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vhkh ihi TTfuMent uufTlctfnt. tlKj'iph dhfr 1o not. Tfcat 1 on re lit that ti bfn brought about. An rfult tbat thousand of aol dffDi In our camr row have warm nl lenu(a clothlnff. which rhl to thfm aflr tha fnata commlttaa had jirif4 th matlar on tha erratary of A third esfcMent retU I the of the work of the )mf It la vow known that there will rltUa publicity" for 1I 'who fall to mm up to tha mark.

The, )ViMcnt hjimU of "loot motion." Wril. we have had many lost iLrUn In connection with army ctoth Inff. machine cuns and liflre. 7T ptirpnfo ot conrreaa I to eliminate 1 for tho future. The country will, this.

U. agree with the irenate commit tA lh.it there ihctiM a em ill war rnblnet, nnd an a lmlnletrator of muni iioun. nator Chamberlain's argu In fvor of theee chances 1 con MnrliK. To nint ct rid of many rnd hiireaue. or else there be many, more "Iot motion." Are frunt that conrees will put tUiousH thj rln row vrrler The admlnla tratton p'an, fht Is now In force, will help eome.

but It 1 hardly more than a ma Ve shift. As to hf rrlary Haker, we think that I own tftlmony before the cornmlttee rovp 1 tbat he wae not the man for the Vir on more than one ocaulon I a betrayed a Html Uck of know' edfe i what waa rolng on In hl department. That the worst feature of the altua tlon. If he It the victim of a foolish that ayxtem oupht to be changed iSraliy and to this the frealdent la MTOed. If 1 Is not the man for tha as; li ncrierelly believed, he ought to retlro Nor should It be! forgotten that he had tha jwmcr to remodel the fvnteii, a ioef that i not used tin the Invf tljatlon had revealed serious ntitaitfa anit blunders and then only In a half hearted way.

there hare been unpardonable r'aye In of the rreatest Ira rortance has been ahown. and la. Indeed, ad.uitted. Jdr. Taker fcimaelf could pot Vaoy them.

We do not think, that the statement of the President raeete the I sue. This Is the nation' war, and the ration hae a rltht t( demand such efa tlency as we have not yet hadl More tan that, the needs cf the allies are treat, and we oujht to be In a roeitlon to help then, effectively as eoon aa poa elble. AVe do not'thlnk that the country was alarmed by what It haa learned, r.ut It as made to realise the sreat lm 1 ortance of a change in the war department. If not In the headship thereof and we think there should be a change there certainly Its ortanUatlon. The senate committee Is on the rlht track, and 1 should not allow Itself to 1 diverted.

wood cuornxa nzrs Wood chorplng bees in Rush and other counties are trytr. to make vp for the hortace of coal. It an admirable iay of helrlna; the fuel ahortare. Em loves of factories that were closed for a five day period have. In some cases, organised to to to the oo3i and chop ai.d saw.

If this course Is widely purT aued the situation will eoon be helped. There Is still an abundance of timber this and other states good for fuel, but for several years not much wood Ns been cut because It has been cheaper and more convenient to coal. the farmers have become larje ccT.surr.ers of coal though they bav an a acrsse of timberlar.d for wood. Tha ccur.ty fuel administrator at Winchester has Uvea otders that no coal be ecl.i to firmers except In cjss of ricS r.es In the family that would keep the f.rners fiort goiny Into the wrod3 and thflr own fuel. A revival meet 5 In a Punmitville church was about starred by a rutins of the etate i that coal could not I used Tcr heat.

of the church Med wood to keep the i i. A Shelby' county irricr, appears to have be actu by a fpirit of or a to burn coal Instead cf wood. t' la 1 cf wood to an, it for J7 tiio to buy coal. refu rd to (tit to him. An liiit before the farmer got i f.

.4 1 was cl. ovir 1 by ti. tte cct.i to return to the country with an wagca. lie will have to jt wood or Jf evfry farmer In the state re pr f4 r.ot prrAy to cut wood for own um, but to Jt few additional cords for eal In the and town. It Will rot be lor ff nntU the fsel situation Is greatly.

Improred. And the ImproTe r.oent can be frreatly expedited by wood chorj iof beee amonar factory employes aJ.d others of the cities ar.S towns who riy we'l avail themselves of the eppor tunitr to provide fael on the "days on which factory business Is suspended by ffOTrr.mntaX orders. Our fuel re source are adequate. Its road trans portation has eot proved to d'ilver, coal wbere It Is i r.lliKIJOE BILUR TIARA'S QVE Ir less ciitlcsJ times Gumshoe Bill's attack 'Questioning the loyalty of mem bers, of the opposite party and accras lnjr KeptiblVran Govtmon of flaying: pontics with war Issues ml1t re rarded a more liumoroue than Impor tant. As the premier politician of ll oyrl.

a cor, firmed and eatreme partisan, mort of whone public expressions and slews are well tinged with end one of the most; persistent and troiiblesom of the "wOfut croup who held up war legislation an4 cse4 every means to block the entrance of the rnlted Htates lnt tbe war and em bar racs the foverr.ment." there Is humor In 'lite cbarre of a lack of patriotism sod poliucs p'aylny. wi the part of others. But under the present clreum ttxnctB Ids action caa not be i taken Utitfy because It Is frausht with grave possibilities, i The senator from XTiMourt had jmade op bis mind ''talk a little politics." against the advice ef more sensible and leics political members of his own par ty. Up to this time there have been no clear cut partisan speeches in con gress. Bepubllcs.n and Democrats.

