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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Look at the map. In this open country the
Germans have been able to deploy their col
umns in solid formation"
| was not sure whether you can really
deploy an army in solid formation, but his
hnger, resting on a great area Of green on
the map convinced me that he knew what
he was talking about.
"In solid formation" said Williams But
here. guarding the approach to Hazebroucli
from the west is the forest of Nieppe. II
the enemy should ever get this far he will
find his opportunities for the mobile deploy-
ment OF his forces gone. 1t will be hand-to-
hand fighting. And as between British troops
and Germans at that kind Of game you
haven't any doubt, have you, now"
None IT, the least" ! said.
Il should think not, after mere glance at
the contours of the region" he said
UONLY," l suggested, fighting hard
~ against the good cheer which emanated
from the man. this kind of fighting is pretty
costly, no matter who comes out the winner;
and with the British in inferior strength"
But look at the railroads" he said
Here you have, radiating from Hazebrouck
system of railway lines toward the north,
the south and the west feeding the British
front. Haig will be fighting on interior
lines, and you know what that means"
Indeed I do" / said, Except that the
ground seems to be pretty well cut up with
rivers and canals which means a lot of
DTluReS ana CuINertS TO protect.
If you think that a determined and gifted
commander-in-chef will let himself be held
up by few streams of water It simply
shows that you haven't realized the geo
graphical factors in the case" he said.
If he has the men, yes" / said
"Of course he has the men," said Will
liams And behind him there is Foch Look
at the railroad lines running up from the
north. As many French divisions as are
needed are now being rushed up, you may
be sure, You don't imagine that a few miles
more or less would make a difference to
Foch?"
whether it does make a difference or not,
/ believe him fully capable of finding the
way" l said 80 you feel confident, VIII
liams?"
'Confdent is no word for it," he said.
MY dear fellow, / have spent long nights
over this map, have been over every inch
of the terrain all these blessed flatlands
hills, forests, railroads, rivers and bridges,
and II is simply inconceivable TO me that
France, Great Britain and America should
go down before the Kaiser"
Williams" / cried, 81 only wish we had
lot more war experts like you" and 1 in
sisted on shaking his hand At the door he
turned and came back.
There Ia one additional factor in the
military situation / have overlooked" he
said. when we have oversubscribed the
third loan, as we will, the map will look
better than ever The point is not to give
way to the blues but to read the bulletins
carefully and watch the terrain, especially
the contours"
Copyright
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
THE LIONS HEART

THERE was an unnecessary note of
l. chagrin and grim sorrow in the words
of General Maurice, the British general
director Of military operations when he
said of the British armies in Flanders that
they are fighting another Waterloo and
waiting another Bluecher. The irSimation
was of glory prepared in advance with
matchess pain and sacrifice for one upol
whom it shall fall as matter Of routine.
The memory of the British in Flanders
will stay like a shining banner in the mem
ory of all the world so long as the world
continues TO esteem valor and fortitude
unutterable. No Bluecher, no matter how
spectacular his advent may be, can ever
lessen the wonder of Ypres and Messn7s
Ridge and the terrible campaign before
Amiens II was the Lions heart that
stood between civilization and disaster in
those seepess days, and in the things it
endured made all epics ever written seem
poor anC futile in origin. And it did not
break. And it was not afraid.
Was there an angel at Mons that turned
a rush Of German cavalry back from the
survivors Of a desOlated British company?
Soldiers on both sides say there was. Does
Joan ride with her sword before the
French in their bitterest hours? French
soldiers say they have seen her Pain and
loneliness and sacrifice may lift these
muddy warriors TO a new state and to per
ceptions sharper than ours. Or it may be
that they have seen only some sign of the
great wishes of the world that are with
them always, some wonderful hope that
follows them like a thing of light
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
THE GREATEST SCHOOL

