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Eighteen to 4S is the new "sacred ratio." J
Evtdentlythe wool administrator means that
v.e must wear out our old clothes next winter.
The two crown princes have something in
common Foch has given each a sound drubbing.
Tlenty to eat in the allied countries is the best
message that could be .sent to the folks at home.
Flame-throwers were tried with poor success
y the Huns against the Yankees. Our boys eat
that stuff.
A few "firing squads might solve the question
of communication between our. shores and sub
sea raiders. . : ' ' '
If we could- only get Uncle Sam and the local
boosters to agree, what a population Omaha
would have. ,
General Bernhardi wrote very well of war,
but htsf trouble grew out of the fact that the Brit
ish soldiers refused to believe him.
"Brutal frankness" characterized expressions
before the senate subcommittee on airplanes, but
that does not provide the promised outpuH.
Nothing has been heard from General Hell,
the German leader, for some time, but the Allies
'keep right on raising him all along the line.
A street car conductor running amuck in his
own automobile is one of the novelties Omaha
presents for the edification of a war-weary world.
Running for office has not kept up with house
hold expenses in Omaha, or else the candidates
turning in expense accounts are wonders at
camouflage.
' The kaiser thanks the German bishops for
; their support, and assures them God is still on
Jiis aide. Maybe, but be has been 'offside;' in
"'the last few.plays.': ' i r-:
' A government job should not be made a
bomb-proof haven for a man who is needed in
the army. Let the military authorities deter J
mine where he will do most good.. ;
Making German Music Pay.
While as a people we are not making war on
whatever is worth while in German art or litera
ture, our industrious commissioner for trie intern
ment and management of alien poperty has found
a meana to make German music help pay the war
debt. For example, there is Emmy Destinn,
whose golden notes j have been imperishably
recorded en many a'graphaphone disc, each of
which has returned a certain small honorarium
to the thrifty Emmy in form of a royalty. This
is now to be impounded, and instead of going to
line the pockets of the bountiful frau, it will be
invested In Liberty bonds or war savings stamps.
Ditto Frit Kreisler, whose magic art with the
violin has charmed the ear and soothed the
breast of so " many who appreciate music. He
came back to us from the war, wounded and unfit
for further active duty, but with his art un-
; touched. For him let it be said that he did not
try to foist himself on Americans after war was
declared, but had the good taste to cancel his en.
gagements before he fell into the disrepute that
has overtaken some of his guild. Kreisler has
. made many records that are being sold, and these
will also turn in a revenue to the alien property
man. ' ': ' : ' . . .
Others fall into this class, and then comes the
steady stream of American gold that has trickled
into the pockets of German and Austrian com
posers, which will be diverted to, Uncle Sam's
use for the period of the war at least' Comic
operas have been based on less of substance, and
surely one good grin may be indulged because
of this application of poetic justice to a crew that
has not disdained to take our dollars while flout
ingfUS because of our standards.
OVER IN ILLINOIS. ,
Republicans over in Illinois are threatened
with a contingency that carries the possibility
of repetition of. what has just occurred in Ne
braska in the minority nomination of a candi
date for United States senator with a wholly
unacceptable war record.
In Illinois the candidate with a pro-German
backing is Mayor William Hale Thompson of
Chicago and the danger threatens that he
may pull in ahead of his competitors merely be
cause the straight-out American vote will be di
vided between them. Mayor Thompson was not
called on to record himself on the war resolution
and the subsequent war measures as was Sena
tor Norris and did not declare that we were
putting the dollar mark on the American flag,
but he played the kaiser's end of the game as
strongly as he dared at the outset of the war and
his nomination would unquestionably be credited
abroad and at home to the prestige of "kultur"
in America.
Over against Thompson are the candidacies
of Congressman Medill McCormick and Con
gressman Foss, the latter having projected him
self as a trailer to Mr. McCormick very much as
in Nebraska Mr. Hammond broke in upon Mr.
