New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1914, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1914. W BRITAIN HERALD| HERALD PURLISHING COMPANY, = | Proprietors. ued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. &t Herald Bullding, 67 Church St. atered at the Post as Second Class Office at New Britain Mail Matter. elivered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. ibacriptions for paper to be sent by mail payable in advance. 60 Cenis a Month $7.00 a year. jha oniy profitabble advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and pres rcom always open to advertisers. he Herald wi be found on sale at Hota- Jing’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlantic City, and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. isiness Office B ditoris! Room FALL CAMPAIGN. The war in Europe will have the of causing the republicans to ange their fall program. It has cen stated that they propose to re- eal the income tax law in the event their the country in the ngressional election. The plan was b present this issue to the voters of e west where the income tax is Inpopular with the hope that it will rengthen the party with the people. e war, however, has reduced im- orts to such an extent that the gov- nment isibeing obliged to seek new burces of revenue in order to meet s obligations, that there Is no [kelihood \of the income tax being re- ealed and'the republicans will prob- bly feel compelled to remain silent the question altogether. They lave also intimated that the fall hmpaign will include an attack on he present tariffiand will promise to enact the Payne-Aldrich law hich has repudiated by the eople at tic This proposition 111 It was'not expected when thespro- am was laid out that there would e a war'in Europe and that its effects ould be so far reaching. No man n preach)the doctrine of protection gain as it has been preached in this buntry. He.cannot tell how this buntry can live without Europe, at we do not need any of its cts and that we need a tariff at willlkeep its goods out. All know fferent now and the campaign peaker who attempts to preach that ind of doctrine again will in all prob- bility be hooted from the platform. new ect carrying so old en polls. necd be revised. aiso to pro- law hé war will therefore cause a ixnment\of issues and a new way for esenting 'them. The republicans can hrdly make a successful campaign on he old issuesior on the old tariff ques- on by which the people have so long en misled. The campaign speakers all parties will be obliged to tell the uth this time. ese days have been such as to put e people wise to a great many things ey did not know before. The experiences of ‘ORKING SEVENTEEN HOURS A DAY. Some of the employees of the hil grocers in New York are laining that they are obliged to work eventeen hours a day which suggests at the old manner of conducting e grocery business is still in exist- Ince in that big city. It was not so bng ago that the great majority, if ot all of the men engaged in that jusiness kept their stores open every ight in the week and oftentimes jlome were kept open for a portion of he Sabbath, entrance being through rear door. There is no evidence that e profits were any larger then than ey are now and vet much longer ours were spent at the business. The eekly pay, the union and the desire por more leisure has brought about a ange that even the emplovers them- lves appreciate. They close their ores now three or four nights a eek also on one afternoon a week uring the summer and they enjoy as much as do those in their employ re- com- nd so far as ocular evidence would hdicate they are even more prosperous jhan they were under the old condi- ions. A1l this appears to have come lrom the systematizing of business in ‘hich the purchaser has had a part as ell as the seller. They have met each ther half way and as a result both re better pleased, trade has increased nd the feeling has if anything im- ‘roved. ¢ The business man his help s?\'enteen hours eally behind the times nowadays; he as closed his eyes to the march of ime and has failed to take the rest hich is now recognized as necessary who employs nd has also failed to_learn that he | an serve all his customers in prob- bly, half the time. This does not ean that a man can do as much vork in eight and a half hours as he | an in seventeen hours, but it does ean that he can supply his customers that length of time by rearranging nd systematizing his business. It been done in all branches of de, except perhaps the liquor busi- and even that has changed won- | when the a day is| AND CAPTAIN. umpire fined UMPIRE Not since an Frank B. Cox five beers on the ball ground at Rentscher’s park some has there been such a scene on the dis at years ago mond in this section as there was field yesterady afternoon captain of the Springfield team was ordered off the In the former case the umpire acted peculiarly during the game, and while there were many who did not hesitate to explain their con- clusions for the strange decisions, h penalty imposed:on Mr. CoxX so exas- perated the crowd that when the game was over the umpire was escorted in a roundabout way in a team from the grounds and deposited on the plat- form of