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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
No Danger Of
Medical Breakdown

There are many hospitals for Amer
lean soldiers in France. and the num-
Der VIII increase as the cxpcdtonary
army grows. There is no danger Of a
medical breakdown, because the Amer
lean Red Cross is always a little in
advance of the army. The army is p
new machine; the Red Cross has had
lot of experience already in this war.
1t is doing things in big way: it has
enlisted men of big business, men with
imagination and men with strength
and determination.
At Rue dc Chevrcusc is American
Red Cross Military Hospital no. 8.
which has been turned over to the
American army by Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. II is intended exclusively for
the use of American officers. Before
the war it was the American Art Stu
dents Club Soon after the outbreak
of the war Mrs. Reid placed it at the
disposal Of the French Red Cross
Early last December. after being re-
decorated and rciitted, it was opened
as an American officers hospital. Il
IS now run under military rules and
regulations, but it has all the com
forts OF private house.
The building is stones throw from
tho Jardin du Luxembourg Or the
right as one enters is large reception
room, and on the left the officers din
ing hall. The head nurse and her
twelve assistants and the matron have
their Offices and living rooms in the
right wing. On tho first floor above
the entrance is spacious officers
lounge, containing pianola, phono-
graph, card tables and magazines. This
room is far enough removed to nrcvcnt
any noise reaching the patients in tho
ward and private rooms. To the left
is the Office of the commanding officer.
Captain Manton, and his assistant
Captain Carstons. The former is the
surgeon Of the hospital, and the latter
the medical man,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Wheat in Chicago
And in Australia

Not only is Russia cut off. but in a
"'s&suro SO is Australia, whore mill
'oNS OF tons of food Of many kinds are
Ut inc call of the Allies when ships
"a" D" found to traverse so long n
ou'e. In fact, bushel of wheat in
Un'caeo IS worth five times bushcl
81 wheat in New Zealand. because ;ts
D"'pment occupies tonnage for only
0ne-hfth the time on voyage. That is
e"S your voluntary prvations are 60
'''a' Tor the success of the war You
80 much nearer than others to the
area where food is most needed,
Next, let mo say word about tho
,ra'''ation of other cargo than food.
ne plan for you seems to be that non
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Freedom of Garden
And Solariuril

Connecting the right and left wings
IS a glass inclosed passage, which
serves as sun parlor when the winter
is too cold to, permit the patients to
enjoy sitting in the garden which it
overlooks. This garden IS one of the
delightful features Of the hospital.
Right here it should be mentioned that
every effort is made to have the men
who are convalescing feel that they
can enjoy the same freedom and pri-
vacy they would have if they were in
their own homes. In the sun paror
and garden are places for them to read
without fear of interruption by their
fellow patients or the hospital au-
thorities.
In the left wing is large we'll
stocked library, which has already be
come very popular. OF necessity, it IS
one of the quietest rooms in the hos
pital, as it overlooks the large ward.
containing twenty beds. The ward was
formerly the auditorium of the Art
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
By D. M. I-lermalin