Sloan to the benefit of Senator Norris. The Chi
cago Tribune is calling upon Mr. Foss and his
supporters to consider the grave responsibility
they are assuming in taking the chance of throw
ing the nomination to Mayor Thompson with the
practical assurance of defeat in the election and
the loss of a seat in the senate to the repub
licans. We believe that the appeal could be
graphically reinforced by pointing to the outcome
in Nebraska as a sad lesson for Illinois.
Canada and the British Empire.
Our Canadian cousins are not exactly suited
with the mistily outlined program of relations
between the dominions and the United Kingdom
after the war. Discussion now going on sus
tains the view that the proposed imperial Parlia
ment will be abandoned, and that while a central
council of empire may be established, it will not
have the power of initiative. Canada is , es
pecially jealous of its autonomy, and it is certain
that Australia is likewise determined to retain its
independence in home affairs to the last degree.
This has been effectively guaranteed the South
African Union, and the present agitation for a
greater measure of home rule for India may have
an issue that will affect the general problem.
Canadians find their attitude to the mother
country somewhat touched by the entry, of the
United States into the war. At least this does
not simplify the matter of exchange of commodi
ties. Canada has thrived on a high protective
tariff against the United States, selling its surplus
food in England, while carrying on as its indus
tries aside from agriculture, mining and fisheries,
branch plants of great institutions from this side
the line. The future of Canadian trade is not
secure as it would have been had the easy expedi
ent of "priority" between the' several elements of
the empire been undisturbed by our presence
among the Allies. However, this is a bridge all
the nations will have to cross later on, and then
the passage will be facilitated by the fact that
the inhabitants of the British Isles will for a time
at least come nearer to feeding themselves than
they have for many years.
A tightening up of the machinery of the em
pire appears inevitable, but the autonomy of the
great dominions is not likely . to be disturbed.
Bonds of economic and political interest between
them will probably be stronger for the very
reason that they will be elements in the league
of nations, yet this will entail even more direct
responsibility to the rest of the world. The
present and immediate future of the British Em
pire is well worth watching for reasons that must
suggest themselves to the thoughtful.
"Jimham" Lewis has discovered that present
political parties will be out of business in 1920,
and has therefore collated a new lot of issues on
which to found their successors. As the colonel
will probably be out of office after the Illinois
voters get through with him this fall, his fore-
handedness in the matter of future engagements
is noteworthy.
The final test and acceptance of the great
Quebec bridge marks the completion of one of
Inan's most eminent conquests of nature. As an
engineering feat it stands among the world's
marvels, and immeasurable in its importance
because it is a contribution of democracy to
service.
Restricting the color of hats to nine shades
will relieve the streets of their kaleidoscopic ap
pearance and may eventually lead to becoming
modesty in the selection and display of mascu
line headgear.
Pershing's list of heroes is growing so fast that
it will not be long until some of the big army
transports will find return cargo in bringing over
the decorations awarded American boys.
War Throbs at Washington
Uncle Sam's Great War Machine and the Men Who Run It
Washington is the war heart of the
United States. Time was when it beat
slowly on its humdrum way. Now it has
speeded up to meet the pressure of a war
time tension. " .
Rush, congestion, the drive of haste I
Everywhere one meets them. For into the
capital from all over the country men and
women are pouring on hurry-up business.
Government workers form the stream that
drives the wheel of the war machine. Each
morning that stream pours into the race,
surging toward the offices, power houses of
the war. At 8:55 the tide is at its height.
Down Washington's streets sweep the
crowds. They swirl and eddy around the
circles; they hurry through the parks; they
race with the minute hand until 9 o'clock.
Follow the crowd from Dupont Circle,
where the traffic converges into Connecticut
avenue. At the British embassy heads are
already bent over desks by the windows. A
messenger runs up the steps and a lieutenant
of the Royal Flying corps jumps from a gray
roadster before the gate.
A blue-veiled woman carries armloads ot
gauze from the Red Cross headquarters to a
workroom in the church over the way.
