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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-03-09
Ginghams for Spring

For such are the DEGREES Of fashion--and are
here in complete assortments of every kind,
color and color combination, and they are
priced unusually low. M Efla
a yard .,.......,,......,. EUI TO Jul
Attractice New Madras Shirtngs In wide
range of new patterns and weaves, and in
a very reasonable price range, 1En
per yard Observation-Disclosures, GUb up
Beautiful New Spring FOulards, lovely new
finished fabric, In a new range of colors
and patterns, and 9En
priced, per yard ................ JJI up
Percales, much in demand for new spring
shirts and dresses, very 1fln
attractive, yard wide ............ GUb
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-03-09
New Spring BIouses

BIouses prove that spring is here - lovely
voiles, wonderful embroideries, dainty laces
just the styles to complete the spring suits
Fashionable Voile Bloases
Dainty models, in tailored and dressy effects,
some embroidered others lace trimmed and
still others in various patterns 10 select from,
in a wide selection, and they Ct nm
are moderately priced, each &C.. WItuU up
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-03-09
New Spring Underwear

Full cut, we'll made. tastefully trimmed gar
ments. made In clean sanitary factory under
heaIthful conditions G1ln
Prices range from, ............. Jul up
CREPE DE CHINE
Beautiful Crepe de Chine Famous Trousseau,
the finest made for underwear, daintily
trimmed with lace and embroidery, in white
and flesh. Beautiful CamisOles as cheap as
CSC and Gown creations TO $3.50, all new
spring goods
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-03-09
Springtime in Children Wear

Featuring Coats, Suits, Frocks, etc, In
models that bring sprngtime freshness.
Girls Beautiful Bingham Frocks in all the
color combinations and models that will lead
through the spring.
Girls Washable Frocks smart, lovely French
ginghams, linens, piques and repps dominate
in these models, that feature every style note
for spring,
Springs Newest MILDLY Blouses, depicting
fashions newest ideas in these popular sport
garments.
French Bonnets and infants caps for the tiny
tots, are all beautifully wrought by hand.
Little Mems New Spring Wash Suits and
Military Suits, in solid and fancy designs
and famous Kupid suits In solid and COM
binations, Soc to $3.50
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-03-09
CREPE DE CHINE
ATTRACTIVE WASHABLE DRESSES
FOR WOMEN

Complete assOrtments, featuring models that
feature beautiful Bingham, the fabric of the
hour, in models on which every little detail
has been given particular attention. Other
models are shown in percale and still others
in all-white, in repp and pique. and prices
range most moderately
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
An Omission In the Story Of Gallant
Regular Army Feat.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SC%--Sir: In
General Pershings CONDENSED report
notice he gives credit. and Justly so, to
the Third Division, Regular Army, for
stopping the Germans at Chateau
Thlerry. He also mentions that one
regiment OF that division did conspicu-
Gus work at that time. He says:
4 single regiment Of the Third wrote
ono Of the most brilliant pages In our
military annals on this occasion. II pre-
vented the crossing at certain points on
ITS front while, on either hsnk, the Ger
mans, who had gained a foo4ing. pressed
forward. Our men. 6rlng In three direc-
lions, met the German attacks with coun-
ter attacks at critical points and succaeded
in throwing two German divisions into
complete confusion. capturing 600 prisoners.
In all fairness to the Regular Army
and to the people of the United States
I think the designation Of this regiment,
together with It's commanding officers.
should be conspicuously published. and
trust you will arrange to do 50.
The Regular Army was the nucleus
about which all our armies were formed.
and but for It the American arnies In
France would have been unable to do
the splendid work they did.
As the regiments OF the Regular Army
belong to no special locality little at
tention Is paid to them and little credit
given to them. but we owe our sue
cess to the Regulars. JUSTICE.
New YORK, December I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09

