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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
PLUME POACHING
ON THE PACIFIC
Occasional MaSSacreS Of Birds in
Spite of Uncle Sans
Vigilance

LNAR out in the Pacific Ocean--a days
Gle Sam owns several islands the sole in
habitants being birds There are millions
OF the feathery creatures to be seen. Among
them are the shearwater, rcd-footed and
bue-footed boobies frigates. boatswain,
abatross. terms, finch, noddy and petrels.
Uncle Sam exercises the same solcitude
In caring for the birds on these reserva-
tions as he does in preventing the destruc-
tion Of seals in the rookeries of the Bering
Sea. Yet, despite his vigilance, poachers
ply their trade and make occasional raids
on the birds.
a lieutenant of the Coast Guard Service,
describing an inspection trip to the reserva-
tions. writes as follows:
There was very pleasant sensation
attached to this visit among the wild birds.
1t was brought about. no doubt by the utter
lack OF fear the birds entertained for men.
Some Of the abatrosses allowed us to stand
or sit down alongside of them without
seeming to mind us being so near them a
bit. All the birds on Bird Island could be
approached close enough to be captured
with the hands, excepting the fnc'les and
plovers. Being strictly land birds they did
not have the same confidence in man that
the sea birds exhibited, or, as they were
not found nesting, this fact may account
for the difference in behavior
1T was indeed a sad sight presented to
view on reaching the shore above the surf
line of Laysan Island. Dead birds were
seen In piles Of ten and fifteen. and some.
times as many as forty or fifty in pile.
At first we attributed this enormous number
of dead birds TO some epidemic or disease,
but soon 1t dawned upon us that poachers
had again raided the island for feathers
Each dead bird was found to have the
breast feathers missing. All the other
feathers remained Only the breast and
belly feathers had been taken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

meat was discovered in one of the pantries.
Other indications would lead one to bt
lieve beyong a doubt that men had been on
the island within a period of two or two
and half months. However when all Is
said, the greatest evidence was the presence
of the dead birds minus their breast feath-
ers. Around the building skinned birds
were found also the wings of terms and
al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

days delay! Can you conceive wba,
linear, II means IN this war in lives lost. in bodies
na,i"eu, ma III property destroyed, in SORROW
Snn.raas 1u ansu'sn , II you can You will LET
oonsress know that 1t is time 10 ston
clubbing and talking and act On '.Sp
numerous war measures that must bo 49, .ae ae
INTO law to facilitate Americas o,,'s''ns haue
Oh the war'-Akron Evening Times ''''''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

There are doubtless some poltroons
among rich mems sons, just as there are
among poor mems sons but the record in
dicates that wealth is paying its full
share in blood as well as money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

We have not reached high tide in
the greatest era of prosperity the nation
has ever known, but there are plenty of
people going around knocking oppor.
tunity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

Give me-" sang Pope. "a crust of
bread and liberty" Mr.. Hoover is happily
less modest, He doesn't see why a whole
loaf at reasonable price should he in any
way incompatible with the spirit of twen.
tieth century freedom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
Mystery of Three Graves

"To the right of the buildings and half
a hundred yards from the beach were dis
covered what appeared to be three graves.
There were three headstones buried In the
sand consisting of slabs of phosphate or
limestone rock. One of these stones had a
paIing fence surrounding II in the form of
a rectange. The one next to it had simply
a rectangle of heavy timbers surrounding It.
while the third was without any wood at
all. There were no inscriptions or marks
on the stones. They were not there when
the Thetiss party visited the island last
September"
The mystery of the three strange graves
gives wide range for the flight of romantic
fancy. Did the plume poac'hers fight over
the disposition of the feathery spois? Or
did an army of birds kill the killers? 1t
is Il problem likely never 10 be solved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
II the French Socialist Delegates

II the French Socialist delegates to
Stockholm who keep on insisting about
PREPARATION" are not careful they may be
ruled out of the international party on the
awful charge of high.minded patriotism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

The ricoless weddings now urged
may be unromantic, but they help tlmor-
GUS Mr.. HOunghusband to get his des.
serts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