SECRETARY BAKERS reference 10 the
~ efficiency Of the training system in the
new army, written into his letter Of fare
well to the men in France, was inspired by
an intimate understanding of the remark.
able work accomplished by youthful off,
GERS recently trained The versatility and
native ability of the men who graduated
at the training camps are being demon
strated daily in hundred ways.
There is another side to the matter.
The army cantonments are undoubtedly
the greatest schools ever established in
America Every man in the new army can
learn, whether he wears stripes or not.
One learns discipline by enforcing Il.
Youthful officers without number who have
entered the army from the aloof region
that used to be called the higher social
plane are constantly saying that tiey
learn as much from their men as they can
teach.
The unframed, undiscipIned and unlet-
tered men who have been thrown into
close association with their more fortunate
compatriots are not the only ones who
benefit by the unusual condition. Thev
are enabled to perceive the advantages NJ
system and systematic thinking and the
infinite value of books and of a disciplined
character. Az the same time, many of the
better educated soldiers and officers ara
permitted to realize for the first time how
much Of strength, of charm and even OF
nobility often lies hidden under rough.
uhcouth and unpromising exterior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
THE CHAFFING DISH
Adventures Of a Poet

HEARGNG that the American Philo.
IL sophlcal Society was in town. Dove
Dulcet. our own subcaliber poet, seized the
opportunity to lay before 1t problem that
had been botherng him. He wrote as
follows:
American Philosophical Society:
Gentlemen-A problem, perhaps trifiing
in itself, has agitated me lately. Is 1t
possible that fate has marked me for indi-
vidual persecution?
Every time l go to restaurant l see
others getting their orders correctly filled,
But some perverse influence seems to sur
round me l ask for beer and cabbage and
] get rice and raisins; l order gatherings
or beefsteak and as likely as not they
serve me with ice cream and ladyhngers
Now, what l want to know is, why do
these things always happen to Me? II
any ones feet are trod on in a street-cIr,
why must they always be MINE? II a
homeless cnder is seeking vacant eye,
why is MY eye always its asylum? II, in
the inscrutable purposes Of the universe.
somebody's pocket is to be picked, why
does it have to be MY pocket? Why Is
this always soY
VIII you kindly inform me as TO the
philosophical truth in this matter2
DOVE DtICrT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
The Sacrament of Sleep

Thank God for sleep, h.
And, when you cannot sleep. NJ
Still thank Him that you live ~
To lie awake. ,Ha
And pray Him of His grace,
When He sees fit sweet sleep to give M
That you may rise, with newborn eyes, y
To look once more into His shining face,
In sleep--limbs all loose-laxed and slipt the
chains ..aE
We draw sweet-close to Him from whom
our breath
Has life. In His sole hands we leave the.
reins, IA
In fullest faith trust Him for life OF
death.
This sleep in life close kinsman is to DEATH;
And, az from sleep we wake to greet the day
So, too, from death we shall with joy
awake ID.
To greet the glories of the Great Essay !
TO His beloved healing sleep He gives,
And, unto ALL awakening from sleep
Each day is resurrection--a new birth +,
To nearer heaven and re-created earth
To all Life's possbilities--of good
or ill-with joys and woes endured
Till that last shortest sleep Of all,
And that first great awakening from LIES
thrall. 3.
Thank God for sleep,
And when you cannot sleep
Still thank Him for the grace ~
That let's you live 'p4
To feel the comfort Of His soft embrace,
John Oxenham, in The Fiery Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

traffic were made along the courses now
followed by the pioneer motor freight car.
riers. The trucks are merely following the
way Of tradition In blazing new ways for
the business life OF the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Social Happenings in Pleasant View

Social Happenings in Pleasant View
Harvey Stager and Irwin Weaver took az
auto ride on Sunday evening in Mr.. Stasers
auto. Ut
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Weaver OF bs
marck and Miss Amy Weaver attenosSS
church services at st. Johns teforln'1t
Church, Lebanon, on Sunday evening ~.
Mrs. j. Harry Brown was caler az w w
Blouch residence and through the klhunes.
OF Mr. Amos Gingrich she was taken pS|N
to Lebanon in his new bort touring car,
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Brubaker' OK ,sa nst
Halfway, visited Mr. and Mrs Grant hu'
on Sunday.-Lebanon Daily News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

