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TOWN FOR TOWN.
Merciless Rsprisal the Only Check
on the Bully With the Torch.

To THE Eprrcn or TIE SuN-s;r. 1
thank you for the editorial article Town
for Town and City for City" could
only wish Il had a closing sentence re-
questing the press OF other cities to
unite IN a demand TO our War Depart
ment for an expression OF the desires
OF this nation TO the other Powers for
the reprisal suggested IN your editorial
article.
A bully knows no argument but pun
ishment Whether the form should be
destruction oi German city FOR each
French city wantonly destroyed, or the
holding OF the Inhabitants OF a German
city as q hostage, and their revenues as
a sum for the restoration of the French
city till the last cent Is paid, as an
alternative, may be argued from many
points Of view. Ny own opinion inciines
to retribution and punitive destruction
as the only form Of threat they will
respect
For example. II city like New York
were I'm like question. and the citizens
had TO face ton billion dollar tax TO
replace similar city destroyed, the
time for payment would have to be SO ex-
tended to permit OF its hnal liquidation
that the force OF the punishment would
be too scattered over long period to
oe effective. Also the money required
to rebuild tho other city would come
too slow to be sufficient II, however,
the nation at large were to be held to
an indemnity for tho financial loss, and
New York were to he evacuated and de-
stroyed as q puniBhment, you may be
sure the population would busy itself
to make a sentiment in the army that
would prevent that penalty falling upon
IL as a reprisal.
Indemnity for loss and 10 rebuild
from the German nation anu destruc-
| ton OF a German city for every French
| city wantonly destroyed is the only ar
gument Germany will respect. Let IL
be done. 1t seems hard. but consider
the brutal barbarism of tho crime and
the merciless fendishness OF the Grim
inal and administer Justice without a
qualm. Keep up the good work.
NEW YORK, october 3, JusTrTIA.
The sun., 1918-10-04
PROTECTING THE ANTHEM.
The National Air Deserves Dlgnified
Treatment

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: The
other evening on Park Row, within a
stones throw OF THE SrN ONCE, after
the "Marseillaise'' had been played. a
hurdy gurdy burst into the opening notes
Of The Star Spsngled Banner" Instantly
patriotic citizens removed the!r respec-
tive derbies and fedoras, while q half
dozen doughboys. Just emerging from
Chow" in a near by lunch room, stood
rigidly at attention.
And then the organ grinder got the
greatest surprise that ever was handed
him on these hospitable shores. A six
foot policeman sta!ked down on the mu-
steal vehicle and ordered. stop play
ing that"
Had Prussian Guard dropped out
OF the sky and ordered Francis Scott
Keys masterpiece siIenced the unfor-
tunate compatriot OF Garibaldi could no,
have evinced greater anazement.
Its The Star Spangled Banner" he
said with all the emotion Of his race,
"Yes, know" CURLY replied this
member OF New Yorks finest. "Stor
playing It."
Still looking at the patroIran a.
though he was trying TO decide whether
he was plumb crazy or a Hun spy ir
d!sgllse. tho organ grinder took OF the
record and tried "Over There" which
passed Mayor Hylan's musical censor
Some touchy citizens Srumbled over
this interference with an organ grinder,
liberty; others smiled at the situa ton
while the doughbo.s looked on as though
they couldn't quite get Il.
Whether this police officer acted under
orders or on his own initiative. his ac'
unquestionably was q wise one Th'
great inspiring anthem Of the American
republic has O dignity that should guard
It against being played on wash ooiler'
and similar Implements
Americans returning from France tel
Of their surprise at the remarkably few
times IN which the5 heard the Mar
sellla!se" played in our beloved sister
republic. France might teach Us les
son in discretion. There are places
where Tho Star spangied Banner can
not be played too often. but II shoulc
, not be dragged around the streets, sand
wiched between I'm Sorry Made YcS
Cry and the Missouri waltz
Action has been taken by many State!
protecting the American flag from Tx
abuse OF theatrical performers, using I
| to get more thrill into their chief act
We might 90 well to give Tho sta,
spangled Banner" similar protection.
YoExERs. October s. T. &. I.
The sun., 1918-10-04
The New Restriction on Enemy
Aliens.

