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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. United States infantrymen wear blue hst
cordsI cavairymen. yellow ones.
= "A fodsnap' is . man full Of narrow In.
suler pride, tho name being taken from
Dickens's character Of that name In Tie
novel "Our Mutual Friend''
busQue."
g. An American. John p. Holland, invented
one OF the nrst submarines.
o. Tho second unit Of tho draft army win
probably be called In the spring Of 1918
9. Kari Armenard Graves IL a self-styIed "in.
ternafi0nal spy." arrested last week In
7" Francis LcdwidEo. an Irish poet, was ~
Gently killed in action.
.. Thomas jefferson was called "ths SAGE d
Monticello" o~
o. roin ~ seaport on the Adrialc In Tho
Austro-HunEarian province OF Istria.
OF Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

This smoking habit which is growing
among the women needn't disturb U.S.
It's old stuff. Horace Greeley, in his
"reminiscences" tells how he as young
ster in New Hampshire, always lighted
his mothers pipe and got it well started
for her whenever the weed enticed her.
Yet-and here's the thing to put in your
own pipe and puff upon medtatively-he
never became a smoker himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
Can the blind
guide the blindP
Madness
HARRY LEE

Our friend, the Major, calls us down for
not subscribing for Punch. Punch" seq
he. 'is real humorous paper" And he's
right, the gibes of American jokers to the
contrary. Notwithstanding. That story
you printed the other day about the re.
cruit who failed to salute" the Major
continued, was lifted from Punch, and
so are nearly all the other good war yarns
we hear on this side"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

alissd minds OF America Is the means b,
which Germany continues the conflict
She has originated nothing. She seeks
through the instruments liberty has sup
piled, to turn the clock back to the Dark
Ages and restore throughout the world
that system OF subsection our forefathers
so happily overthrew. She would thus
neutralize the galvanizing inspiration our
institutions have induced, deadening once
more intellectual vision and assuring for
| centuries TO come an absolute standstill
| In mechanical progress, similar TO that
experienced before and through the
Christian era. She would pervert the
triumphs of liberty to utilization for
tho restoration of slavery, selling (the
paraphernala of progress to serve as
masquerade for reversion to prin.
submerged for cons humanity's upward
struggle.
THE American idea is psychological, and
therefore It is difficult to impress its
importance on the people as a whole. 1t
required centuries for the truths of Christ
to find acceptance. SO subtle are the
processes by which the mind of the race
is freed, so unknown yet are the laws
governing these processes that elucda-
tion of them is impossible. We can only
test by results the alchemy of the fact |
We only know what we know, and that Is |
that the destiny of mankind on earth |
changed when the Declaration of Inde |
pendence became established. We only |
know that the race had its nose to the |
ground then, and now it lives among mir.
acles. We only know that during the
period of our independence dreams have
been translated into ordinary facts. The
system that could have induced these
things, the system under which they hap
pened, the system that made possible such
or humanity as has oC-
cured, compared with the barren results
If the system which it displaced, must be
| system of such holy worth that men
should die for its perpetuation
md stop at no sacrifice to see that it
'hall not perish from the face of the
arth.
When we say that the world must be
made safe for democracy, we mean that
t must be made safe for the minds of
and Fultons and Morses and
1disons to function efficiently and with
ull liberty, that intelligence must be per. t
nitted still to thrive in cultivated ground, !
nd that mankind cannot, will not, be {
orced and driven back into the thradom I
which, from the golden era of Pericles q
o the leaden period of the third George, c
lnded the earth and pauperized it. g
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
THE LETTER WAS GENUINE

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--I am sorry to see such stuff in your
paper as Dan McDermotts" letter of to.
day. 1t does no good and only gives ofrense
to many Of your readers. Few regard II
as genuine communication. I write in
protest, as a friend Of the paper
MICHAEL DONOHOE
Philadelphia August 22
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Reading Matter for Soldiers
Wanted-Single Tax in War.
Spanish Names

Uish to express their opinions on subjects of
current interest. 10 is an open forum aud the
Evening Ledger assumes no reSpons nsibilitU for
tthe vie,os Of ITS correspondents. Letters must
be signed bU the and address of the
tGriter, not necessarily for publication but as a
guarantee Of good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
ERRORS IN SPANISH

