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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
THE WAR ON THE SEA

TUE submarine raid on shipping off the
New Jersy coast, startling as it may
seem at first thought. is really an episode
Of secondary Importance.
Germany was expected TO send subma-
rines to American waters. When the
Deutschland suddenly appeared on this
coast she demonstrated her ability to send
the U-boats across the ocean. Rumors
have been current for months that she
has been building still larger submarines
with sufficient fuel capacity to cross the
ocean and return. The raiders are doubt
less of this class. More Of them may ap
pear as the summer progresses. They will,
Of course, be hunted down by our patrol
boats and destroyed as fast as they can
more ships are sunk.
In order to keep up the morale of the
people at home. it is imperative that Ger
many do something to convince them that
her navy can interfere with the transpor:
of American troops. But she has not ac-
complished anything yet. She did sink
returning transport the other day, with
slight loss of life and she attacked a loaded
Transport on the way to France some time
earlier, but the greater part of the men
were saved.
This latest episode reminds once more
that the victory will rest with the Powers
which control the sea. The German navy
virtually is penned in narrow area, and
the ships of the Entente Allies are likely
to attack it at any time. Captain Perslus
the naval critic of the Berliner Tageblatt
has recently been reminding the Germans
! that they will make a fatal mistake to
minimize the British power. for the
3 British have driven the German merchant
nag from the ocean.
Rear Admiral Gleaves, of the American
navy, has just disclosed the fact that there
is large number of first-class American
battleships preparing with the British ships
in the North Sea for a great fight. All
the reports indicate that such a fight is
Imminent. Whether the Germans or the
British and Americans take the initiative
Is not important. The Americans will not
be found unprepared for attack, and they
may surprise the Germans as the British
surprised them at Zeebrugge and Ostend.
The raid OH these two submarine bases
proved that the navy could do what the
Germans thought was impossible. Its sue
cess has undoubtedly encouraged the men
directing the operations on the water to
make other raids on a larger scale for the
purpose of bottling up the German ports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
AN AWAKENED NATION

LNORTN- SEVEN MILLION different per-
sons have subscribed to the Red Cross
funds during the second drive just ending,
and 100000 subscribed to the third Lib
erty Loan.
If there is any doubt in Washington that
the nation is enthusiastically supporting
the war these figures should remove it.
The whole moral force of the people is be.
hind the fight for freedom and democracy.
There never before was such demon
straticn of national unity and national de.
termination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
A WORD TO CHAIRMAN HAYS

MILL H. HAYS, the chairman of the
Nv Republican National Committee is
coming to this city on June Is to meet the
party leaders. Representatives OF all
factions are to meet at the Bellevue,Strat-
ford to hear what he has to say.
We have only the friendliest feeling for
Mr. Hays, and would therefore suggest that
he come properly armored and protected.
He ought to wear a gas mask of the
.1uost approved pattern.
His head should be covered by a tin
Inntnet.
q I. He should wear armor plate about his
$oAest
M His. legs should be protected by steel
Duttses.
& And he should carry with him an abun-
Sant supply of cootie powder.
# Then he will be able to face the factions
I'M some degree of safety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
SPEEDi

1l1&E launching Of torpedoboat destroyer
a the Mare Island navy yard within
6nteen and half days after the laying
ne keel apparently breaks all speed
nrds In shipbuilding and is forecast of
w u 70 happen before the war is ended.
54ho freight ship Tuckahoe, which was
u &ched In Camden within twenty-seven
- Of the laying of the keel. is another
ration of what can be done when We
NY pet about building ships.
= have only just begun to speed up,
Ser. Mr.. Ford turns out an automo-
~ two every minute Of the working
IA methods are being applied to
ling. and within year We are
~ breaking records every week.
11nring ships much faster than
moFiuss can sink them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

The report that Russia has advanced the
clock still another hour sug-
gests that the Bolsheviki will now have a
harder job than ever to make their fast re-
ceding civilization keep up with the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
The Common Touch

There is no getting around the fact that
King Alfonso of Spain does know a thing or
two about how to keen popular with his peo-
pIe When 10000 of them In Madrid fell
i'll of some new disease that is sweeping over
spain. he managed to catch 1t too.-Syracuss
Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