II appears that the Kaiser himself
was unable TO derive much satisfaction
from the sinking of the Lusitania, but the
perpetrator of the outrage got decora.
tion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
THE MIGHTY MAGICIAN

Eppd Rirey,
DukC Of Dtrie,
Took a little pinch OF sand,
Bent his Knee
and made tee,
Formed and shaped 10 Uith his hand.
Took simple
Baby Dimple,
Pcrched 1t frmW for the drire;
Warhed direction.
Then, bD section,
Strdightcned up his str r-teet-fpe.
He's not airy
As JdirU.
Yet his driver Is 5Cnnd
Working strange
And sudden change
In mat golf ball on the sand.
S1ritt II litts
And Skyicdrd driUs
Like Il bubble IN the blue,
Like bird
By terror stirred
When the eager hdtcEs pursue.
HiDh and highcr
Scars the Hier
To the dprr Of its arc.
Then. desccndiRg
Edrth,Cdrd. trcndng
Yet uncrriRg To its marx,
suffers sin
Another HriH
and u subtle change Of habit:
Strikes the gyOWnd
And at q bound
is at once q startled rabbit.
On II hops
And ncrer stops
Looping dolcn a grassy hollo1p.
OUer date
And slcdlc and rdle.
We. tohO lcdtchCd 1t, rise and ,ollotr.
Rise and PASS
Through cloSc-cW grass
Which the brccecS barclD rt,nple.
Where 10 lies,
To our surprise
Changed dDdih--n B1bU D,nnJ,y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
Twisted Table Talk

MOTHER started it at Sunday tea. She
asked II we preferred ''pewed steaches or
,awberry strain for dessert So the baby
quite naturally asked her nearest brother
20 ''pease plass the chappy sneese, Then
some one mentioned roiled bon,ons y 4, I.
oyoe1tocs ~ ~ = 6nlnn Z y sa q v Z ~ y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

Tightly boxed I'm by his landhungry
allies, Ferdinand Of Bulgaria is decidedly
In the cZardine class.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

Inc savannah Press says that uar,
hardwick tsenator from GeorgIaI on.t. ,e.i
resign and go to Germany. In our Vusnt or;n 70
me-, .ne legislature ought to adopt a resoln,;na %
ohs SoIds ,.nn MN 70 return the commission Ss
Lawrenceville NewsHeraId "' oeuayeo,--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
WHAT is TREASON,

1YAyE men who wear the toga the right
= 70 be traitors?
~ nay BE- that the definition Of treason
1rpa slncs euE forsfathsvs wrote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

srENToN' by the way, has a fatherly
interest in young w. U. Devices, Jr., who
won the Bala tournament OH SATURDAY
The lad was a junior at Stenton and
would be there yet IL one or two seniors
hadn't stubbed their toes, denying him
grown-up privileges when he had earned
them. He bears, let us add, the init,a,s
that marked another man successful a.,
a di1erent line, the late w. U. HenseI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

a, Ihere was one fact in connection ,,..
ought s rumors M rs OF the kasers abdcation than
was a M most =. psna NarSe ar to His Mightiness. II
y iasted'-schenectady Union-star ea while
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14

Next to slamming the larger pellet Of
horsehide over the fence contiguous to
the center'ileld fagpole there is no sensa-
tion more satisfying TO be had outdoors
than the thrill that telegraphs to YOU
through the handle of your driver the
news of S00-yard drive. Eppa Rlxev
passing through town from Pittsburgh to
Boston spent Sunday afternoon with us
at stenton and poled out at least ten
drives such as we have tried to describe
above, Wed like to zee a contest be-
tween him and our own John Rowe, who
weighs only l15 pounds, but consistently
outdrives all rivals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
ALSACE ALWAYS
FRENCH AT HEART
Republic Is Determined 1t Shall
Ever Be Under the
Tricolor
BY HENRI BAZIN

Special Correspondence Of the Evening Ledger
~ France.
=, me following article IL the conclusion Of
SATURDAYS Evnnipy I 49, ''' '' 49,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12