The Bolshevik government of Rus.
STA is threatening the King Of Rumania
and the Rumanian government with ali
sorts Of dire punishment.
This action is the elimination Of q
fcud between tho new Russian revo-
lutionary government and the old Ru.
manian conservative monarchy.
In order adequately to understand
the situation we must look back into
Rumanian affairs previous to the sign
ing of tho declaration of war against
Austria-Hungary by King Ferdinand
AS soon as the great world war broke
out Rumanian statesmen understood
that their country would have to par
tlclpate in it, but they could not make
up their mchds which side they would
have to take.
Old King Was Prussian
At that juncture old King Charles
Won Honenzollern, ruler Of Rumania
was still alive. He was true to the
traditions Of his family that Hohen-
zollcrn, right or wrong, would always
have to stand with the Prussian
dynasty. 1t was he who induced his
adopted country to conclude a treaty.
with the Central Powers, promising
aid whenever such would be demanded
1t was King Charles who never stopped
telling the Rumanian people that were
IL not for the grace Of Germany Ru-
mania would long since have been an.
initiated. King Charles was respon-
slble for keeping alive Rumanian
hatred against Russia for the latter's
betrayal of Rumania after the Russo
Turkish war of 1877.
Rumania could not forget the time
when she sent her armies to fight Rus
slas battles and as reward Russia
annexed the fertile Rumanian province
Bessarabia.
All this tended to keep Rumania as
an ally Of the Teu. onc powers. or. at
least, to keep her neutral.
IN the midst of all those great
events King Charles died. and hrs
NEPHEW, Ferdinand. ascended the
throne
The Queen Takes a Hand
Ferdinand had never shown anv
brilllancy, either as statesman or q .
soldier. lie was known rather a ~ -
man of vaci!lating character. His
wife, however, Queen Mary, a form er
nnSNsh princess, had manifested at
d'Herent occasions considerable
strength Of mind, and when the great
war came She had shown a fearless
attitude toward the Central Powers
v. Wh he, she became Queen she under.
took to sway the King TO her side. and
1t did not take her long before She
succeeded in her efforts.
Incidentally. two strong war parties
arose in Rumania. One advocate
joining with the Central Powers in
order to recover Bessarabia and its
one million Rumanian inhabitants, and
tne other advocated joining with the
Ententc Powers in order to recover
1ransylTania and its three million Ru-
manlans. For some time it seemed
questionable as to with whom Ru
mania would side in this war. Then
something unexpected occurred which
served as the deciding factor.
Gcrmany's Point of View
We all remember that Germany in
the beginning of the war did everv
thing possible to court favor with her
Social Democrats and other liberal
MINDED Germans. On different occa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Might Well Adopt
Rationing Now

A more complete scheme OF ratloninc
probably lies ahead of us, and am by
no means certain that it would not be
we'll for you to avoid our shifts and
articles by frankly adopting food "a
tons here and now, as you adopted
selcctIvc military service. The or
Gani2ing genius OF America, when it has
an objective. stands second to none, and
this problem Of food, il taken in time,
might be- solved with much less hard
ship than may ultimately fall on the
people if it be allowed, as it were. to
solve itself by stages. BE that as it
may, there are in the British press
abundant evidences that anxiety over
food is telling on public opinion. The
tact that women went on deputation to
Downing Street may not be much in it.
self, but the unrest among workers in
Lancashire and the Clyde cannot be en-
tirplV irnOrou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Latin Countries

y. F-Why is the word Latin" an
pled to South American countries?
, Latin is the language of ancient
rome. the language originally spoken
IN Latluni. and aftcrward extended OVER
az the integral parts Of the Roman F,m-
pre- III Europe. The countries Of south
america arc inhabited by races cthni-
cany ana ilnguistically related to the
ere called Latin countrics ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Snakes

7. .I.-N ny co persons Suffering
from delirium trcmens usually imagine
that they are surrounded by snakes?
An explanation Of this hallucination
IS offered by the result of French ex-
periments few years ago Sixteen
alcoholic patients were examined with
She ophthalmoscope, and it was found
that the minute blood vessels in tho
retina of the eyes were congcsted. In
this condition they appear black, and
are projected into the field Of vision.
where their movement5 resemble the
souirming of scrpcnts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Gold Bonds

;. ~ = II ! were to buy limited
states gold bond at the present time.
would have to pay for it with gold. or
would th2 government accept any
United States money for same ~
Has this government ever issued anI,
bond Of an" description thar the our-
chaser mad 90 pay for with gold coin or
gold certificates only? (3) What
United states money that is issued
Ell the present time, or hereto fore is
'ned, would be refused BY this govern
mont IN payment for United States
bond
(p Any money. (2) Yes. (3) None.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Literary Psuedonvmes

,,.' W. G:..Can you give me the real
Nine. Adam, CD Miss n. +. Braddon
% The Duchess 81, Conan novlc'
l') Marie Corelli. go Marquisc dc Fon'
'enoy' 90 Gyp, (S) Anatoic' France.
=, % Julicttc Lambert, (2) Mrs. John
Maxwell, CD Mrs. Hungcrford. 4) SIR
arthur {. Doyle, 90 Eva Mary Mackay
Coz Margaret Cunliffe- Owen. "a Conn
Tess TESS Helen dc Martel. (8) Anatolc Thi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

