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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
KENNARD S CO.

Buy Liberty Bonds, then buy MORE Liberty Bonds.
How little this in contrast to what our boys are
doing over there"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
Member of the Associated Press

10 the use or republication of all news d,s-
patches credited to II not otherwise
credited IN this paper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
New York's Favorite Drink.

The investigation of soda water
fountains now In progress has dis
closed the fact that most Of the pur-
veyors of sparkling non-intoxicantr
In New York obey the Board of
Health regulations, keep their es-
adjustments clean and serve whole
some beverages. Some careless or
ignorant proprietors have been dis
covered, and they are to be punished.
They should be, for the popularity Of
the soda water fountain makes 1t
essential that 1t should be clean and
we'll managed.
We do not know how many tenn
perance bars there are in town, what
the capital invested in them amounts
to, or how many glasses of Ice cream
soda, how many suhdaes, how many
matted milks with chocolate or how
many lemonades are served over
them in a day. The total number of
transactions must be huge; 1t would
make the brewers jealous If 1t were
ever published. Men, women and
children breakfast, lunch and dine in
front of the imposing onyx tablets
that are dedicated to charged wa
tiers; the fizz Of the fountain is I'M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

Mr.. SCARF, who takes care OF the
weather in this vicinity, is forever
telling US that we have enjoyed the
hottest or the coolest day in the his
tory of his bureau, and simple folks
accept his word implicitly. But Mr..
SCARF cannot fool US.
The figures he now palms Off on
us are recorded at greater height
than those Mr.. SCARR's predecessors
wrote down; the weather bureau has
been hoisting its thermometers to
higher attitudes for years TO keep up
with the upper stories Of Manhat-
tan's skyscrapers. Consequently, the
figures that are now given out for
the consolation of the public, while
they are interesting, should not be
compared with the figures for the
period previous to the bureaus occu-
patton of Its present quarters.
Naturally, most Of us do not work
and practically nobody lives, as far
from the street rs Mr.. SCARF and his
delicate instruments do. The tenn
peratures the majority must endure
are those Of the street, and these are
more trying than any Mr.. SCARR
knows. When thermometer reading
was a popular pastime and not an
official obligation the faithful instru-
ment in front of HUDNUT's old drug
shop told New York accurately
whether 1t was comfortable or I'M
comfortable. That efficient servant
of shivering and perspiring mankind
had its dwelling down among COM
mon mortals; and great and en-
thusiastic crowd on one occasion, at
least, cheered Justify the rising red
liquid in Its tube as it topped the
hundred mark.
If Mr.. SCARF could bring himself
to set up thermometer on the street
level and let 1t give us our comfort
and discomfort, he would bring the
weather down to the people. AS 1t
Is, with monopolistic arrogance, he
has put the mercury bulb above the
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
One Mana Paxzle.

The communication printed else
where on this page from n young man
who signs himself Industry" Is
likely to find some sympathy among
others who are also undergoing men,
tai struggles relative to their duty.
Still other men will regard it as the
cry Of wounded vanity rather than
of perturbed conscience, basing their
suspicion on the writer's yearnlng for
some outward sign Of his value to his
country-"even spurs would do"
THE Sun cannot undertake to make
decisions for the individual within
whom RACES such a conflict of sensi-
tiveness and consclentiousness. If q
soul cannot determine Of itself upon
which side the scale is falling, no out
side agency should be expected to
bring keener vision to the problem.
Perhaps the obvious answer to the
young man would be: Do what you
believe is your duty, and don't bother
about outward signs of sacrifice. II
you are not Stacker you need not
feel like one.
Happily for Industry" his prob
lem will soon be solved, we think, by
that eminent psychologist Professor
CRowDER. Acting in his capacity of
Provost Marshal General, the Profes-
sor will call up Industry" and all
other men between 81 and As and
determine for them whether they will
be more valuable to their country In
France or at the desk. We advise
Industry" to follow the Professor
If the Provost Marshal General does
America wrong by taking Indus
try" away from his present Job, the
sin will fall upon the selective service
system; and Industry" utterly alb
solved from wrongdoing, may go to
war with clear conscience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
In the Right Direction.

