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The sun., 1918-07-23
Mr.. Murphy Goes to Saratoga.

Mr.. MURPHY of this town and Good
Ground, to whom the Democrats of
New York State look for guidance and
wisdom. has gone to Saratoga to OBJ
serve the performances Of number
Of hungry partlsans who are endeav-
oring to establish between themselves
and the State treasury IN association
that they know must be temporary,
but are confident might be made prof
liable for them by the exercise of
their peculiar genius.
His departure from New York was
not marked by an Outburst Of enthusi-
astic and approving applause in
Washington. Indeed, WashingtohsaI,-
pears to have no interest whatever in
Mr.. MURPHY. The election Of HENRY
FORD, Michigan Republican, to the
United States Senate, on the Demo
cratic ticket, enlists the heartlest sup
port Of the White House; the striv.
ing of Mr.. DAVIES for the Wisconsin
Senatorship made vacant by the death
Of Mr.. HUsTING inspired the liveliest
interest Of Mr.. WILSON; KNUTE MEL
SONS candidacy, though Mr.. NELSON
is Republican. Is keenly desired by
the President. But the ambitions and
purposes of Mr.. MURPHY leave the
heart Of Mr.. WILSON unaffected. The
blessing of Presidential message is
withheld from the Tiger at Saratoga
with firmness that suggests Mr..
WILSON'S entire composure in circum.
stances that presage an overwhelming
Democratic defeat in this State in
November.
Nor is this the full lie Of Mr.. Muir.
PHYS troubles. His &C hiring constitu-
ents up State are hungry; they long
for food and drink, for the good days
Of DIX and SULzER, for restoration to
the fat jobs Democratic State ad.
ministration can always find for in
competents. To satisfy an empty
stomach with n promise conditioned
on the impossible will be a difficult
job for the master Of Fourteenth
Street this year.
Altogether, the week promises un.
favorably. However, Mr.. MURPHY
has wonderful store Of intellectual
calm. The operation OF his mental
processes has never been observed to
affect adversely his appetite.
The sun., 1918-07-23
What Shall BE Done 10 Pat Corcoran?

We take 1t that Police Commits
sioner ENRIGHT will do something
right away to Patrolman PATRICK
CoRCoRAN Of the West Tooth street
station, who on Saturday night ap-
pointed himself Uncle SAM, Red Cross.
Y. NJ. c. A. and Knights of Columbus,
and took care of sixty survivors of
the San Diego, who landed at Ninety
sixth street about midnight with no.
where to go and nothing to eat.
Patrolman CoRCORAN comma ndeered
n theatre and put the wandering
bluejackets to bed; and when they
woke up in the morning he had them
rs his own guests at breakfast, n
luxury In which he was aided and
abetted by Mrs. CoRcoRAN. He got
through with his charges and saw
them safely on their way In time to
go to church. and at the proper time
reported at his station for duty.
Undoubtedly there were many agen-
cies to care for these sailors. rooms to
which they might have gone to sleep,
pots Of coffee, heaps of rolls, boilers
full of cereals, which they might have
had for the asking. But there was
only one man on the ground who
knew exactly where shelter and food
could be obtained and who could
take the action needed to care for the
sailors. That was Patrolman Con-
CoRAN. and his work was we'll done.
1t may occur to Commissioner En-
RIGHT to create Bureau for the Re
ception Of Distressed Mariners and
put PATRICK CoRCoRAN in charge of
1t. If the Commissioner will make
the nomination THE Sun will cheer
fully second II.
The sun., 1918-07-23
The Unsurprised Germans.