nAR1S, Jan. 1o.-Even before an
American soldier saw first line
trench the American Red Cross
had patients to handle. Grippe, pneu-
monla. bronchitis, appendicitis and
even the mumps claimed victims al
most as soon as Me first American
transport began to unload. Though
the sick rate among the American
forces has been gratifyingly low, there
are always a number Of officers and
men who fall victims to the change in
climate. Besides these there is bound
to be certain proportion Of accident
cases
In modern warfare the army medical
authorities travel with, not behind. the
lighting forces. Their job is not only
to handle the wounded but to sec the
men go into action in the pink of con
dition. A "sccdy' soldier is little bet
ter than none at all; a soldier with a
slight attack Of bronchitis may be able
TO take his place in trench, but he is
not 100 per cent efficient. And Gen,
cral Pershing wants his men 100, per
cent efficient.
The wives. mothers and sisters back
iii New York, Chicago, San Francisco,
Galveston and the thousand and one
towns and hamlets who have hus-
bands, sons and brothers over here
need have little worry about the med
'cal attention they receive in case of
Illness or accident Whether he is in
the ranks or an officer, the husband,
son or brother falls into good hands
the moment he becomes i'll or injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Three Expeditions
Used Up Ships

Next, it cannot really be argued that
your allies are now in need through
lack of foresight. 1t is true enough
that at the beginning of the war Mr..
churchill, in his enthusiasm for the
..&'avy, wasted d good deal of mcrcan-
Tie. tonnage and ovcrbuit dread
noughts. 1t is also true that the three
distant expeditionary forces in Meso-
potamla, Palestine and Saonca arc
very expensive in shipping. But while
the deadly work of the submarine
against battleships was recognized be-
lore the war by Sir Percy Scott, one
OF our admrals, it was not believed
mat Germany would bring in the whole
world against herself by using torpc-
does against merchantmen on the high
seas. That was the only miscalcua-
ton which has to be confessed, and it
was merely an underestimate OF Ger
nany's criminal folly, which has in
every direction exceeded human imagi
nation of the possible. For the rest,
YOU should remember that one main
object Of the Dardanelles attempt was
10 open the strait for Russian food
ships and so equalize the Russian ex-
change. Over Constantinopic- as
1t then was called, yzantium-Sparta
and Athens fought thousands of years
ago, and for this same reason which
'o'day concerns us-namely, that the
hosporus commanded the Russian
wheat fields. This also is the motive
which makes Germany so anxious to
conclude peace with whatever the Boil
sneviki have left of the Ukraine. And,
speaking broadly, what America has to
iace, with the rest OF us, is, first, a
snort harvest throughout the world:
and' secondly, a harvest not wholly
available for free transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

ihqulrer;-N hen, where and by whom
was the Christian era inaugurat.de
ne Christian era was introduced in
I,aiy IN the sixth century by Dyonisius
the Little. Roman abbot. and beoan
to be used in Gaul in the eighth, though
1t was not followed in that country til
century later. In England j. was in
use before the close of the eighth CEN
tury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Income Tax

N. A. D.Ll am woman earning a
salary Of 500 a week and may lose NV
position and earn nothing for the rest
OF the year. Am ! obliged TO pay an
income tax?
If married, no. If single, YOU will
have to pay tax on $40; e. e., 80 cents
q wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

AS far as | can judge at this distance
genuine desire TO realize a world
wide brotherhood of labor and so to
get even with capital is fortified, as it
were, by discomfort over petty privs
tons. If to-day Germany were herself
amply supplied with every luxury OF
the dinner table the position would be
serious indeed. 1t is no real cure for
1t to have meatlcss and wheatless and
porkless days-at least, that has been
our experience in the end the
thing averages itself out, and what you
save on one item you lose on another
equally essential. No, the proper and
adequate course is to let people eat
when they like, what they like, but not
more than so much per week. With
large dependence, as in New York, on
restaurants, it is undoubtedly hard to
arrange. In our case, when things are
worst at the butchers and bakers
"shops.' people flock to cafes and eat
ing houses. But such ratoning is the
only way, at any rate, for countries as
hard pressed as Britain. Happily, Ger
many. and Austria Hungary, though not
starving. arc still worse off eighteen
months worse off, than the Allies. In
the race verify believe that We arc
we'll ahead. God grant that our
muscles do not fail US,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
No Favoritisn
In Distribution