open piece of road. because the boche
snipers were such very poor shots 1t is
true that one day a bullet had smashed
three eggs. She showed us the hole In the
basket; but were it not for this the nat
ter might very easily have been forgotten,
as there were many more important
things to think about. Was there any
thing else that monsieur would like to
know? If not. she must be on her way
TAKING a few. steps around the corner
= she cast a glance in the direction of
the Hun trenches and then came back and
picked up her baskets. Adjusting them
so that they might permit of the greatest
freedom of movement. she bade US "Au
revoir' and was off. Without the fantest
suggestion of hesitation she stepped out on
to the open road and proceeded across
Five times on her way over we ~aw the
water :ipped into burrows by Mau3er bull
let's. OF course, 1900 yards is long range
even for telescope sights, but in view of
the fact that the target was a oman, that
boche's craftsmanship, to say the least Of
it, was ineXcusable. l think his best shot
was at least five feet off the mark Ar
rived on the other side, mademoiselle again
relieved herself of the baskets and. turn
ing, waved her handkerchief to us. II ever
there was game sport that gir. surely
proved herself one. Twice daily, going
and returning, she ran the gauntlet of that
sniper-infested road to sell butter, eggs
and bread in Armenteres.
TNHE army most certainly has no monop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Mr.. Schwab has at last established his
ofices in Philadelphia. He may learn before
the war is over that this city offers ad-
vantages for one of the main Offices of his
regular business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Contracts for s1oooo.ooo worth of sub
way work are to be Cancelled because of the
war. But the need for the subways is greater
than before the war began
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Perhaps this spell of hot weather is in
tended a housewarming for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. which has just taken
up its abode with us Welcome, boys and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

81 II costs $40 to fiirt In Fairmount Park.
- many a man who has tried It elsewhere
~ ultimately found himself doomed to sup
a>crf the girl as his wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Mr. Palmer says that he will suppor
Judge Bonniwell, but it will take more thar
Palmer's vote to elect him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

The courtesy of Admiral Beatty in giving
our warshpS place in the front line of battle
in the North Sea is just the kind of courtesy
our naval men will appreciate TO the full.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Hindenburg is still alive. The report of
his death, like the report Of the German VIC
tories, was greatly exaggerated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Optimistic thought for the day: There
are tongue twisters in the Jersey war
names. anyway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

The closing Of American ports yesterday
vas only temporary. Gsrmany's ports have
leen closed to all transatlantic commerce
since the beginning of the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

II the U-boats value their health they'll
keen away from those Nantucket Mhalers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
Making 1t Paw

It is remarkable how many millions Of
dollars are being pried out Of Eufopeea
countries by Germany In her dsplorsble var
Of self-defense- Rochystsr Port u1pgeoA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

Try II and Sec THE peace offensive
What Happens can now begin" says
Berlin newspaper.
Maybe, but it takes two to make n peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

New Berlin wants to change its name
How would New London or New Paris do
Or even Newest York?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
THE CHATTING DISH


CKarl Rosrer the Kaiser's favorite reporter. &C
companies him everywhere.)
The Kaiser has little lamb;
The pair cut pleasant capers;
And everything the Kaiser says
The lamb sends TO the papers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

He followed him from KENNEL Hill
Down to the Marine again;
No matter where the lamb may go.
He never leaves his pen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

The great battle RAJ ging in France be-
tween English and American slang
tinues with unabated feroCity. The Ameri-
can forces are said to have captured Fed
Up and Grouse from the English; but the
latter, Counter-attaCking, have raided the
Yanks linguistic trenches and taken sew
eral phrases prisoner, notably, To Pull a
Bone and Pep. The English word Cheery-O
was brought in wounded from No Mans
Land by an American sergeant, but after
being examined was released as of no
military value.
They have been knghtng newspaper
editors in England But have yet to
hear of colyumst being SO honored.
Among others recently advanced to
knighthood in England was Hall Caine.
Shall we say it?--well--Rasing Caine?
That annoying fellow Hindenburg is
walking round again Have we got to go
to work and write that obituary notice all
over again?
The clocks have been put ahead two
hours in Russia. To give them all time
to shave? Don't forget that the Chatting
Dish, always ahead of the news, was first
to predict the pan-Russian shave.
It didn't take Germany long to answer
Washington's suggestion to sending over
the hospital ship Comfort without convoy.
A few hours later later U-boats were she'll
ing the passenger liner Carolina.
OF course those U-boats may have lost
their way the Atlantic is such a big place.,
and perhaps they think they are in the
Baltic shellng Finland. They may have mis-
taken the bristing pine trees of New Jer
sew for the native whskers of Hesingsors
Sailing Orders for
German U.Boats
Before attacking ship be sure there are
uonren and children aboard.
There is no fun in attacking uarsIips.
| Apoid doing so.
IL is q good joke TO tell the cre,c that they
haze ten minutes to get into Hfeboots; then
open fire at the end Of one minute.
Mexican oil makes good fuel
| The eclipse of the sun that is on the
way doesn't seem to us nearly so important
| as the eclipse of the U-poats.
| M. McAdoo is going to put the railroad
men into khaki. Why not into red and
green plush to match the seats?
New Berlin. Pa. is meditating changing
| it's name. But why not change the name
of the other one? There's that lame Cara
bed still wandering about unappropriated
| We are grieved to hear about the twenty
nine empty whisky bottles found in a cor.
ridor of the House Of Representatives. Is
there speakeasy in the Speakers Office?
Or perhaps the Committee on the Reclama-
tion of Arid Lands knows something about
| the matter.
The German army is said to be embit.
tered because 1t has to observe three meat
less days a week. But how about the vic.
toryless days that Foch is about to en-
force? SOCRATES.
~ n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
Ruthlessness