The war correspondent Of the Ber-
lin National Zeituno, telegraphing to
his newspaper from the rapidly re-
ceding German front somewhere be-
hind the Marne, treasures his read
ers with these highly authoritative
remarks:
THE enemy did not surprise US by
this we'll prepared action. which was
meant to have far reaching detectives.
Before the attack began there we're
partial actions, particularly from the
villers-Cotterets Forest, which disclosed
his intentions.
THE loss OF a strip Of ground five
kilometers (three miles) in depth does
not matter at an"
II confirmation for this confident
declaration be sought by any person
grown cynical concerning the expla-
nations Of reverses put forward by
German authority, 1t may be found in
the subjoined sentences taken from an
article on General FocH's offensive,
from the pen of British authority:
1.-THE most striking features Of the
news which has come in during the last
twenty-four hours are the large number
OF guns captured and the retreat Of the
Germans over the Marine.
III my memory serves me. 400 guns is
the largest number taken by the Allies
In any one offensive. The next highest
total was over 257 at Arras In April.
1917. while we and the French together
at Arras and in the Champagne took
$50 in that month"
No doubt we shall soon be told that
the always victorious German army
left Its artillery in the hands of the
cowardly anC ignorant American
troops to tempt the soldiers. who. on
account Of the U-boats. could not get
to France. to try to shoot the big guns
and thus destroy themselves.
Such tactics as these, originating
with the German General STAFF. must
inevitably eliminate the dollar Yam
KEGS. The only problem Is whether
the German guns will prove sufficient
In number to permit the policy to be
carried to its glorious triumph.
The sun., 1918-07-23
One Part Frightfuln Five Parts
Despair.

The striking feature Of the German
submarines performance off the
Massachusetts coast Is not boldness,
for it was cowardly performance.
1t is not its unexpectedness, for Amer
ica became accustomed to that sort Of
thing at the time Of the raids of New
Jersey. What stands out. just beyond
the righteousness of q terrific assault
with torpedoes and shells upon n tug
and n few barges. is the despair Of
1t. The whale Is biting at flies.
1t is reported that Washington in
terprets the so-called raid as design
ito shake the morale Of the American
nation" This may be so We are not
In the confidence Of the Tirpltzlan
psychologists, and Berlin may actu-
ally call upon the German people to
believe that an attack on defenceless
boats and the destruction Of n negli-
gible amount Of property is the way
to break the Yankee spirit.
A German people, unaware that we
have sent more than 1,0O0,O00 soldiers
to France and that We are repre-
sented in the present battle by seven
army corps, German size, may swal-
low such rot.
But does the German admiralty
send costly submersibles 5000 miles
on such little errands? 1t Is impos-
sible The submarine that performed
on Sunday morning was undoubtedly
assigned to lie in wait for the troop
ships. Her commander chose, how
ever. to fire at n tug which towed
three empty barges and a fourth
barge laden with stone. He used
three torpedoes. worth perhaps $45,-
600 at home and of uncalculable value
at sea under certain circumstances,
and ended his work with great num-
Der of shells. Was it mere rage? No,
for brave undersea commander
could have vented his schrecklich
venom as we'll in battle with trans
port. 1t was rage. but mixed with
cowardlce and despair. The gallant
commander may have been tempted
sorely by the sight Of the women and
children on board the barges, but it
was not entirely to drown them
that he attacked the inconsequential,
harmless fleet. He was sick Of these
waters, sick Of his own failure to
hunt and fight the transports. Once
rid Of his torpedoes he could 60 home
and lie about his great Sunday morn
ing battle.
What that submarine commander
was, Germany is: futile, furious, hope
less, striking right and left in the
blindness Of despair; lost, and more
horribly aware Of 1t than the most
optimistic of her foes.
The sun., 1918-07-23
THE CORNFLOWER,
Do the Sins OF the Kaiser Condemn
the Blue BlOsSomi

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN--Sir: I'm
questionably knot Of red. white and
black may be worn with a bunch of blue
cornhowers II the wearer so prefers :;
likewise n knot OF red. white and blue
For myself | prefer the simple blue
flower as a boutonnIere. / am not ac-
customed to wearing upon my coat lapel
either a miniature flag, a Red Cross
button or a Liberty Loan button as an
advertisement OF my loyalty. l take
my loyalty for granted. Ike every other
self-respecting American.
AS to the Wars of the Roses" ! fail
to perceive the analogy II the Kaiser
likes the corufower his taste agrees
with mine, but the likes or disliies OF
the "All Highest" can neither influence
nor debar me in my love OF color and
OF flowers. EDWARD s. FIELD
New YORK, July 90.
The sun., 1918-07-23

