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Evening journal., 1918-09-07
yANKs OF ,7e

UCANfNfIEs" got its deathblow 'Doughboy" is taboo
~ and the South objects to "Yanks"
The words "northerner" and "southerner" no longer
define separate sympathies platforms and prejudices
The blue and the gray are khaki now Shoulder 10
shoulder they face single menace hold kindred ideals.
share travail and triumph fight live eat and win as one
"Yanks" doesn't date back just TO the Civil War but
beyond the Revolution which made possible north
and a south.
What matter II the word applied TO northern
troops during the conflict of 81
Twas only fate destiny chance that placed the
north instead Of the south in line with progress deasm
and development Not racial but geographical and
cmatical difference determined that.
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
WHAT'S TO COME?

TN L southern Pacific railroad shops, at Sacramento,
plans making for the permanent retention OF
hundreds Of women maohiniss and helpers. Superln-
tendent Williams says:
MANY OF the women have proven themselves pecu-
larly qualified for the finer type of mechanics They
make excellent core-makers, brass nnlshers and mI>
chiniss"
What change may be comingl II women permanently
in railroad shops why not in all shops and factories {?
In the shops and factories ordinarily there are thousands
and thousands OF jobs that women physically and
mentally able to MI, permanently Grant that woman
has the ability and will TO do a thing and all else de-
pends upon the demand for her performance. War is
taking the lttest OF our men, How many OF them are
going to return and seek the permanent" jobs held by
women?
Is there 20 be reverson9 Great scholars assure us
that there long, long period in human history
when the female Of the species did the hard work. while
the male hunted and fshed Mother In overas; father
with rod and gun2 Indeed, we may yet thank heaven
for that adamantine trait In that her strong
against doing things she doesn't want TO do
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
THE DRAFT RAID
(From the New York Tribune.l

and lmprovised paisol wagons, ex-
posed In helples manner to the boots
and jeers OF the populace. detained for
hours in barracks, and armories. and
at last released without any possibility
Of redress-sll for the heinous crime OF
having lost or mislaid in the course OF
several months a small piece Of white
cardboard.
Justice goes upon the rule that it
were better for ten guilty men to es-
cape than for one innocent man to be
hanged. The Department Of Justice in
this achievement has acted on the the
Ory that ninety-seven loyal citizens
might better be mobbed and exposed to
this unpardonably public humiliation
than that three draft slackers would
escape. We wish it had ever been, or
would begin now to be, one-tenth so
Jealous in abating the enemy alien
menace.
We are told unoflcially that the OBJ
iect of the man hunt by which this
city has been and continues TO be dis
tracted is not so much to get The
"slackers" the proportion OF which, af-
ter all, was expected to be very small.
but 10 produce a certain moral effect
upon those VINO might De teHlpieu 10
excuse themselves from the reglstra-
ton that will begin on September i2.
II that is it, the purpose is so gratui-
tous that we do not wonder at its being
stated unoillcially. We trust that the
Department of Justice will realize that
all it has done has been 10 test the pa
triotism and patience Of the people in
a trying and ineXcusible manner.
As a guarantee against the possibil-
ity of any repetition Of this unfriendly
and painful performance, il would Oc-
cur to any one TO suggest that all draft
registrants be furnished with metal
Identification tags, suitable TO be worn
constantly, such as soldiers wear. And
as for the "sleckers" who have been
combed out, certainly there was no
need to conduct the search for them in
the spectacular manner CT police raid
There are many other ways.
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
srATE RANKERs, NEw LEApER.