To the Editor Of the Evenino Ledoa.,
Sir--The recent death OF one ~ ~.
veterans of the Mexican War has rsy,'sas ,as,
number OF stories concerning that '.v1u rs,s.,
old woodenlegged dictator. Antonio WY Wy
ae santa Ana. In almost every instssss
-. news2Spers persisted IN PRINTING M
y1tn NO rn'A" .Anpaa ~ ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

Getting back at numerous vacationists
who have been postcarding us: o! we've
been sleeping under blankets, too; and all
summer long We always store ours
in the attic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

The difference between mime own
country and "mine-owned" is becoming
gratifyingly more apparent every day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
THE KATYDID

Upon its downy nest
When twilight shadows creep
It settles down to rest
And lull its young to sleep.
Engaged, the leaves among,
At this maternal thing,
1t stirs its tuneful tongue
And thus begins to sing:
katy didn't, Katy did;
Katy didn't, Katy did,"
When / was on the farm
! used to rob its nest,
But now l would not harm
The little feathered guest.
I love to watch him strain
His tiny tuneful throat,
And cheer us once again
With that recurrent note:
Katy didn't, Katy did;
Katy didn't, Katy did,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

1t is worth remembering these days
that the English translation of the Ger.
man word grab" Is grave"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
MAYOR smith saws his ,ea.e

Mayor Smith says his lease is all
right. but 1t is the same Mayor Smith who
says that Mr.. sheehan's candidacy is all
r1sht- He'd never DO 70 umpire 4 bau
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

General Humidity and General Dis
comfort are team of August militarists
against whom even a world made safe
for democracy would be powerless.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

The news that Edison is taking a
vacation is one Of the most comforting
evidences that the reports of reduced sub.
marine warfare are correct
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

Mrs. Martha Foote Crow has achieved
new thing in the making of books. 1t
is Christ in the Poetry of Today" an
anthology of gems strung upon golden
cord of Bible phrases" the whole forming
poetic biography. This page, for in
stance, will give notion of the fashion
of the book:
Behold t1hat manner Of love the Father
hath beStotCed upon us. that zoe should
be called children of Cod
Thou hast on earth a Trinity
Thyself, my fellowman, and me-:
When one with him, then one with Thee.
Nor, save together, thine are we.
To the Christ
j. b. TABB.
Can the blind
guide the biindP
she called from her cell,
Let me give you a rose"
To the cold tract.man
In his Sabbath clothes
And the tract-man said
To the one gone mad.
How can you give
What you never had?"
LAS you give Christ"
The madwoman said,
while love in your heart
Lies cold and dead"
Madness
HARRY LEE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25
Tom Days Column
THE VILLAGE POET

whenever n's a Saturday the afternoon
Is mine,
An " % suits my mood to loaf needn'
,crite line;
An as for notcs on Chestnut street, "
shall not hare the CALI
I'm gonna sing Of country things, or
'front.' sing at ALL
BUTTERM1LK
o dairy maid, o dairy maid,
do beseech thee now
To favor me with buttermilk
New taken from the COW.
For white and golden buttermilk
hunger and / yearn;
o give me but n cup Of 1t
Before thou start'st to churn.
All. once was country lad
And would taste again
The simple jSys that once I had
But could not quite retain
I used to pick fresh buttermilk,
But I've forgotten how;
o give me but a cup of 1t
New taken from the COW.
Eo,c peaceful is the country night ,chen
crerythin0 Is stHI
Except perhaps bdDtng dog beyond the
distant hiH
But Stdyi the chanting kdtydids abound
this time Of year,
20 let's resume our odten pipe an sing
about 'cm here:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

katy didn't, Katy did:
Katy didn't, Katy did,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
IN
new BRITISHLOAN
Amount May Go Beyond
That Total, Bonar Law
Tells Commons