literary critic saws
Ruthlessness that poets are a ,,ui-
sance and should be
chloroformed at the age of twenty-six, But
that fellow doesn't know how useful IjttIs
poems sometimes are to fill up the holes on
a newspaper page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

NrTHAT'S good. that's fine" said the
L Kaiser. iottne It down In his notebook.
"T congratulate the enemy on their good
sense. A stubborn resistance Is bloody.
I don't care for anything cruel. And by the
way. Hindy you're quite sure this isn't too
much for you?"
"Oh not at all" said Hindy. keeping him
self stoutiy between the Kaiser and the bat
tlefelds. "It--it will do me good to get a
little whiff of battle again"
SWhat are all those men doing over there
living down in the feld?" asked the Kaiser.
His quick eve had seen some of the dead
Poor fellows. they resting" said
Hndy hastily. 1T is such hot work running
after the enemy. They are having nap
DO rot let US disturb them. your Ma aiesty
They would have to iump up and salute"
Very true, said the Emperor. you are
thoughtful chap, Hindy.' He entered the
fact in his notes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

THE army most certainly has no monop.
L oily Of Frances heroes. Not by long
odds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

There is little new in
the announcement that
Germany Is to swell
her fighting ranks with
The armies of civili-
unable to distinguish
J the Kaiser's regular
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

UTTERE," said Rosner, "is the Chemin-
i des-Dames which our ever-valorous
troops captured a week ago. On this spot.
your Majesty. fifteen generals were recon-
mended for the Ir0n Cross"
And the casualties" cried the Kaiser
anXiously. "Nerv slight of course? The
resistance was almost negligible"
Almost nugatorr. almost null and void
stammered Rosner nervouslv getting between
the Kaiser and broken village and motion
ing to Hindv to intcrpose his broad figure
between the Emperor and a field in which lay
the ghasty bodies Of n German regiment that
had advanced under British machine-eun
fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

ct WAS just sayin' to him. remarked
/ Kelly, what splendid thing twill be
to have this new Delaware bridge"
regarded the Harpooner expectantly. Tor
now | knew what had caused his expression
Of gloonH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
EDEAR ME-" he cried a nome

WnEAR Me- he cried moment later.
- looking across the valley. what has
happened to that church? Rosner. you did
not tell me about that"
Look, look your Majesty" cried Hindy
Lilies Of the valey> Just the thing for the
Empress. Don't you think she would like
some?"
This maneuver distracted the Kaiser for
few minutes. but when the little basket was
filled and given to Rosner to carry. the War
Lord once moro began to worry about the
shattered church tower he had noticed
What Is wrong with it?" he asked
"Our good old German God has been on
the job again" said the resourceful Rosner
The enemy were using the church to store
ammunition and it was struck by lightning
last night"
Excellent. excellent" said the Kaiser
God is on our side. as ] have always OBJ
served ] thought for moment II might
have been hit by artillery That would
grieve me very much"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

n II1r7f "H''SVu D1Vs TO HtduquarterS The
"A Kaiser was little bitter, an unusual
mood for his gentle spirit
And they say that I brought the horrors
of war on. Europe he cried. You, gentle-
men, will bear me witness; we have been all
over one of the great battIefeds of historv
and have seen nothing more dreadful than q
shaving accident"
"Posterity will do you justice, SIRE" said
Hindy. CD NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
There Is
No Difference

condemned criminals.
zation will be quite
these newcomers from
soIdiera
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

ttTNHERE y'are!" said Kelly.
i And as his eye followed my pointing
finger eastward where the wet arch OF q
rainbow was fadinc above the river--"Surs
an II there amt our, bridge to Camden !" he
chuckled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

