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POINT ONE FOR ROBINS.
They Thrive Rest When They Have
the Freedom OF the Air.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir: The
robin Is my tavorits bird and look
forward to his return IN the spring from
the sunny South.
His appearance u a forerunner OF
the harbinger OF spring. Robin redhreast
Is loved by the children when putting
forth his carols In tho vernal season
of green grass and the dandehOnR The
male bird should never be incarcerated
In a lonely cage without a mate.
lie sings, but not the same as in the
cren when his companion is near to In
spirs his beautiful notes on a sunny day.
He dsoops and dies without her. Any
person who places a robin in "a dungeon
cell" should be subjected TO the same
treatment,
Let the robin have the freedom OF
every American citizen TO bring Toy TO
the house and the lawn which he in
habits. Home. sweet home. Is no more
sacred than the robin who sings to It.
PERRY LUKENs.
NEW YoRK, December -.
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Get Men for the Army and the Navy.
Secretary BAKER has urged Con

Secretary BAKER has urged Con
gress TO provide at once for voluntary
enllstments in the regular army,
which, on the discharge of men who
enlisted or were drafted for the period
OF the war, will consist only of those
individuals who enlisted before April
/, 1917. This force will be altogether
inadequate to perform the routine
duties Of the military establishment /:
the number Of men included in It
has been reduced with unprecedented
rapiHty by the casualties Of war.
In the same spirit of foresight Sec
rotary DANIELS has directed attention
to the necessity Of recruiting Mt once
n sufficient force to man the ships of
the navy when it is returned 70 a
peace basis. There are now In scr.
vice thousands of men whose terms
will expire when the war ends, and il
is essential that the country should
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Hotel Telephone Charges.

When II was announced from Wash
ington that Mr.. BuMEsov, the Post
master. General, intended TO compel
hotels to quit charging more than the
public station rates for telephone calls
THE Sun printed an article in which
It said that the public generally would
welcome the reduction In prices, and
that hotel proprietors would receive
little sympathy In their efforts to
prevent the enforcement Of the order.
Our friends in the hotel business re-
garded this article as unjust to them,
and told US that IL we would investi-
gate the subject from their viewpoint
they believed we would change our
minds and acknowledge the propriety
Of the higher charge they make.
Consequently we have looked into
the telephone as a part OF the equip
ment OF modern hotel and examined
the accountants statements prepared
for the enlightenment Of the Post
master. General, and we frankly re-
cord our conversion to the opinion
that the rates charged are not ex.
cessive for the service given. It will
astonish the public to learn that the
telephone service furnished by the
hotels CT the first class does not re-
turn n profit to them, but in practi-
cally all cases shows loss. This Is
true Of large houses and smaller
| houses alike.
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GERMANY,s PUNISHMENT.
II should he Severe Enough to Pre-
vent o Repetition Of the Crime.

To TIE EDrroR or THE sur--str: There
occurs in the editorial columns of . re-
cent issue Of THE euS an expression
which deserves special attention. a. fol-
lows: 1T 10 not q punishment Of VEN
geance that ia demanded; Il Is pun
ishment OF precaution."
The failure TO discriminate between
these two kinds Of punishment has oper-
ated to confuse the minds OF some who
desire to have the Germans dealt with
severely. but who are too noble minded
TO be willingly charged with spirit
Of vindictiveness
There Ia only one system OF morals ap-
plicable to the treatment OF vicious In
dividuals and vicious nations II an
individual commits an abominable crime
we measure tho penalty to the dimen-
sion Of the crima. II u not done wrath
fully. 1t Is not irnpelled by a DESIRE
to get back at him and give him as
good as he sent
Punishment has for one OF It's main
objects TO serve as a deterrent; to rem
der the penalty 30 odious that In pub
! lilo estimation the crime that Is pun
ished will be equally odlous penalty
disproportionately mild simply facili-
tates the repetition of the crime. II
tones down It's enorm.ty: renders II less
apparently vicious and less dangerous.
| Now there 10 no law Of God or man
that Germany has not been studiousiy
and persistently violating for the last
four years It has constantly taxed IFS
ingenuity in devising means of devtlish-
ness It has killed and burned and tor
/ tured and outraged and has done It with
| a fiendlshness that ia unique
| Germany has been bad TO the extrems
! OF its capacity for badness. Now, II
administering Justice, and Justice they
| say Is what they want, means treating
criminals according to their deserts, We
should retallate upon the Germans ir
kind, but we are not the devils TO dc
! that. But what we are under obligation
! to the world at large and to future gen
{ erations to do Is, without malice, to put
| the screws upon Germany 70 such ar
extent that never again in the history
Of Gods world will tho Teuton perform
ance OF the last four years be repeated
/ and in seeking TO secure that resul
I any exhibition of leniency or any symp
tom OF compassion will be an encourage
| men. 70 tho repetition OF the tragedy
an offence against civilization ana q
| menace TO the future.
c. II. PARKHURsT.
NEW York, December 81.
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The Son OF n Scottish Father and an
Irish Mother.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
an editorial article you refer TO Wis.,
count Bryce as a "canny Scot" He
may have Scottish blood but is that
any better than Irish? As a matter OF
fact James Bryce was born In ireland
In 1888, and 7 understand is always
proud of his Irish birth. Why rob Ire
land OF any OF her great sons Hasn't
that country suffered enough? Leave
her. at least. her distinguished sons, and
few more eminent than Viscount B.yce.
NJ. De SHEI.
NEW YORK, December 81.
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Mad Mathema tics OF the war.