Ohm S ROssELL, president of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Company. this city. has been elected
president Of the Delaware State Bankers Association
The selection is a wise one There is in State no
banker who stands higher in public confidence and
esteem than does Mr. Bossell
He is something than a banker. For years he
has distinguished himself by his strong and practical
public spirit and beneficial civic activity
Since the United States entered the world war Mr.
Rosse has devoted much of his time to patriotic work
What he did in New Castle county in the matter OF the
last Liberty Loan is matter Of such recent occurrence
and public acknowledgment that it calls for only PASS
ing comment here.
With such an executive, the State Bankers Associa-
tion should enjoy year of constructive work
Evening journal., 1918-09-07

Liberty Draft is not what the Depart
ment OF Justice thinks II Is.
1t Is not means Of imposing mill
tary service upon unwilling or inert
people by stern, efficient government
The very name Is a term Of convent
ence only.
What happened was that an over
whelmlng majority OF the population
said: I'VE will volunteer, not individ-
ually, but as one mass, and empower
the government to call us up by a Sc
lective principle" Then Congress pass
ed the first conscriptlon act, awkward
ly so-ealled, and 1t had never to be en-
forced by the government. The people
themselves enforced 1t and made the
government ashamed OF the steps il
had timorously taken 10 meet "draft
riots"
A new man power act has just been
tardily passed. The age limits have
been widened, not altogether because Il
was necessary for military reasons TO
widen them-not at once-but because
1t was the country's impulse to offer
men all the way from eighteen to forty
five.
Self-drafting OF men under the new
act will begin on September 70. on
September ?. with very slight notice,
the Department of Justice begins a
Stacker offensive" TO uncover the rela-
lively few abjeot delinquents who fail
ed TO report themselves under the first
act.
It IS estimated that in New York and
nearby towns 1000 men have been "ar-
rested" in the last two days by the
agents Of the Department OF Justice,
assisted by soldiers, sailors and patri-
otto organizations impressed for that
purpose and that fewer than per cent.
of those arrested were found to be
"slackers" in fact.
This means that over 10000 citizens
who had faithfully discharged their
obligations in the first Sc
lective draft were rudely seized in their
goings TO and fro, bundled into trucks
Evening journal., 1918-09-07

ing to draft board officials, who have
interpreted draft regulations.
It was pointed out that the wife and
mother in such a case would receive
allCtments tOtaling $40 a month, which
in the opinion of draft board officials, is
sufficient TO support her, even in these
times of high prices.
From the sons she will receive S2J
each, SIS as an allotment from each
with an additional $40 from the gov
ernment for each son, while from thC
father she will receive $50 In the
fathers case the government makes an
allowance Of SIS IN addition TO his own
allotment OF similar sum.
II Is possible a father with one son
would be exempted. as the total in
come to the wife and mother would be
only s55.
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
The Russian Mdraf
(From the New York Trlbune)

II would be flattering 20 say OF Lenine
lin case he is dead or about to die of his
wounds) that he has been another
Marat. IL would be a distinction un-
merlted on his part that he should die
at the hands OF another Charlotte Cor
day. In fact, his assassin, or wOuld-be
assassin, Dora Kaplln. is not another
Charlotte. She is Terrorist Of the
Left, not an avenger Of the romantic
Glrondlst type.
Marat was half a beast. Yet in his
savage and seml-paranoic way he was
loyal to the proletarlat whose cause he
had esp0used. He was believer In
Terrorism as a means OF gathering the
fruits OF the French Revolution. He
ragged against the arlstocracy and its
foreign allies, who were preparing to
rc-enslave France. He would never have
betrayed the French people to an
allen government. He would have
scorned to be the paid tool OF a Pruss-
ian or Austrian despOt, dismemberlng
his country for price and delivering
his deluded following into German or
Austrian servitude.
Lenine has been q traitor and an inn
poster. At last his own dupes have
found him out At Brest-Litoysk he
opened wide the door to the German
spoller. His proletariat government at
Moscow has been a CHASTITY travesty OF
the popular rule. He set up a dictator
ship Of force more brutal and arrogant
than the ROmanoff regime ever was.
He was kept in power by German in
fluence and German money simply in
order TO secure TO Germany the spoils
falling TO her through the disruption of
the former Russian Empire.
II one disillusionized Russian revOlu-
tionary-preferably a wOman-hadn't
slain Lenine another would have slain
him. If the present imiiatOr Of Char
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
Spirit of the
DeindrUi0 Press
WELCOME IN our MIDST