London, Feb. 19.-The new money
subscribed to the new British war loan
is at least $500 100000, exclusive of
contributions from the banks. Andrew
Bonar Law, Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer, stated in the House Of Com
mons to-day.
Mr.. Bonar Law said the number OF
applications received for the war loan
on the last day was so large that 2OO,-
900 or 100000 were not dealt with, and
the exact result would not be known
until next week.
81 am glad, however" the Chancellor
said, "to be able TO say that the loan
has succeeded TO a greater extent than
| expected. but not greater than |
hoped. | hope, however, that what |
have just said will not encourage exag-
gerated estimates which might create
the danger that what consider amaz-
ing financial efforts of this country
would be minimized when the actual
figures were known.
when | was asked what amount OF
new money | considered necessary 70
make the loan a success, | stated q
figure which was larger than | eX-
pected, but not larger than | hoped.
That figure was $4,000, 100000. Without
taking into account direct contrib ons
from banks. which it is des'r5 e to
avoid, that figure already has be,r eX-
ceeded. The excess will certainly
amount 10 SJ00,000 600"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
Champagne Victory Due
70 Artillery, Says Berlin

Berlin. Feb. 10 (by wireless TO say
vilIe).-Details of the fighting inci-
dent 70 the German attack on the
French lines in the Champagne on Feo'
mary Is are given by the military
critit OF the Overseas News Agency,
"The fighting south of Ripont,' ne
writes. "took place on the same ground
where General Joffre in the autumn OF
te15 sacrificed thousands OF frehcn
soldiers in fruitless attacks. by
hold thrust on February 10 the ueg-
mans elected the French on mn 100
from A trench system almost one NIio
metre deep and more than Two anu
one-half kilometres breadth-a system
which had been maintained py tnI
French since September 20 1910, s an
fortified after the most modern fne.n
DDS. The French, in addition 70 los.ns
a large number OF men IN prlson.tS'
killed and wounded, lost important W
servation points. bor,-
barded the works. the fire beng a.
rected with excellent effect in inc
clear. bright weather by German ar
men and observers. In a brie1 INN
the hostile trenches were leveiled snu
the French artillery silenced. Inc
barbed wire entanglements had neen
cleared away by the fire, the dugou.s
penetrated by heavy shells and IN :
entire French sector crushed.
AT given moment the German a..
lacking forces sailed from tnett
trenches and pushed irresistlbly anes 40
capturing four lines OF the fren ,'hha ~
sition. At several places STUBBORN
sighting with rifles. hand grenadcs anG
the bayonet took place. Cut OF ana ana
d dec by the German fire. and
buried in their trenches and dugouts'
the French were compelled to surren,
der in groups. The German losses we ere
small. in consequence OF the conp.e.'
success OF the careful artillery preP"
ration. lib ,r.,e
launched in the evening and on tne
following morning. in an effort TO re,
CAPTURE the lost height: oroAe gov"
with the heaviest losses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
flour Given Greece
By Allies Declared
Cause of Epidemic
-argoes During Blockade Are
Turned Over to Rebels,
Legation Says

Washington. Feb. 19.-Further lnfor-
..,ion about suffering in Greece re-
,rltirr from the Entente blockade was
admitted 10 the State Department to-
,,v BIZ the Greek Legation. Cases Of
,,,rvstion we're reported from various
royinees. The quality of -four avail
,ble was said TO have brought on an
endemic of dysentery and ptomaine
poisoning. m +.
aid the legation statement, land Will
.optinue even after the blockade may
eTbs cargo boats. loaded with wheat
,,d four. which had arrived during the
s-oeksae. instead of simply having
b.en detained by the Allies, so as TO be
mined over after it may be raised, have
zen turned over 10 the revolutionary
@pespite all these ordeals. the
;-sek people have not lost their pres
nee Of mind. and endure the dreadful
fleets Of the blockade with courage
md pride
London. Feb. 19.-The French, Brit
81 and Russian legations at Athens
ave published statement explaining
he continuation of the blockade, says
IN Exchange Telegraph dispatch. The
Aief reason is that the requirements
4 the Entente ultimatum 10 the Greek
government, especially with reference
Q the delivery of arms, have not been
completely fulfilled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
N. Y. YOUTH IS MEMBER
OF BRITISH TANK CREW
Writes Home Ii Is Most Fascinating
Job in Haig's Army