In its last Bulletin the Fisheries
Service reports large increase in both
the quantity and value Of the catch
of the New York and New Jersey
fishermen. The yield of the Goa stal
fisheries Of these two States for 1917
was more than $3,3OO,OOO, an excess
over the last year in which a report
was made Of almost % per cent. for
New York and 40 per cent. for New
Jersey. This gain was all the more
remarkable in view of the fact that
the demands of the war had decreased
both the number Of men engaged and
the capital invested in the industry.
The Bulletin contains official proof
that the reported increase in the run
of shad in the Hudson this year was
not mere fish story. Counting shad
and dollars, there were CT ,403 shad
taken on the New York and New Jer-
sey sides and their value was $4S, 1874.
This was an increase in value of 638
per cent. over the best of the three
preceding years.
The Fisheries Bureau Is making a
strong effort to increase the herring
output of Alaska. In the past the
Alaskan fishermen have devoted their
entire time to the extraordinarily
rich salmon and hallbut fisheries.
Last year packs Of herring under the
bureaus supervision were sent East
and they were reported "the best re-
ceived in New York" The promising
feature Is not in the value of the
pack but in the fact that the Alas.
kans will give the herring fishery Its
"proper place In the economy Of the
Territory, second only to the great
salmon fisheries which II Is undoubt-
eddy destined some time TO rival" The
herring resources of Alaska, accord.
ing to the bureaus report, are not
inferior to those Of Norway, from
which came to eastern United States
much of its supply before the war.
DR., RUSSELL j. Coles, an assist
The sun., 1918-07-23
A RADICAL POLICE REFORM
Suggestion to Abolish the Commits.
siOner From Member Of the Force.

regard to the salaries of the police, here
is a simple way for the city to save
thousands OF dollars and at the same
time raise the pay of the men: first,
cut out the Police Commissioner and
his deputies and district inspectors. and
just let us have the chief inspector and
one borough inspector for Manhattan
and one borough inspector for Brook
Ign. In this way we could get more
pay without further burdening the tax
payers POLICEMAN.
NEW YORK, July 20.
The sun., 1918-07-23

hunt Germans, and General PERsH1Na
took them with him."
Consequently, there Is an American
red, white and black In Europe; a
red, white and black invincible in
power, civilized In purpose. humane
In practices; and 1t is making con-
ditions mighty uncomfortable for the
black, white and red of Germany.
The sun., 1918-07-23
Foch Rhymes with BOche.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN--Sr: A
discussion arose to-day as to the pro-
nunciation of "Boche" and "Foch."
says they rhyme b says the
Generals name is as though spelled
Flock"
We should appreciate information on
this point, If the words rhyme, there
is an opportunity for the song writer's,
w. II. II.
WALILNGFoRD. Conn. July %.
The sun., 1918-07-23
THE FINAL WORD.
An American Message in France That
Recalls the Glories Of the Past.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I'VE
are going to counter attack" That's the
talk.
1T propose to move Immediately on
your works." Same idea. splendid!
We mustn't forget that "uncondi-
tional surrender" is what We mean to
have. VET OF '6l-'G4.
New YORK, July 20.
The sun., 1918-07-23
skipped stations in the subway