1th slight differences, have joined whole hesrtedly In the bigger work of winning the war. That the Republican members have had opportunity to make charges of partisanship every fair minded Democrat will admit. No such charges wera made, perhaps because the war was more Important. But yes terday the political luminary from Missouri could not hold In any longer. lie opened the way.

An answer, of course. was given htm, and there will probably other answers and other charges from time to time. One of the most gratifying things In connection with the war was the way In which the two great parties burled their differences' and Joined Interests as Americans. There never was a strict party Una difference on a war Issue. Some of the ablest support the President hss hsd has come from the Republicans IrT congress.

This Oumshoe Bill knows as well as any one else. But Instinct nd long training can not be forever held, from asserting lteelf. The best thing the senate can do is to forget about Stone If there Is no way of get lng rid of him. A PRECEDENT In recent weeks a good deal has been said about the criticism to which A bra am I incoln was subjected during: the first year of his administration, and it was. certainly fierce.

The Bprlngfleld llenubltcan referred to the Prealdent as "simple Susan." The New York Times demanded that his whole cabl et arguing thaO It was grossly incompetent and inefficient. Not once uring the four years that the war lasted wjas Horace Greeley, editor f. the New York satisfied. Compared with the fire to which eoln was subjected, i Mr. Wilson has come through thus far practically un scathed." But there is one precedent to which the present President might well give some thought.

Mr. Lincoln, sxalnst his judgment, and because of the commit ments wholly unauthorised by him made by hi campaign managers, felt under a moral obligation to appoint Pinion Cameron secretary; of War. Probably "no worse choice could have been made. Mr. Cameron held on from March 4, WW.

to January II. 18i when a was "kicked upstairs" by beinf; appointed minister to Russia. He did not last long In his new Job, but soon retired, to private life. Mr. Stanton, a Democrat, was appointed as head of the war ofilce, and he made a brilliant record.

We Quote from the Detroit Free Press: What wss the result? Let us eraote frorn one authority: The wisdom of the choice was signally vindicated. The whole system of the war office was in efficient, and reorganisation was imperatively demanded. Stanton brought to his work great executive prompt decision and a strong will, which made itself felt through the whole military service." There could be no. more convincing argument for constructive criticism than the appeal to Llnooln. Ills war department was falling abort of doing what had to be done to achieve victory, and when his attention was called to the perilous situation he heeded advice and called a political opponent to his aid and to the aid of the country.

Ftanton had voted against Uncotn. but Lincoln turned to him1 in his need and the nation's need. If con constructive criticism can accomplish today as much aa it accomplished in 1SS3 it will be as signally vindicated now as It was then. Stanton was not only a Democrat, but one who had traduced and maligned Lincoln. Why can not Mr.

Wilson rise to this conception of publio duty? Mr. Baker Is a far better man than Cameron was. but he ras lost the confidence of country, re rhaps the country is wrong; though we do not think so but it Is nevertheless necessary that the administration have its confidence. That Is the greatest asset the administration could have. Mr, Baker Is an admirable and estimable gentleman, but he Is not a great war minister.

There is nothing personal In the Issue thus presented. On the contrary, the nation would have rejoiced had Mr. Raker made good. All can see that, other things being equal, the government rains strength from thi refusal to make changes In It, but in this case, other things are not eauab What we' need at the bead of the war office ia the greatest business man in the country, one who will employ business methods, and everlastingly smash the system that has so sadly limited our activities. The present ors.miiatlon of the war tlrpartmer could hardly be worse than it is.

This Is proved by the fact were rtny proof necessary that the administration is proposing to reorganize it largely oa civilian Hats. Why Hr. Eakt; did not get actios a year aco Is hard to undersUcd. If the phrases "pitiless jnrfcticity" and "coamon coouaer are still parts of tbo Presidect'e ocaJraiary. as they once were, he wHl try to brtng his action Into harmony with then.

There has been lots of "pttEess pob liclty. bet fhlgTity tittle of "common counsel" since th breaking eat of the war. FA in AXD CyFAtIZ CRITICISM Tor five years Mr. Daniels, secretary of tbe navy, has been subjected to tha ae verest criticism, and has been lampooned and maligned without mercy. fow that tha nary has made good In every particular we are asked to be that It Is In spite of Mr.

Daniels. In other when things to wrong be Is to be condemned, bat when things so right ho must bar none' of the credit. We can not think of a mors unfair attitude, or one that has a greater power to tnako all criticism Ineffective. The other day the Chicago Tribune said, and with perfect truth, that It had refused to take part in the crusade sgainst Mr. Daniels, since It could dis cover no sound basis for tha attack.

The man has laid himself open to ridicule on unimportant subjects, and of this opportunity Life, and a few other papers. have taken the fullest But not one of them has yet had the cour age to admit their mistake. Forced to admit that the navy has dona Its fujl part In this war. they still sneer at the secretary, and tnsist that he Is entitled to po credit for the splendid showing that haa been made. When the war department was saying that It was not "Interested" in machine guns, the nary was buying; them by the thousands In advance of appropria tions.