the little building which stood near the foot of Allen and which for years did duty as Pratt’s sta- tion, from which he took a train north. Yesterday the trouble was clearly with the captain of the Springfield ball team. : There was too much noise on the bench and the umpire told the players they should not be so boister- ous and to leave the directing of the men on the field to the coaches. The noise continued, the umpire warn- ed the captain, telling him if he did not cease he would be obliged to leave the grounds. This had no effect and the ordered to move Electric grounds. had entire street captain was finally but he did not go, - however, until he had said a lot of things to the umpire. The audience was evidently the side of the latter and the question was repeatedly asked what good the offend- ing player had accomplished by-being so offensive. He might have thought that ‘he could bluff the umpire, but even if he did that would not have im- proved the game of baseball at which both are earning their living. There must be some authority to which all should be amenable in such:contests; in base ball it is the umpire and if a player is to be permitted to abuse him because of some fancied grievance then there cannot be any order and the people who pay to see a game are de- prived of seeing that spirit of fairness shown which should ever be the rul- ing spirit everywhere. Presumably umpires make mistakes sometimes. All people do, but there are authori- ties to deal with them as umpires are to render decisions on the ball field and enforce decency and discipline among the players. on FORAKER BEATE] been beaten for the republican nomination for United States senator by Warren G. Harding, a man not his equal in abil- ity and there are some who appear to think that if Pennsylvania people are as particular as those of Ohio that Senator Penrose will not be re-elected Foraker, who at’ one time, was an idol of republicans, has been making a thorough campaign, has been making an effort to come back as it were and has failed to do so. Joseph Benson Foraker has next November. He is an eloquent speaker and has al- ways been regarded as a power on the stump. His usefulness, however, has evidently passed. When he was in the senate it was discovered that he was connected with certain corporate interests and this revelation was his un- doing. The thing has stuck to him ever since and try as he has he could not shake it off. In the old days he was much sought after to deliver the fireworks at republican national con- ventions and he never failed to make good, arousing the delegates to a high pitch of enthusiasm. When it was discovered that he was not playing fair his star began to set and now it seems to have gone down for good. Senator Penrose may be sald to be pursuing a quiet campaign. He dif- fers from Foraker in many ways. He does not believe in conversion by speechmaking but rather by personal solicitation and those who know him and the conditions in Pennsylvania say that as he carried the state in the primaries so he will carry it in the election. He has a progressive candi- date against him who seems to be pretty confident and the democrats who are rejoicing over the split are in hopes of being able to land their own candidate. It is reported from the other side that the machinery of the Lusitania | Was tampered with while the steamer was in its dock in New York. The reason for this accusation is that the | vessel could not make but twenty presumably by a German cruiser at | that. There must have heen some “ other reasons for the slow speed. | | —_— New Haven is displeased because | the democrats are going to hold their state convention in Hartford, but isn't the capital city the place to hold such meetings? The International Harvester com- pany was regarded as one of the good trusts, but the United States court says that it is an illegal one and must be dissolved. That puts a crimp In its goodness. ully in the last twc decades. GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE’S LIST THIS WEEK Soclal and Political Questions, Anti-Alcohol Movement in Europe. By E. B. Gordon. . A careful study of facts and sta- tistics, which shows the conditions in Europe resulting in the anti- alcohol movement. Describes strength and character of a move- ment which is led by men prominent | in the industrial, political, medical and scientific world."—A. L. A. Book- list. g P Child in the Midst. A comparative study of. child welfare in Christian and non-Christian lands. By M. S. Labaree. . oxox Commonsense in Law. Vinogradov, “The work of an eminent authori- ty, designed for laymen. Covers the nature and domain of law, its evo- lution from custom, the theories of law held by jurists throughout the ages, the function of legislatures but does not as the title might indi- cate, consider law in its practical ap- | plications to daily life.”—A. L. Booklist. es Co-partnership and Profit-sharing. By Aneurin William; “Very complete for its size, read- able, up-to-date. Gives a clear ex- position of principles and a descrip- tion of carefully selected types in England and, France and the United States. The author has devoted twen- ty years to the direction of co- partnership in Great Britain, and has high hopes for the movement. He writes from the employer's -stand- point.”