cCtor. We rec,,ll the affair of Justly
popular writer whose critics chided
him for having overmany silver forks
In HIS literary wares. With him to
think OF doughty deeds was to do
One day ne entered his club laboring
under unusual excitement and told
his startled aud distressed hearers
that IND longer could he be fairly
charged with Rack of knowledge Of
every phase Of life, its most pitiful,
lamentable, tragbcal. For" he ex-
claimed In triumph, II just rode all
the way from Central Park to the
Battery in n street carl"
We withhold our sanction from these
hazardous incurstns into unknown
worlds for the purpose here consid-
cred, and have other reason for our
dAsparagement thiin our deep concern
for the personal safety of our writing
friends. 1t Will be found, we be-
lieye, that stepping aside from ones
accustomed path in life seeking lit
crazy color Is Il bad practice bor-
row'ed from Germany. GOETHE tells
somewhere THAI preparing material
and gathering color for his lyrics he
went among his neighbors to endless
teas--the Intrepid young man to
countless garden parties, and made
love to their young women that he
might "see their hearts throb."
Not that our authors would in such
naughty fashion copy GOETHE; not
even Long Islands most passionate
literary miniaturists; but we have
pointed out tile source of the cuAtom
let IL be here abandoned!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
The Vetoed Curfew Ordinance.

The curfew ordinance adopted by
the Board Of Aldermen and vetoed
by the Mayor is one Of class OF
enactments that arouse the enthusl-
ashc support of few devoted re-
formers OF municipal and domestic
conditions, the opposition OF n smaller
number of citizens anxious about
their personal liberty, and leave the
great majority Of persons absolutely
unmoved. The public at large listens
Ia the promises OF benefits to result
from such legislation, admits cor
daily that they are desirable, shrugs
it's shoulders at the warnings OF
''paternaiism' and Invasion Of the
rights Of privacy" and BY silence
gives consent to the experiment, ear
nestly hoping that great and lasting
good may come Of 1t.
Thus neither the passage Of the
ordinance nor the Mayors exercise
Of the veto power aroused strong
feeling except among few. The
parents of most children were Will
ing to see the ordinance 60 into ef'
feet, and are not sorry it is not
going into effect. They were neutral
in thought and deed throughout the
whole controversy. and it is doubt.
full whether the enforcement of the
ordinance would have been a matte!
Of great concern to many Of them
The fact probably is that in vast
majority of families the parents are
quietly confident VI their ability tC
regulate the conduct Of their chill
dren, and consequently feel that laws
on the subject are not seriously in
, tended for them. :.
To meet the need Of the cases thai
actually require the intervention o.
the authorities there ought already tc
be law enough in the State statutes
and the city ordinances II there Ii
not our legislators have been singu
larry blind for a century and more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
An Appeal for the Children of Men
In Prison.

To THE EhIToR OF THE SUN-S6: For
years your readers have shown me a
very kindly and generous interest in the
little children OF my boys in prison. and
want this year especially 10 appeal
to their sympathy, for the need is as
great as ever. The prison Swallowed
homes are very sad places at what
should be the children's happiest sea
son. From his prison cell the father is
powerless to help them Tho mother has
all she can do to buy food and pay rent.
Often the little ones go poorly clothed.
and the toys and joys that childhood
covets> are denied them. Every Christ
mas have tried TO play Santa Claus's
partner in these homes. and in this way
we have been able to III the burden
from the mothers shoulders, and TO
bring real Christmas gladness to hun
dreds OF little ones,
May I ask your readers to remember
this work and to send their gifts OF
money, clothing or toys addressed to
Mrs. Ballington Booth. Volunteers of
America, 81 West Twenty eighth street.
MAUD h. BoorH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
TRADE BRIEFS.

The leading Portuguese merchants OF
Bahai completed the organization OF tho
Portuguese Chamber OF Commerce ana In
dustry The object OF the association "a 10
promote and develop commerce and in
dustry and to establish better relations
between Brazil and Portugal
Food products and chemical products
are ;he needs OF man in France.
In the Province OF Bengal, India. &c Asa
animals died Of contagious diseases dur
Ing tho year 1918, as against s,ti5 in
the previous year.
Cotton and wooiien cloths are the needs
0: man In France.
wholesale merchant in Switzerland IL
In the market for cotton ana cotton goods.
textiles and miscellaneous goods These
goods are desired for the wholesale trade
for the island of Cyprus and goods are to
be shipped direct.
spark Plugs and motor paris NJ d.fe-en,
kinds are desired by man IN Arabia.
A tho demand To- kihuyn s.ass N
Sol:h N'~!-a 'GN:'.t!-r. e. l'-'a.., q, ~
'rnm"r: ha5 !ssrrp . .r,.u;t.lot ...a.!,f
wi,a its caarac;cs!stios ana a.f4ntagss a.,
cattle fodder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
The Age Hazard In Influenza.

