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lions, positions he had won In costly
encounters. He has the same right
to congratulate himself that IL fairly
that Of a man who escapes with his
life when a tornado lays waste his
farm, demolishes his home, and I'M
does the results Of years Of careful
planning and hard toll.
The attitude Of the German people
is probably revealed correctly in
special mesSnge to THE EVENING Sun
In which the Berne correspondent Of
the Daily Mail quotes the Taoeblatt
Of Berlin as saying that the news of
the Marne defeat produced scenes
of unspeakable despair" In Berlin,
and that such outbursts Of utter dis
couragement and downheartedness"
had not been seen since the war be-
gan. This picture Is reasonable; the
German people had been told their
invincible troops were to march
straight to Paris. that neither the
French nor the British could stop
them, and that the tales Of American
soldiers in France were false. Now
LupENDoRFr says that "the American
and African auxiliary troops" are
not underestimate" by the mill
tary authorities.
In the despatch to THE EVENING
SUN from which we have quoted. a
Vienna merchant Is reported as say
ing at Is impossible to detect any
particular sign Of disappointment or
regret in the fnces Of any consider
able number Of people" in Austria
Hungary because Of the German de-
feat. Further, this observer says:
II had occasion to talk to several
officers OF higher ranks. and they did
not conceal their satisfaction over the
fact that German pombast had got q
smack in the face.
They even took the trouble to point
out that whereas Austrians on the
Piave suffered from treachery. the Ger
man assertion that their Marine defeat
also was due to treachery would not
hold water.
These Austrian officers held that the
Germans had been beaten fairly by bet
ter generalship.''
That the Germans have been
driven, fairly beaten, by better gen
eralship from below the Marine to
above the Vesle is the fact, and the
German masses will some day grasp
1t despite the military leaders efforts
to convince them that to sustain q
sound thrashing is actually to achieve
a great victory.
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The King OF America.

The world has been assured, these
many years, Of the high state Of Ger
man intelligence. The statistics on
illiteracyAand Of course German sta
tistics never lie-tell US that the un-
educated German Is only one in two
thousand. A German wife, presum-
ably Of the intelligent majority, wrote
a letter to her husband, a soldier. and
when his captors read II they found
these expressions Of her deep concern
and her rare knowledge Of American
ways.
I'VE hope you will soon return. You
are certainly to be sympsthised with.
We are always praying with or deep
est feeling that you may not DO eaten
UP by Indians or hanged by cowboys
with lasso ropes.
'If they should wish to scalp you.
you should FIRST make appeal to the
King OF America. Is he also an In
dlan?"
For the benefit Of any German who
may come upon to-day's SUN in his
prison camp. We wish to say that the
King Of America Is not an Indian ex-
cept on bowling night or at the lodge
initiation. The King Of America Is a
mixture of about all the races, includ-
ing the Scandinavian. His color
IN =, ooo fror, vi,to, %f,rJnoi, I,Io,d IN
deep black. His, height varies from
five feet to seven. His brow, which at
present he mops with twenty million
handkerchief. is high and unfur.
rowed with anxiety.
This King of America uses as n
throne the swivel chair. the cattle
pony, the harvester seat, the swings
Of ship. the bleachers of baseball
field. His sceptre Is a pen. n hammer,
a steering wheel, plough handle,
an engine lever or a type stick. His
palace Is in Third avenue. Riverside
Drive, Keokuk, Iowa, or San Diego.
He holds summer court at Coney
Island, Newport or Chnutauqua.
The King Is much In uniform these
days, and he expects to wear more OF
It. He considers 1t his duty to make
war on other and different kings, SO
that there may be more kings like the
King Of America and no kings like
the King of Prussia. His Queen
| whose age may be anywhere from
seventeen to seventy, Is heart and
soul with him in his purpose.
For intimate particulars as to the
method Of warfare used by the King
Of America. the perturbed wife OF the
German prisoner might interview the
Prussian Guards. II any be left.
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CITY SALARIES.
A Protest Against Penalties Imposed
for Sickness.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-sE: Will
THE Sun kindly tell us through Its
columns why some city employees who
have been absent for q period Of a few
weeks during the winter. due to illness.
submitting doctors certificate every
three days. should be barred from the
increase now to be granted all en-
ployees under 1880?
The Commissioner of the Tenement
House Department has eliminated from
the budget the names Of all absentees
who through no fault of their own
were obliged to remain at home because
Of sickness for a few weeks during
1917.
For .his illness they have been de-
prived Of weeks vacation and to them
also is refused increases In salary. Is
this fair after some ten or twelve years
Of faithful service? A TAXPAYER.
New YORK, August 7.
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Federal Control OF the Biz DIS.