—A, L.' A. Booklist. oo Modes and Manners of the Nine- teenth Century As Represented in the Pictures and Engravings of the Time. By Oskar Fischel and Max von Boehm. .o Social Forces in England America. By H. G. Wells. “A collection ‘of practically all author’s miscellaneous writings of the last four or five years, which, as he says, gives a fairly complete view of his opinions. Contains many fresh and stimulating suggestions upon present-day problems and topics. Published . in . England under title, ‘An - Englishman . Looks at World.' "—A. L. A. Booklist. and the “To sav that the book is interesting | js to put it mildly. It is absorbing. One cannot help being stimulated and aroused by him.”—N. Y. Times. e Some Roads Toward Peace. port to the trustees of the ment on observations made and Japan in 19 By Charles Eliot. A re- endow- in China w. PP Super Race. . By Scote Nearing. “The Super Man, » is not a theory, he. is not, as Greeks thought, gods, but the son of man and wom- an. The qualities of the Super Man; physical normality, mental capacity, but the living ancient a aggressiveness, concentration, sympa- ' gains variety from its fresh and char- thy and vision, ‘'may be insured through (1) ‘Eugenics, the science of race culture; the science of molding and (3) Education, the science of in- dividual note. .o Unexpurgated Case Agdinst Woman Suffrage. By A. E. Wright. “The author argues = against the concession of parliamentary suffrage to women on three principles, dis- ability in the matter of physical force, of intellect, and of public mor- ality. Some one says “‘Interesting as an anachronism. A twentieth cen- I the sixteenth the | Course of a BY P G erve of lahor. the i osophy in a strange university. writes Mr. Near- ' the. offspring of the ! (2) Social adjustment, : institutions, | development.”—Publisher’s ! | ered. of A. tury scientist with the viewpoint century."—A. L. Booklist. “©ne may suppose that Sir Alm- roth sat down in a blind rage after dinner and completed the book in ingle night. Only once does he betray any consciousness of He is not precisely a model onate reason.”—Nation, v By A. C. Pigou. “Writing. with special reference to conditions in England, the author makes a thorough, scientific analysis of the causes of unemployment, but fails to take account of the fact that the present competitive system of in- dustry will not work without a re- He suggests various devices for relieving the situation— unemployment insurance, direct state aid, etc.—but recognizes that these are only palliatives. The clearness of treatment will commend it to the gen- eral reader.”—A_ L. A. Booklist. Unemployment. Edited for of Settle- Young Working Girls. the National Federation ments. By R. A. Woods. A careful summary of the con- clusions reached by 2,000 social work- ers and sent in response to a ques- tionnaire on the problems of the adolescent girl of the tenement house family. Not only analyzes the en- vironment affecting the girls but gives many helpful hints, which will greatly aid in constructive work for them.”—A. L. A. Booklist. e ox FICTION. Iron Year. By Walter Translated from the German. “The first of three that describe the war between France and Germany in 1870. While there is a love story the chief interest is in the minute descriptions of the various battles. The fear and fright of the men, the suffering, gathering them into hos- pitals, the work of the ghouls, in Bloem. i fact all the horrors and misery of war are brought out. Has been compared to Verestchagin's paintings. Author believes war was necessary to develop the German national spirit.”—A. L. " A. Booklist. book is exceedingly well written. It is vivid, graphic, dra- matic. It is a noteworthy book."—. Y. Times. “The oo Lights Are Bright. By L. K. Mable. o Professor and the Petticoat. By A. L. Jchnson. “A farcical story of a professor who went to Texas to take a chair of phil- Be- fore the end of his winter of troubles and joys he had need of his own philosophy, * and he tells the story | with much humor and many touches ! of local color. —A. L. A, Booklist. “It is all very gay and very light- some and the hook as a whole is an enjoyable piece of genial frolicksome humor.”—N. Y. Times. . x e Stories of Russian Life. Techekoff. “The book is wonderfully alive and By Anton acteristic humor.”—Outlook. PR Triumph of Failure. By P. A, Sheehan. o ow Vandover and the Brute. Norris. “This is Frank Norris’' first story written in 1894, The manuscript which was lost in the San Francisco earthquake has recently been discov- It is distinctly a story of ability and promise; it is also a story of the most unpleasant nature written in the most unpleasant style.” —Outlook. . ° By Frank FACTS AND FANCIES, An advertisement in a Boston' pa- per .calls for men to work at making toy soldiers for the Christmas trade, imports of that article having ceased. Most . of the _tin soldiers, along with similar toys and trinkets, have come from Germany in the past, but with the toy makers at the front, playing soldier in earnest, America is likely to establish its own toy factories and keep that business largely in this country. The ‘“‘made in Germany” sign will be little in evidence this Christmas, at any rate.