Although no conclusive analysis has
ret been made Of the statistics gath
cred in this country during the
epidemic of influenza, the opinion Is
general among medical men that the
disease has been peculiarly fatal
among persons in early maturity.
This impression "a supported by the
observation of DR.. CLEMENS vOS
PIsoUEr Of Vienna, who reports that
the epidemic in that city ''has carried
off young persons between 20 and 80
years Of age, especially young women
about to become mothers or those
with small children"
This coincidence is particularly in
teresting because the conditions Of
the population Of Austria and Of the
United States with regard to nutri-
ton are unquestionably widely dis
similar. There is no doubt that the
Americans have been better fed than
the Austrians; whatever changes in
diet the war has forced here there
has been no undernourishment. DR..
PIBouET declares that the Viennese
have been greatly reduced in strength
and in the power of resistance to
disease by the character OF the food
they have been compelled to rely
upon. Thus the tendency Of the dis
ease to assume especial severity in
persons Of certain ages without re-
gard to the physical condition OF pa
tients seems to be established.
So far the medical profession here
and abroad appears to have been un-
! able to obtain much information OF
| value with regard to the epidemic.
II may be that younger men are less
responsive to discipline and in the
period Of apparent recovery following
! the first acute attacks refuse to take
the precautions that older persons
willingly adopt and boys may be
obliged to follow, The susceptibility
Of young mothers Is not dificult to
understand. 1t is obvious that there
Ia a wide field for scientific inquiry
here and that the public welfare
requires 1t should not be neglected
merely because Of the present marked
reduction in the number OF cases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
The Merchant Fleet In War.

A the details of the means by
which the war was won become
known the extremity to which the
Allies we're reduced and the risks
they took TO insure the flow or men
from America to France are made
apparent, and the tremendous part
played in the winning Of the war by
the British mercantile feet Is re-
vealed. Mr.. LLOYD GEORGES speech
of Saturday recalls Marshal HAIG's
message TO his troops In which he
said that his armies were fighting
with their backs against the wall
The inca sures taken to establish
military supremacy we're heroic; the
world now learns that they not only
interfered seriously with the food
supply for civilians in England, but
that even the British army ration
was Imperilled to take American
soldiers across the ocean.
In this work England's great mer.
chant marine, great despite the losses
Germany had indicted on 1t, per-
formed service Of incalculab!e
value. From every sen route. from
the south Atlantic. the Pacific, the
Indian trade, vessels were withdrawn
to meet the emergency. Every pas.
senger ship was. taken from the
South African routes; the fast steam,
ships plying between Great Britain
and Australia and India were reQui'
sitioned: every available bottom was
summoned. The Government counte
nanced Every dangerous sacrifices OF
meat supplies, endangering oven thost
Of the British army; the ships were
transformed into troopers whenever
the work could be done; and the
American hosts began to move 3.OOt
miles to the battle front in numbers
that insured victory.
Never before has the usefulness
of a mighty feet of cargo carriers
and passenger steamships been mort
clearly and convincingly demon
strated. without the means to trans
port them the men in the armies o.
the United States would have beer
helpless in the struggle. No matter
how good our will, no matter how
anxious we had been TO strike th'
Germans, without this feet gatheret
from every quarter OF the globe w
should not have been able to pla!
the splendid part we did.
The lesson Is one that every Amerl
can can understand. a merchant flee
not only serves in peace but Is !
mighty weapon in war, and no natio'
badly off for ships can call itsel
well equipped for self-defence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09

