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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
COLLEGE, SCHOLASTIC, SERVICE
AND CLUB STARS READY FOR
: MEADOWBROOK TOURNAMENT
Ninth Annual Athletic
Carnival Opens To-
night at the Second
Regiment Armory
Nv PAUL PREF


EVERYTHING is in tip-'op shape Tor
Ehe ninth annual athletic carnival OF
Noadowbrooli club, which opens to-
s,ah, in the Second Regiment Armory'
s ,,rcct and Susquehanna avenue.
l.r,,.onc events are on tonights pro
lNe ard all will be conducted in the
slai Meadowbrook style, which means
. usu" ,,,o,. will be completed tonight ana
.,'a' na oarried over until tomorrow.
ho, ,r,,I, 20 che FIRST time that the John
.,ay,al,cr organization has held IT'S
a,,aI games on two nights, the extra
sno entry list making 1t impossibie
Conduct all the events on one hlgh'.
rsrito " the war conditions, 1t Is assured
~, virtually every college. school cluo
una' nrvjco organization will be repre-
~,od by its leading athletes.
Expensive Meet
Mare than 1900 entries have been re-
81 hv Samuel Dallas, the hustltng
..arotary Of the club. The athletes be-
~ to arrive Yesterday morning and,
it, Tenuysou's Brook, continued TO
n,,. In all day The visiting athletes
,snresenting army. navy ana c'Nll nc
are tho guests Of the Mcadowbrook club
and moro than 500 are stopping at the
Hotel Adelphia at the local club's eN-
pense. ,r.n a,;.,z
oombed the country in their efforts to
sS,ajn tho entries OF the leading athletes
~ ihe country who are not over there"
Maine will be represented by a relay
,sam of Bowdoin college. Clcaves. saw
600 Simonton and Wyman, who Will
compete in a special relay race with
dartmouth and syracuse.
From down sunny South VIII come
,wo former Philadelphia boys well
known TO track fans all over the Coun-
try Harry Barron, the Junior ana senior
national hurdle champion. formerly of
the West Philadelphia High School and
Meadowbrook club, and Harry Fryck-
burg. the champion cop athlete. who can
do everything from sprinting to jumping.
Barron and Frycllburg will carry the
colors OF Camp Hancock.
Andy Ward TO Run
From the West has come Joic Ray,
the Chicago flier, who will endeavOr to
cb off few seconds from Johnny
Oyertons worlds indoor record for the
mile run Eddie Fall. another cntrant
in the special mile: Andy Ward. of the
Great Lakes Training School, Chicago.
holder Of the 100 and 220 yard national
CHAMPIONSHIPS for 1916 and 1917. also
the junior national champion at 100
yards in 1916, who will compete i'll the
s2ecIa spriurs. and Joe Loomis, the ALL
American selection for the G0-yard dash,
who will start in the dashcs.
In addition to the athletes ~ho come
from afar there will be men from all the
camps in this section.
Four events stand out more prominent
than the others on toniEhtS card--the
MA l.. nationalcjunor 660-yard dash.
two-mile relay race between MERGERS
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It's Easy to Start One

You'll find it easy to start War Savings
Society-and both easy and pleasant 10 be
It's head after you have started It.
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Wrestling at Central

The annual utcrclaas wrestling 'ham-
pionships Of the Central High School,
which are conducted each year BY I'r'
Mathew O'Briru. win he held next week
in the Central gym. pr"llmnarits on
Wednesday and finals on Friday.
In order to give every hoy an equal
opportuniiv to win medal the classes
have been divided into tho following
weights: S5-a5. 25-lO5. i05-ll5. llj-l20,
l2O-l25. l25-l35. 1876, lij-ljs. All
over 1853 viii compete in the heavy
weight class.
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Be A Leader!