The downtown trolleys all bear placards,
"Car full." But each stop adds another strap
hanger or one more man to crowd the run
ning boards. Where the tracks turn at H
street each car discharges jets of passengers.
They hurry down to the government offices
below.
Pennsylvania avenue looks like Lower
Broadway. All is rush and motion. People
come from every direction, down each street
from the edge of town. They are early astir
in Washington these days. Long before 8
o'clock the first office-goers pick up the pa
pers from their doormats, tuck them under a
palm beach or khaki-clad elbow and run for
the car.
Eight-thirtyl The streets glitter with
uniforms of officers, are bright with the ging
ham frocks of many clerks and stenogra
phers. Out from the side streets walkers
swing to swell the downward stream on the
main thoroughfares. Leather puttees and
white duck trousers, trim silk ankles and
walking boots they sweep steadily along on
either side of the gleaming lines of automo
biles. While everyone else starts to work, the
busiest of all the government employes goes
to his recreation. At 8:30 every morning
the president drives to his golf club. Then
the links are deserted and he plays his game
in the coolest hour of the day. He is never
late. With Mrs. Wilson, Admiral Grayson
or some other close friend, he steps into his
car at the same hour each morning. The
long machine rolls through the White House
gates and speeds up Sixteenth street or Penn
sylvania avenue.
People turn to watch Secretary Daniels as
he spins downtown in his motor, with his
wife or some other member of his family
accompanying him. The man who bows
more than any other on the walk officeward
is Charles E. Hughes. There is a cordiality
in his greeting that we rarely meet outside
of the small town.
At every turn there is a man whose name
is in the headlines, whose picture appears in
the Sunday supplements. But they are not
new to Washington; it is only that there are
more of them.
Armies of clerks pour into the govern-
Washington Letter in Brooklyn Eagle.
ment building Loug ago the departments
outgrew their quarters. They are scattered
over the city in offices of every sort The
temporary frame buildings, in which are
cramped the fuel and food administrations,
are very Afferent from the' high-ceilinged
corridors of the Interior department
At the War department e-ch employe
how nass with his oictue on -it. At 8:58
a tardy arrival fumbles nervously for her
card in a seemingly bottomless knitting bag.
The guard recognizes a clerk; they exchange
a sort of half salute and the cleric is wavea in
without an examination pf the pass. A sol
dier descends the long steps while the others
are coming up and makes one unending sa
lute. His right hand keeps pace with his
flying feet, in its quick trips to the hat brim.
It all seems like the action of a musical com
edv. with the chorus performing and now and
then a principal in silver stars, who comes
up the steps.
The salute is a part of Washington life
just now. One officer complained, "Those
foreign noncoms are so fancy I'm always
afraid of saluting one first,."
The uniforms of foreign officers are gay
to our khaki-trained eye. The Frenchman's
blue suit and red-topped kepi, the green wool
and black leather of the Italians, and the red
trimmings of the British staff officer attract
the attention. A man in uniform passes with
a sleeve pinned back to his coat. That empty
sleeve tells its own story.
Many civilians are here, called from their
work to direct the organization and research
for the war machine. A professor from a
western university said that more of his
chemists were in Washington than at the
college. These scientists walk to their
offices, talking in a bewildering technical jar
gon of everything from camouflage to gov
ernment specifications for baked beans.
Now, few people come to Washington
except for work. Idlers are not welcome,
for there is no room. A city of leisure, it
used to be, retreat for "retired" officers, lit
erary men and society women. But life in
the capital teems with energy today, sweep
ing forward like the tide of office-goers each
morning.
A country that voluntarily saved 135,000,000
bushels of wheat in six months is not going to
be greatly put out because a few minor industries
or occupations are Suspended.
