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Full Pay for Captured Soldiers.

The Treasury Department has ruled
that full pay and allowances, includ-
ing allotments to dependents, shall
be allowed to all soldiers taken cap
tive by the enemy, whether they be
officers or enlisted men. This coun-
try has not been able to reach an
agreement with Germany In the mat
ter of officers pay, and the ruling
promises relief in a number of cases
in which the stoppage Of allotments
might have caused distress.
Up to the present no ruling has
been made with regard TO the pay
and allowances of men and officers
reported missing. The Government
should adopt toward them n generous
attitude. 1t is of course possible that
it's generosity would be abused in
some cases; few worthless fellows,
who can no more be excluded from
the army than they can be from other
organizations. might desert, and their
dependents get their pay. But the
number Of instances in which this
would occur would be negligible, and
the imposture could not be long sus-
tanned. To be swindled out of few
dollars. or n great many dollars.
would not be so bad rs to deprive
Of support the families Of brave men
suffering misadventure.
In fighting for justice and liberty
the United States can afford any ex-
pendlture of money. but 1t cannot af-
ford to be petty and mean. Nor can
It afford by any act of parsimony to
check the wonderful and inspiring
spirit of nationalism that now ami
mates the people.
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know how hard and well your helpers
are working. 1t made me happy to
have General Noble tell me | wasn't
bother" when | thought perhaps !
was-knowing how busy everybody is.
As | said to him. know OF course
that was done for mine. and yet. Gen
eral Gorgas, there was something
about II, so full OF pathos, and love and
devotion that made it very beautiful
Everybody in that whole hospital was
splendid, y sob chokcd my sick boy
when he tried TO tell me. Mamma,
Colonel Williams has been like "A father
TO me" I'm sure he loved Carleton, for
he said such nice things OF him and
couldn't seem to do enough for him. He
was very delighted when the child re-
turned from the "borderland" where he
stayed so many hours.
Several times Colonel Williams gave
great credit praise and honor to the
nurses who did their duty" II might
be called, but devotion" would be a
better name. They almost succumbed
themselves as did Captain Cohn, who
the first days tried so hard to save him
The Colonel gave me the opportunity
to thank them, but, oh | wish Il
might be more than cold thanks. II
possible, let II be. dear General. II
would make Colonel Williams very
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+, Something is in the war news that
cannot be expressed in the figures or
the calm phrases of the official re-
ports. 1t Is intangible and imponder-
able. but 1t Is there. Beside 1t the
number of prisoners taken, the miles
of land recaptured, are trifies.
/ 1t Is the feeling, grateful to the
nations that have been in the fight
for four years and grateful to ma
ton that fingered, only to make long
strides at the last, that the Prussian
spirit, the Prussian arms, are going
down. To say that 1t is the moral
effect Of our own millions, pouring
across the eea, that Is accomplishing
Ithe much desired would be selfish.
The Americans bring youth, strength,
courage and the ambition to avenge
wrongs; but does not half their in
SEPARATION come from the gallantry Of
the peoples that have stood uuflinch-
ingly through the weary years?
However and whenever the war Is
won, there will be no division of the
glory with decimal points, but only
one figure, the 100 per cent. that Ger
many Is beaten. And Germany's de-
feat. the single thought and hope of
Civilization. seems nearer and nearer
MS the world peers through the smoke
above the wreckage north Of the
Hateful Marine.
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UNENVELOPED LETTERS.
An Easy Way TO Conserve the Supply
of PAper.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir On
Monday the publishers. news dealers and
newspaper readers began to experience
the inconvenience caused by, the new
regulations concerning the return of
unsold copies. This regulation is said
to be necessary because Of the need
OF the conservation-unhapp word-of
paper IL this is so. why not let the
rest of us do our bit? Let me offer
suggestion.
To-day l ran across a letter written
by frugal New England lady in 1884.
This letter had no envelope, yet 1t
travelled by mail from W!nslow. VT TO
New Bedford, Mass. and was for
warded from there to Maine. proof
enough that the lack of an envelope did
not bar it from the mails. The single
sheet of paper is so folded that no
writing except the address Is seen on
the outside and II Is sealed so that It
cannot be opened without detection.
Since we must conserve paper and
since the making OF an envelope re-
quires almost as much paper as the
sheet it is to contain. why not do with
out envelopes. at least for the less i'm
portant matter? The thrifty French
have done this for years. Later on we
may find the old fashioned pepper pot
filled with black sand on our desks used
to dry wet ink that the paper pulp that
now goes into blotters may be saved
New YORK, July 90. 7 T.
