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New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Ersatz NeUs
Editorial from, The Wall Street JourmuD

On Friday the Dow-Jones financial
news service was in possession of the
information that a large movement Of
gold was being arranged. Both the
amount and the destination Of the ship
ment were known. 1t was to be made
by the Federal Reserve Bank; and not
wishing to make this fact unwisely pub
lie under war conditions, the bank was
asked for authority to publish. This
was properly refused on the ground of
public interest, and the information,
therefore, was withheld in the news slips
and in this newspaper.
But this precaution, this Difference to
what was obviously matter Of patri
otic interest, did not appeal to Hearst's
american" On Saturday morning it
stated that the Federal Reserve Bank
was sending gold to South America.
That the information was made public
against the wishes of the authorities is
shown by the following passage:
'The Federal Reserve Bank has just
completed a secret shipment of several
million dollars in gold to South America,
it was learned yesterday. This shipment
was so carefully guarded that not even
the officers in charge of the transaction
would admit that the gold had gone.'
The story even goes on to say that "the
shipment Of gold to South America that
has just been put through by the Federal
Reserve Bank is expected to be followed
by others as war purchases necessitate."
Under the instructions issued to the
news press by the Committee on Public
Information newspapers arc asked to
refrain from publishing, among other
items, the following:
"1nformation of the identity, routes,
schedules, cargoes, location, arrivals, de-
partures or movements of merchant ves-
sells in the Atlantic, Pacific, South Ameri-
can and coastwise trades"
Does the unquestionably powerful in
fluence of the Hearst press in Washing
ton extend to the Department of JUS
tice?
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

them in adopting this emergency meas
ure. Moreover, in this cause Of the whole
nation, in our rebirth of patriotism, it
is right and fitting that every American
should join. The obsolete notion that
a criminal is scrapped machine has less
appeal than ever in these stirring, hu
man days. There will be the warmest
satisfaction, we are sure, the country
over if our wrongdoers are turned into
force for righteousness and enabled to
work out their salvation in the common
fight Of humanity.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Checkers?

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In response to "The Nashville South.
ern Lumberman's" suggestion that IAN at
1ractlve prize should be offered to the
genius who can devise some short, snappy
pronounceable nickname for our new allies.
the Czecho-Slovaks," 1 beg to suggest that
as Czech is pronounced "check," and as the
Czecho- slovaks haye been mainly instru-
mental in checking German and Austrian
Vaccinations in the East, we give them the
nickname of "Checkers." Shall we make it
unanimous? But as to the prize and the
genius, we will call that minus.
l.. b. RING.
Neillsville, Wis, Sept 20, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
SunerS.

1t is significant that when Everett
Colby, prominent New Jersey lawyer,
enlisted in the United States army he
joined the Tank Corps as private. Mr..
Colby has been one of the aids of Her
bert Z. Hoover in the food administra-
ton. That work took him to France and
Belgium for survey of the food neces
sites OF those countries. What he saw
there, both of the trail of the Hun and
OF the effectiveness of the tanks in
actual warfare, undoubtedly influenced
him in his decision to join the "Treat 'em
Rough" boys. No one could make the in
vestigation that Mr.. Colby has made and
not have a savage longing in his heart to
treat the Huns rough"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Why No Candy?
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Edltor OF The Tribune
Sir: l have ten godsons, French and
Belgian, one a prisoner in GERMANY to
whom l have been accustomed to send
packages. And l have given out the names
OF hundreds of soldiers as godsons.
Ihls autumn, as I am getting nv Christ
mas packages ready to send to them, 7 find
that am not allowed to send candy in
any form, nor sugar, nor even jam, to nv
prisoner soldier.
a short time ago I had letter from
remand Vanderspiegel, Belgian soldier
IN which he says: "C'est votre sante que
Jal mango la tablettc de chocolat. Je pai
partage avec quelquuns camarades. oui
FONT trouve delicieux"
We know with our own soldiers how much
1t means to have sweets, and when YOU 90
down Fifth Avenue and elsewhere and see
the candy shops filled with people buvjnp
all they wish, it seems little hard that
cannot send even a bar of chocolate ~
the soldiers of our allies, and that French
child who goes without sugar himself to
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Not Our Victories