Budget Idea Spreading
The budget plan, which is used by every
great government in the world except the
United States, and which has been tried with
gratifying success by many cities in this coun
try, is gradually gaining popularity) among
constitution makers. It was included in the
ill-fated revision of the New York constitu
tion. But it was accompanied by other
sweeping reforms which the mass of New
York voters were in no mood to try, The
constitutional convention of Massachusetts,
now in session, has approved the budget idea
by sending a provision for its incorporation
in the proposed new constitution to the com
mittee on form and phraseology. The action
was taken after a long and interesting de
bate, part of the opposition being restricted
to the embodying ot tne Duaget in tne con
stitution with details that might, prove un
workable, not an imaginary fear. Many
state constiutions contain too much specihe
lesrislation. Scarcely an objection to the
budget idea itself was raised in the debate.
The experience of Boston gave the sup
porters of the budget plan a decided advan
tage. Since the Massachusetts metropolis
adopted a budget system it has reduced its
debt $4,000,000. During the same period the
state has increased its debt $zu,uuu,wu. inis
showing outweighed all the theoretical ob
jections that could be raised. at. j-ouis
Globe Democrat
John Ruskin on the Hun
In "Fors Clavieera" John Ruskin makes
an analysis of German characteristics that
has pointed interest today, wnen me worm
has been taught by the Germans themselves
to recognize the traits eariy aiscernea uy
Ruskin.
"Blessing is only for the weak and merci
ful, and a German canont be either; he does
not understand even the meaning of the
words. In that is the intense, irreconcilable
Hiffrmr hrtween the French and German
natures. A Frenchman is selfish only when
he is vile and lustful; but a German, selfish
in the nurest states of virtue and morality.
A. Frenchman is arrogant only in ignorance,
ht fin nuantitv of learning ever makes a
German modest. ' '
"Accordingly, when the Germans get com
mand of Lombardy they Domoara Venice,
steal their pictures fwhich they can't under
stand a single touch of) and entirely ruin
the roiintrv. morallv and physically, .leaving
behind them misery, vice and. intense hatred
of themselves wherever their accursed feet
have trodden." Brooklyn Eagle.
From Bagdad to Baku
British troops, in going from Bagdad to
Baku, must have traversed a distance of more
than 400 miles by the primitive roads of
northwestern Persia to reach the Caspian
port of Enzeli, whence they sailed for Baku.
From what we know of the situation in Per
sia after the withdrawal of bolshevik Russia
from the war, this British expedition cannot
have been, in all likelihood, anything more
than a flying detachment, probably of cav
alry. With the Russian collapse the Turk
ish armies speedily overran the northwestern
corner of Persia, and some weeks ago were
reported in Tabriz, not far from the Caspian
sea. To evade the Turkish armies the Brit
ish now in Baku would have to be -"highly
mobile force. If, on the other hand, the
British reinforcements are considerable, it
would indicate that the Turks have been so
busy with the reoccupation of the Caucasian
lands left open to them by the treaty of
Brest-Litovsk that they have withdrawn most
of their forces from Persia. The Baku inci
dent, together with reports of British activ
ity in Turkestan, shows that England is not
sitting idly by waiting for the German
menace to India to develop. The difficulties
of operating for great distances from India
across the Central Asian plateaus need not
be underestimated. But, on the other hand,
the exceedingly elaborate nature of modern
warfare on a large scale, with its slow me
chanical processes, tends to make us forget
that large armies in all times have made their
way in these regions without railroads or
motor lorries. Forty years ago Lord Rob
erts led an army into the heart of Afghan
istan. New York Post.
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People and vents
An alleged shortage of moving vans in
New York, "owing to the scarcity of skilled
workers," fashions a boost in moving prices.
Bosses say they cannot put other than skilled
men on guard. The unskilled might smash
things less skilfully.
Brooklyn bridge outranks Niagara Falls
as a jumping-off place. Rarely does a week
pass without swelling its suicide score. The
latest man taking the plunge leaped from a
street car, bounded over the railing and made
a splash 150 feet below.
It is said of Uncle Joe Cannon that he has
his tombstone already set up in the. Spring
field cemetery, superstitious politicians in
Danville fear Uncle Joe really planned the
space for political opponents and wisely re
frained from bucking the elder statesman this
year. Occasionaly an officeseeker sees the
light without cracking his coco.