—Brockton Times. \ The American citizen is already be- ginning to feel the pinch caused by thc European war and in some instan- ces he is made to feel it, we are con- vinced, chiefly by the greed of some of his fellow citizens to accumulate a fortune speedily. The price of flour has been advanced by the whole- salers $1.00 a barrel and and this in the face of a bumper crop, no export trade and little immediate prospect of any in the near future.—Ansonia Sen- tinel. There have been more complaints about mosquitoes in this city this year than for many vears past and most of them’' have "been' heard during the past .week. The sudden coming of hot weather seems to have brought out the few mosquitoes which are not “summering at the shore resorts” in #reat force and with sure aim and sharp fangs.—Waterbury Republican, There is now a possibility that con- gress will adjourn upon August 28, urless some unexpected complication takes place.—Bridgeport Post. To think all this should happen just when we are about to open the Pznama canal to the commerce of the world.—Norwich Record. p — The censor is busy in Paris, Only French can be spoken over the tele- phone. The American ambassador has been forbidden to speak English when he is using the instrument. Chance for Home Talent. (Detroit Free Press.) A relatively unimportant but nev- ertheless interesting side issue of ihe Buropean war is thc probable effect of the conflict on American musical endeavor and particularly on Ameri- can production of opera. It goes with- out saying that all music except that of the military bands and of a patriot- ic populace will be practically gotten on the continent as long as the present conflict continues. What is far more :mportant to the United States, most of the male musicians will probably be too much engaged at home as soldiers or otherwise to think about their great obsession, the American dollar, and there will be few migrations westward. - On rhe other hand, a great many now in the United States will probably seek passage across the Atlantic at the earliest possible moment. In addi- tion to this, many of the opera stars permanently engaged for service in the United States are now in Europe and may not he able to get back here, Some will be impressed into the ser- vice of their countries, .others will serve voluntarily. It is likely that a good portion of the women singers will be marooned and unable to fil their contracts. Thix situation will, of course, affect both the opera and concert stages. The result will be a tempora-y shortage of talent in this country, out another result should be new oppor- tunity for native musicians, and par- ticularly for the native singer. Though the American vocalist is well repre- sented in the big opera houses and is much in evidence in concert, the mainstay of the impresario is still the foreign artist. It is not inconceivable that this season ‘he producer will he obliged to draw chiefly on home tal- ent or shut up shop. Such a contin- gency need not be viewed with any apprehension, but should rather be welcomed. It will be good out of a great evil, because it will give American artist a chance to show what is in him. It will be his opportunity to supersede the supercilious Kuro- pean musician if he really has the goods. for- the | COMMUNICATED. | Edwin Norton Andrews Writes From North Carolina. l Britain Herald: No. C., Aug. 8. You have kindly published one or two of my letters from the south land, and with your permission I will add another from this unique spot. A friend recommended this resort and it is far more attractive than [ had ever imagined. This spot was selected five years ago by the South- ern Presbyterian church for their summer conferences, There are Several Thousand Acres. It is virtually a Chautauqua, and people come from Louisiana, Arkan- sas, Missour Floridz Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee Kentucky and like the writer, from South Carolina. There are 3000 people here. They mostly come for Christian conference and there are many home and for- eign missionaries present. It is said there are two million mountain whites in the mountain regions of East Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virginia. These people are of Scotch Irish descent; they were loyal to our flag in the war. But they are ignor- ant and need the gospel. I sit at the hotel table opposite the daughter of a Home missionary who came from the celebrated Brethitt county, Kentucky, where several have been killed in feuds. Those feuds are usually between blood relatives. Still the people are honest and woman is perfectly safe at home or on the highways. But I wanted to wonderful Skyland. is fifteen mil distant. feet above the ocean, point east of the Rockies. ered with rich verdure as are all these peaks of West North Carolina. Some of our friends are starting this morn- ing on foot for the top of Mitchell. They will stay over night, very wisely. Montreat was bought of Hyler, the candy man, by the Presbyterians of the south. The purchase includes many thousand acres. They could not raise the full amqunt of money re- quired into $24,000. Mr. Hyler gave back that amount with