The American public is reading with
eager interest of the redemption of Pal
estine from the blighting rule of the
Turk. 1t also rejoices in the liberation
of Southern Serbia from the grip of the
Bulgars. We cannot help jubilating at
the inspiring news which has been COM
ing from the Bulgarian and Turkish
fronts.
But there is touch of bitter irony
in our naive delight at the reverses
which have just overtaken Germany's
two minor allies. We feel that they are
our enemies-as much our enemies in
this war for justice and civilization as
Germany and Austria-Hungary are. But
when we stop to think we suddenly real
ize that, by strange alteration of dip
lomatic policy, the Turks and Bulgars
are not actually cur enemies. We are
at peace with them. We are bound by
our own choice not to assist in Destroy
ing their power to help Germany and
Austria Hungary win the war.
Bulgaria still maintains mission at
Washington. We have suspended diplo-
matte relations with Turkey, but we have
gone no further. Neither the Bulgarians
nor the Turks are legally our foes. In
order to cover over situation which
offends common sense we have set up a
distinction which tends to separate Bull
garian and Turkish subjects in this coun-
try from the mass of neutral aliens
~
fetal status by calling them called with
enemy aliens" That fiction does us
little credit. From the point of view
of international law they remain friendly
aliens. We cannot treat them as enemies
unless we put them in that category by
declaring war against their governments.
Why should our government hesitate
TO declare war on all the members of
the Quadruple Alliance? They are one
in military sense. Their aims are
similar. They will stand or fall to-
gether.
We are pledged to the restoration of
Belgium. But are we any the less
pledged to the restoration of Serbia, or
the redemption of Palestine, Syria and
Armenia?
We abhor German savagery. But in
Armenia the Turk has rivaled the
frightfulness Of his German master 1t
is said that we have refrained from de-
claring war on Bulgaria and Turkey for
military and diplomatic reasons But
there is an unacceptable moral reason why
we should declare war. We ought to
be fighting the Turk and the Bulgar not
only because they are helping Germany
to fight us, but in order to preserve our
own moral self-respect.
Our exultation over the great victories
in Palestine and Macedonia tells US that.
Let us get into the Eastern battle line
before it is too late.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Knew Better

70 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your summary of war news. printed
in the right-hand column of the first nace
is usually so correct that am bit sur-
prised to find, both in the text and in tho
headlines, reference to Nazareth &C "+ho
birthplace of Christ" Somebody must bavo
nodded. The New Testament saws Re+h,a
hem. Was the writer giving more credit
10 henan than to the New Testament? My
recollection of many years ago is that
Kenans Life of Jesus" with deliberate in
tent to discredit the Gospel accounts. he
gins with precisely this sentence: "Jesus
was born at Nazareth"
G. WILDWOOD MURRAY
New York, Sept. 23, 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Runors
CFron. Lite)

tfrOnl LVe)
1t is rumored that Hindenburg is dead
Newspaper item.
1t is rumored that the Kaiser has sent
letter of apology to Dr. Muhlon, former d.
rector at krupp's, telling him that he Che
halSer agrees with DR.. Muhlon, and be-
lieves and hopes the German people will
soon be brought to their senses, also that
he Is ready to abdcate at once
1t Is rumored that Mr. Hearst, suddenly
hlled with remorse over his own record, will
discontinue all of his publications after
next January, and will run for vice prcsi'
dent of the Prohibition party, thus retiring
permanently to life of obscurity
1t is rumored that Mr.. George Creel, Mr.
Burleson, Champ Clark, Senator Reed. OF
Missouri, and Senator La Toilette, of Wis
consin, will soon leave in Caproni airplsns
for the Western front.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

SEND 1t to his grandmother and a French
woman who had denied herself sugar for
several months could not send it over to
her sister who had none.
Can you tell me why this new rule has
been made?
we are supposed to go without sugar to
send to our allies, and yet we cannot send
any in this way
New York, Sept. 20, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Easy Money in England