Fortunate is the girl who has a big broth
er to lean on. Over in Chicago the other
day a male freak with a weakness for encir
cling feminine waists had a real jolly time
until a big brother butted into the game.
What hannened to the freak was a-olentv.
The judge said it was a fine piece of work
and advised the big brother to keep up his
lick under similar conditions.
In the hunt for crooked profiteers Phila
delphia lines up with New York and is going
strong. New York has a bunch of raincoat
profiteers in the toils and Philadelphia, on
grand jury orders, has taken in two manu
facturing concerns for embezzling, govern
ment property and arraigned six men for
aiding and abetting the crime. And the work
of rounding up the crooks has just started.
Appeals, advice and educational campaigns
against fire waste make little permanent
progress so long as the burden of loss can
be shifted on insurance companies. July
losses in the United States and Canada to
taled $24,537,000. Every one of the seven
months past scored over $20,000,000 loss,
makine an aggregate of $168,559,000. and a
record surpassing the same months of 1916
and 1917.
Another Kick on Candy.
On the Old Missouri River, Aug. 23.
To the Editor of The Bee: Mrs.
Jones you are right In regard to the
candy and sugar question. I would
like to know why the government
doesn't stop the manufacture of
candy, Ice cream, pop and that In
fernal concoction of the pro-German
and Germans, near beer, till after
the war. We don't need them. Take
SO per cent of all candy that is made
and send to the soldiers and see that
they get it , Give us the sugar we
need. We people of this town have
been using sugr and flour cards for
nearly three monthSr- Sugar cut to
two pounds per person per month.
Why are the prices, of everything
we use allowed to go clear to the sky?
We housewives are sick and tired of
the deals handed out to us. We want
to win the war and are going to. But
we demand a square deal. Our boys
that have been farmers all their
lives are sent to fight We women
are the ones who have to shoulder
the burdens. Get your eyes open and
make the movie picture actors, base
ball players, golf, tennis players and
all the rest of' the human parasites
work or fight Tou men higher up
would learn a few good lessons,
things to your benefit if you were to
get among the working class of people
once and find out their opinions.
ANOTHER MRS. JONES.
to all the rights of any other race,"
and other favorable comments too nu
merous to mention.
Ail tfclnca fnnip tn those who wait.
The recruits who left for Camp Pike
and the members or tne negro i.eu
r- wAfA rf i vpH with more ap
plause than any who have left the
city. W. t. AU5AA.Mjr.iw
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
The board of censor thrtem to clot
up thB place."
Whafa wrong?
"Juit a the bero wi ktulnf hu mt
heart, the film, atopped and held them In
that position tor over J mlnutea." Fflm
Fun.
"What business are you tnf"
"The film business."
"Do you manufacture ladles' arment 01
moving pictures?" Philadelphia Bulletin.
ON THE OLD HOME PORCH.
Scent OI noneyeucivi-
As the stoft night shadows fall.
Little stirs and hushes
v And a sleepy robin's calL '
Brush of leaves and whir of wing
And soundless fall of dew,
And all the magic summer eve
Is whispering of youl
Scent of honeysuckle,
And a mist before my eyes
A Hitle wraith of sadness
Subtle, sweet, before me lies.
Slfrh of wind and cricket's note.
The warm i.'.g.it silence through.
And all my wistful mist of dreama
Is whispering of you.
EANORE JAWETT, In New Torfc i
On the Auto Owners' Behalf..
Burwell, Neb., Aug. 22. To the
Editor of The Bee: I have just read
in your paper the letter signed "An
Observer," dated August 20. The
writer lives in Omaha and has al
ways thought of this same subject.
It does look as though people would
think of those who are not fortunate
enough to have a car and ask them
to enjoy this wonderful pastime and
pleasure. But let me quote an Instance:
A friend of mine in another city
was kin,d enough to ask a friend to
go riding, but on one occasion he had
the misfortune of an accident and one
of the invited riders was injured
This injury cost my friend something
over 12,000, as the rider whom he had
invited to take a ride sued for dam
ages. Is there any law that would pre
vent the injured party from bringing
suit in a case of this kind?
