and believe
more will be accomplished than by using the
same resources on the Western front.
If it is possible TO properly supply On
American army in Russia it would seem ad-
visabe to operate against the line there, for
il will provide better opportunity for the
American soldier TO show his ability Our
Civil War provided tho kind At lighting that
he prefers, and the Eastern front, much more
so than the Western front, should furnish
the style of warfare he excels in.
J. A. CURREY.
Brooklyn, Nov. 8, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Mourning in France
OFrom The Chicago Tribune

ITTOH THO tHIcnDO ITIbuHfI
Four-ffths of the women in France wear
mourning, say the correspondents, and we
believe them, but we are not among those
who credit reports Of France exhausted"
and oiled white" French women 20 into
mourning on the smallest provocation. Dye
shops abound. Every little way in a French
city one encounters the sign, Mourning in
twenty -four hours" When madame puts on
black, no one straightaway nfers the demise
Of monsieur. Much more likely an uncle by
marriage has dropped of, or perhaps some
eighth cousin thrice removed II is ulways
possible that, for one wooden cross on A
battlefield. there will be six dozen gowns at
the dye shop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
A Billion Dollar Booty!

Tammany's victory in the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment and the
overwhelming majority that organiza-
ton will have in the Board of Aldermen
will deliver the entire budget-making ma
chinery of the city to the Tiger. For two
years at least Tammany will have abso-
Lutte control of the expenditures of New
York. Even if an anti Tammany Board
Of Aldermen should be elected two years
from now, the most it could do would be
to eliminate certain items from the bud
get or reduce them, and these changes
could be vetoed by the Mayor.
In the next four years the budgets OF
the metropolis will aggregate approx
mately a billion dollars. All the economies
that the Democratic candidates have
promised, if they could be carried out,
would reduce that total little, for manda-
tory legislation and ever-growing depart
mental charges, made necessary by de-
mand for service in schools, the social well
fare agencies of the government and the
Police and Fire departments, which even
Tammany can scarcely neglect, are doml-
rating factors in the citys expenditures.
The question is not whether Tammany
will spend the money, but how. If it is
spent as the public's money was spent in
the Van Wyck period, the city may expect
in the next four years to see the rise Of
a new set of contra -politicians-who
dine at Delmonico's with "The Chief" buy
country estates, and, perhaps, take up
golf. If the new Board of Estimate should
set its face sternly against graft, honest
or prison-stripe variety, there is no es-
pecialy rosy outlook for taxpayers. The
Mayor and Controller, the dominant fig
ures in the new board, will be men mex
perienced in municipal affairs, and par
ticularly in municipal finance. There is
TO comfort in the contemplation of the
kind Of budget they would devise.
Mr.. Smith, in his legislative service,
gained wide experience in the handling of
public finances, and no small knowledge
Of city matters as they appeared at AL
bany. Mr. Bowling, too, has had long
experience in the Board of Aldermen with
the budget They are the two members
of the new board who will take office with
adequate preparation for the vast prob
lens they will have to solve.
Mayor Mitchels administration has
made record for itself of actually re-
ducing certain department expenses-not
of reducing the tax rate-that was beyond
it's control, with heavy direct state taxes
to provide for, pay-as-you-go policy
fixed by law, and mandatory legislation
imposing expenses of millions of dollars
annually What the present Mayor and
his colleagues of the Board of Estimate
accomplished was a veritable triumph
The work of new board, a majority OF
its members inexperienced men, and all
Tammany Democrats, promises TO be an
interesting experiment in the field of APP
petite and opportunity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Why Not American Singersa
q Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A very excellent letter in your issue
of current date, written BY that distinguished
pressman William j. Guard, would possibly
carry more weight If the institution, which
Mr.. Guard is employed by, and for which
he does such excellent work, the Metropolitan
Opera Company, were 70 lead in the patriotic
movement and Dust the alien enemies in its
midst in favor OF artists Of equal ability
but of American birth. Mr. Guard is an
American citizen, and good. loyal one. Why
does he not use his influence at this hour
to replace the German singers by Americans
