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, ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Partisinea Dany xcept Nos. $3 to aay. by the Pri el Company, 3 Park Row. PUL 14 “an Park Row. TANT trea ant, ‘Treamu! 63 Park Row, Secretary, 6) Park Row. ad a! Of! N SecondClans Matter, =n Wfening |For Hngiant and the Continent an ‘World for the United States All Countries fn the International and Canada. Postal Union. + $3.50] One Year.. .2010ne Month VOLUME 55... ccc cece cece eee ee ees eee eens ee NO, 19,350 PUT THEM WHERE THEY BELONG. AYOR MITCHEL’S prompt determination, following the request of The Evening World, to appoint a committee to investigate the ‘ scandalous activity of local dealers who seek to boost the price of food to a war level, has the roval of every thinking New Yorker. ¥ Sordid conspirators who are marking up food prices in this country | @&. the pretext of war famine are traitors and criminals. Treat them ) as opeh. 9 The whole ngtion knows that it is now harvesting the biggest erops | ft ever produced. Foreign markets are cat off. Our warehouses are full of moods that cannot leave these shores. Yet day by day the orgy of price- boosting moos on. © That many classes of foreign made goods—a large part luxurics—must est more for those who can afford them, nobody questions. But that fe a different matter from the shameless cornering of flour, feat, ongs and common foodstuffs that everybody necds and which this , @euntry prodnces in abundance. F ‘The United States has been at great pains to perfect laws axainst ‘Mesopolles, combinations and extortionate practices masquerading under forms of legitimate business. Now is the time to see what these laws ‘ere worth. Any controller of commodities {n this country who takes advantage of | ‘Barepe’s plight to make a grab for the earnings of peaceable, hard-working | podple at home is guilty of cold-blooded crime. Jail awaits him and justice sneete make certain that It doe oo The most cheering news the nation has had for days {s the | announcement of Admiral Cradock, and the British Consul- General that British commerce is safe on the North Atlantic. The immediate resumption of many suspended aailings will clear our docks and reassure our exporters. It will be a cause for deep rejoicing if Great Britain's mighty navy proves big enough to keep open the highway to her doors. TO BRING THEM HOME. E NOTE that despite the easy-going assurances of Secretary of State Bryan and Secretary of War Garrison, as to our duty toward our fellow-countrymen stranded in Europe, the Government has at luet arrived at the point of view which The} World urged from the beginning: American Embassies and Legations throughout the Continent! ave been instructed to charter neutral ships to bring back United | _ Btates citizens. Three Italian steamers will sail from Naples the "week of ‘Aug. 15, each carrying at least 1,000 Americans. With proper representations from this Government, any of the | ©) © mations now in a state of war would have long since made provision ©) © for shipping Americans in similar fashion from some of their ports. » If euch representations had been made ten days ago thousands of our ~ travellers in Europe might have been saved incalculable annoyance, if mot actual priyation, and their families and friends at home spared | © eye of anxiety and worry. Tt has taken Washington some time to admit that “extraordinary ‘means” are called for to get American refugees out of the war} fg ‘mess. Let us hope it means to act promptly now it has made up _ Ma mind eg es A few thoughtful Americans are sending their yachts to | bring home members of the family marconed !n Europe. Ex- { ample of this sort is such a help when everybody {s uncertain | what to do. to -- WAR AND THE PLAYWRIGHTS. T LEAST one play has been withdrawn from New York’s theatrical programme for the coming season because its temper was not attuned to war. It is doubtful if recent anti- plays which might have resumed their runs this year will to American managers just now. The theatre-going public is Playwrights and producers in thie coa-| litan city will steer a careful course between national enthusi- and prejudices. Even should thero be hasty outpnt of war plays, however, while the conflict is stil! pn, we shal¥ expoct