1t was universally agreed, after the
signing of the armistice, that no one
need ever forget when the historic
order to cease firing was given. 1t
was so simple to remember that 1t
was the eleventh hour of the eleventh
day of the eleventh month Keep the
mnemonic II In mind and startle your
grandchildren with your unfailing
powers even when you have ceased
to be able to say where you have
left your epectacles.
But, cried some Of the exacting,
how are we to remember the year?
Why didn't peace come in 1911, three
years before the war started? That
would have simpliied things. A cor
respondent of the Manchester Guar
dian had this lack of completeness
flung at him when he cried Eleven.
'leven, rleyen" TO an acquaintance In
the end, however, mathematics tri-
umphed. Here Is the way TO remem-
Der tho year Of peace by remember
ing the key number II:
"ta) Tho year the war started. 1914, is
d,vtsfoio by eleven tb) It's duration, four
years, Is indicated By the last figure OF
that date: and (c) that figure added TO
the date records the year II ended"
Memorize that, ye who worship at
the altar Of Mnemosyne. How sim
pie 1t is! Yet X is a mathematical
accomplishment after the fact, and
for sheer genius we do not think that
It compares with the prophetic figures
Of the Chicago man who announced
in 1917 a mathematical method Of
determining the year the war would
end. To do this he added the birth
years, the year of office taking, the
number of years in Office and the ages
Of the governmental heads Of the
United States and the allied coun-
tries and divided the total by two.
the result being IN every case 1917,
Su5joined Is a part OF the table com
piled by this wonderful man:
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frances Attitude Regarding the
German Colonies.

