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ONE LIVELY SON OF THE
REVOLUTION.
At 90 Mr.. Allison Cuts Logs and
Clears Brush.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sn. NY
old friend Frederick II. Allison of Ne
braska. Forest county. Pa, writes me
In part as follows:
was born on October IL 1921, and am
in MY nlnety-second year. Just previous
to the Fourth Of July last underbrushed.
cut the logs and put the picnic grounds
on the island at Nebraska, Pa, IN FIRST
class shape.
In your letter you speak OF my fathers
services in the Revolutionary war have
4 certificate showing that my father. Ma
thew Allison. enlisted in 1873 as private
II Captain James I-'vIn's company. Th!rd
Battalion Mountainous from Cumberland
county. Pennsylvania tsee reErEy lvania
Archives, Volume VI, page 2Oi, and was
discharged from service IN 1883 AMI died
In Centre county on February .. 1s2s
His name Is the first one on the soldiers
monument at BeUcfontr. Centre county,
Ia. lie was paid for h!- iiva and a half
years services $500 in Continental scrip
or Continental money not worth the paper
on which Il was printed. I think Con-
Gress ought "a paw or pension every son
and daughter Of Il dcfrauded Revolutionary
soldier for the balance o. their lives. We
are old ard Jew aud. speaking for my
SELF. need this help. would he pleased
to correspond with any Of the last living
sons OF the Revolution.
Sincerely YOURS
TrrnFnrcK Z. ALLISON.
NErR,sKN. Feres. County Pa,
I submit this MS evidence that there
is at least one son OF a Revolutionary
soldier in Pennsylvania,
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That Meeting Between Foch and
Pershlng.

No newspaper man saw more OF the
war than FREDERICK PALMER, the most
experienced military correspondent
now living. He was with the allied
armles until America came into the
conflict, and from that time on he
represented practically the whole
press Of the United States in report
ing the progress of the American
ENpetlitionarN Force. As one Of Gen
eral PERsHINCH staff he had oppor.
tunitieS enjoyed by no other Journal.
ist. Major PALNER's latest book.
America in France" Is Just of the
presses. and there may be natural
curiosity to see what he says about
a certain conference which. as it was
recently reported by the Baltimore
Pittsburg gold brick twins, was
wreathed in an atmosphere Of pistols
and coffee.
After the fourth German offensive.
bringing the enemy within forty
miles of Paris, all hopes were cen.
tired on the Americans. They we're
arriving in such large numbers that
II the Allies could stem the tide until
August-it was then June, and the
Germans had been on the offensive
since the latter part of March-Ger.
many's opponents would outnumber
her on the western front. Our sol
diers naturally were impatient to get
into n great battle. As for PERsuIvG
himself, Major PALMER says:
There could be no hrmer advocate
Of thorough training than General
PERsHlNG; yet no soldier ever believed
in swift, hard. aggressive blows more
indomitably than he. lie Is not n man
Of half way measures. Later, when
German officers said that our army was
methodical in preparation and bold In
action It was merely an expression Of
simple, inmutable military principles"
Major PALMER gives it as his own
opinion that any soldier who looked
at the map in June could have only
one thought, 'and that was drive
Mt the base Of the salient TO close the
mouth Of the pocket:
Neither reports OF German strength
nor the defensive spirit OF the time di-
verified General PERsHING's attention
from that inviting bulge in the German
battle line. When Premier CLEMENcEAr,
and General FoCH came to American
headquarters on June % for a confer
cree no again pointed to It's obvious vul-
nerabiltty and vigorously advocated an
offensive. He had faith that the Ger
man strength was overestmated. and
that under n determined attack the sal
lent would crack Ike an egg she'll"
But where were the troops for
great counter attack? Major PALMER
says that no sufficient strategic reserve
for such II purpose existed. II Is
quite possible that the French leaders
made the same point. The American
commander had n plan:
Gen PEIsHING suggested that there
were divisions in rest which could be
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THE MISSING FLAG.
Protest Against Substituting the Juso'
SIav Emblem for Serbia's.