Toronto, n. Y, Feb. 19.-That a
Toronto boy is member Of the crew
of one of the rev tanks" used in
recent Somme offensive is the news
that comes to Mrs. s. r. McAdam from
her son, Lionel. He has written home
lately mysterious hints Of what ne is
engaged upon in England, and the
phrase has occurred, something that
will startle the Germans" Now it has
all been explained. He was not pre-
viously permitted BY the censor to
communicate the facts. He calls the
work "the most fascinating Job in the
British army" In letter just re-
ceived he says that in their advance
they struck a German trench which was
full Of men ready TO leap to the attack,
but who we're so taken aback that when
the tank" machine guns were trained
on them they simply surrendered IN a
body. "habbergasted."
McAdam could not enlist in Toronto,
so he went to England TO take up fly
ing corps work, but he found that he
would have 20 wait so long that he
decided to enlist in .he machine gun
section at orce. From that he was
transferred to the new tanks"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
BELGIAN.BRITISH PLANS
AGAINST GERMANY SHOWN
Photographic Reproductions Proof of
Mobilization, Says Berlin

Berlin. Feb. 10 (by wireless to Say
vilIel.-"The 'Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung' publishes photographic repro
auctions of detailed Anglo Belgian
agreements regarding the landing Of
British troops on the Continent and
their transport on Belgian railroads
into Belgium" says an Overseas News
Agency article.
"The documents had been exchanged
between the British and Belgian mill
tary authorities. They we're found IN
the Brussels archives and furnished
detailed proof that in 1906 the entire
detailed plans of mobilization agains;;
Germany had already been arranged
between the Belgian and the British
armies.
"The plans were marked 'Communi-
Gated to Mr.. Barnardiston at the end
of March," Major General Nathaniel
Walter Barnardiston was British mill
tary attache at Brussels and The Hague
in 1902
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
BERLIN PRESS ASSAILING
AMERICANS, REFUGEES SAY
Those Who Remain in Germany Do Not
Expect L. s. to Enter War

Copenhagen, Feb. 19.-Al Americans
arriving from Berlin have reported
that the situation in Berlin. so far as
Americans are concerned, is little
changed since the departure Of Ambas-
sador Gerard.
Several newspapers have printed un-
pleasant things about America and
Americans, but there appears 70 be no
disposition to make trouble. The only
Inconvenience has been inability to get
permission 70 leave the country. A
large part of the American residents
who have determined 10 remain in Ger
many regardless of Developments are
becoming convinced that matters will
not go beyond the present status.
This. however, does not appear 20 be
the impression OF Germans, including
officials, who seem 10 believe that there
is very little chance OF ultimately avoid
ine war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
British Make Three Raids
In Fog on West Front

London, Feb. 19.-Dense fogs checked
important infantry fighting on the
West front to-day, but the artillery
battle was sustained and raiding par
ties of both sides showed activity.
The British troops struck this morning
near Messines, Armentieres and Sou
chez. vital points where an offensive
movement might win German territory
il carried through on scale compar-
able with the Ancre and Somme
thrusts.
Berlin reports the repulse Of the
first two attacks, while the War Office
here chronicles the success of the
stroke east Of Souchez.
The French troops carried out sur
prise attack at Barenkopf, Alsace,
which resulted in the capture of few
prisoners. The Paris statement says
that a Zeppelin bombarded the French
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
German Women Urged
to Sacrifice Jewels

Amsterdam. Feb. 49,
The ''Norddeutschc ALICE
meme Zeitung" of Berlin
prints prominently an appeal
by the president of the Ger
man Imperial Bank for all
German men and women to
sell their gold valuablcs to
the Imperial Bank and dis
pose of all jewels held by
them in neutral countries
through a diamond agency.
The appeal says the sac
rihce of gold and jewels
which the bank demands
forms a part Of the necessary
supply work. but that all
classes do not fully recognize
the necessity Of this further
sacrifice.
The president in his APP
peal adds that he does not
need to demand the sacrifice
of gold ornaments of especial
historical. artistic or ethical
interest, but he does require
all gold ornaments outside
this category.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20