Doubtless the proclamation of Presi-
dent WILSON announcing the regula-
tons to protect migratory birds will
come as a surprise to the sportsmen
of America In revealing how far
reaching in its effect is the treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain, and the enabling act recently
passed by Congress America ex-
terminated number Of Its birds be-
fore the great awakening came, and
1t is cause for congratulation that
the species now menaced may be saved
for this and future generations.
Heretofore the Biological Survey Of
the Department of. Agriculture has
stipulated the open and close seasons
for wild fowl and shore birds. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
WOMAN'S CLOTHES.
The Epigram Emerson Quoted Is
Found in Many Forms.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: That
thought about woman, clothes and re-
ligion runs all through modern polite
literature. In Nothing to Wear"
printed in this town before the civil
war. we had II:
Another, whose grief has been most ter
rife
Ever since the sad loss OF the steamer
Pacific,
In which were engulfed. not friend or re-
lation
(For whose loss at least she might md
eonsolation).
But the choicest assortment OF French
sleeves and collars
Ever brought out OF Paris-worth thou
sands OF dollars,
And she touch!ngly says that this sort Of
grief
Can't md in Religion the slightest relief!
And in a current novel 1t turks in
this shape:
20 dare not go: look at those humans,
II had only a pectoral cross!"
Never mind! You have got something
better--you are well dressed"
NEW YORK, August Z. W.
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new Federal regulations place a bag
limit on the species permitted to be
taken, provide that the sportsman or
the pot hunter must use n gun only,
not larger than ten gauge, fred from
the shoulder, and do not permit the
birds to be taken from an aeroplane,
power boat or any boat under sail. It
does allow, however, The gunner 10
hunt birds. from the land or water,
from blind or fioating device with
the aid Of dog or decoys.
The new regulations treat all alike
in The matter of the bag limit, and
NIL sections Of the country are treated
fairly 80 far as open seasons are
concerned, gunners being permitted
to hunt the various birds as they
migrate on their journey southwark
from two to three and half months,
the dates depending upon the arrival
Of the migrants.
Doubtless there will be IN objection
to the limit of twenty-five ducks In
the aggregate Of all kinds, say In
North Carolina, where there is no bag
limit except In one county, shooting
being closed on certain days Of the
week in lieu of the unlimited bag. but
who should not be satisfied with
twenty-five ducks Of all kinds in the
aggregate, eight geese and'eight brant
In one day? OF course. there are days
when one can hunt from before sun
rise to sunset and not get duck,
but IL q sportsman could go out and
shoot ducks any day there would be
no pleasure In 1t. Hunting wild fowl
and shore birds is a recreation.
The prohibition Of the sale Of wild
game annually becomes more effec-
tive in the various States. The new
Federal regulations will strike n blow
at pot hunting and the use Of pump
guns, and make men recall that this
generation owes something to those
which cor3e after.
We do owe something to our chill
dren's children, and 1t Is fine thing
to acknowledge 1t and do It so hand
somely as the new migratory bird
regulations do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
The News In Germany.