his good will. It was a noble gift. He has since died. This little settlement of Montreat is sixteen miles east of Ashville, which is a large and very beautiful town, a resort for invalids, especially con- sumptives. But it is a charming resort in sum- mer for southerners and in winter for northerners. Mountain peaks encircle Ashville and the -city is on an eleva- tion in the middle of a vast hollow. Very much like that for situation is little Montreat, but the mountain peaks are close by, a half mile distant instead of ten miles. You look up at an angle of thirty degrees to see the tops of these nearby peaks. Cottages, accessory to the assembly and the big auditorium, are scattered all about but are completely hidden amid the woods of these steep moun- tain sides. These are owned by the summer visitors and some are rented to northern people in winter. One fine cottage now closed is occupied by a Vermonter in winter. A large chestnut tree.full of burrs stands near the window of the “Geneva Hall” where I stop. It reminds me of the old farm in New Britain. The rhododendron prevails all over these mountains and is grandly beautiful in early spring.~ The tulip tree. here called poplar, is common, also the sweet gum tree whose timber re- sembles French walnut. I climb 500 steps virtually, to get to my room from the auditorium. 1t is all up and down. hill here, often thirty de- grees pitch. Away down at valley is a dashing brook which must a heavy rain. The all about, up and about. But though the forms of nature are so wonderful hereabout, the ob- jects of this concourse are more im- portant to one who has at heart the welfare of the people. To illustrate: the lady missionaries of the mountain regions made reports this morning, and they were intensely interesting. One labors among the poor cotton mill hands in Georgia, where there is much ignorance and the destitution that comes in part from spending their wages at picture shows or in other foolish ways. This lady teaches the children sewing and housework and reading. Another lady also at my table told me of her Sunday school in Brethitt county, Kentucky, in which a boy taught a cla Later he was asked how many were in the cla and he replied: “A right smart of ‘em, but they fit so I couldn’t count em.” Probably the surroundings in such a region would quite dishearten any one from the north: yet it is pleasant to learn that the zospel and its story is rapidly transforming that and many other of these mountain re-{ gions and making a very different class of people, and driving out the blind tigers and moonshiners hidden here and there. Brave women are doing grand work, hand to hand, in these sections long neglected. We hear fine addresses dai from well known preachers, presidents of colleges, officials of southern mission- ry societies, et al And T want to to friends north that there is far more talent among the educated as shown here than they or I had imagined. The preaching is without any notes, and is generally of a high and decided scriptural order. Resolutions of sympathy have been sent from this assembly to the presi- dent on account of the death of the first lady of the land I want to say to my G. that all danger that the bars will be resurrected This for three reasons. of a southern man for House: the Mexican confl haps especially, the present Europe. T now take the hand of an ex-con- federate with about the same feeling of brotherhood as in the case of an old northerner. The stars and stripes, Editor New Montreat, tell more of this Mt. Mitchell It is 6700 the highest It is cov- the bottom of the stream, a trout be a torrent in by-paths zig zag down and. round A. R. friends old stars and is quite past The clection the White and per- war in ‘boys have come to the front in the southland these days: my word for it 1 shall be here two weeks longer Address for two weeks, “Geneva Hall.”" EDWIN NORTON ANDREWS. 1 ! | Public Improvements and Double Tracking. Lditor Herald; The Courant correspondent this morning insinuates that the effort the residents of Chestnut and Stanley streets are making to save ‘their trees and have decent sidewalks is unpro- gressive. We are willing to submit question to the intelligent public sentiment of the city to decide Is it progressive to contract the sidewalks on which more than ninety per cent. of the people walk so that ultimately if not at once they will be obliged to go into the middle of the sireet. or is it progressive to set back the curbs so far as to prevent the people forever from having the bene- fit of shade trees, which add more to the beauty of the city than any other one item? The right of the city to decide this question on the broad principle of scund public policy ought to be un- Guestioned. No state charter ever yet has and probably never will give trelley companies unlimited rights in treets. A single track in each with necessary turnouts and dings is all that could possibly be construed from charter rights. Hence, the trolley company petitioned the city for this right of double track- irg. The question has been greatly confused because a few have tried to connect double tracking with semi- permanent pavement and so have in- dustriously circulated the idea which the