To fHE Eprroa OF THE sUN--Sir: I
served for six years under the Serbian
nag. Led by 1t, / walked twice across
the Balkan peninsula as n soldier OF
the Serbian army. 1 witnessed the
tragedy Of the Serbian people with oil
It's pathos and horror. You will there
fore readily understand how profoundly
grieved l was when on November ~
1 attended a solemn ceremony held In
the Cathedral of St John the Divine
in celebration of the liberated nationali-
ties Of middle Europe and observed that
the Serbian flag was absent among the
glorious flags OF the triumphant allied
nations
The place of the Serbian nag was
taken by that Of the Jugo-Slavs. felt
deeply shocked could not believe my
syes. What the combined efforts OF
Turkey, Germany. Austria Hungary and
Bulgaria had failed to achieve the Teu-
tonic Jugo-Slavs succeeded in accom-
plisi1ing.
The Jueo-slavs must not forget that
their nag IL the child OF the war worn
Serbian flag. and that the Serbian peo-
pie sacrificed their all to llberate them
from the Austro- Hungarian yoke.
What is Serbia to-day? war worn
easiet. bled white from many grievous
wounds. This flag. or rather the staff
with the tattered remnants Of the flag
attached to II, Is all that has been left
to the Serbian people. Its colors are the
same as those of the American banner.
and II bears the same motto. For De-
mocracy, Truth and Freedom" Who
will have the courage 20 deprive this
eaglet OF his last. his flag"
SAMPSON TcHERNoTF.
NEW York, December =.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Tsraelitish history of the old Testament
dlsturbs n number OF good people and l
was not surprised TO read the contribu-
ton to your columns by II. Frank Car
pointer. II he will read John Bigelow's
"The Bible That Was Lost and Is
Found" he may receive the consolation
which came to me In its reading. he
meath the Old Testament story IS the
story Of every spiritual life, Read Bige-
low and note how he came to see It.
FRED S. MAYER.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December 2.
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100000 BOYS ENROLL TO-DAY,
New NorL's CumpuIsorN IrnlnioE
Law becomes Enrcu'r.

This IS the day when ,.,ry y ]"
II and is years OF az. i'm SO. %
New York is expected ~ '.r "."
the State Military Trtn.us ..""
sion. Enrolment Us ,u9.i.r.
Estimates place the u.w'.r .. .''
eligible at 100000. This s. '-o ch'
state in the Union that g.. .... ."n'
pulsory military trl.mu- "'
tate enrolment Toy this s'rv '-.
bureaus have been pruvi'ra .7 .. W !.
the public school house, t..' VIZ
be open from \. NJ. 20 % p y. p"
each boy enrolls hn w. g. ''h"
member Of the Corps ~ C"... ''aN
Of New York These boys S.. ''N
a thorough course OF military 'ra'n'nE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
Interesting Suggestion to the French
People From a LoyaIist

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: 4
statue Of President Wilson, under
stand, is to be set up In Paris why
not hasten the work SO that Mr.. Wilson
can take an hour or so from his labors
at the peace conference and unvell tho
statue himself Thru ,rp,u
WASHINGTON, ID, c, December ..
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TWO COHALAN SUITS
SETTLED BY MAIL
Newspaper Admits Articles
Attacking Justice Were
False and Retreats.
PAYS $4,000 TO JURISp
Libels Published Under
Rumely Management Arc Ro-
pudiated by Bondholdcra.
PAYS $4,000 TO JUR1su

Two libel suits brought nv sr,,.
Court Justice Daniel r. Cob.,,,
against the Euentno Mall las, .,r,,n
were settled yesterday in the supreuA
Court before Justice Newburssr u,
$4,000 and the publication o, an sno,
ogy. The settlement applied aI,o &,
the co-defendant in the FIRST suit, R,cA
ard Spillane. who wrote one Of ~,
offending articles.
Through Samuel Cntermyer. attn,
noy for the Evenin0 Mai, the exn,,r,
ton was made that the articles cor
planned Of were printed while tho -,
Per was under other manaper.,,
that OF DR.. Edward A. RumeIv sns
that after investigation by the borS
holders the MdR considers II Its du,y
to make apology. Mr.. Cntermver;,
statement was published on the ed,,a.
rial page Of the Mail last night in ~.
position occupied by the article n,
which Justice Cohalan complained
| hhS AhtFlotHbm ImnuRn4d.
The first suit was for s25OOOO ar,
was based on the publication OF A.
article called What is Tanmarv u.r
and Why is Tammany?" on Februprv
IA. 1918. The second suit, for $500 .OOo
was based on an article entitled lie,
Governor Whitman Lead" published
September %, 1917. Justice Cohalar
claimed that his patriotism was i'm.
pugned and that he was otherwise
| libelled.
In admitting that there had been n,
foundation for the articles, Mr.. Unite.
myer said:
ION behalf Of the Epenino Iraa, :
am instructed by the defendant 10
make the following statement:
THE articles Of which complaint ia
made were printed at n time when
the management of the paper was IN
other hands. 1t is now managed By
the bondholders. who have invest
gated the charges contained IN IRE
articles and have reached the err.
cluslon that they are wholly UT
founded and without the slightss.
Justification.
Impelled by Duty to Public
In fact tho Mall considers It i,s
duty not only to the plaintiff but 10
he public, to make this unconditional
apology to Justice Cohalan, and 70
ask that the answers that have been
interposcd by the defendant under
the former management be nov
stricken from the record and the
Mail hereby consents TO the entry o.
dgment in favor of the plaintiff
against IL in both actions.
We have understood from the out.
set that Justice Cohalan hroust'
these suits TO vindicate his goo
name against the libels thus pub.
lished and not for the purpose Of Sc
curing money damages. The plain
tiff has accordingly consented to &C.
cept a judgment of $1,000 in the two
actions, equally divided between
them. TO which the defendant hereby
consents.
"The defendant has further stated
to Justice Cohalan that this apology
will be printed in the Mad on The
editorial page and at the same place
in which one OF the libellous articles
was inserted"
The connection OF DR.. Rumely with
the Mail came to an end when b.
was arrested charged with having
made false return TO tho Allen
Property Custodian in order 10 con
ceal the ownership OF the Mall b.
German interests, lie having hougat
IL from Henry H. Stoddard
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BALTIMORE. Nd. December 2.
The Five Peace Committee Members.