The proclamation Of the President
by which Germans are barred from
Staten Island, Rockaway Point and
the coast Of New Jersey between
Matawan Greek and Point Pleasant
will be gratefully received by that
not inconslderable portion Of the pub.
lie which is convinced that the Gov.
eminent has been too lenient in its
treatment of residents Of this coun-
try potentially harmful to our mill.
tary interests. Throughout the pc.
Rod in which German submarines
were in operation of this coast there
was a general belief that their COM
manders were In communication with
spies near the shore. Several sus.
pected persons were reported to have
been arrested and the number OF
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way northward to Aieppo. where the
Turks and Germans have their strong
est military base in Asia. Aleppo is,
too, the objective Of the British force
moving westward from the Mesopo-
tamian valley. The plans Of the
British command evidently include a
union Of the Palestine and Mesopo-
tamian armies. With the Palestine
coast cleared Of supply stations and
bases for Austrian and German sub
marines it is not unlikely that the
Allies will attempt landing for
their forces at Aiexandretta and by
cutting the Bagdad railroad to the
east Of Aleppo sever the connection
between that city and Constantinople.
The Turks have to-day a feeling Of
security only for their army in the
Caucasus, and they can have that
principally because Of the unimpor-
lance Of the force and Of its inability
to accomplish purpose that may
affect the general result.
With the. tightening OF the cor.
don around Constantinople, the grad.
ual but certain closing In Of the
Allies from the east and west upon
the remnant of the crumbling,
wretched old Ottoman Empire, Tur-
key has every reason for wishing to
end her infamous contract with the
Germans.
The sun., 1918-10-04
The Senate Discovers one Of the
Things kitchin Doesn't Know.

Rather gingerly, yet accurately, the
Senate has penetrated the very heart
Of one Of the many economic mon
strosities In the Kitchin revenue meas
ure. It has to do with the contrast
between tax on permanent product
and tax on a vanishing product; be-
tween tax OH the yield Of property
and a tax on the property itself; In
other words, between taking the fruit
and taking the tree.
KITCHEN, IL his bill reflects his
mind, does not know the difference.
But to anybody that can think it must
be clear that farm can 60 on yield
ing taxable product forever, but the
oil well, which has Its product pumped
out OF 1t every day, must run dry.
The factory. with proper ploughing In
Of some Of its yield for maintenance
and improvement, is a perpetual pro-
Queer of taxable wealth which Is no
part of the factory itself. But every
ton of coal that comes out OF mine
IL a part of the mine itself, every ton
produced and sold makes the mine
economically poorer by just that much.
At the end of a given time the farm
and the factory are as economically
productive as ever they were; the oil
well and the mine are gone.
These principles are so elemental
that one bushes to state them, yet
they are not recognized by the chair
man Of the Ways and Means Commit
tee. But if they are not recognized by
the whole Congress. with the neces.
gary allowance for the heavy deprecia'
ton Of mine or AN oil well that it.
self vanishes, as it is operated. like a
cake Of ice under the sunshine, then
not only will there be tax destruc'
ton Of the property Itself, but there
must be a tax Encouragement Of the
opening and digging Of new mines and
the boring Of new wells.
1t is stated, for example, by those
whose business 1t is to produce oil
that IL is the rule, not the exception
for a new strike, as it ia called, tt
gush in the first few months or ever
weeks half of all it ever will produce
Now, this makes, for the moment. ;
profit which apparently is severa
hundred per cent. on the capital pu
in. But, as the property itself is thu
oil and nothing but the oil, If a tai
takes three-quarters, or half, or NJ
more than z third Of that yield Of th'
| first several days of operation, then
as a matter Of economic fact, tina
tax. gathered in one sweep, takes thu
greater part Of the whole value o
what that we'll may yield with
| trickle instead of food in all TIL
years in which 1t may be operated
after the first strike.
Wherefore, when more and more oil
is necessary to the safety of the ma
ton, it is a fool tax that tells a pros
pector no. to tap his new we'll, sine
he will get nothing out Of it, thouSl
he may operate it for generation
It is a fool tax that keeps natura
wealth locked up because to unlock
is to forfeit II.
The sun., 1918-10-04
AVENUE OF THE ALLIES.
A New Name Proposed for the Worlds
Greatest ThoruughfaYs,