To THE EDIToR OF THE Sv% s. ID
practice In the subway which .-
obviated Is that of "skippiuE .....
by motormen who are behind '.r
their schedules
II is exasperating to rcop," SO. '
been waiting patiently for tr,
or more TO have a train c'H' r :.
hear the siren signal denotes '. '..'
does not intend to stop, am '''
the train speed past at ur4 ' '''
speed.
1t is no fault OF those waiting '.'
the train is behind time, and 'n"r. F''
good reason why they shou.G Nc "a.o
the victims OF the dilatory m''N"'- '
some motormen and train Crows
NEW YORK, July 90. Ihs.
The sun., 1918-07-23

n
We learn with great regret that false
statements are being freely circulated with
regard 10 the army OF farmerettes located
near Fallston, which Is seriously Interior
ing with their use 'iness and farmers OPP
portunities These statements are that
employers are required 10 furnish the
Young women with lunch, thai they are
required 20 transport them daily to and
from work, and that they decline 10 en-
gage In harvest work. Readers OF the
Ispis know that each and all Of these
statements are incorrect, because We stated
authorltauyely 10 the contrary In re
cent issue,
The sun., 1918-07-23
Opening the season in Kentucky.
From tia Glasoo,p RspubIIoan

Messrs. L. f. Ball and Coke Galloway
Of Hissvilis were on Green River. Just
above Canmsr. a few days ago, fishing.
They caught a two pound fish. which they
tied with a string through tho gills and
hung 1t in the water to keep" when
they returned they pulled the string and.
10 and behold, a great big catfish had
swallowed the two FOUNDER and could not
disEorge It. The string happened to be
strong enough. and when they pulled his
nshship out they found 1t weighed forty
one pounds and measured forty-four inches
from tip to tip.
The sun., 1918-07-23

Read thoughtfully this brief rule
written by General FocH for the
conduct Of infantry and light artillery
attack In modern war:
They march straight at their aim,
seeing their objective. They hasten
their steps as they come closer, pre-
coded by violent fire. helping them
selves BY their ST. ooting to take the
enemy at close quarters, leapinE over
their first positions, throwing them
selves upon the ranks OF the enemy
and settling the fight with cold steel,
by mere weight Of bravery and will
power. The artillery helps. keeping
pace with them. supporting them and
covering them
Then read closely accounts Of the
advance Of Franco-American infantry
and light artillery as they attacked
the Hun between the Aisne and the
Marine. Was ever precept more per-
fectly carried out by practice?
The sun., 1918-07-23

One Rock Island train crew running
out OF Pratt, Kan, are doing their bit
toward harvesting the wheat crop. They
are on the work train at Durham. Their
days work for the railway Is over at
6 80 p. NJ, and a farmer comes in after
the crew and they GO out each evening
and shock wheat until IL o'clock. They
have shocked forty acres and are now
working on much larger field.-THK
SUN Of yesterday.
We fear these soldiers of liberty
never heard Of the eight hour Law.
The sun., 1918-07-23

He was bound to come, the uncon-
scious humorist in the food conserva-
ton work. Long before there was any
potato flour in these parts. II there is
any now, housewives were exhorted to
use it as a wheat -four substitute.
Rice -four had advocates who were no
less than rabid. but not a woman in
the land knew how to use 1t except
to dim the glow that will affect the
prettiest nose in hot weather. The
barley -four advocate was so enthusi-
astic he may have been inspired by
an ultericr motive-the sly dog--to
keep that grain from the stills. House
wives tried it and strange things
happened to their war bread. Now
dealers display signs imploring buyers
to consult the manager before using"
We wonder what they learned from
him. At last the chestnut -four man
would introduce his cure into our
midst. Patient housewives, no doubt.
would test his substitute except for
the trifiing drawback that no such
-four is known to be obtainable.
The sun., 1918-07-23
Tho Young Aviator.

His was the morning star
Silver OF ray,
Glorious, promising,
Herald OF day.
Fighting and scattering
Hosts OF the night.
Up the dark sky he climbed
Vanished from sight.
Seek you the morning starr
Thus be II told:
Swift the Great Alchemist
Changed II to gold.
MCLANDBURGH WILSON.
The sun., 1918-07-23
The Crown Princes face IL, unlike
the days, getting longer.

