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New-York tribune., 1918-04-30

DR.. de Sola, who was sixty-fve years
old and who was born in Canada, sue
ceeded his father as rabbi of the Sapn-
Portuguese congregation iE Mon
treal. The pastorates of the two min
listers aggregated seventy-one years.
Rabbi de Sola was known interna-
tionally as a writer and speaker on
Orthodox Judaism. He came of a
family of rabbis. two of whom, his
cousins, are the Rev H. Pereira
Mendes and the Rev. de Sola Mendes,
of New York
New-York tribune., 1918-04-30

AS the pansy stands for
'heartsease," so a *"Scotch
Mist stands for minds
ease.
With *"Scotch Mis-"
overcoat. just stick a pansy
in the buttonhole and never
mind the rain.
The handsomest sort of
Scotch cheviot (all-wool.
of course) specially woven
for rainproohng and dura-
bility. Exclusive with us.
Registered Trademark
Soft-collar-season' S on!
Smart styles that go well
to business (and save
stare h for munitions).
Shire collars are our
own brand.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-30


and the idlng society women who
smoke. 1t is imitation again, habit
fast becoming ~ social sention-nl-
ready that in somc countries The de-
sire to please, to be one with the crowd,
Is irresistible with multitudes. 1t takes
Tar more resistance Of mind than it
does of body to decline the convivial
glass in q. public gathering or with an
imbibing friend in his home.
Another fallacy implicit III her argu-
ment is that deprivation of alcohol is
tion of other kinds. That ia disproved
conclusively by the widespread use Of
drugs in this city, the rnrid onward
sweep of the devouring habit In this
city there is not even the ghost of
prohibition standing in the way Of the
procuring of alcohol, while these other
drugs are many times more expensive
than are alcoholic drinks.
EDWIN C. WALKER.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-30
Imitation the Root
OF All Addictions

/ Imitation of the example set by
the older and wiser lies at the root
of the drinking of liquor, as it is the
cause of most other addictions, sug-
gests Edwin C. Walker, who is Sec
retary of the Sunrise Club, which
has as its motto: eat to think and
think to eat" He points that the pres
ent large sale Of narcotics in New
York City cannot be caused by any
Inability to buy liquor.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: %. Y" is right in 1ar suggestion
that to the effort to adapt ourselves
to our environment, to relieve the
STRAIN ofFthe struggle, we are to look
Tor the cause of great part Of the
alcoholism that afflicts the race. But
while her postulate is that the cause
of alcoholism is in large measure psy-
Geological, it is clear from her argu-
ment that the force she describes is
physiological-the attempt cs the phys
ical man to fit himself to endure the
stress OF life in its multiform phases
of struggle.
Imitation, the effort TO win the ap-
proval of our immediate fellows. lies
at the root of addctions OF all kinds.
VI course, there are many exceptions,
but they are only exceptions. You see
little boys smoking in the stleets. They
are not smoking because their physical
natures have felt the need of stimulants
or narcotics, but because older persons.
boys and men, have set the example and
the little ones have an idea it is some
thing manly. See them strut and attitu-
dinize.
Precisely so with the young girls
New-York tribune., 1918-04-30
armies now are sober, and conse-
quently more efficient.

armies now are sober, and conse-
quently more efficient.
To Che Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: DIR. Hamilton echoes u common
fallacy when he states that in Euro
pean countries, where the use of the
lighter alcoholic beverages, such as
Deer am. and wine, are universal, there is
no drink problem. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Drink is GER
Southern Europe and beer-drinking
Germany have not escaped by any
means.
lake France, for example Thirty
years sgo little else but wine was
drunk. In the Inst fifteen or twenty
years the consumption of absnthe and
DISABLED liquors increased tremendous
ly. until In 1912 France had greater
country. This does not mean gallons
OF wine, etc, but gallons of alcohol,
counting wine at 10 per cent, beer at
n per cent and distilled liquors at
40 per cent. Drunkenness, however, ex-
ceptng among tho working class. was
very rare. though not unknown, vet
II this rate OF increase had continued
1T is hard to see how France cowld have
avoided drink problem that would
'C ~Hit'VSiiSN IicI very existence IN
the next fifteen or twenty years. When
war was declared one of the first steps
taken by our brave ally was to pro
hlbit the production and sale of alb
sinthe and to curtail greatly the output
of distilled liquors. If there were no
problem no such action would have
been necessary.
The close of this war will find n
drier world than we knew formerly,
because all nations have, learned that
to fight efficiently they must curb the
drink evil. Even Germany has real
lied this and her armies now fight
sober. The drive through Belgium and
Northern France would have gone on
with greater smoothness and more
speed had not the army paid so much
attention to the wine cellars of the
towns and chatcaus. This is the one
thing we can be grateful for to King
Alcohol. Sincerely yours,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-30
Germans Delayed
By Wine Cellars