To THE EDITOR OF THE suE-sir. The
universal admiration which the appear
ance Of Fifth avenue has ELECTED at the
present time leads me 20 suggest that
the name OF the avenue DO permanently
changed 70 The Avenue OF the Aliiee, "
This would be out o return compii-
ment to the French nation for their
naming avenues and bridges Cor Presi-
dent Wilson.
HENRY TnowEnmas ALIEN.
HARTFORD, Conn, October 5.
The sun., 1918-10-04

The British of,cial report says that
the Germans are evacuating the
highly organized and strongly forth
fed line extending from Lens to
Armentisres. Lens, though muci,
smaller than the neishooring- city Of
Lille, Is still at present of even greater
Importance. It Is the centre OF the
richly productive coal region Of Pas
DE- Calais and has some Of the largest
steel and iron fouhdries OF northern
France. Its capture by the Germans
in their first sweep toward Paris was
declared a most important victory and
they laid heavy tribute upon the
town and its vicinity. They have
since been taking the fullest possible
advantage OF the wealth OF minerals
that came into their possession. The
region again restored to France re-
lieves an urgent necessity OF tho re-
public. At the Same time 1t offers to
Italy an aid in the solution of her
fuel problem. which has been one OF
the most pressing that she was COM
PEELED to meet during the war.
The sun., 1918-10-04
"why Kick Me Out when I'll walk?'

In explaining TO the lower house
Of Parliament that Austria Hungary
does not intend to abandon its good
right to Bosnia and Herzegovina q
fine but effective distinction is drawn
by the Austrian Premier:
Nobody can force US to relinqu!sh
our right. II can be done only by
negotiation"
In other words, It is less painful
to walk out by invitation than to be
propelled out on the toe Of boot.
The sun., 1918-10-04
And What for Lourainc

To THE EpIroR OF The SrS---St,':: Re
terring TO your first editorial article II
this mornings issue, suggest that 70,
add TO the list Of rcprisal towns
For Loucsin Potsdam.
g. G. GARDNER.
SPRlNGFIELp, Mass, October 2.
The sun., 1918-10-04

and that several millions more OF
the same sort Of observers are in line
prepared to continue tho interesting
investigation until a definite result
Is reached.
The sun., 1918-10-04
Naval Promotions Listed,