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SOLDIERS MAIL.
A Parent Tells Of Grievous Delays In
Transmission.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suE-Sh: Will
you not take up the question of the
highly unsatisfactory mail service to
and from the men abroad. and hammer
at It until relief is obtained?
I have one son. an officer In France.
who went over in May. A cable and a
letter are all I have had, and his custom
10 a weekly letter; evidently my letters
fail to reach him. Another son, en-
listed with the Canadians. now in train
ing in England, has never heard from
me since his arrival there in April, ex-
cept one letter forwarded from the camp
he had left at Toronto. have had
several letters from him, which proves
the trouble is with the United States
handling of the mails. II 1t is true
that the terminals are congested with
mail matter going abroad, why not
have a few days Of clearing up?
1t sounds ridiculous for parents and
sons. &C, to be urged to write each
other when neither end receives the
letters. Every family represented over
seas would be most grateful to you IL
the letters that keep them In touch could
only come and 60 regularly.
F. w. LINDSEY.
EAST HAMPTON, July 20.
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BLOOD PRESSURE.
The Readings Must BE Taken and
Judged With Care.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. There
is nothing extraordinary in the expert
ence of the friend OF the dentist Or.
Hitler as to blood pressure tests by
physical means. i know OF a man Of
middle age, a parsonage in this country.
going almost frantic because a. stiff
necked medical man said he had high
blood pressure. Three other instru-
ments the same day said normality.
The underlying psychology OF this
matter is that the people like snowy,
spectacular things, and this new method
OF approach to diagnosis Immediately
became fad Blood pressures can
come from nerve tension conditions due
to fright or nervous prostration. entirely
independent OF arterioscleros!s.
Consistent, conscientious and we'll bal
anced medical men writing in. the re-
views of medicine for the year have
noted the danger of overuse Of this dag
nost!C means, 1t is always well to keep
in mind that the art Of medicine is more
important than its science, for the art
is the application OF what is known or
Ia supposed to be known. Let the dem
t.st and his friend cheer up
NEW York, July 20. IHNsl,GAN.
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The Position OF Tea and Coffee In
the Dietary.

The new scheme Of the British Food
Ministry for distributing tea and cof-
fee TO the wholesale and retail trade
went into operation on July II and
has raised an interesting debate on
the position of these two articles in
the dietary. 1t Is n remarkable fact
that there are two different views on
this question: the medical and the
legal or official. 1t may be that there
is third view. JAMES LONG, for ex-
ample, in his excellent war time book,
Food and Fitness" gives tea and
coffee very qualified praise. He seems
inclined to ban them both as caffeine
laden stimulants. The defective logic
of this statement may be seen from
comparison of the medical and Off
cial definitions Of tea and coffee.
The main discussion has turned
upon the value of tea and Its nutri-
tive qualities. In the unsettled state
of this discussion 1t has not been de-
clded whether or not tea shall be ra-
toned to the consumer; but the al
lotment to the retailers will be made
on n basis of two ounces for each
registered person, including children.
To the public an allowance of two
ounces a week for each person seems
insufficient, from which ii is reason
able to suppose that the people, in
this case Indifferent to scientific and
legal definitions, regard tea as food.
But although tea and coffee are uni
versally accepted as articles Of nour-
ishment in the popular mind, they
are looked on differently by officials.
This Is shown In remarkable deci-
sion In case of tea boarding which
was given in the Kings Bench divl.
sion last week. The court held that
tea was not food within the food
boarding order of 1917. Mr.. Justice
DARLING in giving judgment defined
tea rs follows:
Most persons who read the definition
of the order would understand that food
meant that which was eaten. The Food
Controller had not mentioned drink and
he had not interfered with the accumu-
lat!on Of wine. although many kinds Of
wine were highly nutrtive. What the
appellant acquired was tea leaves, No
body ate such things. Nor did any one
drink them. but the water which passed
through them-the infusion which was
known as tea
", Justice AvoRy and Mr.. Justice
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happy TO know the love he has inspired
and that the boys he left behind were
almost close to tears, each hoping to ,"
the chosen one to follow their lea i'-
am very sincerely and gratetu
happy and blessed mother q tNp
splendid boys who wan, to h,.. oil
Glory.