To settle peace and Europe's fate
We send TO represent the state
That intellect surprising great,
Woodrow Wilson.
Nor Is that all, for there are more;
To give variety OF lore
There also sails for Europe's shore
The President.
4 galaxy 10 make us glad
And yet II needs another gd
So 10 that company we ada
Tho Chief Executive,
And lest for any breadth II lack
We DO not hold our greatest back,
But also speed upon the track
The Commander in CHIEF OF the arm
and navy.
And finally to round the whole
We send that seeker for control,
That great and self SUFFICIENT soul,
1T.
McIAspBuRou WILSON.
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Relief for Insolvent Farmers.

We have received letter from n
reader who seeks to engage our IN
terest In his plan ito finance the in.
solvent farmer" After q study of
this plan MS set forth In reprint
from the Farmers open Forum we
fail to discover In It any merit not
possessed by the plan now success
fully operated by the Federal Farm
Loan Bank, but do find undesirable
suggestions. One, as we look at the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

Tho fame OF Whittisrs poem Bar
hara Frietchie" has spread to China.
where school children In Hongkorg are
Interested IA the native town OF he hero
Inc " the poem. Tho Chinese hOys have
read the poem End now desire Information
and q picture ~ the town. The REV Mr..
Bird OF the Ellis KRdoorlc School. Hong
kong, has written TO Mayor Lewis IL
Fraiey asking for q picture postal carl
of the town. This Mayor has sent ons
OF the centennial memorial books.
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WHAT BECOMES OF THE
SAMPLES
Uncle Sam Must Have a Wonderful
Collection OF Them.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: In
all bids by the United States Govern
ment the bidder must furnish samples
In tripllcste. Sometimes tina value is
from 81 to IS.
The items are from 100 TO 200 and
about four bidders on each item,
Now If the Government only accepts
one bid on each item there are hun
dreds of samples never used.
Can any one answer where do the I'M
used samples go? WHOLESALER.
NEW YORK, December ..
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with slight emendation. TENNYsoS
on the German withdrawal beyond
the Rhine:
Back from the soil OF France
All that was left OF them,
Left OF six million"
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Sweeping Conclusion Relative 10 HUI
man Nature,

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
war may be over. but men and women
remain the Same. IF any one disputes
this point to the movies ALcDE.
NEW YORK, December 2.
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The George Washington may be in
character literally a peace ship. but
the Mauretania, arriving here yester-
day with 1000 soldiers. conveyed the
real peace makers.
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FEARS U. S. RIVALRY
ON SEA WITH BRITAIN
Darwin P. Kingsley Declares
in Speech That 1t Would
Be Criminal.
AssA1Ls WORLD LEAGUE
Gen. J. Franklin Bell Stirs
Economic Clubs Diners
by Praise Of Army.