Almost before tha nation realized that It was at war. American destroyers were In British waters, ready to stsrt to work immediately. They have kept at seaj without repairs longer than the destroyers of any other nation. Our navy has furnished runs and crews to merchant vessels, and haa provided convoys "of the most efTecttv character. The navy has boon expanded enormously, both in ships and personnel and it is still growing It seems to us that the Hon.

Josephus Daniels Is entitled to a word of com mendtlon from his 'countrymen. The navy has been on the Job from the start and It was making ready before the war began. Criticism Is not mere fault finding it involves Judgment, and the awarding of praise as well as blame. The people' ought to be proud of the record that their navy has thus far made. It All FOR THE FUEL MUSS Certain newspapers in Indiana are now declaring that Governor Goodrich is to blame for.

the fuel situation. In this state. They Insist that If he had called a special session of the general assembly' last summer he could have forced throug legislation thst. would have solved the problem, as; far as Indiana is concerned, and that' every man would now have a basement full of fuel. These newspapers seem to have loet sight of the fact that the fuel shortage is not confined to Indiana.

If that were true thero Would have been no necessity for Dr. Gsrfield to Issue an order closing factories east of the Mississippi for a period of Ave days If the coal ahortage; was peculiar to In diana there hot be a national tag your shovel campaign, and there would be no advertisements issued; by the fuel administration at Washington insisting that there is a national shortage of 63. 000,000 tons of coal. Those people who try to, blame Governor Goodrich for the coal situation have their eyes on the ground, apparently. If they will look round them they will be able to see thai other states are in worse condition than Indiana.

It will be recalled by all who have kept In touch with the situation that Governor Goodrich started the coal agitation last summer, lie threatened to call a special session of the general assembly, but he was advised by the very men who are now criticising him that this would be unwise. The Governor took the view that the coal question was on of national scope. He urged the federal government to act, and the wisdom of this course was later made apparent. The federal government finally acted, and many of tha ideas origlnatlnc with Indiana's' Governor wera carried Into effect. However, tha federal fuel administration lulled the people Into a sense of security.

Dr. Garfield advised, last summer, that coal would be cheaper and that people need not buy until later In the vear. Many who waited, thinking 1 his advice) was good, found It possible! to et only a little coal at a time. They allowed the time to pass when they usually filled their bins for the winter and they re now, without fuel. It also will be recalled that after the federal administration took charge of the coal situation there waa a long delay In Indiana.

Apparently tha federal administration could not find a man suitable for state fuel administrator. Six weeks or more after the stste council defense and others had recommended a man, the recommends tlona were Ignored and some one else appointed. Mr. Woollen, the state administrator, has done everything in his power to help solve the problem. It was unfair to him to cause so much delay and it was unfair to' all of the coal consumers of the state.

SELLING LIBERTY BONDS Thousands ot persons who were never Investors before have placed their money In Liberty bonds. The result should be to inculcate lessona of business and thrift In thousands. There Is no better Investment than gOYern meat war securities, and those who have acquired Uberty bonds should have no cause to regret their action. There Is a possibility, however, that their financial Inexperience may.be taken advantag of by unscrupulous persons. Secretary McAdoo warns holders of Liberty bonds to beware of men offering other securities In exchange for the arovemment bonds.

Some those offered, he says, are of value, but many of them are worthless. It is not surprising that the situation created through the acquirement by thousands of insxperlenced investors of bonds of stable value has been taken advantage of. The possession of a Liberty bond with its obvious advantages as an Investment naturally turns the mind ot possessors to similar and perhaps still more profitable forms of A golden opportunity Is thus Xj'U 'sr mjiicrW' THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1918. opened up for the blue sky artists to work on a great number of persons who are friendly toward investment In se cnritle bocsnss of their acquaintance with Liberty bonds, who have the necessary money, or ti.Ir.a of value, and who aro Inexperienced in finance. It wHI be surprising; If many attempts are not made to mulct the publlo of liberty bonds througb.

faka financial schemes of one avert or another. Uberty bondholders should be wary of any attempt to separate hem from helr bonds. Tha government wCl bo served best by retention of the, bonds as an Investment, as Secretary McAdoo says, to bo given tsp only la case if Imperative necessity. And forced to surrender cts investment the bondholder should suro that he Is erettlfe corre sponding" value In return for It. FEED BIRDS A' SATE CROPS Feed the btrda and save the crops! That Is a branch of agriculture that calls for attention Just now when a great blanket of snow over the land tends to make most people forget all about the land and Its crop raising possibilities.

But the very fact that the ground Is covered makes the case of the birds urgent. TTie places where they can by hustling and scratching about find food for themselves are extremely few and far between and the persistence of unusually low temperature not only keeps the snow covering; Intactbut adds tha danger of freezing to; that of starvation of ths birds And great decrease la the number of birds now will add to Insect troubles next summer and everybody knows, in these times when everybody Is a gardener, how bad the Insects were last summer. The weed pest has also came home to everybody's direct appreciation, and It should be remembered that birds are consumers, of weed seeds as well as of Insects. i These are all merely utilitarian reasons for deeding the birds In these days of their distress. Tha birds are our allies in the great food fight of the nation, and we should be as careful about feeding: our bird allies here at home as about feeding our associates In war across the ocean.