Mr.. Gatti- Casazza Is an Italian, and though
at the present moment Germans are Staying
his people he makes no movement to get rid
of singers who are loyal. and rightly so, II
German-born and German subjects, TO the
Prussian rule.
There are many artists, Americans, Ital-
ians. French, who could at short notice
fill the shoes OF the alien enemies, and they
should have first call. Germany has long
ago forbidden Americans 20 appear at the
aires under government subsidy, and we
should at once give our artists OF American
birth their lawful heritage.
The foreign artists have had il all their
own way here, and while one acknowledges
their ability, we have American singers now
in this city who are the equal, If not the
peer, of some Of the German singers an
nounced for the season of 1918.
Let US be consistent, and if We do not want
Hillquit for Mayor because he is pro-Ger-
man let us clear the atmosphere at Fortieth
Street and Broadway, before November IL. by
giving the lucrative jobs now held by Ger
mans in the opere to American-born singers
who will not shirk singing "The Star-Spangled
Banner" ELLIOTT c. COFFIN.
New York, Nov /, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Kerensky's Lament
The WEAKNESS Of People Running
Around in Circles
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune:
Sir: Is it not a novel way o. appealing
for help to ones allies to preface the ap-
peal as Mr.. kerensky does, By abusing themF
More and more is one impressed with the be-
lief that Russia has become a yeritable top
sy-turvy land, where people, already weary
make their WEAKNESS more acute by running
around in circles.
As reported. he says that the reason Rus
STA IL tired out is because she began 90 hght
before the others did, that she was hghunc
eighteen months before Great Britain began.
Does Mr.. Kerensky assume that all those
who read this latest deliverancc Of his nave
forgotten the Contemplate little British
army which began fighting in the same month
as Russia did, and was practically wiped out
OF existence by December of the same year'
but still to its last gasp held the route to
Calais secure? Did that involve no trlng
work? No suffering? And how would this
European war stand to-day II the pass had
not been held and the Germans had taken
the Channel ports OF FrAnce1 And how abou'
the British navy7 Did not that begin tight
ing no early as the Russians did? Do u
not endure hardship and suffer lossg Whal
would be the condition OF things to-day u u
had,not persisted from then til nowI
No doubt We here will respond 70 the sp'
neal for arms and munitions, and none OF US
will begrudge them; but one would feel bet
ter satisfied II there were some real assur-
ance that the Russians will use them when
they get them. II was.stated the other day
that Mr.. Kerensky had again secured abroga-
.ion Of the death penalty for desertion in the
presence of the enemy-a penalty which has
been common to all armies. What assurance
have we that when our arms and ammunition
reach the Russian front some committee oil
soldiers will not propose and carry resolu'
ton that they be left there, while the men
who were to use them so home for mueh
needed rest?
Was not the French army thoroughly tired
out AT Verdun7 Nevertheless they made
good their resolution "0n he passe pas"
f. HENRY LACoMBE.
New York, Nov. 2. 1917. .a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
None but Americans on Guard

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: No opera during the war in the Ger
man language. That's good! Now, | hope
soon to hear that the German language pub.
LEGATIONS are to be treated similarly, and
then get after the pro-Germans VINO occupy
important business positions, particularly in
banking, fire and marine insurance, shipping
and transportation lines.
know secretary Of an American fire in
surance company who is reputed to be strong
ly pro- German. or, what amounts TO the same,
anti-British. PUT none but Americans on
guard" LIBERTY
New York, Nov. &, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07

the side of local self-respect there could
be no misunderstanding.
If cities, like countries. have the govern
ments they deserve, no citizen of this town
can say hereafter, however faithfully the
new Tammany administration follows IN
the footsteps of the last, that his city has
not deserved the government which 1t has.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Only Cotton Spared

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: How is it that the Republican news
papers have taken no notice Of the fact that
the present Democratic Administration is reg
ulating the price Of everything Of importance
except cotton, which is altogether raised in
the Southern States7
WILLIAM A. DICKEY.
Baltimore. Oct. 81. 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1917.