| want General Gorgas 10 hua' NJ
first, Colonel Williams, then captain
Cohn and Nurses Henry McGilpm
William Arsenean. and please 0"r p
forget young Henry GIrard / love '"a
lad for his Kindness and loyau
Or, Thompson Il forget his t1''
and the Lieutenant, the specials r0"
Washington, who save the last lHor1
tons, wouldn't give up while There ".-
a breath of life though little hope '.
said; Mrs, Meeker, | would, want
any one to stop trying for me-, ard
couldn't do less for others"
Please may | add that Major Toh
and then Major Keene, in charge ia
who succeeded Colonel williams Ur's
most courteous and pleasant too
Mrs. MABLE MEEh5
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SHEAaMAN concurred, the former re-
marking that:

sHEARMAN concurred, the former re-
marking that:
Tea was not taken into the system
for nourishment. but as a stimulant, and
on that ground he held that 1t was not
q food"
Medical authorities, commenting on
this opinion, point out that tea can
not be judged according to its cheml-
cal composition. It's value In the
dietary depends upon its quality and
the way 1t is made.
Although the public is bound to &C
cept the courts decision, something
must be said for the careful expert
ments made to test the question medi-
cally. From these experiments 1t is
established that tea and coffee occupy
high and important II not essential
place in the dietary. In addition they
Nre valuable means of taking such
food as sugar and milk. To put them
out of the class of foods Is one of the
anomalies that the law sometimes
makes, but It should be removed. The
fact that tea and coffee contain caf-
feline Is frequently mlsstated and mis-
understood. In both beverages, II
properly prepared in pure water, caf-
feline exists In combination with other
substances which modify and weaken
Its effects. The quantity is small in
good tea It is from ia to . per cent,
which soothes and stimulates without
loss Of food value.
The crucial question, as these ex-
perlments show, Is just this: that cof-
fee and tea contain mild stimulating
substances which help the healthy d.
gestion, and thus these beverages act
both directly and indirectly as foods
The result of investigation Is in har-
mony with medical science and hui
man needs.
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Says the bearded wheat in the summer
heat:
Il am growing like the deuce
For / want to hght and with all my might
Do | long to be OF use.
shall hold the neld Til the foe shall
yield,
TIL the Hun to earth I beat.
II would lS- enough for my struggle tough
II he dubbed me Devil Wheat"
Says the tasselled corn in the summer
morn:
II am growing tall and quick;
And take no rest on my shooting quest
For the Hun I want to HEX.
In the blaze OF day. in the moons white
ray,
I have labored hard and well.
And ! yearn for this--it would be pure
bliss
Would he call me Corn from He'll"
MCLAsDsuaoa WILSON
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THE WELKIN OF SUMNER.
IL Is All Lit Up by Vega, Arctura,
and Company.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Str: Once
more the dog days are almost here. once
more the suns and consultations Of mid
summer evenings are sparkling and
scintillating above US. Blue and beauti-
full Vega is glittering not far from the
zenith. and grand and gigantic Arcturus
Is glowing toward the west. Weird and
ruddy Antares is cleaning brightly in
the south. and white and remote Spica
is about to set in the west. Once more
the great Dipper OF Urss Major shines
In the northwest as the clocks are an
nouncing the hour Of 10. Again at that
hour the well known starry outlines OF
Cassiopeia's Chair are to be seen in
the northeast, and the Ave starred out
line Of the Northern Cross is visible
just eastward Of Vega. Once more the
dog days are almost here, and once
again the suns and consultations of
summer are shining-bright and beauti-
ful-upon our northern world
CHARLES MEYERS HoLMks
NEWTON, Mass, July 20.
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A Card From Mrs. Jack London.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir: This
is TO thank you most earnestly for your
cooperation with me in spreading Jack
London's denial OF authorship OF the
"anti-military" canard. ! am much
gratified by the ample space which you
accorded my protest. thereafter" he
said one day not long before his death,
81 am not going to ignore Islander. am
going to knock of its ugly head when
ever 1t shows itself"
CHAIRMAN X. LoNpoN.
GLEN ELLEN, Cal, July 10.
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The Standardization OF the Divine
Af1atus.

A correspondent in Lucerne informs
us that
Arrangements for the celebration of
peace at the end Of the present war are
complete.
1T is going to take place on top of
the historic Ruetli where three Swiss
patriots swore that their descendants
should always be free and Independent.