But there are humanitarian reasons also for feeding: the birds. Even' If they were not our helpers we should not wish to see them condemned to suffering and death! And, besides all this, there Is fun In feeding them, and the pleasure of the bird song's which can only be kept alive by keeping alive the birds. The returns from feeding birds are both direct and Indirect. Results are Immediate and interestlngr. The person whose observation is not amused and whose heart is not warmed by the eager response of a gathering of birds to the placing of food in a location where they can get a foothold and peck at it, be exceptional and' lacking in attributes of humanity.

Amuse yourself, be a foresighted farmer and be a patriot all In one by feeding the birds. It Is now proposed to require those who have become twenty one years' of age since June to register, under the draft And doubtless this should be done. The. new method should be comprehensive enough to require. registration automatically when a man becomes twenty one, or nineteen, or whatever ace la agreed on as the proper one.

We take it that an annual registration day will joJ, be, considered, for it is an unnecessary burden cn thousands ot volunteer workers who must abandon their voca tions for a time and devote themselves for many hours to the preparation of the registration documents. What we need also is a uptversa! service law with proviso for calling out registrants as they may he required. Registration and the present draft sysem have worked fairly well and are all right as a beginning. But they are not, sufficient to zr.eet the requirements 'of a situation that may compel the American people to keep a state of "preparedness, both physical and military. The astounding number, of physically unfit, young men clearly shows that we should have a universal service law In this country as the best corrective that can be adopted to preserve ypun men' In a vlg orous condition, fit for any emergency.

If we were never, to have another war we should still do well to have this law. Cvcn If you pay' the fiddler you can't dance In public. Days like yesterday when it is, much colder in th outskirts of the city than downtown do not add fo the charm of suburban life. U' The Idea is If you Insist on using two teaspoonsful today you may use none later on. 'V; If weather conditions In the east were like those here, yesterday was a bad day for the Governor to be In Washington hatlesa.

The. breaking up of the family circle by a return to ordinary conditions may be a relief. In many cases, to all concerned. Smokeless day was generally observed in the afternoon by those whose tobacco supply was exhausted in the morning Of course there has to be enough variance In neighborhood thermometers to permit ot a heated argument while coming downtown on a cold street car. Heatless Day Clears Streets In New York.

Headline. Nope, you guessed wrong. It means people, not snow. "Keep feet warm and dry." Morgan, In sur resting remedies for prevalent malady. All right, doc we'll agree, but you had better speak to tbe weather man and the street car company about It.

too. It takes a rood deal to please ail of us. but it Is apparent that a few "be lowless" nights would do the Job. As a soldier I know only one possibility for ending the war, and that is victory. General von Stein.

Prussian minister of war. 'Why. to be sure, sir! But. unofficially. It doesn't look so much like that, does It? No doubt the weather could do more than any other agency toward clearing up existing complications If It would Just ret benignly on the job.

present situation recalls. In a way. the good natured and weil meaniog efforts of President Taft to hold Secretary BaHInrers Job for him. Porto Rico's attempt to legislate Itself Into this country has been balked by the supreme court and once more the island doeen't know where It is at if any But, gee. just think what you saved on cigars yesterdsy I He's the same old Bill Stone, to be sure, but then there was no reason to expect a Changs lalxa Tha Men Who Came Back IBy Csptsfa A.

TV. Oirra, Slh lafaatry Kaltaliea. UmMh Beglmeat CCeprrtabted tT the Brltlh CamadJan Re croltlac attsata.f fCkjKaJa mmm teas Oo toara prttr mtif! frtrtinr In ttM TnrM Baiient. tfee bt: ef tae Soctma. Vtsrv rUxe ta the battla cf Ami.

tn rKir was perfoapa the most areetacular the Sa.v rrr Wea ta. In that tt cm mod oat on acn tin and wa an uneniiAei tbe waa erpeefeac eurtna tae Senw Ce fcUn whtca ataaxla owt ta the mind ef very aoldter who teak part. Tteat waa te ttEr to take Reartnw trench en October Ttf ttattle was bacua ftpttmttr la. aa4 aitlsoaah a. tOeady terjr afTa'r.

tt wu a aoecaaa ta that all aj4 tnore ebjaetsvaa) were taken tbaa were erderej to be taaeo. i We had been almost con tinuousiy from that date to October 4 when we received word to withdraw la order to be reinforced. The reinforcements constated ef only fifty men and Inunediately wo were informed that we had to go "In again" and take Reglna trench, a position considered impregnable, which had resisted capture a number of times. Our whole division went into this attack on the evening of October T. every man knowing" be was "up aralnst" the toughest proposition of his life.

The wire was uncut and we had to go over the top for 500 yards before reaching the German trench. had. spent the night previous with a scouti sergeant, era wlins around no man's land" on a reconndssance patrol, for the i purpose of examining the wire and looking for gape, that our men might get through. I considered it absolutely hopeless, and reported it so. However, orders had been given and we went over" at 4 a.

m. I All hell broke loose at thla moment. The Boch evidently were expecting us. and poured machine gun fire Into our'ranks that rapidly thinned them to an alarming extent; Shrapnel also took a heavy toil, and what was left of us when we reached the wire on top of the German trer.cn did not amount to a "corporal's guard." Fortunately for me, and for the handful of men left of my company. we struck a place where we secured am entry Into Reglna.

trench, and with the aid of two heavy machine guns, held that position throughout that long day, resisting; every attempt of the Bocha to drive us Three times they came over en masse to drive us out of our position, but with rifle and the Lewis machine runs, than whldh there are none better, we were able to pour a withering fire Into the closely packed ranks of the oncoming Germans, in each case driving them back with a large number of their dead and wounded on the ground. As I said nefore. we held the position throughout the long day, and withdrew under cover of darkness Jhat niarht, taking our wounded with us. Out of 110 of all ranks in my own company, that went into that attack, only twenty nine, returned. 1 was the only officer left In my company, and only two Junior.