Two thousand men at the forty-hfth
dinner of the Economic Club Of New
York Mt the Hotel Astor last night APP
plauded Darwin p. Kingsley, president
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, when he urged that the contest
for sea power between Great Britain
and Germany should not be trans
ferrcd to a like rivalry between the
United States and Great Britain.
Henry Morgenthau. president of the
club. presided and spoke at length for
the rehabilitation Of stricken Euro
pean nations with the aid Of the
United States.
Gen. ]. franklin Bell aroused the
enthusiasm Of the diners with a trib-
ute to the work of the American army.
in which he said that never before had
anybody in tho history OF the world
thought It worth while to attempt to
take the forest of Argonne from an
enemy Napoleon, he said, had passed
I'D tho task, and It remained for the
United States Army to accomplish the
feat, with the Seventy-seventh Di-
vision. formed at Camp Upton from
New York drafted men. occupying .
position OF honor in the notable feat.
1t was to Mr.. Kingsley's address
however, that the chief interest seemed
to attach among the club members
and their guests. what Shall We Do
with Victory" was his theme.
Basis of Grave Differences.
ar D understand what President
Wilson means by the freedom of the
seas" he said, "and sometimes won
der IL any one knows what he means
by the phrase. Great Britain will not
accept II, as a matter Of fact cannot
accept it. Az a consequence the basis
OF grave differences between Britain
and ourselves is likely TO he laid down
at the peace table. Already the ques-
ton Of the relative size of the British
navy and our navy IS being mooted
I'VE shall probably soon have a
larger merchant fleet than Great
Britain has. Necessarily we shall plan
to protect it. On the other hard. the
SIitiSH lbNnplre, from It's very nature,
cannot let her navy be less than the
navy of any other nation. The contest
in sea power that. went on so long be-
tween Great Britain and Germany and
finally eliminated in this war is about
to he transferred to the British Empire
and the United States. Could anything
be more stupid-not to say criminal?"
tGreat applause.1
Mr.. Kingsley deprecated the idea of
League of Nations. THE problem
of n league Of sovereign states would
lead us backward and not forward q"
he said. 1T would lead toward con
fusion and not toward order. Before
we join any confederation we must
forget or repudiate about the brightest
page in our history"
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If the worst comes to the worst,
Holland. although at a great sacrifice,
can always open the dikes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

In asking for counsel Mr., WILSON
might have suggested that the Senate
send it to him by wireless.
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If there are TO he feminine repre-
sentatives at Versailles, that puts a
ban on the Hall of Mirrors.
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NEW York, November 30.

| Docs not Mr. KLEIN make the mis-
| take Of confusing the dollar mark with
| the dollars purchasing power? The
Kitchlns made no such mistake.
The KitchIns knew that in Mis-
sissippi dollar would convert into
twice as much. perhaps three times
as much true wealth as in New York.
The Kitchins knew that. expressed
in terms Of a dollar. rent that would
cost worker and his family in Mis-
sissippi. say SIS month would cost
a worker and his family in New York
| say. $40 a month.
! The Kitchins knew that while in the
, severe climate OF the North the fuel
! of a family would cost from $50 to
300 in long. cold winter. it would
cost in the short soft winter OF the
| South So to SO. The KitChins knew
that for the same reason the clothing
| necessary to the warmth and health of
a family in the rigorous North would
cost many times what sufficient cloth
ing would cost in the mild South
The Iiitchins knew that a mans 81
wage in the South would also buy
moro vegetables, moro fruits. more
\
81 to So wage would buy in New York.
The Kitchins knew that by the same
token the $500 income in Mississippi
would yield more of the true wealth
necessary to mans comfort, health
and well being than the $4,000 income
would yield in New York.
In rigging their revenue laws so as
to raid the industry, the business and
the individuals north OF Mason and
DiXon's line the Kitchins never maize
tho mistake OF thinking that the true
economic test Of profit, income or wage
was the nero dollar mark rather than
the actual wealth represented in ma
lures returns 10 effort, energy and
enterprise, namely, tho shelter of
home. raimeut and sustenanCc for tho
body, all other articles not only OF
comfort but OF refinement and physl-
cal and mental advancement,
The Kitchins knew that when they
taxed in the North and West tho man
of income iust above 81 900, he had I'm
fact. as tho result OF his self-denial
and his toll considerably less in every
respect except the mockery OF the dol
lar mark than the man just below
81 900 south OF Mason and DiXons
line, who paid not a penny of tax.
This was not tho only way, as will
hc shown at the proper time, I'm which
the KitChins deliberately contrivcd to
raid industry, business and individuals
north Of Mason and Dixon's line. For
the moment, however. 1t Ia a sufficient
answer to anybody VINO thinks the
mere dollar mark Is wealth or to
anybody who does not realize that an
income tax applied alike by the mere
Collar mark to nearly half n hun
dred American States, all under differ
ent economic. social, climatic Condi-
lions, can no more tax with equality.
with Justice or even with political de-
cency than single uniform dollar
mark tax could apply 10 all the differ
ent nations, races and tribes in Eu-
rcpe, Asia and Africa.
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MorEenthau's Address.