Careful study OF the official text Of
an Ordnance Department order ap-
plying certain restrictions OF service
in that department gives gratifying
assurance SO far as it goes, but there
IL notable absence Of one widely
longed for provision.
The order in effect sends overseas
men physically. mentally and NOR
ally acceptable for any character Of
general military service" There they
will perform their proper duty, sup
ply ammunition and fighting equip
ment to the army" and perform such
other duties Officially designated as
the service of support"
Excellent ms far as II goes. But
there Is this significant Limitation ::
1t applies to enlisted men only; not
to commissioned officers; not even to
those who have received commissions
since April, 1917. without previous
military training.
If the order should be amended in
this respect, and issued as amended
by the Quartermaster-G General also.
it would allay an irritation in public
feeling greater. we think. than Wash
ington seems to realize.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
HIS PAY WAS CUT.
Discouraglng Experience Of a Faithful
City Employee.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SE: On
July 81 you published n letter from
correspondent who signed himself Title
Employee" in which the author reveals
very convincingly how the city. per-
haps unNittingly. discriminates against
very desirable class of its employees
and favors another class.
Permit me TO cite an instance In this
connection. refer to an employee Of
the city of New York who has been
serving the city for more than twenty
years. working very often at night and
on Sundays without extra compensation.
This gentleman has been approved by
his superiors for advancement and in
cellent work in the service. but without
any effect. In fact, after he had
reached the maximum fixed for the
grade in which he was serving his
salary was reduced $50, and he is now
getting less than $1,000 year. Several
OF his superiors in the same office, in
the meantime. had their salaries in
creased to from $4,000 to $1,000 per
annum.
The only effect that such treatment
Of one who has given the best years of
his life TO the service OF the city can
have upon the employee is to profoundly
discourage him at n time of life when
he should be encouraged and to en-
bitter him against all authority.
There are entirely too many in
stances OF such injustice in our city
departments. and the work which your
newspaper has so nobly undertaken to
cndeavor to remedy such conditions is
deserving OF the highest praise and
gratitude A CONSTANT READER
NEW YORK, August s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
King Ferdinand In switseria and.

1t would not be reassuring to Ger
many's plan Of an open highway to
the East to have the Bulgarian King
FERDINAND in Switzerland, conve-
nient to Allied influences, just at the
moment of failure Of the German
arms in France. Consequently, we
are justified in believing that if FER
DINAND Is not at the German head
quarters, as yesterdays dispatches
said he was, the Germans are using
all their influence to get him there.
The Fox of the Balkans" was
bought to the Central Powers cause
by the promise of territorial conces-
sions, and chance Of losing his re-
ward may have serious effect upon
his purchased loyalty.
FERDINAND departed from Sofia a
week or more ago seeking rest and q
relief from war worries among the
Swiss Alps. His departure was al
most cOincldent with the overthrow
Of RADosLAvoFF's pro-German Minis
try and the coming into power
of the more liberal Cabinet of Pre-
mier MALINoFT. At the same time
he left behind him an ugly quarrel
with Turkey over the spells of war,
a quarrel that had already led to Dor
der clashes between the troops of the
two nations. With his usual greed
FERDINAND was holding fast to the
territory that he had obtained, def
antly challenging the Turk to take 1t
from him. He had the lukewarm
support of Germany in his preten-
sions and the secret opposition of
Austria.
In addition he left behind a dis.
satisfied people; nothing could more
clearly indicate this fact than the
overthrow Of the Radoslavoff Minis
try, which had represented the ALI.
ance with the Central Powers. The
Bulgariaps were inqulrlng why they
should continue in war that seemed
to offer them no reward; as one OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Impudeut Audacity.