able to defeat SKoRoPADsKI's soldiers,
lnfiicting considerable losses on them.
and to occupy the city. The Hetman
himself as well as most Of his officers
were killed.
With SKosoPADsKI's death and the
capture Of the capital the downfall
of German power in Ukraine is &C
compllshed. The Ukrainians are thus
at last in actual control Of their coun-
try and have now an opportunity to
work out their own scheme for the
building up Of a Ukrainian State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
THE BASEBALL STACKER.
No Place for Him in the Field Next
Year.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sh. The
announcement by President johnson OF
the American League that professional
baseball would be resumed in the major
leagues next season with Government
sanction is welcome news TO devotees OF
the national game. The ending of hos
Titles has enabled baseball followers
again to turn their attention to the game
and they have been awaiting some word
from official sources as to the fate OF
the game IN 1919. The situation was
shrouded in darkness until johnson made
his announcement. From the latter Il
may be assumed that unless some I'M
foreseen incident occurs the great game
will come back next season.
The Governments attitude on pro-
fessional baseball az defined in the letter
sent to johnson by General March, Chief
OF stan OF the Army. should go a long
way In helping 10 reinstate the game
Baseball has been under cloud because
Of the reprehensible action Of some OF
the players. There have been cases OF
well known players Sinking their miL-
tary duties to enter shipyards and NUM-
ton plants presumably TO engage In
essential work. but actually 10 play ball
on the yards and plants teams. World
democracy meant nothing TO them.
II Johnson can prevent II, and II Is
presumed that tho National League is
just as anxious to cater TO the taste OF
the public az is tho younger organiza'
ton, these 'slackers" will not be per
mitted to reenter the mejor league ranks
Baseball authorities are wise enough to
realize that devotees Of the game have
no sympathy for these men, and their
presence on the ball field would be often
sive. In fact. IL even one OF the
shirkers was reengaged such action
would result in keeping many persons
away from the ball parks during the
coming season. obviously the big
league careers OF the "slackers" are
closed. The punishment fits the crime.
NEW YORK, December :. FAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
CURB THE BILL POSTER.
Patriotism Can No Longer Be In,
voked in His Behalf.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: Now
that the period OF reconstruction has
arrived, will THE Sun please shed some
light on and use its power TO abolish
the abuses committed by the ltinerant
bill poster or "sniper"?
For patriotic reasons property owners
have winked at the use OF and damage
to their property. and paid time and
again to have posters washed of walls,
fences and windows.
No place large enough to hold a pos
ter has been spared. Liberty Loan and
various war work and charity cam
paigns have enabled the "sniper' TO get
away with the initial posting. and then
follow it up with election and theatre
cal bills
1t Is high time for the greatest city
in the world to take measures to cor
ton TO it's taxpayers. Other cities pass
and enforce laws which prohibit bill post
ing except on billboards built and main
tained in accordance with the building
laws, and for those who want that class
OF advertising there are surely plenty
Of such structures in our city.
Should our Government float another
loan have no doubt that all property
owners will gladly cooperate with the
Government as heretofore and donate
the use of their property for this work.
but abuses by individuals for private
enterprise are an evil that should be cor
rected, and now is the time for the press
to put this matter up to the authorities
and stop this infringement OF public and
private rights. TAXPAYER.
New YORK. December :.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
The End of German Power d
Ukraine.

What the dispatches indicate as
the most severe engagement since the
signing of the German armistice IL
reported from Kiev, the capital Of the
new Ukrainian State. In this en-
sagement the combination Of Nation.
alists of Kiev and the peasant land
holders recovered their capital from
the forces which had been organized
by the Germans at the time OF their
occupation OF the country.
Kiev had been held securely for
several months by the Government
which Berlin had formed and placed
under the direction Of Ckrainian
Hetman, General SKoRoPADsHI. He
was strongly supported by German
troops and had exercised severely
dIctatorial power over the city and
as much of the neighboring country
as he could control by the military
force at his command. The with
drawal of the German army Of occu-
patton as a result Of the armistice
left him dependent upon Ukrainians
who had previously proved susceptible
TO German Influence.
The peasants were especially re-
sentful of this German occupation
because it had been chiefly employed
to extort from them the grain supply
which it had been stipulated by the
Brest-Litovsk treaty should be turned
over TO Germany and Austria. There
had been number of small engage
ments between the peasants and the
German troops; but they had gen
orally resulted in the success Of TIKI
soldiers owing to the lack OF or
ganlzation by the peasants. That
this peasant force had been finally
welded into formidable body is evl
IDENTIFY largely due to the efforts OF
General DEHIKINE, who appearet
with body Of Cossacks ut Kiev ,
few weeks ago. DENIKINE was un
able to capture Kiev with his Cos
ancks, but with IN army increased
ny the Ukrainian Nationalists lie wa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
The disappointed.