The United States Government wants all the
people in this country 10 organize themselves
into War Savings Societies.
her agrees 10 save, and lend r small amount
weekly or monthly TO the Government Thy buy
ing War Savings Stamps costing S4l4 each and
25c Thrift Stamps)-and also agrees 20 help
spread this good work among others. As
little as 25c a month may be invested by
members, ..
The Government wants YOU to start one OF
these clubs and lead It as its President. There
are 10000 War Savings Societies In the whole
of England-we want that many in Penn
sylvania alone.
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burg and Penn Freshmen, oHc-mile re-
lay championship Of the army aviation
and ambulance corps, and onc-mile relay
for navy championship.
The A. \. L. championship run has
attracted many star runners including
Tom Campbell, Of the University High
School Of Chicago. who Coaches Stagg
and Delaney believe will develop into the
greatest middle-dstauCc runner ever
turned out of the West Joe O'Bricu. Of
the NiCtriX e. g. who won the half-milc
handicap run Of the Johns HOPKINS
games in less than two minutes; Sylvcs-
ter MaNam. the speedy Meadowbrooli
runner; Jack Sellers. of the New York
A. c., and Jimmy O'Bricn Of Gotham.
Service Championship
Three teams have entered the mile
relay for army, aviation and ambulance
teams, two from Camp DiX and ono
from tho Allentown Ambulance Corps.
This should be a great race. In the
navy titular event. the First Naval
Training station OF Boston, Phclam
Training Station. WissahickOu Barracks
and Philadelphia Navy Yard have en-
tered Quartcts. Tom lIalpiu will be- the
anchor man for the Boston team Willie
Gordon for phelam: Joe O'Donnell or
Youkel, the former Germantown High
School star. for the Cape May base. and
either Win Trout or johnson, the West
ern Conference champion, for the local
team.
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Battling Cans. of Southwark most likely
will meet Young SsRRl. also Of Southwart,
~ one uf the prcimlnarics a. tn" olympia
March Is.
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Dick kiusmau, captain Of last season. =
lampiouship football team at NOrth-
east High School, has been called by
the naval reserves, and he is now stat
toned at Cape May. pick was SO
anxious 10 get over there" that he
asked the officers of the reserves to call
him into service instead OF waiting for
the call.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Sullivan's S
Own Story

Stories galore about
John L. Sullivan have
been published since his
recent death. Scores of
histories of the "cham-
pion of champions" have
been rushed into print.
No one can recite the
narrative of his wonder
tul career from boyhood
until he lost the worlds
battle in 1892 better
than John L. himself.
William H. Recap,
Sports Editor of the Pub
Lie Ledger, is the posses
sor of Sullivan's life his.
tory from the latter's own
lips. 1t is a thrilling tale.
No one who is interested
IN boxing or in physical
training should miss it.
y is being published in
daily installments on the
sporting page of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

Hughey Hutchinson. the New Haven lad,
tas been at Jack O'Brien's training for
his bout with GoodN welsh, the No'th Penn
sCrapper, At the Cambria tonight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

All you have to do is to get a few people to
jon You In agreeing 10 omit needless buying
and lend the Government what they can save
in that way-hy buying a certain number of
2jc Thrift Stamps or STA War Savings Stamps
each week or month
It's easy to get people to join, because War
Savings Stamps pay go interest, compounded
quarterly and are backed by the United
States Government. Every member of a War
Savings Society is helping himself as well
the Government for his savings earn fine
rate OF interest and will come in handy for
a rainy day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

THIS WAR won't be won by our soldiers
alone
It. will have IN be won by YOU-you
and the other hundred million of us who mdst
stay at home.
For the men who are directing the war are
all agreed that the one thing that will count
most toward VICTORY will be--how much our
people SAVE during the next year.
The Government needs YOU to help get peo-
pie TO save
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

NrbTEIH HTUWH' NTNTN'-I"N =" = II y "
Jack Hanlou. Of tho olympia. fpr March *,
Brown will oppose otter Harry Smith or
Preston Brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

The latest War Savings Society news will b-
you by bulletins from Headquarters
- and nc your meetings this news can be taken
up and discussed Interesting programmes
eau easily he arranged by you with this as
q basis and the committee viii try 20 send
you speakers to address the meetings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

owing to an injured ear. which ~" re-
,cirsd at he hands ot NouUs Jack t'Brt"r
at the National \. \ g few weeks ago, pdul
Doyls tho hard-hittiug weItrr from New
Eagem"nts.
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What You Can Do

Every time ten Of your members buy Thrift
Stamp apiece you will he lending the Govern
ment money enough to keep soldier in food
for week-or 10 get him a shelter tent--or
To give him 80 modern high speed bullets with
which 10 fight.
The bigger you make your society and the
moro YOU persuade your members 10 save. the
greater will be your work for the boys at the
Front, who depend on YOU.
Rur whether the members OF your society save
@;c day, Zoe week or 25c n month, each 25c
Of each member counts. So don't hesitate be-
cause you think the savings of your members
may be small.
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How to Start