While we are of the opinion that the
danger of carrying infantile paralysis
infection to Fort Ethan Allen by an au-
tomobile excursion party from Barre is
very remote, we nevertheless believe that
the forcibly expressed wishes of the au-
thorities at Fort Ethan Allen ought to
be recognized and granted. Having no
cases of infantile paralysis but being in
the so.called zone of the present out
break of the disease, Barre is occupying
somewhat peculiar position in the
minds of some people in other parts of
the state. But the fact is that the only
possible danger to result from an excur-
sion OF Barre people to the fort and the
state reservation would be the chance
for persons from communities which
have the disease joining the party, I'M
known to the projectors of the excursion
That, too, is a somewhat remote pos
sibility. However, the people of this
community who were planning to- take
the trip on July Is should with good
grace accept the situation, as presented
by the commanding officer at the fort,
hoping that before the 1st Vermont in
fantry leaves Vermont there may be an
opportunity provided for carrying out
the original plan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Crops Prospects and Food Policies.

Inc prospective wheat crop gain O
22,oO0,O0O bushels in the report Of Jul
!, as against the report OF mont
earlier, Is highly inspiring, but the ei
iect must not be exaggerated. The guam
MY stiii falls short OF the average TO
recent years, The gain of three pc
cent IN the expected total will not Il
itseii suffice TO pull the allies through
the winter ahead. II will need TO be sec
onded by much careful wheat saving
the increased use of cornmeal and tn,
partial Withholding of grain from th'
outlying neutral states neighboring OF
the German empire.
With 250000000 to SOC. 900 900 bushel,
needed for France and Britain and Will
Just about 400,O00,000 bushels for our
selves we cannot hope to supply the neu
trails as they would desire even if the
fear OF their sending Germany their owr
food equivalents did not enter in. Amer
leans VIII find IL wise, as it is, to make
something like 20 per cent saving in
their wheat consumption
| Corn, on the other hand, as well as
several other secondary grains, has done
Wen OF late. Hereby the campaign to
stimulate use OF corn meal is strength
ened. We must prepare to eat of what
Is plentiful, sparing the scarce; to eat
what we know how to digest sending
the allies their full ration of wheat, the
breadstuff TO which their stomachs are
chiefly accustomed. Happily many of
the other crops, as potatoes, are boun-
teous and add to the eneoura cement of
the outlook.
The country begins to see its way and
to realize that in view of the situation
the right steps are being taken on es-
sential points. II still remains for Mr..
Hoover to take up the important task
of teaching the American public TO eat
eating to be done by the allies. The
American stomach is acquainted with
corn; to the European stomach ii would
be as unusual as Japanese rice, African
yams or Eskimo blubber.
The new situation should operate to
remove from the consideration OF food
control laws whatever of undue ex-
citement still colors the debates and
prompts snap votes. As we have re-
peatedly pointed out there is nothing
desperate in the national situation, moth
ing to justify panic or hysteria or to
warrant legislation convulsing the whole
structure of national industry and trade.
There is need for economy There is
need for care and coordination. There
is need for regulation within sane limits
and for control of distribution, especial
ly with respect to exports. But there
is neither occasion nor excuse for wild
or oppressive Interior
pnce with private rights.
The country is safe, The people, and |
the land, by the viii Of Providence, have
to the need OF the hour.-New
York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12

"Uncle Sam and his boats will
be the entering wedge to break up
the war and bring victorious
peace to the whole world"
We can't all wear kha-
= XII all the time, becoming
as it is; but all men need
a Blue Serge Suit some
of the time, and here it
is "a good blue, war
ranted true to its color
and dependable. Price,
500. Silk-lined, $27.
For that extra Suit,
how about a cool Home
spun at $18? Or a Fan
cy Mixture at $40?
And, of course, Palm
Beach, Crash and Mo-
hair Suits, $40 to $50.
F. H. Rogers &
Company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12