The order that the police must be taken
out Of politics suggests the famous gibe OF
Hotspur to Glendower. who boasted that he
could call spirits from the Vastly deep. why.
30 can l." said Hotspur "or so can any
man - but will they come p
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
We Never Knew

Philadelphia Is the center OF the goldfish
raising Industry OF the world. Item.
We knew we were famous for scrapple,
Our spring chicken isn't so bad;
OF Liberty we are the chapel,
We've boss-rule and shlpyards and shad.
But now we've a claim for our booming
That says 20 all others, Qlpish
We're the shrine OF that Hi'eet, pnassumine
And amiaDle pet. tho gon4h'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Look out for trouble in Austria on May
!. That is the date fixed for peace demon
Strations by the Socialists. There are nom
socialist Austrians who do not relish the
prospect of Prussian domination, and they
may demonstrate also
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Champ Clark is understood to have sent
word to the Governor of Missouri, who is to
appoint a successor to the late Senator Stone
that Barkis is willin not at all discouraged
by the reply Of the Baltimore convention to
q similar message.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

What have l not done TO preserve the
world from these horrors?" the Kaiser is
said to have asked as he looked over the
battlefield in Picardy. Ask US something
hard, Billy. That is too easy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

The Sanscrt professor of Harvard who
has been discussing rational typewriter key
boards would be a public benefactor If he
could tell us how 10 get a typewritist who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
THIS communication created a sensation

THIS communication created sensation
l. in the Philosophical Society, which i'm
mediately went into secret session and
appointed a committee to study the prob
lem. Prof. Seneca Shamble, Of Harvard;
Professor Snipe, Of Yale; Professor Twit-
ter of Cornell, and Professor Numb, Of
Princeton. composed the committee.
The first thing to be done was for these
gentlemen to secure leave of absence from
their respective institutions, as the investi'
ga.ion might take some time. The students
OF ali fCur colleges offering no objection,
this was easily arranged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Perhaps If spies were tried by court
martial they would no longer be treated as
our honored guests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Circus Is coming soon. Waiting for the
circus posters 10 appear Is our favorite
sport.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Reports of the food
Wrong Again; 1t administration say
is Upside Down that the price of flour
has been kept down.
This probably means that the price of flour
has been brought down as a crushing weight
on the consumer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Alas, Nobody!

The Mayor has detec-
Alas, Nobody! tiyes to watch his
detectives But who
will watch the detectives who watch the
detectives?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Patriotism begins IN the kitchen. Are
you watching your garbage pail?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
The Same
Here

Occasionally we feel
The Same remarks the Ohio
Here State Journal, as We
converse with our
prominent military experts. like boldly taking
the position that perhaps old Haig knows
what he's about. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

When dealing with women spies the
Government ought not to forget Kipling's re-
marks about the female of the species
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

All the canons Of newspaper English
would be shattered II a vicious resort were
called anything but den"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
burglar


Mr. Daniels says that
SuperOVeralls? Mr.. Taft wouldn't
hesitate to wear over
als il it would help to win the war. Ave.
aye, sir; but are they made in that size?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

They are stil charg-
us in the ing eNtravagRnce at
Charges, Too Hog Island Extrava-
gance seems TO be enc
Of the epidemics Of the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

The German navy is
who Ever still boastng that It
Doubted It' has crippled the
United States by
means of the submarine. Now we know
that the Hun is crazy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

1t may be wondered,
More viii Fall when the plaster be
Than Plaster gins falling from, the
walls at City Hall,
whether Fate was disgusted with Mayor
Smith because he couldn't read the hand'
writing thereon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Raising
HelsingfOrs

Finland. but as long as they can keep few
OF the Kaser's men busy, we're for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Hindenburgs tactics
No; Say in Flanders suggest
BehindenburE that he might be
spoken Of as Hinden-
burglar,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