Courant correspondent. got hold of that the people who favored trees and a decent street were holding back rublic improvements. We believe our cfiort has been by far the most public spirited and has had the largest public good most in view. If our streets were as wide as West Main street we would weléome double tracking. We have no hostility to the trolley company, but only insist that their convenience merely, should not be preferred to the lasting geod of the city. .On holidays the company -easily handles several times its ordinary traffic, showing there is no need of double tracking over this short space too narrow for it. No question is ever settled till it settled right and we believe that if every member of the common council should look into this matter carefully and see how narrowed up the sidewalk space would be, he would endorse the opinion of one prominent member of the council who so looked into it, and fajid most emphatically that no fifty foot street was wide enough for double tracking. et C. E. STEELE. The War Spirit. (Holyoke Transcript.) Only yesterday one of the most ac- complished and serious minded wom- en in Holyoke made the statement that she only wished that she were back in England whence she has late- ly come. She yearned to be in the crush and the excitement of it. Thousands of French, Austrians and Germans, lovers of their land, are pressing at our ports eager to get home and into the fray. Women whose wealth and power can bring them the comforts of life were glad to crowd into the outgoing St. Paul vesterday because they wanted to be where the drum beats and the “Marseillaise” and “God Save the King" were filling the air. Yesterday all over England there was such a rush to enlist in response to Kitchener's call as the British military history has never known. In Russia all men want to get to arms and be a part of the line of 6,000,000 that is now ready to hurl itself upon the more enlightened Teu- ton, . Canadians can hardly be kept home, s0 eager are they to go to the aid of England and Frauce. They have no quarrel, but they want to be in this great world fight, Every man, woman and. child in France is going singing along the way, some to fight, others to reap the harvest of grain for the fighters. 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There is no swift marching, no hero-making thrill in peace. For the hour the war god holds the world and the world fairly laughs its response. It is only at this dis- tance that we get the pain of it all Not those who are engaged in the slaughter pay the price. Today is ir- responsible. They who come after must suffer the toll. The world of tomorrow will bear the awful burden. We cannot account for it, but it is the spirit of war and it has been so for ages. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. miles or more in length, and to ses with the physical eves a little plece of it might only make it the more dif- ficult for the mind to grasp the whole clearly and see each part mentally in its proper perspective, In the fight- ing about Metz in 1870 Bazaine showed his incapacity by directing a trivial bit of artillery fire when he ought to have been thinking about the predicament of his army. Even less in these days of monster armies can (he commander afford to distract his mind with details or expose his nerves The Modern General. (Springfield Republican,) There was a time when a leader led; that primitive time has long since gone by. To risk a commander's life on the battlefield would be folly if he has brains enough to command they are too valuable to expose (0 hostile shrapnel, A brilliant English romancer has depicted the geners alissimo in the predicted great War. which is now an actuality, as direct- ing operations from a quiet country house far from the noise of battle, and going fishing to keep his mind calm and clear at a critical point in a great battle Nor is this idyllic picture so absurd as it seems, If it is no longer possible for a commander to brandish his sword and lead the assault, neither is it possible for him to see with his own eves how things are going. No hilltop, no platform such as Napoleon used at Waterloo, can enable a gen- eral to watch millions of men fight- to the full shock of the battlefield So while in practice a general may prefer to move about with a fast au- tomobile, inspecting things at a safe distance from the firing line, he can- not forget that to let himself get hit would be to throw away wantonly the equivalent of perhaps a hundred thox sand men—the commander of a mii- lion soldiers ought to be at least as good as that. And it is not incon= ceivable, after a Yong pezce, that the genera] in charge would have oniy » theoretical knowledge of war, and be- ing deeply absorbed at headquarters with piecing together the whole sity uation from reports, would be the one man in the army to go through the war without seeing a battle, To him it would be but a problem on a chess- board, w.d to his ears Would come but faintly the roar from the battle- fleld. With maps and full news by wireless from a vast field of operu- tions, even a Napoleon might possi- bly be kept too busy to have any ing along a line perhaps a hundred leisure for watching the battle,