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New York Cooperation. ogden Refs Presidents q vernon
Rogers. vics-Presidcn: T. suter, lttnsuie' 1850.
rrbnns building i54 Nassau Street. NeS York Teephons
Bsekmsn 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07

You can purchase tncrcuandise advertised IN I'M
TRIBUNE with absolute ssfe,yfor Dissatisfaction results
r any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees 70 pay your o,y
back upon request no rcd tspe No clubbing. We make
Kood promptly the advertiser does not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25
FASHION RESPONDS TO WAR START-FLAG
APPEARS IN FEMININE TOGGERY


BY BETTY BROWN.
Fashions have responded almost
instantly to the declaration Of war.
Shops are full of dainty things for
women to wear that will express the
patriotism of the weaTer. The red,
while and blue dominates hats, wells,
stockings, gloves and gowns. The
Stars and Stripes have been woven
into the fabric of the new spring
fashions.
From top to toe, Milady of Fashion
can find something nowadays to eX-
press her patriotism in her dress.
The Knox company displays new
veil with the American eagle at the
top, to be draped over the hat, and
with three American flags embrOid-
cred into the mesh. The flags. are
embroidered into the lower portion
of the VEIL which is waist length.
The FrankIin-SimOn Co. is show
ing new white silk stockings, with
dainty silk flag women into the fab
RIGS and showing at the ankle.
New gloves, with the flag design
woven into the back, in place of the
usual row of black stitching, are also
ready.
Military coats, apprOximating the
alive drab of the army in color, are
on EXHIBITION.
Yet it is a little too soon to discover
any patriotic resolve to dress, with
greater economy. The shops at the
upper end of the district are as re-
splendent as ever, and conceal in
their pearl and gray and white enam-
eIed fixtures such an array of rich
silk coats and gowns Of filnniest Geor-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

name duly patented by my company
No other concern has the right to
produce photoplays under that title.
The fact that Douglas is featuring
the child who was the original Sun
shine star makes no difference. We
will prevent by federal injunction the
exhibition of any Little Mary Sun
shine phOtoplay not manufactured
by ourselves.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

In the meantime, however, the
Balboa Co. has discovered another
wonder child in Gloria Joy, and is
going right ahead making Mary
Sunshine" films till the COWS come
home" also, with Little Gloria dis
pensing the sunshine. Here's what
H. NJ. HOrkheimer, president of the
Balboa Co., says about it:
g Little Mary Sunshine is a brand
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-25

o WAR START-FLAG
IININE TOGGERY
gette or respIendent cloth of gold and
silver as would dazzle the eyes of
Cinderella
The use Of heavy silk so richly bro
caded with threads of silver or gold
as to render the material almost like
metal cloth has resulted in a. new
short but richer clOse-fitting straight
lined skirt, hung in the back with a
fiat narrow train, hardly more than a
great broad sash, or the whole skirt
is stiffly draped, with a little fullness
at the back and sides, but kept mar
row around the bottom. This whole
question Of skirts, by the way, prom
ises to be interesting pretty soon.
There is a suspicious hint of tight
ness and decided line of fuIlness at
the knees or higher up, which leaves
one wondering what the new line will
be.
The length of skirts STAYS about
the same, or perhaps Creeps Just an
inch in the general direction Of shoe
tops. Rest assured they do not seem
to go far below that, and the observ-
er along the avenue counts herself
fortunate indeed if most of them
reach that far.
Many women seem to imagine
fashion demands that they leave an
ugly little strip of neutral territory
below the hem Of the skirt and above
the top Of the boot.
After riOtOus wandering in the
field of color, shoes have managed to
come as near to finding a stopping
place at the new dark shades of
brown as anywhere. Lighter shades
of brown also are popular, and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