Bernc, Switzerland, Feb. 19.-Ac-
cording to statements made by pubic
men in Germany to The Associated
Press correspondent, before his de-
psrture from Berlin with former AM
bassador Gerard, the German govern
ment did not awake until long AFTER
the beginning of the war TO the desir-
ability of making a favorable impress
sion on public opinion in neutral coun-
tries. or at least Of having its side OF
the case heard in the neutral press
An outlay of hundreds of thousands OF
marks has been made since, with the
employment of large stats OF ofhcers
and men and with constantly changing
systems, TO achieve the desired ends.
Correspondents from neutral coun-
tries have experienced constant di1-
fculty since the beginning Of the war
in attempting 10 report facts in an I'M
biased manner. In the thirtieth month
Of the war Germany applied the same
newspaper methods TO American
Dutch. Scandinavian and Spanish news
paper men as in the first months. Inc
censorship has been the main source
Of trouble, largely because it has been
working at cross purposes with tne
verv officials who have had 1t IN tnelr
power to adjust the difficulties.
Consuls as CensOrs
Shortly after the outbreak Of the
war the Foreign Office modified con-
suls who supposedly were familiar
with foreign languages and installed
them as censors. In reality few OF
them are we'll versed in any language
except German. None Of them has
any conception Of newspaper work or
any military or political knowledge
which gives especial qualification Tor
the task.
The correspondents speedily came
into conflict with these censors, and
the government, discovering something
was amiss. attempted to remedy the
trouble. However, its efforts consisted
of opening up additional channels OF
news which the censors stopped.
The Foreign Office created the So
called Central Bureau for Foreign
Service, which flooded neutral coun-
tries with photographs and with lit
erature written from the German
standpoint, merely translated INTO
Dutch. Swedish or Rumanian. Ihis
literature damaged rather than as
sisted the German cause. in Holland,
for instance. II was amended. when
Dutch correspondents told the Foreign
Office that Holland desired real news
The constantly increasing number OF
correspondents in Germany. all seek
ing an opportunity to see something OF
the war and to obtain news, led TO the
establishment of what was known as
the Neutral War Press Bureau. Iheo-
retically this bureau was headed by
Major Deutelmoser, man well quail
fed for the position, but ne was so oc-
cupied with other things that he rele-
gated this work to subordinate.
Clashes with Foreign Office
Under its auspices correspondents
travelled to various fronts, submitting
all dispatches for censorship. 1t be-
came apparent quickly that the bureau
was at odds with the Foreign Once.
It sought to extend its jurisdiction so
AZ to censor everything written, and
while its censors clashed with those
in the Foreign Office, the correspond
ents got the worst Of things.
AS the weeks passed the newspaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
British WIN AND LOSE
TURKISH LINES ON TIGRIS
)ae Wing Forced Back by Counter At
tack and Another Withdrawn

London. Feb. 19.-British troops on
me left bank Of the Tigris River, in
lrsk. took the offensive on Saturday
afternoon against the Turkish positions
q! Sennaiyat. says a British official
statement to-day. and occupied two
Turkish front lines on a frontage OF
700 yards and $40 yards. respectively.
The Turks launched two heavy coun-
Ter attacks and forced back the British
right wing TO the original line. The
British left wing repulsed a Turkish
counter attack. but when night came
he troops were withdraw from their
ieEly won positions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
NEW BRITISH IMPORT BAN
To RE OUTLINED THURSDAY
Restrictions to Affect Great Britain
and Allies, Bonar Law Declares

London, Feb. l9.-Andrew bohar
Law Chancellor of the Exchequer,
.,ated in the House of Commons to-day
.ha. the British government had decid-
Cd upon drastic restrictions on i'm
no,,s The new measures, he added,
uouId affect the Allies of Great Brit
~ md the British dominions.
4 statement regarding the steps to
=. ,aken, he said, would be made on
THURSDAY. This statement was 20 have
hasn made by Premier Lloyd George to-
~, hr, the delivery OF his speech
%as postponed because of unexpected
Isisy in the completion Of necessary
o.no,iations with the dominions and
atf;ed and neutral countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20

coast in the Department of Pas de
Calais on Saturday.
Fighting on the Eastern fronts IS
still confined to skirmishes and artll-
lery actions. Two of the Allies aero
planes were shot down on the Mace
DOMAIN front, according to Berlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20

ments can be made for their depart
ure.
A movement is row afoOt 70 call
general meeting Of Americans in Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-20
Secrecy to Shield Ships in Canal

Panama, Feb. i9.--The Canal Zone su-
..a,;,ies to-day ceased the publication
~ Information concerning movements
~ ,rafic through the canal.