King Alcohol should have our
gratitude for one thing only-that
the wine cellars in Belgium delayed
the Germans, writes H. E. Clarke,
who maintains that even the German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Bring Out Your Stacker Records!

TT HAS remained for the War of Wars
to recognize for the first time that
e need on the part of the fighting man
of what has come TO be known in
military psychology the Fourth Essen
tial," as the morale has been designated.
OF this morale and its essence the Amer
lean public will hear much during the forth
coming celebration Of Stacker Records
Week. which the National Photograph
Records Recruiting Corps rs making
elaborate plans for observing in every state
OF the Union during the week of October 26
to November q Throughout these seven
days local committees in more than five
hundred cities and towns will make an effort
to draft out of the homes of the country
million records with proportionate number
of Photographs and needles, the net results
of the drive" to be distributed among the
hundreds of places here and overseas where
our in uniform are actually suffering
for the need of some music where none is
now to be had, or for more or better music
where there is at present only an made
quate supply.
For music, the military authorities say, is
at the very foundation Of morale. Without
keep happy and contented large bodies of
men in strange lands, far from home and
friends. And if these men are not kept
reasonably happy and contented their ef-
fcency fighters is impaired
1t was to supply this need Of the men at
the front that Mr.. Vivian Burnett recently
organized the Photograph Records Recruit
ing Corps, with headquarters at Fl East
Forticth Street. this city. For when one
speaks of music for fighting men it is
forcgone conclusion that photograph music
is meant, since that is the only practicable
form in which the commodity can be sup
piled in large quantities to prodigously
large numbers Of men, scattered as they are
in widely separated points than
half the world.
Mr.. Burnett's idea was such happy one
that Immediately it was made public men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

Appropriately enough, it is from the Sal
walton Army that the use of the monograph
right under the big guns is reported by
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stanyan, who
writes:
"Commandant Hughes Of the Salvation
Army was in dugout playing monograph
to six men comprising a gun crew. when the
artillery open up and the signal came to
she'll the German lines. AS the men rushed
out they shouted to Commandant Hughes to
bring along the machine, which Hughes did.
While the six men served, pointed and fred
The gun Hughes ground out popular airs
for them with his photograph perched on a
blasted tree stump, and the men actually
paused between shots to strain their
for bit of the music
Records are short-lived. Owing to the ire
mendous wear and tear to which they sub
ected through continuous usage they wear
out. SO, too, with the monographs them
selves, and the needles. 1t is necessary to
keep an endless supply of them moving to
the front, and, as General Bell says, the
responsibility for that supply rests with the
civilian forces at home. Any kind of records
are welcome. If they in good condition,
or brand new, so much the better, but thai
consideration need not deter the patriotic
owner of talking machine from sending in
his supply of superannuated stock. Nor
need the fact that he may own enemy
alien war song like "Die Yacht am Rhein"
make him hesitate to send that along with
more patriotic disks. Indeed one of the
organizations most interesting departments
is its "Scavenger Divisicr.' the members of
which are delegated to the task Of getting
all such pro-German records out of general
circulation and smashing them for the bcnc-
fit Of the corps junk fund Fer in the opn-
ion of the National Committee there is no
better use to which "Die Yacht am Rhein'
can be put than to break it in pieces and
out of the proceeds of the junk, which, by
the way, be converted into excellent
buttons, buy brand new records OF that
100 per cent American tune variety, Tho
tar-Spangled Banner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