Secretary Daniels made puh,ia ;a.'a''
the names Of l13 officers Of thA i
whose promotion as recommended NJ
the Naval Board OF Selection has hesT
approved by President Wilson. TlS
men recommended for the rank Of tc~'
porary Captain or higher are:
Construction Corps-For perraIcsl
Captain--Richard Morgan Watt -
John ID. Beuret Temporary Capita
Henry Williams, Henry T. Wright. Tc'a
E. Bailey. Henry NJ Gleason, .JoH0 \,
Spilman, Sidney NJ. Henry ard Lou r,
Mcbride.
Pay Corps--Temporary Rear Ad1 !
Charles S. Williams. rernant0' '' :
tain--Joseph J. Cleatham. Ten?or--'
Captain - John II. Merriam, Gc"~:5
Brown. Jr., David Potter. Charlie Go Z
rad, George c. Shafer, George T.. N' :
able, Trevor w Leutze, David V Chs't
wick. Eugene C. Tobey and Ray S?esr
Civil Engineers Corps-TcrpJr "
Captains--IIomer r. Stanford and lis1'
ben L. Bakkennus
Medical Corps--TempoTary Rei- ~
miral--Albert Montgomery nUpu" "r'
Corm!ck. Robert Morris Kennedy pea
nanent Captain--Charles Edward r. >
Ammen Farenhot, Middleton Siu4r' ;
iiott, Frank Lester Pleadwe., Dgi -
NeWconb Carpenter. James fham d I
Pry o.. Washington Kerry Grove. 7 " .
porary Captain. Raymond Sncl-,
benjamin Dennis, Eugene Jul!aH ''r0
Frank Edward Mccullough, Gran .
Louis Angeny. William Hempa." l' )
Holton c. Carl, Edward Grt
Parker. HeAIy Edward odeN, Ia =
Spotttswoode Taylor Joseph An'n'
Murphy, CHar,es Norman Fiskc, 'i'''' }
Franklin Freeman, Charles :
The sun., 1918-10-04
According 70 Taeir spspches

From TIE DstyoR Free Press.
To read the speeches
OF the Huns
You'd think they were
Ths injured ones.
You'd think. 20 hear
Them haw ana hem,
That Belgium backed
Right Into them.
The sun., 1918-10-04
On ths 1'NDopship.

From the Comp aud Trsaeh.
A CHEEKY thought for every day on the
high seas Is that the rougher the weather
the bigger tns saving for tho mess fund.
The sun., 1918-10-04
Demand for the Words Of n Classic
Song.

10 THE EprroE OF THE sUS-Sir: When
I was q kid. and Mac the letter carrier
says that is a "heiuva" while ago. We
had a popular song. Ties Up Against
the Real Thing Now" Won't some one
dig II up and start II?
Tho Kaiser may appreciate Il. II he
doesn't the rest OF US can. F.P.D.
CHICAGO, October I.
The sun., 1918-10-04

The conquerors of the Alps are here
to help us climb the Liberty Loan
pinnacle.
The sun., 1918-10-04

Bondward. Christian soldiers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-05
THE EVENING STORY
MOTHERlNG LUCILLE
~ Copyright. 1918. by W. woruer,. ~

Melons were four for a quarter. and
Lucy Lent bought four she did not
Ike them. but Lucille did, and she
never thought oi consulting her own
tastoS rather than i.ucillc's. what
She longed for was a cucumber, green
and cool. hut she could not afford
that IN addition To tho melons,
The street "a q o'clock was still tor
ribly hot u faced west and the light
struck = with g~laring intensity Lucy
walked under the shade of the avn
ings. She was bareheadod without
m umbrella. Vet hot as the street
was it seemed cool beside the factory
whore iuc> had been standing an
day LONG %"piccework She had not
earned as much as usual
As "a matter OF fact Lucy was Civ
ing out, and sh. knew Il. EVory
woman who workea IN the factn"y
ave out soonc OF later. That day
Lucy had seen Emma keatot. who
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Squad Advancing Without Officers Refuses to Re-
turn Despite Headquarters Such Is Spirit of
Americans Fighting on the Marine.
By HERBERT COREY