We have before us a private letter
from London telling little of recent
strike of the bus conductorettcs there.
The "girls," as they are there styled,
were out for equal war bonuses with
+ the men and equal pay for equal work.
1t may be added that as they were doing
the work we'll they seemed to have the
sympathy of most intelligent people.
But we get little idea of conditions
there prevailing from conversation
overheard between two of the striking
conductorettes. One said:
~ spent thirty pounds ($15O) last week
just for things I had to have. got
silver toilet set. I had just as soon have
had it plate, but the designs were so bad,
Then l needed bag; mother said, Get
silver one; it'll last you dozen silk
ones; and then got new hat and cos
tune"
The philosophical writer added the OBJ
servation: Money has lost it's value
since the war;
1t certainly has. Fairish wages for "fe-
male labor" as the English would say, of
this grade before the war ranged from
twenty-five to forty shillings a week.
that is, say, seven to ten dollars. The
ability of conductorette on strike to
accumulate thirty pounds to spend in
week indicates the change.
The interesting thing is, What is 60
ing to happen to all this gorgeous fabric
OF inflated wages and prices when the
war stops? Many serious economists,
and most of those who are not serious.
look upon this fabric as house of cards
which will go tumbling as soon as the
tremendous demands of the war are at an
end. But this is not the general history
of prices after a long war. The whole
industrial edifice becomes more or less
stabilized upon the inflated basis, and
the process of defation is slow. Sir Ed
ward Holden in recent address esti-
mated that new credits needful to re-
establish the trade of Great Britain and
OF its partners in the empire would
alone require billion and half or
more. The extension of these credits
would be required only upon the as
sumption of an enormous demand for
goods. Yet the great banks of England
are carrying out huge consultations in
preparation for just this demand.
II there were no such demand Brit
lsh industry would simply be PROSTATE.
But Britain herself has no such appre
hension. 1t is lost to view that the war
has meant to most neutral countries and
to Englands colonies tremendous prices
for their products and large accumula-
tions of real wealth, while the normal
buying value of these countries has been
very heavily reduced. There will be, no
doubt, an excess in some lines. Ship
ping will be probably a notable example.
But this will mean very cheap tonnage,
low rates and intensified international
trade. This international competition
will inevitably lead to great activity and
large industrial development. That was
true TOR the United States aft the Civil
war, and we can scarcely question that
1t Will be the same with England and
the other countries of Europe now. In
deed, the more general employment of
women in industry alone must result in
a considerable industrial extension in
Britain, because they have become not
merely wage earners but heavier con-
Sumers.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
From Behind the Flag

iron' The Philadelphia Irqutrer)
Careful as he has been Of late, there are
times when Hearst can't prevent the cloven
MOOT from sticking out beyond the folds of
the American flag with which he has draped
himself.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
German Marching Music

49,. IRON 2he Toronto Man and Eyspirc)
When the Germans entered Brussels +hey
sang as they marched Every Little Move.
ment' They do not sing now because everv
''t'le movement still has meaning of its
own, the same being retreat.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

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rot credited this and also the local
uews OF spontaneous origin published lcrein
AL rights OF republication OF all other matter herein
also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

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New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

Owned and published dais by New York Tribune Inc.
New York Corporation. Ogden Reid. Fresideht W.
Rogers. Vice President Richard II. Leo Secretary
F. A. Su,er Treasurer Address Tribune Building. lSA
Nassau Street. New York Telephone. Bceknsn SeoV
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

With Commander Newbcrrys Help
Urom The honsos C.ty STAR
1t IS possible that the Michigan boys may
have Mr.. Ford out of politics by ChristuAk
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Coiled i'm
The Capital

1.-THE Lac Compels the Editor to Tell Who
Ozrns the Newspaper.
at Ought A1so Compel the Editor to Tell
Who Owns the Oyner"
-Brisbanes Washington Times, Feb 23 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

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GUARANTEE

Entered a. the Postofnce Now York Second Class
Mali Matter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
Our Overseas Casualties
u YOU KNOW ANY or THE WHOSE NAMES APPEAR nm ru,e
LIST TELEPHONE TrE IN ORDER THAT TF,p o,uro
FRIENDS MAY FROM THEM TOO ~ ' '''I"

H. Heath Il. Toble. Brooklyn. y. Y.
CORPORASI.
Jacob o. Boone. Spray. ~ G.
lavd - Brenton. Indianapolis. Ind.
Edward Grant Coke. New York CITY.
James +. Shuster. Jeanette. Pa.
wagner George Henry Rumbangh. Chicago
PRIvATES
Carl h. Almond. Wynnc. Ark.
Arthur Champagne. 81. Joseph. Quebec. Canada
Died Of Disease
Henry Davis. Newport Ark.
Abraham II. Evans Urban. Ohio.
wesley Elwood irifeth. Dedmna y. NJ.
PRIvATES
Sidney :. Ettcr. Portland ore.
Iillman Ingram. Grenada Miss.
John Millholland. Baltimore Nd.
Arthur u. Patterson. Maudlin. Mont.
Lee Ehoads. Tucumcari ~ M.
Joe Stevens. Carlton Ga
Frank j.. Wimberly. Electric Mills. Miss.
Died From AeropIane Accident
~. q. J.. KohImeir. Los Angeles. Calf
Mai. Joseph ID. Patch. WcntzviIlc Mo-.
l. Leonard A. DELPHI Pottsvillc Pa.
It. Roy Rittner Kreichbaum. Chamhersburg r.:
Sgt Calvin Valentine. Hampstead ~ ".
cORPORALS
William J.. Farmer. BanchardviIle. Wis
Henry Gass. Reading, Pa.
Thomas w. >hand. Cambridge ~ "
Wy TyhurSt. Annapolis. I'll.
PRIvATES
William M. Anderson. Norton. Va.
Brook e. -Bowles Ryrnside. W. Va
Conrad G. Cockerline. Estacada. Ore.
William !. Dalton. Browning Wis.
Daniel Fernimo. Hartford. Conn.
Benjamin Fink Giant. Mich.
Edward A. Flynn. Anaconda. Mont
Jas. NJ. Folkner. Pontotoc. Miss
Ivan Gedcman. Malvin. Ill.
William III. Heath. AItonah. Utah
Grover G. Henderson. Stockton, No.
Continued on Page Al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
BULGARIANS IN
RETREAT AND
TOWNS ARE
BURNED
REPORT
(BY ASSOCIATED PREssl