only the color of war—uniforms, "shiny boots, clinking swords, that have brightened up may a perfune- © tory “play of the hour.” But when the great fight has fought itself to some sort of adjust- ment, what poignant plots, what stirring themes of patriotic triumph or despair, what intimate tragedies of shattered hope and torn alle- flance the dramatist will find living and ready to his hand! -+-—_—_____ A despatch to the Sun fully explains tho delay of the Ger- mans in taking Liege. It appears they had on new boots which fitted badly. b Enough said. The excuse is ample. No human being as or will be heroic in tight boots. confided ® me one day the flnding of a German spy within bor, British Columbia. Th eg ee years ago; there. English folk deprecate atirring and educating of animosit through the press. They believe that. no matter what an enemy plans to do, when the time arrives the plan will not succeed. Wither elish fg raed or English ‘arma will ‘nul it—and it is better to have no hatreds, even in war—only dutics. ENGLISHWOMAN, Card Gratt Again, ao. To the Biiitor of ‘The Evening World In reply, to the letter of “Penny Ante” I wish to say that I do not ride on the Erie, but should it happan if any seate in the Seeee cen Heir ey card jump into one myeelf and I 1 like to sce whay the double seat T th it Isa work'ng Ereving ginal an Englishwoman to thank bas if Balad, just and generous words maligning. = Britiah mattitude toward many ia regret. We wanted to be de-veven, allies, Chamberlain eens pee nought an a ed or sotente | iG Pag consummat vi [Pulled strife yg in. Burops. So Wags the World HEN they know the wife women find it mighty hard to understand how her husband can keep right on loving her de- votedly. About the hard- ost work the girls in a girls’ sum- mer camp do ts the pretending to each other that Mi they “dote’ on C.L.CULLEW the camp's man- lessneas. When you see a woman wearing all her jewolled rings at breakfast at a summer resvrt hotel you somehow have sexsed thom very long. feelin; that she hasn't poa- If women only knew how profoundly | men admire the woman who closes up. like a clam when the gossip begine, or who defends the absent sister who is under the gosstping gun, probably mora of them would adopt that plan, Thirty or ruore yeurs of observation have taught us that the man who keeps bis carfare in one of those little change pouches generally is the pos- seaso- of soldered digite—otherwise the mucilaginous mitt. The funnyists to the contrary not- withstanding, not one angler in ten bes any booze with him when he a-fsbin’. Habit, when it out to hook us, makes the bait alluring. But the time comes all too speedily when we'll fall for any old kind of @ “wum." There's @ chance for a fellow who can't help but look DAAECO hen ree dying, but not muc! how for hap whe can exude Sairopat on Hits From Sharp Wits. It's too bad those Buro; military experts can't hear the advice of some of our amateur strategy boards.— Pittaburg Gazette-Timos. oe A whole lot of people in this world think they gon’t know what morato- rium moatnd—Bowton Transcrips There is a ory oa difference between being bone-headed and hard. headed, ee Many a man thinkg he is on the high road to fame when in fact he is mere- ly on the high road to fooler; ret News, o 8 6 Everybody kuows @ man or two who could be spared for war,—Nor- folk Ledger-Dispatch. eee One of the impending hardships ts the indication that there will be work for every man.—Nashville Banner, eee Usually the man who is on his pera knows ot the most may ts mae j-—albany Sail Ho!” allent, sort of empty-seemini et doing. When, after having seon her off on her summer trip, you go home to the little old the form- r fellows flat, you'll only be followin; ula’ of a whole lot of ot when you Jean your arm on the man- tel and g&zo lonesomely around the plat and thon say to yourself: “Gee, The Story of Odd Origins of Moaern Fashions By Andre Dupont Copyright, 1014, by the Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Drening World.) The History of the Collar. HE first step toward civilization was the donning of a collar. It is @ curious fact that the neck was decorated before any other part of the body. It is true this early collar was more like a necklace and Ke Diavkz Co, me Bee ‘York iBreaing Word), 1014, ) ae look and sound plausible while s0| doesn’t it make a difference when she of friendlily, too. Don't know what hat it isn't here—and doesn't sh —everything!