General LUDENDoRFF's cheerful
words Of explanation designed to
convince the German people that the
retreat from the Marine was in fact a
tremendous German victory do not
appear to have been received with
enthusiasm by population especially
trained to accept official proclama-
lions at their face value.
The General boasts that FocH's
troops did not annihilate the Crown
Princes army; that 1t was not de-
stroyed In the Marne salient; and he
explains that the name Of the Marne
and the phrase gain Of ground" are
only catch words without impor-
lance for the issue Of the war;" His
labored utterance irresistlbly recalls
the fox which, having lost Its tail,
besought all the other foxes to cut
off their brushes. Perhaps that lonely
and conspicuous beast was In the
mind of General LUDENDoRFF when
he spoke with such apparent ingenu-
BUSINESS to the correspondents who
recorded the retrogressive movement
of the Crown Princes battered and
depleted battalions.
That LUDENDoRFF conducted his re-
treat skilfully will not be denied
that the discipline enforced on Ger
man soldiers bore fruit on this occa-
sion Is obvious; but these facts do
not hide what really happened. LU.
DENpoRFr's strategy was frustrated
his plan Of campaign was upset, his
armies were beaten, and he was
forced IN quit, with heavy loss In
men, with impaired prestige, and with
great sPcrifice of stores and mum
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PROHIBITION AND WAR.
A Denial That the People Must Have
Their Drink stopped.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE suN--Sir: The
American people are told that their
part in the war for liberty and democ-
recy will be failure unless Congress
onscts a law forbidding the use by at
least 100000 sober. temperate men
and women OF beer. wine and other
beverages which they have been drink
Ing without injury to their health or
efficiency. 1t Is claimed that the pro-
hibition OF these beverages is necessary
In order that we can do our share In
preserving the liberties Of mankind
against the despotism OF autocracy. and
Congress Is urged to enact prohibitory
laws as a measure to aid In winning
the war.
France and Great Britain have been
engaged in the gigantic struggle that
has taxed all their resources and man
power for four years. Italy has been
exerting her utmost efforts for three
years. Yet In none OF these countries
has It been found necessary to interfere
with the personal tastes and habits of
their people, and none OF them has
adopted the prohibition policy. On tn"
contrary, those three nations furnish
their fighting men In the field with the
beverages which they are accustomed to
use and have Communicated enormous
quantities of wine, rum and other alco-
holic beverages for use by the armies
and in their military hospitals.
Is there anything so fundamentally
wrong with the mental or physical
makeup of the American people that a
different policy must be adopted for
their protection? Are they such weak.
spineless creatures that they cannot be
trusted to do their duty in furnishing
the ships. food, munitions and other sup
plies for carrying on the war? Has
there been anything in the events Of
the last year that shows them to be
so lacking in will power that they need
the guardianship Of professional moral
reformers"? This country grew to be
great strong and intelligent in produc-
tive industry without prohibition. Why
force upon 1t the untried experiment OF
national prohibltory law at this time
Wherein have we fallen short of doing
our part and doing 1t we'll? To what
department OF our war activities can
the Anti-Saloon League critics point and
say truthfully: I'VE have failed because
we are drunken people? The pro-
hibition advocates have published broad
cast malicious ISLANDERS of our soldiers
in France. charging that they are In
capacitated by drunkenness. These
libels were promptly refuted by General
Pershing and Secretary OF War Baker
to the disgrace OF the men making them.
Can the prohibitionists show a single
case where military supplies have not
been furnished because Of the drinking
habits of our workers? II not, wha,
Justification is there for their plea that
the adoption of their narrow views re-
garding alcoholic beverages Is necessary
as a war measure?
France. Great Britain and Italy, under
| much greater strain than we have
been called upon to bear, have not found
II necessary to adopt prohibition. wha,
| Is wrong with our American manhood
II. as the prohibitionists allege, we are
| not now conducting our affairs so as tc
win the war at the earliest possible
date? ILL.,
New YORK. August 7.
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Of these two remarkable men should
be determined. Colonel WArrERsoN
may have time for the interesting
research. Meanwhile we shall miss
his unmistakable writings and occa.
sionally endeavor to distinguish,
among the articles in the Courier
Journal, those which have the bene-
fit of his advisory skill.
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The Allies and the United States
In Russia.