London, Sept. 19.-The Bulgarians are
IN flight in Macedonia and are burning
stores and villages. The allies have al
ready advanced twelve miles, the advance
Is so fapid that they have not been able
10 couht the prisoners taken. The Serb
ians hhve captured Topolets, Potspishta,
Nitchlishta, Melynitsa and Rasimbey.
New regiments thrown in by the Bull
garian4 IN an effort 10 check the allied
advance have been forced 10 retreat with
he others. The Bulgarians have been de-
feated completely. Serbian troops pur
suing them day and night.
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lhe following casualties are reported hy the
Commanding General of the American Expedi.
tlonary Forces: Killed in action. 81: missing
IN action. ~: wounded severely. ~ died 81
wounds. IL: died from aeroplane accident. /,
wounded. degree undetermined. >; died of dis
ease. :; prisoners. 3. Total l42.
Killed in Action.
1t. Leolite q. Crane. Columbia. Tenn
1T. Willad T. Lusk. Roswell " NJ
L. Joseph a. Skatt. New York City.
Sgt. Thomas T.. Lamont. Yuma. Mich.
Sgt. Joseph I.evoy. New York City.
CORPORALS
Ernest u. Bickford. North English. Iowa.
Willard Nj. Campbell. Morrison. Tenn.
John I,uofi. Woodhaven. ~ "
George Nj. Shannon. Boston. Mass.
James I. Valentine. Berwick. Ia.
Herbert W. Whitman. Saltwater. Okla.
Mechanic Ralph W. Wright Gladwin Mich.
PRIVATES
Stanley III. Berry. Philadelphia Pa
Lewis T. Daniels. Pomcroy. Ohio.
Adam Fclter. Minsk. Poland. Russia.
Fred Folmer Avondale. Mont
Fritz W. Calm. Cullman. Ala
James II. Howell. Tooelc. Utah.
Joseph l.. Hnntlcy Rutherfordton. \. &.
Anton Jerahck. New York City.
Emil X. Johnson. Mnntevideo. Mnn.
Joseph .Jurasinski. Milwaukee. Wis.
Joseph kohen. New York City.
Felix Guzbarskis Utica. y. Y.
Henry Maertz. Sheboygan. Mich
F.noch q. Margraf CIV York City
Att Middleton. Grenville. Ky.
Erastus l. Nelson. LELAND. y. c.
John Nelson. New York City
Martin Pcttineo. New York City.
Martin W. SiIber. st. Paul. AIinn.
William j. Slemmer. Philadelphia. Pa.
John Sullver. Washington. ID. G.
Il ester Wells. st. Anthony Idaho
Fred C. White. New York City.
Casimir Wieszczecinski. Bnffalo " Y
Died Of Wounds Received In Action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
COMMISSIONS
us. MEXICAN
OFFICIALS
W|LLV|S|T
VALLEY