The first thing to do is to get the free booklet
of instructions which explains the whole plan
and shows you exactly what to do and how
easy 1t all is. Mail the coupon today-no
obligation The booklet will he mailed to
you at once. Mail the coupon-NOw Is THE
TIME TO ACT If YOU WANT TO BE A
AND HELP WIN THE WAR.
Tear this Coupon of and mail TODAY.
S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
National Wsr-Savings Committee,
. 1881 Walnut ST.,
. Philadelphia.
Gentlemen
Please mail me your War Savings Society
, booklet. ! understand that this does not .
. commit me In any way.
!, Name .,..:...,.....,..,,.
, street Address. .....,..,.........,...
/, city,.......,..!,,. State ....;:,,
@~>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~S
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

war funds. 1t recommends thorough au-
dts, a careful review Of all projects in
advance and classified and itemized
budget for each succeeding six months
or year. 1t condemns indiscriminate
giving to every kind of enterprise, until
its personnel and it's aim have been
properly examined, and especially puts
its ban on all percentage or paid solicit
ing, and in general on all Commission"
methods; also benefits" whose funds 60
chiefly to the organizers or participants.
All this is so admirable that it is re-
assuring to know that serious-minded
men and women have been found to
take on this added labor. They deserve
the full support and cooperation Of the
public, and, indeed, without this, their
work will be in vain.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

ARIS, Oct. II have heard not one
suggestion of taking the peace
overture seriously. The unani
nous characterization is that it is an
other Boche "booby trap"
The people Of France know the Boche.
They remember his soft, lying words to
Burgomaster Max at Brussels, his dsre-
gard of the pre-treaty promises at War
saw, Brest and Bucharest. They see the
bloody, desolate trail made by the Boche
hand while his lips murmur words of
peace. They hear the cracking flames
of their towns fired as the Boche pleads
tor an armistice. They recognize the
cry as war measure to escape defeat
and not as genuine suit due to change
of heart. They know him for the same
Boche who wantonly laid waste their
towns and their country, who has carried
off their women, who has broken every
law of God and man in diabolical eff
fort to destroy them and their fair land
so they "can never recover" as often
Germans behind their line have said in
my presence.
Representative Frenchmen whom saw
to-day, journalists, statesmen and busi-
ness men, are one in regarding the Ger
man plea as the familiar treacherous
"kamerad game" of their cornered SOL
diers, who throw up their hands when
their machine gun nest is outf1anked and
quite likely explode a fatal concealed
mine under their generous. credulous
captors. All are agreed that Germany
must make the inevitable expiation
which awaits her. They fully and deter
minedly indorse Clemenceau's recent
pronouncement that "the Allies must
wage war until peace can be imposed ON
a vanquished Germany"
Let US at this moment keep in mind
his ruthless and lustful wake through
France, Belgium, Poland and Serbia, his
slaughter of the innocent and his de-
moniacal methods of making war. There
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
No Occasion for Hysteria

There is danger that the epidemic
of lnf1uepza may become rather an
epidemic of hysteria. 1t has been very
severe in Massachusetts,, in a number
of the camps and some other localities.
But there is no occasion for alarm and
none for panic There are capable
physicians in New York, of large prac-
tlce, who can report little or no genuine
or acute influenza, nothing more than
an unusual run of fall colds and their
cousins.
There are modes, even in our illnesses.
II one is little tired or played out it
is not very hard to fall in with a pre-
vailing epidemic, especially if your earn
ings go on undimir:shed And there is
deal, great deal, ic mass suggestion.
If the prevailing grip meant for every
victim complete isolation, and quaran-
tine for forty days, as in smallpox or
yellow fever, we have a suspicion the
number of reported cases would have
an amazing fall
But this Is not to say that we should
not take evey precaution and religious
ly follow the Health Boards warnings
against coughing and sneezing. That
seems at present to be the clearest mode
Of communication, and we should not
only obey the rule ourselves, but de-
mand that it be obeyed by others Just
as vigorously. A day or twos seclusion
and rest is a good thing for any kind
of malaise, and especially for common,
or uncommon, colds. And it is we'll to
recall that colds and all their congeners
are probably propagated chiefly in the
same way as the grip, viz, from one
person to another, directly. And there
fore that proper prophylaxis against
the current epidemic is the finest sort
OF protection for the general health.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
Our Tremendous War-Civins