THIS farm is situated little to the north
l. and west of Armentieres, and from the
beginning of the war until a few weeks ago
those of its occupants who had not gone
to fight remained and carried on. A glance
at a map OF our lines in southern Belgium
will explain why Lys Farm has at last
ceased to produce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

last night"
Excellent. excellent" said the Kaiser.
God is on our side. as have always OBJ
served thought for moment it might
have been hit by artillery. That would
grieve me very much"
A LITTLE further on, however, the Kaiser
n stopped and listened intently "Rosner. +.
he said what is that heavy booming sound
I hear? 1t is not possble that they are
me that those bis guns were merely. for
show
quite right, your Majesty" said Rosner
Il think that is merely thunder that YOU
hear. assure you that there Is hardly an,
blo0dshed at all in modern warfare 1t is
just like the summer maneuvers in the old
DAYS"
And the French do not really hate us. dr.
they asked the Emperor with his engagne
simplicity. They know this is not serious,,
meant against them? They realize that ws
have to attack Paris simply to annoy I,lovd
George"
"Oh, certainly" said Rosner and Hindy ir
chorus
NTEANWHILE the Beautifcation Gowns
AV1 was busily clearing up the ground be.
fore the Kaiser should get there But by II
fortune the trio stumbled upon a wounded
man who was limping back toward the dress
ing station. He was covered with dust anc
blood his helmet and rife were, missing
sanguine drops trickled from one arm tina
hung limp. Half dazed as he was. he cam,
to the salute when he saw the group O.
notables
The Kaiser looked at him aghast. Blood -
he said. Blood? Poor fellow, what a,
earth have you been doing? And however dit
you get yourself in such a state?"
But Hindy. with the presence of min,
that marks great general. had alread,
| whispered something 70 the soldier
1T Is nothing. your Majesty" said m,
wounded man. Il cut myself shaving"
"Oh, dear! oh, dear, My good fellow tb.
Is too bad" crooned the sympathetic EN-
| peror.
AS THEY walked han To
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
THE GREAT PACIFIST

II ARL RosNER, the Kaiser's favorite war
n correspondent was taking a well-earned
nap at the penquarters of the For-pulling-
-eyes-of-the-G he-German-people Bat
talon. 1t was a lovely June afternoon. The
telephone rang sharply
Wearly the famous wool-puller took down
The receiNnr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

THE Kaiser and Hindy were waiting for
i him as he stepped from the motorcar.
Findv wa" looking far from we'll as was
natural. Within a month he had heen dead.
revived. decorated with an Iron Cross and
thr ugh tynhod fever.
Come along Karl" cried tho Kaiser. full
Of his boyish enthusiasm I'VE must see
some more of these glorious fields of victory.
You have das Korbcher? Good We see
some wild flowers maybe? OF G.. We
mustn't walk too fast for poor Hindy. though
Now tell me all about everything
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

They have been knighting newspaper
editors in England. But We have yet to
hear of a colyumist being SO honored.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

THE sun. low in the west shone once more
/ on cleaning grass and pavements, and a
cool breeze stole across the square. A short
fierce shower had cleared the air almost
magicslly of the sweltering moisture it had
held for days. ...'
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
BOARD WILL DISPOSE
OF NOELLER PROPERTY
Board of Public Works and Charities
to Assist Widow of Drowned
Man.

The board of public works and
charities, which is composed of rep
resentatives Of the various fra
ternal organizations in Nenana, have
taken up the case of Mrs. Noeller,
whose husband was recently drowned
while crossing Lost Slough, with a
view of rendering all possible aid
to her.
They have made arrangements to
rattle off the Noeller home, and
tickets are now on sale at IS each
for this purpose.
1t is to be hoped that all who can
will purchase a ticket and thereby
help the unfortunate lady to make
the journey to the States with her
young children.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
WOODBURY. ABBEY MADE
CADASTRAL ENGINEER

On the last incoming mail, Wood
bury Abbey, who is in charge of
the Public Land Surveys in this dis
trict, received notification from
headquarters at Washington, D. c.,
that he has been promoted to the
rank of cadastral engineer.
This promotion goes into effect
as from the first day of July. Mr..
Abbey will continue in this district
until the Public Land Surveys have
been completed as planned, and will
probably leave on one Of the last
boats for the States. He has made
application for appointment to COM
missioned rank in regiment of
engineers now in course of forma-
ton, and expects to be able to take
the physical and mental tests in
the near future.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
FAIRBANKS NOTES


Heavy frost was experienced last
night, and it looks as if the potato
crop in the flats has suffered heav.
lily. The damage, if any, has not
yet been ascertained. The cab.
bages and celery have not suffered.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-26
ROMAN CATHOLICS
TO HOLD MEETING
All Roman Catholics in the Nenana
District Will Meet At the Church
Tomorrow Night.

Reverend Father Monroe has ar
ranged to have a meeting of all
members of the Catholic church at
the new Roman Catholic church on
First and B streets, and wishes to
extend a cordial invitation to all
Roman Catholics.
The meeting is called for the
purpose of discussing means to be
adopted for furthering the spiritual
needs of the Catholic portion of the
community and it is hoped that
everybody interested will attend.
The meeting will take place at 8
p. M, tomorrow night, August 9th.