News of the first definite step towards
the gravity canal project was brought to
Brownsville yesterday by Lon C. Hill OF
larlingen, prime mover in the Ric
Grande Conservation Association. Mr.
Hill, who was in Brownsville Yesterday
announced that n joint commission repre-
senting the governments of the United
States and Mexico would soon visit the
Valley to inspect the needs for gravity ir-
rigation with view 10 preparin. the
treaties which must be signed BY the two
governments before the waters of the
boundary stream can be compounded.
The commission j. composed Of repre-
seniatlveS of the state and reclamation
departments Of the two nations and
from the fact that MANY Of the men COM
ing are skilled engineers it is expected
that sites for the dam and reservoirs will
be selected on thi~ visit.
Among the men who are To visit the
Valley are Mr.. Davis, chairman of the
Y. :. Reclamation Service; Mr. Henen.
chief engineer, Judge l.. ID. Hill. chairman.
Mr.. Tin>ley. secretary. and Mr.. Corbin.
chief engineer of the United States
boundary commission. Antonio Prieto.
chairman of the Mexican boundary com
mission: Col. Pe~querra- secretary of the
interior for the Republic Of Mexico. The
Mexican officials will also be accompa-
med by engineers whose names have not
been announced.
In addition to the officials the party
viii comprise Selig Dentschmann. Secre-
tary and X. j. Hand. engineer. Of the Rio
Grande Conservation Association. The
delegation will be met EN- route bv Mr..
Hill, vice president, who will conduct them
IN their tour of the border.
The need of gravity irrigation is being
fet in the Valley now n never before.
With the irrigated acreage constantly on
the increase, with the continued drouth,
the capacity of the Rio Grande without
Valley will be retarded in consequence.
storage Of it, flood waters has lust about
been reached and the development of the
Valley will be retarded in consequence. II
u known that officials Of both the Amer
lcan and Mexican governments look fav-
orably upon the proposition and, follow
ing the visit of the officials il j. expect
ed that speedy, concrete action in fram-
ing the necessary treaties will result.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
LT.PUTMAN
is KILLED
IN FRANCE

With the Americana Army in Lorraine
Sept. l9.-Lieutenant David A. Putnam.
Of Newton, Mass, nm American ace. was
killed Wednesday afternoon while On pa
troll duty over the American lines He was
attacked by four enemy machines Put
man was shot twice through the heart.
Lieutenant Putnam was descendant
OF General Israel Putnam and was ac-
credited with twelve aerial victories. On
juno 10 he brought down five enemy
plane. This record ha- been ec i~ped only
by Rene Fonck who destroyed six in one
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Londth, Sept. 19.-The British made
further progress last night in their drive
into the Hindenburg line in the st. Quen-
tin region, aimed at the encirclement Of
the town. In a continued advance north
Of Pontrust they reached outpost posi-
tions on the Hindenburg line.
The Australians renewed their attacks
and carried the Hindenburg outposts.
Lempe four miles west OF lie Catet was
captured Many prisoners and numerous
machine guns were taken.
The Germans late Yesterday started
heavy bombardment on the northern part
Ct the battle front southwest Of Cambria,
between Counteacourt and the Arras-
Cambria road. The fire was of extreme
intensity.
The enemy followed his bombardment
with a strong infantry attadS on a vide
front northward from Trescault. He was
completely repul>ed at an points with 4
heavy loss. When he launched his attack
north Of Moeuvres, shortly afterward he
was also driven off with heavy losses.
Some German parties that succeeded in
entering the British trenches were entire
IN disposed Of by counter attacks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19

Sept. 26.-R. B Rcntfro. r. T. Yates,
IL. A. Kitchen and Aug. Celaya.
Sept. Pc. C. Forto, W. :. West,
John Bartlett, Frank G. Pierce.
Sept 2S.-James A. Graham, ". r.
Jones, +. X. Goodrich, NJ. H. West and
I. II. Cody.
Sept. 30.-R. b. Rentfro, +. r. Yates
IL. A. Kitchen and Aug. Celaya.
October 1-R. +. Greene. r. +. Holland
T.. l.. kowalski, III. L. Yates.
October 2-lra Webster. +. X. Good
rich, Amos Rich, Ill. W. Williams.
October 3.-John T. Kleber, A. B.
Cole, C. c. Forrey, f. l.. Kowalski.
October 4-E. c. Forto, ". S. West
John Bartlett, Frank G. Pierce.
October 81. W. Kibbe, X. B. Creag.
er, J. c. George, +. W. Seabury.
October flames b. Wells. O. C. Dan.
cy, j. I. Canales, T. III. Cody.
Jas. A. Graham,
+. W. Kibbe,
Oscar G.. Dancy.
Legal Advisory Board, Cameron County
Texas. s.5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

With the American Army in Lorraine,
Sept. IA German trick designed to
deceive the Allies has been discovered in
the large quantities Of decoy artillery,
made of wood, sheet iron and tin The
dummy equipment has been found in va
rious sections, for the most part places
where it could be p'ainly seen by allied
airmen. 1t is assumed that the Germans
hoped the allies would plan "A heavy at
tack on the section where the dummy
artillery i located.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-19
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

With the British Army in France, Sept.
l9.-Brltlsh troops up 70 midnight last
night captured total Of more than 5000
Germans a result of the drive yester-
day on the Cambria front. Several thou
sand yards Of Hindenburg outpost lines
were in the British hands this morning
Forty guns were taken, prisoners were
taken and twenty-three regiments in e'ey-
en- divisions were represented.