—in my life A bachelor of thirty—and a pretty) crusty one—held a little bit of a baby | in his arms for the first time a few days ago. “Made me feel odd!” he told us yesterday. “Could feel the little snoozer's heart beating next to my soft shirt. It looked me over sort Clothes ‘The wimple or flat hood worn by the German woman of the fifteenth cen- tury had a curious band of silk or linen that was folded over the chin, completely hiding it. Noxt came the ruff, which was invented to sconces) & wen on the neck of some sonage. It reached its heig! * Poth - altitude and abmurdity. at i Fa Se Esl jzabeth, who had a very); bony neck and so was dee ightod ty any fashion that would hide it. But after the death of this queen the ruff quickly went out le, as it was both uncomfort- able and Tppractionhi¢, for it was impossible to launder it. So neck adornments sank down into the flat! |. lace collar of the cavalier or the plain starched linen band of the Puritan. During all these years there was little difference between the collars of men and women. Husband and, wife could with propriety wear the same collar turn and turn about if they eo desired. But when the linen it | Seat ery it was adorned with the spoils of war or the chase. The more powerful the chief the more strings of teeth, wrenched from wild beast or human enemies, he bung around his neck. From these sav: cry to the modern collar, idea ie the same in both protection from the on ly adornment of the neck, e Greeks wore no collars on their fre necked robes, neither did the Romans; though the latter had chin cloths for the protection of the neck (called foc: ). These were public or who for profe: reasons were fearful of takin, while ordinary people in weather made 4 muffler of the sudar- jum or handkerchief, This was prob- ably the origin of the necktie which in many countries is still called a “neck handkerchief.” But though they occasionally wore handkerchiefs around their necks they never wore collay for they classed the collar with the beard and the trousers as things that no one but a barbarian would wear. Charlemagne wore of otter's skin to pro wrapped the neck in cloths in eold weather, but nobody wore anythin; band of the Puritan was merged in the high stock about a hundred ane fifty years ago the ladies refused to muffie pay necks and adepted the graceful After the Nvorue of the stock the modern linen collar was introduced or RN SBEEARS for men and has continued to be worn with only alight variations from th orig! sha, ever since, but tl ladies ha’ ‘un the whole gamut of fashion in the last fifty years, They had high collars and low collai diess variety and no collars at and just now the woman “pe| are not expose her throat to the & of Overy Baseeryy, is ria cone eens | santa Covrright. 3 (The A It sounds good. known quantity ed n intellectually on h when he rings up, responds. “Men who marry for gratification, | p. propagation or the matter of buttons and socks must expect to cope with ) in @ certain amount of subterfuge, concealment and and deal ryt bble, sbi ~ Mathematic By Clarence L. Cullen mean a lot, was that stirred within me—but, sa-ay, i ve know, I kinda felt as if I wished jo wned him? Matrimony By Sophie Irene Loz. 4. by the F New BulMavering W putting marria; basis. tt ike contract for go- ing into the man- ufacturing matches. Thewifo ia to receive her share of the income and there is to be an accounting ou each side. Equal rights are to be maintained, One is aot to infringe on the other's time, and each is to wishes or transactions. not goes along, degree of certainty. 