From the Newark Ledger.
Again there are strangers in our
midst, and strangers to whom every
citizen wishes 10 extend a glad hand OF
welcome. Were the uniform they wear
not sufficient TO guarantee cordiality
everywhere, the record Of the first con-
tingent OF draft men assures a well
come TO those who follow them. New
ark is privileged indeed TO have the in
spiration OF their presence. Few there
are who can stand aside, Indifferent
Witnesses 10 the response Of the men
one week an unorganized group Of in
diyiduals, we behold them, as they
march by on their way TO their meals
a few weeks later a splendidly drilled
marching company, moving as with one
step. Newark is proud TO have them
here. May their sojourn become one
Of the pleasantest chapters in their ca
reer as soldiers Of the nationI
Evening journal., 1918-09-07

lotte Corday hasn't killed him another
Will kill him. unless he takes refuge
With his German patrons. lie was orig
inally himself Terrorist In theory and
practice. But by his revival OF Roman
Off tyranny he has inevitably drawn the
vengeance of the Terrorists upon him
self. To minds like those OF his for
mer associates nothing can be more
despicable than a man who belrays the
cause OF pr0letarlatism TO its reaction
ary enemies. Lenlne and TrOtzky are
eX-revolutiOnaries who have sold them
selves for German marks. They could
not hope TO live safe In Russia unless
they surrounded themselves with cor
don OF bodyguards. informers and Sc
cret police. such as the Romanoffs
maintained. And even with such pro
tectlon the czars, the grand dukes and
the Romanoff bureaucrats were never
really safe.
Russia Is awakening to the enormity
OF the crime which Lenine and Trotzky
committed. Beside that crime the age
long tyranny Of the fallen dynasls
seems almost innocuous. Even under
that absolutlon Russia was herself.
Slavdom was power There was a
Russian nation. Under Lenine and
Trotzky the Romanoff inheritance was
squandered in an hour. Slavdom be-
came a byword and Russian prestige
was extinglished.
Marat would turn in his grave TO be
compared with a recreant like Lenine.
Would he have taken the thalers Of the
Duke Of Brunswick? History has left
him at least some shreds Of reputation.
1t could leave Lenine and Trotzky none,
even though their taking eff should be
invested with the dramatic colOring
that Marat's was when he was stabbed
In his bathroom by a romantic idealist
like Charlotte Corday.
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
NECESSARY RATE INCREASE

In October 1917, the
time the history of this that
price change had been downward.
In applying last the
sought merely sufficient to in
part the labor had
was measure designed solely
nted.
We could not
greatly during that would
be entirely inadequate; that the and oil alone
amount of "a thousand cubic feet of
manufactured; that all other materials making would be
advanced popoionaty, and of employees would
raised from to oover6O
Yet that happened
cedented increase resulting hefo
maintained and to
of
That the application
bhh a minimum charge. will provide
charges. probable
will down after and stated the
Public Utility Commissioners, when this will reduce selling
invariably in
FAs &C.
WILM MINGTo M
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
With The Paragraphers

verecks American Weekly" IS to be vierecks
American Monthly" hereafter Even So it will be pub
lshed twelve times year too ofeen-Phlladelpha Pub
lie Ledger.
German correspondents say that United States troops
using shOguns and complain that that contrary
to the Geneva cOnvention-which they do not add also
prohibits the of explosive bullets liquid fire. poison
gases and other instruments Of barbarous nature
Boston Globe.
r. c. Barnum made the ChrOnotype on1ce extended
call yesterday afternoon He wrote adj for the East
Lynne company which appears at the Opera House next
Wednesday evening; told to call up Deacon Wardwel
at Pembina and get expert opinion the merits Of
his show (which did the deacon assuring that
it the best production Of the old favorite that
had since time before the Mexican war; en-
Enthusiastically volunteered his services motive power
to print this edition of the Chronotype which services
as enthusiastically accepted in fact Mr. Barnum-
note the name-made himself generally useful, and
wound up the activities Of the day by attending the dance
at the Opera House in the evening-Neche ChronOtype
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
GEMS OF THOUGHT

doctor hates TO take his medicine and Germany
seems to feel that she is the doctor.
:. The love Of fame Is the last weakness which even
the wise resign
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words.
selves. ~
@-:-:
II Is ever rule that any oyergreat pensltv bos,dos
the acerby Of It, deadens the execution OF the law
Bacon,
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
Too Tired
To Work?