The Crown Prince complains that the
Americans night with impudent audacity
War neus.
The impudent audscity displayed by Per-
shings Yanks
Has played the very devil in my noble
Prussian ranks;
Has stopped them when they should ad-
vance:
Has robbed me OF their gains in France;
Has licked them from Scissors to Rheims
With impudent audacity!
With impudent audscity those cheering
Devil Dogs
Rush forward at my Fritxies through for
ests. rivers. boys.
Through hail OF lead. of steel, through
Through barriers they should not pass,
with hooking cheer and Yankee sass
With impudent sudacity!
with impudent audacity they seek each
hidden nest
Where bravest OF my soldiers lie. my vet
Grams, my best.
Concealed with cunning OF the snake
with shell and Dame the Yanks to rake
Those Yanks!-they love those nests to
take
with impudent audacity!
Such impudent audacity We were not
drilled to night.
I'm going to write to Pershing that It
really isn't right
To sink a ship with wounded filled;
To boast OF babes and women killed;
Such deeds the souls OF Huns have thrilled
But Colt strafe Yank audaeityl
e. W. T.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
To Increase Gold Production.

AdS1ces from Washington say that
the Government is studying measures
for the stimulation Of gold production
in this country. At the same time
q conference of the leading producers
Of gold has been called for later In
this month at Reno, New, to consider
the present condition Of their indus
try and to formulate plans for its
economical continuance. The reason
for this awakened interest in gold
mining Is briefly stated to be due to
the fact that at time when the de-
mand for gold is greater perhaps
than ever before on account of the
growing national debts Of the warning
nations the world is facing a serious
falling Off in gold production. 1t Is
stated that more than thirty per cent.
OF the mines on the mother lode Of
California, which formerly produced
millions Of dollars of the precious
metal, have ceased operation, and that
the gold production OF the United
States has dropped from SOL ,O35, 700
in 1915 to $50, O52, 800 in 1917.
Gold is the only commodity that
passes throughout the world as
money; and 1t Is the one form Of In
ternational money that is everywhere
acceptable. HENNEN JENNINGS, con-
sulting engineer Of the Federal Blu
reau of Mines, referring to gold as a
standard Of value, says that prior to
the war the prices of various commod.
tiles were regulated by the operation
OF the laws Of supply, demand and
competition and were Stabilized by
the intrinsic value Of gold" Since
1t has tbs standard value it is the
only commodity which never changes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

their Deputies said, "a war that is
entailing immense suffering to the
Bulgarian people and that Is appar-
emily to end in nothing more than
making Bulgaria a German bridge
to the Bosporus."
Another extremely disturbing con-
dillon to FERDINAND was the situation
In Turkey. ENvER Pasha and TALAAr
Bey were as DISCONTINUED with the
poor recognition that their assistance
to Germany was receiving as he was.
The Turks were even more dlscon-
tented than the Bulgarlans; for they
had entered the war more unwill-
ingly and could see no Improvement
in their condition in a German vic
tory. There was undeniably truth
In the reports Of serious mutinies
against the German commanders and
In the reported desertion Of thou
sands of troops from the Turkish
armies In Asia Minor. II Turkey
were tq, carry her difference with Ber-
lin to the breaking point. rs 1t was
reported she had threatened, IL she
were to Quit. as Russia had. then what
would be the plight Of Bulgaria?
In the Balkans the course Of the
war is not shaping itself well for
Bulgaria. The Greeks are constantly
reequipping their armies and putting
into the field new and confident
force. One of their regiments a few
months ago stole upon the important
Bulgarian position at Dorian and
gained IN advantage which the Bull
garians have not since been able to
recover. The steady advance Of the
Allied forces in Albania has seriously
compromised the flank and rear Of
the Bulgarian army In western Ser
bia and the yardar valley.
The resources Of the United States
are we'll understood in Bulgaria. At
| the time of the entrance Of this coun-
try into the war DR.. SAKARorF, one
Of FERDINAND's frankest counsellors,
said: "If the war lasts long enough
for America to send a large army to
Europe, I believe the tide will turn
against Germany" FERDINAND would
have an excellent opportunity from
the Alps to observe the effect Of the
American forces in the war. A Lon
don despatch says that two Bulga-
rian statesmen have been in Swift
erland for some time with the pur-
pose Of arranging n conference with
| representatives Of the Allies. The
| difficulty In such m arrangement
arises from the fact that the Allies
will not sacrifice the interests Of Ser
bia, after her years OF suffering and
privation, to Bulgarian peace. FER
DINAND Is no doubt aware Of this
; Germany. which knows him and his
methods well. Is watching him closely.
There is no telling how far his foxi-
ness may lead him in his efforts at
self-protection, and at German head
quarters he would be constantly I'M
der the observation Of Wilhelm
officers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
Hog Island Gets . Clean Bill OF
Health.