II the Allies and the United States
hoped, as Germany hopes, to reduce
the Russian people to impotence and
to subjugate their country, the prob
lens that would be presented to them
for solution would be simple. The
task would be arduous, the effort nee
essary to accomplish 1t would be ire
mendous, but in its broad outlines 1t
would be easy to comprehend-as
easy to comprehend as the robbery
Germany has undertaken Is.
All that Germany must do Is to
encourage and accelerate disunion
among the people OF Russia. to fiat
ter. cajole, bully or subsidize men of
influence who can be induced to play
her game, to use her diplomatic and
military forces for the promotion Of
strife, for the protection Of individu-
ais useful to her, and for the coer-
cion of those who oppose her. The
wrecklng Of Russia Is an undertake
ing in the prosecution Of which not
many difficulties present themselves,
particularly to the statesmen Of Ger
many, whose treaties are scraps Of
paper, and by whom all pretence Of
decency was long ago abandoned.
But the Allies and the United
States are equally ambitious to save
Russia from madmen Of her own
breeding, from traitors working for
Germany, and from the Germans.
Their ultimate object is altruistic !;
the circumstance that a free, sane
and powerful Russia Is desirable for
the attainment of the objects for
which they are now struggling them
selves does not deprive their purpose
of Its laudable character and cannot
hide the disinterestedness on which
it is based.
1t Is essential to the success Of the
design of the Allies and the United
States that the Russian people
should understand thoroughly Its
spirit. They must be educated to
comprehension Of the fact that no
Interior scheme Is concealed behind
our assurances of continuing friend
ship; that our refusal to countenance
a man or a faction Is not based on
desire to injure, but to help; that
our offers of assistance are made for
the benefit Of the population Of Rus
sia, and not for the financial or po'
lltical benefit of any other people.
There has been criticism, some OF
II caustic, because the Allies and the
United States have seemed to be neg
lecting their duty, not only to Russia
but to themselves, in the last twelve
months. But the delays that have
occurred have been the result Of de
termination to avoid hasty action
and particularly to avoid acts tha
would mislead the Russian people
and If their fruit has been a plan by
which Russia can be rescued, thu
time spent in connecting 1t will have
been well spent.
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WHEN THE POSTWAR COMES.
1t Is a Message From the Society Of
AntiquarIans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: Here
is the prize one:
on July 20 received through the
mail copies OF daily marine paper
published right here in New York,
dated June rs. July and July IL all
In the same delivery.
That seems TO be going some even
for the present state OF inefficiency OF
the postal service. +, L. PRATT.
New YORK, August T.
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DR.. CHAuNcEY NJ. DEPEw has lost
none OF his old knack OF putting into
words the essential things We have
to do. I'VE must get into Germany"
he says. when that surgical opera
ton is performed they will see the
light" An operation for blindness
hoped for by laymen, approved by
the faculty.
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The men behind the movement tmu-
tiny among German sailors at Wilhelms-
haven't are revolutionary sailors who for
some time have been conducting propa-
ganda with the object OF stopping the
submarine war because OF its losses
Despatch from Amsterdam BY tcdy OF
London.
The Germans are mighty careful
about their own skins.
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1t is not easy to believe the report
that the Huns sank the British ambu-
lance transport only after spies had
reported that the ship Of mercy
CHANGED not to have any wounded Ger
mans aboard. In some Of the Allies
hospitals bombed by Hun airmen doc
tors and nurses were caring for
wounded German soldiers.
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A despatch from Baton Rouge pre-
diets a close vote in the Louisiana
Assembly on the Federal prohibition
amendment. Less close. probably, II
the patrons of the fizz which made
New Orleans famous are on the spot
and on the Job.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08

The captain OF the Hun U-boat
which sank the fishing schooner Nell
son A. will have something to explain
II he ever returns to his base. While
selecting some fine fish from the
schooners catch he allowed the Nova
Scotian skipper to rescue a pair Of
boots from his bunk. Is true Huns
heart to be moved to such babyish
softness by a mess OF fresh halibut?
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Mechanics.

From the Medicine Lodge Republican.
When a feilers got a nickname
And they call him Mick or Red.
A Teller sometimes wants to night
And punch the others head.
But when Teller gets srowed up
And he walks down the street,
1t kinda makes him feel at home,
No music sounds so sweet
As Hello, Mick, how do you dor"
A Teller sure unbends,
But Mister" makes you feel like Heck
A nickname means your friends.
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A Tribute to Missouri Genius.

From the Kansas CITY Times.
Editor Lowry of the Mercer Signal seems
to be a doubly rare exception. He writes
n poem for his paper every week and ad-
vertises that he has money to lend.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-21
LITTLE BoND.HoLDERs.

