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The American Army.

Americans have been referring to
an army which Is to be, to the great
forces Of men and national resources
yet to enter the war and to become
a powerful factor in winning a deci.
sion on the European battleflelds. In
building thus upon the future we
have in a measure failed to recog.
nize the fact that we have already a
great army, which has gained the
praise Of our cobelligerents, an army
which has proved its training, brav.
cry and resourcefulness by wrestling
victories from formidable foe.
Early in June Premier CLEMEN-
cKAU said in the House of Deputies :
'The Americans are arriving. We
are stalking the game upon the help
of the Americans" That he has
since had no reason for dlsappoint-
ment of his hopes appeared from his
tribute to the American forces when
he saw them for the first time en-
gagged at the battle of Belleau Wood.
'The French Generals" he said, tell
me the victory was peculiarly Amerl-
can in its conception and execution.
/ am much impressed with the mag
nificent discipline. daring and bravery
Of the American troops" To this
early commentator he has recently
added the highest tributes and I'M
stinted praise.
Premier DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Of
Great Britain, speaking in London
just after his return from the west
ern front, said that the report given
him Of the conduct Of the American
troops was one Of the most encourage
ing things that he had heard:
I'VE know that whenever they ap-
pear In the battle line they Will fight
in a way worthy OF the great traditions
Of their great country. This Is In itself
a source Of support. sustenance and en-
courasement to all those who with anx-
ious hearts are watching the conflict
going on In France"
To this praise from the highest
civil authorities of France and Eng
land may be added the military opin-
ION as stated by General MANGIN,
who was In direct command of the
Allied forces in the drive against the
Germsn right flank south Of Scissors,
in his orders thanking the American
troops for their brilliant participa-
ton in the battle which forced tbe
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German retreat between the Marne
and the Aisne. He said:

your magnificent dash upset and sur
prised the enemy. and your indomitable
tenacity stopped counter attacks by his
fresh divisions. I am proud of having
commanded you during such splendid
days and to have fought with you for
the deliverance Of the world"
But, as laudntory as are these for
eign comments 80 worthily won, the
praise that makes strong appeal to
the American soldier himself and to
the nation back of him Is the pride
Of the Commander in Chief in the ac-
complishment Of his troops. General
PERsHING knows his men, their capa-
biilties and their powers better than
any one else. He declares his pride In
them in recording In general orders
a tribute to the service achievements
Of the First and Third Corps, COM
prising the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty-elghth
AMI Forty-second divisions of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
You came to the battlefield at q
crucial hour for tho Allied cause. For
almost four years the most formidab BILE
army the world has yet seen had pressed
its Invasion OF France and stood threat
ening its capital. At no time has that
army been more powerful and menace
ing than when. on July is. It struck
again to destroy In one great battle
the brave men opposed to It and en-
force its brutal will upon the world
and civilization.
Three days later. In conjunction with
our allies, you counter attacked. The
allied armies gained a brilliant victory
that marks the turning point Of the
war. You did more. than to give the
Allies the support to which, as q ma
ton. our faith was pledged. You proved
that our altruism, our pacific spirit and
our sense Of Justice have not blunted
our virllity or our courage.
you have shown that American inl-
tiative and energy are as Mt for the
tasks Of war as for the pursuits OF
peace. You have Justly won unstinted
praise from our allies and the eternal
gratitude Of our countrymen."
There is no mention here of the
army that is being built and that Is
yet to go to the battle fronts. Cen
eral PERsHINo writes Of the army
Of to-day, a powerful. magnificent
force, only few months in forma-
ton, but more than a match for
armies trained by centuries Of mill.
tarism. 1t is the forerunner Of ar
mics which will be its equal In dis
cipline. spirit, morale, and Its supe-
rior only in numbers; armies that are
to finish the work 1t has so nobly
begun and that are to fight on with
it to a victorious end of the var.
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THE WORD DRAFT.
An Director to Its Army Application
Who Is Not q Stacker.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sr:
object to the use of the word draft
as term indicating the necessary
method OF increasing our army. The
word draft" is a homonym. What a
pity that the English language. the Ian
guage we al! love. the language In which
we coo our love or explode our wrath
ask for an Ice cream soda or something
more potent; the language OF Milton,
Shakespeare and Shonts what pity, ]
say, that It should suffer the defect OF
having SO many homonyms. They lead
not only to confusion but make possible
that vapid sort OF humor the pun.
For example, when years ago mother
advised us to keep out of the draft no
one questioned her patriotism. And
when we obsyed her no one called us
slackers. The word draft" may mean
a portion Of liquor abhorrent to the Pro-
hibitionist or of the harmless fluid to be
had at the moss covered bucket In the
country or at the leaky kitchen faucet
In the city.
Once again, the draft" worries not
only the conscientious obJector but the
conscientious business man as well. To
the latter It represents small piece OF
paper which will soon be presented at
some bank and which must be met with
a sum Of money equivalent to the
amount scrawled on its by s inches
Of surface.
SO do away with the word draft as
far as army men are concerned. In It's
place use the term governmental selec-
ton. And since drafted" men go 80
willingly. for the most part. God bless
them! why not refer to them as the
cheerful chosen? T. P.
NEW YORK, August rs.
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The Presidents Score Since Politics
Was Adjourned.