If. O'e came back with, me, Considered as a demonstration ef the dash and courage of our infantry It will havo an inspiring significance. We were back In the position from which we started, sadly thinned In our ranks, but we felt no sense of defeat, feellnc sure before we went into tb attack that it was not possible of. success. Exciting Air Fight WITH TUB FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE; Monday.

January 21 (By the Associated Press). Thousands of soldiers In the vicinity of Verdun, Saturday witnessed a most exciting air fight, which ended in the destruction of three German machines. In the afternoon of rne first bright day for weeks a squadron of six enemy machines appeared above the ruined city of Verdun. While a heavy barrage from the French artillery greeted them, three French chasing machines ascended In an endeavor to cut off the retreat of the Germans. One of the enemy flyers attacked a French observation balloon, which It set on fire, the occupant' of the.

balloon dropplnr In his parachute to safety. One of the French chasers caujrh this machine under his machine gun Are ana sent it crashing to the ground. Then the same Frenchman pursued, the other Germans and, after a sharp fight, in which there was much clever maneuvering, aent down another victim with his wings broken. Art hour later the third enemy was destroyed by the same French squadron. Sunday morning a fourth enemy airman met his end In tbe course of a combat with a French opponent a short distance from the same spot.

Greenhouse's Heat Off NEWPORT, R. January 22. Wealthy summer residents of this city who have depended on their greenhouses here to keep them supplied with flowers In the winter, will have to patronize the florists in 'their home cities until the' coal shortage is ended. The local fuel authorities have ordered the closing of greenhouses owned by Vincent Aetor. Arthur Curtiss James, who has a large plant under glass, has shut it down with the exception of one small house, and arranged for the distribution of coal to poor people.

here, who had been unable to obtain a supply. Heat has been cut off in several other greenhouses, and it is expected that the movement will become general. Fuel officials have seized a cargo of coal consigned to the Newport home of Edward J. Berwlnd, of New York, president of several coal companies. The coal was diverted to a Jocai concern, which was ordered to deliver two and one half tons to Mr.

Berwind's home. and to limit each future delivery there to one ton. The remainder of the cargo will be distributed among the company's customers, a Refused to Meet King LONDON. January 8 by mail) seph Firth a prominent Qua ker, who was known throughout Eng land as "the man who refused to meet the king: has died at his home In Dorecaster. Durinr the relgu of "Kinr Kdward VII.

while Clark was mayor of Doncaiter, he received a telegram from the klng'a chamberlain announc Inr that tbe king was comtrrr to Don caster to see the St. Leger race, and had expressed a wish that the mayor should be presented, to him immediately after the race. Clark wrote a dignified reply, explaining that as a Quaker, he did not approve of horee raclne and had never attended a horse race. While he appreciated the honor bestowed on him by the klnr. he added, he must decline to break his rule even In this exceptional circumstance.

Dogs and Pigeons Needed WRIOilTSTOWN. N. January 22 Thousands of lives can be' saved In France by army dogs and horn inr Pigeons, aaid Major General Scott, commander of Camp Dix, In starting a campaign yesterday for these toat Ue front He urced patriotic citizens in New York. New Jersey and Delaware, who have Belgian police dot, German, sheep doira, or Air dale terriers, to turn over these dogs to him for training. He also said breeders or owners of homing plceons could do their "bit" by permitting these birds to be used by the government in maintaining communication between the infantry artillery in battle front work.

At present, there Is no appropriation in the war budget for the purchase of either dogs or pigeons. Major General Scott added. Paper for U. S. Troops PARIS.

January 22. A weekly newspaper the American troops In France, to be called the Stars and Stripee. will be issued shortly. It haa the approval of tieneral Pershing. It will be directed and edited by men wearing the Acisrlcaa unUarca, WHAT AILS rrefa Br RAirmi.

n. hardino ef EwaseejB mstory, IaUsM Calrrity. Seleetlema froea Gevswasi scecacs and rlt tteraaeee aTaewtaa; the state mt salad wtalca castsed the war. Chiefly tress tke Cesasaittee Fwblle lafersaarleav Waaklssrtea. O.

FUTURE BELONGS TO GER MANY. "The whole history ef the world is neither more nor less than a preparation for the time when it shall 'please Ood to allow the a ft airs of the universe to be In German' hands. From a speech by "an educational authority In east Prussia," July 3, Oa raw stot rest meatrat ta rela tBSBjta Gnaa7 amd the Ger sua reele. Esther one wee at eea slder Gea ssauay as tbe tatoet perfect atoIftSeal eeeeittem (hat history fcae kwewm. or aaast approve Thee deetrwe PRESIDENT NEEDS BIG MEN ABOUT HIM; INCOMPETENTS NOW IN WAY CNew York TisesT Prealdent Wilson tells the country that he was consulted by llrf Car field before tha business 'suspension 'order, was issued and "fully agreed with him that it waa necessary." This can inean only that the fuel administrator, having determined in his own mind that the order for "In dustrial curtailment" would relieve the railroads, put coal Into the bunkers of the waiting ships, and provide fuel for the homes of the poor and for factories, referred It to the Prest dent for his approval.