"Lieutenant! That is very fine Then
he has a salary. He will not abandon
his poor old father"
"Miserable creature" cried Nine. Des-
buis. "Do you want to ruin US second
time? If he learns what you are and
what you have done, Jean will resign his
commission. He will leave the country.
You wouldn't do thing like that? You
wouldn't have the heart to commit a
new crime, to destroy a future for which
l have worked so hard?"
II? You don't seem to know me very
well!'
Then in the twilight they saw the
silhouette of an officer. A young man,
tall and handsome, was walking hurried
~ along.
It's he, | bet cried Desbuis We
shall see what he will say"
Nine. Desbuis uttered cry Of horror
She tried to detain her husband, sobbing:
''Victor Victor."
But the convict had already broken
away. And while his wife, in utter
despair, sank in heap on bench, he
walked straight toward the officer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

That voice, no longer out Of breath,
took on sharp and sarcastic intonatlon.
Nine. Desbuis felt a deadly chill pass
through her shoulders.
"You are''-
She did not dare to finish her sentence.
The man sneered:
Eyes, it is l, Victor Desbus your hus-
band. Formerly a notary. Don't you
recognize me? All! Twenty-Five years IN
the crib--they change a mani
He smiled sinister smile. balancing
himself on his heels. Something foul
and corrupting enveloped him-the very
atmosphere of a prison. Nine. Desbuis
trembled no longer, since she knew now
the nature of the peril which she faced.
How many times, in feverish nights, she
had foreseen, imagined, dreamed of the
return of the man who now stood before
her!
"What do you want? What do you
come here for?"
We'll! Am | not your husband"
you are nothing to me any longer
nothing Get OUT"
$50 you believe you can get rid of me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

"Lieutenant!"
Three steps more brought him face to
face with his son. He saw a visage full
of gravity and dignity with deep, ex-
pressive eyes. He saw nobility, courage,
honor-all that he himself had lost.
The young man asked, courteousy:
odd you call me, Monsieur"
That measured tone, that politeness to
an unfortunate such as he, upset Victor
Desbuis. 1t seemed to him all at once
that he had repaired his crime, had
purified his past. All his insolence, all
his hate, suddenly vanished Something
mysterious was kindled in him. He
shrank back and muttered
II wanted to ask you for match
He drew from his pocket crumpled
cigarette. The lieutenant, who was
smoking, gave him light Then the
miserable creature moved off He made
military salute and said in a voice so
shaken and so full of feeling that it as
tonished Jean Desbuis:
II thank you, lieutenant, with all nv
heart"
Nine. Desbuls, who watched this scene
with her teeth chattering, saw from a
distance her husband vanishing into the
shadows.
She rushed toward her son.
WE'LL" said the young man quietly
But what is the matter with you,
mamma? You are very excited"
She grasped the officers arm anxi-
ously.
Twas so afraid when saw that vaga-
bond approach you. What did he wante"
Nothing. mamma. It was poor man
who merely asked me for light"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

like that-that / have spent twenty
five years in Jail to be received here like
dog, like a leper! No! Not at all!
I want to eat | want to sleep in a good
bed. l want money!
Money? Did you leave US any? We
have none"
Il had children, too, it seems to me-"
the former notary went on, threatening
ly. What has become of Them"
you had a daughter She was seven
years old when you were sentenced.
She died Of grief
The man bowed his head for mo-
ment.
"Wcll, How about my SOM"
Your son knows nothing. He be-
ieves that you are dead. Ah How
many ruses have had to employ to con-
ceal the truth from him! We fed from
Bordeaux. We came to Paris to live. l
have worked for twenty-five years to
make man of Jean and to clear the
name you dishonored. To-day, thank
God, he is lieutenant" she added with
note of pride.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

THOR several evenings Nine. Desbuis
had seen disreputable looking
man lowering about her house,
which, small and modest in appearance,
stood on the corner of a grand boulevard,
in new and spacious quarter of the
city. So her anxiety was great, and she
trembed in her corner by the fire, await
ing the return Of her son.
Many years of misfortune had made
her excessively timid and highly suspi-
cious 1t seemed to her always that some
unexpected catastrophe was about to de-
molish again that reconstruction of her
life which she had so painfully and la
boriously accomplished.
1t was February. The days were
growing longer, bringing with their
tarder twilights vague premonitlons OF
the spring. At the end of rainy after
noon Nine. Desbuis, returning from
walk, noticed that the vagabond was fol-
lowing her. She became alarmed and
quickened her steps. But the man ran
after her, his broken shoes Tapping on
the sidewalk. She heard from behind
voice, out of breath, calling:
Nine. Desbuis! Nine Desbuis.'
She turned quickly and faced the
stranger. A certain vibration in his
voice had startled her, had troubled her
mind like an unpleasant memory. They
stood together under a street lamp. She
saw creature, already old and broken,
with something repulsive, servile and
odious in his bearing-the wreck of hu-
man being. She shuddered and muir
INJURED:
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Come, now, you know very WE'LL"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
Bered.ction