On the occasion of the launching Of
the Quistconck, Hog Islands first con-
tributlon to American sea power, THE
sun said that the presence Of the
President at the yard on that historic
day might safely be assumed to mean
that the inquiry undertaken at his
direction into the conduct Of affairs
last year had at this plant disclosed
10 irregularity. The Presidents letter
to the Attorney-G General, made pub
lie on February IA. was as follows:
Mr.. HURLEY Of the Shipping Board
has called my attention to some very
serious facts which have recently been
developed with regard to contracts made
in connection with the shipbuilding pro-
gramme with the company operating at
Hog Island. They are so serious. indeed,
that do not think we can let them be
taken care Of merely by public disclo-
sure and discussion. I would be very
much obliged II you would have some
trustworthy person in your department
get into consultation with Mr.. HURLEY
about the matter with a view to in
shutting criminal process in case the
facts Justify It,"
The Attorney-Ge on receipt Of
this communication, selected his as
sistant, G. CARROLL ToDD, to make the
inquiry called for by the President,
and to examine the Every serious
facts" Mr.. Hurley had brought to
Mr.. WILSON'S attention. We take 1t
for granted that liz Attorney General
GREGoRY's opinion Mr.. ToDD was a
Trustworthy person.; 1t is not profit.
able to speculate as to the number
Of Mr.. GREGoRY's subordinates who
are not entitled to be called trust
worthy" The result of Mr.. ToDD's
activities is summarized in a des-
patch from Washington printed in
the newspapers of yesterday:
Investigations undertaken by the De-
partment of Justice into conditions at
Hog Island have failed to give cause for
criminal prosecution OF officials OF the
American International Shipbuildins
Corporation, 1t was announced yester-
day"
In these few words the charges
against the managers Of the great en-
terprise at Hog Island are disposed
Of. The Every serious facts Mr.
Hurley laid before Mr.. WILSON have
been explained in a way which rem
ders resort to criminal process" un
necessary; and confidence in the in
tegrlty of the men who built the
great plant there is restored.
This outcome Of the investigation
is most gratifying, and we hope thai
II the Presidents suspicious are
aroused concerning another national
enterprise, 1t may be thoroughly ex
amined with similar happy ant
convincing result.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
TIE PRICE OF GAS.
Should We Follow the Example Of
Massachusetts, and England

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
ONE MANS PUZZLE.
He Thinks His Staying at Homo Is
Best for America.