II you get up in the morning tired,
II you weary with little exertion and
if vim and go are lacking, depend
upon it that your liver is torpid. One
dose of Schenck's Mandrake Pills will
"wake up" that lazy liver and make
you feel like new. Schenck's Man
drake Pills are worth trial tonight.
For eighty years we have been tell
ingthe public that Schenck' S Mandrake
Pills are purely vegetable and a fine
substitute for calomel without it's
mercurial effects. This is your proof
of their merit.
Uncoated or sugar coated 25c per
box from your druggist or by mail,
DR.. j. II. Schenck 6 Son. Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1918-09-07
WAR OR NO WAR, WE
MUST HAVE CORSETS

(By Newspaper Enterprise Association.)
LONDON. Sept. because only by
seeing that they have corsets can max
imum efficiency be obtained from wom-
en- munitions workers, the ministry OF
munitions has released 1900 tons Of
steel for making corset stays.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

tocratic sway OF the Prussian censor
There is the same difference between
him and the censorss In Paris and Lon
don as there is between a brutal Prus-
sian "Feldwebel" and an an English or
French drill sergeant. The censorship
in Germany represents the supreme trl-
umph OF militRTism over public opinion
and the complete suppression OF every
vestige of the freedom OF the press; in
the Entente countries il Is a restraint
unwilingly and hesitatingly put on dem.
ocratic liberties that endanger the sue
cessful conduct Of the war. In Eng
land, and also in France since NJ. Glenn
enceau's advent to power. the censor's
activity IL strictly limited to the SUPER
vision and suppression Of military newg
which must remain hidden from the
enemy. But in Germany the censor nc1
only does this. but is an instrument used
by the Government TO exert political
pressure to keep down opposition and
strengthen the KaIser's absolute power.
lie is a Policeman appointed TO watch
the press and arrest political malcon-
tents. And you may be sure he does
II as brutally and ofticiously as any
Berlin "Schutzmann" who hears a word
whispered against the Kaiser in the
streets Of the capital
Military Men in Safe Posts
There are three chief censors in Ber-
lin whose tyranny the newspapers are
forced to endure. First, and most i'm
portant Of all, there is the censor at the
Berlin "Oberkommando." which is at the
same time the headquarters Of General
Won Kessel, the military governor of
Berlin and the Brandenburg district. He
occupies q palatial residence in the Vic.
toria Strasse, near the Tiergarten, and a
continual stream of messengers on BIZ
cycles from the various papers Is pass
ing at all hours of the day and night
through the entrance, in front OF which
an armed sentry struts up and down
To the Oberkommando censors must be
submitted all articles and news OF a
military nature. or concerning internal
political problems and occurrences, and
also economic conditions. The censors
are all officers. many of them yOunR
lleutenan nts, without exception decorated
with the iron cross. but very well salts
fed 60 lind themselves safely settled al
Berlin, far away from the dangers and
diseOmfOrts of the trenches. Needless
20 say, these young heroes treat the
newspaper editors like reeruits-like
German recruits All foreign news and
articles dealing with diplomatic ques-
tions are sent by the papers 10 the For
eign once. In the Wilhelm Strasse. TO be
censored.
The chief censors at the Foreign Of
nee are titled diplomats. Many of the
innumera5ie German consuls. whom the
war deprived OF their positions IN for.
eign countries. have likewise found a
place Of refuge here and act as subor.
dinate censorA While the military cen.
sors at the Oberkomlnando remain
hnughtiiy invisible and the members OF
he press only rarely obtain the privileges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