'THE next step was for the committee
l. to accompany Mr.. Dulcet to the res
tau-ant which he has been in the habit of
fire Iuentng. We took our instruments
with us, viz:
Il. A Harvard College beanmeter
80. A low-pressure barometer for testing
the mentality of the waitress
"3. A vacuum gauge,
~ A pulmotor.
-. A blood-pressure gauge.
&C. Split pea forceps.
"Mr. Dulcet showed considerable ner.
vousness as we followed him, carrying
these instruments. At first he seemed
tranced and led the way to a low saloon
but then recovering himself with an effort
he darted up to a policeman and begged
TO be taken in charge. We explained mat
ters to the patrolman, and then Mr.. Dulcet
led us to a restaurant nearby. Professor
Twitter and Professor Numb sat on each
siGe of him; Professor Snipe and l we're
across the table.
I'VE set up our instruments and OK
planned the situation to the waitress who
registered minus IS degrees on the vacuum
gauge.
The blood.pressure gauge was attached
to Mr. Dulcet's left arm and he held the
split pea forceps in his right hand, in case
any vegetables should seek to elude him.
He ordered beefsteak and gravy.
ITO our amazement, the waitress brought
lentils and bowl of rice.
I'VE Immediately tested her with the
split pea forceps and found her condition
normal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20
Real
Hospitality

lhree baseball dia-
Real monds are being laid
Hospitality out in the Bois de
Boulogne the Fair
mount Park Of Paris. for the use OF the
A. f. F. Great days when the American
soldiers try to explain the game to the
Parisiennes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

WE QUOTE from the report Of the COM
w mttee. which is signed by Professor
Shamble, He says:
Mr.. DuCets problem is a purely prag-
matte one and gives rise to several inter.
estinR lines of thought. our first task was
to subject him to exhaustive psychical tests
to ascertain whether any degree OF halu-
Cination was present. 1t is well known that
many minor poets are subject to hysteria
and delusion at the sight of food. Mr..
Julcet passed the tests for vegetables and
breadstuffs fairly well, exhibiting only nor
NAL reaction but when faced with a
well-done beefsteak his blood pressure
rose alarmingly; and when he was blind
folded and a whiff of beer was passed
under his nose his reaction shattered
Professor Twitter's sphygmometer This
showed us that his condition was eDnormal
anC we did not venture to put him through
the buCkwheat cake test,
we found that his pulse showed pc.
culiar agitation in the presence of baked
beans, which he explained satisfactorily,
however, by telling us that one Of his books
Of verse had been published in Boston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

"DRoFEssoR NUMB here made some
L remarks" says Professor Shamble,
which include in my notes. His conclu.
slons were reached by intuition rather than
by logical processes OF reason; but they
seem TO possess a certain validity. He
said: The solution of the problem is sim
ply this: It is vegetarian restaurant.
No matter how often Mr.. Dulcet orders
beefsteak here, he will never get it,
ULNVEN So" concludes Professor Sham
IL bles report, this does not solve the
problem OF the cinder in Mr. Dulcet's eye,
or the leavy foot on his toe, or the light
finger in his pocket, To committee feels
that it is it's duty not to give up the in
vestigation of this curious case until some
authoritative data can be tabulated
Therefore we have decided to accompany
Mr.. Duicet, as a kind OF philosophic posse,
until We can annotate sufficient facts to
form the basis for accurate speculation.
Not until some definite law can be o..
served TO underlie apparently random phe.
nomen4 may any conclusive hypothesis
be advanced"
TT IS sad for science to have to record
that after leaving the restaurant Mr..
Dulcet. by the exercise OF supreme in
genuity, escaped from his committee OF
phllosophic analysts. He cried with a
loud voice as they were passing a news
stand; Look! The latest copy OF the
Hilbert Journal!" And while the profess
sors were scrambling for II the poet leaped
on a train for Obesity and was Rona
SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

((NIIELL now. run" / said. Who spoke
Wof running2 We know Tommy win
always give a good account OF himself. But
it's this steady bucking process which the
0ermans have been keeping up for the last
IA days"
tThat viii soon come % . STOP he said,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

will watch
detectives? a?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-20

Nobody seems TO know
just what the Red
Guard and the White
Guard are up 10 in
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
Important Captures by French
RUSSIAl DECLARES WAR
 INVADERS THAT COUNTRY