To THE Fn,rop or TUE sus--sir. DO
Won know that some Young men in this
country TODAY are having a fight with
Themselves IN stay ont ~ the uniforms
of the army ana navvp They GET no
credit naturs,,v nor AZ thev ask any.
What tbev do s,l h,, don.t rat how
ever 10 ,het ,or,.,h,no ,,ps Norma, de-
cencv ana re,,,oc, no shown thsrn
an, on. -, tha.o yo,,ne MAN who
for over n war hays lent ont ~ tho
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fo- up,or,,rat.,v vn haya % travail
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noon,. r,arv q, th.r, .,~ fr,snds who
do nor understand Doa, u no, seem
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coma ,ps,sr,o syor snur. would 40 70
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09

in price. A gold dollar contains a
fixed number of grains Of gold. To
mine gold at profit 1t Is necessary
that the cost Of mining the metal
must be less than the dollar which
the gold creates.
1t Is this phase Of the question that
now demands solution. Since the be-
ginning Of the wnr tpe cost Of labor,
machinery and the accessories Of gold
mining have increased In price. The
increase in labor has been about rs
per cent, in machinery Is per cent,
in explosives, steel and other neces-
sary materials from Is per cent. to
$50 per cent. Owners Of small mines
assert that they are unable to operate
under this increase in expenses. Own
ers Of mines with more liberal mar
gins between profit and loss say that
they can continue operation by re-
duclng their development work and
by falling back upon their richer de-
posits and drawing upon their re-
serves Of ore.
Three remedies have been sug-
gested. One Is that to men engaged in
the gold mining industry be given de-
ferred classification under the selec-
tive draft law; that Is, that they be
placed at least on the same basis as
men engaged In farming. HALLocK
w. SEAMAN, a mining man Of Dead
wood. s. D., sees in this n means
that will supply fairly efficient labor
at reasonable war time wages, and
that will allow the industry ito live
under strenuous conditions and con-
tribute Its quota Of aid to the war"
Another suggestion Is that maxi
mum of prices be fixed for the prin-
clpal supplies used In the industry.
Mr.. JENNINGS, however, In his report
expresses the opinion that the elimi-
nation Of oil excess profit taxes on
gold mining might result in the maxi
mum production Of the gold mines Of
the country and ut the ZANE time
bring in q revenue to the Government
that would be greater than the
amount received from taxes.
The evident difficulty with oil these
remedies is that they all clearly sug-
gest discrimination. 1t Is q ques-
tlon II the status Of gold mining, even
as important as its product Is to ma
tional and international finance. can
be considered such as to warrant the
Government in showing this favor to
the industry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
SUBWAY CAR WINDOWS,
A Traveller Complains That p.u
Hides the Scenery.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suns
It impairment for straphaugcT 70 Ask
Mr.. Shonts why the subway caE No
dows are not washed more than '''e
a year?
When a train stops Al station OFF,.
can hardly realize that It IS SO, ar' =
station is dimly ljghted-as mass ''
them are--it is almost imposs.a," - |''
tinguish the station name, Wa h', '"7
capacity of the aqueduct do4@"i -
year. inSuring us plenty Of wa''"
are all the fats needed for eN, ''.''
instead OF fo4 soap? DAILY EEA'a"
NEW YORK, August s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-09
GERMANIZED LATIN.
Should "Weny, Weedy, week. Be
Kicked Out Of the Schools?

To THE FprroR OF THE SuS-Sir. Now
that America Is eager to rid our civiliza-
t,on Of everything associated with Ger
man Sultur isn't this lust the opportune
moment TO un-oot utterly from American
educational systems the atrocious pro-
nuncIation OF Latin now in vogue in our
schools?
There ia nothing in any way Ameri-
can about II. II was originally the in
yention of an oyerlearned and Kultur
infected German pedant. and was &C
cepted and forced upon our schools some
wears ago nv educational faddists II
has no tustlncat!on from the analogy Of
the pronunciation Of any language :hat
,s or ever was. or ever will be This
senseless pronunciation compels our
children to say. for example. "Weny.
weedy, weekly" don't claim that "Veni,
yidi, yici" (witt a long ID, as we used to
pronounce IL. was correct In fact, l know
il wasn't but at least It wasn't ridicu-
lous enough to make old Casa, turn
over in his grave and wonder what peo-
ple were talking about.
I am not advocating a return 70 the
old so-called English" pronunciation.
but surely our college professors and