W. +. Barrett, secretary. both New.
post-~News. Va.
Ferrum supply corporation. Fer
rum, Na.--325.000. Mercantile bust
ness. d. A. Nicholson. president. j
q. Booth. secretary and treasurer
both Ferrum. Va.
The j. w. Clinedinst Carriage &
Motor Company. Inc. New Market
Va.--$5o.o0 Carriage and automo.
bile business. !. w. Clinedinst, presi-
dent: NJ. A. Price, secretary. both
Few Market. Va.
Safety Gas Lighter corporation,
Roanoke, Va.--s50.000. Manufacture
ing business. Geo. w. Payne, presi-
dent; c. NJ. Armes. secretary. both
Roanoke. Va.
f. F. Schmidt & Company. Inc,
Richmond, Va.-s50.000 Real estate
business. f. F. Schmidt. president;
w. c. Norman. secretary. both Rich
mond. Va.
Marsee Coal Company. Inc. Pen
nington Gap, 5,000. Coal i'usi-
ness. John II. Slemp. president Mid
dleboro, Ky; Patrick II. Marsee, PEN
nington Gap, Va. secretary.
The Grant Cooperative Cheese Fac
tory Association. Inc. Gram, Va
60 WV. hdHuldCtuIt tHttSS
Richmond Title and Abstract Com
pany, Inc, Richmond, Na.--50, 900.
Title Insurance business. VIM. ELY
son, president
Irwin Knitting Mills. Inc, Big stone
Gap. Va.-s10, 1000, Knitting mills
Virginia Carolina Securities corpo-
ration. Richmond, Va.-~s600.000 A.
w Jennings. president. Toano, Va,
w. c. Rawls, secretary & treasurer,
Suffolk. Va
Buchanan Coal Company, Inc, Ho-
maker. Va.-s50,00o Coal mining
business. r. f. Carter. president,
Bluefeld. w. Va; G. r. Carter, sec
rotary, Bluefeld, w Va.
King Cola Bottling Company. Inc.
of Weyers Cave. Weyers Cave. Va
$500. Bottling soft drinks. VIM.
+. PretweIl. president, New Hope, Va.
s II. Floyd secretary. Salem, Va.
Virginia Ores corporation, Lynch
burg. Va.-s750, 900. Mining business.
l.. c. Tetard. president. New York
city: R O. Brannan. secretary, Lynch
burg, Va.
Bowling Green Light and Power
company, Bowling Green, Va.-s10.-
900 Light and power plant l.. f.
Martin. president; h. r. Borkey. sec
rotary. both Bowling Green, Va.
The Farmers Warehouse Company
of Gretna. Inc. Gretna, Na.-s26, 900.
Warehouse tobacco business. O. NJ.
Colbert, president; Jip T. Moon, sec
rotary. both Gretna. Va.
Allegheny County Live Stock Breed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

- New York. April 25.-on the curg
market today the Standard OIL issues
held fairly steady United Motors. on
The statement 81 earnings running
/ shout 81 a share, picked M f0r "a gam
of about two aud oue-half points. one
nT two Of the independent oils showed
~-sane activity. along with a few low
priced mining shares otherwise there
Mas no change In the market tone
---~iiaw sugar quiet. centrjfupaIs SE2R:
@~Fnelasses sugar S5ta Reaucd sugar
~9s@aay; fne granulated. So ask50
~~s-~Noney on call at t0e stock exchange
opened al per cent. hl-h per cent.
~low. per cent; close. per cent Most
pf The DAYS loans were 1u.lda n (
-FAer gent Time NonoH Was arm There
a~-wzs some what limited business pwiu.,
40 the meager supply
N The cottonsoed Oh market was again
Y firm with lard ard on sgbt offerings.
While the selling was partly for re-
4 aners. II was DOT 1eearded as Hapor-
Giant. Compound lard Interests say that
4 lhey expect a prttt1 @aod bua5nese the
Z balance Of the season. Crude 81 is fem
~at close 20 81 Is. Bettrr cotton weather
g conditions arc nut resulting he hedge
d selling as Vet IF uev eror OIL u.auth~.
%Sentiment in }Hs trade is sttG baN. 4h.
Ebut there IL ne aGEtossigeHes I'm .,ttI. r
Il direction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