A good many of Vermont's epidemics
are due to lax guarantees in other
states. A woman with pronounced
case OF smallpox was permitted by Con-
necticut authorities to travel by train
into Vermont with the result that she
spread smallpox all along the state, the
outbreak of which has just been put
down. Recently woman was allowed
to leave Greenfield, Mass, although she
had hard attack of scarlet fever, to
return to her home in the southern part
of Vermont. She was brought by auto
mobile, thus coming in contact with few.
er people than If she had Travelled by
train; but it is quite possible that she
spread the disease even under those con-
ditions. Vermont is constantly forced
to pay the penalty for laxity in neigh.
boring states, where regulation is sup
posedly more advanced than in our own
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12

about the conduct OF the war, as vel
as by the increasing pinch Of food short
age The more outspoken people OF the
empire have taken courage TO say things
about the government never before said
since the beginning OF the war; and when
people begin talking boldly as Herr Ere
berger has spoken, autocracy begins TO
tremble for its own safety. Germany
undoubtedly is in the first stages of open
revolt.
To quiet the tumult and al the same
time to strike blow at the outside en-.
envy of the Prussian government, great
offensive drive was demanded So Hin
denburg struck at the throat of the en-
tente allies, so to speak. The English
channel, or rather, the crossing of the
English channel is the throat the vital
part of the whole system that Is now
arrayed against Germany. II that throat
can be cut the huge body of the entente
will wither away; and the task of the
Prussian war lords will be comparatively
easy. To sever England from the CONT
nent, to prevent the passage of troops
and food and munitions from the islands
to the main part OF Europe, to starve the
people of the British Isles, to prevent the
easy interchange of war plans between
England and France, to hamper the par
ticipation of the United States in the
war. in short, to do about everything
damaging to the entente cause-all that
lies back of the purpose of Germany
to reach the English channel. The Eng |
lish channel is the chief vulnerable part |
of the opposition TO the will of the Prus
sian rule That is why, in their des
peration, the war lords have struck
again at this section lying along the
coast OF the North sea nearest to the
throat of the entente. Success there ;
would mean the winning of the war
Failure there would mean the virtual
confession of inability to win the vic
tory. Hence the progress of the fighting
will be followed with intense interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12

ing what troubles lack Of good roads
cause in our national emergency. We
are building 10 cities, each for the tenn
porary home of $4,000 TO $4,000 men OF
our national army. They must be built
in great hurry, generally some miles
from railways and towns. The railways
are building spurs into these camps, but
the railways are congested Cars used
for short hauls to these military cities
will stand on sidings much of the time
TO be loaded or unloaded, when their
best national service is in carrying ma
terials long distances. Motor trucks
would permit the delivery of some of the
supplies needed in large quantities at
these camps but motor trucking is very
difficult at many Of them because there
are no roads suitable for fleets of trucks
and the camps must be ready for the
army before the right kind of roads can
be built.--Concord Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12
liberation of Alien Tongues.

A new movement has been started u
stop the teaching of foreign languages in
the public schools. II is probable that
the movement will receive more or less
general support, but the question should
be judged dispassionately upon its merits
rather than in the light OF prejudice
Many persons may feel affronted at see
ing newspaper printed in the tongue OF
an enemy alien Haunted in their faces in
a street car They know not what may
Turk beneath the foreign cryptography.
Others again will have occasion TO feel
revolted at hearing what is to them an
occult and raucous iargon, spoken GER
tsinly by spies, If not by whatsoever low
eth and maketh a lie But soft! One
should not be swsyed by passion For
get for the moment the Vaccinations of
Boy Ed, Won Papen, Won Igel and that
crew. What are the actual rights of the
matterg Should aliens be forbidden dis
course in their own tongue and the de-
ciphering of type that produces myopia
In Germany it is said that the authori-
ties are so exceedingly indulgent as to
allow the publication of newspapers in
both English and French At first
thought the liberality OF this course is
impressive. One may well inquire, how
ever, regarding the censorship which pre-
sides at the bringing forth of these pub
locations into the light of day. 1t is safe
to assume that they contain nothing Sc
ditious or even offensive to the most deli
cate conscience.
As for the absence of any ban in Ger
many on free speech in English, one
might say that it is as free as the ac
tions of any British subjects or Ameri
cans in those realms, in spite of which
returned travellers tell of rough treat
ment and arrests for uttering a few
words aloud in their native tongue.
In this country, instead of a mere
handful of aliens being present, there
are so many who know foreign tongues |
that they form considerable proportion |
of the total population. This is the chief |
reason why public policy must force the
of those tongues to the
language. The suppression of |
all newspapers printed in foreign Ian
guages might be an unnecessary hard
ship. They might be allowed to continue
in English
The demand for eliminating foreign
languages in the schools is i'll advised
of foreign languages is nee
assary as basis for intercourse and
.rade with other nations. Language
.eaching is an important means of edu
alton. To say that any language should
De eliminated from the schools because
We have a quarrel with the country in
which it is spoken is like saying that
ome necessary article of diet should be
prohibited because it is popular in that
York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12
WOMEN OF BARRE, DO YOUR BIT