Wherever those food ships went, one
thing is certain there was no favorlt-
ism in distribution. For years there
has not been ton of consumablc cargo
which Great Britain has not shared
iairly and gladly. with France and
Italy. Quite early in the war We har-
messed the machinery of tonnage and
credit, on which our trade depends, to
the task OF purchasing and transport
:Ag supplies for others as we'll as our
selves. That was why we bought up the
meat exported from great part Of
South America and Australia, and grain
wherever it could be had To-day there
would BIZ no shortage at all in England
if il were not for this equitable distri-
button throughout other lands than our
own. When, therefore, you in America
90 mcatless, wheatless. heatless and
eatlcss you are assisting your special
friends in France as we'll as ourselves
and Italy. And, to an increasing ox-
tent you will be supplying your own
armies. England is merely a trustee for
the whole alliance a channel for
transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Can Accommodate
Sixty Patients

Sixty patients can be accommoda. cd
comfortably, but in an emergency j.
would be possible to take IS nany . :
eighty. Besides the house star .hs
consulting and visiting STAFF ;nclu,it.s
Major Joseph Blake, Dr. Alexandar
Lam6ert, DR.. Briggs. DR.. Hutchinson.
Dr. Powers and Dir. Worcester. all well
known IN American medical circles
Though intended primarily for Amor
ican army officers, the hospital is one,
TO the American Red Cross and Y N
{. a. workers. AZ
General Bradley and Colonel Winter
rave visited the hospital and expros r'Sei
their complete satisfaction wjth IT,
cqq,pment and arrangement.
r., nc oliicer patients call it tho Sick
o!un' and Captain Carstons is autbor-
NY TOR the statement that it is seldom
,shy one desires to terminate his Nor
n,ershlp. But no club could orr nnito
the attractions of this hosnjtaI' W." ho.
cause the womanly touch is annaron.
II. every room. It has all the ortlcrli.
ress Of hospital. but the ;ndiv;d,,-
aii'y OF a private house. and no sol
n over could ask for more than ~
men the war is over a good ,,a ar'
Americans will have pleasant mcn ',,,s
o. the days they spent at Am ','y' .,s
hed Cross Military Hospital No 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

81 tons, and next week only rose to
l'ooo tons. The result was that tens
or thousands of families went without
meat over the week end. Rabbits rose
to- .os Sd an animal, or even 4s, which
Is six times the prc-war price, and
pathetic incidents abounded One of
these will give as reported:
A DESPERATE WOMAN
farm laborcr's wife, charged at
-therstone yesterday with stealing a
piece of beef from stall in the mar
ket, pleaded that she had seven chill
drcn, who had had nothing to eat for
several days but dry bread. She waited
IN queue, and was then refused. In
fit of desperation, as her children
were starving, she picked up the meat
and Informed the police Of what she
lad done. The bench held that there
was no fclonious intent, and acquitted
Che woman.
Date. January Is. 1879
! ne pOSltlCl VIII NOuDllGSS De lct,
ularized by all round rations, and at
Gravescnd, near London, an interesting
scheme is to ration meat by value. 2s
Cd per week for each adult and Is Sd
per week for each child between three
years and thirteen years Of age. This
would work out at Il pounds n week
for adults and half that quantity per
child. "Meat' would not. imagine,
include bacon. In the meantime the
King sent stocks Of cattle and birds
to whip up the market at Slough, near
Windsor, and other people. like the
Duke of Marlborough, did the same
in their own distSicts.
There are prosecutions of all kinds.
Marie Corelli was ,fined. think $50,
for boarding. and she has. under
stand. appealed against the sentence.
Retail store men arc constantly pun
ishcd for selling above scheduled
prices, but the real remedy is importa
ton and poughing the land. There
arc q million allotmcnts now in Eng
land and Wales. Everybody who can
is not ashamed to dig. The effort has
much relieved the vegetable demand,
potatoes particularly, and We arc be-
ing urged TO cultivate another 100000
allotments this spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

distinction. But-to give us our due
we have stopped distlling consumable
spirits and we have reduced beer q
onc-third
Perhaps | may here remark withou;
improperly that in America also the
President. with all his power and in
fiuence. is not "prohibiting bv ukasc .
the sale Of liquor, but is leaving the
Federal amendment in Congress to be
ratified in the usual way b. the states
MI. Wilson is, suppose in touch with
labor leaders like Mr.. Gompers. whose
opinion may not be dissimilar from
labor views on our side, which arc shat
total prohibition might involve a risk.
OF discomfort. Still, I notice that one
English brewery, at least, has been
prosecuted for ovcruse Of sugar, and
/: is certainly hard that the children
should go without .hcir "swccts" be-
cause the father must have his hal
pint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Soldiers Help
in Raising Food