The spirit of that noble battle cry,
Give EN- watts!" still inspires some
preachers of the Gospel. Chaplain
BRrNoHAM. earnestly edging far into
the Scissors battle front to minister
the service Of his ONCE. overran his
objective as IL he were a doughboy,
was captured, roughly manhandled.
turned on his captors. killed one. and
with apostolic zeal brought in the
other n prisoner. A fighting parson.
in truth, whose text. we venture to
guess. he finds these days in the Cos
pei according to Matthew. K. %:
Think not that come to send peace
I came not TO send peace. but sword"
The sun., 1918-07-23

To TINE Enron up TIM SlS SIR
on the subject OF the proper pro''
OF ally" let me beg 81 vow - q
can to check those rapidly grow
and monstrous mispronurCil'i1r'
lively" and "cv!dent'-'y'
A. y. Roussyr. y
BRooKLrS July II.
The sun., 1918-07-23

From the Emporid Gazette.
Joke isn't funny n man has TO have
three drinks TO laugh at II.
And In other ways prohibition has its
effects. The average soda fountain habitue
does not find 1t necessary to buy a drink
for the fountain boy.
The sun., 1918-07-23

Coney Island bathing houses raise the
price from a quarter to 32.-Thc neUs.
The prvprietors Of course are good
Americans who denounce Oppression
in all its forms.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
DR.. PATTON THRILLS
ST. JAMES CONGREGATION
Large Attendance shows Interest in
Missionary Campaign Now
HcinE Conducted.

Interest Ia ~" missionary cainp43s,.
nctuE held this week in ST JaFnre
church seems - incaeaso az tn. cam
pa isn progresses The Attendance .+rt.
~ gilt has been greater than the n;eA,
before. Last nisii pr Patton thrilled
e larE" uonErcG with his clo-
Gucnce. III" was At his best and Tor
nearly an hour IL" had IN. UNDIVIDED
attention - his CONGREGATION.
- had b"cn tho custom at all q:
theS" conferences. tn" meeting ~
preceded with 4 fifteen n.inut. song
service. I. FlahinEton Harker. Or
Sanist of -. Pauls Church. Was a, the
"rGan:. and tn" singing was led By iior-
The conference was openea vim
prayer BY Rev. W. -. HtrEharClt. rector
Of Grace Church. vito also closed wi,h
tn" h"ucdiction.
Or. Patton'S address was rcple,c win
Stirring anecdotes ana deeds OF hcroism
- the pioneers of III. church in foreign
fields as well as at home.
Tonight at ST. James Church iJr
ration "il} deliver his ADDRESS whicH
has created Il sensation wherever "
has been delivered, the subject OF
which is America strength az a
World Power" II - expected thar 81
James viii hc taxed 10 It's utmost ca.
pLctty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
FALLING OFF IN NEW CASES
Of SPANISH INFLUENZA
'in'cr Park and Highland Park Worst
Ahcctcd Sections of City nj
Present.

ntFc We're three deaths and $50 now
IIaeH OF influenza reported 10 tho City
iieaith Department yesterday on the
p.eNious DAY there We're ..s The total
hummer reported since the recrudesc-
cnce Is i'6, There have been compare
.SciS rev deaths The number a.
deaths Yesterday we're NOT NOR. than
= ne norma na, IRON pneumonia
Dr. foS Is Flanagan. City Health
oiiicer' said that n" Was va ching INC
situation carefully. bat thu. NJ dil no,
anticipate = resort to extraordinarily
measures 10 control The cpiternic or
the $50 cases reported TUESDAY. 3 srn-a
or more were due 10 = search ~.
Dr. Flannagan, and many Or III. =.
We're we'll The :uortalt. - far fss
been low
Ginter Park and Highland ps-r
which were comparatlN.iy. fro. 49,,
the first epidemic, arc the Wary, .esr,.,
sections OF tho city az present There
were $50 abacntccs from re Iifgn-zr1
Park school on Monday. ~, ON, 5tr
yesterday An investigation IL: II.
Health Department disclosed -ls; r.sry
OF these were due 10 ordinary Gin.
since cough excludes q cht.d
Or. Flanagan stated tina, Ute c.xsy
and deaths led him 20 think ,hr -l-.s.
cent malady 10 be less severe :tzu ;ta,
here in October and November -.ts =
due. however he thinks 70 .z.t1-
advantage Of the lessons from! re a.
Iner and going TO bed carly a.,s- -.
tackled. He advises that persons a., Z
crowds ard poor Ventilation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
Richmond Soldiers
in Severe Fighting
NeaUs That Comes Trick
Ing M Tells of Casual
ties to Local Boys.