WASIII NGTON Aug. 9-Thr American consul at Moscow reported today that Premier eninc recently told the Sov"s that state existed between Russia and the entente al lies He said he had considered declaration of war; but dctcnSr Ru Sa E part, similar o the one exist ing against the Germans recent y.
 War on Russias Invaders
 LONDON. AAy. 9-Bolsleviki Ambassador .Ottre a "l- n that is that Russia has actually dccalrI Great Britain but merely the invaders of Russia r declared that could hardly be avoided.
 Explanation Wanted at Berlin
 AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9.-(ierman Ambassador Hclttcrch, Moscow has been summoned to Berlin report the Rus sian suaon
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
THEY'D SELL GERMANY
 FUR POUND OF BEEFSTEAk

The iron Cross has been So 'heap- cnod in four years of war that Ger man soldiers no longer prize the d"t- oration as a distinction. and are "ill- ing to part with il for a good ration of bread. on being captured
 The French CroiN de Guerre k the most common decoration in the allied ranks. but as it is won only at great risk by acts of conspicuous bravery, the French soldier prizes it today as highly as he ever did
 German soldiers get the Iron Cross in its varying degrees for very com mOnplace acts al the front, and even for services far from the fighting. The decoration has been bestowed literally by the pound Long lists of new awards are printed nearly every week in the German newspapers.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
SECRETARY LANE WANTS
 TO OPEN THE COAL FIELDS

SEATTLE Aug. 9-A special to the Post lntelg"ncer Washington today says that Secretary of the Interior anc is negotiating with Secretary Daniels ot the navy depart with the object of perectlng agreement whereby the rortnrn the interior through bureau of mines, ,lprrincnd the expenditure of the million dollar approplla ton contained in the naval appropriation bill to get out Alaska coal for the navy.
 If Secretary Daniels rejects the proposal of Secretary Lane the navy supplies and accounts will create iZO produce the coal Ii is evident that both departments have agreed that the coal depot will be at Seward
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
VICTORY GREATER THAN THAT OF HUNS ON THE FIRST DAY OF ANY OFFENSIVE
 THEY STARTED DURING PAST YEAR

Tine summary of the situation issued by the Asso ciated Press this afternoon follows:
 'The German lines the Picardy front have been badly broken wedge has been driven eleven miles into ter rory along the Amens Chaulnes La Fere railway The Brit h are only mile from the Chaunes Rove railway which forms the chief artery of supplies the the Mont dider
 The results of the allied attack yesterday appears have ecpse those obtained by the Germans the first day of any O. their terrific offensves during the past year.
 Germans have lost Morlancourt, Teuton strong hold
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
ENGLISH WOMEN GAN NOT
 BE MEMBERS PARLIAMENT

LONDON. Aug. 9.-Goyernment of ficials have decided that women are not entitled to become candidates for parliament. This settles a contro- versy which had arisen when the fran Chise was extended to women.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
GARRETT ID REPRESENT
 UNITED STATES AT BERNE

WASHINGTON. Aug 9.-John w. Garrett, United States minister at The Hague. has been designated to represent the state department as head of the American delegation which is to meet the German dele gates at Berne. Switzerland, within q month to discuss the treatment and exchange of prisoners of war
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
FOES SIDE BY SIDE

WASHINGTON. Aug 9-It brought a smile to the faces of senators re- gently to see. seated side by side in the senate galleries, Rev. F. A. Din widdie. legislative agent of the Ma tional Anti-Saloon League. and Levi Cook, plain lobbyist for the liquor in- terests.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
QUICK PASSAGE:
 NEW DRAF l BILL
 |S LOOKED FOR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Secretary of War Baker today told the senate military committee that the admins tration desired the prompt enactment September may be fixed as registra- tion day. He said it would be neces- sary to draw men from the deferred classes unless the ages were extended
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-09
PRESIDENT APPROVES
 INCREASED COPPER PRICE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-President Wilson has approved the continuance until November l of the existing max imum price of 26 cents per pound for copper, as agreed to by the war in- dustries board price-fxing committee and the copper producers.