There are million and half
men, more or les5, In the United States
who were ready to go to the front
and could not. Hundreds OF thou
sands Of them endured the restraints
Of military lie cheerfully, their
spirits upheld ny the thought that
eventually they would enter the
trenches. They underwent rigorous
drills, prepared themselves for the
final test ami then were unable to
fulfil their ambitions because the war
had ended.
In Great Brit1dn and in France there
are other thousands of Americans
who have not reached the fighting
line. Many of them will be returned
to this country without having been
outside their training areas excep,
on leave. The prize OF personal par
ticipation in the struggle with tine
Germans was denied to some Of then
only by days.
Here and abroad thousands of en-
listed men and officers who since the
beginning of the war have served al
posts which deprived them Of any
immediate chance of fighting have
kept up their hope for active service
They hive believed that somehow and
somewhere they would be able to gel
to the field and on it give proof OF
their faith and valor.
All Of these men are bitterly dis
| appointed. They are not sorry tina
an armistfce has been signed, tina,
peace Is to be made, but they deeply
! regret that their own contribution I,
victory was made in a manner tina
! did not meet their highest aspira
lions. They wanted to have a hand
In smashing the Germans in the way
the veterans Of General PFRsHISa':
combat troops did, and all their live.
they will mourn the fact that oppor
tunity was not given to them.
| What these men did was essential
The fight could not have been woI
without them. Their labors, theil
readiness, matte victory possible, anC
he is narrow visioned American
who does not recognize the debt tn,
nation owes to them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
WINTER THE INEVITABLE.
He Approaches, Rouslng the Blood,
the Poets and the JanitOrs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: This
year December and Advent announce
the popular and so-called beginning Of
winter, December % and the fourth
Sunday in Advent proclaim the astro-
nomical and real beginning of winter.
The last leaf will soon have fallen. the
first snow has already fallen. Presently
our sun will have reached its lowest
southern point and will recommence its
northward ascent. Occasionally a warm
midday viii cause the furnace Are 10
seem uncomfortable, but, indeed. only
for short time Our overcoats are
once more a necessity, and colds, and
worse distempers, may afflict those Of
us imprudent enough to leave them of
during some mild, unreasonable spell
OF weather.
December is particularly n month 20
attract the attention OF poets, although
Juno and November are even more at
tructive POLITICALLY. and II Is n month
when. as Philip Frenoau wrote,
The cottage warm and cheerful heart
VIII cheat the stormy winter night,
VIII bid the glooms OF care depart
And to December give delight.
Or. as Or. Samuel johnson wrote.
In natures aid let ar, supply
With light and heat my little sphere
Rouse, rouse the fire. and Pile It high,
Iigh. UP q constellation here.
Certainly upon some cold night ir
December it is more than pleasant tc
sit and dream before a hea1h where
blazing Are roars and crackAes. Nc
matter how gloomy II may be out OF
doors, our indoor world is delightful
especially Just after an excellent dinner
hen We are seated before such a blaz
ing fire. Many bleak and friEtd day:
and nights are ahead of US many beau
tiful and mild days and nights are be
hind us. We know not how cold. how
severe the coming winter may be. Blu
dreaming by our hearthstone fire, we dc
not, at the time, worry about the flu
ture or regret the past season. OUTSIDE
all is dark and stormy, the chilling gal'
frequently rattles the windows. now and
then some sleet or rain patters agains
the panes--outside all is indeed desc
late. Yet inside all is contentnent--th'
month OF the year Is forgotten-and
baskinS in the freight. we may exclaiI
with Sir Walter Scott:
Heap on more wood-the wind Is chill
But let it whistle as II will.
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
NEWTON, Mass, December {.