Our people are far from selfish. In
fact they, are wonderful people and
are always ready to help its citizens,
but because they do not feel like
taking the chance of responsibility
does not condemn them in the writ
er's view. A. S. K.
Wants to Close High Schools.
Omaha, Aug. 23. To fan Editor of
The Bee: Considerable comment is
circulated concerning nonessential
employment. This, indeed, is a vital
subject at this time. Our country
needs every available man, and non
essentials should be eliminated until
this war Is ended, if not forever.
Have the commentators ever real
ized that high school education and
all educational institutes, having pu
pils from IS to 20 vpnrs nra nnsnihlv
not as essentia! as the feeding of the
soldiers at the front? Why not post
pone mis education for two or three
years, and have these students assist
in doing the necessary work of our
country at this present time and then
take up their studies at the end of
the war? They are needed now. but
f they keep on with their schooling
nd finish their cmirsn th afa wtn un
doubtedly be a large number of them
ready for servine when nnr hnvm re
turn from the front, and at that time
they will not be needed as they are
IIVW. II. K
The Test of Tune.
Omaha. Aug. 23. To the Editor of
The Bee:: ' Time Droves all thine-a
outlives and eliminates casual differ
ences. Mayor Smith may not be en
dowed with the gift of prophecy, but
let us hope that his word to the negro
recruits may come true. Part pf that
brief, brilliant forensic effort: "Boys,
when you come back you will be a
thousand times more welcome for do
ing your part to make the world a
decent place to live than when you
went."
Such words of prophecy are wear.
ing away all indifference toward the
race.
While mixing In the crowds you
could hearmembers of the dominant
race saying: "The negro has made
good 'over there,' " "If they are good
enough to fight for us they are good
enough to cheer and march with,"
"If they come back, they are entitled v
-WHY-
NOT
One Year Ago Today in the War. .
In an air raid near Verdun the
Germans dropped bombs on an Amer
ican base hospital. - -
Review of the "Rainbow Division"
at Camp Mills, 1 I., witnessed by
nearly 60,000 persons. :
The Da We Celebrate. ,
- Byron G. Burbank, attorney-at-law,
.u--. IflAA .
; William P. Byrne, manager of the
' Orpheum. born 18.
BrlR.-Gen. Chauncey B. Baker born
In lhin fil VMU-fl RCO.
Lt-Gex John C. Bates. United
States Army, retired, born In St.
Charles county, Missouri, 1 years
, . Moot Rev. James J. Keane. Catholie
Kn-hhishon of Dubuaue. born at
, Jollet 111-, 61 years ago.v
Thla Day in History. v - V .
181S Convention at. Kaskaskia
-adopted a constitution for the new
Mate of Illinois. v ,
1S4S British defeated -the Boers in
battle at Cape of Good Hope.
.... i s 58 Treaty of peace between
Great Britain and Japan signed at
Jeddo. ., , , . .. ' ' '
1 no Waterloo monument "in
p.ruBxels unveiled by duke of Can
l.rldge. lHTogoland surrendered to the
LtUuh .. - -....: ;, - ;-
Just 30 Years Ago Today
Miss Elenore Miller, a prominent
young lady of Kansas City, is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Leopold Hel-
ler od iNjneieeui.ii oireei.
The picnic of the brlcklayere'
union at Paul's park was well at
tended and proved a decided success.
The fair day uniform which is to
Ibe worn by drummers on drummers'
aay aunng rair weex, as aaopiea oy
the committee, consists of a dark pair
I of pantaloons, a light colored flannel
shirt, a silk tile hat and a Japanese
! umbrella. .
The following ladles have been ap
pointed to canvass for donation for
the coming fair to be held at the Ex
position building: Mesdarnes F. Ad
ler, R Retchenberg. A. Haas. V Ru
bin, Adolph Meyer, C. Brandeis. L.