An official despatch received In
Washington cites as an indication
that Germany expects to regain her
colonies the fact that the Secretary
ship for the Colonies still remains as
a branch Of the Government and that
DR.. WILHELM SoLF retains this post,
which he held for several years I'M
der the imperial Government al
though he resigned from the Foreign
Office. This despatch follows closely
the statement from Paris that France
had no keen national interest in the
disposition of the German colonies !;
but this announcement could scarcely
give much hope to the Germans, be.
cause It is stated that the reason OF
this attitude is that the French re!
gard the future OF the colonies as a
matter IN which the British are more
vitality concerned.
France has practically no colonial
interests that conflict with those OF
Germany. She has even less concern
in the matter than Belgium and Por-
tugal, whose African possessions Join
the former German East African col,
ony. japan Is already in occupation
of German islands In the Pacific. The
! Chinese delegates to the Peace Con-
| ference are asking that the former
German stronghold at klao-chow shall
be restored to the Chinese Republic
and that the German reign OF sever
ity shall forever end. The United
States has a German colony as a
neighbor in the Samoan group, and
other former German islands in the
Oceanic group are not far from the
Philippines.
But all OF these interests are small
compared with the interests Of the
British Empire. German colonies IN
Africa and in the Far East are in
occupation of self-governing domin-
ions of the empire. These have all
made claims that Il would be prac-
tically impossible for London TO ig-
more. The return Of the colonies TO
Germany would give rise to bitter
dissensions between Great Britain
and her oversee dependencies. The
British dependencies base theil
claims on the aid and stores that
they have furnished TO win the
war and the lives they have given
to the general cause. They de
clare that their own future develop
ment and national existence depend
upon the possession OF these colonie:
and the removal OF the German men
ace and peril which would be pres
ent so long as Germany remained
their nelghbor.
II Is this great Importance Of the
colonial question 10 Great Britain
and to the different domlnions or de
tendencies of the British Empire thai
has led to this action by France. She
considers that Great Britain will bt
bound to consult not only her owl
wishes but the wishes of all the PEG
pie Of the British realm in framin;
her own policy, and France IS en-
deavoring to give her as large a:
possible scope IN carrying out thl
plan. This would seem to make 70,
the speedier settlement of the matter
and at the same time It shows {
spirit to leave the adjustment Of som'
of the greater problems OF the con
ference to the nation most vitality con
cerned In their solution
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Not lack OF sympathy with the de-
sire TO welcome returning heroes homo.
but the plain requirements of safety
lie at the bottom Of the order issued
By GODFREY i. GARDEN, Captain Of the
Port. under which sirens and whistles
OH craft within half a mile of incoming
transports must be silent except for
the transmission OF signals. and all
vessels must keep 300 yards away from
the hero filled ships except in the or
binary course OF navigation The bois-
ferrous behavior of enthusiastic harbor
folk has endangered several troop
ships, and the authorities do not want
to have any soldier killed by misdi-
rected kindness.
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A Chance Santa Claus Missed.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE sr%-Sr: How
long are the election officers TO walt
before they get their pay for services
rendered at the last election? When We
consider that It is nearly three months
since our services were rendered and
that many OF US had to be absent from
our business 10 perform our duty. does
i. not seem as though we should get
our money? Christmas would have had
mnch more cheer for soma OF us wera
the 6etay not so lorS.
AN ELECTION OFFICER.
NEW York, December 81.
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Mustered Out.

While muditudes acclaim.
while his glory loud thAz shout,
1918 passes on
As soldier mustered out.
He has fought the righteous nght,
He has brought the peace at length,
And he gees upon his way
In the fulness OF his strength.
Down the avenues OF Time
To the music Of the spheres
He shall join tina grand parade
OF immortal victor yeaFA
McLASpBuRdH WILSON
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Noted Passengers Sail on MesantIc

Among tho 102 passengers on the
White star liner Megantc which sailed
for Liverpool yesterday afternoon, were
Cant. James F. Cogswell and Lieut.
Frank T Clayton. who have been as
signed 10 the United States Army Trans
portation Service overseas: Lord Charles
Cavendish, Lady Mary Chancellor and
Miss Rosemary Chancellor, and Lady
Spring Rice. widow OF tine late British
Ambassador 10 the United states. and
her two children.
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Every man who thinks hotel keep
Ing is constant round OF pleasure and
profit should study the report on the
estate OF the late GEORGE g. BoLDr,
which shows that he had been hung
up" by patrons 20 the extent OF more
than s350,0O0.
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President King King

The process was applied with the
same result to the President, the
Kings Of Italy, Serbia and Montene-
gro, the Car of Russia and the
Emperor of Japan. 1t would apply
equally TO any sheriff of any county
Of any State, for the year born and
the years lived Of any person, added
together, give the current year, and
so do took Office and years In of
flee" The Chicago wizard should
have added the number Of feet on both
his legs to his total before dividing {;
then he would have been a true pro-
phet. Yet his hoax will be remem-
bered If not believed by some persons
long after they have forgotten that
the year Of peace Is easiest recalled
by adding 1914 and 4.
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J.p.n.m Envoy. start for y. y

san FRANCISCO, l''r. o.
Rnese reace delegation. "''"r k'..- a.
huaki Maxine. tla' n.r,,d ',~A 80
terday from the Orient. r'nrt"' 'o-d'y
for New York in spcr.l. SEATS.
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Kni:ker-Jonss is going to turn over
new leaf
BOcker--wou.dnt It DO better II the leaf
turned Jonss7
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The German Government announces
that no more titles are TO he conferred,
although those existing may be re-
tanned. There are plenty OF these. The
list OF titled Germans includes no less
than hfty Counts Won BEaSsroRFT.
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Kuicksr-It Is forbidden to greet the
troopahips by w'histling
Bocker-ws.l. II isn't needed 10 keep
their courage up.
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Friendly Rivalry.