Mr.. Morgenthau urged the use Of
the technical forces of the United
states now overseas for the rehabilita-
ton Of the devasted regions of France.
Belgium anu other allied countries
ana for the development of the back
ward countries OF eastern Europe and
western Asia. He referred to the use
OF tho army for restoration work in
Cuba and the Philippines, and said
that the United States must give NOT
only IT'S financial and material aid, but
must also use its man power.
thousands of specially qualified
Americans. he said. were fortunately
on European soik and America has =
great opportunity for world leader
ship. He added:
our army contains one OF the finest
Sanitary Corps in the world For
nearly two years il has kept the Amer
lean boys free from typhoid and othor
diseases that in the past have do.
stroyed more soldiers than powder md
shell. We can hardly conceive tbC
wonders that would ensole If those
scientists were put TO work among tho
CNlllah population of eastern Eurono
ms army has the engineers that cav
build the highways and railroads and
restore the cities and villages that have
been devastated by the war. These
things we should do, not only for tho
benefit OF peoples more unforturot,
than ourselves. but for the benefit Of
our own soul"
AT the guest table were y. G. Kvria.
Hides, president Of the Central CON.
mittee of tho Unredeened Greolrs.
Henri La Fontaine. formerly n Re,pi,r
Senator; Giovanni Lorenzoni ~ Tho
Italian High Commission, Major Con
J. Franklin Bell. L. S. A.; DIR, Charles
W. Eliot, Prof. Henry Crosby Finer,
and Darwin L. kingsley.
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~ our friends who fdror w tofth nnnn,
scripts and ilfustrdtiors ior publication ctsh
20 hare rejected articles returned thev mHsf
In all coses send stamps for thof phrpose
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
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LONDON once. 4o-43 Fleet street; -
Paris'otice. o Rue de In Michodiore' on
Rue du Quatre Septembre. go.
Washington once. Mansey building ~.
Brooklyn once, Room 202, Eagle Build
ing, 500 WASHINGTON street.
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THE EVENING SIN. Per year ..... 600
THE EVENING sun (Foreign Per No. l.6o
An checks, money orders, &C., 10 De
made payable to The sUN.
Published daily, including Sunday. ~ tne
100 Nassau st, Borough OF Manhattan, n Y.
Presiden.. Frank A. MunseY, 1h0 Nassau ST.
Vice President, Erwin Wardman; secretary
II. II. Titherington; Treas. VIM. i. DeWart'
oil OF $50 Nassau street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-01
WHAT is THE REAL TRUTH
ABOUT THE GLOVE SITUATION?

that do for sports auT-otor driving
summer is the time - abandon IS
many clothes ~ ono can. and gloves
are The first hit ~ covering = gn hy
The board When w'nfe~ aomes The
matter ~ gloves - q necessity i has
nothing to do with convention
A. for the fashion in street gloves
taere = M absolute abandonment ~
the thin. fitted. white glove Il vas
definitely out Of FASHION two ears Ego
aud there has been no return to IT.
There are women who wear Il. but they
arc those VINO do not keep abreast -
the times.
The white glove was abandoned
through the inability TO keep It clean.
and after the great mass 0f sTnartly
dressed women gave il up IN the
months went on. il looked az queer az
u pornradour or a small waist
IEeavy white gloves are constantly
Horn. the loose. stitched. washable
Kind which can be made clean over
night; but as the war progresses. even
these are more or legs abandoned for
loose. colored gloves that 10 not need
70 be washed after every wearing.
Tan and buff remain the fashionable
coiors for summer. Heavy black
gloves. as well as angora wool gloves.
will come in with the autumn.
The French have started 10 wear the
cuffs OF their gloves uufastened and
dropped backward over the hand. in
the Anglo-SaXo fashion. This was
adopted from the American women
who have been doing war work there
for all our athletic young people have
worn their gloves in this way for
many years The French papers crit
icse it as too negligent for the pre-
ciseness OF tho French womans cos
tune: but the French women have
taken many Anglo Saxon ways tc
heart and as the years go on and
millions more OF US entrench ourselves
In that country. the more American
isms will the French adopt. The
turned back glove IS merely a trife II
comparison with what will soon come