Mr. Wilson' acted upon the advice of his fuel ad mlnlstrator. not upon his own knowledge of mine and railway terminal conditions. The people of the United StatesV would be deeply concerned if they felt that the President was devoting his priceless time and the powers of. his mind to a diligent, systematic Inquiry into the endless problems of production and transportation.

That is the business of his aids. He must concern himself with larger affairs i altogether. He can not be making. decisions and delivering Judgments all day Ion upon matters of administrative detail The President's concern and the President's respon siblllty should end with his appointment of heads of departments, bureaus and commissions. For these reasons the people do not like to see the President put himself behind his aids, make their acta his own.

assume responsibility for them, as he has done in the case of Mr. Garfield. They hope the toN suspend business will work a cure of the evils tt is aimed at. If it should fail. If then another remedy must be found and applied, the President will be in a most unfortunate position, a position In which the people of the country would not wish him ever to bo placed.

He will appear as the responsible author of An Ineffective and. harmful order, an'order issued without knowledge of conditions it was Intended to remove, for the President not charged with knowledge of the country's railroad and fuel conditions, nor is it possible for him to have It. "The klnr can do no if wrong Is done the ministers, are to blame. Our ministers, great and email, are responsible to ASSERTS KAISER BLACKMAILED. RICH GERMANS FOR WAR CASH WASHINGTON, January 22.

Ger man business men have been blackmailed by Emperor William from the day Immediately preceding the war until tfte present, according 'to an article written by AurusteThyseen, one of the wealthiest of German business men and a leader of the republican movement." The article was first published in pamphlet form, but it was suppressed arid the author fined for' writing It. It ia as follows:" I aiii writinr this pamphlet 'be cause I want to the eyes of Germans, especially of the business community to facta When the'Hohenrol lerns wanted to get the support of the commercial class for their war plans thev put their Ideas before us as a business proposition. A large number of business and commercial men were asked to support the Hohenzollern war policy on the ground that It would pay them to do so. "Let me frankly confess that I am one of those men who were led to agree to support the Hohenzollern war plans when" this appeal wss. made to the leading business men of Germany In 1312 1.

I was led to do so. however, against my better Judgment. War Necessary to Power. "In 1912 the Hohensollerns' saw that the war had become a necessity to the preservation of the military system upon which their power In iat year the Ilobenzoilerns might nave directed, if they had desired, the foreign affairs of our country so that peace would have been insured in Europe for at least fifty years. Prolonged peace would have resulted certainly In the breakup of our military system, and with the breakup of our military system tbe power or the Hohensollema would come to an end.

The emperor and has family, as 1 said, clearly understood this, and tliey, therefore. In 19L2. decided to embark on a great war of To do this they had to get the commercial community to support them in their alms. They did this by hold inr out to them hopes of great personal gain as the result of tbe war. Promised Land Grant.

"I was personally promised a free grant ot 23,030 acres in Australia and a loan from the Deutsche bank of 2750.000 at 2 per cent, to enable me to develop my business In Australia. Several other firms were promised special trading facilities In India, which was to be conquered by Germany. "A syndicate was formed for the exploitation of Canada. This syndicate consisted of the heads of twelve great firms: the working capital was tlxed at llOO.tyjo.OOO, half of which was to be furnished by the German government. "There were.

have heard, promises made of a more personal character. For example, the "conquest of Eng 'Iand waa to be made the occasion of bestowing upon certain favored and wealthy men some of the most desirable residences in Englsnd. but of this I have no actual proof. Appeal to All Trades. "Every trade and Interest was appealed to.

Huge Indemnities were, of course, to be levied on the conquered nations, and the fortunate German manufacturers were by this means practically to be relieved of taxation for years after the war. "These promises were not vsruely given. They were made definitely by Bethmann IIollweg and were confirmed by the emperor, who on three occasions addressed large private gatherlnra of bustnesa men in Iterlln, Munich and Cass I In 1SI2 and 1313. One of the emperor's speeches concluded: I am making you no promises that can not be redeemed, and they shall be redeemed If you are now prepared to make the sacrifices which are necessary to secure the position that our country must and shall occupy In the world. He who refuses to help Is a traitor to the fatherland: he who helps willingly and generously will have his rich reward." "Victory In "According; to the promises of the llohenaollerns, victory was to have fceea achicve i la tut la GERMANY vJea, aer extermiaarteau A.

ana whe Is met a German Inn a aethiar ef Gersaaay. We are morally a letel leetaally ssseHar to alt. wttkoat tseera. It Is the aaaae with ear or aalsatleas aad with ear laatUutleaa. TCorooeaa roaaetracy baa weve a oroaoet we see ot Ilea wad slander.

Aa for a a. vre are tratafol. eor characteristics are bsmaalty, areatleaeoa, eoaseteatleusaeee, tke striates ot Christ. Ia a world ef nlrk. edaeee vre repreeeat love aad God ts with, Adolph Lassorr.

in two letters to a friend in Holland, 1914. the President, not to the people. That responsibility to him neces sarlty connotes the power of removal. But how can ho remove Mr. Garfield, now that he has taken upon, his own shoulders the full responsibility for Mr.