PETER HALTER, famous poet, has
Just finished a drama for the occa sion.
HE will only have to fill in the names
their proper places
THE play will be staged in the open
on top of the Ruetli. and the United
Singers of Switzerland will furnish the
music"
We have never heard Of more in
genious and ingenious scheme for a
literary, dramatic, and musical jubi-
lee than this; we refer specifically
to PETER HALTER's drama, with the
i"iifS VI the NI''oiS anu NniiluISitu
left blank, and to be filled in imme-
diately after Germany is licked.
But why does the author wait? If
he Is true poet, he must foresee the
outcome of the conflict He must I'M
derstand that 1t can have but one
termination.
Does not PETER HALTER with the
eye of inspiration see the moose draw
Ing tight about Germanys neck.
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icy Of neutrality. One Of her states
men processes to see In the sinking
Of the ship bearing a Spanish Minis
ter cause for severance Of relations
and war" 1t is a question, however,
IL the present Government will take
this view. 1t Is more likely that 1t
will accept Germany's apologies as in
the past and continue to appease the
nation by attempting to minimize the
effect Of the continued outrages from
which Spain has suffered at the hands
of Germany.
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A Reputation Easily Acquired.

Mr.. HOOVER, our Food Administra-
tor, is In England laying plans for
feeding all Of us next year. He has
been received with unusual honors,
which are his by right Of what he
has accomplished. He likewise listens
to many complimentary things said
about his fellow Americans and what
they are doing 70 win the war.
These pleasant words Of praise are
not less agreeable to us than they are
to anybody else, but we hope our Eng
lish friends won't get an exaggerated
notion Of what we have done to re-
lease food for their use and the use
Of other Of our cobelllgerent friends.
The fact Is, we are not entitled to
the crown of martyrdom.
We have saved n great deal Of food
In this country In the last two months,
but nobody went hungry to do 1t and
nobody suffered in the process. At
times some Of us were not able to get
the kind of bread or the cut Of meat
we particularly fancied. Bread has
taken on darker hue, and q few fine
souls do not find 1t as attractive as
the fine white loaf our fathers sons
and daughters ate not long ago; but
our instructors in substitution have
taught the bakers and the cooks how
to prepare bread not only nourlshlng
and edible but most palatable. New
mixtures of grains formerly neg
lected have turned out to be excel
lent, and many of them will remain
in use when peace has bound up the
wounds caused by war and We are
allowed to buy what we want with
out regard to Mr.. HoovER's orders
The bakers who do great whole
sale businesses have displayed re-
markable ingenuity in providing new
biscuits and crackers that meet all
the requirements Of the public. In
many cases nobody not especially
qualified to detect the difference
would suspect that these products
Of necessity were not the deliberate
choices Of the master bakers.
In the case Of meats we have been
called on to give up some kinds, and
this has entailed n certain amount Of
inconvenience nobody that We have
heard of has gone hungry, however,
and many householders have discov-
cred the virtues Of meat dishes that
were entirely unknown to them be-
fore. There have been instances Of
irritation because individuals had to
alter their way of living. but these
have been conspicuously few in num-
Der. If our British friends want to
speak kindly of us-and we know
they do-they may appropriately con-
graduate us on the disclosure Of an
unsupported fund Of good nature; but
we have not suffered physically.
Naturally many business men have
suffered heavy losses, and trnde rsla-
lions that required years to establish
have been destroyed by the regula-
tions. In this there have been real
hardships. These we do not under
rate; but they have been borne with
extraordinary patience and good feel
ing, in which has been manifested
the spirit that possesses all Ameri-
cans, who are determined to win the
war, no matter what the cost.
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IN THE ARMY HOSPITAL.
A Letter From the Mother of Sick
Soldier.

To TIRE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST; The
enclosed letter from New YORK
woman seems to me OF sufficient interest
to he given to the public through your
columns.
The men who are mentioned in this
letter should, perhaps YOU will agree.
deserve publicly to he cited in your col
umns for their work, just az much as
are our men abroad who are doing
such wonderful service for their coun-
try. j, +. HoDEE,
Captain, S, G., \, A.
WASHINGTON. July 20
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Germany stu Sinking spain's ships.