Spare plots near cities are being
handled in this way. With the help
of soldiers Dcvonshire has put under
cultivation no less an area than 125 900
acres. TIE troops who helped were
LOO in number, Of whom 800 pro-
fessed to know about horses, while
500 were purely miscellaneous lot -
jewellers. furniture polishers, clerks.
bakers, anything. and the result is
most remarkable. But even with S00.-
600 acres Of new arabic land cultivated
in Ireland we shall be very short OF
the three million acres which we need
Of fresh plougbed soil if we are to
feed ourselves. Under these circum-
stances we mill -four up to a far
higher percentage than formerly and
our bread is less white Indeed. a
proportion Of potatoes and other in
gradients is row included with dis
astrous results for the sensitive in
terror until you become used TO the
diet. Pure bread is only supplied under
strictly scrutnizcd doctors orders
Yet with every such care we shall need
large cargocs of grain this year, and
this means ships. Mr. Lambert. one
Fl our front bench men, who served
for years at the Admiralty and speaks
the inner mind of Lord Fisher, has
stated that in 1917 the submarines
sank three and half times more
British tonnage than we we're able to
replace. That, if Aruc, as ! fear it
must be, is a serious fact on which to
reflect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Sugar was Their
First Difficulty

Here began our difficulties. Sugar
was the only food for which we de-
pended to some extent on Germany.
with sugar, therefore, we commenced
ratloning, and in December the card
system was fully in force. Within the
ratlon--it is about twelve ounces a
week per head, if remember Alright
you can get what you want. but the
price is sgd and Cd pound, instead
OF half that amount before the war.
MarmaIade has risen from sd to 1od
while currants. raisins and Sn,too.e
arc not TO be had. Before the war or
"nges were eight to twenty four for the
smlilng. They now stand at three for
shilling. A banana used to cost ono
cent Inc price is now S to cents
Eggs were Is Cd to Is a dozen. They
are now 1s to Is dozen. and this is
largely due to the enormous demands
OF the military hospitals. Moreovo,.
dairy produce from Denmark is NOT co
easy to obtain rs it used to be. Milk
mas risen from id quart TO Sd a quart
and no glasses Of milk, hot or cold. are
no" served in popular restaurants
cream is forbidden except to certified
lnvallds and specified children. Cana
aiah and English cheeses have. rough
~ doubled in price. Rice, which cost
under cents q pound before the ,var
mas risen to u cents. You used TO get
Twelve boxes Of matches for : cents
J ou no" pay cents apiece, and nv
recollection is that even at that not
many of the matches strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Bv p. w. Wilson,
u The London Daily Ne3Vs

o. ne LONDON DQ1iy NeUS
U~HlS WEEK ! Will deal with the
question OF food. In the history
of the world, l doubt il there
mas been q more impressive spectacle
han the obedience Of American citizens
20 the shutdow order Of DR.. Garfield,
backed. as it was, by the President. by
country east of the Mississippi with
few exceptions we're laid under com,
mcrcial interdict more rigid and lmme-
date than any ecclesiastical interdicts
IN the Middle Ages, in order that the
way through snow and ice and rail- jam
might be cleared for food ships to be
bunkercd With coal and released for
Europe. SO sudden was the amazing
command that. obviously. there was no
time for the government to arrange en-
forccment thereof, or for powerful in
terests to organize resistance. And, on
the whole, the ukase was obeyed. The
people, of every class and racial origin,
submitted. The food ships set forth,
and crisis which might have shaken
to its foundations the alliance against
Germany was averted.
havc a wife-an American wife
and family in London. Last week, for
the twentieth time or more. the Ger
man aeroplancs were round and above
my house. From personal experience
know what is the nerve strain on Euro
means of this war. l know how i'm
portant it is that the whole population,
civil as we'll as military, shall have
adequate sustenance with which to bear
up against war WEAKNESS. | travelled
over here with man who had lost
thirty-six pounds through restricted
diet And I can assure you that your
sacrifces-still continuing-w never
be forgotten by the Old World, now
staggering under tremendous burdens.