Garfield's acta? It la not a sound or workable theory of government, which means. In this relaHon. that Mr. Wilson has not a. sonnd or orkahle theory of appointments.

Wl at his theory is we do not know, but all the country knows that Its reJMitts aro deplorable and dangerous He has appointed unfit men to places of very great trust and responsibility; what Is 'worse, he haa retained them after their unfitness has been demonstrated. In ordinary times these errors cf Judgment would have only political consecpences. Now thev put the nation in peril. Senator Chamberlain, a Democrat and chairman of the senate committee on mllttarv affairs, said In this cltv on. Saturday: "The military establishment of the United States has fallen down.

There is no use to fce optimistic about a. tnlnr that Oocs not exist. It has almost stopped functioning, my friends. Why? Because of inefficiency In every bureau, tn every department of i the government of the United This Is alarming testimony, and it is There ts corroboration from many sources. Coal shortage is hut one Item.

and a minor one. of the general collapse. Curtailment of tnduetrv is but a local application, tt will not cure rrave constitutional 111. The cause breakdown Is plain. Prealdent Wilson has chosen for the performance i of these great ta.ka inferior and incompetent men who must trust far too much to his constant direc tion and a ulrance They are helpless without him, and aa he can not master all the enormous dotail of the administrative business, failure and coltar ee are Inevitable.

There is but one remedy. It is In the. President's If we are hot to fall miserably In the great war work we have undertaken he must replace the incompetents by men equal to their taaks. able to bear and Ullnif to assume reponsihllit leaving the President free for bia hlaher duties. We can not win the war with a staff of clerks all the time runnlnr to their chief lor In structlons.

The President needs big men about him. December of 1918 the chancellor, neth marin Hollweg. began to have Interviews once more with buslne men to Ket more Guaranties were asked from seventy eight buslneis men Germany. Including myself. 1 was threatened with the practical ruin of my buslness.lf I did not get the guaranty.

refused to guarantee a mark to the war loan. Now the greater part of my business has been taken over at a figure thst means confiscation. The majority of men, however, preferred to pay to being; ruined, and so the liohen xollerns In the main got their way. "The I iohenzollerns plarr to pet the commercial classes thoroughly Into their grip before the end of the war and so minimise the chances of a revolution." Indorse Boy Scouts NEW YORK. January ftters written by President Wllio'n and Secretary McAdoo were made public here today, indorslnr the.

plans of the Boy Scouts of America to, "increase the organized boyhood" of the country through a campaign to raise SW.yvy between February Sand February and to organize a scout leaders' reserve corps of "The fine efficiency. of the Boy Scouts of America must, of course, be maln 'tainedv reads the President's letter, received by Colin IL Livingstone, head of tbe national council of the scout organization. "The army and navy have drawn heavily upon the ranks for men who have gone forth very gladly to make, if need be. the supreme sacrifice. Men are needed as a consequence, as scout masters and leaders, to take their places.

Money ia needed, moreover, to build this efficient unit of the national service up to full strength. "I hope that all who can make rifts to the orsanlzatlo or serve as pro'it masters will feel tt their dutv to hein to orysuilre th hundreds of boya who reed the leadership and the Impulse of the Boy Scouts in order that the nation may have their intelligent service. "Anythinr that Is done to Increase the war efficiency of the liny Hcout will be a real contribution to the nation and will heir win the war." Secretary McAdoo. declaring that "the Boy Scouts of America are oi: of the a reatet of our war facilities." urred that "they must be upheld." with men and money. The scouts services In the Liberty loan, thrift stamp, agricultural and other war campaign, the secretary wrote, "have proved them heroes of the old republic and fit successors of the men who are now flghtinjr the battles of demo racy in France and the high ako as seas.

Fuel and the Saloons. To the Editor of The Ni: Sir Tho people of the outlying cis trlcts are in a quandary. Can you help lis out with in forma tiu? Our homes are short of coaL Our churches and lodges have suspended meetings. Our schools, some of which are now 1. are short of fuel.

Our stores and shop have been ordered closed on account of fuel shortage. Manufactories have been ordered closed temporarily, putttrur thousands of people out of employment, ct a time when thev are sorely in nel of funds. All of which we accept and junction without a murmur of anv rnr. quenee. We b'icklnr to and ro'i'r up imeriy loan.

ei rr yM. C. A. and Thrift stamp funds from nur po' ets when we need the money for other purposes. We are saving and the women are working a we never thought they would or could." Why not help us bv cutfin? out the supply of coat that Is furnished to the saloons, poolrooms and dive? Why not cut It off entirely while the shortage of fuel Is on? It would be plain, good business to do It.

When we farmers find we are up atralnat a loalna; proposition in a portion of our business, we rl rid of that1 end of It and cut the expenee. It Isn't matter of "wet" or It's a matter of schooling our cMU ren: heatlne the homes cf It is a Matter of producing men han.lit, thereby furnishing lalrnr to the nl a commodity for ex hunce of other production or cn.sh We people of the Stairs. I am afraid, are not gool biiti tjnr. I' J. I a aw' ft arl A in I i iN'o r.vl evr fyi eo (n Lf, Or mir.g eo ir aa ct v.ir.t.