lies deep asleep
Where young Americans pound by
10 gunnery and back; they keep
His dust disturbed tremendously.
Old Dick the Lion Heart stays abed.
Quite tired enough to find it sweet:
But they shake good dreams through his
head,
Those sturdy. pounding feet.
Dreams for a fighting man tagged out
or stub sword struggle, and hambeau
Ablaze above last redoubt,
And camps whose ruts healed long ago.
C0ntanted dreams Of deep, unquenched
Vats Of adventurous, heady W ne
Whereof he too once drank, intrenched
On some long gardened battle-line.
For he too voyaged over far
Deep bells of waves to foreign FRAY.
He too rode Gathering toward star.
And coined his cinking youth their way.
And "Oh." he thinks, "What luck. what
luck!"
And round his soldiers mouth is cast
bluff, approving wistful look,
AS the Americans pound past.
Charles W. Bracket, Artillery, in
E,e,1,bnJ,,,,
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Current
Verse
The Fate of France
4 ON~ 'ssIas ' +rsn dreams ns are van

q > ia W y , last dreams are van
IA ishing from me
IL "a The thrush comes singing in the
orchard tree.
Then as I started from the slumber road
The earth sweeps on with It's sorrow
Over me crashes the sense of her mis-
All hopes are hanging on the fate of
France,
rouse my soul: plunge into the day:
Bargain and barter in the usual way
Rip open letters pouring from the mall
Smile where | triumph. ponder where I
Yet all goes by me like a misty trance:
All hopes are hanging on the fate Of
France,
When all floors murmur viii departing
feet,
l lock the door and take the throbhing
street.
The great crowds thunder round ME and
depart;
But over it all hear i cry in my heart
That BODIES the ruin Of all the worlds
romance:
All hopes are hanging on the fate of
France.
And in the evening hush of home, hear
Beyond the Marine the marching heroes
cheer:
| see brave lines that waver and gain
breath
To hurl their valors into the front Of
death
Their glad cry thrills me like lifted
lance:
The whole worlds future is the fate of
France,
Edwin Markham, in NcCtu-e's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

for the period of the war, however long or
short that may be, but throughout the
period following the cessation of hostilities
and the subsequent rehabilitation of our
vast armies, both abroad and in training
camps and environments at home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

the various war relief organizations, such as
the Y. NJ. c. A., War Camp Communities
Service, Jewish Welfare Board Knights of
Columbus, the Y. w. C. A. and the Salvation
Army, plans formulated whereby the
work of the corps is to continue not only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

and women prominent in every walk Of life
came forward with proffers of assistance.
Major General j. Franklin Bell, L. S. A.,
accepted the honorary craftsmanship Of the
national committee which was formed and
under the active auspices of the leaders of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20
By Edmond 'Jal0ux
Translated by William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1918, By Neao York Tribune Inc.

CopwIht y V Yh Tb me-
re q he On b. d tH h
uLwhrha suddenly d sense bU t make % h IN uud mu
eswhoagy situation AE Experience has proved h au uheutar de
be bewmdN pei cas- he flag MN t md e idea n then.
ty q mp al IN tu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-20

HROM the bar of chocolate which sus-
* tains the American soldier when he
II is too busy to pause in battle for
The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
LIVING COSTS IN
BELGIUM EXCESSIVE
Thread Sold by Yard; Eggs 20
Cents Each.