16 marinas Lyin) bank accounts, grin and ble man wants a wife who ls/{ wire—one who, deep dyed pre The love we give away La the only love wo kee! ‘Thus no one may make a marriage contract of any spec: and keep it for any lengt! Le it ange are those which Keep the love story * courstad, tp mnsiderable degree thrpugh possibilities in the The ” is reckon b, ree Publishing Co, ND now the reformers are set- ting forth the propaganda of| — mn @ business be mathematical matrimony — a) purely partner- ship affair, All the arrange- ments are to be made before the making « respect the But like all othe: problems, worked out with mathema- teal precision, it does with the human equation, which, ay often finds the un- or quality whica produces all sorts of improper frac- tions or rather infractions, For example, if X marry ¥ in a perfectly good contract there often enters the Z party in the form of “friend” or co-réspondent, who cer- tainly mixes the equation. many people who go into a marriag of money or CONVENIENCE, et they rarely are satisfied with their bargain, All marriage, to succeed, must needs | ™U: ‘reckon with that which spells suc. ess in the realm of matrimony- namely bappiness. marriage contract ie like no othe It can't be measured or an: hi for the joy takes into considei living expenses or social aspirations There bpd that laste and makes is the one that tiom more than jodern epigrammatist states: bear it is gradual Rid Romtien) to bear it and not grin le jeath, best marri: nes aim prinarey, ahs Copyright, 1014, by the Pras ¥ daughter, consider the words Lo, I came upon a maiden rounded by men. Join them. Then I questioned her, saying: “How now, Fair Daughte: be one of them?” And she emilod and answered m fiirtations of my youth have been nin insoence. “Yet, I am exceeding fastidious as laundry. “Go to! TROPHY! goats. “Therefore do I sit apart and let that for which he yearneth with all might, is an ELUSIVE WOMANI” | Selah. “Alas, I do NOT dance the New Dances! “For lo, though I am OVER nineteen and NOT unkiseed, though te . out ii dy a N eared Publishing Co (The Now York gening World.) of a Wise Damsel, unto whom not Solomon himself could have given Pointers: sitting on the beach, completely eure And while the other damsels DANCED to the sounding of brass and the tUnkling of cymbals, she remained afar and could not be moved te when all the’ world is tripping the light fan- tastic and dancing ‘upon the sands, why eittest thou apart, nor beso: te aying: ety-and-nine, yet am I still romantic, and mine illusions bright and glowing. “Behold, men are as the rings upon mine hand, and the bracelets om mine arms, and their devotion is sweeter unto me than honey and frank- “Yea, I would rather be POPULAR than President! “Moreover, I am NOT a prude, neither am I averse to being embraced, to WHO shall do the EMBRACING. “And neither the youths that haunt the cabarets, nor those that disport themselves upon the beaches, shall hold me in their arms @ bundle of Tam not a Christmas Doll, that ANYTHING which weareth & dress-sult and secureth an introduction may clasp me in his arms as & “For I have perceived that men value a woman at her OWN estimate; and no man prizeth favors that are given away like unto trading stamps. “Likewise I have found out that men are of two varleties—INTERDST- ING men and DANOING men; and thus do I divide the sheep from the my charms do thelr OWN work. “For, verily, verily, in this day of Femininity, Feminism and Banul, ft hath come to pass, that that for which every man seeketh and cannot find, his soul and pursueth with all bis {The Story of the Franco-Prussian War 4,.—The Invasion. ie petty victory at Saar- brucken on Aug, 2—when & mere handful of Germans retreated, after holding an an entire French army di- vision at ‘bay for many hours— was France's first and only triumph in the Franco-Prussian war. Two daya later a wing of one of the three German armies of invasion clashed with its French foes and won. The left wing of the "Third Army,” under the Crown Prince of Prussia (father of the present Kaiser), came in touch with a detachment of the Southern dtvigion of the French army, under Gen. Douay, at Weissenburx. There were 26,000 Germans in this wing. They crossed the frontier early on the morning of Aug. 4, 1870; and near the Pigeonnier Pass, at Welssenburg, fell upon 4,000 French- men under Douay. ‘The Germans had no idea that they |so tremendously outnumbered their | foes. So when the latter fell bi after six hours of plucky fighting—in which Douay was killed—the victors did not pursue them. The Germi loss was 1,600, This was Franc first setback. And though it was a mere flen-bite, compared wit. what! was to follow, yot it filled the French ' with unbelfeving horror. They had to Chapters From CHAPTER LXVII. ACK came home to dinner & ttle earlier than