An association formed to make an in
vsstigation reports q, rough estimate as
to tne total Of every kind of war-giving
III America since the war began. 1t is
Na imposing, almost unbelievable, sum.
Perhaps four billions. That includes all
the fai-a and entertainments and "bene-
fits" OF every sort, all the multitudinous
'.relief funds" and every kind of war
charity.
Not all this vast amount was net to
the objects for which the funds were
raised. In truth, on an immense amount
charity and war relief got only a per-
centage. Some very large enterprises,
raising great sums, alike in this and
other cities, have yielded disappointing
results at the end. Much had been con-
snned in expenses"
The Cleveland War Council had the
excellent idea OF kind of bureau for
the general supervision and checking up
OF Ill war relief activities. There was
an obvious need, and the idea has now
spread to a national organization. It
will assure the authenticity and proper
conduct Of all organizations soliciting
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
the Hun Depends

full to attain this end. There Is no other
way out. The government has fixed the
rates Of return which the railway own
ers may receive, and at the same time
1t has determined the rates which the
railways may charge.
In some sense also the government is
now undertaking more or less to fix
current rates of interest. 1t does this
in the interest of the Liberty loans and
likewise for the benefit of the war in
dustries, and indirectly for business
in general. 1t has not yet been able
sharply to differentiate between the
more essential and the less essential in
dustries, and as q result Of the unprec-
edented demand for credit the avail
able supply is bid for eagerly. In many
instances railroads have not been able
to secure needed funds, nor to make
arrangements for refunding of bonds
coming due, at anything like the pre-
vailing bank rate.
If this was true, in the face of the
governments guarantees of income, OBJ
viously there was nothing left for the
government to do but to see that these
roads were properly provided, for their
prime condition is war necessity. 1t
will do so at the rate of per cent,
where the roads have exhausted every
other means of obtaining credit.
1t is very striking that despite the
tremendous expansion Of bank loans in
the last year and a half funds for
many great lines of industry like the
railroads should not be obtainablc at
lower rates. 1t reveals how tremendous
the war demands are
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
The Magic Word
n UT of the heat of the war flames
" Word

HUT of the heat of the war flames a
Written in luminous letters of fire
Seeing it, hearing it, who is not stirred,
Thrilled, with pulse beating higher and
higher?
Down all the ages no word ever cleaned
Flashing more splendid, more perfectly
wrought,
Out of the spirit that chivary dreamed,
Out of the glory that errantry sought.
Up from the holocaust thunders a Word
Made Of sheer beauty of service and love.
Clear and triumphant its summons is
heard
Soaring from earth to the heavens above;
Symbol of loveliness, slogan of truth,
Riding the tempest of battle and hate,
Guidon Of age and the warcry of youth,
Blithe and superb and relentless as fate.
Out Of the tumult there rises a Word.
Gallant and tender and joyous and grim.
Over the cannon its summons is heard
Ringing through space to the outermost
Courage unfaltering, hope undismayed
Faith that will yield not to time or to
chance
Soul of suffering land, unafrad--
All in one glorious syllable, "France."
BERTON BRALEY.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
France Goes to Syria