uncensored. In this list was mentioned
the decoration Cf "A German Red Cross
nurse, and II was further stated that
she had received the IRON cross from the
Kaiser for heroic conduct 1T the front
where she had seized fallen soldiers
rife and shot down several foes who had
entered the German trenches. When the
paper appeared there was tremendous
excitement and CONSERVATION at the
Oberkommando. And, indeed. i'm this
particular instance there seemed some
cause for 1t. for the Germans. after seek
ing to excuse Their atrocities by accusing
the Belgian ad French women OF
having committed acts of guerilla war
fare against the German soldiers. now
stood convicted by their own admission
Of not only tOleratinr. hut rewRrding
German women--and Red Cross nurses
at thatl-for taking part in the fighting
at the front. The paper was at once
confscated and the unfortunate editor
almost lost his position.
Alsace-Lorrain is completely cut Of
from the German public by the censor
The Government has several reasons for
this Tn the first place, the mere fact
that a part OF Alsace has been re-
conquered by the French and held by
them against all German attacks wounds
| the pride of the general staff more deeply
| perhaps than any other reverse the Ger.
man arms have suffered since the battle
Of the Marne.
The military authorities are extremely
sensitive about this French occupation
OF AIsace, which Is calculated to harm
their prestige with Germany, and they
used TO mention this part of thelr
battlefront as little as possible
/ a., htl1aflpu
| All the news the Berlin papers get from
| private sources about the fighting In Al.
SAGE they are forced to send all the way
/ to Strassburg. to be censored there by
the commanding general, who invariably
prohibits its publication, even II II Is
| favorable TO the Germans. The Govern.
ment does not wish the German people
TO be reminded that the French are
! still In Alsace. on the other hand Il
wishes the Germans to believe that the
Alsatians are loyal and enthusiastic sub
| iects Of the Kaiser and dread nothing
so much as to he separated from dear
old Germany. Therefore, the censor for,
bids the newspapers to tell their readers
| anything about the arrest and imprison
/ ment OF Alsatians for expressing senti
/ ments hostile TO the German Govern
| ment or about the conhscation OF Alsa
| tian property and other draconian meas
ures taken by the Prussian governors tC
terrorize the unhappy inhabitants o.
! Alsace-LorTaine, who have remained
true TO the political faith of their fore.
| fathers. The martyrdom of these con
/ quered French provinces is hidden from
the world by the Prusslan censor.
Even correspondents for the Entente
press In Switzerland are sometimes in
clined 70 believe that the reports tn,
i German paDers publish about the de
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

of negotiating with them personally, the
Berlin editors often go TO the Foreign
Office and try to get suppressed copy
passed by personal persuasion. You gen.
orally see two or three journalists in the
waiting room at the Foreign Office, duly
impressed by their refined. aristocratlc
surroundings, the lveried attendants.
looking like old family letalners. that
glide noiselessly about the marble-fioore /
corridors, and the general air of dreamy
mystery characteristic of this historic
center of German diplomatic intrigue
The aristrocrats in the Wilhelm Strasse
are usually more affable and reasonable
than the youthful martial heroes at the
Oberkommando but that Is only because
they have better manners-they secretly
despise the press quite as mus
Won TlrpitE Press Bureau
All the naval news goes to the Navy
Department where Admiral Won Tirpitz
had already organized press bureau for
propaganda purposes some years before
the war. The censors are naval officers,
and their censorship is exceptionally
strict, even from "A German viewpoint.
Scarcely any news about events at sea
gets into the German papers except that
officially issued nv The naval authorities
themseives who are exceedinplv nervous
ana make a great mystery Of ali their
nroceedings Finally. there are still
minor censors at the Colonial Office. who
censor the news from what were once
upon a time the German colonies, and at
various other Government offices.
This multiplicity of censors adds to the
worries of the care-worn German news
paper editor, for il rests with him TO de-
eide to which censor each particular