The primaries In which the Presl-
dent has taken an interest, against
or for a particular candidate, are al
most all over. The next and last one,
the choosing Of the Democratic can
dldate for Senator in Congress from
Georgia, will take place on Septem-
Der 10, when it will be seen whether
Mr.. WILSON'S opposition to Senator
HARDwIcK has borne fruit.
In the contests which have been
settled the President has had a con-
siderable measure of success. He op-
posed two Southern Representatives,
SLAYDEN of Texas and HUDDLEsToN
of Alabama. SLAYDEN extinguished
himself without waiting for the vot-
ers' verdict, but the more confident
HUpDIEsToN went on and won his
fight. In two Southern Senate con-
tests the candidates opposed by Mr..
WILSON have been beaten: VARDA-
MAN of Mississippi and BLEAsE Of
South Carolina, both demagogues of
the most undesirable type, both lack
ing in the qualities which America de-
fnands from her men in Congress.
The score, therefore, is three to
one in Mr.. WILSON'S favor, assum-
ing, as his admirers are inclined to
do, that the Presidential opposition
was the telling blow against the van
pushed. 1t would be unfair to count
the defeat of HENRY FORD in the Re
publican primaries rs a point against
the President. 1t must be believed
that the Michigan Republicans, who
are more literal folk than the Demo
Gratis of the South, took 1t for granted
that when the President said Poll
tics is adjourned" he meant 1t, and
therefore they paid no heed to any
thing except the desires of. Michigan
Republicanism, properly coupled with
the needs Of the nation.
The President, 1t will be observed,
has been successful three times out
Of four when he opposed Democratic
candidates; and unsuccessful in the
single case where he tried to help a
friend to a Republican nomination.
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pared to DR.. EDMUND Won MACH,
whose method of handling the collec-
lions Of his fake milk fund for myth
ical German babies Is thus described
by a young woman who worked with
him In the winter Of 1915:
HE always tried to put everything
into the administrative fund. but II you
caught him at It he would divide atty
nifty"
DR.. Won MACH Is the fellow who de-
manded that the Government provide
for his so-called Citizens Committee
on Food Shipments varshIp to carry
supplies Of milk to the German babies
whom he declared were starving. II
the figures given to the Deputy State
Attorney-General by Miss ELIZABETH
Ross, his former associate, are cor
rect, very small warship would have
suficed, for, although Won MACH and
his crew collected $4,000, only 500
worth Of milk was sent to Germany.
The philanthropic voN MACH mean
while drew $75 week and his living
expenses at Fifth avenue hotel from
the administrative fund, the pocket
Into which all the receipts went unless
you caught him at It."
OF course the German babies were
not starving, but Won MACH declared
when the warship was denied him,
that the American people were to be
Jointly guilty with the British Gov
eminent Of the deaths of millions of
innocent infants that may result from
the milk shortage abroad" A large
number Of innocent Americans were
gulled by vow MACH until two reli-
able Investigators, Ambassador GERARD
and s. S. MCCLURE, returned from
Germany and gave the lie to this
mouthing German, whose real pur.
pose was to provide plentiful supply
Of condensed milk to the German
soldiers.
DR.. Won MACH gained an unenviable
reputation as liar. Now he shines
as n fiHhncier. One fund for milk.
one for dmlnistration-and each gets
half the receipts-if you catch me!
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fighters. will necessarily reduce u, ~
tons resources OF scientists who are 7N
vitality important to the victorious r1''
duct of the war. and after the "a' ~
Is the learned, scientific men wh' 'H'
nished the army with modern guns "T'
planes, tanks, gas masks, Grepad'' ana
many other weapons that are h"'r"- US
conquer autocraC! VIII the natio" gam
by making a trained college man
plain private in the ranks?
The debate In Congress has shown ''A'
some Representatives. consider o. g''f'''
importance than the college s't''"S
issue the question: SHOULD clerks NO
have the courage and bravery 90 go '.
swinging chairs IN some Cove. .'
office be exempt from the draft '''
the women do the work there '.''
have proved their efficiency,
Let the college boy study and sa'" ne
nations future LOUIS IFl''H'
New YORK, August 2S
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DR.. Won Mach, Financier.