- A Spanish ship, on which LOPEZ
DE VEGA, Spanish Minister, was re-
, turning TO Spain from Greece, was
sunk q few days ago, according to an
official announcement from Madrid.
by a German submarine. The ship
r few the Minister'S flag and Spain had
notified the German Government a
week in advance of the Minister'S de-
parture. The utter disregard of this
notice and Of the diplomatic flag seem
an open affront to Spain and a studied
effort to humiliate her.
n SPANS shipping has suffered Sc
r verely from German submarines. A
recent instance was the sinking of
one of the largest vessels of the
Spanish merchant marine. A Madrid
paper referred TO the act rs extremely
easy of accomplishment, as the sub
marine had only to slip out from its
base on the Spanish coast, fire tor
pe,lo and return to its former secure
shelter. A cartoon that has had
wide circulation In Spain and that
has made a strong appeal to the peo-
pie pictures German submarine cap
tain viewing a sinking ship which he
had attacked and nonchalantly re-
marking: Nothing, only Spanish
ship"
From early in the war the German
propagandists have been active in
Spain. They have directed their eff
forts, though less at winning the peo-
pie than in gaining the support Of the
strong Conservative party. There Is
unquestionably Il pronounced German
sentiment in Spain. but 1t Is doubtful
If it is the prevailing sentiment of
the nation. The King is generally
believed to he pro-Ally, the Allied
cause has many vigorous defenders
In the country, and census Of the
press would show more really lnfu-
entail newspapers supporters of the
Entente nations than of the Central
Powers.
The great difficulty of arriving at
a true estimate of the situation in
Spain arises from an inherent quality
In Spanish politics. For years there
has been no statesman powerful
enough to lead the whole Spanish
people, and there has been no great
dominant national idea. The prov
inces have become interested in the
affairs of their own region they have
become "islanded one from the other"
cal writer described the situation, a
lack of consciousness of klnshlp with
the rest Of Europe and an inability
TO combine upon national policy.
The war has in marked degree
changed this attitude. The last up
heaval In the Government showed an
interest In European affairs that had
not been manifested In Spain for
years. There are two factors that
enter into the situation. One Is
sullen opposition Of the people to see.
ing the nations ships ruthlessly and
unnecessarily destroyed and the fact
that SPANS condition could not be
worse even IL she were q belligerent.
Another Is the fact that Spain Is look
ing ahead to after war economic con-
ditions, to the share that she will
have In the Allied trade rehabilita-
tion II she continues her present pol
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HIGH SPEED STEEL.
No German Tutors Are Needed by
American Metal Workers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
papers speak OF high speed steel" in
their reports of the taking over Of the
Becker plant, as a valuable invention,
the secret of which now passes TO
America
High speed steel was invented by Fred
W. Taylor and first shown in Europe
at the Paris exhibition OF 1900.
There are numerous European imits-
tons. but none better than the original
American. ROBERT GRIMsHAw.
Consulting Engineer.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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DEAR GENERAL GoRGAs: Colonel Will
Jams spoke SO lovingly to me of his
chief and l feel that the chief of us
all, the one who has been SO wonderful
to me and mine. wants me to pass 1t on.
and do my bit in the way of gratitude
and justice to others.
And so it has been a great pleasure
to come here to Washington and tell
you of the reverence in which you are
held, and I'm sure you will be glad to
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A Plea for the Grower.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: |
wonder II Governor Whitman realizes
the injury that has come to hundreds
OF families prohibiting the sale of pInts
Of beer after s +. NJ.
l am the mother OF Ave children. Be-
fore this law went into effect my hus-
band was satisfied with pint OF beer
before retiring. Now there Is not a
toXicated. L. r.
BROOKLYN JULY 20
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
Huns have learned to their sorrow that
the Americans have put the hell in
shell and the rage in barrage. And
the time is not far distant when they'll
put the feat" IN defeat. YANKEE.
NEW YORK, July 90.
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Commissioner HAYEs's statement
about the threatened shortage of
water is not pleasant reading. Unless
waste, and particularly that which
comes from leaks. is stopped New
York will have to resort to pumping.
That would mean the consumption OF
a great deal OF coal which the city
will need next winter for heating
purposes
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The dispatches from Russia leave
little doubt that NICHOLAS RoMANoFF
was executed The Bolshevik have
been careful to kill the Gagged rabbit
and to spare the wolf at the door.
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While America wonders why Lu-
DENDoRTF has taken Won HINDENBuRG' s
place LuDENDoRFF worries about what
FoCH is going to do next.