ness, James A. walker president;
y. II Matthews, secretary both Roa-
noke, Va.
The Marks Company, Inc. Bristol,
Na.-S 5000. Soft drinks. H. uecht.
president; Max Marks secretary. both
Bristol
Brown McNichols Company Inc,
Suffolk. va.-s25, 900 Mercantile
business. f. NJ. Brown. president;
6 w, McNichols. secretary. both SUI
folk. Va.
Wlnesap Orchard Compan& Inc
Stuart, Na.-s50.0 900 Apple orchard
business. T. G.. Burch, president; A.
lester, secretary. both M1rtinevilic,
Va
Amendment to charter Hobbie
Brothers Company, Inc. Roanoke, Va,
Chanlng classes of stock.
Amendment to charter of Clinch-
field Products corporation. Bristol. Va
increasing capital stock $500, 600 TO
$4,000, 600
$. H. Halves and Company. Inc.
Richmond, Va.-s150.0o0 Coal bust
ness, S, H. Halves. president. Stan
ley r, Taylor, secretary. both Rich
mond. Va.
Robinson Realty corporation, Rich
nond. Na.-s50.000 Rea' estate.
Eugene Robinson. president NJ. NJ.
kratz. vice president; r. v Jones.
secretary. all Richmond. Va.
Richmond Cold Storage Tns.. Rich
mcnG, Va.-s1p0.000 Cold storage
business Eugene Robinson. preei-
Gent: NJ. NJ kratz secretary, both
ri 'hriord. Va.
Peninsula Building and Investment
Corporation of Newport News, VA,
Newport News Na-S2h Ruild :
ing business T. G. Powell. president;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
state Corporation Commission.

The fOlIOWinE charters We're grant
cd yesterday by the state corporation
commission:
Virginia Mica corporation. Rich
mond. Na.--s5n.000. Mining business
II. NJ Gathright. president. Perkins
vile, Va: r. \. kenneryly, secretary
and treasurer Richmond Va.
Burneagle Coal a Coke corporation
Roanoke Vail. 100000. Coal busi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

fFrom CasEie G Burch e. Coz
Richmond. Va, April %. 1917.
State Securities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.

" Wholesale Quotations Yarnt,b.d ux
T.. W. Evans d Co. Produce Conn
mission Merchants
LIVE POULTRY,
ChICkeug, winter. small
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

ers Association, Inc. Covington. Va
$4,000. Stock breeders association.
8. b. Surbcr. president. Baber. Va;
W. II. McConihay. secretary. CovinE-
ton Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

Chickens. winter. small.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
s~ Yowse s.olro> MARKET.

Es9feN fofh April a. Cotton improved
ths basl dealings ,odas. after IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26

NHoLESAi y MARKET CONDITIONS.
Cary street continued firm and rather
active today, with moderate receipts
and no specialties The turkey snsrket
is dun since the season now is prac-
tically closed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

bridge, Miss Nolan saw an English
officer fall wounded. When she went
to him, he asked for a stimulant. She
had to cross the line of fire to get it
Miss Nolan ran the gauntlet of bull
lets and got the stimulant. Return
ing she again defied death. She saved
the officer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-20

Miss Louisa Nolan, 1S-year-old
chorus girl in Three Cheers" play
ing in London, is called Ireland's
bravest colleen. King George has
Just awarded her the military medal
for herOism in the Irish revolt
During a battle on the Dublin
The Washington times., 1917-10-19

The President and Mrs. Wilson
played their usual round of golf this
morning. Col. E. T. Brown, who has
been a guest at the White House, re-
turned to New York last evening.
The Washington times., 1917-10-19

The Chinese Minister and Mrs. koo
are receiving congratulations on the
birth Of a daughter on wednesday.