The wln ret c.uii r'd o'errvin. Than bun. a l.urr r.c A star afc cva a.li.i uri. Tor with a lark't r.wrt fcs twer. i'y a x.r"&rd JrawBi he rties flreper It fower Than ha ia is tL.rsUnj rosa ct iawa, Ts' Tr.amUe no Tr.r, at hutders to hlrn cvf rt ea'l: Th a cf Tr rce iv.i '( 1r To inrKNTt nt trt no cf ire ad.

tran s4 wr afs4 bi for ar 1 'r Tha fa.lcon Trj'i hirn forever Aal r.iarks ltt: wKj l.u tt rul eye LcweU. SCRAPS Abo'Jt 5 5 rr cent, cf the Gerrr.a.n rr.a sons and are in military service. Thirty women weAr! ig khaVl trousers are. working as in a rew Jersey chemical riant. Automollle factories In th, Ur.Itel States are training women take th places of men who are called away to war.

Aurora. wa the.frst city tn tl.s world to have i streets lighted by triclty. that method of Illu. nlnatlon ha Ing been inMal'. ter In 1CH.

The Fernanda Valley In California has nearly as much cultural area, as some rurrrtin courttles and If Tr1 tensely rt Irr of thousands cf hun.an belr.js. The department cf communications 1 using the screen 4n moving plct'uis shows to Inculcate among the Japane reople many methcls ot saving Results are hishty enocouraglr.g. i A curious feature of the recent air raids cn London has been the rapid tectlon by docs of the presence cf air craft. Bomb dropping: at a distance of three or four miles always causes the dogs in the London suburbs to bark. CUmatlo ccndklons In Grejoe, co i blned with drought in the cUve producing districts, seriously "on ths olive crop in The rntr.cr.t has made appropriations comhat th dreaded "Dakus" and other trr tllseases.

The sheddinc of leaves In. aiUum. may be due phyrlnlotjlcal drought The soil cont. iins suP.clrnt mature, but the temperature of the Ml may br too low to enable the trees to it "June drop" of orajites and many r1n lar losses may be due to similar cause "A strange winded sled tmi arpearnr on Die Kmoth 1 nf l.al I'UcIl In northern New York. Cij l.

tlons beirsf avorable for tfocl. It oftc sweeps along at a nille a niinute i'z tall' gllllrR ami Us nose ilfiid in tie air. IJxcopt for the fct th.tt tt i fly. It niis ht be described it llyinj i bos t. It consists essciMl tl'y cf l.

frtune supporting a i thirty horse pocr motor iih hfn.il propeller connected. Parst'oxlcul ms It niay nianv Germans have been made fntfer iv senji sfarvatlon. M'nr condition blamed for outbreak of lua" tswelliug) dtsen.se. unknown In limes. 'Amors; tho civil Mopul.ttlon has affected cencrnilv the foot and It but lc more tium baif tlia.cn ees stuHi 1 some decree t.x was present.

The pon dltion I tjkfii h. one of the i lcm of Imrfrfcc nutrition due to restricted diet. Ki aiu i.se Argonaut. Of all the 'eccentric ci.amctors in Japan, one of the most famo'ia hiu1 s. tlngulshed is Vioiint.

Dr. "Jnajiio Jirl, president of tho imperial Imanl audit. He tlattrs nobody, not cmc.tI Ing and Is fcarel by all who are lot sincere. Fearlessness of puMu opinion or ridicule Is dramatically ev empllfiel In the ilmple "and itr.preten tlous lire that be Is ley lir.f. ills food is of the simplest vartety.

lie fUlly carries to the office a box wHh ri' and some pickled plums, and durirg ti last forty years he has ever stuclt this Fpartan lunch. Pan tsco Argonaut. In looking: nt pictures 1 p.wyi and the h'phinx every one woruici how these KrcHt monuments built In an ace when there w.w no thins as a steam derrick. I Mat it: i upJi the fo)nt has run tl.rouch i centuries. enrirer ha 4 upon what nrr'f'ars to be true planatlon.

His tpinlot! aro euppirtt'i by the evidence of ancient iru.ei i upon tombs and temples, 'f enrin'" states that In bulldinj a i jao.i tl. iEgyptl.tns constructed ln lined 1 way to the level of whb the worl: reached. As the pyramid Krc tho atiKle of the, rrwd contMntli tfepr. and its Icneili Jrr. fi r.

i'p roadwny pasw'l ull he" 1 1 erl.i i il i fliiii't li) buililins tlie ptHii.nl. i by tlaves ani park animtls. In such sorely prt saed nculrat rinm tries Sweden the war. has ro. 1 1 r.

in rich and poor alike Ji.it.jr j. to many restrictions heretofore, unknown. An Illustration of this not out Its humorous aspect Is found in it Swedish weddinsr Invitation recently ceived li the I'ritod by frion i of the Lrldc and brldfgroom. Tim were members cf two wcaltiiy in Stockholm, ad the hand.sjn.eiv graved missive included an Invitation a banrjuet at ono of the lines tcl. I i tho Hwcdlsh cari'aJ.

It WiH in a notation at the bottom pase that tlie lind of war.iuariifested Ht In thes words Tleaso br our bread rardi." of that well to do liosn at a weddiiiS could not provide their guests with In cu; i.i amounts and in the innnner pr i by law. Mechani m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS F. J. H.

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