VIA the Americans ON the Marine
suuc 1t Is IN his fashion mat
the young soldiers OF the United states
rive ench day u fresh proof Of their
tpirit &C initiative aud auducity as
well ls of their perfect adaptHbility
e. the present condiyons of warfare
gnat is the Language of today
t'fetiaA e-oumuhiqur. 70 follows q
aoi vi compliments he the various
nfN.sp. era OF the capital aud of
Itiuci which have l,ccu signed by
alatrS very one nf the moro respou-
s'hld'ss iiltnry critics. aud in which
tlr OuuliU " the American troops
g. worry highly praised The taking ~
,%'iniignv aud the resistance offered L.
tho successful German columns ON she
Marine have convinced q somewhat
roubtful public OF the military value
uf ihG American troops From % point
hallway to the extreme of undcrvalu-
otinu the French public may swing to
the eNtreme of generalization 4 gem
cruus recognition of the moral qualify
" the American troops may carry
with IL fogetfulncss ~ the fact that a
part of them are aA vet untraincd In
actual howev- perfect may he their
training In thcoretic. warfare
These are not picked troops -
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son os herself. she could not corn
enough and she could not do enough
To answer the requirements of such
IL God given Nondcr as her daughter.
Never had she feh SO futile. so IN
%ctu'acious. MS she DID this afternoon
WALKING homie from her work. Isciorc
shc turned from the bright main
street 10 tho scarcely DINNER ono IN
ON which her home was she met a
man who looked at her kecnlN as he
ltftcd bis hat The color flew to her
taco. Frightening u q little as she ro-
spnndci Go his grave greeting. Then
She went IN, forgetting for the mo-
mcut in the pleasure that the sight
Of him accustomed all the sad mystcr.
les aud still sadder realities that he
set her
Home tor lAIcy Lent was one cnl
of an OH yellow house. whore Their.
was % porch with u vine, aud three
rooms on, above. two below In the
Other portion OF the house lived 70
familt of Sis. The tour small. noisy
,hitdrru often oNcrflpwcd into Lucy'u
premises 10 Innllcs annoyance. lu-
cillo WHs nowhere In sight AK she
entered
Sometimes Lucille had supper wait
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ing. but there was none tonight, 50
Lucy set shout getting u herself. Her
housekeeping arrangements were GO
the poorest. she was filung the tea
rot when Lucille entered. Lucille
had a dress over her arm, aud sho
laid - Town carefully before she
spoke "a her mother.
. couldn't get " right so ! took 1t
to the drcsAilaker. What she did TO q
won't coat much and " helped q lot
We'll, como 20 supper. dear" Lucy
said.
From her side OF the table sho
watched Lucille enjoy her meal with
IA hearty Noung appetite, She was too
tired TO cat. Aud somehow shc
couldn't get the satisfaction from Ia.
ellie that she ordinarily Gid. II feel a
little sick" she thought. I'm he bet
ter tomorrow morning when I've had
q good nights rest. It's the heat.
Nothing more"
All thc time Lucille was TALKING.
Il was owe to Edith Braces today
and they have an electric Fan, which
made the house AZ cool az winter. {
wish We could have such things"
~ wish We could for your sake
dear"
Don't YOU want them for your
" 90 Lucille looked at hcr,
Lucy smiled She might have said
that sho had trained herself not 20
want the impossible without some
what variable success in one or two
instances. Color like light played
across her face. and she ctumhlod her
bread, ahsontly.
That picture Of yours fell down
today and the glass broke" Luctll"
went % ~ "Ill show YOU She Hprang
dp and brought the picture.
l.ucy took II IN hcr hands Hcr "
Young face loSked up at hcr. lust such
another face as Lucillo's was now.
How changed she was
"You'li hnv 90 get another glass;
I ucillc said.
Ne II doesn't matter. Wen put
II AWAY and hang something else iu
the place Of IT, Lucy replied
but IT'S pretty. and We have so
few pictures. poutcd Lucille And e.
glass won't cost much ! could take
1t round To MI. SnNdcr's after supper.
and ! d~arosaN hc'd put 81 right in"
Lucy drew q long breath. Vol"
she psscntod.
Il came 20 her that the picture We,
Confined on Page ~.
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ITO HE'LL WITH RETREAT" SAYS
YANKEE PRIVATE, DEFYNG ORDERS