Aurora watched thu sesrehllsh,L
Evidently the navy intends to equal
England ana me" she erisd.
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After national prohibition arrives It
is TO be hoped that the Weather Blu
reau will stop saying that the mercury
is going to take a drop.
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Mayor HYLAN Is going to Albany for
the New Year festivities. The names
of the welcoming committee have not
been announced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-28

The Gar of Russia Is alive every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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London once, l0-43 Fleet street ~
Paris once, o Rue de Ia Michodlere' OH
Rus du Quatre Septembre. -,.,
Washington once; Nunscey guiISn n kuua-
Brooklyn odBae. Room 2O2, Esele eu''N-
ing. 400 Washington street.
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~ orr friends vho favor ~ toith mdnv.
scripts and iIlustru' poas for publication tctfh
10 Mare reJecte1 articles retHrwsd they musi
IN oil cases send stdmps for tASt purpose
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
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THE EVENING SUN. Per Month. .se. ~
THE EVENING sun tForeisn). Per MO. i'es
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Pabiished daily, including sunday, by ~
sun Printing and Publishing Associclon'
$50 Nassau st. Borough OF Aanhsitan, y; =, /;
Vlcs- President, Erwin wardman: secretAIy'
r.. II. TithsrinEton; Treas. VIM. I. De"Arl'
AL OF LEO NaAaAu street.
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Beads, Ruffles, Braid, Gold and Silver
Threads and Oriental Silks
Used in Profusion

embroidery from far Off japan are
much used in this way. l recall q
lovely bit of raspberry colored satin
thickly embroidered in light green
garlands which made a beautiful
vestee on a blue duvetyn suit and
which. strange TO say. gave the great
est harmony and beauty.
All OF us have admired the gorgeous
brocaded ribbons which appeared this
fall. They r 70 beautiful that n
longs to devise ways OF using them,
therefore. 1 have rejoiced in a brilliant
red velvet evening wrap outlined with
a wide band Of this brocaded gold,
silver, scarlet. white and pink colors
which has been made UP into n of
the handsomest wraps I recall this
season. The whole is lined with white
satin.
Again. this radiant ribbon which
brings into play all Of the colors n
loves is being much used as panels
on plain net gowns-black, white or
midnight blue. Undoubtedly this Is n
season of splendor, for sequins and
tinsel, gold, silver, rhinestone n let
landings are much employed to
brighten up evening gowns.
Heavy Wool Also Is Used,
BY a singular twist OF favor the
metal laces are not so often used, but
the more sclntillating brilliant seauins
glisten in many dancing frocks. One
Of the favorite models is the gown of
tissue cloth in gold. silver or blue
metal. made on the severest lines and
sleeveless, the only trimming being n
scarf Of tulle Of some bright and vivid
color-as, for instance, cerise thrown
over a gown Of gold metal tissue. I
observe a return to the colors used in
the days OF the Empire-that peculiar
raspberry red being often seen with
that shade Of light blue one rarely
finds outside Of the art galleries OF
Europe.
Heavy woollen threads are much used
to trim everything. For instance, in
a dark blue velvet gown there are sew
eral knots Of flowers outlined in gray
Angora in n side Of the bodice. The
sash ends at one side Of the skirt are
heavily embroidered in the gray An
CORA. Even wells of fllmiest mesh are
now seen with borders OF Angora wool.
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Seasons Trimmings Most Elaborate !
and Riot of Color Is the Result