The history of early American
finance holds the tradition of a rail-
road conductor who apportioned the
days receipts-all cash fares-every
evening In his own crude way.
81 throw all the money up toward
the roof Of the COACH" he said, "and
the company gets whatever sticks to
the bell rope"
This, of course, was when he was
unattended by company officials or
spoilers. When he was watched. It Is
to be assumed that the company got
all. or nearly all. Of the days takings
He was a timid creature when COM
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Tho Tide La Turnetli

The tide 10 turned-the tide OF blood
Is sbbing in Its crimson food:
Soon It shall break on France no more.
But thunder on the German shore.
Yet let w not the credit claim
Nor take the glory to our name:
1t has not been our throbhing life
That changed the current of the strife.
For 1t 10 not the living star
That draws the rolling waves afar,
But one whose dead compulsion sweeps
The mighty pulsing OF the deeps.
The men who fought the early years,
Betrayed. outnumbered In their spears.
Yet battlsd srimiy, held and died
by thsir cold strength they turn the tide
, MpI.ANDYuse1 WILSON.
The sun., 1918-08-29

General PERsHISG ia economical
even in cable tolls. His report of
August rs. telling of American VIC
tories on two battlefields, Fismes and
Alsace. though expanded by Washing
ton with articles and conjunctions, was
told in twenty-three words as issued to
the press. When the General sends
In a million men at once and they
plunge through the lines for a touch
down he may be so delighted as to be-
come diffusive, spread his report out
to thirty or forty words. In the mean
time 1t will be noted that his briefest
reports tell all the facts.
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Would Louis Stoop TO Small Game 7

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-str: The
amazing Mr.. Eilshemius keeps us on
the jump with his versatility. I have
been wondering II he ever tried SOUR.
rel hunting. With his unerrlng marks
manship and other qualities he ought to
make marvellous squirrel hunter. The
main trouble is to see them. but some
one has discovered that II you go into
the woods and make a noise like a nut
they VIII come out. NIMRop.
DosY WALLS. Okla. August %.
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No Sunday Motoring,

Inc decision or the National Fuel
Administration that pleasure auto
mobiles are not to be used on Sunday
until the supply Of gasolene Is larger
Is one that will give pain-somewhat
alleviated by the consciousness OF sac
rifice-to a large number Of persons
1t is announced at the very begin.
ming of the finest motoring season,
that period when the tourist Is not
mired by the mud Of spring or fried
by the heat Of midsummer. Septem.
Der and October are the best motor
months, whether the adventurer on
wheels Is in search of appetite or
scenery.
We do not gainsay the wisdom of
the decision. The men at the head
Of the Fuel Administration doubtless
know what they are doing and have
the best of reasons for saying that
the abandonment Of Sunday touring
Is "a necessary and practical act of
patriotism" But 1t will bring no
small grief to John Doe and his fam
lily, to whom Sunday Is the only day
or recreation in the week, and to
whom the motor car is the accepted
means OF getting a lot Of amusement
and health ut a small cost. So far
as the Does are concerned, their mo-
tor car might as we'll be locked I'D
seven days IN the week rs to be
barred from the high road on the
day Of rest. OF course the fact that
Sunday is the motoring day Of the
greatest number Of persons is the
very reason why it has been chosen
as the day of prohibition.
1t Is regrettable that 1t cannot be
said that the ruling does not hit every
motor owner equally hard. Persons
of leisure will still be able to clam
Der aboard the twelve cylinder car
on Saturday and chug away to the
country home, or to the rural hotel,
there to while away Sunday with
prayer, golf, tennis or walking. On
Monday morning. with the motor pro-
hibltion of, home again In the car
These lucky folk will have all tho
best of 1t. Sunday motoring is not
a great Joy unless 1t is the only mo-
torlng that the Individual may have
the roads are crowded and driving is
labor rather than sport.
1t would be a good thing II the
Fuel Administration could find some
means of cutting down the sinful
waste of gasolene that occurs, daily
rather than Sunday, In the streets of
New York. The lone lady propelled
up and down Fifth avenue by six
devouring cylinders, the lone lazy
gentleman who helps to congest Mas
sau street and other narrow down
town thoroughfares with his llmou-
sine because he will not take the
subway or the elevated-these are
gas MASTERS. The Sunday ruling will
make no difference to them, for on
Sunday they are to be found In the
mountains or by the sea. having es-
capped from the city on Friday or
Saturday.
What will he the economic effect
Of the ruling? The proprietors of
suburban hotels and restaurants will
find their Sunday luncheon and din
ner trade, sometimes the backbone of
their summer business. practically
destroyed, so far as translents are
concerned. VIII they make this up,
and more with 1t. from the increase
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GERMANY'S CRIME.
1t Is an Offence Against the Divine
VIII