They has dug in for protection
against Fhrapnel and they wore lying
behind rocks. ana they had made
themselves little strong points. The
now born American soldier has
learned how TO dig In ike % badger,
ls well as to hang on like one. No
officers were with the squad. ON
these thiuiy held lines It Is very often
each squad FOR Itself.
who, this asked the Americans
Of each other.
Eirht men dressed IN French unit
forms were approaching They were
carrying two machine guns. So far
as the transatlantic reason was cou-
ccrnod tt should have been convinced
hv the showing The men looked like
F|ronchmen The were dressed like
~FrcnrhWou. they spoke enough
tr"nch tu deceive boys whose sole
foreign language is covered hy the
phrase so compreo." But the Amer
teams are adaptable. They -nho the
conditions of modern warfare.
"Whcre'd these guys come from p'
ther a.ked each other "rncrc aren't
any French u there"
So they moved toward the eight
mru, planning 20 find GU about them
They have passed through that period
of rocruity trust IN all mankind
when the Americans walked toward
the cight they carried their rifles half
thrust forward. just as trapshooters
Go when waiting for the hum Of The
clay pigeon The eight men could not
stand the strain. when the Americans
were almost on them thel tried To-
raise their guns
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talked to the Frenchman II was not
possible 20 roHcuc him then. hut he
held up ten fingers re come back
~ 10 O'Clock said he Vie did. taxi
ing a rope with him. which lac tied
about the body of the wounded man.
when he gave the signal 10 his
friends ON the other sire To- haul they
hauled with such good Will HAT the
wounded man was pulled under water
aud almost drowned The Germans
had heard the apise and had opened q
machine sun fire on them hut they
both got through.
IL IL nothing. said %Flanncry to a
French general next day.
1T IL for such nothing a. that.
cher Monsieur said the French gen
eral, that Ne pin the CroiN de
Guerre on the breasts of brave men,
And he did
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were paid for 10y the knowledge
gained ~ the mems quality.
Lieutenant W G.. flannery of Pitts
burgh showed the same spirit when he
swain the Marine under fire to rescue
u wounUcd French officer II was
during "a of the little scraps along
tho river below Chateau ThierrN in
which the Americans worked in CO.
operation with the French. \ French
officer had been wounded aud cap
turcd 10y the Germans. but when the
latter we're forced back hc managed
to get away. He came 10 the edge uf
TN river and shouted across to his
friends for aid.
: 1T TX nm enemy ruse,' said the
French officer In command.
"Mehhe so said Flannery. hut
I'm going to find out
Tie swan across the river and
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Americn one French critic wrote Of
the marine brigade which has been
lighting on the Marine "rhcy may IL
taken "a represent the average qualpy
of the new American army
lie forgotten did ne know
that the marines are 20 per rent
sharpshnoters in some ul.its. and that
they have traditions behind them
which the ewc organizations lack.
marines aro real shnrpshooters.
too They 10 not merely wear medals
Tor hitting bulls eyes. The other day,
during the atiHck on Bcllcau wood. 20
German tried to run from one shell
hole to another When he was picked
up later on the surgeons found he had
.fortyotwo separate bullet holes iu him
The marines had fired AZ him like 80
many quail hunters ia wheat stumble
ucdly enough. ne WAS SIN alive when
the stretcher hearers found him
Taking Eight Fake Ircnchmcn.
" the Americans are unframed.
however. they are giving. in the mu-
guage OF the French -communiuuo.
fresh proof 81 their perfect adapt
ability Ca the conditions 90 modern
warfare In front OF Boureschc~ g.
body of Americans were holding what
passes for q position in open warfare
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Confined oa Page ~.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-06-13
Automobile Laws aud
Violation Thereof

The officers used the stop wafen
on speeders Sunday and caught 32
over the>hH1ie on Montfieu avenue,
The speeders will slow down for a
day or so and then forget all about
it without a constant watch is kept.
On Washington street the speed is
from Is to As miles, few keeping
near the limit. Then there is the
muffler to disturb ones
rest. About half uf the tail lights
on cars do not show the red. All
such is against the law but few con-
victions result therefrom. Enforce
the laws or abolish them.