WOMEN OF BARRE, DO YOUR BIT!
A little band of patriotic women OF
Barre are giving great deal of their
time twice each week in order to provide
for the comfort of our American soldiers
who are to be engaged in the war. For
several weeks they have been meeting
twice a week for collective sewing bees
or have been doing the work at their
own homes, the whole being under the di-
rection of the Red Cross society. But in
spite of their diligence they have not
been able to do as much as Barre ought
to do for this splendid work. They need
greater cooperation on the part of the
women of Barre. Aren't you women,
who read this, willing to give some of
your time each week toward the common
patriotic causef Cannot you see your
way clear to do your bit in this way?
Remember that what you do along this
line will be indirectly for the well being
of the Barre boys because women all
over the country are engaged in this ac
tivity, the results to be distributed
through the entire fighting force of the
United States. If you can assist in the
work please go to the Spsulding high
school gymnasium on Tuesday or Friday
afternoon, at which times the plan of
work will be mapped out and sewing
provided; or, perhaps, interview some Of
fcer of the local Red Cross society to
learn about the arrangements Prefer
ably, go to the gymnasium ready to be-
gin work with the other loyal women
who are sacrificing their time that our
soldiers may be well cared for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12
The National value of Roads.

When we read that by transporting
soldiers in motor vehicles of every de-
scription the French army won the de-
cisive battle of the Marine, few of us
realize that while it was the automobile
that made success possible it was the
network of good roads north of Paris
that made the automobile of any use
Yet those famous roads of France saved
the country. and the national value of
roads was proved. We are now witness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-12
FORMAL NOTIFICATION TO THOSE
DRAWN FOR SERVICE.


The men who will be drawn under tn,
federal draft law will be given forms
notification by the United States gov
eminent and they will not, therefore, b.
compelled to make special inquiries or
their own part. Our statement Of
Wednesday that there will be no formal
notice sent to the drafted men was based
on faulty information taken from q
source which was not official. George n
Tilden of the Washington county exemp'
| ton board states that when the names
are drawn the men so drawn will get
notice, after which they will present
themselves for physical examination.
This latter method COMFORTS more near
ly with dignifed way of carrying out
one of the most important phases Of
governmental activity ever attempted by
the United States and, needless to say,
il will do away with great deal OF oon-
fusion which would result were any other
plan tried.
Basis for the announcement is fur
nished by section Is of the rules and
regulations prescribed by the president
for local boards and district boards
That section reads: Persons to be called
in order and notice Of call to be given
In furnishing the quotas required from
the respective local boards each local
board shall call the persons whose names
are on the lists in the order of their liza
bility for military service as fixed and
stated on the lists required to be made
by each local board by section IA there
of When any person is called by To-
cal board, notice thereof shall be mailed
by the clerk of such local board to each
person so called, directed to the address
on his registration card. Each such no
tice shall contain a direction to appear
for physical examination as required by
section Is thereof, at time 1nd place
fixed and stated in such notice"
The above excerpt settles definitely all
confusion about the manner OF notifica-
ton of those drawn for military service.
1t may be added in this same connection,
that it is not necessary for registered