The latest report compiled by the
American Red Cross Commission in
Belgium on the prices the unfortunate
people are forced to pay for plain
necessities in the region occupied by
the Germans shows, in comparison,
that living costs In America are quite
moderate. In some instances necessi-
ties In Belgium have increased as
much as 2,660 per cent.
Cotton thread" says the report.
Is now sold by the yard. Eggs cost
% cents each. Nearly everyone wears
wooden shoes with felt tops. Maca-
roni, one of the most popular foods
in Belgium. has increased 2eso per
cent since 1914 Butter is GA per cent
higher than Il was at the beginning
OF the war. Other increases In the
price Of commodities by percentages
are: Canned vegetables, 1856; sugar.
1900; peas and beans. 200: salt. 1000:
pork. l.475; fresh meat LOS: bread
800"
Flour. sugar and rice. even at these
prices, are obtainable only by secret
methods. says the report In spite OF
these extraordinary increases the Red
Cross is going, right ahead with its
plan for relieving the distresses in
Belgium.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
NEW LABOR BUREAU
HELPS PRODUCTION
Seek to Stimulate War Manu-
featuring,

To further stimulate the produc-
ton OF war supplies. the Department
Of Labor announced yesterday the
organization OF a new division to be
known as the Training and Dilution
Service. The primary object expressed
is the training OF unskilled workmen,
men and women. in order that they
may be merged with skilled workers
in an effort to increase the competency
of the wage earners, themselves, and
70 render the existing supply of labor
sufficient through dilution.
This work will be done either d.
rectly or in cooperation with the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education
and the State and municipal school
authorities. A close connection is be-
ing perfected with the production de-
partments of the Government, the
Ordnance, Quartermasters Air SerT-
ice. Navy and others, so as to obtain
prompt action when war contractors
arc in special difficulties which MAJ
be relieved through the training OF
workers
a section on Needs and Supply win
study sources of new labor and its
applicability to industries, co-opera-
ting with the Women In Industry
service and other policy bureaus OF
the; Department so as to maintain
unity OF the Governments labor
policy. There will also be section
on Industrial Hygiene and a special
effort will be made TO devise means
to prevent the wastage of manpower.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
SCHOOL PLANS
ARE CONFUSED
Organization Formed With.
out Enrolment Estimate
q. for First Time.

Never until this year have District
school officials been confronted with
the necessity of forming an organi-
zation for a school year without the
slightest Idea concerning what the ap-
proximate enrolment would be. de-
olared f. l.. Thurston, superintend-
ent of schools, yesterday.
The normal increase in enrolment
Of one. school year over another IS
about per cent" he said.
This year the greatly increased
population points to great increase
In school enrolment but we are not
sure that there will be a great in-
crease. particularly in the high
schools. We are quite certain that
there will be an increase in the grade
schools. But we don't know whether
the number of high school students
who have been working this summer
and who will not return to school will
offset the number of children. OF re-
cent residents Of the city who are
planning to attend our high schools.
Many Quit to Work.
'There was a decided increase In
the number of newcomers In the
schools last year, but in one higl
school compared with 300 students
who had recently moved here, 500 left
school to take positions Offered them
leaving a net loss of 900 pupils for
that particular school"
'In this period OF general unrest on
the part of young boys. due to the
lowering of the age limits OF the
draft. the Committee on Education
and Special Training wish to en-
phasize most strongly the desire OF
the War Department that all boys
who are liable to be affected. whether
above or below the age Of Is. should
continue their work in school ano
college until actually called to the
colors.
.The problem of the military train
Ing OF these boys is a vital one and is
being given careful consideration.
.'All premature and unnecessary in
terruption OF school studies is to be
deplored. A boy serves his country
hest by endeavoring to improve his
The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
DIRECTORS OF BOYS
RESERVE TO CONFER
Will Meet in Local Auditorium to
Plan for 1919.

The third national conference of
Eths forty-eighH Federal State di-
rectors OF the U. s. Boys Working
Reserve, branch OF the U. S, EN-
pIoyment Service under the Depart
ment of Labor, will be held in the
auditorium OF the Department OF
the Interior Sept. 10. 20 and 81.
Within the past year the U. S.
Boys Working Reserve has grown
with great rapidity. over a quar-
ter of a million boys between the
ages Of 16 and II have been enrolled
in the organization and IL is esti-
mated that the agricultural branch
of the reserve has by the efforts of
the young men who have yoluntar-
lily taken service upon the farms of
the country produced enough food.
which otherwise would not have
been grown. to feed 100000 SOL
diers in France for one year.
The sessions of the conference
will be presided over by National
Director William E. Hall of the L..
S. Boys Working Reserve, and the
conferees will be addressed by
prominent officials educators and
economists