a brown n having n Greek key bor-
der done in a lighter brown Angora
wool, running the entire length of the
veil.
Some very smart blouses designed
for wear with sports skirts have little
vests Of this Angora wool embroidery
in light colors intermingled pleasingly
red, green, blue. black, yellow-all
put together tremendously. The long
sash, which goes twice around the
waist. has the ends fringed with the
mingled colors.
Ruffles are here again, too. In fact,
some lovely dancing frocks have little
frilled skirts which appear from hem
to waist, each narrow frill OF tulle
being outlined with silver. One Of
h most striking dresses of this sort
Is OF white tulle and has each frill
edged with an extremely marrow strip
OF Jet.
Jet, by the way, was never SO pop
ular-and by contrast, neither was
white. Not in years has one seen
white serge or broadcloth suits
abroad in the and at this season, but
here they are this winter. Some sea-
sons vi broadcloth suits in the pretty
pale colors, pink, blue, tan and white,
were much in evidence and especially
liked by young folks and brides. These,
too. have returned, and n sees an
occasional light suit among the dark
blues and browns and blacks.
One Of the light colored suits Is OF
that shade we used TO call biscuit"
I dare say we would call 1t "war
bread" color now, for II has been 30
long since many of us have seen a
biscuit that this other color is more
familiar. Anyway the color of the
suit Is Of that shade-you may call II
what o will. And 1t is trimmed in
monkey fur. and monkey fur looks
Ike fringe and is very smart: 1 don't
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more sensible than the more popular
tams.
or course. keeping ones hands warm
is another problem, as it is not always
possible to take along a munf-or a
partner. Some woollen nit
tens are delightfully."- made of rose
colored woollen material like a huge
gauntlet, gathered in at the wrist TO
tit snugly. These are made to slip
over the sloved hand inside and re-
semble the mittens described by
Dickens, who wrote that the thumb
had a room to itself, but the rest of
the fingers were gathered into a COM
mon or tap ROOM
This big mitt is one huge tap room
and is designed expressly for warmth
and has no beauty except its lovely
rose color.
/ q gloves aviators wear are also
excellent for this delightful winter
sport, rs they are fur lined, and an
extra hood. also fur lined. slips over
The fingers or can be left off IL desired.
The long knitted gloves, preferably of
White wool, such as the soldiers socks
are made Of, are smart and ALWAYS
Serviceohlc, as they can be kept con-
stantly fresh with only n little atten-
ton.
stout noots with Flat Heels.
Of course the success of the skater
depends ON the skates ana the boots
which accom-. any : en-. and these are
of the stoutyst and strongest leather,
with Nat. low heels and strong soles.
Most ah1ters prefer boots with skates
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It is also permitted to state that the
newest navy station in France is at
Bordeaux. 1t was understood that
this had been completed and was in
use, but such is not the case. How
ever, II will be finished in a few
months. II will be known as the
Lafayette Station, and it is probable
that II will be turned " to he
French for the cost of construction.
The tremendous power Of the sta
ton in France Is indicated by a COM
parison in a physical way with he
Annapolis station. The station at
Annapolis is based on four steel
towers, each coo feet high. In fact,
the range OF the new station will be
without limit.
Practically all orders to the vessels
OF the n Y In every part OF the
world have been sent through the An
napolis station. In addition messages
have been sent to diplomatic repre-
! sentatives and officers Of the army
in different parts Of England and
France and in Rome.
The Annapolis station has also COM
municatcd with the station at anama
and at Honolulu. The latter is be-
lieved to be the greatest range which
radio has vet obtained. Messages
were sent daily to the George Wash
ington during the trip OF the Presl-
lent and his party to France, n Il
Is understood that they are still being
sent to him through the same means
II Is possible hat the completion OF
the station in France will make a
| circuit of the earth possible The
Annapolis station has sent messages
TO Rome, on the one side. and 10
Honolulu on tho other. This country
has stations at Guam and in the
Philippines, The Guam station is o
powerful enough to send messages 70
Rome, which would complete the
round. but IT is highly probable that
the new station in France might com
municate with the station in the
Philippines.
Certainly the circuit will be com
pleted in a comparatively short time
by the erection of some station or
stations between these points.
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the things We wear are making an
appeal to the distinctly feminine side
by bringing out rufled frocks, old
fashioned SUPPLIES. berthas, sashes
and these feather fans l have been
talking about.
I am perfectly sure il we are not
more than careful we will be hobbled
UP yet in hoopskirts and trains again.
Any way, trains are being worn-on
the hip, too-what n funny notion! It
is true. though-one sees all sorts OF
little floating draperies set on the sides
Of our skirts and trailing along like
fins on a fish.