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: I
note in THE SUN the dictum Of NJ de
Gaultier that the crime of Germany is
a crime against Force"
II seems TO me 1t Is better to say
that the crime of Germany is the at
tempt to use force against the Divine
Will The crime is against the law of
the Supreme Being.
WILLIAM s. WHITEHEAD.
NEW YORK, August rs.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

American clothing manufacturers and
exporters will hnd It profitable to inves-
tigate the market for these goods In Ar
Eentlna. Since European merchants can
no longer supply their wants Argentinian
Arms have turned their attention to the
purchase of clothing from the United
States. Dyed dress goods and hosiery
have given particular satisfaction. The
Argentinians are willing to pay literally
for high grade materials and will not ac-
cept inferior goods. American manufac-
turers who wish to inform themselves
further about opportunities In the south
American republic can obtain from the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce a report known as wearing APP
parel In Argentina. Miscellaneous Sc
ries No 6s"
American motor trucks are coming into
general use In Trinidad. where they carry
cocoanuts from plantations to copra and
cocoanut oil factories. Many of the roads
are suitable for motor travel. but much
OF the carting has to be done along
beaches. The action OF salt water, which
cannot always be avoided. is detrimental
to rubber tires. so the trucks are equipped
with high, broad iron wheels
Catalogues describing iron pots. iron
bars and rods, locks. cutlasses, shirtings
and other goods suitable for the tropics
have been asked for by the American
Consul In Dakar. Senegal. French West
Africa.
sewerage system is to be Installed In
Santiago de los Cabsllcros. Dominican Re-
public. and it is probable that American
construction materials will be needed
Further information about this project
can be obtained from the city council OF
the above named municipality.
Catalogues OF pasteuriza,i n and cream
cry equipment are wanted in Mexico
There Is also market for electrically
driven Ice making machinery.
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lotal cost Tor 100 acres OF pota-
toes 80 observation-disclosures. e27,s41
Or sc7s,47 an acre.
II should be stated here that the
grower whose costs are given above
grows no other crop for sale and his
entire outlay must be charged to po-
tatoes.
He raises some feed crops, but those
are charged against his horse keeping.
When asked II he would sell his services
for 5000 month he replied that he
would not accept any sum for his time,
but that he did not want to put his
time at a prohibitive figure and there
fore named the nominal price OF $4,000
a year. When asked II he did not think
six barrels to the acre too much seed
he said; mo. l think II pays me to cut
the seed large. especially when we have
to grade" When asked II his cost
for keeping eleven horses was not high
he said that when charging the feed
he raised at the market prices and the
same for what he purchased the figures
given were actual" The writer con-
hrmed these costs by those OF other
growers.
With a production OF 5000 barrels
this grower would have to realize S3Is
barrel for his potatoes to cover the
cost. which makes the present prices
for potatoes seem very low.
With potatoes selling at the car for
1925 to-day our 100 acre farmer will
have to store or lose money on his crop.
AS the average production is below
sixty barrels to the acre some OF our
growers will have no income tax to pay
this year. PorAro GRowrs
The sun., 1918-08-29

The German officer who after cap
ture by infantrymen complained bit
terly OF the "ungentlemanly" British
tank operators who would not stop for
him when he signalled that he wanted
to surrender was probably on the near
side Of cross road. He will soon dis
cover his mistake. No gentlemanly
tank driver stops for prisoners except
on the far side OF the crossing, and
not then IL he Is a second behind his
schedule for reaching his objective.
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Sunday motor jaunts barred.-Head-
line.
Not only gasolene but food will be
conserved by this regulation, and
dwellers on we'll paved popular subur-
ban highways will be made glad.
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An Arkan.s, Hint for Mr. shon,.