After Palestine, Lebanon. Everywhere
Oh the eastern shores of the Mediter-
ranean historic lands are being rescued
from the dead hand Of the Turkish op-
pressor.
AS diplomatic and military courtesy
the honor Of freeing Lebanon has been
assigned to the French A French
squadron entered the harbor Of Beirut
on Monday morning and was received
with unbounded enthusiasm by the ma
tive population, which is largely Chris
tian. From this port two railroads run
east, connecting with the Damascus
Aleppo trunk line. So the liberation of
the entire Lebanon region presents no
military difficulties.
France long ago assumed the role Of
protector of the Catholic Christians of
Northern Syria. Her interest in these
oppressed races was recognized to a
certain extent by the Turkish govern
ment. And when the Entente powers
made provisional agreement covering
the disposition Of the Turkish estate in
Asia Northern Syria was marked out as
a future French protectorate.
A long cherished French aspiration is
thus at last being realized. 1t may be
said that sentimental fancy of the
Second Napoleonic Empire is being
translated into reality. Few people now
living will recall the time when "Partant
pour Ia Syrie" was the French national
military air. Napoleon Ills mother,
Queen Hortense, wrote the music to it
in 1909, the words being furnished by
Comte Alexandra de Laborde 1t was
merely a troubadour romance then,
without any political motive.
When Napoleon came to the throne he
ordered his mothers graceful melody to
be used as the recognized French mill
tary air, and it survived for a time as
such even after the advent of the pres
ent French Republic. Sir Walter Scott,
visiting the battlefield of Waterloo,
found the text, stained with blood, in a
little manuscript book of songs which
had belonged to a French officer He
translated it into English and published
it the same year in a volume of letters
from the Continent At the time of the
Crimean War this French martial air
attained wide popularity in Great
Britain
Now France has not only started for
Syria, but has arrived there. The Turk
ish overlord. who has been starving and
maltreating his Syrian Christian sub
jects, has taken flight, never to return.
Lebanon, Palestine and all the Syrian
vilayets are to have new birth of free
dom and security. The entry of Allenby
into Jerusalem and Damascus and of thu
French fleet into Beirut have marked
for them a redemption from age-long
spoliation and slavery.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

is no contrition in the Boche heart of the
military group or of the people that keep
them IN power. | who have lived for
years among them and have heard re-
peatedly their views can bear witness to
their brutal attitude toward the help
less at their mercy. I know that in their
mind is the will to dominate, that in their
creed is the belief of right in might and
that on their high altar is the symbol of
militarism.
Any peace before literal annihilation
OF this symbol will be merely postponng
the present conflict, for, as Won Beseler
and others have said to me: eff we do
not win this time, we will the next. or
the next or the next
Nothing short of the absolute crushing
of Prussian militarism will serve the
worlds purpose. Nothing short of a
thorough beating of the German people
will release them from the thraldom Of
mllltarism and rid the world of the un-
speakable Hun 1t is the price of per-
manent peace. There must be no peace
that does not exact payment for the
wreckage of France, Belgium, Poland
and Serbia; no peace that does not weigh
upon every man and woman in Germany
so that they feel the bitter grind of war
and remember for the balance of their
lives that war is cruel, Improbable
adventure. So only shall the peace of
the world be assured.
We behind the line must know and
stand steady before this new offensive
while our gallant armies drive home the
blow that will PROSTATE the Kaiser and
his devils crew and free civilization of
their menace. Only SO shall the German
people be brought to realize that thew
must purge themselves and make the
world safe for democratic ideals. There
IS no middle course. For such reasons
and that the might of right shall prevail
must this war be fought, as the French
say, "jusqu' au bout"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
The Brooke Myth
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l trust it will not seem captious to
call attention to error in the editorial
entitled "Flanders Field published in
your Issue Of October g. In that article
you refer to Rupert Brooke as having died
at Gallipoli. This impression is wide
spread, but has no foundation 1t is true
that Brooke joined the British expedition
ary force sent to the East, but he died az
Scyros, far from Gallipoli, as the result Of
complications following a sunstroke in
Egypt. He never reached the DardanelIes.
CHARLES E. BENNETT.
Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 7, 1918
If our correspondent wishes literal
accuracy, Rupert Brooke did not die at
Scyros, but on board the French hospi-
tai ship Duguay- -Trouin, lying off the
island Of Scyros. This was April %.
1915. He had been removed the day be
fore from the British ship Grantully
Castle, then nearing the Dardanelles as
part of the Gallipoli expedition. Scyros
lies in the Egean, about 10 miles from
the Dardanelles. Acute blood poisoning
caused his death. He had suffered a
touch Of sun at Port Said three weeks
before, but, beyond leaving him in d
weakened condition, this did not con
tribute to his end He was buried on
the island of Scyros-Ed.l
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

country about New York and quickened un-
derstanding of the worth of Fellowship IN
service.
Stout shoes, a sweater, a warm coat for
.he motor runs from the unit headquarters
10 the farms should be taken, and warm
wrapper VIII not come amiss, for the nights
ere cold The Land Army furnishes anv
other equipment necessary.
Make application for admission to tho
new YORK office of the Land Army, 10 West
forty-fourth Street. Vanderbilt 48s5 ia ~.
telephone number. 80 '"e
A TEACHER WHO HAS TRIED IT
Richmond Hill, N. Y, Oct. l. 1919