usual, and as I heard him whis- ing 4 knew that all was gerene as far as he was concerned. It made me the more determined to keep at him until I knew just what he had been doing, and how much he had made. “Now, Jack,” I commence, “tell me all about what you bave been doing in the market.” . "Well, a fow days ago, Mr, Cosgrove told me of something that would he a good buy—have a big advance,” Jack explained. ‘I put every cent we had into it, and last week it didn't act right, and I was worried nearly to death, Had it taken a sudden slump we would not only have been of debt to the firm for goodness knows how much,” “But it didn’t slump!” I interrupted. 1" Jack returned ly been the th of me. I’m as nervous as an ae woman! The anxiety and the necessity of keeping my worry from Mr. ch. “Well, Sus, I have made enough to get us clear and have a little left rr. And dear, I am going to sto; Peeing as I do about Mr. Flam, tt killing! The worry and fear of dis- covery are more than I can stand. 80 from n tisflod with what I earn At least until the time comes when I can do shings. openly and above board.” “Jack Coolidge, are you crazy?” I Teminaatrese. “Buppose you do ttle! You worried about the > debts, didn't you? If you think going back to that scrimping, saving existence, when you can make nough to live like other ple but won't, you're mistaken! I Intend to have ‘things, to do, and nonsense and do as other men do! ‘You really feel that way, do you, " Jack asked, all animation gone from his voice, “This extra ena, {s more to you than my | mind, my health! Then, could make you understand felt about it, what a temptation it is to mae 1 don't ‘on a wane ‘a|Urge me to keep it up, r shall do something we will both be sorry for if I keep on speculating.” k, | failure to send reinforcements to wiped out but would have been in of Lo! Flam bave been a@ little too Ne on, Sue, I want you to | * as we can, if you will forget | yj, expected to move on to Berlin with- out a slugle serious check. And here, on their own soll, they had been beaten, At nows of the defeat the French General, Frossard, drew back from he captured town of Saarbrucken and proceeded to fortify the Spicheren heights, a mile or two to the sou to resist any further Invasion at that point, Gen. Steinmets, commander of the German “First Army,” pushed way across the Saar River on Aug. 6. To his amazement he found Fronch had not even bothered to de- stroy the bridges ahead of him. had left bis path clear. But advanced further y 5 5-8 i as be { the heights—27,000 against 24,000—aad as night fell Frosserd withdrew his troops. Ho had fought well, but the reinforcements he had sent for failed to come to his ald, and at Inst could hold his ground no longer. Frossard (there were 40,000 French troops within call) was the countless blunders that mi every move of France in this | blunders which tn all cases were for with crushing defeats and tn loss of thousands of lives. (To Be Continued.) a Woman’s Life By Dale Drummond Copyright, 1914, by the Prem Publishing Co, (The New Yous Breniag World.) “Don't be a fool!” was my answer, “But tell me how much You haven't mentioned that made nearly $5,000, ” stopping me tate qutsie en rege I wouldn't go through the lawt week for twice that!—the We on the house”—he had taken sot and paper and jotted down the items aa he mentioned them—"$150 to steamfitters, about $100 to the trades. men, and nearly $1,000 to that stallment house, Yes, I paid it and we will buy pothing more way. Bo you can see for that there ie very little loft.” “And you mean to tell me, Jack Coolidge,” 1 blurted out, “that making all that money in a and getting to) ensly $325 | month? Angry tears came into but I crowded them back, I raine’ ee the I mate neither of which yg < vision for, 1 decided that this It was far pois time for tears. rious. “Oh, TU keop on ff it ruins Jack returned, wearily, “But ber, Sue, when the Lat gl it surely will—that whall te Mg happy, and as this geems only way, w ll do tho for you. Wil you read Uttle hlet Perhaps then “Sack. I want you to promige something, will your” _ “Yeo; what ia itt zoe ieiies to Dest te 1 ig t £9 aigepily Now in some way I must bill, luck, would sure! fht—-for bring thi MM. Bo now ushe ts ni in seule safely bent’ t to thi tell, uy would | oan’ 2%