Dannenbaum A. Helle and George
Heya
Round About the State
With one accord state papers have
closed their political art galleries for
the season. Along about October a
grand reopening at the usual terms is
planned.
. Omaha is far from monopolizing
t , oMnr rpnrr1. Town and
country Bpeeders show equal efficiency
in boosting ousmess xor aociors ana
funeral directors.
Reetstratlon for school d rails is
about to begin. After 10 weeks of
playtime books iook line an enaiess
perspective of toll But work is the
rule these days, regardless of age.
One 01 tne mysteries or me pri
mary campaign la the failure of the
Fremont Tribune to give adequate
rlitnrinl aunnort to thai home sena
torial candidate. Had the Tribune
done its duty fearlessly and with its
accustomed vigor, things would haye.
oeen aiuereuu , ,"!."
Alliance Herald reports the potato
belt ot Box Butte, Sheridan and ad
joining counties overflowing the mak
ings of potato kings. The yield runs
from 100 to ISO bushels per acre. The
two counties named expect a yield of
1.000,000 bushels each, and high
grade spuds at that ,
Nebraska Printer identifies IS
newspaper men who shinned and
chinned over the primary track, and
pictures IS of the number. There were
others probably .. dozen more. How
many eecui ed a place in the final race
Is not settled. It may be whispered
through the tears that enough fell by
the wayside to boost the business of
political mortuarlans.
Whittled to a Point
Minneapolis Journal: The Germans
have dropped General von Murder
from the first German army. Hie
.niu.t kn,Avr 1a rotA.ined.
Ullk J ..WWW. v., - " "
Washington rosi; American ,
squadrons are now flying over German
soil, and the Germans are beginning
to understandand stand from under.
Baltimore American: Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria Is taking a va
cation. Maybe there isn't room on the
front for two crown princes, and un
der present circumstances one had to
be the goat . . .
Louisville Courier-Journal: The
complete agreement between the em
perors was reached as follows: . Wil
helra said to Karl: Things have come
n hAl In varum. Karl said to Wil-
kelm: I agree with your majesty
most heartily.
New York World: "Women in the
war" include one woman sentenced
to prison for trying to palm off defec
tive barrack bags on the government
In punishing such crimes we are
strong for the feminist plea, "No dis
crimination between sexes."
Brooklyn Eagle: Orders from jo
sephus Daniels now give us a really
dry navy. No drink may be sold or
given to any officer or man, in or out
of uniform. If that doesn't breed a
fierce desire to end the war as quick
as possible we are vastly mistaken.
Philadelphia Ledger: According to
Secretary Baker, there are now
2,600,000 soldiers in this country .and
overseas, which cornea pretty near
bearing out the statement of some
Bjoople that Uncle Sam could raise an
army of 1,000,000 men over night
Twice Told Tales
Choir Didn't Matter.
The late Lord Alverstone's love of
music made him for many years a
member of the choir at Kensington
parish church. A good many curious
folk went to see the unusual spec
tacle of an attorney general in a sur
plice, but were not always able to
identify mm.
One of these visitors asked the
verger-which of the cholrmen waa
the attorney general and received the
digninea repiy: . ,,
"That's the vicar, them's the cur
ates, I'm the verger, and so long as
the cTToir gives satisfaction it's not
my business to inquire Into the ante
cedents of any ot 'em." London
Chronicle. ,
"
Postponing the Quarrel.
A lady who lives in our neighbor
hood hired a small boy to do a little
piece of work for her. When the work
was finished she gave the first boy a
quarter, the price agreed upon before
hand. Then a difficulty arose about
the .division of that quarter. We
overheard the conversation.
A u uia-iill yv us "IV uuu voutt
proposed the second boy.
"Aw, rats!" said the first, who waa
a sport "I'll match you for the
whole quarter!"
"I ain't no gambler," protested the
other. "Let's buy a Thrift stamp with
tne quarter an .start a partnersnip
book."
And they did. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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