Horie correspondence Walnut Ridge Blade.
The old street car, after having been
painted and otherwise worked on. looks
pretty good. We notice that the company
will raise the fare to seven cents instead
Of ten cents one way. That shows this
company Is willing 10 live and let live.
The sun., 1918-08-29

Naval Reserve no more-Nevs item.
The untfication of all services and
commands works for good results in
every case. General MARCH feels about
the Army as Secretary DANIELS does
about our sea forces.
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The German alibi agents are at. a
loss to explain satisfactorily the stu
alton on the west front; they have
probably forgotten to assert that the
Crown Prince. retiring for a vacation,
is being accompanied by his army.
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In administering a sound beating
to HENRY Ford in the primaries, the
Republicans Of Michigan gave their
hearty and unqualified Endorsement to
the adjournment OF one kind of poll
tics, a fact that, 1t is to be hoped, will
not be overlooked in Washington.
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The ban upon pleasure AUTOMOBILE
ing on Sunday as a fuel conservation
measure will affect not only motor
car owners but also the Traffic Court
receipts.
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MURPHY has got to think that he owns
the car instead Of merely being chaaf-
feur.-WILLIAM CHURCH OSBORN.
1t is a fault common among politi-
cal drivers.
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Labor Day this year will be cele-
brated with the rivet and the ham
mer and the pick. all helping to lay
the foundation for a better world.
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After the Fall.

Heb. was superseded as cup Ne'rer 70
.he gods,
They are not the real thing, ANY, W
we consoled her. our army - Ggy-"
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To the Atlantic Monthly for September
Vernon Kellogg contributes "a story told
at German headqusrters." entitled The
Capture OF charleville," and Mrs Lafcadio
Hearn some "reminiscences of her husband.
Arthur Henderson Is the author of an ar
ticln descriptive OF his conception OF the
proper treatment OF Germans; William
Beebe OF the New York Geological Park
tells Of The Convict Trail" William
Ernest Hooking Is the author OF Religion
in War Time" Five articles are printed
under the general heading. 1.-THE Great
war; they are by Lewis II. Freeman,
Patton MacGilvAry. AN oficer in the
British Navy" Charles Bernard Nordhon
and Joseph Husband. Thomas p. Osborne
discusses What and How Much Should
We Eat'" An interesting number, with
matter to meet the desires of all.
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GROWING MURPHIES.
What Central New Jersey Potatoes
Cost the Farmers.

Prom the Hiohfstoscn. ". j.. Gdsette.
At growers meeting recently the
question Of the cost Of raising an acre
OF potatoes came UP and the answers
varied all the way from $40 to 5000,
but no one had any data covering the
cost accurately. and as It Is a very
important question at this time the
writer undertook to ascertain an APP
proximate cost OF producing the spud
in this central Jersey section.
To do so. however. It was necessary
to interview a number of growers that
an average of cost OF labor. upkeep, de-
probation. repairs. &C. could be deter
mined. Then the actual cost of those
items, with seed. fertilizers, horse keep,
interest and discount, &C. for growing
100 acres by one Of the successful
growers whose methods are up to date
and whose yields run close TO 100 bar
rels annually. were assembled. His
costs. which compared favorably with
other growers. were as follows:
100 tons OF fertilizer at sos a ton. $4,000
GOO barrels OF seed at IS a barrel. 5000
600 lbs. OF paris green at IS cents o70
5000 10 peck bags at 80 cents. 2,64O
l foreman at s75 a month. 900
3 farm laborers at $50 a month. 2.l60
Cutting 600 barrels of seed at 35
cents ...s.............. 210
Picking 5000 barrels OF potatoes at
10 cents. ............,..... 800
Extra help at planting and digging
nnes .'.''''.. ............,..... $50
IL horses keep, without death losses ci7s
Interest and discount on operating
capital Observation-Disclosures. 300
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London once, 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris once, Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington once, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn office, Room 202. Eagle Build
ing, 800 Washington street