armistise. Private Antheny sa an sug
iei! severely wounded in action. his
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Charles Sanvour
sol North TwcnS. fifth Street hay,
been informed by the War Department.
lriNatc SAVIOUR is a member of Com
pahN j, Three Hundred and Twenty
fourth Infantry.
Private Walter II. Harvey is reported
missing il action, This is The ext eSten; en-;
mother. Mrs. \. S Harvey, OF 3I5 North
iWenty-seyenth Street Efforts are
BEING made now to determine the
Whereabouts OF the young soldier. lie
was trained Al Camp Lee and sent
overseas on June 80 with an infantry
resimeni. Before, going into scrvic.
press Company and was widely known
on Church Hill. =
Mrs. Emma Scott. of us Nicholson
Lee Scott has been wounded i'm action
lhc degree Of the injury was uudn-
Icrmined frivatc Scott has long
with the Richmond Grays as a burler
III the age OF eleven. when wonnI,.d
ne WAS serving with Il headouar,ers
South Richmond soldier t;eornn
Randolph Jones of 1913 Porter Stree;
i n"s hGcn recommended for the dis.
under tire while removing wounaeI
men from tho battle field. Jones is -
n, OF the ambulance unit formed
his training. ut Camp Lee and Wen;
overseas in June, 1917. The ambulance
on, on which he was serving as orderly
ing in wounded men. and Jones acnuit-
ted himself bravcly. The ambulanrc
va being driven by Clair Dalton. also
in Sonth Rirb,,n zones w WAS very popular
delighted to hear that he is We'll af,ec
"- Hahiv been sn exposed TO such dangers.
-
taken To a hospital, where he is 20
cmperaiing rapidly. He was wounded
"o ,i. tme middle OF September and for
Mr. Norris is member OF a machine.
Fun battalion which trained at Camp
~ NJ ahI sa" heavy lighting in France
N-eiEhth street. has been notified ,hat
i her son. Private Raymond Make. has
n nc wonmded in action. lie was struck
~ ~ the shoulder by a piece of Shell
inc organization to which he was at
iaGh"d was Company b, One Hundred
and Sixteenth Infantry
Another member of the One Hundred
ana SiNtechth Infantry has given up
ms ne .or his country: He is Private
a.. ELnesi Ward. q member of the head
quarters company. His death came on
october -. while he was in actinn
itinaEe ward has been in military SER
l n..I LOT 'hree years. Before cnlistng
me virginia Hallway and Power Com.
pany. oo'i-
Virginia mas reason to be proud of
Lieutenant Wayde Marshall Ccorheg,n
o. thase City. He went to France on
a Ih 10. 1918, and for sevcnty-:ive DAYS
M toid, he was in action at the FROM
Inc latter par; OF October lie WAS in
Souhe severe fighting and had three
comrades wounded while lighting win
nun ana he came out unscratchcd one
bullet passed through his overcoat. coat
anu shirt without hitting his BODY, uc
Vas promoted 10 first lieutenant ON
Ia
Q, 4 company. He is twenty-one wears
ga Iy and now serving with the on"
iRi a,aT and Eleventh MacSinc-(;mn
oiIlaloh. Ills father is Charles !,
GeoEheGan. OF Chasr i,itv 70 -.