People who have bought $50 or 800 bonds
don brag about as alle They feel a certain glow
81 patriotic satisfaction But they arc humble.
They think they have done very little.
II these boud-holders thoroughly realized what
they have done they wouldn't feel So modest about
IT. For they nave put over big thing, and done
their country ncaculabe service.
The tlitne Fellows are not the exception.
They are typieat American hond-buyers. There
were 30O0o00 Of them in the first Liberty Loan.
There were suoo000 of them ia the second There
we're lI,00O0oo OF thcm ia the third Allowing for
Implications fheie must be now At least 300o0.00O
Americans 10 possession 81 baby bonds
Their small subscriptions auount altogether
% s25o0000000. That il immense sum. II Is
nearly three times the total annual expense OF our
national government before the war Il is about
oue-liith o. our huge war bin for the first year 81
tho WAR And has been saved ont Of The current
earnings Of the bond-purcha,els without milking
amy demands whalNer ON oar halks
These humble investors are the very backbone
of om war finanee
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-21
Circulation Books Open TO Advertisers.
Saturday Morning, December n 1918
THE TIME TO JOIN IS HERE.

The Christmas campaign for members for the
Red Cross drawing ~ close Bm two more
WORKING days, to-day and Monday remain officially
FOR lhc listing Of those who desire 20 enroll as mcn-
hers in This greet mercy organization that has well
been described as 20 great net Of mercy drawn
through an occan 81 mspcalsahlc pain
Reports complied ri Che office 81 Comfy Chair
man Roy Miller covering the report OF committees
20 date show that Approximately five thcisalid men,
women and children have enrolled members in
fhe Red Gross. This means 49, increase Of nearly
forty pe cent ID the membership Of Nucccs County
Chapter, as compared 20 The prcscui enrolment
According 10 the vicn Of the Caller, however,
The record made IA This Yuletide campaign, while
splendid in way. leaves much 70 be desired.
without question There are several Thousand
Nucces County people who shou'a join the Red
Gross but who have not These people should realize
ly now that their support is absolutely necessary II
Nueces County is 10 gain That coveted honor d be-
ing a 100 per cent county for the Red Cross
Patriots men and women should arrange right
now 70 devote AZ least part Of today and Monday
10 areing upon these people the prime importance
81 nj once joining the Red Cross
An that is needed is a heart and dollar,
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10 prevent forming spot Of CELL
ine attachment, be mounted flame hns been
Invented IN which the heated evolves that scat
Ter the
mile the erh's hours sunshine receives
OF cont
time clock which New York claims is
against cheating requires To sign his name
each time me which the time is au-
toniltcnlly printed.
sent up by naian scientists a balloon carrying
cordns Instruments reached altitude % miles ana
found the lowest temperature 40 below ~ miles from
the ealtiis surface.
For telephone NJ chigan has invented a
device that when called DO absent enables cali
record bis number ne De reached when
the absent person returns
By making certain combinations typewriter builders
hove been able "a ~ vowel symbols and
n daercal and punctuation marks Of the Samesr
lanenase on standard keyboard
rc prevent automobiles skiddinE ana increase the
Traction their wheels Washington man has invented
broad helt that tire and ider whcc
mounted beneath the running board.
what Is ntcudcd be an earthquake. proof huildug
has built tho canal Hoic the roof being supported
ecutrll pillars and the wallis being suspended
the ana anchored 70 the ground without bear
ng burden
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-12-21
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsville. Ky.--Mrs Pearl Pat.
rick, OF this place. writes: Il was
very cOnstipated | had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. I went 20
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed to
tear up my digestion. They would
gripc me and afterwards II seemed
was more consslpaicd than before,
heard Of Black.Drausht and de-
cldcd TO try Il. found II just what |
needed. II was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. I got well OF the sour stom-
ach. my bowels sooq seemed normal.
no more gripping. and ! would take a
dose now and then. and was in good
shape.
cannot say too much for Black.
Draught for II is the finest laxative
one can use.
Thedford's Black Draught has for
many years been found OF great value
In the treatment OF stomach, liver aud
bowel troubles. Easy TO take. gentle
and reliable n its action, leaving M
bad aftereffects. Il has won the praise
Of thousands Of people who have used
Il. NC-l35